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answers after a loved one's shocking death. what the suspect did after the crime, it is causing even more pain. >> we are going to show you what happened when counter protesters and the kkk clashed in charlottesville. >> news 4 at 11:00 starts now. lots of folks are glad to be out of their cars and safely at their destination tonight. after that massive beltway backup. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm erika gonzalez. video of the rv that caught fire that led to all of the traffic delays and spoiled saturday evening plans. the camp were burst into flames on tinner loop of the beltway a river road and snarled travel nike fairfax county. darcy spencer talked to people trapped for hours. and joins us live in bethesda. darcy, i think this

wereest we ha worst we have seen. people were getting out walking dogs on beltway. this was bad. >> that's right. you know one person mentioned, carmagedon, today. closure lasted for hours. residual delays. basically wrecked weekend plans. show you. in the live shot tonight. a live look at the beltway. the area where it happened. earlier today is was complete gridlock. >> maurice gallagher and his wife just spent hours, sitting in their car in this. gridlock. on the capital beltway. traffic on the inner and outer loops at a stand still for hours. delays stretching from mont gum year count gum -- montgomery county. >> we had water, soda, snacks we were able to continue to

>> around 5:00 in the afternoon when the rv caught fire. there were propane tanks on board. it took firefighters 1:45 to put out the flames. the damage was done. weekend plans delayed. many drivers sat in their cars, but some got out. and others as you can see from the vdot traffic camera drove on the shoulders. >> what were you thinking, sitting there all this time is going by? >> good, i want a cigarette. >> can't smoke in a rental. >> can't smoke in a rental. >> drivers couldn't get off or on. clogging roads like river road where drivers were also trapped in their cars. frustrated drivers posted photos on social media. of the backup. news 4s, chris lawrence sent photos and video. as for the extending their vacation. >> going to spend the night in the area. make the trip for us tomorrow morning. >> you have had it. been a day.

>> back out live, it has been a long day. probably the best way to put it for people who were stuck in this mess. but, we are live, here on the beltway. showing you what it looks like. everything is free and clear. the best news of all, erika, is that no one was hurt. not even the people in the rv. they were able to got out safely. so that is good news. back to you. >> yeah, lot of people wondering abut that. great news, darcy spencer. thank you. >> well, what do you do when you are stuck in traffic with nowhere to go. make the best of it. one of nbc today show producers took the video of folks throwing the ball around. others had pretty serious imp impromptu hockey match. fairfax residents heading home. trip to pennsylvania. got stuck. they were taking it all in stride. >> what's the traffic deadline? >> we have a 7-month-old baby in the car. >> yeah. >> have you ever been stuck

>> no. first time. very excited. first time for everything. some of the pictures from the backup. people walking with the dogs out there. compiled gallery of the pictures in the washington app. search beltway backup. >> switching gears now. accused of killing his stepfather. and then posting a selfie with the body. social media. now, police in prince george's county are looking into, the suspect's past. >> what we are seeing in terms of conduct. what we are seeing in terms of social media. it's, disturbing. >> a family member tells new 4, navare beverly and stepfather had a combattive history. beverly had run ins with the law as well. officers say he ran when they first arrived in bowie where he is accused of killing, ronald pinkney this morning. police caught him shortly there after. d.c. police are looking for the person who shot and killed a young man in georgetown. this happened before 3:00 in the

the, whitehurst freeway. the victim. 19-year-old, kennedy olivarez died at the scene. second man was critically hurt. police are looking for a gray nissan. maryland tags. there are calls for police patrols and better lighting in the area as a result of this. new at 11:00. at least 23 people were arrested. arrested to day at protests over a ku klux klan rally in virginia. police in sherry lotsville say, mo -- police in charlottesville say most arrests happened as they tried to clear a park for kkk demonstrations they fired tear gas twice with the message from anti-clan protestors. here is victor yar rozello from our sister station in charlottesville. >> protestors, crowded justice park in an attempt to drowned out the loyal white knights of the

people need new know you can't ignore this. ignore it is what you want. they will get what you want. whether they are here or not. you need to be here. what started out as a gathering. dozens of marchers held signs with messages of things. peace, love, resist. the loudest message was one of unity. >> this is a particularly much more visible moment. white supremacy. around every day, all day. we are working to learn more about a deadly crash in southeast d.c. that happened on 22nd street.

police got the call, 12:30 in the morning. a man its dead after crashing his car. no word on the serk stance circ. search is on for a missing woman in california. freedom plaza. the landmark served much different purpose. how the community is repaying those who have given so much. a heat wave just around the corner. but first, we have got to plan out your spectacular sunday. i will have all that and more in your full focast.re

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hair. drags her into the minivan. middle of the day. broad day light. today, police in california say they're still looking for the man they're calling a kidnapper. and the woman, as well. police identified the man, killed in the shooting. officers found, russell tollson, shot more than once. tollson. d.c. resident. dietd at the hospital. police are still investigating. exact plea what happened there. freedom plaza, the sight of protests. today giving back to those who served our country. 12th annual. feed the homeless, community awareness day. this year's san is serving our homeless veterans. people got free health screenings. information to help them back back on their feet. the chuck brown foundation and pep rally for peace in the streets organized this event. >> homelessness, and the the lack of affordable housing are growing problems in our region. across the country for that matter. how the is

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relationship raising the most questions. president vladamir putin, publicly pushing his own account of his talk with president trump. as a senior administration official tells nbc news, the president pushed putin on moscow's meddling in the 2017 election. >> far as i could. i answered. he noted. agreed. you have to ask him. >> kier simmons asking for a translator about putin's denials. >> he asked me questions. i answered. i clarified. and i think that he was satisfied with my answers. >> top white house officials today, declining to dispute russia's characterization of the conversation, saying the president would be happy to make a statement himself. but he did not in germany. skipping the customary overseas news conference. instead saying this. >> rex and i had a tremendous meeting yesterday. with president putin. >> everybody trying t

talk is one thing. actions are another. heave confronted president put-in. he made it the first thing he talked about. we have to see where it goes from here. >> meeting with russia. the most significant of the more than a dozen discussions the president had with foreign leaders. at one point, daughter ivanka filling in at the main table. while the president appeared more comfortable personally on the world stage. he also seems more isolated on policy points. like trade and especially climate. after pulling out of the paris agreement, promising to renegotiate it. the communique released from the summit, singles out the u.s. and pointedly calls the deal irreversible. with the white house, downplaying the division. >> get one of your friend to agree to have dinner tonight is really hard. >> hallie jackson reporting. new, are you having a hard time paying for your home? you're not alone. nearly 40 million american households can't afford their housing. according to the ar

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>> tomorrow. looking really good. and then -- then we get roasty toasty around here. >> exactly. the heat wave moves in. folks, we have a lot to talk about. today was actually, really, really nice. i've think on the quiet side. tomorrow, even better, we are going to drop that humidity. it is going to feel very comfortable. go ahead see where we are at right now. kur en current temperatures. 75 degrees. wind out of the northwest. significant tidbit of information. helping to bring in dryer air, front passes through. we have got that dry air that is going to make things feel a lot more comfortable and tolerable for your sunday. as we head into the top of the week, talking heat wave for now. show you radar show. you are kwief quiet dry. action. fredericksburg. king george county. rain. maryland. drier air. good for the rest of the night. stay quiet. i went through sunday

morning. not only quiet. clear. making for a beautiful starry evening tonight. as we head into the evening tomorrow. all of that wet weather toward the blue ridge. for us at home. quiet. dry. right now, models having us see disturbance midday. keep an eye on the radar. may see pop up showers. scattered thunderstorms possible. overall. majority of our monday.sunday. waking up early. fitness forecast. hit the pavement before we go to the nats game. 60s in the burbs. cool to start. we head throughout the 8:00, 9:00 hour. looking at low to mid 70s. tons of sunshine. a bit breezy at times. so, we finish the run. changed. ready to go. and the nats game. if that its the case. don't forget sunglasses or visors. sunny. temperatures go. topping in the mid 80s. perfect day for a

after that, dinner. temperatures in the mid 80s. lots of sunshine. not a bad date ahead for us. a look right now. at the four things i need you to know. definitely want-up to know the heat wave, starts monday. doesn't end until saturday. check it out on your storm team ten day forecast. see that. starting in the 90s. monday. we are going to push that humidity back in on tuesday. then, we are going to, see that heat really rev up. middle of the week. one thing i wanted to mention. tuesday's heat will feel like 100, 105, with humidity returning. off a >> welcome to summer. the washington nationals are helping kids fight the summer slide. that's, nats jut fieldoutfielde. nationals are teaming up with the summer reading program. they also donated $5,000. were lt worth of children's books as well. wizards are paying a big price

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here at studios. the deal is done. wizards, matched the 106 million offer from the brooklyn nets for otto porter. he has been a starter. and he will be around for more. porter has started 133 games. since the start of 2015. 40 year veteran. average career highs. in points. rebound. and shooting percentage last season. he also, finished fifth in the nba, three point percentage. and, is being rewarded. f h

the wizards open up summer league play. in las vegas. today. they took on, memphis grizzlies. now, former first round draft pick. jared cunningham. led wizards in scoring. 26 points. the 26-year-old, did not play the nba last year. after playing on six teams in his first three years in the league. cunningham played in china last year. and hope that he could solidify a spot on the wizards roster for next year. >> summer league. got to come out be a dog. come out from the gate. play hard. i think we took, we were, beginning. picked up second half. you know, came back, 16 down. made it a close game at the end. >> james harden signed the biggest contract in nba history today. four year, $170 million extension, with his current two-year, $59 million deal, actually a six year contract. for $228 million. that is an average of $38 million a season. this time last

guard, bradley beel signed five year, $127 million contract. while these balloon salaries may seem outrageous to some, beel able to put things in perspective in las vegas. >> we are taking advantage of all the money. all of the assets that we have in today's world. but you know you got to credit our pioneers, man. without them we wouldn't have an opportunity to play. wouldn't have an opportunity to negotiate. and things lake that. mystics in connecticut. d.c. out to a fast start. former turk. christy tolliver. from outside. lot more where that came from. emma meeseman connected from deep. washington, ahead by nine. so, the end of the first half now. and it is tolliver again. hit seven tleefs in the first half.

tolliver, scored, 17. game high. 2. but the sun caught fire. with just over 30 seconds to play. there is another former alert. they make it last. washington falls, 96-92. >> congratulations, to cap star, alex ovechkin, that is his wedding sar men today. just outside of moscow. tick nickly, and his wife, a year ago. but today, they held a full, full blown ceremony. congratulations to them. and, they got shut out. 13-0. braves. orioles beat the braves. 4-1. don't know if you heard the math involved in nba contracts. close to half a billion dollars. we are only talking three guys. >> ooh. all right. >> lot of money. >> yeah, yeah, say that again. >> thank you so very much. >> all right. quickly. when you think of the flower girl. you don't expect this.

stole the show at a wedding this summer in minnesota. you can hear her, when she gets done to the end of the aisle. she says, ooh, that was hard work. and then, everybody erupts in laughter. bride says, she always knew her grandmother was going to be her flower girl. sweet, sweet video there. that about does it for our broadcast. thank you for joining us tonight. we will see you again here tomorrow. enjoy that beautiful day. ♪ ♪

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>> thank you, jake. happy to be here. >> kellyanne, trump has nominated oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt to head the epa, even though he is a fossil-fuel advocate that doesn't believe in climate change. >> well, yes, actually, scott pruitt is excited for the job and is ready to protect us all from the environment. >> uh, i'm not sure that's how it works. this pick is not the only one that has people scratching their heads. there's also the decision to name the ceo of carl's jr. and hardee's, andy puzder, as secretary of labor even though puzder does not support a minimum wage. kellyanne, it's almost like mr. trump appoints these people specifically to undermine the very agencies they head. are these bad picks? >> no, jake, they are not bad. they are alt-good. >> wasn't donald trump supposed to drain the swamp? >> mm-hmm. and actually mr. trumpis draining the swamp, as he said he would, and the frogs and the toads and the newts that are left who have muti