senator kaine and cory stewart will face off in anoer debate. nbc 4 will host the debate. >>> flags will be flying at half star to honor the firefighter killed in massive fire in how d county. nathan flynn wastl bg huge flames yesterday when he fell from the ground floor to the basement. lynn was a 13-year veteran and the first career firefighter to die in the line of duty. this morning he is being remembered as a dedicated fireman, husband and father. >> everythin was to protect the family. o make sure they grew up the right way. it's just heartbreaking. >> at this point they think a lightning strike may have sparked that fire. the people in the home were able to get out safely. >>> news 4 covered a rising number of suide attempts in local jails. now there's mounting pressureo do somethi about. >> scott mcfar landlandin cos our changing minds. >> reporter: the ns 4 found nearly 400 local inmates tried to kil themselves since 2014.te we wand to know what local commities, jilails and officers ar doing about it. we found some have instled suicide

cory stewart. they debated over the weekend. it was hosted by the virginia bar association and moderated by newswoodruff of the pbs hour. >> now let's move to this morning's event which features two individuals wanting to serve as one of virginia's two senators in the united states senate. first to join us is senator tim kaine, a democrat. mr. kaine obtained his degree from the university of missouri and harvard law school. after law school he moved to richmond, and for 17 years served as a civil rights attorney. he was elected to the richmond city council in 1994 and then mayor of richmond. elected as lieutenant governor and subsequently elected and served as virginia's governor in 2006. he has represented virginia and the u.s. senate cents 2012. please welcome senator tim kaine to the stage. [applause] applause]d host: next is mr. cory stewart, a republican. he received his degree from the ingin's goal of law minnesota. he works as an international trade attorney in his own .ractice he currently

senate candidate cory stewart. >> if she is intent on contacting me, i would pfer to do it by phone and not by barging in when i'm not home. >> this reporter has been aggressively asking questions, everybody who i have ever known. >> landrum has worked for stewart in the past. prince william cnty police arein investigthis incident. no charges have been filed. >>> if you're a frequent rider of metro's red line, this itory isortant to you. a major shutdown starts tomorrow. for 40 days, the red line will be shu for repairs and maintenance. you can get around it by taking the green line to ft. totten to gallery place. more capacity will be added to the green and yellow lines during the shutdown. shuttle buses will als provided. service is expected to resume at those stations on september 3rd. >>> we're learning new details about a deadly csx train accident in germantown. this morning, deanna peralta's family is remembering what a beautiful person she was. she died after she was hit by a train w with her friend.ong our sister station, ndo, returned to the tracks with her family. they left fl

. >> a campaign staffer for cory stewart, the republican senate candidate here inirginia says that had a "new york times" reporter walked into his home uninvited and left a note. just ahead on news 4,e'll just ahead on news 4,e'll se what that note ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ brid t copper kettles anwarm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper pacinges tied up with sgs ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> look outt some of our top stories today. a man walked into d.c.'s washington hospital center today and threatened to a shoot doctor. that triggered a huge police response. the hospital in northwest d.c. went into a lockdown mode. after an extensive search the police gave the all clear. the suspect was never found. >> the medical examiner is warning the public to stay away from a syntheticol marijuana s on the street. the office m tested thiserial that was found yesterday and determined this is a brand-new synthetic drug, and it's frightening. it is -- it could be linked to the recent spike in overdoses. mohan 100 in the city just sinceay satu >> two wome

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senate nominee cory stewart. land rum says a friend caught the reporter breaking into land rum's wood bring hope yesterday afternoon. but the "times" says that reporter never entered the apartment. unit's frontd the door was unlocked. >> if she is so intent on contacting me, i would have preferred for her to do it by phone a not by barging in when i'm not home. >> this reporter in particular has been aggressively you know, asking questions about everybody who i've ever known. >> the paper said the reporter left tits noteh land rum's iend asking land rum to call her. prince william county police are investigating. so far no charges. >>> a renowned local diving coach once slated to cope for te usa at the junior word championships next week will not be there. usa diving suspended coachha ste sutton last thursday. but the organization has not said why. news4's s shomarine has the story you're seeing only on ws4. >> reporter: good evening. stephanie sutton is the owner and head coach at dominion dive club behind me an

. >> this went downn theirst debate between tim cane and cory stewart. on ewart, maybed trump as tough on russia. >> we have a president who is standing upo the russians. now, senator cane. now, we have senator cane, who wants to declare the russians as our enemies. and if there's any difference between us, it is that corey is standing up to the russians. president trump the caving to the russians. >> hubs of thundershowers were in that audience. that's the bar association hot springs in virginia.'r th going to face off on another debate. nbc news political director host ofre "meet tss," will host deba >>> hook at this lightning storm, strong winds were knocking down power lines. thousands in the area where lights. that power is back on for most of the centers. >> a dust devil interrupted aam baseball it several around for minutes. fortunately no one was hurt. >>> parts of eastern pennsylvania are drying out. people in pine drove says the rain came down so fast,dn they have time to evacuate. you look at the pattern. >> that hot weather doesn't look so ba

if there' anything that demonstrates the difference between us, it's cory stewart standing up hereinnd s that president trump is standing up to the russians. esident trump is caving to the russians. >> well kaine is seeking his seco term in th senate, stewart is the incumbent. >>> a iva -- is not going as a smooth he planned. markhort was the president's legislative professor. "the washington post" reports an online petition wants the school to revoke his appointment. factuality and students are still angry about the president's response to last year's white supremacist rally in charlottesville. >>> a quickreminder for some red line riders this morning, if you're heade into the workweek and plan to ride the rails, the brooklyn and rhode island avenue stations are closed and will be september because of repairs are going on. now the city is declaring buss only lanes. that means no parking during the day. we posted all the details in our nbc washington app. >>> it sure has been aonent year for the royal family, from the wedding back in may to the birth of prince louie, the newest member

. >>> the bgest sta race this fall is republican cory stewart challenging democratic senator tim kaine. >>> a district deadline is set for improvements that metro must fix, and if they don't, this could affect your commute. federal authorities say somef the carso not have the chain barriers and hence are not safe. two people with visual impairments have fallen on to the tracks where w barrierse not installed. metro says there's aag sho of the materials they need to install those barriers. if metro cannot reach the deadline, hundreds of new cars wi be reduced. that will reduce servis by 26%. >>> >>> it is a hot one out there and it's going to get even hotter. 9:37 on this sunday morning, and it's already 80 degrees. >>> coming up next week on news4 today, we are "working for you" with another summers vacation idea for you and the family. find out where you canr take y kids for free, all summer long. also we'll take youo an outdoor sanctuary touted as one of the dmv's favorite nature preservations, and that's coming up this week on news4 today. >>> welcome back. women make up less than a

senate candidate cory stewart. >> if she is intent on contacting me w ild prefer to do it by phone and not by i bargin when i'm not home. >> this reporter has been aggressively asking questions, everybod who i have ever known. >> landrum has worked for stewart in the past. prince william cnty police are investigating. no charges have been filed. >>> if you're arequent rider of metro's short line, this will be important to you. the red line will be shut down for repairs and maintenance. you can get around it by taking the greenine to ft. totten. more capacity will be added to the green and yellow lines during the shuttle buses will also be provided. service is expected to resume at those stations on september 3rd. details e learning new about a deadly csx train accident in germantown. this morning, deanna peralta's family is remembering what a beautiful peeon she was. ied after she was hit by a train on friday night. our sister station, telemundo, returned to the tracks with her family. they left flowers and said prayers for both women. a family friend said the women were probably on th

. >> this is an accusation from cory stewart, a republican for rovernor in virginia. apartment of one of his staffers while the person wasn't at home. >> and our david culver trying to get to the bottom of things here. the details of the allegations and what the newspaper is saying about it all. >>> also, dozens of charities are claiming to assist veterans, but they have been shut down for defrauding those donors. >> our susan hogan with a warning for you tonight and how you can know you're giving to the right operation. you know, it's tougher and to aher with these things popping up on our phone and online every single day. >> put the word veteran in, and you have to think it's a goo cause. wait until you see her report. >> all right, folks, see you in a little bit. >>> it was an emotional night at th esp award in los angeles. bravery and heroism taking center stage. >> several of the honorees were also part of major news stories. hundreds of athletes who accused sports dr. larry nassar for sexual abuse were honored with the arthur ash award for courage. 140 survivor

right after that, a virginia senate debate between incumbent his challenger cory stewart, courtesy of the virginia bar association. starts at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up sunday morning, the atlantic council will be here to talk about tensions between the u.s. and iran. 2018ar politics, a campaign theme. be sure to watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning. join the discussion. sunday night on q and a, constitutional law david stewart on his book in peach, the trial of president andrew johnson and the fight for weekends legacy. >> it is a scandal. should ber on johnson expunged from every library in the country. its focus is on someone who was credited with casting a single vote that saved johnson's tale the mostlls the vote heroic moment in american history. i think his vote was purchased. saving johnson was not a heroic moment. atid stewart sunday night 8:00 eastern on q and a. supreme court nominee bret kavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. foll

that was virginia republican senate candidate cory stewart during a debate with incumbent democrat and recent democratic vice presidential nominee tim tayn. stewart's claim that president trump is standing up to russia, president vlad mish putin, elicited laughter from some in the crowd. however, republican voters largely support trump's actions in russia. believe it or not, catch these numbers. adorgd a new "washington post"/abc news poll, 66%, two thirds of republicans, approve of the way trump handled his meeting with putin last week. they liked it it. 2-1. a thin majority also support him when he questions u.s. intelligence conclusions on russian election interference. so most republicans just by a slight majority agree with him when and if he says it's all a hoax. let's bring in our round table. shawna thomas is the washington bureau chief for vice news. ginger gibson is political correspondent for reuters. and jonathan allen's a digital reporter for nbc news. hard question to you, shawna, which requires some real interpretation. are they with trump because they really agree he's

cory stewart is running for senate in virginia. there are people who are vulnerable in positions because we've had trumpites come to the fore. >> let me play this mashup of sound bites from last night. obviously, talked more than just elizabeth warren. >> all the rhettic y rhetoric, thousand points of light. what does it mean, by the way? does anyone know? we also repealed, despite the thumb down at 2:00 in the morning. we also repealed the most horrible aspect of the failed obamacare. i'm meeting with president putin next week, they're going, will president trump will prepared, you know? president putin is kgb, this and that. putin is fine. he's fine. we're all fine. we're people. >> by my list, putin, bush senior, obamacare, just to name a few. >> john mccain, too. >> of course. the president obviously -- these are his talking points. we've heard them so many times before. is this, from a political point of view, a president who is on the campaign rally, or is this a person who is just kind of venting, or how do you analyze what

virginia incumbent senator tim kaine is running for re-election against republican challenger cory stewart. they debated over the weekend. it was hosted by the virginia bar association and moderated by judy woodruff of the pbsnews hour."

the biggest state race this fall is republican cory stewart challenging democratic senator tim kaine. impaired federal authorities say several cars do not have the chain barriers and hence are not safe. two people with visual impairments have fallen on to the tracks where the barriers were not installed. federal officials say if met free thr -- metro does not meet the cars ne, they will take out of service starting on january 1. t >>> it' best part of fourth of july, but it's the worst for your dog. we have some tips to help your dog get through >>> in just a few days, most of togethering to gather to watch fireworks on the fourth. >> fireworks are a lot of fun, but it can be scary for your pet. here's how to make things easier d lessrightening for them. >> this fourth of july, don't forget about your pets and their safety. you have a sweet dog up forti ad, who is this? >> this is rodeo, and he's an 8-year-old andpp sd mix and he was given up because his family was moving to a place and he was too >> oh, okay, he is a sweetheart, i will say he's super smart and adorable. hopefully we

in virginia where incumbent democratic senator tim kaine is facing a challenge from republican cory stewart. debatecently met for a moderated by judy woodruff of the pbs newshour. it is just over an hour and a half. >> now let's move to this morning's event, which features two individuals running to serve as one of virginia's two senators in the u.s. senate. first to join us on stage is senator tim kaine, a democrat. obtained his degree from the university of missouri and harvard law school's. after law school, he moved to richmond, and for 17 years served as a civil rights attorney. he was elected to the richmond council in 1994, and then mayor of richmond. he was elected as lieutenants governor and subsequently served as virginia's governor in 2006. he has represented virginia in the u.s. senate since 2012. please welcome senator tim kaine to the stage. [applause] next on stage is mr. corey stewart, a republican. mr. stewart obtained his degree from georgetown university school of foreign service and the william mitchell college of law in st. paul, minnesota. he works as an international

in virginia where incumbent democratic senator tim kaine is facing a challenge from republican cory stewart. debatecently met for a moderated by judy woodruff of the pbs newshour. it is just over an hour and a half. >> now let's move to this morning's event, which features two individuals running to serve as one of virginia's two senators in the u.s. senate. first to join us on stage is senator tim kaine, a democrat. obtained his degree from the university of missouri and harvard law school's. after law school, he moved to richmond, and for 17 years served as a civil rights attorney. he was elected to the richmond council in 1994, and then mayor of richmond.