. >>> bill euille announced that he'll be a write-in candidate for the next election. he has served as alexandria's mayor. this afternoon euille updated his facebook page with an image saying, "bill euille for mayor." >>> it's a phrase we've been saying a lot this summer, too often, but it's been another 24 hours in the district. multiple shootings overnight that left one person dead and a body was found in a burning car in southeast. wusa9's cameron thompson starts our coverage where the homicide happened. the neighbors tell them sadly that they are not surprised. >> we've had some issues in the blocks and the vicinity over the last few months. this is the second day in a row that we have heard the police choppers overhead. >> reporter: the most recent reason is for the city's 107th homicide of the year. and a man shot and killed around 3:30 this morning in the 6400 block of seventh street northwest. the shooting was just one of four overnights. no one was killed and the others, which were in north and southeast dc. >> it's been a little rough this summer. >> reporter

all happening today, northern virginia bureau chief julie kerry just spoke with alexandria mayor bill euille and he will launch a write-in campaign. julie reports that euille already has the support of other democrats including the former mayor. mayor euille wa defeated in the yuan primary by allison silverburg. by then it was too late to file for an independent campaign leaving a write-in campaign as his only option. several political activists in alexandria tell julie kerry they expect euille will wage a campaign. >> a critical deal with iran about nuclear capabilities poised to move forward. and on the campaign trail hillary clinton is making a concession about those now infamous state department e-mails. >> joining us now to talk about all of it, moderator of "meet the press" chuck todd. good morning, chuck. >> good morning. nice to see you. >> yes. the iran deal is moving forward. we discuss this had earlier, kind of funny because it's just a veto-proof measure, right? >> a vetoroof minority. they can't stop the united states from participating in the deal, and that's obviously importan

. >>> alexandria mayor bill euille is launching a write-in campaign to keep his job. the four-term mayor was defeated in the june democratic primary by council vice chair, allison silverberg. it came down to just over 300 votes. by then though, it was too late for euille to file as an independent. mayor euille made the announcement surrounded by supporters at the waterfront park this afternoon. he said people were stopping him in the streets and the grocery stores, wondering if he would run. >> friends who voted for me, who many who said that -- and many who didn't vote for me that said that i need to do this write-in campaign. this city is worth fighting for. i was born and raised here. and i will not go quietly into the night. >> euille had not been opposed for the mayor's office since 2003. >>> many of you hit the water this weekend and these folks got to enjoy the alexandria waterfront today. lauren is up next with your big labor day forecast. >>> are these the last days for a popular marina in ♪ hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! ♪ introducing the one-and

. >>> alexandria mayor bill euille will announce if he'll have a write-in campaign to keep his job. he was defeated by silver berg. >>> and a group of democrats are pushing for a background checks for gun buyers. this comes a week after two were shot and killed on live tv. it has a petition supporting stricter laws. right now, private sales including those at gun shows are not subject to background checks. >>> the local chamber of commerce in roanoke is raising money for a tribute to the woman who survived the on-air ambush. they want to build a new community center in honor of vicki gardner. she is doing better now as she recovers from being shot in the back. the chamber president told wdbj gardner has had this vision for a long time and they gearing to make sure -- they're going to make sure it happens. >>> i want to show you a hero's welcome for a man who took down a suspected terrorist. this is u.s. air force airman first class spencer stone as he stepped off the plane near sacramento last night. looking energetic. you can see the bandages on his hand, hurt in the struggle with

>>> happening today northern virginia bureau chief julie kerry just spoke with alexandria mayor bill euille and he will launch a write-in campaign to keep his job. he'll make that formal announcement later today. now julie reports euille already has the support of other democrats including the former mayor. mayor euille was defeated in the june democratic primary by allison silverburg. by then it was too late to file for an independent campaign leaving a write-in campaign as his only option. several political activists in alexandria tell julie kerry that they expect euille will wage another campaign. that's a story we'll stay on top of for you as it develops today. >>> the holiday weekend is over for the washington football team. it's become to practice today ahead of next weekend's season opener against miami. a lot of you may be wondering about rg3's future here in washington. a concussion pretty much stopped his game before it started this preseason. the team cleared up that confusion yesterday. nfl media says robert griffin iii is on the 53-man roster but the team dropped him to second

four term mayor bill euille says that voters should not count him out even though he lost the primary. he will run as a write-in candidate. people want him to run, so much so they're stopping him in the streets he said. >> this city is worth fighting for. i was born and raised here and i will not go quietly into the night. >> now, he lost the democratic primary to council vice chair allison silberberg in june by more they 200 vote. >>> today is the last day of summer in virginia. thousands will head back into the classroom. tomorrow in fairfax county. more than 57,000 high schoolers will get to sleep later this school year. the county's 22 high schools will start between 8:00 and 8:10 and middle school is starting 30 minutes earlier at 7:30. changing start times means changing bus schedules. fairfax county police saying they'll be out in force helping to keep the morning rush smooth with all the extra buses. >>> and arlington county will welcome kids back earlier. discovery is opening for first time in the morning. it was named for john glenn, the first new school in the county in 14

. >>> alexandria's mare, bill euille, will announce on saturday whether they will launch a write-in campe keep his job. he's four-term mayor, but he was beaten in the june democratic primary by council vice chair allison silverburg. by then, it was too late to file for an independent campaign, which left -- write-in campaign his only option. several political activists in alexandria tell northern bureau chief julie carey that euille will wage a campaign. >>> people who live along the potomac river are taking the first steps over filing a lawsuit over loud airplane noise. according to the georgetown current, nine groups filed paper bork about the u.s. court of appeals against the federal aviation administration. the groups have been fighting with the faa for nearly two years over flight paths that they say disrupt their neighborhood, something news4 has covered in the past. >>> doug is here with another check on our weather. rain flowing down in those few location zbh. >> it is. other locations get rained on, most of the storms off to the best, showers in and around the metro region. let'

look at mayor bill euille greeting that rider, from scotland. euille and dash presented them with a certificate for a lifetime of free rides. that was meant to be a joke since the service is free. the king street trolly started operating back in april of 2012. it takes 2500 people a day between the king street and the waterfront. >>> a girl who died from a peanut allergy settled two lawsuits n 2012, maria johnson died after the eating a peanut on the playground of a school near richmond. johnson's mother filed lawsuit against the chesterfield school system. she says she filed a health plan spelling out treatment, in case her daughter had a reaction. the mother also sued for wrongful death. there's no word tonight on what's included in the settlement. >>> a nearly $6.5 million settlement was approved by a baltimore financial board for for the family of freddie grave. . the mayor and the team say this was a way to cut the city's losses. we know the city had key evidence in the death of gray before decides no to-tohe -- no fight the civil case. >>

. >>> bill euille says voters should not count him out even though he lost the primary. he'll run for re-election as a write-in candidate. news4 was there as he made that announcement people want him to run. they're stopping him on the street. >> this city is worth fighting for. i was born and raised here and i will not go quietly into the night. >> he lost the democratic primary to council vice chair allison silberberg in june by slightly more than 300 votes. >>> today is the last day of summer for lots of students in virginia. thousands will head back to the classroom in fairfax county. more than 57,000 high schoolers will get to sleep later this school year. the 22 high schools will start between 8:00 and 8:10. changing start times means changing bus schedules. the police will be helping to keep that morning rush smooth with all the extra buses. >>> well, arlington county schools will open students back tomorrow. and discovery is opening for the first time in the morning. it's named for john glenn, and is the first school in 13 years. there was concern the school woul

. >>> alexandria mayor bill euille announced on sunday whether he'll launch a write in campaign to keep his job. he was defeated by alison silver burg. >>> arlington police are examining new evidence in a murder case. bonnie black was killed in april. yesterday, officers searched the home of her estranged husband david black. they seized two bicycle, documents and other items. neighbors who knew bonnie black say they're happy to see movement in the case. >> i'm glad that it's not that they -- that obviously the police still have leads. >> we have all been waiting impatiently to see results. >> this isn't the first time police have searched david black's home. police describe him as a person of interest in the murder, but he has not been charged with any crime. black says he's innocent. >>> a group of northern virginia lawmakers pushing to expand background checks for gun buyers. this comes more than a week after two journalists were shot and killed on live television. a group of democrats has a petition with 2,800 signatures asking for stricter laws. >>> the local chamber of commerce in

. >>> today alexandria mayor bill euille will launch whether he will start a write-in campaign.ed in the june democratic primary by allison silverberg. but then it was too late to file for an independent campaign leaving a write-in campaign as his only option. they expect euille will wage a campaign. >>> well, the holiday weekend is already over for the redskins. it's back to practice today ahead of next weekend's season opener against miami. a lot of you may be wondering about rg3's future here in d.c. concussion pretty much stopped his game before it started this preseason. the team has cleared up the confusion around the concussion saying rg3 is on the 53-man roster but the team dropped him to second string quarterback behind kirk cousins. >>> crashing the party again. the latest sporting event interrupted by a drone flying into the stadium. >> i was just tweeting about it. also ahead, a warning about a dangerous salmonella outbreak. the questions you should be asking your grocer after at least one person in our region gets sick. >>> a live look at the bay bridge where traffi