Transcripts For WRC News4 Today 20160619

Evacua evacuate. Firefighters caught a break overnight as gusty winds started to die down, but an upcoming heat wave could make things out there more difficult. The new Mexico National guard helping secure the communities affected by the fire out there, while the fire in arizona is 30 contained. A fire forces nearly two dozen people out of their apartment in laurel maryland on briarwood drive. One firefighter had to be rushed to the hospital. He is expected to be okay. The red cross saying that nine apartments were so badly damaged people could not stay there last night. So they helped arrange accommodations for 22 people. Today we expect toc learn e names of six People Killed in a van crash in virginia. The van flipped five times on interstate 95 in Caroline County saturday morning near the town of investigators trying to figure out why exactly the driver of this van lost control and hit a car. We know there were 16 people inside. One of the six killed was a child. Were told no one was wearing a seat belt. State police plan to release the names of the victims today. A carjacking suspect on the run this morning. This all started friday night at a walmart in woodbridge. Police say he pulled a person out of the car and took off. Hours later Woodbridge Police spotted him still driving the stolen car. They say he made it into Fairfax County where he led police on a high speed chase. Police say they had to stop the chase for safety reasons. D. C. Police eventually found the car but not before the suspect ran off. Investigators still looking for new clues on a homicide in the capitol hill area. Police responded to a call in the 700 block of southeast and found stephanie goodlow shot and killed. Both d. C. And Prince Georges County police were on the scene of this Homicide Investigation in oxen hill. It happened after 2 00 saturday morning. This Morning Police are still looking for the person who shot and killed a man there. The man ended up dying at the hospital. One teen learning that looks can be deceiving after a pretty bad fall at annapolis mall. He was leaving the Movie Theater when he tries to jump over what he thought was a small wall. The teen fell 35 feet. He was flown to shock trauma with serious injuries but were told he should be okay. Phase two of metros massive Maintenance Plan is well underway. Were now entering day two of the 16day shut down. Both stadium arm my and potomac the metro is providing Free Shuttle Service to help riders get to where they need to do. We spoke with some riders about how they are coping with all these changes. This is the worst experience ive had on metro yet. I didnt expect this and was not understanding it. Not auju huge inconvenience because its the weekend, but i can imagine get into the city during the workday is rough. Metros safety surges will continue through the year. We have a guide for you. Search safe track in the nbc washington app. Its been 30 years since the death of len bias. He died from a cocaine overdose just two days after he was picked second overall in the nba draft. We spoke with his mother about his death earlier this week. We all have a good life and the good life until the nightmare comes. And the nightmare came and here we are 30 years later. Dr. Bias currently traveled around the country as a public speaker. She focuses on young people. Another former contestant on the voice is gunned down. This time in chicago. He was on the mexican version of the popular nbc show. He was shot three times in the head on thursday just outside his music school on chicagos south side. He ended up dying yesterday. The shooting comes less than a week after Christina Grimmie was killed in orlando. 9 05 right now. Take a live look outside. We started with clouds. Now we got plenty of sunshine. Grab the hat, sunglasses and spf before heading out day. Tom is tracking how soon we could see those 90 degrees and also a change coming up in the week ahead. On the beach it would have taken out people. He was so close to where people were. A really close call as a pilot hits the water. Were going to tell you how the rescuers came after to help him anthey were rushing ind f its a great day for an adventure. Surprises are hiding around each corner. Come chase thrills that lead in every direction. Yet somehow bring us all back together. Busch gardens williamsburg and water country usa. Vacation packages start at 50 per person. A whole other world awaits. A plane making an Emergency Landing, this happened near a rhode island beach. It made for some scary moments on friday. The pilot sat on top of the zir sinking plane until lifeguards could swim out and rescue him. Officials dont know if the Emergency Landing was caused by a mechanical failure or pilot error. A 17yearold believes she and a hate crime. The muslim teen says it started at a red light. The light turned green and when the driver in front did not move, her mom honked and moved to a different lane. That is when the driver followed him into a parking lot. The woman driving got out, threw oil on the teens mom as well as all over the car. She says the woman also screamed antimuslim slurs. I dont think in any situation you should bring Something Like that with religion raised, sexuality, anything like that shouldnt be broughtc up because its personal. The counsel on American Islamic relations is look into this and they want to make sure Law Enforcement is taking this seriously. 9 09. Bring on the sun. Take a live look at places across our area. Looking good out there. Were in for a warm fathers day. Tom is updating his forecast for the most comfortable times to light i do what i dont know. Im a professional not knower of whats going to happen. Those are words a lot of dads can relate to. Angies got the creative way one dad is sharing his talento maxx life in store and online. Find brands you love at prices that work as hard as you do. Theres a tour stopping here in d. C. Its known for bringing stars and their stories all to inspire young people. Here to talk about it is d. C. Attorney john burns who is also the cofounder of icon talks. Good to see you. Good to see you too. Thank you very much. I am interested in this because i ckoicon talks is rath new. We bring vecelebrities to different cities and inspire them to tell their stories. Everyone has a story. Its so important for us to provide young people with that perspective. Its always something to hear from these celebrities who have achieved success. One person thats part of the we see the glory, but we dont know the sacrifices they made to get to that point. This ends up inspiring a lot of young people. Absolutely. We have a nonprofit. So every city we go to, we team up with another nonprofit that has a similar mission. Our nonprofit really focuses on under served kids in different communities. But also kids going through terminal illness and things like that. I know that you do have an event coming up to d. C. Youre bringing some real power. A big star. Were bringing the star. Just an cincredible human bein too. He has a great story. Hes a poet. Hes an artist. Hes an actor. He la hes not the only one. We also honor local icons so here in d. C. Were honoring reverend Jesse Jackson and also kathy hughes. It starts at 8 30. Theres a vip reception from 6 30 to 8 30. The actual event begins at 8 30. Will people in the crowd have the opportunity to meet these people . Absolutely. The whole thing with icon talks we want it to be an intimate experience. People can ask questions and feel like theyre a part of the whole experience. Sounds like a great night of not only entertainment but empowerment. Well be sure t Information Online in our nbc washington app as well. Thank you so much. Youre welcome. Well, we do want to get a check on your fathers day forecast. Hey, david, how did you score that . You know what, i lost the jacket. It is perfect out here. I can roll up the sleeves. I think from here im going to go home, tom. Theres a hammock over here. Perfect. Got a beautiful blue sky here, low midity, hardly any wind at all. Just perfect here for fathers day. Here in northwest washington as we go to max 1, we will show you whats going on. Theres your planner for the day ahead. Afternoon highs reaching 90 degrees by mid to late afternoon. By early evening well be right back down to the low 80s with low humidity in sight. And on max 1, folks, if we you the rest of the forecast as we go forward here. You can put away the umbrella. Sunshine, youll need your sunglasses and sun block too. With that high sun angle, you can get a quick burn without protection. Youll be comfortable sleeveless in shorts and flipflops. Were climbing into the low 70s. Reaganc national is at 73. Absolutely gorgeous. The planner for the rest of the afternoon beautiful, up near 90 with the low humidity in place. As we get into the evening hours, may get a little more humid. Nothing on storm team 4 radar now. Highs on monday up into the low 90s as we welcome in summer. Yeah, the summer solstice arrived 6 34 p. M. On monday. It will be a little more humid as we get into monday. Then on tuesday maybe a shower in the morning, sun midday, up near 90 degrees. Then some storms on tuesday afterna be thursday night into friday northernin morning. Nice next weekend with low humidity returning. Loving it out here. You better come back. Im thinking about it. Well, a father is using his lifes work to help his only son. On friday a South Lakes High School senior graduated but he got a lot more than just the diploma in hand. He got a big lesson in life after his dad risked all of his lifes work to give his son a better future. I always remember like coming downstairs and seeing my dad and all of his friends paint and stuff. Caleb Schultz Group ew up watching his dad work. My boys leaving me. Thats right, Roger Schultz is getting ready to send his son to college. Hes real proud, to figure out ways to pay for it. It happened within minutes. I went through all of the scenarios possible in my life and actually it came quickly and it was this, what were doing. His solution . Creative. Heres a very early one. And maybe just a little bit crazy. Memories under the knife. You see, schultz is destroying everything he has created over the last 25 years. Im like, i like that one, you know. Hundreds of unsold works being whittled down into panels. This were doing it to pay fs college, of course. Schultz does everything right here in his studio, which is essentially the basement of his home. And because of the size of the area, he can only do sections at a time. This is about six feet tall and it has cutup work. If he were to take nefrg this room and cut it up, it would be at least 150 feet long. He is calling the project leap. And getting help from fans on facebook organizing the panels. As a dad, its also a lesson for the boy he raised. Leap and hope the net appears. Dont be afraid to be happy, you know, make it happen and go for it. Pretty simple. And its also pretty scary too at times. It is a big risk. This is your inheritance. That for both has become an emotional undertaking. This is probably our favorite place we ever stayed. As the personal stories behind the pictures are reduced to just slices. Caleb says hes inspired. Gives me like that extra dive drive to really do well and show them that everything theyre doing is worth an unfinished masterpiece already paying off. A good sign. Thats the fun of it. And schultz has taken a big leap in his own life before, leaving his corporate job at aol as a Graphic Designer to pursue the life of an independent artist. Information on how to buy the art is on Rogers Facebook page. All you have to do is search leap in the nbc washington app to find it. A lot of you celebrating fathers day and sharing with us your fathers day tweets and facebook posts. So cute. We would love to see more of them. All you have to do is use that hashtag you see right there, hashtag with my dad. Thats producer kate dancing. Looks great. Okay. She said youre dont you retire . Angie and i just love this story. 90 today and going strong. Meet the substitute teacher with a lot of lessons to share. Today marks a milestone for a Silver Springs substitute teacher. She turns 90 years old today. Happy birthday to her. For decades. Reporter a standing ovation for the substitute teacher at Spring Brook High School in silver spring. Its overwhelming. Florence is celebrating two major milestones, 50 years subbing in class rooms in Montgomery County and a big, big birth day. How old do you feel . I never thought about it. I just dont feel 90. Reporter she is turning 90 on sunday. Youd never know. I swim at Martin Luther king. I swim laps monday through friday. Reporter you swim laps . Laps, of course. Yes. Reporter she teaches whatever subjects the school need her to. Students say shes no nonsense. Always willing to help. Teacher. Shes energetic despite her age. Even when she gets annoyed with the kids, she doesnt take it out on everybody. Reporter her daughters wouldnt miss this. Their mother has taught many lessons. And in the new school year there are more to come. Just dont feel 90. That does not compute. Great story. 9 27. Break out the shorts, the tank tops. Toms tracking a big warmup. How soon you can expect showers in the next few days. Also a new threat in decision 2016, the action donald trump may take against the Republican Party if he doesnt get more support. c its been one week since e deadliest mass shooting in u. S. History. What investigators are now revealing about the gunmans final days. This, as the terror in orlando are laid to rest. Its a great day for an adventure. Surprises are hiding around each corner. Come chase thrills that lead in every direction. Yet somehow bring us all back together. Busch gardens williamsburg and water country usa. Vacation packages start at 50 per person. A whole other world awaits. Sir, this alien life form at an alarming rate. Growing fast, you say . We cant contain it any long. Oh you know, that reminds me of how geicos been the fastestgrowing auto insurer for over 10 years straight. Over ten years . Mhm, geicos the company your friends and neighbors trust. And deservedly so. Indeed. Geico. Expect great savings and a whole lot more. Its 9 30 now. Here are the top stories we are following. Fire crews in the west are starting to get a handle on wildfires raging across several states, but they are bracing for hot temperatures that could make their fight more difficult. Fire back here at home too. 22 forced from their at one point these flames shooting through the roof of the complex on briarwood drive in laurel. Nine apartments damaged. Still no word on the cause. Today we should learn the names of six People Killed in this van crash in virginia. The van flipped five times on i95 in Caroline County saturday morning. It happened near the town of ladysmith. Were told no one was wearing their seat belts. Right now we are tracking a sunny and warm fathers day. Good morning to you. You got a little sampling of the sunshine earlier. You were staying how refreshing it feels. It feels great out there. The mercury is going to continue ticking up. Tom is here tracking this warmup. Were going to have a rapid warming. There he capitol hill. Theres the fountain there at senate park. Great day to get some exercise in. By noontime the low 80s. Mid 80s by 1 00. Between 3 00 and 5 00 its going to be hovering near 90 degrees with low humidity and lots of sunshine. Hard to believe its been a week since the massacre at pulse nightclub in orlando. As families begin to bury their loved ones, authorities are finding more sign that is the gunman may have been preparing to die. Prior to the shooting omar mateen used his credit card to purchase expensive dinners and jewelry for his wife. He had to take a test twice to become a florida Law Enforcement officer. He passed on the second try. At least 19 are still hospitalized this morning, four in critical condition. More tragedy in orlando this morning. Injured in a crash during a funeralc procession for one of the victims. Were still waiting on an update for their conditions. But we know they appear to be nonlife threatening. Four gun control measures will be voted on tomorrow in the senate. Donald trump is issues a new threat to the gop establishment, saying if republicans do not get behind him, he will fund his own campaign. Reporter donald trump in the city built on gambling, las vegas. We won 37 states. We won 14 million. We beat ronald reagan, who we love. We beat richard nixon. We beat dwight d. Eisenhower. Raising at least8 attacking both president obama and Hillary Clinton and doubling down on communities that more guns could have stopped the orlando nightclub massacre. This no good, sick, sick, perverted, horrible, terrorist, terrorist. Was in there starting the shooting. One of those people would have had those bullets going the other way, folks, it would have been a whole different story. Trump brushing off talk that some delegates could try to stage a convention coup to stop him from being the partys nominee. What might be more concerning, the lukewarm public support of republicans like speaker paul ryan. The last thing i would do is tell anybody to do something thats contrary to their conscience. Of course i wouldnt do that. While clinton is off the campaign trail celebrating the birth of her second grandchild, massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren is filling in dog. It was like a used car dealership, except thats not fair to used car dealerships. Trump next heads to arizona, a red state with a large latino population. Supporters there are gearing up to see the presumptive nominee. Donald trump will be a guest on meet the press this morning. That is all coming up in about an hour at 10 30. A colorado mom saved her son with her bare hands after he was attacked by a Mountain Lion. c it happened friday evening out in colorado. The 5yearold boy and his brother were playing in their front yard when the attack happened. Somehow the woman managed to open the lions mouth wide enough for the boy to wriggle free. Thats when the Mountain Lion ran off. If that animal you want to put up a resistance and want the animal to know youre not an easy prey. Well, the boy did suffer some deep cuts and his mother has some bite marks. Within several hours wildlife officials found and killed two Mountain Lions in the area. Mothers determination right there. Pretty incredible. Thousands of juveniles arrested each year in the district. A lot of those folks will end up recommits crimes later in life. But theres a program having tremendous success making sure that a first offense for a young person is their last. Mark seagraves explains how boxing is helping one young boy turn his life around. Reporter like so many kids, bernard got in trouble at a very young age. But unlike many kids hes getting a second chance. It starts right here at this gym. Like most days now, bernards gym on benning road. Today was graduation today. The 11yearold achieved high honors in his Elementary School class. But a few months ago bernard and his mom werent sure theyd make it to today. Bernard had been arrested for being in a knife fight at school. Two boys in my class came in the bathroom. One of them had a knife and put it on a little boys stomach. Bernard was allowed to enter a diversion program. Juveniles with criminal records are far more likely to wind up in trouble again. Its like a new life, a new beginning. Reporter the ace program or alternatives to the court experience, provides Young Offenders and their families counselling and other services. And the youths are paired with a mentor in a Community Based activity. We look at how theyre doing a personal level to identify what are the services we think will be most helpful. Bernard was sent here. Boxing is just a tool to get them in here. Identify with the positive role models. Its a safe haven. They dont have to worry about any of that stuff out there. The ace program has been helping youth offenders in the district for about two years with impressive results. About 90 of the youths who complete the program have not be rearrested for other crimes. Its extraordinarily high in success rate that we have in this program. Reporter bernard says he has no plans to ever get in trouble again. Theyre teaching me that anything is possible to do. Reporter more than 1100 youths have participated in the ace program. Plans are to increase capacity by the end of this year. 9 38 right now. Take a look at these temperatures. Toms updating his forecast with the best times for picnics and barbecues today. We need your help with our newscast this morning. Send us some pictures. Do it by putting the hashtag with my father. Heres a look at some of them coming in. We need more. Back after this. To the women who know what real values are, you inspire us to bring you real value every day. Its our new intern, barts first week here at td bank, hes a robot from one of those other banks. Were training him to bank human. I am banking assistance registration technology. Wait, wait, wait. But you can call me, banking assistance registration technology. Hi amy. Thank you. Thank you. That is not protocol manager jenna. Thats ok bart, it is here. At td bank we do things differently, like having the longest hours of any bank. Dont just bank. Bank human. Police searching for a killer after they found an 18 killed in Montgomery County. Hes been identified as christian morales. Arlington police still looking for the man who grabbed a the 16yearold says the man approached her on the sidewalk in lion park. He put his hand up her skirt and touched her inappropriately. He ran off after she screamed out loud. Police believe the man may have been a construction worker because of how he was dressed. This story absolutely incredible. 12 girls freed from inside a pennsylvania home. It is a bizarre situation. Were going to tell you what police found inside this mans basement. Throw some steaks on the grill. Tom is tracking a sunday filled with sunshine and low humidity. When to expect yo. And now your storm team 4 forecast. It is pleasant now. Were into the 70s. But its going to be hot around the grill by later this afternoon. Heres your fathers day cookout forecast. Mostly sunny for the rest of the afternoon, low humidity. But it will get hot by late afternoon, up near 90 degrees. Police are still working to confirm the identities of a dozen young girls being held prisoner inside of a pennsylvania home. According to police these girls allegedly slept in the basement on air mattresses. Reporter authorities came out in force, blocking old street road, even bringing a ka cadaver dog. Theyrd0surgerying searching for answers. Who are the girls . Are there more allegations of Sexual Assault . They were living down in the basement. They were hiding in the chicken coop. The children range from six months to 18 years old. There was homework and instruments in the basement, possibly suggesting the kids were home schooled. Authorities say cases of canned food, a chicken coop, garden and greenhouse signified a selfsufficient lifestyle not uncommon to the amish. S in basement theres an elaborate train set up. Nbc 10 found that kaplan made thousands of dollars a month selling model trains on ebay. The house itself seemed a little out of place. One of the windows was boarded up for a few years. But other than that, i mean, didnt suspect anything. Reporter neigh s over the years hoping this response would have happened sooner. What kind of call did they call, that they saw amish people . Thats the calls we got. We didnt get child abuse calls there. If it was a child abuse call, we could have responded, naturally. a man is behind bars this morning after he was involved in a clash between Law Enforcement and atv riders. They say police used a stun gun on the man on saturday night when he got into some sort of fighting stance after being approached by a police officer. He was part of a group of six people who were stopped for illegally operating atvs in the park. No one got hurt. We do want to wish everyone a very happy fathers day. So glad youre sending in so many of your pictures. I want to say thank you and happy fathers day to this guy. Thats theres my dad with all his grandkids. My dad there, both my parents and my siblings. We left out the seven grandkids, though. Tony does our audio. Thats his beautiful family. You know this guy. Thats adam with his newest little addition right there. Christine sharing her pictures here. And we have more of you sharing with the hashtag with my dad. All of your memories and great photos. Continue keeping themr aajjt throughout the day. And weve got a dad and granddad to three here. Happy fathers day. Thank you very much. My gift to all the fathers is a wonderful day to sit back and watch everybody else mow the lawn, not you. We are getting underway here with a gorgeous day. Into the 70s. Theres a live view from the tower camera. Thats Montgomery County. Excellent visibility today. We a not much haze in the air. Dont have any rain anywhere. Our temperatures now, seven dou Shenandoah County in the mid 70s. Your planner Going Forward here for the rest of the day, by 11 00 near 80. Going to get pretty hot here this afternoon. But well have low humidity in place. Still not a lot of humidity around on monday. First day of summer. Then on tuesday, morning showers possible. Thats our next chance of any could have fender benders around. Some afternoon and evening thunderstorms may also cause some problems for the commute and into tuesday night. After that, low humidity for wednesday, thursday. Another chance of storms thursday night, maybe lingering showers friday morning. Next weekend looks dry. Taking tools of violence and turning them into signs of peace, the creative display b the novec team hits the home field to score big with Energy Savings. Carol and bob set up for a hit with power bill savings. Bob readies a power strip to turn off items when not in use. Carol signals bob to use an led lightbulb. Bob gives the nod. The energyefficient led is put into play. Oh, wait, theres a runner on the move, turning the power strip off the novec team has hit Energy Savings out of the park. Novec, your notforprofit electric cooperative, providing winning ways to save. Guns once used to commit Violent Crimes now being turned into art. The program is called guns to roses. Darcy spencer explains. Reporter teenagers wearing helmets weld metal outside the earth conservation corps. But this isnt just any metal. The greater picture is that the guns and firearms that were once used as a tool of violence in the city are now being used in a productive way. c reporter 30 kids are program. This project is called guns to roses. Guns are melted down and turned into flowers and other art. The program is meant to build bridges between police and young people. This officer says hes already seen change in the kids perception of officers. Next thing you know theyre calling you. Reporter all of the guns used in this project were literally seized by d. C. Police somehow used in a crime. They were melted down and welded and literally turned into art. And theyre not just making flowers. These kids are welding and smoothing metal. When its done, this will be a nest for osprey. Youll get to see them when youre walking along the trail. And hopefully some bird will end up using this as their new home. Reporter matt is the founder of future makers, coach who is teach kids they can make anything its really about transformation and transforming something that may have been used for one purpose into a totally different lifegiving purpose. Reporter inside theyre using heat to transform sheets of metal into flower petals. This could lead to a career some day. I was talking to one before. He said i would love to be able to do Something Like this every day. I said thats a job. Reporter theyre also learning about the impact of violence. They heard from a woman whose son was murdered in d. C. Last year. I dont want to save one. I want to save a multitude and bring awareness to the violence that plagues us. Reporter the teens say the Popular Program gives them lessons in life and something to look forward to. Im here doing something positive and creative for myself instead of doing the wrong thing. Its a good way to express awareness about gun violence. Its like why kill each other when you can help each other. Reporter thats exactly the kind of message leaders are hoping these kids get from the program. In the district, darcy spencer, news4. Break out the shorts and tank tops. President obama using his weekend trip to Yosemite National park to warn of the consequences of Climate Change. The visit is part of the c100t anniversary of the creation of the National Parks system. He says Climate Change is already having an affect on our National Parks. The idea of these places that sear themselves in your memory could be marred or lost to history, thats to be taken seriously. We cant treat these things as something that we deal with later. The president s not alone out there. Hes with the whole first family. Theyre spending the weekend at yosemite af underground cave at carlsbad cavern National Parks in new mexico. If you are planning on taking dad out for a drive, roll those windows down. Taking a look at National Harbor right now. Might be a good day to go out on the ferris wheel. Tom has your forecast coming up and how long the sun strnyet thank you so much for joining us on what is going to be a beautiful fathers day. Lot of you looking forward to getting outside. Storm team 4 is