breaking news. a deadly double shooting. gunfire breaks out in the district. what investigators are revealing. severe weather slams two parts of the country. massive flooding across texas, while tropical storm bonnie brings downpours to the coast. [ engines revving ] you know that sound. the loudest parade of engines roaring into d.c., bringing a big traffic impact with them. >> saw them everywhere, going downtown to the national mall. >> cool -- >> so hot, though. it was so hot. we're off to a cloudy

warm start. good morning, everyone, i'm angie goff. >> i'm adam tuss. if you're breaking out the grill, do it for lunch, not dinner. tom kierein tracking when showers will return. good morning. >> this day two of the memorial day weekend starting off with a little sunshine. we had sunrise at 5:46. live view from the storm team 4 capitol camera, the flag moving gently in a light breeze. the sun is up. a partly cloudy sky now. enjoy this while you can because we do have this storm system coming ashore. this is tropical storm bonnie. it's been spreading rain into the carolinas. it's going to be tracking along the carolina coast, staying well to the south. the tropical moisture coming up later today. right now, off to a dry start. look at the hour-by-hour timing of showers coming up in a few minutes. we want to get to that

one man is dead, another seriously hurt in a double shooting this morning. you're looking at the scene in the 200 block at 55th around 1:30 this morning. police closing off the area for the investigation for hours. we're still waiting to learn suspect information. it will be another day of memorial day tributes throughout the dmv today. the rolling thunder roll for thunder start at the pentagon. thunder alley also continues. that means scenes like this one and road closures around the national mall. look at the map here. the closures in place for the actual parade today. you won't be able to use the memorial bridge or large part of constitution avenue. we have a full list of road closures in our nbc washington app. 6:02. presumptive gop presidential nominee donald trump set to speak at a rally during the group's first demonstration run at noon. more than 300

the washington, d.c., area will place roses on headstones at arlington national cemetery today, as well. it is being organized by the memorial day flower foundation. some 130 roses will decorate the graves of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in serving our country. there will also be special wreath laying this morning for john f. kennedy's birthday. another incident brought metrorail service to a halt this memorial day weekend. this time it was a brake fire that shut down the arlington cemetery station for hours yesterday. riders had to board shuttle buses to get to the next stop. the fire was quickly put out, but delays lasted a while and certainly shook up riders. >> we were walking from the kennedy grave site and saw a fire truck come through. and it definitely looked like it was a lot of commotion. >> this all happened just one week before metro's safe track program gets underway. that massive maintenance improvement plan will disrupt c

if you are looking for a way to honor those who sacrificed for our country, the 27th annual pbs national memorial day concert, that's going to kick off tonight. ♪ last night, the dress rehearsal ahead of the concert gary sinese and joe montagna were back as hosts. there will be appearances by colin powell, the beach boys, and "american idol" winner. >> cool. senator bernie sanders is doubling down on his warning to hillary clinton that her vp pick will be essential to winning over his supporters. this comes as he's running hard to upset clinton in california. nbc's chris jansing has the latest. >> reporter: a determined bernie sanders -- >> as of today we have won primaries and

states in the country. >> reporter: in a marathon to try to win the primary. >> if you don't win california, will you drop out? >> let's not get into speculation. i think we are going to win california, and i think we'll do well in the remaining states. >> reporter: sanders criss-crossing california with 15 events in the last seven days and an ambitious goal of getting facetime with more than 200,000 voters by election day. drawing nearly 10,000 in enturea, 7,200 in vista, 6,000 in santa barbara on his 28th wedding anniversary. the proposed debate against donald trump now off. >> if you're in first place, you don't want to debate a guy in second place. >> reporter: maybe after realizing the debate over the debate was giving hillary clinton cover. taking attention away from the inspector general's report, concluding she violated state department rules by using a private e-mail

clinton beefing up her own schedule with an eight-stop california swing as the latest poll shows a race too close to call. adding stops next week in new jersey. taking no chances in a state she's expected to win, but taking the weekend off in chappaqua. in california's wine country, sanders making a last stand against nearly insurmountable odds. would he accept a vice presidential slot if offered? >> what happens the day after, it appears that i'm not going to become the nominee. that's subject for further discussion. >> reporter: it is subject for further discussion. >> the process is subject for further discussion. >> nbc's chris jansing. and you can hear more from bernie sanders about his warning to hillary clinton when he talks to chuck todd on "meet the press" at 10:30 after "news4 today." and former california governor arnold schwarzenegger will also weigh in on the california primary. that's now just over one week away. a federal judge is ordering the release

university's document by thursday. there is parts of a class-action lawsuit against the now-defunct real estate school owned by donald trump. the judge made the order friday in response to a request by the "washington post." trump university has been cited in several political ads. trump's lawyer denies anywrongdoing. 6:07. you're not going to need the sunglasses today but maybe right now. look at the sun coming up. we'll have a changeable forecast for sure on this sunday. tom is tracking when showers will be in your neighborhood. and right now, severe weather is slamming other parts of the country. cars are left under water as floodwaters reach hundred of homes and businesses.

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a gorilla grabbed and dragged a boat to a moat. he fell at a public bare dwrer gorilla world. he is expected to recover at the hospital. zoot temporarily closed the exhibit. this is the first time a response team killed a zoo animal in this type of situation. the time is 6:11. the nba is mourning the loss of one of its rookie players. bryce dejean jones played for the new orleans pelicans. he was going to his girlfriend's apartment to celebrate his daughter's birthday but entered the wrong apartment. the homeowner got scared and shot jones through the door. his agent said he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. >> terrible story. >> tragic. and weather

this memorial day weekend. sun today, earlier. it seems like it will change a bit. >> already looking at a beautiful sunrise, and tom, really the holiday weekend was off to a summer-like start. >> yesterday, upper 80s. this morning, cooler, 60s. there's the view showing sunrise underway now. we've got sun coming up in a partly cloudy stay. the clouds will close in later today coming from the tropical system, tropical storm bonnie, weak storm along the coast. pretty much dissipating off the coast of north carolina by next couple of days. some of that moisture coming up our way later, but no rain now. light showers in the metro area. then moderate downpours possible 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. along the 95 corridor and east of the corridors, that area will get the shower activity tonight through tomorrow morning. during the day on memorial

moderate showers, in the yellow and orange, downpours, maybe thunder and lightning. showers moving through the atlantic beaches through monday. tapering off monday in the metro area. temperatures in the low to mid 60s now. upper 60s at reagan national. 67 degrees. the hour-by-hour forecast for this middle day of the memorial day weekend, sunday, 10:00 a.m., sun out, mid 70s. by 3:00, all cloudy, chance of a shower south of the metro area. low 80s, showers moving in through the evening hours. for the concert on the mall, there may be showers likely, showers in the mid 70s this evening. beach forecast, cooler at the beaches for today. afternoon storms are looking likely with temperatures in the 70s with increasing clouds and showers likely through the day. off and on and then 70 at the beaches. and for those

beaches, a storm and temperatures in the 70s. the four-day forecast, away from the waters, mid 70s during memorial day. maybe a morning-to-midday shower, tapering off, clouds around. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, some sunshine in and out, highs each day low to mid 80s. chance of some more showers friday and saturday. >> thank you. the time is 6:14. next, reporters notebook. >> we'll be back in 15 minutes with more of the top stories. good morning, welcome to "reporters notebook." i'm pat lawson muse. we begin with metro and virginia's governor's threat to withhold funding if safety protocols are not met. governor terry mcauliffe signed an executive directive threatening to withhold money if metro's safety protocols don't improve, if metro's folk don't meet with his folks. there's a safety commission formed to have autonomy over metro's compliance with the safety protocols

david culver, tom sherwood, thanks for being with us. what is your reaction to the governor's threat, and then signing the executive's order on wtop on the air? >> while o tn the air during "a the governor." this metro system brings hundreds of thousands of virginians into the district every day and out. he's looking at it as a concern for those who have to make the commute and otherwise have to do it by car which we know is painful. he signs his directive number eight. threatening to withhold funding. the question is what's going to happen the next few months. he says he's doing that until the general assembly, his legislature can act, which isn't until january. he's essentially putting it out there for eight mtonths until te general assembly can take action. the question, tell really -- and him holding money from the rail -- >> the metro needs money, and the idea that the governor of virginia's going

money from metro when the one thing it needs is money, that's not likely. this is seen by some as political posturing. he's active in making sure that somebody strong is appointed to run metro. the federal government pressured maryland, virginia, and d.c. to come up with the safety commission. they've come up with outlines of it. it now needs to be approved by the three jurisdictions. this threat of signing a directive and all that does mean very little. >> is it in any way do you think one upsmanship? paul leaderfield cleaned house, he's trying a maintenance effort. they appear to be trying to get it together. >> paul is general manager and the council member chairman of metro are doing what people wanted them to do which is start doing something rather than talking about it and coming up with plans.

week. there's a lot going on. this, again, people saying governor mcauliffe, whatever good intensions, it looks more like political posturing to show he's involved. >> one of the things the governor was pointing out, he supports paul weederfeld and the position but calls overnight management disgraceful. >> the commission would have a lot of power, power to shut the system down, even fine metro. >> right. and as the governor pointed out, the language has been agreed upon when it comes to d.c., maryland, and virginia. it's a matter of guesting it approved. the governor says safety protocols have to be met because metro's asking for another $1 billion in funding. he says before we give any more money this has to be decide on. >> this is a way to push things along. in terms of making it public that we're still pushing, we're pushing. look, metro given all the firings, it's clear that metro has been falling down on the job for a variety of reasons, the work force, management, whatever. it's up to the governor, the mayor of washington, the

keep pushing, keep pushing, keep pushing. the federal government's pushing. >> the governor of maryland is not threatening to withhold -- >> no, the governor's been just as strong about saying metro's got to do better. let's not forget, it's the jurisdictions that appoint the her board. >> let's get back to safe track. that's about to begin on the 4th of june. fairfax county is bracing for the impacts of single tracking. it's going to affect the orange and the civilly lines. tell me what fairfax is doing -- >> the hearts of transit in parts of fairfax county. altogether, 15 stations will be undergoing the first wave. 13 days, starting june 4th. ten stations in fairfax county. the chairman of the board of supervisors in the county says that they're obviously going to have to revamp certain shuttle bus services to get folks from even as far as reston to the pentagon in direct shuttles that they'll try to launch. and designate l

transit lanes. some of the details are still missing there. and folks are going to have to be oriented in how they use it -- >> surprising to me, june 4th is not that far away, a week away. and you have to educate people, if you're going to change lanes, you can't just go out and put a no parking sign and say, okay, that's it. a lot of people may not -- may not decide to use metro, they'll drive. just what downtown d.c. needs is more traffic. i'm hoping that not only fairfax but virginia and maryland and d.c. actually do something besides talking about how they'll address the traffic problems. there are going to be traffic problems. >> all right. let's stay in virginia and talk about this bombshell that was lower lowered this week. governor mcauliffe under a federal investigation for his 2013 campaign. >> he's not under investigation, his campaign is. >> his campaign under

investigation. his personal finances being looked at. being looked donations by a wealthy chinese businessman. this seemed to come out of nowhere. mcauliffe seemed surprised and surprised it was leaked. >> it was on wtop wednesday. and the directive by metro was signed at a pretty good time if you're looking at the p.r. stance. obviously he's facing questions about the campaign investigation. you point out he was shock good it being leaked. initially she'd he was shocked by the investigation and the shock over it being leaked. he says the justice department has to be held to a higher standard. if you talk to republicans and bureau chief julie carey pointed this out this week, republicans saying without anything specific to mcauliffe, this is a sad shadowing of virginia politics as a whole, especially what we've called by governor mcdonald. i ned

will be the next illinois where in illinois you've got -- >> now, four governors of illinois bombed the prison -- >> we're not at that point with mcauliffe yet either. >> and the chinese businessman -- >> the governor's lawyer, james cooper, said -- he's been told by the justice department this is not about mcauliffe. this is about the chinese businessman. he's not been told he's a target, no indication he's a target. they're looking at finances, questions about whether he earned money from people without signing up for lobbyists and things. this is not something hanging over -- >> mcauliffe went on to say that that businessman has been fully vetted by the campaign. moreover, he says there was no personal contact between the two. >> if there are no charges, does he hurt for mcall sniff. >> he can't run for re-election. hurts in his campaign to campaign for hillary clinton. >> does it hurt hillary clinton? >> it goes much further than vi

swing state coming up in november. it -- mcauliffe says it will not impact his campaigning for hillary clinton, and he also on wtop says though he hasn't done too much campaigning for her. he concedes there's a friendship there. >> he's very involved and close to the clintons. this is a bad thing for him to have happen while he's trying to get things done. last year and a half to go as governor. he wants these things done. he wants to move on, he wants hillary clinton to be the next president. >> we'll be right back. stay with us. morning noon or night there's always a moment to discover

virginia republicans hired an attorney. they plan to file suit challenging governor mcauliffe's executive order restoring the rights of hundreds of thousands of felons to vote, to run for office, and do jury duty. very controversial, david culver. we've seen people

>> it's coming out. "the richmond time dispatch" reporting some 5,000 ex-felons have registered. they're taking advantage of this. this came into effect april 22nd. we're a few weeks removed, and they're starting to sign up to vote and register. it's something that will play out closer to november. >> tom sherwood, it's about politics and public policy? >> virginia is only one of 11 states in the country that says if you're a felon and even when you become an ex-felon that you cannot vote. you cannot be a full citizen again. >> he's moving to make felons have the right to vote. and some people say, republicans particularly, say, well, you know, he wants these people to vote for hillary clinton or the democrat in the fall. i'm sure he does. the fact is this is a -- bringing virginia into the 21st century. how to help people stop being criminals and get on with their lives. if you mark somebody where they

cannot run for office, then they become less of a citizen that you want them to be. that's his public policy reason for doing it. of course, this is a political year. people sprinkle politics all over it. >> do you expect the republicans' lawsuit to go anywhere? >> well, some of the republicans said he should have just done this for felons who were not violent. all felons. i don't know all of the laws of virginia, but it looks to me like this is a political year, and a judge will have to decide how much politics are there and how much he'll extend his power as governor. >> i think the decision has to come down before august 25th, predating the election. to tom's point, some of the concerns from republicans is that you're going to have an ex-felon and a jury pool for a murder trial as it's put. the governor said that's -- >> if you do the crime and do the time, you shouldn't be further punished to the end

your days as a former felon. >> let's talk about the showdown over the city's right to spend its own tax dollars without congressional approval. the president's threatening to veto a bill that's making its way -- two bills making its way through congress. republicans have a backup plan. >> the short story, ever since the city has had limited home rule since 1974, the budget of the city even though money's raised locally has been treated like a federal agency. the city takes the budget it prepares, sends it to the president. the president sends it to capitol hill. just like he does for the defense department, agriculture department. and the congress decides what to do. the problem has been the city budget gets caught up in all that federal politics. and so it gets delayed. the city can't control its money until congress approves it. the city decided it could change the home rule charter, had the people vote in 2013, saying our local tax dollars will spend with just a 30-day congressional review period. t

billion out of $13 billion. house republicans said, no, you can't do this. you've got to spend the budget like you always have. they've passed a law in the house saying you've got to do it like you've always done it. >> the senate is considering the question -- >> eleanor holmes norton is hopeful the senate won't go into this. there's more to do. the president threatened a veto if only the bill goes forward. they might attach it to another budget bill. the president won't be able to veto it. >> why do you think the president's threatening a veto now? people say he's been there, he's shown support for d.c. autonomy. and even representation. he hasn't done enough. >> no, he has shown rhetorical support. whether he's done much more than say nice things about the plight of 670,000 citizens who don't have the same rights as all other americans. well, people have faulted him for not doing more. and of course, he's going to be moving into town. he's going to be

colorado. >> to a new house in your neighborhood? >> not my neighborhood. i've been -- not even with david's salary. a beautiful neighborhood between connecticut avenue and massachusetts avenue. great homes, gorgeous place. they're renting a house from joe lockhart, former press secretary for the clintons. >> i'm curious how secret service will maintain that. >> i did a story on it this week, and you know, the secret service has very strong demands. it's put in new equipment for security reasons, have to make certain there are no overhanging buildings looking into the homes. lots of things going on. this is a house with six bedrooms, room for six cars. big outdoor space. michelle can do gardening there, all that stuff. get all of their exercise in. the president can be there, go up to columbia and plea golf. let's hope -- and play golf. let's hope the president as citizen obama will do more than voting rights. >> it's memorial day. we were talking about how people mix up memorial day with veterans day. >>gh

sherwood to cringe, say honor your veterans today. >> on memorial day don't. >> i know. >> you stead wrong to get me excited. >> wanted to cringe -- >> i am cringing. memorial day, this is important. >> yeah. >> not a time for mattress sales. memorial day is to honor those people who died in our wars, defending the country, fighting and who have died because of their service in combat. veterans day is for all veterans who have served, when you're a reservist, when you're been stuck at the pentagon and never gone outside in the field to fight. all veterans serve the military services. and veterans day in november, that's who we honor, all veterans. memorial day is for those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. they've given their life. >> all right. tom, david, thank you both. >> thank you. >> thank you, that's "reporter's notebook." i'm pat lawson muse. "news4 today" continues now.

6:30. inond -- in top stories, one man is dead, another seriously hurt in a double shooting. it happened in the 200 block of 55th street around 1:30. still no word on any suspect information. the rolling thunder ride for freedom is today starting at the pentagon. thunder alley also continues today. you can expect more road closures near the national mall. we have a full list in our nbc washington app. more delays on metro's blue line after a brake fire caused a service to be suspended at the busy arlington cemetery station yesterday. this happened as metro prepares for its safe track program. the major maintenance plan will disrupt riders for months. we know about that. >> absolutely. going to be disruptive. it starts in a week. sun coming up over the potomac. clouds mixed in. nice start to the morning. not going to last, unfortunately. >> i know. wen'

good morning, everyone. angie goff here with my buddy, adam. it you are planning to barbecue, you might need to news4 indoors, especially if it's later in the day. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with all the timing of when the rain's coming. tom? >> good morning. most of this sunday we should be dry during the daylight hours. it's late afternoon and into the evening hours when we'll likely get some showers moving in. right now, off to a dry start. the sun is up. live view from the storm team 4 capitol camera. union station. the flag flapping gently in a breeze. rain coming from what remains of tropical storm bonnie. it has winds about 40 miles per hour. it's going to track along the carolina coast and disappear in a couple of days. moisture will move our way later today. right now, no rain in the vicinity. temperatures rather cool. we're hovering in the mid 60s in the metro area and bay. away from the waters, only in the low 60s much of the region including shenandoah valley, from the mountains to the bay. o

it will be warming up a bit this afternoon. hour-by-hour timing on the showers coming through. that's coming up this half hour. >> thank you very much. right now, the coast of south carolina dealing with the effects of tropical storm bonnie. it's expected to make landfall this morning. the second named storm of the 2016 hurricane season has already dumped a lot of rain in the region. the rain is making for good business this holiday weekend. >> you got people here generally for the holiday, plus the people who couldn't make it to the beach because of the rain. you throw those things together, this is what results. pig crowd. >> on the bright side, the storm is expected to bring two to four inches of rain across the area this weekend. the search resumes today in texas for two missing people. this comes as flooding and torrential rain here continues to grip the entire state. now another city is ordering an evacuation due to a rising river. nbc's cory smith has the

>> reporter: tornadoes, hail, and major flash flooding. a fatal mix from mother nature that's making for a treacherous memorial day weekend. rescue crews have been busy across the lone star state. police in conroe were forced to break the window of this flooded car after the driver drove around a barricade. helicopter hovering above a flooded area. ground conditions making it too dangerous to search on land. so far, the severe weather has caused nearly a dozen days across texas with a number of missing people growing. among the dead, 21-year-old darin mitchell. he snapped the chilling photo from inside his car as it was overcome by floodwaters. the caption saying, and all i wanted to do was go home. alan merick of cedar creek is cleaning up. >> we saw the tree come down and smashed my shop to pieces. >> reporter: forecasters say parts

received more than 16 inches of rain since thursday. more heavy rain expected into monday. >> cory smith there. a georgia sheriff's deputy was shot in the face during a traffic stop. this morning, the suspect is in custody. that shooting happened it 7:30 last night. police say the suspect turned himself in. he's charged with aggravated assault on a police officer. no other arrests have been made, and the case remains under investigation. still no word on the condition of the deputy. iraqi fighters battling isis have found underground tunnels built by the militant group. they found the network of tunnels in western iraq on saturday. one of the longest tunnels surrounding the brick factory. isis apparently used them to approach an escape from the front line to reduce their casualties. a portion of the petersburg national battlefield in virginia is a crime scene. the national parks service confirms that several excavations were found at the civil war battlefield last week. there were a number of places where the ground had been duck up

looking for relics to sell on line. >> you wouldn't go into the smithsonian and say, wow, the hope diamond's beautiful, i think i'll take that. it's no different whether you walk into a national park. >> the battlefield is still open for visitors. a portion is declared off limits as the investigation continues. an update to a story we've been following. a group of montgomery county high schoolers banned from graduation can participate now in the ceremony, according to the washington, d.c. the six seniors were punished for allegedly drinking alcohol at prom. the students were punished by the principal. the superintendent overruled the decision while the interim superintendent supports the principal's decision to punish the students. the blanket commencement ban policy violates district policy. some believed banning the students from graduation was too harsh. 6:35. the death of a 15-year-old boy has become the inspiration for a new pl a

communities. >> i can do anything. >> the play is called "there's a stranger in my house." a modern parable about what happens to a family when society's ills seep into the home. in it, you'll see the scenes from the streets, news, life, and comedy. the performers want it to be a cautionary tale without preaching. >> i feel good about that. i feel like a play or movie should hold up a mirror to society. >> proceeds go to the family of davonte washington. "there's a stranger in my house," the play, starts saturday, june 18th. now a strange story involving good samaritans who rushed to help a woman in need. a woman fell off the anacostia freeway bridge in southeast d.c. this is saturday morning. when three men rushed to help her, they say that an armed man confronted them. he allegedly told them to get away from his girlfriend, and

it went off as the good samaritans tried to wrestle it away. no one was hit. police say the armed man then hit the woman, and one of the men with his car before driving off. >> yikes. tragedy in colorado. a 28-year-old woman is dead after an accident along a railroad there. the victim was the conductor of the train. investigators say she fell from a moving train and then later died from her injuries. close to 100 passengers were on board at the time. now the ntsb is investigating that accident there. meanwhile, a vintage plan that crashed into the hudson river in new york is out of the water this morning. it crashed friday evening killing the pilot on board. now officials are trying to figure out exactly what went wrong in that case. wnbc's michael george has more. >> reporter: recovery teams hauled the world war ii-era thunderbolt from the bottom of the hudson. 16 hours after the plane went down. new information sugts

an emergency landing. the crash happened in front of hundreds of horrified witnesses enjoying friday evening on the waterfront. >> just to see they couldn't survive was haunting. >> reporter: the plane was taking part in a photo shoot. the video appears to show it just above the water right before impact. gordon sent a distress signal indicating a possible mechanical failure. now investigators are going over every inch of the aircraft trying to figure out what went so horribly wrong for this experienced pilot. >> extraordinary pilot who understood the powerful message our aircraft represent. telling the story of american courage and valor. >> reporter: gordon who hails from key west is described as a master pilot and mechanic with decades of experience. his colleagues said no one knew vintage planes like him. >> we are talking about an individual whose experience level and stick and rudder skill is second to none. >> reporter: heas

his fellow flyers performed a missing man formation in his honor. ♪ in light of the tragedy, pilots were given the option to stay on the ground. all of them decided to fly. they say that's what bill would have wanted. >> we are honored to have called him one of our own. a mural honoring more than 2,000 vietnam veterans was destroyed ahead of memorial day in venice, california. vandals painted over most of the names there. each is a missing vietnam vet. a significant cleanup was already planned after extensive graffiti covered the mural since 1992. officials say cleanup won't be easy, and sandblasting the graffiti will damage parts of the mural. >> awful. >> terrible. it's going to cost more to keep clean water in flint, michigan. the average cost for replacing a service water line in the

that's how much. it's almost double the average cost for each replacement estimated by the state department of environmental quality last fall. the true costs could be higher because calculations for permit fees were not included in the original amount. time is 6:40. the annual park horror festival in full swing in virginia. gateway park in rosalyn has been turned into a huge -- check this out -- playground for adults. there's a gym. hard core athletes moved through an area maneuvering through obstacles there. they go over and under, do back flips and stunts. one of the events is featured. a beginner's course at 10:00. the festival runs through monday. >> i could do beginner's course. >> i could maybe sit and watch. >> as long as i don't have to climb, i'm fine. >> a lot of

>> very cool. rain, it might force your memorial day weekend parties inside. i know it doesn't look like it now, but a changeable forecast. tom is updating the forecast with how soon showers could dampen the plan. i thought as they come in, i can answer everyone every day. it soon began to take lots and lots of time, but i was committed to do them. >> ask him anything, and this veteran wanted to answer. how he's taking full advantage of social media to share his wisdom with everyone.

sleep number beds with sleepiq technology give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. save $500 on the memorial day special edition mattress with sleepiq technology. plus 36-month financing. only at a sleep number store. good morning. day two of the memorial day weekend starting off with some sunshine. the clouds will be closing in. later today for the memorial day events, we'll have showers moving in, but not until late afternoon and overnight tonight. moderate showers, maybe thunder and lightning will be in the 70s after we reach low

afternoon. then for memorial day itself, showers looking likely in the morning through midday. i've got hour-by-hour timing on the shower arrival and departure coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you very much. there is something no politician wants to happen to them. a protester attacked a german politician with a pie in the face. she'd been under fire for controversial comments about refugees. security personnel immediately led the attacker away as he shouted slogans. well, in the race for the white house, all the attention is turning toward california now. >> absolutely. joining us to break it down, moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. bernie sanders now firing a warning shot to hillary clinton, says she needs to be careful about her v.p. pick. >> it is. i was imagining if he could have more pie -- about the only thing our campaign is missing. maybe at the trump rallies. if protesters were throwing pies, everybody be happier. bernie sanders, you know, it's

funny, the entire interview -- you'll get this sense when you watch it, i think -- on one hand he's making the case about why he should be the nominee. on the other hand, he's sort of talking about the things hillary clinton needs to do as the nominee to win over supporters, to make sure she doesn't alienate his supporters, depending on v.p. picks. i think the overall, the larger sense is he knows where this is headed. but he's trying to sort of extract the most that he can out of his remaining days on the trail. >> we talked about california. you were speaking with the arnold. >> yeah. arnold schwarzenegger. >> that's going to be interesting to see what he thinks. >> there's a couple of reasons i think to talk to him that i think that will give us a sense. obviously the celebrity-turned-politician aspect. you know, he -- in many ways, you could argue he helped pave the way and all that. the other part i want to get -- have him get at is how hard it is for an outsider to govern. the easy part is the

schwarzenegger himself said that over the year. he thought it would be the other way around. talking with b that advice he might have for trump, look, he was a kasich guy during the primary. we'll see -- arnold always makes a convention appearance. i wonder if he'll do it this year. >> does he have advice for trump trying to turn the state -- >> i don't know. more importantly, you know, arnold's the new "celebrity apprentice" guy. >> is that right? >> wow. >> there's a connection. >> more connection. >> i know the libertarian convention is wrapping up sunday. with the unpopularity of clinton and trump doourks think people will be open to the -- trump, do you think people will be open to the idea? >> they could be, especially if both remain as unpopular as they are, they could remain a safe haven for none of the above voter. if they nominate two former republican governors in gary johnson and bill wallace as president and v

>> i'm hearing they could get 10%. >> i think ten is real. i think it's possible. and the minute you start seeing a number north of seven, it starts -- that could expand the battleground map. that could put more states in play in various ways we haven't thought about. >> right? all right. >> we'll look forward to your show. you can see "meet the press" every sunday on nbc 4. comes up right after "news4 today." thank you very much for stopping by, chuck. a 90-year-old from d.c. becomes a social media sensation. over the time it took him just to take a flap it happened. >> true. the -- a nap it happened. >> true. the veteran posted on line, took a snooze, and awoke to strangers wantsing to connect with him. this are some things ron laker's done the same way for decades. >> i think it's important to know what's happening locally. >> reporter: lately -- >> to the

office. >> reporter: he's been changing things up. two flights, in fact. climbing daily to the top of his cleveland park home. to a quiet attic where the 90-year-old -- >> i so vividly remember 1940 -- >> reporter: slowly took social media by storm. you don't care how long it takes you, you're going to get back to everyone -- >> i'm going to do it. >> reporter: ron, known for his rants and raves on his d.c. blog, became an instant reddit star after posting this -- "i am an retired officer from world war ii. ask me anything." they did. first by the hundreds, then the thousands. >> they asked about my unfavorite style. i set the zoot suit. i said what's the meaning of life, the best generation, what's the best period of life, what did you think about the atomic bomb? >> reporter: ron was just 1

during world war ii. born in 1925, there were no computers, cell phones, camera rolls. there was that thing called living in the moment. >> out of all of the presidents you've lived through, who was your favorite? >> reporter: an educator for 30 years, ron loves that most come looking for a history lesson. >> i really think thoughtful young people really understand eventually that i need to know more about the past so i can improve for the future. >> reporter: with his dictation machine, ron spent up to three hours a day answering everything from politics to personal matters. >> how is sex related now how it used to be. >> reporter: as uncomfortable as it could get, talking with strangers, he says, his given him something, too. >> i feel that connei connect w youth. >> reporter: he spends time with

and grandchildren. >> this is one of the best years of my life. >> reporter: don't ask him anything about it now. after answering thousands, ron's taking a small break. his next post on reddit coming soon. >> i can't wait for six months to pass so i can do it again. >> he deserves a break. >> that guy is awesome. >> amazing. do you know why he's taking a break? he's not shy about saying that i have $150,000 my name that i saved. and he's spending his 90th year taking every grandkid, every child, bringing them to d.c. or going to meet them, and spending just that time with them. that's how he wants to spend his year. he'll be back soon, he said. i can't get him on twitter. i'm working on that. >> we'll get him to answer what the meaning of life is. >> i know, right? very wise man. >> let's turn our attention to the weather. tom, it's sunny now. it looks nice. >> clouds are closing in. they'll be here noontime.

sunshine through the high cloud cover. live view from the tower camera. clouds coming from tropical storm bonnie, now spreading rain across the carolinas. it will disappear around hatteras in a couple of days. no rain on storm team 4 radar. we're all dry. hour-by-hour timing of showers close to us by 6:00 p.m. coming to the southern suburbs and into the metro area, about 8:00 or 9:00 this evening. right during the time of the concert on the mall. then occasional showers along the 95 corridor and east of that, around the bay and eastern shore. that will continue overnight, 6:00 a.m. memorial day morning. moderate showers around the metro, northern and western suburbs. may become heavy at time. areas in the orange and reds by 9:00 to 10:00 in the morning. after that, it tapers off by 11:00 a.m. it moves across the bay in the afternoon hours. temperatures in the 60s. 67 at reagan national. the hour-by-hour forecast, by 10:00, mid 7

then a chance of a shower at 3:00 p.m., low 80s. likely showers after that, into the 70s. beach forecast, cooler at the beaches. today, mid 70s. then tomorrow, near 70 with the showers likely. maybe a storm around on tuesday. storm team 4 four-day forecast, we'll dry out after that. 80s each day. maybe more storms or showers friday and saturday for the weekend. that's the beltway looks. >> thank you very much. a major breakthrough in space. how new technology is giving astronauts more restroom experiment. and happening today, if you are looking for something to do, check out the della plain strawberry festival. we know summer's here when the festival's going on. from 10:00 to 5:00 at sky meadows state park.

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it's called the big low expandable activity module or b.e.a.m. nasa paid $17.8 million for the technology which could lead to an even bigger inflatable room at the space station. the six astronauts at the space station won't enter it for at least a week with the hatch remaining sealed. nasa wants to make sure it's airtight. >> absolutely. very futuristic. >> cool. much more ahead for you on "news4 today." >> yes, that includes an hour-by-hour look at your srecast with

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heading into the 7:00 hour with breaking news. a deadly double shooting. gunfire breaks out in the district when -- district. what investigators reveal. and massive flooding across texas and severe weather across the country. tropical storm bonnie brings downpours to the coast. it was worth the wait. here comes the thunder. the loude esest parade of engin bringing a big traffic impact. >> we're off to a cloudy and warm start. that will change. good morning, everyone, i'm angie goff. >> i'm adam tu

so far. if you're going to break out the grill, you may want to do it for lunch and not dinner. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with when showers will be back in our area. good morning. we got the sun shining through the high clouds moving through overnight. starting off early, day two of the memorial day weekend, cool, low 60s across much of the region. calm on the potomac river. live view from prince george's county where the temperature is hovering in the low 60s. upper 60s at reagan national. many suburbs mid to upper 60s. in the bay, mid to upper 60s, as well. shenandoah valley, cool morning, low to mid 60s. in the mountains, many locations are hovering around 60 degrees. storm team 4 radar all dry. look at the hour-by-hour timing on rain. that's coming up. >> thank you very much. breaking news out of northeast d.c. one man is dead, another seriously hurt in a double shooting that happened this

morning. let's look at the scene here. 200 -- the 200 block of 55th street. this was the case around 1:30 this morning. police had to actually close the area for the investigation for several hours. we are still waiting to learn of any suspect information. well, it's going to be another day of memorial day tributes throughout our region today. the rolling thunder ride for freedom is today. starts at the pentagon. and thunder alley is also continuing. that means scenes like this one here with road closures near the national mall, here's a look at the closures in place for the actual parade today. you won't be able to use the memorial bridge or a large part of constitution avenue. we have a full list of all the road closures. you can see them on our nbc washington app. presumptive gop presidential nominee donald trump is planning to stop by thunder alley today. he's set to speak at a rally during the first amendment demonstration run at noon. then more than 300 volunteers from the washington, d.c., area will place roses on headstones

if t's being organized by the memorial day flowers foundation. some 130,000 roses will decorate the graves of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in serving our country. there will also be special wreath laying this morning for john f. kennedy's birthday. time is 7:03. we had another incident that brought metro rail service to a halt. it happened yesterday. this time a brake fire shut down the arlington cemetery station for hours. riders had to board shuttle buses to get to the next stop. the fire was quickly put out. the delays lasted a while and shook up riders. >> we were walking from the kennedy grave site and saw a fire truck come through. and it definitely looked like it was a lot of commotion. >> this happened just one week before metro's safe track program gets underway. that massive maintenance program will disrupt commuters for months. memorial day is tomorrow, but tonight you can kick off the

memorial day concert. ♪ last night was the dress rehearsal ahead of the concert. okaytors gary sinese -- actors gary sinese and joe moon teg th-- montegna are back as co-hosts. >> good show. senator bernie sanders sending a warning to hillary clinton saying pick a strong, progressive as a running mate, or risk losing his supporters. that warning as sanders is running hard to upset clinton in the california primary a week away. he's also not dismissing talk of being clinton's vice presidential pick himself. >> what happens the day after if it appears i'm not going to be the nominee, that's subject for further discussion. >> reporter: it is subj

>> the whole process is subject for further discussion. >> the latest poll in california shows that the race is in a dead heat between clinton and sanders. you can hear more from bernie sanders about his warning to hillary clinton when he talks to chuck todd on "meet the press." that comes up at 10:30 on "news4 today." chuck will talk to former california governor arnold schwarzenegger. he will weigh in on the california primary now just over a week away. a federal judge is ordering the release of trump university documents by thursday. part of a class-action lawsuit against the now-defunct real estate school owned by donald trump. the judge made the order friday in response to a request by the "washington post." trump university has been cited in several political ads during the primary campaign. trump's lawyers denied any wrongdoing. sunglasses right now, yeah. later on, maybe not so much. you might need the umbrella. tom is tracking when showers will be in your neighborhood. meanwhile,

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loss of one of its rookie players. bryce dejean jones played for the new orleans pelicans. his agent said he thought he was going to giz girlfriend's new apartment -- to his girlfriend's new apartment in dallas. he there was to celebrate his daughter's 1st birthday. he tried to enter the wrong apartment. the homeowner got scared and shot jones through the door. his agent says he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. the cincinnati zoo will be open after a special response team shot and killed a gorilla that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into a moat. it happened yesterday. the boy fell after he climbed through a public barrier at the exhibit. he was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. the zoo is temporarily close -- has temporarily closed the exhibit. this is the first time a response team had to kill an animal in this type of situation. the sun is souout, so enjoy

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good morning. sunshine this morning. temperatures in the 60s. for memorial day events going on today and tomorrow, we

cloudy afternoon. dry until 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. showers likely. 70s through the evening, maybe thunder and lightning:monday, memorial day, morning showers. heading east by midday tomorrow. highs in the mid 70s monday. >> all right. thank you. right now, tropical storm bonnie is weakening as it approaches the coast of south carolina. it's expected to make landfall today. parts of the state have been getting soaked with rain throughout the weekend. the storm expected to dump two to four inches of rain. some areas could get six inches. meanwhile, parts of texas also getting hit hard with weather. look at this video. flooding and torrential rains moving through the area over the last several days. then this -- authorities will resume the search today-for-for two -- today for two people who disappeared. they're still missing. four people died in the flooding. evacuation is inac

rising rivers. a portion of the petersburg national battlefield in virginia is a crime scene. the national parks service confirms that several excavations were found at the civil war battlefield last week. there were a number of places where the ground had simply been dug up. officials say thieves were probably looking for relics to sell on line. >> you wouldn't go to the smithsonian and say, wow, the hope diamond's beautiful, i think i'll take that. it's no different whether sbwhe you walk into a national park. >> the battlefield is open, but only a portion is declared off limits as the investigation continues. may is asian american and pacific islanders month. when a mom in northern maryland started feeling a little homesick, she decided to bring the lively beach of the pacific here. six years later, the idea that started inside her home is entertaining people all over the east coast. from the sights to the sounds -- ♪ >> reporter: this westminster,

endangered species -- of polynesia shaking everywhere. the name of the group martha shwager-johnson started after moving here six years ago from the polynesian islands, a place she misses every day. >> when we go up and do shows together, it feels like we're family, like we're at home. >> reporter: keeping the culture close, the team always drinks cocoa snowa and dance dressed -- samoa and dance dressed in real tea leaves. the gorgeous dress hand made. >> it is traditional make to make your own costumes, clothes. >> reporter: and those moves -- they practice a lot. it's not easy, trust me. >> if you get that part where you -- >> reporter: we'll leave it to the pros who beautifully pull off dances from different islands

-- when it comes to the favorite, hands down and hips up, the tahitian, crowds love it, too a lot of shaking. >> shaking dances, yes. where the story is told through the hips. >> reporter: stories passed down through generations. martha learned from her mom who visited from samoa and joined her on stage at the festival. she remembers the proud moment when her mom revealed a female tattoo of sucher-- of cultural significance. the crowd went wild. now passing the art to her son or directing her next show, martha's found sharing her heritage has brought her even closer to her new home. >> it's nice to see the audience and smiles on their faces or afterwards. they'll come and ask us questions. >> reporter: she says that's what she loves, that she can share her culture with everybody. they'll be

palnesian festival happen -- polynesian festival happening along the east coast. they do fire dancing. >> cool. >> crazy. they do stuff from private luaus to weddings -- >> i know you danced more than that. show us. >> it's on snapchat. can't broadcast that on tv. >> yes, we can. it amy amend weekend, anything goes. >> yeah -- it's memorial day weekend, anything goes. >> yeah, no. today a lot of people have a lot of plans outside. there's pirate cruises going on at national harbor. >> and cookouts. events on the mall. the big concert on the mall tonight attracts thousands and thousands. have the umbrella handy. we may get showers moving in. the sun is up threw high clouds gleaming off the potomac river. live view from the city camera get something showers in the carolinas. that's from tropical storm bonnie. a weak tropical storm, only has winds about 40 miles per hour. right

coast. it's going to dissipate around cape hatteras in a couple of days. some of the moisture will be streaming north later today. all dry on storm team 4 radar. future weather into the afternoon hours, showers may begin to move into southern maryland, brand new model run just coming in. the area in the green, we could get moderate showers. 5:00 p.m. east of the metro area. after that, 6:00 p.m., it gets closer to us. downtown on the mall, 8:00 to 9:00, light showers, not heavy downpours. right now, looking like they may be lighter overnight than it was looking on the earlier runs. still some showers around. as we get into tomorrow morning, moderate downpours in the metro area. maybe thunder and lightning. 6:00 a.m. monday. those moderate showers, though, by 9:00 begin to track to the north and east. the general trend is to dry out during the morning. in the afternoon, showers track across the bay and head to the eastern shore.

hour-by-hour forecast, temperatures at 10:00, mid 70s. still sun out. a chance of a shower in the far southern and eastern suburbs at 3:00 p.m. most of the area dry, in the low 80s. 8:00 p.m., drier, cooler. today the water temperature at 68 degrees. only in the mid 70s at the beaches. afternoon storms likely. monday showers likely, near 70. and on tuesday, at the beaches, an afternoon storm. the rest of the area, dry on tuesday, wednesday, thursday. showers on saturday. >> thank you very much. there's reagan national airport. lines appear to be easing a bit for memorial day weekend travelers, but you got to get back the next day and tomorrow. the transportation security administration under a microscope. the agency testing new

only get you to your plane faster but safer. welcome to the transportation supports integration facility. tucked away this a nondescript corner of reagan national airport, there's nothing ordinary about what's inside. the primary mission, safety and security, but the focus is also on efficiency. >> the threat constantly changing. the equipment has to keep up with the threat as well as stay ahead of it. >> reporter: a virtual amusement park of high-tech gear and tests. new slimmer tech-savvy body scanners. >> the public can see that there is something on me, and that's where i would have a targeted pat-down instead of a full pat-down. >> reporter: an endless sea of travel bags, the tsa want to know every type of bag being made. not only is the threat constantly changing, but bags with constantly changing. >> exactly. >> reporter: rows and rows of airport-style bins pre made, some mixed with explosives.

hiding. machines that can better test liquids in food are here. and these have -- have youer se -- have you ever seen a body phantom? supposed to look like real people. this guy looks real. some have skin that almost feels real. obviously, the tsa wants to find real-life mannequins for real-life tests. this system so classified being tested, they wouldn't let us record it. it's supposed to return the bulky bins and keep the lines moving faster. it will hit airports soon. and then we go super high tech on bags. some airport using these machines that can calculate a checked bag that might be carrying an explosive. >> they look for an algorithm for explosives in checked baggage. >> reporter: if a bag doesn't seem right, it's sent

different area for further testing. remember, as we gripe and complain about long lines, this is happening behind the scenes. the tsa says it's responding to complaints and trying to improve the traveler experience at the checkpoint. all the while keeping all of us safe. as far as actual human tsa officers, more of them are expected to start hitting the airports in the coming weeks to help with those long lines. it's basically an improvised playground for adults. the creative sport encouraging hundreds to jump and weave through obstacles. and breaking news, what we're finding out as deeps try a track down

the 11th annual festival in full swing in virginia. gateway park in rosalyn has been turned into this. a huge playground for adults featuring a 20,000 square-foot gym. wtop's kathy stewart provided this for us. athletes maneuver through obstacles by going over and under them. looks like they're doing a lot of climbing, too. >> uh-huh. >> one of the events featured is a beginner's course that starts at 10:00 a.m. the festival runs through monday. those are one of those things you would have to go to and stretch out. >>

flips, but does he anyway. >> you can did a cartwheel? >> you don't want to see that. nasa successfully inflated a new experimental room at the international space station. check it out. it's called the big low expandible activity module or b.e.a.m. nasa pied $17.8 -- paid $17.8 million for the activity that could lead to a bigger inflatable room at the space station. six astronauts won't enter it for at least a week with the hatch remaining sealed. nasa wants to make sure it's airtight before letting anyone inside. i would say that's smart. 7:26. here four things to know. one man is dead, another seriously hurt in a double shooting that happened this morning. it happened on 55th in northeast around 1:30. still no word on any suspect. the rolling thunder ride for freedom is today. it starts at the pentagon. thunder alley also continuing. a full list of road closures in our nbc washington app. the national memorial day concert from the national mall

actors gary sinese and joe montegna will again serve as hosts. the search for two missing people in texas resumes as the state deals with massive flooding and torrential rain. four people have died in the floods. tom is tracking rain. >> showers coming in but not until late afternoon and overnight tonight, the greater chance into monday for memorial day morning. tapers off tomorrow afternoon. >> great. that's all for "news4 today." formula one racing, that's next. >> yeah. special memorial day edition. we'll be back here at 10:00 followed by "meet the press." until then, have a great sunday, everybody.

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