thursday before we dry we'll be back with more of your headlines and weather at 8: 30. but for now, back to the "today" show. have a great day everyone. good morning. breaking overnight. a terrifying scene in the skies above washington state. an airline employee steals a passenger plane from one of the country's largest airports, taking it o w ad 15-minute ride, talking to air traffic control the entire time. >> he's just flying around and he just needs some help controlling hisft ai. >> nah, i don't need that much vehelp. i' played some video games before. >> figer jets scrambling before the plane crashed into a remote island.ou how this happen and does he have any ties to terrorism? we're live onsc the ene. state of emergency. the city of charlottesville, virginia, on lockdown preparing for a tragic an verse ray of the adly white nationalist

protest. hundredsicf offers patrolling the streets as the nation's capital prepares for its own tomoow. a horrific scene on florida's coast, marine lifee fr millions wiped out. we today, saturday, august 11, 2018 ♪ celebrating fab 50 with my sisters from university of cincinnati. >> i'm teenager on "today." ♪ >> my mom swiped right. >>d my dad swi right and now we're on "today." >> emerson's first time on "today." >> hey, kids. we're on the "today" show. yay! >> good morning to you. welcome back to "today on this

saturday morning. >> what a difference a few ys -- a few minutes makes. this is a live shot from top of the on top of our building. >> looks like nighttime. a wicked lean of storms moving through new york. we ended up clearing out the laza because the lightning w pretty dangerous. >> we'll get to your forecast in just a moment. we start with today's breaking news. that'svernight out of washington state. an airline employee was somehow able toal a passenger plane and fly it for 15 minutes before it crashed. onlookers could not believeei eyes. nbc's hans nichols has more.ke >> reporter: s rising overnight from a small remote island off the coast of seattle after a hijacked horizon airlines plane slammed into the ground. this after a wild scene in the >> ynk if i land this air. successfully, i'll get a job as alo >> reporter: jovial and strange words from a w manho hadan stol

airplane from washington's sea-tac airlines. >> it's an alaska airlines q-500. what the [ bleep ] is he doing over here >> he's flying around. he needs help controlling his eercraft. >> no, i don't that much help. i've played video games before. >> reporte a ground service agent employed by horizon which is part of alaskanli as somehow stole this turbo prop aircraft with 76 he was able to take off. flying for 15 minutesefore that fiery crash. >> that is not a drone. that's a plane. >> reporter: stunned onlookers as the pilot attempted stunts in the air. o fighter jets scrambled to get by his side. the whole time, air traffic control which was in contact with the pilot tried to cokes hidown. >> we or just trying to find a place for you to land safely. >> reporter: the man, apparently suicidal. >> i've got a lot of people that care about me.

it's going to disappoint them to hear i did this. >> there was no indication that there was any attempt to attack anybody or anything than taking an airplane without permission, stealing an airplane and flying it arnd. just a broken guy, got a few screws loose i guess. never really knew it until w. >> reporter: moments later a huge plume of black smoke rose from kevin on island as people say they witnessed it go down. >> our hearts are with the family of the individual ab boofrd as well asll our alaska air and horizon e aloyees. >> reporter: the sheriff's office tweeting confirmed info, this is a single suicidal male. we know who he is. no others involved. >> reporter: now, just about a mile behind me we've been looking all morning to see if we can see any smoke, any fire. it's still dark here. there's no glow from a fire.

that's good sign. when you look at the size of this island, quite small, about 20 people. very remote. r u've got to take a ferry o there. just a couple a day. throughout theegion it's laced th a network of military installations, army, air force, navy as well. that poses real risks and highlights what a danger this could have been. this morning, a lot of questions on just t hows could happen at one of the country's busiest airports. craig? >> it was good to see those amfighter jets se so quickly. hons nichols, thank you. another big story this weekend, the state of emergency in charlottesville. the city on lockdown ahead of thee-year an versniversary of t deadly wte nationalist permits. nbc's maya rodriguez is there with more. maya, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. unite the right has planned for a second rally. like youme ioned, that permit was denied.

instead, they plan to have a i rally tomorro washington, d.c. at a park across from the white house. still the city charlottesville and the state of virginia remain under a state of emergency. ltiple streets are closed off to traffic and there's a large olice presence in town this weekend and also at the nearby university of maryland, that's where the altight tiki torch march took place last year the night before the protest.ts this year parf the campus are blocked off. the city's new mayor and police chief s they won't tolerate the happened last year. you may recall ea32r-old heather higheyer died. city officia s say thete of emergency in place here is needed to make sure resources e available to make sure people stay safe. as for the rober e. lee statue in that park which was the focal point of all of this last ityea s still in that park. there is a state law preventing the removal o confederate

monuments. right now it is hired in the courts. sheinelle. >> maya, thank a quick programming note. tomorrow on the one-year anniversary in charlottesville, msnbc will air an onhour special featuring a former white supremacist who is now on a miion to stop the mement he helped build. you can catch "breaking the hate" this sunday on msnbc. dylan, this ire usually w you're outside. you can't go out this morning. >> not this morning, we have a round of thunderstorms moving through new york city. we have theun cloud to g lightning, dangerous lightning occurring right now. this is the typehaf rain could produce flash flooding. it falls at rates at oneo two inches per hour. >> same type of situation down through texas where we could see nce ofrain and the c some flooding.

monsoonal rains in the southwest. record highs startingck to buil nto the northern plains as asmperatures in the 80s and 90s. but thern half of the country certainly dealing with the worst weather today. tomorrow more rain up and down the east coast, more rain back through texas becau it's a stalled front that's not moving anywhere. and it's still looking hot across the northern plains. that's a look across the country. here is a peek out your window. >> temperatures in the mid tor up0s today. we'll have a little bit of sunshine out there with some waves of rain, maybe a few thunderstorms kicking up during e afternoon. it's not going to be raining all through out the day today. again, we're going toave here and there some showers, some sunshine. and then by the time we get into the afternoon, a better chance of seeing storms. we'll have the same deal tomorrow. temperatures will be in the mid for per 80s with a chanc showers and thunderstorms. best chance of rain comes on >>s that your latest forecast. craig and sheinelle? >> now to a growing and devastating problem down south

where red tide off the coast of floridami is killions of different kind of marine life. >> one fisherman found that out firsthand when he set out in search ofne big fish, but found something very upsetting instead. kerry sanders has more. >> reporter: casting for a giant. orld renowned naturalist and extreme angler on florida's gulf coast, in search of one of theo world's m magnificent fish, a tarpon. he can hook a tarpon this day, it will be a first for this native oth souafrica. >> this is the danger, this is the danger. >> reporter: heas certainly the skills as documented on smithsonian channel's "fishing for giants" fro elusive nile perch to dogtooth tuna. >> it's not about how to catch the fish.'s hat is the fish doing.

i'm trying to get into its head. i'm like a fish ychologist. >> reporter: but now in florida there will be a surprise and it's an ugly one. >> dead, unfortunately. >> reporter: this 30-year-old tarpon one of millions of fish, turtles, manatees and dolphins l victims of the worst naturally occurring red tide to ever it southwestflorida. >> this is your first tarpon and you find it dead. >> just saddens me that this is what i see for the first time. >> reporter: within minutes, it gets worse. >> the second tarpon dead, even bi than the first one. >> reporter: overhe next hour -- >> no, no. >> reporter: we find five dead tarpon. >> this is number five. >> reporter: the oldestti ted at 40 years old. >> tarpon can survive at low oxygen environment because they have an air bladder. >> so it should be able to handle a red stide, but t is such a dramatic red tide. >> yes, extended period of red ti possibly some other contaminants.

>> reporter: scientists expl iing theact of runoff from population booms, farm fertilizers and phosphate mining believe when old tarpon are dying, it's the canary in the coal mine. >> this isn anomaly. it's going to keep changing until we change ourvi or. >> reporter: amid all the gloom, an unexpected visitor. a bottle nosed dolphin. that's a good sign, isn't it? >> llo. hello. beautiful. beautiful. this is what nature and h environment looks like. >> reporter: and then 26 hours and 39 minutes after andy began fishing for rpon, using a vintage scarborough reel, he finally>>ooks one. ook at that wonderful fish. it's a small one, but a beautiful one. r: after seeing all of those that died, what do you think?

>> it gives me a little hope that there are yng ones that haven't died. i'm a little moreoptimistic. >> reporter: for "today" kerry bc news, on florida' pine island sound. >> my goodss. >> fascinating. >> that red tide is scary. here is the thing, that reel he's using, by the way, that's a real fisherman. >> he loves what he does, that's for ousure. >> can also catch more of andy's show called "fhing for giants" this wednesday night, 9:00 eastern over on the ithsonian channel. dylan, what's coming up in the orange room? >> listen to this one. y har friends ever told you she's way out of your league? >> all the time. i married out. >> it turns out she probably is. why science says so many of us try to date someone we might not be ready for. that's right after these messages. a1c. and i can do it with what's already within me. because my body can still make its own insulin. and once-weekly trulicity activates my body to release it.

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>> s goodurday morning. i'm david culver. >> i'megan fitzgerald. >> lawmakers working on preparations befores ralli and protesters descend tomorrow. a massive metro construction delays is creating big for riders starting today. we'll help you navigate the maps. >> and it's a little messy out there in some parts of our area. seeing a few sprinkles out there. rain will fill in as we continue through this weekend. we'll talk about rain chances in your neighborhood, time it out for you. that's coming up. several more headlines we're following for you this morning when "news 4 today" starts. when "news 4 today" starts. >> a as your home becomes more connected,

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developing overnight, the seattle airport was shut down for hours after police say a suicidal mechanic stole an a airlin crashed while doing stunts. ig> we're a day away from the unite the r rally outside the white house as rally goers and protesters prepare for competing events, d.c. police are putting their safety plan into action. another ctinue vrsal white house tell-all is heading to the bookshelves. the author is already walking ck one of the biggest stories about president trump. o coming up 8:30 on saturday morning. we weme you in to new"news 4 toda today". i'm david culver. >> i'm mgean fild. i think it's going to be a beautiful start to the morning. the s is up, people are out and about.

i stepped outside. it's a little o steamy there. >> is it? >> hugs you a little bit. >> looks like 80 at reagan national airport, right lauryn ricketts? what are we thinking for today? >> you can see the clouds out there. behind this graphic we have a little haze and definitely cloud cover. i do believe we'll have peeks of tnshine. you go the shenandoah valley. temperatures right around 80 degrees at this point, reagan national airport. as we go through the next severale'hours, have sprinkles, plenty of dry time, butevhen some stormsoping later this afternoon. you can see nothing happening on the radar right now. we've got a few isolated sprinkles down through fauquier county and closer to orange county right by fredricksburg ea. here in the d.c. area, we're looking goodnd dr a frontal system draped to the north of us is waving back and forth. probably not dropping through our area, staying put as we go

through the weekend. again, that's going to reinforce our rain chances ase go not only through the weekend, but beginning of next week. we'll time out the rain and lety you know whe can see it in your neighborhood. that's all coming up in a few minutes. >> lauryn, we'll check in with you then. meantime this morning, we've been following a developing story out of washington state overnight. mu.s.itary jets scrambled after airline officials say a plane mechanic stole a passenger plane and took it for a joy ride. the plane ultimately crashing on a small island near the airport. the mechanic h only been identified as a 29-year-old employee for horizon air. he was the only person on board. the man was recorded apparently speaking with a horizon air official during the flight. >> i've got a lot of peoplehat care about me. it's going to disappoint them to hear that i did this. ioould like apologize to each and every one of them.

ju a broken guy, got a few screws loos i guess. never really knew it until now. s wow, that audio just coming into our nroom. all other flights were delayed or diverted for some time. f-15s from the air national guard chased the plan. a local sheriff says the mechan mechanic's lack of flying skills ultimately led to that crash. >> happening today, the class of 2022 is in the district. >> today is move-in day for howard university freshmen. i knowol a lot of are in town, kind of preparing for that. lauryn saying it's going to be a little warm, perhaps showers as n lks are starting that move process. >> can i tell you i remember that day? >> good for you. >> over a decade ago. >> we've got derrick ward and we'll check in with him a little later and we'll check in.,

meantiour time is 8:33. final preparations under way for tomorrow's white supremacist rally. it's going to be happening right outside >> d.c. officials say they're trying to avoid the deadly violence that broke outn charlottesville last year. organizers of unite the right 2 have a permit to rally in lafayette square across from the white house. at least five groups of counter proteste plan to rally and march to lafayette square. authorities are ramping up security to keep both sides t. apar but one top d.c. official won't be in town. mayor muriel bowser say she's going along with a long-timed trip to el salvador. >> i'll make a designation that the city administrator makes any decisions i'm not able to make. i should say that i will -- if d think i n to be here, i'll be here. >> and president trump won't be in town either. he's staying at the trump national golf course in new jersey while renovations are being made to the white house.

charlottesville and the rest of vginia already under a state of emergency ahead of the neekend rally. law enforcement dhere has been planning to accommodate several demonstrations and protests this weekend. we'll give you a live look at charlottesville this morning. a celebration for the life of th wan killed last year, that's heatherhiger is about to get under way. a celebration to take placets e the white house a little later this morning. also this morning, a metro project could impact your plan to ride the rails for the next couple weeks. during the week trains will be single tracking near the smithsonian, every 20 minutes on the blue, silver and orange line. construction on those lines will last abo 16days. some stations are closed this weekend. if you have to ride metro, you should expect big delays and crowded trains. a lot of information to get through. our digital team is helping you

out. >> we'veearned the names of the police officer who shot and killed a suspected drug dealer in lansdowne. corporal jeffrey benson is part of a special prince george's county police unit. that unit was looking for gregory campfield, junior. neighbors say he was dealing drugs and trying to rob people. officers saye reached for gun in his waistband and that's when corporal benson shied him. campfield died i the spital. detectives say they found a gun, drugsnd cash on scene. there is a new twist surrounding the death of a university of maryland football player. several members o the school's athletic deptment are now on administrative leave. 19-year-old jordan mcnair was am offensive l for the terps. he was sent to the hospital after a practice in may and he died in ne. the school hired a sports medicine consulting firm ton conduct investigation.

the firm will determine if the school followed proper. protoc a portion of the school's statement says, quote, we will be able to speak in greater detail when the review is re complete and s with the public. they go on to say our thoughts remain with jordan mcnair's family, friends and the sudden loss of a beloved coach and father of five is unitg a inspiring prince george's county's community. yesterday a vigil was h d at the glenn arden boys and girls club in honor of andre young. if you knew him, you called him coach dre. he coached boys football at the club for 15 years. he was killed in southeast d.c. last month. friends andamily say his passions were coaching, music and helping kids. >> gave back. he helped people. that's all he wanted to do. >> police say young was shot and killed on 19th street on july 30th. family members say he was trying to intervene in a domestic

situation. the 23-year-old man has been arrested in the shooting. the woman who followed dold trump from the apprentice to the white house appears to be changing her story when it comes to h new tell-all book. omosa manigaultewman told her three people told her about trump using the n word on several occasions while making the first sean of "the apprentice." then during an interview with npr she claimed to have heard the words from trump himself. omarosa also claims president trump tried to silence her with money and legal threats. the white house says the book is riddled with lies. chuck todd will speak with the former white house staffer tomorrow morning on "meet the press." you can catch that exclusive interviewight here at 10:30. >> on monday the state is expected to rest its case against paul manafort. there was a long and unexplained delay in court friday. president trump's former campaign manager isf accused tax and bank fraud. former business partner ric

gates implicated himself and manafort during testimony this week. the trial could wrap up next week depending on how many witnesses the defense calls and how long the jury deliberates. another court case could have some big implications for hundreds of cancer patients suing a chemical conglomerate. we'll explain the case and the big decision that was handed big decision that was handed down coming up next on "news

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two men charged in the deadly warehouse fire in california tried entering a plea deal, b a judge said no. 36 people died in the fire back in decemr of 2016. friday a judge said the buildinn owner has s no remorse for the fire. the plea deal called for both to be sentenced to less than ten years in prison each. prosecutors say thed two tur the warehouse into a residential

death trap, cramped with knickknacks and blocked exits. defense attorneys for theng buil owner says they'll take the case to trial. >>t is useo kill weeds in the garden, this morning the makers of roundup will have to pay a cancer patient almost $300 million. the san francisco jury siding with a former school pe groundsk he says wind and a broken hose at one point caused him t in contact with the chemicals. this is the first of hundreds of cancer patients suing the company, ldnsanto. it cet a legal precedent for other cases. michael avenatti, the lawyer representing adult film actress stormy daniels want democrats to fight fire with fire when it comes totl bg president trump. avenatti's message in iowa last night marked his first speech since he declared he may run for president in 2020. avenatti says he's no stranger to politics. he says he's worked on122

campaigns in more than 30 states back in his 20s. congressman john delaney of maryland who says he's going to run for president also spoke at that dinner. sometimes you need to just get out and go for a walk. leesburg may be t place to do that this weekend. specifically raflo park, sporting a new set o sculptures. the five works done by local artists will be in tor park the next two years, the second set of sculptures to tthporarily ador space. >> the idea behind the project w was to get theorks of local sculptors out in front of the public. >> they range from very abstract to whimsical and anywhere in between. >> like the previous s sculptures, these are also set for going on sale at the end of the public display. starting august 30th,c penney wil offer everything your little one needs in 500

stores nationwide. hat includes cribs, high chairs, strollers and carp seats, items previously available online. they're als increasing a selection of baby clothes. take you outside for a liv look. a warm and dry start for now. lauryn rickett is tracking some showers. we'll check in with her at the other de of this break. si

it has been a year sense a white supremacist rallytorupted in violence in charlottesville. >> one of the survivors isrom northern virginia. only on news 4 she's telling the story of recovery and renewed determination to bureau chief julie carey. she asked us to partially shield her identity, fearfulachite supremists might target here. >> reporter: it's a terrifying scene of violence played around the world as a white supremacist plowed through a crowd of counterprotesters in charlottesville. lisa was in the middle of that crowd. >> when i was hit, i had no idea ng on.as g i heard screaming that sounded different from the rest of the day. i was beginning to think, should i run, and then i heard -- that was him hitting bodies. >> reporter: hitng her body. inis has been her daily drill as she fights to rehat was taken from her during those violent seconds.

lisa is a long-time animal rights activists who protested on that issuny times before. her decision to join those supremacists was simply shifting the fight to human rights. >> i wanted go and stand up against people who are violent and oppressive. >> reporter: once in charlottesville, she met a groud from. and marched with them. >>s felt terrified and i wa standing there as people were lining up in formation to march out and i thought, this feels like war. >> reporter: lisa ste k close to thgroup and was not caught up in any clashes that broke out. she started to relax when t suddhose screams and james fields gunned his dodge up the street into the crowd. lisa was struck and turned upside down. in this pulitzer prize winning photo cturing the chaos and

terror, those are her legs pointing straight up in the air. >> in the whole confusion of it, it felt like i was being swept into a tornado. chad no idea i was hit by at that time. i was just spinning in the air. >> reporter: she landed on another car and fell to the ground. >> i felt very calm, and there c was all thos going on around me, but there was nothing i could do but lay there. >> reporter: a doctor from richmond rushed to her side as they awaed emergency responders. her forehead was cut, her jaw oulyof alignment, her hand b broken, and worst of all, both legs were broken, too. >> they put the plates and pins and screws in my legs,nd then i think it was wednesday when they did my hand surgery. >> reporter: pain at time excruciating and fear, especially at first, powerful. >> the first night when i tried to fall asleep, i woke up terrified that the nazis were going to come in to. kill so they put a security guard on my door. reporter: lisa said she also

e pooerxperienced joy at the outpouring of support. >> everything was taken out of my hands and people were being so good to me. >> reporter: after the hospital and six wes of inpatient treatment, it was up to her with the help of her physical therapist to do the hard work of rehab. >> i can do most things now. i would like to be able to dance. i can now do hikes. >> reporter: and she can march again, on sunday, on the anniversary of heather hire's death and her grave injuries, be lisa wiln d.c. joining those planning a peaceful counterprotest of the second unite the right rall >> our right toh free speecs not just a right, it's a responsibility. i would like white supremacists to understand not going to break us. i think everybody who can show up should show up. >> lisa says one reason she can show up this weekend, shgot help paying for her medical

care. her insurance coveredti just a fr of her physical therapy. >> not cheap at all. the heal charlottesville fund stepped in to bridg gap. it's awarded more than $300,000 to those wur were i by or witnessed the car attack. >> amazing. incredible. >> shifting gears now, 8:50 our time o this saturday. lauryn ricketts alongside us. >> hey, girl. >> hi guys. how are you all? >> i went outside briefly, my family is in town. they're doing the collegeour ing. i stepped outside to say bye to them. >> who is in? to >> my little cows sin. >> that's who was here earlier. >>ou know the girl you were hugging. give as like, come here, me a hug. at least we're not seeing heavy. downpo at least we weren't -- at least she wasn't coming here at the end of july when weer having a monsoon here over those last two weeks in

we will have rain today, but it's not going to rain all day. even if you have plans outside today, i wouldn't cancel them. maybe keep an eye to the sky, download the nbc washington app. it will give you a good idea when rain may be headed your way. i think the afternoon is a tter chance to see some rain showers. once again, we'llca haveered rain showers throughout the day tomorrow. not a washout. monday is the best chance to see widespread rain and more scattered showers tuesday befe we dry out on wednesday. nothing happening out there right now. we've got a few showers down here through stafford county, but that's about it. here in the d.c. metro area, we had a few sprinkles earlier this morning, but we aredry. what's happening is we've got a frontal system hanging out. it's goi w toe back and forth, really not dropping below thatix mason line. the heaviest rain will stay along the boundary to the north and east. i think a lot of the heavy rn going to set up over the weekend, from baltimore to points north and east up towards wilmington, delaware.

for most of us, h we'e rain showers. the heaviest will be north and east of the d.c. metro area. again, scattered showers out there through 10:00 a.m. we'll hav peeks of sunshine. as we get into the afternoon, a few showers and thunderstorms developing after about 2:00, 3:00. we'll keep that chance through the evening. again, they' before scattered in nature at best. temperatures out there in the s to right around 80. we'll top out in the mid to upper 80s for daytime highs toda we slipomorrow and monday with more rain chances headed our sy. kettered showers around on tuesday. tuesday will be similar to today and tomorrow. by wednesday and thursday, we're right around 90 degrees. more chances of rain come back for friday and saturday, but not for friday and saturday, but not until then.

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concerns this morning after g evated levels of lead were found in the drinkter at more than 80 montgomery county public schools. >> the school says the problem will be fixed before classes start in september news 4's christ gordon reports. >> reporter: how safe is the water in your child's school? maryland requires every public school system to review water quality. montgomery county puic schools tested water in its 206 schools and all of its offices between r jaand may.

it found elevated lead levels a6 chools. >> out of more than 13,000 water fixtures that were tested, we had a little bit over 200 fixtures that had elevated levels of lead. those were immediately removed from use and remediation was put into place. >> reporter: there are reports that 153 of those water outlets with heightened lead levels were accessible to students before they were taken out of students. i asked the montgomery county health department about the fe s of lead. >> high levels of lead in a chilled's bloodstream can lead to behavior problems, low iq and hyperactivity. >> reporter: the county public school system says all repairs to water stations are ed to be completed by the time students return for the new school year. in rockville town center this woman watching her two grandchildren is confident the public school system will make sure their drinking water is safe. >> i trust that they will do the right thing and make sure it's done completely. >> reporter: cold spring

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a mecnic stole alane and crashed it. investigators believe he was suicidal and not trying to ht or attack anyone. witnesses say the man was doing stunts up in the air before the plane went down. d.c. police are putting their plans in action this weekend as the second unite the right rally is set to happen just outside the white house. omerosa changing part of her story bore her tell-all book about the white house comes out. in the book she says several people told her about hearing trump use the n word several tis while making the first season of "the apprentice." the white house says the book is riddled with lies.