maryland state delegate admits he was drinking before driving a motor boat. the accident and don dwyer to the hospital. he spoke from -- all the victims of the crash are expected to be okay. the other boat was pulling two children on the raft at the time. this collision occurred around 7:00 last night. dwyer says he regrets his action and no one could ever drink and operate a boat. tonight there's an awful lot of sadness after a 17-year-old girl was murdered in her own bedroom. her name was amber stanley, an honors student, with dreams of becoming a doctor. that dream came to a violent end. pat collins has the latest. >> reporter: jim, they say it was a masked gunman who kicked down the door of the house, walked into amber stanley's room and then opened fire. tonight police are hoping this flyer, and a $25,000 reward will

lead them to the killer. it's a full-court press. detectives out tonight going door to door, handing out flyers trying to collect more information, trying to identify a suspect. 17-year-old amber stanley had high grades. she had high hopes. that all came to a violent end last night, as she was gunned down in her sleep in the bedroom of her home here in kettering. >> apparently a suspect kicked the door in into the home, and fatally shot the 17-year-old female. >> reporter: police say there were other people any house at the time of the shooting. no one else was injured. neighbors s am berg's older a foster child lived there.

they say amber's mother wasn't home at the time. shirley robinson lives next door. >> just last night to see the stress, to see the mother going through what she had to go through, i wouldn't wish that on anyone. so that's basically anyone she was an honors student. today at the school, a moment of silen silence, and grief counselors. >> she was a very affable union lady. she was very active. >> sources say a few days ago. they were here to investigate allegations of assault on the foster teenage who lives here.

it's unclear whether that had anything to do with the shooting last night. >> now, was amber stanley targeted? if so why, or was this a case of mistaken identity. there is more to be known here. tropical storm isaac bearing down on the caribbean tonight. more than a dozen islands are now dealing with 45-mile-an-hour winds and heavy rains. the u.s. virgin islands prepared today 689 board doug kammerer is

tracking the storm now. barely tropical storm status. it is expected to strengthen, and possibly amy and cuba, but no longer expected to become a hurricane. the track has shift that takes it out, places like tampa. i'm thinking right now this could be a storm for the gulf koets states, finally moving their track far to the west to indicate just such a thing right close to say pensacola and around the mobile alabama area. this will be something we'll watch closely. does it have the potential to become one? yes, it does. if it was to make latch, until tuesday or wednesday of next

week. >> thank you, doing. . as you might imagine, at the republican convention, planners keeping a close eye on isaac's path, and other political news in that keep swing state. a new poll finds that the presidential race is now too close to cal in florida. today mitt romney tried to break that tie. steve handelsman records. >> 3 millions more jobs. romney vowed to rewrite tougher obama regulations. and then offshore drilling that

romney claims keep output lower. in a new obama ads, bill clinton warns of any rollbacks. >> president republican plan is to cut more taxes on upper-income people. that's what got us in the first place. >> romney's convention is in trouble from tropical storm isaac, and florida's the center of the political storm, the biggest swing state. mitt romney up one to 46. with the president being slightly ahead, but it's a too close to call race at this time. >> announcer: the new health care law which cuts medicare spending. >> reporter: democrats hope romney's pick of pal ryan will

raise senior fierce of reps cuts, but a new poll said it's the economy that matters most. i'm steve handsman, news4. nub has learned that the fbi expects anarchist groups to try to disrupt the convention. federal law enforcement bulletin sent to police this week concludes that the protesters will probably not be able to overcome heightened security measures. however, the bull tichb notes that the protesters could targets bit the or kneeby transportation routes. memorial service for the police officers who was killed in a crash is scheduled for next tuesday the funeral for adrian morris will beging in mitch the ville. the burial scheduled at country

in davidsonville. last month he lost control, and ran off the high. he and his partner were engaged in a chase. his partner survived that crash. >> an autopsy reveals the two 19-year-old girls in el cot city suffocated. and believes that they could not breathe after the freight car dumped its load of cold. investigators still trying to figure out why it derailed in the first place. funerals are set for tomorrow and sunday. the west nile virus is a public health emergency. the more than 1100 case, almost

half the cases are in texas. the district now reports its first kumpld case. there are two cases in virginia, nine in maryland. it runs through the end of september. those just a few of the sides and sounds that occurred a year ago today when a huge earthquake ratsed our air. the epicenter was in the small rurt town. that community is still trying to rebuild. >> reporter: over the past year, one of the most significant is homes are now complete again. the 5.8 quake left plenty of

damage. this surveillance video shows the ceiling tiles falling as school children run for covering. two schools had to be. now the school district is using modular classrooms to accommodate the hundreds whose school was destroyed. >> but they took it in stride, they did well on their state test scores. they will never forget that day. not evething as it once was yet. duckett tame is holding windows together, but at least most of those -- >> people living in tents

outside their houses and stuff, because they couldn't live inside their houses. >> mostly positive, because everyone's pulled together. when you do that, when one is a bit weak, the other picks up. you just keep moving forward. >>. >> reporter: a re79d tiff put it simply saying this is a marathon, not a sprint and will likely take sever years before the community is whole again. richard jordan, news4. coming up, someone came up with the creative way to break into a d.c. bank. this may not bess his only crime. the civil war? syria is spreading beyond its borders. cows kicked, beaten and shot to get them to slaughter. now mcdonald's and the federal government of taking new action after a slaughterhouse is shut down. and for the first time, and for the first time, we're seeing

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but somewhere along the way, something went horribly wrong. george allen voted for trillions in debt while voting to raise his pay four times, then voted to keep special tax breaks for oil and gas companies and took over a half-million from them. worse, allen went to work for them.

violence is escalating tonight in the capital of syria. there's new concern the violence is spilling over. over the past four days, the fights has killed about 12 people and 100 more have been wounded, increasingly the sectarian tensions inside are being reflected in the fighting

inside lebanon. that is exactly the division we're seeing inside lebanon. >> it is the latest. meanwhile, the fighting inside syria itself continues. now, over the past year and a half, damascus has been relative quiet. since then the military has fighting back. to try and re-claim control. there's breaking news, nbc news has learned that the capitol police are working with the fbi to investigate a threat against todd akin.

he is the missouri senate who -- when he used the term legitimate rape. they will not release any more details. but an aide says their office has received a number of calls that threatened not only akin, but members of his staff. the d.c. water service wand to serve tap water at the presidential inauguration. in a letter to charles schumer, it says tap water is a penny a gallon, compared to bottled water, bottled wart costs 100 times more. schumer recently announced new york based air tolla springs will be supplying water. let's get the latest. he is chasing isaac and eating

ka bobs. we get to eat those kabobs. writer in the backyard. say hello to everybody. everybody is waiting, they're exciting to be -- but they're more excited to eat. these bret williams right here. first introduce me to your parents here. >> roger working the girl and sue there as his sous chef. >> roger williams, he said,acy, i discovered rhode island. what was that about? >> well, you know, i discovered rhode island, sing a bit, played the piano some, work an eight-hour day on top of all that. it's a very busy schedule. your wife is behind you just shaking her head just a bit. bred, you are actually an

asatire sportscaster. i was a big sports fan. we've done a lot of public speaking experience, and just decided to put those two together, and here we are. >> reporter: 17 years old, trying to figure out what college we want to go to. jim, can you hear me? >> c'mon. >> reporter: jim, he just went down to the university of tennessee. you know that's where dan went, right? >> that's correct. >> reporter: can you believe he's going to follow if dan's footsteps? >> can you tell him he can do better? he can do worse, but you could do -- >> reporter: you could do better -- [ laughter ] i told him we're getting him into the studio and dan is helping him out. temperatures today got all the way up to 89 degrees.

take a look at the bottom of the screen. really very pleasant. 85 into the south. up to the north, baltimore coming in 84. the radar. notice back towards the blue ridge. we are seeing some shower activity there. if you're traveling 81 southward, you may run into a couple of those storms. that storm is going to make its way to the north. watch what happens here. that storm just moves right back into our region. we're talking about the potential for rain late in the day on saturday, into the day on sunday. right now i do think you'll knee the umbrellas. you may need to change thor plans. it doesn't look like the best weekend at all. but still not an entire washout.

let's go right to the forecast the chances for rain coming in during the day on saturday and on sunday. we're talking about high temperatures in the mid 80s. guys, before we go, we just got to show you the kell bob. take a look at that. we call that king kell bob. we're going to break into that in just a minute. >> doug, can you please bring one or two of them back with you? that's how we prefer it. >> reporter: jim, they did say, i guarantee you jim vance will want one of these. you just said it. you were right. >> we'll send you a doggy bag. >> reporter: you got it. >> thanks, doug. there's a new task force in the district. the mayor set it up.

it's a committee to look into the feasibility of burying power lines undergrowth. ithood the first meeting today. the mayor says that while underground lines are much more costly, they are u.s. less likely to suffer the impact of high winds. the task force will look into other way toss make repairs and power outages more quickly. coming up, a live look at the national cathedral. a lot has changed since the earthquake last year. we'll get a progress report. and we're learning more about the navy s.e.a.l. who's released a book about his part in the takedown of osama bin laden. coming up in sports, the nationals unable to pull out the brooms against the braves, and the redskins saying good-bye to clinton portis. as one of d.c.'s most [ male announcer ] some think obamacare is the same as free health care.

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a lot of people in the metropolitan area today are remembering that rare earthquake that hit our area one year ago today. two of our landmarks are still showing the force of that quake. tremors measured 4.8. they rattled the monument. tom sherwood joins us live from the cathedral, where there's a building push to raise money for those repairs that are ongoing. tom? >> reporter: that's right, efficiency say it could dale ten more years to make the reairs here. ten years and millions more tomorrow. this stone, sign of the new work of restoration begun.

>> reporter: at the top of one damaged tower, they blessed the ongoods repair work, one year after the quake. at 1:51 cathedral bells marked the precise anniversary of the destruction. >> this day is a day a lot like it was a year ago. it took just under a century to get the pinnacles on top of this cathedral. it took just under a minute to bring some of them down. >> reporter: the 105-year-old eischenic cathedral suffered sufficient did $8 million in repairs having -- supporters are hopeful. it's something that needs to be done. i'm confident there will be -- that the people across this country will come through, and they'll bring it back to the way it was. >> john's wife has been a -- she was giving a small luncheon on

the site that day. >> the bells clanged a bit. the building started to shake, and someone said it's an earthquake. exterior tone intel stone inspections were made. it won't reopen until 2014. >> though the earthquake was a natural rare yesterday. >> we've been telling people for many years, the simple steps to get repared, and plan for that. most buildings evacuated. and that's the last thing you want to do in an earthquake. you want to drop, take cover, and hold on until the shaking stops. >> reporter: repairs to the washington monument are expected to cost $15 million. at the national cathedral, tom scherr within, news4. we're learning more tonight about the navy s.e.a.l. who

wrote a book about taking part in the covert raid that killed osama bin laden. the s.e.a.l. from virginia beach retired from the navy tomorrow, wrote the book. we're honoring requests not to identify him by name. it's scheduled to be released on september 11th. we have an update now late this afternoon, delegate don dwyer revealed he was drinks before he boat collided with another bode last night. dwyer, four children, and another adult all we are taken to a hospital. >> it is true i was drinking while operating my boat yesterday. it's also been reported that my blood alcohol content was 0.2. no one, no one should be drinking and operating a motor vehicle or a powerboat. >> that accident happened on the river, all of those injured are

expected to recover. an unusually dressed bronc into a bank of america and authorities don't think it's the first time he's done it. chris gordon has the surveillance videos. >> reporter: right next door to the bank. this door front is vacant. a year ago may, and then again last friday, and the fbi says on both occasions, the bank found nothing was missing. >> well, he knew what he was doing, how to get in. he obviously didn't know how to take away. >> this bank surveilnce video captured the break-in, but the burglar remains at large. wearing a white protective suit, black mask and gloves to leave

behind no fingerprints, no hair or dna, he stood a few feet from the back of the atm. >> anybody loitering in the front of the building, in the back, maybe trying to gain access through a common, you know, through that adjacent or adjoining property, anything that would indicate that somebody is casing the location. >> reporter: but when he showed the people the video, thecht everything looks suspicious. >> i've never seen a suit like that before, except maybe in outer space. >> reporter: he went through this planning, he's wearing the suit. >> right. >> reporter: breaking through a wall, gets inside, possibly twice. he gets away with nothing. >> right. i don't understand that. >> reporter: the fbi wants to stop the person or people responsible. >> the third time he better not try. i'm sure someone is waiting for him. tonight we have learned of a

quick arrest in the murder of a woman who was killed trying to protect her mother. d.c. police arrested 40-year-old earl johnson yesterday just hours after antwan et mitchell was stabbed to death. mitchell's family says he was trying to get her mother's exboyfriend out of the apartment when he attacked her. a d.c. council member is demanding an investigation into a car accident that sent four to the hospital yesterday. those pedestrians were hit by an suv. they were standing in an alley in the 2900 block. ward 1 council member jim graham says that alley is notoriously dangerous. he wants official to find a way to alleviate car and pedestrian traffic there. just a few months ago, a man was hit by a garbage truck. d.c. rents showed up for the norton job nair today. are nor norton says 2500 people met with employers and submitted

applications the keith russell talked to job hunters who are hoping this will help them kickstart new careers. >> reporter: help wanted. there are those who certainly need it. >> it's had its challenges. there are opportunities. >> i'm looking for something that's closer to home so that i don't have to spend three hours out of my travel time a day just going back and forth to worn. >> reporter: with 85 potential employers present, the online applications were flowing. so was advice from loren ross, a college saving plans manager who says going back to school is always an option. >> do you know how much more money you earned having a college degree over your lifetime in $1 million in extra earnings. >> reporter: the million dollar question for andrea who graduated from law school in germany. does she stay or return to her native country when her internship ends in october? >> i like living? yearny, the country. it depends on the job offers.

karen harris wishes she had those options. a former emt, she graduate fred med tech with a 4.0 gpa, certified to work in every state, having two misdemeanors from the '80s is a road block she can't get past. >> i don't think it's fair, you tell me to get educated, a trade, some skills to get a job and be productive. they still won't even give you a job. >> reporter: people take home stories of encouragement and discouragement, but everyone has the same philosophy. even if it doesn't pan out here, it's time to get back to the blackboard. >> keeping trying, that's all you can do. >> reporter: in the district, keith russell, news4 sdploois. coming up tonight, something that seems to be similar to the aids virus. and you can own a luxury apartment with very convenient parking. well, doug, how are we looking? >> reporter: jim, i'm talking --

i'm becoming best friends with these guys. they said you will not leave hungry. we're talking about all kinds of other things we can't mention, but tell you what, in a minute i'm going to be mentioning what our weather will be like this weekend. plus the latest on tropical storm isaac, which isn't going [ obama ] i'm barack obamaoing and i approve this message.

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both mcdonald's and the federal government have stopped buying meat from a slaughterhouse in california. that slaughterhouse is operated by an outfit called central valley meat company. it is under investigation for animal cruelty and possibility health issues. mistreated. so far the federal government says there's no indication that any of those sick cows made it into the food supply. there is a dead lids

illness, mysterious that's already made its way into the united states. scientists say it acts much like aids, except people are not hiv-positive. it can also be mistaken for tuberculosis. patients on which suffers from infections. right now researchers do not bled it's contagious our genetic. most indications are in asia, a few are in the united states now. if you live in singapore and you've got cash, plenty of cash, you can have yourself an in-suite parking space even in your penthouse. this apartment complex has units that go up to $2 million, but each one of them comes with two parking spots attached to your living room. people park their car in an elevator that deliver it to the apartment while they take another elevator. that build is in the first of its kind any area, and it's the

world et cetera tallest instrument to use this technology. they don't allow subcompacts, i'll bet. who knows independents wow. >> that's pretty close. >> i guess it is. it's a little over the top, don't you think? speaking of over the top, clinton portis over the top. calling it quits the redskins park today. the nationals come up short [ male announcer ] since 1996 welfare recipient were required to work. this bipartisan reform successfully reduced welfare rolls. on july 12th president obama quietly ended the work requirement... gutting welfare reform. one of the most respected newspapers in america called it, "nuts!" saying, "if you want to get more people to work, "you don't loosen the requirements -- you tighten them." mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

there are many reasons i do backyard weather. one of them just happens to be right here. take a look at this. jim vance, this is your place, the one i'm bringing home for you, kell bob and all. >> you should leave now. we'll finish your report. come on back now. >> reporter: we're going to cover it up. it will maket back okay. jim said i should leave now. i think you're right, my friend. cover that up, so when we leave,

jim will get that. roger is taking care of that. a beautiful night out there, all across the area. one thing we'll be watching, a lot of people asking, what about isaac for us? over the next couple days, the track will take it -- it will impact haiti and the dominican republic, potential jamaica, also into cuba, and then tards florida. i think if it did have a direct impact, it will be the western panhandle, then into portions of, say, alabama and mississippi, maybe even new orleans. hover, it would be much less of a storm, so i'm not too worried. you know we're going to keep you posted dan hellie is up next with sports. if we ever have any future job

openings, you want to say anything? >> a great passion for this job, always wanted it. i'm a term fan right now, but may very well be a vol. go, everybody, less 'go! >> reporter: there you go. >> he can't go wrong either place, and how about his pipes? he as a great voice. >> a beautiful voice. >> yeah. >> reporter: and he's already doing play by play at high school and in other places. i'm not kidding you, dude. he's coming for you, man. >> bring him on. >> we have an intern ship waiting for him. he's had his hateers, but you got to respect what he did on the field. second only to rigo, right? >> and really one of the top rushers in nfl history, 27th on the all-time list. >> who are we talking about?

>> clinton portis. he shows it wasn't for a comeback. it was to call it quits for good. portis officially ending his career as the second leading rusher. it was a packed house to say good-bye to clinton portis, who spoke uninterrupted for nearly half an hour. no surprise there. former teammates and coaches packed the house. portis didn't become emotional under the end when he started talking about his mother. >> growing up as a kid, my mom told me her favorite car, if she got risch, the car she wanted would be a jaguar. if she got a house, it would be purple because of royalty. and that she was a queen. and she got a jaguar, she got a purple house, and she's still a queen, and she'll forever by a

queen in my eyes. >> reporter: why was this important for you to do? >> it's just closure, you know. i think this organization and these fans gave so much to me that not having the redskins, and -- to go out as a redskins was more meaningful than doing anything else. > now, portis was never really a fan of practice, but it did create friction later, but he always brought it when games rolled around action which is one thing teammates remembered most. zachary kiesch has more. >> reporter: there's no question clinton portis ran the ball with conviction. he could stop a blitzing linebacker in his tracks, but really think about the good times with number 26, it's hard not to think about those costumes. >> that's chest hair, not

animal. i've been growing this since birth. >> well, you know, he had a quirky personality with all the different characters that he would come around with, definitely was a quote machine. >> reporter: yeah, he made us laugh, even if a attitude times wonder if he knocked a few screws loose, but no one ever questioned if he was going to show up for work. >> he kept things light, but when it was time for work, it was time for work. i respected that. >> didn't want to blitz against him. don't lose sight of his ability to run the football, too. from one player to another, it's clear he earned his. if you ask me, there's no better way to go out than that. >> he won't be with us any longer. you guys were the first to hear it.

>> reporter: zachary kiesch, news4 sports. well done by zachary kiesch. we found out today that portis actually wanted to go to maryland and not miami, but his mom didn't want him to go to maryland, so she stopped telling the coaches we're. he went to miami, but imagine what could have been if he were a terp. >> but she still ended up with the purple house. it came out well. >> it was fun to see the guys come in and pay their respects. listen, he brought it. he was certainly entertaining and did get it down on the field. mike shanahan announced barring setback, hightower will play for the first time. the redskins and colts facing off saturday afternoon. you can see the game right here on nbc4. we will also have complete post-game coverage as well.

it wasn't the sweep they were hoping for, but the nationals did take two out of the three. the six-game lead over their nearest division rival. nice moment before last night. they had a ceremony to honor chipper jones, the braves' third baseman retiring after 19 seasons detwiler on the hill last night, pitched well unit the fifth. over the head of bryce harper. and the braves go up 2-0. several missed opportunities for the nationals, including this one in the eighth, ian desmond with two on, grounds into an inning-ending double play. the nationals end up losing to the braves. davey johnson happy to win the series, but not with last night's loss. >> you know, we played hard. you know, and we had the right

people up at the right time. >> and the o's trying to win their series last night, but the rangers had other ideas. bases loaded, and he's going yard. when the bases are loaded, that means a grand slam. they're one of the best, and it's because they can rank. may i have another? a two-run shot for beltre, second of the inning, third of the game. the rangers score nine in the fourth, they go on to win 12-3 over baltimore. the o's at home hosting toronto tomorrow night at camden yards. >> you think chipper jones is first ballot? >> oh, yeah. no doubt. >> hell of a career. >> hell of a career. >> he's made his choice.

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this juan move had in day at george mason university in fairfax county. thousands of students went to campus today to start the semester. many were greated by the gm new

president angelica cabrera. you can read more about the new president in tomorrow's "fairfax county times" or on fairfaxtimes.com. the folks at the that'sa goddard space center have recently dover two dinosaur tracks. geologists believe the create terse were notosaurs. they roamed thor millions of years ago. one track belongs to the adult, the second track seems to be smaller. a smaller version of the same creature, possibly a young one following its mother. very nice. another check on our forecast. doug? >> reporter: the forecast is looking good, a great evening out there. we have our toes in the sand, the williams family behind me. thank you for having us over. we love your beach.

i am extremely full. we're bringing food back, don't worry about that. coming up the next couple days, not bad, though i think you'll knee the umbrellas out and about saturday and sunday. that is when we can see the most rain coming into monday, tuesday, wednesday. most to the 34id to upper 80s. we'll see good-bye, everybody, and go redskins. >> thanks, doug. thanks, guys. back in 1969, when we saw neil armstrong on tv, we all thought that was really cool. in the years since then, shuttle launches, landings, space dockings, seems to have become routine, if you can use such a word in that context. nasa continues to provide us with dazzling images from a

number of angles. today they did it again. >> converge with the velocity correction of -- fired the ground with the radar. >> nasa has just released new high-resolution of cure outity landing on mars. it starts with the heat shield falling away, then the ground comes into view as it was lowered by capabilities. you can hear the cheers in mission control had the rover [ male announcer ] some think obamacare is the same as free health care. but nothing is free. obama is raiding $716 billion from medicare, changing the program forever. taxing wheelchairs and pacemakers. raising taxes on families making less than one hundred twenty thousand dollars. free healthcare comes at a very high price.

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[ romney ] i'm mitt romney but somewhere along the way, something went horribly wrong. george allen voted for trillions in debt while voting to raise his pay four times, then voted to keep special tax breaks for oil and gas companies and took over a half-million from them.