first tonight, a sea of candles tonight in roanoke, virginia. and local college students stuck with a fee for spending their own money, and they're not the only ones complaining about it. see what news4 consumer found out as the new semester begins.

and they call it maryland's own woodstock. it was 30 years ago this week. how you can relive it tomorrow night. >> "news4 at 11" starts now. >> first tonight, a sea of candles in roanoke, virginia. hundreds gathering outside wdbj television. just a few hours ago to pay tribute to alison parker and adam ward. it was one of two vigils tonight for the slain journalists. another was held at the high school where parker graduated. virginia attorney general mark herring spoke at this vigil outside of the station. there was also a prayer service for the third victim, vicky gardner. she is still recovering from that shooting, and she is now listed in good condition. >> and it's been another tough day for the staff of that tv station. they held a moment of silence on air and attempted to carry on as best they can. the news director said it's now small things people are finding around the station making the absence of alison and adam that

much harder to cope with. >> my sports director just said to me i lost it when i walked out and saw his car in the parking lot and had saw clothes in there. but the performance of this staff has been incredible. they cry. they hug, and then they get the job done. >> a memorial service for adam ward is going to be held on tuesday. earlier today, we showed you what was found inside vester flanagan's car. well, now we're getting a look inside his apartment. nbc news obtained this video inside the sparsely furnished one-bedroom. a computer without a hard drive and a refrigerator that flanagan had coffered with pictures of himself. the apartment is less than a half mile away from the television station, and alison parker's father says colleagues warned her not to rent a place there because it's where flanagan lived. the general manager at wdbj defended the hiring of flanagan

today. jeff mark said he passed background checks and did receive positive references, although marks noted it is rare to receive a negative reference. he also defended the actions of the staff while flanagan was an employee, saying all of flanagan's complaints were found to be without merit. new tonight, the d.c. government is sending a message to stores that set synthetic drugs. they want to put you out of business. that's what they're doing with a store with a reputation in the petworth neighborhood. shomari stone is life downtown to explain. shomari? >> reporter: good evening. i'm outside the d.c. office of the attorney general. and i talked to some business owners, some people in the community. and they tell me that they are relieved that the offi of the attorney general is trying to crack down on businesses that sell synthetic drugs. the riyadh market is accused of selling more than cold drinks and ice cream on the 800 block of upsure street northwest.

they call the store notorious. ten months ago, detectives seeds more than 500 pacts of illegal synthetic drugs inside. now the business is getting kicked out. it has to hand over its keys to the property owner by november 13. some business owners and people who live out here tell me synthetic drugs are a problem. some didn't know about the crackdown in the neighborhood. >> a lot of faith in our neighbors and a lot of trust in them. and this is a block that is really building pretty quickly right now. and, you know, we want to be -- we always want to keep open lines of communication with the businesses around here. >> now the term synthetic marijuana is a bit misleading, because the chemicals in it are potentially more dangerous than marijuana. as for the riyadh market, they have until november 13th to move out. if they don't. that will be evicted. live here in northwest d.c., i'm shomari stone, news4. the news4 i-team tisha

thompson got exclusive access to the drug enforcement administration lab on the front lines of the new synthetic drug war. get a look inside in our nbc washington app. just click on investigations. new tonight, d.c. police chief cathy lanier said tips from the public and good police work are hoping to close some of the city's open murder cases. police made three arrests for homicide in the last 24 hours. the most recent case just this past saturday. it was near howard university. chief lanier is urging people to continue sending those anonymous tips, and to engage with officers in your neighborhoods. >> i will not be shouted down because i'm telling the truth. >> meanwhile, a small group of protesters tried to interrupt mayor muriel bowser this morning while she was announcing her plan to fight the rise in murders in the district. protesters with the black lives matter movement say they fear a police crackdown on poor communities. bowser specifically denied reports that police would enter homes searching for guns.

president obama is back in the district tonight. he spent the day in new orleans marking ten years since hurricane katrina hit. thousands of people lost their homes. many lost their lives when the storm ravaged that region in 2005. president obama and new orleans mayor mitch landrieu went door to door, meeting with residents who have been able to rebuild. and tonight the president recognized the hard work of the city and its people. >> because of you, the people of new orleans working together, this city is moving in the right direction. and have i never been more confident that together we will get to where we need to go. you inspire me. >> while a lot of progress has been made, there is still a lot of work to be done. news4's chris lawrence is in new orleans and explains why some houses are still in shambles. >> reporter: you don't need to go more than a couple of blocks

from where the president spoke to hear how concerned people are in the lower ninth ward. before katrina, this area had one of the highest rates of black ownership in the state. but over the past ten years, some have had to pay insurance and taxes on homes that were unlivable. others tell us they were duped by phony contractors, or the money they received from the government was for what the house was worth, and that isn't nearly enough to rebuild from scratch. >> we always hear oh, the city is coming back together. and it is, to a certain extent. but there is still so many of us out there that don't have what we need. >> reporter: what is keeping them hope self-the fact that the spotlight is still on new orleans. president obama may be back in washington tonight, but former president bush will be here in the morning, and then on saturday, president clinton. in new orleans, chris lawrence, news4. >> and our coverage from new orleans continues tomorrow with live reports from chris. they begin at "new4 at 4":00. and if you can't wait until then, you can stay up to date on

the day's events with the nbc washington app. new at 11:00, we're hearing the calls for help from a family trapped on a balcony during an apartment fire. it happened last night in landover hills. firefighters had to stack several small ladders on the balconies below to reach three people who were trapped up there. >> there is a fire. we're stuck and which can't go nowhere. help, please. we're on the balcony, please. i can't breathe. >> they were definitely scared. they were experiencing a lot of smoke and heat up there. >> the volunteer firefighters credit their training. they're taught to adapt and overcome obstacles. the fire displaced 19 people but nobody was seriously hurt there. service for three firefighters killed in washington state last week have been moved to sunday. that means flags at the national parks, including the washington monument here in d.c. will continue to fly at half-staff until sunset that day. meanwhile, the governor of washington today called the massives fires burning in his

state a slow motion disaster. more than 1100 square miles have burned. that's an area about twice the size of rhode island. a new look tonight at a massive party that made headline here is 30 years ago. it was kind of like a local woodstock in potomac, maryland. news4 even covered the aftermath. and it turns out someone at the party had a camera. mark seagraves has a look what is now called heavy metal picnic. >> we're having a good time here. >> reporter: it was 1985. it was called the full moon jamboree. two days of concerts and fun on a farm just off river road in potomac, maryland. thousands of people showed up. >> to me, it was the end of an era. >> reporter: the group of teens who lived on the farm had all graduated from wooten high school and had been having parties for some time. but because of encroaching development, we knew this would be their last. >> we weren't quite willing to sacrifice our freedom for

someone else's idea of safety. so we got a bunch of bands together from all different genres. >> reporter: the party outraged neighbors, who called police. but because the party was on private land, the police couldn't shut it down. well, the party is over. but it was on this past weekend. for about 34 hours straight. >> reporter: much of the party was captured on videotape, something very rare for 1985. a few years ago, a local filmmaker got his hands on that footage. >> so there was a high quality professional footage of this wild party going on in potomac, maryland. >> rock 'n roll party! >> reporter: krulik took that footage and produced a documentary. >> a nostalgic look back at a time period where you didn't have cameras. nobody was documenting it. >> reporter: today the old farm is now home to million mansions, with neighbors who have no idea what used to take place in their own backyards 30 years ago.

>> back then. >> when was this? >> 1985. >> reporter: heavy metal picnic plays at the afi heater in silver spring. next at 11:00, college students paying to use their own financial aid. tonight, news4 uncovers complaints from around the country. there is more panda news from the national zoo. the big reveal planned for tomorrow. erika already a deadly tropical storm. now taking aim at puerto rico. and the latest track gives us another shift in the forecast for eric a katrina. i'll track that for you and give you the latest advisory in my forecast.

the building that became the focal point of rioting and unrest in baltimore this past april will be rebuilt. cvs will start demolishing the franklin street store tomorrow. protesters looted the store and set it on fire during the riots this year. cvs says it's committed to serving the baltimore community. it plans to open a new store by the end of the year. it has been an up and down week at the national zoo, but tomorrow they're hoping to release some good news. we get to find out if the new panda cub is a boy or a girl. zookeepers will be holding a press conference at nine income the morning. and they will be revealing the sex then. the zoo says the cub is healthy and active, and mother mei xiang is doing a great job. we'll learn who the cub's father and we'll learn more about why the smaller cub may have died.

financial aid. many wouldn't make it through college without it. but the way students access their financial aid money could come with a cost. consumer reporter erika gonzalez reports on an issue creating heated debate at campuses nationwide. >> reporter: it's back to school for college students. for many, financial aid is a lifeline to education, and it pays for more than tuition. >> the books, transportation, maybe lunch. because stuff is expensive here. >> reporter: after tuition is paid, students can choose how to get the rest of their money. some colleges like prince george's community college pay a third party company to make sure students get the remaining balance. higher one is a company that dominates the market. it offers different options. students can ask for a check, have the money deposited into an account, or have the money put on a higher one debit card. >> it's more convenient to keep it on the higher one debit card so you won't get your personal money confused with your school money. >> reporter: plus student can

use higher one atms for free. but we found some students like jadette didn't know that debit card can come with a cost. >> every time you use it, they charge you 50 cents. so i saw it on my statement, and i was wondering what it was. 50 cents may seem like a little bit, but over time it does add up. >> reporter: this same fee has surprised students on college campuses across the country, including on cacia lewis. >> every time i use my deb bait card, they have been taking out 50 cents. and they've been doing this for years. >> reporter: we interviewed ankhasia via skype. she has been using her card since 2009. that's right. she has been charged 50 cents every time she made a purchase with her higher one debit card for the last six years. >> the school that i go to, they didn't bring it to my attention. >> reporter: higher one says overall it serves 1900 college and university campuses. more than half to the schools it

partners with to disperse financial eat are community colleges. in our area james madison, salisbury state, the university of maryland and baltimore and baltimore county. prince george's community college told news4, quote, it has been our practice to send information about higher one in the form of pamphlet to all credit students once they are admitted to the college. but there were signs some students aren't getting the message, either from their college or higher one. and signs higher one hasn't always been transparent about fees. last year, the federal reserve took enforcement action against higher one and a bank partner for deceptive practices. in 2012, the fdic settles with higher one, who agreed to pay $11 million back to students. and last year, a judge approved a $15 million settlement in a class action lawsuit against higher one. the settlement included disclosing fees seen here on its website. >> the problem is that banks and

colleges have teamed up to market bank accounts and prepaid cards to students in a way that may not really give students free choice of accounts. >> reporter: we asked higher one about its transparency and allegations of deceptive practice. it says in part its account structure has always been transparent, and the company believes in empowering students. it says on average, its customers pay $4 a month in fees. but students we talked to don't think there should be any fees at all. >> as a student at pg, you shouldn't have to be required a fee to use your money that you're receiving from school. without it i probably wouldn't be in school. >> reporter: erika gonzalez, news4. >> puerto rico is starting to feel the effects of tropical storm erika. hotel crews are starting to cover up doors and windows. this storm hit the island of dominica earlier today. at least four people dead in severe flooding and mud slides that occurred there. this storm has also knocked out

power to 80% of the island. and the track of that storm has been changing. it's going to be one to watch for the next week or so. >> doug, what do we know about how it could affect us here in the snus. >> well, i think it is going to affect us in the u.s. parts of the southeast. some computer models are trying to bring it our way. but again, still a long way off here. the storm itself just south and east of puerto rico right now. it's going to bring a lot of rain overnight to the virgin islands, also towards puerto rico. they need the rain, but they're going see some flooding out of this as well. the center very hard to figure out exactly where the center is. so even the track, which has shifted a little bit tonight, not exactly sure where this storm. the winds currently 45-mile-per-hour winds. we have seen gusts over 60 overnight tonight. movement west at 17 miles per hour. on this track, it is expected to start moving a little bit more to the north. it will start to get into hispaniola here. this is the dominican republic and haiti. very high mountains. and if 's able to move through that, it could just completely die once it moves over here.

but if it's able to move through that, and the national hurricane center still has it as a tropical storm of 65 miles per hour, that's very strong, coming very close to miami, florida area. and then up the coast of florida potentially. and in towards portions of the southeast as a minimal hurricane, or at least a hurricane of 85-mile-per-hour winds. would not be surprised if this never made to it hurricane strength. but that's something we're going watch. and once again, some of the molds bringing it closer to us later into next week. this is something we'll have to watch for sure over the next couple of days. florida, all eyes on that storm. however, if it stays to the east and it's a little weaker, rain is going to be the biggest issue that they have down there. right now in our area, not bad. a great night. 57 degrees. winds out of the northeast at 3 miles per hour. we are already starting to see those nice cool effects. 59 in gaithersburg right now. 57 in the frederick area. and 63 in manassas. starting off tomorrow morning on a really nice note. no rain. we're going stay dry the next few days. look at the overnight low temperatures. waking up to 50s.

56 martinsburg. 61 in la plata. 63 in d.c. that's where we were this morning. so a nice, cool crisp start. not much going on. we're not going to see much in the way of cloud cover tomorrow. i think more sunshine during the day tomorrow. and temperatures a little warmer. 83 in gaithersburg. 85 in fredericksburg. 84 d.c. and 78 back towards winchester. but then, well, then it gets a little warm. 84 tomorrow. but 91 on saturday. 92 on sunday. look at this heatwave, making its way in here. 93 on monday. and it gets hotter still. 94 degrees on tuesday. 95 on wednesday. the heat index could get near 100. we're not quite done with the 90s just yet. we've had over 45 days at 90 degrees or higher. we've got a couple of more coming. >> we're going to enjoy tomorrow. >> yes we will. coming up next, even a win comes with bad news for the nats. >> the new setback for the team.

this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity. your home for the most live sports. >> well, ouch! that was painful. >> you saw that video. that's not even what caused doug kammerer to do 14 exclamation points tonight. he was watching the game. >> not happy. >> how many exclamation points in there. it was such stunning news, and it wasn't even what you saw on the scene. a good night for the nats. ruined by the news that comes postgame. denard span is returning to the dl. left hip inflammation caused by hip issue. matt williams dropped that bomb after we watched two players get hurt in game. escobar day to day with a hand contusion after being hit by a pitch. and you're to be see what

happens to michael a. taylor. if you missed our tease. ryan zimmerman, he has been locked in. bases loaded in the 50. game tied at fifth. zim smacking a single up the middle. anthony rendon scores. bryce harper trying to hustle home, but thrown out. zimmerman also had a solo home run. pitcher joe ross having a dominant night. allowed just one hit, one run. struck out seven. the man tonight. but nothinging easy for these nats. top seven, melvin upton jr. he is driving this deep to center. he is michael a. taylor. he is chasing. and boom. going hard into the watch. tries to make the catch. taylor's cleat taking a chunk out of the wall. a right knee contusion. >> what about his face? looks like he face-planted as well. >> took the brunt in his face. 4-2 the final over san diego. over to kansas city, the orioles trying to take a second straight game from the royals. didn't get off to the best of

starts the birds. ben zobrist. we have a theme here, guys. can't reach it, and boom. and that's into the outfield fence. he would stay down for a few. the trainers and buck showalter, they come out to check on him. initially, he would stay in the game. but he left in the third inning with blurred vision. he see going to have to undergo tests tomorrow. let's jump ahead bottom nine. o's down 5-3. gerardo parra grounds to second for the final out. and the o's lose it, 5-3. robert griffin iii has been cleared to play on saturday. he was cleared today. he is going to start saturday night against the ravens. some are calling this the most imrtant game of griffin's career. his career. >> again? >> it's a preseason game. coach jay gruden disagrees saying the burden is on the entire first team offense. >> we know that we struggled with the first group. i mentioned it before. i challenge.

the offense is sick of hearing about it. they want to go out and prove something. is it the most important do or die game of his life? no, it's not. but as a quarterback, you should go out there and take every play -- think every play is equally as important as any other play you'll ever take. >> so the most important preseason game, or game of his career. he kicks off at 7:30 right here on nbc4. the news that never gets easier to be a d.c. sports fan. you have to be tougher. >> two games with the nats full >> two games with the nats full

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