early morning exercise, heading to the farm market beautiful out there. grab the sdes. you need them. f that brings rain to the sout t our area. you see the spin in this area from that area of lowpssure. travels take you towards richmond or virginia beach look

at this. even theastern shore of virginia, lots the lightning there. rain.n't see that vain that will push into the ocean and take the clouds with it and eventually the rain with it as well. traveling i-95, could be rain showers. stanton, 59. still at 59. on the water some areas into the 70s. it is nice out there this morning. the clouds will continueto dissipate from the west to the east as that area of low pressure scoots away from the region. clouds decrease by this afternoon. sunshine this afternoon and those temperatures will be pushing right into the mid-80s. our average temperature this time of year is 80 degrees. a little warm this time of ar. rain, possibly tonight in portions of our area and also tomorrow. talk more about that and time it out and let you kow what's going on coming up in 15 minutes. >> lauryn, thank you.

we continue to track developments out of virginia beach where a gunman killed 12 people and injured 5 more. it happenederyesterday afton just after 4:00 at the virginia beach municipal center. authorities say a longtime city employee named dwayne krcradock opened fire indiscriminately. officials say a long gun battle ben the suspect and officers before that suspect was killed. at this time no known motive. a live lookfrom virginia beach where we are awaiting a news conference to startn just withi the next couple of minutes and will briv yng you the latest an live report is coming up from virginia beach in a few mutes. right now, all o lanes route 50 in anne arundel county are back open after being shut down during a police-involved s oting. last night around 10:00 responded to a report of a

possible crash involving a pedestrian on route 50 eastbou right before maryland 424. we're told the anne arundel county fire departmt arrived first on the scene and immediately confronted by the armed gunman. that's when officials say fire crews called police. an officer arrived minutes later. when the suspect didn't dropis eapon the officer shot the suspect. >> our officer is okay. and the suspect as of right now is being treatehoat an area spital. >> is the suspect injuries thr dtening? >> ion't know the status. as of this moment stale live at an area hospital being treated. hagunshot victim, you'll serious injuries, as far as status, i don't know. >> authorities say they don't know if an accident actur ly happenedst a call to get

officials at the scene. and a couple vacationing from prince george's count'sy was staying at resort in bahia principe, dominican republic. >> reporter: filled with sadness as her eyes fill up with tears. >> i'll never see my father again. >> reporter: her father 63-year-old nathaniel holmes and his fiancee cynthia day found dead in the dominican republic the same day they are schedule to fly home. >> waiting for him to come back today. he was supposed to come see the baby today. >> i'm still numb. >> reporter: his sister confirmed with the u.s. embassy the couple was

foun adead in her hotel ro the bahia principe hotel on the southeast part of the island. >> because that's my sister. >> reporter: relatives tell me the couple was engaged. their facebook post this week show them happy. >> she was having a good time. she was enjoying herself. >> reporter: nathaniel's sister says she talked to him a couple days ago. >> he was having a great time. >> reporter: no signs of violence. the medical aminer's office will perform an autopsy to lltermine the cause of death and then the family bring the couple home forial meantime, they want the mystery solved t. shouldn't have never happened. >> reporter: in upper marlboro, shomari stone, news 4. back now to coverage of the mass shooting in virginia beach. again it happened at the city's municipal facility yesterday afternoon.

right now we know 12 are dead and several others injured. the gunman is dead after police soo there was a lengthy sh out. nbc's craig boswell is live in virginia beach with the very latest. good morning, craig. m >> reporter:gan, good morning. absolute anguish here in virginia beach. ybreak and local investigators still inside this large crime scene. thisrawling city municipal complex that is now the scene of a mass murder. federal and state investigators worked through the night combing through the virginia beach municipal building where a k gunmled 12 people friday. >> the folks who work in that building, their lives are changed. i have a number of officers now processing through what best can be described as a war zone. their lives are going to be changed. >> reporter: police say a massacre carried t by a longtime ste employee.

city employee. co-workers heard shots ring out just after 4:00. >> i was trying to listen to what happened, be on the phone . with 911 we were just hop g it would be over soon. >> reporter: the rampage stopped by four police officers who confronted the shooter and killed him. >> the best i can desc it is there was a long-term gun battle with police officers. >> reporter: a federal law enforcement source says the shooter was 40-year-old dwayne cradock carrying a .44 caliber gun with a sound suppressor and several high-capacity magazines. he shot one person fore going into building 2 at the complex. rough the corridor, a lady on the stairs unconscious. blood on the stairway, we didn't know what happened. >> put the desk against the door. we didn't know if they were coming or anything. >> reporter: police spent the night identifying the victims and notifying families. >> reporter: as more than

enough american cities tries to ss.e sense of the sense back here live outside building number two wereublic works, public utilities a building that fits some 400 employees, and, meagan, we're epecting at any moment to begin to get more information from the police chief here, from investigators, as t they'resupposed to brief us at the top of the hour. actually, give us more information and scienome questi but not more important than the question of, why? what's the motive? it's unclear actually they'll be able to answer that. back to you. >> craig, these shootings are far too common. a question for you. to we know if there's been any active shooter drills that these employee hs to go through in anticipati of a day like yesterday? >> r i'm told that actually police

have gone through these active shooter drills before. then ot friday afternoon the end of the workweek, at 4:00, one the day's about to come to an end, they to put those drills into actual action. back to you, meagan. >> craig boswell reporting live for us at virginia beach. craig, thank you. we want to continue our team coverage with nbc's pete williams who joins us on-set. thank you for joining us. it happened again, obviously. it just continues to happen. what do we know about this gunman here? >> not a great deal why it happened. the man law officials say carried out the shooting attack. dwayne cradock was a product ang near in virginia beach. the poliim chief described h as a longtime employee of the city and said friday night cradock was still employed whenn he be firing on his fellow employees, though other law enforcement officials say they understand he'd just been fired.

investigators say he recently bought several iguns, mak the purchases legally. police say the weapon he used friday was one of the most common in the u.s. a .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun maning it fired one shot each time the trigger was pulled. cradock also had several high-capacity magazine c onps that hold the rounds allowing him to fire more shots before reloading. those are legal in virginia. the gun was also fitted with a silencer and it's not clear this morning whether cradock legally possessed that, because those have to be registered. he had no apparent criminal record. police serarched his home frida night looking for a motive. they are helping plice process the crime scene inside that city office building, the fbi and police. stay with news 4 and our nbc washington app for continu g coverage of the virginia beach shooting. we're working for you to get

more information and we will update its soon as that information comes in. still ahead on "news4 today" a popular shelter gets a renovation. we take a look at the christ house on west street in alexandria. >> plus a sneak peek at the new creek boardwalk opening in prince william county. we'll be right back. monitoring a live conference coming out of virginia each. tbhe

> welcome back. time 8:13. talking about a renovated kitchen, freshly painted bedrooms. a shelter that serves hundreds of people each day in alexandrio ng off its renovation. christ house on west street has ap upgraded kitchen, dining room and residence room.

more thanng itself is two centuries old and has been a long time since any recent improvements have been made, but one of the residents in the says tional housing there it's a nice place to come home to. in addition to the transitional house, christ house run as food pantry and a soup kitchen. if you'd like to help or find out more, you can search "shelter"hiin the nbc wton app. a chance to see nature in a way you've never seen it before. prince william county is cutting the ribbon thisni morg at the neabsco creek park. turtles, fish, reptiles and birds thrive there. the celebration includes food trucks, and live demonstrations. we put together august the information in our nbc washington app. search "boardwalk." still ahead on "news4 today" a look at your saturday srecast.

>> reporter:rucing up your shosing experience. i'm aimee cho. i'm aimee cho. coming up on newse4, th the big carriers are talking about their current 5g roll outs, but their efforts are limited to a few pockets in select cities or trying to convince consumers that 4g is actually 5g. they're neglecting small towns and rural communities, leaving them on the wrong side of the digital divide. if approved, only the combined availableresources of t-mobile and sprint can deliver on al the spectrum bands needed to quickly bring unprecedented 5g connectivit across the nation.

>> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." back. time 8:17. to prince george's count with the county is hoping to turn run-down buildings into brand new stores and restaurants. the countyannounced it will

give out granats. whhe shopping centers of the future will look like. >> reporter: right now only a fewpt ons for shopping or eating. the goal of the county's enough project is to fix that a say in one year from now whenst coction is done, an aldi's grocery store, cafes and even sitdown restaurts.nc prie george's county executive angela alsbrook announcing a new project to turn old places into places people can be proud of. >> i understand we have struggled to have quality food options. >> ooh, i was happy. so happy!> porter: ida hill hear been coming here's for years and she and her friends are excited to finally see new shops. >> you just look at it. it's going down and down and down and down, and now when you see these new developers and new

people coming in, it really helps. >> reporter: some of the new businesses, chick-fil-a, paneraa and marslls, and eight other areas around the county get an upgrade. this town center, in hyattsville and shops in hillcrest heights. >> couldn't even walk through iverson. >> feels good. it's time. it's about time. >> we are making the money. we need the shopping centers here. we are big advocates of what' going on in our community. >> reporter: back at the landing at woodyard you can already see me progress. several new stores opened, and many more to come. a in clinton,ee cho, news 4. >> all right. lauryn ricketts joins . now >> i bet everybody is excited about that chick-fil-a. like, chick-fil-a goi in? let's do it! everybody talking about that. you want to go to chick fili,

eat outside. >> need it later today, have a milkshake. temperatures mid-80s today. >> perfect. >> warmhis time of year but humidity on the low side. look going in terms of that becausbe it's going to comfortable outside. warm, t comfortable. if you have ice cream or a milkshake it is going to melt. eing cloud cover out there now. especially around the d.c. area and points to the east. not looking like the prettiest of mornings but at least we're dry. headed to the fm market or getting errandsidone, k to sporting events on this early saturday morning, it's nice oute e. not pouring buckets like a lot of saturdays we have. again, looking at more sunshine this afternoon. mainly dry. low humidity today, tomorrow. in fact, we stay vy comfortable as we go into your monday and tuesday and the humidity may come up a little overnight tonight, but most of us will beeping and it will drop tomorrow. we have rain chances late ainight. my north of d.c., and then

ain on sunday afternoon. today's really the pick of the weekend. south.s down in the if you're traveling possibly going to virginia beach starting your vacation you'll head and drive into rain. area of low pressure sitng off the southeastern seaboard off the southeastern coast of virginia and north carolina. look at the spin in the mosphere rotating around that area of low pressure. the clouds are with it. but clouds will pull away from the west to the east as w go through the morning. possibly even into the early afternoon before we get that full sunshine. we will stay dry through the daylight hours.le alrgies bothering you? they're bothering many in the newsroom. grasses and molds moderate. maybe sniling a bit. current temperatures 60s and 70s across the board. so comfortable. headed into the mid to upper 80s today. more sunshine thfternoon and showers to the north. headed to the pool, spf. we'll have sunshine, but going to be a nice day to sit out at

t pool. mid-80s tomorrow. more clouds and sunshine. i think sunshine in the morning. again, dry today. look at this going through gatonight. a a few showers possible. as we go through sunday morning, morning sunshine and then n afternooclouds and rain showers. maybe even a thunderstorm which could pack a little punch. dry by the time we head into monday morning and monday looking fantastic. tuesday looking wonderful as well. this looks razyhere. rain almost every day. not a washout but at least a chance of showers starting wednesday night through next weend. weend. also ekwe

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>> announcer: "news4 today" begins with breaking news. staying on top of breaking news out of virginia bch, virginia. right now a press conference with official there's that's taking place. listen in live. >> -- fr 12 years have haven't administrative assistants and a resident of virginia beach. robert bobby williams who served in public utilities for over 41 years as a special projects coordinator and is a resident of chesapeake. herbert bert snelling, who was a contractor trying to fill a permit, and is a resident of virginia beach.

so as we stop her and take a pause i'm going ask my chief of police to come forth and talk about that 13th person. chief? >> an update where we are onhe investigative process. first of all, our investigators, ar detectives, forensic technicians worked through the entire night processing our scene and with dignity and of the in removing all victims in this particular case. medical examiner's office will take over theirart of the investigation, and that should take the next 48 hours while they work through it. they are bringing in additional resources from richmond. during the investigative process, we were assisted by the

federal bureau of investigation. they have 40 members of their investigative forensic task force from quantico and other places throughout virginia assist us in this particular case. this is a large-scale crime scene. it's a horrific crime scene please understand it takes not only physical, emotional andps hological toll on everyone who spent the night inside that particular building. atf is also assisting us. we did recover additional weapons at the scene. i'm not at liberty to tell what those weapons are at this time. we alsoi recovered addital weapons at the suspect's home. the suspect, and this will be the only time we will announce his name, is dewayne cradock, who was an engineer with public utilities. he was employed with that department for approximately 15 years. the suspect's family has alsod.

been notifie victims, ploemployees, any witn whose wish to give information information there's a phone line set up by the federal bureau of investigation.4. 1-800-call-553 a large number of counselors available for city employees from -- all city employees, who are touched well as citizens and family members who may also be affected by this particular event. we were ale to review some film last night, review some film of t officers who responded -- >> if you're just joining us, we are watching live from virginia beach a press conference on the latest mass shooting where 12 people were killed. 13, if you include the gunman,

dewayne craddock. we just learned he was a longtime engineer with the city of virginia beach, that head additional weapons inside his home. we just heard there from officials who listed thes name of the victims that were found inside city hall. e will continue to follow this developing story throughout the day and, of course, you can learn more on our nbc washington app. thank you so much for joining us. again, we have a lot of news to get to this morning. we want to welcome you in on this june 1, 2019. i'm meagan fitzgerald. we check in with lauryn ricketts for a look t at forecast. >> good morning, meagan. cloudy conditions out there right now. we'll have a little more sunshine later on this afternoon, but, again, it's not going to be until later this afternoon until we see the sunshine, but we are getting a little sunshine ust to the west of d.c. right now. through the shenandoah valley seeing streaks of sunshine. yep. cloud cover around d.c. and

points to the east along i-95. temperatures, though, it is so nice out there. those temperatures are in the 60s and low 70s right now. just a wonderful morning. even though we have the cloud cover out there. just feeling so good. a little bit of a breeze out there. eat still feeling pretty nice. so if you're hd 0 ut to maybe an early morning dip in the pool, maybe some exercise, dealing with a few clouds. by this afternoon you'll need to lather on the spf. we have sunshine, and then tomorrow some storms. we may get away with the day being try today but a chance of rain tonight mainly north. we tyke it out to plan out yr nday coming up in about ten minutes. >> lauryn, thank you. newhis morning, a homicide investigation under way in prince george's county. around 1:30his morning checking the area around rochelle avenue near district heights and found an idle car in a parking lot. two men in the car.

one victim died on the scene the other taken to the hospital. no word on his condition right through a prince george's home. we have more now with derrick ward. what do we know?: >> reportercan tell you this family has the unenviable tank trying to salvage what they can when it appearsas everything h been lost to a fire this is a fire that started about 3:00 a.m. this morning. the goodnews, no one injured. no residents in the home or no firefighters. the challenge is what happens next for this family. take aook at video from earlier. fire crews got here a little after 3:00 this morning. when he they got here they found this house indeedn o fire. several people were at home that managed to get out and someone went back in to get important papers and got back out again. not advisable to do but in this cas one injured. now it's a matter trying to salvage what they can ins term of paper and clothing. families lives in this house

about eightno years w. imagine trying to sum up eight years of your life to what you ndn load into several cars and haul off and fi place to live in the meantime? we do not know the cause of this fire or the point of origin of the fire. that's still under investigation. crews were able to get here and put it outuickly but not before this family was devastated. reporting for news 4, back to you. >> derrick,ank you. a special meeting held friday after a call by governor larry hogan for an invesgation into t university of maryland's deadly virus outbreak. the university's board of regents v has been tanked looking into the outbreak that sickeneds 35 people including freshman olivia paregol who died. news 4's darcy spencer spoke with paregol's father. >> reporter: the univerfty board o regents now tasked with investigating the circumstances of the death of a student. it's something her ther has been pushing for to months, but

wants to make sure the investigation is independent. i spoke to him by phone. >> the thing that concerns us is who's going to do the investigation?> >reporter: olivia paregol was a university freshman living it hall when she got sick. her dad tells me she died last november for complications from the adenovirus. >> we wanted to make sure the university is transparent and communication is proper and truthful. >> reporter: governor larry hogan called on the board of regents to invest gays they meet via a private conference calle reng the circumstances sursurrounding olivia's death. kinda gooden says we'll start the option of w options working with the president and e his execueam to see that a thorough and transparent investigation takes place.vi

olihad a weakened immune system due to having crohn's disease and staying in a dorm that had problems with mold. >> she went to the university health center the day after they knew they had the outbreak and they still doesn't tell her. yeah. we hold the university po resible. >> reporter: the father knows an investigation won't bring his daughter back, but he says he wants justice for her, and to t make sure thais tragedy doesn't happen to another student. in college park, darcy spencer, news 4. still ahead, whyeou may b seeing red in the district. what you need to know about the lanes before you get a ticket. i'm melissa mollet with a ook at traffic and the roads this weekend. reminder on 395. permanently shutting down a section of 395 this weekend. talking about southbound. the hov ramp to the main lanes that will be closing. this saul pais all part of the

lanes project. that will kind of solve your problem there. might be confusing for a short time. and 5k downtown saturday road closures from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., parts of pennsylvania, 10th, th and 12th streets. back to virginia. armed forces cycling clack saturday. closures in crystal city and rosland from 4:30 to 5:00 in the evening. have a great weekend. see

> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." 8:42 on this saturday morning. starting monday in the district, drivers will see some red in downtown streets depending on the time of day. just being in one of those lanes could cost you. e city is testing bus-only

lanes along stretches of h and i streets during the morning and evening commute. fairly obvious. painted bright red. the mayor breaking out the rollers to lay down some paint on the pavement yesterday. driving or parkingne in o of these lanes could cost you $200, and possibly even getting your veh letowed. >> our hope in doing this pilot is that we find a way to make buses, particularly in this corridor, move more quickly and attract more riders. >> the pilot program runs through september, but we can expect more bus-only lanes in the coming months. a live look outside where it's supposed to be a beautiful day. lauryn ricketts back with a look at your forecast. plus, we are going behind the story. a new netflix series sheds light on the wrongful conviction of he central park five. we hearom a maryland teen who stars in the show. that story's coming up next.

time now, 8:46. in 1989, five black teenagers in new york city were falsely convicted of raping a woman. you likely know the story at the central park five but have never seen it told this way pap new miniseries based on this

real-life drama made its deb on netflix yesterday and one of its stars is from our area. we have the story. >> reporter: in the last 24 hours assante black graduated from high school and had a television debut. >> where did you see the lady. >> what lady? >> reporter: not od for a kid waldorf at just 17 is celebrating his big break in hollywood. >> life is hectic right now. >> reporter: black co-stars in the miniseries "when theyee us," based on the true story of the central park five. >> what other way they ever do us? porter: playing kevin richardson. >> kevin? >> i didn't see any lady. ind of wanted to bring t joy and sweetness to his poreaayal as 14-year-old instd of making it all pain and sorrow because he's so much more than that. reporter: a heavy task for any actor. he's been doing this since the second grade. >> love being an actor, transform into a different character and tell stories people need to hear, such as

this run. >> reporter: for his parents, ucation comes from and arer thilled assante managedo get his education and push through. >> for us, and he totally got this. hiis is deep and heavy but you've been giv opportunity and supposed to be l tling this story. >> reporter: a story that will make you cry and aim cringe. assante hopes you learn something and about the men who used it. >> human beings with lives, dreams, goals, aspiration. families. so much going for them and i want th to see they are much more than just this case. >> reporter: reporting for news 4. >> wow. i cannot wait to see that. >> yes, me, too. certainly one netflix series to watch. >> wow. devastating, to be arrested for

something you didn't even do. >> shocking. yes. all right. >> change gears. >> a little nighr note. weather today will be nice. >> is going to be nice, yeah. u re sunshine this afternoon. i know yohave plans today. >>. uh-huh >> get put on that spf. you'll need it even though it's cloudy right now. sun still goes through the orlouds. thisng and the definitely this afternoon, more sunshine out there. yeah, cloud cover out there n especially around the d.c. area and points to the east, but it's so comfortable. those temperatures are in the 60s and70s. earlier this week when i was doing weather, tuesday or wednesday, 8:30, and those temperatures already in the mid-80s. doing really well in terms of temperatures. average temperature this time o yeajust at 80 degrees and i think above that a little today. rather warm, just not humid. now, clouds y can see spin in the atmosphere. coming from an area of low pressg re. hanginoff the coast of the virginia beach area. we are seeing clouds, but as heat thing pushes out to sea,

going to take t clouds with it and eventually take the rain with it. you can see rain chances lowering especially around the richmond area we had a earlier pushing to the east. lots of rain around williamsburg and headed towards virginia beach and northward. traveling there, especially going to the beach,ain showers first part of the day drying up later tonight. again, looking at clearing skies now. we are dry out ther thank goodness. again, temperatures in the 60s and 70s. headed rightnto the mid-80s today. again, clouds decrease through the early afternoon but more sunshine. late tonight, therecould be a few showers north of d.c. otherwise, 87 degrees and comfortable outthere. so fredericksville festival dry. armed forces cycling class in rosalind cloudy but nice conditions. and the blast to the past down at the bullpen later tonight. look going for that. 86 degrees, daytime high tomorrow. again a chance for showers late

tight mainlyorth of d.c. but then tomorrow morning head off to church going to be fine. looking at rain showers for the secondart of the day. scattered rain showers could be strong if we even get a thunder orm. monday,esday, beautiful. then we do have rain chances next week. not going to be a washout but rain chances each day. rain chances each day. wsalso more ne right after t

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8:54 is your time. wedding season in full swing and if you're wanting to include your pet in your big day, we've got you covered. chuck bell is talking toe experts. take a look. >> many animals don't do very well. so there are other ways to incorporate them bedes just having them in the main ceremony. >> okay. >> one of the things you can do is have them hang out with you before the wedding ceremony. so while you're getting ready and taking pictures with your wedding party, a smaller group is a lot easier sometimeoo. >> makes gsense. >> yeah. you can also put them in the announcement piures. >> oh, yeah. ng >> when sayi, we're going to get married, have them be in thospictures. or you can even put them in the program and you can even make your napkins, put engraved pictures of your pet on your napkins. l >> oh, right. >> or any kind of party favors that you're giving.

>> like you said. the crowd could be the biggest part of the concern, never thought. obviously, fireworks, anything like that as part of the ceremony, reception. make sure yourca animal is ble of hearing the kabm without getting fearful. >> definitely. nou can have them hang out ot your receptio few minutes and have them go back in. >> can be fun. at a wedding in tampa. my friends had their yorky as the ring bearer. >> so cute. >> and murphynd ed down the aisle with a i' little thing strapped on. it can be done with success, but you want to make sure they don't clear off the behalfe. >> buffet. >> making sure your pet is comfortable with it. >>and cats, too? >> depends on the cat. generally, harness train your cat if you're walking them down the aisle.

they might be a little quieter. >> i'll bet. >> some cats are really outgoing. good optio >> great. those are all great ideas there on whether it's on the actual ceremony on on the invitations a stuff, that's awesome. 8:56 here.in "4 th to know." right now emergency crews are in king on river road montgomery county, all behalf of this massive sinkho le. it's not clear how long it will take to fix but the road is pected to be closed at least the next uple of days. and overnight, a fire rips through a home in maryland. flames broke out around 3:00 this morning. prince george's county fire says everyone t out safely. they're working to find out how it started. and police involve sooting investigation is happening now county. arundel it happened last night on route 50 right before maryland 424.

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