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. >>> hello, eastern, i'm leon harris, we're starting this week with a look back at the celebration of one of our country's biggest accomplishments. this week we mark 50 years since the successful mission to land a man on the moon. that brings us back to a moment of extreme and hard won national pride as news 4's aaron gilchrist reports it all started with a simple decree. >> i believe that this nation should commit itself to chieving the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. >> president john f. kennedy in 1961 setting this country off on a very clear, very bold mission, and launching the apollo program. more than a decade of lunar exploration, a $20 billion, 400,000 person investment in winning the space race. the center piece of the program, apollo 11. on july 16th 1969 nasa astronauts neil armstrong, michael collins auzz aldrin made their way to launch pad 39 a at the kennedy space center, destined for greatness. >> three, two, one. >> crowds in awe, force in rumble of a rocket carrying apollo 11 took their breaths away.

." >> i am leon harris. one of theto biggest sies this week was a morning commute turned upside down by a dull uj. when water rushes over the road we warn you all the time turn around, doesn't drown.th week we saw what could go down if you don't heed this advice a. father forced to carry his kids through waist deep flood waters a. rescue you will see only on news4. >> reporter: it only took a few seconds to make a bad decision and put a family in danger during the dain that felling the height of the morning rush. watch as this dad had to carry his two little girls 678 they weryearound 7 s of age, in each arm, to get them out of their stalled car, trapped ingh hiater here at the intersection of little falls parkway and massachusetts avenue. luckily, the dad was able to carry them away safely. and a good samaritaed rollp who watched all of this play out and actually gave them a ride home. >> he was unable to open the car or. that's why he grabbed them out of the window. i was going to just go nearby by him. th

leon harris is in the newsroom with their message for lawmakers today. leon? >> this is a group many may not have heard of. they are calleder again action. more than 100 demonstrators protested inside the house early this morning. >> end detention now! >> reporter: they are calling for congress to shut down the immigration detenti centers. the group also wants lawmakers to de-fund i.c.e. and border patrol agencies. capital police arrested 18 people after they refused to break up the protests. 18, by the way, is symbolic number in judaism signifying good omens for life. one rabbi we talked to feels a connection with the migrants at the border because of the holocaust. >> you can't make an exact comparison, but people in cages, being denied basic human necessities simply because of who they areand where they came from or they are perceived to have come from, and -- and it -- if that's notr what ne again means, then what doesn't? >> the trump administration haso disputed theitions at those centers. the president now saying that he's planning to allow the medi to

leon harris back in the newsroom with more on this story. leon? >> this has got so many people asking why, how.ag tyler sk's death is having a big blow for fans and players all across major league baseballon amg them nationals picture patrick corbin, who lost a very close friend. check this out. tonight corbin honoring skaggs by switching his jersey number, wearing number 45, as you see there. that was skaggs's number. he also wrote it in the pitcher's mound, as you see there. the two of them played baller togeor years. right now the coroner's office is still working to find out what caused this seemingly healthy 27-year-old's sudden death. thereday authorities said was no evidence to f suggestul play or suicide. the angels canceled their game last nig t after getting that tragic news. but the team's manager saysot wasimportant for them to get tonight.the field >> the game itself is going to be a refuge for players where they can turn their minds off and justocus on baseball. and i don't know that sitting in a hotel room would do them any good. >>

goodness and giving all because one little girl's birthday is too close to christmas. >> that's leon harris reporting. to lrn more about bundles of love, search harris' heroes in >>> many of usave seen firsthand the enormous toll that it takes when a loved one has dementia, pes legs when i they are living at home. next week alexandria will become just the fifth community in virginia to take a public stand to try to mke life easier for those with dementia and their caregivers. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey explains what's aad. >> reporter: jill conner devoted her career to changing lives as a business and vocational teacher and now at 91 there's been a big change in joan's life. she is now dealing with dementia. her daughter marjorie cares for her in her alexandria home whils also working an attorney. >> it's isolating and burdensome but it's a burden we take on freely, right? and we love and we're happy to have her with us. >> reporter: isolation is one of the biggest concerns both for those facing dementia and their caregivers, but it's something alexandria is about to tackle

after the break leon harris introduce us to this week's introduce us to this week's harris' heroes. world is changing at a rate like nevebefore. so, why t education? raise your hand if you could use an education that's actually modern, actually affordable, and actually personal? who hasn't finished your degree, well, strayer is here to help. we oome to the futuref education. >>> welcome back. she saw a need in her communid anid something about it. now latasha casey, a former redskins cheerleader, is helping young girls in all kinds of way. >> yeah, her and her pmo squad are this week's harris' roes. ♪ >> ve, six, seven, eight. >> repter: it's time for rehearsal for latasha kasie and her dancersn this studio. >> circumstance, ven, eight. >> reporter: look closely. these girls are learning more than just dance moves. >> having self-determination, believing in yourself, leadership. >> reporter: she came up with the idea for the pom squad while she was a cheerleader for the washington redskins. >> it inspired me to start this program. i thought that all of the life skills that i learned

leon harris, leon thank you. well, the second democratic presidential debate is just hours away. d this time it'setroit. up of two debates over the next couple of nights. a crowded field of iscontenders looking to separate himself from the pack. news4's jay gray is in detroit with a close look at what'st a stake. >> right now the spotlight is focused on the historic fox theater where for two nights 20 candidates will gather on the stage for what could be a political free forall. i expect fireworks. each of these candidates is going to have to distinguish themselvesone from the other. >> joe biden will likely be the primary target, the new quinnipiac poll shows the formen vice preshas a double-digit lead over the crowded field surging 12 points in the past month. >> you also worked with them to oppose busing. >> reporter: and after a rough first debate biden says he's, quote, not going to be as polite this time. the candidates may find somem comon ground when it comes to president trump's social media rants against representative elijah cummings calling his e baltimor district quo

wendy, back to you. >> leon harris, thank you, leon. >>> today the u.s.e announced the mass attacks reports. 30 incidents of mass violence in this country last year.at reporf these tragicth events inve common and how to prevent them in the fure. nbc's dan sheneman has more. >> it's mass shootings like this that have the secret service and department of homeland securi studying the past. >> t year's report focusesis27on incidents of mass violence, incidents in which three or more people were injured or killed. >> from the shooting at a high school in ndparkla florida, to a synagogue in pittsburgh, the secret service's annual mass attacks report highlights 27 incidents carried in the united states in 2018. >> these 27 incidents affected workplaces, schools and ouses of worship. >> reporter: attac last 91 people dead and injured more than 100 others, and all t ofat showed some common thread. >> half the attackers were motivated by a grievance. ioryf mento-tweairl hds had a challen. nearly al had experienced a significant stressor in their lives. >> and most

leon harris joins us from the newsroom with mre on this. hey, leon. >> adam today president trump's justice department said it is not giving up here. they are looking for legal t grounds include the question on the 2020 census but it's ow unclear h they will proceed with that. the doj announcement comes hours after president trump told reporters that the administrangon is explori several options, including taking executive action. >> we're thinking about doing that. that's one of the ways -- we have four or fi ways to do it. it's one. ways that we're thinking with doing it very seriously. we're working on a lot of things, including an executive order. >> if president trump makes it an exutive order it would not override last week's supreme court ruling. however, it may prompt another round of lawsuits by people who initially sued to block the questions which means it could end up back in federal court. >>> meantime, the 2020 census is being credited right now without the question. ays officials might be able to add an addendum to the questio

>>s leon harris reports, michaela and bundles of lovere this week's harris' heroes. >> reporter: sheis shy until it comes to doing things for others. from?did this idea come >> when i was 3 i always wanted to help the homeless, like give them money. and i wonderedwhy no one ever gave them anything. >> reporter: she came up with the idea for bundles of love when she was just 8 years old. you see, h birthday is close to christmas, and she felt like she was receiving too many gifts. >> so instead of my parents giving me gifts and my friends giving me gifts, i asked for stuff for the homeless. and then we bundled it. >> i said don't worry about what's in there. the most important thing is the love you are giving them with and she said, oh, i'm going to call them bundles of love. >> repter: that turned into a small after school club. how many joined you the first time? >> five or six. >> reporter: andhe next time after that? >> 20. >> reporter: and the next time after that? >> 44. >> reporter: now there are 15 chapters all over the country and two in canada. we asked michaela to bring a c

ahead, leon harris to one who is changing lives in this week's harris' hero. >> a mad dash as a car gets hit by a train, but inside that car were three small kids and an ult. i'm adad ♪ ♪ >>> a grandmother is figing for her life after a frightening incident on a set of freight train tracks. this the happened last night as the grandmother was driving three of her grandkids, and her car became stuck on the trac after an accident. transpdatation reporter a tuss is there with the harrowing story. >> reporter: it's almost impossible to imagine a freight train barreling down on your car, and youve can't mo on the tracks. even harder to imagine you have thresmall kids in the car, but that's exactly what happened here oute 17 when a grandmother accidentally rear ended another car in her truck and the grandmothers truck then became stuck on the track. >> i can't imagine. the truck was disabled. she got all of them out of the hit the then i believe what truck. >> reporter: jeannette marshall y.ves a block a she came out of house to see what happened. >> there was a truck overturned right by the tr

i'm leon harris. icou may have n a lot of yellow at intersections. but we're not talking about traffic lights but new plastic pylons that have been cropping up. we started investigating and we report it's all in the name of safety. >> reporter: after 53 years of crossing the same intersection, aieda arudis takes a little more time. are you worried about the cars and the driver ths? >> yeah. yes, they're speeding, you know? >> reporter: and as she rightfully points out, speeding and turning don't mix. that's why they are using more and re of these yellow pylon and yellow stripe devices, a lot more of them. we have 85ti locas across the district. they're known as left turn hardening devices, designed to protect pedestrians. the whole idea here is to force drivers to go out into the intersection and stay away from the crswalk. ore of a 90 degree turn. that cuts down on therisk of an accident. and drivers are still getting used to them. >> i do't have an expert opinion on it. i think they'll study it and see. >> reporter: but the city says they have data

i'm leon harris and we'll leave you with video from that victory cup f m the u.s.women's soccer team. thanks for joining us and have a . cup champion soccer team. have a great week ahead. z3d2uz16fz y3d2uy y16fy when i was diagnosed with ms, the firstwas my family.ht about i came home and cried. but, as i've seen my disease progress, the medicine has progressed right alongside it.ed trying to makeations more affordable is important, but if washington isn't careful we might leave innovation behind. let's fix the system the right way. innovation is hope, and the last thing yous ant to lose in life ipe. >>> barry, is closing in, overnight tornado warnin have people on edge asca tropi storm barry gained strength before slamming the gulf coast. >>> protesters in d.c. showing support for immigrant families, hile rumors swirl ant possible immigration raids this weekend. >>> that glass of wine at dinner might not be brienging you the health benefits you originally thought. more on a new study that's bucking some old knowledge. >>> we're tracking tropical storm barry as it gains

. >> and hello,everyone, i'm leon harris. it is summer and that means kids ded breaking a much n from homework and tests, but experts say a summer free of learning can erase months of progress in the classroom. recently on news 4, our doreen gentzler asked the experts aut ways to p the summer brain drain. through this next half hour, we're going to share doreen's stories once again. things you can do now to keep unwind from school and . settle iumo sr vacation mode. >> research shows kids can lose up to two and a half months of progress in langua, ad math. >> ann dolan is a former fairfax county schooleacher and mother. she's also the founder of educational connection, an in-home tutoring service. one of the best ways to keep kids mentally sharp is by reading. >> that is really the start, engaging kids, t even signim up for your local good old fashioned library program where they can be incentivized andte moti to read books this they love. >>f a reluctant reader, audio books are a good option too. >> stues showhat that's just

leon harris joins us now with many sol of the highlights. leon? >> well, doreen, perhaps the most repeatede claim by president, his team and many republican lawmakers is myth number one. no collusion. now, we should note as the special counsel does that on collusis not a legal term. it was something that the counsel was not looking for. mueller did not establish a criminal conspiracy between the trump campaign and russia, but mcquaid and vance point to severalfnstances o possible interference, clupgs the trump tower meeting, sharing polling data andcommunications with wikileaks. they say that could be rollusion. now, myth numbe two. the other phrase that often follows the first. no obstruction. well, attorney general william barr came to that conclusion, but mueller did not. in his only public remarks mueller referenced department of justicepolicy thatrevents a sitting president from being criminally charged. his report also says, quote, while this report does not e concludthat the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him. myth

and leon harris join us from the live desk.us leon, the ct seems to be targeting certain individuals? >> yes, apparently seriously does have a single m. ooction, if you will, all the victims are transgender lmen. poe say he targeted them overnight after 2:00 in the morning. these robberies started a week ago. the first last monday just before .4:00 a on second street in northeast. here's a look at all three of the places that he robbed each of these women. the second d third robberies happened within 30 minutes of one another last wednesday. near sixth and k street,then a 15-minute drive away near the nd d.c./maryla border on hunt place. police say the suspect hopped out of a car, approached the sh victim flag a gun, demanding their property, before speeding f in a dark-colored suv. we're told he is a black mann s 20s or 30s. if you know anything about these robberies, d.c. police want your helhe in fact, t's a $10,000 reward for any help leading to an arrest in this case. we have more information on nbcwashington.com, search "robberies >>> d.c. police are asking for your help in loca

. >> and i'm leon harris. re than 20,000 customers still without power. ake a look at these sparking lines and the flames that we sao in nrthwest washington. ed late this afternoon. the lines were still live after that massive tree came down on them. >> in loudoun county, lightning strike caught this house on fire. no injuries here, but plenty of flames in the roof of this home. and a new look from chopper4 at this home in montgomery county. that's where shomari stone kicks off our team coverage night. >> take a look at this master bathroom here. it's not like a home ener could come and take a bath because i is a complete mess. right over here, this is a part of the ceiling,insulation, and i'm sure he would like to come itre and be able to brush his teeth. not going to happen. and look up here, that is a gaping hole in the roof. above.actually see the stars the homeowner says that he's glad that no one was injured, however, it's going to take thousands of fillars to all this damage. >> i was like, oh, my god, it's the end of the world right now. >> report

mueller will testify before two house committees on his report over the russia investigation news 4's leon harrisis standing by at the live desk with what we can expect. and leon, some new information coming out tonight. >> yeah, tt's right, jim. long-time mueller aide aaron zebley is going to serve as his lawyer. he'll be sitting beside mueller in one hearing and he'll be sworn in for testimony in another. he's mueller's former chief of staff and top 5id on the russia investigation. thuss change comes as the jtice department is asking mueller to be talk beyond his report on russian election interference. the justice department sent a letter to mueller outlining a broad range of restrictions including testifying about only what is in the muler report. he's being zruk ing instructed talk about redactions, nf privileged imation decisions made during the investigation, and any communication with the president. of course, as you can guess, d.c.'s going to buzzing about this tomorrow and d.c. bars are ready to take advantage. bars like shaw's tvern, duffy's, and union pub will open n early for watch p

. >> good evening everyon i'm leon harris.s we come on the air this independence day, fireworks frustration i the word of the night. we could see them from a vantage point in virgini that wasn't the case for peoplee that made th trip to the day at the national ball. after a day of showers, most of what folks could see was smoke. i'll fill you in on what happened. and amelia will fill you in on the science oof all that. jackie is out on thmall where the show was less than stellar. >> reporter: i am not expert on this, but iatcan tell you wh i saw. it seemed as if this humid cloudy air was holding down the smoo the fireworks were difficult to see. the logistics for best viewing were a bit different this year lfcause of chang to the firework show itse. those sitting to the east of the washington monument saw a few minutes ofk, dazzling firewor but as the program continued, the fireworks became obscured by what seemed to be undissipated smoke by the explosions. it caused the audience see them as a giant colored glare. >> it was ju

leon harris joins us now from the live desk with a closer look at the debate that played out t tonight in it. leon? are. >> reporter: well, jim and doreen, it kind of felt like it was more like about policy rathr than personality. the topics, health care, the economy, student debt, immigration, gun violence, climate change. the theme the underdogs trying to seize their moment. they were more pointed and eassertive than they wer in the last debates. they took aim at the front-runners, sanders and warren tonight. both of the more progressive candidates didn't hesitate from pushing back and takiof control though.akes, their exchanges made for some of the biggest moments of the night. tim ryan said that sanders' promises for medicare for all were wrong. sanders shot back at him. and then warren seemed to have enough of her rivals taking a more moderate approach to change. take a listen. >> you don't know that. >> second- of all - >> i do know. i wrote the damn bill. >> you know, i don't understand why anybody goes to all the taouble of running for president of the united ss just to talk ab

news 4's leon harris has been tracking tonight's developments for us. >> he joins us from our live desk with some of the big take aways from today's testimony. >> democrats were hoping for big dramatic moments that would build momentum for impeachment. then they're probably pretty ed disappointonight. but they say today's hearings again revealed thpresident's ties to russia and his attempts to squash the probe. robert mueller did dismiss. mrump's claims of total exoneration. he also warned that russia's actions represent a great and continuing threat to american democracy. pete williams joins us on the set to talk about it at 6 00. >> he did not get into the game of trying to create a narrative or narrate his own report or tell his own story. so, in that sense i don't'shink ithat the democrats were anticipating. but he also pushed back against the republican claims that his own staff was made up of mostly clinton loyalists. >> now, despite saying he didn't plan tay watch tod hearing, mr. trump had plenty to say about it afterwards. he slammed democra and mueller d said today was a great

leon harris joins us now with more on this. aleon? >> pat jim, police have identified the gunman as 19-year-old santino legan. t they s ak-47 rifle that he used was legally purchased just a few weeks ago in nevada.ol pe say they believe he bypassed the metal detectors and security chkpoints at thl festivaby cutting through an exterior fence. more than rounds were fired taking the lives of three people in just a matter of minutes, an' tonight w learningmore about the victims who police say were a 6-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl and a man in his 20s. family members tell nbc news e young boy was at his festival with his mom and grandmother, and they were also shot.n >> my so had his whole life to live. he was only 6. >> wow, i think any time a life is loss it's -- it's a tragedy, but when it's young people it's even worse. >> the gunman was shot and killed by police. nbc news has learned he recently waded into the world of white supremacy and they are still looking into a motive for that shooting. pat, jim, back to you. >> leon, thank

leon harris is at the live desk to show us just how massive the protests have become. leon? >> these have been amazing to watch them just cpletely bloom, wendy. organizers called it one of the biggest demonstrations puerto rico has ever seen. take a look at this. this is drone video from san juan, puerto rico, people there just flooded the streets there blocking this major highway and snarling traffic there. protests have been gon for days, but they intensified over the weekend. >> now the governor is it i a middle of a firestorm over private online chats that surfaced of him making homophobic and sexistremarks. the governor says he has no plans to resign and he did say that hwould not run for another term next year. now, in just about an hour, there's plans -- there's a plan for a march to happen here in washington. demonstrators are planning to march from the washington monnumt to the white house and we'll be watching to see how big or how intete tha demonstration gets. >> leon, thank you. people are w the lined up at the u.s. supreme court payinstheir respects thi weekend

leon harris introduces us >>> welcome back. many sabled vets struggle with their civilian life.truggle with no easy answer. but a lot of people who want elp are out there. >> yeah. link to freedom was kaderabek to support veterans and their families dealing with issues ranging from ptsd to a missing limb. throuhe the game of golf t veterans learn a new sll and build a new community. very cool. it's this week's harris' heroes. >> reporter: this may look like just a couple of guys warming up for a day on the greens, but links to freedom is so much more than golf. just askfi retired t sergeant tony henry. >> because we are there to just help any wounded, ill serv ge member,old star family members. reporter: he served in desert storm and enduring freedom. when he came home, he learned that being tough county race what he saw. 15 soldiers in his battalionie >> the emotional wise, i was in a bad place becaulo i a whole lot of soldiers. >> reporter: links to freedom is a non-profit golfm progra helping wounded wrriors and their family. steve started the program in 2008. >> i spent a lo

m leon harris. >> and i'm susan hogan.'s speech at tbalingon memorial is now on time. storms creating problems on the national mall delayed some of the show and forced evacuations near the capitol, but president trump now expected to speak as scheduled at 6:30. >> smeanwhile, tensi running high with a froconfrontation in lafayette park outside the white house. >d video of police detaining a man in montgomery county. they are investigating whether it was excessive fonde. >> a an independence n earthquake in souther california. the big nest two decades. >> what knew could be a problem tonight, the storms rolling through this independence day. >> we've got a team of reporters ready to bring you live coverage from the national mall and beyond. >> let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist amelia draper and the latest on the storms. amelia, we knew this would pp ha, and indeed the situation is playing out right now, susan, with very heavy rain and lots of lightning in parts of the area.o of russ getting a break and some of us

leon harris is in our newsroom with a closer look at those statistics. leon? >> take a look at all of the homicide cases between january 1st and june 30th. 79 homicide cases across d.c. and we break it down by quadrant we see more than half of them were -- [ inaudible ] in turns out that more than three-quarters cas involved gun violence and the average age of the vic sims 33 years old. there's a big range.d the ol of the 64 rand the youngest just 3 months old. st month featured the deadliest stretch featuring aom hide every day. >> we're having a little bit of audio problem there. we'll go back to the statistics and leon once we get that up.r our apologies. >>> meanwhile, they put it up as a sign of support for member of the lbq community, but a couple off days ater the end of pride mon, a couple released this surveillance video of a man andalizing their flag. >> news 4's meagan fitzgerald talked with the homeowners and has the story that comes from southeast d.c. >> we flew the f flag june even though it's july now.ha we dn't taken it down yet just to recogn

i'm leon harris. >> and i'm pat lawson we're on weather alert as temperatures rise to brutal levels today. flare up severe storms out there. >> we're in the upper 90s, but it feels even worse than that out there. you can see the heat index now up to 1 13me in so areas. >> and this comes as storm team 4 is also tracking a system that's triggered a severe thunderstorm warning. let's get to meteorologist lauren ricketts in the storm center. >> we've got temperatures warm out there. we have weather alert out there for today. not only do th see , but we're also seeing the very hot temperatures. you can see the temperatures right now. on the warm side. again, the temperatures are in the 90s right now. you see the 70s out there. that's where weme have so rain showers rolling through the area. let me show you the showers and storms that ar out there. we have a severew thunderstorm ning to the south and west for loudoun, clark, warren, fauquier and rappahannock county until 4:30. we'll continue to watch that as it moves up the north and east at a pretty good rate, about 35 miles per hour. could ha

the leon harris called me from nats park. nats park last night, nationals game was postponed and he said, doug, we have clouds down here. don't worry, buddy. you are a-okay and we need that game, too. out there right now a look at clouds and sun. beautiful afternoon here and acrossest most country. take a pi and respect the temperatures, too. 90s way down to the south. we are not going to seese tho until probably saturday at least by saturday, maybe sunday. i do think we'll start our next heat weave this weekend but for right now enjoy the beautiful weather. tomorrowemperatures back into the mid to upper 80s. mostly sunny and nice and warm. an isolated shower can't bele ru out. but fall all a perfect afternoon. we like to call them fantastic fridays. 90 degrees on saturday if we get there. 92 on sunday and 93 on new england, and as we make our way towards next week, yes, we're no expecting aer heat wave which means perfect for the pool, but this heat wave is not ne as long as the last one we're talking about. the a four or fi

leon harris is in the news room to give us more details. >> wendy, this is a big one, the ftc began investigating facebook after learning cambridge analysta had gathered information on users. and the feds wanted to make this an example. in adtion to the massic fine, facebook is required to create a new board-level committee to oversee rivacy. ceo mark zuckerberg must personally certify the company compliance with privacy programs and he could face civil or criminal penalties for falseth messaging service whatsapp and instagram, which is owed by facebook. >> these corporate governance changes widen a number of people looking at privacy of facebook. and they elevate the issue of privacy of facebook. when problems arise, more people oie going to hear about them and more people are g to be empowered to take action. >> stuckberg wrote in a post on ceokat tbohth e to slow ts product developme processes. here are other changes that the tech giant has to implement now. facebook must exercise greater oversight over the third party apps, like the popular face app and pride clear notice of its use of facial

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. >> coming up, thel emotiona good-bye from fellow officers and from the >>> leon harris here at the live desk in the nsroom and more breaking news this hour. a navy s.e.a.l. accused of war crimes ws just found n guilty of murder and attempted murder. special operations chief edward gallagher was accused of stabbing and killing an injured is fighter in iraq in 2017. seven different s.e.a.l.s have testified that abbed the teen prisoner just after he and other medics treated the boy but the testimony that may have turned the case, one of those medics testified that he was the one who kled the boy who he plugged the boy's breathing tube with his thumb and gallagher was accused of attempted murder for shooting two civilians and he was charged with taking a picture of the corps. gallagher's sentencing into charge will be later today. >> the last time luis alvarez was in washington he could barely stand. >> but he carried a message to congress that ws so powerful the entire country took notice. alvarez was here in town with comedian jn stewart to argue for the full financing of t fund for

i'm leon harris. we're in for what couldn't host weather in three years in this area.his is how hot it feels like si outde right now. >> if you think this is bad, as said, just wait, folks. >> tonight team coverage of how it this will affect you. transportation reporter adam tuss is sweating it out with commuters, but we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist amelia draper. tomorrow's heat is downright dangerous compared to today. >> absolutely. >> the national weather service has already gone and issued a heat advisory for the entire area tomorrow. this heat advisory begins at 11:00 a.m. and will return throughout the entire day expiring at 9:00 at night. check it out. the areas in orange are going to be under that heat advisory and during this time period you really need to take it's. if you're outdoors make sure youe drinking plenty of water, if you can, with the kids. avoid being outsideci espely during the afternoon hours and then look to the weekend on saturday and sunday. this is what the national weather service has already posted for the weekend. an excessive h

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i'm leon harris. i'm pat lawson muse. shots were fired right around noon and the person taken to the hospital with serious injury. >> let's get right to ws 4's mark segraves right outside the mall. what are you hearing here? >> well, leon andt, here's what we know so far. this all happened about 1:40 this afternoon. witnessesell us they heard as many as four shots coming from inside t parking garage here at pentagon city. this all happened tside of the entrance to macy's, closest to the macy's entrance. police are investigating two levels, the fourth level and the third level.el we can you thatat we saw a handgun on the ground outside the macy's door on the third leveling and most of the investigation appears focused on the fourth level. here's what police had to tell us just a short time ago. >> upon arrival it was determined that a struggle ensued between two subjects in the garage in whichrm a firea was brandished. the struggle continued and one subject was shot. s thatbject has been transported to an area hospital wit

i'm leon harris. >> i'm pat lawson muse. from the midwest to new england to the washington area where temperatures ar set to hit 100 degrees tomorrow. >> let's take a look at the heat index in our area right now. the midity only making it feelde hotter outsi this afternoon we've got team coverage to help you beat that heat. >> news 4's chris gordon is standing by withe impact on your electric bill, but we begin with amelia draper ithe storm center. amelia, it's sizzling out there today. >> absolutely, pat. in fact, it's still dangerously hot out there. the area remains under an excessive heat warning until 9:00 p.m. tonight, and we have another excessive heat warning already in effect tomorrow for your saturday. tomorrow it will feel hotter outside than today. check it out. here's that current heat iriex t now. just how hot it's feeling, feeling about 104 i washington, 105 in frederick, maryland, and 112 degrees ileesburg right now. here's the latest warning. everybody here in pink is under an excessive heat warning until 9:

i'm leon harris. >> and i'm wendy rieger. tornado warnings in the last hour. severe thunderstorm warnings and more to come tonig. >> stor already wreaking havoc out there, so let's take you to some live pictures here. this is i-270 at clarksburg road. a complete stop there because of downed wire. >> wre going to get an update from the live desk on thissi tuation in just a moment, but, first, let's head to the storm team for our coverage. doug? >> amelia and i have been watching the storms over the past couple of hours and watchingthat move ough, that storm there, you saw the damage there that has caused 270 to be completely shut down now. we saw a lot of damage coming in from that storm as it made its way through parts of frederick county, west virginia and all he way up towards the pennsylvania border now. >> we think we're just getting started. this is round one. we'll have more storms moving in tonight and these storms could also be strong to severe. >> if you did not see the storms, you have a chance of seeing the stronger severe weather. >> you can see wh