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neighborhood and a man is found shot dead. police are calling it a domestic shooting but still no word on motive or suspect? a quiet morning interrupted. >> [indiscernible] before 6:00, officers responded to a shooting call. struggle -- neighbors watched as a crime scene unfolded. right across the street, shooting. it's kind of scary. >> inside, a man was shot dead in what appears to be a domestic homicide. authorities are not commenting on a motive. they say people living nearby have nothing to fear. neighborhood,t but with this, i don't know. >> residence they the house is a rental in the press -- a no trespassing sign hangs in the window. the lawn is an modicum alike a
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group home, someone says. >> a lot of people in there. any buddy who spoke with us asked their identities in fear ofd retaliation. one woman said police told her to begin with a fight inside that got worse. >> this area is real quiet trade nothing bad ever happens here. >> until now. a killing in a quiet neighborhood with many questions -- many questions. >> this is our home. we think we are safe and we are not safe area >> police are telling us that only the shooter and victim were inside the house and neighbors tell us some of the ones we spoke with, say no one heard any sound of gunshots at all in the area. normally, they say there's a lot of activity in that house. we asked about drug activity and they say they haven't seen any. there are many unanswered
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questions about this homicide tonight. say speeding is to blame for an overnight crash in annapolis. two cars were speeding when the roadway curved grade each car ran off the road and slammed into a tree. one driver was critically hurt and flown to shock trauma for treatment. one passenger suffered minor injuries. the driver of the second car was treated and released from a nearby hospital. a gospel singer is firing back at ec mayor vincent gray another officials. he was removed from headline a concert in the district. he says it steams for -- stems from his claim that he was delivered from homosexuality. we have more on what both sides are saying about the controversy. >> this one has lineup on social media, especially in the faith community. some even call it a tax on the faithful. detractors say the mayor made the right call.
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the grammy award gospel artist was supposed to perform saturday night at a city sponsored concert at the mlk memorial as part of the run-up to to the 50th anniversary of the march on washington area but the mayor's office issued a statement saying so that his participation did not become a distraction, a mutual decision was reached that it was best for them to withdraw from the event. the singer took to the social media saying he was uninvited it's discrimination. it's intolerant. and it depriving [indiscernible] >> it stems from his past date he was delivered from homosexuality. many say the mayor made the new
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right move. >> i respect his artistry, but he has a record of spewing words of hate. >> but many in the faith community see it differently. black ministers from around the city lobbied the mayor to keep him on the program. >> it appalling to me. incompetence from the mayor's office -- if this was a surprise, they have not done their due diligence. ones who haveain his ear. debated as anng issue of free speech, so stay tuned. you probably have not heard the last of this one. obama took part in an outing while vacationing in martha's vineyard. he played golf with a top aide, the white house chef and another friend. not have any planned public appearances but will continue to receive his daily
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briefings on national security issues while on vacation. the weather is perfect for golf and other activities, but what is in store? >> we are looking at a quiet evening ahead, and that's good news if you're looking forward to the meteor showers as we move through the overnight hours. we will talk about that in a few minutes. the doppler radar is mainly quiet and dry with a few showers popping up to the west of harrisonburg. but it will not amount to much as we move through the evening hours. amateurs are quite comfortable. the eveningthrough hours, temperatures will eventually fall into the upper 70s to low and middle 80s. we cannot rule out the chance for a shower or two and a rumble of thunder well south of the ecb dead ec metro. to get chilly around here. we haven't said that for a long time. >> thank you. coming up, the father of edwards
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>> we are following a developing story from rock island were a murder and kidnapping suspect remains at large. police are looking for the man suspected of killing two people inside a home in johnson this morning and kidnapping a two- year-old. state police in massachusetts arrested a different man they thought was him but it turns out
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it was not. police are trying to determine the relationship between a man, the people killed and the toddler. in idaho -- an emotional reunion is expected to take lace later today. the father of hannah anderson who was kidnapped a week ago will be reunited with his daughter. police shot and killed her alleged kidnapper, james dimaggio. police and federal agents moved in on the campsite where they were spotted. >> this was a suspect in a rugged area and we have a 16- year-old girl we just wanted to bring home safely. we wanted to and safely at we wanted her home and that's exactly what happened. >> he is suspected of killing her mother and eight-year-old brother. last week, before burning the house down, once she was rescued, she was taken to an idaho hospital for treatment. the father of edward snowden says he secured a travel visa to visit his run in russia.
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during this morning's interview, he said he wants his son to come home to fight espionage charges but he's not convinced he will get a fair hearing. >> at this point, when you consider the statements made by they aren congress, absolutely irresponsible and inconsistent with our system of justice. snowden asylumed for one year and his father hopes to visit him in the coming days. and number of u.s. embassies and consulates lows to because of a threat reopened today. but the) to embassies one in yemen will remain closed because of continuing concern about potential terrorist inacks grade the consulate pakistan also remains closed. it was shut down last week due to a separate threat. family of an american man jailed in north korea are -- north korea's health continues to deteriorate.
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he's lost more than 50 pounds. he's a tour operator in christian ministry. he was arrested and accused of hostile accident the government. a judge sentenced him to 15 years of hard labor. suffers her brother from diabetes and an enlarged heart and she's waiting for him to be sent back. to of three people reported missing in colorado after a mudslide are safe. authorities are trying to determine what happened to a woman they saw clinging to a tree on friday night. one person was killed will in the flood which killed -- which damaged six houses. weather., some great what is ahead
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reportedlyapple is unveiling the new iphone. be a fingerprint sensor, but details are being held until the expecd unveilg. parents and shoppers hoping to save money, it is time for a shopping tax reprieve in maryland. it kicks off today and hence on saturday. there's no limit on how many items under the $100 limit you can purchase at the same time. share could be rolling into howard county. they will conduct a feasibility study to determine whether the program is good in areas like .olumbia they are already popular in the district and alexandria. it's a good day for a bike ride today, but what is coming up?
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>> even better bike riding weather. we will talk about that in just a second. outside right now, on the decrease a little bit. if you are into meteor showers, i will give you some tips in just a minute. 83 degrees at the airport tradewinds out of the south at eight miles an hour. 86 at reagan national airport. the record is 101 set in 1900. temperatures -- 82 in the district after a high of 85. the vital stop takes us to with temperatures across the board comfortable. 82 in gaithersburg. frederick at 82 degrees. a weak frontal system to the south is bringing showers and
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thunderstorms south and west of d.c.. we may see a few showers move closer in the early evening hours and may hit some thunder if you're well to the south. quiet and drive around the area. will notout showers produce a lot of rain and most will remain dry in the overnight hours. in thedeal of sunshine afternoon and maybe a few showers developing. a stronger cold front comes through on tuesday, bringing us a refreshing shot of cooler, dry air that arrived on wednesday and thursday. around midnight or so, stay away from the city lights and you could see upward of 60 to 100
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meteors are minute. don't get your hopes up three fingers crossed you will see a bit of a break in the clouds. 65 to 72 for an overnight low. you may start the day with patchy fog. scattered thundershowers late in the afternoon. once the cold front moves on through, this is great -- wednesday and thursday, highs in the mid to upper 70s great nighttime lows would be in the 50s. back into the 80s i next weekend. meteor showers could be a good show. we need some breaks in the clouds. keep your head up and be patient. >> time for camping. you can carry all of the gear. we will make it happen. what is going on with sports? >> alex rodriguez is what everyone is talking about.
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>> robert griffin the third rest of the redskins is getting a break this week. duetice canceled saturday to inclement weather and the team is off today. training begins tomorrow. he is styling on the field. was in full he uniform on the sideline and in seemingly good spirits. his recovery process is right on track. the head coaches and taking any chances.
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>> we did some walk-throughs at the start of the practice and we've done that for a couple of days. it will be like a normal season practice federal. [inaudible] year -- our time of play of the day comes from the second quarter -- taking the kickoff, deep in his own end zone and he is burning along the way. he outruns everyone and goes 100 yards for the kickoff return. the nationals have never swept the phillies at home and they have a chance to do it today with stephen strasburg on the mound. while things seem to be turning around, the braves aren't moving and neither are the reds for the wildcard card. both teams one today. bottom of the first will cheer you up -- a base hit to center.
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on the horse thomas coming around. one nothing to nationals. look at this. there was a wave michael martinez. eight strikeouts in five innings. the nationals lead three to nothing in the fifth. hardyants now, j.j. taking it deep to left field and it's gone. the orioles lead 722 in the ninth. this little-known guy named alex rodriguez -- here he is, bottom of the second, one nothing tigers, deep to left great his first home run since returning to the yankees. he hasn't hit a home run since september 14 of last year and that was the 648 career home run for him.
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in new york, hard loss, giving up a nine point lead and have nothing to show for it. so there was some redemption 20 27against netiquette. -- 20 to seven, fires it up at the buzzer and it's good. never look back. using bolt when the final at the championship and 9.77 seconds. nothing like the nats and phillies matchup. one of my best games ever was in philadelphia with diehards philly fan.
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>> you purred the same walk a mile in my shoes -- kudos to some man who ran in high heels for charity. the is a fundraiser for cleveland rape crisis center. i'm hoping that she did not win best dressed. maybe we could ask for donations for next year. are you ready for a little bit of a change? tomorrow, a better chance for sunshine and clouds. a stronger cold front on tuesday. cooler and drier air with highs in the 70s. the meteor shower tonight, look toward the north and east around midnight and you could see quite
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