right now at 11:00, cardinal donald wuerl a makes decision in response to the sex abuse scandal rocking the catholic church. what the archbishop of washington plans to do tomorrow. it's the last day of summer break for many we're going to show you how the d.c. school's chief is gting

ready. and all new tonight. dirt bikes and atvs te over d.c. streets and make a swing to virginia. we're live with reaction and the police response. >> announcer: news4 at 11:00 starts now. good evening. i'm erika gonzalez. tomorrow, cardinal donald wuerl the have a meeting with council of priests. the gatheng was originally scheduled for august 27th, but the archbishop moved the date we wanted know why. o. we're told cardinal donald wuerl changed the date of the meeting after the explosive report from the pennsylvania grand juryle ng widespread priest sex abuse and because of the cardinal mriccarck scandal. mccarrick resigned as cardinal after a seriesl of sexua misconduct allegations. wuerl was a bishop in pittsburgh and was named more than 200 times in that grand jury reportr theort said wuerl covered up the clergy abusing children.

wuerl has denied the allegations. ik new tonight, scenes l this playing out on the streets of d.c. and in northern virgini today. a large group of riders on dirt bikes and atvs popping wheelies, weaving in and out of traffic. one rider even crashing. as you know, atvs are illegaln d.c. news4's darcy spencer is live at logan circle with more on the disruption that they caused today. darcy? >> reporter: erika, it really is a sight to see. we were over on a street tonight when dozens of these bikes came roaring through. ias able to get video on my cell phone and posted it on my twitter fee @darcy spencer. a lot of people find this tove frightening and dangerous but we can't do much to stop them. atvs, four-wheelers and dirt bikes taking over streets in d.c.nd northern virginia. here on h street, riders could

be seen popping wheelies and police can't do much about it. d.c. has a no-chase policy. is video is from georgetown. the riders are making their rounds through the city and cross into arlington. back in tri di, one rider crashed into a light pole on rhode island afternoon in as nort police impounded the bike. the large group also ended u in logan circle. dozens of illegal bikes. anthony wynn is visiting from out ofwn. he grabbed his cell phone and recorded this video. >> we heard commotion. we looked over at the corner and saw literally over 100 bikers, atvs, motorcyclists just joyriding basically and speeding through town and popping wheelies and doing all kinds of crazy stuff. >> reporter: now, we did reach out to d.c. and arlingtounty police. so far, we have not gotten any commen w hopefullyll hear from them tomorrow. erika, back to you. >> darcy, live in logan circle,

thank you. d.c. police are trying to find a person who shot and killed a man. somebody d flagged officern to report the shooting on southern avenue in southeast early this morning. first responders rushed keith douglas to the hospital where we're told he later died. recovering fros a gunshot wound. the boyashort in northeast near kennel worth afternoon. no word on a potential suspect or even a motive in this case. >> announcer: now your storm team4 forecast. s many kids are going to sleep tonight on the very last day of summer break. storm am4 radiologist sa mar theodore tells us what kids can expect tomorrow morning. >> gd news, erika. tomorrow morning they can expect some relatively quiet weather. temperatures in the upper 60sos. patchy fog on the roads. be careful for the drivers out there while the kiddo are standing at the bus stop. overrule, not a bad school day. you can see mostly cloudy, some

sunshine breaking through for the first temperatures rising to the low 80s, upper 70s just around lunchtime lunchtime. tomorrow afternoon into the evening, tracking a few sprinkles. we are going to need the umbrella and the rain gear for one of th days this week for the kiddos standing at the bus stop, and i'll have that coming up in your full forecast. make sure you stick around for that. back to you, erika. back to school means more work for the d.c. interim hools chief, but she says she's ready. we talked toer about the challenges and the excitement of this new year. >> reporter: summer is effectively over for thousands of d.c. public school students. 13 schools are already open under the extended year system. for the remaining 300 schools, monday means back to class. >> the message is welcome back to a brand-new school year. we have tons of exciting planned for our students. >> reporter: they're still putting the final touches on the new boon elementary school in

northeast. 2 replaces the old orr elementary school. >> we always had outstanding achers and administrators, but our facilities didn't always match what we were able to deliver. >> reporter: they're coming o s a touool year. it's interim chancellor dr. amanda alexander's first full year. she previouslyerved as the head of elementary education in the system. her predecessor left under a cloud of controversy. high schoolers were graduating with more absences than allowey and mere not prepared. this year begins with its own issues. a news 4 i-team investigation uncovered nearly 1,000 teachers who have not been officiay licensed to teach. >> all of our teachers have passedackground checks all of our teachers are regularly evaluated by their administrators, often formally and informally. nalot of our teachers engage in rigorous profess development opportunities, and in those ways, we're able to ensure teality. >> rep they were supposed to have at least applied byr earliehis month.

>> by august 1st, and the vast majority of our teachers have met that deadline. >> reporter: she says they're working with t union and the state school authority on those who haven't. derrick ward, news4. news4 today has you covered on everything back to schoolti st at 4:00 a.m. we'll be keeping a close eye on traffic and so should you wbecause school bussl now be on the roads again. we continue our coverage later in this broadcast. tomorrow there could be a verdict in the paul manafort trial. president trump's former campaign chair faces 18 vunts inginia including tax fraud, bank fraud, and folure t disclose foreign bank accounts. the case went to the jury last week as part of the special counsel's rush investigation. manafort will go on trial in d.c. next month on separate charges. manafort and accused russian agent maria butina are being held in the same alexandria jail. authorities sent us thisew mug

shot of the american university mug shot after she left the d.c. jail. prosecutors say butina was tied to the kremlin and tried to merican political organizations like the nra. she's pleaded not guilty. new at 11:00, the world is getting ready for final good-bye to the queen of soul, aretha franklin was surrounded bys loved o in the days before her death. the reverend jesse jackson i revealing a touching moment that she shared before she passed. we go inside a service in detroit. r orter: the service started with praise. it shifted to honoring franklin, telling stories of who she really was. >> she told me about her sojourn with reveren dr. martin luther king jr. and how she fought with brothers and sisters. >> reporter: franklin's longtime friend, reverend jesse jackson spe to the crowd starting with

a prayer. >> the lord speak now, bless no healing now, hope now. >> reporter: jackson shared a moment with franklin before she passed. >> she had been out several days. she openes her e quickly and embraced my arm. and we began to cry. reporter: he stayed by her side. >> we kept praying. we kept singing. ask the lord that your will be done. >> reporter: a tribute fit for a queen. from the church she loved and called home. ♪ >> that was cocoa mcavoy reporting. we've got much more on aretha franklin's life and lllegacy. yoind those in the nbc washington app.

ext on news4, suspected thieves savagely attackan a w who had $75,000. cameras caught the blow-by-ow. wait untou see the vicious measures they took to get the cash. high drama on the high seas after a cruise ship passenger es overboard. >> i am very lucky t be alive. >> she spentea nrly half a day in the water. police raceo save peopl trapped in a burning home,nd one wrong step could have meant the diff ence between life and death. ee we'll finish yournd by putting a smile on your face with "sports final." can rooney repeat?er fost joins the roundtable. and a redskins fan you have to hear from because every player already has. >> walk it like you talk it.

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a woman in houston, texas, who withdrew $75,000 from a bank was assaulted and r over during an attempted robbery friday morning. the scene was c sght onurity camera video. andy karrada has morar we want to you that some of the video is hard to watch. this story all new at 11:00.or >> rr: surveillance video capturing the moment a man, later identified as davis mitchell, attacking a woman in a fierce attempt to steal her purse after she had withdrawn

$75,000 from a local bank. >> these criminals out there, they're watching and they're looking for eastargets. >> reporter: mitchell continuing to wrestle with the woman and the woman's husband. the woman fighting with all of r might, refusing to let the purse with the money inside of it go. the violenceerscalating aft a second suspect drives up in a black chrysler 300 and joins mitchell in beating the husband and wife, at times pushing and kicking them, all before getting back in the car, throwing it in reverse and running over then nd her husband. >> they've done this before. they're folks like this, all they understand is brute force against brute orforce. >> rr: a deputy on patrol saw what was happening, rushed in, and immediately got in handcuffs. >> the deputy being in the right place at the right time no doubt helped, you know, make this arrest happen. >> that was andy karradapo ing. the woman was taken to a local hospital in critical condit sn.

her husbafered bumps and bruises. authorities in alabama area reg dramatic body cam footage of a fiery rescue. >> hg on to me. grab on to me. come on. >> this was taken back in early july bhe t local police department. two officers wer called in for a structure fire, andhen they is.ived, they saw he officers found the flames shooting from the roof. both went into action, saving two people who we trapped inside. the city council later recognizing the officers for theiroi h actions. and take a look at this video. theople trying to wait out severe weather before a backstreetoys concert in oklahoma yesterday. officials at the venue say they warned people toutevacuate, b those warnings were ignored. 14 peoplenere hurt whe strong wind gusts knocked over a metal structure. storm team4 reached out to the national weather servic meteorologists there think wind gusts were around 50 miles an hour. >> this next story is

testament to one woman's will to survive. she fell off a cruise ship in hours d of night, spent treading water in the dark, praying for somebody to rescue her. it was ten whole hours before those prayers were answed. here she is all smiles as she walked off the coast guard ship that rescued her. they found her about a mile from where she went overboard in the adriatic scene at around midnight last night. >> um,ff i fell o the back of the norwegian star, and i w wasn ther for ten hours. so these wonderful guys rescued me. >> your name is? >> kay. i'm very lucky to be alive. >> the croatian defense ministry taking these pictures as she was pulled from the water. they found her about0 les away from the nearest coast. ascuers credit the warm waters for helping her stve. ♪

>> students in d.c. and several other counties in our region are ading back to class tomorrow, and tonight news4 is getting you ready for school. >> school is about to be back in session. >> we're working for you over the next four weeks to get you back in your routine and ready for school. >> when we say working for you, we really mean it. all month long i'm going to you how not to miss out on free money. and i did say free money. we'r also going to show you what to feed your kids for ultimate brainpower.he >> plus i-team is working to keep your kids safe. >> showing you what our area schools are doing toetter protect your kids in the classroom. >> we're here to make lifesi and give parents a little peace of mind. >> join us for news4 today starting at 4:00 a.m. we're working for you and getting you ready for school. >> and the annual music festival is about a month away. it's2n septemberat the merry wether post pavilion.

more than two dozen performers. ticket prices starting at $79. well, that is a music video. did we look at that before we edited it for tv? let's switch gears and talk about the weather what the bus stop is going to feel like. starting to get everybody back into a routine agn. >> still can't believe it's already time to go back to school. there's a few things i got to let you guys i on. we are expecting some rain this week but not tomorrow. so not toworry. it's first day of school. we are going to be dry to start. now, there will be fog on the road. so for all the drivers out there, please take your time. be careful. it will be very patchy b in those neighborhoods you want to take your time. watch for the children. it's going to beui pretty overnight. a lot of the showers as you see on the radar in a moment are actually south of the district. i talked about the fog. it's primarirn in the g, and we do have some unsettled weather on the way, but it's not arriving until tuesday. a nice dry stretch beyonthat,

so it will be worth getting through. a lotf backscatter here but what we are seeing is dry conditions. this i not actual rain falling. where we are seeing, the ra just south of luray and farther south of us, seeing a b littl of drizzle. as we head into tomorrow, we are going to start to but clouds. current temperatures right now, we're at 75 degrees in the district. for a lot of us outde of the washington, d.c. metro area, we're going to thad down into 60s overnight. in d.c., around the 70-degree mark. it is going to be ol. 70 degrees. you're also waking up to that. you're waking up to upper 60s, low 70s. i know that's not cold but think about it. that summer pattern. so for the kiddos at the bus stop, it may feel just a little cool out there, refreshing. showers south possible and then again very muggy tomorrow. pretty much like today. for your monday commute, if you are going to get that morning run in, temperatures in the upper 60s. i'm calling it cool.

by rush hour, temperatures will be in the low 70s. no rain to contend with. we should see a nice bit of sun breathrough. i think tomorrow is going to remind us a lot of today. for the bus stop pickup, highs will peak in the low 80s, and we ll see that chance for springles. clouds start to move in and that signifyinghat change in the showers and storms expected for your tuesday. i'm fast-forwarding through monday becidse like i it's kind of spotty out there. very light. right here seeing those breaks sunshine through the evening. as we move towards tuesday, we'll start to see things really picking up. a system moves in and brings us not only showers b on tuesday storms as well and those storms could be strong too severe. by wednesday and thursday, w are going to dry things out, and it's not a bad ten-dayfft to bo to be honest with you folks. temperatures in the 80s for of the week. also a lot of sunshine. hopefully that sunshine does stick around through next

weekend erika. we want to take this opportunity to win somara luck. this is going to be her last broadcast at news4 because she is jumping into a new endeavor. >> i am. i'm very excited but'm also very sad because it's just been an amazing experience being here in wasngton, d.c. u all have afforded me the opportunity to grow. we changed my dhair. a lot of cool and fun things here. i've learned so much, but i will be remaining local, and you guys can stay up to dateith me on social media. my voice is quivering now. put the music on. >> we wish you the best of luck, sweetie. still ahead, d.c. united continues their climb up the st (sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door oses) (sound of engine starting) ♪ ♪

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right team. d.c. united check list for the week to keep their playoff hopes alive is now complete. beat orla check. rat portland, check. tonight theed and black needing to beat new england, check. united supporters ready and is wayne rooney? yep. he tells us he's good to go. 13th minute. ball played ahead. makes a move on the defender. sends it over to acosta. he scores a nice place by arriola to osta. acosta red hot. five goals in his last three games. united up 1-0. in the second half, d.c. unite looking for some insurance. junior moreno helped deliver. what a pass by him. puts it in the back of the net. d.c. united wins 2-0. their fourth straht win at audi field. now we head to the court. mystics visiting the links. lindsey wedeman announced she's

retiring. second quarter, mystocs trying spoil her party. final seconds, kristi toliver with the off-balance sh. she hits it. 17 for her. we're tied at 43, but weeland from behind the arc. she had ten points. links get the win,88-83. mystics now locke in to the three seed. heading over to nas park. nationals finishing up thein series a the marlin. not a great finish f gio gonzalez. ripping this one past a diving adams. that's going to do it for gio. eight runs allowed in 4 2/3 innings. four strikeouts and one run allowed in his first complete game in the majors.ma rlins crushed the nationals

12-1. asked redskins back on the fieldtoday. the team getting ready for their third preseas game on friday night at fedex field against the broncos. the third preseason game usually one where we see most of the starters including alex smith, who made his debut forhe redskins against the jets butly onlayed one sedies. but look good. the quarterback already impressing the quarterback of the defense, mason foster. >> great quarterback. i said that from day one. i w a big fan even from when he was at utah. he moves the oiains. he'sng to do whatever he has to do to get that win, straight-up eenner. you s that in otas to his first drive out there last week. it. exciti you want to fight for other. you want everybody on the same page. alex bring that, you know what i evmean? erybody just feeds off each other and we'reo going t try to keep it going. winniny. mental whatever it takes, we want to get it done. coming up on "sports final," we have more on the redskins talking running backs.

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