mayor muriel bowser said he might have the answer for them. our mola lenghi is live at the redskins' former home rfk with the details on that. >> reporter: mayor bowser has already started to conceptionallize the team's return to the district, perhaps converting their old home here at rfk and developing it into their new home, but the district is certain to get a challenge from maryland and virginia. >> hard hit and by the glove of bryant. >> reporter: the washington nationals call d.c. home. so do the wizards and the capitals. now d.c. united seems to be sticking around. >> goal! >> reporter: but the most popular team in town, the washington redskins, plays in maryland and is headquartered in virginia. d.c. mayor muriel bowser says she's working on it. >> events d.c. is currently developing scenarios how rfk could be developed. >> reporter: rfk could be one way to appeal to skins owner dan snyder who often speaks about going to games there as a kid, but that was then and if snyder wants d.c. to be the skins' future homes, east not said, thoug

we asked dc mayor bowser about the athlete a short time ago. >> we have no reason to believe there are any threats against the district of columbia. >>> these bulletins are often released around major u.s. holidays. one cia official says this time he's taking it very seriously. >> the director of the cia said he was running around with his hair on fire. a deputy says we need to be paying attention again. >> i wouldn't be surprised if we're sitting here a week from today talking about an attack over the weekend in the united states. that's how serious this is. >> reporter: former cia insider says dozens of arrests of alleged isis sympathizers in the u.s. in the last few months have increased his alarm. nay includ -- he says isis' call to arms during the month of ramadan make this an especially dangerous time. washingtonians refuse to be intimidated. >> we can go out here any day of the week and be a victim of something. might as well just try to live as best you can. >> reporter: this was a nationwide bulletin to law enforcement and the military about threats to police at fourth of july

people like the mayor, muriel bowser, say no it should not. others like council member mcduffie say, absolutely. the public has to have access to the video. in fact if they don't have access let's del we're committed to do this right. he calls it essential to this public information and building improved relationships between the police and the community. again, it's going to cost $1.5 million. that's the ticket per year to year to post and manage the video and it will need budget approval for the 2016 fiscal year. they'll vote on that amendment today. that vote will not impact the 168 cameras that are already on the street and with police. this all comes to light of course as you think of ferguson, as you think of new york and right here in d.c. today. that vote will be at the wilson building just behind me. reporting live aaron back to you in the studio. >> zachary kiesch, thank you. >>> you can see a significant tax cut in the district a year sooner than you were supposed to. today the d.c. council will vote on plan proposed by phil mendels

bowser has a plan to help rid d.c. of synthetic marijuana. both mayor bowser and police chief coo at this time la near says the drugs are -- cathy lanier says the drugs are at least possibly to blame for the spike in homicides. they say the drugs can have a cytolytic effect on users. >> you will get a lot of batches of it where it's much much more potent. and when that happens we see these spikes in overdoses and violence. >> chief la near says she's confident her department will get this spike in violence under control and mayor bowser's plan would let police shut down businesses caught selling the drugs for up to 96 hours. . >>> hey there, i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow. well, it sure looks dreary out here on the michael & son weather cam but there's really not any rain falling anywhere in the dmv. we might see a light sprinkle or shower though into the later afternoon. 80 degrees at 3:00. 81 rat 6:00. we're going to reach an afternoon high of 84 degrees. at about 4:00. and then the chance for showers increases as we head into the

police chief cathy lanier and mayor bowser who want to say the video are off-limit to foi request has come up with the money to make them available. >> you don't want to roll out a program that is going to undermine. >> bowseree council supporters say the defendant's lawyer will have access and the council action is unnecessary and a delay. >> in america you need to have the cameras to record interaction with law enforcement. >> yet the police union wants the public to see how the officers interact. >> what the mayor and the chief of police propose is a ban to release the information. >> the mayor has until october 1 to find the money in the budget to pay for the equipment to blur faces and hire four people to run the program. the mayor spokesman gave us this reaction saying that the mayor is committed to make the program work. despite council's efforts to "delay and debunk." reporting live sam ford abc7 news. maureen:ks sam. d.c. police chief cathy lanier will soon have more power to fight synthetic drugs. the d.c. council approved emergency legislation to allow the chief to temple r

bowser is holding a round table at enlightened incorporated the this morning. she's honoring some of the fellow community members as well and speaking tonight at the caribbean community recognition awards. >>> maryland governor larry hogan says he's feeling strong and healthy after his first round of chemotherapy. in a facebook post yesterday, he said he feels humbled and uplifted by the outpouring of support. he said he wasn't having side effects to the chemo. he revealed last week he had been diagnosed with an advanced stage of non-hodgkins lymphoma. he's pledged to keep working while undergoing treatment. >>> a lawyer now combing through an offer for a new baseball stadium in spotsylvania county. we said it would be near south point parkway and route 1. and the supervisors hired the lawyer to double-check the proposal that they're sending to the hagerstown suns. the paper said supervisors would pay most of the cost but they are asking for a rent payment of $250,000 a year. >>> 6:35 right now. we continue to watch developments out of new york this morning. af

this morning mayor bowser said there are no pending threats here in the city. >> i got a full briefing last week from all of the partners involved in the 4th of july activities and we're looking forward to it being wonderful safe event as always. >> mayor bowser went on to say the nats game, concert at rfk and several neighborhood events are all set to go on as planned. >>> it was a dangerous weekend on maryland waterways. one adult and a child are dead. a man is missing and three people are recovering after several incidents. today our stephanie ramirez spoke with a man who saw a speeding boat come flying his way. >> everyone here is stunned including the people who run the boat race. they tell me in the 50, 60 years they've been out on the water. they've seen their fair share of boat race crashes. >> i didn't know what to do. it actually hit my motor. if it hadn't have hit my motor it would have wiped them all out. >> reporter: jerry shows us what's left of his motor yesterday. he tells us the 7-year-old girl who died in the sunday evening speed boat crash is actually the daughter of

mayor bowser and cathy lanier just announce sweeping changes about one hour ago. sam sweeney is live in northwest to break it down for us. sam? sam: the mayor just announced she would introduce an emergency legislation that would crack down on the sale and distribution of synthetic marijuana and all synthetic drug . mayor bowser wants to send a clear message that she and her police chief mean business when it comes to synthetic drugs, saying that synthetic drugs are one of the greatest threats to the city right now. they both say that the drugs have direct impact on the safety and well-being of those in the district. this legislation will allow the police chief to close any business caught selling synthetic drugs. the first offense for those stores will be a 96 hour shutdown with the $10,000 nine. if they do it again they will be shut down for 30 days and face fines of up to $25,000 and this did he will work to remove their business license indefinitely. also announced today, restructuring as seven feistiness will be disbanded to create what is called internal int

. >>> 5:02 now, and today the council will ask muriel bowser to let you view the police body ssue and one of the main questions is whether the images would be part of the freedom of information laws. the council will discuss that point today. also up for debate is how would police put the images out to the public? making body camera video available to the public would cost $1.5 million a year according to mayor. coming up, zachary kiesch will explane what happens if -- explain what happens if she rejects the cost. >>> a new abuse and neglect policy is in effect in the montgomery county schools. it was unanimously approved last night. teachers will all be trained in how to recognize abuse. there's also a new set of standards about how staff are supposed to support abuse victims and schools will implement more rigorous background checks for teacher, contractors, as well as volunteers. >> we're working to find out why someone shot a man on south capitol street. this happened in front of a liquor store in front of a bus stop last night. the victim was breathing when paramedics took him to

. >> reporter: police chief cathy lanier and mayor bowser say it is due to the use of synthetic drugs in the city. live in dc, i'm nikki burdine, wusa9. >>> this weekend's space x explosion means nasa will have to rely on russians. >>> wusa9 is back after this, but first, here's allison with a look at our dry weather. >> ice out here. a cool, refreshing start. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. we have rain back in th >>> welcome back. just about 10 minutes after 6:00. we are off to a great start. it is refreshing, it is cool out there. probably the best start of the week. temperatures at 54 degrees for germantown. laurel and white oak. 53. not as breezy as we were yesterday. temperatures are going to head low to mid-80s. dry, low humidity, no rain in the forecast today. of course tomorrow we are going to be tracking showers and storms in the forecast. i'll have the futurecast coming up for you in just a bit. >>> allison, i'm giving this commute an a+ so far. i'm liking it. eastbound 66 we are starting to see delays as you make your way toward the capital beltway. this morning, also loo

. >> reporter: if dc mayor bowser gets her way police chief cathy lanier would be able to close businesses for 96 hours if caught selling synthetic drugs. they could also be fined it $10,000 for the first offense. >> we try to go after it aggressively we just didn't have the case to go after it. >> reporter: a couple liquor store owners had this response to the new crackdown on businesses that pedal synthetic drugs. >> i think those that are dealing in this business, they should watch out. >> be closed? >> absolutely . >> i asked for synthetic marijuana. >> reporter: board 7 dc council member yvette alexander shared a firsthand account of how she could have bought synthetic drugs. >> he went under the counter and presented me with a bag that had scooby doo on it. when i gave him my credit card, he said oh no, cash only. >> she also pointed out they announced they're going to dismantle all of those vice units, the jump out squads that would snatch the drug dealers off the streets they're going to dismantle that. the police chief said it's no longer effective. they're putting everybody in to

. >>> dc mayor bowser has declared a new war on synthetic drugs. bowser sending emergency bills to the dc council asking for new authority to crackdown on shops that sell the dangerous stuff. if the mayor gets her way, police chief cathy lanier would be able to shut down businesses for 96 hours if they're caught selling those synthetic drugs and there could be a $10,000 fine for the first violation. >> while we try to go after it aggressively to stop it from continuing to grow, we didn't have the case to go after it. we were seizing hundreds of kilos with no penalty. >> charles dark, director for the city's drug prevention center says buyer beware. anybody who uses synthetic drugs is taking a huge risk. yet this is a booming business here in dc. council member yvette alexander said she walked in to an adams morgan tobacco shop and asked for synthetic marijuana and said the man presented her with a bag that had had name scooby doo on it. he wanted nothing but cash. >>> another bush makes a run for the white house. hear what jeb said makes him a good

now mur iel bowser could come at a big cost. told d.c. council it cost $1.5 million to make it public. bowser says the price could affect the budget however critics believe she is again public access. >>> less than 24 hours after shooting in south carolina vandals struck at a predominantly black church in maryland. police say this is not a hate crime. you can see the word "satan" in an upside cross as well. and spray painted all over the church in clinton. >> they initially concluded it to be a hate crime but i think they downgraded that. >> prince george's county police say this is not considered a hate crime because it wasn't directed at a specific person. and there's no evidence suggesting the church was targeted because of race. >>> in the day ahead a watchdog group will announce a new federal lawsuit against what they are calling jerry mandzerring inmandzer ing ing in washington. the group is proposing a method to allow courts to prevent any party from drawing new congressional maps that arbitrarily divide communities. >>> nbc news c

mayor muriel bowser is rolling out a new plan to help fight drugs in the district. the mayor will hold a news conference tomorrow morning to announce this new strategy. bowser says the district is changing the way it conducts drug enforcement to crackdown on synthetic drugs. the city will also target people who supply drugs to communities. >>> family and friends held a memorial today for the map shot and killed while selling ice cream from an ice cream truck. the shooting happened yesterday on vermont court in frederick. investigators say 22-year-old brandon brown stepped to you the of the truck and was approached by a man who shot him. children were in the area at the time of the attack and witnessed everything that happened. police did make an arrest early this morning. you are looking at his picture there. officers found 27-year-old lar nell lyles at a home in walkersville, maryland. >>> in fredericksburg, a parking lot brawl turns deadly. this happened this morning outside the green briar shopping center on plank road. police say a large fight broke out. three p

bruce johnson talks to mayor bowser about violence in the city at 5:30. >> reporter: new surveillance video released today shows the moments leading up to metro's fatal smoke incident in january. i'm andrea mccarren at ntsb headquarters, a live report straight lady. >> severe thunderstorm warning now -- straight ahead. >> severe thunderstorm now for washington county in maryland, loudoun county in virginia. this is a nasty storm, frequent lightning around brunswick. it's just headed east. get ready frederick, urbana, damascus and mount airy. we'll come >>> this is a yellow alert day. wusa9 first alert weather, d.c.'s most accurate. >> a severe thunderstorm watch covers the entire metro area until 11:00. we've been watching severe weather all afternoon into pennsylvania. now it is sinking south building back from the west which means it will take aim on the immediate metro area shortly. big storms around frederick, hagerstown, hail, damaging winds, frequent lightning and they're moving about 40 miles an hour. we do have a severe thunderstorm warning in effect out to garrett county, fre

mayor muriel bowser came out tonight and said buzzard point will be home to a new world class stadium. >> people say d.c. isn't a soccer city. they are 100% wrong. >> reporter: but can d.c. be a soccer city if it doesn't even have a stadium? d.c. united spent its entire existence playing at rfk stadium, the redskins old home. >> it's not a soccer stadium. it doesn't feel soccerrish. >> reporter: the team homes a soccer specific stadium -- hopes a soccer specific stadium will have that soccerrish feeling at buzzard point. >> by giving them a soccer specific stadium, new, updated, beautiful. it's for them. >> reporter: for the fans said d.c. united goalie, the fans who have supported united in their four mls titles since the team's inception in 1996 and despite their success it has been impossible to see the rfk which seats more than 40,000 people. boris said the new stadium will be all about atmosphere. >> to have a 20, 25 now seat 25,000 -- 25 now seat atmosphere. >> reporter: they -- 25,000 seat makes a more intimate atmosphere. >> i'm excited. they have a great team now. it's a good

bowser named gregory dean to head the department this spring. that appointment requires council confirmation. the fire department for ten years before retiring in january. he said he is coming back to the job because he missed the work. >>> metro is looking for talent to perform outside at subway stations. all invited to audition at metro headquarters tonight between 5:00 and 7:00. larry is warming up the pipes right now. artists, please keep in mind to have a background check. >> all right, 88 degrees today. it is going to be warmer and more humid. scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon, especially some of them could be pretty strong. so we'll be tracking them this evening. before that, a few stray showers north and west. >> just be mindful of that fire investigation that we have going on regarding that bus on the southbound side of i-270. this is between near falls road. you can see no delays, just watch out for that bus on the side of the road there. >> cbs this morning is next. they will be taking a look at the efforts to c

near an abandoned property. >> reporter: addressing several dozen mostly northeast residents, mayor bowser linked the spike in murders to the rise of synthetic drugs in the district likening their violent effect on users to that of pcp. >> it's also dangerous to all of us because it produces in that person really psychotic behavior, dangerous behavior. >> reporter: after the meeting i asked about that link. why is that one specifically linked to violence? >> well, we think that some of the homicides or gun violence is related to drug sales and disputes over drug sales and that's where we see the growth. >> reporter: chief lanier explained further. >> you will get lots and batches of it where it is much, much more potent and when that happens, we see these spikes in overdoses and vie helps. >> reporter: lanier said violent -- violence. >> reporter: lanier said violent crime in the district is actually down with less shootings being fatal. the cliff also promised increased cooperation with federal -- chief also promised increased cooperation with federal partners and more overtime for the of

today muriel bowser releases the annual report on hiv and std. and it will reveal how many followed up with treatment. in 2012 the number of hiv cases in the district was consider at epidemic rates. >>> today in northeast washington mayor bowser will break ground on a new senior apartment complex. >> construction is going to last about a year. it will offer 25 affordable senior apartments. the ground break willing start at 11:00 a.m. >>> we are looking at 4:35 on this tuesday morning. taking a live look outside. we are preparing for some more rain in the day ahead. will you need the wipers to or from work? tom is putting together your drive time forecast. he'll bring that to us at 4:41. >>> there are new calls for the washington redskins to change their name and the movement could soon have a lot of support. the megachurch now pushing the team to make a change. >>> and the opm data drama continues. how the massive breach is now impacting federal workers applying for security clearance. >>> and plus details about the pope's visit to d.c. could bec

residents voted for legalization last year and mayor bowser legalized pot possession in february despite a threat from congress that doing so would violate federal law. >>> the district, meanwhile is pledging to get tough on stores that sell illegal synthetic drugs there has been a spike in overdoses from synthetic drugs. mayor bowser is propose anything legislation now that would give the police chief the power to shut down stores that sell the products for up to four days. it's similar to the chief's authority to temporarily close bars and nightclubs where violence breaks out. one neighborhood commissioner welcomes the move. >> it's a blatant disregard and disrespect for the community for someone to serve drugs. because that's what they are. they are a drug. these people should be held accountable for their actions. >> just last friday, about a dozen people overdosed on synthetic drugs in downtown d.c. city leaders say it's likely many overdoses have gone unreported. >>> a heads up if you bank in columbia, maryland. howard county police say this man installed an atm skimming device at

now bowser will be back in d.c. on tuesday. she plans to host a breakfast with the council members at the wilton building when she returns. >>> looking outside, this morning we are still wet in some spots. 71 degrees. temperatures in the 70s, but the mercury is only going to go up today. tom is working on your what to wear forecast. we'll have that in your next weather and traffic on the 1s. >>> tired of nonstop unwanted calls? the ruling that just came down that could put an end to them. >>> and imagine driving along when you spot a suspect wanted in this week's church massacre. that's exactly what happened to one woman and this morning she is speaking out. hear fr >>> a florist in north carolina is being praised for helping to catch the charleston shooter. debbie dills said her heart raced when she saw a white man with a bowl hair cut. she called her boss who contacted police. dills then followed that suspect for two miles while police confirmed it was the suspect's car. and listen to her explain what happened next. >> well,

bowser extended it to 22- to 24-year-olds and it is facing council opposition. >> mayor bowser: i have been challenged to make sure that the program is worthwhile. i love a challenge. i tell them all i'm always going to bet on the kids in the district of columbia. >> three pay grades this year. 14 to 15-year-olds get $5.25 an hour. 16 to 21-year-olds $8.25. 22 to 24-year-olds $9.25. brandon keys who went to college in west virginia has had trouble landing a job. >> looking for the experience everywhere you go. >> they are taking on the young people because the boss understands it. the d.c. summer program gave him his first job. >> i want to make sure they can communicate and are trained on how to run a business. >> so this is going on across the city. first day at work for $15,000 young people. six weeks to go. >> reporting from northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up on the "abc7 news at 4:00" -- we'll show you how several business owners are showing their thanks to law enforcement after the manhunt ends for the two escaped prisoners. kimberly: plus a -- >> plus

. >> reporter: mayor muriel bowser says a focus on getting synthetic drugs off the streets, including synthetic marijuana. >> a developing story now, sometime no okay is he is to the army's busch website after a group affiliated with the syrian regime hacked into it. this is what the website looks like. the army took it offline as a precaution. the syrian electronic army has claimed responsibility and tweeted this screen grab of what appears to be a message on the website before it crashed. the hackers are demanding that the u.s. stop training rebel fighters inside syria. >>> a letter in the mailboxes for those hacked against the office of emergency management. 4 million people may have had their information compromised. now they are trying to find out whether people who never worked for the government were affected. the concern centers around forms filled out by federal employees seeking security clearances. those forms often include the personal information of references, which could include relatives, friends even college roommates. >>> 29 homes, two businesses raided. more than a

mayor muriel bowser is expected to announce the deal to keep d.c. united in the area. they will quickly seize the final piece of land at buzzard point. >>> dennis hastert is charged with lying to the fbi and breaking bank rules as he paid off an unknown person. hastert wanted to keep his past sexual misconduct quiet. >>> senators holding a hearing on the tsa. an investigation found that the agents failed to identify 75 airport and airline workers who are connected to terrorism. they were cleared to work in sensitive areas. >>> right now, a patient at the national institutes of health in bethesda has a rare drug resistant type of tuberculosis. the patient spent seven weeks traveling before realizing she was sick. >>> short sleeve day and you may need an umbrella if you live east and south of the metro area. that's the storm team 4 radar showing some light sprinkles and then later on today hitting the upper 80s. you need your sunglasses and the short sleeves during the afternoon. melissa? >>> right now, breaking news. the express lanes have just completely reopened. we a

it's only going to cost us 150 million bucks, but bowser said it will be worth it for the city's economic future and, of course, all the soccer fans. our ellison barber is in southwest with the latest on that deal and reaction to it. >> reporter: the stadium will be built in this area specifically over at buzzard point. it's exciting news for so many soccer fans in the city, but not everyone is fully embracing it. >> d.c. united will have its permanent home in washington d.c. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: mayor muriel bowser stood in front of the district's logo and proudly announced the soccer team that bears the city's name will stay in d.c. >> today we will deliver a package to the counsel of the district of columbia. >> reporter: it's a development plan in the works for years. the council approved the gist of the deal last year, but bowser wanted to tweak some of it. >> if anything went over and above what the cap says, the team and the district would share in those cost overruns. before that there was no such cost sharing. it would have been all on the district. >> reporter:

horace: the spike in overdoses prompted mayor muriel bowser to issue a public health advisory. the administration is working with various departments. they are trying to combat the growing problem. turning to metro, the next batch of 7000 series railcars will hit the tracks tomorrow morning. this particular eight-car train will operate on the red line for now. the first seven thousand series train began service on the blue line in april. the new cars have wider aisles and digital signboards. hundreds of 7000 series cars will go into service over the next few years. leon harris was emceeing the awards tonight, the 33rd year sponsored by the restaurant association of metropolitan washington. top chef honors went to a chef from northwest washington. congratulations to all those who won. devon: bring us some leftovers leon. horace: yeah, something really good. devon: i'm positive of that. we had more cloud cover. this just in -- some adjustments to the forecast. right now, we can clearly see the heat and humidity south and west of washington. st. louis 94, 91 nashville. many times

bowser says she wants to work with the u.s. attorney and parole commissioner to cut back on violent crime. >>> thursday we'll learn when jesse matthew's trial will be. he is accused of killing hannah graham last year. the trial probably won't happen until some time next year. >>> friday, aaron gilchrist will be the emcee for the world police and fire games. you can get a free ticket online. the games are an olympic style showdown featuring police officers and firefighters from around the united states. >>> today there will be a special ceremony for father's day at the vietnam veterans memorial. sons and daughters will honor their fathers who died in vietnam. and the ceremony begins at 10:00 this morning. >>> well a virginia college may stay open after all. >> yeah, what just saved sweet briar college from closing doors on students and why it could be short lived in the victory. >>> and the emergency that got golf fans' attention. >>> a grandfather gets the father's day gift of a lifetime. >>> you're watching "news4 today." >> w

. >>> mayor muriel bowser said the d.c. jail will reintroduce face to face visits between inmates and relatives. they were eliminated in 2012. mayor bowser says all criminals will be released back into society and the face to face visits will make sure they'll have an easier time becoming productive citizens. >>> an apology is not good enough, that's what the victims' families are saying about the apology from dzhokhar tsarnaev. a federal judge sentenced him to death yesterday. the 21-year-old gave a speech and he said he was sorry for the irreparable harm he caused and said he prays for the victims. >> everybody was waiting for him to -- to do something great. and he did -- he did his thing. he got what he deserved, you know? my son is still suffering. so -- >> any closure today? >> kind of, sort of. he's still alive, ain't he? >> tsarnaev said there's no doubt he did this. and an appeals process will begin automatically because it's a death penalty case. >>> new developments in the irs tea party scandal. irs employees era

expect many more cases are going unreported and untreated. >> reporter: mayor bowser wants the d.c. council to give police chief kathy lanier the power to immediately shut down offending businesses for four days similar to the chief's authority to temporarily close bars and nightclubs associated with violence. >> we believe that there should be harsher penalties. >> reporter: neighborhood commissioner calvin ward says his community of rosedale, welcomes the mayor's move. >> they should be penalize and jail time if possible. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news4. >>> widow at the center of a deadly love triangle faces a crowded courtroom. what she is saying about her husband's murder. >>> a local teacher honored as hero. a mother says she saved h >>> tonight, our team of reporters is gathering the top stories. we will begin in virginia. police say an argument over his children made him snap. >> minh nguyen is accused of killing his ex-wife's new husband. he was in court listening to testimony about the shooting and darcy stepper is live outside the courthouse where the shooting just wrapp

bowser said it could affect the balanced budget. critics say she only brought up the cost because she's against public access. >>> a scam is going on in montgomery county right now. take a look at your screen. in montgomery county, police say this man and woman are posing as utility workers. they say the woman asks to check your meter. the man goes inside and steals cash, jewelry and credit cards. one 90-year-old victim said she didn't want to show her face on tv. >> i feel like a prisoner in my own home you know? i never know who's watching me. >> police say the suspect may be driving a red or maroon car. >>> 5:41 now, a sigh of relief in your weather and traffic on the 1s. and we are not dealing with that thick humidity we've been dealing with. >> looks nice, chuck bell. >> the #heat relief. we're glad to have it after four days in a row in the mid-90s. we won't even reach 90 degrees. washington memorial the tidal basin, gorgeous day to be outside. current heat values not all that bad. heat index 66 in frederick, you say that does

today muriel bowser is headed to capitol hill. she's meeting with democratic leader harry reid. afterwards, she'll sit down with republican oklahoma senator james langford. he sits on two committees that deal with d.c.'s budget. bowser is also meeting with maryland senator barbara mikulski. >>> starting today, thousands of d.c. residents will get a knock on the door from tax man. yeah, the tax assessors plan to visit 15,000 homes over the next three months to figure out if homeowners are paying the correct property taxes. they'll want to come into your home too but you're not required to let them in. assessors will focus on homes in the capitol hill area and surrounding neighborhoods first. you can get a closer look at the map here on the nbc washington app. just search property tax. >>> right now, volume building across the district. we'll have some of the toughest spots for drivers this morning coming up. >>> also ahead, breaking their silence. the duggar family addressing the scandal involving their son josh. >>> plus, an unwelcome guest making an appearance in a northern vir

mayor muriel bowser is expected to announce the deal to keep d.c. united in the district. sources tell news4 d.c. united agree not to consider a move to virginia after district leaders said they'll move quickly to seize the final piece of land for the stadium. fans are reacting to this news. >> well, i'm happy they finally settled on a place. i'm happy they are working toward getting this going so they have a stadium that can bring in some fans and maybe bring in some business to that area. >> the new stadium is expected to be build at buzzard point in southwest d.c. not too far from nats park. the city is expected to seize the land using em nant domain. >>> more cameras and where you need to know they are. >>> what the former speaker dennis hastert is expected to do in court. >>> check out the things outside. do we see any sun is it all clouds? hovering around 70 degrees but it's going to get warm today. tom kierein is working on your neighborhood highs an >>> looking at the stories making headlines right now at 5:30, a patient is at the national institutes of health in b

, a congressman was a close friend of the family and he just arrived a short time ago as did muriel bowser. you can see the structure of saint sophia church just above the door. it says the holy wisdom of god. that is what this family is looking for, trying to find some wisdom to all of this tragedy. they havesked the press to stay across the street. we will honor that. family friends telling us that this family is in shock and mourning over such a tragic loss. we will have more to bring you as the guests leave after the services. reporting live. jummy: such a tough story. thank you. a crime alert to tell you about in springdale, maryland, where police are trying to find out who was behind a shooting at a part. the park was packed with families and a car pulled up and someone opened fire. four people were shot. police have not released the victims' names. an off-duty police officer from the district is recovering after being shot in dearborn michigan, this morning. he was shot after an apparent carjacking attempt. he is expected to be ok. police are looking for the suspect. no word on that

we partnered to make sure the bowser and donkey kong characters move the way they needed to in this universe, but the gameplay is all about these figures. it was a great collaboration. just the kind of thing nintendo likes to do. emily: the star fox game is a fan favorite. why bring this back now? are you hoping it will spark sales of the console? reggie: it leverages the game pad so you're looking at the tv during parts of the game and at the game pad during parts of the game. our fans have been waiting for it. the game looks beautiful, plays beautifully, and we do believe it's going to be a hardware driver for us. emily: you showed a trailer on the wii last year. any updates on when this will be coming? reggie: the new zelda game is something we are hard at work at. we did announce it would not launch in 2015, that it would be a 2016 game. i have nothing new to announce here but we have plenty of games here that our fans are really excited about. emily: something else coming in 2016, the nx. any information on when we will see it in 2016? >> the way nintendo thinks about this gaming conven

mayor muriel bowser says the city finalized a deal to build a soccer stadium for d.c. united. it will be located in southwest washington. the district leaders approved spending $150 million to acquire the land for the site. d.c. united would privately finance the $287 million to build a stadium. tonight at 5:00 suzanne kennedy will have more from mayor bowser and what is next in this deal. a possible break today in the search for two killers who broke out of the new york prison four days ago. leon: state and federal law offices are investigating report of a possible sighting. abc's marci gonzalez has the latest developments. marci: officers rushing here 40 miles southeast of the prison where two inmates made an elaborate escape following up on the tip that the fugitives might be here. officers searching through dense woods around willsborough, new york, looker any sign of richard matt and david sweat after someone called police saying someone spotted two men walking along the road in torrential rain around 2:00. not clear if it were the inmates but the caller said the men seem

mayor bowser says it provides better financial protection for district residents. >> the development around the stadium we know will produce approximately 440 construction jobs, 750 full-time jobs, and the deal will protect the interest of residents by providing better financial protections, claire the time line for the -- clarifying the time line, and strengthening the commitment to community engagement. dc is the sports capital, and we're the home of the dc united. >> the district has approved $140 million to acquire land in southwest for the soccer stadium. dc says it will put up another $150 million to build the stadium itself. >>> u.s. women's soccer team is celebrating its first victory of the year. the americans knocked off the squad from australia 3-1 in the world cup match. we have more from the site of the game in winnipeg, canada. >> reporter: thousands of american soccer fans packed into winnipeg stadium, helping team usa's first game feel like a home game. >> it's a true win, but australia, they brought the a-game. >> reporter: the american women early on were out muscle

mayor muriel bowser set a citywide reduction of traffic deaths in d.c. >>> and a judge will determine the punishment of a man who attacked a woman. today, the victim will testify about the effect of the 2005 attack. the effect it had on her life. matthew faces murder charges in the death of hannah graham. >>> it's 6:06. we are watching the supreme court which could hand down a major ruling as early as today. the court will rule on multiple major cases by the end of the month. we'll find out whether gay marriage is protected under the u.s. constitution. and whether the court will extend subsidies guaranteed by the affordable care act. even if it rules against the law, some republican lawmakers say they'll allieu subsidies to continue for -- allow subsidies for people who can lose their health insurance. >>> today neighborhoods and friends will rally together to raise some money for those families displaced by a fire. the concert will be held today from 5:30 to 8:00 in leesburg. several performers will take the stage tonight at thomas berkeley house. >>> breaking news on the roads right

mayor muriel bowser announce the final plan for the stadium has been reached. the stadium will be built on buzzards point in southwest. still ahead -- a confrontation at a pool party puts a texas police officer on administrative leave. plus, a health alert about better sleep habits. your voice may be the key. leon: happening now an international manhunt for richard matt and dave sweat, who broke out of a prison near the canadian border. a female prison worker has been removed from her post after being questioned. the inmates cut through pipes and walls using power tools. a $100,000 reward is being offered for their capture. dennis hastert will be in court tomorrow, accused of lying to the fbi about bank withdrawals to cover up decades-old sexual abuse claims. allegations surfaced hastert sexually abused male students when he was a high school teacher and coach. he is expected to enter a plea and be released on his own recognizance. a texas police officer who pulled his gun at a pool party met with investigators today. he is on administrative leave after video o

it is several steps in a new strategy outlined by mayor bowser and cathy lanier earlier today. bruce johnson is standing by with more on that. >> first the weather report, topper said what, 5:59 that rain would be here in the district? 5:59 the rain is here. it was just down the street not that long ago that a dc council member said a legitimate business offered to sell her synthetic drugs. the problem is she didn't have cash. they wouldn't take her credit card. it's a big problem in the city. people in position to know explained why today. >> if you look at the titles, mr. nice guy scooby snacks, k2, wtf, space cadet. >> reporter: the labels look innocent enough. >> i've been called public enemy number 1 for the last four years. >> reporter: the director for the drug prevention center says buyer beware. anybody who uses synthetic drugs is taking a huge risk. >> it's nothing like marijuana. totally different. >> reporter: last week in the single day there were 11 separate emergency runs for synthetic drug overdoses here. >> these drugs are being marketed as something that's fun

mayor muriel bowser. she is joining the chorus of call for a major shakeup at metro. actions to beaken. the call we are hearing to improve safety. the federal transit inselected metro after the smoke incident at l'enfant. they found the metro safety policies aren't cutting it. >> fix what needs to be fixed. stephen: chief among the safety issues the hub of operations. >> f.d.a. found serious safety lapses in the rail operation control center. >> such as the high level of noise and lack of electronic controls to prevent errors. chronically under staffed operations and distracted employees talking on the personal cell phones. >> i think they should do better. stephen: the f.d.a. found backlog of repairs dating to 2012 and failure to update the ventilation system and repair the power system in a timely manner. uncovered a failure to comply with key safety rule at a rate as high as 40%. >> fear. don't want to ride it anymore. >> the administrator says she does not have a car that she takes metro. she will continue to ride metro but despite the findings, overall, metro is

mayor muriel bowser is headed to san francisco today. she's attending the annual u.s. conference of mayors over the weekend. the president will speak at that conference and bowser will be back in the district on tuesday. she'll host a breakfast with d.c. council members at the wilson building when she returns. >>> little league star mo'ne davis will be in the stands for the nats game. she's in the middle of the 23-day civil rights bus trip with the anderson monarchs. the team will be stopping in 21 different cities. davis will be touring the nats youth baseball academy. at noon they'll play a game against the d.c. knights. she skyrocketed to fame after winning a little league world series game in august. >> love her. >>> maryland is losing business from hollywood to hollywood. hbo announced yesterday it will move production of the political comedy "veep" out of maryland to southern california. "veep" was one of four tv series granted millions through an expanded tax program in the state. earlier this year the maryland general assembly approved a bill that will extend t

the current mayor muriel bowser thinks so because she named the summer program after the late four-term mayor. the goal is simple. put as many young people to work as possible this summer. >> a lot of people from the east automatically assume you're from the south side. you're not going to be anything. >> reporter: they're a few of the thousands of people who started work today in the mayor's summer jobs program. >> not all employers give young people the opportunity to come in to the job. >> reporter: every young city resident who applied has been matched up with real work with 70% reporting to dc and federal agencies or nonprofits. >> mostly males have lack of direction because females are on track. >> reporter: 30% will be working in the private sector, at places like enlightened inc. >> one of the things we believe in is giving them opportunities. we want to make sure they're trained on how to communicate, how to run a business, how to run a technology company. >> mayor bowser is given additional credit because for the first time this year the summer jobs program has been expanded t

. >> reporter: acting chief gregory dean and mayor bowser have promised improvements. i have been on the job for six weeks and we are hard at work to implement the task force's recommendations. under the bowser administration, the department has taken steps to enhance our ems system. one of those steps the acting chief took today was to name a new assistant chief of medical services. >> all doug is have hope. but i do. >> reporter: while the department now has a person in charge of medical services that person named to the position is not a certified paramedic which was supposed to be a requirement for the job. in the district, mark segraves news4. >>> been a rough indictment gw parkway. all rains are finally back open tonight. part of the busy road shut down for more than 12 hours today. a tour bus engine exploded near route 123. the northbound rains were closed between spout run parkway and the cia exit while crews cleaned up debris and oil. why did it take so long to reopen that road? news4's meagan fitzgerald joins us now with the latest on the story. boy, it is co

mayor muriel bowser, but this is what we know so far. e thnew stadium will be about 285 -- $285 million, and it will be located at buzzard point adjacent to fort mcnair between r and t streets in northwest. the new digs will hold between 20,000 and 25,000 people and will be a world class soccer atmosphere. d.c. united has always played at rfk since they first began in 1996. while they already have a really big fan base here, the new spot will hopefully generate even more soccer fans. what do current fans think about leaving classic rfk? what they had to say. >> it's big [ inaudible ] it doesn't feel soccer'ish. >> reporter: we asked d.c. united goalkeeper travis what he thought about it. he said d.c. is absolutely a soccer town despite what anyone says and this new stadium will make it even more of a passionate fan base here. the press conference will begin at 11:00 at the wilson building. we'll be there and bring you updates all morning long on wusa9 news at noon. it will put rumors to rest that the soccer stadium will be in virginia. n

soccer news now, as the world cup is in full swing, big news for local fans, muriel bowser announced the final plans on the statement for d.c. united. it will be point -- it will be built in southwest and legislation will now be submitted for a final review. i'm sure the team usa's next game, people will want to be outside to watch the game. doug: that will be the story here. still waiting for a cold front this afternoon, slight chance for a shower, but let's start off with one of our many views from the hd weather camera and the rockville campus of montgomery county. partly sunny and breezy, lots of clear skies earlier, the cold front is not come through here there is a fair amount of moisture in the heat of the day, lifting up the warm air and a few clouds. probably 3:00, 4:00 time for showers. 79 degrees in silver spring. 80 degrees in centreville, wind generally out of the southwest once the cold front passes through. you cannot tell by the map for the front is from in cumberland but it is cooler to the west. mid 80's in the next few hours however the story will be the breeze com

mayor bowser says ten people staying at a homeless shelter od'ed just a few days ago in fact. the drugs are often called k2 or spice and can cause paranoia, seizures and even death. >>> we're following a developing story from the national institutes of health in bethesda. n.i.h. has stopped all production at its clinical pharmacy after a shocking discovery. two vials were found to be contaminated with fungus. right now six patients are being monitored for signs of infection. n.i.h. says it has contacted all patients who received products produced in the pharmacy. >>> a rough landing for passengers flying in from dulles airport -- in to dulles airport from buffalo. it skidded off the pavement. a spokesperson said high winds may have caused the loss of control. 69 passengers were on board. we are told no passengers were injured, though, thankfully. >>> the new 7000 series metro cars make their debut today on the red line. the transit system plans to roll out one of the new trains at the shady grove station at 7:01 a.m. set your watches. the rail cars are far more technologically

mayor bowser says the city must have control of this site by september. construction is expected to begin next september and if it all goes right, the first goal will be scored in 2018. >>> hundreds of montgomery county schoolworkers could lose their job by a plan submitted by acting superintendent larry bowers who is trying to close a $53 million budget gap next year. his proposals, eliminate 183 teaching and staff positions, stop buying chrome books for grades 2, 5 and 7 and pay hikes for employees will be delayed from october 3rd to october 17th. that will save $3 million. there are cuts to budgets for textbooks and professional development. the board of education is expected to vote on the budget tuesday. >>> most abortion clinics in texas are expected to close following a ruling today from a federal appeals court. that court upheld key parts of the state's strict anti abortion law. it requires that abortion providers have to meet hospital level operating standards and small clinics say they simply cannot afford to make the upgrades needed to meet tho

sam: no word yet from mayor bowser's office reacting to this. but some of her supporters said this would just delay the implementation of a program that needs to be out as soon as possible. we will have more on this coming up at 2:00. sam -- coming up at 2 -- 6:00. sam ford. kellye: a report release today by the mayor's office shows the number of new hiv cases decreased for sixth year in a row. that is a 59% decline since 2007. cases linked to injection drug use went down by 87%, which they credit the needle exchange program. despite the decrease, hiv is still at epidemic levels in d.c. with more than 16000 people in the district living with the virus. developing right now in that new york prison break. 12 more prison staffers now on administrative leave. that includes the prison superintendent and his deputy in charge of security. it's part of the ongoing review in the june 6 escape of richard matt and david sweat. matt was shot and killed on friday. sweat was wounded and captured on sunday. officials say that sweat is in the hospital now in fa

mayor muriel bowser announced a final agreement to construct that stadium. as recently as last week d.c. united was said to be scouting a site in loudoun county, but now it appears the team will stay in d.c. i just tweeted this out, a lot of soccer fans happy about this news. >> they were just trying to mess with us. >> d.c. united should be in d.c. >>> tonight the search is intensifying for two convicted killers who broke out of new york's largest maximum security prison over the weekend. >> investigators are trying to figure out whether the pair may have had help from the inside as they escaped from the clinton correctional facility 20 miles from canada. david sweat and richard matt used power tools to cut through steel and brick and shimmied their way through a maze of underground steam pipes and tunnels before they popped out of a manhole and made a run for it. >> there's limited surveillance tape with the facility. we have taken a look. nothing has been fruitful at this time for our investigation. >> it all sounds very shawshank, doesn't it? governor an