i'm storm team 4 meteorologist doug kammerer. plus, a çshake-up at work. >> every day i came to work, it didn't feel like work to me. >> what's ahead for chief cathy lanier now that she's leaving for a high-profile job and how she hopes it's an example for women. excitement growing from rio. athletes talking about their time on the world stage. week two on the tracks and there's another sprinting showdown. i'm jim handly. >> and i'm

it's the end of the road for one of our local athletes, native gary russell, knocked out in his boxing round earlier today. but christian taylor and will clay earning gold and silver respectably. >> and it's an olympic do-over for abby. she'll get a chance to compete in the women's 5,000 meters. there's a lot more ahead in tonight's primetime. in track and field for the men's high jump, it's also the final day for gymnastics with finals for men and women and individual events and live tonight, beach volleyball. kerri walsh jennings and april ross taking on the host nation, team brazil. she's a little star wars

a pyirates of the caribbean. >> maryland swimmer katie ledecky and michael phelps will make another splash in the spotlight. that's coming up in a few minutes. storm team 4 showing severe storms rolling through right now. and we could see more of them throughout the night. for that reason and the intense heat still eating us up out there today, another weather alert day. let's get right over to doug in the storm center. what do we need to know? >> severe thunderstorm warning in effect for loudoun county. i want to show you where these storms are. a line of storms made its way through, frederick county, carol county and now towards this region. one other one in northern

area. i'll show you what i'm talking about. leesburg was seeing this storm earlier. this is towards clarksburg but dying off. some rain there. this is severe around south of leesburg and we're seeing wind and lightning associated with this storm. a lot of very intense lightning and intense rain. this is through the loudoun county area but we expect it to weaken as well. severe thunderstorm watch for d.c. through 11:00. i think it will be canceled by 11:00, for the most part. we'll talk much more about that and the heat. the current heat index is 107. i'll show you when we get a break from the heat and the storms. >> thanks, doug. open the nbc washington app on your smartphone to see the radar and to get forecasts for your neighborhood. now at 5:00, the announcement shaking up the district and people all over the country who watch the nation's

police chief cathy lanier is retiring after nearly a decade as top cop. mark segraves, live at police headquarters, what is next for chief lanier and the department? >> reporter: the chief isn't even 50 years old but, yes, she's retiring. she joked saying her biggest challenge over the last ten years has been dealing with the press. it's no secret that she's had a hot and cold relationship with reporters, not always liking our coverage or our questions. but today, she and the mayor focused on the chief's accomplishments over the next ten years. and what's next for lanier and what is next for the district. >> reporter: chief cathy lanier was in good spirits as she appeared in police headquarters in a room with no air conditioning. >> i hear they have air conditioning at the nfl. >> reporter: when lanier was appointed chief ten years ago, she was one of the youngest chiefs in the nation. >> for me, retirement makes me

feel old, yes. >> reporter: she wasn't looking for a new job but the nfl reached out to her asking her to head up their security and she decided it was the rght time to move on. >> and i feel like the transition for me now to the nfl, it is america's favorite sport and that also deserves that same sense of safety. >> reporter: mayor muriel bowser says she will search for a new chief right away. >> she will leave a tremendous legacy here. she has overseen a 23% drop in violence since being chief in the district of columbia. >> reporter: while lanier can look back at a long line of improvements she's made as chief, there were days when it was hard to be chief. >> the lowest days for me are days when children or the elderly are victims of crime. >> reporter: lanier will collect a pension from d.c. of about

she didn't say how much the nfl will be paying her. >> you know, my mother said it's not polite to ask about salary but i'll refer you to the public information office at the nfl. >> reporter: lanier will be collecting that lifelong pension even though she hasn't reached 50 years old, which is the requirement for all other police officers, she had a clause that guaranteed her that pension. her last day is september 17th. coming up at 6:00, why not all police officers are sorry to see her go. doreen, back to you. >> mark segraves, thank you. lanier was both popular and sometimes controversial. our team coverage continues with news4's jackie bensen in the newsroom and a look at the changes that occurred during her time as chief. >> doreen, her time spans a period of great change in this city and in policing in general. she's credited with shipping the agency's focus away from the zero tolerance poli

under her predecessor charles ramsey. she's wildly known for steering the policing and homicide broke under 100 for the first time since 1960s but has began edging back upwards in recent years. she invigorated a cold case unit that has solved murders that were decades old. in addition, she's been widely recognized for her efforts with federal and international counterparts to fight terrorism that constantly hangs over the nation's capital. nearly half of the street robberies involve phone theft. nationwide, people have been inspired by her personal story. she became a mother at 15 years old. she dropped out of high school and then earned a ged in order to support her young son. cathy lanier leaves the police department having earned both

her spare time. now, for the history books, chief lanier was not the first woman to lead the d.c. police department. that distinction belongs to sonia proctor who acted as interim chief for several months back in 1996. doreen? >> jackie bensen, thank you. new details about a sheriff's deputy and why he shot a patient who had just been discharged from an inova hospital. that patient was coming at the deputy. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey has more. julie? >> reporter: well, this incident happened at a bus stop right around that corner in that parking garage, right across the street from the front end of the hospital. the security guards escorted that 29-year-old man to the bus stop after he had been seen at the hospital. and that's whe

of mental health episode. in the hands of a mentally disturbed man, police say this broken sign post became a dangerous weapon last night. here's when the deadly incident took place at this bus stop area outside of a parking garage. >> on the left side and one person has gunshot wounds to the chest. >> reporter: the 29-year-old man had been a patient in the hospital but was escorted to the bus stop by security staffers. soon after, security was alerted that a man at the bus stop had some sort of weapon. >> kind of clear to us that some way, shape or form the adult male was suffering some type of mental episode. >> reporter: when security guards responded, the man struck one of them. they called 911 and a deputy sheriff who was on guard duty at the hospital was first to respond. trained in crisis intervention team tactics, the team tried to negotiate with the man but he refused to drop the metal post. >>

kept oncoming at him with the sign post in a position ready to strike. immediately, the deputy sheriff fired his weapon at the adult male. >> reporter: he was taken to the hospital but later died. the deputy involved is now on administrative leave. >> they can respond to any incident where the public safety is at risk. >> reporter: residents who live near the hospital bus stop were stunned to learn about the fatal shooting. >> i don't know. i wasn't there. you've got to be there to see it. >> i wouldn't have their job. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, you'll hear from a woman who heard that gunfire last night. what a witness to the shooting told her shortly after the gunfire. reporting live for fairfax county, julie carey, news4. i'm pat lawson muse at the live desk.

mclaughlin, long-time host of the mclaughlin group, has died. he was an ordained priest and hosted the weekly program since 1982. for many years, the political commentary show aired right here on nbc 4 and was taped here in our building as well. mclaughlin was 89 years old. it's not yet clear how he died. jim, doreen, back to you. >> he missed one show, i read, one show in 34 years, and that was last week. so he was doing what he loved right up until the end. >> what a picture he was here. we can remember the distinctive voice in our makeup room and halls, too. you know you're alive when they spoof you on "saturday night live." he's going to be missed. >> he will be into when we come back, the polls have one candidate in the lead. we're going into depth into one poll that leaves no

be proud about. here is the explosion and fire in silver spring, maryland. what federal help can be provided. we're working for you from the olympic games in rio. meet the local athlete who has a lot to look forward to when she returns to d.c. tracking that severe thunderstorm, back to the west in loudoun county, a new thunderstorm warning in effect for loudoun county including the city of leesburg and over towards extreme southeastern county. a storm in effect for you until 5:30.

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maryland senator's ben cardin is touring the apartment explosion site in silver spring. chris gordon has the senator 's reaction. chris? >> reporter: the senator says he is struck by the

damage and destruction here and he is grateful for the crews who have worked on the search and recovery mission every day for nearly a week since this tragedy occurred. senator ben cardin wanted to see it for himself. >> you look at this and this is as best as you can find of a tragedy. i just cannot imagine what went through the thoughts of the people trapped in these buildings. >> reporter: crews are carefully going through the debris trying not to cause the building to collapse even more. the county executive and senator cardin met with people affected by the fire. >> i'm cons convinced that the challenge most immediately is trying to find transitional housing and permanent housing for people wi

>> reporter: some residents of apartment buildings located near the explosion say they are living in constant fear. >> they were sleeping in the car for a while and now they've returned to the apartment but they are afraid to turn the gas stove on still. they are afraid to cook. >> reporter: at the meeting in the community center, residents received assurances that washington gas has checked out the surrounding buildings. >> the residents of the adjacent buildings should not experience a problem with their gas. if they do, they should certainly contact us. >> reporter: the senator wants to make sure that people are comfortable coming for help, no matter what their immigration status. >> there is a concern in the community as to whether they can trust governmental services. i want them to know, as their federal partners, this is all about providing help. >> reporter: ahead tonight on news4 at 6:00, what some residents hearsay they need more than anything else as they prepare their children for the start of a new school r.

silver spring, back to you, jim. >> all right. chris gordon, thanks so much. donald trump is getting some help from a heavy hitter on the republican side. ousted fox news chairman roger ailes is said to be advising trump for the debate this fall. ailes left fox news amid claims of sexual harassment. meanwhile, a house committee is reviewing clinton documents that are said to be previously undisclosed e-mails recovered during the year-long probe into whether clinton and her aides mishandled sensitive information. the fbi closed the investigation without finding any wrongdoing. the latest monkey tracking poll shows clinton in the lead in a political contest but in a popularity contest, there may be no winner here. the latest numbers show clinton ahead of donald trump by nine

50-49%. that's a margin of error of a single point. and pretty much unchanged since the previous week's survey. when asked how voters feel about each candidates characteristics, only 11% called clinton honest and trustworthy. just 23% felt the democratic nominee cares about people like them. a larger number, 42%, felt clinton has the personality and temperament to serve as president. not the case, though, however for donald trump. 17% said that he had the personality and temperament. 16% called him honest and trustworthy and 19% feel that he cares about people like them. for more on the polls and analysis, too, you can search our decision 2016 coverage in our nbc washington app. a big honor for two of our local olympic gold medalists. katie ledecky and michael phelps will be on this w

illustrated" along with simone biles. at the time this photo was taken, the trio had a combined 14 medals. this is the 11th time fephelps s appeared on the cover. back to the competition and a local athlete who faced off medieval styles at the games. cat holmes is part of the fencing team in rio. our wendy rieger has her story. have you ever interviewed a fencing champion, wendy? >> reporter: no. and i've got to tell you, someone needs to give this woman her own tv show. if you saw fencing at the olympics, it's the coolest. our cat holmes became passionate about this when she was 9 years old and she was winning competitions around the world when she was 12 and 15. she is very cool and passionate about

her passions have never ceased. >> i love reading books about mid-evil tim mid- -- medieval times. >> reporter: of all the sports, this ignited her 9-year-old imagination and it's doing the same for others. >> they call fencing the chess of sports. there's so much strategy and thinking that goes into it and you can really -- there's so much room for your own individual style to kind of grow and flourish. we are becoming an international fencing powerhouse and it's trickling out through the media and people are seeing the cool light saber aspect and people are saying, dad, i want to fence. >> reporter: she's loving rio. >> just to be here has been an incredible experience. it could be on mars and it would be the most amazing thing. >> reporter: holmes plans to stay through the closing ceremony and head home to her cat tiger who she hasn't seen in weeks. >> i

>> reporter: she is a big cat person and says that her cat picked her. >> my cat came up and saw me and just kind of displayed both of her paws and ran over and sat on my chest. he helped me throughout my qualification process. >> reporter: so does her al a mater. holmes heads to princeton to finish her degree. >> i'm premed, neuroscience and psychology. >> reporter: wow. does she have a big brain or what? premed neuroscience and psychology. while we are talking about cats, i've got to put up baby nina. that's my little girl waiting for me. that's my cat sitter terry taking care of her. it's funny, because kat and i, when she first showed up for the interview, we spent the first 15 minutes talking about our cats which is how ridiculously passionate we are about that.

i said is it good exercise? she said it's great for your hips and thighs. you've got me on that. >> when we heard about her cat, we understood why you two bonded, wendy. >> reporter: after a while it was like, can you get this interview on the road? we're burning daylight. she and i kept talking on and on and on. what are we here for? >> wendy, thanks. we'll see you tonight at 11:00, too. appreciate it. make sure you follow wendy's instagram account for her great time in rio. there's your hat, doreen. she's bringing it back for you. follow her @nbcwendy. our first idea of how and when you could see this for yourself. big top, little woman. he's about this tall. she's about that tall. he's this wide. she's that wide. why did he have to pick her

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and another hot and humid afternoon across the area and we have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect for parts of the region. i'm not as worried. last night, we had a lot of severe thunderstorms. tonight, i don't think we'll see much. one severe storm right now. this one is in loudoun county. severe thunderstorm watch in effect for areas here in the purple until 11:00 tonight. that will be canceled. it's already been canceled back to the west. this storm is really the last one to come through here. let's zoom on in and show you where the storm is and where it's going. this storm, just like the ones ahead of it, have been dieing a little bit. so it's been weakening. could we see it continue? maybe. but the bigger thing i think we'll see is

it will come from gaithersburg and clarksburg in the next half an hour or so. again, we'll continue to watch that. the stronger line has been up to the north. numerous severe thunderstorm warnings here. we've seen a lot of wind damage associated with that, even a few downed trees towards frederick county earlier as this storm right here made its way through frederick county. that's really the only storm of the game and the wider picture showing not much behind this. once this last storm moves through, that's it. back to the west another line back to the west. we'll see another chance of storms tomorrow. we're not expecting all that much. the heat, that's been a big story, too. temperatures around the region, it all depends on where you are. 93 in quantico. frederick,

much cooler and a look at the heat index, this is why we have the heat advisory issued when we get over 105. right now, we're 107 in d.c. so the heat advisory going until 10:00. temperatures tomorrow, cooler. we're still in the 90s. we continue the heatwave. 93 and still hot and humid with afternoon thunderstorms but a little more comfortable tomorrow. again, we're not talking about the extreme heat. 93 in manassas. and then, take a look at this. it gets a lot better. 90 on thursday. 92 on friday. but then we move into the 80s. not just the 80s. take a look at this. 82. low humidity and sunshine. yes, say it with me. you said it first. >> but you made that your ten-day forecast is red again. >> i know. >> it's hard to look

>> okay. >> thank you, doug. coming up, wild video from the nation's capital that went viral all over the country. now at 5:00, the huge ripple effect from this erie smoke and fire that poured out of a busy d.c. street. >> i'm tom sherwood. i'm not on top of the world but i am on top of the national cathedral where millions of dollars in repair wo

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minutes ago we took you to rio. you can see kat holmes' story on our nbc washington app. and cathy lanier announces her retirement as d.c. chief. women lured, beaten and held against their will. how police finally put a stop to this scheme. and we're taking you behind the scenes at the washington national cathedral. why there's still so much work to do five years after an earthquake rattled our region. police are investigating a confrontation between a woman and a police officer. >> this woman was

against a police cruiser with her feet hanging in the air. pat collins has the story. pat? >> reporter: doreen, it happened near that bus stop across the street. big cop, little woman. why did he have to do what he did? check this out. take a look at this video posted on twitter. the police officer has the woman pinned against the suv. her feet dangling below. then he let's her go. it happened near a bus stop at 7th and t streets northwest. it's unclear as to what prompted the officer to do this but there was an exchange of words as he did it. in the end, no charges filed. the woman released. on twitter today, she had this to say about the encounter. >> it's harassment. either way you look at it, it's

i'm a school teacher. i help these little girls all day every day. there's no reason to assume i'm out here doing the wrong thing and most definitely when i'm in uniform, are you serious? and i'm not a little girl. i'm 32. i just look good for my age. okay? thank you. >> reporter: now, the police were asked about what happened. we're waiting to hear what they are going to do about it. coming up at 6:00, people here are going to talk about what happened over there. i'll see you at 6:00. jim, back to you. >> boy, the video is something else. pat collins, thank you. new at 5:30, we've just learned a 2-year-old girl was shot to death in a murder-suicide involving her father. chopper 4 flew over their home last month when firefighters responded to the fire and found the bodies. roy eugene ramsey and his daughter kira were found dead in the upstairs bedroom. today, the medical examiner's

to death also. it's not clear how the fire started. pepco has been on the scene all day after a transformer fire. more than a dozen large office buildings were affected by the outage. we've just checked back with pepco and they are not sure when they will be able to get the power back on. kristin wright looks at the impact on workers. >> reporter: smoke in the corner office building. everyone evacuated. >> we just heard the alarm go off and we were told to leave. we didn't know if it was a drill or something real. but based on what happened last night, we thought we better get out. >> reporter: an underground transformer caught fire around midnight and burned and burned. pepco said too dangerous and hot for them to get underground even after the fire was out. >> we're using cameras to

the damage. once it is safe, crews will go underground. >> reporter: 14 buildings lost power affecting 12,000 workers. they brought in big machines and equipment all day. they ventilated the office buildings. they think the smoke was from the earlier fire. 1801 l got the all clear as pepco fixed that area. kristin wright, news4. news4 is helping you in the community. aaron gilchrist was volunteering time in the effort. you can take part, too. if you'd like to donate online, we have a link to how to give in the nbc washington app right now. search backpack for kids. >> aaron looks like he wants to go to school, doesn't he? >> yes. how unrelenting floodwaters could rise in

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participation in obamacare. aetna will only sell policies in four states, virginia, delaware, iowa and nebraska. aetna is the third's largest insurer and it's losing millions of hundreds of dollars because policyholders are sicker than expected and because of the rising cost of specialty drugs. walmart is recalling these four-door wooden dressers. if they are not anchored correctly into the wall, walmart says it's easy for them to tip over and hurt or even kill a child. there aren't any reports of injuries so far. walmart sold these dressers online between april and june. >> just a few minutes ago, stafford county, virginia, unveiled a collection at the swim and sports center. seven local athletes are featured

whom it is named. >> it's pretty impressive. >> i think it's wonderful. it's a great honor to be a part of this facility. >> reporter: rouse says he hopes the display will help youngsters pursue their olympic dreams. well, it's been almost five years since that earthquake did some serious damage to our national cathedral. we're taking you behind the scenes and above, way up, to show you why there's so much work that still needs to be done. i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news4, three suspects charged in human trafficking in prince george's county and across the state of maryland. what this hotel in college park and others in prince george's county had to do with it. i'm tom kierein.

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police are now seeking a third suspect after two people are arrested in connection to a major sex trafficking ring that operated in prince george's county and around the state of maryland. >> prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins reports on the sting operation which set dozens of women free. >> reporter: each of these red pens locates dozens of women's lives and years of abuse in captivity all associated with one human trafficking ring. >> exploited minors, they use threats and violence to keep them und

charged with sex trafficking dozens of women since 2013. police are searching for joshua jones. their indictments were announced today in a press conference with the attorney general and prince george's law enforcement. >> at least two of the women who are mentioned in the indictment were teenagers when it began. >> they were promised 400 to $1,000 a week for escorting. >> reporter: once they removed them from their familiar surroundings, they would control and direct the location and movement of the victims at all times. >> a prince george's police sting operation and hotel like this day's inn in college park uncovered the alleged criminal network. >> this is deliberate structure cruelty that these individuals engaged in. >> reporter: the defendants face multiple charges

states. there are only four named in the indictment but dozens were allegedly victimized. >> unfortunately, the emotional bond occurs with these cases. >> reporter: what helped this to be a successful criminal enterprise. he says they couldn't have done it without it. in college park, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> tom kierein has more about our weather. >> this tries men and women's souls and the soles of your feet, too, maybe. it's hot in the parking lot. the temperatures have been soaring into the 90s every day. there's relief in sight. i'll show you that coming up here's a live look looking north on father hurley

into that along the horizon. look at this view from our tower camera. that's showing that thundershower that is diminishing. that's where the heavy rain is coming from in upper northwest washington. there's hardly any lightning. you can see in the next half hour, it's quickly exiting loudoun county and montgomery county. you notice these green areas here. it's shooting out here ahead of this. that's the outflow boundary. when the chilly air from aloft spreads out, that's the leading edge of the cooler air coming into fairfax county and montgomery county as it tracks off towards the north and east. 270 is going to get wet from gaithersburg up to frederick here shortly. and then maybe along 70 to mt. airy, for the wider view, storm team 4 radar showing

more going on. it will settle down as we get into the evening hours. here's the hour-by-hour timing. just maybe a few thundershowers and they will dissipate by midnight tonight. after that, a few clouds around by dawn tomorrow. still, very humid overnight. temperature right now in reagan national, 96. look at leesburg. it's only 77. a big cooling from those thundershowers that rolled on through. the heat index, 107 in washington. and it is much cooler north and west. so things are looking a lot better. this is my view of the national cathedral. temperatures by 8:00, much of the region back into the low 80s. a very small chance of any storms this evening. and then upper 70s tomorrow morning. mid-80s around 10:00 on wednesday morning. then wednesday afternoon, it's going to be not quite as hot. love this horizontal lightning shot. post your p

and twitter. love that shot by dulles airport. still up near 90 degrees again on thursday and friday. but somewhat lower humidity. up to 90 each day. greater chance of storms on monday. that's ahead of the big drop in temperatures coming in towards the end of the following week highs only in the 80s and morning lows in the 60s. >> now that's more like it. thank you. neighbors along main street in ellicott city are getting a chance to clean up and retrieve items now for five days starting on thursday. people displaced because of the july 30th flood will have access to the area. after that, main street will remain closed for three weeks. public works crews will make repairs. officials hope to open up downtown ellicott city to pedestrians around september 16th. just 40 days to go now, the

african-american culture will open on september 24th. today, we learn new details about the opening day. president obama will take part in a dedication ceremony at 9:00 a.m. the public can open the ceremony on the jumbo tron and then it will open to the public from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. it's free but you'll have to have a timed pass to get in. a three-day festival will highlight the grand opening. you can go to the nbc washington app for a behind-the-scenes preview for exclusive photos and video. next week marks five years since the earthquake did more than $30 million in damage to the iconic national cathedral in northwest washington. as news4's tom sherwood reports, only about one-third of the needed and expensive repairs have been done. >> reporter: this is just

part of the 150,000 tons of stone that make up the magnificent national cathedral, still suffering from the 5.8 magnitude earthquake in august 2011. it broke apart 80-year-old stones, cracked walls and requires massive renovations, far from done. >> phase one was mostly the interior. about $10.5 million that wrapped up last year. we're in the early phase 2 which is the exterior building. >> reporter: for example, this tower looks like it's under renovation but the scaffolding just sits there looking for fundraising to do three years of work in this one spot alone. among the many tourists today, patty and bruce adams from florida. >> have you ever been here? >> no, we have not. but i have wanted to come forever. >> reporter: the couple hadn't heard of the earthquake damage. could they help? >> beautiful. i stand in

>> reporter: what if they have a collection plate? >> i would be happy to give. >> reporter: it will take a lot of collection plates to raise the $22 million still needed. >> it survived and we'll be using this as a model. >> reporter: joe alonzo has been a stone mason here for 30 years. >> just what went in to building that vaulted ceiling is amazing. >> an environmental concern caused a teenager to turn a project into a scholarship. his scholarship is $25,000. he's figured out a system to speed up photosynthesis in leaves which cuts the greenhouse gas effect. if put to wide use, it could impact climate change. >> how it ks

regular leaf, something like this or, in my case, a spinach leaf, i grind it up in a blender and use modifications from carbon manotubes in order to enhance the performance of the photosynthesis in the leaf? >> huh? >> i'm sorry. what? >> he will be attending stanford university this fall. he's also an eagle scout. a race against time for rescuers in louisiana trying to find any survivors in what's left of flooded baton rouge. why there's still so much uncertainty about the damage. it's a story that news4 i-team has been tracking for years. tonight, a closer look at the conditions at charlestown and the connection to the death of more t ha

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11 people are now dead after days of flooding in louisiana. more than 40,000 houses are soaked through and damaged. sara rosario has the new developments as the recovery begins and people head back to their homes. >> reporter: clear blue skies but the town is still under water. >> i was not prepared. we had no idea. >> today is the first time that many are getting a chance to see t

>> i just have to be thankful for what we do have and were able to save. >> reporter: but for others, not much were val vajable. >> it's things like this. pick pictures of my daughters. we'll never get things like that back. >> we have varying degrees thus far with the floodwaters. >> reporter: waters still rising and pushing south. >> nobody is going to be forgotten. we're going to work around the clock and do everything humanly possible to render aid. >> reporter: in what took just days to redestroyer will take months to clean up and a community coming together to rebuild.

sara rosario, nbc news. one of the most powerful women in washington announces a career move. why cathy lanier is leaving and what it means for the future of the d.c. police department. a man shot and killed by a deputy after being discharged from a local hospital. what we've learned about the moments before the deadly confrontation. plus, the emotional toll for survivors of an apartment explosion in silver spring. >> afraid to turn the gas stove on still. they are afraid to cook. the road to the white house narrows for double as new poll numbers are released. first tonight, a big change in the district and questions about who will lead our city's police force. chief cathy lanier announces her retirement after nearly nine years at the helm. >> she's leaving to

nfl but not everyone is sad to see her go. we start with mark segraves. there's a mixed reaction to her announcement, mark? >> reporter: good evening, chris. you know, since she took over as chief, public opinion polls have showed that cathy lanier's popularity far exceeds any official in the district of columbia. today, she said, well, it's all part of the job. >> always be honest and be yourself. people may not like what you say but if you're telling the truth, that's your job. >> reporter: d.c. police chief cathy lanier will step down as the nation's top cop and move to new york to work for the nfl. >> now we will wish well a very talented police officer in wishing her the best in her future endeavors. so the national football league, you've got a good one here. >> lanier joined the force 20 years ago, a single mom who