men stormed this local video game shop. pat collins talked with the boy's parents today. he joins us now live from silver spring in montgomery county. >> reporter: imagine you're in a store and all of a sudden you're caught in the middle of an armed robbery. now imagine what it must be like for a 7-year-old boy. >> well, he's tough. he's tough. i think instincts come out in situations like that. >> reporter: that's the mother of the little boy. we're not identifying her. when you hear what happened, you'll understand why. now keep an eye on the boy, caught in the middle of an armed robbery. he punches one of the gunman in the stomach not once, but twice. it happened at this game stop store in four corners. and it was all captured by security cameras. the 7-year-old boy was with

parents when two hooded gunmen rushed in and robbed the place. >> it was scary. you're never prepared for something like that. you're not. so you don't wish it on your worst enemy. >> reporter: the boy and his parents forced to the ground. two clerks forced to the ground. the robbers got cash from the register and made a quick get y getaw getaway. >> they walked in with a purpose. they were very aggressive. they immediately took control of the store, the three patrons, and the two clerks in the store. >> reporter: for his son's sake, the dad wants these two gunmen caught. >> when it is a young child, it is especially upsetting and infuriating because there's some

>> reporter: that little boy had some super power help in the encounter with the gunman. i'll explain coming up. we have learned prince william county police are searching for two men who they say bound and gagged two women and two kids in a home in manassas. someone called yesterday afternoon saying they saw a woman tied up in a home on king george drive. they found two women, one is 33 years old, the other is 19, and two little boys, 4 and 5 years old, all of them bound and gagged. a toddler was also found in that home unharmed. it appears two men broke in, demanded some money. police say the men sexually assaulted one of the women. right now, police do not have a good description of who they're looking for. a forgotten cell phone may have been key to tracking down two people charged in a jewelry store robbery

after the shootout near dubai jewelers, a masked man carjacked two vehicles. the first was a stick shift and the suspect couldn't drive it. he apparently left his phone behind before he stole another car. a 16-year-old girl who was hit by a car in prince george's county, she has now died. a car hit her as she was crossing the street. it occurred earlier this month. investigators say the teenager was in a crosswalk, but she did not have the walk signal. the driver stayed at the scene. a three-year sentence for a man convicted of trying to sell heroin in montgomery county. he was accused of trying to buy $25,000 in heroin from dealers in tanzania to sell on our local streets. narcotics experts say that is more than 3,000 individual doses of the drug. after he serves his time, he d

country of ghana. >> we want treatment for people who are ill, people who are addicted, but we'll seek out drug dealers who are pedaling poison and prosecute them to the fullest. >> heroin overdoses in montgomery county have been on the rise since 07. >> renee says her oldest son, who was a star athlete, graduated college with honors,and was the last person she would have associated with having an addiction, but that's exactly why she wants to stair the story of her son's battle with heroin. >> this picture was taken at thanksgiving. >> reporter: pictures can help to remind us of some of the greatest moments in life. these images help renee to reflect on the man her son alex was, a star lacrosse player with so many friends and a guy, his mother says, was kind to everyone.

household. the rock of our family. so genuine. just a sweetheart. >> alex wanted to be a physical therapist and working out was his passion. >> he suffered a back injury and was prescribed opiates. >> reporter: he became addicted to painkillers which led him to heroin. she sent him to rehab. he had been clean for seven months. he had gotten his spark back. he was very happy. >> reporter: just four days after the new year, she kissed her son good night for the last time. >> the next thing i heard was a boy in her neighborhood screaming for me to wake up at 4:00 in the morning saying that alex stopped breathing. >> reporter: alex overdosed on

>> it is the worst nightmare a parent could ever go through. i don't think there's anything worse. >> reporter: her pain and loss is why she is sharing alex's story. she's hoping what happened to him will save others before it is too late. >> i think we need to be more vigilant in terms of when we're getting a prescription for an opiate. many times we don't need one. >> renee says alex would have celebrated his 29th birthday yesterday. coming up at 6:00, renee shares the lessons and advice she has for other people who are battling addiction. two of the police officers involved in baltimore charged in the death of freddie gray. they're suing baltimore's top prosecutor. officers william porter and alicia white filed suit for defamation and invasion of privacy. that lawsuit argues baltimore state's attorney made statements not to prosecute, but to quell

porter's trial ended last year with a hung jury. virginia governor terry mcauliffe is threatening tonight to withhold funding from metro if safety improvements aren't made. this come on the same day of announcements of a new safety commission. what all this means for you. >> reporter: good evening, jim. you know, this commission wouldn't take effect until next year. if regional leaders get their way, that commission will have broad powers over commission. it is not just an advisory commission. a very frustrated virginia governor said he can't wait until next year for metro to get his confidence back, so he issued his own executive order

>> one problem after another. goodness gracious. >> reporter: terry mcauliffe today on the radio signing an executive director ordering his transportation officials to meet with metro immediately to come up with new safety protocols. if metro doesn't meet virginia's standards, he'll withhold their funding. >> if they do not meet our safety protocols, we're going to withhold funding. >> reporter: mcauliffe's threat comes just hours before d.c., maryland, and virginia released their joint proposal for legislation that will create a new safety metro commission. the commission would have the power to suspend rail service, issue fines, and compel metro to take corrective action.

wh >> before we're talking anymore revenue increases, we have to have a system that works and a system with confidence and a system that's safe. >> reporter: they welcome the new commission, but when asked about specifics about whether they welcome the broad powers, they wouldn't comment on that. as for maryland, we reached out to larry hogan, the governor. his office would not comment on whether or not they were considering withholding funding, but a senior official in bowser's office says the mayor has talked about doing just that, the possibility that d.c. might also withhold funding. jim, back to you. > >> we have mark's entire interview with the governor. just open up the app and search ask the governor. if you're headed out of town this weekend, you'll have a lot of company in the air oand on t

roads. >> we have you covered from the weather to the road conditions before you head out the door. chris gordon is live near the chesapeake bay bridge. boy, did you score a day out there, chris. >> reporter: beautiful day out here. jim, the best time to cross the bay bridge is right now, tonight, or in the morning. if you wait until tomorrow evening at this hour, you are likely to face backups. some people have already hit the road heading to the beach. it's wednesday. that's a pretty early start. >> well, i have to leave on saturday, so i'm just going to take advantage of the sunshine right now. >> reporter: joe is heading to delaware to join the rolling thunder ride into d.c. how much traffic do you figure you'll be in this weekend? >> a lot, an awful lot. >> reporter: there are the best of times and the worst of times to try crossing the bay bridge. >> the worst time is tonight between 5:00 and 6:00. tomorrow night between 5:00 and 6:00, and at rush hour on friday

trying to get out of the area or go shopping. >> reporter: more than 370,000 vehicles are expected to cross the bay bridge between now and monday night. police say it will help traffic flow if you know the rules for driving over the bridge. >> headlights must be on, no lane changes, and make sure you keep an adequate distance between you and the car in front of you. >> reporter: ocean city has a new and better way to get around. >> our buses are going to arrive every ten minutes this summer. it is a great way to ride and get around ocean city. $3 all day to ride in ocean city. it's the best deal in town. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, maryland state police tell us exactly what they are looking for when they decide to pull a driver over and give them a ticket. that's coming up. that's the latest live at the bay bridge. chris gordon, news4.

weekend forecast as well. that memorial day weekend forecast. today into the 80s. we want that to stick around. 86 degrees currently in downtown. 87 in philadelphia. 86 in richmond. 84 towards ocean city and down toward virginia beach. some very nice numbers coming in over the next couple of days. this is what i'm watching, your memorial day weekend forecast. we have an area of low pressure that is forming down at the coast. saturday is good. sunday maybe a chance of showers. look at monday. actually on memorial day, we have a chance for showers, if not some rain, at the beaches. cooler at the beaches. showers likely, but most of the weekend still looks good. if i was going down to the beaches, i would not change my planes. it was so loud even with ear mufflers on. it caught my attention. i came out and looked and it was coming. >> a panic on the ground as a

what caused this scare just outside of reagan national airport. valuable treasures insured and shipped off. when things were damaged and disappeared, that's when our susan hogan showed up. it's not the white house, but it is still pretty nice. we have a look insid thanks for coming today. i want each of you to grab a 2x8 and cut it. you'll have 2 saws to choose from. you all chose the best tool for the job. wouldn't it make sense to make the same choice, when it comes to your truck?

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it's been nearly a year and this remains the best evidence of a shooting death of a young reporter in the district. more than a dozen people here riding atvs in southeast d.c. those dirt bike riders had been involved in a shootout that killed charnice milton. >> her family has a message, quote, speak life at all times. she was hit by a stray bullet while she was waiting for a bus. there have been no arrests. milton grew up in the district and returned to cover news east of the anacostia. nbc washington has an interview with her family who shared new photos of milton in her younger years. we take a look at the struggling neighborhood where milton lived an

we invite you to read more in our nbc washington app. we are getting a look today at the house the obamas will be renting when they leave the white house. the president and first lady will lease a mansion. this is according to online real estate information. 8200 square feet with nine bedrooms, eight and a half bathrooms. it was built in 1928. they said they would stay in d.c. after leaving office so sasha can finish high school. >> i think the rent is $300 a month. that's per square footage. for consumers, it's a big deal when something disappears. >> it happened to one local man. when the company denied his claim, he called nbc 4 responds. >> that's when susan hogan stepped in.

happened. >> he said it is the principle. his personal belongings taken straight from the box he secured himself. >> i do it when i'm on vacation. >> reporter: paul mcallister enjoys fishing. so when he and his wife planned to spend the winter months in florida, he wanted to bring his fishing gear. >> we decided to ship some stuff in advance. >> reporter: he picked up a couple of boxes from a ups dropoff location. >> we packed them with summer clothes. i decided let me throw my fishing reels in there. sealed everything up and decided to bring it to the ups store. >> reporter: an employee at the store asked him what you packed. >> he said do you have any electronics. i said, no, but i have fishing reels. >> reporter: he paid more than $200 in shipping costs and

the packages went to naples. when they got there, one of the boxes was damaged. >> i looked at it and the corner of the box was all retaped. i said i don't like this. unpacked the clothes, put them away. i'm digging and i'm digging. this is weird. these reels are gone, but everything else was just as it was. >> reporter: one of the missing reels was an heirloom and couldn't be released, so he filed a claim with ups, but it was denied. >> ups said i used the wrong type of container. he said if you had let us pack it, it would have been a different story. >> did anyone at the ups store tell you when you brought the boxes in this was the wrong box? >> not at all. >> reporter: that's when paul contacted nbc responds. >> on the same day i was ready to go to court, i called channel 4. >> reporter: we reached out to ups. it told

denied due to improper packaging. it said it didn't support the 40-pound weight of what he packed. they did refund him the money to replace the reels. he and his wife took that money and donated it to charity. >> did you ever get to go fishing? >> no, no. >> now ups says it regrets paul had a poor experience. they admit his boxes should never have been allowed to ship in the first place. it is worth having a conversation about the weight and the packaging ahead of time just to be sure. if you have a consumer problem and you need help solving it, give us a call at 1-844-nbc-d 4 1-844-nbc-dc44. >> that was a nice twist that he gave the money to charity. new dash cam video of the

getaway car police tell us was used after a brutal attack on a mclean couple. and prosecutors reveal why the discovery of tools reveal what was supposed to happen next. wait until you hear the word an eighth grader had to spell. we went from cold rain right to summer weather. all eyes on that holiday

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well, on our nbc washington facebook page we asked you what are you doing memorial day. most of you are staying home. >> yeah. >> i'm with you there. >> with this weather, doug, it sounds like a smart plan, right? >> pretty. >> it's going to be pretty nice just about anywhere. i am heading to the beach on friday down to ocean city. i'll be live from our backyard. stays down there saturday and sunday, but i'll be working on memorial day. i'll be back during the afternoon to talk about the showers we have coming in here, but all in all a pretty good forecast. take a look outside right now. we're dealing with nothing but sunshine. you notice a little haze in the atmosphere. yeah, that's right. hot, hazy, not quite humid. that comes later this week. 86 degrees currently with plenty of sun.

winds out of the west at 6 miles per hour. 88 now in fredericksburg. tomorrow, i think we see a couple of 90s out there. storm team 4 radar nothing to show. it's going to be dry for the next couple of days, but tomorrow will be a slight chance for a thunderstorm during the day. most of us on the dry side today. plenty of sun from boston all the way down towards raleigh. more clouds to the west. take a look at thursday. here we are tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. by around noon, still fine. great day to get outside, even though it will be a bit hot around lunchtime. shower activity around 6:00, 6:30, baltimore, fredericksburg, gaithersburg. the best chance will be from i-95 to the west. hagerstown, westchester, gaithersburg, clarksburg areas. friday morning, again starting off on a pre

friday afternoon maybe an isolated shower. 82, perfect around noon. then it gets rather hot at 4:00. a temperature around 90 degrees. everybody in the upper 80s to even the low 90s. best chance of storms will be off towards the west. 90 degrees on your thursday. 89 on friday. saturday beautiful. 87 degrees. the lower humidity. heat index on friday could reach the low 90s. 85 on sunday. most of us dry on sunday. 85 inland. if you're heading down towards the beach, this is what you need to know. saturday once again beautiful, near perfect. temperature around 78 degrees. it will get cooler along the boardwalk at night. chance of showers on sunday. a little bit cooler in the 70s. maybe upper 60s to around 70 degrees. 71 on monday with a pretty good chance for some rain on monday. not a washout. if you're heading down

cancel your plans. if the weather holds up, holiday travelers will still have something else to worry about this weekend. >> deep concern about the long lines and the missed flights at tsa. we'll have a look at what it is like from the eyes of a former tsa employee. >> do you think the tsa is doing a bad job right now? >> that's a yes or no question. he's accused of shooting, stabbing, and tasing a mclean lure and his wife, but andrew schmuhl had an even more deadly and sinister plan to carry

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new at 5:30, new video evidence revealed today in court. here it is. this is the trial of that lawyer who is accused of terrorizing and nearly killing a couple in mclean. and tonight, prosecutors say that attack could have been much worse. >> andrew schmuhl and his wife alicia are both charged. he is being tried first using an involuntary intoxication

today at dozens of items of items that prosecutors say were tools of a vicious attack. they believe andrew schmuhl had planned to torch the victim's house after he fled. a taser, a knife, and a gun. november 9th, 2014. defendant andrew schmuhl allegedly used all three weapons in an attack on leo fisher and sue duncan. weapons were found inside the schmuhl's getaway vehicle. during the chase, police saw andrew schmuhl disrobing. by the time he surrendered, he was wearing only a diaper. as he began to take evidence from the suv, he spotted men's clothing piled on the floor. inside the suit jacket pocket a taser with two darts missing.

when andrew schmuhl burst into the house. a semiautomatic handgun like this one in a best buy bag. one cartridge gone. sue duncan was shot once, the bullet grazing her head. a folding pocketknife. both victims were repeatedly stabbed and cable ties used to bind the couple. then gasoline and a plastic bottle. a pair of men's shoes soaked in gas and this automatic timer device altered with clamps. the detective found the entryway rug also soaked with gasoline. prosecutors believe andrew schmuhl had intended to activate the timing device on the house leaving the house and both victims to burn. what interrupted that plan and likely saved the victim's lives at

just hard to believe. thank you, julie. > the head of the tsa is answering questions about those long lines we're seeing at the airports around the country. during a hearing on capitol hill today, the head said the agency is working to improve. >> that's an increase of 100 million people in just four years while our full-time workforce has reduced. we are providing more overtime and 768 new tsa officers. we're converting, with the help of congress and reprogramming requests, our part-time officers to full-time officers. we're dedicated to improving efficiency while remaining acutely focused on our counterterrorism mission. >> as you know, the tsa has been blasted

lines like this one causing travelers to miss flights. we sat down with a former tsa worker. here's what she had to say when asked if the tsa is doing a good job. >> i think they're doing the best they can do right now. but if they had the money and the equipment and the people that they needed, it would be a lot better. >> stay tuned for much more of the interview on "nightly news." donald trump closing in on the number he needs to clinch the gop nomination and is now making his case to voters in california. he wrapped up a rally in anaheim a short time ago. 17 people w

blocked traffic and hurled debris at motorists. >> meanwhile trump is reacting to the protest that turned violent after his rally in mm mm last night. anti-trump protesters knocked down barriers and threw rocks. police responded with pepper spray. trump called the protests, quote, thugs and criminals. >> late breaking protest in california. >> these are coming out of that trump rally that was held today in california. the rally is over, but the protesters are still there. we're taking a look now at some live pictures. this is from a chopper in california. you can see the size of the crowd there spread out on the street. protesters have been targeting a lot of trump's ralliein

the size of this protest still influx. trump also went after hillary clinton today about her private e-ma e-mail server. questions about the use of that server have been swirling since she was secretary of state and they've dogged her since she started her campaign. an internal investigation found clinton's use of her personal e-mail and private server violated federal rules, but clinton's camp says her actions weren't all that different from past secretaries of state. instead she wants to focus on the differences between her and trump. jamie lee curtis made an impassioned speech on her behalf. >> it's about time in this country that we

running this country, so i'm going to play my woman's card. i'm going to play with all of our women's card. we're playing with a full deck and we're going to welcome -- >> pretty passionate there. bernie sanders is making it pretty clear he is in california to win. sanders spoke to a crowd of supporters in cathedral city and stuck to his main message on income inequality. on tuesday, sanders announced he tends to be very aggressive in california primary, buying more than a million dollars in ad time in the los angeles, sacramento, and fresno tv markets. he's holding multiple rallies just about every day. even though experts say he does not have the delegate math behind him, sanders is making his stand in the golden state. in the newsroom, i'm chris lawrence. he was known to family and

a virginia man who was one of the people who died in a plane crash was a hometown hero. tom sherwood. the aerospace museum is turning 40 years od. whlat

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outside a rally there. the police are lined up as they try to keep everything quiet and peaceful coming off of new mexico where things were not quiet and peaceful at a trump rally there. we're learning more tonight about the two people killed in that small plane crash in orange county, virginia. the pilot charles caldwell and his passenger died in the crash. j.j. was an experienced and celebrated pilot who spent the past two decades providing volunteer flights for the seriously ill. >> he was just so comfortable in what he did and his method of instruction that it made you feel comfortable behind the controls. >> still not clear what actually caused the plane to go down. it's a first tonight for loudoun county. the new chair of the board of supervisors is giving a state of the county

phyllis randall says some of the speech will include facts about the county's finances and social services. some of it is more personal. >> volunteering on our different commissions and committees and boards at the school, just everyone take a more active role in their county government. >> the speech will be streaming starting at 6:30. to watch it, search state of loudoun county in the nbc washington app. as the planes taxi for takeoff at reagan national airport, there's another issue they have to worry about once they finally get into the air. a bird strike. just yesterday, a bird strike causing an emergency landing here. you didn't hear about it. i'll have all the details. it was warm today. hot

i'll have coming up in my full forecast in a few minutes.

there were tense moments on board an american airlines plane yesterday out of reagan national

of its engines. >> that plane then started making an ominous sound. all of it causing concern not just in the sky, but on the ground. >> adam tuss live at reagan national to tell us about it. >> reporter: wendy, no one wants to think about your plane hitting anything when it takes off, but a bird strike did happen here at reagan national airport yesterday. yeah, it was enough to rattle some nerves. >> all of a sudden, you hear this bang. and i realized it was an airplane. i come out of the garage and i look up and i hear this plane. >> reporter: mike is used to the sound of planes flying right above his home just off fox hall road in northwest d.c., but what happened before noon yesterday was anything but normal. an american airlines plane hit a bird right after takeoff, lost an engine, then had to make an emergency landing back at reagan, but not before

>> it just caught my attention. it was coming, man. i thought it was it. >> reporter: the whole incident captured in this flight path tracker from flight radar 24. the plane did eventually land sa safely. it all happened on a flight headed to memphis. bird strikes have become a major issue in recent years. over 13,000 alone reported in 2014 according to the faa. there have been other documented cases of bird strikes. back here in d.c., the issue of planes flying low was more than just the noise yesterday though. it was also the fear of the unknown. >> any noise out of the ordinary you start to panic. you think you're going to relive this experience. >> that definitely did not sound normal to you? >> not a

>> reporter: today they're just happy to hear the regular rumble of jets. 48 passengers, 3 crew members were on board that flight yesterday. no injuries. coming up next hour at 6:00, unbelievably that couple that we talked to that heard all the commotion yesterday, that was not their first encounter with an emergency plane situation. you're going to want to hear that. the department of defense is telling the news4 i-team that's been a lot of progress to stop sexual assaults in the military and it did not mislead congress when it comes to number of survivors coming forward. this is in response to senator gi gi bill. the new numbers s

in the number of survivors reporting a crime, but a dod spokesperson says the data indicates reports have triple to more than 6,000 last year and that the dod has implemented more than 75 sections of law aimed at improving sexual assault prevention and response in the military. well, folks, we are on a roll, amelia. if we can call two days a roll. >> we're going to continue to talk about warmer temperatures and the humidity increases throughout the day tomorrow. a little bit today. feeling muggy tomorrow. extremely muggy on friday. that's going to be your first weather headline. the humidity is here through the long holiday weekend. tomorrow and friday, we'll be tracking some thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. mainly west of the d.c. metro ar area. you have the best chance for seeing rain. memorial d s

maybe a thunderstorm around, but not a washout. 86 degrees right now. by 7:00, low to mid 80s. nice and mild. 9:00 p.m., a temp around 77. probably have the windows closed and the air on at this point. if not, that'll probably be happening tomorrow or friday. a temperature around 72 degrees. tomorrow, the weather having a low impact on your day. it is hot. humidity is increased and there will be some scattered late day thunderstorms, but you'll make it through most of the day, maybe even all of the day, not needing the umbrella. at 7:00 a.m., we start off with plenty of sunshine. the weather having a very low impact on that morning commute. the biggest concern is going to be sun glare. by the lunchtime hours, it is feeling hot. notice here at 4:00 p.m. on future weather we start to track areas of rain and some embedded thunderstorms with the brighter colors west of d.c. 6:00 p.m., scattered showers and a few thunderstorms. notice right along and

95 some heavier rain in parts of frederick, loudoun, and month go -- montgomery counties at that point. as far as severe weather is concerned, tomorrow and friday really not seeing too much of that in the forecast. the biggest concern is going to be some slow-moving storms and some heavy rain that could lead to some isolated flash flooding. tomorrow a high of 90 degrees. temperatures already in the low 80s. on friday, a high of 89. it is very muggy, so it will feel like temps are in the low 90s during the afternoon. mostly sunny on saturday. 87 for a high. a late day shower or thunderstorm on sunday. the chance for rain or maybe a thunderstorm on memorial day. a high of 81. mid 80s next tuesday and wednesday, guys. the redskins are hitting the field this week for voluntary workouts. >> all eyes on curt cousins, but another one of the team

is not on the field. >> it is desean jackson. is his absence something we should be concerned about? >> reporter: no concerns at all, wendy. it is may. it is voluntary, as you said. no concerns yet because it is early in these otas. as for the guys who are here, yes, nobody under a bigger spotlight than kirk cousins. he talked about having permission to take ownership of the team. he is doing that while dealing with questions about his contract negotiations and will he sign a long-term deal before the season begins. >> i've gotten those two questions 47 times this off-season. i appreciate the question. it's a good question. i think everything i could possibly say on the matter of a contract has already been said. i'm positive, very confident, when or if something gets done, you guys will be notified. >> reporter: cousins has just a

for continued consistency at his position. >> what we're talking about is sustained success. i think the last time the redskins won back to back division titles was the early to mid 80s. we want to develop success. you had a great year. can you be a pro where you do it again and again and again and again? that's what the great players do in this league and that's what the great organizations are expected to do. >> we have a lot to prove still. the guys are trying to make a roster, number one. trying to learn a system. trying to establish themselves to be a consistent team. we have some new players. trying to get everybody gelled together. we're right at the beginning stages of next season, but it is fun to watch these guys complpe and play. >> reporter: missing these wo workouts is causing jackson a pretty penny. we'll have more

him d. jacks. >> it's cool. >> got to write that down first. >> can you spell it? >> there are 179 spellers left in the national spelling bee. the day started with 285. eric kim just eliminated. >> one of the remaining contestants is william cho. his word today -- >> can we say it? >> cryogenic. >> can handily spell it? >> c-r-y-o-g-e-n-i-c, cryogenic. >> that is correct. >> c-r-y -- no. the competition is being made harder this year to avoid the co-champion situations that have happened the last two tim

me to spell drool. almost everyone has a memory of the aerospace museum. and the city's most visited hot spot on the national mall still going strong. all new tonight at 6:00, several high school students suspended, but no one really knows why. the mother of an alleged victim comes forward to shed

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it's the most visited museum in america. in july, the air and space museum will celebrate its 40th anniversary. >> we take a look at the museum now as it starts its next 40 years. >> reporter: hundreds of tour guides, volunteers staying very busy. the air and space museum opened 1976, drawing more than 8 million visitors every year since. and every one of them craning to look up, like these visitors from harpers ferry in brunswick, maryland. why are you at the air and space museum? >> she's never been. >> what do you want her to see? >> look up. >> reporter: a general flew 450 vietnam combat missions. he's run the museum 17

>> every artifact was flown for a specific reason. >> reporter: right now, he's overseeing a multimillion dollars redesign in the boeing milestones of flight hall. >> and we're going to celebrate it with a staying open all night party. >> reporter: are you going to stay awake all night? >> i'm going to get it started. >> reporter: what do you want to see in here? >> everything. >> reporter: there is a lot >> the wright brothers flew in 1903. 66 years later, we were walking on the moon. >> reporter: the next 40 years, lots of new digital communications for a changing world. >> we say we commemorate, educate, and inspire, but it's the inspiration part that

really work the hardest on. now at 6:00, more fallout for hillary clinton over her use of a personal e-mail server while she was secretary of state. the robber had a gun. the little boy only had his stuffed toy, but it didn't stop him from going after that thief. look what happened in this security video. we've got the pictures coming up. heroin addiction is a serious issue in maryland and throughout our area. tonight, a mother shares her personal story and shares lessons she learned with her son's battle with addiction. >> we kept it to ourselves because he was so sure he was going to beat it. >> reporter: the man who runs the tsa gets grilled on capitol hill about the growing lines at airports across the nation. >> this is unacceptable and it is time for congress to act. first, breaking news. we're keeping an eye on anaheim, california. that's where donald trump just wrapped up a campaign speech. police ar