court document show singletary reached into the officer's bag, grabbed his service weapon. authorities say she fired a shot toward him and ran away. neighbors have no idea what to make of the situation. >> i was leaving my house at about 6:20. i soup the lady, police escorting her, hand behind her. one gentleman, i don't know, the husband or boy friend or -- >> singletary is a special assistant to the president and house legislative affairs liaison, now on unpaid leave. fay cents first and second agree assault, wreckless endangerment charges. >> bad news for new jersey governor chris christie. it seems voters back home still do not see him in the white house. according to a new rutgers eagleton pole, 54% of new jersey registered voters say the word presidential does not describe christie at all. that's versus the 29% who think he could be the country's next president. this pole was done prior to the first republican primary debate. right now donald trump still leading all republican candidates. >> a 91 year old man says he was handed a bag that was intended as a gift for so

they say barvetta singletary fired at him during an argument at her maryland home friday. police say it all began when she questioned him about another woman he was involved with. court documents show singletary reached into the officer's bag and grabbed his service weapon. authorities say she fired a shot toward him, ran off. and neighbors have really no idea what to make of this whole thing. >> i was leaving my house at about 6:20. i saw the lady -- police were escorting her, hands behind and one gentleman, i don't know whether her husband or the boyfriend or whatever. >> singletary is a special assistant to the president and house legislative affairs lie yea son. she's on unpaid leave and face assault and reckless inn danger many charges. >> let's call this the weirdest police chase. what they thought this guy was dropping into prison that forced him to land. >> accuse of break nothing a family's home with the 10-year-old hiding in a closet. >> there's boy in the closet and he ran. >> this inmate's monday message to that family from behind bars. scott? >> lucy, storms a

they say barvetta singletary fired at him during an argument at a maryland home friday. it all began when she questioned him about another woman he was involved with. court documents show singletary then reached into the officer's bag, grabbed two phones and a service weapon. she fired a shot toward him and ran away they say. neighbors have no idea what to make of this whole thing. >> i was leaving my house about 6:20. i saw the lady, police were escorting her. her arms behind and one gentleman i don't know the husband or boyfriend or whatev whatever. >> singletary is a special sift tan to the president and house legislative affairs lee yea son. she is now on unpaid leave and faces first and second degree assault and reckless endangerment charges. >>> protests continue in ferguson, missouri one year after the shooting death of i wasn't unarmed black teenagers but protesters are doing something a little different. we'll show you. >> and a first for philly sexy singles. how this woman create add new beginning for the philadelphia summer tradition. scott? >> lucy right now

. >> good morning. 37-year-old barvetta singletary just came to the white house last year. she had a promising career. she started out in 2000 as an intern on capitol hill, worked her way up to a deputy chief of staff and a well known congressman's office before coming over to the white house, as you said, as a special assistant to the president. now that career is in jeopardy because of an apparent love triangle that turned violent. this is barvetta singletary in happier times, proudly posing in front of air force one after being named a special assistant to president obama. earning more than $126,000 a year, a liaison between the white house and congress. but inside her 3500 square foot suburban maryland home early friday morning, something allegedly went very wrong. according to arrest documents, at 2:30 a.m., singletary, described as wearing a leopard dress, texted reginald cleveland, a u.s. capitol police officer, inviting him over for sex. after a brief sexual encounter, she began asking the victim about another female that he was dating. they eventually went outside

after singletary questioned him about another girl. authorities say singletary demanded her boyfriend's cell phone. then reached into his bag where she grabbed his phone and his service weapon. a 40-calibiber glock like this one. when he wouldn't reveal his passwords, she's accused of pointing the gun at him and saying, don't think i won't use it. she allegedly fired in his direction. ten feet away on the couch. the white house confirmed that singletary is under investigation saying we are aware of the matter, and have temporarily placed the employee in question on unpaid leave and revoked her access to the white house complex. the white house staffer is now on bail, she has been charged with domestic violence. as for the officer involved he was not charged but capitol police say they are investigating, robin. >> i'm sure they are, jim, thank you. >>> turning now to that toxic spill in colorado, the tainted water spreading quickly, a state of emergency has been declared in neighboring new mexico. and public access to rivers is expected

court documents show singletary then reached into the officer's bag, grabbed his service weapon, they say she fired at shot toward him. then ran away. neighbors have no idea what to make of all of this. >> i was leaving my house at about 620:67:89 i saw the lady escorting her, her hands behind her, one gentleman, i don't know, the husband or the boyfriend or whatever. >> singletary special assistant to the president and house legislative affairs liaison, on unpaid leave, faces first and second agree assault, wreckless endangerment charges. >> epa says it takes full responsibility for waste fill into two major rivers in colorado and new mexico. yesterday epa administrator gina motorcycle kate went before cameras, apologized. her apology coming three days after 3 million gallons of contaminated mine waste water started pouring into the rivers. >> pains me, working tirelessly to respond, was committed to full review of exactly what happened to ensure that it can never happen again. >> colorado governor has allowed business toss reopen in the area, however, usage of the river water has no

according to arrest documents, at 2:30 singletary described as wearing a leopard dress texted an officer inviting him over for sex. she began questioning him about an another female he was dating. she went out to his car and took his two cell phones and service weapon and demanded the passwords. after she ran back to the house and he followed her investigators said she pointing the gun at him, took aim and fired. >> she said something allegedly to the effect of i know how to use this. you showed me how to use it. and when he did not give up the passwords it is alleged she fired a shot in his general direction. he was in fear for his life and at that point he fled the resident. >> when it was over singletary reportedly tried to destroy evidence wiping down the gun with a towel. for now the administration has her on unpaid leave and has banned her from the white house grounds. >> nbc senior white house correspondent chris jansen joins me from martha's vineyard where the president is vacationing. what it is white house's reaction to all this? it must be tense and embarrassing. >> they certa

barvetta singletary joined the staff last year. she had a promising career starting as an intern and rising to special adviser to the president. that career is threatened after an apparent lover's triangle turned violent. this is barvetta singletary i pf air force one. earning more than $126,000 a year, a liaison between the white house and congress. inside her 3500 square foot suburban maryland home early friday morning, something allegedly went very wrong. according to arrest documents, 2:30 a.m., singletary described wearing a leopard dress texted a u.s. capitol police officer inviting him for sex. after a brief encounter she began asking about another female he was dating. they went out to his car police say, where she took his two cell phones and his .40 caliber glock service weapon and demanded the pass ward. she ran to the house, he followed her, investigators say she pointed the gun at him, took aim and fired. >> she said something to the effect of i know how to use this, you showed me how to use it. and when he did not giv

barvetta singletary, proudest moment, air force one behind her after being promoted, special assistant to the president of the united states. this may be her worst moment, this mugshot, when the white house staffer was arrested with first and second degree assault and reckless endangerment after firing a gun at her boyfriend. local prosecutors say she invited the victim to her house in d.c., the couple engaged in a brief sexual encounter after singletary questioned him about another girl, she demanded the boyfriend's cell phone, then reached into the bag where she grabbed his phone and a weapon, when he wouldn't reveal his passwords, she's accused of pointing the gun at him and say, don't think i won't use it. she allegedly fired in his direction. the white house confirmed that singletary is under investigation saying we are aware of the manner and temporarily placed the employee in question on unpaid leave and revoked her access to the white house complex. the white house staffer is now on bail, she has been charged with domestic violence. as for the officer involved he was not charge

barvetta singletary had been a special asis tonight the president. police say that she argued with her boyfriend, a member of the capitol hill police force, the argument escalated and she allegedly took the boyfriend's gun and fired a shot toward him. >>> toxic mine spill disaster, is causing water problems across three states. the epa said it accidentally spilled 3 million gallons of mine waste into the colorado waters, the discolored water stretches more than a hundred miles from where it originated. now threatening water and wildlife. new data released by the agency shows the sludge has 300-times the normal level of arsenic. a state of emergency has been declared in colorado and new mexico. mexico. >>> well, the denver area could see more drenching rain today after getting pummelled by thunderstorms. heavy rain and hail came down and many cars had a tough time getting around the waterlogged roads. torrential downpours also swamped parts of michigan, flash flooding surrounded cars and left drivers stranded. even tractor-trailers had to proceed with

this is barveta singletary in happier times, posing in front of air force 1 after being named special assistant to president obama earning more than $126,000 a year. inside her 3500-square-foot maryland home something allegedly went very wrong. according to arrest documents at 2:30 a.m. singletary, described as wearing a leopard dress texted reginald cleveland inviting him over for sex. after a brief sexual encounter he be she began asking about another woman he was dating. outside she took his cell phones and his .40 caliber glock service weapon and demanded the pass words. she pointed the gun at him, took aim and fired. >> she said something to the effect of i know how to use this. you showed me how. when he didn't give up the passwords it is alleged she fired a shot in his general direction. he was in fear of his life and fled. >> reporter: when it was over according to the police report singletary wiped down the gun with a towel. she has been charged with two counts of felony assault and reckless endangerment. for now the administration has her on unpaid leave and banned her from

police outside washington say singletary grabbed her boyfriend's service weapon during an argument and she allegedly fired one shot at him, but missed. >>> many air traffic controllers are constantly fighting fatigue, putting airport safety at risk according to a study the faa kept secret nearly three years. 3,000 controllers were found 61% caught themselves falling asleep on the job. many blame their strenuous work schedule. 18% admitted making operational errors and more than half of them say fatigue was a factor. in 2011 a controller fell asleep in the talker at washington reagan national airport. the faa used the study done by napa to change its scheduling. let's hope so. that is scary. it just goes to show you -- >> frightening. >> yeah. >>> google is shaking its stuff up this morning with a new corporate name and structure. a new company called alphabet will oversee all of google's individual businesses and cornet operation is separated from other ventures. google ceo larry page will become alphabet's ceo. mellody hobson is with us from chicago. what is going on with google? >> i

barvetta singletary grabbed her boyfriend's gun during a fight last friday. she fired a round at the floor. no one was hurt. she has been released on bond. >>> donald sterling suing his ex-girlfriend v. stiviano and tmz over the scandal that forced him to sell the clippers. the tapes of racially charged remarks violated his privacy and caused a scale of issues. >>> severe thunderstorms all along the east coast. let's get to meteorologist pedram javaheri. >> christine, hope you are having a fantastic tuesday morning. the showers across the delmarva region and virginia. the not models are doing a good job. i expect the intensity to pick up between 9:00 to noon. the intensity could bring in very heavy rainfall in new york city and philadelphia. around d.c. and delmarva could get up to 4 inches in the next couple days. temperatures though, yesterday was 83 in boston. about 80 degrees in new york city. seasonal for this time of year. the extreme heat across the south. 13 million people under the heat advisory. notice a cooling trend back up to the upper 90s for da

the couple engaged in a brief sexual encounter after singletary questioned him about another girl. she demanded his cell phone and reached into his bag where she grabbed the phone and service weapon, a .40 caliber glock like this one. when he wouldn't recell his password, she is accused of pointing the gun at him and saying don't think i won't use it. then she allegedly fired it in his direction ten feet away on the couch. the white house confirmed that she is under investigation saying we are aware of the matter and temporarily placed the employee in question on unpaid leave and revoked her access to the white house complex. the white house staffer is out on bail. the officer involved has not been charged but capitol police say they are investigating. jim avila, abc news, the white house. >>> vote 2016. no polling on either side between donald trump and fox news host megyn kelly. trump was unhappy with questions kelly was asking during the republican debate. since then trump made remarks that many consider offensive. he won't apologize p. neither is kelly. >> you may have heard th

she was just let out today on $75,000 bond. 37 years old, her name is barbetta singletary. this is a highly paid staffer, $125,000 a year, which is on the high end, clearly a very well-respected member of the white house staff. according to this police record from friday in prince georges county, maryland, she called of her boyfriend, invited him to her home, he's a capitol police officer, so he protects capitol hill. they spent time together. she got him to go to his car, where she got ahold of two cell phones and service gun, which he uses for work, according to the word she was demanding what he what was on her phone, accusing him of cheating her. the report is she went inside with his gun, and then she threatened him with his gun. he allegedly told him you shod me how to use it, don't think i won't use it, and then shot the gun in the direction. according to the report, he ran out of the house and called 911. this is what was to the told to the police. the white house is say very little about her job and what exactly it entailed, but they did put her on unpaid leave and

this is barveta singletary in happier times, posing in front of air force 1 after being named special assistant to president obama earning more than $126,000 a year. inside her 3500-square-foot maryland home something allegedly went very wrong. according to arrest documents at 2:30 a.m. singletary, described as wearing a leopard dress texted reginald cleveland inviting him over for sex. after a brief sexual encounter he she began asking about another woman he was dating. outside she took his cell phones and his .40 caliber glock service weapon and demanded the pass words. she pointed the gun at him, took aim and fired. >> she said something to the effect of i know how to use this. you showed me how. when he didn't give up the passwords it is alleged she fired a shot in his general direction. he was in fear of his life and fled. >> reporter: when it was over according to the police report singletary wiped down the gun with a towel. she has been charged with two counts of felony assault and reckless endangerment. for now the administration has her on unpaid leave and banned her from the

police say that barvetta singletary threatened her boyfriend, u.s. capitol police officer with his own gun during an argument. nbc news senior white house correspondent chris jansing is joining me now from martha's vineyard where the president is vacationing. what happened to the president's special assistant? how did it get to violent? >> this is all laid out in the charging document and in the arrest records at nbc news obtained. what happened was according, again, to the police report barvetta singletary called this capitol police officer at about 2:30 in the morning on friday so thursday night into friday morning he came over and at some point they got into an argument because she questioneded him about someone else he was dating. she went out to his car and apparently was able to retrieve two of his cellphones and his gun. now, this is his service revolver, that is given to him as a capitol police officer. she was demanding to know the password. she apparently wanted to be able to check and see the phone calls that he was getting and receiving.

. >> when it was over, singletary tried to destroy evidence. for now she's on unpaid leave and the white house has banned her from the white house grounds. >> she's out on $75,000 bail and due back in court on the 2nd. they are looking to see whether any regulations were broken by the victim who apparently had that unattended weapon in his car. ayman. >> thank you for that chris. >>> a federal appeals court has turned down former virginia governor bob mcdonnell's latest request for appeal. he was sentenced to two years of federal prison earlier this year. a judge allowed him to remain free on bond while the court considered his appeal. though mcdonnell is expected to appeal to the supreme court, it is unclear if he'll be required to report to prison as the court decides whether to take his case or not. >>> coming up an alarming new report on sleepy air traffic controllers is raising questions today about air travel. and the ntsb releasesis its findings on the fatal crash of the tracie morgan. and a jet quarterback is out with a broken jaw. but

police say singletary grabbed the gun and it fired. no one was hurt but she is charged with assault and reckless endangerment. she's placed on administrative leaf by the blouse with her access revoked. >>> google is reorganizing its business structure. the company is separating its different business on its investment ventures and putting them into a new holding company calling alphabet. google's co-founder says the goal is to make the whole company run smierth and cleaner. >>> and a bill to limit garage sales. officials worry some residents are turning the sales into a business and bothering neighbors. "newsday reports that it would allow residents to hold only five sales a year. >>> the presidential candidate who has reportedly run out of honey. >>> plus, a terrifying prank in a movie theater. what one person did that sent people running for their lives. >>> and storm team 4 tracking the weather. it's going to be a messy commute. >> weather and traffic on the 4s. you're watching "today in new york." come to sesame place before little

robeta singletary has been placed on unpaid leave. >>> this spill in colorado happened last week when workers accidently breeched a contaminated mine. >>> a man who was hang gliding over the l.a. prison has been released. officers thought he may have dropped contraband, but his attorneys say he just made a mistake and didn't realize he was over the prison. >>> on wall street on monday, stocks surged, thanks in part to a boost in oil prices. the nasdaq gaining 58 points, and the s&p climbed 26 on the day. >>> second quarter sales sizzled for shake shak. they credit -- shack. they credit the release of their crinkle cut fries. >>> a major restructuring at google. they will now operate under a new company called alphabet. it will also be an umbrella company for other holdings like the google driverless program, and the plan is to have the alphabet companies develop their own brands. >>> more and more young people are choosing not buy new cars and trucks but rather turning to a leasing deal. >> alex denis is here, our own millenial. >> i will take it! >>> new research suggests people born

>> reporter: her name is barbetta singletary. she started as an intern in 2000 on capitol hill. she made her way up to being a deputy chief of staff and then last year came over to the white house. her title is special adviser to the president. shelves a liason between the white house and congress. and last friday night, she called actually a capitol hill police officer. he came over and they fought about another woman he was dating. when he went out to his car, apparently, she was able get not just his cell phones, two cell phones, but his service revolver t. gun he carries as a capitol hill police officer and she wanted the passwords to his phone. when he refused, they went back into the house, according to police, she fired a single shot at him. neither was hurt. but the police that we spoke to said he obviously feared for his life. she was taken to jail and she's out now on $75,000 bail. >> i guess she's been placed on unpaid leave and had her access to the white house revoked. >> she is banned from the white house grounds. >> chris jansing with the president on martha's vin

singletary was charged with assault and reckless endangerment. her access to the white house has been revoked. >>> volunteers on reunion island are now joining the search. >> the volunteers combed the beach not far from where part of an airplane wing washed ashore. >> reporter: each piece they pick up is a potential clue. a scrap of metal, a bit of plastic, nothing goes unnoticed. what looks like trash may be key to solving a mystery 17 months old. not far from here, beachcombers found a piece of a plane wing now linked to mh370. so these volunteers comb the shoreline hoping for similar success. they are searching along this coastline because this is where the current is strongest and where they are most likely to find debris. this volunteer is leading the charge. for him the search is an act of solidarity. i put myself in the shoes of the families who lost loved ones. if that was my family on the plane, i would do the same thing. at the end of the sweep, they examine their haul. and this is some of what they found. you can see here, a bottle of