Transcripts For WRC News4 Midday 20170425 : comparemela.com

Transcripts For WRC News4 Midday 20170425

And im melissa mola. Well see the sun as we go through part of your day tomorrow. Quite a bit shower activity on it currently. You see the green, where we have the lighter rain. Were looking down 95 toward fredericsburg. The yellow, more moderate rainfall. Mostly the light rain in parts of virginia and loudon county, and across 66. If you take a wider view, lot of this moisture coming in from the atlantic. As we go through the rest of the day today you can expect the showers to stay in the forecast. 2 00 p. M. , pretty widespread rain around 5 00. Some of this could start to tapper off. Overall a chilly day. Summerlike temperatures straight ahead. The Apartment Fire where a man was found dead in prince were live at the scene on sherbrook circle. Yes, there are many questions still unanswered about what happened in unit 202 here this morning. Now, a resident who lived just below told me a few moments ago that an investigator asked him if he heard gun shots last night. And we have found blood stains in the hallway here and on the steps leading out. That resident told me he didnt hear gunshots, only the fire alarm. At first glance, it doesnt look like a fire broke out inside the second floor unit at these condos in lake ridge. This woman said she heard the fire alarm sound. At 1 00 in the morning we heard a fire alarm go off and everybody on my level came out to see what was going on and we pretty quick. They were able to recognize the fire and get things going. Reporter she didnt see the fire but smelled smoke in the ha hallway. A man found unconscious inside. Katie moved in here a couple months ago. She didnt know the man. My prayers are with the family. Reporter fire investigators look for clues in this Death Investigation and fire coming through every piece of evidence and gather what they can with the ck9 units. We saw the Police Officer leave here just before we came on the air here and at this point, all theyre saying is this a Death Investigation. The victim has been taken to the medical examiners office, once his identity is confirmed, the next of kin notified theyll release his name. Thank you, molette. Firefighters are still on the scene at the fire in college park. More on whats next for the response and the investigation. Reporter the fire response continues here at the 427 development. Firefighters continuing to douse hot spots and potential flareup points from above. And theyve been doing that throughout the overnight and into the morning. The response now entering a second day on the ground. Perhaps you can see, heavily scorched wood framing. Were told thats part of a potential problem here, all the water damage, fire damage, this largely wood interior puts this building at risk of a potential collapse. Throughout the morning, we have seen the firefighters do outside site surveys and pointing o building here set to open at some point this summer. But fire officials saying this is on track to be one of their largest fire responses in county history. The damage here closing in to 40 million. Now, down here on the scene, this area where the Development Continues to be closed this morning as fire crews continue to assess and knock out potential hot spots here at this development. We know in the immediate area there were some evacuations but many of those people have returned to their homes. No major injuries to report. Inspectors will be here to continue their investigation into the cause of this fire. Im justin finch, news 4. All right, thanks, justin. While there was a drone. Now this man was charged with flying into restricted air space. He flew his drone into the flight of a police helicopter. Fortunately the pilot was able to avoid the drone and no one was hurt. This electrical fire in ft. Washington was an accident. Sunday morning at the glen rock landing apartments. No one was seriously hurt here. But 30 people lost their homes. The Prince Georges County Fire Department said theres about 250,000 in damages here. Hes accused of going on a dangerous shooting spree in maryland last year, today hes expected to plead guilty. The state says that was before he killed two others at a mall and a Grocery Store in Montgomery County. Firstdegree murder there. Lawmakers could be getting closer to avoiding a Government Shutdown. It comes after President Trump appears to be backing away from his demand of money for the border wall news 4s tracey potts has the details. Reporter a white house official tells nbc that President Trump will drop his demand for 1 billion now to build a border wall with mexico and deal with that during the regular budget process this fall to prevent a Government Shutdown friday. We feel very confident that the government isnt going to shut down. Reporter democrats oppose the wall and key republicans are skeptical. At 2200 mile wall doesnt make a lot of sense. Reporter with no down payment on the wall President Trump approaches his 100th day without a big win. The white house is turning to plan b, health care, although final action is plus a major announcement on tax reform tomorrow. Analysis cysts said that President Trump is e treating it like a reality show. His Approval Rating 40 . A record low this early in the presidency. That came from our nbc wall street journal poll which also showed the president still has a strong base of support. Tracey potts, nbc news, washington. That poll looks at several can key issues facing the country right now. Starting with health care, half of americans said they have little or no confidence that gop efforts to repeal the Affordable Care act would be better. Still 47 believe the law that it should be totally eliminated. Now, there are two other issues we want to look at in this poll on immigration, 60 think that u. S. Immigration helps more than it hurts. 60 on the economy say theyre satisfy. The poll has an overall margin of error plus nigh news 2 . The secretary of education is wrapping up a visit to Prince William county. Betsy devos toured ash land schools. Former president george h. W. Bush could leave a houston hospital by the end of the week. He was diagnosed with a mild case of pneumonia. Spokesperson for the former president said hes in good spirits and resting comfortably. Honor and glory, peace and harmony, those arent names of the eaglets at the Nati National arboretum. Stars and stripes and potomac are on other options being considered for their names. Their parents, president and first lady. I want names. Fred and margaret. Yes. Marge. As summer approaches its a question that a lot of people will ask, how clean is the pool im getting ready to jump in. Were uncovering the dirty trh of whatsut pool season is just about here. But before you dive in, a new study out of canada confirms what some would confirm their worst firms. The test kits to check it out reporter its almost pool time. Fun for kids. And adults, too. But do you know whats really lurking underneath . Reer is eveners in canada researching 130 hot tubs and pools before you go judging check out olympian Michael Phelps talking to the wall street journal. I think everybody pees in the pool. Reporter what about that pool on your next vacation . To find out im going undercover. Hitting the water park. Whats in this water . Pools. All right, pools and hot tubs. Everyone wants a hot tub. Taking samples and sending them off to a certified lab. Lets start with the obvious. Oh, its the kiddie pool. Keep my fingers crossed and i hope the kids kept their legislation crossed. They didnt. Testing positive for ure a key component of urine. How about the wave park. Got it. Not any better. How about hotel pools . Most adults here. Another pool, another sample. Nope, we try another hotel pool. And another. All three have pee. We share our results with nbc medical correspondent dr. John torres. I always thought that chlorine kills it. This is my horrified face. Obviously this is gross. Any real health risk and there are. When that urine mixes with chlorine it can create two chemicals that can irritate your eyes. Reporter hold on, we have one big category left hot tubs. Notorious germs and bacteria. But we never tested for pee before. Everyone loves the hot tub. Bad news, we test two hot tubs and both have urine. In the end, from the water park to the hot tubs and pools we tested only one yes just one came back pee free. What are we supposed to do . The main thing is, dont pee in the pool. Tell your family and friends, dont pee in the pool. Dont pee in the pool. Its that simple. According to a recent study, 64 of americans say they do pee in the pool. All right, Montgomery County officials are reaching out to parents to warn about a popular new s were talking about 13 reasons why its a show about teen suicide. The show has a lot of people talking including middle schoolers some schools sent letters home to parents to warn them about it. Do you think it encourages kids like yourself to do Something Like it. It could. Reporter the letters were sent home because they want to be proactive. For four years, we have dedicated to changing Minds Initiative and focus on mental health. We have resources about Suicide Prevention on our website. The man accused of kidnapping his former student in tennessee will be taken back to that state in couple of weeks. Yesterday, tad cummins enter no plea in a sacramento courtroom. Last week, they were found in a small california town. Ur taking out a loan and making plans to escape to mexico. Shes now back at home with her family. Lot of conflicting information about what happened when a man was pulled off a united airplanes flight in chicago. One said that dr. David dao physically responded, a separate report by Chicago Police said he folded his arms and refused to move. Were also hearing the call that sent those officers on to the plane. I have request for police to charlie 3. Two passengers are refusing to get off the aircraft when instructed by the agent and also supervisor. One officer described dragging the doctor off the plane as minimal but necessary force. In an interview, the lawyer said he plans to file a lawsuit in this case. Coming up a surprising announcement from one of nascars greats. Well tell you at dominion, were putting our energy to work creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner Energy Sources like solar, wind and natural gas. Weve reduced Carbon Emissions by nearly 25 , which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. Cleaner air and cleaner water. 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Dale junior has been a part of more than 600 races throughout his entire career. He has 26 career cup victories. He also won the daytona 500 twice. More recently he dealt with several concussion issues. Well if youre a wizards fan you know tomorrow is big. The team lost all of its momentum against the atlanta hawks. Otherwise, theyll have to go on the road with the whole season on the line. Tomorrows game is at 6 00 p. M. With the series tied 22. Followup on a story we brought you yesterday about a pet bird reunion. One that is magical. I read that wrong. It belongs to a magician. This is edgar, known as dr. Magic. He has a pet accidentally he left that bird on a branch after playing soccer. A Police Officer saw the bird and was able to whistle it down. I walked up to the tree starting talking to the bird and to my surprise it climbed down out of the tree and walked up to me. Sonny was returned. From now on when he disappears his owner hopes it will only be magic. Keep an eye on that bird. The bird is in heaven. How about the weather . Not a lot of birds flying in this weather. Its wet outside. I love this show. We do have a lot of rain in the youre going to keep the umbrella around this afternoon. A big area of low pressure. Take a look at the map, down to the south, its spinning. Lot of heavy rain in parts of North Carolina earlier today and that rain continues to move into our area, now, were finally seeing the Northern Edge of this rain moving in. Its moving in pretty quickly. The rain bands surrounding that big area of low pressure. The yellow shows you some of that heavier showers just to the west of quantico. Leesburg, approaching 81. Future weather here, by 1 30 the waves of rain continuing. Periods of rain as we go through the afternoon. Still showers around for the evening drive. A chance of shower earlier tomorrow morning. This afternoon, temperatures, again, around 60. A dog is probably not going to like the weather for this afternoon. Tomorrow, the pets will, 74 for a High Temperature tomorrow. Look at thursday and friday, mid80s. The weekend, were looking at 90 degrees for a high. The full tenday is coming up. Many adults turn to socalled comfort foods when they get upset. When we return, well tell you lets go, shes a dog. [ whimpers ] find pingpong. Find your awesome with the xfinity x1 voice remote. Thats amazing youre watching news 4 midday. A live look at the white house now where later today President Trump will sign a new executive order, it will create a new task force headed by the newly confirmed agriculture secretary. Ways to promote and improve ing a ry the country. Right now, were expecting the president to speak at any moment at the capitol to remember victims of the holocaust. During that ceremony, six candles are lit by a holocaust survivor. Youre looking at some live pictures where the president is taking the podium about to speak in the rotunda this morning. This gathering also recognizes american troops who liberated the nazi concentration camps. Tensions are rising on the Korean Peninsula. More american ships are moving in. How the World Leaders are respond i responding. Reporter a subdued celebration in pyongyang on the anniversary of the north korean army. So far no sign of the military leader. A massive scale, according to a south Korean Military officials. U. S. Officials tells nbc news that it will arrive off the waters of the Korean Peninsula today. The uss michigan called into port this morning. A routine stop the navy said and not part of a military buildup. U. S. Military defense believe north korea is gearing up for a show of force today or tomorrow. The most brutal punishment in the sky and land as well as sea without any warning if the u. S. Launches a preemptive strike. In tokyo, negotiations from the u. S. , japan and south korea met to talk strategy. President trump called on the United Nation as Security Council to impose more sanctions. Its a problem we have finally solve. Reporter this morning, still no word on american tony kim detained over the weekend at pyongyang airport. So far we havent gained access to the individual in question. Reporter and still no explanation from the regime and the u. S. Not letting up on the pressure. Those military exercises with allies will continue tomorrow and secretary of state Rex Tillerson is due to chair a special meeting at the United Nations friday. In news for your health, it turns out offering a cookie or a piece of candy to your child when theyre upset could lead to unhealthy eating habits. Emotional eating increases the risk of obesity and is linked to eating disorders. Cost a lot of money when it comes to insulin. The price has shot up over 1,000 . We explain the Desperate Measures some families are taking to get that medicine. Reporter 10yearold is a type i diabetic whose life depends on insulin. I dont like putting needles in my body. Reporter but the soaring cost has forced her parents to go underground to get the drug through a secret facebook group. There are at least 20 pages. What are they posting . She has stuff to trade. Reporter shes allergic to the insulin prescribed by the insurer. The familys insurance only covers 25 of its cost. They pay nearly 400 a month its a struggle. I have spent many days on the phone c because i cant not let my daughter have her medicine. Its hard. Its not fair. She cant help shes allergic for it. Reporter the doctors appeal was denied. Thats why she turns to this underground market. To swap the insulin her insurance covers for the insulin her daughter needs. Everybody in these groups know what theyre going through. Reporter the drugmaker and the benefits manager who negotiates the price, they each defended their own and blamed the others. Its either that or n

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