kristin wright shows us why. >> today we went to the maryland motor vehicle administration, to see what people think about the state testing digital driver's license. it's your id but on your phone instead of in your >> they love the convenience. special or lose your license. >> over the next few months. about 400 maryland transportation employees and their families are testing digital ids and a handful of businesses and with the help of state police. administrator christy says there's a two-year project it's time to do more testing after the first round this summer. >> we're reflecting feedback and asking them what they think is good about it. what, maybe we can enhance going forward. we're one in the first states in the country. >> others worry about personal information getting into the wrong hands. >> we'll change the picture on it. it will be no real way of securing that driver's license. >> but he says the digital i.d.s are more secure, because they say how much personal information is shown depending on who is receiving it. they're testing several layers of pin number that you pu

news 4 kristin wright joins us now live. she's got a look at what might happen to the students if they're found and return today their country. kristin. >> reporter: we don't know if the two spotted in canada have canadian visas. we do know that all six of them hold american visas. so that means that may not be doing anything wrong by not legally wrong by not returning to burundi at this point. we did talk with the embassy and we asked them questions about this and they said, if these teens request help from them in getting back to their country. the embassy will do its best to try to help them. >> day 3 in the search for the burundi robotics team. six african teenagers who came to mp canada, no sign of the others. the team stayed at a residence hall at trinity washington in northeast. spokesperson says the campus is concerned. >> we wanted to know they were safe. i do hope they are safe. >> in a statement that group that runs the robotics competition says the indications they left on their own are the teens leaving the keys

in culpepper, kristin wright, news 4. >>> turning now to the weather, we have pop up thunderstorms for some of us. >> no relief in sight. >> as far as the heat is concerned, it gets worse as you move on to the next couple of days. this will be the longest and hottest stretch of the heat that we've seen so far this year. tracking the storms on storm team 4, radar. most of us are on the dry side right now. we've got a couple of storms [000:04:59;00] culpepper, that one moving to the west, more back towards the shan dhoa valley. that's dying off right now. i'm watching this storm right here. if you look right here, shan tilly and the airport, here is dulles airport. this is right over dulles airport, right along 28. right along 50 here as you move out, yeah, this is going to be a pretty heavy soaker as you move on through the shan tilly area. heads up could be strong winds as well. we're looking at some lightning. temperature wise we hit 92 degrees in dc. but we get a lot hotter the next couple of days. much more on the heat wave moving in. i'll see you back here in about 15 minutes. >> t

news 4 kristin wright spend time with him today and talked about diversity and inclusion on campus. she's live for us in college park. >> the chief diversity officer position has been around for some time. the university of maryland realizes that now more than ever, it is crucial. they did a nationwide search to find this person and all along he was right here. >> at the university of maryland college park, incoming freshman and their parents are excited about the college experience. but start of a hanging in lieutenant the third to linger. >> i was frightened. we had a discussion. she was more frightened her anxiety level skyrocketed. but i lot her know it's far few and between. >> the university of maryland has an officer to help them move forward. roger said it's a challenging process but one that this campus is fully equipped to handle. >> i want to be in touch with faculty and staff and everybody who is part of diversity of the community. i want to listen to the concerns they have. >> things happen. they have to be over come with society. as long as they're working towards it.

. >> kristin wright has reaction from a retired d.c. officer about the dangers police face. latest from new york city. >> reporter: the nypd commissioner called it an assassination. >> shots fired. my partner is shot. >> reporter: miosotis familia shot and killed as she sat in a police command vehicle just after midnight in the bronx. >> she was on duty serving this city protecting people, doing what she believed in and doing the job she loved. >> reporter: officer familia's partner was unharmed. police say this man walked up to the nypd van and fired the fatal shot through the window. >> anticrime scene encountered male subject. as they confronted him he drew a revolver. officers fired a at him striking and killing him. >> reporter: as fellow officers tried to comfort each other friends remembered the 48-year-old mother of bonds served eight years in pris frn robbery and was paroled in 2013. investigators are reportedly looking into an anti-police posting on his social media accounts. the attack reminded many of a similar incident in 2014 when a gunman shot and killed two o

here you can see in the clear there, kristin wright saying, on facebook, on twitter, the sunshine isooking good and i do have to agree. take a look at the planner. 9:00, 82 degrees. isolated showers at that point. we'll see the activity fizzle out by 11:00 p.m. mild, 80 degrees. future weather starting off at 6:00, still tracking batches of rain, moving towards sun set, pretty much die out. here is 9:00, fireworks die, just about everybody dry. i think that's a pretty nice backdrop for the fireworks can help illuminate them. throughout the day, maybe some scattered showers, looking mainly dry for the midday hours except for parts of frederick and louden county as you move into the afternoon or evening hours, any showers will be west of town, take a look at your forecast tomorrow, 84, that's not -- we'll be cooler in the 80s today. >> so somewhat, i think if you want to head to the pool outdoor exercise, for most of us it's going to be absolutely fine there and then as we look to the next ten days on thursday, guys, a better chance for some rain at and we really do need the rain. kind

kristin wright talked to d.c. police officers today who said it is a tough day for everyone who takes a vow to protect and serve. >> reporter: the loss of officer miosotis familia hits law enforcement hard in new york and across the country. >> she was like a sister. i don't know her personally but she weath killed just for being in uniform. >> reporter: john gardner retired in march badge 2533. he put in 27 years on the street. >> now that this stuff is happening you have to kind of be careful. >> reporter: what happened to officer familia is personal. >> makes you mad and then sad. we done lost another one. >> reporter: he says he always took every safety precaution constantly looking over his shoulder but rarely turning his back. he was still shot on the job once and recovered. in recent years gardner was careful about advertising the fact that he was a cop. >> certain areas you go to. >> reporter: in his experience wearing the badge always came down to one thing. >> you have to love this job because if you don

in culpepper virginia, kristin wright, news 4. >>> well, it's been another busy afternoon and storm center 4, one minute it's sunny. the next you can see heavy rain. >> that's the perfect recipe for nice muggy summer day. let's go storm chief doug cammerer, another repeat of yesterday. the same locations as it was yesterday back towards the mountains and over portions of i-95 seeing that rain again today. the heat index has gotten up to 100 degrees today. it's been on the hot side. here is one little area of storminess of just west of 95. you can see it moving to the west and continuing to develop, another line back along i-81 and around the front royal region. you can see it seeing pretty good storm. one right along 66 and then watching this area right here, right along the beltway and 270. 270 is seeing some fairly heavy rain right around rockville. making its way back to the west and continuing to form, so, again, this is something we'll continue to watch. this is all part of a system that's just sitting on top of us right now. we'll see more showers and thunderstorms during the evening

kristin wright, news 4. >> there you go. you can have both.to have the digital driver's license in addition to your hard copy? it's our nbc washington flash survey this afternoon. looks like much of you are pretty open to giving this a try. >>> the fifth annual march on washington federal festival wraps up this weekend, and it is bringing some real star power to the nation's capitol. i'm here with grammy winning rapper dj and producer knight >> thank you for having me. >> you're showing off your new documentary, the "hip-hop fellow" how do you describe it. >> it's a film that i did a couple of years ago. the director is name kenneth price. it talks about my one year tenure at harvard universe. it was a good time. i learned a lot as a hip-hop fellow. it's a part of a larger program called rockefeller ship. >> from what i see, it seems like you're hitting that point where education, music, social justice all sort of intersect. what gave you the idea of this project. >> well, you know, to be honest, that's how hip-hop actually started, it started

news for kristin wright is talking to folks about the legacy of that theater. >> jim we got word late this afternoon directly from amc theaters saying that they will not try to remove that famous uptown sign after all. in this neighborhood know a sign that so many people just driving by to get home right now every day, that sign means a lot to a lot of people. >> the uptown theater has been around forever. it holds a lot of movie theaters. >> now where i'm looking forward to taking my own sign. amc theaters which owns the uptown was planning to take down the famous letters and replace them with amc. the neighborhood didn't like that. >> it's the same as walking past the mom and pop restaurant that all of a sudden a. >> i wonder why they've done >> cleveland park amc commissioner. >> there was huge effort tweeting at amc and tweeting at -- e-mailing them, calling them. writing letters. >> it appears to have worked and the sign may be saved. >> when i think of going to the movies here. i think of going to the uptown. not going to the amc low's 1. >> here is the statement in part got fro

back to you. >> kristin wright. thank you, kristin. >>> a construction worker is the job today. chopper 4 over the scene. crews working to rescue this man. this is at flower hill way in gaithersburg. emergency crews found the worker inside a sewer line that was about 8 feet below the road. firefighter used a basket and a rope, as you can. to get him up. >>> only on 4 this evening, allegations of anger-filled past. we're uncovering details after driver who opened fire near the beltway yesterday. today, we're working for you showing you how police try to deescalate situations like this and how you can do the same. our northern virginia reporter david is in alexandria. david, what have you learned? >> jim, i can tell you that many of us were on the roads. we feel that frustration, right? the ago gre vags of sitting in traffic. look at the beltway right now. you can see the outer loop there. this is not too far yesterday's road rage incident began. tonight, we're getting some new details, claims that one of the drivers involved may have had some deep rooted anger issues. >> just off

. >> it could be the restaurant, this is a business deal, ahead at 5:00, kristin wright explains theino community and sugary drinks and tell us why there's more to it breaking up people with sugar addiction. >> if you had to shop for glasses, it's not easy to pick out the perfect pair, you can get overwhelmed there are so many choices, they all look good on you, right. >> but are there really significant differences beten revealing why much of what you see when shopping for glasses may be an illusion. i've got three prescriptions now. that's where my eyes are going. that's the direction i'm looking. >> i've got parker on my speed dial. so, any way, we'll see you soon with those stories and a lot more. >> monday. >> leopard print ones. >> yeah, baby. >> you'll be surprised. >> all right. >> you never know. >> thank you guys. see you in a bit. >> doug, are we going to cool off any tonight. >> you know, not much. tonight is going to be humid night. that's the thing. it's the heat and humidity, that's the thing that you feel. it's the humidity and out there right now. kurc current heat i

kristin wright. >> good news from fairfax county, so far it doesn't seem to be the case for our area. county had that service that identifies it and more people are taking advantage of that service. experts say they aren't seeing any new types. >> i don't know that we see anything unusual this year. we still know that the ticks are out there. we want to follow up with the physician if they need to. >> to do that, dress properly with light colored clothing. we'll do it a check. the cdc recommends a shower or bath within the two hours of being outdoors. the best way to remove a tick, is tweezers not with a match or cigarette. >>> a new way to give our annual backpack for kids school supply drive. head to nbc washington app and search supporting our school to see how you can help local teachers and schools to to get ready for back to school. >> it can lead to rough mother. impact that can have on your memory years ter.la >>> turns out if you have one of the flex transponders. adam is tracking confusion tonight with express lane is very fit. >> it switches into hov mode. it is a requireme

news 4 kristin wright is live for us at the intersection where johnson was struck in southeast. kristin, you spoke to johnson's sister today. how is the family coping now? >> reporter: yeah, this is really tough for the family. a few of the neighbors have come out asking us how this man is burgess johnson was riding his bike right here. we believe these are the markings from the police investigation. now, johnson's family says he is in very bad shape, but that knowing who did this might help give them some closure. >> someone to leave a person in a street to die. >> reporter: valerie logan is heart broken to see her brother on life support. >> my brother was there laying in the bed with everything hooked to him to keep him alive. >> reporter: someone hit johnson on his bike at the intersection of 29th and eerie in southeast dc last friday around 6:00 p.m. the driver kept going. police are looking for a light colored car, partial plate md and passenger mirror. even the smallest bit of information might make a difference. >> this happened to be taken out the trash or, you know, jus

. >> news 4 kristin wright is live at that intersection with details on what led up to this shooting. kristin. >> reporter: well three deputies here at the culpepper sheriff's office were involved in this shooting. now, the department does not have body cameras and only some of the cruisers have dash cam. so a lot of people have a lot of questions tonight about what happened. all of this, police say, started as a call reported and assault and it ended with a 43-year-old man from culpepper recks, i thought, okay, this is really a bad wreck. i don't need to be in the middle of this. and i left. >> sharon still is use to seeing car accidents in front of her home on sperriville pipe in culpepper, but last night was different. >> when i found out there were several shots. >> virginia state police is handling the investigation into the killing of a man by sheriff's deputies. deputies chased an assault suspect, eric clark, to route 522 last night. >>> few details have been released about the encounter that led to his death. state police say during the subsequent encounter, clark was shot. th

news 4, kristin wright is live at constitutional hall where is where the teen was last seen. you've learned new information about what the students left behind. tell us about that. >> yes, leon. clothes and keys, those are two big tools tonight. constitution hall, the last place these kids were seen on tuesday night at closing ceremonies. word is now that their chaperon that night thought they were on a different bus after the ceremony ended headed back to where they were staying. dc police say two of the teens were seen leaving the u.s. and entering ca the robotics team is two girls and four boys. they're ages 16, 17 and 18. now, police say they searched all over constitution hall on tuesday, no sign of them. this was the very first level challenge. 150 fateams from around the wor, competed. this team stayed with their chaperon in a residence hall at trinity washington university. first global says, there are indications, as we mentioned, that the teens left on their own. they left their keys in their chaperon's bag and they took all of their clothes out of their rooms at tr

in northern virginia, kristin wright, news 4. >>> as interactive art display called the hive opens at the national building museum tomorrow. this exhibit features three domed is -- the largest dome 60 feet tall. guest will be able to walk inde experience. they used toilet paper rolls to build a small model. the exhibit runs through labor day. >> big toilet paper rolls, right. >> jolly green giant. some of the pictures they look fascinating. >> yeah, it does. >> looking very cool. we'll see a lot of pictures of it on social media. >> i'm sure. >> so we need -- we all want to plan our holiday activity. we've got parades and cook outs and fireworks. >> and this is what i would tell my family. have a backup plan but don't cancel your plans. it's not a guarantee you're going to get rain. you want to be able to move in doors quickly, we'll be tracking some hit and miss showers and thunderstorms. as i said earlier, the storm not looking severe, the concern will be heavy rain. and of course any thunderstorm will have lightning. that's something you want to be able to move indoors quickly. cur

kristin wright is outside and hopefully staying cool >> reporter: yes, doug. i am. i will tell you about the craziest thing i did all week was put on this black dress this morning. i am really hot but happy to be here at the martin luther king outdoor pool. this water feels so good and i am making friends. their good friend here know exactly what to do on a day like today. diane remembers. she grew up coming here. you are glad it's here now. how fun is it to come here with your kids? >> i love the lazy river. i don't have to do anything. the kids have been enjoying the water slide. >> it does feel good. how do you feel? >> fine. >> is it hot? >> yes. >> how does the water feel, though? >> nice and cold especially because i'm wearing a black swim suit. >> reporter: i understand. and you're wearing a black suit. how do you like coming out here and kicking back on a day like this? >> amazing. we just float around for hours and chat while the kids are having fun. it's the best day. it's a great place to come and there are water slides. it's the best of all the worlds. >

in langley park, kristin wright, news 4. >>> alexandria historic city hall getting some needed repairs. and it's going to be restored, the roof. and the addition was put on in 1961. meetings normally held in the city council chamber or work room will be relocated expected to finish by september. >> a virginia shelter is taking part in a national trend. coming up, why it's no longer categorizing the dogs up for adoption by breed. do you know what this is. if you don't, that our families and kids -everwill be safe... good morning. ...safe in their beds... [ sizzles ] -bye! -bye. ...and in the car on the way to school... ♪ ...that our homes and workplaces will be safe... [ shouting ] ...and that when our kids play, the air they breathe and the water they drink will be clean, and trust their grandparents will hava safe flight when they come to visit... [ shouting ] ...and that our food will be safe to eat. careful. it's gonna be hot. fair enforcement of common-sense safeguards

kristin wright is getting some light sprinkles, you can see a live report there, here is what you can expect and here is what i'm tracking right now. we'll have to hit in the shower tonight, especially now at about 6:30. they do have some heavy rain, they last anywhere from about 45 minutes to an hour. they're not moving all that fast, second headline as the sun goes down, less likely, good news for fireworks are continuing to update the forecast and i'll have the latest in about 15 minutes. >> thanks so much. and if you are heading down to the mall for the big fireworks know, the capitols concert begins at 8:00 p.m. and the fireworks begin at about 9:09 p.m. and if you're heading downtown, metro will be your best bet. the system is running saturday. service right now, we'll switch over to rush hour service later tonight for the fireworks. the rail system will stay open until midnight. keep in mind the smithsonian stuff is entry only after 9:00 p.m. if you're heading down to the mall, you can bring things like coolers and small bags and be sure to bring plenty of water, it's pretty ho

kristin wright has been outside at a local pool trying to stay out of the heat. not having much luck of that. >> reporter: it is hard to stay cool even with just my feet in i'm burning up. we have been walking around town with this heat gun all day just testing things to see how hot they are. some of the pavement here at martin luther king outdoor pool 108 degrees. we were going to do thi here. heat gun is not working. maybe it's the heat. the kids are usually the ones that don't really notice the heat. they are having a good time. earlier today we talked to someone we said what do you think about all of this heat. is there anything good to say about it? >> i like to go in the shade and don't like to stay in the sun too much because i might melt. >> reporter: you could melt? >> yeah. >> reporter: summer camp in the middle of the sweltering heat. the day getting hotter by the hour across the d.c. area. girls and boys at horizon camp had a lot to say about it. like it or no? >> sometimes it's good like for when you go to the pool and stuff. >> reporter: we decided

kristin wright talked to folks doing just that in silver springs. she is dipping >> reporter: we are at the martin luther king outdoor pool. this is called the lazy river. you just grab a tube here and get in and you just lay back. you have to find ways to beat the heat and this is one of them. summer camps are feeling the heat as temperatures blaze. the kids at horizon camp say it is hotter than hot. how hot do you think it is today? >> 100 i think. i think it's somewhere in the high 80s. >> i think it's 91 degrees. >> reporter: some are finding relief the best way they can at the martin luther king pool. >> we are from jersey. we don't have things like this in jersey. we are going to beat the heat by staying cool in the water. they have the lazy river. we don't have this in jersey. >> what you think about it? >> i think i'm swimming in heat. we are all teachers so we are like off for the summer. this is wonderful. we are down here visiting her. even though my feet is burning up i'm excited to be here. >> reporter: my feet were burning up, too. we

news 4's kristin wright just spoke with the man's family. she's live at the scene of the crash with more, kristin. >> johnson's sister is the oldest. she said she's trying to be strong for her family but it's getting harder. he was riding his bike right here when he was hit. we believe these are the paint markings on the ground from the police investigation. burgess johnson right now is on life support. his family telling us that he that he's not doing well. burgess johnson was riding his bike at the intersection of 29th and erie street in southeast exactly one week ago, it was around 6:00 in the evening, so it was daylight, whoever hit him did not stop. well, right now burgess's family is hoping that whoever hit him comes forward. they're also hoping that if anyone out there saw anything that could help that that person also speak up. burgess johnson's family right now is just struggling to understand what has happened. >> helpless. i say helpless, i mean absolutely helpless, not breathing on his own, can't move, can't speak, can't touch, ca

live in northwest dc, kristin wright, news 4. >>> three big stories still breaking as we come on the air at six. first new fall out as more victims are identified in a criminal case involving a trusted teacher's aide and track coach, what parents need to know as police expand their investigation. >>> and a family is desperate for answers after a mother and two children go missing. their cell phone goes dead. where police are focusing their search now. >>> and another big white house shakeup, this one in warp speed. so who is in charge and what's going to happen next. we're getting answers tonight. >>> carlos bell was arrested late last month. he's the former teacher's aide. charles county. he's accused of targeting children who were in his care and he told the cops he's hiv positive. hard to imagine, but tonight that story has gotten even worse. now twice as many victims have been identified. police say 24 children have been abused, of those, though, 11 still haven't come forward, but right now parents are trying to understand why it took more than two years for the alleged abuse to

kristin wright is out there, she's got a look at how things are going. what are you seeing so far? >> hey, you know, a lot of people right now are headed through that security check point back there. you have to go through the check point to get into the secure perimeter here, starting to fill up here in the past little while, we've seen lots of people show up, trying to get that good spot to watch the fireworks tonight. we have some young ladies here from el salvador and sweden. peoplee the world just to be a part of this excitement and now the count down is on. >> this fourth of july security is tight and every direction around the national mall. at the check point, on the patomic and in the streets where bus barricades are set up. despite security concerns, the excitement has been building all day. >> it's the first time i've been here. yeah, it does feel different. it's very cool. >> some canadians drawn to the nation's capitol to celebrate independence day. >> we wanted to make sure, the boys learned a little bit of american history. >> i really like it. my favorite parts are

news 1's kristin wright shares her story. >> reporter: polly shepard, for 55 years the mother emmanuel church has been her place of worship, her place of peace and never questioned her faith. polly says even on june 17th, 2015 god was present. >> that night it was like a bright light was in that room, almost like a twilight. >> reporter: polly hid under a table and prayed. her call to 911. >> he's still in here. iafraid. he's still in here. >> reporter: dylann roof, a self-proplayed white supremacist killed nine members of pommy's family at bible root told polly he would let her life so she could tell the story and polly said it was her god that let her life. >> the lord leads certain people to do certain things. i don't know exactly what it is, but he left me. the rest of them were ready to go so he took them with him. >> reporter: shortly after the second anniversary of the church massacre we met up with polly outside the national museum of african-american history an culture. the last stop of her family reunion. busloads came from south carolina and around the country. polly's cousi