>> the shots rang out in the brightwood neighborhood and that's where we find pat collins with the latest details. pat? >> reporter: jim, you're about to hear from harry lane. mr. lane is a vietnam veteran and has some experience with gunfire. but to have something like this happen on eighth street in the city of washington, that's disturbing. now, the first burst of gunfire, how many shots? >> about 15, 16 shots, i believe. >> reporter: second burst, how many shots? >> maybe about 12. >> reporter: and then the third time when the car pulled around, how many? >> about six or seven. >> reporter: man, what do you make of this? >> i think they need something to do. >> reporter: a barrage of gunfire in the brightwood section of our city. shot and killed, 25-year-old renard

alfonso russell says he was awaken by that gunfire. he went out and saw his nephew on the ground. >> i saw my nephew die in front of me. >> reporter: the family believes this began as a robbery. they believe renard marsh was set up and he was on the porch when a number of gunmen made the move. a lot of lead in the air. look at the bullet holes in the front door, in the siding. renard marsh dead on the scene of the his 21-year-old shot and wounded. one of the suspects fell dead in the front yard. they say friends of the suspect drove back to the house later and opened fire again. this family is torn

nobody had no conscience. it's every man for himself. i'm 41. yeah, i grew up out here, too. but youth are dying way before my age. >> reporter: so far this year in the city of washington, 92 murders. same time last year, 105. jim, back to you. >> all right. hard to hear those numbers. pat collins, thank you, pat. we'll check back at 6:00. developing now, new evacuations are ordered in northern california where wind-whipped wildfires are headed to more highly populated areas. earlier, the sheriff's department shot this video. this is a drive along a twisting road that looks like a tunnel of fire. at least 21 people known dead, nearly 30

and many of them are homes. >> our house is gone, guys. oh, my god! >> 115,000 acres. one football field is one acre. 115,000 football fields puts it into perspective. >> 115,000 football fields. in southern california, cooler weather. some moist air off of the ocean. it's helping firefighters gain some ground against these flames. flames that have skompcorched m than 12 square miles. >> boy, to see that mail truck go down that road and no houses are there. it's just shocking. >> we could hear it in the woman's voice. i don't think seeing it anywhere begins to give us the impact than when you're seeing it in person. the question to the north is when will that area get relief? >> let's check in with doug in the stormte

get worse as we move on through the next couple of hours, right on through the day tomorrow, red flag warnings in effect for today and tomorrow. i'm looking at the latest winds gusting upwards of 20 to 30 miles an hour. we had higher humidity and less wind and then early today now that wind is picking up again as another little storm system has moved on through. the winds, as i mentioned, gusting up to 30 now and expected to gust upwards of 50 miles per hour later tonight and into the day tomorrow. extremely dry winds increasing throughout the evening hours and sustained winds, 15 to 30 miles an hour. i expect these fires to continue to grow over the next 24 hours or so. hopefully by friday into saturday, we start to see things get a little better as far as the forecast goes for fighting those fires. for us, completely different scenario. we're dealing with the moisture and the rain that we've got. a couple of showers right now in montgomery county and portions of luray. more showers and ratherre

much more for your weekend forecast in a minute. >> you've got to work on that forecast for you and me down at the wharf. >> you've got it. the countdown is over. the grand opening for the wharf is tomorrow. traffic in southwest washington is going to be a nightmare starting early tomorrow throughout the weekend. transportation reporter adam tuss is there and will have the easiest ways to get around. i may be taking a kay jack down there, adam. >> reporter: you know, it's funny that you say that, jim. they were supposed to move my boat here and it wasn't supposed to be in the shot. >> yeah. >> reporter: but it's here and this is how i'm going to get down here tomorrow. so, you know, just be aware that that is mine when you come here tomorrow. listen, tens of thousands of people are expected to come to this major new

city and it's going to be tough getting around. here we go. the wharf rising over southwest d.c., ready for its opening party. everybody already knows it won't be a party to drive here. >> the parking used to be a dream down here and now it's just terrible. >> reporter: here are some insider transportation tips for you to consider. if you do want street parking, check out the nearby promenade. two-hour parking at meters and you can walk to the wharf. then you just interest two stops on the green line to the water front station and if you're taking uber or lyft, have them drop you off a block or two away to avoid the hassle on main avenue. but this opening weekend with music

here, do expect it's going to be crowded. >> the wharf is predicting as many as 20,000 people a day and then we suspect things will calm down a little bit. >> reporter: traffic control is out. or you can pull your sailboat into a slip for two years he's living on the boat next to the wharf. >> we joined the yacht club and we'll be staying here. this is pretty amazing. >> reporter: for now, a new destination that will require a transportation game plan. back her now live as everything gets ready at the wharf, virginia officials are going to be monitoring the traffic conditions throughout this weekend to see if there's anything that they need to change on their side of the river as far as signals to make sure that everybody keeps moving. this is going to be a big change for how everyone gets around. back to you. >> adam tuss, thank

those yachts, according to adam. it's going to be a full day tomorrow. opening ceremonies start at 11:00 and then at noon there's daytime fireworks. i want to go just to see daytime fireworks. from noon until 9:00, there's going to be live music and entertainment throughout this venue. but the big event is at 5:00. the headliner is happy hour concert featuring the actor kevin ba kevin bacon and his band, the bacon brothers. news4 is going to -- >> where's the sun? >> the good thing is, it will be cloudy so you can see those fireworks. news4 will bring you live coverage from the wharf's grand opening. molette green will be there in the morning and then handly and doug will take over. watch it here on news4 and see it on the nbc washington app. >> yeah. bring some company

have you heard, girls will now be allowed to join the boy scouts of america. the organization said late today that it changed the policy because it wants girls to grow up to be leaders. it's a similar mission to girl scouts of the usa. today's decision is already drawing attention on social media. i've heard from some of you this afternoon on my facebook page. one person wrote to us that they were glad to hear that they were becoming more inclusive and another was not so happy about the idea. our tom sherwood with the reaction from a local veteran of the boy scouts. >> reporter: he's been involved in scouting since he was a child in panama with his american diplomatic parents. were you a good scout? >> yes, i'm an eagle scout. >> reporter: b.p. spent most of his time raising money and equipment for poor scouts. he serves as the unofficial historian for the national capital region of scouts. he's still very m

in washington. b.p. says scouting has included girls in different programs over the years and welcomes the plan to have the girls join the boy scouts. >> today most schools are co-ed and having girls and boys together is not unusual. >> reporter: he says america could use more eagle scouts. >> if we remember why it was started, leadership, better citizenship, for making better youth and for the youth to become better adults. if we look at that, then there's no reason why both boys and girls can't be involved in the same program. >> reporter: in silver spring, tom sherwood, news4. some other things to note about the announcement, the program will begin in 2019. girls will be able to earn the rank of eagle scout, which is coveted. boy scout leaders say the change will provide more options for parents. the girl scouts are opposed saying the

>> you can see that but you don't have the equivalent in girl scouts and it gives girls a chance to achieve an eagle scout and you learn a lot from that. so we'll see. there's a news4 consumer investigation uncovering a possible scheme that uncovers tree cutters. susan hogan with a warning for homeowners. the sheriff's department posted this sign on the highway with a number of heroin and opioid deaths this year. ahead how they hope this sign will help change lives. and a recent string of break-ins provides a painful memory for a young wan andom

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my name is actually susan hogan. i'm with nbc 4. >> last night you saw the results of our news4 consumer investigation. after avoiding us for weeks, we confronted the owner of a tree-cutting service. >> that's right. several of his customers say he and his crew took their money and they never finished the job. and what happened at this woman's house now has police looking to alleged fraud. >> so tonight we're working for you. consumer reporter susan hogan has a warning every homeowner needs to hear. >> that's right. this time of year especially, too. police

the lookout for what they call woodchucks. we're not talking about those furry critters. these are police cutter wtree c who police say need to be looked at. dead trees can cause a massive amount of damage to your home. but so can unwanted solicitors who see you as your yard as a prime target. >> if it sounds like a good deal, it's probably not a good deal and will cost i more later. >> reporter: police tell us the scammers look for certain things like unkept yards, handicap accessible tags or people doing yard work. then they show up and propose to do yard work at often marked up prices and scare you into paying them to fix it. before hiring a

virginia and d.c. tree cutters are not required to be licensed. they should have insurance. ask to see proof and then call the company to verify they are current. and here's one other thing. solicitors going door to door need to be licensed in d.c., virginia and maryland. so ask to see it and if they don't have one, shut the door. >> shut it fast. >> absolutely. >> because there's plenty of licensed tree cutters that will help you out and do the right job. >> absolutely. >> but they are preying on people. that's pretty sad. >> exactly. >> it's disgusting. >> they are watching these guys carefully in general. >> and you are, too. >> absolutely. >> thank you, susan. >> sure. a maryland committee is launching an in your face approach to helping fight the opioid crisis.

they hope to accomplish. >> reporter: it's a sign of the times, a life and death score card keeping track of overdose deaths posted by the sheriff's department right next to crane highway so motorists can see it and they can realize that these numbers represent real people. >> it was very scary because the numbers are going up, people around you are dying and i just prayed every night that he didn't come home that he was still alive. >> reporter: marty grove says her son ryan used heroin on and off for a long time. he checked himself into a rehabilitation facility in february. now he's sober. she helps educate parents, speaking at support groups. >> when someone's a heroin addict, you know, you could kiss them good-bye that morning and never see them again and it's a very frightening thing as a parent. >> reporter: the charles county health department is training people to use

they say it can reverse an opioid overdose and save a life. the sheriff's sign says there have been 219 overdoses and 27 lives lost in charles county this year. 83 lives were saved. >> so we put this sign out there to spark conversation between the children and the parents and also community leaders to have a conversation about prevention of individuals getting on opiates. >> reporter: governor larry hogan declared a state of emergency because of the heroin and opioid overdose crisis. this sign is the declaration of a battleground by the charles county sheriff's department and the attempt to reduce overdose deaths. chris gordon, news4. olympic gold medalist michael phe

documentary. this film is designed to be shown in schools and at community centers. anxiety affects about 40 million americans. for more information about this documentary or to find other stories and resources to help with depression, anxiety or any mental health issue, just search changing minds in the nbc washington app. >> let's talk a little football now. hopefully there will be no rust for the redskins in their first game back from the bye week. beating the 49ers might be easier said than done. >> reporter: they know better than to overlook an 0-5 team. >> four plays away from being 4-1, without a doubt. it's a competitive football team. if you take anybody for

you're an idiot. that won't happen here. >> if you don't focus in and play like we've been playing. >> reporter: sunday's game, the first after the bye, kirk cousins thankful to spend time with his new son cooper. >> we're sleeping pretty well. all things considered, it hasn't been too bad. i've heard horror stories of people telling me how horrible it is. >> reporter: we saw you post a lot on social media. you have dad swag sg i feel like i had dad swag before i was a dad. i would wear a braided belt and cargo shorts and white socks that came up halfway up my ankles and so maybe even a palm pilot on my belt. >> reporter: so maybe no dad swag but cousins is looking

use his swag on the field to beat his former offensive coordinator kyle shanahan, now the head coach for the 49ers, sherrie burrus, news4. this puppy was stolen while the ownerook her t

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wow. look behind us. it is soup out there, folks. >> yeah. >> boy, what a difference 24 hours makes. >> this system will stick around and that means more clouds and drizzle. we'll be at the wharf tomorrow. >> it's going to be awesome weather. it's going to look like this, as a matter of fact. take a look at this shot. this is our city cam shot. yeah. you can't really see a lot. visibility is way down as a result of drizzle and light rain being reported in many area locations but mostly is just drizzle right now. 72 degrees and it's an easterly component that gives us that

component. right and the radar doesn't pick up driz sdplel very well but we're picking up a few heavier showers south of luray and there's drizzle just about everywhere. you'll see this through the day tomorrow, too. take a look at -- see these clouds right in here? it's bringing in the easterly flow and you get very low clouds. this system is moving up and away. once it does, high pressure sets in and it's to the north of us. i'll show you that in a second. wednesday, showers around the area. more robust showers that will come down pretty go

moderate shower activity as it moves through. watch this. here's your rain. watch what direction it goes. normally the rain goes from west to east. no. this is coming from east to west. showers around the noon hour and all day long we have showers and drizzle. not a nice day to be outside. i'm going to have a good time down at the wharf. i'll bring rain pants. >> rain pants? >> yes. check the weather closet. you'll be clock. >> temperatures oem nly in the . fireworks go off at noon. at 6:30, yeah, it might be an interesting time for the fireworks. more showers and drizzle. that system, however, it's gone for the weekend. the weekend right now is looking great. 77 on saturday. 83 on sunday. monday, high temperature back to around 68

much cooler was had he head into early next week. hey, there's a new mural painted to inspire a community, but it's creating controversy now because a local artist says she was wronged. plus a. community on edge tonight after recent crimes in a neighborhood not far from the university of maryland campus. >> i awoke in my apartment in my bed to a man assaulting me. >> a young woman says she was assaulted i ann

first at 5:30, the details are appalling. a young woman describes being attacked in her college park home in her own bed. >> and she's wondering if the man behind it who was never caught may be behind other disturbing encounters near the university of maryland. >> our prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins has that story, only on news4. >> reporter: well, we told you about the string of assaults that happened down here on gillford road t. the woman who is involved wants the attacker

speaking out to us exclusively. >> i awoke in my apartment, in my bed to a man assaulting me. >> reporter: we're calling this woman mandy. in march of last year, she was sexually assaulted in an apartment near the university of maryland. she shared the place with the university of maryland student. police say her attacker entered through an unlocked door and started assaulting her. >> i thought it might have been my boyfriend at first and i realized it wasn't and i screamed and he fled. >> reporter: police are asking neighbors for information that would help in the case but her attacker was never caught. it's been a nightmare for mandy. >> it was tough. i had to move immediately out of my building. i quit my job. i was very fearful for a while. >> reporter: and then a year and half later -- >> i saw someone looking flthroh my window. >> reporter: a strinf

assaults reported just a block away from where mandy lived last year. >> i still get alerts and look it up online and saw that story and they happened a block away from where i happened to be living and i just felt anger because i knew exactly -- i knew it was the same guy. >> reporter: you think it's the same guy? >> yes. yes. without a doubt. >> reporter: prince george's county police tell me they are investigating all of the attacks and have not found evidence connecting the more recent cases to what happened to mandy but she's hopeful an arrest is coming soon. >> he's hurting people and not just the victims but victims' families and friends and puts a strain on a lot of people's lives. >> reporter: i spoke to the investigator about this case and all of the cases. they are saying that it's important that anyone with information give them a call. they are still looking for their suspects and they want any information that the public may have that can help lead to an arrest to be reported to them.

tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. there is a dispute over how the tragedy unfolded in the deadly rampage in vegas. investigators originally said that stephen paddock fired on concertgoers on the ground first and then later shot a security guard. but the audio obtained by nbc news, you can hear the shooting inside the hotel at 9:59. that is six minutes before the gunman took aim at the crowd 32 floors below. >> call the police. someone's firing a gun up here. someone's firing rifle on the 32nd floor. it's at the end of the hallway. i can't tell you what room. it looks like he fired down the hallway. >> the rounds started coming down the hallway. i could feel them pass right behind my head. >> reporter: mgm, which owns the mandalay bay, says it cannot comment because of this investigation but in a statement it did say, quote,

what is currently being expressed may not be accurate. ♪ but we better give obama props because now this will probably cause a nuclear holocaust ♪ >> it's a video getting a lot of buzz online today. eminem is slamming president trump in a free style rap. he went after the president for a range of issues including what appears to be his stance on north korea. but that video comes as nbc news as learned that in a meeting this summer, the president suggested increasing our country's nuclear arsenal. it would have amounted to nearly ten times the amount that is currently in our arsenal. joining me now is nbc national security reporter courtney cubie. let's start with the report

what can you tell me about the context of the president's comments and how his adviser's received them. >> my colleagues and i spent numerous days and spoke to many officials during the course of our reporting. this was a meeting back in july at the joint chiefs conference room in the pentagon. it was a worldwide force posture look. there was a slide that showed how many nuclears the u.s. has. president trump looked at it and it was a look at how many russia has and he said, well, i want more. there was a conversation about why that's not really feasible. for one thing, budget constraints, you know, treaty operations that restrict the number of weapons that the united states can hold and a

delicate balance between the conventional and nuclear force. so it was a wide-ranging conversation in which officials told us he asked many probative and provoking questions. this one was interesting because he had seemed to show that the president didn't understand the treaty obligation that the u.s. has. >> courtney, among the officials at that meeting, secretary of state rex tillerson who nbc and others have reported referred to the president as a, quote, moron. now, was this referring to this meeting that was around that time, is that right? >> yes. so the "moron" comment was right after this meeting at the pentagon. the officials that we spoke with, we don't know exactly what it was that caused rex tillerson to say that, secretary tillerson to say that. officials in the meeting and others who we spoke with said that the entire briefing raised eyebrows

throughout it that was surprising questions. we can't make the correlation between the nuclear arsenal and the comment secretary tillerson made. we just don't know that. >> nbc's courtney kube, great work. thanks for joining us. stay tuned for "nightly news" tonight right after news4 at 6:00. it wasn't what she expected when she took her pup out for a walk. the man stole the puppy at gunpoint. the owners are seeking help getting it back. and it's been more than a year since the doors closed. tonight we're taking a sneak peek inside a revitalized smithsonian gallery ahead of its grand reopening. and it's a grilled cheese and tomato soup kind of night. you case

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tell us what to expect when it reopens. >> the galleries do operate in tandem right next to each other. it's a favorite destination for a lot of people and you will be excited to know that the doors are opening again but will they notice any differences? well, in the freer, you won't miss the new lighting that seems to make the art stand out as was the plan by charles freer when he gave all of the art inside of it. it opened back in 1923. carpets have been removed and the floor is polished to an amazing glow. the regulars will surely notice and new visitors will no doubt take note of those floors as well. they are beautiful. we're looking right now at gorgeous peacock room which is a part of the freer gallery. the chief curator talked about the events planned for this weekend's big

>> we have arranged a grand celebration that starts this saturday at 5:00 and it goes on to midnight and then on sunday we're opened from 11:00 to 5:00. >> the peacock room, as you saw, also underwent refreshing changes. you'll hardly notice them but you'll likely notice that it somehow seems a lot more beautiful inside that museum and the outside, too, has got a refreshing change. they scrubbed the walls and it's really absolutely beautiful. let me tell you a little bit about the thing this weekend. it includes a wall art thing that will happen, flashing lights and everything with art on the side of the building. >> of the building. >> yeah. and you'll be able to see that four times on saturday night. >> that's awesome. >> it's opened this weekend on saturday and sunday. >> what i like about

gorgeous. >> and between those two museums, there's a beautiful garden. >> yes. it's lovely. it's really an oasis. and it's opened until midnight. >> i will you have that. that's the best. >> we're going to get a break from the rain. we're getting it right now. although you can't tell. >> doug is right back with the details. at children's national, stronger is caring for a baby's heart in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. and a future when prenatal pediatrics leads to healthier children. it's being the number one newborn intensive care unit in the country. and giving parents peace of mind. it's less recovering in our bed, and more jumping on yours. stronger is standing out and standing proud.

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> into one. one minute he was walking his dog and then his dog was taken away by gun point. news4's derrick ward has more. >> reporter: this is heaven, a pitbull puppy. she was taken on tuesday around 5:30 in the evening. police say the victim was walking the dog when a gray or silver car pulled up. the passenger got out with a gun and demanded the dog. at that point, the owner dropped the leash. the owners don't want their identity shown. >> i'm glad he didn't shoot. that was the only thing going through my mind. >> reporter: the dognappers drove off to sheridan street. to her owners, she was much more than that. >> we was family. when my brother leave out of the house, she would be sad. >> reporter: she tells us that heaven was just recently weaned from her mother's milk and is worried the dog's health could be

the enforcement officers from the rescue alliance don't get involved unless there's a case of abuse. there's no evidence of it at that point. heaven could be traumatized because she's just forming human bonds and they have been abruptly broken. >> also, in what is likely not the most friendly and calm of ways can really instill fears and distrust and things like that in the personality of a dog. >> reporter: there's no guarantee that those problems will be overcome. a dog could end up here or worse. news4, derrick ward. and we have a messy wednesday afternoon. >> and we do. >> it's raining out there and it's nasty. >> nasty for

days. >> that's going to be awesome tomorrow out there. i tell you, it's going to be a nasty day tomorrow. take a look at what we are dealing with. the national harbor camera. it's showing the low clouds, the drizzle and we're going to see that for the next few days. temperaturewise, 66 back towards the west and towards winchester. as we look toward the radar, you noticed the radar starting to pick up more and more of the green. now, drizzle was actually hard for a radar to pick up because it's at the surface and the radar hits above it. we're seeing rain through parts of frederick county and howard county. more rain down to the south towards portions of luray area and more to the west but this is the area that we're watching because it's where most of us are along

drizzle, it's a nasty evening and it will continue to be as you move through the next two days. this is a bigger system and you notice shower activity through tonight. we'll continue to see a better chance of showers tonight and tomorrow as well and another day of drizzle. 66 degrees out at the wharf. at 6:30 we have another round that will be a cool, dreary day for sure. jim handly and i will be down there live. >> yes, we will. >> so what do we need to wear? let's go to amelia draper. she's going to tell us. >> doug, we were talking about this. how waterproof do you get heading out there tomorrow? definitely have kids in a waterproof jacket. grab a small umbrella and long sleeves tomorrow as well. it's going to be chilly. temperatures only in the mid-to upper 60s throughout the day and

showers and drizzle throughout the day and otherwise plenty of clouds and temperatures are slowly falling throughout the day tomorrow. so the weather is having a moderate or high impact on your day. it may be a day where you wait your kids wait until the bus comes. recess, damp so potentially indoors. make sure your kids have the rain gear in the bag tonight. as we look to the weekend, talking about summer making its way back to the area. >> that's right. and handly will appreciate this. i went to the closet and just pulled out my jacket. friday, 66 degrees. you'll see the shower and drizzle activity on friday. getting out of here for the

83 on sunday but hello fall weathe weather 66 and sunshine coming up on tuesday. >> thank you, doug. south korea is well ready to welcome visitors for the winter olympics. and home to a u.s. military base and a lot of ex-pats are opening business there to appeal to a very diverse audience. eun yang takes us there for a taste of home in the far east. >> reporter: one look at the clientele inside this crowded urban restaurant and you could be in new york city or washington, d.c., for that matter. but this is in the itaewon neighborhood, the melting pot of south korea. >> it's a military base and a strong foreign community. >> reporter: this is one of the owners. he's a korean-aca

the market. >> it was really he haevidence there was a need for quality restaurants. korean food is amazing but i was really desiring a good burger, a good taco. it was hard to find that. >> reporter: he married the flavors of the authentic mexican food he grew up eating with homemade korean food his mother made for him in l.a. he started a campaign in 2011 and raised thousands of dollars in a few months. >> we opened a tiny taco shop here on the back alley and it was quite successful from the get-go. people are waiting in line. >> reporter: the most famous dish is fries with carnitas. >> first time ever i'm trying kimchi french fries. that's really go

>> reporter: in less than a year, park opened a full-service restaurant ten times bigger than his original taqeria. >> as korea and seoul grows, these foreign concepts, foreign restaurants, diversification, it just kind of organically has to develop from somewhere and itaewon became a great place for that. >> reporter: he's a surge of entrepreneurs opening here. maybe were korean-born and grew up elsewhere. >> this little back alley, it looks like kind of like a seed dee little place but before you know it, boom, it opens up to this great little restaurant. this is a barbecue reastaurant. it's american-style, pulled pork and

>> another korean-american? >> yes. >> the valuable food up for grabs. >> to be in a position to kind of help others out and explore the restaurant industry here. >> reporter: kenny park says it's his duty to invest in seoul. not to make money but to develop the culture of entrepreneurship that will be passed down to the next generation. eun yang, news4. >> this mural in northwest d.c. is supposed to encourage and uplift the community. there's controversy surrounding

controversy over a mural painted on the side of a d.c. homeless shelter. it's supposed to be a beacon of hope for people in the community but news4's meagan fitzgerald spoke to another artist who says she helped with that creation but hasn't received any credit. >> i think it needs rejoicing, praising god. >> she has powers and she's strong. >> reporter: it's a mural painted on the side of the homeless

d.c. it's meant to inspire the women who call this place home but also the community. >> definitely empowering. it's cool to see like a woman of color, you know, in the neighborhood on the wall. >> reporter: but there's another story behind the mural. we spoke over facebook video with artists asia adams. >> the first idea i could think about was a strong woman reaching through to another dimension, pushing through to freedom. and so i explained this idea and then i drew it. >> reporter: she says she's the co-create for of the idea and design but hasn't gotten credit for it. aja even showed us this picture of what she calls the original copy, which looks very similar to the final product. the dispute is over who owned the copyright on this mural. in e-mails, it appears as though the artist who painted the mural acknowledges aja's work and effort. we reached out to the d.c. commission on the arts and humanities. they released the

quote, we take copyright merits very seriously and after an initial review, we determined that this is a contractual disagreement between the two parties. i reached out to the artist who painted the mural several times but she hasn't gotten back to us. in the meantime, aja will keep fighting for what she believes is right. >> there are a lot of artists whose stories are always taken and no one is ever held accountable. >> reporter: reporting for the district, meagan fitzgerald, news4. a barrage of bullets cleared the air and an unsettling reality for a local family. the race against the clock as wildfires grow out west. snatched off the street and now the frantic search to find a puppy stolen at gunpoint. into plus, reaction pouring in. as the boy scouts make a big change. girls now being allowed to join but the mov

questions. and we begin at 6:00 with the deadly shooting in the district. two people killed and a third wounded. >> tonight we're hearing from the family of a young man who died in what they are calling a robbery. >> shots rang out around midnight around eighth street in the city's brightwood neighborhood. >> and that's where we find pat collins live near the scene. pat? >> reporter: wendy, 33. that's the number of shots witnesses counted here. 33. wait until you see what happened here. wait until you hear from this man. he witnessed death here. >> i watched my nephew die in front of my face. >> that had to be hard. >> i watched the blood coming out of him. >> reporter: that's alfonso russell, the uncle of the murder victim. he was asleep. he heard gunshots