. >>> good morning, angie goff at the live desk here. with the fifa crisis. we have learned an emergency meeting to decide on sepp blatter's successor won't happen until december 16th of this year. now all 209 member of the association are invited to vote in the new presidential election which will happen in the city of zurich. blatter announced his resignation last week last tuesday, after a corruption scandal was uncovered. . >> angie goff at the lieskve desk. >>> it looks like someone new is going to be in charge in alexandria. >> i'm very honored to be for you the next mayor of alexandria. >> democrat alison sillberger tweeted in the mayoral primary race last night. she was first elect to the city council three years ago. sillberger ran on getting input on growth. >> i think it does send a message for people to see leadership that's going to listen to people. >> sill berberg is running unopposed this november. and sill ber berg may have been helped. she won with a total of 5,000. the eulle received more than 4700 votes. this is the first time he was oppos

your time is 4:44. >>> angie goff at the live desk with new information in a police officer shooting out of canada. the name of the officer shot and killed has been released. 35-year-old constable daniel woodall was fatally wounded. he was an eight-year veteran with that force and another officer was hurt but is expected to survive. as for the shooter, police have not said who it is or whether or not that person is in custody. aaron, back to you. >> thank you. 4:46 now. today former house speaker dennis hastert will appear before a federal judge in chicago on charges that he lied to the fbi. he was reportedly paying millions in hush money to cover up past misconduct. the victim was a student at a school where hastert taught. he has not been seen in public since the indictment. a former wrestler said it was too soon to convict him. >> before more comes out i'll still believe he's a good person. >> today's hearing is a formality. he'll enter a plea. >>> leaders of the transportation security administration will be in the hot seat. the tsa failed to identify dozens of airport workers wi

i'm angie goff on msnbc. "way too early" starts right now. >>> we just left speaking with members of the family. heart-breaking scene i have never witnessed in my life before. i told them that this community stands forth their love to them and that we are all in this together in this community. >> breaking news. a gunman on the loose after walking into a historic south carolina church killing nine people during wednesday night's bible study. it's wednesday, -- it's june 18th. around 9:00 police were called to the church in downtown charleston. what they found inside was devastating. eight dead two more rushed to the hospital. one of them has also died. among the dead is pastor state senator clementa pinckney. there was points during the night where there were reports an explosive device. police rushed people out of the area before giving the all clear. a planned visit by jeb bush in charleston today has been canceled canceled. joining us now dave wagner. what can you tell us about the suspect? >> reporter: we

i'm angie goff. >> and i'm david culver. >> good morning, everybody. some sprinkles out there this morning. >> and looks like things might be a little warmer. let's go to meteorologist chuck bell. he has a look at the forecast. >> good morning. it will be a little bit milder out this afternoon than the past couple of days, so that's in the plus column. tomorrow's looking a little bit better. but today you may be dodging the drops just a little bit. first thing this morning, nothing more than a spot or two of drizzle around town. those are headed down towards the inner harbor. so rain chances are highest to the inner harbor. dense fog advisory to winchester along the shenandoah valley. but not much going on around the city of washington just yet. temperatures in the low to mid-60s. 65 in washington. highs today upper 70s to near 80 degrees. so that's in the plus column, for sure. but we will have chances for rain coming up later today. not everyone's going to be hit. highest rain chances will be along into the east of i-95. really annapolis down to sout

ry had -- i had a chance along with angie goff to take part in a fashion show for a good cause. . there's angie with her daughter. the event benefits make-a-wish foundation. a great organization. i think this is my sixth year running. i think angie did it one more year. our girls were babies when we started so it's amazing to see them grow up and try to show them that it's important to serve the community and not just wear the cute dresses which they think is fun, of course. >> they'll grow into the cause too. >>> 5:26 is our time right now. the nsa now operating with limited powers after a senate showdown. what lawmakers failed to do that just gave you a lot more privacy. >>> an air conditioner plunges from a skyscraper. what's to blame for the fall? >>> and looking live outside this morning most places are seeing >>> looking at the stories making headlines right now at 5:30 funeral services will be held today for a norther west washington family. someone killed the savopouloses along with their housekeeper last month. the savopoulos family funeral lot at st. sophia orthodox cat

>>> good morning, i'm angie goff. we start with breaking news this morning. a a mass shooting at a church in charleston, south carolina. moments ago police released photos of the suspect who is still on the loose. he's described in his early 20s with sandy blonde hair. a slender build and was wearing a gray sweatshirt blue jeans and timberland boots and looks to be clean-shaven. you can also see his car. authorities wanted to get these photos out quickly. >> this is a very dangerous extremely dangerous individual. and we need the public's assistance to identify him as quickly as possible. at this time we just wanted to get this out as quickly as we could. and ask you to help us to get this out so we can identify this individual and rest him before he hurts someone else either in the city or the general area. >> this somehow it unfolded. police were called after 9:00 p.m. eastern last night. the shooter is still at large. nine people are declared dead, eight at the scene and another shortly after he or she was transported to the hospital. among the dead long-t

i'm angie goff. a witness called it simply nightmarish. first responders trying to stop the bleeding caused by razor sharp teeth. two separate and vicious shark attacks two miles apart along the north carolina coast this morning, support helicopters will be eyes in the sky monitoring these waters for any activity. as for the two young victims right now they're alive, out of surgery and upgraded from critical to fair condition but both have lost a left arm. oak island town manager saying the beaches will be open today. visitors are encouraged to stay out of the water. nbc's jay gray reports. >> copters scan the carolina coast after two teenagers were attacked by sharks sunday afternoon. a 14-year-old girl lost part of her left arm and could lose her left leg after she was attacked by a shark off the coast of north carolina. a 16-year-old boy was attacked, again taking his left arm. both were rushed to hospitals where their treatment continues. >> both are out of surgery and in stable condition. >> it happened at high tide near ocean crest p

>> angie goff thank you. >>> it's now 6:05. a former d.c. news anchor is expected to announce see cease running for congress -- she's running for congress in maryland. kathleen matthews has a major announcement planned in silver spring. you may know her as the wife of another familiar face. she's married to msnbc's chris matthews. she has served as a fellow at harvard's kennedy school of government. >>> virginia's working hard to bring d.c. united to loudoun county. our news partner wtop reports the team is considering that move. that's after d.c. announced plans to build a brand new soccer stadium in the district but that deal is not final. "the washington post" reports they toured possible locations in loudoun county in recent weeks. that includes a site near the planned route 606 metro station. virginia says a stadium there would cost millions less and the stadium would reportedly be ready for the team's 2017 season. now, the team reached a deal earlier this year to play at a stadium at buzzard point. those are the renderings you saw ther

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. >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk. this just in from southeast d.c., we know cedar tree academy is closed for today. that's because they're experiencing a power outage. still no timetable when the lights will come back on. we'll keep you posted. eun? >> thank you angie. >>> 6:03. a patient is at the national institutes of health in bethesda with a rare drug resistant type of tuberculosis. in april, the woman flew to the u.s. from india through chicago o'hare. she stopped in our area for seven weeks and then travelled to missouri and tennessee before going to a doctor. officials are tracking down flight manifests to notify people that could have been exposed to tb. tb spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. this morning, that patient is being treated in a specialized isolated room at nih. >>> a man killed a mother in front of her kids and will stand trial in prince george's county. bell is accused of killing wilson in front of her children. bell went to the victim's home in oxon hill looking f

. >>> i'm angie goff with breaking news.vering a shooting at a church in charleston, south carolina fp carolina. so far, 9 fatalities. the murderer is still at large. benji, can you bring us up to date? >> reporter: that's right, the latest news. we do go that nine have been killed. but they aren't releasing any of it victims. but one has been identified as clemente pinckney. and histhe description of the suspect is sandy blond hair. and antiviolence groups have been holding regular prayer sessions and providing support for anyone who wants to be there. but in the mean time the focus is on finding the suspect and make sure no further violence can occur. >> and we know they've brought in several agencies to help out with that search. and once again, nine people have been killed in this church shooting in south carolina. the gun plnman is still at large. now back to "hardball".." >> well i may not be the youngest candidate in this race but i will be the youngest woman president in the history of the united states. [ applause ]

angie goff. >> hey, angie. >> hi., they are sending me home, soon. >> we love having her. thanks for letting us borrow angie. there she goes. good-bye. come back soon. just ahead here on a saturday morning on a more serious note, we are looking at questions about warning signs that may have been missed regarding the man who shot nine people to death at the church in charleston, south carolina. we'll get you caught up ton latest there as the community looks for answers and tries to heal. >>> a possible break in the manhunt for the two escaped convicts in new york. this comes as we learn of another in hot water over the jailbreak. >>> my kid wouldn't do that with natalie morales. three kids put to the test, no adults around. hidden cameras are rolling. >>> a nursing home opening doors to preschoolers making a powerful impact on the young at heart as well. growing up and growing old go together. should be a fascinating story. >> looking forward to that one. we'll have that and more on a saturday morning here on "today" w

. >> i'm angie goff at the live desk. fighting terrorism that starts on the internet in response to a recent shooting spree at an anti-muslim event. news 4 midday starts right now. >>> new video from a deadly row house fire. two people died when a fire broke out overnight along rigs place and 16th street in northwest. news 4's kristen wright is live on the scene and has more for us. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. i want to show you the row home first, it looks pretty bad. this was a devastating fire. you see fire investigators and police still here. atf here as well which is standard in an investigation like this. just got off the phone a few minutes ago with a man who lived in this row home. fortunately he is out of town right now but he is saddened to hear that tweemhear that two people are dead. the fire was intense. >> flames were shooting out of the roof top and it was pretty bad. they had firemen on the roof of that house and the next two houses down. >> reporter: one neighbor saw a perso

. >> and i'm angie goff in for eun. that rain was relentless overnight. >> let's see if it's moving out here. >> you can exhale now. our flood threat has ended as the flood watch is now expired and the heavy downpours we had yesterday, we get one last batch of rain coming through a couple hours ago. now it's on the eastern shore. luckily, a few showers out to the west of us throughout most of the region just some low clouds are lingering. have the umbrella handy for later today. you won't need a jackie but you will need long sleeves. the umbrella may be needed by late afternoon and especially into this evening as we have another possibility of showers coming through. long sleeves. it's rather cool this morning. 50s in the mountains. closer to washington around the metro area being we're in the mid to upper 60s, near 70 in washington and right by the chesapeake bay. your bus stop forecast for this tuesday, next weather and traffic on the 1s. >>> new crash. we're talking about route 7 right there at ashburn village boulev

i'm angie goff. >> and i'm david culver. welcome back to news4 today.we want to start you off on this saturday with hopefully some good news. it's been a few days of some rain. meteorologist chuck bell saying we can finally possibly get a break from that. >> we'll get a little break from the rain chances today compared to the last couple days. that will make it a little bit warmer. there will be chances for rain today, but no washouts are coming. storm team 4 radar, though tracking the

. >> i'm angie goff. i'm here for aaron gilchrist. it will be a scorcher today. >> let's take a live look outside, right now 71 degrees. the mercury is only going to soar. let's get right to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein for a look at how hot it will get today. >> enjoy this while you can. here's another view of the sky. a soft rosy glow predawn sunrise, about 40 minutes away. it's at 5:42 this morning. coming up in a partly cloudy sky. pleasant, in the 60s. near 70 in washington. right by the bay. and then in the mountains right around 60 degrees. so nice start for now. so enjoy this while you can. as we'll have our temperatures jumping. look at the neighborhood highs today. neighborhoods up in the shenandoah valley, in the panhandle of west virginia pennsylvania border, near 90. hottest temperatures in washington and in charles county, down to stafford and spotsylvania. mid 90s. right around the bay, it will help a breeze off the bay we'll have highs there in the 80s. a few high clouds, small chance of an isolated thundersh

monday, june 22, 2015. >> i'm angie goff in for aaron this morning.g to get you up to speed on all those stories we are following, but first we are in for another scorcher. let's get right to chuck. >> outside we go early this morning. planes taxiing around, everybody getting ready to fly out of town for a week of business. it will be a hot one. a good day to leave town. 73 rockville bethesda. 72 in reston. weather slowdowns nothing to worry about. green lights morning, afternoon and evening.

. >> i'm angie goff in for eun yang. welcome to "news4 today." are you ready for it? things will warm up again. >> we knew it was coming. tom kierein has a look at the headlines this morning. >> yeah. it's gotten more humid too. we have a clear sky in washington but to the best clouds are two deucing -- producing scattered light sprinkles. those are staying well west of the metro area. the closest shower is coming in southwestern washington county that's going to scoot there and then move into frederick county. perhaps a few sprinkles along 15, 340 and right near downtown frederick over the next half hour or so. here is our hour by hour storm timing for later today. we'll be fine through the morning hours. by noontime, maybe a few more light sprinkles. panhandle of west virginia and out of the mountains. around 2:00 we may see a line of thunderstorms along the blue ridge. east of winchester near hagerstown. that gets closer to washington between 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. and that's when we'll get isolated thunderstorms coming through. a look at the hour by hour temperature ch

i'm angie goff. >> and i'm david culver. >> good morning, everybody.nd looks like things might be a little warmer. let's go to meteorologist chuck bell. he has a look at the forecast. >> good morning. it will be a little bit milder out this afternoon than the past couple of days, so that's in the plus

i'm angie goff. for families of nine innocent people murdered in cold blood, nothing can bring their families back. their quest for justice begins tonight. now dylann roof is in re cell in charleston south carolina. he'll appear for a bond hearing. he's had run-ins with the law before. possessing a narcotic at a mall. a month later, a misdemeanor trespassing charge. last night vigils were around the occasion. the mayor calling it pure concentrated evil. the community reacted. >> we woke up today, and the heart and soul of south carolina was broken. >> have you allowed yourself time to think about what you've lost? >> yeah but i still haven't digested it. one moment i'm fine. >> it's hard. >> yeah. >> nbc dave wagner is in charleston. how did they end up catching this guy? >> reporter: well it was an amazing amount of police work and community involvement. we saw the picture that went out over the news. that helped and citizen involvement. four hours from here a woman in the shelby north carolina area

. >> i'm angie goff. thank you for joining us. we want to start with that mercury rising. >> it is hot and humid. amelia segal tracking this forecast. and folks want some relief. what do you think? >> well, unfortunately you won't get it. it is hot and humid through today, right on through tuesday. when you factor in the humidity it will feel like it's 95 degrees or even a little bit higher during these afternoon hours. right now, it is quiet across the area. stepping outside, feeling extremely summer like. i'm keeping an eye on showers and thunderstorms firing back in west virginia. these are going to continue to advance eastward. trying to hold together as they make it over the mountains and past the i-91 corridor and eventually they'll have success in setting off some scattered showers and thunderstorms later on today. here's the latest futurecast. as we get into the afternoon, especially the later afternoon, showers and thunderstorms start to fire. the best chance of storms though, david is looking like during the early evenin

and >> aim angie goff with breaking news. a gunman opened fire at emmanuel ame church in downtown charleston south carolina last night around 9:00 p.m. local time. so far 9 confirmed dead. police are searching for the gunman considered extremely dangerous. benji sarlin is in charleston with the latest. what do we know? >> right now, the focus is entirely on the certainly for the alleged gunman. police say they have a suspect. they are searching for him who is 21 years old, sandy blonde hair is, slight build and they're asking people to give any help they can in locating this person. one thing we did notice recently is helicopters have started circling again, something they did shortly after the shooting but stopped for a while indicating there may be a search of some kind. police say they will give an update at 7:00 a.m. in charleston and perhaps we will have more information either on the victims or the suspect. >> okay. thanks so much. msnbc's benji sarlin with us will be with us throughout the morning. a prayer service wil

. >>> i'm angie goff. we have video in from georgia after a man shot four people including his parents. take a look. this was the scene outside the gas station. the station that police say jeffrey scott pitts walked into and shot the store clerk as well as other customers. now, the clerk and another man died. officials say that it happened after the clerk took pitts' i.d. he shot his parents after he returned home and then police arrived at his house. the deputies fired back and shot and killed the suspect. >>> alexis just mentioned this montgomery county road that's shut down after the deadly accident there. it was a head-on crash that happened overnight after derwood. you can see the damage caused by the impact on both cars here. one driver was rushed to the hospital. the other was pronounced dead at the scene. we are working to see if someone else was inside the black car there. it has an uber sticker in the window. >>> one person is dead and three others hurt after a drive by shooting at a prince georg

. >> i'm angie goff. chuck, we're still dealing with some problems out there. >> oh, man it will take a little while to get all the creeks and streams back into their banks and get everything dried out a bit. crazy record breaking amounts of rainfall yesterday. two to three inches or more was common in many areas. still some flood advisories coastal flood advisory along the tidal, potomac and washington area. flooding in the pools area in montgomery area, northern frederick and northwestern carroll county. and along the tidal -- along the chesapeake bay as well. as far as rainfall, the last of the drops now on the lower parts of the eastern shore, they're moving away from us. so again we're dry now -- well, dry, nothing coming out of the sky. everything is saturated from yesterday's rain. temperatures are in the cool 60s this morning. increasing amounts of sunshine and then an increasing westerly breeze. highs today upper 70s to near 80. how long can this nice weather last? we'll find out coming up. >>> w

i'm angie goff. >> and i'm david culver. welcome back to news4 today. we want to start you off on this saturday with hopefully some good news. it's been a few days of some rain. meteorologist chuck bell saying we can finally possibly get a break from that. >> we'll get a little break from the rain chances today compared to the last couple days. that will make it a little bit warmer. there will be chances for rain today, but no washouts are coming. storm team 4 radar, though tracking the drops first thing this morning. these are literally the only drops in the nation first thing. these are up here in baltimore county and howard county. that's the only game in town for now. dense fog advisory remains in place. but on the whole not much to worry about here. had about as much time today and go down to about sundown this evening. temperatures are all in the 60s this evening. prince frederick today, 67 at 9:00 a.m. 78 at 2:00 this afternoon. 75 by 7:00 p.m. off and on rain chances linger between 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. tonight. no washouts. if headed to the baseba

. >>> hi it's angie goff here at the live desk. more divers are headed to the yangtze river as hope dims for the 400 people trapped as the cruise ship overturned. 14 people were rescued, 19 are confirmed dead. so a total of 33 recovered so far. journalists were recently taken close to the wreck site and you can see the capsized hull just jetting out of the water. a lot of people on top of it. as it stands right now, this could become the deadliest chinese maritime disaster in decades. >>> 4:33 now. a massachusetts man is under arrest in connection with a terrorism investigation. this comes the same day that police shot and killed 26-year-old rahim. nbc news is worried that he was considered an isis inspired attack on boston police. when they went to speak to him they say he lunged at them with a knife so they shot him. in about 15 minutes tracie potts has a look at the widening investigation and questions about what happened when he was shot. >>> you can take part in the special vigil to honor a reporter who was killed in washingto

. >> i'm angie goff in for aaron gilchrist. welcome to "news4 today." so the morning headline, right now shocker, it's still hot out there. >> still hot. this is the way it will be for pretty much the rest of the summer. it's june 22 after all. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. welcome to summer. >> summer came early this year and it's holding on tight for now. outside on our sky watcher camera here this morning a beautiful day out there. sunrise is coming up about 35 or so minutes from now. couple of clouds around, but they're not rain making clouds. temperatures finally below 80 degrees at national airport. 72 leesburg, gaithersburg, upper 60s from there out to damascus. and off we go, back to work. temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. 90s later on this afternoon but the good news is from the wealth department, all green lights from the weather office. no weather related problems. what about the traffic? >> your green lasts longer than mine does. nice and green here, taking a big look at the beltway. no major problems. a litt

. >> i'm angie goff in for eun yang. welcome to "news4 today." if you had a moment to maybe go walk the dog early this morning, you will notice a drastic change in the weather. >> tom kierein is here with your weather headlines. >> yeah, the dog won't want to come back in. gorgeous morning with the lower humidity, that's moved in since yesterday afternoon. storm team 4 radar scanning the sky, don't have any rain around the vicinity. look at that deep orange tangerine glow on the eastern horizon. live view from the city camera this morning. there's the jefferson memorial washington monument under a clear sky. temperatures by 6:00 a.m., the mid 60s. then near 70 by 8:00. then by 10:00 into the mid 70s with low humidity and bright sunshine. your drive time forecast next weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:11. speaking of drive time, how is the monday commute, melissa? >> our drive times actually looking good right now. no major issues. 50 here just southeast of the beltway, hard to see, but no major problems at this point this morning. 95 in maryland

. >> i'm angie goff in for eun yang. welcome to "news4 today." are you ready for it?gs will warm up again. >> we knew it was coming. tom kierein has a look at the headlines this morning. >> yeah. it's gotten more humid too. we have a clear sky in washington but to the best clouds are two deucing -- producing scattered light sprinkles. those are staying well west of the metro area. the closest shower is coming in southwestern washington county that's going to scoot there and then move into frederick co

i'm angie goff at the liven desk. a daring rescue saves lives out in illinois. this after a tornado touches down in the area. take a look. five people trapped in a camp ground were rescued. one person is in the hospital right now. they are in serious condition. we're learning that several others were hurt. now the storms and high winds trapped people in their rvs and campers. the problem is there are lots of downed trees and with it being so dark this morning, it's hard for rescuers to see the flooded roadways. back to you. >>> it's time to remove the flag from the capitol grounds. >> many are cheering south carolina governor nikki haley's call for lawmakers in her state to remove the confederate flag from the state house. it comes less than a week after a 21-year-old white man gunned down nine black people inside a church service. the "usa today" reports religious and political leaders are flocking to columbia to keep the lawmakers in session next week and vote on the flag. debate over the flag and what it means is reaching a fever pitch. now retailer walmart h

. >> i'm molette green in for angie goff. it's sunday, june 7th. go to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with your forecast. it's going to be a good one, right? >> you betcha. yesterday finished up beautifully out there. skies remain fairly clear overnight. we're off to a bright and sunny start here this morning. to what promises to be a very pleasant day to be outside today. temperatures just about average by june standards. there's the view from our

♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> i'm angie goff. here's what's happening. york state police are investigating reports of possible sightings of the two prisoners who escaped an upstate thork jail two weeks ago. two men matching their description last weekend in stubef county, new york southeast of the prison. tonight a corrections officer was placed on administrative leave in connection with the with ongoing investigation into the escape. that officer has not been identifieded. now back to "lock up". >>> out on eastern long island, officers rerely on teams to manage the inmates inside the two jail facilities. one team here may be more bonded than most. >> commissary! pinocchio. >> the officers run the jail commissary together. >> sleeping? er what are you doing? >> jose or hose b? >> we work so well together. we need each other. that's it. we need each other. right is this. >> if you could have fun at work, how nice is that? >> name? >> placente. >> placenta? >> ten years? >> you, a hundred. >> feels like a hundred. i have been doing commissary since my 24th

first off though, i'm angie goff. >> i'm adam tuss.huck bell said we're about to dry out after the record rainfall. >> yeah. >> what's the latest, chuck? >> the heaviest rains are gone. there are some lingering rain showers to be dealt with this morning and flash flood warnings that remain active as well. alexandria section, that flash flood warning until 10:30 this morning. the one in southern frederick county until 7:30 and a coastal flood advisory for anne arundel that touched the bay. so just sort of keep that in mind. rains were really heavy overnight last night. on average one to as much as three inches of rain in many neighborhoods. we can get our computer to go ahead and move forward here. why isn't my computer going forward? this will drive you crazy on a sunday morning. one to three inches of rain overnight. bowie to chesapeake beach down into parts of southern maryland this is coming to an end. no more than an isolated shower or thunderstorm coming our way this afternoon. temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. temperatures ne

i'm angie goff. >> i'm david culver.tart off this morning and check in with amelia segal, in for chuck bell. she is trying to find some way different to describe the forecast. have you come up with one? >> no, it's humid outside. highs today near 90. with the mix of clouds and sunshine, very similar to what we saw yesterday. the humidity sticks around for at least tuesday. here's a look at other current temperatures across the region right now. petersburg, pretty comfortable. 62 degrees. elsewhere, 75 in leesburg. 77 for those of you in annapolis. high temperatures today warm and into the mid to upper 80s. 89, 90 degrees in washington. 87 for those of you in culpepper and 88 for a high temperature in he play that. some scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely. rain isn't guaranteed for everybody but because of how muggy it is outside you can't rule out some downpours and lots of lightning. great idea to download the nbc washington app or get the radar there in the palm of your hand. so if you have outdoor plans you

angie goff is going to take >>> a former white house chef's death has been ruled an accident. walder scheid died. scheid spent 11 years leading the white house kitchen under bill clinton and george w. bush. >>> at the live desk. right now, the storms that slammed our region are heading up the east coast. and here's a look at parts of what it did to rhode island where powerful winds wreaked havoc damaging homes and bringing up trees and bringing traffic to a stand still. it was also reported after the storms more than 800,000 residents from d.c. to new jersey were without power. in philadelphia, several hurt right now, hurricane force winds knocked down countless trees and flipped a lot of cars. aaron. >> angie thank you. >>> it's 5:08 on this wednesday morning. we want to get a look at your weather and traffic on the 1s. >> let's check in with storm team meteorologist chuck bell. chuck it's 67 degrees out right now. and it feels much better. >> yeah there's a collective ahh across the area. compared to yesterday. those dew points were in the mid-70s yesterday. they've dropped

. >> i'm angie goff tracking down the problem that slowed down the commute and whether it's been cleaned up. >> heavy thunderstorms of yesterday in the rear view mirror but more rain on the windshield. a complete collect of the forecast coming up. >>> big concerns in the skies, whether it's impabing flights in and out of our area. news4 midday starts now there developing story in prince georges county. one person stabbed at frederick douglass high school in upper mar marlboro. . derek ward live at the school. what happens going on? >> reporter: they're in the midst of an investigation, led by prince georges county police and school officials, after this incident. we are have learned two students taken to the hospital. one of the thing police are looking at, surveillance video inside the school. take a look cell phone video shot at 7:40 this morning. we're told that this fight might have started in the stairway and escalated into a hallway. we are told initially two students are involved could be more that will be borne out by the investigation. more details from a spokesperson from the p

. >> i'm angie goff. welcome to "news4 today"." thank you for joining us. a busy morning. >> and going on the facebook page, a lot of you are talking about the crab shortage in our area. >> that's huge in our region, but first, the weather. and amelia segal is in for chuck. those temperatures are warming up quickly. >> extremely quickly with hazy sunshine across the area. another humid day. i have updated the high temperature in washington now to at least 90 degrees. meaning we're looking at a four day potentially six day heat wave that began of course on thursday. we're at 84 in washington. frederick at 79. gaithersburg, manassas and hagerstown as well. a high temperature for your area today. high temperatures in the upper 80s to around 90 degrees. 88 in la plata. some minor relief on the water. as we get into the afternoon and evening hours scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. heavy rain possible later on today. the only thing i'm tracking on the radar is this line of rain impacting from morgantown down to elkins. feature weather later on

. >>> i'm angie goff with breaking news. an american has died in afghanistan, this after the department of defense announced today that 54-year-old chrissy davis of talladega, alabama was killed two days ago. this was during an indirect fire attack at bagram air force base. >>> i was out of town in new york i wake up on wednesday morning to text messages and facebook messages. >> that's john mecham, he said he's lucky to be alive after a fire destroyed a house where he rented a room. his two roommates didn't make it out. friends and family will gather to remember one of the victims of the fire. a memorial will be held for nina br mclaughlin was also a victim in that fire. he died. both victims rented rooms on the third floor. mecham told news4 he used to rent brecklesman's room before he moved downstairs. >> i visualize myself in that room after hearing what happened, and it's not a pleasant thought. >> now according to "the washington post," that fire was caused by an electrical fault in the house. the landlord remains in t

angie goff with more on that. >>> a hearing going on the ntsb revealing if that engineer in the amtrak crash was using his cell phone at the time of the incident. we are told that 32-year-old brandon bastion did use his phone on the day of the accident. but when is still the big unknown. eight people died and hundreds were hurt. when that train flew off the tracks in philadelphia. eun. >> thank you, angie. in a couple hours transportation experts will testify at a senate hearing. witnesses will discuss the kinds of technology that could help prevent these sorts of deadly accidents. may 12th derailment killed eight people and injured more than 200. >>> this issis all happening just as the house voted to cut funding for amtrak. the massive transportation and housing spending bills cut amtrak's spending bill by $242 million. the bill does include $9 million for cameras inside of locomotive cabs that will help with crash investigations. president obama has threatened to veto the bill. >>> we're following a developing story in new york. a massive manhunt for two prisoners who escaped a pris

. >>> i had a chance along with angie goff to part in a special mother/father son. our doug kammerer hosted it. it benefits the make a wish foundation. there's me and my daughter. it's a great cause and the mothers and daughters have so much fun. hopefully, we'll teach them how important it is to give back to the community. they like the dresses but some day they'll learn it's important to help others. >> a great cause, yes. >>> well your phone records are now off limits to government surveillance. at least for right now. the parts of the patriot act that have expired and the potential deal that could soon replace them. >>> watching the weather right now as we brace for severe weather. the conditions in store for you and the high temperatures. >>> plus breaking news on the roads where a water main break in alexandria has a busy highway shut down at this hour as crews scramble to make repairs. you can see them in this live >>> breaking news in alexandria at 6:30. this is a live picture from king street where a broken water main could ruin your commute today. you can

. >> i'm molette green in for angie goff. it's sunday, june 7th. let's go to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with your forecast. it's going to be a good one, right? >> you betcha. yesterday finished up beautifully out there. skies remain fairly clear overnight. we're off to a bright and sunny start here this morning. to what promises to be a very pleasant day to be outside today. temperatures just about average by june standards. there's the view from our tower this morning. searching for sunrise out there. plenty of clouds around first thing this morning. these are not rain making clouds so we don't have anything to worry about there. still dark at national harbor. storm team 4 radar scanning the skies nary a drop to be found. 100% of dryness in the metro area for today. current temperatures now, mid to upper 50s across the northern and western areas. 54 in fredericksburg as well. 69 in washington. planning out your day today, a nice, mild, dry morning. temperatures in the mid 70s, up to 82 for a high temperature later on this afternoon. but

. >> i'm angie goff in for aaron this morning. we are going to get you up to speed on all those stories we are following, but first we are in for another scorcher. let's get right to chuck. >> outside we go early this morning. planes taxiing around, everybody getting ready to fly out of town for a week of business. it will be a hot one. a good day to leave town. 73 rockville bethesda. 72 in reston. weather slowdowns nothing to worry about. green lights morning, afternoon and evening. headed on out the door, mid 70s to near 80 now and back up into the low and mid 90s by the time you're coming on later this afternoon. so it will a hot one. chopper 4 is up this morning. where are we finding the problems, melissa? >> we have a problem just outside the beltway here on b.w. parkway. we were talking about the northbound b.w. parkway. the ramp to greenbelt room. single car crash this vehicle went off the roadway here and in the trees. looks like nobody was hurt. the ramp is still open just on the one side. right side. so you have to stay

. >>> and angie goff at the live desk where we continue to monitor the aftermath of the tornados that pummelled the midwest. we want to take you here live. this is cole city, illinois, one of the hardest hit places. homes were ripped apart. we watched as neighborhoods were flattened. the devastation that people are waking up to right now. in all, seven people were hurt. five twisters swept across this state alone. what a sight. seven people were stuck at a campground, five were rescued and one is in the hospital in serious condition. >> thanks, angie. >>> chuck, we know that same storm system is working this way. could be as severe for us do you think? >> you betcha. i think that we're under the gun. we could have -- it's not to forecast a derecho like a few years ago, but we could have it approaching the level of severity with the june derecho. winds could be gusting to 80 miles or hour with some of the stronger storms later this afternoon. not the garden variety thunderstorms. these are the storms you need to be on the lookout for coming our way later this afternoon. the atmosphere

. >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk. live video of tornado stricken illinois. take a look.you can see the twister in the sky there. at least five tornadoes were reported across the state. some areas getting two to four inches of rain during the height of the storm. you can see the high winds, very powerful causing monumental damage to homes and builds. now rescue crews saved several people stuck in their rvs and campers at the campground. one person is in serious condition right now. they're being treated at the hospital. also right now, firefighters trying to clear the roads of the fallen trees and downed power lines. aaron, back to you. >> angie thank you. 5:24. we are waiting to find out whether another mass shooting in philadelphia is related to one from this weekend. police say someone shot seven people yesterday. two of the people in critical condition right now. police recovered a shotgun, the same kind of gun a shooter used in a block party in philadelphia this past weekend. >>> the man accused of firing shots at george zimmerman pled not guilty. the man faces attem

. >>> i'm angie goff with the stop stories.ng two victims of shark attacks say they are both out of surgery and in fair condition. the 15-year-old girl lost part of his arm and injuries to her leg and the boy lost part of his arm. >>> the shooting at the his tore ya hotel, one woman was grazed by a bullet when the gun went off accidently. three others hurt by flying glass and marshall. now back to "lockup." >>> out on eastern long island, officers rely on team work to manage the 1500 inmates housed inside suffolk county two jail facilities but one team here might be more bonded than most. >> commissary. >> officers run the jail commissary together. >> you sleeping? are you doing? >> hose a to hose b. >> we work so well together. [ laughter ] >> we kneneed each other, that' it. right? >> if you can have fun at work, how nice is that? >> name? >> placenta? >> how long have you been doing commissary? >> ten or 11 years. >> you, 100 years? >> feels like 1000. >> i've been doing commissary since my 24th year, i believe. >> the king

. >> i'm angie goff in for eun. wow, what a shift in the weather out there. >> it was almost chilly last night. almost. >> breezy this morning. >> tom kierein is back from vacation. good to see you. >> great to be back. you can sort of see that fresh change in the sky this morning. excellent visibility with the lower humidity moving in. live view from the tower camera. fresh change with lower humidity today. but it will be turning more humid during the day tomorrow. enjoy this while you can. right now we're in the 50s. it is rather cool. in fact, down to near 50 in western maryland and in much of eastern west virginia. the rest of virginia and maryland, just mid 50s. that includes the nearby suburbs right at the reagan national, 64. and afternoon highs, mid 80s around washington. near 80 near the bay. bright sunshine, near 80 along the pennsylvania border. in warmest temperatures are in the south. fredericksburg ought to make it into the 80s. as well as culpepper and beautiful sunshine. on the roads melissa, we have

i'm angie goff. a mass shooting in charleston south carolina. this happened at 9:00 p.m. shooter on the loose. nine are declared dead at the scene. now among the dead nbc news confirms long time state senator who was one of the people in attendance at the church in a bible study. this is one of the oldest and most prom nint black churches in the united states. the fbi and

. >>> i'm angie goff with the hour's top stories.n oak island, north carolina, will be open monday after two teenagers were seriously hurt in two shark attacks sunday. officials had a message for visitors. >> oak island is still a safe place. this is highly unusual. and we'll continue to assess it and try to evaluate it. we do have full support of every agency to try to resolve it and we do believe this is out of the norm for shark activity. >> more news later. now back to "lockup." [ banging sound ] >> the time is approximately 17:49 hours. inmate antonio coleman is on 5 north in cell 3. >> antonio coleman had recently been put on suicide watch at the louisville metro department of corrections jail. now the special operations response team, or s.o.r.t., has been sent to remove him from his cell due to a disturbance. >> 10-4, come on. mr. coleman has flooded his cell. his excessive beating on the door was pushing that plastic glass out, creating a danger. hitting his head on the wall, he threatened the officer on the walk saying he w

nbc's angie goff joins us with more on the summer blockbuster that devoured the competition. >> it sureic world" also set the all time domestic box office record. almost 205$205 million in ticket sales. this makes it the second highest of ticket sales here at home and it put it 25 behind just in the first weekend. but the tally is not over yet, so it could be in jeopardy. richard pratt reached out on facebook saying on behalf of everyone involved in the making of jurassic world, and believe me, there are thousands of us i want to say thank you. we are incredibly blessed and overcome with joy of the outcome of the movie and couldn't be more appreciative for the amazing support you've shown so far. chris pratt has already told entertainment weekly that he plans to sign on for a "jurassic world" sequel. jake and gabe just broke a big one riding a jurassic park ride -- get this -- 12 hours straight. their association with the franchise scored them 65 rides in a row, all documented on instagram as well as youtube. what is the secret to this dyno-flick success? chris pratt has proven to be a