we have posted a list of heat safety tips for you on nbc washington's facebook page. log on and check out and join the conversation. >>> the congressional budget office just released its score for the revised senate health care bill that is headed for a vote next week. the new report says 32 million more americans would be bill. the senate bill scored in june would have left 22 million more people uninsured over the next decade. >>> the new score could complicate president trump's effort to force republican senators to agree on a new approach to health care. >> he hosted them for lunch today at the white house. there was more than just food on the menu. the president put heavy public pressure on the senators. tracking developments from the white house. >> reporter: that newly released score within the past few minutes will add a completely new element to republicans' efforts to get this done. president trump today applied the pressure. he said senators should stay here, stay in washington until they are able to get health care done. mitch mcconnell is vowing some sort

go to the nbc washington facebook page to weigh in. >>> the man who for a few hours escaped custody with immigration officers is no stranger to being on the run. prosecutors say the man was deported several ts >> loudoun county deputies helped catch 27-year-old marlo mendez. he told immigration officers his handcuffs were too tight. as they loosened the cuffs they say he ran off. he was caught two hours later. david culver is outside the court. what are we learning about the suspect today? >> reporter: i can tell you that we were inside the courtroom just a short time ago when he appeared for the first time in front of a judge. because of the holiday yesterday he was still in custody. he went in front of the judge. we know about marlo mendez a little bit more. he is a citizen from el salvador. i want to take you back with a little more detail. it started monday in loudoun county with initial arrest for being allegedly drunk in public and local to assault and battery. loudoun county deputies transferred custody to immigration officers. immigration officers decided to transport him from lo

go to our nbc washington facebook page. i reached out to superviso supervisor kathy. she would neither confirm or deny but a lot of people have something to say about this. >> something about that m and m station, really turns her off. >> nothing that the word flame in the name. that's all we want on that trail, nothing like that. >> that's right. >> thank you, david. >>> well, a man facing 270 counts for sexually abusing elementary school children in prince georges county sends a personal letter to the judge. why he says his rights have been violated. >> how to make your experience at the airport less stressful, really interesting tips coming from your flight experience. >>> casting a powerful web at the box office. we'll let you know if it's worth the money. >> we're working for you even during the break. >> check out the top stories on our app right on your screen, we'll be right back. >>> he's pled guilty to more than pornography in prince joshlgeor the county. now the school aide wants the state charges against him dropped. he wrote a letter to the judge in this

to join me on set, and we invite you to share your memories of vance along with us on the nbc washington facebooktter pages. we'll be right back. >>> and now, your storm team4 forecast. good evening, i'm somara theodore, right now, we're experiencing our second line of storms lighting up the map with a few severe thunderstorm warnings. the first one is in southern prince george's county. zooming in, we have high winds with this one, about 60 miles per hour. here's a few of the areas that i'm expecting to see get hit pretty soon here. brandywine, coming up at 6:15, naylor, 6:23 p.m. we'll continue to see this storm push down towards the south and east. again, you are looking at very high wind speeds. in the northern neck, we're seeing lightning and damaging winds and heavy rainfall. that will head to fredericksburg, imagine in the next 20, 30 minutes. so if you are outside, on areas east of fredericksburg, go ahead and move inside, we are expecting that this severe thunderstorm will continue to push through. i am tracking storms from the northern portions of maryland down into the northern neck, a

a lot of you were reacting to this story on the nbc washington facebook page. head there and read more on the panic this caused in the case is. >>> cheers. it's a fis for a northern virginia communitile you will hear from the father and son team who >>> the g20 summit is over. but the protests continue. we a fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com church, virginia today. the city's first distillery was open. it was started by a father/son team. a family transition of making drinks. >> i wanted to make s

we invite you to share your memories along with us on the b nbc washington facebook and twitter pageswe'll be right back. for chopper 4 showing us the aftermath after tornado touched down in maryland. it happened early this morning. this is close to the bay bridge, damaging stevensville, maryland is extensive. >> more on the clean up. but let's begin with amelia tracking some more storms tonight. amelia. >> yeah, just an thunderstorms out there. by no means talking about widespread deveer weather tonight. i think -- severe weather tonight. take a look at what i amtraking right now on storm team 4 radar. you can see kind of -- it's starting to move and months of as it moves through the district. no longer severe and it's continuing to diminish, i want to take you down and show you exactly where it's moving. it's moving and together just skipping the savage area. we feel it here around mcclain area probably moving over and potentially in parts of bethesda, as well. as far as the tornado that moved through stevensville. between 1:29 and 1:33 in the morning. it was on the ground for four

you can chime in on our nbc washington facebook page. i think doreen opened it on her.she's going to get bombarded. >> the nerve. >>> hey, you probably heard of dui, but what about an e dui, the new law that will force drivers in one state to put down their cell phones. >> people don't think it's a big deal. it's a >>> despite doing it herself. she also thinks the fines should be increase. >> i think it's easy to get distracted on the road and it's super dangerous. >> what makes washington state's law unique is that you can get a ticket, even if your car is fully stopped by having a cell phone in your hand. something montgomery county police says is worth considering here. >> i think we need to look at what the issue is and come up with even more sanctions of some kind, maybe having a detracted driving law itself that opens up these other of driving behaviors, like reading the paper and putting on make up. so it's more uniformly come because the message isn't much we do enforcement. >> >> here are the driving laws in our region, drivers in dc and maryland are banned fro

you can go to my facebook what nbc washington posted that should give you that description should you want to help spread that word. it's the latest live here in leesburg, david, news 4. >> there are american heroes and we salute them. [ applause ] >> developing right now at 5:00, president trump honoring first responders for their bravery during the congressional baseball practice shooting. the heroes received safety medal of valor. chris lawrence is in the newsroom with more on the white house ceremony. chris. >> these are the men and women who put their lives on the line and had to make split-second decisions to protect the people on that baseball field. >> despite being shot, special agent griner placed herself in mortal danger to save the lives of members of congress. >> the president recognized crystal griner for her compose sure, bravery. she and special agent david bailey received the medal of valor along with three alexandria police officers. the agents were assigned to protect representative steve scalise were there on the field when the shooting started. alexandria officers

. >> check them out on our nbc washington facebook page. >> now at 6:00, reaction coming in after anothersh shakeup. sean spicer out as press secretary, so what happens next. >> a pastor with no criminal history detained by immigration officials in >> so that heat index over 105, last night at 9:00 at night. the heat index at dc still 100 degrees. big-time heat over night tonight, it's going to continue right on through the

you can leave your memories on the nbc washington facebook page and find tributes in the nbc washington app. that is the broadcast this morning. the "today" show is coming up next. >> thanks for joining us. we'll be back in 25 minutes with the possible tornado in maryland. our weather and traffic and local news. until then, enjoy >>> good morning. breaking overnight, nothing to >>> good morning. breaking overnight, nothing to hide. president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner denies he colluded with the russia during the campaign. he heads to capital hill where he's expected to face a grilling today. >>> tragic dmi texas, a truck driver now in custody said to be charged this morning in a horrific case of human smuggling. >> they were very hot to the touch. >> 39 people discovered in the back of a overheated tractor trailer. nine dead, dozens more injured. >>> what did he see? a key witness steps forward in

a lot of you have been offering fun suggestion, too on our nbc washington facebook page. some of the best ones, reading through them there. greenbelt karate station. tyson's chicken station. >> i like this one, kanye west falls church. >> betty white flint station. keep them coming. >> weigh in. let us know what you think. >> so we are going to talk about this book published by controversial alt-right speaker milo yiannopoulos. >> this is also talking about ads on metro. these have been pulled from metro stations. these are the posters that originally went up inside metrotation stations. metro riders complained on twitter. it violated the policy which bans issue oriented and political yiannopoulos accused transit system of censorship. >>> affecting the drive on the parkway. they plan repair work on the concrete structure that hangs over the stretch of road. it will start monday through october between the hours 11:00 at night to 6:00 in the morning, monday through thursday. keep in mind during that time period, only one lane is going to be open to alternating traffic. sta

you can still weigh in on the nbc washington facebook page. i think you still have to ask the question what qualifies as a flipflop. >> and a sandal. there are a variety of sandals. especially for women. there are some that are dressier. >> i made a stink at my old job. >> with your feet? >> no. if women can wear sandals, men should be able to. >> does it go with your suit? >> what difference does it make. >> the double standard. if i come in, in a pair of sandals as opposed to hard bottom shoes. >> not with shorts and a t-shirt. >> i draw the line. you're not wearing her jimmy choo high-heeled shoes. got to draw the line somewhere. >> thank you, chuck. >> that's the open the high heels like the ladies typically wear. >>> outside it is a steamy start. -- what? >> no. >> he wasn't going to wear them if that's what you were saying. >> i'm sorry. >> all right. it's a hazy start to the day for sure. already have a heat index of 85 degrees in downtown washington. those heat indexes are going to be up, up and away as have been the temperaturesment j

nbc washington facebook page throughout the hour. we are talking about the weather and how it feels like fall out there, and just creeped up to just 67 degrees. >> feels good if you are into fall weather. that's what we are experiencing now, lauryn. >> yeah, temperatures started today in the 50s and 60s, and some areas in the shenandoah valley when i came in were in the 40s, and you don't have this kind of weather at the end of july, but blue skies out there right now and a gorgeous-looking morning. up to 71 at reagan international airport. temperatures are going to continue to warm up in the 80s for daytime highs today and we are well on our way, and in fact temperatures by 4:00 in the 80s. no rain to speak of right now and we could have rain in the 10-day forecast, and we'll talk about that and let you know when we could see more rain coming up. >> see you in just a few. thanks. >>> d.c. police want to this morning, and it happened in petworth, and one of those men have died. >> and deriarrick has an update. >> reporter: no suspect

now this story has generated a lot of discussion on my twitter and facebook pages, also the nbc washington facebook page and twitter page, make sure you go there and join the discussion. >> thank you. and as adam mentioned, we asked you how slow is too slow in the left lane and survey so far, pretty evenly split. we'll think drivers are going too slowly if they're not keeping up with the traffic. >>> take a look, now, other top stories this afternoon. former teacher's aide they're investigators say hiv positive and accused of sexually assaulting at least seven students and middle -- at the middle skoo whe m middle school where he >> when you can and cannot bring there, washington hour. >> president trump expected to meet with vladimir putin. and today putin spokesman raised the issue of returning the di plo maltic compound on the eastern shore and in new york. russia's patience on that matter, president obama ordered the compound closed back december. >>> summer season and the fourth of july brings droves of people out to the southwest waterfront. but several businesses say they're losing money thi

head to nbc washington facebook page and cast your vote and tell us what you think. >> as frustrating as the american legion bridge can be, you're stuck with it. montgomery county said no to a new bridge linking maryland and virginia. they extending route 28 across the river to the icc. transportation planners insist a second bridge is needed to connect montgomery and loudoun county and to ease some of the traffic grid lock. but money and potential damage to agri cultural preserves continue to keep proposals from moving forward. >> they rallied for a chance to compete here in dc. and tonight we'll see how the all-girl team from afghan faired as they put their robotic skills to the test on an international stage. >> one local jurisdiction. exchanging options when it comes to what you get out of the vending machine. >> trying to get the family out this evening, well, the rain moving out of the region now, but still some big time storms down to our southwest. we'll talk about what this means to the next couple o dayfs >> someone with personal and family history with heart disease, i come

you can take part in the unscientific poll on the nbc washington facebook page. >> now, walmart alsoy took a statement on what's going to be on the plate tomorrow. it turns out burgers out number hot dogs. the topping, no -- supreme over mustard every single state. walmart shows texas leads allstates in burgers and hot dog buns, combined. >> ketchup or mustard for you. >> mustard. >> i'm sorry, i'm an anomaly. >> >> hot dog. >> there you go. >> chicken hot dog. >> chicken hot dog. >> yes. >> one healthy and cancel the other one out. >> yeah. >> it's only in my mind. >> that's going to work, i can tell you that. >>> this is heartbreaking story, a young woman killed because a man didn't like the way she was driving. >> awful story. her parents' message and what investigators found as the suspects rule. this is news 4, first at 4. >>> accused shooter, police called a sadless, senseless murder. nbc morgan has the latest developments. >> we're here to announce murder charges against david. >> this morning the mystery man at the center of a dramatic four day manhunt is behind bars, charged

go to our nbc washington facebook page and weigh in and let us know what you think. >>> turning to our weather, heavy rain for some of us at the height of the evening rush tonight. >> tracking slow moving storm activity to let us know who is being impacted and how long it will last. >> slow, these areas of rain very slowly moving. i am starting to see them close in on the beltway moving into washington, parts of arlington. i do think this will have an impact on the nationals game, a delay looking likely. i think a cancellation not so much. here is the latest on storm team 4 radar you can see pretty much the heaviest rain still south of washington. a few showers in parts of fredrick and northern loudoun coun county. this area, thankfully not picking up on storms. in buckets around the sunderland area. this is moving into the district. heavy rain possible in washington over the next few hours. and then we will continue to track more rain tomorrow. i will have the latest coming up in my full forecast. >>> right now, president trump is in poland. he is on the first leg of overseas trip wit

you can join the debate right now on nbc washington facebook page.rong opinion. >> governor christy is tweeting out new jersey. but they don't get included in our survey. >> dog owners know too well what -- mine sure does, due to the pet stress levels. >> now, some are turning to products for pooches to keep them from getting scared and app, kids put a new feature on snap chat raising concerns about privacy and security. we have the warning f >>> call it an exercise, an organizational calling follow the flag, the largest flag ever flown on american soil. it's so large, it's between two mountains in pleasant grove. it's nearly 12,000 square feet. i know, right. it will soar in the canyon from today until july tenth. >> that's impressive. city michigan held its national deliciously messy tradition. contest where there are no losers. not many rules, either, cherry pie eating contest. i'm all in on that. hundreds of pint size contestants waited their turn to try and eat a piece as quickly as possible. the rules are simple. no utensils and no hand. hey, i

. >> you've beenei the nbc washington facebook page about this, does the deadly accident in ohio make you think twice about carnival rides, almost all of you say you're thinking twice now or that you don't buy them any way. >>> right now, the u.s. military is waiting to make any changes to its transgender policy, until president trump issues the directive through formal channels and not just over twitter. they're looking for clarification to what exactly he meant when he tweeted about the tremendous medical cost, calling them "a burden." nbc news pentagon hans nicholls hash through it. it seem to indicate they can't afford the medical care, what do we know about that, is that the case. >> it's not argument we've heard here. the issue of transgender at the pentagon has really been focused on what you do for new recruits, right? they were suppose to have guidelines in place on july 1. they had a six month delay. what you do for current service members who have identified as transgender is there's a whole process in place, last year they were told that they will be allowed to identify wi

. >> we've been conducting a flash survey of the -- on the nbc washington facebook page. so far the majority ponding, say -- responding, say metro should do it because they need the money and they're offering some suggestions of their own like jimmy dean would, burger king street and tyson's chicken corner. >> i ain't getting off there. where are the beer names like corow na. >> i wonder if you can name it, this train has left the station. >> i think it's just beginning. some people like that idea. >> they've done it to football stadiums and baseball stadiums everywhere. >> so much potential, there are so many stations out there. maryland's first medical marijuana dispensary is taking orders nearly five years after the state voted to legalize it. for patients who have been waiting all that time for treatment, the wait will go on a bit longer. chris gordon explains from frederick. >> reporter: the frederick county sheriff showed up unannounced. he says he was never officially notified that maryland's first medical marijuana dispensary was open here, now. >> you know, i don

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let us know what you think on the nbc washington facebook page. >>> a body found new a trail, police are calling it a case of murder. man's body was found in langley park. right now police are trying to trace his last minutes to see who killed him and why. megan fitzgerald is talking with investigators working the case. >> reporter: for the last several hours this area turned into a crime scene. you can see detectives are on scene here. what they this morning when some folks were walking along this path. they discovered a body just as they crossed that bridge. >> all of a sudden, guy -- look down again and there they are. >> reporter: crime scene steps away from where neighbors like roland and his wife maxwell live. >> i feel shocked. >> reporter: steps away from where children come to play. >> they found an adult hispanic male unresponsive along the trail. the adult male did have trauma to his body. >> reporter: for nearly five hours the national capitol park police collected evidence to try and figure out who killed this man and why. >> yes, very scarey. >> reporter: there's no dou

head to the nbc washington facebook page and cast your vote, let us know what you think. >>> remember when dc police demolished more than 60 altering vehicles. well now we know how much the atv crack down cost the taxpayers. here is an update you'll get only on news over the past few years, the number of incidents with atv and dirt bikes illegally riding through neighborhoods have increased wanting to send a message by publicly destroying the confiscated vehicles that npd is cracking down on this bad behavior. seems like this group with large groups riding down sidewalks, police have said it was atv riders who shot and killed a local reporter as she was waiting for a bus. over the past month, stacy has confiscated dozens and last week, police released this video of 62 of those illegal vehicles being destroyed at a local scrap yard. but after publicizing the scrapping, why they weren't sold and how much it cost to destroy them. the district paid approximately, $777 to transport those a tvs on large trucks to the scrap yard. now, a spokesman for the police department tells news 4, most

tell us what you think on the nbc washington facebook page. >> chances are, your kids have this app but there's a new tool on snap chat that's raising some serious concerns about security. we'll tell you how it works and what you can do to get around it. >>> two capitol police officers were honored today for their bravery during a shooting at baseball field in ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. warded luxury suv of the century. visit your volvo dealer today and get up to $4,500 in allowances. >>> well, we have it popping up just ahead of the big show, tonight on the national mall. >> people watch the update, amelia. >> i continue to think that we're going to be just fine for fireworks, although i'm continuing to track some areas of very heavy rain fall right now. severe thunderstorm warning continues for montgomery, fredericks and parts of howard county until 6:45. m last year, remember last year's fourth of july. this is the video that aired on pbs. you can see that the fireworks going off, well, they didn't air the correct video, y

we will be live online nbc washington facebook page throughout the hour. creeped up to just 67 degrees. >> feels good if you are into fall weather. that's what we are experiencing now, lauryn. >> yeah, temperatures started today in the 50s and 60s, and some areas in the shenandoah valley when i came in were in the 40s, and you don't have this kind of weather at the end of july, but blue skies out there right now and a gorgeous-looking morning. up to 71 at reagan international airport. temperatures are going to continue to warm up in the 80s for daytime highs today and we are well on our way, and in fact temperatures by 4:00 in the 80s. no rain to speak of right now and we could have rain in the 10-day forecast, and we'll talk about that and let you know when we could see more rain coming up. >> see you in just a few. thanks. >>> d.c. police want to

. >> you can share your favorite junk food on the nbc washington facebook page. >>> we're getting new video of the by a deadly earthquake on turkey's coast and some of the nearby greek islands. people are describing living through that earthquake as surreal. >>> and mixed reaction this morning to the fact that plans are moving forward to build a massive tunnel for a high-speed transit system. it will take people from d.c. to new york in 29 minutes. >>> i'm justin finch at the live desk tracking ongoing clashes in jerusalem that have left two palestinians dead. sources tell nbc news one is a teenage boy. the other, a man in his 20s. earlier today, israeli border police sent stun grenades into crowds of palestinians outside a contested holy shrine. it comes after armed palestinians attacked and killed two policemen there last week. muslims have expressed outrage over the placing of metal detectors at that shrine, saying it's part of a move to control that site, israel denying that and saying the detectors will stay. >>> a powerful earthquake left huge cracks in the ground in greece toda

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now, we've been asking on the nbc washington facebook page whether you think more businesses should do away with cash and most of you say, no. consumer reporter susan hogan here to explain what this plan that visa is devising here is all about and what it means to you. >> we always talk about use cash to get rid of credit, help you out a little bit. if visa has its way, the next time you go to check out, you'll be paying with something other than cash. here is how visa plans to do it. 50 different small businesses up to $10,000 each to go completely cash freer starting with small restaurants, caves and food trucks. now, customers would then only be able to pay with credit or debit cards or use payments like apple pay. it will help with upgrades so that the businesses can accept global digital payments as well. >> so how is this done in the rest of the world. >> believe it or not, we're kind of behind, actually. in fact, sweden is leading the world as cash free society. here in the united states, amazon only accept credit cards and mobile payments and facebook recently appeared to pair

as soon as we get more information, we'll be bringing it to you on our nbc washington app, facebook page and on twitter. i'm shomari stone live in silver spring for news 4. >> thank you, shomari. now to the breaking news alert we sent to your phones and tablets about 8:15 tonight, late word senator john mccain has a brain tumor. >> the discovery senator mccain had a blood clot removed from above his left eye friday. reaction from our live desk. leon? >> the news is rocking capitol hill tonight and reverberating across the country. here's what we know about mccain's condition. he has an aggressive brain tumor, glioblastoma. he had a blood clot removed from above his left eye last friday. they are reviewing his possible treatment options including a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. and they are not even thinking about a timetable as yet for his return to the senate. >>> now, the kind of tumor that senator mccain has is a malignancy that is more common in older patients and, in fact, it turns out it's the same kind the late senator ted kennedy had before his death in 2009. now, th

we will continue to bring you updates as they become available on our nbc washington app and our twitter and facebook page at nbc washington. live here in northwest dc, i'm shamri stone, back to you. >> thank you. shamri. >> here is another tree that's fallen, look at this, this is in dc. this tree also, as you can see, now is leaning over and hasn't hit the ground or anything. that's going to be hazardous situation and somebody is going to get in there and clean it up soon. keep us posted on things like this and may be happening in your neighborhood let us know what's going on and make sure you download the app to get updates this your neighborhood at any time. >> only on news 4. two mothers are on a mission to find out why dump truck driver was the same driver was involved in a second accident earlier this week. left a young woman badly injured. the man injured in the first crash suffered serious brain injuries. pat collins talked with the mothers of both victims who are looking for answers tonight. pat. >> doreen, two people seriously hurt. when you're run over by dump trucks. they're owned by the

just tag nbc washington on instagram, twitter, facebook.nd me and doreen and share pics on our pages too. ♪ >> leon harris here at live desk keeping an eye on how president trump plans to respond to north korea. rex tillerson confirmed the rogue nation successfully launched intercontinental ballistic missile potentially capable of reaching alaska. this representatives an incremental improvement in missile capability but is a game changer if they could hit the united states. u.s. and south korean forces deployed rockets from south korea, in joint military exercises. the goal there is to tell north core car core car to knock it off. what else can the white house do? before taking office, you may recall, president trump warned north korea that obtaining an intercontinental ballistic missile won't happen. >> there are not many diplomatic options. i think we are close, much closer than we have been in previous administrations to a military collision with north korea. >> but still the white house sees military action as ate last resort and it is

i want you to search nbc washington, like us on facebook.are not seeing us on the air live and we have weather going on like this, more than likely we're live on facebook. in fact, we had one viewer in annapolis on a boat. what's going to happen? i said rain's coming your way, you gotta dock that baby. let's look at the headlines for the remainder of the evening. the severe threat pushed east and started to fade out there. we have drier air moving in this evening, and that is setting up for a really good saturday night and sunday ahead. and tomorrow is looking good. that severe thunderstorm threat, those warnings have expired. waldorf still under a watch, but i think that will be dropping pretty soon. the last of the showers and storms pushed out towards delaware. right at home, we are quiet and dry. just rewinding time so you can see the squall line. we saw winds as areas seeing that wet weather and lots of lightning, but right now, we're dry and quiet. current temperatures, you know when the rain comes down, it cools everything off. but th

the nbc washington twitter and facebook page as well. if you see that come across your social feed, please do us a favor and share it this morning. >>> there are raindrops to be dealt with this morning and there's another chance for rain, maybe thunderstorms coming up much later on into the afternoon and evening. so if you're planning a trip down to ocean city or rehoboth, beach time for the weekend, may have some thunderstorms to deal with down there today and there's an isolated chance of a shower tomorrow. honestly it's going to be a great weekend at the beach. what about that part of the forecast coming up. >> it's the shopping habit that can cost you a lot if you're not careful. >> one in three americans admit they're guilty of it. we will tell you about the growing trend that could put >>> we've been in a cloudy and rainy pattern the last couple days and that won't change much today but the weekend is looking very nice. maybe a little shower around early on your saturday morning but by saturday afternoon we're back to sunshine and

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facebook to homeland security. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> an update on that close call at san francisco's airport that we reported this week. in a report released today, canadian investigators say an air canada plane came within just 100 feet of plowing into a line of planes sitting on the taxiway preparing to depart. canadian investigators also say the sole air traffic controller was busy coordinating with another facility and didn't intervene until one of the planes on the taxiway saw what was happening and raised alarm. >>> hundreds of people have been arrested in the biggest crackdown ever on healthcare fraud. authorities say in all, over $1 billion was billed from the government. among those charged, doctors accused of vastly overprescribing opioids, some of them blamed with causing overdose deaths. we get more from our justice correspondent pete williams. >> reporter: federal agents in new york suit up in tactical gear preparing to raid a medical clinic in brooklyn. their target, dr. abraham demoz, accused of paying patients to accept treatment they didn't need so he could bill medicare for mill

facebook page. keep the nbc washington app open today as we update the forecast and any conditions, changes in conditions all day long. >>> right now, cory stewart is in wood bridge announcing his intention to run for u.s. senate. stewart chairs the prince william county board of supervisors. he's also a staunch supporter of president trump. remember stewart nearly pulled off an upset victory last month in the virginia primary for governor. our northern virginia bureau chief, julie, is there. you can follow her on twitter for updates. >>> also right now, president trump is in paris where he's meeting with president emmanuel macron in about an hour from now, both leaders will hold a news conference. that is where we expect the president trump to face questions about the russia investigation. news4's tracie potts has t latest. >> reporter: ahead of today's news conference, president trump is speaking out about his relationship with russian president vladimir putin. >> there are many things that i do that are the exact opposite of what he would want. so when i keep hearing about that he would have rather ha

you'll want to keep it here as we update on tv, on facebook, twitter and on our nbc washington web site. showers at times tomorrow, especially early, otherwise breezy, sunday really nice. as lauren said there's the stretch of fabulous weather next week. this week not the best week for the pool. but next week, wow, it's looking great. >> thank you amelia. a family holding out hope for justice more than ten years after the murder. and they're helping others in the process, too. why this type of cold case can be so tough to solve. >> ahead, a message from nancy, the retired teacher who was stranded in alaska with a medical emergency. a message to the people of alaska who donated money in order for her to return >>> her family raised $5,000, reward money to help find whoever killed her little brother. that money has been paid out, but not in the way you might think. >> i don't walk past this area without thinking of what happened that night. i'm also reminded of incredible kindness and help fullness of our friend and neighbors. >> it's been 11 long years >> bureau reporter david culver expl

we posted the top ten places you can get cool today on our facebook page and keep the nbc washington today. we'll be updating the forecast there and conditions all day long. >>> good morning. this is breaking news that you're going to be hearing a lot about today. investigators making a grim discovery overnight. the bucks county district attorney's office confirming the discovery of multiple human remains. the property owned by the family of a man being called a person of interest. cosmo dinardo who you saw in the prevs of at least one of four young men, 19-year-old man. all of the men missing since last week. car patrick whose picture you see here at loyola university. back over to you. >> the developing story out of the philadelphia area. as erika mentioned, one of the young men -- the school held a prayer and candlelight vigil for jimmy patrick last night. patrick finished his freshman year with distinction. investigators have not formally named patrick as a victim in this case but he has been missing since last week. an update is expected at 11:00 this morning. >>> just one day i

day today, you can stay ahead of the weather by downloading the nbc washington app and you can follow mr. chuck bell on twitter and facebookrning hours, you're going to notice that big change in humidity. take a a tlook at these temperatures. it feels comfortable with the humidity. if you're planning the next 12 hours. by 10:00 a.m., 73 degrees. plenty of sunshine. through the afternoon, we'll be getting into the 80s. mostly sunny skies, low humidity. very, very comfortable. i think you'll really like it. coming up in a bit, weil talk about our next big rain chance now a check of the roads with jack taylor. >> beltway, outer loop after branch avenue, a couple lanes getting by to the right. that should be in the clearing stages rapidly. we also had work in virginia near the beltway near arlington boulevard. that's now cleared. in the tacoma park section, unfortunately, all lanes are blocked. new trouble spot in maryland on 50 west. the john hanson highway before 301, tree fell in the roadway blocking two right lanes. authorities will head to the scene. hopefully it's small enough and can be removed quickly. aaron, eun, back

. >> reporter: as facial recognition goes from tagging friends on facebook to homeland security, tom costello, nbc news, washington>>> you may have seen videos like this one, but officials say a blast from a jet liner killed a woman earlier this week. police say she was watching it take off from an airport in st. martin and as she held on to fence to feel the blast, it knocked her into a wall. hundreds of tourists regularly ignore warning signs not to record these jets and while the blasts have injured dozens of people over the past few years, this is the first time someone has actually been killed. >>> metro riders could soon have the metro board gave preliminary approval to a pilot program that will charge for parking on saturdays and certain special events. they're also consider extending the hours that you have to pay to park in metro lots. the agency thinks the changes could generate about $8 million, but they need money to close a budget gap. >>> i'm melissa with a look at your first 4 traffic. we do have two stations closed on the red line, medical center, and bethesda, buses will replace trains between fri

nbc washington app. you can also find and follow me on twitter and facebook and instagram as well.ther brings ha little bit pockets of light to moderate rain through the d.c. metro area between now and 5:00. and another break in the action this evening. and then another chance for rain coming in, in time for the morning commute tomorrow. and then up to about lunchtime, maybe a rumble or two of thunder and then phenomenotentially som heavier showers to come in between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. we'll be keeping a close eye on that. here's your five-day forecast. i'll have beach weather and the ten-day coming up in a minute. but a relatively cloudy and cool day coming up tomorrow before we get close to 90 on friday. >>> enjoying summer doesn't have to cost a fortune. coming up, we're going to take you a local park that your whole family can enjoy for free. >>> and a taste of france right here in d.c. whether you have a or crave something savory, this new bakery has some tasty ideas for your summer, some of which e will tast fios is not cable. and we believe everyone des