d.c. isonsidered the most physically fit city in the country. >> reporter: i'm standing in as you are the most fittest city in the nation washington, d.c. tops the list according to the american college of sports medicine. this is actually the eighth annual installment of the american fitness index of 50 largest cities. overall, it found people are exercising less and eating less fruit, diabetes death rate is also up. the report is meant to change behavior and get all of us to become healthier. among the things in the report are looked at were smoking rates, obesity rates, and diabetes rates. at the bottom of the list oklahoma city memphis and indianapolis and we should know that washington, d.c. this is the second year in a row that d.c. has made the top of the list. they passed minneapolis in 2013. reporting live in washington edward lawrence. back to you. >>> the world health organization wants to be more prepared for public health emergency. it says it failed to respond quickly to the ebo

i know d.c. is not a state but what i would say is this bill has been clarified or this law has been clarified in the district of columbia of we are intruding. the rights are protected under this the -- under the ninth amendment and this resolution is out of order. the speaker pro tempore: the jerusalem's time has expired. the gentlewoman from tennessee is recognized. mrs. black: thank you, madam speaker. at this time i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. meadows, who is the subcommittee chairman 240e6 oversight and government reform and a co-upon or of -- co-sponsor of the bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. meadows: thank you madam speaker. i rise today and want to reach out to my colleague, the dell fwat from d.c., to one, say that i appreciate the tone and the nor of this debate. i have great respect for her and actually during this debate have grown to admire her even more. i would like to point out, however, madam s

first, concealed carry is legal. now the d.c. requirement that police decide who needs to carry a gun is illegal. judge frederick scullen on new york says it imfringes on the second amendment right to bear arms adding that the city can't force the requirement. d.c. councilmember today. >> to say now you don't have to have a good reason for a concealed weapon that is hard swallow. sam: but it's the law. >> we won't issue any denial on that. >> do you worry it will open the flood gates? >> we haven't seen that. the vast majority of people applies for permits are not d.c. residents. >> among the d.c. residents today >> i think people should have a right to have one. to protect themselves. >> the crime and stuff going on in d.c. you should be able to carry a con seemed weapon. if you are using it to protect yourself and not go out and do something. >> the attorney general says he is reviewing the judge's ruling but he says the city's law a constitutional. but the city will be appealing. reporting from u.s. district court. sam ford abc

we have one person who handles everything, both in the district and in d.c. she is based here in d.c., and we have a chief of staff, and a deputy chief of staff who also serves as a legislative director. we have a good team. you make adjustments over the course of months and years, and responsibilities. people come and go, with life events, and that is the best way to stay organized, is having a good team. host: how do you interact with republican leadership on a daily basis? rep. lee zeldin: i would say i interact with my colleagues most on the floor, when we are there for votes. that is when it happens most often. there may be events in the evening, where you're able to cross paths with a particular member. at times, you might be sitting at a dinner for two hours next to a colleague. it might be the first time you get to have a conversation with them. i would say over the course of a routine, you must frequently interact with the rank and file members when you're on the floor. when you are not on the floor, everyone is busy with meetings. host: is there a best way

shomari stone is on his way to d.c. police headquarters to find out what the situation is there. the d.c. police have not confirmed the reports that we have that wint is in custody. we certainly will have more on this especially in our morning show. >> and more breaking news. chopper 4 is over the scene of a massive fire in accokeek on cole harbor drive. there's been a collapse on one side of the home and they think this fire may be gas-fed. we don't know about anybody, whether there's any injuries or anybody in the home and we'll update that story on our website. >> you talk about getting no love. john wall gets no love. they have snubbed him again. >> again. ridiculous. you know how we told you earlier three snubs, first team second team third team. which is worse? the seventh in league voting for guard. ridiculous. snubbed before, a familiar spot. cut from team usa. ranked 31st by "sports illustrated" by all nba players and completely left off the list for first, second and third team all nba. what hasn't john wall done for the wizards team averaged 17.6 points per game, 10 ass

d.c. neighborhood is saying the faa is ignoring the problem. >>> taking steps to reform d.c.'s police department. the potential changes aimed at increasing fairness and transparency. >> the system to the we was us could bring us some thunderstorms by this afternoon. >>> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kiereen is here with what you can expect. >> we are getting some thunders a a little bit ofnear chicago. it's open track to get closer to the metro area. this is later on this afternoon. we'll be fine between now and early afternoon. lots of sunshine. then by around 2:00 this afternoon, that's when we'll see some thundershowers begin to develop, shenandoah valley and track east into the metro area between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. another line of showers and thunder showers after that around 8:00 this evening. it's going to be up around baltimore. #warmest morning yet, we've got temperatures in the low to mid 60s in the metro area this morning. you can go sleeveless. next weather and traffic, look at your neighborhood highs today. >> chopper 4 looking down on a very big backup right now.

d.c. united is apparently using a popular dating and social networking. they said the d.c. united fans were offered a special dings down. it allows users to swipe left to right if they didn't like somebody. >>> we're just getting started. >>> an officer on trial for attempting to kill his wife. we'll hear from a proceed tension juror. >>> and i'm tracking the storm. western loudoun >>> some of us are seeing a pretty nice afternoon. others are seeing quite a downpour. we have some storms their way in through maryland right down 270. we'll continue to track those. this is the area we've seen the storms develop. and i want to take you back two hours. we had a very strong storm over chantilly. watch that storm. it quickly dissipates. see that little boundary? that shifts to the west. and that creates more thunderstorms around it. so the one in chantilly. middleburg seeing a storm. very heavy storms right along 50. we'll zoom in. as we do this we'll see from blue mont toward middleburg. seeing some heavier rain. be this all of prince william seeing a pretty good amount of rain.

d.c.'s department of the environment is in the process of completing the testing. the children who tested positive are getting medical help. the d.c. council is decideing to increase how much you pay for parking. the chair wants to extend parking meter hours until as late as midnight in some areas. he also wants to hike parking tickets by $5. mendelssohn's plan is an alternative to mayor muriel bowser's budget. >>> queen elizabeth officially opened parliament after a hard-fought election where the conservative party won a majority. the week's speech called for a unifying one nation approach. she also discussed a time fable for a referendum on the european union. >> any legislation will be produced to provide for a referendum on membership of the european union before the end of 2017. >> prime minister david cameron promised the e.u. membership referendum as part of his campaign. he's under pressure to lay out more specifics about changes he'd like to see in the e.u. if britain remains a member. >>> after the break, a new trailer for >>> here are stories making big n

laura: hidden under the streets of washington, d.c., is a new world.e will take you to the tunnels that have experience a transformation. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. extremist group islamic state has captured the syrian town of palmyra. many residents have to let, and there are fears for the city's world famous archaeological treasures. in iraq, thousands of people are fleeing from ramadi, which also fell to i.s. fighters in recent days. reporter: with this latest success, capturing not just the historic city of palmyra but the important gas field outside of it, the self-wild islamic state now controls 50% of syrian territory. the sheer savagery has worked superbly well paralyzing its enemies with terror. "we're coming for you," he says with disturbing calm. "we are who love death as much as you love life. you will never be safe as long as you are alive." palmyra, one of the world's great classical cities, is now defenseless. when it can, islamic state destroys all vestiges of the non-islamic past.

what is the calculated living wage for where we are siting now. washington d.c. >> right now, it's $14.79. >> what is the minimum wage? >> it's a long way off. $9.50. we have a lot of work to do. >> so that $5 difference. what difference does that make for someone working at a lunch counter in one of the nation's capital central business districts, driving people to doctor's appointments in an elderly cab service. those low-wage workers, that $5 gap, what difference does it make to their daily lives? >> the $5 gap is a difference between making difficult choices that most folks shouldn't have to make. whether it's do i feed my son an extra helping of vegetables, or can i afford my beds or do we do something leisurely, can we see a ball game, buy ice-cream. things that people do to enjoy themselves in life, as opposed to running on a traed meal and falling into the ranks of the working poor. >> a couple of blocks from where we are sitting is a row of restaurants busy during the lump time. many employ 15, 20, 25 workers. if you had to may an extra $5-hour across a

the new leader of the university of d.c. is seeing a big boost for the campus. at a news conference today u.d.c. introduced ronald mason jr. to the public. mason said he just met with the d.c. mayor muriel bowser who revealed a change of heart about plans to cut $3.5 million from the university budget. >> she asked you to let you know after five minutes of talking to me she put money back in the budget. [applause] >> that is a win for the administration. maureen: the council would likely restore that money without the mayor's approval. mason takes over on july 1. coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- too much noise. the proposal that could league pet owners in one county facing deep fines. plus a new law aims to prevent future tragedy after a man with down syndrome dies in police custody. next, the one question that remains after president obama picks chicago for the presidential library. "7 on your side" is on your side tonight to help you get unclaimed cash. call our help center right now at 703-236-9220. phone lines are open until leon: the obama presidential li

destination d.c. is behind this new d.c. specific emoji app. it is called emoji d.c. some of the options include but are not limited to the d.c. flag or outline. a bunch of monuments around time even a metro car as you saw there. this app is free on itunes right now. >> very nice. some of the iconic images from our nation's capital. we can use that every day. >> that would be a bit much. but okay. 4:51. tom kierein is joining us now. what are we looking like tonight? >> you will only talk to us through emojis. >> we can do it too. >> we have our weather emoji on news4 midday every day. this morning, look at this. this is a photo i took yesterday afternoon. >> very pretty. >> you can kind of see the pollen in the air though. the pollen count is up. in the high range. it's down from what it was last week because of a few of the showers that came through. but still high. mostly oak tree pollen now. some mulberry and pine mixed in as well. temperatures right now are cooler this morning. it is more comfortable. the humidity has dropped. we have temperatures down into the 5

i can't say enough great things about what a great sports town washington d.c. is and how great the fans are. >> got 30 seconds left in sports. can you envision a stanley cup here this year? >> well, you know, you never jinx it. but i think we have a really good team. we are playing the best team in the nhl. they went to the stanley cup finals last year. thee had the best record in hockey. we are tied 1-1. if we get through this round we are positioned well. >> i'm leaving may 29. i don't know how many times -- >> i'll miss you. >> i appreciate you. you're the best. >> thank you for everything you have done to help sports in the area grow. you are admired and will be missed. >> you are unbelievable. you are the best. back to you. maureen: thank you so much. what is the latest? doug: it's great evening. check in at 11:00 with timing of >>> breaking developments. the fbi on the scene after the terror in texas. two gunmen with assault rifles killed by police after opening fire. and we have exclusive reporting tonight. the conversation with the alleged gunmen in the da

morning, eun. >>> today the mab who used a bike rack to launch himself over a white house fence is due to appear in d.c. superior court. it was his 54th birthday. he says there is a reason he took a greyhound bus all the way from california to jump the fence. he hasn't shared that reason though. he's been out on bail wearing a monitoring device. >>> if the d.c. night life is keeping you awake at night, a new law is set to change that. there is a bill proposed to punish bars in the district if they kaw too much noise after 9:00 p.m. the report says bars would have to measure how loud it is outside and send the numbers to a city agency. if they are too loud the bars could face a suspended liquor license or as much as a $1,000 fine. >>> 6:51 we're staying on top breaking news in the laurel area. chuck bell is there where they are seeing a bit of flooding this morning. chuck. >> reporter: yeah. this is brock bridge road right behind me and it remains closed between whiskey bottom road and route 32. about a mile over this way is where it goes down near the patapsco river. there's been a report that a car we

the workers disrupted international trade at 29 west coast ports and we still feel it today. >>> d.c. isng green when it comes to sewage overflow. >> and affordable housing returning to one of the district's most popular neighborhoods. wusa9 is back after this. >> i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow still not raining on the terrace. i can see the cloud deck is starting to get a little bit lower and getting thicker so the rain is on the approach. take a look at your day planner. we'll see the rain arriving by the tail end of the rush hour and it's going to be a wet lunch hour as well. those temperatures remaining right around 60 degrees for your highs. way below average for this ti [ stand by for captions ] >>> we're getting a first look at some of the books and files found in osama bin laden's library in the pakistan hideout where he was killed. among them a copy of the 9/11 commission report. other book titles include "america's strategic blunders ." there were also several magazine article abouts al qaeda -- articles about al qaeda. it was as if he was trying to track al qaeda's i

if you know who he is police want to hear from you. >>> a d.c. council member is working to make the city quieter at night. at large member vincent orange proposed a bill to punish bars if they caused too much noise after 9:00 p.m. bars would have to measure how loud it is outside and send those numbers to a city agency. if they are too loud the bars could face a suspended liquor license or as much as $1,000 fine. >>> it's like the modern day version of a jukebox, spotify is teaming up with starbucks that will allow you to pick the music at after coffee shot. >> starbucks is teaming up with spotify. customers will be able to influence the music play list in each store and users can listen to that music at home or elsewhere. they will able to earn points from starbucks customer loyalty program. the service will be rolled out starting this fall. >>> a new survey finds that sally -- sally mae college grads expect to be supported by their parents after graduation. >> save up for college and save up for post college when they come back to live with you

d.c.'s police chief cathy lanier is one of the most popular public figures in the district. so what are the chances what could happen here? those i spoke to answered -- >> i money not. >> the unfortunate part is that they really just damage their own community, make things more difficult in the end, but they got their voices heard at the end of the day. it wasn't necessarily the right way to handle it, but who am i to say? >> reporter: long time ward 8 activist trayvon white. >> it's only a matter of time before it explodes. we're facing some of the same difficulties here east of the river, especially southeast d.c. >> reporter: that's why he said the elections are so important to ward 8 and he could be the next council member. votes are still being counted, but in the meantime white said he and other leaders still have a lot of work to do. >> trying to raise the confidence of the people to start our own solutions and raise our own small businesses and having economic growth in ourselves. >> we couldn't reach the fraternal order of police today, but in past interviews the fo

housekeeper in washington, d.c. is expected in court later today. police say daron dylon wint was arrested late last night during a traffic stop in a northeast d.c. neighborhood after a multistate man hunt that took police from d.c. to maryland to new york city and back. authorities tell our d.c. station wint showed little emotion when taken into custody and they are not ruling out more arrests. the break in the case came wednesday when authorities identified wint as a suspect through dna found on a pizza in the family's burning home. nbc's peter alexander has the late details. peter? >> reporter: alex good day to you. these dramatic developments taking place overnight, almost a week to the day after the brutal murders took place in that exclusive washington, d.c. neighborhood. now in custody, daron dylon wint. he was arrested without incident by authorities late last night in washington after a man hunt that went to new york city and back. police impounded two vehicles including a box truck, where federal law enforcement officials tell nbc news they

southeast d.c. is not included in the warning, only northwest and northeast in the district, the heaviest storms. bethesda, coming in, looks like great falls mclean, langley fairfax county and south. the stormwatch seven doppler radar, the wider view, storms from west to east. we have a general line of storms northwest to southeast. hot today, nearly 90, 91 fredericksburg. the rain is moving through, the cooler temps coming, down to 80. the humidity has been stifling most noticeable as it makes its return, well into the mid-90's today. the overall picture, satellite and radar, we are in this pattern for a while, the heat and humidity sparking showers and storms. graduation on the mall for george washington, have your rain gear handy. we will take you through the rest of the forecast in a few minutes. kellye: we are just a few minutes away from preakness, post time is at 6:20 at pimlico in baltimore, weather permitting of course. the race field is the smallest in 15 years. american pharaoh is going for

ellison barber is live in d.c. with what happened next. >> reporter: the man refused to let her out and assaulted her and tried to sexually assault her. right now they're still looking for that man. 11th and g street northeast is a residential street. it was particularly quiet today, but police say yesterday at 2:45 a.m. a man driving a black four door sedan with gray or beige interior and an uber sticker on the back passenger window kidnapped and tried to sexually assault a woman after she got in his car. h street where there are plenty of restaurants and bars is only 1 block away. some people who live here often take uber. >> i take uber at least twice a week. >> reporter: when they hear a story like this, it worries them. >> i got really scared. e it for travel at all time of the day, especially because i always thought uber checked out who the people were. >> reporter: in a statement a spokesperson said uber is working closely with d.c. police to support their investigation of this disturbing report in every way

we know the impact of this is being felt on d.c. all the way to new york with delays and cancellations. lots of images talking about looking for people involved in this situation. you see firefighters here trying to peek into the train cars to see if they can find any additional survivors. just a really grisly scene here. lots of prayers for people here on that amtrak train. jummy: thank you. closing arguments are underway in the sentencing phase of the boston marathon bombing trial. by the end of the day we could know it dzhokhar tsarnaev will be sentenced to death or life in prison. he was convicted last month in the bombings that killed three people and injured more than 260 others. the same jury must now decide his punishment. search teams on the ground in nepal this afternoon. a u.s. military helicopter still missing. on board were six marines and two nepalese soldiers delivering aid. that helicopter is reported missing although there were no crashes. evacuation orders have become one day after that second earthquake. the 7.3 m

is the photos. and the photo project with photo d.c.urant association thought we should do something creative to really highlight decor in a different way. and we thought nothing would be more poignant than photos. >> definitely sheds another perspective. and also i guess in a recipe kind of way, adds another layer to the event. thank you so much kathy, for joining us. >> thank you. >> we want to remind you that the 33rd annual rami awards on sunday, june 7th at the washington convention center. >> that sounds like a great coffee table book. >>> the huge surprise a regular left behind for staff coming up. >>> get your tissue ready. it's now 40 years and counting. the maryland men's lacrosse team since 1975 seven appearances in the national championship game. seven losses. this week history repeated itself for maryland. the terps took on denver. maryland never recovered from a hot start. the pioneers ultimately defeating maryland 10-5. it's denver's first men's lacrosse title in school history. they became the first team west of the miss

so that is good news, but keep in mind that amtrak service between d.c. and philadelphia is running on a modified schedule today because of the derailment. so you'll want to make sure to check. now, this is gate "f" where the 7:00 train is going to be leaving this morning. we talked to a few of the passengers over here who are actually scheduled to be on the 6:00 train which was in fact cancelled this morning. take a listen. >> i was scheduled to be on the 6:00 train this morning. i didn't find out until it was cancelled -- that it was cancelled until i got to union station. >> reporter: had you heard about the train derailment last night? >> i did, unfortunately. it's a tragic event. >> reporter: so you'll want to definitely check in advance either on the amtrak website, but if you you on the website you may get a message that says status unavailable. then you have to call the 1-800 number. expect to wait if you do that. i called -- literally i have been on hold for 53 minutes with amtrak. expect to sit on the phone and wait if you need to call in advance

is when we have the best potential for thunderstorms. temperatures in the mid-80s. we'll reach 85 degrees at 4:00 in downtown d.c. so our high temperature for today. currently it's 63 in leesburg. 58 in winchester. it's 59 in cup better ltd. 63 -- cumberland. 63 degrees right now in annapolis. on satellite and radar, you can see those showers right now arcing both north and west of the beltway but that will descend toward us as we head into the afternoon. how long will the pattern last? i'll tell you coming up in the first alert seven day. >>> new this morning, our top story, a very happy homecoming after families of the fairfax urban search and rescue team welcome their loved ones home. they spent three weeks in nepal. >> we've been telling you about them for a few weeks. they touched down in dulles this morning and surae chinn is live at the headquarters in chantilly standing by with a fresh live report for us. good morning, surae. >> reporter: that's right. they are home right now. they arrived at the search and urban rescue about 20 minutes ago to the hugs and kisses and some tears. family now are waiting for

is over this morning. federal agents captured the main suspect in the shocking murder in washington, d.c. >> we're learning built temple professor -- about the temple professor charged with a fraud scheme. >>> disney is celebrating it's 60th annualnd they doing it with a 24 hour party. >> let's go over to david murphy and matt pellman. >> reporter: i've been lucky enough to visit disney, the park, and the adventure i'm sure they will have a very, very good time. we have cloud cover and the rain is pulling off the coast. we'll start out cool. a little bit of a breeze coming in from the west. 49 in wilmington, 47 in allentown, 49 in millville. if you're heading to the bus stop, cool conditions, temperatures ranging from 50 by 6:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m. we'll zoom to 58 degrees still on the cool side. improvement today 8:00 a.m. 58. 71 by noon. 3:00 p.m., that is your high, 76 patriotic degrees with memorial day, that's come up, that's nice. the pollen is ranging in the medium high range. matt pellman we'll have a look ahead for your weekend the shore and the poconos that's coming up. >> reporter: improvement, here

he is the 100th d.c. firefighter to die in the line of duty. and his death comes 159 days exactly to the day of the first d.c. firefighter to die in the line of duty. back to you. >>> the people firefighters raced to rescue from that you know building are grateful to be alive them escaped the flames but many cannot get back into their homes now. they're still talking about the terrifying moments. >> reporter: it was difficult for many who have special needs. most will be allowed back inside this building in about an hour. but not those who live on the top floors. 9 and 10. that's because the fire damage is too extensive up there. flames and smoke poured out of the penalty in floor apartment where the fire started. two d.c. firefighters collapsed. one is kevin mcrae who died. the other is in serious condition. two residents were also transported with injuries. for those tenants who escaped the fire they say they feel very fortunate. >> i thought i wouldn't be caught up in the fire. the elevator nobody can u

d.c. says is in bad need of repair. would you agree the system is broken? >> i would. >> reporter: the need to speak out and try to change that system prompted director juan osuna to sit down for the first time and speak about these issues on camera. >> our judges, and the board of immigration appeals decides basically who stays and who goes. >> reporter: director osuna oversees a division of the u.s. department of justice. >> the reality is that the system is overburned, absolutely, and that works to the detriment not just to the system itself but also the

nicole is executive director for voice for adoption here in d.c. the champions of change program dined to recognize those who do extraordinary things to empower their community. >>> new calls to keep montgomery's school superintendent until a new leader found. the high school principal sent a letter to the school board, they wasn't larry bowers to stay in place for the next year. the request comes a day after we learned that the board's preferred superintendent candidate dr. andrew hulihan doesn't want the job. >> starr will become the next ceo of pdk international a professional association for educators. it located in arlington. starr begins his new job at pdk june 8th. >>> another mild day today. plenty of clouds for now. humidity still on the intense side esis how i describe it. 79 in frederick, maryland. 79 manassas. 83 warrenton. 81 fredericksburg. cooler in an an list. future weather, here's the way the computer believes that we're going break out for the afternoon. a couple of showers rumble or two of thunder starting after 1:00 or 2:00 and

s wealthiest ward which is the northwest d.c. ward 3. breaking down those statistics even further in ward 3 out of every 1,000 live births the infant mortality rate is 1.2 but in ward 8 it's 14.9 deaths per 1,000 live births. we spoke with one mother who says she was one of the lucky ones who had a baby in ward #. she said she had -- ward 8. she said she had help from her family but it still wasn't easy. >> medicaid and stuff, it was a process to go through but i eventually got it. >> reporter: one good piece of information over the last 15 years the infant mortality rate in d.c. has been cut in half but they still have a long way to go. to see how d.c. stacks up with the rest of the d.c., maryland and virginia area, just go to our wusa9 mobile app. outside the wilson building, i'm nikki burdine, wusa9. >>> today president obama is expected to nominate marine general joseph doneford, jr. to be the -- dunford, jr. to be the next chair of the chief of staffs. he's been commandant since last october. >>> 6:36. we want to congratulate alice d

d.c. is the most dangerous city in the developed world to be born. jeanette reyes has more on this study and what is being done to change those things. leon: -- jeanette: the numbers in the report are staggering. experts are calling the tail -- calling at the tale of two cities. babies in the poorest neighborhoods are 10 times more likely to die before their first birthday than those in wealthier neighborhoods. overall 6.8 babies die for every live birth in the district making the u.s. capitol the most dangerous city in the developed world to be born. this is according to the new study from the organization save the children. progress has been made, the district has cut infant mortality rate in half in the past 10 years but experts say that there is still a lot of work to do. >> there has been a long-standing issue in the district of columbia with higher rates of infant mortality among the black population is a post of the white population, historically higher than the national average overall. >> it really means babies and mothers. we need to do some

coming up in july, gonzales takes a look at that journey. >> today, d.c. is cohosting a olympics unified relay across america. >> to carry the torch. >> the track athlete has participated in past olympic games and today is an honorary torchbearer. >> it means a lot to me in my heart. >> hoping the flame burned brightly in the national mall and for track and field stars. for even cheerleaders, the smiles were even brighter. >> they are cheering on athletes, not necessarily competing but cheering on and giving, -- camaraderie to all those athletes who works to get here. they are super excited. >> very good sports and i wish other people could feel it as well. >> crisscrossing the nation, ending up in los angeles for the world games this july. >> we would literally be going through the entire country, hoping to bring the country together in the spirit of acceptance and inclusion for our athletes. >> training and competition provided year-round for over four money and special needs athletes in 170 countries. in just 60 days, the best of the best will showcase the

the president is visiting the congregation in northwest d.c. he's expected to address fighting aunt semitism. they celebrate the contribution of jewish americans to american culture. >>> and storm team radar is clear in our area but keeping a close eye on these sprinkles in central pennsylvania up toward northwest p.a. this could touch off an isolated shower during the evening hours, mainly in frederick county. for the most part all of us are dry, plenty of sunshine and breezy. cool into the evening and overnight hours. coming up in less than ten minutes, a close look at your memorial day weekend forecast. just how hot it will be by the time memorial day rolls around. >>> as you start to finalize those memorial day plans, you may face serious delays on metro. five of the six lines will be impacted by track work on saturday and sunday trains on the yellow, blue orange and silver lines will run every 24 minutes. on monday trains on the yellow and blue will l run every 18 minutes. to see those schedule changes, head toe the nbc washington ann. metr

the sun is already returning here in downtown d.c. it is going to be a beautiful sun- drenched weekend. we will talk about a rise in temperatures, as well, chinn,. >>> what a great morning we have weather-wise and for the holiday weekend. >> i think it you are right. it won't with windy at all like it was yesterday at times. it is still pleasantly mild. we won't be looking at the heat returning until monday. let's look at the weather cam, getting it started for you with a blue sky. just a few clouds still lingering. even those will go by the wayside by 9:00 a.m. we are only a couple hours away from full sunshine. 67 by noon. pleasantly cool for this time of year, but then as we head into the afternoon we will reach the high temperature of 74 degrees. winds will remain light throughout the entire day, light and variable at times with high pressure practically centered overhead. it is 49 in fairfax, only 41 in damascus and most of us are in the upper 40s to around 50. 55 in downtown washington with the urban island heat affect. you can s

. >>> d.c. is getting into the summer spirit. mayor muriel bowser will launch the city's outdoor pool season this afternoon. the department of parks and recreation has a mystery jumper who plans to cannonball into the banneker pool. d.c. has 18 public outdoor pools, 24 spray parks, and four children poops as well as 11 in- - children pools as well as 11 indoor pools. >>> still ahead, reality tv star josh duggar says he acted inexcuse al. we'll tell you why one of the oldest children on the narrator: puerto rico's healthcare system is on life support, putting three and a half million puerto ricans at risk. it's an outrage. puerto ricans are us citizens and pay the same medicare taxes, but receive only half the federal healthcare funding as the other 50 states. the headlines tell the story... woman: "unfair treatment from washington." man: "thousands without medications." woman: "it's a crisis that could imperil the whole economy." narartor: washington must act now to protect care for three and a half million u.s. citizens. before

-- i'm bruce leshan in d.c. it is perhaps the memories of 10-year-old philip that is the most heartbreaking. his friends called him flip, a 4th grader from st. albans a few blocks from his house. he wanted to race formula one and was already driving on the north american carting team. his favorite movie finding nemo. he'd cuddle with his surviving sisters while watching it. his mother amy could find four leaf clovers even when she wasn't looking. savvas savopoulos was a fifth generation washingtonian who studied japanese swordsmanship and martial arts. he donated to the starlight children's foundation, the national child research center and a girls orphanage in greece. so many good times lost. the whole family was planning to go on a sailing vacation in august. in d.c., bruce leshan, wusa9. >> now the viewing for the family is sunday night at the funeral home on wisconsin. the funeral will be held at the greek orthodox cathedral. >>> a shooting at a wal-mart that killed two people. >> reporter: i'm andrea roane, dance

the new leader of the university of d.c. is making his presence known on campus. ronald mason junior was introduced this week. prior to his introduction, mason met with mayor muriel bowser. she told him of a reversal of plans to cut $3.5 million to the school budget. >> she asked me to let you all know that she decided to put the money back into the budget. [applause] so that is a win for this administration. kellye: the council was likely to restore the money without the mayor's approval anyway, said a councilmember. coming up -- making amends. what people working at camden yards can expect at the end of the month after being forced off the job. first, putting contractors to the test. why did we get eight costly solutions to a simple problem, and what you need to know. devon: the humidity is back in full force. when we continue, i will give you the full forecast. (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. kellye: 7 on your side went undercover with a hidden came

no word on a suspect. >>> northeast d.c. is back open right now. police closed it for the shooting investigation. someone shot two men in the 1200 block by mount olivet road. >>> we are waking up to muggy conditions. you need the extra deodorant. put it in your pocket. take it with you. >> i was thinking hair spray. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein telling us about our hot and humid day. #hot and humid. >> it is. in fact it's so steamy we have quite a bit of dew that's formed on windshields this morning. short sleeves for today. have an umbrella handy for this afternoon. you need some sunglasses some of the time as we'll have that sunshine in and out under a cloud cover building in the afternoon. right now we are getting a spin in the atmosphere. this is the remnants of tropical depression ana over eastern north carolina. that is swinging some rain up to norfolk and around the outer banks. getting some downpours with thunder and lightning. there's a line of some showers in west virginia. that's along a front that's getting a little closer to

this is right at the maryland-d.c. line. it is closed. that is where you see a lot of the traffic working to the closure. we will take a look outside to show what we are dealing with. this is a slow one for us right now. that is a look at traffic. back to you. leon: all right. you got it. abc7 is helping us stay a step ahead of the traffic. log on to wjla.com to sign up for text alerts on your phone. alison: now checking the other top stories today. we have details in murder of four people in a northwest d.c. home. the "washington post" is reporting that as an intruder held the savopoulos and housekeeper family hos damage last week an assistant for mr. savopoulos delivered a package containing $40000. the husband of the housekeeper told abc7 his wife was a lovely woman and his last words to her were "i love you ." leon: a long-time umpire facing pornography charges. essex arranged to have sex with undercover officer posing as a 9-year-old girl. they say that he sent the officer child pornography. he was an umpire in the little league for

washington, d.c., is last as far as maternal and child health is concerned. if t's a huge issue as people are moving into the cities. more than 50% of the people in the world live in cities. this is a trend that's going forward. save the children wanted to look at this issue. when we dug in we saw unbelievable data like we see in washington, d.c., where kids and moms living in poverty are very much at risk. >> what's astounding as someone who lives here and cares about the city is that incomes levels-- income levels are going up, gentrification is apparent everywrch the citywhere -- everywhere. we spend more on children's education although not with great result. the school superintendent is trying very hard. >> yes. >> so how does this happen that we have such disparity? >> well, i think if you look around, the real issue is health care for moms. before pregnant -- before they get pregnant, while they're having the baby and post baby, maternal health is a huge issue. you look across the country and the world, statistics are shocking. 17,000 kids dying every

d.c. firefighter in the line of duty. this is a tweet from mayor becauser saying "i am saddened by the laos of one of d.c.'s bravest." a news conference is expected at med star hospital at >>> here's store rhys lighting up social media. according to yahoodom.comyahoo.com, astronaut chris forina fired up an espresso machine. and staying with trending stories on yahoo this morning, let's have a look here. there we go. a baker in austria did something that we're not sure that we think is so great. it's stirring up things. he created a cake depicting austria's main political parties as new york's twin towers. it get worse. the cake also symbolizes them coming under attack from opposition party aircraft. not sure how big a seller that cake is going to be. let us know what you think about this on twitter at nbc washington. >> come on down! the price is right but the prize isn't. the popular game show is a little embarrassed about giving a contestant in a wheelchair a treadmill. people have taken to youtube to watch janie alvarez unveil

the house is on woodland drive in northwest d.c. which is not far from the national cathedral and tonight, that neighborhood is a crime scene. >> we have team coverage beginning with news4's jackie bensen. what have you learned? >> well doreen, we are await ing right now, a press conference by the d.c. police chief cathy lanier and she should be here within a minute or two we are told. what we understand is that d.c. fire responded to the home very close to the national cathedral, a area of multi million dollar homes with a fire and smoke and flames and however, once they got inside they realized that something was wrong, something did not appear to be right, and they called d.c. police and in short order they responded. and

jay: it is the first of more than 100 games to be played in the d.c. region. y raised from tickets concessions, and donations will go to an organization that hopes to raise half $1 million for childhood cancer research. the story is not just on the field, it is in the stands. >> too many kids are getting it. jay: his son passed away in 2013 from childhood cancer. >> it's like a bomb goes off. jay: this mother does all she can to raise more money for pediatric cancer research. >> the goal is banners. any little bit helps to make people aware. jay: there will be a patient ambassador at every game. >> some of my very good friends passed away. it's definitely a sad things. jay: kaleb's cancer came back, but he has every intention of beating it. >> on very glad they are having these kinds of fundraisers. jay: jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: four of the teams competing in the tournament that raised the most money will get to play at nats park this friday. leon: that is great. alison: good for them. leon: let's just hope there is not a rain out when it happens. alison:

the house is on woodland drive in northwest d.c. which is not far from the national cathedral and tonight, that neighborhood is a crime scene. >> we have team coverage beginning with news4's jackie bensen. what have you learned? >> well doreen, we are await ing right now, a press conference by the d.c. police chief cathy lanier and she should be here within a minute or two we are told. what we understand is that d.c. fire responded to the home very close to the national cathedral, a area of multi million dollar homes with a fire and smoke and flames and however, once they got inside they realized that something was wrong, something did not appear to be right, and they called d.c. police and in short order they responded. and secret service responded here as well as crime scene investigators. they very quickly yellow taped off several blocks around this large home allowing no one in no one out, and began an extensive crime scene investigation. now, again, what you said, that we hear that three people are deceased. another person who i

roz plater is live at d.c. superior court to explain why. roz? roz: leon, it is a stunning development in a case that dragged on so many new year's. the prosecutor said late tonight they will no longer fight against the new trial. ingmar guandique is serving a 60 year sentence, convicted in 2010 for the murder of former washington intern chandra leavy. the case gained national attention in part because she had been linked with gary condit. her remains were found a year after she went missing in rock creek park. ingmar guandique always denied killing leavy. his attorney said he was convicted largely on the testimony of a key witness, a cellmate who said that ingmar guandique confessed to him. the defense called that misleading and should have been told the inmate was working with the prosecutors on other cases. late friday night prosecutors filed a motion saying they would no longer fight efforts for a new trial, but "the government continues to believe the jury's verdict was correct in is preparing for a retrial of the defendant." prosecutors also

washington d.c. is third. followed by detroit and houston rounding out the top five. mosquitoes can transmit west nile virus and other serious health risk. we will be right back with one last look at the forecast. jummy: you may have been onto something. at least for companies are planning to produce, sell, and deliver fine -- flying cars in the next few years. some experts warn that the timeline of 2017 could be wishful thinking. they have numerous tests before their approved. and getting the proper permits and certifications could take a little bit. it's a pretty cool concept. doug: yeah, it is. close to 90 degrees and a few pop-up showers and storms. we will see a few of these pop up during the day. and i think we can expect more definitely with the heat and humidity. much better weather by the middle of the week and into the holiday weekend. jummy: looking f [dramatic music] >> yeah! oh, ha, ha! what's up? [cheers and applause] welcome to the show. i'm terry crews, the guy with the two best jobs on television: brooklyn nine-nine and right here hosting millionaire!

there is a victorian society in america, there is a washington d.c. chapter, summer schools that we offer in a number of different cities. indeed the term victorian is a very much used. the reason i am bringing this up -- we might have our independence. we got our independence from england, but culturally and intellectually, a good portion of america in the 19th century was still very indebted to england. yes, we had attempts to make our own culture, but at the same time we were very much indebted to england. we still use this term today in english literature classes, the term victorian. in other words, it is something and it shows this type of strong connection that went on. now i will note that beginning around the civil war, there is a slight break, which i will come back to in a minute. we beginning to reorient ourselves, at least artistically more towards paris towards france. still, queen vicky -- and there she is painted on the right by thomas sully, an american painter as she is taking the throne. one of the interesting things about her was tha

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