to see the man they're looking for. plus we're following a developing story in iraq. a u.s. official unveiled a new way america is getting involved in the crisis there. and we'll see rain in the next 24 hours. but before it gets here, we'll see a big change in the temperatures. let's head over to tom kierein now to help you plan for your monday. good morning. super moon setting in the western sky. absolutely gorgeous. very bright. and there is a little bit of fog you can see hovering over the potomac river. and there will be a little patchy fog in the rural areas. weather headlines for monday, august 11, another short sleeve day with low humidity in place throughout the sbhir day. enjoy it one more time because a big change moving in later tonight into tomorrow. likely some rain begins to move in. for the commute this morni it

will be a cool dry start. in the 60s through 6:00 to 8:00. and between 8:00 to 10:00, mild, comfortable, partly cloudy in the mid-70 and then the temperatures jump to near 80 by noontime. hitting mid-80s midafternoon with low humidity and increasing clouds. a look at where rain will be arriving first, that's coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:11. taking a look at the beltway in virginia and maryland, still not seeing too many incidents. more volume, but nothing major to report. we have an accident up in frederick county, maryland, southbou5 at franklinville, all southbound lanes and one northbound lane blocked. taking a look at d.c. 295, looking slow between burrows avenue and bakers street. some congestion there. about 30 miles per hour as you approach pennsylvania avenue. back to you aaron and eun.

in prince george's county, there is a manhunt for the suspect who shot and killed a 3-year-old girl in her own home. this man, 25-year-old devon wallace, pulled the trigger. the shooting happened yesterday afternoon in broad daylight on forest terrace in landover. zachary kiesch is live in land skroe over. >> reporter: good morning. it you want to fael lieel like safe in your own home, but that did not happen here. you can see the home behind me, bullets pierced through this home. again, killing a 3-year-old girl. police say devon wallace pulled the trigger. today he is a wanted man. again it all happened yesterday afternoon on forest terrace and landover. wallace got into an argument outside the home. at some point he left and

returned with a gurp. gun. he shot up the house and killed a 3-year-old. he's 25, police say he is an acquaintance of somebody who lives in the home. if you have have any information, contact the prince george's county police department. wallace is wanted for the 3-year-old murder. the young girl was in her upstairs bedroom when it s happened. zachary kiesch, news 4. u.s. officials have begun directly providing weapons to kurdish forces. the u.s. previously had insisted on only selling arms to the iraqi government. will comes as the u.s. launches its fourth round of air strikes taking out armored vehicles and key more tore positi positions. state department says a limited number of staff from the consulate in erbil and embassy in baghdad have been relocated as a precaution. this morning settle of state

john kerry is urging iraq's prime minister not to obstruct the formation of a new iraqi government. kerry says a new iraqi government is critical to the country's stability. today in montgomery county, a man convicted in a brutal beating will be sennc. e deshs h repeatedly stomping on a rockville man's head last year in april. the good samaritan stopped the at takings but not before the man's eye sockets were crushed. he could face up on 30 years in prison for attempt murder. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell had the weekend off, but he'll be back in court today. he and his wife are on trial for corruption, but say they couldn't have conspired to trade political favors for gifts because their marriage was falling apart. however, a close friend of the couple doubted that claim while on the stand. that friend was also their stockbroker. prosecutors want to use his testimony to show the mcdonnells

tried to hide any gifted stock they received. ride closed. a popular six flags ride in prince george's county is out of service after it stalled mid right. you can see from chopper 4 here hovering over 24 people stuck 75 feet in the air. some were sitting upright, others were tilted. this is the joker's jinx ride yesterday. crews had to go r by car to harness each rider in before taking them to safety. rescuers brought riders water and umbrellas to block the sun. they say they had to ensure every person's safety. >> gravity takes control. there is no brakes at that point in the track. >> six flags released a statement saying in part the ride performed as it is designed to. the joker's jinx will be out of service until an investigation is completed. we have a traffic alert for you now at 6:05. crews are repaving georgetown pike from the beltway to

springdale road. most of that work will happen between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.. the road will not be shut down, but vdot urges to you take alternate routes. the project will take about two months. election day is growing closer and today a group will endorse mayorurieboer to be mayor. afl-cio will back bowser against catania and schwartz. bowser is a democratic candidate. you'll be able to vote for your choice on november 4. we're following a developing story, a vigil for peace erupted in violence. the crime wave that started after a group came together to remember an unarmeded man shot and killed by police. and why it is tougher to buy your favorite disany money movi. and tom kierein will look at who will see rain first. (vo) ours is a world of passengers.

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the study was done by npd research firm. >> so you have a lot of millennials waiting to get married and start families, and older folks who are living a lot longer than we used to and so you have these two groups of single folks who will dine alone. >> and the folks in the middle might want to dine alone just to be alone. >> with two or three or four kids need some private mommy time? >> just saying. we're talking about wree beautiful summer weather. >>om kierein is here. >> turquoise and tangerine sky on this monday morning. off to a school start. there have some showers showing up here from near roanoke and west virginia. no hunger and lightning. also farther north and west of

there, that whole area gradually moving its way toward the metro area. by 10:00 this morning, just a few high clouds coming in. and then by noon, that rain begins to arrive western maryland and southern shenandoah valley. not until this evening, late evening, between around 9:00 and 11:00, we'll have the rain arriving in our western and southern suburbs. a look at our rain chances each day this week, that is coming up at 6:21. alexis, having a few problems this morning? we're dealing with a car fire on the in-aner loop at rou 7. not causing any delays, but you want to use caution. move over and give them plenty of room. elsewhere in virginia, 95 northbound coming up out of prince william county, we have a two mile delay starting right around mile marker 158. no major incidents reported in the area, but you do want to watch out for that delay, 29 miles an hour as you are

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we're keeping an eye on rain heading our way. it will be here before you wake up tomorrow. tom kierein has the time line of when it will arrive and he's looking ahead to other rain

chances this week in your weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:21. we're following a developing story near st. louis, missouri this morning. a vigil for a man killed by police over the weekend turned violent. thousands of people crammed the streets of ferguson, missouri to remember 18-year-old michael brown. brown was unarmed when he was shot and killed saturday during a scuffle with a police officer. after the vigil, people looted a convenience store and other businesses near the shooting scene. small fires were also reported. no one was hurt, though. a $25,000 reward is being offered for information about a woman's murder in prince george's county. she was found shot to death yesterday on sycamore lane. police say the shooting was not random and the woman may have known the gunman. police in frederick arrested three men from breaking into an abandoned mall, frederick towne

mall. a security officer says he saw one of the doors pried open. officers went inside the mall and arrested the three burglars. all three are in their 20s. they have been charged with burglary and trespassing. investigators trying to figure out what caused a fire that hurt eight people including a firefighter in new york. the fire broke out last night in a high rise in the tribeca neighborhood. everyone is expected to b. a rescue effort is under way off the hawaiian coast. the operation is happen building 400 miles north of oahu. that is a 42-foot sailboat crews are looking for. the sailors septembnt out a dis call after the boat took on too much water. on board pumps complaian't keep with the flooding. a florida man is behind bars after alledgedly crashing in to a storefront because he was

drunk. here is the scene. and you can see he slams right into the storefront there. he loses control. goes into the clothing store. police say the driver was trying to flee the creep of a hit and run crash when he lost control. the drive ar was arrested and charged with dui and property damage. terrifying moments for passengers on a jet blue plane. a fire broke out just seconds after takeoff. this was saturday night, the plane going from san juan to new york city. airport official says a bird may have gotten sucked into the engine when the plane was accel. all on board had to be evacuate down the in-flflatable slides. >> people in the cabin began scream and somebody said the flames were coming in. at that point, everybody began to panic, people started

screaming, women started crying. >> three children were treated for minor injuries after evacuating the plane. nobody was seriously hurt. the faa now investigating. 6:19. a florida woman stashed nearly $41,000 in her clothing and carry-on bag when she tried to catch a plane to the philippines. that is according to a federal complaint filed friday. customs and border protection officers stopped the woman at the detroit airport in april. agents searched her and found $2 it is,000 hidden in her girdle. the woman said she did not want to wire the money to the philippines because she thought it was safer to carry the money there. even though the woman hasn't been charged, the federal government wants to keep that money because she did not disclose that she was carrying more than $10,000. well, it was a spectacular sight to see all the way from the west coast to the east coast. >> an eye popping view for sky watchers. super moon happens when a full moon coincides with the moon's close he is approach to the

earth during its orbit. now, the full moon looks 30% bigg bigger. a lobrighter, too. >> very bright. tom has seen it and he's actually seeing shadows. >> yeah, you didn't need a flashlight if you're taking a walk in the middle of the night. i took this photo about 3:00 in the morning, this was sunday morning. and similar this morning. how bright it was outside. just amazing. moon shadows. post your picks on twitter and facebook and i'm on instragram now, too. there is that super moon very bright in the western sky now. settling in to a few pink clouds. you can see a little bit of patchy fog toward the bottom right of the screen over the potomac river valley. and later today, we have a low chance of some showers moving in late this evening. our rain chances for the week ahead, highest tomorrow. a likelihood of showers and thundershowers during the day on tuesday. and then wednesday morning, maybe a lingering shower, so

much lower chance. after that thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, each day nearly a 0% chance of any rain moving in. so a real break coming up. right now, off to a school start. a little patchy tag northern have fog. ne t b, 70 and 70 at reagan national. partly cloudy. later today, low humidity, we'll have clouds on the increase and highs reaching the mid-80s in the metro area this afternoon. then tomorrow with the showers around, highs only reaching around 80. showers and thundershowers ending tuesday night. tomorrow's thunderstorms likely not severe. and then wednesday, thursday, friday, the low humidity returns. gorgeous toward the end of the week. high just low 80s on thursday, friday and the weekend looking really nice, highs mid-80s on saturday and sunday. best day for the beaches and pools will be saturday, more clouds around on sunday. next weather and traffic on the 1s, county by county highs. and now a look at traffic.

no major incidents on the beltway right now. things running very smoothly. we have major slowing 95 northbound out of spotsylvania county, looking at 24 miles an hour approaching route 1. and again as you're approaching the beltway, looking slow again. you're looking at an 18 minute ride between the prin william parkway to the beltway. back to you. in news 4 your health, there is a new study about your kid's safety on the field. researchers looked at a lot of high school football injuries and discovered you're more likely to faint if you're hit on the top of your head. they say you can receive a concussion from a head injury at any angle, though. that study was published in the journal of pediatrics. we found ways that you can lower your insurance bill while covering your teen driver. they can qualify for discounts for getting good grades. laura adams from insurance quotes.com explains.

students up to about the age of 25, 126 can qualify for a good student discount if they're get building a b average or better. >> adams says you can also lower your premiums would i having your teen take a driver safety class or sign up for a pay as you drive program. they set your rates based on how you drive not so much on your age, gender or other traditional demograph dra > next story is for any pet owner. pretty soon there is a new way for you to tell when your pet is sick. through a series of sensors, the pet pace collar monitors how they're feeling. it measures temperature, pulse and breathing rate as well as their activity patterns and even the number of calories your pet has burned. anything is out of the order, you will get a text or an e-mail. this smart collar should hit store shelves later this year. and it's like those fit bits or other health monitors that

humans wear to monitor your calories, heart rate, all that good stuff. >> 150 bucks i think it will cost once it's out there. just cats and dogs, too. >> no gold fish. >> no gerbils, none of that. well, a chance for free eye exam. how hundreds of people can get some free help this week. plus threatening phone calls in the middle of the night. >> an unlisted phone. >> the addition a than maha man his restaurant that led to the hateful calls. and how about this beautiful live picture of the super moon. wow. you have to take a look at this. gorgeous. we have your weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:31.

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we're staying on top of a developing story. this man shot and killed a 3-year-old girl yesterday on forest terrace. they're trying to find davon wallace. plus we're seeing a beautiful sky over d.c.. take a look at some of the vibrant colors in this live picture. tom kierein also here to let us know how warm it will get in your neighborhood. temperatures most of the region just in the low 60s and even upper 50s with a little patchy fog around. county by county highs today be weather. right around the metro area. still low humidity in place. but increasing high clouds coming in from the west. highs reaching low to mid-80s. all the counties away the metro area. northern virginia counties reaching the low to mid-80s, as

well. and increasing high clouds moving in. southern maryland, beautiful summer day there on the bay and away from the waters, it will be in the low 80s most locations. and not very humid there, either. counties along the pennsylvania border, points west, up around 80. upper 70s into west virginia. where there may be a few scattered showers and thundershowers in the mountains later this afternoon. a look at the areas that will likely get the storms first, we'll take a look at that when the rain arrives next weather and traffic on the 1s. melissa is on vacation and alexis davies in with our trachi fi lta ila id trm southbound route 15 at franklinville road. all southbound lanes an one

northbound lanes closed. alternate route is roddy road. taking a look at 66 at 123, very con guest gested congested, but no incidents. and is this beltway at college park, a little bit of slowing in that area. back to you. right now thousands of religious refugees are fleeing iraq making their way toward the syrian border. take a look, this is hugh video. most were told by islamic radicals to convert to islam or they could be killed. there are already reports of mass executions and kidnappings by militants. richard jordan is live on capitol hill with more on what is happening right now in iraq. >> reporter: this is at the heart of this crisis here. those christians who refuse to convert to islam being put to death simply because they want to sti with their faith. earlier over the weekend, we saw u.s. lawmakers compare isis to

al qaeda. in fact they are a spinoff of al qaeda. and one lawmaker put severally that he believes ic isis is mor dangerous than al qaeda on 9/11. americans in erbil have been removed for precaution. also work to go a way to get some of the iraqi christians off of that mountain where they ever been surrounded by isis now for several weeks. humanitarian aid is expected to continue. air strikes are expected to kin. defense hagel says he believes the air strikes have been successful. prime minister al maliki says he refuses to step down even though john kerry has asked for him to leave his post. in fact he is seeking a third term, running for a third term as prime minister. back to you. richard, thank you.

we are following a developing story in the middle east. take a look at gaza city. so far we have the not seen any rocket fire this morning. a cease-fire between hamas militants and israel is holding. negotiators are expected to resume talks for a long term truce today. negotiators in cairo brokered the deal and cleared the way for humanitarian aid to gaza. the latest 72 hour cease fire began yesterday. 6:32. this israeli flag hangs outside a restaurant in potomac and it is not going thir. this comes after the owner says he got death threats for hanging that flag. benny fisher tells news 4 he hung an israeli flag outside his restaurant and that's when he received a threatening phone call. >> i received a phone call in the middle of the night with the caller telling me he was going to kill me if i didn't take the

flag down. >> montgomery county looking into the threat. fisher's family no stranger to threats of this sort. his father owned a d.c. restaurant and welcomed everybody while most of d.c. was still segregated and once taught with the kk kcht onk once and tr bothered him again. prosecutors will try to convince a jury that travon bennett murder ed ha ed marckel. closing arguments begin this morning at 9:30. in montgomery county, someone is breaking in to cars but not taking anything inside. in olney area, windows were smashed and tires slashed on 50 cars. all the cars hit were within a few miles of each other. we have a traffic alert for you if you're driving in to the district from arrest link ton.

crews will begin lane closures on the eastbound the roosevelt bridge. the single lane closures will happen from 9:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.. you can expect delays all week long. the work should wrap up on sunday. you can get tree eye exams in prince george's county this week. eyes of hope are putting on the program. 150 adult and children living in greenbelt will have their eyes checked and get new glasses. the program begins at 9:00 this morning and will last until thursday. today and tomorrow, it will be it at the greenbelt municip center. according to a new ud you're spending $350 on average for your high school's backpack and supplies. that's $20 more than last year. and supplies for your middle schooler cost $312 on average. a different survey says this year the average school supply

list has 18 items, four more than a year ago. a lot of technology incorporated into the rising cost of supplies. >> not just pens and pa anymore. calculators, tablets, all the fancy stuff. >> and a lot of that shopping happens on the internet. >> but chances are you won't buy the things that you find on democratic li a lot of us are looking at supplies online would you buying them in the store. web rooming lets you check if your item is in stock and avoid paying for shipping and fees. web rooming aspose to showrooming. internet language for you. now is the time to do your back to school shopping in maryland. it's tax free shopping week. and we found some interesting items that make the cut. plus gas rises are dropping. we'll show you where we found

exceptionally low prices in our area. and rain showers are starting to come together on storm team 4 radar. tom will take you through when you will see hour by hou

gas prices are falling across our region. one of our producers found gas for $3.03, $3.04 if you count the nine there, per gallon near spotsylvania hospital. aaa says the national average has dropped 20 cents since june. a spokesman says crude oil is trading well below $100 a barrel. that is leaving pump prices nowhere to go but down.

the average price for regular, $3.67. down 13 cents from a year ago. in maryland, $3.46. also down 13 cents. in virginia, it's $3.26. and in west virginia, average is 3.64. this next story is about the triplets who cried bear. >> i love this story. a california dad did not believe his 3-year-olds when they said they saw a bear. but sure enough, there it was. >> look, a bear. it's in our pool. >> the bear took a dip in the kiddy pool as you can see. and there are the cuties. triplets watched in excitement and pointed out the bear. one apparently wanted to jump this with the bear. no, c't do that. the family just returned there big bear mountain which is why

dad didn't think wise when the kids were yelling bear. he just apparently thought they were talking about the vacation. the bear eventually lost interest, left over the fence. a good story to tell, though. >> if those kids ever cry wolf, you know take a look, dad. >> very cute. 6:41 is our time. a gorgeous sunrise. >> and this time the sun is not heatings up and we won't have a sweltering day. >> weather and traffihe 1s. up and we won't have a sweltering day. >> weatherndraicn e >> look up from your treadmill at the tv, a gorgeous scrambled egg sunrise. look at that bright gleam. partly cloudy noontime near 80. midafternoon to late afternoon, it will be hovering in the low to mid-80s. low humidity in place throughout the day. enjoy. then it gets more humid tonight. when will rain arrive? coming into our western north

suburbs by around 10:00. and then a small chance maybe by 11:00 getting in to the metro area. likely the rain arrives after midnight tonight. and into the morning hours on fuss. looks like a wet commute tomorrow morning. we'll have showers around early in the morning. temperatures around 70 degrees starting off in the morning. a look at when the rain ends and a big change coming after that, next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:51. alexis, any problems on the roads now? we have some slowing around the top side of the beltway. slow outer loop from 95 all the way past here is a live look. no incidents reported, but some sluggish conditions. shear a shot at colesville and again as you go around the american legion bridge, a 14 minute drive from 95 and 270. aaron and eun, back to you.

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a developing story in prince george's county this morning. police are looking for this man,

davon wallace charged with murder in the death of a 3-year-old girl. zachary kiesch is live in landover with the manhunt. >> reporter: she was in an upstairs bedroom, she was in an upstairs bedroom which raises the question if you can't be safe in your own home, where can you be safe? here in landover yesterday, it was anything but. we're looking at the corner unit right here again in landover. and that is the home that bullets pierced through and killed a 3-year-old girl. police say davon wallace pulled the trigger and today he's a wanted man. this all happened yetft heren forest terrace. police say wallace got into a physical argument outside the home. at some point he left and returned with a gun. he sprayed the house up, killing the 3-year-old. he's 25, police say he is an acquaintance of someone o lives in the home.

if you have any information, contact prince george's county police with any informati that you may have. again, wallace is wanted for first-degree murder charges. live here in landover, zachary kiesch, news4. two dozen people we a mair heoke ji jinx. rescuers went car by car to harness each rider before taking them to safety. crews say that the rescue was a long drawn out process because they wanted to ensure every single rider's safety. >> part of the problem is when you release a restraint on the individual cars, everybody in that car is in a released position. we can't allow that to happen. >> according to six flags, the ride performed as it is designed to and the joker's jinx will be out of service until an investigation is completed. a couple minutes ago, the prior

chi fire he is chichiefed they wl tt t today i go on show. bob mcdonnell's trial will resume today. he and his wife are facing corruption charges. former business executive testified the man behind the money, jonnie williams, broke down in tears when investigators first questioned him last year. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey will be at the courtroom to hear what the hk don e ehe w mrk mcdonnells have. julie carey 00 twitter. afl-cio will endorse mayor yell bowser mayor. this is the first major endorsement of the campaign.

bowser is running against david catania and carol schwartz, both independents. soon you can pay for restaurant meals without having to swipe a card or use cash. the app open table will allow diners to pay the tab and tip directly from your phone. priceline owns the app which currently only does on gline r b reservati riorou pc schools will welcome 800 new teachers. the induction program begins today at 8:00. the program gets new seasoned teachers familiar with prince george's county curriculum. the training sessions will focus on transitioning teachers back into the classroom environment through the first month of school. six more days of tax free shopping if you live in maryland. clothes and shoes will be sales tax free through saturday. this is only good on clothing, not school supplies. it also does not apply to any

clothes that cost more than $100. of course there are some odd items we saw on there. >> wedding gowns, tuxedos. >> teaching a theater class, make you might need that. >> there you go. along with the cowboy boots. >> and we'll leave it there. if you want for see the complete list, just fgo to nbcwashington.com and search tax free. >> you might want to check it out. >> quirky. what is quirky i would say is our weather for this time of year. because we're not boiling in the sun. it's not ridiculously humid. and we're really enjoying this. >> and it is unusuallily cool. most of the region in the 60s. starting off this morning, we have temperatures in the rural areas shenandoah valley into the mountains, only around 60. patchy fog there. and around the bay, right on the waters, it's near 70.

but a mile away from the water, it's only in the upper 50s to low 60s. clinton thousadown to 59. dulles at 58. gaithersburg now 63. around the metro area, much of montgomery and prince george's county and fairfax county in the low 60s right now. to upper 50s in many locations. northern loudoun county, i took some picture yesterday morning, there is a vineyard there near hillsborough p llgh bel. yos photo, too, and we'll share. there is the bright sun up. 70 at ray began naeati. this afternoon, mid-80s most of the region. rain chances today very low. there a chance later this evening maybe a little before midnight, then likely after midnight and during the day on tuesday, rain chances for the

week ahead tuesday is the wet day tomorrow. and maybe a lingering shower wednesday morning. after that, a near zero chance of anymore rain thursday into the weekend. right now storm team 4 radar not picking up any rain locally. getting a few sprinkles around virginia, tide water, points west of there. that will be advancing closer to us the latter part of the evening and likely during the day tuesday. low to mid-80s after that with low humidity all the way into the weekend. checking on traffic now, alexis davies in for melissa. taking a look at the beltway, we have delays at the top side of the beltway from 95 all the way to connecticut avenue. elsewhere, 66 eastbound very sluggish. here is a look at route 50 all the way to the beltway. slow traffic. but no major incidents being reported in the area. still dealing with the accident up in frederick, maryland. thurmont southbound 15, at franklinville, a motorcycle. southbound lanes and one

authority bou nondeblo. back to you. it's 6:53. a traffic alert for you northern virginia. expect delays on georgetown pike from the beltway to springvale road. there is repaving work. most happens in the overnight between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.. vdot urges you to find ap n alternate. starting wednesday, you can sign your kids up for virtual high school. according to the "washington post," this summer a record 955 students signed up for that class. they even offer some required classes on there. the program happens all year long. sentencing is today for a man convicted in what attorneys call a savage beating of a man. it was caught on camera inside a public parking garage in bethesda.

video shows that he repeatedly stomped on a rockville man's head last year in april. the victim survived, but his eye sockets were crushed. he could face up to 30 years in prison for attempted murder. this morning a lot of nascar drivers are paying their respects to a driver who died when he was hit on the track. kevin ward jr. was struck and killed by three time nascar champion tony stewart. stewart's team said he is also grieving. >> unbelievable tragedy. our hearts go out to obviously concern a kevia his family. this is a very emotional time for everybody. >> police say right now stewart is not under criminal investigation. kristen dahlgren will have more on the tragedy on the "toda show just minutes away.

i'm kristen wright at the live desk. tensions are high in ferguson, missouri. about 300 police officers were call there had overnight, shall in riot gear as looting broke out. the unrest is happening mere the place where unarmed teen michael brown was shot and killed by police saturday after a scuffle with an officer. 32 people arrested last night and two police officers hurt. police cars vandalized their windows kicked in, small fires also set. before the rioting broke out, there was a vigil for brown. his mother does not understand why police didn't use a taser instead of shooting him. civic leaders are calling for calm and justice this morning while the investigation into brown's death continues. at the live desk, i'm kristen wright. four things to know before you head out. you can shop tax tree in maryland on clothing and shoes. even things like uniforms and formal wear. the discounts goes through saturday.

bob mcdonnell had the weeknd off, but the corruption trial rezoo assumes today. it begin just hours from thousand. julie carey is there to learn all the latest developments. and u.s. air strikes against islamic mill tachbitants contin. wel find out why some critics say the president still isn't doing enough. that's on the "today" show. and police are searching for davon wallace charged with the murder in the shooting death of a 3-year-old girl in landover. big changes on the storm team 4 seven day outlook after we get in the mid-80s today with low humidity. it will get humid tomorrow and likely showers in the morning. and maybe afternoon thundershowers. likely not severe on tuesday ending late tuesday night, really nice after that. low humidity thursday into the weekend. alexis, how is traffic? some slow traffic 395

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good morning. breaking news overnight. violence and looting erupts after a black teenager is shot and killed by police in suburban st. louis. protesters smashing windows and breaking into stores. we're live at the scene. tragedy on the track. after striking and killing another driver, nascar's tony stewart temporarily steps away from racing saying there aren't words to describe his sadness. as police move forward with their investigation, should the rules of racing be changed? stranded. two dozen riders stuck for hours near the top of a roller coaster. this morning what caused that ride to suddenly stop. and the prince of