brai dtors said keyes could not sustain life on his own. his parents removed him from life support throw days after the fight. the victim's mother is not satisfied th the sentencing in this case. >> i don't think there's a sentence long enough when you lose a loved one. i feel like he should have gotten more. >> hhes is a father of thre with a fourth child on the way. he was on probation for his part in an armed robberythat led it a gunman killing someone when it led to this fight in bowie. >> he's been in and out of jail. locked him up and released him. he's living his life. my son is gone forever. there's no justice in that. >> reporter: now because it's possible that hughes violated his probation with the fight that hapned here and the sentencing that followed, he's going to be in court in about a g at the he's look possibility of 12 additional years in prison and looking at 20 total for violating his probation. reporting live from bowie,

tracee wilkins. back to you all in the studio. >> thanks, tracio. >> a disturbing story. a man attacks a pregnant woman, a oman out for aalk in northwest d.c., but this isn't the first time that we've told iou about this suspect. these are mchael hilliard's arrest records. you can see pages and pages and pages of charges. crimes.f news 4's aimee cho is live in logan circle with more on reaction with neighbors to this latest attack. aimee? >> yeah, wendy, just to emphasize how extensive that criminal record, isntwe pri out the charges on pieces of paper so you can see them.li michael hd has been arrested over 70 times in his life, each line on here represents a separate crimin charge. those charges include groping, sexual assault and kidnapping, and this latest arrest happened here in loganle ci he was accused of pushing a pregnant woman in the stomach, s that wust four days ago and yet hill injured already back on

the street. this is a picture that d.c. police shows hilliard walking away moments after he groped a woman at logan circle back 2017. hilliard was arrested and released the very next day and then back i jail less than two weeks later for groping yet another woman. it's a pattern that's played out with hilliard over decades. but today folks in logan circle tell us they don't understand why hilliard keeps getting released and say they are hat he by the idea would push a pregnant woman. >> i'm shook. like, i really did not -- like, you feel like this is kind of like a good safe>eighborhood? that's really, really sad. that's horrible and should never happen to anyone, and, i mean, it's scary. >> others, they will intervene if they see hilliard attacking anyone else. >> look at my face.m reber this. >> chad jackson and rick ingram are homeless men in logan circle and say they feel protective of people in the area.

>> you don't put your hands on a pregnant woman. he knows that. >> you don't putyour hands on a fee make period. >> reporter: and womenkiow tang extra steps to be safe. >> i always carry pepper spray on me which is kind of, you know, it's -- it's helpful everywhere. >> just makes you want to be like more aware and you need to beur aware of yo surroundings and like what's going on around you and stuff like that. >> reporter: now that pregnant woman is expect tbe okay. we've been trying all day long to get in touch with the u.s. attorney's office and find out why michael hilliard keeps getting released from jail, but we've not yet heprd back. wendy. big question. okay, thank you, aimee. we're following some breaking news for you this evening. >> a breaking newspd e. >> 16 active duty service members at camp pendleton in california arrested as part of a human smuggling investigation. eight others were detained and questioned on alleg drug charges. now the 16 marines were arrested

in front of theirti en unit today. they are accused of being part of an organization that illegally smuggled people over the u.s.-mexico border. the investigation started after the arrests of two camp pendleton marines earlier this month. military officials say undocumented immigrants told nvestigators they paid the two marines $8,000 to take them from the border to los angeles. he here. s what happened next >> reporter: the 16 taken in, they will be in the usmj which is the court ofil mary justice as opposed to the civilian justice system. we're waiting to see if we get s charge sheeon them to see t the charges are and then we'll see the individuals' identity. the eight detained were also waiting to hear if any of them are actually charge wh the drug-related offenses and to see if any of them actually -- if this is a being laer ring or if they just foundll o these individuals as partof this

original investigation earlier this month. one thingat we do know is that none of these marines involved so far holve been ind in the southwest border mission. marines have been involved in the border mission that's ginne southern california, but these -- these men and women, while they are assned to camp pendleton and there are marines doing that mission, they were not involved in it. >> now officials say the drug charges in this case are not related to moving drugs across the southern border. wendy? >> nearly two weeks of protests in puerto rico worked. overnor ricardo rosello announced he's going to resign august 2nd. cheersru eing around the governor's mansion in old san juan. rosse will lloca faced ls from and other celebrities officials because of a scandal involving some offensive chat messages and corruption allegations. the secretary of justice juan

devazquez will take ove as the next governor. today in new york jeffrey epstein found in his jail cell with marksround neck, his body said to be in a fetal position. investigators are trying to determine if he's a victim of an attack or if he tried to harm himself. two sources are telling nbc news he did try to hang himself. he has been placed on a suicide watch now. epstein was recently denied bail on charges of sex and trafficking teenage girls andc spiracy. he's pleaded not guilty. a major shift announced today by the justice department. the federal government will once again us d theath penalty against inmates charged with federalrimes. erika gonzalez is working this story from our live desk. erika? >> well, this is a major change, of course, by the u.s. justice department ordered by attorney general william barr. the federalpp system had stoed use the death penalty about 16 years ago. the las e federalxecution occurred in 2003 when a man was

put to death for raining and murdering a 19-year-old female soldier. there are currently 62 inmates on federal death row, and that includes convicted boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsaaev and charleston church shoot shooter dylann roof. one of the reasons that excuses ended were concerns over the safety of lethal injection drugs, but the bureau of prisons has been ordered to create a new protocol using a single drug to carry out executions.k bacver to you all inside the studio. >> thank you, erika. with gun violence on the rise across the district, d.c.'s mayor is taking steps to get illegal guns offee the s she met with prosecutors today promising to go after people caught with weapons. news 4'smark segraves is

reporting that there weren't a lot of specifics about how that's going to happen >> it seems like thesehat law enforcement officials want to put an end to. the growing number of shootings in the district and the growing number of murders. today mayor muriel buyers and chief of police pete newsham stood with federal prosecutors from d.c. a virginia as well as the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms to waop pele against buying and selling illegal guns. >> far too many guns being washington, ay in d.c. >> bowser and newsham have been steadfast that the best way to stop the growing murder rate is to stop the guns from coming no d.c. majority of those illal guns come from one state. n we think a intense focus on virginia will yield the most. >> reporter: they will help track down people who buy guns illegally in d.c. >> we'll use science to get after this and neighboring hopefully extremely hard for

individuals to get guns, and that's our commitment. >> reporter: just five months agoser and newsham stoodhe withu.s. attorney for the district to aannounce plan to prosecute fell-in and possession cases in federal court. so far this year there have been nearly00 arrests for felony possession of a gun. only 65 of those have actually been prosecuted federal court. hest week the chief complained publicly that t consequences for being arrested with a gun ren't enough to stop the violence. we asked lu of the more than 600 total gun arrests this year how many have been prosecuted. >> i don't have those n for you. >> reporter: in 2016 then police chief kathy lehner blasted the criminal justice system caing it beyond broken and mayor bowser agreed complaining that federal prosecutors were unaccountable. >> prosecutors don't report to the people. they don't report to me either.g jues and others don't.

>> reporter: while gun vience has increased this year, overall violent crime is down in the district. mark segraves, news 4. >> d.c. police are offering rewards of up to $2,500 for tips that lead to an arrest for illegal guns. much more ahead when we come back at 5:00, two families torn apart by tragedy. a teenager is gunned down in his own home by a close friend. we hear tonight from the mother of this aspiring musician about the bright future that was accidentally dimmed. the new training for some school bus drivers as they are getting ready to back on the job. it's not just focused on what's happening behind the wheel. ulie carey will get a firsthand look. >> and a contract decision that could cost a number of disabled adults in fairfax county their jobs. why their family members say it's unfair. >> and i'm storm team c 4ef meteorologist doug kammerer. it's backyard weather day and

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for just $39.95 per month. 's everything a small business owner needs. call 1-800-501-6000 day. he was a bid athlete and had dreams of becoming a rapper. this evening we're hearing fr themily of a teenager, is be a teenager shot and killed in his home earlier this month. that family is dealing with an extra layer of grief because the person suspected in this shting is a family friend. news 4's corey smith reports from manassas. >> i have to learn ho to live life all over again without him here. >> reporter: this has become

danielle person's daily routine ver since her son malikayh was killed. she can smell him in the room inand can see him the photos scattered .downstai ♪ >> reporter: she can hear his voice in his music and had a she wouldn't give just to be able to touch him one more time. >> just keep praying and asking god to get me through it. it's hard. >> reporter: tt grief is compounded by the circumstances surrounding malikyh's death. police believe it was an accident. >> to get a phone call at 6:00 in the morning that my brother is gone because of a gun it's like what? how does this happen?at >> reporter: tbullet stopped the music for a young and aspiring rapper who in less than a year behind the mic was already getting calls from record labels. all his brotherkenny is think what could have been. >> i listen to that now, can you hear the improve president. he wuld have been great. >> reporter: danielle person had an inkling of her son's growing popularity from the growing fan

base he was blding through his music but it wasn't until he came here to stonewall park shortly after his death that she prealized how many peo loved her son. >> i was in complete awe and i'm like, wow, they loved him as much as we did. >> reporter: as she tries to move forward danielle knows she will have to abide byne of her own house rules. >> if i want to see my son again one day why of to for give. >> reporter: it's grace that's helped the her focus on herson's life and not hishi deah w means even in a home where the music has faded and darkness lingers malikyh'sl spirit stil burns brightly. corey smith, news 4. >> another teenager is charged in the shooting with involuntary mansthughter but because bo are underage police are not identifying that person. it's the feel-good story of the week. a metro police officer giving a helping hando a young boy with autism and his mom. today that officere dominic cas received a special honor from the metro board. the little boy and his mom were also on hand to s thank you.

we share the story of this now viral photo earlier this week. officer cjue ing in to help 4-year-old andrew after having kind of aough ride on the metro train. of the officer says he was just trying to help a parent in need. ♪ > turning now to our weather, doug is live in silver spring weather. yard >> he don't need no stinking umbrella today. ou was in there and, boy, had some speed on you, doug. >> you were olympic. >> reporter: and then i couldn't 'vbreathe. igot to be honest with you, i almost stoppedf ii wasn't on television i totally would have stopped about three-quarters of the wath in. was kind of tough. i've got coach brian here. oach, how do you think i did, man? >> i think you did great. of know, you're against some

the faster swimmers in the area and they didn't go easy. i was lane three, i came in, t, wha third? >> more like fifth or sixth. >> i'm just kidding. >> that's okay, that's okay. >> but this is lane -- what number? >> lane five. who is on lane 5? >> we've got jackie curtis, aaron bartley, cooper curtis, siblings, and th anchor harrison. >> i went up against him right there. y ahead, raiser hand, man. you talk it down. this is why i wanted to win because i don't even have a storm team 4 four x four, get a boxed one. under the christs tree, there you go. ready to wave hi to the nbc 4 chopper right there. chopper 4, let's take it. e.ere it is right ther hi, chopper 4. we love, chopper 4, and i've got to tell you, guys what, a great day to be out here in the pool

right now. temperatures in the 80s. let's take aook at the number to show you how nice things r.not a lot of humidity. today would be a d perfect for a meet. currently in the 80s. winds out of the east at m 6les per hour and around the rest of the area we're looking at the same. and you talk about the water, how aboutis annapol coming in at 87. any rain chances? we saw a couple of storms yesterday. not seeing that as of yet right now. don't expect to see anything. can't rule out a-u popp shower or thunderstorm, but i'm not e seeing thind of clouds that we saw yesterday that would bring us those storms. that have the same system moved off the coast that helped to clear most of the country, most of the country is still onr the cleide with the exception of iowa back towards minnesota. that's about it. we'll be making our way and talking about the potential for

another -- you having to down to savannah, down to human and savanna. tomorrow we do expect things to warm. mostly sunny and nice and warm with isolated thunderstorms.g yeah, we miht see a couple of those. be ready for that. not expecting much of that. friday looking dry and saturday looks dry and as we head t the next couple of days, 90 on saturday and the humidity starts to ramp up a bit on sunday and monday. 92 on sunday and 93 on monday and the hot day 94 coming up on tuesday. that's the good news there. all right. i will tell you this. jim and wendy, you're the one who dade this yesterday, and i was hld back today.

i was held back toyed. >> it was the suit and somebody did give me these if i want to put them on for the next race. >> tune in. zero chance at all, but we'll about seeing you guys back here. >> in don't have have people te on that. >> speaking of voting. >> don't forget have you to vote for what dive you wan mow to do offthe both right there. a back flip, a front flip or the cannonball. jim handley is all about the cannonball. e>> i am, bcause will ferrell whoever run of those when he was "anchorman." >> day one in the becomes. sherreburruss joins usn a littleil

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>> reporter: from the air you can see the sunken ships outlined in the waters of the bay. visitors and kayaks get a closer look. business is booming. >> i know that i a lot our tours that we have through charles county which is three sundays out of the month they have lately beenp filling u like crazy. >> interest here has just opinion named because it's named the first national machine sanctuaryar in 20 ye >> we're excited about what it brings for regional tourism. > this is what is known as an equifax and it gives you a look and understanding of the ships buried here called the ghost fleet. >> this is the largest homogenous collection of ships related to world war one, merchant marine ships in one

place. >> vegetation and wildlife have taken over many of the ships. some look like islands. these steam ships were sunk here after the metal on poured was salvaged. the water is shall oh. visitors can paddle right between the sps. a lot of the resources here are available to you and are really emergence, especially at low triad. this is -- littest americans who lived here. the sanctuary will be managed jointry. > after nearly 100 deaths, there's a new effort now to make roads safer for pedestrians in prince george's county. how leaders plan to reduce the numberof crashes.

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battemes for everything fro our remote controls and dothbrushes but it isn't always clear what you with them when they die. do you throw them away, recycle them or keep them in a bag in e back of a cupboard waiting for the solution to appear uae horivezon.y batteriepower almost reporter su everything in our hatlives, it' not always clear what to do with them when the juice is allused up. >> ideally you t them into the garbage. to throwri a look at what's happening weather-wise out there right now. temperature-wise, we're looking at numbers moving on through the afternoon into the 1 as and onh througe night tonight, by 11:00, we'll be down into the 70s so some good news for you there. temperature-wise, area-wide, everybody made their way into the low 80s. some mid-80s. a very comfortable afternoon and especially right now in the

shade. no humidity. really is just that might. how about thatool forecast here. oking at great temperatures the next couple of days. when's the next meet? we're at the rockville moup swim class and top six teens in the county compete. >> and i'm third place so i get to compete in the that. amelia, we'll toss it back to you. apparently now i have a new thing i want to do on saturday. i get to put that on my calendar. >> all right. i do have a team suit now. >> you can put that medal near the emmy on your desk. today is fabulous. tomorrow really nice. a great day forut getting o in the garden, especially during the morning hours. 70 degrees at 7:00 a.m. by lunchtime a summer a temperature around 82. a little hot in the afternoon and the humidity is not bad at all with a high temperature of 89. the experts at the garden center tell us to keep the lawn mowed at 3 to 3 1/2 inchesou throut

the summer. this will help to shade the soil and preserve root growth and conserve water toe 3 to 3 halfh inches. we look at mainly dry conditions through the weekend. i was talking about the allergy report yesterday and mold running high. mold continues to run high today. trees now are also coming in moderate out there, but that'so it. i mean, look at this forecast. your weekend is 90 on saturday and 92 on sunday and warm and mild evenings out there. a bit humid out there on sunday, but aside from that, we're not talking abat that derous heat that we were experiencing last weekend. here's your four-day forecast. 89 tomorrow and 90 on saturday, and we're looking at another heat wave, especially sunday, monday, tuesday and weesday. esday will be hot with highs in the mid-90s, and then the chance for some thunderstorms out there wednesday, thursdan friday. as we see our temperatures fall back not 80s, but, doug what, a great night to be out there. i think everybote can re to

the summer, the pool weather and the lifeguard. i get -- amelia, you used to hate it as a t kid whenhe lifeguard would blot whistle and now that's what i am. i'm the lifeguard, everybody. [ whistle blowing ] out of the pool. it's my turn tboswim! everydy out! blue suit. let's go! toss it back into you guys. >> oh, boy. >> which dive am i doing? tune in, and you can still vote on twitter. >> too much power in th whistle. whistle. stay tunefor hisd

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timely an aggressive and ambitious road goal to end fay tlts in prince george's county. last year nearly 100 people died in road-related crashes todaye county launched a safety initiative to get that number down to zero by0. 204 carla flores from our sister station telemundo 44 tell us how they plan to make the roads safe sneer a new commitment and effort to make the roads safer for their residents. mission zero was launched toda at the transit center, the biggest bus transfer center in the county. on display 99 pairs of shoes ach one representing the number of people who died last year inr

affic-related accidents, including the three young children killed last december after a drunk driver crashed into their car. >> we owe this not only to those who have loved their lives on our roadways, butwe never know when one of these pair of shoes could surely show up to be someone we love or care about. this effors is al. >> you have that same opportunity to make a difference every day in someone's life by putting down that one while you're driving, by putting down that phone whileoue walking and never, never assuming that because you can see someone, that they can see you. >> reporter: residents were encouraged to sign the vision dg zero pl to make the commitment to be mindful of others while using thero ways. prince george's county plans to eliminate all traffic-related deaths and severe injury by 2040. the carlea flores. >> new york city was the first city to adopt vision zero.th

traffic dea declined there for five straight years. in the district a different picture. the number of traffic fatalities has actuall risen since vision zero started four years ago prompting the city to revise the initiative. among the new strategies in d.c. banning right turning on trd and resting left turns at some intersections and giving pedestrians more time to cross the road and increasingie penaltfor those who break traffic laws. >> stay right there.4 "news 6:00" begins right now. >> and we begin this evening with a plan by government to reinstate a practice that has not been in place for more than 16 years. >> the justice dertment announcing it's going to resume executions of federal death row inmates later this year. c there arerently 61 men and one woman waiting on federal death row. among thosehoprisoners dzar tsarnaev, the boston marathon bomber and dylan roof, the man behind the charlestonur chch

massacre. >> so farrt the justice dent has five executions scheduled for december and january. next's chris pillion takes a closer look at this change in policy. >> reporter: attorney ral he justice r says department is ending an informal moratorium on executions and five federal death row convicted murderers are now scheduled to be put death. in a statement barr said we o it to the victims and their r ward thewe carry f sentence imposed by ourjustice system. the change in policy comess the number of executions has declined in the u.s. diffislty obtaining the dru used in executions and the ultimate exoneration of death row inmates has caused some states to rethink the practice. 21 states in the district of columbia have abolished the atdeially biased and sometimes leads to t innoceneople being killed. but the trumpha administration been pushing to reinstate capital punishment at the federal level and the bureau of prisons has been ordered create a newol protocor lethal

injections using just one drug to put people to death. in the past a combination of hree drugs had been used. all federal executions willplake ce at a federal prison in indiana. chris pillion, nbc news. >> i'm era gonzalez. virginia is reportg more illnesses due to a bacteria. 37 of the cases this year have come in the last two wes, and they still don't know the source. virni