finales in two big local stories. a shooting a block from the capitol. an a 24-hour standoff out in

fair tax. good evening. i'm wendy rieger. jim and doreen are off tonight. the shooting on capitol hill. officers killed a man after he tried to run down two other officers. it happened on, so close to the capitol people inside could hear the shots. derek ward is along new jersey avenue tonight with the latest. hi, derek. >> hi. we are looking south down new jersey avenue towards the capitol. it is still a crime scene. a short distance away from union station. it unfolded over a short period of time. within that span, routine traffic stop became anything but routine and ended with one man dead. it started according to police when capitol police officers tried to pull the mercedes over columbus circle at union station at 5:00 p.m. >> a routine traffic stop. officers and capitol police were trying to initiate. hardly got a chance to see that. because the suspect vehicle began to take off. >> in the process an officer was struck by the vehicle, treated

at the scene, but it wasn't over. the car continued the wrong way down louisiana avenue. >> absolutely no regard for any human life whatsoever. remember by the time he had come down the wrong way, louisiana avenue he had stopped one officer. he was on his way to strike another officer. >> he did. a motorcycle officer who was slightly wounded as well when the car turned left. the police officer was armed. police saw gun and ordered him to drop it. they opened fire in return. a surreal scene for witnesses, a gunfight on capitol hill. >> i heard a crash. i didn't see the crash. and i started to run up because i wanted few see what happened. and this is when i heard the gunshots firing. >> our officers took necessary and appropriate actions in fear for their lives. >> officers administered cpr to the suspect. he died a short time later at the hospital. police say a gun was recovered from the car. still, some questions at this point in the investigation.

first, what is the initial traffic stop was all about. second. some of the entrances and exits were sealed when the scene was hot. some people said they weren't told why what was going on outside. sources tell us the capitol police are looking for ways to get information out better. we are live on capitol hill. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, derek. derek ward. thank you. capitol police have had a handful of encounters with gunmen on the hill in the last year and a half. january, 2008, gorbay was charged with having weapons of mass destruction. he wanted to meet with john roberts. christopher timmons was arrested they found an ak-47. ammunition and home made grenade. five months ago alfred brach drove on to capitol hill with a

rifle is h piup vehe nto tro tap colitolrant ee ldtod osffertoice h had a deliveryore president obama. hearings continue today for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. republican senators questioned the nominee about her views on abortion and gun control. and she stood fast refusing to divulge her personal beliefs. instead sotomayor said she will let the law guide her decisions and not make policy from the bench. the 55-year-old appellate court judge is due back on capitol hill tomorrow for more testimony. a vote by the full senate is expected in early august. s.w.a.t. teams in falls church, moved in on a house tonight. 24 hours after a gunman holed up inside. the standoff ended with police helping a woman and a child walk out. we are joined from the neighborhood that is near tyson's corner. jane. >> well, wendy, a different ending for the gunman who police say shot himself in the head. as they stormed the house.

an ambulance rushes down lyle street in falls church as a 24-hour standoff ends in violence. entry into the home. located a man, woman and child. woman and child unharmed in good condition they're okay. the man, apparently suffered, suffering from a self-inflicted wound. >> since tuesday evening this normally quiet neighborhood has been under siege. with fairfax county motorcycle cops, and tactical units surrounding the house. closing off streets. people who live here are stunned. >> i saw -- a surreal scene. all the police. all the firemen. awe the ambulances. s.w.a.t. teams. police dogs. oh, my god. >> the standoff began when a man shot the mother of his 8-year-old son. in an apparent argument. he then took the boy.

the 36-year-old victim is in grave condition. meanwhile, hostage negotiators tried to get the man to give up. when they lost communication they moved in. >> we were trying to, end it peacefully without anybody getting hurt, unfortunately. he did, get self-inflicted wound. he is not dead. there is a chance he may survive. but it is over now. about 24 hours. >> the neighborhood was not evacuated. but police had to escort neighbors in and out. with the incident now over, people who live here are trying to take it all in. >> nothing like this ever goes on in the neighborhood. nothing. >> fairfax county police are not identifying the gunman. they do say however he is in critical condition at a nova fairfax hospital. live in falls church. back to you, wendy. >> thank you, jane. metro announced tonight it will close the tacoma station from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. tomorrow. as ntsb investigates the deadly metro trash. the station will be closed

almost all day saturday. federal investigators want to do more tests on the red line track between the tacoma and fort tauten stations trying to figure out why sensors failed to recognize the stopped trains. sixth time charm for the space shuttle "endeavour." >> three, two, one -- booster ignition. and liftoff. >> always a beautiful site ght see that. we never get tired. the crew of seven on the way to the international space station. nasa trying to launch space shuttle "endeavour" for a month. hydrogen leaks and thunderstorms delayed. and it will delay the section of japan's massive lab to the international space station. final section. and taking food for astronauts constantly or bit ibiting. downtown, playmates make a

statement for peta. there they are. this is video a lot of people have wanted to see when michael jackson's caught fire. flames partially collapse a bridge after an accident involving a tanker carrying thousands of gallons of gas. and bob, that humidity moving in out there. >> my goodness, feels look july. not going to last too long. tell you why. dan? >> bob, coming up in sports. in troes do y introduce you to a caps' fs

a woman outor f an afternoon jog was attacked alo f a popular trail. vienna police called to the bike trail near airhill avenue west of 123. the 25-year-old woman told police the man rode up, exposed herself. threw her to the ground and assaulted her. she managed to break free and call police.

a woman has win indicted in a $50 million mortgage fraud scheme. is e heowo n toushre fbe. f investigators say -y42olr-ead federick atarri took advantage of more than 100 home buyers in northern virginia. they say that she inflated her client's income and fraudulently fixed their credit to sell them homes they could not afford. >> a lot of the people who bought homes from her literally didn't have the ability or the money to pay. sad part about it is -- their credit is ruined, their bankrupt. they're foreclosed, and -- that's the way the scheme worked. >> the massive losses suffered by mortgage lendersil f wl like wse t ponl d alowo asmehoners in the form of increased insurance rates. investigators believe that she has fled the country. friend and loved ones gathered in montgomery county to remember a high school athlete who die after collapsing during

football practice. edwin miller played for northwestern high. tonight's ceremony held on the field. miller was just 16. he collapsed while he was doing some conditioning drills two weeks ago and died a few days later. his cause of death has not been determined. when we come back, a family so short on money the father has to dig his own son's grave. but a police agency has stepped in to help. from the travel business to making soup, and from insurance to a photo booth. see how two washingtonians have turned second jobs into profitable businesses. and bob says this -- 80 degree days ismeo s.erover

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in this economy people are turning to second, third jobs to make extra money. in some cases the side jobs become full time jobs.

julie kerrey has the story of two entrepreneurial washingtonians. >> she calls herselferup s girl. her t-shirt says it all. >> i like -- >> sarah didn't plan on a career in suits. but luke ike many others she ha get creative. >> i was working in the travel business. and i wasn't going to make less than half of what i made the year before. but work, just as hard. >> so when her friend suggested she put her entrepreneurial spirit to work, a new career was born. >> i started thinking, well, i want to start something new. i want to get involved in this local food movement. it is really popular here in d.c. people are not eating out as much. they're eating at home. they want to eat healthfully. the wheels started turning. >> sarah's soups are made fresh from local ingredients she hires friends to make door to door delivery. >> our soups are funky. not the kind of soup you are

going to get really anywhere in the city. this week we have a lentil apricot soup. most customers never had that. last week, indian spice mung bean soup. >> they do now. small business association says sarah is in good company. there are 6 million more businesses than there were six years ago in the united states. >> neil started one of the businessesast year to make extra money. >> while i was working as, working as an insurance adjuster i started a photo booth rental part time. just to make extra money. so that me and my wife could start a family. buy a house. and, you know, just trying to live a little better. >> when he was laid off in october his side job became his only job. >> the lfortunately for me the business was doing pretty well. though a rough economy at the time. i was able toeep doing photo booth rental in d.c. we were

able to book a lot more events than i thought we ever would. >> starting your own business can be intimidating. but neil thinks it is a great time to break out of the box. >> there is so much stuff out there. between small business association. and the community business development centers. that are outside of d.c. and virginia. that really help people. and, as long as you have the time and energy and a lot -- a lot of belief in yourself. you can do just about anything. >> julie kerrey, news 4. remember when michael jackson's hair caught fire when he was shooting a pepsi commercial in 1984. us weekly obtained the video. on the commercial, you'll see there is a pyrotechnic display. it goes off too early. jackson keeps dancing unaware his hair is on fire. you can see there. finally the crew moves in and extinguishes the flames. jackson suffered second and third degree burns. okay. so we have had, still have no rain. now we have --

oh my god. getting weather we can complain about. >> friday. >> yeah. it's back. outside tonight. this is how i looked from our chopper perspective. looking out over the, still a beautiful, beautiful. >> we're a beautiful city. we are. >> spectacular. >> you take it for granted we are here can see the sights and drive around. how lucky we are. especially with some of the weather we had. outside today. we did get to our average high temperature which is 88 degrees. next wee our average high is 89. hottest part of the summer, but still, only one 90 degree day. this month of july. look at early this morning. boy, chilly up to our north. buffalo. 54 degrees. set a record low. 51 degrees. later on though, the big d. friend in texas, dallas. they aren't complaining. they aren't, talking about the nice humidity. 103 degrees today. texas, 104. now in the 70s.

because of the humidity. the dew point is 61 degrees. which is still not too bad. compared to some other, times of the year that we have had. but with a little wave now moving to our north. that has allowed the southwesterly winds to come in. result has been humidity. there are some cloud around. but nothing showing up on doppler, nor will they be, later on tonight. tomorrow, ere might be a few scattered showers, there were some showers earlier today. but, now they have died out. look at the coco florida, they had the launch finally. because of all the showers moving out. some areas of rain you can see through tennessee. some of the leftovers. may make it our way early in the morning. and then, tomorrow afternoon, but i think more than likely friday afternoon. we'll be seeing some showers and thundershowers. meanwhile, at ocean city. another wonderful. wonderful vacation day. overnight tonight. few scattered showers in the morning. with humidity around. high pressure moving off.

i think we will see some sunshine tomorrow afternoon. but it will be hazy, warm, and hot sunshine. i think tomorrow, temperatures, may get to near 90 degrees. then another wave in the atmosphere comes through. as we get into friday. i think especially friday afternoon. that will be the best chance for getting some needed rain. even if it is thundershower rain. so, tomorrow morning when you get up and head out. a war morning. for the remainder of the evening. it is now warm, humid. temperatures have dropped. and they'll continue to drop overnight tonight. tomorrow morning, when you get up and head out. temperatures will be only about 70 degrees in town. because of that humidity. we'll see, maybe a sprinkle, but certainly nothing too much. tomorrow afternoon. fair amount of sunshine. temperatures will be i think, maybe for only the second time this july, 90 degrees. the better chance for some needed showers and thundershowers. you may want to water the flowers all the time. friday. head into the weekend. gaoncekin aac b to a little cool

pattern for july. temperatures over the week ebb, early next week. only in to the low 80s. >> back in 1891, didn't have any 90 degree days. those were the days weren't they, bo remember them well. still ahead. peta playmates attract quite a crowd. just wearing lettuce. what are they selling? ah. tune in. >> up anenext, the son of aac fios guy! where ya headed? ah, just installed fios in the whole building.

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not an easy job take over the worst team in baseball. let's be honest. things can't be worse or more embarrassing for the nationals. so, new manager, jim wriggleman has nowhere to go but up. the team introduced wriggleman. he managed players for the first time during an afternoon workout. wriggleman taking over the worst team in baseball, not even close, but the nationals plan on eventually sticking a for sale sign in the baseball seller. they're hoping wriggleman who grew up in rockville and went to the high school will be like an injection of red bull into this team that desperately need it. and wriggleman was quick. and did everything right, the only time wriggleman gets upset is when players aren't trying. >> if they're not playing hard. then that irks me. if they're not respectful of the game. respectful of the uniform.

respectful of the fans and organization. if they do that. there is a problem. some times that happened. and, if you -- incidences with players. had to address that. that comes out. because the camera doesn't miss much. some body thinks. >> we need something. there is no -- no, denying that. i think the players you see a coach, manager. and everyone is guilty. in some way. we are not doing our job on the field. >> there is one way we can react. we're at the bottom. you can't. no other way to react. we have to -- we have to -- you know, jim is the right man. he is going to have, jump-start us. he brings, totally different, kind of demeaner, you know more serious, tough. you know, demeaner to the team. i think that's what we need right now.

>> that was adam dunn. capitals resigned several players including the defenseman. sean morrison. and forward. eric fare and chris bourke. cap stars of the future work out at the team's development camp this week. swedish forward, antoine gustofson. he was the draft pick in 2008. last year played in sweden. this year in hershey. if the name sounds familiar it is. antoine's father played for the capitals for nine seasons. in the late 70s and 80s. the younger gustaphson battled injuries. he is healthy. the 19-year-old is a physical two-way center with good size. now he is focused on proving his worth. >> really good. helping out. i can do -- everything on the ice. so, of course that makes me more happy. and wants to show everybody who didn't see it last year that, why they picked me. >> bigger, stronger than i thought he was.

that's -- he looks, he looks like a gamer. looking forward to watching him in the scrimmages. >> said he looked like another injury. that's what he was thinking when he crashed in. o., man. i'm okay. let's go. >> tough. >> staying healthy. >> in any sport. thanks. >> coming up. visa bill for one man that is higher than the national debt.? there are moments in time

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life has tough struggles. a sad story out of louisiana tonight. it has ended on a positive note.

15-year-old lost his battle with cancer last week. and his family could not afford the $5,000 that the funeral home wanted. so his father dug his son's grave. after hearing that story, the louisiana state troopers association stepped in. their troopers charities does raise money to grant wishes for terminally ill children. they were about to grant melvin's wish before he died, so the troopers decided instead to pay for his funeral so the family could have a beautiful ceremony. >>that is our broadcast. the tonight show is next. have a good one. it's thursday coming up tomorrow! enjoy.