z2gv6z zi0z y2gv6y yi0y a big honor for the alexandria a big honor for the alexandria the alexandria a big honor for the alexandria police department -- commending its response to the ballpark shooting two months ago. virginia senators, mark warner and tim kaine -- presented a copy of a resolution to officers in their honor. the resolution was passed unanimously in the days after the june ambush. house majority leader steve sustained the most serious injuries in the shooting -- is still undergoing physical therapy. it's an alarming fact -- washington, d-c has the highest mortality rate from breast cancer in the nation, according to the c-d-c. as ryan hughes shows us... women in wards 7 and 8 are particularly at risk. and a center located in ward 8 is aimed at helping women in the community, whether they have insurance or not. here at abc 7 -- this all week leading up to the komen race for the cure. we'll have live coverage of the event saturday on our sister station newschannel 8 -- as well as our web site w-j-l-a dot com. a seven on your side health matters -- about what could be a

a vigil was held last night in old town alexandria, in memory of domestic violence victims. silhouettes were placed there, each representing someone in alexandria killed as a result of domestic violence. one person at the vigil: the father of shakita bell. she lost her life to an abusive boyfriend. this is an annual event. organizers hope the number of event. organizers hope the number of silhouettes does not increase in the next year. one person is dead and three others injured, after a car smashed into a taco bell in swainsboro, georgia. it happened yesterday afternoon. witnesses say the car first exited a burger king, sped across four lanes of traffic, and hit a curb. the car then went airborne and crashed right into the taco bell. investigt treating the incident as a homicide. a young boy was taken to a hospital a young boy was taken to a hospital by helicopter, after being pinned under the car. his mother and sister were taken by ambulance. right after the crash, the suspect took off running. police quickly caught him. right now authorities are trying to track down whoe

alexandria mcbride is in the m.o.m.s.lass, and due to repeated incarcerations, she's taken it more than once. >> i used to tell my son i would go to school, and then finally he got to the age where he understood where we really were and he said, mom, you're not in school, you're in jail. so -- >> how did that make you feel? and how did you respond to it? >> i was like, ahh -- >> it's only been maybe 90 days that she was here and gone and now back. >> mcbride is currently serving an eight-month sentence for violating her parole of prior convictions of grand theft, commercial burglary, and robbery. drugs also played a role in her problems. >> i like to smoke weed and i smoked crystal. add it all ends up bad. i used to play volleyball. i used to cheerlead. i love my family, but whenever i get high, whenever i push myself away from them and i close them out because i don't want them to see me like that and i feel like they're going to judge me, and it brings a big space in between us, so i don't get to see my kids. i -- you k

ronica cleary is live in alexandria where a special presentation got underway just a short time ago.jim and sean. when you talk about how long ago that was or how it feels i think that anybody who works in news in this town, if you work in law enforcement in this town or if you you work on the hill in this town you you remember where you were that morning in june when you you heard the news of that shock and horrifying hooting at that congressional baseball game. and today those officers who responded putting their lives on the line they are being honored the resolution was spearheaded by virginia senators time cane and mark warner. though i'll tell you for all of the devisive in on the hill it was unanimously by senators to honor and recollect myself those officers from capital police and alexandria police. now, i spoke with chief brown of the alexandria police department really about what this honor means to him, what it means to the officers of his who really put their lives on the line on that day back in june. take a listen. in this particular case we have an opportunity to reco

remembrancepecial in old town alexandria and a call for compassion, education, and prevention. >> the hard part is getting people to address it, understand it's a problem, and report it and look for it. stephen: among those in says, the father of chiquita bell, her life lost to a violent boyfriend. >> it does not get better. stephen: each of these represents a victim of domestic violence, somebody who was killed in alexandria. >> you don't need the abuse or this individual. stephen: this person lost the little girl that she was fostering her abusive father. organizers hope the number of silhouettes does not increase in the next year, but they know that domestic violence is a problem which proved very difficult to solve. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. developments in the nfl anthem controversy, the kneels and bears did not tonight but stood and linked arms and the latest show of unity. this is not just about professional athletes. tim barber is live in montgomery county, where the school district is giving guidance for high school football games. tim? tim: there were more than a dozen fo

at the end of the day hunger can bring you to a place where you just really feel down. >> alexandria, virginia, is a city of wealth. >> it's one of the wealthiest districts in the country. >> lavish neighborhoods hide pockets of poverty and families going hungry. you've got a a population of children, nearly all of them -- a population of children, nearly all of them, have some question where they're going to eat after school. >> absolutely. >> we've heard from you that you want to see us do nor. so we decided we would -- more. so we decided we would do more. >> we are a team of journalists. >> dedicated to getting out of the newsroom. >> and into your neighborhood. >> to get together to solve a problem. >> to make an impact. >> hi! >> good morning. >> good morning. >> hi. >> good to see you. >> is -- this is our only family picture with the six of us. this is my oldest, and my only daughter and the baby. >> that's me. >> that's you. >> i try to make stuff that's fast. even with your income, with a job and with assistance, you know, you're feeding six people, you know, food runs out.

alexandria is its last port stop. if you want to check it out.ng more tours wednesday and thursday but the eagles leaves alexandria friday and heads back to its home port in baltimore. >>> the demand for all things alexander hamilton has inspired the library of congress. you can all hank hamilton for the new interest. if you can't afford tickets because they're prices, you can get a little fix here, nearly 900 hamilton documents are available in the online catalogue. washington's farewell address and the letter he wrote to eliza, his wife. before the dual with aaron burr. >> we'll tell you who's sleeping soundly and who's to tossing and turning when the final five comes back after this. s back after this. . >>> the 36-year-old boston area congressman, the son of joe kennedy the second of rvk has been positioning himself as a liberal counter balance to president trump's policies including the move to end daca. he told politico he'll likely make a run. he said a run nor the white house is a no go for now, unlike other kennedy members this one is sq

ina tragic story all round alexandria.are at the intersection of mount vernon and executive avenues. the incident right near the white pickup truck. this runs through the apartment complex called presidential greens. this is the scene from earlier today, late afternoon come into early evening. that is when the fatal accident happened. the opportunity to speak with a family friend of the three-year-old. he said the three-year-old was playing soccer with family when the ball went into the street. the boy ran into the street, picked up the ball, and ran back to the grass. while he was doing that come he lost his sandal in the street. he went back to get his sandal in the middle of the street and he was hit by the car. and died car didon driving the not leave the scene come he stayed here until the police showed up. but we are talking about a three-year-old boy. his name has not been released. that is the latest from alexandria. q mccray, abc 7 news. kimberly: so tragic, q, thanks for the update. alerts right on your phone by

-- congressional baseball practice in alexandria wounding six. we are hearing from one shot for the first time. lobbyist mika describing the terrifying day. >> we started running. i turned like this and ran that way. that might have been when i got hit or over there. >> you don't know when you got hit? >> all i know is i got around to the gate i had blood on my chest, on my pants. jonathan: the house majority leader steve scalise wounded in the shooting tweeted today he can't wait to see mika on the ballfield again. he is in physical therapy still. michelle: a small hole in a black garbage bag credited with catching the man blamed for kevin lewis explains. >> at the end of the day you will get caught. kevin: the scene is the wheaton mall j.p. -- -- j.c. penney store. they stole thousands in diamond earrings and necklaces. months later they allegedly targeted the lord and taylor. snagging another $150,000 in fine jewelry. more than $300,000 combined. >> that is a big payday. the hole in the garbage bag led a trail of jewelry to the rockville pike.

the average cost of a home in alexandria is $500,000.not surprising that most people have no clue about this pocket of poverty that's sort of right in the middle. when we talk about hunger and this issue of hunger, people say it needs a face. there are a whole lot of faces at hammond. when they leave them don't know where their next meal is coming from. that shouldn't be a hidden problem. ♪ [ music ] >> and it is really impactful when you hear children talk about what it feels like to go home hungry, and not have food. >> at the end of the day, a thousand kids could use this food. >> really emotional to obviously see what some kids are going through. what they don't have, and makes you open your eyes and think, somebody standing right next to you, might have to go home to this issue. >> the kids say, think ou this. it could be your daughter, or niece, a friend of yours, you just don't know. if you want to watch the whole series right now, or if you want to know how you can help, go to wusa9.com/impact. we hope you will join us for impact

one of the things that affected me the most was this is in alexandria. but it makes you think who are you walking by every day. and do you know their story. and do you know about the hidden needs in the community that you can walk by and know nothing about. >> and it's not just in alexandria. it's happening across the area, in d.c, maryland, and northern virginia. and hopefully, with the program, people will have their antennas up. and they'll work to make an impact and feed our children. >> thank you for your on the way, a sign of resilience after hurricane irma. we'll give you the story of two officers rescuing an american flag. >>> and a whole foods in georgetown has been closed for months because of rats. and now a legal battle could mean it never opens again. >>> a perfect night for high school football. and we'll be covering madison -- 81 at 6:00. and 74 at 8:00. and 71 at 9:00. and dry. we'll come back and talk about jose and the weekend in detail and if there's showers that might interfere with the outdoor plans. did you knoww slointernet can act

a 23-year-old man from alexandria. ex-boyfriend burst in the home on north henry and began pouring lighter fluid on dasheria barksdale. eventually stabbing her and stabbing edwards' brother who tried to intervene. the ex-boyfriend then stabbed himself. edwards is still in disbelief. >> i would never have thought. they fight and argue all the time. but for him to actually murder her in front of us. unbelievable. >> she was so loving. so sweet. if you would have met her, you would have loved her. >> alexandria police have not released the name of the suspect in the crime. he has not been charged because he still remains unconscious and in critical condition after stabbing himself. the other man who was stabbed was treated at the hospital earlier today and released and is recovering. live in oldtown, alexandria, jeff goldberg, abc7 ne updates on the breaking news stories. log on to wjla.com/text and sign up for alerts on the go. abc7 is on storm watch for you this afternoon. we are tracking potential for pop-up thundersto

we have live team 3 coverage, our alexandria hoff is in atlantic city pu we start with kate bilo who has the latest on jose's track. >> you can see the rain from jose is staying out to sea for now. the storm moving very, very slowly. it's also taking on not-so-tropical characteristics. it doesn't look like a hurricane even though winds are still sustained at 75 miles per hour in the center of that storm. it's starting to lose the tropical characteristics as it moves off to the north and it's moving away from the new jersey coast line. another little tick to the east in the track tonight which is great news because it will keep the impacts even further offshore. we are still looking at coastal impacts, but the effects inland will be minimal from jose. here's a live look at category 1, 75 mile per hour sustained winds, central pressure at 975 millibars. it has regained some movement now moving to the north at about 8 miles per hour. you can see the track on jose ilts starting to spin away from our coast line. by wednesday will be down graded to a tropical storm. could clip southern por

nancy: the alexandria police department commended a response to the baltimore shooting two months agocopy of theed a resolution to officers that a ceremony tonight. the resolution was passed the june 14 ambush. >> the capitol police officers got a lot of attention. we have documents for them as well commending their work, but we wanted to mixer that it was also alexandria first responders -- to make sure that it was out so alexandria first responders who were critical in response. nancy: representative steve scully still remains in physical therapy. during a court appearance today, a judge made clear that matthew phillips knew that he could receive the death penalty or life in prison if convicted. the maker of the medicine that he used against his wife to kill her said there was no evidence that the drug can lead to violent behavior. nancy: 7 on your side health matters and what could be a big breakthrough in diagnosing all timers disease. a new study -- alzheimer's disease. researchers have created a blood test that lets them identify the disease. diagnosed from brain scans and metal

reporting in alexandria, news 4. >>> and it's 4:26.ntinues right now with your top headlines with aaron and eun. >>> "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. >>> that breaking news at 4:26. embassy up in flames. new video overnight. the firefight inside an international compound. >>> plus, she drove to work but never showed up for her shift. disturbing new details in the than a week. >>> and twitter starting a trend of its own. why you could soon have double the space to express yourself. >>> that will get him ready for the cubs. >> plus, bryce harper back in action. the nats star returns from injury and we'll show you how he played and how to score some playoff tickets today. that's a good sign because that means bryce is going to play in the playoffs and in the world series when we eventually get there. >> everybody is excited to see that, too, and we will get there. >> somehow. don't wait. >> cross my fingers. >> cleveland indians are the hottest team in baseball. >> technicality. >> they're on a crazy streak. >> how about twitter.

police are searching for answers and trying to figure out what went wrong, tisha lewis is live in alexandria this morning with the latest. tisha what can you tell us about this. >> reporter: a heartbreaking story, it happened lasted night about quarter to 5:00 here in this area in alexandria, by presidential greens apartment community near mountain vernon on the 3900 block a three-year-old boy was apparent walking with his family and moments later, he was struck by the driver of an suv, a chevy suv, police say the driver did large police response as you might imagine, to this incident. this accident, this tragedy, neighbors and residents in the area, obviously, were out during the time that this incident occurred and police believe that there were likely several witnesses who may have saw what happened or to the left saw the immediate after manual, the young boy was pronounced dead on the scene. police are still trying to piece together exactly what went wrong, here's what one resident had to say. >> i was going that way on my bicycle and turned around and i'm tried to find out what was goin

we have live team 3 coverage, our alexandria hoff is in atlantic city pu we start with kate bilo who has the latest on jose's track. >> you can see the rain from jose is staying out to sea for now. the storm moving very, very slowly. it's also taking on not-so-tropical characteristics. it doesn't look like a hurricane even though winds are still sustained at 75 miles per hour in the center of that storm. it's starting to lose the tropical characteristics as it moves off to the north and it's moving away from the new jersey coast line. another little tick to the east in the track tonight which is great news because it will keep the impacts even further offshore. we are still looking at coastal impacts, but the effects inland will be minimal from jose. here's a live look at category 1, 75 mile per hour sustained winds, central pressure at 975 millibars. it has regained some movement now moving to the north at about 8 miles per hour. you can see the track on jose ilts starting to spin away from our coast line. by wednesday will be down graded to a tropical storm. could clip southern por

a vigil was held last night in old town alexandria. silhouettes were placed there, each representing someone in alexandria killed as a result of domestic violence. one person at the vigil: the father of shakita bell. she lost her life to an abusive boyfriend. people at the vigil called for compassion, education, and prevention. this is an annual event. organizers hope the number of silhouettes does not increase in the next year. amber's law is one of several laws that take effect in maryland sunday. amber's law is named after amber schinault. her ex-boyfriend killed her, even though she had a protective order. amber's law allows victims to request that a person be placed on electronic monitoring. that way, the person's location can be tracked.. and the victim can be alerted if the potential attacker gets too close. developing now... congress- may decide the fate of a confederate statue in d-c. d-c delegate eleanor holmes norton says she will introduce a bill to remove a statue of confederate general albert pike. it stands near judiciar

. >>> labor day weekend also means campaign time at the fort hunt park in alexandria today. democratic leaders held a northern virginia labor federation picnic. democratic national committee chair tom perez campaigned ahead of november's election along with terry mcauliffe and his wife virginia first lady dorothy mcauliffe. >> you will see democrat ralph northrom duke it out in a virginia governors debate airing live on nbc 4 nbc political director chuck todd will moderate and julie

larry: macy's at the land mark mall in alexandria was a bustling department store. now the empty building can be used as a homeless shelter. as mike carter-conneen reports this is only for two years to help the local homeless shelter in need of the temporary home. mike: landmark mall is a ghosttown with only sears still open and mostly empty parking lot. >> this is like the forgotten mall. it's been that way for mike: as first reported by the "washington business journal" the alexandria carpenter shelter needs a temporary home while the current facility is renovated. as the howard hughes corporation transforms this into a mixed use development, it might lease out the old macy's, saying while nothing can be confirmed we are working on details to hope to move the project forward. we welcome the opportunity to play a role in helping the community. >> the timeline seemed to match up in terms of the redevelopment plan and the need for a temporary site for current shelter. mike: former alexandria mayor and shelter member said it would need metro fitting. room, showers, la

alexandria police remain on the scene of a double stabbing.the two victims stabbed about 2:30 this morning. they are at the hospital and a suspect is in custody. unclear how long police will stay out there. >> an update this morning on breaking news from last night. m street in northwest remains closed this morning while officers investigate a triple shooting. the investigation first reported as a double shooting but officers just confirmed that a third person was also shot. among the

reporting in alexandria, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >> we have now some breaking news coming in on thate of a missing woman we were talking about. >> wendy rieger is in our newsroom. what have you learned, wendy? >> her family made an emotional plea for her return. the fbi is offering reward money for information about her disappearance. they are releasing video of a woman who went missing from a naval base in virginia. tracee wilkins has more on the woman's prince george's county ties. that is coming up. also comedians dave chappelle and jerry seinfeld. they sent media abuzz. kristin wright was there as they visited schappelle's alma mater. they had a lot of cameras around them. >>> and also death of a salesman is now open at ford's theater. it is the story of willie low man and the defeated willie lohman and the death of the american dream. but this time it's being done with a twist. the cast has some diversity to it so this is not just willie lohman is not just telling the story of the white man. it is going to be really interesting to see this and craig wallace, a great local actor

. >>> in alexandria, virginia, children are going home without enough food. it's not a fun thing to talk about, but a brave 7th grader talked about what it was like to go hungry and then challenged all of us. >> imagine if you were in that situation for your child, nephews, cousins, mothers, fathers. nobody should be in that situation. >> so when the call for help went out, the community in alexandria rose to the challenge to help make an impact. wusa9/ 9.com/impact to learn more. >>> caught on camera, a metrobus drive, what's he doing? yes. reading a newspaper, caught on camera. >>> after the break, how a courageous 3rd grader saved born and raised incian, dr. rrural virginia went to vmi. trained at johns hopkins. seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as volunteer medical director of a children's hospice. as lt. governor, he's fighting to expand healthcare in virginia. he'll get it done as governor. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away. >>> to consumer news n

reporting live in brigantine, of alexandria hoff cbs3. >>> let's go to kate. she's been watching jose and the storm is weakening, >> it has now finally been downgraded to a tropical storm. it had been a hurricane for quite some time. at one point peaking as a category 4 and a tropical storm, you can see it's looking extra tropical taking on more mid latitude storm characteristics. you can see the rain wrapped around the center. it's continuing to weaken and will continue to do so as we head through the weekend but it may still be hanging around. as far as right now, we do have a couple of scattered showers mainly north of and west of philadelphia. allentown into berks county areas that didn't get much all day today. sunshine and temperatures in the 80's, low showers moving far enough inland to impact the areas, we have tropical storm jose winds sustained at 70 mines just dropped below hurricane strength moving about nine miles per hour with a central pressure of 973 million bars. here's a look at the path. this isn't going anywhere any time soon, it will slowl

you can see, bruce, this is not just a problem in alexandria. that's why we're hoping to do more.'re going to learn more about a solution tonight. >> pretty difficult to concentrate on education when you're hungry. >> that's what the kids will say. you can't focus. you're tired, you're lethargic, food is fuel. if you want to learn more you can go to wusa9.com/impact. i also have it on my twitter and facebook pages. just look up lesli foster. it's all there for you. we hope you will join us this thursday, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. we're going to show you support those kids and children. >>> live look outside. looking at nats park and the nats are about to play. going to be nice. 76 right now. pretty comfortable in terms of humidity. winds east to southeast at 8. here is the radar. we had to widen this out to show you showers. mainly, the showers are north of the border, headed toward 30. headed toward chambersburg, and gettysburg. maybe eventually into fayetteville, but everything's light. it's just not that heavy. later tonight, we do have a much better chance of heavier showers and

at its peak the alexandria megashelter housed 1,800 people displaced by hurricane harvey. i visited with some of the victims and the workers and i wanted to share with you some of the amazing work that went on there. the shelter provided a roof and bed by people whose homes were flood and destroyed, but as a physician, i was most impressed with the medical response that i saw at the shelter. on short notice local health care providers banded together to set up a clinic to meet the health needs of these displaced people, including dialysis patients who could not miss treatments. if they did they could die. the clinic allowed most patients to be treated in house, right there in the megashelter. making their stay in the shelter easier than it might have been otherwise. additionally, the shelter was able to send 1,800 pounds of donated medications and medical supplies to patients in beaumont, texas, whose people were struggling in the aftermath of the storm just to get the medicines they needed to survive themselves. local pilots and aviators donated their time and resources t

even the tall ships which are now visiting alexandria. the u.s. coast guard -- it will be in town a couple of days. you can pretty between 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. a beautiful shot thanks to our friends. let's take a look at here. a beautiful picture at the midday. capitol hill, 78 degrees. temperatures finally getting up to where they should be this time of year. the average is 84. a good afternoon for the pool. plenty of sunshine. don't forget the spf. tomorrow, we could push 90. on armagh. it is a category three storm, a major hurricane. i talked about the top of the show. they have hurricane warnings up, but they have now placed hurricane watches up for the u.s. virgin islands and puerto rico. there are new tropical storm watches warnings for the northern section of the northern antilles. quite a bit of intensity. the model still trying to get a graph of where it goes. any impacts will be late weekend, early next week. a brush is will take not a direct impact. we look at the next 10 days in just a bit. next, in news up at noon, the west reeling from

the lone gunmen in the alexandria attack was killed by policemen. we will have more tonight on abc 7 at 4:00. adrianna? adrianna: thanks, dave. a look at the tax reform plan president trump wants congress to pass. via deductions and loopholes. the standard options would be $12,000 for individuals and $24,000 for couples or there will be three tax brackets instead of seven. the income to qualify for each rate is still unclear. the plan does a limit the estate tax introduction for local taxes, an idea that so many do oppose. now to the latest on the purple line between the montgomery county council. the top follows a tidal wave of complaints from residents near construction of that line. more.lewis is live with hey, kevin. kevin: council president roger berliner told purple line officials that communication and transparency are paramount with closedoject after crews the georgetown branch trail with only a few days notice. that caused verbal of evil in the community. the popular path runs through bethesda and chevy chase. today, purple and officials ap

alexandria hoff is at police headquarters with more on how this happened. alex? >> reporter: ukee, jessica, those officers rushed this child to temple university hospital where he was in critical condition but thankfully at this hour, he's now in stable condition and recovering at st. christopher's hospital, so he is expected to be ok. according to police, the child was shot in the shoulder as he was standing with his father and brother on the corner of 24th and norris street, police were called before 8:00 p.m. police say the shots came from a block away at the hands of the man on 24th and diamond street. >> six years old, he was with his father and brother, he got shot, felt the pain and ran into his house, family members tended to him. the only description right now that we have of our shooter is male wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt or dark-colored clothing. >> reporter: police are also combing through several surveillance systems located oh and on the block to see if they can get a better look at this guy. reporting live from police headquarters, alexandria

a year ago the alexandria city council voted to rename jefferson davis highway for stop the advisoryroup receiving several suggestions, including abraham lincoln, barack obama, and others. when alexandria resident suggested renaming the highway after former slaves. >> a narrative that has been going on especially since charlottesville is we are worried about losing the history, so i think this would be a good way to make sure the history stays in place and we are reminded of who the good people w jonathan: the next public hearing on the issue will happen sometime next month. still ahead -- netflix wants to make it easier for you to binge watch shows on an airplane. alison: a big move tonight. plus, we are tracking hurricane maria live from north carolina as some have been forced to evacuate the outer banks. jonathan: a horrible car crash in arlington and an army master sergeant in the right place at the right time to help. alison: and you may have watched the premiere of "the good doctor" on abc 7. tonight we sit down with the lead actor. ♪ hey grandpa. hey, kid. really good to see y

alexandria police remain on the scene of a double stabbing. now, our cameras are in the 900 block of north henry street. the two victims stabbed about 2:30 this morning. they are at the hospital and a suspect is in custody. unclear how long police will stay out there. >> an update this morning on breaking news from last night. m street in northwest remains closed this morning while officers investigate a triple shooting. the investigation first reported as a double shooting but officers just confirmed that a third person was also shot. among the shot in the head. she's in critical condition. two men were shot. both are expected to live. no word yet on a motive nor a gunman. >> ♪ >> it was a tragic tend to a desperate seven after more than a week of questions, the body of a missing pregnant teacher from olney was found yesterday buried in a shallow grave. >> a suspect has been charged with her murder. it's someone she knew very well. fox5's melanie alnwick is live in montgomery county with the latest. melanie. >> reporter: steve and allison, th

reporting live in brigantine, of alexandria hoff cbs3. >>> let's go to kate. she's been watching jose and the storm is weakening, >> it has now finally been downgraded to a tropical storm. it had been a hurricane for quite some time. at one point peaking as a category 4 and a tropical storm, you can see it's looking extra tropical taking on more mid latitude storm characteristics. you can see the rain wrapped around the center. it's continuing to weaken and will continue to do so as we head through the weekend but it may still be hanging around. as far as right now, we do have a couple of scattered showers mainly north of and west of philadelphia. allentown into berks county areas that didn't get much all day today. sunshine and temperatures in the 80's, low showers moving far enough inland to impact the areas, we have tropical storm jose winds sustained at 70 mines just dropped below hurricane strength moving about nine miles per hour with a central pressure of 973 million bars. here's a look at the path. this isn't going anywhere any time soon, it will slowl

reporter alexandria hoff is live at city hall with the story of octavius catto. >> reporter: underneath this blue tarp is the statue of a man who is also a martyr and if you don't know his name before this, that's okay. you're in good company but the hope is you soon will. election day 1871. octavius catto, a prominent african-american intellectual, civil rights act vist and baseball player was shot and killed outside of his philadelphia home. he was 32. catto had been working to inform the community about their voting rights. >> the more i heard about him i never heard his name until i was over 40 years of age. which this is a person and people like him to contributed to philadelphia and our country should be in our history books and they're not. >> reporter: in learning the story years ago, the mayor embarked on a project to encourage others to do the same. the statue of his likeness was prepared over the weekend. >> this is the first time on public land where an african-american is memorialized for the public to see. >> i would say. >> i think it's amazing and i think there needs to

it sort with a hit and run crash along 495 in alexandria. carjacked a vdot truck that had stopped to help. that truck hit a car on 95 before the driver got out and started running. he was arrested a short time later on backlick road. nobody was seriously hurt. jonathan: neighbors are demanding change on a dangerous stretch of road. aaa says that the prince george's county part of 210 is one of the most dangerous roads in the d.c. area. tom roussey has that story. of this roadetch behind me on indianhead highway is on pace for possibly one of its deadliest years ever. the police say one of the big issues is the speed limit. people treat it like a minimum. over the last 10 years, about 60 people have died on the section of indianhead highway. >> years to look like this. tom: tonight in fort washington, dozens came to see what could be done. >> it's terrible, the speeding. tom: last monday, the police pulled over 49 cars in seven hours. >> of those 49 vehicles, one was doing 100. miles per hour tom: the average speed? 78. there is not question

alexandria is its last port stap for the summer.f you did not get a chance to tour the tall ship didn't don't quory you have a chance. tours will be available wednesday 10 a.m. toe 7 p.m. and thursday 10 a.m. to 4 . the eagle will leave alexandria on friday and then return to its home for baltimore. >> and on ep for business. despite the lingering floods, houston mayor says the city is all almost back on track. >> and more on recovery and serpz of the city water system being safe. >> instagram hit by hackers account details they claim to have stolen from millions of users how to find out if your information was exposed on online. >> fast food industry becoming a leader in facial recognition tech nothing. we'll explain this one for you when we come back after >> to texas where lieu stone mayor says brings are on ep for business despite being underwater. >> he says the city water system is grid is sound and still 12,000 people are in the dark and airport and transit system are coming. >> the long cleanup and recover covery process is

the alexandria will fade. >>> it was an emotional moment when the father of a teenager killed by police forgave an officer. >> i woke up and i wrote a letter of forgiveness to the person that i don't even know that took my kid. i forgive. >> he says police went too far. he was telling the story about the 15-year-old boy who died last week. his father believes police subdued him. they said the death was justified. prince william county police said the teen told officers he had a bomb and he wanted to dye when he came at them with a crowbar, they say officers shot and killed him. >>> at times these moms had to wipe away tears as they listened to what led to their children's death. those kids all sailors aboard the u.s.s. john mccain. the senate armed services committee met. they grilled the naval chief of operations who admitted mistakes on the job. delayed maintenance on ships and budget concerns could be a pr problem as well. >>> they are saying this is truly the final shot. they're scrambling to get the 50 votes they need to repeal and replace the affordable care act. senators say they

tonight's hearing is happening at 7:30 at the art center in alexandria. >> a lo the of the music playing, eating going on, that's what d.c. residents did yesterday at the state fair. the event was held at the water front station. people brought pets and indulged in some food and contests, games a lot more going on there too and the weather this weekend. >> as mitch a z i love hot water. it's not right to have a 90 degree weather. >> yesterday, 92 degrees, our a month. >> chilly and rainy. so this warm weather is going to stick around for the next couple days or really also waiting to see what hurricane maria decides to do. spinning her wheels off the atlantic coastline. this storm is going to have some impact on our weather. the main impact tomorrow will be the increase in some cloud cover. not expecting much of a rain chance tomorrow because we're too far away from the center of the storm for that. but it's going to be close enough to the east coast of the u.s. where we'll have to keep an eye on it. that's where the storm is now. 300 miles southeast of north carolina. and with time it c

from washington and howard counties are getting ready for their first day of school and arlington, alexandria, falls church and frederick, maryland. good morning everyone. thank you for joining us for "news4 today" at 4:00 a.m. we are up and at it early. a lot of us going back to work for holiday and a lot of people going back to school. the school bus forecast, back into effect. >> it's not that bad. it's comfortable this morning, not dealing with the rain. i love the back to school music. it makes me very happy, especially this early in the morning. who doesn't like the back to school music. temperatures as the kids walk outside, head out to the bus stop maybe to start off your first day back at school, pretty comfortable. 72 washington, 64 in leesburg. 74 annapolis. 67 in manassas. 72 in quantico. it's mild. we don't need the rain coat right now. we don't have rain until later on today. that is good. here's your forecast for tuesday. by 7:00 a.m., we'll be dry. temperatures in the low 70s. by lunchtime, breezy but increasing clouds. 84 degrees. so it will be a warm afternoon. by 3:00 p.m.,

light >> they've been practicing in the dark because the bureau wouldn't turn the lights on, >> as alexandria hoff explains the team still face as few obstacles. >> reporter: wednesday night life. this looks luke a typical youth football practice, and for most teams, it would be, but not for the colwyn commits, it's a far cry from what they're used to. to these small players practicing under the big lights is a thrill like few others could know. >> good job, good job. >> reporter: according to terrell read, headcoach for the knots, youth football team has been forced to practice in the dark months, after the bureau of colwyn changed the locks on a field house preventing access to the switch, something coach read said is a breach of the lease. eyewitness captured the creativity that parents have been using to keep the field illuminated >> 20, 30 cars lined up providing the light for the kids last half hour 40 minutes of practice. >> reporter: on this evening batteries spared and lights shown turned on less than an hour after our camera went for answers from the bureau. >> you're invited to the

reporter alexandria hoff is live at city hall with the story of octavius catto. >> reporter: underneath this blue tarp is the statue of a man who is also a martyr and if you don't know his name before this, that's okay. you're in good company but the hope is you soon will. election day 1871. octavius catto, a prominent african-american intellectual, civil rights act vist and baseball player was shot and killed outside of his philadelphia home. he was 32. catto had been working to inform the community about their voting rights. >> the more i heard about him i never heard his name until i was over 40 years of age. which this is a person and people like him to contributed to philadelphia and our country should be in our history books and they're not. >> reporter: in learning the story years ago, the mayor embarked on a project to encourage others to do the same. the statue of his likeness was prepared over the weekend. >> this is the first time on public land where an african-american is memorialized for the public to see. >> i would say. >> i think it's amazing and i think there needs to

beautiful in alexandria and all across the area. we expect good weather condition throughout the afternoon. 10:00 to 7:00 on saturday and 10:00 to 5:00 on sunday. nine b rule out an isolated shower. this is the last weekend of summer. if you look to the ten-day, next week is the first official weekend of awe tom. so temperatures are in the 80's. settling down with no major weather stories for a while and turning cooler as we get to fall after the autumnal equinox next friday. jonathan: leaves are turning already. doug: most are green. jonathan: your last hump day at wjla. doug: normally i think holiday. you are right. jonathan: you hit wednesday. doug: it will be a long weekend. jonathan: yeah. nancy: very long weekend. jonathan: one that won't end. doug: it's all good. nancy: coming up at 4:00, what saved a woman from almost tern death after a car came crashing in the house in the middle of the night. >> future generation. >> i'm kellye lyn alexandria. i will tell you how she is getting one step closer to accomplishing the goal in

reporting live in the stat center, alexandria hoff cbs3 "eyewitness news." >>> thank you. as hurricane maria continues to lash the caribbean, we're watching where the storm is headed. lauren casey is closely watching >> we had the latest advisory issued by the national hurricane center at 11:00 a couple of minutes ago. a powerful category 2 hurricane north korea weakening winds at 110 miles per hour, at least from the last advisory, northwesterly motion about nine miles per hour, the core is now moves away from puerto rico but still dealing with those intense rain bands on the eastern side of maria. it will continue to move off to the north and west and the i'll aisle will make a close pass to the turks and caicos on friday and continue to move off to the north and west. we'll see if we can put this track into motion, and see where maria is going to move and somehow my computer does not want to show us that track of maria. again, it will move up to the north and west turks and caicos around here likely passing to east of the bahamas and working towards the east coast of th

last night one alexandria resident also suggested renaming the highway after former slaves. the next public hearing on the issue hearing on the issue will happen next month. the nats were hopeful that all-star bryce harper would return to the lineup last night from the disabled list but harpers return was nulled by an illness. harper had been out for nearly a month and half with an injured knee.. the nats planned to activate him last night against the phillies but he woke up with flu-like symptoms. his return will have to wait at least one more day. the nats won anyway .. 3-1. now to st. louis.. and you've got to check this out. a fly ball hit into foul territory.. cubs short stop addison russell dives for it..but as he tries to make the play..he spills a fans nachos.. and walks away with an arm covered with cheese! but get this..just a short time later..russell walked back out with a fresh plate of nachos for the fan. the fan shared it on his twitter page which he ra which he renamed "nacho man". it's 5: and time for a check on weather. it's 5: and time for a check on weath

alexandria hoff is outside the police station with more on the suspect authorities are after. alex? >> reporter: ukee, first of all a witness told us that the victim appeared to be conscious and calms being transported to the hospital and calm is the same way she described the man she saw walking away from the scene. >> walked down the yard to address him and he never looked at me. he just walked calmly toward his car, got in and drove away. >> mary johnston lives on long meadow road in limerick township. she was brought to her front lawn after hearing gunshot >> i heard shots. and screaming. >> reporter: the commotion was coming from a home across the street. >> i thought it was just kids playing around and i realized it sounded more serious. >> reporter: when she came outside, she found herself face-to-face with the man she now believes shot her neighbor. >> i went down the yard to investigate, and saw the suspect leaving the house. >> reporter: police say around 12:30 p.m., 30-year-old greg feldman of hallwaysville approached the home and knocked. shooting 48-year-old woman twice

alexandria hoff is outside the police station with more on the suspect authorities are after. alex?> reporter: ukee, first of all a witness told us that the victim appeared to be conscious and calms being transported to the hospital and calm is the same way she described the man she saw walking away from the scene. >> walked down the yard to address him and he never looked at me. he just walked calmly toward his car, got in and drove away. >> mary johnston lives on long meadow road in limerick township. she was brought to her front lawn after hearing gunshot >> i heard shots. and screaming. >> reporter: the commotion was coming from a home across the street. >> i thought it was just kids playing around and i realized it sounded more serious. >> reporter: when she came outside, she found herself face-to-face with the man she now believes shot her neighbor. >> i went down the yard to investigate, and saw the suspect leaving the house. >> reporter: police say around 12:30 p.m., 30-year-old greg feldman of hallwaysville approached the home and knocked. shooting 48-year-old woman twice i

. >> alexandria hoff is at 30th street station tonight with reaction to the judge's decision. alex?reporter: well, ukee, on the stand a philadelphia police officer described that amtrak crash scene as train cars crushed like tin cans and body parts strewn across the wreckage. gruesome and devastating, of course, criminal, no. according to a judge. it was a case dismissed by the philadelphia district attorney's office then picked up by the pennsylvania attorney general hours before the statute of limitations was set to expire. charging brandon bostian train 188 engineer with criminal negligence, charges that a municipal court judge now dismissed >> he's not going make statements >> may 12th, 2015, bostian suddenly propelled amtrak train 188 to 106 miles per hour in a set of curbs capable of handling speeds half of that. eight people were killed, dozens more gravely injured of >> disappointed would be an under statement. >> reporter: with blair berman an injured victim, attorney tom kline expressed about the incident. >> his only job was to get people from one point to the other. he d

. >> alexandria hoff is at 30th street station tonight with reaction to the judge's decision. alex?reporter: well, ukee, on the stand a philadelphia police officer described that amtrak crash scene as train cars crushed like tin cans and body parts strewn across the wreckage. gruesome and devastating, of course, criminal, no. according to a judge. it was a case dismissed by the philadelphia district attorney's office then picked up by the pennsylvania attorney general hours before the statute of limitations was set to expire. charging brandon bostian train 188 engineer with criminal negligence, charges that a municipal court judge now dismissed >> he's not going make statements >> may 12th, 2015, bostian suddenly propelled amtrak train 188 to 106 miles per hour in a set of curbs capable of handling speeds half of that. eight people were killed, dozens more gravely injured of >> disappointed would be an under statement. >> reporter: with blair berman an injured victim, attorney tom kline expressed about the incident. >> his only job was to get people from one point to the other. he d

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff has the latest details on the investigation into this crime. >> the 13 year old alleged victim considered 30 year old anthony tiney to be like a brother, according to statement she made to police. but authorities say that relationship was riddled with unlawful contact. continue i, member of the ridley park fire department, has now been charged with 120 count of crimes including indecent assault and corruption after minor. according to charging documents, continue i friends of the victim's father used games as a way to assault the victim. that paperwork adds, quote, he also took her to his apartment in eddie stone where he showed her his collection of pornographic videos and, quote , the victim also disclosed that continue i bought her a tight green dress and asked her to send him pictures by text. she advised that she never sent any nude pictures of him. continue i was once a member of the eddie stone fire department, as well. their president offered " eyewitness news" this statement reading in part: mr. continue i has not been affiliated with

alexandria hoff cbs3 eyewitness. >>> thanks. an "eyewitness news" reporter alicia nieves is headed for a first hand look at those affected and to track down her family. she'll have live reports in puerto rico in the coming days on "eyewitness news" >>> today in indiana president trump released his long awaited term tax reform plan, the plan calls for slashing the corporate tax rate from 35% went to %. it also simplifies the tax code by reducing the seven current income tax brackets to three. 12%, 25 percent and 35%. the president vowels to provide historic tax relief for hard working americans. >> we're doing everything we can to reduce the tax burden on you and your family. by eliminating tax breaks. and loop holes, we will ensure that the benefits are focused on the middle class, the working men and women. not the highest income earners. >> democrats say the tax reform plan gives a big break wealth. >>> lawmakers in new jersey try to lure a second headquarters for amazon, governor chris christie called on the candidates vialin

alexandria hoff is at police headquarters with more on how this happened. alex? >> reporter: ukee, jessica, those officers rushed this child to temple university hospital where he was in critical condition but thankfully at this hour, he's now in stable condition and recovering at st. christopher's hospital, so he is expected to be ok. according to police, the child was shot in the shoulder as he was standing with his father and brother on the corner of 24th and norris street, police were called before 8:00 p.m. police say the shots came from a block away at the hands of the man on 24th and diamond street. >> six years old, he was with his father and brother, he got shot, felt the pain and ran into his house, family members tended to him. the only description right now that we have of our shooter is male wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt or dark-colored clothing. >> reporter: police are also combing through several surveillance systems located oh and on the block to see if they can get a better look at this guy. reporting live from police headquarters, alexandria