i'm erica gonzalez in dallas. i'll tell you the questions coming up. a rally for peace on pennsylvania avenue. hoping it will resonate up the street there. we'll have details coming up on news4. and an update to the breaking news we first brought to you last night. authorities pull a car from the potomac after a crash killed two people inside. >> news4 at 6:00 starts now. >> we have team coverage tonight on the latest developments on the tragedy in dallas and the rally for peace and justice here in our area and the violent clash breaking out across

country. it's going to be another tough week in dallas. the community is preparing for the funerals of the five fallen police officers killed in the ambush. president obama will be in dallas on tuesday where he'll speak at a memorial service. in dallas at a church service this morning, the girlfriend of the african-american man shot by the minneapolis police officer during a traffic stop called in to address the congregation. diamond reynolds said she could instantly tell that the shooting incident would become bigger than he and herself. that shooting and another at t baton rouged sparked outrage. on "meet the press", charles ramsey said we're at a very critical point in our country's history. >> you've got too many people with this extreme rhetoric, and that is just not good for anybody. we need to come together. we need thoughtful people to sit down and engage in

but actually come up with solutions, not just finger pointing and playing the blame game. that's not helpful to anybody at all. >> ramsey currently chairs president obama's task force on community policing. and emotional church services this morning all over dallas. services at the potters house megachurch became a conversation about race relations and reconciliati reconciliation. erica gonzalez was there. >> reporter: inside the potters house sunday service was more of a town hall. bishop t.d. jakes addressing the heart hurt of his dallas community. >> i know this has been a challenging week. our faith has been tested. our love has been tested. >> on the screen, pictures of all the lives lost this week from louisiana to minneapolis and dallas.

onstage, a spotlight tribute to the fallen blue. a standing ovation for the dallas police department. senator reus west and mayor mike rawlings in the front row, starting the bold conversation. >> obviously, race is a big issue. we can't, as you said, we've got to be honest with one another, okay? >> rawlings posting two big questions. >> one is do we want to change? do we really want to change? and the second thing is a moral question. can you be wrong and still be good? can somebody disagree with somebody but not demonize them? >> but the moment you could hear a pin drop came when quenetta mcmillan, mother of alton sterling's children, phoned in. >> i want everyone to remember him

>> with hands clasped and heads bowed as the choir sang about healing in the land. >> the mayor reaffirming the resolve of dallas, texas. >> the city is a family. and this family is not going to be broken. >> absolutely. >> reporter: as the community here in dallas, texas, continues to dialogue with one another and grieve with one another, they'll be joined by the commander in chief, the consoler in chief, president obama in the coming days. in dallas, texas, erica gonzalez, news4. >> and stay with news4 for continuing coverage on the tragedy in dallas. you'll see more of erica's reports tonight at 11:00 and tomorrow on news4 today. and be sure to download our nbc washington app for breaking developments. angry protests in st. paul and baton rouge

riot gear during clashes with demonstrators. more than 100 protesters were arrested in st. paul after they pelted police with fireworks, rocks, and bricks. officers in baton rouge started taking people into custody after they refused to leave. the groups are protesting the back-to-back police shootings of . >> we go now live to a local prast. derrick ward is in the district where a rally for peace and justice just wrapped up at freedom plaza. good evening, derrick. >> reporter: i wouldn't call this a protest so much. it was indeed a rally, a spirited one that happened earlier this afternoon. hundreds of people from local church congregations gathered under flags flying at half staff. that is a sure sign of some form of national grief. we are talking about the events of the past few days and the end of last week. this was hastily organized.

it was called the stand up and take the covenant rally. it was led by faith leaders from the area, but they did have a foray into the political. they talked about the nra, the economy of the gun and the effect of the bullet. they talked about refusing to wash their hands. that means not turning a blind eye to the incidents and the issues that have come to the fore of late. and also electing politicians and backing policy that would regard police policy and bridging the gaps now that are emerging in the wake of the violence that we've seen. and while it was, again, not a protest by any measure. a lot of people felt it was needed, as we heard from this local man who came. >> it's nothing else you can do to -- for those that are sane, have the right mind. this is what we need right now. we pray and we hope that they'll slow down. >> the challenge, they say, is to continue this past this week. they think they're on

to make sure that it does encompass a peaceful bent, at least, in the days to come. we are live here on freedom plaza. back to you. a black lives matter protest at the stadium armory parking lot in southeast. the group called for policy change and holding officers accountable after a string of police involved shootings. and we're learning more about a story we first told you about last night at 11:00. police are telling us two people are dead after their car plunged into the potomac river from ohio drive. this was right near the roosevelt bridge. news4 was there as crews pulled the car out of the river early this morning. three people were in the vehicle. one managed to escape. it's still unclear as to how this happened. prince george's c

closed two murder cases. montgomery county firefighters dedicate a brand-new ladder truck and didn't have to wait long to see what it could do. i'm tracking heat and humidity returning to the area. whe

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make history. mano a mano, cuba's first gay male choir, performed today in d.c. the group is currently on a tour across the u.s., and they made their u.s. television debut last week. a special day for firefighters in montgomery county. the burtonville volunteer fire department dedicated its new $1 million fire truck today. scott goldstein and ike legit were both at the ceremony. shortly after the event, the truck went out on its first call. police are looking for the man who inappropriately touched a woman at the university of maryland. this happened around 11:30 last night. a woman was walking around route 1 when a group of men approached her. one grabbed her chest. she got away and called 911. school police sent out a campus-wide alert. it wasn't too hot and humid today, but get ready, because storm team 4 is tracking another heat wave.

>> reporter: police have made an arrest in the murder of a 62-year-old woman right here inside her own

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in maryland, police make an arrest in the murder of a prince george's county woman. they didn't have to go far the find the suspect. darcy spencer with more on the victim and the motive. >> she was rl

peaceful, beautiful person inside and out. >> this neighbor didn't want to show her face, but she wanted to share her love for her neighbor, lenice fredericks. the 62-year-old woman was found murdered in her own home in land over hills. >> senseless. just shows us that as a community, we have to be more vigilant as neighbors. >> frederick's body was discovered friday around 6:00 in the evening. police say she suffered trauma to her body. this man, 61-year-old robert crosby, was charged in the murder. he lived right next door. >> you aren't surprised to hear he was arrested for this? >> no. no. just something about him. >> reporter: i'm told crosby used to ask his neighbors to give him cigarettes, to give him money, to give him water, and sometimes, to provide electricity so he could charge his phone. eventually, some neighbors say they just told him no. fredericks commuted to a job in new york, but she was off on friday, the day she was

robbery. in an unrelated case, police are investigating the fatal shooting of another woman on oxen hill road saturday night. an arrest was also made in that case, which police say appears to be domestic related. >> horrific what we're seeing this year. so many of the domestic homicides, drugs, and family violence are two areas that we have to address. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. >> police arrested darren odom for the oxen hill murder. they say he killed his estranged wife, and after the shooting he turned himself in. if you've thought about giving blood, now is the time to do it. the red cross in our area has issued an emergency call for blood. the organization has said donations are down because of summer vacation and they have a significant shortage. to make an appointment, head to our nbc washington app and search red cross. and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> it was a gorgeous day. our high offll

but more importantly, the humidity level were low, and we had a nice breeze at times throughout the day. if you like today, you'll love tomorrow. nice again tomorrow, as we look to tuesday, we'll have more clouds around. it's also going to start feeling a little bit muggy outside. heat returns to the area on thursday. all in all, though, for the upcoming workweek, into the weekend, very little rain chances in the forecast. currently, temps coming in in the 80s. 85 in washington. 84 in leesburg. 82 in gaithersburg. spectacular evening in store. here's a look at the radar right now where we are tracking dry conditions across the area. tomorrow, we'll start off the day at 71 degrees. here in washington, 60s in the suburbs. so perfect for that early morning run or bike ride. definitely need the sunglasses as you're heading into work tomorrow. have your lunch outdoors. spectacular, not too hot. 83 degrees by noon. a high tomorrow of 88 and we'll hit that at about 4:00. by 8:00 p.m., just a few clouds around. and

as far as the humidity is concerned, just about every department tomorrow, the weather is certainly going to cooperate. but as you look to tuesday, the humidity does start to build, feeling muggy outside by wednesday and thursday. it's feeling oppressive. when you factor in the mugginess on wednesday, it's going to feel a little bit warmer, and by thursday, it will start to feel like temperatures are near 100 degrees during the afternoon hours with the heat and humidity. so we are tracking another heat wave that looks to begin on thursday. so your evening outlook. tomorrow night, perfect. have dinner outdoors, fire up the grill. tuesday, a little bit humid. maybe an isolated shower. but for the most part if you have plans tuesday evening, i think you'll be just fine. wednesday, scattered thunderstorms are looking likely. by thursday, it's hot and muggy, and we could be dealing with isolated thunderstorms thursday, later in the day. i want to show you future weather on tuesday. just to show you the cloud cover. we're going to have on shore flow. so we'll have winds out of the

east-southeast, or southeast throughout the day. that's going to help to bring cloudiness to the area. it's going to feel a little bit damp outside with that increase in humidity. and you could be dealing with a shower later in the day, especially back over the mountains. but notice future weather wants to keep just about everybody dry here throughout the day on tuesday. look at our high temperature. 89 degrees. wednesday, we're still in the 80s. some scattered late day thunderstorms looking likely. on thursday, maybe an isolated shower or thunderstorm later in the day. more importantly, look at the temperature. 96 on thursday. friday, 94. right now, we'll keep next weekend dry with highs in the low to mid 90s. still ahead, the nats head int o

this is the xfinity sports desk. >> so no nats for a week? >> i know, what are we going to do? >> i always try to be calm, cool, and collected, as you know, when i'm talking about the nats. i can't today, because the washington nationals have a six-game division lead when entering the all-star break, the largest lead heading into the break in franchise history. come on, you guys, give it up. the previous high was four from 2012. so it's

so much going for this club in the series finale. daniel murphy keeps swinging against his old club. puts a smile on dusty baker's face. why do they pitch to him? that is the question. murphy, first inning with a man on, and goodbye. a two-run shot. seven home run against the mets this season. he has 21 rbi against his former club. nats go up 2-0. bottom one, gio gonzalez on the hill. good outing, except for when he faces jose reyes. smacks this deep . only one of two runs gio allowed. in the third, nats clinging to a one-run lead. men on the corners for wilson ramos. and the buffalo showing off why he is an all-star. bounces off the wall. jayson werth, come on in to score. bryce harper was a little hesitant. and that relay throw comes and bryce gets caught in a pickle, tagged out.

ramos advances to second with a 48th rbi for him. nats up 3-1. bottom nine now, last chance for the mets, down a run. with a man on, jonathan papelbon. he gets alejandro de aza swinging. nationals win it 3-2. they're now off until friday. >> i'm very pleased with the first half that we had. and, you know, we know we can get even better. so i just urge the guys to go relax, but, you know, no off-the-field injuries while you're on this break, and come back ready to go to the finish line. >> the orioles' fans, some of them are having trouble sitting still. o's hosting the angels. bottom four, o's down a run. man on for christmas davis. have you heard his nickname? it's crush. taking it deep to the seats in left. two-run shot. 22nd of the season. birds up 2-1. in the sixth, crazy play here.

skies this one to shallow left. andrelton simmons over to get it. looks like an easy play. nope. the ball just falls in. alvarez heads to second. then the throw gets past the second baseman. until then, alvarez heads to third and keeps the inning alive. why is this important? first pitch for the next batter, j.j. hardy makes them pay for their mistake. knocks in alvarez. hardy also homered. and the orioles go on to win 4-2. two-game lead now in the a.l. east. wimbledon final, and the spotlight on andy murray. three years ago, he pulled off the upset, becoming the first british man in 77 years to win the men's singles event. today, he was not only the favorite to win, but he was also the crowd favorite. so everything was going for him, which is why it was so shocking to see murray's emotional reaction at the end. murray's opponent today in the front, 25-year-old milos raonic playing in his very first grand slam final. murray took the f

second set tie-break. murray far court, touch forehand. passes raonic. the fans loving their hometown guy. he took the second set 7-6. third set, murray serving. raonic with a nice return. somehow murray gets there and then just crushes a backhand. murray starting to feel it coming. yeah! murray in the near court for the championship point. nice return from him. and then raonic puts it in the net. and watch as murray breaks down sobbing into a towel courtside. he said he had so much pressure on himself to win this one. and then he just did it. murray is your wimbledon champion. the wizards summer league play continues. and we're going to show you some highlights from today -- it's not time to change the channel. that's not code. the wizards finished out of the playoffs and they did not make any significant changes to the roster.

>> nobody wants to cheer for a lazy team. nobody wants to cheer for a selfish team. and we won't have that. they haven't had that in the past. but we're not going to have that in the future neither. we understand that in order to get them here, night in and night out, they have to be proud of the team, and our job, my job as a coach is to be able to have our teams compete every night. >> coach brooks, love it. we're going to have plenty more with scott brooks tonight on sports final. did d.c. deserve at least a free agent meeting with this former player kevin durant? summer league basketball in vegas. wizards taking on atlanta. wizards never lead in this one. but kelly provided a lot of the highlights. third quarter, watch him come off the screen. and two of

points right here. wizards lose 88-80. but as we all know, summer league not about winning. john wall is there enjoying his time watching the young guys go. u.s. olympic trials tonight, right here on nbc. we found out today that tc williams track star noah lyles is going to rio. high jumper, a d.c. native is jumping in the finals tonight, right at 7:00. second night of track & field. you know i have a special place in my heart for gabby doug

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on this sunday night, anger and unrest. hundreds arrested during violent protests over the police kill ofgs blang men in minnesota and louisiana while three days after the dallas sniper ambush the president says any violence against the police is reprehensible. behind the attack, the chilling new details of how the dallas shooter planned and trained for his attack. how it could have been much worse and the message he left in his own blood. air scare, what caused passengers to get sick forcing the plane to make an early land iing. sglrges war crime, an american reporter killed in syria, her anatomy now suing the assad regime saying