nbc's tracie potts is live now. walk us through what could happen today. >> reporter: sure. the two that you mentioned we're really watching closely for, eun. let's start quickly with same-sex marriage. two constitutional questions -- is there a fundamental right with equal protection under the law? the other question -- do states have to recognize marriages in other states? now, taking a look at some of the people who are benefiting from the subsidies in obamacare. the court is going to have to decide if those subsidies are constitutional based on just four words in that 2,700 page law. and those four words are established by the state. in other words, there are 34 states that are using the federal exchange. theyn't the set up their -- they didn't set up their own exchanges. are people guaranteed the right to get the subsidies because the law says if they're established by the state. there are both sides to this. some are concerned if the subsidies go away it's billions of dollars. there could be what analysts call a death spiral. in other words, helping people come -- heal

and later, tracie potts will have the latest on what this means for paul's presidential ambitions. >>> today, a bill aimed at saving the roads you take every day. at noon, eleanor holmes norton and others will introduce the save our national parks transportation act. they'll make the announcement at the bridge. it will give millions to fund repairs on federal roads including the memorial bridge. >>> 4:31. good morning if you're just waking up. i want to get you up to speed on the forecast. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with a chance of rain. welcome back. >> thank you. great to be back. we have the overnight flashes of lightning and some thunder and some heavy downpours coming across northern montgomery county and howard county and now into northeast maryland. a light sprinkle just south and west of the metro area. right along the beltway in fairfax county. this area in green some very light rain. that's going to be moving off to the north and east over the next hour or two. coming right in the metro area. montgomery county and prince george's getting a few light sprinkles

tracie potts has the latest on all this. >> reporter: good morning. let's start with the latest senior law enforcement officials tell nbc that the latest arrest the man they have yet to identify but was seen on camera is in fact connected to the same terror investigation where we saw the death yesterday. here's what's happening. authorities had been tracking this man for a while, for quite a while. 24/7. usaama rahim shot and killed yesterday, they approached him to question him without a warrant. no arrest warrant. they wanted to talk to him because they believed he was very close within days of planning an attack on boston police. this happened outside a local store. when he approached -- when he was approached he pulled a knife authorities say. a large military-style knife. threatened the officers. they shot and killed him there on the spot. they believe he was inspired by isis social media and that that threats to boston police was imminent. now, authorities are trying to figure out if anyone else was involved. hence the second arrest or the arres

nbc's tracie potts joins us now. how serious is trump this time around? >> reporter: you know, we'll find out in a few hours. we don't know if he'll say yes or not. this could be a big day for america, big announcement he's planning to make in new york. here's your hint -- he's off to iowa and new hampshire. sound familiar? after this big announcement today. today could be the day, after years of toying with the idea of running for president. you were talking about the poll numbers. actually in quinnipiac, one of the most recent polls, he's in the top ten. he's in that lower half, but he's in the top ten which means he would get a place at the table when the debates come up and that could be key for trump getting a voice in this race. you talked about his financial disclosures. "the washington post" is reporting that he's going to detail $9 billion, his $9 billion fortune. again, that is often a precursor to someone who plans to run getting all of the information out there about where their money comes from. so it will be about fund raising, it will be ab

nbc's tracie potts tells us where the new claims are coming from. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. some coming for the union for federal employees saying all current and former employees were affected by this. opm said that's not true. but they are still assessing. they know it's more than 4 million and most are active employees. we're hearing that it was worse tan they thought, because clearances -- high security clearances for nuclear weapons, trade secrets diplomats, nbc has learned that includes intelligence agencies, information about friends and relatives and foreign associates, things that people could be -- that could be used to compromise some of the employees. opm says they're still looking to learn how many people were actually affected by this. that union -- the federal employees union said they're concerned that the social security numbers were not encrypted going back to what we have heard from lawmakers here on capitol hill, that a lot of the security that could have prevented some of this should have already been in place. of

and nbc's tracie potts is with us now this morning to talk about what could happen today. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. this is a big one and it could come as soon as today. two key questions before the court -- is same-sex marriage a fundamental right? meaning should it and must it be offered to couples in every state? not the patch work that we are seeing across the country right now. the other question is if not, must states that do not marry same-sex couples recognize marriages that are performed legally in other states? so we're waiting that decision. president obama made comments about it just this week saying that this is about civil rights. equal rights and protection under the law. supporters say this patch work of laws we are seeing around the country is fundamentally flawed. we are waiting on that decision and four others possibly today and possibly as late as monday. >> tracie potts, thanks. >>> the search for the person behind serial murders in connecticut in 2003 is leading investigators to virginia now. and detectives search the home

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thank you, tracie potts. there's been a major victory for the pink pill some are calling female viagra. it is the first drug of its kind on the market designed for females. they say there's still safety concerns about unexpected fainting. the fda generally follows the recommendations of the panel. >>> we are getting our first look at the arsenal of weapons a white house fence jumper had inside his car. he made it deep inside the building before he was finally taken down. chris jansing has more. >> reporter: these are the weapons white house fence jumper brought to washington the day he scaled the fence. a machete, numerous noois and a huge amount of ammunition. this is described in chilling detail in a sentencing report. >> is the secret service had to categorize the threat this is a very serious situation. >> reporter: once he got inside the white house, he was carrying this knife with a 3.5 inch knife. this is where they would find his car and all the weapons about 15 minutes in that direction is the white

nbc's tracie potts joins us from capitol hill. tracie, are we looking at a shift in strategy at this point? >> to some degree a slight shift in strategy angie, because they had planned and had been talking about mosul, and now they want to help the iraqis retake romadi. it's important because there's a lot of sunnis are. this is a big problem, with trying to fight isis in iraq. so, from our standpoint, what the white house is now confirming is another 450 noncombat troops will be sent to iraq. they'll shift the ones already there in anbar and then bring in it's 450 more. the mission -- force protection but not to fight on the front lines. this will bring a total of more than 3,500 noncombat troops and there's some back and forth here on capitol hill about that. from democrats and from republicans who think that this is not a good strategy. not a strategy at all. they think that isis is essentially trying to pick a war, pick a fight with the united states as we continue to send in more people. and this our armed forces will be forc

nbc tracy potts is live with us. can they senate and house compromise on them? >> there's got to be transition time between this program that was already in place, the government collecting the phone records and turningrogram over to the phone companies. how long is that transition time? the house said six. the senate wants to double that to a year. they want to change this usa freedom act to add in a provision that says the phone companies have to notify the government in advance if they plan to keep the records less than 18 months. all those changes we're getting indications from the house they are not going to go for it. they want to vote for what they passed or not. the changes may actually be the hang up here. the schedule for now is a preliminary vote this morning and possibly a final vote as early as this afternoon on that usa freedom act that would replace the provisions of the patriot act that expired. we could actually see some votes on this today but the thing to watch for today is whether or not those changes are going to get in the way of them movin

nbc's tracie potts live in washington. good morning. what is new in this investigation. >> they continue to investigate, the senior law enforcement officials confirmed to noob that the arrest made is in fact connected to the same terror investigation. authorities tell us this man could face federal terrorism charges as soon as disachlt he was arrested in the investigation of officer rahim, shot and killed after he came after him with this knife. it was all caught on the surveillance video. >> let you know the officers approached this individual without their firearms drawn. >> the option is retreating that's video we have available as well as witness attacks. >> joint terrorist task force watching rahim 24/7. they were trying to question him fearing he had been radicalized through isis inspired media and was planning an attack on boston police within days. >> we seen a sudden attitude change in him recently. >> my parents told me to stay away from him. >> after the shooting authorities searched two homes in massachusetts and rhode islan

nbc's tracie potts is on capitol hill with more on the changes. and why the president ordered the review. >> good morning. well, the review was ordered because of complaints, concerns of families, who wanted to get more involved in paying ransom themselves. but according to the family, they were threatened with criminal prosecution. today, we're expecting the obama administration to announce what you might call a look the other way policy. that while the u.s. says it will not negotiate with terrorists, it will not pay ransom to terrorists. they also will not prosecute families that choose to do so. the other big concern here is communication, the other families are saying they weren't getting realtime up-to-date information with the government. prior to today's announcement together with the government, an interagency fusion center headquartered with the fbi to better keep the families informed but it will not, we're told, include a so-called hostage bribe which a lot of people have been preaching for. but that apparently is not in today's announc

nbc's tracie potts is live in washington for us. tracie how is this community trying to move beyond that tragedy? >> it's going to be tough for them, obviously. we saw it this weekend. they started to come together as a community to mourn the deaths of these nine innocent victims. >> thousands gathered forming a bridge of peace into charleston as mother emmanuel church reopened for the first time. >> i want you to hug three persons right next to you. tell them it's going to be all right. >> reporter: the emotional service drew hundreds inside and out. this heartbroken community still mourning after last week's massacre at a prayer meeting here. >> it has been tough. it's been rough. we have -- some of us have been downright angry. but through it all, god has sustained us. >> reporter: bells across the city rang for nine minutes, one for each victim. >> i remember the riots. i remember the madness in '91 with rodney king. i needed to see that this was going to be different. >> reporter: 21-year-old dylan root website full of white su

tracie potts have more. >> from new york to california gay pride demonstrators applauded the court's ruling. shlths this is forever now. >> not necessarily. texas attorney general says county clerks can refuse to issue licenses based on religious objections. >> we still have a long ways to go. >> louisiana and ohio will comply reluctantly. >> supreme court ruled it's the law of the land and we'll abide by it. >> ie f got no choice to comply even though i think the order, the decision was the wrong one. >> by the power recently vested to my bethe state of new york i now pronounce you married. congratulations. >> new york's governor performed his first same-sex marriage before the paperwork left the court. presidential candidates are weighing in. >> are we going to trade one level of what's called discrimination for a new level of discrimination against people of faith? >> here's what we happen you're following your faith and refuse to perform a same-sex marriage because it's outside the tenants of your faith, in my presidency you will not lose your tax exempt status. >>> a decision le

nbc's tracie potts here with more on the changes they're planning to make now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the 17 states include both maryland and virginia and the district. so labs in all three areas were affected by this. the pentagon is trying to do now is track down all 400 or so samples and testing 400 so far. only four have tested positive for live anthrax, but that's four more than they expected because the stuff was supposed to be eradiated before it ever left dugway proving ground in utah. this has been over the course of several years since 2005 or 2006 when the samples were first sent out. so the pentagon's investigation the cdc's investigation will focus on whether the eradiation worked and whether the testing afterward was accurate and was enough to determine whether or not there were live spores. obviously they missed some because they have been reported now in at least two labs. the pentagon admits that there are more than twice as many as they originally thought those numbers could still go up and they also say even though 31 workers

let's go to tracie potts live on capitol hill with this issue. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you have people like jeb bush who says in florida we put it in the museum. that is where it belongs. but then there are other candidates like carly fiorina, marco rubio, john kasich of ohio who said it's state rights. kasich said he'd take it down, but that's not in esly what the people of south dakota would do. and ben carson said they need to discuss it and mike huckabee said this whole discussion is irrelevant. >> for those of us running for president, everyone is being bated bait baited with this question as if it has anything to do whatsoever with running for president. in my position it does not. >> nothing f from the top democrat in the polls right now, hillary clinton. she has said in the past she thinks that the confederate battle flag needs to come down. eun? >> tracie potts, thank you. >>> and here in washington, word shippers at metropolitan -- worshipers at ame church had extra security this weekend. a police cruiser was parked at

>> tracie potts on capitol hill for us, thank you. >>> 6:33 now. secretary of state john kerry plans to return to the u.s. today to be treated for a broken leg. kerry broke it in a bicycle crash. he had been in geneva for six hours of meetings with the iranian foreign minister. the two are working on a controversial nuclear agreement. there are concerns that a lengthy rehab could hamper those talks. for now, kerry is participating inial so of to -- in some of the meetings remotely. >>> a woman accused of killing her husband will be in court. they are facing the first degree murder charges in the death of 73-year-old cecil brown. he was found beaten to death in his takoma park backyard last august. brown said she didn't know who would kill her husband and that no one saw what happened to him. the browns had been married for 51 years. >>> a woman accused of murdering a virginia tech student will be sentenced today. jessica ewing was charged with strangling samanata shrestha has year. ewing faces 20 years to life in prison. there was never a trial in

the issue is far from settled, and tracie potts is following the story from capitol hill now. good morning. >> reporter: hey, aaron, good morning. we saw the demonstrations from new york to san francisco, celebrated what we thought was a clear decision from the courts. that same-sex marriage is now legal in all 50 states. however, we are seeing different reactions from at what of those states and louisiana and ohio they say they'll comply, but reluctantly. they don't like the decision. but they have no choice. in new york, we saw the first same-sex marriage performed by governor cuomo before the court even sent the paperwork out. but in texas, we're seeing the attorney general saying that he's got an army of lawyers ready to defend county clerks and judges that have religious objections that's the next legal front here. religious objections by public officials who do not want to participate in same-sex marriages. so it is certainly possible that we may see that part of this work its way back up to the courts. some of the 14 states that had banned same-sex marriage now find oth

"nbc 10's" national correspondent tracie potts has more for us. >> reporter: the government can no longer collect phone records, track lone wolf terrorists or use roving wire taps to trace suspects who change phones. >> this will give us better ability to see the tactical moves that various groups or individuals are making. >> reporter: those provisions of the patriot act expired at midnight. >> isn't this program as critical as it's ever been since its inception given the fact that the middle east is virtually on fire and we are losing everywhere? >> reporter: fellow republican rand paul blocked it. he's running for president. critics accuse him of putting politics over national security. >> some of them i think secretly want there to be an attack on the united states so they can blame it on me. >> on this vote -- >> reporter: the senate failed to renew the patriot act or pass an alternative the u.s.a. freedom act that would leave phone records with phone companies but allow a government search. >> i'm strongly in favor of protecting privacy rights about you we also have to be aware that

nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more on what they want to change. tracee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. susan collins said we should have had a tougher cyber security law to prevent things like this. she seems to think that this points to a country, namely china, that's what the obama administration is saying. because it was so extremely sophisticated and she points out what valuable information this could be for a country like china. she also says that a strong response, retaliation by the united states is warranted here. this is such a huge amount of information. we're also hearing from mark warner of virginia. the democrat who's on the intelligence committee. he said that's a pattern here of the federal government failing to protect the information of its workers and that this is an escalating threat. richard burr, a republican on the other side from north carolina, says that the government needs to be a lot more proactive here. they can't just notify people after the fact which by the way they're sending out notices to those 4 mi

nbc's tracie potts has more. >> reporter: good morning. five cases outstanding, same-sex marriage is the largest of those. there are two questions that the court is being asked to answer. number one, what about states that do not recognize same-sex marriage, should they be forced to in terms of equal protection under the law. right now we have a patch work across the country. and the other question for state that don't do they have to recognize marriages that happen legally in other states? the president spoke out on this at an lgbt pride reception on wednesday saying this is about civil rights and equal protection. supporters say laws are fundamentally flawed that prevent same-sex marriage and they want the court to address this. again, five cases that are outstanding. we could see decisions starting today. >> all right, tracie potts live on capitol hill for us, thanks, tracie. >>> 5:32 now. today is the last day for attorneys for the police officers charged in freddie gray's death to hand over evidence. last week the state attorney maril

nbc's tracie potts joining us now. can you walk us through how all of this is going to affect us? >> reporter: absolutely, angie. if you have a 401(k), retirement account, any investment in the market, watch the opening bell to see if we have a duplicate of yesterday. there are two crises that are having an impact here. let's start in greece. because they have got long lines at the atms. their banks are closed for a week. so they have a $1.8 billion debt payment that is due today. it is expected they may not be able to pay it. massive demonstrations about that financial situation overnight. and then in puerto rico coming up in a couple of days could be a similar situation. debt payments due. the governor says are unpayable. $70 billion in debt and a lot of u.s. bonds are invested there. one out of every five u.s. bonds have some investment in puerto rico. so that's how it's going to affect you. a lot of people our experts are invested and don't realize it because it's part of their portfolio. so that's why we're watching it closely. in washington, the white house is giving advice

let's get to tracie potts. >> who's on top, let's start with the democrats. hillary clinton with 75%, 60% more than senator bernie sanders. her closest competitor. more than nine out of ten democrats could support her. but when it comes to the huge field of 16 republican candidates and counting, jeb bush is on top for now in our poll with 22%. followed by scott walker marco rubio, ben carson. the interesting story here is that bush's numbers are up with conservatives and three-quarters of republicans say that they could support him. similar numbers interestingly for marco rubio. we could see some competition there. keep in mind that this poll was also taken in the run-up to jeb bush. what's interesting who is out of the top ten. only the top ten we will see on the debate stage at the first presidential debate in august. donald trump, lindsey graham john kasich and three others did not make the top ten cut. >> all right tracie potts thank you. >>> it's now 4:46. donald trump as tracie mentioned will be in maryland tonight. he is headlining the party's red, whi

tracie potts reports from washington. >> reporter: the donald on twitter calling today a really big day for america after a rally in new york today, trump's schedule has him hitting iowa and new hampshire. and according to "the washington post," detailing his $9 billion fortune. >> i will run with heart and i will run to win. >> he'll face jeb bush who dropped his famous last name on his logo announcing a presidential run. >> the next president of the united states will pass meaningful immigration reform so that that will be solved not by executive order. >> reporter: immigration could be a tough one for bush. >> first he was for it. now he's against it. now he might be for it again. he's going to have to figure out a way to answer that. >> reporter: like trump, bush is believed to have tons of money to work with. he's been able to raise $100 million and, of course he has very strong network of donors. >> i'm running on my record. >> reporter: another multi millionaire, hillary clinton held her first news conference as a candidate declaring americans aren't against success. >> i think a

tracie potts is live now outside the court with more on what's happening there. tracy. >> reporter: it is really crowded. there are people and demonstrators, supporters crowding this entire block. cheers went up at the decision was announced. as you said, it was a split decision decision decision, 5-4. let's talk about that. as people were cheering and talking about this ruling inside it was very apparent that there was a split on this court between the liberals and the conservative vote. the swing justice voted and writing for the majority saying the right to mary is fundamental which is what supporters had argued. he said same sex couples have ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. the constitution grants them on that right. on the other side, frustrate opponents who will go back to the 14 states where marriage between a man and a man or a woman and a woman has been banned. and push to have this enforced. it may not be completely over. there are efforts in those states, likely, we're told to restrict the issuance of marriage licenses based on religious o

nbc's tracie potts has the latest on this widening investigation and the men's grisly plans. tracie? >> reporter: authorities tell thus man could face federal terrorism charges as soon as today. he was arrested in connection with the investigation of usaama rahim. officers shot and killed rahim in boston tuesday after they said he came after them with this knife. it was all caught on surveillance video. >> it's important the public know that the officers approached this individual without their firearms drawn. >> the officers are retreating from the video we have available as well as witnesses account. >> a joint terror task force had been watching rahim 24/7. they were trying to question him fearing he'd been radicalized and was planning an attack on boston police within days. >> we've seen a sudden attitude change in him basically. >> my parents told know stay away from him. >> reporter: after of the shooting is authorities searched two homes in rhode island and massachusetts. his brother says he was shot in the back while saying "i can't breathe." police deny that. authori

nbc10 national correspondent tracie potts live in washington, d.c. with more on what all this means. >> reporter: hi, renee. it may mean this is not over. i'll explain that later. first, outside the courts we have an area packed primarily with supporters who wanted to see the law changed in the 14 states where the ban still existed. that 5-4 decision it was closely -- it was a narrow decision. it was split. as expected the liberal split was conservative and justice kennedy went with the liberals on this one. you wrote the majority opinion. in that opinion he said what the plaintiffs here had argued that the right to marry in this country is a fundamental right. he said same-sex couples confirmed the constitution grants them that right. this were separate dissenting opinions. one from chief justice roberts. he talked about feeling this decision from the people. also justice scalia wrote a dissenting opinion, saying this court was a threat to american democracy. two scathing opinions from him, two days in a row. we were here yesterday for the decision

tracie potts nbc news washington. >>> the obama administration could announce plans to send another auto 0 troops to iraq. the additional troops would taken iraqi security forces. the u.s. is trying to get sunni's more involved in the fight against isis. right now there are fewer than 3100 troops in iraq. >>> the secretary of health and human services is appearing before a house committee to defend obamacare subsidies. here's a live look from washington. we await a supreme court decision that could disallow subsidies for those buying obamacare in states without their own insurance exchanges. >>> about 6'5 million americans could be affected if the subsidies are tossed aside. the president says congress could fix the law with a single sentence. >>> a senate committee is voting on the new tsa chief. they are voting on whether peter neffenger should be replacing the new tsa officer after it was found out officers could sneak weapons through tsa checkpoints. >>> sunny day today. lots of sunshine. low humidity. it's all about to change tomorrow. heat and humidity will be ramping up. we're beg

tracie potts, nbc news washington. >>> police in georgia killed a man who shot four people, including his own parents. this surveillance video shows jeffrey scott pitts walking into a liquor store then shooting the clerk and customers. apparently there was a discrepancy over an unpaid bill. the clerk and the customer both died. police say after this pitts went home and shot his parents. when officers arrived a president house pitts opened fire there. that's when they shot and killed him. pitts' parents are in stable condition this morning. an off duty d.c. police officer is expected to be okay after being shot in michigan. in dearborn, the officer was a passenger in this suv when someone tried to carjack it the officer and another man were both shot. the suv was riddled with bullet holes. both men were rushed to the hospital and they are expected to be okay. pat? >>> metro says it has fixed two separate track problems on the red line that may have made you late. arcing insulators are to blame for the delays. for an hour trains were single-tracking in both directions apt the friendship

"today in the bay'" tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. this after a suspected terrorist with bay area ties. >> reporter: that's right. we'll show you what his brother had to say in just a moment. now authorities are looking for more ties, more connection, more people in this investigation. officers shot and killed usaama rahim on tuesday after they say he came after them with this knife. >> the officers approached this individual without their firearms drawn. >> the officers are retreating, and that's from the video we have available, as well as witness accounts. >> a joint terror task force had been watching rahim 24/7. they were trying to question him fearing he had been radicalized through isis-inspired social media and was planning an attack on boston police within days. >> we had soon a sudden attitude change. >> my parent told me to stay away from him. >> authorities searched two homes in massachusetts and rhode island. rahim's brother claims the suspect was shot in the back while on the phone with his father saying i can't breathe.

as nbc's tracie potts weighs in a lot of people are taking in the pope's comments and wondering what's next. >> reporter: in a strongly worded statement just out this morning, pope francis says the earth is becoming quote, an immense pile of filth that many are in denial and that there's very solid evidence that global warming is manmade. >> the pope said his peace about sustainable development. he didn't want to give recipes. it's not up to him. he said that political leaders must care about the issue. >> he chieds big countries like the u.s. for weak response saying businesses are more concerned with maximizing profits than how harmful emissions are impacting the poor. >> the challenge is being directed towards the richer nations of the world. they care mostly about their richer lifestyles of consumption. >> reporter: it's drawing attention from the dalai lama. we must develop a sense of oneness from humanity and from skeptical hopefuls like jeb bush. >> i respect the pope. i think he's a great leader but i think it's better to resolve this in the political realm. >> reporter: four c

tracie potts, these planes tube surveillance video and tracks cell phones as well? >> exactly. this is an fbi program that a lot of people were aware they used planes, as many as 100 of them or perhaps more. many were not aware that they were equipped with high-tech devices, and technology that worked almost like a cell tower. and it could give up information about you from your phone. it did not listen in on conversations, but civil rights advocates are very concerned this is over the line. the fbi says it's not, nor was it warranted. they said that they have now in recent years started to seek warrants for some of those missions, but they insist it is legal. now there's a debate because the program has become public. >>> tracie potts live in washington, thank you. >>> 5:43, today we could learn more about the terrorist suspects usaama rahim had been under surveillance by the fbi for quite some time. authorities have not said why he was under investigation, but nbc news reports there were indications that rahim had been following isis-inspired social media. officials confronte

nbc's tracie potts reports on what this will ultimately cost you. >> the nsa could no longer say, send us all of your phone records. >> reporter: today, the senate may take a final vote on allowing the nsa to hold the records for six months before phone companies take over. some want to double that to a year and require phone companies to notify the government if they plan to store records for less than 18 months. >> my concern is they're going to compete with each other to say, who can hold it the shortest. >> reporter: the house is unlikely to approve any changes. the white house is frustrated. >> they've had a year and a half to exercise that prerogative. >> reporter: senator rand paul is blocking action concerned about privacy. >> i'm for searching the records of terrorists i'm just not for having it generalized search of everybody in the american public. >> reporter: with the patriot act expired, some lawmakers say this is their best option. >> transparency issuance of opinion, is very much a step? the right direction. >> let's use the tools that we can to try to prevent another 9

nbc's tracie potts is live now on capitol hill with more on what they want to change exactly. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. some are saying we should have changed the law a long time ago, like susan collins. republican on the intelligence committee. she says that this is long overdue. she's also warning that this could be valuable information to countries like china even though china is denying it. also we're hearing from democrat mark warner of virginia also on the intelligence committee. he says there's a pattern here of the government failing to protect the information of the people who work for it. he calls it an escalating threat. and that's not just coming from democrats. republican richard burr of north carolina says that the government needs to be a lot more proactive. not notifying people after the fact which by the way is what that i'll start doing on monday. you can find out more about this on our nbc washington app. you can download that app and get more information about how to monitor your own personal information. your financial data and how t

let's go live to nbc's tracie potts. tell us what might happen today. >> reporter: well, on same-sex marriage, the could -- they could say you have to recognize the marriages in another state or every state must do it to gain tee -- guarantee equal protection under law. on obamacare they're being asked to look at four words in that 2,700 page law. those are establish by the state. in other words, in states like virginia that do not have their own health care exchange, can people in that state get subsidies? right now, there are 285,000 people in virginia getting subsidies averaging about $258 per month. without them many of them could not have afford health insurance. this could be a decision that has wide reaching impacts including here in northern virginia. where so many people are getting those subsidies. we don't know if both decision or either of the decisions will come down today or tomorrow or monday as the court winds down their term. >> tracie potts thank you. >>> also on the hill today, we could see more firewo

coming up a little later this morning, we'll talk to tracie potts about how the white house congress and presidential candidates plan to deal with the rulings. >>> it's all over! finally, virginia have pieced together a championship. >> congratulations to the university of virginia, the cavaliers are your 2015 ncaa baseball champs. it's the first title in that sport in the school's history. virginia exacted revenge on vanderbilt at omaha last night. they lost last year to the commodores in the championship. they take down vandy, 4-2. that's the third team from the university of virginia to win a championship this academic year. they join the men's soccer and tennis team. how about that for uva? >> pretty awesome. >> great academics by the way. >>> well for the second time this week we are dealing with a weather alert day. beautiful right now as a matter of fact. but amelia says that's going to change. she's pinpointing the change, and she'll bring us that. >>> they quickly found themselves the subject being covered instead, how one news crew managed to save a man's life. >>> and it's

nbc's tracie potts is live with what we can expect today. good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. we can expect to see one, maybe even more of the decisions including same-sex marriage. they have five left, but that is the biggest one. the two key questions in this case that the justices are looking at are these. number one, is this a fundamental right in the united states to same-sex marriage? is it equal protection under the law to make sure that people in every state not just those that have decided so far the 37 where it's allowed but every state should be allowed to get a marriage license. that's number one. number two, what if things stay the same and we have this patch work of laws around the country should one state that does not perform same-sex marriage be forced to recognize marriages in another state? so those are the key questions, we could see that decision come down today along with others or as late as monday. they have got four others to consider before the term's up. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us thank y

nbc's tracie potts following this story from capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's because it's not just about the phone records the program that snowden exposed. a couple of other tools that the government has been using to track terrorists roving wiretaps and being able to track lone wolf foreigners who come into this country not connected with the particular terror group. all of that went away at midnight when the senate failed to approve the alternative, the usa freedom act or extend the patriot act for any amount of time. john mccain said the mideast is on fire. this is a bad time to do this, but his fellow republican rand paul insisted that we have been handing over our privacy to the government and that needed to stop. the question is -- can they fix it now? some of those provisions the obama administration argues need to come back. it looks like senator mitch mcconnell who had opposed the freedom act to replace it is now supporting that. they voted to move forward with the vote on it in -- basically what that means, aaron, by tuesday or possibly as la

tracie potts nbc news at the u.s. supreme court. >> and now to our breaking news story we started with off the top of children rushed to the hospital after jumping out of the second story window of their apartment. >> this fire broke out around 8:00 this morning on story road near the intersection of 101 and 680. children jumping out. are they okay? >> they are okay. and it's pretty amazing when you hear this story. these are school age children. neighbors say 12 13 years old, a boy and a girl. they suffered second degree burns mostly and some third degree burns, but they felt so scared that they actually jumped outside of their window, two stories down. if you look at the video you see a window. at the bottom you can see hand prints there. that's where they lowered themselves before dropping to the ground. and inside the apartment complex we took a look around. you see windows that are shattered. that's thanks to neighbors who ran to help when they heard screaming and cries of fire, described heavy smoke and flames a

nbc's tracie potts reports. >> we're going to fill it with 12 ounces of beer. >> reporter: bill butcher is in a growing business. he's 1 of 3400 people in the u.s. who make specialty beers called craft beers. >> people are willing to pay more for something that tastes better, and once people taste the good stuff, they don't go back. >> reporter: about 75 beer companies are in washington this weekend to demonstrate how well food and craft beers go together. but while they're here brewers from all 50 states are visiting capitol hill. they are on a mission. >> small brewers pay exorbitant level of federal excise taxes so it's an additional tax on each barrel of beer that they produce. >> reporter: sales of craft beers are on the rise in the u.s. for some it's a matter of taste. >> every like, craft beer has a different taste to it and it's cool to experiment with the different beers. >> reporter: there are almost 3500 craft beeryies in the u.s., sales up 22% over last year. their trade group the brewers association points out brewers contributed more than $30 billion to the economy in 2012

nbc's tracie potts is live with a look at this debate. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. jeb bush said get rid of it, like they did in florida. put it in a museum. not everyone agrees including lindsey graham who is from south carolina. he says look, it's part of their history, part of their heritage and as he put it, we voted on it and it works for us. carly fiorina and marco rubio said this is a state rights issue and mike huckabee wonders why they're talking about it at all. >> for those of us running for president, everyone is being baited with this question as if that has anything to do whatsoever with running for president. my position is, it most certainly does not. >> reporter: nothing yet from hillary clinton since the tragedy happened last week. but in the past, she has talked about taking those confederate flags down. >> thank you, tracie potts. >>> a former white house chef, missing in the mountains of new mexico has been found dead. search teams recovered walter scheib's body last night. he was found off a trail n

tracie potts "nbc10 news." >>> charles chaput released a statement saying he called it a deep and complex appeal to conscience. it argues forcefully for the priority of the common good the dignity of the marginalized and the beauty of god's creation. as philadelphiaens prepare for the world meeting of families this fall pope francis reminds us the family is a school of love and responsibility the seed of a culture of life that includes the dignity of the earth and needs of all its people. >>> we're getting set for the pope's visit to philadelphia world meeting of families will be the final week of september, starting on the 22nd. pope francis will arrive in philadelphia the weekend of september 26th. count on nbc10 to bring you the latest information the impact these big events will have on you and the region. get it on your smartphone or tablet with the "nbc10 news" app. >>> nbc10's chris cato will be going to the vatican. see chris's first report from the vatican sunday as local leaders find out more about the pope's visit to our area. >>> we're going to head back to washington, d.c. fo

nbc's tracie potts is live in washington this morning. tracie, this leaves legislators scrambling. so what happens now? >> well, what happens now, they try to fix this. we're look forward to this to see if there's action on it. also other tools that the obama administration says are key to tracking terrorists. >> the government can no longer collect phone records or were use wiretaps to trace suspects that use phone. >> they give us better ability to see the move that is the groups or individuals are making. >> those provisions expired at mid-night. >> isn't this program as critical as it's ever been given the enact the middle east is on fire, and we're losing everywhere? >> rand paul blocked it. >> some of them i think want there to be an attack on the united states to blame it on me. >> the senate failed to renew it or pass the alternative and the usa freedom act that would leave phone records with companies but have a search. >> we have to be aware that we're under threat. >> the senate would fix this in days. he say that is he will back the freedom thakt he opposed. >> now, in

nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more on what they want to change. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. lawmakers said we should have had a tougher cyber law long ago to prevent things like ago. we're hearing from susan collins on the intelligence committee who said the information, names social security, birth dates, could be valuable to countries like china and that's who's suspected in this. she is urging a strong response. we're hearing from mark warner, democrat, of virginia. who is accusing the government of a pattern of failure to protect the information of its workers. he calls this an escalating threat. and it's not just democrats. republicans like richard byrd of north carolina says the government needs to be more proactive, as opposed to the notifications after. we're expecting 4 million of those to do out starting on monday. >> thank you, tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. >>> our consumer reporter erika gonzalez said this is what youyou can do to protect yourself. opm is offering a free year of monitoring and take

tracie potts joins us live with where the candidates stand on this issue. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. they're all over the map. jeb bush says get rid of it like they did in florida but a number of other candidates, carly fiorina, marco rubio, john kasich of ohio says this is not a decision for anyone outside of south carolina to decide. lindsey graham from south carolina says we can discuss this, but as he put it it's part of who we are, that confederate battle flag. and he doesn't want it used as an excuse for what happened there. ben carson says they need to discuss it. then there's mike huckabee who says this whole issue of a flag and whether or not it should come down is irrelevant to a presidential campaign. >> but for those of us running for president everyone is being baited with this question as if someone that has anything to do whatsoever with running for president and my position is, it most certainly does not. >> reporter: now since the tragedy last week at the church brought renewed interest in that confederate flag on the cap

. >> today in the bay tracie potts is live with the call to action by survivors and the community there, good morning. >> reporter: exactly, the why, the how of all this. authorities are seeking answers. the community is seeking answers and for them it's going to be another very tough week. thousands gathered forming a bridge of peace into charleston as the church reopened for the first time. >> i want you to hug the person next to you. tell them it's going to be all right. the emotional service drew hundreds. this heartbroken community still mourning after last week's massacre at a prayer meeting here. >> it has been tough. it's been rough. some of us have been down right angry. >> reporter: bells rang for nine minutes, one for each victim. >> i remember the madness in '91. i needed to see that this is going to be different. >> reporter: 21-year-old dylann roof faces nine counts ofÑi murder. authorities discovered a website created with photos and writing. the pain goes straight to the state capital where the body of reverend and state senator will lie in state wednesday under the con

nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. tracie, how is the pentagon situation basically playing out? how is the pentagon itself responding to all this? >> reporter: they're investigating it.. >> proving ground sent live anthrax to 51 labs and 17 states and three countries. twice as many as first reported. >> we think that the number may rise. >> they're tracking down and testing 400 samples. four tested positive for live anthrax. this is how they were shipped. >> the chances of getting anthrax from the dilationution of the samples and form they were in is none. >> 31 lab work ers are being med katded a a precaution. they're trying to see how samples that were radiated and tested still contained live supports. >> they did not detect the presence of live anthrax. we need to know why. >> the cdc is expected to halt all until they see what one calls a complete mystery. >> now, congress is expected to get an update and we have heard from democrats and leader in the house who together issued a statement aurgeing the pentagon to d

tracie potts is live for us. do you think lawmakers will come to an agreement? >> it's possible but the thing they're dealing with is the nsa has already been collecting these phone records, so there's got to be some transition time for that program to wind down if they're going to turn it over to the phone companies and that issue, how much transition time is what lawmakers are debating today. >> the nsa could no longer go out and say send us all your phone records. >> reporter: today a final vote on holding the records for six months before the phone companies take over. some of the senate want to double that to a year and require phone companies to notify the government if they plan to store records for less than 18 months. >> my concern is they're going to compete to each other to see how can hold it the shortest. >> reporter: the house is unlikely to approve any changes. the white house is frustrated. >> they have had a year and a half to exercise that prerogative. >> reporter: rand paul is blocking action concerned about privacy. >> i'm not for having a ge

. >> tracie potts is live with us this morning. is the trail cold once again? >> reporter: unfortunately it looks like that trail went cold overnight and now in terms of the search our affiliate up there is telling us it's literally back to square one, back to dannemora where the prison is located. searches have turned up empty this morning. >> the whole area is in an uproar really concerned about getting these guys off the street. >> reporter: scores of local state and federal officers scoured the area after reporteds that two men ducked into the woods there. late last night, only a few remained. richard matt and david sweat are still on the loose after cutting through the steel walls of their cells and crawling to a manhole a mile away. >> in 2016 the technology we have it's pretty bizarre that he got out. >> reporter: they are questioning a prison worker who went to the hospital with a case of nerves the day they escaped. her son says she'd never help them escape unless she was forced. >> other family members might be at risk you do a lot of things to protec

. >> nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. so, he got called out, but in true trump style he's not backing down. >> reporter: no, he's going to sue univision for not carrying miss usa pagt -- pageant on the 12th of july. he said he has a five contract and if they don't honor, he will sue. and then he went on telemundo and not only defended his comments but he added to them. >> we have people coming through the border who are not people we want and not people from mexico but other countries. i talk all over south america, latin america, i talk all over the world, we have terrorists coming through the border. we have no projection. mexico is taking advantage of us and so many other countries. >> reporter: another latino in the pageant has pulled out. other mexican performers and pop stars are denouncing trump. another one dropped out of that miss usa pageant. >> and nbc universal is a partner in the pageant organization with trump. they issued a statement saying "donald trump's opinions do not represent those of nbc and we do no