he was well liked here at clarksburg high school. a lot of people respected him. and he passed away. an amtrak train hit the 16-year-old on the tracks around 4:45 this evening. tonight montgomery county police tell us dereggi jr. was walking along the tracks with two other teenagers. now here is what is interesting. for some unknown reason, detectives tell me he was in the path of the train. the train hit him around the 15000 block of barnesville road near the boyds marc train station. back out here live. tonight clarksburg high school sent out a tweet asking students to wear blue tomorrow to pay tribute to john dereggi jr. some other students at montgomery county public schools also plan on wearing blue. meanwhile, detectives continue to investigate this incident. live in clarksburg, i'm shomari stone, news4. >>> we're following another twist in the murder of a college professor. the associated press reports that officers have been in touch with the main suspect, and he promised them, quote, he is not going to jail. investigators are looking into weather a love t

that's the latef live in clarksburg. >> all right, chris gordon. disturbing allegations against a local nurse who is accused of sauling a patient in the victim's home. what you had do if you or a loved one ever need in-home care. here's marcy grace. >> so many people and other people with disabilities depend on providers like he's coming into the home and providing care. >> experts say you need to be careful when hiring a nurse to come into your home. this week, police charged 31-year-old ndale hanoiis with sexually assaulting a patient he'd been sent to care for in her apartment. according to court documents after he assaulted her the first time, he asked her how did you like it? when she pleaded with him to stop, he did it again. the nurse was an employee of medricstar visiting nurse association. in a statement, medricstar tells news 4, he had passed all of their background checks. when we learned of these serious allegations against him, we immediately suspended him and launched an internal investigation. when he refused to cooperate we immediat

you are expecting up to 80 in urbana closer to clarksburg. focus in on the delay. 270 is the most congested. this backupf you is getting from 370 closer to clarksburg. 270 northbound is open. not used to this. college park, the center lane is blocked. the inner loop is typical with the delays. northbound after pennsylvania avenue. 270 close in clarksburg. keep you updated with that and more after the b across america, people like basketball hall of famer dominique wilkins... ...are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes... ...with non-insulin victoza®. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza®. he said victoza® works differently than pills. and comes in a pen. vioza® is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. it's taken once a day, any time. victoza® is not for weight loss, but it may help you lose some weight. victoza® is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. it is not recomme

this is a townhouse community here in clarksburg.rsection of little seneca and sweet briar. you can see where the officers are down there just ahead. we are told this happened at 12:20 this afternoon. the car that struck the gentleman did not stay on the scene. it took off. so this was a hit-and-run they were investigating initially. short time later misgot a tip that the car was on, about five miles away in germantown on amber circle ridge. so that is where they are at the second scene right now processing the car with what we are told has a lot of damage to the roof. they took the driver in for questioning, as well as several other witnesses. two separate crime scene the search of the car in germantown and where it happened here in clarksburg. two things, homicide investigators and major crash team investigators. so to suggest it might be something more, they sunt it might be more -- suspect it might be more than a hit-and-run. we are told that the driver and the victim knew each other. we expect to get more details as the evening

she is one of the armed robbery victims at clarksburg pharmacy. >> very shocked.ery nice area, so, very weird to have somebody just come in and think that they can do something like that. >> reporter: take a close look at this surveillance video from this morning. it shows a masked man dressed in a striped blue long-sleeved shirt, khaki shorts, tan shoes with a black backpack over his shoulder. he calmly walks into the pharmacy pointing a gun at a woman and the pharmacist. he forces the two employees on the ground and they put their hands up. he seems to know exactly what he is looking for as he searches shelves and drawers. the pharmacist told me he stole a variety of medicine, including prescription painkillers, then he walks out. they hope someone recognize the man and turns him in to police. >> you don't want somebody like that on the streets, especially a nice area like. this you have a lot of families around here. >> reporter: detectives want your help catching the suspect. now, we posted the video on our website, nbcwashington.com, and on our nbc because ap

it shows the man with a gun robbing this drugstore in clarksburg, the middle of the day. the search for the gunman forced several schools in that area to shelter in place. neighbors were told to stay inside. shomari stone is live with the firsthand account from one of the pharmacy workers, including what the robber was looking for. shomari? >> reporter: wendy, the pharmacy owner decided to share this video with us to help police catch the suspect. right now, montgomery county police are searching for this suspect. now, several schools were on lockdown here. american business owners were concerned. and that man walked right into the clarksburg pharmacy behind me, leaving two employees scared. >> its seas are scary. >> reporter: this woman doesn't want to show her face on camera. she is a victim of an armed robbery at clarksburg pharmacy in maryland. >> very shocked. it's very nice area. so it's very weird to have somebody just come in and think they can do something like that. >> reporter: take a close look at this surveillance video from this morning. it shows a masked ma

we're live at clarksburg high school. >>> 5:32. potential scramble for power this morning in have have. a nonprofit group filed a new lawsuit challenging the commonwealth 2011 re districting line. the group says the poundries protect incumbents and in doing so violates the constitution. the districts in question include parts of prince william county, fairfax and arlington counties. panel of federal judges may redraw the boundaries. >>> virginia governor terry mcauliffe's supreme court pick made her first appearance on the bench this week. but it could be her last one. justice jane roush is serving on an interim basis. her appointment expires tomorrow. she was at fairfax county circuit court. the governor said he plans to reappoint her. last month, republican lawmakers rejected electing judge roush to the court. >>> employees will keep their jobs. department will restructure the human resources division to avoid layoffs. the 26 people who were going to lose their jobs will be reassigned to other parts of the agency. last month mary

he was a sophomore at clarksburg high school, on the track team at the school. the train that had him was an amtrak train that left union station. 184 people on board waited about two and half hours on the train as the police conducted the investigation. they were on their way to chicago. >> there is no business being on the tracks. trains are very dangerous. at this young age, they may think they can beat the train getting across the tracks, but time and time again pedestrians on the tracks versus a train, the train always wins. chris: the two other teens with the other went to the hospital, though they were not injured. according to the investigation, they are trying to figure out why he was so close to the train or how he got so close to the train that it could hit him. according to social media accounts, tomorrow at clarksburg high school, students tomorrow will where blue in his honor. chris papst, abc 7 news. leon: a mother is behind bars months after she was found to a playgroundon swing. she is charged with manslaughter in child abuse. the police believe

>> this is the playground in clarksburg where sarah and jacob last played with their father, troy, beforeppeared one year ago. >> we have two babies out there with no hard evidence that they're deceased. >> ahead what's expected to happen next in court when happen next in court when katherine what did iran's supreme leader get in the nuclear deal? to start with, $100 billion. they keep their nuclear facilities and ballistic missiles. there won't be surprise anytime-anywhere inspections. and after ten years, restrictions are lifted and iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. congress should reject a bad deal. we need a better deal. i was at my shop tied up with a customer when i realized the time. i had to get to the bank before it closed, so i made a break for it. when i got out it was almost closing time. traffic was bad. i knew i was cutting it close. but it was ok. i use td bank. it's got the longest hours and stays open an extra ten minutes every day. i'm sid. and i bank human at td bank. >>> big stories we're following now at 5:00. the world is watching this humanitarian cri

now we're looking at clarksburg, frederick. if you're going way up 270, you can have rain for the entire trip home. it will be a slow trip home. for tonight, rain and showers for the commuters. bus stop temperatures, 56 to about 68. i think we're going to see dry conditions tomorrow morning. slight chance of an isolated shower early. we'll have new information tonight. we'll talk about that tonight at 11:00. mostly cloudy tuesday. the bulk of the day will be okay. then looks pleasant for the pope. temperatures with sunshine around 80. here's the futurecast. 10:00 tonight, still rain and showers. not going to let up that much at nats park unfortunately. look at the temps, 59 in gaithersburg. 60 in manassas and buoy. 64 downtown. kind of cool. by 6:00 in the morning, futurecast showing some light. upper 50s, a lot of clouds, low 60s downtown. by midmorning, nothing crazy heavy. just cloud cover. even by 1:00 we're inching our way to 72 downtown and 69 in gaithersburg. even showers off to the west and perhaps a couple breaks in th

he stormed into this drugstore in clarksburg in the middle of the day. news4's shomari stone is live there you have been talking to the clerk and the owner. what are you hearing? >> reporter: chris, the clerk and the owner tell me that they are absolutely scared. i mean, here you have a man coming into the pharmacy behind me and he is pointing a gun at the employee and the pharmacist. right now, montgomery county police are searching for him. and several schools here in clinton administrationburg, maryland, were on lockdown about an hour and a half during the manhunt. let's show you the surveillance video. the owner gave it to us in hopes of catching the suspect. he hopes that someone can recognize him, it shows the masked men dressed in a striped, blue, long-sleeve shirt, khaki shorts, tan shoes, with a black backpack over his shoulder. he calmly walks into the thrive integrated pharmacy here in clarksburg, pointing the gun at the two employees. he forces him on the ground. they put up his hands. he seems to know what was looking for on the shelves and

police in clarksburg trying to determine what led to a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian. they say the victim and suspected driver may have known each other. roz plater has the new revelations about what may have led to this incident. what are you hearing, roz? roz: we are still waiting for a lot more details. the policeman towers interviewing the driver of the car and several witnesses in this case, trying to figure out what happened, wyatt it happened, and whether it was an accident. spent hours going over this car, looking for evidence. it was found on amber riley fivee in germantown, about miles away from a fatal hit-and-run crash in clarksburg. there is heavy damage to the roof. >> it's tragic. roz: this neighbor says that the residents are shaken. the police are offering few details, citing the pending investigation, but neighbor said the victim was walking his dog friday afternoon. heard a loud argument between the victim and the driver of a car near the intersection. >> the driver, they had an altercation. it happened after that. roz: the police say the victim was

let's move to the maps to focus in on the area on 270 and clarksburg.the earlier crash with the southbound is closing down at route 121 and clarksburg. everything reopened. the northbound traffic is what is still heavy. mainly the rubberneck delays. from 370 continuing to 121. under 30 minutes. this is a typical spot for volume. on the outer loop we have debris reported. in silver spring be careful. a pedestrian is struck in silver spring. so again, something to keep in mind in this area you may see some extra police activity. so that is a look at the traffic. we do still, of course, have volume right now. something to keep in mind. but this the a hot day. a lot of people with the windows down. doug? doug: all kind of hot weather out there with the humidity levels high enough to make it up comfortably warm. 88 at the country club in alexandria. no rain threat in the area. a lot of humidity. muggy night ahead. 94 at reagan national after a high of 95. 93 in fredericksburg. 91 in baltimore. the heat index is up high numbers. feels like 97 in the capital.

live in clarksburg, jackie bensen, news4. >> thanks. the salmonella at fig & olive is bigger than it seems and they're spark agnew investigation. tonight, the l.a. department is looking at 20 cases in west hollywood and as many as 150 people in d.c. got sick after eating at the restaurant in city center. not clear if there are any cases in new york but an attorney who represents two people who got sick in d.c. says this is unusual. >> i've never seen an outbreak where you have one restaurant chain having illnesses, you know, a continent apart. >> fig & olive released a statement saying we are confident we have adequately addressed the situation. we remain committed to delivering the highest quality of food and excellence and preparation and service that have become the hallmark of the fig & olive brand. >>> one of the country's most iconic sports arenas. we rarely have ever seen it like this. madison square garden decked out like a cathedral with nearly 20,000 people celebrating mass with pope francis. jim, some memorable moments. >> re

roz: they were seen in a heated argument in front of mcdaniels' clarksburg home friday afternoon.rovee point, salandy off. >> i saw them arguing. then i heard the screech and the car speeding away. roz: unison we away, then circled back in struck mcdaniel. >> he admitted it was intentional. investigators found the vehicle five miles away in germantown with extensive damage. his ownce say that family member turned him in. now the neighbors are trying to understand. >> it's very sad to see that somebody thought that was the answer. ndy is being charged with first-degree murder, with his first court appearance for a bond hearing monday. roz plater, abc 7 news. somber message about filing crime and d.c. a celebration is underway until 3 a.m., including displays of art with a tribute to the victims of the unsolved homicides from the past five years. >> a lot of times people forget forget aboutd they how senseless violence affects us all. it is not a color thing or a class thing. it affects everybody. kellye: rain forced the cancellation of the debut, but the images will be projected ar

we have new information about a deadly hit-and-run crash near clarksburg. police arrested this man. they said he intentionally ran over william mcdaniel. a woman who saw the two men arguing said it bordered on rage. a family member called police. investigators believe this started wrd an argument about work. >> he may have had music or produced music and mr. mcdaniel may have been formatting it. >> he is going to be in court monday for a bond review. it is going to be comfortably kol tomorrow. am eel dwra will track rain. the centers for medicare and medicaid services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3,500 hospitals. fewer than 10% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. cancercenter.com/eastern. . >> a virginia gun shop reopened in a new location. some are concerned because that new location is near a school. >> they have outgrown their location. >> this is a little over 3,000 square feet total. >> we are really not saying we are pro or against guns. we don't want the store in mcclain or backing to an elementary schoo

. >>> students at clarksburg high school in maryland wearing blue today. in memory of john dereggi jr. he died after being hit by an amtrak train in boyds monday afternoon. initial information shows he and two other teens were walking along the tracks at the time. >> right now detectives are trying to figure out who killed a man at a metro bus stop and why. the body was discovered in the grass right behind the stop on 85th avenue in new carrollton. one window of the bus stop was shattered. it's not clear if the shooting happened there. >>> two high schoa school bus c. we'll have another update in the next 15 minutes. >>> breaking news in just from alaska where three people are dead in a plane crash. state troopers say a float plane crashed just after taking off from a lake about 200 miles from anchorage. we're told this plane belongs to a luxury fishing lodge in that area and all three of the people who were killed on board are from auout of state. seven others on board are being flown to hospitals in anchorage. >>> we're a week away from prop francis' vis

police say he intentionally ran over another man in clarksburg on friday.d out what detectives say triggered that incident in 15 minutes. >> nats closer jonathan papelbon now suspended for the rest of the season following this ugly incide incident in the dugout. we have new reaction from nats manager matt williams straight ahead. >>> now to some truly dramatic developments in the world of space exploration. researchers have discovered water on mars. >> pretty exciting discovery. the discovery is once again fueling speculation about life on the red planet. >> reporter: for generations, mars has been a planet steeped in mystery. today nasa scientists revealed the planet's biggest secret yet. under certain circumstances, liquid water has been found on mars. >> images from a high resolution camera on reconnaissance orbiter revealed dark streaks come and go as the seasons change. >> they're formed by liquid water on pressen-day mars. >> using an instrument that identifies types of molecules by which colors of light they absorb, scientists found evidence of hydra

. >> clarksburg on little senecca parkway. witnesses say he argued with a driver right before he was hit. news 4's chris gordon is live now with what witnesses say what the men were fighting about. >> reporter: witnesses say one man was yelling to slow down. they are trying to determine if this was a fatal accident or if it was intentional. >> it was a hit and run, but was it accidental ore intentional? >> chopper 4 flew over the scene on sweet spire drive. just after noon, a man walking his german shepherd was hit and killed. a woman who was driving by at the time witnessed an argument she says bordered on rage. >> i was driving by that road with my windows down, and i saw two men there, and one of the men was arguing and cursing at the other men very loud and his car was off the streets and i had to slow down anyway, and then i saw him and i passed by, and i saw him getting in the car and he kind of was behind me and he went back up toward the same way. >>> the 20-year-old driver reportedly left the scene calling his mother

the family met at a clarksburg playground today. they're also hoping for an answer soon. lindsey says she's been talking with catherine four or five times a day since april. >> she is very clear that she was aware of what she was doing a year ago of >> reporter: but she says her daughter still hasn't revealed where the children are. and because of a court order, police are not allowed to question her as the investigation continues. >> being a year later, it's just frustrating. catherine talks about everyone having rights. they have more rights in that place than my kids have the right to be found. >> reporter: the attorney says there is still precedent. >> urgency is not legal as much as it is the urgency that we have as human beings, to make sure that people who love these children know what happened. >> reporter: the family says they're still receiving tips and they're not giving up. they have a tentative search date scheduled for september 26th. >>> state attorney john mccarthy says they are waiting for hoggel's competence to be cleared before they file more charges in

dereggi attended difference makers church here in clarksburg. a prayer vigil will be held in his honor that is open to the public. police are still investigating the cause of the crash. kevin lewis, abc 7 news. now to breaking news out of montgomery county. we are getting new information about a fire that prompted an evacuation at a retirement community there. us? what can you tell roz: there were a few scary moments when this started this afternoon around three: 15. on this ground-level apartment is where it started but it quickly spread to the second floor. firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and fire in this two-story apartment complex here. they evacuated everyone and began calling for backup. they were eventually able to --ck down the fire about 15 in about 15 or 20 minutes. there's one injury to report. we are told of firefighter was hurt as he was inside the building and had a net injury from part of the ceiling that collapsed on him. he is being evaluated and treated at the hospital. they believe eight of the 12 units had some sort

it happened this afternoon in clarksburg. the investigators say the man's death may not have been an accident. investigators say a tip led them to the driver and it turns out the driver and the victim knew each other. a second crime was also under investigation. alison: metro is making the temporary service changes in the wake of the fire near the stadium armory station this week. it has during the rush hour orange and the silver line drains will run every eight minutes instead of every six. leon: the question tonight, who will be the next speaker of the house now that john boehner says he is leaving congress at the end of october. president obama says boehner is a good man and a patriot. >> the man accused in the mansion murders in northwest d.c. back in court today. the brief hearing set the next court date for daron wint for december 17. wint is charged with first-degree murder in the death of the savapoulos family and their housekeeper vera figueroa. wint held them captive for hours before killing them and setting house o

>> students at clarksburg high school are indeed wearing blue today.this is a show of solidarity and sadness. one of their classmates is gone. 16-year-old john martin dreggi died yesterday on the railroad tracks in the 15000 block of barnsville road. he was hit by a northbound amtrak train around 4:45 in the afternoon. he was walking with two other teens when for some reason he went on to the tracks. investigators are trying to find out why. it happened near the boyds m.a.r.c. train station, and it impacted commuter rail service. shortly after the incident, students took to social media to offer condolences to his family and to encourage the wearing of the blue in his memory. grief counselors will be at the school today. this is the 71st incident where someone has been hit by a train in our area since january of last year. >> all right. thank you. >>> right now police in new carrolton, maryland are working to find out how a man died overnight. someone found his body near a bus shelter on 85th avenue. this is not far from annapolis road or 495. news 4 w

student family here at clarksburg high school. it happened yesterday afternoon.ime after 4:00 p.m. 16-year-old john martin dereggi jr. was walking along the train tracks in the 1500 block of barnsville road near the boyd's maryland marc station. walking with with other teens. police say they are still investigating why he walked on to the tracks in front of northbound amtrak train. student body reacted immediately, on social media. there are tweets noting that this tragic loss happened and calling for condolences to be sent to the family. and asking everyone to wear blue to honor their fellow student. this disrupted traffic along the line of the marc trains were delayed for hours. investigation is still continuing and police want anyone who has information to come forward and let them know what they can -- derrick ward, news 4. >>> developing overnight, north korea says its atomic bomb program is back on, announcing it is revamping and restarting all of its nuclear fuel production plans. yesterday, we heard about their plan to launch satellites aboard long range

that's the latest live in clarksburg, chris gordon, news 4. >>> we're tracking developments in today's stunning revelation from capitol hill. house speaker john boehner said he could have survived the political attack coming from the right flank of his own party, but after spending a morning with pope francis, he decided it was best to move on and as steve handelsman reports, boehner sounds as if he's never been happier. >> my, oh, my, what a wonderful day. >> the weight is lifted. john boehner said he decided for sure just this morning to step down as speaker and leave congress by the end of october to try to unify republicans. >> this prolonged leadership turmoil would do irreparable harm to the institution. >> gop moderates are stunned. >> it's anarchy to remove the speaker in the middle of his term and that's what happened. >> boehner is fighting another government shutdown move by tea partiers. this time over planned parenthood funding. just a few minutes ago, speaker boehner announced that he would be resigning. conservatives and a d.c. conference cheer. >> i think it's a great d

kevin lewis is live in clarksburg with what she is saying. she calls her mother every day and i'm told they are raw and candid. she has not told anyone what she did with the children. >> either way we need to know the truth in tepid. the children disappeared a year ago today. they have charged the mother kathryn but a judge deemed her mentally instable. meaning detectives are banned from talking to the woman they believe killed her kids. >> what i will never understand is how someone has more rights institutionally than two children have a right to be found and looked for. sometimes you have to prioritize on what is important. frankly, it's more important to find the two children than have the police not question someone who may not know where they are. >> she is very careful on the details. >> lindsay is kathryn's mom and she talks with her daughter daily. some cases four and five times. >> it is puzzling to me. since april she seemed lucid. logical conversation. >> sarah and jacob's haunt is planning another massive search focusing on the o

live in clarksburg, diane cho, abc7 news. maureen: thank you. still ahead on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- why an entire beach is being moved underground in the district. the first mission for the nasa probe to pluto. refugee crisisthe help for those fleeing syria and why arab nation turn them away by the thousands. stephen tschida will tell us how long the -- steve rudin will tell us how long the weather will last. and we have pictures of the cookout tonight. this one is from xena with a beautiful feast for her family. remember, if you see it, send it. pics@wjla >> britain, france, new zealand agreed to accept thousands of refugees from syria and the middle east. 15,000 people stuck on an island near greece. they are waiting for documents before moving to the main land. refugees broke through the police line at the hungary-serbia border. hundreds of people began long trek to western europe. >> "i am an old woman. i ran from brutality and they put me here in the sun. i lost my home, my everything. all i have left are my sons." maureen: while the europe

traffic is returning to normal on i-270 in clarksburg after a baccari rined off the road and -- car a car careened off the road and hit a tree. drivers may like to call them money grab but the speed cameras are paying off in other ways across maryland. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis explains they are making the area model for the other communities around the country. >> the metal may be saving your life. >> this validates our approach and it is successful. >> a recent study led by the surance institute for highway safety found the drivers are 59% less likely to speed. than those in fairfax county. why? fairfax does not operate the controversial speed devices. the stoleddy's conclusion is ever -- study's conclusion, if every city had the speed cameras 21,000 deaths or serious injuries would be prevented each year. >> a big study that shows a properly deployed speed camera program works. >> despite glowing research, drivers have mixed feelings. >> i am torn. i fell there are places it probably has made certain area safer but there are other places that i feel that it's for money

right now police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian in clarksburg.t happened in 11800 block of little seneca parkway. that road was shown for several hours in the investigation. police say they got a tip and took a driver into custody. investigators say the driver and the victim knew each other. they with abc7 for update. abc7 update now. a loudoun county community is shaken after a man attacked two joggers on trails a few miles apart. the first attack happened wednesday in sterling. the second took place yesterday morning along a path in leesburg park. the cases bring up memories of the 2009 murder of retired military intelligence officer william bennett. he and his wife were walking near their home when they were attacked less than a half-mile from yesterday's assault. if you have any information about the new cases you are asked to call police. coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- hon rorring the career of general martin. he retired at the chairman of joint chief of staff. important deal between u.s. and china. what both nations agree not to do. co

. >> reporter: he painted his face for friday's pep rally at clarksburg high school as always. john john gave it all he had. >> he was one to kind of boost up spirits in the school and really kept kids going. >> reporter: here he is pictured with his girlfriend, natalie. yesterday her sister took pictures of them along the tracks. when the amtrak train hit him. killing him instantly. today, elizabeth, who's been friends with john john since first grade, came to the tracks seeking closure. >> everyone loved him. he was just an amazing person. he was so sweet. so bubbly. so goofy. he just made everyone laugh and just be -- filled with joy wherever he was. >> reporter: at clarksburg high school today, students and staff wore blue in his memory, and we are told that at some local rival schools like damascus high, some students wore blue as a sign of respect. now tonight there will be a candlelight individualvigil in difference makers church, bethesda church road at 7:00 p.m. that's the latest live in boyds, maryland. >> chris gordon, thank you. the news 4 i-team found dangerous and

clarksburg pharmacy on stringtown road. police say the thieves stole prescription drugs and ran off. u.s. parkand the place helicopter were called in to help the search, but the man disappeared. this humid weather is leaving us . before we feel cooler air, we may have to deal with rain and storms. how long will the storms stick around? steve: not that long. just during the day tomorrow. the holiday weekend, things get a lot brighter and cooler. a few showers around the capital beltway. tomorrow morning, sunglasses early in the day. umbrellas for the afternoon hours. a cold front moves across the mid-atlantic. highs in the 80's and a lot of humidity. talking about the cooldown, plus another warm-up next week. details on that in just a few minutes. jonathan: a roller coaster for the redskins and the season has not given target. tonight, they tried to focus on the game of football. robert is joining us with a look at how they came together to overlook all the other noise. robert: if you are a good player, you have got to jonat

reporter: the victim, 21-year-old william mcdaniel, he was walking his german shepherd near his clarksburgiday afternoon when witnesses say he and salandy got in a heated argument. salandy left, but then he came back. he circled back to the neighborhood and -- and struck mr. mcdaniel intentionally with his vehicle. >> police say salandy then drove away. detectives found him and his heavily damaged saab at his home in germantown after his own mother called 911. mcdaniel's parents and grandparents were also in the courtroom and did not speak to reporters. a family friend cried throughout the court hearing. salandy's mother and the dozens who showed up to support him say he's innocent. >> from what i understand, this is a small fraction of his supporters. people who know him, people who love him, people who believe in him. >> reporter: if you would like to see those charging documents for yourself, you can view them at nbc washington at the nbc washington app. search under hit and run and coming up at 6:00, why he gave the confession to police. >>> sad news out of aspen hill, maryland. word t

heaviest rain along i-70 between mount airy and new market, patch of rain around urb anna, once around clarksburg you will see heavy rain to 70 northbound if you go quickly. to the south and west, this has kind of fallen a part a little bit. moderate showers in culpeper, moving south and east but dying out. headed toward 95, this is a monster storm, i would show you but it is out of the viewing area. this is a monster storm, down to the south. if you are on your way past fredericksburg to richmond you run into that. heaviest rainfall by far and away this afternoon to the west of town, almost 3 inches on the east side of i-81 southwest of front royal and north of luray. early thunderstorms tonight, some heavy. bus stop temperature, 68-80. slight chance of a shower toward the 9:00 hour. hot with thunderstorms on thursday, but not as numerous and more storms on friday, some of those will be heavy. tonight, 10:30 walking the dog, 72 manassas, gaithersburg, still in the 60s to low 70s down, heat up quickly, upper 70s to 80 by 9:00, 1:00 few storms popping up. less tomorrow. 80 by 9:00, 86 by 11:00, 90

sky 9 flew over the scene in clarksburg. a driver hit that man and kept going.rtly after, somebody called and said the suspect was at their house. police want to know if the driver and the victim knew each other. and investigators are reconstructing the crash scene. >>> a retired prince georges county officer is in hot water tonight. melvin kenny has been indicted after filing a false workers compensation claim. he claimed he hurt his shoulder after falling on wet pavement in the police station parking lot. he got a check worth more than $3,500 for that claim. >>> soon more dc police officers will be out fitted with body cameras. u.s. attorney general loretta lynch awarded dc to get more cameras on cops. 400 officers in the fifth and seventh police districts wear them. proposed funding to give cameras to the officers who regularly come in contact with district residents. >>> metro says it will take months to fix what a fire destroyed. monday a fire a at a substation damaged several transformers that send electricity to the blue, orange, and silver lines. no one

including dozens from clarksburg which john attended packed the rustic open ear difference ma r makers church clinging to each other for comfort. eyes were still red from tears 24 hours after hearing the sh k shocking news. john, his girlfriend, the two are seen in this picture, and her sister, were taking pictures along the railroad track in boyd yesterday afternoon when john was struck by an oncoming amtrak train. choking back tears, friends described him as one of those who could easily bridge the gap between high school cliques and bring people together. the church's pastor says he's aware how much the sudden tragic loss is affecting the entire community. >> he was real. he was real. and these kids know that. they're real with each other and that's what -- i think that's the comfort they're drawing from, you know, the reality of peace in his life. >> reporter: the tragic incident that took the life of the young man that just touched so many people remains under investigation. in damascus, jackie bensen, news4. >> as we wait for investigators to determine how this happened, we're le

and everything at the beltway moving along fine. 270 clarksburg road, everything nice to see. beltway at good luck road also rolling along quite nicely here. again, though, this construction at collington road, that left lane blocked each way could be around for a bit here this morning. back in a few minutes. >>> another meeting about the increase in violent crime happened in washington today. you're looking at video of one in the district last night. today, kathy-r cathy lanier will be holding a meeting in the 5th district today. >> there are leaders out here that are going to suffer. so it's in our interest to make sure that the fop has what they need. but it's also in our interest that chief lanier and here team have what they need as well. >> and that was the d.c. advisory council chairman saying both the union and chief have to work together. you can meet the chief and ask her questions at the 5th district headquarters tonight at 7:00. >>> video captured by police body cameras will be public record in maryland. the panel put together to come up with new rules for the use

heavier showers around gaithersburg, right along 270 towards clarksburg and urbana. to the south seeing fairly heavy rain here too. right along 66 down towards warrenton. heads up around marshville, centreville and chantilly. it's raining now, but it will get a little heavier. maybe help you sleep i love sleeping when it's raining outside. 63 degrees. wind out of the north at 8 miles per hour. it was a very, very cool day. and we're already down into the 50s. matter of fact, we were in the 50s all day towards luray. right now 55. 59 in leesburg. 66 over there towards annapolis. tomorrow a better day. what we have here is the cloud cover temperatures 64 degrees at 7:00 a.m. if you're there early. 69 by around 10:00. 76 by 1:00. and a beautiful day as you head up towards northeast d.c. for that mass. looking good there the phillies looking good too. i know handley is going to be up there for that. >> new york. >> new york. sorry. 81 on thursday. 78 on friday with a chance of shower activity. and those showers could last through the weekend. again, maybe some shower act

so how can we stop searchin >> the clarksburg toddler and his 4-year-old sister sarah hoggle are still missing. police have led dozens of searches without finding any clues. family member say they continue to receive tips on the whereabouts and the children's aunt says today's one-year mark only fuels the push to find the children. >>> today in northern illinois police officers from across the country join the thousands of people who attended a funeral for a cop known affectionately as gi joe. lieutenant gliniewicz was shot last week in the line of duty. he was found near his patrol car. he had been chasing three men he called suspicious and investigators are still looking for the killers. >>> today kim davis asked the governor of kentucky to free her from jail but the governor made it clear he does not want any part of this. davis is the county clerk jailed for contempt of court for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. she says it goes against her religion. the governor's office says this is a matter between davis and the court. davis' attorneys propose keeping her name

so damascus over to clarksburg, just about to germantown and boyds and western howard as well. they'll continue to ve. so we can still see a few more showers. there's the rain from last night. this energy back here will help another low get going. that will return moisture here as soon as tomorrow afternoon and evening. short term not much going on tonight. we see the showers tomorrow morning more to our south and east. during the day some of them get over to us. but a lot of it doesn't really start to move in till overnight thursday night into friday and friday with this cool breeze out of the northeast or wind out of the northeast. temperatures may knock it out of the 50s -- may not get out of the 50s. so upper 70s today. still mild, isolated showers. 50s tonight but not much moving tomorrow. low 60s. chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. we may have to go a yellow alert day tomorrow. we're there on friday with the wind, the rain, the wetness. it's going to be raw, 58. over the weekend looks like more rain potentially saturday. since are home. maryland is home. joaq

police say solani ran down william mcdaniel in clarksburg last week after a fight over some music recording. solandi's mother turned him in. witnesses saw a car circle back and hit mcdaniel and then take off. he is being held without bond. he is charged with first-degree murder. >>> tonight escalon and pepco are asking d.c. regulators to reconsider their $6.8 million merger. today both companies filed a motion saying the merger would stabilize rates and enhance reliability for both electric and gas service. but opponents argue the merger would not benefit the public. mayor bowser's office says tonight the companies are working to address those concerns, and quote, the district deserves a healthy public utility that serves residents and rate payers in a cost-effective, dependable, and environmentally sound manner. >>> the trials of six baltimore police officers charged in the freddie gray case could be delayed. a judge may decide tomorrow to push back the trial. defense attorneys say they need more time because they received new evidence from prosecutors. the trial for officer william porter

. >>> police want to know if a hit-and-run in clarksburg was intentional.ed friday afternoon. the driver struck a pedestrian and didn't stop. a short time later they were able to catch up with the person and that person may have known his victim. >>> a putin prank turning into an actual meeting every cup has a story. dunkin' k-cup packs in my life -- we're a good fit. a single serving for myself, it's pretty special. it is like having a dunkin' store in my home which is what i've always dreamed of. bring home delicious dunkin' k-cup packs today. your coffee, your dunkin'. bring home delicious dunkin' k-cup packs today. dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. >>> welcome back. we're on tv sunday morning too for the news. and we're following the pope as he continues his trip. we'll have live reports from philadelphia before he heads back to rome. and john dickerson will join us ahead of hi

. >>> this is aurora hills local park in clarksburg, maryland. there was a news update here on the disappearance of his two children. they disappeared exexactly one year ago. their mother will not say where she left them. >> all new at 5:00, katherine's mother tells us for the first time about daily conversations that she is having with her daughter asking her to reveal to reveal it. >> doug and lauren are in the storm center. when's the cool down coming? >> well. >> the good news is it is coming. we have got more days of heat today. >> and you know what? we've got rain chances finally. we need rain around the dmv. >> and some big changes. high temperatures in the low 90s and this is what it feels like. >> take on the mets, the game looking very good. a perfect night for a ball game. we did mention those rain chances. we will have much more on that in a couple of minutes. >>> the bus driver and one passenger on the bus were take on the hospitals along with a passenger in the suv. no word yet on who or what caused the crash. >> congress is back to

that's in part of, because there's new expansions and construction at a few elementary schools in clarksburggh school. dc area schools are using more than 3,000 of these classrooms this year. they cost about $60,000 each but soaring enrollments regionwide are making them a necessity. >> a montgomery county school bus driver is being disciplined for dropping off a special needs student without a parent being there to meet her. her father found her walking in the road. chris gordon just talked to the student and her family. he is live with the story. chris? >> good evening. this was more than a school bus mix-up. this was a violation of school policy for special needs students. this was her first day at damascus high school and it ended badly with her walking three miles alone along a country road. >> the bus dropped me off on the wrong place. >> the school bus driver was supposed to deliver this special needs student at her grant parent's house but more than an hour after school let out, barbara lewis says there was no sign of ashley. >> oh my goodness. it was so scared for her. she's my baby

you. 66 at the beltway, no major problems. 277 southbound we're slow here as you're approaching clarksburg. you can see a little slow there through hyattstown. we have issues here. eastbound prince william parkway at i-95, there's an issue there. we'll have more. chuck? >> sunrise up before 7:00 a.m. a little early morning color. the color you're going to see in the sky will be gray. a low to moderate impact coming your way. we've gone so long without rain that any drop at all might make the roads a little slick, so be extra careful for that. area of light to moderate rain across much of central and south virginia right now. that's likely to come our way, impacting us before lunchtime today. plan on out your day. 60s in the cloud this morning and staying in the 60s with the light rain showers on and on throughout the course of the day. wheel take a look at the bus stop forecast. aaron with news. >> we're talking sort of traffic here. 6:32. traffic is picking up. the paul sarbanes center is opening in silver spring. we'll check with molette green. she's been watching the first rush hour tes

. >>> the man accused in a deadly hit and run in clarksburg is getting ready to face a judge. police say the 22-year-old admitted he hit a 21-year-old with his car after the two got into a fight last friday. witnesses say they saw the driver drive away. police caught up with him and charged him with first-degree murder. >>> we're just days away from a possible government shutdown. but it seems congress will avoid it for now. political experts say john boehner's resignation is the cause. last week the speaker of the house announced he will step down in late october. conservatives are expected to pass a bill to keep the government running until december when someone new is in charge. >>> right now we're learning more about what donald trump would do if he's elected. he's set to release his tax plan and policy ideas in new york city any minute now. we're monitoring what he plans to say and we'll update you later this hour. >>> meanwhile, we have an update on the numbers right now. first, the rep chance of the latest nbc/"wall street journal" poll says donald trump and ben carson

the commute in maryland through montgomery county on the 270 a slow-go near 370 continuing the clarksburg to take you under 30 minutes. in d.c., the heavy traffic for you, the nine miles per hour. a low go. wet spots. doug: the immediate metro area has been spared rain. north and south and to the west. the hiest rain is spot spot and -- the heaviest rain is spotsylvania. washington county over an inch of rain there. 81 in winchester. 78 in manassas. lesser rainfall. it's scattered and sporadic. the similartarily today and tomorrow is the high heat and the humidity. 791 at reagan national with no rain. the heat index values are only a big factor in the areas that have not had the rain. standing out among the crowd, the reagan national still feels like 95. muggy tonight. partly cloudy. patchy fog. the future cast shows a quieter day tomorrow. hot and humid. isolated shower. friday offers a bitter chance of a cold front to come in and bring showers and thunderstorms on friday. tomorrow is hot and humid. saturday, sunday and labor day. sunshine, low to mid-80's. no rain. rain holds off to the

members tell news 4 that william clarkson was killed friday afternoon as he walked his dog in a clarksburgeighborhood. clarkson was 21 years old. neighbors say that they witnessed a heated argument just moments before the crash. >> i saw two men there. one of the men was arguing, cursing at the other man very loud. >> the victim's dog survived this crash. investigators say that the 20-year-old driver left the scene and then called his mom. then she call police. clarkson's family calls this a senseless act of rage. >>> an 18-year-old from manassas being held without bail after police say he attacked a man and a woman with a hammer. city police say eduardo blandon jr. hit the two with a hammer just after 2:30 yesterday afternoon and ran away on king carter street. police found and arrested him about an hour later. the the two victims were seriously hurt. blandon due in court in november. >>> 7:00 right now. he got attacked trying to be a good samaritan and break up a fight. this morning, the victim is talking only to news 4 as police search for suspects. >>> a woman lost her home and her hus

montgomery county, police investigating the deadly hit and run in clarksburg.y they saw the picture and driver arguing moments before this happened. >>> pope francis is expected to arrive in philadelphia around 9:30 this morning. for the last two days of his u.s. trip. he'll celebrate mass at 10:30 and visit independence hall and the festival of families. >>> families in mcclain, virginia are going to protest a new gun shop opening near an elementary school. a demonstration expected to start at 11:00 this morning. >>> tom touched on this, the inaugural landmark music festival kicks off today. drake is set to perform tonight. a lot of people excited about that. >>> when the pope leaves the >>> when the pope leaves the u.s., he's l what can i make for you? how about one of our reuben sandwiches? choose from tender corned beef or oven roasted turkey breast, topped with sauerkraut, melty swiss cheese and thousand island dressing. enjoy one while they're here! subway. eat fresh. >>> good morning. the pope heads to philly. pope francis off to the city of of brotherly

jamie: we have an issue at barnsville road and clarksburg road. we have the activity with the pedestrian and the csx train. if lanes are blcked off. northbound they are blocked off. in the teens. 50, good news. the brush fire that we had that was tying up 50 westbound in the city is gone. we are mostly in the green, which is nice. 22 miles per hour for you. heading outbound on 295. issue for us on 295, d.c. 295. working your way -- i should say i-295 working your way out of the city. 9 miles per hour. very heavy approaching an accident before the capital beltway. the lane blocked it will take 30 minutes to get from the 11th street bridge to the beltway. it's rough right now. we have 95 bumper to bumper. in the teens to dell city. that will take under 30 minutes. there are no problems 66 and 395. a few nice spots. that's it. back to you. doug: the weather is spectacular. it's in the mid-to-the upper 70's. only a couple of degrees below average. it is going to stay beautiful. the sunset tonight and crystal clear skies overnight. give you an idea how

a little bit slow there as you're approaching clarksburg road and it clears back up so you don't have any problem after that. taking a look. b.w. parkway. everything is nice. inner loop and outer loop is moving along nicely. we'll have travel times for you in ten minutes. >> melissa, thank you. some howard county neighbors are thanking a bgt tech neshian for saving their lives. a house exploded and created a huge fireball. it left five others uninhabitable. somebody smelled gas and called bge. they were able to get everyone out of the house with seconds to spare. >> we thank the bge guy who told us to evacuate. had he not done, that we would still be in the house. >> he was treated in the hospital and leased. another person was treated. the cause of the explosion is under investigation. >>> happening today, president obama will officially well china's president xi jinping. nbc's tracie potts is live this morning. she's following what's expecting to come out of that meeting. hi, tracie. >> we could get something concrete. both nations are expecting to announce more kurk of emissions. r