where it now appears the new d.c. united stadium will be built in the district. mayor muriel bowser announced a final agreement to construct that stadium. as recently as last week d.c. united was said to be scouting a site in loudoun county, but now it appears the team will stay in d.c. i just tweeted this out, a lot of soccer fans happy about this news. >> they were just trying to mess with us. >> d.c. united should be in d.c. >>> tonight the search is intensifying for two convicted killers who broke out of new york's largest maximum security prison over the weekend. >> investigators are trying to figure out whether the pair may have had help from the inside as they escaped from the clinton correctional facility 20 miles from canada. david sweat and richard matt used power tools to cut through steel and brick and shimmied their way through a maze of underground steam pipes and tunnels before they popped out of a manhole and made a run for it. >> there's limited surveillance tape with the facility. we have taken a look. nothing has been fruitful at this time for o

d.c. has turned into a foodie destination in the last ten years. this is a great place to find new restaurants to go to, right? >> this is just wonderful. washington, d.c. is such a comes cosmopolitan place. so many embassies are represented here. there are more than 200 embassies based in d.c., international. people from all over the world are working here and they want to try new and different things. peruvian food and peruvian restaurants is making a big splash on the scene. we're so proud of that. peru is already the tenth food supplier to the u.s. in many different categories. we're sporting fresh vegetables, fresh foods and of course our quality is the highest you can get. >> we have to leave it there. a pleasure to meet you. good luck with the event on sunday. that will do it for the news at noon. >> jack: [ sighs ] >> adam: hey, jack. what the hell's the matter with you, huh? >> jack: can i have the waiter order you a drink, gabe? i recommend the club soda. >> adam: no, i don't want a drink. i want some answers. how could you tell my father who i really was? we had a deal,

d.c. homeless shelter. tatum later kill himself in kenilworth park but relisha was never found. >>> today you have a new way to get down to the d.c. mall. a new d.c. circulator bus will take you to union station. you can get off the buss just steps away from the capitol, the smithsonian museum as well as the lincoln memorial. the cost to ride the circulator is just one buck. >>> all right. you have a few things to look forward to in the week ahead. start with tomorrow. community discussions to add bike lanes to a busy fairfax county street. county leaders looking to hear from you on this issue. so planners want to narrow the driving lanes on franconia road between kraft road and south van dorn. this is in the alexandria section of fairfax county. it's happening tomorrow at edison high school at 7:00 p.m. >>> on tuesday, a former fbi special agent is going to be in court. davis faces assault and resisting arrest charges for allegedly trying to crash a gate at the cia. this happened last month. investigators say davis tried to reach toward a security officer's gun and threatened to shoot. >>> tomorrow, jeb bu

d.c. brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you. the city of d.c. is facing a lawsuit from family of cecil mills. he had a heart attack feet from a district fire station in 2013 when his daughter ran there to get help the firefighters told her she would have to call 9/11 to get help. his death parked a massive investigation. >> the district engaged in a culture of substandard care and the practice and custom directing those who come to the fire station for help to call 9/11 -- call 911 rather than provide help is pervasive that it is the policy. >> the mills family is seeking $7.7 million. cecil mills was 77 when he died. leon: we are half away from the field expanding in 2016. former road island governor and senator lincoln chafey is making an announcement at the george mason campus in arlington. the third democrat to enter the race. for the republicans bobby jindal says he plans to announce a run on june 2. martin o'malley spoke to the chamber of commerce. he announced his bid for the white house this past saturday. a lot of electoral developments

news at 11:00, on your side. leon: first, a clearer picture of the horrors inside of a d.c. mansion, new one unsealed documents reveal what happened before the family and their housekeeper were brutally murdered. tom roussey has been sifting through the documents. he is now live with the very latest. tom, any new revelations here? tom: there were several, leon. it has been 20 days since the murders happened and the house behind me is still a crime scene. there is a lot of new information, including about money left in the garage while the family was being held captive. abc 7 obtained more than 50 pages of new documents. among the revelations, they indicate the way a suspect may have gotten into the home was kicking in a side door. this picture shows a shoe print. one document said the police are hunting for an apparently missing video camera used to record surveillance video at the home. court papers say after the fire, the police cannot find the cell phones of the victims, savva and amy savopoulos, and their housekeeper, figarouereroa. the documents say that savopoulos' pers

workforce development question have allowed service providers to serve the youth under 212 and under the new d.c. w f to use this to augment the costs for doing that arrest and then, of course, you've heard the mayor say over and over we want shared prosperity that means and the budget increases we have services and programs for the families to survive and thrive in the city and those two strategies that he stated over and over again to insure there are summer programs so they can work and also for increase summer slots for after-school programs and also through the lens of making sure the working families have access to those programs so looking forward i know that it is about our budget for 2015-2016 both we acknowledge our budget will grow because of the children's youth fund and we've submitted thinking of will 2016-2017 and 2017 2018 will look like we've submitted hoping our oversight committee will be seated and look forward to working with that committee to help us think about the next generation of augment will look like like minimum wage impacts in the following year there will be anoth

>>> now at 11:00, the new problem for the d.c. police program. the mayor chief of council, all support the cameras so why could a vote put everything on hold? a new lawsuit in the data breach tonight. what works are claiming now and why many of you are upset by opm's latest move. >> plus the white house responds to talk of a terror threat of the fourth of july while security is noticeably changed in new york. >> all new at 11:00, news 4 learning that d.c. could hit the brakes soon on its police body camera program. >> a vote by d.c. council could put the entire roll-out on hold. live outside the wilson building to explain, jackie? >> jim, the thinking behind this amendment is that a body camera program doesn't have the sufficient piece, the sufficient effectiveness unless the public can see that video. since news 4 first reported on this last spring, on the plan to equip most d.c. patrol officers with body cameras, there's a concern over whether how and how much would be made available to the public. would they be subject to the freedom of informa

a former d.c. news anchor is expected to announce see cease running for congress -- she's running for congress in maryland. kathleen matthews has a major announcement planned in silver spring. you may know her as the wife of another familiar face. she's married to msnbc's chris matthews. she has served as a fellow at harvard's kennedy school of government. >>> virginia's working hard to bring d.c. united to loudoun county. our news partner wtop reports the team is considering that move. that's after d.c. announced plans to build a brand new soccer stadium in the district but that deal is not final. "the washington post" reports they toured possible locations in loudoun county in recent weeks. that includes a site near the planned route 606 metro station. virginia says a stadium there would cost millions less and the stadium would reportedly be ready for the team's 2017 season. now, the team reached a deal earlier this year to play at a stadium at buzzard point. those are the renderings you saw there. ho

new neighbors. after some talk the d.c. united club was considering a new stadium in loudoun county, virginia, d.c. mayor muriel bowser came out tonight and said buzzard point will be home to a new world class stadium. >> people say d.c. isn't a soccer city. they are 100% wrong. >> reporter: but can d.c. be a soccer city if it doesn't even have a stadium? d.c. united spent its entire existence playing at rfk stadium, the redskins old home. >> it's not a soccer stadium. it doesn't feel soccerrish. >> reporter: the team homes a soccer specific stadium -- hopes a soccer specific stadium will have that soccerrish feeling at buzzard point. >> by giving them a soccer specific stadium, new, updated, beautiful. it's for them. >> reporter: for the fans said d.c. united goalie, the fans who have supported united in their four mls titles since the team's inception in 1996 and despite their success it has been impossible to see the rfk which seats more than 40,000 people. boris said the new stadium will be all about atmosphere. >> to ha

a new d.c. circulator bus route begins today. it will take you to one of 15 stops around the mall. you can get off the bus just steps away from the capitol, the smithsonian and the lincoln memorial. the cost to ride is just $1. ♪ >>> while the party continues in district today as the theme this year is flash back. today, you can head to the ladies tee or catch a concert on pennsylvania present by live casino. that concert starts at noon or head to the capitol concert stage for your 86 at 1:00. that takes place at "r" street northwest. share your photos on twitter at nbc washington. >>> if you were hoping to bag yourself a ticket to watch this guy, prince, perform tonight in the district, sorry to report but you are out of luck. both shows are completely sold out. the concert was announced earlier this week as part of a hit and run concert series. the icon has spontaneously announced concerts across the country. tonight's concert takes place at the warner theatre. >>> a community discussion to ad

d.c. this is news bash 2015. each year a pretty much of us d.c. news women including men of your favorites here at wusa9 come together to raise money to bash breast cancer. linda sanchez provided words of inspiration and thanks to some incredible generosity we donated more than $20,000 to fund the prevent cancer foundation's program. so, nice job. we had a great turnout. tonight we were supposed to be on the roof top at the warner theater. we moved things indoors thinking the rain was coming. but the humidity was there and thank goodness we moved it indoors. otherwise the pictures would be a whole lot different. >> even my hair would have fallen. >> yes! >> but you could have done it outside it turns out except for the hair thing. okay. okay. just as well. >> can we talk about the 3- degree guarantee? >> i don't want to talk about the 3-degree guarantee. >> how many degrees of guarantee are there tonight? >> oh! >> 91. >> my goodness. >> okay, okay. >> my little sister could have put a better guarantee up than that. >> okay. 91 was the forecast. 96

hundreder's -- hunter's original rating and how they are helping the family build a new home when they leave the d.c. area. joce sterman, abc7 news. kimberly: we will look for you at 11:00. thank you. leon: coming up tonight the moment d.c. police say this video shows the scene change from men riding in an elevator to a robbery. kimberly: plus, the quick thinking that turned surf offing equipment into a life saving device. the chill words of the accused killer in court. i'm jeff goldberg. we have it in a kimberly: for the first time prosecutors are revealing the strange disturbing events that led up to the murder of the university of mary washington student. the body was found in april inside the fredericksburg home she shared with two roommates. today the man accused in her murder faced a judge. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live in fredericksburg with the new revelation. jeff? jeff: emotional words from the roommates on what they encountered inside the home that he was found murder and what was said to them by the accused killer. still, what remains unknown is the motive. gracema

so virginia stepped up and tried to lure the team to louden county. >> tonight sources tell news 4 that d.c. unite oed agreed not to consider a move to virginia. district officials tell us they will move quickly to seize the final piece of land needed to build the new stadium at buzzard point. >> i'm happy they finally settled and i'm happy they are working towards getting this going so they actually have a stadium. >> the district hasn't reached a financial agreement with the owner of the land. sources say the city is expected to seize the land using eminent domain to get immediate control and then take part in a legal battle over what the district will pay. >> it is really going to change the entire area of southeast and southwest. >> in d.c., i'm shemari stone. >> check out, back row on the end, can't take long enough to take the picture, ready to get the game under way. let's get back to the second half. usa up 2-1. check this one out. tough angle there. gets that to go in the 61st minute. usa win easy 3-1 over australia. later, we will hear from rapino on her brilliant appearance. >> a

a new d.c. circulator bus route begins today. so the route is taking you from union station to one of 15 stops around the mall. you can get off the bus just steps away from the capitol, the smithsonian museums and the lincoln memorial. the cost to ride the national mall circulator is just $1. >>> the party continues in the district today as capital pride celebrates 40 years. the theme this year -- flash back. today you can head to a ladies tea or catch a concert on pennsylvania presented by live casino that concert starts at noon or head on over to the capital concert stage for the 86 at 1:00 p.m. and the concert begins at 10:00 p.m. don't forget to share your photos with us on twitter at nbc washington. >>> and if you were one of the people hoping to bag yourself a ticket to watch prince perform tonight in the district, well, you're out of luck. both shows are completely sold out. the concert was announced earlier this week as part of a hit and run concert series. it's concerts across the country and he has been popping up in pl

d.c. police. >>> at 5:17 some new video just in to the newsroom of a fire in northeast d.c. you can see smoke hanging in the sky over this apartment building on staples street northeast. the firefighters union said that fire made it into the second story walls and floors. they say no one was hurt. in bethesda, dozens of people are back in their beds after a high rise fire. a trash compactor caught fire this happened last night. firefighters briefly closed east west and montgomery avenue. they're both back open now. >>> your time is 5:17. today will be a memorial for six marines killed when their chopper went down in nepal. the marines were helping with disaster relief operations in nepal last month. that takes place on the flight line at marine corps air station, camp pendleton. being honored are sergeant ward johnson, sergeant eric seaman and jacob hug. >>> chicago police are looking at surveillance video to figure out what caused this crash. the extra long articulated bus collided with several. this was just before 6:00 last night. one woman died eight others were hurt inc

a new d.c. auditor report released today found only 11 of those reforms have been fully implemented. the task force was created after a failed emsome response contributed to the death of a "new york times" reporter david rose.baum in northwest washington back in 2006. today rose.baum's brother told news4 he remains hopeful that reforms will be made. >> we could have the best department in the country in everybody pulled together and did that, of course, that hasn't been happening. today the d.c. acting fire chief issued a same. he -- a statement. he said he and the mayer are working to implement the task force recommendation. >>> now to the severe storms affecting so many of us. doug monitoring this all day from our storm center he is here now to tell us what is happening out there. doug? >> they were really coming through here a little bit earlier. you can see the storms right there. calvert county, southern st. mary's county, northern st. mary's county, very intense lightning, very intense sto

back to you. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, d.c. police are moving on to the next phase in a body camera program. and a message posted on d.c. community list serves. 400 cameras will be distributed to officers in the fifth district in northeast, and the 7th district in southeast by the end of the month. chief lanier says officers in every district will have the body cameras. she says that the program has already given them important insight about police encounters with the public. >>> also new tonight firefighters in prince george's county say this fire at a popular upper marlboro restaurant is suspicious. the fire at tucker's restaurant caused the roof to collapse. the fire department tells us it wants to hear from you if you saw anything that might help them solve this crime. >>> new details about a deadly shooting in charles county tonight. we're learning this evening that a neighbor called 911 after they heard a mother screaming. the sheriff's office tells us tonight a woman came home to find her husband dead and their 3-month-o

d.c. police are planning a new enforcement strategy to deal with dirt bikes, four-wheelers and other motorizedikes on the streets of d.c. they are illegal in the district, but many of the drivers know d.c. has a no-chance policy so they don't worry about getting pulled over. police say the gunman who shot and killed reporter charnice milton was on a dirt bike. they released surveillance video of seven bikes and 14 people who are considered persons of interest in the murder. >> i hate them. they have most of the riders have no regard for children in the community. they ride on the sidewalks. so the bikes are a menace. >> reporter: milton's funeral will be held saturday at living word church in southwest d.c. >> her father called me to give me the tragic news. >> reporter: reverend eugene pastor of the church where milton and her family have worshipped for the past 15 years. >> she was such a wonderful young lady. i've never seen such innocence in my life. >> reporter: the tragic news was that milton had been murdered. now reverend sheppard will deliver the message at her funeral, a message to s

news. jummy: d.c. leaders and top law enforcement officials are outlining a new fight on drugs. mayor bowser and cathy lanier just announce sweeping changes about one hour ago. sam sweeney is live in northwest to break it down for us. sam? sam: the mayor just announced she would introduce an emergency legislation that would crack down on the sale and distribution of synthetic marijuana and all synthetic drug . mayor bowser wants to send a clear message that she and her police chief mean business when it comes to synthetic drugs, saying that synthetic drugs are one of the greatest threats to the city right now. they both say that the drugs have direct impact on the safety and well-being of those in the district. this legislation will allow the police chief to close any business caught selling synthetic drugs. the first offense for those stores will be a 96 hour shutdown with the $10,000 nine. if they do it again they will be shut down for 30 days and face fines of up to $25,000 and this did he will work to remove their business license indefinitely. also announced today, restruct

d.c. to build a team a new stadium here. . the "washington post" reports team officials toured possible stadium sites in loudon county. virginia says a stadium there would cost millions less and would be ready for the 2017 season. the team reached a deal to play at a stadium at buzzard's point in the district however many team's fans live in northern virginia. chuck? >>> outside nothing but clouds and drizzle here's the way future weather handles the extended period of clouds and ugly weather by 4:00 and what happens here is our future weather doesn't pick up very well on the smallest drops just the mist and drizzle. so that's what we're facing for the remainder of the afternoon and into the early evening hours. by wakeup time still cloudy better chance for light rain to move into the area more light rain as opposed to mist and drizzle. expect a continued period of cloudy and wet weather. high about 65, barely into the mid-60s tomorrow. a little improvement as we get closer to the weekend. >>> more black and gross tar balls ar

news. a major break in the d.c. mansion murders tonight.icials tell cnn blood from at least one of the victims has been found on the prime suspect, daron wint. wint is accused of torturing and killing a wealthy washington family last month. pamela brown is out live in washington. what are you hearing about the big break? >> we have learned that traces of blood were found on daron wint's shoes following his arrest a couple weeks ago. according to law enforcement officials i spoke with and to be colleague, evan perez. forensic analysis recovered traces of blood from one of the victims but sources would not say which of the victims of the four victims in the home the savopoulos family, the thecouple and they son and housekeeper, which one of the victims it belonged to but i think it's a big piece of evidence in the case along with the fact that d.c. police have said daron wint's dna was foun on a piece of pizza crust inside the home. >> and pamela i know you spoke with wint's former attorney who has since met with daron wint and what did he te

at kenworth park, stephanie ramirez, wusa9 news. >>> d.c.ot involved in the search before the suspicious bag was found, this was a complete volunteer effort. >>> south korean churches are holding services to pray for a swift end to the mers outbreak that has killed 14 people there. members of the community church in seoul used hand sanitizers as they arrived to pray and many wore facemasks during the service. the correia centers for disease -- korea centers for disease control and prevention confirmed seven now cases of mers bringing the total now to 145. >>> new york senator chuck schumer wants airlines to scrap a proposal to reduce the allowed size of carry-on luggage. he warns that a 20% reduction would force travelers to pay more for a checked bag fee or spend money on millions of new pieces of luggage. democratic senator says it's just another way for airlines to make money at the expense of travelers. the trade association for the industry wants to standardize carry-on signs to 21 1/2 inches by 13 1/2 inches and a depth of 7 1/2 inches

right now new york dulles airport, d.c. and baltimore washington airports are all at a ground stop as these storm systems push in. it's all part of a line part of a cold front that is going to push through. the enhanced risk area 44 million people from boston to new york philadelphia washington, d.c. on into parts of eastern west virginia are under the risk of dangerous lightning, hail two-inch in diameter 40 to 70-mile-per-hour winds and the possibility of tornadoes. but it moves through pretty quickly tonight, lester. >> all right, al. thanks. and as we said, this is part of a very dangerous system that has already done severe damage. nbc's anne thompson reports. >> reporter: nature's fireworks. severe thunderstorms and funnel clouds rattling residents from the midwest to the east. >> power lines are going down. >> reporter: power poles no match last night for the powerful super cell spawning six tornadoes in illinois. cole city 60 miles west of chicago, took a zrektdirect hit from an ef3 tornado. >> i heard cracking beca

details when abc 7 news maureen: a new report blasts d.c. fire and ems after not making changes after a man's death in 2006. david rosenbaum died after being beaten after mugging. emergency responders wrote him off a strong. -- as drunk. reporter: firefighters ignored his daughter's pleas for help. he died feet from a fire station. a painful reminder for david rosenbaum's family about continued failures. >> all the attitudes and horrible things that happen with my brother, to see this again is horrible. reporter: he went for a walk in one of the victim of a mugging. first responders present the unconscious man was drunk. once at howard university hospital he might was on a gurney without treatment until it was too late. >> this is all to do with attitudes and all the things we found when my brother was killed. reporter: the family filed suit against the hospital and against the d.c. government. the establishment of the task force was part of the settlement. >> we have a long way to go. reporter: the task force had 36 recommendations. an audi

glrs happening today, big news -- >> reporter: happening today, big news for d.c. united national. you'll soon have a brand new stadium to watch your beloved united play. plans will be announced here at the wilson building. this is what we know so far. the new stadium will be $285 million worth and it will be located in the district contrary to a last-minute push to have the stadium in loudoun county, virginia. we heard those rumors yesterday. it will be in buzzards point in southwest and it will be all about the atmosphere and the fans. the teams have been playing at rrveg since they first came to the -- rfk since they first came to the city. the stadium holds about 95,000 people. the new stadium will seat 25,000 people and it will be a more intimate setting. it will be all about the fans. >> it would be great. soccer specific stadiums around the country have been huge and they've been a huge success. we've been a very successful club. we have four mls titles. we're having a very good year so far this year. to build a stadium on top of the success we already have would be just huge

and as the women's world cup gets underway, big news for d.c. soccer fans. mayor muriel bowser announce the final plan for the stadium has been reached. the stadium will be built on buzzards point in southwest. still ahead -- a confrontation at a pool party puts a texas police officer on administrative leave. plus, a health alert about better sleep habits. your voice may be the key. leon: happening now an international manhunt for richard matt and dave sweat, who broke out of a prison near the canadian border. a female prison worker has been removed from her post after being questioned. the inmates cut through pipes and walls using power tools. a $100,000 reward is being offered for their capture. dennis hastert will be in court tomorrow, accused of lying to the fbi about bank withdrawals to cover up decades-old sexual abuse claims. allegations surfaced hastert sexually abused male students when he was a high school teacher and coach. he is expected to enter a plea and be released on his own recognizance. a texas police officer who pulled his gun at a pool p

through the entire region, hitting maryland, virginia, and the district for it several road closures, new the d.c. maryland line, and am porter street northwest. outdoor tables sat empty. metro put out sandbags in cleveland park. >> we have been getting flood warnings so kind of have been buried about that the past few weeks so hopefully it will lay off here in a little bit. reporter: this resident says she hopes to keep her basement from flooding. >> i have my sump pump and have somebody to take care of it to make sure things are working fine. i checked it out today. reporter: these parking lots and retail developments can cause flash flooding even more so than the rising creeks and riverbeds. it is the rain that comes washing off of paved areas that causes flooding running into the metro system. that is why we have sandbags in cleveland park tonight. no rain for the first time in hours but roads are still slippery. be careful as this weather continues to pass through the washington area. kelly: thank you. tragic new developments from chevy chase. one hour ago we got word that a mother and her c

d.c. streets but a new report by the d.c. police union says they're also being used in more crimes. reports the union says 150 crimes involving dirt bikes took place within just the past 15 months. two-thirds of those cases were dropped. defendants were only found guilty in 33 of them. >> of those, only two were sentenced with a fine. of all 33 none of them had to serve any jail time. >> the union says many of those who were not charged have been rearrested after committing additional crimes involving dirt bikes. they're calling on prosecutors to step up their efforts to prosecute those defendants. >>> we are continuing our coverage into maryland governor larry hogan's health crisis. he's battling an aggressive form of cancer and will undergo 1 weeks of cream therapy. the 59 -- 18 weeks of chemotherapy. the 59-year-old governor noticed a lump while shaving last may. he has more than 30 tumors in his body. mr. hogan's stage three non- hodgkin's lymphoma will be treated aggressively and immediately but he will not step down. rather he will rely on the lieutenant governor to step in whe

d.c. sports. >> now, the new stadium is expected on the built at buzzard point in southwest d.c. the city is expected to seize the land using eminent domain. >>> all right. time now to check our forecast. we were caught in the rain. i was literally caught in the rain yesterday. i was drenched as i was running in my house. >> don't let tom hear you say that, because he told you. umbrella. umbrella. >> he told me but still -- >> lightning was also coming down from that sky. we had some gusts of wind that were nearly 70 miles an hour brought some trees down. in fact, we have some trees down on the roads. melissa will let you know which roads are blocked. right now, some lingering showers on the storm team 4 radar. the area of moving green in southeast maryland and that's pretty much the last of it. we have a few other sprinkles farther to our west. out in the panhandle of west virginia right now, right near cumberland in maryland. these are tracking to the shenandoah valuely is over the next hour. getting a few right now in montgomery and howard counties. a few sprinkles in charles

anchor: first, breaking news happening right now in d.c. roz plater life at 6:00 and independence where there is a huge police presence right now. it is our understanding that streets are blocked off in the area. roz: they are. i would call this a massive police response. we are at six and independence. back there is where the activity seems to be, maryland avenue. the area roped off goes all the way down independence to maryland, back to 7th street about a block on either side of maryland avenue. we are near the old campus of the department of transportation, which has multiple buildings up and down and around maryland avenue. there are multiple agencies here. we have d.c. police, which seemed to be taking the lead in this investigation federal police, park police, homeland security, metro transit officers. there are helicopters overhead and fire trucks standing by. this has been going on for more than an hour. the question is why. all we have been able to get from police right now is that they are investigating something. i think you have

d.c. mansion murders. >>> growing controversy over a >>> breaking news right now, our crews on the scene of a shooting at gas station in northeast d.c. this is the intersection of new york avenue and west virginia avenue. police are telling us one person was shot. at last check he is still alive. we are also working to learn what led up to the shooting as we continue to get information, we bring it to you on our nbc washington app. >>> he went out for his nightly walk in his montgomery village neighborhood and came back bloody and bruised. five days later, he died. tonight, news4's shomari stone spoke to the victim's family as police search for anticipates in his murder. >> we did everything together. >> reporter: bobby williams misses his partner, bradley combs. >> it's sad. >> reporter: combs served in the military for four years. bobby say he is loved the flag and his country. the 60-year-old was beaten outside the couple's up to house last friday night shortly after 10:30 on ridge line drive. >> he always liked to go outside. we have been here about five years. he never -- that was his normal routine

the threat for severe weather extends into new england as well. along i-95 d.c., philadelphia and new york city it's going to be a pretty steamy afternoon allowing for these thunderstorms to just gain a lot of strength. small hail damaging winds and flooding downpours going to be some of the main impacts along i-95. now, across the southeast, we continue to sizzle for tuesday afternoon. our accuweather real feels getting well into the triple digits near atlanta, and also myrtle beach. it looks like the heat continues into the middle half of the workweek. kendis gibson and reena, back to you. >> molly, thank so much. >>> to the growing chorus of powerful voices demanding that the confederate flag be removed from south carolina's statehouse grounds. >> the governor herself acknowledged that the flag is a divisive symbol. she's among the latest to chime in on the debate picking up momentum in the wake of last week's racially motivated church massacre. we get the latest now from abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: it's been flying high on the grounds of south carolina

d.c. mansion murders. we just finished combing through search warrants that were unsealed this afternoon. here's the new information. investigators are looking closely at the actions of savvas savopoulos's assistant in the days leading up to the murders. he's the man who dropped off $40000 in cash at the home. police told us he lied to them during interviews. he hasn't been charged and is only considered a witness at this point. officers think the killer or killers forced their way into the family's home by kicking in a french door. mark has been helping us poor through these documents. >> dozens and dozens. the two biggest revelations are the forced entry and the tracking of the assistant cell phone location. it appears that the assailant took the recording device used to store data from the surveillance cameras at the surveillance home. police are looking for any duct tape that could have been used to bind the hands and feet of the victims. they're specifically looking for knives. sources have been telling us the victims were held captive overnight and were bound and gagged and the sources have told u

. >>> a new report says d.c.'s public and charter schools have shown some improvement in student performance, but overall achievement is low. that's according to the national research council. the study called the district's graduation rates disturbingly low, quote. the graduation rate for d.c. public schools was 59%. and for charter schools the graduation rate was 69%. >>> turning now to the forecast. >> 20 minutes before the top of the hour. getting near weather and traffic on the 1s. start with tom. >> yeah, looking out your window you may not hear it but the pavement is damp from very light rain. a little bit of drizzle, some sprinkles coming down in the metro area. here's the radar history over the last three hours. we have had the lighter showers coming through. enough to make everything wet. the panhandle of west virginia. most of northern virginia wet right now. as is montgomery county, parts of prince george's county getting sprinkle activity. right now in the 50s so a cool morning. caution lights for mor

d.c. is richer than it thought. they are happy about the news they got from the chief financial officer today. $117 million more than the city had projected. >> that is very very good. it's close to $30 million of that. year after year, that is when it's available. >> so another sign that people moving to d.c. with money is helping the city. council passed it but with a catch. >> council passed budget support act with 1200 cool ras for the d.c. police to go with the 400 they already have but there is a catch. police chief cathy lanier and mayor bowser who want to say the video are off-limit to foi request has come up with the money to make them available. >> you don't want to roll out a program that is going to undermine. >> bowseree council supporters say the defendant's lawyer will have access and the council action is unnecessary and a delay. >> in america you need to have the cameras to record interaction with law enforcement. >> yet the police union wants the public to see how the officers interact. >> what the mayor and the chief of police

the 32-year-old had been working the d.c.-new york route for less than three weeks when amtrak 188 approached a curve at 106 miles an hour, twice the speed limit. eight people died, more than 200 were injured in the derailment. n.t.s.b. has yet to report any mechanical issues with the train and continues to investigate damage to the engine's wundt shield that may have come from a projectile like a rock. yesterday, the federal railroad administration issued safety advisories to all commuter trains to address speeding around curves. the f.r.a. says the leading cause of train accidents is crew fatigue. bostian did not report fatigue but he also told the n.t.s.b. he does not remember the crash. scott, a friend tells us bostian is still recovering from his injuries and has not gone back to work. >> pelley: we wanted to check on the injured and four weeks after the crash we found out that two are still in the hospital but neither of them is in critical condition. today, the mckinney, texas police officer who pulled a gun on a group of

maryland nearly 20 years and people owner daniel snyder admits he's pursuing options for a new stadium. >> d.c. mayor muriel bowser said he might have the answer for them. our mola lenghi is live at the redskins' former home rfk with the details on that. >> reporter: mayor bowser has already started to conceptionallize the team's return to the district, perhaps converting their old home here at rfk and developing it into their new home, but the district is certain to get a challenge from maryland and virginia. >> hard hit and by the glove of bryant. >> reporter: the washington nationals call d.c. home. so do the wizards and the capitals. now d.c. united seems to be sticking around. >> goal! >> reporter: but the most popular team in town, the washington redskins, plays in maryland and is headquartered in virginia. d.c. mayor muriel bowser says she's working on it. >> events d.c. is currently developing scenarios how rfk could be developed. >> reporter: rfk could be one way to appeal to skins owner dan snyder who often speaks about going to games there as a kid, but that was then and if snyder w

7,000 journalist that is just 7,000 people, covering the movement of the pope, as he goes through new york, d.c. and then philadelphia which he will do in the fall. if that helps gives you eye deed of the magnitude of this that is just 7,000 report their will be following the pope. you can imagine crowd that will follow as well. live from rome, jessica dean, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we will be ready to greet them all in philadelphia jessica, thanks very much. very special day in rome. >>> make your plans for pope 's visit by going to cbs philly.com. click on the papal visit tab and we will show you everything in store for this historic philadelphia event. >>> well a new program aimed at helping at risk youth was unveiled in camden today. the youth one stop will provide education job training, and support services. they will work with young people who are facing obstacles in life to keep them from finishing school and entering the work force. participant will be able to work with community mentors to gain the skills they need to help them succeed. >>> philadelphia's mural arts program has see

new york and washington, d.c. is still under the enhanced severe weather outlet for strong gusts. large hailstorms and again tornadoes, as i mentioned, as well as flash flooding. and that is pulling out towards the florida panhandle as well as toward s towards carrying it towards the west. as for illinois, we're looking for another chance of thunderstorm eruption due to the great instability popping up. so this is another area where we're likely to see that happen once again on wednesday evening. but towards the west we're looking at some clearer skies. and the temperatures will be soaring in the 30s and even 40s in las vegas. so please watch out for heat stroke there. a typical event we have that all the way towards the north so it's carrying a lot of the heat. denver is up to 32 oklahoma 34. a rare sight here though. we have 30 degrees that's continuing here in washington, d.c., and new york is looking at the 30s, too. as for the game that's coming up pretty soon at 7:00 local time 11:00 here at japan time japan is playing against the netherlands. weather looks nice 21. stay hyd

today" co >>> "news4 today" starts now. >> right now on "news4 today," new documents shedding light on what happened inside a d.c. home where four people were found dead. the questions being raised by this new evidence and the potential developments in the day ahead. >>> plus, preparing to welcome visitors once again. when guests will be able to make the trek to the stop of the washington monument. >>> but first, more june gloom as we leave for work this morning. scattered showers may greet you on the way out the door. tom kierein? >> right now getting some light rain across much of the metro area. coming down harder in parts of northern virginia. you see the pockets of yellow. that's in prince william county and fauquier. these are moving off to the north and west. coming in from the south and east. one moderate shower there, the heaviest downpour is in central and southern prince william county. now there's a live view of capitol hill from our capitol camera. the low, gray clouds producing sprinkles and drizzle right in washington now. going forward over the next six hours by 7:00, we'll be in the low 60s. sti

news. right now d.c. police are on the hunt for two women who shot a taxi driver. the women who were both in their twenties got into an argument with the driver and then shot him. it happened at 17 and east capital streets but the driver managed to drive himself to the 600 block of massachusetts avenue where police found him and he's respected to recover. some new options who want to remain close to their children. they go inside the playground cafÉ. >> whether it's story time or play time, children have a chance to interact while mom and dad get to work. at the playground cafÉ in fort washington -- >> we keep it simple and cost effective. >> an air force veteran says the idea was born after she left the military. suddenly she says she's in fear of losing her job. instead her boss let her set up a play pen in her office. >> i thought wow, what a nice way. >> he's here 2 to 3 times a week with his daughter. >> we can create memories here and i can get right back to work. >> there wasn't anything out there to support parents in the workplace parents who are growing a

me de new details in a murder case in d.c. a suspect was later arrested after a multistate man hunt but now the focus has moved to who else may have been involved. peter alexander reports. >> reporter: d.c. police are zeroing in on records from three cell phones stolen from the victims and their housekeeper that might lead them to another killer. search warrants show how they think the suspects forced themselves into the mansion breaking a window pane and breaking a lock. police now searching for the fat wear that matches a print. darren went is the only suspect currently charged. the documents show detectives are focusing on an assistant who police say admitted about when he was first contacted to get the 40,000 money and how he delivered it. police now combing his phone history. wallace wallace has not been charged with any wrong doing. report records detail the evidence they were searching for inside the car that wint was arrested in. weapons used in the murder duct tape and a red bag used to carry the money. also on the li

plan to build a 1000-seat stadium. >> i am pleased that not only will they stay in d.c., but they are going to build a new state-of-the-art, world-class stadium in the district of columbia. suzanne: the district will pay $150 million to acquire and prepare the land. d.c. united will privately finance the $287 million to build the stadium. d.c. united officials say the team deserves a new home. >> we have the best fans in major league soccer and we have the best community and the nation. so we are very excited to be getting the land of assembled and we can't wait to break ground. suzanne: the lunchtime crowd in washington is excited about moving forward. >> soccer is getting more attention in d.c. >> it should generate some money and create some jobs for people. kellye:

a new push for d.c. statehood is underway, at delaware senator has introduced legislation to give d.c. residents full representation in congress. they designate areas around the white house and national mall as the seat of the federal government, the rest of the city would become the 51st -- 51st state called new columbia. the purple line is getting the green light to it larry hogan says he supports the light rail project. the project has been a polarizing one. we have more reaction from both sides. reporter: larry hogan ran out -- ran a platform of reduced spending. >> i never said i was opposed reporter:, i said it was expensive. the proposal is scaled down -- slashes the chunk was kicked in from 700 to 168 million dollars the two counties will contribute more money -- the proposed herbal line would run from new carrollton to bethesda. along the route, and construction would alter the landscape. >> doing my job, i don't know where i would go -- >> riverdale work is at a gas station say they were inform

d.c. from regulating pot. the new draft spending bill includes a measure to keep the city from spending money to enact the legal marijuana law. that means the district can't tax or sell pot. however the drug is still legal for personal use in your home. >>> and right now, still looking at a potential issue in fairfax. we'll have details on this one coming up. chopper headed to the scene. >>> a new study released in the last few hours putting the president is on -- putting the spotlight on underaged drinking. >>> and a quick-thinking police officer's actions that helped save the life of a baby girl. your time is 6:07. >>> virginia is replacing a huge amount of faulty guardrails and the company owes the government hundreds of millions of dollars because of them. the judge ruled that trinity industries defrauded the government by making the guardrails impale cars rather than buckle on impact. the company has to pay $663 million in damages and penalties. >>> police officers save lives every day, but one albuquerque office