she was driving west on the eastbound lanes around 1:30 this afternoon. >> her car hit an suv head on as well as another car right between ritchie highway. paramedics had to rush an adult and child to the hospital. take a look now. this is a live look at the scene. police have had to shut down route 50 and they say it's going to be closed for a while. in fact, several of the schools nearby are delaying sending kids home because of that crash. we are also on top of a breaking news in a district where a water main break sends water gushing into the street. it's causing water to flood down q street. >> the broken water main also services the pentagon. mark segraves is on the scene right now and brings us up to date on the repair work. >> reporter: we're used to this here in washington, d.c. most of our underground infrastructure dates back to the civil war and as always it started here with a trickle and

massive sinkhole now in the middle of macarthur boulevard. this is where the water was gushing out earlier today. now if we look back over here toward the sidewalk, you can see where it also buckled the sidewalk and sent all this sand and debris on the road. schools and businesses and apartment buildings have been without water for hours central to this issue is the key bridge. because the 30 inch water main that runs beneath this boulevard here that carries all this water also runs underneath key bridge. that same main also feeds water to the pentagon. we're told the pentagon actually lost water service earlier today. another impact, canal road. all this water was rushing downhill, down q street. right below us is canal road and canal road was closed in both

because of all of the running water. now the water has been turned off. this road will be closed for hours. do not expect to use macarthur boulevard during rush hour tomorrow. they'll be problems with the commute tomorrow morning as well. they hope to get water back in the next few hours. >> thank you. three young professionals woke up this morning to flames rapidly spreading through their home. >> doctors are treating all three of the victims and family members. they're trying to see what's left of this house. >> northern virginia, bureau reporter david cul ver is live in burke with details. >> reporter: you can see behind me what is left and it's not much this home. they're trying to board it up today. they're up on the roof looking to patch up what they can. neighbors tell me what they cannot shake from their memory right now are the screams for help that they heard early this morning. four young

here, one of them happened to be at work when she got a phone call saying that her home had just exploded. a neighbor recording the flames and smoke pouring out of this town home. >> and i saw them trying to get the glass and everything out and i saw the flames going up. >> reporter: inside at the time jesse macnary's brother, her boyfriend and another roommate. she had already been at work when she got several phone calls, finally picking up for her dad. and he was asking who was at her house and he was like there was an explosion and i was like, what? so i ran back to my boss and i was like they can't get a hold of my brother or anybody in the house and there was an explosion. >> reporter: her brother and boyfriend both flown to the burn center. >> if you've been flown out to the burn center there's serious injury. >> reporter: her friend emily desperate to get out,

ambulance taking her to a nearby hospital. and that was just talking to family who was on scene a short time ago. they tell me all three victims are recovering. doing pretty well tonight. also inside this home at the time were three pets, a cat and two dogs, all three did not make it out. as for a cause, i just heard late today from the chief who was out here, he tells me that it appears to be electrical. may have started because of a lamp that caught fire. chris. >> all right. glad to hear the folks are going to be okay. so sorry to hear about the cats and dogs. >> a senator says he's okay after he collapsed. senator tom till list was running a race this morning and paramedics had to rush him to the hospital. he tweeted from his hospital bed that he's all right. >> hey, everybody. i'm fine just running about two and a half miles and got overheated, no cpr or special measures just checking me out. see you back on the hill. >> he collapsed about 15 minutes into the

a three mile race. he's a 57-year-old republican serving his first term in the senate. >> new details this afternoon in a deadly shooting involving d.c. police officers. a woman shot and killed when investigators say she refused to drop a gun. it happened yesterday near the bald eagle rec center and that's where we find matt collins right now. >> reporter: i have to warn you we have some cell phone video of that police involved shooting, some people might find that disturbing. it did begin here at the bald eagle recreational center yesterday. police say a woman crashed her car outside then got out of her car and began waving a gun around in the air. police were called to the scene. it came to an end over here in front of the doors to the rec center. you can see the bullet holes here, i count six bullet holes. this is how it played out on that

you can see the woman kneeling in front of the door to the rec center. she had a gun in her hand. police standing at the ready. they say they ordered her to drop the gun but as she raised it up, they opened fire. >> oh, my god. she lift the gun. >> reporter: troy scott was here when it happened. he described it this way. did you see her have the gun? >> yeah. >> reporter: did she say anything? >> no, not too much just waving it around. >> reporter: scary? >> yeah, yeah. i guess she was out of her mind a little bit, but something definitely was on her mind. >> reporter: the police moved in? >> they shut this whole block down. >> reporter: did you hear for them to to drop the gun. >> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: and she didn't, did she? >> no. >> reporter: the woman was taken to

she's been identified as 41-year-old isabelle due eventually. now back to you. >> not a good day for our iras and 401(k). the stock market closed, the dow was down about 370 points, the nasdaq lost 158 points. this is the market's worse day of the year and the losses wiped out all the gains the market had made up to this point this month. some analysts say the market dropped because of james comey's memo. the former fbi director took notes and said the president asked him to let it go, meaning the investigation into former national security advisor michael flynn. the white house denies that's how it went down but the senate intelligence committee wants comey and his memo in front

>> chelsea manning is out of jail and has tweeted that she'll be moving to maryland. the transgender soldier served seven years of a 35 year sentence of releasing military classified information to wikileaks. president obama commuted her sentence. >> homeowners in five mid western states are assessing the damage from a series of powerful tornadoes. two people are dead. dozens are injured. nine tornadoes hit oklahoma yesterday. others landed in texas, kansas, nebraska and wisconsin. back here at home. if you've been out you know it definitely feels like summer today. >> yeah. we decided why wait for july when you can throw a perfectly good block party in the middle of may. doug kammerer is at the prince george's county. what a way to kickoff this heat wave? >> reporter: i'll tell you what, backyard weather at its finest and we just picked the

our backyard weather early because of the fact it's on the hot side. >> reporter: they brought me out here to be fan boy. i'm fan boy. >> reporter: i've been sweating just a little bit. we got the bounce houses here. we got people coming in from all over. say hello to the ladies! >> hey! >> reporter: i want you to know what you're looking at there, those are the real housewives of marleau heights. >> reporter: we've been having a great time so far and actually it took us quite a while to get here. there's a lot of traffic out there. we're here now and we're going to be here for the next three hours. let's take a look at our temperatures out there. 93 degrees right now here in marleau heights. take a look at the rest of the numbers. a lot of 90s. we did hit 90 back in april but everybody hitting it across the region today and setting a couple of records. your headlines for today, you know it's going to be on the

side for today through friday. a good chance of storms coming up on friday and this weekend we get a lot cooler and we got a changing weather pattern. if you thought it was too warm too soon. >> it feels like july. when it's not stopping the fun out here. you see the kids over there in the inflatable castle jumping around. they're making me hot moving around right now. >> reporter: you know i'm getting in there a little bit later. coming back, we're here all afternoon. >> kids don't care how hot it is. thanks guys. >> fists fly on embassy row. fights break out in the mid-of a busy row. now questions swirl over who threw the first punch. >> get ready, the memorial day weekend travel rush is almost here. we're working for you with why you should plan ahead. >> plus a permanent tribute to a young journalist whose death is still a mystery. >> we're working for you even during the

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i just shared new reaction to this story. the d.c. mayor the violent attack on peaceful demonstrators is an affront to d.c. values own our rights as americans. 11 people were injured yesterday right outside the turkish ambassadors residence at sheridan circle. >> we were able to make two arrests on the scene, 49-year-old aten nesmi of new york was arrested and charged with aggravated assault. 42-year-old jalal carabal was rested for assault o

identify more of the people responsible for yesterday's attack. >> she was gunned down by a stray bullet as she waited for a bus in southeast washington two years ago. atv and dirt bike riders were involved in a shootout and that someone used milton as a human shield. the journalist killer has never been found. her family is determined to keep her memory alive. they're announcing the community book store in her honor. >> get ready because we are just about a week away from the memorial day mass exodus and whether you're taking a plane or hitting the road or just staying in town, you can bet it's going to be plenty busy. >> why so many people are expected to travel next weekend? first a4:00. t

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whether you plan to drive, fly or take the train, triple a predicts mep mem day travels will hit a 12 year high. >> what's fueling the spike despite higher gas prices? >> reporter: a summer temperatures rise so does our interest in getting out of town. ahead of memorial day weekend triple a has released its annual travel forecast detailing where we plan to travel and how

plan to get there. >> we are projecting that 39 million americans will be traveling this holiday and that's 1 million more than we saw last year. >> airports will also be busy as nearly 3 million vacation travellers take to the skies. increasing number of people, 1.75 million will use other forms of transportation, like trains, buses and cruise ships. topping the most popular destinations, orlando, florida, followed by several european cities and canada rounding out the top five. all this adventure comes with a price tag, gas prices are expected to be at their highest since 2015. airfares, car rental and mid-range hotel rates are also pricier than last year but that's not keeping families away. >> we see consumer spending it up. unemployment rate is down and so consumers are taking the additional money they have in their pocket and investing towards a trip. >> reporter: americans opening

for the perfect holiday getway. >> that looks like fun. if you happen to be thinking about a surf and turf outing but you don't want to go too far. take a look at our pick for the top ten beaches here near the d.c. area. we've posted those in the app, search beaches. >> as soon as i walked outside today that's the first thing i hit me, wow. i wish i had the day off. this would be a perfect beach day. >> we'll go to marleau heights where we'll find doug kammerer having a good time. you're having summer fun just the same. >> reporter: i love getting out of the community and here we are today right by the community center here a perfect day. now it's on the hot side. we're all in the shades and lots of trees here. the storm team 4 says it's still 93 degrees. they've been coming -- malik comes here every single day he comes here and gloria has been

the '70s and her children have been coming here too. you say you come here everyday, what do you use the facility for? >> basketball we come here to have fun, some academics and that's really it. >> reporter: it gives you guys a great place to come and meet up everyday? >> yes, it does. >> reporter: you've been coming here since the '70s. tell me about it. >> when i first moved here was 1970 and my children loved this center and everyday after school they wanted to go to the rec. i said sure. i felt so comfortable because it's a nice place, well supervised a lot of activity and they love it and they loved coming here everyday after school. it's a good thing but i'm concerned that marleau heights center has not been renovated as of yet. as i said in the '70s i

they have renovated other centers and some of them have really built something. >> reporter: some of the other ones have been renovated and you'd like to see that here. >> very much so. >> reporter: you'd like a new basketball court, wouldn't you? >> i always like new basketball courts. let's take a look and show you what's happening weatherwise. thank you guys for coming. say hello, everybody! outside right now it is on the hot side but you already knew that, one of the hottest days so far this year. current temperatures around the area into the 90s. currently sitting at the 90 degrees mark downtown and look at the rest of the area now. those numbers coming in across our region. we already hit a record high temperatures out towards dulles airport. take a look at the radar. nothing on the radar screen. we'll be dry right on through the rest of the day. next few days, things are going to be changing. first more heat tomorrow and take a look at the wider shot here because that shows that we've got

a few clouds trying to move in but the rain the storm still well back to the west. that's what's going to move in here on friday. it's also going to increase our humidity tomorrow and into friday. high temperatures around the region. 91 in d.c. right now. 91 in virginia beach and that's that heat dome that i told you about yesterday that would move across our area and that's what happened. still 92 tomorrow and a little bit on the humid side too. as we move on to the rest of the ten-day forecast. we'll be seeing those numbers coming down for the weekend. temperatures into the 70s. 74 on saturday and 76 on sunday. still a pretty nice looking weekend if you've got any games plan. i am not anticipating any kind of cancellations for those games. notice the temperatures. this is the only heat we have maybe for the entire month of may, so maybe that's some good news. a lot of people saying a little too soon for the

week. leon harris is around here some where. i know he's talking to somebody. we'll be back with you in just a few minutes. >> he's back there getting food. >> get glam on demand. there's an app for that. a look at the service that will send a professional stylist right to your front door for a makeover that will only take a couple minutes. >> and why a lot of us better start thinking about making a trip to the dmv. why millions of drivers licenses are about to be invalid

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turns out a lot of you are going to need a new driver's license in you want jump aboard a domestic flight. folks in virginia are going to need a new license by october of 2020. the change is part of that real i.d. program that they passed after the 9/11 terror attacks. the program enforces proof of residency standards and current virginia licenses and state i.d.s, they don't meet those standards. the state is going to roll out updated cards by october of next year. >> it started in arlington back in the '80s and now the berger joint is celebrating a big win. five guys has unseeded in and out as america's favorite burger chain

pols study five guys burgers and fries is now america's most beloved burger chain after holding the top spot for the past two years. in and out slipped to the number two spot. they opened the franchise back in 1986. >> in and out is always out west but it will always be number one in my heart. >> your electronics could hold you back at the gate. >> and we are staying on top of breaking news this afternoon. a water main break with a major impact on afternoon traffic. if you know someone on their way home from work right now, you'll want to stick around and update it

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we're still following the breaking news. you have been watching this video on the app. the rush hour commute is going to be a mess. crews are still trying to patch up a water main break that sent water pouring on to the street. >> d.c. water says a 30 inch main broke between q and elliott street so you'll need to find an alternate route and waters been shut off to homes in that area. >> it's still doing to take several hours to get the water maintain care of and repaired, get the roadway temporarily restored. i would say rush hour today is going to be working around macarthur boulevard. >> it will be closed and will remain closed for we pairs overnight. the massive pipe also services the pentagon which lost water for a short period of time

today. >> yet another sign of our divided nation. a protest and a counter protest awaited president trump as he arrived at the coast guard academy in connecticut but i have to say with this both groups did remain peaceful. >> president trump is back at the white house now where the atmosphere has been anything but peaceful. there are questions about whether the president pushed for the fbi to drop an investigation into fired national securitier advisor michael flynn. >> the white house says it's not true but there are signs that his republican support on capitol hill is getting shake can i. >> reporter: now at least two republican lawmakers are saying that they are open at least to having at least a special prosecutor step in here. the white house has said all along that president trump never asked comey or anyone he is to end an investigation and today before a crowd of graduates the president pushed back. president trump offering some career advice to the coast guard

>> over the course of your life you will find that things are not always fair. >> reporter: thoughts from a commander in chief under fire. >> look at the way i've been treated lately. you can't let them get you down. >> reporter: a cheering crowd of cadets, a stark contrast to the scene back in washington. >> we need facts. >> reporter: capitol hill in an up roar over president trump asked fbi director james comey back in february to stop an investigation into michael flynn. fired for lying about his ties to russia. >> there's clearly a lot of politics being played, our jobs to get the facts. >> reporter: speaker paul ryan still backing the president but elsewhere signs of wavering gop support. lisa murkowski becoming the first republican senator to consider a special prosecutor. adam kin zin ger now

to get comey's testimony on the record. >> i have a high expectation that he will appear. >> reporter: president trump today sounding defiant. you have to put your head down and fight, fight, fight. >> reporter: a message to graduates and the president's own critics. and today house oversight committee jason chaffetz tweeted that he wants comey to testify at a hearing next wednesday. >> thank you. u.s. and european officials are meeting in belgium right now to discuss plans to ban laptops and other personal electronics bigger than a cell phone on all flights leaving europe for the u.s. so those items would have to be checked with your luggage. intelligence reviewed a potential isis plots to smuggle electronics on a commercial plane. there's already a ban from certain countries. this would

thousands of passengers everyday. >> we decided to get a jump on summer and throw a block party. leon harris at the marleau heights community center. it looking pretty good out there. >> reporter: it's a hot party right about now. i don't know what doug said earlier but it feels like the temperature is going up not down. we're having a great time out here at the community center. i've been having a great time sitting here talking to this man here who runs this place. you got a really good crowd of people out here showing support. what's it mean for you to have these show up for you today? >> it's great for the community. people don't realize that we come together, things like food brings people together so the opportunity to have you guys come out and show visibility, just to show the good things we do here in marleau heights. you got success to talk about. this is something that has not

you're doing a lot of good work. tell us what you're proudest of. >> we got so many things that are great out here. we have the food program. we have dinner. we do hot meals. 3,000 meals a year. we have kids that have came from this challenged community that went to college and came back and graduated and done well and they're hired. we have kids who came out here who play for the 49ers. this is one of his community. we have a lot of kids who have done great things here who have just went on and continue to be successful in life. >> reporter: you're setting a great example for these kids behind us. >> people that looks like them can do great things and often times, if they don't see people that look like them doing great things, they may feel they can't. this is a great opportunity for the kids to be able to see people care about them. having you guys come out and free food. it's a great opportuni

we got seniors here and adults. >> reporter: we met the senior ladies over there. they're a little rambunctious out here. >> they couldn't wait to see you out here. >> reporter: any senior men out there looking for rambunctious senior women come out to marlow heights. keep up the good work. >> i appreciate it. >> reporter: back to you. we'll see you guys in a little bit. having too much fun out here. >> who knew, leon harris match maker. >> it is getting very hot out there. it's steamy. storm team 4 is tracking how much longer the heat's going to stick around. >> that shot even looks hot. plus women becoming mothers later in their lives than ever before. why they're

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>> we had highs today in the low to mid-90s. we set a new record high at dulles. so far the high in washington 91 degrees. bottom line, it was hot and humid and we're going to be muggy overnight tonight with cloudiness out there. take a look at your planner for this evening. still sunny skies by 7:00. we do cool off pretty significantly relatively speaking. 83 degrees at 9:00, by 11:00 p.m. we're around 81. doug's going to have a look at the next couple of days coming up at about 4:50. >> this is a story t

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>> at least three people are dead, dozens are injured after a string of major storms swept across five states. >> we're talking tornadoes, hail, heavy rain and more severe weather could be on the way. jay gray has our story. >> that's a tornado. >> reporter: the attack from mother nature was intense. >> we've got a significant tornado on the ground. >> reporter: the damage widespread. 27 tornadoes battling communities from the texas plains through oklahoma, kansas, nebraska and wisconsin. where this morning's stunned survivors are still trying to come to grips with the devastation left behind. >> every place is just kind of bad. >> reporter: the worst, this mobile home park. >> there were severalra

any more. >> reporter: residents in he will being city, oklahoma understand that loss their town took a direct hit. trees ripped from the grounds, homes ripped apart. this family rush today their storm shelter as the twister wrecked their community. >> we did a little bit of prayi praying, just held each other. it was -- it was loud. >> reporter: 20 minutes later the violent sounds of a storm replaced by an eery silence and miles of debris. in other areas it wasn't the wind but hail and heavy rains that caused the biggest problems and forecasters warn more severe weather could target the region for the next several days. jay gray, nbc news. >> there is a $25,000 reward being offered to find the person who killed a man in

his body was discovered monday in a wooded area near drexel street. he's been identified at 43-year-old jose trahio. anyone with information is asked to contact police. >> we have a busy newsroom right now working on stories. >> you've been seeing the breaking news here and on the nbc washington app. what are you guys working on? >> we have that story that you're only going to see on news4. scott macfarlane has the security video showing the moments in the hallway where this 14-year-old was with two teenage boys and went toot boy's room and later came out and she had she had been raped. >> we'll have more on how this issue has raised questions about who if anyone is monitoring the school's camera in realtime. tracee wilkins is looking at the retail shopping in prince george's county and what's being done to make that experience

county with our backyard weather. leon and doug are both there sweat tg out. >> but it's a good day for that. it's a good day for that. see you in a minute. >> thank you both. we've been watching, you know, doug and leon out there. i mean boy oh, boy you couldn't have picked a better day for that block party. >> in the middle of may and marlow heights and that's going to stick around for a while. let's start with you, doug. >> reporter: a beautiful day it's a little bit on the warm side. temperatures today, take a look at the storm team 4 by 4 says 91.7 degrees. humidity not a big factor. we're in marlow heights. take a look at the crowd. we got a great crowd. come on down. we've got a lot of people that use this every single day. all the kids here waiting to get their faces painted.

today. amazing what he can do. we'll come back to him in just a couple seconds. he's working really fast. that's actually amazing. as far as temperatures go today, not just are we in the 90s, we're in the 90s for the second time but we also set records out there as well. let's go back to leon, see how he's done. are you done, leon? >> how about that? >> reporter: that was two seconds. >> am i the best or what? give it to me. >> yes! >> the best is paint by queen. she's awesome. >> reporter: it's on the hot side. everybody's talking about how hot it is but this heat is not going to stick around all that long. >> just for the rest of the workweek. before you went outside and the weekend looking nice. low humidity. we will have plenty of clouds around but dry both saturday and sunday. take a look at your weather headlines. tomorrow a pretty much cn

we will have rain or thunderstorms around on friday during the second half of the day but the threat for widespread severe weather not in the forecast but something we'll keep a close eye on. cooler and dry for the weekend. it's not necessarily windows open, ac off kind of weather but big improvements from our 92 that we experience tomorrow and we already start off the day at 71 degrees by lunchtime. 4:0092. not a record but what does it matter. it's 90 degrees in may and tomorrow evening, 83 degrees right around 7:00 p.m. okay for eating outdoors. the weather having a pretty low impact on your thursday. the commute is wear sunglasses. you know i don't have air-conditioning in my car. outdoor exercise tomorrow, you'll want the extra water. recess for the kids, it's hot again and dinner out, it's dry

take a look at the humidity levels. just above that muggy threshold especially for this time of year. as we look to friday, the humidity does start to come down especially during the afternoon and evening hours and over the weekend, we're no longer talking about the humidity levels. more comfortable as we look toward the weekend. take a look at the next ten days, guys. 88 for a high on friday. we start off the day dry. for the afternoon and evening hours, again some scattered showers and thunderstorms around. as we look to saturday, mid-70s. more clouds though than sun. very similar on sunday. 76 so no matter what your outdoor plans are, the weather looking to cooperate. i want to jump ahead to next weekend because that's memorial day weekend. unfortunately we do have the chance for rain on saturday but that's going to change. >> it can't rain on memorial day. >> i know. >> thanks. >> he has overcome hardships that many of us can't even imagine. the special honor for a virginia gr

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a lot of you have shared stories on social media about missing kids in the district. regardless of how long they've been gone there is one place that never forgets missing children and we're going behind the scenes to see what

her sister was 14 when brenda disappeared 43 years ago. with the help the center, lisa is getting a look at what brenda would look like today and it's renewing her sense of hope. >> i know the outcome might be good but at least its closure and i'll have the answer i need. >> we'll take you into a place no cameras have gone brrks the one room giving hope to everyone who works to find missing kids. angie golf will have more on this emotional story tonight. >> it is difficult enough to graduate from the virginia military institute. dozens of cadets don't make it through the four years. but only one of those cadets had to preserve through a family challenge and still manage to become class valedictorian. >> i know it to

my classmates. they've been incredible. >> drew bornenstein is one of 319 cadets crossing the stage to receive a hard earned degree from one of the nation's most demanding military schools. >> as they say, a great place to be from but not a great place to be at. i'm very excited to finally have graduated from this place. >> he graduates after what's been a tough and tragic year. last august his mother, sister and brother died in a plane crash. >> i have so many people here, my entire extended family is here and i know a lot of people watching on the live stream that was online and so knowing that those people are around, i've got that support. >> and watching him graduate as class valedictorian. he hopes his story will inspire and motivate others. >> go out and make a difference. earn your place amongst the multitude of

alumni. do what you can to make this world a better place. >> reporter: it's something bornenstein's classmates say he's already done. >> i can speak on behalf of the class, that you are definitely someone that we all looked up to all four years, not just this past year, but definitely a great role model for all of us. >> reporter: and what helped him was learning the value of hard work. >> that's something that my dad taught me at a young age. >> reporter: now along with 100 other cadets commissioned for military service after college, bornenstein will leave here to enlist in the marine corps as a second lieutenant. >> and our news continues with jim and wendy right now. >> announcer: news4 at 5:00 starts now. >> now on news4 at 5:00 keeping up with the white house.

our political analyst helps us navigate our tsunami of news stories. we have the video of the three students who had sex in a rockville high school bathroom. how surveillance video in the school played a role in the judge's decision to drop the rape charges. >> and metro is taking a stab at retail sales using an old metro car to create a pop up store at the grover station. this shopping concept could eventually make a stop at a metro station near you. >> we begin first at 5:00 tonight with dramatic new cell phone video in a deadly shooting involving d.c. police officers this happened after investigators say a woman refused to drop a gun. tonight we're learning new details in this shooting that happened about 7:00 last night outside a rec center in southwest d.c. witnesses tell us at the time there were a number of children who were playing in that area. pat collins is gathering new information for us on this

scene. >> reporter: i have to begin with the warning. we do have cell phone video of this police involved shooting, some people might find it disturbing. it all came to an end at the front door of this rec center, take a look at the bullet holes. their low on the door, the reason for that, the woman at the time was kneeling down. she was kneeling down but she had a serious gun in her hand. this is a semi-automatic pistol police say the woman had at the bald eagle rec center. police say she crashed her car here yesterday and got out and began waving the gun around in the air. it all came to an end at the front door of the rec center. you can see the bullet holes in the door. i counted six. this is how it played out on