startling new details about a shooting and deadly police chase. we're learning about the family problems leading up to this tragedy. not according to plan. things reach a fever pitch in a missouri town that's already seen its share of violence. and a trip to dump the trash is interrupted by a shocking discovery. good evening. i'm chris lawrence. tonight a family tragedy takes a stranger, sadder twist. a man shot dead by police may have killed his own daughter. police shot frederick miller yesterday after he opened fire on officers in temple hills.

his 3-year-old daughter also died and based on the medical examiner's initial report, it looks as if miller stabbed the little girl and shot her in the chest. he's also accused of shooting the girl's grandfather and great-grandmother. they're both in critical condition. darcy spencer is live where that shooting happened. dallas starsy, there seem to be a lot of questions tonight about that family's safety leading up to these crimes. >> reporter: yes, that's right, chris. you know, it was no -- people here in the neighborhood knew. it was no secret that there were problems involving this suspect and the family here. you know, we learned his identity today, we learned that he harmed his own daughter. again, this family trying to protect themselves. take a look at the house where two family members were shot yesterday. you can see the security camera. you can see over here floodlights were placed on the front of the house. they did take these safety measures but it just didn't work.

prince george's county police say a suspect who died in the shoot-out with police after abducting his 3-year-old daughter had shot and stabbed the little girl. police identified that man as 38-year-old frederick miller. he lived in landover and had a history of domestic problems including a custody battle with the child's mother. police say miller shot and wounded the little girl's great-grandmother and grandfather. that happened at their home on farmer place in ft. washington saturday afternoon. then he took off with his daughter. police chased him here to branch avenue in temple hills a few miles away. that's where there were two exchanges of gunfire with police. six officers fired their weapons. but an autopsy revealed that the 3-year-old suffered wounds at the hands of her own father. an exact cause of death still has not been released. >> oh, i was absolutely shocked. i was shocked. i was mortified. >> reporter: back at the home on farmer place, news4 has learned that miller had virtually terrorized the family here and

neighbors knew about it. >> he used to come over and vandalize the mother of his child's vehicle an sometimes would vandalize the house as well. >> reporter: the family took measures to protect themselves and the little girl. they installed these surveillance cameras around the house and motion-activated floodlights. but it was not enough to stop this family tragedy. >> it's an eerie feeling about, you know, this morning waking up, just knowing what happened and seeing everything on the news. it was , yeah, very disturbing o say the least. >> reporter: we also learned from police that the mother of this little girl was not here yesterday when this happened. she was found unharmed. we did a quick search of online court records and what we found out is that this suspect had twice been charged with violating a protective order. both of those charges happened back in december of 2012. and according to those online records, in both cases he was

found not guilty. reporting live in ft. washington, darcy spencer, news4. >> all right. thanks so much, darcy. developing in manassas, neighbors have discovered a man stabbed to death within steps of two local schools. they called police about the body this morning. it was near a dumpster but not in it. the apartment complex where this happened is on nicol lane a block away from baldwin elementary and osbourne high school. police haven't identified who the man is, but this is manassas's first homicide this year. >> don't shoot! don't shoot! >> you're violating the state -- >> chaos came back to ferguson, missouri, last night and the standoff took a more menacing tone. ten minutes into a curfew, police used tear gas and smoke canisters to break up a crowd. the officers came armed with military-style weapons following reports that someone had been shot and people in the crowd were armed. the justice department will now go to an independent autopsy on

michael brown. attorney general eric holder ordered a second autopsy today. it's been just over a week since brown was shot by a police officer there, and nbc's jay gray has more on how the police plan to curb the violence during tonight's curfew. >> reporter: sunday morning many in ferguson turned to a higher power. >> i came here to pray with you and to grieve with you. >> reporter: as they continue to search for answers and a way to heal after 18-year-old michael brown was shot and killed by police. >> you have lost a member of your community at the hands of a member of my community. >> this is the police department. you're violating the state-imposed curfew. >> reporter: community that clashed again overnight. in many ways, the first night of that curfew here. >> we have the right to --

>> reporter: looked just like the last week in this community on edge. angry protesters filling the streets, met by police in tactical and riot gear. the air filled with smoke and tear gas. in the chaos, one of the protesters was shot. he's in critical condition and investigators still aren't sure who pulled the trigger. they say shots were also fired at a police cruiser. >> we have a shooting victim that's in critical condition that may lose their life. we had a subject in the middle of the road with a handgun. we had a police car shot at t tonight. and, yes, i think that was the proper response. >> reporter: the response during the day has been much different on both sides of this controversy. today more than a thousand gathered to send a strong message and to support and hear from brown's family. >> he was a human being. he was a younger cousin.

he was a son! he was an uncle, a nephew! he was not a suspect. he was not an object. he was not an animal. but that's how he was kill. >> reporter: jay gray, nbc news, ferguson, missouri. and the tension in missouri that jay mentioned is causing a ripple effect across the country. more on that coming up on "nbc nightly news" right after this broadcast. now let's come back home. the sun and clouds have been duking it out all day long. how long until some serious rain makes an appearance? let's check in with amelia for a first look. hey, amelia. >> chris, for this upcoming workweek, we have a chance of rain just about every day. coming up in my full weather, i'll let you know the best chance for you to deal with rain but for the most part a beautiful sunday evening.

rain south of winchester extending back from morgantown. faulkier counties may be tealing with rain until p.m., but everybody else is dry. 10:00 p.m. tonight, still a balmy 79 degrees, perfect for dining out. tomorrow, chris, the weather having a low to moderate impact on your day mainly because rain could impact those evening plans. isle have more on the timing for you tomorrow. also something happening today that won't happen again until april 30th. i'll let you know what that is coming up in just over ten minutes. >> thanks a lot, amelia. looking overseas, something the u.s. has done in iraq until now. tonight the new strategy the military is using during this latest fight in iraq. disaster on the rails. how this routine train trip quickly became a catastrophe. and those trips to a local beach could become a much bigger hassle if one bill proposed

the u.s. used land-based bombers for the fist time. u.s. militaryfficials say they're using a combination of fighter, bomber jets and unmanned drones to hit targets near the mosul dam. today they destroyed several armored vehicles and at least one checkpoint. isis took control of the dam nearly two weeks ago and iraqi

officials have warned if the dam fails it could cause catastrophic flooding all the way to baghdad. nearly half a million firearms were sold in virginia last year, a record. fears of new government restrictions may have generated some of those 480,000 sales because so far in 2014 sales have dropped for the first time in three years. for the fist seven months of this year, firearm seams are down 23%. and it's the same story at gun show where is sales are down 21%. the "richmond times-dispatch" first reported these figures based on virginia state police background checks. to get tsome context here, 2014 is still on track to be virginia's second highest year for gun sales. it's a popular summertime destination, but finding a place to stay in ocean city could get a lot harder. the "baltimore sun" reports ocean city is considering banning short-term rentals in some communities. the proposal comes in response to folks complaining of loud,

rowdy parties in quiet neighborhoods. opponents argue the ban could cost ocean city thousands of dollars in rental income. they're going to hold a public hearing tuesday to discuss the issue. things could get worse before they get better. tonight, why experts think a criminal act could cause the ebola crisis to spread.

take a look at a crash in arkansas. two trains collided head on and burst into flames. firefighters got worried when they discovered there were toxic chemicals on board. one train carried diesel fuel, the other was filled with alcohol. the crash killed two crew members but investigators are still trying to figure out why the two trains were on the same track. new fears tonight that the ebola outbreak could spread. there was a raid in the capital city of monrovia. residents were angry doctors were treating ebola patients within city limits. people came in with rifles and ransacked the clinic, took items that were likely contaminated like medical supplies and bed sheets covered in blood. worse, 29 patients ran away during the attack. authorities in liberia are trying to find them. well, some amateur boat builders took to the waters off key west today. their basic goal -- don't sink. this is the annual anything that floats regatta.

teams used household items to make their boats. one person used two-liter plastic bottles in their creation called coke float. teams had to successfully paddle or pedal across the finish line to win. i guess one of them even used the wilson's revenge team used i guess a soccer ball -- volleyball. >> right. >> as a "castaway" reference. lot of fun out there. >> long time since i've heard about that movie. >> yes. great day out there today. all in all it was really nice. summer kind of returned today. our high temperature was 88 degrees. in addition to that it was humid. tomorrow the air will feel very similar and with the heat and humidity looking at plenty of storm chances not just tomorrow but for the rest of the workweek on into the upcoming weekend as well. let's look at your weather headlines. a close eye on next weekend because the storm chances stick around on the seven-day. theed goo news about the storm chances, days aren't looking

reich washouts. for the most part when i say storm chances we're talking about low to moderate storm chances monday, tuesday, thursday, and friday. best chance of rain this week right now i'm looking at my forecast is wednesday. so the sunset today is at 8:00 this evening. we won't have our sunset until 8:00 p.m. or later until, get this, it's going to be a while, april 29th. so sure sign we're starting to work our way toward cooler weather. temperatures right now in the 80s, 82 in gaithersburg and manassas, 85 in washington. again, keeping a close eye on this rain, around front royal back through morgantown, but most of us remain dry for the evening hours. this is going to be the activity that can bring some afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms to the area for tomorrow. the morning, though, it will be mainly dry. we'll start off with some sunshine, clouds increase as we get into the lunchtime hours as early as 3:00, starting to see some showers and thunderstorms

develop, some scattered showers and thunderstorms likely tomorrow evening on into the overnight hours. and then tuesday rain is in the forecast. not only during the afternoon but there's also that chance that you're dealing with a shower on tuesday morning. so tomorrow 7:00 a.m., it's a dry start, the weather not impacting that commute into work. it's humid, though. 88 is our high. we hit that at about 3:00 in the afternoon when there's a chance of a thunderstorm, and then some scattered thunderstorms tomorrow evening unfortunately could impact those evening plans potentially slowing that evening commute. so if you are heading to the redskins game as they take on the browns, kickoff right around 8:00, have the rain gear handy, maybe bring the weather poncho. you might not need it. otherwise mild for the game with temperatures in the upper 70s, more like baseball weather than footbalweather. the nationals also playing at home tomorrow. again a shower or storm possible for the game, but i think a long delay would be unlikely. tuesday high temperature of 86 there, potential for a shower or

thunderstorm at any point during the day. showers and thunderstorms, chris, more likely later in the day on wednesday, and then there's that chance right on through next sunday. no 90s on the seven-day, though, highs in this week to remain in the 80s. >> that's saying something in the middle of august. thanks, amelia. still ahead, two of the redskins' biggest weapons on offense are back and ready for some "monday night football." spokesperson: get a $1,000 turbocharged reward card with a new volkswagen turbo. why are we so obsessed with turbo? because we like giving you power, but we also like giving you fuel efficiency. like the sporty jetta. and the turbocharged passat tdi® clean diesel. okay.. and the iconic beetle... and the powerful tiguan... okay you can't forget the cc...

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you know, with some games everybody is solely focused on the defense and what the defense is going to do. this isn't one of them. >> yeah. if you want to see what the defense is going to do versus johnny manziel of cleveland but there are so many other factors taking place monday night. with all the talk about robert griffin iii versus johnny football and even the return of cal to fedex field, let's not forget the other huge story line taking place on monday night. after seven years of watching them score touchdowns for the eagles, wide receiver desean jackson will make his redskins debut. head coach jay gruden didn't have him for the season-opener against the patriots due to an

ankle injury he suffered the day before the game. the team was also without last season's leading wide-out pierre garcon. both are expected to start tomorrow night against the browns. rg3 will have all of his weapons at wide receiver at his dispo l disposal. a very small taste of what's in store for the regular season. >> definitely excited to b back on the field, always excited to play football, especially on monday night against another team like that. always good to be playing football and getting a chance to get better. >> we're excited seeing him run out and compete, get him in a game situation and see how they do. just get the rust off of them and it's important for them to try to get some kind of continuity with the quarterback and the offense in general. so we'll see what kind of stamina they have. they look like they're doing well in practice but game-day speed is a little different and hopefully they can handle it. >> out in san francisco, broncos visiting the 49ers, preseason football. first game at the newley vie's stadium. peyton manning and denver felt right at home.

second quarter, third and five. peyton says forget about first down, let's score here. that's julius thomas, a 17-yard hook-up there. manning threw for over a hundred yards with that touchdown. prons up 10-0 at this point. third quarter, osweiler in the quarterback, drops back and finds rookie wide receiver cody lattimer. 33-yard reception. broncos lead it 24-0 right now. this game still taking place in the fourth quarter. let's switch gears to baseball, the nationals hoping to cap off a great week of ball by sweeping the pirates today. five straight wins had the nats sitting pretty in the division, 15 games above .500. this time last year they were two games below .500. doug fister on the mound for the nats, great season, 12-3 record entering today. he looked pretty good early on. first inning, gregory polanco goes down swinging, then in the second, pedro alvarez goes down.

fister has three strikeouts through five innings of work. bottom of the second, his catcher, wilson ramos, trying to open this game up for the nats, neil walker making a great defensive play there, the throw from his knees, gets ramos out at first. remains scoreless in this game in the fifth inning. o's looking to avoid the sweep. visiting the indians today. kev vip gas den on the mound, bottom of the fifth, two on for jose ramirez. to gosselin to who makes the snag and throw to second, j.j. hardy turns the inning-ending double play. one run allowed, two hits for gosman. two on, two out for hardy, this one into right. steve pierce coming around to score. the throw not in time. birds with their first run in 17 innings on hardy's rbi single there. we're tied at 1-1. very next batter, chris davis slices one into left. that's down the line.

adam jones scores easily. that's an rbi double for crush. the birds add a couple home runs and take it 4-1. their 70th win of the season. all right. it's been over a week since the tragic death of race car driver kevin ward jr. since his passing, the racing community has come together to support his family along with the integrity of the sport. new rules have been passed since the accident involving ward and tony stewart. according to nascar officials, no driver allowed to exit his or her car after an on-track incident unless extenuating circumstances exist. to michigan international speedway, jeff gordon looking for his third win this season, putting in the eye drops. got to see out there on the track. lap 25, danica patrick gets sideways, takes out a few cars. surprisingly, she did not wreck during that debacle. got straightened back out, kept on going, finish 18th overall. lap 97, kyle larsson hits the

wall, flames come out of his hood. a fireworks show there. the nascar new rules say you can't get out of your car unless circumstances dictate. that circumstance dictates there. the car's on fire -- get out. 16 laps to go, jeff gordon in the lead, joey logano trying to take over, the 24 car hold him off. jeff gordon takes the checkered flag for his third win of the season, first at michigan since 2001. glad nascar implemented that rule, don't get out of your car unless extreme circumstances. >> hopefully we don't see anything like that ever again. that does it for us.  on thin

edge, more arrests, tear gas, and frustration in ferguson, missouri. tonight the justice department orders a new autopsy on michael brown as photos emerge of the police officer at the center of the controversy. >> striking back the u.s. ramps up it's bombing campaign. this time to deny isis militants control over a key source of power for iraq. how deep will it go? in plain sight a shocking look at the face of hunger in america and why those that serve this country are among the hardest it. and tell the truth, are you honest? we went in search