news 4's mark segraves takes us inside for a look in the jail. >> it gets over 100 degrees juror the. mary's county jail was built with no air-conditioning. >> this is where it gets the hottest in the summertime. >> reporter: the captain told news 4 he's providing ice water, large fans and extra shower time for the inmates. he's also allowing them to wear shorts and t-shirts rather than suits. >> it's too much. it's too hot. remember, the officers are in uniform all day. >> reporter: the lack of air-conditioning is one of many problems. >> we have overcrowding, an aging infrastructure, double bunked to save money, locks are failing. >> reporter: the county has approved $18 million to make improvements. >> they're being used to address the heating and air-conditioning, safety and security, expansion for women inmates, expansion for medical treatment, as well as future needs for capacity. >> reporter: those improvements are years away. in the meantime, the excessive heat at the jail is impacting how convicted criminals are sentences. >> judges won't convict people to long stints here i

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mark segraves traveled to st. mary's county to check out the situation firsthand. >> this is e-wing in the st. mary's county detention center. this cell right now is 85 degrees. and this is actually a cool day. the captain who oversees this facility tells us temperatures can reach 100 degrees in this part of the center because we're on the second floor where the heat rises. he's allowing the inmates to wear shorts and than their traditional outfits. they brought in a huge cooling machine but it's not enough. temperatures remain in the 80s and 90s for everyone who lives here and everyone who works here. county commissioners have approved funding to look at expanding this jail facility and adding air conditioning but that's where politics come in and state legislators play a role as well. coming up on news4, you'll hear from both sides. corrections officials as well as lawmakers about what is next for the inmates and the people who work at this facility. mark segraves, news4. >>> and those temperatures, amelia, are

mark segraves met two students who designed an app for microsoft.s a story you'll see only here on news4. >> this is a tremendous opportunity. >> reporter: these are two of the 500 d.c. high school students participating in a specialized paid internship program this summer that gives them hands-on experience with high-tech employers like microsoft. >> it kind of opens me up to certain careers that i didn't think were possible before. >> reporter: he and his team have been working on a new game that microsoft will begin selling next month. >> you're like, wow, am i r up to this? >> reporter: paul st. claire who hopes to oversee the challenge says he's more than up to the challenge. >> a creative kid. he's learned a lot of coding skills. >> this is the place for them to enter into some high-paying jobs in the region and the country. >> reporter: for reader, a full-time student and a single mom, a high-level internship, where the students do just more than make coffee and deliver things, this gives her a chance to prepare herself for the next step. >>

pat, back to you. >> mark segraves. thank you, mark. >>> now we turn to storm team 4.attle between the sun and clouds today. and in some places even heavy showers. storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer. >> we are tracking heavy rain in parts of the area especially around anarundel county. 91, leesburg. 91, manassas. hot and humid across the region. intense heat not quite here. it gets here tomorrow. wait till i show you the temperatures there. here is the radar. not much going on. toward anarundel county, to the south of prince georges county hit along 214. we could see flash flooding in this region. heads up for that. wider view showing two systems. one, moving off to the east. however there will be scattered showers. more on the intense heat moving our way in a few minutes. >> >>> chopper 4 was above the scene at six flags amusement park inlargo when the park was closed because of a bomb threat called in around 10:00. prince georges county was called in. they found two suspicious packages but no bombs. a short time ago the all-clear was given and the park ha

mark segraves has our report. marvelous. man. >> reporter: that crusty old man, as he calls himself, is alive today because these two people who are also at the folger theater where he had his heart attack during a play knew cpr. dillon merry has knownp> the thing with cpr, you don't really have any hands-on experience unless you're in a situation that's necessary to keep someone alive. >> reporter: he says yes, he was nervous. >> you're dealing with a real human that's dying. you don't have a second chance here. you have to go out there and perform. >> reporter: michelle michaels was also in the audience. even though she had performed cpr hundreds of times as a nurse practitioner, it was a little scary for her, too. >> i think for the audience, it was probably very scary. completely different situation, doing cpr in an out-of-hospital situation than it is when you're supported by equipment. >> reporter: ironically, the only doctor in the house when cornfel

i'm mark segraves.ll tell you about the >>> we're back with breaking news right now. >> jackie bensen has just arrived on the scene of a serious multi-car accident on northeast. what do you know about it at this point? >> people are taking a look at these vehicles and are just wondering how could you have gotten up to speed on a city street for this to happen? blue toyota appears to be an suv is overturned. nissan maxima behind it, we're told, total of five people were in those two vehicles, all young adults. we're told one young woman was ejected from one of the vehicles and we're told one of the people injured has what are considered to be life-threatening injuries. we're here at 18th and c streets northeast at elliott hind junior high school. school was not in session because thankfully it would have been lettin now. d.c. speed camera obviously put there because of the school. because this is, again, four lanes, two and passing lane on each side, neighbors have been concerned about the speeds people

mark segraves is outside d.c. superior court with the developments. mark? >> that's right.hree 20, who were involved in that yesterday afternoon shooting where they fired a machine gun at police officers are before a judge right this moment. earlier this afternoon, lavell al verson appeared before a judge, charged with armed robbery and assault on a police officer involved in that police shootout yesterday early morning after he robbed several suspects, he then carjacked five other people and started firing at police officers. officers returned fire, striking alverson in the ankle. he appeared on crutches before a judge. as you can imagine, being shot at by suspects twice in one day has police in the district on edge. >> that's not very common where officers are being fired upon, on a daily basis but, absolutely, it's alarming to all of the members that i represent. >> reporter: matt mall is chairman of the d.c. police union. he says while yesterday's shootings were not targeted at police like the

our mark segraves broke the news earlier this mornt. an inmate died at the jail. he found out system was failing. weeks later that inmate's daughter is coming forward. she doesn't know what caused the apparent stroke but she's heard enough from other inmates. >> i really would like to find out why did he have to live in those conditions, why he was over there. something needs to be done. >> 70-year-old lesterer by was waiting on a court hearing on an assault charge when he died. in a statement, the d.c. department of corrections tells us an hvac contractor was on site to enhance air flow. it has no reason to believe he will vamted temperatures were related to his death. >>> bill cosby was set to be arraigned in pennsylvania in the sex assault case against him. but the comedian is waiving his right to a formal arraignment which means it will head to trial. cosby is accused of drugging and molesting a former philadelphia employee at his home in 2004. if convicted, he could face up to ten years if prison. >>> in news for your health, the deadliest form of prostate ca

news 4's mark segraves takes you for a look inside. >> on the second tier, it gets to over 100 degrees> reporter: the st. mary's county jail was built with no air-conditioning. >> this is where it gets the hottest in the summertime. >> reporter: the captain told news 4 he's providing ice water, large fans and extra shower time for the inmates. he's also allowing them to wear shorts and t-shirts rather than the traditional prison jump suits. >> it's too much. too hot. remember, look at my officers, they're in uniform all day. >> reporter: the lack of air-conditioning is one of many we have an aging infrastructure. we've double bunked the place to save money over the years. locks are failing. >> reporter: by phone, county commissioner john o'connor tells news 4 the county has approved $18 million to make improvements. >> they're being used to address the heating and air-conditioning, safety security, expansion for possible women inmates, medical treatment as well as future needs for capacity. >> reporter: those improvements are years away. the excessive heat is impacting how criminals ar

. >> mark segraves, thanks, mark. >>> a man is in jail a woman noticed him taking photos up her skirt inside an arlington metro station. the guy tried to destroy the evidence, police say. pat collins is outside the courthouse with more on this. pat? >> reporter: police say she was a victim of upskirting. you will soon see how she moved to stop the suspect. and how two good samaritans came to help. and within minutes, case closed. this surveillance video shows the confrontation. you can see the victim maneuver herself to keep the suspect from running away. you can see him throw his phone to the ground in an apparent effort to destroy it. then watch as two good samaritans move in to help. in the end, this 34-year-old man was captured and cuffed at the arlington courthouse metro station, charged in connection with an upskirting incident here. police st 3:00 this afternoon, as a woman got off the metro and was traveling up the escalator. >> she instinctively felt something was off. she turned around and noticed a male subject was filming her from behind, up her skirt. >> reporter: what ha

that's the latest, live in northwest, mark segraves, news4. >> thank you, mark. >>> for the second time in a month, an employee has been arrested for carrying a gun inside the headquarters of the department of homeland security right here in d.c. scott macfarlane has the latest. >> his name is thomas pressley and was accused of carrying a gun in one of america's most secured facilities. security officers stopped thomas pressley during a random security streening. court records say he had a homeland security officials confirmed the arrest to news4 and said there was no evidence that the employee sought to do harm and that security and screening measures had been enhanced before the screening. this arrest comes four weeks after another agency employee was arrested for carrying a pistol. a man named jonathan wienke who lived in this home in virginia. he had a ..22 caliber when stopped by security at his desk. his arrest was a big surprise to neighbors in virginia. >> i didn't think stuff happened here. >> he was hardly ever up here. i mean, you would hardly see him up there. clean-cut, nic

mark segraves is outside the second district police headquarters. mark? >> reporter: good evening, jim. i started getting calls and text messages from police officers yesterday morning when word of the resolution started to get around. they say they are the content of the resolution and also demoralized. the resolution signed by ten members of the d.c. council was introduced on tuesday, the same day d.c. police were shot at by suspects in two separate incidents. >> basically spatting in our face, telling us how police officers are just criminals. >> reporter: the resolution calling for police reform across the country lists the names of ten victims the council members say were killed by police. >> i'm sorry if it upset the police officers independently on this issue but it's time to have this tough conversation and really understand what is the bias that we have, why are more black residents of our city, more black residents in our country being impacted by violent acts and violent acts certainly by the police and law enforcement officers. >> reporter: wh

i'm mark segraves in northeast. >>> a pilot composting program that we told you about in false churchermanent program. they collect kitchen waste at the farmer's market, includ fruit, coffee grounds, egg shells and flowers. they sell bins that you can use to collect the waste. >> we have an official program now where people can bring their food compost every saturday and it's sent off to another facility where it's made off to a fertilizer. >> the food collection program is now not only permanent, you can participate at a discount. >>> britain's new leader will take over in a few days. prime minister david cameron will offer his resignation to queen elizabeth on thursday clearing the way for theresa may to take over. may is a conservative party member. she became the only contender after another potential candidate dropped out. cameron announced that he was going to resign after the nation union. >>> well, it was a gorgeous day out there today. plenty of sunshine. the best part, low humidity. and no rain. i guess there's two good parts to that. things are going to change as we move in

mark segraves is there.en a difficult week for demonstrators and police officers as well. >> reporter: absolutely. a lot of tension on all sides here around the country and outside the department of justice in d.c., a protest is scheduled to kick off at 5:00 p.m. i spoke to the organizer. she's a law student at america university and used the #blacklivesmatter. she got a permit for 50 protesters but based on the response for social media, she's hoping for far more to show up. you can see there is a beefed up security presence and there is always fencing at the door. this is one of the main exits and entrances. if you look across the sidewalk here, you'll see d.c. police and homeland security vehicles, about ten of them, they have been here for a few while we have not seen even one protester here so far, we have seen a large police presence. they are here to make sure that everyone stays safe. we can also tell you that there are a lot of media here, a lot of news trucks, a lot of reporters here waiting to see

news4's mark segraves spoke to the officers about this video. mark? >> reporter: this video is dramatic, to say the least. it shows the tense moments leading up to the shooting as police officers pleaded with the 63-year-old man to put down his gun and shows the moments immediately after the shooting as police administered first aid and tried to stop the bleeding. today, mayor muriel bowser wants the public to see how the police conducted themselves during this incidents. the first 911 call came in around 9:22 the night of june 27th for a man waving a gun outside of building in northeast. police believe the man waving the gun was the same man who called 911. 63-year-old sherman evans. >> our dispatchers called back that number. it's a number that appears to belong to the decedent. >> several officers pleaded with him to put down his gun. after seven minutes of the standoff, police say evans raised his arm and pointed the gun at police. video from police body cameras do not show the moment evans reportedly raised the gun. at least 15 shots can be heard

mark segraves has more in about 40 minutes. >>> i'm tracee wilkins.e george's county fire crews were dealing with one an accident while they were a victim of another one. this apparatus will be out of service because it had $10,000 of damage to it. fire and ems crews were called to an accident on 2010 that involved a fire. while this was blocking the cr accident, they were struck by another vehicle. the dangers of doing this work on highways. >>> and also coming up, it was a nightmare story for parents all over. >>> we're getting more from the father of the little boyho was w man: hey baby, how are you? woman: i have a surprise for you. man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. because we cover any difference between their military pay and their dominion salary, and continue benefits for them and their families. why do we do it? because our vets sacrifice enough. "dominion. depend on us for more than energy." ♪ stand by me. the greek flavors of our mediterranea

news4's mark segraves is the first to see this video and he joins us now live at the police headquarters. mark? >> reporter: yeah. this is very dramatic video we're about to show you. this is the first time that the d.c. officers were wearing body cameras and they have released a video of an officer-involved shooting. they just arrived at an apartment complex where you can see several officers surrounding 63-year-old sherman evans who is holding a happened gun. police are demanding that he put his gun down. this standoff lasts for about seven minutes. and then police say evans raised his arm and pointed his gun at the officers. at that point, they say they had no choice but to open fire. police say either five or six officers did fire their weapons. they don't know how many shots they fired. we counted at least 15 shots during that video. they say evans was struck at least three times. he died at the hospital later that evening. again, this is the first time that police have released this video or any video of an officer-involved shooting in the district of columbia. cominp from district

news4's mark segraves takes us inside st. mary's county where workers say temperatures can reach triple digits. week have reached above 100 degrees, according to the warden who has worked at the jail for more than 30 years. he says this has always been a problem. he says the jail was built with no air conditioning. >> every summer, we have issues with inmates that we have to take to the hospital. >> reporter: they have brought in huge fans and ice water and allowing the inmates to wear shorts and t-shirts and have opened up the windows to the cell gls we have to put floor fans through the chutes because they do not have windows so there's no air circulation. >> reporter: news4 recorded temperatures in the mid-90s. you can feel the heat. he says the fans offer some relief but create a safety issue. >> you hear that constant hum. we can't hear calls for help. which is very scary. >> reporter: the st. mary's board of commissioners has approved $18 million upgrades and expanded facilities as well as air conditioning. john o'conno

news 4's mark segraves is joining us w. that you'll see shows the police pleading with the man to put down his weapon and then after the shooting it shows police administering first aid. today, district officials say they wanted to release the video because it shows how much more responsibly d.y. police acted during officer-involved shootings than other jurisdictions around the country. >> how are officers respond and engage with the subject and the suspect before making the decision to use deadly force, i think that's a difference when you look at this video versus the videos that are being talked about nationally for the police-involved shooting in louisiana and minnesota. >> reporter: the police body cam video shows officers facing off with 63-year-old sherman evans in front of his apartment building in north d.c. last month. the officers can be heard repeatedly asking him to put don his gun. standoff, police say evans raised his arm pointing his gun at police who they say had no choice but to open fire. the video does n

. >> mark segraves went to some of the parades in virginia and a man brought his unique perspective to independence day. >> reporter: fourth of july parades and picnics. for this man, fourth of july celebration and he says it was bittersweet knowing that in his west african community, some people still live in slavery. >> it is my hope that one day everybody will be treated equally. >> reporter: politics played out as some yelled insults at donald trump supporters. also here at the palisades parade, lady liberty. >> i've been doing this since 1997, and it's been wonderful. so it's part of the community. >> reporter: across the river in fairfax, thousands came out to celebrate. some like this guy for the first time. >> it was great to see all of the firefighters out there and it was a good homage to fairfax is. >> and the united states marine band helped out as for today's weather and tonight's fireworks, muriey bowser who walked in two parades is keeping hope alive. >> i think the weather god will be with us and we'll get to see fi fireworks. that's my hope. >> as we said, no decision

news4's mark segraves broke this story on twitter. >> alan coleman was supposed to be extradited lastmonth but that's not happened and two months after his arrest he's still in florida out on bond. alan coleman was arrested in gainesville, florida, last month. he was wanted by d.c. police for having sex with a 14-year-old girl who was hisç student at a acam me in southeast. police records told police coleman would have him dress up in a purple wig and schoolgirl outfit and take pictures of her and have sex with her. a search warrant shows that coleman continued to have a sexual relationship with the teen for five years. he left his job at kipp d.c. shortly after he started having sex with her. both schools notified parents of the allegations after coleman was arrested last month. in a letter to parents, the founder of kipp academy says they are cooperating with the police investigation. the charter school principal told parents once they learned of the allegation, coleman was suspended and then fired. there's no indication that there were any victims at the capital city charter schoo

. >> mark segraves broke the news earlier this month. an inmate died of an apparent stroke at the facility in southeast washington. in a statement, the d.c. department of corrections tells news 4 an hvac flow. it has no reason to believe elevated temperatures correlated to 70-year-old lester ir by's death. he died of a stroke. his daughter is demanding a deeper investigation into this case. >>> if back here at the live desk. chopper 4 actually moving to another scene. we want to take you to this video first out of utah. that's where we have this fire that continues to rage on. from what we're told from officials, dozens of homes and buildings have been destroyed and score fd. evacuations in the this town, west of salt lake city have taken place. the red cross is on location. no major injuries reported. two firefighters are in the hospital being treated. eun? >> angie, thank you. it is 6:34 today. you have another chance to attend an international meeting on the zika virus. be health department, to answer questions at the government cente

mark segraves, what have you learned? >> reporter: things were pretty heated in northeast. was a lot of action and fireworks. these are fireworks and m-80s going off last night we found littered throughout the streets and they sounded a gunshots when they got off. police say the trouble started just before 11:00 last night. that's when the 911 call came in and metro police responded for the reports of illegal fireworks. when they got here, according to police, they found a man with a handgun. police say that man opened fire on police firing several shots at him and at that point a metro police officer returned fire killing the suspect. now, today the metro police officer has been placed on leave pending the outcome of the investigation. they say no one else other than the suspect was injured during last night's shooting. now neighbors here tell us there's a lot of crime in this area and they've been asking for police support in this neighborhood. coming up at 5:00, you'll hear from some of the residents and you'll hear what the metro chief of police had to say to his staff

i'm mark segraves and i'm telling you how d.c.ire is getting you ready to keep you safe. >>> a storm team weather alert day as we're into a very dangerous situation weather wise. >> chuck had to take his jacket off already. >> i took it off to be outside ten minutes ago. it's pretty stuffy out there. outside, this morning, skies are hazy and humidity-filled. temperatures in the 60s and 70s now. this is the most comfortable it's going to feel all day. we'll be nearly 90 degrees by noon and high temperatures today in the mid to upper 90s. be heat smart. drink your water. lightweight, light colored, loose-fitting clothe th. make sure you have your water bottle with you as well. >>> we're in virginia, moving on 29 and 15 fog northbound up into remington, in the area -- moving between culpeper and wearing ton, you've got an issue, 29 diverted at 28. serious accident. truck involved. plan ahead. 95 going northbound, really kind of a friday pace. north of woodbridge headed into springfield, volume relatively speaking light. top part of t

let's check in with news4's mark segraves who's live along the parade route. y, mark. >> reporter: it is one of the oldest traditions in washington, d.c., and our time couldn't be better because we just got here and here is mayor muriel bowser. why is this parade so important to the city? >> it's a great family fun parade and it's celebrating 50 years of the palisades parade. it's going to end at the recreation center old american barbecue. >> and what do your weather gurus tell you about the weather tonight? >> i have my fingers crossed for the fireworks. it's going to be soggy throughout the day but i think the weather gods will be with us and we'll get to see some fireworks. just stay tuned. >> thanks for stopping by. >> reporter: here you have it from the mayor. people have been lining up and had their chairs out here from late last night. 50 years it's been going on along macarthur boulevard. almost every politician in town, police, fire department, dancing bands, marching bands are all here. even presidential candidates donald trump and hillary clinton ta

in montgomery county, mark segraves, news4. >>> we hear from the parents of a fairfax county teenager who stepped on an explosive in central park. >> 18-year-old connor golden was seriously hurt after stepping on the device earlier this month. doctors had to amputate his leg below the knee. he's had three surgeries in all and recently suffered a infection. he's out of intensive care and is getting stronger every day. >> he's a very strong and resilient young man. we have no doubt that he will bounce back from this tragedy. he will not let this define who he is or define him as an individual. >> meanwhile, new york police still don't know who left the device in the park. investigators say they don't believe it was terrorism. >>> you saw this breaking news alert from the nbc washington app earlier today. an acquittal in the latest police trial involving freddie gray's death. a baltimore judge finding the sup sup sup supervising police officer not responsible for the injury. >> reporter: in delivering his verdict today, judge barry williams said he evidence fairly and impartially without

mark segraves broke the news earlier this morning. an inmate died at the jail. he found out that the ac system was failing. weeks later that inmapt's daughter is coming forward. she doesn't know what caused her father's apparent stroke but she's heard enough from other inmates. >> i really would like to find out why did he have to live in those conditions while he was over there. something needs to be done. >> 70-year-old lester ir by was waiting on a court hearing on an assault charge when he died. in a statement, the department of corrections tells news 4 an hvac p contractor was on site to improve air flow. >>> today, bill cosby was set to be arraigned in pennsylvania in the lone criminal sex assault case against him. the comedian, his right to a formal arraignment. cosby is accused of drugging and molesting an employee at his philadelphia home in 2004. he says it was consensual. if convicted, he could face up to ten years in prison. >>> 5:06 now. recall, water bottles with lead in them. l.l. bean says five styles of children's water bottles contain high leve

mark sea segraves is l >> reporter: a retired physician who lives in potomac, maryland, and has comeere to the theater with his friends last month. as the play was beginning, kornfeld began feeling pains in his chest. he collapsed on the floor of what his doctor said would certainly have been a fatal heart attack. a call went out in the audience for help. two people stood up and went into action. >> i assessed him to see if he needed cpr. i started krst pr. dillon came down and offered to take over. we defibrillated him. >> you don't have any hands-on experience unless you're in a situation where it's necessary to keep someone alive. >> reporter: a young man lfr learned cpr as a boy scout. the other, an off-duty nurse. together, they save this had man's life. the three of them came together with a message for everyone. a message of gratitude and a lessons for life. >> yeah. they learn them and stick with them. doug, a boy scout would know how to get through a day like this, wouldn't he? >> drink plenty of water. that's exactly what a lot of people are doing out there today. ice cream