metro station and popular hiker-biker trail. freddie gray death puts baltimore's mayor in the national spotlight. now she is making a surprising decision about her political future. first at 4:00 a shooting inside union station today. our cameras are there as a man shot by a security guard gets wheeled out. >> yeah, we know it all started with someone getting stabbed in a building next door, then a chase on foot into the food court where so many workers grab lunch. >> we broke in on air and sent out text alerts because of where this happened today. now, chris gordon is able to answer why that guard pulled the trigger. >> reporter: police say that fears are hint eheightened toda because it is the anniversary of the september 11th attack. imagine the reaction at 12:15, 12:45 this afternoon when a shot rang out inside union station. this is the suspect who was shot after a domestic dispute in

which he reportedly stabbed a woman and tlaeptd security guard with his knife. it began about 12:45 this afternoon. a source close to the investigation tells news4 it began at kaiser permanente on second street northeast near the entrance to union station. man and woman were arguing. the woman told the guard that she had a protective order against the man. he then stabbed her and fled, running into union station. an armed contract guard working with a securities and exchange commission chased the man to the mcdonald's restaurant near the amtrak gates. commander jeff brown of the metropolitan police department picks up the story. >> the armed security officer gave chase to the individual, demanding that he stop and drop the weapon. the suspect turned on the officer, lunged at him with the weapon. the armed officer fired one round from his revolver, striking the suspect one time in the side. both individuals, the male and

the female have been transported to area hospitals with what we believe are non-life-threatening injuries. >> reporter: the station was filled with travelers at the time. a few people heard the shot and yelled. police say some people self-evacuated. others sheltered in place. >> we just ran out the door with everybody else. the people just started thundering behind us. it was scary. being 9/11, it was absolutely terrifying. >> reporter: ahead, was this situation handled correctly? should a shot have been fired inside union station? the answer's coming up on news4 at 5:00. that is the latest in northeast, chris gordon, news4, back to you. at the pentagon, defense secretary ash carter laid a wreath in honor of those killed between flight 77 struck the building. during brief remarks, carter shared the very private way he chooses to remember victims.

at the white house, the president and first lady and white house staff held a moment of silence at exactly 8:46 a.m. they marked the exact moment the first plane hit the north tower of the world trade center. a lot of groups are marking this anniversary, the attack on america, by performing public service projects. this morning at the washington monument, veterans and public school children gathered to create books, veterans told their stories of service and the young authors will turn those into books to be given as gifts to children of military families. police are warning women to stay alert after a string of attempted sex assaults. >> all of these victims were on a popular trail near a metro station in prince george's county. news4's darcy spencer is live in high yachtsville where police are trying to find out if these cases are connected. darcy? >> reporter: this is something women need to know about and take seriously. two of these attempted schedule assaults happened near the west hyattsville metro stay, the

metro station right behind me. now the latest attack happened just yesterday morning after the 7:00 in the morning at macgruder park along the northwest branch trail n each of these three cases, the attacker grabs the victim and tries to drag her into a wooded area. each case, the woman is able to get away. now, police are warning women who walk or exercise in these very popular areas to be aware of their surroundings. we don't want you running by yourselves, don't put the headphones in, listening to music, caray cell phone, maybe carry a whistle, use the trail during lighted hours and maybe let a family member know when you're leaving and where you expect to be and use caution. >> reporter: coming up on news4 at 5:00, i will tell you what each victim did that stopped the attacker and made him runaway. back to you.

that forecast has a couple of different facets to it, a chance of storms tomorrow, some could have locally heavy downpours and two -- >> temperatures, we will take a plummet the next few days, don't think we are done with summer either. good point. we are going to see temperatures going to be much cooler this weekend. but right now, a very, very nice afternoon. low humidity, 87 in d.c. 82 in manassas. only 84 back toward win chaernsd 79 toward annapolis again. we have been talking about the rain chance for the weekend, here is what we are looking at, a storm system to the west, another cold front make its way our way. we do have a good chance for rain during the day tomorrow if you have weekend plans, going to have your hour by hour forecast coming up. a couple things to think about here for the headlines, tracking storms on saturday, cool weather on sunday and then, the coolest temperatures since may. we will talk about that coming up in a minute.

i'm scott macfarlane at the live desk, potential breaking news out of arizona related to the recent highway shootings a person of interest now being questioned by police officers there after those officers converged on a convenience store late today. at least 11 vehicles have been hit by bullets recently and most of those shootings happening along the very populace interstate 10 corridor. it goes right through arizona from tucson through phoenix all the way to los angeles. echoes of the beltway snipers, a populace area and cars being targeted with seemingly random bullets a person of interest being questioned, more information to come. for now at the live desk, scott macfarlane. >> thanks, scott. the mayor of baltimore made a stunning announcement today. she is abandoning her re-election bid five months after freddie gray's death sparked riots that rocked the city the six police officers charged in connection with gray's arrest and death will go to trial this yeared. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says she wants to focus on moving the city forward. she disputed a reporter's suggestion that quitting now

makes her a lame duck. >> no. i made myself a person who's committed to doing the work of the city without the cloud of campaigning. i have chosen to govern rather than to campaign and i hope the public see it is for that. >> critics question her leadership during the crisis. and this week, two well-established city politicians announced they would challenge her in the democratic primary. maryland governor larry hogan put out a statement saluting the mayor and says it takes a lot of courage to lead one of america's great cities. two of the heroes in the france train attack speak exclusively to the "today" show. the special honor they will soon enjoy. and meet the gubernatorial ca

we are toasty, a little warm, humidity and a breeze coming through the area today. temperatures across the area, throw mid-80s most neighborhoods, 87 degrees right inside of the beltway. yes, look at our sky. a pretty blue sky today. we have got high pressure. no clouds here. clouds off the coast with yesterday's weather system. but we do have a new one that's going to be moving in, so, clouds will be on the increase late.

early tomorrow morning, a little bit of sunshine but the green light for traveling. by afternoon, the weather will have a moderate impact on our roads with rain likely spotty, heavy in areas, we could see some strong potentially severe thunderstorms and in just a couple of minutes, show where you some of the strongest storms will be setting up. by evening, i think we got the green light again, showers wrapping up and ending. now, while it is kind of toasty warm today, temperatures are going to take even a greater plunge over the weekend. chief meteorologist doug kammerer will have that, a look at how cool it's going to be this weekend and how warm it's going to be next week as we make our way through. guys? >> thanks, vj. we have seen a lot of surprises in the political season, but the biggest may be in the mississippi governor's race. >> interesting story of a truck driver by the name of robert gray who won his race without ever running a campaign. the long-haul truck driver who was essentially unknown outside his hometown was elected as the democratic nominee to be governor. gray didn't get around to voting for himself on election day but

150,000 other folks did. he only spent $50 to $60 on the whole campaign, even with his man of the people message, gray's a long shot against incumbent governor phil bryant. >> they want a governor that wants to help, want does good and wants to make the best of what's available. >> if gray doesn't make it to the governor's mansion, he will return to his home on the road, which is his big rig. just how low should your blood pressure be? federal health officials release what they are calling potentially life-saving information. and 14 years later, america remembers. we are live in new york city on this

right now at 4:15 it is the 14th anniversary of the attacks on september 11th and we are live near ground zero. a woman thought a stranger was trying to help her dying husband, turns out that stranger had sinister motives. and he was shot during a terrorist attack on a train bound for paris. now he is sharing his survival story. but first, more on america marking september 11th. lower manhattan will be bathed in light as part of this day of remembrance. nbc's dave wagner is live now near ground zero with more on today's ceremonies. dave? >> reporter: yeah, pat and chris, a somber day in new york city and across the country. you know, throughout the city there are still scars of 9/11.

some of those with the deepest bounds are here today. >> sig right charlotte wiswe. >> reporter: they are precious names and painful memories. >> diane marie parsons. >> labarro lopez pascal. >> reporter: for 14 year, ground zero has been somber and sacred ground. today, each of the nearly 3,000 victims who died on september 11th were remembered. ♪ at the pentagon -- >> your grief, your solace so personal to you is shared with all of us in this nation. >> reporter: secretary of defense ash carter laid a wreath to honor the lives that were lost. and at the white house, a moment of silence, led by the president and first lady. >> todd m. beamer. [ bell tolls ] >> reporter: in shanksville, pennsylvania -- >> patricia cushing.

>> reporter: 40 heroes honored. >> in the face of almost certain death, they knew they must do everything they could possibly do to prevent the loss of other innocent lives. >> reporter: back in new york, as the anniversary comes to an end, the impact of the tragedy is felt every day. >> it's been 14 years, but for all of us here, it could be 100 years, it will still feel like yesterday and it's fresh in our hearts. >> reporter: families and a nation grieving, determined to keep the memories alive. back here live at ground zero? one world trade center, a shining new building that many say stands symbolic of the future of new york city many folk count old towers here a tribute in light of the twin towers from does tock dawn that will light up the night sky here in new york city near ground zero, dave wagner, nbc4. >> all right, dave.

scott macfarlane at the live desk, our first look at new video of the arrest of former tennis star james blake, the video just released of the new york police department, shows plain clothes officers taking blake down to the ground outside his manhattan hotel. police chief of new york has apologized for this, this was a case of mistaken i.d., police same they believed blake to be somebody who is suspected in a credit card ring, but it was james blake waiting for a car to take him from a manhattan hoe toll the new york tennis tournament. new york police apologized and the first look of their arrest of james blake. now back to you. and i ran over mark and stuck my finger in his neck and stopped the bleeding, thank god. >> he was talking to me, trying to keep me from losing consciousness. >> two of the heroes who stopped that attack on a paris-bound train shared details about the ordeal during an exclusive interview the "today" show this

the gunman took aim at stone. >> they took the ak from him. he pulled out the pistol, pulled it back, put it against my head, clicked, didn't work, i guess the clip managed to fall out beforehand. and then we pried it out of his hands, the next thing i know, he has got a box cutter. >> reporter: stone and two of his childhood friends held the gunman until authorities arrived. they will be honored during a parade today in sacramento, california, where they grew up. pat and i were just shaking our heads at this one. what an upset in the u.s. open. serena williams' quest to win a calendar year grand slam came to an end today. roberta vinci beat williams in three sets. she is an unseeded italian ranked number 43 in the world. williams was aiming for her 22nd major title and would have tied

her with steffi graf for the most in the current area. she will face flavia pennetta in saturday's u.s. open finals. congrats to her though. amazing. >> unbelievable. >> you can tell how emotional she was as well. >> yeah. an emotional moment. and a nice day, doug. we see you there. it's -- we hear gonna be cold and a little wet the weekend? >> you know, going to be a little wet the weekend, you mentioned cold. now, pat, you're always on the cold side. so, i'll call it cool. for you and many out there -- >> relative thing. >> it will be a little on the cold side. this morning, we woke up to some cool numbers, took my kids for a walk to the bus stop, like, daddy, why aren't we wearing our coats. all right, it wasn't that cold, come on, guys. reston live camera, blue skies it is gorgeous across our area this morning, look at this beautiful shot of the white house as we look across our region. just perfect conditions, 87 degrees. low humidity, winds out of the north, 6 miles per hour. doesn't get much better than this, unless you like it a

little bit cooler and then wait until you see the seven-day forecast. 82, frederick, 82, manassas, hunting town and culpeper at 80 degrees. what are we going to be seeing in going out a hot date, hey, maybe just hitting the -- hitting happy hour, 7:23, sun goes down. look at this beautiful, 80 degrees, great at 7. 76 at 9, 71 by 11. a perfect night to be out and about especially on a nice friday night. saturday, a little gifrnt. nothing on the radar right now completely dry. not a cloud in the sky. but just back to our west, we have got another front that's gonna move through. this front is going to come across our area during the afternoon tomorrow and it has the potential to bring us not only some rain but potential there for heavier storms. here we are at 8 a.m. tomorrow, dry through 8 a.m., notice the cloud cover moving on in. here come the showers and storms by around 11:00 tomorrow. we could be seeing some of those showers and then watch the storms develop here around 1, 2:00 and then around the d.c. metro area, that's something we will be watching, of course, amelia segal will be here

tomorrow aft near to take you through this and 5:00 in the afternoon, more showers and storms developing, that's what we will be watching during day tomorrow. the biggest threat from these storms, high winds, heavy rain, not a major threat, not talking about a real severe weather threat here, see a potential for stronger storms. 80 tomorrow, 76 on sunday, 78 on monday and 84 on tuesday. pat, real quick, 57 monday morning, the coolest we have been since midmay. many areas may be in the upper 40s. all right, thank you, doug. this could possibly have been the worse day in the world in a cincinnati woman's life and a petty criminal made it even worse. when carrollwoods' husband suffered a heart attack at home, she called 911 and screamed for help. jennifer hurt happened to be walking by. she heard the screams. she went into the house and walked out with the dying man's wallet. she was later sentenced to five years in prison. in fact, that was yesterday. >> here is man who is dying on

the floor and that's what she does, she steals his wallet? >> and then get this, hurt went back to the same house twice and tried talk her way back n police caught heart second time around. well, a close encounter on the high seas, killer whales chase a boat as the cameras roll. and a special shoutout for police in the washington region. police in the washington region. how a

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a fisherman off the coast of san diego had a once in a lifetime experience, a visit from killer whales much ben lewis was out fishing on a boat with friends when the killer whales came up to them. he captured the whales swimming around the boat, even jumping and seeming like they were chasing after the boat. the boaters seemed amazed, almost speechless, about the close encounter. wow. an area family makes it their mission to honor the fredericksburg police department. they dropped off 20 handmade cards to the local precinct just to remind the police officers that they are supported and valued and appreciated. a few of the officers read the cards on camera. >> and says heroes don't wear capes, they wear basketballs. thank you for what you do every day for our community and it came from ms. shields and it is very sweet that they took the

time out do this. sometimes, we forget that there are so many people out in the community that trust us, so it's really nice to see. >> the best people love doughnuts. you make life sweet. thank you! >> nice to be appreciated. >> yeah that is very, very cool. well, we have also got the update that a lot of redskins' fans have been waiting for for weeks. okay. when will rg3 get cleared to play? play?

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the redskins kick off their season less than 48 hours. will rg3 be ready if needed? we have got an answer. he has been looking a lot like a candidate lately but less than four months since joe biden lost his son, beau. what he is saying whether he will jump into the presidential race. union station is open again following a chaotic scene that police say started with a stabbing and ended with a shooting. investigators say a man stabbed a woman in a domestic dispute outside the station then a contract security guard chased the suspect into union station and shot him. we will have more on the scary moment there is from visitors and passengers on this september 11th coming up in a few minutes. residents are on alert tonight as fairfax county police search for a man who assaulted someone in annandale a woman says man grabbed her from behind last night while she was walking on east more land road. she says he pushed her to the ground before running away. the victim's okay but the man is

still out there. for the fifth straight year, a muslim organization is holding blood drives across the country to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11. one of the blood drives took place at the ray burn house office building on capitol hill. several members of congress and their staff rolled up their sleeves and made ñmtodonations. the so-called muslims for life campaign started five years ago. the group says it is an effort to not only honor 9/11 victims but also to serve as a reminder that islam promotes peace. >> we are giving our blood to give life, to help people survive and recover from their troubles and we don't want to take people's life. >> so far the campaign has collected 40,000 pints of blood that have impacted an estimated 100,000 lives. we have got sunshine across the area right now. of course, our temperatures topping out into the 80s, but are you ready for some late

september-type weather? always flip those numbers around for this upcoming weekend, early part of next week. northerly wind now and again some sunshine, storm team4 radar showing just how dry is, as this scan comes across the area. but tomorrow, we are talking about some thunderstorms that will be firing, during the afternoon hours, think between noon and four, maybe as late as 5 p.m. there is the potential for strong, maybe even a few severe thunderstorms, our main threat, seeing high winds, some pockets of moderate to maybe heavy rain down through southern maryland, areas of the northern neck, south of d.c., can't even rule out a little bit of hail coming to the area. but for sunday, sunday will be perfect football weather. maybe some clouds start the day but i think more and more sunshine as we go through the day. when i say perfect football weather, well, washington takes on the dolphins, breezy, 75, 76, and falling through the late afternoon, so, take something to cover your arms. yeah, a little bit chilly. we will have a look at your seven-day forecast in a few.

i'm dave johnson, he may not be the starter but robert griffin iii can actually take the field if called upon this weekend. redskins president bruce allen announced on wtop that griffin has been cleared to play from the concussion he suffered in the second preseason game. now, griffin has been practicing this week and the redskins already had a verbal confirmation of that clearance to play but head coach jay gruden was waiting for that written documentation which the team received last night. gruden said this afternoon, griffin is probable for sunday's game but the coach does not intend to announce whether rg3 will be the backup or third-string quarterback until sunday. as for the starter, kirk cousins, well, jason pugh goes one-on-one with him on news4 at 5:00. he has got a arm and some pipes. coming up at 5:00. >> looking forward to it thanks, dave. five former members of uva swim team are responding to a hazing lawsuit filed by a former teammate. they are asking a judge to throw the case out before it goes to trial next year.

another swimmer has accused them of violently hazing him and other teammates, including verbal threats and sexual contact. all five deny the charges. the alleged hazing happened two years ago. the swimmer who filed the lawsuit has transferred to another school. now to the presidential race where we are seeing some changes in the crowded republican field and growing speculation about whether vice president joe biden will join the race as hillary clinton's popularity gives. evan lawrence is tracking this on capitol hill. >> reporter: vice president joe biden in new york to honor the victims of 9/11 attacks. >> i know a long time, it doesn't go away. >> reporter: as speculation grows about a possible run for president, biden has gained in the polls. on the colbert show last night, biden talked candidly about what it takes to run. >> they can look at folks out there and say, i promise you, you have my whole heart, my whole soul, my energy and my passion to do this. and -- and i would be lying if i

said that i knew i was there. >> reporter: polls place biden third with about 20% of democrat voters and rising. not enough for some democratic insiders. >> he is known by 100% of the elector rattle. they like him. at 20%. that's not gonna cut it this is not a good thing for him to do. >> reporter: hillary clinton still leads the democrats, but continues to fall closer to senator bernie sanders. meanwhile, cnn changed the rules of the next republican presidential debit to allow carly fiorina on the main stage. >> because i'm most qualified candidate to do the job. >> reporter: a new quinnipiac poll shows she has 5% of republicans in iowa in her corner. the other two non-career politicians lead the poll, surgeon ben carson and billionaire donald trump silt on top. trump newt 27%, more than double the number of supporters since june. and the next debate is wednesday be. the top 11 republican candidates will be on the main stage at the reagan library in california.

live in washington, hold ward lawrence, back to you. pat, chris? >> thanks, ed. earlier, we showed you video of former tennis star james blake's takedown. now what we have

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outside right now, a very nice shot, a very nice afternoon right now, the washington monument looking good, all its splendor today. we look toward the day tomorrow, in is the hour by hour forecast, starting off dry and starting up rather cool tomorrow. most of you will be down around 60 degrees in the city mid-60s some, of you the upper 50s, so waking up to cool start like we did this morning, by noon, storms will become likely in parts of the area, showers and storms, not everybody will see thunderstorms, temperatures around 80 degrees, spotty storms, some on the heavy side and right when maryland is taking the field over toward the -- over toward college park. if you are heading to the maryland game tomorrow, going to want to bring the poncho or umbrella. by 4:00, storms the most part, can't rule out the afternoon. by 8:00, everybody is out of there we start to get cool tomorrow, not just cool, we have got nice weather, the really cool air moves in, the coolest weather since the middle of may. talking about some areas getting into the upper 40s to 50s for

overnight temperatures. veronica has more on that coming up. thanks, doug. a few minutes ago, we showed you the video of that new york city police officer tackling former tennis star james blake in a case of mistaken identity. we are also learning today that officer has a history of allegations of excessive force. officer james france cat torre has been named in two federal civil rights lawsuits, that's him you see there tackling blake outside the hotel. these cases involve men who claimed they were wasn't, pepper sprayed and falsely arrested. last year, an investigation found the officer had five complaints against him in a seven-month period back in 2013. right now, he is on desk duty. a massive wildfire in california more than doubles in size. now, close to 32,000 acres, hot weather, steep terrain and extremely dry brush contributed to the fire's massive growth. the blaze is only about 10% contained now and continues to threaten homes and structures in

its path. still hard to believe it's been 14 years, but the generation that sort of came of age after the attacks on september 11th is reflecting on september 11th is reflecting on how their lives were forever

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you plan it months and sometimes years in advance and you may pay lot of money for a wedding. >> yes, indeed so if you don't get what you pay for, it can be really frustrating. consumer reporter erika gonzalez

is here with what happened to brides still waiting to relieve their big day. >> two local brides, thousands of dollars spent for one day of memories so you can imagine the anger and the frustration nearly a year after their big days and still, no wedding video. >> i like that one better though. >> reporter: emily and her husband married about a year ago in a beautiful ceremony in d.c. >> it had sweeping views of the national mall. could you see everything. the weather was perfect. lots of family and friends. it was just the best day. >> reporter: among all the ex-pepped churs for her dream date, about $3,000 for a videographer. >> the video was something that i think we are really looking forward to showing to our future kids and just having as a family heirloom. >> reporter: caroline solano hired the same company for her wedding too, she spent nearly $7,000. >> i felt very good about the company and did very good job for us on the wedding day as far as i could tell. >> reporter: now, a year later, neither one of the women have a

wedding video to show for it. they hired blue sky films. both women say they have called, gone by and sent e-mails, but just keep getting put off. so they called the news4 consumer watch for help. we set up an interview with the company but the night before our sit down, blue skies films cancel and sent this statement instead -- the consumer federation of america says when setting aside vendors for your special day use credit cards for your purchases. you may be charged more but you can dispute charges if need be. if you schedule a payment plan with a vendor, it should be heavily weighed on the tail end once the wedding is over and you have what you paid for. emily and caroline's contract

with the videographer has a clause on delays and reads, client won't hold the company liable for any damages due to a delayed delivery date. >> i'm not really confident in their ability to deliver the final product. i think that we've kind of reached that point where it's better for us to part ways and i just want to make sure that -- that i have those memories and that i have that footage. >> reporter: you're probably asking yourself why would these couples choose a videographer that may have issues delivering? the reviews were sparkling. the company was highly reputable and we really had no hesitation whatsoever. >> reporter: blue sky films won the title washington's best videographers in the washintonian a few years back, something the magazine tells us is awarded by clients and experts in the industry. on the popular site, wedding wire.com, blue sky films gets 4.8 out of stars and lots of accolades, also given by client.

what do you want out of this? >> not about the money at this point, it's about the memories. >> reporter: as of today, emily still has no video caroline was able to get the unedited footage from her wedding but not the completed video she paid for. she has disputed the charges with her credit card company and tells news4 she has gotten back at least some of the payment. for more information about what to look out for when planning an event and hiring vendors, go to nbcwashington.com and search vendors. okay, if you've wanted a taste of fall, i'm going to make you happy. if wanted summer to hang on just a little while longer, i'm going to make you happy, too. we have got a lot in our weather forecast. evening planner, we start out first with a toasty, warm but low humidity, 87, current temperature, reagan national, drop to 80 by 7:00, terrific conditions, while we are clear at 9, i think we really start cooling off with few clouds pushing in by 11 p.m.

temperatures drop to the 60s. so from the upper 80s to the 60s and yes, tonight, by early tomorrow morning, it is going to be on the crisp side. now, as far as tomorrow goes, the weather's going to have a moderate impact on your day. not just showers, but a few strong, maybe even severe thunderstorms from noon until 4 p.m. and the latest information just coming in shows that that rain could hit us before lunchtime tomorrow. rain, not necessarily the thunderstorms. here we are at 7:00, very limited sunshine, howard county, montgomery county, hour by hour here, at 10:00, some showers push nothing waldorf, areas around quantico, fredericksburg, culpeper, orange may see storms, better chance of storminess from lunchtime on till 4 p.m. or so. 2:00, charles county to prince george's county, up into anne arundel, that's one way that comes through. then another way for the late afternoon, 4, 5:00, right there frederick to leesburg. by 7:00, it's gone. and by 8:00, i think we are really done with the rain.

so we start early and keep it around 7:00, two waves coming through. what i do expect, showers likely again, folksily severe thunderstorms, noon to 4 p.m. tomorrow. this is the risk area, frederick, leesburg, warrenton, charlottesville this is the area through southern maryland, fredericksburg, leonardtown, waldorf, st. mary's, could have the stronger storms producing high winds. top out at 80 in d.c. 73, winchester. that's where the rain hits first. as far as saturday, the high temperature 80 degrees with that limited sunshine, but sunday's high, 76. and look at the weekend. it feels like fall into early next week, but the end of next week, a little bit of summer back with what looks like all sunshine. we have got a lot more coming up on how much rain we could see with the system on saturday coming up next on news 4 at 5:00. the nation pauses to remember nearly 3,000 americans

killed in the september 11th terror attacks. 14 years ago, news4's megan mcgrath saw the fireball in the sky right after american airlines flight 77 slammed into the pentagon. >> yeah, today, she came back to see an iconic moment from those early days this has become sort of a touchstone. >> reporter: just after sun up, a giant american flag was unfurled from the roof of the pentagon, just as it was for the very first time the day after the attack 14 years ago. as a single generation older than like the world wars, there hasn't been anything -- hasn't been anything other than pearl harbor that's really defined a generation. >> reporter: josh bair and richard green could see the flag as they walked to their offices inside the pentagon this morning. >> 14 years later. >> reporter: they were just kids when the building was hit. josh in michigan, richard in massachusetts, but the experience shaped the course of their lives. each deciding to join the navy and serve their country. >> everything i've done as a

child up until now was because of 9/11. so, um, a lot of us that are in the service this defined a lot of what we do and what we've done. so, we try to take a moment while we are here in work, for all of us that are active duty. >> it's crazy to think that such a monumental event in our nation's history happened in the building we are going go work in today. and every day. but today is always special. >> for sure, it is solemn and sad, but this a weird way, i'm proud. its a he is a proud feeling to walk in and see the flag there this morning and every morning. >> reporter: the unfurling of the flag at the pentagon has back 9/11 tradition a symbol of american resolve and pride. so much so that gene boone and her mother came to see it happen in person. her arlington middle school was placed on lockdown during the attack. seeing the flag lowered was -- >> emotion a.m. you know, it's sad, but, you know, i think -- i think people are recovering well. >> reporter: attack happened 14

years ago, but there's one thing we have heard here over and over again today and that is never forget, no matter how much time passes. from the pentagon, megan mcgrath, news4. news for your health that could impact millions with high blood pressure a major study found that lowering the systolic reading, the top number to 120, instead of the previous go of 140 dramatically cut of number of heart attacks and strokes. deaths were cut by 25%. the national institutes of health funded the study. the information from -- is from 10,000 men and women of various races across the country. starting tomorrow, registered hunters can bring out their bows and ar trees hunt deer in fairfax county. the deer management archery program starts saturday and runs for five months. it is the main way of reducing the white tail deer population in the county. virginia has been tracking hunter safety for more than 50 years and has never had an injury related to archery.

for some fairfax county students, missing the first day of classes haspmñ created a scheduling mess they are still trying to clean up. we spoke with the mom of one centerville high schooler. she says she excuse herd son to miss the first day of school so that he could go on a college visit, but when he returned to classes the second day he was told he was no longer in the system and his class schedule was gone. >> i did call him in absent and followed all the protocol and got a message on the phone later in the day that he would have to come in and be reactivated, which i was confused about. >> reporter: so we went to the school system on this matter. turns out he wasn't the only student affected. we will tell you what they are doing about it and how they said it started in the first place. in centreville, david culver, news4. virginia spends big bucks to replace license plates that batter image of the confederate flag. >> now we know what happens if

right now the virginia dmv is mailing new license flights hundreds of drivers. the state is spending close to $8,000 to replace tags that feature the confederate flag. and reporter brent sullivan looked into what happens if you don't comply. >> reporter: it is a controversy surrounding two tags, one of which the governor is requiring be removed from all vehicles. the second, a replacement that

we are now getting a good first look at. when suspected shooter dylann roof was spotted posing with a confederate flag following the deaths of nine black church members in south carolina, it ignited rage across the nation, even in virginia, leaving governor terry mcauliffe to call for removal of the flag from state-issued license plates. i say they have hijacked the flag for their own nefarious purposes and that shouldn't be. >> reporter: dexter oliver is a member of sops of confederate veterans and takes issue with the new tag virginia just created for confederate supporters. >> i don't approve of them taking our emblem off which has the battle flag. >> reporter: but 1600 of them are headed to the mailboxes of virginia yaps who purchased the old plate. they are now being asked to replace it right away. >> we have enclosed a postage-paid envelope, we will just ask them to mail the old plates back us to so we can recycle them. >> reporter: brandy brew bake we

are the dmv says police will be on the lookout for violators napped a matter of weeks, those with the old tags can be cited with a misamerican. >> we just want to make sure that everybody has a current, valid license plight on their vehicle. >> reporter: you won't see oliver with one on his car even though he deems the flag a symbol of his heritage. >> let the governor know that there's a price to be paid for offending us like that. >> reporter: the dmv is asking everyone to have the new tags mounted by october 3rd because come october 4th, violators will be cited. >> news4 at 5 starts now with pat and jim. right now at 5:00, a live look outside union station where things have returned to normal after a tense security scare. a shot is fired. a man is wounded by an armed security guard inside union station. >> everybody came running by me, running away from the direction.

>> on a tense day marking the anniversary of 9/11, what are police saying about this shooting inside crowded union station? i'm mark segraves in alexandria. you think you are saved living in a secure building but last night, two women found out they weren't and now one man is behind bars. after a beautiful friday, the weekend will be impacted by strong storms, we will show you when. we begin with that developing story. the shooting at union station, it happened right in the middle of the day at the heart of the transportation hub for amtrak, metro and east coast bus lines and it was a scary scene that unfolded when everyone is already a little on edge on this 14th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. >> reports of shots fired were true but it turned out to be a security guard helper veined during a domestic attack. news4's chris gordon was there when this all unfolded today. chris?

>> reporter: we are about to show you video first on 4. it shows the concern and fear that people had inside union station moments after a gunshot rang out. now, we were in there and the -- what we are about to show you is metro video that was given to us earlier this afternoon and you will see people trying to get out of union station and into the metro station. here it is. crowds of people flee union station after a shot is fired. this metro surveillance video obtained by news4 shows people desperately seeking safety. on the anniversary of 9/11 was the shooting of a suspect by a armed security guard justified? >> in my opinion, absolutely. this is the way things are supposed to go. we are supposed to rnd