sam, you were a republican very recently, in fact. the republicans in the city seem to be shopping around for candidates. melissa murray bailey was not the first choice. she is, for the second time in a row in a mayor's race, a former democrat, and recently a democrat, also a woman, but someone that a lot of people believe is not going to be competitive whatsoever in the general election. is that a problem for a city that holds elections that seem to be on primary day rather than on the general election day? >> well, it's a huge problem that we don't have a debate. you could have had a debate in the democratic primary. i would argue we did not. i thought this democratic primary went far beyond what neil oxman characterized as about nothing. it wasn't even a fight. there wasn't even a contentiousness between the candidates. and when they came to the 3,000 forums that they ended up going to over the course of the campaign, they all started to sound like each other. so philadelphians were really not offered much of a choice. and the low

and sam had watched him grow up, and one day i saw sam sitting at a table and i could hear sam counseling tony. >> now you have that opportunity to get back in the mainstream with your family. >> he was obviously talking to him about trying to avoid gang activity and stay on the right path, but it was a heartfelt communication. >> this time, you're afraid of what tomorrow might be, you're afraid of what's going to happen, you're afraid of what your friends are going to be, but you've got to understand, what is this going to cause tony? this is the opportunity, tony. i'm glad. >> thank you. second chance, i'm going to do something with it. while mclaren stayed on top of the activities of several gangs, one in particular required most of his attention. the jail's largest and most violent gang, the heartless felons. >> heartless felons is a gang that was basically established in our facilities, some young individuals, many of them, was upset and tired of how they was being treated, how they were being disrespected. they formed, they retaliated against anyone they felt disrespected them. >> t

sam eig highway is closed between diamondback drive and fields road. we'll get you around this crash at 6:21. >>> right now the second tropical storm of the atlantic hurricane season is churning off the gulf coast. flooding is a major concern here, especially in the same areas that were under water just three weeks ago. let's go to meagan fitzgerald at the live desk with more. >> yeah that's right. in just a few hours tropical storm bill is expected to make landfall. the eastern part of texas packing winds of up to 60 miles per hour. take a look at the strong waves right now on the gulf coast. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein says the storm should make landfall later this afternoon. now four to eight inches of rain is expected to fall today. that means flooding is a big concern. officials in galveston county have already called for voluntary evacuations. dozens of school districts have cancelled class for today. >>> a toddler remains in the hospital this morning after being found at the bottom of a pool in fairfax county. this happened sunday eve

>> sam. >> sam, john, nice to meet you. >> reporter: we instructed our actor to be friendly, establish a rapport. he praises sam's artwork. >> this is terrific, man. >> thanks. >> reporter: then, a few days later, sam's mom tells him she is going out to run errands. >> love you. okay. love you, too. >> reporter: she leaves him alone in the house, bu really joins me in the watch mobile, parked right around the corner. >> you can tell i'm nervous. >> reporter: nervous she hasn't made it clear to her son that just because he has melt someone before doesn't mean he should open the door when he is home alone. so, what are your predictions? >> i predict that sam will let him right in. >> how would you feel about it if he does let john right in? >> bad. i'm already getting upset, like i didn't do the right thing. >> reporter: now, our hidden cameras are rolling and we are watching as john, the contractor, walks up to their house. [ door bell rings ] will sam remember what to do? or will he let him inside? >> my heart's pounding. >>> coming up, sam's mom has told him the rules. >> i've told hi

sam: can the traffic lights of a big city be hacked? an article showed one researcher with his laptop saying he came to the capitol hill section last year and turned green lights red and red lights green to emphasize how vulnerable cities are. >> if he said it, i believe he did. sam: david jordan is a member of secure smart cities, an organization warning cities to be aware. >> it can be done. sam: he showed us a map of 10% of cyber hacking and he said it is not that sophisticated. >> when a fire truck is rolling down the road and it wants a faster route to the incident, it can turn light screen. sam: reaction today in capitol hill. >> it is scary to think people can do that. what else can they do? >> if he was able to do it, it is a huge concern. sam: and the matter of making all green, causing cross traffic to collide. the thought is most signals are hardwired to prevent that. >> many of the major intersections are using older technology, which is hardwired. kellye: coming up, a study revealing the mileage you are putting on your wall

sam sweeney, anchor: abc 7 news. jummy: authorities say shark -- the sharks spotted in ocean city has moved further out. beachgoers got a big surprise when the hammerhead was spotted off the beach, even coming onto shore in some areas. the captain says there was little risk of an attack with this type of shark. maryland natural resources police believe the shark has gone into the they possibly to give birth. the hammerhead is estimated to be eight feet long and 300 pounds. not a little girl. a big shark. doug hill: it takes the babies a while to develop. we will be ok. we can coexist. rain is a possibility. let's cover the weather headlines. outside gloomy now. a comfortable 72 in laurel. the clouds are like everywhere else. a little bit of sunshine. the warm front is still south. in the, temperatures are warm and the sun is shining. that will be an area that has the highest potential for thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. a large part of the area may not see rain tonight. tomorrow will be the day. that is why

sam sweeney is live. sam: -- this woman who does not want to be named said she called 911 when she went to take out her trash. she had no idea what first responders would find. >> there is a body back there. that's very spooky. sam: the body is burned beyond recognition. it appears to be an adult female. investigators searched for clues. councilman mcduffie says they will find the killer. >> she is investigating she is looking at it. we need the community's help as well. sam: the police chief wasted no time in getting to the scene. >> it's unusual. it's been extremely quiet here. sam: crime here has dropped significantly in recent years. neighbors say they are keeping their heads up. >> this was a complete shock. it's alarming when something like that happens in your neighborhood. jumy: that was sam sweeney reporting. we are following new information on the murder case. the cousin of the suspect was fired from the company he owned. he, his wife, his son, and their housekeeper for murdered inside the home

i'm sam sweeney abc7 news. jonathan: well a lot of folks will be taking road trips in the coming months so you want to make sure that the vehicle is in tip top shape. kimberly: "7 on your side" with a panel of mechanics to answer your question about the vehicle care. horace holmes is live in the health center. we get more calls about cars and mechanics than almost any other topic. horace: that is why we decided to bring mechanics back in. they were here and the phones were jammed the entire time, the phone bank was open. the telephone number to call is 703-236-9220. we do have a long holiday weekend coming up. i'm sure you have a lot of questions. you want to get your car just right before you head out to the roads. these gentlemen are in the help center. the folks from a.a.a. put the panel together. the number again is 703-236-9220. they will be here from now until 6:30 tonight to answer your calls. give them a call. anything concerning your car. any kind of problems you may be having. maybe a problem you are

they don't know what they have with sam bradford. they don't tweent commit nor dollars. they owe him 13 million from this year. it's a big question mark. it doesn't make sense. for sam brad foshd is like the jeremy maclin situation mast year brad for the is fighting himself now. he figures he can be healthy and the whole season coming down 20 one thing sam bradford and left knee? >> i think the whole season for kelly will be defined by sam bradford's next knee and whether he's healthy this sin and beyond. he treed nick foles. healthy quarterback. he's rolling the gis on a guy who has back-to-back acl tears it's a major risk and if bradford doesn't part the preseason game:00 a.m. that's dress rehearsal for regular season. a lot of questions will be asked about chip kelly's stewardship. >> is this make or break for jeff bradenship. >> your best running back in team history you trade away your starter quarterback you let your starting wide receivers rock. you reogranized offensive line. you basically tear up the secondary and remake the team in your image. the buck stops wi

sam: the baptist minister sapping in praise. something that used to be unthinkable. >> i don't know that many churches disrupted in the worship experience. sam: it's now thinkable. you don't have a member of the member of the congregation armed? >> no. sam: there was opposition to arming pastors and members but not so to hire armed security to protect churches. the same time there was concern about the idea of considering strangers as threats. because the church wants to be a welcoming place. reporting live in northeast washington, sam ford, abc7 news. kimberly: race in america is just one of the topics we will dive into this week. watch your voice, your future america state of affairs wednesday night at 7:00 on our sister station newschannel 8. you can stream it live at wjla.com. jonathan: checking now the top stories for you. a bipartisan push to remove the confederate flag from the grounds of the capitol. nikki haley called on state legislators to put the flag in the museum. the marijuana charged with killing nine people in t

sam -- coming up at 2 -- 6:00. sam ford. kellye: a report release today by the mayor's office shows the number of new hiv cases decreased for sixth year in a row. that is a 59% decline since 2007. cases linked to injection drug use went down by 87%, which they credit the needle exchange program. despite the decrease, hiv is still at epidemic levels in d.c. with more than 16000 people in the district living with the virus. developing right now in that new york prison break. 12 more prison staffers now on administrative leave. that includes the prison superintendent and his deputy in charge of security. it's part of the ongoing review in the june 6 escape of richard matt and david sweat. matt was shot and killed on friday. sweat was wounded and captured on sunday. officials say that sweat is in the hospital now in fair condition. jonathan: this afternoon, we are following a troubling story at an air show. the very tense scene on tarmac when a cod her gets behind the -- toddler gets behind the controls of a chopper and fires up

sam: what happens next? she and owes says there needs to be an examination of the level of hatred that creates what happened in charleston. reporting live from washington, sam ford abc7 news. kimberly: first lady michelle obama spoke out about the charleston shooting talking to american troops and their families in italy today. >> mrs. obama: we have seen too many tragedies about this. there is something particularly horrifying about something that happens so senseless in a house of worship. kimberly: mrs. obama also says she prays for the charleston community with the hope that tragedies like this one will one day come to an end. >> copycats happen after events like this at charleston. a man started making threats outside of a black church in richmond. police took the guy in custody outside the united nations church international last night. this is 24 hours after the shooting in south carolina. parishioners locked the doors. they took cover after the man started beating on the doors with the plastic. a chu

reporting live, sam sweeney, abc 7 news. jummy: we are tracking potential thunderstorms this afternoon. eileen whelan is in the weather center with a check of the forecast. eileen: things are looking quiet outside. we have the conditions for the development of storms. we want to get you new information. the national weather service has expanded the flash flood watch that includes the entire viewing area. that is in effect and goes through later tonight. it is issued when we could have localized downpours one to two inches of rain possible in some of the storms. i will switch over to show you a clean sweep. you will notice a blip on the radar south of petersburg. within the next several hours we will see the thunderstorms developing. it is warm, 85 degrees at reagan national. 84, baltimore. through the rest of the afternoon, thunderstorms become more prominent. your evening commute may be slow. some of the kids' afterschool activities may be canceled. behind the thunderstorms today cooler temperatures. we will talk about that

. >> sam -- i think sam is his name. >> jimmy: oh, sam. luther is his name, sam is his nickname.> this is sam. >> jimmy: hey, sam, how are you? this is jimmy fallon from "the tonight show." >> hey, how are you? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: sorry, if i bored you there. certainly not a viewer. sam, everything going great over there? where are you now? are you in michigan? >> yes. >> jimmy: okay, great. i'm not calling from the irs or anything, sam. lll actually, i have good news for you here, and i have a a friend that wants to give you the good news. here is arnold schwarzenegger. >> i'm here to tell you that you won, and you're going to come out to the premiere of "terminator"! the only question is, how are you going to get to hollywood? get to the chopper! ♪ pcpc >> jimmy: sam, the winner. i just hung up on him. that was the best! "get to the chopper." you had to do it. you had to do it. you had to do it. >> i was worried the guy was falling asleep on us. >> jimmy: you had to do it. let's talk about the new "terminator" while we're talking about this. i'm very excited about this. july

reporting live in washington, sam ford, abc7 news. kimberly: we can sam ford's tie in the breeze. that might offer a tiny bit of relief. stay a step ahead of any storm with the storm watch team that track the weather for the website, and the facebook page or you can go to the twitter feed or download the storm watch app for the cell phone or tablet. leon: that breeze might feel like a blast out there. kimberly: you might be right. leon: we will look to see how it is happening on the roads. jamie sullivan is watching it for us. jamie: it's a rough one especially for anyone traveling in the district or out orn 395. this is where i want to start. you will see nothing moving. we have a digital sign up pushing people in either direction with the arrow because of a disabled vehicle inbound on the 14th street bridge. 395 northbound we are seeing how jam packed it is. move to the map. you are in the teens. you have a left center lane blocked. heading outbound on 395 delays as well. in the 20's. outbound on 66 is heavy volume. beltway; single digits from the inner loop from virginia to mar

. >> and i'm sam brock. we do have a lot to get to this morning, but first we begin with a look at your forecast and meteorologist kari hall as that heat is rising. >> good morning. it's all about the heat today as we get ready for a really hot one. check out these numbers and where we're expected to be later on this afternoon. 102 degrees may be the thing that jufrs out at you for the tri-valley, south bay 95 degrees and the peninsula 86 degrees. breezy this afternoon. san francisco reaching 74 degrees. so it will be a day that starts the sizzle, but the heat peaks tomorrow. i'll talk more about that and the look at the rest of the microclimate forecast, including the 4th of july weekend, that's coming up in a few minutes. right now let's get a look at how the roads are flowing. >>> you see the easy light drive 880 through fremont. let's talk about the nim pits. the southbound 80 at alvarado boulevard, reports of an earlier crash. i saw flashing lights heading up to the scene but i travel south of there and

sam: it is a one of a kind piece of technology in the d.c. area a wind tunnel responsible for the development of everything from airplanes to women think uniforms. today it shows the power of a hurricane. i suited up and went in. about 30 miles per hour right now. going to 40. the photographer is getting pushed away. and he is going to get out now. now we are going to about 120. within seconds, there we are 120 miles per hour. i struggle to stay grounded. this kind of wind would cause heavy property damage and put dangerous projectiles soaring through the air. a climate scientist explains what we need to prepare for. >> we are expecting a lower than average hurricane season. in 1992, that was the year of hurricane mean you -- hurricane andrew, and el niÑo. sam: in the tunnel, the wind takes its toll. we are just disconnected. that was intense. that simulates a category three storm. man, did that work out my thighs. experts at the university of maryland want everyone to know while this simulation looks fun, you need to be prepared for the wors

(adlib) sam/2shot good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm sam brock . . >>> we start with a look from san rafael. it is officially the start of summer solstice. thank you for joining us. i am sam brock. happy father's day to all of the dads out there. we will check the micro climate forecast with rob mayeda. >> we're seeing a cooler change as we move to summer. we have low clouds spread across the bay. you can see from current temperatures now, if you can go back to i believe weather 2 briefly. san francisco 56 degrees going through the day today, we will see temperatures beginning to climb. eventually into the mid-60s in san francisco, 58 degrees now in san jose and sunol. hill tops breaking out of the clouds. 57 degrees. temperatures are running cooler than yesterday. we had highs in the mid 90s in the tri-valley today move like low 80s, upper 70s. summer solstice arriving at 9:38. we are counting down the last minutes of spring. >> two and a half hours to go. >> a bit of a cooling trend for summer. the seven-day forecast brings back t

jonathan: sam you owe him a cup of coffee. alison: sam has an interesting idea of fun. good job. good story. thank you. coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- it looks like a scene from a final destination film. the story behind the frightening photo from arlington. jonathan: how this working woman took action after one too many times she had to turn to men's clothing to find something that fits. >> a shot while driving near the b.p. wark pandy'm stephen tschid announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". "7 on your side." jonathan: for the second time in a month there has been a shooting along a busy stretch of highway in our area. this time two people hurt after somebody opened fire on the b.w. parkway near blansburg around 9:30 last night. i did shut down the road for hours. stephen tschida is joining us live with the status of the victims and where the investigation stands. what happened out there? stephen: two people shot off the b.w. parkway 9:30-9:45 last night. parkway was closed down for hours. it's open now. some of the drivers, there wondering whether this could be ano

department of labor, sam sweeney. jummy: the office of personnel management and its leaders were slapped with a class-action lawsuit over that massive cyber attack. the american federation of government employees file that lawsuit alleging that opm was warned for years that its data security was suspect but failed to take appropriate deaths to safeguard employee information. opm has not commented. 18 million current and former employees have had their personal and sick early files compromised. the hackers are expected to be worth -- suspected to have been working for the chinese government. a big change in the weather today, the humidity is back in a big way and it comes with the potential for storms. our chief meteorologist, doug hill, is here. 8 you saw that live picture outside, kind of a muddy look from all of the rain, but we have a chance for more this afternoon with more thunderstorms in the forecast. 82 at reagan national, 86 in fredericksburg, i think we will climb into the middle or upper 85 with sunshine in

sam is live in chevy chase. we are hearing that were possibly electrocuted. sam: yes, possibly. a sad situation for a mother and child here in north chevy chase the south kensington part of montgomery county. a woman and child were found suffering from severe electric shock, and they had gone into cardiac arrest. the woman and four-year-old child were taken from the house in chevy chase after someone came here and found them unconscious in the basement. they were rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the house basement had apparently flooded during the heavy rains. there was a some pump operating -- sump pump operating, and something went wrong. >> water and electricity are a dangerous combination. this is the tragic outcome of that. sam: you do not know the condition? >> they were taken away from here as priority one, which is serious. not traumatic injuries, but they were electrocuted. priority one. they had issues. sam: that interview was about 20 minutes ago. still no word on their condition. they were believed to have been alive when they left here. a woman

sam eig highway between diamondback road.nd hunter mill road and hunter station road we have downed wires there. police have posted a detour there. so follow that detour to get around that area. 95 after public road is looking good. 270 at germantown road, pretty light volume for this time of the morning. here's some travel times, 16 minutes southbound 270 between route 118 and the capital bleltd -- beltway. and then 216 and the beltway looking at about eight minutes. back to you. >> thanks, alexis. >>> new details about the woman who helped two escaped inmates in upstate new york. what we're learning about joyce mitchell. >>> and a twist in the case against accused killer charles severance. what his attorneys are asking for for from the court. >>> attention moms to be in virginia. the new test that health officials w this is brian. every day, brian drives carefully to work. and every day brian drives carefully to work, there are rate suckers. he's been paying more for car insurance because of their bad driving for so long, h

sam: the recent tests were in airports nationwide. secretary johnson was so upset he went to tsa headquarters personally. he has ordered retraining for tsa officers and revised procedures for screenings, and saying there will be more undercover tests in the immediate future. >> it was concerning. when you have a fill rate of anything other than zero it concerns you. ; one agent set off the magnetometer, went back where a second screening but agents did not find the explosive. it remains unclear which airports built the tests, but we are told the tsa has implemented changes, and more are forthcoming. i am sam sweeney. jummy: the senate is preparing for a vote on the usa freedom act. it would restore provisions from the patriot act, including the collection of phone data, but with adjustments. phone companies would store records, not the federal government. the house has already passed the measure, but the senate could amend the bill, then the amended though would go to the house for another vote. new information on the shooting at a ta

i'm sam ford. that story is next. maureen: a mild day today but humidity and the risk of storms will return. chief meteorologist doug hill walk us through the timing of it all. lou: i'm lou holder. coming up sports serena williams is at it again. her fortnight has began after she goes after her grand maureen: there will soon be a changer in the virginia express lanes. this week they will paint bright purple stripes on entrance lane to i-95 and i-495 aimed to avoid driver confusion like what we saw when the beltway express lane opened in 2012. drivers then slammed on the brakes backed up to avoid the toll learns. the new lane markers will be painted during the overnight hours later this week. d.c. summer jobs program got underway this morning. some 15000 people ranging in age from 14 to 24 will work for six weeks. they received a metro smart card to cover transportation cost before they get the first paycheck. begun by the late mayor barry, the summer jobs program is now in the 36th year. a new battle tonight in the fi

we're on sam eig highway. this happened just around 3:45 this morning. i'm sad to tell you a young boy estimated to be about 10 years old did die in the crash this morning. police say a woman driving a white vehicle was going eastbound here on sam eig highway, crossed over the median and then crashed and burst into flames. the woman got out of the car. she was taken to the hospital. she's got burns on her hands and she's going to be okay. but the boy again believed to be about 10 years old was pronounced dead here at the scene. i'm told montgomery county ems were actually driving by and spotted the car that was on fire. they put the flames out and that's when they found the young boy. fire marshals are still here investigating because there was a death involving a fire. accident reconstruction crews are also here. the section of sam eig highway between diamondback drive and fields road is going to be closed at least for another three hours as crews work to fipg out exactly what happened -- figure out exactly what happened here because eight still not cle

sam, sam you got three guys. take the best player! >> please. >> we're begging you. >> wow!> seems easy enough. >> i know right. >> i don't understand. please, please. >> please. we got you. >> did i make that clear? >> you made it very clear. tune in tonight to the fox 29 news at 10:00. thieves targeting a local school breaking in just before students show up and get away with a lot of stuff. >> we'll see you back here at 10:00v a great night. inside edition is up next. >>> is this million dollar house being stalked? >> the family too terrified to move in. >> frightened by the stalker, calling himself the watcher. >>> then the doctor caught trash talking her patient. >> this the middle of his colonoscopy. >> i want to punch you in the face. >>> and the woman accused of falling in love with a killer. it's happened before. she also worked at a prison. >> he had an idea to break out. so i helped him escape. >> what she is saying about the prison escape rivetting america. >>> plus, oh, baby. what a catch. >> a great play. >> but should he have been thrown out of the stadium? >>

sam sweeney, abc 7 news. two brothers --autria: two brothers horrified to find a problem ensued and, but thanks to 7 on your side, the problem is getting fixed. they went to visit the dads grave on father's day when they spotted a casket era creek that have floated out of it's called. the vault was filled with water after the flash flood in the rogue a retaining wall. that is when they called us. >> they spend a lot of money to terry their people and this is unacceptable. >> this shouldn't happen here or any other cemetery where the public has a chance to see it. autria: maintenance crews rushed out. the creek overflowed, destroying part of a retaining wall. officials said that they would fix the law and work with the family to relocate the casket. abc 7 is staying on top of a developing story from l'enfant plaza this news -- this noon. park police and metro transit police lockdown the area yesterday afternoon. the officers came in and searched multiple locations on maryland avenue. abc 7 crews saw them takin

sam sweeney is on the riverfront this noon with a look at that. hey, sam. sam: thousands of people here continue to pour onto the dock to catch a glimpse of history. whether they are here to take a selfie with the ship or simply marvel in its beauty, it's definitely turning heads this afternoon. it started its native more -- native voyage after 17 years of construction. >> the beauty of the ship became apparent. something you don't get to see every day. the last time a french tall ship waving flags came up the potomac it was 237 years ago. >> you can get jaded here thinking the seen it all. but this is not something you see everyday. >> this is an exact replica of the ship that the marquee sailed on. his leadership would wind up turning the tide of the american revolution. >> if lafayette had not rally the french government behind the concept of the states fighting for freedom, possibly as someone said last night you might be walking around with an accent like mine. >> the ship's bill to the almost exact specs of the original, but it does have a few differe

sam swinney is in gaithersburg with the latest on the investigation and the impact on drivers. sam: just after 3:30 a.m., and amulets driving on 370 -- an ambulance crew driving on 370 spotted a car in flames. rednecks with a woman was screaming. >> -- right next to it was a woman screaming. >> the driver of the vehicle was on the side of the road. sam: police say the young boy was trapped inside and what they put out the fire, it was too late. >> we put out the flames and discovered a child in the vehicle. sam: police tell us the driver was coming up 307, headed to 270, but ran over this median and ended up in the embankment. the scene so wide park police hovered over io -- hovered over, taking video of the investigation. the road was shut down for three hours. the identity of the two would do the car have not been released. police are investigating what led up to this accident and also want to know why a young boy was out at me 30 a.m. the driver is in serious condition -- at 3:30 a.m. the driver is in serious condition with non-life-threatening injuries. jummy: following the

sam morrell. and sitting right next to me, the cracker with the double-barrel eating at cracker barrel whose drawl is slower than a jenny craig marathon. singer and songwriter larry gatlin. >> a block. the lede. that's the first story. >> oh yeah, she puts the skirt in skirting the system. the hillary clinton e-mail controversy is finally going away. it is something nobody is saying. fox news reports the former secretary of state had multiple e-mail addresses on a private server. that information coming from a prominent source in the hacking community named lou daabs. and politico says her e-mail violated clear cut state department rules that it has been in place in 2005. for more let's go to the "red eye" senior political correspondent. just a mad -- >> clinton's camp had one private e-mail. shouldn't we just take them at their worst? >> of course we can trust the clintons. it is the best feature of hillary's home brewed reset button. the other thing i have to say is this from my perspective is a

i'm sam sweeney, abc 7 news. jummy: that sam sweeney, such a trooper. [laughter] brian: it is fun. i have done it once before. it proves they use real air. [laughter] brian: the heat is up. we felt that outside when we were eating tacos at 9:00. things are going to be pretty toasty today and tomorrow. a lot of folks in the station are taking pride -- part in the pride parade tomorrow evening. it is going to be a toasty one. you are going to want to keep yourself hydrated. it is definitely going to be another scorcher. 93 downtown right now. it feels like 102 degrees over at the convention center. clifton, it feels like 100 this hour. beltsville, it feels like 101. right now and robert frost middle, it feels like 99. want some cool thoughts? look at all of the folks out on the beach right now on the boardwalk, the sand, the sun the surf. a nice cool ocean to take a dip in. water temperatures are still in the 60's and 70's. air temperature in the low 80's on saturday. it could be a nice little storm in the afternoon. 76 on sunday, partly sunny. on the other side of the front upper 80

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, restructuring as seven feistiness will be disbanded to create what is called internal interdiction unit. meaning that many vice officers will now be in

=sam/vo = one win away from a championship win..olden state warriors take >>> it was a wild scene last night, one win away from a championship. steph curry skirts down the lane there, golden state warriors take game five. more on the crucial victory next. >>> plus inching towards summer vacation time, what you could be facing at the pump next. >>> and great way to start out the week with some mid 50s and not too hot, but we will not end the week that way. i will have more coming up in the microclimate forecast. >>> and an easy start as you would imagine to your morning commute. i'm watching that mattress in the road, we'll see how that's going for 24. joining us. i'm sam brock =laura/2shot= and i'm la >>> a very good monday morning. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. just one to go. let's take a live look at oracle arena. peaceful and quiet now. the warriors will board a plane for cleveland. they have a chance to chinch the franchise's first championship in 40 years on tuesday. that's thanks to a performance from the lea

>> possibly in the next couple of days, sam. you talked about the phone records, which we spent a lot of time talking about. it's the other provisions that the government is now worried about that have also expired. the government can no longer collect phone records, track lone wolf terrorists or use roving wiretaps to trace suspects who change phones. >> these tools give us better ability to see the tactical moves that various terrorist groups or individuals are making. >> reporter: the provisions of the patriot act expired at midnight. >> isn't this program as critical as it's ever been since its inception, given the fact that the middle east is literally on fire and we are losing everywhere? >> reporter: fellow republican rand paul blocked it. he's running for president. critics accused him of putting politics over national security. >> some of them, i think, secretly want there to be an attack on the united states so they can blame it on me. >> reporter: the senate failed to renew the patriot act or pass the alternative, the

because the sam gwynne i knew for many years working together. the sam gwynne, the very successful prolific magazine writer was somebody who lived, as i knew him, really in the present. the sort of stuff that you wrote for "texas monthly," for "time" magazine, and over the years were stories that were set now. >> right. >> and then when you strike out to become the wildly successful author, you don't write about things now. you're not writing about steve jobs, you're not writing about something happening now, you're writing about quanah parker, and you're going back to stonewall jackson. what got you to do that? why not live in the now as you did for so many years? >> there was an aspect of what i did -- i wrote a lot of stories. my best work of my career was done for evan smith at "texas monthly" and i, you know, there were stories that i would do. for example, the karl rove story. i did a karl rove cover. >> karl rove cover story, right. >> you know, what was that? i ended up going back to 1978, the first year he came to work for jim baker in t

sam? sam: several agents are testifying on capitol hill right now. those top leaders are being grilled on several high profile events that took place over the past couple of months. just two of them in the last couple of weeks. the most recent shows the tsa with 73 airport workers and terror ties to badges, allowing them unrestricted and unsupervised access to airports, airplanes, tarmac's, and secure baggage facilities. the tsa says that it is out of their control because the fbi did not allow act test to their entire known database. the agency says that they are working on this and addressing other internal issues affecting the safety of the american public. >> it will result in an improvement to morale, as well as detection rates. employees feel strongly that the work that they do is important. sam: other issues coming up, the pre-check in which passengers are able to pass through security screening check point easier than others. some are complaining that it is too easy to get rechecked. the problems that they had last week, undercover agents wen

this makes me want to ask sam stein about that. sam, thanks very much for being here.ve you. >> thanks, rachel. appreciate it. >> so in the way that i summarized that and now what mel watt has said, is that pretty much the lay of the land? did i explain what you've got? >> perfectly, yes. >> okay. what can you tell us if anything about if person who you say told congressman watt about these allegations about denny lass territory? obviously, congressman watt says it wasn't an intermediary and it was somebody who he believes was shopping limb a rumor. what can you tell us about that? >> i first stand by the description of the conversation as an intermediary. someone who knew the victim of the alleged abuse, having then gone to speaker hastert with an account of what had happened, to mr. watt, obviously. now, i don't know if the watt office is quibbling with the word "intermeetary," but it seems to me anyone who had have knowledge of this alleged abuse would have to be relatively close to the alleged victim. so maybe they are quibbling with the word "intermediary." but i

sam champion is here with his husband, reuben.ier in your career you had to worry about the public finding out that you were gay. here you are today. you are on cnn with your husband. doesn't that say it all? >> it pretty much does say it all. yeah it does. the way you said it it kind of hurts to still hear it because there weren't gay people in television when i started television. i was afraid if people knew about my life that i wouldn't get the opportunity to do what i love to do. to succeed in this career. and at times it was difficult. and now it is not. >> reuben he said yesterday or yesterday in a tweet that it was the second best day of his life and that the first best day, most special day of his life was the day that he married you. >> that was really sweet. and i agree. that's what today is the second best day of my life too. such an important decision and we cannot forget so many people fight for us for so long time. to be able to be here today and talk to you. >> i remember sitting in my car. one of those great radio

sam sweeney spoke with the hopeful contest about thes. sam: good afternoon. you only have to answer a few questions then you are close to the $1 million. hundreds tested their knowledge and brought the energy early this morning. >> i can't believe it. a dream come true. sam: 130 people sat through the first test. 30 minutes. 100 passed. >> it was nerve wrecking. sam: the test isn't easy. i sat and gave it my best. i would be surprised if i got one question right. it was hard. inonly got 11 questions right. looks like i won't be a millionaire anytime soon. i can't tell you what the questions were but they were wide ranging. >> a mixed bag. you can expect geography pop culture, science, language stuff. basically jack of all trades would do well here. sam: organizers say it's not just about brains either. they are looking for personality. >> i have it all. i have wit and personality and brains and i've got beauty. i've got you. sam: don't worry if you couldn't make it today. you still have another chance. auditions will continue this friday in baltimore. beginni

sam: she says she told it to d.c. public works and the ticket writing agency. >> why didn't anyone come and see if this was my house? sam: she must go to a hearing june 24 and hope an administrative judging will relieve her. it was a similar story for the homeowner here. now deceased. the neighborhood who worked with her said again the picture was not of her property. her neighbor anc commissioner fred grant said it's clear. when he called the agency and told the worker -- >> the lady told me she would take care of it. i trusted her. she was a d.c. government worker. sam: what happened is her neighbor lost because she didn't show up at a hearing. the fine double and he is angry. >> somebody is not performing. maybe they look at it like they did a great job. sam: she walked the neighborhood until she found the yard. it wasn't taken last year, it had to be taken years ago because the house was renovated in 2012. for the response? we're still waiting. sam ford abc7 news. jonathan: that is infuriating. kimberly: right. it

it passed and sam is fracking signing it. it's law. it became law of kansas and sam brown.l defund the entire court system. enjoy the independence. amazing. between that and the way that kansas republicans blue up. the unlikely state of kansas is the most radical state in the country. wait there's more. sam brown took it one step further today. no hillary clinton last week made news when all states should register. everybody should just be reng administer -- she wants early voting. that would be a mitch simplier system than what we have now. it would put millions of people on the polls. candidates are scott walker and john and chris christie from new jersey have reacted and said that it would be absurd to make it that easy. she just wants an opportunity to create greater acts of voter fraud around the community. >> hillary clinton mentioned you and saying that you're trying to make it hard er for people to vote. what is your reaction to that? >> she does not know what she is talking about. i do not want to expand it and expand fraud. maybe that's what she wants to do. i don

i'm sam brock. >> i'm kris sanchez. new this morning, right now, the state department is trying to come up with a plan to rescue several americans being held against their will in yemen. the four u.s. citizens were taken prisoner and are b

sam sweeney explains the fall-out. sam: the head of the t.s.a. is off the job and has been reassigned. this an homeland security -- this afternoon, homeland security secretary jeh johnson is calling for sweeping changes. they found undercover agents that posed as regular passengers armed with fake explosives. they passed through a checkpoint 95% of the time with no problem. >> it is disconcerting when we are trained to identify those who prohibit items and it doesn't work. sam: the recent test happened at airports nationwide. jeh johnson was reportedly so upset he went to the t.s.a. headquarters personally. today he ordered retraining for t.s.a. officers, revived procedures for screening and says there will be even more undercover tests in the immediate future. >> a little concerning. >> there is no doubt about it. when you have a fail rate of anything other than 0 it concerns you. sam: in one instance an undercover agent set off the magnetometer and went for secondary screening but they still never found the mock explosives taped to his back. >>

i'm sam brock. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. shooting along a busy bay area freeway. a trail of blood and a search for a gunman, all happening in the east bay. >> concerning for, among other reasons, bob redell, the fact this marks the second shooting along highway 4 in just the past week. good morning. >> reporter: sam and krsi, you had one on saturday and one last night in the area behind me, we're in bay point, willow pass road, highway 4 behind me, the overpass, as you can see it. the shoin

rishaad: thanks for that, sam kim joining us from seoul.e on this, go to our website and have a look at what is going on there. do check out the latest on mers and how it is affecting south korea. still to come on bloomberg television, this is "trending business." ♪ you are watching "trending business." i am rishaad salaam it. here is david. it's apple front and center, isn't it? david: they talked about a lot of new things. you can expect a lot of comments across various terms of social media when they do come out with something. let's talk about music first. the music streaming business, ,gain, this new bet they have finding new revenue streams. it's their attempt to keep the music business relevant among new competition to itunes. of course, you pay a monthly fee kid i think it's about $10 a month, and you get access to the 24-hour radio,s as well. competition waiting in somewhat. let's take a look at this tweet from founder and ceo of spotify. twitter's version of snapchat. that was his comment which was later deleted. commenting, if it

. >> reporter: his name is sam. he was featured in a documentary called destiny's bridge. the film makers invited members of make it rain to the camp and they met sam and mobilized to get him a house. >> we want to get him something. >> reporter: the tiny home movement is increasing. houses can be built for $15,000 to $20,000 and have the comforts of home in a small package. >> i met sam. he's a good guy. he is going to be very excited to have this. we are happy we can bless him with it. >> reporter: what sam does with the house, they say, is up to him. >> everybody deserves a second chance. i think everybody needs to feel like they're loved. >> reporter: it's only day two of the build but this group thinks they will have this tiny house finished in less than a month. in case you're wondering, they are still looking for donations. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> they did it. close to 300 students who had either dropped out of school or fallen years behind got their high school diplomas today. >> when a great feeling. the students were part of second chance learners from c