show of force. when north korea says it's planning a possible attack near the u.s. territory of guam. and jackpots continue to grow and so does the excitement. how much you stand to gain after power ball and mega millions produced no big winners. good morning. i'm chris lawrence. thank you for starting your day with us here on news 4 today at 4:00 a.m. if you liked yesterday's weather, you're going to love what is in stoin store today. >> good morning, everybody. yes indeed, our stretch of beautiful weather here really started in earnest on tuesday afternoon. it will continue through most of today. i wish i could tell you that the nice weather was going to last all the way into the weekend, but i can't quite do that. we have dry air on top of us for today and that offers us sunshine and production from

daylight hours, but there is pooling moisture to our west and south, so that says to me that there will be increasing chances for some showers around here. not so much during the daylight hours today, but rain chances certainly increasing tomorrow. out the door, 50s and 60s for your startoff temperatures. highs today back up into the low and mid-80s. plenty of sunshine today and again increasing chances for rain over the weekend. no cold water on your excitement just yet, though. enjoy today. >> thank you, chuck. developing this morning -- >> united we stand, divided we fall. >> emotions are still raw after the u.s. attorney decides not to charge a d.c. police i've who shot and unarmed black man. #terrence sterling has been trending overnight and in northwest d.c., about a dozen people shut down new york and new jersey avenues in protest. last september officer brian trainer shot and killed sterling near that intersection after officers say sterling intentionally hit their cruiser with his motorcycle. someit

sterling's friends say they are hea heart dbroken and d.c.'s mayor wants trainer off the force. >> the fact that we have no indictment and no charges being filed against this murderer. >> mpd has already reached out to his lawyers asking the officer to resign. >> what about you, what do you think? >> that is exactly what i think. >> well, the police union says it is standing behind officer trainer while the sterling family has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the district and mpd. covering the district, take a look at this crash, we're working to learn what caused a driver to gee off the road and run into a row house in georgetown. this happened last night near the intersection of 23rd and q. no one was hurt and we're told the impact didn't do any structural damage to the homes. today marks one year since wouldn't deadliest explosions in our area. seven people were killed at the flower branch a

and two of them were children. derrick ward just spoke with some of the first responders about that night. >> reporter: it was the rudest of awakenings, the august 10th, 2016 explosion that ripped through the apartment building on arlos avenue. >> not traditionally do you see an entire four store apartment building fully ablaze. maybe an apartment or two, maybe a floor, maybe the roof, sure, but not the entire four stories of the entire building. >> reporter: it was clear an explosion had come first. looking at the debris field, interior fixtures an alonginalo. just before midnight, it was clear there were going to be casualties. but given the magnitude, casualties were inevitable regardless of the hour. 12 midnight or 12 noon. >> injuries would have been different.ists on the street as well as some still in the building. >> reporter: agencies like police, fire and social services

worked together well at the scene and coordinating information to help locate those who left and those who didn't make it out, though it still took days with dna evidence providing the only clue in some cases to who had perished. but amid all the losses -- are the stories of miraculous rescues. especially the infant togsssed from a window, eventually reunited with his parents. those are the things lodged in the memories of those who lived it. >> within the fire service, you see events, you have career changing events and events that you remember always. this will be one of them. >> reporter: later today, there will be a vigil held for the victims of this fire and explosion one year ago. we still a wait the report from the ntsb to definitively say what caused it. in silver spring, derrick ward, "news 4 today".

the world is watching the tensions rise between the north korea and united states. kim jong-un's regime says it plans to file four missiles toward guam possibly before the end of this month. the pentagon says it already has a preemptive plan if president trump orders the attack. this comes after the president warned north korea that threats would be met with fire and fury. in guam yesterday, secretary of state rex tillerson said traditional diplomacy just won't work. >> what is the president is doing is sending a strong message to north korea in language that kim jong-un would understand because he doesn't seem to understand diplomatic language. >> mr. tillerson says he doesn't think there is any immediate threat and on bbc radio overnight, one of president trump's deputy assistants said the u.s. would use, quote, any appropriate measures to protect itself. negotiate don't

negotiate. >> well, if you were driving past the quhowhite house, you m somewhere seen these protests calling for a return to diplomatic talks. in addition to the rally here in d.c., other demonstrators held a similar protest in new york. he was fired for poor leadership and now the former director of d.c.'s v.a. hospital is back on the payroll. brian hawkens was filed after audits found mismanagement at the facility. he appealed the decision to the merit systems protection board and now that board is requiring to keep him as an employee until the claim is reviewed. h hau hawkens will not work directly with patients. new this morning, it looks like there was no winner in last night's powerball jackpot, which means you still have a chance to rake in a huge pot of money. the next drawing is saturday night and right now the estimated jackpot is $356 million. don'or

millions, that jackpot is up to $383 million with the next drawing tomorrow night. as you step out, you will be pretty pleased by what you see and feel, right, chuck? >> most people will be. there is always somebody that will find something to complain about. it's too something. but i think it's about as nice as we can make it here in the month of august. skies where clear, no complaints really for the weather today. rain looking a lot more likely for your friday. and there are rain chances that will continue on into the weekend. saturday it looks like now probably going to be the rainier of the two days this weekend. we'll time it out and give you the extended coming up. and there are two things you probably love when making dinner is quick and easy. and oprah and the two are now coming together. and we continue to work for you and your family as you get ready 4 school. how you can help your wallet and th

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little humidity out there as well, right, chuck? >> absolutely. perfect day to be outside. i want to know how many shots did the globetrotters take before they put the one in the basket? sure it's easy if you have 100 balls up there in the air. meanwhile our rain chances unfortunately as we go into the weekend, here is your beach forecast, rain chances continue to increase particularly at the coastline for your saturday and sunday plans. remember though, even a rainy weekend at the beach sometimes better than a sunny weekend at home. and the first hurricane of the atlantic season just made landfall. the inrmation just comingfo i

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it is 4:15, i'm chris lawrence. let's get a look at some of the top stories outside our area this morning. this is a story that frightened parents with kids in or headed to college. parents continue today in timot timothy pea timothy piazza's death who died after a night of te fraternity were charged because they did not came for help. ♪ honoring a fallen officer. the community in clinton, missouri came together to remember officer gary michael last night. he was killed he

week. and after being on the run for two days, the suspect was captured yesterday. hurricane franklin made landfall along the coast of mexico overnight. these are pictures before the hurricane made landfall. people were preparing for the worst which is always a good move. the hurricane had maximum winds of 85 miles per hour. this is the second landfall on mexican territory in three days. and as we head further through the months of august and september, i'm sure, chuck, we'll see a lot more stories like that. >> unfortunately the peak of hurricane season is usually the first week of september. so we still have a little ways to go before we get to what is normally the peak of tropical activity. but based on sandy, we can get tropical storms way down into the month of october. stars franklin goes, there is the satellite picture and way down there to the bottom center of your screen, that is fnk

peninsula of mexico there, so it is indeed a diminishing threat to life and property. that is excellent news. for us, we have this cluster of showers in eastern kentucky, they are drifting northbound up into southern west virginia now. the air mass over us is relatively dry. so it will eat up most of those rain chances as they try to come in to the area. we'll be dry in the d.c. metro area for sure all the way through the daylight hours today. future weather, a gradual increase in cloud cover during the course of the afternoon today. again partly to mostly sunny for at least 3 2:00, 3:00. and then we go from partly to mostly cloudy. here is 8:00 tonight and it does hint that there could be a few isolated rain showers here primarily in the shenandoah valley and mountains of west virginia, that is 8:00 tonight. not much of a rain threat between now and then. temperature-wise, 50s and 60s again this morning. a very comfortable way to get the day started. date will be filled with sunshine for the first part

again more cloud cover coming in after 4:00, 5:00. so if you headed to the nationals game, game four, we won two out of the first three, game four tonight against the marlins. perfect weather for baseball yet again. san francisco giants will be in town over the weekend and those games could have a little bit more of rain issues. sheena and i are putting the finishing touches on the 10 day forecast and we'll share that with you coming up. we're working to get you and your family ready for school and this year you can go green while back to school clothes shopping. eco-friendly fashion is going mainstream and susan hogan explains where to find it. >> well, first of all, i have to confess, i had no idea what sustainable clothing is. well, it's taking plastic bottles and other recyclables and turning them into clothing. i'm not kidding. and you could actually look good and also be eco-friendly. take a look. >> reporter: fashion forward wi

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and they're all members of a group called the sustainable apparel coalition. dozens of businesses focused on reducing environment al impact. >> h&m has a pretty cool deal. if you bring in your old clothes to them, they will give you 15% off of your next purchase. tomorrow we'll take a look at electron electronics, the deals out there for your youngest kids. and remember you can get more tips from susan so back to school shopping in the nbc washington app, just search ready 4 school. if you're just tuning in and about to head out the door, get ready for a blast of nice cool refreshing air. >> it feels good. back into the 50s especially out in the shenandoah valley where it's in the mid-50s this morning. low to mid-60s in the nearby neighborhoods under a mostly clear sky. there is our washito

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neighborhoods are safe. the prince george's county police department says a new policy is contributing to a drop in violence crime. tracee wilkins went to see what you think about officers working 12 hour shifts. >> the word on the street was don't go to suitland. so all the criminals knew don't

come over here, you're going to jail. >> reporter: 12 hour shifts put more prince george's counties on the streets. >> we have to help these young people. >> reporter: community activist elsie jacobs says the violence perpetuated in cities like hers has a common theme. >> you have a lot of young people who don't have a purpose, they don't have a job, so the only thing that they can do is hang around, sell drugs and so on, so forth. >> reporter: prince george's county police spokesperson says the increased present made a measurable difference. homicide rate is now equal to last year. look at ten days of 12 hour shifts. we can point to a 20% drop of violence crime, 90 guns were taken off the street. >> whoever came up with the

because it definitely worked. but that is temporary. >> reporter: jacobs says if the county wants to go beyond stabilizing crime, more has to be done. >> we're going for keep hato ke spikes until somebody do something to help these young people. >> now, the police chief so far is not tipping his hand, he won't say publicly when the 12 hour shifts for officers will end. it is thousand coming up on 4:26. "news 4 today" continues right now with aaron and angie. good morning, everybody. right now on "news 4 today" -- one year later. what has changed since the explosion that claimed the lives of several people at a silver spring apartment complex and

others. provocative new statements from north korea as nuclear tensions continue to wririse. what the country promises to do by mid month. and first fired and now retired, why the head of a lool v.a. is back on the payroll. and the redskins get ready to return to the gridgridiron. and wait until you see what we get from the practice and molette green is in the community to show us the biggest fan of all. and before that, let's get a look at your weather and traffic. >> and we'll check back in with jack taylor who is in for melis melissa, but first chuck and see in a, i hear you're doing some copy and pasting. >> yeah, we liked yesterday so much, we just copied and pasted it into today. >> makes our job easier. >> do

team? >> can i say it? it has to be tampa bay because i'm from tampa bay, but i love the redskins, too. why are you asking me? >> because it's redskins and ravens tonight. >> obviously redskins. no question. absolutely. and the weather will be good for it. >> i agree. >> it will be very nice for the fans in the stands. here is a live look at the radar, nice and clear out there. so no rain in the forecast for today. 69 degrees right now in washington, 61 leesburg, 64 quantico, 63 clinton, 59 in gaithersburg. so a comfortable start. your wake-up weather is looking good. low 70s by 7:00 a.m., clear skies by 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m., temperatures should be already getting close to 80. it will be another beautiful day like yesterday. so try to take advantage of it. we do have rain in the forecast tomorrow and for the weekend. we'll show you a look at that coming up. let's head over to jack taylor with a look at the

>> sheen in a, thanks. work crews are outer loop after branch avenue. two right lanes are blocked off. two lanes get by to the left. maryland 95 northbound after route 100 position paving project two left lanes are getting by there. you will find the crew continuing to do their work at the kennedy center. alwa traffic alternates until about 6:00. and developing this morning -- >> united we stand, divided we fall. >> emotions are still raw after the u.s. attorney decided not charge a d.c. police officer for shooting an unarmed black man. #terrence sterling trended overnight on twitter. about a dozen people shut down new york and new jersey avenues northwest last night in protest. officer brian trainer shot and killed sterling near that intersection last september. the officer said sterling intentionally hit his cruis

witnesses disputed that account. sterling's friends say they are heartbroken and d.c.'s mayor wants trainer off the force. >> destroyed, distraught at the fact that we have no indictment and no charges being filed against this murderer. >> mpd has already reached out to his lawyers asking the officer to resign. >> what about you, what do you think? >> that is exactly what i think. >> the mayor says officer trainer swri latviolated depart policy by not having his body camera turned on the entire time. the sterling family has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the city and mpd. coverings district right now, take a look at this crash. we're working to learn what is behind it, what caused this driver to go off the road and run in too a row house in georgetown. it happened last night near the intersection of q and 23rd streets northwest. we know that no one was hurt and we're also told there are no structural problems with the actual homes. l

at the live desk. >> chris, what's developing out of cuba? >> this is pretty strange. a series of strange incidents. americans serving in cuba say they had physical reactions to something at the u.s. embassy. the state department says multiple people came back to the states for medical reasons, but the exact cause of it isn't really clear. apparently this all started late last year and because of it, u.s. officials have asked two cuban officials here in washington to leave. aaron. all right, chris, thank you. today marks one year since a deadly explosion in our area. two children were among the seven people who died at the flower branch apartments in montgomery county. it was an incident that changed the lives of everyone involved. that was one of the emotional moments we witnessed. an infant reunited with his parents after being tossed from a window to safety. and those memories are l