new information on a missing college student. the discovery investigators are staying tight lipped about this morning. he search for manening to ki president trump. what we know about the suspect already accused of stealing two cars. srm team radar lit up with rain drops here in the middle and late pts of the morning. the chance for more severeat wer, coming up. good morning and welcome the

news 4 midday. >> we have storm team 4 radar behind us this morning because it could be a pretty stormy afternoon. it's already cloudy outside. it's w been tha for days now. you may have had to dodge a few showers this morni well. >> meteorologist has been here all morning updating our storm chances. no dinner outside tonight? >> that's going to be hit and miss at best. if you have plans for outside tonight, go ahead and start planning on doing something else. rain could be vereavy at times later today. we had heavy rain this morning. the main area of low pressure is to our north. even a couple of rumbles of thunder. also thunder and lightning across northern prince william county. that's all lifting northbound here. dulles airport and eastern loudon countyext in line for that. the heavy rain anywhere from two to three inches in this highlighted area from the

warnington area. already have some flooding now. more chances for flooding later today. more on thatn a new minufew min. a bodyas been found in rural iowa. they believe it could be missing college student mollie tibbetts. thesews conference scheduled for 4:00 this amp. the search is on for a pe asylvania manused of threatening the cognin to kill president. >> authorities say he could be headed here to the district.

>> reporter: federal and local authorities are on high alert this midday. there's been no rorting sightings of shaun christy since sunday. at this point they don't know where he could turn up next. this is the face of man federal authorities say is armed and dangerous. 27-year-old shaun richard christy is on the run. he's fromnd pennsylvania threateninged to kill an elected official there as well as president trump also saying he would kill any police officer who tried to aest him. this past sunday he was spotted asleep in vehicle in maryland. he ran off and stole a red pickup truck with pennsylvania tags. there's been a criminal warrant for his arrest since june. investigator say he has a pattern of stealing vehicles and abandoning tm with a violent nature of his latest threat, u.s. marshals say they don't know what he'll do next.

>> at this point it's anybody's ess. he's been unpredictable throughout thega inveson. i don't want to comment on where i think he may go. our focus is just in locating this vehicle. >> reporter: again, christy is consider arm and dangerous and could be in that red pickup truck with pennsylvania tags. authorities urge, if anyone sees him, no t a toroach him but rather contact police. back to you. >> thank you.t t to approach hi rather contact police. back to you. >> thank you.t to approach hita rather c police. back to you. >> thank you. to approach him b rather contact police. back to you. >> thank you. right now jurors are decide the fate of paul manafort. a judge told them to keepde liberating until 6:15. some sayhis could be a sign they areak closer toing a decision. he's charged cith 18ounts of tax evasion and bk frauds. some critics are worried he is

sw swaying the jury. a little girl is recovering in the hospital after he was shot in washington. >> police are looking for suspects. >> reporter: moron that in y just a second. i spoke with the little girl's grandmother and she said she is heartbroken. their motr also hurt too. she says that last night about 8:30, they were coming over to her house to pick up their baby brother and she had been on the phonh their mother and suddenly she says the crack of about five gunshots that police say were fires from a rifle. for a split second she said she had no idea if they were alive or not. they are luckily on track to recover. she said she and they are never

going to be the same. >> reporter: late last night, a police investigation. nd mother her children rushed to the hospital, ambushed by a sudden blast of bullets. >> reporter: her 6-year-old daughter left bleeding from a gunshot wound toer lower regular. her sister and mother hurt too but not shot.d lo ones say their wounds have from bullet fragments. chaos their grandmother described off camera. sheut said it begande her front door out of nowhere. all three were in her mother's v parked outside her home. they were able to escape and get help. the suspects remain at large. i had chance to a skdoing.he she said she's going to be okay

but she still has a bullet leg.ed in her lower that won't impact the way she walks. doctors want to put off surgery. her sister and mother are going to be okay. police do have a suspect vehicle. to be on the lookhe out for. it's a acura or lexus four door sed sedan. poe license plate in the front window. ce believe the car was circling the neighborhood before the shot was fired before abouto 9:00 oast night. we're working to learn more about a road crew member hit by a dump trump. this happened overnight. no word on the current condition of that worker or how this happened. we could learn more about

the person hit and killed in wheaton last night. he died at the hospital. montgomery county policeer say e drer d died on the scene. only use the ride hailinges servike uber and lyft is more than twice the cost ov owning car. the stud y shows the average cot is more than $21,000 per year. the average cost is $7300 a ye. triplaaa says it includes taxis calling a car service and requesting a car and service driver from an app. college students taking action. even before the start of class, why the destruction of this confederate statue could land them in trouble. we'reea hng from the

demonstrators cheering at north carolinaity of has they tore down a confederate monument. today is first day of class.

>> hundreds of protestersar d out by gathering around the controversy statue. they demandednd chang then knocked it over. >> reporter: this morning a 105--year-old confederate statue at the university of north caroli carolina, no longer stands. wild cheers e trupting last nig as the mnoument k as silent sam hit the ground. protestersicking the statue's head and somet covering with dirt. earlier, hundreds of students gathered chanting for its removal. protesters u workier banners that read for a world without white supremacy attached ropes to pull down the strsue. the uniy tweeting last night's actions were unlawful and dangerous. and w are very fortunate no one was injured. a spokesmanddg the governor

understands that many people are frustrated by the pace of change and he shares the frustration but violent destruction of public property has no place in our communities. the statue, erected in 1913 to nor students who served as confederate soldiers has long been an issue of contention. they spent $90,000 for security for the statue just last year. the unite the right rally in ll charlottes north virginia left one pern did. mostly between 1819 and 1920. back in rth carolina, as authorities and administrators asked for calm, controversial silent sam gone. now silent by protesters.

>> that was craig melvin reporting. the white house says the u.s. support othe last known nazi collaborator living in the u. back to germany. he was an armed guard at a death camp in poland. livingw 95 years old and the u.s. since 1949. he allegedly admitting to a training a nazi 17 years ago but it took them until now to deport him. new this morning, supreme court nominee brett cavanaugh will meetan with s collins today. this meeting is crucial. she's considered asw potential g vote on his confirmation. collins supports abortion rights and has vowed to oppose any nominee not in favor oe v wade. he will w meetith chuck schumer today. the confirmation hearings are

mpxt month. president t says he could take over the russia investigation at any time. he made that declaration in ant iew with routers. >> reporter: president trump says he could get involved with the russia investigation. >> he said he was staying out of it but heidn't have to. in fact, he thought he could run it if he wanted to. >> reporter: disputed by former u.s. prosecutor. >> a person can't be in charge of his ownn.investigat it's a basic principle. >> reporter: the president is getting more involved on twitter callingmu robereller disgraced and discredited and the vestigation a rigged witch hunt. >> why did you take so long -- >> reporter: the interview and twitter attacks follow a report that white house counsel has given 30 hoursf terviews to mueller's team. interviews the president said he approv. >> the idea that somehow president trump allowed his white house counsel to provide

information is frankly silly anw itasn't a choice here. >> reporter: ask if he'll interview with robert mueller,s the pnt said he's worried his statements could be used to bring perjury charges against him if compared tovethers that testified. even if i'm telling the truth, that makes meli a . that's no good. he wouldn't blame russia for interfering in the 2016 election but said mueller' team is trying to impact the upcoming november election. the president holds a rally in fest virginia. we'll see i he addresses any of these issues there. new this morningsmicrosoft identified a election of fake sites set up been russian hacking groups. microsoft has disabled the site. it's believed the group is behind this work. that's the same group that's been linked to the terference

ntial 016 presi election. j students in prince george county will begin the school year on september 4th. more than 1,000 teachers will welcome kids back toschool. they began training yesterday. they will train through gmorrow. teachers areng through all sorts of instruction including literacy and classroom management. the first day of school thursday. this morning the federal trade commission has tips for parents to keep kids information safe. first day social security unusual bysking how it will be used and if it's necessary. ask if you can use t only last four digits of that number. be sure to shreds any documents with your child's personal information before throwing them

away. allegations of alligator attacksn humans are considered rare in south carolina. that's no con consolation to the family of a woman killed by the alligator in her neighborhood. police have warning that could save a life. >> reporter: it was a routine walk that took an unthinkable turn. authorities in south carolina say45 ear-old cassandra was walk her dog t along edge of a lagoon in her neighbhood. monday morning an alligator attacked dragging her to her death. >> it appears the alligator was after the dog and an attempt to free her dog, the deceased was pulled into the water by the alligator. >> reporter: a autopsy wil be performed to confirm the cause of death. the nine foot long alligator was

later captured and killed. i cannot make any sense of what's happened, one atall. she would never go near an alligator. she would never irritate an alligator. >> reporte her mother in shock. >> just thinking about her being dragged away like that. i just, i just. i just can't imagine it. >> reporter: experts say this time of year alligators are nesting which can make them more aggressive. >> if there's something that set this off in. >> circumstances of walking a small animal along a fresh body of water,hat's a recipe for disaster. >> reporter: they are uncommon but not unheard of. her death coming two months after a nearly identical incident involving a woman and her dog.

she was someone who would do anything for anyone. >> she was a all day kindergarten teacher. she has been one for many years. >> reporter: her death now only the second as a result of the gator attack in south carolina's history. >> ver re occurrence and one that we hope willot witness again. >> reporter: nbc news,am sad story there. kids need to know how to deal with allergies at school.

jon stewart is known for this morning he is getting attention for saving two goats. >> they were seen roaming. they were caught and tranquilized in order to transport them to a shelter. then do you look here where the help of jon stewart they were driven to the farm sanctuary. it says it often works closely with the stewarts onrescues. they're not sure where the goats came from. ther are smaller houses nearby. >> maybe they escaped.

>> there's a lady that does goat yoga. rainy weather outside. rainy weather today. could be stormy late this afternoon. main threat today, heavy rain and high winds. gusty winds toda we have already seen flooding issues out acrossarts of central virginia. that's the bad news. the good news and i mean it's good news. humidity dropped. only about 24 hours away from now. the main area of storminess is

to our nort it's an ugly shade of humid out there. also more heavy rain coming through fredricksburg. this is all switching our direction. 80% chances for rain. it's not raining right now across parts of the valley. future weather carries tf first batchoderate to heavy rain. a short lived break in the action. then as the cold front moves into themountains, stronger storms will be possible later on into the evening hours. wel keep you posted on that. not a guarantee for severe weather but there's a it possib need to keep your weather eyes to the sky and your nbc washington app opened up to our interactive radar feature. it's a steamy 79 degrees. 80 with rain in fredericksburg.

temperatures aren't going to go up a whole lot from where we are. begin, your nbc washington app, away from going to be the tv, going to be in your car, go to wtop radio. if you're way from tv and radio, go to nbcwashington.com or download our nbc washington app. tomorrow is when we start to turn the corner. it will still be cloudy and humid in the morning. with time, northwest winds will bring in cooler, drier air. you're going to feel the change starting late inay the tomorrow and thursday, friday, saturday into the rest of the weekend will be fantastic around here. average high is 86. that's where we'll be tomorrow. thursday and frid, afternoon highs below average. these are downtown and bay side temperatures. our suburbs will be down in the 50s thursday, frida and maybe saturday as well. i'll give you the ten-day foreca, coming up. making allegations of his

own. the colorado man accused of killing his wife and two daughters says he's late wife is also responsible. the latest on hised alleg confession to police and today's courtappearance. why police say this clerk was attacked.

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twist in the case of the colorado man accused ofhi killi family. >> the suspect now blames his wife for killing children. >>'t prosecutors d buy it. police believe he was having an affair. >> he's due in court today. >> reporter: just hours from now, chris will face a judge tor be arraigned the murders of his pregnant wife and two little rls. in a newly released affidavit we're hearing his version of what he claims happened. he said after his wife arrived home in the middle of the t nig d her he wanted to go through with a spaeparation and they were both upset and crying. >> i want back. i want those kids back so bad. >> reporter: the next day he told the world his family was missing and then a stunning confession to police. changing his story.

he said after talking to his wife after splitting up, he saw her on their baby monitor actively strangling their 3-year-old and their 4-year-old heralready sprawled out on bed and blue. he said he went into a rage and ultimately strangled her to death claiming his pregnant wifr killed t children so he killed her. the d.a. doesn't buy it. >> we will do a complete thorough investigation. >> reporter: after the murders he said he loaded bodies into his truck and dumped them at this oil field later leading investigators there. und in a wel filled with oil. his wife nearby in a shallow grave. >> keep the prayersgomieing for our family. >> reporter: authorities say they also foundat was having an affair with a co-worker which he denies. >> he is the best thing that's

ever happened to me >> reporter: jeremy and jennifer were with chris, bella and celetse hours before the murder. he's now listed as a potential witness in thecase. >> there's no way i would have thought this was the outcome. >> ty were just here and playing. they didn't know and they didn't deserv it. i'm glad they got to have a fun day. >> reporter: a husband police say killed his wife and daughters and blamed their mother for their murders. >> thetate of colorado has the death penalty but the district attorney has not said whether the ngesidenter will be seeki that in this case. arlington national cemetery is plaing an expansion. our news partners says the cemetery is adding 70 acres. it will reveal the latest on this project.

the cemetery will run out of space in about 25 years. the proposed expansion will provide space for 40 to 60,000 burials. a woman out for a run was nearly assaulted and abducted. the victim says she was running on the trail when a man proe approached ther. she waso get away. d.c. police are looking for a man sexually abusing a child walking a dog. it happened after 8:00 a.m. yesterday. plit sp police spotted the man. he was last seen near valley avenue in southet. it's a $1,000 reward for any information that leads to an arost. now a hair pulling battle over baby formula. surveiance video shows two women attacking a clerk at a grocery store earlier this

month. this is not the first kind of fight over formula that investigators have seen. >> reporter: surveillae video frhe shopper's grocery store shows a clerk and customer caught in a struggle. it's hairin pu head lock and pushing and shovering all behind the customer service cnter and all over baby formula. it happened two weekends ago on a saturday around 9:00 p.m. ese walked in. >> they demanded the baby formula. >> reporter: it's a hot item and not just for the parents of bottle fed baaves. police charged man with stealing $12,000 worth of baby formulh the intent to resell it. it's not clear if the woman who attacked the store clerk had that in mind. at should have been routine ended up in a struggle. >> the crk didn't want to hand over the faormula w paying for it. >> reporter: at one point the second woman goes behind the counter and looks like she tried to break up the fight.

other employees arrive before the two women leave walking out almost as casually as they walked in without the baby formula. >> we're asking anybody who watches the video if they recognize the two suspects o to ca robbery detectives. >> reporter: derek ward, news 4. if you'r looking to buy a car for your teenager, we have some suggestions. >> the 2018 list of best cars he teens is out and across board safety is the number one feature parents care about. the 2019 honda fit is the best new car under 20,000. the kia sportage was voted the best fornder 30,000. the 2015 buick lacrosse for best used large cars. 2014, gmc terrain for used small cars.

>> the newer bui lacrosse are not -- >> you just think a buick and think older. it could be a stormy around around here. chuck is back after the break with the latest on the neighborhoods at sk. scooters are loved and hated. we'll lookt theroblems they're creating in big cities across the c

it's no surprise motorized scooters are becoming quite popular. >> not everybody is fan of these things. we report on the growing feud between motorists and residents. >> reporter: in citie across th country, thousands of motorized scooters are riding the le between innovation and public safety while laws haven't been able to keep up. some cal lines and other birds. riders swear by them. >> it's awesome.

it blows off steam and gets around fan. >> reporter: otherm call the a nuisance. >> i think they are dangerous. i've been watching cars almost hit people. i've been watching the people on scooters hit pedeorrians. >> repter: on social kbleed enti hedia entire accounts are dedicated to tir destruction. they are tossed off roofs and set on fire. >> reporter: dropping thousands of scooters over cities leaving it up to riders to follow helmet and safety laws. here in l.a., check out how many are many this neighborhood. all of these are birds. what you do is if you have thea app and in your information, go to this map and find one that's close by. click ride and scan the qr code and you're off. the scooters are seen ever where. this is a rare ght.

riders with protective head gear. cities in beverly hills and dnsas have ban it. they say the bigger picture is to create a culture in which people rely on appreciate shared scooters so much that safe riding becomes responsib nation. our mission at bird is to provide an affordable and reliable transportation option to communities everywhere. bird adding they have distributed more than 40,000 free helmets to riders.th e's no plans to slow down. >> interesting. >> you you saw a lot in san diego? >> i did. i had never seen one before. >> did you try one? d >> i not. my son was like let's do it. i was like no.

it's a cloudyra day and ing across many spots of the news 4 nation today. looking towards our nearby neighborhood and then downward towards the washington monument on the mall. . a very soggy day to be outside and steamy too. 79 degrees with the light rain coming down. dew points way up into the0s. feels a lot like florida outside. 82 in quantico. highs today will be confined to the low, perhaps briefly into the mid-80s for a few heavy rain and an opportunity for a strong thunderstorm or two. i think our chances of severe thunderstorms areoing down a bit. the opportunity for localized flooding goes up because of the slow moving naturest of thm. severe storms, really flood

threat and damaging wind. tomorrow i the day wetart to see the enimprovemt. thursday, friday, into the weekend just absolutely the weather about as nice as we ca mait. the warm front is what's generating the showers for today. the cold front is well back o to our west. it's about seven or eight hours a away. that puts it at 6:00 to 9:00. that will be the peaking time for any chances for thunderstorms around the i-95 corridor. already havew a rumbles of thunder in stafford county. this continues to lift north. have your um brel labrella read. this is in place until 12is5. ill be allowed to expire. it does indicate that's d saturated gro that any of thooerai these rain producing storms

could have additional flooding. here is our ten-day forecast. rain, thunderstorms tay. only a passing shower tomorrow. thursday, friday, saturday really nice weather. if do you like it hot then 90s will be back all next week. thank you, sir. >> keeping your child safe at school especially if they have allergies. we'll give you advice of a doctor.

going back to school can be a stressfe especially for children with allergies. risk can be greater than at home. dr. jackie from family allergy and asthma care is here with more on how to keep kids safe at school. we'r talk about the food allergy. peanut is a b one. parents need to have an action plan going in.so kids are very allergic and need the epi pen. others not add allergic opinion. >> you need to update and know what your kid's problem is and how bad it is. hopefully youhi did it summer. the form needs to match your kid. there's a form you fill out. make sure that paper work is up to date according toour kid severity. >> it's important to understand

school protocol. >> there's two parts to that. it's your kid.t' make sure the kid understands why they will need to go to the nurse'soffice. the breaking out in hives, getting swelling in the lip, having shortness of breath. tell them to see somebody. wh do theysee? let's do a fire drill like of a food allergy ill. do they go to the teacher, the nurse? who has the keys to the medication cabinet, who calls for help. let's work that out ahead of time. >> talk about the types o allergies. you were talking about this maine ago. with peanute hear about it more. is it happening more? are we more aware of it? >> theheory is these kids are being kept too clean. as a result, their immune system doesn't get a workout. they turn against the poor foods.

if they get this fd allergy, it can be fatal. it's important the medication is kept at schl and wenow what that is. there's only one medication for a fatal food oallergy and hat's thepi pen. make everybody understand the severity. there's been a lot of concern because we're telling people it n be fatal. then there's a shortage of these epi pens. there's a generic that's oute. ther there's another type called an ivq. it's a talking pen. >> what about asthma, pollen, dust? hat's something that goes back to school. this is different. it's not the allergy that needs to be treated at school. let'sot make school the emergency room and the doctors office. these should be treated at home. if you have a kid that can't go to recess without getting their

antihistimine, why isn't that given at home? those are maintenance medications and should be given at home. school should be the place for emergency medication le food allergies. >> great advice. thank you. >> thank you. making a t bime move. adrian peterson iin cg to d.c. he signed a one year deal with the team. there's hope he can fill in the gaps after several injuries this summer. one of the musicndustry top award ceremonies took place at radio city music hall. mtv handed out vmrd. you see ca b opening up the show. one of the emotional highlights happened during aerformer

logic from our area. take a look. logic performed his new song one day. the stage filled with immigrant children and their parents hiwearing ts that read we are all human beings. the parents came from behind t curtain that symbolized a wall. this morning jnifer lopez waking up as the recipient of mtvs highest honor. she performed like a ten-minute set befde she recei that award. thenrelfas the queen of soul receiving a tribute from madonna.wa they said i enough of a tribute and that madonna made it all about her. care i hear this was pretty long and some people said rambling too. she talks mostly about herself according to most people who criticized. aretha franklin passe away last

week at the age of 76. i think the dayhe died wads madonna's 60th birthday. lot of people are like whyo madonna tois tribute. >> and the outfit. i don't know. someing. more on the restaurant history and the big party that's planned. this iconic box is changing. the message the change is excted to send. pe

for the first time in 116 ars, animal crackers are getting new packaging. they are no longer in cages. they are roaming free among the grasses and trees of the box. animal rights organizations like peta wanted the old packaging changed saying it depicted out dated circus practices. the name barnum is not changing despite the fact the circus shut down l year. the mural outside of ben's chi bowl is almost as iconic as the restaurant. the latest design was unveiled last spring.

>> reporter: famous faces color the outside of ben's chiliwl >> ben's chili bowl, 60 years. >> reporter: the artist who brought it to life, he has a story to tell in all of these faces. >> she -- it starts with her and trickles down to the current. what i loved about this project wads everybody is of significance. >> reporter: that's why ben's chili bowl first let the public play in. >> we did a poll for who made this mural. we had over 10,000 people going to the poll and sing who they

wanted. >> reporter: the favorite is the purple one himself. >> favorite has to be prince andas this look on his face pointing at the viewer. it's almost like he's pointing at you. >> we'll have the very special 60th anniversary celebration. >> you can watch live reports all morning long. he's thinking about going. i'm sorry. he'sedo exc about it. he wan to have a bowl of chili. that's great idea. f degrees today. 84% chance of rain. possibly heavy attimes. a strong thunderstorm or two not out of question. thunder andht lng through southern parts of the county.

that's moving straight up i-95 and arriving in the beltway for the next 45 minutes to an hour. you'll be dashing out f lunch, bep the umbrella handy. a littleak in the action. don't be fooled. it's going to be a very warm and humid day today and very storm stormy as well. humidity saears. great weather this weekend as well whether you're beach bound or headed fe the b ridge or mountains. herfe herfec perfect weather. >> wow. thank you. that's it for news 4 midday. we're back on air this afternoon. >> you can get news and updates withhe nbcashington app. we'll see you back here tomorrow morning.

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