suspect. then one in 18th street. the victim was taken to the hospital. two men are dead and another hurt after a shooting on b street in southeast. derrick ward is going to join us live from the scene with more on how this was supposed to be a weekend to deter crime. derri derrick. >> reporter: yes, good morning. this is one of the shooting that is happened last night. there was a shooting about 10:47 in the 1600 block. officers in the sixth district were out here, part of the all hands on deck heard gunshots and responded to the scene. that's where they found three people shot in the 4900 block of b street. one person pronounced dead on the scene, another person taken to the hospital where that person died.

the third victim did survive. folks in this neighborhood say one of the things they remember at the scene is it took ambulances a while to get here. when they did get here, it was a heavy response, but took a long time for the paramedics to get here. aid was administered to a victim there on the sidewalk. two of them did not survive. a third person did survive. very sparse lookout at this point. a black male and black shirt. that's all they have now. police are investigating this. all hands on deck weekend that was supposed to stop this sort of thing. they had officers here in the area, but, apparently not enough time between the time they heard and the time it happened for someone. we are live in southeast, derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> thanks so much. 8:31 now. le's get a check of the forecast with amelia segal.

>> a nice start on this saturday morning. comfortable outside. here is a look at current temperatures across the area in the 60s and 70s. 68 in leesburg. gaithersburg up to 70. partly sunny skies throughout the day. temperatures will warm up. by noon, low 80s. 83 degrees as we work into the afternoon hours. a high today in washington of 89 degrees. so, warmer than yesterday. if you are heading to the beach today and tomorrow looking good. water temperature currently in the upper 70s. a high today, 82. humid. tomorrow, great beach weather with mostly to partly suny skies and a high of 84. coming up, the humidity forecast and what you can expect throughout the weekend and into the upcoming workweek. >> thank you, amelia. breaking news. new information in the past 30 minutes about the man police arrested overnight in a deadly

bombing investigation. thai military officials are interrogating the suspect now. they have a multiple task force and bomb maybing materials in his apartment. they think he knows about an attack earlier this month on a shrine in bankok. dozens went to the hospital after the blast. it is a big weekend for police chief cathy lanier. the police union conducting a vote of no confidence in the chief. the district's homicide rate, 43% higher this year compared to last. over the past few months, the chief and the union have been at odds on how to solve the problem. >> i have been with the department 25 years. i don't think the union speaks for every police officer but they are the representation for the union members. this is their right to implement their survey and see ha the members think. >> tallied last year, lanier received a 75% approval rating

from registered voters. the union is going to tally the vote tomorrow. when the vote comes out, we are going put a push notification to your phone. if you have the nbc washington app, you will get that. >> thanks, david. developing, an all-out search for a cop killer. detectives are looking for a man they say approached the sheriff's deputy from behind last night, shot him and kept on firing once that deputy fell to the ground. the deputy served ten years with the sheriff's department near houston. he was filling up his car at a gas station when he was shot. a state of emergency in florida as tropical storm erika's path continues to fluctuate. it's about to make land fall in cu cuba. it's passed through the dominican republic and haiti. the prime minister said 20 people died after the storm hit. hundreds of homes, bridges,

roads, all destroyed, setting the country back some 20 years because of landslides, mudslides and all that heavy flooding. rescue workers are trying to reach some of those communities. it has been a decade, but people living in the gulf coast remember the exact moment hurricane katrina made land fall. you may remember scenes like this one on tv. gayle force winds and so much rain you can hardly make out the picture. then the levees broke. chris lawrence takes us back to that fateful day ten years ago. >> reporter: this time ten years ago, katrina just made land fall. it did so east of here in mississippi. in fact, the immediate reaction i remember from being down here is everybody thought new orleans really dodged a bullet this time. it wasn't until about 9:00 in the morning when that first levee was breached in the lower ninth ward. that's when people started to realize this was going to be

very, very serious. within hours, more and more levee's started to breach, the water started rising. soon, thousands of people were trapped on their rooftops or their attic. i was down here, we were at the convention center where thousands of people were taking refuge. we spoke to police officer who is were cut off with communication. the mayor's office was scrounging for food themselves and getting shot at on the roof of their police station. it was extremely dangerous time. the feeling i'm getting here is that this is not a celebration. too many people died here to celebrate this anniversary, but they are marking how far this city has come. president clinton will be here later this afternoon to deliver that message to the nation. in new orleans, chris lawrence, news 4. >> thank you, chris. new this morning, two people had to be rushed to the hospital

after this deck collapsed in montgomery county. the deck broke with people standing on it. it happened in burton'sville. they fell about 12 feet, but were not hurt. robert griffin iii will not play against the ravens. the news 4 sports team confirmed the nfl neurologist recommended rgiii should stay off the field. he's recovering from a hard hit earlier this mon. they will time out rgiii's recovery. we have carolyn and jason covering it. kick off is at 7:30. a lot of folks wishing rgiii

well. >> they got word he would play, then it was reversed. rgiii said he's trusting god even when i don't understand why certain things happen. he's bummed out about it, too. what's it going to be like in baltimore? is it going to be as nice there as it is here? >> if you thought it was bad now, just wait. how metro's train derailment could have an impact on the agency and possibly you.

announcer: you are watching news 4 today. the latest metro problem could impact federal funding. a new report shows human error

was partly to blame for the train derailment that made a miserable commute for many of you this month. yesterday, it revealed an inspector noticed the problem before the accident, but it wasn't on the inspection sheet. commuters tell news 4, it's issues like these that have you commuting other ways. >> much. i usually walk more now. when i first moved here, i used the metro every day. >> congresswoman says it will be harder to get congress to fund it. the drek director and supervisor involved resigned. this could be the person responsible for a series of burglaries within the district. the surveillance shows him smashing his way along a business. this was last weekend.

police tell news 4 this robbery mimics three other cases over the past couple weeks. >> not guilty. that's the verdict for the prep school student in the trial that grabs the nation's attention. why did his attorney say these are the victims? traffic is bad. the worst, where we rank in a national study and how much it could be costing you. >> let's take a live look outside where it is nice, cool and very comfoable. that's all about to change. amelia is back with a

a former student at a prestigious prep school in new hampshire faces seven years in prison. a jury con vick him of sexual aassaulting a girl on campus. it happened when he was 18. he testified they kissed, but never had sex. the jury acquitted the 19-year-old on three felony rape charges, but convicted on four misdemeanor charges an one felony. >> she says she has left here with her head held high. it's a step in the right direction. >> i believe owen is a victim. it's something boys are ek president-elected to do if you are at st. paul. >> the senior salute tradition

he mentioned there, where seniors compete for sexual conquest. maryland police will give you $1,000 if you help them find an escaped sex offender. james norris jr. walked away from a court ordered home visit in hyattsville thursday afternoon. if you see him, keep your distance, but give police a call. new information about a news 4 i-team investigation. an internal report revealed u.s. department homeland security purchase cards were hacked. agency auditors launched the investigation after seeing an i-team report about the cards being used to buy starbucks drinks. some purchases were legitimate, others were not including beverages bought by employees.

more than a dozen purchases were made with stolen card information. >> with something like credit card information, getting it out to the public or into the wrong hands, i would think they would want to step in and put the controls in right away. >> we asked the department of homeland security how often their cards information had been stolen. they declined to answer. traffic in our area? what? yeah, you know a lot about it. >> shocker. >> this is something you may not know a lot about. a study says we have the worst congestion in the nation. now tom sherwood explains how much it costs you. >> reporter: montgomery county, bethesda. leaders were out encouraging people to be more traffic aware driving one day less a week. >> 20% less traffic and 20% more places to park. >> reporter: the new texas a&m study says billions of dollars

of fuel and time are lost because of traffic. in the d.c. region, it's the worst in the nation. retired planner, tom robertson says it nation failed to keep up with the planning. >> that's the price we are paying for the deferred maintenance. >> reporter: the congestion showed washington area drivers lost 82 productive hours in 2014. los angeles 80 hours, san francisco, 78. in new york city, 74. >> constantly commuting between rich land and virginia. >> governor mcauliffe told nbc 4, i-66 and other transportation improvements. >> we need to do more on metro and more bus service. >> david from the greater greater washington website faulted reports on the study

saying the d.c. region is improving, not falling further behind. >> unlike what you are seeing and hearing, there's traffic on the road, but it's stayed even the last two years. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news 4. >> you think 82 hours behind the wheel, nonproductive hours. the challenges making that productive without being distracted. >> as a commuter, so to speak, i find peace in the car. i find a lot of peace. >> maybe at 4:00 in the morning. >> turn the radio on for 45 minutes. it's my time. i have privacy, time to think about things. >> no humidity is what i enjoy. >> okay. >> we are moving on to weather. just a little bit humid out there today. i don't really like to sit in traffic. if you are driving in the off hours, ift's okay, i guess. we are going to talk about weather right now.

for today, we are going to be just a little bit humid. warmer than yesterday. if you want to get the latest on tropical storm erika, head to facebook and twitter. it looks like the storm system is dissipating, trending toward a tropical depression. we'll likely have new updates coming out. hire are the weather headlines. heat and humidity build throughout the weekends. a heat wave runs through wednesday. we have three consecutive days of 90 or higher. we are not looking at soaking rain. right now, we are at 71 degrees. showing you the dew point because this is humidity. below 65, it's not bad outside. dew point's today sit around 63. a touch of humidity. mostly to partly sunny skies. the humidity forecast is slightly uncomfortable. tomorrow and monday, sticky outside. wednesday and thursday of the upcoming workweek, humidity

levels climb and it feels oppressive when you factor in the humidity. high temperatures mid to upper 80s. 89 in washington and manassas. 87 in gaithersburg. if you are headed to baltimore for the redskins preseason game, as they take on the ravens, looking goo there. nice tailgating weather. 88 degrees. perfect at 7:30. 85 and balmy by 10:00 with a temperature around 80. tomorrow, a high of 91. breakfast, the temperature 70. lunchtime tomorrow, mid-80s. upper 80s for your sunday evening. again, you are noticing the humidity tomorrow with a mix of clouds and sun throughout the day. 30% of showers on monday. tuesday, a high of 93. wednesday, a high of 94. it's muggy outside on wednesday with partly sunny skies. tlouds on thursday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. 88 degrees. >> thank you.

these days, if your frens or family go to a concert, you are able to see pictures on facebook and twitter. >> you post them right away. >> i do, even with paris hilton. our area's wood stock was well documented.

some options this morning on instagram. some changes. users can post pictures and videos in portrait or landscape format. you can do the square looks as well if you like that. you can see the difference if you look up at your screen. while you are testing it out, follow news 4, search nbc washington. some are saying they really like it. so, we are getting look at a massive party that made headlines here 30 years ago. it was kind of a local wood stock in potomac, maryland. >> news 4 covered the aftermath. someone at that party had a camera. news 4s, mark segraves has a look at what's 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 concert and fun off

river road in potomac, maryland. thousands of people showed up. >> to me, the end of an era. >> reporter: they graduated from wooten high school and had been having parties for some time. because of encroaching development, they knew this would be the last. >> we weren't willing to sacrifice our freedom for someone else's idea so we got a bunch of bands together from all different genres. >> reporter: it outraged neighbors. because it was on private land, they couldn't shut it down. >> the party is over, but it was on this past weekend for about 34 hours straight. >> reporter: much of the party was captured on video tape, very rare for 1985. a few years ago, a local film maker got his hands on that footage. >> there was high quality, professional footage of this wild party going on in potomac, maryland. >> rock and roll. party.

>> they took that footage and produced a documentary, heavy metal picnic. >> a time period where you didn't have a camera. nobody was documenting it. >> reporter: today, it's home to a million dollar mansion. they have no idea what took place in their own backyard 30 years ago. >> when was this? >> reporter: 1985. in potomac, maryland, mark segraves, news 4. >> our director bringing up, it's not like people had go pros and big cameras. >> they need to bring it back. >> you are pushing for that. >> i am. remember the good ole days, circus magazine. it rivals rolling stone at one time. back to school for lots of kids monday and tuesday. not if you go here. why this brand-new high school doesn't open for two weeks. details emerging about the

ambush in southwest virginia. what we are learning about the victim and the suspect. no rain in sight at the nbc 4 studios. what a glorious picture. could that change? amelia is keeping an eye on the area that could

announcer: news 4 today beginning with breaking news. >> that breaking news out of the district. two men dead after a shooting in

southeast d.c. comes in the middle of what's supposed to be an all hands on deck for the police department. the shooting happened on b street just before midnight. police telling us two men were shot and killed. a third man found at the scene taken to the hospital. at last check, he's expected to survive. looking at 9:01. it's time to look at the forecast. >> a nice stretch of no humidity. how long will it continue? let's head outside to the weather deck with amelia segal standing by. >> a bit of a breeze there. >> it's beautiful out here. it's comfortable. the humidity isn't too bad. a nice breeze, plenty of sun out here. before we talk about the weather here, i want to mention tropical storm erika was downgraded to a tropical depression. you can find more information on facebook and twitter. i'll have more on the track at 9:30. for now, temperatures in the upper 60s and 70s. it's beautiful for your saturday

morning. i hope you have plans to enjoy the weather today. dulles at 71. your morning planner, as we continue to work throughout the morning hours, you can see sky cast 4, mostly to partly sunny skies. a mild 77 degrees. the wedding forecast for today, noon, temperatures mid-80s. near 90 at 3:00. a little bit humid and 87 degrees. as the sun dpos down, not bad at all. 9:00, the temperature at 82. the humidity sets in tomorrow. coming up, i'll have how warm it will be for the second half of the weekend on sunday. david and angie? >> thank you so much. moving on the breaking news. 38 girls and a young woman died on their way to a festival. the truck they were in collided with another vehicle. the women were on their way to a small country in south africa.

many of the young women were riding in the back of an open truck. new details in the on-air ambush killing a reporter and photographer. fired 17 shots at alison parker and adam ward. they believe the attack was well planned. no indication of what his destination of plan was after that shooting. in writings found in the rental car and apartment, it's clear he identified with mass murderers and the 9/11 hijackers. alison's father said gun control is his mission. he has the support of virginia governor, terry mcauliffe who spoke of gun laws in roanoke. the governor says there needs to be better background checks for gun buyers. parker's father says this is not about taking people's guns. >> all we want to do is keep

crazy people from getting guns. there's dpot to be a way to do it. i'm going to dig down in the weeds and start to learn the process. somebody's got the answer for this. >> parker called out several virginia politicians for not taking a stronger stance on gun control follow thag shooting. the license plate reader police used to find his car was ruled okay. the aclu saying it doesn't have a problem with police using the readers, but the way fairfax county stores that information they collect is an invasion of privacy. fairfax county police push to have that lawsuit thrown out. >> eight people facing charges in an ongoing prostitution bust. all new this morning, d.c. police arrested three men, five women for soliciting sex from a man. yesterday's arrest brings the

number in that operation to 246. d.c. police just began this crackdown last month. it's the last weekend of summer vacation. can you believe it? students in the area getting ready to go back to school monday morning. a number of school districts in maryland will have that going on. montgomery, carroll and hartford counties head back monday. other students head back to the classroom this week. we posted the schools in the nbc washington app. when schools open for the new year monday in loudoun county, a new high school will be amongst them. riverside high school will be the new home for student who is once attended three other high schools. construction crews are racing to finish as much as possible. not all the work is going to be done. what is going to be the most confusing thing monday? >> probably getting to school. parking and outside you can see when you go out there, they are doing a lot of paving and

things. i's going to be understanding where to go. we try to do the dry runs to get everybody, how do you get into the school? where do we park if we are drive sng for kids, it's managing the buses, the bus routes. we have had a lot of inquiring about that. >> be patient. it opened with 800 students. it will double to 1600 attending there. >> montgomery county parents when your students go back, send us pictures #showusyourscholar. >> like in stafford county you would think an extra week of summer break is welcome. we spoke with a student who is frustrated bety slow progress. deadline pressure is on for work crews building the new stafford high school next to the old.

first day of classes, september 8. supposedly. >> i thought it was going to be do in the middle of the summer, instead of all at the end. they are going to knock this down. this school right here. it's going to be gone. >> giving her siblings the lay of the land, she admits she's got the freshman jitters. >> i'm not scared, i'm nervous. i'm excited at the same time. >> delays of starting on time prolong the anxiety. >> a lot of my friends are excited it's delayed. i'm not too thrilled. >> reporter: the county said they have made 700 inspections already. they don't think it's ready for teachers and staff to move in. we told you about arlington's discovery elementary school. it faces a similar delay. teachers start moving in this weekend at the new stafford

high, trying to think positive. >> i hope it is. by the looks of it, i don't think so. i think we are going to have to be a week late. >> there's always general things like making up time. the school is trying to figure out how they are going to make >> they will appreciate it. a lot of people appreciate it once they found a solution. this is cool. >> yeah, one set for the smithsonian. >> why crowd funding could be just the beginning. >> here is the big question we are asking on facebook chat. crust, no crust, folded or fork and knife? how the way you eat your pizza

you are watching news 4 today.

many of you helped the smithsonian raise half a million dollars to preserve neil armstrong's space suit. >> it is the first time they used crowd funding. aaron gilchrist has a look at where the money is going and what may be the future of philanthro philanthropy. >> one small step for man -- one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: word that is resinate across time. images that left the world in awe. neil armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon. spent 30 years on display, a teaching tool after making history. in 2006, it was locked away. >> we have discovered over the decade that some of the materials in the suit are deteriora deteriorating. >> behind the doors is a massive, state of the art vault. the smithsonian wants it public

to see it again. >> what we are hoping to do with neil armstrong's suit is put it on display with an air handling system. >> reporter: the institution doesn't have money for that. they pay to keep the museum open and operating. a third of the budget has to come from somewhere else. >> we have to go to foundations, corp. rag rations and individuals to pay for the program. >> reporter: the smithsonian turned to crowd founding website, kickstarter and a 30-day goal of $500,000. it took three days. >> it was something we thought might have appeal to individual who is had either been fans of the moon program or witnessed it or wanted to learn more about what happened. >> reporter: more than 8,000 backers ponied up between $1,000 and $8,000.

normally, to make a big exhibit happen at the smithsonian, it takes deep pockets from major donors. it begs the question, is crowd funding a flash in the pan or a wave of the future. >> i was intrigues. the smithsonian is a blue chip of the world. >> reporter: he believes there will be a bandwagon trail thg success. crowd funding requires professionalism, but not a lot of money. >> if you do it right -- >> reporter: for the smithsonian, the armstrong suit kickstarter tests young audiences to the core. they don't want to forget core supporters and the time tested ways to reach them. in washington, aaron gilchrist, news 4. >> great story, a look into the

future. we are looking live outside right now. it is the last saturday for summer break for many students. a beautiful shot of national harbor. >> lots of zooms into that ferris wheel. the first week back for those folks mike sticky. amelia is back with when we could

new this morning, an egyptian court sentenced three

al jazeera journalists for being part of the muslim brotherhood and damaging national security. they denied breaking laws. defense attorney miss clooney sends a message that journalists can be locked up for simply doing their job. >> there may be a solution for those of you struggling with high levels of cloes roll. the food and drug administration approved a drug yesterday. it lowered bad cholesterol by 60%. if fda says the drug is going to cost $14,000 a year. to take it, tough give yourself a shot. >> the next story is not from a teen magazine. researchers say the way you eat pizza says something about your personality. they break it down into four groups. if you fold your pizza then eat

it, you are driven and adventure. if you eat the crust first, you are a trend setter. forest firs, cooperative. if you bit first, you always make the predictable choice. so -- >> a lot of response on this one on social media. everybody eats pizza. >> i'm a knife and fork, but i switch it up. >> i eat it however fast i can get it into my body. >> if it's hot, you do the knife and fork. >> we are all over the place. >> what about people that just eat the top? >> picky. >> i love that study. it like states the obvious. if you use a pen, you don't make mistakes, if you use a pencil, you can erase. >> we are looking at a rain-free

weekend, right? >> yeah, there's a chance of thunderstorms near the i-81 corridor. for most of us, it is rain free. the weather having a low impact on your day. mostly partly sunny skies. we are live on angie's facebook feed. it's not too humid. temperatures in the 70s. 73 in gaithersburg as well as annapol annapolis. 74 in washington. frederick cooler at 66. skycam 4 forecasting what the skies will look like throughout the day. a few clouds around the lunchtime hours with temperatures in the low 80s. as we get into the afternoon, temperatures warm to mid to upper 80s. for this evening, looking gorgeous. have your dinner outdoors. washington at 5:00, temperature at 87. suburbs 86 degrees. as we work into the later evening hours. the sun goes down, we'll cool

nicely. 82 in washington and the suburbs. lows tonight dip into the mid-60s to 70 degrees. 74 for a low in washington. 63 in frederick. 65 for a low in culpeper. a few clouds. a live look outside with one of our tower cameras. just gorgeous. a nice, summer weekd. can't believe it's the last weekend in august. make sure to enjoy it. highs tomorrow around 90. 91 in washington and leesburg. 90 in manassas. have the chance of dealing with the late day thunderstorm tomorrow. national's forecast tonight looking good. tomorrow, if your seats are in the sun, prepare for the heat. 1:30 is first pitch. seven inning stretch around 90. by the last out, 91. the nationals game, in the heat, the plastic seats are not

comfortable. exercise with the heat and humidity. a perfect, cool weekend. warm night. balmy summer evenings in store this weekend. a chance of shower or thunderstorm on monday. a high of 90. hazy, hot and humid tuesday. muggy on wednesday. a chance of showers and thunderstorms on thursday. we break the heat wave on thursday with a high forecast at 88 degrees. we are going to send things to

good saturday morning, everyone. game day morning. we'll call it the redskins quarterback scramble. so much for a smooth dress rehearsal. robert griffin iii will not play tonight. thursday, the redskins asked if he was cleared to play. last night, it was revealed doctors took a closer look and decided to shut him down for the weekend and he must be retested in one to two weeks before a decision can be made on the return. curt cousins is likely to start. speaking of starters, we get a good look. so far this season, that look isn't good. against the ravens, they have plenty of time to get on track. >> things happen. always a plan for preseason game. we'll see.

there could be starters that come out sooner than that. we'll go for the starting point. get the plan for more than a quarter. miami is coming at 1:00 in the afternoon. we have to make sure they get in shape and they are in shape and go from there. >> you can catch all the action here on nbc 4. carol and jason will be live in baltimore. stick around for more coverage on news 4 at 11:00. that's a look at your morning sports. hope your saturday is a good one. >> thanks. 9:25. breaking news. word of another shooting in d.c. this happened at 9th in northwest. two men shot. both survived a triple shooting in southeast overnight. meanwhile, two dead and another hurt in the middle of what's supposed to be all hands on deck for the police department.

good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. we are going to talk about how hot and humid things are going to get if you have the last few days. things have been nice, dry and

breaking news we are getting word of another shooting overnight in d.c.

this happened on 9th and galveston street northwest. two men were shot. both survived. now a triple shooting in southeast overnight left two men dead and a third hurt. this comes in what's supposed to be an all hands on deck with the police department within the district. troubling night. thanks for being with us. i'm david culver. >> i'm angie goff. we want to get to the breaking news and several shootings overnight. look at this map. the first shooting happened around 11:30. a man was shot on 6th place northeast. police are not looking for a suspect in that case. meanwhile, in northwest, an adult was shot on 18th street before 2:00 this morning. the victim was rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. two men are dead and another hurt after a triple shooting on b street in southeast. derrick ward is live at the scene with more on how this is supposed to be a weekend to

deter crime. derrick? >> reporter: indeed, it is. this is the weekend where there's an all hands on deck. that means police officers are saturating the ward on foot patrol, bike patrol and cruisers. amid all of that, we had the triple shooting. it was 11:45 when officer who is were out from the district were close enough to hear the gunshot. they got here and found three people who had been shot. one person was unresponsive, according to police, on the scene. another person, first aid administered, taken to the hospital and later died. the first person shot survived. we spoke to someone rather distraught and knew one of the victims. let's hear what he had to say. >> the proper support we need. it's heart