the nationa zoo is looking to make big changes to kee you safe. but thaou c have you spending a lot more iimen line. fox5 morning at 5:00 a.m. starts now. >> good morning to you. thank you for joining us. >> gd you're with us. we're glad it's friday. >>or sure, right. everybody just exhale on this july 6th. it's the top of the hourly let's talk weather with mik and a quick with erin as well. good morning to both of y. >> cold front heading our way bringing us heatnd humidity relief but we'll do so in the form of erin.y. >> it's frida metro is on time. mike promises a coolerd. weeken i have no delays. i'll be drinking g coffee. >> 5:01 is our time. here are the top stories. we begint t weith to save a a. flooded conditions in the cave haveworss falling. the comments coming aft rescue diver ran out of oxygen d andd last night while s bringingupplies. the focus for the moment right now is on logtics laying in communication c edabs ipmentan d supplies through a labyrinth of caverns and tunnels. officials say the most providing an oxygen line to reach

-- are in t >>> this is o the suster, the baseball all-star break and that means the as are in the nationants. speak of crawford, making it a family road trip to washington, d.c., even the newborn. >> four kids. >> just a couple weeks old, the baby. tomorrow night the home run derby. bryce harper, with his dad pitching to him, wins the home run derby. not only in front of dad. there's dad with the beard but in front of his hometown fans. >> no baseball at the ballpark. how about rugby? a makeover going on. the rugby world cup seven, the largest event iand women in 28 compete. the crews are busy transforming the field from baseball to rugby. nbc bay area your home for world cup seven coverage, tune in this friday through sunday. >> at the bay area. >> how do you express yourself? the most popular emoji in california? next. distance relationship. this is long distance with the best wifi experience, plus the most free shows to stream. and with savings on wireless, this is a relationship with more money to spend on the important things. this is how xfinity makes life... simple. easy. awesome.

a monster night, two homers, eight rbis, the nationa out with a 13-9 lead. ggest eacomeback in t history. they win a wild one. 14-12. >> play scenarios in my head. it is something that is in my head. pretty good. >> the special indeed. the twins in minnesota taking it in the bottom of the third. the man on eddie rosario. takes it into left. one run comes in to score. a it i 2-0 lead. skipping ahead to the fourth. trying to make a comeback. chris davis at the dish. but j.k. trying to make the play. watch this. absolutely robs him, making an incredible grab here. they steal the run. the orioles lose 5-2. >> the mystics hosting the liberty. skip ahead. third tequar up 3 and on a run. kristy tolliver knocking it down. she had the hot hand and then later in the quarter, the liberty back in. giving them a little breathing room. the mystics up 5. then the shot clock winding down. beats with it a three. 11 pointsor her. the mystics win the third straight. the mystics actually won the last five of the last six gsoes certainly on duke's is the perfect companion for so

the nationa zoo is looking to make big changes to kee you safe.iimen line. fox5 morning at 5:00 a.m. starts now. >> good morning to you. thank you for joining us. >> gd you're with us. we're glad it's friday. >>or sure, right. everybody just exhale on this july 6th. it's the top of the hourly let's talk weather with mik and a quick with erin asff

finally, the front page of philippines inquirer is dominated by president duterte's state of the nationahis monday. carrying a colourful image of the president, the paper asks if duterte's policy announcement will focus on people's desire for change. and those are the papers. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? 0h, rico, this is a really popular story. the tv show supergirl will become the first series to feature a transgender superhero. activist and actor nicole maines, who is herself transgender, will play the role of nia nal in the upcoming fourth season of supergirl. speaking to variety magazine, nicole maines said she wanted fans to take away an understanding of trans people, saying we can be anybody. "we can be superheroes, because in many ways we are." looking forward to that new series. pakistan goes to the polls on wednesday to elect members of parliament. women there got the right to vote soon after the state was created, but in various parts of the country, men don't let them enter a polling station. for the first time, there has been a concerted campaign to get

people guard, even the president's top intelligence official. >>> a timeout has been called on the nfl's new nationaiami dolphins continue to face backlash for the threato made who ntheny jor work across several lines is about to begin. thatlu ides some stations closed f the next six weeks.> plus,he big bank refunding its customers millions of dolla. morning at 7. >> ♪and goodni m

for the nationa all is not lost. it is just that they have not been found. six games out of first place, six games out of the second wild card, it's an uneasy relationship for the nationals wi this 2018 season. there are commitment issues. can the nationals find a way to save 2018 and make it work, or is it time to move o go from potential contender to seller? and should bryce harper even be part of any sales conversation? leon, erika and leon are t.king about it if he leaves via free agency you get something back. re tmber kirk council and redskins, that's the pro. the con, kind of like saying you're giving up on the season. remember, i told you relationships are difficult. they could trade him and try to get him back during free agency but that seems unlikely. harper vy connected in the d.c. community, so you have to think about the impact on the fans all right, mr. harris, yes or no? >> i say no. i say no. >> quietly rolling nye eyes. >> she doesn want e-mails. >> i think it would be okay to move on. >> when theaps were in the playoffs and you wear a vegas

players to be taking a knee during the nationa national ant. we saw accounts on twi have now been identified as ones created by the internet researc agency but were pretending to be americans, a council that had -- counts that had tens of thousands of followers, weighing in on both sides of that issue. 've seen social media accounts that we now know were operated by the internet research agency in st. petersburg weighing in on issues like the #metoo movent, things like roseanne bar's racist comments. so we see these kinds of activities trying to stoke tensions with w america. odruff: you mentioned a minute ago, juliette scwiewlt, that you're still waiting for the federal government to dol more to this together. the white hou, e department of homeland security says they're working on this, what more needs to be done from washinheon and in state? >> so i think we need to view this as a tthreat to any critical infrastructure. we do not leave transportatio security te states and locals. we distribute money. we have actually oversight from the fedspe

they are from fifth grade to college at schools all around the nationa nashville area. is aay my lovely wife, who very wise woman, but a very subtle woman, which is good for me, because i have like a bulldozer, so it is good. two bulldozers together may not be a good thing. honey, you are going to take the girls to a spice girls concert. i thought, great, awesome. we are going to see some chick flick, something about mary. it turned out not to be a chick flick. when we got back to their house, this woman nona jones and my wife were sitting on the sofa, and they seem so serious. serious, and too so nona, who is a woman from memphis, said, sit down. she told her husband, who is a leading attorney, sit down. , you sat down and she said are going to alaska, right? i said, yeah, i'm going to alaska. she said, you need to take the whole family with you, everybody that will go. the kids in high school or college will continue. they can continue going to the high school, but in the summers they can all come up. , whond rita and julianne was in third grade at the time, you need

this was after the nationa national -- this was another payment and a second payment. >> do you we know why michael cohen would be recording donald trump secretly. >> no, that's an interesting question. why would a lawyer be recording a conversation with someone. that could be seized. we know michael cohen had a history recording a lot of different conversations to a lot of different people but why on such a sensitive thing would he secretly do this. was he doing it as a way to have leverage on the president later or was he doing it in a way of protecting himself as a lawyer saying look, i have done the work that i am supposed to do and here is the evidence client telling me that. cohen is under a tricky spot here of all sorts of investigation and connecting to the president and these payments. cohen who is showing indications that he'll be willing to flip on the president and cooperating with authorities and in exchange of not going to jail for so long. >> do we know whether michael cohen has other tapes or secretly tape donald trump on other occasions? did we think this is a one off?

tourists from all over plan to brave the heat and humidity today to celebrate independence day on the nationahe independence day that kicks off at 11:45 this morning. >> here's a live look out on the ros for you thismorning. this is u.s. 50 on the way to the bay bridge. be sure to pack some sun block, a lot of water before you head out. >> it will be a hot one. >> yes, it will. we will get check of the forecast coming up next. stay with us for that. at havertys we know it's hard to get a good night's sleep... havertys mattress sale is here to help. with our wide selection of top brands and our price match guarantee you can find the perfect mattress for everyone in the gufamily. and right now save up to $500 on select tempur-pedic sets. it's time everyone got a good night's sleep. havertys. life looks good >>> temperatures out there righy now alrwarm. 80 degrees here in dc. t foay temperatures in the low 90s, hot and humid. it will feel close to mid to upper 90s. not quite as warm as yesterday. it will beather warm watch for isolated storms later on this afternoon. by the time the fireworks ge

the nra. gove tor hogand students today at great mills it high school in st. ntmary's couy he would reject a potential nationaent from the rifle association. that's according to "the washington post." the republican also said he backs strengthening a law that holds parents responsible when their kids get access to guns. 16-year-old jalen willie was shot and killed at great mills high school earlier this year. >>> a new warning related to the recent spike in drug overdoses in the districts. more than 100 since just saturday. linked to a synthetic substance. the dc medical examiner says tests opt material determined at's a new type of k2 out on our streets. chemical combination we haven't seenbefore. he's warning the public to stay away from it. >> i think the community needs to understand that what's now out on street we don't know really what it is yet. and we are finding now new compous that dc has never seen before. so the message is stay away fro this stuff. >> fire chief gregory dean says these seoverare lapping all over the district, not just in a single neighborhood. >>> to the white house now, and a big s

. >>> a timeout has been called on the nfl's new nationa anthem policy. the news breaking overnht as the miami dolphins continue to face backlash for the threato made who ntheny jor work across several lines is about to begin. thatlu ides some stations closed f the next six weeks.> plus,he big bank refunding its customers millions of dolla. morning at 7. >> ♪and goodni mngorri f july 2. >> t.g.i.f. if'r ygouusowe a jboutt a live k outside, gorgeous beautiful that's where we are for our zip tri weeccol upchnk i minutes. >> first though a quick check of weather and traffic with mike and erin, they're both in the studio standing by. mike we'll start with you. >> holly our nice weather streak continues today. partly cloudpp skies, temperaturer 80's. things change tomorrow. weend looks little wet. tucker has yourta forecast des in a few minutes. erin. >> police activity impacting your commute in southeast as well as noreast. big adjustments for the red line staroing tomorw. the latest on that as well. >> thank erin and mike. le>>> or overnigh rck a b trist boat

that's nbc's andrea mitchell brking the news to nationa intelligence director dan coats. >> tracie potts capitol hill for us. what's the reaction been to the announcement? > reporter: so, aaron, on the imming, it's very interesting. it would give vl putin a front row seat to our fall election. officials are saying russia is still trying to tinker with the vote in a f months. the white house says they are makinglans for this visit. new this morning, from prrussia ident putin says he is ready to talk about the details of comi to america. he's been here seven times before as president, five under president bush, one with clinton, one with obama. the last in 2015. it's been a few years. al this morning, president trump is now saying the idea that he calledincredible, sending americans over to russia for questioning there, he now sayse -- the white hoys he's rejecting that idea. so did ever democrat and everyb repuan voted against it. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. >>> 5:48 right now. dew ils on the woman accused of being a secret agent for russia. mariia butina was a

and in the right of the old and dignity.to a life of our public life is diminished by his loss. >> at arlington nationaetery along with the kennedy family, president and mrs. johnson paid their last respects to the junior senator place wherek at the forever.id to rest ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ey can build a port. is that kind of the standard operating procedure? >> that is a good generalization. the chinese tend to apply less in the way of obvious near-term strings. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> out of this tragic and brutal slaying, the president became even more determined than ever to turn heartbreak into constructive action. the day of the senator's death, president johnson sent letters the president of the senate and the speaker of the house congressently implored to enact a meaningful and control law. >> what in the name of conscience will it take to pass a truly effective gun control law? in this hour of tragedy, that question should at last be answered. spell out our grief in constructive action. >> during the month of june, as he had done through the entire his incumbency, the president continued to the urge to stop theongress vio

the campaign is nationa pea day. since mattie died, every year c thy of rocksville has proclaimed his birthday as a day of >>peace. is birthday is tuesday. >> his birthday is tuesday and he'd be 28 this ar. that's hard to believe, isn't it? this year is very exciting because in additi to the city of rockville celebrating peace day, governor hogan is pro claiming a day of peace for a citizens inla ma. montgomery county are claiming it for the county level as well, so thearty this saturday is a celebration of peace, but it's also information and inspiration. peopleome togethe and through activities and crafts and music and dancing, they learn how to begin peace. no one of us can end war, but all of us can begin peace. and this is part of a national campaign effort. our hope is that one day a sitting president will say we're going to have a dayea of for all citizens in this country. >> many people have said mattie stepanek really inspired them do you sti hear from some of those people? >> yes. yes, i do. i hear fro peop

. >>> and the new nfl policy that puts nationa anthem protests back in the spotlight and why the leaguehold. >>> and take a being loo. here's how the rain limb pact ou area roads tomorrow morning. just fine tomorrow morning, but during the midday afternoon and evening hours we'll be tracking heavy rain i spots with isolated flooding issues. doug and cu this iomizable streaming tv for your family... whatever size. it's saving money with flexible channel pv ks. live td the latest shows to stream. and all your streaming apps in one plac-- evenetflix. this is how xfinity makes life. simple.. introducing new packages with customizable staming tv options. enjoy more choice and faster speeds-- giving you t ultimate value. click, call or visit a store today. >>> remember dirty harry said clint eastwood you? you could get lucky with the mega million millionaires. theil jackpot is $422lion and nobody has won it since may. 's red for the taking. check the winning numbers on our nbc washington app later on. >> the nfl is calling aou tim on its new anthem policy that penalizes players who take a kne

the heat. so i thought i would bring them to nationa a harbor for evening out. >> we normally have hot water, but this is actually hotters thn it in jamaica now. i think this is in the 90s. when i left home, it may have been in the 80s. >> reporter: how do you like that? hotter here thaac it was in jamaica. i just checked the nbc washington app. says it's 84 degrees here in oxon hill. it feels like 91 at 11:00 tonight. i asked those sisters fm jamaica, give us some tips. how can we beat the heat? they said make sure you drink the water. that's wha they told me. that's what i'm going to do. >> stay hydrated and enjoy the push pop. >> i'm doing that now. >> live at national harbor, darcy, thank you. >>> as both darcy and somara, tomorrow's blistering hot temperatures ombined with the heat index is going to make it feel well above 100 degrees. that means you've got to be prepared. w remember tor light and loose clothing. most of us in the morning like to chug theff , right? try to avoid that if you can. try to stay away from the ffeine. instead, stay hydrated by drinking a lot of water. and if you a

about vladimir putin have ttled his intelligence advisers, and that led to a rare rebuke from the head of nationantelligence director of national intelligence dan coats disagreeing with his boss' comments in helsinki,iding wi vladimir putin over his own top intelligence official. the record for that. to correct this is the job i signed up for. >> great to be with you. ay reporter: and sing president trump should not have met for more than two hours alone with putin. former kgbspymaster, without notetakers in the room. you are o s the darke of the moon. how do you have any ide what happened in that meeting? >> well, you're right, i don't know what happened in that meetin a >> is therisk that vladimir putin could have recorded it? >> that risk is always there. >> reporter: coats was also blindsided last year when top russian officials had an unannounce meeting with the president at the white house. the only pictures of that meetingreleased by official ruiame hat kno beh an t kislyak and lavrov, the a ambassad foreign minister, were going into the oval office that day? >> i did t. what was your reac

300 million.of >> at the hearhe issue is that congress is responsible for funding the operations and intenance of our nationa parks. funding for parks has gone down, which is jusincredible because visitation is at an all time high. >> reporter: back with lisa and doug, the short trip was worth it. >> some things you can't afford, but some things you can't not e afford, and this right hu tn't not afford. >> reporter: form, a view that can't be seen in pictures. for the pbs newshour, i'm tyler fingert at the grand cyon national park in arizona. >> woodruff: now t latest entry to the newshour bookshelf, advice for parents coping with very sick children. aftea career as a psychologi and counselor specializing in the care of children with cancer, joanna breyer has written "when your child is sick: a guide for pare children undergoing medical care for serious illnesses." anna breyer welcome to t newshour. >> thank you. >> woodruff: i'll be candid ate tset. i wanted to talk to you because among other things my husband and i have had a son with serious medical issues and we know, i know, firsthand what a serious sub

the same. >>> all right, so right now as you take a live look outside, you can seehe nationa monument there, skies look pretty calm and clear, but we do have more rain in the forecast. lauren ricketts is tracking the timing of it all >>> a major change is coming to some of our roads. >> we have been telling you out the safety concerns about a particular type of guardrails. they're called x-lite guardrails. >> i'm fighting it so no other family has to be here. >> reporter: this man's 17-year-old daughte hannaas killed after crashing into an x-lite in 2016. >> a guardrail pierced her car and she wasinstantly. >> reporter: for the last year and a half he has met with state and federal officials all over the country, pushing to have the guard ras remaoveremoved. earlier this year, many mother joined his fight. sandra carter's son died on the othethan shore in february. she started her own campaign to have the x-lites removed from maryland's roads. theta maryland highway administration has now decided to replace all x-tes currently installed in the state. >> there are about 1,000 of them, it's sma

bezos, the ceo of amazon pointing out there are a of ones sees, baby clothes, toys, propaganda on amazon on top of that. a lot of through, amazon's kind service, they fnd that a lot of whiteli nationapaganda being promulgated through there. what they're asking is how much money is amazon making a what will they do tohe stop prom allegation of white nationalities and hate speech on amazonea >> amazonsed a statement that said, amazon prohibits the sale tf produhat promote or glorify hatred, violence, racial, sexl or religious intolerance or promote organizations with suchvi sellers must follow the guideles or face swift action. was this a case of amazon not being aware of wha they were selling? 've seen similar situations ar with wt or what was the response from amazon? >> it sws that w it comes to online platforms, especially where people sell things oneir difficult toulrm rs,eg same thing withat facebook, whe mark zuckerbergerd sai that it's difficult to take holocaust deniers off of their platform, so this is one of the has to be vigilant and find wayo change policy and it may lead to uncomfortable things, otherwise, they are going t face some regulation, if peopleet mad because t

the democratic national convention -- yeah, you remember that. do you? you remember that, in atlantic city, new jersey. they took a bus, three days to get there. and she's bethen put on nationaississippi. she calls out and says, is this america? is this america where our lives are threatened daily because we want to vote and we want to live as decent human beings? she's being televised on national television, and then lyndon johnson interrupts, right, because he doesn't want this uneducated black woman who won't follow her leaders for her voice to be heard. well, they lose at the democratic national convention. they're not seated. the all-white delegation walks out, anyway. but mrs. hamer is, according to the rules, elected member of congress by the mississippi freedom democratic party. she goes to congress in 1965 to be seated as the lawfully elected representative from mississippi and congress refuses to seat her. but you know what she's saying? this little light of mine, i'm going to let it shine. she shine ad a bright, bright a fearful light. when i was growing up in southern mississippi in the middle of the segregated rights movement, i did not know who she was. i gradu