breaking right now, a chopper crashes into a home steps from william and mary virginia campus. e person is dead. sayalso breaking rescuers at any moment they can begin the

next phase to save the nine people trapped in a tiland cave. why the popular local diner has served its very last meal. > news 4 at 11:00 begins with breaking dws. g evening. i'm erika gonzalez. we begin with breaking news. just look at the stunning images of the aftermath of a deadly helicopter crash. that helicopter incinerated the roof of the home slicing through the top floor leavingaping hole to the ground. the helicopter crashed just off the campus. police confirming one. fatali a man who lives across the street says his whole house shook. >> there is a lot of hot spots still in the building. the fire department is still putting out the hot spo at

this time. once the fire department makes the blding secure then the faa will go inside and try to find the aircraft. >> tonight we are working to learn who was killed and how many people were on he helicopter. the latest developments tomorrow on news 4 today. after a monsoon, rescuers in thailand are trying to figure out how the rain erimpacted wat cavels inside the flooded the nightmare is over for four boys but eight other boys and their coach are still stuck. the next rescue phase could start a any moment. bill neely is in thailand with n the challges they are facing. >> reporter: for one small boy the end of a nightmare. it's a moment many feared would never come. they have battled through this, swirling water, narrow passage

way. commanders chose the strongest boys first. they told divers they were ready. this is d-day said the hmmander. weave to act now. the rescue began at 10:00 local time this morning. ten divers t reachhe cave and attaching two boys each one to two divers. less than eight hours after it started the boys emerged. two hours later a second pair. four were free. on diver told nbc news the boys were totally calm but it was a rescue made urgent by falling oxygen levels in the cave and falling rain outside. the rescue he said was a masterpiece of planning, eight boys and their coach remain trapped. their lives still hging in the balance. this isn't over, but the boys' long journey home has begun. the rescue operationed has sta

well but it is now dawn on daye two and divers are getting ready to do it all over again. oneiver has told nbc news the greatest danger is y.complace nine lives are still to be saved. bill neely, nbc news. the boys travelled more than half a me under water. diversay they will remarkably calm the entire time. stay with news 4 on air and online as we continue to track thailand. in you can find our updates in our nbc washington app. many of you enjoying another nice, cool night, but it sounds like a potential weather change around thecorner. for that we turn to storm team 4 meteorologist. >> we are going to be a little warmer tomorrower than we today. let's take a look at tonight because interestingly enough it is a summer night but it will be cool. ri ot now holding to the heat.

73 degrees in washington, d.c. notice our surrounding subwnbs o the 60s in areas like leesburg. how low are we going? mid to upper 60s. lowmi ty, very clear. nice, crisp air. make sure you open up the ndow. some of our surrounding areas could get lower. i'll show you how low some neighborhoods outside the city will go. and we are going to plan out your monday as wel as the latest update on the tropics. >> thank you. we switch gears now. a disturbing crime happening at. union stat yesterday a woman sexually assaulted in a public area of the station. according to a d.c. police report, a witness saw an unconscious woman. ol the woman police she was sleeping when the man assaulted her. the police reportdentified the suspect. we are getting new reaction on the deathf a woman in the u.k. who died from a powerful

nerve agent. we first brought you the story asreaking news at 6:00 tonight. we can show you a new picture dawn sturgis. she and her boyfriend became sick more than a weekago. sturgis died this afternoon. video from jun 30 shows her shopping 24 hours before sick. g police say tests indicate the couple was exposed to a military grade nerve agent. it is the same agent used to poison a former russian spy and his daughter in march. russia has denied any involvement. british officials disagree. >> we know back in march that was the russians that we know did a barbaric inhuman act. >> investigators believe they were exposed to the nerve agent when they picked something up from the first attack. detectives are investigating sturgis's death as a homicide.

try guessing who will be the next supreme court justi nominee. senior white house officials aren't sure who president trump will nominate tomorrow. tonight nbc has confirmed that mr. trump has not excluded four contenders and may be focussing on two esjust. . >> reporter: a casual sunday drive in michigan. in suburban washington bretted kavanagh ste out on the eve of the president's announcement. cameras spotted barrett on her way to church. also in the running thomas hardiman. as the president headed back to washington he said his search is almost complete. >> let's say it's the four people but they are excellent. you can't go wrong. i'm getting very close to makin a final decision. >> reporter: the road to

confirmation isaved with political pressure. >> i hope every republican will rallybehind these picks. >> reporter: alreadyn cable this conservative group's ad. >> extremists will lie and attack but don't be fooled. >> reporter: behind the scenes mitch mcconnell encouraged president trump to make a tactical choice, priority echoed today by republican roy blount. >> i think the president has to think about who is easiest to get confirmed. >> reporter: part of the last confirmation vote was unanimous. for kavanagh confirmation could take extra time to review his time as a judge and when he managed all documents for george w. bush. while barrett's views could risk needed republican votes from two senators who support abortion rights. for three red state democrats who bacdhe president's first

supreme court pick their jobs are on the lin innovember. >> they understand it is a historic decision and about more than the next election. >> that was kelly o'donnell reporting. tomorrow night's announcement will take place at primetime at 9:00. the nomination is considered key for the republin base. when the president makes his pick tomorrow night it is sure to be a hot topic as he heads to europe. the president will leave tuesday for a four-nation tour. his firsttop will be in the u.k. where tens of thousands are expected to protest his visit. trade and military spending will be topics. he willum visit belnd scotland before meeting with vladimir putin in finland. in you see police sirens your rear view mirror you pull over. police say one man leftle two peinjured in northern virginia. a secret service officer says he

tried to pull a man over going the wrong way early this morning but the man kept going. he then jumped on to i-66 also going the wrong direction. a viewer capturedhis picture. the driver bailed out of the car apparently but not before hitting another car. both the driver of that car and the passenger in the suspect vehicle suffered minor injuries. police aested the passenger. the drivers have not been fod. new tonight we sent you an alert. the nats will be well respected. shry burri joins us with the familiar faces you can expect to see here in town. >> there will be three familiar taking r national fans the field in the mlb all-star game. the nats threeat represees posing for a photo after being announced. second career all star selectioo

sean dolittle. price harper also with his sixth career selection while getting the nod is nice, playing in front of your home fans is even better. >> superexcited to do it here in d.c. i'm very excited to go to represent the nationals in d.c. for us representing ourselves as a national here i think this will be an experience unlike any other that weill be a part of. that has you itching to pch d play and just go out there and compete for our fans. >> more on the all tar weekend and how there is a chance for a fourth national player to be selected coming up in a little bit. >> thank you. cameras catch a struggle tween a man and a fairfax

county police officer. what officers say they found on theuspect after arresting him. >> reporter: it is the end of an era. wh this popular diner is closing itsor doorsood after 30 years in business. and s thiset man just wanted to help a couplehe memorializir big marriage proposal, but, he is holding the camera. camera. guess you can figure out what

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it's been northwest d.c. institution for 30 years.

dly the american city diner has closed, a diner that served breakfast all day long has been a place for great food and great people whotarted it. darcy spencer with the niece of the man who brought the popular diner to connecticut avenue. >> reporte this iconi diner has served countless customers in northwest washington for decades. as the sign says it's time for the american city diner to close after 30 years. dana is the niece of the original owner and waited tables here when she was a teen. >> i can't tell your the num of people who have commented on growing up here and coming to this der when they were kids and now bringing their kids here. so many amazing memories for so ma people. >> they did a nice job. >> jeffrey opened the diner. this video from 1988 shows the original building being hauled

to its rightful place on connecticut avenue. it was his life, his but he died a year ago. it has been a struggle for the family to kee the business going. there wasn't enough money coming in. a recent electrical outag forced them to close for about a week. it was a tough decision but the family decided it was time. >> it was b ourgest wish to keep it going as lauong as we could. >> reporter: the facebook post received many comments from lonc titomers disappointed they won't be coming here for breakfast, burgers, shakes or fries and many long time workers considered family will be looking for a new home, too. >> it is so hearto warming t know it touched so many people. >> reporter: what will happen with this space? the family would be happyef someere to come in and open a restaurant here and keep the legacy alive. in northwest, darcy spencer, news 4. if you have been inside the

diner you know there is lots of cool stuff in it that the had collected and the family is still trying to figure out what they will do with allf those items. switching gears, a man is faci serious charges f allegedly assaulting a police officer at a busy i strip mall northern virginia. this happened fday afternoon in a shopping center. police say the fairfax county officer tried to stop the man after he smelled marijuana. surveillance cameras captured the two wrestling until a second officer helped subdue the suspect. he is charged wh assault on a police officer. authorities say they found a scale and cash on him. fairfax coefty's police chi says they released the video in the interest of transparency. charismatic, loving and somessionate are just words to describe rebecca smith,

one of the five staff members at theet capital g gunned down. tonight people remember her warm spirit, hundreds turning out for her visitation. smith had just started working at the capital last november as an advertising sales assista when a gunman killed her and four colleagues. rebecca smith was just 34 yearsl earlier today friends and family remembered gerald fischman at his funeral. he served as the editorial page editn for more t two decades. a fellow colleague read his eulogy by included part of the editorial he wrote. a local sheriff's department is making a -- a sheriff's office has a contract with i.c.e.o house detainees while they await deportation.

the deal reimburs the sheriff's office $83 per day. the annual reporthe says ty house just over 300 last year. we turn to storm team meteorologist. if you have so enjoyed the last couple of days y may be in for one more. >> rinse and repeat. we are seeing another lovely day t there tomorrow. the difference will be the warming that we will feel in the afternoon. it will be a tad bit warmer for your monday. let's talk about tonight because tonight is on the cdeler as you can see the kennedy center in its glowi glory. current temperature is 73 degrees. that's in washington, d.c. surrounding areas much cooler and will be mucoor overnight. look at the future temperatures here. just like last night inside the beltway we are in the mid to upper 60s. as we move farther out into the suburbs we are looking at mid to

urch upper 50s. it is feeling super crisp and refreshing. tomorrow we go for a high of88. today we enter the mid 80s. tomorrow we are a little b warmer. the good news is the humidity stays low. that means it will not feel too bad. plenty of sunshine for your monday. take a look at tomorrow's fitness forecast. real great runarly tomorrow morning. temperatures in the upper 60s. by the afternoon around lunch time will be upper 70s. we will jump are a lot more sunshineround 6 p.m. as far as rain chances go they are still looking pretty low. it's not until tuesday and wednesday where we seehr at for rain moving back into the picture. evenan then not subal rain. even isolated showersst and ms. let's take a moment to talk about the tropics. not much of a update since 6 p.m. this is tropical storm chris. you can see it has strengthed,

got little more definition there in the storm. beryl not the samesi ation. these are now remnants. it's not even a tropical storm anymoreut it is crossing and expecte to continue just to the south of puerto ri. they will stick pick up rain from the outer bands. not really bands because it is not a tropical storm. they are picking up rain and gusty winds from beryl. as far as chris goes no major impacts here in the u.s. we are looking at a catne storm. what we could see is some really high waves really roaring along storm team 4 team day outlook eru can see not much shower chances. i think it is really goi to be a relatively tranquil week. next weekend we start planning for our next heat wave.

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the american league's best. nats fans have plent to cheer for. sean doolittle selected to them all-star nothing new forze max scherr making his sixth straight appearance and could make back-to-back all star bryce harper making his sixth all star appearance t breaking franchise record. the big question for bryce every year, will he take part in the home runderby? this year the answer is yes. he is dng it for the fans. >> i i think it will be a lot of fun. i was able to participate in new york for the first time and it was a l of fun. i'm just excited to be able to hopefully share that again with my just do that in front , as well. that's the main reason why i'm doing it. if we weren't in d.c. i probably

wouldn't have done it. looking forward to gng out there and represent the nationals and hopefully bring home a trophy. >> bryce looking for your help. turner needs your help, too. named the national league final vote for the all-star game. fans can vote for turner at mlb.com/vote. the deadline to vote is motivation just think of the ed eighth rbi game. mark reynolds after his tenbi games, a different highlight against the marlins. first the all star with the bases loaded he smacks thisne to right. a two-run single. he was five forit six wh three rbi in the ga. skipping ahead to the ninth now pi for the nationals mark

reynolds, his major league pitching debut, not a smooth transition to pitching. reynolds can ground out to end theinning. heanzimmerman loving it. parlins beat t nationals 10-2. and the road in baltimore manny machado will be playing his fourth all-star game and getting atart at shortstop. 21 homers and 60 rbi. you are seeing greatns dee. the question now, will manny be anio le. machado one of the most talked aboutames prioro the trade and deadline. i know some fans that will be sad to see him go. certainly something to keep an certainly something to keep an . e on

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