we're live in anacostia, delia goncalves, wusa9. >>> we could see you in guidelines today in maryland to prevent police profiling during traffic stops. the state's attorney plans a press conference to outline the guidelines. the new guidelines are aimed at preventing profiling based on race, gender and sexual orientation. >> reporter: all right, prince george's county, it's your turn. your summer is officially over and it's time to head back to school. we're live at langley park international school campus which also houses the annapolis road academy. here to talk about the brand new school is the principal. good morning. what is so different about this school than the other ones? >> good morning. the thing that differentiates us the most is we're a competency based learning system. it's no longer about handing in annual assignment and getting a grade. it's about what's growr imrowt -- growth been, how much you have nantzed throughout the year. that's the most exciting part about our school. >> reporter: what is an international school. >>it's composed of 100% esol students. they're f

again that's on the anacostia freeway at pennsylvania avenue.onal time to your commute time. we're talking anywhere from 30 to possibly 40 minutes when you consider the additional volume that we normally have during rush hour. so be mindful. certainly going to abheadache this morning and certainly -- to be a headache this morning and certainly slow going. if you're going to be traveling southbound on 270 toward the capital beltway, an 18-minute commute. no major issues on i-66. if anything plenty of volume from sully road to northwest -- to l street northwest, a 32- minute commute. and gordon boulevard to 395, a 10-minute commute. along the beltway, volume on the inner loop at new hampshire avenue. we'll send it over to you. >>> metro prepares to introduce new updated 7000 series cars into its rail fleet. >> a radio legend returns to the d.c. airwaves. those every cup has a story. dunkin' k-cup packs in my life were a good fit. a single serving for myself, it's pretty special. it is like having a dunkin' store in my home which is what i've alway

around the capital beltway, no major issues but it's on the anacostia freeway southbound that you will see minor delays. we haven't heard of any word of any accidents but that could change things. we'll keep you abreast of that. no major issues for you along route 4, 5 or 301. here's a a live look at 301 at route 5 of the traffic flowing freely in both directions. >>> shell has been given permission to drill in the arctic. >> and one company is giving you reason to this proteins in your skin. watch it react to direct contact with ordinary soap. soap weakens the proteins. dove is different. with < moisturizing cream and mild cleansers dove helps skin maintain its natural moisture. but at my table, i keep the food real. like country crock's new recipe. made with real simple ingredients and no artificial flavors or preservatives. real country fresh taste from real ingredients. welcome to crock country. >>> 27 of the last 30 days this weather department has been within range of that 3 degrees. >> like an a+. >> a hall of fame batting average, hall of fame completion percentage. >> we're do

police investigating another shooting, this one near the anacostia metro station. you can see a car with its windows shot out. this was around 3:30. police tell our cruise that there were no life-threatening injuries. a prince william county man safe after spending three days missing in the backwoods of maine. 78-year-old john lyon of dumfries was found hours ago in baxter state park. is experiencedn tiger. he left three companions on thursday afternoon and apparently lost his way. service plane and 90 game wardens, dog teams, and volunteers spent most of the day looking for lyon. are already dealing with heat and humidity, and some rain is headed our way. there's also a good chance it will hit during your monday morning commute. meteorologist devon lucie is timing this out for us. day for montgomery, prince william counties. city of manassas, loudon county, tomorrow, you are back to school. some sunshine was out, 90 today. 88, gaithersburg. 86, manassas. 86 degrees, exactly how we look outside. you can see the cloud cover has moved back to washington. that has kep

there has been a 95% increase in the seventh police district which includes anacostia. stephen tschida is there with white efforts to fight back is making some people angry. reporter: this was supposed to be a highly choreographed rollout of a crime-fighting initiative. when the mayor started talking about situations like this for we have round-the-clock police presence of the street, she encountered a loud chorus of criticism. matter! lives reporter: announcing the plan for more police, partial penalties -- parser penalties, activist rose up against the mayor. >> black lives matter more than just a #. undeterred, she would utter strategy to stem a spiking homicide rate. among her top hernandez was keeping guns out of the hands of prior violent offenders. >> we should do all we can to make sure they have no access to a gun. [applause] reporter: the heated exchange went down in a hot auditorium. thousands plans to turn into a rec center. some say more police on the street is the wrong the process to fighting gun violence. [indiscernible] after enduring a course of anger,

news4's meagan fitzgerald joins us this morning from the anacostia metro station. how will this affect people who use the bus? >> reporter: well, metro announced that the w-8 bus will be skipping the elvans road stop which is typically three stops before the one we're at today, the anacostia station. this is a response to the increase in violence in city and most recently you may recall that shooting on the metrobus on friday night. and the 2400 block of elvans road. a man outside of the bus shot inside. striking man who was on that bus. of course, that suspect still at large. that investigation still ongoing. but as you had mentioned, council member jack evans says he believes part of the solution is adding more police officers on the street. he's calling for an additional 200 officers. this will be the third time he introduces that mandate at the next meeting which is set for september 22. back to you. >> thank you, meagan. >>> montgomery county 911, what is the address of the emergency? >> i just been shot. >> sir, i'm sorry, you have been shot? >> yes. yes. >>

sewer system and ultimately the anacostia. >> this project supports sustainable d.c. which has the goal of improving our waterways all across d.c. to assure that they can be fishable, swimmable, recreationable, all of those things. [ applause ] >> as part of the ceremony today, the mayor also introduced retired u.s. navy rear admiral christopher weaver who is now serving as the director of the department of d.c. general services. >>> a lot of toys sharpening the minds of kids, future computer programmers. >> the robot needs to be stable. if it's not stable, it's going to break. >> reporter: they're building a skill set that will serve them for years to come. it starts with legos. >> i think my favorite part is you actually get to build the robot. >> reporter: after designing construction they write computer code to demand their creation. sounds like fun to amy brown burgess. >> there's a color sensor on the bottom. so we programmed it so that when it touches the green tape, it will turn. >> reporter: students drag and drop these icons into any order they want. then th

. >> reporter: the w8 line originates here from the anacostia metro station. a lot of passengers are not happy with this change, but metro says they had to suspend service to that area temporarily because of safety. >> it's a danger zone. >> reporter: that's why metro says they're no longer coming down elvins road suspending service to the cul-de-sac after 7:00 p.m. friday night a bus was driving down this dead end road and was shot at injuring a passenger on board. >> a lot of people say the cops show up when there's a crime and then afterwards they disappear. >> they don't last. i know sometimes they got to fear for their lives too, though. >> reporter: do you feel safe at night around here? >> not really. >> reporter: then there's julie sanchez, a high school senior who comes home from practice at 7:00. >> it's going to be dangerous for me because they be playing so i will be getting nervous walking inside. >> reporter: imagine now if she was your daughter walking home at night, a half a mile from the corner past woods and abandoned homes and then she said

three machines at three different locations in anacostia.ns quarterback robert griffin iii there to help see the community into this new chapter. >> nice pictures. >> reporter: literacy experts say owning the books can inspire children to read more. >> gives her a chance to start having her own collection of books. >> she's got quite the little library going. >> my goodness, the dog is eating the food. >> reporter: at this local church. >> we're reading books in the vending machine so now they can take that book home and they can keep reading it over and over and over again. it's just wonderful. >> reporter: while the vending machines are temporary, jetblue hopes their experiment will inspire local businesses to start selling more kids books. >> i know we're making an impact here in the community. >> reporter: a neighborhood turning the page inspiring a new generation of urban scholars. david wright, abc news, washington. >>> i never thought about what a difference it can make owning a book versus going to the library and checking one out. >

about 70,000 of us krost the anacostia every day. the project involves expanding south capital street with new approval, d-dot can move ahead with selecting a design and build team as soon as next year. the mayor committed more than $500 million to the project over the next six years. >>> you will ♪ ♪ us something new on your monday morning commute if you take metro. the 7000 series cars will start rolling on the green line. the blue, red and orange lines already have the cars in service. metro plans to buy 750 of them. so far, only 52 have been delivered. >>> 9:41 right now. here is a live picture this morning where we are fortunate to have a bit of a break from the humidity. it is going to be hot. amelia segal is timing out when >>> new information coming into our news room a couple minutes ago. metro said a person is in the hospital after falling on to the track at the silver spring station. it happened around 2:00 this morning. there were not any trains headed that way at the time, but they stopped all cars as a precaution. they

so that's going to have an impact and talking about the issue on anacostia freeway. we have some volume. want to give you a live look and show you how things are shaping up where we have volume on northbound and southbound side. watch out for wet roads. we'll send it over to you. >> his personal weight loss story turned him into a popular pitchman. but today, jared fogle is preparing to head to prison. >> and president obama is preparing to visit new orleans for the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina. we're back after this. it's 6:12. do you like the passaaadd? it's a good looking car. this is the model rear end event. the model year end sales event. it's year end! it's the rear end event. year end, rear end, check it out. talk about turbocharging my engine. you're gorgeous. what kind of car do you like? new, or many miles on it? get a $1000 volkswagen reward card on select 2015 passat models. or lease a 2015 passat limited edition for $189 a month after a $1000 bonus. >>> always watching. always tracking. wusa9's weather. d.c.'s most accurate. >> 6:00 a, if you s

meagan fitzgerald is at the anacostia metro station with more on this. when does this kick in, meagan? >> reporter: well, aaron it took effect yesterday and lasts until monday. starting at 7:00 p.m., the metrobus will skip the elvans bus stop. this is because of the recent increase of violence around the bus stop. you may recall on friday night, police responded to the 2400 block of elvans road for a shooting. investigators say a suspect opened fire on a man riding the metrobus. investigators say the victim was targeted. he was taken to the hospital and is said to be okay. but metro says this is just one of many incidents of violence that has taken place in and around that bus stop. now in addition to the w-8 after 7:00 p.m., skipping the elvans road stop there. metro says that they have increased patrols for metro pd in addition to mpd as well. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. >>> 6:33. we are hearing the 911 calls from an intense violent robbery in gaithersburg. an attempted robbery ended with two elderly cleaning store employees shot. take a listen. >

some neighbors stayed in the upper 70s, anacostia, there is like a lion village, alexandria. here is what you can expect, 7:45 this evening, the is up goes down, our temperatures, look at that shot, temperatures drop together upper 70s to 75 by 9:00. mostly clear, a warm evening for us. meanwhile, last couple of day we have been in the 80s, now the heat's gonna come back, we will talk about just which days will be the most sticky and feel the most uncomfortable and when quo get a little bit of rain here. that's in just a few. >>> the redskins held a walk through practice at joint base andrews before their third preseason game against the race. they also kicked off the weekend for military northern and their families in a very special way. >> thank you, guys. >> how you doing? >> i got a hug. my friends are gonna hate that, too, okay? marie, eat your heart out. >> wow, man that's +úbawesome. we go to work every day, working on football, come out here, see what real life is all about. and have an opportunity to thank these guys for what they do for us is an honor to us, absolu

staff trying to show she is in control of the city were homicides have nearly doubled east of the anacostia river. >> we are nowhere near the bad old days of the '90s and we are not going back there either. >> reporter: the mayor officially announced more police will be on the streets and that she is seeking about $15 million in new community initiatives to curb violence. on top of other initiatives to fight homicides. protesters erupteded se esevera the times. many in the crowd didn't like t >> i think the disruption was barred and the. black live does matter but she addressed it. >> reporter: bowser said she would pursue her crime fighting goals. >> no matter how much they shout, i am going to do that. >> reporter: she said she would hold meetings in the next few weeks. tom sherwood, news4. >>> police are trying to track down this man in connection with an armed robbery. you can see him holding what appears to be a gun and pointing it at another person. after getting something from that person, he walks off. this happened on a monday evening late last night ant long morris road southeast

the deputy mayor tells news4 exactly what that plan will entail and how it will begin next week in anacostiathe all hands on deck this weekend, despite 16 violent assaults and two murders, people here in the wilson building are calling it a success that exceeded expectations. >> i guess i would also like to see how they would determine success, because those mothers of the people who passed away are not going to feel like it was successful at all. >> every single homicide that happens in the city is a failure of the government and its polls. >> reporter: councilman mcduffie calls the spike in violence an epidemic that should be treated like a health crisis with more than just police. community activists who oppose putting more police on the streets agree, saying the violence is just a symptom of a much bigger problem in their community. >> poverty and joblessness and infant mortality, access to health care, those are things that hurt people and hurt people hurt people. >> reporter: that's why the mayor's office plans to start offering more services like job training and day care in neighborh

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making her drive through southeast answering avenue inbound, the crashes at 295 on the anacostia yourbound and southbound. melanie? melanie: d.c. police say the suspect in the deadly shooting of an american university graduate has turned himself in. police say that marcus king shot and killed matthew clumsy last -- matthew schlund ski last saturday. the guilty plea expected today from a former federal police officer accused of cooking crystal meth, causing an explosion at the national institute of standards and technology. he was charged with trying to manufacture methamphetamine. you can get more news, weather, and traffic on news channel 8. have a great day. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >>> welcome back to "gma." i've got to say we've got the best show on television this morning. we are so excite the to have 5 seconds of summer here. thousands of fans packing into central park for our huge summer concert. >> you know, ginger, this super band has sold more than 3 million albums and they're rocking a sold out global tour and you're about to hear why. >> all right. we should do this. let'

for the folks heading into the district, the anacostia freeway southbound delays from eastern avenueylvania avenue. melanie: here are some of the top stories we following. metro will review the investing nation into the derailment that happened earlier this month. on whetherill focus to take disciplinary action against workers. on non-passenger train derailed august 6. metro was a rail -- aware of the issue for weeks but did not get a fix. getting illegal guns off the streets in the district. police tweeted these photos of illegal guns that they found in just one car last night. right now five people are in police custody. police are offering a cash reward for information on any other illegal weapons. you can get more news, traffic, and weather updates on news channel 8. >>> good morning, america. right now fireworks on the campaign for donald trump. the republican front-runner kicking the top american latino journalist in the country out of a news conference before letting him back n the two facing off over trump's immigration plan. >>> another fraternity in trouble for an appropria

three machines at three different locations in anacostia.into this new chapter. >> nice pictures. >> reporter: so why is the vending machine any better than the library. >> because with the library you have to bring it back. >> reporter: here you get to keep the book. >> yes. >> reporter: literacy experts say owning the books can inspire children to read more. >> gives her a chance to start having her own collection of books. >> reporter: she's got quite a library going. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: at this local church -- >> reading books that are in the vending machine so now they can take that book home and they can keep reading it over and over again. it's just wonderful. >> reporter: while the vending machines are temporary, jetblue hopes their experiment will inspire local businesses to start selling more kids' books. >> i know we're making an impact here in the community. >> reporter: a neighborhood turning the page inspiring a new generation of urban scholars. for "good morning america," david wright, abc news, washington. >> he