the system that sends the to dupont and farragut north was at least temporarily broken. wmata officials tell us these two stations use the same offsite chiller system and doctor -- and there was a leak in the line. once they find it they'll fix it, but that leak is why so many people were wiping sweat from the back of their necks. ed if heat wasn't enough to annoy riders, people at dupont had an elevator outage. >> there's nothing that surprises me here if something is broken. >> reporter: wmata can't tell us when the problem will be fixed. until they find the leak, they don't have a time table for when it will get cooler in the farragut or dupont metro station. ellison barber, wusa9. >> what a bad day for the chiller system to break down. that system normally keeps the station about 20 degrees cooler than the outside temperature. >>> we are keeping a close eye on the severe storm moving through our area now, topper tracking what those storms are dropping and where they're headed. you're watching wusa9 and your only local >>> we are taking a live look outside by reagan n

joining me isselen kullman, ceo of dupont. welcome.ng bell. >> we did very exciting. >> you guys have a couple of spin-offs. first though give as sense how worried you are in the boardroom or in the c-suite about the turmoil in greece and growth concerns in china. >> it's interesting because 213-year-old we've seen a lot. nevertheless the economy, the world keeps throwing things at us. greece is a question of confidence. more importantly, how did the euro do today? we watch the macros carefully because of the breadth of our business globally. in china, it depends what sector you are in. the food sector is going well. infrastructure investment things like that slowed down but growth is still higher than growth we are seeing elsewhere in the world. it's very much a sector by sector analysis you have to do to understand the impacts. >> you've seen ups and downs in your tenure at dupont. 2009 with the global financial crisis then the commodity bubble and activist battle with nelson peltz. >> we have been in touch. we want to engage with th

circle house fire -- in this dupont circle house fire. the identity of the second victim, the young woman, has not been made public by police, but we are learning more about her as well. the two victims lived on the third floor of this dupont circle neighbor row house. 24-year-old michael patrick laughlin and the young woman not yet identified were not able to get out as the house went up in flames early wednesday morning. the woman, a kentucky native who just finished a masters at georgetown university planned to continue her academic studies in jordan. the house had no visible fire escapes. many windows had windows had iron bars for security. two other victims got out of the house with serious but nonlife threatening injuries. friends of the young woman who police have not yet identified tell us notifying her family has been complicated by the fact some of them are overseas in china on business, but authorities say once the entire family has been notified they'll release her identity as well. i'm mola lenghi for wusa9. >> the cause of t

the fire department is at dupont circle. metro is single tracking between van ness and dupont circle station. >>> we're following a developing story out of prince george's county where police are trying to figure out why someone would shoot a man to death. this happened on darnell place last night. when police arrived the victim already dead. police say this was not a random shooting but they aren't releasing the victim's name right now or a suspect description. >>> also happening now, hundreds continue their search for two escaped murderers. it has been a week since sweat and matt broke out of the maximum security prison in upstate new york. the officials believe they're still together. the convicts used power tools to cut through steel walls, crawl through steam pipes and escape through a manhole cover. a prison worker named joyce mitchell snuck those tools into the prison. she has been arrested. >>> a police officer who shot and killed a 12-year-old boy said he had no choice. tamir rice was shot and killed while holding a

with regard to dupont you know more to come there.and we'll see what happens. >> okay. well done in taking it from dupont back to pentair. appreciate you joining us. >> good to be with you. >> next time we'll get you on camera again. >> i did a dupont interview last night to that point. greece and pr getting hit with downgrades with s&p. which one is the big eger threat and why. which has the bigger opportunity? ♪ i built my business with passion. but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy for my studio. ♪ and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my business... that's huge for my bottom line. what's in your wallet? >>> here is your cbnb update. president obama says more american workers should be paid for working overtime. he's proposing that any salaried employee paid up to $970 a week should be eligible for overtime pay. right now only salaried employees making less

the parade starts at 4:30 and at 22nd street it travels through dupont circle and logan circle. >>> thehe spokane washington naacp sorry is under fire for what her family calls falsely portraying herself as black. >> have you heard this? coming up when the naacp is saying plus we get students and staff at howard university to weigh in and you don't want tomiss this. >>> it's another hot and steamy day with the potential for some thunderstorms. you might have gotten a little bit of rain yesterday and today pretty much the same story but look at temperatures. 89 to 95 toe greece and is there any relief ahead in the first alert 7 day? i . >>> good morning 7:30 saturday morning this morning a teacher murdered one year ago will be honored today with a playground in her name. >> whyy not? >> a -- why not. >> a controversy over a washington state naacp official has people in the district asking is race about skin color or something more than that? >> the heat wave becomes official today. and we have potential for more thunderstorms in the first alert 7-day. i will tell you which of your weeken

take dupont.ote --oss in the proxy nelson lost in the proxy vote, but the company is making smarter decision and cutting their corporate waste at the top to be more efficient. with meke a step back and look at the s&p. we are around record levels. growth still isn't that great. what do you see the next six to 12 months bringing out? it is an interesting challenge. if you look at the last six months, it's very choppy. during set record highs that time, but this is a market that is getting very long in the tooth. if you back up and look at the market over the last three years, it has been a raging bull market. we think this is a pause to refresh. we think there is some of side but -- some upside, but we will have to see how the market reacts to it. it's not a recession. if the fed tightens, that's because they are data dependent and that means there will be good news. alix: it seems like there are the momentum names really leading. there is no value. we are hitting record highs, so nothing is cheap.

. >> our dave owen is live at a swedish embassy watch party at dupont circle. hey, dave. >> reporter: yeah, guys. i've got the mascot with me. i thought you'd be a viking. >> i am, but for some reason horns aren't allowed on planes. >> reporter: and swedish bears can apparent that's a hard question. (laughing) we are the fay family from chesapeake, virginia. williamsburg is just beautiful. because we have thrill seekers and not such thrill seekers, i try to find something that everybody likes. this is a very good spot to do that. the most exhilarating part about this vacation was being with the whole family. it was amazing. (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. >>> now wusa9 game on sports with dave owens brought to you by xfinity. >> reporter: welcome back, everybody. we've been having a lot of fun at this world cup watch party, the embassy of sweden putting on this event in advance of the big game tonight,usa versus sweden. mostly swedish fans, but it's

live in dupont circle northwest, scott broom, wusa9. >> all those rental units in d.c. have to be licensed and have a certificate of occupancy. >>> we've been stuck in the 60s pretty much all week, but tenacious topper is tracking some temps a bit more fitting for june. >> finally we made it into the 70s today and probably in the 80s again tomorrow and again sunday. here's the radar, much better tonight in terms of showers. all the showers and storms to the west of us toward garrett county, kanaan valley and west virginia. if you want to fire up the grill tonight, you can. 71 now in chevy chase, 74 in d.c., 70 in rockville and fairfax and springfield. here's the futurecast. 8:00 tonight maybe a shower, but for the most part showers are still back in the mountains with temps in the upper 60s and low 70s. by 10:00 we're in the 60s under partly to mostly cloudy skies. by early morning if you have played, low 70s, a couple sprinkles. we'll come back, take futurecast further in the afternoon. a cold front is moving through, what that means for your saturday afternoon plans.

riders experienced delays as metro single track between van ness and dupont circle. and on saturday an arc insulator forced metro to single track until crews fixed that problem. >>> nine days and counting, and still no sign of those convicted killers who broke out of prison in upstate new york with no new leads. police investigators say they could be in mexico by now. as nbc's miguel almaguer reports, some rattled residents who live near the prison are sleeping in shifts in their own homes. >> reporter: facing eight years in prison authorities say joyce mitchell did much more than just sneak various tools into this maximum security facility. she worked for weeks say investigators with david sweat and richard matt on their escape. what kind of relationship would you describe it as between them? >> unusual. >> reporter: district attorney andrew wiley says mitchell became involved with the convicted killers in 2013 slowly learning of their planned prison break agreeing to be their getaway driver and planning a midnight rendezvous at this power plant after the duo dug th

they didn't in the dupont case. dupont is a very well performing company.t had an advantage most companies have almost one third p or that was a big factor. olivia: and a lot of index funds. bob: if you work the buy side you are a shareholder base before hand, it is not preordained that what the iss says will happen. usually in the first meeting guys like me say here is how the votes will come out. olivia: that is what coleman -- kullman did. bob: she worked shareholders. it is not provable but the assumption around my company is they want the company. matt: i think this dovetails well with your report on bloomberg brief. activism has been so hot up till this point that pension funds florida retirees fund is thinking about it here they are putting together a list of the biggest winners and losers. bob: a list was put together of the top 100 best performing hedge funds stirred a lot of these small funds, i could not find a 13 f on them. activists are getting involved a lot more behind the scenes in a lot more smaller companies. it is something you could watc

. >>> a young woman some said was destined to be an ambassador is mourned after a lethal fire in dupont circle. coming up, the lack of licensing in the home where she was a tenant, a home that burned. >>> our heat wave begins tomorrow. thursday, temperatures well into the 90s. in fact, we'll talk about how long the 90s are going to last and if any records are in jeopardy. >>> and prince is coming to d.c., but you've got to act fast to get these tickets. >>> a surprising day in court today as jesse matthew pled guilty to three charges against him in a fairfax sex assault. thanks for being here. i'm derek mcginty. >> and i'm lesli foster. the parents were emotional inside the courtroom but didn't have much to say outside the courtroom. >> are you jesse's father? >> yes. >> how do you feel about him taking a plea agreement? >> no comment, please. >> matthew admitted to the judge he was pleading guilty due to the overwhelming evidence against him. a forensic scientist testified dna from under the victim's fingernail belonged to matthew and police connected his dna to the abduction and murde

saturday, an arcing insulator forced trains to single track around dupont circle. on sunday, metro suspended service between dupont circle and the park because of the fire department activity. >>> starting july 1, you will save money crossing the bridge over the potomac between maryland and virginia. the round trip price will drop $1 to $4.50. this is part of larry hogan's plan to lower statewide tolls that can save drivers $270 million over the next five years. >>> today you can hop on a circulator bus on the mall. yesterday was the inaugural start of the route. it stops at the smithsonian museums along the way too. it's the first public transportation route than takes you to monuments and only $1. to see the specific stops you can go go to the nbc washington app and search circulator. >>> the virginia department of education is developing a way for your student to get the high school diploma online. it will accept 100 students on a first come basis. students would receive lessons through the virtual virginia online class program. that program will launch in the f

. >>> we're getting a first look inside the dupont circle town house gutted by fire one week ago. >> died that night and another man who lived there said he lost everything. tonight "the washington post" is reporting the cause of that fire was electrical. and the owner of the town house was not licensed to rent it out. shomari stone is on riggs place with new reaction from one of the tenants. shomari? >> reporter: well tonight that tenant tells me he was in new york city at the time of the fire. he says that his friends contacted him on social media to tell him about it and he was stunned. take a look behind me that. is his unit right there, the bottom one. you can see the windows are boarded up right now, just like the windows throughout the entire building. he walked inside saw the damage. despite the loss, he is counting his blessings. >> i just can't believe that i'm so lucky. >> reporter: john mecum feels lucky to be alive after a fire destroys a house where he rented a room. he wasown when the thick smoke and flames ripped through the home last week on riggs place near dupont c

here at the dupont circle metro station, we are standing a it this area. they have had a problem with the chillers. the chillers and what happened is the line to the chillers has been going apparently. a break in it. cool air. reporting live in washington, sam ford, abc7 news. kimberly: we can sam ford's tie in the breeze. that might offer a tiny bit of relief. stay a step ahead of any storm with the storm watch team that track the weather for the website, and the facebook page or you can go to the twitter feed or download the storm watch app for the cell phone or tablet. leon: that breeze might feel like a blast out there. kimberly: you might be right. leon: we will look to see how it is happening on the roads. jamie sullivan is watching it for us. jamie: it's a rough one especially for anyone traveling in the district or out orn 395. this is where i want to start. you will see nothing moving. we have a digital sign up pushing people in either direction with the arrow because of a disabled vehicle inbound on the 14th street bridge. 395 northbound we are s

this overnight fire took the lives of two college students who lived on the third floor of this duponte roadhouse and injured two more. >> i thought this high rise was on fire. the flame was above -- >> that is how high the flames were? >> high as this house. high as this building. and i'm quite a ways away. i could feel the heat. >> i woke up checked it out and discovered it was the house behind by building and at that point it was fully engulfed. >> reporter: michael upright shot this video. >> the fire was on top of the roof of that house, the house next door and house next door to that trying to contain the fire. which they did an amazing job with. >> reporter: if not for the aggressive tactic of d.c. firefighters many more homes could have gone up in flames. >> i say them going through if smoke. >> reporter: max salas lives here and his family ownware owns the house. he is well known in d.c. political circles having served as a alcohol beverage control board member under mayor berry and on jim grahams 1998 campaign. he's also known for saint in prison prior to his political days f

. >>> firefighters spent this evening handing out smoke detectors and answering questions in a dupont circle neighborhood, where two people died in a row house fire today. news4's shomari stone live now on riggs place northwest. and shomari a lot of those questions still unanswered tonight. >> well that's right. a lot of neighbors have come outside, asking us questions. right now firefighters are trying to determine what caused this fire. look right across the street. you can see the charred debris. the damage is extensive. and tonight neighbors are stunned. the fire was an inferno, flames heavy smoke shooting out of this row house in northwest d.c. two. people died five hurt. ellen kerry lives next door. what did you hear this morning? >> at 2:30 we woke up to shouting and loud screams. and then ambulances. >> reporter: the fire started on the 1600 block of riggs place between dupont and logan circle. this evening, firefighters passed out safety flyers. >> what we're doing right now is canvassing the neighborhood who has actual smoke detectors. if they're not working or too old, we'l

dupont says this units is being spun off into an independent company.ee how many jobs remain. >>> wal-mart says that it plans to roll out pay increases managers will get a pay bump in some cases as much as 26 permits wal-mart will increase its starting wage to $10 an hour next year and intend to create more managerial positions. >>> taking a look at the stock markets, no major moves on wall street. stocks have been in a rut lately. all markets have small losses. today's futures look like they're pointing to higher opens. southwest is offering tickets as low as $49 per way. the fares are priced up to $149 each way still al good deal. travel is for august 25th through december 16th. >> time right now is 4:40. coming up more stories you didn't see last night a teacher in the midwest is under fire after taking students to an adult toy shop. >> a florida science teacher says he had enough of students using cell phones in his class. what he did about it next got him suspended. we'll explain. david. >> there's a touch of rain and drizzle around today especiall

dupont can't.y don't have the product portfolio to do it. >> when i walked in this morning and got home yesterday let's call it later in the day, i anticipated you might hear something on consolidation amongst the hmos, particularly at humana. nothing. nothing at all. >> that goes down today. >> sundays, you check your phone and make calls. nothing. don't know where things stand there in terms of except there had been something of an expectation amongst even people close to the situation that you might get a deal. >> are there people who say we really shouldn't do this until greece? >> no. i don't think greece figures that prominently into it. you always want to pick a great day for the stock and inquirer so an up market helps. anti-trust does in the minds of humana right now given that wall street journal story today about how the anti-trust regulators are already looking or thinking about coming consolidation amongst the hmos. i pointed out if you get two deals, five to three, they will consider

throughout the night there will be a lot of people coming through dupont circle. let's face it. it's friday night. there's american colors here as well. i got that flag in the back of my pocket. it's a party for everybody, friday night, 5:30 time frame. it's a big deal for the swedes, no doubt about that, because they're a soccer crazy country, televisions being set up to watch the game down here, fun activities. in a while the swedish coach will give a pregame speech on these games. the swedes guys, normally they're humble and don't typically trash talk, but tonight i found some swedish fans and they're not holding back. >> it is a great thing. usually embassy of sweden or it's house of sweden in georgetown, but now we if the it's a good time to move outdoors. it's -- felt it's a good time to move outdoors. it's beautiful weather. we assure you you'll like good in this. >> reporter: how does it look on me? >> you look perfect. i think sweden will win tonight. >> reporter: she guaranteed victory and if they don't win, she says she's going to jump into the fountain down here. we'

and same with dupont. and dow chemical. these kind of spurs make sense.ke a good situation better. now as positive as those resolutions were the home run outcome in these situations is an outright sale. i'm sure ultimately jana would like to see conagra sell to a company lake kraft. either way jana is going to win. which leads me to twitter. no strong leader in the company right now. and the interim ceo isn't able to do much. you might think twitter could be an obvious target for activists. could easily buy percentage of the shares and advocate for change or a sale. however going after twitter would be at the odds of current ethos of angtctivists i just mentioned. they don't want to launch without a safety net right now. it is not like the activists are going to blow up the firm's performance if they fail to get their people elected and have a huge position that could sink on them. the stocks wouldn't fail all that much. even with dupont's only went down a little more than 4% from highs. hardly a disaster. but twitter? i would argue that unless an activis

thousands of people lined the streets of dupont circle, logan circle to watch the capital pride parade along with 200 colorful floats, there's your mayor here for d.c. she came out to show her support. this year's theme is flashback with a capital pride parade celebrating 40 years. >> this is a great event. i mean, it brings together people from all over the area that may not live in the city, may not have a lot of gay friends, so they come here and they've got community. >> and tomorrow is another day of celebration with a festival and concert taking over pennsylvania avenue. for details just go to our nbc washington app. >>> generations of children will now get to play and learn about music at the memorial park. in addition to swings and slides it has musical instruments for kids to try out. lodato was gunned down. her accused murderer is in custody. they honored her life and legacy when they dedicated this park in her name. >> so pleased to see this and that kids are going to be exposed to music and that was really her passion. >> the playground is at the nanny lee rec center on 11t

trains are single tracking between cleveland park and dupont circle.e was detected earlier this morning. they believe it was due to a sparking insulator. we are told fire crews are beginning to clear out of the area now and we will update you when we learn more. a maryland family continues their search for a missing 13-year-old girl. she disappeared from school in may. her mother says she suffers mental illness and is supposed to be taking medications. police are asking anyone who may have seen her to come forward. here is your forecast. dave: a steamy sunday morning. this is a live shot in rehobeth. temperature, 77 degrees and they are setting up for a fine day at the beach. temperature at regent -- at reagan national airport, 82 degrees. when you factor in the dew points in the 70's, it feels in the upper 80's in town. one of those days where you want to find a place that is very cool. some showers overnight especially in southern maryland, also portions of northern and central delaware. we could have more storms this afternoon. high temperatures tod

two locations near medical center and near dupont circle. the dupont circle incident happened may 31. it was caught on camera. we can show you that video. posted on the website unstop d.c. metro. this was taken by a rider. the train is moving and the door is wide open. the rider reported with the post that recorded by the train operator. the train rolled on to another station. metro is responding. the 4000 series trains have been taken off the track. this is a problem that happened before 2010. the same thing. doors were popping open. short circuit in the system. we will talk to riders and you can imagine what their reactions are. >> well, i went around the train after it happened one time. >> i think it's fine for those of us who don't stand next to the door but it's very dangerous. i wouldn't want to be nearby. >> it can be catastrophic. lose a life, lose a limb. terrible. the interrupt for riders is -- the result for the riders is there will be fewer trains. you look up here on the boarded. the trains posted here are in fact eight car tra

bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms are trying to piece together the cause of a tragic fire in dupont circle that claimed the lives of two people and injured two others. scott broom is there at 1610 riggs place in dupont circle with some dramatic bystander video. >> reporter: look at the home behind me now, a beautiful four- level brick home, now the scene of tragedy. video shows what an inferno it was earlier. the home according to neighbors and friends, the residence of a man in his 60s who rents an apartment and rooms to a number of young adults. the inferno caught on cell phone video early today, two people who neighbors believe were young adults, possibly university students renting rooms in the home, died. their identities have not been revealed by d.c. fire officials. two other adults also not named by fewer officials escaped the stately four-level brick row home with serious but not life threatening injuries. three firefighters were also hurt. neighbors are deeply concerned that one of the injured residents is a 64-year-old man who they have not been able to contact. shock spr

the robbery happened before midnight on friday near dupont circle.f you recognize his person, please contact d.c. police. people in colombia are on the lookout for a raccoon the likely has rabies. howard county police received several reports of a raccoon staggering and acting erratically. anyone who sees this raccoon should go inside, notify neighbors, and call 911 immediately. some 16,000 students in maryland are victims of a misprint. college board officials say a typo on the june 6 sat exam cheated them out of time to complete the test. their book said they had 25 minutes to complete a reading section. proctor materials give them only 20. students who took the exam can take it again at no additional cost. tonight the western u.s. is at the fires hitting five separate states and why crews are having such a tough time stopping them. anchor: statewide water restrictions could make this fire season and especially difficult one in california. firefighters are battling several wildfires, the largest has consumed 25 square miles of the san bernardino na

the swedish embassy is hosting a viewing part in dupont circle. starting at 5:30 p.m. and the kickoff is at 8:00. should be an awesome match. >> yeah. going to watch? >> i'll try, yes. absolutely. >> good stuff. >>> 6:11 right now. inside, in front of a tv might be your best bet over the next couple of days. >> i know. weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:11. here is tom kierein. >> kickoff at 8:00 the weather should be pleasant. good driving weather for today for the morning, the midday and the afternoon. for the morning commute, we'll have hazy sunshine. dry roads, temperatures mid to upper 70s. then for the afternoon commute, you need that a.c. on. in the mid 90s. some roads what i be wet from passing thundershowers mainly wes of the metro area. on the next weather and traffic on the 1s a look at when the stupid heat wave will end. what's going on on the roads? >> we have a 1 1/2 backup inbound suitland parkway because of this crash here. the debris clean-up is still underway right now. so outbound suitland parkway is open. inbound being pushed on to firth sterling ri

it she seemed to be enjoying the atmosphere at dupont circle. her dads have been here before for the parade but not as a family. >> it has been great having cora in our life and more excepting for us as the world changes. rebecca: in addition, attendees also noticed how many businesses and big corporations seemed to be competing to be the most gay friendly this year. >> i noticed that the marriott hotel had big billboards in the parade. later on, -- >> it is more excepting of the culture, showing that times have changed. i think it is a really good thing. rebecca: there were still plenty of over-the-top outfits. it is part of the fun of this parade. this year's parade was notable for just how mainstream maney now consider gay pride to be. >> it switched from protesting to a celebration and a parade. rebecca: some of the corporations lining up to be sponsors are marriott, hilton, starbucks had their employees where their special gay pride t-shirts. businesses is now thinking that being gay proudly -- gay friendly is good for business. kellye: whi

as the storms rolled through dupont circle, it happened at the tail end of rush-hour. it was a heck of a storm. folks were trying to run out of the way, but they weren't quick enough in most cases. the rain was coming down so hard and the wind was blowing as well. we drove around different parts of d.c., and it doesn't look like the damage in d.c. was anything like what you saw in maryland and virginia. back out here live, this vehicle has saw on it right now. it is dented right there because a tree landed on it. he just blew that off. you might be able to see some of the dense on the vehicle. believe it or not, the owner of that vehicle tells me the tree fell before the storm. i don't know if the storms over the weekend loosened up the tree, but she says it fell about 3:30, before the big storm that rolled through on rush-hour. reporting live in georgetown tom roussey. leon: thanks, tom. going to be hard to sleep with those chippers working overnight. 7 is on your side. sign up for text alerts from our stormwatch team. we will get you on your mobile device. breaking a

she died when a row house caught fire in dupont. georgetown univers establish a scholarship fund in her name to promote the empowerment of women in the middle east. a historic arrival in alexandria. the french tall ship pulled in just after midnight, in exact replica of a ship that sailed into america back in 1780. sam sweeney is on the riverfront this noon with a look at that. hey, sam. sam: thousands of people here continue to pour onto the dock to catch a glimpse of history. whether they are here to take a selfie with the ship or simply marvel in its beauty, it's definitely turning heads this afternoon. it started its native more -- native voyage after 17 years of construction. >> the beauty of the ship became apparent. something you don't get to see every day. the last time a french tall ship waving flags came up the potomac it was 237 years ago. >> you can get jaded here thinking the seen it all. but this is not something you see everyday. >> this is an exact replica of the ship that the marquee sailed on. his leadership would

he has a home in the dupont circle neighborhood and has a home in chicago. he spent 17 months in an alabama prison for spending $750,000 in campaign money on personal items. his wife will serve a year in prison on related charges. >>> we have a traffic alert for you on the g.w. parkway. crews expected to begin inspecting the windy run bridge in arlington. a single southbound lane will be closed between 10:00 this morning and 2:00 this afternoon. the federal highway administration moved up that inspection because of severe potholes. engineers will try to figure out whether water is getting in and if there are other factors that are causing those potholes. >>> you saw them you felt them. and you heard them. those crazy storms that blew through our area saturday night. now the national weather service is investigating whether a tornado touched down in this area. >>> a look at the temperatures right now. across the area it's already nice and toasty. and it's only >>> you're watching "news4 today." >> the woman you see here in this video has a misdemeanor charge

broke out in a row house on riggs place right your dupont circle. we know that two people died in the fire and five others were hurt, including three firefighters. jeanette reyes has more from the scene in northwest. jeanette: residents were jolted out of bed early in the morning. >> i woke up at about 3:00 and saw -- looked out my window and saw smoke coming off the roof. jeanette: jacqueline woodberry saw the flames shooting into the sky. firefighters climbed up the three-story building. >> i could see a lot of the actual fire coming off the roof. jeanette: two people were killed. it was a man and a woman, one found in the hallway, another in the bedroom. two others were transported to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. >> i was hoping that no one was hurt. i was sad to find out that people were hurt this morning. jeanette: a longtime neighbor and friend of the family did not want to go on camera but tells me that a man and woman is there with adult children. he woke up to screams and his dog trying to get his attenti

he went with his tie and group and try to get dupont and the ceo fought him off.ving himself his first opinion over one decade. he says this could be a deflection point for the way activist investors and for the process of activist investing and how it really works. tom: and how corporations push back. it is representing the major corporation and the larger corporate. matt: right and they have typically bow to activist pressure because they do not want the scrutiny that comes with the proxy battle. dupont said no and the chief flew around the country back-and-forth for months and talk to retired individual shareholders to try and get them to vote by a slight margin. it has now become a hero. tom: you get an update from bob for fused -- matt: we will talk about general m&a activity as well but it is interesting that he sees a change because activist investing has been on a tear for the past few years. we will bring on the acre from bloomberg to talk about -- we will bring on nate baker from bloomberg to talk about this. i have been so excited about this story and i

the swedish embassy is hosting a viewing party with a big screen set up in dupont circle. bring your water. it will be hot out there. switching gears. tonight, a deep investigation into the murders of four people in a d.c. mansion. it is a story we have been covering extensively. it is tonight's "2020" topic. this case hits close to home for many of us. >> absolutely. good to see you. we are going to explore this case point by point, every single detail turned upside down. we have our team of experts trying to figure out what happened inside that mansion. we speak to nelly gutierrez. today, she reveals new details to us on 20/20 about what happened inside the mansion in terms of her relationship with the family and what she has talked about over the last couple of weeks. more than that, we interview a man who was on the other side of two separate attacks and he explains a coming face-to-face with darren wint almost cost him his life. jummy: police are still saying if they do not know if darren wint was working by himself or with others involved. ryan: that is a big part of

. >>> one of the victims of last week's tragic fire on dupont circle was memorialized. nina breckleman was awarded a fullbright scholarship. she and another tenant were renting rooms on the top of the $1.5 million rowhome, and they were killed when the fire gutted that property. it was ruled an accident and five others, including three firefighters, were injured. the rental units in the house have been occupied without proper licensing. the investigation continues. >>> expect crowding if you take the metro trains. the agency is taking 100 of the 4000 cars out of service temporarily. investigators are trying to figure out why the doors opened on a moving train last month. they should hopefully get back on the rails by the start of next week. red, blue, orange, and green line trains for now will run 6 cars instead of 8. >>> hope you enjoyed the weather. we are about to get thrown in the furnace. a heat wave starts tomorrow. top, how hot are we talking? >> not record highs but pretty toasty for june, 90s, a prolonged period of 90s. let's start with the graph. we're forecas

a bunch of streets closed like dupont 10th, lincoln all spots to avoid unless you're heading to the viewing later on today. >>> thank you. >>> going on, an ohio passenger had her camera rolling when she said an impaired driver caused an head on crash. the red car swerved over the divider almost hitting cars and crashing. investigators believe the driver was abusing prescription drugs. the driver could facing a evaluated vehicular assault charges, but no charges have been filed. >>> police in camden county need your help to identify a pair of arsonists. they are wanted for a string of vehicle fires. surveillance videos shows them in camden, monday night. they set a minivan on fire using what police say using a bottle of flammable liquid. the people that are suspected of doing this is driving an suv one had an american flag on the back his t. >> reporter: sprinkles and showers around some neighborhoods, this afternoon shorts and ts, hopefully the sun is coming back. i'll have the day planner forecast coming up and we'll check out the national call for the travels let you know where the severe

these closures expected to last until tomorrow afternoon portions of dupont, tenth and howell street and scott street and lincoln street. >> the search is upon or a person who put a puppy through the life's worth of horror in delaware county. he was found wandering through the streets in darby borough. shelter workers suspect the shackle may have been put around his neck when he was small and became embedded in his flesh when he grew. of. >> he had a fighting spirit and found his way out of the yard where he tied up. a lot of times when we see emaciated dogs the people are looking to get rid of the dog. >> trooper underwent mineralcy mineralcy -- emergency surgery 'delaware county spca. he faces a long road to recovery as he tries to gain wait. >>> wait -- weight. >> video posted online shows several people shooting roman candles at each other. they have small amounts of gun powder. >>> this florida man has serious dance moves video caught him dancing on top of a police car. he was there for 6 minutes before he slides on the windshield and rips off one of the wipers. minutes later he

. >>> the enormity of the loss following the death of two people killed in a dupont circle area fire wednesday came into sharp focus late today. one of the victims, a 24 candidate for a fulbright scholarship who had just celebrate earning her masters degree in arabic studies in georgetown. the kentucky native's identity has not been released because some family members are out of the country. one resident laid flowers in front of the house on riggs place today. >> i'm horrified by the way they died, early 20s, student, brown shoulder length hair always riding her bike up and down, always in a hurry it seemed. >> this is horrible. this is just terrible. >> the young woman who died was renting a room in the house gutted by the fire early yesterday. a second renter also died. officials haven't released information on him. two people including resident max salas and a well known figure in local politics the early part of this century escaped with serious injuries. investigators are tracking down what caused the fire. >>> d.c. police still investigating another fire, this one apparently s

. >>> the enormity of the loss after two people were killed in a dupont circle area fire wednesday came into sharp focus late today. according to a childhood friend, the 24-year-old candidate for a fulbright scholarship who had just celebrated earning a masters degree in arabic studies at georgetown university, the kentucky native hasn't been identified by authorities because family members are out of the country. she was renting a room when the house was gutted by fire wednesday. a second renter also died. his identity has not been released by authorities either. two people escaped with serious injuries. the cause of the fire has not been determined. >>> one of this region's most notorious murder cases will be tried again. more than 14 years after intern chandra levy was killed and five years after the first trial, the man accused of killing her will get a new trial before the judge. >> reporter: 24-year-old chandra levy had a romantic relationship with gary condit. ingmar guandique was convicted eight years later. today judge gerald fisher granted a motion for new trial based on a def

we're standing at 14th street and the parade through dupont and logan circle and they're coming through you can see. we have a few celebrities here. this is the 40th year for the parade, but this year is significant because the next two to three weeks, we'll hear how the supreme court's decision on gay marriage will go. today, politics seem to be taking a back seat. for most everyone, today is all about celebrating. >> an opportunity for us to come together and i think so many times we are hiding behind our fake identities because we don't want anyone to know who we are. this is an opportunity to come together and be ourselves and authentic. and be treated authentically. >> reporter: this is called capitol pride weekend for a weekend. it's not just about the parade now. there are events all weekend. we have the festival and a concert tomorrow. i want to step out of the way for a second. i want you to look at this. so much color everywhere and one of my favorite parts, guys s at the beginning of the parade. i have to tell you, i was standing at the front of the parade and the police offi

firearms have not yet figured out what caused a fire that killed two people and hurt five others in the dupont circle area earlier today. officials haven't said who was killed. the two survivors have serious injuries and are expected to get better. neighbors at the home at riggs place are deeply concerned one of the injured is a 64-year-old man who rented units in that home to several young adults. the atf does get involved in investigating fatal fires in d.c. >>> tonight we are getting our very first look at the home where a prince george's county woman got a deadly butt enlargement injection. kelly mayhew went to an apparently unlicensed doctor in the basement apartment of this house in queens, new york, over the weekend. her mother tomorrow us she started having problems breathing after receiving silicone injections. the person who gave her the shot did not help and ran off. police are still looking for that person. meantime a nuke was surprised to hear procedure -- a neighbor was surprised to hear procedures like that were going on nearby. >> there's no doctor or nurse or anybody with a me

atf have not determined what caused a fire that killed two people and injured fire others in the dupont circle area early today. officials haven't revealed the identities of the people who died or were hurt. two survivors have serious about nonlife threatening injuries. neighbors of the home at 1610 rg3 place are deep -- 1610 riggs place are deeply concerned one of them is a 64- year-old man who was renting units in the home to a number of young adults. >> you could smell the smoke inside my unit. i was frightened. >> i think it's terrible. you don't see these kinds of fires too often anymore. >> at least one renter was out of town when that 2:30 a.m. fire happened. the atf is routinely involved in fatal fires in the district. >>> a controversial vote to sell a piece of history in arlington county has galvanized opponents. peggy fox joins us live from the reeves farmhouse site, the last working dairy farm in the . right. not too long ago cows grazed this property and you can see the reeves farmhouse, the 19th stent rei farmhouse up on that hill there. all -- century farmhouse up on that

. >>> a fire at a dupont circle home which claimed two lives has been ruled accidental by the a.t.f. that news comes as a memorial service is being held today for nina brekelmans, the georgetown university student who died in last week's fire. university of maryland graduate patrick mcloughlin also died in the blaze. the other residents including the owner were able to escape but they did suffer serious injuries. >>> more than two months after the crash of german wings flight 525, today the family of 15 school children who were lost in crash were be able to lay their children to rest. they will arrive at the dusseldorf airport later today. the victims' remainsen the first to be reparticipate -- remains are itself first to be repatriated following errors on the gift certificates. they were on a class trip. the copilot is believed to have deliberately crashed the airbus a320 into the french al:s in march. >>> relatives of the victims of the ferry disaster in china said goodbye. the funeral comes as it was announced that china has assembled a 06-strong -- 60- strong team to probe last w

an emotional memorial service at the young woman killed last week when fire gutted a row house in duponte. 24-year-old nina brekkelman had just earned a marches degree in arabic studies and had been awarded a full bright fellowship. another tenant michael mclaughlin, died. the house where they were renting rooms was not licensed to do that. >> i think it's extraordinarily unfair for someone like nina, who as she tries to cut down on her spending did it so that she could do more for other people would have had to settle for a house that ultimately took her life. [ crying ] >> an investigation is underway into the background of the rentals and the occupant landlord max salas. he and his grandson were injured in the fire. federal investigators ruled the fire was an accident. >>> the man convicted for the murder of shorthand ralevy will be in court for a bond hearing. a judge granted a new trial after arguing that a witness lied during the original trial. >>> it is not quite summer yet. at least not according to the calendar. but a heat wave is about to put the grip on us! >> just how hot it

jackson has a home in the dupont circle neighborhood. he has a home also in chicago. he spent 17 months in an alabama prison for spending $750,000 in campaign money on personal items. his wife will serve a year in prison on related charge. >>> looking at 4:30 on the dot. another hot start to a workweek. >> that's right. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with more on what we can expect in the day ahead. good morning. >> good morning, angie and eun. very mild start to the day for sure. we haven't even dropped below 80 degrees at national airport yet. obviously cooler once you bet out the beltway. 78 in annapolis, 72 in dumfries and triangle. a warm one for sure. we'll have 100% sunshine today so temperatures will jump very, very quickly. commuter walk forecast, temperatures in the upper 70s for the walk in this morning. and into the low 90s by later on this afternoon. it will be a sticky day to be outside but tomorrow the heat and the humidity increase even more. uncomfortable uncomfortable, borders on oppressive for tuesday. we'll talk about the seven-day forecast

how is dupont dealing with this greek mess?cross currents swirling around the world. that's coming up at 4:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> meantime as we look at the dow heat map, all 30 shares in the dow are in the red. the dow off 253. and the worst of the worst today is miss kullman's dupont at $63.98, it is down about 2.5%. that makes her appearance on the "closing bell" in little more than an hour's time a particularly interesting one. mandy? >>> thank you. as you might have expected, ty it's been a roller coaster ride for the euro currency today. right now sitting at 112.50. sara eisen, am i to believe this is the biggest reversal intraday for the euro/dollar pair? >> it could be if we close higher today. the currency market is sending a clear message -- we're not clear of a grexit. the euro dropped overnight, a 1% move up in asia. now the euro is up almost 1% against the dollar. why? european policymakers have tried to down play the situation with german chancellor angela merkel saying we need to compromise. if there is no com

. >>> a young woman some said was destined to be an ambassador is mourned after a lethal fire in dupontg up, the lack of licensing in the home where she was a tenant, a home that burned. >>> our heat wave begins tomorrow. thursday, temperatures well into the 90s. in fact, we'll talk about how long the 90s are going to last and if any records are in jeopardy. >>> and prince is coming to d.c., but you've got to act fast to get these tickets. >>> a surprising day in court today as jesse matthew pled guilty to three charges against him in a fairfax sex assault. thanks for being here. i'm derek mcginty. >> and i'm lesli foster. the pare

if you look at dupont, eemi'm a dupont shareholder.> gentlemen, it has been a pleasure having you both here today. i always love it. please, come back soon. dick, ken, we really appreciate it. >> always fun. >> it is always informative. >> love having you here. >> tune in to power lunch. in the afternoon. >> that does it for us. make sure you join us tomorrow. right now, time for "squawk on the street." >>> good thursday morning. welcome to "squawk on the street." i'm carl qintanilla with jim cramer and. the dow's biggest drop in the month yesterday. no deal in greece. some of these headlines might make you think we won't see one tomorrow. personal spending at a six-year high as consumers take out the wallet. the ten-year and oil, we w

. >>> the atf tells wusa9 last week's deadly fire at a dupont circle home was ruled accidental and the cause was electric in nature. sources tell us the fire began on the ground floor of the $1.5 million home at 16th and riggs place northwest. there were smoke detectors, but investigators couldn't figure out if they worked. two tenants in the home, georgetown university graduate nina brekelmans and university of maryland grad patrick mcloughlin died in the fire. d.c. officials say that house was not licensed to rent rooms or apartments. >>> the secret service suspects a pair of bomb threats today at the white house and u.s. capitol today are related. white house secretary josh earnest was giving a daily briefing to reporters this afternoon when an agent came in and ordered everybody out. after 20 minutes and a sweep of the room the secret service gave the all clear. earnest said someone called in a threat and president obama was never in danger, but many reporters questioned why they were evacuated, but the president was not. >>> about 90 minutes earlier on capitol hill someone called