police set down spikes and blew out the tires. you can see the ambulance riding on its rims down indian head highway. officers followed the driver from prince george's county. tracee wilkins has the new information she learned today. >> reporter: we've learned a lot of information, more about this guy, who he is, his background, also the charges he's now facing for stealing an ambulance from this hospital. we're here at prince george's county hospital center. right over there is the ambulance bay where the ambulance was taken around 6:00 a.m. this started here and led police on an hour and a half long chase. police say 43-year-old william person was here at the hospital,

jump into an ambulance and steal it. that chase went from prince george's county out, and then back to prince george's county. at one point, he was driving on rims and outrunning police. >> several attempts were made to engage with him as he was driving. the way it's characterized to me, he had a thousand yards there, he was not responsive, he kept on driving. they tried everything at various points. this went on for about an hour and a half, until it was stopped here at the intersection of allentown and bran ok. >> reporter: we spoke with his family and we'll tell you what they had to say about this incident and his background. and the charges he's facing in both counties. we also looked into how this was allowed to happen. when these ambulances park at this hospital, they are supposed to turn them off and

or at least lock the doors. it appears, that's not what happened here. i'm tracy wilkins, back to you. now to the story of a fire that engulfed a home in college park overnight. with graduation coming up, the timing couldn't have been worse for one of the students living in the house. this afternoon, we're hearing from her. news4's kristin wright has the story. >> reporter: you look at this house now and you can tell how bad this fire was. the good thing, however, the three university of maryland students who were inside, got out of the house safely and they are okay. but this was a bad fire. the blames were intense. there was a lot of smoke. there was even a partial roof collapse at one point. now the students are so thankful that they got out with their lives, but one

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as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia. scattered thunderstorms once again this afternoon into the evening hours. take a look at staorm team4 radar. a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of stafford for another five minutes. also a severe thunderstorm warning south of luray. this will be pushing into culpeper with very heavy ral

this afternoon and evening. we'll continue to track storms until about 11:00 p.m., after that, drying out. 89 right now. by 11:00, low 70s, much more comfortable over the weekend. but as far as the severe potential this afternoon, it's about the heavy rain in any thunderstorms, also can't rule out isolated damaging winds and some hail as well. doug's going to have a look at the weekend forecast in ten minutes. police have ended an amber alert for a girl who has been missing for nearly a month. keir johnson disappeared with her 8-month-old daughter. police say they found the car the pair was traveling in. it's standard procedure, they say to end an amber alert seven days after it's activated. fairfax county police are looking for a man they say was upskirting women at walmart. police say this man was

recording shoppers, aiming the camera up their dresses. not just women. one girl was only 10 years old. the child's mother confronted the man and he was able to leave the story before police arrived. we're just getting started on news4 at 4:00, a reporter who said he was roughed up during a news conference. how he's doing now and the reaction from the government agency where this all happened. and we're in for a busy weekend. >> that's right. some of the best things you can do over the next couple days and the traffic that you've gotta accounfor if you wantt

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an artist is using light to display images and hash tags on some of d.c.'s best known buildings, including the trump hotel. robin bell says projection allows him to convey his messages without breaking graffiti laws. the trump administration is his biggest target right now, and his work is taking off on social media. coming up in our next hour, we take you inside the studio where bell creates his visuals. bad news, commuters, it looks like macarthur boulevard will remain closed until monday. crews are still repair the water main that ruptured and sent thousands of gallons of water gushing into the

the street buckled under the pressure and a massive sink hole opened up. there's a lot going on this weekend and all the traffic changes could impact how you get around. >> we're working for you to help navigate around the road closures. >> i'm melissa mollet with a look at your traffic. a couple of things happening this welcome to pay attention to if you are headed southbound, especially on 95. 95 south at the neebsco creek bridge, one lane will be shut down all through the weekend. if you're thinking about heading that way, allow some extra time. you might want to think about the express lanes. alternates, beltway to branch avenue, and 301. southbound route 1, or westbound mini vale road. on sunday, the marine corps historic half marathon. the downtown areas of

fredericksburg, it's a pretty run. road closures start sunday morning at 5:30 in the morning. also sunday, the capitol hill classic kicks off around 8:30 in the morning. as far as the route, that's another scenic one, you pass by the capitol, supreme court library, and rfk stadium, rolling road closures there. see you monday morning for news4 today. nearly 40 years after he launched the franchise and quite frankly discovered a whole new way to scare us, director ridley scott is back with alien coveted. so how does this prequell stack up to what's come before? >> wtop entertainment editor jason fraley has the answers. do we want to invest the two hours to check this out? >> hey, guys, i gotta say it might depend what you thought of prometheus, which was the previous one, the first prequell that vidly scott

famous alien trilogy. that came out in 2012, got mixed reviews. a lot of people dinged it as being too heady in trying to explore mankind's origins. i was probably one of the few who liked that one a little bit. but this one almost reacted to the backlash by swinging in the other direction. it's really a lot of body horror here. it's almost like a friday the 13th, jason in space. like a slasher flick in how bloody and grotesque. i like it's scarier the less of the alien you see, maybe a glimpse down a dark corridor. this one throws too much in your face for me. but i can't believe i actually am saying this, but my favorite alien movie of the year, wasn't directed by

it was "life." but it was a little tighter, and this one was a little uneven. >> okay. >> no matter if you're hanging out in d.c. or maryland, there's a couple good musical concerts this weekend. >> absolutely. just last night, the weekend was at verizon center. if you missed that, there's another show tonight at verizon center. eric church. country fans will jenjoy that. if you're into r&b, r. kelly will be at mgm national harbor on sunday. >> and the kennedy center is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its name sake birth and the celebration involves both space and ballet. tell us about that. >> right, so it's kind of the perfect marriage, if you think about it. because kennedy was so big on the moon shot in the space race. we choose to go to the moon. we talked to the washington balle

choreographer. they put together a new ballet all about the space race. you can imagine the weightlessness you can do as a ballerina, and there's even costumes designed by a nasa astronaut designer for the suits. so that's pretty cool. we talked to them and see what they had to say. >> i thought it would be a really beautiful moment to pay tribute to him and his legacy of his birthday by commissioning the first -- >> very first. >> -- in his honor. to take on the task and with the incredible history of one of the greatest dancers of his generation and an emerging choreographer, i felt like it was a great opportunity for him. >> we got aliens, ballet about space, and r. kelly, take your pick. >> quite

>> something for everyone. >> thank you. your friday night plans could be interrupted by storms. >> doug's going to join us on the other side of the break with an update on where the storms are right now and the big change in temperature coming our way.

this thunderstorm watches out there. >> and where, doug? >> we're looking at a couple of strong thunderstorms down to the south. no watch right now in our area. right now, taking a look, we're not looking at a warning. we are looking at a strong storm in fredericksburg. would not be surprised to hear about one coming up. this is one warned storm near elkton. in and around the d.c. metro area, there's nothing going on. it's all down to the south. look at what we're seeing, back towards madison county, around culpeper, you're going to continue to get hammered over the next hour or so. a few more just south of manassas, in through prince william, these are all moving off to the east. ask th and then tracking this one here, this was to be a little bit earlier around

maybe southern stafford, in towards king george county. so watching that one now, another one behind also with a lot of lightning, but fredericksburg definitely under the gun along i-95. to the north, i'm looking at these storms, but there's a boundary back here. notice a couple of storms starting to fire along that boundary. these are moving down into your area. we're not out of the woods, loudoun and montgomery counties. we may see these strengthen. i'll be watching that closely, but right now all the energy is to the south of the d.c. metro area. there's another boundary, actually, right here. you can see that, this is an old out-flow boundary, that's moving our way too. we'll see storms off and on throughout the evening. something else we've seen, a hot afternoon. high of 92. a we're now at

miles per hour. 88 now, gaithersburg. 93 in huntingtown. annapolis, southwest winds, so no water interaction there. 92 degrees in weapon right now, and 90 towards martinsburg. another hot day. i want to show you this, here's the energy we got around our region. the wider view, a lot of storminess for the west, but look at this storm way up here. and look at these clouds. right in through the buffalo region, these are moving down to the south. that is a backdoor cold front and look at the temperatures behind this, 89, d.c. 55 in buffalo. that's the cool air that's making its way down over the next 24 hours. by tomorrow morning, you're going to feel the difference. highs tomorrow around 92. -- or rather, 72. 20 degrees difference, 92 to 72, during the day tomorrow. lots of clouds, much cooler, isolated shower possible. but i do not expect any games to

the weekend looking pretty nice, but again, cloudy and rather cool. look at sunday, high of only 69. monday, high of 76, another good chance for shower activity, and more chances of showers and cool weather all the way through next week. so we only have one 80 on the map after today. >> thanks, doug. while summer is getting closer and that means a lot of you will want to get out on the water, there's a new effort to keep our local waters cleaner and safer. we'll take you apart fboard for maiden voyage. and a

we're tracking two new explosive leaks in that russia investigation. they're coming from "the new york times" and "the washington post." >> and they surfaced just minutes after the president and first lady took off on their first overseas trip. blayne alexander is live now at the white house where damage control is in overdrive. >> let's break down the two major headlines that have just come out within the past hour. first from "the washington post." now "the post" is citing people who are familiar with the russia

investigation and now reporting that in that investigation, a current white house official is now considered a significant person of interest. now as of right now, we don't know who that white house official is. secondly, "the new york times" article, the second major headline that's come out within the past hour, goes back to the oval office meeting that the president held last week with the two russian diplomats. "the new york times" is reporting that the president called the fired fbi director james comey a nut job and said that he expected that his firing, his termination of comey would ease the pressure around the russia investigation. the white house has said that a thorough investigation will prove, as the president has said repeatedly that there's no collusion between the campaign and any russian foreign government. but all of this comes as the president is wrapping up a turbulent week, leaving on a

change the narrative. wheels up for president trump embarking on his first overseas trip. nine days with stops in saudi arabia, israel and the vatican and a visit to sicily for the g7 s summit. >> this is the most important trip that a president has taken in a long time. he has to show, despite what's been going on with the russia investigation, that he's in charge. >> reporter: the president's team leaves washington, still reeling from a tumultuous week. today on capitol hill, house members were briefed on the federal investigation into russia and possible trump campaign ties. now in the hands of a special counsel appointed by deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. >> his reason for doing this appointment is as much about returning public confidence. >> reporter: meanwhile, the president now weighing at least six possible replacements for the fbi director he fired, james comey. the front-runner, rm

connecticut senator joe lieberman, who most recently served as an independent, but many don't want to see that role filled by a politician. >> it's a question of whether someone can do that job in a way that leaves the congress and the american public absolutely sure that it is insulated from any political pressure. >> reporter: with ongoing questions at home, president trump now going to strengthen u.s. standings abroad. >> reporter: just in the past few minutes, we've seen responses rolling in from capitol hill. senator, marqu-- senator marque saying the president must answer these questions. but on the other side of the aisle, we're hearing from house speaker paul ryan, who is saying that we have to let the entire investigation take its course before passing any judgment. pat? >> blayne alexander, thank you, blayne. the fdc is apologizing after a reporter was roughed

things got out of hand at the agency's headquarters in southwest. >> the journalist name is john donnelly. he said he was pinned against a wall by security guards and then forced to leave the building yesterday, after he tried to ask michael riley a question after the news conference had wrapped up. donnelly said that he was polite and there was no justification for the amount of force used against him. in a statement, the fdc says we apologized more than once and let mr. donnelly know that the fcc was on heightened alert based on several threats. they didn't tell us what the threats were. the national press club pushed back, saying, it's completely unacceptable to physically restrain a reporter who has done nothing wrong and force him or her to leave a public building as if a crime has been committed. c

saying he's very sorry it happened. there have been growing concerns about press freedom during the trump administration. last week, a virginia journalist was arrested after repeatedly asking tom price a question. we'll keep our eyes open. we're also getting new details about the deadly rampage in times square. prosecutors say the suspect told police officers he wanted to, quote, kill them all. and they would have to shoot him to stop them. court documents show richard rojas said he had smoked marijuana laced with pcp before the crash. he's accused of ramming into a crowd of people before the launch hour killing a teenager and injuring nearly two dozen others. our warm weather is going to mean a lot of folks will want to get out on the water. today d.c. water launched two new skimmer boats that are helping to keep anacostia and potomac rivers cleaner and safer. news4's k

along worry the maiden voyage. >> this is one of the new skimmer boats, d.c. water is deploying. they're pulling out debris, tons of debris from our rivers every month. stuff like this, logs, trash, it's all coming out of the river. officials say this not only helps to keep the river safe, but it helps to keep the river healthy. >> the river's getting cleaner. we've noticed that, the fish are cleaner, more grasses are growing again. the aquatic vegetation is coming back. so the river is getting cleaner right now. and we have a lot more work to do, but you can bet coming down here, you're going to see a cleaner river. >> and the people who use the river for recreation say this is a big advantage for them as well. >> a lot of times you can't really see what's in the water. so you can paddle right into it and not even know and fall off and things like that. so getting the large debris is very important. >> reporter: on the anacostia

it's going to be a busy weekday in our area. always dreaming will try to win the second leg of the triple crown in baltimore. the kentucky derby winner got in one last work-out today before the big race. always dreaming is the odds-on favorite. coverage starts at 3:00 right here on nbc4. and many eyes will be on the royal family this weekend. wedding bells will be ringing. a first look at a story that will be all over social media. doug and amelia did not get an invite. they're stuck in the storm center now tracking storms that are popping up in parts of our area. if it's sunny where you are, it may not stay that way. doug's going to join us again right after the break. >> and until then you can keep an eye on the latest from storm team4 and get the latest headlines from the nbc washington app rig onht

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learn your key health numbers, and take control today. and we're still tracking the storms on storm team4 radar right now. still nothing around the d.c. metro area. around manassas, light rain falling there, but more storms down to the south, a few to the north, these are going to be making their way down to the south. it's our southern zones, warrenton and culpeper, pretty strong storm here. moving to the southeast. another one will move right into culpeper over the next half hour. fredericksburg

dime-sized hail. a lot of lightning too. and we're just getting started tonight. three different areas. one here, another boundary, backdoor west, and this one dropping down. could be a rather busy night. we'll keep you posted. >> we're seeing the change in radar just in the last 30 minutes. tomorrow, a royal family wedding, pippa middleton is getting hitched. >> she's marrying her hedge fund millionaire fiance james matthews. the two have been dating for about two years now. matthews proposed to pippa last summer. her outfit turned heads at her sister's wedding. wedding guests include prince william, kate, and prince harry. the party animals came out for food and fun at the national zoo. zoo fary is the area's longest

benefitting the zoo's mission to save endangered species. hundreds of people turned out to sample dishes from more than a hundred restaurants in the area. they also had their choice of plenty of wine and cocktails with their dish. chances are you have a couple of gift cards lying around that you've been meaning to use, but haven't. >> you're going to meet some folks in our area who felt like they were out of luck when a store shut their doors. the gift card ended up useless. >> and then i went to the store and wanted to see if there was anything i could y, and bybu

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there's breaking news happening right now in the district. police are on the scene of a shooting on michigan avenue in northeast. it happened in the area of the brookland metro station. we do know that one person was shot. we don't know much more about it. right now, shomari stone is on his way to the scene and we'll have more throughout the afternoon and on the nbc washington app. one of our other developing stories this afternoon is right account t outside the window, the chance of storms in the region just in time to affect our friday night plans. >> team coverage this afternoon with doug and amelia, what's it looking like right now? >> right now, storms mostly to the south. and some of them b

this could go on throughout the night. >> and we think by midnight, it's going to be mainly quiet. and wendy walked by, wetter weather this weekend was the perfect way to describe it. >> areas closer to the chesapeake bay may not get out of the 60s. much cooler weather for sure. you see nothing around the d.c. metro area. still tracking a boundary to the north. but not a lot firing until you get to baltimore, where it's been a mess. down to the south, we're tracking this storm around warrenton and culpeper. that storm there, culpeper getting hit pretty hard. and another storm is moving into culpeper, rappahannock and fauquier county. and this has been the biggest one in the last hour or so. was severe at one point, but a very strong storm, a lot of hail out of this one, a lot of lightning too, especially east of fredericksburg, in towards lower stafford

george's county as it continues to move east. one area to watch, back to the west, these storms in west virginia, these are going to push through and combine. we may see some development here in through northern virginia over the next couple of hours. we'll watch that for sure. we're also watching the temperatures. right now, 89 degrees in the city. winds out of the south at 10 miles per hour. but look at our weather underground temperatures. 94 in twin brook, 93 in centreville. 91 on the mall in d.c. amelia, they will not be like this tomorrow. >> yeah about 25 degrees cooler. we'll start the day in the 60s. plenty of clouds around, as we work our way to the lunch time, a high tomorrow of 72, maybe an isolated shower tomorrow morning, but for the most part it's looking dry and cloudy. preakness tomorrow, cool, dry up there. outdoor exercise over the weekend, looking nice for that. but i'd hold off on getting the car washed. storms in the forecast, maybe a

the isolated shower tomorrow morning, but for the most part looking okay. and as you look at the next ten days, say goodbye to the 90s. >> and even the 80s. we've been so warm the last three days, and now into a cool section. sunday, only high of 69. 76 monday, good chance of shower activity there. and then low 70s and more showers, more rain probable for wednesday and thursday. maybe one 80 on the entire next ten days. but right now, say goodbye to the heat and we're still tracking those storms for you. see you next here at 5:00. new details about a police chase and shooting in prince william county. >> jim and wendy are in the newsroom working on this story for news4 at 5:00. >> this is a bizarre one. coming up at 5:00, an 18-year-old was shot by police after leading them on a wild chase through manassas, virginia. >> chris gordon is working on this story. he's learned the young man who was shot is actually the one who called police and alerted

in the car with him at the time, ahead of 5:00, how she got involved in all of this. also tonight, an artist using a projector for a political protest. derrick ward caught up with the artist, whose name is robin bell. this is a cool story, getting a lot of attention downtown. >> and in fact, derrick talked about this on facebook with me. we have it posted on my site and on the nbc washington site. he's going to take you inside the studio where this guy creates his work and talks about the messages that he's trying to send out there. >> plus, we're following the latest developments in the president trump and russia investigation. >> we'll have a live report from saudi arabia. kristen welker is already there ahead of the president. she'll be joining us to talk about the events of the day. we'll see you soon with those stories and more. >> busy friday. >> sure is. >> thanks, jim, wendy. i shared this one because it's happened to me. seems like every week, there's

shop. so what do you do with those worthless gift cards. >> nbc4 responds to some customers who wanted to cash theirs in. susan hogan is working for you with what you need to know. >> well, chances are, you have a gift card in your wallet that you probably just haven't gotten around to using. but with the uncertainty these days with retailers, you probably shouldn't wait too long. the doors are closed tight. hhgregg is just another retailer in a long line of stores that are shutting locations down, going out of business or filing for bankruptcy. >> i had a gift certificate which my wife bought. >> reporter: and clyde is just another customer in a long line of others, sitting on worthless gift cards. >> and then i saw a sign that this business was going -- that this company was going out of business. >> reporter: but when he went to cash in on his $100 gift card, he was too late. >>

wanted to see if there was anything i could buy, and by this time, there wasn't anything to purchase. >> reporter: ainsley had the same problem with spending her hhgregg gift card too. >> they said i could buy something if i wanted to, but i couldn't find anything they could use. >> reporter: both left the store still holding on to their $100 gift cards. >> as a result, that's when i called channel 4. >> reporter: we contacted hhgregg immediately and had good news. since clyde was within 14 days of the store going out of business, he could use his gift card online. >> i bought a bose head set, which i'm going to use as a gift for my grandchildren. >> reporter: but unfortunately by the time we heard from ainsley, it was beyond the 14 days, a costly lesson for next time. >> oh, i'll use it immediately. >> so you're not going to have any more gift cards laying around for

>> no. no, no, no. i've learn my lesson. expensively, but i've learned it. >> so if a retailer announces it's going out of business, four things you need to know. bankruptcy law dictates who will benefit first. customers are at the end of the line. in terms of gift cards, courts will decide if the business must honor them. in the case of hhgregg, customers can file a claim. we have link to that on our nbc washington app. and if you have a warranty administered by a third-party, you should be okay. otherwise the validity of any outstanding warrant varies for each bankruptcy. bike riders rode their way into the record books today. d.c. leaders say nearly 19,000 commuters in our area hopped onto their bikes for bike to work day. the largest number ever for this area. we asked you to send pictures today, and here are some of them. most of theik

so you could see some extra two-wheel traffic on the roads. look out for them. among large u.s. cities, d.c. has the third highest percentage of commuters who bike to work on a regular basis. a local mother's battle with addiction and homelessness. now she's overcoming her past to mark a major milestone. >> failure was not an option. >> her inspirational story and what r children think abouthe

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the northern virginia fine arts festival kicks off tomorrow at the reston arts center. it's free to the public, but they ask for a $5 donation if possible. the event raises money for the greater reston arts center. the reston town center closes its interior street for the hundreds who will be there setting up their works. it's graduation season across the country, and for some getting that degree is extra special. >> meagan fitzgerald has the uplifting story of a mother of three who went from living on the streets to earning her master's. >> just need to keep our family strong. >> reporter: like most

petrina williams has wanted to be the best example and motivator for her kids. >> if you see it, you believe it, and you can achieve it. >> reporter: it's a lesson she hearned at a young age. >> i graduated from high school, 16, went to cellman college. >> reporter: so there's no surprise that education in her household is a top priority. >> i have all as and bs, but i'm bringing them up. >> reporter: she's the reason why both her sons are on the honor roll. >> she always encouraged me to be the best. >> reporter: when she was 32 years old, everything changed. heroin and crack cocaine became her addiction. she spent more than two years in prison and was close to losing it all. >> i became homeless, hopeless. >> reporter: but it was her children who inspired her to defy the odds. >> i made a

and that was -- clearly that was the journey that i was to take in order to be who you see before you today. >> reporter: petrina now has a master's degree in social work from catholic university that she received last weekend. her journey has had quite a few bumps in the road, but she says her message to her kids is to never give up. >> she means a lot to me. she's like a role model to me. i see how she had a rough past. >> in your son jesus's name, amen. >> reporter: meagan fitzgerald, news4. >> great comeback story. and the news continues now with jim and wendy. news4 at 5:00 starts now. right now at 5:00 -- [ sirens ] -- a slow-speed chase involving a stolen ambulance. new information about that suspect and how he was able to drive off with the vehicle in the first place. plus, the search for a

up-skirt videos of a woman and her 10-year-old child as they shopped at an area walmart. and new scrutiny on the trump white house, the new developments in the investigation into possible ties between the trump campaign and russia. first up tonight at 5:00, we have a new warning just in, folks. take a look at the radar. we begin with another round of afternoon storms. they are firing up out there. >> yeah, they are. storm team4 keeping track of it all. let's head over to doug and amelia in the storm center. >> we've been tracking these throughout the afternoon. one severe warning throughout fredericksburg. and the rest of the area starting to see more storms. >> that warning is going until 5:30. and we're also seeing showers pop up in the district too. >> right inside the beltway, right downtown. take a look at the radar. we'll show you where those storms are, most have been through the th

afternoon. all the lightning, south of d.c. one storm right now, around damascus and mount airy. but take a look down to the south, been doing this all afternoon. culpeper county still getting hit very, very hard. more storms down towards orange county, spotsylvania county and fredericksburg. western king george county, southern stafford county, until 5:30. this storm has produced lightning and hail. look at that one, right through the downtown area. coming in right along 16th street and a few more beginning to pop too. i'm going to continue to watch all of these for you. if any new storms develop, we'll be the first to bring it to you. here at the live desk, we're keeping an eye on two explosive reports, both of them surrounding the investigation into russia and the firing of jamo