this is the inner loop at braddock road. two cars overturned there. going to keep an eye on this. >>> our other breaking story, 100 murders in theri di. d.c. police confirm a man was shot and killed overnight, marking the 100th murder in the district this year. this happened at 7th street and girard street northeast. at this time last year, there were 73 homicides in d.c. >>> we haveer team ce as we get you ready for school this morning. justin finch is l e ind.c., as students are trying to make adjustments today. >> first, we want to send things to molette green, live in loudon county, as they get ready for their first day of classes. hi, molette. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. we are at goshen post elementary school, a brand-nschool, with a new principal, new teaching staff. ncipal and her executive staff. th assistant principal is there. evody is excited about what's going to happen here when the 1,150 students walk through these doors at about 7:30 this morning. and can i just point o that this school has virginia's elementary p.e. teacher

mayor offour term braddock, pennsylvania. that is where injury carnegie built his first -- andrew carnegie built his first steel mill. today, demographically it is much like new orleans ninth ward. 80% african-americans, overwhelmingly poor. to spendere years ago my life fighting inequality and issues like gun violence and hopelessness. people getut helping their life's back on order. three or four years in, things are going well but two of my students were gunned down a few weeks apart. i decided then that i needed to do more. so i ran for mayor of that community. doors around knocking on with the very young people who were my students. they were the young people i helped get there ged's or get a job. because of their interaction and their words, i won my first election by one vote. every vote matters. [applause] 13 years later, i am proud to say braddock is a lot further along than it was. we went five and a half years in a row without the loss of life from violence in our community. [applause] mayor,years i have been nine

he is the mayor of braddock, pennsylvania. years ago, we went to pittsburgh which is very close to roddick, pennsylvania. that is where he comes from. i would like you to put your hands together and greet our next to candidates, starting with john federman. [applause] >> i am john federman, and i'm a democrat. and i am a progressive. [applause] i am a proud progressive. i am the four term mayor of braddock, pennsylvania. that is where injury carnegie built his first -- andrew carnegie built his first steel mill. today, demographically it is much like new orleans ninth ward. 80% african-americans, overwhelmingly poor. i came there years ago to spend my life fighting inequality and issues like gun violence and hopelessness. i started out helping people get their life's back on order. three or four years in, things are going well but two of my students were gunned down a few weeks apart. i decided then that i needed to do more. so i ran for mayor of that community. i went around knocking on doors with the very young people who we

four-term mayor of braddock, pennsylvania. for those of you unfamiliar with my community, it is where carnegie built his first steel mill. after the steel mill and the industries went away, it would go on to lose 90% of everything. today, their demographic we, -- demographically, it is very much like the new orleans fourth lord -- fourth lord. i came to braddock 17 years ago to fight against inequality and a lot of entrenched and intractable issues, like gun violence, hopelessness, you name it. i started out as an instructor helping him people getting her life together. three or four years into that process, things are going well. but to my students were gunned down a couple of weeks apart. more.ded i had to do i needed to do more. improbable choice of running for mayor in the community. i went around knocking on doors with the very young people who were my students. they were the young people i helped get there ged's or get a job. because of their interaction and their words, i won my first election by one vote. every vote ma

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we have a new crash on braddock road.rews are headed to the scene. >>> did you stay up late to watch the first 2018 preseason game of the nfl? talk about summer going too fast. the ravens taking on the chicago bears, right outside of the pro football hall of fame in ohio. a familiar site r skins fans. robert griffin iii. remember rg-3? it was because the ravens beat the bears. it doesn't matter that he intercepted this. they won 17-16. >> morrow, ravens legend, b ray lewis wi enshrined in the hall of fame. and the skins manager will be put in thetoall of fame rrow. >>> nationals players and other teammates stopped bytlhe le league practice. all of the players are part of the youth baseball academy. >> the program hps kids play ball and keep up the academic skills over t summer. the team heads to connecticut to play in regionals. they're four winakwins away frot to the little league world series. >>> this morning, good news about aee dog that's b tugging at our heart strings on social media. he is terminally ill. he has fo

this is from the other severe thunderstorm right aroundfa fax county around the braddock road exit anddro the robinson turnpike. more storms continuing. back to the map here. i want to show you where the storm is. severe thunderstorm warning for fairfax county and arlington county right here. i'm going to zoom in on this ar right here until 5:00 tonight. this thing just blew up. a big time storm south and east of pools ville. this is river road all the way ou river, and then you'll be making your way up to the quince orchard area and back towards any new storms that develop we've got them for you right here. >> got it. thank you, doug. clouds and rainy skies probably will set the perfect mood for music lovers today whose hearts are heavy for a good reason.ha we've learned aretha franklin is expected to pass soon. she left an indelible mark on american mike and american culture. scott evans from "access hollywood" joins us live with some special memories of the queen of soul. scott? >> reporter: leeon, you said it there. i've got goose bumps as we're talking aboutt. music icon, the queen

they say he got into the car around 3:00 in the morning yesterday and that two men took him to braddockde where they turned him several times and stole his waet. the man told investigators they drove off in a silver toyota. >>> here in the s district we a similar situation back in napped and robbed at gunpoint when he got into u a vehicle he thoughto be his uber. after a night out in the u street corridor. police tell us the suspects in that case demanded his phone and wallet and also made him take at cash at a number of they arrested one of the suspects earlier this month. >>> days a dropping out of the race republican jerry n mats ha endorsed angela alsobrooks to be theext prince george's county executive according to "the washington post." late last weeke ended h bid hoping to become the first republican to take over that post in 40 years. alsobrooks w had been heavily favored is currently uncontes md. >>> thining a large group of hospital workers and m communityembers gathered outside p vidence hospital which is plan nothing close. these workers say they got caught off grd by the pa

. >> before braddock road looking a lot better.ll slow because of the earlier crash, the delays still hangg around but looetter than it did. on the belt way slow in the otherypicalspots, up top and down by rowo wilson bridge. >> thanks melissa. we'll get a check of your forecast coming up next. >>> there's a lovely northwest breeze fraveraging 10 to 15 mil per hour t g a great day to be outside. afternoon highs will only be in the low 80s. another cool comfortable day coming your way for tomormpw. atures in the 50s and '60s again friday. dry weather all the way throu the weekend. >> chuck, thank you. another local news update in about 25 minutes. >> for now back to "the today show" after this break. welcome guys! hi! you are gonna love the neighborhood! it's totally wired for fios. is that a good thing? good? fiber-optics can move crazy amounts of data at even crazier speeds. and fios is a 100% fiber-optic network, so you can stream, game, and watch 4k shows all at once. kid's right about that! see! we are gonna have so much fun he

we do have one thing that just happened, w tbound braddock road at roberts, crash on the left side.go into the early part of next week, eun. >> all right, sheena, that you. he latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. have a great day. >>> good morning,ry ee and welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. we all know breaking up is hard to do. but does it have to be so mee'? today going to introduce you to two couples who managed to do i kdly going as far in one case to share a home with one another after they split. could you do it for the sake of your child? one of the most famous couples in america, brad pi and angelina jolie are now in the process of a very public divorce of their thown. 's where we're going to start today. joining me to talk about that and other headlines making the rounds today, nbc' dylan dreyer and nbc legal analyst danma gold plus co-host of n

inner look after braddock, crash blocking one lane. 95 southbound already seeing the getaway traffic.sh blocking a lane. ay bridge toll plaza looks good >> melissa, thank you. we'll look at your forecast when we coming was. stay with us. oo>>>morning, everybody. still light rain up across northern maryland. thats fizzling outith time. everyone needs to be ready for another chance of later today. rain chances 60% for later today, but there's enough sunshine getti through to get temperatures into the mid-80s. same story for tomorrow, 60%ch ce for showers and then hotter weather and more sunshine for labor day. >> another update here in 25 minutes. ba. ♪ [ cheers and applause ]>> > we're back now! 8:30 on a friday morning, the last day of august. believe it or not, it's august 31st. the holiday weekend is here, and we have a very special treat for you coming up monday on labor day. a special labor day concert live on the plaza from the hit group why don we. why don't we's going to be here on monday. n hot boy band. great crowd ch a out here, but we have a special veteran. where's jimmy?