"news4 today" starts now. >> a deadly crash and close call right now "news4 today," a violent crash and damage that could have been much worse. it could have a major impact on your weekend travel plans, two big projects from metro and how you can get around all that mess. >> talking about savings so good, how to save big bucks on back to school supplies and more all weekend long. >> back to school? august 5th? >> i know. it's crazy. i knew in june this summer would fly by. >> welcome to this saturday morning. i'm adam tuss in for d

>> i don't even know what we have in store. i know who does know. what have we got? >> we have very nice conditions for today. you're absolutely right. that humidity is going to fall this morning. looking great this morning. looking through the next week or so we have rain chances and more humidity. but we're in summertime. let's show you what's going on with the maps right now. i'm on map one. i'm usually on map two. let's talk about the rain. we had strong storms through the area may or may not have woken you up. we had storms that rolled through, all with a frontal system. that front, you can see right behind it and we start to dry up. we will start to see sunshine as we go through the morning. this is

conditions. we won't see that humidity drop, 76 now. breezy out there today. when do those chances of rain and humidity come back up? back to you. following a story out of north d.c., look at the damage at this hess gas station at florida avenue. it was so bad the sign was taken down. one person died and the other to the hospital. fuel to the gas station was cut off before 4:30 this morning. it's still unclear how it happened. see updates in our washington app. and now that police have cleared a shooting scene around an apartment building, it was off riverdale road. shots were fired around a balcony around

officers set up a barricade around the building and told people to shelter in place. no one was hurt and three people arrested. we have a big change if you're taking the metro. they are shutting down a stretch of the green line, starting today, these stations will be closed for two weeks. suitland and naylor. and tunnels on the red line and medical center and bethesda station are closed but there is a run from grove wood to strat more. hand over the documents, a request from muller to the white house. the times reports muller's team is after documents related to national security advisor

there are questions whether or not flynn was secretly paid by the turkish government while working the presidential campaign. one of the presidential attorneys says the white house is cooperating. president trump is on a 17 day working vacation at his family's golf course. they left d.c. yesterday. you see him getting off. it's the president's vacation in august, nothing unusual, frequently leave in august while congress is on vacation. while renovations are being made. >> jeff session ramping up efforts to stop a staggering number of leaks. during a press conference yesterday the top official says the current administration has tripled the number of leak investigations since the end of the obama administration and calls the leaks a threat to

and during "meet the press," chuck todd will have a special broadcast focusing on president trump, the parties and our broken politics, tomorrow at 10:30, comes up after "news4 today." >> i want to get to new videos d.c. police want you to see. it shows two suspects involved in a deadly shooting thursday night in brooklyn. several shots were fired at a gas station there. the mother of a man they killed is pleading for someone to come forward. jackie bensen spoke with her. >> reporter: you can see someone left flowers at the scene of the shooting. the 29-year-old man who died, he was just a block and a half from his home. the security camera video from a nearby business shows in clear detail the horror outside the exxon station at 18th and monroe

another camera picked up the sound of countless gunshots. [ gunshots ]. >> reporter: did the gunman not see the cameras that captured images of them cold-bloodedly shooting towards the bay doors of the gas station, wounding four people, one fatally or did they not care their faces could be clearly seen. >> made me very angry. >> reporter: lisa's son, jarvis, 29, raised and born in the neighborhood did not survive his injuries. me was les than two blocks from home. >> he was really kind to a lot of neighbors around here, help them with their groceries, he would do anything for them. >> reporter: george bell is jarvis' father. >> an everyday kind of day. all about today and worry about tomorrow tomorrow. >> reporter: police say the vehicle the suspects were

sedan that can be seen here. there is a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case. jarvis' parents say they hope people will call in and identify those men just because it is the right thing to do. in northeast washington, jackie bensen, news4. some people who live in baltimore are fed up with the crime there. a group of residents are calling for a cease-fire to curb the violence. they are on pace with 28 homicides this year. the motto is nobody kill anybody. it is up to everyone to make this happen. swimmers are sick and local pool shut down. what investigators found in the water that sent several kids to the hospital. savings so good it feels like holiday

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a federal jury finds notorious sir reli guilty of fraud. he raised the price of a drug 750 bucks. not only that he looted his investors and his attorney argues they got their money back and then some. he feels exonerated. >> this is a witch hunt of epic proportions and they found one or two charges at the end of the day but w

the most important. >> he took to twitter and says there is a 50-50 chance he won't face punishment and plans to appeal and a sentencing date not set. a pool caused several kids to get sick and now closed. it happened at the swimming pool on roberts road. an electrical malfunction shut down the pump and sent a rush of chlorine into the water there. five kids went to the hospital to get checked out and are okay and health inspectors will determine when that pool can be re-opened. speaking of pools, a good day for one but not much humidity. how hot it will get. check this out. what would you do if you saw this on the road? this self-driving van out on our streets. nobody knows who is testing that thing out. stk ic

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sensing your every move and automatically adjusting to help you stay effortlessly comfortable. there. i can also help with this. does your bed do that? oh. i don't actually talk. though i'm smart enough to. i'm the new sleep number 360 smart bed. let's meet at a sleep number store. meagan and adam we were talking about pool before the break. great day to go to the pool. temperatures in the 80s today. a little breezy but plenty of sunshine and low humidity. the humidity will return and storm chances return. we will be talking about when you can see the heat and humidity and

umbrella again in about four minutes. a local couple took a flight to paradise and found themselves in a complete nightmare. d.c. teacher, jennifer jones says she and her girlfriend were detained in aruba last week. it was after a note that said bomb was found in the bathroom. someone said jones was the last to use the facility so they placed the couple in arrest. local media published their pictures and called them criminal suspects. the nightmare lasted more than 24 hours. >> i was petrified. this is the most horrific thing that ever happened to me in my life. >> it seems as though there was definitely some discrimination involved, just to be honest. >> the women were released without charges. news4 has reached out to aruban authorities but we have not heard back. no one liko

especially when they take forever to change. that is expected to change through your next drive through the district now in place at more than 380 intersections. you will find those intersections in northeast and southeast d.c. all part of a 5 year plan that started in 2012 to improve traffic flow and make it's easier for pedestrians to also cross the street. if you really thought those self-driving cars were something you would see in the future. take a look at this. check out this van driving through arlington. take a close look here. nobody in there. first reported by the news site all.com. with virginia plates cruising up and down wilson and clarendon boulevards. no one in the driver's seat or car or passenger seat, what's going on? county officials and vdot did not know about any driver's license vehicle testing in that

>> someone needs to get to the bottom of that. >> i agree. a driversless car, would you want one? >> totally. >> i'm a little skeptical. i don't know. >> that day is coming, embrace it. >> when you can fall asleep and drive to jersey. >> what's wrong with that. >> no worries there if it doesn't conk out on you. >> stores in new jersey might be packed this weekend. >> because the sales tax holiday starts tomorrow comes as kids are getting ready to go back to school. i know you don't want to hear that. it's coming. if you buy clothes or shoes under 100 bucks you don't have to pay state sales tax. for school supplies, under $20 and this is per item. and items you might need in an emergency or portable generator or batteries. millions of people will be staring into the sky on august 24th as theol

nights into day. >> it will cross the country causing spectators to flood small towns. a closer look at the growing excitement. >> reporter: on the horizon in central oregon, there will be madness in madrin. >> there we go. >> reporter: she is getting the farm ready for a festival. on august 21st, it will drop darkness over her field, 400 spectators paying a premium. some $1500 a couple to camp on her 80 acres. >> it >> it's definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity handed to this tiny community. we will be serving right in the middle of the fields. i'm very excited. >> reporter: this town bracing for 100,000 visitors. liquor sales

pot sales could hit an all time high. >> we've been waiting for the american eclipse. >> reporter: john has been planning for decades, even building his home in the path of the eclipse. >> all this work for two minutes. yes, of course. >> reporter: a ribbon of darkness 70 miles wide known as the path of totality will move from oregon to south carolina taking just under two hours, each town going dark for roughly two minutes. at grand teton national park, rescue teams are preparing for the largest crowds over. across the country kids big and small are launching science experiments. for those that don't fall in the path of darkness, tens of millions will experience a partial eclipse. you don't need dark glasses, just

>> look at this guy with his glasses on. doug is going to south carolina to see the eclipse. we're working with you to help you catch a glimpse of that eclipse. catch out our nbc washington app. i thought solar eclipses happen all the time. you say it is over the united states and doesn't happen all the time. >> it is right over the united states. there are so many people that will see it. that was oregon all the way through south carolina and chuck going to western north carolina as well. >> that will be cool. >> chuck isn't going to the moon. >> right. man, it will be cool. >> back to earth, it will be nice today. feeling pretty good. no humidity. >> it will be nice, wonderful, plenty of sunshine, a little bit of a breeze and humidity as i'm speaking right n.

weekend. give it a minute and these clouds start to clear. we can see that frontal system on our satellite. 76 in the district, annapolis, 78, manassas, 72. i don't think we will go up much further. i think we will top out in the low to mid 80s daytime today. to west virginia, see how we have none of -- these are clouds. that is actually clearing. that's all the front. let me widen this picture from new england to western south carolina. that will continue to move to the east, clearing behind it as high pressure builds in, a fabulous looking weekend. great morning, too. gorgeous through the morning and unveils sunshine. lots of humidity and a little on the breezy

winds in the northwest 10-20 miles an hour. and we could have higher gusts. the winds will come after 7:00 tonight and we head to clear skies. the open still going on. breezy, howard fair looking wonderful and virginia has their tax-free weekend. i don't know if we should go shopping because it's so beautiful. maybe light rain on sunday night. humidity comfortable through the weekend and then elevates monday and then drops on tuesday and wednesday before the humidity returns thursday and friday. we get pretty unsettled at the end of the work week and friday and continuing to the weekend. right now, only chances of rain and this upcoming monday, chances of scattered showers and thunderstorms. looking to relax but want peace and quiet. where to

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there's still time in the summer to take a vacation. if you're bored with places like the beaches the next place might help you unwind. >> news4's amy took a trip at standardville to look at a new hotel on airbnb. >> reporter: at first glance

white lotus retreat looks an awful lot like your average hotel. you have your shower, your air-conditioning, television, shampoos, all the amenities you'd expect. but if you step outside, you'll find this ant your average hotel at all. it's in fact a treehouse suspended 24 feet above the ground on nothing but wooden stilts. >> people like to swing here as well. >> reporter: david vanderbilt owns the place and designed it himself. he wanted a way to sleep under the stars. >> it's nice to come back home to a place like this. >> i'm passionate about people coming and enjoying here. >> reporter: he's been listing it on airbnb and a night will cost you 150 bucks. >> it's a lot of work and takes a lot of work to maintain it. >> reporter: he says they do the work. all the guests have to do is sit back and relax in

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time now is 6:29. a deadly crash so powerful a gas station price sign came down. d.c. fire and ems responded to this seen early this morning at northeast. one person has died. another is in the hospital with serious injuries. fuel to the station has been shut off. metro is shutting down the branch avenue and suitland and greenline stations today closed two weeks for improvement projects, crews working to stop leaks in the tunnels on the redline in bethesda. >> for back to school shopping this is the week to do it. virginia's tax-free holiday today through sunday. no tax on clothing, shoes, school supplies and items for your home. >> rise and shine, sleepy head, 6:30 on the dot. good morning. i'm adam

i'm meagan fitzgerald. beautiful day today. looks like low humidity. i'm no expert. >> no. lauren is an expert. she says get to the pool as fast as possible, right? >> it may be a little chillier if you're headed to the pool earlier. and we had the humidity. meagan, you're right, we don't have the humidity now. the frontal system is sweeping through the area. it will be a little breezy, northwest winds, 10-20 miles an hour and we have rain chances and that will return monday. scattered showers showers and thunderstorms as you head back to work. on the cool side and top in the 80s for daytime highs today and rain chances for monday could impact that commute heading back to work. back to you. the family of a

bike. burgess johnson was riding his bicycle when he was hit by a driver on southeast. the drivers checked on him and left the scene. johnson died in july after the family decided to take him off life support. this afternoon his family will host a memorial event at the anacostia library and dedicate a bike painted in white and placed at the crash scene and asking to try to track the driver. this man, claudio vargas la zoe runs an in-home daycare and now charged with sexual battery. an 11-year-old girl says she was inappropriately touched. they also say another child was also victimized. police want to hear from anyone worried laz zoe had inappropriate contact with their child. >> a teacher will spend

in prison for child abuse. vigna was convicted of touching children inappropriately. he taught at cloverly for decades and preyed upon several young girls during a period of 15 years. despite the charges, dozens of people showed up in court and spoke in his defense. >> the circuit judge that presided over this case thought the jury got it right and so do we. >> we will continue to fight until he is vindicated and justice is served. >> the victims' family says he caused them so much suffering some contemplated suicide. looking for a guy accused of taking up-skirt pictures in the metro station this week. take a look at the man police are look for. a woman said she was on the escalateor

heights station when she felt a hand up her skirt and he had a camera with him at that time and he targeted other women. one metro rider says it makes her nervous. >> outraged and violated, scary someone would be on the metro doing something like that. it's crazy. >> metro transit police want you to give them a call if you see this suspect or have any other information about this case. deadly drug overdoses continue to rise at an alarming rate in maryland. the state health department released new numbers showing from january to march maryland had 550 dug related deaths, a 37% compared to the same period last year. fentanyl is linked to the overdoses. it is 50 times more potent than heroin. when the two are mixed it often causes a

to see how severe it is, look at this hopped in virginia. it's been forced to change procedures after first responders got sick handling overdoses. they saw a couple passed out and the woman had a needle in her arm and they took her to get help and he ended up with a dose of narcan and then during exposure the nurse got sick, too. >> we had rooms to close down because we didn't know what the room contamination was. >> now, they will give the er a heads-up if a victim is on the way and staff will wear protective gear. what new video is uncovering about a dangerously close call during takeoff. what investigators now blame for this plane fire.

welcome back. check out this incredible new video our sister station in chicago just got. an american airlines plane as it barrelled down the runway for takeoff. it catches fire and that started afternoon engine fan severed a fuel line. it had lifted off -- if it had lifted off there would have likely been a disaster on this plane. the pilot was able to stop the plane and evacuate everyone on board, thank goodness. one person suffered serious issues and an investigation is under way. wanted in a brutal stabbing death is wanted in a nationwide manhunt. they both gave themselves up last night, o

the other in san francisco. one is a northwestern university professor and the other works in oxford. both accused in the death of pa 26-year-old man stabbed to death in an apartment where lathem lived. they are expected to be brought back to illinois this morning. according to the "new york times," the council will draft votes on a u.s. resolution that could chop roughly $1 billion from their export revenue and they need at least nine yes votes and the most pressure is china, north korea's most important trading partner. 6:39. a great time to get to the pool and get outside. and how long we will be clear of showers. how

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this definitely might be the day to get out on the golf course. there will be a lot of people out there today. it will be absolutely wonderful. you may have to worry about a lit bit of a breeze, northwest winds,

sunshine and have sunscreen, full sunshine and lower humidity. all coming up in a few minutes, guys. >> sounds good. thank you, lauryn. >> the "today" show next on nbc4. >> let's get a preview. good saturday morning. >> good morning. >> coming up on a saturday morning on today, live in new jersey as president trump begins his 17 working day vacation at his golf course as we learn multiple grand jurys are being used as part of the trump investigation and cracking down leaks. >> this man trying to keep his title for his last race. he prepares for his final 100 meter dash. how would you like a job protecting this planet from aliens, the nasa job that looks straight out of a syfy movie. >> more and adam you might be

>> i don't want that job. >> it pays pretty well. >> i guess i'd have to look at the pay scale. >> there you go. >> all right, guys, thanks so much. >> see you in a bit. the first time we're hearing from two police officers who saved a 90-year-old man from inside his burning home. >> they are still recovering but the family tells us things could have turned out very differential if not for these two heroes. take a look. >> it was scary. really scary. >> reporter: surrounded by smoke and fire occupied this north d.c. home, these men heroically rescued clarence wade. >> you hear stuff burning and popping and see the smoke. >> everything happened so fast. the smoke, a little bit scared. >> reporter: the fire broke out early thursday morning and rapidly spread. clarence was on the first floor, his wife, geneva upstairs. she broke through this back window and climbed out and called

inside suffering from smoke inhalation and minor burns. the police arrived later and officers watched as they put their lives on line. >> we started yelling to see if anybody was inside and we could hear him yelling. >> reporter: they had a couple cuts and inhaled smoke but okay. firefighters showed up later. now, clarence and his wife are recovering from the hospital. their niece is grateful. >> thank you so much for saving my uncle's life. >> i'm very very proud of these guys. >> d.c. police chief newsome. >> i appreciate them getting the recognition they deserve. >> we're here to serve the residents. >> reporter: they do it with honor. shomari stone, news4. as we continue to remember our dear fend and c

jim ban, we want you to be able to see the release aired over the last couple of weeks. go to your xfinity remote and go to the information folder until you find nbc4. you will be able to watch our 6:00 p.m. newscast from july 22nd and tribute to jim vance special that aired. also head to the nbc washington app to take a look at all the ways vance had an impact on our community. >> we continue to remember jim. that's a tough one. heads-up. if you're driving to the beach this weekend, you can face heavier than normal backups because crews are making road repairs on the chess speak bridge on salisbury continuing this fall. the right hand lane will be closed to help ease congestion. urging drivers to take the u.s. 50 business route that runs thro

coming up, it has been a huge construction zone for years. route one in the fort belford area is now open. >> reporter: traffic is moving along a new section of the highway between jeff todd way and telegraph road. that 3 1/2 mile section is now six lanes instead of four with turn lanes and upgraded signals. the benefits aren't just for drivers. >> it provides safer ways to get across the street for pedestrians, better bicycle connections and additional capacity and space for future transit. >> reporter: because of its location, some special accommodations had to be made during the improvement. >> richmond highway is an historic corridor. part of this required to make sure we were being sensitive to

gunston hall and mt. vernon have their presence here on richmond highway. >> reporter: the new bridge is expected to end frequent road flooding. >> saying this new road helped set the stage for future improvement with more redevelopment planned in the coming years. some parking restrictions are making some neighbors unhappy in arlington taking away street parking on 24th street north. one man is elderly in his 90s and says he has to park in the street in the winter because of all the ice. >> it's convenient right in front of the house, especially bad weather. >> understands neighbor's distress about removing parking spaces but say there are safety hazards if vehicles can't maneuver on the streets. >> 6:48.

going to warm up today? >> just a little bit. temperatures will drop a little bit and then warm back up. low to mid 80s. not warming up too much. a nice brisk wind coming down that will stop our temperatures from going up too far too fast. >> it will be a great day. >> gosh, mainly because of the humidity. the humidity is gone, it is sweeping out of here right now. i will show i what i mean. there's the cold front as i'm talking right now, on the satellite. it is a little cloudy. a little bit. a little overcast. live city camera, you couldn't see. it won't be like this all day. 76 here in the district. we have cloud cover but will start to fall. back out to the west we are starting to see clearing in the shenandoah valley. given those temperatures were a little lower, in the 60s and0s

bit before moving to the mid 80s. 76 now and humidity and temperature falls through the next hour. then we come back up. around 80 by noon. northwest winds, 10-20 miles an hour with higher gusts. you can see the cloud cover pretty much from frederick to loudon county. this is that frontal system ahead of it. a lot of us were sleeping when it happened and northwest wind pushing in. temperatures in the low 80s. 83 for daytime high. breezy, low humidity. looking good for the pool. plenty of sunshine all throughout the day, nothing to worry about in terms of storms. same deal tomorrow. no storms to deal with especially during the first part of the day. as we head through lat

night. rain chances increasing. scattered showers and thunderstorms as you head back to work monday unfortunately. today, you don't have to worry about that. worry about a breeze out there if you're doing anything. especially the pool. a little chilly. low 80s daytime highs and keep the windows open and head back to mid-80s for daytime highs. a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly through northwestern maryland through sunday night. a warm front pushing through. this weekend humidity on the low side and scattered showers and thunderstorms as you head back to work. we dry out wednesday and thursday and pulls back up thursday and friday and saturday and sunday through early next week is all i have. >> you get a gold star. time now,

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because a crowd is expected ends at 1:30 this afternoon. training camp begins next sunday. >> classic arcades of your youth in d.c. this weekend. >> you can get a chance to play them at the smithsonian art museum. no coins needed, they're free. celebrating the art of video games will be in full swing today and tomorrow. in addition to the classics, catch out new games from independent developers. i love this. >> i'm a gamer. i love gamers. games are cool and there is so much art involved and cre ahtivity and expression involved in creating video games. >> did we say it was free? >> i think i need to go down there. one person died and another in serious condition after a nasty crash a

southeast d.c. it was so powerful the station's price sign was taken down near florida avenue. fuel to the station had to be shut off. follow our app for updates. the family of burgess johnson will dedicate a ghost bike at the library and ask for help to locate the driver who hit the cyclist in june. he hit the cyclist and checked on him and drove away. >> the metro closed the next two weeks for an improvement project and in the bethesda area. shoppers will not have to pay tax in virginia this weekend because of a sales tax holiday. it runs through tomorrow. for a list of what's included, head over to our nbc washington app. no reason not to get outside and do the yard work. get out there, mow the law

>> there we go. >> maybe pool. temperatures low to mid 80s. it is going to be gorgeous out there. get outside and enjoy it or open your window if you have to stay inside. the humidity is not that bad. it starts to roll in on monday unfortunately as we head back to work, scattered showers and thundershowers throughout the day. look at temperatures, low 80s, average temperatures low 90s. doesn't get better, 80s. >> i love it. i just know what's around the corner. that will do it for news

good morning. taking a swing. president trump begins a 17-day working vacation at his new jersey golf club as his attorney general cautions reporters and announces a major crackdown on leaks. >> i have this warning for would-be leakers -- don't do it. >> this with multiple grand juries now working with the special prosecutor in the russia investigation. we're live with the latest. breaking overnight, manhunt over. a northwestern university professor and oxford university employee wanted in a stabbing death of a chicago man turn themselves in overnight, a week and a half after the crime. this morning, new details about the capture. hri