this time outside of the anacostia metro station. e we are live with the surgery for a shooter. >>> we will bring you the sight and sounds from the memorial day concert. news 4 at 11:00 starts now. >> first tonight, that developing story at the georgetown waterfront. a suspect arrested after apparently firing several shots on k street. an officer on patrol said he heard the shots go off and saw a man running down the street. nearby witnesses told the officer he had a gun. police caught him. no one was injured and the investigation continues tonight. more violence on memorial day weekend outside of the anacostia metro station. somebody shot a teenager at the entrance to the station. we know a person was taken in to custody near the scene. as not clear if the person was connected to the shooting. >> violence at the anacostia metro station in southeast washington this memorial day weekend. a teenager girl told the station manager she had been shot in the leg. she was taken to the hospital. she's expected to survive. police took someone

green line single tracking between anacostia.selors are hoping local elementary school students deal with the difficult loss. 24-year-old sampson was shot and section. he worked as a teach assistant. his girlfriend says he returned home to find a crime in progress. >>> a manhunt in the suspect of a killing of a massachusetts police officer is over morning. pli say jorge zanbrano shot and killed officer tear rtarantino traffic stop. police tracked the suspect down in an answermepartment nearby. >>> all safe at the white house this morning after a ska over a cluster of party balloons. this is one of our most read stories on nbc washington. t .com. a few of the balloons landed inside the complex spark the alert. this is two day after agents shot and killed a man who >>> to the supreme court now, eight justices are set to convene and possibly issue orders later this morning. the court has three major decisions left on decide before the justices take their summer break. those cases surrounds issues of abortion, immigration and affirma

now today here at 1:00 in thehe heart of anacostia, we're not far from martin luther king avenue in the big chair just to give you some perspective. a 24 year old man was shot to death.de dc police say by a teenager with dread logs who ran from the scene. >> as dc police were on the scene detective appeared to be focused on a sedan that ran off the road on on to the sidewalk as well as a hummer and a pile of clothes. shortly before 1:00 officer from the 7th district

now over to anacostia and the frederick douglas house. go back in town. the states hachb livman called hill, a tribute to its sweeping views of the city. >> and jump off gw parkway, this trail is perfect for hiking and biking and spectacular roosevelt island. >> you can hear the hum of traffic in the distances but apart from that, i feel like i'm totally in that. >> reporter: this couple comes here for a one hour week every day. the dirt path perfect for a jog in the middle of the island, though, a treat. a statue of the island's name of georgetown. why not catch your transportation at the boathouse and cross the river. all these d.c. spots definitely worth the trip. melissa mollett, first 4 traffic. >>> well, that was helpful. even more day trips are in our

. >> dc teenager recovering after she was shot at the anacostia metro station in southeast. she walked up to metro transit police officer last night told the officer a man she doesn't know shot her in the leg rider near the entrance to the bus bay area. police have not released a description of the suspect. >>> also in district things are back to normal at the white house after a suspicious package was found earlier today prompting a lockdown. happened about 12:15 while the president was home. someone through a metal object over the north wednesday of the secret service says the person was immediately taken into custody its not clear what charges that person will >>> some scary moments for a woman an roommate in prince george's county when someone sent out of explosives on their porch that sparked a small fire it happen early friday in riverdale. trying to find the vandals one of the victims who loo didn't want to be identified told us this could have been a lot worse. >> we are thinking what if we came down here we wasn't paying attention to the monitors that

. >> more violence on memorial day weekend if he anacostia metro station. person was taken into custody near the scene, but as darcy spencer reports, it's not clear if that person was connected to the shooting. >> reporter: violence at the anacostia metro station in southeast washington. a teenage girl told the station manager she had been shot in the leg. she was taken to the hospital. she's expected to survive. police took someone into custody right around the corner from the station. metro says no arrest has been that. they're working on see if if the person detained had thinking to do with the shooting. it happened at the bus bay entrance to the station at 7:40 in the evening. police roped off much of the station and bus shelters with caution tape as they used flashlight evidence. the station has a second entrance which stayed open. metro trains continued operating throughout the investigation. the shooting has rattled passengers, many use the station to get to work every day. >> all these shootingses like it happens all the time. like all these shootin

now over to anacostia frederick douglas house. take a tour and go back in town. the abolitionist and statesman lived on the estate 20 years and called it cedar hill, a tribute to its spot high up on iahilltop and sweeping views of the city. this next stop is foot traffic and bicycles only. it's perfect for hiking and biking and spectacular roosevelt island. >> it's brilliant that you can hear the hum of traffic in the distance but i feel like i'm totally in nature. >> they say they come here for a one-hour walk every day. >> nobody will ever figure out where is this place. >> the dirt path perfect for a jog. in the middle of the island, a treat. a statue of the island's name sake. from the banks you can see all of georgetown. why not grab your transportation at the boat house and cross the river to the banks of roosevelt island. all these d.c. spots definitely worth the trip. melissa mollet, first 4 traffic. >> you can check out even more app. just search worth the trip. >>> my alma mater, the university of maryland, the men's lacrosse team is looking for their f

now over to anacostia and the frederick douglas house. go back in time.he statesman called it cedar hill, a tribute to its sweeping views of the city. and jump off gw parkway, this trail is perfect for hiking and biking and spectacular roosevelt island. >> you can hear the hum of traffic in the distance but apart from that, i feel like i'm totally in nature. >> reporter: this couple comes here for a one hour walk every day. >> nobody would ever figure it out here is this place. >> reporter: the dirt path per foegt a jog in the miflgtd islands argues tree. a statue of the island's namesake. from the banks you can see all of georgetown. why not catch your transportation at the boathouse and cross the river. all these d.c. spots definitely worth the trip. melissa mollett, first 4 traffic. >> even more day trips are in our nbc washington app. just search "worth the trip." >>> so to the type of ride. politics. it has been crazy. a new poll shows just how much we may or may not like the presidential candidates. >> more toward the not liking side. joining us how

metro transit police say a teen girl was shot in the leg at the entrance to the anacostia station last night. just after 7:30, the girl walked up to an officer to say she had been shot. one person was taken into custody near the station, but it is not known if that person had anything to do with the shooting. metro says no arrests have been made. the shooting rattled passengers. >> i can't that is going on with our youth today. it's just really shocking. anybody got any answers, let me know. because i really would like to know what can we do. >> the teen was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. police also plan to review surveillance cameras located outside the station. >>> a d.c. police officer was hurt after a driver hit two police cars and then sped away. that driver is now in police custody after a pursuit. police caught up with the suspect at the 3rd street tunnel near the massachusetts avenue exit p no one else was hurt. >>> and himself right now, a man is in critical condition. d.c. police saying that an off duty officer shot the him yesterday. ris say that t

the race goes through anacostia park. and benefits the fidelko guide dog program.des service dogs people in need. it was super early. and bunt stayed home and laughed at us. snefs he was not there. >> you -- he was not there. >> you got it done. good job, team 9. >> our team name was you bleed, we lead. >>> temperaturewise. perfect for a run. a lot of clouds. just cloudy. 64. dew point in the 40s. relative humidity, not too bad at 58%. here's a look at the satellite and radar picture combined. we'll zoom in a little bit. one area of showers mainly to the west of us. that's going to essentially stay on i-81, and points west overnight. a couple of stray showers possible in town. still cool, raleigh northward. remember, the ocean temperatures are still only in the low to we'll zoom in a little bit. couple of showers toward win chester and cumberland. couple of sprinkles move through town. but really, we're in pretty good shape tonight. probably hand-walk the dog after dinner. tonight, we'll say just a few showers. then bus stop temperatures okay as well. 48 to 62. cou

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mail has been dumped in a sewer anacostia and douglas northeast. >> this is not old mail. >> this is recent. >> what do you think? >> what do i think? it goes down the drain just like you think. it has been in the drain. >> this started over the weekend when the neighbor gertrude asked him to snake out a clogged drain of a house she owns. >> my drain is still clogged. he still hasn't been able to get it open. sam: you think it's stuffed with mail? >> he found mail in it. >> a shock to see the ma >> after pulling mail from the drain he decided to find a source that led to the sewer. all the mail in this wagon is stuff he pulled out. pepco bills. even a check. >> it looks like a $10,000 check to somebody for work and services rendered. sam: the postmaster didn't say who was responsible. we learned that the regular mailman had been off. back just today. >> somebody is in deep trouble. sam: now just so you realize that catch basin still has a whole lot of u.s. mail in it. the postal service is trying to work something out with d.c. water so they can open this up and retrieve the mail. in

have been 48 murders in the district of columbia. 35 of those murders happened here east of the anacostia river. many of them remain unsolved, just like charnice milton's murder. >> to say we're disheartened and disappointed is an understatement. >> reporter: cathy lanier once again today. >> all we want is really justice. >> reporter: a long-time community activist wanted to call attention to the more than 100 uninvolved murders in his community. he started putting pictures of the victims on display. >> it's basically a photographic morgue. it hits people because they do not realize that there are that many unsolved homicides just east of the river. >> reporter: each time there's a murder east of the river he adds another face to his display. his collection goes back to 2010. >> unfortunately, what has happened is because there are so many and it is so frequent that people consider it routine. >> reporter: lanier knows it is hard on the families of those killed to go so long without closure. >> we never give up. we never stop taking information. we never stop trying to close homicide cas

now over to anacostia.derick douglass lived on the estate for 20 years and called it cedar hill, a tribute to its spot high upon a hill top and sweeping views of the city. this next spot is foot traffic and bicycles. it is perfect for hiking. it is perfect for biking. it is spectacular roosevelt island. >> you can hear the hum of traffic in the distance, but i feel like i'm in total nature. >> reporter: they come for an hour walk every day. >> nobody ever figured out where is this place. >> reporter: the dirt path perfect for a jog. in the middle of the sake. cross the river to the banks of roosevelt island. all these d.c. spots definitely worth the trip. >> check out even more day trips in our nbc washington app. >>> an emotional reunion today as a local teenager got to personally thank the first responders who saved his life. >>> domestic violence review team in prince george's county reviewed several cases and released their findings in this >>> the number of victims has spiked in recent months. women ki

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metro police say the girl was shot in the leg at the entrance to the anacostia station last night. the girl had walked up to an officer to say she had been shot. one person was taken into custody near the station, but it is not known about that person had anything to do with the shooting. metro says no arrests just yet, the shooting rattled passengers, though. >> i can't believe the changes that is going on with our youth today. it's just really shocking. what do we do? anybody got any answers? let me know. because i really would like to know what can we do. >>> the teen was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. police plan to review the surveillance cameras hoektsloca outside the station. >>> a police officer from minor injuries after his cruiser was hit by a driver who fled the scene. the pursuit started in northeast before 5:00 p.m. police say that the driver hit two police cruisers, they then chased the suspect to the 3rd street tunnel near the massachusetts avenue exit. no one else was hurt in the chase. >>> a man is in critical condition, an off duty office

. >> on land in anacostia park or water along the potomac the d.c.ighters prepare for the next rescue. >> we are drilling to stay sharp on the skills. >> the fire department regularly holds the training to practice with unique tools to hoist victims up and out. >> it's not just a moving river. they must deal with the noise and the wind generated by the powerful rotors. >> we have radio system and intercom systems but we train with the hand signals so if all else fails, we have an effective way to communicate in the emergency. >> after all the recent rain, they are closely monitoring the potomac and warn about the dangerous undertow. >> we expect it to read flood stage in 24 to 48 hours answer remain there for a couple of days to takings in the weekend. >> if we handle today if someone is in trouble we can hopefully handle them at any it can be risky. when deployed it's usually the only option left. in the floodwater, and the forest environment the risks will go up dramatically. >> the trains give crews more confident and more practice working togethe

anacostia freeway, blocking a right lane southbound on the anacostia freeway.way back to the baltimore, even with one lane closed. capital beltway trying to recover from a couple of earlier accidents we had through bethesda, silver spring, we have delays on both the inner loop and outer loops. back to you. >> anchor: thank u. transportation safety board will announce the probable cause of the deadly smoke incident at the l'enfant plaza metro station. one woman was killed, dozens of others were injured in january. 2015. when smoke filled the metro tunnel and trains. today's board meeting begins in 30 minutes. our transportation reporter will be there. coming up at 9:00 a.m. the stars of abc hit show nashville are hitting the road for the biggest tour yet, stop today, right here in dc. they'll join us live at 9:30 on good morning washington. that's on news channel 8 where you can get the latest news, traffic and weather updates any time. hope you have a great day! >> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, from the series, "elementary," lucy lui. and star of th

a site on the anacostia river for decades is gone tonight. moving the former uss barry to philadelphia where the museum ship will be scrapped. we have set up a video so that you can see what it took to move the 60-year-old destroyer. the decision was made because of the cost and a planned of the frederick douglass bridge would trap the ship in the river. jackpot, but somebody in the area is $1 million richer after last night's powerball drawing. the winning ticket was sold at a 7-eleven in mclean. 76,000 winners in virginia. the loan winning ticket of the jackpot was sold in new jersey. --r ticket -- 5, 25, 26, josh: i wonder if you were upset if you miss the number. i wonder if you just missed by one. kimberly: not much of a forecast this week to write home about. josh: it will be tough this week. in general, it is prettier than the last two weeks. this time around, we still have the reign of the forecast, but we will see more sunshine fighting through. 61 degrees at reagan national, the breeze out of the north northwest. because the breeze

a young woman approached a metro transit police officer at the anacostia station saying she was shot in the leg by an unknown male. >> it's like every day you expect something to happen. >> summer has not even started yet, and there are a bunch of kids and family using this to get home destination. to see something like this is kind of tragic. roz: it appears to have happened somewhere near the entrance gate. that area was roped off with multiple police officers on the scene investigating. we even spotted officers checking surveillance video from a metro bus. it is the latest shooting at a metro station, and passenger say it is happening way too often. >> i think the violence needs to stop. >> you need to know, is this going to be my last day when i get on the metro or what? roz: the police have not released suspect information. the teenage girl who was taken to the hospital has a non-life-threatening injury. live in southeast d.c., roz plater, abc 7 news. kimberly: a d.c. police officer shot and wounded a suspect early this morning on the 300 block of h street northwest. the officer

doug: the mom and dad will say kids, the anacostia river and the fish are there. leon: on your own.ch. maureen: they still have the baby feathers on. watching the storms affecting the area. get you started here. show you what is happening around the region here. >> my an thenta fell -- my antenna fell out. it happens sometimes. this area in the northeast is a area of the heavy rain in baltimore. i will head south and southwest. everything is traveling in the line. all afternoon. northeast to southwest. some of these are heavy. we have the severe weather of the storms now over western calvert county. the persistence of the s imagine that there will be a chance around game time or after at the park on south capitol street. the nats have to deal with the rain or the thunderstorm briefly across the region. keep a close eye on it for you as well. what is coming next is a dramatic turn-around in the weather pattern here. we move through the next couple of days. we have warmer temperatures our way as well. lower 80's and the middle 80's the temperatures will be. going through the next seve

leon: of the five shootings since noon, four east of anacostia. two turned deadly. the first of the man on texas after near plummer elementary school. the school has been blocked down. no students there were hurt. maureen: separate shooting on 49th street, abc7 confirms a woman was killed. tom roussey just arrived and he has the latest. tom? tom: this is going on behind me. a lot of detectives on the scene at 49th street and b street southeast. this has been confirmed as a homicide. according to a neighbor i talked to. the woman killed was carrying grocery bags, had just gotten back from the grocery store. the body is on the scene and there are grocery bags at the feet of the body. home of the corner of 49th and b street south east. this has been a violent day in the city. two resulting in homicide. i asked if there is a connection here but none they are talking about publicly yet. it has been a bad day for violence in d.c. we come back live to the scene. you can see a lot of detectives out here. they will be here for a while. this is close to an elementary school.

from anacostia to a hidden spot in the middle of the potomac, melissa mollet takes us on the >> so much history in the district. sure, you could get lost in museums and major monuments or your secret favorite spot for days. >> i love the national arboretum, love it. especially for kids. we go there on sundays and have picnics. >> but what about those less traveled locations, like lincoln cottage in northwest. it was president lincoln's summer house. here he wrote parts of the emancipation proclamation. fascinating relics inside, it's only been open to the public since 2008. >> lincoln first came out here a couple days after his first inauguration and was last seen writing the day before his assassination so it really bookends his presidency. >> now to the southeast. how does a tour of a chocolate factory sound? tasty and really cool to see how they make the bars. the local owners buy everything direct from farmers in brazil. every chocolate bar sold helps save 20 square feet of brazilian rain forest. now over to anast frederick douglas house. take a tour and go back in town. the aboliti

. >>> dc police looking for the person that shot a teenager at the anacostia station. it happened at 7:30 last night. the victim approached police saying that she was wounded. investigators say they are actively searching for a suspect. >>> police are looking for the gunman connected to a homicide in woodbridge virginia. 23-year-old johnny camaro was killed outside the bab by lon hunga lounge. fire broke out after last call and neighbors are understandably upset. >> gunfire broke out. upset because it is too close for comfort. it is too close to my neighborhood. >> police confirmed that camaro was arrested in shooting a gun in a fight at a nearby high school. this is the 10th homicide in woodbridge this year. >>> unionized verizon workers striking since mid april will be returning to work with a pay raise and bonus. the workers will be receiving a signing bonus of $1250 and a three percent raise. it translates into a raise of 11% over on four year period and hundreds more and profit sharing payments. verizon is committed to 1400 new employees. most of them will be in t

in northeast washington. 25 garbage bags full of undelivered letters recovered from the sewer on anacostia and douglas. local residents affect the postal service employee dumped the mail while the regular postman was off. the agency that oversees metro wants information on the third rail problems nationwide. the federal transit administration safety advisory cites recent problems with the rails including fires, explosions and smoke. all problems on metro in recent mo transit agency to submit data on safety performance. leon: 18-year-old girl from springfield is dead after what appears to be a tragic accident. she was hit by a train walking with friends near a shopping center. amy aubert found out the tracks are a popular short track for pedestrians in that area. >> rain falls on an otherwise quiet track. according to police, around 9:30 monday night. 18-year-old ericka dunn struck by a train and she and two friends walked along the tracks. >> the teen rushed to the hospital where she later died. >> they describe this as a popular cut-through to the other side. >> this is sad news. >> a wel

ca >>> also in the district a teenager is recovering tonight after she was shot at the anacostia metrotation in southeast. the female victim walked up to a transit police officer last night andpo said an unknown man shot her in the leg near the entrance of the bus bay area. police description of a suspect oruspet possible motive yet. >>> comings up a controversy at the cincinnati zoo. the zoo's director is defending their decision to kill a gorilla who had a four year old boy in his grips. what he says he has seen the gorilla do that proofs the boyro was in grave danger. >>> panic at the beach a 13 year old goes bit by a shark whileile waiting in shallow water why experts say these type of attacks can be more common this summer that's ahead. ahe >>> here is president obama laying a wreath at the tomb ofat the unknown on this memorial day. we'll be right right back. >> wow hard to watch. >> this is the story the w entie country is buzzing about today. growing out age rage over that r bell incident at the zoo. a 17 year old girl shot together of the -- the boy crawled under a barrier bef

let's get back to breaking news out of theck district.he one person was shot near the anacostia metrostation.tati one person was shot. lindsay watts with the very latest. >>reporter: since i last saw you we have learned that it wast a teenager, a female who washo shot in front of the and cost yeah metro station. she is expected to recover.eco as police continue to investigate here, the gunman is still on the lose. we'll show you some video nowido from soon after this happened.pe it was around 7:40 tonight, a very large police presence.senc investigators say that the woman was in the entryway of the metro station when she was shot the. she was still conscious and able to talk afterwards and she actually was the one who approached the police officer to report what had happened. she was then taken by ambulanceb to they hospital.spit again, shot in the leg and expected to recover. a short timing a the council who represents this parr of southeast came here to theo crime scene. she's calling for anyone who knows anything about this shooting or the gunman to comeo forward and talk to police

the district right now, scattered showers upper northwest d.c., anacostia, southeast, and national harbor the nighttime low, lingering showers, clearing early tomorrow morning. sunshine early on it even more sunshine through the day and afternoon. sunshine sticks around wednesday, and then we really crank up the heat and humidity. highs talking daytime well in the middle to upper 80's. the heat feel even hotter. 70's, near 80, a good deal of sunshine come especially late afternoon into the early evening. you have barbecue plans, go for it. the high pressure moves off the coast for the weekend. wind out of the south and southwest, lower 80's wednesday. thursday and friday, the hottest temperatures we have seen for the month of may, talking upper 80's, with heat index values closer to 90 degrees. memorial day for the delmarva beaches, lower 70's saturday and sunday. maybe a shower monday. we will keep you updated right here on abc 7 and wjla.com, and don't forget to download the stormwatch 8 weather app. 84 tomorrow and wednesday. the upcoming weekend, the best pick of the week and will be

l green line still slows throughlo anacostia. we'll keep you posted on that ta one. back to you guys.guy >> we'll get to kevin in a a minute. min first we can expect thoset t mosquitos carrying the vehicle a virus to arrive in the unitednie states in a month or so. hundreds of americans alreadymey have the virus but those caseshc were travel related. relat there are two species that are like to carry zika in the u.s. one will reach into san io sa francisco. in new york city the otherk ci could spread along the east asast. >> this is sad news. n you know i love tamar braxton bt no longer a part of the fox t f talk show the real. r the singer and television personality left they ft t syndicated talk show afterfter serving as co-host for two seasons.as there's rumors that she was fired. she was reportedly -- now this t is the rumor mill. we don't really know yet, okay, but supposedly tooy difficult on production. braxton the show's producers released a statement that saysha the decision was mutual and mutd that braxton intends to focusenf on her singing career.eer. no w

commu this is basically stoppedly stop right over the anacostia river so give you a little frame oferaerence. we'll let you know as things ths keep moving hopefully soon.g pe in the meantime tucker let'sker' enjoy a little bit of breakre from the rain this morning.ning what a gorgeous mother's day.ths got up to 72 trees with a lotit of sunshine yesterday.of sunshi let's start with our business os stop forecast this morning.ect h it's cool out there. might o want a jacket.wa we've got some upper 30's.s. frederick is 39 degrees right r now and we're in the low 50'sow here in the city. in the city. cool conditions. c kind of a mix of clouds andmix d sun out there early.t the ea there will be a few showersll bs later this afternoon.late not going to be a washout but bt with temp in the mid to upperinp 60's and a few showers aroundrod that kind of cool and cloudy pattern is going to move back b in here for the next coupleoupl days. 52 in washington. washing look at your cool numbers. numb. 41 in gaithersburg, frederickree bounced back to 41.ck to 44 out at dulles.les. hagerstown 48 degrees.

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now today here at 1:00 in thehe heart of anacostia, we're not far from martin luther king avenue in the big chair just to give you some perspective. a 24 year old man was shot to death.de dc police say by a teenager with dread logs who ran from the scene. >> as dc police were on the scene detective appeared to be focused on a sedan that ran off the road on on to the sidewalk as well as a hummer and a pile of clothes. shortly before 1:00 officer from the 7th district down for the sounds of gunshots. 24 year old man was taken to tho hospital where he was pronounceo dead. police say a black male late teens shoulder length dread likes was seen running from then scene after the shooting.otin elected officials to the scene that is become king all toooo common. police spent hours onhr mount view placing evidence markers inert strew around thest clothing on the ground and a hummer parked at the curve. white also came to the scene. he's running for the ward eight seat on the dc city council. >> i think dc state of emergency as it relates to crime and our city.ci it's too casual, to common people

this all starteded in southeast a woman fell off the anacostia freeway bridge. three men rushed to help her, then a witness tells police that he and two other good samaritans were assaulted by a man who told them to get away from his girlfriend. the man then allegedly pulled a gun on them, which went off. but fortunately nobody was hit. police say the man then hit the woman and one of the men with his car. they're all expected to be okay. the man with the gun still out there, though. >>> it was absolutely beautiful out there today. and so many folks are enjoying it. our area was packed with memorial day events. and we're going to take you to some of them in just a moment. but first standing by with this newly formed tropical storm bonnie will affect the rest of your weekend. >> tropical storm bonnie along with some other weather factors is going to bring us some rain for the rest of our memorial day weekend. here's the latest. the national hurricane center just naming this a tropical maximum sustained winds at 40 miles an hour moving toward the northwest at 10 m

the race goes through anacostia park and it benefits the guide dog foundation that provides service dogs to people in need. >>> is it possible we will set a record for rainy days in may? are we in that territory or no? >> i don't know what the number is but i would say it is possible. >> we got to be in the neighborhood, you would think. >> we have 18 of the last 21 days the other day. so yes, unbelievablable. i know 12 of the first 14 being wet, that is a record for the first two weeks of may. a cool may. we tied the number of 50 tree day highs since 2005 and baltimore, i believe has six. already. which they may break their monthly record for days hode day holding in the 60s. and mold spores are high on th south. one to the north. and yellow weather alert. yes, it is borderline today. and whether or not we are going to get much in the way of showers here in the metro. you can see all of the action to our north and west. some moving east/northeast. through western maryland. northern west virginia. coming toward romney and martinsburg and oldtown and paw paw, and now it is making its way

the search is on for whoever shot a teenaged girl outside an ax metro station over the weekend -- anacostia metro station over the weekend. the girl is expected to be okay. she was shot at the entrance. it is not clear if the shooting was random but the victim told police she was shot by a stranger. many people who use this metro stop say there should be more of a police presence, especially at night. >> i think more police should be out here, but usually, it has more police -- it has to be more police really on the buses. if they are on the bus, a lot of this wouldn't be done. just their presence. >> the shooting happened at about 7:30 sunday night. if you happen to be to hear from you. >>> a woodbridge man was shot and killed outside a hookah lounge early this morning after some sort of fight broke out in the parking lot at 2:15 a.m. the bar is off smoketown road and glanski boulevard. nikki burdine has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: police say the fight started just as the babylon hookah loun. was closing. people spilled out in the parking lot and argumenting started and s

this is at the 330 block of benny road in anacostia avenue.al with that and all stations are closed so it's not having an impact on the morning commute. it could once stations open up at 5:00. much more on that shortly. on i-270, free and clear working from frederick into rockville. weather and traffic returns shortly. >>> north carolina lawmakers are facing a deadline today. repeal the state's so-called bathroom bill or face repercussions from the federal government. the federal govent forcing people to use bathrooms that correspond to their birth violates civil rights act. pat mccrory is vowing to continue his support of the measure. >>> a two-time escapee from maximum security facilities now el chapo guzman has been moved to a new prison near the texas border. >> mexico says the weekend move was routine but the move has fueled speculation whether or not the man known for his elaborate prison escapes, he escaped twice, will be extradited to the united states. texas and california made requests to extradited el chapo but they have not been gr

suspects.usct >> police search for theol person responsible for responslf shooting a teenaged girl near the anacostiai >> and don't cancel yourcel cookout plans just yet.ou j early morning showers expectedwe to give way to an afternoon dryout.dryo >> we'll take that.ake good morning to you. >> yeah. >> so glad you're with us this morning, i'm holly morris. mri >> and i'm maureen umeh.'m at a is monday may 30. it is memorial day 2016. >> and this memorial day marks of course the unofficial start of summer.of s gary is down there ready to giveus

. >>> teenager is recoveringing tonight after she was shot in the leg it happened outside anacostia metrotion in southeast last night. nig the victim walked up to a metro transit police officer told thel office is he she had been shot to the entrance of the bus bay. police have not released details t asking anyone with information to give them a call. >>> pretty scary moments for afr maryland woman and her roommate someone set off fireworks. police are releasing this surveillance individual yostan budget victims told us this could have been muchceti worse. >> we are thinking what if we came down leer, we wasn't paying attention to the monitors open the door and that could have exploded and killed someone. >> at the fire marshalga investigating. phono anything about this recognize, anything from this 0m video call police. >>> state police need help to identify the man right here wait until you here why. entering a safe way grocery store in mt. airy and trying to take shampoo and body wash. suspected pulled out a knife. he was able to leave the store with a knife mr. the breast got there. >

today's murder scene mountview place in anacostia. today's victim a 24-year-old man shot several times. his friends and relatives gathered nearby to console one another. police say it happened around 1:00 this afternoon. they say somehow the victim's car ended up crashed into the curb at the end of the street. sierra works with a training scene. >> some were rather emotional. obviously emotional myself in hearing that someone was shot. we have a day care center on the bottom floor and students were on a lunch break. >> reporter: monday, two people were killed in two separate daytime shootings in our city. one woman shot and killed outside her home. police have charged her son keith cooper to threaten to injure and kidnap a person. he said, i'm going to kill him, his father. i'm going to kill everybody. the police chief says she will not stand for these threats of retaliation. >> when you have somebody who makes threats to continue violence, we have to make an arrest. we're not going to allow people t to >> reporter: so far no named su

saddens me that somebody thought it didn't need to be delivered and it could be floating around anacostia river. sam: as of today the postal service is still saying the investigation is ongoing. no charges have been filed. nor will they say who did it. everyone agrees it was not the regular letter carrier because he was on vacation. resident vincent wright says for at least a week some received no mail. >> this neighbor here, myself, i believe others said they were missing mail as well. sam: as abc7 reported on monday wright was snaking out a clogged drain for his neighbor when the mail came up an and raised the alarm. once the d.c. water helped retrieve the u.s. mail it alsod the drain problem. >> they must have used a power vac and pushed it through or sucked it out. it's all clear now. sam: now postal service spokesman today said that investigators today turned over most of the mail to postal service employees so that they can begin the process as he put it of determining what is suitable for delivery. he said a lot of it is just too water logged. residents with questions can call the

water crews filled 25 stinky mail from the catch basin and the sewer system at anacostia avenue and douglas street in northeast washington. >> they are doing their best to resolve the issue for some time. >> there was quite a bit of mail i pulled out. >> we are talking bundles of mail with different addresses on it. >> many residents complain until yesterday it had been a week since any mail had been delivered. >> we could go days without mail. >> in the stack we pulled out, he found bill and a check. >> a sad situation. >> all the mail, two dozens bags collect today by d.c. water were handed over to the usps inspector general's office which says this is an we are working diligently to secure the discarded mail and continuing the investigation into the matter. the postal service says it will make every effort to recover and deliver all mail as promptly as possible. as for the original plumbing problem, after clearing the catch basin today, d.c. water says crews then moved over to this residential area the house that seemed to have that clogging issue. they snaked the line. they didn't find

c police tell us that the girl approached them saying she was shot at the entrance of the anacostia station. >>> a shooting at 2:15. once the police got to the location they discovered 40- year-old bradley suffering from a gunshot wound and he died not far from that location. >>> for so many today is a solemn day of remembrance. >> a war widow says this memorial day she wants the loved ones of our fallen to celebrate. wusa9 stephanie rameriz talked to the gold star wife about the personal message share. >>> adam leslie not just remembering but celebrating their lives and celebrating your life as well. jane horton believes that is the best way to honor a fallen service member. jane horton loss her husband chris horton five years ago and buried at arlington national cemetary where she spent most of the day. >> she chose to go to fight the enemy because they loved what was behind them than what they hated in front of them so go ahead and enjoy your barbecues and have a blast but do not forget what this day is about. >> to the loved ones of those killed to honor the fallen by living and that is

we'll start in anacostia, and then in a space so calm it almost feels like you're in the country. we'll show you what is worth the trip tonight on news 4 at 6:00. and i want you to let me know if i've missed any spots. don't be shy. let me know where we should head and -- >> a spot on your left cheek. >> not that spot. thank you so much, aaron. >> and it's a good reminder that there are so many places that we don't take advantage of living right here. >> places i haven't been and as that differences of course, you position you've been everywhere. but not so much. >> thanks, melissa. >>> well, giving you the taxpayer some of your money back sort of. why the nfl is paying back hundreds of thousands of dollars. ♪ >>> and long live music. the effort by >>> a big win for u.s. taxpayers. the nfl is giving back more than $720,000 from that paid patriotism controversy. the teams collected the money to allow things like color guard displays and video tributes at pro football games. >> a lot of you are reacting strongly to tis s's about the redskins name. we shared it on our facebook page.

milton grew up in the district and returned to cover news east of the anacostia. nbc washington has an interview with her family who shared new photos of milton in her younger years. we take a look at the struggling neighborhood where milton lived an we invite you to read more in our nbc washington app. >>> we are getting a look today at the house the obamas will be renting when they leave the white house. the president and first lady will lease a mansion. this is according to online real estate information. 8200 square feet with nine bedrooms, eight and a half bathrooms. it was built in 1928. they said they would stay in d.c. after leaving office so sasha can finish high school. >> i think the rent is $300 a month. that's per square footage. >>> for consumers, it's a big deal when something disappears. >> it happened to one local man. when the company denied his claim, he called nbc 4 responds. >> that's when susan hogan stepped in. happened. >> he said it is the principle. his personal belongings taken straight from the box he secured himself. >> i do it when i'

well, we are here at anacostia road and douglas in northeast d.c. it appears that a postal employee didn't like delivering all the mail and so he started dumping it into the sewer. stuffing nil the sewer here. that is where -- stuffing it in the sewer there. that is when they found a wagon full of the stuff. it was postmarked late as may 11. snaking out a clogged drain for a neighbor and he noticed paper coming up. upon closer inspection he saw failed papers and the envelopes as he started to look for a source and found all kind of mail in the sewer. >> maybe somebody was throwing trash. i didn't open it up but it looks like a $1,000 check to go for -- $10,000 check to somebody for services rendered. brad: we saw mail postmarked for a number of addresses up and down kenilworth avenue in this neighborhood. also another street over here. so perhaps people are missing mail and the mail was or still is down in this sewer. the d.c. post master himself came here this afternoon. and at "abc7 news at 5:00", you will see him and hear what he has to say about