d.c. fire and neighboring fire facilies, firedepartments, we are standing right next to an engine from the u.s. navy that hooked up to a fire hydrant here to run a hose -- looks like the length of a block or so through the construction site here on virginia avenue, over to the units that are already set up closer to the building trying to douse the flames a roof with water. >> aaron, you have shown us so mu into the ene. have you seen any ambulances coming in or any idea of any transports from some of the people who were pulled out of that building? >> reporter: so, when i drove up, i saw one ambulance coming into t scene. i'm told the ambulances have been lining up on the other side on l street so if you think the building is here at 5th and can, go over a block to l street, i'm told that's where some of the ambulances were set up, i don't know if they had totransport anyone. only sirens i heard as we stood here are sirens coming into the area. i ha been able to detect sirens leaving. i c

great artists in d.c. and people who make amazing things. a lot of it has sor of the d.c. theme. i think people are really proud of d.c. and being from here, w living are. so much of what people make that has some referce to d.c., things like posters and t-shirts d things like that. a lot of it -- almost all of it is hanade by artists. it's been really fun to -- there's a whole team of us that take the applications and look at what people are making and figure out where to put people. it's so -es it m me really proud of d.c. the music is awesome, the people are creative. it's just a fun part ofeing part of this, getting to sort of see all that come through and ten get to present back to people who come. >> all right.or a lot of your is being done by volunteers. talk a little about that when we continuen our discuss about adams morgan day. stay with us. we'l >>> adams morgan day starts at noon ands rrough 6:00. josue, you're volunteering. i'mou assuming need more. >> of course, we can always use your help. just uhowearly. you can help out at the kid zone, family zo, lots of vendor

today inside a d.c. superior courtroom a judge watched this video showing the moment 20-year-old mariana silva used a carjac to bash in the windows of a greyhound bus before she returned to her car on bladensburg road. ert long a the bus driver, who you see wring that blue shirt, hops on to the hood of her car as silva speedoff. >> oh, my orodness. >> rr: mental health disorder. genetics, not her schizophrenia is what she wasg deal is. >> reporter: her uncle was amo the family members in court today saying his niece has suffered from schizophrenia. >> notble to use her proper judgment because she did not have medicinen his system. >> reporter: her legal team pleaded for her to be released so she could be admitted into a behavioral health facility to get the treatment she needs, but her actions in this video ultimately led the judge to t order h stay in jail without bond. >> that greyhound bus driver is expected oak and as for silva she's expected to be back in courtn september 18. >> that's tough to watc

d.c. health oicials are working with the centers for disease control and d.c. water to investigate the source of t disease. residents are worried. >> they won't let us use our -- the water any place other than one bathroom. >> health officials sayhe problem is isolated to this retirement community and they installed filters on the faucets and showers there as a precaution and they're evaluating the water quality. >> it's 7 minutes after the hour now. we have been following a huge spike in synthetic drug overdoses in recent months. now the mayor says she will introduce emergency legislation to the d.c. council. it would change how synthetic drugs are classified. she says the legislation would make it easie for police to arrest people who make andell synthetic drugs. investigators are trying to figure out whether k-2ye p a role in the murder of a jogger on logan circle last week. the man charged with killing wendy martinez waswn a k k-2 user. >> district detectives hope surveillanideo will help track down the driver that hit a cyclist and koit on yesterday mornin

d.c. home. >>> i'm storm team 4 meteorologist, heat index values already over 100 degrees in annapolis. more heat and humidityo come before cooler weather for the weekend. complete forecast straight ahead. >>> right now supreme court nominee brett kavaugh taking questions from lawmakers. among them tough questions about gun control and d.c. assault weapons ban. >>> good morning, everyone. >> we begin this morning with breaking news. one person is dead aftereing pinned under a car in northwest d.c. >> news 4 chris gordon is live on the scene with more on how th happened. chris. >> reporter: d. police are calling this a crime sceav but it maybeen a tragic accident. i'm standing beside an alleyway. as you look down it, s you'll that in the 2300 block of tunl road, there are driveways that go downhl toward homes. it appears that a bmw rled down a driveway pinning a man against a wall. we heard that he was under the car. we have heard that he is pinned to the wall by car. now we are toldhat rel

the d.c. central kitchen. last night, she left her condo to go for a run, and she never returned. stabbed to death. just blocks away. today, herompany whehe worked for the past two years posted this statement,"t entire fiscalnote family is shocked and deeply saddened to learnt wendy martinez was killed last night. wendy was an beinvaluable m of our team and vibrant member of the community, our thoughts and prayers are with wendy's family and friends." news that one of their neighbors was stabbed to death sent shock waves through this community. >> as a runner, it's terrifying. you think running on lit streets yo are safe. >> someone just stabbed a random tjogger is,t's terrifying, that's, like, super scary. >> reporter: now, that family's statement goes on to ask community for their help in finding this suspect, of course, we have that picture and video of the suspect at the nbc washington app. that's the latest, doreen, back to you. >> all right, mark, thank you. >>> crimes like this are rare

the three were tortured andn killed their northwest d.c. mansion. the lone suspect has n plead guilty. dna evidence is going to be crucial in this ca. some key evidence may have been left behind at the crime scene. court documents show that a screwdriver hding a window open was not recovered and the f investigator was told the water bottles and gloves were discarded.n you atch our murders, inside the investigation special. it has been placed in our nbc washington app right now. aaron? nk> angie, t you. 4:34 right now. jury selection continues in the trial of a mancced of killing his pregnant girlfriend. tyler tessier is -- she was pregnant with his child she dis buried in a field in omery county. >>> it'now 4:35. the other top stories we're working for you this morning.to tropical gordon is blamed for the death of a child in pensacola, florida. the storm made landfall late iast night west of the alabama/mississiorder with wind up to 70 miles an hour. it knocked out power for thousands of people along the gulfecoast. storm is expected to weaken rapid

d.c. because that place is brutal. it's brutal. it's a lot of bad, bad things up here goi through peoples' heads. these are sick people. >> the president's nextsh event ld get around the way in half an hour when he stumps for the republican nominee for south dakota's governor. >>> breaking news -- this is connecteto the russia investigation. former trump campaign member george papadopoulos was just sentenced to 14 days in jail. papadopoulos pled guilty to lying to the fbi in connection with the mueller probe. in addition to the 14 days he was sentenced to a year's lepervised ree and 200 hours of community service. he'll also have pay a $9,500 fine. during today's hearing os papadopoul's lawyer accused president trump of influencing his client. he says with trump calling theti russian invtion fake news and a witch-hunt, he caused papadopoulos to lie instead of cooperate with investigators. >>> there is a troubling trend in t a district that has lot of parents keeping an extra close eye on t

the d.c. department of health met with residents here at rock creek retirement community moments ago,he letting know about a resident that has been diagnosed with legionnaire's disease. let's roll video. getting a water sample at this retirement community. the department of health, the centers forisease control a d.c. water are investigating to derrell sourc of the disease. the health department said they found out about it on september 17th. they letesidents know over that time but also today, this evening, they had the community meetings. it is caused by bmiathing in the of the bacteria. there are full water restrictions. they said they will install o filter faucets and showers as a precaution. not everyone exposed gets sick some of the gros a at higher risk. >> if you're elderly, 50 years or older, 5 compromised immune system from illness or you're taking medications that m suppress your immune system. or you smoke or you're a former , it will put you at greater risk. >> reporter: now d.c.

the d.c. police chief said progress is being made in se of those cases. >> we anticipate we will do everything we can to bring the folks that are responsible to these cases. for these cases to justice. >> these homicides, most of which happened, were last week. some nghborhoods and some victims may get more attention than others, some say. th chief said video helped with the p street murder. >> we regard the loss of life in our city and people's sense of safety beingd viola is our top priority. >> as for the son, he still feels the loss his father. they need to get their lives together>> now, we know that the numbers don't tell the whole story but they dout things in context. last year there were 82 rders. so far this year, li5. ve outside police headquarters. >> all right. thank you. >>> we are jt getting started. scammers have taken over people's homes and reputations. how you canf protect yours from becoming a victim. >>> and a look at the evidence in the mansion murders trial. one clue tha

we found d.c. assigned school hatource officers som differently with officers sharing responsibility at multiple schools. they do meet the national. standa for more, visit our nbc washington app and o click investigations. >>> with the new school year under way for most, there is no doubt kids will be using the internet more ten. angiegoff has tips and tools to help you keep you and your children safe online. >> reporter: alesha was 13 when she was tricked. on the intern >> on new year's 02, a man she thought was a boy met online kidnapped her, h taking from her home near pittsburgh to a house in herndon, where he held and tortured her for days. >> reporter: alesha was luckily rescued. cybersecurery expert dr. cole says parents should show real life stories like this to their kids and should never feel bad about checking their phones without warning. >> that's the part that parents miss is that it is not private. if you're monitoring your child's social media account and you see inappropriate pictu

we found d.c. assigned school resource officers somewhat differently, wi officers sharing responsibility at multiple schools. they do meetat thenal standard. for more, visit our nbc washington app and click on investigations. >>> well, when tew school year under way for most, there is no doubt kids will be using the internet more often. news4's angie goff has some tips and tools to help you keep you and your children safe online. >> reporter: alicia was just 13 when she was tricked on the >> on new year's day 2002, a man she thought was a boy she met online kidnapped her, taking her from her home near pittsburgh to a house in herndon, where he held and tortured her to days. >> reporter: alicia was luckily rescued. cyber security exper dr. eric cole said parents should show real-life stories like this to their kids and should never feel bad about checking their phones without warning. >> that's p thet that parents miss is that it's not private. if you're monitoring your ild's social media account an

notice that heavy rain right in the d.c. metro srea.ndday i let future weather run through 3:00 p.m. notice how we're still mainly dry. so that is 60% to 70% chance you're dealing with rain tomorrow. that drops sunday and more into monday. just a chance for a shower or thunderstorm monday afternoon. aside from the rain it's muggy and it's warm. 76 degrees right now in. washingt we'll have highs tomorrow in the 80s. so if you're heading to the texas-maryland game or if you have any plans outdoors know it's going t be hot one out there as well, and those humidity levels making it feel like we're more in the d-90s. a temperature of mid-90 degrees and that chance then drops to aboun 30% labor day. tuesday maybe an isolated thundersto, but again it's really all about the heat and humidity. that 92 feeling more like 100. so all the kids backn school, hopefully those acs in the schools are working. >> yes, indeed. >>> hey, the mystics are just one step away from their first wnbana ls, but they were missing their bests player thi eving. can ten

the point being that the d.c.circuit is distinctly different as you indicated in netiquette a much higher level of caseload dealing with executive agencies and the kinds of things we've been talking about extensively here. it is important for that to be brought out. >> thank you. >> with a regard to the d.c. circuit, you spent how many years? 12 years and three months. >> how many decisions? you know the number of decisions? >> i think it's been well over 2000 cases including on the cases coming up together. >> how many of those we the author? i've written -- published the majority i believe in cases. >> glass questioning he received that the norm is, with your decision making. i will note before ask you this question that the active judges on the d.c. circuit are made up of seven nominees for democrat presidents and foreign nominees for republican presidents. the current make up of the active judges on the d.c. circuit is more democrat than republican in terms who nominated them. in the several thousand cases tha

we don't know how, but d.c. police say she suffered serious burns last week on vallete ace and southeast. she died in the hospital on monday. the medical examiner said it was a homicide. so far no arrests. >>> violent attack on a commissioner right on her own property. she participated in aal crime with d.c. police last week in the ivy city neighborhood. after the confrontation tuesday, she has bruises and swelling after she says two women and a man refused to get off her property. the suspects told police they were looking for a lost dog, and the attack was self-defense. officers say since there are conflicting stories, the suspects have not been arrested. >>> well, t morning we're mom ng from a heartbroken in d.c. after her 18-year-old son was murdered. he just graduated from high school in may. then on sunday afternoon, someone shot and killed him ona n road in southeast d.c. his mom tells our darcy spencer he left to get a drink and never came home. >> no parent should feel like that. that's a hurt to the co

d.c. fire --e d.c. pol see units blocking access. again, this is to allow optimal access for the fire units coming infr here, as i can se where we are on 7th, near 7th and virginia, that the -- they are still flames coming from the roof of the building. i can see at leastad twor trucks that are trying to douse the flames extended above them. i tell ya, it looks likeha this just -- the flames have been really aggressive with effort from d.c. fire and now at least this fire unit cing in from the naval district of drews,gton, joint base navy yard as well, to help with the fire fight. >> hey, aaron, how many, exactly how many entrances are there to that facility? where the center is? >> reporter: pat, honestly, i don't know. driven by it many times. to be ables opened to try to access the highway here before they started the construction ongi va avenue, you'd drive by and there's one main door in the center of the building with a flight of stairs there well, 5th street side of the building. i don't know what other ways and exit doors the

ee sure to stay with news 4 for continuing cover of the d.c. mansion murders. >>> d.c. police are investigating multiple shftings. twohose shootings happened overnight. take a look at the scene here from this video. detectiveso responded chesapeake street and souenern southeast around 8:00 last night and a few blocks away from the, twoeople were shot near atlantic andrd thi street also in southeast. we'll update you on the shootings as we learn more information. >> more developing news this morning, four people are recovering after an suv crashed into marie's diner last night. first responders in charlestown tweeted outhis video. no one was seriously hurt and no word on what caused the crash. >>> over the sast weekeone has been going around parts of d.c. tampering wh fire hydrants and it's putting thousands of people at risk. they have been opened half a inen times at feocations northeast. itre was so much water forced police to close an intersection and it's concerning police, firefighters and d.c. water. >> it's absolutely illegal. npd mpd is involved and looking for

the d.c. officer says the vehicle had labels on the back that says emergency 911 response, and he had an emergency light kit in the rear window. the suspect allegedly said he used theight to get his wife to the hospital because she has a machine condition. t -- medical condition. he was charged with cepersonating a police of >>> now to the u.s. senate race in virginia. news 4 hosting a live debate with democratic incumbent tim cain and cory stewart. the candidates will face off next wednesday. a debate will be moderated byew nbc political director chuck todd with questions from news 4'saron gilchrist and julie carrie. you can download the app and owatch a live stream that deba. >> all right. storm team 4 meteorologist camelia draper joining us. it seems like we blinkednd the daysothorter. i wake up in the morning. it's dark when it used to be sunny, and this is going by fast. >>know, you have a point there because we're losing about two minutes and 30 seconds of e dayligh day now. tomorrow the

he came t d.c. to testify in favor of 77. >> i work in california where all service staff gets paid the full m wage in addition to tips, and that's exactly what i make. i mak m the fullimum wage and i still get the standard tips. and if i give really good service, i get 22%. >> reporter: hundreds of people have signed to testify for and against. darcy spencer, ns4. >>> all right. so there will be some dry ds in our ture, and they're not that far away. >> yes. ave to we're going to get through a good stretch of some wet rainy days. >> and everybody is going to wonder when florence is going to impact our area. and really, the day is going to be tomorrow. we saw a couple of showers today but most of the region remained on the dry side. we even saw sunshine out there. let's take a look outside and show you where the storm. it's down to the south. right now florence a 30 miles per hour tropical depression. yeah, it's still called florence, because once it's given a name, it sticks with that name. so even

you specifically argued that the d.c. assault weapons ban was unconstitutional, and i think because you said these weapons were in common use. what did you base your conclusion that assault weapons are in common use, and what evidence or study did you use to do that? >> thank you, senator feinstein, for the question. i understand, of course, your role on that issue and your long leadership on that issue and appreciate that. i faced a decision where, as in every other decision just about on the d.c. circuit, i had to follow a precedent, the precedent of the supreme court. i don't get to pick and choose which supreme court precedence i get to follow. i follow them all. and so in the second amendment context, the supreme court in the heller decision, written by justice scalia, had held that there was an individual right to keep and bear arms. and then in explaining what that meant and what exceptions would be allowed to that right, justice scalia's opinion for the court in part 3 of the opinion went through, this does not me

why that's important, right now d.c. is just one shy of the total homicide rate, 116 for all of last year. so we're not even out of the month and d.c. poised to hit mark it hit all of last year. we'll stay on top of this story. we'll still piece together how and when this happened and bring you more informationhroughout the hour. back to you. >> livs for u in northeast d.c. thank you. >> that shooting is the latest n a string of shootings that plagued the district since friday. four shootings happened yesterday all within hours of each other. the most recent, a man was found shot on downing place northeast last night. his was near the brentwood recreation center. >> an hour earlier another person was shot in the 180 block of benning road northeast. it's the same block where people were shot onfriday. it happened as peoplere ppared for a crime walk.gh the nborhood commissioner there was at that walk last night and said the community is sick of the violence and it must stop. >> now to a developing story, supreme court nomi

mystics made d.c. proud for sure.he mvp award went to breanna stewart. >> we want to conatulate the mystics. it was such a great run. chuc >> all right. thank you. here we are watching the very latest on hurricane florence and making an ever steady approach to theth carolina coastline. here locally, se rain drops around hagerstown, maryland. those are lifting northbound into pennsylvania. good riddance to those. afternoon highs today will once again be in the upper 70s to around 80 degrees.ll take your umb with you on your way out the door because more showers are likely this afternoon. sheena has your whole ten-day outlook coming up in five or six minutes. >>> your time is 5:44. as you wake up, hurricane florence is barrelling closer to the eas coast. it is now a category 2 storm. it's expected to stay that way before it makes landfall tomorrow. >> the carolinas are already seeing and feeling the effects of this storm. these are some live pictures fr wilmington, north carolina. we know it's grainy, hard to make out,

thousands of d.c. public schoo parents finding out their children's personal information was exposed online for months. no social security numbers bute of personal details. it's raising questions about privacy and how to keep this from happening again. shomari stone went to get answers about that. shomari? >> reporter: good evening. d.c.ps say they're determined to make sure itn doesn't hap again. >> it certaly is something at we take very seriously. >> dc public schools public chancellor explains how 2,000 ts stud personal information ended up posted online for anyone to see for six months. >> how could this happen? >> yes, well, i think as you are aware, we learned that this happened as part of an inadvertent submission. >> dcps sent this letter home to parents of affected students after a s trceped me off about the letter, i called dcps. they confirmed itta misnly included student information in a spread sheet it gave to the dc council in february thated incl students' names, dates of birth, student

a little september weather for you. >> murder and mystery in one of d.c.'s most exclusive neighborhoods, a wealthy businessman, his wife and son and housekeeper tied up and tortured for hours held hostage over demands for a ransom. >> why go to all this trouble for $40,000. >> to some people $40,000 is like hitting powerball. >> the cash delivered and then a deadly twist. >> i think about what happened that day. every single day. >> all four killed in cold blood. >> i think some people are born bad. >> the multi-million dollar home set on fire to give up the gruesome crime. >> you know what, folks, murder doesn't make sense. >> tonight news 4 takes you inside the investigation. >> you've put all the pieces together and you're building a nice case. >> there are no coincidences in a burning investigation. >> those guys think if they burn a vehicle it's lost for all time. >> the crucial clue. >> you give me dna, can you take that to the bank. >> and the high-stakes takedown as the sole suspect prepares to go on trial, but tonight one question remains, did he a

. >> d.c. police are investigating at least five homicides and 8 separate shootings.st finch is live with how many people have been shot. >> well several shooting investigations are now underway and in many ofic them p are still looking for suspects and for leads. police were called there just after midnight. medics on scene did find the man shot. that victim later died. also in southeast, a fatal friday.g reported on two men were shot off the 5100 block of s street. a 41-ynr-old victim that case has died. 4:15 a.m. sunday a 42-year-old man was shot and killed. earlier that nit, also in southeast, a 28-year-old man died at the hospital after being shot off the 1,400 block in southeast. and in northwt, a 1600 eaock, ay shooting there just after 2:15 on saturday morning. eaa 28old man was shot and killed. a suspect, though, in that case, is now in custody. back out live, though, police are still looking for many more suspts in these investigations. again, five people have died. 8 shootingnvestiga

a d.c. rat pulls a firem. al details on that next. >> well, this morning be very careful as you're about to head out. we have dense fog around the area. half mile visibility. dulles, almost zero in the district. it will be tough to see this morning. take it slower on the roads. chuck is back to show you if we >>> 28% opioidsc sptions were given to patients with no history of pain. 115 americans died every day from an opioid overdose. in other health news, walking could help prevent memory loss. thomas jefferson university studied a group of older adults with mildognitive impairment. they had to make arrangements to meet a friend and go for a walk. the physical activity helps reduce further memory loss by 90 or 88% and i think walking witha someone, interaction probably helped o. >> as hurricane florence barrels toward the east coast major airlines have a plan to help avoid stranded travellers at airport. they're waving change a fee airports that could possibly be in florence's th. travellers can rebook their f

matthew's cathonc church d.c. is having another listening session in light of the on goinx church abuse scandal. there's allegations that cardinalonald wuerl covered up abuse by priests during his time in pittsburgh. share are invited to their con serns and feelings on the scandal as well as thoughts howhe church community can protect and assist abuse survivors. tonight's listening session i period hahhi happening at the same church where he celebrated mas on friday. he is expected to travel to rome. >> it's 4:49. the d.c. m mansionsder trial resumes this morning. so far we heard from 17es wis. last week in court we heard from a man that worked with a bank to get the $40,000 ransom money. another man had an appointment the day of the murder. he testified when he talked to her on the phone she sounded scared and nervous. stay with news 4 for complete coverage on this case. you'll find the latest information ithe nb washington app. search mansion. >> opening statements begin in the first-degree murder trial of the c

for the d.c.ro, we're looking at showers and coastal flooding and that's theame dealor our friends in southern maryland. anybody ong the potomac river. that where we see coastal flooding from now until tuesday. by the time we get toes wey, thursday, friday, it's so nice. temperatures are going to be in the midos0s for the part. next chance of rain saturday. that's the first day of fall.e we have m news right after this. . i put criminals in prison during the day i'm jennifer wexton, and as a prosecutor, and changed diapers at night. later, when i had a law practice, i volunteered to help moms collect child support. then, as state senator, i worked across party lines to target sexual offenders and take guns away from domestic abusers. in congress, i'll stand up to president trump. i approve this message because, like every working mom, what's ahead is as important as what's in the rearview mirror. >>> our coverage of tropical storm florence continues next on the "today" show. and speaking of which,

d.c. is an international city.e have tons of people coming and going from arohe world to the district. we've been recognized as a foo city. just in the year 2016, the bon appetitni recd d.c. as a restaurant city. we've been validated on that front. a lot of people here are experienced in going out to eat. they don't cook as much. >> we're busy. >> we work long hours and like to eat really good food. >> can you tell us about the companies and the goodies yout brouere that will be represented. >> this is my favorite part of the day. this is where you get an opportunity to taste all of the inlocal bses and you have cookies, doughnuts, we have pretzels. everything that you can get in d.c. will be at the convention center. it is an opportunity tod taste just have a great time. >> is there something in particular you're looking forward to, keith? the tasting lounge, as lori shared for folks being able to taste district doughnuts. withs. cook to actually learn from other people how they were able to get their fo in the do

notice the d.c. metro area and areas down to the south seeing rain but areas parts of frederick county and washington coun, carol county, potentially staying dry for the day.ity of the not the case in the district and areas to the south. 7:00 p.m. we start to see the rain tampering offut more rain is back in the forecast on monday especially later in the day. occasional showers out there. otherwise cloudy and cool. temperatures in the low to mid-60s throughout the da that's almost sweater weather. ur heater might kick on in your home. that could be happening on your sunday. the yard work again. do that storm. on sunday you want t to hat back up plan. look at your ten-day forecast. 60% chance for rain on monday. temperatures in the 60s to around 70. still on the cool side. warmer on tuesday. mi to upper 70s. storms are possible on wednesday and thursday. we'll have ttures in the low 80s on wednesday, thursday. fall officially beginning tomoow and a pretty weekend. >> that's one way to look at it. >> y

i think it will be fine. >> d.c. collected more than $100 miion in revenue in the last 12 months from the cameras. now officials are considering raising the top fin from 300 to $500. >> i think that's just - like i said, we're targeted. >> reporter: well, the d.c. council will hold a public round tableer tomorrow aon at 1:30. folks can let theirme council ers know what they think about their proposal to hike the fines. >>ha you, chris. there is new reaction from the prosecutor in the bill cosby case. she talked about wst day's sentencing was show shocking to so many. >> and a crackdown on people not stronger is blasting her tumors... without risking her bones. it's training her good cells... to fight the bad guys. stronger is less pain... new hope... more fight. it's doing everything in your power... and everything in ours. stronger, is changing even faster than they do. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. >>> we have breaking news in camp spring maryland. police are on

now to a violentth weekend i district. >> d.c. police are now vestigating 5 homicides and at least 8 shootings all since 11:00 last night.po ce only have a suspect in custody for one of those shootingng >>> happetoday, the logan circle community will hold a public meeting docuss the gruesome attack that left wendy martinez dead. theig meeting t is at 6:30. martinez was stabbed to deathdnn day while she was jogging. police have charged anthony crawford in her ath. >> also tonight there will be a safety walk in northeast d.c. residents will begin their walk at thene c of 19th and l street to show their concern about the recent violence in the area. >>t's now 6:34. this week the news 4 i team is looking into a wave of scammers said to be taking the district by storm. >> d.c.'s attorney general is warng all would be renters, potential buyers and realtorsab t becoming targets. >> it all starts when you lookl for a rental. this ad seems real enough but the owner told us a it'sually bogus so we went undercover and starte e-mailing the pe

d.c. police tweeting out about h ting happening. this is right at the d.c.-maryland line near new hampshire avenue northeast. the scene is a the shell gas station there, if you're familiar with the area. it's marked there on the screen. there's no word on who may have been shot or their current condition. we're working to get more information. we know that police areng loo for a suspect. we'll bring you an update as soon as we get it. but for now, back to you. >> angie, thank you. your time is 4:03. now to a developing sty, supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh says he is innocent andwhot going ae and that is despite a second woman coming forward accusing him of sexual misconduct. >> he repeatedly denied all the allegation against him. he insisted he always treated women with dignity and this comes as comments that he and his first accuser ppare to testify in front of a senate judiciary committee on thursday. kavanaugh wants the process to be fair. >> i'm not going to let false accusations drive me out of this progress. merica is about fairness and hearing f

d.c. police suv has been involved in a b cras here's a look at the scene. it happened overnight. we're, w to confirm exactly how this crash happened and the condition of the officeh and the driver. news 4's nicole jacobs will have a live rept comingp at 5:00. >>> it will be another difficult day foro people get around sixth street in southeast d.c. here's why. the big old sinkhole, cars teetered. tow trucks were called in the cars off the streeteyefore there swallowed up. all of this started when a water main break. crews will be out here. at 5:00 we'll be back with the latest on repair work. >>> to the latest on the controvercosupreme court controversy. the group ultraviolet projected a message onto the courthousen o constitution avenue where brett kavanaugh serves as a u. appeals judge. they don't want him confirmed. tomorrow brett kavanaugh and the first woman accusing him will lead the discussion. >> yesterday president trump praised kavanaug >>> an unexpected moment at the united nati

d.c. and these are the areas that could have the highest chance of seeing strong to severe chance of a storm. let's head over to melissa mollet to checkn your commute, melissa. >> good morning. first 4 traffic, inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, nice and green. we don't have anything in our way. looks good. 95 does as well. we have an earlier slowdown southbound there from a crash yesterday. that's out of the way. no poor ris there. as we zm in here, 14 east all lanes blocked for a water main break there. aaron? >>nk melissa, t you. 5:02 now. following breaking news, new york avenue northeast is back open after that bad crash. >> police suv and another car collided. news 4's nicoleacobs isn the scene with the latest. what are you seeing? >> eun and aaron, we're live at the corner of new york avenue. u can see it's open after police were here on the scene for several hours investigating a serious crash. we want to get you right to some video showing you the extent of that crash. you

nicole is live in northwest d.c. with bfh sides the argument. >> this has been a highly debated issue for months now. those two are for initiative 77 and believe it put all minimum wage workers on a level playing field but tho that are against it say that it takes money out of service workers pockets because they're less likely to gedequate tips. either way, the majority of d.c. voters approved initiative 77 back in june and increasing minimum wage from $3.33 an hour to h15 anr and they could consider overturning the initiative but not everyone agrees with th. >> they're trying to actively suppress the vote of d.c. voters. >> council members are expected to meet at 11:00 a today we're told more than 100 people representing both sides are expected to have their voices heard. >> what finally lead to police to this suscted serial kill. >> anld notion about heart medicine is being debunked by a study. why taking an aspirinay a isn't helping as much as you may think. that's next on news 4 day. >> a flash flood watch has b

while these new shelters will do away with the need for d.c. general, more than 470 families still remain living in hotels. bowser administration is working to move allho of families to permanent housing. in the district, mark seagraves. news >> that's a treat to see the baby, right? look at her. how adorable is she. the mayor adopted miranda back in may. she took a little time off. she's been talking about it. sheold hoda about the challenges of balanng work and life. we all know that. it's not easy. >> it's tough. and we're not the mor of.c. >> no, no. although, you know, this is hard. it's reallyd. h >>> well, i love thisext story. look at this guy. this injured turtle now has his very own wheelchair made of legos. i it. this turtle is recovering at the maryland zoo after he was found with fractures to the bottom of his shell. after surgery, a veterinary stent at the university of maryland sketched a customized wheelchair and sent it to a friend who built the chao out of leg bricks. i love this. the frame surrounds the turtle's shell and sit

i based the decision on the d.c. circuit i had to follow precedent of the supreme court i don't get to pick and choose which process i follow. i follow them all. so in the second amendment context in the heller decision written by justice to leah hello there was an individual right to keep and bear arms. to explain what that meant and what exceptions to that right and in part three is that opinion that was the important part of the opinion of the supreme court's opinion to pre-identify a number of exceptions like the felon in possession laws, conceal and carry possessions of guns in schools and pre-identified that. the way i understood what was said in the mcdonald's case later was that dangerous and unusual weapons could be prohibited what specifically referred to machine guns could be prohibited so it is important to recognize under the heller decision that machine guns can be prohibited. >> they were in the firearms act along time ago. sir.s justice scalia's opinion pacifically reaffirmed that machine guns could b

. >> today, dozens of d.c. residentsacked the courtroom as lawyers on both sides begin the process of selecting a jury. >> that jury will rule on a case now more than three years old. three family members and their longtime housekeeper rdered, eir house then set on fire. >> they will decide the fate of the only person charged in this meagan fitzgerald is at d.c. >>perior court now. meagan? eporter: legal experts will tell you this is a very critical process ass entire both sides try to sort of weed through the potential biases that people have one way or another. so today for several hours the defense and the prosecution had a chance t spe with some of the 80 people who could serve. for the next several days, prosecutors and defense atrneys will try to make sure they seat a fair and impartial jury. the started by reminding he 80 people inside the courtroom that darren went is presumed innocent until proven guilty. turing and d with t killing a family of three and their housekeeper. the story has been widely rep

rof d.c. >> illy is true.t's the people who live there, who work to make their neighborhood a family atmosphere which makes it so special. of course, it's the beautiful homes and the nier area. >> nice looking too. not cheap either. >>> all right. let's check in with cnbc. >> cnbc headquarters, happy hour returns today at starbucks. the coffee chain is offering a buy one, get one fre deal from 3:00 p.m. local time until close at participating stores. if you buy a hand crafted espresso drink or blended frappuccino, n i dide or larger you can get a free one. nonmembers can sign up for a code. that's your cnbc morning business report. >> eric, thank you. as> still ahead on news 4 today, a crash shuts down a portion of a local road for hours. news 4 is on the sceneito find out hoappe ne >>> happening today,mbattled supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh heads to capitol hill to defend his name against assault.ns of sexual overnight, a fourth woman comes forward with new shocking allegations of her own. you ever get

stay with news 4 for continuing coverage of the d.c. mansions murders trial. >>> d.c. police are investigating multiple shootings. two of the shootings happene overnight. take a look at the video here. deteives responded to the scene on chesapeake street around 8:00 last night. a few blocks away from there two people were shot near atlantic and 3rd street also in southeast. we'll update you on the shootings as w learn more information. >>> four people are recovering after an suv crashed into marie's diner in la plata last night. no one was seriously hurt here. no word on wha caused that crash. >> over the past week, someone has been going around parts of d.c. tampering wit fire hydrants and it's putting thousands of people at risk. high dran hydrants have been open half a dozen times. s there was much water it forced police to close an intersection and it's concerning police, firefighters and d.c. water. >>> it's absolutely illegal. npd is involved butn there's b a rash of these in the last few days and we're concerd. we're really concerned. >> police don't know whethe

d.c. pole say on thursday, silver collidedle with a greyhound bus. sh took a tire iron and shattered the bus' and then, got in her car and tried to run over the bus driver. >> it's hard to watch that. wonder what made her so furious. >>> i'm getti our kids' backpacks and stuff ready. thousands of parents are ready to send their kids off to school tomorrow. >> do you wish you knew when the bus was coming so your kids didn't hav t to stand in snow or the rain? so, guess what. there's anor app that. parents inrince orge's county can use an app for the arrival andf departu school busses. the school system is encouraging parents townload it. through this app, they will be school find where t bus is, if it's on time or if the child missed the bus. ls can ao enable them to track one or more bus and they're arrival times at school. this is brilliant. great idea. >> i would love to have it. >>> a battle over a bible study is splitting a community in northern virginia. cording to "the freelance-star" in frederi fredericksburg," they may evict kenneth hauge if

the d.c. mansion murders. three family members and their housekeeper found murdered, their upscale home set on fire. now the lone man charged with their death is set to face trial. today marks the start of jury selection in that case. meagan fitzgeraled has cov this from the start. she joins us now at d.c. superior court with an update. hi, meagan. >> reporter: hi, doreen. yeah, this is verritical part of the entire process. legal experts will tell you. the opportunity for the prosecution and the defense to kind of weed through the potential jurors here to try tu rstand the biases and what sways one pern to one side or for to the other. this entire day started with a series of questions from the judge. acked the ors who courtroom soon learned they could be part of a two-month ial. several jurors gasped when they heard the judge explain that's how long it could take to get through the evidence in the case. then the 12 jurors who were selected will have time to deliberate and decide if daron wint is guilty. it's

d.c. and u.s. capitol police investigated a suspicious vehicle yesterday near union station and louisiana avenue. officers had to use binoculars to scope out the area. we did see a man gear upnto a bomb suit to inspect that vehicle and take some items from inside the car. investigators are not saying what they found, if anything. >>> now to the latest in the search for amazon's second headquioters. specul is zeroing in on our area, and here's why. amaz ceo jeff bezos and the board of directors are reportedly in town. tonight bezos will ait for interview hosted by the economic club ofto washing on september 19th, bezos will be the keynote speaker e an air foonference at national harbor. his space company blue origin intendsom to cte for pentagon contracts. tomorrow he'll visit "the washington post." he owns that paper, but amazon officialsave already told post reporters he will not be answering questions about blue origin or hq2. ay> adult film star stormy daniels she still has a lot to say about he

d.c. their protest centered around thhu ongoingrch sex abuse scandal, particularly with cardinal wuerl. they say he covered up abuse by priestsing his time asn bishop i pittsburgh. wuerl denies the allegations. >> we want clean leadership. we wt good people. you are supposed to be the moral ithority, then act like it. >> wuerl expected to travel to rome soon to ask pope francis to accept his resignation as archbishop of washington. >>> because of the child sex abuse investigation in pennsylvania, maryland's attorney general wants to know if that kind of thing is happening in maryland schools or places of worship. he tweeted out a form where victims of abuse or knowledgeover abuse can reportn inci to his office. recently, thousands of people signed an online petition calling for frosh to investigate the baltimorediocese. >>> it's been one year since hurricane maria. demonstrators marked the somber anniversary by protesting outside president trump's mar-a-lago resort. yesterday people honked

d.c. police were on the scene almost immediately. a man was shot in the 1800 block. >> the chief gave me aon briefi hat happened over the weekend, which was dramatic, outreous. and i happened in different places across the city. all nonrandom acts., all pe likely, who knew each other. most people who have been involved with the criminal justice system. >> reporter: the itoestigation he double-shooting forced the temporary faulti ihalting o d.c. streetcar line. it's not clear if this dashboard camera captured the gunman as he ran from the scene. the two men who were shot on benning roadonight are described as being conscious and breathing when they were taken to local hospital by ambulance. >> jackie, thank you.on >>> the s woman accusing brett kavanaugh of sexual misconduct wants h to tell story to the fbi. tonight on twitter,ah deb ramirez's attorney asked why the judiciary committee isn't trying to make that happen this tweet came shortly after the committee announced it will take the vote on kavanaugh's supreme court nomination on

d.c. and u.s. capitol police were investigating a suspicious vehicle near union station and louisiana avenue this evening. officers used binocularse to scoput the area, as you see there. we saw a man get into that bomb suit there to inspect the e. vehi they took away some items from inside that car. investigators are not saying what they found, if anything at all. >>> the future ofdo cardinal ld wuerl's leadership of the catholic church in washington lies in the o hands pope francis. a spokesperson for the o archdioces washington confirmed today that cardinal wuerl will ask the pontiff to cept his resignation. a pennsylvania grand jury report suggested that wuerl did not do enough to protectictims from predator priests when wuerl was the archbishop in pittsburgh. some students we talked to at catholic university today say they're fed up. >> for meon pely, it's ompletely infuriating and frustrating situation. >> the holy father, the pope, is not required to accept it. he'll accept it at the

d.c.'s fire chief explains why it is so easy for someone to illegally open a fire hide randal. >> during an emergency, wet it as simple as possible to get in there for the firefighters to do their job. time is of th essence. >> kordestani is expected to make his first crt appearance day. >>> right now, hurricace flors barreling toward the carolina coast. time is o running and communities are bracing for tastrophic flooding. >> and we have team coverage of the storm's projected path. >> florence could be one for the record books. as this powerfuatyeg c 4or the carolinas, people are being told to get out. it comes nearly a year after hush maria devastated puerto rico, killing 3,000. people tonight anxiety is very high up and down the east coast. this is an area that could bepu elled when florence roars ashore. >> let's start with toug adoug amelia tracking hurricane florence. >> and watching the latest on this, it makests way closer and closer to the east coast and one thing for sure it will

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d.c.dded itself to the list where states of emergency have been issued.ua tion orders started at 8:00 thi morning. >> chuck bell is just getting the latest update on this storm and joins usth wit latest many what can you tell us? >> there remains high confidence with what the storm is expected to do over the next 24 to 72 hours. it is a serious life threatening emergency for especially north and sou carolina. but also virginia, very much at risk, peally southeastern virginia for an enormous potential for storm surge and beach erosion and inland flooding. the laftend fall looks to be thursday night. it will depends what the atorm doer it makes landfall. notice how tightly grouped they are together? so that's by 9:00 thursday night. hi certainty that somewhere south of cape hatteras and north of wilmington, that's where land fall is most likely to occur. after it makes land, there's very little certainty on where it'soing to go. it could be anywhere in southern virginia or the western half o