a lot of late breaking stories to get to tonight starting with a deadly crash on branch avenue. >> chopper 4 flew over the scene within the last hour. we're told two people died in

this crash here near earnshaw drive. shomari stone just got to the scene. >> reporter: right now, i'm here on highway 5. as you can see, these are the southbound lanes and the cars are going, but on the northbound completely closed. you can see an suv mangled metal. two cars involved in this crash. two people unfortunately died. accident reconstructionists are here right now. the other car we're hearing is in the woods. this car just went right into the trees. two people have died again. police have not released their names, but you have to avoid this area. highly recommended. burch hill road and highway 5. police are still trying to figure out what caused this accident.

avoid this area. news 4. suitland parkway here near naylor road still closed in both directions. it happened around 7:15. at least four people were injured in this accident. one is in critical condition. we have breaking news out west. three firefighters battling those massive wildfires in washington state now confirmed dead. three to four others injured. they were all fighting the twisp river fire in the northeast part of that state. here is video just in from that area. we know at least one of the injured firefighters was flown to seattle in critical condition. the washington governor is urging people to heed the evacuation warnings. now, to the struggle tonight to get a handle on violence here in the district. nearly 100 people gathered tonight for an emotional tribute

to one of the latest murder victims. >> fontanelle died in a shooting that injured her child yesterday. an increase the rewards for reporting illegal guns, but the u.n. representing police officers says it's going to take more than that to stop these shootings. jackie bensen is live now at d.c. police headquarters. jackie. >> reporter: wendy, on the day that the district saw its 98th homicide, the police union is asking for more work to do. >> i know everybody loves my sister. >> reporter: at a vigil held in front of the apartment where n taneka fontanelle was shot

yesterday, her sister speaks out. >> i just feel helpless. >> reporter: the d.c. police union urged members to contact the mayor and ask her to reinstate plain clothes vice units. >> they don't want to be seen by people knowing they're telling information to a police officer. whereas the plain clothes officer, if i have a source, i can go to the back door of their house and talk to them for a minute. a stationary detail can be anything for one block. so you walk up and down that block. you get to tknow the people, which is great. if someone says there's a fight in the 2800 block of martin luther king southeast, you can't respond. >> there's nothing police officers hate more than change,

and quite frankly, i'm a police officer so i know. >> reporter: vice units were very effective for drug organizations in the 90s, but they are not as effective today because we need to have those tools and technologies and the advanced trainings. >> just up i-95, baltimore has already matched the number of murders in that city as all of the murders that occurred last year. the 211th killing was reported this morning in the penn north neighborhood, the same part of the city that saw rioting and looting after the death of freddy gray. murders rose dramatically after those riots with 32 in the month of may alone. states attorney marilyn mosby announced today that the officer is charged with attempted murder for shooting a

robbery suspect back in november. she said he stood over the suspect and shot him in the groin after the suspect had been shot by two other officers. that suspect survived. lightning in some parts of our area. doug says plenty more where that came from. >> i think that's going to be the case as we look toward the day tomorrow. right now, showers and thunderstorms on storm team 4 radar. it would mostly stay in northern virginia and that's exactly what we had. shower activity in fairfax. the only exception frederick county. they've seen quite a bit in the way of showers today. right along 66 and then back towar towar towards culpepper county, all this continues to move up north. brace yourselves, folks. it's going to be hot, steamy, and uncomfortable in two metro

stations for the rest of the summer. the chiller system that usually cools farragut north and dupont circle stations is filled with leaks. adam tuss found temperatures in both stations hovering around 90 degrees. get this. to fix the problem, metro will have to disrupt the commutes of thousands of you. >> connecticut avenue is going to have to be dug out in each direction. >> metro hopes to have a fix in place by next spring just in time for temperatures to rise again. we are working to find out if a man who was taken into custody after a carjacking and a chase is going to face charges. news 4 has exclusive video of the suspect after his arrest in northwest d.c. this started with a carjacking this morning. police chasing the suspect from american university into bethes

bethesda. that's where he ditched the suv. they caught up with him back in d.c. he was in the spring valley neighborhood. tomorrow morning, former president jimmy carter is going to talk publicly for the first time about his cancer diagnosis. last week, carter announced he has cancer that is now in other parts of his body. the diagnosis came after some recent liver surgery. the 90-year-old said he will share more information when he has it. that's tomorrow at a news conference at 10:00 in the morning. shocked and profoundly disappointed, that's how the family of jared fogle feels tonight. the former subway spokesman has admitted to traveling to have sex with minors and having child porn on home computers. >> this is about using wealth, status, and secrecy to illegally

exploit children. fame and fortune will not protect you from attacking those most vulnerable in our communities. >> fogle faces at least five years in prison and has already ge agreed to pay out more than a million dollars to 14 victims. lenny robinson known to so many as batman. he spent his days cheering up sick children at hospitals across the area. many of them came to his funeral today. robinson was killed in a car accident on i-70 over the weekend. his father hopes to find a way to carry on what his son started. >> somehow or another now that he's gone, we have to keep his memory going. he had this wild idea that he could go help children, and he took that idea and made it work. >> robinson told us when his son

put on that batman costume, he truly became the super hero. the former police officer charged in a shooting death of a man in fairfax county fainted today. prosecutors say torres showed no emotion earlier in court today even after the judge denied him bond. it wasn't until a trial date was set that he fainted, collapsing on the courtroom floor. his trial date is set to begin september 14th. in virginia, a judge will hear arguments in maureen mcdonnell's appeal next month. they are found guilty of doing favors for a nutrition

supplement company. both are free on bond pending these appeals. the army is facing a $700 million wrongful death lawsuit over claims that toxins from fort dietrich have caused cancer. for years the base outside frederick, maryland, has faced criticism for its handling of chemical and biological agents. ground water contamination along with anthrax and agent orange testing led to neighbors getting ill. a woman died back in 2008 from brain cancer. next at 11:00, a motel clerk goes above and beyond, saving lives before this powerful explosion. how she managed to get everyone out before the blast. avoiding close-calls. how one lawmaker tonight says we

can stop drones from getting in the way the next time your plane comes into land. this flag stolen from an american legion post in arlington. 95 southbound

incredible new video tonight of the moment a part of this washington state motel was levelled. this was a gas explosion. it happened last night at a motel 6 just near seattle, and today firefighters say the fast actions of the manager likely

saved dozens of lives. she pulled a fire alarm after being told a gas line may be leaking, then she got everybody out. we're told everyone's going to be fine. a u.s. senator tonight helping some arlington veterans who had their american flag stolen. we told you about this story last night here at 11:00. the flag flies in front of the american legion post on washington boulevard. senator tim kaine heard the story and posted this picture on facebook today. it's a flag that once flew over the u.s. capitol. he's donating it now to the post. and entire montgomery county school community is in mourning began tonight. the high school principal died suddenly today. he was found dead inside his

bethesda apartment. police believe he died from natural kacauses. he was committed to his students and his staff, especially during tragic times. two recent graduates died in car accidents just this last june. >> he would put his arms around the kids, and he would help them grieve, but he also wanted kids to learn from a tragedy. >> flowers and a wooten high school baseball cap placed in his parking space. the school will honor him this friday at the school and the school year starts in less than two weeks. congress may consider cracking down on the makers of drones to cutdown on the number of close-calls we've been hearing with planes. the faa has reported an increase in the number of near-misses

between drones and passenger planes. schumer will introduce his proposal next month. apparently russia loves boxer roy jones jr. the former world champ sat down with president vladimir putin today to ask for russian citizenship and putin said he would be happy to grant it. it happen jones says he also hopes to improve relations between the u.s. and russia. katie ledecky now a household name across the country. she recently swept four events at the world championships in swimming. no one has ever done that and she's just 18. we're going to be there with her

tomorrow. make sure you watch. they'll be on right here on nbc 4 starting at 6:45 in the morning. >> there's nothing she can't do in a pool. >> is it going to be raining? >> no. i think most of the area is going to remain dry. tomorrow night, the redskins taking on the lions at 7:30. there could be some problems at the game because of some rain and maybe even some storms. the fifth day in a row with temperatures above 90 at the airport. 89 down towards fredericksburg. 80 degrees. dew point at 72. south, that's where we're seeing the rain. all of northern virginia, we talked about this at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. best chance of rain tonight would be northern virginia. frederick county has seen a lot of rain.

fairfax county seeing some of that rain, but the bulk of the rain and the heaviest rain continues to be down towards stafford. right down routes 15, right down 17, that's where we're seeing some of the heaviest rain. some of the heaviest rain continues to come over the same areas that saw rain earlier today. we'll continue to watch some areas of rain throughout the rest of the evening, but tomorrow this is what's coming our way. look at all the moisture coming down to the south. let's see if i can make this arrow the right way. i did an arrow. that's the way the wind is coming. that's the way the rain is coming tomorrow, so we will get rather wet. however, we're not talking severe weather. couple of strong storms.

high winds low to medium threat here. not anticipating any flooding, but we could see some heavy downpours. tomorrow morning 8:00 a.m. no problem. noon, shower activity mostly in maryland. 5:00, not a whole lot. watch back to the west around the mountains. a line of storms develops and moves right towards the area. here's 8:30. that's when the redskins are probably playing in the second quarter, maybe the half-time at that point. if you're heading to the game, kickoff at 7:30. it's right here on nbc 4. here comes the rain. i think heaviest rain right around that 8:00 hour. temperatures around 82. if you're going to the game, make sure you prepare for that game. maybe an umbrella. maybe a poncho. then we get really nice. friday, temperatures in the upper 80s. little bit more in the way of

humidity. next week, it's hot again but not bad. that's the hot day coming up on monday. up next, the o's give the nats a gift tonight, but can the nats capitalize? >> heidi klum is

been awhile, but folks,

tonight, we could almost have two in a row. >> it's been pretty impressive the way the nationals have been playing lately. the orioles did their part helping out the nationals with a walk-off win against the nets. tonight, the fellows continuing their series with the rockies after scoring 15 runs last night. it's been the complete opposite tonight. nats looking to get a second win in a row. we'll pick this one up in the bottom of the second. that pitch bounces just short of the plate. wilson ramos can't handle it and the rockies score on that error. the strasburg strikes out cal parker here. just one run allowed. top of the eighth now. jason worth at the plate now. worth, he comes through big

time. this one headed towards right field. worth goes to third with a triple, and the nationals, they have a 3-1 lead. that's the score right now. we head to the ninth inning. now the orioles, they were facing the mets. they have a guy they call thor on the mound. jonathan scope a big-time swing here. that's his ninth of the season. now the o's, they wouldn't lose that lead until the top of the next inning. but adam jones making sure it doesn't stay that way. the center fielder sends this ball over the fence. 23rd home run of the season for him. this game is tied at 4. it would stay that way until the bottom of the ninth. this, his first career home run. it's a walk-off. how about that?

he gets the gatorade bath as he comes home. you know what that means. a little walk-off pine courtesy of adam jones. that was a little violent right there. the o's, they get the victory 5-4 over the mets. elsewhere, the redskins getting set for preseason game number two. last week against the browns, the first team offense did not produce the way head coach jay gruden wanted. they'll try and rectify that tomorrow against the lions, but more importantly this team knows the next three games it's all about walking away in one piece. >> we just really want to get in and out healthy. last game, we had a couple of injuries and those are devastating for us. those are our brothers, so, you know, you can say what you want about the preseason, but we want to get in and get out. make sure we put together a good drive, however many drives coach wants us to get in.

>> tonight we're live from fedex field all day. check us out at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. you can watch it all right here on news 4. we have the redskins postgame report and then news 4 at 11:00. >> bring your rain gear.

the national zoo believes there could be a new baby panda in the panda house soon.

they think they found a developing fetus. she could give birth early next week or in early september. her first surviving cub born in 2005, he's living in china now. her daughter turns 2

♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- heidi klum. david oy