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taking action after a noose is found hanging near a museum. the sounds from the memorial day concert, rehearsals filled the night. i'm leon harris. erica is off tonight. we're going to begin with storm team 4. samara, what's the latest right now? has the weather cleared up for everyone? >> right now we're seeing lingering showers. the overall pattern this evening is going to be drying out. most of us under mostly cloudy skies. i know it's a little difficult to make out, we've got false echo returns there, but for the most part we are seeing some lingering showers in southern portions of maryland. just south and west of waldorf, we were seeing showers. those have quickly moved through, though, and now we're drying out. for your morning planner, as we take you through the

hours, we'll be at 60. 6:00 a.m., 62 degrees. as we see temperatures drop or rise throughout the morning hours, reaching the dew point, we are going to be seeing muggy conditions. low 70s by 10:00 a.m. we'll talk about the rain chances making a comeback for sunday evening. ♪ and the home of the brave >> just one of many patriotic performances tonight on the west lawn of the u.s. capitol. the rehearsal for tomorrow's memorial day concert is just wrapping up right about now. folks got a sneak peek at some performances as we honor our veterans and men and women in uniform. darcy spencer is out there talking to people who are talking to people far and wide to attend the rehearsal. hey, darcy. >> reporter: leon, this is known as one of the best-kept secrets in town. you can come here, like you said, to the wt

capitol and see this wonderful concert. it's all for free. take a look at the beautiful capitol here tonight. many people may have been concerned about the weather, but i can tell you that the skies were clear. it was a bright night for this outdoor concert. it's a night of remembrance dedicated to the men and women in uniform, their families, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice serving their country. ken, a vietnam veteran. >> it's always inspirational. especially the personal stories that they have. it just touches the heart. >> reporter: it's a pbs production in its 28th year. the dress rehearsal, the concert will be broadcast live from the west of the capitol on sunday. eleanor has been here many times before. >> i'm a former foreign service. it's just great to remember why america's so great. and to honor people such as my

>> reporter: the concert features entertainers, singing patriotic music and actors and actresses telling the stories of those who face losses, including a woman whose father died at war when she was a child. >> i love you. and i want you to come home. >> reporter: gold star families who are dealing with the loss of a fallen loved one will also be honored. this couple visiting here from new zealand was touched by the performances. >> i loved it. i really loved the stories. >> very moving. the way in which those who sacrificed their lives for you, and for us really. >> reporter: so again, this was the dress rehearsal tonight. the live broadcast will happen tomorrow night at 8:00. it's free and open to the public. leon, back

>> all the details on the concert, rolling thunder and other big local events all happening this memorial day weekend, including the all-important road closures, all available to you on our nbc washington app. new tonight, a pledge of support as the facility works to find out who it was that hung a noose on the national mall. mur yal bowser said officials will have whatever they need from the city and d.c. police. the noose was first discovered last night at the grounds of the hersh warren museum. it was hanging from a tree there. it's not clear how long the noose had been hanging there. in a tweet, mayor bowser said this in part. quote, it's an unfortunate irony that a sign of intimidation/ignorance were placed on the national mall where people come from all walks of life, to learn who we are, and are inspired to improve

country. someone in alexandria put up fliers with hateful and discriminatory messages on them. take a look here at one. we blurred out some of the objectionable images. residents took these pictures and then took the fliers down. the images are being circulated on social media to send a message that this will not be tolerated. >> i wanted to make sure that the word got out that this is creeping in our inclusive community. so we could stand up against it. >> we denounce hate speech and hate crimes, discrimination in all forms. >> alexandria police are now investigating. in recent weeks, we have reported on a number of racial incidents, and suspected hate crimes in our area. those stories include nooses being found on school campuses and last week's murder at the university of maryland.

police mourning the loss of one of their own. special agent michael walter died today after being shot on the job in richmond. the alleged gunman travis ball is now in custody. the shooting happened during a city/state joint police initiative last night. special agent walter was an 18-year veteran and leaves behind a wife, two sons and a daughter. we want to make sure that virginians know the issues when they hit the polls june the 13th for the primary. tomorrow morning the democratic candidates for governor will be facing off in one last forum. you can watch that, it comes your way at 11:30 right after "meet the press." if you'd like to learn what the candidates are doing if they get elected, go to the nbc washington app and search governor there. julie carey talks to them. she also speaks with former gop chair ed gillespie, state representative frank wagnernd

cory stewart. new at 11:00 now, a man drove through a security fence at thurgood marshall. what we know about the suspected driver. and we take a closer

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they've seen it before and have called police, concerned about people hanging out in a new housing complex in northwest d.c. a shootout killed a man early this morning and sent seven others to the hospital. officers say they're now looking for two men who drove away from the scene in a

sedan. tonight they're asking for the community's help. >> don't let people that do these things take over the city. like i said, there's a great more many good people in the city than bad people. and the good people need to come forward. >> police took away vehicles with bullet holes in them as evidence. the man who died was jones, 32 years old, from southeast d.c. that's the voice that helped shape what be know today as southern rock. gregg allman died this morning. we're told he was struggling with multiple health issues in the last years of his life. allman had strong ties to the d.c. area. the allman brothers band actually gave their very first concert at the cat center. in the late '70s he joined a blues band called the night hawks. allman was 69 years old. police released pictures of the manchester bomber from the

tonight the update on the security situation in that country.

new at 11:00, police are questioning this man, trying to figure out why he allegedly drove through a security fence at dwi thurgood marshall airport 1:30 this afternoon. andrew cotche is in police custody. he's 42 and lives in lower maryland. new confidence today across

let level. a week since the suicide bomber. lucy is in manchester with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: the british police investigation into the manchester attack still under way, although it does appear there's been significant progress made. >> i think nothing to do. it feels like it. >> reporter: we heard from the uk's top counterterrorism officer speaking this afternoon, saying there will be more arrests, and more searches conducted as authorities try to close the net around the suspected terrorist network behind salman abedi, the 22-year-old suspect behind the manchester bombing on monday night. >> three more arrests overnight. we now have 11 men in custody. continuing on various addresses largely in the northwest of the

we're getting a greater understanding of the preparation of the bomb. >> reporter: there are more questions emerging about what british authorities could have done to prevent this attack. there is new information coming out about various people flagging him up to the authorities in recent years. there will be difficult questions asked of prime minister theresa may's government about whether and what more could have been done to potentially prevent this attack from taking place. here in the streets of manchester, more and more people coming out to pay their respects to the # 22 victims of the attack. ariana grande will be returning back to the city to raise funds for the family of the victims. nearly $7 million raised so far for those victims. so the concert is certainly going to be a welcome addition. and a welcome addition to the mood here as well, a somber mood, but not a city that will cave in the face of terror.

nbc news, manchester. different kind of controversy. actor jamie foxx under fire for allegedly mocking sign language on his appearance on the "tonight show." foxx is seeing making hand gestures during thursday night's show. deaf stars and activists went on twitter to protest. demarco saying it made their struggle much harder. seeing any signs that we should be concerned weather-wise for the next rest of this holiday weekend? >> temperatures in the 60s tonight. we'll see patchy fog out there. another headline to add to our week. let's go ahead and right now take a live look at the national harbor. this was absolutely beautiful and phenomenal. they're actually doing a light show with the ferris wheel. they were doing

blue earlier, they added some more colors. i thought that was really cool. here's the thing. we're not seeing any raindrops on this camera lens right now. overall, we are dry. you can see i've got the radar on here, but we've got some false echoes, this tends to happen. i want to go ahead and turn on the now rad. we have spotty light showers that we saw pushing through parts of southern maryland as well as western faulkier. we are drying out throughout the evening overall. temperatures tonight are going to be dropping in the 60s. right now we're at 67 in the district. 66 in wharton. with temperatures in the 60s, dew points in the low 60s, we are going to be seeing patchy fog. we have the onshore flow pushing in. i think the chances for fog will be along areas west of i-# 5. now, moving into your sunday. if you are going to be attending

expect the temperatures to be in the 60s to start. i think you'll get a good shot at being dry for most of your sunday. it will be in the afternoon you see the showers move in. it will be slightly warmer than we felt today. later on in the afternoon the showers persist. it will be an interesting call around the first pitch for of the nationals versus the padres. temperatures around 77 degrees. a chance for slours pushing through. the good news is, about this rain, it's not going to be a steady rainfall. it will be in and out, very similar to today as we head into the overnight hours, temperatures drop into the 60s for your sunday night as well. i want to take you through on the futurecast. 4:00 p.m., we've got showers, very spotty in nature moving through on and off into sunday evening. we do have the memorial day concert that will be taking place downtown. if you're heading there, i would bring the umbrella just in case. but we should be getting mostly cloudy skies, drying out throughout the

the showers have moved out by midday and we'll get a shot at sunshine for your monday. let's take a look at your beach forecast if you're lking at this week through a beach perspective. i would say monday afternoon will be your best bet, and rain showers starting to diminish. ten-day forecast, not bad. >> not bad at all. but it's almost june. but we could be talking about the cats. big moves to talk about. big news coming out of the caps tonight including the possible re-signing of a big

in the csn studios, following the theme of this memorial day weekend. the caps have announced a way to honor the military. one win away from playing for the big ten championship on the mound. let's start out in the big leagues where straussberg reminded us how dominant he was this time last year. he was shut down at the end of the regular season in 2016, sure looks to be fully recovered. a huge career strikeout. accomplished a feat in just seven innings. completed the shutout victory 3-0. scherzer was also dominant in his start on friday. posting 13 strikeouts. the duo performing at their very best right now, providing the nats with some much-needed pitching consistency. >> you've got scherzer, now you've got straussberg coming in doing what he did. i know when you have

each other. you know, there's a little competitiveness within the starting pitchers that is very healthy. you know, somebody comes in and throws well. the next guy wants to throw well, too. so it's -- you know, it's a win-win for us. the caps are playing outside again. this time around the game will be played in annapolis at the u.s. naval academy. the game will be played on march 3rd, 2018. caps' third outdoor game in a seven-year 3erd. the last one coming in 2015 at nats park. coming this memorial day weekend makes sense, considering to be the first outdoor game played at a u.s. service academy. several reports have also surfaced tonight that a new deal between the caps and oshi are all but done.

32 goals new career high for oshi. no details on the specifics of the terms just yet. bc united on a three-game losing skid, hoping for a win on the road facing vancouver. 19th minute. he gets the header, but it hits the cross bar and bounces out. united with the penalty kick in the 51st minute. 1-0. five minutes of stoppage time added. the penalty kick hits the post and out. 1-0. >> i'm really proud of the guys the way they hung in there today. dynamic attackers. we hung in a little bit tonight.

you need that on the road. we also got a little help from the cross bar. but again, it's never going to be easy to get out of this losing streak, and it was gusty. i'm really proud of the guys here. get your sombreros and handlebar mustaches out. orioles in houston. birds riding a five-game losing skid. jose al tu va drives in the first run with a double. astros take the lead. castillo has been great. he gets the offense going. that's the birds' first score. orioles still trailing 2-1. fourth inning, george springer, breaking the game wide open. a two-run homer. astros take the 4-1 lead. they win it 5-2. sending the orioles' losing streak to six games. leon, back to you. >> talk to you in a bit. one lastoo

weather. >> we'll be dodging raindrops tomorrow but i don't think it will be a complete washout. i think it's a home run is. >> home run. we can live with that. the nats could live with quite a few more of those. >> for sure. we've got sunshine on the way even. >> sunshine. we shouldn't be having fog right now. that's it. thanks for joining us. "saturday night live" is coming up next. vo: delivering cleaner, reliable energy... creating jobs for our veterans... helping those in need save money on their energy bills. it takes 16,000 dominion energy employees doing the job.

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