kristin, what are you seeing out there now? >> reporter: yeah, well, we're seeing it could be a little while before the accident is cleared. take a look behind me as you just saw, the truck there still overturned. you see firefighters walking around. it was, as melissa mentioned down to one lane a little while ago. three lanes of traffic are moving around the accident. happened around 2:00 this morning. outerloop of the beltway. truck flipped over. the driver we're hearing, was seriously hurt. but we're trying to find out exactly how they're doing. back here live, you can see some of the equipment and trucks being used for the cleanup. there say tow truck here now, because now the plan is to upright the truck. and that's what's going to take a little bit of time because we have to upright the truck and also move it off the highway. we'll keep you updated throughout the morning. but again could be a little slow going this morning on the way in. back to you. >> kristin, thank you. >>> 5:32, our time right now, good morning everyb

kristin wright is going to be live for us, 123 and ox road at braddock. she said some of ox is open but you cannot turn on to kelly drive. wide look at the beltway. no problems there. 270 at shady grove just rolling along fine. >>> we also have more details about that deadly crash in montgomery county. storms knocked down a tree in the area of darnestown road and cattail road. the driver of a pickup truck slammed into a tree around 8:30. county police say the 79-year-old driver died at the scene. >>> and lightning strikes hit an apartment complex in greenville causing flames to shoot out of the roof. take a look here. a woman who lives inside this complex recorded this video as the nair tore through nearly two dozen units. this is on lake side drive. people from 22 apartments had to find somewhere else to stay last night. one woman told us when she saw the flames, she just ran and left everything behind. >>> the drive along the gw parkway should be smoother this morning. the big tree that fell down southbound on gw parkway near route 123 is gone. crews wo

kristin, any progress right now? >> reporter: you know, it's about the same as the last time we checked in. take a look behind me. you can see the truck still overturned there. it looks like they're trying to get it back on its side. and we can tell you a tow truck is here. hopefully that means they will be able to get the truck off the beltway soon. also can tell you there's another truck here trying to remove all the potatoes from the road. the ruck was carrying potatoes. there are a lot of potatoes on the ground so they're trying to get them off the road. the accident happened around 2:30 this morning. driver was seriously hurt but we don't know exactly how badly. right now again, they've just got to get the truck turned upright on its side which say big job and then get it off the road. in the meantime there will be impacts with traffic. three lanes getting by right now, melissa mollet is here with how this may affect your travel this morning. >> yeah kristin, it's a mess orlando there. that left lane is blocked.

news4's kristin wright has breaking developments. kristin?> reporter: hey, yes, we just learned in just the past few months that another firefighter was hurt as well. so we have a total of two people dead from this fire five injured, three of the five are firefighters with minor injuries. and two of those five were two people taken to the hospital with serious injuries. so the fire started at about 2:30 this morning. look here, the fire is out. firefighters still here because it was a pretty big fire. it's a three-story row home. if you can see inside there, it is gutted. again, started early this morning. early on in the investigation, too early to say what might have started the fire. at this point. but yes, some really tragic developments in just the past little while as we have learned that two people are dead from this fire. and another five people hurt. three of the five firefighters, two of them people we presume that were inside of the row home with serious injuries. so that's the latest here on riggs place in northwest. some road clo

news4's kristin wright has been there all morning long. she joins us live with the latest. kristin? >> reporter: yes, that's right. two people are dead in this house fire on riggs place northwest. two people with serious injuries and three firefighters with minor injuries. the row home right behind me. it is three floors. firefighters are still here. the fire has been out for some time. but now firefighters have their investigation ahead and that is figuring out exactly how this fire started. it's still very early in the investigation. but tragic developments overnight again two people dead in the area. we have to leave right now because they have some work they want to do in this alleyway, so we'll send it back to you -- send it back to melissa with latest on road closures. >>> taking a look at riggs place closed in northwest still because of that fire where kristin is this morning. 95 south at the truck scales, two right lanes blocked and inner loop at new hampshire avenue closed because of a crash. >>> 6:47 today. we'll learn how a family plans to take legal action after d.c. fir

>> thank you, kristin. >>> it's 5:06. a union representing federal workers claims a massive data breach is even worse than the obama administration will admit. the union says personal data and social security numbers for every federal worker. but the office of personnel management said that's not true. opm says a little more than 4 million active and former federal workers may have had their information compromised. >>> we continue following a developing story out of upstate new york where the manhunt continues for two escaped prisoners. the latest on the search and the latest on the woman who was supposed to be the get away driver. >>> and the co-pilot who intentionally downed a germanwings flight. what we're learning >>> welcome back at 5:09. more dominos are falling in the world of professional soccer. the senate in paraguy has voted to repeal a law that gave immunity to the soccer confederation. it comes as a major scandal is engulfing fifa. one of the fifa executives is from paraguy and lobbied in the 1990s to make s

kristin wright has more information. what have you learned? >> reporter: we do have some new information. we have learned that two people were taken from this row home after the fire in very critical condition. we also learned that two others were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries and this two firefighters have minor injuries. three floors, you can see the firefighters are still here. the fire is out, we're told. and the investigation at this point is

that is where kristin wright has been most of the monk. and also in fairfax, twinbrook road at braddock roshgsd aad, a downed tree there. and darnestown and martinsburg. and downstairstown and cattail, a tree down. beltway looking typical. 66 inbound near prince william parkway very slow. no incidents no accidents. just a lot of volume and a big slowdown there. overall prince george's county moving along. southbound bw parkway had that right lane blocked. falls road, no problems there. >>> a beautiful picture early wednesday morning in the nation's capital. a good day to be outside. sunshine, 70 degrees downtown. northwest winds at 12 miles per hour. they're ushering in cooler and drier air. a great picture from social media yesterday. here's a shot of the lightning over the national mall u.s. capitol back in the distance there. library of congress. a lot of great pictures last night. the braves and the nationals did manage to play the game after a rain delay. check out that vibrant orange sky over the ballpark. thanks for the pictures. no

kristin fisher is following new developments from washington. kristin? the scenes debate the white house is poised to make a major shift in strategy in iraq. the pentagon is recommending establishing a new military base in anbar providence and sending in about 400 military advisors to train iraqi forces in the fight against isis. this comes two-days after president obama admitted he did not have a strategy in iraq. the pentagon says it is still waiting for a final decision from the white house on this plan. and the center piece of it is to train iraqi troops to fight isis and ultimately retake ramadi. >> we are focused on getting iraqi forces ready and trained and equipped. our efforts to train and advise. iraqi forces are ongoing in multiple sites in iraq. we have greater capacity to train troops than there are currently in the pipeline. >> recruitment has been a huge battle. right now there are only 2500 iraqi troops in training. they need many more to defeat isis. one thing this will not do is it will not approve the use of americans on the ground to

. >> kristin, what do u.s. officials think the hackers will do with this. >> they could use it to steal people's identities open up credit cards, but the big fear with this breach these hackers could use the stolen information to blackmail federal employees, especially those with high-level security clearances. >> a whole lot of people affected. thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >>> the boston terror suspect who plotted to behead police officers is said to be stunned he's been connected to isis. >> that comes as an absolute surprise to the family. they had not perceived any conduct or change in demeanor with usaama rahim. >> but the fbi says usaama rahim's radicalization has been years in the making. he's been tracked since 2012 visiting isis-related websites and ranting on facebook by getting a call from the feds. he was shot and killed when he lunged at police with a knife. his nephew under arrest now. they look for more suspects and try to figure out how extensive the network is. >> rahim reportedly had

. >> thank you kristin. >> you are welcome. >> the patriot act is a sheer violation of the constitution rudy giuliani says restricting information is putting national security at risk. >> the government has not missed views there's no evidence under either president obama there has been any misuse by the government. i happen to know the information is helpful. the government has its hands tied behind its back it can't tell situations where the information has been helpful also. they are going to put it in the hands of private companies and there may be a day we get a bombing we don't pick up fast enough because it will take a while to get there. people could die as a result of that. i think congress is making a mistake here. >> an airline terror hoax scares passengers across the country. bomb threats made against five flights nationwide federal officials say they were not credible. one was u.s. airways flight from san diego to philadelphia with 93 people on board. police aren't taking any chances. >>> members of the bomb squad and canine teams from the philadelphia police airport unit g

so during the course of it -- i had seen lots of footage of it, and kristin -- there's some of kristing the "wicked" album. and she was singing that song -- "popular." ♪ i know about popular m like that, you see? and so it became in our household -- like if you wanted to annoy either of us, we would sing "popular." and you'd go, "shut up!" [ laughter ] and so when the premiere of the film was on, i was on the red carpet, and that weird thing when a fan of yours comes on the red carpet. you're like, "hi." and you're having a conversation like this. "nice to see you. how are you doing?" so that was -- kristin came on, and i went "popular. i'm all about --" and she went, "shut up! i hate that song." [ laughter ] and i go, "not as much as me." and grant, my husband, was sitting over there, and i said, "oh, my god." she hadn't met him at this point. it was a long time ago. i went, "oh, my god. you see that tall, baldy guy over there? if you go over and sing 'popular' to him, it would be hilarious because he hates the song." and she's like, "okay." [ laughter ] so off she goes. and he's just

>> kristin wright at the live desk for us. thank you. in news4 your health, putting your children under general anesthesia could be more dangerous than thought. before the age of 4 it can lead to diminished language comprehension, decreased gray matter density in parts of the brain. researchers are recommending more studies on the issue. >>> today, several fairfax county police officers will experience what living with mental illness is like. 20 officers will wear ipods so they can hear voices and learn what people with schizophrenia is dealing with. today is a beginning of week-long training for officers. the goal is to prepare them on how to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental illness and how to communicate with the person who might be mentally ill. >>> all right, time for weather and traffic on the 1s. we're dealing with some changes coming our way. >> yeah, it's summertime. let's check in with tom kierein to see what's coming. >> all is calm and quiet today. a scene of tranquility, a few clouds passing over. it's turned more h

kristen kristin? >> the british prime minister david cameron made then blunt comments to the bbc radio. isis is planning specific attacks in the u.k. here's here's the direct quote. there are people in iraq and syria plotting to carry out terrible attacks in britain and elsewhere. as long as isil exists in those two countries they are at threat. this is after the single worst athought against british nationals in decades. two were shot and killed on friday the same day as two other terror attacks one in france another in kuwait. that's three attacks in three hours on three continents. all of this as u.s. warns of increased risk of isis inspired terror attacks on july 4th. isis is more committed to smaller attacks on symbolic dates. our independence day would fit that profile. list tone the chairman of the house committee on homeland security speaking yesterday on fox news sunday. >> i am extremely concerned about the way the syrian and isis kreerecruiters can use the internet at lightning speed to con

. >> news4's kristin wright is gathering information. >>> a maryland woman is dead after she received butt injections. police are looking for the woman who gave her those injections. police say 34-year-old kelly mayhew travelled to queens new york, to enlarge her butt. she liked to pose in pictures on her facebook page. she died last saturday. "the new york daily news" reports a woman gave mayhew silicone injections and then kelly had trouble breathing. kelly's mother was with her at the time and gave her cpr. she took her to the hospital where she died. the woman who gave her those injections drove away. dr. rondi walker is a board certified plastic surgeon. she said some people choose black market plastic surgery because it's cheaper. >> just because somebody advertises something as less expensive it may not be the real thing and it's important to go to someone who is board certified. >> mayhew worked as a platform.

>> kristin, thank you. >>> we continue to follow this developing story out of new york. state police there will hold a news conference at noon about the ongoing search for these two prison escapees. investigators say david sweat and richard matt could be hitching rides on trains. teams searched two areas and a woman reported seeing them by rail road tracks near the new york and pennsylvania border. police searched an area 30 miles west of the clinton correctional facility. the men escaped more than two weeks ago. a prison worker has been charged in the escape and a corrections officer was placed on leave. >>> we now know that the funeral for the state senator killed in the charleston massacre will be held on tuesday. that is according to the state newspaper. clementa pinckney will lie in honor the south carolina state house. that news as investigators dig into the website that may have been put up by the confessed killer. many of you have seen an essay and the photos with dylann roof with a confederate flag. yesterday, emanuel ame church reopened to the congregation. >>

>> all right, kristin thank you. >>> and kristin referenced this developing story in upstate new york. people living in the town near clinton correctional facility are waking up for the first time in three weeks not in fear. [ cheers and applause ] cheers for that small town, escapee david sweat is in critical condition this morning after being shot by a state trooper yesterday, just two miles from the canadian border. the fugitive was unarmed when the new york state police sergeant shot him twice as he ran toward a tree line. sweat's capture comes two days after his fellow escapee richard matt was sho >> these were dangerous, dangerous men. both matt and sweat. they were killers. >> they have put their lives at risk for us and can't thank them enough. can't thank them enough. >> citizens speaking of police officers there. david sweat being treated at albany medical center under heavy police guard this morning. sweat and richard matt were on the run for about three weeks after a movie style prison break. a correctional officer has been arrested for help with the murders. >>> and stude

>> all right, kristin, thank you. >>> 4:32 now. he began preaching at 13. he was ordained at 18 and today a funeral will be held for 42-year-old clementa pinckney. he was a state senator and the senior pastor at the black church where nine worshipers were gunned down. today pinckney will be remembered at a ceremony inside the college of charleston arena. thousands have already paid their respect. >> [ indiscernible ] -- your friend, your brother, your servant of human kind. >> as you may know the president the first lady and the bidens will be at the funeral. a senior administration official tells nbc news president obama spent last night working on the eulogy. and hillary clinton will be there as well. >>> you can join mourners at a vigil hosted by the stafford county naacp. that is tonight at 7:30 outside the united states christian ministry. it's open to the public and of course to pastors and worshipers from other churches. >>> new details this morning, montgomery county police are investigating the death of a 60-year-old man montgomery village man as a

kristin wright, news 4. >> beautiful day outside today. sun shine has returned to the nation's capitol. mostly blue sky out there. the heat wave has been broken. loving the sun shine but getting more and more worried about the weekend and how much sun shine we may get to enjoy on saturday and sunday. right now temperatures are reaching the upper 70s. 77 in winchester virginia. the afternoon planner full of sun shine, lower humidity. temperatures climbing into the mid 80s by later this afternoon. >> thank you chuck. new today, no charmsges will be filed against police officers. officers shot and killed a driver of a car. the 27 the passenger was hurt. he ignored commands to turn the suv around. prosecutors say there is video evidence that he raced toward the officers. they say the officers committed no crimes. >>> breaking news now from the live desk. the governor of alabama ordered the confederate battle flag on the grounds of the state capitol to be taken down. two workers removed the flag. the governor said the action was in reaction to

kristin fisher live from dc with that part of the story. >> the department of justtis launched a hate crime investigation into the shooting. loretta lynch yesterday said acts like this have no place in a civilized society. president obama took it a step further. >> at some point it will be important for the american people to come to grips with them. we have to shift what they bythink about the issue of gun violence. >> 20 young school children and 6 adults dead in connecticut, those efforts were shot down in the senate. critics are slamming him for not waiting 24-hours after the shooting before talking about gun control. >> we can have the debate next week. his job as commander and chief is to help the people go through this process. now is the time to be praying for these families. >> the nra declined to comment about the shooting. investigators in south carolina are looking into where the gun used in yesterday's shooting came frchlt it has been reported the suspect's father bought him a gun for his 21st birthday last april but his family disputed that claim. >> kristin fisher, than

be kristin saloomey visited to see the gender experiment in action. >> reporter: it's a long way to the top but scaling a rock cliff is all in a day's work for 22-year-old corporal jacqueline dean. she's part of an experiment in gender integration. 600 marines male and female train side by side for combat roles never before open for women. >> absolutely thrilling i love to do things like this. >> reporter: she admits it won't be easy. >> the hardest part, when we arrived, to see a group of men who have never even seen a female marine. >> i was carrying close to body weight for five pounds, 75 pounds, for six miles so your body never gets the chance to recover. >> grueling environment desert, ocean and now the mountains. at these altitudes breathing can be hard so even the most basic task breathing can be difficult. the information collected will be used to set gender neutral standards to qualify for jobs like marine tank gunner. >> what we are trying to ascertain, to what level they are able to perform the task. what type of person thrives in this environment what do they look like from

of course we have that problem kristin was talking about, the one we have been talking about all morning in north potomac with dufief mill road and travilah, that fatal accident underway. 66, 95 here lots of green. no major issues. overall prince george's county looking good as well. back at 5:11 with a live look at 95 in maryland. >> thanks melissa. >>> a 16-year-old is recovering after being shot at a rec center in prince george's county. this happened last night at the birchwood community park and rec center in oxon hill. the shooting was the result of an argument between the victim and a friend of the shooter. no one has been arrested. >>> a woman is recovering this morning after being hit by a car in northwest washington. d.c. police tell us after 6:00 p.m. someone hit a woman walking on wisconsin avenue near wyndham street northwest. she's the third pedestrian hit on wisconsin avenue in the past three weeks. two people died after being hit. a pedestrian safety group wants changes along the road to make it safer for people crossing the street. >>> 5:01 is your time right now. he beg

good morning. >> good morning, kristin. it's a chilly and damp morning out here, dealing with misty drizzle right now. with the storm team 4x4 the washington monument in the background, the monument set to reopen today starting at 9:00 a.m. tickets are available at 8:30 a.m. the elevator issues the monument has been experiencing, what has closed the monument since at least sunday now taken care of. on storm team 4 radar maybe not the best day to be visiting the monument. tracking showers and drizzles across the area and some heavier rain in chantilly, manassas and here in the district, mainly dealing with light drizzle. so the commuter forecast heading to work and coming home you'll be dealing with some showers and drizzle, wet roads and highs today melissa only around 65 degrees. the good news, this pattern starts to break tomorrow headed on into the weekend. tom has more on that coming up in ten minutes, but for now what's the latest on the roads? >> right now, we have a brand-new crash here. this is virginia 95 as you ap

al jazeera's kristin saloomey visited the gender experiment in action. >> it is a long way to the top but all in a day's work for 22-year-old corporal jacqueline dean. 6 loo 00 marines male and female rl participate. it hasn't been easy. >> when we first arrived we wers introduced to men who weren't even used to women in the marines. >>> body weight every day close to five miles now we're here carrying 75 pounds for six miles so your body doesn't have the chance to recover. >> for eight months these marines have been training in a grueling atmosphere. breathing can be hard and the basic task of even breathing can be difficult. after marines are asked to record how they're feeling the information collected will be used to set gender-neutral standards. >> we have found that all the marines are capable of performing the task. what we're trying to ascertain is to what level they are capable of performing the task. we'd like to see what type of individual can thrive, what is their height their weight their lean body mass. >> heard to measure is unit cohesion but on this be they have earned

kristin fisher is live in washington with a look for us. kristin? >> there were so many foreign policy issues for these candidates to try to tackle russia, isis a cyber attack on the federal government. dom sclee mankleman knee took on voting rights. the democratic fundraiser took a swing at several of the competitors telling them to stop fear mongering about a phantom epidemic of voter fraud. two she called out by name fired back. >> i think it's way outside of the norm of ridiculous if you want to know the truth of the matter to call out the people in texas. >> folks in new jersey have plenty of opportunity to vote and maybe learned some things she wouldn't make such a statement. >> on the democratic side hillary clinton skipped the sunday shows as she prepared for the first major campaign speech. lincoln chaffey was the only democrat to take on the shows and he went over clinton endorsed sanctions on russia. >>> next saturday will be the big speech in new york city. one week from today get ready, it is that big announcement from jeb bush in flori

. >> kristin fisher is live with the latest this morning. >> good morning ainsley.ieutenant colonel jason omri was one of the first on the ground after 9-11. now he is being punished by the army for blowing a whistle on what he calls a dysfunctional incoherent hos tan policy. >> i am here because i did my duty. you need to ensure all do their duty without fear of reprisal. >> that was the counsel testifying. he is being punished for making protected disclosure to members of congress specifically for telling senator ron johnson the u.s. military tried and failed to pay a ransom for bowe bergdahl. that's against u.s. law. here is senator johnson yesterday. >> you believed you were pretty close to potentially having a deal to get 7 hostages in exchange for one taliban leader instead we got one hostage exchanged for five taliban leaders? is that in a nutshell, is that why you have been retaliated against? >> the marine says the army removed him from his job and tried to court-martial him. >> how is the army responding to all of this? >> they are not saying very much. we

kristin, what is batten disease? >> batten disease is a neurodegenerative brain disease.of batten disease. it's kind of an umbrella term. there are eight different forms starting at one and going all the way up to nine and our girls have cln-6. >> gordon when did you first notice there was a problem? >> you know our daughter charlotte, we felt like was an exceptional child. she was hitting her milestones early. she walked before the age of 1. she was very active sharp, funny, and we felt like she was showing signs of becoming a great athlete. the first signs for us were really a little speech impairment. it wasn't quite a stutter but she was getting stuck on words and then ultimately her sentences went from nine or ten words down to five and four. then she went from being a little less aggressive as an athlete. she used to jump off the highest hot tub into the pool and then it got to a point where she would only dip her toe into the water. she started to lose interest in playing sports. she'd run off the field in soccer and go hide by the trees. i could tell going up and

kristin takes a look at what's keeping hospital delivery rooms so busy. >> lynette edwards and tammy brown knew it was going to take some planning. >> need to plan for it and be the right time. it definitely helps out if the economy is good. >> take a look around and you can't help but think the economy must be great. >> exploding. >> there are baby carriages everywhere and the number of area hospitals point to a possible babe baby boom. here in walnut creek averaging 2500 births in the year after the recession but last year 2900 baby are and the same number are expected. >> as the economy booms and becomes more successful and it could happen. >> just ask walnut creek business owner sarah. >> i have a baby and toddler clothing business so i'm happy they want to buy more of our clothes. >> her equestrian inspired baby clothing line is already thriving. >> we are sold out. >> in walnut creek kristin airs kpix5. >> there's a baby boom in kpix. >> that's true. soon to be. >>> taking place in >>> good morning everyone. take a look at your continue screen because we are going going to fore

she is said to have befriended both men. >>> all right, kristin wright thanks. a man is waking up in custody this morning accused of a deadly stabbing in montgomery county. residents in a silver spring apartment complex came home to a homicide investigation last night. a man stabbed another man outside the wood lake apartments in the fairland neighborhood. the police have not revealed the men's names but say they did know each other. >>> today greg anthony's case is expected to be dropped. he was accused of soliciting a prostitute back in january. prosecutors agreed to dismiss the case if he performed 32 hours of community service over the last four months. >>> 4:35. today we expect to learn the details of a possible terror case. officials from the fbi and a virginia u.s. attorney are holding a press conference this morning. details are scarce but news4 is working to bring you more information. that press conference starts at 10:00 a.m. >>> lawmakers and congress are working to renew the rule to prevent d.c. from regulating pot. a measure is to keep the city fro

kristin wright at the scene there. at ox road at braddock. she just sent me a message we do have some roads over at ox. construction between the airport and 395 have two lanes blocked for about 45 minutes. until 5:30 this morning. and this is still closed here in darnestown. roads shut down darnestown road and cattail road. hearing about something else on darnestown road. could be a closure as well. coming up in ten minutes. >>> your laundry could be dangerous for your kids. a new warning about the popular detergent pod. >>> and the search is on for a man in northern virginia. the inappropriate actions he's accused of and where. >>> and another hearing gets under way on a data breach that most likely impacted you. and we're learning an independent watchdog group >> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." >>> today, we're watching news details about how millions of federal workers' personal data was left vulnerable to hackers. the director will testify again before a house panel. she said last week that many agency computers are too old for

>> kristin, thank you. >>> there are now news reports that a female person was investigated. joyce mitchell may have had some role in the escape. mitchell was an instructor at the prison tailor shop where the two convicts worked. sources familiar with the investigation says mitchell told authorities, quote, she thought it was love, but just days ago mitchell's son, toby, defended her. >> she is not the kind of person that's going to risk her life or or people's lives to let these guys escape from prison. >> it appears that mitchell was supposed to be behind the wheel of a get away car when they escaped from the manhole. sources close to the investigation say she got cold feet and checked into the hospital with a panic attack. >>> you can no longer use electronic cigarettes in most places in montgomery county. a new law bans the use of e-cigarettes in any public place that already bans regular cigarettes. the ban passed the county council unanimously last month. and they say e-cigarettes can lead young people to start using real cigarettes. >>> and a measure was approved to gi

for akbar gbajabiamila and kristine leahy i'm matt iseman. we'll see you next time on american ninja warrior! that breaking news... in the east bay. hundres of acres burned. people forced from their >> announcer: nbc bay area news begins with breaking news. >> and that breaking news is in the east bay. hundreds of acres burned. people forced from their homes and worry that fires just like this will be the norm during a very long hot summer. good evening, everyone. >> we're on a little late tonight because of the giant's game here on nbc bay area. it's been an active, intense night, to say the least. this all started to unfold during our 5:00 and 6:00 newscast. we saw the live coverage of these firefighters racing to save these homes as the flames move dangerously close to that neighborhood right there. they are luckily back in their homes. they went back in their homes earlier this evening. right now, this crew is taking a break. crews on the ground dug fire lines and set backfires to slow the blaze. at one point, the fire was about 40 yards

kristin wellker is in des moines, iowa this morning. >> good morning to you. just a few hours hillary clinton will hold her first official campaign rally here in iowa and it comes on the heels of saturday's big rollout on new york's roosevelt island where she invoked the legacy of fdr to argue she'll be a champion of the poor and middle class. >> thank you for coming. >> hillary clinton is back in iowa at the house party saturday night streamed live at grassroots events across the country. >> i'm not running to represent some americans. i'm representing i hope all americans. >> clinton lost big here in 2008 so this time she's making iowa a priority stopping here first after saturday's official rollout in new york city. clinton is trying to right the mistakes she made eight years ago, this time getting more personal, striking a populace tone, and trying to excite young women voters. >> i may not be the youngest candidate in this race but i will be the youngest woman president in the history of the united states! >> and while polls show she's leading in iowa pro

. >>> i'm kristin wright live in prince george's county. today, police will show us a new tool they say they'll use to protect our children and crack down on speeding drivers in . >>> you're watching "news4 today." >> if you bought a hanging chair from big lots it may tip over. the company is recalling 16,000 chairs because when they face sideways, the swing -- they swing beyond the base and can tip over. if you bought a chair between last december and january of this year, you should throw the base away and return the chair. you'll get a full refund. there have been eight reports of chairs tipping over causing minor injuries. >>> check this out. google just added 40 underwater locations to street view. isn't that pretty cool? >> why? >> so we can see this. virtual divers can check out this humpback whale swimming near the reefs or shipwrecks around the world. beautiful images. you know these are places we might not be able to see, aaron. >> okay. >> this is all in honor of world oceans day, that's monday. while there are plenty of underwat

kristin said he was stunned a week later that roof was implicated in the massacre. >> he was serious he did the stuff he said he was going to. he wasn't joking. ♪ we shall overcome ♪ >> chilling revelations as mourners pay their respects to the nine souls who lost their lives. and relatives struggle to forgive their killer. we also learned that funeral services for the pastor here reverend pinckney will be held next friday. arrangements for those who died with him have not been made public. thousands attend mother emanuel this morning with extremely heavy hearts. >> ron allen, thank you. >>> after the horror in charleston the debate other the confederate flag flying in south carolina's capitol is once again raging. not. >> that state but around the country. on saturday mitt romney called for the flag's removal saying it is a symbol of racial hatred. even south carolina senator lindsey graham is saying he would welcome a debate over it. chuck todd is moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning. >> this seems to be a shift in the debate. do you think we'll see a change

. >> kristin mcfan is working the story for us and joins us by phone. good morning to you. any leads that might lead police closer to closing in on the suspect? >> reporter: we have another news conference coming out soon but nothing more about the killer. they will do everything they can to find him tonight and there are helicopters everywhere. police combing the peninsula of charleston and so we're hoping that's the case. so far, no updates. >> i know we are trying to get information and get it out there but also a lot of families and friends gathering trying to get information about the people in that church. >> reporter: yeah i've been talking to family members leaving a hotel just across the street from the church where they've been gathering and they were supposed to get confirmation on those that were killed the eight dead in the church and then the one more victim that died at the hospital. but they just cannot -- they're not going to get that confirmation until noon tomorrow they said. you can imagine the devastation here. it's been really really sad to watch. >> w

>> thank you, kristin. >>> today former illinois congressman jesse jackson jr. is expected to leave a halfway house in baltimore. the "chicago sun-times" will show he will finish his sentence in home confinement here in district. he has a home in the dupont circle neighborhood and a house in chicago. he spent 17 months in the alabama prison for spending $750,000 in campaign money on personal items. his wife will serve a year in prison on related charges. >>> temperatures are already in the 80s in some spots. can you believe that, but how high will the mercury get today? chuck bell is working on your hour by hour forecast and will bring that to us at 5:11. >>> a warning for neighbors in howard county. the rabid animal that officials want you to be on the lookout for. >>> and video of a massive levee breach in okl >>> your time is 5:08. if you see a raccoon in howard county, do not approach it because it may be rabid. multiple complaints have been made in the last 24 hours. the animal was spot near the patuxent branch trail. if you see a raccoon making strange noi

the same house where kristin lived before disappearing. kpix 5's christin ayers went to the house to find out more. >> reporter: this retired detective has no doubts about what his search dog picked up on here. >> it's human decomposition undoubtedly. >> reporter: what he can't answer is whether that could be linked to the missing woman who lived here. >> we don't know if that's kristin. >> reporter: he says the family asked him to search the house where she was living when she disappeared in 1997. she was spending the summer in the bay area and was last seen in san francisco asking for directions to baker beach. >> she was a sweet young girl. she came over just after she moved in just to say hi. well raised. >> reporter: now neighbors wonder whether the key to kristin's disappearance could have been right here on their block all along. >> hopefully they can find if that's her remains and they can have closure. >> reporter: but the detective says remains could be historical from a native american burial ground perhaps and police say it's t

oakland police showed up late this afternoon at the house on jane avenue where kristin lived in 1997 before she disappeared. >> we have a crimecene technician who is also going to be responding to listen, to look, to see if there's anything that would be able to move this case in a forward direction. police are here aftera former police detective was asked to arch the house with his dog who is able to detect human remains. bothave done extensive work searching for missing americans from world war ii in europe and in the pacific. they were here at the request of the family. she was last seen leaving her job at san francisco's crocker galleria. the search for the missing 18-year-old went on for months. she has never been found. today this former detective brings rewed hope the mystery of her disappearance may be solved after his dog picked up a scent from this drain near the home and then from the vents that lead to the asement. >> how sure do u think he is that there are human remains in there? >> there's human decomposition present here 100%. the question is what is the source of the

oakland police showed up late this afternoon at the house on jane avenue where kristin lived in 1997 before she disappeared. >> we have a crime scene technician who is also going to be responding to listen, to look, to see if there's anything that would be able to move this case in a forward direction. police are here after a former police detective was asked to search the house with his dog who is able to detect human remains. both have done extensive work searching for missing americans from world war ii in europe and in the pacific. they were here at the request of the family. she was last seen leaving her job at san francisco's crocker galleria. the search for the missing 18-year-old went on for months. she has never been found. today this former detective brings renewed hope the mystery of her disappearance may be solved after his dog picked up a scent from this drain near the home and then from the vents that lead to the basement. >> how sure do you think he is that there are human remains in there? >> there's human decomposition present here 100%. the question is what is the s

us officials the us secretary of interior as well as kristin davis.n't forget the wildlife warrior superhero. >> drawing attention to the situation. other beautiful wildlife. >> steve israel from new york got up and said not only is this about state security but there are the concerns. >> we now know funding. it's a source of revenue for terrorist groups around the world. ivory before the international law made this trade illegal was perfectly fine. it was grandfathered in. >> out of enough. >> you can't trade, traffic. they can confiscated. >> the real question is when do we start addressing the real solution? ivory elephant farming. if we can make this a commodity that is already his he can raise the elephant. you know, they take it out. they do the same thing command you drive the price down. ♪ >> strawberries is where the industry versus taking it off. bill: sorry. >> the sanitized robert file with the sonic vinegar. >> he vinegar. >> the only going to -- >> i can at least. >> a broad enough for everybody. >> they made a drink. four cups of water.

kristin fisher is following the race from washington. >> it was a bitty more. all made the rounds off sunday morning talk shows. governor scott walker and chris christie's if appearances, though neither has officially entered the race. >> it's a linear evolutionary process, so i go through all the different factors i need to consider when i'm done -- in my heart, is this something i really want to do? if i check that box, you'll hear me say -- >> i think governor bush is still out there out front, because he has all the money than the rest of us combined >>> russia isis the cyberattack on the federal government many took questions on immigration, including rick santorum who does not support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. >> i'm the son of an immigrant who had to way seven year my dad did, before he could come to this country separated from his father. i used to ask, did you harbor some any d. and my dad always said some think -- america is worth the way. workers in america deserve an immigration system that supports that. hillary clinton kip the

kristin saloomey. >> here is the linchpin of the world body, chuck blairs in blazer in 2011. >> i'm very proud of our accomplishments. >> reporter: while he is credited with advancing the sport in the united states he was pocketing millions of dollars of bribes and kick backs at the same time. his lavish lifestyle and the fact he wasn't paying taxes attracted the attention of u.s. authorities. >> and that's really how this whole fifa investigation really got rolling. the irs and the fbi had leverage over chuck blazer and he cooperated to the fullest extent even making secret recordings of his fellow sport executives at the 2012 olympics. >> he is one of four men who have already pleaded guilty in the corruption investigation. in an unsealed triment transcript, blairsplayser dplidz admits admits to receiving bribes and kick backs for broadcast rights to five gold cups the north american regional competition in the '90s and early 2000s. at the time he was a deputy of jack warner who has been charged as a co-conspirator in the broadening fifa corruption scandal. however, what if anything bl

kristin saloomey sees how the women measured up. >> all in a day work for 22-year-old jacqueline dean part of the marine combat unit integrated task force. training side by side for combat roles never before opened for women. >> absolutely exciting. the hardest part honestly had to be when we first arrived showing up to a unit full of males never seeing women involved in combat. >> we had over 100 pounds on our back, carrying close to my body weight everyother day and now we're carrying 75 pounds every other day for five or six miles your body never has a chance to recover. >> the desert, the mountains breathing becomes hard, and heart monitors record vital data after marines are asked to record how they're feeling gender neutral standards to qualify for jobs like machine gunner and tank crew men. >> all the marines out here are capable.performing the task. what we are trying to ascertain is to what level. what do they look like from a physical standpoint? what is their height? their weight? their lean body mass. >> harder to measure is the impact on women what the military refers to

kristin wright is on the way to this for you to see what's going on there. also rock creek parkway at massachusetts avenue. sounds like the tree is cleared off to the side of the roadway. i wanted to mention that. then the zoo, beach drive, lanes blocked because of potholes. and 270 at father hurley rolling along. back in a couple of minutes with a look at the top of the beltway. >> thanks, melissa. >>> we have horrific new details this morning of a murder/suicide involving an entire family in montana. a father shot his wife and three children on monday. he then set his home on fire and shot himself. this happened at a log cabin so remote that there's no address for it. the children were ages 6, 4 and 1. police have not released the names of the shooter or the victims. >>> this morning the family of a black man shot and killed by a police officer is quote very happy the grand jury indicted that officer. the family of walter scott still plans to file a wrongful death civil lawsuit against north charleston, south carolina. the deadly incident was shown as it h

>> thank you, kristin. >>> he began preaching at 13, he was ordained at 18. today a funeral will be held for 42-year-old clementa pinckney. he was a senator and a senior pastor at the black church where nine were gunned down. thousands are paying their respects and the heart break can be felt all over. >> my heart has burst. because brother pinckney was a friend of mine. >> and as you know, the president, the first lady, hillary clinton and the bidens will be at the funeral. a senior administration official tells nbc news president obama spent last night working on the eulogy. >>> here in our area you can join mourners at the vigil in stafford county. it will be hosted by the county's naacp chapter. tonight at 7:30, outside the united states christian ministry. all are invited. >>> we are following developing stories in montgomery county. speed and alcohol may have caused this deadly crash. take a look at the scene here. two people died in this crash in north potomac. montgomery county fire and rescue says just before midnight this car went off the road, thro

kristin wright is monitoring the developments from the live desk a >>> we have breaking news right now at 6:30. the body of a white house chef found overnight. walter scheib's body was found late last night in new mexico. kristin wright is keeping an eye on the new developments from the live desk. >>> but first, chuck bell is here with your scorcher of a forecast. good morning, chuck. >> good morning. back into the 90s we will go later on this afternoon. here's the live pictur morning sunlight hitting the pillars of the woodrow wilson bridge. for now though temperatures have gotten back into the mid and upper 60s from damascus and mid and upper 70s inside the urban center. through the remainder of the day, 78 degrees here early this morning. 87 by lunch. 93 our high temperature today. no chance for showers today. 30% chance for showers coming our way for tomorrow. then wednesday looks dry. then as we get to the second half of the week, rain chances will start going up. that helps a little bit because the temperatures will be coming down. >> that's good. >> no 90s by later on in the wee

person to say it, i think that caption does have something to do with hair. >> well -- you know, kristineard, imf, who looked like they are being shaken down by greece. did you catch that. let us bundle all of the payments, we'll hit you up at the end of the month. >> rest of the world is scared to death that the fed the move too soon too much, that is the biggest risk. >> yeah. >> the craziest idea i heard move to sidelines, you will get in at a bother find later -- better opportunity later, down try to time the fed, we have had so many fall alarms with the federal reserve move. >> for me, i am not worried about fed comment as i am that imf lowered our gdp . we have been promised by all mavens on wall street the second half of the year is going to be gangbusters. >> you know, what i thought was interesting is that imf is pointing out something interesting, saying, you still have risk, they point out wages, it is what the fed is looking at, labor par participation is , but i do think, i am seeing from businesses they are optimistic about hiring, they are talking about big workforce plans,