it appears a truck jumped a curve, took out a crossing signal and hit cars at a gas station. you can see it barely missed the pumps. no word on injuries that the point. it does not appear to have impact on traffic. we have a crew headed to the scene. we're also following breaking news in pennsylvania tonight. police say a doctor shot and killed a gunman who opened fire inside a hospital. earth ha investigators say this was in darby pennsylvania. when the patient went behind closed doors with the doctor and caseworker he started shooting. he killed the caseworker and grazed the doctor's head. the doctor pulled out his own gun and shot the shooter. the loss of life, wreckage, frequency of commercial jets

falling from the skies and stunning to say the least. it's the third tragedy in a week. the latest crash was an al jeer yan flight. this most recent event was probably bad weather and not terrorism. >> we've all heard the numbers. we're far more likely to die after getting in a car than getting a board a commercial jetliner. ex perts admit flying doesn't feel as safe as three major incidents in seven days. >> the latest airliner loss was like this flown by swift air in route last night in africa with 116 a board to algeria over mali. al qaeda rebels are active. some airlines won't fly here. the crew complained the weather was terrible before the plane apparently crashed. just yesterday a turbo plane crashed in heavy rain in taiwan.

in march, malaysian flight 370 disappeared over the indian ocean. then malaysian air 17 was shot down thursday. 537 lost on two malaysian jets, 20 more than the total aviation average crashes. this is at reagan international airport. most travelers said they're okay to fly inside the u.s. >> domestically i don't have the same concerns of flying over ukraine. >> calculations is if planes are moving, then it should be safe. >> statistically experts say flying is very safe. >> doesn't feel that way with perception of things happening simultaneously. it has never been safer in the united states especially europe and major places around the world to time. u.s. lifted the ban flying to israel today. >> americans can feel confident they're traveling in safe skies. >> as long as the skies are not

over places like eastern ukraine. on the ground in ukraine today, a dutch crash investigator claimed armed rebels who he called lunatics are still blocking the recovery of the last of the bodies from the site. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. >> thank you. a week of airline tragedies plus the ban on flights to israel has a new york congressman residencrafting a 2 proposal to install technology on u.s. passenger planes. it would be an expensive undertaking. israel says it's worth the investment. >> that's the same cost for inflight entertainment system. what's a better deal, being able to get hbo 3 at 30,000 feet or knowing when you take off or land you're more protected? >> it protects against shoulder fired missiles.

israel says defense companies are working on ways to protect against surface to air missiles like the one that took down malaysian flight 17. coming up on nbc nightly news with brian williams tonight on nbc 4 after this broadcast. survivors say a tornado came out of nowhere. they're talking about the tornado that hit the campground in virginia this morning. two killed, three dozen injured. the vicious storm dropped hail the size of softballs on campers. jim has more on this. >> people at the campground say their cell phones began buzzing with weather alerts. the storm struck 30 seconds later. the tornado hit before 9:00 at the cherrystone campground 40 miles northeast of norfolk on the chesapeake bay. 1300 at the campground when the storm hit. the violent winds flipped campers and rvs over and knocked

down a countless number of trees. one tree hit two tents. a husband and wife from new jersey were hit and died. their 13-year-old son was in the other and is fighting for his life. thousands of others are treated for broken bones and cuts and bruises. one mother couldn't get to her kids when the tornado hit. >> as a mother, we try to protect them. i felt -- i couldn't get over there, so it was really scary. >> luckily they weren't seriously hurt. just outside the campground the tornado flipped a tractor trailer on its side. the driver said he saw the funnel cloud. the next thing he knew he was being thrown. he's going to be okay. minutes after the twister hit, one twitter user posted pictures of the scene along with the caption, quote just lived through a tornado.

children are missing, people are dead, trees are down, campers are flipped. now virginia governor terry mcauliffe is going to survey the area first hand. >> you can see how the trees snapped at tops. looks like they were twisted off. storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson is here with more details on the twister that hit the campground. >> yeah guys, this was all a product of the weather front, same front that moved through our area many the early morning hours. right along and south. the air was volatile. it was enough to produce spin. this whole area east of williamsburg, virginia. that pocket of south eastern virginia. these storms made their way around cherrystone. now confirmation in the area

from wakefield weather service, this was an ef 1 tornado. winds were 86 to 110 miles per hour based on their survey. this is a shot of the radar this morning. this is a tremendous amount of lightning with the storm. what we're seeing now throughout, still fierce storms. moving east of richmond, once again williamsburg and wakefield. they're about to get pounded under a severe thunderstorm warning. it's not far from where there was that tornado this morning. probably high winds coming once again. fortunately in the cape charles area for us just seeing showers now. a big difference in temperatures from the 100 degrees plus air yesterday. wait until the humidity drops. we'll look at the forecast for tomorrow and see if that hangs on for your weekend in a few. >> thanks. those storms caused problems for our football team at training camp today. dianna with how the team looked

inspite of the rain. >> this was not the ideal first day of= ? redskins training ca. it was wet and soggy. the second session was moved indoors because of storms coming in. this is football. anything goes and this team is happy to be back together. first year head coach making his first training camp decisions. first, practicing in the rain this morning and moving practice indoors in the afternoon. despite the wet and soggy conditions, robert griffin iii came out ready to go. first, problems on the first day finding receivers. he's confident in his offensive coordinator and head coach. number 10 sounds more comfortable this year in the coaching staff. >> it's really just a good thing to have two coaches that believe in you so sean and jay doing a great job, giving me a lot on my shoulders in the quarterback room. i cherish that. you want to be asked to do more

or do the bare minimum. you have to have the fire in your heart that you're going to get it right. >> how is rgiii's knee holding up? we'll talk about that in sports. many believe the commissioner didn't come down hard enough on this other player. news 4 sports. well many of the team's fans just want to see them play. there's a bigger issue at the back of everyone's mind, whether training camps are numbered at least from a team that goes by the team redskins. chris gordon has more. >> redskins history came alive today as ryan clark wears 21 as his practice jersey number to honor sean taylor. here at training camp, many families bring their i had cans

to continue the tradition. >> what do you think about the possibility of a name change? >> i necessarily don't agree with it, but if that's what they go with, that's what they go with. i'm going to be redskins for life. >> for me, if the indians don't like it, i've got to go with it. >> you're ready for a name change? >> not as much ready for it. if it offends people, what choice do you have? >> thomas tried to explain it to her son deven. >> i think he understands. he's old enough to understand. >> do you think the name should be changed? >> no. >> if it is changed, will you remain a fan? >> yes. >> what do you think of the possibility of a name change? >> i think entually it's going to happen. i really do. >> are you okay with that? >> i guess i don't have a choice. >> caroline has been a fan 44 years and brought her two granddaughters to training camp. >> i love the name.

i don't want it to be offensive to people. whatever everybody goes with i'll go for. i have so much redskins attire. my closet is full of redskins stuff. i love the redskins name. >> a storm cancelled the afternoon practice at the training camp. they were storm clouds from the weather not over the controversy relating to the redskins name. in richmond, news 4. >> follow dianna on twitter for all the latest news from redskins training camp and complete coverage. check out our page on nbcwashington.com. search training camp. now to a developing story in prince george's county. a police officer on trial for trying to kill his wife. tonight the case is in the hands of the jury. plus -- >> also dramatic new video of a historic church going up in flames. some call it cruel and unusual. others demand answers.

a united airlines flight is on its way to israel now. just a few hours after the faa lifted the ban on flights there. that ban was in place for about 36 hours after a rocket fired by hamas exploded about a mile from the airport. several european airlines also

cancelled flights to that airport. delta and american airlines say they're still evaluating their plans to return to the airport. israel welcomed the move and says the skies there are open and clear. the situation on the ground however is not improving. at least 15 people were killed when a rocket strike hit a you united nations school in gaza. 200 others were injured in that attack. israeli military has neither confirmed or denied involvement. it suggested hamas may have attacked its own people. u.n. is housing 140,000 palestinians in schools across gaza. schools that are supposed to be considered safe havens. one hour and 57 minutes, that's how long it took for officials to execute a convicted double murderer in arizona last night. it focuses attention on a controversial drug used by the state. jay gray reports, now the

victim's family says they don't see anything wrong with what happened. >> for the third time this year, there's been a controversial and prolonged execution, this time in arizona. >> his mouth would open, then chest would move and he would convulse. it kept going and going. >> the convicted murderer gasped for air 600 times or more. his lawyers actually filed an appeal during the process questioning the drugs used by executioners. the same cocktail that led to problems in ohio and oklahoma. the aclu called for all executions to be suspended. >> these are experimental cocktails. we don't know and have reason to know they would work. we have reason to know they don't work. >> governor jan brewer has ordered a review of the execution procedures but said wood died in a lawful manner and

didn't suffer. >> everyone is worried about did he suffer. who suffered with my dad and sister when they were killed? >> jenny brown lost a sister and dad at wood's hands. she was a witness to his execution. >> this man deserved it. i shouldn't really call him a man. he deserved everything he had coming to him. >> as the investigation continues, there will be an independent autopsy. the department of corrections has requested a toxicology report in the case. jay gray, nbc news. >> virginia is reviewing its lethal injection methods because the sedative used is becoming harder to find. the state could turn to other methods including the electric chair. seven inmates are on death row. d.c. abolished the death penalty and maryland did in 2012. veronica is back with more on the volatile weather situation. trouble in richmond. >> exactly. now it's moving away from

richmond. areas that gotwj'd hammered wit severe weather around 1:00. now showers closer in, everyone sunshine as we look toward the west and north west. sunshine as promised for your evening. down to the south, st. mary's, charlotte county, still getting showers moving through. stafford as well. you can see it in green on the radar. the trend again moving south southeast now away from our area. walldorf you could get more rain, easton too. not making it to d.c., that rough weather down to the south. another severe thunderstorm warning southeast of richmond. norfolk gets the storms. look how fierce they are. going to be a rough night for them. early part of the night, norfolk to elizabeth city. over and south of the virginia border. we were on the cool side today. upper 70s, low 80s across the

area. a lot of people telling me it felt like fall. 79 in d.c. now. for your evening planner forecast if you're going out. a small area still seeing the showers. they'll stay south of d.c. metro area for your evening hours. dry in d.c. at 8:00 and 9:00. 77 the temperature. won't need the umbrella much longer. clouds clear. we could probably have a little bit of stars showing by 10:00, 11:00 this evening. that's a trend way wonderful day tomorrow. high pressure comes in taking cl clouds from the area. sunshine until the end of the day tomorrow. low humidity, won't have much of a breeze tomorrow. maybe clouds, doubt we see sprinkles here. on saturday and especially sunday, that system starts to

move away. southerly winds pump humidity back in the area. by afternoon, showers show up again. i-95, east, storms too. better chance of storms sunday. here's a snapshot of temperatures across the area tomorrow. 82 hagerstown, 83 leaseburg and sterling 80. very low temperatures for what our average is now, which happens to be 88 degrees. this weekend, it's going to be hot. i know i did say the temperatures would be lower starting to cool off. that takes place tuesday, wednesday, thursday. 81, 83, 85. we keep that trend to early august a. we'll look at your weekend in a couple of minutes. >> thanks. an 84-year-old woman lucky to be alive thanks to a rookie firefighter coming up. >> i was amazed. that's a testament to kind of

people we haveworking in the fire department. a rookie running in, you know u in harm's way. what i was thinking, just a beautiful thing. >> the firefighter says meeting the family today was a huge burden off his shoulders. the man charged with bringing a gun into the u.s. capital building has his day in court. what we're learning about the man involved. security ahead of the silver lines

new video gives us a look at what firefighters faced when they arrived at a church fire in maryland. flames were shooting out of the roof of the episcopal church. the 241-year-old building was engoe engulfed before firefighters could get it under control. it's listed on the national registry of historic places science 1976. a child was screaming for help to save his grandmother trapped in a burning room. a teenage firefighter who was on the job a couple months responded to the call. now he met the family of the woman he saved.

this is the story only on news 4. >> we do a lot of stories about the problems with the d.c. fire department. this is not one of those stories. sunday morning this house was on fire. inside flames and smoke filled every room. an 84-year-old great grandmother was trapped in a rear bedroom. that's when a 19-year-old rookie firefighter went to work. today news 4 was there when that woman's son was able to thank that firefighter. >> thank you very much. >> thank you for saving my mom. i appreciate that a lot. >> the two men had never met before today, but they grew up in the same neighborhood here in northeast. now their lives are connected forever. >> i can't thank you enough. can't thank you enough. >> for antonio jones he knows his mother wouldn't have made it out alive without the bravery of the 19-year-old rookie. >> without his efforts, she wouldn't have made it out of the house because the smoke was

intense here. >> i can see the fire rolling on the ceiling. i made my way down the hallway to the right. there are three bed rooms. i scooped her off the bed and started down the hallway. >> johnson says meeting mrs. jones' son was actually a relief. >> it's a burden on my shoulders because i thought about it everyday. i was wondering how she was doing. it's a burden to hear she's doing good now. >> thank you for saving my mom. i appreciate that a lot. >> now johnson says he never could have saved that woman's life without help and training from fellow firefighters. as for mrs. jones she's doing better, out of the hospital. it will be a while before she's able to come back her home. reporting live, news 4. we're on verdict watch. the jury is looking into the

fate of a d.c. officer accused of attacking his wife. we'll have a report on that in minutes. a new law to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana took effect. we'll hear from the congresswoman who's miracle baby defied the

now at 6:30, packing heat on the hill. new details about the man that showed up at a capitol building with a gun. it seems we hear of a hot car death or close call every week. we'll tell you about a new effort to make sure it doesn't happen again. the count down to the silver line line. in two days you'll be able to ride the new rail. we have a look at the line you haven't seen yet. developing at 6:30, a man who was supposed to protect the community could spend the rest of his life in prison. >> a prince george county jury is deciding whether a d.c. police officer tried to kill his wife. tracey wilkins has been on verdict watch all afternoon. she's o live with the latest. >> well the jury got the case at noon, and they are still deliberating. the defense argued the expert presented by the state are not up to par and should not be believed. the state argued the d.c. police officer tried to kill his wife.

it gave the jury a lot to think about. they're still deliberating. he took a stroll tse as the jury deliberates his fate. it could be his last taste of freedom for a long time if he's found guilty on first and second degree attempted murder and assault charges. he's accused of beating his wife of more than 20 years. it happened november 24 of last year inside their home. according to testimony, an argument over installing a projection tv escalated to him spraying his wife's face with lysol, pushing her down steps, hitting her with a lamp, choking her and hold knives to her neck. the neighbor testifies she had glass coming from her hair, she was shaking and crying. >> the daughter and mother were

in the case at the time and asked to testify. >> the officer says what happened his wife fell backwards and hit her head on the lamp and he did not hit her with it. the state said that was an absurd argument. his wife was in court shaking and crying as she heard the testimony repeated again during closing arguments. we don't know how long the jury is going to be going tonight. we don't have word from the judge at this point. they're continuing to deliberate. the d.c. police department has put the officer on suspension pending the outcome of this case. >> thanks tracey. fred davis used to play with the football team, tight end there. he appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to a charge of simple assault. davis turned himself into police this morning. he'll remain free until his next court hearing in august. this all stems from an incident that happened along 18th street in the adams morgan section.

according to the police report, davis and his ex girlfriend were arguing outside a restaurant last month. she says he threw dirt at her and threatened to slap her. he's charged with simple assault. he lives in leesburg. he's on suspension for violating the substance policy. d.c. police say they've issued five citations since the rule took effect. four were in southeast d.c. the new law replaces criminal penalties for having an ounce or less of pot with a $25 fine. lawmakers on capitol hill are trying to ban the law in a new spending bill. a man is out of jail after police say he took a loaded gun to capitol hill. it is the second time in less than a week that someone was stopped with a firearm at the capital. we're live at the superior court with new details in this.

>> jim a turkey farmer from south carolina in court today officially charged with carrying a gun on capitol hill. >> a 59-year-old turkey farmer from south carolina arrested at the cannon house office building yesterday after police found a gun in his briefcase. according to court documents police say it was a 9 millimeter ruger with a uncle mike's holster. they found run round in the chamber. he says he has a permit to carry a gun in south carolina. he has no such permit here in washington. now this is the second time in less than a week that someone has been arrested at the cannon house office building with a gun. last friday ryan, 26-year-old, aid to a pennsylvania

congressman was arrested when police found a pistol in his briefcase. it was later said it was a mistake. he too is out on personal bond. >> now both men have entered pleas of not guilty. both men are out pending further court action in these gun case. live at superior court, pat collins, news 4. >> thank you pat. two standing ovations in the house of representatives from politicians on both sides of the aisle. we're hearing from the congresswoman at the center of it all. house speaker john boehner interrupted votes on education legislation to recognize a physician who helped save the commissioner's daughter abigail. she was discovered to not have kidneys before birth. her development improved thanks to the john hopkins doctor.

>> there's something sweet and innocent about a baby that causes everybody to stop. it brings out humanity. this place tends to suck the humanity out of you. it is good to stop and remember we're here because we are here for families and individuals. >> abigail has been called a miracle baby. she spent five months in intensive care. she's on dialysis and going to need a transplant. vandals targeted a park in maryland. we'll show you the damage left behind. dangerous sometimes deadly

it was a moment of desperation. it was me knowing my family was in crisis and knowing that i had to make a choice between providing for my children or caring for my children.

>> an arizona mother speaks out after leaving her two young sons in a hot car while she went to a job interview. she told matt lauer this morning that her child care plans fell through. her children survived but more than a dozen across the country have died this year. lawmakers in washington don't chris has our report. >> it happened again this week. in illinois, police rescue a baby from a hot car. >> i was just a appalled that someone would leave a baby in the car in this heat by itself. >> the mother was arrested and according to a friend, forgot her 6-month-old was in the back se seat. >> asked where is the other baby? she said at her dad's house. the u.s. department of transportation and health and human services helped with another show and tell thursday about the hazards of hot cars and how quickly they can kill.

>> when a child's internal temperature gets to 104 degrees, major organs begin to shut down. when that child's temperature reaches 107 degrees, the child can die. >> with 44 hot car deaths last year, 17 so far of this year, officials are at a loss as to what else to say but do believe what they say bears repeating. >> every summer it seems we live out the same nightmare. >> that's what's behind the look before you lock campaign where adults are told to make a habit of looking in the vehicle front and back before locking the door and talking away. last night somebody vandal xiziz ed the park in damascus. no word on how long it might

take to repair that damage or how much it could cost taxpayers. the count down to the silver line that opens in two days. if you make the metro to the mall or travel this weekend, we'll show you what your route will look like. also paying for parking with your cell phone. we'll tell you which local county is using the technology. among the stories we're looking for tonight, another commercial airliner has gone down in yet another air disaster. in news affecting your health, sleep and the so called magic number for how many hours is best. also tonight, 50 shades frenzy is back

the count down to the silver line as thousands of preparing for a new commute or a new route to the shopping in tysons. for police, safety paramount. officers got a first-hand look at walkways that will soon be filled with crowds. >> that's right vance. tonight this plaza is officially open to the public. you may hear the music and see the folks checking it out for the first time tonight. let me show you how close it is to metro. all we have to do is pan over here. you can see part of the silver line. now today -- we watched these fairfax county police officers work to familiarize themselves with the new turf. they're part of the newly

created team or tut. tyson is growing to a major city, high-rises and all. they'll spend most their time out of cruisers. >> we anticipate spending lots of our time on our feet. >> some will ride the rails and in some cases take metro to respond to calls. >> it's going to be quicker for them to perhaps take the next train particularly during peak ridership times than to leave the station, go to their car and respond to the scene. >> today, tut officers patrolled the newly opened plaza. starting saturday if you want to come to the mall, it's easy. come to the tyson corner metro station. get off and walk down the flpla and down the street. starting in two weeks the bridge we're on which is a hard hat

zone will be open to public. >> this was a day of simulated service for the silver line. we stopped by the metro board meeting taking with us questions. one person asking on twitter when will metro use the 7,000 series cars. >> the first prototypes should be next several months. cars should start arriving at the end of the year. >> through their tv ad released today, it's clear metro is hoping the silver line makes riders happy. officers wanted to keep you safe. >> you can expect to see a lot of police on the platforms riding the silver line. two fairfax county police officers will be at each station starting this weekend. that doesn't include metro transit police also out there. we're live in tysons tonight. news 4. >> thanks david. take a virtual trip on the silver line before it opens saturday. go to our website.

we posted a video of the ride on our home page at nbcwashington.com. there's a new way to pay for parking in arlington county. kiss the coins and credit cards good-b good-bye. pay with your cell phone on the park mobile app. it's free to download. type in your parking zone number. the fee comes out of your account. it's available in crystal city in cherylington and will be expanded to other parts of the county over several months. a priceless moment when the newest medal of honor recipient rang the bell. he really rang that bell. >> wow. >> former army staff sergeant ryan pitts busted the gavel i o into. took him a moment to recover.

everybody got a good laugh out of it. this is the ninth living recipient of the nation's highest military honor. >> they should give him a gavel. my goodness. when will things start to calm down around here? >> they're calming down now. we're starting to see the clouds move out of the area. that's the nice trend through the overnight period. that's the set up for a nice day coming our way tomorrow. hey you know what, it is hurricane season. that started at end of june. this is the time of year research places like university of maryland open their door to this. this is the wind tunnel at the aerospace engineering department. our own zachary got the chance to have his face and hair blown around. they do the research to see how construction, architectural things will hold against hurricane force winds.

those are blades blowing that wind. around. no one ever looks good in that tunnel. good we've got them down the road. on radar, let's take a green mo out of here. look at richmond. moderate to heavy rain now. the bigger storms where you see a the red. down here approaching norfolk and getting ready to step over the virginia, maryland border. forecast for training camp in richmond virginia looking for sunshine tomorrow. gorgeous there. temperatures higher 88 and 94 saturday. 96 degrees expected on sunday. they're going to have high heat sunday. meanwhile around here, temperature wise tomorrow afternoon, 79 to 86. call it beautiful, fantastic, whatever. it's going to be a great day to get a lot in. the heat returns here also this weekend. 90 to 92 degrees locally saturday higher temperatures. isolated thunderstorms, your best chance of storms hit sunday. that could be as early as noontime. 88 on monday.

we're dry, 81 tuesday, 83 wednesday, 85 thursday. low 80s as we get to the bottom of next week. cooling trend, i could say cooling when the average is 88. storms not until the weekend. breaking news in fairfax county now. >> authority crews on the scene of a wreck. jackie just got there. what can you tell us? >> well i know you've seen the pictures from the air. it's an astonishing scene on the ground when you think what could have happened. witnesses tell us what happened is that large blue panel truck with the aaa trash logo on there, somehow crossed the median on the road and essentially went past the tree, through the bushes and into this gas station pushing the vehicles that were there pumping gas into the pumps. it is amazing to me that there

is not more damage from this. as you know, when you get a car or heavy vehicle hitting a gas pump, it can be a very, very dangerous situation. you can see the accident reconstruction investigators on the scene trying to trace the path of the truck. what police fire tell us is that three were injured including the driver of the truck. they're looking into whether this was possibly caused by a medical emergency. we have no updates on the condition of the three people that were taken from here by ambulance. obviously this gas station here at ox road is closed down. traffic on 123 is just a

another day they had in richmond this morning. >> this was sloppy. the thing about football coaches, unless it's hurricanes, they're not going to cancel practice. bad weather was not going to ruin the first day of training camp for redskins. despite rain and messy

conditions, football is finally back. you could feel the excitement from players and fans. >> the head coach made his first big decision here at training camp. that was to practice this morning outside in the rain and to move the second session walk through indoors. as for player, they don't care what the weather was today. they're just happy to be back together. >> football is fun. that's what it's supposed to be about. i think everybody stepped on the field today with excitement knowing that football games are going to be played against other teams are right around the corner. >> crappy weather, but you know it's good to be back out here. three month break kind of get a little antsy. ready to hit something. >> everybody has been waiting for football to come back. i've been waiting for it, my family, everybody. it's exciting that we're back if

-- back in training camp. >> lots of rain today but not a big deal for these guys. rgiii no brace this season, no problems out on the field. some challenges today finding jackson and pierre but he told us this is all a process. >> it's a good thing to work through the rain and have to throw wet footballs and catch wet footballs and have to work on quarterback center exchange a. all those things. you start camp. there's a lot of excitement. football is back. you have a practice like today where the weather plays a huge factor. you have t you have to block that out. >> roberts was erratic. ball was wet early on and didn't come out of his hands couple of times. he'll be the first to tell you he needs to improve. i'll be the second to tell you he needs to improve. that's the case everyday. i'm sure of that. >> the coach felt today's practice went okay.

he admitted they have a lot of work to do over the next two and a half weeks. practice is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 8:30. news 4 sports. >> thanks dianna. let's move from redskins training camp to baltimore ravens. on the first day of full squad practice of training camp, ravens found out they'll be without star running back ray rice for first two games of the regular season. rice has been suspended for violating the personal conduct policy following the off season arrest for domestic violence. he hit his fiance and knocked her unconscious. security video shows him dragging her body out of an elevator. rice was fined a game check and can't participate in training camp and all of baltimore's preseason games. >> they fined him almost half a million. that will hurt. thanks. nightly news coming up next. >> we hope to see you for news 4

at 11:00. have a good evening.

on our broadcast tonight, out of the sky. another commercial jetliner vanishes off the radar as a horrible series of air disasters continues. tonight, we look at overall safety in light of it. direct hit on a united nations school in gaza. many dead and injured including women and children. and now the question, were they warned to get out? sudden impact, a deadly tornado tears through a campground filled with families on summer vacation. and a good night sleep, what is the magic number of hours you need? experts now say it's not what you think. also tonight, the 50 shades phenomenon explodes all over again. "nightly news" begins now. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. good evening.