shot dead on the beltway. the homicide investigation that brought traffic to a standstill for hours. a home break-in and shots fired. the dangerous encounter with intruders and we will show you how one of the intruders was stopped from slipping away. feel the heat and bring on the sun. storm team 4 tracking how you can plan ahead for barbecues, parades and fireworks. >> a lot going on for some have of the long holiday weekend. it's day two of four for some folks. right? >> yeah. >> let's get right to weather.

you are thinking it's going to be hot today. for sure. let's do a little q & a here, and is it going to be as humid as saturday, but we are on a decline with the humidity. it will feel more bearable and comfortable this afternoon. will it be hot enough for the pool? definitely. aiming for the low 90s today so it's going to be a pool or beach day. finally how are the fourth of july parades looking? sunny skies during the day. we have to talk about rain chances as we head to july fourth on the evening side. for now, back over to you. a bizarre homicide investigation on the beltway. >> darrick ward has been tracking this all morning and he's live from where a man was found dead in a car overnight. what doie

figure out here? >> reporter: there are a lot of factors that go into this. first of all, a car is pretty much a movable crime scene so they have to determine how it all transpired late last night. it was five minutes before midnight when police came upon a car near the ramp, and at first it seemed to be a stalled car but officers found a man dead inside. he was pronounced dead on the scene, suffering from gunshot wounds. what remains to be seen is was the person shot from inside the car or outside the car or shot somewhere else or was he a passenger or driver? all the questions need to be answered by the investigators. it is now re-opened and everything is back to normal but this investigation continues. we do not know yet the identity of the person found dead. we are live in the

darrick ward, and back to you. this stretch is back open after a deadly crash, and several planes were closed to traffic. a man was hit and killed by a car while he was crossing the road. police still investigating what led up to the crash. we, of course, will get updates. as we do we will push them out through the nbc washington app. police also investigating a gun battle that broke out in brandy wine. two suspects broke into that home there you are looking at at around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. they fired shots at the people inside and the people inside fired back. one intruder was killed, and the other got away. police say they don't believe this was a random crime.

tabs on what is a developing story out of little rock, arkansas. the u.s. marshal service confirming the arrest of ricky hampton, the first confirmed suspect at the mass shooting. police say two people are in critical condition this morning. in all we know 28 people got hurt. nbc's chris pallone reports on what was a horrific shooting that now has that club shutting its doors for good. >> it happened in little rock's power ultra lounge. one mow many people having a good time listening to music, the next, gunshots and screams and panics. >> in all, police say 25 people were shot, at least three others were injured trying to get out. police say there were several shooters in the gun battle. >> some sort of dispute broke out between individuals that

gunfire took place. >> it happened as a memphis rapper, finesse 2 tymes, was onstage, and he has open warrants for guns and assaults. >> we need to use a big hammer on the people that do violence with guns and hurt people. >> and police believe all victims will survive. >> it was an altercation between a goroup of people. >> the youngest victim was 16 years old. the gun violence archives says it was the 173rd mass shooting this year. chris pallone, nbc news. fredericksburg police trying to solve a homicide we brought you as breaking news yesterday morning. we know the victim was clipper of king george county. e

on the shopping center on plank road. the widow of the congressional baseball shooter, james hodgkinson, says she is tormented by guilt. she spoke with the "new york times." her late husband shot four people last month including congressman scalise. suzanne tells "the times" that something in her husband flipped when president donald trump was elected. his anger turn into wage. she says, quote, i wake up with hot sweats thinking you should have known, you should have known. she goes on to say, as cold-hearted as it may be, i'm done. this morning a conspiracy theory getting new attention across a local neor

people who live near comet ping pong say somebody is posting flyers claiming the pizza gate theory is true. of course the theory falsely says politicians are running a child sex ring out of a pizza shop. one neighbor says the slips of paper threaten the neighborhood safety. >> you know, with the pizza parlor just a few blocks away, we had an incident where somebody self investigated with an assault rifle. >> police arrested the man responsible for the attack last december. less than two weeks ago, he was sentenced to four years in prison for firing inside that restaurant. >> sunglasses? >> check. >> sun block? shorts. >> get it altogether. we are tracking how khraclosely hill heat up to the 90s. and then an suv sms

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century in the bahamas back in april, and those that paid the big bucks to attend were greeted with fema tents and cheese sandwich sandwiches. mcfarland could face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty. we have a tragic update to an amber alert coming to us out of texas. the body of randal was found inside a dallas home. her body discovered this morning near the body of an unidentified man. the 13-year-old was abducted from her home on wednesday. lancaster police say her abductor told her family she would be harmed if they called police. investigators say so far they have made four arrests in her disappearan disappearance. let's take a look outside at the capcapitol. beautiful shot and beautiful day. up next, what we can expect for cookouts and fireworks. metro riders, this is about keeping you safe on the

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makes for a great day to fire up the grill and head to the pool and have a barbecue. for now, back to you all. >> thank you. a dozen people were hurt after an uber driver passed out behind the wheel and slammed into pedestrians in harlem. take a look at what happened. can you see the black suv mangled on the sidewalk outside the wendy's there with some of the injured people getting help. the driver had a medical condition that caused him to slam into a city bus and lose control. people on the sidewalk said they did what they could to get out of the way. >> i grabbed him to go this way, and everybody just kind of -- i went against the wall. it seemed very -- >> the driver, a passenger in the uber and a police officer were among those taken to the hospital, and two people are in critical but stable condition,

no charges have been filed against the driver. and then calling for the release of the files for the priest. more than 11,000 signatures on an online petition that wants the files of joseph maskell to be released. a catholic nun was killed in 1969 because she knew about maskell aoefplt abuse. we know metro wrapped up the safe track program and so riders are probably hoping for more reliable and a safer commute. you had smoke on the tracks and deaths. >> it has been very curious. this is happening out in loudoun county where the preparation is under way.

responders there for preparing for any potential trouble. >> even with a harness on, most of us would likely pass after jumping out of a window head first. it's just another day of training for these recruits. their curriculum rapidly expanding. >> everything from liquid propane gas rescues, but this is certainly different. >> he is referring to this. it's a metro rail training simulator. >> there's no rail lines in loudoun county. >> they will use this to prepare for the silver line. preparedness doesn't wait. >> we will train from potential terrorists attacks, and a smoke that

when building a simulator like this, the details, well, they matter. fire and rescue wanted to have an old railcar to use for training. everything from the distance from the car to the fence line, and the drop below. you don't always have a platform to step on to. >> they need to be able to climb on it so that's why there's no steps on it. this is designed to be not as a train station. this is men the to be the one that you see as you are driving. >> maria figueroa-taylor has been planning this for several years and she shared the photos that showed the logistical choreography it took to hoist them on the tracks. >> what are they doing? i think know they know what we are doing is to be ready if we have to ever respond to an

>> gaining skills they hope they will never use preparing to keep you safe. >> just another reason to appreciate the fires with all that gear on. it's going to get hot? >> we are climbing in the 90s, baby. let's talk about this. we have got the heat on the way. it's not going to feel as bad as yesterday because of the fact it's not as humid, but it's still summer out there. what better to do on a summer's day like today, especially a holiday weekend than to fire up the grill. there's the one guest that brings their tupperware, so make sure you grill extra food, and i amp relative that always does, and temperatures are going to be rising in the mid to upper 80s around lunchtime and problemly the best time to do that and we are talking 90s by 3:00 p.m. maybe heading to the beach, storms rolling in on tuesday for cape may. and then monday

and then ocean city, temperatures in the mid-80s today. a chance for an isolated shower popping up. thunderstorms likely on monday and tuesday with temperatures hot in the low 90s. pushing through you can see we stay dry through your monday and that's not materializing through the past blue ridge. a good amount of sunshine breaks in. so for your fourth of july forecast, we're talking low 90s. pretty hot. again, a chance at some isolated to scattered storms and showers, but the good news is, it will be hit or miss and not everybody getting in on that. >> thank you. call them middle school masterminds. the summer coding camp that is teaching young girls to get involved in

it's a symbol of american patriotism, right, the bald eagle? this morning somebody spotted this eagle, and the humane rescue alliance said it was having trouble breathing and could not fly. no word on what may have happened to the bird but hopefully they will post happy updates do not r sooner thab later. >> better days ahead, huh? >> yeah, for sure.

rethinking my time. you will meet a group of middle school girls in virginia, and they will prove creating video games is work. >> it's part of a summer camp by george mason university and a virginia business as new 4's amy cho shows us the goal is to get more girls interested in technology. take a look. the girls in this computer class started from scratch. now they have just about cracked the code to building a finished game. >> as long as it's there, it's perfect. >> it's super fun watching other people be prau tkublgtioductive and it feels good because most girls think, oh, i can't do this because, you know, i'm a girl. people think girls are very typical. >> designing games teaches coding, photo shop and math and the girls learn lessons you won't find

>> you work together to edit the game and for feedback. >> the girls are doing fantastic. i love seeing them work together and i love the games they are creating. there's so much excitement. >> that excitement is something many of them say will last a last time. >> i would like to wake up every day and actually be excited to go to work. >> do what you love. don't be afraid to make mistakes. don't be afraid to stand up for yourself and just be happy and follow your tkraerplgz. dreams. >> in fairfax, amy cho, news4. 10:25 is your time on this sunday morning. let's set you up with four things to know before you head out. a bizarre homicide investigation under way after a man was shot to death in his car. this is all happening near

who may have seen something to help them out and give them a washington app. and then there was a shooting suspect on the loose. he was one of two intruders that bursts into a home and began opening fire. somebody inside the home fired back. the other intruder died and one was hurt. and ricky hanson, the first official suspect in the riddle rock mass shooting. two are in critical condition and 28 injured. and then finesse 2 tymes was arrested in alabama on thursday. >> out of memphis there. >> sayt

time. >> finesse 2 tymes is the wrrap. >> we learned not to invite you to the barbecue. >> why? >> because she brings her own tupperware. tuesday, i know we have a chance of isolated showers or thunderstorms and they will be scattered in nature, so don't be too worried. that's it for"meet the pres"

this sunday obamacare repeal and replace is on life support as republicans peel away. >> the bill needs a lot more than tweaking or tinkering around the edges. it needs a major overhaul. >> i didn't come here to hurt people. >> and if republicans can't pass their bill -- >> the markets will continue to collapse and we'll have to sit down with senator schumer. >> my guests this morning, health and human services tom price and two senators who say a bipartisan bill might not be such a bad idea, democrat tom carper and republican bill cassidy. plus, dignity of the office. that presidential tweet storm aimed at two