the d.c. borders. the council is expected to take up mendelssohn's proposal on tuesday. >>> well, the chair of the d.c. ethics board says he believes there was criminal activity in the 2008 campaign of council chair kwame brown. the d.c. board of elections and ethics has referred the allegations against brown's campaign committee to the u.s. attorney's office for criminal investigation. among other things, brown is accused of failing to report more than $100,000 in campaign contributions. >>> the time coming up on 4:37. at 4:41, unemployed americans trying to save their homes from foreclosure just received some major help. >> coming up at 4:50, metro unveils its new generation of rail cars. >> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. >>> hey, it is anny in for howard on this friday morning. coming up on 4:40 on this friday morning. big storms are brewing for later on this afternoon. by 9:00, temperatures in the lower 80s. mostly cloudy pretty much all day. by 3:00 and 6:00, especially

it is really the entire d.c. metro area. er chances will be for the mason-dixon line to start out. by tonight, you'll see pretty much where you are. here's a look at your day planner for this friday. this morning, i'm not too concerned about the storms. mostly cloudy. maybe a scattered shower or two out there. by 1:00, 2:00, we'll see some scattered activity and then 4:00, some showers and thunderstorms really popping up more so and then by 8:00, fairly widespread. temperaturewise, because the clouds only in the mid-80s by later this afternoon. right now, things are quiet. we did see some showers go through and storms yesterday. some were severe. look out to the west. yep, this big mess coming this way. later today. it is going to be very unstable in some locations. live doppler 9000 hd, pretty quiet. just some light showers up to the far north of us into pennsylvania. around d.c., just cloudy conditions. currently, temperatures, it is mild if not warm out there. 79 degrees in downtown. 72 in culpepper. 70 in winchester. hage

here is the latest out of northwest d.c. you're going to want to avoid the u street and 13th street area because lanes are blocked by crews responding to a fire at steve's liquor store. still ahead, the latest along with a check on your maryland commute coming up at 6:15. back to you. >>> you've heard it before. it is worth hearing again. early detection of breast cancer saves lives and one of the best ways to do that is with a mammogram. here to talk about the benefits is dr. rebecca, director of breast imaging at sibley memorial hospital. the swedish study found one of the benefits is reducing breast cancer mortality. >> yes. and for women who start screening in their 40s. it was an important trial. >> that is part of the controversy. what do you see, if you start in your 40s, if you start early, what do you see when you're looking at mammography. >> we look for the earliest signs of cancer which is typically looking like a sprinkle of salt on a mammogram. >> we have slides to show this as well. >> we try to magnify them up

people returning to the d.c. area wednesday night from overseas had not heard of the newest threat and were not overly concerned when we told them about it. >> it's not that i'm okay with the risk. but i don't know what we can do. we can't stop traveling and let it paralyze us in fear either. >> speaking as a physician, that sounds difficult. but, hey, who am i to argue with tsa? it seems unlikely, honestly. >> reporter: a former homeland security official admits carrying out such an attack would be tough. >> you don't know how the explosive would react in the body, how the impact would be affected because of the body and you don't know what effect it would have on the individual of it being in the body. there's not a whole of testing you can do in advance. >> reporter: officials think an attack involving a surgically implanted device would likely originate on a flight overseas bound for the united states. from dulles international, craig melvin, news 4. >>> there's a manhunt for a gunman involved in a violent con

that's the buzz tonight in the d.c. legal community. it could open the doors, maybe even the floodgates. >>> the news edge on top of breaking news out of prince george's county tonight where police made an arrest in the murder of henri pratt. the young father was stabbed to death after getting off a crowded party bus along hastings drive in clifton on june 26th. friends say pratt tried to break up a fight on the bus. fox 5 has now learned the suspect is was held in d.c. on unrelated charges. he is now awaiting extradition to prince george's county where he will be charged with first degree murder. funeral services meantime for pratt are scheduled for tomorrow. >>> another big story we are following on the news edge at 11:00, a prince george's county mother charged with felony murder after leaving her child alone in a hot car for seven hours. the 2-year-old was found dead strapped in his car seat. fox 5's stacey cohan has the latest on the story. >> neighbors say that 40-year- old karen murphy, they strongly defended her. she's a married

what the president is going on in afghanistan and i think on the d.c. coalitions of police the police would not be with god satan you're watching out of versus them right back. in the us. what drives the world the fear mongering used by politicians who makes decisions come to didn't break through a bit through to be made who can you trust no one who is you know deal with a global mission that would see where we had a state controlled capitalism in school satchel so when nobody dares to ask what we do you are a key question morning. welcome back to adam vs the man now when i was a sergeant in iraq i served in a civil affairs unit and would like to think that my little experience in fallujah gave me a certain situational awareness on foreign policy not just great war stories it's all checks of cars but then most war stories that are totally made up anyway so the discussion of always broader foreign policy strategy bring in the big downside joining me now is colonel douglas a mcgregor. out there of warriors rage the great tank battle of seventy three eastin

this comes on the heels of d.c. attorney general irv nathan's civil lawsuit which claims thomas used $300,000 in city money as a personal expense account. thomas denies the accusations but has stepped down as chairman of the economic development committee pending an invest gapgs. >>> one of harry thomas' colleagues will face tough questions today. the d.c. board of elections and ethics is holding a hearing in the d.c. council chair's campaign finances. brown's campaign committee is accused of failing to report more than $100,000 in contributions and nearly $350,000 in expenditures. the ethics board confined brown over further matter to the u.s. attorney's office for possible criminal charges. >>> there's a new warning this morning about potential terror attacks on airplanes. it says terror groups are going to greater lengths to beat airport security, including using surgically implanted bombs. kreg mehlman explains. >> reporter: u.s. officials say they have intercepted intelligence from yemen indicating al qaeda terr

pretty much, the entire d.c. metro area. so, flooding safety, keep that in mind as you're driving in case you encounter a flooded street. never cross that by car or foot. also check the sump pump in the basement. make sure you have your flashlights and batteries. damaging wind gusts are a possibility. the soil will get loosened, maybe we'll have downed trees and power lines. here's a look at the doppler radar. right now, around the beltway, we're seeing cloudy conditions out there. some peeks of sun. it is this mess here. look at that out to the west. slowly coming in this way. i think by late afternoon, we'll start to see some of that. right now, doppler 9000 showing you it is quiet in the district. out to the west, we're seeing the showers coming from the mountains. we'll see the activity increase closer to the beltway. late this afternoon and yes, during the evening commute. right now, temperatures around downtown, 83 degrees. annapolis, 84. winchester 81. hagerstown in the upper 70s. cumberland, 73 degrees. clouds limitin

the other big project is the d.c. treasure chest. it's the $77 sundae only found here at serendipity. so last we left you, we put the sauce in the bottom. >> now we're going to fill it with ace cream. >> reporter: how many scoops? >> it gets 12 scoops of ice cream. it's typically three different ice creams. for now we're just going to use this one. >> reporter: through the magic of television we will have all flavors in our final product. >> chocolate, vanilla, cookies and cream, and strawberry. >> reporter: who said this was only good for 4 to 6 people? >> i don't know, but it's really a group dessert. >> reporter: myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to serendipity here in georgetown. in our next hour, we're going to go to the street and see if we can find some people that might want to come in and tackle this wonderful dessert. and i'm going to tell you how you can win one of these d.c. treats for free. >> i just did the math. you only have to run three marathons to work it off. thank you. >>> today d.c. is honoring a man who

the d.c. its report card with mixed results. >>> plus, continuing coverage of the final shuttle mission. we're going to show you how folks in our area marked today's liftoff. >> botox can give you bad cosmetic affect, all the way up to paralysis and inability to breathe and death. >> the botox black market. you're told it's the same thing you get in the doctors office, but bad botox can pose serious health risks. >> and doug, what's coming through now? >> now another flash flood warning, this time for the district as well as prince george's county and anne arundel county. very heavy rain right now into portions of southeast d.c. around the suitland area, into maryland, towards mitchellville and right into anne arundel county into 50. we're going to be with this heavy rain situation over the next couple hours. >>> you're watching news4 at 5:00. >>> get out your boots. we have a down pore upon us, doug. >> torrential rain. some areas have already seen, others are about to see it. take a look at

it is all hands on deck for the d.c. fire department. including year, where votersboaters we spoke to say they have been watching the fireworks for years. >> it is something that people should have on a bucket list. see the fireworks behind the monument. >> and there are always a few that pushed the limits. within just a few minutes of going out on patrol, our boat responded to several calls including a boat on fire and a tree that had fallen. others have another plan to avoid the crush of boats leaving at the same time. >> we will spend the night. >> most of the calls that police and fire department get from the river are alcohol- related. as tonight goes on come on the question remains about the weather and if it is scheduled to get bad out here. >> thanks, mark. wjla.com is your source for everything 4th of july related. plus a detailed map of road closures. >>> a new traffic control system is facing turbines in congress. the faa. the next jet ground radar program. it is expected to reduce gridlock by helping pilots to navigate and hel

the d.c. treasure chest only available here in georgetown. starting this weekend when you get your bill, fill out one of these and you could win a free d.c. treasure chest. bring lots of friends. back to you. >> i just want to remind parents there is a crash after that sugar high. the kids will go down really early tonight. thank you. >>> consumer reports is out with its first ever major fast food ratings. you might be surprised. the big four came in at the bottom. burger king, kfc, mcdonald's and taco bell got poor markings. arby's and dominoes also got low scores. winners for good deals and meals, chi poet lay mexican grill, chick filet, and papa murphy's. >>> a check of the forecast next.  >>> 88 this afternoon. 95 by sunday. low to mid- 90s for th

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>>> questions are surfacing over the d.c. er jobs program. >> the questions surround the background checks conducted on adult employees. sam ford is live in northeast washington with the story. sam? >> a.t.c. government employee is in jail for second-degree touching of a minor in an incident that allegedly took place last week here at d.c. employment services headquarters and there are questions why a man with his background would be around kids. >> it was sort of sickening. >> police arrested thomas nelson, a file clerk here at employment services, for the sexual touching of a teenaged girl, prompting some to wonder why they were exposed to such a man, out of prison after spending time for robbery and assault. >> they were trusting that their kids were going to be in a safe environment. >> in a press conference, the director admitted the recently admitted man did not lie on his application if he had been asked if he had been arrested in the last 10 years. >> the way the individual responded was, in fact, accurate to the quest

yesterday was a good way to be at the pool around the d.c. area and many areas of the mid-atlantic. eratures that are warm. about 91 today in d.c., tomorrow's going to be around 94. that's where the heat really is. last night we had pretty good thunderstorms rolling through. you sad delays at the yankee game. those showers and storms are long gong gone. we had a few pop up around delaware and maryland. here's where we're standing this morning. areas that got the rain are much cooler this morning. we're at 63 in hartford, 70 in new york where it didn't rain. around 80 to start your morning. today's forecast, beautiful weather in new england, a great summer day. still a little hotter than we'd like from philadelphia southward. gorgeous day from buffalo to pittsburgh. even much of ohio will be a nice comfortable day, low humidity levels. by tomorrow humidity increases a little bit along with temperatures. maybe a few showers and storms across upstate new york, near 90 in pittsburgh. philadelphia, around 92. as i mentioned, d.c. around 94. the well advertised peak of this little mini wav

this morning we got into the 60s in d.c. lots of 50s outside. ght now we're at 66 in hagerstown. 74 at reagan national airport and in clinton, maryland. 70 fredericksburg. the goal is around 91 with an bun done sunshine and we'll have 90s from fredericksburg. upper 80s for martinsburg and winchest winchester, a high of 90. how about the chesapeake bay weather forecast. this afternoon not bad. 86 degrees. 87 for your weather forecast tomorrow. but there is a 50% chance of thunderstorms and then on july 4th, i think the thunderstorms will be for the south part of the bay and a high of 87. if you're keeping an eye on the weather, from the weather, that's where our next batch will be approaching. this is the front that will scoop up this hot and humid air by tomorrow. and that's when our best chances for thunderstorms will be out and about. now, watch this front on july 4th, it goes south of us. but lingers some clouds as far north as d.c. and it's d.c. points south that we have a chance for a few isolated thunderstorms. points north, i think it will

d.c. residents. the plant powers d.c. and other local areas. >>> 5:36 is the time. political conspiracy or just bad timing. water works interrupt a local politician and soak her >>> 5:39. 74 degrees out there. a little touch of sun with the sky blue and pink. another hot and steamy day in store for us for sure. >> it feels almost like the middle of july. let's go to tom kierein in stormcenter 4. >> wonder why that is, tom. >> my goodness, there it is. >> in washington too no less. >>> this morning the humidity is with us. temperatures under a partly cloudy sky near 80 degrees in washington and by the bay. elsewhere, low to mid-70s. partly cloudy sky throughout much of the region. that's a live picture over the potomac river. by noontime, clouding up. we could have heavy downpours moving through the region, maybe with thunder and lightning as well as especially mid to late afternoon. we'll peak in the mid-80s. not as hot as it's been the last couple of days. certainly with heavy downpours, there is the risk of flooding, possible flooding not only this afternoon into

the 2nd. >>> 6:04 now. d.c. councilman harry thomas is not commenting this morning on some questionable charges on a debit card in the name of a nonprofit organization he runs. the washington city paper just published the charges from the card in the name of team thomas. the group is supposed to introduce underprivileged kids to sports. those charges were made between 2007 and 2009. they include, $143 charges at hooters. $278 at jimmy buffett's margaritaville in myrtle beach. nearly $600 at a hotel in little rock, arkansas. and $160 at a steak house in little rock. this comes on the heels of d.c. attorney general irv nathan's civil lawsuit which claims thomas used $300,000 in city money as a personal expense account. thomas denies the accusations but has stepped down as chairman of the economic development committee pending an investigation. >>> one of harry thomas' colleagues will face tough questions today. the d.c. board of elections and ethics is holding a hearing in the d.c. council chair's kwame brown's cam

the final launch. they represent several d.c. schools and all were involved in a science-and-engineering contest that nasa sponsored. every student was on the team and as smart as they are, they realize that they're getting a chance to watch history. >> it still hasn't hit me yet. when i was a home, was talking to my mom and she was like this is a great opportunity, not a lot of people get to do something like this. i was like yeah, that's true. >> the students and the four adults shaper opens left yesterday morning and plan to come home tomorrow for the launching and hope there are no delays for the atlantis. >>> coming up next, a fox 5 undercover investigation. >> don't miss what we found at local taxi cabs. why they're refusing to take apartments  >> fox 5 once again going undercover to investigate taxi troubles. passengers unable to get a ride home because of where they live. tisha thompson is exposing the truth tonight in the fox 5 investigation. tisha. >> reporter: melanie, we got a call from a viewer te

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d.c. drivers are on board with red light cameras. no. 5, a new study by the insurance institute for highway safety found 78% of d.c. area drivers support red light cameras. the reason? well, drivers think they stop people from running reds and preventing crashes at intersections. no. 4, diet soda may not be helping your diet, after all. in fact, it can expand your waistline. a university of texas of san antonio study found people who drink two or more diet sodas a day saw their waistlines expand by 2 inches over 10 years. no. 3, you can now charge your electric car at union station. the parking garage installed several charging stations. it is the fourth public ez charging facility in the d.c. area. you can pay with a charging pass, credit card or your iphone app. no. 2, holiday cookout will be sweated over this 4th of july. americans are spending 12% more than last year. the data shows the average u.s. adult will spend a little more than $61. people are expected to spend the most money on charcoal. cookout. no. 1 tonight, virginia's zero tolerance policy goe

the entire fashion show will be re-created here in d.c. >> that's fantastic. they'll bring models in. who will be walking the cat walk? >> actual models here and they'll have athletes and -- >> you said survivors of breast cancer. >> survivors and actual models with the actual show. >> now, the goal of pink jams is what? oftentimes, we go to some of the fund-raisers, komen race for the cure, the other breast cancer fund-raisers, this is targeted to one special population. >> under the age of 40. the founder of pink jams, her best friend died at the age of 35. she didn't know in time and she left behind a husband and a child. if she had known, it could have saved her life. christa has made it her mission to let people know under the age of 40. >> if you make it sexier, younger people will show up. that's what the cupcakes have to do it. explain these. >> georgetown cupcakes has been nice and they're sponsoring the event for us. we'll have a lot of cupcakes there. >> like one of these? >> totally. >> instead of standing in line, you can come and get these. in per

celebrating the independence -- in d.c. g the country's independence and the fireworks display was the grand finale. >>> stick with us this morning. coming up next, the oil spill cleanup that continues in montana. >>> our picture of the day coming to you, the fireworks from federal hill from the top deck. no picture this morning. we will get that later. >> he absolutely. we can't get enough of the fireworks. so when we come back, we will talk about the cleanup in montana. >> coming -- >>> also coming up, the governor will get a look at how much damage was caused down there. that's going on in montana. >>> and if you going to quit smoking, you might want to try something other than chantix. the dangerous side effects for the drug. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30 in the morning. ♪ [ female announcer ] everybody loves that cushiony feeling. uh oh. i gotta go. [ female announcer ] and with charmin ultra soft, you can get that same cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra sof

tom sherwood r is a major new in brown, and he is now the third d.c. elected official facing investigations by the u.s. attorney.é;érebrown. >> that's saying -- don't you know what a referral with a violation means? it means we think there is criminal activity that needs to be looked into. >> reporter: the u.s. attorneys office already made informal inquiries into the kwame brown affair, but the formal criminal probe request is a serious blow to the council chairman. brown declined to speak to news4, but said in had a statement, he welcomes the probe to clear his name. >> thank you. we're adjourned. >> reporter: board chairman togo west also thursday said the city's campaign ethics office needs more fire power to curb growing incidents of misconduct by public officials. >> i say get me some more auditors, so that i can flood the place with auditors the way the fbi does. you want to improve ethics policing in the district of columbia? get me some more auditors in the office of campaign finance. >> reporter: there are three elected officials under various

best chance of shower activity would be south of the washington, d.c. area. but i do think most of us will be dry tomorrow. 87 to 91 degrees with that heat index, as i mentioned, into the low to mid-90s. wednesday, same deal. 90 degrees but we see a chance of showers move back in, wednesday, thursday and friday. about a 30% to 40% chance. not everybody's going to get wet. but just the kind of weather you expect in the month of july in the washington, d.c. metropolitan region. 80s on saturday, 80s on sunday. and monday, temperature right back to around 90 degrees. as we talked about, this is july and this is exactly what we come to expect right here. >> not so bad. >> not at all. >> thanks, doug. >>> before you head to work in the morning, you might want to get the latest on weather and traffic fron news 4 today. set your alarm now for 4:30. >>> still to come tonight, a look at some of the other fireworks celebrations along the east coast. >>> and in sports, price harper on the move. honey, why aren't you playing with your friends? i am playing with my friends.

the skies. every year it makes me crazy makes we love washington, d.c. wed a way to make me very happy. they declared the ricky to be the native cocktail in washington, d.c. july is ricky month. it's the easiest and cheapest and most accessible cocktails invented. it was invented in washington, d.c. in the 1880s. it's now the downtown site of the d.c. downtown motel. this week star d.c. bartender derek brown, as well as the drinking luminaira of washington, they celebrated the ricky. you can totally make this. this takes no skill. you need a tall glass, ice, club soda and booze. you have to not minds something tart and not mind the taste of liquor. if you're okay with those things this will cure of you gin and tonics forever. don't fill it all the way. add two ounces of spirits. use gin or borbon or a rye ricky. 2 ounces of booze. here's the ricky part, ready? get your half of lime and squeeze it directly into the glass. you are won't get scrurvy. add more ice.

this comes on the heels of d.c. attorney general irv nathan's civil lawsuit which claims thomas used $300,000 in city money as a personal expense account. thomas denies the accusations but has stepped down as chairman of the economic development committee pending an investigation. harry thomas isn't the only d.c. council member under scrutiny today. the d.c. board of elections and ethics is holding a hearing in to d.c. council chairman kwame brown's campaign finances. brown's campaign committee is accused of failing to report more than $100,000 in contributions and nearly $350,000 in expenditures. the ethics board confined brown over further matter to the u.s. attorney's office for possible criminal charges. >>> president obama is pressing congressional leaders to consider a far-reaching debt reduction plan. the president is meeting with top leaders from both parties at the white house this morning. according to "the washington post," the president will propose the democrats accept major changes to social security an

wheelchair assault case speaking of which tonight i'm on my way to the con raiser for the d.c. coalition of police the police will join me from eight to eleven thirty at the arias restaurant and lounge for eight or nine georgia avenue northwest hope to see their check out our website address of the mad out crowd to find me on facebook and twitter as always you can email me out of an adverse of the man or perhaps broadcast live that airs in our two dot com slash usa and on you tube this is out of focus from the city that never tells the truth of there in. a time or even here broadcasting live from washington d.c. coming up today on the big picture. i'll go yankee go home yankee go home go oh me. go home. and they always forcing someone on so close but don't really go turn more of the. just. as it was not. that i was a member of the green party and martin douras successor to martin was. something that was seen friends we've seen a lot while filming the show. they don't sauce but a bird has never flown into the room before. the sound that the singer was the i think is there an expe

we'll show you how it turned out. >> speaking of competition, the d.c. the rest of the country beat when it comes to females. [ mom ] can a little bowl of cereal change your life? i think it can. one of the challenges for kayla being gluten-free is actually finding choices the whole family will love. then we discovered chex cereals. five flavors of chex are gluten-free, including the honey nut flavor, and that's amazing to a mom like me. as a parent you don't want to have to tell your kids "no" all the time. it's nice for me to be able to say "yes" to something that they want to eat. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. gluten free. it can also lead to serious dental problems. [ male announcer ] new act total care dry mouth is alcohol-free and has fluoride to strengthen teeth. stronger teeth and dry mouth relief. >>> 5:56. pretty quiet out there this morning. overnight showers are pulling away. this afternoon by noon, we're 86. we'll see spotty showers at worst today. most of us will be dry. temperatures around 90, 91 for a high. even as we're h

i don't want to be the tallest thing on an open field. i moved to d.c. and was looking forward to this. there's always next year. >> reporter: thousands had shown up for tonight's dress rehearsal for the 4th concert. >> disappointed. >> reporter: did you have a good seat? >> i did. this is our yearly tradition to come down the night before. it's a washington tradition. without the tourists. >> reporter: the skies darkened, lightning flashed, the wind started howling. mall goers started running for cover. from the safety of our live truck, we rode out the worst of the storm. it was a pounding rain, intense for nearly half an hour. in the city, we saw this traffic light knocked down. later, outside jane olmsted's home in arlington, tree branches. inside, no power. >> i heard and felt the top of that tree going, and i was in my kitchen where that big window is. i hot footed it into the hall as fast as i could go. and it missed my car. >> reporter: a night of fireworks this year on the 3rd of july. >> reporter: back live showing you one of the examples of pow

the d.c. police are expected to increase patrols to help the city. -- throughout the city.forecast and the latest of the events, log onto wjla.com. >>> greetings family members are distraught tonight after the death of their loved one. the 21-year-old was stabbed to death after -- at a popular shopping mall last night. >> the grieving family tells us that the victim would always come out to this town center after work. sadly, last night, at that was his final trip. his father is pleading for witnesses to come forward. he decided to give his son a break yesterday morning and gave him a ride to the college park. >> he was just beginning. >> little did he know that would be the last time he would look at his son. they fight back tears along with the rest of the family. >> he was doing what he needed to do. he was tired of being here and not doing anything. >> an argument between two groups of two men quickly erupted yesterday evening into a deadly brawl. five people were stabbed. his son was killed trying to break it all up. >> he stepped in and tried to be a peacemaker. >> wi

better chances will be to the north of d.c. toward the mason- dixon line. a couple of the storms could be strong to severe. here is a look at live doppler 9000 hd. around the beltway, it is dry. we have mostly cloudy conditions out there. but you look out toward warrenton and south of 66, fredericksburg, most of this is actually fog and some light mist at this hour. also, up toward north of baltimore looking at some really light rain activity as well. the highs for today, lower 90s around downtown. 95 in leesburg. winchester, warming up to 92. culpepper, 94 degrees. definitely today, bring the umbrella. just in case then tomorrow, we'll talk about the chance for some severe weather as well. here's a look at angie with oh my goff. >> thank you, anny. oh my goff, a politician's comeback story comes to an abrupt end. eliot spitzer who resigned as new york's governor following a text scandal has had his show canceled. his talk program in the arena debuted last summer. cnn will move cooper from 10:00 to 8:00. the network is hoping to -- >> we know who will repla

the launch of our going to washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture global activist and former green jobs adviser to president obama band jones joins us for a first half hour of conversations with great minds because his new project to rebuild the american dream and how we got to worry is and as we get closer august second more bad news is surfacing about the country's debt our credit score so what kind of damage has standard and poor's threatened us with it are republicans heating right children and regardless of what the right wingers why you think medicare is not bankrupting our country i'll give you my take on why the insurance program needs to remain on harm for the sake of all americans. for tonight's conversations of the great minds of john joined by van jones are glad globally recognized human rights activist an advocate for clean energy reform he's the co-founder of three nonprofit organizations that are making a direct impact on america's social and political spectrum yellow baker center

. >>> the latest scandal to rock e d.c. council. brown could be the latest to criminal investigation. >> sam ford is live in northwest with more. prosecutors have been case for somethis time. of the d.c. board of elections and ethics told us that more than a month ago, lawyers from the u.s. over here office came related away documents to the brown case. his image has taken several images lady. -- lately. >> he concealed evidence and he wrong. >> it is out of control. act is that we take action. hearing, lawyers for both brown and a campaign finance office asked of the case u.s. attorney. campaign finance has charged with peeling to report contributions, wondered $70,000 in spending and had $60,000nt that in debt. that brownetermined and refer theaw case for possible prosecution. >> chairman brown talked about getting this over with. >> get some closure to it and i to a fullrd investigation. confidence in the u.s. attorney's office. >> you may recall that brown trying to fire for navigator at the taxpayers' expense. this case involves

moments after rushing in, the roof collapsed, burning five d.c. firefighters, including veteran chuck ryan. he is now permanently disfigured after being hospitalized for more than a month. >> the question was why did the suspect do this. again, at this point, we're probably not going to comment on specifics in the investigation, because there are other pending charges. >> reporter: according to the court documents, each time dews allegedly set a house on fire, he notified d.c. fire department, like he was calling in a tip. he would then allegedly stay on the scene to take pictures and record the blaze. authorities say it happened at the fire set back in june on grant street that gutted this abandoned home, as well as the most recent on july the 5th, once again on 48th place. but this time, there was a witness who saw dews allegedly spark the fire. and police tracked him down. at his home in northeast d.c., a relative of the suspect tells news4, she had no idea. >> i'm just like kind of glad that he's not here, because he could get upset and my gran

. >> serious allegations against workers at the d.c. summer youth program. the incidents the mayor calls reprehensible. >>> and free for now. the developments in the case against dominique strauss-kahn that let the former imf chief to walk free. welcome to news 4 today, we'll get to the day's big stories in a momd, bent, but first we need check in with kim. >> pressure is on once again. a holiday. i think you'll like what we get this weekend. it's been hot the last few days, but the humidity has been manageable. it's going to start inching up today. right now we're at 68, but look at those 50s in our suburbs. a pair of 5s at martinsburg. southern maryland, 58. enjoy it while we have it. the clear skies will stay with us today. we'll be warming up, though, to 91. and the humidity will come up. so it won't feel as comfortable as what we've been having the last few days. late in the afternoon, we'll see clouds move in and that will lead to some showers this holiday weekend. i'll tell you when they're going to happen and if our fireworks forecast is in danger. >>

and we're getting one up in the d.c. area, as well. so a lot of people looking forward to getting a close look at the spacecraft. back to you guys. >> yeah, it's going to be sad not seeing that lift off anymore. that really is spectacular. thanks, kristen. >> you bet. >>> that final flight means so much to so many people. >> it sure does. it holds especially true for workers at nasa workers in greenbelt. megan mcgrath watched the liftoff and has reaction. >> 3, 2, 1, 0 and liftoff! [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: cheers, as "atlantis" left the launch pad. but with this comes an end to the 30-year-old shuttle program. >> it was a phenomenal experience and sort of a sad experience, knowing that 30 years is now ending, and that there has to be a sort of new exploration put in place. it's sad to see, but at the same time, exciting to see that we have been so successful. >> reporter: although the shuttle does not launch from goddard space flight center, the men and women here have played a critical role in the program's success. >> many

sure well i think i think a lot of the politicians in d.c. this is both republican and democratic politicians they continue to next of all to neglect the biggest tax and that's the inflation tax this is a perennial tax and it's not it's not politically. beneficial for them to him to mention this because they benefit from this tax because it's a hidden tax and they don't have to impose and they don't even have the vote on it and this is authentic rats and republicans and you see they allow they got the federal reserve to continue to print money constantly we saw the biggest printing spree in the history of the world in the past few years we see our cost of living skyrocketing we see the cross of gas skyrocketing costs of commodity skyrocketing skyrocketing but nobody in d.c. none of the politicians want to talk about this issue i want to also make sure that we get the other others out of this i mean we did hear from obama and last night right after the president spoke of course speaker boehner spoke alethea what he had to think the president ha

and we hit the field with d.c. united and the u.s. women. >>> first, a double header at nationals park. yesterday, the nationals gave davie johnson the best gift issue a win in his debut and today back to business, the first double header since the 19th century and that is a log time. the nats and pirates, game one. here we go. the bottom of the 7th and this is desmond, a swing and miss for stroke 3 or not? and johnson comes out to argue with the home plate umpire. the catcher didn't catch it and no dice, he moves on. the next batter, pink for livan herandez and with the ultimate revenge. a long ball to right center and a solo homer, game tied 2-2. in the top of the 8th, the former pirate couldn't keep it tied and would surrender back-to- back home runs including this one by andrew mccutchen, the nationals fall to the pirates 5- 3 and davey johnson weighs in on burnet. >> that has to be his spot and no clip. and i can't, you know, i can't -- on that and subpoena's got to get it doney and i feel confident. >> and we pick up game two in

. >> reporter: the d.c. united and u.s. women played today. a historic and exciting day for the neighbors, 18 innings of baseball, to be exact and a new goal tender in up to coming up next. and we'll see you then. that is it for our portion. fox 5 news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. keep it here, nissan sports extra is a few minute away. see you at 6, 10, and 11. ce

the only big city on the east coast on northeast that did well was washington, d.c. not too hard to figure out why they are doing well. >> arewe seeing this migration to the south, because you get more for your money if the housing market is doing well, when you look at what you can get in raleigh compared to new york city, and the ease of life as you factored in. is that what we are seeing people migrating to where their money may go further? >> i think that is a big thing, and in particularly in a tough economy, and particularly for younger people, it makes a lot of sense to try to look at a a place to buy a house which you can afford. our next door neighbors are renting and moving to dallas to buy a house. this sun wi this is one of the major forces the drive people this the next five to ten years and particularly as the economy recovers a little bit and the people start to look at a buying houses and starting families and building a business. >> we also know that people are looking at technology and those jobs that maybe we transition from the plant job from the a

one other note of interest for you in the d.c. area. ks like joe gibbs is one of the vips who will be here to watch the launch if it happens. hopefully, the coach will get to see the shuttle go off. >> he's lucky. hopefully he'll bring some luck. what happens if the launch is scrubbed today? >> reporter: if it's scrubbed today, they will likely go on a 48-hour hold. the reason being the crews couldn't get back through these crowds and congestion, get home and get the required rest in time to get back for a saturday launch window. that will push into sunday, when the weather is suppose to be a bit better. they're also working to try to get a monday window just in case, and the forecast gets even better for monday. >> jay gray live for us at the kennedy space center this morning. jay, thanks so much. >> reporter: thank you. >> be sure to watch "news 4 midday" for coverage on the final shuttle laurchnch. >>> some metro riders can add money to their smart card from their own computer. it allows them to add money with a credit card as opposed

i don't want to negate those efforts are being made from the mayors office and d.c. yf. i think john osaki mentioned it before. getting people to come together for the betterment of the community not for their department or organization >> one thing cheryl brings up. what i like to tell people. we have the very difficult task the balancing the public's expectation of today. they don't want to hear about the long-term strategies to make sure this isn't popping up next summer. it allows us to front load. we have turf issues. they are not in the western edition. they are among cv o. check the egoes at the door. they are costing us the lives of the young people. it requires us to have the will to come together to say enough is enough. >> i am on is this gun buy back. anything, any sense in your organization of any plans for any future coordination efforts? >> there are discussions about the gun buy backs. we have to deal with the issue of access to firearms. while i think that particular program is important, i think we need to go back to ernie's point. what are we doing abou

the asian american justice center from washington, d.c. the center for state and local government law. the chief justice earl warren institute. the consulate general of mexico. the quality federation. -- equality federation. the national center for lesbian rights. san francisco chamber of commerce. the san francisco department of children, youth, and their families. san francisco department on the status of women. san francisco zero divided foundation. we would like to thank the city department heads that are here. the department of status of women. the human rights commission, and our own director, the office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs. you have an opportunity later in the meeting for public comment. please indicate if you would like to speak or write down your questions and return the cards to staff members. i would like to introduce an outstanding leader who has worked hard to bring the diverse segments of the san francisco community together to reach a common ground. since coming into office in january of 2009, he has bro

. >>> it is a tradition in the d.c. area. today's fourth of july parade on mcarthur boulevard in the palisades neighborhood of northwest washington. and today more than 24,000 people became u.s. citizens in 350 ceremonies and that includes 100 people in mt. vernon. brittany morehouse talks to one mother who serving in the military. helping wounded warriors is one of the many reasons why she's proud to be an american. >> well i came to the united states about seven years ago. and i always wanted to enter the u.s. military. >> patriotism was in her blood before she became a u.s. citizen. >> one nation, under god. >> and both of carline's children were born in the u.s. >> i'm glad because of the freedom and opportunities that are there for them, you know, and i guess now i'm a part of that. i am very excited. >> and so are they. >> i'm happy she's an american now. >> an american wearing a navy uniform. > we're the ones that take care of the wounded warriors, the retired veterans and we are on the battlefield also. > wingate lives

the altar. it got crazy in washington d.c. r out in dueling news conferences. they will have to see each other at the white house in a couple of hours. we have details for you. there is no deal on the debt ceiling? what should you do to prepare? >>> ladies, how tall are you? your height may have a connection to your chances of developing cancer. we will explain that. >>> good morning. i'm t.j. holmes. i'm glad you are here with us on this cnn saturday morning. can you believe what was going on in washington d.c. last night? maybe you were out last night watching a movie or having dinner. the leaders of the free world were bickering. back and forth in dueling news conferences. both sides blaming each other for no deal on the debt ceiling. at the white house, the president will sit down with the congressional leaders although john boehner, the house speaker, walked away from the talks yesterday. the president called him back to the white house today. 11:00 this morning. a few hours from now is when they will go back. both sides a

the rain, at least here in d.c. has moved out for a little while. >> a little while. a couple hours. but give the atmosphere some time to catch its breath and refire the storms. today will be the one stormy day we have of the holiday weekend. at 74 we are recovering with mostly cloudy skies. dewpoint up to 70. the humid seu is much higher than it's been recently. 87%. southwest winds at 8 miles per hour. good morning, culpepper. 72. 71 for clinton and la plata. here's live digital doppler. showers and storms way down by st. mary's city. they're falling apart. we'll have a little breather for a little while. maybe up till noon. by afternoon we'll be looking at more thunderstorms later in the day. and high temperatures will ease up to about 90. we'll talk about july 4th when i see you guys in just a little bit. >> well, the fourth of july might be tomorrow but you can get a jump start on the celebration tonight. tons of events going on to celebrate our nation's birthday. but the big one is happening at the national mall. we're talking about the capitol fourth rehearsal c

this is like home for the sisters. >> being back in the d.c. area is fantastic. i was here in april for the washington tennis learning center. some of those kids were here. i get to know them and i see them a few times a year and of course i'm going to try to win for washington. >> right on. finally tonight, our manager of the week goes to butch of the barnstormers. after getting tossed by the first-base umpire that he not only yanks first base out of the ground, he stops, autographs first base, hands it to the lady in the front row before saying thank you, thank you very much, and heading to the showers. if you are going to get tossed, get tossed with a little flair. >> baseball folks going out with a bang lately. that's it for us. have a good night. [ male announcer ] using frontline plus shows your pet you care by unleashing a complete killing force against fleas and ticks. and not just adult fleas. what makes frontline plus complete is that it breaks the flea life cycle killing adults, eggs and larvae. and it keeps killing fleas and ticks all month long.

the d.c. board of elections is holding a hearing on allegations that brown failed to report thousands of dollars in contributions and expenses. the board could decide to find him or freeporeport to the bureau. >>> a grizzly bear kills a tourist. >>> coming to america -- prince william and kate middleton begin their north american tour. >>> the countdown is on for the atlanta's final launch. all of that and a look at the >>> a grizzly bear has killed a hiker in yellowstone park. it happened yesterday in wyoming. many trash can sites and roads in the park foreclosed. visitors are being kept out for their own safety. >> one of the country's most beautiful landscapes is still very wild. it was here on yellowstone's trail where a couple came face- to-face with a grizzly bear. the wife told officials that she and her 57-year-old has been found a mother bear with cubs in the distance, but continued walking. in an instant the baird charge them attacking and killing the has been -- the bareear charged t