rumors continue t swirl about nats tfielder. he's got 21 million reasons to stay. we have got 21 rillioneasons to need more urellas for rain in the days to come. next time for rain, straight ahead. >> bryce is going to get his money no matter where he plays. that's not a doubt. thanks for joining us, everybody. >> we kick things off to aon chk the forecast and chuck is in the storm team weather center

with the latest. got a little rain coming up. >> unfortigately, very chance for rain. not just for today but through each and every day the restf the ek. there's a live picture of our city camera right now. there are spots of blue sky to be spotted out there. u'll get a peek of thesun. most of tha first shot of moisture will miss us to the north and west. there's still plenty high chance for the moisture to bubble up afternoon and evening hours. temperatures are in the mid to upper 70s. we'll stay in the 70s the low 80s for high showers this evening. more about that with your future weather in a few moreminutes. > right now nats o fans the

edge of their seat. rumors swirling. >> we have what are they saying this morning? >> reporter: not a lot of people want him to go soanywhere. can see the value of actuallyt trading harper ri now be get as much back in return. this whole thing just took other turn in abo the last half hour. out general manager putti a report saying that bryce harper is not gng anywher today. nevertheless, the trade deadline is today. we'll see if there's amove. bryce harper being traded. >> no, i haven't heardthat. >> what doou think about that in. >> that'noalt a goeiodngtraded. >> i'd really like to see him say. we'll suh whee what happens.

mixed emotions. >> r tlly sad see him go. >> reporter: nothing is set in stone but the nationals have signalleto major league baseball they areenilling to lio offers for harper. he is a free agent at the end of the year. value foret all the him right now. >> probably so. on the other hand, it's a tough bet. he could play t his full potential restroom hant pol. >> reporter: his name is larger than life. etsolutely no way do not l him go. >> you say keep him here no matter what? >> keep him here. >> reporter: the trade deadline now just hous away. we know how these things work out. you hear some teams that could be involved. the yanks, dodgers, indians.

you have to think that bryce harper is hearing this and thinking what is going on and you know he's a free agent after the season. we'll see how everything shapes out in the nextouple of hours. the latest piece of information is gm saying harper is not going anywhere. i think a lot of fans will be happy with that. back to you. >> thank you. jury selection is under way n the case against prentde p'umsan paulafort is the first to face trial for charges stemming from special counsel robert mueller's investigation. don't expect to hear anything about russian collusion in the courtroom. manafort faces charges for financiacrime it is let's make a deal on capitol hill. president trump said he is ready to talk immigration with congress and nucle weapons with iran opinion traci potts

has the latest. >> reporter:resident trump ubling down on his threat to shut down the federal government grover imion. >> i would have n d problemng a shut down. it's time we had proper broader security. >> reporter: like a border wall, fully paid for. not necessarily but this shutdown threat still two months away is not sitting well on capitol hill. >> i think it would be a mistake. i don't think it's necessary. >> no one wins. i think the american people expect us to do our jobs. >> reporter: part of that job, keeping america safe. after an escalating war of words with irairan, mr. trump said he willing sit down with the country's presidents. >> no pre-conditions. they'll meet any time they want. >> reporter: discussions to end the nuclear threat, the national security council is backing him up with list of incentives including getting rid of

economic sanctions if iran cooperates. nbc news, washington. the group behindast year's deadly white supremacist rally is planning to rally right here in d.c. on augustl 12th they wprotest in layfette square. the officers are pretty experienced of keeping the peace. >> people can expressheir views. our role as a police department is make sure ty are able to do that and we facilitate that and the number one role is to make sure nothing gets broken and nobody gets. hurt >> officers will keep unite the right activists away if counter u'otesters. yoll remember violence broke out last yea when the two sides clashed. gun violencesis c

d.c.'s murder race to increasea ically this year. two men were shot and killed in two deadly shootings in one day. justin i finat police lawy headquarters with more on the shootings and how the community responding now. >> reporter: d.c. police point out they have been working to get illegal guns off streets as well as those who carry them. there is frustratn. ighbors who feelhe hy tavoe saf and thenterday two more shootings and now two more dead. that first shooting called in close to 5:30 yesteay evening. the 1400 block of maryland avenue. a man there was found shot andu killedg daylight hours. then some hours ler on the 1500 block of 19th street, two men were shot. one killed. another got himself to the hospital.

neighbors there say in that same area a week and a half ago a woman was raped and killed. concern about that and now this happening yesterday.se coan white say constituents not only need siafr streets they need out llets for the youth. >> we'reeeing the brunt of it coming back to the community. >> reporter: the homicide rate is ticking . this time last year number was 62 and now it's about 90. today, patients, families fraen w and friendsl say good-bye to a beloved doctor killed in a jet ski accident. he died over the weekend after being injured in a jet ski crash

in delaware. eenhouse's colleagues say he helped thousands of people start years.es over the even gate out his personal cell phone number and e-mail address so patients could reach him at any time. >> incredibly passionate about helpin ople. it drove him and brought him to work every day. >> do it today. lovefa your ly. hug your family. >> greenhouse celebrated his grove.r at shady funeral services will take place this morning at 11:30 in rockville. he debate over gun control is far from over this morning. >> when we come booack, we'll share how president trump hasd wen on the controversy surrounding 3-d gu ns

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. untraceable and untectable. 3- printers can manufacturer guns. your neighbors could be building guns inside their home. we report on the growing push back of these functional weapons that could slip through security check points at airports,

prisons and even on capitol hill. 30-year-old cody wilson is the face of gun movement. >> gun control is undead. >> reporter: his website offers downloadable instructions to manufacture weapons at home. >> welcome to th age of th printed magazine. >> reporter: made with plastic, the gs are untraceable and undetectable. r> this changes the safety of americans foref this is allowed to happen. >> reporter: fred's 14-year-old daughter was one of 17 people who died another marjory stonemanolouglas high sc last february. plastic guns, he fears, wille bring mun violence to a country already reing. someone could walk in with a gun and you won't know it. airpts you'll be flying with someone with a gun and you won't know it. courthouse, someone could have a

gun a and you won't know it. >> reporter: the obama administration took him to court. he argues he has a first amendment right to publish and the instructions were online any way. in june, the trump administration dropped the court fight with wilson. now eight states attorney generals are seeking a court injunction to stop him. >> this decisiti is unconstial. it's unlawful. frankly, it's terrifying. >> it's a killer's dream. it's a hitman's dream. dream. terrorist's a hijackers dream. somebody who wants to hurt you can make their own gun. >> that was tom costello reporting. president trump septembnt out t ooking into e is the plastic guns.

the man charged with the mass shooting at the capit gazette pleaded not guilty. ramos is accused of killing five employees in the capital last month. a suspected burglar may have learned a tough lesson after police say he picke the wrong home. the homeowner was a retired federal agent and he turned gun on the burglar. police say the suspect tried to break into the back of t home yesterday morning. the homeowner is a retired dea agent hnd he shot in the forearm. the suspect ran to a nearby home for help but that family refused to open t door. residents say they he the shooting puts an end to some of the recent break i in the area. >> it's a deterrent. aybe he learned a lesson thi time. >> no word yet oncharged in the shooting. there's more fall out.

catholic university has withdrawn his honorary degree. also his name is no longer on the building in silver spring. this building.he it's now catholic charity center. po francis accepted his resignation. pressure mounting on cbs chief to resign following saleontict o. kn an article published last week, six w accused the network ceo of sexual misconduct between the 1980s and 020 so far there's not been any action taken. >> it seems like they are afraid to maim the ceo. >>why?

>> because they think they want to leave him to decide for himself whethere will step down. >> cbs has hired outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation into the allegations. this morningmue're getting -- new information. it's been two'seeks and the been no sign of molly. now the community is banning gether the find her and the fbi is joining in this desperate search. blake mccoy reports. >> reporter: a drapete search so far turning up no sign of missing iowa college student. the 20-year-old last seen nearly two weeks ago going on her nightly run. her mily now ploobelieves she returned to the house. her boyfriend shares with his brother and used the commutpute.

>> we no whatti lineis. there's nowhere it took ple. we know what has happened. there's no why that mes no sense. >> reporter: authorities say the boyfriend is not a suspect. he was working a construction job a hundred miles way. >> he's terrific. we love him. he's a fantastic guy. i said to him the other day, i can't wait for him to become my third son. >> molly' s auntd she knows of no one molly would runaway. >> she never would have just dropped off like r:at. >> repor molly's picture hangs on every street post and t.ery store fr >> you can't go any place without seeing her face or number below. >> reporter: last friday a suspicious man was reported taking pictures of young jobbers -- joggers in a nearby town. t he'sned himself in. police don't think it's related. the family desperate for answers

and tryingay to ositive. >> of course, we're worried. of course we have our o moments weakness and you cry whenha you to but you laugh when you can. you just try to get through. >> you have to hope the investig bors get aak fairly soon. talk about promise made. promise kept. nba super star lebron james changing lives in his hometown. >> we go into the hallways of the school he is hoping will spark change in the community.

it's been busy summer for lebron james moving out to l.a. to play for the lakers. recently he was back in his hometown of akron, ohio. for what he called one of greatest momentsf his life. he says it's all for the kids. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> welcome. >> reporter: kids arrive for the first day of sool in ohio as a new approach to fix an old problem takes center court led by someone who knows their stories more than they could imagine. >> i know exactly what these 240 kids are going through. i know the streets they walk. i know the trials and tribulations that they go through because i'ven beethere.

>> reporter: which is why nba star lebron james and his foundation are opening this school in akron for at risk third and fourth graders who struggle in school and at home. >> the most important thing that we can give them is structure and a sense of they jus want someone to feel like we care. >> reporter: i promise is a public, noncharter school. itffers an innovative approach, a longer class day and longer s aool year provide support to help kids with trauma. the sch al willo help parents find a job and have an on site food pantry for families. >> these kids still have the same opportunity s everyone else. they kids are our future and know if playing in los angeles or not, basic rosakron, always home for me. >> so fantastic for him to do

that. >> unbelievable. >> to those whom much is given, mu much is expected and hs delivering. we have more rain chances for you.ey remain really high across the area for next couple of days. the soggy pattern is showing no real signs of breaking down. looks like florida outside. lot of clouds around. it's very, very humid out there as well. rain dropsre starting to form out across parts of northern virginia. that puts national airport in fourth place. the fourth rainiestuly on record. another quarter of an inch rai for that. i think we will probablffall

short first or second place. the most likely time for tha comes after 5:00 or 6:00 this afternoon. this wave of low pressure out here across parts of ohio as thunderstorms along the ohio, west virginia border. the bulk of that will miss us to the north. you'll start to see showers developing. that's daytime heating. it's so humid outside that anyl le bit of daytime heating will start to bubble up the rain drops. be rainfall ready as you go through the day. future weather shows the bubbling up of more rain. as we get into the evening, that's the most likel time for rain. a bigger wave of low pressure coming in late this evening into the overnight hrs tonight. we'll keep a close eye on that. you can also follow the rain drops and the drop thereof on our nbc washington app. youin can and follow me on social media on twitter and forecast for you on instagram. temperature wise, where we have

seen a peek of sun we are c se 80 degrees but where the clouds have remained thkest, temperatures only above 70. there's your five-day forecast. high rain chances continue

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music to the ears of nats fans. bryce harper might be traded today. general manag said "bryce is not going anywhere." trade deadline, a few hours away. we'll have to keep an eye on it until 4:00. a raging wildfire in california have killed eight people.ou nds of acres have burned and hundreds of homes have been destroyed. it's a bad situation turning even more dire out west. here is nbc miguel almaguer. >> repter: on both ends of the sti state, fire storms are raging across california. to the north here in wine countryme lives and neighborhoods are being lost. firefighters tried to make stane ut this blaze is moving too quickly. all the homes behind me are gone. >> reporter: with nearly 20

wildfires tearing across the state. the car fire ripping thrgh ding is the most destruktsictie this year. the inferno obliterating erything in its past. >> it's all gone. >> reporter: ts is whereiper and matt smith dreamed of raising t>>ir family. we waited years to buy this place, first home. >> reporter: as 12,000 b firefightersattle to save homes across the state. we joined crews at the complex fire risking their les on front lines. >> reporter: the flames have been racing down this hillside all day long. they are now next to this fohom. firefighters this is their last stance. at the complex fire two infernos could american inmerge into one. crews are already losing ground. >> what day. >> reporter: where lives and homes are at stake, the hted

battle unfolding and exploding every day. alice walker'sno iconic l, "the color purple" is a staple. the musical version is making its way to th kennedy center. >> you've got quite a resume. we have porgy and bess and the lion atking. rew you to this production and this story? >> well, first of all, alice walker's book amazing. opportunity tohe be able to play such amazing character that was made famous by danny glover is beyond comprehensi comprehension how happy i am to be able to bring that to life on

>> it's an interesting character because he was a villain in the story. he was a villain in the movie. you're bringing a little more complexity to him on the stage. >> in the book mist ser is a complex man. he's not the villain. his father was a slave on the land that he ended up buying. he was passing that wealth down to his son. he did not teach him how to love. he didn't teach him about trying to deal with relationships and things of that nature. to be able to show that and show those sides of him come out and show his redemption is great. >> that's the difference between what we saw danny glover do on the screen and what you'll do in the musical. how else would you compareo two story, the two versions? >> it's definitely similar. everything is based off of alice

walker's book. at the same time it's like we're able to pound a little more into the story and with music and song. >> who plays the female lead? >> adriana hicks and she's wonderful. absolutely beautiful and i have to tell her that nightecause i have to tell her she's ugly during the show on stage. she's amazing, beautiful. i'm so happy to share the stage with her. >> do you have a favorite part of the show? you mentioned the music which -- >> i really love because i love mister's redemption. there's a huge song that i have to sing as mister's turning point. with that, i think i enjoy showing people how this man --

how he has made that. tu i think that you'll be able to, i don't know, i think people will be able to relate to that, finally,n this production. >> you have quite a resume and now you're going to the kennedy cehrough the end of the month. what's next for you? >> right now i'm not 100% sure. >> can't focus on that. >> i got to stay rig re. stay grounded on what's happening right in front of me. i'm just happen to be here in d.c. for the.irst ti >> this is quite a big role for you. we're very happy for you. playing the role of mister at the kennedy center. "the color rple" kicks off tonight and runs through the 26th. >> august 26thke. sure you come on out there. it will be great. >> i hope toho be one of in the audience. >> good. >> thank you and congratulations agoun. >> thank y. >> chris, back to you.

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the mystery of malaysia airline still remains unsolved four yea later. a report showing failure by the air traffic control center. till a lot of unanswered questions today. >> reporter: after more than four years and one of the largest open water searches, authorities still don't know what happened to malaysian airline flight 370. that's the result of a 1500 pgel reportsed oo ed and it was a

huge ordisaappointment the families of people who disa p r disappeared. >> i thought it was going to be it. to be some insight, some more information about where our loved ones are. i'm amiss today, this has put us right back today one. >> reporter: one msomeone manua turned the o plane course. they didn't speculate on who did this. >> we can come close that it had done that and we can con trm th turn back was not the cause of the mechanical system. >> reporter: the report all the cited maintenance problems.

the noelgs thtion that the pilo co-pilot may have diverted or downed ane. relieved and so happy thes fact that i not the end of the sty. >> reporter: authorities were careful to say this won't be the last report but itrings this mystery a lot closer to a murky end. it may place it among the greatv und aviation mysteries of history. a clean up is under way today. you probably see people cleaning up the debris. fwl it >> it's flowing downstream at workers opened thelood gates.

branches and trash litter the bay causing quite a mess. maryland's natural resources police have issued an advisy to boaters and swimmers to be ware. >> not looking too good there, but i guess it doesn't matter with the kind of weather we are having now. we had 9.7 inches of rain re. there's only 68 square miles to the city of that adds up to over 11 billion gallons of water. that doesn't clean the near 17 inches they had or 11 inches out at dulle tairport. that 68 square miles we call the district of columbia. kind of on the showery side later today. ticeably more breezy tomorrow. be warmer too but rain quite likely at some point during the day tomorrow. thursday's rain chance m today and tomorrow. mainly in the afternoon and

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untwine. >> reporter: puns aren't the onlyhing being crafted. >> this is for people who want to be inspir to make thing s an it's for people who want to make things and for people that want to watch us goof around. >> reporter: one common thread is empathy. >> there's a group sensibility that's tribal that ieally enjoy. >> they wanted people who had expertise and we managed to delude them into thinking that was us. >> reporter: contestants show their creative talent. >> dance is my first art form. >> i started add a child so psychologist. >> each maker is given three hours to make something. the second half of the episode is about the mastered challenge. >> reporter: that gives the

makers 12 hours to complete a project and gives the judges chance to peek. >> we have seen blood, sweat and tears. people cutting themselves, glue gun burns. >> go way crochet. >> i'm getting sick of your scrapbook. >> let's make some suhine. >> iish we could. we're talk with a lot of clouds and orincreasing chance rain. quite a bit of heavy rain. thunderstorms as well. mo of the thatill miss us to the north. the frailing edge of it there, that may graze us later on in the afternoon and particularly into the evening. if you're headed out to the and mets game, i think they will startedto get the games and probably get it to completion. know there's a chance for being rained on.

that could be a delay or two. you're already is that righting to think about the weekend. not bad weekend the coastline. ocean temperature is really nice. sunday is lookingretty nice a the beaches. there could be some showers on both friday afternoon and saturday. here is our ten-day forecast. look at tho rain chances here the next couple of days. 50% chance for rain on saturday. only a 40%hance on sunday. once we start to dry out, i thinke'll get 90-degree days in the early part of next week. >> all right. >> i'm going to keep my little yellow crayon handy to draw that sun in. hope for the best. that's going to do it for news 4 midday. thanks for joining us. >> we're back on the afternoon first at 4:00. see you later.

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