good it feels like holiday shopping. how you can save big bucks on back to school supplies and more all weekend long. >> back to school? pretty soon it will be holiday shopping. time is flying. >> where did june and july go? >> i don't know. >> it's saturday morning. hope you're having a good one. i'm adam tuss in for david. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald in for meagan goes. >> we are going to put snap to this forecast. >> i love it. snap, clap, anything, i'll take it as long as everybody is happy about it. usually the ebbs and flows head through the summer, thunderstorms and nice weather and heat and humidity. today, we have the lower humidity. we have plenty of sunshine, and a nice little breeze out there. so gorgeous, 75 right now. you can see that wind has come up a little bit.

miles an hour continuing through the day today. it is going to be breezy, factor that in. especially if you're having cookouts, plates flying everywhere, it will be with us throughout the day and probably not down until 7:00 in the night. temperatures high in the mid 80s and perfect time to go out for a run. we will have the forecast in just a few minutes. >> thank you very much. breaking news. nbc news has learned a military aircraft has crashed off the coast of eastern australia. the u.s. marine corps tweeted out the statement you see on your screen here saying there is an active search and recovery operation for service members who were on that aircraft. it's not clear how many service members were on it when it crashed. we understand it was an mv 22 osprey heli-plane. we will have it on air and on our nbc washington app. we continue to follow a

developing story outside d.c. a fiery crash left one person dead. >> on florida avenue, a look at what police need to figure this thing out. good morning, derrick. >> reporter: indeed. good morning again. this is sixth and florida avenue, the hess station you know about here, like that last chance station before you hit new york avenue or go downtown. right now, it is a crime scene. one of the cars involved in an accident here being towed away. this accident happened about 3:15 this morning. according to police, it all started when a car was headed west on florida avenue and somehow lost control. we will hear from the metropolitan police department. >> the vehicle crossed the intersection of 6th street, struck a light pole and the parked vehicle on the side unoccupied park at the time, then landed on

and when it became engulfed in flames. >> reporter: that car has been towed away from the scene. when police got to that car engulfed in flames, they found someone in the passenger seat and announced dead on the scene. the driver was some distance away from the car and detectives are at the hospital trying to piece this together. this had new york avenue closed until about maybe an hour ago and now again open to traffic. you can see the damage to the sign. fortunately none of the vehicles involved got into this gas station and hit a pump where things could have gotten a lot worse. no identity on the victims involved in this, one person is dead and passenger in the black accura towed away. the driver is hospitalized as they try to piece this together. back to you. >> thank you. neighbors in new carrollton can rest easier now

cleared a shooting scene over an apartment building. price george's county police say fires were shot from a balcony around 7:30 last night. officers set up a barricade around the building and told people to shelter in place. no one was hurt and three men arrested. we have big change to tell you about if you're taking metro this weekend that would make a major mess of your travel plans, starting today, the branch avenue and suitland station will be closed for the next two weeks. metro running shuttle buses too and from the naylor road station to help get you around. also, crews are working to stop leaks around the center and buses are running from stratton to grovemore. the message from the special

is the first time we're hearing about this type of request. mueller's team is after documents related to former national security advisor michael flynn. there are questions whether or not flynn was secretly paid by the turkish government while working the presidential campaign. one of the president's attorneys says the white house is cooperating. meanwhile, president trump is on a 17 day working vacation at his new jersey golf course. the first family left d.c. yesterday. it's not unusual for a for a president to take vacation in august. they usually leave in august while congress is on vacation. so far the president has spent about a third of his time in office at his resort property. meanwhile, jeff session is ramping up efforts to stop what he calls a staggering number of leaks. during a press conference yesterday he said the current administration has tri

since the end of the obama administration. sessions calls the leaks a threat to national security. a new fbi unit is taking over these cases. all of that is front and center during this week's "meet the press" about our broken politics and it comes up right here after "news4 today." >> video from d.c. police, video they want you to see, two suspects involved in a deadly shooting in brooklyn. several shots were fired at the gas station. now the mother of the man who was killed are begging for someone to come forward. jackie bensen spoke with her. >> reporter: you can see someone left flowers out here at the scene of the shooting. the 29-year-old man who died, he was just a block and 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 streets thursday evening. 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. made me very angry. >> reporter: lisa's son, jarvis, 29, raised and born in the neighborhood did not survive his injuries. he was less 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. >> he was an everyday kind of guy. that's it. it was all about today. he would worry about tomorrow tomorrow.

vehicle the suspects were driving is the dark colored 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 benson news4. coming up, swimmers sick and a local pool shut down, what investigators found in the water that sent several kids to the hospital. savings so good it feels like holiday shopping, how you save big bucks

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nsks a couple took a flight to paradise but found themselves in a nightmare. it was a d.c. teacher jennifer jones, she says she and her girlfriend took a vacation to aruba and detained last week after a note that said "bomb" was found in a restroom in their southwest airlines flight. someone said jones was the last to use the facility so authorities questioned the couple and placed them in a cell. they were appointed an attorney but they couldn't call their families or the u.s. embassy. 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

>> the women were released without charges. news4 has reached out to aruban authorities but we have not heard back. no one likes to get stuck in traffic lights, right, especially when they take forever to change. that is expected to change on your next drive through the district. new signal timing is now in place at more than 380 intersections. you will find those intersections in northeast and southeast. part of a 5 year plan that started in 2012 to improve traffic flow and make it's easier for pedestrians to 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 caught driving through arlington. take a close look here. it shows an unmarked gray van with virginia license plates cruising up and down wilson and clarendon boulevards. no one in the driver's seat or passenger's seat.

not know about any driverless vehicle testing taking place in the area. >> hmm. the stores might be packed this weekend. >> the sales tax is free this weekend. here's how you can save some money. if you buy clothes or shoes under 100 bucks you don't have to pay the state sales tax or on school supplies. this is per item, not total amount. and items you might need in an emergency or portable generator or batteries. millions of people will be staring at the sky august 21st with good reason. the solar eclipse. >> definitely cool. the rare phenomenon will move across the country causing spectators to flood

nbc's miguel almaguer talks about this. >> reporter: on the horizon in oregon there will be madness. getting ready for it the solar eclipse will drop darkness over her field on august 21st. 400 spectators paying a presume, some $1500 a couple to camp on her 80 acres. >> 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 where we're growing the feed. the food. i'm very excited. >> reporter: this town bracing for 100,000 visitors. liquor sales booming and legal pot sales could hit an all time high. >> we've been planning for all these years to be ready for the big great american eclipse. >> reporter: john brewster has been plain

building his home in the path of the eclipse. >> all this work for two minutes, i'm like, yes yerks of course. >> reporter: as the moon passes in front of the sun, 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 complete darkness, tens of millions will still experience a partial eclipse. you don't need a fancy telescope, just a pair of glasses like these, if you can find them. miguel, nbc los angeles. our fellow nerd, doug kammerer

he's not a nerd. if you're hoping to catch a glimpse of the eclipse yourself, check out our nbc washington app. we're coming up and talking about shades. a lot of people need to put their shades on as well. >> definitely. we will have plenty of sunshine today. let's go ahead to the maps. people keep asking me why this eclipse is so interesting. it's the first one that graced the continental united states since 1979. first one from sea to sea since 1918. it happened every one or two years but usually over the ocean. earth is made up of 70% of the ocean and i usually don't see it. it will be breezy out there but sunday absolutely beautiful. look at the radar out there. nothing to see except for a frontal system that passed through our area, leaving

75 in washington. lo lourdon at 76. it is pretty breezy out there with winds at 10-20 miles an hour higher gusts. if you have plans outside, the winds are not dying down until 8:00. an excellent pool day. it might be a little chilly when you get out of the pool because of the breeze. howard county fair looking awesome. shopping, we have the virginia tax-free weekend. a nice weekend to go shopping if you want to save some money. clear skies overnight and evening. temperatures tomorrow back in the low 80s. could have rain tomorrow night. the humidity is not really coming back until monday. monday, we have scattered showers and thunderstorms before humidity falls on tuesday and wednesday. looking good but make sure you grab that umbrella and head

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it will be packed. practice begins at 1:30 and practice ends next sunday. >> where did the time go? >> the classic arcade games on display this weekend. >> love this story. you can 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, you can also test out your hand on a new game from independent developers. >> i'm a gamer. i love gamers. games are cool and there is so much art involved and so much creativity and expression involved in creating video games. >> i wonder if they will have pacman. >> how could you not?

>> have fun if you're going there. time is 9:26. four things you need to know on this saturday morning. d.c. police want to know what caused this fiery car crash on florida avenue and northeast. the car hit a pole and burst into flames. a passenger died in the fire and the driver has serious injuries and is at the hospital. follow updates at the nbc washington app. the family of burgess johnson will dedicate a ghost bike in his honor and ask for help to find the driver who hit the cyclist in june of southeast d.c. police say the driver checked on johnson and then drove away. metro shutting down the stations at suitland for a big improvement project working to stop leaks on the tunnel in the red lines in the bethesda area. shopping f

weekend, tax-free for clothes and for a list of what's included check out our nbc washington app. >> winds died down about 7:00 tonight and plenty of sunshine. humidity low tomorrow and next chance of rain monday and skasz all day. >> we're doing great. >> everything is green out there and all good. the area is maybe a little dry. >> that's all for the news today. thank you for joining us. >> back at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning and until then, have a fantastic saturday, everyone!

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