>> 105 people have been killed in homicides so far this year and that's the same number we reached for all of last year. many are looking for answers from the police. the trend comes as neighbors come for a community meeting that begins about an hour from now. >> many say that cops need to stop fighting each other and start working together to fight crime. >> they also want the chief and union to fight crime together, not fight each other. >> homicide spiking, especially east of the river. the police union blaming the chief. over the weekend, passing the no confidence vote approved by nearly a third of the uniformed force. a citizens police advisory committee meeting here tonight is trying to address fear on the streets like this man. >> i mean the profiling and all

of that, the parparanoya, everyy carrying guns. we got too many guns. >> i've got neighbors that are frustrated, some that are scared. there are no simple answers and we're not going to police our way out of it, either. he says citizens want to fight crime and the chief union isn't helping. >> if they are at war with've other, then all of us out here are going to suffer. so it's in our interest to insure that the fop has what they need but i's in our interest that the chief has what her team needs as well. >> crime needs a unified focus. >> clearly it's a concern of everyone. a lot of pent up frustration. a lot of innocent people are getting killed. and everyone's on pins and needles. now it's really a time for us to

all come together and not point fingers. >> now this is the regular monthly meeting of this citizens advisory council but tonight, the agenda? it's a bit more urgent. jim, back to you. >> thanks, tom. a 13-year-old girl who was wounded in a drive-by shooting wants an end to all of the violence. the young victim was sitting on a neighbor's porch braiding a girl's hair when somebody in a car started shooting. it happened at third and k southwest on sunday. she shielded the child in front of her and was shot in both of her legs. >> i want them to be caught because gun violence is ridiculous. it can be anybody else's child next and they might not live. i'm just happy to live. >> that girl and her mother plan to attend the meeting tonight in southwest dc. >> now to a story you will see

only on news 4. he was already awaiting trial for two armed robberies. now a northern virginia man has just been arrested for another hold up and here's the thing that shocked his victim. he was wearing one of the court ordered gps bracelets as he trained his gun on her. >> because the suspect was an it professional he was given free reign to travel and he essentially had permission to be here a week ago where he is accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint inside that atm. >> i'm very lucky he didn't shoot me. i'm very lucky i'm still alive. >> this victim has a lot of questions after what has happened to her at this atm. it was august 23, a sunday evening around 8:15 when a man

walked in behind her. >> he yelled drop your phone. when i turned around and looked he had the gun on me. >> he ordered her to withdraw cash, took her phone and fled. it wasn't hard for police to place the suspect at the scene of the crime. the gps ankle bracelet showed him at the bank at the time of the armed robbery. he is already awaiting trial in prince william accused of two armed robberies and a robbery attempt there but last year he was granted bond. >> if anyone has an ankle bracelet there should be an alarm going off and they should be picked up right away. >> it's very concerning. the purpose of this, it didn't work in this case. >> but the office of criminal justice services which monitors

defendants says nothing went wrong in this case. he has been provided great latitude by the courts for travel due to work purposes. on the day in question he was permitted to be in the vicinity in question for his job. and the statement goes on to remind that the ankle bracelets can monitor a defendant's position where they are someplace but they can't tell you what they are doing. this document, a request to revoke his bond. back to you. >> all right. thanks julie. breaking news now in montgomery county. we're working to find out the condition of a child who 45z been hit by a car. the victim is a 4-year-old boy. chopper 4 was over the scene near the intersection of georgia and august drive. police tell us the car did stay at the scene.

there is no word yet on just how this accident happened. >> a former white house aide who is accused of shooting at a police officer has been indicted on assault charges. prosecutors say she got into a fight with the officer who was her boyfriend at the time. they got into a fight because she thought he was cheating on her. they say when the officer refused to let her see his home, she shot at him from his own gun. the officer was not injured. sing singletary was suspended without pay and is currently out on bond. >> hillary clinton's e-mails are now out in public. steve is on capital hill on just what was in the thousands of pages just released. >> it's 3% of these newly released e-mails that were reclassified as sensitive.

reclassification is common when official e-mails are made public. >> there is no revelation that hillary clinton knowingly e-mailed classified information through her private server. but 125 of the 4400 state department messages in this batch have been upgraded to confidential including one about nuclear talks with iran. the swal street journal says the reversal of position in the u.s., what gives. clinton was not computer savvy asking once if she had wifi but when her e-mails did not go through they were not told that they were the secretary of state's on her own system. they had no idea it was you. clinton staffers soon learned. >> yes, the first time i got an e-mail from h, which is all that came up, i said who's that? oh, hello. >> it clearly wasn't the best

choice. >> clinton says she now regrets using a private server. so why did she do it? >> decades of scars from political fights have left her very cautious, trying to hold secrets back, keep information close to the vest. >> instead clinton gave her enemies an ewe in addition. >> she has either violated the law or didn't know what that information was, which makes her incompetent. >> as polls sink, bernie sanders is closing in. >> and it could get worse for hillary clinton if the fbi finds that e-mails which should have been turned over to investigators were not. >> thanks steve. >> stocks took a dive again today. the third largest decline on a sing single day this year. concerns weighed heavily on

investors today. the dow dropped 470 points almost and ended the day down nearly 3%. the worst first day of trading of a month since back in march of 2009 for the dough and the s&p. it was the worst first day in october since october 2011 for the nasdaq exchak. >> now to a story we broke on twitter. thousands of you in dc are seeing your water rates double or even triple. we explain what's behind this increase and who is being hit the hardest. >> every single dc water customer will be paying this new fee to help replace the aging infrastructure across the city. >> i am shocked. i'm upset. >> for the vast majority of homeowners, the new fee will be $6.30 a month. but if you own a new home, your

fee could be much, much more. >> i would have a 175 increase in my bill. >> most use a larger water line and the new fee is based on the size of your line not how much water you use. >> for some owners that would triple their bill. >> we're looking at the issues they have raised. >> the 100 year project to replace the underground lines will cost about $40 million a year. >> we have pipes in the ground that date back to the 1800s. >> the plan was so spread the cost evenly among dc water customers which officials say the fee does. but for about 2,000 customers with the fire suppression lines, the fee turned out to be much higher. dc water is proposing lowering the highest fee from $83 to $41 a month.

residents we talked to said that would still double their bill. one would reduce the highest fee to about $10 a month. >> ultimately that decision will be up to our board of directors. >> the new fee is set to take place october first. they will meet on thursday to vote on any changes to possibly reduce those fees. anyone building new homes like those going up behind me? they will also have to pay this new fee. >> major mix up at the bus stop. why a special needs student was left alone and forced to walk several miles. and another stand off over same sex marriage licenses once again a government worker has refused to follow the law of the

land. >> and pope francis makes a bold statement just weeks before his visit to washington. how catholics are reacting to his message of forgiveness. >> and we are seeing the heat all across our region. temperatures in the mid 90s. next couple of days? we stay well above average. we h

a show down today in a kentucky courthouse where a clerk maintained her stance against gay marriage. she refused to issue the license even after the supreme court dismissed her appeal based on religious beliefs. >> reporter: the supreme court said yes but this morning a county clerk in kentucky again said no. >> we are not issuing marriage licenses today. >> based on what? why are you not issuing them? >> because i'm not. >> under who's authority? >> god's authority. >> clerk kim davis is refusing to issue licenses since the supreme court legalized gay marriage in june, citing her belief as an apostolic christian. the judge ruled against her and yesterday the supreme court rejected her argument without comment. still, this morning davis again

denied a license to two same sex couples. >> you are interrupting -- >> you can call the police. you can call the police. i pay your salary. i pay your salary. i pay you to discriminate against me right now. that's what i'm paying for. >> as the back and forth continues. >> call the police! >> davis eventually retreated to her office. >> they have the right to believe what they believe. okay. now we believe what we believe with a very strong conviction and we're not going to back down either. >> davis has been ordered to appear before a judge on thursday and could face contempt of court charges and time in jail. jay grey, nbc news. >> the story was the focus of our flash survey online today. we asked you should government employees be exempt from duties they feel conflict with their religious beliefs and a large majority of people who responded

said no. >> pope francis once again got the world's attention. he is giving women a new chance of forgiveness in the church even if they have had an abortion. >> pope francis is shaking things up ahead of his trip to the united states and a letter today the pope said priests all over the world are now allowed to absolve women of the quote, sin of abortion if they confess and are contrite. today i talked to the cardinal about the pope's letter. the cardinal said the decision fits in with the pope's message of forgiveness. >> we're supposed to pray forgiveness for our sins as we forgive those who trespass against us. the pope is just saying folks, this is at the heart of the message.

it's his way of saying, the church's way of saying that we know these terrible things happen but you're still a member of the family, still a part of the family. >> pope francis is getting ready for a trip to the u.s. later this month. of course he will visit washington starting september 22. i put that entire part of my conversation with the cardinal on my facebook page. check out his remarks and let us know what you think. >> doug is here now with a look at our weather forecast this last week of the summer. >> mother nature wants to remind us that it's still technically summer out there. >> we get the message. >> and you will get it tomorrow, thursday, and friday. and this picture really does tell you look out towards the south here down towards bethesda, very hazy conditions. hazy hot and humid.

any time that dew point is above 70 you know you're very uncomfortable. going to be sweating a little bit. storm team four radar. it's dry. we have seen a couple of light showers earlier today. but again, most of us are dry and that's the way it will be for the next couple of days. that's going to be about it. notice just a couple of areas of cloud cover around our region, even some thunderstorms around the sea breeze. you can see those storms forming just to the west. commuter forecast tomorrow morning waking up and walking out the door, a very humid start.

the rush hour is no problem. we're not worried about the evening rush. look what happens during the afternoon. we have a couple of scattered showers. maybe a rumble of thunder or two, all of which stay west of i-95. mostly back towards the blue ridge. that, i think the best chance can't rule out a stray shower along the bay breeze as it tries to roll on in here. most of us remaining on the dry side. high temperatures tomorrow, 95 in manastes. 96 in fredericksburg. the outdoor planner starting at the 78 degree mark. rising quickly by lunch.

you may want to think again. 95 on your wednesday. 96 on thursday. back to 90 on friday. this weekend looking pretty good. a pattern change just in time for the holiday. i have got that coming up for you at 6:45. >> you will soon be able to buy liquor but it comes with controversy. why the move could hurt areas already struggling with crime and addiction. >> have you noticed a lot of metro trains are coming to almost a stop across the system? i'll tell you why it's happening and how long it's going to be here for coming up. >> here at the live desk we're following breaking news where police are on the hunt for three men who killed a police officer. this has been all afternoon outside of chicago. the fbi search dogs, helicopters

are all looking for the suspect. charles g limpb iniewicz was chasing the man and when back up arrived they found officer gliniewicz dead. th

somebody wrote a threat on a

poster on the inside of the train. the graffiti was in a frame that normally holds advertisements. all the passengers on that train this morning were taken off at the plaza station. police investigated and say nothing was found. police are still trying to find whoever did that. >> some of you who ride metro may have noticed that it's taking you longer to get to and from work. trains are slowing down to a crawl. >> riders should get used to some slow conditions along very busy parts of the system like the yellow line bridge over the poto pot potomac. it's going to take well over a month to fix track problems.

a very, very slow role because of safety issues that need to be fixed and patience is wearing thin. >> a lot of things allowed that. >> following that metro derailment last month, metro took a closer look at the tracks and says it has identified large sections that need to be fixed. the actual rail these be better secured. here are the locations where the work is happening. union station, medical center and due pont circle to woodly park. >> it's pretty much like a write-up and i can't call. it's in between track for the service. >> these slow downs will be around for a while. the metal fasteners are being held in place.

>> i'm sure that metro will patch it up. >> for now the patching up leading to a slow roll. guys, metro says it's going to try to make the repairs during off peak hours but for now these slow downs are in place. >> an emotional farewell to journalists gunned down on live tv. >> sexual assaulted after leaving metro stations. there's a big clue in the case. i will have it for you coming up. >> a special needs student is dropped off the school bus here along this country road in damascus despite the fact that there is no parent or guardian to pick her up. what is the public school system doing to make

now at 6:30, two separate sexual assaults, the victims targeted after leaving metro station. a warning tonight as police try to figure out if these cases are connected. >> a special needs student dropped off a school bus and forced to walk several miles all alone. >> it scared me to death. >> the mix up with a school bus that has one driver in trouble

tonight. >> i will core stores are lining up to sell liquor on sundays. >> i would like to see them slow down a little bit. >> tonight police are looking far guy on a bicycle who may be targeting women as they get off the metro in northeast dc neighborhoods. it happened thursday night and seemed similar to another attack that happened about a month ago. >> one woman was leaving and the other was headed out from the brookland catholic university station. pat? >> reporter: two sexual assaults near two metro stations in northeast. it may be the same guy. he may be following those victims as they leave the station. >> police describe the man as a person of interest.

the victims are two women who had just left subway stations. in the vid you owe can see the man riding along on a get away bike. the first attack july 28th, the woman leaving the metro station raped nearby on rigs road. attack number 2, august 28th, a woman leaving the brooklyn station raped nearby on michigan avenue. >> if you see one that doesn't look right -- >> tonight police were out at that brookland metro station passing out sexual assault awareness fliers. >> these are some of the tips from the pamphlet to protect yourself. walk with confidence and purpose. be aware of your surroundings. don't let alcohol or drugs cloud your judgment. trust your instincts. if a situation or place makes you feel uncomfortable, leave.

some advice now from other metro riders. >> just have like my keys ready so i'm ready for anything. >> if you're wearing headphones, have one in, one out, or turn the volume down so you can hear anything and everyday. >> this is about watching what's going on around you and trusting your instinct. >> now the first assault, july 28. the second attack, august 28. they want to get this guy off the street before september 28th. jim, back to you. >> there were tears and laughter for photo journalist adam ward. family and friends said their final good-byes at a service in roanoke this morning. he was known as happy, kind, and

compassionate. loved ones were encouraged to be more like him. >> that means have a smile on your face and treat people the way you want to be treated. it's that simple. be adam-like. >> ward and parker were shot and killed during a broadcast last week. the gunman was a disgruntled former co-worker who later shot and killed himself. >> montgomery county public school officials are apologizing for what happened to a special needs student. a bus driver dropped her off on the side of a road all alone. she's okay but her family told chris they hope this doesn't happen again to their daughter or anyone else. he is live outside damascus with that story. chris? >> her name is ashley lewis. yesterday was her first day as a freshman. it ended badly. but today things are looking much better. this afternoon, special needs

student ashley lewis arrived with a new driver and attendant. they made sure she arrived safe and sound after the mix-up yesterday when she was left miles away. >> i was very upset. we couldn't find her. then when we did, what she had gone through. >> she was left off the school bus here along hawkins creamery road. she was lost and alone and started walking. cars passed her. in fact one motorist put down his window and yelled at her wondering what she's doing alone along this roadway. finally her father who was out driving looking for her found her. >> it kind of scared me to death. >> walking along the country road, were cars going fast? >> uh-huh. >> a spokesman tells me special needs students are not supposed to be dropped off if there isn't a responsible adult present to meet them. that did not happen in this case and that is unacceptable. we have apologized to the family

and the driver will face appropriate disciplinary action. i asked ashley's family if they're satisfied with the response. >> i want to make sure that they look into it, figure out where the problem is. figure out what they need to do to make sure this doesn't happen to anybody else. >> grandma lewis puts it this way. god was watching over ashley and kept her safe. >> she was so worried about me. >> i was very worried about you. >> ashley's mother tells me she wants assurances from the montgomery county public school system that the drivers of school buses who transport special needs students are adequately trained and aware that their deliveries require special care.

>> news 4 is joining the district and asked all 1200 drivers to make one test drive this week. >> what we're learning about a shooting spree that has eerie similarities. >> plenty of haze out there. a hot and sticky week for sure. we will be well above that as we make our way towards the weekend. we have got the weekend forecast for you ♪

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>> workers were able to get out of that truck in time. firefighters put out the flames. the search is underway in phoenix, arizona, to find out four vehicles have been hit over three days. a girl was treated for a cut over her ear. a bus was hit. all of the shootings were within eight miles of ear other. >> i almost fainted. the wint got knocked out of me. >> if somebody is taking pot shots, you know, we definitely have a problem.

>> lieutenant colonel took the entire family into their own home for a month. the marines never leave anyone behind. that's why he opened up his home to strangers. the in marine will begin boot camp on september 21. >> you may not like them but a new study claims that speed cameras save lives and it points to montgomery county as a model for the rest of the country. the study done has found drivers in the county are 60% less

likely to break the speed limit by 10 miles an hour or more. crashes have dropped by nearly 40%. the study estimates 21,000 lives could be saved nation-wide every year if the program was done cross country. >> if you plan to pick up family or friends from dull ldulles ai the new location is on rutter road closer to the airport. it also has -- it's also the area why wearing reflective vehicles for hire wait. talking about cars like uber drivers. drivers can wait free for up to an hour there. the old lot has been closed for construction of the silver line. >> a drugstore ransacked in a matter of sectonds. we have the video that police want you to see. >> now that prince georges

county has the okay to sell liquor, there are a number of businesses rushing to get the chance to do it but some have issue with where those

>> security video could help police zero in on thieves who staged a flash mob robbery. teens targeted a cvs drugstore in the mount vernon triangle

neighborhood. they picked up things from the shelves and walked right out showing no concern for the security guard at the door. >> sunday liquor store sales, some stores are being awarded specialer permits. we take a closer look at how the county decides to issue the new licenses. >> a lot of time people hanging out at the liquor stores who have issues, we're not helping them. >> belinda is against selling on sundays especially in her district but borders the district of columbicolumbia. >> we are hurting the next generation and we're making it harder. >> this map provided by the prince george's liquor board show that the permits are along the dc line. >> i know we want to be competitive and beike our neighbors. >> represents district seven and

the city borders the dc line. she wants residents to have a chance to weigh in on opening liquor stores on sundays where they live. >> i would like to see them slow down a little bit. it was just signed in july. give the opportunity for the public to weigh in more. have easy meetings. >> the board says this is about their opportunity for businesses in prince george's. >> our licensing felt like they were losing business to the surrounding counties. >> we are struggling to survive. >> that's why he has applied. dc started sellingly kwor on sundays, some of his customers have changed stores all together. >> we keep losing business. >> there are more than 130 applicants but only 100 permits that they're handing out. it will be happening throughout the month of september.

this is going to be a competitive process. >> maryland governor is marking another milestone on twitter. hogan announced he's two-thirds of the way through his cancer treatment and is feeling strong. his tweet shows him leaving the hospital on his way to annapolis. he is being treated for an aggressive cancer. a few weeks ago he announced a treatment that killed 95% of his cancer. good news for the governor. any good news about our weather? >> yes -- not positive. >> here is the best part. saturday and sunday look great. >> sounds good. the weekend looking beautiful. temperatures are still up into the 90s. you asked me. i want to see storms up there. give me a nor'easter, give me some snow. >> we want a nice holiday

weekend. >> you got that. all right, fine. out there now, looking at a very hot and hazy conditions. look around the city as well. you can see the haze out there. the three hs in full effect, hazy hot and humid. that's where we are now after a high of 95. 82 around 11:00 tonight. still warm at that time. 91 at rockville. 90 in leesburg. 86 over towards huntingtown. a little bit cooler out there along the bay. a bay breeze coming in. nothing out there right now. i don't expect to see rain over the next couple of days. we really do need to see rain. we have been very dry. not going to see that much of a chance of rain, though, right on through the next seven to ten days. afternoon, look at that. hot and humid. 95 the heat index upper 9 0s to around 100.

as i mentioned the heat index up there, isolated storms for some of us. if you're heading towards the beaches, looking very good for that. 95 wednesday, 96 sthurz, 95 on friday and then more heat makes its way in just in time for labor day. a bit of a hot streak here but it's the weekend. >> we like that. >> thanks doug. we've got sports coming up. i get all tongue tied. they're trying to get back to business is what i'm trying to say. up in baltimore a celebration of the all time ironman. can you believe it's been 20 years? >> no. >> and he still looks like he could play.

>> you ever wonder what the possibilities could be without all the trauma? wouldn't that be something?

>> i love reality tv. how many more do you want? >> rg3 is still working hard. as for cousins he is getting acclimated to that starting role. that's what starters do. it was pretty much a normal day. he is confident his quarterback won't be penalized.

i think the type of mentality they have, hopefully ta will ignore the noise from the outside people. >> we love hearing from coach. be sure to stick around after the game for the post game report with myself and carol. let's move on to baseball now for a moment. some records will never be broken in the big leagues. it's hard to believe that cal ripken broke the record for most consecutive games played. carol is in baltimore.

>> they wanted to put my name up and all i wanted to do is respond to it. he told me there was probably three or four times that he thought he would be the one to end the streak. not playing the bat really well. but he sat in the room and thought about all of the things i gave to the team, some of the intangible things, it was a great comfort to know. >> the guys that are now in there every day have grown up in aw of the streak and are still inspired by ripken's resilience. >> i know that i have the tucson

newspaper. i knew it was a big deal exit's pretty cool to sigh this time. >> i was maybe a couple years old. something that was very special at the time and something that i don't think anyone was complex. >> that was not for me. >> the guys are hoping to use some of the magic of that streak tonight as the birds need to snap a five-game losing streak. carol maloney, news 4 sports. >> and a fire alarm is going off as we speak. we are journalists and we keep going on. and i need to see this. i think cal ripken is amazing. >> definitely. >> we should probably leave the building, though. >> we will be sure to put it on

facebook and twitter whatever's going on here. >> i think our mics will pick up. can you hear us out there? tha

developing news tonight. a massive manhunt as a veteran police officer is gunned down. a trio of cop killers on the loose, armed, dangerous, and desperate and a city on lockdown, fears they could be hiding anywhere. forgiving abortion. the pope taktz world by surprise ahead of his historic visit to the u.s. his perful message tonight to women and to the church. the vanishing. happening near the top of the world. our team on an extraordinary journey to a place that is rapidly disappearing. families bracing to flee what could be the first american refugees of climate change. and hidden treasure. has one of the world's great mysteries finally been solved? "nightly news" begins ri