at 9:00 on this saturday morning a few hours from now, we should learn more about the deaths of three girls all under the age of 10. this happened in clinton. police arrested and charged antonio williams in friday morning's triple homicide. williams lives on the same street as the criticism, police not saying if he lived in the same house. the second trooper killed in a chopper crash near the deadly protest in charlottesville will be laid today. lieutenant jay c

laid to rest in virginia and trooper bates was laid to rest at yesterday's service in richmond. >> hi. >> that's wendy regal right there. this is a live picture. she's already clearing the shelters, helping them out. you have a lot coming up. we will check in on you. wendy rieger on a saturday morning. news 4 today starts now. >> a big saturday morning as we welcome you in at 9:00. i'm david culver. >> she loves her cat. >> she does. >> i'm angie goff. we will have more on "clear the shelters" day, a big day in washington and a lot of homes about to get a little bit bigger. >> and hearts, too. >> we want to check in with lauren ricketts standing by with what sounds like a nice day. some could see some sprinkles. >> some could see

north of d.c. through northern maryland. we will say dry with plenty of sunshine. it will be warm today, no doubt about that. temperatures top out around 90. we're already at 80 degrees at this 9:00 a.m. hour. northwest winds bringing in drier air. the humidity is not bad today. noticeably lower but still out there. plenty of sunshine, mainly dry out there. can we keep dry conditions around for the eclipse sxwlrchts that information and that forecast coming up. >> thanks, lauryn. today, community members from an historically black neighborhood in virginia are set to protest a proposed power line but there could be news for those along carver road. a plan to build a transmission line to an amazon data center might be scrapped for a new route. a spokesperson for dominion energy said the company alerted

build the line along i-66 instead. the man behind the infamous graffiti tags seen throughout the d.c. area for decades, for danny, known as cool "disco" dan and led by go-go legend big brother c.j. with special guests and music. his story was told back in 2013 by a bethesda resident in the legend of cool "disco" dan. and getting special recognition today. >> one more time. >> chuck brown day celebrates a life, legacy and music of the d.c. legend. fans will gather at the park in his honor from 3:00 to 70

some of his greatest hits. given the recently rising tensions between officers and the community they serve, one northern virginia police department wants to hear from you, especially if you have a complaint with them. fairfax county has two new websites that allow you to file concerns or complaints about the police department. there's a civilian review panel made up of nine people who live in the county and an independent police auditor. you can fill out the form online or e-mail or physically mail it in. this was all put in place after a police officer shot and killed john gear at his springfield home in 2013. this morning, there are rising tensions in boston as two competing rallies are set to happen. police trying to prevent a similar situation from breaking out compared to what happened in charlottesville. how that city is getting ready. >> reporter: a securitla

boston says it doesn't even want. >> i absolutely would not have given them a permit if i did not 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 are now over the band stan the boston coalition will use saturday. >> folks have had a week to work on this. the scenario planning has been quite extensive. >> reporter: sky ranger showing us the route about 20 to 30,000 counter-protesters will walk saturday and takes them from roxbury down tremont 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: 700 police officers and some under cover. >> i think the rhetoric has really brought this to a different level. that's what

i've never seen so many people almost looking for confrontation. >> reporter: the nbta is also on alert. >> any type of violence will not be tolerated. we ask our riders to be responsible and respectful who they are. >> if you're looking for trouble regardless who you are, don't come to boston, we don't want you here. >> a popular amusement park is taking down a confederate flag and raise the u.s. in its place. the confederate flag has flown from it because it gets its name from the six flags that symbolize the confederation of texas and they want to focus on things that unite rather than divide us. we will tell you about the last minute switch that took max scherzer of the mound and why fans won't be seeing him pitch for a

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can he do it? that ball is gone, out of here! >> out of her. mega machado walk-off last night. driving a ball deep to center field, sue it, clears the wall. orioles walk it off and beat the angels, 10 combined home runs between the two teams comes in third all time for most combined home runs in a game. >> good for him. >> reigning cy young matt scherzer is benched placed on

in his neck. this is the fourth time he has been side lined because of it. the earliest he can return, saturday, august 26th. we were hoping it was just a crick in the neck from sleeping wrong and doesn't seem to be the case. the weather taking a toll on the d.c. metro system, flooding forcing trains to bypass the station for a half an hour. you can see how much water flowed into the station. check out this cool video outside our studios in northwest d.c. watch as a lightning strike hits the tower. this is our tower. there it is, pretty cool. >> photographer cesar gonzalez captured that for us. >> too close for comfort for me. >> at least not when we're walking around the parking lot. >> 9:10 is your saturday in the midst

here. if you're on social media you may see hashtag "clear the shelters" and say, what's this all about? we'll check

well, we've got that sunshine out there right now. we will continue to see the sunshine through the afternoon. temperatures, it will be warm outhe

degrees today. the humidity not quite as impressive as yesterday. lower than yesterday but not as oppressive. it comes back along with storm chances, how does your eclipse weather look? we have the 10 day forecast coming up. d.c. public schools open up next week, one school is going to wow the students and staff. it's impressive. >> it is. the duke ellington is having its grand opening this morning and how the school has undergone its own dramatic renovation. >> reporter: it's one thing to slap a lot of white paint on an old building but do a $170 million renovation and 100,000 square foot expansion and you've got something. ask ronald lee newman, a 1994 graduate at the old building at 35th, that dates back to 1988. >> this building in 1994 was

apart. >> reporter: tracie jenkins class of '88 how the old building felt back then. >> much different than it does today. it was still an awesome environment. >> reporter: the old auditorium is 108 theater with retractible orchestra pit and students will begin next week after several years in flex space across town. >> we have the kids for 10 hours sometimes as they're rehearsing and performing and learning. so this is home. >> we've come a long way. 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. history teacher lynn moore but it

>> reporter: how do you feel now walking in the school? >> i feel we're entering a glorious renaissance. proclaiming the elegance. >> reporter: the opening is set for auditory at 9:00 a.m., all alumnae welcome. you might want to consider shopping today if you live in the state of maryland, the final day of the state's tax holiday. you don't have to pay taxes on shoes or clothing that costs $100 left and the first $40 of a backpack purchase is tax-free. we're having a "clear the shelters" meaning you have a chance to get a fury friend. >> good morning, wendy. you're looking great, as

live in loudoun county. >> reporter: i'm happy to be here, out in the mountains, beautiful loudoun county. red is an australian cattle dog who just got here about a week ago. you will want to adopt this sweet sweet boy who has a really interesting story. he has been with one owner for nine years and the owner got sick and had to surrender red. he's really lonely, looking for his owner and wants a good home. might be good to put red in a home all by himself so he can be all by himself. he loves his ball. good boy. >> joining me is nina, director of the loudoun county animal services. you are fostering red. he is a sweet sweet dog. >> wonderful dog. great housemaners, doesn't get up on the counter and follows me all day long. wants a family to call his own. he misse

family emergency. if you have a tennis ball in your home, this dog is for you. >> reporter: how many do you have at the shelter today? >> we have about 48 animals. >> you say business has picked up because of "clear the shelters" campaign, people have been coming ahead to get ahead of the crowd. >> normally we have one to two adoptions a day. that's great, we're happy with that. all the marketing has been great, amazing. we had 14 adoptions yesterday and people want to beat the crowd to find their forever friend. >> you will open it from 11:30 this morning to 5:00. what's your advice to people? >> get here early and bring paperwork and a leash or cage if you're looking to find your perfect match. >> like tweet

affa aquarium with a turtle. what's his story? >> it came from d.c. and turtles are a long term commitment and sometimes people realize thaw can't handle them as long as they'd like to and end up in shelters. if you're ever looking for a turtle originny pig or rabbit we have all of these. >> you're waiving the fee? >> yes. all fees are waived and no adoption fi. they've all been spade or neutered, microchipped, ready to go home. >> reporter: they're ready to go with you. >> would you be sad to see red go? >> red is my 93rd foster. i've had a lot of animals over the years and you get attached to every single one. knowing he can go

where he can live forever gives me space to take another foster. >> you can adopt red and beautiful cats you saw a minute ago when i was holding one. we will be there all day. come visit. >> i don't know. if you need red, i think you need to get down there. wendy, they were connecting there and she may bring him home to join hers. >> they touch on something important. when you adopt a dog or cat or another pet a lot of them tend to be house-trained because they have lived in other houses before. we hate them having to leave their owners, a good day to be at home. >> and get outside. >> "clear the shelters" and run that dog around a little bit. we have to see how the animals react on monday, interesting for the solar eclipse. if you're headed out to watch

channel 4 on nbc. amelia draper and myself are going live at 1:00 and then with doug and we'll be talking to them as well. a little on the hazy side, humid. multiple continues to drop through the day. we have a great weekend ahead. it comes pumping back monday. the rain does not come back in until wednesday, already up to 80 degrees. it is going to be warm out there today, hitting 90 degrees, not as muggy, mainly dry. we could have a few sprinkles north of d.c. that's about it. maybe just a few sprinkles is all it amounts to. if you're heading to the redskins game, they are taking on the packers. sun comes down just about 8:00,

humidity is on the low side before it comes out monday. solar eclipse, 80%. tuesday lookso with g

welcome back, dozens of owners might soon be forced out where they live. this is their home what it looks like inside t

condominiums. >> the fire alarms don't work and people are squatting in empty rooms and sharing the desperate plea for some action. >> reporter: families only days away from having no place to call home. >> no idea. no idea. being doquocia started school. >> last year we had to find a family member to stay with. >> reporter: passion pleasant was evicted last time, too, but doesn't make it's easier. >> you keep saying sorry is not helping these children that live around here and not helping elderly people that live around here, you keep saying you're sorry. >> reporter: rundown hallways, holes in the ceilings, all these unsafe conditions and more inside lynn hill. doors propped open like this are a fire hazard. if there was a fire having the doors open means the flames and e

republic >> reporter: they have known about it for a year and they say time is up to fix it. >> we really too need to fix it. by tuesday, that is a short notice for people. how are we supposed to find living arrangements. >> reporter: lynne hill thinks they can make the deadline. >> you cannot please everyone but we are trying to please everyone. >> there is nothing we can do but move as fast as possibility. most likely we're going to be in the shelter. they said on tuesday we have to be out of here by 24 hours. >> reporter: a countdown they never saw coming in temple hills. news4. 9:26 your time right now, live look outside starting off really comfortable here. we will check in with lauren ricketts

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at 9:30, we will update you on what is a horrific story, three little girls m

holding accountable for their deaths struggling to piece this all together. a week since the violence, a trooper from charlottesville will be laid to rest. how his brothers in blue are coming together. look at those faces. how do you say no to those? >> you can't. >> we will talk about a special opportunity to grow your faechl by a pet or two as we work with you to "clear the shelters." welcome into "news4 today." i'm david culver inside with angie goff. >> there is a reason they don't send me there. >> they had red playing with the tennis ball and you can't turn away. >> so adorable. >> we're also watching what is happening in the sky. >> i think lauryn ricketts is tracking that now. >> we

we had a few clouds early this morning and now the response to the sunshine, going up 80 degrees at 9:30. we have a northwest wind. we know it's bringing in a lot drier air. the humidity is not as oppressive as yesterday. morning, midday and evening, temperature around 90 degrees. you will feel that humidity not quite as bad. humidity comes back and so do rain chances, talking about when you need that umbrella next in about 10 minutes. >> see you then. we're working to learn more about the arrest of a man who killed three little girls in prince george's county. >> a hart stod story to hear. joining us live from clinton, what we do know about the investigation at this point as it cti

derrick. >> reporter: this investigation has moved at a rapid speed after that grisly discovery of three young girl under the age of 10 found dead in this house. it was about 7:30 yesterday morning a relative, person who lives this house on brooke jane drive and from upper body trauma, they were beaten to death. arrested 24-year-old antonio williams junior of the same address was arrested. he faces a number of charges. three counts of first degree murder and three counts of second degree murder. later, the police expect to release more information about the circumstances of this murder. shortly after this happened, police were assuring residents it is confined to this home but the grief spread throughout the nehb

of disbelief. >> it's just children. i had to do something. i couldn't sleep. >> reporter: due live on this sleep? >> i live a couple miles away and i had trouble sleeping. they're just babies. >> reporter: folks say this house had been vacant for a while and the family there in currently has only been there a couple years. some do remember seeing the children outside, others remember just someone moving in there. not a lot of activity at this house. later today, prince george's county police are expected to release more information about this horrible crime, three young girls under the age of 10 found dead in clinton. >> absolutely heartbreaking thanks. we just learned over the past hour or so a crash on the banks of the baltimore washington parkway turned deadly near land

they had to shut it down for hours after the person was hit. they have not given us the name of the person. the driver of the car did stay at the scene, no word what exactly caused this. investigations under way in two different parts of the state of florida after four officers were shot in four separate incidents. in kissimmee, one facing murder charges and one in the hospital from an area known for drug activity. they did not get a chance to return fire. in jacksonville, two officers here after a shooting. someone inside the house opened fire and the officers were able to shoot back. the suspect died and one officer is now in critical condition. another is in stable condition at the hospital. today marks one week since the violent protests in charlottesville. it was during those protests a virginia police chopper went down. law enforcement from around the co

troopers killed. lieutenant jay cullen from westerfield, virginia and the pilot bates, laid to rest yesterday. they're trying to figure out how exactly it went down. meanwhile, more charges for the man police say rammed the car into counter protesters saturday and he is accused of killing heather heyer and now facing wounding charges because some hurt permanently and more seriously and this investigation only continues to grow. still up in the air is the future of the robert e. lee statute in the park. opposition to the removal was the reason behind the unite the right rally. the mayor now says he wants a special hearing to talk about the

governor mcauliffe says that won't help because it is tide up in court. the mayor initially voted against the removal, back in february. another lee statute won't be the site of demonstrations any time soon, talking about the one in richmond, you're looking at video from protests. earlier this week, governor mcauliffe issued an executive order banning rallies and protests there. trying to figure out who vandalized a statute in our area. someone splattered the statute of general albert pike with red paint. u.s. park police arrived, started looking into this. organizers of the protest says it wasn't thrown by anyone in their group. now, they're asking for its removal from federal land. lines are already forming

there are plenty waiting to find a new home. >> i'm seeing one. >> save one for me! >> sheena parveen is in the northwest. my gosh, he's so cute. >> i think he was going to say something. wait. no, no, he's speechless, excited about today. we're at rescue alliance, in the dog section here. i have a cute little adoptable, just a puppy. i have maybe and you have kitty. this is david smith a spokesperson for the human rescue alliance. these dogs came from southern virginia. >> they came from a transport. when we have open space we taken a malls all over the country. we never euthanize for space. this saves lives. >> that's what clear the shelters is about, making space for others to come in -- ah, he's getting camera-shy -- so they now have a place to

i had people outside asking me do i need to take the dog to the vet? >> no, they're fully vaccinated and neutered and checked up. we invite people to see a vet when they get home. we have low cost facilities here and get them checked up so the animal gets used to it. >> you are waiving the adoption fee and they can come back to the vet clinic. >> we are on facebook in the broadcast and we're taking over the instagram account so you can see what's going on in your home. come on down. there's lots of animals that need loving homes. >> we are so excited. this guy needs a home and we have many other animals. join us on the nbc washington p.

phone. you'll have angie's missed calls trying to tell you to hold onto it and not give it to anyone else. she's been wanting this dog since you showed us. so cute. show me the money. >> how you can have your shot at $35 million, wow and how the jackpot can only get bigger. >> he's out of the white house

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first anniversary with his wife. a man in finland went on a stabbing rampage killing two people and six others got hurt. police finally able to stop the man by shooting him in the leg and taking him into custody and don't think there are other suspects. the stabbing was in the city of turku and security has been stepped up. 9:42. rise and shine. it is saturday morning, skies are clearing. beautiful, picture perfect. lauryn is tracking how long it will stay dry, stay with us. maybe your weekends can include having this guy. he has a lot to say as we "cl

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this tweet just in from the president tweeting about the latest white house staffer who was ousted, writes, i want to thank steve bannon for his service. he came to the campaign during my run against crooked hillary clinton, it was great, end quote. meanwhile the chief strategist is back to work at the breitbart news website. >> hallie jackson is breaking down his departure. >> reporter: promising for war, steve bannon bracing for

wing originals to leave the picture. the self-styled protectionist agreeing he should leave according to the white house. the news applauded literally when it was announced at the stock exchange. >> i'm telling you bannon is 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 but nbc news bannon talked with kelly about resigning two weeks ago according to multiple sources familiar with the decision. kelly recommended bannon's removal after a staff meeting at bedminster getting a sign off from the president, often seen,

rarely heard. >> have our back but hold us accountable. >> reporter: bannon able to freely 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. really, i don't think will have much effect on the donald trump side of the equation. >> hallie jackson with that report right there. >> we want to move on to a story everybody will be chatting about. no one winning that huge powerball jackpot this week. means you have a chance, everybody has a chance to take home a lot of moo-lah. >> feeling lucky? if you live in d.c. until 9:45:00 p.m. to weigh in, in maryland, until 10:00. >> this is the

powerball jackpot, $535 million. they expect to sell 1.4 million tickets in virginia today alone. a lot. >> you can win the lottery by adding to your house. >> like our jackpot, we get wendy rieger with us saturday morning working all day to "clear the shelters." >> that is gold. it means you can drop by a local animal shelter today and bring home a new best friend. wendy rieger is standing by in loudoun county. with so many different animals there. this is a ferret? >> reporter: yes. it's a ferret. this is dean and dean has a ferret mate called sam who is sleeping. isn't he sweet? who knew about ferrets? this is nina, theec

the lou day in county animal creatures. >> they are wonderfully sweet, you can house train them, walk them on a leash and a lot of fun. >> they bond with you? >> yes. they get to know their owners, you can teach them tricks, really wonderful pets. >> reporter: they really need a lot of attention, i understand, like a lot of companionship. >> if you only have one ferret you should be prepared to play with them but having two is great because you engage each other. >> reporter: let's go over here. sam is a cream colored one. he is sleeping. sammy. sammy. this is your big moment, sam. hi, you, hi you, boo-boo, yes. say, talk to my agent, talk to my agebt. i'm sleeping. you can actually have sam and dean. aren't those

you want to come out. hi, you, whoa whoa. sorry, sorry, that was rude. they will be opening at 11:30 at the loudoun county animal shelter from 11:30 to 5:00. all fees have been waived. let's clear the shelter. back to you. >> rieger, you just woke them up on a saturday, trying to sleep in, my goodness. but they're cute, that's for sure. >> having too much fun. #cleartheshelters, you'll see that on your social media today. folks twoilg stand in line because it's so nice there. >> we will have a touch of humidity, in the 90s. it will still be hot but not the humidity. >> the stuffiness, suffocating factor. >> so soupy once you head outside. a lot better today and t

we have plenty of sunshine today and tomorrow with the humidity a little on the lower side. humidity comes back in as we get to monday, solar eclipse day. let's show you what's going on. the skies are clear, a beautiful morning in d.c. much less humidity, humid this weekend, i guess that is proper english. it returns on monday. more stomp chances on wednesday. more storm chances. the model activity is showing storm chances monday afternoon but after the solar eclipse. 81%. temperatures in the 70s and 80s as we top out around 90 degrees. we could have a few sprinkles north of d.c. through maryland in this disturbance. for most of us,

dry. headed out this evening, looking good. clear conditions in the 70s. this should say weekend look. not as bad. you have the redskins game and farmers market looking good for today. temperatures in the upper 80s. >> humidity on the comfortable side and rolls back in on your monday and drops thursday and friday of next week. solar eclipse looking good. hot and humid when you head outside. make sure you hydrate properly. i

some good news, right? a story many of you have been talking about on the nbc facebook page, the possibility the panda at the national zoo is pregnant. >> we're waiting to see if she might be expecting another panda cub. you know the drill, they warn they sometimes go through the pseudopregnancies, signs they are expecting but they really aren't. vets have been analyzing to say she is showing signs of increased hormone levels and might be more irritable and sl

the exhibit is closed off to be quieter for her. >> just limit coffee and alcohol. >> right. four things to know this saturday morning, a horrific story in prince george's county. we hope to learn more about the deaths of three girls under the age of 10. >> police arrested williams who lived on the same street but not saying if he lived in the same home. today, the second trooper who was killed in his chopper will be laid to rest. the pilot, bates' service was in richmond. begin's mayor says he will not allow a repeat of what we saw in charlottesville in his city. thousands of counter-protesters are also expected the

many animal shelters there, and we will be live streaming on the nbc want app. a two-fer. >> a good day for being outside, lauryn. >> a little warmer out there, humidity and good for sunday and looking good for the total solar eclipse. >> that does it for "news4 today" on this saturday morning. we will leave you with images -- my goodness, how

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