tom sherwood is here with a report. doreen, right now, back to you and jim. >> thank you, vance. on to our weather now. we are keeping an eye on more storms moving our way. >> wet enough for you? >> enough already. >> storm team four meteorologist doug kammerkammerer here with t honest is getting the rain. doug? >> the areas up to the north and east, philadelphia, down to the to the south, as jim mentioned, parts of the carolinas. for us, 83 out there we have doned a little bit of a bullet out there on this labor day. heat index, 88, a very humid afternoon. going to continue to see that humidity up there the next couple of days. >> here is temperatures, 79, win chester, 80 in la plata, 77 in easton. where is the rain right now? most of the rain up toward baltimore, they have been dealing with flooding and flood warnings in that area. delmarva hit very, very hard. also some rain farther down to the south. as we widen out here hurricane the remnants of isaac making its presence felt all across the mid-atlantic and ohio river valley. look at all of this rain down to the south and we

tom sherwood has our report. >> reporter: maryland delegates led cheers for barbara mccullski but the floor cheered sandra flood and told how she was not allowed to speak out about contraceptive issues. and president obama allows women a choice and chance to speak out too. >> too many women are shut out and silenced. while i'm honored to be standing at this podium. it could have been any one of you. >> reporter: from the convention floor, tom sherwood. >> reporter: as noted earlier a number of delegates and others here were disappointed when they changed the venue from the football stadium which holds 73,000 to here in the basketball arena which holds about 20,000. that was a disappointing move but they figured they had no choice because of the storms coming. tomorrow things are going to change around here. there is a lot going on. normally there are thousands of balloons to drop from the ceiling but they didn't have time to string them up. but we're told that the obama's children are going to leave school and come on down here to hear their old man and hear what he has to say tomorro

tom sherwood has more on that and a look at the progress so far. >> reporter: at the lincoln memoriala $34 million, two-year restoration of the famous reflecting pool is nearly finished. what do you think when you look at it? >> takes my breath away. >> i'm very pleased with it. it is quite beautiful now. >> reporter: on the mall itself, millions of dollars in new grass, sidewalks, drainage and paths are going in. it's part of a major overhaul of the mall that should be completed and ready for the january 20th inaugural festivities but the iconic capitol dome is another story. it needs $61 million in repairs and it's not just a little leaky roof. how bad is it? >> 1300 cracks is very bad. so bad that the dome needs immediate attention. >> reporter: the leaks threaten the iron and stone structure, as well as priceless de detailing and art work. art work that draws millions of visitors every year. why isn't it fixed? disputes between the house and senate. >> nothing shows the dysfunction of the congress more than we can't fix the cracks in the dome and the dome fall off the top of the c

tom sherwood has the report. >> single file. not double. single. >> you can follow us right now. >> in the time-warner arena. hoard of delegates were anxious to get an early look where their convention seats are. among them virginia state democratic chairman, brian moran of lex lex. >> i think the republican convention, kvirginia delegates got prime seat argh you having prime seating. >> we are receiving a great deal of attention. >> moran was beaming on the convention floor. a prime spot for a state that could help swing the election. but for the district of columbia and maryland, two very democratic places, they're way back into the convention hall. no matter where they sit, though, the democrats are gathering with one thought in mind. a second term for barack obama. >> a lot of excitement on the ground. we're feeling optimistic. we have got to got to work and make sure, we are successful november 6. >> reporter: at the democratic national convention in charlotte, i'm tom sherwood, news 4. >> life sometimes just ain't fair. tomorrow is la

. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood. this big statue of frederick douglass. >>> and >>> a statue of famed abolitionist frederick douglass is finally going to get a home in the halls of congress. >> it will join statues from the nation's 50 states. as tom sherwood reports, the honor for the civil war leader has been a long time coming. >> reporter: frederick douglas is barely seen by the people walking by. the former slave and educated abolitionist battled for the rights of all people. winning world recognition. but an effort to get the statue to a ceremonial spot in congress has language wished for years until now. the d.c. democrat eleanor holmes norton and dan lundegren from california reached a bipartisan compromise to have douglass moved to capitol hill. >> i made a promise to the delegate. to the congresswoman that we would do this. i wanted to assure that there was some recognition. not only the district of columbia but to me. frederick douglass has been lost to too many people. >> this shows respect from the congr

tom sherwood begins our coverage. >> this senate race is tight, but now polling has democrat tim kaine with a small lead. george allen and tim kaine locked in a tight race for nearly a year, shook hands thursday and came out, well, not fighting, but politely jabbing at each other over jobs, taxes, social and other issues. the latest polling from both fox news and the "washington post" show kaine opening up a lead of 4 to 8 points with fewer than 50 days to election day. the one-hour fairfax county chamber of commerce debate was telecast on nbc 4 and moderated by nbc's david gregory of "meet the press." former governor and former senator george allen turned nearly every question to the need for more and better jobs. >> so the job creators have the confidence, and certainty to hire again. >> reporter: tim kaine, also a former governor, turned nearly every question into criticism on capitol hill, saying people want pulling together, not partisan bickering in washington. >> partnership over partisanship and put substce over sound bites. >> reporter: kaine also said washington must act quic

. >> thank you jim vance and tom sherwood. they are watching the weather in charlotte could force the president to move his acceptance speech indoors. rit now it is planned for thursday in an outdoor arena that seats 70,000 people. here is storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug. >> isaac moving to the north and west of us. it is drawing in moisture from deep down to the south. here is charlotte. charlotte picking up over an inch of rain in parts of the charlotte area. the moisture making its way our way, too. we are seeing some showers right now. most of them on the light to moderate side. if you are heading out and about do expect to get wet in parts of the region. not everybody is going to see the showers tonight. by tomorrow i think they will become more wide spread as you are out and about during the day tomorrow. tomorrow morning the bus stop forecast 70 to about 76 degrees. make sure you have the umbrella ready just as you did this morning. we could see more heavy showers during the day tomorrow. i will show you when i th

tom sherwood shows us the big plans for the vacant space. >> reporter: with a few ceremonial whacks, hopeful citizens looking on. city leaders welcomed the end of 23 years of fighting over the rundown skyland shopping nr off alabama avenue in southeast. that will become a new mix of housing and retail including plans for a new walmart for the mix of low, moderate and high income neighborhoods nearby. >> 40 years ago this neighborhood had the same sense of community that it has today. but it was a lot more diverse. and we had services. >> reporter: longtime civic leader paul savage has lobbied more than 20 years and three different mayors for the changes that also could benefit suburban prince george's county. >> historically most of those people, african-americans in particular, formally live in washington and still have that connection. >> reporter: anthony williams in the early 2000s used imminent domain to acquire the property. and the city through the current mayor vincent gray has fought off six lawsuits over ownership, with only one more minor one remaining. >> if there were fo

tom sherwood, all of this day and for the last four days, has been up close and very personal from all the delegations from all the local jurisdictions. that's skiekind of a look at wh lies ahead. >> i think we can do it pretty quickly. virginia, one of the toss-up states that would decide this election for president. virginia got the great seats right down below us. they were bells at the ball, to use a southern phrase. maryland, it's so blue that no one thinks about its going to the republicans. the attorney general of maryland said they're going to send marylanders out to virginia, to delaware, to pennsylvania and other places to help the democratic ticket in the entire region. not just in maryland. maryland is full of all of the ballot initiatives, immigration, same-sex marriage and there's a third one, casinos, the big deal on casinos. they had a great time here. the district of columbia. 93% of the vote in 2008. if you went that way, if they were one more seat back, they would have been in the parking lot. they didn't have anything to do. they weren't involved in the speaking. th

. >>> i'm tom sherwood. finally, after 23 years, economic development is coming economic development is coming to southeast washin this message. experiences classrooms. sizes don't matter... by 20%. teaching to some test... he personally cannot relate to. education, children. >>> ledge erdary singer, tv host, emm andy williams has died. ♪ moon river ♪ wider -- >> it was that song "moon river" that carried him to world fame. but man, did he have a voice. his publicist said williams died last night at his home in branson, missouri, after a year-long battle with bladder cancer. he was a native of iowa, who began singing with his brothers as a child and went on to sing many hits including "butterfly," "can't get used to losing you," so many more. williams was 84 years old. >>> after 23 years of talking about and hoping for a new development, southeast washington is finally going to get a total makeover. first, the old building has to come down. tom sherwood joins us with what's planned to replace the neighborhoo

and sherwood high school graduate says that in addition the assault, he paid her and her family $150,000 to keep quiet. well.l be in court as >> a house committee will hold another hearing today on operation fast and furious. justice department inspector general will discuss an investigation into the trowbridge may have allowed in hands ofnd up mexican drug cartels. the committee voted to hold the general in contempt for not handing over documents. aung san suu kyi will receive of the nation's highest honors this afternoon, the nobel prize winner and parliamentarians will be the congressional gold l during a ceremony in the capitol rotunda. d.c. is just one of the stops on day tour of the u.s. she will also visit new york, the midwest, and california. survivors of the d.c. sniper attacks and investigators met to those terrifying weeks. e shooting victim talks about what he recalled as a random armed robbery. he was shot five times. >> between september 5 and when , i was fearfult like everybody else. >> those leading the investigation talked about the work that went into the case. agenci

that will be coming up at 6:00. >>> once sherwood shows his i.d. to someone, they will never forget him. >> he doesn't have to show i.d. for that to happen. >>> exactly. >>> a former virginia congressman could take some votes away from mitt romney. the board of elections riled that virgil goode jsh is eligible to be on the ballot as a constitution party candidate. the state republican party is challenging him and accused him of petition fraud. romney's team said no president in modern history has been asked to be reelected with this many people -- bill clinton is set to speak tonight in charlotte. >>> we had some rain earlier today, and the heat is about to move back in. doug kammerer tells us how long it's going to stick around. >> temperature got close to 90 degrees. right now dew point of 74, look at the number on the bottom. the heat index currently 92. no rain around on the d.c. area, but starting to see some showers down there. a few over the last cup the hours, and the heaviest one now just to the north of culpepper, once again very heavy ra

tom sherwood is in our newsroom with more on the story. >> ndy, it's one of the tightest races in the nation for the senate, and the candidates stuck to their game plans. george allen and tim kaine locked in a tight race for nearly a year, shook hands and came out, not fighting, but politely jabbing at each other over jobs, taxes, social and other issues. the one-hour fairfax chamber of commerce debate was telecast on nbc 4, and moderated by nbc's david gregory of "meet the press." former governor and senator george allen turned nearly every question to the need for more and better jobs. >> the job creators have the confidence, and certainty to hire again. >> reporter: tim kaine, also a former governor, turned nearly every question into criticism on the capitol hill and in the presidential race, saying people want pulling together, not partisan bickering in washington. >> puts partnership over partisanship and substance over sound bites. >> reporter: kaine also said washington must act quickly to avoid a fiscal cliff because of the stalemate on the hill, saying a mix of cuts and reven

that were associated with churches that no longer are in the area. >> reporter: in georgetown, tom sherwood, news4. >> once the bones are fully studied and recorded, it's likely a local church in georgetown will be invited to rebury them. >>> a newspaper editor is suspended over the topless photos of the duchess of cambridge. >> that editor worked for an irish newspaper. meanwhile, a french court says it will decide tomorrow whether to outlaw further publication of the topless pictures of kate. those photos were taken with a telephoto lens while the duke and duchess were sun bathing at a french chateau. the irish paper printed the same photos over the weekend, and an italian magazine published even more pictures today. >>> former child star amanda bynes is facing more legal trouble. the 26-year-old actress from nickelodeon fame got pulled over this weekend for driving with a suspended license. the latest following a dui charge. but following this latest incident, lindsay lohan decided to weigh in, taking to twitter and asking why she's been to jail. but so far bynes has avoided any serious

. >> news 4's jim vance and tom sherwood are in charlotte for the dnc. they'll join us live with more on the push for d.c. voting rights during this convention. >>> the actor known as the gentle giant is gone. michael clarke duncan is best known for his role in "the green mile." >> he died yesterday after two months of treatment following a heart attack. >> reporter: towering, muscular and prolific. actor michael clarke duncan appeared in dozens of films. >> you saw my face. you heard my voice. >> reporter: his baritone voice instantly recognizable. >> i'm just a little emotional right now. >> reporter: eight weeks ago the actor suffered a heart attack. and according to a statement by a family spokeswoman he, quote, never fully recovered. he died monday at cedars-sinai medical center in los angeles. duncan became a hollywood favorite after appearing in what would become his most memorable role alongside tom hanks in the 1999 hit "the green mile" based on the stephen king novel of the same name. the role earned duncan an academy award nomination for best

in the district, tom sherwood, news4, without a mustache. >> all right. tom, thank you. doug joins us now, sans mustache. >> i tried a mustache before. >> that didn't work? >> my wife said no. don't ever try that again. >> we'll get ahold of your picture. >> i've got a funny picture in a second. if we have some time. but right now, just off to the west, around the i-81 corridor, we've got strong to severe thunderstorms out there right now. first off, you notice the cloud cover around here. and you also notice the very warm and humid atmosphere across our region today. temperatures back into the 80s, as we have still been south of that frontal boundary up to the north. rain not around the district right now, but that will be changing. back to the west, a couple of severe thunderstorm warnings. they all include shenandoah county. you're under the gun. but also warren and page county. we'll zoom into a couple of these storms here. this is the strongest storm closest to us. this will be very close to front royal. severe thunderstorm warning associated with this, with lightni

jim vance and tom sherwood are there.e live on news4 all week. >>> paul ryan may be looking for thunder from the democrats ahead of their convention. the republican vice presidential nominee will campaign in greenville, north carolina, 250 from charlotte. vice president joe biden had planned on campaigning in tampa during the start of gop convention me canceled his plans, though, because of hurricane isaac. >>> the obama campaign is counting on maryland congressman chris van hollins' experience with ryan to help defeat him and mitt romney this november. he will speak at the convention tomorrow. he is helping vice president biden prepare for his debate with ryan. >>> republicans are seizing on a comment maryland governor martin o'malley made on cbs' fat face the nation." take a listen. >> can you honestly say people are better off today than four years ago? >> no, but that's not the question of this election. without a doubt, we are not as well off as we were before george bush brought us the bush job losses, deficit, seri

as tom sherwood reports, another could provide a break for drivers. >> reporter: speed cameras are showingp all around town. most everyone is aware of red light cameras, but that's just the beginning. a d.c. council task force is reviewing city plans to extend auto mated cameras and camera fine fleas to several more circumstances to raise a total of $80,000 a year in fines beginning late next year. simple don't-block-the-box signs aren't doing the job. au automated cameras would catch and fine you at a busy intersection. cameras would target vehicles that ignore crosswalks. among the first in the nation, cameras would click on vehicles that don't stop at stop signs. council member mary chuny says tougher enforcement is feeded and police can't be everywhere. >> people blow through stop signs, and it's very dangerous. we're an urban jurisdiction. there are lots of things going on at intersections. you need to stop. red light running, i don't care where they're from. we don't want anybody running red lights in the district of columbia. >> reporter: the good news for drivers, the d.c. council

jim vance and tom sherwood both there. they'll be reporting on tim kaine who's getting set to speak tonight. >>> it's finally out. after weeks of anticipation and some con tro ver spip we're talking about the book detailing the navy s.e.a.l.'s account of the mission that killed osama bin laden. it's out tonight. >>> plus, a big announcement sure to join us for that and more coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> hundreds of children in arlington will now have to walk to school because the school system eliminated about a dozen bus stops. >> news 4's tracy wilkins has more on a policy that has a lot of parents fuming. >> reporter: for some students it's going to take some getting used to. walking to school instead of riding a bus. >> this school has not had a walking zone before. and we have a fairly difficult walk here. >> reporter: a few weeks ago arlington county public school parents received notification that some students who rode the bus in years past would now be walking to school. students living within a mile and a half o

jim vance and tom sherwood will both report from the convention, it starts on tuesday, they'll have live reports starting tomorrow night on news 4 at 11:00. >>> the chief of staff for immigration and customs enforcement has resigned tonight. suzanne barr faced inappropriate sexual conduct. she says the charges aren't true, but stepped down anyway. barr has been on leave since last month. >>> another security camera paid for by local residents has been installed in georgetown. it's the latest camera to go up in the neighborhood. as part of a community effort to fight crime. the camera was put up outside martin's tavern on wisconsin avenue. the citizens approved the installation of three more cameras. some people have a problem with this kind of monitoring. the citizens organization says video will only be turned over to police once a crime is reported. >>> how you could save some cash on your next metro ride. >>> the micro brew of choice for >>> a welcome renovation project in d.c.'s petworth neighborhood. the safeway in the 3800 block of georgia avenue is going to be torn down to make wa

and our own jim vance and tom sherwood have been in charlotte all week. they'll have more live reports from the dnc tonight on news4. >>> ann romney making a stop in virginia tomorrow. the possible first lady will visit a leesburg horseback riding academy. romney is an avid rider who started competing in dressage as part of her therapy for multiple sclerosis. virginia is considered one of the key battleground states that will help decide november's election. >>> the secret service looking into claims that somebody stole mitt romney's tax records. romney's political office in tennessee received an anonymous letter that demanded a payment of $1 million to prevent the records from being released. the letter included a flash drive which the secret service confiscated. romney's accounting firm says there is no evidence any of his tax records were stolen. >>> today is your first chance to weigh in on a plan to double rates on the dulles toll road. the washington metropolitan airports authority wants to raise the price from the current $2.25 to $4.50, gradually

. >> reporter: updated traffic on the morning news his career was launched on the don sherwood show reporting from a passenger helicopter. >> i've been told i am the only nonpilot certified by the faa to fly in the front seat of a commercial helicopter. >> reporter: early on stan knew he to be a broadcaster. >> to find an industry that allows you to have a good time and pay the rent, not a bad combination. >> reporter: it has taken him so many places. two years he ran a tv operation in american samoa. he wound up with us in 1976 he became the executive producer and winner of emmys. there was the draw to get back in front of mic. flying october 17th, 198 the -- 1989 a producer yelled quake i said oh my god, i'll say it clearly the upper deck has fallen to the lower deck. >> reporter: that began flying 15 hours a day. >> where you could go and where you couldn't. what was working what wasn't work. >> reporter: the most memorable moment of his career outside a couple of crashes when a seagull cracked windshield pilot made a suggestion. >> would be a good idea if you knew how to land this. yeah i

tom sherwood has more on that story. >> reporter: everyone knows virginia is a toss up state. maryland says it can help. as a workman hosted the maryland state flag in charlotte, delegates were not just thinking about their state. most agree it's solidly democratic. but neighboring virginia right now is a toss up. and maryland democrats intend to help. the state attorney general says like 2008, maryland will deploy volunteers all over the commonwealth. >> the lower part of maryland we're going into virginia and doing knocking on doors in virginia, particularly northern virginia as well as doing phone banking deeper into virginia. >> reporter: the national democratic party agrees that maryland could be crucial in keeping virginia blue. >> i know that you are proud to be a very blue state. and you should be. but we know that we're going to need your help making sure that virginia stays blue. >> reporter: he said that the campaigning will not detract from ballot issues, immigration, same-sex marriage and casino gambling all on the maryland ballot in november. maryland has a lot t

our jim vance and tom sherwood are in charlotte, of course. they will have live reports from the dnc tonight on news4. >>> the secret service is looking into claims that someone stole mitt romney's tax records. romney's political office in tennessee received an anonymous letter. it demanded a payment of $1 million to prevent the records from being released. the letter included a flash drive which secret service confiscat confiscated. romney's accounting firm says there's no evidence any of his tax records were stolen. romney's campaign isn't commenting on the possible theft. >>> some breaking news now. an explosion in western turkey killed at least 25 soldiers and injured 4 other people. the blast happened at an ammunition depot during an inventory check. a turkish news agency reporting that they were moving hand grenades when the grenades suddenly exploded. officials say the explosion appears to be an accident. >>> today, prince george's county police will padlock a banquet hall for occupation violation. police say they've been called to the

jim vance and tom sherwood both reporting from the convention, it all starts tuesday and they'll have live reports starting tomorrow night right here on news 4 at 11:00. >>> still ahead here tonight, georgetown is watching. new security cameras going up on street corners across the neighborhood to try to fight crime. and it's not the police putting them up. >>> metro makes changes to the smart trip card. what you need to know before your next ride. >>> another security camera paid for by local residents has been installed in georgetown. this is the latest camera to go up in the neighborhood. it's part of a community effort to fight crime. the camera was put up outside martin's tavern on wisconsin avenue. the citizens association of georgetown approved the installation of three more cameras. people who live in the area have a problem with this kind of monitoring, but the citizens association says the individuvi only be turned ober to police if a crime is reported. >>> changes that start today that effect metro 1345r9 tlip cards. if you register online, link it to a credit or debit card

we've got prince orchard at sherwood. mike murta runs right. it's up and over. into the hands of johnson. 50 yards for the score. beautiful pass. second quarter takes the hit, scoots in the end zone. there wasn't enough for them. prince george's wins this one 28-12. gilman and a battle of the maryland private schools. marschall with the pass to mr. jack-of-all-trades kendall fuller. 20-19 in overtime. and all indians in this one. chavez qb throws the ball. he takes it all the way back 40 yards to the house. 42-0 big win. that will do it for week one of our high school game of the week show presented by toyota. thanks for tuning in. we will release this week's poll on monday. have a great night.

damascus at sherwood. three huge matchups in northern virginia. go to dchighschoolsports.net to vote. >> great week in sports. >> busy one. >> we'll be back in a minute. >>> talk about getting a bang for yourbling. a jewelry store outside atlanta ran a promotion over the weekend. spend $20 on a diamond ring and you get a free gun, a hunting rifle. the man who came up with this said it generated a lot of buzz. while some folks really liked it, others as you might imagine did not. either way doesn't really matter. the whole thing was legal. >> not romantic, fyi. >> depends on the lady. >>> a missouri woman got quite a scare today. check out the boa constrictor under her car. animal control officers sprayed it with water to loosen its grip. they finally got it out of there. >> you tell me that lady wouldn't rather have a gun than a diamond when she found a snake under her car. okay? >> only derek can figure that. >> we've got to go. >> good night, everybody. you. we know you. we know you have to rise early... and work late, with not enough sleep in b

it may seem like a joke, but as tom sherwood reports, it's actually against the law. >> reporter: this d.c. firehouse on florida avenue northeast is one of the oldest in the city still operating. but sources tell news4 work came to a standstill wednesday afternoon. senior officers were investigating a destruction of property crime. someone at engine 10 it drawn a cartoon mustache on the official photo, like this one, of chief kenneth ellerby and hung it upside down in the station. a deputy chief and a lieutenant dressed down the company. part of it was captured on audio obtained by news4. the officials demanding respect for the chief, and threatening criminal charges. >> you don't want to be here in this agency, or under the direction of the fire chief, there's nothing holding you back. but as long as he's the fire chief, we all have to respect him. the reason i asked who handled the picture is because there are going to be some charges. at that point, whatever the fire chief decides to do, because at that point you're at his mercy. >> reporter: police were also called in. a formal cri

. >>> jim vance and tom sherwood are in charlotte for the democratic national convention and they will be live on news4 all week filing reports. >>> killed in afghanistan, will be honored today. petty officer first class of edge water, maryland, died in a blackhawk helicopter crash last month. six other u.s. service members also died this morning. family and friends are asking residents to line the road with flags as his body travels to the funeral home. a viewing will be held tomorrow. >>> a drowning death yesterday afternoon along needwood road. 59-year-old his wife found him at the bottom of the backyard swimming pool. her daughter called 911 why she tried to get him out of the pool and performed cpr. he died at the hospital a authority short time later. >>> this morning we're looking at the surveillance video that led to assault charges for prince george's officer. the footage was taken from a store in brentwood, maryland. it shows an officer striking a man with his gun. you can see a flash. and that's the gun actually going off. now, because of this video corporal donald taylor wa

and our own jim vance and tom sherwood have been in charlotte all week and will have live reports from the dnc tonight on news4. >>> 4:35 right now. the secret service investigating the possible theft of mitt romney's tax records. political offices and newspaper companies in tennessee received anonymous letters. they demanded a payment of $1 million to prevent the records from being released. romney's accounting firm, though, says there's no evidence any of his tax records were stolen. the romney campaign is not commenting. >>> we're following some breaking news right now. at least 25 people are dead, 4 others injured in an explosion in western turkey. this blast happened at an ammunitions depot, a military depot, during an inventory check. those dead are soldiers, apparently. the turkish news agency reports employees were moving hand grenades -- rather, soldiers were -- when they suddenly exploded. officials say the explosion appears to be an accident. >>> the man who brought the nfl back to baltimore is fighting for his life this morning. art modell is reportedly gravely ill at johns

tom sherwood here now with more on what the chief says the way of the future. >> reporter: jim, there is a lot of new technology and new ways of doing things. police chief kathy lanier is shifting 80 uniformed officers from crime scene analysis, replacing them with all civilian forensic technicians in a fast-changing high-tech world. >> the science has grown dramatically in the last 20 years. and it will be a gradual transition. but i think it's the way yes we have to do. it is the way of the future. and with the science advancing as rapidly as it is, i think it makes good sense. >> reporter: lanier praises the current officers who will get other uniform duties. the new $220 million headquarters of the city's chief medical examiner and state-of-the-art laboratories for crime scene analysis. it's due to open on monday and expected to improve police and prosecution work on thousands of cases. the chief medical officer responsible for all death investigations also will move from its rundown headquarters near the old d.c. general hospital to the new facility that will be run by a civilian

updated traffic on the morning news i am his traffic broadcasting career was landed on the iconic don sherwood reporting from a passenger helicopter and we were lucky enough stan wound up with us in 1976 he became executive producer and winner of the emmys he was flying october 17th, 1989 when a producer yelled quake and he the next few days helping the bay area get around during a tough time. we will miss you hope to see you. >> thanks for the directs. >>> here are five things to know before you go: number one, grief counselors will be on hand today in novato after a 12-year-old girl was hit and killed on her way home from school. >> number two, montague elementary principal lewis heads back to court to face drug charges arrested last week after offering drugs to an uncover officer he met online. officers found 10 cameras in his home, including one stuffed in a teddy bear. >> number three, albany middle schoolteacher james izumizaki set to be arraigned today on lewd conduct charges. the 28-year-old is accused of having inappropriate contact with a former student under 14. >> number four, thou

tom sherwood is here with more on that particular story. tom? >> this convention requires an equal balance of men and women as delegates. women here are a gig focus of this convention. whether it's 23irs lady michelle obama or women's fair pay national advocate lily ledbetter. >> women have faced discrimination, like i did, now can get their day in court. >> reporter: or thousands of female delegates. the democratic party is trying to exploit and expand polls that shows a gender gap with women favorite president obama over mitt romney. eileen filler-corn of springfield, virginia, battled antiabortion efforts last winter. >> all these extreme social issues and bills came before us, bills that stripped rights away from women. women matter, women have rights, women deserve, you know, equal pay. >> the first lady -- >> ann holter cain is the daughter of with unvirginia governor and the wife of another. >> as a military mom, ms. mcbride, who introduced the first lady, just really warmed my house. >> sandra flufke -- >> i'm interested to hear what she

. >>> news4's jim vance and tom sherwood are in charlotte. coming up they'll by joining us live with a closer look at the delegates. >>> and a programming note. nbc coverage begin at a special time tonight, 9:00. >>> tom brokaw is out of the hospital this afternoon after a health scare. the nbc news special correspondent said he felt light headed this morning after appearing on "morning joe." he was taken to the hospital as a presauce. doctors did a round of tests and they say brokaw is in good health. he tweeted that he mistakenly took a half-dough of ambien which caused him to, quote, make less sense than usual. >>> d.c.'s health department confirms that the city's first death has occurred due to west nile virus. another resident is in the hospital with the virus. it comes after a maryland mand was reported as the first death from the virus that's commonly spread by mosquitos. the number in our region is about the same as previous years according to "the washington post," but they're up sharply nationwide, with nearly 2,000 cases reported t

been up close to a president, but there are some who have, and they live right here in d.c., tom sherwood is here to tell us about some of them, who go all the way back to lyndon johnson. >> reporter: there's a lot of history here, young and old delegates, but they share one thing at this point. they're all tired. after more than two nonstop days of convention eering, people are going worn out. >> we're all tired, maybe you're blogging, updating things, checking your e-mail, 24/7 is what it is. so we got a three-hour nap last night. >> josh williams has led the metropolitan labor council since 1982. how many conventions have you been to? >> i've been to every convention since 1980 when kennedy challenged carter. >> how old with you you then? >> i was in diapers. >> reporter: frank smith has even a longer record. did you stay to the end? >> i sure did, man. he's quite a hell of a speaker. >> reporter: you've been to a few convention? >> every convention since 1964. i was at the '64 convention when she made the i'm sick and tired of being sick and tired speech. >> reporter: there are many w

jim vance and tom sherwood will join us live. >>> a female swimmer comes face-to-face with an unusual predator in a virginia lake. this animal attack has residents scared and scratching their heads. >>> also took at 6:00, video just into news4, vandals on the heavy load in america. but mitt romney plan, a middle class to $2,000 more a year in taxes. multi-millionaires like himself hits the middle class harder... bigger break. forward for america? this message. anncr: it'll start out as concrete and steel... but it'll become so much more. a new world-class resort casino in prince george's county. two thousand construction jobs to build it. four thousand permanent, good-paying jobs when it's done. hundreds of millions for maryland schools... real oversight to make sure the money goes... where it's supposed to. but none of it will happen unless we vote for... question seven this november. vote for question seven. and help build a better future for maryland. >>> they are loving it. some mcdonald's customers in india are welcoming the plans to open a series of vegetarian restaurants. it ta

tom sherwood is here now. he's going to tell us what some of our neighbors have told him they want to hear the president say. >> reporter: the washington area delegates, everybody in this hall, they're ready to hear obama, and everyone says they want him to come out fighting. >> mr. president, don't worry, we have your back. the torch is burning brightly. >> new york democratic senator charles schumer rallies tired maryland delegates in the final hours before the fall campaign, a fall campaign that's not just about the president's race. >> we have to get people turned out, get ben cardin reelected, pick up some congressional seats, and i think this convention is doing exactly that. >> eyes the race for governor in 2014, but he says that can wait until after 2012. >> you know, working very hard, love the state of maryland, go terps. >> reporter: after two nights of powerful speeches, delegates say the president himself needs to close the deal with voters, looking forward and rebutting criticism of him. >> i thi

his career was launched on the don sherwood show reportinging from a passenger helicopter -- reportingfrom a passenger helicopter. stan wound up with us in 1976 he became executive producer and the winner of emmys, he was flying october 17th, 1989 -- 1989, when a producer yelled earthquake. >> i said oh my god the upper deck has fallen to the lower deck all i did for four days was talk about where you could and couldn't go how you could get from a to b and how you couldn't what was working and what wasn't working. >> helped all of us get around he said he is glad he never had to sit in morning rush hour traffic that he reported on now he might have to. >> something different for him. he's been an icon -- [ unintelligible ] >> only traffic jam maybe at the golf course for him. [ talking over each other ] >>> good morning, clouds hanging low over downtown san francisco as we look southbound. we have a dry condition we have a little mist don't forget about that, just driving through some of the thicker, moisture and fog that we are dealing with this morning. upper 40s santa rosa napa the

. >> sherwood schwartz?, i said it twice. >> lses, greg, you said -- also, greg, you had said the assistant d.a. was a threat to run on a lengthy pattern of deception. lpa i like to call it. you see the problem here? >> i do. >> i want you to know that i spent all afternoon at the doctor where they administered a number of unusual tests. >> i don't think you were actually at the doctors. >> you understand you were in your office all afternoon, right? >> oh my god. that's what i thought. it is like that movie "go." >> terry, you said he has kind of a shady past. kind of? >> you know, every now and then he did the wrong thing. >> he hasn't killed anybody. he hasn't killed anybody. >> of course he hasn't killed anybody. >> i am not saying i want the dude as a roommate. i wouldn't want to share the rent with that guy. >> he was convicted of two counts of watering down gas when he owned a few stations and manufacturing pcp. and then there were the 14 identities that he was committing check fraud with. one of whic

tom sherwood is here now with more on that story. tom? >> jim, everybody knows tim kaine is in a tough race. he knows it. he's trying to rally the troops. >> former governor and future united states senator, tim kaine! >> reporter: former virginia governor tim kaine welcomed by the party faithful in charlotte tuesday telling a boisterous crowd he and his republican senate opponent george allen had been tied in the polls for yearly a year. closer than the presidential race. >> isn't it great to be a battleground state? virginia really matters, folks. we really matter. we're going to see a lot of focus and a lot of spotlight. that's exciting. but it also means we've got to do our best work. >> reporter: allen, also a former governor who lost his senate seat six years ago, campaigned in fairfax county tuesday. allen skipped the republican convention in tampa to focus on his virginia race. and kaine is spending only this one day in charlotte. he addresses the convention tonight. what's your message tonight? >> i'm going to talk heavily about

tom sherwood has an update that might help calm nervous fans as the tickets go on sale this week. >> wendy, thousands of fans ride metro to the games, but now there may be a way to settle this dispute about how they get home. >> high five somebody up here. >> reporter: in august, hundreds of fans were stuck at the stadium when a week day game went past metro's midnight closing. the nationals don't put up $30,000 deposits to cover late train service if ridership is weak. it doesn't plan to do so for any of the play-off games. tickets go on sale this week. mayor vincent gray said the city is working on a solution, but won't yet commit city funds. >> we're working to try to find the most responsible solution. obviously with sensitivity to the people who will go to the games. i know we'll get to a constructive solution. i wish we could spend some time talking about the fact that this will be the first time since 1810 that the washington baseball team has been in any kind of a play-offs. >> reporter: jack evans, a big booster of the stadium, has personally guaranteed fans won't be stuck.

jim vance and tom sherwood will report live, beginning tonight at 11:00. >>> you better keep a closer eye on your speed because the grace period is over for 11 newly installed speed cameras installed in d.c. police officers say that while the fines might be steep, traffic fatalities have gone down get this by 76% in the past decade. the new camera locations include k-street northwest and texas avenue southeast. >>> out with the old to make room for the new. >>> coming up how the d.c. community is welcoming a major change. >>> and the white house goes public with its homemade recipe for the president's beer. >>> and how much rain exactly are we talking as you head back to work and school next week, kim has the extended forecast coming up. >>> what are your fun plans this labor day this weekend? we are on facebook all morning. we'll be back in a moment. anncr: it'll start out as concrete and steel... but it'll become so much more. a new world-class resort casino in prince george's county. two thousand construction jobs to build it. four thousand permanent, good-paying jobs when it's don

news4's tom sherwood talked to the police union today. they're warning that valuable skills and experience are being lost. tom? >> reporter: jim, crime scene work is a lot more technical, and the chief says she needs officers on the street. the new $220 million headquarters of the city's chief medical examiner and state-of-the-art laboratories for crime scene analysis. it's due to open on monday and expected to improve police and prosecution work on thousands of cases. police chief kathy lanier is shifting 80 uniformed officers from crime scene analysis, replacing them with all civilian forensic technicians in a fast-changing high-tech world. >> the science has grown dramatically in the last 20 years. and it will be a gradual transition. i think it's the way we have to go. it is the way of the future. with the science advancing as rapidly as it, i think it makes good sense. >> reporter: lanier praises the current officers who will get other uniform duties. the current chief medical examiner responsible for all death investigations will ge

. >>> our own jim vance and tom sherwood are in charlotte for the democratic national convention.y will be live on news4 all week. >>> paul ryan may be looking to steal some of the thunder from democrats ahead of their convention. the republican vice presidential nominee will campaign today in greenville, north carolina. that's about 250 miles from charlotte. vice president joe biden had planned on campaigning in tampa during the start of the gop convention. he canceled his plans, though, because of hurricane isaac. >>> biden is issuing a new warning about mitt romney. he says the republican presidential nominee is ready to go to war in syria and iran. the vice president made that comment yesterday in pennsylvania. he says romney prefers policies that favor confrontation over cooperation. romney had said he would consider military action if syria's chemical reactions were at risk of falling into the wrong hands. president obama has made similar comments. >>> a local navy s.e.a.l. killed in afghanistan will be honored today. petty officer first class patrick of edge water, maryland

jim vance and tom sherwood are in charlotte with live reports. >>> president obama wraps up his roadur today in virginia. recent polls show the president is slightly ahead op mitt romney in the common wealth. romney is narrow that lead. republicans also campaigning in knot care this week. paul ryan was in greenville yesterday. that's about 250 miles from charlotte. this it was republican vice presidential nominee's third solo trip to the tar heel state. virginia governor bob mcdonnell will spend tomorrow and thursday in charlotte campaigning for mitt romney. >>> if you're willing to work even harder in this election. then i promise, i promise you, i promise you change will come. >> republicans are launching this web ad to hammer home their point this country is worse off now than it was when president obama took office. the rnc also launching a website called "obama isn't working." it features articles and statistics they say prove we are no better off than we were four years ago. >>> polls are open for special election in northern virginia. it's for virginia's 45th district which in

jim vance and tom sherwood at the event in charlotte.ive reports starting tomorrow night on news 4 at 11:00. >>> two major airlines are one step closer to a potential merger. american and u.s. airlines confirms they started talks of a merger. if they did combine they would rival united continental for the largest airline in the world. both sides quick to point out they are nowhere close to making a deal. >>> apple is looking to control even more of the smartphone and tablet market. they've have had a federal court to block for mour san seung products because they intring on apple patents. that brings the total to 21 products samsung would have to take off the market. last week a jury awarded apple $a billion ordering samsung copied designs. >>> coming up, the exhibit opening in a matter of hours after five years of planning and construction. >> i've been waiting for this one. >>> and a reason to hold off on a late summer vacation. why waiting until fall could actually pay off. >>> and let the tailgating begin. we'll run down some of toda

. >>> and our own jim vance and tom sherwood are in charlotte for the convention. they will bring you live reports today and tomorrow. >>> republicans are hoping to make noise in north carolina this week, too. virginia governor bob mcdonnell will campaign near the convention site. mcdonnell is one of the mitt romney's most active surrogates. >>> as most parties fight over what's best for our economy, the nation's debt has passed an historic milestone if treasury says the national debt has gone above $16 trillion for the first time ever. republicans are blaming democrats, especially president obama, for letting the debt reach this level. >>> today the group responsible for the metro silver line project is trying to repair his image with new ethics rules. the metropolitan airports authority has faced stiff scrutiny since a report this spring detailed lavish travel spending and questionable contracts. today it hopes to make those a thing of the past with new limits on what members can spend on plane tickets and meals and new rules on disclosing conflicts of interest s