live i'm scott macfarlane.anks, scott. >>> the investigationck into th oat tragedy in branson, missouri continues today asig inveors razed the boat from under 80 feet of water. this com three day after the boat sank in near hurricane windsng kil 17 people. >> reporter: divers back in the water monday inns b, missouri, securing cables to the sunken duck boat before razing it to the surface. the boatg emerg from under 80 feet of murky water. unused life jackets still hanging from the roof. >> the regulations require that personal flow tlagse devices on poured for all pass jerks and the decision to don those pfds is made as an operational decision for the captain on board. >> the wreckage now goes to the ntsb which isnvestigating thursday's sinking that killed 17 ngpeople, inclu nine minutes of tia coleman's family. i don't know how i'm going to do it. her husband and three children among the dead. >> since i've had a home it's always been filled. it's always been filled with little feet and laughter. >> reporter:

scott macfarlane joi us from the newsroom. scott? [ no audio ] >> having trouble hearing s ttt. back tt report in a minute. lots of questions after reports that the armys quietly moving to discharge some immigrant recruits and rf ervists. allthe soldiers enlistedh thro a program that promised them a path to citizenship if they served. heme of say they weren't told why they were being discharged. others say the army told them they had been labeled ait sec risk because they have relatives in other countries. so far the pentagon is not commenting because of a pending la >> meanwhile, we are hurt lick towards a judge-imposed deadlin for the trump administration to reunite all separated migrant children with tir families. a deadline the administration wants to extend now. first, let's take a look at the numbers. the administration says more than 2,300 children were separated from their parents between may 5th and june 9. sterday the administration said that nom was just under 3,000 families. last month the judge ordered a that families must be reunited by july 26th, but the dead loin

scott macfarlane. i-team. >> scott, thank you. >>> now to the mcdonald's tainted wsalads, an warn you the details to this story are not pretty. the number of people sick eating those salads has now leaped to 163 across ten states this. outbreak has s three people to the hospital so far. the fda says a parasite that's often found in fecal matter is the cse. the fda warns it could take up to six weeks before symptom of this infection show up. n.> primeay on ama online bargains for everybody and a chance for thieves to steal your packages when they get delivered. what do you do to make sure the new purchases get inside your house? >> plus, two weather systems come our way and bringing a bunch of rain with them. doug's timing out arrival and nthe impact o our weekend. nthe impact o our weekend. htay wit ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright rmpper kettles and wa woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packa s tied up with str♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ doug. we said you were

scott macfarlane is at a live desk with how police tracked him down. scott? >> this is part of anundercover police operation. the teacher's name is norman aiken. police say aiken made contact with the officer asking for sexual contndt, he even sent a sexually explicit image. aiken was a teacher at westfield high and west springfield high last yr. he's bee suspended without pay during the investigation. th news s i-team went through employee records and found that aiken taught latin language and he's currently being held without bond at the fairfax county adult detention center. back to you. >> all right. scott macfarlane, thank you. >>> now to politics, and we begin with something that the president said. he defended his tariffs and told a group of veterans not to believe their eyes. w just remember what you're seeing andt you're reading is not what's happening. >> the comment got a lot of play on social media today. the quote was often compared to pis line from george orwell's novel "1984," tty told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. it was th

hoyer, who represents much of prince george's county represents brandywine hospitalized this i'm scott macfarlane, now back to you. >> we wish him a speedy recovery. thank you, scott. >>> right now, if you are using tro, be prepared for possible delays. a fight between metro and the workers' union may cause delays with trains and busses. there are sporadic delays on service right now. service on metro rail appears to be running on schedule. metro says a good number of workers arrived late for work today. the union representing workers says today's action is not officially sponsored ory organizedhe union. last month, metro filed a lawsuit against the union over new criminal background checks for rai and bus workers. >>> we have new information about a deadly scooter accident in southeast d.c. police have identified the victim 15ear-old dominique lewis. the boy and another were riding the scooter when it collided with a vehicle. both t boys were flothe hospital. the 15-year-old boy do ied there. the other i c criticaldition tonight. police are still investigators. >>> rescuers pulled a man from the

scott macfarlane,ews 4 i-team. >> thank you, scott. >> a look at our forecast. it looks like a big green blob is heading our way from down south. >> and from th west. rain out there overnight. nothing too he have across the area, and you're likely going to be waking up to a wet driveway and sidewalks tomorrow and throughout the day we'll have more showers and thunderstorms and especially during the late afternoon and evening ours and tomorrow very similar to today. not a washout. plenty of dry time a some sunshine. it's muggy throughout the day, and it's on the a warmer sid well. and because temperatures are going to be warmer and we'll have a l mtle bite sunshine overall, another factor that the warm front will be norf us. storms tomorrow could have very heavy rainfall. not a severe threat for widespread weather but we'll keep a close eye tomorrow afternoonnd evening rig around this time for any stronger thunderstorms out there. on thursday and friday you'l notice that a chance for wednesday turns into more scattered showers and thunderstorms at. tim still, ple

scott macfarlane is in the newsroom now tracking this scott?ation. >> reporter: yeah, pat, the death toll from these fires keeps climbing. at least six deaths blamed on the carr foyer in southern californ p and sevenple still missing from that area, and at least 14,000 people are now under evacuation orders. three first responders have been lost in the front lines as well. >> crews can't slow grieve the loss of their friends because more than a dozen fires are raging and raging out of control across the state tonight. the flames ag destroyin houses, cars, offices, everything in their path. >> it was fine at 8:30. 8:45 it looked like o no, and we were already prepared. we had things out. but it looked like we were in trouble soon, so we bugged ou >> reporter: one positive in the progress report, crews are mang some progres on the carr fire. now 20% contained, which is a big jump in the past 24 hours. er ta. >> hopin see that number only increase. >>>nw mle, working for your health tonht. you kind of read a e-mail over aand overin because things

z2x54z z16fz y2x54y y16fy > i'm scott macfarlane.he shooter in toronto has been identified as faisal hussein.e police say opened fire on restaurantsnd patios in downtown toronto last night. at 10-year-old girl and 18-year-old woman were killed. the gunman shot seemingly at random in thecity's greek neighborhood wounding more than a dozen other people. he died in an excnge with police. it's early, but investigators r have notuled out the possibility this may have been terrorism. it'she second deadly attack in toronto this-year. back in april a man drove a van on to sidewalk killing ten peoplehe at t live desk, scott macfarlane. news 4. >>> now at 6:00ai the is breaking records across our region, and it's not over yet. take a look at the damage. sinkhole creating headaches for drivers in montgomery county. there's a second sinkhole nearby, and it could take several days to repair. >> folks we are going to be in weather alert mode through wednesday, soeep o that umbrella and break it out if you don't have it already, tood it, ll this ra

for now, scott macfarlane, news 4's i-team. >>> president trump is showing no sign of backing down from his threats of a government shutdown. the president is threatening the action ws a to get funding for a border wall. this afternoon he tweeted i don't care what the political ramifications are, and he said a way ton may be the only come to some agreement over issues of immigration and border security a heed that a government shutdown is a very small price to pay for a safe and prosperous america. >>> we are less than ten days away from a redskins football game. preseason opener is going t d feature tut of that new quarterback alex smith who we're tting to know had a little better because sherree burruss has been in richmondit quite a during the training, the summer sherree?. >> reporter: yeah, wendy, we certainly are getting to know alex smith a little bit better. you can see the guys coming out right now. they just finished their afternoon walk-through and each afternen through pract we see alex smith getting his game face r sdy for theson opener on september 9th, but there's a speci

inmatesalk to our scott macfarlane about what's driving them to attempt suicide. >> i woke up that day, and i thought i'm done. it was like, oh, [ bleep ]. i'm still here. >> the steps local jails are taking now to keep people safe. amelia? t >> jim, here' latest on storm team 4 radar with mainly just scattered showers out there right now. no heavy rain at this time, b we're going to continue to see some heavy rain overnight tonight and throughout the day tomorrow, and witht we'll continue to see flood warnings. green the areas here in are under flood warnings whether ieey be flood warnings, coastal flood advis or advisories on area creeks and streams through at least tonight. when does the sun return, and when does the sun return, and en are wewh z2x54z z16fz x5 y16fy >>> back now with a live look at our roads. it's a mess out there,nd we are not going to see a break any time soon. in fact, doug says more heavy rain is on the way. he's going to tell us what the time line is like and when the soggy forecast is going to pull on out of here, if ever. >> wow. leon here at the news desk. b

scott macfarlane is reporting that is one happen on sunday morning. a secret service affidavit says the virginia ma jumped over a security barrier and when an officer raised his gu the man yelled shoot me. his name is timothy huhn. they say he wanted to meet with the president and court feelings say he tried to breseh white housrity back in 2010. >> i'm erika gonzalez. breaking at 6:00, former prince george's chief kevin maxwell is leaving with nearly $1 million in compensation. the deal was for $790,00 but if you include benefits, the number is expected to be $1.2 million. maxwell resigned as school ceo at the end of the school year after a five-year tenure plagued by scandal. the board is expected to vote on the compensation package at tonight's etin ivom >>> bond has been denied for a maryland man who confessed to stabbing his girlfriend and taking offith his children. dwight perry's actions set off an amber alert on tuesdayaf ernoon. perry heard that hey left over the radio and turned himself in. montgomery county police said children are okay, an

. >>> i'm scott macfarlane at the live desk.pted security seeach at the white h the incident occurred sunday morning at 7:00 a.m. a u.s.i secret se affidavit says a virginia man jumped over a bikety like security barrier. hoen an officer raised his gun the man yelled me according to the court filing. the man's name is timothy hayne who wanted to meet with the president. he tried to breach white house security before in 010. he's nowacing federal charge until being held and no immediate response for our request for comment from his attorney. scott macfarlane. leon, back to you. >> you got it. thanks, scott. >>> the question so many of us k when we're feeling under the weather. is it a cold or is it a flu? well, soon, there m be an easy way to find out. the federal government is investing $24 million to make an ateome flu. people who think they have got the flu could send the information to their doctor n throughpp and get a quick answer. the goal is to keep contagious people at home rather than making them travel to the doctors a

scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. >> more breaking news.utgoing prince george's county ceo a has stru severance deal and could receive nearly $800,000 in csh plu benefits. the school board is expected to vote on this package in a meeting that is now under news 4 broke the news back in may that dr. kevin maxwell was ading the school district. his tenure plagued with scandals. the teachers union had argued against giving him a pricey severance package because some of thoissues. maxwell still has not initially stepped down from his position. we'll be monitoring the board of education meeting and once an official vote has been made on the deal we'll letou kno right here on news 4. leon? thanks, erika. >>> the brutality of emmett till's murder is largely seep ac atalyst that spurred people to action inspiring the civil rights vement. till was just 14 when he was killed. his body now the justice department is reoping the case. till was accused of whistling and grabbing a white woman while visiting relatives in mississippi but she admitted on her

. >> scott macfarlane hats video. scott? >> reporter: it's been days since metro union's bus has threatened to strike and battled this court with treatment over the managers. now it's a new battle front. it's the video you're about to see. the local 689 transit union is a contractor hired to operate a shuttle bus. the agency restrict cell phone use by its bus operators, and the union says its members have been fired for similar transgressions and none of those gays were later overturned. we've called the metro and b shuttl for comment and we'll keep trying and the friction has escalated during recentsc weeks. t macfarlane, wendy, back to you. >> thank you, scott. a small homema explosive device went off and filled the streets outsidehe u.s. embassy in beijing with thick, white smoke. the only person hurt, the man who set it off. he's 26rs old from mongolia. police say he injured his hand. the beijing embassy, it is one of the biggest and most heavily secured u.s.es embassi in the world. it sits on ten acres and it's secured

scott macfarlane, thanks, scott. >>> students in our largest school system could be going back to sool in just a few weeks. noticing some big changes tonight. the fairfax county school board has been considered several modifications to make schools more secure. our bureau reporter david culver is live for us in falls church to explain these changes and sem how students and teachers feel about it. >> we'll walk you through some of the detailed parts of these proposed changes in a moment and here we are in the midst of the summer. >> we have teachers all in the summer mode. >> and they are going to be meeting here in a cple of hours and they will be focused on keeping more than 200,000. students and staff here safe. >> the images of the students trying to escape danger, haunting and so real some. west springfield high school students like xander mely and like many students they are well aware of potential school threats. this month's deadly shooting sparked our area's largest school system. fairfax county to do a school check. the school board is now considering several different ch safe

for now, new york city, scott macfarlane. >>> the will to walk ismo vating a former college footballlayer. >> heroke his neck b he did not break his spirit. terrell williams said he almost lost his life during a georgetown university football game about three y brs ago. hen in rehab trying to remain positive. b >> what geter will get better, if and when it gets better. h hard work and attitude has paid off. he graduated this spring. he was abl across the stage to receive his diploma. >> that's extraordinary. you never know how tough you are and what you're capable o until you're facing a challenge like that. not moving on, just keep moving. >> those few steps inspired so many people. >>> still ahead -- the cost of your commute could be going up. the rates imposed by an intetate and how much. >>> the four things you should never buy on amazon, when news 4 today continues. ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers okittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> news 4 today starts n

in the neroom, scott macfarlane, news 4. pat, back to you. >> thank you, scott. >>> bighanges could be coming to people who own a town home in montgomery county. the county council will discuss a bill requiring carbon monoxide detectors in those homes. the council tak it up on tuesday. state law requires people who own rental units to install detectors. this law would expand the requirement of people who own or ve in town homes. county council records show a number of serbous c monoxide incidents this year alone. four people have been hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning. >>> as we spend more time outdoors this summer, there's a new warning about ticks. tick-borne diseases have more than double in the past 13 yearn acco to the centers for disease control and prevention. it will recommends use effective repellants that contain deet and wear long sleeve shslts, ks, socks and hats when in grassy or wooded areas and another tip. after you come inside you should put your dry clothing in the dryer on high for about ten min

. >> scott macfarlane at the live desk and more breakin news. top justice officials revealed a blockbustet indictm today. 12 military officers charged withiltrating the democratic national committee computer tsystem in an eff to interfere with the elections and also accused of releasing stolen e-mails online and doing so just months before the election. the latest people to be charged were charged by special counsel mueller. the indictment returned by a grand jury in d.c. federal court said russians conduct a, quote, large scale cyber operation to interfere with the 2016 presidential race. themericans were accused in indictments and that was part of a statement released by the white house staye u.s. attorney general deputy rod rosenstein oversees the mueller probe and briefed the president about this early this week and said the crime was an attack on free and fair es are ex. >> it's important for us to avoid thinking politically as republican or democrat and instead to think patriotically as americans. >> the indictment as the russians looked f

. >> at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. now back.o y >> twitter has helped president trump connect with his supporter and launch explosive attacks on his critics and his prolific use of the social media placoorm d come back to haunt him. "new york times" isepting that special counsel robert mueller is scrutinizing tweets andiv neg statements about attorney general jeff sessions nd former fbi chief james comey. several of the remarks came as mr. trump was privately pressuring t men about the russia investigation. the special counsel is looking into whether the president's actions add up to attpts to obstruct the probe by intimidating witnesses >>> make our farmers great again, president trump raised a new slogan to assure the heartland that will be a see to the trade war. more from blae alexander about the president's approach. >> reporter: the president traded in his red hats with some new green ones and with the new color came a new slogan and a poinged m to his supporters. president trump literally hand-delivering a messa

scott macfarlane that is the development from the news room. >> last fine we told you about ther rising num of sovereign citizen cases in this area. here are people who live and don't see the government as legitimate. they don't feel like they have to follow u.s. law. eric shoot was u of them before being arrested for a triple murder in morgan county, west virginia for shooting and killing three people. his attorney didn't claim he was a sovereign citizen but still saying it was an act of self-defense. he'll now spend the rest his life in >>> a raging wall of flames burning out of control a the death toll rises as the destruction grows in california and the threat far from over. >>> new allegations i the wake of a sbous scandal that rocked the catholic church has questions swirling about how the cardinal had set secret settlements. >> together again, barack obama and joe biden back >>> some of u are dealing with rain right now. we've been down this road before. amelia says we can see showers and thunderstorms through friday andt won't be a bad as the ones we saw last week and amelia wil

. >>> i'm scott macfarlane at that time live desk. suspected d.c. drug kingpin is back in custody after escaping from a high security virginia jail. court records and officials who spoke with t news 4 i-team show a wild few days for demetrius johnson of d. he's charged z with being a drug clibt tore. the fbi added him to their most wanted list. last week he was sent to piedmont regional jail to await trial. jail officials say he managed to escape by walking out of the jail tuesday along with a group of other inmates who were scheduled for release. the jail blames human error and acknowledges their security came s videows johnson disappear over a hill once he exited. two days later, u.s. marshals arrested him on south cital street near suitland i parkway southeast d.c., nearly three hours away from thetr jail ce in piedmont. johnson faces life in prison for the drug charges and a gun case. no response yet for our request from comment from his atrney. 's back in custody. he's not back at ped month. the head ofai that jail we don't want him here. scott

the team's scott macfarlane continues our coverage from the newsroom with auick look at the dangers. >> popular tourist attractions around theorld including here in d.krfrmg. the awkward shape makes it difficult to drive on land hand matter. amphibious vehicles were first used in world war ii "the new york pt" likely during the d-day invasion. >> they have called for outright bans andyesterday's deadly ban in missouri is not the first. in 1939 13 people drowned when a duck boat sank in hot springs, arc c and that accident was blamed on inadequate maintenance. >> 37 people were sent scrambling into the water when a barge sank and all of the victims on a bus when it crashed on a draw bridge. the national highway traffic safety administration and coast guard and cities and states with varying safety requirements. in the newsroom,co i'm macfarlane, now back to you. > after weathering a storm of criticism over his summit with president putin, there's nowpo rerts that the prident's former attorney michael cohen alledgedly taped the conversation betweenim and a "playboy" model. >> reporter:

as scott macfarlane reports, the feds have released a photo of a new clue. >> that's right.he start. celebrating the july 4th weekend inew york two yearsago, he was walki through central park and stepped on a rock. boengt tbeneath the rock, a homemade explosive device that destroyed his leg. we've swn youhe lengthy rehab he's undergone and the -- two years, no arrest yet been made. new york city police have released a photof a plastic bag found near the scene of that explosion. why unica is listed on the bag. an old new jersey-based bakery that shut down before the explosion. flyers there show the item and a listed ar$40,000 rfor anybody with information. >> somebody may have a stockpile of them or maybe they were ins someon basement. if you're seen that piece of evidence, it's rlly crucial that to get that lead out to the public. >> conners' father says the family is eager to move on and the person responsible for all of this to there was another possible clue found a few months ago. conner's parents say they found an instagram post by someone who helped save their son's li

macfarlane, scott, thank you. >>> now a story that will have you locking your car when you pump your gas. ideo from this yesterday in the district. two crooks drive up in that red carhere. one gets out and sneaks into that black mercedes and takes off while the real driver i still pumping gas. we get tips now on stopping that yoom happening to >> reporter: good evening, jim. we've learned that woman is council chairman bill g mendelson'slfriend. she was filling up her tankoi le i'm here, and all of a udden a red lexus drives up here to the gasstation, and we'll show you video what have happens next as s again, is here and pumping gas. the clear surveillance video is from the 1200 block ofia pennsylvvenue southeast around 7:00 in the morning, july 4th. a man gets out of the red lexus dressed in dark pants, a white shirt, gym shoes and gets dhin ng by the driver's side door while council chairman mendelson's girlfriend gets gas at the pump. clbs inside thear and police say the woman left her purse with her keys inside. he pushes the start button, drives off. the gas hoseti is inside th