begins with breaking news. >> we have new clues in the mysterious disappearance of a 19-year-old from prince george's county. >> take a look at this surveillance video. it is dark and grainy, but you can see the woman's car leaving a naval base in virginia on the right side of your screen. now more than a week later, still no sign of ashanti billie and her parents are pleading for help. >> billie went to high school in upper marlboro, but then she moved to the norfolk area for culinary school and she worked at a sandwich shop on that naval base. our bureau chief tracee wilkins is in upper marlboro with the breaking details of this story. tracee? >> reporter: people who know her say this is not like ashanti billie. this is a girl that keeps in contact with her teachers and administrators at wise high school although she graduated in 2016. her family is down in norfolk right now helping the fbi. they want their girl back home. >> she's just

quirky girl. >> reporter: when i mention the name ashanti billie, i get instant smiles from her former teachers and administrators at wise high school. >> she's a very outgoing, lovely, always giving you a hug, always being positive. >> reporter: the 2016 graduate would sometimes come back for visits. >> she would come just as recently as our last year's concert and she jumped right in and started helping. >> reporter: billie, as she's known to friends, sometimes calls her former teachers telling them what she's up to. >> prior to her going to virginia beach, i spoke to her just checking in to see how she was doing. she was very excited about going to culinary school. >> reporter: that is why everyone here is so shocked to hear she has disappeared and not seen more than a week now. >> we have been praying and hoping for a very favorable outcome. >> reporter: billie is now a student at the art institute of virginia beach. around 5:00 a.m. on september 18th she's seen entering a naval base in norfolk where she worked as an assistant manager at a subshop. her car is then seen leaving a short time

she never showed up to work, though, and has not been seen since. later that same day her cell phone was found in a dumpster a few miles away from the base. last saturday her missing vehicle was discovered about six miles away from where she was last seen. her mother who still lives here in prince george's county is in virginia beach searching for her daughter and posted this heart felt plea. >> help me bring my baby ashanti home. >> reporter: at wise high school, students, teachers and administrators are worried and praying. >> we know that she's going to be found and just hopeful she's going to be okay. >> reporter: this investigation is really focused down there in the norfolk area right now. the fbi is leading the investigation and offering up to $10,000 to anyone who has information that can assist in this case. for information on how to contact them, you can go to nbc washington. reporting live in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you all in the studio. >> heart breaking pain for her mother. tracee, thanks so much.

also in prince george's county, frightening moments for students and parents. police find a gun and officials are giving props to an alert teacher. news 4's pat collins is at potomac high school in oxon hill. he has the details for you. pat? >> reporter: indeed, wendy. a teacher saved the day out here. you know, a student with a gun, a school on lockdown, worry in the air here at potomac high. >> i actually received a text on my phone and it really upset me. it said there was a gun person at potomac high school and they were on lockdown and i freaked out. >> reporter: police take a hand gun from a student at potomac high school to be questioned after a gun incident inside the school. police say this tenth grader had a gun in the school and was arrested here after a sharp-eyed teacher

this is how they tell the story. 9:45 in the morning. a teacher sees two teenage boys in the hallway. one has the uniform on, one doesn't. trespasser. she sees the boys exchange money. she gets more suspicious. she calls the school cop. he comes to the scene. he pats down the student, and that's when he finds that gun. police moved on this quickly. the school placed on lockdown as cops went to search for that trespassing student. with the permission from her mom, i talked to one of the students about what it was like inside. tell me how it was inside for you. >> um, i guess scary, not knowing what was going on. >> reporter: what did they tell you to do? >> to turn our phones off and sit in the dark. >> reporter: how long did you have to sit in the dark? >> um, maybe an hour, two hours. >> reporter: the lockdown went on for about two hours before they resumed the regular school

nathaniel laney, he's the principal here. are you worried for the students? >> no, i think it was an unfortunate decision, bad decision on the behalf of students. young people make bad decisions and i think we have to teach them the right way. >> reporter: now, police say that trespasser is a former student here at potomac high. he ran from the scene but police say they know who he is. now they just have to track him down. jim, back to you. >> all right, pat collins. pat, thank you. democrats have learned you can never say never on this topic. but the latest republican effort to kill obamacare appears to be dead. it was back on may 4th that president trump celebrated in the rose garden after the house passed a plan to repeal the health care law. later this afternoon senate republicans called it quits. for now. blayne alexander is tracking the story for us. blayne? >> reporter: well, jim, disappointment is the word for republicans. -- from republicans here on

capitol hill, all the way over to president trump at the white house. just disappointment they simply did not have the votes to make an obamacare repeal happen yet again. now, president trump, of course, keeping an eye on that, and a number of issues throughout the day. today in his joint news conference talking about north korea and puerto rico efforts, but threatening to overshadow all of that, his controversial comments on the nfl. and today the president said that talking about that is just as much part of his job as anything else. president trump while holding a joint news conference with the prime minister of spain leveling a new threat against north korea when asked about possible military action. >> not a preferred option. but if we take that option, it will be devastating, i can tell you that, devastating for north korea. >> reporter: but mixed in with talk of terror and foreign policy, the president rejecting criticism that he used his office to divide the nation over nfl players kneeling during the national anthem. >> to me

very important situation. i've heard that before about was i preoccupied. not at all, not at all. i have plenty of time on my hands. all i do is work. and to be honest with you, that is an important function of work. it's called respect for our country. >> reporter: the president announcing he will visit puerto rico next tuesday, more than a week after it was ravaged by hurricane maria, pushing back on criticism that his administration is not doing enough. >> i think we've done a really good job. we're continuing to. we are literally unloading on an hourly basis water, food supplies. >> reporter: as the president spoke, republicans on capitol hill announcing they are pulling the plug on a bill that may be their last shot at repealing obamacare. >> we don't have the votes. >> reporter: earlier with house members, a frustrated president trump lashing out at fellow republicans. >> we are disappointed at certain so-called republicans. >> reporter: republicans who are already moving on to their next challenge, tax reform. and speaking of tax

republicans expected to unveil the framework of their plan sometime tomorrow. that will now become their new focus here on capitol hill, wendy, after the failure of health care, they are now hoping for a win on this one. back to you. >> thank you, blayne. well, as blayne just mentioned, president trump does head to puerto rico next week to get a first-hand look at that utter did he have stap utter devastation. critics claim they have been slow to respond to the humanitarian crisis caused by those back to back hurricanes. there is growing concern of a mass exodus from that island as well. as people wait for days at the airport, hoping they can get on a flight that will carry them to the u.s. main land. supplies of food, water, fuel, very low. and it could be several months before power and phone service is restored. >> as the crisis in puerto rico continues, d.c. police are stepping in to help in san juan. we learned today they will be bringing supplies with them and

depend on cell service to communicate. d.c. police chief peter newsome says the mission for many is personal. >> eight of the ten officers that you see standing behind me are former police officers in puerto rico currently working for the metropolitan police department. they are familiar with the landscape and the people of puerto rico and, in fact, have family in puerto rico. >> ten officers are leaving for puerto rico in the morning. chief newsome says they'll be working on rebuilding efforts and helping the state police force. >> a scare in the air, this was near dulles airport this weekend. now a man is facing charges for pointing a high-powered laser at a fairfax county police helicopter. bureau chief julie carey spoke to the crew tells us how a determined flight crew got that suspect arrested. jules? >> reporter: well, wendy, when a laser

into a helicopter, it has to be jarring. something like staring straight into the sun. when this helicopter was coming back from duty saturday night, it happened three times that laser light flashing into the aircraft. >> two times. you know what, those lights don't flash up. it was flashing through the window. >> reporter: that's the conversation inside the chopper just moments after the two crew members were alarmed to find that blazing light suddenly flashing into their eyes. down below they had already noticed a strange suv that seemed to have strobes flashing. they contacted dispatch to get patrol cars on the ground moving. then they tracked that suv driver guiding officers on the ground. their infrared camera shows the officers pulled the guy over, then they get a report on what was discovered inside. >> i think he just said it was a laser pointer. >> there it was. there was a laser

there. pointing the laser at us. that's not cool. do you feel it was directed at us? >> no doubt. >> i maintained cop mode. this person had done something bad and i want to catch them and find out what's going on. >> reporter: now, the laser pointer that was seized, not that pen size type you might use to play with your cat. this one was high-powered flashlight size. there is no indication at this stage the suspect had any malicious intent. but those two crew members had to have medical treatment for their eyes. now, fairfax county police telling this story today because they want people to know how dangerous this can be. they want to discourage this kind of activity. it might be working. so far this year, the faa has had some 3,000 reports of laser incidents across the country, but that is down from last year. back to you now in the studio. >> all right, it you,

according to the news 4 i-team. they have reported an increase in laser strikes as well. so far this year in virginia there have been 20, 19 in maryland. again as julie just said that is according to the faa. now, some of those do include incidents with commercial airplanes. nationwide, there have been, again, 3,000 reports as of this summer. >> sidelined by scandal, tonight new protests amid the national debate over nfl players who take a knee during the national anthem. >> sudden step down, the ceo of equifax resigns after that epic data breach, but the impact is far from over. steps you still need to take to protect your personal information. >> and two comedians spotted at a d.c. school. no, it's not the beginning of a joke. it actually happened today, and only news 4 was there. why the famous faces went back to the classroom. >> and it will feel like summer again tomorrow, but i am tracking fall returning to the area in a big way. when we could see some 40s in the foreca c

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week three of the nfl season has ended, but the debate over players' silent protests during the national anthem has not. take a look at sports illustrated's latest cover. the headline says a nation divided, sports united. the editor says the magazine wanted t

that have emerged over this weekend that -- regarding this controversy. and today president trump once again on twitter calling out pro football teams. nbc's chris palone reports. >> we all aspire -- >> reporter: the debate reaches from the nation's football fields to the halls of congress. tuesday wisconsin democrat mark pokan dropped to one knee on the floor of the house, a sign of solidarity, he says, with nfl players who did the same during the national anthem at games across the country this weekend. president trump's words friday night about what was a handful of protesting players caused a backlash from nfl leadership, owners and players. get that son of a bitch off the field. >> reporter: the president tweeted tuesday the nfl should make a rule against kneeling during the national anthem and at a news conference called it an insult to military members he recently visited. >> they were fighting for our country, they were fighting to you are our flag, they were fighting for our national anthem. and for people to disrespect that by kneeling during the

think is disgraceful. >> reporter: former nfl player antoine bold en said what started as a small protest against racial inequality became a large act of defiance against the president's words. >> bail reform, privatized prisons, juvenile lifers, police accountability, those are things guys were protesting prior to. i think sunday was just a show of solidarity. >> reporter: a business owner in south carolina vows not to show nfl football in his bar until all players stand for the national anthem. california high school band performs the song with members down on one knee. and appropriate exercise of protected free speech or an insult to those who died for it. the debate rages on. chris palone, nbc news, new york. >> attorney general jeff sessions went to georgetown law school today to talk about free speech and he was greeted with a demonstration on the concept. law students and some professors protested outside. some say they were prevented from attending the t

universities have been suppressing free speech by allowing protesters to shut down speakers with whom they disagree. he also defended president trump's right to sharply crit ieds the nfl players who have been protesting racial injustice during the national anthem. sessions said he thinks the players are making a mistake, but he noted they are not breaking the law. as for the students who weren't allowed in, georgetown says today's event was hosted by a campus group that determined the guest list. happening tonight, men and women who made civil rights history will talk about the impact of a courageous decision they made six decades ago. surviving members of the little rock 9 will be honored at the national museum of african-american history and culture. 60 years ago this week, the group of black students was escorted by armed soldiers, past an angry white mob. to their first day at little ck

>> two comedic legends in a car getting coffee in d.c. news 4 was the only tv station in town to spot them. dave chappelle was visiting his high school alma mater today and he brought along jerry seinfeld. kristin wright live in northwest where she had a quick moment with the dynamic duo. kristin? >> reporter: yeah, you know it's so cool to see jerry seinfeld and dave chappelle right here at duke ellington where chappelle went to school. also really cool to get to say hello and meet chappelle right here. you never know what to expect in washington, or who. today jerry seinfeld and dave chappelle at chappelle's old high school, duke ellington. their camera crew rolling, and so was ours. we think that the comedians are in town shooting seinfeld's show, comedians in cars getting coffee. but today their

their classic car needed a jump. chappelle and seinfeld looking unphased, joking around outside of the school. by the way, chappelle is a long-time supporter. before seinfeld and chappelle took off, i got up the nerve to say hi. >> i'm kristin wright with channel 4 in washington. >> reporter: our time was short. chappelle with one last joke about my photographer jeff. >> kristin, is this your guy? >> this is our guy. >> run, jerry. >> reporter: do you mind if we talk with you? so that was the moment. so, as you may remember, it was just last week at the emmy's where dave chappelle gave d.c. public schools that big shout out. so, there is a lot of excitement over the past few weeks. and there were several chappelle and jerry seinfeld sightings around the district today including one in adams morgan this morning. back to you. >> those students went wild having him come back to

mater. that's pretty cool. >> and chappelle is appearing at the warner theater with i think through this weekend. so, yeah. there is a chance to actually see him a little longer. hear him a little longer than that. that's great. >> thank you, kristin. >> reporter: yes, lots of d.c. love. >> yeah. here's what's coming up next. >> this old macy's at the landmark mall will likely be turned into a temporary homeless shelter and not everybody is happy about it. coming up, we'll tell you how soon this could happen and the long-term plans for the mall. >> a surprise twist as investigators look for clues in a deadly house fire. what they found buriedelow this b h ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs.

to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education.

right now popular vacation spots along north carolina's outer banks are feeling the impact of maria. take a look. these are cameras. they show gusty winds and a company posted this video. it is from avon showing ocean water washing over the dunes creeping over the main roads. >> no major impact from maria in our neck of the woods, but here's amelia now with a check on the storm's track and where it's headed next. >> thankfully it's been downgraded now to a tropical storm at this point. no longer a hurricane. it is still moving very slowly to the north at only 7 miles an hour. take a look at the latest track here. maximum sustained winds at 70 miles an hour. throughout

we'll continue to skirt right along the north carolina coast. and then tomorrow evening on into thursday morning it will start to turnout toward the east and kind of head out to sea. so good news there. here you can see thursday at 2:00 it is already heading out to sea. about 10,000 people have evacuated. parts of the outer banks, mainly folks going to visit residents. those who live there have stayed. the biggest concern is storm flooding and beach erosion. you can see all the areas from the coast line norfolk down to wilmington, under tropical storm warnings and those are actually in effect until friday morning. i suspect, though, they'll come down a little bit earlier as the storm moves out to sea at that point. but here is a look at the storm right now. you can see it is bringing cloudiness and some rain to parts of north carolina and virginia. also a little bit of cloudiness to our own area. but here we are completely dry, maybe an isolated shower from maria if you're east of 95. this week is dry start to finish. you don't have to

currently temperatures are all over the board from 87 in rock i ville to 79 in college park. 82 here in washington. beautiful sunset going on right now and here's how we'll start your wednesday 7:00 a.m. at 69 degrees, some clouds out there tomorrow morning. very similar to today clouds will quickly break up. we'll get in a lot of sunshine lunch time and afternoon hours tomorrow. a high of 89 so warmer than today. with the humidity it will feel like we're in the low to mid 90s tomorrow. tomorrow evening 84 and most of us as you'll see on your impact planner are going to be dry tomorrow. out the door, everybody is dry on wednesday. it is mild. lunch outside is almost going to be too hot, especially if you're in kind of a suit or professional wear out there. if you can, i would recommend sitting in the shade. if you typically like to go out on your lunch break and walk around the block, maybe a walk-in doors is the way to go tomorrow. after school activities for the

you'll need the water bottle. feeling much like summer. take a look at your ten-day forecast. thursday is our transition day to more comfortable weather. breezy 82 degrees for high temperature with plenty of sunshine. on friday we cool down into the mid 70s. plenty of sun on friday as well. friday night football taking place on friday. it is looking great for that. temperatures falling into the mid 60s. and then on saturday and sunday we'll have temperatures in the low 70s. sunday morning in the suburbs you want to anticipate 40s and appropriately so jim. that is when we begin october. >> all right, we're ready for it. amelia, thanks. the conditions were so challenging, fire fighters said it was like swimming in quick sand. up next on news 4 at 6:00 tonight, surprising new details about what investigators found several feet below the surface. >> and a local leader singled out for siding with his political rivals. the issue that's made him a target on social media. >> and controval

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through a broken window you can see piles of stuff inside this burned out house of horrors. >> fire fighters say they found hoarding conditions at this home after a deadly fire, and that's not the strangest part of this. >> nowe

in the backyard. news 4's chris gordon is in bethesda. >> he joins us live from danbury road to tell us what else investigators found there. chris? >> reporter: well, wendy and jim, bethesda residents and neighbors here are worried tonight because they've seen bomb technicians come by here almost on a daily basis looking for evidence. we are told that the basement of this house resembles a bunker, with bedding and gasoline stored there. a fire truck rolls up to the house on danbury road in bethesda this afternoon. since the fatal fire broke out here on september 10, investigators have been trying to determine the cause. neighbors say they'll be relieved when they finally get some answers. >> i want to know whether there was anything wrong with the house itself or whether it was a gas line or whether there was something strange going on there. and we just don't know. >> reporter: investigators are finding underground tunnels dug around the house. a piece of heavy e

equipment sits in the backyard. investigators are collecting and testing chemicals that are stored here. they are finding electrical wiring and hoarding conditions in the basement with piles of all kinds of materials. but more than two weeks after the fatal fire that killed a man trapped in the basement of this bethesda hope, there are still many unknowns. the identity of the victim, the cause and manner of this death, and the cause of the fire. >> the investigators right now believe that we have narrowed down the area of origin in the home. but they do not -- they're not comfortable right now in saying exactly what was the cause of the fire and what was the first material that was ignited in the fire. >> the resident of the home got out and yelled for help. he suffered injuries and was treated at a local hospital and released. the flames were too intense to get to the man who died inside the house. >> we're waiting on results from the medical examiner regard to us

>> reporter: police are keeping this fatal fire scene behind this fence under lock and key just in case investigators determine whether criminal charges should be filed. that's the latest live in bethesda. wendy, back to you. >> chris gordon, chris, thank you. a newly elected leader in loudoun county, a target of threat on facebook. he came under attack for voting with the democrats on confed rat memorials. the group calling itself loud and constitutional has branded him a turn coat. published his personal cell phone number and urged residents to call him. one facebook poster wrote, he should be shot. loudoun county deputies say they are chasing down all of these leads. >> now to the jolt we got from the department of homeland security confirmation russia targeted the election systems in 21 states, news 4 reached out to the maryland state board of

dhs and informed them last week that one of their online systems was targeted by russian government hackers before the presidential election. the system involves online voter registration and ballot requests. maryland election officials say there is no evidence the system was breached. president trump is playing a key role in the virginia gubernatorial race. >> a new poll finds 39% of voters saying that the president is a factor in their choice between democrat ralph northam and republican ed gillespie. 28% say he's a major factor. 51% of the democrats say he is a factor. 72% of republicans say he is not. >> now, this poll finds 54% of voters oppose moving confederate statues. northam supports favor -- supporters favor the removal 2-1 and nearly 9 out

>> for years neighbors had been waiting for new shops and redevelopment at the landmark mall in alexandria, the city says it's a coming. in the meantime there is a controversial plan that would utilize the empty space as a temporary homeless shelter. news 4's meagan fitzgerald explains. >> reporter: the once iconic landmark mall has turned into a bit of an eyesore. now only one store remains and people are hoping for change. >> retail residential, that sounds like a nice idea for a revitalization. >> reporter: but many neighbors say they never expected a temporary homeless shelter to occupy this former department store. >> i don't know. it just seems odd. >> but at the same time here's a need, here's an opportunity. >> reporter: for years the plan has been to redevelop the old mall, but the owners say it will take them about two years to figure it out. >> the time lines seem to

up in terms of their redevelopment plans and our need for a temporary site for our current shelter. >> reporter: former alexandria mayor kerry donnelly who is vice chair of the carpenter center says it will take two years to renovate their location so he calls it an ideal situation. but some neighbors disagree. >> i don't know. i just don't think it's a very good idea. >> reporter: he says neighbors can expect anywhere between 06 and 80 residents to occupy this temporary homeless shelter. he says they will likely sign the lease in the next two weeks and they can expect residents to move in by the first of the year. reporting in alexandria, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >> and let us know what you think. should empty retail buildings be turned into homeless shelter? shelters? that's our question on the nbc washington facebook page. so far the majority of you, 70% responding, say yes. >> crossing guards can't do much to stop it. up next, the dangerous situation unfolding in this local neighborhood, and what parents are

on their way to school. >> i'm tom sherwood. everybody loves the zoo. but nobody likes the parking hassle you often find here. coming up, a $50 million plan to accommodate the growing crowds. >> and the sun will set in exactly 20 minutes. coming up in my full weather in about 10, i'm going to let you know what you can expect for the kids at the bus stop tomorrow morng. in

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because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. moms and dads say their kids are stuck in the middle of the street. drivers are speeding past children, refusing to stop for kids going to school. the problem is at 14th and up sure street in powell elementary school in northwest d.c., construction work at rock creek park is only adding to the congestion. it is the worst during the morning commute, crossing guards and police help keep drivers honest. but parents tell us the volume of cars can be unmanageable.

>> oh, that makes a big difference. the crossing guards make a big difference. >> crossing the street, we have to go around cars because sometimes they do take advantage. they'll sit in the middle and block the intersection. >> parents want the district to commission a study and come up with long-term solutions to gridlock. >> it is one of d.c's most popular attractions. but before you can get inside the national zoo, you have to find parking and that can be a real bear. news 4's tom sherwood who wrote that has more on the $50 million plan to make things a little bit easier for families. his story is all-new at 6:00. >> reporter: the national zoo, it gets a crowd seven days a week. even at $22, the few parking spaces fill up fast. frequent visitors know what to do. >> i do drive here, but we just get here early so we never have a problem with parking. >> reporter: shuttle vans. and buses help. but seeing the animals

finding zoo parking. >> because of our parking is so limited, sometimes it causes congestion on connecticut avenue and rock creek park. >> reporter: national zoo director dennis kelly tells news 4 the zoo is in the final planning stages to build a $50 million parking and service garage with over 1,000 spaces. more than 2.7 million people visit the zoo each year. that is expected to grow to 3.5 million within ten years. kelly says the garage will also free up land for more animals, too. >> we want to expand our africa offerings. we had giraffe at one time, perhaps they might come back. >> reporter: a garage could keep thousands of cars off a nearby neighborhood streets. >> if that is the case, people will be thrilled. they will be thrilled. >> reporter: the zoo says metro brings many visitors, but many have to drive. >> remember, families are coming with strollers, two and three kids, and coming from places where it's hard to get to on metro. >> reporter: gare

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more fallout from that massive equifax security breach. >> the head of the credit reporting agency has now left the company. equifax's board of directors announced this morning that ceo and chairman richard smith has retired. he had been at the helm of the company since 2005,

electric. the move comes weeks after a data breach that impacted the personal information of 143 million people. >> nbc's tom costello has been working on this story and it is coming up on nbc nightly news. so smith is upset he gets to walk away, possibly para chute away in a golden para chute. >> $18 million. that's all. >> and 30 million. >> who is counting? >> and leaving that behind. >> that's the problem, right? we kind of gloss over 143 million. 143 million people. we're talking about virtually every adult in the country right now is affected by this data breach. and listen, here is the bottom line. all of us are being told by the experts, you've got to freeze your credit. and i know we've talked about this on set before the last couple weeks. it's been reinforced to me over and over and over again. not just at the equifax credit rating agency, but experian and transunion and, yes, there is a difference between a freeze and a lock.

nuances. bottom line, freeze your credit and then remember it's frozen when you've got to go take out a car loan or maybe a mortgage or put the kids in college, whatever. you can lift the freeze, put it back down. >> makes sense. >> and here's the thing. can i just say this? >> yes, please. >> unfortunately this is the new reality. >> every couple months this is happening. >> we take our social security numbers and dates of birth to the grave with us. it's not like we're going to do this for a month or two and be done with it. this is the rest of our lives. >> this is our world, you're right, tom. what did you learn about the investigation and who may be behind it, tom? >> listen, if you talk to cyber experts, and i talk to people who are really deep in the weeds on this, they will tell you, they don't know. they don't know if this is organized crime or if this is a nation-state, north korea, china, russia, they don't know. or maybe a combination of the two, they don't know. but it doesn't matter because it is so rampant at this point and if all of our stuff is out there on the dark web and being sold potentially, then we're goi t

here's the other thing. they may not even decide they are going to use your social and your d. ob this year. they may hold it for ten years. and then use it, right? you may think, hey, i'm free, nothing's happening in ten years. then bingo, they pop up in ten years. so, this is a whole new, really disturbing reality. >> that is completely frightening. >> and you have -- well, other than that freezing, because i was one of the people contacted that said my stuff was hacked. other than going to all of the experian and all, is there anything else we can do? i mean we're talking about going and getting off the whole digital world. >> listen, a lot of people are also -- i do credit monitoring as well. monitoring my credit in case somebody does something silly, right? you should constantly be checking your credit report. you can check all three once a year each, all right. you can do three a year for free. check your bank statements. check your credit card statements. the due diligence is something we all have to take part in. >> we really do. now more than ever. thank you. >>

-- nightly. >> great information. >> well -- >> amelia joins us now and boy do we have some gorgeous weather out there this evening. >> take a look at the sunset behind us. >> incredible. ominous over there, what does that mean? >> that means we're sitting inside and looking at a cloud deck that is not seeing the sunshine. >> a cloud deck, come on, wendy. >> that's what that means. [ laughter ] >> anyways, as we look to tomorrow, it is still going to be feeling like summer out there. and then as we look to our thursday we are going to start to transition to more fall-like weather. on friday, well, it's back to the sweaters and the sweatshirts and that sort of situation. especially on into the weekend. take a look at your weather headlines tomorrow with the humidity, low to mid 90s is how hot it's going to feel. it is going to be breezy out there on thursday and then again friday

the forecast is lacking is rainfall. and we do need the rain at this point. we need an inch and a half to catch up with where we should be for the month. out the door what do you snead? grab the sunglasses and summer clothes for the kids once again. you can leave the umbrella at home. the only chance for a small shower looks to be east of 95, that would be from maria. look at the temperatures and how much they warm. 6:00 a.m., 69 degrees. 8:00 a.m.,er we're seeing the sunshine break out. 74 at that point. a high tomorrow of 89 degrees. that is not normal. typically we should be around 76. we'll have some cloudiness tomorrow morning giving way to beautiful sunshine hopefully another spectacular sunset. it is hot and humid out there. another great vantage point from the city camera in the background. tomorrow humidity levels between the muggy and oppressive range. on thursday they start to come down. look what happens on friday. we are comfortable, but again, tomorrow is going to feel like low to mid 90s. here is a look at the next

spectacular. a little bit of something for everybody on the ten-day. summer tomorrow transition day on thursday, and fall friday on into the weekend. october begins on sunday. >> thanks, amelia. >> uh-huh. >> are you excited, the return of will and grace to nbc 4? ooh we want to celebrate so why don't you join us for the will and grace premiere viewing party this thursday evening. it's at lucky strike in northwest d.c., there will be food, there will be exclusive giveaways. and a bunch of us are going to be down there partying and want to party with you. doors open at 5:00 and the show starts at 9:00. >> i think we're all supposed to fit in the bubble bath with them. a cardboard cut out. >> we're going to do it. >> we can make that happen. coming up in sports, bryce is back after missing a month and a half. we'll show you why the stuff he's doing before the game is alreadyetting us excited fo gr

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to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education. >> announcer: this is the xfinity sports desk. >> carol is excited, bryce. >> we all are. >> especially watching him before the game tonight, he was at battling practice in philly. you can see he's ready to be back. six regular season games left until the postseason. but if his b.p. session is any indication, he is ready to beast it. this is a scene from philly just a short while ago. as we were watching the video come in, the beat writersn

watch how he crushes it. he had three home runs, two into the second deck. >> he makes it look easy. >> he does. all eyes on bryce harper tonight. he missed 41 games. his manager confirms he is so fired up. >> i talked to the trainer. they said he's kind of giddy like a little qukid opening lite league day or something. he's excited. we're excited. just going to have to be his conscience for him. you know, when i think he's had enough or maybe needs more or whatever, so, i'm just happy to have him back. >> and so are we. now, so many teams in the nba made major roster moves in the off season, but not the wizards. they are keeping their core together and now banking on that consistency can help them compete with anyone. got to get that food in for that first day of training camp for the wizards down in richmond. washington should be a team to deal with in the e

celtics to game 7 in the second round of the playoffs last season. their core back and ready to take a huge step forward in their second season under head coach scott brooks who confirms those nerves of coaching a new team are long gone. >> john was actually brought it to my attention how he said i did a much better job during the team dinner. so, he said i was -- looked like i was a little nervous last year. >> i even told him last year, you seem like you're comfortable. last year he didn't know what to expect from us and we were trying to get to know him. we know who he is and what he's capable of and the coaching style he wants to coach at and how he wants us to play so everything is a lot smoother. >> they start busting on him right away. college football and devastating news for yet another maryland quarterback hill out for the season, torn acl. in the span of three games, the terps los

the season is in the hands of a third stringer. this was the scene in college park over the weekend. again, university of central florida hill goes down in the first quarter. you don't even like watching that. the team confirmed our worst fears, torn acl. remember hill was the starting quarterback because the acl tear suffered in texas. third stringer expected to start against minnesota on saturday. number 18 in the video. didn't have much success and relief, 132 yards, terps loss to ufc. hoping to see a better response from him. >> part of the game unfortunately. what happens at the same position, that makes things a little tougher. i don't know, it's part of life. it's a great way to learn. we are moving and taking all areas. obviously there is an injury in the game. it kind of took the wind out of our

i think we can respond to adversity. >> finally you heard us makeup some nachos. addison russell dives into the stand. he doesn't make the catch, but watch how he kicks the guys nacho supreme. >> oh, no! >> chicago fan, too. he came up with more nachos and brought them over. 9:25 at bush stadium. no need to worry, he gets also a nacho selfie. >> exactly. can't beat that. >> the selfie is better than the nachos. >> probably went viral. it would have been really cool if he upgraded to that nacho batting helmet. that was like 20 bucks. >> okay. a lot more chips. >> they're playing cubs tornt. the reason i'm excited for it the cubs are number one. that will be the team, the nationals play first round in the playoffs next friday. nats park home field nats. >> that

>> carol, thanks so much. >> nightly news coming up next. >> we'll be back here at 11:00. hope you are, too. spectacular sunset.

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