tonight, a political activist and husband of a local councilwoman accused of abusing children at a birthday sleepover. a young muslim who lost her job at dulles airport says it was discrimination. she wants a boycott of an international airline. >> the reason the national's manager quit minutes after a dramatic win. good evening. we begin with video that shows a reporter being arrested in the middle of a public meeting yesterday. >> as it happened, the crowd in the room recognized something was wrong and that sentiment reached the highest offices of the city today. jackie bensen spoke tonight with the reporter who was led out in handcuffs. jackie? >> reporter: pete tucker is a blogger. he writes for this publication. it is called the fightback.org. he writes very passionately about the d.c. taxi cab industry and was willing to risk arrest to prove a point. >> this is a public meeting. >> last chance. >> this is a public meeting. >> last chance. >> i am a reporter. >> reporter: it was not something you would expect to see at a public meeting in the nation's capital. a journalist was arrested after taking pictures at a public meeting of the d.c. taxi cab wednesday. the meeting was held in an auditorium as the u.s. park police facility in anacostia. another journalist was arrested for filming it with his cell phone. it has caused such an uproar that d.c. mayor vincent gray has weighed in. i remain fully supportive of the district's open meeting act both in letter and in spirit. my office is inquiring into yesterday's incident to ensure that taxi cab officials adhered to these standards. >> i am encouraged that mayor gray is looking into this. >> reporter: as for attending more meetings of the taxi cab mission. >> definitely. this is what i have been covering and i look forward to continuing to cover. maybe other journalists will join me. maybe there will be a bunch of us with cameras. that's what public meetings are about. >> reporter: tucker and jim epstein, the other journalist arrested, both have court dates. >> thank you, jackie. a fairfax county judge imposed the death penalty on a man convicted of killing a young woman with a hammer. a jury convicted mark lawlor in the beating death of genevieve orange in 2008. he was a leasing agent. prosecutors say he used a key to break into her apartment and beat her with a hammer and sexually assault her. an attorney for lawler says he will appeal the sentence. new details about the charges against the husband of a city council men in falls church, virginia. news 4 has learned accusations of abuse stem from a birthday party attended by kids under the age of 10. darcy spencer is in falls church with more. darcey? >> reporter: jim, according to the arrest warrant, the sexual abuse happened inside the suspect's home and the court documents indicate all three victims are under the age of 13. 47-year-old michael gardner is charged with sexually abusing three young girls. according to an arrest warrant, the abuse happened last thursday and saturday at his home on ellison street in fal church. after taking his dna, they charged gardner with two counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of object sexual penetration. although the victims' ages are not specified, it does say they are under the age of 13. the exact circumstances of the abuse is unknown. neighbors say there had been a birthday party and sleepover at the gardners home last weekend for one of their children. >> i am surprised but maybe i shouldn't be. that sort of seems to be everywhere, that sort of thing going on. so i supposed i shouldn't be surprised. >> reporter: michael gardner is married to robin gardner, a current council member and former mayor of falls church. the couple have been active in city politics hosting democratic campaign functions. gardner is a former chair of the falls church democratic committee and writing commentary called the little city we for the falls church press. allegations of sexual abuse at a slumber party has concerned many parents. it won't discourage them, they say, from letting their children going to sleep-overs. >> it can happen. you have to have some level of trust for who you are leaving your kids with. you can be surprised but i'm not going to worry about it on a daily basis. >> reporter: gardner was released from custody earlier today after posting a $50,000 bond. he is due back in court sometime next month. we were not able to reach him tonight for comment. reporting live from falls church, darcy spencer, news 4. jim, back to you. >> thank you, darcy. the marine reservist who sparked a security scare outside the pentagon last friday is now facing federal charges in five shootings at local business meetings. he was charged with destruction of property and firearms violations. court documents reveal agents found shell casings and a video linking him to shootings at two recruiting offices and the pentagon. they found materials at his home that could be used to make a bomb. big shock for baseball fans in the washington area. only minutes after the nationals won again, the manager suddenly quit. what's up? >> their 11th win in 12 games. very il time. this was jim regiggleman came i and went out empty handed. he said if the team wasn't ready to talk about a contract extension, he would walk. they were not ready to commit to him despite the success. he has been a major league manager for parts of 11 seasons. he replaced manny acta in 2009 as the nats manager and has been working on one-year contracts as one of baseball's lowest paid managers ever since. he knows he may never be a manager in the majors again. he said, at 58, he is too old to be disrespected. >> i wanted to have a conversation when we got to chicago about it. mike said he is not ready to have that conversation. i respect his decision. i said, well, i have to give it up then. i'm obviously not the person that you all want to go down the road with. i get that. that's okay. but, you know, i love it here and i will miss it. >> today's conversation put to me in the way it was put to me, you say we can't make that decision in a knee-jerk reaction. it is too big of a decision to be put in that position. it was a decision i was -- jim's timetable was prepared to make and i was not. >> according to rizzo, riggleman told him before the game he wanted a decision by the end of the game or he would resign. meanwhile, the nba draft was tonight and there were no trades for the wizards. >> with the sixth pick in the 2011 nba draft, the washington wizards select yon vessely from the czech republic. >> yon veseley is a 6'4" forward with incredible athleticism. the 21-year-old has been scouted by the wizards for quite some time. they are hoping he will be a perfect fit with john wall. the wizards also had another first-round pick. a very familiar face. we will tell you about that coming up in sports. >> now, that's a tease. thank you. still ahead, calls for a boycott of an international airline for a young muslim woman. lost her job at dulles airport. the fbi's most wanted man closes an embarrassing chapter for the agency but it could open a new can of worms. they say everything is bigger in texas. this gator may prove them right. >> that's a big critter. >> that thing is huge. as far as our temperatures go, one more really hot day tomorrow and then the weekend comes in. i will show you what to expect as we make our way right on through it. the lulu lemon store in bethesda will reopen for the first time since an employee was found dead there and another employee charged with her murder. that store has been closed since march when jana murray was killed after closing on saturday night. the fellow employee, britney norwood, is still in jail, accused of killing her over accusations of theft. a woman in virginia is calling for muslims to boycott air france after she was fired. 19-year-old raham oslum is a proud muslim. she says she was hired earlier this month by a staffing agency as a passenger service agent. her first day on the job, an air france super adviser pulled her from a training situation. >> he said that air france has an issue with the scarf and they will not allow me to wrk with my scarf on, because it violates their uniform policy. >> the council on islamic relations sent the airline a letter demanding an apology. they say the airline is investigating. they are flocking to the national zoo to see a giant panda on pregnancy watch. scientists detected a rise in her hormone last month. she was artificially inseminated in january. they are trying to do ultrasounds. it is often difficult to tell whether a panda is pregnant until it gives birth. a man in texas, levi mckatherine, now holds the honor of bagging the biggest alligator in state history. it weighing in at a whopping 900 pounds, 14-feet long. he captured it while hunting with his friends. he was inspired to go after the giant after watching a reality tv show about alligator hunters. >> that's a big critter. still to come, no stopping the water. more and more families are taking a last look at their homes and heading for higher groundout of north dakota dag. the first lady shows off her own fitness in south africa. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with amazing innovation, driven by relentless competition, wireless puts the world at your command. ♪ after 16 years on the run, the fbi's most wanted man will be headed back to boston to face federal charges related to mob activity. former mob boss, james "whitey" bull inju bullger was hiding in california passing off as an elderly retiree. they found a 357 magnum and more than 100 rounds of ammunition inside his santa monica apartment. he was the leader of boston's winter hill gang. the family of one of his victims rekt aed as you might expect. >> an eye for an eye type of guy. i would have been more glad if i found him. >> he was the inspiration for jack nicholson's character in the movie the departed. it could expose the bureau to more scandal. bulger has boasted that he corrupted six fbi agents and more than 20 boston police officers. thousands of people living in north dakota devacuated thei houses to escape flooding. water from the source river has overtaken many neighborhoods. it is threatening many more. water levels are expected to rise in the coming days. crews worked today to reinforce bridges and buildings for the area's water and sewer service. this weekend, flood levels are expected to reach levels not seen since 1881. >> it seems like it is getting worse and worse. >> changes for us. >> for us, we are going to be turning a corner a little bit and things getting better. we have seen a lot of clouds, heat, humidity. one more very hot and humid day tomorrow and then the weekend is really looking nice. this could be a place that you take in that weekend, down along the georgetown waterfront. a very nice night out there. still a limb bttle bit on the h side. not bad at all. if you are making your way out and about. high temperature today, 86 degrees. the low this morning, 78. that's extremely warm for a low temperature. we saw lots of clouds during the day today. those clouds kept our temperatures down a little bit from where they could have been and also kept us from sunshine, which meant less in the way of rain fall. a lot of times, this time of year, more sun means more rain in the afternoon. that's what i have in store for tomorrow. still humid and you know that with the dew point of 70 degrees. actual temperature of 78 degrees. winds out of the south/southwest at 9 miles per hour. 75, frederick. 74 martinsburg. 77, fredericksburg and annapolis at 78. waldorf, 75 degrees. what have we seen around the region? nothing here. we still have this frontal boundary back to the west. that's where it is going to stayover night. you see shower activity trying to make its way toward the east. most of it is dying out before it gets here. can't rule out a stray shower. most of us, if not all of us, are going to stay on the dry side. then, tomorrow, we will watch as this frontal boundary comes close toert region. we are going to see a better chance of storms than we saw today. we will see some sunshine. any time you see sun, you are able to get more instabl. that's going to create those storms. the best chance would be from the i-95 corridor to the east. the showers move off to the east by saturday. hot conditions move off to the east by saturday and we are left with less humid conditions this weekend. i really think saturday and sunday are looking very, very nice. if you are thinking about take the boat out on the bay, first off, call me. secondly, high temperature of 83 degrees on your saturday. sunday, high temperature of 82 degrees. it is really looking good. watch out, though, could be a little breezy out there on saturday. maybe a little chop on that water. morning fog tomorrow. a few showers possible but not likely. hot and humid with possible storms. 8 85-89 degrees. the heat index will get into the low 90s. saturday and sunday, 85 degrees a piece and with lower humidity, it will feel nice. monday, high of 88 degrees. we stay in the upper 80s to around 90 degrees for most of next week. >> that weekend is looking pretty good. >> yes, it is. still ahead, the full story on the dancing gorilla a zoo is showing off online. >> sports, she loves him for sure. the wizards fans. the nba has [ beep ] [ male announcer ] new toothbrush, for that killer smile: $4. ♪ home cooked meal: $28. 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[ beep ] ♪ having time on your side: priceless. mastercard pay pass. bringing you the most convenient ways to pay. learn more at mastercard.com/paypass. did you see what's coming, the riggleman thing? >> nobody saw this coming. every time we have salt down with jim riggleman, the contract has come up. of course, i would like to be extended. nobody expected when they are playing this well. >> you would think they could work out some kind of a compromise. >> both sides are to blame. you can't blame one side. you can't blame the other. jim riggleman told the nationals that he had no interest in finishing the season if they wouldn't commit to him for next year. so he just quit. it is inexplicable that the organization and riggleman couldn't find some kind of common ground just minutes after a thrilling win to put them above .500. the mood in the locker room went from ecstatic to perplexed. the nationals had some laid-inning drama. in comes danny espin know za. he is tagging up and the nationals win 11-0. they are now 38-37. afterwards, the talk about riggleman's resignation, which was certainly a shock to the players. >> i know i'm not casey stengel but i do feel like i know what i'm doing and it is not a situation where i felt like i should continue on with such a short leash. i just wanted to have a conversation when we got to chicago about it. mike said he is not ready to have that conversation. i respect his decision. so i said, well, you know, i can't -- i have to give it up then. >> i think i can say i'm disappointed. i'm surprised for sure. whether i agree or disagree with it, i respect jim's decision and he is moving on. we are moving on. we have over half the season left. so, yeah, still feel really good about where we are at and where we are going. >> he also said not on camera. it stinks that he is leaving. we are the ones playing the games and we are the ones that have to win the games. as a player, that's the only way you can look at it. bench coach, jon mclaren is going to manage the nationals on a short-term basis. nba drafts, kaire irving and jan vesely. and chris singleton, the acc defensive player of the year. the wizards take point guard sheldon mack from butler who has played in a couple of final fours. the wizards very pleased with how things played out in the draft. they have been tracking vesely for months, years and they feel like his athletic game is a perfect fit. >> that is his girlfriend. he is 6'11". >> he is not standing on a chair or something. >> here is chris singleton, the defensive player of the year. both players should be a good fit in the system. afterwards, this is what jan had to say about coming to washington. >> fast breaks, a lot of times. i think i can work on that. >> the first thing i thought when i saw him was i was surprised how tall he was, long. he is a legit 6'11", 7 foot. with his speed, he covers so much ground. he reminds me a lot, defensively, he plays a little bit like garnett shall the amount of space he can take up. he has the ability to play. small forwards play power forwards, guard a lot of different people. >> three things about jan, he has good taste in women. we won't be sitting down with him for a sunday conversation. he reminds me of a young alex ovechkin when he first got here. people very excited to see him in a wizards uniform. top-ranked virginia faced a win or go home against cal tonight. the cavaliers not ready to go home just yet. virginia came ready to play in this one and they did advance in the college world series. >> we want to know more about his girlfriend. >> we will update you on that. >> thanks, dan. coming up next, an honey, why aren't you playing with your friends? i am playing with my friends. hey, mrs. d... joseph? sarah! it's mommy's turn now. let's go. 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