l lesson first on 4. news 4 at 4:00 starts now. good afternoon everyone. i'm erika gonzalez in for pat lawson muse. >> and i'm jim handly a man hunt is underway for a suspect wanted in connection to a violent crime spree in northern virginia. some residents are being told to stay inside their homes now. this all began with a shooting near the mcdonald's on dale boulevard. police tell us a short time later the gunman carjacked someone less than a mile away. investigators say his name is duane williams. for the past few hours officers have been searching by air, land and water in the community where police are telling residents to stay inside and keep pets indoors, as well. they say williams should be considered armed and dangerous.

>> we have a great deal of concern to get him in custody since our second victim was a random victim he happened to be there when he was attempting to find a ride. >> pat collins will have the latest on the search tonight at 5:00. kids united in grief after a local teenager and three other students were killed in a fiery crash last night. 18-year-old abe pishevar was on board the cessna plane that crashed. he graduated from georgetown prep. he just started college. everyone on board were students there. he, a wrestler, died with two of his teammates. their coach spoke about the loss a short time ago. >> they are all hard working. they are good students. they are respectful. they are a joy to coach.

and whether it was lucas or john or abe or someone else, it is equally as tragic to lose any one of them. >> a prayer service had just wrapped up at georgetown prep. gris gordon will have more on how he is being remembered in a life report at 5:00. >> the woman hit by a car in prince george's county this morning is expected to recover. chopper 4 flew over the accident shortly after it happened around 8:00 on the walker mill road near country road in capital heights. no word on what led up to the accident. it doesn't look like there are any marked cross walks. the driver did stay behind on the scene. >> just minutes ago the prosecution's cross examination of bob mcdonnell wrapped up in a flourish. prosecutors allege that mcdonnell agreed to promote jonnie williams's company and the lead prosecutor ended by

quoting mcdonnell's inaugural speech in which the governor said to whom much is given much will be required. >> at times we have heard some heated exchanges between the prosecutor and bob mcdonnell. mind you, mcdonnell has been on the stand for more than 20 hours. today the prosecution is grilling him on the specific timeline of when he received the gifts and loans from jonnie williams. they are trying to make the case that it lines up with mcdonnell promoting williams' company. mcdonnell is adamant money was for a small real estate company he owned with his system and not for him personally and not in exchange for favors. mcdonnell telling the prosecutor if you are suggesting i got a $50,000 loan in order to get mr. williams' calls returned you are off base. >> the prosecutor responding

that is not what i'm suggesting. showed evidence of text messaging, e-mails and hand written notes that mcdonnell kept. they show they discussed a loan transfer in 2012. the note suggesting that williams could not sell some of his stock so he transfer it. the prosecutor said in essence you would get $187,000 worth and all you have to pay him back is $110,000. mcdonnell responded i don' know, sir, this was a proposal that never happened. it was a discussion. 22 days into the trial. i saw jurors, yawning, rubbing eyes. the judge at one point shouted everybody let's tighten this up, urging the prosecution and the defense to move forward at a quicker pace. julie carey is inside the courtroom right now. ahead at 5:00 she will explain why mcdonnell was being mocked by prosecutors for his spelling of a name.

she will tell you whoseame that was and why it is so significant. in richmond, virginia, i'm david culver, news 4. the final numbers are still settling right now but it looks like the dow will close just shy of a new record after flirting with a new high of 17,153 points in a day. analysts say today's gains were fuelled by merger news. it is opening day for maryland's fifth casino. the horse shoe opens this evening. guests have more than 100 games to choose from as well as a poker room. once the doors finally open the casino will stay open 24 hours a day. officers with the department of transportation are expected to be on hand to help direct the traffic. this is the second casino to open in our region. maryland live is already in

operation. mgm will open its casino at national harbor in 2016. don't say we didn't warn you. last month we told you that the district is writing tickets for vehicles blocking the path of the street car. the street cars themselves will be operating fully until november at the earliest but in the previous month 143 tickets have been written at $100 a piece. and eight vehicles have been towed from the street car's route. the ticketing coincided with the testing that started last month. straightening up and driving right today. no more lane confusion for commuters on i-66. crews fixed those lane stripes overnight. those lanes caused quite a bit of confusion yesterday. take a look at video of drivers trying to figure out where their lanes were. v-dot tells us the crooked lines were laid down last week and somehow peeled off.

the bizarre scene got national attention online. first day of school today in prince george's county and it was anything but routine. megan mcgrath will show us the new supplies for teachers and students. the emmy's moment everybody is talking about on this day after, a skit involving an actress sophia vigarra. from 84 yesterday, our high temperature to 89 degrees today heat going up, humidity, too. if you are going to be dining out it shouldn't be too uncomfortable. 80 to 85 degrees. in our future, a heat wave. i will show you next on news 4 at 4:00.

it's a bittersweet day for students and parents in prince george's county. it is the end of summer break and it is back to school. >> sweet for the parents. joining students on one yellow bus is the surprising face, the superintendent of schools. megan mcgrath reports on the hopes for the year ahead. >> as students got their final hours of sleep the bus drivers did a final check of the fleet and then hit the road. getting on a bus in upper marlboro superintendent of schools. >> we have some gifted and mont sory seats. >> reporter: students came to school eager to get started. what are you expecting? >> the school has a new gifted and talented center with an

international language cne as well as an accelerated math program. he loves math, but -- >> i am nervous. >> you are nervous, why? >> because this is my first day in second grade. >> reporter: at melwood elementary african drums and dancers were at the front of the school. melwood has a new international program. kids are encouraged to think creatively and globally. the staff assumes the role of international flight crew to guide the kids through their global journey. >> the world is theirs. think outside of the box. >> reporter: and students will see a lot of new faces this year. there are about 1,200 new kids and more than 800 new teachers. also new, bus cameras that will catch drivers who ignore the warning lights and illegally

pass buses picking up children. as for teachers, ceo kevin maxwell says they filled about 95% of the positions and are still doing hiring especially in the areas of language and special ucation. he adds that they do have substitute teachers in place so they are still good to go. megan mcgrath, news 4. >> we asked to see your first day of school pictures today. here is a look at some of the happy faces sent to us using the hash tag show us your scholars. people tweeted and posted them throughout the day. you can find more on a slide show right now. a great white shark spotted off an east coast beach. what you need to know about the increase in shark warnings as we approach labor day weekend. and the united flight diverted after passengers fight over legroom. the $22 gadget that started this brawl.

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>> some say a skit involving sophia vigarra is sexist. take a look. >> the joke is no one wants to look at the tv executive talking. some say the skit objectifies women. >> access hollywood live's billy bush was on the red carpet for the emmy's. he joins us with the controversy. lots of sparks flying. >> if there was any indication that she was coerced into doing it it would be an outrage. you know she was the first person to throw up her hand and say i would love to stand on a pedestal while this boring gentleman -- lovely man, by the way. even bruce knows it is kind of a tune out so they came up with

the gag. a "time" magazine writer right when it happened started with the social media comment that it was sexist. by the time sophia and "modern family" won she said it is the opposite. you can put up the quote. she basically said a woman can be hot, funny, make fun of herself and make money at the same time. we are making a big to do about nothing. >> interesting. we are going to be looking forward to your reports tonight. you looked great out there. you cleaned up real nice last night. looked sharp. >> it is the pneumonia diet. i had pneumonia for a week. no solid foods, just soup. it really is something. you feel awful when people say you look great. >> you did. you look sharp. we will take a look at the best and worst dressed. i'm sure you will have that.

>> so many moments. we had triple team coverage on the red carpet. we had rubber ice out there but julia roberts didn't know. we had a couple of ice bucket challenges. . john voigt does interesting man impersonation. "breaking bad" with the perfect ending. >> thanks, again, for joining us. >> we'll be watching tonight. you can join billy and the rest of the gang at 7:30 here on nbc 4. another picture perfect day to not ask for better weather. >> it is back to school and now we are talking about a little bit of heat and humidity that is going to be returning for a day. and then for longer than that. take a look at this video that we are bringing you. this is awesome if you have never seen a bald eagle. the bald eagle over lake

montclair. prince william county soaring through the blue sky today. >> spectacular. >> she saying he is enjoying the weather. >> get outside. >> and if you are going to be getting outside this evening your runner impact forecast, the sun sets at 7:47. what we are expecting is for temperatures to sta dipping down very gradually. should be dropping to 82, 83 degrees by 6:00 p.m. it will be nice and not too sticky for that run. by the time you get to 8:00 we will be dropping to the upper 70s. throughout the area today we hit 89 degrees in d.c. five degrees higher than yesterday. areas like leesburg and sterling and falls church, around 86 degrees right now. 82 degrees in sandy spring. 83 around college park and camp springs currently. so it has been quiet today. a few clouds around the area. we are going to see more clouds moving in but not until late

tomorrow. there is a slight chance for a sprinkle. the storm team 4 will keep its eye out around detroit and chicago. a lot of heat coming our way starting this weekend. so here we go. let me show you the next 48 hours. warmth for the overnight. we have the area of high pressure to the south of us for tomorrow afternoon. we will get more sunshine in here. notice the little sprinkles that you see around hagerstown and winchester. this is 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. all of that will stay well to the north and west of us. we might see a sprinkle or two in the evening hours around hagerstown. that system really dies out as it makes its way to the south. sunshine, nice conditions back for your thursday. you notice the humidity dropping again for thursday and even at the end of the week on friday. take a look at the temperatures for tomorrow. 92 degrees in d.c.

waldorf 91 your high temperature. a little cooler annapolis. 92 high temperature in culpeper. a little bit of heat for a day and then we could be looking at folks right now looking like a heat wave that starts this weekend. we hit the 92 degree temperature on wednesday, thursday, friday. 92, 94, 91, 93 as we head into the early part of next week. that does include labor day. when i return later we will take a detailed look at what you can expect labor day. >> the best summer we have had in a long time. >> your ride to the airport might never be the same now that uber is teaming up with t airline industry. >> and once air borne put the seatbacks upright or else. the sneaky device for passengers who want more leg room that is now sparking a nationwide conversation about airplane etiquette. hot

you have the problem. i have the problem. we all have a cell phone addiction. >> and an in flight fight. we have been talking about this. forces a plane to divert. he is cain. there is not a lot of leg room on the flights. two passengers on a united

flight got into it. they had to divert the plane. >> this is the economy plus section of the airline where you get an extra four to six inches of leg room that you pay for. it was all because of this little device that sits at the edge of your tray that prevents the person in front of you to recline your chair. are you allowed to recline without is asking the person behind you. the knee defender. united 1462 was forced to divert to o'hare because a woman tried to recline her seat. a man had that behind her. she stood up and threw water at him. so the flight attendants decided to divert the plane. neither were arrested. they didn't give names or anything else. it sparked a big battle and the website crashed today. >> the heated controversy going on there. i for one, before i lean back i kind of look.

>> a courtesy glance which i think is okay. i don't think there is anything wrong if you see someone 6 foot plus you ask the question seems to be the general consensus. >> switching gears. there is a new service that helps flyers get a quick ride from the airport. >> uber will pick you up at the airport. no more begging your friend. my flight gets in at 11:00. meet me at dulles, please. you can arrange uber through airlines. and the app will work with united right now as we speak. all you need to do is when you land you can log on to the united app itself. it coordinates with your incoming flight. see what cars are around and how long the wait is. you can get 1,000 mileage plus award miles if you decide to use it. >> this non-tech gadget about cell phone addiction. >> it is a brick the size of an

iphone used to overcome any addiction you have to your phone. you keep it on you so you don't keep your phone but it feels like you have it. >> we have tickets to give away. >> tomorrow morning at 8:05 to 9:05 we have tickets to the i heart radio music festival. it is called under cover colors. why some say this nail polish could prevent date rape. the terror threat posed by the radical islamic group isis. how concerned is the

you're watching news 4 at 4:00. >> good afternoon everyone. i'm erika gonzalez in for pat lawson muse. >> and i'm jim handly. >> new developments in the gruesome murder in prince george's county we told you about yesterday. investigators are going door to door still in the laurel area with a flyer looking for clues in the death of perez. his body was found yesterday cut and stuffed in trash bags at thearden point apartments. investigators tell us he was targeted but they are looking for a motive. a reward for information is being offered. secretary of state john kerry said he strongly supports the cease-fire in gaza. there were attacks on both sides

up until the moment it was set to take effect a few hours ago. kerry acknowledges the truth negotiated by egypt is in his words an opportunity, not a certainty. this latest round of fighting lasted seven weeks and killed more than 2,200 people. a young woman is among at least three known american hostages of the terror group isis. she is 26 and was on a humanitarian missionh she was abducted a year ago. nbc learned isis demanded $6 million in ransom for her return. and there is late word today that an american jihaddest recruited by isis was killed in syria over the weekend. the news under scores a threat that is deeply worrying to american and british intelligence experts. brian mooar has the latest now. >> as president obama was talking about a growing terror threat -- >> rooting out a cancer like

isil won't be easy and won't be quick. >> reporter: news breaking that an american citizen was killed in syria. douglas mccain, an example of the kind of home grown jihaddist feared. >> many are concerned about these foreign fighters getting radicalized, trained and coming back. >> reporter: u.s. air strikes are hoping to push back isis advances in iraq. under orders from president obama u.s. military is flying surveillance missions overseeria to identify possible targets. addressing the american legion in charlotte the president had a message for the terrorists who executed american journalist james foley. >> america does not forget. our reach is long. we are patient. justice will be done. we have proved time and time again we will do what is

necessary to capture those who harm americans. >> reporter: punishing those terrorists means a major expansion of a fight few americans want. although some lawmakers are eager to weigh in on other military action others want nothing to do with this hot button issue with mid term elections just 70 days away. >> we have a new development in west palm beach, florida. undergoing an identity crisis. the developers originally called the development isis. of course, the name isis is associated with the terror group. the name of the building has been quietly changed to 333 downtown. the developers are not commenting publicly on that name change. should the trial of boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev be moved to the district? his defense attorneys say he cannot get a fair trial in

boston. they say a survey conducted back in may shows most potential jurors in massachusetts hold an overwhelming presumption of guilt. tsarnaev is charged in the bombing of the boston marathon that killed three people and injured hundreds others last year. his trial is set to begin in november. breaking news, the search for a suspect in woodbridge now over. >> prince william county police say they have caught duane williams. they say he is the man who shot someone in the face at a mcdonald's last night. police say he carjacked someone about a mile away. we don't know details about the arrest of williams at the moment but we know williams has been considered armed and dangerous and police have been warning people to stay indoors as they searched. no word yet on a possible female accomplice but duane williams arrested.

multiple crews on the scene. shomari stone, pat collins is there and will have a live report. >> scott macfarlane at the live desk. still ahead why disney wants to use drones in its theme parks. and a great white shark spotted off an east coast beach. what you need to know about the increase in shark warnings just in time for labor day. a warm, dry evening for us. folks we have building heat and humidity and a heat wave coming.

a story of heroism is getting a closer look tonight. scott macfarlane is at the live desk with the story. >> you may have heard the story of josh shaw, a usc football player who apparently saved a relative from drowning. the school is taking a second look at the version of what happened. shaw tells it this way. the quarterback was at a family party when he saw a nephew struggling and he says he jumped off a second floor balcony and sprained both ankles. the school has received several calls contradicting the story and police and fire never received calls. shaw was just named team captain. at the live desk i'm scott macfarlane.

>> thank you. they are some of the d.c. area's bravest children. they spent years in and out of hospitals battling cancer. >> but there is a place they can go in the virginia country side to get away and just be kids for a while. it is called camp fantastic. zachary kiesch took a trip to front royal, virginia for this story. >> i could run my own business. >> reporter: she has been fighting cancer for more than half of her life. >> i dream about my sister a lot. i always say to myself it can be liket

race cars or just be a kid this is the place to be. >> these kids dpet the same treatment they get at home. >> reporter: since the beginning news 4 has been part of it. camp fantastic is one part of the camp for kids campaign. on this day general manager and nbc 4 staff and community advisory board members made their annual pilgrimage and get a little inspiration. >> it is an amazing operation. i challenge you to not -- >> reporter: as one staff member told me they just kids who happen to have cancer. there are certain challenges associated with that. whether it is canoeing or just being in a supportive environment like the camps here the goal is to teach the youngsters that there is life

after the struggle. >> there are examples all around. malcolm brewster remembers his first trip here as an 8 year old with brain cancer. he beat it and is now a fixture on the volunteer staff. >> this is just a chance for kids to be kids. a lot of times they don't get to do that. >> reporter: they are battle tested and optimistic. the culmination ended with lunch and validation that things can, will get better. after eight years her dreams are coming true. >> now i am going for my last treatment after this week and i will be done. >> reporter: camp fst a place to dream, heal and be. zachary kiesch, news 4. >> they do it all. they are in the bond. >> one of the most special things about it is the fact that these kids have the opportunity to be among other kids that are just like them and for maybe the first time in their lives they

are not feeling different. they can relate to somebody else. that is really a beautiful story. >> our hats off to all of those great people out there. are you having battery issues with your iphone? why you are not alone and what apple is doing about it now. a new kind of nail polish that may detect drugs, specifically date rape drugs. can we still go in the water? a great white shark spotted off an east coast beach. new shark warnings just in tim

you're watching news 4 at 4:00. >> a lot more shaking overnight in california's wine country. napa county rattled by four aftershocks this morning. the strongest quake was the first that hit around 5:30 this morning with a magnitude of 3.9. over the next 70 minutes there were three more quakes. all of them with magnitudes hovering just below 3. sunday's quake was a 6. in the meantime recovery continues. gas and electricity has been restored and napa wineries say they will be open for business as the final summer weekend rolls around. here on the east coast shark sightings. the most recent was off the coast of massachusetts. it was a 15 foot great white shark. this is happening just before the long labor day weekend when a lot of folks, of course, are

heading to the beach. >> reporter: swimmers were back in the water a day after a great white shark was spotted just off the shore. most seemed unphased by the visitor who forced visitors out of the water for a few hours. >> they don't go that far out any how. >> once we heard about the shark we figured we would head down. >> state police spotted the shark about 150 yards off the coast. police estimate the shk 10 to 15 feet long. no one was hurt. >> everybody said get out of the water. >> she came in screaming saying shark in the water. don't get in. everyone was like freaking out. the whole beach cleared immediately. >> reporter: last week four other great whites were seen

about 40 miles south. reminding many about the ultimate shark story. >> we are going to need a bigger boat. >> reporter: proving sometimes life imitates art. >> there have been at least 12 shark sightings near massachusetts beaches this summer. scientists tell us a rebounding gray seal population may be one reason sharks are coming closer to shore for a little dinner perhaps. >> if you are thinking about heading to our beaches kind of a head's up because the surf will be rougher. >> that will translate to rip current potential. it is wednesday and thursday. around here gorgeous day for us. humidity not too bad. we have a hot one to talk about for tomorrow and then a hot stretch that starts this weekend could be one of our hottest weekends of the summer. take a look at the temperatures out there. coming in anywhere from 84 to 86

degrees. fredericksburg at 85 degrees. down to the south areas like gz and then up north 82 your temperature right now. not too bad out there. storm team 4 radar dry. tomorrow could be a little isolated shower this time tomorrow. if you going out this evening 8:00 p.m. temperature 80 degrees. we drop to the mid 70s and tomorrow morning really looking on the warm side more than on the cool side as it has on the u mornings. fk4'qç-)8 we will have a few clouds in the area throughout the day tomorrow. more sunshine coming our way. hot but not too humid. that means not too uncomfortable. range in temperatures 88 to 93 degrees. but in terms of what we just this is from hurricane cristobal. which is expected to head north and recurve to the north and northeast. what that means for us along the

coastal locations is that for wednesday and thursday time period there is the potential for rip currents. keep that in mind if you are heading to ocean city or any areas around the coastal areas of new jersey. impact forecast if you are exercising tomorrow going out to play tennis or run, it is going to be hot. higher temperatures we have seen for the summer. make sure you hydrate. we start out early 7:00 a.m. around 68. there it is at 92. 87 for thursday. friday at 85 degrees. the weekend right now that's when the heat hits us. there is a chance for showers, maybe thunderstorms coming our way on sunday. the temperature 94 degrees. the warmest weekend of the summer with a few storms on sunday and maybe an isolated storm right now on labor day with that temperature of 91. you find yourself constantly recharging that iphone it can be defective.

apple says that some iphone 5 smart phones may have bad batteries and the company will replace them for free. the problem affects certain iphone 5s. the problems with the phones include a suddenly shorter battery life and a need to charge the phone more often. we found an easy way to check and see if you qualify for the free fix available now at apple stores. head to our website, nbcwashington.com and search iphone battery. disney wants to use drones in its theme parks. the company filed for three drone-related patents last week to be used in theme park air shows. if approved the drones could help begin an era of aerial movie screens and larger than life puppets. the federal aviation administration is in theonig at pricey hotel rooms, pricey

trips at taxpayers' expense. an investigation by the news 4 i-team reveals one high profile government spending a lot of money on itself. scott macfarlane joins us with a look at the story he is putting together. >> a review of receipts and travel itineraries reveals d.c. council spent tens of thousands of tax dollars on its own travel and trips since the start of 2013 including pricey hotel rooms in vegas. the one you saw cost taxpayers $500 plus for one night in may. that hotel cost $700 for one night last year. dozens of government trips totalled in recent months. you paid for their food, air fare in many cases. we found last minute bookings o something many women do to keep

their nails looking good. if you are heading out for a night of partying it may help to keep you safe. a unique product to fight date rape invented by college students. >> reporter: it can happen in an instant. >> very easy. and in the heat of having fun and partying or accidently pick someone else's drink up. >> reporter: now four male north carolina university students are battling sexual assault. they are developing a nail polish that changes color when it touches drugs associated with date rape. women who wear it can swirl their finger to test their drink. >> i think it is a great idea. >> reporter: a white house report estimates one in five women has been sexually assaulted while at college about only 12% of student victims report th