in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> fascinating. that's going to do if for news 4 this week.'m chris lawrence. we're going to leave you with some more pictures of the fireworks on the national mall. thanks for joining us. have a great week. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com >>> that breaking news, police making a disturbing discovery in the last few hours. we've learned someone killed two men in georgetown. live updates from the scene. >> major tr

in local dc, tom sherwood, news >> it's tom sherwood, well. >> he does, well. >> how is your view on the fourth, checking out these great pictures we're getting throughout the capitol area today. folks out there having a great time. we would love to see your picture, tag nbc washington on twitter and instagram and let us see what you're doing out there. >> are you wearing stars and stripes on this fourth. we ask people to weigh in on line and tell us if they're feeling patriotic this year, well, you're not into it this year. others say they feel about the same than they did this time last year. tell us what you think on the nbc washington facebook page. >> chances are, your kids have this app but there's a new tool on snap chat that's raising some serious concerns about security. we'll tell you how it works and what you can do to get around it. >>> two capitol police officers were honored today for their bravery during a shooting at baseball field in ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. warded luxury suv of the century. visit your v

in the district, tom sherwood, "news4." >> there are two bells in washington but they're not the onen is looking for. one sits outside the white house, the other around the treasury building. >> it shouldn't be that hard to find. no one picked up and walked off let's pick on the weather guy, right? >> the pressure is on. like watching you two spar. >> we've go whole routine. we ought to start charginged a mig for this. >>> it's a pleasant day to be kwout side. it will be hot and it will be humid. but look at the great color to our sky here this morning. lots o beautiful -- that's a great looking shot with mon money. jefferson memorial. just enough of a glow to get your spirits raising a little bit for your fourth of july. it's a mild one. 76 in washington with a light north weekend. winds will become a bit more northerly. that will shave some of the edge off the temperatures. 68 in laytonsville. 74 in cheverly. 72 in montclair. gacahead of any thunderstorm chances today is to download our nbc washington app. it has a radar feature on it. it will be needed today. a cold front coming f

tom sherwood are with us this morning.tlemen, the commission that the administration has set up wants all kind of information, your birth dates and social security numbers and your military records, convictions for election-related crimes. talk about why there's so much resistance type. you know, about 15 states officially say we're not doing it but 44 including the district are saying this is an overreach by the trump's commission, the president owes commission on investigate. this dates back to the day that president trump said he lost the popular vote by 3 million people because he said there was lots of voter fraud and republicans state attorneys across the country, republican, democrat, independent, said there's no proof of widespread fraud so he put this commission together and made 15 people. they will look at vote fraud and recommendations and suggest how to fix it. the states, the district of columbia, virginia, all say you're asking for information that's not readily apparent -- available to the public. you can g

. >> tom sherwood joins us now with a closer look at this battle. congress does meddle in the district's affairs historically. >>> the congress has authority over the u.s. constitution, but back in the them to run some affairs. that's what he was saying today up on capitol hill. you should stick to the federal issues and we'll take care of the local issues. one of the things, she gave license tag to eleanor holmes that norton can put up on her car and it reads, leave us alone. >> that's like, zach. >> i've never been told. >> you can't be subtle on the hill. >> and it administration of the white house. the district, that's one of the heavily democratic, up until now they've had backstop for them, that's not the case with trump. >> that's the problem, democrats in the city, the republicans controlling both of pennsylvania avenue and the mayor was saying, in norton, you're telling me, president trump is not showing up in the district. i went up to visit him when he took office. they're hoping trump will s the senate which is really busy health care is

our tom sherwood walks us through the new rules intended to curb, pay to play politics. >> for more than four hours debate, today on how to stop big business politics from influencing future city campaign. some of the biggest proposed changes since dc home world began in the 1970. >> there's a perception of election officials is not very strong right now. >> there's an overwhelming perception by residents that big money exerts an undue influence on government decision makers. >> a half dozen different bills by city contractors or require more disclose sures or offer taxpayer money to future candidates who limit contributions. or other financing plans. business representatives push back today, saying they have a voice, too. >> both individuals and local businesses pay taxes and that should continue to have a voice and decision that impact their community. >> judiciary community, chairman charles allen will present a comprehensive single bill. some reforms may not take effect until 2020 because in 2018 campaign's for mayor and council already will be well underway. several witnesses says t

tom sherwood takes a look at the new efforts to protect its priceless exhibit. >> i like when i wento the dark universe. it looked like you were actually in spaceship. huge problems now. the tennessee case in the building are buckling, covered walkways are up to protect tourist, all of the slabs have to be replaced. the museum is seeking $100 million just to start. priceless artifacts are at risk, if nothing is done. >> unfortunately if you come through the museum during or after heavy rain, we'll have buckets and rain pails out, which is, obviously, detrimen l detrimental. >> director chris brown is former navy pilot. he helped run dulles and reagan national airport before rejoining the museum and rebuilding the wall, the utility, the exhibit. >> the artifacts in this building have an incredible wild factor. temperature and humidity are critical to the care of these national artifacts. we hope to start reconstruction early next year and it will last six years the plan much of the museum open. >> mf of our guests. >>> on the national mall, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> dangerous heat for

. >>> i'm tom sherwood in northwest washington, the 51st parade for the fourth of july, it's hometown washington. you rarely see it coming up. >>> joey chestnut captured his ten mustard bell today. how many hot dogs its took to take home that win and the nutritional tally for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second to more companies, in more locations, than fios. we do business where you do business. ♪ ♪ y2d1iy y16fy >>> well, there is plenty of grinding, the work heating up, it starts. >> it has it. it goes on and on and on. >> let's take it towards the big project starting in virginia. >> >> reporter: construction barrels line the side of i-66 in northern virginia where project not only brings tolls here and going to be widened in the future. and inside the beltway starts in december in front of water reed national cemetery, a huge project to take pedestrian tunnel under

. >> the "new york times" created a buzz when it asked that question we sent tom sherwood out to ask folks walking through dupont circle what they thought. take a listen. >> of course. it's way too hot to have shoes on. >> i think it depends on the work environment. >> reporter: you have sandals on. >> yes. we have a more relaxed work environment. >> as long as your feet don't smell. >> i think that men wearing sandals to work is a little bit awkward. seems more unprofessional. >> one woman said men probably don't have a pedicure and we don't want to see their toes. >> i think i have beautiful feet. >> suherwood said he doesn't lie the slapping shoes that flip-flops make. what do you think? are flip-flops appropriate for work? more than half of you responded no. you can weigh washington facebook page. wendy has posted her feet. >> i can see if you are arguing before the supreme court there are places it's not appropriate. in general i think it's okay. i have never seen sherwood in a pair of flip-flops. >>> cases of intolerance on the rise. it may be coming from your house. >> is this

in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> all right. so what do you think about this.t do you think of this idea of hyper loop proposal going from dc to new york in 29 minutes. we asked you to weigh in on facebook page and as it turns out most of you like the idea. it will be the same 29-minute span, you can travel through 11 spots on metro here. we posted a listing of where other trips can take you. >> you can get to new york faster than you can get to rockdale. >> that's for sure. >> you know what, this is going to be a huge boom for broadway. they would hop that to go watch a show. >> not if you stay over night. we're playing in new york for lunch. won't be able to do that when this happens. >> as long as the tickets don't cost a million bucks. >> that's true. keeping up with the futuristic theme, it's like a batil up -- astro naughts. where you can go to see it yourself up close. >> at the hockey center, where all the men's hockey events will take place right here on center ice. coming up, we'll show you how this venue became olympic ready way ahead of schedule. >>

news 4's tom sherwood shows us what they have uncovered. >> reporter: a constant crowd visits the amelia earhart exhibit of the smithsonian's air and space museum. the famous pioneer aviator disappeared 80 years ago trying to be the first woman to solo fly around the earth. >> this is one of the great mysteries of the 20th century. what happened to amelia earhart. >> curator dorothy dock ran has her own pilot's license and handles unending questions about earhart. >> it's a very popular person disappearing off the face of the earth, literally. >> reporter: now a history channel documentary airing sunday and assisted by nbc, points to new evidence uer the u.s. archives. the photograph, according to facial imaging tests, appear to show earhart and her navigator fred noonan on a dock next to a japanese ship. the documentary suggests it's the strongest evidence yet that earhart survived her crash and probably later died in japanese custody. >> none of that has been explicitly defined, so this adds another layer. it's another tool in their investigation. >> at air and space, families are draw

in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> i put this up on my facebook page and a couple people said, look, if that happens, my friends in new york can expect to see a whole lot more of me. to put that 29 trip into context, it's about what it would take you to go 11 stops on a metro train and for fun, we've come up with a list of what else you could travel in half an hour. just open the nbc washington app and search hyperloop. >> by the time that gets here, maybe your kids will be in college. >> it may be. >>> this weekend, travel is going to be slower, not faster than normal. metro is closing a couple stations and you know what that means. delays. you're first 4 traffic. remember on the red line we are shut down at two different stations, medical center and bethesda stations will both be closed here for some work this weekend, so buses will replace trains between friendship heights and grovner because of that. on the yellow line, regular weekend intervals here between huntington and reagan national airport. taking a look at the orange, circ silver, blue and also the green like, regul

in the district, tom sherwood, "news4." >> where is the missing liberty bell?i've got it in my living room. i didn't want to tell anything. >> 2,000 are for that? amazon looked at me and said, really? >> eight is probably hidden somewhere close to where they're calling pennsylvania's main street. outside, fourth of july finally here. a fair number of clouds in the sky, but not much of a breeze. that's going tothe case for most of the day. laytonsville, 68. sterile ing, virginia. eastbound of the bay there. one of best ways to stay ahead of the thunderstorm chances today and rain chances have been moved up from 30% to 40%, have your nbc washington app ready to go. when you see the skies rumble up with clouds, the stores are and how they'll help you going. high, 87 in gaithersburg. 89 in fredericksburg. this front is coming down from the north. there's a wave of moisture to our west. we're in pinch play in washington. let me show you the high resolution model. again, recently updated. but by 2:30, 3:00 in afternoon, showers and thunderstorms starting to bundle up

in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> the hyper loop is getting a lot of attention on social media. jennifer tweeted it probably would be done -- won't be done in our lifetime. >> not sure a metro rail type of structure can support a vehicle going 500 miles an hour. great idea, but how much would it cost to use it. it will probably cost an arm and two legs. i don't know, i'd try it in a heartbeat. >>> parents we have a serious warning to tell you about next about the fidgeters. >> just how long we have to suffer on this and when we might get a break z2e2hz z1a2z y2e2hy y1a2y z2e2gz z1a2z y2e2gy y1a2y crash course in fidgets. >> you're the one that needs it. >> i mastered it. >> my son has got like ten of those. >> oh, yeah, he's got the glow in the dark ones. >> i'm blinking sos in morris code. >> we're talking about things you can inside to stay away from the heat. [ laughter ] >> nice glass of wine, what's wrong with that. >> we're talking kids, here, wendy. let's show you what's happening out there right now. it is hot, humid. the haze is out there. plenty of sunshine, temperatu

joining us now tom sherwood and government with the announcement. >> he told baltimore -- >> all these democrats in the field, hogan -- >> it's good. >> but the maryland democrats, it's very state to hogan. >> two people, former doug and montgomery county. and congressman john delaney. and over on the eastern shore and -- -- and that's pretty much major candidates. family. the floods came -- and. >> search and recovery. >> floods deadly. the water started rushing down. >> and swept away it's just two years. >> through the the middle of the week and -- >> sinkhole -- and sinkhole -- and you can see it there. >> and -- >>> the neighborhood searching for answers at the flags veterans home in public parts. >>> plus protecting the president tonight new >>> bright sunshine, putting all different times. >> what's happening right and we've got one for you, as a matter of fact, and rain coming down and for the montgomery county, that prompted the flash flood warning, that's been dropped. one shower in parts, we're back to the west and few south of from fredericksburg. this is the area we're wat

. >> they may take up a voteer in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> the fire rescue company snapped this picture of ups truck that failed to a bridge. it happened at 2:00 this afternoon. the driver was the only one in the truck and he was not injured. >> police in prince georges county are increasing patrols to help reduce the chance of more violent crime. there have been about a dozen murders in the month of july alone. that's 11 days. due to the violence, prince georges county police chief is putting officers on 12 hour shifts now. news 4 chris gordon is live for us in paurmlmer park with more these changes. >> police are putting a priority on reducing the murder rate. in the first 11 days of july, there have been 12 homicides committed here in prince georges county, the most recent committed in the past 24 hours. the overnight shooting isth georges county. two men were shot, one died on the scene. a neighbor describes the gunfire he heard. >> somebody unloaded. >> in response to the recent spike in homicides, the police are extending work shifts, officers will now be on patrol fo

. >> tom sherwood, thank you. >>> still ahead, a warning from police after an uptick in car break ins. a mistake people keep making and how he's opening a door to series of other crimes. >> and local teen realizing his dreams of playing tin nis on th world -- teen fios is not cable. and we believe everyone deserves faster internet. so with fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs 20 times faster than most people have. and it's just $79.99 a month online for the first year. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month. -year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com. >>> there's still some wet stuff to worry about. >> and the sunshine we're seeing now is helping to fuel storms out to our west. a lot of people saying it's looking kind of nice out, i think it's going to be fine, i do assure you, that's not going to be the case. take a look at storm team 4 radar. you can see the metro area, that's where southern ma

. >>> i'm tom sherwood in northwest washington, the mayor is going to change this whole building into new housing for the homeless. part of the for millions who suffer from schizophrenia a side effect of their medication... is something called "akathisia." it's time we took notice. ask. >>> stay out there today and we had a lot of rain come through our area, flash flood watch for our entire region until 2:00 a.m. the worst is over, that's going to be something that we'll be watching as we go through the next couple of hours. we have the forecast, we'll time out this rain and know exactly what's going to happen. that's coming up in just a few minutes. >>> here at the live desk, we've learned the court date has been set for bill cosby's retrial in pennsylvania. just moments ago a judge issued an order setting the date for december 6. the first trial in it with a hung jury last month. the comedian also is facing civil trial out in california. in that case, he's accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the playboy mansion back in the 1970s. that's set for about a year from to you. >> now

the city's replica of the liberty bell will return to its rightful place, to, in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> plans to revamp the dc warfroeang to big problems and a smell that no one thought could get any worse, why terrible. >>> plus a father guns down inside his car on the beltway, tonight the plea from his >>> holiday week is off to a pretty toasty, warm start. >> yeah, as long as it stays clear. we've got fireworks to look for both tonight and tomorrow, amelia. >> all kind of barbecues and cook outs and you name it. >> exactly. any fireworks displays tonight, especially the cloudiness in the dc metro area. no rain. so good news there. unfortunately there are some scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast tomorrow for the afternoon and the evening hours and it's not a wash out. it's something you want to keep in mind as we look to wednesday and thursday, it's cooler. tomorrow is the sixth consecutive day we hit 90 degrees. and as we look to the weekend, it's looking really nice especially on sunday. currently temperatures are in the 80s and 90s. and here is the late

news4's tom sherwood has more on this search. >> here at the drik's wilson building in downtown washingtone's a lot of history. but some of that history is missing. they need your help trying to find it. we're talking about a 2,000-pound brass replica of the liberty bell that sat outside the district's wilson building from the 1950s until 1980. but it was misplace bid a pennsylvania avenue redevelopment efforts. >> so that's why we're here today, basically, is to enlist the public's help and the media's help. >> reporter: d.c. council historian josh gibson has been researching what may have happened to the bell, a replica that was given to all states and territories at the end of the '50s savings bond campaign but the case here has run cold. if you know something, he'd like to hear from you. in the news4. >> there are replicas in wachl but they are not the ones that gibson is looking for. one bell sits outside union station, while another one resides between the white house and the treasury building. so the search continues. >>> all right. the governor of new jersey will not apologize for

in the district, tom sherwood news 4. >> i thought it was interesting the way when we saw the piece this morning the way that they used the hair line of the navigator and her body and the back of her body to compare and measured it to come fact that it's very quite probable that that is them. >>> well, how do you top that? a major car manufacturer says it will soon go all electric putting an end to traditional engines. consumer reporter susan hogan has the latest on the driving technology of the future. >> volvo announced it will begin producing electric motors on all of their cars starting in 2019. so this is what we know so far. volvo says the new models will be fully electric. it will introduce five new models between 2019 and 2021. three will be branded volvo and the other two will be electrified cars. volvo says long range models can travel more than 300 miles o single charge using current technology which is pretty incredible. it is looking for suppliers for new and better batteries, as well. >>> news 4 is working for the community to help victims of a deadly fire. more than 200 pe

well, tom sherwood has details ton the search and how you can get involved, too. >> plus as you get ready up the grill for this fourth, there's an ap for that, smart grills promising to keep track of your food while you relax. are they worth it? we'll find out together. it's summer and for many kids, that means internships, of course. but one local teenager is managing interns of his own. he runs a shoe b of dollars. coming up on news 4 at 5, what it's like for him to manage people who are older than he is. we'll see if those stories, plus your forecast coming up in just a few, on news 4 at 5:00. >> that's a good problem to have. >> i'll say. >> the interns run out here, too. there you go. >> they run the show everywhere. >>> all right. boy, those who may be out working those smart grills tonight, they're okay tonight. but maybe not tomorrow. >> the storms unfortunately in the forecast for your fourth of july. i will say download the app. you can see if the storm is developing maybe moving from west to east and you'll move indoors don't cancel your plans just yet. pretty low, about 30%. i

tom sherwood will have more on that. >> we'll see you soon with those stories and a whole lot more coming few minutes on news 4 at 5:00. >> we're hydrating. >> water for everyone. >>> verizon says human error is to blame for recent data leak that effected millions of customers. >> susan hogan joins us with what you need to know, especially if you're a customer. >> that's true. verizon is saying none of your social security numbers or your personal information was exposed. that's the good news. here is what we know. the incident happen td when a vendor's employee put customer information into a c security setting public instead of private. >> what's that all about. >> looking up to you. well, first of all, it's, you have to kind of understand about the cloud storage. the cloud is a network of service with a ton of space, each server has a different function. in this case, store data. the error came when the employee set the cloud to allow access, verizon says the only person who got access to the storage area was the researcher who brought the leak to the company's attention. in other word

. >> somebody said tom sherwood did not like the sound of the flip-flops. >> i kind of agree with thathey get wet. >> we would love to talk about anything but the weather. it is just nasty out there and getting worse each day. >> over the next couple of days could be dangerous heat. we are already in orange level as far as air quality goes. we could be worse than that. the heat index has been around 100 nice shot of the bridge off in the distance. you can see the haze there. that haze going to continue. 95 degrees currently. we will drop to about 91, maybe 92 at 6:00 tonight. 87 by 9:00 and 82 degrees by 11:00. 93 down towards fredricksburg. i think tomorrow everybody gets there. we didn't see much in the way of thunderstorms at all today. that will be the same deal tomorrow. the only exception was towards chesapeake bay did see storms develop just north. a couple of stronger storms there. tomorrow hit the pool. that will be a good day for it. hot, hot and hot. temperatures into the 90s. heat index 100 to 105 degrees. make sure if you are headed to the pool make sure you drink plenty o

. >> reporter: on the national mall, tom sherwood, news4. >>> and we've got some breaking news just comingn to our news room from met out information for you to expect delays on the orange and silver line. some kind of a situation going on this morning. >> there's some reports. we know the fire department is on the scene. we'll stay on top of the story and bring you the latest on the other side. >>> hi, i'm social media editor brittany johnson. time to book those reservations because metropolitan restaurant week is coming back. you're definitely going to want to book your reservations in advance. local restaurants will be serving two and three-course discounted price meals. it's going to be so much fun. if you're out and about during restaurant week, don't forget to tag us in your wactures @nbc >>> a truck carrying live eels overturned in oregon yesterday, and well, this is what happened. the containers flew off the trucks and sent the eels as you can see, the accident made for cars and streets pretty slippery and slimy. police had to shut down the highway for several hours so crews could

tom sherwood and scott mcfarland join us.y prince georges had the most to lose. >> there's a lot of people with a lot to lose. prince georges may be leading the pack. and there are others. the u.s. government may be the biggest loser. they still need a new facility. the fbi is very decentralized in our area. there are dozens of fbi offices because they have overgrown the hoover building and the hoover building is just in disrepair. literally, there are crumbling walls. >> and not only was this decision to keep it where it is puts national security at risk andte >> that's because a building is the vojoke now. ford, the president, dedicated the building. it long-lived out it's usefulness more than a decade ago. only a few of the fbi agents are at this headquarters, and the idea for efficiency to get them in one place, and for security to have them in one place, and the district loses in this, too, because that build something a dead zone on pennsylvania avenue. >> and they were counting on redeveloping the site. >> and yeah, th