crashed. investigators are trying to figure out the cause. happening today, charlottesville's mayor is expected to call for the removal of the robert e. lee statue from his city's downtown today. organizers of last weekend's unite the right rally have -- charlottesville is also reporting that the mayor will call for a community meeting how to honor heather heyer who was killed when it turned violent. one calls for a memorial to replace the robert e. lee statue. it was chaos in spain. right now, police are trying to track down the person responsible for 13 deaths. >> this is a live picture now from the town of cambrils, where there's a second incident and several suspects were shot and killed. we're going back to the live desk for details. erika. >> a lot of numbers to break down for you. five

but the person they really want to find at this hour, the driver of the van that crashed into a crowd in barcelona. a towing crew took the vanna way overnight. police say the van targeted pedestrians on a busy tourist street. swerving left and right to hit as many people as possible. and in the town of camblils, two hours south of barcelona, six people were killed. they killed five suspect before the suicide bomb belts could go off. you are looking at that town right now. all is quiet there. >> isis claimed responsibility for inspiring these attacks. it's not clear if the group had a hand in planning them. back over to you guys. chopper 4 was over the scene at dulles international airport after a scare involving a suspicious white van. police evacuated part of the terminal yte

squad robot checked the van parked outside the departure area. after searching the van, police did not find anything suspicious. passengers were eventually let back inside. the entire incident lasted about two hours. the mom of a college-bound teen is pleading for her daughter's killer to come forward. last night hundreds gathered to remember jamari sid ner as the family still searches for answers. >> somebody out there knows who killed my baby. somebody knows who did it. >> the sea of pink gathered at the site of a deadly shooting in northeast where she was shot. she was hit in the head as she drove down saratoga avenue in northeast in broad daylight. she died days later. she was able to make a big difference in the lives of a few of her mom's friends. >> our officer, artie earl, has been on the transplant list for a while. he received her liver yesterday. quite possibly saved his life. >> her mother is

police officer. five other officers received life-saving organ donations from her. police arrested one person in the shooting. the search continues now for two others. 4:33. new details about a man wanted for trying to sexually assault a woman in fairfax county. police released this sketch of the man they're looking for. a guy who looked like this dragged a woman off the sidewalk and into the woods along north shore drive monday afternoon. may have gotten away in a silver or gray four-door car. anyone with information should call police. a man accused of murder along a d.c. bike trail is now behind bars. you might remember victor williams and his dog were killed in southeast last month along the trail. police arrested roy. they won't say whether roy knew williams. family and friends will say final goodbyes to the former mayor of alexandria and served from

she was also a virginia state senator. she passed away after complications from a fall. the funeral is at st. paul's episcopal church in alexandria this morning at 11:00. he's the face of the family that owns the washington nationals. lerner explains his absence. complications from radiation led to the amputation of his left leg. he hopes to return to the front row seat. >> he hasn't been able to go to a game since july 30th. that's a long time for him. he always talks to us for opening day and for the playoffs and always so proud of his team and wishing him and his family the best. today, you might want to head to stores in maryland to snag those tax-free deals. as you get kids ready for back to school, there are just two days left to take advanta

what that means is you will not have to pay taxes on the shoes and clothing that costs $100 or less. the first $40 of a backpack purchase will be tax-free. you only have until the end of tomorrow to take advantage of the tax-free holiday. it's now 4:35. another check of your weather. >> chuck is keeping an eye on what you'll face this morning. what do you think, chuck? >> first of all, you'll notice the humidity which is way high early this morning. it's not going anywhere any time soon. there's the early morning picture from the city camera looking into the downtown monuments. it's indeed a thick atmosphere this morning. four things to know about the weather. it is super muggy out there. just like yesterday, we had a peak heat index of 102 yesterday. just like that again today. over 100 degrees for a couple of hours during the middle of the afternoon. watching out for a chance for some strong to severe storms today between

9:00. that's not the good news. but it's the best news of all. the weekend is looking pretty nice. here's a look at the radar now. showers well out to our north and west. these are along the boundaries coming our way this afternoon. it will bring us a chance for thunderstorms. marginal risk of severe weather in the shenandoah valley. a slight risk along the i-95 corridor. keep that in mind. mid-70s this morning. highs near 90. heat index up to 105 degrees. your friday rain chance stands at 70%. more about the weekend coming up. chuck, thank you. it's something we sadly report on every summer. kids left in a vehicle. a local woman says that's exactly what happened to her little boy. who she says is to blame. imagine the s.w.a.t. team surrounding your house for no reason. it could happen and it did to a neighborhood in northern virginia. the prank law enforcement took up a lot of their time and resources. if you've eve b

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a virginia woman, after she poisoned her co-workers last year employees at this company complained of stomach pain, vomiting and nausea after

juarez put windex and ajax in the break room coffeepot to make her boss sick. she was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison. we're working to find out how a 2-year-old boy is doing after being left inside a daycare van for more than two hours. his mother is angry about this. she says it happened on a field trip to the movies yesterday. the toddler goes to the new creation child development center. that's at a church in southeast d.c. his mother tells news 4 the staff did not call 911 after they got back to the center. her son was taken to children's national and was expected to be released last night. the daycare released a statement saying it was "an unfortunate situation that occurred each with our policies that are in place." they're reviewing policies to make sure it doesn't happen again. if you have plans for dinner outside tonight, you may have to

storm team 4 radar. when we can see strong storms moving in. just into the newsroom this morning, faith leaders from every denomination take action against presint trump.de

good morning everyone. skies are mostly cloudy overhead. as a result, not much of a cooldown has taken place during the overnight hours. here as of 4:43 in the morning, still almost 80 degrees in downtown d.c. could have a heat index over 100 today. there is good news about the way the weekend is going to feel. i'll share it with you and the ten-day coming right up. chuck being thank you. we have breaking news, president trump is responding after the terror attacks in spain. 13 innocent

>> this is the latest incident that put europe on edge. news 4's edward lawrence joins us from capitol hill now. >> aaron, as you know, tensions are very high. a third person in connection with the barcelona attack that left 13 people injured. one american with slight injuries and then 13 people killed and 100 people injured. one american had slight injuries. the president weighing in on all this saying he supports spain saying u.s. will do whatever it can to help. put comments on twitter. an hour later he dove himself into controversy again on twitter, tweeting out something that historians say was not true. that many people want the president, in light of this terrorist attack in barcelona and the attack that happened in charlottesville, to gather himself, step up and heal this country. reporting live in washington, edward lawrence on capitol hill. thank you. new from

team surrounded a building. >> it turp out it was not what it seemed. somebody called them and claimed to be holding people hostage inside an apartment. bomb squads swarmed the building. they found a family with a child inside the apartment. the family had no idea what was going on. police spent nearly three hours searching the rest of the building but did not find anything. >> it was very scary to see. i guess all the people living here, therm very much upset, looking at the cops going around with the weapons. everybody was scared. >> police are still trying to figure out who made that false call and why. there is a term for false calls like this. it's called swatting. we're working with you to tell you about it. police say it's a crime and

charge of filing a false report. people who make bogus calls can face charges. celebrities and politicians have been victims of similar large and police say it strains their resources because it takes them away from real calls. news from the national park service. the vietnam veterans memorial is the latest landmark to be vandalized. a lipstick or crayon was used to deface the veterans. red wax covers the name. crews have been able to clean off the wax. the park service does not appear it's connected to the other vandalism cases on the national mall. now to a follow-up story about the lincoln memorial. it will need a few more power washing treatments to clean up the spray paint left behind on a pillar. they tweeted this

process. the letters m and e were carved on here and those won't be able to be removed. that's a sad reality. this majestic tribute to -- even the letters, it does ruin it. it is one of our favorite times of the year here at nbc4. we're talking about clear the shelters. this is a nationwide pet adoption drive that kicks off tomorrow. >> of course, our resident dog lover, meteorologist sheena parveen is live for us now at the humane rescue alliance here in d.c. she has a preview of the big event tomorrow and a friend with her. hey, sheena. >> aww hi guys. this is ace he's up for adopt n adoption. he's 3 years old. we're talking about clear the shelters. it is tomorrow, august 19th. have you ever wondered how these animals get in the shelter, how they become homeless in the first place. maybe what's happened in their life to cause them to now be looking for a loving fa

they physically get here and what's happened to cause them to be in the shelters. take a look. >> it's a hot wednesday afternoon at the humane rescue alliance. the van we've been waiting for has finally arrived. it's a transport van. inside, two dogs and six cats homeless, dazed and scared. niece are the new temporary residents of the humane rescue alliance or hra. >> this is one of our adoption centers. we have a lot of animals going out every single day. when we have an empty kennel and an animal, we want to save a life by filling the kennel with an animal. >> some found stray and some of their stories we may never know. one thing they have in common, they need loving families and they'll finally get a chance. >> that's really cute. >> a second transport van pulls up as we're about to leave. this time with six puppies from southern

>> every day the humane rescue alliance receives strays and surrenders. it's bittersweet when you find out the reason we're here. >> boyfriend was surrendered to us because of housing restrictions, through no fault of his own. we'll find him a new home. >> we'll never know this dachshund's story. he was shaking like a leaf when i first held her, visibly upset. now she's in good hands. their arrival is the first of many steps they'll take. >> it's a new environment for him. let him settle in for a day, then he'll be available for adoption. he'll get neutered and microchiped. >> hopefully the stay will be a short one and the perfect family will soon find a place in their heart and their home for each of these animals. >> reporter: of course, tomorrow, this guy is up for adoption. if you want to find out where a

location is near you, because it's not just one location. we have many locations around the area. go to the nbc washington app or go online. nbcwashington.com. from there, you'll see clear the shelters. just click on it and you can find your local location. what's happening tomorrow is a huge effort to get as many animals like this adopted to clear space in the shelter and allow other animals to come in and find a home. a lot of shelters are waiving or reducing the adoption fee. coming up, we'll have a live interview with someone who tell us a lot more. >> ace is just a baby. he wants to play. sheena will be -- she could be there the whole time. >> you have your hands full too. >> two dogs. anyway, yes. i was going to call her a income will head,

my dog. she is a knucklehead all right. we have a lot of humidity to deal with. it will be taking leave for the weekend. it will be plenty warm this weekend but without the humidity, heat without humidity is a whole other story. outside this morning, there are raindrops way out to our west. they're going to be coming in our direction. so the severe weather risk today, a marginal chance in the shenandoah valley. this yellow zone here, that is a slight risk for strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon. keep a weather eye to the sky. have your nbc washington app downloaded and ready to go. we have an interactive weather feature on there for you. future weather, it doesn't look that impressive before 3:00. after 3:00. any one of these pop-up storms could pack a punch today. damaging winds would be the primary threat. although we've had so much rain lately that a slow mover could really leave quite a bit in the

little bit of a flash flood issue. into your saturday, lower humidity. more sunshine. not anywhere near as bad of a day tomorrow. there is a very slight chance. this is 9:00 tomorrow night. there's a very slight chance of a quick little shower late saturday evening. most of your saturday and sunday will be rain-free. there's your ten-day forecast. near 90 today. stormy and humid outside. less humid over the weekend. of course, the eclipse comes up on monday. so far it looks like our skies will be clearing up to enjoy the 82% eclipse and really nice early taste of autumn weather comes in the second half of next week. let's go back over to the news. first 4 traffic to fill dine. >> good news trafficwise. no issues on the east side of town, route 50. clean and green westbound work zones on the bay bridge and annapolis

bowie at 3301 towards 197. all have been cleared. a lot of the work zone crews are backing up and no big travel troubles. 450 in crownsville has reopened. that was flooded through much of the evening and overnight hours. traffic moving well on the virginia beltway between tysons and bethesda. we hope it stays that way. guys, back to you. >> thank you. the latest move to get you to spend your money at walmart and not at amazon. how the company>>

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4:56. a tragedy in gym class sparked a lawsuit. a 14-year-old girl died after she had an asthma is tack in 2015. >> now, her mother says gaithersburg high school did not do enough to save her daughter. the news 4 i-team uncovered a lawsuit that said the teep asked to get her inhaler three times before the teacher let her go. she was allowed to leave, she wasn't escorted. it accuses the nursing staff of waiting to call 911. the school district has not commented on this case. the this weekend, you have another chance to get back -- there's free immunization clinics tomorrow. they're being held in greenbelt,

from 11:00 to 3:00. no shots, no school. if not immunized on thursday, you'll have to pick them up. we have a list of other clinics and tips as you prepare for the new school year. it's september 5th in prince george's county. search ready for school in the nbc washington app. 4:57 now. uber is testing a new feature that will allow drivers to choose where they pick up and drop off passengers. follow me. it's allowing drivers to set a drop-off area filter that will let drivers choose certain geographical areas where they would like to stay. the company says they'll filter out any requests that go in the area the driver chooses. like if you have to go to the driver as a passenger. i hope the rates were lower then. uber will launch a small test. not sure which markets they will test that in. >> i get the idea if you live -- if you're leaving dupont circle and go to bethesda, that's outside their

all right. the next time you need to stock up on groceries, you might want to head on line to walmart. they're taking on amazon when it comes to grocery delivery. walmart says it's fulfilling orders from more than 900 stores. amazon announced it's buying whole foods. those stinky corpse flowers could bloom at any minute at the u.s. botanic gardens. thousands of people are lining up already and apparently, it's horrific. we'll have more on that. i put it on my facebook page. "news4 today" continues now at 5:00 a.m. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. i am eun yang. first the latest on your weather and traffic. >> let's check in with chuck bell before we go to wtop's dave gill dine. outside on the weather deck,

hot out there, chuck. >> at least there's a puff of a breeze. that is really helping things a little bit. but it is really warm and incredibly humid outside. that's not going to change until we get to about 9:00 or 10:00 tonight. outside, there's a live picture from our tower camera looking eastbound. lots of low clouds this morning. nothing on radar. it's a rain-free start to your friday. temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. that's at 5:00 in the morning. so for the kids that do have to go to school today, warm and humid. there's a chance of showers as early as recess or noontime. but a much higher chance for rain. some strong storms a real possibility between 3:00 and 9:00 today. afternoon highs up near 90 degrees. but heat indexes today, mr. gill dine, could be 105. that's extreme. >> just thinking about it. good news on the roads, real good this morning. no b

zones in the way. no delays to speak of. most of the work zones on the east side of town are cleared. in town, rock creek park, we're alternating by the work zone single file between virginia avenue and potomac freeway. out on the beltway, looking good in virginia on the inner and outer loop. no troubles on the south side across the woodrow wilson bridge. 95 northbound, 395 inbound across the 14th street bridge. that is the latest from the top traffic center. aaron and eun, back to you. > terror in spain. more than 100 people are recovering after two separate but connected attacks. cars driving into crowds. >> multiple people are in custody this morning and there is a manhunt for at least one more. erika gonzalez breaks down what's hni