there are many confederates buried in arlington. the analysis was done prior to really heavily engaging with the army. was we had that feedback, we want to respect that. in terms of the ethical side of things, it is a really tough subject. we wanted to see if we can come across anything identified. and we do some research and figure out who the soldiers were. i slid our first choice would be if we could identify them to try to locate descendent family members. and will being able to do that, that is why we ultimately decided that arlington was the place for them to be. the amputated limbs are going to be a real tough one. these are the partial remains of soldiers who were maimed during battle. they are likely the remains of people who survived their ones. after some these articles, we were contacted by family members of one of the people was on the list. the great grandfather was on the list of potential names from this one surgeon. their ancestor had lived until the 1910s. they even retained their great- grandfather's artificial le

we have breaking news from arlington. one person has been taken to the hospital with serious injuries following an ernight house fire. >> this is playing out on south hayes street. we are told the fire started in a detached garage within an apartment. >> molette green is on the scene getting an update from first responder. we will hear from her in a moment. first l's check yourcommute and your forecast. >> melissa mollet is standing by with a first 4 traffic but let's start with lauryn ricketts who is in foruc >> beautiful out there right now. 17 minutes until the sun comes up. it's a beautiful start to this morniun. plenty ofine out there today and a little bit of humidity and plenty of go around as well. temperatures right now, 70 degrees. we continue through the rest of the half hour, 71. by 7:00 a.m., low 70s. more muggy at 7:00 a.m. definitely feel the heat by about 9:00, 10:00 as the i temperatures the low 80s at that point. we are heading into the low to mid-90s today with the uptick in humidity and feel even warme

. >>> well here in arlington the county boardeants to mak the food trucks that serve that county feel a little more welcome. soowit's going to the required width of the sidewalks in designated areas that are designated for food trucks, they'll gove that they ha to be ten feet wide, so this only have to be six feet wide and proposed zoning changes would allow the food trucks to operate outside of business hours. the board will hold a public hearing this saturday to get input from citizens. and if members approve the hearing, residents can speak at thboard's meeting in september. >>> still ahead, flood-related damage sparks conversatnbout a controversial landmark. ahead, the neighborhood divided by a symbol of its pa.regationisst >>> w'awelking to or leaving from school in d.c. but now a counselmember is proposing egislation totry to keep students safe. he's explaining how it will work and how much it will cost. >>> and a consumer alert, the computer schemes that are costing americans millions. >> i didn't sleep all hnig it was a horrible unnerving experience. >> just ahead at 5:00, how

that connects the lincoln memorial with the mansion or as we call it today, arlington house. it signifies a reunify kags of the north and south. something that was pointed out when the bridge was dedicated. again, it is a memorial to all those serving now, who have serve and really those into the future. >> my name is -- i am a retired army lieutenant colonel. served proudly for 25 years in the united states army. i left active duty on a friday and came to work here on monday. i would recommend people don't do that. any way. if you had been here 22 years ago, you would be underground. under dirt. because the original facade here at the memorial which forms one side of the memorial walls was dedicated in 1932 by herbert hoover and it was part of the memorial bridge project that obviously built memorial bridge, memorial drive then this ceremonial gateway to arlington b national cemetery. so 1932, three years into the depression, what happens? the memorial sits here and you can see that it was never finished. the niches are free of sculptures. the plaza was, was bare and it just

amy cho is live in arlington with the story for us this morning. amy. > reporter: hi, jummy.s is all aboutserving those who served us. that'why about 400 volunteers are here at arlington national cemetery today to donate their time and help do landscape work and make the place moreut bful. some of the work they're doing today includes planting flowers, spreading fertilizer, as well as fixing the sidewalks and pavement. the idea is to honorvehe erans who are resting here as well as their family and friends who come to pay respects. these volunteers today have come in from all around the country, many of them veterans themselves. and volunteers tell us they feel honod to be here. >> gives us the opportunity to say thank you to those that are buried here and who paid the ultimateacrifice and also gives us a chance to thank their families by helping care for a place and supplement whatq the cemetery does. >> i am very impressed. i am impressed they come from all over to do this for one day. so we're just happy to have them here. >> reporter: and this day of service has been a tra

arlington took down most of the wall for development in the '60s. a portion remained and t plaque educated people about its history. >>> fairfax county is working to repair damaged roads as well. chopper 4 showing you the damage on prosperity avenue on morningside drive. this road near a bridge has huge cracks because o monday's rai the road is shut down while crews work to repair it. flooding, kind of there will be scenes like this everywhere. you don't want to take any risks. i don'tant to drive on that. >> that's what the road looked like while the water was running over it. that's why we say don't drive on a -cwatered road. you really can dmot know how deep the water will get. one minute you're driving over muddy water. the next minute it goes from a little bit deepo to way to deep. >> if you can't see the road, why are you driving on it. >>ood question, chuck bell. >> do you do that all the time? i don't think so. any way. soap box aside. >> gotch ya. >> let's get back to the forecast today. another day perfect for cleaning up. i didn't have to

a day of renewal and remembrance atte arlington national ce. >> plus, as we get ready to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 t walk onhe moon we'll meet a man who worked on the apollo 11 mission and inspired his son tofollow in his footsteps at nasa. >> and the humidity levels today over the weekend not that bad, but themi hudity goes up tomorrow and then wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday and sunday, the humidity levels are oppressive out this is fred. he's dancing like nobody's watching. and because all of the devices on fred's wifi network are protected with xfinity xfi, literally, nobody's watching.s except for milof you, of . wait, millions of people are watching? yeah. we're making a commercial. if it's connected, it's protected, with xfinity xfi. now that's simple, easyawesome. get started with xfinity for $79.99 a month for 2 years. plus, add xfi advantage for enhanced network security. click, call or visit a store today. >>> hurricane barry has been downgroided to a epopical dression now as the slow-moving storm heads north and it's already left much of louisian

arlington north key boulevard quinn and north oak street water main break. >>> a mtgomery county police officer faces serious charges after video shows a man being kneed in the head during an arrest. >>he video first surfaced last week on social media shows a handcuffed suspect on the ground outside a mcdonald's. then you c see officer kevin morris forced the man's head to the he is charged with official misconduct and second degree assault. this is the second controversial video involve agamont montmery county. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> this was the scene last night. about a dozen people demonstrated in support of change in the montgomery county police department. >> well, it makes me concerned and worried as a person of color. any time you have an interaction with a police officer, you have to consider whether racial profiling was invved. residents want the county council to pass the bill that would create ali poing advisory commission. that bill will be considered in the fall. >>> now to the prince georges county police department where officer

the arlington school board appointed cynthia johnson to the position. she is currently the assistant superintendent of administrative services. . she will take over on september 1stsh is fluent in spanish and has 35 years ofer expnce in education. a search firm will be hired this fall to find a permanent superintendent. >>> some good fnews a local vietnam vet this morning william holly has been reunited with the famil heirloom he thought he had lost forever. his wife's uncle served in world war i. when he died, the burial flag was given to them. it fell out of a moving truck two weeks ago. another veteran found it along a busy stret of centr avenue in prince georges county and immediately recognized its significance and turned it into police. holly's daughter later saw on theicews that offs were searching for the owner. it was returned yesterday. so happy the fmily found that precious, precious heirloom. >> one of those things that has so many memories tied to it.i ave my grandfather's flag.

in in arlington. 73 in con maryland.f you're heading down to the nats game, the braves got us last night but it's a noongame today. first pitch is at 12:05. if you're going down there mid afternoon for the game, dry weather, hot and humid all the way up until the game gets going. unfortunately becau it's a noon game, probably by the later after half of the inning, 7th, 8th, 9ther inning there v well could be the chances for some thunderstorms and rain delay. just know that. you should be able to get the game completed, but i can't guarantee that whole game will be dry. the risk for sere weather is highest in this yellow-shaded area here that does include the washington metroarea, northbound to baltimore and philadelphia. already a few thunderstorms not coming ou wayhen we cross parts of central pennsylvania. no rain here to get your day started. here is future weather, though.' it wo take long past about noon before things really get bubbling up. here is 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon. thunderstorms out near petersburg, west

you're looking across the river into arlington county. there is the spire there in georgetown university. vibility not as big of an issue around the city but the rule area and many spots have visibility down under aile especially the i-81 corridor to front royal and western end of i-66 and most of fauquier county and prince william county with thick fog so be ca no rain to worry about today or tomorrow. next chance for thunderstorms rolls in on thursday afternoat. tempere wise it is a beautiful start. bikers, joggers, runners, this is one of those extra mile rnings in the summertime. get it out and take advantage of it. pper 50s for frederick county, virginia. forecast for today temperatures climbing into the low 70s fairly early. h afternoongh today 88 degrees. that is just about on average for this time of the year. no rain anywhere nr usor today. let me walk you through weather and show you whether any little chances of rain will be. today any chanceshe will be in t west virginia mountains. tomorrow maybe a slight chance right along th

arlington had more than three dozen, and the d.c. fire department had more than a ozen. >> would you look at this. frederick has seen more than 5 inches of raing today durin the morning deluge. that area has seen extensive damage in past flooding, we know, but extensive damage seems to have been avoided this time. >> back to montgomery county but the floods washed away parts of the avement, and that's the situation for one neighborhood in potomac. news 4's aimee cho joinss live just off of mcarthur boulevard. crews have been business out be there ind you, haven't they, aimee? >> wendy, absolutely. we're on belfast road. crews are having to fill this road in with rocks and gravel. that's becaus earlier today that road was completely washing away and this is the only read had to trek through the forest arnd the road if they wanted to go anywhere. a look at some of e unbelievable damage tonight todays is this is a type of scene that played out all throughout montgomery county this morning. a neighbor along stable lyne lane in potomac to

crews in arlington saying a lightning strike caused this fire. nornltly no one was hurt. >> we've got video showing a fr conontation between far right activists and counter protesters hours after a controversial rally ended. >> oh, my gosh. another night of pure panic inside a southern calornia hole. the precise moment another earthquake rocked the region. >> good evening. thank you for joining us. you know the weather has been absolutely wild in our region tonight. many of you saw scenes like this one. trees falling on to cars. knocking down power lines. it is why we bein with a storm team 4 weather alert. the rain reay coming down. this is coming from the nats park. thank goodness they got the game in. we saw severe thunderstorm warnings throhout the night. driving lane slammed eastern markt as well. and arlington saying lightning caused flames at this home. bi know you'veen busy tonight. what does the rest of the evening look like? >> the good news. we'ow calming weatherwise. it tarted about 4:30 this afternoon and moved from west to east. as

arlington north key boulevard between north quinn and north oak water main break there as well.aron? >> melissa, thank you. 5:31 right now. last week we showed you a violent arrestaught on camera in montgomery >> now that police officer faces charges. news 4 justin finch is live in gaithersburg with the latest. justin, what happened? >> well, eun, right now real concern about that video. the officer involved and what's now ahead for montgomeryounty police. now for many in the county as well as some other coty council, we have an idea. as you mentioned, this year is the catalysthat cell phone video from last week showing the arrest of a 19-year-old shows officer kevin morris arresting 19-year-old arnal dorks, apparently kneeing him in the face at times, slamming him on the pavement and covering his face with his t-shirt. that video did prompt an iternal investigationnto the use of excessive force. it is now also resulted in charges as well and calls from neighbors fr montgomery county to create a police advisory board. a bill has been drafted. the acting chief says these actions

breaking news from arlington. one person taken to the hospital with serious injuries following this overnight house fire on south hayes street and we are told the fire started in a detached garage with an apartment. >> there are road closures in that area. let'shk in with melissa mollet and your first 4 traffic. >> because of this we have road closures here. a lot of apparatus still out there on the scell and a lanes are blocked and a live report coming up in a little bit. rest of the beltway is looking uretty good right now. 270 sobound, frederick

arlington and loudon have also people in the dark. >>> developing this mornial. a l man is behind bars charged with sexual assault nd abduction. >> polce say 62-year-old steven edwards committed those crimes in reston. he was arrested yesterday.ti investors released the sketch you see there on the left after an attack last month near reston parkway in barron cameron avenue. one woman said she was shopping aty a nearb store when they struck up a conversation with man. when she left the store she saia tht man hit her from behind and raped her on a walking path. >>> a reward is being issued in hopes of finding the men who killed a morgan state university student in prince george's county county. manny luis was shot and killed during a robbery off campus last week in baltimore. he was on his way to his parents house when it happened. he recently graduated from p arkdale high school in river dale, maryland. >>> they say someone vandalized a memorial for their dad son. this is all that is left of the memorial for kevin sullivan jr. he was killed back in 2010. that memo

now down to the commonwealth, here in arlington here's what you cannot light off.ngwork that's a projectile, explodes or makes sparks greater than 12 feet n.fairfax county it's pretty much the same as arlington. now the city of alexandria does not a flow anyreworks at all n.loudoun you can use sparklers in fountains or con that are stationary on the ground, and in prince william county similar to s and fountains are okay, but anything that explodes is not. the bottom line here, your best bet is toab a launch chair and check out the fireworks p display on by the professional. drew wilder, news 4. >> good advice indeed. >> no argument here. >> still her for us. early arrival. parents welcomed their baby girs on theide of the icc.to share their s we us this afternoon. >> plus, star spangled and loving it. kids and kids in maryland show us their favorite part of this morning's july 4th braid there. amelia? >> and leeon, i have a severeth derstorm warning in effect for parts of charles, prince george's and prince george's county until 5:15. we could see some floodndg is

in arlington, here's what you cannot light off. anything tt is a projectile, explodes, or has sparks greater than 12 feet. it is pretty much the same as arlington. the city of alexandria does not aly fireworks at all. in loudoun, you can use stationary sparklers on the ground. and sparklers are okay but anything that explodes is not. the bottom , lineyour best bet is to grab a lawn chair and a bottle of water and enjoy a show. >>> one man is dead ater a crash in montgomery county. police say a car collided with a truck that was puck a trailer carrying sod. the driver of the red car was pulled but he is not yet en identified. the druk driver was treat for minor injuries there on the scene. police say they don't know what caused the crash but people say this intersection was a trouble spot because of eeding in the area.ls >>> new detai on a deadly jet ski accident in anne arundel county that killed a married couple from reston. chopper 4 was there at the scene. thorities say the couple was riding together on the jet ski when they hit

arlington coming in at 4.5 inches. bucky'stown in frederick county.martinsburg, west virginia, coming in at 3.1 inches, and just an incredible amount of rain. 7 out of 12 months, don't even see 4 inches of rain, and most of these areas saw this in about an hour. just amazing how much rain we saw. this was the setup here. we saw an area of low pressure develop across our region and move across thens mountai and once it's moved across the area. very moist air and we saw the air start to rise and it really took a life its own as the winds a lot of allowed these storms to grow even bigger and taller and bring all that moisture in and then it just dumped on us all morning long right on through the early afternoon here in parts of the area. now as we're looking aross our region over towards the potomac down towards the airport, temperatures 77 degrees winds out of the northeast at 9 miles per hour. now, that being said, some of our areas down along the chesapeake and mouth poet marks you might see a little bit of minor tidal floodin and the areas around the

breaking news from arlington. one person taken to the hospital with serious injuries following this overnight house fire on south hayes street and we are told the fire started in a detached garage with an apartment. >> there are road closures in that area. let'shk in with melissa mollet and your first 4 traffic. >> because of this we have road closures here. a lot of apparatus still out there on the scell and a lanes are blocked and a live report coming up in a little bit. rest of the beltway is looking uretty good right now. 270 sobound, frederick to the spur, 70 miles per hour gets you there in 25 minute. >>good morning. not bad as you step out the door and heading to the car getting into work possibly or making starting a vacation ale coupd early. 71 degrees is our temperature right now. you can see the southwest wi. that is the humidity creeping back in.we are pulling in everything from the south and west and pulling it right into the mid-atlantic so that humidity, thatng mugginess increasi throughout the day

the video you see here shot in arlington yesterday. four mile creek overflowed its banks and submerged t cars parked nearby. storm team 4 chuck bell is putting the finishing touches on today's forecast an s i can him doing that and he'll join us in a few minutes with a look at it. >>> two senseless crimes and two liees changed forevr. we are hearing from a local i familypacted by gun violence. >> the mother's two boys ended up wounded in two separate shootings and one of them is paralyze. >> reporter: playing video game and going outside to play is what 13-year-old likeenauld hill should be doing but on may 4th his life changed forever. he was shot and the bullet striking his spine. he spent week in the ospital hoping for a full recovery, but it was his mother ebony who told him thesi progno >> she told me you'll be paralyzed. i said i'm stl living, right? she had, yeah. . i said that is the only thing that > reporter: he realized how much precious liwas. three years earlier onle vantine's day his younger brother was shot steps away fr

. >> reporter: what happened monday morning as the rain relentlessly pounded arlington is the stuff of disaster movies. no one has ever seen anything like it here before and they hope to never, ever see it again. >> we were upstairs on the main level. and we heard this crash. i mean, explosions. dour feet of water and all of that rushe into the basement within 30 seconds, the basement flooded and coming into the living room. >> reporter: on 14 street north, neighbor helping neighbor bagging soggy drywall and trying to save what they can. most ofhem have finished bases mito maxize living space. >> so the water rose to this level. >> reporter: a short distance away, this is basement of the variety d hardware store. the family has oebld the beloves local busines since 19 they have. they took this video as water began rushing through monday morning. they are still helping customers. she said the community support is what is keeping them going. >> people are feeding us. we haven't had a to get meal. they all walk in the door for us. they barbecued and fed all the employees on the block. >>

a full forecast and we will have a full forecast and at's talk z3d2uz z16fz y3d2uy y16fy >>> in arlingtonrge fire on hayes street. arlington county fire tweeted out these pictures. >> that fire started in a detached garage with an apartment. one person has been taken to the burn center in serious condition and fire official are asking people toravoid that a until the fire is completely out. >>> good morning, eevbody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. let's begin with the closures associated with this in your traffic. >> we have closure in the area because of this fire. here is what we know. here 23rd and hayes street at 23rd street. we have crews on the scene and falls church at inner loop near i-5

cambridge road a 44th street a crash reported there in arlington this morning. outer loop and inner loopo problems there. travel times here. arsten to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your c today. >>> find we will show you how eed and a lot of water are helping change the outlook of young people one of d.c.'s greenhouses. en i was diagnosed, the first thing i thought about was my family. i came he and cried. but, as i'vesseen my disease progreci the medine has progressed right alongside it. trying to make medications more affordable is important, but if washington isn't careful we might leave innovation behind. let's fix the system the right way. innovation is hope, and the last thing you want to lose in life is hope. yeah. you got yyeah?omework? hey, give me a kiss. anno ocer: what's the roa car company? [ kisses ] t announcer:o take your kids to and from school? don't forget your science project. announcer: we think it can be something bigger. everybody take your seats. announcer: this summer, volkswagen is supporting america's teachers. announcer: visit your vw

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. >>> arlington county declared a state of emergency to deal with flood damages. that topped $3 million. the declaration is a key step in requesting state and federal help for ecovery. that's good news forts residen who are just finding out their traditional insurance policies may not cover their damas. >> we were upstairs on the main level and we heard this crash. i mean, explosion. four feet of water was above itl and a of that rushed into the basement within 30 seconds. the basement was flooded and coming into the living room. >> some respeents face proy that run epair costs in the tens of thousands of dollars. arlington county is asking residents to submit reports by y frid. >>> we're going to go to a horrible crash in the district that claims th lives of two people who were sitting on a park bench. aar careened off pennsylvania avenue last night, drovento a park andlammed into a bench. megan mcgrath is live near the scene with the latest on this investigation. this is awful. >> it was a terrible accident. talk about the wrong place at the wrong time, the two

a private funeral service will be held at national arlington cemetery tomorrow. the 99-year-old died last tuesday after suffering a stroke. he was the third longest serving associate justice in e history of the supreme court. >>> in a few days, former special counsel robert mueller will testify in public before two congressional commites. mueller will testify seprately before the house judiciary and intelligence committees on wednesday. house judiciary committee chairman jerry nadler says mueller's report presents a very substantial evidenct president trump is, quote, guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors. mueller submitted his report back in march and it details his 22-month investigation into the russian interference during the 2016 presidential eion. we will have live testimony of his testimony on wednesday morning. tune in and watch right here on news4. >>> 6:08. >>> president trump is not backing down from attacking four democratic congresswomen of color. >> he called the four freshmen democrats weak and cure. yesterday, he sent out this tweet saying, quote

we have breaking news from arlington this morning. one person is recovering after being seriously hurt during this overnight house fire. this happened on south hayes street. we are told the fire started in a detached garage with an a aptment. several streets had to be blocked off but we are told right now, the scene is clear. >> let's turn to the morning commute and your forecast. melissa mollet has a lo at first 4 traffic and storm team 4 lauryn rickhuts is in for c this morning with a look at the weather. >> we have a nice look at the weather outside. sun coming at 5:47 in the morning. beautiful o sunri there and looking like a beautiful morning. not a lot of cloud cover out there and high pressure in charge. 70 is our temperatureight now. see the winds? direction south and west. yesterday was nortest wind and suppressing the humidity and now the wind out of the southwest is take moisture and humidity from deep south and transporting it here to the mid-atlantic. feeling good and sunshine out there. feeling hot, however. midro up 90s

arlington fire said lightning sparked flames at a home.borms could moving through again today. but there is some relief in sight. lauryn ricketts is tracking what's coming today. >> lauryn, we have dubbed this forecast the hot mess. >> yeah, that's right. the hot mess. were you naming it after me? >> no, of course not >> absolutely not. >> we will talk more after this, yeah, kind of went happened and. let's look out there right now. listen, it is not too bad out ere. of course, yeah, we are weather alert out there as we go through the day todayecause we are going to see possibly some flooding later on this afternoon. now, ion think we are going to have numerous thunderstorms, those -- a lot of severe thunderstorm warnings like yesterday and last night. ot to say we don't have one or two, but the main threat it heavy downpours. we are seeing sshine right now, but that humidity, if you haven't been outside yet, it hits you like a ton of brick m i think it'se humid today and more smooteamy and thick may because of e rain we got last night. te

temperature not as bad this morning. 78 in arlington. 71 a popular number. warrenton also 71 this morning. a risk for severe weather and highest chance in the yellow shading area from richmond to washington up the i-95 corridor, new york, philly or boston, you have so significant weather delays. the front is across parts of ohio. ahead of it thunderstorms in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. a quite monday this morning commute. storms develop not long after lunch time and 2:00 to 3:00, severe weather is possible in parts of the shenandoah valley. possibility of a strongeo sever storm in the metro area as early as 4:00. rain chances ramp up after about 6:00 this evening into the evenings.hour our severe chance will linger later today than itma ny does. a lot of times it settles down after sunset. it could linger until mdnight tonight. heavy rain possible overnight so a flood risk the first half of your tuesday. 79 for a high tomorrow is almost sweater weather! >> know. delays and cancellations on the ees swick line because of down on various part of the track so chec

. ♪ [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] ♪ >> i'm jamie colby in arlingtonrmont, once home to norman rockwell. it was also home to a man who left his children a multimillion-dollar conundrum involving the iconic american painter and illustrator. >> my name is don trachte jr. my siblings and i were supposed to inherit from our father one of norman rockwell's best-known paintings. what we got was a mystery. what the heck had dad done with it? >> hi, don. i'm jamie. >> hi, jamie. >> so nice to meet you. so great to be in vermont. what is this place? >> this was my dad's studio. >> back in the 1950s, don's dad, donald trachte sr., is a syndicated cartoonist working on the popular strip "henry," which features a bald-headed boy, simply illustrated with clean lines and minimal backgrounds. can you support a wife and four kids drawing "henry"? >> it was a good living. my dad had to come up with all the gags... >> really? >> ...and he would have a sheet of paper next to his drawing board, and usually, he'd come up with about three or four gags at a time. >> were the

this brick wall was built in the 1930s to september white community from the black community in arlington county this week's flash flood knocked out a huge section of it. and tonight there's a discussion, should it be rebuilt? d what's thean >>> now at 6:30, flood damage in arlington, stirring up debate about a controversial landmark.r >> they talking about this. hall's hill wall. this segregation wall as it's known. it was built in the '30s to separate a white neighborhood from a black neighborhood. and this week's flooding destroyed a large section of that wall. news4's drew wilder talking with neighbors there. they're split on whether that wall should be rebuilt. >> these bricks separate tress two properties by inches. but it separates these two home owners by miles. the bricks fell into laura's yard and she wants the wall rebuilt. >> we had the two teachers stop by yesterday. they bring students down here to talk this to them about segregation this is only one facet of that story, but it's an important part of the story. >> the wall was builtinhe 1930s by white people to keep black pe

if the helicopter has an water,nt it goes into the there is the arlington.radar constellation, overhead. b-130.rce >> and so president nixon, after apollo 11, men of that their mission was the history ofent in the man, fly away from the recovery on his carrier hornet flight around the world. cbs news coverage of the 11 will of apollo continue in a moment. >> cbs news coverage of man on and oon, splashdown ecovery, continues after station identification. > this is cbs >> this is cbs news coverage of moon. the > the epic journey of apollo 11. >> sponsored by western electric. of theturing supply unit bell system. and by the international paper grow onwhere good ideas trees, and by maxim freeze-dried coffee. here again is walter cronkite. >> we're waiting for word from apollo commander neil armstrong's wife is about to come out of their home there say a word to large crowd of press, while the president of the united states stood by and we heard a prayer the anksgiving from aircraft carrier hornet. there were similar prayers being and ed around this nation this

the arlington school board appointed cynthia johnson to that position d. johnson is currently the assistant superintendent of administrative services. she'll take over september 1st when superintendent patrick murphy retires. johnson is fluent in spanish and has 35 years of experience in education. a search firm will be hiredhis ll to find a permanent superintendent. >>> an already at risk community appears to be under attack in our area. we tolt you las night, three transgender women were the recent victims of armed robbery. >> that's in addition to the murders of two other transgender women earlier this year. tonight news 4'shomari stone spoke with an aocate about the danger and how you can help. >> it's devastating. >> reporter: david mariner is the executive director of the d.c. center for lgbt, a community cente heeaks out about the recent armed robberies against transgender women. >> we don't know all of the details yet. but it is good to see the police partnering with the community and reaching out for more information. >> reporter: police say the s

thing is orlando's apartment complex is here, just a couple of minutes from the arlington county line, in fairfax county. where officials say such tows are actually legal. rebecca makely, the director of fairfax county consumer services division. >> they know those judicious dictional lines and they know what codes they have to abide by and theydo differ county to county. >> reporter: the owner of advanced toeing ld me since he lready has a contract with the property his guys didn't need ty wait once th saw the van parked. >> about 30 to 40 seconds. >> reporter: but orlando argues just because it's legal doesn't mean it's fair. >> people were justtunned that they would actually do that tie de >> reporter: and he says this is a prime example. scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >> that's amazing. delivery drivers never stay in one place longer than 60 seconds or so. >> they don't. >> they knew what they were doing. they knew what they were doing. the apartment complex, by the way, where this towing took place did not return several requests for comment from the nes 4 team. >> if you think

know i him, how did you was going to be in arlington on saturday? he said debbie, we know everything since you wet your first diaper. [laughter] that was scary. i wasn't allowed to tell anybody where i was going. i had to get a cab over to the pentagon and we went up an elevator and into this very small room, and he wrote something on a piece of paper and explained to me the code i would be doing in the letters. and then he would come out every couple months and give me a new code and change. it was wonderful. >> so you were able to get information to your husband? and you got responses back? it was seven lines, like the airmail does seven lines. it would take me almost half a day to write a letter because the way they did the code, i don't want to explain right now, but it was complicated to make sense of the letter while you're doing all this inside of it. but yeah. >> i'm curious, do you remember what you wrote? what would you write in seven lines every couple of months? >> mostly about how he was doing, hoping he was ok, what the children were d

. >> this couple bought their dream home in arlington. they never guessed that just two years later it would look like a flash flood turning the yard into a river. >> this is what used to be our kitchen. >> reporter: now you're lift to pick up the pieces.k, >> sin dishwasher, stove, cabinets, they are all gone. they were all too damaged to be saved, so, yeah. we just are recovering from that since then. >> reporter: burkett sitting in what remains of the first floor after the front living room. it looks likeis th. this was right after the flood this.w it looks like the second floor survived, but the water took out part of the staircase so to go upstairs i'ua usly get my balance here and pull up. >> and another uphill battle. this was their basement. the whole thing completely cover in sewage water. >> the first uple of days the smell was unbearable and it was also really hot. >> the to make matters worse, burkett says they didn't have flood insurance. their insurance company told them they didn't need it because the neighborhood doesn't n

there is the arlington the communication ship and two destroyers.overhead and an airplane from the air force. >> and so president and the and after telling the men of apollo is one ofeir mission the greatest if not the greatest event in the history of man left from the aircraft carrier for his flight around the world. cbs news coverage will continue in a moment. cbs news color coverage of man on the moon splashdown and recovery continues after station identification. this is cbs. this is cbs news color coverage of man on the moon. apollo 11.urney of electric,by western manufacturing and supply unit of the bell system. the international paper company where good ideas grow on trees. and by maxim freeze-dried coffee. here is walter cronkite. for word froming houston that neil armstrong's wife is about to come out of their home to say a word to a large crowd of neighbors and press. the president of the united states stood by and we heard a prayer of thanksgiving. were similar prayers being offered around this nation in this moment of excitement and the

. >>> weeks after the flash floods that swept through our region, some folks in arlington, they are still struggling to rebuild. check itut here. this is video from one of the homes in the westover area. owner athena burkettays she and her husband have been staying with friends because their house is not livable. the entire basement filled up sewage water, yikes, and they had to throw out most of their belongings here. they are trying to learn how to do some repairs themselves which they say has been pretty tough. >> had to like stop a couple of days and can't think about this at all, and then you feel guilty because i only have a certain i unt of days about work and should be using this time, and it's just overwhelming. >> she says they are looking at $50,000 for the total cost of all the repairs. if you would like to helpe out a link to an online fund-raiser in our nbc shington app. just search flood there. i've got a lot of friends in washington because that storm is no jo he. >> whatve we got, three or four inches. >> that was incredible. >> literally dozens and dozens and dozens of f

there's the arlington, the communications ship, the destroyer goldsboro, a guided missile destroyer.dar constellation, overhead. an air force b-130 with para-rescue men onboard. [no audio] >> and so president nixon, after telling the men of apollo 11 that their mission was the one of, the greatest event in the history of man, flies away from the recovery aircraft carrier hornet on his flight around the world. cbs news coverage of the recovery of apollo 11 will continue in a moment. >> cbs news coverage of man on the moon, splashdown and recovery, continues after station identification. >> this is cbs. ♪ >> this is cbs news coverage of man on the moon. the epic journey of apollo 11. >> sponsored by western electric, manufacturing and supply unit of the bell system. and by the international paper company, where good ideas grow on trees. and by maxim freeze-dried coffee. here again is walter cronkite. walter: we're waiting for word from houston that apollo commander neil armstrong's wife is about to come out of their home there to say a word to large crowd of neighbors and press, while

detect tell us that joseph the victim and her fily were suspec arlington. office say johannes juravis he made inappropriate comments invest boklieve he t >>> r&b singer r. kelly has been deniedbond. he will remain in jail. those charges include prosec saying he had sex rg prosec aued that kelly minors judges are still trying to work he faces charges in both chicago and new york. >>> protests against immigratioo agents ntinued in the distri entran to i.c.e.'s washin >> your door. >> the group is calling on includ deporting people. it was begun by a group of ut studen fure clergy to say here's a look athe other top a montgomery county art accuse sexually abusing two childr gene say works at the art gaithe sargea scott brooks kicked his way to aome saving a man and oman inside. nobody hurt and it's makiya wilson held a peace she wa killed a year ago. shead been caught in the cross fireof nearby shooting. ns>>> john stepheied last he served on the supreme crt the white house said stevens had a passion for the law and among them,the u.s. interior depart whic wan

below 80 degrees. 79 in arlington county at national airport. 75 in gaithersburg and 74 dulles heairportare plenty of upper 60s in the shenandoah valley. mugginess and steamy today' turn into a hot handumid day. 94 was the high yesterday and i'm forecasting 95 today. there will also still be a slight chance for a shower or ceunderstorm. highest rain chan west of the shenandoah valley and west of the blue ridge. around town, can't guarantee there won't ab stray shower or two but rain showers are low. if you're heading to the nats taking on the braves, they won flist a st night.

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if you want to see the proof go to section 60 of arlington cemetery i have extended that invitation tothis president and you will see all races, all faith defending this country. that is the true america. that is where the majority is. one more example, i was in chicago david axelrod took me to a museum where i saw posters the irish need not apply. the only jobs immigrants could find was the janitorial jobs because nobody would hire them but within 30 years that is an example of courage they elected the first irish american president of the united states jfk. [applause] it is that fact that i have considered and i have seen throughout my travels to your districts and too many states and places how encouraged, how enthusiastic this nation is to get read of this un-american practice from the area 2018 election. you saw a record number of people showing up to vote. and look at the result this is what will happen in 2019. coming from charlottesville virginia, he will one - - we will elect the virginia assembl assembly. we will elect in 2020 and repeat 2018 and elect the majority in our sen

. >>> weeks after thel flash fds that swept through our region arlington residents are still rebuild.g t i want to show you video of a homeowner's -- this was in westover area. athena burkett says she and her husba w have been stayingith friends. their entire basement filled up with sewage water and had to throw out most of their belongings. tryig to learn to do the repairs themselves. it can be challenging. >> i had to stop a couple days and be like i can't think about this at all today. i only have a certain amount of work. it's overwhelming. >> i can only imaine. thena says they're looking at $50,000 for repairs. if you'd like to help we have a linkonline. they're doing a ofundraiser, our nbc washington app, search flood. >>> and heads up, you won't be able to take awalk on part of the c&o canal. the park service says they've closed part o the canal between swans lock house and the pennifield parking area. a thunderstorm earlier in the week knocked down a lot of trees and crews are working to clear the pathnd they say it will remain closed until further notice. >>> metro news to tel

arlington county is asking residents to submit damage reports by friday. >>> today is relisha rudd remembrance day. it's been more than five years since the little girl disappeared and d.c. police say they will not stop searching for her until the case is closed. ange progression photo fro last year shows what she might have looked like at the age of 12. she was 8 years old when she was last seen in surveillance footage at a motel walking with khalil tatum. he was a suspect in the case and cter took his own life. no one has beenharged in rudd's disappearance. a ceremony will be held today in her honor. >>> 6:06. >>> this morning, a.c. community is mourning after a man was shot and killed inside a barberhop in anacostia. he was found dead at new creation shop yesterday afternoon. he had been shot multiple times. people around that barber shop described a chaotic scene when the shooting started. >> i saw folks out in front of the ilding runningand taking cover. trying to hide from the shooter, i'm assuming. i actually had to take cover myself to see what bes going on ause i saw people going ever

angels one their 1st match since pitcher tyler skaggs died on monday it was a somber mood in the arlington stadium as they played against the texas rangers the angels held up skag shirt and his number $45.00 was marked into the pitcher's mound the opening match of the series was postponed after the 27 year old was discovered in his hotel room just hours before the game was about to start. the latest star of wimbledon 15 year old corey goff will look at to keep her dream running on through wednesday she plays magdalena. in her 2nd round match former champion serena williams got off to a winning start in her bid at a 24th grand slam singles title the american was made to work hard by julia got the one to call me of italy but eventually completed a 6275 victory. 8 time champion roger federer was given a scare in his opening match on center court the swiss world number 3 had to come from a set down to beat tournament debutant boyd harris. and rafa on the dollar made a dominant start to his campaign he saw japanese qualifier you in straight sets. but i swear it's now you know back to hala thank