mayor bowser: i will not be shouted down because i'm telling the truth. kellye: the epicenter during the riots in april, now the corner in baltimore is empty. all that is left is the rubble of the cvs store. the store was looted and set on fire following freddie gray's funeral. six officers are facing criminal charges. those who were there for the demolition friday and at the store in april say that each time a park came down, they could smell the burning smell. on is planning to rebuild that corner. in northern virginia teenager with ties to isil will spend more than 11 years behind bars, the sentence handed down. prosecutors say he helped another teen travel to syria to join isil and provide other aid to the militant group. the judge said he considered the age and lack of criminal record in his decision. montgomery county leaders expecting -- expressing outrage over supposed to gos -- over swasti,kas showing up in some neighborhoods. a warning that these images may be disturbing. reporter: the entry sign is draped with this orange tarp. somebody decided

mayor muriel bowser.the few pages, the turn of the calendar we'll be in cold weather. with the forecast for even tougher, more bitter cold, lots of snow, how are we doing on preparing for the homeless -- in this city, the law is if it drops under 32 degrees, everyone is entitled to some type of quality shelter. >> yes. so we have been tackling this issue head on and we have committed to doing it in a different way. and made some pretty robust pledges around ending homelessness. veterans homelessness this year which we're on track to do. family homelessness in a couple of years which includes closing the largest family shelter in the district of columbia. >> district of columbia -- >> yeah, old d.c. general. but also looking for pathways to ending chronic homelessness in this city. one thing i learned, everybody is committed to it. they think that in a city that has grown the type of prosperity that we have should have safe and affordable housing for people. so we -- we have put together a great team on se

mike: muriel bowser created the program in 2013.nd as mayor she expanded it to include metro rail. >> it only takes ten minutes compared to like 25. i get home faster. mike: the enrollment information go to the website wjla.com. reporting at the eastern market metro station, mike carter-conneen. abc7 news. leon: abc7 news reached out to all the major school districts in the d.c. region today. the counties say they are fully staffed with the teachers and the bus drivers and the schools will be ready for the first day. kimberly: time to check on traffic. jamie sullivan is on traffic watch. it looks crowded out there. jamie: we have the accident activity that moved to the side. traffic is still heavy. volume that we are seeing on the outer loop of the beltway. this activity is now on the shoulder. so that is the good news. the bad news is the backup. let's move to the map to see how heavy we are. in the 20's. until you are clear on the outer loop. the beltway is the heaviest. that's typical. right? we see the heavy traffic working from

marion bowser said, quote, no part of our city can be abandoned by metro. metro placed police patrol in that neighborhood instead. >>> right now, looking at the asian stock markets. they are mixed at this hour after beijing's decision earlier this week to cut a key interest rate to help stabilize financial markets across the globe. investors on wall street, watching this closely. very concerned. they hope u.s. stocks will rebound as a result of beijing's decision. the dow, of course, dropping six days straight this week. losing 205 points yesterday. back to you. >>> it's 4:31 now. firefighters in montgomery county say a massive barn fire was an accident. the fire department tweeted that the cause was most likely spontaneous combustion. it's a hay barn around damascus road that ig ignited around 7:00 last night. >>> it's really back to school now for students at thomas jones element area at prince george's county school. a water main break and the main is fixed and that means classes start at 7:45. while you're running aerrands this morning you may want to p

now those men sat down with our bruce johnson today just one day before mayor muriel bowser is set to outline her latest plans for combating homicides which are up 30% all across the district. >> reporter: when you were on the streets did, you hear any guns? that's brandon forrest, a 28- year-old former gun packing member of the seventh and o street crew. >> he was shot in the head. he was stabbed. he was shot. >> reporter: how did you end up in the wheelchair? >> i was shot. >> reporter: that's gerard coates, another crew member who several years ago with our cameras rolling agreed to end a deadly feud with other street gangs in the historic shaw neighborhood. how many people here have been shot at? fragile truce in 2007 forged by a group called the alliance of concerned men. >> we can't really pinpoint where the feud started. >> reporter: its founders tyrone parker and rico rush are two ex-offenders turned advocates. >> these two groups have decided to stop that and that's the first step right there. >> reporter: today the group explains how that truce fell apart and how a truce bro

mayor muriel bowser wants more police power.or bowser says the plan could include filling gaps in some laws that already exist. bowser wants the city council to grant more authority to police to curb the growing rate of violent crime and to get repeat offenders off the streets. one proposal would close a loophole that prohibits officers from serchg cars or homes of -- searching cars or homes of people on probation and immediately lock up anybody found in violation. >>> investigators at a home on mill stone court. they are trying to determine how a woman died there. her body was found yesterday morning after neighbors saw dogs running in and out of the home. police also found a baby in that home. the child was not hurt. the autopsy will be performed today. authorities say the unidentified woman suffered trauma to her upper body in this. >>> metro officials are meeting today to discuss the ruts of an investigation into that derailment earlier this month at smithsonian metro station. our media partners at "the washington post" repo

mayor muriel bowser will announce her plan to combat violent crime tomorrow morning.an has three components. >> one is giving police more tools and resources. two, focusing more effectively on a very small number of individuals with very violent histories. three, we have to do a smarter job in having every agency in government, including our social service agencies, work with police for the betterment of communities. >> reporter: bowser briefed several council members today at a local restaurant after a fire alarm forced them out of the mayor's office. most council members seem encouraged by the mayor's plan. >> to get on the ground to understand what people need for job training, for any kind of other human services that they need so that violence isn't the option. >> reporter: but the police union has concerns about how the chief is deploying officers. >> redeploy our members in an effective watch do not have them standing light towers, standing on the tens on fixed posts, sitting on a spot they can't leave from, without the permission of the watch commander. >> rep

news4 took this issue to muriel bowser. and she said she will consider adding a stop light to the crosswalk. >>> the 14-year-old held 27 classmates hostage. you can see the school went into lockdown. police then negotiated with that teenager. he let everyone go and no one was hurt. >> when they took us to the football field, that's when i realized this was actually happening. >> thank god that none of our students was hurt. it's been a drying day for schools students and kids. >> it's not clear whether the teenager will be charged with anything. >>> curtis smith was shot and killed in chester county courthouse in pennsylvania. smith was facing similarly, assault, and harassment charges after jumping the white house fence back in had march. there's no word on why he was at district court yesterday. the deputy hurt his arm and hand but is expected to be okay. >>> it is 6:36. today, the head of fema will visit mississippi as that area marks ten years after hurricane katrina. craig fugate took up a position after the hurricane

we will ask mayor bowser about how she plans to keep kids safe. for now live in northeast, nikki burdine, wusa9. >>> back to the curriculum. there is too much standardized testing. the p.d. k gallup survey says too much emphasis is placed on testing. the best way is by whether students are engaged and feel hopeful about the future. >>> we don't have to say goodbye to summer just yet. you can rock out to five seconds of summer left. >> for a chance to win two tickets, tech the key word summer to 25543. >>> it is going to feel a little bit like summer this afternoon. it is okay right now, we are in the 70s and 60s, but we are heading back to the lower 90s today. a quick trip to the 90s and not the case for the rest of the week. showers and thunderstorms this afternoon as well. i will time them out for you on your futurecast. stay with us, we'll be right back. oh my gosh, it's the guy from last night. what?! can i jump on your wi-fi? yeah, you can try it. hey! i had a really good time last night. yeah, me too. the only thing is that... the only thing

mayor muriel bowser is pushing for just that. >> open or closed? what we just learned about >>> right now, flights are back under after a fire at dublin's airport. look at this picture here. it is a hangar burning the roof completely on fire. this forced the runways to shut down. and flights at the airport had to be suspended. the fire was in a restricted area, separate from where passengers are. we don't know at this point how the fire started. back to you. >> thank you, kristin. >>> developing right now -- the washington monument closed today after the elevator inside broke last night. molette green is gathering details. outside the monument this morning. on a lovely morning. but what's going on out there, mollett? >> reporter: good morning, we just got news that crews are arriving sometime this morning to get on top of this latest elevator problem. we told you right when we went on the air sat 4:30 the monument will not open today because of all of this. the malfunction forced a bunch of team who were inside just before 10:00 last night to walk

muriel bowser expanded it to include the trains. she said this will allow families to save more money. to get the free ride, all students have to do is scan their d.c. 1 card at the fair gate. if they don't have one they can get one at school. >>> this morning kids will be waiting at the bus stops in frederick, maryland. so are howard county schools and first through sixth graders in anne arundel county also head back to school. and no matter what grade you're in, we want to see you on your first day. show us your scholars. send us a picture of the students starting class and we'll include it on the nbc washington app. and possibly on air as well. tweet us, facebook us or e-mail us. >>> gangie goff at the live des. overnight, three americans get france's highest honor. france's president here pinning the legion of honor medals on u.s. airmen stone, college student anthony sadler and skarlatos. well, the man subdued the suspect who is an islamic extremist. they said they relied on gut instinct as well as their bond among themselves w

this came hours after muriel bowser announced a new plan to combat violence in the district. more on the shooting and why the mayor's new plan has people protesting. she had a hard time announcing that plan today. timee did have a very hard getting all the details out. police are still hunting for the suspect in that shooting. earlier today, a brazen gunbattle on the streets of d.c. all of this coming the same day the mayor tried to roll out a new plan to fight crime. helicopter overhead, police officers and k-9 units on the ground, searching for a shooter. gunfire erupted around 3:00 p.m., leaving one man wounded. it happened near the archdiocese. full in this quiet community just do not know what to make of it. >> not good for the city. roz: on top of the shootings, hospitalized103 thus far this year. at a news conference, muriel bowser tried to lay out a new $15 million plan to curb the dramatic spike in violent crime. she proposed more officers on the streets, increasing punishments for violent crimes, and searching homes of violent offenders on parole and probation for i

you can see it with mayor bowser. "view point" sunday morning at 5:30.ey will be discussing bowser's first seven moments in office as well everything from the economy obviously, to crime. jim? >>> the baltimore police commissioner calls it a punch in the gut. this evening, a baltimore officer is being held on $1 million bond for attempted murder charges. prosecutors say officer wesley cagle shot a man in the group area at close range. this happened during an alleged burglary at a grocery store. last december, investigators say other officers also shot the man, but they believe those officers were justified. the jim called the allegations against officer cagle "heinous and callous." >>> imagine what it would be like if this were your barn with a deadly wildfire raging just beyond the ridge. more than 100 wildfires are now burning in seven western states. in washington state fear is mixed with grief now. three firefighters from the u.s. forest service were killed overnight when their vehicle crashed and was overtaken by flames. fire experts say conditions

. >> tonight sources tell news4 that mayor muriel bowser plans to ask the d.c. council to give parole officers more power to monitor convicts who are free on probation, and to try to cut down on the violence. right now a metro transit police officer is patrolling the elvins road neighborhood in southwest d.c. and officers will be stationed in the area 24 hours a day. today metro reversed a decision to reroute buses around that area at night because of safety concerns. the mayor and people who use that route expressed outrage over the detour plan. the union that represents metrobus drivers, though, supported it and said metro needs to do more to protect bus drivers and the public. >>> we could learn by the end of this week if anyone will be fired over that metro derailment earlier this month. tomorrow, metro's board will have a closed door meeting according to "the washington post." they'll review the results of an investigation into that derailment. the empty car ran off the rails because the rails were too far apart. a problem that had been found a month earlie

mayor muriel bowser reiterated her support for lanier after the symbolic vote. kimberly: former virginia governor bob mcdonnell will remain free in the appeal on the corruption convictions. the supreme court issued that ruling this afternoon. had the high court not intervened mcdonnell would have started a two-year sentence in a few weeks. leon: right now, president obama is on his way to alaska for the state department conference on the global leadership in the arctic. he left joint base andrews and he is scheduled to talk about climate change on friday. but before leaving he rumpled feathers announcing that mount mckinley would return to the original name denali. late today the white house announced it will work with the state of ohio to find another way to honor president william mckinley. we have more about his trip to alaska at 6:00. kimberly: police closed off a number of blocks in the toronto financial district because of an unstable antenna on the trump international hotel and the tower in toronto. the toronto police say three blocks around the hotel and

mayor muriel bowser made a plea for people to report illegal guns through a new rewards effort. she later posted this tweet. >> we offer a $1,000 reward for people who provide a tip related to illegal firearms. >> reporter: ward 8 council member, la ruby may says her constituents are fed up with gun violence. >> i live two blocks over. this is my neighborhood. we've had too many loss of lives in this community and in the ward. >> reporter: and both chief lanier and mayor bowser stress that this program is anonymous. people can text in, and there is no way to contact them back, but is there a $1,000 reward for information that leads to police being able to take some of these illegal guns off the street. back to you. >>> here at the live desk, we're following developments in jared fogle's case. subway took to social media to cut ties with its former spokesman. the sandwich chain tweeted, we no longer have a relationship with jared, and have no further comment. it comes in response to new questions about a child pornography investigation. subway suspended relations with fogel last

. >> meanwhile, a small group of protesters tried to interrupt mayor muriel bowser this morning while she was announcing her plan to fight the rise in murders in the district. protesters with the black lives matter movement say they fear a police crackdown on poor communities. bowser specifically denied reports that police would enter homes searching for guns. >>> president obama is back in the district tonight. he spent the day in new orleans marking ten years since hurricane katrina hit. thousands of people lost their homes. many lost their lives when the storm ravaged that region in 2005. president obama and new orleans mayor mitch landrieu went door to door, meeting with residents who have been able to rebuild. and tonight the president recognized the hard work of the city and its people. >> because of you, the people of new orleans working together, this city is moving in the right direction. and have i never been more confident that together we will get to where we need to go. you inspire me. >> while a lot of progress has been made, there is still a lot of work to be done. news

one of the proposals mayor bowser is expected to make is give police the authority to search and detain people on parole or court supervision for violent crimes and gun crimes, but that authority will be limited. >> this notion that somehow, there's going to be police given the ability to do warrantless knock down of doors to search people's houses of all people with criminal records is simply not true. >> reporter: in a private briefing today, bowser and chief lanier told several council members many of the homicide victims and the suspects for those murders have something in common. many of them have been charged with violent crimes before. of the 103 murders so far this year, 22 of the homicide arrestees were under court supervision or on probation. and 20 of the victims were also under court supervision or on probation. >> we have had ten cases of where the -- between the arrest test and the victims, they have actually had a prior murder charge. >> reporter: and police say there's link to gun charges and murders. 45% of the suspects arrested this year for murder had a prior gun char

bowser specifically denied reports police would enter homes searching for guns. >> to basically search anyone, any time, anywhere. that is blatantly false. >> reporter: the mayor did say 182 more officers are patrolling streets. 235 officers are working 12-hour shifts. and she plans a 15-million boost to community groups to engage young people. >> that's my job and i'm going to do it. god bless you, ward eight. >> reporter: community leader denise rolark barnes. >> all communities agree is not one solution to the problem, but the community, i think, wants to find twice become more engaged in the solution. >> reporter: later, the mayor specifically praised police chief cathy lanier. >> she knows these neighborhoods. she has responded. >> reporter: and the mayor said protests won't stop her community meetings. >> listen, tom, i don't fear being any place in the district of columbia. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> a developing story in fairfax county now, divers recovered the body of a teenager who disappeared during a fishing trip along little hunting creek near t

jonathan: mayor bowser's plan to curb violence in d.c. what is being done starting today. water. the shocking damage caused by tropical storm erika and the next stop on the storm's path. >> now "7 on your side. jonathan: a mother finally has the answers in the murder of her daughter. it was no. when the police found the -- no. when they found the burn body in southeast washington. she had been sexually assaulted, shot and set on fire. last night finally an arrest. stephen tschida spoke to smith's mother and joins us now. this has been unleashing a flood of emotions with the arrest. latroya smith was rapedded a viciously murdered. nine months later her mother is hoping for closure. she went to a birthday party in southwest d.c. and slipped away to a nearby abandoned row house for a romantic interlude with a friend. three men burst in on them and they robbed the friend and told him to leave. they dragged 26-year-old smith upstairs where d.n.a. evidence indicates two men raped her and someone shot her repeatedly and set her on fire. >> her assaillant has been brought to justi

bowser plans to travel by metro with d.c. school officials today to remind parents and students to register for the program. bowser plans to take the green line to anacostia at 2:30 this afternoon. >>> speaking of metro, the transit agency's fourth new 7000 series trains rolled in service this morning. the service started at 5:30 on the green line with the new train leaving from the greenbelt station. the new train will continue in service throughout the morning rush. metro as ordered 748 of the new rail cars. >>> it should be much smoother sailing for airline passengers this after nearly 500 flights were delayed and more than 450 were canceled due to a technical problem over the weekend. that includes flights at bwi, reagan national and dulles. the faa says a software upgrade at an air traffic control center in leesburg, virginia may have caused the problem. flight control delays and faa software may be responsible for the malfunction. the faa administrator said the technical problem at the center was the problem, as i said.

why protesters confronted muriel bowser and how she responded. >>> and we are working a new disturbing story this afternoon, a 12-year-old girl attacked inside a local wal-mart. what we are learning from >>> and together, police have been -- >> in the district today, a small group of protesters tried to interresult mayor muriel bowser as she attempted to lay out a program to fight a troubling rise in homicide and crime in the city. bowser stood her ground, at times trying to ignore the protesters, reason with them or just shout above them. >> i think it's unfortunate that the people didn't actually hear about the policies and programs that i think they advocate for. but i didn't come across any citizen of this city, any washintonian who says it is okay to commit murder. >> news4's tom sherwood will have more on the crime proposal and reaction to the mayor's speech coming up on news4 at 5 and 6. >>> this afternoon, politics mixed among the tears and tributes over yesterday's on-air ambush in virginia. >> northern virginia bureau chief, julie carey, reports on efforts to use the tragedy

s mayor muriel bowser says part of the problem repeat offenders. she wants police to go after them and will be asking the city council to change the law allowing police to search people who are on probation. and if they're in violation, to lock them up immediately. but she says this plan is not only about policing, she wants officers to work with the community. but take a look at this video that my colleague garrett haake captured yesterday during a vigil. you can see young people smoking marijuana and drinking beer in public while several police officers kept mostly to themselves across the street. residents we have spoken to throughout the city in all quadrants, north, west, south, east say they not only need more police presence but a relationship with the officers who are there. they often say police do show up in their community after a crime, but shortly afterwards they say police disappear. of course a police spokesperson says they do have a plan to work with community members but obviously much more work needs to be done. we're live at the

mayor muriel bowser today outlined several steps to fight a steep rise in violent crime in our city. her speech in southeast d.c.'s ward eight was disrupted by a small group of protest. news4's tom sherwood was there. >> reporter: at the malcolm x school, protesters complaining about police tactics, disrupting mayor bowser's 25-minute speech to an auditorium that mostly supported her. >> i will not be shouted down because i'm telling the truth. who's with me? who's with me? who's with me? were respect mayor entered to cheers from many residents, appoint test and staff trying to show she is in control of the city were homicides have nearly doubled east of the anacostia river. >> we are nowhere near the bad old days of the '90s and we are not going back there either. >> reporter: the mayor officially announced more police will be on the streets and that she is seeking about $15 million in new community initiatives to curb violence. on top of other initiatives to fight homicides. protesters erupteded se esevera the times. many in the crowd didn't like t >> i think the disruption was bar

mayor muriel bowser and police chief, cathy lanier, today about the crime wave and illegal guns.a tip leading to an arrest or seizure of an illegal gun has now increased to $2500. the tip for an arrest and conviction in a shooting increased to $10,000. coming up at 5:30 tonight, news4's tom sherwood will have much more from mayor bowser and chief lanier about this new gun and reward initiative. >>> a united airlines flight is being closely inspected now after it rammed a jetway at dulles international this afternoon. take a look, flight 127 had just arrived from dublin ireland and pulling into a gate when it hit the jet way, damaging an engine. none of the 170 passengers and crew on board was hurt. in a statement, united says tonight the plane will be inspected and repaired. >>> and repair crews have been trying to fix a 74-year-old water main that burst in bethesda. the pipe broke around 6 this morning on goldsboro road between macarthur boulevard and tulip terrace. crews replaced about eight inches of the old pipe and now patching up the road, but until they wrap up, traffic ca

. >> may or bowser is adding outreach to the areas most affected. detectives hope a $25,000 reward for information that leads to a conviction in a murder case will help them track down the killer still on the run. if you think you can help, text your tip to 50411. >>> a bunch of riders were late to work today because a pedestrian was struck and killed by a train early this morning. it happened near the leland road station. fredericksburg vre trains were delayed up to two hours. tonight fredericksburg line trains are operating on an s schedule. >>> there's been a lot of talk about drones causing problems for airplanes but what about prisons? maryland prison officials say this drone was used to smuggle drugs to two inmates in state prisons. it was apening at two -- was happening at two prisons near cumberland. they were planning to pilot the drones saturday night. >> there's a phrase i often use with my staff. we have too many acronyms in our business but this one, ycmtsu. you can't make this stuff up. >> no, you can't. police also recovered some drug

. >> mayor bowser and chief lanier held the third anticrime appearance this week announcing they are raising reward on the tips from illegal guns from $1,000 a gun to $2,500. >> we will step up to the plate. we will find the money and we will add to the reward. >> we looked at the d.c. homicides before and after the baltimore riots. in the month before there were 32. lower than the same point last year when there were 37. after a 90-day period since the riot. d.c. homicide are 61 compared to 7 last year. >> this has affected us. they are he -- hesitant to get involved. >> the union criticized a chief for getting rid of the seuss unit known as jump-out. >> i think they were excellent. they have thousands of the guns and the drugs off the street. >> a lot of support in the neighborhood. >> i would love to sea the jump-out. it kept a lot of stuff fro happening. >> the chief said the program is working. she announced a case and 26-year-old carter was arrested for the murder of melvin woodlands. at the conditiondy rec center, the fines, or the rewards are going from 1,000 to $2,500 for pe

mayor bowser will be on the green line to talk about the program. she said it saves families $600 a year. >>> look at this. this is the aftermath of a car smashing into the front of eddie's carryout in gaithersburg. nobody got hurt here. this happened at 5:30 last night. no word on how or why the driver of the car lost control. >>> so if you can, try to get some extra calcium and vitamin "d" in your breakfast this morning. this is especially important for women as they get older. findings show one-quarter of women older than 65 have osteoporosis. compare that to only 6% of men over the age of 65. calcium and vitamin "d" help guard against bone loss and osteoporosis. if you were concerned, ask your doctor to schedule a bone density scan. >>> looking live at the white house now. today, the obama administration expected to unveil a new initiative to fight heroin use in the u.s. by speeding up how quickly public health data is shared among agencies. "the washington post" reporting the new program will pair up public health experts and law enforcement of

mayor muriel bowser took her plan to council members yesterday. and she'll make it public today at 10:30. part of the plan is to allow police to search and detain people who are on probation for violent and gun related crimes. 45% of suspects arrested for murder this year had a prior gun charge. 103 people have been killed on the streets of d.c. so far this year. >>> today, prince william county students and teachers will remember a fallen hero. the chris young school opens on monday. chris young was killed in a motorcycle crash in 2012 while he was working. young's family is expected at today's event. >>> we are waiting to hear whether the washington monument will open today after another elevator problem. here's a live look at the national mall there and the monument in the middle. hard to miss it. it closed yesterday after the elevator broke down. no one was in it, but 23 people were at the top of the monument, had to walk all the way down. there were similar problems tuesday night. >>> we have a traffic alert you need to no eabout this morning

bowser appeared on news4's "viewpoint" program yesterday. >> i want the public to know this. there's not a quick fix and there's not one thing that's wrong. that's why we have to attack all the things. everybody wants to know what's the one fix or the one thing that's causing it. and the simple truth is this. that there's violence, it's complicated. we see it in cities around the country right now. >> this is a taping yesterday for "viewpoint" which will air in its entirety on sunday morning. if may -- the mayor defended cathy lanier that city police officers are not properly trained to fight against crimes. >>> and one person has been treated and released for the west nile virus. there are steps you can take, use bug repellent, avoid standing water and take extra precaution from dusk to dawn when mosquitos are out in full force. >>> a man accused of threatening to kill four u.s. presidents is back in jail. archie monroe glass has admitted to threatening to kill president obama, clinton and hillary clinton on four occasions since 1996. he was recently released from a prison i

muriel bowser expanded it to include the trains. she sat down with our tom sherwood. >> that $30 a month they could put towards extracurricular activities for their kids, electronic devices to help kids with learning. we want that money to stay in the home. so our school bus is the metrobus. and the rail helps with that as well. >> the mayor also discussed how closely she and chancellor kaya henderson are working to follow their school plan. that helps boys in the classroom. >>> all right. some of you doing that last night -- last minute shopping and you may be saving money this year. >> that's right, news4's consumer reporter erika gonzalez shows us how families are spending less on supplies. >> reporter: it is time to start tossing pens and pencils into your shopping cart. kids are going back to school. lexi keeling is headed to high school. >> i got some spiral notebooks. >> reporter: at this target in rockville, grandma judy is buying supplies for five grandkids so she has to be smart about it. >> everything is more expensive an

chris: in march, mururiel bowser added 10 ambulances and upgraded the computer system. the months later, the i-team wanted to know if worked. this bar reprents total weight responses inhe first quarter of 2015. this bar represents the second quarter, after the changes. a slight dececrease. but nearly double from just one year earlier, which d.c. fire ems blamemes on a higher cacall volume, and adjustment to new technology.. >> it's time for a change of philosophy. chris: do you agree with that? the new fire chief took over in march, the third chief in two years. he says the biggest problemem leading to the weight responses is equipment. there aren't enouough trucks. they are overused and can't be prop mly maintained. that leads to breakdowns, crews being out of condition, anand a lack of proper training. he's looking at options, but a fix won't quick. my job is to ma sure this happens. ris: he saysys the department is looking to b buy more trucks and adjust staffing, but h he does't have a timeline for wn he wants to see these improvements hahappen. he just wawas to see

and on the first day back, you can expect to see the mayor, muriel bowser, and the school chancellor out greeting students and teachers throughout the system. they will be visiting woodson high school in ward 7. rolling out -- that school rolling out two precareer programs. one in information technology. the other engineering. and we also had a chance to talk to some schoolchildren about heading back to class today. >> i'm going to see my new teacher. i like going to school. >> i'm going to see my new friends and new teacher. and i'm going to play. >> reporter: all right. they're just cute as a button. so the brand-new school year starts off with a brand-new d.c. state superintendent. this is the eighth person to head up this troubled agency that oversees standardized test scores. a lot of expectations as many kids, thousands, head back to class today in the district. back to you. >> all right, molette, thank you. live in northeast d.c. >>> it's transition day in prince george's county's public schools. that means some sixth and seventh graders at all new -- and all new high school f

muriel bowser will make it public at 10:30 this morning. part of the plan is to allow police to search and detain people who are on probation for violent and gun related crimes. 45% of suspects arrested for murder this year had a prior gun charge. 103 people had been killed on the streets of d.c. this year. >>> here's a live look at the national mall and the washington monument there in the middle of your screen. we are waiting to hear whether the monument will be open today. it closed yesterday after another elevator problem. no one was in it, but 23 people were at the top of the monument and had to walk all the way down. there were similar problems tuesday night. we'll keep you up to date on the monument's opening on the nbc washington app. >>> developing news in china this morning. overnight we learned of several arrests in the deadly warehouse blast. why a dozen people are now behind bars. >>> just into the newsdesk, the information about the deaths of three firefighters in washington state. what we're just learning about the moments le

mayor bowser even tweeting about it to spread the news about this campaign now. over the last 30 days, police tell us they took more than 100 illegal guns off the streets, and they're also doing some other interesting things that are necessary. adding lights to neighborhoods where there are not a lot of street lights so you can see what is going on. and the police blaming repeat offenders, ex-cons who are released from prison, some released early from prison. and they get out and commit additional crimes. that's the latest live from mpd headquarters. back to you. >> thank you. >>> today a former fairfax county police officer heads to court facing a murder charge. a grand jury indicted adam torres on monday, two years after john gear was shot and killed. gear was unarmed. news4's derrick ward will join us later with the latest from fairfax county. >>> today the man known as the subway guy is expected to plead guilty to child pornography charges. the sandwich giant tweeted, "we no longer have rape with jared and have no -- have a relationship with jare and have no

[indiscernible] after enduring a course of anger, bowser addressed her critics pointedly. >> i supported and encouraged policies to put that slogan into action. no matter how much they shout i will do that. some of the mayor's initiatives will require city council approval. she says she expects the council to take of these measures when he returns from the summer break. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. maureen: an emotional day in roanoke as the tv station pays tribute to a reporter and photographer killed during a live broadcast yesterday morning. >> holding here's -- hands here on the desk. we are ending this moment with our continued thanks for all of us -- for all of you at home. we will with time in the blessings of her many friends out there for all of you, we will heal from this. maureen: that should be was preceded by a moment from silence it 6:45 this morning. that is the moment a former colleague killed reporter allison parker and her photographer adam ward. it was just part of the outpouring of support from the community. live withid joins us a tv stations leader spoke out this af

mayor bowser says despite the more than 20% jump in murders this year and similar increases in otherlent crimes, d.c. is not headed back to the days of the crack cocaine epidemic when the district was known as the murder capital. >> we are not headed in that direction. this city a very different city from those days. i lived here. i lived through it. doesn't feel like it. and it's not like it. but at the same time, any homicide, any shooting, any robbery, is too, too much. >> reporter: nestor tells me after he regained, consciousness in his car from being stabbed, he used his gps to find the closest hospital. he drove himself to gw where he crawled into the emergency room. he woke up the next day. he says he is doing better and hopes to get back to work soon. he doesn't have health insurance. his friends set up a gofundme page. we have a link at the nbc washington app. search nestor. vance, back to you. >> thanks, mark. >>> a 3-year-old child was found trying to cross a busy street by himself. his mother was asleep at home. her name is carol white. they arrested her on friday after a

mayor bowser says it saves hundreds of dollars a year. go to the nbc washington app for a list of all the dates and times that the schools start up again. of course, you can share your back to school photos on twitter and facebook as well. >>> developing in prince george's county, police are looking for a killer who they say shot a man at a rec center. we learned hours ago that j.r. franklin died. potentially hundreds of people were at the bradbury recreation center when a man shot franklin yesterday. that happened in the parking lot. the police are working this case. >>> a small bouquet of flowers now marks the spot where a university graduate died. someone shot matthew shlonsky near the metro station. it seems that shlonsky was just walking down the street and he was caught up in the shooting. he was on his way to meet a fraternity brother when someone started firing. >> he was a good person and he didn't deserve something like this. but you never expected it to happen to somebody you know. so it did. >> police say that the shooter was

mayor bowser isn't paying it much mind either saying she supports the chief. they planned another all hands on deck for weekend of october 2. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell will remain tree while he appeals the corruption conviction. that is the word late this afternoon from the supreme court. prosecutors were seeking to have mcdonnell begin a two-year sentence immediately. he argued he could serve half the sentence before the appeals process is completed. the man accused in the cold-blooded killing of a texas deputy is held without bond. shannon miles accused of killing deputy darren goforth friday night as the father of two was gassing up the patrol car. miles sneaked up behind the demty, unloaded the -- ten a a -- unloaded the entire handgun into him. he was targeted because of his uniform. >> we heard "black lives matter." all lives matter. cops lives matter, too. drop the qualifier and just say all lives matter. he is listed as the 23rd officer killed in line of duty this year. day of celebrating for the life of adam ward. salem high school in sou

sam: muriel bowser is standing by her police chief, saying she has all the confidence in her in the good times and bad. this comes after the d.c. police union took a poll asking officers a simple question, do you believe and have confidence in chief lanier that she is able to properly run and manage the metropark 10 -- metropolitan to police department? the answer was overwhelmingly no. all the 28 say they do not have confidence in the chief. there are about 3600 union officers. many did not respond, which begs the question, why not? many say they would find out the chief would find out they voted and retaliate against them. the union says the biggest concern is trust, they simply do lanier.t chief officers also do not agree with the direction of the department and want the chief to bring back plainclothes vice unit. they are upset about scheduling issues. many had to cancel vacations this weekend for the all hands on deck weekend, and these are just a few of the many complaints that officers have the big question, now that this poll was taken and we have the weults, what comes next? ask

in march, mayor muriel bowser did a commission to commemorate marion barry. the beloved and often ial politician died last year. the apparent hack of the infidelity website ashleymedicine.com has been a wake-up call for others to step up their security. i-team your side investigator joce sterman explains, many may be surfing the web tonight to see if their secret relationships have been revealed. joce: it is the hack that left thousands scrambling. >> it seems like the entire stash was hacked. hackers releasing information from hundreds of users of ashley madison. fr says expert jim jones their secrets may be available to the world. >> if anybody used a real e-mail address or credit card, that is a problem. joce: and not just on the dark web. we found thousands of public e-mail addresses posted by hackers on websites. we even spotted e-mails from local school districts on the list. are popping sites up claiming they can verify whether your soulmate was seeing somebody else. >> very low credibility into the e-mail dresses -- e-mail addresses only circulating.

. >> reporter: at 8:30, mayor bowser arrived. her appearance settled some of the raw emotion. >> this is not the worst time. we don't want it to become the worst of times. >> reporter: it's clear this meeting is not going to solve the violence problems here east of the river, but it is also clear that the passion in that room means this community is going to keep fighting. garrett haake, wusa 9. >> very emotional out there. perhaps there is some small comfort in the fact that d.c. is far from allen and struggling with a spike in violence. today, as a matter of fact, baltimore recorded its 211th murder of the year. >>> breaking news in the wildfires out west. tonight three firefighters have been killed and three to four others hurt battling the flames in the north central part of the state. they lost their lives when winds shifted unexpectedly. some 1,000 people were ordered out of their homes. unfortunately the situation there could get worse before it gets better. there's no break expected in the hot, dry weather. >>> breaking n

. >>> mayor bowser also stopped by woodson high school this morning and we'll have more on her visit on wusa9 news this evening. >>> we have an update on the twin panda cubs born this team. the team is trying to care for each cub swapping them out. last night maeshong did not saturday one one of her cubs all night long. the zoo said both are feeding very well. >>> will he or won't he run for president? vice president joe biden's aides say we should have an answer to the burning question by the end of this month. the weekend meeting with a key liberal democrat, senator elizabeth warren, sparked even more speculation that he has already made a decision. this comes just weeks after the vice president casts himself as a champion for the working class. >> the reason i talk about the working class is simple the poor have a way up. >> reporter: the vice president's deliberations over a presidential run are tied to concerns about hillary clinton's declining numbers. >>> rain could be moving in just in time for the evening commute. allison ray joins us with her first alert forecast. >> report

mayor muriel bowser said lanier has her full supported. >>> the all hands on deck initiative did not help this 13- year-old girl hit by a bullet meant for someone else while hanging out with her friends. >> reporter: i'm bruce leshan in southwest d.c. 13-year-old taije chambliss was sitting on the steps right here with her friends when a guy came running past her into the house and out the other side trying to escape three guys in a blue sedan who were coming down here shooting at him. >> devastating. >> reporter: taije chambliss is recovering in children's hospital from gunshot wounds in both legs. >> i want them to catch the guy, put him away because why would you do that when kids was right there? don't make no sense at all. >> i just told them i seen a blue sedan with three guys of. >> reporter: a neighbor says she saw one guy running right -- guys. >> reporter: a neighbor says she saw one guy running right through her house to get away from the shooters. he actually ran through your house and the blue sedan comes up and they still were -- >> shooting. >> reporter: repeatedly? >>

mayor muriel bowser is set to outline her latest plans for combating murders which are up 30% in the city so far this year. now crew members say they are going to put down their weapons and in exchange ask the mayor and others to guarantee jobs and job training for young men. >> basically right now we don't have anything, anything that's a start, job training, jobs. i can't go to another young man in my community right now that's 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 years old and tell them to put their gun down if i'm not going to replace it with something else. >> they want careers. they want career-based jobs and they're willing to go through training to get these career jobs. >> the young men are part of a group called the alliance for concerned men. in 2007 they entered into a truce with a rival violent crew in the district shaw area. they say that truce did not last because the men could find no jobs or job training programs that lasted. >>> debate is underway at three high schools in fairfax county over whether to change confederate names and symbols and the former principal 30 years ago got a c

mayor bowser says it will save an estimated $45 million over 20 years.he says climate change is real, it's now, it's the city's responsibility to do something about it. >> well, that's a good thing. you know, d.c. has looked at -- is looked at as one of the cities that's a forerunner in terms of going green. 35, $40 million over 20 years a great number. doesn't get passed on to the consumers so the issue is the more you educate the consumer about going green, great. but at some point the consumer will say, i know this is saving the city money, but how is it saving on my bill? that may be the best thing about this program, it may educate residents that if the city is saving something here, maybe if i go green, can you show me how i can save money? >> well, there's a lot of hot air in this city, that's for sure. whether that's the kind of wind that we need for the technology remains to be seen. if wind power proves to be as worthy as it is, that will save the city money, allowing them to spend money on things people want them to spend money on more. if som

muriel bowser has talked about how she's going to deal with this crime spree. so we'll continue with more right here, "reporter's notebook." >>> all right. let's get right to this, the mayor of washington, d.c., under a lot of pressure to do something about the crime spree that's taking place in washington, d.c. so she held a news conference. had a little opposition from black lives matter. so let's talk about this outline. who wants to start? michael? well, michael, what do you think? >> so the mayor's effort here is really going to fall under some harsh criticism. >> why? >> because it targets people o who, you know, are in the parole system, the probation system. and it has some actions on them that are going to be questioned by a lot of people. for example, if you're in the parole program or probation program, you could be detained for 72 hours, that you can be searched without a warrant. these are things that are going to concern the liberal members of the council. some of the people in the black lives movement. so i think we'll see kind of a fight in term

mayor muriel bowser plans to put an end to violence in the district. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this thursday. it is august 27, 2015. >> your headlines in a minute. but first a check on things on with chuck bell in your hour by hour forecast. >> good morning, aaron and eun and welcome to your thursday, everybody. off to a delightly cool start this morning. 65 downtown, but 59 in college park. silver spring, 61 reston town center and bristow and bull run. 60 degrees on the nose at dulles international airport. here's what the sky will look like for the day. mostly sunny

bonnie bowser pleaded not guilty yesterday. she also had to give up her passport with limited travel. she was the chief of staff for fattah's philadelphia office and also managed his personal and campaign transactions. she is charged with racketeering, fraud and several other charges. nbc 10 and nbc10.com will have continuing coverage of the fattah investigation. >>> turning now to the kathleen kane case. an attorney representing the pennsylvania attorney general says she will likely go public with new information about a pornographic e-mail scandal. this as kane fights criminal charges. kane's lawyer made the comments after the state supreme court unsealed two decisions on the scandal from late last year. her attorney says the e-mails and attached images are critical to proving she's innocent of perjury, obstruction and other charges. >>> as pennsylvania's budget standoff drags on, local school officials are calling on lawmakers to get a deal done. >> this is a nonpartisan issue. both republican and democratic law makers and e

others are facing charges in this indictment including bowser and nicholas. >>> journey colic mann was vice principal at a high school and in her lawsuit she claims she was wrongly accused of covering up sexual misconduct by torches and her reputation was ruined. three teachers were arrested in 2012 having sex with three high school students on numerous occasions and two of the students were under 18. those teachers all pleaded guilty and sentenced to probation. the school's principal katherine depaul also pleaded guilty and is on probation. the prosecutor's office declined to comment on the lawsuit. >>> eight minutes after 5:00. we are about an hour away from sunrise this morning and we will see lots of sunshine to start with. getting a cooler start this morning with clear skies and temperatures in the 50s and 60s for most of the area. sunny and warm during the day. bright sunshine this morning but as the day goes on we will see more clouds and that will lead to some rain in parts of the area this evening. we are tracking that rain to the west right now. 51 degrees in mt. pocono and 6