mayor muriel bowser is lding the contest against james butler and ernest john sofnltf bowser goes onvember she will become the first mayor sinceho ant williams to serve two consecutive terms. rt jim. >>repo: voters also weighed in o big referendum, initiative 77. his is that controversial mesh thatce would ra the minimum wage from teebuce tips on top of 3.33 to 12.350. people gathered at watch parties across the city tonight tohe wat results. some restaurant workers supported the me. they bel it will guaranty tea them a steady income. restaurants ownery have to layoff workers. s we mentioned 5 percent tonight. they allow35 ed the busboy and poets joins us with his thoughts. andy, thanks soapor joining us . we know there are a lot of restaurant workers w were opposed to this and they feel like this is loss for them. is thisin forou as a restaurant owner in. >> well, i don't i thinks an issue of win or loss. think the win here is the fact that he we are winningurselves out of tips as a way for people to make a living in thishe country and city that's for sure. do i believe that that is

mayor muriel bowser, now officially the democratic nominee and headed to be the first two-term mayor since anthony williams. she came out against initiative 77 saying she wased conce it could have a negative effect on workers'>> incomes. 77 i think could be problematic for ourre aurants. we'll see how we move forward. >> i think what we know i that this fight isn't over. we have been educating and working with the council. we had tenlected officials plus the mayor plus the attorney general who stood with us to vote no on 77. we're going to continue that dialogue with the >> reporter: supporters of initiative 77 celebrated their victortonight, saying it will reduce pnderty sexual harassment against restaurant workers. now we have some video to showy ntarlier outside on 8th street in fro of the restaurant where themayor's party was held tonight. the street was shut down by protesters from the group black lives matter. they have been highly critical of the bowser administration's handling of iestigations into police shootings and use of force incidents. >> thank you. >>> now to some bre

life,esearched van lew's i was keen to learn everything i could about mary bowser, and what i learned, trying to follow this tenuous trail of evidence is the woman all these years that we had remembered as mary bowser was in fact was one mary jane richards. the records of the colonization society and the freedmen's bureau and other sources demonstrated it was a slave girl named mary richards the van lews sent north to be educated and to liberia and then summoned back to richmond on the eve of the war. stayed oneichards step ahead of the authorities as she worked in the richmond underground by using a series of aliases, including mary hanley and mary jones. we fast-forward to reconstruction and there we have letters in richmond's own hand revealing to the freedmen's bureau she had indeed served as a federal agent during the war. in other words i was able to corroborate mary richards' story. interestingly -- and this is an ,bject lesson for historians the joys and pitfalls of our work -- the most striking single piece of evidence on mary richards' wartime efforts did not come to light u

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mayor muriel bowser and are boek both seeking re-election. a nochl d.c. council seats aren alsohe ballot. >> the big issue we're watching, though, is initiative 77.l it w decide whether to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers, but there are some strong opinions on both sides. >> justin has more on explaining the initiative. goodmorning. >> good morning, eun. workers that keepdestaurants ars running here and across the district as well. if initiative 7 pes pa their lives will change, and that is not all. let's break this down for you here. currently right now tip workers in d.c. earn $3.33 appear hour. that's on track to go up to $5 in just about twoyears. initially it's 77 almosraise that wage to five times the current weight. now, raising -- it couldt ive workers st a reliable income but improve current conditions, and others worry it could lead to extra stress on restaurant and bar staff. >> people are not making ends meetff of 333. they have to make u the different in tips. of tip workers in the subcommittee ez are any voter in any any suld ever d

vo: mayor muriel bowser has accelerated education reforms that have improved our schools.s made our teachersd and the most accountable in the country.d rents are staying in the district for our schools. but her work isn't done. now's the time for bold ideas to continue making progress.ng lamont: i'm vofor mayor bowser because she's moving in the rht direction and that's we need and our kids are thriving as a result of that. he. >>> 5:45 reht now. ights and sounds of children being separated from their parents at the border sparking outrage now across the thousands of families have been split up under president trump's zero toleranceig ition policy. >> the president will meet with republicans on capitol hill tooy as lawmakers prepare vote on immigration reform.e news 4 tratts is tracking the latest from washington. tracie, what is the president asking for here? >> weon, he wants for the border wall. that's the only thing that came up when he met with a couple of republicans yesterday. a larger group later today,th a -- there are democrats and republicans who do not like how

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over the weekend the washington post endorsed bowser f a second term.democratic primaries for everal seats on th.c. council as well as delegate to the u.s. house. >> d.c. voters in on a controversial ballot pay tipped workers d.c.'sano ur.imum wage of $12.50hon now right now restaurants can payn worker $3.33 hour and workers make up the difference with tips whichften averages outo well above minimum wage. proponents say it would mean a higher and equal wage for restaurant owners and workers say theye fine with the waythin. >> at least one member of the howard county council is calling on his colleagues to prevent another flood from destroyingt ell city. he says analysis should be conductedtn an e made to improvest infracture throughout the watershed. weinstein me a similar call after the 2016lood but no academics was taken. >> the road to recovery for ellicott city is still aon l one but progress is being made. on suny the city took a big step after those devastating floods r presidential candidate lot that will provide much needed space for workers and

vo: mayor muriel bowser has accelerated education reforms that have improved our schools.ade our teachers the best paid and the most accountable in the country. and parents are staying in the district for our schools. but her work isn't done. now's the time for bold ideas to continue making progress. lamont: i'm voting for mayor bowser because she's moving in the right direction and that's we need and our kidsare thriving as a result of that. (sigh) (crunch) babybel: that snack just sounded boring. babybel: coming through. no photos, please. babybel: bye bye, bland. babybel: helloooo, delicious. vo: rich, creamy, 100% real cheese. vo: with mini babybel, snack time is saved. babybel: saved it! >>> welcome back. the stage is set for virginia's nate race. might bring flashback to the 2016 race. >> corey stewart won the nomination to challenge incumbent senator and former hillary clinton running mat tim kaine. northern virginia bureau chief reports onhe mess and stra hgy. first tiwon the chance to run, making the interview around, he spot lighted his presidential tweet congrat

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in addition to more job opportunities and improved rec centers, the bowser administration has started to train what are called interrupters. people who come from the community who can sbeintervene neighborhood disputes before they become violent. >> there will be a 40 hour training taking place on different scenarios and also putting individuals in stress situations to see how they deal andsiespond to c situations in the streets. so mediation and the interrupters will actually start this saturday. >> in anacostia, mark segraves, news 4. >>> metro's making sure that you and your family are prepared for next week's 4th of july celebration. the agency will be closing at 11:30 p.m. next wednesday. that is two hou after the fireworks on the national mall. metro will be on a mostly holiday schedule they will open at 7:00 a.m. parking is free at all metro opered lots because it is holiday. >>> new at 6:00, an update on a poison out plant found in a local yard. we told you last week about the hog weed plant was found in alexandria. scientists say there is no evidence that the w is spreading.

shootings. >> reporter: at an event with teens participating in the summ youth employmentprogram, bowser and her team detail the steps they're taking to provide mo options to young people living in high crime areas east river. >> we're going to be able to connect 1,000 people over the next 90 days to employment opportunities. in addition to the 10,000 people to 12,000 who wl be wor this summer. there are 300 people in ward eight on a waiting list for camp slots. we have 500 youth and shelters across they who aren't in summer camp, sooe're going t have additional recreation investments. >> reporter: in addition to more job opportunities and improved rec centers, the bowser administration has started to train what are called interrupters. people who will come from the community who can intervene in neighborhood disputes before they become violent. >> right now we have approximately over5 people in that class, interrupters will range from 18 to maybe 20, 22 on the street, boots in the ground, in the trenches. o>> they're a identifying people at risk of being involved n violence as a victim

the weekend the waington post endorsed bowser for a secd term. democratic primaries for several seats on the d.c. council as well as d.c.'s delegate tos. house. ballot mesh known as initiative 77. you would requireestaurants to pay tipped workers minimum wage. right now restaurants can pay dollarworkers $3.30. ine with the way things are now. >> time for the morning line. let's dive in on the world cup. three matches set for today sweden-south korea 8 o'clock and belgium panama and tunisia verse end lang. >> what a weekend for the cup. big excitement mexico versus germany. mexicoev had n defeated germany in an official match until this f weekend. theynd theafack of the ter 90 minutes it was mexico defeating germany one-nil. germany the number one ranked team by fifa going into the cup. mexico fans went crazy. celebrated so much it may have caused what official say was an art official earthquake in mexico city. they actual d a seismic two sensor detected a quake. just after the game. officials believe ry may have been evedy jumping up and down cel

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but she did respondingfficer affirmed her rights under dc law, reaction has been swift.yo r bowser takingo twitter addressing the incident saying i'm so sorry this happened to you. i'm glad dc was there to represent the truec value we don't accept this in washington, dc and cuba libre restaurant posting a statement saying'r e extremely sorry and that they plan to immediatelyin r their entire staff to iure this does not happen again. climber tells fox 5 this isn the end of the road saying she plans to file a claim on monday. >>> the rai came deadline in this area earlier tonight and now it appears the heat is on the way. mike bennett is on the way. >>> the rest of tonig dry sunday, may be a couple of showers and storms out there. i believe the bigger story on sunday is going to be the heat and humidity around. ataste of what's to com as we head towards the end next ek an onweektend.

lamont: i'm voting for mayor bowser be ruse she's moving in tht direction and that's we need and our kids are thriving as a result of that. >>> host nation russia kicked off the tournament in first match yesterday taking on saudi. arabia they scored early sf often. final score 0.5- the u.s. did not make the cup cut this yeartr r still more than 20 other tea teams. >> whoa. you can watch the real game on telemundo. >> very cool. >> an audience member at last night's hamilton performance at the kennedy center sooeftd almost as much attention as the actors on stable. >> the creator of the tony award winning broadway musical lin manuel-miranda. he posted pictures posing with cast members and celebrity chef jose an andreas. hamilton runs through september at the kennedy center. there is a limited number of $10 tickets available to each show in an on-line lottery that will take place two days of the show you want to see. sfwienchts a beautiful dayen se up for us. if you like the low humidity, we'll h ie that today jus time for the weekend. if you are heading to the pool, tautiful weather.

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mayor bowser speakin out about a friendly bet with the vague as mayor.ork we're back after this. president trump's economic vasor larry head lois in the hospital after having a heart attack. athe white house says it very mild heart attack adding that he he is doing well and is expected to make a full recovery. kud low was by the president's side just a few take yous ago over talks over traden at the g7 summit inada. q. we have an update who subsequently offered off a st whileancing at a nightclub ie charged \chase/chaise bishop with assahat and say more ces could be filed pending the results of blood alcohol tests. chaise was off-duty n hat the nightclub. did he a flip in the air april his n fell out of his hols.r. here it comewhen he went to pick up his gun a shot went off hitting the person in thed e he is p expto appear in court tomorrow. when we come back we'll take a look at top f stories we're following you. plus we continue the coveragf the sell bring moments of too mayor bowser speaut about a friendly bet with the vagus mayor. hang ork we're back

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s mayor muriel bowser is saying thehe are things doesn't like.ncil members saying they think there will be revisions to iniative 77 others don't think this will stand as it is. we should see i there are revisions or changes to initiative 77 even though it passed last night, guys. back to you. >> adam tuss live for us on u street.am thank you. >>> now to our other top stories, we are learning more abt the investigation int a university of maryland's football player's death. jordan mcnair died after a team workout. they hired sports medicine nsulting group to review what led to his death. his funeral is today in randalls town, maryland. to kensi palace announced that prince louis will be christ jepd on monday, july 9th. it will happen at the saint james palace in london. he was born on april 23rd. he is the youngest child and second son of -- second child of -- >> third child. louis' the third. >> i completely missed the first one. you're right. >> george? >> got it. >> a number of american airlines flights were canceled this morning due to an ongo

vo: mayor muriel bowser has accelerated education reforms that have improved our schools.teachers the best paid and the most accountable in the country. and parents are staying in the district for our schools.wo but her isn't done. now's the time for bold ideas to continue making progress.ti lamont: i'm vong for mayor bowser because she's moving in t right direction and that's we need and our kids are thriving as a result of that. >> right now an investigation is underway after the death of a university o maryland football player. 19-year-old jordan mcnair died wednesday. he was hospitalized after a teamworkout two weeks ago. >> for the first time we're hearing emotional reaction from maryland's head football coach. news 4 megan mcgrath is live in college park now with more. megan, good morning. >> the head coach literally choking back the emotions as he spoke to the press. now, jordan mcnair was just 19 years old. the offensive lineman in late may following a teamworkout, and he died onwednesday. the go fund me page that was set up to support mcnair's family says that jor

vo: mayor muriel bowser has accelerated education reforms that have improved our schools.he's made our teachers the best paid and the most accountable in the country. and parents are staying in the dirict for our schools. but her work isn't done. now's the time for bold ideas to continue making progress. lamont: i'm voting for mayor bowser because she's moving in the right direction and thate we need and our kids riving as a result of that. >>> it is one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, and you may be trying to escape all the heat,b this morning there is a possible health hazard for anyone heading to see "iredibles 2." disney spent an advisory to theaters warning about acene that features bright lights and ggcould possibly t seizures for viewe with epilepsy. all the daulgsee were sg this without children. it's that good. the first incredibles was released 14 yearsago. part two picks up right before the original left off. >> i still watch it, the original. it comes on tv, and i watch it. >>t's one of the best pixars if not the best ever. >> it is. >>> world cup

mayor muriel bowser. she awarded $1 million to habitat for humanity. the organization will use the funds to fix and replace the roofs ofbout a dozen eligible low income rsidents. toda announcement is part of he mayor's efforts to reserve affordablesing and revitalize housing in the district. >>> coming up, the grandson of the late nelson mandela. >> he's making his first trip to the u.s. as a scholar. why he chose to study at georg mason and how he plans to continue his grandfather's legacy of humility. >> oftentimes you try to explain to people that he is no mthe a human being. he is narrator: david blair is the un-trump. 100% pro-choice rating from naral. endorsed by the washington post - "the best chance of injecting a dose of vitality into a county that badly needs it." in business, he exposed drug company kickbacks nurse susan: david's company saved customers over9 billion. employees: david was a very progressive ceo. we had 401k. paid maternity leave. job creator. progressive. pro-choice.. an eagerness to listen, a passion for innovation. david b

vo: mayor muriel bowser has accelerated education reforms that have improved our schools. she's made our teachers the best paid and the most accountable in the country. and parents are staying in the district for our schools. but her work isn't done. now's the time for bold ideas to continue ming progress. lamont: i'm voting for mayor bowser because she's moving in the right direction and that's we need and our kids e thriving as a result of that. >>> welcome back. we're in storm team 4 weather alert mode because of today feeling like the hottest day so far this year. 90 degrees right n. feeling closer to 100 when you factor in the humidity as we move towards 7:00 p.m. really not all that much is going to change. ght around 89 degrees. 9:00 still hot. 86. by d 11:00 we'n to about 82 degrees, but feeling more like 90. this afternoon it felt like 110 degrees in many locations. just about everybody was under a heat advisory. jim, i'm going to have the g latest tim coming up with future weather in my full forecast. >> we'll look forward to it. amelia, thank you. >>> now at 6:3

vo: mayor muriel bowser has accelerated education reforms chat have improved ourls. she's made our teachers the best paid and the most accountle in the country. and parents are staying in the district for our schools. but her work isn't done. now's the time for bold ideas to continue making progress. lamont: i'm voting for mayor bowser because she's moving in the right direction and that's we need and our kids are thriving as a result of that. . >>> welcome back. it's 6:40. new this morning, for the first time since the royal wedding, w are hearingrom meghan markle's father. >> you may remember thomas h mark surgery just days before he was supposed to walk his daughter down the aisle. this morning he talked about the moment he found out his daughter was dating a prince. >> he was british, and i said, well, that's really nice. eventually she came around and said he is a prince. that the point she said it's i said, oh, harry. >> harry asked thomas markle for permission to marry hghter over the phone. markle has not yetet face-to-face with his new royal son-in-l. >> oh,

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lamont: i'm voting for mayor bowser hebecause she's moving right direction and that's we need and our that. >> ♪ k at 5:40. tonight you have the chance to sound you have about natioiol park service actthat closesr athletic fields the washington monument and fee. the park service put the plan into place last fall. wanted to protect the surf restoration. some fees arnt from seven doll for an entire seasont for $70 for a two hour session. tonight's community meeting is being held at a time rayburn house office building at 6:30 p.m. >> also today, a very special departure from northern virginia. a group of 11 special olympic will makeir way to thecounty u.s.a. games in seattle.te the 2017 basketball gold medal winners andhe gold medalists in bocce will all represent virginia. the games are held from july 1st through july 6th. more than 4,000 athletes and coaches from around the country will be there. >> also in virginia, the school boardnd in richmo considering naming an elementary school aftmer president barack obama i mes following the decision to rename j.e.b. stuart elementary school.

operation for avoid collisionand space craft >>> happening, dc voters head to the urpolicy, mayor ml bowser is running for reelection, faces challengers ie th primary, there are also primaries for several dc council seats, the house delega and 7:00, close at 8:00. if you haven't had had time tor ter, it's ok, same day registration. fox 5 will have the election night results and if you head to the polls share your experience or photos. use #fovotes. initiative 77 would raise minimuwage fro 11.50 an hour to $15 by 2020. perhaps most controversial part impact restaurant business including servers and bartenders, initiative 77 will require workers to make 12.50 an hour, now they make aleast 3.33 an hour and rest is made up by tips, some restaurants and bar owners say increasingni the mum wage would cripple the business. others say it would be a more steady income for service industry workers. >>>g, devel the search for a man who sexual assaulted a teenager on a ride-on bus happened in march but it's coming to light now asor invests are releasing the photo of the suspect. picture is on your scre

. >> several income ben are running, including muriel bowser. it could affect your next trip out to dinner or happy hour. >> year e here's why that initiative will decide whether to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers. current law lets employers pays work$3.33 an hour. that goes up to $5 in 2020 i initiative 77 passes tipped employees would earn one flat wage of $15 an hour by 2025. we asked people on both sides of this issue what they think about this. those in favor say the initiative would make servers less dependent on tips. those opposed say restaurants would have to raise prices and employees would walk away with less money. >> majority of tipped workee in district are whim employ people of color. when you tell employers you c pay women and people of color less,hat's at the legislative pay inequity. >> you will say establishment serve on svice charges and tack on extra fees. happy hours will disappear. >> d.c. also has same day registration if you want to vote but have not registered yet. this is a closed primary, so you must be w re

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mayor muriel bowser is kicking off the fest day of the marion s. barry summer youth employment program. this is going to help more than 10,000 teens and young adults find jobs this summer. the footage is from previous yearns the event bet 1 1:00 in southeast washington on martin luther king jr. avenue. >>> more time to play. that is the goal of a new policy that is set to be voted on tonight by the loudoun county school board. according to the loudoun now website, most loudoun elementary students get 15 minutes on the playground each school day. this policy would actually double that amount to half an hour. itteps from a n virginia lay. it takes effect on sunday and allows school systems to count up to 50 minutes of recess eac day. wul all ouknow, know what happens next week. july happens next week. it is going to start to feel a lot more like a is enjo i it. this is the nice ms web cane it. it's 72 degrees in bausch wash, but the key to the forecast is that wind. this little area of rein in kentucky, that also will primarily miss us just down to t

mayor bowser is also against initiative 77. >>> students who sued the alcoholic control board jt got a big settlement. this video of his arrest went viral. you can see agents hitting himr to the gd as his head was bleeding. agents claim that johnson w trying to get into a bar with a fake i.d. johnson said his i.d. was valid. he filed a lawsuit. and court documents show that lawsuit was settled for just under $125,000. >> we have an update of a hit-and-run story out of prince george's county. we first told you a 21-year-old woman was hit by a truck on 95 south a month ago. her parents are now calling the incident a hate crime. 21-year-old brea wilson's parents sale sheas checking her tire when robert mcgee drove and startingelling at her. wilson then stepped in front of the truck and he kept driving. >> more upset. i'm really hurt. she's going through a lot. and it's just very emotional. >> wilson suffered bad burns on her arms and shoulders virginia state polichaed mcgee with a felony and assault. rams receid a traffic summons for bei a pedestrian on the interstate and improper stopp

t clear , yes, mayor muriel bowser is running in mayoral primary today, but also a very strong yes, she is facing no strg opposition virtual is thi lock not only tonight, but for reelection come november. and , d.c. has not mayor run successfully in a primary. u'yo go back and anthony williams. that's 16 years. that'senin weow had a dr run successfully in a primary and then go on a reelectionid. in a sense we are returning toss officehich we have not seen in over a decade now. now in the council were seeing races not only the chairman's race, there was an at large seat and in wardshr one,ee, five and six. of course the marquis issue, though, is this initiative 77 which has gotten so much attention over the the couple of wldks. this do away, if you talked to servers in this district about tipping, now what they areaying is that this proposal would eliminate tipped minimum wage and it would eliminate also what is a two- \tier/teared systemere in d.c. right now bars, restaurants, service industries they'rellow to tip theird servers a three dollars 33-cents an hour and then bring the server

muriel bowser -- possibly even gets ants before somebod hurt as the murder rate climbs, so does the frustration in the community. something the mayor says she tunderstands. thing that we hear in neighborhoods just like the one that we're in today is that people are fed up with violence. they're fed up with being scared of random shootings. >> well, the program also creates job opportunities for teenagers and improved community rec centers in high crime areas. >>> next week is sure to be packed with people that plan to celebrate their birthday, fourth >> it's so beautiful here in washington d.c. metro is making sure you and your fily are aware of changes when it comes to transportation. metro will close at 11:30 p.m. next wednesday. service will end two hours after fireworks. metro will ben a mostly holiday schedule and will open at 7:00 a.m. you can expect trains to arrive every eight to tenft minutes aer 6:00 in the evening. parking is free at all metro operated lots. >>> stillahead, a woman is denied a prescription by ast pharmaaking a stand. what the medication was for and why it was all pur

mayor muriel bowser wins tonight's primary. 8 percent of the vote winning there. ifhe goes on to win in november she will become the first mayor to win two consecutive terms. mendelson seeking his sixth term on the counsel and his second full term as cha d.c. anita bonds has been declaredhe winner, 62 percent of thee. vot now to ward one incumbent brianna he doughstinning again challengers here, kent beaus, sheek a read as well as the other -- right there, laurie parker. sorry about that. now to ward five, incumbent ken on mack duffy easily winnit agains four other incumbents. charles allen declared the win ner against challenger lisahundr s right now fig ton. we'll of course continue to follow tha coming up on the final five and of course tomorrow at five at six:poet 30 take a look, do you recognize this man in detectives are trying to identify a serial hotel rapist. this is a composite sketch of the man police have been looking for since 1998. investigators believe he is responsible for raping at least s women over a seven-year span. many of those victims were h

tells fox 5 it has to finalize the details >>> ew pathways to employment and to curb violence beay m bowserg the district is creating 1,000opmployment rtunities also opening simon elementary school to serve as n home for a summer program, today marked the start of a youthmployment program which provides six weeks of summer work for students age 14 to 24 >> what i promised three and a half years ago we would focus o creating the opportuni allti orresi fdents. that's affordasie hou andd paying jobs. and that i we marion barry summer youth program to include t 2o 24-year-olds.ur makie you have great opportunities, transportation to get to and from. >> i'm happy.>> the city is tra >>> a new wave of scams i on the rise and involex yours t messages >> thieves ap >>> world cup madness one coup do to get marriedef be the russia, ureguay match-up havertys we know everyone has different tastes. and this independence day... ...we're making s easy to find yourle at havertys independence day sale. whenou spend more, you save more how much y save is up to you! with more styles and custom fabrics to choos

majority of council an mayor bowser oppose it. >> joining us on the phone right no d.c.ilhair mendelson, good to talk to you this morning. good morning. >> now that this is passed we know number of the members of council i believe yourself included have not been supportive ofea thissure. what's the next step from council's perspective? >> the board of elections hastso certify the r and 35-dayeview.to congress for speculation that thencil will step in c. i't say whether that wil happen. i think we need to gete littl bit of clarity of, um, what exactly happened yesterday in terms of where the votes were and there was much closer than people had thought, and the opponents are clearly gaining mow moan men tum in the final days before election. >> for you personally as couil chair will you push to havechand notustev'm going to r talk with colleagues, see what they think the nextteps are. there's a bit of an iron near here because although the rrowly, o ten members the ther council have come outst a it, and everyone of the council members who wouldn't re-election inryhe p yest

races all democratic ce challenges in october.to one of the biggest races is mayor's race where m bowser easily won tuesday's primary. if she wins in november she's first since anthony will toumz to serve two consetive terms as mayor of washington d.. >> and tucker barnes. >> nice and steamy yestery. yeah. >> when the rainan came through then it wasal like tr youngal round here. feel it? >> i did felt like we were in jamaica. >> or brazil. >> or aruba. >> ion't know n about the climate in aruba. >> in aruba they have a beachea and b breeze. >> okay.st eamy and hot. >> we. digress >> last day of spring today yes get out and do spring cleaning steve it's the last day you n do. it. >> my goodness my body clock is tony cleaned out a bunch o stuff yesterday. >> look at this. >> you're doing spring liening. 75 in d.c. and 72 dulles and bwi ma we are featuring thunderstorms ntis afternoon. thes that games through yesterday guess what it didn't go anywhere. it's still across the are partly sunny day today. won't be as warm as yesterday. clouds around and mid up toer 0s. but do look for thunderst

it's prompting ar lette to police chief newsham and mayor bowser fm anthony lorrance green. we also spoke to o of the men who was searched by police who asked not to be identified. d.c. quadrants every day and mess withk young blacen in the community. racist policing, that's exactly wait is. on't matter how much you diversify the police department it's sti the same tactics and methods and the way i see it is why a s wetill doing the same thing decade ter decade expecting a different result in in a to the outrage overhe video from commissioner green, chief newsham responded in part, quote , i will ensure that a full beducted if policetigation will misconduct i sustained. we will take the appropriate measures to address. the police department is committed to fair, unbias and constitutiol policingment i am hopeful that the community we serve doesn't take any single incident of that misconduct to all of theen men and of the community. police have not asked us if they planted the gun ottoman or if that man was an undercover officer as some of the the peope searched been telling u

mayor muriel bowser is on her way to become the party's nominee. she is headed to be the first two-term mayor since mayor williams. council member mary shay isot pictured here because she ran unopposed. >>> 5:03. now we turn to the crisis at the border and the fallout in washington. president trump met with house l republicanst night and told them he is 1,000% with them as they push a major immigration overhaul bill. the president saide wants to see an end to the policy that children from nt parents at the border. he did not take questions fromw ers. >> shame. shame. shame. shame. >> homeland security secretary kiersten nielsenaced protesters while she ate dinner at a mexican restaurant in d.c. this as both maryland and virginia's governor pulled back troops in oppositio to the zero tolerance policy. >> news 4's justin finch is live with details on the ongoing crisis. justin? >> reporter: aaron, eun, house d republicans ht work on capitol hill on a compromise bill that maintains the hard line on immigration but stops the separation of children at t

mayor bowser has weighed in. and we talked with the head of uber who said that cost will get passedn to the customer. >> that is how we are supporting what metro needs and what the region needs. >> to the extent that the tax gets passed it will increase the pricef an er. >> reporter: all of this comes up for a vote today. the d.c. council will be following it for you. we will post the updates. back to you. >>> metro is keeping you in the know wn it comes to travel changes for the fourth of july. the system will close at 11:30 p.m. next wednesday. service will end two hours after fireworks. metro will be on a m tly holiday schedule and will open at 7:00 a.m. you can expect trains to arrive every eight to ten minutes after 6:00 in the evening. parking is free at allet operated lots. >>> talk about peace of mind for parentre the d.c. is home to two of the nation's top children's hospitals, children's national medical center ranks fifth on the u.s. news and world reports honor roll. john hopkins came in eighth. the l

muriel bowser weighing in saying we won't accept this kind of discrimination in d.c. >>> a major step in the progressive movement for women in saudi arabia. they are nowble to drive. just after midnight yesterday the world's last remaining b on women driving was lifted. for years women in saudi arabia had to rely on male family members to drive them around. >>> the first lady was a special guest for kids in virginia this weekend. hear more of her message on family after the break. >>> plus, this is not footage from a big disaster movie. it is real. this is the horrific flooding that hit china in the last few days. we'll have more on that straigh ahead on ews 4." chuck. >>> and a happy monday to you. i know it's a monday in the atsummertime. eans the only thing you are thinking about is can i go to the beach this weekente abso, you should. friday, saturday, and sunday all look simply amazing. if it's going to be that warm at if it's going to be that warm at the beach, wait until yo the washington post endorses angela alsobrooks for prince george's county executive, the washington post

mayor muriel bowser and weighing in and oober'sweceo. talked with him one-on-one ab>>t it. hat is how we are supporting what metro needs and what the region needs. >> it will increase the price of uber. look for uber and lyt trip to start going up. that money then goes to metro to help pay for dedicated funding. remember, our region just signed a first of its kind agreement where d.c., maryland, and virginia are all now going to provide dedicated funding for metro. in the district that likely means your uber and lyft trip is going up in guys, back to you. >> all right. not a lot of people happy about thss one. adam ive for us in dupont. thank you. >>> it's 5:50. a warning now befor trip to the grocery store. thieves are distracting shoppers to steal their wall lets. m recently a and a woman used an unusual tactic to scam a woman at a whole foods i rockville. they distrac qd herstions and grabbed her wallet right out of her purse sitting in her carw police n searching through surveillance video trying to identify the thieves. >>>okay, now an update on a poisonous plant that

. >>> nexteek dc's primary election isesday, mayor muriel bowser running for reelection and doesn't facetic nprimary. she's pace to become first dc mayor to win a second term since 2002. according to the "washington post" many resents in wards 7 and 8 are disappointed in the lack of work she's accomplish east of the a river. bill controversy this tuesday is initiative 77. restaurants can pay workers $3.33 and workers make up the dierence with tips. if initiative 7 becomes law, restaurants would be required to pay each tipped worker the distri's minim wage of $12.50, proponent say it would mean higher and equal wage, but many restaurant owners and they're fine >>> creators say it's different than anythinglse on the market. there's a ap for parents that claim the contracts cyber bullying on children's cell phone. kim pose? >> reporter: 52 report being cyber bullyinged, in some cases it's been linto suicide. >> it's one of the biggest concern. a>> reporter: but there'sew way for parents top track. >> here i can r see. >>orter: the computer science professor at cu bolder helpedevelop an a ca

mayor bowser told news 4 the problem is primarily new teacheawaiting licenses. not veterans who licenses have lapsed. e>> i'm not s that anybody has lapsed, but i know there's a period of time wherehey allow new hires to be certified. >> the investigation did find hundreds of the unlicensed or newly hired teachers, but we pulled the records and also found many others were veteran teachers and we found high profile teachers including members of the chancellor's teacher's cabinet. an elite group of educator whose advised the cncellor they were also unlicensed. the head of the washington teacher's union said the dirict licensing for teachers needs to be reformed. she saidt's too bureaucrat i can bureaucratic and it doesn't offer enough help to the seachers. >> it makes no sf these teachers have been featuring for 5, 10, or 15 years, then we have not have a problem getting theme ified. >> for whom is it a problem about 1,000 teachers don't have certification? >> first and foremost the students. >> they tell us starting in september all newly hired forhers must at le

mayor bowser says $200,000 is being addedur to the secity camera incentive program which gives rebates to residents who buy and install the cameras. there are n more than 10,000 cameras around all wards of the city. officials say they deter crime and they help police investigations. >>> crime fighting efforts also getting a boost in prince william county with the official opening of a new police station in t heart of the county. this newtation primarily serves areas like lake ridge, daleity andwoodbridge. it's named after long time chief charlie dean,e one of original officers hired when the county established its force back in 1970. >> today it's a difficult people spit in your face. they try to attack you or whatever. but we always have t remember that we're the peace keepers. >> the headquarters also holds historical artifacts of crime fighting in the county including the d.c.rs snind the east coast rapist cases. a public open house is planned for this saturday. >>> a story that you saw onlywsn 4 is getting the attention of sausa lawmaker. susan joins us now with an update. >> these

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mayor bowser also spoke to the importance of the development. >> there are a few things that will prevent o growth and prosperity and one of them is you filies not being able f toind quality affordable childcare that they can trust. >> the stevens school firhe opened in 1850s as a school for black students. it will n reopen withew purpose in the fall of 2020. >>> a number of prominent private schools inur area are now dropping those a.p. classes. the unusual joint statement says the advanced placement courses are not necessary for college-bound p students. th too much emphasis on memorization. schools promised to cut the classes over theou next years. among the institutio, national cathedral, sidwell friends where the obama's youngest still attends. >>> a new feature from apple. wh users call 911. it's supposed to be helpful and improve response time. why aren't some people happy about that? >> maryland officials say this year is on track to being the deadliest boating season we've se in decades. se in decades. coming thanks for financing the new space. yeah, i feel like i'm inside a pinb