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And east. The entire line, heres washington. The area in green is lingering light rain. Thats continuing across most of Northern Virginia and northern and western suburbs. Heaviest downpours in Prince Georges County that will move into northern Calvert County, southern areas. Heat wave is done for now. Back with frequent updates. Its a weather alert day. Were tracking breaking news in the first hours of the Republican National convention. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Shouting and absolute chaos on the Convention Floor by some members of the stop tmp movement. The colorado delegation just walked out. Other trump opponents like former attorney general Ken Cuccinelli stayed but were angry about their anger. It started an hour ago when Party Officials adopted rules by a voice vote and refused calls for state by state roll call vote. Well have a live report in just about ten minutes. A diabolical attack. Those records today from louisianas governor during an update on killing of Police Officers in baton rouge, louisiana. Today Police Confirmed the identity of the shooting. Gavin long. They say long traveled from missouri to baton rouge specifically to target Police Officers. They believe he was the lone shooter but are still looking into connections he may have had in louisiana. Long, a former marine, was armed with two rifles and a handgun during the attack. Investigators say they are still working on tracing where he those weapons. Here in our area, Montgomery County police are dealing with a possible threat aimed at one of its officers. Its the main reason that the police chief took time off today to attend roll calls with his officers as they prepared for their shifts. Mark seagraves talked to an officer in town. The major is in shock after learning that one of his friends and a colleague from baton rouge were killed in that attack. We caught up with him at a Police Conference here in washington d. C. While that was happening, yesterday we learned that a Montgomery County Police Officers car was spray painted in front of his house with a slur over the hood. Someone will drive by or walk by and say we hope what happened in dallas happens to you. They dont know if vandalism was kids or someone who actually wanted to threaten an officer. But police are taking it seriously. My hope is that its not part of a bigger threat but clearly with whats going on around the country, we dont know. Reporter in d. C. This week, the killing of the baton rouge Police Officers was top of mind for the hundreds of officers attending the annual National Organization of black Law Enforcement executives conference. Among them, major Reginald Brown from baton rouge. Deputy grad garafola was his friend. A family man. Had a wife. Children. A wonderful family. History. Brother was a Law Enforcement officer. Reporter the attacks on officers in dallas and baton rouge are taking its toll on police everywhere. I would say every Law Enforcement officer across this country today is very i will be the first one to admit there are bad cops that have done bad things in our nation. But every Single Police officer, every Single Police agency is being painted with that broad brush because of a fraction of a fraction of 1 . Reporter officers say its tougher each day to be a Police Officer. Coming up at 6 00, youll hear more from the Montgomery County police chief about who he thinks has some responsibility when it comes to feeding the anger against Law Enforcement. In Montgomery County, mark segraves, news4. We hear from the parents of a Fairfax County teenager who stepped on an explosive in central park. 18yearold connor golden was seriously hurt after stepping on the device earlier this month. Doctors had to amputate his leg below the knee. Hes had three surgeries in all and recently suffered a infection. Hes out of intensive care and is getting stronger every day. Hes a very strong and resilient young man. We have no doubt that he will bounce back from this tragedy. He will not let this define who he is or define him as an individual. Meanwhile, new york police still dont know who left the device in the park. Investigators say they dont believe it was terrorism. You saw this breaking news alert from the nbc washington app earlier today. An acquittal in the latest police trial involving freddie grays death. A baltimore judge finding the sup sup sup supervising Police Officer not responsible for the injury. Reporter in delivering his verdict today, judge Barry Williams said he evidence fairly and impartially without regard to Public Opinion or emotion. Lieutenant brian rice was found not guilty of all charges. Judge williams ruled that prosecutors did not prove that the failure of lieutenant rice to seat belt freddie gray in the transport van caused the severe neck injuries that led to grays death. Clearly here the judge over and over and over again indicated that the state had not presented evidence to support these charges. Reporter this was the fourth Baltimore Police trial in connection with the death of freddie gray. In december, officer william porters trial ended with a hung jury. The next three officers chose nonjury trials and all of them have been acquitted. Its the same evidence. Its the same theories put forth time and time again and bottom line is the judge again rejected the states arguments and theories. Reporter todays acquittal does not sit well with a small group of demonstrators who came here to the courthous going to be. I knew before they stepped into court. A black man gets caught, hes convicted and prosecuted for killing a black man. When Police Officers kill somebody, they dont convict these officers. Reporter why prosecutors will most likely continue with the three Baltimore Police trials still scheduled even if none of the result in a conviction. Thats the latest from baltimore. Back to you. Loudoun county Sheriffs Department is on paid administrative leave after police in leesburg arrested him on charges stemming from a domestic dispute. Kennedy has been with the Sheriffs Office nearly eight years. A magistrate released him on a summons. With so many recent attacks and tragedies around the world, hundreds of Northern Virginia parents hugged their children a little tighter today as they boarded a flight for europe. Young catholics headed off to a world youth day pilgrimage. Reporter bags packed and rolled out the door. Eager for the trip through italy and ultimately to poland. His mom and dad hesitant. Are you looking forward to him going . I am. Very excited. Im also concerned and so im praying a lot and giving it up to god. Reporter this high schooler joining other young catholics for world youth day. These are scenes from rio in 2013. That was the last world youth day. Time for young catholics to come together in prayer. Hope francis leading them. It comes at a time when many are asking for prayers. Recent attacks and instability around the world highlighting the many security concerns for those participating. Was there any part of you with recent tragedies saying maybe we should hold off on this . Absolutely. I experienced i purchased cancel for any reason. Im sure everything will be just okay. Reporter hugs as he headed off to dulles airport. There he joined more than 200 other young catholics from the arlington dioceses carrying with them rosaries, prayer cards and a strong faith. Its a little scary with all of the terrorism recently but honestly, i trust god. Whatever happens, hes in charge. You really just have to live your life. Theres nothing else that you can do. Reporter another hug and kisses from mom and a promise from a chaperone. We promise well bring him back. Reporter as this group prepares to head off on pilgrimage trail in europe, a big concern, security. Well look at how those concerns are being addressed. Im david culver, news4. A former high ranking d. C. Government official is pleading guilty to cheating the irs and faces up to a year and a half in our Scott Mcfarland broke that story earlier. Reporter he served in three different administrations including as chief of staff in office of city administrator during the gray administration. Warren graves today pleaded guilty to cheating the feds between 2009 and 2013 by underreporting his earnings by nearly a quarter of a million dollars. Court records reviewed by news4 said the feds found at least some of the evidence in this case with the help of another big name in d. C. Politics. The man in the center of your screen. Jeffrey thompson. Thompson pleaded guilty in an unrelated case in 2014 to illegally funneling money into the 2010 d. C. Mayoral race and has been helping feds ever since. Graves faces 12 to 18 months in prison scheduled to be sentenced in late october. No return to our request for comment reporter im Chris Lawrence. Coming e inine ining up on new well give you a look ahead to who we expect to be on that stage later tonight and what sort of impact that could have not only on the convention but to the issues that matter most to you. As Montgomery County Public School students try to squeeze in as much fun as they can before School Begins again, what the new superintendent is doing now to prepare for their return. How Donald Trumps choice for his running mate uld be anco woman i have a masurprise for you. Are you . Man you have a surprise for me . Narrator at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. And when theyre away, they miss out on a lot. But they wont miss out on financial support. Because we cover any difference between their military pay and their families. Why do we do it . Because our vets sacrifice enough. Dominion. Depend on us for more than energy. Stand by me. What started with a gavel and cheering crowds turned fairly quickly into a party divided. The socalled dump Trump Movement has appeared to pit what could be its final snag after the rnc denies a roll call on Convention Rules in cleveland and members of that movement are not happy about it. News4s Chris Lawrence has been inside the quicken loans arena today where some local delegates between the epicenter of that lastditch effort joins us live now from above the floor. Chris . Reporter normally the host state gets a prime spot up near the front of the stage. Instead, ohio is off to the side behind pennsylvania. Look at the states that are right up front. Traditionally blue democratic states. California, new jersey, new york. At the same time earlier today we saw mr. Trumps Campaign Manager say that Governor John Kasich is embarrassing his state by not showing up here to the convention. Theres been a lot of friction going on here in quicken loans arena and in the days and hours leading up to the convention. Earlier i had a chance to talk with Nbcs Chuck Todd about the lack of big names that we thought might show up that never materialized. He promised big names. That was something he said youll see incredible names up there. He ran into two problems. A harsh political environment and you have people outside politics saying im in business. Im trying to make money from red and blue. I dont want to get involved. I like you, donald. Youre a friend. I dont want to be a public supporter. Other was money issue. They dont have the finances to do it. Suddenly it had to get more conventional and you sort of had to make the convention with speakers you had and not speakers you wanted. Reporter we know theres been a fracture on the macro level. Tom sherwood is looking at it from a micro level. People fight hard for candidates in the primaries but when its over, calling for unity is actually easier said than done. A closed door breakfast meeting, not a good sign for Virginia Republicans working to unify Party Factions behind donald trump. Everyone finding a way forward. Reporter a way forward a work in progress. They want to defeat Hillary Clinton and put a bruising primary season behind them. I went out door knocking a couple weekends ago. I found voters who are not happy with the direction of the country. Reporter many Party Leaders like barbara are not here. Everybody makes a decision about what theyre doing over the summer. Some come to conventions and engage in Political Parties and some go on vacations with their families. Reporter Ken Cuccinelli is a leader in the effort to pull the National Party back toward traditional conservative views rather than just backing trump. Were in virginia. Were a purple state. We have significant challenges to overcome and its going to take a lot of hard work. I think that donald trump made a good move by vp. Hes a very respectable individual. Reporter now coming up at 6 00, using this years convention, chris, to run for governor next year. Reporter you must be talking about well keep an eye on that all week to see a lot can happen over the next few days and well look by the end of the week if some factions have come together and healed. Jim, back to you. Did you guys have a chance to talk to cuccinelli after that dustup on the floor there . Was that a land stand for him or will he have another opportunity to have his voice heard . Theres no last stand for Ken Cuccinelli. Ken wants the party to move back to traditional conservatisconse. Hell keep fighting for that. I walked to a never trump supporter. They dont know how to undo a crooked, rigged decision. This was their last stance. It didnt pass. The fight of the direction of the party is not over. Well see you back at 6 00. We would like to know what you think after this afternoons protests. Will the gop grow more or less united when this week is over . Thats our nbc washington flash survey tonight and you can cast your vote on our facebook and twitter pages. On the democratic side, Hillary Clinton spent time in ohio today. Clinton spoke at the naacp annual convention in cincinnati. She told the crowd she was heartbroken when she learned about the deaths of the three officers in baton rouge and said bonds between police and communities must be repaired and reiterated her call for criminal justice reform. Montgomery county School Students are enjoying their summer off. The new superintendent is hard at work. Jack smith met with the county council for the first time today. The School System are closing the achievement gap and maintaining excellence. During todays meeting, they talked about how to best serve 157,000 students in that School System. We have a lot of questions always and a lot of conversation we have to have around school facilities, around how we fund our schools and needs of the student population we serve to make sure they have options and choices when they get that high school diploma. Stay right there. We have a lot more to come here on news4 at 5 00. Powerful storms quickly move in and out. Tom kierein is here tracking those storms and if storms will cool us down at all. Marylands 230 million plan to ease your commute. The new idea to make i270 less crowded. The message neighbors in Prince Georges County want the council to hear before an important vote tomorrow. This is 36th street at everett. You can see it complte uprooted and as a result of that, that road is blocked. May have brought down power lines with it as well. We have reports of other trees down as well in Montgomery County especially around bethesda and several reports of trees down as the winds did gust at about 40 to 50 to 60 miles an hour as storms came on through. This is radar history over the last two hours. You can see theyre quickly now passing east of the metro area right now just light rain in washington. The areas in red and yellow, thats where its coming down the hardest. Right now just beginning to exit Calvert County and crossing the bay about to hit near st. Michaels moving off to the east quickly. Another one farther south in southern calvert. Not severe storms but heavy downpours with that. Worst is over for the metro area. Good news is the temperatures dropped dramatically. We were in the mid 90s a couple hours ago. Now its down into just the mid 70s. Look at reagan nationa 73 degrees. A dramatic drop. We had our heat index near 100 degrees earlier this afternoon. A tremendous change. Look at how dark the sky was here. This photo posted by Deborah Jacobs waldorf on my twitter page. If you see damage, post them on twitter, instagram, and well get them on tv. Live view from national harbor. Light rain in Prince Georges County and to our west, storm beginning to break out. Live view overlooking Montgomery County in the distance and well get sun out here before sunset into the evening hours. Then another chance of a passing thundershower until midnight. Small chance. Temperatures hovering in upper 70s and then by dawn tomorrow, mid 70s. Might have a shower tomorrow morning. Then some sun in and out. Storm team 4 tenday outlook. Upper 80s to near 90 tomorrow afternoon. And theres a chance of a shower or then settles down and gorgeous weather with lower humidity moving in on wednesday and thursday. Highs upper 80s to near 90. Mid 90s on friday. Here comes another heat wave and searing heat. Torrid on saturday and sunday. Up near 100 degrees both of those days. May get a passing storm on saturday and again on monday another very hot day in upper 90s. Does look like a break after that. Highs near 90 each day. Were back after this. Know youre budgeted for the expected, and the unexpected. Know that at least the process of buying a new home can be clear and simple. Know your investments can make retirement closer than you think know. The one word behind all the guidance we provide, tools we create, and services we offer. Because when you have insight, you know. Earlier in the newscast we set the stage for you as the Republican National convention is under way in cleveland. Donald trumps wife set to speak tonight as the gop prepares to officially make trump its nominee. Not guilty. The highest ranking officer charged in the death of freddie gray acquitted of all charges. With a fourth trial ending without a conviction, are chris gordon talked about the frustration budi washington app. Now at 5 30, call it the 100 million idea. Maryland getting set to dish out some big bucks. How it plans to ease your commute on one of the most congested roadways in our region. The new questions tonight about zika following the first zika related death in the continental u. S. A medical mystery into how that persons caregiver managed to contract the mosquitoborn virus. First up, breaking news with reports from nbc news and cnn that theres been a car accident involving Donald Trumps motorcade in new york city. No injuries reported including to mr. Trump who is en route to cleveland right now aboard his plane for the Republican National convention. Were told the motorcade en route to the airport suffered a car accident. Donald trump expected to speak tonight at the convention as is his wife, the first night of convention in cleveland. Now back to you. Scott, thank you. Maryland state leaders are ready to spend 230 million to improve your commute along i270. 130 million of that will go to building a brand new interchange at watkins mill road. The other 100 million are up for grabs. Officials are putting that up asking for innovative ideas to cutdown on traffic. Adam tusk has details from p potom potomac. Reporter state Transportation Leaders want outside the box thinking as you look at 270 here in the rain. Needs some outside the box ideas to keep traffic moving and the state is calling for new ideas. From i70 in frederick to the split of sprawling traffic, 270 carries a notorious connotation. Were standing hereon highway. Reporter and commuters agree. Its like a parking lot most of the time. If youre going north during rush hour, dont bother. Reporter how do you fix it . Maryland leaders dont know but theyre offering up 100 million bucks to find what they call innovative solutions. We dont want to put the cart before the horse. Were putting up 100 million to attract the best ideas from transportation innovators and companies from all across america to come up with the best ideas so its not what i want to see, its what the best ideas are. Well figure that out when we get the proposals. Reporter the state hopes to hear an idea that weve heard before but we do know that tolling stations wont be considered and drivers say they would pay to beat congestion. You dont mind paying to get around traffic . Paying versus sitting in the car, i rather pay. Reporter one plan being put into place is an interchange at construction expected to start next summer. When it comes to keeping everyone moving here, the answers state leaders get may not be to build their way out of traffic. Back here now as you take a look at the traffic moving tonight. The state expects to get some of these new ideas starting next month and hopefully implement a new plan and new way of thinking here along 270 in the in exyear and a half or two years. Back to you. Adam tusk, thanks. New at 5 30 tonight, residents of Prince Georges County are protesting outside of the county Administration Building today. They are against a new push to expand the walmart in clinton to a 24hour supercenter. Protesters carried signs that say Prince Georges County deserves better. The group is demanding better jobs in the county along with greater access to Grocery Stores and restaurants. Prince georges County School board will vote tomorrow on whether to require a new policy for handling volunt prevent volunteers from abusing kids. Documents provided to news4 ahead of the vote show the board is considering adding criminal background checks and fingerprinting. The policy would ban volunteers from using student restrooms or transporting students in their personal cars. This policy comes months after the arrest of a former Elementary School volunteer charged with sexually exploiting students. Its a story you heard first on news4. This time last year we told you that Laurel Hospital would close its doors as it downsized into a clinic with no overnight beds. Now after a year of protests from city residents, it looks like things are turning around for the hospital. Prince georges county bureau chief Tracee Wilkins broke this story for us and was at a News Conference today where major changes for the medical facility were announced. Reporter its a story we first brought you on news4 last year. Laurel hospital was expected to jobs as they downsized. Now it looks like that is all turning around at least for now. The city of laurel, the county executive and the university of maryland medical system are all working together to see if they can reset the clock on Laurel Hospital and keep this facility open. Coming up on news4 at 6 00, well tell you what the plan is. For right now, it looks like the doors will remain open for much longer than expected. Law enforcement nationwide warning gamers do we have monique and i are talking about this lone Severe Thunderstorm Warning to the south and west of fredericksburg through Orange County. Do we have a time on that . 6 15. That goes until 6 15. Reports of heavy rain down there. The line of storms has pushed east. You can see that severe thunderstorm watch has been trimmed back. Were just seeing in Calvert County and st. Marys county because the line of storms pushing to the Eastern Shore. Were seeing more moderate rain up and down i95. There goes the heaviest rain again through the bay off to the bay bridge and Eastern Shore. This heavy rain will push to the east as well. Were seeing it around 301 in waf that cell right there that will continue to move south of fredericksburg so youll get more rain as well and, boy are we cooling. Temperatures moving from the mid 90s dropping 20 degrees. You can still see 95 right now where they havent gotten rain yet. Temperatures are coming back up. Sunshine in shenandoah valley. More rain we can expect overnight . We do have more on future cast that well time out for you coming up. A new case of zika virus here in the u. S. And it has doctors absolutely baffled. The virus spreads through infected mosquitos or sexual contact but this newest case doesnt fit those criteria. So in utah, an elderly man with the virus died last month. He traveled to a zika affected country. He somehow infected his caretaker. That person had not traveled to the affected region and utah does not have the mosquitos that spread the zika virus. Here in our area, health about to hold the first of several town Hall Meetings concerning the zika virus tonight starting tonight at 7 30 at the Mason District police station. The goal is to give you more information about how the country is monitoring this situation for all types of mosquitos capable of carrying the virus and plan for stopping any potential spread of that virus. Next on news4 at 5 00, iteam investigation. A number of kids drown in pools every year. The temperatures man hey baby, how are you . Woman i have a surprise for you. Man you have a surprise for me . Narrator at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. And when theyre away, they miss out on a lot. But they wont miss out on financial support. Because we cover any difference between their military pay and their families. Why do we do it . Because our vets sacrifice enough. Dominion. Depend on us for more than energy. Stand by me. A live look at national harbor. One of many spots experiencing rain and storms this afternoon. In fact, the carousel closed because of it. Were also extremely hot right now. Its so hot in fact, chances are youre probably thinking about jumping into a nearby pool to cool off. So are the little ones. And that, experts say, i time of year. The iteam show you just how a stunning number of local children fall into swimming pools and drown every summer and what you need to think about now to keep it from happening in your backyard. Reporter Kevin Dillard was in tears as he tore out his pool earlier this year. When police found the body of his 2yearold neighbor in the pool just 20 minutes after she disappeared from her home. Virginia beach police did not press charges but dillard said off camera he was devastated by the toddlers death and decided to rip out the pool after the police found a hole in his fence just big enough for a child to crawl through. More than 280 kids under the age of five drown every year in pools according to the u. S. Consumer product safety commission. The news4 iteam found more than 50 deaths happen in maryland, d. C. And virginia within the last ten years. Most children die when an adult loses track of the child when theyre at the pool together but 1 out of 10 pool drownings happens after a child figures out how to get through a pool fence. They are born explorers. They see colorful floats, tubes, and noodles. Reporter the university of marylands doctor studies maryland cases including three Near Drownings that have happened in the last three years. He says while some involved teenagers who cant swim, most are toddlers between 1 and 4 years old. They dont quite understand the risk of water in their mouth or water causing them to choke and then its just a second and then all of a sudden they can go. They can lose their life. Reporter he says drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children under the age of four so its critical for all have kids, to secure their pools. Michael is a pool inspector for Prince Georges County Health Department which inspects 300 pools each summer. Making sure its secure at the top and making sure its secure at the bottom. Reporter pool inspectors say its simple to tell whether or not your fence meets code. In the state of maryland it has to be 6 feet tall. They also want you to use your fist. This is about four inches or the size of a childs head. So make sure your fist cant get through any holes especially down here at the bottom where a child might try to squeeze through. 87 of all child drownings happen in residential pools which is why no matter where yo live, all of the local governments in our area require pool owners to install selflatching gates and a tall fence. The iteam searched through hundreds of inspection reports and found multiple apartment complexes in Prince Georges County cited for holes in their fences and broken gates before the season started. In Montgomery County, inspectors visited numerous homes after neighbors complained about homes in their fences and we found all fences were repaired or replaced after the inspectors visited but thats not the case in Fairfax County. Even though virginia law gives counties the power to go after people who dont maintain their pool fences, including jail time and fines, the county told us it doesnt enforce the law meaning it does not maintain any records of complaints or violations. Records from the states medical examiner and local police show at least eight children have died in Fairfax County pools within the last ten years. National Medical Center says its critical for parents to keep an eye on their kids and should never assume a fence or a gate will keep a kid out. Her staff saw 21 drownings alone in their emergency room last year. Weve seen cases of toddlers suffocating in the small amount of water that you get in from a pool cover. All experts we talked to say try to think like a toddler. Looking for where they could squeeze through and tackle the problem now so you never have to come home to Something Like this. Now, everyone agrees you should teach a child to swim starting as early as 2 years old but even teenagers who can swim, drown. So the iteam put together a list of what parents can do to protect their children at the pool and since laws vary from county to county, you can also have to do to stay safe this summer on our nbc washington app. Turning to the weather now, some of the good news that have come with the storms is that we started with this oppressive heat and now things have really taken a dive. Theyve calmed down. Taken a dive. Temperatures have taken a dive. Were in the 70s in some spots. Areas that didnt have storms mainly south. Im talking about southern st. Marys county. Some areas in the 90s. Head toward charlottesville, those areas in the 90s. A lot of us dropped quite a bit. This is a look at dulles live camera. Were getting peeks of sunshine out there right now. So temperatures fell into the lower to mid 70s but theyll start to come back up. Winchester up to 80 degrees. So that main initial line of storms flew by the area and is now out of here and now well see possibly maybe some spotty showers and storms and then again some sunshine as we continue from now into the overnight. Well clear tuesday afternoon and get sunshine and good news is the humidity will fall for wednesday and thursday. We still have a severe thunderstorm watch for calvert and st. Marys county. Finally st. Marys county getting in on the action. Thats a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Orange County as well. That didnt have anything to do with this main line that came through. Boy, did it roll through our region. Now we see moderate showers just east of i95. Heaviest rain pushing off to the Eastern Shore at this point. Not a lot behind it at this moment. Well continue with a chance for spotty rain. Not expecting strong or severe thunderstorms but well go with spotty rain and maybe a stray storm as we get into the overnight. Theres that cell coming through Stafford County getting ready to sweep fredericksburg. That will move through and heavy rain associated with that. Look at those temperatures. Winchester, back up to 81. Martinsburg, 79. The temperatures will bump up a little bit and well fall into the 70s as we get into the overnight. Again, a spotty chance overnight and through tomorrow with heat building through the day tomorrow. Heres a look at 8 00 p. M. Tonight. You can see a few spotty rain showers but thats about it. Well clear through the day tomorrow and get some sunshine. Temperatures still around 90 tomorrow. Still a little on the humid side. But by the time we head into tomorrow night, humidity falls. Looking good as we get into wednesday and thursday. Temperatures are going to be right around 90 degrees. A look at these temperatures as we head toward saturday and sunday. Were back into the triple digits. Possibly 100 degrees on saturday. Again on sunday. And then we continue with those warm temperatures. And as summer goes, we always have warm temperatures. Prices at the gas pump are going down. Consumer reporter susan thats right. Those of you hitting the roads for day trips are cashing in and loving it. Gas prices are coming off a 33day slide and are at their lowest mark since 2004 for this time of year. Todays National Average price for regular unleaded gas is 2. 21 per gallon. 52 cents less than a year ago. In the d. C. Metro area, gas is down 55 cents from a year ago. Enjoy lower prices because the retail gas forecast shows the price could go up by crude Oil Prices Increase due to a disruption in supply and also political tensions overseas. Pokemon just about everywhere now including on the road. How some clever drivers are cashing in to keep players and other players safe. While things are getting back to normal for metro riders, others are preparing for more long delays. He its n but how did we end up here . His mom thought he had the flu and that he was covered by the meningococcal meningitis. Vaccine he had received. Until 2014 there were. No vaccines for meningitis b in the u. S. Now there are. While uncommon, meningitis b can. Lead to death within 24 hours. Trumenba is a vaccine for 10 through 25 year olds to help prevent group b meningococcal disease. Trumenba should not be given if you had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose. Most common side effects were injectionsite pain, fatigue. Headache, muscle pain, and chills. Ask your doctor about. All the risks and benefits of trumenba and tell them if youve received any other meningitis b vaccines. Meningitis b can be spread by typical sharing behaviors. A drink. A spoon. A kiss. It all started here. It might have been prevented with trumenba. Ask your doctor about trumenba. Police at the university of maryland identified a man they call a person of interest in a series of on campus robberies. Nearly all of the victims were robbed while playing the new pokemon go app last week. Investigators say in each case, a guy approaches the victims from behind and either showed or pointed a gun at them before taking belongings. It should go without saying that playing pokemon go while behind the wheel is a bad idea. Now some drivers are coming up with ways to help people catch them all even when theyre on the go. How fast are you going right now . Music blasting, a car going 35 miles an hour and pokemon go showing no you can be gaming and driving and this pokemon go obsession is a dangerous one. That could be my wife driving with our child and gets hit by somebody playing a game. Reporter so chad davis had an idea. This is the taxi. You know its me because of the dashboard. Reporter hell take you to any or all of the stops in town. Ill go wherever you want to go. We can spend as much time. Davis not the only one looking to make the search safer. On craigslist we found ads for half a dozen other drivers. There is pokemon on major streets and your attention needs to be on the road. Reporter you need to be careful about who you get in the car with. Back it down. What am i really doing here . How can i trust this person . How can i trust craigslist . Its the same risk getting an uber except youre not getting in here drunk after a night at the club. Reporter both drivers have already had requests in less than a day. Its crazy, yeah. There are krcrazier things out here. Drove around having fun. Now at 6 00, two stories unfolding as we come on the air. They ran toward danger in order to protect the public. A city in mourning as investigators reveal chilling new details about the gunman who targeted and killed three Police Officers in baton rouge. In wake of that attack, security is of top concern as the Republican National convention gets under way. Unprecedented show of security on the streets to calls for unity within the party. News4 at 6 00 starts now. First to politics and a party divided. The chair now recognizes the delegates from the state of west virginia. Donald trumps republican critics staged a revolt in the first hours of the Republican National convention. The virginia delegation accused Republican Leaders of cheating and colorado delegation walked out. Tonight we have team coverage. Tom sherwood and Chris Lawrence are chasing stories that matter to voters in d. C. , maryland and virginia. We begin with Steve Handelsman covering the national angle. Hi, steve. Reporter here at the Republican National convention in quicken loans arena in cleveland, 3 hours and 15 minutes in came the revolt. Its a reflection of the division among republican delegates here, which in turn reflects Division Among Republicans coast to coast. They chanted and yelled. Roll call vote. If there were to be a roll call