at the nba draft, carol maloney, news 4 sports. >> mike jones cut him from he's never forgotten it. feels he has something to prove. >>> megan mcgrath will have reaction from his former high school. >> if you'd like to learn more about him plrks search markelle fultz. welcome no the nba. >> you're excited. >> i am very excited about our team. it's 4:36. let's get another check of your forecast. >> with sheena parveen and amelia draper. but first, back to breaking news on the roads. >> breaking news for a lot of people headed into the district today. the anacostia river bridge, a major crash and fire that was there. a very big response. all lanes now shut down in that area. let's talk about what's going to happen if you're headed in to town. westbound on 50, you'll be pushed on to kenilworth avenue. southbound bw parkway. you must tip on to kenilworth there. outbound, if you're headed out bladensburg road. other issues around town, nothing major. that's our biggest problem. good morning. >> you just saw the maps. we even have rain that moves things more complicated. >> good thing it'

carol maloney shows us what is so special about christo's. >> it's the reason we are here. we wouldn't have our name, our brand, if it wasn't for these guys. we are proud to represent them. >> reporter: 20 years of trophies product trophies proudly displayed at christo's. think david versus goliath. >> has anybody picked you? >> never. >> is it because you don't practice? >> i think it has a lot to do with it. >> i was approached by someone who said, you guys have to finally practice for this one, don't you? my response was, no, we don't train. >> we have tried ery that come and nobody else can because of work. >> reporter: they have a tasting table in a liquor store but this group takes pride in representing the match. >> i think our dream was to be professionals in college but now we're out of college and have full-time jobs, the dream is to play at the highest level that we can. >> it's a brotherhood, you know, to fight for each other and then we drink together. that's all there is to it. >> reporter: they are not just here for the experience. they truly believe they bel

quicken loans national, carol maloney, news 4 sports. >>> and speaking of billy hurley, he took someime today to meet with our nbc 4 quicken loans sweepstakes winners. tom and megan got a chance to chat with the defending champion of the tournament. hurley tees off at 8:10 a.m. tomorrow from the 10th tee. and hopefully not too bad he >> those golfers commitment is genuine. >> thank you. >> "nightlnews" coming up.y z2e2dz z1a2z y2e2dy y1a2y >>> developing news tonight. tougher airport security for travelers to the u.s. from over 100 countries around the world. late word on the new measures being rolled out. what you should know before making your way through security. >>> plunge at the pump. gas prices the lowest for july 4th in a dozen years. they're calling it christmas in july. how long will it last millions get set to hit the road? >>> parents' mission to bring home their son missing in syria for five years. our exclusive conversation. what happened to austin tice? >>> your best medicine. the new way doctors are treating patients using their own genes to tell them just the right d

but let's begin with carol maloney. she's live at the draft in br k brookl brooklyn. >> reporter: every draft have their surprises, not tonight. not for marquel fultz rumored to go number one over all for nearly a year. tonight a reality. commissioner adam silver makes the announcement five minutes into the official draft, the first announcement of the night. he hails from upper marl boar ro. becomes only the forty player area out of the d.c. area to go number one overall. last one was 1971. there was a lot of emotion at the table the moment his name was called. >> i was just thinking about how much sacrifice that table has given me. knowing that this has happened, it's paid off really. i'll still got a lot of work to do. >> reporter: there's a michael jordanesque story line here because everyone was asking about it. he was cut from his varsity team as a sophomore. so asked about it plenty tonight but we're the only ones to capture on camera when the guy who cut him asked him about it. later on news4. back to you. >> so

as they told carol maloney while the odds are against them they came to play. >> we are not looking too into overtime for a tile. we are looking to smoke these guys 3-0. >> reporter: voice of d.c. united dave johnson puts into perspective what a big deal it is that they made it this far. >> the only one left standing is rooting for the under dog. these are the guys running into. maybe it is your plumber to score the winning goal. this is a cool story. >> reporter: thousands of fans packed into the soccer plex and most hoping for an upset. but in the end the pro team was too much for the amateurs who despite losing walked off the field like champions. >> we played as hard as we could. we had a good time out here. we showed well. to get a goal against mls team is something to be proud of. >> we got tired. they train every day. we don't. >> reporter: mark segraves, news 4. >> we are proud of you guys. >> the guy who scored that goal -- >> i love that story. >> one note on the soccer field. it is hot and m >> sometimes at night it feels more humid and that is what it is tonight. heat index

coming up tonight, news 4's carol maloney will talk to a 99-year-old member >> looking forward to thatybe not necessarily golfing weather today. rain? >> not raining yet. >> okay. >> honestly as long as you get your 18 holes in between rain chances, it will be a good week for golf because it wond be 1,000 degrees. comparison this year to last year, not all that terribly hot. our first 90 degree only came on the 11th. compare that to the june before it when we had 12 days of 90 or higher. getting to be that time of year. no 90s in sight just yet. already indications are starting next monday, not today but a week from now temperatures might be 90 or higher for a long stretch. 73 with a mostly cloudy sky. only 64 in winchester, 60 in mart ti martinsburg. rain chances are moving in our direction. not a directiguarantee you're g get rained on. it's a likelihood, not a surety. temperatures will be held down. showers down towards charlottesville. lifting northbound. higher chances for culpepper, fredericksburg, southern maryland. even northern maryland has a chance for a shower or two. welcom

our carol maloney asking jay gruden about the difference from otas and mini camps. >> not much otherhan trenton. jordan will be here. these guys have put in a lot of good work. i am really happy with the progress they have made. the big thing is get as muches out as we can and then send them off in the right frame of mind still willing to >> i didn't do that on purpose. that's messed up. >> that was head coach jay gruden forgetting to mention matt jones who hasn't been at otas because reportedly he is unhappy with his role on the team. >>> for the first time ever strasburg and kershaw combining for 17 strikeouts. the series decided by a total of four runs making it the nats' closest series of the season. scherzer relaxing after his 14 strikeout win against the dodgers last night. watching two of the best. kershaw on the hound for the dodgers. zimmerman crushes this ball over the fence in left. nats take over 1-0. strasburg got early runs early. facing gonzalez. he catches him looking on the nasty pitch. the very next batter. eight strikeouts through six innings for strasburg and prob

they're passing on the tradition to a new investigation, tomorrow on news for hnews4 at 5:00 with carol maloney> today's weather was perfect. can we get any better than this? >> maybe by the end of the next workweek, leon, we can get a little bit better. man, it was gorgeous today. unfortunately we've got rain in the forecast. it's not farwe away from us rig now. we've got rain to the north and rain to the south. we're wedged in between two systems. boy did we make out like a bandit today. humidity is moving in. when i came back inside for the 11:00 show, you could already feel that mugginess seeping in the air right now. that's only going to increase. you're definitelyoi a little of the humidity. we've gone rain showers on monday, the heaviest rain will be to the south. we have rain chances at least until wednesday. i'm not convinced that thursday will be dry. current temperatures right now in the 70s. out in the shenandoah valley, down to the 60s. but it is a great evening out there. when you wake up tomorrow morning, temperatures will be right around 70 degrees. we're going to have some rain

coming up tonight news 4's carol maloney will talk to a 99-year-old member of that club who joined ind at the pump. a woman dragged at the parking lot. >>> plus, free food for the summer even when your kid is your kid can reive freeec >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >>> we have dramatic new video during a robbery in florida. take a look at the left side of your screen here. this happened in florida. someone broke into a woman's window and she then tried to confront the man, then he drove off with her holding on to the car. the woman is 64 years old. she was not seriously hurt. police said the man took her phone, cash, and medical equipment. >>> terror attacks in europe have people worried here at home something like that could happen in their community. now a group of university of maryland students have a way to preempt extremism. they have come up with a video game. the player is a bistander, like a family or friend, who may see the signs of extremism take root. all of these scenarios from people who were radicalized. >> i had absolutely no idea that something was wrong or i did

news 4 carol maloney is live at the draft in brooklyn where dreams are about to come true. what a night, carol. >> what a night, a special night for so many in the dmb. right after -- coach mike jones who has been here before. he's such a veteran. he doesn't need to wear his credentials around like i do. this will be his third trip to the green room. for all the picks that you've seen come through, you've never had go number one over all. how do you think he feels. >> he's probably a little nervous. i think it's a sense of he's worked really hard for this, dreamed about it his whole life and it's actually going to happen tonight. he deserves it. >> this is the coach that worked with him and got him to propel himself to greatness in high school. but know you're shaking your head because everyone is talking about, you got cut varsity as a sophomore, what did that do to him. >> he's just a hard worker. he's the one that took the disappointment of that and turned it into motivation to push himself. i don't take any credit for that at all. i'll be a fool if i did, just like if i

and carol maloney is live for us at nba draft in brooklyn, more on it's a proud day in prince george we'll see you in a few. >> see you in a bit. >>> cindy has been downgraded to a tropical depression, but continues to cause flooding damage as it makes its way into the northeast. nbc jay gray has been following the storm and he's in new orleans with a closer look at the conditions. >> crashing waves as the tropical storm makes land fall. the system water spouts and tornados this afternoon a twi twister graffled just outside of birmingham. >> this is something we've dot to deal with. just pray everybody is okay. >> cindy has dumped 12 inches or more rain in some of the hardest hit areas flooding continues to be an issue across the gulf coast. >> wherever the's need to kept careful and cautious. >> the storm turned deadly in alabama. it was hit by a large wooden post as it walked along the beach with his family. >> when the wave hit the timber. it rolled the timber up on top of the child. >> damage and degree stretches from houston through the florida panhandle, communities across the

carol maloney is live with more. >> reporter: yeah, a tear jerker for sure. woods is not here as you know. but his mission, to honor the military with this tournament. that is in full force. and nowhere was that more evident than the 18th green today. a heartwarming moment with one of the tournament's most recognizable faces and a caddie with a secret identity. >> when we started to walk up, me he and ricky was talking, and they were like did they notice yet? and i was trying to keep my head down. >> reporter: tough to look like ricky fowler's caddie in today's proceed a.m. when you look so much like being dad. the white hat? >> no way. >> recognition turns into a reunion and a hug that didn't want to end. >> i noticed him when he started walking down and then they started saying who is that, who is that. and then i ran down there. >> so it took you a second to know it was actually him. what did you think? >> i thought it was a different person. >> there has been lots of birthdays and things like that that i haven't had him here for. and i'm just really happe

tonight carol maloney talks to a 90-year-old member who joined the club in the 1940s. she has her story coming up at 5:00. >>> well, if sleep depravation and much more in our fit for sum isser series that's coming up when news 4 midday continues. me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam,aught and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting >>> not enough. >> about four hours. >> never enough. >> we're talking about sleep and how little of it we actually get. so to kick off our fit 4 summer series, the battle over your waistline may come down to how much shut eye we get. >> according to the cdc, 35% of us are sleep deprived. that's about the same number of us who are obese. and as eun yang reports, that may not be a coincidence. >> experts say getting less than seven hours of sl

>> that's right, talking about the quicken loans with carol maloney. beautiful tomorrow. little bit on the humid side, but not bad. again, too many tomorrow's humis bad as friday, saturday. always heats up for this tournament. best chance ever storm s would e on saturday. and the heat wave goes through next week. and hoping to get some rain. >>> a followup to a consumer investigation that we first told you about in september. >> a cleaning company accused of misleading d.c. residents now has to pay them back. susan hogan has the details. >> reporter: well, we started hearing from customers of handy tech be knowledges last summer. and this is and on demand service where customers actually use an app to to get all sorts of services from furniture assembly, painting, moving and even home cleaning. the company advertises that it does thorough background checks, but our investigation revealed customers who noticed several items missing after hiring a mandy emplman handy employee. one even notified unauthorized charges on his credit card. the d.c. attorney general filed a lawsu

carol maloney catches up with a local duffer as her golf clubs celebrate a major milestone. >>> plusore coming your way at hours makes. storm team4 is tracking that rain that is still with us right now. >> we're going to head outside to tom kierein in just a moment, but first doug is tracking those rain showers that are coming through right now in the storm center. >> and we've seen the rain coming through just about all day today, most of it on the lighter side. got started around 10:00, 11:00, until 2:00, 3:00. and now showers in the afternoon, but not a lot of rain, plenty of cloud cover. 74, winds out of the north at 7 miles per hour. showers into culpeper county, parts of southern maryland. one area of enhanced shower activity in towards calvert county, north of prince frederick, back towards hughesville, and it will come to mechanicsville in the next 20 to 30 minutes. an enhanced shower and then you're do this. we've got a front, trying to work its way down. it's going to move through overnight tonight and the storm to the north of it is going to drift down too. that's going to

at the nba draft, carol maloney, news 4 sports. >>> a big day for markelle fultz and his family and other families. that's his alma mater. pil have reaction from a watch party that was held there. >> etch is pumped. it's great for our area. >> 76ers. >> more player. he does have a great story. >> he was cut? >> he was cut from the vrs at this team. >> all the stats from his season, search markelle fultz. >>> breaking news in first alert traffic if you head into the district. take a look a new york avenue on the anacostia river bridge. all lanes blocked. we'll talk about where you're being pushed off the roadway because of police activity coming up in a second. amelia? >> melissa, showers out there now if you're headed to the pool, not bad. plenty of clouds and breezy, muggy. temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. more on what you can expect with sheena coming after at break. >>> days after a mistrial was prepared, the comedian plans to hold town hall meetings. the subject those for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach.

our carol maloney will be there throughout the day on news 4. >>> motion passed. >> they're calling itnti-discrimination advocates. it could mean changes to your child's school. we'll tell youha >>> plus, a new mural. we'll show you the chili bowl's announcer: welcome to the future of health care. it's a future where health outcomes are valued over volume. a future where out of pocket expenses are capped. and medicare coverage comes with more benefits, like dental and vision. americans who rely on the public-private partnership of medicare advantage. medicare advantage.leading the way. >>> there is a new public safety training academy so police don't need just power anymore. you've probably seen it if you've driven on the highway in montgomery county. county police demolished that tower yesterday. a lot of recruits ran up and down it. more than 100 people have shared the video online. the new public training academy is on snaufr school road. >>> improvements coming to the park. >> building a clubhouse, indoor batting tunnels and a covered outdoor batting cage at tucker field. the georg

our reporter carol maloney will be there.e's from upper morarlboro. >> he would be the first number one pick from our area in about 45 years. of course, nba superstar durant is from around here. had a pretty good career. >> done okay for himself. >> technically, he was drafted number two overall about ten years ago. >> so excited for local guy done well. congrats. >>> the replacement for obamacare drafted behind closed doors. the four things to know about the health care battle and what this plan means for your benefits. >>> plus, talk about celebrities and -- the celebration say hello to the new frozen dunkin' coffee. real dunkin' coffee, blended frozen, creamy smooth. a whole new way to enjoy your favorite coffee. all for $1.99. america runs on dunkin'. >>> a noisy health care battle. the benefits of millions of americans is on verge of changing. what it means to you and your family. >>> tropical storm cindy makes landfall with high winds, heavy rains, waterspouts. >>

carol maloney and doug kammerer took on the shot for heroes. ted to -- >> look at carol. >> i think that's normal. >> they competed to see who could get closer to the hole. the loser would buy the winner dinner. doug won. i know nothing about golf. i'm just going to tell you right now. the problem is it requires patience to get better. i don't have a lot of that i have to work on that. all right. this morning, one of the world's greatest tennis players is being blamed for a fatal car accident. police in palm beach gardens, florida, say venus williams was involved in this crash on june 9th. williams told police she was pulling through a median and did not see the other car. after a few weeks of being injured, the driver survived. williams is a seven-time grand slam champion. >>> a pitch straight to the wrist. turner forced out of last night's game. >> ouch. >> this morning we have an update on the injury that fans aren't going to like. ooh, that hurts to look at that. wow. a baseball right there on the wrist bone. outside, we have a couple of clo

carol maloney has the story of this historical club and how they're celebrating an impressive anniversary. >> golf windows is what they called themselves. the 13 founding members o robin golf club wanted to play golf too, like their husbands. but they were women and they were women of color, and the year was 1937. countless stories of courage and accomplishments later, the oldest minority women's golf club independent count club in the country celebrates 80 years. >> reporter: beautiful and rare. elizabeth mcneil first picked up a golf club in the early 1940s. the 99-year-old joined just a few years after wake robins formed. the oldest minority golf club in the country. the courage and audacity of the members started the change. >> the white guys, they would hit into us and kids would come out and steal the balls. >> they would steal your balls? >> you hit them in the fairways and the kids would come out and >> you're walaughing about it, though. >> well, you know. >> what did you do? >> what could you do? >> it's always in the forefront of our minds, you know, these women sacrificed a lo

our carol maloney caught up with the safety about his ties to his new team. >> what's the value of ar on the jersey for redskins the number 36 cost him $75,000. he signed with redskins this off season. he's a long time shawn taylor fan. taylor wore number 36 so d.j. bought it for 75 k off cray vens. he's feeling right at home saying this is where easement to be. >> when i got drafted i wanted to come here from the start. i actually got some family out in this area a lot. so it's always been a team i've watched growing up watching shawn taylor and to finally get here it's a blessing. to see all the talent that this team has i think we can have a great year. >> reporter: he's called the group's flight marshal. i asked john for his reaction. >> we'll work on a few things. it's like right middle. >> stunning news out of college football today. oklahoma's bob stoops is retiring. he's the longest tenured head coach in football. he won them to the championship, ten big 12 titles over 18 seasons in norman. the 56-year-old said the decision is not health related. >> now to matches postponed m

our carol maloney has more on the story. >> reporter: working out here mechanics. is the skins gv to working out a long-term deal. reported to say that two sides are warming and how close is the skins qv to working out the two sides are warming. third week of volunteer continuing in the washington redskins practice bubble. number 8 showing off the chemistry he's showing. cousins has until july 15th to work out a long-term deal -- did you see the report, what can you add? >> i was just alerted of the report. i'm not in negotiations, unfortunately. i'm going to let everybody handle that. hopefully something gets done. >> the only thing as far as i know is kurt cousins is our quarterback. i don't know anything more than that. i really don't. i don't see him or tha school, she's having menstrual headaches. they don't realize what, in fact, it is a migraine and there's something we can do about it. >> this evening on "nbc nightly news" kristin dull gren will look at a new study that can help parents identify the early warning signs of a child having a migraine. >> anoth

carol maloney reports ahead of a match for a club that doesn't practice but is united tomorrow night.i don't normally do sports stories outside liquor stores. >> i don't think anybody does. >> cristo's is the reason we're here. we wouldn't have our name our brand, if it wasn't for these guys. we are proud to represent them. >> reporter: 20 years of trophies proudly displayed at sponsor cristo's liquors. but now they're on the verge of their first major league soccer match. think david versus goliath. >> does anyone pick you to win the game against -- >> never. >> is it because you don't practice? >> i think that has a lot to do with it. [ laughter ] >> i was approached by someone that said you guys have to finally practice for this one, don't you? my response was, no, we don't train. >> we have tried every single time. we get about four people that can, and everyone else can't because of work. >> they make carb load at a tasting table in but this group takes pride in representing the every man. >> i think obviously the dream was for us to be professionals in college, but now that we'r