at 6:00, three little girls murdered. right now on "news4 today," who police are holding accountable for their deaths as neighbors struggle to piece it all together. a final farewell, a week since the violence, the trooper will be remembered today. how his brothers in blue are coming together. don't you just want to add another 2001 your home? we will tell you about this special opportunity to grow

family, buy a pet or as we work for you, help clear the shelters on this saturday. we welcome you in. good morning. >> i'm david culver. >> i'm angie goff. after we have the baby, i might look at adopting another pet. you can't do too much too soon. there's so many options. >> and our news family will expand to tell you all about it. we have wendy coming into the show and sheena parveen. first, to the forecast for this saturday. beautiful sunrise shaping up. >> gorgeous sunrise at 6:30 this morning. a beautiful morning. one thing you notice when you step out the door this morning, the humidity not as bad and all through the weekend.

beautiful conditions out there. that sunset. after the sun passed, the sky was almost orange. in the upper 70s as we go throughout the remainder of the day, mostly sunny conditions. do we have humid and rain for the forecast? we'll let you know in a few minutes. we're working to learn more about the arrest of a man suspected of killing three girls. yesterday, police arrested and charged antonio williams in clinton. he lives on the same street as the home where the girls were kill. right now, police are not telling us if he lived in the same house. police are holding a conference at 11:00 this morning and we'll learn much more then. a crash on the baltimore parkway, we know the road has

before midnight. u.s. park police say the driver of one of the cars was taken to prince george's hospital in critical condition and passengers in the car were treated at the scene. no word what caused this. as soon as we get updates we'll update you on the washington app. investigation under way in florida after officers were shot in separate incidents, in kissy me, and in the hospital and they were checking an area of the city known for drug activity when they were shot. they did not get a chance to return fire. three suspects are in custody and they're looking for a fourth. in jacksonville, florida, two officers hurt when someone inside a home opened fire on them. the officers were able to shoot back. the suspect died. one officer is now in critical condition and the other in stable condition at the hospital. >>

of the show, one week since the violent protests and a state police chopper went down. law enforcement will pay tribute to one of two troopers today. there was no call as far as distress was concerned for that helicopter before it crashed last week and ves are trying to figure out the exact cause. and police say the man who rammed a car into the protesters last saturday, he was already accused of killing heather heyer and now he faces more charges as some of the others were hurt seriously and some permanently. it only grows. and opposition to the planned removal of the statute

the unite the right rally. charlottesville mayor says he wants a special session of the state legislature to debate its removal. governor terry mcauliffe says that won't help because the issue is tide up in court after a vote to remove it this year. the mayor initially voted against the removal in february. another statute won't be the site of demonstrations any time soon. we're talking about this one in richmond from protests this week. governor mcauliffe issued an executive order that temporarily bans rallies and protests. monuments in our area, the statute of general pike sits on federal land. >> last night, someone splattered it with red paint. megan fitzgerald picking up the

>> reporter: it's one of the latest protests around the country. residents rising up against racism, speaking out against president trump and demanding the removal of confederate statutes. d.c. residents are calling for the removal of this statute of confederate general albert pike. >> today, we're out here in response to white supremacy and ending white supremacy and raising our voices against the racist statutes around the city in this country. >> reporter: the protest was peaceful but just as it was about to end. >> it flew right past my head. that's just dangerous. >> reporter: someone threw this bottle of red paint that splattered across the statute. u.s. park police arrived and started investigating but organizers insist it

>> i understand people's passion and people's rage but that is not what we came here to do. >> reporter: many d.c. council members along with delegate eleanor holmes norton is calling for removal of the statute. she said she will be meeting with the park service about that when congress resumes in september. news4. and helping to "clear the shelters" this weekend. how could you not want to do that? today, you can adopt your best friend at no cost at many shelters here and happening around the country. >> it is, a mama kitty and big dog. they will be helping us out this morning, up early saturday, wendy regan is liv

animal shelter and sheena will be live at the rescue center. if you have questions we have all the answers on the campaign at the washington app and love to see photos and videos, using #cleartheshelters. we'll try to share that with all the rest of our viewers. >> a fun event. 6:08 this saturday. show me the money. how you can have your shot. 530 million bucks today and that jackpot may only get bigger. >> he is out of the white house but not out of a job, the role steve bannon stepp

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this morning, officials in spain are looking to set the terror threat level. police are searching for members of the terrorist cell. five members were killed in the terror attack including an american who was celebrating his anniversary. they planned to build a large truck bomb in barcelona. dealing with tragedy this morning, a man in finland went on a stabbing rampage, killing two people, six others, got hurt. police finally shot the man in the leg and took him into custody. police think the man acted alone but not ruling out the possibility of other suspects. it happened in the western city of turku. security has not been stepped up there. 6:11 your time there. look athi

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well, we have some pleasant conditions out there as we continue in the evening. temperatures falling through the

we have the redskins game tonight, in case you have plans. no worry about rain conditions. how about the solar eclipse, how is it shaping up for that? coming up in a few minutes. >> all talk about the solar eclipse. this morning, he's out of the white house. this morning, steve bannon says he's ready to go to war for president trump. >> he is already at work for the breitbart news site. this is what he told bloomberg just late last night. if there's any confusion out there, let me clear it up. i'm leaving the white house and going to war for trump against this is opponents on capitol hill and in the media. >> reporter: promising war, steve bannon's bracing for battle, now becoming one of the last west wing originals to leave the picture, one year and

trump. the self-styled protect tore of the president's nationalist pledges, mutually agreeing with chief of staff john kelly he should leave the white house. the news applauded literally when it was announced at the stock exchange. >> i'm telling you bannon has said to have submitted his resignation. >> reporter: cheered by civil rights groups, democrats, even some republicans. >> the president did absolutely the right thing in firing steve bannon. steve bannon was undermining the administration. >> reporter: the chief strategist had been telling people close to him he thought he'd survive. nbc news learned bannon talked to kelly about resigning two weeks ago according to multiple sources familiar with the decision. kelly recommended bannon's removal after a staff review at bedminster, getting a sign off from the president, bannon often seen, rarely heard but influential to far right conservatives giving this

>> have our back but hold us accountable. >> reporter: now free to swipe at the so-called globalists in the west wing. >> conservatives trusted steve bannon as the backbone of the trump administration. >> this was another fix to the staff side of the equation but really i don't think will have much effect on the donald trump side of the equation. >> hallie jackson with that report right there. other big moves including president trump's informal advisor, carl icahn, stepping down to stop partisan bickering about an unofficial role suggested to benefit him financially. the entire presidential arts committee resigned following the president's response to charlottesville. they cited his support to hate groups and terrorists who injured and killed fellow

americans. you have another chance to get your kids vaccinated. free clinics, held in greenbelt, temple hills runs until 3:00 this afternoon. remember this, no shots, no school if your little one is not immunized on the first day you have to go back and pick them up. a list of other local clinics, all you have to do is search "ready for school" in the nbc washington app. since no one won that huge powerball jackpot earlier this week, we now have another chance to be lucky tonight. >> we all have another chance. just until 9:45 in d.c. and 10:00 in maryland and virginia. the jackpot is $535 million the eighth largest jackpot. eighth largest

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this morning. >> it was so humid i couldn't go out. >> it just hits you. thanks goodness it's on the low side today and tomorrow. we have this weekend special. thanks goodness, we've been having pretty good weekends across the region. a beautiful sunrise. 6:56 is the official sunrise time in d.c. lower humidity. the lower humidity returns on monday and rain on wednesday. current temperatures out there, 79 in washington, dulles at 71, pretty much everybody in the 70s, winchester the cool spot at 64 degrees. we're taking it up to 90 degrees today. mainly dry, cannot rule out a few passing sprinkles and south of d.c. and north of d.c. those temperatures continue to rise. a beautiful day. head out to the pool. we haveic

south overnight. i think the area of concentration is north of any showers this afternoon. if you're headed out to fedex field, we're playing the packers. and temperatures into to the 70s. tonight, temperatures in the upper 70s and for the eclipse at 2:42, that's when it will be at 81% totality in terms of the moon will be covering the sun at 2:42, 81%, about as good as we get here. 91 on tuesday. wednesday looks good, will stay with us and another chance for storms as we look to the end of the work week. >> thank you. they paid their bills but it might not keep them in their homes. why

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red line, single tracking between jirbtry square and fair gait north. judiciary square. this is what it looks like inside lin hill condominiums. >> the fire alarms don't work and people are squatting in empty rooms. pleading for action. >> reporter: flicks day is a way from having no place to call home. >> in the heat of the moment i have to find some place else. has the -- that would be crazy. >> no idea. she has to start school. >> we have to find family members to stay with. >> she is going through this the second time around. >> you keep saying sorry it's not helping the children that live around here and t

that live around here, you keep saying you're sorry. >> reporter: holes in the hallways and run down conditions. doors propped open like this is a fire hazard and having the doors open would make the flames travel quicker. >> reporter: they have known about the fire hazards for a year. and time is up. >> we do need it fixed but if there's a fire and no alarm. by tuesday that is a short notice for people. how are we supposed to find living arrangements. >> reporter: lynnhill says they think they can make the deadlines. >> you cannot please all people at all times. this is a difficult situation and we're trying to find a solution that fits everyone. >> reporter: many families are preparing for the worst. >> there's nothing we can do but move as fast as possible. most likely we will be in a shelter. they said on tuesday, we had to be out of

>> reporter: it's a countdown they never saw coming in temple hills. coming up on 6:27, a week since charlottesville, a major city is trying to prevent a repeat of that violence where police are taking precautions today as two groups prepare to protest. right now, a look outside. the sun is already out. the rain is not done with

at 6:30 on this saturday morning and a little bit later this morning, we should learn more about the horrific deaths of three girls in clinton. police arrested antonio williams for triple homicide. williams lives on the same street as the victims but police not telling us if he lived in the same home. the trooper killed in the deadly chopper crash is being laid to rest today. trooper pilot berke bates service was yesterday in richmond. a big day around the country, helping "clear the shelters," adoption fees waived at many shelters today. wendy and sheena will be leave with an inside look at some shelters. head to

for details how you can adopt. some barking and meowing, not a bad way to wake up. >> and bunnies. not limited to just kitties and dogs. >> some options and variety. as we welcome you in, thank you for joining us. i'm david culver. >> i'm angie goff, already admiring the sunrise this morning. looks like a beautiful day ahead. >> it's beautiful. we shouldn't stare at it, let's get to work. lauryn is tracking the weather. you're saying low humidity? >> yes. it shouldn't be as bad, in the low 60s amazed to low 70s where it was yesterday, opposed to the low 70s. it will be just fine out there in terms of what we're looking at in terms

the sun just came up four minutes ago. 79 degrees out there. we still have the clouds in place but we will start to see those dissipate and next up your eclipse forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. today, community members in an historically black neighborhood in west virginia are set to protest a proposed power line. the plan to build a transmission line toon amazon data center might be scrapped for a new route. a spokesperson for dominion energy said the company alerted the state it will likely have to build the line along i-66 instead. a man seen throughout the bay area for decades is being remembered today. a public memorial for danny hawn known as cool "disco" dan. at

speakers and music. his story was told back in 2013 by a bethesda native, the legend of cool disco dan. he died from complications of diabetes. >> the godfather of go-go is also getting special recognition today. ♪ >> celebrating the life, legacy and music of the d.c. legend. fans will gather at the park named in his honor in invested washington today from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. expect to hear the chuck brown band and other go-go bands with some of his greatest hits. if you have an issue with a police officer, there's a new way to have your voice heard, filing a complaint. fairfax county has two new websites that

concerns or complaints about the police department. there's a civilian review panel of nine people who live in the county and independent police auditor. fill out a form and e-mail or mail it in. the panel and auditor will be put in place after this happened after john gear was killed, this was in august of 2013. there are tensions in boston today as two competing rallies are set to happen police working against a similar situation as charlottesville last saturday. how that city is getting ready. >> reporter: a security plan in place for an event the city of boston says it doesn't even want. >> i absolutely would not have given them a permit if i didn't have to give them a permit. we don't need that type of rhetoric going on in boston common. we've come too far. >> reporter: cameras

the bandstand a the coalition will use saturday. >> folks have had a week to work on this. it's quite extensive. >> reporter: 20 to 30,000 counter-protesters will walk saturday from reggie louis to the common. >> i'm a little disturbed i've seen posters around the city asking people to bring bottles and throw bottles at the protesters. that won't be tolerated. >> reporter: police officers, some under cover will be there. if all goes to plan, the two groups won't intersect. >> i think the rhetoric has brought this to a different level. i've never seen so many people almost look for confrontation. >> reporter: also on alert -- >> any violence will not be tolerated. we ask our riders to be respectful of eac

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scherzer. did he do it? back he goes and that ball is gone! it's out of here. >> this is insane, this mega machado walk-off happened last night during the os and angels game in baltimore. manny machado drives the ball deep to center field and easily clear it off. os beat the angels. coming in third for all time most combined h

a lot of excitement there, too. >> yes. 6:38 now. unfortunately bad news at home for nats. reigning cy young winner, max scherzer is benched, placed on the dl list. this is the second time he was side lined for this injury. he showed up early but had to sit it out. the earliest he can return, august 26th. for a while we thought it was a crick in his neck and he slept long and hoping it's not more severe but looks like it's taken a toll. >> talk about taking a toll, the weather did that yesterday afternoon forcing trains to bypass the station about an hour and a half. you can see how much water flowed into that station. check out this cool video. you're about to see it outside our studios northwest in d.c. watch as

our tower last night. look at that. that's awesome. nbc photographer, cesar gonzalez, captured that for us. wow. >> all right. 6:40 right now. a great day to go for a run or bike ride. lauryn tracking it. it's beautiful. and this is one you will enjoy. the last time they saw each other was fleeing the nazis in world war ii.

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hi, everybody. welcome back. the "today" show is next on nbc4. >> let's see what they're working on. head up to new york. sheinelle jones and craig melvin. >> president trump's former chief strategist, steve bannon speaking out overnight talking about the future of the trump administration now that he's gone. what he has to say about what happens next and what's next for the white house. and for the eclipse, the best places to buy and spots to watch. and back to school, we have a ways to save you big bucks for everything you need. how would you like to buy all of their suppliers under 20

>> all that and plus we have puppies in the studio when we get started saturday for "clear the shelters" this weekend. >> we're feeling that, too. we will have full team coverage of cuteness. >> we have wendy rieger coming in, craig, so who knows what's going on. >> it must be big if she's coming in on a saturday morning. >> thanks. >> sheinelle mentioned back to school. d.c. public schools opening next week, one will wow the staff. >> duke ellington reopens next week and tom sherwood shows us how it's undergone its own dramatic renovation. >> r. >> reporter: it's one thing to slap a lot of white paint on an old building but do a $170,000 renovation and 1,000 square foot expansion and you've got something. ask ronald lee newman a graduate from the old building that

back to 1998. >> this building was filled with love but falling apart. >> and tracie jenkins how the old building felt back then. >> much different than it does today. it's such an awesome environment. >> reporter: the old auditorium is a 108 seat theater and retractible orchestra fit. nearly 600 students will begin academic and performance work here after flex bases. >> we had them 10 hours sometimes as their performing and learning. this is home. >> when i started this process i had long hair flowing down my back and i'm bald now. it's all worth it. >> reporter: final touches being made before the students arrive. supplies being put in

moore puts it in perspective. >> how do you feel now walking around the school? >> i feel we're entering into a glorious renaissance. we are claiming ellington's legacy. >> reporter: a grand re-opening is set for saturday at 11:00 a.m., alumni all welcome. in the district, tom sherwood. news4. you might want to consider finishing your back to school shopping today if you live in maryland, the final day of the tax-free holiday meaning you don't have to pay taxes on shoes or clothing that costs $100 or less and the first $40 of a backpack purchase is also tax-free. you only have today to take advantage of this. something you will only see on news4. a survivor of the

reuniting with the family that hid him and his family. it would not have happened if it was not for a high school assignment. [ speaking foreign language ] don't tell anyone. >> reporter: those words, tom will never forget hearing from his mother. >> we were not to say anything in school or to our best friends. that was drilled in by my mother. >> reporter: it was early 1945, the van roons and seven kids living in the netherlands. the house got a bit fuller. >> my parents decided they would take them in. >> reporter: two young jewish children, a boy and girl, hid from the nazis. after they left, tom was 7 and didn't think he would see them again until his grandson turned a high school

personal mission. >> i think almost every night, he was up looking for e-mail the same as i was. >> on your project, too? >> yeah. we were a team on it. >> reporter: after searching for weeks they looked for ralph berets. >> i heard a dutch accent, and thought maybe i know this person. >> i said, this is tom van roon, you stayed at our house. >> is that true? hard to believe. >> that led tom to join his daughter and grandsons on a trip from canada to d.c. at this moment. >> i see him already. a young man with gray hair. ralph. good to see you. who would have known? >> in the

you can't ask for better. >> of all settings. >> 73 years. 73 years. >> he now lives in arlington, virginia. his sister moved back to the netherlands, never forgetting what the van roons did for them. >> they were just doing what they thought was the right thing. they certainly saved our lives. >> the reunion sparked by the determination of the next generation. >> the two world war ii survivors also sharing insight what's going on in today's world. saying the next generation needs to be aware of racism and anti-semi-tism not to allow for a repeat. amazing to watch that unfolding. >> as we go to schools and talk to young people, i'm amazed by so many that want to learn about history and learn from the past to make everything better as we move forward. >> nice to s

and interest in the next generation. and interest in science. when i go to school, they ask me about the weather. i don't know. >> you're the most popular, i think the weather department is the most requested to come to the schools with experiments. >> we do. every time i get an intern, you should be at the weather center, it's so much more fun. we're talking about fun things like the solar eclipse. we will be here starting with a special at 1:00 p.m. on monday. doug and chuck will be at clemson at totality, in the path of totality. join us monday afternoon. you can get that on the washington, d.c. app and facebook, a lot of facebook stuff and social media. and we're looking at monday. how does the weather look on monday? my good,

clouds and people driving to see this thing, just disappointed by cloud cover. that doesn't seem to be the case here. looking good, partly cloudy conditions, it peeks at 2:42. that will be the time the moon is covering the sun in 80% totalitity. 2:41 it will peak and gone by 4:00. make sure those glasses are nasa approved. much less humidity this weekend. the humidity will return monday. our next storm chance looks to be midweek. 79 in washington. it's a cool morning and also a less humid morning as you make your plans this saturday. separates 80 by 9:00 a.m. it will be very nice, taking temperatures up to 90 degrees today. a little muggy but not quite as bad as yesterday. if you're working on your

fitness, comfortable conditions. temperatures in the upper 80s. tomorrow is not as humid at all. we'll keep comfortable conditions until monday it's pretty oppressive and monday, tuesday, wednesday we will have that humidity up there. finally, the humidity will fall by the time we get to thursday and friday. we have a lot of 90s on the board. enjoy this weekend with the lower humidity. >> we will, thanks. ready for this? could pandamonium make a repeat at the national zoo? the signshat could t

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the lottery, it makes me so excited. >> it's cool the two of you timed it together. >> we could have twins yees. pandaes. >> we will start you out about the death of three girls killed in clinton. police arrested and charged antonio williams of the homicide. he lived on the same street as the victims but police won't say whether he lives in the same house. the second trooper killed in the deadly crash in the protest in charlottesville will be laid to rest. lieutenant jay cullen's funeral will be today and trooper bates' service was yesterday. boston mayor saying he will not tolerate violence in the city. police are already taking meas a

speech rally that will happen. counter-protesters say they expect as many as 20 to 30,000 people to join them. >> it is time to "clear the shelters." adoption fees are waived at many shelters. we're hoping to get the word out. wendy rieger and sheena parveen will show you how you can grow the love and what to know. >> you're seeing low humidity today. >> yes. it won't feel as bad. you will notice the lower humidity, temperatures around 90. >>

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good morning. banished. president trump's chief strategist, steve bannon, firing back at the media already saying the trump presidency he fought for is over already. his exit just the latest in a string of high-profile departures within the wte house. what's next for president trump, and could his former top adviser turn fire on him? we're live with the latest. breaking overnight, police officers under fire. a string of attacks against officers nationwide. in florida one police officer killed, another gravely wounded in what police are calling a possible ambush.