two breaks stories. a dramatic moment inside a courthouse. >> the former police officer that shot and killed a man collapsed in front of a judge. meghan fitzgerald was there. tell us what happened. >> reporter: you hit the nail on the head when you said it was a dramatic scene inside that crowded courtroom. a judge denied bond first, to former fairfax county police officer adam torres, and, again, he didn't show any sort of emotional state or any warning signs. it was then when the judge set a

trial date for december 14th that adam torres fainted in court. if you take a look, you can see first responders on scene. they rushed inside to assist the former officer that fainted. it was about 30 minutes ago that they rushed inside to assist the former officer, facing a second degree murder charge. he didn't appear to show any signs of emotion until that moment. during court today, his attorney argued that the judge should set bond for him because he has roots in the community and doesn't pose a threat to anyone. the prosecution says he's a danger to the community because it was two years that he said he shot and killed john geer who had his hands up. this started in august of to 20 13. police responded to the house after a domestic call. they arrived and asked geer come outside. he mentioned he had guns and a gun was on the ground near him.

this is where things are clouded, if you will. there were conflicting reports on whether or not geer had his hands up. some officers said he did at the time that the officer fired that fatal shot. but the defense for the officer is saying that he was moving his hands down towards that gun and that's when the fatal shot was fired. at this point, we don't know exact lib where the officer is, where adam torres is at this point. but paramedics are still out here. a trial date has been set for december 14th, and we do know that the officer will remain in jail until that time. >> thank you. >> more breaking news right now. d.c. police have an apartment complex surrounded after finding a man's body. >> we don't need to tell you police have been busy with the spike in violent crime these past several weeks. the investigation centered on

stanton road. derek ward just arriving on the scene. what have you learned? >> reporter: well, i can tell you this all started at about 7:30 this morning, and it's focusing on a grassy wooded area wean t between the apartmentings. on the other side of the woods, behind this building, a woman was out walking her dog. she came upon a body. we're only being told as the body of a male. we don't have an age, and there appears to be a gunshot wound. whether that is the cause of death or not will be determined by the coroner, but the police and homicide detectives have been spending a lot of time trying to collect whatever evidence they can and a lot of people from the complex are out. things like this lead to frustration and fear but mainly frustration. >> they need to be on the street. the police chief and the men

need to walk the neighborhood. they need to walk the neighborhood. not just send somebody else to walk or drive through. >> reporter: and we're told there are regular police patrols in the neighborhood but there's a sense that they just drive through, and whether or not that had anything to do with this remains to be seen. of course, the investigation continues. i've talked to folks who said they don't remember hearing any gunshots this morning or late last night. there's no determination at this point how long the body has been back there but that will come out as the information continues. back to you. >> prior to that incident, pre other homicides in the last 24 hours has city leaders cracking down on illegal guns. they say illegal guns were involved in all three cases. >> they came hours part on a church, someone killed someone yesterday. >> in northwest d.c., police found william conley dying.

they say he was shot. >> another died from a shooting on savannah trestreet. her 12-year-old was also injured. d.c. police are offering a 1,000 reward if you report an illegal gun. right now around the region we've got the humidity still in place. good morning. the storm team 4 radar showing a broad area of showers, the tennessee valley, kentucky into missouri and into arkansas. this is going to be getting closer to us tomorrow. between now and then, a few scattered showers closest to the metro in virginia. patches of green you see here, south of fredericksburg and the shenandoah valley north and east of laray and in the panhandle. no rain around the metro area. a few sprinkles south of sales

barry. this is going to get closer later this morning. might get a passing shower coming through. there's capitol hill under the clouds. grab an umbrella before you head out. you may need it by late this afternoon. >> thank you, tom. right now one lane of a major artery of bethesda back open. we're live where a five-inch water main broke this morning. you can see the pavement now dry and the westbound lane back open. take a look at the view chopper 4 can also show you here from earlier this morning. police had to close the road again for much of the morning. look at the water rushing. the crews turned off the water that was gushing from the side of the street. we asked and found out the pipe went in at 1941. at this point seven homes are affected. >> kriszin tieland, looking fore

suspects in a bombing at a place of worship. this is the sketch of a man who left a backpack with an explosi explosive. they also have surveillance video. it shows the man with the t shirt and the backpack on. at one point he leans back, sets it down, leaves the backpack there and walks away. the explosion happens just three m minutes later. shrine was crowded. almost two dozen people killed. 130 wounded. also there's a reward of $28,000 for informion leading to these bombers. back to you. >> kristin wright, thank you. just into the news room tomorrow. right now the subway guy is entering a plea deal after being charged with illicit sexual contact with minors. they say jared fogle traveled to new york city to pay for six acts with minors while he paid

in upscale hotels. he asked for access to a minor as low as 14 year years old. he must pay restitution of more than one million dollars. he'll also have to register as a sex offender. he shot to fame pitching the subway diet. >> it's a small detail that's getting a lot of attention. >> pointing out an inaccuracy in the biggest movie in the country right now. >> and we remember a man who

we're following the stories you're clicking on. the next time you get to fly you might get an intergalactic experience. ana's fleet of star wars themed aircraft growing. two more boeing planes being painted to celebrate the latest release of the movie.

the movie comes to the big screen in december. from star wars to star trek. a actress in the movie has died. she played the slave girl out to girl captain kirk. >> the actress and trained ballerina also starred in two movies with elvis presley. straight out of compton was a big hit at the box office. there was an error. easy e was wearing the black white sox hat in the opening scene. that logo, it didn't debut until 1991. it grossed almost $60 million leaving the comp

right now a lot of clouds over the metro area. they're not producing any rain here locally. we are getting showers and downpours. kentucky into missouri and arkansas. this is eventually going to be getting closer to us but not until tomorrow. right now storm team 4 radar locally showing one shower south of fredericksburg. that may get closer to the northern neck. king george county over the next hour. dry through much of the afternoon. temperatures to near 80 degrees. reagan national at 82. at the bay mid 80s. a 30% chance of a passing shower between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. >> thank you, tom. how would you honor the late former d.c. mayor? today a commission put together to honor the former mayor and councilmember. they want to hear from you. they'll hold a public forum today to gather ideas.

the forum starts at 7 this evening at the executive office of the mayor in northwest. he's been fondly to bed as the district's mayor for life. >> the hackers say time the up. what they claim to have posted from a controversial website that could affect a lot of that could affect a lot of people's personal lives.

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the life of congressman lihow stokes. he was ohio's first black member of congress. he served 15 terms in the house. he committed the committee investing the assassinations on jfk and martin luther king junior. stokes retired from congress in '99 and kept on working as an attorney. a month ago he announced he was suffering from brain and lung cancer. he was 90 years old. now to the latest on the campaign trail. right now former texas governor is speaking live with folks at the iowa state fair. he is the latest presidential candidate to make a stop there. he arrived as an underdog this time around. he's polling at 2%. four years ago it was a different story. he was a rock star heading into that campaign. we'll be watching to see the

response in new hampshire as there are town halls miles away from each other. jeb bush and donald trump will both appear at 6:30 p.m. in neighboring counties. they've traded tough words in recent weeks. trump is also hot on clinton's heels. a dramatic tightening since july. clinton remains on the defensive about whether she mishandled classified information. here she is yesterday in las vegas walking away from reporters after repeated questions. >> this issue isn't going to go away for the remainder of your campaign in. >> nobody talks to me about it other than you guys. >> clinton says she set up the personal server out of convenience. they saythis controversy shows her lack of judgment. >> tom brady says he will not be at today's hearing after similar

talks ended without a deal tuesday. attorneys for the quarterback and lawyers for the nfl commissioner are arguing over deflate gre deflatega deflategate. the patriots want his punishment overturned. >> right now the ntsb sending investigators to washington state to investigate a hotel explosion. an explosion last night levelled a motel. one person was critically hurt. we're told three people are unaccounted for. it could have been much worse. minutes before the explosion, the hotel manager evacuated the entire building because somebody smelled gas. and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> here's our looking for the next three days. a lot of clouds around today. might get a little sun shine breaking out. highs reaching the mid 80s and about a 30% chance of a rumble of thunder earlier this evening.

tomorrow, still humid. partly sunny. highs in the upper 80s and a likelihood of afternoon and evening thundershowers and maybe even some storms that might produce some heavy downpours. could pick up maybe an inch or two of rain. maybe even localized flooding. that's going to be thursday evening. all ending by midnight. on friday, the sun back. beautiful day. lower humidity with highs in the mid 80s. and as we get into tomorrow, that's when we have the increasing chance for the storms to pop up all around the region into the evening hours. aaron? >> thank you. take a look. this is what some firefighters in western u.s. are dealing with this morning. this incredible video is a fire tornadoes. a fire nado. it was taken by a firefight battling the fire in idaho. right now about 100 wildfires are burning across that region. military troops have been called in to help for the first time in almost a decade. it's just in to the live

desk. osc oscar miss tore yas's early release on hold. they say his case has to be reviewed again by a parole board before he's moved to house arrest. he was set to be released this friday. he served ten months of a five-year sentence for killing his girlfriend. back to you. all right. thank you. a developing story now. hackers claimed to have leaked a massive list of users from ashley madison.com. that's the match making website for cheating spouses. an enormous amount of data was found on dark web. experts who have analyzed say this the data includes millions of names, credit card numbers and amounts today. it is cooperating into an investigation into the leak. the hackers said they didn't want money. they just wachnted to embarrass

the users. >> i think that worked. the next time you go to the movies, don't be surprised if your bags are searched. a new policy to search backpacks and bags. no word yet if the theater in our area will go ahead with the new policy. maybe a competing football team should wait until monday to compete.

>> we learning about a distu disturbing attack inside a church in nebraska. take a look at some security video. you can see two men run up behind the 272-year-old woman. one runs off with her purse

while the other punched her in the side of the head. >> people are concerned. is it safe? should i be in the church. we've tried to assure them this is a safe place. >> that woman was taken to the hospital and she is expected to recover. the two suspects stilt on the run. >> now to the nfl throw down that is burning up your facebook page. a massive brawl during a joint practice in california. cowboys receiver took a shot in the face. the pushing and shoving continued from both teams spilling onto the sidelines. the players were separated and practice ended. >> the cost of your thanks giving dinner is going to get more expensive. there's a turkey shortage. the price of turkey is expected to jump 19% from last year. americans gobble up an estimated 46 million turkeys on thanks giving. >> we gobble gobble up.

is that? i can't make a turkey, that little chicken, nail it every time. >> it's a back to school incentive to take the family on a field trim.

family and friends of the man you see here are gathering in maryland right now. they're holding a funeral service for a man known as the rout 29 batman. he dressed up as mat ban to visit sick children in the hospital. he died when a car he built was hit this past weekend. his funeral service is at the synagogue in maryland today. his family is asking for donations to his charity, super heros for kids. >> we have to clouds around. tomorrow it looks like the chance comes in for showers.

a few scattered showers maybe closer to the metro. the green areas by noon on thursday. after that, the heavier downpours develop. this is 3:00 p.m. these are to the west. in the mountains of west virginia, they creep closer to washington by 5:00 p.m., and then get a little bit stronger. in fact, some of the heavy downpours in the yellow and orange around 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and around 8:00 to 9 chlori o'clock, this is slower than it looked in the last update. that's when we get the heaviest downpours, and then it ends and then we'll get lower humidity moving in. a beautiful weekend coming up. enjoy with sun shine. highs in the 80s. >> thank you, tom. do you have a fourth grader in your family in well, fourth graders and their families can get into national parks and federal lands free for the entire school year. that starts at this new school year gets underway. several counties in our area

have started the new year. many of you are preparing to head back to class next week. >> yes. and t if you haven't bought one thing for school this year, you're not alone. people admitted they didn't buy anything yet. close to 60% of back to school shoppers say they plan to spend the same amount as last year while nearly 30% of households plan to spend more than last year for back to school. >> startling accusations by a new england school is caught in the middle of a high profile court case. plus how something called super lice is moving in on our area.

>> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> don't leave without it. grab your um brel ra. might encounter a bit of a shower over the next several hours. kentucky, arkansas, missouri, this is arriving here tomorrow. right now getting a few light sprinkles in the south and in the central shenandoah valley. no rain in the metro now. temperatures in the r in the low 80s. near eight to upper 70s farther north and west in the right now around the bay, sun shine on the other than shore, partly sunny. it's into the mid 80s there. hour by hour for the rest of the

afternoon, there's our tower camera showing the clouds here. the metro area, clouds remaining. by 5:00, maybe showers around the. have the umbrella handy. we'll be in the mid 80s. >> thank you. right now there are about 90 fires burning across the western u.s. they've called in members of the military. we report now from washington. >> reporter: today there's concern about a return of strong winds which could move the fire quickly and erratically. officials here say this region is still at risk. there are hundreds of structures that potentially are threatened. the national guard has moved in. and they're among the 1,000 people working to protect the home. the air attack has been key. that will continue today with dozens of drops an hour. firefighters have been setting controlled burns to try to direct the fires to the burned out areas where there's little

fuel. 95 wildfires burning out of control across the west including one in california that's threatening north of los angeles. in oregon more than 25 homes have been destroyed. in idaho, the number is close to 40. so many fires that officials are talking with firefighters all the way in new zealand and australia to help along with u.s. military and prison inmates expected to join in the fight. from washington, i'm lee ann greg, nbc news. >> a man facing domestic violence charges. police say a woman left a home in german town and headed to a neighbor's after an argument with her boyfriend. her young children stayed inside the house. he took the children to a house in prince george's county. that's where he was arrested around 2:30 earlier this morning. no one was hurt. >> today officials in the district are ramping up efforts to warn people of the dangers of

synthetic drugs. the d.c. prevention center has joined forces to hold a series of talks at area shelters. the meetings come in response to a recent spike in overdoses related to synthetic drug use. >> veterans at the american legion post on washington boulevard in arlington are not happy this morning. the american leej, the american flag that flies 24 hours a day in front of their building is missing. the pow flag that flies with it was found yesterday lying on the ground. an artist has spent the last few days painting a flag on the building. >> somebody took a flag and stole it. to me that's a hate crime. >> there's no word on whether that flag was stolen by pranksters or if someone is looking to make a statement. >> another day of emotional testimony expected today in a

trial revealing secrets at one of the nation's most prestigious prep schools. the alleged victim will spend a second day on the stand. we have the report on the alleged tradition at the center of the case. >> reporter: this morning 19-year-o 19-year-old. >> do you see owen in the courtroom today? >> i do. >> we're not showing her face and disguising her voice. a first witness ha has rocked one of the most elite boarding schools. he's accused of raining the 15-year-old freshman last year. prosecutors say it was part of a tradition where older students sought to have intimate encounters with younger students before graduation. >> what kind of time would someone expect to spend with someone if they received a senior salute. >> it could from b from a tour

to campus or taking them someplace to trying to have sex with them. >> i thought his intentions were really, really wrong. >> reporter: but later reconsidered after a friend of hers vouched for him. >> it made it feel more genuine that somebody had taken the time to, then, seek me out. >> reporter: he watched tuesday as they toured the building where the attack allegedly took place. he has pled not guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault saying he did not have intercourse and the encounter was con sense wall. the senior salute tradition was around for decades and referred to hugging or kissing, not just sex. >> it was a source of pride for girls at the school to be asked to participate in a senior

salute. >> reporter: but in his initial interview, he denied tradition had anything to do with it. >> i'm pleased that the case has gone in the way it has. i'm looking forward to my opportunity to ask questions of the complain nant tomorrow. >> was it part of the senior salute or not? >> right now as kids are getting ready to head back to school, head lice is having a comeback in the dmv. not just any lice. we're talking about super lice. they know how to survive those overthe counter treatments and shampoos. the bugs live on a person's scalp or in your hair. both virginia and maryland made a list of states that are dealing with an increased risk of the critters. parents need to come through their child's hair and pick out the eggs from those lice. >> the strange step that police

are taking to make sure their signs don't bec

>> where that has time gone? it's back to school time in our area. and a lot of students out there are in need of school supplies, papers, pens, and the city of rockville is asking for your help in donating supplies. there are locations to drop them off. that information is on our website. you can also check it out on our app. here are some of the other stories you're clicking on this morning. if you're looking for mile marker 420, than idaho is not the state for you. transportation initials have replaced the marker with a 4.19.9 marker. we are learning the change is to curb thieves who are eager to earn a number related to marijuana. 420. young people these days, it seems don't know how to dress

appropriately. a student from kentucky was sent home wearing this. the problem, well, according to the school, she was showing too much of her collarbone. yeah. go ahead and scratch your head for a second. she tried to cover it up with a scarf the dress code at that school had not been updated for more than ten years. all right. thank you. a washington football tradition and the very entertaining way we found out it will continue. life's the food that brings us together. and kitchens where every meal is the most important of the day.

life's the food that brings us together. and kitchens where every meal is the most important of the day. right now mostly cloudy. a little sun trying to break out. a little sun over sugar loaf mountain. a pinkish rainbow there. that posted by judi murphy. that was on facebook. you can put the higher rez photos there. here's a live picture

overlooking the capital wheel. not much wind. d.c. metro forecast for the day. a lot of clouds around. might see a little sun. a chance of a passing shower. tomorrow partly sunny. hot, humid, upper 80s. and a likelihood of afternoon and evening thundershowers and thunderstorms. maybe even localized flooding. weekend is beautiful. highs in the 80s. >> tom, thanks. get used to seeing an entertaining dance move on the gridiron. it's not iroaaron. >> take a look at these signature moves. ♪ >> look at it. all right. it's go time. this is the dance right there. he's been doing this for years, apparently.

usually when he sacked somebody. the skins posted this from practice showing he's ready to bring it back. apparently he started doing that dance because he loves peanut butter and jelly so much. i'm with you. >> if i just saw him doing it, i would think we were speeding this up. >> that tis realtime. >> he's moving fast. wild weather causing some big problems this morning.

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breaking news right now at the live desk. we are hearing from the wife of subway's former front man, jared fogle about the child sex charges against him. his wife just came out with a statement saying obviously i am extremely shocked and disappointed by recent events involving jarod. i am in the process of seeking a disillusion of major. my focus is exclusively on the well being of my children. fogle is accused of paying to have sex with at least 14 minors. he's also accused of having child pornography. now, this afternoon he is pleading guilty in a plea deal. the deal includes going to prison for at least five years, registering as a sex offender and paying 1.4 million in restitution to his victims. right now firefighters in washington state are digging

through the debris of a hotel explosion. >> we have more on the explosion and why the hotel manager is being hailed a hero. >> reporter: it was a close call for guests crowded together on the street tuesday night. e volcano waited from the rooms minutes before a gas explosion levelled a large part of a motel six in washington. the manager says he sounded the alarm after getting a call about a gas leak. >> it's like okay, this could cause a major pandemonium, me pulling this alarm, but my gut told me to. >> fire on scene. the main supply line is broken. engine 2 evacuating the motel 6. >> reporter: the leak was reported before 8:00 p.m. and guests were immediately evacuated. 30 minutes later the explosion rocked the area blowing firefighters back 20 feet. witnesses reporting it felt like

a shock wave. >> the building just collapsed on top of each other. >> reporter: remarkably no guests were injured but a gas employee on the scene suffered second and third burns. he was air lifted to a medical center in critical condition. firefighters battled the blaze overnight at police this afternoon are investigating what caused the explosion. developing now, a dramatic scene in a fairfax county courtroom as an indicted former police officer fainted in the courtroom. adam torres passed out after a judge refused to grant him bail. the courtroom was cleared as he received treatment. he's charged with murder in the 2013 shooting death of john geer. he was indicted on monday. he said he saw the hands go down toward the waist as if he was

reaching for something. another police officer say gee re's hands were up when he was shot. these photos show us devastation of a landslide. the area was hit by heavy rains in that day before. a witness described arriving to a sea of logs, mud and debris. the entire landslide lasted about four minutes. >> all right. here at home, some weather concerns of our own. >> it is hot and muggy, and we could see some. [ laughter ] >> you are so. i think it's showers. let's check in with tom. >> i like the english version better. >> this morning we have a little sun shine trying to break out. but we have heavy downpours right now. way down yonder in new orleans, it's the land of the cagen

queens. all of this is that it's going to be closer to us tomorrow. tomorrow the radar showing a few light showers in the metro area. south and west, moving in later. here's the rainfall forecast for tomorrow. all this area in the blue and these little patches of lavender could be an area of maybe an inch or more. that's going to be moving in, especially after around 6:00 p.m. tomorrow all the way until midnight on thursday. that's when we'll get our heaviest rains. we need the rain. only about a half an inch since the first of august. >> thank you, tom. talking decision 2016 now. republican jeb bush defending his support for common core as a means to maintain high standards. states should drive the standards with the federal government as a partner in reform. he spoke in new hampshire this morning. he faced criticism over his

support of common core. >> hillary clinton is taking more fire about her use of a private e-mail server while secretary of state. she's saying there's nothing to worry about. we have the latest on the investigation and a look at how republicans are capitalizing on the problem. >> reporter: after a las vegas town hall, hillary clinton addressed lingering questions. >> whether it was a personal account or a government account, i did not send classified material and i did not receive any material that was marked or designated classified which is the way you know whether something is. >> reporter: she says she set up the personal server out of convenience but they say it doesn't have the same protections as a secure government server. >> it was designed to be a way of sharing information, not protecting information from being shared. >> reporter: republicans say this controversy shows her lack of judgment.

>> i think it shows incompetence on her part to not know this was important information she needed to protect. >> reporter: clinton says she's not worried. >> it's unfortunately, a continuing drum beat that is very much in the interest of the other side of keeping alive. >> reporter: clinton admits to having personal e-mails. some are optimistic some data can be retrieved. >> reporter: her e-mails are being reviewed. she says this is just a normal process. edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >> some alarming sights and changes and the changes on your computer or smart phone that could have you doing a double take.

metro is doing a full scale emergency response drill this

weekend. this sunday. during that exercise, emergency responders will simulate a smoke and fire incident in the tunnel. the fire department and homeland security all taking part. this exercise will start at 7:45 and run through 10:00 a.m. >> just about every website we visited has ended in do it com or.org. you might even start to see dot jobs or dot travel. these not coms are becoming popular for a good reason. with a lot of do main names taken, companies want their names in their web addresses, even if they're taken by a.com. >> seriously? >> seriously. >> it's confusing. >> already, right? >> a police officer walks into a convenience store and what happens next is viral video

gold. we're back with that.

you have to look at your screen and see this piece of video. this is a utah police officer demonstrating the whip, the north amerina na, the dance. he says stopping at 7/11 is part of his morning beat. thinks he was alone, he started dancing. that's what the saying is, dance like nobody's watching. he forgot there were security cameras rolling in the store. that officer says it's probably a good opportunity to remind everybody that even in uniform, cops are people too. >> the beat got the best of me. there's a person behind all of this. and we just -- we have fun too. >> now he's teaching the other customers how to do it. he went onto say even though his fellow officers will never let

him forget that video, he does not regret the dance party. yourself have to dance sometimes. >> i got the app. you got the app? it's the nbc washington app. you can keep up with the latest on our radar. right now it's showing a few showers starting to pop up now. just south of fredericksburg. the blips of green on the screen. panhandle of west virginia, another one east of frederick, maryland. we might see a few more, a few passing light showers later this afternoon. highs reaching the mid 80s and this evening back down to around 80 and staying humid tomorrow. that's when we have the likelihood of some late afternoon and evening downpours with thunder and lightning. may cause a little bit of flooding. that's tomorrow evening. that to be followed by a beautiful weather pattern. enjoy. friday, saturday, and sunday, not too humid. perfect summer weather. highs in the 80s. looking good the end of next week. >> thank you, tom. that's it for news 4 midday.

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