grandfather and great grandmother of a 3-year-old child who died after being taken by her father started op the street with that man shooting the child's maternal relative and high-speed chase. it was a world away from what anybody would have imagined or wanted. the suspect apparently according to police shot at police and police shot back. the suspect and this 3-year-old daughter died. the investigation into whether police knew that child was in the car is just beginning. >> i can't say that they knew or didn't is know that the young girl you inside the car. >> and, of course, we're only referrings to these people as pro nouns or designations by police at this point. you have to believe there are names and stories and people behind those pro nouns. folks in the neighborhood are on the way to the hospital. we talked to a couple on the way to the hospital to seat folks shot here. church not far away, a member came by and said we'll say a pressure for those folks and we

have will have a -- prayer. that tells you how the investigation is continuing. live in camp springs, derrick ward. >> another polishooting. a driver hit an officer with the car and the officer shot them on west patrick street at mccain drive in frederick, maryland. police have not released the person's name but say it started when the officer went to investigate a suspicious situation. >> 10:01 now. time to check in on storm team 4. chuck, you say some of us could get rain today. >> speaking as someone who's been rained on once i can tell you the rain chances are real out there today. it's only about a 30% but nonetheless, 30% of a rain drop is enough to get you wet on occasion. rain chances are there, but rain washout chances are not terribly high. looking southbound the potomac river, reagan national airport,

national cathedral, washington monument under a full deck of cloud cover this morning. a few slivers of sunshine but not many. just enough to get temperatures warm warmed up. mid to upper 70s around the area. 77 at national airport. you can see a smattering of light showers across the southern side of the metro moving into southern maryland. more rain across northern parts of maryland and southern pennsylvania. so there are hit and miss rain chances that will take you all the way through your afternoon today. mostly cloudy skies. passing showers. temperatures today mid to upper 80s. it's going to be a warm and humid day. back to work and for some back to school tomorrow. your monday look ahead, cloudy, 69 in the morning and another day like today only a 30% chance of rain tomorrow but passing showers there. plenty of warmth and humidity. the rain chances will go through the upcoming week. more about that when i see you in a few more minutes. back to the news. >> thanks. >> one man fighting for his life this morning after being shot while protesting. the man was reportedly shot by another protester, but officials

don't have a suspect. state highway patrol officers said while responding to the shooting scene, protesters refused to leave. officers began firing the tear gas into the crowds. the victim was taken to the hospital by other protesters and that's because ambulances could not get to the scene. now in a press conference this morning the state highway patrol captain justified the use of force. seven people were arrested for not obeying that midnight curfew. this is new, federal investigators did not want to release that video of brown allegedly robbing a liquor store before he was killed. according to a law enforcement source, the justice department reportedly prevented its release on thursday. however, the local police insisted and released the video to the public on friday. sources say federal investigators had a copy of the tape, but they had no intentions of sharing it. the fear was more violence in what's already a volatile situation. s pasters and preachers from across the country are in ferguson today trying to bring peace back to the community.

local pastor reverend alvin herring is traveling to missouri part of a national campaign of faith leaders who work with communities where violence has occurred. ferguson their goal is to use faith-based community activism to help start the healing process. they will also work on underlying issues of mistrust between the community and police. reverend herring says they will be there as long as they are needed. coming up in ten minutes, the situation in ferguson, missouri, will be the big topic on "meet the press." baltimore's mayor stephanie rollings blake will be on the round table this morning talking about her city's new curfew. guest moderator andrea mitchell will speak with missouri state governor jay nixon about the state of emergency in his state. you can see "meet the press" right after "news 4 today." starting tomorrow, the defense will make its case in the corruption trial of former virginia governor bob mcdonnell. we expect plenty more developments even as bomb shells

have dropped. mcdonnell and his wife facing 14 counts of corruption, 12 jurors including new alternates will choose their fate. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey tells us it could come down to two star witnesses including the former governor himself. >> good morning. >> reporter: criminal defendants usually dodge cameras. but not former virginia governor bob mcdonnell. for 15 trial days he's walked into a swarm of reporters and photographers on the way in and out of court. always a -- >> good morning, everybody. >> reporter: and then a few words. >> we're looking forward to continuing to have the truth come out. >> reporter: as the defense prepares to call its witnesses, mcdonnell has a little more to say. >> obviously this is crushing to be a defendant in a criminal case, but i know in my heart what the truth is and we look forward to having our case. >> reporter: the prosecution's three weeks delivered 45 witnesses and hundreds of documents all tied together with a flashy color coded chart.

but some legal analysts and court room observers say in the end it may come down to who the jury believes. star prosecution witness and gift giver jonnie williams or bob mcdonnell. >> his credibility, his ability to articulate reasons for his actions or inactions will be outcome dermtive in all likelihood. >> i don't think anyone believes johnnie has overriding credibility. >> reporter: i asked the governor about his credibility versus williams. >> how prepared and eager are you to testify? this may come down to your word against jonnie williams? >> well i can't comment on anything about the case other than i've -- i always try to tell t truth about everything now in public life and what i'm going to do when i take the stand. >> reporter: former governor and first lady will each present their own defense. jurors got this day off as the hearing was held on the motion to acquit but they'll be back in court 9:45 monday morning when we'll find out who will present

their defense case first, bob mcdonnell or maureen mcdonnell. julie carey, news 4. as you can tell right there, julie is in richmond right now working to get ready for the defense's case. you can stay on top of everything about the trial, by following her on twitter @julie carey nbc. we could see a major shift in policy on same-sex marriage in virginia when gay couples can legally wed. one lawmaker says not so fast. why he says this will cause mass confusion. >> a new stride in efforts to cure cancer. how one doctor says sharks, these guys, may just be the solution.

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>> reporter: sometimes sharks get a bad rap. most want to stay away from them for good reason. researchers here at the marine lab say sharks could potentially save millions of lives. the fish may hold the secret to curing cancer. dr. lure is one of america's foremost leaders in this subject. he says it's long been known that sharks rarely get sick. >> sharks have a low incidence of disease in general and what's interesting is they have a low incidence of cancer. >> reporter: he says the fish have incredibly powerful immune systems. >> we've tried to give them cancer and have not been able to do that. >> reporter: he removed cells from the immune system of a bonnet head shark and took it to a lab. he learned it secreted a compound that blocked the growth of human cancer cells. >> we want to be able to get to the point where we understand what the compounds are so we can move into animal studies. >> reporter: he wants to replicate these in a lab so future researchers won't have to

rely on bonnet head sharks. he says trials on humans could be years away but this research holds a lot of promise. >> potential for improved therapies for certain types of cancer that respond well to our compounds. and there's also the potential to develop new antibiotics. >> reporter: one of humanities most feared creatures has the potential to help us. >> and that was john rogers reporting. dr. lure has been given top honors in his field of work. this morning we're following developments in ferguson, missouri, after another tense night we'll get insight into what this means for race relations across the country. first we check in again with chuck. >> good morning. a little bit of sunshine for some, rain drops for others. when i see you next i'll let you know who's going to get the rain and how long it's going to last. we'll see you in a few minutes. don't go away.

overnight, we saw people ignoring a curfew put in place in ferguson, missouri, after the governor declared a state of emergency. one person ended up getting shot and there were more arrests overnight. one question this morning, will the situation get worse before things get better sp. >> joining us now to talk about all of the rising tensions there, andrea mitchell who will be moderating "meet the press" today. thanks for coming back. >> you bet. >> i know you're going to have the govern er of missouri on and

he's got to talk about this curfew, whether or not it's going to move forward going forward into tonight. because the situation they haven't been able to get under control. >> it was a little better last night than before, but one of the questions for him is, why did the local police chief release that video of the convenience store while still not releasing any details about michael brown's death. and those are questions the community there is asking and a question nationally in terms of where does ferguson and communities like it go forward. how can there be trust in the local police and those are big questions i have for the governor. >> yeah. that's my next thing, the investigation, how is it hindered by this? throwing another wrench into things. we see what is happening here. i think the words you described when i heard you on "today" looks like a combat zone if you look at these pictures. how can we take care of what's on the ground when behind the scenes it seems like it's muddy waters. >> there's a big he question about the militarization of our

local police forces. i will be talking to the mayor of baltimore who also talks about when it's appropriate to use this kind of military force and i think you would not see a decision in baltimore or in n fa, or our communities which was a decision taken by the local officials in ferguson, overridden by the state police who were ordered to take over. >> race relations, of course, one of the big overarching top igs of discussion. topics has to be discussed. >> i'm going to be talking to john lewis marching with dr. king and can reflect back on what happened more than 50 years ago and charles ogletree from harvard the famous law professor who studies this as an issue and will have reports from the scene as well and west lowry the reporter from "the washington post" who got into a confrontation with police. a lot to talk about on "meet the press.." >> ferguson is talking about it, but we want to talk about your

round tables. you touch on hillary clinton and criticism of president obama's foreign policy. >> and we have experts on foreign policy, people from congress as well as ann gerring who came back from going around the world for "the washington post" with secretary kerry, so we're going to talk about where hillary clinton is dividing herself from president obama on foreign policy and what are the risks. political risks as well. >> see you talk about it all on "meet the press." >> thank you. >> for sure to be a jam packed show. >> a reminder you can see "meet the press" every sunday here on nbc 4 right after "news 4 today." new this morning, pope francis celebrated mass at the closing of asian youth day in south korea. earlier the pontiff reached out to china saying he hopes to improve relations with beijing. he stressed the importance of honest dialog. the pope met with the region's bishops and urged them to listen to people of different cultures but still remain true to their catholic identity.

we are looking at the week ahead and same-sex couples in virginia will be able to get legally married. news 4's northern virginia reporter david cull ver takes a closer look at the legal fight that struck down the commonwealth's stand. >> love changes the world. >> reporter: the fight against virginia's ban on same-sex marriages has moved quickly. in february we were in norfolk for the first round. the u.s. district court striking it down. the defense took it to the next level, fourth circuit court of appeals. two weeks ago the judges declared the ban illegal and decided not to impose a stay meaning gay marriage could possibly be allowed as soon as next week. >> giving me direction. >> giving your directions. >> reporter: it could mean the out of state marriages of couples like pastor danny spear and richard lovestran will be recognized. >> it gives you that extra -- i am not sure how to describe it -- the extra feeling of being equal or feeling your relationship is, you know, on par with other folks at least as far as the

state is concerned. >> reporter: pastor danny says he's performed about a dozen same-sex marriage ceremonies but each time he's had to leave the commonwealth to perform them. >> that means my parishioners here in northern virginia no longer have to go to maryland or into d.c. or to delaware in order to be legal -- have their marriages legally recognized in their home state. >> these judges are creating mass confusion saying two guys can get married or two women can get married. >> reporter: delegate bob marshal sees the federal court's decision as harmful, allowing the ban to expire next week, will bring untold damage to virginia. >> as a matter of fact, they don't tell you what marriage is. that's how stupid this is. for them to just run, you know, fall all over themselves to be first in line, is a disservice to the constitution of the united states and commonwealth of virginia. david cullver news 4. virginia will be required to

recognize out of state gay marriages. same-sex couples will be allowed to be married at 8:00 a.m. on thursday u.s. take the umbrellas just in case, right? >> i was outside it rained, i didn't even have my umbrella and i still made it. >> used your hand. >> and still look crisp. >> kept the drops off the lenses. everyone tells me i'm not made out of sugar so i won't melt. >> you are sweet, chuck. >> i can be very sweet at times. outside it's a cloudy start to your sunday morning. it's going to be the complete opposite of yesterday. yesterday was beautiful, sunshine, low humidity, no chance for rain. today, cloudier skies, way more humidity to deal with. you will notice it the minute you step outside this morning. and hit and miss rain shower chances will be a big part of your forecast. but like we keep mentioning no washouts. lots of clouds. there's capitol hill in the far distances under a mostly cloudy sky. it's a warm one already. 77 degrees at national airport.

66% relative humidity. dew points in the mid 60s when it starts to get awfully sticky out there and the humidity is going to continue to climb for the remainder of today and this whole week ahead even though there are no 90s on the seven-day forecast, it's going to feel like 90 degrees at least once or twice this week. it's already 79 degrees in leesburg and frederick and winchester, 78 in martingsburma a little cooler to the south because there's a lot more cloud cover and light rain showers towards fredericksburg and southern maryland. rain chances today are best actually across northern maryland but everybody has a chance for getting wet today. here's the proof on storm team 4 radar. light little sprinkles now going over the woodrow wilson bridge headed for andrews air force base. that's the runways right there, joint base andrews i should say. few showers near mount vernon. more on i-95 to the west of the woodbridge area. couple drops on the marine corps base at quantico and more rain

towards fredericksburg northern neck and the rain showers will be progressing into southern maryland. st. mary's county, charles county, on the lookout, this is not heavy rain and no threat for severe weather today of any kind. nonetheless the 10 to 15 minute long rain showers will get you wet and interrupt your day previously. the weather front is still well up here across pennsylvania as it slides ever so slowly down, that's the reason the best chance for rain today is actually in northern maryland. with plenty of humidity and daytime heating there will be a chance anyway for showers everywhere. i've changed our future weather model here to our super high resolution one. as a result, it tends to pick up these hit and miss showers a little bit better. by 3:00, little rain chance there just south of town but notice how the little green blotches everywhere you can't say any one place is more or less likely to get a drop. showers maybe a rumble of thunder north of fredericksburg by 7:00 this evening and by 10:00, 11:00, things are settling back down. we should be cloudy overnight.

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before we go, we want to look at our big stories. violence erupting again overnight in ferguson, missouri. police firing tear gas into crowds as protesters defied a state mandated curfew. seven people were arrested overnight. one person was shot. that person is in critical condition. police believe he was shot by another protester. >> a police officer shot someone overnight in frederick, maryland. police have not released that person's name. police say they were investigating a suspicious situation before the shooting and then the person hit the officer with a car. >> another shooting by police ended with a little girl dead. but it's not clear at this point who shot her. her father shot two others before leading a car chase across prince george's county. police killed the pan. we're working to learn more. >> you can help kids succeed in school. help us in our backpacks for kids campaign. you can donate a new backpack or

school supplies. just head over to apple federal credit union in kingstown, virginia, tuesday. we'll be there live on morning long. you can donate on-line going to nbcwashington.com and search backpacks for kids. >> yeah. just a reminder kids are going back to school so be extra alert, give kids room on the road. that's going to do it for "news 4 today." >> absolutely "meet the press" is next. wake up with us monday morning. we begin at 4:26. have great sunday. >> bye.

next on "meet the press," the racial divide in america. new developments this morning as the slaying ofn unarmed black teenager by a white police officer turns a st. louis suburb into a combat zone. the search for answers and the national debate over race and policing that prompted president obama to weigh in once again. i'll be joined by the governor of missouri and key voices from law enforcement and the political world. and taking on the isis threat. does president obama's refusal to intervene in syria doom attempts to stop the terror group from taking hold in iraq and beyond? and how deep is the risk between hillary clinton and the president on the use of force in the middle east. plus,