live in palmer park, tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. thank you. >>> a jury is now recommending a 13-year prison sentence for a virginia man convicted in the shooting death to of a 10-year-old. they found billy lee guilty in the death of his fiancee's son at a home in orange. prosecutors say lee pulled out a gun to threatening the woman but shot her son, george. lee's attorneys argued it was an accident and said the fiancee changed her story during the investigation and trial. >> he wouldn't hurt a fly. i mean, that little boy. he loved him with all of his heart. >> lee's former fiancee will have her own hearing later this week on felony abuse charges in the case. >>> well, people are starting to become afraid of sharks out in ocean city after several beachgoers spotted a hammerhead shark in shallow water. the ocean city beach patrol confirms those sightings to news4 -- toer that sighting. and they are cautioning people. "national geographic" says hammerheads are normally harmless to humans, however, the beach patrol says this shark was

and my first office was at holy rosary church on the southside of chicago across from palmer park. clap in there, you should know the holy rosary. and the task was to work with parishes and neighbors and faith and community leaders to bring low income people together to stitch neighborhoods together. clergy and laypeople. and the work was hard. and there were times where it was disspirited. we had plenty of set backs there were times where i felt like quitting. where i wondered if the path i had chosen was too hard. despite these challenges i saw how kindness and compassion and faith can change the arc of people's lives. i saw the power of faith. a shared belief that every human being made in the image of god deserves to live in dignity. and all children, no matter who they are or where they come from or how much money they were born into. ought to have the opportunity to achieve their god given potential. that we were -- are all called in the words of his holiness pope francis to satisfy the

in palmer park, tracee wilkins, news4. >>> take a look at our stormy weather, moving down to our south. doug is here to let us know what's coming this weekend. sk yeah, guys you think that is going to be the case we see a chance for very heavy rainfall. right now just rain around our region. severe thunderstorm watch st. mary's county, westmoreland, spot sill rain issylvania county fredericksburg, into the overnight the best chance of severe weather. back to the west just looking at showers. yes there are areas of heavier rain back toward the west. something we are going to watch. this whole system has to move through the region. we are going to see heavier bouts of rain as we move the overnight. heading out 7, 8, 9, 10:00, take the umbrella with you. the se looks like it will stay to the south. i will update own the saturday forecast. plans again on saturday, i have go that the forecast for you coming up. >> thanks, doug. >>> a second arrest in connection with that prison break in new york. this one is one of the prison guards. >>> three d.c. police officers have a new hopper this eve

prince george's replaces its police cruisers with new ones, they will also replace the cameras n palmer park tracee wilkins, news4. >>> prosecutors are preparing for the triple murder trial of charles severance and won a key decision today. they will be allowed to use severance's writings as evidence in that october trial. and a lot of those contain murderous intentions. severance is accused of killing three well-known alexandria residents over a ten-year span. in our news4 at 5:00, northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joins us live with a first look at the pages of the accused killer's notebook. >>> it is a sad reminder of just how dangerous it is for construction workers as they do their jobs out there on the roads every day. a tractor trailer entered a construction zone onnism-95 near the icc this morning and hit several vehicles. here's a look at the scene. randy drury was standing near one of the vehicles. he was killed. these images were taken by chopper4. police just told us the driver of the tractor trailer is from north carolina and has not yet been charged. >>> take a look at

and my first office was at holy rosary church on the south side of chicago across from palmer park.pping there. she knows holy rosary. and the task was to work with parishes and neighbors and faith and community

and my first office was at holy rosary church on the south side of chicago across from palmer park. clapping there. she knows holy rosary. and the task was to work with parishes and neighbors and faith and community leaders to bring low-income people together to stitch neighborhoods together clergy and lay people and the work was hard and there were times where there was disparity. there were plenty of setbacks. there were times i felt like quitting. where i wondered if the path i had chosen was too hard. but despite these challenges i saw how kindness and compassion and faith can change the arc of people's lives. and i saw the power of faith, a shared belief that every human being made in the image of god deserves to live in dignity and that all children no matter who they are or where they come from or how much money they were born in to ought to have the opportunity to achieve their god-given potential. that we were -- that we are all called, in the words of his holiness pope francis, to satisfy the demands of justice, fairness, and respect for every human being. and at the time

and my first office was at holy rosary church on the southside of chicago across from palmer park.clapping there. she knows holy rosary. [laughter] and a task was to work with parishes and neighbors and faith and community leaders to bring low income people together to stitch neighborhoods together. clergy and lay people. and the work was hard and there were times where the is disputing that we have plenty of setbacks. they were times when i felt like quitting, whether i wondered if the path i have chosen was too hard. but despite these challenges i somehow kindness and compassion and faith can change the part of people's lives. and i saw the power of faith issued believe that every human being made in the image of god deserves to live in dignity. that all children, no matter who they are or where they come from or how much money they were born into out to have the opportunity to achieve their god-given potential. -- ought to achieve -- that we are all called in the words of his holiness, pope francis to satisfy the demands of justice fairness and respect for every human being. and

elizabeth palmer ran into son tourists. >> royal parks to stunning architecture to ancient ruins and now americans are joining them, being welcomed as tourists in iran. ruth and tom clayborne are from atlanta. >> they're very excited to see americans. they want to practice their english but they're also happy we're here. >> we felt like we needed to bridge out to the iranian people to the american people to say we're actually very close friends over the long haul. >> over the short haul though, there's been a lot of u.s./iranian hostility. there was the american embassy hostage taking in 1979 and the chant you still hear from hard liners even today of death to america. but none of that has affected albert and diedre ross's trip either the people or the ambiance of the place, you don't feel the political differences or the harshness of the regime as something that -- >> -- translates onto the street. the people don't represent the regime, you know. it's entirely different. >> reporter: the number of americans visiting this year is double the number that came last year. ed a that to a

palmer's original lawyer said he could no longer represent him because the case is just too high profile much the attorney said his small-town office can't handle all the media attention. >> this are people parked outside of my house. there's people going to the office. we are just not equipped to deal with that. i'm a small attorney. >> palmer's lawyer says he did give richard matt and david sweat ground beef but didn't know tool also been smuggled inside that meat. palmer also allowed them to have access to the catwalk behind their cells and they used that catwalk to escape. palmer told investigators he helped the inmates in exchange for matt's paintings and more importantly inside information on other prisoners who were breaking the rule. >>> right now, we are less than two hours from the start of the world misand fire games. news4's derrick ward is live at the rfk stadium armory. what are we learning at in terms of the opening ceremony? >> reporter: we will know in a couple of hours what is going to happen. nbc4's aaron gilchrist will be among the people there and performances by the band sugar ray. a lot of things on tap. look here we are in the parking lot of the national guard armory. us

and a whole lot of people in the park are >> including lara spencer and jesse palmer.s are starting. fantastic crowd. so much excitement. here's why. here she come florence. and florence and the machine. [ cheers and applause ] >> this is so cool. there is just so much energy here. i cannot wait to watch their performance here live and it is all just moments away. you can see, the crowd is so pumped up. george and amy? >> she just ambles out there. >> she's cool. very cool. i like it. >> let's go to dan. he's got ifthe morning rundown. >>> what could be the biggest cybertake in the nation's history. 4 million current and former federal workers have had their personal information compromised. the u.s. suspects china of being behind this take. the chinese call that accusation irr spornl. >>> more than 30 homes damaged after a string of tornadoes ripped across northern colorado. the storms unleashing blinding rain and swirling hail. the winds were powerful enough to pick up a trauk. no injuries reported. >>> near denver massive sink hole opening up. swallowing this police

parked outside of my house. there is people go together office. we're just not equipped to deal with that. >> prosecutors first linked palmer to the case identifying him as the guard who took prosen meat embedded with smuggled tools. allegedly from joyce mitchell an brought their cell. he gave a flat head screw driver and needle nosed pliers to the inmates. palmer allegedly did this between november 2014 and june 6, 2015. while authorities say matt and sweat were planning their escape. the prosecutorsor also said matt and sweat told palm are they needed the tools to fix electrical issues on the cat walk behind their cells. a former maintenance supervisor at clinton tells cnn inmates often worked on electrical issues when the maintenance department was understaffed. >> it is not proper. it violate the rules of the department of corrections. violate the rules of misconduct. those are issues we will deal with. >> reporter: authorities say palmer tampered with efd after the two convicted killers escaped by burning paintings given to him by matt and sweat and burying paintings near his home. in an interview with new york state police that he didn't int

cbs news has learn thad a second employee gene palmer has been questioned by officials as part of the prison escape. police vehicles were seen parked outside his home on saturday. >> female reporting that she may have spotted two males possibly matching the description of the fugitives. >> reporter: the new lead comes a day after police moved in to parts of allegany county, new york, after a reported sighting there. >> i told them they're suspicious of turning around trying to cover themselves and not be seen was very suspicious to me. >> reporter: over 300 officers were deployed to the town of friendship some 350 miles from the prison setting up roadblocks and searching. >> we'll search every rock and structure until we're confident that that area is secure. >> reporter: but after 36 hours the lead turned up empty and the search was called off. so here we are again, another heavily wooded area. this is a very rural area. beautiful but hard to search. again, we have police a familiar scene set up at the road block with the guns and rifles searching every car that comes through. but hopefully potentially with some solid evidence thi

park. >>> it has now been 20 days since two convicted murderers have escaped from a prison in upstate new york, and now another has confessed. gene palmer said that he lent them a flat head screwdriver and a pair of pliers, and he may not have known that they were planning to escape. >> i personally haven't spoken to him. misled. and maybe duped is the right word, but i'm not going to comment on that. >> . >> more than 1,000 law enforcement officers are continuing to search an area west of the prison. >>> jurors in the trial of accused theater shooter james holmes, have heard the defense. holmes attorneys are making the case saying that he was legally insane when he opened fire in a movie theater killing 12 and wounding 70. >>> charges may result from last week's deadly balcony collapse in california. nancy o'malley warns that the criminal investigation is just getting underway. six were killed and seven injured when a balcony gave away at a party at an apartment complex. >>> coming up nix he's the lawyer who found the four words that sent healthcare back to the supreme court. we'll get his take on where the legal battle stands now. >>>

dirty to me ♪ ♪ >> and a whole lot of people out there in central park right now getting ready to party with jason derulo and jesse palmerrowd very excited for jason derulo. they've been waiting to see him and with the help of a little special effects we'll welcome him right now. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ take me to the other side ♪ ♪ like the fourth of july ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> that's jason derulo here in central park. we cannot wait to get out there but amy right now has the "morning rundown." >> the big story this morning, a new focus in the manhunt for those killers who escaped from a new york prison one week ago. authorities are analyzing surveillance video from a gas station less than a mile from the prison. it comes one day after we learn police dogs picked up a possible scent from the men in the area. investigators looking into richard matt and david sweat's relationship with prison employee joyce mitchell. sources say in the last year prison officials looked into whether mitchell had a relationship with sweat. >>> the fbi has arrested a second man in connection with the terror plot in boston. nicho

parked outside of my house. there's people going to the office. we're just not equipped to deal with that. >> reporter: prosecutors first linked palmer to the case identifying him as the guard who took frozen meat embedded with smuggled tools allegedly from joyce mitchell and brought it to the inmates cell area. on four different occasions he gave a flat head screw driver and needle nosed pliers to the in inmates. he allegedly did this between 2014 and 2015 while matt and sweat were planning their escape. the prosecutor says matt and sweat told palmer they needed the tools to fix electrical issues on the catwalk behind their cells. a former mant nance supervisor tells cnn inmates often worked on electrical issues when the maintenance department was understaffed. >> it's improper. it violates the rules and procedures of the department of corrections. it violates the penal law of official misconduct. those are issues we're going to deal with. >> reporter: palmer also tampered with physical evidence after the two convicted killers escaped by burning paintings given to him by matt and sweat and also burying pauntings at a location a few miles from his home. a s

prison employee identified as gene palmer has been suspended and was questioned by officials as part of the investigation into the escape. police vehicles were seen parked outside his home on saturday. >> female reporting that she may have spotted two males, possibly matching the description of the fugitives. >> reporter: the new lead comes a day after police moved into parts of allegany county new york after a reported sighting there. one woman claimed to have seen two men matching matt and sweat's descriptions walking near railroad tracks close to her home. >> i told them their suspicious turning around and covering themselves was very suspicious to me. >> reporter: over 300 officers were deployed to the town of friendship some 350 miles from the prison setting up roadblocks and conducting searches. >> we will search under every rock, behind every tree and structure until we are confident that that area is secure. >> reporter: but after nearly 36 hours, the lead turned up empty and the search was called off. so here we are again. another heavily wooded area. this is a very rural area. beautiful but hard to search. again, we have police a familiar scen

palmer encountered intercept u.s. travelers in tehran. >> reporter: every chance they get, iranians head out to enjoy the sights in their own countries from royal parksitecture to ancient ruins. and now americans are joining in, being welcomed as tourists in iran. ruth and tom claiborne are from atlanta. >> we are excited and nervous. they want to practice their english but they are also happy we are here. >> we also felt like we needed to reach out to the iranian people from the american people to say we are actually close friends over the long haul. >> reporter: over the short haul, there's been a lot of u.s./iranian hostility. there was the american embassy hostage taking in 1979. and the chant you still hear even today of death to america. but none of that has affected alfred and deidra ross' trip. >> even from the people or even from the general ambience of the place, you don't feel the political differences or the harshness of the regime is something that you see. >> it translates to the street. the people don't represent the regime. it's entirely different. >> reporter: the number of americans visiting this year is double the number that came

parked outside of my house. there's people going to the office. we're just not equipped to deal with that. i'm a small attorney. >> reporter: gene palmer a guard at clinton for 27 years, is facing charges in connection with richard matt and david sweat's escape earlier this month. in a sworn statement to the new york state police palmer says he provided the inmates with paint and paintbrushes a flat-head screwdriver and needle-nose pliers and access to the catwalk behind their cells. they later used that catwalk for their escape route. all part of a sometimes complex relationship between prison guards and inmates. in this case palmer told investigators he helped the two inmates in exchange for matt's paintings and information on other prisoners breaking the rules. stloo >> it may be the normal course of business that was occurring at the jail. it's improper. it violates the rules and procedures of the department of corrections. and so those are issues that we're going to deal with. >> reporter: almost three weeks of this intense manhunt, it's estimated to cost about a million dollars a day. and it's having an effect here on this summer