right now at6: , two people killed after a plane falls from the sky in maryland. what we're learning about the tragedy. >> t athletic staff t president, parents and football players they all meet at the n university of marylande wake of the death of a player during a practice. details cominup on news4. and police say a man stalked a won, forced her into her own apartment and sexually assaulted her. we're live on the sce. >> "news4 at 6" starts now. ay> t parents and students got a chance tons voice their concerns face-to-face with the athletic department and leaders at the university of maryland. i'm erika gonzalez. the school is under fire following the death of a playerd

a maryland b has taken over investigations into the player's death and noon an alleged toxic culture. derrick ward spoke to parents at that meeting. >> reporter: the meeting took place in thee shadow of stadium called by the university's athletic director and attended by universit president wallace loh, it was a chance for parents and players and staff and faculty to talk about the football program's most pressing oftt s. >> yeah, we all agree. we really miss theki d. he's a great kid. >> reporter: jordan mcnair died 15 days after he suffered a heat stroke during a summer practice. one glaring absence from the meeting, hea coach j. durkin on leave since the incident. >> i hates happened. >> reporter: even amid apparently sincere concern about a child's welfare, a balan must be struck. >> theyre grown men so we have to respect that. >> reporter: the quest for

answers lie s in the han of the state board of regents. parents we spoke t say they support the coach but also support this investigation. and whatever the outcome may be. >> it's gradual process. we're hoping things will be w in the future. >> this program is not toxic. this progr is a great family environment. >> reporter: still they haven't lost tck of the reaso for the meeting. a member of that family is gone. >> all our prayers go to jordan and his family. >> reporter: in college park, derrick ward, news4. all right. let's show you a live look at theidal basin. some of you have seen some rain. others not so much, more clouds. by the looks of it, i don think we're done yet. we have more on that. , samar. >> that's true. still showers out there on the radar right now. d.c. dodge the bullet.

let's l tk at radar. you can see washington, d.c. metr area pretty dry. anne arundel keep the some of the showers coming down. back west, a little active north and west. this is what we're left with,n very heavy r denoted in darker reds and yellows and oranges. even some lightning. this continues to move into loudoun county. lounden county, leesburg get ready for shower activity. what you need to know is it is muggy. rain chanc not quite over yet. i'll have more coming up. we'll time out your rain for tonight as well as help plan the second half of your weekenwi hing gears, two people were killed in a plane crash this morning in carrollun , maryland. a pilot and passenger were the only ones onboard. quick silver plane took off from a private air strip a went

down near bowers farm in westminster. plane was in an open field. the names of victims are not being released till their notified. ave been today we are learning frightening new details about a sexual assault in the district. a man follows aoman home, forces his way in, and assaults her. he cy spencer is live near scene in northwest with who exactly police are looking for. >> reporter: erica, hfs a frightening situation for this woman. all she was trying to do was get inside her home when she was a attack her own doorstep. we're here in the 1200 block of 7th street in northwest washington whet happened steps away from the washington convention center. of this attack happened about 12:15 this morning. the victim was walking into her home and he forced her in and assaulted her inside herap tment and ran away.

police are calling this a first degree sex abuse and burglary investigation. at this point, they have little to go on as far as a description. anyone with information is asked to call dc police. darcy encer, news4. >> thank you. an early morning stabbing tookhe lifef a man in northeast d.c. today. the attackap hning along rhode island avenue near the mcdonald's. the victim's name not released till the family is notifi. some residents of northeast ood.c. t a walk to promote peace. the stop the violence walk went ended at marvin gay park. walkers wanted to do something potive and uplifting for their community. the world has lost one of its most celebrated and respected diplomats. kofi annan passed a today after a short illness. he became a charismatic symbol of the united nations known for his cool temped elegancy and

political savory, he served two .terms as u secretary-general. president obama saying today that long after heroadn barriers kofi never stopped his pursuit of a better world. all right. measurement on news4, the suspected russian agent and american university grad accuse confidence using an sex toin conspire a the u.s. has a

one mother wanto know when will the violence stop. she was with her daughter at a high school football game in south florida last night when gunshots rang out. there was a fight among a group students outside the palm beach county stadium. that stadium wasvacuated and the parent couldn't find her daughter in all the commotion. she was panicked till they reunited. no spectators were injured but the student who was shot is in serious condition. new details on the suspected russian agent accused of using sex and dee essential to make "uss connections. maria butina was moved to a different jail. prosecutors say she worked establish back channel ommunications to the kremlin and infiltrate u.s. political organizations including the nra. we've reached out to her attorney for comment.

the postal creed says niither snow nor heat nor gloom of t. it doesn't say anything about snakes. ,hat is what a worker in overland pa kansas found in a mailbox y.yester a 20 red tail bowal circuit courter. the police department wasle c in to remove this thing. that resident didn't get any mail ye

you're watching "news4 at 6." all right. all ar animal shelters are now closed and the adoption numbers are starting roll in. so far we know well over 900 of these sweetac have found a forever home. it's not surprising. news4's wendi reger was at the shelter when people lined up early to find their newest friends. >> reporter: you could almost hear all the hearts beating with excitement. is there aood day or what? >> we have a dog at home, cody whom we adopted here five years ago. we're looking for another member of our family. >>eporter: the animal welfare league in alexandria had more than 70 animals from cats and dogs to big fluffy rabbits, all looking for a home. some ofur longer term residents have found their homes which is just the most rewarding experience for staff to know these animals we've cared for

will finally findheir homes. >> reporter: olaf is a pitbull esweetheart here forht months, he needs to get out of here. >> someone who is full ofanove energy and affection and there's nothing like a dog. >> i think you found it. >> i think we did. >> repter: families lined up early this one looking for a cat. >> we met her. werought her toys. we're excited about her. >> reporter: these parents wanting to give their kidsan to grow up with a beloved animal. >> my daughter want a cat. they've been good with other peop's pets. i think it's time for them to get one of their own. >> reporter: it was a day of happy endings. >> she immediately jumped into our arms.th 's who we're going with. >> reporter: within a week, these cages will be filled again. if you want to clear it forward, you can make a donation so they can clearhe shelters all year round. wendy rieger, news4, >>alexandr. o if you want to find out how to clear it forward as wendy suggested or see photos of

today's adoptees with their forever families search clear the shelters in the nbc washington app. we've gotten word that close to 1,000 animals of all different natures have been adopted todayed from around this area and we expect that number to continue t rise. okay. switching gears now, today residents of d.c.'s berry farm ne ghborhoodhered toe celebre community and their fight to stay in their homes. it was part celebration, part protest at the survival for revival residents are fight the city's plan to redevelop the historically african-american public housing project and say they're not just fighting to preserve their homes. they're also fighting for future ge drations. >> w't want to move and be displaced to another public housing. we're fearful that the same thing can happen they're trying to do here which is tear down and move us around again. we're fighting and have been for three years to save our homes. >> the plan toer redevelop farms is part of the city's new

communities initiative. another warning aboutfy veg is your uber ride before jumping into the car. police identified the mansa the posed as an uber driver on u veet in d.c. investigates is tell us a passenger was beaten and forced ithdraw money. as shomari stone shows us, officers bieve the suspect is tied to other armed kidnappings. >> thi pis ature of 22-year-old jesse benjamin nun. d.c. police say he andan the w shown in this video with him allegedly drove up to a man in the 1300 block of u street p northwesttending to be a ri share company abo a month ago. police say the man got in the carhiing that he was going to smoke marijuana. instead of lighting up, they say nunn and the accomplice allegedly robbed him of his wallet, cell phone and creditrd detectives tell us d theyrove around to atmsh beating him a gun, forcing him to withdraw

cash. and then throwing him out of the car in maryland. asthe man treated and released from a hospital. police believe nunn and the woman may be related to other armed kidnappings that occurred earlier in the summer. ide share companies want to remind you to make sure you check the driver's name, the oto, and theicense plate before you get in the car. in northwest d.c., shomari stone, news4. all right. storm team 4 meorologist samar theodore joining us now. muggy outside. in this pattern continues. if you're like me and looking for a day where you can get the carndwashed, . i'm waiting for monday. no? what? >> yeah. >> i thought i had paid such close attentn, i thought i was good. >> it might be okay. i've got a better day for you. >> i want like four days without any rain. >> iot that. till then, we've got rain we've got to get through.

not too bad right now. d.c. prett good this afternoon. a lot of the activity along the, marylaennsylvania border where we saw some of the storms, showers, more activin. you ee people out and about, enjoying the partial sunshine. lots of clouds and as erika said, very muggy. let's look at the radar and see where where some of the action is. dry thughout thed.c. metro area. showers in southern maryland towards anne arundel. rumble of thunder and heavy rain farther west.si just o of loudoun county, we head over to clark and areas south of winchester, we see lightning start to pick up. these thunderstorms not out of theio equ through tonight. these showers continue to push towards the st. loudoun county along 15 here get ready, rain headed your way. tonight, we are expecting the showers to be possible. about 50 chance scattered.

temperatures will dropo ie low 70s. and my, is it going to be a muggy night out there. for your future weurher, i this had on so you can see what happens. we're waking up tomorrow to pretty dry conditions can. 10:00 p.m. sunday, lots of clouds. a f breaks give us sunshine breaking in there. towards sundayafternoon, very similar situation to today where we start to see the showers popping up. very sparse and some of the heavy rain staying down into central virginia. we'll see those showers continue into monday morning. very spotty again. some ofay this end up being some fog. it's going to be really foggy sunday night into monday. here's a look at your planner sunday. you can see waking up tomorrow morning, we may get patchy fog tomorrow morning. temperatures in the low 70s. sun breaking through. clouds in and out throughout the day. dewpoint around 70. it is going to be very muggy for

sunday. rain chance pops up around 4:00, 5:00,6:00 tomorrow evening. not a washout. a damp and sticky damo ow evening it temperatures drop together mid-70s. this one is for erika and all you folks at home who want to know the best day to wash your car. >> please. >> wednesday. what do you think about that? >> how many days do i get afterh at? >> let's go to the ten-day then. >> $20 car wash to be work the it. >> thego we car wash on me. just kidding. showers and storms expected tues wy. that i didn't want you to wash the car monday. tuesday pretty actives towahe middle of the week, it's going to be beautiful.il high pressure come in and that is always a good thing for us. >> i can't stand a filthy car. lately we've had so much rain, it's not been worth it. i'll be first in line o wednesday. thank you. it's that time of year again. students are headingack to classes. news4 is getting you ready for

school. >> school's about to be back in session. >> we're working for you you back in your routine and ready for school. >> when we say working for you, we mean it. all month long i'll show you how not to miss out on free honey. we'll you what to feed your kids for ultimate brain power. plus, the i-team is working to keep your kid safe. >> showing you what area schools are doing to protect your kids in the classroom. >> back to school threat is no joke. we're here tgive parents little peace of mind. >> join us at "news4 today." we're working for you and tting you ready for school. >> coming up an undrafted rookie is his name known to the redskins. why jay gruden likes what he saw why jay gruden likes what he saw after big a

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all right. stop me if you've heard this before. critical now f the nationals as we hit mid-august. especially t ones against last place teams like the marlins. washington binning stretch

of 12 games against nl east foes. no better way to start it o an having max scherzer on the mound. max picked up his 16 lth wint night against the marlins. went six innings, struck out did not allow a run. scherzer hasone scoreless in his last twoar stts. only three runs he's given up this month, a 1.04 e.r.a. in august. he's been the most dominating pitcher in the natio league again leading nl pitch in other words wins, strikeouts and innings pitched and second in e.a. bryce harper ready to give him his third straight cy yohtg award rnow. >> being able to watch him, going out in right field and b watchinge max, there's nothing greater than watching a guy compete and be a bulldog like he is. and imean, it's something special. every time he goes out, you've got a chance to win a game. you can't say enough. he might as well write his name

for cy young right now. >> i would agree with that. orioles and indians. top of the third no score. jaukt clobbers this one. last one gone three-run shot. the orioles lead 3-0 fifth. alex kolb gets it hit right back to him. move his glove. quick reflexes to make the catch. kolb threw a complete game. the orioles won 4-2. the redskins back to work today in ashburn. starting to get into the regular season mode as far as practice eaek. two prn games down and you're starting to see some of the young guys fhting to mak the 53 start to separate themselves and put the coaches on notice that they might just belong onin thisal one player garneringsing a lot attention, cam simms had an inexcusable drophat led interception against the jets ot thursday he came back to

make thr for a team winning 57rd yas. simms leads the skins in receiving yards in each of the firsea two son games. despite the mistake, jay gruden imessed with the way he responded. >> he's not always going to be perfect in proll foot sometimes you'll have things happen to you you didn't expect. he bounced back and made big plays. even the touchdown called back was an unbelievable catch. he didn't hang his head. he keptin figg and a great sign for a pro athlete. that will happen from time to time with a key drop. ystics and sparks, 3.8 left. game tied at 67. natasha cloud nice move at the line. fadeaway jumper. buries it as the time expires. capital one arena crowd into a frenzy. cloud only 2 of 11 with four points.ic s have won eight in a row. now 22-11 on the season and tied for the leue's second best

record. playing really good basketball. >> george,ou thank so much. samar will give you the last uple seconds. >> tomorrow -- sunday will have saturday vibes. it will feel a lot like today. a temperaturad bit lower. but we do have a nice dry stretch of weather on the way beginning wednesday. >> we're looking forward to it. counting the days.yo than so much for joining us. nightly news is next. we'll see you againor news4 at 11:00. till then, good night everybody.

tonight, harsh words from a former after rector president trump revokes his security clearance. >> he's drunk on power. he really is. and i thinke's abusing the powers of that office. >> the president firing back today and maki new threats as this public feud escalates. bullets fly during a high school football game. injuring two. police on the hunt for the shooter and a totive. hat toxic algae killing off marine fe now posing health hazards forhumans. a new look at one of the worst outbreaks in more than a decade. pushing for punishment. oohe teen pushed off a 60-ft bridge speaks out on the former friend just charged in the incident. 16 and counting.