kenneth kelley, who was caught by a police officer as he drove toward oxon hill road. police believe he was going anywhere from 50 to 70 miles per hour before he crashed into a vehicle, throwing some people from both cars, killing five. >> this is difficult to really describe the devastation involved in this case. >> reporter: natasha was driving the vehicle that was struck. she lost her two children and her two best friends in the accident. she had this to say about coming to court. >> this morning i thought it would help if i could come to court and get them and we could all leave together. but that's just something that ain't gonna happen. >> reporter: today a judge sentenced kenneth kelley to 50 years in prison, the maximum sentence after a dui crash that killed five people. >> i just want to say that i appreciate and thank the good lord and the state for

today after three and a half years of crying and sobbing. >> reporter: tiffany wilkerson and tamika curtis were killed in the accident. a 1-year-old and 13-year-old were also killed. their mother who was driving survived. in the striking vehicle, dominique green was killed. but kelley, who prosecutors say was drunk, survived. even with his sentencing, there are very few words to describe the pain felt. >> it was a terrible, terrible, terrible day. >> reporter: three months after that horrific crash, kenneth kelley was arrested in virginia, after leading police there on yet another high-speed chase. even with his sentencing today, it is very difficult to describe the pain felt in that courtroom, and i doubt this sentence brought the families any more

marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins. >> i think we got some sense of it, tracee, by listening to them there. thanks so much. right now, chopper4 is live over some breaking news in fairfax county. police are on the scene of a serious accident on richmond highway. this is at holly hill road in the hibula valley. the accident involved a truck and a motorcycle. as you can imagine, the person on the motorcycle suffered serious injuries. we're watching this scene. you can see the traffic backing up there. we are calling to try to get some more information on how this happened. just as soon as we get more information, we'll be pushing it out on the nbc washington app. and we have a developing story this afternoon. police say a shooting in a crowded shopping plaza in annapolis, not random. the suspect, the victim, they knew each other. the victim had to be flown to shock trauma in baltimore. it was 2:00 in the afternoon on west street. that's one of the main roads in annapolis. a d.c. police ofr

over by a pickup truck. right now the officer is still in the hospital being treated for those injuries. it happened last night in the heart of adams morgan. police say two officers were on bike patrol, when the truck plowed into them and kept going. the driver didn't stop until he smashed into a trash truck near adams mill road. mark segraves has been working the story all day and has new details. >> reporter: good evening, we have some breaking news that i just put out on twitter. just moments ago, the d.c. attorney general announced that he is not going to prosecute the passenger in the pickup truck that struck those officers. you'll recall two people were arrested in that truck. one, the driver was charged with attempt to kill with a car. both were charged with possession of an unlawful weapon because there was an assault rifle in the back of that car. but now the attorney general has dropped that charge, the gun charge on the png

getting back to normal in this neighborhood. the officers who were hit were part of a unique detail that are out here every night protecting the public. >> reporter: witnesses describe the scene as horrific. >> we heard an absolute horrifying screech. and we ran outside immediately. and i mean, what we saw was, it was just horrifying. there was a police officer, who had been thrown pretty much 30 feet, just laying in the middle of 18th street. it was a horrifying scene. >> reporter: it was just after 9:00, 22-year-old brandon figure mormon of virginia was driving this white pickup truck when it veered around a stopped metro bus at about 50 miles an hour. the truck hit two d.c. police officers on bike patrol and a ddot traffic control officer. >> right now, we have an officer in critical but stable

concerned about the prognosis for that officer and we're waiting for word from the hospital. >> this witness tried to help one of the injured officers. >> he was unresponsive to verbal commands. i didn't know at the time that the truck had struck two officers, not just the one. so i checked his pulse, made sure that he was still breathing. he was. >> reporter: the second officer and the ddot officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries. the two suspects from the truck were also taken to the hospital. inside that truck, police found an assault rifle and a large capacity magazine. right now, we do not have any information to suggest that this was a terrorist related event. >> reporter: communications between paramedics on the scene and dispatch suggest the suspects may have been under the influence of drugs at the time of the accident.

>> reporter: now we can tell you how this is affecting neighbors. just a moment ago, somebody came out here and placed flowers in the middle of the street where these officers were struck. that's the very latest. reporting live in adams morgan, news4. well, by now, you've probably seen the tweet of president trump doubling down on his criticism of former fbi director james comey. the president calling comey a leaker and blasting his testimony on the hill. mr. trump also made a couple of surprising commitments during a news conference this afternoon. leon harris is in our newsroom with a look at the day's events. >> yes, wendy. president trump playing coy once again as two different reporters asked him whether he has recordings of his conversations with jim comey. those questions, a reference to the president tweeting. just hours ago, the president said he wants to move

he tweeted this morning he felt completely vindicated by comey's testimony yesterday, that despite the fact that comey accused mr. trump of lying multiple times. here's the president's take. >> no collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker. james comey confirmed a lot of what i said, and some of the things that he said just weren't true. >> would you be willing to speak under oath to give your version of -- >> 100%. i hardly know the man. i'm not going to say, i want you to pledge allegiance. >> you seem to be hinting there are recordings of those conversations. >> i'm not hinting anything. >> the president also committed to nato's article 5. under that, an attack on one nato country is considered to be an attack on all of the nato countries. mr. trump notably omitted any mention of that in his address to nato last month. now, back to comey.

the president'sul lawyer plans file a complaint over comey's release of his memo, detailing meetings with the president. and his assumption is going to be that the leaks were illegal. >> thank you, leon. the former prince george's county executive is serving time on corruption charges and news4 has learned he'll be released from home confinement by tomorrow night. jack johnson already served several years in federal prison and at the end of last year, he was transferred to a halfway house in baltimore. court records show his request for a vacated prison sentence was declined. new evidence shows misconduct by law enforcement officers investigating his case, according to johnson. the former mayor of fairfax released from jail today. scott silverthorne

for sex undercover sting. as he walked out, he said he had lived a double life. david culver has the details. >> reporter: in every hearing that we have covered in this case, dating back to august, we've noticed that scott silverthorne has walked into a courtroom into a crowd of supporters. today, the largest crowd yet, dozens. the prosecutor arguing in court today that silverthorne as the mayor, well, she says he betrayed those supporters. she said he betrayed this community. he wanted him sent away for two years. the judge didn't see it that way, ruling instead that the past three months he's already served was punishment enough. >> reporter: a procession of supporters wearing silver ribbon in support of scott silverthorne, the former mayor started his day in jail. >> golly, all these people.

room eager to embrace him. >> he's had a lot of support from the community throughout this. those of you who heard my sentencing argument, saw the hundreds of letters he received while heave was was in jail. >> reporter: the former mayor said he regrets what happened on august 4, last summer, silver thorne used a hook-up website to meet men for sex in exchange for crystal meth. >> i regret terribly that i put my community through this. >> reporter: speaking for the first time since his arrest, silverthorne admitted he's a drug addict. >> but to come clean and to say it was extremely difficult. i was in complete denial, truth be told, that i had a problem. >> reporter: his family and friends believe this was a tough lesson. one that he's learned from. >> i really think so. i really do. and we're going to hold him to

hold him to it. >> reporter: silverthorne delivering a message to the lgbtq community. >> the last thing i want to say, happy pride. >> reporter: a once beloved mayor, hoping to rebuild his reputation and regain his hometown's trust. the judge also sentencing silverthorne to three years of probation and 200 hours of community service. chris? >> all right, thank you, david. you know, it is one of the most popular spots in the national mall, but there's a nasty problem in the reflecting pool, posing a threat to area wildlife. the plan to clean it up after dozens of ducklings are found dead. big weekend for capital pride. a look at what's happening and how it's going to affect plans in and around the city. >> and lauryn will have the forecast in a couple of minutes. out there now, plenty of sunshine, temperature at 82 degrees, average high, 82. we're going wayve

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you may have noticed the city is awash in rainbows. it's all part of our capital pride weekend here in the district. this morning, mayor bowser helped paint a rainbow on a crosswalk on 17th street near dupont circle. this will be along the route for tomorrow's capital pride parade. seven cross walks will be painted between now and then, so go look for them. while they'll just be temporary, the mayor said they are important because they reflect the district's commitment to its lgbtq community. >> another illustration is our commitment to make sure that the mayor's cabinet in the district of columbia, as well as the government of the district of columbia, reflects our city and who we

>> the project also involves painting murals on storm drains along 17th street. those installations will be permanent. local artists are encouraged to submit design ideas by next friday. >> half a million people are expected to participate in pride activities this weekend. you can find key details about them, including where everything's located, the times, the road closures, all on the nbc washington facebook page. amy cho is live in northwest with more on the fun stuff and how police plan to keep everyone safe. amy? >> reporter: if you look behind me, you can see one of the cross walks that was painted of the rainbow pride flag, one of the many signs that capital pride is right around the corner. the colors all around the city, as bright as the spirits of the people going to capital pride. >> i'm excited to see a lot of my friends who i haven't seen in a while. my friends from charlotte and from atlanta. should be exciting to see them.

frankly. it's pride, it's pride in yourself, pride in your community, pride in your life. >> reporter: this morning, volunteers helping spray paint the cross walks. meanwhile, a different type of preparation also going on, safety. organizers working closely with d.c. police on security. >> we do ask folks to not bring bags. they will have the potential to be checked. >> reporter: for those planning on coming, many say they're not worried. >> i've always found when i've come, it's a pretty safe place. better than a lot of other places i've been to that have pride. >> safety is always on my mind, but i'm not really concerned about anything. it's going to be a pretty safe time. >> reporter: that parade kicks off tomorrow at 4:30. they ualso have a march for equality. all the events are on the nbc washington app, just search capital pride. amy cho, news4. >> going to be a fabulous weekend. and people going to the pride

events, you don't have to worry about the rain. but you may be worried about the heat a little bit. lauryn, it's beautiful today. >> it's gorgeous. we got a nice breeze in the air, plenty of sunshine. temperatures around normal this time of year, in the low 80s. we'll continue to take that temperature up. we'll keep the humidity in check for tomorrow, but a look at your pride parade forecast, just a reminder, i'm going to be down there, chuck's going to be down there, doreen, the nbc4 team, we'll be in the parade. come say hi to us. temperatures in the mid to upper 80s as we go through the afternoon and into the evening. sun going down tomorrow at 8:30. but it's going to be nice. humidity will be low, it will feel rather comfortable out there. enjoy that saturday. doug will have your full weekend forecast in just a few minutes. i'm melissa mollet with a look at your first 4 traffic. most traffic work will be on hold for the capital pride. talking about on the

yellow and green lines. regular service there. on the silver line, regular weekend service between wiehle-reston east and stadiumium armory only. and we're under safetrack surge, they are running buses, though. have a great weekend, see you monday morning for news4 today. >> bit of a strange question here, but are you carrying a burden you'd like to release? it might be worth a ride to alexandria where a temporary project in delray could be of help. the area has hosted several interactive projects and now it's home to soar. >> it's an interactive art project that encourages people to let go of maybe a weight that's been holding them back of. they write that weight on a rock, and when they're ready to let it go, they put down the rock and hang a bird to sy

freedom. >> that sounds fascinating. to hear the inspiration behind the project and find out some of the common themes, just open the nbc washington app and search delray. did you see this video of two hot air balloons colliding during a festival in illinois. a suddenly gust of wind blows the blue balloon into the yellow balloon. it spins out of control, hits the ground, knocks the pilot out. the balloon then rises up, 50, 60 feet, crashes, the pilot falls to the ground. the balloon takes off again with two passengers inside. they made it out okay because that balloon got caught in a tree and despite all of this, only the pilot had minor injuries. >> wow, thank goodness. one veteran was injured in battle and spent years recovering at walter

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well, doug was outside with lauryn, and now he's just entered the studio. >> yeah, i'm coming. >> here he co

stay out there. it's a beautiful day. >> gotta soak up every minute. i'm coming. >> i know the official start to summer is still a couple weeks away. >> 21st, 20th? >> who cares about official at this point? >> especially with the temperatures in the 90s, we've had a couple 90-degree days, but this is the first heat wave. six days in a row at 90. today, 83, i'm a little out of breath. >> do you want some water? >> yeah, i'd love some. thanks so much. you gotta be drinking water. today a great day to get out and play some golf. where? how about rfk? a golf course inside rfk. i'm not sure why they did this, but this is really pretty cool. here's my water. >> so they chopped up part of the field to make the sand traps there. >> that's fedex, i'm

they always say the grass at fedex is not very good. it's great when it's a golf course. just take a look right there. not sure why they're out there, but that is pretty cool. it's a par 2 right there, if you want to get out there. anyway, let's show you what's happening across our region. great for golf, nobody there, though. plenty of sunshine, a beautiful afternoon. 82 degrees, dropping through the 70s, 11:00, 71. a great night to get out and about. friday night like this, we don't get a lot of them. enjoy it if you can get out tonight. 80 in martinsburg. 83 towards huntingtown. if the heat was coming, we're not going to see much in the way of storms, however. no showers, no storms in our area. we're tracking this system, we'll see a few more clouds but that's really going to be about it. temperatures around the rest of the region. no heat really building anywhere, 87, st. louis. the heat will, however, start to build during

and i think we get to about 89. your saturday is going to be a hot one, but with low humidity. still pretty nice as we move through the next couple days. here's the heat wave. 95 on your sunday. 95 on monday. and look at tuesday, 97 on tuesday. 95 again wednesday. 94 on thursday. this is where the heat and humidity really come in here. let's take a look at the heat index over the next couple days. sunday, about 96, 97. monday about 98. and then look at tuesday and wednesday. up to 102, possibly in some areas. thursday i have the heat index around 100 degrees. so that's where the real heat comes in, in the middle part of next week. be ready for it, if you're going to be out. make sure you're drinking plenty of water. thanks, again, wendy rieger, appreciate that. wear your sunscreen. limit outdoor exercise. or exercise in the morning or evening. cooler there. and wear the cool shades if you're out there, because we're talking about a heat wave of six

and you notice, next saturday, 88, this saturday, 89, we could even hit it then too. that would be a whole week of temperatures at 90 or better. >> and i gotta tell you, i just found out, they turned it into a nine-hole golf course this weekend. so you can take all these different shots, you know, iconic shots at fedexfield all weekend. >> that's awesome. >> they're taking tee times. who knew. >> thank you. a hazard at one of the more popular places on the national mall. how it's affecting humans, but more importantly, what it's doing to baby wildlife. and controversy in the vase for virginia's lieutenant governor, one of the candidates is accused of gay bashing. >> this is chris gordon at the scene of a double shooting in southeast washington. as police search for clues, this self-styled cowboy rode in on his horse. ahead, how he's hoping to

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you're watching news4 at 5:00, the virginia primary is just days away. tonight some republicans are calling out one of their own for a controversial campaign mailing. >> this comes in the gop race for lieutenant governor. one candidate attacked another for her vote to approve an openly gay

>> reporter: jill vogel and bryce reed side by side at a forum, but the campaign flyer just sent by reeves worsens a rift between the two. and it has some fellow republicans crying foul. >> my reaction was, oh no, here we go again. >> this reeves campaign mail criticized vogel as too liberal saying she voted to approve the first openly gay judge in virginia. in 2013, vogel voted with the majority to confirm decorated naval aviator tracy thorn begland as a richmond judge. reeves abstained. >> he was wrong to have not voted on that nomination and he's wrong to call out his fellow republican on it. and especially to scapegoat and use bigotry to do it in the waning days of the campaign. >> reporter: the editor of the online bearing drift, his fellow blogger took reeves to task in a piece titled you

bryce reeves. >> i think it makes it a lot harder for me to vote for bryce reeves. at the end of the day, republicans win when we are inclusive and spread our message to everybody. that's not what this was. this was a straight-up attack on a judge because he happened to be gay. >> there's a third republican seeking the nomination, and glenn davis, also critical of opponent reeves. >> stuff like this that turns people off politics, turns people off to serving in office, and turns a lot of republicans off. >> reporter: reeves issued a written statement, saying my criticism of miss vogel is that she voted to put a liberal on the court. vogel's campaign manager said she stands by her vote because it was for the candidate who had the most exceptional qualifications. in fairfax county, i'm julie carey, news4. the leader of one of our region's largest mosque has resigned over some controversial comments made by another of the mosque's imams. joe harhari abdul-malik, direct

outreach at dar al hijrah in falls church resigned after what he called reprehensible statements by a fellow imam. during a lecture, shaker elsayed appeared to voice support of female genital mutilation to avoid hypersexuality. elsayed issued a statement, saying islam would never support harming someone's well-being. dozens of ducklings have died in the lincoln memorial reflecting pool just since last month. the national park service says all evidence is pointing to a deadly parasite. news4's shomari stone went to the memorial to find out how the park service is handling this problem. >> reporter: good evening. this is highly unusual. tourists are out here, as you can see. they are asking, why are the ducklings dying? here's why. the national park service says about 80 ducklings have died in the last three weeks. a parasite thatws

they tried to treat the pool with cloreen, that didn't work. the parasites are not a serious threat to humans. however, exposure could cause a skin rash known as swimmer's itch, and that's easily treatable. crews will drain the pool sunday. >> it's not something that chemicals can take care of. they're not powerful enough. so what we have to do is drain the reflecting pool, go in, clean it thoroughly and refill it again. >> reporter: as for the pool, it should be refilled by june 19th. at the lincoln memorial reflecting pool, i'm shomari stone, news4. two people in the district, shot in broad daylight. one man hit right outside an apartment complex, and a stray bullet hit a woman in the building. both are expected to survive. this happened in a part of southeast d.c. where neighbors have seen their fair share of violence. one man is taking a unique approach to help this community heal. >> reporter: imagine our surprise seeing

cowboy, riding into the southeast washington neighborhood. we were here covering a double shooting when gregory leah and his girlfriend gretchen rode in on their horses hoping to help the people who live here. >> we bringing them out so the kids could ride them, touch them, you know, in the inner city, most of the kids haven't even seen a horse. and we came here, most adults haven't even seen a horse. >> reporter: what the residents have seen, crime and violence. how would you characterize this neighborhood? >> one of the worst i've ever had -- it's always shooting. there was a little girl that got shot right here. her parents there. i fell out when i saw that. >> reporter: the kids and the violence and -- it's just got crazy that people don't have no regard for human life at all. >> reporter: leah said he almost lost his life when he suffered a massive heart attack a few years ago. he said he was hospitalized and bedridden for a year. he bought the horses f

they made him feel tranquil. now he's trying to use them to keep the peace in the inner city. >> when we bring the horses out, we get people to at least smile for a minute. >> reporter: on this day, the crime scene tape kept him and his horses away, but he says he'll return another day. chris gordon, news4. and there will be a funeral service tomorrow for one of those two high school seniors who were murdered this week in montgomery county. the family of artem ziberov tells us that they'll be holding the severancrvices in the after and there will be a viewing from 3:00 to 6:00. services following immediately. ziberov and his friend, shadi najjar were killed when someone fired nearly two dozen rounds into their car in montgomery village. the victims were just hours away from graduating high school. still no arrests in this case. today friends and family

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we are hearing from the university of virginia official who was one of the targets of that debunked "rolling stone" article about gang rape on campus. nicole eramo portrayed as the villain in that article, an article that has been retracted. she's back at ua, trying to make a difference. henry grass is reporting from charlottesville. >> i didn't realize i had to go through the trial in some ways to get that vindication. >> reporter: leaving the charlottesville federal courthouse last november, nicole eramo was eager to restart her life, a life put on hold by a "rolling stone" magazine article that a jury found defamed her to the tune of $3 million. the associate dean was portrayed as insensitive in her response to jackie, the alleged victim of a brutal gang rape on grounds. a story that was just that. the magazine would retract it and it wa

>> i came back to work and my office was full of carballoons card welcoming me back. >> reporter: post trial, she'll be in a student affairs role. >> i miss my old work in being a dean. >> reporter: now she's paying it forward through her old work. eramo has donated $50,000 toward a fund to help survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, hoping to raise half a million dollars in the end. >> i promised at that time that any funds that were donated would be donated back to the university if i were successful in the lawsuit. >> reporter: the sylvia eramo fund for prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, is named after her grandmother, who inspired her to get the endowment up and running. >> in a way, i feel like it moves her legacy forward, and i know that she would be really proud of what i'm doing. so that makes me really happy. >> reporter: eramo

fund to pay for new initiatives and some already in place, graduating the violence prevention program on grounds, which she hopes to expand beyond the university in into the community. green dot training provides people with the skills to know how and when to intervene in a concerning situation. >> i'm trying to stay involved where i can. >> reporter: she's also working with the sexual assault resource agency, to raise funds for its work. even though she no longer works face-to-face with sexual assault sur vifrds, she's reaching them through this new chapter even if it took these painful pages to get there. >> i hope they see me as someone who always has the interest of sur vifrds and students at the center of my work, that was absolutely where i was and who i was and who i still am today. new at 5:00, you find a deal on a hotel, only to discover at check-out, they charged you something called a resort fee.

leading a multi state investigation into potentially deceptive fees at numerous chains nationwide. but just this week, the office filed a separate lawsuit against one chain in particular. susan hogan has more. >> according to the lawsuit obtained by news4, the d.c. attorney is accusing marriott of not complying with a subpoena to produce documents for the a.g.'s investigation. according to the lawsuit, the a.g. is looking into whether marriott violated a policy by charges undisclosed resort fees and characterizing them as a tax or government imposed fee. the lawsuit said marriott has not cooperated and had provided a limited sub set of the requested information. news4 reached out to marriott. in a statement, the company says in accordance with ftc guidance, we fully disclose resort fees to consumers ahe

complete their booking. we have been cooperating with the district of columbia's request for pom. a -- for information. marriott will be filing its own response in the coming weeks. back to you. and there's new technology coming to your seat on that airplane, and it's going to be welcome news for all of you who are frustrated by the very slow wi-fi up in the skies. the new technology should allow you to stream movies, text, tweet, video chat. and here's how it's going to work. instead of getting the signals from the cell towers on the ground, the plane gets its wi-fi connection from satellites orbiting overhead. >> no matter where you are in the world, you'll be able to have that at-home or office experience. >> and we're all saying, what took so long to figure that one out. delt a american, jetblue, they've signed up for the new technology. other airlines are thinking about i

going to run as fast as they say it is, when everyone on board is streaming at the same time? the skyrocketing number of heroin and opioid deaths in this country has federal officials taking a drastic step. >> reporter: good afternoon. for the first time in history, the fda is telling a drug maker to pull a pain reliever off the market because of the risk of overdose. the name of the drug is called opana. the concern here, people are taking these pills and crushing them up. they boil that down and inject it like a form of heroin. as you know, heroin and opioid deaths are through the ceiling across the country with 32,000 deaths last year alone. there's an additional concern with opana being boiled down. there has been an increase of not only hepatitis but hiv infections. we'll talk about all

implications coming up on "nbc nightly news". and your weekend is upon you. you made it! how's it going to look out there, doug? >> i'm so excited. i'm so excited about this that i've got a whole weekend planned. i want to show you what's happening out there now. we have nice conditions tonight. great idea to get out tonight, maybe get dinner after 7:00 outside. perfect for it. plenty of blue skies. temperatures into the 80s right now. 82 degrees, winds out of the west at 8 miles an hour. no chance for rain. great thing to do this weekend, get out to the pool. if you have a community pool or sprinkler, get in. 86 by noon and 89 by 5:00. so again, a very warm day. not a lot of humidity tomorrow, and that's the good news here. take a look at the ten-day forecast. 89 on saturday. 95 on sunday, andhi

four days 95 or higher in the forecast, including monday and tuesday, which would be record high temperatures for the day. and then we continue into thursday before dropping just a little bit as we head towards next week. this weekend, going to be a hot one, but the humidity down just enough that it's not oppressive. at least and especially not on saturday. with more on events, lauryn ricketts. >> if you're headed to the beach, i got the forecast for you. it's going to be a beautiful weekend. if you're headed to the maryland or delaware beaches, northern beaches looking good. water temperature in the mid 60s. 76 on your saturday. by sunday, we take it up into the low 80s. monday, the humidity back in place. temperatures in the mid 80s. maybe you're headed to the mountains, to the west, great evening, great day for camping, both saturday and sunday. and great evening to maybe do a night hike. a look at some of the stars out there. mid 80s

humidity. not too muggy on sunday with plenty of sunshine. temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. so looking good all throughout the region for this weekend. but as you said, doug, that humidity is coming back, monday into tuesday and we have our fair share of 90. so i'm looking forward to it. let's do it. >> we're going to continue to see the heat the next couple days. six-day heat wave making its way across the region. we'll see you back here at tom went to washington to take on the insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks - that's what tom perriello is about. i was proud to stand with president obama because progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello, and i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality, raise wages, eliminate the burden of student debt and protect our climate. together we really can build a virginia that works for everyone.

we've learned a few more details about that serious accident on indian head highway overnight that injured six people. a prince george's county police think a car crossed the median and collided with a pickup truck head on. still not clear why that car left the road. it happened around 1:30 in morning in the northbound lane. police tell us one person is still in the hospital. the others were treated and sent home. >> find something you like to do. if you like to do it, you'll do well. >> sage advice from the world war ii generation. they were speaking to seventh graders at chantilly's rocky run middle school today. this is the annual eyewitness to history day. a day when veterans and others are interviewed by the students. so they can get some insight into what they read in the history books. among today's

holocaust survivor, people forced to live in interment camps. one army veteran spent four years at walter reed recovering from injuries, now he's ready to go home, but he doesn't have a home. >> thanks to a group called hero homes in loudoun county, he does now. news4's amy cho has that story. >> constantly push through the pain. >> reporter: he's had a lot of that lately. he was serving overseas in iraq, until one day a rocket blast changed everything. >> over a period of time, it becomes depressing, very depressing. >> reporter: when he finally got out of the hospital, he struggled to find housing. >> as a veteran, i never once looked for a hand-out. i always been told, if you don't do it, do it yourself. >> reporter: but luckily, the volunteers at hero homes didn't listen. >> oh, yeah, that made a big difference. >> reporter: every day, they go to work building the house in

davenport will soon call home. >> it was necessary for me to want to give back and to help others that weren't so lucky. everybody comes together to help. >> reporter: both time and supplies donated by the community. >> come on. >> i'm retired air force and this is a way to give back and continue to serve a little bit. >> it kinda gets you. so you try to figure out, what can i do that's meaningful for them. >> reporter: this house should be done by the fall, but it's the gift that keeps on giving. if anything needs maintenance, the volunteers will be back to fix it up for free. >> it's a great cause, a lot of fun, good group of guys to work with. anything we can do to help out as a group is worth doing. >> wow. >> reporter: davenport had to work and couldn't visit the construction. so we brought the construction to him. >> just seeing them making daily progress on the house, it's just -- it's crazy how you look at this and you're like, wow, you know, you just don't see that. people willing to

people. >> reporter: helping those who have served our country, this group of volunteers has nailed it. >> that's a little better. >> reporter: in round hill, amy cho, news4. news4 at 6:00 starts now. now at 6:00, chaos in the city. we're hearing the dispatch calls as police reveal new information about the driver accused of ramming his truck into police officers and what may have triggered that accident last night. plus a war of words as president trump takes on his former fbi director and promises to make its case before the special counsel. but first, the former mayor of fairfax walking out of jail today surrounded by supporters and working to rebuild his reputation. but he admits his arrest in an undercover sting probably saved his life. >> david culver is in fair fox tonight with what's next for scott silverthorne. david, what are you hearing? >> reporter: hi there, i can tell you

courtroom the prosecutor was very direct during the sentencing hearing. she said that scott silverthorne when he served as mayor, instead of protecting his people, was poisoning his people. she wanted him sent away for two years, but defense attorney brian drummond pushed back, saying his client had no prior criminal history, that the amount of drugs involved was a relatively small amount, less than a gram, and he pointed to a team of supporters that packed that courthouse, supporters he says will keep scott clean. the judge seemed to agree, ruling that the three months already served in jail was punishment enough. >> i lived a double life, a secret life. >> reporter: out of the green jumpsuit, back in a business suit. scott silverthorne feeling the relief of freedom, but acknowledging the actions that brought him here. >> i regret terribly that i put my community through this. >> reporter: in august, he got caught in a drugs for sex sting. he handed an