what this means for your afternoon and evening. >> and cleaning up, word of more rough weather is exactly what some locals do not want to hear. >> at the live desk with brand new details coming in at heart breaking new information emerges about a massacre inside a south carolina kurj. >> and raw emotion. on the ground in south carolina as a community tries to come to terms with tragedy. news 4 midday starts right now. first, breaking news. chopper 4 is live over an overturned truck in maryland. the truck hit the power line

forcing crews to shut down the run. we're working to learn more about what happened and whether anyone was hurt. >> breaking news. he confessed. nbc news reports dylann roof told police he did it shortly after his arrest. he is charged with nine counts of murder at the historic church. and possession of a firearm. also new this morning, the suspect reportedly admitted he almost backed out because the people at the bible study group were so nice to him but decided to go through with his, quote mission. right now the 21-year-old is locked up in a detention center waiting for a bond hearing. this morning south carolina's governor told nbc the shooter should get the death penalty. long after dylann roof leaves court today his victim's

families and the community will be dealing with the anguish of losing loved ones. flowers will become burials and tears. the pain is palpable. >> reporter: it's still raw. it's not any less sad but maybe there's something about people coming here and being around so many people who are trying to make each other feel better that it's helping in some way. you know dylann roof may have tried to drive black and white people apart, but we've seen that he may have accomplished exactly the opposite. >> she's black and i'm white but we're the same. >> we bleed the same. >> reporter: the governor was here at the church earlier where she sent dylann roof a clear message on how they'll prosecute the case. >> i have no problem with the death penalty. in south carolina, you do something like this to nine

families, you'll pay the price. >> reporter: there's a huge vigil planned tonight at the college of charleston. i think we'll see the biggest show of unity yet. but first we'll talk to someone who knew and worked with one of the victims of this shooting. in charleston chris lawrence, news 4. >> thank you, chris. churches are holding vigils to remember the nine lives lost. ame church will hold a vigil. you can head to the app to take a look at the vlk locations. >> right now, radar tracking some areas of light rain moving through the area. for the most part these are pushing toward the east. this activity impacting parts along 66. trying to make its way to la

ray. win chesting seeing right rain and around the beltway. clinton, maryland and print george's kointdcounty. into the afternoon and evening hours, scattered showers tonight. the chance of an isolated thundershower. 4:00 scattered light showers across the area. i'll have a look at temperatures for today coming up in about 10 minutes. >> thank you. the cleanup is underway in parts of northern virginia and maryland after strong storms left damage like this all over the place. trees fell on houses. hail came down like snow, and this morning, we're learning that a lightning strike is responsible for a house fire in damascus. we have a look at all the damage that was left behind. >> reporter: well torrential rain, strong wind and intense lightning. yesterday's storm packed quite a punch in someoday some folks like the burns family

are left cleaning up the mess. roof and top floor a burned out mess. it will be months before they can live in their home again. lightning struck the roof last night causing a fire. >> the attic burned, charred all over. the ceilings are gone because of the wood. it seeped into the first floor. the ceiling is falling in the first floor now too. >> reporter: in other communities it wasn't the lightning. it was the wind that caused problems. >> it hit the roof and chipped. these are concrete. >> reporter: tree limbs and leaves litter the yard. the garden no longer pristine. it didn't last long but the storm was pretty intense. >> first just rain. just a little bit of rain, and then a ton of rain and then a sheet of rain, and i was in the kitchen and all of a sudden this hit the side of the house.

>> it came on suddenly and strong. you could not see through the rain. and the wind was just picking up and howling. >> down the street on trotter lane whole trees came tumbling down. one sliced right through the second familiar of this home. a few houses away, another tree smashed into a garage. and as people begin to clean up they'll keep an eye on the sky. there's a chance of storms again this morning. news 4 megan mcgrath. >> now to a developing story. more than a dozen people were hurt in upstate new york. the u.s. coast guard says the 286 boat hit. we're told 17 people had to be taken to the hospital. nobody was seriously hurt. all of the water had to be drained from the lock. the ship will have to be moved. the cause of the crash is now

under investigation. >> in the last two hours we've learned a 2-year-old found at the bottom of a pool this week died. on sunday the boy was found in a three to four foot deep area of the pool. the boy had gone to the park with his parents and siblings. life performed cpr and the boy was taken to the hospital. the incident is under investigation. >> we're still working to find out more about this deadly shooting in northwest d.c. the shooting happened just before midmidnight. the victim was shot in the back and later died at the hospital. police have not released any information about the victim j suspect or motive. >> a big step in the search for missing prisoners and why today is the reason you could l

this morning flying can be a scary experience, especially if you're four years old but not for this little girl. she's fareearless. she can't stop laughing as her pilot father introduces her to flying techniques. i'm not sure i'd be laughing like that. not so hilarious, i don't think for me. the weekend is almost here. and brittany johnson is here with things to tell us about that you can do this summer. >> these next two days at the national harbor are going to be so much fun. it's a beer, bourbon and bbq festival. there will be different types of tasting events and live music. open up our app or go to our website for more information.

>> comic fans if you want to take a selfie at come con, leave your selfie stick at home. the nation's biggest pop culture convention is saying no way. no selfie sticks allowed. live streaming on apps are also a big no no. and we're back in 6 0 seconds.

>> a developing story this morning. u.s. marshals have added two violent escapees from a new york prison to the most wanted list. they escaped on june sixth from the clinton correction cal facility in new york. police are not sure if the pair have left that area. officers have followed more than 1200 leads. the u.s. marshal service says the most wanted list is reserved for the worst of the worst. >> a live look at the capitol

this morning where a big deadline looms for the office of personnel management. today is the deadline to notify more than 4 million workers that their records were compromised. it may have compromised even more employees who underwent background checks to obtain the security clearances. >> temperatures right now in the upper 70s and 80s across the area. washington at 84. mostly cloudy skies for the rest of the day and keep the umbrella handy. isolated thunderstorm. washington hitting a high of 89 at about 3:00 p.m. 2:00 shattered showers. otherwise still some scattered showers around and then just a chance of showers as we head into the evening hours. a look at the weekend coming up in 10 minutes. >> all right. won't show what we're wearing on your feet. >> we won't. watch where you step. why your shoes could leave you

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we've seen too many tragedies like this. and there is something particularly horrifying about something that happened to senseless in a house of worship. that's the first lady speaking about the massacre in sharls ston, south carolina. we have heart breaking new details coming in.

police say dylann roof has confessed. he says he almost didn't go through with his plan because the people in the church were so nice to him. roof is due in court just a few hours from you. the governor says roof deserves the death penalty if he's connected. a friend of roof's said he used to make racist jokes. >> he wanted white with white and black with black and that he didn't, he didn't believe in what the black race was doing to the white race. >> he says he knew it was roof when he saw the images. he says he called the fbi immediately. we've just posted more on our app. search for dylann roof. >> a florist is being praised this morning. her heart raced when he noticed

the driver of a familiar car next to her. she saw a white male with a bowl haircut. she called her boss who contacted police. she followed the car for two miles. listen to her explain what happened next? >> i'm going to turn back around and see if they at least pull him over. you know? if i can get close enough to see if they pulled him over, and he said, that was him. and they caught him. i'm crying every time. >> the phone and that flower shop continues to ring off the hook. >> just in, comcast founder ralph roberts has died this morning. this morning the company announced his passing of natural causes at the age of 95. he served as the chairman emeritus. he started with little buying a small cable system in mississippi in 1963 and worked to create one of the country's

biggest cable and high speed communications companies. his son, brian now serves as chairman and ceo. comcast is the owner of nbc, universal and the parent company of nbc 4. in just the last hour we're learning more details about how a group of men used craigslist to rob people. they pretended to be buyers but then pulled guns on unsuspecting killers. we attended a news conference. what are police saying? >> reporter: if you've ever used craigslist to buy or sell something j pay attention. it's not just happening here. it's happening everywhere. and this is what the thieves are after. they're after the iphone 6. a lieutenant displayed two pictures, two pictures of guns that they recovered in this investigation. one of them is a real again.

it's a.38 reinvolve. the second is a replica but if you have this gun pointed at your head, you're going to think this is the real thing and give up whatever they want. these robbers are using the same old tactics as we've heard before. you meet up, they ask to see the phone that you're selling. you pull out the phone. they pull out the gun. they rob you and get away. fortunately no one has been hurt. the gun was never fired. but it's something that could become even more dangerous. police are, again, putting out these safety tips about how to protect yourself if you're doing these kinds of transactions. some of this we've heard before. that's always to meet in a public place but here's a tip that you may not have heard before. >> actually, talk to them on the phone. we have found that a lot of the meetings that are arranged they happen without ever having a verbal conversation. it's done through text or e-mail. you can find out a lot of information about a person by

talking to them on the phone. it may give you an idea of who you're dealing with. >> we're also hearing it's not just craigslist. there's an app that was used called offer up in one of these cases one of the suspects posted an ad on that app. one of the suspects we reported is 15 years old. police told us today this same suspect was arrested a couple of years ago were doing the exact same thing, and police say they are looking for maybe three or four additional suspects in connection with these cases. back to you. 84 degrees right now with scattered showers across the area. muggy as well. and also a little bit warmer, feeling more like 86 outside. here's the weekend outlook for tomorrow. hot and heemdumid. the chance of scattered late day. afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. as we get into the overnight hours, heavy rain will be moving through the area.

we could see lingering morning rain for father's day. summer also begins on sunday. skies become sunny as we work into midday and afternoon. the second half of father's day actually looking nice, very summer like. hot and humid. a high of 93. i'll be showing you the heavy rain saturday night into sunday morning coming up. >> keeping a close eye on you while you visit a national park.

if you notice people's shoes making a little bit more noise than normal, take a look at what they're wearing. they probably have on their flip-flops. it's national flip-flop day but you may want to think twice about how often you wear the foot ware. the consumer product safety commission says they landed around 25,000 people in the emergency room last year. experts say you shouldn't wear flip-flops if you will be walking for a long time.

>> probably gooded a viesz advice. as soon as we get the news for bryce harper, we'll pass it onto you. during the sixth inning he was making a throw from the outfield when his back foot slipped. he didn't finish the game. the team is calling the injury a mild hamstring strain. >> father's day is almost here. did you buy the perfect gift yet? if not, nbc washington.com is here. if you head there and click the link at the top of the page, you can see the graphic on how much we spend on dad this time of year. it might even give you a few ideas if you're still looking for the perfect gift. father's day is this sunday. the next time you visit a national park you may be asked to wear a tracking device. scientists want to learn more about how your movements affect the eco systems. the device is being used in colorado to reduce congestion. the park is also using the

service to improve shuttle services a neighborhood on edge. we'll tell you where a bear has been sighted.

a wild fire in northern california is under control this afternoon after jumping a river and destroying three homes. the fire started yesterday. the wind driven fire spread quickly after hopping the river. more than 100 people were evacuated from their homes but no one was hurt zblrvettle. tracking heavier rain. showers along 66. back around the i-81 corridor as well. potentially seeing a few sprinkles. light rain in parts of prince william.

plenty of clouds around tomorrow. and as we get into the afternoon and evening hours, scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible and then overnight, heavy rain moves through the area. 1 to 2 inches possible. a look at the sectionnext seven days coming up. >> thank you. >> this video is one of the most viewed this afternoon on nbcwashington.com. and schwarzenegger posing as a wax figure of himself. it was all for a good cause. he partnered with amazed to offer one lucky fan a chance to attend the term nay or the afterparty by donating $10. >> i couldn't handle that. >> all right. >> a black bear is apparently roaming around montgomery

county. >> the bear has been seen in and around the oak ridge park area. take a look at the footprint nature that's what it looks like. bear sitings are not uncommon this time of year. they want to remind you if you see that animal, don't approach it and don't try to feed it. >> he has been off the air for months and silent until now. >> in the a moment, brian williams breaks his silence. >> i own this. i own up to this. and i had to go through and see and try to figure out how it happened.

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right now the man who admitted to killing nine people inside a charleston church is awaiting his first court appearance. the 21-year-old dylann roof confessed to the crime shortly after his arrest. we're also learning he almost backed out of the mission because he told police the people at the church were so nice to him. roof has a detention hearing in just a few hours at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. meanwhile the city of charleston begins two long heal processes as we learn more about the nine live i lives that were lost inside that church. >> tonight there will be a vigil to remember the victims. nbc has a look at how the community is coping during what has become a very emotional week. dave? >> reporter: well, the street in front of the church has become

very crowded, barbara, and melissa. car after car passing through it. it is backed up a good distance. we see bows tied for each of the nine victims. this is a friendly community, and they're trying to fathom what has happened. an outpouring of support and emotion outside the church today as the city and the state try to process what investigators say is a crime of hate. >> i've been talking with investigators as we're going through the interviews. they said they looked pure evil in the eye. this is hate. >> the suspect was arrested in north carolina and flown back to charleston thursday. he'll appear in court this afternoon. a child hood friend says he and the suspect had recently reconnected and roof was different. >> he was just saying how he didn't agree with the martin case and how he wanted seg ra

gags. he wanted white the white and black with black. he didn't believe what the black race was doing with the black race. >> reporter: he had purchased a gun and had a gun and on wunz members were gunned down. >> we've been here before. whether it occurs in a movie theater or a classroom or a church. gun violence has raised its ugly head in terms of killing innocent people going about their daily lives. >> reporter: melvin graham lost his sister. >> i would say god forgives, but i want to expedite the meeting between him and god. >> reporter: processing the crime scene is one thing. processing why this happened is another. and as we mentioned there is a hearing for the suspect at 2:00 p.m. today. we could face the death penalty. in the sate oftate of south carolina the death penalty is relatively

common. whether or not the hate crime charges come into play, they will tell you it doesn't make a great difference. this is the outpouring of people driving up and down. many showing up and putting flowers for the nine victims in this massacre. >> thank you, dave. >> and right now a lot of people are sharing clips of last night's episode of the daily show with jounn stewart. he spoke about the anguish he feels over the shooting in south carolina and what he thinks it says about the u.s. here's a small part. >> i honestly have nothing other than just sadness. that's the thing. al qaeda, isis, they're not [ bleep ] compared to the damage that we can apparently do to ourselves on a regular basis. >> he called on the country to heal racial divisions and said the shooting was a terror attack. >> a disturbance at a black

church in richmond has a lot of folks on edge this morning. police say a man is now in custody and will be evaluated after he threatened worshippers at a south richmond church. there's a video of the scene last night. the man was beating on a door at the united neighs church international. a member of the church said the man who was white was yelling racial slurs and making threats. >> and now to a today show exclusive. brian williams sat down to discuss his mistakes suspension and what the future holds. he was suspended after he all learned he exaggerated facts about his time covering the iraq war. >> what if these past five months been like for you? >> it has been torture. looking back it has been absolutely necessary. >> williams went onto say he let his egobet the better of him. >> this came from, clearly, a bad place a bad urge inside me.

this was clearly ego driven, the desire to better my role in a story i was already in. >> starting in august, williams will cover breaking news on msnbc. lester holt is now the permanent ankeny anchor of nightly news. >> winchester at 79. light rain in thaterer. a high temperature today of 89 degrees. mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and a thunderstorm or two possible. as we get into the day tomorrow scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms are possible and then overnight into early sunday morning expect some heavy rain at times. 1 to 2 inches is possible. a high tomorrow of 88. 90s on sunday. lower humidity by next wednesday and thursday. >> the woman at the center of a cultural fire storm is no longer part of a city volunteer police

commission. the spokane city counsel voted yesterday to remove her from the city's commission. they say she and two other members were guilty of workplace harassment. she was thrust into the public spotlight after her parents claimed she's been misrepresenting herself as black for years. >> a first look at girl ghost busters and an

here are some of the stories trending on social media this morning. who you going to when an all female ghost busters team arrived. they were spotted if i would ming in boston earlier this week. these photos are creating quite a stir. the fourth ghost busting babe is not in the early scenes but is very much in the loop. >> and tiger woods faced a bobby

flay moment this weekend. this is not a good day when the golfer had to shoot his front nine when a banne the greens saying cheater. the same thing happened to bobby flay when he got his star on the walk of flame. at one point he lost his grip on his iron and eventually on his gam

breaking news. an arrest and a d.c. shooting that left a 15-year-old fighting for his life. police tweeted out they have the arrest and thanked the public for help in getting a suspect. they have not released the suspect's name yet. the teen was shot tuesday after getting off a bus in southeast d.c. we'll stay on top of the developments in this story throughout the day and bring you much more on news 4 later today. back to you.

tracking areas of rain mainly in northern virginia. some heavier rain through central parts of the county. fair faction as well. this is moving east northeast, keep the umbrella handy. not a washout but we will be seeing plenty of clouds. into the weekend we have the sully plantation car show. jimmy buffett, rain is likely for that. you want to pack the poncho and be prepared for rain. fire flies festival throughout the weekend. rain there as well. >> metro is once again about to find it in a hot seat.

just in a news conference ended moments ago in charleston. the mayor there just addressed the nine counts of murder against shooting suspect dylann roof. earlier the governor told nbc she wants the death penalty but the mayor didn't appear to support that. >> if you're going to have a death penalty, then certainly this case would merit it. i'm of the belief that the death penalty is molded in templesrms of

i think it collect ily over time adds to violence. >> this morning nbc news reported dylann roof confessed to the murders. the first time violence has hit african american churches here in the u.s. we stopped by a church in northwest washington with a look at how some of the faithful are dealing with painful past. >> in many ways the black church has been an amazing sanctuary and also so. of the civil rights came out of the african american church this man says today highlights the importance of education a new museum highlighting the resilience and struggle. they welcome millions. >> i think to understand how things like this happen we have to understand the birmingham

church bomb. >> reporter: among the items featured stain glass chards from the church in birmingham alabama where four young black girls were killed in 1963. >> i don't think it's possible to ever escape your past. >> it's disgusting. i think it's more of a hatred thing. i think there's a lot of division in the country. >> the church, at least in the african american community is sort of considered like, the locust of the community so if you want to kill black people that's where you go. >> reporter: how do we learn from this? >> not just the conversation but the kind of action that will lead us to a place where race becomes something we can talk about and something that we embrace and something that we can ultimately overcome. >> he says the museum is expected to open in 12 to 15 months and opens it will serve as a place for education.

reporting in northwest d.c., zachary kiesch, news 4. >> here in the news room, along adam tuss. beore we get away for the weekend, we know next week is going to be a big week for next week. what's happening. >> next week we'll get an update on the episode back in january where one person died after all that smoke filled a tunnel and a trapped train. the ntsb is expected to provide an update on why it happened. we know a lot of the details surrounding the episode but we don't know why the smoke started in the tunnel. next week we are most likely going to learn that. tuesday and wednesday we'll be covering it. >> people want to know if this affects their commute. does this mean to prepare for something in addition to their regular routine? >> what will come out of this is recommendations. we're starting to see on metro they're reacting to what the

ntsb is saying. what metro is doing is taking steps to go in and fix things that. that's leading to more delays. we're at a critical point where they need to get in and do the work but it comes at the expense of riders and waiting longer for trains. >> thanks adam. >> 83 degrees right now outside of our studios in northwest washington. plenty of clouds around today and a high temperature of 89. scattered showers as we head into the afternoon and maybe an isolated thunderstorm or two. know not everyone may see rain today. for tomorrow we start off dry with plenty of clouds. a high of 88. as we get into the afternoon and evening hours, scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible. and then expect heavy rain at times saturday night into early sunday morning. this will be from the remnants of bill as it makes its way over our area. 1 to 2 inches is possible.

some isolated flooding concerns. by sunday afternoon on father's day, the sun breaks out. we warm to 93 degrees. 96 for a high on monday with maybe an isolated thunderstorm. >> thanks. this week we have a date with destiny. she's our wednesday's child this week. a very sweet but shy 12-year-old who loves animals especially dogs. she never had a dog of her own but she's hoping it happens. we decided to visit a place with a lot of dogs that have forever homes but we met them where they vacation at the old town pet resort and speedway. >> dogs come for vacations. can you imagine a hotel just for dogs? >> i want you to meet destiny. >> hi. can i hug you? how are you? i hear you love animals. >> so do i. my favorite animal is the dog. >> that's why she decided she

was going to build a whole hotel for dogs. look at all the things she's got over here. bathing suits for dogs. zbh when we saw the swimming pool just for dogs we got it. dustny was wondering about the life vest. >> do all the dogs get vests? >> once we know how good of a swimmers they are, sometimes we take the vests off. >> this is a home away from home for the dogs who come here. like this german shepherd puppy and this french poodle getting a haircut haircut. >> destiny tried her hand at painting the nails of a puppy who has just been groomed and prettied up with pink bows. she says she'd like to have a dog or a cat someday if she ever gets adopted. >> all of her younger siblings have been adopted. >> she is shy when you first meet her but she responds with kindness to anyone she gets to

know. >> the old town pet resort has rooms for cats and kittens too. destiny warped up to this one. >> i'd like to have a cat someday too. but this little guy was her favorite and destiny read to him in a reading doggy room. >>. >> they parted as pals. >> she's a big heart. of people. she senses if somebody loves her and has her best interest at heart she responds beautifully and she's the most polite child i've worked with. >> before we departed, there were lots of gifts wrapped up in paw printed paper for destiny to take home. she's hoping for some real paws in her future in that loving home she longs for. >> and if you have room in your home and your heart for destiny or another child who is waiting,

please call your special adoption hot line. not a bad hotel. >> not a bad hotel. looks good. packing up and wedheading west.

>> walmart is bringing greeters back to help deter shoplifting. they moved them and got rid of them earlier and got rid of them. they're also adding people in yellow vests to spot check merchandise being returned and people leaving. >> a brand new library will open this weekend. it will take up about 63,000 square feet of space on the third, fourth, and fifth levels of a five story building in silver spring.

the grand opening tomorrow morning. it will have 90,000 books a coffee bar and a cafe. if you're going, you're going to want to leave a little bit earlier. passengers will have a longer wait for trains. trains will run every 20 minutes on the orange silver, yellow and blue and green lines. more frequent service on the red line from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. >> it looks like maryland is losing business from hollywood to hollywood. veep will move from maryland to southern california. it was one of two series. the general assembly approved a bill that extends the tax program but california offered a better deal prompting the move. >> caught in the natural disaster until a famous face shows up. that story? just six

blake shelton is being called a hero this morning. an oklahoma man says shelton came to his rescue after his truck got stuck in the mud. the man says he was pushing his stalled truck when shelton pulled up in a dodge and offered to toew him home. >> my wife called me and i said blake shelton pulled me out and he's going to bring me home. i said you'd better slick up and you know we'll be there in just a minute. >> once home, shelton even posed for a few pictures with the oklahoma man. i guess after she got herself gussied up. he said he hopes to repay the favor some day. >> here's one final check of the weather. >> continuing to track some areas of rain generally light

rain impacting northern virginia for the most part. making its way toward prince william area. mostly cloudy skies and high temperatures in the upper 80s. here at 4 p.m., showers still favoring virginia at that point. in the evening showers, scattered showers continuing. maybe an isolated thunderstorm. overnight continuing to dry conditions and then the focus turns to saturday night when heavy rain is in the forecast. of course, i'll have the latest on news 4 at 4:00. >> that's it. thanks for joining us. back on the air this afternoon. >> and you can get the latest news and weather anywhere from the nbc washington app. have a great weekend. a terrific day today and we'll see you monday.

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you know, if he doesn't know where we are, all we have to do is outwait him. >> nicole: yeah, and then we'll be fine. we'll be okay, and... probably by tomorrow, we'll be laughing about this. [pounding on door] oh! >> xander: i know you're in there! open it, now! >> paul: ms. roberts. you wanted to see me? >> kate: were you surprised to get my message? >> paul: not really. you're here to warn me to stay away from will and sonny, right? >> will: i thought you were going to the club.