right now at 6:00, disturbing details on the man who opened fire at the congressional baseball practice. why the gunman could have had more victims. and a search for sailors is underway. a frantic search to find them after a shipping vessel co collided with a military ship off the coast of japan. and "news4 today" begins with breaking news. >> we begin with breaking news in southeast washington. d.c. police say two adults and a child were shot late last night on southeast. >> it's unclear if the underage victim is a teenager or a child, but they are

condition. we're taking a look at thegd let's find out about your weather with tom kiereinnd mugg. quite humid, it has returned overnight. and we have some patchy, dense fog around much of the region. in the rural areas this morning, watch out for that. right now we have light fog over the metro area. that's a live view from the storm team 4 tower camera looking to where the sun should be rising. in fact, the sun did rise 20 minutes ago, but there's a lot of clouds around this morning, but no rain. it's hovering right around 70. maryland and virginia, around the bay, the mid-70s. reagan national is at 74 degrees. the

we'll be near 80 byingn storm t now locally. we are all dry. could get storms later. i have the new hour-by-hour timing on that in a few minutes. here are 4 things to know this started morning. while you were sleeping, investigators in prince william county looked for evidence. they say a man was hit and killed by an amtrak train just after 7:00 last night at the woodbridge station. the passengers on the station were delayed for nearly two hours. we are told everyone was patient due to the tragic circumstances. police are not releasing the man's name or where he's from. >> a downtown freeway in st. paul, minnesota, appears back open after hundreds of protesters shut it down after an officer's acquittal. yesterday officer

death of philando castile. the police department is going to part ways with the officer. and the search for seven navy sailors is going on after a u.s. ship and container collided. they believe the sailors could be trapped in a damaged part of the ship. commander bryce benson was hurt and is in stable condition. he earned a masters degree from george washington university. jurors in the bill cosby trial will resume deliberation this is morning. they have already been at it for 52 hours with no verdict reached in the sexual assault case. yesterday jurors asked the judge to read back testimony from accuser andrea constand's brother-in-law. the defense team has asked many

called. now to theat 7:00 a.m., james hodgkinson opened fire on 22 zbop lgop lawmakers alexandria at a ballpark. the congressmen were practicing for the congressional baseball game. four people were shot including house majority whip steve scalise who is in critical condition. police shot and killed hodgkinson. pete williams reporting on the concerning list that hodgkinson wrote down. >> reporter: while james hodgkinson was firing at members of congress wednesday morning, he was carrying a handwritten list in his pocket, names of several republican congressmen adding a new element of mystery about whether he planned some kind of attack in advance. according to officials briefed on the fbi investigation, the list included congressman trent frank of arizona, jeff d

south carolina and hodgnson tal the sday's republican team practicing. and he proceeded to shoot republicans. >> reporter: investigators say they had yet to find anything indicating hodgkinson had an attack planned in mind. he told his wife earlier this week he was heading back to illinois. and he canceled his membership at the ymca the day before the shooting and talked to a local garage about getting his van ready. doctors treating congressman steve scalise wounded in the shooting say while he remains in critical condition, they hope for an excellent recovery. >> there's still a lot of things that can happen. there are a lot of forks in the road we may not even see yet. >> pete williams reporting there. a

shoong to work six days a week. andmhe smallalk took a quick turn. >> at that point, he lost it, he went from a normal conversation to, well, have you seen what that [ bleep ] trump has done to our taxes? he's like, i mean, he just went off. it was abnormal the way he flipped out about trump and stuff, but he didn't say he was going to hurt anybody. >> thele a exandrea -- the alexandria little league say games will resume on monday. you can find more in the special section on the nbc washington app. just search gop baseball shooting. and we'll take a live look at the white house this morning where the

in to clarify under esident's counsel says the rcll president was not confirming the investigation, instead that person says it was a reference to an earlier news report. however, nbc news has confirmed that special counsel robert mueller is looking into whether president trump obstructed justice. covering prince george's county, there will be a june 17th celebration at walker mills regional park, but the official june team day on june 19th is monday. so june teenth celebrating all slaves free in 1965. organizers say there will be something for people of all ages and the event is free. and the time is

if washing the car is on your list ofor common than you would think. and this morning we are learning this was a factor in the death of the beloved actress carrie fisher. and the fight to keep honeybees alive comes to a local university. we'll tell you what all the buzz is

welcome back. fans and loved ones of actress carrie fisher have closure this morning. the los angeles coroner says fisher died from sleep apnea and a combination of other factors. the coroner's report also says fisher suffered from heart disease. she suffered a medical emergency on an international flight back in december. she died on december 27

and her mother, says he d -- his son says he died in california. and melvin spent 20 years behind the wheel of the school bus. now he's retiring and the community surprised him with a special send-off. he received a proclamation from officials in annapolis. he's been offering advice to other bus drivers as well. >> the main thing i tell all the drivers is to remember one thing, you were once a kid yourself, and you know how it is. so just treat them like you would want to be treated and love them. that's

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good morning. a mild and muggy start this saturday morning. a lot of clouds around, but they are not producing rain locally. just a couple showers and thunder in northern delaware moving away. so if you plan on getting outdoor exercise today, drink plenty of water it. will be a hot and humid afternoon as we reach the mid-80s. but a little sunshine in and out for the noontime. by noon, up around 80. then peaking in the mid-80s during the afternoon. you might hear some thunder if you're outside getting in some exercise or maybe yard work. get inside as soon as you hear thunder. you could get

we have t inside. the cafe and starbucks are shut down, but the rest of the target store are open. well, from rodents to bees. 12 hives and 15,000 bees here that you can see. each one of these kits right here, george mason is turning several acres of the lorton landfill into a sanctuary. and david juculver is here with the buzz. >> reporter: thousands of bees and lots of hundred. the george mason university bee initiative is buzzing. >> we are very

we havelandfill. that's a great indicator our environment is in e.>>eporter: about the project back in march when the were building these. the home to thousands of bees. so some bees can be deadly if they are allergic enough. and for most of us, they are just annoying, especially when trying to enjoy the outside. but they play an important role in the circle of life. that's exactly what the project is hoping to preserve. >> bees are important because they are poll nay or thes. pollinators. the university will study the bees and honey to learn if there are negative impacts to them from the landfill. the researchers hope to university the information from the project to educate the importance of

od you have been sharing the story of the fat cat on our nbc washington facebook page. if you had thoughts about adopting him, you will need to find another kitty. it turns out that a family has now adopted the 35-pound cat that was at the humane rescue alliance. he was sent there when his owner went to an assistant living facility. the family will have a work to do, though. the heavy tabby needs to go on a sky yet and will need exercise to lose his giant belly. >> get to work, man. get to work. hit the treadmill. he can barely step. >> you can barely see his head. >> if he's simba, where is mufasa. we need to find the daddy for sure. tom, it is like getting hit with a wet towel

you could be walking your cat around here this morning. we'll be starting off with local clouds. here's a live view from the storm team 4 tower camera overlooking washington and northwest washington there in the foreground. off in the distance, we have the fog with the washington monument and the potomac river. and a lot of low clouds around. it is patchy, dense fog, especially in the rural areas where some of the visibility is down under a quarter of a mile. and temperatures in the shenandoah valley and mountains are in the 60s. closer to washington, we are hovering near 70 in prince george's, fairfax and arlington. mid-70s in washington, low to mid-70s around the bay. we are all dry on storm team 4 radar for now. hour-by-hour timing, by the meantime, we have patches of green and a few isolated rain showers popping up in maryland and virginia. maybe even rumbles of thunder early afternoon and parts of virginia and maryland. and ait

it is widely along the west virginia/virginia border and the shenandoah vall. storms may roll through there around 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. the rest of the region has an isolated shower or storm. into the evening hours, when the two get going we'll break up mid-evening. then during the day, we'll hover in the low to mid-80s during the afternoon. back down to 80 by 10:00 p.m. tomorrow we may see more storms in the afternoon widely scattered. not severe near 90 tomorrow. then a livelihood of storms monday afternoon with some downpours, perhaps some hail and damaging winds monday afternoon. after that, we settle down on tuesday and through midweek maybe a few showers wednesday and thursday. into next weekend, a week from today, could get some afternoon storms. that's the way it looks. all right, tom, thank you very much. it's the metro maintenance program that is derailing a lot of people's commutes and maybe yours.

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wat in american diabetes association for the wellness event. they will receive body index tests. it runs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and whole foods getting a lifeline. >> absolutely. amazon rang up a mega deal purchasing the food giant. this is an intense battle for your money. >> reporter: a new battlefield emerging in the all-out world between rivals amazon and walmart. this time at the supermarket. amazon is buying whole foods for $13.7 billion in cash. attempting to catch up to walmart's successful grocery business. >> i think it's great amazon is taking over pretty much everything. >> i hope it means i can get whole foods easier and delivered to my place really quickly. >> repor t

amazon more ll hefeline after lg it could be a good deal for consumers, too. >> you'll have more selection and lower pricing. and there will be two really big players making that happen. it will be walmart and it will be amazon. >> reporter: competitors took a big hit today as amazon moves in on their turf. kroger, target, costco and walmart shares falling on the news. >> for the general grocery store, it's not death but boy it's tough. >> reporter: this is the latest ambitious move by amazon founder jeff bezos expanding his em entire into stores and upending the shopping cart. well, it's a warning for parents in northern virginia. the area thieves are targeting that could make you vulnerable. and new details in the death of two montgomery county tee

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welcome back to news4 on this saturday morning, it's 6:28. time to wake up on this someday. >> i know. grab another cup of coffee. i'm angie goff. we want to start things off with our weather. we are

bath. >> let's go to and muggy saturday morning. we have some low clouds around.m team 4 tower camera looking towards friendship heights and the tinley town there in the foreground. you can see the towers, the tops of them, disappearing into the low cloud cover. but the clouds aren't producing rain anywhere in the vicinity. the pollen count, happy to report, allergy sufferers is low. and the weeds and mold spores are in the low range. temperatures are in the low to mid-70s around the bay and right downtown. near 70 elsewhere. we have a little patchy fog in some of the rural areas. temperatures hour-by-hour, well, they will be climbing into the low to mid-80s by mid-afternoon with a chance of some scattered storms. we have the new timing on that. that's coming up this half hour. thank you. the community continues to search for

murder of two norud night for the teens at their ch germantown. the two were gunned down the night before graduation. the vigil took place just hours after montgomery county police held a press conference on the investigation. police said they found dozens of shell casings at the crime scene. and that there were at least two shooters and the shooting was not random. police are investigating reports that he owed someone money and that a debt collector stopped by his house. >> my wife heard a noise at the back door. it was about 2:00 in the morning. and she said, the door was open, the back door, but we have -- i didn't see that, we didn't see nobody. >> police say they believe one of the teens may have known the shooter. they urge anyone to speak up and not be afraid to do

wall of this building on fairch alexandria section of fairfax county. the fire officials say one person was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. no word on what led to that crash. and the end is near for metro's massive maintenance program. just one more safetrack surge left, everybody. the final phase starts today. and it's going to last for a little more than a week. it will mean a shut down of the red line between shady grove and twin brooke. this should wrap up june 25th. shuttle buses will run between the stations. the trains will stop at twinbrook. after safetrack wraps up, expect to see this happen mainly when the system is closed. we have an update after the high-profile arrest at trump hotel. we are now seeing the facebook post that

willing arrested again.moles wa after police found guns in his car at trump hotel. the pennsylvania doctor must now stay behind bars until his next court appearance later this month. and we have a warning for people living or visiting loudoun county. thieves are targeting cars temporarily parked at schools and day cares while parents drop off their kids. the sheriff's office says people should keep their cars locked at all times. and don't leavevaluables, i.d.s or checks left in the car. it's an unsettling car stealing experience caught on camera. why police are concerned there

lot of elderly people. >> reporter: these two men walking back and forth inside the medical office building blend in here. so does this woman. but all three are pickpocketers targeting unsuspecting medical patients. >> we do believe there's a highlight. we know there could be additional victims. >> reporter: police say on may 15th at the medical arts pavili pavilion, these three walked in to take credit cards and debit cards out of purses of patients. it happened between 10:40 a.m. and 12:40 p.m. then less than an hour later the security video captured the female suspect shopping at a store and then leaving after trying to use an 87-year-old victim's stolen credit card. she was able to steal a large sum of money. >> most of the time they will very quickly try to acquire as many things they can before the victim realizes that the items were stolen from

>> reporter: police are concerned that other patients weom hing that was actually stolen. >> our detectives based on thei could be, have happened multiple times. >> and there's a third one, too. >> reporter: when we showed the video to people who used the facility, the reaction was shock and disgust. >> that's pretty unsettling that when you're coming to a doctor's office, it's primarily what is in here, that you would have to worry about your things being taken or being taken advantage of. >> reporter: if you were here on may 15th in the morning hours or if you think that you know the people you saw in that video, contact prince george's county police at 301-937-0910. in laurel, tracee wilkins, news4. a local high school senior will graduate today after defeating a rare accomplishment. this boy is leaving school knowing he has made a dien

an indications. henderson got to an organizatio for those with different challenges. >> people have helped me out along the way because it was not always easy for me. knowing that i could give back to other people who need help. i feel thankful. >> well, henderson inspiration is free. and today you may notice people dressed a little differently on the streets of d.c. that's because awesome-con is in full swing happening at the washington convention center through tomorrow. this event celebrates superheroes, pop culture, comic books and all things geeky. >> so it's like the

the east those people. >> have fun. it will be hot, thoughweather. it is not easy but a lot of times it is worth it. how physical therapy is going high-tech and how the data is helping to better treat patients. and it's the baseball camp treating students about their ability more than their disability. how the wounded warriors are helping children with missing limbs just like them. and storm team 4 radar is pretty busy this morning. it's dry for now, but it could change later today when we top out in the temperatures. tom is pinpointing who could see storms and when.

for your healit's not. it's packed with saturated fat that can raise bad cholesterol. it is usually sold as a health food, but the organization says there are no studies to back that up. >> i have to tell you, there are a lot of people that use that regularly, including my wife. and that will change everything. >> and not even to eat, i know people who use it as a moisturizer on your face as well. if you have worked with a physical therapist, it can be a slow process. >> but now there's technology to make physical therapy more efficient. here's a tool that tracks injuries to help therapists and help to better the recovery plan. >> reporter: this is not your typical physical therapy session. >> land on the right leg. go. >> reporter: andy bird is

his left sors stuck to andy's s can see the speed ae technology in this process. this gives us a lot more real data. >> reporter: here's how it works, the sensors have similar technology through an iphone and provide numbers for the body's twists, turns, symmetry, speed and g-force. once they are applied and the patient starts therapy, then the sensors talk to a radio frequency device on his computer. >> then that pulls in the sensors and boom i get

everything as it happens. >> reporter: he's been seeing istr at a slower speed, she was almost difference left leg versus right pain. she's had back pain and pain down the right leg. so we can see that with our naked eye, but now we have data to sport that. >> reporter: the technology called dorsavi was developed in australia. and now it is being used in physical therapy offices for collegiate and sports teams. this was brought to the center last year and it helped his patients get better faster. >> i'm figuring out things faster than i would before. and i can administer things earlier on in the rehab process. we use it a few times with jumping and running on the treadmill. it was awesome. >> well, meta started to add a second set o

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morning here on "today, s after american navyestroyer collided with another ship off the west of japan. we have the latest in a live report. and still no decision on the bill cosby sexual assault case with jurors struggling to break a deadlock. what is going on? we're live in pennsylvania as they get ready to start their sixth day of deliberations. and we'll take you to hawaii to meet one of the youngest college scholarship recipients ever. you won't believe his age. >> those stories and more when we get started on a saturday morning here on "today." i understand we're also saying a farewell to an old friend of ours this morning, mr. kierien. >> yes, tom kierein, it's his last weekend. >> hey, craig. thank you so much. appreciate that. >> congratulation

>> i certainly will. thank you so much. >> tom kierein, all right, those stories and more coming up. >> thank you. and tom, you know, does this mean there's like a 50/50 chance in your terms that you might actually stay? >> i would say no. >> sorry. >> there's a likelihood that my last day will be june 21st. we don't have rain around, but we do have low clouds and patchy fog. and if you're going to get in a run today, maybe a bike ride or a hike. maybe kayaking. and through midday, we'll be rather muggy, but no storms around. and still maybe around mid-afternoon, maybe as early as 2:00 to 3:00, some isolated thundershowers may interrupt your outdoor activity. so if you hear thunder, get inside. we'll be in the mid-s.

storms for monday i sat day this weekend. road closures from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. when we're talking about the closure, we're talking about 11th street between kenyan street and park road northwest. and lamont between sherman avenue and 13th street northwest. headed over to virginia now, columbia pike blues festival, again, also on saturday. road closures from 7:00 a.m. to about 10:00 p.m. when we talk about this, roads in the area. walter reid to columbia heights and southwest ninth street. you have to find parking through the area. they are eliminating spots for if festival this weekend. heading north to montgomery county in bethesda near the metro station, again, on saturday, we're talking about two southbound lanes and the sidewalk shut down from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. they are tryingo

buil thisy can't afford a trip this year according to a new poll ma a year don't plan on taking a summer vacation. 49% of them cited finances as a reason. now 11% said they can't take time off work. and a very small number of people, 3%, said they actually just don't like being away from work. take your vacation, people. >> if you can. and a lot of people are doing staycations. requiring women to cover-up at the beach does not violate the constitution. that's the word from the maryland attorney general's office. earlier this month, a beach memo reignited the issue of people g

the memoirected cifbined with os from the ap office >> it's got an lot of attention for sure. 6:49. a lot of people are heading to the beach this weekend. hit or miss down there? >> for the most part, the beach should be dry today. but a good day to get in the water even though it is pretty cold in the mid-60s. but it will quickly cool you down as we have heat and humidity here for the weekend on tap. and it is a mild and muggy morning as we look outside there. low clouds are hovering over washington. now a gray start to the day. and we may get a few breaks in the clouds, though the sun may break out later this morning. and by noontime, between now and then, temperatures hovering in the low to mid-70s. we'll stay this way for another hour or two. patchy dense fog in some of the rural areas now,

around anywhere except we haver. right now as we take a look here over the nexteveeroun little patches of color here. this is where we may get a few isolated showers popping up. this is as of noon. then by 1:00 to 2:00, a few west of the 95 corridor. and out in the mountains, the areas of yellow and orange we could get heavier downpours moving into the shenandoah valley as well as the panhandle of virginia. from hagerstown down to la ray, late to mid-afternoon we'll see the likely showers and thundershowers. much of the rest of the region,

by 10:00 tonight. maybe fog around on sunday morning. s. by the afternoon tomorrow, up near 90. again, scattered isolated thunder showers likely. no severe storms on sunday. then likely monday afternoon and evening, we could get the severe storms with damaging winds, hail, maybe enough heavy rain to cause the isolated flooding. that's monday afternoon and monday evening it. will settle down after that. then next weekend, looks mostly dry. a week from today, may g

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with strayer university's mba program today. life without a limb is limitless. you can catch the baseball team playing tonight at george mason university. >> all this week they pushed the limit of some very happy campers. sherry burress has the story for us. >> reporter: this is what you would expect to hear from a softball camp in june, but there's something very different about this camp. >> it's been amazing

are all having >> one, two, three, warriors! >> a great friend of mine said, hey, what do you think about doing this for the kids? >> there's not very many opportunities like this. and to bring together all these kind of people is very nice. >> reporter: not just players but coaches. just like joseph, cody is also missing part of his right leg. >> my life was very hard. i was depressed. but i learned to cope with that by setting small goals and proving to myself i could do anything. now i'm here and can hit farther than most guys with two feet, two arms and everything. >> reporter: now he teaches from a unique pe

horrible hitter. it i g to show them that they can do anything and they see me hit the ball far and are like, whoa. i tell them, you can do the same. people say were an inspiration but these kids inspire us. >> they asherry burruss, news4 . here are 4 things you need to know this saturday morning. d.c. police are trying to find out who shot three people overnight two. adults and a young person were hit by bullets. at least one person is in serious condition. follow the nbc washington app for updates. and james hodgkinson had a list of republican names on him. among the list was congrema

ing.ican sailors that are safetrack surge gets underway this morning. shuttle buses won't replace trains. and get ready for the humidity. >> we'll have humidity in the mid-80s. if you hear thunder, get inside, turn on nbc4. we could see some strong storms. thank you for spending some of your saturdayith us w.

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