let's go back to derrick ward. derrick?: again, u. -- theodore mccarrick petitioned the pope to be relieved of his position with the college of today the pope agreed. he said that the -- that mccarrick would be suspended from any public ornistry. thisagain from the vatican today. mccarrick chg was the archbishop of washington from 2006 to 2006. he retired in 2006 but maintained a position as ambassador to the church both here and abroad. allegation of abuse started to surface. some of them dating back 50 years frome eople at me young priests or seminarians. preceded his position in washington. including some folks in new york. mccarrick becomes the highest ranking officialnhe catholic church to come under the sex t scandalst have plagued the church for some years now. he had been tolby theope to remain in position of prayer and seclusion. offer penance until the accusations against him were except in a trial which usually happens at the vatican. those dates f t such al has been set at this point. this position, this news of

. >> derrick ward joins us live from the scene with more on what's going on. derrick? >> reporter: good morning. we're at these intion of 4th and rhode island avenue northeast. you will find that intersection closed if you're doie early morning travel. the intersection is closed at rhe island for what appears to be a homicide. detectives are on the scene ong with regular metropolitan police officer, while the ensues.gation we don't have a lot of information about a victim or a motive or a lookout. again, expect to see some workaround as you head o 4th street on rhode island avenue northeast. all appearance, seems to be a homicide we're live in northeast, derrick ward, news 4, back to you. >>rr k, thank you. >>> your time is 4:47. now, for the latest concerning the families who were separated at the >>rder. he trump administration says it has reunited ld364 cn aged 5 and older, with their families. now, this leaves hundreds of reunions to go before a court-imposed deadline next week. the justice department says it has identified more than 2,500 children who may be cover

derrick? >> reporr: indeed they are. we heard that from the county executive, and you hear f itm the people in the neighborhood. you can see what a massive structure this was, and you tan se amount of damage that was done to this fire. of course, the biggest tragedy of all, the loss of life that happened with that firefighter at this fire that happened before dawn today. a this fire was caused by lightning strike, an act of nature in this massive home in th 700 block of woodscape drive in clarksville. it started just 2efore0 a.m. >> this is a sad and tragic day for howard county. nty eporter: howard c firefighter nathan flynn lost his life doing what the men and women of firefighters do routinely. >> as the firefighters were making their way inside the structure, firefighter flynn fell through the floor, f first floor to the basement. >> reporter: a may day call went out and aescue team rushed in. they located flynn amid smoke and flames that raged the basement. a 13-year veteran of the howard county fire department he w

that is where derrick ward was for us this ndmorning.owing us what's going on there and letting us know out that closure. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, nice and clear. we had roadwork that is gone. westbound 66 at 50, have a crash on theut shoulder no delays. aaron? >> thank you. >>> back to the breaking news melissa just mentioned in northeast washington. a man is dead after a pre-dawn shooting. >> derrick ward joins us from the scene with the latest. derric derrick? >> reporter: good morning, again. this is sort of an expanding crime scene. we're at theer iction of 4th and rhode island. the shooting happened closer to intersection of 49 andth and adams. it was 3:47li when metron police responded here. the victim is an adult male. there is a limited lookout. police are looking for a silver sedan, somehow associated with this. rhode island avenue is open in both directions. you're going tos your curb lane inbound a little earlier than usual because of the crime scene. 4th street, however, you're last chance to get off before

derrick ward live in vienna with more and why this is sopo ant. hi, derrick. >> good morning, again. we're at rescue station 42 in northern virginia. there is some lifesaving goi on here. like i said, you don't see the sirens, hear the sens or fir equipment but it is, indeed, happening. it's happening behind me inside this blood mobile. there is a constant need for blood donation, be it from catastrophic event, from accidents. sometimes stabbing, shooting. any of those incidents you hear about usually require the transfusion or donation of blood. that is where this effort comes in. there's a constant need to keep the blood supply well stocked. >>> on any given day in our area the likelihood for transplant or just newbornaby needing a boost of red blood cells, it's real. it's not something that w wait on, it's going to happen. that is why we need our regular donors to come out and new donors, give us a shot. >> typically an adult has about nine to ten units, roughly nine to ten pints of blood in their body. when you give blood they take about one p

in alexandria, derrick ward, news 4. >>> another gorgeous day outside. let's take a live look over the national cathedral here in northwest d.c. the t stom for meteorologist in the weather center. tonight i imagine would be an a plo night tout for dinner. >> yes. absolutely. it is going to be gorgeous out there. a lot like last night. todays with a replica, maybe little warmer out there. tonight we'll be cool and crisp p again. get's go ahead and take a look outside. the current conditions. see what it's feeling like. oh, man. take a look. we've got peoplen the boats out there. just really having a grand old time this sunday. i can't bla them. right now temperatures are at 83 degrees. winds are out of the east a 6 miles per hour. very light but nice breeze. if you are headed out tonight, going to maike itke it night on town, temperatures will be dropping. we'll be through the 80s through 7:00 p.m. we start to really cool things wn. it's goi to be a tranquil night. i'll have a look at your monday as wl as the tropics in just a moment. erica? >>. >>> a dis

derrick: yes, we did not luck out on this one this t around.he next one comes on january 20, 2019, everyone across the western hemisphere will be able toee it. of course it is happening at a decent te, january. as long as the sky is clear, everyone will be able to see a total lunar eclipse. earn: do we actually anything from this or is it just very pretty? derrick: while it is very pretty, there is still scientific information we can glean from this. we can understand the shape of e earth. that is the way it was firsted prlooking at lunar eclipses and understanding thehe shape ofarth from that. we can do things like calculate orbital motion speeds and things of that sort and understand whee various things are in sky. we can look at another source of astronomical events to occur, things of that sort can be gleanefrom lunar eclipses. along with their beauty. jane: i also understand that mars is gointo be closer than it normally is for the first time in 15 years. why is that signicant? that is: the reason wh significant is partially because of the

derrick: thanks for having me, jane. jaery spectacular. looking for to do next year.ife isn't easy as a teenager,an here in the united states conservatives have the additional problem of struggling to go public with their views. we went to aereeting of cotive high-school students to ask them about their politics. >> i love america. it is amazing here. i love being conservative. >> there a lot of stereotype about what the conservative movement is about. >> it's pretty difficult being a young conservative in the u.s. right now. >> being a young conservative is a little difficult. >> it is tough, especially on college campuses. >> feels like a much better place to be conservative than it was a few years ago. >> it is a little bit difficult. i have to watch what i say and when i say it. .nd to whom i say it >> it is pretty amazing. >> i have always really been ngconcerned with bro-life. that is one of my main moral values. >> definitely gun rights.om i see the leftg after it and it scares me a little bit. >> political unrest is one of the most divisive issues going on bec

that's where live, derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> derrick, thank you. >>> 32 reported tornadoesst in day. >> this morning, seeing incredible and scary video from the storms. chris lawrence is at the live desk. >> se of theneighborhoods, witnesses watched homes being torn to shreds. we know a tornado touched down about 40 miles outside of des moinmo es. yesterday, a flurry of tornadoes swept through iowa, bringing hail and rain with them. dozen people are injured and flattened buildings in three cities. the storm forced officials to evacuate patients from a hospital. the tornado hit the town o pella, while a farm equipment plant was filled with dealers and customers celebrating the 70th anniversary. some of them were injured but none of them seriously. the company has activated its storm warning system. thousakes of w were in shelters at the time the storm > hit. 6:04. more breaking news in the line of storms. officials in branson, missouri, say 11 people are confirmed dead now. the tour boat they were on yesterday cap

news 4's derrick ward has an emotional interview. >> reporter: this 54 died on a stretch of route 28, theictim of a hit-and-run. >> so beautiful. s an was caring. and she jusad a good heart. >> reporter: police arrested and charges a driver but provided little comfort to the family because that driver is her brother. identified as 58-year-old michael moreno. another sis iter says her brother michael was driving the si nancy to the airport. saturday morning. they got into an argument and on the way and nancy was out of the carit walking her luggage. she says police told her a motorist stopped to give her ad >> he pulled in the front. when he looked in his rearview mirror, a car had hit my sister. >> reporter: police identified that car as being driven by michael moreno. >> they found a my brotherthe casino gambling. >> that may be at the heart of this family she tried to help her brother and just her nature not to give up on someone especially a sibling. >> she just had a good heart. but she didn't quite really understand the concept of getting away from tragedy. >> reporter: police ch

derrick johnson, president and ceo of the naacp.nk you, first of all, for being with us. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> tell us why we have had conference calls with chapter leaders of all of our different groups and different legal entities in the civil rights community. why is this such a real issue of concern to the civil rights community and to americans in general in your judgment? >> well, a supreme court nomination is a lifetime appointment. we all understand the significance of such an appointment. the last thing that this country can tolerate is an activist supreme court bench. individuals who seek to legislate from the bench as opposed to interpret the constitution, to make this democracy more inclusive. but more importantly, rev, we all understand as civil rights and social justice is not a competition. the interests that you advocate for is very much like the legal defense fund and the naacp. we are in lock step. in opposition to this particular nominee. >> now, the media -- i'm looking for the right way to

derrick ward has more. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: you may have heard wendel's beats around dupont circle.s become somhing of a virtuoso. >> as a kid growing up, my dad was a painter. >> reporter: then he fell on hard times. >> that was my survival. >> reporter: the non-profit path ways to d.c.am b a salvation. but hnew something was up this time. maybe the tour bus outside was a give away. indeed, this pop-up concert would be different because ofd who pop in. kevin bacon, and the bacon brothers band. >> we decided that we would just swing by andaybe he would let us sit in with him. >> wendel's a fan. so of course the jam session was on. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: they heard about path ways to housing and since they're in town for some local happen.is just had to >> the great thing about music, you cant make with almost nothing. >> reporter: and the great thing about getting someone a place to call home -- other can start doing things, like finding a job, reconnecting to family. >> reporter:endel sees this as just the next step on a path that only leads up from here. >> you only got one life. ep it

derrick? >> indeed they, and we heard me comments to that effect from the county executive. now, if you take a look here, you can see the scale of this house, and, of course, the scale of the fe. most of the inside of the roof is gone, but it's testament to sthe firefight and their orliant e that the outside of the house still remains largely intact, but sadly a firefighter gave his lifen at pursuit. >> today is a tough day in howard county. the department of fire and rescue lost one of their family today. >> rorter: his w the first line of duty fatality and a 13-year veteran of the howard comety fire depa, nathan flynn, a husband and father who also volunteered at susquehanna hose company wasd pronoun dead at the cytoof the fire. >> as a firefighter we know there's always the possibility ofhis day. >> reporter: this came after 2:00 a.m. when fire fighters were called to the home on woodscape drive and residents of the home had gotten out. >> as residentseere mak their way out of the structure, the firefighter fel through the floor, from the first floor to the basement. >> r

derrick ward is at the soothe to explain the changeshe and w they could take effect. >>> the u.s. just fired the opening shot in what could become a costly tradehot with china with americans ultimately paying the price. >> a stunning setback in the rescue operationo save a boys' e.ccer team trapped in that flooded c new details on what led to the death of one of the rescuers. >> storm team 4 tracking the first hurricane othef >>> the showers are moving out and so is all that humidity we've been dealing with for the past week. big changes for t weekend that you're going to like and we're hurricane o first the season and we'll look at its impact on puerto rico still recovering from hurricane maria. all of that have in three, count them, three minutes. >> it's a race against time and a new threat now looms over rescuers' attempt to save 12 boys and their soccer coach from the floodedd undergro cave in thailand. a former thai navy s.e.a.l. died overnight while trying to help free t boys. nbc's billly n reports. >> it's a risk to the 12 boys and their coach weren't clear enough they un

if you do, you will see news 4's derrick ward. he joins us live from vienna with this very important cause. hi, derrick. >> indeed it is. good morning. indeed this is a verymportant cause. there's lifesaving going on now. you don't hear sirens or see emergency vehicles but it is, indeed going on in the form of a blood dree. with chief bailey, fairfax fire and rescue. this is an important effort, as important as anything you do. you often see the acute need for blood,yoon't >> as first responders, we see the tremendous need for blood. especial we're out there tnning these 911 energies, especially durin summertime. we saw a lot of accidents firsthand. today fir station 42 at 1415 beulah road in fairfax unty, we're happy to support and make surehey get a lot of folks coming in giving blood to meet that demand. >> you don't thinkbout it, but every time we hear about an accident or shooting or some csort ofastrophe or incident where someone is injured, generally there's a need for blood. sometimes one t or patients can deplete the loca

derrick ward joins us with what investigators know so far. >> reporter: right now it looks like thisst the continuing of a troubling trend here in c charlenty, a troubling trend of domestic violence.po ce say 33-year-old brian duncan davis had legal s visitation rigith his daughter, 3-year-old maddy saber davis, though he and the child's estranged. he was supposed to have his daughter back home by 6:30 sunday tevening. why hadn't returned by that time, family members made repeated calls to brian davice phone which went unanswered eo they began searching. they knew that h liked to take his daughter to area parkseg whe they looking. the search took them to gilbert run park in the charlotte hall e ion. >> when he walked up to the truck they could see they were deceased so they called police. >> reporter: the police determined both father and doubt herot been >> it looks like the father shot and killed his daughterun a turn the gun on himself. >> reporter: while the county has seen anas inc in domestic violence, those involving a child are relatively rare and a member with the center for

hews 4's derrick ward is there with latest. derrick? >> these cases are troubling to investigators and anyone associated with the case, certainly thend families just people in general, but it's always especially troubling when it involves the deathou of a child and especially when it's a case of murder-suicide. police say 33-year-old brian duncan davis had legal visitation rights with his daughter 3-year-o maddy saber davis, though he and the child's mother are estranged. he wassed to have his daughter back home by 6:30 on sunday. when they hadn't returned by tat time family members made repeated calls brian davis' cell phone which went unanswered. they knew he liked tois take h daughter to area parks, and that's where they began looking. the search took them to gilbert run pack in thete charlall section of charles county. >> when they arrived at gilbert run, theyealked up to truck and could tell they were inside the truck, that they were deceasedle and they c police, and when our officers arrived on the tsceny were able to get into the

almena would be sentenced to nine years and jail, and derrick harris would be sentenced to six years. >> a death of 36 people, that's a horrible tragedy. what the judge is saying is this is a criminal negligence case. no one wanted this to happen. >> steven clark also says the reported plea deal indicates that the judge likely acknowledges that others are responsible for the 2016 fire, including the city of oakland, which let the ghostship operate without the proper permits despite the fire trap conditions inside. >> because the criminal case is settling, the civil case against the landlord and other governmental entities can now move forward. that can bring restitution to the victims' families. >> a plea deal would avoid a jury trial which is scheduled to begin july 16th and would last up to four months. lilian kim, abc 7 news. >> we thank lillian for that. be the first to know if a deal is reached by downloading our news app. we'll also bring you the verdict on abc 7 news and online at abc7news.com. >> now, a live desk update. >> i want to show you these live images coming in becau

tyrone johnson and derrick hamilton one working from inside prison the other working from the outside. so we're headed out to new haven connecticut where we're going to meet derek hamilton derek was accused of a murder in brooklyn in one thousand nine hundred one problem is he claims he was in new haven at the time and yet he spent twenty one years in prison for a crime he claims he didn't commit derrick's case is one of the cases handled by the. louis scarcella that are under review by the brooklyn district attorney's office he's out on parole because the parole board is sympathetic to his claims of innocence but he still needs to go through a legal procedure to clear his name. and you don't have to be story. story this is. my nephew i don't know you're only six twenty one right there you know ironically i was about that age when he came on my son's about this so you can imagine. you know the type of situations you know you don't think of the fact that you know whatever you want to in school i wasn't it every grade graduations that he went through i was a private he was a private how

what we know so far about the deals, derrick will get a nine year sentence and max suks years. each facing voluntary manslaughter. this plea agreement means the case will not go to trial. >>> learning more about a woman who tried to save children from fast moving ocean water. she was having a picnic with family at half-moon bay on sunday. it carried three kids out into the waves. she went out into the water to try to save them. she was caught by a wave herself. others saved the kids but they couldn't reach the woman. >> i would encourage people who go over to half-moon bay to, you know, don't under estimate the power of wave that is are coming in. it could change in a moment's notice. >> it is a reminder as we have so many tourists in town. they say always check advisories and if you get caught in a rip current swim parallel to the shore until you're no longer being pulled out or flocalm as . >>> next on today in the des, a few detailha smer vacation rental. we'll tell you how to avoid being a victim coming up next. >>> wall street set to open higher after the markets faced a t

this is where we're meant to be >> rep policontinue to in fairfax, derrick ward, news >> we are learningened early yesterday there was some sort of a fight once the driver stopped, we're both passengers jumped out of the victim drove himselfto the hospit loose. >>> jeb stewart high school is this weekend the new signs went church last year the fairfax county name of theol once named there a rededication it will be this fall. >>> b surprise on this canada day at the canadian this came inhe form of a and not only did 1500 guests get to enjoy a cookout and music, veryice shots there. but everybody outside today with lots of water, staying hydrated it is really, really h out there. danger heat is what we're not today but even for tomorr we're expecting very dangerous fthere is a lot things we have to keep in mind. of course, staying hydrated. take a look at this chart. iauren made this earlier thi mornin would show the this is why don't leaveids even with the windows down it differ but ten minutes in a car when you up that to 30 minutes, we're lokin at 4 degrees. you ca see how it eescal so

at the national zoo, derrick ward, news. >>> here's a tricky questiong they are try answer. to risk a rescue up? next, the new threat to theoys stranded in that cave in thailand. >> and the humidity is dropping what to expect for your weekend when >>> now an update to a news 4 i-team instigation. mo funding has been voted to be provided to those struggling with their water bills an extil $6 mon will provide discounts to low income d.c.'s government set aside $1 million for hardship fund for people and non-profits. that move came after a news 4 i-team investigation and the sksocketing f crippling many groups, including churches and cemeteries. th mayor asked d.c. water to contribute to that hardship funt he board voted to keep the $6 million within its own assistance programad. to watch that i-team and the i-team'sat entire rows visit our nbc washington app. >> tonight time is running out inside that dark flooded cave in thailand where a dozen boys and their soccer coach remain trapped. reality set in late lastaf nigh r a former thai navy s.e.a.l. died while working to rescue

hear what derrick almena and max harris managed to avoid... ahoy! gotcha! ah! nooooo... noooooo.... quick, the quicker picker upper! bounty picks up messes quicker and is 2x more absorbent than the leading ordinary brand. ahoy! (laughing) bounty, the quicker picker upper. (vicki) now at 9:30... the two defendants in the ghost ship fire case plead no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2016 fire that resulted in the deaths of 36 in doing so master tenant derick almena and creative director max harris... avoided not only a lengthy trial... but also possible life sentences....(vicki) kron4's terisa estacio is in oakland tonight with the latest developments. david gregory, victims father. it is not enough. for the family members who lost loved ones in the ghost ship fire, this was a very difficult day for several reasons. for one, during the hearing today, all 36 names of the victims were read out loud in court... some family members wept, and wiped away tears... another reason it was a rough day, some thought the plea bargain agreement was not tough enough. the gr

derrick ward is live from annapoli with more on this story. derrick? >> reporter: you know, in the only at sandy point and here at annapolis. can you see that this is the issue. some of those boats areooring rther out there and then they can't get their dingys in close becae of all of this debree and it's made swimming and boating downright dangerous and a little dicy. >> we'reiles from the dam on the susquehanna river and where they opened the floodgates there this happens here. tons of debris come calling to the shores of the chesapeake. >> we knew what we were getting into. didn't realizeha it was quite bad. >> reporter: a serious issue for the boaters, enough for the maland natural resources police to issue and advisory for voters. >> if you have tnbe out t be cautious of your speed. >> reporter: a warning worth heegd. >> reporter: they askedhe force on board the academe. >> we wereodging the debris as much as we could. >> even then we were hitting pieceses of it, and they m ill have a bigger problem below the borrline. >> hit the hole with good fo

news 4's derrick ward is at the scene where the community is mourning this devastating loss. errick? >>indeed, and the sense of mourning and sadness is palatable here in clarksville, maryland. only was he a husband and a father and a career firefighter, also volunteered at another fire company, so this was his life, and sadly i it was pursuit that have career choe that cost him that life, and the fire at this house early this morning. a lightng strike caused this fire just before 2:00 a.m. >> around 1:30e saw a very, very, very bright flash and then a very loud not normal, l lightning hit. it was definitely a lightning hit. >> firefighters quicklyrrived on t scene and began attacking the blaze from the outside and inside. firefighter nathan flynn was one of those on the internal attack. >> as theer fire fighters making their way inside the structure, fire fighterser flynr fellgh the floor, from the first floor to the basement. >> a rapid rescuen team went after the may day call and located flynn amid the smoke and flames consuming the basement. he was rushed to the hospital w

this was quite a fire, derrick. >> reporter: indeed it is. fortunately these areel relat low-rise garden apartments. so the folks that had to jump om their balconies didn't have far to go. they were not hurt. you can d see theage is significant to those top floor apartmenan. you still hear the fire alarms going off.at somef a curiosity. they were indeed homes of horrors for thead folks who to aal with this fire and get out of here earlier thernoon. >> my husband was like, we'rege ing ready to lose everything. >> reporter: unfortunately they did, but just the material things. no one was injured ine this f that broke out around 12:45 this afternoon. it quickly went to t alarms with as many as 90 firefighters on the scene. >> my kids were home and jumped off the balcony. >> no rescued needed to be made. fortunately all the occupants self-evacuated prior to the firt dent's arrival. >> some residents came and expected the worse is iit. as so scared, i didn't take any of my credentials out of the it looks like my apartment is a little saved. >> r u

. >> news 4's derrick ward tells us what's bng considered and what it could mean for visitors and for locals. throwback to the days when you can roam freely in and out of mostnmublic and govt venues in d.c. and like the residents of the zoo visitors will soon see their visitors more limited. the 13 existing pedestrian entrance points will be reduced three. connecticut avenue, the area near the bus lot and the lower zoo entrance. new limits on vehicular traffic will go into place. there will be more scrutiny of backpacs and metal detectors >> harder for kids to get in and out which makes sense, but just like anything else you never know these days which is sad. >> i'm not against the securit checks as long as they can keep them moving in the line. >> reporter: there would be a urth entrance once a planned garage is built on the soothe ground. there have been temporary screeng events at the tent before as recent lip at last spring. what this would do. it would eentially bring the zoo in line with other institutio facilities. magnetometers and bag checks and most folks we tked to don't m

news 4's derrick ward tells us how the recent rains are fact oregon into all this bay debris. >>> from above you get a good sense of the scope of the oblem. tons o debris washed up along the shores of the chesapeake bay. it happens when the f odgates aropen. they are trying to alleviate flooding on the susquehanna, but the's a ripple effect for boaters in maryland. >> a lot ofebs that came down and because of that they opened the gates. if you have to be out, be cautious of your speed. >>heaters aren't the only once that are concern. the beach is hard to gbe to use of all the debris and swimmers are being advised to stay out. still here at sandy park ac goers get up with a problem that began in pennsylvania. >> we'll keep at this, tomorro morning doing the same thing. >> reporter: passengers and crew of at least one sailboat managed to navigate the debris field ever sole gingerly. >> a lot of debris and sloweddos a lot, having to go starboard and in order to avoid hitting things. >> reporter: it's almost like being landlocked. debris is so thick and it looks like islands out there. >>

master tenant derrick almena will be sentenced to nine years in prison... and party promoter max harris will be sentneced to six. both men are expected to serve less than half that amount of time behind bars. good evening i'm vicki liviakis.(catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for grant lodes. by agreeing to the deal - the defendants avoided going to trial and potential life sentences. almenna and harris were facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2016 fire... in an illegally converted warehouse. these are the faces of the partygoers who were killed when the flames broke out during a dance party. kron 4's terisa estacio was in the oakland courtroom today. she joins us live with reaction from the parents of some of those victims. terisa? david gregory, victims father. it is not enough. for the family members who lost loved ones in the ghost ship fire, this was a very difficult day for several reasons. for one, during the hearing today, all 36 names of the victims were read out loud in court... some family members wept, and wiped away tears..

news 4's derrick ward has the latest now from charles county. >> brian duncan davis liked to take hisgh dr 3-year-old maddy saber davis to parks around charles county during the days they were together. he and the child's mother were estranged and davis had visiting privileges on weekends, but when one of those visit went long this past sunday, the child's family got worried. >> when he didn't return at 6:30, the fily became concerned. they weren't able to reach him so they went out searching for him. s >> reporter: trch ended other at gilbert run park with th worst possible outcome. >> they ran up to the truck and could tell they were deceased inside the truck and calle police. >> reporter: police determined the fathernd doubt her been shot. looks as though brian davis shot his daughter before turning the gun onimself. the incident is still under investigation, and it may be subject to further retyew by the coenter for abused persons. >> in charles county we have a domestic violence fatality review committee, and it has representatives from the sheriff's office androm our agency and fr

in annapoli derrick ward, news 1. >> quiet scar is a program where air marshals in airports and on ard planes watch passengers who have new criminal history and aren't on anyone's terror watch list. the transportation security administration says passengers are selected for surveillance if their foreign travel or other factors raise red flags. the "boston globe" probing the story about this pract ge that's beng on for years. >> are you on the phone, do you have a eacomputer, rng something? are you going to bathroom, looking in a weird direction? do you change your cloth the plane or at the airport. >> in a statement, the tsa says the primary purpose of this ogram is to ensure passengers and flight crew are protected during air travel, and it's not intended to surveil ordinary americans. that's a quote. some civil libertarians though have criticized the program. >>> president trump is doubling hr tsue ofot immigration, and t afternoon he seemed to suggest that he wouldake a similar approach to iran that he's hadu witha and north korea. blayne alexander joining us now from capitol hill w

news4's derrick ward is live in chinatown with the details on this, andin that's of the epicenter of this. ed it is. this is one of the hot spots, and if you're familiar with this intersection, it's never quiet but if you add some amplified c to the usual rattle a hum of the city some think it's too muchnd they have the ear of the city council. they are as much an urban fixture as brick sidewalks and have been for years ander pps you've heard mike blackstone playing in his favorite venues and someone in the nearby office eas complained. >> they c out and complained when they were having meet national there and came out and told me could i cut it down. >> blackstone says that's not a problem. well, i would just leaveitnd wa and come back. >> and folksnd who live a work in other parts of d.cm say the prob much worse for them. gallery place and zoning and culture. a popular place to play live. >> they can't hear in their its. can't hear their t.v. or anything because the noise is so load. >> council member jack evans is among t sponsors of the amendment act of 2018 and that would put de

. >> we welcome now to the broadcast derrick johnson, ceo of the naacp. how do you see things?ving in a positive direction. anytime you have this number of individuals many of whom come from different communities across the country. african-americans, latino americans, whites, young, old, who are all standing up and allowing their voices to be heard. this level of enthusiasm we need to carry on through the midterm elections. >> all right, sir. let's get now to the big ticket item right now with the president saying that he is going to be announcing his pick for the supreme court vacancy just one week from tomorrow on july 9. and whomever he names could have an enormous impact on the future of voting rights as well as affirmative action among many other issues. so what are your biggest concerns? >> our biggest concern is whoever the nominee is should not be confirmed until after the new senate has been seated. i think mcconnell set a new standard that the voters should decide, we have a midterm election coming up. this is high stakes. whoever is appointed would have an impact on

the bay area news group reports if the deal is approved, derrick almena would be sentenced to nine yearsenced to six years. >> number four, protesters are outside i.c.e. headquarters in san francisco. they're demanding an end to the family separation policy and they're calling for the disbanding of i.c.e. >> number five, flags in washington, d.c. are at half staff to honor the victims of the newsroom shooting in annapolis maryland. they were lowered at president trump reversed a decision by white house staff. >> number six, we had a really quiet morning on the roads, but that change for highway 17 about 45 minutes ago. a spin-out crash, northbound lanes just past laurel road. we have one lane blocked and we have over an hour drive from highway 1 to los gatos. >> number seven, celebrate the fourth of july early. richmond's i stivities kick off at 5:30 at marina bay park, and fireworks are at 9:15. >> you can come to my house where fireworks are every two seconds. >> my too. >> i remember that from last year. >> whole week. >> yeah. >> they love to celebrate in the bay area. >> gma starts

as derrick ward shows us from prince george's county,be memrs of the transit agency are locked lk contentious contract tas. >> reporteas a mve and spirited turnout at the amalgamated trans union headquarters today. local 689 members which includea metro, tra bus operators and others gathered to vote on whether or not to strike. at issue, the gm and the unio >> the poor treatment of our employees, of his employees, just downright bullying. we're tired of it. ng >> reporter: ahe latest issues, the treatment of custodians and their ability to choose their work locations based on seniority. union members say previous agreements. other issues at hand include the use of outside contractors. >> we're not going to let you bully us. you've got hard-working people that run this system. his goal is to contract every piece of work he can. >> reporter: last wk bus operators staged a sick out or action. work this prompted the general manager to pledge that such unauthorized action could get workersd.suspen >> individual work actions are not acceptable. >> reporter: this is about vote to authorize a strike.

a shooter killed five today hope and unity in the form of news4's derrick ward with a benefit concert in annapolis that went beyond the tragedy of last month's shooting. >> reporter: there was a mix of emotions at the >> it's all good. all good in terms of the response. all bad in terms of what happened. >> reporter: part tribute, part celebration, all born out of the tragedy andadss of the events that took the lives of five journalists gunned down at the headquarters of the capital gazette. and today's one month since the strategy and we feel that we can't forget what happened, and thatn't forget the people died. >> reporter: the day-long event, dubbed annapolis rising, got under way with maryland bass guitar maker paul's rend iggedz of the star spangled banner. the event raised money for the families and survivors of the mass shooting, but the intention was also to raise awareness about the importancef a free press. a pillar of the republic and a cause for which the victims made the ultimate sacrifice. >> we should recognize that democracy is always fragile and there are those who w

in laur, derrick ward, news 4. >> tonight at 6:00, a stunning admission from president trump during thatth russia. an >> it was a c campaign. i beat hillary clinton easily. the there was no collusion. we ran a brilliant campaign and that's why i'm president. >> and now the criticism is cross party lines. >>> just two hours away from the bombs being lnched from home plate inside nats park. the home run derby gets underway at 8:00. live team coverage at 8:00ight here on news wi4. >> g threats of a metro strike. see what it could mean for your commute ausand of fans descent on d.c. for this week's all-star event. >> first toth our w. take a look at the radar as we track a severe thunderstorm warning for some of us. >> will the weather affect tonight's all-star activities? let's check i with amelia in the storm center. >> maybe a few sprinkles in nats park and by the time home run derby is getting underway at 8:00 p.m. i'm not worried about rain. right now i'm tracking two severe thunderstorm warnings. the first one is down around spotsylavnia and orange county. this is going to go until 6:1

told him that she saw the shooting and the shooter was derrick hamilton hamilton was doing renovations in his hair salon in new haven connecticut when detective scarcella showed up looking for him. and he was actually. stations. actually saying. you know they came in. again. they came over right here. she said. that he had been arrested. when he got to the police station is when he. when he came in. i think he is going to say something again. you know and then he said well. you go back to prison for your previous. hamilton would ultimately spend the next twenty one years behind bars but he never stopped claiming and the prosecutors who convicted him had twisted the facts in order to put him away claims that would be the foundation for his fight against the system this is the case every. day just a matter. no disguise guilty on best against me though to these guilty judge the judge believed him. so we're headed up to ossining new york which is about forty miles north of new york city it's the home of the infamous sing-sing prison it's also the home of tyrone johnson who's been there sin

in exchange for no contest to involuntary manslaughter, derrick almena, the master tena tenant, would be sentenced to nine years in jail. max harris, the artist collective -- excuse me, the artist collective's director would be sentenced to six deals. it would avoid a jury trial. you can be the first to know if a plea deal is reached by downloading our free app and enabling push alerts. we'll also bring you the lupda. >> this morning, officials in thailand are racing against time to rescue a youth soccer team and their coach. make no mistake, this thing could take a really long time. in fact, we believe take months. they have already gone underground since june 23rd. that's how long that team has been there. floodwaters trapped them, and for now, rescuers are actually supplying this team with four months worth of food. they're hoping that water levels go down, but they say they could be down there for that long. officials say one option to get out is to teach them to swim using special breathing mavs. they're also looking for, i should say, entrances or exits that they could use. >> i

derrick, one of the judges, tap is onegg of the t -- he wants to see this classic form of dance reallyet back in the mainstream. rooting for you. >> we'll be dancing in the rain. where is gene kelly when you need him? >> this is an ongoing marathon with the rain. >> it started a week ago yesterday. in the last eht days, most of the area had nearly 10 inches or more ofl.rainf yesterday alone, another third of an inch at national airport.i the last eight days, we've had 8.5 inches of rain at national rport. dulles, another .75 inches. over 8 inches for the month and bwi marshall, oh, my goodness, another 4 inche of rain yesterday, bringing their monthly total to 15 inches rain. nearly 12 inches above average. been dog digging back through the climate records, so far not the rainnst month baltimore ever. but getting close. the rainiest ever, 18 inches back in august of 1955. there's still more than enrtgh opity now and the end of the month to get another 3 inches of rain at bwi marshal on average, 8 to 12 inches of rain. again, today, locally another 1 to 2 inches. not everyone is going t

on friday derrick were in court. each facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. one count for each person who died in that fire. sources tell us lawyers for the men are finalizing separate plea agreements for the judge which means the case will not go trial. the hearing resumes tomorrow. both men accused of illegally converting that warehouse into living space. >>> bike safety advocacy. it injured a hit-and-run driver. it could have been avoid first-degree the city had followed through. a long planned protected like lanes. they considered opening such with barriers as early as 2015. that plan is still in limbo. >>> views from the golden gate bridge could be pricely. th -- price less. they are saying take your advice with you. >>> thieves are everywhere. the chp recently started posting signs about a spike in car break-ins. they specifically mentioned take your passport. don't leave it in the car. >> a trip to home depot turned sba a trip to to hospital. a strong odor made them sick. this is the one on southbound avenue new. those folks smelled what seemed to be p

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i'm derrick hawkins. i'm a cybersecurity reporter at the washington post, and i'm the author of the cybersecurity 202 newsletter. i'm pleased to introduce my guests, christopher krebs, the undersecretary of the national protection and programs director at the u.s. department of homeland security. he's a trump appointee. he was officially confirmed in that role in june after having previously served as assistant secretary for infrastructure protection. before joining dhs, he was director for cybersecurity policy on microsoft's u.s. government affairs team where he led the company's work on cybersecurity and technology issues. the agency has the immense responsibility of protecting the nation's critical infrastructure from cyber threats, whether that's power plants, health care, waste water treatment plants, and of course he's leading some very important work to help make our elections safe. so thank you for being here, undersecretary. i'm wondering, after trump's meeting in helsinki with putin this week, t

simon derrick, chief markets strategist, bank of new york mellon.rtant, independence day. wall street closed. the volume of trade yesterday was 20% lower than normal. a lot of things were exaggerated in these markets? that is true, it is also generally true thatjuly and august are bad for markets, precisely because you have this illiquidity. look at the statistics for the last 20 years or so, you don't want to be around at this time of the year. july, particularlyjuly the 4th, will be tough. lets get your take on the china tariff row, affecting the numbers now. massive ta riffs affecting the numbers now. massive tariffs from either side. we always say we know it is bad for business, but it is bad for business? it is, bad for markets, particularly bad for china over the last month. heavy hits to the equity market and the currency, maybe a slight feeling that china was not that unhappy about the weakening of the currency giving an advantage, maybe it got a bit much for them today. there was a sense they had gone too far. there we re sense they had gon

derrick ward, news 4. week in been a violent the district. d.c. police are looking for the four men in thiso.vi they are involve in monday night's tragic shooting when a 10ear-old girl was killed in northeast d.c. earlier this week police recovered a black car, the one used in the shooting. the little girl died in her mother's arms. >>> crews rescued 50 to 60 cats from a hording situation. in north potomac. animal rescue and the fire department removed several cats from the home wednesday advantaevening. officials discovered water and electrical problems there. haat had to gonto the house with full gear and discovered more some of them in the walls. montgomery county officials secured the home and talking with the homeowner. >> those are danls situations fo the firefighters too. >>> hey, today is your chance to become a megamillionaire. the jackpot is up to $422 million. if there's a winner tonight, it would be the sixth t.larges i'm saying 250 might not cut it for you. here's the thing. you've onlyut got abo a 1 in 300 million chance of snagging

about all the unseemly and damaging for the whole political culture say the critics is that you know derrick's downplaying it some are saying this is a real. allan's to germany's political culture the way this battle is being fought out yes and the interesting thing is that like we said earlier i'm convinced that the only winner in this. unseemly debate in this public rao that was unnecessarily harsh is the anti immigrant day and the interesting thing is that they didn't have to do anything they've entered into parliament in last year's federal elections with some twelve percent or so of supporting the strongest parliament exactly and and a vocal force in parliament and of course you can say that democracy is live yes since they've entered parliament debates alive in the bundestag bought since they say their support according to latest polls has risen to some sixteen percent and this is something where you have to say will they stop migration or will they not choose different topics in the future now that they've got the conservatives to essentially take on and dumped that topics will they sto

talk about young arms, derrick holland will be on the mound for the giant today. and frankie montez will pitch in oakland. >>> tesla and pg and ex want to team up on a power project. the utility company want to use the industrial sized battery to support the electric grid. pg&e have been ordered to provide enough green energy to nearly 1 million homes by 2020. it's up to the state to approve the contracts for morgan hill and moss landing and other low cases. >>> what goes up must come down and in this case come down hard. is rocket failed in spectacular fashion barely getting off the ground. there was no technology onboard and no one hurt. the a main engine glitch. this is the privately funded -- a previous launch if you hear gunfire on one bay area freeway, don't be alarmed. we'll show you the [indiscernible] that could save lives. >>> california lawmakers cave to big soto. we'll tell you what they a gleed to do up next on kpix news. i am extremely proud of jackie, gaby and stephanie. we worked with pg&e to save energy because we wanted to help the school. they w

." > derrick almena accused of renting out space in the illegally converted wharehouse... max harris - accused of organizing the dance party the night of the fire. both charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. (pam) to this day - no official cause for the fire has been lawrence today were in the 70s and 80s inland with 50s and 60s at the coast. fires continue to burn bringing more smoke to bay area skies. poor air quality will continue for the central and southern san joaquin valley. on the satellite a low pressure system in the gulf of alaska will move south off the coast by tomorrow. that will bring stronger onshore winds and increase the amount of moisture in the atmosphere which should slow bay area fires. with a more westerly wing we can expect improving air quality and cooler temperatures for the 4th of july. it will likely be foggy along the coast and inside the bay for fireworks while and 60s at the coast and 60s and 70s around the bay. it will begin to warm on thursday. friday will be partly cloudy with remnants from a former hurricane moving overhead.

ve in prince george's county, derrick ward, news 4. >>> chopper 4 over the scene after a trash truck caught fire here on a busy montgomery county road. take a look at this. crews at the southbound lanes of columbia pike and new hampshire avenue and white oakhis afternoon. flames broke out on the side of the truck in thea a where the trash is compacted. firefighters had to block part of the road at one point they used a saw to cut a hole in the truck. no injuries and nn word yeta cause. >>> this just in from the national weather service. a new severe thunderstorm warning for parts of upper montgomery county north of ithersburg through damascus area. the sniere thunderstorm w will go until 5:45, issued because of the potential for damaging gusty winds and also some hail. i'm really conceed abouthe winds. we've had reports of wind damage already in parts of northern potomac and chantilly areas from thunderstorms that hav moved through. this moving toward the east at about 20 miles per ur. coming up around 5:10, lauryn will be tracking the rm thunders when it moves into your neighborhood