breaking right now at 6:00, a 30-hour police standoff with a murder suspect just ended. we're live with what sparked the original violence. the roof on a local townhouse collapsed, and not everybody made it out okay. developing right now, the moment that may of you have been waiting for, the national zoo's giant panda just gave birth. breaking right now, the neighborhood lockdown in

brookland ended after a more than 30-hour standoff. tonight we're learning more about the 63-year-old woman whose murder led to the barricade. news 4's derrick ward joins us live. >> reporter: it ended about ten minutes after 5:00. we saw emergency vehicles start to leave. still a pris presence on this street and folks breathing a sigh of relief. some saying, we've got our neighborhood back. by all accounts, the woman who was a beloved member of this community is gone. it appears to have ended peacefully after a nearly 30-hour standoff. a suspect handcuffed is placed into an ambulance. it began violently. it started with a shooting, 63-year-old loretta carswell is shot dead in the street, killed by a cousin. >> he calls her outside. she goes outside. he shoots her. >> the suspect then runs back up the block to the house, fires

off a couple more shots and the standoff begins. police intact cal gear set up around the house. the entire block, a large slab of this d.c. neighborhood is cordoned off. >> charmaine hawkins left friday morning before it happened. she hasn't been able to go home since. she lives on the block that's now under siege and has had to stay with relatives. her longing for home is only rivaled by the sadness. she was familiar with the victim and the suspected shooter. >> the sadness that this wasn't resolved and a life is gone. so is his really. >> reporter: what could have prompted such bad blood between family members. >> they let him stay there for years. he upset. they told him he had to leave by the first of september. >> reporter: in contrast with the armored vehicles and heavily armed police presence, it will never be the same. >> it's so sad. >> reporter: and all within a family that's been part of the

fabric of this neighborhood for years. we have not confirmed the name of the suspect shooter, the man taken into custody. we do believe he is in his 70s and indeed the first cousin of the woman shot. live in northeast, derrick ward, news 4. a rough week for prince george's county firefighters. roofing tell on a lieutenant while he was fighting this fire in suitland. he had to be taken to shock trauma in baltimore today. we are told he's expected to be okay. this happened as another firefighter was released from the hospital. he was seriously burned fighting a fire in laurel earlier this week. a dig developing story from the national zoo. zoo officials confirm giant panda mei xiang has given birth. these are pictures from the pan

ka cam. her water broke about an hour ago. a few minutes after that the arrived. darcy spencer has more. >> reporter: it's exciting, incredible, awesome. it has happened. this is what people have been waiting for. let's go to the video of the birth. you know they have the panda cams here. people were rolling when this happened right around 5:30 this afternoon. that little cub was born, and you can hear the little squealing. that's the cub squealing. that's good news. you want to hear that. that's what we've heard in years past when weave had cubs born here at the national zoo. it's exciting and credible news. we found out earlier today that mei xiang had gone into labor, so we had a feeling this was going to happen today. wh but we just didn't know when. the water broke within the last hour and, hey, right around 5:35

we find that the little cub was born. again, you can hear the cub squealing and that is good news, a live birth. it's wonderful news here at the zoo. people were over at the panda exhibit all day today. i was able to talk to people from pennsylvania, people from all over the area who found out that a cub might be born and they wanted to come see itment we did a few interviews. i want to play a couple of those just to show how special this is to so many people. >> we were planning on staying one day and then we stayed two days. if it doesn't happen, we're staying -- i'm not leaving. i'm staying right here. i've been here since 8:00 this morning. >> reporter: you're hoping to actually be watching when she delivers? >> i sure do. being from arkansas, we don't have pandas in arkansas. this is a very nice special gift to be able to see. >> reporter: that was a very special gift. chances are those folks i interviewed were right there glued to the monitor and watched that live birth.

just an exciting time here at the zoo. press conference scheduled for later this afternoon. erica, back to you. >> thank you so much, darcy. appreciate that. we'll continue to watch that story. you can also take a look back at the current panda cub wbao bao. you can head to the nbc washington app and search panda. a young man was the 100th person murdered in the district, identified as antonio dean. someone shot him before 3:00 this morning. they found his body along stevens road in southeast. investigators have not released information on a possible suspect or a motive. and then, not long after that, police responded to the 101 homicide. police say kenneth watson is the gentleman in this case. kenneth watson junior, i should say, was found shot to death. police have no suspects. they're offering a $25,000

reward to anybody who can provide any type of information that leads to an arrest. news 4 crunched the numbers and this is the fastest the district has reached 100 homicides since 2008. last year and in 2013, d.c. did not reach 100 murders until december. for a map of the homicides and information on the, quote, pray for d.c. hash tag, you can search homicide in our nbc washington app. medical examiners will conduct an autopsy tomorrow on a man who died at the arlington county detention facility. officials say 48-year-old anthony gordon had a history of medical issues. gordon was in the jail for saudi arabia assault and bad battery. police are investigating the death which is standard procedure. a fighter jet bursts isn't a ball of flames. see what it was doing right before it crashed down.

protesters hit our streets and demanded change from a controversial non-profit organization. >> the next chance of thunderstorms in our area is monday night. that's going to have a long-term impact on the humidity. i'll let you know how com

dozens came to the pland parenthood facility in silver spring this morning protesting

the alleged sale of unborn fetus parts by leaders of the organization. the center for medical progress released undercover videos earlier this month that allegedly showed planned parenthood officials haggling over fetus prices. planned parenthood claims the videos are selectively edited and deny selling any fetus parts for profit. we've got new information on a murder in bowie. police say 17-year-old jajuan mcgray was found last night on rockport lane. they said he had trauma to the upper body is the way they're describing it but would not specify what caused the injuries. an ambulance took mccray to the hospital where he died. police do not have any information on a motive or suspect in this case. right now four metro stations are closed as metro begins its weekend track work. potomac avenue, stadium armory, minnesota avenue and deanwood

will be closed through sunday night. free shuttle buses will take you around those stops. we should also mention that trains will run every 20 minutes on the red line and every 15 minutes on the green line this weekend. it is an absolutely beautiful saturday evening, but how long is it going to last? amelia has that and a peek at the back-to-school forecast. >> either you sit down and you die or you get up and you die. >> one of the men who took down a gunman on a french train described the attack. what we're learning about the

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horrified spectators watch as a fighter jet crashes to the ground during an air show in england today. seven people were killed. the pilot was performing a loop when something went terribly wrong. the military jet burst into flames after crashing onto several cars on the road next to the air show. 14 other people were injured. the rest of the air show has been canceled. they are being called american heroes. three childhood buddies who sprang into action stopping a gunman on board a high-speed train in france. that man armed with an ak-47.

the heroes, two of them service members, prevented what could have been a massacre. as nbc's kelly koeb ayeah reports, president obama personally called them to congratulate the men on their courage. >> reporter: for the three americans who took down a gunman on a packed train last night will be in pir ris tonight ahead of a meeting with french president francois hollande. spencer stone, alex skol latos and anthony sadler were traveling to europe together. they're childhood friends. >> we stopped a terrorist. it's kind of crazy. >> reporter: they heard gunshots on board the train and then saw a gunman with an ak-47. >> i just looked over at spencer and said let's go, go. >> reporter: the two took down the gunman with the help of their friend anthony sadler. a british businessman then helped to tie up the suspect. >> what else is there to do?

either you sid down and you die or you get up and you die. we've seen enough of these kinds of attacks to understand that they will kill everybody once they get started. >> reporter: one man was shot in the neck and is expected to survive. stone has had surgery on his hand for a cut. as for the suspect, the french interior minister say they're not ready to identify him or talk about a motive. he did say the attacker was armed with an automatic rifle, nine magazines a handgun and a knife. he's now in police custody and is believed to be a 26-year-old moroccan flagged for involvement in islamist groups. back to you. >> kelly koeb ayeah, thank you so much. incredible story. beautiful day in town and a couple more days and the kids are back in school. parents are looking forward to getting them out of the house and hopefully getting good weather to go with it. >> exactly. the weather won't impact the

kids going back to school. perfect recess weather for the upcoming workweek. beautiful out there today, plenty of sunshine, low humidity. very similar for tomorrow, just a little bit more cloud cover and a touch warmer. high temperatures in the upper 80s. humidity creeps in on monday. it's a bit humid. by tuesday, lower humidity returns to the area and we'll stay with low humidity tuesday through friday. gorgeous weather for this last week over august that we're entering. temperatures in the low to mid 80s across the area. washington at 85, gaithersburg at 85. here is what you can expect hour by hour as we head into the rest of the evening and overnight hours. 9:00, temperature of 76. great night for dining al fresco by midnight. if you're out early tomorrow morning, this is the temperature you can expect, light jacket or sweatshirt weather, but only

early. a low in washington of about 69. areas by the water generally in the 60s as well. outside of the beltway in the suburbs, leesburg cools to 59, frederick cools to 56. baltimore a comfortable 61 degrees. we're getting the time of year where you can almost turn on the air conditioner overnight, open up the windows and let the fresh air in. sunrise now around 6:30 a.m. pour the exact sunset time head to my facebook and twitter pages. as the sun is coming up, temperatures around 60 degrees. as we head into the midday hours, overall we're looking at mostly sunny skies. more cloud cover tomorrow afternoon. by lunchtime, temperatures in the low 80s as we head into the afternoon hours. temperatures in the suburbs and washington will be in the mid 80s. a high tomorrow in the district of about 88, 89 degrees. sunday night is beautiful. we keep it dry and comfortable. temperatures around 80 degrees at 8:00. nice weather for walking the dog

late. humidity forecast for tomorrow is pleasant. monday is still not bad. it's slightly uncomfortable. that storm chance monday night that i mentioned earlier, that's a cold front that will lower humidity tuesday. it will be pleasant hollywood levels, not only tuesday but at least through friday. here is the storm chance on future weather during the evening and overnight hours. look at our temperatures for the upcoming week. tomorrow, a high temperature of 89 degrees. 93 on monday, that's the warmest out of the next seven. after that, a string of 80s. mid to upper 80s be plenty of sunshine. it doesn't get much better than this. >> great looking forecast. we'll take it. thank you, ma'am. still ahead, the nationals still ahead, the nationals could stop the slide and it

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the nationals need a win, but how many games are they back? >> they're five games -- it will make a difference. they're five games back in the division right now. there's a lot of blame to go around for everybody within this organization. the nationals get back after it today, hoping to erase another

bad loss from their memory. manager mat williams trying to do any and everything to spark some life into this club but nothing seems to be working. lineup changes don't mean a thing when players aren't hitting in key spots. today before his team takes the field before the brewers, williams told reporters the club's biggest problem as of late. >> the biggest obstacle for us has been putting that four or five games together, where it's -- the offensive explosion is there and we're pitching well and we get on that roll. we just haven't done that as of yet. the consistency in which you play over the course of a week where you can get on that roll, is the saving grace for any team. hopefully that starts tonight. >> this is about winning right now. it's not about nothing. there's no personal agendas here. this is about the nationals and getting ws.

that's got to be our focus. >> denard span played six innings last night in harrisburg, six more tonight. hopefully his back responds well to that. the redskins have major problems on offense. time is running out to get these problems fixed. the third preseason game comes your way saturday. normally the starters don't play in the final exhibition. the first name offense has yet to score a touchdown in the last two weeks. however, the running game not an issue. alfred morris is your starter. the depth chart looking good. the backfield a bright spot, 179 yards they racked up against the lie ons including 37 from chris thompson, looking to come into his own right now. everybody is talking about the rookie from florida, matt jones. he rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown in his first two preseason games. can't help but notice his physical running style. >> matt jones continues to hit the hole the way we want him to, hard and physical. he gets through the second level

and he's a problem. >> i think you saw what matt jones can bring. he can really -- downhill when the training gets going, it can really go downhill. that's exciting to see. >> feel like i'm getting bigger, getting used to it. that's a big shout-out getting me ready. >> running people over. >> that's what the lord blessed me with right there. >> how do you say his name, erica? >> matt jones! >> saturday they'll take on the ravens. down a level to college football. the terps looking to build their team. they made a bowl game last season. this group doesn't have a clear-cut starter at quarterback. the team's first scrimmage, one guy is starting to separate himself, one guy standing out for sure today, special k, the terps super fan. he was hyped up to see this guy right here, perry hills had some

moments under center. check out the play action, almost fooled our camera guy. he would hit laverne jacobs for the score. he'd wish he had this throw back. don't throw to this guy right here, william likely, had a pair of touchdown passes. dax garmin gets the transfer. the terps without a definite starter. at least two solid candidates. pleased with their scrimmage showing today. >> it was a good day for us as an offensive unit. i think we moved the ball pretty well. trying to work on our techniques and getting ready for the season. >> if you tell people it's a competition and then you go and evaluate everything and it's right there on paper and you don't go with what they've been doing on the field, then you have credibility problems. i think that's one thing we don't have. >> i think it makes you better, having every guy not being -- sitting there having the

position, you pretty much have to fight every day to try and win a spot. it honestly makes you better. competition makes you better. >> stacking the papers, the sportscast is over, football season almost here. can't wait for it. >> all right. we continue to follow our big news of the afternoon, the national zoo's giant panda has given birth to a cub. we sent you an alert as soon as this happened. for more on may jong and her growing family, go to our nbc washington app and search panda, incredible day for

on this saturday night, takedown. how three americans tackled a gunman armed with an ak-47 to prevent a possible massacre on a train. and what other weapons the suspect was carrying. chaos at an airshow in southern england as a military jet slams onto a crowded highway. the terrifying moments all caught on camera. out of control. wildfires continue to grow in washington state as a call goes out to volunteers to help fight those flames. eye of the storm. straight into hurricane danny. an elite will group of hurricane hunters takes us for an exclusive ride inside the storm as it barrels toward puerto rico. and teacher shortage.