>> good afternoon, everybody. welcome to news 44:00. leon has the afternoon off. a violent weekend in the district ends with two young lives cut short. >> early sunday morning police make a pair of disturbing discoveries rather. young man found shot to death inside cars just about an hour and a few miles apart. at this point investigators don't think they are connected. >> this morning or this afternoon we are learning more about one of the victims. and we have the details now from pat collins who is on the scene. pat? >> reporter: jim, witnesses counted eight shots fired. they say five hit the victim. a case of cold blooded murder here in an anacostia. on the stage he was known as big o. omar rogers

they describe him as a young man who stayed in his own lane, just trying to provide for his two small sons. omar rogers, brother and number one fan of sean savoy, two-time met at wilson high school, rising star receiver at virginia tech. omar rogers gunned down sunday morning in the parking lot behind the union town bar & grill in anacostia. this is how sources tell the story. it was 3:45 sunday morning. omar had just finished performing at the union town bar and grill. he was in his car in the parking lot back behind the bar. a red car pulls into the alley, a man gets out of the red car. he walks over to omar. words are exchanged. then they say that man pulls a gun. he fires eight shots. five of the shots, they say, hit om

redred car and they make their away down a one-way street the wrong way. john savoy is the victim's father. >> he just was an all around good kid, you know? no rough, mean spirit in his body. >> reporter: and for him to die this way? >> tragic. undescribable. >> reporter: what has this done to your family? >> oh, wow. um, beyond words. >> reporter: now coming up at 5:00, we're going to hear from sean savoy, the victim's brother. smiles to great sorrow, the story he has to tell. coming up 5:00. now back to you. >> pat collins, thank you. turning to your forecast now, and rain from nate swept through the dmv this morning. boy, was it humid out there today, pat. >> yes, it

kammerer. doug, is nate moving out? >> nate is already out of here for the most part. it's up around the boston area. extremely fast moving storm at one time moving 50 to 60 miles per hour. we did see rain early this morning and still we have seen a couple scattered showers around the region. if you look at the radar right now, really nothing to show. we did have a couple light sprinkles in portions of montgomery and howard county. that is now over with. take a look at what we are dealing with here and that is nate way up towards boston. here it was early this morning bringing us some fairly heavy rainfall, now watching that moisture move to the boston area. what it's done, not just bring us beneficial rainfall. it has brought us some very intense heat and humidity for this time of year. take a look at the temperatures around our region. we're at 85 degrees right now. the average temperature is near 70. it's 86 in hagerstown, 82 in richmond, and it feels a lot hotter than this. we're going to talk much more about the heat, the humidity that's still to come examine the chance for shower activity for most of the we.

see you in minutes. >> thanks, doug. first at 4, a warning for parents in prince george's county this afternoon. henry wise junior high in upper marlboro say they have confirmed two cases of tb. school officials say they are meeting with parents to provide additional information about this. we don't know if the two patients are students. we are told the risk of exposure is low. it normally takes at least 8 hours of close contact with an infected person to contract tb. the school says it is working now to provide screening options for students. >> now to a developing story in the district, we just learned the car involved in this fiery crash over the weekend was stolen. two people are still in critical condition. a third in stable now. d.c. police tell us the car was speeding downhill crest drive southeast last night. the driver lost control and slammed that car into a row of trees. that's when it burst into flames. crews had to cut open the roof to rescue the people trapped inside. po

suspected the car was stolen because the license plates were missing. so far no arrests. tributes are coming in this afternoon for a grandmother recognized as a fixture in her community. a car hit and killed jewel louis saturday morning on h street northeast. news 4's derrick ward is live with reaction from family and friends. derrick, the 62-year-old worked on capitol hill for what, more than 30 years? >> reporter: more than 30 years. she worked at the office of the architect of the capital. she was well known there. but she was also well known in this community here. this is an accident or an incident that is indeed torn at the long-standing fabric of this community. you can see the memorial has grown up at the intersection where it happened and there are still some of the investigator's marks out there on the street on h street. it was just after 11:00 a.m. saturday morning, 62-year-old jewel lewis hall was crossing h street when she was hit by a van

street onto h. she was pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital. she lives a few blocks from here. she was indeed a neighborhood fixture. she was known from everything, from heeding tfeeding the homel doing her errands, buying her lottery ticket. we talked to the family. they are torn up about this. amid all of the grief of the loss of the fixture of this community, they are choosing to remember the good times. >> we're not going to remember her by how she died, but we're going to remember her by how she lived and that she's been an incredible mother, friend, sister. >> mom. >> grandma, super woman, everything. >> reporter: now, police say that this accident is still under investigation. indeed detecters were out here earlier today canvassing some of the businesses here in hopes of get something surveillance footage that might have caught that ennis denlt. now, a person in the

stay on the scene. so far tlfrm been no aefts are. we'll have more on the story later on news 4 especially tributes to the woman who everyone knew as miss jewel. we are live on the h street corner in northeast, derrick ward, news 4, back to you. >> derrick, thank you. virginia is a month from pick being the new governor. the candidates will square off in their third debate republic. a pole shows northam with a 11 point lead. the lead has increased slightly. 6% of have says they are undecided. gillespie hopes he'll get a boost from the vice-president campaigning in virginia this he can would. you can see what the candidates had to say in previous debates on the nbc washington app. just search virginia governor. >> well, a war of words between president trump and an influential member of his own party. >> in an interview with "the new york times," tennessee senator bob cor

actions could put america on the path to world war iii. nbc's bla nbc's blayne alexander is following the latest from the white house. blayne. >> reporter: an example of the major change in the relationship between the two, senator bob corker was once under consideration to become candidate trump's running mate. but now the retiring lawmaker says he is concerned about the president's leadership and he says that many other republicans feel the same way. new shots in the war of words between president trump and prominent gop senator bob corker. corker telling "the new york times" the president treats his office like a reality show and worries his actions could lead to world war 3. here's what corker said about the president last week. >> i think secretary tillerson, secretary mattis, and chief of staff kelly are those people that help separate our

lashing out over the weekend on twitter saying corker was afraid to run again after the president refused to endorse him. not true said corker who called the white house an adult day care center where someone missed a shift. some blaming corker for the iran nuclear deal which president trump suggested he will end. >> his conservatives haven't forgiven bob corker. >> reporter: but the president may need corker's vote to move the agenda forward from new sanctions object iran to tax reform and immigration. the white house releasing a list of immigration demands in exchange for protection from immigrants who came to america as children known as dreamers. topping that list funding for the president's border wall. democrats say no way. and when president trump announced last month his plan to end the daca program, he promised to work with congress to come up with a replacement. well, now democratic leaders chuck schumer and nancy pelosi say this latest list of demands shows no attempt

compromise. jim and pat, back to you. >> all right, blayne alexander. thank you, blayne. it's a video so many of you are clicking on. i put it on my facebook page. it's probably on everybody's. an enraged maryland man jumps onto the hood of the bus. why the driver did not stop. first at 4:00. >> disgraceful, disturbing, disgusting, too. big names slamming a hollywood exec accused of harass being women. >> and a mother's vow to carry on her daughter's mission. >> the legacy that she started, we're going to continue it and we're not going to let it end. >> where the prince george's county parents are finding strength

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you know, 19 years can sound like a lot of time unless you're thinking of it in terms of a child's life. 19 years is all ashanti billie's parents had with their daughter. >> ashanti grew up at prince george's county, then moved down to norfolk, virginia to follow her dreams, and those dreams ended last month when she was discovered dead. news 4's meagan fitzgerald just spoke with ashanti's parents today. >> yeah, meagan, through their grief they found a new mission. >> in trying to share that with us, they showed incredible strength. they weren't emotional because

god that ashanti is where she needs to be. they say this is all part of the plan. it's also a tragedy, though, that it's given them a new purpose. >> she wanted to open a bakery. that's been her dream, her goal and desire for years. >> reporter: ashanti billie was just 19 years old, but her parents shea she was driven and focused on her future. >> once again, going to something that was part of her passion, to help move forward in her future and that was the last time she was seen. >> reporter: ashanti was last seen on a navy base in norfolk, virginia in the morning of september 18th. her parents searched tirelessly until police say her remains were found near a church in charlotte, north carolina days later. now their mission is to make sure ashanti's legacy lives on. >> we started the ashanti foundation and our goal is to offer one scholarship in the beginning to a deserving student graduatingro

in upper marlboro to attend the art institute. >> mr. and mrs. billie are also working on a way to help other parents whose children are missing. they mentioned the financial burden with searching for a missing child. that is one area they'd like to assist others. >> this went on for so long. i'm so glad you were able to talk with them today and it's a good thing that they are giving back, too. >> yeah. >> and starting already that process. >> exactly. it is another way of shifting their pain. so they're grieving and as you can see this very strong, but now they have a purpose to make sure that their beautiful daughter's memory lives on. >> what a wonderful way to remember her. >> exactly. >> meagan, thanks so much. >> awesome. >> well, we now know the story behind this crazy video that is making the rounds all over social media. lauvergne dorn is the man clinging to the hood of this moving school bus in baltimore county last thursday. now, he was angry or beyond angry and yelling at

to open the door because someone on that bus allegedly threw a bottle out the window and that bottle hit his car. but the bus driver refused, concerned about the safety of the kids on board. you can hear the frightened students in the background. police tell us at first dorn stood in front of the bus, then jumped on the when the bus started moving. he was arrested and he is facing several charges. you know, some of the people on my facebook page who follow me, pat, i know we both posted this today, say what he did was wrong. but they also wonder what happened in the pursuit of this bottle throwing if it actually happened. and were there any repercussions for the kids. >> yeah, kids tend to be kids. they do things they're not supposed to do, but it's a good thing the driver did not open that door it appears that was a good decision to make on his part. during fall you're supposed to go to the mountains to see the leaves changing colors, but in colorado you'll see this.

this afternoon outside denver. in fact, a winter storm warning was issued for parts of this area. >> oh, we're not ready for that after our hot october days. >> no. >> that's 11,000 feet. that is an hour and a half away from denver. they got snow in denver proper. it was in the mid 60s, 70s another other day. there was a 40 degree temperature drop in the last 24 hours. >> what's with the humidity for us in october? >> we got the exact opposite. not just bizarre, pat, it's ug will ugly. we're in the mid-'80s right now. it doesn't feel like the mid-'80s. i'll show you that in a second. first off take a look outside. it doesn't look bad. it looks pretty nice out there now. we have some clouds, some sunshine mixed in, partly cloudy skies. winds out of the south at 13. again, 85 degrees right now. the average high temperature near 70 and we are so far above that. 87 mar tinsz burg, 87 in cull pepper. it is so humid, you

index right now. this is the way it feels. it feels like 93 degrees outside on our monday. 97 in annapolis, 96 in fredericksburg. 92 in gaithersburg. yeah, thanks a lot, nate. this is from nate. now a post tropical storm. making its way up toward the north and east. for us, no more rain chances here. this is not hitting the ground out here towards leesburg. we're watching as we did see a couple showers move in. there's nate making its way out. it moved so quick this morning. did provide us with a cup many hours of rainfall right around the time we wroo leaving the house, getting the kids ready, getting out the door early if your kids had school today as mine did. look at the storm, where it went all the way to the northern east up in the boston area bringing boston some shower. we all did need to see the rain. we got hoof an inch of rain. more on nate. amelia will have that coming up for you at 4:30. legality me show y let me show you what's behind nate. it won't be as stickut

8:00 a.m. dealing with cloud cover across the region. we're going to stick with those clouds during the day tomorrow. couple of showers isolated. i'm really not expecting much in the way of shower activity tomorrow. really should be a fairly nice afternoon. it will be warm. it will be humid. now, the wind is going to shift and we're going to see a little bit of a different pattern here moving in during tuesday into wednesday. look at wednesday now. here comes the shower activity. by 8:00 a.m. and those showers stick around most of the day, at least early in the day. a good chance for rain early in the day wednesday even n. afternoon, scattered showers sticking around during the day. wednesday could be a little bit of a witness one. and then on thursday more of a northeasterly flow develops a nasty day there, too. tomorrow mostly cloudy, warm, continues humid. heat index 85 degrees. nowhere near where it is today. it's soupy with the tropical air mass. tomorrow a little bitter. next couple of days back down to 75 on wednesday, cooler 69 on thursday and thursday is going to be one of those dreary showery days. could see drizzle during the day.

friday high temperature of 70. right now the best two days of the entire ten-day forecast, just happens to fall on the weekend. saturday and sunday looking good. highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. sunday could be a little humid but hey we'll take that after what we've dealt with today. sticky for sure. >> all right, yeah, we will, doug kammerer. thank you, buddy. >> we've got some breaking news just into the newsroom. espn anchor jamel hill has been suspended from her job. she went on a twitter rant last night calling for the nfl fans to boycott the advertisers, the dallas cowboys owners jerry jones said cowboys players who kneel during the national anthem would be benched. that story continues. amazon making more moves today. the online giant could soon change the way you get your prescriptions. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with the good and the bad for your bottom line. >> plus the local school

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several big name celebrities are speaking out today about

meryl streep issued an emotional statement that you can read on our nbc washington app. now, weinstein was fired from his own company this weekend because of harassment allegations. those allegations were chronicled in a recent article by "the new york times" and today we also heard from one of weinstein's accusers. >> here to talk about it is kit hoover of access hollywood. and, kit, this is all happening very quickly, this termination over the weekend from a company that is run by him -- was, him and his brother. >> oh, and jim and pat, i think many more names are going to come forward. disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein as you said has been fired from his own company as the allegations of sexual harassment pile up. now another weinstein's alleged victims is detailing her claims against him. so ten years ago lauren sa vaughn was a news anchor on long island. she told her story today on megyn kelly. >> we were all sitting around the table.

the owners of this restaurant. have you ever seen the downstairs? there's a whole restaurant downstairs. >> so you go downstairs. and describe what you say happened. >> we go downstairs. there's two guys sweeping up in the kitchen. he shews them away, he tells them to go. he says, let me walk you through. we walked through this kitchen into like a vestibule where there are like bathrooms and a hallway and a door out to this restaurant was locked. it was closed. and that's where he cornered me in this vestibule and leaned in and tried to kiss me, which i immediately rebuffed. i had no idea it was going to happen. it happened very quickly and immediately exposed himself and, you know, began pleasuring himself and i just stood there dumfounded. >> baffling. we reached out to weinstein about these claims and received a no comment. by the

that weinstein's apology last week was the final straw for her. jim and pat, back to you guys. >> all right. let's move on to other matters. you have a busy monday coming up, right, kit? >> oh, yeah, guys. charlie, we're talking about "american idol." apparently he was offered the "american idol" judges thing and turned it down. i thought it would have been great. i'm liking the lineup of lionel richie. i think it's going to be with katie perry. were you fans of the "sex and the city" movie? there was a third one locked in and ready to go and samantha, kim ka terrell i guess they're saying was holding out. now they're saying -- because they recast it without her. i think it can't do without samantha. what do you guys think? >> she was a big draw on that show. there's only one. they'd have to change the name of the character and all, too, i think, right? >> bring in somebody new, but don't recast samantha. >> we agree with you. thank you, kit. >> thanks. >> thanks, guys. >> we'll see you

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murdered and left in a parking lot. d.c. police tell us omar rogers had just finished performing in southeast d.c. saturday. someone shot him five times. his brother played football at virginia tech. new reaction from our pat collins straight ahead. >> we are learning more about the woman killed while crossing the street in northeast over the weekend. jewel hall was 62 years old. she had worked on capitol hill for more than 30 years. she was hit and killed saturday morning at the intersectionf of tenth and h streets. >> a new poll out from christopher newport university shows ralph northam with a 7 point lead over ed gillespie. vice-president mike pence will be campaigning for gillespie later this week. >> but first at 4:30, we turn to the weather. >> yeah, and nate brought us some heavy rain for hours this morning. but now it's

our storm team 4 meteorologist amelia dra amel amelia draper has what's on tap. >> the humidity due to nate, i want to show you this loop on the radar. this is the last 18 hours. you can see rain anywhere from the carolinas up to the great lakes. now we are looking at nate concentrated mainly over the new england area, pulling out of our region jut just an isolated shower out there right now. for most of us again, we're dry from here on out. take a look terrain falls from nate mainly this morning. washington picking up just over a half an inch. martinsburg over an inch of rainfall, dulles picking up half an inch of much needed rainfall. so nate did help to end our over three-week dry spell in the area. the area staying around an inch or less of rain. the high humidity levels doug was showing you feel like temperatures in the mid 90s also due in part to nate. there is more rain in the forecast this week. no tropical moisture.

up with doug and more on the wild fires in california as well. that will be around 4:50, pat. >> we look forward to that, amelia. it's been nor than a week since the gunman killed 58 people and wounded hundreds during a concert in las vegas. investigators still don't have a motive. there is a growing memorial in vegas for the victims. rows of american flags and flowers and balloons line a sidewalk. nbc news correspondent miguel almaguer has new details about the shooter and the leads pouring in. >> reporter: police are scouring new images like this. they're also focusing on the gunman's hotel room and on sunday arriving back at stephen paddock's home. investigators no closer to finding the reason why. >> i can tell you that i really don't have an answer for you about motive. >> reporter: under sheriff kevin telling nbc news in addition to the cache of weapons and ammo, a

paddock's hotel room. >> there was a note with numbers on it. it appears to maybe have been ranges as to where he was shooting at. >> reporter: newly released irs records show paddock earned $5 million gambling in 2015. one gun dealer telling police he sold paddock tracer rounds last month. bullets that leave a visible trail in the dark, but were not used in the massacre. officers who briefed his room at mandalay bay speaking to 60 minutes. >> so many guns, so many magazines, stacks and stacks of magazines everywhere. all kinds of monitors and electrical equipment he had in there. it just looked like almost a gun store. >> reporter: investigators are now questioning how could no one know of paddock's murder rust meticulous plot. his brother now said to be in las vegas is cooperating. one of the

attorney, an attorney hoping to freeze the gunman's assets. his brother said he's a multi-millionaire. the victims want the money to go to grieving families. back to you. >> that was miguel almaguer. a much happier update this afternoon. the parents of maryland native tina frost who was shot during the vegas massacre posted on her gofundme page that she's breathed on her own for a while over the weekend. frost has been in a coma since the shooting. she grew up in ann arundel county. to read more about her recovery pull up the nbc washington app and search tina frost. >> some good news making progress there. well, by now you've heard this could be a ginormous change. speculation is growing today that amazon may be expanding into yet another big industry. >> just like it's done with just about everything else from electronics to groceries, the retail giant may dive into prescription medications. consumer reporter susan hogan joins us now to tell us how this would work. susan?

time, right? this amazon could once again change the way we shop. there's buzz the retail super power now wants to tackle pharmaceuticals, a $560 billion market. according to cnbc. the company is in the final stages of its plan to sell drugs online. consumers already get their prescription medications online with companies like cvs, costco, wall greens and wal-mart offering the service. no word yet on how amazon's system would differ, but the so-called amazon effect, we all know about, usually means a seismic shift for consumers and competition driving down costs. >> amazon is a key negotiator. it tends to negotiate on behalf of its customers and drive down prices. we've seen that again and again. and that, you know, really is why there is so much anxiety about amazon entering new categories. >> when you think about 60% of prime subscribers, prescriptions play a key

it's not a matter of if, but a matter of when. >> he's absolutely right. amazon has been reportedly researching for months and has ramped up its hiring with new employees from the pharmaceutical and health care industry. so, ahead on news 4 at 5:00, while getting your drugs soon, the mail is convenient. it may not be your best choice. for everybody, we are working for you with what you need to know before you use a mail order pharmacy. >> and i'm curious, they're mailing everything and shipping everything now. we're talking about drugs and stuff that is regulated and licensed, you know, put into place by pharmacists. >> exactly. i mean, it's been done. it's been going on for years. with amazon get ing into the market now, this is for long-term prescriptions, certainly not overnight quick things you need for like antibiotic or what have you. we'll see how it goes. >> thank you so much, susan. >> sure. >> certainly be convenient. >> yeah. >> incredible video, first at 4:00, wild fires searing their way across the california

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with religious osh servances. another eliminates professional days for teachers. the school district said these are brainstorming proposals still gathering feedback from the community. discussion tomorrow at the board of ed. possible votes on it by next month. back to you. >> scott, thank you. first at 4:00 today, an emotional tribute to local first responders. the young father from prince george's county remembered for his sacrifice. >> and the remnants of nate making its way out of here, not just out of here, out of the u.s. in 36 hours, a very fast mover. but we're not done with the rain just yet. we'll show you when we have the best chance for rain next. see you in just a minute.

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here are four things to know this afternoon. d.c. police are looking for whoever killed a young father of two. someone shot him five times. his brother played football at virginia tech. new reaction from pol

the man hoping to be virginia's next governor will face-off in their final debate tonight. a new poll from christopher newport university shows ralph northam with a 7-point lead over ed gillespie. >> and amazon could once again change the way we shop. there's buzz again that the retail super power now wants to tackle pharmaceuticals. it's a $560 billion market. according to cnbc, the company is in the final stages of its plan to sell drugs online. plus we are following a breaking story out of california. one person is now dead in those wind whipped fires in the wine country. 1500 homes and buildings have been damaged. we have a report from northern california straight ahead. >> he was shot to death while responding to a call for help. prince george's county fire fighter john olm snyder was one of the

mark segraves was there for the emotional service. >> michael william kerr. >> reporter: the names were each read one by one. >> arkansas. >> reporter: honoring those who sacrificed their lives to save others. fire fighters from across the country gathered at the national fallen fire fighters foundation memorial in emmitsburg over the weekend to remember their own. >> this is a way for the nation, a grateful nation to say thank you for the service and that we're not going to forget about the sacrifice you made. >> one of those fire fighters being remembered, prince george's county fire fighter john, who was shot to death while responding to a call for help. >> it's still very difficult for them, for dawn. still grieving, still mourning the loss of her husband and they have a 3-year-old daughto

♪ ♪ >> reporter: 75 of those honored today died in 2016, but 20 of the fire fighters died or suffered their injuries before last year, including several who died as a result of 9/11, but whose deaths have only recently been ruled a line of duty death. for the families of the fallen, today's service was a time of closure and renewal. joshua warren was only 33 years old when he died. his wife and daughter traveled to north carolina for the service. >> it's been an amazing weekend. the honor that he's received, that all these people have received, there's no words. it's been a great comfort. it's been painful, but a great comfort. and i found a lot of peace this

>> reporter: reporting in em its burg, maryland, mark segraves, news 4. >> on to a developing story now, parts of wine country are on fire. it's out of control this afternoon in northern california. we've now learned today that two wild fires have grown to 14 wind driven fires that have killed one person and injured two others. some 20,000 people have had to evacuate napa valley. california fire officials say those blazes have destroyed at least 1500 buildings. it's unclear what sparked the fires that started over the weekend. >> you know that every second counts when it comes to surviving a fire in your home. in recognition of fire prevention week, we are working for you all week long, sharing what you need to do to keep you and your family safe. earlier this morning, d.c. fire officials performed a live demonstration on news 4 at 6:00 a.m. showing the difference that alarms and sprinklers can make. as you can see, with sprinklers, the fire on the lef

quickly. without sprinklers, the fire on the right was out of control. keep in mind that usually you only have about 3 to 5 minutes to get out before a fire becomes deadly. >> and look at how toxic the smoke is. we know this smoke will fill up a 3200 square foot house, and we are about to go to what we know is flash over. and even with this wind, this is not normal in your house. but it's cooling that area. but now you can see, you can see the floor catch fire. you can see all the decorations catch fire. >> to learn more about the sprinkler requirements in the district, maryland and virginia, search fire safety in the nbc washington app. you will also learn how to create an escape plan at home and get some other tips that could make a big difference. well, let's check in now with doug and amelia about this summertime weather. >> yeah, and we had such a stretch of dry days. it was nice to see some relief in the form of rain.

wild weather all over the country? and doug, she'll have that in a moment. doug is here with heat in october of all times. >> it feels tropical out there. what was tropical storm in hurricane nate made its way across our area earlier this morning. bringing up all that tropical moisture, bringing up all that warmth from down into the deep south. right now that is exactly what we're dealing with. temperature outside, 85 degrees. now, we have seen some sunshine out there. but the humidity is way up. it's 85 with the dewpoint and with the dewpoint the heat index upper to low 90s right now. it is incredibly humid. temperatures dropping to the 70s. 77 by 9:00, 70 by 11:00. humid, humid and more humid. the humidity is really hot, you can cut it with a knife. 84 in riverdale. mt. vernon 84 degrees. west leesburg, 84. underground network, extremely hot and humid afternoon. no rain. the rain hased

dry side of this, but take a look at this. here's the storm itself. this was the remnants of what was nate. nate making its way up through parts of the northeast right now. and moving extremely quickly. it was here this morning. it's already to boston and moving out to sea. that's not the only storm system we have going on. look at denver, colorado. yeah, the white, that is snow going on out there toward denver today. parts of that region picking up a few inches. with more on that storm and other storms going on across the country here's amelia. >> yeah, doug, we have seen snow in denver today. my girlfriend sent me a text message. she said we were in the 60s yesterday. before that we were near 80 degrees, and now it's 32 degrees and snowing. and we have some video from denver right now. i want to show that to you. then we're going to talk about the wild fires out in wine country out in california. but the snow today, that slushy heavy wet snow you can see the snow falling there. the city picked up anywhere from about 3 to 6 inches l potentially a little more in spot

west to california where wine country is dealing with devastating wild fires and the weather conditions not helping the wild fires at all. and i think you're seeing that video right now. a lot of damage in the santa rosa area and these fires continuing right now, but thankfully we should see some improvements with the weather conditions. but take a look, this is a picture i want to show you. this is from a satellite. these gray plumes are from the smoke from the wild fires. andrew friedman sending that out on twitter this afternoon. you can find that on my facebook and twitter pages. strong winds, dry conditions helping to spread the fires very quickly. so much so that the tubs fire around santa rosa has burned 35,000 acres and we're seeing 15, 100 structures destroyed, doug, from these wild fires. unbelievable devastation out in parts of california now. >> you mentioned those winds gusting upwards of 50 to 55 miles per hour today helping to spread those flames. now, for us we've been needing the rainfall. we're going to get some rain

83 still sticky tomorrow. look what happens, wednesday, thursday, friday. we're on the cooler side but it's not going to feel all that much cooler. we'll see some rather humid conditions here, too, but a good chance or for some showers, especially during the day wednesday, maybe even moderate showers. thursday and friday okay. good day saturday and sunday before pretty strong front moves in. that front has a chance for some thunderstorm activity before much cooler air moves in next week. guys? >> all right, thank you, doug. a man faces charges after jumping onto the hood of a moving school bus. wendy rieger is here now with a look at what's coming up at 5:00. >> i know this is very serious and he shouldn't have done that, but this video was big yesterday as well. it's like what on earth was he thinking? we don't get to see that very often, you know. obviously a wild scene. we learned last night he was from maryland. on the front hood of that packed school bus, the driver refused to stop because he thought the man was a threat. that

this now uber viral video. also, a major pocketbook issue affecting a large group of the population. what do you do when you don't have a down payment, but you do want to become a homeowner? just ahead at 5:00, a mortgage company is embracing a new way of doing business that it hopes will get more young people into their own homes. and you're going to want to hear about that. plus a woman walking home from a shopping center grabbed, pushed to the ground. the actions she took that helped her get away. so we'll see you soon with those stories and more. pat is going to be joining me tonight at 5:00. >> yeah, i'll see you soon. thanks, wendy. if you feel like the men in your life are more selfish, there may be a good reason you feel that way. a group of swiss researchers studied both men and women. what they found was that the reward center in the female brain was activated much more by generosity, but the reward center in the male brain was activated much more by selfish behavior. ther

previous studies have shown that the mere presence of a female family member in a man's life can be enough to nudge him to become more generous. >> i kind of buy that. you can't have enough women in your life. they do help. they do help. >> sister help out? >> a lot of women do. i think that's a good point to make. coming up next on news 4, new vows from the president to overhaul your health care. first at 4:00 failures in congress will breakdown what the president

parkvil right now at 5:00, a wild ride. >> open the door. >> an angry man clinging to the hood of a maryland school bus as it drives down the road. the story behind this video. a health alert at a local junior high school. what officials are saying after discovering two cases of a dangerous infection. plus she was killed, and

church. tonight her parents are talking to news 4 about her murder. >> are you saying, why, you know, why her? why her? because she was so good. because of god, we say why not her? >> how they are trying to make sure their daughter's legacy lives on. >> we are going to begin with a murder mystery here in the district. a young man found shot to death in a car. >> the victim was a popular performer. omar rogers killed after he sang on stage at a bar in anacostia. we are hearing from the family about the devastating loss. let's get right to news 4's pat collins on mlk. do police know what happened, what led to this? >> reporter: well, there is some video available. they're hoping the video might lead them to the killer, pat. this just in from virginia tech. john savoy is named athlete of the year. hear now this story ofat

smiles that turned into tremendous sadness. for sean savoy saturday began with great success and celebration. you see the former two-time wilson high all met caught nine passes for 139 yards and a touchdown as virginia tech beat boston college 23-10. but when sean got back to blacksburg, the smiles turned to great sorrow. it was there he learned his older brother had been shot and killed in washington. >> he's my number one fan, my number one supporter. >> reporter: and then for this? >> crushed me, man. first when i got the text about what was going on, then i got another call later on that he passed away. it just broke me down sochi motionally that i was lost. i didn't know what to do after that. >> reporter: 25-year-old omar