my guest tonight is an amazing man leading the naacp in north carolina reverend william barber is joining us, everybody! ( cheers and applause ) really excited to have a conversation with him. first, this weekend, 70 people killed and 50 injured in a terrorist attack that took place in london. most leaders sent their con doll lenses through shame. >> the president of the united states in an open fight in the public air waves and on twitter with the mayor of london sadiq khan, the mayor quoted 70 dead and 40 wounded in terror attack and the mayor of london said there was no reason to be alarmed. that prompted a spokesman for the mayor to say he has more to do than to respond to donald trump's tweets taken out of context when he was urging londoners not to be alarmed when they saw more police on the throats. the president took that as a slap on the face and said pathetic excuse for mayor sadiq khan who had to think fast on his feet. >> trevor: just after an attack on london he (bleep) on the mayor of london. he would be the worst person to visit you in the hospital. you're suffering and don

they are part of it, but we have the naacp, baptist joint community, lgb t organization, women's groups. you could go down the list and pick up the communities opposed to private school vouchers for various reasons, so when i walk in the door i don't win with a certain perspective, i go in and argue naacp is concerned there are not civil rights protections for these students. i say they are concerned because this money can go to private schools that can reject kids because they are gay or have gay parents or can teach anti- gay curriculum with your taxpayer dollars. there's more to this than just the teacher's union second, i think we are missing the idea of how important public schools are to the rural areas. there's no public private schools there is an option, so this means it will be a twisting tax credit system taking money from the public school, their one public school it won't go to their community. it will go to a private school somewhere else and i think that's important. >> tuition tax credits don't work that way. that's really important tuition tax credits are like the neutr

the former president of the naacp is running for political office. we'll talk to ben jealous in a few minutes. kmeed yen and friend bill maher is using a friend that he shouldn't, and i'm pretty upset about that. and those parenis accords, why they matter especially to poor and minorities

they are part of it but we have the naacp. we have baptist joint committee. we have union for reformed judaism. we have civil rights groups. women's groups. you can go down the list and sort of tick off all of the communities opposed to school vouchers for various reasons. when i walk in the door i don't go in with the perspective of whoever although i consider them strong allies of mine. i go in and i argue naacp is concerned that there are not civil rights protections for these students. i say concern because a lot of money can go to private schools that can reject kids because they are gay or because they have gay parents or can teach anti-gay curriculum with your tax dollars. i think that we are sort of missing the idea of how important public schools are to the rural areas. there are no public/private schools as an option for many of these people so what this means is it is going to be a whole new tuition tax credit system to take money from the public school and it's not going to go to their community. it will go to a private school somewhere else. i th

ben jealous having headed the naacp at a very juyoung age andn the forefront of the fight for the $15 minimum hour wage, same-sex marriage laws. >> and he ran -- >> and bernie sanders, he considers himself a progressive. and so i think that's what you need to know about him. he announced in baltimore he talked about things he wanted to do for the truck in baltimore, but he talked about the purple line here in our area, wanting to fund that. and so he kind of hits the ground running because he has both some name recognition and clearly he has an infrastructure in placef support him and who are familiar with maryland politics and so he will definitely hit the ground running. >> and so if he were to win the democratic nomination, being he'd be facing a popular governor who wants to be the second republican governor to wichb a c win a consecutive term. >> and that is a tough thing for hogan to repeat as governor in maryland which as yyou point ou typically leads democratic. but, yes, hogan has been popular. particularly for a republican in maryland. and distancing himself, you know, he ke

now the naacp is asking for changing. tracee will kkins is live in la. >> reporter: this is unusual request coming from the . the members of the board. they're requesting that kevin maxwell changed for ceo to interim. they're also requesting. it will be a good idea for the ceo to step aside as so many teachers have this year. >> if you want to put them >> they sent this letter to county executive. we've been in contact with this office today. what they are reminding us is it's the board of education and its leadership and they'll be the contract. they've reached out to the chair. we have not heard from him just yet. tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. >>> marijuana shop will be opening soon. it will be located on and the old banner black building. the distributor green thumb industry got a license to operate dispensary there. . maryland law now allows us to choose stand alone dispensary in each of the same work to serve up to 150 patients a day. >> this is why you had a hard time. >> the truckload spilled over to t

he joins now the former naacp rossdent ben jealous and hoping to unseat the current republican governor, larry hogan. ralph jaffe has also announced his intention of running. now to a case that shock to the nation, a black man shot to death in his car by a police officer. the aftermath, streamed live on facebook. the officer was acquitted of all charges. now we are seeing new dashcam video showing what happened after he pulled casteel over, saying he looks like a burglary subject. we want to warn you that this video is graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers. >> i have to tel don't pull it out. [screaming] ofry: he was found guilty second-degree manslaughter -- not guilty of second three-month that's secondary manslaughter. autria: a ferguson was very police officer shot michael ,rown to death three years ago setting off riots that destroyed part of the city. financial terms of the settlement between the family and the city were not disclosed. now, new developments this morning after the death of auto warm beer --otto warmbier. willause of his death remain a mystery, the family ha

naacp leader, alex ross, state senator richard matalino junior, representative john gelaney. we will bring you more as the morning continues. once again, prince georges county executive throwing his name into the race for governor in 2018. >> we'll follow that through the day here on news4 and on nbcwashington.com. >>> look at the beautiful scene. summer is under way. seems like it has been under way for awhile. summer solstice took place at 12:24 this morning. we're off to a relatively nice start. good morning, i'm eun yang. >> i am chris lawrence. look who's back. >> it was a wonderful experience, it was great to be back in south korea, i hadn't within back in 20 years. a completely different country. incredible to see. this is the hahn river in seoul. i took this because it is fun to show the kids. this is a temple, site of the winter games. that's at the top of the ski jump. very high. if you're afraid of heights, can't do it. there's lansing in the middle who accompanied me, the photojournalist, worked so hard at getting these stories we'll be excited to share with you f

he was a civil rights icon o head of the naacp. his widow, pam said today that he liked to go out there and sit on benches and just think. bond's bench is on connecticut avenue just outside the community center. >> a texas mother is facing charges tonight after her toddler's were found dead inside a locked car last month. police say cynthia randolph initially claimed it was an accident but now admits that she locked the two-year-old and the 16 month old in the car as punishment. it's still early in the season. but it's already been a deadly summer. last week alone there were at least four children who died after being left inside hot cars. nbc jay car has a closer look at what continues to be a tragic trend. >> front yard baseball is a ride of summer. but for the family, the season also brings painful >> taking his wife to first. >> it's not a that you're a bad parent. you got distracted. >> temperatures climbing to 120 degrees. >> it's every parents' worse nightmare. >> he suffered six heat strokes but survived. >> but i hope some

. >> well, rojas, the first vice president of the gloucester county naacp, and considers himself a diehard phillies fan. >> for him to say that, i'm very disappointed. and i hope it is not a sign of the times that we're living in our country right now. >> schmidt later released a statement saying in part: quote, i'm very sore that i this misrepresentation of my answer occurred, and may have offended someone. i assure everyone, i had no intention of that, but many wonder if it goes far enough. >> he apologized but, you know, that's like the damage is already done, like politics. >> mike schmidt, you better and good boy. >> schmidt also said in the statement he believes herrera will become more comfortable with the language and in time will be a centerpiece of the phillies organization. in south philadelphia, dave kinchen, "fox 29 news." >> some good news from resident about 35,000 residents in trenton, 092nd ago we told but that boil water advisoy, because of the chlorine levels, apparently. it has been lifted. >> lifted. you don't have have to do that any more t should be okay, they say. >

formerclude baker and naacp president, state senator richard metal little and alec ross. larry: president obama will be back on the campaign trail, agreeing to stump for virginia democrat. aideashington post says an confirmed obama has agreed to campaign during a call. so far, no events have been plan. autria: questions are swirling around actor johnny depp, in particular a comment he made a peering to threaten president donald trump. >> when was the last time an actor assassinated a president? [cheering] now, i want to clarify. i'm not an actor. i lie for a living. been a while. and maybe it is time. autria: so far no comment from the white house or the president this mayor has vowed to confront the city's confederate monuments. the mayor says he intends to evenfor a new signage and additional monuments to correct what he called a false narrative conveyed by the statues along monument avenue. his approach may set richmond apart from other southern states. several cities across the country chose the other path, removing my humans in places like st. louis and new orleans.

echls shea is a former -- also in the running, state senator richard maldonado and former naacp president ben jellies. the primary is still a obama is getting back into politics who could be the next governor of virginia. obama will hit the campaign trail for democrat ralph northam. an obama aide confirmed that he made a congratulatory call to northam. no events have been set up. ed gillespie will be going against him. >>> the man accused of sending top secret documents to chinese sources? >> leesburg searched kevin mallory's home yesterday. mallory is a former defense contractor and state department security agent. the fbi interviewed him in april after he flew back to the u.s. from china with more than $16,000 in undeclared cash. mallory claimed he unknow knowingly met with chinese intelligence and said nothing he gave them was clarified. a search for the devices, shows information information and my object is to get paid. >> he could face life in prison and in certain circumstances, even the death penalty. >>> we want to go back to the live desk where erika gonzalez left behind. look a

joining me is democrat ben gelles, the former naacp president. let's talk about your take on the senate bill and how it's really going to affect the people specifically of maryland the the state you want to be goff, this is so sobering. talk to folks in the middle and rural parts of the state, their lives will be hurt but the economy, about half of it, will suffer. when you shut down obamacare, you shut down world hospitals now, it really makes you feel like, you know, folks in congress too often, especially the ones pushing this that's why we have got to push for a single payor in our state. >> you tweeted about that last night. why do you think we should do that and are you worried that will cost you votes in running in this governor's race? >> you know, look, i think folks who love trumpcare might be frustrated, but the are the what want to make sure that everyone in our community has it. i was out on the eastern shore, i was talking to a group of voters in the back yard and a guy raised his hand and said, look, i voted for trump and i just ha

. >> former president and ceo of the naacp is running for governor of maryland. van gelists his cousin opened business following up rest of freddie gray. he calls himself undergoing and outsider ca a politician. and he could face a crowded democratic primary field and a number of mains mentioned for candidates and ultimate takes on republican governor larry hogan changes coming to the new pay to park at res tin town center starting monday you can park three one hour prior to 5 people on weekdays. axarking is completely three between 13:and 5. >> 30. the owners of pros stone property groups made change inside response to feedback from the community. some business owners say the change doesn't go far enough. >>> given us an hour does not rectify this it's like throwing a bone to somebody and it's i considered salt in the one and flat in the face. >> summer planning up grate kiosk which will allow them to pay >> a man who exchange the d. fake movie money for real cash. it happened surprised morning in the 2900 block of plaque and fredericksburg and investigators say

he was the to the naacp. he was born and raised right here in the sdrisktdistrict. he graduated from dunbar high school. >> reporter: right now this is just a proposal in council. we'll keep you posted on what happens. pat, back to you. >>> after years of debate and controversy, one of the nation's largest mosques has won approval to build a new facility in. it was approved during another lengthy public meeting. residents expressed concern that it would bring too much traffic to the area and might destroy the countryside, but supporters of the project said steps will be taken to keep that from happening. all dulles area muslim society plans to build a 22,000 square foot mosque. it will caccommodate 500 people. >>> a new push for information about an explosion in new york's central park that injured a fair >> that is one of the stories we're work on at 5:00. >> ooilts a been almoit's been jumped off the rock and landed on an exabout diplomacy suffer. >> he lost part of his leg and now police are renewing their push to solve this case. >> and more on the new reward an

the president of the naacp tweeted this photo of maher and kathy griffin. he said great comedians make us think and laugh. when our humanity is the punch line, it hurts too much -- >> last night was a particularly long night as i regret the wordy used and the banter of a live moment. the word was offensive and i regret saying it and am very sorry. >>> happening today, an historic east bay church destroyed by a fire last fall is back open for services and will host a grand celebration. much of the campus surrounding the first kong grags allist church in berkeley is still damaged by the fire. but the remodeled sanctuary just reopened two weeks ago. the cause of the fire is still unknown. but this morning at 10:00, there will be a special service with berkeley firefighters to celebrate the church's return home. >>> madison county officeotorcy off their skills. they shared this video of the motorcycle training competition. this is the fourth year of the event which is open and free to the public. some lucky kids got to take their bicycles through the course as

baker joins former naacp and alec ross in announcing a run on the democratic side to challenge republican larry hogan next year. >>> days after uber ceoannounced he's taking a leave of answer, we've now learning he's resigned. it comes on the heels of a major overhaul. it faced claims of sexual assault, bullying and unprofessional behavior. "new york times" report said five of uber's major investors design he resign immediately. he will remain though on uber's board of directors. >>> republicans are rejoicing following a congressional race in georgia. karen handel will become the next congress woman. filling the see the of tom price. handel beat out john osoff in what was the most expensive house race in u.s. history. president trump took to twitter to congratulate her >>> funeral services for a 17-year-old muslim girl will be held today. . >> comes as her family says they're confident in the police investigation despite growing backlash that her death is not being investigated as a hate crime. >> melanie alnwick is sterling with the new details. mel? >> reporter: a somber day here in wha

so far, several democrats plan to run against him, including the former head of the naacp, ben gellis and the baltimore county executive. >>> there's a new problem growing in many health care facilities across the country. the cdc said the number of legionnaires' cases is rising in places like hospitals and nursing homes. the severe respiratory illness grows and spreads in the water supply. a new study looked at 21 cities and states, including virginia. it found that 16 of those areas reported new cases of legionnaires' disease. a quarter of all people die from the disease. >>> a man goes for a swim, not knowing his tattoo would lead to his death. what you need to do if you're thinking about getting fresh ink. >>> plus an 8-year-old sidelined from her soccer games because of a typo over her gender. now her and her family are speaking out. >>> and we are bringing you the latest headlines and weather even during the commercial breaks. just keep an eye on your screens untile join w ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need t

the others include prince george's executive, baker, and former naacp -- the primary still a year ago. election, november 2018. back to you. >>> thank you. >> it's 5:14. other top stories we're following in morning. the british government says it will not abandon the people left homeless by the deadly apartment building fire. the familiar also will be relocate today apartments in an after flupt area of west lo theresa may says all of the families will be relocated within three weeks. most are currently living in hotels. entire families and children died in the fire last week. >>> terrible story there. tropical storm cindy left damage and flooding in the south. now that system is coming our way. we're already seeing some of the rain. sheena parveen will let you know when you need an umbrella. >>> bill cosby might be retired on sexual assault charges. but the comedian plans to talk to young people in a series of town hall meetings. his spokesperson says he's eager to get back to work after a mistrial was declared. he wants to talk to young people about the dangers of partying and what t

. >> well, rojas the first vice president of the gloucester county naacp and considers himself a diehard phillies fan. >> for him to say that, i'm very disappointed, and i hope it is not a sign of the times that we're living in our country right now. >> schmidt later released a statement saying in part, quote, i'm very sore that i this misrepresentation of my answer occurred, and may have offended someone. i assure everyone, i had no intention of that. but many wonder if it goes far enough. >> he apologizd, but, you know, that's like -- the damage is done, it is like politics. >> mike schmidt you better and good boy. >> schmidt also said in the statement he believes herrera will become more comfortable with the language, and in time, will be a centerpiece of the phillies organization. in south philadelphia, dave kinchen, "fox 29 news." >> all right, thank you there, dave. welshing we want to show you a little girl. a soccer star, but one little girl forced off the field. >> her team was actually disqualified from the big game, all because of her haircut. but first, here's sean bell. >> c

the naacp is asking for a legal review over whether the statue honoring could be moved. the last time they raised objections to the statute, they were given funding and permission to add to it on the courthouse lawn. those plagues have not been create jood 6:37. a federal contractor busted. a top secret document on russian hacking released. see the arrest and the fallout of the 25-year-old at the center of the scandal. >> do you remember your prom night? wasn't like this. >> got invited to a prom. >> the mother that went to extremes to create an unforgetable night. >>> and good morning, everybody. get ready to start thinking about your weekend. boy, is it going to be warm around here. saturday up near 87. sunday, maybe 92 degrees. that could bthee creating jobs foreaner, reliour veterans... helping those in need save money on their energy bills. it takes 16,000 dominion energy employees doing the job. and now, dominion energy is investing $15 billion to build and upgrade our electric and natural gas infrastructure... creating jobs now and for the future. across virginia,

the president of the naacp tweeted this photo of maher and comedian kathy griffin who's under fire for a parody of president trump. cornell william brooks said great comedians make us think and laugh. when our humanity is the punchline it hurts too much to think or laugh." late this afternoon maher apologized for the comments saying, "last night was a particularly long night as i regrelt the word i used in the banter of a live moment. the word was offensive, and i regret saying it and i am very sorry." >>> for one central california leader pride month began with not a lot to be proud of. these charred remains are all that's left of the pride flag san luis obispo mayor heidi harmon had hung outside of her home for years. someone also put up signs promoting unity and inclusion -- rather cut them up. those signs were on display in front of her house. for her part harmon has stood strong saying "love will always triumph over fear." >> acts like this will not work in terms of keeping allies or people in the lgbt community from standing up for themselves. >> police are investigating this inc

the president of the naacp tweeted this photo of maher and kathy griffin. who was under fire for a parody of president trump. cornell, will wam brooks said great comedians make us think and laugh. when our humanity is the punch line, it hurts too much -- >> last night was a particularly long night as i regret the wordy used and the banter of a live moment. the word was offensive and i regret saying it and am very sorry. >>> happening today, an historic east bay church destroyed by a fire last fall is back open for services and will host a grand celebration. much of the campus surrounding the first congregationalist church in berkeley is still damaged by the fire. but the remodeled sanctuary just reopened two weeks ago. the cause of the fire is still unknown. but this morning at 10:00, there will be a special service with berkeley firefighters to celebrate the church's return home. >>> motorcycle officers showed off their skills from all over northern california. the fairfield police department shared this video of the motorcycle training competition. this i

washington was dealing with the federal laws on civil rights, i'm talking about national action network, naacp and others in the big march we had, and that the laws give too much room to where you can interpret if a policeman was in fear. shouldn't the laws be a little more defined than that because anybody can say that i was afraid, and are we dangerously close to people being able to say that just the presence of a black man is threatening to me? >> well, the whole issue is the officer's judgment and the officer has judgment powers that are awesome, staggering, and in order to give somebody those kind of powers we as a society have to make sure we're picking people very selectively, that they have the wisdom, prudence, intellect to do the work. these are real issues and we have a new administration in washington and they could be very helpful with this. we need -- we have a recruitment crisis at the moment, fewer people want to go into this profession and we need to -- it would be a very good time to talk about training and education, investing in -- >> but we also need laws, eugene, because

county executive baker is rejecting a call from the local naacp to hold off on renewing maxwell's contract. >> not at all. not -- absolutely not at all. >> why not? >> because we signed the contract and i decided when we reappointed him, he's doing a good job. >> baker does not think thousands of grades. >>> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk with new information coming into the newsroom. nerve gas was used in a deadly attack in syria in april. this according to the organizations for the prohibition of chemical weapons. the international chemical weapons watchdog group did not place blame in its statement of findings and will in fact be used by a u.s. joint investigation team to assess who is responsible. back over to you. >> erika, thank you. >>> it's pretty comfortable now but things are about to heat up, chuck bell. >> they certainly are. if you're going to have time at the pool, cannonball. up into the 90s this afternoon. rain chances are keeping up a little bit for tomorrow. but i'm optimistic about the fourth. i'll give you the outlook for the holiday weekend in a few minutes. >>> s

school ceo kevin executive is rejecting the local naacp's demand to hold off on renewing maxwell's contract. >> not at all. >> reporter: why not. >> because we signed the contract and i decided when we are reappointed him, he's doing a good job. >> baker says he does not believe that thousands of teachers changed grades across the county. >>> getting into college is tough, let alone pay for it. >> that's right and now it's about to get even higher. why the rates are rising and what you can do to bring the amount that you owe down when news4 midday continues. >>> about a million people are headed out of town for the holiday weekend, but for those staying in town, we've got you covered with everything you need to know for july fourth. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. now with our new fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs. it's 20 times faster than most people have. you get more speed that allows you to do more of the things you love. like binge watching game of thrones on multip