mayor vincent gray punching back at the city council. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray may be on his way out, but he is making the most of his time left striking down proposals that would impact d.c.'s gym and senior citizens. >> good evening. i'm jan jeffcoat. >> and i'm derek mcginty. >>> the weekend finally is here. wouldn't it be great if all this gorge weather we had today would just stick around? a -- gorgeous weather we had today would just stick around? >> tomorrow will be a repeat performance, good news for any beachgoers watching now. if you're heading down the shore starting tomorrow, you have a great day in store, 79 degrees for the high in ocean city, sunshine. sunday there's a thunderstorm, just a slight chance late in the day. it's also going to get warmer, 83 degrees for the high sunday. it's monday that we have the increased chance for the showers and thunderstorms, same deal rehoboth beach, 85 sunday, 84 monday with more thunderstorms arriving on monday. we should be able to keep it dry for the most part at the shore for the entire w

government as mayor vincent gray vetoed three ot says are unfair.among them, the controversy all so-called yoga tax. sam ford has more on what the mayor once changed. >> he wants to change a lot. the d.c. council is scheduled to meet for the last time before the summ recess monday. the mayor wants them to tear out much of the budget they passed 12-1 and start again because he vetoed their budget today. >> it also makes us look like a city that will tax anything in sight. >> mayor vincent gray, lame duck after his primary defeat in april, not the council budget is unfair to the elderly, and imposing new taxes on government pension, rejecting his plan to eliminate property tax for longtime homeowners over age 70. >> we are trying to ma sure that people are not driven out of their homes when they want to stay in the district. >> councilmember tommy wells says he will vote to sustain the veto. >> i think he is in a position where he cannot support the budget. >> phil mendelson accused the mayor and council member -- >> there is broad tax relief in wheth

vincent gray signed the bill today, the ban will not stay in effect until 2016. the law will require restaurants to use products that can be turned to compost or recycled. meat trays used by grocery stores will be exempt. the law is part of a larger environmental issue aimed at cleaning up the city's waterways. >>also, d.c.'s newly struck down ban on carrying handguns will have to wait longer. ruled his decision will not go into effect for three months, in part, give d.c. police some time to acclimate to the change and the new gun policy. >> you can save some cash if you shop in virginia. it's the state's annual tax- free weekend and it goes friday to sunday. shoppers will not have to pay for state and local taxes on school and office supplies. >> and the national retail federation expects parents to spend more. the average family will shell out about $670 for clothes, gadgets, and crayons and the papers and all of those things and that is 5% increased from last year. >> the tax break will help. >> come in handy. >> all right, not all kids, however, are so lucky.

today mayor vincent gray is expected to sign a product to ban the use of styrofoam products taking effect january 1st,2016. now restaurants have to offer compostable or recyclable containers by 2017. the bill is part of a broader campaign to clean up the anne acosta river. >>> and a family is looking for answer this is morning in a murder. this happened early sunday in a parking lot at north capitol and n street northeast. the security guard found the body of 30-year-old yewondwosen hailemariam sunday afternoon. >> we'll let the police take control. i would like to give my mom so closure, and my sister and myself. >> if you have any information, call d.c. police. >>> police arrested a masked man that went from bank to bank making bomb threats. he's accused of holding up three banks in silver spring. in all three cases the man held the teller a note claiming he had a bomb and then showed a device wrapped in tipfoil. the fbi agents tracked the suspect down with dna evidence left at the scene. >>> in just an hour you'll notice police gathering at the landmark mall in northern virginia. the a

mayor vincent gray has vetoed the city council's $10.6 billion budget. because hedid that is against a tax on yoga classes and you memberships, cuts in the streetcar system, and d funding property tax relief for the elderly. the councils expected to vote and override the veto on monday. in theaters this weekend, "dawn of the planet of the apes." review.pbell has his >> what are you doing? >> i'm saving the human race. crumbles after a worldwide plague, with the side effect that apes become really smart as "dawn of the planet of the apes" begins. companyals have built a outside of san francisco, but the humans want access to restore a power dam. the animal leader council's piece but war breaks out. it echoes "the lion king" and "jurassic park." surprise, worth 3.5 stars and a weekend best bets. have a nice weekend, everybody. 7m arch campbell, abc entertainment. >> how about the weather this weekend? >> it's going to be very nice. i'm a little concerned late monday into tuesday with stronger storms, but it looks good. swimming, hiking, mountains, you've g

council voted to overright vincent gray's veto of the city's budget. mayoral candidates muir july bowser and david cantania were among those who voted to overjoyed -- override mayor gray's veto. >>> a judge bans the word redskins from being mentioned in his court. >>> we're looking at doppler 9000. while it's quiet here, some showers out to the west ahead of a cold front. that cold front gets here late afternoon, evening. that's going to bring big changes for tomorrow and thursday. right now, though, doppler is quiet locally. out to the west and west virginia in western maryland, these are light rain showers that are pushing through areas from moorefield up toward romney, cumberland seeing it. mostly into washington. excuse me, allegheny and garrett counties. toward kaiser, yes, wet streets toward oakland. a touch of fog here and there. that's a little hor than a touch in frederick -- little more than a touch in frederick. we're doing okay here in d.c. except for the mugginess. frizz alert today. temperatures right now in the low 70s north and west but

mayor vincent gray signed a bill banning some food containers. this goes into effect in 2016. meat trays used in grocery stores will be exempt. districts ago, the impose a five cent fee on plastic bags. >> beautiful stuff weatherwise here today. of julyeel like the end with temperatures in the upper 70's and low humidity. get ready. there may be some changes on the way. let's get more on that. steve rudin at the board. >> changes on the way. it is beautiful outside, hardly any clouds. temperatures are falling quickly. in winchester, 56 in martinsburg. upper 60's at ragan national airport. the biggest story, why it felt so great, comfortable dew point levels in the 40's and battle 50's. mainly clear skies out there and our temperatures will fall in the middle 50's to middle 60's. we will talk about a chance for some thunderstorms just in time for the upcoming weekend. all you need to know plus a look at the seven-day outlook in a couple minutes. >> thank you. 11:00, 160 people including a fairfax county family are safe tonight after a nightmare whale watching trip. instead of t

council has delivered another rebuke to mayor vincent gray. the council voted 12-1 to overturn his veto of the city's $10.6 billion budget which means items like the so-called yoga tax are back in effect for next year among other items. phil mendelson disputed the mayor's plan that the car's streetcar project would also be in jeopardy if the bucket was allowed -- budget was allowed to stand. >>> more than 150 employees of the cochran gallery of art are facing layoffs next month. it's the result of a merger between the institute and the national gallery of art and george washington university. thethe corcoran estimates two- thirds of its employees have gotten a job already. the majority of the layoffs will be part-time employees. >>> a federal judge is banning the name redskins from his courtroom. judge peter messitte presides in greenbelt, maryland. he said he declared the redskins would be referred to as the washington football team in his court. while this judge's opinion has no direct impact on the name fight, it could influence public opin

. >> reporter: it's been called bullying by dc mayor vincent gray, el norhomes norton referred to the actions befitting a tyrant. so many in the district are crying foul. >> she should have no role. in my view, these congressmen and/or senators who include themselves into local matters are just looking for publicity. >> mid-stride in decreasing marijuana, andy harris introduced a bill in congress prohibitth using taxpayer dollars to decriminalize small amounts of pot. >> i don't usually get involved in dc affairs but this was so egregious. >> reporter: the white house administered this statement. they allow dc to spend its local taxes and other federal funds without approval. the president sides with dc and agrees gop shouldn't trample home rule with writers attacking criminal marijuana and abortion laws. abortion laws are on dc's rand's radar. former dc attorney general peer nickols, who's been pushing for greater overall autonomy for years, says when he was ag, members of congress let it be known if they wanted to get a voting representative in congress, there might be something the

mayor vincent gray, school officials and community leaders are hoping the new ballou high will help transform the neighborhood. it's rising alongside the old school on 4th street in southeast d.c. some of ballou's former students are even employed in the construction project. [indiscernible] it's a good thing to keep the young kids out of trouble and stuff. >> there will be lots of vocational education in the new school. classes and training that was phased out of all of d.c. public schools years ago. the new ballou will also be open day and night. 500 adults who dropped out will fill most of the classroom seats at night. the new ballou high school is slated for opening in january of next year. >>> we're looking much better than we have been the last couple of days. the front went through, just starting to leave the ocean beaches toward new england. some thigh clouds are streaming -- some high clouds are streaming overhead. the dew point has dropped tremendously so it peoples so much drier and comfortable. still have the 60s and 70s on the dew point so it's humid there but our dew points have

mayor vincent gray's office says he remains committed toking having a reasonable gun safety measure in the city. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton says the court's decision is not an invitation for congress to intervene. you might recall in that 2008, the d.c. law that banned possession of handguns anywhere was everyturned by the u.s. supreme court. d.c. leaders responded with a new gun law that continues to ban the carry-in of handguns outside our homes. that ban may thou be in jeopardy. >>> coming up, no apparent cease-fire on the way toned the fighting between israel and hamas and gaza, and the israeli military is dealing with yet a renewed threat on a different front tonight. >>> the last line of thunderstorms is starting to make its way through the d.c. metro area. you can see them now on doppler continuing to push through northern maryland. we can take a quick look at doppler. you will be able to see those thunderstorms as they make their approach. but as we're waking up tomorrow morning, a different story. some sunshine entering the forecast, cooler, drier air is on the way. w

. >> may vincent gray's included a wider probe will be done. now all of these investigations may take a while but they also might raise more questions before the november election. jim and daureen. >> thank you. after months of wondering people forced from their homes after the landslide will finally know what's next for them. they will reveal the options at a meeting tonight. in may the landslide left six homes unhabitable and 22 others impacted. officials say it will cost more than $20 million to fix the problem but the county could decide it is better to pay people for their homes and knock them all down. >>> right now crews are working to repair a water main in the district. this is along stanton road. a water main broke earlier causing a big hole to open up in the street. traffic's been closed in both directions in this area. d.c. water says the repairs should be complete within the hour. >> coming up tonight there is word that a temporary cease fire is planned between israel and hamas. this comes hours after an air strike killed four youn

council strikes back overriding mayor vincent gray's budget veto. the council voted 12-1 this afternoon to overturn his veto of the $10.6 billion budget. that means items like that so- called yoga tax is back in effect for next year among some other items. council chairman phil mendelson disputed the mayor's claim the plan's streetcar would be in jeopardy if the budget was allowed to stand. mendelson said the council chose to implement tax cuts now and delay some of the streetcar revenue till later. democrat muriel bowser and independent david catania were among those voting to override gray's veto and both are running for mayor. >>> d.c. city council has taken a strong stand on a bill that restricts when an employer can ask an applicant about any criminal history. >> it's called ban the box and it refers to the criminal history box you have to check off on any job application. mola lenghi tells us about a brand-new law the council unanimously passed today. they're hoping it will help reintegrate ex-cons. >> advocates for the bill say with 8,000 cit

mayor vincent gray signed a bill banning d.c. restaurants from using styrofoam packages. it is part of a cleanup bill approved by the council meaning food trucks will have to use recycleable containers only. we caught up with a fisherman. >> you think that is a good idea? >> i really do. i really do. you know, so hopefully we won't see styrofoam coming down the river anymore. >> the ban takes effect in 2016. coming up on news 4 at 5:00 mark segraves talks to one restaurant owner who is less enthusiastic about the change. we want to know what you think about this. should the district have banned the styrofoam containers? that is our nbc washington flash survey of the day. you can vote by texting or calling us 202-601-3444. >> here are the results so far. about 67% of folks say yes, ban those plastic foam containers. it is a good move. >>> e-cigarettes will be banned at prince george's community college. the ban applies to all electronic devices for smoking as well as all tobacco products. smoking won't be allowed anywhere on the largo campus. the ban goes into effect septe

. >>> vincent gray vetoed the $10.6 billion budget approved by the city council. he is asking council to work with his office. the proposed budget includes cuts to the streetcar system, the elimination of a tax break for senior citizens, plus a new fitness tax on yoga and gym memberships. he has asked council to reconsider its spending plan. >> it had things in there i was opposed to. even sending it back unsigned with a letter i don't think would get the attention that this issue warrants at this stanl. >> district council approved the budget 12-1. it would take nine votes to override the mayor's veto. >>> looks like maryland casinos are giving atlanta a run for its money. our sister station in philadelphia is reporting another atlantic city casino reported to close. sources tell our station wcau that the trump plaza hotel and casino could shut doors by september. the showboat casino is already slated to close this ar. >>> all right. well, you don't see this every day. a poor black bear with his head stuck in an old melt can. how someone got this little guy out.

they voted to override mayor vincent gray's veto. he vetoed the $11 billion plan and because of the yoga tax reduced funding for streetcars. the council voted 12-1 to override the veto saying the budget included needed changes and included cuts to middle class workers. >>> we are celebrating summer in arlington this morning. we have history behind arlington county. angie goff is joining us live from bob and edith's diner on columbia pike. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. we have great company this morning. what does it sound like when we are celebrating arlington? [ cheers ] >> reporter: what does it sound like when news4 gets you out of swim practice early? yes, we have a lot of members of the fort myers swig team. that's not a nickname, that's the name of the team. these kids come from all across arlington across the potomac from d.c. but did you know back in 1791 arlington was part of the original plan to be part of the district of columbia? years later it became part of alexandria and wasn't until 1920 it got its nam

mayor vincent gray joined other local leaders at the new senior high school in southeast.onstruction of the school's steel frame is complete and if it stays on schedule the first phase will be finished by the end of the year. >> it's good to see something in our community and it's going to be something special. that's what i love about being a part of this project. >> it's being rebuilt on the west side of the existing school. once the new building is completed the hold one will be torn down and a football field replacing the area. >> time for a look at traffic with bob immler in the w.t.o.p. traffic center. >> longer delays and part of the problem is on the inner loop out of bison starting before route 50 in annandale and getting up to 270 with a storm drain issue on the inner loop before river road. still two lanes are open even though the lanes have tried out. dried out. i-95 south to new bridge and triangle you'll find the travel lanes open. a stretch of new hampshire avenue is closed south of the beltway. that's what dreamt looks like on -- development looks like on t

after mayor vincent gray vetoed the budget friday, would he get the five of the 13 votes to sustain? it looked bad before the session started. the allies were not there. >> to him that, you know, [ indiscernible ] if we had continued to be there, i think it would have been different. >> the council budget ripped out the mayor's complete property tax exemtion for seniors over 70 and levied a tax on gym memberships. >> i expect to see gym decline. so i expect to see a lot more boot camps people outside doing a lot of running. >> as debate got underway,men council members -- many council members agreed with the mayor. >> i will not vote to override the mayor's veto. i think the budget is short sighted. >> the chair. >> and my motion is to reenact the items that's plural in provisions disapproved by the mayor. all in favor say aye. >> as the vote proceeded it was clear the lame duck mayor has little influence. members were told the budge was was balanced but if they approved the veto it wouldn't be. >> a number of members said there were things in the budget they didn't like, but were af

mayor vincent gray planned the plastics in the city. it doesn't take part until 2016. it's part of a larger environmental bill aimed at cleaning up the anacostia river. >> president obama announced today there will be more sanctions. russia. >> we are blocking the exports to the energy sector and expanding our sanctions to more russian banks and defense companies. we're suspending credit that supports exports to russia and financing for economic development projects. >> the european union also issued sanctions for energy and technology sectors. europe has been facing pressure to widen their sanctions in the flight 17 malaysia airlines shootdown. >> it's the first warning of its kind from the surgeon general. what he's now calling a major health problem. >> and recalled six times? five out if you're behind the wheel of one of the most recalled vehicles of the year. >> it turned into a nightmare for more than 100 people including a local family on a whale watch after getting stranded in the atlantic ocean. hear how they made it back to shore. >> it was a crazy chain of e

council easily voted yesterday to override mayor vincent gray's budget veto. vetoed the $11 billion plan because of the yoga tax. gray also says the budget reduced funding for streetcars and said it ties the hands of future mayors. the council voted 12-1 to override the veto saying the spending plan included needed changes like tax cuts for middle class workers. >>> well, just because you're 21 doesn't mean you can get alcohol anywhere in the united states. a d.c. man found that out the hard way. in fact, he was in new hampshire and according to the "concord monitor," the man was denied the right to buy alcohol in that state, not because he was underage, drunk or suspicious but because he had a d.c. driver's license. a corky state law there in new hampshire does not list the d.c. license as a legal form of i.d. so if you're planning a trip to new hampshire, a passport or military card is an acceptable alternative. >>> west nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in prince william county. mosquito control says it's the first occurrence in the county this yea

last month vincent gray vetoed the budget that cut some funding to the d.c. street car system and also includes that controversial tax on yoga and gym memberships. gray needs the support of five councilmembers to sustain the veto. he has asked lawmakers to delay their recess and work out a compromise if the veto is upheld. >>> right now sergeant bowe bergdahl is adjusting to life back in the u.s. after being held prisoner by the taliban. and we are now learning about the new responsibilities he could see starting today. >>> plus the dramatic end to a popular comic. we'll tell you what will happen to archie's final moments. stay with us, we'll be right back. >>> we're following a developing story in the middle east. the israeli military says it shot down a drone along its southern coastline. they say it's the first time they have seen a drone coming from gaza militants. there have been back and forth rocket attacks between gaza and israel. palestinians say that more than 170 people have been killed. israeli forces are expected to launch quick ground strikes ac

mayor vincent gray banned the use of styrofoam as part of a larger environmental cleanup bill. meat trays and grocery stores are exempt. part of the goal is to keep the styrofoam out of the waterways. the ban begins in 2016. >>> this will come surprise. red light cameras are a cash cow for several local governments. according to aaa mid-atlantic tickets from red light cameras drew a $21 million from the cities of rockville and d.c. plus arlington, montgomery and prince george's counties. >>> hilton worldwide going high- tech. guests will soon be able to use their smartphones to access their rooms and be able to choose their room, check in and make special requests from their mobile devices, including room service and a restaurant some place else. digital check-in will be available by more than 4,000 hilton properties by the end of this year. >> you better have a smartphone with you. you'll be locked out. >>> weather wise a pretty day out there. let me get the seven-day forecast going. we're looking at temperatures which are going to be in the low 80s today. really looks very ni

s mayor and city council, today mayor vincent gray vetoed three key parts of the city budget approved by the city council including the so-called yoga tax. the mayor says the tax on gym memberships goes against the city's efforts for wellness and would be difficult to collect because many memberships are part of national chains. we'll tell you what else was vetoed at 6:00. >>> investigators are looking for possible environmental contamination inside an office building in oxon hill, this after irs employees working there have sounded the alarm about deaths and illnesses. scott broom is at the constellation center with today's reactions. >> reporter: both the building's managers and the irs said today that environmental health experiments were brought in to begin a study of health conditions inside this 10-story building, but there are no conclusions and the building remains open for business. the building at 6009 oxon hill road is emergency always the concentration center and among the biggest tenants support internal revenue -- is known as the concentration center and among the bigges

mayor sin vincent gray signed a bill that would ban zmÑ2esit.a law will require restaurants to use compostable or recyclable food service products. meet trays in grocery stores are exempt. part of the goal here is to keep styrofoam out of the waterways. >>> trending now, cupid's arrow may have devious motives. why people looking for love online may have had disastrous dates. that's coming up at 5:30. >> we're running out of superlatives for july. current temperatures, these are running 10 degrees below average. no one is in the 80s. it is is 78 downtown d.c. we'll come back and talk about how long the heat and humidity robbing peter to pay paul. why more of us are delinquent in debt. >> then after the break, escalating tensions between the u.s. and russia. >>> russia is facing tough new sanctions. >> and this is all in the wake of the downing of the malaysia airlines flight over eastern ukraine and russia's testing of ground launch cruise missiles in violation. now president obama and the european union want russia to suffer the consequences. >>

mayor, vincent c gray, is hosting a citywide hiring fair. taking place until 4:00 this afternoon at the convention center, open to all bc residents, government agencies, and 100 private employers who are there to hire. they are also holding workshops on resume writing, business etiquette, and interview skills. he up on the news at noon, dramatic video -- find out how these women narrowly escaped being hit by a train. plus, the redskins name debate continues. hear what hillary clinton has to think. and -- what a beautiful site. such a good cause. we will tell you what you need to know about virginia's annual pony swim. >> 7 on your side with a consumer alert. hyundai is recalling nearly one million or of its popular sonata sedans. they need to fix problems with your gearshift levers that could have the car slipping out apart. the recall covers 183,000 cars for model years 2011 to 2014. they will be sending out recall ofices to owners by the end september. watch this video, a close call for two women in indiana that almost got killed by a trai

mayor vincent gray will hold a news conference about d.c.'s gun laws. he'll respond to congressman thomas matthews' amendment that would defund the measures. the amendment was passed in the house as part of a d.c. spending bill. right now in the district handguns have to be registered every three years and owners have to be fingerprinted and complete a safety course. the amendment would do away with all of those requirements. senate approval is still needed but unlikely. >>> new marijuana laws are now in effect in d.c. there's a new defining line between getting a ticket versus getting arrested. starting today if you're caught with an ounce of marijuana or less, d.c. police can issue you a $25 ticket. also no more possible prison time if you've got with marijuana paraphernalia such as bongs, pipes and cigarette paper. the odor of marijuana will no longer be reasonable cause for police to search you or your property. >>> and we're answering your questions about the marijuana law changes in d.c. look for the ten things you need to know on the home page of

mayor vincent gray's goal to remove about 500 families out of public housing and shelters and into somesidized housing, rather out of shelt nears subsidized housing. he's not going to meet that goal. he's got a couple hundred still to go i think, all stemmed from back in the winter when we saw the numbers swell, number of people in shelters. >> it's a major problem, not going to get better. it's a byproduct at least in my view of what has gone and exploded residential housing costs in the district. there used to be a universe of people on the council and concerned citizens groups that would make sure that more was being done and that as much as possible was being done to help deal with these kinds of issues. we have a city council right now that's far more concerned in my opinion with chasing down development than they are in trying to make the city livable for everybody. and as a result, we're seeing insufficient leadership and results on what i believe to be a budding humanitarian crisis. we cannot have people homeless, we can't have families homeless this winter. it's an abomination

gray saysyor vincent the district's -- sends the district's entire budget back to the council.also, homeland security secretary j thompson gets a firsthand look at the front lines of the crisis on the border. and we also have surveillance video of the individual that police say as a burglar who conned his way into two d.c. homes, one of them belonging to the parents of d.c. councilmember muriel bowser. >> here is a question -- would you dress up like a cal for free food? plenty of people did, all part cow appreciation day. people who dressed up like a cow received free meals. those who had spotted accessories got a free entrÉe. >> so you had to commit. >> the promotion goes until closing tonight. yearly one million people took part in the event last year. -- nearly one million people to art in the event last year. >> when it comes to chicken nuggets, that is way overrated. >> let's get another check of the weather. hoping that it is quieter tonight. >> it is absolutely nice. a good deal of sunshine the remaining daylight hours. scattered clouds later tonight. outside, the newes

vincent silva. he walked away from his home in north san jose around 11:00 yesterday morning. he was wearing a grayong sleeve shirt, slax, and a -- slacks, and a gray full broom hat like this one. he has alzheimer's and considered at risk. >>> israeli military says hamas fired a rocket at israel just as a five hour humanitarian cease-fire came to an end. happened within the last couple of hours. so far, no reports of injuries. >>> microsoft will lay off up to 18,000 workers over the next year. most of those jobs are expected to come from nokia which mic microsoft last april. this is the largest round of cuts in the history of the company. >>> last minute out the door check of weather. >> it's going to be perfect. that should be all i got to say. >> wonderful. >> look at that, 72 room temperature on the east shore today. 79 not much warmer for us in the south bay. 75 in wine country in july. that's inspiring. >> yeah. >> all right, so how are the roads? >>> let's go to the water. not this the guy, this is the overturned truck reported there. our photographer on the scene, the traffic you can see, se