his 98-year-old mother inside a hot truck while he gambled for five hours. >> new obama's vow to degrade and destroy isis. and messages from the sotloff fanl family. umd, big questions remain about the phone call that sparked the security scare on campus. >> 13 hours of deliberation. not a single question. no sign of a verdict. what does it mean for the mcdonnells. new reaction from the former virginia governor. first tonight controversy over what president obama said about the execution of american journalist steven sotloff. the president is warning isis that in his words justice will be served. he also sent conflicting signals about whether the ultimate goal so the destroy the group or contain it. live with the development on capitol hill. >> joe biden wait out in front of the president on this.

saying angeli we're going to pursue isis to the gates of held. and others seem to think the president representing conflicting views. one hard line saying isis has to be destroyed and cannot be merely managed. >> president obama's mixed message came in astonia, the day after he learned of steven sotloff's beheading. many wonder if the commander in chief has a strategy yet for isis. >> our -- is to degrade and destroy isil so it is a threat not just to iraq but no longer to the united states. to the point where it is a manageable problem. >> critics say that might not be possible. >> it is not a group we can safely co-exist with. >> but destroying isis would

mean a new u.s. war. >> broad strikes and relying on some ground forces. >> and boots on the ground could mean many u.s. dead. >> you are not going to be able to destroy isis in the next year or two without thousands of american ground casualties. >> so mr. obama just using air power has many backers. >> he is going to put a coalition together so that we don't have to put the boots on the ground in syria. >> the president headed to the nato summit where the focus will be on the russian invasion of ukraine. for u.s. allies there is protection. >> the nato alliance including the armed forces of the united states of america, right here, president. now. >> but ukraine is not in nato, not protected. u.s. sanctions have not stopped russia. and the president has made public no plan to stop isis. >> some democrats are the pushing a vote to authorize u.s. air strikes in syria where isis

has a lot of its main bases but president obama and a lot of lawmakers sound leery of taking that step. just moments ago a spokesperson for the family of steven sotloff spoke to the media. he asked for privacy and said he considers his death a personal failure. >> we will not allow our enemies to hold us hostage with the sole weapon they possess, fear. and for me personally i failed you boy scout. i will carry this burden until i meet you but i will never forget your kindness. >> he says that sotloff had a gentle soul. merely wanted to give a voice to those who didn't have one. >> and he did. back here at home police put additional officers on patrol at university of maryland after someone reported a man with a gun on campus. this video was shone to us.

and it shows police with guns drawn looking for is it suspect. officers swept the main administration and other buildings but bottom line they didn't find a threat. tracie willanee wilkins is life campus. >> so many police here so quickly that students were standing around wondering what in the world was going on. they are still wondering because the reports were vague. but police weren't sure what it is they were looking for. the good news is now they have given the all clear. >> i saw cop cars come other and ian over to see what's happening. >> just before 4:00 p.m. a heavy police presence. large guns drawn with the focus on the university's main administration building. >> i saw police stationed with guns and they were pointed towards it. >> university of maryland police

say just before 3:30 they received an anonymous phone call saying someone was being held hostage inside the building but an armed gunmen. alerts went out to students immediately. >> i got alerts on my phone saying suspicious activity and to stay clear. >> for students on the other end of that alert it was some worry. >> nothing i really ever experienced before here. it seemed very quick and very -- i don't know. not a lot of information at all. >> the quick response of course is the good thing here. because they wanted to make sure they were on top of this in case this was a serious situation. they did clear out the administration building as they did the sweep there and other nearby buildings as well. of course they are looking into who made this call that was of course anonymous and turned out not to be true. the investigation into this is continuing. reporting live at the university of maryland, tracee wilkins news4. >> a woman found dead in a

backyard pool in laurel. this is video over the scene on brooklyn bridge road. the woman was renting a room from the homeowner we were told. and it's not clear how she died. at this point police are not calling it suspicious. he's armed, dangerous and wanted in more than half a dozen robberies. over the past couple weeks, investigators have seen the same guy hit shops all across the district. twice at one location. news4 pat collins is live at the most recent crime scene on georgia and northwest. >> reporter: d.c. police out looking for a gunman of arm robberies of seven in the last two weeks. >> it looked like a big gun. >> it was a old school recover, yeah. i was a little freaked out. he pointed it right at me. i said here take it.

>> scary? >> yeah it was scary. >> this is one of seven stores.r with a moneybag. now it was around 3:00 in the afternoon when the two men come into the store. out comes the gun. out comes the bag. in goes the money and out the door go the two suspects. it is believed the robbers had a get away car stashed in the alley around the corner. this all went down fast. start to finish, 36 seconds. for one of the victims it seemed

much longer. he skds asked we not identify him. >> when they opened the door they came up right to the desk, pulled out the gun, said put the money in the bag. we emptied the register. just gave him what he wanted and they just walked out. said don't call the cops. >> if you recognize the suspect, if you know anything about this case police want to hear from you. live in northwest, pat collins, news4. >> thanks pat. right now in prince george's county, police are back in the neighborhood where a man was found dead in the street. detective searching for clues in la langley park. investigates are offering up to $25,000 for information that leads to a arrest. >> the second day of deliberations now over in

richmond. no verdict so far in the mcdonnell corruption trial. our bureau chief julie carrie joins us life outside the courthouse with a look at what's next. >> reporter: well look at that mic stand back there. you see a tripod being halled off. just before court adjourned there were two dozen cameras lined up. we know now that will not be the case today. it is no surprise this jury needs some time some say. >> all i can say is god's mer i are new every morning and i wake up every day filled with hope. and i'm ready to be done. >> he may be ready to be done but the 12 jurors aren't ready to deliver verdict. he came and went from court each joined by one or more of their children. they say it is no surprise there hasn't been a quick verdict.

>> this is going to be one of the more complex criminal cases that this courthouse has seen in the sense that you have so many witnesses, so many pieces of testimony and you have codefendants. so the jurors are really going to have to work through that and work through the competing testimony. >> james says the fact there are two defendants, each facing 13 charges only adds to the challenge. still for those who've been consumed by this case for months, these are undoubtedly anxious days. >> whether you are the defense or the government you are thrown the last year of your life at this and you are invested in it personally and professionally. i think both are anxiously awaiting a verdict and on pins and needles. >> so at least one more anxious night for both sides. jurors due back at 9:45 in the morning. the judge left them with be safe and be strong. he doesn't want anything

interrupting the deliberations. >> well, new steps in the melissa rud case and why we could see a surge of homeless this winter. >> boil your water advisory in prince george's county. how long is this one going to last. hear if a ebola survivor in ore darkest moments and what she credits for saving her life. >> what a different a day makes. temperatures are cooler than they have been over the past couple days and we are watching the frontal boundary as it draps in across our region. the same front as it falls to the south could give us

take a look at the metro bus engulfed in flames. and moments later we'll see small explosion that. bus was being towed to a maintenance facility in baltimore when it caught fire. no one was hurt but police had to shut down all northbound  and metro says that bus was one of the newer 2009 models. sounded like a dream but ended in tragedy. a cyclist who started in maryland never crossed had finish line. kevin had pedalled down the east coast, was almost in miami when he was killed. he is from connecticut.

planned to propose to his girlfriend. but he stopped at the mcdonald's to call her when a homeless man just started stabbing him. the suspect told police he thought he was using his phone to direct other people to attack him. >> now to a developing story out of prince george's county attachment boil water alert still in effect for about 100,000 people. effecting nearly a dozen community, all because a 24 inch main broke in hyattsville last night. schools stayed open but brought in extra bottled water and boiled other water for use in cafeteria launches. one teacher said they do prepare for these types of situations with learning was not disrupted. >> we were waiting for water to come in. we received 90 cases for our students. and making sure ourevening. we are look at the cloud cover

across the area but not bad. reston town center also looking good. you can see the clouds there courtesy of the frontal boundary. and that front is down to the south which allowed our wind to be out of the north. that is that cooling direction. 82 in leesburg. and a very different scenario than yesterday. no rain. storm team 4 radar is clear. we have the cloud cover as a result of the front but the storms are down where the heat is. notice the clearing back to the west. this is not what we are going to be seeing. we're going to seeing a the little wave up and along the boundary. that will provide us with a chance of storms tomorrow and also increase in humidity. still not too hot. 89 in d.c. 90 rngs man a fresh start.

no tobacco products in cvs anymore. they have stocked that space with nicotine products and other products that help people kick the habit. and changing the name from cvs care mark to cvs health. it's enough of a change to earn a shout out on social media from the first lady. michelle obama tweeted. the system failed her. a look at what went run in the alicia rudd case. and not backing down. a maryland family makes a new plea after a school -- reagan national m hoskins wn

home. >> people just don't know when to go where and how to do it safely. whereas the crossing patrol has been able to manage that flow and keep everybody safe. >> now cross guards can no longer control heavy traffic. they can only stop cars when there is a lull in traffic. some parents complain the policy is causing backups at the high traffic intersections like collides dale road. by continuing to stand in the middle of the street and direct traffic, crossing guards are placed in greater danger of being struck and are not on the curb to ensure students stay back off the roadway. >> train them. i don't think it could be that terribly hard. if they need further training, let's do that. let's give them t did not

realize he had been hit at first. it's been ruled an accident. no charges filed. >> more about the michael brown. the stlouis post dispatch the 18-year-old had never been convicted of a serious felony and he was not facing any charges at the time of his death. the court has not decided yet to release any juvenile records that might exist. he was unarmed last month when a police officer shot can killed him. the grng grand jury is hearing the case right now. >> legendary comedian joan rivers has been moved out of the intensive care unit but there is no sign her condition is improving. melissa rivers released a statement saying her mother has been moved to a private room. he was rushed to mount sinai hospital last thursday after her heart stopped during a routine procedure in achaes, upwards of.

some storms on saturday may be strong, possibly severe. we're going to have to watch out for that. part of a another cold front that really drops temperatures behind it. 80 on sunday. 79 on monday. a near 30 degree swing from turday afternoon to monday morning. >> thank you doug. redskins just a couple games -- days away from the season opener. >> it's time for rg3 to silence critics and throw some touchdowns. we'll te you about the honest advice if his head ach. and after a ninety inning comeback, the nats drop the ball. literally. hing. >> she did not use that excuse.

her manager did but she said hey i got peeved. >> someone's got to cover for you. >> right. >> jason werth, in his defense that sunshine was right there in his eyes. we'll see. >> just get rid of the beard -- >> -- looking at his mitt like what happened in here. >> that's what you do when you are try to be cool. >> thanks for joining us. >> nightly news is coming up