carol maloney has the story from army-navy country club in arlington. >> the legend of redskins footballwilliams charlie taylor, mark rypien. former and current players alike all here for kelsey. >> hail to the biggest celebrity of the star studded event. a 12-year-old girl from carol county whose rare blood disorder kept her out of school and makes getting an her wide open neighborhood really tough. but not anymore. >> i don't expect it to be like this. i mean it's huge. and all of this. >> what is the best part of it? >> more people. >> more people. >> everybody. >> else can ji goingkelsey is going to pick you up later. what is the neighborhood going to think as she's tooling around in that thing, right? >> i don't know. we're still waiting to see. >> she's going to be spinning out. >> yeah. >> she'll stand out for here is. it's way more than i ever expected. i had visions in my head. but they went above and beyond. >> above and beyond is what make a wish and redskins charitable foundation is all about. turning this little girl into a big shot with a cool new ride. in arlington, carol

for now from the live desk i'm carol maloney. >>> thanks. woman who jesse matthew is convicted of sexually assaulting took the stand. she told the judge what her life has been like since the attack happened ten years ago. last week matthew took an alford plea and was convict to have had crime against her. the victim's testimony today could impact how the judge sentences matthew that will happen in october. she told the courtroom, quote, i basically had stopped living, not going back to the routine. you're suffering so you don't want to get up. she also added if i don't testify, what if the person was not charged, and reich someone else would be harmed. so i did not want that to happen. >>> police rushed to southeast d.c. today after reports of gunfire. they arrived to find a man had been killed in a burst of gunfire. more than 20 shots. the victim who is known simply as b. was shot in an alley near fifth and h street in broad daylight about 11:30 this morning. police have no idea why he was shot, and they say they have no suspects in the cas

in arlington, carol maloney, news 4 sports. >> that is some fancy ride huh? we have much more redskins coverage on the nbc washington app and how concerned team president allen is about jackson missing the team's first offseason workout. just search redskins. >>> nbc 4's proud to take part in an effort to work with organizations that need youp your help. it's do more 24. it's coordinated by the united way. the president and ceo explains how the program started. >> there's a huge gap that still needs to be filled and that's why we started do more 24 because it's an opportunity for us to rally as a region. >> do more 24 happens this thursday. we have a link to the 600 participating nonprofits on nbcwashington.com. >>> we monitor a new severe weather warning and this is just the beginning, folks, of a very busy night. doug returns with a look at the timing of when it will all be over for us. >>> last half hour caitlyn jenner made it into the history books. >>> right now continuing to track the showers and storms around the region. a couple of them have turned se

here's carol maloney with more. >> reporter: we got some good times going here at nats park, a four-game winning streak seems to be more fun than normal thanks to that simple formula what the guys are putting together, strong starting pitching and clutch hitting. yeah, these guys are competing, just not with each other. >> we all pull for each other, all want each other to have success and it's good to receiver be throwing the ball well together at once, because when the staff goes, that's when the rest of the team goes, when you can get on a winning streak. >> jordan zimmermann on the mound tonight trying to keep that streak going the starting pitching not allowing an earned run, 26 innings and counting. >> we understand that it's -- you know, not going to not giving up another run the rest of the season, not going to happen. the fact they are going about it the way they are going about it they are competing and what we enjoy to watch. >> a great job to keep us in games, i think our hitting is getting better and better as the season continues a couple of our guess have been hot the whol

carol maloney has the latest from the newsroom. how about it carol? >> tbd, jim, to be determined. nats manager saying a short time ago harper will be re-evaluated later today after receiving treatment. no official word on how much time harper will miss. it all stems from an injury suffered in last night's game. harper slipped he's planted his right into to throw home. his left leg buckled, forcing him to leave the game. matt williams saying it is too early to predict how long harper will be out. >> we want to be cautious and make sure that we are taking the appropriate steps. but for today, we are going to see how he feels and then if we have to take -- get further tests, we will do so. >> careful with the best play other the team. we are going hear from harper's teammates about missing him on news4 at 6:00. >>> the elevator at the washington monument it just keeps breaking down. >> now, congresswoman eleanor holmes norton wants to know a question we are still asking, is it safe to ride? up next, we are getting some answers for you about the safety of one of our most popular landm

i am hoping to be a part of it. >> carol maloney news 4 sports. >>> check out more of dunn in action, head over to the nbc washington app and just search crystal dunn. >>> one of maryland's iconic sporting events could move a state delegate house's way. the journal reports pat mcdonough filed legislation to move the preakness from pimlico to another location in baltimore. mcdonough called pimlico dated. his top pick, port covington, a few miles south of the inner harbor. the preakness has been at pimlico for more than 100 years. current law only allows this race to move for a disaster or an emergency. >>> the police response to last year's protests in ferguson, missouri, flared tensions instead of containing them. nbc news obtained a draft report of a justice department investigation into the response following michael brown's death. it found that the use of dogs snipers and military-style tactical vehicles escalated the situation. and it finds commanders did not issue clear instructions to responding officers about lawful protests leaving demonstrators without a clear place to protes

carol maloney has more. >> reporter: today we witnessed what may be a once in a lifetime moment in sports. 37 years, that's how long we've been waiting for a triple crown winner. so all eyes on american pharoah. not just at the belmont stakes today, but around the country people stopped to watch history unfold. at yankees stayed up, the race played out on the jumbotron. the smiles of the home team. even in the opposing clubhouse, that's the angels mike trout celebrating. in tampa outside before game two of the stanley cup finals fans rejoicing. the 37-year drought is over. american pharoah grabs the lead out of the gate he never gives it up. coming up later in sports we'll hear from an emotional and humble owner about what this win means to his sport. chris? >> all right. >>> it was a great night for a ball game, but this event was so much more. how our parent company helped honor some of our country's heroes. >>> and two southwest planes getting a little too close for comfort on the tarmac. >>> and if you think this picture of the royal children is adorable wait until you >>> we're getti

carol maloney was at the draft party in fredricks burger for all the excitement and tears of joy. >>t a loss for words now. i usually have the right words to say. i'm so lost for words. over joyed. >> can you describe what it felt like to err your name called in front of the family and friend s? >> everyone here means so much to me. it's a tremendous feeling. you can only dream about it. i wake up and spending so much work with my family. finally paying off. i'm so thankful. >> i want to ask you what the hug was like. >> you can't ex plain it. just to embrace and say you did it. >> this is a dream come true for justin. something that he's wanted to do since he was at least second grade. he stood fast, worked hard. it finally paid off. we are truly grateful. >> just a small town kid from virginia. population of 500. i niemi this spot right now? i'm just ecstatic. so many tears of joy. >> so sweet. >> awesome. >> in baseball, ian desmond and the nats winning their sixth straight. bottom of the fourth. a two-run shot here. his sixth home run of the season. they take a #-# 0 lead. on the

carol maloney, news4 sports. >> it's been a journey.to leave notre dame to get his grades back up and then returned. >> first round, a big deal. >> like the dad said, you want to be happy for your kids. you want them to be happy. >>> well, today is father's day and lots of us are celebrating our dads. or if you're like me, make you're celebrating with your family today. a little cookout. we have learned about a bunch of events. crystal city is holding their annual car show. take pictures with the father of our country, george washington. that starts at 10:00 this morning. in montgomery county a family friendly fitness event. happy father's day. >> my father is down in atlanta giving him a call today. >> very nice. >> it will be nice. >> we're dealing with southern heat. >> yeah. definitely. it will be 90ing in degrees where he is in atlanta. it will be 90 something here, like we're in the same room. it's a stifler out there heat index up close to 100. we do not have the coverage or the overall intensity of expected storm chances today,

. >> looking for your thoughts, if you want to tweet us carol maloney for nbc washington. the defensive line revamped. that could mean a lot of winds they were ranked near the last season, bottom half, sacks rushing yards allowed, hoping to change that afternoon aggressive offseason a number of guys like knighton. the defense poe attention to have five new starter top story lines the season kicks off, heart excitement in minicamp, the battle about to begin. >> our defensive line we are one of the deepest groups on the whole team and brings out the competition in anyone, plays better, bring your a-game every day or lose your job. >> all about competition, we got terrence nighten, ricky, all the guys coming energy the thing i like about that.radio, making each other better plan to get one up front gonna set the taupe for the rest of the season. >>> over to basketball today, the whiz yards working justin anderson, 6-6 forward projected first round pick played for the wahoos, 12.2 points per game, acc shooting, anderson stopped by our studios, opened up about how he is prepari

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> i'm carol maloney at the live desk. nats superstar bryce harp letter not play tonight against the pittsburgh pirates a day after straining his left hamstring. he will be re-evaluated later today. last night, while making a throw in right field, harper took an awkward fall. he said after the game that wet grass did play a factor. harper has had problems with his left knee before, so we will be monitoring this situation closely but it was a very scary moment last night at nats park. >>> coming up on news4 at 5:00 hear from manager matt williams about the further tests harp letter go. until then, back to you. >> see you then. thanks. >>> the woman at the center of a cultural firestorm is no longer part of a city volunteer police commission. the spokane city council voted yesterday to remove rachel dolezal from the city's volunteer police ombudsman commission. the commission says dolezal and two other members were guilty of workplace harassment. dolezal was thrust into the public spotlight, you will recall, l

i'm carol maloney.your sunday is a good one. >>> a special story to tell you about, one nats fan from maryland. this is 78-year-old dorothy lynch on the left with nats infielder anthony rendon. lynch and her husband love watching him play. lynch's husband died a few months ago and her kids took her to the ballpark. rendon went up to her in the stands, signed a ball for her, thanked her for being such a big fan. very cool. >>> well today you can go to a block party in the district. friendship hospital for animals is celebrating its newly renovated building with a block party and special pet adoption event. it starts at 11:00 a.m. on the brain did wine -- brandywine street. there will be free zumba classes and chance to take home a new pet. >>> much more still ahead on "news4 today." >> yeah that includes an hour by hour look at your forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. stay with us. over 20 million kids everyday in our country lack access to healthy food. for the first time american kids