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a bunch of empty field and this space could soon become a huge warehouse for amazon. last night, about a hundred neighbors packed the room at a community meeting to share their complaints. the neighbors say they tenant sign -- didn't sign up to live near a warehouse. new warehouse will be about e size of 14 football fields. the developer has not confirmed if it is amazon moving in but he says he think it will be good for prince george's county and bring 1,500 new jobs but the neighbor here want no part of amazon. >> it will bring jobs but, at the same time it will bring traffi property values.r i'm young. i probably will refinance my home and i'll be concerned when it comes to that point. >> reporter: the developer also says he thinksew this n warehouse will finally attract the stores and restaurants to this area. another hearing on thursday at 1:00 p.m. at the cnty administration building. >> thank you. >>> breaking news now out of prince george's county. >> police say they are at investg a deadly shooting. jummy olabanji is live at the teve desk with more. >> report

more now on amazon's prime day and the prime opportunity creates for thieves. porch pirates as they are called are likely to be lurking in neighborhood just wait to go steal your packages off the ont doorsteps. >> consumer reporter siphon hogan is working for you with ways to protect your purchases. >> you don't want a great deal and snatched up by criminals looking to cash in on prime day so have your package delivered o to an amazon er which is a great idea. there are a ton of these around our area and they are super easy to use. amazon emails you a unique code that youcan use to open up your locker to retrieve your package. by the way, this is always free. another idea? in-car delivery. this is cool. i didn't about this. if you own a connected car that features remote lock and unlock features, amazon drivers can leave your package inside your car and check the app to see if that serce is available for you. or ask a neighbor grab it for you. have your amazon notifications turned on so you know when your package is delivered and send your neighbor a quick text

. >>> this morning, people living in prince george's county are upset over a proposed amazon warehouse. >> some neighbors near the proposed site say they were misled about what aually was coming to their rhneighbod. >> look at property values is our concern. is this going to add or detract? >> about a 100 pele packed a community meeting last night in clinton. news4 first told you source say a new fulfillment center and it is is not sitting well with people in that community. the developer did ot confirm what was going in the building but told ushow it would help prince george's county county. >> this is unique opportunity for the county and proposed tenant is pposing having 1,500 quality jobs. >> another meeting will be held thursday at 1:00 in the county administrati building. > a teacher accused of recording students undressing was freed on bond. our northern virginia bureau chiefulie carey was there to question him about the charges yesterday. >> reporter: why did you secret record your students and teenage girls? >> police arrested rafael in april for unlawful filming. a found a re

. >>> next on "news4 today," protecting yur amazon prime day purchases. th>> we are working wi you to keep porch pirates from snatching your packages. >> if you're home this afternoon, ds't m "ellen" at 3:00 and then stick around for the news at 4:00. >>> welcome back. mor now on amazon's prime day porch pirate could be waiting to snatcho packages off front door. >> you don't want a great deal and snatched up by criminals looking to cash in on prime day so have your package delivered to an amazon locker which is a . great ide there are a ton of these around our area and they are super easy to use. amazo emails you a unique code that you can use to open up your locker to retrieve your package. by the way, this is always free. another idea? ic in-delivery. if you own a car that has remote lock and unlock feature, amazon drivers can leave your package inside your car and check the app to see if that service is available for put or ask a ne hbor grab it fyou. have your amazon notifications turned on so youn k when your package is delivered and send your neigh

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today, millions of people will lock to amazon's website f prime day amazon is rolling out two days of deals. the sales bonanza features thousands of electronics, entertainment, and tech items, and shipping is free. last year, the company sold 100 million products on prime y. one hitch. the sale is open to prime members only. walmart, target, and kohl's announce their own sales and giving you options. they have announced t own sales including ipad and smart tvs and furniture. >>> a new warehouse in prince george's county is expected to be more than a million feet t largern first planned. set to be at a town center in upper marlboro. some think the residents is too sú@stalk about that later today. a meeting is held this evening at the colony south hotel in clinton. >>> amazon's arrival could accelerate some improvement plans in crystal city. according to our news partners at ktop, the arlington countyb rd has proposed to close the tunnel for the city sector plan. it ns route 1 and connect t underground mall to area restaurants. the board is asking vdot to formally support the plan. onc

amazon is rolling out two days deals. ele sale bonanza features thousands of ectronics, entertainment, and techs, item and shipping is fr e. last year, the company sold 100 million products on prime day. there is a hitch. this is open to prime members only. others have annound their own sales including ipad and smart tvs and furniture. later in the show, susan hogan takes a look those sales and how to make sure you don't miss out on any of them. >>> there are some m yland residents who are not so happy about amazon's plans to build a warehouse in prince george's county. the new warehouse is expected to be a million square feet larger than firsanned and set to go in the town center in upper marlboro. even though the warehouse will bring hundred of jobs to the area, some residents think the facility is just too big. they havee a chanc tell amazon official and developers about that latertoday. the meeting will be held in clinton later on today. >>> amazon's arrival could accelerate some improvementns plain crystal city. they

if it goes onsale, amazon is actually going to alert you. if you're not a prime member, keyou can still ta advantage of the deals and you can sign up for a 30-day free trial but don't forget to cancel it about the auto renew.omes up back to you and happy shopping. >> i need someone to go through know prime and let me what i need to buy! go through it all! >> bingo. what do you need? >> yght. >> -- that is the whole thing. i don't need anything. >> you feel like you have to get it! >> that's how they get you! >> they also get you because as susawas just saying you sign up for 30 days and if you don't cancel it, you have to pay and how i did it an four years later, i'm still paying the fee! >> one day delivery is a life changer! > you can't beat it. rain, snosh se, they are always there. >>> good news we are dry out there the next couple of days so if you have that amazon prime membership it might be all righf or tuesday but wednesday we are watchingyarry but definitel thursday we will see some rain o pushing in the area. a beautiful morning o

today millions of pople will flock to amazon's website for prime day. amazon rolling out two days of deal. it feet t it. >prthe sale is open to ime members only. don't worry. walmart, target, and kohl's have announced their own sales and each offering major discounts on ipad and smart tvs and furniture. later in the hour, susan hogan takes a closer look at the sale and how youut don't miss o on them. it takes a lot of times to go through the items. >> i've never seen anything i've wanted over the years and not looking this yyear. >>'ll save money. >>> maryland residents are not happy about amazon's plan to building c anter in prince george's county. the new warehouse is expected to e 1 million feet larger than first plannedd set to go in upper marlboro. even though thewi warehouse bring hundreds of jobs to the area, some rpts think the facility is too big. they have a chance to tell amazon official andop develers what they think later on tonight in clinton. >>> arlington county board has voted to close 23rd street opedestrian tunnel t make sure for the

working overtime but amazon is not the only company cashing in amazon prime day is july 15th and 16th the black friday of summer starts >> i myself do more online shopping because it's a lot more convenient >> it's a huge incenti >> reporter: amazon is rolling out two daysf deals. like $100 off the fire tv recast, $130 off the ring video doorbell kit, and 40% off top head phone brands. prime day is now a national event. last year the e-commerce giant sold 100 million products. this year they're going bigger, even enlisting taylor swift to kick it off with an online coert. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: for other major retailers, itot forces them get in on the big sale action this week walmart is featuring $150 off lg smart tvs, 100 iff applepad and slashing prices on google home devices kohl's unveiling swim suits and 25% off adidas target jumping in with deep discounts on furniture, electronics and household items, plus same-daicin-store pk up all across the country the race for spending comes as traditionaerl retailface a tough year more than 7400 stores have closed their doors so far in 2019

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we are talking about amazon prime day. this year some celebrities are getting in on the action. >> consumer reporter susan hogan has all the details. >> amazon's own devices are typically the star on prime day. don't get me ywrong, t still are. but this year the online retailer is hoping to add some star power that will help drive up sales as well. >> lady gaga just launched a line of beautyod prts called health laboratories and presales are on prime day or pr members. also mark wahlberg has a line of nutrition problems called performance inspired nutrition. they are on sale on prime day. a line of sustaina water. and then favorite, ellie, produt are exclusive on amazon. also really excited. i love that the stars are getting involved. >> reporter: want to know when something you like goes on sale? if it's one of the deals that amazon is actually advertising early, just click "watch this deal" and you'll get a notification when it's live. no idea if it will be included in prime day? simply add that item to your wish list. i

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. >>> coming up, amazon's arrival could shake up another local community. hear why some neighbors areot rolling out the welcome mat in prince georges county. the story is ahead on "news4 the story is ahead on "news4 today." ♪ ♪ ♪ the story is ahead on "news4 today." ♪ this is how driving should feel. the tech-advanced nissan leaf. the best selling electric vehicle of all time. this is nissan intelligent mobility. ♪ >>> experts say the tropical torm should make landfall next hour. residents are urges to take we have the latest from reynolds there this morning. what are you seeing right now?rt >> repo: to be honest new orleans the city has turned into a ghost town. yesterday, if you're familiar at ll with new orleans, here in canal street this place is usually just an ocean of people. but right now it's been pretty empty. up and down the streets you'll see signsf preparedness. you've got sandbags in frt of a lot of buildings and hotels. it's very quiet this morning. they' had heavy flooding here a matter of days ago. and now this approaching tropica

. >> companies like a amazon netflix are already using a.i. to make recommendations based on what you have bought or watched. but china is harnessing this predictive power to do a lot more. a.i. is increasingly at the center of robotics, retail, banking, and even medical research. >> what is china trying to achieve with this? >> whoever wins the tech waes, cially in artificial intelligence and big data in the next five years is going to control the world in the future. >> china is also using artificial intelligence to build the ultimate surveillance state. mane of china's ubiquitous surveillance cameras feed into an a.i. system that can recognize faces, figure out your name,nd alert authorities if you break the law. even just croing the street, you are always on camera. and if you jaywalk, you'll be caught, sham, and fined. china is rolling out a system to rank citizens with a social credit score. if your score gets too low, your access is restricted at places like train stations and airports. china is playing a long game, trying to dominate a

the countdown is on to amazon prime day and workers are busy they are stocked up for two-day sale event. >> the sale is strictly for the foime member. we are working you to get on the bargains without paying for a membership. consumer reporter susan hogan has details. >> reporter: prime day off at 3:00 a.m. this monday. we have four things you need to know right now to make sure you are ready to take advantage of these deals. if you're not a prime member, no problem. crash the party with a free -day trial membership. just don't forget to cancel the auto renew. start shopping early. search the word sneak peek in the app right now to get an early look at some of the sales. if you see somethingou like, click watch this deal. and you will get a notification when the sale goes live. and shop around, you guys. other retailers are likely to ofdaer deep discounts on mony and tuesday to compete with prime day. and we, of course, will have more tips for you leading up to monday, so be sure to stay tuned ner what you need to know to save the most mo >>> kid sleeping in, munching on junk food and s

i've never used the walkie-talkie. >> me either. >>> the countdown is on to amazon prime day and workers are busy they are stocked up for two-day sale event. >> the sale is strictly for the prime member. we are working for you to get on the bargains without paying for a membership. consumer reporter susan hogan has details. >> oporter: prime day kicks at 3:00 a.m. this monday. we have four things you need to know right now to make sure you are ready to take advantage of these deals. if you're not a prime member, no problem. crash the party with a free 30-day trial membership. juth don't forget to cancel auto renew. startop shng early. search the word sneak peek in the app right now to get an early look at some of the sales. if you see something you like, click watch this deal. and you will get a notification when the sale goes live. and shop around, you guys. other retailers are likely to offer deep discounts on monday and tuesday to compete with prime day. d we, of course, will have more tips for you leading up to monday, so be sure to stay tuned for what you need to know to save the mo

. >>> still ahead on "news4 today," amazon isll rog outso me great deals for the upcoming prime time but other retails are ready toep ke up on their ow susan hogan has how you can win big on prime day. >>a courtroom talk you have to see to believe. find out why these brothers lunged at a man moments before a judgewas supposed to sentence him. >>> i got good new from theth wea departmefor today. next five days will be nothing mo than hot and dry. that is good news indeed. we will talkighs and lows h . . >>> weome back. this morning, a dallas community is mourning the lossf a little boy after his remains ferend in a landfill. on wednesday an amber alert was issued after 18-month-old cedric jackson was reported missing from hisho . investigators found his remains in that landfill yesterday morning. police say a boyfriend of the child's aunt confessed that he put the child's body in a dumpster after the little boy breathing. >>> some dramatic courtroom ftage shows two brothers lunging as a man convicted of murdering their mother. this wild scene happenedin youngstown, ohio. the killer fa

up next, all the stars came out for amazon music's prime day concert he new yk last night. it wasos hd by jane lynch. do you kno siza. closing out the show, taylort. swif she performed some of her o hits as well as some of the new music on herupcoming album. however, it was this moment that got a lot of fans talking. here it is. >> just think, while you have been getti down about the liars and dirty, dirty the world, you could have been getting down to this. >> now, those, of course, are lyrics from her song, shake it off. >> craig knew. >> this was swift's first performance since the public feud beten her a scooter braun, so fans believe those words were directed at him. sheeed to put a little extraph emasis on it. you can watch it on demand on prime video. >> and finally, last nights, seth rogen sat down wit jimmy kimmel to talk about his latest fi "the lion king." which also stars billy eichner, donald glover, and beyonce. the entire cast attended the world premiere for the film on tuesday night. kimmel asked rogan if he got a chance tot beyonce? >> did you spoke to her

they had a chance to hear from the amazon reps last night. they saw some of the rendering as well as a map to get a better sense of amazon's development plan. you can read more about amazon arrival in the nbc washington app. >>> the search is on for several suspects accused of setting an armored van on fire and injuring the people in france. the van belonged to a transportation company. it was found on a highway leading to the airport. irthe suspects also set fto their own van before driving off. >>> we are working for your h health this morning witdetails on a new medication for migraines. the drug is still waiting forva fda approand could be a game-changer for migraine sufferers. ugsearchers tested the drn clinical triar fo more than a thousand people. people were pain-free thin two hours compared to those who took placebo. the study was published in the new england journal of medicine. >> president trump says his administration wants to help people who have kidney disease. president signed an executive order yesterday with ambitious goals.

they saw some of the rendering as well as a map to get a better sense of amazon's development plan. you can read more about amazon arriving in the nbc washington app. >>> the search isn for several suspects accused of setting an armored van on fire and injuring three people in ncf the van belonged to a transportation company. it was found on a highway leading to the airport. the suspects also set fire to their own van before driving off. >>> we are working for your health this morning with details on a new medication for migraines. it is still waiting for fda approval and could be a game-changer for migine sufferers. researchers tested the drug in clinical trial. people were pain-free within two hour compared to thoseho took a placebo. the study was published in the new england journal of medicine. >> president trump wants to help people who have kidney disease. president signed an executive order yesterday with itious goals. the order directs the department of health and human service to come up with a plan to better educate and treat people in early stages of the disease. it also

. >>> the washington business journal is reporting that amazon wants to make a facility 1,000 square feet larger than first planned. some neighbors are not happy abou the idea. the planning board will consider the new plan next week. >>> next week, will50 mark years since the apollo 11 moon landing. >> in honor of the anniversary he sith sewni smithsonian is ex big screen set up whichwill sion missions of the m including the lunar landing. we talked to one local woman wh0 was just 1 years old when that happened. >> not many houses, households in israeli had tv sosets, i was at grandmas and we went to the's to see the launch of the moont ands very, very exciting. >> that projection will start on tuesday. to read more about the smithsonian celebration, check out the nbc washington app. going to be a lot of fun. >>> ahead, do you snore? you're not alone. nearly 100 million americans do. >> we are detailing a new treatment which may help some people stay quieter while sleeping. >>> d.c. says president trump's fourth of july even tapped out a fund and how much they say they need back. >>>

. >>> folks were not happy about an amazon ing up near their homes and now amazon says they want to make that building bigger than first expected. >>> a storm team 4 weather alert today. m nothingor the first thing in the morning. raindrops in the shenandah raindrops in the shenandah valleoy r i'm and i'm an emt.ere raindrops in the shenandah valleoy when i get a migraine at work,n it's debilit if i call out with a migraine, that's one less ambulance to serve a community. i just don't want to let these people down. excedrin migraine. relief that works as hard as you do. >>> welcome ck. it's 3:1. >>> new reports developers want to make and this amazon center tyin prince george's coun much bigger than first planned. the washington business journal says a new proposal for the center is more than 1 million square feet larger than suggested three months ago. the prince george's county planning board is set to consider the new plan at a meeting next week. the new warehouse is set to goo int the westphalia upper area of marl ro. >>> they saw some of the ren tring as well as a map get a better s

met is a location for amazon's first phase of new development in arlington. now let's check on your commute with melissa mollet and first4traffic. hi, melissa. >> good morning. 95 after lorto chopper over the crash, it's a bad one. a vehicle underneath that tractor-trailer. right two lanes locked southbound 95 after lorton. it is slow that way. also slow intogewoodbrid chantilly before the parkway, crash, beltway overall looks fine. eun. >> melissa, thank you. we'll take a break now and check . >>> good morning, everybody. sunshine over washington this morning. it will be bright and sunny all day long tonoy. orries about rainfall today. temperatures in the 60s and 70s now. daytime highs today 89 an 80% chance of rain and thunderstorms tomorrow so to will be a storm team4 weather alert y, but hot, dry, weather returns in time for your weekend. >> all right, chuck. thank you. another local news update for you in 2 minutes. >> for now back to the "today show" after this short brea. >>> we're back now at 7:30. look at that adorable face, tne of many happy faces o

. >>> 5:09 no strl ahead, preparing amazon's arrival. how you can help plan the firstw phase of a ne development in arlington. >>> we're working for you with molast-minute deals you may not have thought of. >>> then,ni cleang up after the flash flooding. what you need t know to file flooding claims for your car. chuck, how about your weather? all right. a quiet weather day around here. the national hurricane center keeping an eye on the northern parts of the gulf of mexico. an area of disturbed weather could become tropical storm barry over the next 24 to 36 lours. we'll keep a cose eye on that and close eye on our chances for rain and thunderstorms right here tomorrow. five-day forecast coming up.: >> announceryou're watching "news 4 today." >>> aslcome back. we approach 5:13, one of thet mos dramatic scenes from monday's flash flood emergency was a guy standing on the roof of his car on canal road here i. the distric you see him right there. that's william diggs and he says the water levels rose so quickly he had to thnk fast. he was a

still ahed, preparing for amazon's arriv . how you can help plan the first phase ofop new develnt in arlington. >>> plus, it's not too late to go on a summer vacation without breaking the bank. we're working for youth more last-minute deals you may not have thought of. >>> then, cleaning up after flash flooding what you need to know to file flooding claims for your car. >>> chuck? >> all right. if you're starting to think about going to the beach for the weekend, good idea. little chance for some storms from ocean city to rahobath for your trip down. saturday a sunday look hot, sunny and dry. what about the forecast here at home? we'll talk about that when i see you next. when crabe stronger...strong, with new nicorette coated ice mint. layered with flavor... it's the first and only coated nicotine lozenge. for an azing taste... ...that outlasts your craving. nenicorette ice mint. >> announ you're watching "news 4 today." >>> welcome back at 4:13.o one of the mst dramatic scenes from lamonday's f flood emergency was a man stan

we are seeing the plans that amazon has for northern virginia. >>> also ahead. we continue the impact on n.sterday's historic rainfall in the d.c. regio we are looking at the hardest hit spots. we are showing you the areas that still need to be cleaned op. >>> good ming. this is brady, 4-year-old dog d boxer mix and available for adoption. if you're a patriots fan, what his me is bradyna when i was diagnosed with ms, the first thing i thought about was my family. i came home and crd. the medicine has pessed diright alongside it. trying to make medications more affordable is important, w but ifhington isn't careful we might leave innovatn behind. let's fix the system the right way. innovation is hope,la and the thing you want to lose in life is hope. >>> ust about 6:30 now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. the d.c. region still has plenty of drying out today. yesterday's historic rainfall caor quickly during the mng commute. road were flooded and many found themselves trapped. >> it wasn't only the road. metro stations hadpr lems too

"the washington business journal" reports that amazon expects 64% of hq employees to use metro rail, bus, or walk to work and 6% will bike. 500 space, 58 showers and 750 locker rooms. the towers less than half a mile from the pentagon city and crystal city metro stations and 16 nearby bus stops and four new traffic signals to make that area more pedestrian friendly. >> really making an effort to ake sure people don't drive into work andid all of that traffic. >>> 5:37. >>> still ahead this morning, what yoand millions of other americans may not be eating enough of to keep yourself healthy. >>> plus, new details about an old scam we first told you about this yesterday. this morning, a closer look at a con desig d to scare you into giving up your cash. we are working for your health this morning. those vitamins and mineral nupplements you take mayt have any added health benefits. researchers from west virginia found taking multivitamins, as well as calci and iron, had no added benefit when it comes to the heart. researchers did find omega 3 fatty acids offer protections against heart d

rn >>> this mog we are getting an early look at how amazon plans to expand into arlington county. >> so far it looks good for walkers, cyclist and public transit users. the first proposed buildings are 22-story towers at metropolitan park on southeast street in pentagon city.sh the wagton business journal ports that amazon expects 64% of hq employees to use metro rail, bus, or walk to towork an% will bike. 50 space, 58 showers and 750 locker rooms. the towers less than half a milp from thetagon city and crystal city metro stations and nearby bus stops, 16 of them and four new traffic snals to make that area more pedestrian friendly. >> really makng an effort to use public transportation. >>> still ahead this morning, i what you and mllions of other americans may not be eating enough of to keep yourself healthy. >>> new details about an old scbom we first told you a this yesterday. this morning, a closer look at n co designed to scare you into giving up your cash. >>> good morning, everyone. happy tuesday. today at go4:00, we are wor save you money onoc eries. this afternoon, we put g

we are seeing the plans that amazon has for northern virginia. >>> and the impact on rd yeste's historic rainfall in the d.c. region. we are showing you the areas that still need to be cleaned up. >>> good morning. a nice low impact weather day for you today. perfect weather to get those extra miles walked this morning. this is brady, 4-year-old dog and boxerix and available for rescue. if you're a patriots fan,what better name for a dog than brady? temperature wise in the six thi. mornin up to the mid and upper 80s today. plenty of sunshine and nothing to 1850 coffee. ♪ ♪ inspired by the year the folger coffee company began. with a bold yet smooth taste. ♪ ♪ in 1850 coffee. beg boldly. >>> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. coming up on 4:30 now. >> i'm eun yang. >>> tuesday hasarrived and this morning the d.c. region has much drying out today put much calmer. yesterday's rainfall came quickly during the early commute. many road were flooded and many people were trapped. >> it wasn't only the road. ratro station had problems. it left tns and passenger pretty with the. this morni