where she is, i don't know if she's alive even yet. >> terror shows its face yet again, at a packed concert, filled with children and families who were so excited to see their favorite singer. >> these are live pictures where all this happened less than 24 hours ago. this attack is affecting people all around the world. these are pictures of british embassy here in washington where officials are laying a wreath on behalf of those victims. >> investigators race the clock to find out if a suicide bomber acted alone. >> we're learning a lot more about the man suspected of blowing himself up outside the ariana grande concert in manchester. his name is salman abedi. earlier today they raided a home that they think he lived there. police rested one other person, but we're not sure if they're connected. >> the bottom went off as people were leaving the

22 people died, including an 8-year-old. >> we start in manchester live with jay gray with the latest. >> good evening. the area around the arena is locked down at this point. again, the area around the arena is locked down at this point. isis claiming responsibility. police want to know if it was a lone wolf while the community mourns for those lost. thousands gather in the center of manchester city, drawn here by their loss and resolve. >> the people of manchester will remember the victims forever. >> the images and sounds so different than the night before. an explosion outside the manchester arena. followed by chaos. >> everyone just started running, people screaming and

>> it was near one of those exits that a suicide bomber, salman abedi launched his attack when the concert was ending. 22 people killed, more than 50 wounded. among the victims, children, one 8 years old. parents scrambled to find their children. >> i just -- i need my daughter home. i know to know where she is. >> reporter: investigators say he was well known to authorities, had a uk passport and was of bolivian descent. >> our priority is to continue to establish where he was acting alone or working as part of a wider network. >> reporter: british prime minister theresa may vowed police will bring to justice anyone responsible for what she called a callous terrorist attack. >> an attack that targeted some of the youngest people in our society with cold

had been diagnose dancing and singing along with grande, who spo responded, saying, broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so, so sorry. i don't have words. speechless like so many after the attack. back to the investigation now, sources say the blast produced very little smoke, an indication it was a homemade charge. the components should be able to be traced and help provide some insight into the origins of the attack. that is the latest live in manchester. back to you now. >> thank you very much, jay. we have been listening to your thoughts on our facebook page and you've probably seen the reaction on your own social media feed. celebrities, among those posting condolences. ellie golding tweeted she's sending her love. dwayne johnson said she's praying for strength for the victims and

sam smith tweeting, hold each other close today and every day. love is the only way to answer something this hateful. the attack in manchester is once again putting a spotlight on so-called soft targets, from tans e concert halls to open spaces in big cities. >> they are notoriously difficult to protect. now a look at what local police are doing to keep us safe. >> reporter: thousands of people across our area are expected to participate in memorial day festivities, including in montgomery county for the taste of ro of rockville. but security is top of mind for a lot of folks. so we reached out to the rockville police department. they say folks are coming out for the event this weekend can expect to see a visible police presence. they're on a heightened sense of awareness, but that's nothing new, they say. over the last couple of years as the terror attacks have

law enforcement agencies have across the country have adjusted tactics. so i are reathey are prepared f event, but it's important to note, they tell us, there's not ohio known threat to the region. >> we are working with other jurisdictions, i feel confident that we're as ready as we could possibly be. >> reporter: meagan fitzgerald, news4. >> we want you to weigh in on our flash survey. in the wake of this attack, are you concerned about going to large public events? so far, about half of you are saying, no, you're not. there's still time to vote on the nbc washington facebook page. >> here at home, a community in our area has been dealing with a tragedy of its own. bowie state graduates are marking a while stone. >> but they're missing a friend and classmate today. in the first row at today's ceremony, an empty chair draped with a gown. it

collins who was stabbed and killed before getting a chance to walk across the stage. tracee wilkins joins us after attending what had to be an emotional ceremony. >> it absolutely was. and even more so when you consider that across campus, a memorial where people have been stopping consistently, adding flowers, written notes, mementos from the graduation. then on the other side of the campus where bowie state had their graduation at the xfinity center, at moments it felt like a celebration and then other times more like a memorial. >> let us pause for a moment of silence, as we remember the life of our fallen bulldog, second throughout richard collins iii. >> reporter: it's a moment this class of 650 graduates will never forget, a tribute to a fallen friend. a friend who should

here, standing with them. >> the future is not just for me anymore, it's for collins before. graduating, becoming officers, this is for him now too. >> second lieutenant richard collins received his bachelor of arts degree posthumously from bowie state university. >> at this time, i ask the family of second lieutenant richard collins iii and his fellow second lieutenant commissionees to proceed to the stage to receive lieutenant collins' degree. >> his father points to the sky for his boy gone too soon. >> i'm so grateful for everything that the university has done in helping my son reach the success that he was able to accomplish. and just -- just to grow as a human being and as a young man. he was on his way to becoming a

third generation serviceman. his grandfather was in the army and served in the korean army, his father also in the army. there was a seat held in honor of his memory. of course that moment of silence and his father receiving his degree on his behalf. but his classmates say it felt like he was there. i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> thank you, tracee. we're also remembering a hollywood legend this afternoon. he played an iconic role. but said his life's most important work wasn't on the big screen. also, first at 4:00, are you bracing for backups as folks get ready to leave down for the long holiday weekend. what you can do to avoid sitting in the worst of it. >> and the return of the zika virus. the conversation happening in washington that could make or break how the u.s. handles its spread. and right now, tracking

lot of rain trying to come our way. we'll have all the details in ten minutes. and with everything going on in the world, rainy day doesn't seem quite so bad. we're working for you during the

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live look now to the east and the south, bay bridge on i-95, near route 123. sure to get more clogged with traffic as we get closer to the holiday weekend. i was happy to share tips on my facebook page. i know how frustrating it can be. not just the roads, airports and train stations as well. >> 2 out of every 10 people around here will be traveling over the weekend and we are working for you. transportation reporter adam tuss is helping you through it all from chopper4. >> reporter: flying high today in chopper4, to give you the best perspective for your memorial day travel and really the best advice is to leave right now if you can. but of course a lot of people won't be able to do that. so what should you expect? friday things are goingo

to get heavy and especially here at the bay bridge. >> busy indeed. triple-a calling a news conference to talk about how many people are getting out of town. >> when you look at maryland, virginia, and the district of columbia, we're looking at almost three million people in totality in those three jurisdictio jurisdictions who are traveling. >> reporter: when you hit the road, or the airport, travel safely. the best advice is to leave as early as possible. coming up on news4 tonight, remember during transportation week, we gave you tips to beat the traffic. we'll share those with you once again. back to you. > >> all righty. take a listen to that. some pretty interesting weather. >> got us all excited. >> this is in new mexico, it's hail. and if you can see the

in the background, plretty interesting. it happened from roswell, which got more than two inches of hail. you know it's a holiday coming up when we're talking about the weekend on tuesday afternoon. >> memorial day weekend, unofficial start of summer. lot of us going to be down to the beaches. i'll be down there on friday. backyard weather kicking off down there. you know i'm excited about this weekend. no matter what you're doing this weekend, you gotta figure out what weather we're dealing with. to be honest with you, depends where you go. mountains, beaches, inland. temperatures will vary for sure this weekend. out there now, a lot of cloud cover across the area. some shower activity, not a lot. currently at 67. ten degrees below average. a cool day. 65 at 7:00, and 11:00 p.m., 63. if you're heading to the nationals game, take the umbrella or the poncho, because you'll need

64 in gaithersburg. 64 in culpeper. 64 in huntingtown. below average everywhere because of the clouds and the showers that continue to be out across our region. notice where they are, around frederick, northern montgomery and loudoun counties, i-81 and down to the south. showers around d.c. earlier, but most have lifted to the north. on the wider view, you notice down to the south, we continue to see the rain moving on in and filling in back to our west. this is part of our system that's way back to the west, towards minneapolis. this will be coming in on thursday, but this influx of moisture tonight. drying in here tomorrow. so wednesday not looking too bad before the rain on thursday. temperatures, held down. and even more today. across the eastern half of the nation. 59 in roanoke, much cooler across

that huge troth of low pressure that will sit and spin the next couple days. tomorrow though, mostly cloudy, 73 degrees. could be a shower early in the day, but most of the wednesday looks dry. but rain into the day on thursday. 73 on wednesday. 74, thursday. good chance of rain that day. 77 on friday. not bad at all. and then saturday, 82. if you're thinking about grilling out, do it early. because i think we see shower activity around 6, 7, 8:00. memorial day looking pretty nice. there will be cloud cover on sunday. if you are heading to the beaches, not a bad weekend, but on the cool side times. water temperature, only 62. 72 on monday. i would definitely take the sweat shirts if you go down there. maybe light jacket. it's sweat

weather on the boardwalk. you know what i'm talking about, too, right? >> oh, yeah. thanks. [ laughter [ laughter ] all that rain creates a lot of places for bugs to breed. first at 4:00, getting you ready for summer and putting bug repellent to the tests, from clip-ones to

target has agreed to settlements with d.c., maryland, and virginia, totaling nearly a million dollars because of that massive data breach about four years ago before christmas. the company will pay a total of $18.5 million to 47 states, which makes this the largest multi-state data breach settlement ever. it affected more than 41 million accounts. as we countdown the days until the unofficial start of summer, news4 is working for you. >> yes, if your memorial day plans have you heading outdoors, make sure you have the right bug spray. consumer reporter susan hogan has what you need to know. >> reporter: with the return of warmer whether comes the mosquitos and with the threat of zika swarming, you don't want to take any chances.

♪ >> reporter: consumer reports says look for inspect repellants about deet, oil of lemon eucalyptus and pick car din. they found spray repellents to be the most effective. skill the natural repellents. most of the plant-based that they tested, lasted just one hour. wrist bands and clippions, they're marketed favorably, but consumer reports tested them and found them to be ineffective. citronella candles. they do not keep the mosquitos away. sonic repellent. ultra sonic devices claim to emit sounds that drive pests, including mosquitoswa

they actually work. next time you're sitting on your deck, have an oscillating fan next to you, because mosquito landings to people who were sitting near it, were cut down by 65%. back to you. >> all right. well, summer isn't really complete without cook-outs. i fired my grill up over the weekend. and tomorrow, susan's going to look at the best grills on the market and what you should consider before bringing one home. that's the only kind of grill to get, pat? >> charcoal. >> that's right. >> that's the way to go. gotta have that flavor. speaking of inspect repellants, mosquito season has us thinking about the zika virus. the talks here in washington, to prevent the spread and just how many pregnant women in this country are living with zika. sthm and our top story of the day, terror in

right now at 4:30, new information on the terror attack in manchester. >> this afternoon, police identified the lone suicide bomber in that attack. his name

he's 22 years old, british national of libyan descent. he was well known to british authorities. >> police raided what is believed to be his home in manchester. one other arrest was made, but the connection to the attack is not known in that case. >> 22 people died last night just as fans were leaving the ariana grande concert. one of the victims was 8 years old. another 18. nearly 60 people have been wounded and injured. >> the royal family observed a moment of silence outside buckingham palace this morning. the moment was held before a party that took place in the palace gardens. n new revelations in the russia investigation, this time from a man who used to be one of the nation's top spies. >> yeah, john brennan testified before the house intelligence committee and he called russian interference in our election brazen.

hearing? >> reporter: well, chris, in that hearing today, brennan went on to detail -- describe in detail how russia described the 2016 election, but he said he didn't have enough evidence to determine if there was collusion with the trump campaign. president trump has called the whole thing a witch-hunt and now news that he asked two top intel officials to push back against the russia investigation. more than six months after the 2016 election, former cia director john brennan says, there is no doubt russia played a role. >> it should be clear to everyone that russia interfered in our 2016 presidential election process, despite our strong protests and explicit warning they not do so. >> reporter: brennan outlined russian actions. >> they amplified a lot of fake news stories.

secretary clinton. >> reporter: but not saying definitively that there was interaction with the trump campaign. >> i saw action and interaction about what was the true nature of it. but i don't know. i don't have sufficient information to make a determination. >> reporter: today the white house said, the hearing backs up what the president has said all along, there's no collusion. now news that the president asked two intelligence chiefs to say the same thing publicly. something both men refused to do. speaking today, dan coats refused to confirm or deny those reports. instead, his focus, security concerns at home, heightened by the manchester bombing. >> home-grown violent extremist attacks, which are very hard to assess and detect. >> reporter: a top priority for congress as lawmakers hold a moment of silence for the victims of yetno

attack. and when asked today whether russia was rooting for donald trump or against hillary clinton, brennan responded, both. >> thank you, blayne. > nbc news will have the latest on this and the attack in the uk. lester holt will broadcast from manchester this evening after news4 at 6:00. new at 4:30, protecting you from the zika virus. >> on capitol hill today, congress got new information about the zika virus. the first case of zika appeared in the continental u.s. last year and since then, many more have been diagnosed. many people have traveled to zika infected areas and are coming back home with the virus. >> doreen gentzler has been covering these cases for months and joins us now. what was discussed today? >> well, with mosquito season just about to get under way, there's a lot of concern about how far the

spread this year. decision-makers on the hill want to know where we stand regarding prevention and diagnosis. today we learned just how many pregnant women in the u.s. are known to be living with zika right now. >> zika remains a significant threat today, particularly to pregnant women and their infants. >> right now, there are more than 5600 preg women nant women zika virus. >> the information from the cdc are that 1 in 10 women with a zika virus had a baby with a virus-related birth defect. >> a blood test can determine if zika present. >> at the start of this period, there were no tests available to determine zika. we worked urgently to make a

in february and march of 2016, the use of two authorized tests. >> but there have been problems with zika virus testing, both in our area and labs across the country. it turned out that the problem was with the krcdc test. they sent this notification to d.c. and other labs. >> what does it mean for our overall preparedness that there were difficulties regarding diagnostic test development for zika. >> reporter: the fda oversees the approval of testing messages. it says 15 zika tests now available meet standards. reliable testing for the virus is important, but so is developing a vaccine to protect us. there won't be one available this year, but several research projects are moving ahead. dr. anthony fauci told us the earlier one might be ready t

in the meantime, the bug repellents that susan was talking about, the best ones, that's your best protection. >> disturbing to know that there's so many women living with it. >> 5,600, and those are just the women who have been tested. and we're heading into a new mosquito season. there's a lot of concern. >> doreen, thank you. we are working for the community as many of you celebrate asian american heritage month. amy cho is live at the korean cultural center in northwest. amy, what's happening out there where you are? >> reporter: hey, guys, we are at the nbc4 asian heritage celebration, the festivities are already getting under way. it's all about honoring the contributions of asian americans to our area each and every day. we'll be giving out awards to community leaders who are working for you and helping make this community a better place. one of those winners is with

he helps provide health care to those in need. we caught up with him a little while ago. take a listen. >> it's really exciting, we should do more things for the community and help out the community in a better way. >> reporter: and we will be joined by the south korean ambassador here in a little while. and when you hear korea, it's impossible to not get excited with the upcoming olympic games. we have a special on all things olympics in south korea. we interviewed some olympic organizers, some talented young local ice skaters as well as some korean chess and many more. can you find all that in the nbc washington app. just search asian heritage. >> thank you, amy. you know, rain is moving back in. we're going to tell you when it moves out and whether we can shake this cool, wet weather in time for the weekend. and new at 4:30,

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good afternoon, i'm storm team4 tom kierein. we're watching some showers getting closer to us. few sprinkles north and west, south and east. mostly light rain. but some of them have been getting closer, coming from southwestern virginia, and coming in around sunset. we'll have those moving through and into the evening hours. occasional showers coming through. right now, mid and upper 60s. low 60s, shenandoah valley and farther south where there is rain. there's a game tonight at nats park, nationals and

may be interrupted from light rain from time to time. otherwise, clouds in and out. temperatures in the 60s throughout the game. a look at your memorial day weekend in a few minutes. >> thanks, tom. a new panda watch is under way at the national zoo. the female giant panda is showing signs she's ready to breed again. >> officials say she's been restless and calling out to her mate. tests show her estrogen levels are rising. she's produced three surviving cubs. >> if she gets pregnant now, zoo officials say her cup would be born likely around the end of september. >> fingers crossed. >> yes, especially after losing bao bao. that would just get people all excited over again. with so many of us traveling over the next week or so, hotel safety is top of mind. how some

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first at 4:00, saving lives, it's the job of firefighters and ems workers. but one rescuer found himself helping someone while offduty last yeek. -- last week. >> yeah, a sheriff's deputy didn't have a pulse when firefighters jumped into action to save him. >> reporter: first responders saving lives, this time one of their own. a st. mary's sheriff's deputy was on the ice in a hockey game between first responders. suddenly, he collapsed on the ice. he was having a heart attack and he had no pulse. but a group of d.c. firefighters rushed

saved his life. well, today, deputy david cork rein got to say thank you. how did it feel? >> it was everything. i'm alive thanks to what they did. my family and friends can't thank them enough for what they did. they were in the right place at the right time. >> reporter: they most certainly were glad that you're here. we'll have more from this deputy and how the brave men are being recognized. kristin wright, news4. some funny money helped a thief steal an iphone. >> jim and wendy have more on this. >> this is a cautionary tale. a young woman hoped to cell her iphone for some spending money so she could go to the beach. >> she arranged a deal. the meeting appeared to go well,

her phone. she sat down with pat collins to talk about what happened and what we need to know to protect ourselves from this scam. and also, news4 is working to help a local veteran get thousands of dollars back. >> susan hogan was able to get the results this man had never expected. you gotta stick around for that story. it's a happy ending. see you at 5:00. >> all right, thanks, guys. you know what, construction on beach drive is going to be shifting to its second phase later this year. anyone driving through northwest, d.c., it involves a highlighted stretch from tildon street on broad branch road. a meeting to talk about it will take place tonight. and the full reconstruction is expected to wrap up by fall of 2019. and beginning

birthday celebration for former president john f. kennedy. he would have turned 100 this coming monday. the kennedy center has arranged a line-up of performances to celebrate the occasion. tonight, it's a modern spin on the 1915 silent film, birth of a nation. the performance starts at 8:00, and we've posted a list of events coming up. open the nbc washington app and search jfk. you saw the radar just about 10, 15 minutes ago. we know rain is moving back into the area just in time for the evening commute. but we're all hoping it dries out for the holiday weekend. >> we have team coverage now, getting to tom outside in a moment. first to doug in the storm center, how's it looking right now, doug? >> not too bad, depending on where you are. some of us are seeing showers, most of us still on the dry side. that's the way it's been most of the afternoon. take a look. right now, it looks like rain, but just low clouds moving in. currently 67 degrees, about

degrees bel degrees below average. here's the shower activity and scattered, around fredericksburg, damascus, i-70 between damascus and mount airy. we're still tracking showers, but there's more rain to the south. one thing i'm watching, you can see the yellows around raleigh. this is an area of low pressure, that will slide to the south and may take most of the rain with it. the steadiest rain right in here, clipping parts of southern maryland too. showers tomorrow, i think we'll be okay. it should say wednesday. 7:00 a.m., few showers. clearing a little bit in the afternoon. 73 degrees, maybe a few outbreaks tomorrow afternoon and shower moving back in tomorrow night. but at least we get to 73. that's your wednesday planner. thursday, temperatures around 75.

night into thursday. some of that will be heavy at times. high of 75 degrees. 77 on friday, right now, the weekend, inland, around d.c., looking pretty good. 82 saturday, late day showers. this is something we'll be watching for sure on saturday night, how quickly the rain moves in, will it affect your barbecue. 77 on thousasunday, and 80 degr memorial day. not everybody will be at the beach, some will be in the mountains. tom kierein has more. >> out here on the storm team4 weather deck, we are getting just a few sprinkles, maybe two or three i've felt in the last few minutes. have your umbrella handy. you can track the showers on our app. and at the beaches, it will be cooler there with an onshore flow

water temperatures only in the low 60s. so right there at the beach, it's going to be rather cool with a breeze off the beach, into the weekend for saturday, sunday, and monday. maybe showers on sunday morning there. otherwise, it's looking dry at the beaches with temperatures only near 70 each afternoon. the evenings going to be rather cool. have your sweatshirt available for evenings at the beaches. and a lot of folks head to the mountains too for the memorial a weekend. it will be cooler as well in the upper elevations. 70 degrees each afternoon. mostly dry in the mountains as well. partly sunny each day, saturday, sunday, and monday. good weather for outdoor activity at the beaches and the mountains for this coming weekend, doug. >> and i'll be at the beach friday. little backyard weather, starting off the unofficial week of summer. ready for it. guys? >> thanks, doug. libraries are launching a new program in fairfax county, designed to encourage kids to get outside. they're allowingid

nature-themed backpacks for two weeks at a time. it's so popular there's already a waiting list to borrow one of them. >> inside each backpack, there's a number of items that will help you get out and enjoy the parks and nature. they're the kind of things you can see as you start out. it's also a good way to start our state parks. inside the backpack is a free parking and admission pass to any virginia state park. >> the county is ordering more backpacks. if you're curious about all that cool stuff inside, open our app and search library backpack. an extra step to keep you safe. the new security measures a lot of local hotels just installed if you work there. it's not for guests. >> this is news4, first at 4:00. ♪ pro-tip for making ribs: don't go it alone. get these great smoked ribs. thanks. sure.

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vandals hit another confederate monument. this time the word "shame" was spray painted on it. the yellow letters have been removed. the statue was built in 1907 to honor those who died on behalf of the confederacy. the council there has decided to keep the statue up. first at 4:00, hotel workers have a n

a guest tries to harass them or sexually abuse them. >> now details on how this panic button works. >> reporter: there are tens of thousands of hotel rooms in the washington region. guests routinely check in and check out, except for those who don't. a wealthy visitor at the may flower last january was charged with abuse for touching two housekeepers. abusive incidents happen far more than people think. unite local 25 say -- >> we have incidents where people open the doors and don't have clothes on, or they assault our members by pushing them. some are knocintoxicated and so are just bad people. >> reporter: but now help for workers. a panic button. you have something on your wrist. what is that? >> that's a panic button.

we take it to be security on the job. >> martha pereira is a housekeeping supervisor and inspector. 20 years in the hotel business. she wears one of the panic buttons provided in the union contract. >> some people they are so nice. and some people, they are very rude. sometimes the hallways are empty, and we don't know who is coming in. we just press here when we have a situation. and that's it. >> reporter: the button alerts hotel security and shows where the worker is. the technology is being adopted in hotels nationwide. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >> needed protection. hour news continues now with jim and wendy. news4 at 5:00 starts now. now at 5:00, target, manchester. a country in mourning after a

>> oh, my god. >> we struggle to comprehend the warped and twisted mind that sees a room packed with young children not as a theme to cherish, but as an opportunity for carnage. >> this evening, we're learning more about the 22 lives suddenly lost. the youngest of these victims, just 8 years old. we're also following new developments in the investigation. we now know the suicide bomber, but who is the other man police have arrested? as police raids continue across northern england. plus a look at how this bombing could impact our plans as memorial day approaches. >> we'll tell you what local law enforcement officials are saying ahead of this big weekend. and good afternoon, i'm wendy reegeriieger at the live . we have all the new developments in the manchester

britain's prime minister has raised the terror threat to critical. that means an attack is expected imminently. prime minister theresa may calling last night's attack callous and cowardly. >> cowardice will always be defeated by bravery. but evil can be overcome by good. and that our values, the liberal, pluralistic values of britain, will always prevail over the hateful ideology of the terrorists. >> and here's what we know about the investigation thus far today. police identified the suicide bomber as a home-grown terrorist. salman abedi was 22 years old. government sources say he was of libyan descent, but was known to british police and intelligence services. police have been busy tracking down leads. they carried out raids in two neighborhoods in manchester and carried out a controlled splogedz at one of them as part of the