now at 11:00, strength in numbers in charlottesville tonight. new video of a massive candlelit march for love not hate. >> plus virginia's governor is calling for all

relocated. new reaction tonight at a statue in alexandria. >> hud secretary ben carson talking only to news 4 tonight about that and his boss' tuesday press conference. >> i don't think the focus should always be on the president. news 4 at 11:00 starts now. >> the only african-american member of trump's cabinet says his virginia home was vently the target of anti-trump vandals. >> hud secretary ben carson posted about it on facebook today. news 4's megan fitzgerald went to his home tonight to ask him about it and about the president's response to the violence in charlottesville. >> megan fitzgerald joins us live outside the department of housing and urban development in southwest with more. >> reporter: as you know, secretary carson hasn

criticized for his own response to what we saw play out in charlottesville. over the weekend he took to facebook to say that he believes the nation is being threatened by bigotry and hatred on both sides, essentially echoing the sentiment of the president. tonight i sat down with him and asked him how he thinks we can bridge in racial divide in our country. secretary ben carson will be the first to admit it doesn't feel good when you're the target of hate. >> we were out of town. our house was toilet-papered, and then they had painted f trump on it as well. >> reporter: so he took to facebook to share what happened at his home in northern virginia. at about the time a neighbor put up a confederate flag to taunt him. he says in the latest incident, neighbors cleaned up the mess and he took the high road. >> that really is the message that i try to get out to people. you can't necessarily control, you know, the animosity and the hatred

can control how you react. >> reporter: i asked secretary carson about what happened in charlottesville and the pain felt by so many when white supremacists and neo-nazis held a rally that took a deadly turn. he says he believes dialogue and understanding are the solutions. >> we need to explain to people that, you know, many of the confederate monuments that were put up were put up specifically during the jim crow era, specifically during the civil rights movement to make a statement. >> reporter: a statement he says would offend people of color. so i asked him several times if he thought president trump's response to the deadly protests displayed the leadership the country needs. >> and i want to push back and say, it's not about pointing fingers, about who should have done what and when they should have done it and when they should have said it. >> reporter: but he d

strong leaders have the power to bring the nation together. we talked about a couple of strong leaders that secretary carson admires. he mentioned martin luther king, but again he says he does not believe it's up to president trump to try to bring the country together. he says it's up to the american people. reporting in southwest, megan fitzgerald, news 4. ♪ let it shine let it shine let it shine ♪ >> take a look at this crowd tonight. new at 11:00, more than a thousand strong at this candlelight vigil at uva this evening. they sang songs like "this little light of mine" and "hallelujah." people attending said they wanted to show the love was more powerful than the hate witnessed over the weekend. >> a moment of silence for charlottesville at the capital one arena tonight. the mystics linked arms with the l.a. sparks before their game. the wnba president also said tonight she stands behind the players and called the weekend

crowd snaking through the streets of philadelphia tonight for the philly is charlottesville march and rally. in the birthplace of american democracy, organizers argued the city should tear down what they called white supremacist structures in the city and the state. >> virginia governor terry mcauliffe doesn't have the power to relocate confederate monuments on his own but tonight he's calling on the general assembly and local jurisdictions to act. he says it's clear after the weekend violence in charlottesville that the monuments are barriers to equality. jackie bensen is live at the appommatox statue in old town alexandria. >> reporter: doreen, we're showing you a live look at this controversial statue. he's posed with his back symbolic i turned toward the north. now for years city leaders have advocated its removal saying that really there is no longer a good place

the question was shouted at virginia governor terry mac mcauliffe as he left funeral for heather heyer. hours later the governor recommended just that, in a statement that reads in part, as we attempt to heal and learn from the tragic events in charlottesville, i encourage virginia's localities and the generalsy sem blee, which are vested with the legal authority, to take down these monuments and relocate them to museums or more appropriate settings. >> we just need to remove all signs that separate us and look for those things that are going to unite us as one america. >> reporter: many in the d.c. area are familiar with this sculpture titled appommatox in old town alexandria. it was elected in 1889 to commemorate citizens who died in the civil war. for some time the city has been working up a plan to remove to it a nearby museum. they hope the

will speed up that process. >> well, i think it's about time. statues are for people who win war and do great things. this man risked his life to preserve one of the greatest immoralities that the united states has ever witnessed. >> reporter: also in virginia, the mayor of richmond is calling for the relocation or removal of that city's confederate statues. live in old town, jackie bensen, news 4. more than a thousand people packed a theater tonight in charlottesville to honor heather heyer. she was killed saturday when a car plowed into that group of people protesting white nationalists. some of the most emotional comments today came from her parents. >> no father should have to do this. but i love my daughter. and as i look out on you guys, you loved her, too. >> the overwhelming message throughout this service was a call for racial

justice. heyer's parents say it was a cause she was extremely passionate about. >> they tried to kill my child to shut her up. well, guess what? you just magnified her. this is just the beginning of heather's legacy. >> james fields is charged with second degree murder in heyer's death. he's being held without bond. breaking news tonight, a federal grand jury indicted the truck driver involved in a large human trafficking case that led to the deaths of ten people. the charges against james bradley jr. carry the possibility of the death penalty. we don't know yet if prosecutors will pursue that. at least 40 people were trapped inside the sweltering tractor trailer when it was found at a san antonio walmart parking lot last month. ten people died including frank puentes. the 19-year-old had recently graduated from jeb stuart high school in falls church, was deported

right now the fbi is asking for your help finding a 16-year-old girl, tamisha johnson is from bristol, virginia. she was last seen in springfield on august 5th nearly two weeks ago now. johnson is 5'4" with black hair, brown eyes, last seen wearing a black hoodie, black sweat pants and a tan head wrap. if you've seen her, call police. a maryland judge upholds the life sentence for a young beltway sniper, lee boyd malvo. malvo argued his life sentences should be thrown out because the u.s. supreme court ruled in 2012245 mandatory life sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional. today's ruling rejected that argument. he was 17 when he and john allen muhammad killed ten people in the d.c. area. the montgomery county states attorney addressed the case again today. >> the law has been complied with. people should have faith that justice was done

time of the sentencing. >> a federal judge has ruled that malvo is entitled to new sentencing hearings in virginia. at last check the pedestrian hit by a car this evening in silver spring remains in critical condition. chopper 4 flew over the scene after the crash here on new hampshire avenue. police had to shut down traffic and divert it on to adelphi road. the car that hit the victim stayed on the scene. next time you catch the metro, you may not need to hang up your phone. met so says it's improved the service along the blue, orange and silver lines, so today news 4 transportation reporter adam tusk put it to the test. all of adam's calls went through just fine, even in the tunnels. he did find one rider whose call dropped just after she'd made it. bottom line, if you have a plan with one of the major carriers, your call should hold the next time you're riding in that downtown corridor. >> i like the sound of that. a news 4

taking a closer look tonight at who's making sure recreational boats are safe. we've learned there is very little federal oversight when it comes to the way they're designed and tested. >> i don't want to leave the safety of my family to the assumption that a regulation will be passed. >> all new after the break, susan hogan hits the water with the trade organization tasked with setting most of the standards. it was a hot and humid day today. 91 degrees across our region. 88 degrees today in hagerstown, but i'm tracking the chance of storms, some could be strong possibly s, ev

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new at 11:00, we're uncovering a trend in the boating industry that has safety experts sounding the alarm. >> we've been bringing you the findings of our news 4 consumer investigation throughout this day. now, lawsuits filed by two families involved in boating tragedies reveal potential weaknesses on the water. >> you assume that a company that puts out a product is going to -- any company -- is going to test their product before they put it out to the consumers. >> only on news 4 tonight, susan hogan has a closer look at who's watching manufacturers as they design and build new boats. >> reporter: probably the last thing you're thinking while joy riding on a boat is whether it's safe. you may believe the boating industry is highly regulated by the federal government, but our consumer investigation learned that's just not

guard's authority when it comes to recreational boats revolves around safety equipment that's required on board and law enforcement. >> in fact, the federal regulations are very scant. there's very little enforcement. and you have trade organizations who are setting guidelines that are voluntary. >> reporter: kane is referring to the american boat and yacht council or abyc. they can pay an amount to become a member which means they can promote their products as using abyc standards. they also offer voluntary standards as well. safety experts have a big problem with this. >> the industry sets their own standards. are they really pushing the envelope? are they ensuring that the safety of their users are first and foremost or really about what's easiest and what's the bottom line? >> reporter: news 4 took our investigation on the water with

>> organizations like abyc come and they fill in the blanks where the industry and the boaters and everyone else feels they need to add more robustness to those regulations. >> reporter: john points to this. that smaller book on the left, those are your federal rules and regulations for recreational boats. the one on the right, that's the abyc's standards. but their standards are voluntary. >> the argument around voluntary is interesting because voluntary standards, how do you know they're being met and who is checking on them and are they robust enough? >> reporter: the national marine manufacturers association or nmma. but we've learned the only ones taking these boats out and actually testing them in real life situations are the manufacturers. do they have to document all of this? >> well, there's no one that requires that they do other tha

fear of losing a customer. >> reporter: bottom line, john says he's not comfortable leaving the safety of your family to the federal government. >> because we're a nonprofit, we can react so quickly to changes in manufacturing, to advances in technology, to safety issues that we see come up. we can standardize that so quickly. >> if you own a boat or are planning to rent one soon and want to see if it's built to the voluntary standards you just heard about, we have links for you. go to our nbcwashington app and search small craft advisory. while there be sure to watch our other stories we aired throughout the day. we're separating facts from fiction as we get you ready for the solar eclipse. it's just five days away now. first up -- and we've been getting a lot of calls about this question -- do you need special solar eclipse glasses if you just plan to be out running around on monday afternoon. the answer is no. you only need them if you plan to look directly into the sun. search eclipse glasses in our

nbcwashington app to find out where you can get a pair if you haven't yet. second, what about looking through your camera phone. we say do that at your own risk. it could damage your phone's camera. we invite you to ask any other questions you might have about monday's eclipse during facebook live. we'll be live at 3:00 in the afternoon to answer your questions. >> i'm excited. >> can't wait. >> we know. >> we talked about that? really, just so excited. >> and you'll be where on monday? >> i'll be in south carolina in clemson. the weather's looking a little -- i was worried about cloud cover down there. one thing you don't want during an eclipse is cloud cover. i was just talking to somebody on e-mails that went through an eclipse in south carolina back in 1970. >> and? >> it literally does get so dark it's hard to see the person next to you. >> whoa! >> i can't wait. i'm sorry. can you tell i'm excited? i'm also

better chance of showers and thunderstorms. that doesn't excite you normally. i don't expect many of them to be strong to severe. right now a couple of showers in parts of our region. most of us on the dry side but we're dealing with a couple of showers loudoun county. down around culpepper county and spotsylvania county. that's something we'll continue to watch but most of us will stay dry overnight. 83 degrees. 83 at 11:00 at night. now we've seen this a lot in july. we've not seen that much at all in the month of august after a high of 91 today. it's been 12 days since we've been above 90 degrees but still on the warm side. 77 gaithersburg. 77 leesburg, 77 as well in fredericksburg. there's the showers coming through virginia right now. back to our west, i'm tracking a system. you can see a lot more moisture back here. that will bring more moisture coming into our area during the day tomorrow. expect more humidity tomorrow and expect a l

chance of showers and storms. we'll time them out for you. future weather, 8:00 a.m., no worries. we could see areas of fog. i'm not expecting much, but it's something to think about. here's 1:00 in the afternoon. you notice just a couple of scattered showers with partly to mostly cloudy skies during the day. 5:00 in the afternoon still just looking at a couple of showers and a couple of storms developing tomorrow evening. those could be possibly strong, maybe an isolated severe storm, but this is not going to be a washout of a day. still a good idea to keep the umbrella handy just in case and download the nbcwashington app, has great radar there. this is the day i'm watching, friday. we have a frontal boundary to move through. we could see potentially severe storms. high temperatures up to 90. that's something i'm watching out for, too. friday could be a weather alert day depending on the severity of the storms. isolated storms possible. isolated is the key word. better chance of storms on

70% chance. then this weekend still hot, temperatures near 90, but i think we'll see much less humidity out there. and on monday, chuck e-mailed me something today. do you think we should lower temperatures for monday based on the eclipse? and doing a little bit of research, it does bring our total insulation down -- >> just from those few minutes? >> just for those few minutes. the temperatures may drop about ten degrees during that time. >> and the animals will start acting we're. >> they do. this lady i talked to today, roosters started going off. >> really? >> that's pretty cool stuff. >> bringing my own. >> coming up, redskins hoping for a better showing in

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this is the xfinity sports desk. >> okay. we're home with the packers. first day of practice today. >> yes, hopefully for the redskins maybe a change of scenery will yield better results. the team back since training camp is over with. the second preseason game of the year at fedex field this weekend. saturday will be the first game of the season at home for the burgundy and gold. the team back on the field at redskins park. plenty to work on as they get ready for that second preseason game. and lots to prove against the packers. the redskins looked rough in game one against the ravens. just 138 total yards of offense. the burgundy and gold managing just three points.

quarterback cousins calling it a wake-up call for the team. jay gruden calls this a wake-up call for the team. >> we didn't match the same agenda. that's my fault. it's all an evaluation process. you have to understand that playing in these games is not a punishment. it's a platform for them to do well. we're excited to see them take advantage of the reps, with the crowd, the fans, the pressure. that's important. >> switching gears to baseball. nats hosting the angels. almost a perfect day at the park. just a little hot. ryan zimmerman has been hot all season. he takes this one for a ride deep to the seat in center. that's his 28th home run of the year. that gives the nationals a 2-0 lead. but the angels, they strike back. he gets all of this one sending the pitch to the fans in right center. a two-run

3-2 lead. now in the seventh, the nats defense showing off. this one to left center. check this out. taylor making the diving catch. taylor just came back on sunday, makes the play of the day. he steals one there. but the angels steal the game, 3-2 over the nats. i'd like to welcome you all to the show. orioles hoping for a strong close in their series against seattle. beckham has been strong. first at-bat of the game and beckham going yard. this is a leadoff homer for beckham. they're up 1-0. we skip ahead. top of the ninth, o's down a run. bases loaded for chris davis. he just watches this one to end the game. baltimore fans not going to be happy with that. orioles lose 7-6. now three games out of the wild card. but to the court, mystics

a win and they're in the playoffs. unfortunately it was the parker show. on the drive goes high off the glass. l.a. up 13. in the third quarter sparks running away with it. parker knocks down the jumper. 21 points. they actually lost all three meetings to the sparks, but thankfully they don't play them any more in the regular season. >> they still have a shot at the

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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- katie holmes, marc maron, musical guest shania twain,