now at 11:00, storms moving out but leaving damage bemind. what brought firefighters to a high rise apartment building. >> police raid a home in a paris suburb after a deadly attack on officers. wh i

on now that isis claims responsibility. and a young violinist born without a hand but a lot of determination. the one of a kind gift she is getting from students at george mason university. the storms that just rolled through our area forced some families to evacuate their high rise apartment building. >> this video is just off new hampshire avenue. prince georges county fire officials say the storms caused minor damage to the building and knocked out power. the storms brought lightning and heavy rain at times. >> it had moved out but doug is there more on the way in the next few days? >> we are tracking another shower possibility during the day tomorrow and possibly more storms tomorrow afternoon before the bigger event moves in for the weekend. take a look at what we were looking at. not a lot early on during the day. plenty of sunshine. that gave the moisture ahe

develop. storms came together right here, came right on through, severe thunderstorm warning for d.c. that is where we saw the damage. those storms have moved on through over towards the indianapolis area. but there are more back to the west. this is what i'm watching tomorrow. cold front trying to move through. we will see another chance of showers and storms tomorrow. cooler and wetter weather for the weekend. i will see you in just about ten minutes. >> we are also watching what is happening overseas. a deadly ambush has put france on high alert. investigators are calling it an assassination. >> isis is claiming responsibility for the terror attack. the shooting in the heart of the french capital comes three days before presidential election there. >> around 9:00 local time when a car drove along the famous avenue in the cen

full of locals and tourists and the assailants in the car opened fire on a police vehicle shooting dead one police officer, injuring severely two other police officers. >> i saw three guys and kill one of the police and injure one. and then i run away. >> reporter: the attacker tried to flee on foot but was shot dead by police. there was a huge security operation full of police vehicles and police in full body armor carrying assault rifles scattered through the streets trying to make sure that the area was secure. the french president has said that he believes it is a terrorist attack. the interior minister said he believes the police officers were targeted. isis has claimed responsibility for this attackcc

tweet which was published by news agency linked to the group. tonight we understand that raids are taking place east of paris where police believe the individual who carried out this attack may have lived. president trump didn't wait for an investigation into the attack. shortly after the news broke he immediately called it terrorism this afternoon. >> it looks like another terrorist attack. we have to be strong and vigilant. >> the president spoke during a white house news conference with the italian prime minister. foreign affairs have been at the top of his agenda today. his administration trying to send a message with north korea with joint military exercises. the north appears to be positioning for a nuclear test. also today the president appeared to contradict his own secretary of state. just two days after rex tillerson confirmed iran was

nuclear deal president trump says the country is not living up to its end of the bargain. that agreement was designed to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. a gift from students at george mason university is hitting all of the right notes for a young girl from fairfax county. she was born with an incomplete left arm but loved to play the iln. with the help of a 3 d printer the music will go on. shomari stone had a chance to meet her. ♪ >> i'm very happy. i'm very thankful. >> reporter: 10-year-old isabella nicola likes music. it's soothing. she was born in fairfax without a fully developed left arm. five george mason university i bribio engineering students just gave her a pink prosthetic arm. >> without these people i don't think i could be able t

i don't think i could play any instrument. >> isabella is great because she always gave us feedback. >> reporter: the team worked with her for about a year to perfect the design. >> as you go there are things that we adjust when it comes to comfort. >> reporter: the first arm they gave her had a bit of a problem. one of the challenges isabella had was controlling the bow. this new arm allows her to make it a more comfortable experience. >> i feel like i have more control with this one than i did with the other one. by control i mean like pressing down. >> reporter: elizabeth adams teaches violin at george mason and worked with isabella. >> are you getting tired? >> what do you think about the color? >> reporter: her mother is proud. >> she has been able to accomplish so much. she has so

her. >> reporter: and for now isabella loves the violin. >> i may want to change instruments. >> i'm sure with your talent it won't be too hard. >> thank you. >> reporter: in fairfax, shomari stone news 4. once all the smoke clears from 4/20 marijuana activists will light up again near capitol hill in what they are calling an act of civil disobedience. activists handed out free joints to congressional staffers and government workers and u.s. capital police arrested seven activists. they say they were not on federal land and under d.c. law it is legal to share small amounts of marijuana. police confiscated about 1,000 joints. voter support for marijuana is growing according to a recent poll 61% of american voters say it should be ga

point increase from just a year ago. the sentiment has increased each year, too. back in 1979 only 27% of the people polled thought marijuana should be legal and overwhelming 95% of voters support using marijuana for medical purposes. new at 11:00, in just moments we can hear that arkansas has begun first of the eight executions that it wants to carry out before the end of the month. today the u.s. supreme court and federal appeals court issued separate temporary stays but the latest expired less than an hour ago. arkansas has scheduled eight executions over an 11-day period because its supply of lethal injection drug is expiring. a substitute school teacher and basketball coach face several charges for

pornography. christopher speights was arrested today. speights worked for nearly a decade at brad bury heights elementary school. the letter indicated that he coached basketball at the south county sports academy. a woman is killed walking to a metro station to go to work. tonight prince georges county police have a man in custody. he faces first and second degree murder charges accused of shooting -- two weeks ago tonight detectives say she and green knew each other and shooting started as an attempt to rob her. a guilty verdict tonight for a woman accused of killing her husband. the jury convicted paula marshall of first degree murder. she shot her husband in their old town

he was 75 years old. paula marshall is 47. she faced up to life in prison but the jury recommended 14 years. the judge will sentence her in july. new at 11:00, the district is hoping a new initiate to help. a grand opening of the inclusive innovation incubator that provides office space to startups. this is on georgia avenue at the edge of howard university's campus. >> the goal is on how we create jobs and revenue, affordable housing and pathways to the middle class for the people of washington, d.c. >> clearly innovative, global digital solutions provider is the company behind this. d.c. is closer to cementing the legatee at the wilson building

statue. with wit sit at the corner of the building. he is trying to capture in a gesture that is welcoming to everyone who sees the statue. it will be several more months before final decisions are made about the cost and construction of the statue. today's announcements show how well a couple of local races are starting to take shape for 2018. pr last november comstock won reelection. her margin was six points but hillary clinton won the district by ten over donald trump and a seat democrats would love to flip. in maryland david trone is considering run for montgomery county executive. he ran for congress last year but lost the primary. county executive is not seeking reelection. trone says he is quote in the process of exploringhe

mission to give her gay neighbor the send off he deserves after finding out he died without family to handle his burial. from prisoner to professor. the newest law professor. and hear from an author of a study linking

a d.c. woman is determined to honor her long-time neighbor. the gay army veteran died alone.

proper burial is turning into a labor of love. >> mostly stays to himself. >> reporter: it was an unlikely friendship. he was a flamboyant man, long time fixture in d.c.'s gay community. deloris young's world focussed on her five children and grand and great grandchildren but the two lived next door to each other in northwest for 18 years. >> i really liked it. he had his way. >> when he died february 5 at 84 deloris young learned he had no family left. his body was headed from the d.c. medical examiner's office to a mass burial plot. >> i refused to just leave him. i just can't do that. >> reporter: she asked a local funeral home to take the body. that is

in. >> i used to call him doctor because of his distinct look with the glasses and all of that. >> reporter: he learned his army service in the 1950s entitled him to a military gravesite. she is helping raise money for a casket and other funeral cost to the great happiness of deloris young who has made a program. >> he had nobody. nobody but -- he has me. >> a fund has been set up to pay for a modest funeral. you can find out more by downloading our app and searching veterans funeral. jackie bensen news 4. before you pop open your next can of diet soda some researchers want you to know it could be

artificially sweetened sodas have enjoyed reputation for being healthy alternative. a new study links to increased risk of stroke. >> we found that people consuming diet soda on a daily basis were three times as likely to develop stroke and dimentia. >> reporter: the american beverage association lobbying group said low calorie sweeteners had been proven safe and raised questions about the research. more study is needed to confirm the finding of the new research. >> when we ran across the story it had folks going wow. talk about defying the odds. a man served a decade in prison accepted a teaching

the fbi arrested and charged him with armed bank robbery in the late '90s. he served 11 years in federal prison. while he was incarcerated he got a job in the law library and started writing briefs. his third appeal went to the u.s. supreme court which decided unanimously in his favor and reduced the sentence. >> i was told time and time again by lawyers that i would never be able to go to law school and i would never get a law license. >> this guy is really going to make a contribution to our students and bring a perspective here that no one else can. >> when hopwood was released from prison he attended law school, wrote a book and clerked for a judge. now he will be teaching criminal procedure and criminals rights in georgetown law. >> impressive journey. that was some wild weather

we had for a little while. >> fun. >> the rain came through and came in quick. it was coming down heavy at times. we did see a severe thunderstorm warning issued for the d.c. metro area around 8:00 hour. we did see a couple more problems out there. we showed you earlier in the show trees down. temperatures now very nice. 68 degrees. winds out of the southeast at 6 miles per hour. temperatures around the rest of the area cooler to the west. really a nice night across the region. we are tracking rain. no rain in our immediate area. the rain that came through earlier the last of it and will continue to see that moving on out. there is another round right in here. this is coming through parts of gary county. most of this i think will die. back to the west even

we could see this come through early tomorrow morning. let's take you hour by hour and show you what we are dealing with here. there are showers to the east. here they come from the west. notice 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning a couple of showers. this will be light, not like we saw earlier this morning. this will be on the light side. could see wet roadways. most of us dry. by noon everybody is on the dry side. the clouds remain. we will see some sun tomorrow. the clouds do stick in here. we will see more showers and notice a couple of thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon before the system moves out and before we start to clear out. most of your friday looking dry. here is what your friday looks like. 83. mostly cloudy skies. a few showers possibly a thunderstorm or two. a lot different on saturday and sunday. here is your forecast on saturday. 64 degrees. let's track this a little bit more. the change in the forecast from yesterday i think the rain comes in earlier on saturday.

a.m. temperatures around 60. it begins to get heavier around that time and heavy rain around the evening. if you have games early on saturday morning you may still be able to get them in. after that it will be really tough. sunday just wet everywhere. some areas could see half an inch to an inch. the biggest area of rain looks just south of d.c. look at monday. another storm moves up the coast. a little bit of nor'easter develops. we warm and do we warm nicely. look at next week. high of 90 degrees. that is the first 90 i put in the ten day forecast. it looks like it comes next friday. look at the weekend. 90 on friday. 87 sunday. where are we? summer yet? >> keep that in mind when it is rainy next weekend. >> so true. >> 80 to 50 to 90. still ahead nationals slash the leather and

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this is the xfinity sports desk. >> talking so much basketball and hockey lately it is hard to forget. we have a pretty darn good baseball team around here. >> i was almost going to lead with football. the nfl schedule is released. how about the nats? >> i love seeing this guy. >> they are in atlanta. george zimmerman -- ryan zimmerman. a little help for him coming from a

bottom two and lines this to right. bryce harper is there to make the play. harper a strew string grab makes it look so easy. nats get out of the inning. in the sixth strasburg getting help from his offense. ryan zimmerman on fire. a man on third, crushes that one to center. nationals take a 3-2 lead. more help from the nats defense. strasburg taking brandon phillips. michael tailor in center not letter that one fall. stretches out to make the catch. he is like i love you. strasburg struck out ten in seven

nats sweep braves with tonight's victory. orioles finishing their series against the reds. what a night for wade miley. you know miley. he is my man there in the eighth. gets turner swinging. 11 strikeouts in just one run allowed. this one went to extras. a man on at second and kicking this one into left center. not in time. orioles beat reds 2-1 in ten innings. redskins just released the nfl schedule. since the season is just 4 1/2 months away i will give you bullet points. what you need to know will kick off the year at home against the eagles. for the first time ever hosting a game on thanksgiving. primetime yea. washington will play two monda

thursday night football games. if you need an excuse to head out west the redskins are making two visits to l.a. in and out burger here i come. we have the full schedule without commentary on nbcwashington.com. >> and the five guys,n and i

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maryland governor larry hogan has died. the governor called his father an american hero. larry hogan sr. represented maryland's fifth district in congress and was county executive in prince georges county. he had a major stroke or the ve

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