we're have breaking news this afternoon, new information about the terror attack with barcelona, 12 people killed, 80 more hurt after people jump the curb and plows into a crowd. >> tourists from around the world, calling the perpetrators assassins and criminals saying the people of spain. the situation is very fluid and new information keeps coming in by the minute. thanks for joining

>> into a crowd of people -- >> police everywhere. and and people ran away. and one witness says stopped in the restaurant and just minutes before the attack. and ran in. i was going to go catch a cab and i couldn't get instead

chris, nbc news. >> just talked -- >> reporter: hey, there, well i want to draw your attention first to the flag here at the spanish embassy flying half staff. >>

>> and just want everybody -- and just -- and this trip to spain thinking that they would be safe. and ready to talk about what happened, stay with news 4 and the nbc washington app, that's the story, more about what's happened in barcelona. make sure to download the app with the news alert. >> killed near charlottesville. they died after the

crashed. funeral will be held tomorrow. >> julie. >> and it was originally -- and spray painted back on to the back. the deputies and others and

to see what happened. and move -- and of the loudoun county naacp. >> the sheriff's office rolled in. two security cameras and see -- that will keep watch in between and earlier on, naacp --

>> he's sad about what's happening to the monuments. you may have seen his tweets already calling the statutes, the country is being ripped apart. lexington kentucky and whose lives were ripped apart. >> today president trump praising statutes in a series of ee

you can't change history. and foolish adding the beauty tak taken. i have no problems with that. >> not everyone agrees. >> i'm not sure just removing every historical marker in america that that heals. that doesn't heal. i think that's a mistake to focus on those. >> the debate is not a new one, but the charlottesville violence and the president's response now elevating it to a new level. >> and today we are hearing from the mayor of phoenix after president trump announced plans for a rally there next week. the mayor said that with wounds still raw after charlottesville, he's hoping the president will reconsider and postpone his visit.

blain alexander, nbc news washington. we're working for you. let's go to storm team. we're in the storm team. what are you seeing right now. >> mostly in through parts of the beltway, right along portions of prince georges county. you see how they're moving from west to east, not much going on now after a couple of heavier downpours. the biggest downpour, right along the beltway, right over towards district heights area, right along 50, over towards chevrolet, buoy, you see a storm right here, a little bit of lightning. not a lot of lightning with these. these are not strong, heavy downpours and 50 right now coming out of the city, that's going to be the toughest go as we're move through the rest of the evening. couple of showers and watching this area here, we're could see some more showers developing around bethesda, dc, something is hot and humid. the heat index right now, 102

97 in quantico, better chance of severe weather tomorrow. i'm breaking that down for you, next. the pride of seat pleasant returned home, kevin durant rolled through the streets of his hometown while carrying the championship trophy. >> no one expected him to see that. of course the crowd went wild when they saw him. news 4 was there for every moment of the celebration. >> we're talked with kids and parents why durant is more than mvp on the court. >> spencer was there for the big celebration. >> that's him. nba star kevin durant riding in a parade in saint pleasant held in his honor, seening basketballs -- signing basketballs, signing shoes. and he rode in a convertible holding his huge championship trophy. >> oh, man, i was exciting, one thing for him to come to his hometown and bring the trophy that he won surprised a lot of people. >> he grew up in prince georges county and

home. over the years he didn't forget his community, he gave back. that's why they're here to say thank you. >> i got up close and personal. i got a little piece of autograph. >> what did you get autographed? >> my key chain. >> some stepped off their porches to catch a glimpse of kd, others like roslyn took off work. we're had to walk. i said, i don't care, let's leave the car here, let's go. let's get down here for this. >> you're getting here no matter what. >> getting here no matter what. >> he grew up playing on the basketball courts and donated money, that's something residents won't forget. >> if you could say something to him, what would it be. >> job well done. job well done. >> reporter: we're here at the seat pleasant community center. it says kevin durant charity foundation.

community providing money to rehabilitate the basketball courts here. i like to shoot hoops. i'm not going to guarantee that i can make it. but i do try, so let's see. that was a swish. i made it on live tv. >> there you go. >> we'll send it back to you. >> there you go, there you go, to sign you up. >> thank you. >> good luck for me. >> all right. we'll see you darcy. we're will have more on our breaking story this afternoon, a van plowing through pedestrians and one of barcelona's best known tourists hot spots. >> we're getting more pictures and more witness accounts, we'll bring them to you first at 4:00, right here. >> vandalism. >> ben carson talking only to news 4 about that and his boss's tuesday's press conference. >> i don't think that the focus should always be on

we are keeping a close eye on the breaking news in barcelona. nbc news is now confirming the name of the man who allegedly rented the van in today's deadly terror attack. >> he's identified now as dress

it's not clear if he's considered an attacker. but according to officials, briefed by spanish officials, he's considered a suspect at this time. 12 people were killed and 80 others hurt after a van plowed into a tourist area. local police spokesperson says that two people have been detained now. barcelona's mayor there will be a moment of silence at noon tomorrow. they're now more united than ever. >> the only african-american member president trump's cabinet says his virginia home was recently the target of antitrump vandals. he posted about that on facebook. >> he spoke about the president's response to the violence in charlottesville. >> 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

>> so he took to facebook to share what happened at his home in northern virginia at about the time the neighbor put up the confederate plague to taunt him. he says -- confederate flag to taunt him. he says in the incident, he took the high road. >> that is the message that i try to get out to people. you can't necessarily control, you know, the animosity and the hatred of someone else, but you can control how you react. >> i asked secretary carson about what happened in charlottesville and the pain felt by so many when white supremacy and knee onoe-nazi he rally that took a heavy turn. we're 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

>> reporter: a statement he says would offend people of color. i asked him several time if he thought president trump's response to the deadly protest 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. >> but he did admit that strong leaders have the power to bring the nation together. and i talked about a few of the strong leaders, secretary carson admires and martin luther king was one of them. he doesn't believe it's up to president trump to try and bring the country together. leon and pat, he says, it's up to the american people to have dialogue and conversations with each other. >> if dr. martin luther king was a leader that dr. carson admires, what did he say about the way the president is handled the issue of race in this country. >> well, so, we're talked to -- we're talked to secretary carson. at one p

was not willing to critique the president in any form or fashion regardless of getting the endorsement, or the former grand wizard of the kkk, david duke. i pressed him on that. why do you think the former grand wizard thanked president trump for his response to what happened in charlottesville and he essentially said, you know, david duke has his own agenda. this is not on the president and he believes that the president would have been upset by it. in no way did he say the president should have taken different action in the way he responded to white supremacy who are endorsing him on social media, or anything else for that matter. >> can't help but think a lot of people would have like to have heard the president say he was not happy about that. >> and what's also interesting is that secretary carson did say that he felt the pain and could understand the pain of others when it comes to these confederate statutes and symbols. but, again, he said a

doesn't believe that they should be taken down and that there should be a dialogue before one does come down. >> all right. megan fitzgerald, thank you. >> all right. >> nice work. if you your kids ride the bus, expect them to come home a little later on monday. all the schools are going to be getting out 15 minutes later because of this, the solar eclipse. the goal is to get it timed to the maximum impact of the eclipse so students won't miss it. >> of course. they're there to learn. >> that's the whole point. >> all right. >> we're working for you, ahead of monday's solar eclipse scoping out the best viewing spots. >> northern virginia david culver may have found the coolest spot in arlington. david, are you on a roof? >> pat and leon, i promise you, i am working for you in this story. i am at a bar, but this is part of the story, okay, you look up. it's covered right now. you say that's not idea for the eclipse accept here they have

can open up the sky quite literally. that's what they're going to be doing here on monday. i'm with ryan, one of the owners here, what are you guys planning. >> so monday, 12-5. we're having eclipse viewing party, should be around 1 or 2:00. we'll have a margarita special, we'll have sun shades approved by nasa. >> you've got to register on their facebook page. thanks, make sure to do that. pouring a few drinks as well, when they come up here. this is one of the many spots that you can enjoy. a little bit later in the broadcast, come with me. we'll go with some of the open spaces that the park authorities offering free of charge, all to take in this experience, that's just a little bit ahead in our broadcast. for now, pat, leon, i'm going to get hydrated with water and back to you. >> all right. >> we'll be watching, no worry. >> thank you. david. there are hundreds of confederate statutes around the

of our history, but in the wake of the violence in charlottesville, many people do want them to cut -- come down, rather, but what should be done with them once they do come down. >> americans have gotten use to the $10 per month at all you can bing buffet, now a company wants to bring a similar you'busted tail.rd. and impressed the boss. maybe, it's time to be your own. transform your career

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>> so if the eclipse was happening, you know, you're getting the rain. >> and not the eclipse, those glasses won't update at all, if you have them. we're trying to get some rain, showers. show you where they are. now, if you live in northern virginia, you're done, i think for most of the afternoon, could be a couple of showers later this evening. right now the activity is just around the beltway and over towards parts of 50. seeing heavy rain, right over towards annapolis, heads up there, upper marlboro just got it. now, this boundary here, this line, it could actually see some showers fill in. we're

bethesda area. watch out in those locations. i think we'll see more showers pop up in this region here between the bethesda area, dc. this is the area that i'm watching. this is where we're have the heaviest rain. right along 50. again, wet go of things. we've got a little bit in the way of lightning. you've got it there. and here is the area that i menti mentioned sunshine downtown, you can see the clouds and you can see the dark skies here with that rain to the north and east. 83 degrees after high temperature, winds out of the south at 17 miles an hour. they're giving us humidity out there, as well. 90 in leesburg. look at this, some

weather. 83 dc after some shower activity, we'll continue to watch that activity move up to the north and east. very small area of showers right in through the region. back to the west this is what i'm tracking tomorrow. it's a potent storm system. we've got a chance of severe weather today in parts of the ohio river valley. tomorrow that chance moves to the east coast so tonight. we've got a couple of them out there, most of us should see on the dry side after about 7:00, starting off tomorrow on the dry side, maybe a little bit in the way of fog tomorrow. watch this, noon, no problem. here comes that front and then we're get into thunderstorm activity, 2, 3, 4:00 in the afternoon. maybe stronger storms developing, too. all moving out after 8:00. what does that mean for us. it means by this weekend, we're looking a lot better. lower humidity on sunday and monday. it will be hot, not too

amelia draper joins me at 4 clb 45. >> as you know, when the moon passes directly in front of the sun next week, thousands of people are going to be out and thousands of scientists will be among them watching the eclipse, we'll explachb how you can be one of them when was the last time you took a mental health. did you use it to get an early jump on your weekend at the

want to bring you up to date on the deadly news. the u.s. department of homeland security is sending out a statement saying we're will not let terrorism become the new normal. >> 12 people killed, 80 other hurt when a van rammed people on a sidewalk. . police now have the area, they evacuated and taken people out of the restaurants and homes

>> our consulates in barcelona in our entire mission are currently assisting americans in spain who are effected by these events we're ask u.s. citizens in the area to let your loved ones know you are safe. >> tillerson said that terrorists around the world should know the u.s. and our allies will bring them to justice. and we're have this breaking news coming out of charlottesville. >> he'll talk about the future of the robert e lee statute, many are wondering what happens once they do come.

the state house trust decided to remove the statute of the roger from the grounds of the state house. upholding slavery in the dread scott case, the worst decision in u.s. history. >> it might have been par for the course at the time, he did not need to say what he did. >> they have not yet to do what the taney statute once it's removed. history professor, believes that all confederate statutes should be taken down, but not destr destroyed. >> i think there should be an effort made to put these statutes

where people can come to appreciate just how we're got to this point and why we're felt the need. >> he said that each city and state should decide for themselves with the statutes they order remove. chris gordon, news 4. >> now, the statute debate is the focus of today's talk around town. troy johnson, all right, lots to talk about here, today, president trump pretty much the rising calls for the removal of these confederate statutes and saying that "the history and culture of our great country is being ripped apart, so what have your listeners been saying about this. they have said not only are these monuments, they have been for ar years but now people are telling me they feel like his comments are divisive, as ll

people have told me it's damming when some of the voices applauding the positions happened to be former grand wizards of the kkk and they were telling me that they feel like this is unchartered territory. we're haven't seen a president operate in this fashion and they think it's unfortunate that he doesn't understand that his words matter, also, people reacting to the steve bannon comments that he made in a newspaper saying that the president may feel that this is politically working for him, well, they're very concerned about that. >> you know what may be a positive about this, is seeing and hearing more and more people trying to dig into why those confederate monuments were put up in the first place. >> right. right. and they're learning a lot. it's a lot of revealing information, many people feel like they're relative to civil war. they're thinking that there are things that have been in public spaces for a long time, right after the war. that's not

alarming reasons as well. i spoke to howard after the city department. on the monuments of other former presidents and leaders and the president wondering could they be taken down next. here is what the professor had to say. >> as far as i'm concerned. these statutes are not historical markers. if they don't explain what happened in this country. they were arrested at the end of reconstruction and the restoration of legal white supremacy, also known as jim crow. and they were arrested as white resistance to black and human progress during the so-called civil rights era. they were arrested as beariers to progress. >> dr. carl also said the monuments about history. they're about celebrating a way of life that he

exist again. you've got to keep in mind there are 700 confederate monuments, you put schools and roadways and alexandria. now we're talking about excessive, thousand different memorials to confederates in the civil war. >> baltimore we're saw this last week, managing to get four of the statutes there pulled down there over night. what are your listeners saying about what happened there. >> they're really happy to see this happen. mayor was acting on process that happened before she came in office. they say it's long over due. they're applauding her and saying that, you know, they know that it was motivated by what she saw in charlottesville. she stepped into action very quickly, as a matter of fact, many people may not know that she actually over saw some of those statutes willing removed in the middle of the night. she was right there when it happened. it's something that a lot of local governments around the government has struggled

you see there's a way to make it happen and people reacting saying that these statutes were beautiful tweeting that out earlier today. one said, one person said to me, they represent the wrong side of history. there are symbols that represent to presentation of an entire race and it's time for them to come down. >> this debate will go on. we'll be better off for at the end of it. >> good to see you again. >> adam. parents your teenagers probably have some bad habits you're trying get them to break. are you paying attention to how they're taking care of their contact lenses. it could be putting their eyes at serious risk. and you've heard of swatting, bogus calls, now it's hpening apto

don't care for their contacts. new data shows 85% of teens admit to having at least one bad habit when it comes to their contacts, nearly half of them did not get the recommended annual eye exam and at a third admitted sleeping while wearing their contacts. another common offense, not taking them out when swimming or showering, which can carry germs from the water into the eye. the next time you need a mental health day, you shouldn't be afraid to ask for it. a glowing number of companies are willing even encouraging their workers to take time off if they're struggling with mental health thissues. many offer sick leave or personal days. it's not only beneficial for the worker according to "wall street journal," report mental disorders cost companies $78 million in lost productivity every

really good information there. companies get behind this, we're could be talking about a trance for mags -- transformation and what we're consider necessary. >> a $10 million lawsuit filed against a major local school district, while the family of a student who died after gym class. >> total solar eclipse may become the most viewed event in hist

more on breaking news now out of barcelona spain. deadly vehicle terror attack. >> police there now have two people in custody after a van jumped the curb and hit the crowded people on the sidewalk. this afternoon'stt

deadlyiest in spain -- now it's back in 2004. 12 people died in today's attack in barcelona. it's being condemned by world leaders, including pope francis and president trump. >> the family of a student who died from an asthma attack at a gaithersburg high school is suing montgomery county public schools for $10 million. >> scott mcfarlane reports that they properly helped to save the girl. >> 14-year-old taylor died in november 2015 and a suit just filed, her mother said she suffered the asthma attack in jim class and the suit says, walton twice asked the teacher permission to leave class and retrieve her inhaler and was told no twice. the suit says the third time the girl asked, walton was asked to leave and her family alleges the girl collapsed and died soon there after and it cites the school and the teacher for wrongful death.

civil suits, even wrongful death suits are not terribly uncommon in local school districts. that's on tonight on news 4 at 6:00. >> thank you, scott. >> well, turning now to the weather, doug, is it getting nicer out there? are we're done with the rain. >> in some areas, if you live in northern virginia, if you live in maryland right now, especially from 50 along 270, you'll continue to see some rain out there right now. take a look at storm team 4 radar showing where that rain is. as i mentioned, fairfax county, louden county, all clear for the most part. as we're look towards portions of maryland, however, a little bit different. prince georges county, montgomery county, seeing the storms, one of the biggest areas of heavy rain, right along 50 here, a wet go of things for sure. if you have somebody that's traveling out that way making their way through annapolis and over the bay bridge, if that's the ca i

going to go right over the bay bridge here, that's going to be heavy rain there. i told you last hour, we're expecting to see storms developing and that's exactly what has happened here in the last half hour, we've seen a shower develop, right along connecticut avenue, some very heavy rain right now in and around, and -- now, where is the next area i'm watching. well, rockville and gaithersburg, watch out in this area, we're could see another shower develop here. now these are just showers, we're have not seen much in the way of lightning. we're not talking severe weather. it's something we'll be watching. i'm watching this reason right here in and over towards rockville for another shower to develop. now, tomorrow, a little bit of a different story. i think we're have a better chance of seeing some severe storm. noon, looking good. you can take the rain chance out at noon. a better chance at 2:00. much better chance at 3:00 and 4:00. they could be strong and possibly severe. we'll be tracking tomorrow. th

biggest threat will be wind damage during the day tomorrow there, very heavy rain fall. and look at the weekend, beautiful, saturday and sunday, less humid, mid to upper 80s. on monday, we're talking solar eclipse with temperature of 88. 91 degrees on tuesday. and look at next week, next thursday, friday, saturday, if this comes to fruition the way i think it is. high pressure dominates and we're see some gorgeous, gorgeous weather. we're need to see that here, though. this day, monday, an extremely important day. this is a once in a lifetime event for some of us. amelia dripper loaper right now. we're talking about that forecast. >> it's looking like maybe a little bit more cloudiness. we're talking mostly to partly cloudy skies. it's going to be hot and

otherwise, temperatures around 88 degrees. we're could see the temperature drop. even here during the eclipse, maybe about 3 to 4 degrees. it's going to peak in our area at about 2:42. this eclipse is a great time to get your kids out and have some fun with science. talk about what's going to happen when the eclipse going on. talk about shadows during the eclipse, you can ask the kids what they're seeing and after the eclipse, talk about what they thought, what they saw with their glasses, not only that, with technology nowadays, there are plenty of options. i did some digging and came up with four ways to be a scientist, before, during and after the eclipse. >> the first and probably easiest way to make sure you have a pair of solar eclipse glasses. you want to make sure they have the right specifications so you can look safely at the sun. head to our nbc washington app and search "eclipse glasses". >> the next three ways include your smartphone and downloading a few free apps. the first app is globe observer.

eclipse, you send your reports to nasa. >> as the moon passes between the sun and earth. the lack of daylight could cause a temperature drop. here in washington, the clouds could change how they look. nasa wants you to report what you observe with a temperature and the sky in this app. >> now, the third way you can be a scientist during the solar eclipse is to download the eclipse megan movie mobile app. what scientist want to do here is get a video of the eclipse happening across the entire country. they want to practice before this happens. what you want to do is open up the app and in the top, click up here and then choose practice mode. the fourth way to be a scientist, before during and after the eclipse is to download the app and become part of the life project. play around with it. >> here is the thing, when the solar eclipse is happening, even though we aren't in the path, we're can see some plants close up and the birds could become quiet. >> so that app was my favorite

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>> as you know coming up, we'll start things off with weather and breaking news across the pond, now at 5:00, some ominous clouds and heavy rain on the radar. if it's sunny where you are now, it may not stay that way, doug is going to join us in just a bit. but, first, back to that breaking news, a van used as a weapon mowing down everyone in its path. wendy is at our live desk with new details coming in about a suspect, the victims and the big question, why would someone do this. wendy. >> well, it has been a night of terror in the city of barcelona right now we're learning that and it's not clear if this is connected to the van attack that happened earlier in the evening. it was around dinner time. the van jumps a curb, plows into a crowd of people on a busy pedestrian walkway in the area known as

are dead. and that death toll is expected to rise. local police say they have arrested two people for that attack and there are reports isis has claimed responsibility for it. >> president trump said the u.s. will do whatever is necessary to help. the state department is asking u.s. citizens in spain to stay in close contact with their loved ones. we are also learning that several college basketball teams were in barcelona taking part in a tournament there, so far, it doesn't appear any of those players were involved in this. that terror attack is hitting especially close to home for some families in our area, as you can imagine, this is very much an international town. news 4 kristin wright live outside the embassy of spain in northwest dc, kristin. >> reporter: here at the embassy, both the spanish flag and the european union flag they're both flying at half staff tonight.