101. without context, that number doesn't mean a lot. when you realize that's the number of homicides in the district this year.

that figure takes on a whole new meaning. last year, d.c. did not reach 100 murders until december in fact we have seen 13 more murders this year than in all of 2012. to get a clearer picture of how police are tackling the problem, check out our nbc news app. investigators have not released information on a possible suspect or even a motive in this indicati indication. not long after that, kenneth watson was found shot to death. police are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest. after 30 hours, the stand-off in brookland is finally over. the street was on lockdown for

most of the day. a heavy police presence including a s.w.a.t. team kept a close eye on the situation. roosevelt robinson shot 63-year-old loretta carswell friday morning and ran into a nearby home and barricaded himself inside. it began with some sort of domestic dispute between robinson and carswell. >> the lady that was killed she was a wonderful person. it's sad they couldn't resolve it another way. >> robinson is charged with second degree murder. >> new details. prince georges county fire has been released from shock trauma in baltimore. roofing fell on the firefighter on apple orchard lane. another prince georges county firefighter was released today. he was burned fighting a fire in laurel earlier this week.

we have new details on the national news big -- or should we say little arrival. it has been pandemonium all day. the zoo is trending right now, after the giant panda gave birth to a new panda cub. we sent you the news with an alert on the nbc washington app. we streamed the post birth zoo news conference live. darcie spencer joins us with all the excitement. darcie? >> that's right. the little cup is spending its first night here at the national zoo with its mom, if you're like me, you've been glued to the panda cam all night, you can't get enough of watching this little cub with his mom, unfortunately, the cam has gone down at different times today. the zoo officials addressed that at the press conference saying so many people are logging on from all across the world, they've had a hard time keeping the cameras up. i can tell you watching the

camera, this little cub is active. you can hear the newborn cub squeaking on the panda cam. >> amazing. there's no other word for it, because there is nothing really to describe watching a baby panda. >> i've waited 44 years. >> people from all across the world were watching on the panda cam as she gave birth to the tiny cub inside her den at the national zoo. the zoo team says it's exciting. >> we're very cautious. you remember that in 2012 we lost a cub after six days, so let's keep our fingers crossed. but this is still a fragile time for the cub. >> the surprise came in the timing, it happened quickly. she had gone into labor earlier in the morning, her water broke around 4:30. at 5:35 the cub was here, still the panda team was ready. >> this is the one time event

for me to see. and who knows if we'll see it begin. >> we don't know if the cub is a boy or a girl. the panda team watching the baby cup closely. waiting to take the cub for its first checkup. a baltimore family is disappointed they missed the arrival. >> we're excited for the new panda, but upset we missed it. >> now, if you're upset that you missed it, don't worry, there's plenty of video out there at nbcwashington.com. as well as on our app as you mentioned. >> you bet there's plenty of video, thank you, dorothy. you can watch the moment she gave birth on the nbc washington app. the zoo's other panda cub turns two tomorrow. you can take a look at some of her best moments growing up, search panda. new at 11:00, a man is facing road rage charges after hitting a cyclist in an arundel

county this morning. the cyclist told police the driver was riding behind him and hit him while trying to pass around a curve. after the accident, the driver attacked the cyclist, threw his bike into the woods and then left the scene. police found the driver and charged him. the cyclist has broken ribs and a broken arm as well. people of all races gathered at the martin luther king memorial today. they said good-bye to civil rights trailblazer julian bond. bond's family invited people across the country to release flowers into the water. people here in d.c. scattered flower petals into the tidal basin. the former chair of the naacp died last saturday. his family scattered ashes in the gulf of mexico during a private ceremony today. medical examiners will conduct an autopsy tomorrow on a man who died at the arlington county detention facility. 48-year-old anthony gordon had a history of medical issues.

they found him unconscious in his cell earlier today, gordon was in the jail for assault and battery. he was serving a five-year sentence. police are investigating the death which is standard procedure. to the race for the white house. new speculation about whether joe biden will run. today biden left his delaware home to come meet with senator elizabeth warren in d.c. warren isn't running, but many die hard democrats wanted her to the vice president is always talking to donors. biden faces a tricky decision, thou though. some say iran could divide the democratic party. the air show crash that killed several people on the ground. mourners who had just attended the funeral for a loved one are dealing with even more pain tonight. the shocking cry that has police on alert. >> and for the most part, this

upcomings week, we're looking at low humidity levels. what abo

a new look at that fiery aftermath of that fighter jet crash in southern england. the plane erupted into a fireball after the pilot lost control, slamming on to a road below. the pilot was critically hurt and seven people on the ground were killed. no one at the air show was hurt, though. now, local police are searching the crash site fearing they could find more bodies many the

rest of the air show has also been cancelled. new tonight, someone stole a corpse from a casket after a funeral. this happened in san antonio. the funeral home is offering a 20,000 reward for information on who took julie mott's body. her body was taken after the funeral last week after the mortuary was locked. her family has to cope with her being taken from them twice. possible storms, increased humidity, and an early look at your monday back to school forecast. amelia has all of that coming up next. we tried to do whatever we could to beat him up. >> an the disturbing new details about the suspects in that france train attack.

three childhood friends are being hailed as heroes after stopping a potential attack on board a train in france. they subdued the man who got on the train with an ak-47. kelly co buy aya has details of the chaotic sight inside the train. >> reporter: the chaotic seconds after a gunman is sub zhued. the suspect restrained with a necktie. moments earlier, three childhood friends made a split second decision, saving many on board. >> i said, basically, let's go, i told him to go, and he went.

he tackled them and he got cut by a knife after he tackled him, and at that point i showed up and grabbed the gun from him. >> national guards man and anthony sadler on the left, and spencer stone were on vacation on a high speed train from amsterdam to paris friday. the attacker boarded in brussels. and somewhere in northern france opened fire, but then reportedly the gun jammed. >> we saw him run back there, and we tried to do whatever we could to beat him up, so he didn't shoot anybody. >> reporter: chris norman joined in. >> my brother died being active, trying to get him down, simply sit in the corner and be shot. >> the suspect was arrested at the station in france. on board a small arsenal, nine magazines, a handgun, and a knife. remarkably, only two men were

injured. a passenger airman stone helped to save and stone. who got a visit from top brass in the hospital today. francis interior minister said the attacker is believed to be a 26-year-old moroccan. flags for ties to islamic extremists just last year. >> the french have 5,000 people that are potential terrorists that could target planes, airports or malls, it's impossible for them to just follow everyone. >> the heroes were given medals for their bravery. the americans getting a personal thank you call for president obama. airman stone left the hospital for paris. france's president will thank him and his friends in person. >> incredible story. nbc's kelly co buy aya with that story. beautiful day today. tomorrow people get ready to head out to church, to brunch, we're looking at a double dose. >> pretty much a repeat

performance. it's going to be a comfortably school start. you're thinking it's starting to feel a little bit like fall out here. >> yeah, it's a breeze. >> exactly. that once again tomorrow morning, with plenty of sun, we're going to warm up nicely, highs tomorrow, a touch warmer than today. highs tomorrow will be near 90 degrees in the upper 80s for the most part. low humidity tomorrow, that is key. it will be a bit humid on monday, but by tuesday, the humidity levels dip back down. they'll remain pretty low, it looks like almost into next saturday. wait until you see the seven-day, i think you're going to like it. 74 in washington, already down to 63 in frederick, culpepper and manassas and lees burg. not tracking any rain, not really tracking any cloud cover. clear skies out there tonight, and for the most part, looking at plenty of sun once again

tomorrow. lows tonight outside of the beltway will cool into the mid to upper 50s. 57 for a low in hagerstown. 59 in la plata. this is what you can anticipate early tomorrow morning, about 6:00, 7:00 a.m. by noon, i'm showing you what the skies are going to look like mostly to partly sunny skies at that point. temperatures in washington in the suburbs, in the low 80s, a great pool day, running your errands, get your car washed tomorrow. we're looking at a stretch of dry weather, 2:00, temperatures in the mid-80s across the area. washington hits a high of 88, 89. the suburbs beautiful for your sunday evening, great night to fire up the grill, eat outdoors, the humidity forecast for tomorrow will be pleasant. monday even though the humidity creeps back in, it is only going to feel slightly comfortable. tuesday, it drops back down to pleasant levels.

there's the chance of some rain or a thunderstorm on monday night. a weak cold front moves through the area. that's going to cool us off a little built on tuesday. you can see the dip in temperatures. tuesday we dipped down to 87. plenty of sunshine, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, mostly sunny skies. high temperatures in the mid to upper 80s, you've had plenty of rainfall, we'll take this gorgeous seven-day forecast. still ahead, the nats impress some of their young stars show off. jason's up next.

they've pulled it off. they needed it. >> they certainly need every game at this point in the season, with the way things have gone. the young guys starting to step up, espially tonight for the nationals. joe ross and michael taylor leading the way for the brewers. every game becoming that much more critical. they have to watch the standings, unfortunately, tonight the mets are on top of the rockies right now. bryce harper will always get the headlines on this team. lately, michael a. taylor has been stealing the show. bottom of the second, man on, two outs. taylor with a two-run shot here, his 13th home run of the season, and the nationals. they lead by a pair of runs.

joe ross on the hill. top of the fifth in some trouble here. he gets jason rogers to ground to third, there's one. here comes to four strikeouts, one run allowed in seven innings, for the young man, joe ross. nats bats staying hot, anthony rendone at the plate. he gets every bit of this ball, a solo shot to center. two for two, nationals up 6-1. he got it done on defense as well. top of the ninth, two outs, he doesn't want to play any baseball any more. nats beat the brewers, your final score 6 to 1. it's always a party up at camden yards, orioles hosting the twins, bottom of the second, how about this, to the gap in left center. steve cleveringer coming in to score. that's his first career major league double. gave the orioles a 1-0 lead.

birds up 2-1. manny machado trying to add on with the bases loaded. the o's can't take advantage there. p would cost them in the 60 the game at two, buckston up with two on. he's going to line to left tory hunter scores easily. the twins hand the o's their third straight defeat. your final score in this one 3-2. week three of the nfl wrapping up. the redskins will be in baltimore facing the ravens. they'll have some angry birds this week. baltimore, they were embarrassed by philadelphia tonight. ravens in a bird battle visiting chip kelly in philadelphia. joe flacco was out there for baltimore, probably glad this preseason game does not count. first quarter, flacco stepping up, trying to go for it all here. deep pass hits off nolan carroll. walter comes down with the

interception. just a nice catch right there, eagles made them pay right there too. ryan matthews. plenty of room there, 14 yard touchdown. philadelphia's up 7-0. flacco looking for redemption, instead, overthrows his receiver, byron maxwell, former sea hawk returns it 31 yards. disappointing night for flacco. 33 yards passing and two interceptions, once again, philly cashes in. demarco murray from two yards out. eagles go on toeat the ravens 40-17. d.c. united hosting san jose, not playing, shaking hands and kissing babies tonight. fourth minute, here come the earthquakes. ball to chris, he's going to put it home. the earthquakes score in minutes. they take a 1-0 lead second half. earthquakes on the attack again,

pushing it up the field. shea salinas chips it in. nice touch there. the earthquakes beat d.c. united. your final score 2-0. go from the field. the racetrack. beautiful shot right there. night racing at bristol motor speedway. last lap, joey legano. holding off kevin harvick. he takes the checkered in bristol. second straight year winning. nice race there, this is his third win of the season. tiger woods playing some really good golf this weekend, entered the day tied atop the leaderboard. we're going to pick this up, one shot off the lead. he would change that with that birdie there. goes back at 13 under. he went down to ryan moore here, third shot on 18. he's at minus 10.

the leader is jason gore finishing up the nice round at 18. tiger is on 18 here and falling back a bit. he would tap in for bogey, two shots off the lead at 13 under. either way, great to see tiger woods playing better golf. that is our news for tonight. "saturday night live" is next.

>> thank you for joining us on the cbs post game show. i'm ernie johnson, here with kenny smith and charles barkley. well, the teams are set. a big upset tonight as wisconsin beats kentucky and will play duke for m