we certainly would in maryland. every time before the redistricting the legislators and the governor are briefed on the legal requirements happened here. that would happen in maryland and other states as well. >> what would be the situation where the drawing of the district would be impermissible, constitute impermissible political gerrymandering, in your opinion? >> we've said in our brief certainly as indicated in the prior argument where the minority vote getters dictate the results for the majority. that would be a situation where the court ought to remedy that. >> how does the majority get to do that? they have the thought with the legislature, both houses being controlled by the same party. i don't understand how a minority could force its will. >> if in maryland there's history for this. if the people are upset with the way the redistricting happens, they can ache take it to refere. in 1962, democratic governor, legislature, both houses controlled by the democrats adopted a redistricting plan and taken to ref

the gentleman from maryland. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? mr. harris: i rise to claim time in opposition to the amendment even though i agree with the idea behind the amendment. the chair: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. harris: thank you very much mark dam chair. there's no question that the rural areas of the country frequently get shortchanged. i know, i represent a rural area. that's why i'm surprised because we just heard a lot of lip service to doing great things for the rural areas but rural health is level funded in this bill before us. level funded. the department spending is $10 llion higher than nothing -- no increase could go to the rural areas. now all of a sudden we're fans of the rural areas, on the other side of the aisle we're all fans of rural areas. y do need this extra $1 million. here's the problem. this didn't identify another program to take the money from. it went to the believedly bottomless well of department management. the office of the secretary which now is up to $21 million in being raided just

army research laboratory in maryland. he is currently the clan historian for clan polk international. he has published two books on historical topics "beyond dam to quarter: the history of the polk family on the eastern shore in the colonial era." that was published in 2015, which received a prize from the maryland genealogical society. and his second book, "somerset records: 1692-1696, abstract with transcriptions for the archives of maryland." and that was published in 2002. he also published an article in it journal of scotch irish history. that was published in 2008. dr. polk initiated a dna project and served as the volunteer administrator. the title of his speak is re-examining the ancestry of president james k. polk. dr. polk: thank you. do i need to be near the microphone, or back here, is it not good? i will try to stay nearby. as you see, the title of my talk is "re-examining the ancestry of president james k. polk." right up front, i will say the main point i want to make is that the ancestry of the polk family

the gentleman from maryland -- for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? mr. harris: i claim time in opposition to the amendment and i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from virginia. mr. beyer: i yield such time as the chairman of the subcommittee, the gentlewoman from connecticut, will require. the chair: the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. delaurdelur i rise in support of the -- ms. delauro: i rise in support of the gentleman's amendment. oversight of the unaccompanied alien children has been and will continue to be critical under my watch as chair of this subcommittee. to be fair, my good friend, mr. cole, was also very supportive of our efforts to get reporting requirements in last year's labor-hhs appropriations bill and in the end of year bill as well. if about how this program is funded, i will work with my friend, mr. beyer, to get the best information we can from o.r.r. congress and this appropriation committee will be vigilant in its oversight role of the unaccompanied children program. and

the 67-year-old was arrested at work and brought in from maryland.d a woman at kni rint 20 years ago. investigatorseased an old photo of him and the com pos tei picture of the suspect. new leadsursued by t colds case team led them to arrest the suspect. >>> it's been 10 years since am gri milestone in our city's history. ten years ago today a white supremacist walked into the holocaust museum with a rifle.ot he sh and killed a security officer who tried to stop him. steven tyrone johns had worked there for six years. the gunman was an 88-year-old neonazi with a criminal history. he died seven months later while awaiting trial. >>> people from all over the world travel to d.c. to visit the smithsonian museum but today a tour was pretty president. >> these folks ares relati of james smithson, the man for whom the smithsonian is named. smithson ded childless as did a nephew who was the lone heir in lause in that will bequeathed the fortune to thent establishm of an american instition devoted to science. from there the smithsonian institution was born as

he has to go aoss the legion bridge to get back to maryland. he's in support of new lanes with one addition. >> they need to build another bridge. >> you think they need another bridge? >> yeah, exactly. i think it took them too long to build the second bridge. reporter: vdot isn't specifying anything about another bridge in this area, but they do agree the lanes wouldli ly need to continue into maryland. have a big ipact ontraffic congestion in this area, we need to have a system that continues across the river. >> what it really does is puts t f pressure on maryland to step up to the plate and figure it out. >> rcaorter: express lanes offer an alternative to regular bad when there are accidents. remember that tanker crash on the legion bridge? right now it calls for two new express laneses between the dulles toll road and the legion bridge. some property could be lost. >> i think it's a terrible idea. >> reporter: some say there are other ideas we haven't fully thought of beforemo adding lanes. >> i think mass transportation working with loca

i have won every award in the state of maryland, including the presidential award from obama. [applause] >> i have -- i'm on a semester away from earning my second college degree and if been author of for writing at harvard business school. [applause] >> so, i haven't made this public but my book is being turned into a feature film so i got a movie deal to tell my story. [applause] >> and finally, the most important thing, in addition to the painting and -- the most important thing is i started my own foundation, the chris wilson foundation, and i recently awarded a scholarship to a young man who is in prison, working towards his bachelor's degree, and i've been quietly supporting prison educational programs and that's the most important thing is philanthropy and paying it forward. [applause] >> amazing. so, this is going to take a little more of a serious turn perhaps personally. one of the characters when you read chris' book, a big character is his mother. and chris' relationship with his mother is complicated. earlier in his life you find her to be extremely supportive and

these are some of the rivalries that define maryland. what about maryland politics? maryland politics has contributed to one of the most enduring and consequential rivalries in washington of the last two decades. it involves the most powerful maryland democrat in congress. the most powerful maryland politician in congress. you know this man. steny hoyer the democratic majority leader number two in the house democratic leadership number two behind of course the house speaker nancy pelosi. this is how it has been in the democratic ranks in the house for basically two decades. pelosi number one, hoyer number two. this goes all the way back. this was the headline, fall of 2001, democratic leadership election, the number two post, the whip. you see pelosi holding the whip there. pelosi hoyer. everybody knew the top job, the leader's spot was coming open soon and whoever won this race would be the next democratic leader. it had been years in the making and came to a head that fall. pelosi won 18, hoyer 95. pelosi becomes the top democrat a year later. hoyer moves in a slot

ic>> maryland state pole say this was not a pretextual stop. the trooper said he did not know the ce or the gender of the driver before spping the vehicle and asking him if it was his car is a standard line of ng questioniuring a traffic stop. in a statement to news4, the agency said this. quote, the maryland state police strictly forbids biassed-based policing in all aspects of its law enforcement activities. >>> virginia voters cast ballots in the primary election. they open from 6:00 in the morning until 7:00 at night. if you're casting a ballot, don't forget to bring a photo id. you'll be able to choose whether to voteand either the democratic or republican primary regardless of your party affiliation. all seats in t virginia house and senate will be on the november ballot. publicans have a narrow majority in both chambers. >>> also tomorrow, catholic church leaders around the cetntry will come togher in our area. sex abuse scandals will be top of mind asthe u.s. conference of caolic bishops meet up the road in baltimore. the bishops are un

maryland public worksl add toll lanes to the maryland side of the beltway. it was an idea conceived by governor larry hogan. not without controversy. leaders aren't convinced and are pushing for alternate ideas. today's vote would allow private citizens to vote on the $11 billion project. >>> also happening today, an official ground breaking for projects 5i78d at easing congestion along i-95 near fredericksburg. it will extend the express lanes ten miles south to keep the project moving. the area has been describe as one of the worst bottlenecks in our region. >>> major-workers can be fired for illegally using medical marijuana. people who are in safetyoy ems face termination in the next 30 days. >>> it's now 6:09. we're working for your health this morning with news of some surprising developments about what to eat and how much to exercise. >> for years the advice h been chicken is better than red meat when it comes to your cholesterol. they can be equally bad. it'she saturated fat. there are a good number of those in chicken, especially the skin. >> that's

letter to ember sent the governors of virginia and maryland outing the violation. thte board stad that evans' decision to not seek another term as board chairman was due to these findings. the governors of maryland and virginia have asked for the public release of thesu relts of this ethics investigation. >>> happening today, if you're around the nationaluarbor, yo may see some commotion. a drill will be started at 9:00 a.m. it is mock rescues of pethle in water. if you see a large emergency response, keep in mind it is likely just a drill. >>> a man who rescued a young mother from a dog attack is sharing his dramatic story. >> the attack took place last week in the stonewall estate subdivision. listen as that man described the terrible scene. >> it looked like she had been attacked by sharks. the device was so brutal, so bad. it's good to be called a hero but i feel i did the right thing. >> this is a a look of family of six dogs. neighbors say they have been living in fear of those dogs for a while. >next on "news4 today," jon stewart not backing down. >> after a

the gentleman from maryland is exactly right. now is the time to act. let's show the compassion with our vote and i yield back. mr. harris: i yield one minute to the gentleman from texas. >> we're sitting here, 10:30 at night, and i am mystified that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are preaching about this issue which is already the policy of the administration. and yet we are not funding the $4.5 billion request from the administration to deal with the problem at hand. mr. roy: our border is being overrun. my friend from texas knows this. we know it. you go spend any time on the border, 144,000 people apprehended on our southern border. 144,000. h.h.s. has taken charge of nearly 100,000 unaccompanied children this year. i could go down stat after stat after stat, little children, little girls are being abused on the journey. cartels are profiting. while we ignore it. talk to the mayor of uvalde, texas, and throughout the southern area of texas. talk to the people about what's actually happening in the community. i cannot believe for the li

we have the true blue maryland crab burger. u we real maryland blue crab. no mayo, we use the shell as the binder. >> you are passionate about a certain type of fish. i mean, you guys go to the fresa market, you sure -- tell me what you do at fish scale to serve your customers? >> we make sure we know -- and the transparency we know exactly where our fish comes from. this is farm raised rockfish, this is as big as it will get. they feed a synthetic feed, it's constricted to a certain area. it probably loving hip-hop, not doing nothing, it can only grow that big. this oneere is farm raised salmon. you see the color in this is sockeye. fer, the what you p wild caught? >> this is where the omega 3's come from, this salmon is not able to be in its natural habitat. this one can go get plankton and shrimp. you're not getting beneficial omega 3's here, it's v little if any. we make our own clarified butter, we put a scoop in the pan. >> how have people taken to this. >> peopleet past like what's the fish burger, and they try, it's really the beis you can't go to a

keep that in mind if you are on the road in southern maryland. right now temperatures arend reboug as i expected. it cooled down significantly. we went from upper 70s to 64 in washington, d.c. now we're at 6'r wejust getting that little jump in temps before the sun sets and we cool things dow 70s back along i-81. 75 in luray. let's talk abouthe weekend, talk about the days to come. got some activities going on. what's theay best d to do what? the best day for weekend brunching, saturday. saturday isoing to be phenomenal. temperatures in the mid 80s. lots of sunshine. low humidity. sitting to eat thoutdoors, whe it's brunch or dinner, i definitely would choose saturday. best day to go swimming, i'm going to say monday. monday we're going to be probably at our hottest in the low 90s. the thing about it, is yes there's a caveat. we are going to see a chance for some storms as we get these temps in the 90s. just keep that in mind. you want to ge o out the pool as soon as you hear any thunder or go indoors. yard work, tomorrow is a really great dayor

that prompted schools in maryland aic the distr to suspend the company. parents say they're upset. >> we need to know that every time our kids stepot f in a i'll ask they are safe. and whoop we -- and we don't know that now. officials will complete a revie of the process. executives say the company is ih e process of conducting anal inteinvestigation into this hitter. >>> an update ts morning on the virginia beach workplace shooting. authorities plan to interview 240 people as they try to find out why dewayne craddock opened fire last month in the city's g. museum buildin 12 were killed, 14 were hurt. he resigneuhis position ho before the shooting. allegations that he was confrontational and argumentative as well been corroborated. >>> an update on a bizarre a judge refused to order a new trial for daniel beckwit, he was engage friday a fiery blauz. inckwit hired t himo dig underground termal illness for a nuclear bunker at his bethesda home in september, 2017. authorities say overloaded power strips started the fire.sa the id didn't think there was evide

the gentleman from maryland -- for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? mr. harris: i claim time in opposition to the amendment and i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from virginia. mr. beyer: i yield such time as the chairman of the subcommittee, the gentlewoman from connecticut, will require. the chair: the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. delaurdelur i rise in support of the -- ms. delauro: i rise in support of the gentleman's amendment. oversight of the unaccompanied alien children has been and will continue to be critical under my watch as chair of this subcommittee. to be fair, my good friend, mr. cole, was also very supportive of our efforts to get reporting requirements in last year's labor-hhs appropriations bill and in the end of year bill as well. if about how this program is funded, i will work with my friend, mr. beyer, to get the best information we can from o.r.r. congress and this appropriation committee will be vigilant in its oversight role of the unaccompanied children program. and

that's five days before a maryland couple died, apparently under similar circumstances. ctm lead national correspondent david begnaud is here with more. this is very disturbing. the more you hear, the worse it sounds. do you think the deaths are connected? >> we don't know for sure, gayle, but it's interesting that both the state department and the fbi are looking into it. that's very telling. so you had the pennsylvania woman's family that say she died from the same lung condition as the maryland couple, but we don't yet know how they died. 41-year-old miranda warner was

scalise: i yield to the gentleman from maryland, the majority leader. mr. hoyer: i thank mr. scalise for yielding. on tuesday the house will meet at 12 p.c. for morning hour debate, 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. members are advised that debates on amendments to h.r. 2740 will begin at 3:00 p.m. on tuesday. on wednesday and thursday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. members are reminded that when the house is considering appropriations bills, votes will occur after 7:00 p.m. on friday, the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. the last votes on friday may occur between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. we will consider several bills under suspension of the rules, the complete list of suspension bills will be announced by close of business tomorrow. house will continue consideration of h.r. 2740, the labor health and human services, defense, state, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations act of 2020. the house will also begin consideration of

there is another case going on right now in the maryland district court that is a different question than what was before the supreme court, whether or not the secretary of commerce wilbur ross added the question because he wanted to discriminate against hispanic voters. there is a whole separate drama with evidence that was discovered recently in the files of a north carolina redistricting specialist. the maryland district course had ruled against the challengers on this question but has now indicated a willingness to reopen the case, to reconsider the question in light of new evidence. the fourth circuit said the appeal back to get a chance to reconsider the case in light of the new evidence. last night, the challenge in that case asked the district course to pamper rarely lock the government from including the question on the census and the district judge ordered the district to respond by 8:00 tonight. with thelear interaction between the two cases will be. ended but isas hear any chance they could the case this summer? be very unusual for the supreme court to hear oral arguments

this was turkey foot road in maryland. no one was injured. >>> over the weekend, this deck in germantown ngcollapsed, hur some of the people attending a birthday party there. neighbors tell us nearly 100 people were at the home on liberty heights lane saturday night. everyone who was hurt is spected to be okay. the fire departmays that deck shows signs ofa wter damag damage. >>> at least one person is dead after a crane collaps into an apartment building in dallas. >> oh, my god. >> strong wind and rain were reported around the time it will toen- toppled. the force was so powerful in several floors of a parking deck collapsed on each other. >> our foiktsz cus is the eastet side where levels have collapsed. >> two i people critical condition. >>> this is not the way many thought their day at the amusement park would end. smoke from a brush fire prompte evacuation six flags magic mountain near los angeles. the sky fire spread to about 40 acres. that's when six flags stopped letting people enter the park and began asking them

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travel times in maryland, 270 looks okay.uter loop, 32 miles per hour rig now as you look in virginia. 34 miles per hour. inbound on 66 because of that problem, fairfax county parkway, and northbound looking good, 56 miles per hour. enn't ask for much better than that. o wtop 103.5en f.m. wh you hop in your car today. guys? >>> thk you. 6:54. get ready fic new mus from prince. today would have been the artist's 61st birthday. the new album is being released tocelebrate. the album called "hoinls ""orig have unreleased tracks. some include "nothing compares to yo" for sinead o'connor and with the hit "moonic monday." ne will be erywhere on 21st. >>> the redskins wrapped up mini camp on thursday, bu that doesn't mean that work stops for all-star corner josh rman. >> norman has filled his offseason by helping people all over the country, and he's looking to get right back into it ofore the season start course. in the last few months he's been traveling around the country helping all sorts ever folks. he delivered -- sorts of folk

sharon, thanks for watching in clinton, maryland. again, they're moving out, and we're going continue to see clearing conditions throughout the day today. high pressure moving in. and you can see, look all the way to themidwest. we're looking dry. again, it isgoing to be a nice day out there finally even though yesterday evening was rece. 69 the temperatight now. main story today, the wind. we're going to see wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour throughout the day today. let's talk more rain because we have i in this forecast especially for the weekend. c'll show you thating up. first to the roads with melissa. good morning. >>> good morning. a couple of problems here in d.c. washington, southbound 295 the ramp to inbound 11th bridge, we talked about that a couple of minutes left side blocked by an crash. there's an additional crash in the left lane, as well. d twofferent crashes there. also, eastbound, southeast freeway before 6th street, disabled vehicle blocking the right lane there in southeast. as we zoom up germantown, northbound

, you end up with the a congressional delegatio that looks similar to maryland. so if you are concerned to the extreme circumstance with the current state of affairs, you would not be limiting it to the extreme. you would say get ready, arkansas. sotomayor: why should we assume, mr. sullivan that , everything would stay the same? because of something was unconstitutional we assume that they change their behavior? so in this case and the case just before you all of these politicians are bragging about the amount of partisanship , because they think it's perfectly legal to do so if the . if the court said it isn't, presumably they would change their behavior. no? mr. sullivan: because every time there is redistricting the legislators and the governor are briefed on all those legal requirements. justice alito: what is the example of a situation that it would be permissible in your opinion? mr. sullivan: as indicated, we are the minority vote getters to dictate the results for the majority. that would be a situation where the court could remedy that. ginsburg: why do

reporting from leesburg, chris gordon, news >>> a community in frederick county, maryland is mourning the iudden loss of liberty town volunteerfighter michael powers. new tonight, this is a look at the procession that escorted his bod grit hospit body from the hospital where he died up to baltimore. officials tells powers sufferedswj a medical emergenc to breathing in toxic fumes during the rescue and cleanup after 9/11. if congress doesn't act, money will not be provided afcer deer of next year. the bill up for vo will extend the fundingfor 70 years. >>> in just a few hours the political microscope is shifting its focus from here in washingtonown to miami. that's where the first debates of decisio20 are being held. andma there are s candidates abc news will host two nights of debates. our aaron gilchrist is in sou florida tonight with a preview of what we can expect. >> reporter: the candidate pool is packed. you guys know that. but now is the time to sink or swim. ight behind me here inside the performing arts center, 20 democrats who want to be stage.ent will take the and take a l

former redskins, brian mitchell, former maryland player, lonie baxter and gary williams.y raised more than $100,000. we had little cancer survivors and fights there. incredible people there. so, so generous.g, bi big thank you for james roberts to put it together. thank you guys for including me in that. >> melissa, thank you. >>> 5:20. stillahead, a look at a museum exhibit 365 million years in the making. >>> then later today on "ellen". >>> really? >> we're just getting old. >> no, we're not. >> we're 25 years older. >> we're on the health horizon. we're going to live until we're about 120. >> ewww. >> ellen's best bud jennifer aniston sts y. ellen asks her about the li possibi of a "friends" reunion show. >> check out "ellen at ♪ you know relia he support when youe it, and that dependability is what we want to give our customers. at comcast, it's my job to constantly monitor our network. prevent problems, and to help provide the most reliable service possible. my name is tanya, i work in the network operations center for comcast. ke we are working to hings simple, eas

this happened around 8:30 on 22nd street southea maryland line. when officers arrived, thefo und the man's body. police tell news4 there was a large crowd gathered at the scene, butle few peop were willing to talk to officers. not long after police arrived, a teen showed up at a hospital g sufferinfrom a gunshot wound. he's expected to be okay. the man who died has not been identified. so far, no arrests have been made. >>> this morning we're learning well the efforts to take down a man who opened fire in a government building last friday. 12 people died. police said they were delayed getting to him because they didn't have the necessary key cards to open doors on the second floor othe building. that technology is meant to protect people from workplace violence. in this case it may have delayed the response. the medical officer reveals the shooter was killed by police and did not kill himself. among those killed, former public work director chris rapp. family and friends gathered for his amendtservice yesterday. me played the bagpipes so his servi

that promped schools in maryland and the district to suspend the company. parents say they're upset. >> w need to know that every time our kids step foot in a school they are safe. ffd we don't know that now. >> the school oials say they will conduct a complete review of the oversight process. and springboard executives say the company is in the process of cond iting annternal investigation into this matter. >>> an update this morning on the shooting inside a virginia beach citybuilding. authorities say they plan to interview 240 people as they try to find out whyay dew craddock opened fire last month in the municipal building. 12 people were killed, four others injured. craddock resigned just before the shooting. police say allegations that he was confrtational and argumentative have not been corroborated. >>> an update on a bizarre story from montgomery county. a judge has refused to order a new tri for danielbeckwith. dhe was convicte of murder in april in the fiery death of a woman. he was hired to dig underground tunnels for a nuclear bunker at s bethe

maryland governor larry hogan making it official today. will not take on president trump for the gop nomination in 2020.h ogan saying instead that he'll focus on his second term as governor. "the washington post" firstin reporthis decision. hogan released a statement today thanking everybody who urged him to run but said he wants to honor his commitmtht to e people of maryland. >>> new at 11:00, mexico may try and tighten immigration controls to stop president trump from imposing tariffs on mexican goods. mexican president andres manuel lopez made thos comments today. he said he expec good results out of next week's trade talks with the u.s. mr. trune has thr to slap a 5% tariff on all mexican imports. he wants mexico to do a better job of stopping the flow of immigrants into the u.s. >>> police and medics see the horrors of gun violence every week. in dc and across the country, it's a reity that isn't lost on the people working to solve those crimes. as news4's derrick ward explains, some of tose who organized a walk today spent long hour

but police are -- maryland state policare confirming there w a fatality.is happened on the i-95 south in prince george's county right as you head on to the ramp. so to the outer loop of the be tway. things are moving just fine now. stay tuned to news4 for your traffic updates. >>> atm theft a at northwest d.c. gas station didn't go as planned for a pair of chiefs. thieves. >> surveillance video shows the men dressed in black at the sunoco gas station. they tried to pick up thzeatm and reait was too heavy and secured to the wall. they realized they couldn't take the atm, police say they grabbed more than $500 worth of 0ñ >>> new this morning. a survivor of the shooting at marjory stoneman douglas high parkland, florida, has had his acceptance to harvard revoked. kyle kashuv announced that ivy league school rescinded the offer because of racist comments the student made online and in text messages two years ago. kashuv claims he doesn't remember making those comments until they recently e rfaced on thinternet. he has since apologized. harvard's dean thanked

here obviously maryland's geography -- >> that's to justify it but it would be a problem.he 7-1 is a problem, 5-3 almost certainly not a problem, which i think has got to be right. >> that's right but isn't to be clear to say our test tends towards proportionality. >> i think if justice, to proportionalty. >> i think just to play out justice justice's hypothetical. then it would be a lot on effects and 5-3 would be hard to prove. 7-1 is easy to prove. that sounds like something where something that's balanced, to use your words, which is a word you used, 5-3 would be okay because it's close to the proportion of democrats and republicans in the state. something that's really extreme would not be okay, 7-1, because it deviates so far from the proportion of democrats. >> it's just where there's smoke, you're probably going to find fire. >> another way of putting the test, i know it when i see it? [laughter] >> certainly not, your honor. >> so it sounds like you might be comfortable with justice briar's two-thirds limit. 5-3 is probably okay. 7-1 is not. i mean, that suggests

maryland line. sources tell news 4 the man who lives there died from his injuries. and as news 4's jackie benson explains that makes two deadly fires this week that firefighters say could have ended differently. >> reporter: it's the sound that saes lives, the striking blare of a smoke alarm. but d.c. fire officials tell news 4 that in two separate fires in the district tuesday in which tragical two lives were lost there was no functional smoke alarm in either home. on lawrence street southeast aman and his mother were asleep when a firewas discovered around 4:00 a.m. the man was aable to escape safely but hist er did not survive. hours later in the 5200 block of western avenue northwest i district another fire. this one also proved fatal, killing the home's occupants and hisdog. >> it was very shocking for sure and sadly we didn't get to knows him well as we would have led to. >> reporter: despite new safety laws a smoke alarm without a working battery remains a not uncommon problem in thec. d. area. montgomery county's fire chief noted that on the maryland side of

this activity at around the savage, maryland area. gaithersburg seeing some light showers. pretty much all of 270 still dealing with some light rain. g thed news is this is generally pushing out of the area. we're going to be dry areawide by 3:00 a.m. it's muggy out there, though. right now we're at 73 degrees. 71 at 7:00.m. tomorrow. it's already humid when you step out your door. the morning and midday hours are ooking dry by 11:00 a.m. we're already close to 8 0 degrees. more rain in the forecast later tomorrow. i'm going to timing that out with future weather hour by hour. also there's a potential for some severe storms on thursday. i'll be talking more about that right around 11:18, doreen. >> all right, amelia, thank you. >>> and we continue our team wscoverage now with ne 4's jackie bentsen. >> jackie, you've been out there making the rounds tonight in the elements. what's it been like out there. >> the second night in a row you can see it's still raining for the second iightn a row. baseball fans left here soggy and disappointed. ominous skies that opened up and dum

leonard, maryland. no one was d.injure right now fire investigators are still working to determine what may have causedthat fire to start. >> a deck collapse over the weekend in germantown that hurto severalf the people attending a birthday party there. neighbors tells nearly 0 people were there. everyone who was hurt is expected to be okay. the fire department says that deck shows signs of water damage. >>> at least o person isdead after a crane collapsed and crashed into an apartment building in dallas. >> oh, my god. the crane is falling over. oh, my god. >> you can see there strong wind and rain were reported in the area around the timehe crane toppled over. this ripped a large gash into the side of an apartment building there. the force of the crash was so powerful thatrsseveral floof a parking deck fell on top of each other. >> right nowon our numbe priority is the living area on he easternmost side of the building where appears this all five stories at some point inside the structure have collaps

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frederick county in maryland no longer under a severe thunderstorm warning. the this storm is moving northeast at 25 miles per based on this current track, it's moving into percenterville momentarily and leesburg about 5:40 and the woodburn arnada around 5:40and in sterling around 6:00 p.m. then i'm take you farther south. this is fairfax county. the reston and herndon ea. if you live in this region, you know what i'm talking about. this storm has not moved and you still have that, the national weather service is issuing a flood warning this evening until 11:15 and if you're out driving and come acss a flooded road, turn around. don't drown. the biggest concern with storms uring the evening hours, heavy rainfall leading to flooding and winds potentially gusting up to 70 miles an hour with winds that we'll see wind damage out there. also, i've gotten some reports of hail in frederick county maryland already with that severe thunderstorm. head's up there. these stormsre definitely overperformingased on the forecast. >> looking towards alexandria, syou can the r

as i said, we sill have the rain down to the south through southern maryland.ryland. exterist. ry's it continues to push off of the eastern shore. there's the frontal system, it was in cincinnati. it's taking ts sweet timeto get through here. eventually it is moving out and we are starting to say the clearing toward i-81. a great day for the pool. lows around 80 degrees. for tomorrow, temperatures stay around 80, increasing clouds. and we could have late hyphenati showers. we'll time it out for tomorrow. then after 8:00 or 9:00, rain showers move in. erwe will see rain shows through the day on thursday. by friday, looking a lot better. beautiful on friday and not too schaapy on saturday. it's going to be hot on saturdad hot for father's day. we vuls a chance for rain and storms on fathered. humid on father's day. chance of rain continuing through monday and tuesday. all right. good morning, medicalates, let's look at traffic. >>> good morning. chopper 4 overthe problem on the inner loop of the beltway near st. barnabas rd. apparently a trees partially blocking

and available for medicinal purposes in maryland. this morning, pressure is p mounting toass laws making it okay f peoplen virginia to have pot. >>> that was god telling me it was all in his hands and it was happening for a reason and that i would be okay. phone en stayed by her and now she wants everyone to know about the app that led to her rescue. >>> it's 6:00 on the dot. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. monday morning starts with a weather alert. and melissa mollet is here with your first 4 traffic. >> a chance for severe storms er lunch time today and nothing before then but i can't rule out a few showers especially in the shenandoah valley. sun already up and mostly cloudy skies in the washington area. a weather alert today. severe storms are possible this afternoon. likelihood earlier than normal. could be as early as 1:00 or 2:00. it will peak between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. today. temperatures u theper 60s and low 70s so a steamy start. highest likelihood in this highlighted area that includes the metro d.c. a

and available for medicinal ssrposes in maryland. this morning, pure is mounting to pop laws making it to have it. >>> it was in god's hands and happened for a reason and that i would be okay. >> a teenager saved by her phone. now she wants everyone to know about the app that led to her rescue. >>> it is 4:00 a.m. od morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. >> chuck bell is back from study time away, abroad, if you >> is san diego abroad? >> you get the point. >> what do we need to know about today? >> jet lag has made me tired. mother nature doesn't want me to be too relaxed too long. a slight chance to strong to severe storms this afternoon and may come earlier tha ormal. we have had overnight thunderstorms in west virginia. so with thunder and lightning already going on across partsf o the mountains of west virginia chances increase a little earlier than normal today. those storms not severe at this point in time. likely to be moving into the winchester area. around the city have to wait until 1:00 in the afternoo

the chair: the gentleman from maryland controls the only time. mr. harris: thank you very much, madam chair. i'm a physician taking care of people for 35 years. i'm not sure i should be lectured, madam chair, on the proper way to take care of people in this country with regards to their health. i understand the attraction. maybe bringing a tax bill into this. i'm not sure why the proponents can't leave this as a discussion of funding health. the bottom line is this is an important subject, no question about it. i yield back. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from virginia. hose in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. >> i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from virginia will e postponed. it's now in order to consider amendment number 75 printed in part b of house report 116-109. for what purpose does the gentleman from new yor

two former kwfrt of maryland -- of damonte dodd.he former university of maryland player is accused of rape. keep an eye on the nbc washington appth ughout the day. >>> we'll learn month about amazon building a $1 billion virginia tech campus near the new headquarters in alexandria. there is a news conference at m 10:00 thisning. we'll update the nbc washington app with details. >>> and former boston red sox slugger david ortiz is in the hospital this mornheg. was shot in an ambush last night. oretition is in stable -- orczyz is in stable condition. local polce and the dominican republic say last night two men approached him at a bar and shot g at nearly pointblank range. more this comin next on the "today" show. >>> and we've got scattered showers out there throughout the day. thundedatorms late in the could have isolated flooding. temperatures around 80. cooler north and west. great tomorrow, some storms late wednesday night and in through the day on thursday. look, father's day weekend loo s f fantastic. >> very nice. it does look

frederick, maryland, will get ns more sune than fredericksburg, virginia, will. rain chances stay mainly south t of the wash metro area. fredericksburg, southern maryland, maybe a drop. touched 90 yesterday at national owrport. those 90s are in the rearview mirror. unfortunately the rain chance for sunday is looking high ier d higher all the time. friday, mid to upper 60s in the shenandoah valley, low 70s in the nearby suburbs. mid 70sng from washin through route 50 to bowie and the bay. there you can see the rain bottled up just down to the south. the sorthernmost drop now are still south og. fredericksbur that's a little bit of good news. reur friday planner then, your commute, not ally a big impact fromayain that's always good news. temperates this afternoon in the low to mid 80s. l closerok at the weekend coming up. >> thank you, chuck. >>> a look now through prince george's county. everythinb looking good iound on indian head ohio, branch avenue, pennsylvania avenue, no big issues. the earlier problems northbound on 210 near wilson bridge drive has cleared o

and now maryland is about to make driver's licenses beginning tal. now a sneak peek at how the licenses will look. >> a death that will licise looks l the physical card we carry now. not everyone will see all of your details. the app will only provide pertinent information to the person requesting it. need proof of age, this is all they'll s. that's where the safety comes in and the privacy comes in, you're only presenting the information that someone needs to make a decision. >> if stopped by police, you'll be handed a card ti scan whch automatically sends a digital version of your license to the patrol car. the digital license won't replace plastic licenses entirely, they'll be an option until all of the states adapt to the technology. >> i thk there really is a desire out there, everything is more convenient on other phonesi now, sois that next logical step in that regard. >> maryland tells us they plan to roll out digital iver's licenses by sometime next year. d.c. has not told us yet when they plan to do the same. back to you. this digital world

last year suits were filed gainst six maryland parents accused of faking their residency to send their kids to prestigious d.c. schools. >>> we have a warning about fake money that's floating around st. mary's count there are several cases where money used in movies is being used to buy items for sale on line. so here's how this is happening -- the b will meet the seller and instead of paying for the items with real money, they're using this phony money. if are you meeting somebody that you don't know for a sale, do it in a public area equipped with surveillance cameras. >>> here's a look at our other top stories this morning. we begin with breaking news. nbc news has learned from multiple law enforcement sources that federal investigators have narrowed in on a man accused ofg wantito set off an explosive square.in times two sources say the man has been taken in for questioning. we're told there is no imminent threat to times square, but thficials were taking alleged threats seriously. we'll update you as we learn more.hi >>> t powerful water blast destroyed three homes in gaithersburg

ov in bowie, maryland. temperatures ab 90 by lunch time.day's high around 94 degr could be flight delays tworowar chigo and detroit. heat haze and humidity here. like yesterday likely to have a couple of isolated storms develop with the peak of the daytime heating. between 4:00 and 9:00his evening. always have our nbc washington app. download it on your phone and f interactive push alert. jack taylor, happy friday. >> thank you,> chuck. i wish we were there right now with those boats. that would be nice. ramp to route 7 left lane is getting by. fire and rescue cew on the scene and had blocked the ramp but now the travel lanes are open. 66 eastbound before 29 a centerville accident on the left shoulder. north on the george washington parkway accident slaters lane and virginia state authorities are on scene soou'll find dump truck and car. left lane blocked. on the rails metro blue and silver l de expectays in both direction because of broken down train at benning road. >>> last night, news4 gave alu bill to our living legend barbara harrison

this is a huge step forward in ths whole process of toll lanes along 270 and the maryland beltway. basically, those private companies you're talking about would build and maintain those toll lanes but in return, they get to keep that revenue for decades. at time debate listen to this exchange between county executive mark elridge and larry hogan, and he accused the governor of shutting them out of it. >> you did a press conference and announced what you would do beforeelling anybody. >> the county executive before you, we had already met with him. it was two years ago. he was there and a part of it and our discussions. >> they were not happy andhe neitwas our staff. who you were then. >> reporter: a vote to go forward with a massive plan to put new toll roads on 270 and the maryland beltway. st is another in the process and a big one that allows private companies to bid on the project and without it, it would, he 2-1. it passes. >> reporter: the montgomery county side of the beltway next and the prince george's side of the beltway. that eased some concerns the project was moving to

the maryland case, the democrats did it. if the democrats don't control as many states as the republicans. so the question which the court, as you point out, has never clearly resolved is, we know it's unlawful to discriminate on the base of race in drawing district lines but is it constitutional to draw lines based on partisan affiliation? that's the issue in this case. >> it's the first amendment question, equal protection question but jeffrey toobin, they may not. the high court, right, they may not decide to finally set a standard or a test for that, right, they may punt it back and say, this is better decided by the political branches of government. is that right? >> well, but that's a decision. if -- >> fair enough. >> if the court says, we're not getting involved, we're going to leave it to the legislature, the legislators will continue partisan gerrymandering. so not deciding is deciding. >> elizabeth, to you, why should every american care about the decision that's about to come down on this front, because it comes

right now, 72 in arlington and 71 manassas. 66 cola, maryland. 73 in frederick maryland.peratures in the low 70s for the morning hours but not much of a climb in temperatures today. w a rathdy afternoon but that wind is dropping the humidity and keeping the tempatures down so theood kind of wind. big storms across parts ofe he middlains today. moving through omaha, nebraska, this morning. we know that feels like if you were he in 012. for us the northwest flow will keep us mainly dry. rain chances today down 20% or less. a fewro showers ac northeastern maryland. future weather keep us primary dry through the morning hours but the cooler air settles in during the aftnoon, i couldn't rule out a quick five-minute long rain shower. no thunder and lightning. no severe weather. just a quick ttle, hey, is it raining? no, it's not. nothing to worry about. what about the weekud? yoe going to love it. tomorrow morning, downtown in bay side temperatures in the low 60s. ndopen the windows a save money on the ac because next week you need it all week long. ck into the 90s on monday an

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