mayor muriel bowser said she's worried that t administration won't pay them back.and leon, back over to you. >> thanks, erica. >>> a federalappeals court has rejected a lawsuit by d.c. of maryland related to the trump international hotel. which you know is just of blocks from the white house. attorneys general in the district of maryland claimedhe president's stake in the hotel violated the emoluments clause, which bars government office-holder from accepting gifts from foreign officials. they say he's earned millions of dollars from foreign and domestic government visitors holding events athe hotel to curry favor. but a panel of judges said d.c. and maryland don't have legal standing to sue. the ags can appeal to the full court. >>> reaction is pouring in after nbc news reportsevealed senate majority leader mitch mcconnell's ancestors were slave owners. when he was asked whether this changes his stance on reparations, here's what he told reporters. >> i find myself once again in the same position as president obama. we both oppose reparations, and we both are the

judges and others don't. >> reporte today bowser stepped back from that's remarks. >> we have been very aggressive about our partnership and focusing on the things that are going to keep the dstrict ilfer. >> whe gun violence has increased this year, overall violent crime is down in the district. mark segraves, news >> the young person killed on a fairfax county construction sight this week may not have been old enough to dowohat. police say that person was killed and an adult was hurt when a ditch collapsed at a 4:0 lean construction site tuesday. diggs development corporation is building homes on this site. inirginia. the department of labor tells news 4 that generally that is not construction. rather it's excavation, but you have to be 18 to do that work. diggs development has not returned our calls. the deptment of labor is investigating. >>> within the past hour lawmakers in the house passing a bipartisan budget dee. thdemocrats had enough votes to pass it on their own but got the support of 65 republicans. president trump has also touted the agreement earlier today. this is a two-

mayor bowser to president trump bowser writes that the district hasn't been reimbursed and is costing d.c. taxpayers millions. according to bowser, the federal government provides the district with a $13 million aual budget to cover those costs, but hasn't been making the payments, like the 2017 presidential inauguration. which cost the district $7.3 million. the city was never repaid. july 4th cost $1.7 million which depleted curnt funds. bowser says if the feds don't pay the fund will have a $6 million deficit by september. that means that the district ofl have to assume the cost not only providing first amendment and special events security throughout the uistrict, bt also for the president's personal protection motorcade, the vice president, members of his family. so the district will have to assume those costs. >> now we reached out to the white house for comment. they did not return our request for any comment from them on this matter. back to you. >> mark segraves, thank you. >>> aide from the money the district spentn the security there were other costs associatewith the salut

now, within the last ur, we heard from mayor bowser. she addressed the media on certainly what is a nig of tragedy. take a listen. >> this was a child. there were other children in and around the and our communities have to stand up and speak up and make sure anyone who knows anything about thisic brazen homide is brought to justice. >> reporter: according to pice, this happened shortly before 7:00 tonight in the 2700 block of naylor road. officers responded to shots of gunfire, but they did not fi a victim. it wasn't until authorities in erince george's county called and said some brought a child suffering from gunshot wounds to a local firehouse. the boy was then taken to the hospital where he wasno proced dead. police tell us he was seated inside of a car on naylor road when some sort of verbal dispute unfolded and a group of men standing nearby fired multip shots into the vehicle, striking the little boy. now, tonight no one is in custody. police are looking for five people in this case. they want anyone nearby to check their home s

mayor bowser to president trump bowser writes that the district hasn't been reimbursed and it's costing d.c. taxpayers millions. according to bowser, the federal government provides the district with a $13 million annual budget to cover those costs, but hasn't been making the payments, like the 2017 presidential inauguration which cost the district 7.3million. the city was never repaid. july 4, cost $1.7 million. which depleted the currnt fu bowser said if the feds don't pay, the fund will have a $6 milliondeficit by september. >> that means the district will have to assume the costs of not only providing first amendment and special events security throughout the district. but also for the president's personal protection. motorcade. vice president. members of his family. the districtl have to assume thstse c >> the white house did not respond to our requests for comment on this story. il can tu this this is not new or unique to the trump administration. this has been an ongoing battle between the district government and the federal governmeye. for s. but this is the first time this is t

mayor muriel bowser speaking last night. take a listen to what she had to say. >> this was a child and there were other children in and around the area.9=t and our communities have to stand up and speak up and make sure anyone who knows anything about this brazen homicide is o brought tustice. >> here is look at look at the image police are looking. if you know who this person is, you are asaed to cont d.c. police. back t you in the studio. >> jummy, thank you. >>> murderuspect is off the streets this morning. poice say video from a doorbell emsurveillance camera led to the man accused of killing a transgender woman in prince george's county. gerardo thomas has been charged with the murder of zoe spears who was found dead a year ago. investigator say a grainy image ileped them track the autom back to thomas. police say still no motive, though. >> speaking to him he didn't mention about her being a transgender female or sexual orientatio or anything like that. he gave us no reason why he did what he did. at this point,e don't

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i'll get reaction from washington mayor muriel bowser and i'll speak with rashida talib who just visited the border. our correspondents and analysts are standing by. first, let's go to our correspondent. the president seems unfazed by new evidence of very disturbing conditions at border facilities. >> yeah. he is down playing the criticism that you've heard from democrats who have visited the facilities saying. >> in a new series of tweets in the last hour, quote, our border patrol people are not hospital workers, doctors or nurses. he said the democrats' bad immigration laws which could easily be fixed are the problem here. great job by border patrol, above and beyond. many of these illegal aliens are living far better now than where they came from and in far safer conditions. then he add, if they're unhappy with the conditions and the quickly built or refitted centers, just tell them not to come. this comes from a report after the president's own government detailed what these conditions that these migrants are living in. overcrowded, dirty, and a widespread problem they're facing on t

bowser said m p.d. is in places you might not expect. >> getting into elementary schools, making sure they know police are here to help them and this is a great career. >> there was one person reluctant about his choice? of course. you know how moms are. ou whene passionate, you don't worry about it. you go for it and think about thingsth as come. > go to nbcwashington.com for more. e district. mark segraves, "news4." >> change is coming to virginia following an eyewitness investigation. >>> up next, how testing is about to change to make sure cbd users don't get charged with cranes. >> reporter: an 84-year-old wan who say as what keeps her going is her garden. figurines like this up here hanging. thieves have been coming in the le of the night and taking her possessions. >> it's sickening. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. we'll tell you what she's doing to help police catch the suspect. >> most of the thunderstorm watch going. we have a couplevef sere storms in our southern zones. i'll let you kw whatno did y

bowser even says check out your local library to keep cool. if you plan to be outside, drink plentyf water today and lather on all of that sunscreen and be sure to check in our elderly neighbor to make sure they are staying safe in this heat as well. melissa? >>> canal road between reservoir and foxhall a lane shut down there because the sinkhole. a big reminder as jummy was saying about all of these high mamperatures throughout the week. sure you don't leave any pets or kids in the car. no problems on 66. taking a look at theottom of the beltway through prince george's county, in and out of town,o daelays. >>> ten major cities including baltimore, d.c. is not one of the cities with the ice raids. ice agents are targeting 2,000 unycumented immigrants alre ordered to leave the country. immigrant communities and supporters remained on edge and angry aboutthe oundup promise by president trump. democrats say the president's claim they are only rounding up criminals is not true. >> simple fact they are crossing e border and perhaps having a technic

today mayor muriel bowser put the spotlight onheir ance cameras program that provides aeill financialsu in entive. news4's mark segraves has more on the push to catch crimesn camera. >> they are just about everywhere, surveillance cameras. sometimes they capture the unusual like a bear on your patio, but more often they capture crimes, like this shooting in the d.c. nightclub. the recent beating of a man outside a hilton hotel by a group of teens or the gang shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl. today mayor muriel bowser pleaded with district residents and businesses to take advantage of the district's rebate program that will pay you to install outside security cameras. >> this is one very easy way, affordable way, that you can contribute to the public safety of our communities. >> in the three years the secamity camera progras been running, the district government has rebated citizens $2.25 million ich adds up to more than 15,000 cameras districtwide. amanda kelsey took advantage of the rebate program saying it's eeping with the community theme of the neighborhood bar she owns. >>

tonight mayor muriel bowser and the police chief held a press conference to announce the arrest. they called the murder completely senseless. >> there is absolutely no reason in the world why we should be burying an 11-year-old boy because some adult felt like it was okayto discharge a fireman. >> reporter: d.c. police say tips from the community played a big part in helping them make this arrest. they say they are still investigating the shooting and hope more people will come forward wit information. >> aimee cho, live outside d.c. police headquarters, thank nu. >>>arrests yet in the murder of afather and son in the district. a relative discovering the bodies yesterday at their home on queen street in northeast d.c. hugh washington and his 17-year-old son both shot in the head. the teen was a senior at dunbar high school. police say there was no forced entry ando weapon found at the scene. >>> let's dig a litt deeper into the string of violence on d.c. streets in recent days. six peopler shot and killed in the dtrict over 60-hour stretch. that goes between wednesday afternoon a

mayor muriel bowser along with the police chief peter newsome will be here to explainic to th puow they can work with police to try to stop this violence. back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. >>> today, the public will have a chance to pay final respect to the late supreme court justice john paul stevens. a private ceremony and internment will begin at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. the public is invited to pay respects from 10:30 a.m. until 8:00 p. a private funeral service will be held at national arlington cemetery tomorrow. the 99-year-old died last tuesday after suffering a stroke. he was the third longest serving associate justice in the history of the supreme court. >> in the week ahead, former special counsel robert mueller will testify in public beforio two congressl committees. mueller will testify before the house judiciary and intelligence committees on wednesy. house judiciary committee chairman jerry nadler says mueller's report presents a very substantial evidence that esident trump is, quote, guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors. mueller subhit his report backa in mrch a

mayor muriel bowser and police chief newsome plan to address the gun violence in the district. this video from saturday showing them announcing an arrest in the murder of 11-year-old caron brow >> news 4's megan fitzgerald joins us from the north west with more e on what we cect to hear 30 minutes from now, megan. >> reporter: that's right. that press conference about to get started here. an what we're expecting to hear is an announcement of how the community can work with police to try and stop the violence in th city, andn tell you, a lot of people i've spoken with say they are counting on hearing some sort of solution, because they're outraged. it has been a deadlynd dangerous past week in d.c. several families left with the unbearable grief of losing a loved oneli fa like 11-year-old caron brown. he was inside a car at a gas station on nailor road southeast. police say people started arguing. the young boy was killed. the suspect, 29-year-old tony antoine mclamb, arrested days later. this weekend, more violence. multiple shootings and homicides on saturday. 34-year-old eric

. >> bowser and newsham have been steadfast that the best way to stop the growing murder rate is to stop the guns from coming no d.c. majority of those illal guns come from one state. n we think a intense focus on virginia will yield the most. >> reporter: they will help track down people who buy guns illegally in d.c. >> we'll use science to get after this and neighboring hopefully extremely hard for individuals to get guns, and that's our commitment. >> reporter: just five months agoser and newsham stoodhe withu.s. attorney for the district to aannounce plan to prosecute fell-in and possession cases in federal court. so far this year there have been nearly00 arrests for felony possession of a gun. only 65 of those have actually been prosecuted federal court. hest week the chief complained publicly that t consequences for being arrested with a gun ren't enough to stop the violence. we asked lu of the more than 600 total gun arrests this year how many have been prosecuted. >> i don't have those n for you. >> reporter: in 2016 then police chief kathy lehner blasted the criminal justice sy

we need to keep pace with our population growth 36,000 new units by 2025. >> reporter: and while bowser is busy pushing for more affordabll rentptions she's aware that there are a lot of people who want to be able to afford to buy a home in dump c. as as for mrs. jones she's hopeful about the future of her neighborhood. >> it's a beautiful thing for the community. it's growing. i feel that we need something like this, but hopefully it's for evybody like they said is not first phase of bryant street development is set to open in2. 202 no northeast, mark segraves, news 4. >>> mayor bowser says homeownership can be as affordable as home rentals and pointed to several first time buyer programs tt the city is offering to help residents buy a home. >>> when we come right back on "news 4 at 6:00" why you'll soon have to pump the akes local highways where speed limits are heading down by this time next week. >> plus spear nancy pelosi and congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez med behind closed doors, and demoats lookor direction after robert mueller's testimony on capitol hill thise we nbc new

mayor muriel bowser speaking last night. take a listen to what she had to say. >> this was a child and there were other children in and around the area. and our communities have to noand up and speak up and make sure anyone who kws anything about this brazen homicide is o brougstice. >> we will have more for you coming up later on this morning. if you were in that area and yoh migt know who the shooter is, call the d.c. police. >>> a murder suspect is off the strhis morning. police say video from a doorbell surveillance camera led them tan the m accused of killing a transgender woman in prince george's county.ra eau thomas has been charged with the murder of zoe spears who was found dead a year ago. they say this grainy video helped them track the automobile back to thomas. >> eaking to him he didn't mention about her being a transgender female or sexual orientation. he didn't give any reason why he did what he did. at this point we don't have a motive and continue to work towards that. >> spears murder hapnoned after ather

mayor bowser was there to help break ground.he family shelter will be ilt on the site of the rita bright family youth center featuring a total of 50 units, 306 them apartment-style units after closure of the former d.c. general shelter.r the othe will be permanent housing set aside for senior residents. the family shelter will also include an outdoor play area, a computer room a office space for social services. >> now to president trump's ever-evolving plans here in the fourth of washington has started in a change with the fireworks location and a speech on the mall at at lincoln memorial and the president add military flyovers. now he's added tanks. critics are concerned mr. trumpg is bil taxpayers to put a partisan spin thonme most acan of holidays. craig bosworth report. >> reporter: fourth of july firnorks over the lincol memorial, making room this year for president trump. >> it's a salute to america, and i'm going to be here and i'm going say a few words. >> reporter:pa prerations for the president's speech under way. cri

mayor muriel bowser and eleanor. welcome to both of you. >> mad am mayor, first of all, what is the logistical chal ek or the district? >> well for us and the congresswoman and i both are proud to be the seat of the federal government and the 700,000 wag that support federal events each other all year long. and we also celebrate the nation's 4th of july celebration. so for us, changes to the way the events have traditionally happened mean our police force has to change. we have to communicate to the thousands of people who come down to the national mall each and every year how to be safe. those are the basic logistics. we have the added element of the air show and its impacts on air travel to washington that we had the park service confirm earlier in the week. so those are a number of the things that we're worried about. it's going to be a hot day. we could have some tough weather. and so the message that we're sending everyone is to plan ahead and be safe. >> and one of the things that the president tweeted today wa

mayor muriel bowser says president trump's fourth of july celebration cost the city big bucks. >>> marking the lunal landing with a color spectacle in the district. details on that ahead. >>> a weather alert for day but if you're headed for the beach tomorrow or for the weekend, weather will be near perfect for your b ch going plans. more details on did you know comcast business goes beyond fast with a gig-speed network. y.mplete internet reliabil adnced voice solutions. ep everye connte o ke tvideo monitowiring.fi that's huge. did you guys know we did all this stuf no. i'm not even done yet. wow. business tv. cloud apps and support. comcast business has the solutions you need. get start with fast, liable internet for just $39.95 per month. it's everything a small business owner needs. call 1-800-501-6000 today. >>> hot, humid, and a chance of more storms. thursday has arrived and the thunder may not be too far behind us. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. 5 0 rightnow. we are monitoring a major weather event in the gulf of mexico as well. seriously flooding in n

wamayor muriel bowser ts people to speakp about the violence. >> the whole community needs to be outraged at what transpired, and everyone who knows something about the ca needs to come forward. >> a 20-year-old man was also hurt. all three victims are expected to recover. police are looking for the driver of a dark-colored sedan who is said to be behind this violence. >>> got a warning tonight from the d.c. fire marsh after a child loses several fingers to fireworks. news 4's aimee cho is live forn us i tenleytown. it's a familiar story, aimee. >> reporter: hi, jim. absolutely, and it's an important reminder that these fireworks stands are the only places you should be buying from, ones that are licensed. summer has just about, but already we've seen two young boys badly injure their hands because of illegal fireworks. i want to show what yo we're talking about here. these arem- s archery bomb fireworks, and d.c. fire says tho they thought they could throw them on the ground qseuick tly instead the fireworks explodedi side their hand. those boys are expected to be okay, but this is an im

. >> reporter: today newsham and mayor muriel bowser pleaded with residents to turn over anybody they know who has an illegal gun, even if it means sending a loved one to jail. >> it'se better to b arrested for having a gun than for murdering a child. call us. >> reporter: newsham took aim at d.c.'s gun laws and prosecutors today pointing out that most suscts arrested for murder had previously been arrested for gun possession. >> the consequences for illegal firearm possession in our city are not changing behavior. >>ndreporter: newsham a bowser pointed to the public's help in arresting the suspect in the lling of 11-year-old karon br own. >> it shouldn't take the death of an -year-old for people to come forward. >> reporter: according to court documents, the suspect admitted to police that he fired his gun tto the car, but he said it was self-defense andhat he didn't know the boy wasnside of the car. now what we have also learned from those charging documents today is the gun that police believe was used in the vilg of 11-year-o of 11-year-old karon brown but not before the suspect t

the projectagnce n, but today council member gray was back at skyland, this timew th mayor muriel bowser to celebrate the topping off phase one. gloria logan has lived in this neighborhood for 53 years. when walmart pulled out, she feared skyland was doomed. >> what they did to us, how they disappointed us, how we looked forward to them coming but they did not, but we're going to build in spite of it. >> reporter: along with nearly 500 residential apartments and 48,000 square feet of new retail for the community, skyland will now have a new grocery store. lidl will open their first store here and there's another benefit this this community is already feeling. >> over 100 d.c. residents continue with new employment and jobs to date and we'll keepow grg that number. charles young is one of those neighbors who got a construction job there. >> reporter: they didn't just hire me. they trained me, and most importantly they gave me hope. >> reporter: as for walmart pulling out, bowser says there's an upside to that because the space where walmart was going to build will now bebl affor housing.

mayor bowser said vaccinations are the best way to protect kids and families from serious diseases. the vaccination rate at d.c. public schools and charter schools is 93%. >> well, we all know wearing sunscreen can reduce our risk or cancend help slow down the signs of aging, but is wearing makeup or a moisturizer with anh spf, is t enough to protect your skin? doreen gentzler joins us withw neresearch from "consumer reports" that could change your morning beauty routine, and we're talking to the guys here,o o, aren't we? >> and in a word no, it's not enough. there's a surpriseyou, eight? scan the aisls of any drug store or department storks and you'll see most makeup foundations and tinted moisturizers, they have spf built in, so are you one of those peopnk who thi you're covered by that, kind i of like was? well, dermatologists say you're probably not, and makeup should never be a substituteor sunscreen because you're simply not using enough of the product to protect your skin from the un s's harmful rays. >> you suld be using one whole teaspoon of sunscreen for your face and neck

the gas station where their friend was gunned down and new of what's happening now, mayor murial bowser announced they had doubled the r information leadin to awards. the reward stands at $50,000 for anyone ao might h information leading to an arrest of suspects involved in this murder here, but, again, police stillare looking for answerses a to why this 11-year-old boy was killed. another night of gun fire in the district. another innocentchild killed. this time the victim, 11-year-old karon brown. according to police the young boy was at this gas station on naylor road around 7:00 last night when several people got into an argument and gfire erupted. at some point 11-year-old made it into a car athe gas station. last night the police say that's when he was shot. >> from what we've seen so far, we believe that the individuals specifically shot into this vehicle. >> police have not provided any information on a possible motive, but they are looking for suspects, including this man pictured here without a shirt who they believe is the shootery today muriel bowser repeated her plea for th

mayor mueriel bowser saysrt the fou of july event the president held is costing the district. >>> good morning. your thursday commute may start out rain-free but i'd take the umbrella and be ready for some powerful storms just in time for the afternoon commute today. car washingforecast? probably not today. beer weather returns tttom i'm jimmy dean, and only one thing can make a morning like this any nicer. a hearty, hefay, good tasting break. with eggs, bacon, sausage, cheese and taters. and when you finish, you know you had something to eat. i worried someonlemight see my bladder underwear. so i was constantly double-checking. know what i mean? so, i switched. to alws discreet boutique. its shape-hugging elastic threads smooth out the area that people notice most. so it fits better than depend. and, the super absorbent core turns liquid to gel. so i get secure protection, in a fit that no one notices. wa always protected. discreet. if ywh you brush or floss, you don't have to choosetw n healthy gums and strong teeth. complete protection from parodontax has 8 designed benefits for hea

. >>> muriel bowser and police chief are asking people to come nyrward if they have a information about illegal guns. we are told illegal guns were used i each of the seven homicide committed in the district in less than a week. one of those victims included 11-year-old karon brown. >>> a bill to fund the september 11th compensation fund is expected to pass in the senate today but not in the house. republican senaor rand paul blocked it last week. he say lawmakers need to focus on thebt de and any funding for that bill should be cut somewheresalse. >>> ths of people in puerto rico taking to the streets demanding their governor resign. the trouble started when the in rnor messages he shar private became public. he attacked rival pol micians ande joke about the victims of hurricane maria and even used anti-gay lurs. >>> you can pay your respects today to sterling tucker who will lie in repose today. he was the first elected chairman of the d.c. council anr later sd as hud assistant secretary under president jimmy carter. he was 95 years old when he died last week. >>> if the rain doesn't

bowser also said the celebration drained completelyndhe the government uses to keep the nation's capital fe. the federal government provides d.c.ith $13 million a year to cover security costs but it hasn't been making the payments on that. the 2017 inauguration, that cost d.c. more than $7 millionhich the district says has never been repaid. the fundill have $6 million deficit by september. they said they received the letter and they will respond in a time manner. >> next, aer flity clinic mix-up. families desperate to have children left devastate.bo >> noy should meet their baby in theobby of a hotel. >> what happened after they say the clinic edimplan the wrong embryos? >>> plus, a once in a lifetime show on the national mall. now the washington monument is being transformed to celebrate 50 years since the landing on mo the on. >>> and we're in weather alert mode as the new round storms heads our way. >>> this is a real heart breaker. the california fertility clinic is accused implanning embryos in the wrong women. it got ntimpla in a total stranger. the strang an asian woman who thoug

mayor muriel bowser spoke last night. take a listen. there was a child and were other children in and around the area. and our communities have to stand up and speak up and make sure anyone who knows a about this brazen homicide is brought to justice. >> re is one more look at the suspect police are looking for in this case. if you know this person, all d.c. police and help them track down the person who took an innocent 11-year-old boy's life. police are asking yone who was in that area or live near there. if you got home surveillance cameras, check those. it happened around 7:00 yesterday evening. >>> you can keep up with this sry as it develops today with the nbc washington app. >>> a murder suspect is off the streets this morning. police say video from a doorbell surveillance came led them to the man who killed a woman in prince george's county. thomas has been charged in the murder of zoe spears who was er found dead o month ago a couple blocks from eastern avenue on the maryland side. investigators say a grainy imag of aminivan wi

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mayor muriel bowser and the police chief will address the shootings in the city. gun violence took place all across the district. the youngest victim was brown who was karon unned down on thursday night. >>> police in howard county said a homeowner shot and killed a man who tried to force his way into ahome. it happened early sunday morning. police say gerardo espinoza started banging on the door of a home and the couple yelled at him to leave and when he wouldn't, the homeowner charles dorsey grabbed his gun and opened fire. >> he was clearly trying to make entry using the door knob so i don't know whatreword we exchanged specifically between e them, excpt that the homeowner repeatedly told the suspect to leave the property. >> detectives believe espinoza had en staying at afriend's house in the neighborhood. we are still working to find out if dorsey and espinoza knew each other. >>> this morninm a d.c. comunity is on edge after a gunman shot a man outside of a church and stole a car. >> d.c. n police are looking for that gunman. this shooting happened yesterday

mayor measure y'all bowser wants people to step forward and speak up about crimes like this. >> the whole community needs to be outraged at what transpired. everyo se who knowsething needs to come forward. >>> a 20-year-old man was also injured. all three victims are expected to recover. police are looking for the driver a dark colored sedan. >>> the state of maryland is taking on metro. state leaders will hold back some $55 million in funding because metro has not fully operated with a financial audit. pete ron wrote a letter to metro about that today. the state is concerned about the way metro is spending money and equed it to delivering a briefcase full of money with no questions ask. maryland will not pay anymore they say until they get answers. metro looks forward to sitting down with the state to figure out the issue. >>> tomorrow jack evans will speak with d.c. council members with hopes of keeping his position. last month the fbi raided his home over accusatio of him using his public position for personal gain. the council wi vote next week whether or not to remove evans f chairma

mayor muriel bowser and d.c. congressman eleanor holmes norton were among those who marched in the parade. >> over in kensington, maryland, here was good old-fashioned parade. no big floats here. just kids on bikes and babies and strollers with their pents walking through the neighborhood streets there. people of all ages have been participating in this parade for 24 years. organizersay about thousand people showed up. nice turnout there. >> really nice. all of those cute red,te wh ittle ue outfits on the one won't fit next year. you have to buy all new. that's what happens. i'm thinking like a parent. >> you couldlso say it was a big fourth of july for the washington nationals. >> fans wereth rocking red, white, and blue as d.c. dominated the miami marlins yesterday and nats won the game 5-2 and officially sweeping the series and since late may, nats have the best record in baseball over that span. d.c. is currently in second place in their division and back at home tonight against the kansas city royals. >> pre

newsometer: chief peter and mayor muriel bowser ree.they pleaded with the community to turn in anyone who has an illegal gun, even if that means a re might go to jail. >> it's better to be arrested for having a gun then for murdering a child. call us. >> it's like the wild, wild west. you know, you don't own anything be ause it's allout survival out here. >> reporter: detectives want anyone with information about this shooting to call d.c. police. as for the man who washot, well, medics drove him to a hospital. he was conscious and breathing. police have not released his name. in northwest d.c. outside metropolitan police headquarters i'm shomari stone, news 4. >>> andonight d.c. police telle us they'ralso investigating the shooting in the shaw neighborhood. d.c. police say a man was shot this evening around 6:30. it happened her at 8 and o streets northwest. that victim was taken to a hospital, but so far no arrests have been made. >>> now to storm team 4. and what a difference a day makes. our highs today in the 70s. nice relief after

conservative manifesto in 2017 delivering on the bowser the british people in 2060 and are delivering a bright future for this country where as boys johnson and to seize new home and greet his new star he also mediately faces some of the greatest matters of state will be briefed on national security and will have to write letters of last resort to nuclear submarine crews with instructions of what to do if the government is wiped out people either love him or they hate him and i think that's true with world leaders with his counterparts as foreign secretary he's got this comedic element about him which is highly unusual he's used to brilliant effect but we will see very soon whether from beneath this cocoon of bluster a statesman is actually waiting to emerge boris johnson warm said there was more chance of finding elvis on mars than him becoming prime minister his sheer force of personality has brought him here and now the weight of serious responsibility dorms neve barker al-jazeera westminster. anna joins us now from outside the prime minister's residence in downing street where we

conservative manifesto in 2017 to delivering on the bowser the british people in 2060 and are delivering a bright future for this country. as boys johnson and to seize new home and greet his new star he also mediately faces some of the greatest matters of state will be briefed on national security and will have to write letters of last resort to nuclear submarine crews with instructions of what to do if the government is wiped out people either love him or they hate him and i think that's true with world leaders with his counterparts as foreign secretary he's got this comedic element about him which is highly unusual he's used to brilliant effect but we will see very soon whether from sort of beneath this cocoon of bluster a statesman is actually waiting to emerge boris johnson warm said there was more chance of finding elvis on mars than him becoming prime minister his sheer force of personality has brought him here and now the weight of serious responsibility dorms neve barker al jazeera westminster well as promised.

response let's get more now from door such a bar is joins us live from the iranian capital tehran bowser so what more has iran's supreme leader been saying. well he was quite hard on the british government his views are very very clear that he considers the seizure of the grace one super oil tanker on july 4th an act of piracy and that the british government are trying to legitimize what they've done he said that this was a maritime robbery the british navy seize this vessel on july 4th in the strait of gibraltar because they said it was heading to syria on the syrian government's. sanctions so any oil shipments heading there would have been seized the rein in say that this is not the case that it was not for heading there and they don't recognize these e.u. sanctions on the syrian government because they have not been indorsed by the united nations so this is the 1st time we've heard the highest authority in the islamic republic saying that that this specific action by the british navy will not being left on and search so he also addressed another major issue that's been brewing here an

mayor bowser heard firsthand why they chose this police department. she would like to see m p.d. reach its goal of 4,000 swo officers, but right now they're just under 3,800 officer. many people have a negative look at police. >> that could play a role. we're in a retirement bubble. >> reporter: that retirement bubble is significant. of 800, almost 300 are eligible to retire. m p.d. isit recrug in places you might not expect. >> getting into elementary schools and making sure that our youn people know that the police are here to help them any, this is a great d,nd career. >> reporter: for smith, it's easy. he was to be in the neighboood where he grew up. if you want to see the staffing lels for your po department go to nbcwashington.comand search police staffing. in the district, mark >>> tonight is the second and final night of the democratic debate. you may have seen it. ten candites took the stage with health care as the main focus between the party's moderates and lib rats. tonight's big topic could end up being race with cwith kamala arris and cory booker challenging bernie

mayor muriel bowser and chief ow police nsom stood with the bur , tobacco and firearms to warn people against buying and selling illegal guns. >> far too many guns are being recovered today in washington, d.c. >> reporter: they have been steadfast that the best way to stop the growing murder rate is to stop theuns from coming into the majority of those illegal guns come from one state. >> we think intense focus on virginia. r: the top prosecutor in virginia says his office will whhelp track known those buy guns legally in virginia but sell them illegal p toeople in d.c. >> make it f extremely ha individuals to get guns, and that's our commitment. >> reporter: five months ago, bowser and newsom stood with the u.s. attorney for tto district announce a plan to prosecute felon in possession cases in federal court. so far this year there have been nearly 200 arrests for felon in possession of a gun. he said only 65 of those have actually been prosecu in federal court. last week the chief complained publicly that the consequences for being arrested with a gun weren't enough to stop the viol

mayor muriel bowser along with the police chief peter newsome will be here to explain to the police to try to sto this violence. back to you. >> conversations we all need to be having. such young children. >> and karon brown's imagetheus a chance to pay final respects to the late supremecourt justice john paul stevens. ly lie in trepose at he u.s. supreme court. a private ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. a.m. tomorrow. i the publics invited to pay respects from 10:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. a private funeral service will be held at national arlington cemetery tomorrow. the 99-year-old died last tuesday after suffering a stroke. he was the third longest serving associate justice in e history of the supreme court. >>> in a few days, former special counsel robert mueller will testify in public before two congressional commites. mueller will testify seprately before the house judiciary and intelligence committees on wednesday. house judiciary committee chairman jerry nadler says mueller's report presents a very substantial evidenct president trump is, quote, guilty of high crimes an

mayor muriel bowser says the fourth of july event the president held is costing the district bigging bucks. >>> marking the lunal landing with a colorpectacle in the district. details on that ahead. chuck? >> severe thunderstorms are possible and flash flood watch has been issued. storm team 4 weather alert day and we will talk about the mipacts and ti >>> hot, humid, chance of thunderstorms. e thunder may not be too far behind. get ready, everyone. good morning to you. >> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. we are monitoring a major weather event in the gulf of mexico after serious flooding in new orleans yesterday. that city and millions of people in louisiana and texas are keeping an eye onanother major storm that could become a hurricane. we will a lot more on that in a bit. right now we want to check on or our localast and your commute. >> wtop jack taylor is in for melissa mollet this morning but let's get to the storm team 4 h forecast wit meteorologist chuck bell. >> it is thick outside. humidity has really increased overnight. that will be the fuel ftr rtainly get a sense rno

bowser bitch believes it's taking a responsible approach and the german government claims that the f.s.e. is helping to preserve the rain forest fire. but is that really true to find out more we travel to vancouver canada for an f. a c. conference. the organization's motto is forests for all forever. will be your 1st sea has invited 1st nations peoples who live in the rain forests of southwestern british columbia to perform as conserving forces also about the estimated 100000000 people worldwide who call these areas home. where we're at risk from all sorts of conflicts kim carstensen is director general of the f.s.a. . and i'm so thrilled to be here with you. it's a conferences like this one to 3 future of the world's forests is largely determined the f.s.e. has members in 85 countries those. who live in the forests members of the w w f and greenpeace and industry representatives all share responsibility for preserving our forests but while some want to protect nature others here want to cut down trees and f.s.e. promotional video and there is the tree. in the forest where the tree groun

mayor muriel bowser has activated the me district's egency heat plan.that means the cooling centers will be open for anyone hoping to get out of the hot temperatures for a while. lere is ak at the shelters that will be helping out today. the mayor also suggests that if you or your family need to cool off at any point, check out a library or onenecreation cter during normal business hours. alyone looking for more information on of this with contact 311. it is suggested that everyone stay inside as much as possible today. mak sure you drink plenty of water and lather on your sunscreen. be sure to check our elderly neighbor to make sure they are s stayie in the heat as well. >>> let's turn to melisha mollet who a look at our first 4 traffic this morning. >> inner loop and outer loop ll gaows road still delays. i thought i saw a crash but police say nothing is going on so we will let you know if that changes. inner loop and outer loop near gallows delays what was a work zone and perhaps a crash situation there as wel you can see flares there southhtund 29 s

of these cases came after mayor bowser launched a summer crime initiative. some d.c.tudents have said they thk more counselors in schools could help with little dispues that escalate into violence. something certainly needs to be done. >>> a judge sentenced the former nsa contractor to nine years in prison undera the preement harold martind pleade guilty to a single cou of willful retention of national defense information. he is accused of stealing and storing two decades worth of classified information in his maryland home. back in 2016 agents raided his home and discovered the classified information. martin's attorneys say their client is a hoarder who never betrayed his country. >>> three members of a white supremacist group will spend more than two years in prison for their part a deadly rally mb charlottesville, virginia you'll remer. members of the now defunct rise above movement were caught on amera assaulting counterprotesters before a planned unite the right rally two years ago. benjamin daly, and thomas gillen each pled guilty t conspiracy riot. a fourth man

. >> the city is dealing with the rise in murders and gun violence and todayd.c.ayor muriel bowser is shining a spotlight on a unique that ju may help. >> mark graves will catch crimes cameras., surveillance sometimes they capture the unusual, like a bear on your patio. more often they capture crimes. like this shooting in a d.c. nightclub. he recent beating of a m outside the hilton hotel by a group of teens or the gang shooting that killed a 10-yea iry mayor miel bwserr-ol l.pleaded with distr gict resid and businesses to take advantage programistrict's rebate that will pay you to install outside security cameras. >> the rucing crime is not just the mp's job but the district job. they have spt their 1.25 million which have added up to more than 15,000 cameras districtwide. amanda kelsey took being vast rebate program saying it's in keeping with the community theme of the neighborhood bar she owns. >> that community, however, can't truly prosper unless those within it feel and are safe. >> while more than 6,000 homeowners have taken advantage ofthe camera rebate program, only 121 bus

the palasaides community had a parade and among those are mural bowser and norton who marched in the parade. >>> inng kenn, maryland, a good old-fashioned parade. babies and strollers and parents walking through the neighborhood with their children. people of all ages have been participating in this parade for 24 years now. the organizers say about a thousand people showed up. everybody gets to articipate. like that. >> i like e smaller community celebrations too. real fun. >>> you cou say it was a big ourth of july for our washington nationals too. >> fans werero ing the red, white, and blue. d.c. dominated the miami marlins yesterday. the nats won the game 5-2. officially sweeping the series. get this. this beating miami in late may since then, nhets have had the best record in baseball over that span. d.c. is currently in second place in their divionnd back home tonight against theci kans royalp let's kee it up. >>> let's turn to jack taylor who is tracking breaking news on the roads. >> a tough one, unfortunately, with our accide on 212. powder mill at beltsville road, accident i

. >>> mayor bowser say ownership can be as as home rentals.he pointed to sever time buyer programs it has to offer to h residents. >>> live look outside. what is shaping up aa beautiful day. savor this. because humidity will come back .n the forecas need help paying for college? so does... everyone. strayer has graduation fund. finish your bachelortodegree and save up 5% with tuition-free classes in your last year. >>> 7:46 is yoim flyer beware. all this week the ne has looked at air air travel safety. now, surprising infot the punishment for p with guns in our air people have attempte guns on airplanes ab times this year at local airports. an investigation by nd macfarlane ahe i us what happens next ♪ >> reporter: flying timing. packing. getting to the airpo. qud through the secu kly as possible. >> i usually am very r struured when i walk >> reporter: this fr s a warning. recheck your bags be leave home. >> reporter: we're n his face because i him his job. what went through yo the tsa officer said? >> a giant freeze stops in the assembl secu

. >> reporter: while bowser is busy pushing for more affordable rental options she's aware there arelot of people who wantblo be a to afford to buy a home in d.c. as well. mrs. jones is hopeful about the future of her neighborhood. >> it's a beautiful thing for the community. it's growing. i feel that we need something like this. but hopefully it's for everybody, affordable, like they said. >> reporter: the first phase of bryant street development is set to open in 2022. in northeast, mark segraves, news 4. >>> mayorowser says home ownership can be affordable as home rentals. she pointed to several first time buyer programs in the city it s to offer to help residentou >>> live ltside. we are in store for a bey tiful dahead. we're going to check in with lauryn ricketts in just a moment. me is 6:43. >>> welcome back. flier beware. all this week theews 4 i-team has looked at air traffic and air travel safety. now, vising revelationsth about punishment for people caught with guns in our airports. people have attempt to carry guns on airplanes about a dozen times this year atl airports. a

mayor muriel bowser pleaded wio theany to turn a gun in who has an illegal gun, even if it means a relative could go to jail. >> it's better to be arrested for having a gun than ar murderinghild. call us. >> d.c. police urge anyone with intormation about these re shootings to give them a call. >>> a bill fund the september 11th victims compensation fund is expect to pss in the senate today but not without some controversy. the fund compensates victims injured and the families who lost loved one in the 9/11 attacks. republican setor rand paul blocked it last week. paul says lawmakers need to focus on the nation's debt and any new spending should be offset by cutting something else. yesterday, new york city firefighters blasted paul's decision. >> if he was so physically responsible, he would have announced it before then instead of keeping it secret until moments before senator gillibrand brought he bill up for unanimous consent. >> without authorization the fund will run out of money next year. whenever it passes, president trump is expected to sign it next week. >>> former d.c. councilman