news4's angie goff is in new york city. she will talk with angie in rockefeller center.:45 this morning. she is a rock star. >> no kidding. she's just humble. she's so humble. >> it hasn't gone to her head, the -- you know, the accolades coming from every direction all over the world. >> instant stardom. she has worked for it. >>> stay with us, "news4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. >> "news4 today" starts now. >> we are tracking some rain showers that could gain strength over the next six hours. hear what tom has to say about the rain chances if you're headed out to the redskins game. >>> excitement over the first day of classes replaced with sadness. a school district mourns a principal's sudden death. >>> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang. and we turn to the weather. >> tom kierein is talking about some showers. >> yeah, came through the metro area, getting some moderate rain right here in the area in orange in prince george's county. this stretches all the way from where 301 meets route 5 and all the way up to near bowie, laurel,

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let's check with angie goff. >> reporter: it's so wonderful. first, let's talk about the weather. it's so nice, it's so cool. it's a little dark. it's a little early. but we are already out here at the kingstown apple federal credit union collecting -- >> all: backpacks 4 kids! >> reporter: how's that four? he kindly donated 50 backpacks. what do you got in that bag? >> in the bag we have some paper folders and some paper. some pens and erasers and then school supplies. >> reporter: could you pick up the whole bag, please. you got to see, guys, this thing, it weighs more than brooke. thank you so much, brooke, for coming out. devin, here you don't start school for another week or so, you're with fairfax county. you decided to get up early and help out, why? >> well, how could i not? it's such a positive foundation for so many kids in this area. it's just overall, it makes me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside. >> reporter: it's warm in our hearts, too. you all are setting such a great example. this is the kind of spirit we want to spread throughout the day. we want you to come out

i'm angie goff. >> i'm david culver. welcome back. thanks for joining us. starting off another beautiful morning here. 60s. feels great out there. >> we want to check in with lauryn ricketts. looks like the rest of the weekend will be a winner. >> it is. much of next week going to be a winner as well because tuesday through pretty much friday looking good with plenty of sunshine. now, we may hit a little bit of a hiccup on monday. a return of humidity, that's about it. may be dodging a few showers. no showers out there, maybe a few clouds. so the difference today is going to be we're a tick warmer. yesterday we were at 86, our daytime high yesterday. i have a high of 88 but still low humidity. you can see the clouds rolling in right now, but no rain to talk about. high pressure still in charge. sitting over new york state. in terms of current temperatures, it is a little on the chilly side out there. especially once you go into the shenandoah valley. 67 in washington. if you're headed to the farm market today it will be

i'm david culver. >> i'm angie goff. it's sunday fun day. >> it is, yeah. starting off nice out there. >> yeah. >> we have had a few days of no humidity. relatively low at that. but that could change. >> yeah, we have enjoyed it a lot. but amelia segal is in. amelia, you sere saying we -- you're saying we could see more clouds today. >> you got it. and more humidity as well. you'll be noticing the mugginess. temperatures right now though nice for that early morning run or bicycle ride. most locations coming in at the 60s. gaithersburg at 66. manassas at 64 as the sun comes up. we're looking at mainly clear skies right now. here's how temperatures will warm up into the early afternoon hours. by 10:00 a.m., we're flirting with the noon mark. and we're near 90 degrees. so today, just a little bit warmer than yesterday. but more muggy than yesterday. at the bus stop tomorrow morning as many students have their first day of school, 7:00 a.m., a mild 70 degrees. plenty of clouds, by 9:00 a.m., humid 76. coming up in ten minute

thank you. >> reporter: angie goff, news4. >> i know, you go, girl. "fide fighters" will be shown tonight on cozi-tv v because we are airing the redskins game here on nbc4 but find listings for cozi on your nbc washington app it is on your cable station. >>> we continue to watch the line of scattered showers and thunderstorms across the area. this line make its way up toward howard county and montgomery county. howard, montgomery county, not seeing a lot of heavy rain, downpours in that region, once again, fairfax county right along the beltway. we have one shower, one storm right along the american legion bridge. but this is the area of concern right now, severe thunderstorm warning continuing for another 15 minutes until 7:00, includes manassas, look at all the lightning associated with that, another area of storminess, rappahannock, cole pepper county, want to zoom in on the area right there city of manassas, look at that, very heavy rain, indications of heavy hail coming out of this, too, chantilly, centreville this will make its way through fairf

coming up, how this could affect >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk with breaking news for parents in prince george's county. we got word that thomas stone elementary school which is locate in mount rainier, maryland, is closed because of a water main break. now, at this time we know that school starts at 7:45, so people may be headed that way. but school is closed for the day. we have made calls to wssc to find out about the exact location of this break, how big it is. and overall, its impact on the customers in the area. >> thanks for that update. >>> most kids in prince george's county are probably rolling out of bed right now. wiping the sleep from their eyes and getting ready for first day of school. >> yeah, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is tracking what they'll see at the bus stop. >> good day to go back to school, perfect day for learning. sunshine outside the window. it will be outside, recess weather for sure. there's the clearing skies as we look eastbound towards sunrise. there's the rising sun right there. still some clouds in our eastern horizon, but clearing ski

. >> i'm angie goff. right now, at 9:00 a.m., pandemonium, one of the viewers saying, pandapalooza. >> i like that one. >> people are bursting with excitement over the new twins here at the national zoo. we have new information from the news conference that just wrapped up. >> you can hear them there. smoke and alarms going off at a metro station. why metro insists everything is just fine. >>> will he or won't he? the pop-up meeting indicating vice president biden may make a run for the white house. a lot to cover. >> we sure do. >>> we want to start with the two new panda cubs. >> that's right. mei xiang had twins. we are putting everything we learned about the little ones on the nbc washington app right now. they're the size of sticks of butter right now. so we have two sticks of butter. we have news4's derrick ward live at the national zoo where they say everybody is excited. but you're hearing from officials and they're very cautious too, right? >> reporter: yeah, it's an important time. it's a relati

. >> i'm angie goff in for eun yang. looks like the heat and the stickiness continues but relief is in sight. >> tom kierein has a look at your forecast. tom? >> at least not as hot, courtesy of some showers moving in later today. right now, getting some showers in west virginia, thundershowers up in western pennsylvania. they'll stay well to our west this morning. leading edge of that, just beginning to come into the panhandle of west virginia. they may be getting closer maybe to martinsburg and winchester, luray. maybe around noontime. that's the new hour by hour timing here as we go forward into the afternoon. maybe those thundershowers there by noontime. 1:00 or 2:00, and then it looks like a few scattered thunderstorms, right in the metro area between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. then as they move off to the east they dissipate into mid evening this evening. so stay with us here. storm team 4 will get you updated. if you hear thunder get inside and see if there are any threats in your neighborhood by later this afternoon. mel

. >> i'm angie goff. news of a man facing domestic violence charges after a s.w.a.t. team was called to a home in montgomery county. police say a woman left a house on valley bend drive in germantown and headed to a neighbor's after an argument with her boyfriend. her two young children stayed in the house with him. police tell news4 he took the kids to a house in prince george's county, and that's where he was arrested around 2:30 this morning. no one was hurt. >>> 5:01. let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein with your wednesday weather headlines. tom? >>> good morning. starting off, another morning of thick humidity in the air. temperatures in the low to mid 70s around the metro area, around the bay. parts of northern virginia and maryland, near 70 including shenandoah valley. in the mountains, 60s, more pleasant there. still quite humid, too. you see the city lights lighting up the humidity over washington. live view from the tower camera. a chance of afternoon storms or thundershowers. our storm chances are much higher on thursday. right now, don't have any

. >> i'm angie goff. thanks for being with us today. >> a man locked himself inside a home, shot and killed a family member. let's get to derrick ward who is live from the scene with more. derrick? >> reporter: good morning. we are a couple blocks away. police set up a wide perimeter around the house. you can take a look here. this is essentially a play field at a school that's set up as a command post. the tragedy and i guess the excitement, not necessarily the excitement, but the quietness and tranquility of this neighborhood. this all started yesterday at 11:00 a.m. according to police a gunman shot a woman on 18th street. after that, he ran down the street, fired more shots and bolted in a house at 18th. the victim is a woman. she died on the scene. the suspected gunman said to be in his 70s hon holed up in the house since then. there have been negotiations. police are using a bull horn to get the person out. there's been no movement inside the house. response from folks that live around here say both

i'm kristin wright, in for angie goff today.o of a heat wave is upon us. >> yeah, you know, it's hot, but the humidity is not there, right, amelia? >> exactly, adam. if you like yesterday, today is very similar.

. >> i'm angie goff. double trouble. >> i know. can you believe it,

. >> i'm angie goff. so glad you could join us. looks like we have a situation where summer doesn't want to let go. >> i know. amelia segal tracking the heat and humidity. >> you got it. so the humidity is back today. high temperatures once again in the upper 80s. some low 90s in spots. it will be hot as well. right now i'm keeping a close eye on storm team 4 radar looking out your window a lot of us noticing plenty of cloud cover. but no rain in any of the clouds. for most of us a completely dry sunday. if you notice clouds right now, i think as we work our way toward lunch time, the early afternoon hours they'll thin out a little bit. but overall, partly sunny. we won't have that full on sunshine like yesterday, but temperatures still warming up nicely. you can see where we're seeing more sunshine versus clouds. areas north of town, hagerstown and winnchester where you're ner 80 degrees. plenty of cloud cover and temperatures held down a little bit. 69 in culpepper and 74 degrees right now in washington. here's how we'll warm up

i'm angie goff at the live desk. right now, chinese stocks plunge for a fourth day, dropping more than 7.5%. now, the country's main stock market index falling to its lowest level since december of 2014. we checked and most other asian markets rebounded from a day of major losses. here in the u.s., cnbc reporting that it looks like things are reporting to a higher open following the rough day with the dow falling more than 500 points. we'll continue to keep an eye on the foreign markets ahead of the opening bell. >> thank you. >>> 4:30 now and car owners in montgomery county, listen up. police are looking into the vandalism of more than 25 cars in northern potomac. this happened yesterday morning. if you were a victim and you haven't reported it, police want to hear from you and they want to hear from anyone who knows something about the damaged cars. >>> it is now 4:30 today. a big announcement in maryland, the state's attorney general brian frosh is imposing a new standard for police investigators. it is to end rac

. >> i'm angie goff. it's sunday fun day. >> it is, yeah. starting off nice out there. >> yeah.

. >> i'm angie goff in for eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" and the heat continues to build as we get our workweek started. >> get ready for it. tom kierein is in the storm team 4 weather center to tell us how hot get. >> you can see the hot and the humid. there's haze hanging in the air over northwest washington. there's tenleytown and bethesda. and we have a mostly clear sky, but it's hazy this morning. a warm morning, your headlines, hot afternoon. then our storm chances will be increasing over the next several days, beginning tomorrow. right now it's warm and muggy. in the upper 60s

amelia segal will be there, as well as angie goff. more information on how to donate on the nbc washington app. as always one of our favorite convenients to put on every single year, it is wonderful to just everybody as a community be able to do their part, just do a little bit to make sure that all of our kids get off on the right start, have the pens, pencils, paper they need. >> heading back to school, such an excitement around it. >> of course. >> the good news is the weather is cooperating, a non-issue this week, so the families can focus on making sure the kids are getting to and from school just fine, getting that homework done. it was beautiful this weekend. i hope you got outside to enjoy t plenty of sunshine. comfortable humidity. tomorrow, the warmest day of the workweek, a bit humid as well. there is a chance of some rain tomorrow night for everybody, but it's pretty low about 30%, maybe a few embedded thunderstorms. going to be a weak cold front that moves through. that cold front clears out the humidity, not just for tue

. >> i'm angie goff. we want to get to the breaking news and several shootings overnight. look at this map. the first shooting happened around 11:30. a man was shot on 6th place northeast. police are not looking for a suspect in that case. meanwhile, in northwest, an adult was shot on 18th street before 2:00 this morning. the victim was rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. two men are dead and another hurt after a triple shooting on b street in southeast. derrick ward is live at the scene with more on how this is supposed to be a weekend to deter crime. derrick? >> reporter: indeed, it is. this is the weekend where there's an all hands on deck. that means police officers are saturating the ward on foot patrol, bike patrol and cruisers. amid all of that, we had the triple shooting. it was 11:45 when officer who is were out from the district were close enough to hear the gunshot. they got here and found three people who had been shot. one person was unresponsive, according to police, on the scene. another person, first aid administered, taken to the hospita

800, and 1500 meters just before she spoke to the "today" show, she spent a little time with our angie goff talking about how all this is making her feel. >> reporter: you had a really big last couple of weeks. five gold metals, right? three records that you broke. a ledecky slam. they have actually named this after you. how does it feel? >> it is pretty cool. i had a great time in russia. competing for the u.s. is always an honor to represent your country on an international level and compete against the best swimmers in the world. >> when ledecky competed, matt lauer shared a pretty good photo of her. do you recognize the guy on the left? fellow swimmer, michael phelps on the other side of that table. she remembers that vividly, getting that autograph. hav >>> a flash flood watch will begin at 4:00 p.m. for washington, prince george's, fairfax, montgomery counties. all the areas in the solid green. scattered rain in the late afternoon and evening hours. a period of heavy rain moved through you the area. that could lead to some flash flooding concerns. it is all with this cold front. that

. >> i'm angie goff. we are monitoring a barricade situation in northeast d.c. >> police say the man locked inside the home shot and killed a family member. let's get to derrick ward live from the scene with more. >> reporter: we are just about an hour and a half away from it being a 24 hour incident. it happened at 11:00 a.m. saturday. we are told a man shot a woman and ran into a house near the intersection of 18th and otis. that's where he has been since this all started. there was some knowledge among them. this is the kind of neighborhood where people know each other, if not on a personal basis, at least enough to smile and wave daily. that may have been the relationship that a lot of people have in the neighborhood. what we are told is there may have been a landlord/tenant situation among them. the man who is alleged to have shot this woman is nearly being evicted or about to be evicted. they are trying to confirm all that information. again, this is going on since the woman is shot. she was pronoun

. >> i'm angie goff.you have outdoor plans, keep them today. >> let's check in with amelia segal. >> a nice day. a string of nice weather throughout the workweek for the most part. warmer and humid. overall, the trend continues to make it toward the gorgeous side of things. across the area, temperatures in the 60s for the most part. 67 in washington. 63 in leesburg. tracking patchy fog out there. any fogginess you are noticing burns off at 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. it's occurring only in the rural arias. by 10:00 a.m., a mild 77. getting married, heading to a wedding, congratulations if you are. second of all, a great day. by 3:00, a temperature of 89, a mix of clouds and sun. dry weather in the forecast. as the sun goes down, 9:00, the temperature 82, david. >> thanks. new details in the on-air ambush of the killing of a virginia reporter and photographer. vester flanigan fired 17 shots at them. investigators believe the attack was well planned. no indication of what his plan was after the shooting. in writings

i'm kristin wright, in for angie goff today. day two of a heat wave is upon us. >> yeah, you know, it's hot, but the humidity is not there, right, amelia? >> exactly, adam. if you like yesterday, today is very similar. the humidity levels remain manageable, pretty low. but we're on day two of what looks like a six-day heat wave. it is amazing outside. great morning for walking a dog, going for a run or going out on the bicycle. 61 degrees in ft. belvoir and 63 in gaithersburg with mainly clear skies. here's your morning planner. showing you skycast 4. plenty of sunshine around throughout the morning hours and here your temperatures. 8:00 a.m., 74, but we'll warm up quickly. very similar to yesterday. 10:00 a.m., in the low 80s and today, great day for a pool. maybe an isolated late-day thunderstorm. and guys, the humidity does creep into the area. i'll let you know when its arrives in ten minutes, adam. >> thanks, amelia. we learned that a teenager died in a crash near a prince george's county school. maryland national capitol p

it will be the kind of humidity where you step outside and angie goff says it gives you a hug right back. today, having a low impact on your day, it's hot, but nice. plenty of sunshine. whatever your outdoor plans may be, the weather is cooperating. temperatures in the 70s. gaithersburg, leesburg, flirting with the 70 degree mark. here's your hour by hour planner, 11:00 a.m. in the mid 80s. maybe an isolated thunderstorm later today over the mountains back west of i-81. elsewhere it's dry. 8:00 this evening really nice, with a temperature of 82. still plenty of sun at that point. lows tonight will dip into the 60s, in the suburb, 67 for a low in manassas. low 70s for washington. and commuter forecast tomorrow morning, looking good. warm, mid 70s. walking to work tomorrow not too bad. walking home might be a bit of a different story. it will be humid and hot and a high temperature of 92. if you're a commuter you're driving to and from work and the biggest worry is the sunglasses. highs tomorrow, similar to today. in the low to mid 90s. 92 on tuesday, a chance of a late day thunderstorm as

nbc4's angie goff is in new york city and she will sit down with angie at 30 rock. watch that live here at 6:45. >>> the former student of a beloved montgomery county principal speaks out a day after his death. >> the legacy dr. doran leaves behind as well as what's being provided for students today even though school isn't in session quite yet. because 100% whole grain oats are incredibly good for you. because they're heart healthy because they're good for kids. and granddads and everyone else in the family. everything we do is because of what really matters most. the goodness of oats and the people we love. >>> "news4 today" starts now. >> i'm aaron gilchrist and now grief counselors are helping students deal with the death of their principal and this comes on the heels of another. >>> i'm erika gonzalez. a deadly accident on a critical roadway. what we're learning about the crash and whether or not it will impact your commute. >>> i'm tom kierein. got a new flash flood watch for much of the metro area. a look at where the heaviest rains may fall. >>> but first, i

angie goff will be collecting them. emilia siegel will be down there and so will lauren ricketts. so come on by with backpacks. >>> we are working a developing story right now coming out offage begof a afghanistan. we know two nato troops were shot and we're looking to find out what the troop's nationalities are. >>> it's pretty mild out there, 66 degrees. let's be honest, you're already wondering about that weekend. it is wednesday. emilia siegel >>> a developing story now, two nato service members were killed in afghanistan. nato says this morning's attack happened inside a military compound in the helmand providence. the gunman were wearing afghan national security uniforms. both were killed. nato has not released the nationalities of the service members who were killed. >>> today, an argue leader, law enforcement and a state police trooper's friends and family will dedicate an overpass to her. the i-395 bridge over south glebe road will be called kathryn vernon bridge. vernon died 20 years ago after she pulled someone over for violating hov rules. she was the first woman and f

. >> i'm angie goff in for eun yang. welcome to "news4 today." looks like the sticky weather is hanging around. >> that's right. let's start with tom kierein and your hour by hour forecast. >> good morning. starting off morning, yeah, that humidity still hanging in the air and the storm team 4 radar showing some showers, some thundershowers, west virginia and pennsylvania. most will stay well west of the metro area for the rest of the morning. the leading edge of this, a few sprinkles from near luray and to the west of winchester. that may track closer to hagerstown and martinsburg over the next few hours, but elsewhere, around the metro area it will stay dry for the morning commute. temperatures right now are mild and muggy. in the upper 60s to right around 70 degrees. there's that predawn glow, live view from our tower camera. mid 70s by 10:00. hitting mid 80s by noontime. partly sunny sky. a look at your bus stop weather forecast in the next weather and traffic on the 1s. what's happening now, melissa? >> update on the 95 northbound situation.

she will be on the "today" show and our own angie goff will be shooting behind-the-scenes footage fromrock. watch right here at 6:45 in the morning on nbc 4. > >>> warm and muggy. for most of us, dry on this wednesday. tomorrow, we will be tracking thunderstorms the midday and afternoon hours, continue agent times on into the evening, folksily even overnight hours. tomorrow, you want to have the umbrella handy, maybe even the bigger umbrella because of the heat and humidity. heavy rain is possible later in the day. heavy rain, the cold front, set us up with nice weather, finish off the workweek. lower humidity on friday, the weekend looking good. pleasant not only saturday but sunday as well. the latest check of form steam four radar, checking showers south of washington, fauquier county, the fredericksburg area as well. heavy rain the panhandle of west virginia, you can see rain moving into warrenton, north-northeast toward marshall, impacting 66 this evening. muggy outside and mild, temperatures in the 80s and 90s the most part. 19 in washington, fredericksburg coming in at 89 degree

angie goff has more on a program that's bringing them pride and peace. >> reporter: tom came, of thehin cats, saw all 50 states and mastered the russian language, which led to a good job at the nsa and eventually, meeting the love of his life. but before all this, he was a corporal in the army while the korean war raged on. >> taught discipline, doubt friendship, taught taught brotherhood. >> reporter: the picture, the medals, the family-filled room, all signs of a full life. the truth is, tom has cancer. and he is dying. >> there is still soldiers and we will take care of them until their final days with us. >> reporter: corporal vicki johnson just met tom. but what this fort meade soldier is about to do -- >> present arms. >> reporter: will connect them forever. >> order. arms. >> reporter: a simple gesture done in a matter of seconds. >> i'm overwhelmed. >> reporter: the honor salute, one of many being delivered by service members to dying veterans across the country, often at their bedside. with the help of more than half of the country's hospice community, the group, we honor ve

. >>> i'm angie goff here at the live desk with breaking news out of mt. rainier, washington.e have a school closing already. thomas stone elementary school saying it will not open the doors this morning because they're dealing with a water main break. crews are trying to fix it right now. we'll bring you more as we get it. >>> storm team 4 helping you get the kids ready for school as we track the weather they'll see at the bus stop this morning. meteorologist chuck bell with the hour by hour forecast. >> beautiful weather for the upcoming day. the rains come to an end, the humidity is drying up. and we're keeping an eye on the tropics as well. weather front which caused the showers yesterday is now moving's of the i-95 -- east of the i-95 corridor and it will bring rain chances to the lower eastern shore this morning and not much of a rain threat. we'll be dry today. current temperatures in the 50s and 60s. so that's a nice way to get your tuesday morning started. hour by hour, up into the low 80s by noontime. 100% sunshine. more traffic troubles on the roads with melissa mol

. >> i'm angie goff in for eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" and the heat continues to build as we get our workweek started. >> get ready for it. tom kierein is in the storm team 4 weather center to tell us how hot get. >> you can see the hot and the humid. there's haze hanging in the air over northwest washington. there's tenleytown and bethesda. and we have a mostly clear sky, but it's hazy this morning. a warm morning, your headlines, hot afternoon. then our storm chances will be increasing over the next several days, beginning tomorrow. right now it's warm and muggy. in the upper 60s and near 70, right near the bay, 70. it's near 70 in the shenandoah valley, but out of the mountains low to mid 60s on this monday morning. next weather and traffic on the 1s, your drive time forecast. melissa checking on some problems on the rails. >> yes. problems on the rails on marc. grab that extra cup of coffee this morning. you'll have a few extra minutes. penn south 401, running 20 minutes behind. not giving us a reason, but the

. >> i'm angie goff in for eun. welcome to "news4 today." we want to go straight to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein who is tracking the storm and rain chances hour by hour. >> right now getting heavy downpours way out in the midwest. this is a cool front that's going to be getting closeser to us tomorrow and getting a few showers in southern virginia into west virginia. similar to yesterday morning. storm team 4 local radar not showing any rain. starting off early on this wednesday, should be all dry this morning. here is hour-by-hour timing. a new model run, just came in. by 9:00, the areas in green, a few scattered showers in the shenandoah valley. nothing in the metro area. by 1:00, not much going on. maybe thundershowers beginning to develop by 3:00 p.m. off to the west. then the metro area closer, around 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. a few thundershowers coming through in virginia, perhaps in the suburbs in maryland between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. a few passing showers. next weather & traffic on the 1s at 6:41. back to you. >>> 6:31. today a murd

let's check in with angie goff at the live desk. >> to break the numbers down for you, eun. when asked if it made the world safer a take a look at this. 56% of people said no. no, it didn't. made it less safe. on the fight against isis, 52% of americans polled said they'd support spending more u.s. ground troops in the face of terrorists, to face off with terrorists. 57% believe we along with our allies are losing. aaron? >> thank you. >>> 6:51 our time right now. former maryland mayor marvin mandel has passed away at the age of 95. larry hogan said maryland lost a great leader a friend. he was appointed governor in 1969 after spiro agnew was elected richard nixon's vice president. he was elected to two full terms but his career ended in 1977 when he was convicted on political corruption charges. he spent time in prison and the conviction was later overturned. he passed away, surrounded by family. >>> this morning, you could see helicopters and emergency crews landing at the u.s. capitol. don't worry though, this is just a drill. u.s. park police, capitol police and other of

. >> ten years ago, angie goff's parents surprised her with this guy, at tick cuss. they rescued him from the washington humane society. goff says at tick cuss helped her get over a broken heart and now, ten years, a marriage and two children later, angie says at tick cuss is still one of the loves of her life. i love the names people give their animals. meet hank and smitty. they belong to our northern virginia bureau chief, julie carey. >> hank an absolute rascal but we love him anyway. by the way, smitty feels that way about him as well. no house is complete without fur. and the two of them make our family complete. >> then there's nemo. veronica johnson rescued him from a high-kill shelter in baltimore when he was just one month old. the shelter brought him to the tv station where she was working at the time. she says she fell in love on the spot. there's something wonderful, even a bit mystical in the way we find our animal friends. >> he is half-beagle, half-pug, so you can call him a pugle. >> reporter: my co-anchor got gatsby about the help of the washington

our angie goff was there. she has a the report next hour. >>> jimmy carter talking about his battle with cancer and his battle with cancer and reflecting on his life. i was at my shop tied up with a customer when i realized the time. i had to get to the bank before it closed, so i made a break for it. when i got out it was almost closing time. traffic was bad. i knew i was cutting it close. but it was ok. i use td bank. it's got the longest hours and stays open an extra ten minutes every day. i'm sid. and i bank human at td bank. >>> continuing to track a line of heavy rain moving through the area from west to east and because of the potential for some isolated flash flooding this evening, it continues to be weather alert day. this line, a cold front, it is going to clear our area overnight tonight and that sets us up for a nice friday, lower humidity tomorrow and looking the a stretch of dry weather right on into next week. here is the latest on storm team4 ray dark the line i'm talking about embedded thunder