your labor day. >> we begin tonight with celebrations for an american hero. for the final time senator john mccain arred at h family church. >> the senator's casket carried by members of the placed before the altar. his tearful family following and the choir began to sing. ♪ amazing grace how sweet thou sound ♪ >> a few tears and laughter and mmany,y memories followed. we begin our team coverage from inside this emotional tribute. >> reporter: for the last touch senator john mccain leaves the arizona capitol. mourners, hisns tuents, line the street to bid a patriotic

farewell to one of theat s most beloved adopted sons. >> in arizona he was our hero. i think you can see from this outpouring of support and love for john m tccain,t he was america's hero. ♪ how sweet the sound >> reporter: remembered forng focun the greater good of the country. >> he celebrated he embraced humanity. >> reporter: more than simply a decorated war hero turned political mav vic, walking across the aisle to ask longtime friend and political opponent joe biden to a eulogize him a service mccain planned himself. >> i always thought of john as a brother that held a lot of family fihets. >> former vice president consoling the late senator's widow cindy and seven children.

>> because you shared john with all of us your whole life, the world nows sha with you the ache of john's death.uc ♪ more than this i did it my way ♪ >> repter: in his own way on his own terms now john mccain makes his final jrney to washington, d.c. where the country will say good-bye. >> and starting tonightno you wl be able to use some of the roads near the capitol buildin, the cis you know, is preparing for the crowd that will visit senator mccain as he lies in state tomorrow. so roads between the capitol, the library o congress and supreme court will close at 11:00. they willremain off limits through saturday night. and, of course, you can get aos look at how the services for senator mccain limb pawill

d.c. open the app on road closures and see how you can watch the funeral from your home. search>> mccain. we want to take you to breaking news, reports of gunfire at a mall near toronto. these are live pictures that you're looking at right now of the yorkdale spping center north york. police say they received reports of multiple shotseing fired at the large crowds of people are now being evacuated. no wordet ifnybody has been injured. we, of course, will keep an eye on this for you and update you as we learn more throughouthe newscast. erika? >> thank you. more breaking news, and this likely affect or somebody you know. president trump cancelling pay raises for civilian federal employees. they were supposed to take effect in january. the president cited the budget, but recently a judge ruled the president's executive ordak that would it easier to fire federal employees was unconstitutional. the president also taking new swings at google and the media.

he shared images of the google home page. he says the searc engine did not promote the first speech to promote but did president barack obama's address. google says that's not true. we mentioned the president going after t. med he slammed nbc news today saying, quote, when lester holt t caught fudging my tape on russia, they were hurt badly, end quote. here's the interview question th president was talking about. >> i was going to fe comey, my decision. and in fact when i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said you know, this russia thing with trump ands russia i a made-up story. it's an excuse. >> reporter: nbc news is declining to comment on the president's jab. well, turning to weather now for you. we all want to know about labor day weekend forecast. doug says we may have to dod s a fewers and some storms so let's get to him right now in the storm center. hi, dohe. >> yeah,ne thing, guys,

not talking about a washout here as you make your way today and tomorrow and the day saturday. i really think tomorrow and saturday the best chances for rain right now. take a look, the heat is sll on, but not nearly as high. yesterday this time we were in the mid-80s all up and down the 95 corridor. d.c., the only place at 90 degrees. 92 degrees currently in d.c. and the heat index coming in at 85. 82 in richmond with shower ntivity. no rround the d.c. metro area. down to the southwest, towards shenandoah county, rain that has been seen the last few days, even a couple of stronger storms here. these are not moving tards the east and towards the northeast much at all. hisre not expecting rain evening. however, we could see rain overnight tonight and into the day tomorrow. so, there is some heat relief tomorrow. say good-bye to the real intense heat and humidity. chance of storms overnight today and tgorrow and watchour labor day weekend forecast. yeah, some days have a better chaps of rain than others and others looking hot and humid. much more on that.

ten ou back here in minutes. >> stay ahead of the weather this evening with the nbc washingtonpp. a d hurricaia m we've learned temporary federal housing is coming to an end. uehundreds ofo ricans have been living in hotels and motels on the mainland and today a federal judge gave u themil september 24th to find some place else to live. a civil rights group is suing to force the government to keep providing housing. >> ms-13 willatot intim your community. that is the message today from a maryland judge. she ordered a member of the notorious gang to spend 25 years behind bars. news 4's chris gordon with the ignificance of this sentence. >>18-year-old david bolanas denied he'sg a g member but the judge called that totally unbelievable saying he's part oc organizedme promoting urban

terrorism. last october a purple line worker entered a house in silver spring scheduled for demolition. he believed it was empty, but he was confronted by two gang members, one wearing a black ski mask and apparently holding a handgun. the other david bolanos carried a machete concealed in his pant leg and one member yelled are we okay, get out of here. the emplo ae wasllowed to leave the house unharmed. he called police. when police raided the house, they found ms-13 gang members had been using it as a safe house or what gang members called a destroyer. inside investigators found graffiti onls w and a sideline honoring the saint of death. four ms-13 gang members were arrested for crimes related tou thate line incident. when balonasas in jail he was caught with knives in his cell. the judge shows how serious the threate is that he poses to

the community. >> unfortunately there's young members of our community w associated with this gang, and if you think because you're under the age of 18 there wonn be enormous consequence for what you do. i think today's case sends theh messages absolutely not correct in montgomery county. >> aft serving his 25-yr sentence bolanos who is an undocumented immigrant faces deportation to mexico. lthat's the lateste at the montgomery county courthouse. n d now back to you. >> the former gymnastics coach turned herself into place, kaths clas charged with lying to inasstigators will thesar allegations. u says it doesn't change it commitment to protecting all female athletes. >> livelihoods on theline. >> that's the scenario for many

players for the redskins. >> the final preseason game and sbur eds is liherree burruss is tonight in baltimore. >> a lot of excitement and can you imagine the nerve of the ys that we'll see tonight? >> reporter: yeah, susanhi earlier week when we were in the locker room getting ready fo tonight'sgames, there were mixed emotions on how the guys are feeling. we're an hour up 95 in baltimore for theasourth pre game for the redskins, and this game is going to be carrying the most weight because it's going to matter if these guys sort of on the bubble make the final roster or not. so it is crazy to think that wereabout a month ago we in richmond for training camp just starting today, the fourth preseason game, but after tonight the coaches have a tough job cutting thister from 90 to 53 players. for the new gu, it's their final push for the veterans w will be watching while they remember what it's like to be in those shoes and now cheering those young guys on. >> go out there and just

compete. at this point it'seally nothing i can say to go out there and put your best foot forward and go out there and a pl110%. >> reporter: sort of extra pressure or emphasiser knowing are roster cuts coming up on saturday? >> yeah, definitely. ere, but at is the same time, you know, you can't really play your game, you know, worrying about the pressure and being stressed about jthat, sot go out and have fun, you know, play to the best of my ability. >> reporter: so it sort of boils down to when you're in school. you had a semester to learn and the final exam to try to get the passing grade. that's what it is like for the young guys trying to make time roster. live fm baltimore, sherree burruss, news 4 sports. >> sherree, thank you. we wish the guys the bes luck. you can watch the redskins and ravens right here on nbc 4. that at 7:30. >> that's right. sherree has you covered with live reaction after the game on the redskins post-game report followed by "news 4 at 11:00,"

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how to make it all work, parents, kids and families when we get ready for school. involve the kids in the process, right? >> yes. >> be creative with healthy foods and talko the kids on their own levels in ways they understand. ea yes. >> and praise thehy choices. >> yes. >> reporter: so be creative. you can start off with like a deconstructed breakfast and have the oatmeal in one bowl and strawberries in one bowl and let them mix it all together and make their own masterpiece, and they will eat it. talko them about why it's important to eat healthy in the morning. you'll g haved brain evelopment, good energy in the morning. what's your favorite thing on here? >> the omelette. >> reporter: jamari? >>he spinach omelette. >> okay. i like that. >> to get them involved, ln them seat a little bit and they will get excite and praise them when they make these healthy choices in morning, so if jamari was my son and he chose the spinach omelette i'll give him a high five and send them off to school with energy.

>> get the kids eating lmon. >> teach them how to make nice healthy salmon and browndice ruit in the morning instead of candy. >> well, i don't think any parent here will give them candy in the morning, right,s? pare >> you never know. >> no, okay. >> i love the healthy tips. we want to get everybody ready for school and back into a healthy way of living for brain development, right. >> yes. >> are you ready forschool? >> yes. >> all right. >> we are ready for school. >> and we a ready for the weekend, so tomorrow we'll head down to the wharf to help you get ready for the holiday weekend and she's cooking crabs. we're asking for your favorite recipes. you can send them via twitter, and she may even send them on air in the morning. >> that's just a little old bay, a little rock salt action going on in there. no sret ingredients. that's all you really need right there. >> absolutely. >> cook them up0 minutes, boom, you're eating. >> and you'll be down at the beach this weekend. >> i'll be down there friday on ocean city, and yes, for sure,

are we definitely getting crabs again? yes, we're getting crabs. won't be theast time for the season either because obviously crab season goes on through septber and october. a look at what's happening. notice one thing here on this picture. not nearly as muchaze in the atmosphere. have some nice blue skies because our wind directions have shifted. hot, humid a cool. what are you talking about? 92 instead of 94 like yesterday. aortheast wind at six miles per hour. notice the rest of the area in the 80s. 85 martinsburg and 89 annapolis and 89 huntingtown. and take a look at the heat index. many of us were well over 90 degrees. today not a single area over 100. quantico 100 degrees. 92 tra temre and 95 the heat index, so the heat index not nearly as big of an issue as it has been the last coupl of days.

as far as the rain is concerned. nothing around the d.c. metro area. i think we'll stay dry the rest of the evening. southwest and west, page county, towards shenandoah county, heads up along the blue ridge and to the west. once again i think most of us will stay dry this evening. you can see where the boundary is. it's down to our south right now ane' that's where going to see cloud cover come in over the next couple of high to mid-level clouds and overshooting tops here, and these are high cirrus cloudsmi from the storms well to the south. in behind the system much cooler air. this system as it's drifting acro the area will actually sit right here. we won't see much in the wayns ne and notice behind it much cooler. 70 in buffalo and 92 d.c. 90shifted southnd east. we won't hit 90 degre tomorrow. more cloud cover and tt's why temperatures are a bit cooler. here's 6:00 tonight. we've got the clouds from the

storms to the south, but we're dry, and i think we're dry then ratigchht what happens her. the storms start to move up to the south by 1:00 a.m. around our region and 3:00, 4:00, we've got showers and good dousing of rain here earlyni tomorrow m around 4:00 or 5:00 a.m. and then it moves on out. by 8:00 a.m. sti seeing showers and storms. a lot of cloud cover tomorrow and then a repeat of showers and orms in the afternoon. now notice tomorrow, it's not everywhere. these are widely scattered showers and thunderstorms so do not think your friday is going to be a washouty any means. same deal on saturday. so think about that, too. don't cancel any plans. 86 tomorrow and mostly cloudy. showers and storms likely. still humid out there, once again. notverybody is going to see a storm but you could see one, and they could be on the heavier side. 87 degrees and 50 chance of storms. 90 on sunday. a 30% chance of storms onunday and most of sunday is dry, and i think right now almost all of labor day is dry, but it is war and humid. isolated storms.

tuesday and wednesday high i temperaturo the low 90s. 92 on tuesday and 91 on wednesday. next thursday and friday another chance for a few showers and storms out there, but all in all another little heat wave in the making as we make our way into next week. saw you ladies on tphone. i don't know what you're doing. where can we find it now? >> no idea. >> we were checking your app on your forecast. >> nicely done. >> i'm a mom with three kids i know how to be quick. >> so we are guessing your date nights probably don't go like prince harry and meghan markle's do. >> prince harry wowg with a "hamilton" sprise. ♪ you say >> and we will show you their royal date night. >> and news 4 gets the first look at a brand-new elementary school in prince george's county. bureau chief

broadway royalty meets real royalty in london. >> that's right. nbc's kelly cobiella shows us

the momented prince harry w the crowd at "hamilton." >> reporter: a working date night for meeting the the cast crew of hit sonw "hami backstage. the couple making a low-key entrance, seen smiling with the "hamilton" creator and his wifew after the s the prince and the playwright shared a joke on stage. >> i was on my honeymoon when i thought, you know, it would be funny if i had king george in the show. [ laughter ] smash cut to 2018 -- [ laughter ] -- and i'm sitting next to his sixth grade grandon. ladies and gentlemen, the duke and duchess ofse susx. ♪ you say [ cheers and applause ] >> definitely not going to

happen.ry he did tut i said no. >> reporter: the event raised money for the charity prince harry founded to help young ople in africa cope with hiv. it's a cause his mothernc priess diana famously championed. tomorrow marks 21 years since her death. meghan has now been a duchess for 103 days and fans that couldn't get enoh of that fairy tale wedding will get to see her stunning givenchy grown and iricately embroidered veil and sparkling diamond tiara up close, all of it going on display in windsor this fall. that exhibit runs from late octondr until january, in case you're wondering, prince harry's wedding day outfit will also be on display. kelly cobiella, nbc news, london. >> oh, yeah. who wants to see his outfit? yeah, exactly. >> beautiful dress that she had on. so pretty. >> right now a few showers and

storms out there. >> dougims back toe out the rain that you should expect here tomorrow. >> i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news 4, time for students to head back to school in prince george's county, and for some kids i bowie that will mean a new $26 million elementary school. weake you t

>> here we go. now at 4:30, you're looking live at storm team 4 radar, a few showers out there right now but more rain and storms. they are in our future. doug and amelia areoo back with what to soon and your holiday weekend forecast. en>> right nowor john mccain's caskets flying to washington, d.c. after an emotional tribute in phoenix. former vice president joe biden explained his friend would forgive political disagreements butaiohn mwould never accept disrespect. >> h would part company with you if you lack the basic values of decency, respect, knowing that this project is bigger than yourself. >> coming up, more moving

tributes in the next few days. the senator willn lie state tomorrow on capitol hill. services are planned saturday an thional cathedral and the naval academy. now tosi pntial politics. oter a shake-up in the white house counsel'ice with the looming departure of don mcgahn president trump lashing out. >> going on a ten-tweet tirade blasting news coverage and taking aim at other targets as well. blayne alexander joins us with l new de >> reporter: the fall departure of don mcgahn, the white house counsel is not unexpected and that came reportedly after he spent hours w talkingith special counsel robert mueller. president trump on a wide-ranging twitter tear, targeting everyone from the media, calling out cnn and nbc by name to the justice j department aes comey, the fbi director he fired. at points seeminglyesponding to specific news reports about himself and white house

departures one day after announcing white house counsel don mcgahn is leaving this fall. don, ot of affection for and he'll be moving on probably the private orse >> reporter: that presidential twitter storm coming on the same day as this "washington pos headline. winter is coming. highlighting reported concerns that the white house is not prepared for possible legal troubles at a potentially crucial time with mid terms just around the corner. >> they have n ideaf the onslaught that might be coming if the democrats take the house. >> reporter: and questions about what will be included in special counsel robert mueller's report on the russia investigation and what tld chan mou fullyeaor stad up with very high quality lawyers. d they havete hse counsel deputs and a fourth one will leave tomorrow. it's a very difficult situation given what could be down the road. >> the white house says mcgahn is leaving on good terms though

he was reportedly caught off guard by the timing of yesterday's announcement. and mcganh has played a big role in the president's supreme court picks, j includige brett kavanaugh whose confirmation hearings start next week. >> bnyne alexander the hill for us, thank you. >> reporter: two fairfax county schools on ale f on thest day after a police pursuit that ended with the suspect tryin hide in an unlikely place. >> that's right. tonight new details about that arrest and what led up to t.jim and wendyne are in the room right now with a look at what's ahead at 5:00. hi, guys. >> hi, guys. it was a chaotic scene. helicopters above and police chasing two suspects, first by car and then on foot. >> and it came to an end when one of the men dove head first into a trash can in an attempt to hide from the police officers. just ahead at5:00, a homeowner describes this crazy scene and we find out how police finally got their man. >> plus, what's behind a name, a special tribute today to a local family as the cit of alexandria

opens its first new elementary school in nearly 20 iryears. >> treaction as they stepped inside the building named for their loved one.l welso find out why he was so deserving of that honor, so we'll see you soon with those stories on this thursday. >> awesome. >> thanks so much. >> looking forward to the weekend. thanks, guys. kids in prince george's county are getting ready to go back to school and f somehat means a newly renovated elementa school. bureau chief tracee wilkins is in bowie and got an exclusive look at the multi-million dollar projt. hi, tracee. >> reporter: hey, this is a big deal for the kids in bowie whos attend tchool and a big deal on the first day of the school. interim ceo is actually going to of pending a good portion her day here when school kicks off, but this is an amazing ng buil they have multiple playgrounds, basketball courts, all of this co t stuff happening on outside and wait until you see what's going on on the inside. workers are putting finals toucn the all-new tulip

grove elementary in6 bowie. the illion gold building will be ready for the first day of school next year. >> it's a place where grow from great to exceptional. >> reporter: state of the art amenities and of natural light and more classrooms means all of the 325 students who attend t is school can beide this building at the same time. that was not the case in the old building. >> there was not enough space. our special education students were in temporaries. we had teachers in the hallway pulling groups, just was noten gh space. >> there's still a long line of other schools that need renovation and serious repairs around theounty. the school spokesman say they are aware of all the anxious rents and students. >> i think they can expect the school system to ensure we'regs prior the county funds appropriately to make sure that we are hitting the schools that are d essential and trying to get those cchoolsompleted, you know, as soon as possible.

>> reporter: parents couldn't be happier with the finished product. >> very comfortable. feelsike home. >> reporter: they are happy this school will be open on time on tuesday. now, there are also lots of concerns about transportation and what's happening with kids tting to school and what drivers are doing to make sure the kids are getting there safely. the state held a press conference to discuss the issues specifically in prince george's county. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >> tracee, thanks. >> we also have tips on how to save for getting ready to cool.r search ready f school in our nbc washington app. now a warning for parents. maybe your kids spend playing games online. how predators are using certain programs to target your children and what you can do about it. >> plus the outpouring of love for arethank fn. we've got the scoop on her many

outfit changess big names gather for her funeral tomorrowd >> and doug are tracking scattered showers and thunderswers on storm team 4 radar. they are well west and south of washington. some rain is possible overnight and more storms possible into the holiday weekend. we'll break it down

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may. the rapper made the apology during an interview on a chicago radi station yesterday. west acknowledged that his comments paired with a recent wpearance in a red make america great again hatn't a good look for him. while he apologized he didn't retract his comments about slavery. west also said he believes the president wants to work to help black people but he say black people have to be willing to speak to the president to work towards that goal. > a show of force on our highways you wouldn't believe the cra stories that were shared with us today. transportation reporter adam tuss rides along on plans to keep the holiday traffic moving. >> and speaking of labor day weather. is the weather going to labor day is juswh around the corner.

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today president trump said they will not be getting pay raises in j wuary. theye supposed to take erect in january and it informe congress b letter this morning and he cited the budget saying we must put the nation on a fiscally affordable course. >> john mccain's casket is headed to washington, d.c. tomorrow mr. mccain will lie in state on >> an accused ms-13 gang member ois sentenced 25 years in jail for his participation in organized crime. police say he was a hiding in abandoned house andnfconted a purple line worker who walked into the home after serving his sentence. the 18-year-old could be derted back to mexico. kids in bowie wilgbe returnin to a newly renovated tulip grove elementary school next week. the school underwent a $26 million renovation. bureau chiefin tracee wi has new plans to renovate more schools. that's ahead at 5:00. >> if your child likes t play games online, you'll want to hear this.

>> that's right. predators have found ways to target your kids in the actual game. >> news 4'f angie g takes a look at what is putting your child at risk. >> reporter: shannon low's kids don't do sial med but they are online. >> utilize it for homework or might play a gamwo or with their friends before they go to bed. >> reporter: parents beware.in online gg means kids can play in realtime with peopl from anywhere. making them easy targets. >> childredators are using these devices in this technology to track and find your children. >> cyber security expert erik le says strangers posing at players are getting kids to give phone eir names and numbers and pictures. the dangers though, chat rooms. >> do you reallyant to gon and tell your kids no private room and private chatting and, unfortunately, current games aday don't have that as setting to block. >> reporter: some gaming safety tips. use a pseudoname and nev use e child's real name.

make sure invite only mode is on so strangers can't pop in. remind them online friends should be real life friends and always keep personal information private. >> well, r i wouldommendr putting you game console in a publace. >> reporter: another way to monitor behavior all while setting boundaries. >> to really want to make sure ting appropriate limits on it and you're making sure that your kids have time for other things in their days besides staring at the screen all day. >> reporter: now with so many types of games out there and so many ways to play them, experts make an important to effort to keep up and even play the game or watch them be played so that y can understand what your kids are exposed to. angiegoff, news 4. >> good advice there. >> thanks, i angie. e got to get on fortnite. my son is on there all day and i've played a couple of times. you see what they go through. you want to play the games your

kids are playing ko yw what they are going through. >> i'm so glad school has started. >> get outside, kids. get outside. when we were growing up, we didn't even have tv. >> all rightall right. >> speaking of outside, let's get to the ekend. >> all right. take a look out there right now. uphill both ways going to school in the snow. plenty of sunshine out there right now. quite nice arounda our a compared to where we have been. yesterday we were 94 and heat index 103. today we're at 92 but not quite as humid. 88 7egrees by0 and dropping to 88 by 11:00. we may start to see a better chance of showers after 11:00. look at heat index. notice, nobody hat 100 or higher. leesberg at 96 and really we are seeing at least some relief today. that's why we told you we would not he a heat advisory and that's why we're not seeing that. we're tracking some storms down to the south.

these storms areretty big down around and towards shenandoah county. heads up around parts of madison county and you'll see some of the storms, maybe sthern rappahannock and culpepper county. kind of falling apart as they moveff the mountains. we will see more in the mountains overnight tonight. tomorrow more cloud cover. a little more cooler. 76 and awe chance of s during the morning hours but not a lot. 84 by recess and 85e by the t you're picking up the kids. expecting showers tomorrow and for part of the weekend, b that doesn't mean your weekend is a washout. as a matter of fact, if you're traveling to the beaches, to the mountains, wherever you may be going outdoors, looking pretty good. >> yes. both ways are looking good, whether you're heading east or west. at the beaches we'll have highsn saturday,y and monday in the low 80s. the best chance for some storms at the beaches isoing to be on saturday with a shower or two possible and maybe a rum thunder as well. plenty of clouds at the beaches on saturday with that onshore

flow. as we looko sunday and monday the sunshine is back and a hance for a shower o thunderstorm on sunday and maybe an isolated thunderstorm on monday but most of us at the beaches are looking dry on labor day. current ocean temperature at 78 degrees. really nice for this time of the year. mountains, well, a litit more stormy there, but here's the great thing if you're headed to the mountains. owe overnight will be in the 60s so really comfortable. really refreshing feeling if you're heading out to areas like deep creek and that's what this creek.t is for, for deep 60% chance for storms on saturday so you do want to be weather red, a high of only 78. 50% nd 80 on sunday and a chance for some thunderstorms at the mountains on sunday, and on monday, labor day, only the chance for an afternoon thunderstorm, but, again, plenty of dry te at the mountain and best chance for any storminess will be during the afternoon and evening hours with help from daytime heating. it'soing to be humid for the holiday weekend, but it is not a washout. even here in the metro area we're looking at plenty of dry

time. do not cancelou the oor plans. have a plan "b" and move indoors quhukly in case aerstorm does impact your plans and there's going to be some thunderstorms out there, doug, but not just talking about thunderstorms.it the heat, a of a break tomorrow and then we're back to the 90s by sunday on into monday. >> really starts to build as we week, ur way into next too. first week of september looking very, very warm. our average high temperatures 85 degrees. at 86 tomorrow so close to average and moving well above average with that chance of rain an thunderstorms on saturday and up to 90 o sunday a 91 on monday. again, isolated storm on monday. i don't expect much, but look at this. into the low 90s. we may be even into the mid-90s hess. we're disg that right now, just how hot we're going to be as we w make our into next week. another heat wave coming in. that one. i've got seven 90-degree days in a row. motthat's >> thanks, doug. d.c.'s brian king jeph is

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so tens of thousands of travelers are about to get out of town for the hweiday end. >> and you should take comfort knowing that there are teams of road crews focused on making sure you get where you're going safely. >> news 4's adam tuss is on the road with the maryland emergencl road pat as they get ready for a busy couple of days. >> this bridgeome days, could be, heck, all day. >> as you make your way around this last unoffici weekend of summer. >> copy disable. >> these are the guys that are making sure the roads are safe. p>> looking foreople to break down and make sure thateople get to their destinations. >> meet steve manias with the maryland department of transportation emergency patrol. >> i'm just looking for anything add like somebody could need help. >> doesn't take long before he finds an issue on the road and then gs to work. >> right with you to give you a

hand. >> it came off the tire, the retread, and it came off and hit the mirror and knocked the mirror off snow want to talk about a stressful work environment, look where these guys are having to change this tire right next to the busy side of the road, and this is something that happened every single day. multiple tim f a day these workers. >> they say thisbe weekend will filled with these types of calls, but steve asked that you drive safely for his sake. >> a lot of people on their cell phones not paying attention, and we're right there onfhe side the road and sometimes it gets a ttle bit scary. peoplee will com right at you, because they are distracted. >> something else he expect to see this weekend. >> pttple forgeing to put gas in their gas. >> are you serious? >> believe it a rlot. >>eporter: yeah, check the gas tank. >>hat's what ias afraid of. >> reporter: out on road patrol, adam tuss, news 4. only on news 4, a new twist in the mansion murders. the newly uncove cdrtroom evidence that could prevent this

from being an open and shut case. pay raise scrapped. why president trump has decided to freeze the pay of federal workers. >> and a rememberiamerican hero. ♪ the passionate tribute to john mccain by former vice president joe biden. >> i always thought of john as a brother that held a lot offa ly fights. >> and what we can expect as the services move to d.c. ♪ >> good evening, everyone. we beg tonight with exclusive new details in the notorious d.c. mansion murders less than one week before the lone suspect gets ready to go to trial. >> this was a wealthy family, and their house keep ker, all of them killed. their hom then set on fire to cover that crime. >> and now news 4 has uncovered potential missteps found in court records as investigators

collected evidence from that burning mansion. >> our investigative reporter jody fleisher joins us here with a story you'll see only on news 4. >> reporter: after countless delays and years of questions the tri for the soul defendant darren wendt is set to begin next week. we've been digging through the courords and finding new details raising questions about the way evidence was collected at the crime scene and what may have been missed. you'll recall wendt is charged n theme greusome murder of his boss, wife amyld and tn along with their housekeeper all killed in the mansion in5. 2 now take a look at what we found. in the basement of the mansion, investigatound a screwdriver holding a ww