. >> melissa: all right. right now fox news can now independently confirm that former fbi director james comey wrote a memo claiming that president trump urged him to, quote, let go of the investigation into michael flynn. this is amid growing accusations that the president may have obstructed justice. hello, everyone. i'm melissa francis. welcome to "america's news hq." president trump just a few hours ago delivering the commencement address at the coast guard academy in connecticut. cadets greeting him with cheers and applause while some 300 miles away in washington, members of his party are becoming increasingly concerned. that a white house in crisis could derail the republican agenda. we have fox news coverage of all of this. john roberts has the latest from the white house. michael zeldon and michael philbor on the ramification of this latest bombshell leak. but we start with catherine herridge. >> reporter: a short time ago the senate intelligence committee sent a new request on a bipartisan basis to t

melissa. that is indecisiveness. melissa: big drama in washington. not so for the markets. market shrugging off white house headlines. s&p hovering near the flat line. another brand new record close for the nasdaq for the second day in a row. i'm melissa francis. david: records are not bad even if they're not at top. melissa: yh. david: i'm david asman they is "after the bell." we have you coverefor the big market movers but here is wh we have for you in a very busy hour. a lot of breaking news. president trump firing back against bombshell reports that he shared highly classified intelligence with russian diplomats. a new report exposes the source where the intel may have come from, our closest ally in the middle east. how that nation is responding now. meanwhile cia director mike pompeo will head to capitol hill where he will soon brief the house intel committee as senate democrats are demanding a transcript what was discussed in private with the russians. >>> movie about pirates may be held

. >> melissa: fox news alert. the white house playing defense after reports that president trump shared classified information with top russian diplomats. hello everyone, i'm melissa francis. president trump meeting with turkey's president earlier today and his national security adviser h.r. mcmaster saying president trump's disclosure to the russians in no way compromised intelligence sources and methods. listen. >> there are no such things in terms of me, you or anybody who's been with the president through many of these engagements. he shares information in a way that is wholly appropriate. i should just make maybe the statement here that the president wasn't even aware where this information came from. he wasn't briefed on the source and method of the information either. >> melissa: we have fox team coverage. peter ducey is on capitol hill. we are gonna start with john roberts who the live at the white house. what is the latest? >> reporter: good afternoon. the white house, the lights just went out. the white

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is after the bell. we'll tell you which stocks are getting hit the hardest. first here is what is driving the selloff at this hour right now. washington reeling from the latest bombshell report. the white house fierce sy denying president trump asked former fbi director james comey to end his investigation into michael flynn. this as the president is meeting now with candidates to replace comey. the report sending shocks waves through capitol hill with both sides of the aisle seeking the truth behind the accusation amid growing concerns this could derail president trump's economic agenda. we are covering this from all angles. among our guest, texas congressman louie gohmert, host of "special report," bret baier, former goldman sachs partner peter keirnen. former israeli ambassador, daniel ayalon. and howard kurtz. david: quite a lineup today. the dow closing down 31 points right now as fear over delayeded tax cuts -- 371 points. as fear of tax cuts not taking hold. phil flynn, watching action in oil. oi

melissa. melissa: we were talking about h amazon beating alphabet to the $1000 punch. let's bring in today's panel. liz peek, james freeman from "the wall street journal." he is also a fox news contributor. and john tamny from "real clear politics." thanks for joining us. liz, start with you. what do you think of the amazon number and tech stocks? >> it is all about expected growth. amazon is selling at incredibly high multiple of this year's earnings. almost 149 times this years earnings, but analysts expect the growth and earnings will be 27%. i challenge you to find many companies where there is consensus looking for that high a growth rate. by the way that is considerably higher than google. i think the reason is amazon has still many markets that they don't work in, that they're not involved in like fashion and other things. it seems like this company can do almost anything. that is being when you have to become a little concerned perhaps it's a little ahead of itself. melissa: james are

melissa? >> melissa: wow. lucas, thank you. we are getting new details on the dinner meeting between james comey and president trump. what was said and were there any recording devices in the room? it's not where we start, it's where we end up. expedia. everything in one place, so you can travel the world better. >> coming up the latest fallout from president trump's warning to the former fbi director james comey. the white house said it's not a threat and it will not confirm or deny whether a tape exists. top of the hour on shepard smith reporting. we'll see you then. >> melissa: so, we are getting new details about the dinner of james comey and president trump. the "new york times" is reporting that trump asked former fbi director comey to pledge his loyalty to him more than once at a private dinner in january. mr. comey declined but told the president he would give him honesty instead. when trump pressed him on whether it would be, quote, honest loyalty, comey said, quote, you will have that. whatever that means. now let's t

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on all the big market movers but first here is what else we have at this hour. america's most valuable company you out with results this hour. what will apple do with a expected quarter of a trillion dollars in cash, a quarter of a trillion, wow. are people still shelling out their money for new iphones? we'll bring you headlines everyone will be talking about tomorrow right as they hit. >>> plus democrats have been claiming victory for funding their programs in the spending bill but a fiery budget director mick mulvaney is setting the record straight today. you heard congressman dave brat tell us yesterday a health care vote could come as early as tomorrow. gop whip telling fox tonight, tonight is a big night. david: the dow finally climbing in the final minutes. is up about 35 points. looks like it will settle between 30 and 40 points. markets are waiting for apple earnings. lori rothman on the floor of the new york stock exchange. this is one of those days they

melissa. melissa: oil closing down a percent, back below 4dollars a barrel after the government report raised forecast for u.s. oil production this year and next. gold settling at two-month low, stronger dollar, growing expectations that the fed will hike interest rates. david: gold down you but bitcoin way up. >>> speaker of the house, paul ryan continuing to paint optimistic picture of tax reform. >> will it get done this year? >> are you and president on the same page as far as the principles? >> absolutely. we totally agree on this. david: that's good. gary kaltbaum, kaltbaum capital management, fox news contributor, kevin kelly recon capital partners. on one hand paul ryan singing optimistic tune. on other hand we heard from wilbur ross, no way we get to 3% growth this year, who do you believe? >> if the tax cuts do not get done sooner rather than later it will be very tough to grow 3%. you have to remember the federal government will spend $4.1 trillion this year. that is coming out of t

melissa. melissa: thank you for that. david.tream media is you drawing a lot of comparisons between president trump an watergate but veteran journalist bob woodward says not so fast, take a listen. >> this is not yet watergate, not a clear crime on russian issue. in the case of nixon, he had his former white house counsel john dean for four days he testifying that the president corruptly and illegally led the obstruction of justice. you have nothing comparable. david: here now is know well-nikpour, gop fund-raiser, capri cafaro, former ohio senate minority leader. good to see you, ladies. bob woodward broke the watergate story. he should know, right? >> he should know. i think he is absolutely right on this issue. you know ultimately, you know i think comparisons to watergate are a little bit ill-advised. yes there are obviously issues here that need to be examined. there are questions that need to be answered. why the investigations pending in front of both the senate and intelligence committee and fbi are important to come to

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." here is what we got for you on this very busy hour. facebook and tesla on deck with results any moment. wall street expecting another strong quarter from facebook. tesla stock up nearly 50% this year, is expected to he see big moves when its report comes out. we'll bring it to you. the house voting to keep the government funded until september. the results on this we're hearing republicans are coming together now on health care as the president steps in to apply a little bit of pressure. will we see a vote tomorrow? a live update from capitol hill. >>> one of the biggest match ups in boxing this year. head lines are coming from outside the ring. boxing legend oscar de la hoya take be jabs at president trump in new tv ad. david: he has a left hook we worry about. as we await the big earnings, take a look at the dow, barely in the green as chevron, exxon, merck. apple reporting disappointing iphone sales yesterday. the dow had been in the red all morning. that changed at about 2:00 p.m.

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melissa.melissa: gerri, incredible. scott and lenore are back with us. scott, this is all trump's fault, right? >> what is funny, he has a big thing to fix, melissa. that is a tough thing. look at aetna and other insures that pulled out. a lot of problems are failed co-ops and other things in the state were not promises kept to these insurance companies. the only problem with the ahca i feel like messaging has been wrong because one thing trump said, this is pretty good after quote, we'll not pay ransom to health care companies. reality you have to pay some of health care companies, that is a lot of reasons they're pulling out, to take on high-risk pools. there is a lot of costs there. as long as funds are sufficient and communicated correctly to americans that is what we can expect. melissa: lenore, the problem is nothing free. health care is not free. someone has to pay for people who use a ton of it because they're already sick. we tried to with obamacare get young healthy people to pay for

melissa: jack? >> we have to see, i know that people are cheering there is no telling when it gets through the senate if it will even resemble the house bill. melissa: carroll, your thoughts, you know in terms of the distortions it creates o some it might eliminate if they are able to headach make more sense what does that mean for business and the economy. >> i think it boils down to making sure everyone that ha has access -- affordable access to coverage that equals the ability to get great care, right now i don't think that the bill resembles anything like that. i appreciate the panel's optimism on friday, but i perhaps, a little bit of the glass half empty. >> goodness, all right. david: and you can catch steve forbes and me this weekend, forkforbes on fox. saturday, and sunday. >> a good panel, smart folks. >> strong reaction pouring in for and against the healthcare bill. this is the headline. in washington times -- republicans eat another crap sandwich, really. david: did you have to say. mel

melissa. melissa: oil snapping a five-day winning streak on reports closing down slightly to end 51.36 a barrel. ahead of the tomorrow's big opec meeting and drop in u.s. supplies for the seventh week in a row. david: speaker paul ryan doubling down on the tax reform timeline. take a listen. >> december 23rd. that is the date. we have to get tax reform by then. we're confident we can do that. >> confident that the tax reform finished on the president's desk can. >> by end of calendar year. david: looks pretty sure of himself? we have danielle dimartino booth and layfield reports ceo, john layfield. great to see you. it sounds great, i'm hoping he's right but after that mess with the health care bill i don't know that he is. what do you think? >> i agree with you, david. i hope that he is right. it does sound great but i don't think it is growing to happen in 2017. you had steve mnuchin saying would not happen most likely by the august break. if it doesn't happen by then, doesn't happen most li

melissa. melissa: here now is amish shah, and sierra and we have make offices cheap marketing officer. thanks to both of you joining us. i start with you, that is a huge miss. they were looking for a loss of 19 cents. instead a loss of $2.31? are you kidding? >> i will go with snap, crackle pop. that is my theme. everybody with snap with the big ipo. went up 44%. traded 5% lower. now took a big drop. look at crackle, facebook did same after first earnings report. went down 11%. twitter went down 24%. the difference between the two and snapchat where i get into the pop, facebook popped back two quarters later. trading four x where it ipod. twitter went down and never recovered. a third of the ipo. the pop in snapchat is in the future. i'm a big fan of the founder, evan spiegel and products, everywhere they're going for the country in the future the i'm still bullish long term. melissa: really? shanna, active daily users up 36% is that good enough to make you feel good about this? >> it's a good

melissa. david: we'll take it, thank you. the dow climbing into record territory though for the dow not enough to end the day at new record. s&p getting it done second day in a row, bringing nasdaq along for the ride. hi, everybody, i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." more on the big market movers. first here is what else we're covering for you at this very busy hour. one of president trump's most pivotal moments from his first trip overseas. new details what the commander-in-chief is demanding from world leader as the president prepares to double down against the fight against terror. >>> both sides are on the attack. democrats pouncing on republican plan to repeal and replace obamacare but do the numbers add up? we'll report, you decide. this hour we're joined by judge andrew napolitano, charles hurt from "the washington times." bob cusack from the hill.com. that is a good group. david: that is a good group as the dow edges higher. the s&p and nasdaq end

melissa.e're getting new details about that long-awaited 2018 budget. not everyone is happy about it. that is shock. i thought everyone would be thrilled at once. former reagan budget director david stockman has some major concerns. >> unfortunately this budget will be d/b/a, dead before arrival. trump ruled out medicare, and social security, 1.8 trillion a year. he wants more than defense which is already vastly more than we need. melissa: here is dan henninger, "wall street journal" deputy editorial page editor and a fox news contributor. what do you think of what stockman had to say? >> david stockman should know as well as anyone what happens to these budgets. when would be the last time we actually passed a full budget? every year it is continuing resolution because they can't pass a budget. melissa: oh. >> i don't blame donald trump for trying to challenge the status quo on federal spending. it is a problem. they have set aside social security and med he care. about 40% of all federal sp

melissa. >> melissa: thank you. let's drill down more on this.e'll bring in chris plant, syndicated radio talk show host and leslie marshall also a talk show host and fox news contributor. clearly, i need my own syndicated radio talk show. before that, chris, let me ask you, you know, if there is a lot of hypocrisy as usual to go around in washington. all of a sudden democrats saying they can't believe this. it's outrageous. what do you make of that? >> if you had taken a survey on capitol hill yesterday at breakfast, democrats overwhelmingly would have called for comey to go. by the time that dinner came around, they had all done a 180, gone completely against it. now they're rah rah, trying to walk this high wire act that they're not for comey. the lack of sincerity in this town is epic. i have lived here for about 30 years. what senator schumer did yesterday was a ph.d. level course in insincerity. the lack of integrity, lack of truthfulness, is epic. then it reaches the news media, i'm sorry to say, where it doesn't get any better. it gets wo

melissa. melissa: more breaking news. two security companies say more than 70 countries are affected by this cyberattack with russia hit hardest according to ap. we'll have more on this breaking news as it continues. david: interesting tharussia was hit the herdest because a lot of people were thinking oh, it is russia. in fact they were one of the victims apparently. still early days. we'll find out more what is happening. >>> new threat coming from north korea. lieutenant colonel oliver north on a letter the rogue nation sent to our congress. wait until you hear this. melissa: cracking down on voter fraud. the president launching a new commission looking into whether millions of illegal votes were cast in the last election. kansas secretary of state kris kobach will lead the charge along with the vice president, and he will join us. david: white house responding to latest tweets to president trump, including warnings to the former fbi director james comey there may be tapes of their conversations. details from the brief

david, melissa have it there. melissa: sneeze to start it out. sorry, i don't think i have ever done that before. david: stocks pushing higher. the dow closing up 40 points. 50 points before we saw last week's big selloff. s&p and nasdaq climbing as well. both positive for the months. i'm melissa francis. no, i'm david asman. we're together again! melissa: this is "after the bell," more on what is driving markets. here is what we are covering for you during this very busy hour. taxpayers first. white house unveiling the president's controversial plan for the budget. director mick mulvaney says they're looking at it through the eyes of people actually paying the bills. can you imagine? what is in and what's out? >> we must drive out the terrorists and the extremists from our midst. obliterate this evil ideology, and protect and defend our citizens and people of the world. melissa: president responding to the deadly attack in manchester as cities around the world on high alert. new developments just coming in. what we know about the man behind the

i'm melissa francis. president trump's personal attorney michael cohen now a focus of congressional investigators seeking information about any contact with russian officials. we have team fox coverage. brett baier is in washington, d.c. we're going to start with catherine herridge. what is the latest? >> reporter: good afternoon. a source tells fox news that a december meeting at trump tower with the russian ambassador and former national security adviser mike flynn focused on syria and russia's contention that the obama administration policy was deeply flawed. it did not focus on sanctions. part of his role, the source say kushner wanted to do a call from russian people on the ground in syria to understand their complaints. it was the russians who raised the topic of using a personal line. the source also told fox news that kushner is eager to tell congress about this meeting and any others of interest. >> melissa: but a key witness will not be testifying as i understand, right? >> reporter: carter page

. >> melissa: i melissa francis and for jenna lee. many supporters confessed their not sure what the real impact on americans will be. president trump took a victory lap while democrats said watch out. >> congratulations. >> big day. >> you have every provision of this bill tattooed on your forehead. you will glow-in-the-dark on this. >> jon: republicans are already talking about alterations or starting from scratch. senator rand paul says he is a "no" vote for now because the house measure doesn't go far enough. >> i want to be supportive, i want to repeal obamacare, but i don't want to have to vote for a federal program that will be hundreds of billions of dollars paid to insurance companies. i'm all for capitalism, but i'm not a big fan of crony capitalism. >> melissa: just this morning, new jobs numbers, 211,000 across the u.s. last month. we have live fox team coverage. we begin with john roberts. >> nothing from the white house yet on the jobs report. we understand the labor department will release something very shortly. the pr

back to you, melissa. >> melissa: sorry to interrupt.ere now is sean spicer. >> then i'll go on with the events of today and answer your questions. to tom? >> thanks, sean. thank you. good afternoon. i'm the assistant to the president for homeland security and counter terrorism. i'd like to start by acknowledging the fallen police officers that the president and vice president acknowledged today. they are on the front lines of our homeland security and the event today was an honor for me to attend. on cyber security, as the president's homeland security adviser, part of my responsibility is to coordinate cyber security ef forts. i want to give you an up date on the ransom ware attack. we're monitoring this at the highest levels of government. we're bringing all of the capabilities of the u.s. government to bear and we're working with our partners. i spoke moments ago with my counter part in great britain and learned an update from them that they have a feeling of control over this ransom ware e srepb and that their affected computers see

melissa: thank you. >> thanks, melissa.id: we are continuing to monitor the russian hearings in the senate. the richest minds is on our mind as well. liz claman sitting down with the men behind berkshire hathaway, what warren buffett and bill gates told her about president trump and the economy. that's coming up next. ♪ online u.s. equity trades... ♪ ...you realize the smartest investing idea, isn't just what you invest in, but who you invest with. ♪ listen up, heart disease.) you too, unnecessary er visits. and hey, unmanaged depression, don't get too comfortable. we're talking to you, cost inefficiencies and data without insights. and fragmented care- stop getting in the way of patient recovery and pay attention. every single one of you is on our list. for those who won't rest until the world is healthier, neither will we. optum. how well gets done. . david: we are still monitoring these hearings on capitol hill. nator trick leahy from vermont is doing the questioning right now. that, of course, is sally yates, former act

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melissa this morning. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, sheena.ay looking pretty good. new hampshire avenue at powder mill road, a crash at that intersection. same thing, southbound 270 before 109, crash on the left shoulder. a little bit of a delay on 270. eastbound 250 near 197, still have the right side blocked there. that transition lane because of a tow truck trying to get things out of the way. taking a look here, 66 is fine. look at some of the travel times. 270 southbound germantown to the spur, top of the beltway. no problems there, 66 in bound and 95 northbound. no major problems. remember to listen to wtop 105 f.m. >>> 5:54. with summer quickly approaching, the kids will be running outside to play and ride their bi how often kids are really getting hurt because they don't warp their helmets or hats. 11% of the kids have serious head injuries, concussions and skull fractures. doctors say helmets are so important because kids are more vulnerable. >> so any injury that occurs at that point may damage parts of the brain that have not develo

the whole time we are talking, i see melissa nodding. >> melissa: i think there is a zero trust on the no now. that's something we can all agree on and it's very detrimental to the process to americans faith and their country. no one trusts anyone else to talk about anything, to investigate anything. and a normal circumstance, a president coming with foreign leaders and he wouldn't be worried about what's going on or we wouldn't know about it. there is a magnifying glass and there is no trust on either side from anyone. i think it's deserved. i'm not saying anyone's wrong, i just don't know how we get to the point where we can all start working together again. this is unproductive for anybody and it's frustrating for americans and frankly is a little bit scary. >> harris: we are waiting turkey's president to arrive at the white house. president trump are waiting for that arrival. this fox news alert, this arrival is imminent. when it happens, we'll take you there life. the things they love to do most on these balloons. travel with my daughter. roller derby. ♪ now give up half of 'em. d

for now let's go into melissa mollet. >> good morning. with the traffic forecast, starting to see a slowdown on the bay bridge. again, just volume that we don't normally expect this time of day. we're heading into memorial day weekend. this is what happens. we're going to keep an eye on that one. 270 northbound/southbound looks okay. crash 270 northbound at 370. going to try to get more information on that one, let you know what's happening there. 66 into town and out of town, just fine here this morning. 95 northbound no virginia. southbound through woodbridge a little bit of a slowdown. don't have a reason for that. that is a little bit of volume, late clearing road work perhaps. >> melissa, thank you. breaking news while you were sleeping. candidate charged with assaulting a reporter won the election in montana. >> molette green is at the live desk with greg gianforte's apology. >> reporter: he spoke to his supporters after the win on the heels of that assault charge. >> that's not the person i am and it's not the way i'll lead in this

melissa mollet is here with the "first alert" traffic. melissa. >> good morning.ll continues as far as delays. they have just moved the camera. that is good news because we're not watching it as closely. all lanes are open. it is now out on the shoulder and completely gone, out of the way. ow that is normal commute there. inner loop as you're approaching van dorn, where darcy spencer is. glebe road at 123 in arlington. still have cruiews trying to clr things up. southbound bw parkway. inner loop approaching vandorn, not so hot. going to take a look at the weather, chuck and sheena. good morning. >> good morning. there's a hint of the breeze. we've been getting totally rained on from the trees. >> there's a tree above us. the fog has started to clear because of that. but rain drops are falling on our hair, chuck. >> big rain drops. the fog, that you can't see the top of the washington monument. be ready for a lot of fog. fewer storms than yesterday. that's excellent news. we actuallyet sunday's rain chances continue to creep ever upwards. visibility starting to imp

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light and flowing. >> that's what i said when melissa walked in today. summerlike, melissa mollet. it's gorgeous outside. >> you just like to like it hot. >> that's true. record heat. we're standing outside, because it's so mild. you don't need a light take a look agency s we go throe day. by 7:00 a.m., 64 degrees. and look at the afternoon, mid to low 90s. by 7:00 p.m., still near 90 degrees. 63 in the gaithersburg. and the heat continues for the next couple days. we're coming back with a look at that forecast. >> sheena, thank you. >>> it's 5:02. another bombshell development rocking the white house this morning. nbc news has confirmed that former fbi director james comey wrote a memo claiming president trump urged him to shut down the investigation on michael flynn and his ties to russia. the story was first reported by "the new york times." >> according to a course close to comey, the memo was part of a paper trail, documenting what he believes was the president's attempt to investigation to the campaign. comey wrote it on february 14th, the day after flynn resigned. it was als

yeah, and to melissa.ture of it allened how i grew up and the things that my dad would do and the way i'm different than my dad with my girls. it's kind of a big, happy mess. >> a whole bunch of weirdness. >>> melissa and ben also executive produced the v tvland's "nobodies." >>> still ahead -- zoe saldana next on kron-4 news at eight: the investigation into russia's election meddling.... takes an unexpected twist. as a special counsel is called in a south bay family is told their six year old was simply fighting a virus. until a test revealed it was much worse. and it ended up taking his life. we talk to them tonight only on kron4. i'm steve aveson. i'm pam moore. the news -- at eight -- is next. we're trying to turn screen timhere goes!ive time... we're dolphins! we're making our local park a safe place for families. we're in super hero training! we're having more water and fewer sugary drinks. and we feel stronger. i'm doing better in school. we feel happier. small changes you make today can make a big

. >> melissa: i melissa francis. president trump plans to sign an executive order allowing tax-exempt religious organizations to take political positions. house republicans get ready to vote on a republican plan to repeal and replace obamacare. vice president pence told antiabortion activists that it's time. >> all the promises of obamacare have been broken and tomorrow we begin the end of obamacare once and for all. [applause] from the day obamacare past, it was a day of disappointment for the sanctity of life. hope is finally shining through. >> jon: we have live docs team coverage. peter doocy is following the vote on capitol hill. we begin with john roberts who is in new york city with the uss intrepid where president trump will meet the australian prime minister later today. >> good morning to you. president trump will be here today for a speech at 7:30 as part of a dinner commemorating the 75th anniversary of the battle. the intrepid, not part of it. i was the yorktown. here to commemorate the long-standing tie

>>> "action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> sunday night, eight people are killed in a shooting spree in mississippi. >>> communities across the air use and across the country pay tribute to the men and women who gave their lives in defense of our country. >>> but the big story on "action news" is a fire in north philadelphia, that claimed the life of a grandmother and her two small grandchildren in fact, fire broke out just after 6:30 this morning and quickly spread trapping several people inside "action news" reporter bob brooks has more from the scene >> reporter: you can see flames engulfed whole building this morning, two row homes on fire, in the 1700 block of north sixth street. there were people, trapped inside. >> i run outside by the time i run outside mom and step dad out and mom screaming that her kid are in the house. >> reporter: but, the flames could be tamed and end result three people are now dead. two children, and one woman. >> i'm going to miss her report report paul g

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details coming up in the forecast, walter. >> thank you, melissa. remember, you can get the hourly forecast and detailed seven day on your phone or tablet. the "6abc" app is a free download for your device. >> police are trying to find the gunmen that opened fire on a group in the strawberry maption section last night. nine people were hit. the shooting happened at 23rd and huntington as a group of friends were spending time together singing and dancing. someone opened fire on the group all in their early 20s. someone was streaming on facebook live but no arrests have been made. >> a mother of a two-year-old shot in kensington made an appeal to find the shooter of her son. the youngster was hit four times on the porch with her father on the 3100 block of malta street. she says someone has information. >> i want to get these guys that did this to this little boy. this is my only child. >> police say the gunmen saw the child on the porch and fired anyway and road away on bicycles. >> jury selection starts tomorrow in pittsburg for bill cosby's sexual

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. >> melissa, 5:01. developing story in arlington. police are searching for the man you see on your screen. he assaulted a woman after tricking her into opening the door. this happened yesterday morning in ross bins lynn. just before knocked on every day. one man opened the door. police say the suspect forced his way in and sexually assaulted her. news 4's molette green will have the message from police about whom you should or shouldn't open your door for. >> prince george's county detectives are trying to find out how a man was found dead in the woods. police have not identified the man they found dead. >>> 5:02. the search is on for a missing teenager. police in the district are looking for 13-year-old aziyah johnson. he was last seen on saturday on sumner road southeast. he's 5'10", 130 pounds and was last seen wearing blue hooded suspect? >> markel last week. if you know where either markel or aziyah are, you're asked to contact police. >>> 5:03. i want to get to angie goff. emmanuel macron is the french president. >> we want to

melissa has a check on your commute.e'll start with a check on the forecast, the wet weather, the clouds, the rain, the blah. >> come on, there's sunshine ahead. sunday but -- not today. >> when you say sunshine, you don't mean today. >> no. >> probably not so much more tomorrow either. 4 things you need to know about the weather. no sun for you. not today. not tomorrow. not really raining hard out there now, but it will be a very rainy friday evening and saturday morning is going to be a washout as well. so friday morning and saturday evening you here. but we will get sunshine back for mom on mother's day. here's future weather help you planning out all clouds this morning and here come the rain chaps after 5:00, 6:00 today. have that umbrella ready to go. melissa mollet is helping you get out the door. >> updates, eastbound 7 after 15 still has the right lane getting by the crash here this morning. a little update on this one. westbound 270, the ramp to 270 south the ramp is blocked. some people are getting around on t

meteorologist melissa magee has our first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa >> it looks like we are still tracking those showers south of atlantic city through south jersey and areas in delaware. here's storm tracker six live double scan radar and we will go tighter in street level with double scan. you can see showers, light rain, there in sea isle city, cape may we are dealing with the moisture as well. same there are for fortescoup, and same thing for smyrna, middletown but moving off to the north and west across inland locations and it is dry along i-95 corridor and north and west. something to keep in mind tonight at the shore we have a coastal flood advisory that goes up at 8:00 p.m. through 2:00 a.m. sunday. minor flooding is a concern at time of high tide foresee side heights down to cape may and bauers beach and rehoboth beach there in delaware. so, the ocean high tide anywhere between 9:30 and 10:30 the bays air i little later in the night and those waves could be be anywhere from two to 3 feet higher then normal. right now, in philadelphia we're coming in at 71. we

i'm melissa rayberger. it is 7:00 a.m. on the east coast and 3:00 a.m. out west. new and explosive details about reports about senior white house adviser jared kushner and his contacts with russia. this comes on president trump's last day of his foreign trip. we'll get the latest on what he may have accomplished overseas. meanwhile, a team setting up a war room of sorts to set up to fight back against accusations. plus, some severe weather is expected across parts of the country. the holiday forecast is ahead. >>> we begin with new revelations of jared kushner's alleged contacts with rushing ya. "the washington post" reporting kushner and russia's ambassador to washington discussing the possibility of setting up a back channel between trump's transition team and the kremlin using russian diplomatic facilities here in the u.s. this is according to u.s. officials briefed on reports. this late breaking report that kushner had at least three previously undisclosed contacts with the russian ambassador during and

first, melissa mollet will check the roads.e have the forecast from storm team 4 chuck bell and sheena parveen. good morning. >> good morning. >> there he is. >> tah-dah. >> busy watching the rain as we go into tomorrow though as well as tonight. >> looks like dinner and a movie room today. >> yeah, probably. later on this evening we have rain in the forecast. now currently it's mostly cloudy across the area. it's all this wet weather as we go through this evening and into tomorrow morning. there you see that stream of moisture, it's moving into this direction and we will be seeing it later on this evening. temperature wise, not looking at a rainy start. mostly in the low 50s. you might want a light jacket. forecast for today, cloudy by 7:00 a.m. by lunchtime, mostly cloudy. mid 50s as we go through the afternoon and evening, that's when the steadier rain returns with temperatures not getting very warm. >> two crashes here 66 east at nutley street. two mile backup. that response on the left side of the roadway. again, this cras

and we have chuck and sheena, and melissa mollet. good morning. >> yes, i'm outside, i don't need a jacket this morning. the sun is coming up this morning. the skies are clear. that means a lot of sunshine to heat us up quickly as we go through the day today. you're going to need the ac on in your car later in the afternoon. it is comfortable, 62 degrees in 63 in quantico, if you're about to step outside. 57 in gaithersburg. 54 in manassas. beautiful sunrise here. look what happens as we go through the day today. by noon, we're all in the mid-80s. we're really going to heat up. we go into 4:00 a.m., high temperature, 93 degrees. we expect record, or near-record highs four thinks you need to know before you head out the door, let's head inside. >> yes indeed, it's about the sweat factor for today. sun's already up. came up a couple minutes ago what is going to be a very sunshine-filled kind of a day. man, oh, man, is it going to be warm. as sheena mentioned likely to break record-high temperatures for tomorrow. the records tomorrow ar

good morning, melissa. melissa, thank you. 6:32. top stories. following a candidate charged with assaulting a reporter. greg gianforte defeated his democrat opponent. he grabbed a reporter from "the guardian" newspaper and slammed him to the ground. we will be joined live from montana in a few minutes to talk about what comes next. >>> a beloved bowie state student is being remembered today as his family and friends come together to army lieutenant will be laid to rest. police say the bowie state university student was killed in an unprovoked attack yesterday at the university of maryland. news 4's justin finch will explain the legacy collins leaves behind at 6:45. >>> right now president trump is on the final leg of his first over seas trip. he is at the g-7 summit in sicily. he meets with the head of other powers. >>> meanwhile, back here at home the fbi investigation into the trump campaign and russia has hit the trump family circle. molette green has the story. >> reporter: son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner is under scrutiny. they

>> thank you, melissa. >>> 6:41.oversial netflix series "13 reasons why" is getting a second the series focuses on a 16-year-old girl that commits suicide. netflix added the warning to episodes after that. >>> a different kind of firefight sending two volunteer firefighters to court. why they allegedly assaulted one of their own feet from a burning building. >>> a brazen sexual assault in arlington. police want to hear from you. we have details coming up. >>> plus, staying alive, t welcome to maxx you. you are whimsical, vibrant, statement making. we see what makes you unique. so we have something for everyone, at a price that's just right for you. maxx you. maxx life. t.j.maxx >>> right now at 6:30, attack at home -- 6:45. attack at home. a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her apartment. the frightening way he tricked her to let him inside. >> the forecast you need to hear before you leave home. >>> no shipping required. details on a new amazon store where you can shop in person. >>> "news 4 today" star

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aaron would pass out, melissa. >> he would. he would. eun would come deliver the baby. >> okay, next. >> that's right. that's right. i'm here for you, working for you, melissa. >> look at these babies. a virginia couple who's been trying to have children for 17 years now have six! the mother gave birth to the babies earlier couldn't be better than that. the babies came early and they're tiny as you can see. not one of them even weighing three pounds. that's what happens sometimes when you have multiples. everyone is doing well at children's hospital of rich month at vcu. look at that. performing miracles over there. they're so cute. >> they are. >>> tonight on nbc 4 it will be a night of comedy and music that will have a much bigger impact than just a few laughs. >> it's the third annual red nose day on nbc. this year's events are not just skon find to the telethon. celebrities are taking on the america ninja course. after that julia roberts will go into the wild with bear grylls. >> my money is on natalie mora you know how sick she is?

thank you, melissa. get the forecast, seven day and storm tracker 6 anytime on your phone or tablet. the "6abc" app is a free device. >> police are looking for the suspects that opened fire on a kensington home last evening. >> bob brooks has more. >> we have a closer look at a home where a two-year-old and his father were shot last night. the two-year-old was shot four times. he is now in critical condition at st. christopher's hospital. >> i saw my son with the baby in his hand, jumped in the car and went to the hospital. >> this neighbor didn't want his face on camera but he said his son was on the porch when the gunmen shopeed up on bicycles. >> they said this is my block and unloaded the gun. >> we are told the shooters could clearly see the child on the porch and didn't care. >> we are dealing with people that opened fire at a two-year-old. >> yes, sir. the little boy, as far as my son said was in plain sight. >> we were able to count six bullet holes in the home alone not including those in the ch

melissa: good to see you. glad you could join us. i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."l the big market movers but first here is what else we have for you this hour. president trump is confident a vote on the new health care bill will happen within days.