a ruling said maryland and d.c.could not prove that money is spent at the hotel because it will profit the president.la d.c. and mary plan to appeal. >>> t news morning. a tense back and forth between virginia's lieutenant governor justin fairfax and one of the women accusing him osexual assault. >> watson came forward saying fairfax assaulted her. the letter claims there is a witness who supportsfairfax's account. it reads, in part. watson's attorney responded to the letter saying, in part. fairfax's attorneys responded to this statement saying the lieutenaer governor has nev changed his story. >>> there is a -->> two d.c. high school students robbed of their chance to live their dreams. both boys murdered in may of01 2in two different crimes shortly after leaving >> it's terrible! yes, absolutely terrible. >> reporter: yesterday, at large d.c. councilman introduced legislation a different approach the cy can take to protect young students. >> right nfw, they are aid to go to school and that is just is not acceptab

d.c. police tell us they've tan the man who kill an 11-year-old boy off the streets. >>> a new excessive heat warning, the advisory leading to a team 4 weather alert. >>> just a few minutes ago, people on the national mall around our region and across the country and around the world celebrating the precise moment 50 years ago man first set foot on the moon. >>> we cannot wait for another child to fa victim to senseless gun violence. >> d.c. mayor bowser delivering a message to t community after announcing the arrest in an 11-year-old's murder. good evening, i'm erika gonzalez. breaking news thisevening, police telling us they caught thd man who shot ankilled koran brown at a gas station in southeast d.c. thursday night. news4's amy cho jo fns usom outside d.c. police headquarters with new information in this case. aimee? >> reporter: hi, we just learned a short time ago the manhunt for the alleged killer of an 11-year-old boy has now finally come to an end. d.c. police say tonight they ar

a d.c. paramedic was on the job. >> a manpe jum him as he tried to bring a patient in to the emergency room. >> this evenin he's talking with our pat collins about this rre robbery. this is a stoing you're only going to see on "news4." s when you're going to the hospital there'certain serenity about it that you feel safe and i was absolutely shocked this happened on the grounds of a hospital. >> ambushed. >> i would sayso. >> that's tim campbell.svyÑ he's been a firefighter/paramedic for 34 years. 14 in new rk, 20 here in d.c. now tim has seen a lot, but nothing quite like what happened last sunday at g.w. hospital. you see, tim was pushing a patient on a stretcher into the emergency room here when he was approached by a guy, a guy wearing only red boxer shorts and red socks. quickly that encounter turned into robbery. how did it go? >> so the first one was a light shove and the second was a mh more forceful shove as he grabbed your wallet. >> i felt the wallet come out. >> you started yelli

scrut inside the d.c. va. here's scott mcfarland. >> a tip from a viewer like you helpedh one of the largest projects the news 4 i-team has ever undertaken. uncovering problems at the d.c. va center andng leadio a congressional hearing. >> it shouldn't take an investigative team from news 4 to help us fix theroblem. the head of the medical center answered tough questions in front of the house committee and pledged fixes for problems you're about to see. over the next half hour we're taking you inside the investigation to reveal how the problem first erupted. among the men and women who walked through the doors this year. >> i was having problems with multiple sclerosis. >> what the doctors saw made clear to them they needed to admit you. >>>> right. ait fourth of july the air conditioning fd inside and the temperatu was unbearable. 36 hours later you're walking t. >> right. >> just one of a series of problems insides flagship medical center. that's according to an ongoingi investigat by the news 4 i-team. supp

sports betting is one step closer to reality in d.c. d.c. council approved a measure that allows the company that operates the d.c. lottery to e also oper the city's future mobile betting app. it all couldegin asarly as next year. >> tuesday's special session on gun violence for virginia la akers endedmost as soon as it began. after less than two hours, gop delegates adjourned the meeting. the session had been ca ed by the governor after the mass shooting virginia beach. he wanted lawmakers to look at gun control measures. governor northam called the republican's actions, quote, shameful and disappointing. >>> d.c. police need the public's help to catch the woman who is caught on surveillanc camera smashing a car with a bat. the woman said she found abt $1,000 worth of damage done to her car. >> yikes. >>> the building that was once d.c.'s providence hospital will reopen today as an urgent care facility. operations had shut down in april after years of financial troubles.en the new cter will operate sevena d a week. provins had been the dist

secret service types love it. >> anyone in these hot temperatures in d.c. have to wear a suit, not necessarily because they want to, because they have to. >> swimsuits in this pool in ft. washington. they're mobilizing for the heat, offering a few free hours of pool time this weekend as well as 16 cooling centers. common sense is free too. >>please be safe. >> don't over exert yourself, stayydrated and look out for others who may be in distress from the heat. >> if you're out with the mobil it to be able to identify individuals who are in need of shelter. >> derek ward, news 4. >> heat stroke can set in pretty quickly on days like today. lack of sweating, rapid heartbeat. if you or someone with you has experienced these, you may wa to call 911. please be careful. sorry about that, folks, having a little bit of technical difficulties. >>> in otherews tonight, d.c. police need help solving the murders of a father and son, at rela discovering the bodies yesterday, their home on queen street in northeast d.c., hugh washington and his 17-year-old son both shot i

d.c. police are trying to find the person behind several armed robberies in northeast d.c. and leon harris join us from the live desk.us leon, the ct seems to be targeting certain individuals? >> yes, apparently seriously does have a single m. ooction, if you will, all the victims are transgender lmen. poe say he targeted them overnight after 2:00 in the morning. these robberies started a week ago. the first last monday just before .4:00 a on second street in northeast. here's a look at all three of the places that he robbed each of these women. the second d third robberies happened within 30 minutes of one another last wednesday. near sixth and k street,then a 15-minute drive away near the nd d.c./maryla border on hunt place. police say the suspect hopped out of a car, approached the sh victim flag a gun, demanding their property, before speeding f in a dark-colored suv. we're told he is a black mann s 20s or 30s. if you know anything about these robberies, d.c. police want your helhe in fact, t's a $10,000 reward for any help leading to an arrest in this case. we have mor

bunch is also a d.c. resident and he talked about this honor with our mark seagraves. >> in some ways, this is so importanho because this is me. this is the place i care most about. it's the place that has shaped r my care it's the place that i go home to every night and say, i'm glad i'm in d.c. so this is aon humbling hor and i'm a little overwhelmed with emotion. >> bunch has hnly been in new job for a few weeks ande wengratulate him here. >>> when come back, two young brothers becoming innocent victims of gun violence. only on news 4, how the boys are helping each other heal. >>> plus, grocery wars. stores competing for your money and it's paying off for you. susan hogan shows you which stores have e loe >>> two local brothers wounded in separate shootings this year. they're not giving up hope, though one of the boys has been left paralyzed, but both are trying to comprehend what happened as their mother helps to lift their spirits. the children spoke for the first time this week, only with news 4's m

much trouble >>> the d.c. may not have been hit with a hurricane but some of us are ll cleaning up from last week's flooding. t.>> look at th it created a sinkhole that is causing problems for dozens of people who live on the wrong side of that wash-out. >> they had a shuttle service out there for us. everything worked out pretty well so far. >> crews are working on a perutnent fix to the road there is no imetable onen done.will get those neighbors have to suffer through a lot more delays. >>> ahead this morning, a new study shares the light on the of gun control laws when it comes to children. >>> social media backlash. president trump fires a series are ekend tweets that many calling racist but un-american but he is standing his ground. >>> good monday morning. this week we are focnting on preg your kid from getting summer brain drain. today at 4:00, i'll show you fun and easy ways to keep your kid mentally activity and how to gee tm back on track before the new schoo year st >> engaging kids and signing the

. >> "news4 today" justin finch is live this morning at d.c. police headquarters with details on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. some relief here. police say the two children who were injured, their injuries are nonlife-threatening as they hunt down the suspects in that case. that fatal case yesterday as well. that happened in the u-street corridor area in alley between 14th and 15th streets by the st st. augue catholic church. shots were fired they say after 5:00 p.m. and two menan hit one man rushed to the hospital and one died on the scene there. neither have been identified. police say they are now on the aook lookout for aon four door car and at least two suspect. in southeast late saturday, another shooting. no one killedis in thinstance but there were three hurt, including children, a 3-year-old boy and 6-year-old boy and 20-year-old man were at a bus stop police say on the 800 block of southern avenue at the maryland line in southeas back out live, we can tell you in that case, all three have nonlife-threatening injuries.

five people shot overnight in washington, d.c. >> four people were shot in southeast d.c. before that, though, around 11:30 la night, aman was shot in northwest. that shooting was in columbia heights on 14th street near harvard street. tpe man is exed to survive. >> about 30 minutes later on the other side of the city, four people were shot. news4 molette green is live with more on that case. good morning. >> reporte good morning to you. quite a violent night in the district. was we can tell you at this time is that two me are fighting for their lives this morning. two others who were shot are not suffering f serious o injury. we want to show you what the scene looked like around innocent southeast in the 3900 ock of south capitol street where police had quite an investigation on their hand at this scene. police are looking for at leastt three suspeed shooters in this case. all of them wearing dark colored clothing and masks and they le the scene headed toward mlk aotnue. not a lo go on in term of the specifics with the suspects but the police want you to call them with an

d.c. police released this image of a possible suspect in the deadlyhooting of an 11-year-old boy. karon brown was shot in southeast last night and died at tathe hospi police hope somebody will recognize the man you see here. he is one of several people that police areearching for this morning. >>> we have team coverage on the investigation now. >> lt's begin with news4 justin finch who is live in southeast washington. a sad story all around, justin. >> reporter: truly. just a sad and awful story, indeed. you might imagine, there are so mand questions this morning why police are looking to the public to help them findnswer and hopefully the suspects too. they want to solve this case that left an 11-year-old boy ron brown dead. this allse happened clo to 7:00 last night in the area of the 2700 block of nayl road in the southeast not far from alabama avenue. a pretty busy area where mayor bowser said there were other children last night. police say this shooting wa preceded by some kind of di

d.c. for days w. and killed all over the district. >> that includes 11-year-old karon brown that you see here. hours fro now, d.c. mayor muriel bowschief peter newsome willer address th violence gng on. meagan tzgerald is live for us to tell us what to expect today. >> reporter: we are expecting to hear from d.c. police chief peter newsome and the mayor will how citizens can work with police to stop thele vioe. eight murders just last week. 93 this year the latest shootings happen last night and three people shot in northeast and they are expect to survive. we want to get to the picture you just showed of 11-year-old karon brown who is one of the s latest victim of gun violence. he was shot and killed just steps away from his elementary school on wednesday. bwn was inside a car at a gas station on naylor road and some sort of argument broke out between other groups of poeeopl. moments later, shots were fired and brown was killed. the suspect was arrested days later. 93 murders in this cityin january.

a chance of a stray shower mainly north of d.c.e headed to out to the nats game, it's going to be hot. the humidity stilln the low side. starts rolling in tomorrow. we will have rain chances starting tuesday all the way through the weellnd. >> aight. put on the sunscreen. >> stay hydrated. >> indeed. >>> that's it for "news4 today." "meet the press" comi up next. ng>> you got your homework? yeah. yeah? hey, give me a kiss. announcer: what's the role of a car company? [ kisses ] announcer: to take your kids to and from school? don't forget your science project. announcer: we think it can be something bigger. everybody take your seats. announcer: this summer, volkswagen is supporting america's teachers. announcer: visit your vw dea jr to learn how you cn in. announcer: now during the volkswagen drive bigger event, get ,000 purchase bonus on 2019 jetta, tiguan, and select atlas models. we switched from ford. i switched from ram. i switched to chevy. we switched to cvy. we switched to chevy. for dependability. for technology. for the m

now d.c. police and the fbi are working together to ask he public to help them track down a triggerman. we have surveillance video now on your convenientwo capturing critical events. you're seeing the suspect there walking a dog. police noting as he does so he says "fu" to that on-duty lfficer there in southeast and minutes ater, that same suspect seen crouching down behind a tree and firing several shots before escaping into an alley. he was is not found bear in mind there was an officer on duty and he was g firin and others there on the scene as well. luckily, no one was hurt. as mentioned the fbi now teaming up with police who find that suspect and tweeting out this. back out live. we can tell you the fbi and d.c. police have put together reward for tips that lead to the arrest and conviction of take man you saw there.ds rewarombined totaling $11,000. we are live outside near police headquarters. i'm justin finch, news4. back to you. >> thank you,justin. >>> this morning, we are learning mo

i hit the road in d.c.re about these n traffic devices and how they are trying to make the roads safer for everyone. rs> reporter: after 53 yf crossing the same intersection, she takes a little more time to get from one side to the next. do you worry about the cars and the way that the drivers are? >> yeah. >> reporter: they don't see you? >> no. they no looking who is coming. yes, they speeding, you know? >> reporter: as she rightfully points out, speeding and turning, they don't mix. that's why d.c. is using more and more of these yellow pylon and yellow stripe devices. a lot more of them. >> we have 85 location across the district. we hve put in place 3 a of them. over the next year we will put in more. >> reporter: they are left turn calming devices. ey are designed to protect pedestrians. the whole idea here is to force drivers to go out into the intersection like th truck right there and stay away from the crosswalk. more of a 90-degree turn. that cuts down on the risntof an accide. drivers, they are

d.c. home. the latest on the investigation. >>> and toda mrks 50 years since one ofmankind's greatest accomplishments. see how you can get in on some of t best moon landing celebrations in the country. >>> good morning to you, i'm meagan fitzgerald. thanks for joining us on this hot, hot saturday morning, temperatures only going up from here. that is why we're in weather lert mode this morning. another dangerously hot day is on tap.he foratest we'll check in with lauryn ricketts. it's like ablanket. >> it's that heat blanket covering you out there right now. even as we headed into the early torning hours you can s haze out there. sun coming up, just about two minutes ago. see if we canet that sun for you. but again it is a hazy day out there already. of course you see ouranners are red for weather alert. take a look, these are the temperatures right now at 6:00 a.m. on your saturdaymorning. in the 70s right now in d.c., coming in at 81 degrees. but let's go ahead and factor in that humidit

that is why d.c. is using more and more of these yellow pylon and yellow strip devices, a lot mothan of them. >> we have 85 location across the district and put in place 35 of them and next year putting in more. >> reporter: they are designed to protect pedestrians. the whole idea is force pedestrians to go out into the y tersection like that truck there and stay awaom the crosswalk. more of a 90-degree turn and that cuts down on the risk of an accident. as far as ieta, she got across the intersection safely and plans to keep doing so. in the district, adam tuss, news4. >>> ground breaking under way in virginia off the coast. governor ralph northa.m. and others broke ground on offshore wind project. dominion will construct two massive wind turbineshat you see here out in the open water and about the size of thegt washin monument but not visible from the beach. the governor say it is step toward renewable energy. >>> the sun is rying. >> look at that! >> it's a new >>day. now let's talk about lauryn ri

first, let's talk to jummy what d.c. is doingto keep you safe. >> reporter: d.c.mayor muriel bowser has activated the me district's egency heat plan. that means the cooling centers will be open for anyone hoping to get out of the hot temperatures for a while. lere is ak at the shelters that will be helping out today. the mayor also suggests that if you or your family need to cool off at any point, check out a library or onenecreation cter during normal business hours. alyone looking for more information on of this with contact 311. it is suggested that everyone stay inside as much as possible today. mak sure you drink plenty of water and lather on your sunscreen. be sure to check our elderly neighbor to make sure they are s stayie in the heat as well. >>> let's turn to melisha mollet who a look at our first 4 traffic this morning. >> inner loop and outer loop ll gaows road still delays. i thought i saw a crash but police say nothing is going on so we will let you know if that changes. inner loop and outer loop near gallows delays what was a work zone and perhaps a

according to d.c. numbers from police, it comes to homicide cases that were slightly higher than we were at this point last year. leon harris is in the newsroom with a closer look at those stats. leon? >> as you know, that kind of violence has gotten the attention of the mayor and other leaders in the district, and we took a look at all of the homicide cases between january 1st and june 30th. and at the halfway point of 2019 here is where we stand. 79 homicide cases across d.c. and when we break down those numbers byan quadrt we can see that more than half,42 of those cases, east of the an-costia in southeast. we note the police chief and the mayor have said illegal guns are eme source of the probl and the numbers bear them out. more than 3/4 of the cases in our city were people killed by gunfire. he average age of all t victims, 33 years. but there's a bige range becaus the oldest is 64, the youngest just 3 months old. last month featured the deadliest stretch, june 12th through the 16th included a ry

councilman jack evans will speak with d.c. councilmembers in the hopes of keeping his positionn o a powerful committee. last month, fbi raided his home over accusations he used his public position for personal gains. the council will vote next week whether to remove him asan chaif the finance committee. >>> still ahead this morning, lse time of year when nearly everyone trave. >> we are showing you how to keep your personal information safe from hackers while on the road. >>> we are taking a look the new law in effect in our area and coming up how two of those laws will make schools safer. news4 wilbe right back. >> today at 5:00, summer means one thing for kid. >> fun times, swimming in the pool. >> before your little ones head for the pool on a hot day we will brush up on swim nowledge we all need to be aware of at all times. >> we will held you dispe >>> welcome back. at 4:40,ew a n survey suggested grandparents should do more to c keep presription away from their grandkids. the surv asked more than 2,000 adults whether the

not a drop in the washington, d.c. area and we will be drip a dry today. 61 in columbia, maryland, this morning. there is your planner for today. there are area of fog around this morning and be on lookout for that from the read wall moisture from yesterday and cool start has the fogginess out there. plenty of sunshine wh high temperatures in the mid and upper 80s. melissa mollet, a far easier day for first 4 traffic. >> and for you too. quite the afternoon and morning yesterday. in the northwest, canal road is shut down. lanes blocked because of the flooding. no word when that is reopened. we had one of our production assistants drive by lastaight said mud and debris all over the road way. no word on when that will be repaired or good enough for traffic. 270, 70 out of the spur 69 miles an hour gets you theren 26 minute. >>> pure panic and chaos as flash floods swept through d.c. yesterday. >> this is video from potomac, maryland. many of their cars are water-logged now after what seems like a river t over their neigh

shawn townsend has worked in the d.c.government a long time and most recently as an investigator onforcing d.c. alcohol law. he will act as a pt of contact for night life establishments and handling consumer complaints and other pertinent >>sues. >ime to check the forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. pretty out there, chuck. >> n hard to be a better day than yesterday. no queson about it. almost 3.5 inch of rain yesterday at national airport in less an two-hour span of time. equivalent more than 3 bil lili gallons of visibility under a mile to this area because of fog. under amile in frederick, maryland. a few foggy spots in on your way to work this morning t rain chances near to zero today' tomorrow. next chance on thursday a ernoon. temperature wise it's also very comfortable this morning. leesburg and winchester to 59 degrees. 63 in german town and gaithersburg this morning. 65 fredericksburg and 65 in brandy wine, maryland. sunny and warm is your planner today. not too humid either so that is about as

councilman jack evans will speak with d.c. councilmembers in hopes to keep his position on a powerful co uittee. he isd for using his public position for personal gain. the council will vote next week whether to remove him as chairman of the finance >>> we have new information about a deadly kayaking accident over the weekend in ryland. e victim was a secret service agent. eaecial agent stephanie hancock was a river n annapolis on saturday when her kayak overturned. crews were able to rescue a second kayaker who was with her but it took time to recover her body. h hancock had been witthe secret service since 2007. >>> frightening ments at a facebook mail facility in california. a screening device spotted a iece of suspicious mail th led to the evacuation of several buildings. >> that package apparently believed to contain sarin. that is a chemical ud in war fare. two people were taken away for testing. this morning the people who came in contact did not shm any symptos. more tests will be needed before an official ruling is ma

d.c. area. so it is a little on the warm side out there and we will e to see some warm conditions out there today. temperatures are going to be rising. low-to-mid 90s. we do have that slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. we are looking at some more showers and thunderslyrms possibs we get into your we will see more showers and showers and gaunderstorms. so ain we have sunny be ditions, it's going t muggy. look at these temperatures. you see the temperatures around noal tomorrow. 94 today. they start going up from there. let's talk about that. let's talk abt barry as well. that's coming up. guys. >> all right. lauryn, thank you. we know you will be following that closelo >>> we cinue to stay on top of tropical storm barry this morning. the slow-moving system is dumping rain and threatening communities from flo to alabama. >> nbc's jay gray in louisiana to explain why that state is getting hit the strongest right now.:arry annou i arrival with gufrting winds, rain, and i

especially in washington, d.c. this is probably the best hst kno known image of barton taken in 1865. this is what she looked like during the civil war years. one of the biggest misnomers to me about clara barton, the thing that i learned when i really invested all my taime in workin on her story, began working for the missing soldiers office museum, barton was 39 when the war broke out, and for me, that was kind of a surprise because we -- the vision that we have of women working especially as nurses during the war is they tend to be very young. pop culture has helped to kind of establish that as well. for any of you that have seen the show, "mercy street," we see a lot of young, very young nursnurs nurses in that show and other areas of popular culture. barton is 39 when the war breaks out. she's moving back into washington, d.c. she's trying to get her job back at the patent office now that abraham lincoln has been elected, republican. barton is thrown out of the office in 1856. they accuse her -- in 1857 -- the

d.c., a father forced to carry his two doubters to safety a er his cars partially swallowed by water. other drivers onanal road in d.c. not as lucky. >> and when you go into work you don't t nk you'll end up the roof of your car but i did. >> this isilliam diggs in the pink shirt during a commute he says he'll never forgot. >> i saw water dripping in ba k seat and before i know itr wate filling up my back seat and i'm crouching and i'm thinking the only way to get out is through my sunroof so i open the sunroof and squeeze out. >> reporter: take a look at the view from the sunroof. several feet of water almost covering the gearshift. he was able to get off his car once with the water levels receded and says he wasn't ifscared for his l in the moment but realizes just how dangerous of a situation thiswa nevertheless, is this is what h car looks like now, gutted. diggs says it's likely a total loss. >> insurance might not c er it all so we're trying to see if we can salvage it. >> insurance

to the pitch, ben olson and d.c.d coming o a big roadwin on thursday in cincinnati trying to do the same in atlanta. 13th minute, bill hamid up to the task. big save of joseph martinez. this game stays scoreless until theth minute. attack. on the it's martinez who heads it past hamid. atlanta adding another gal in stoppage time. as the defending mls champs take down d.c. united with a 2-0 win. >>> now, dela don don playing is protective mask. she broke her nose. keeping a theme of atlanta. first youarter, if re head coach mike tebow, you're loving this play. the steal. passing ahead to christy tolliver over to emma miciamen for the layup. transition at its finest. mystics leading by 14 at theh f. they keep rolling. natasha cloud. 4 of 4 behind the arc. 10 of 13 from the field. the mystics w big 93-65. >>> now, a wet and windy final round of the open championship at royal port rush today. shot of the day tois the enan lee westwood. the ball catches the ridge. tracking straight for the hole for a birdie. westwood tied

d.c. >> four shot in southeast d.c. and before that around 11:30 a man shot in northwest. that shooting happened in columbia heights on 14th street near harvard. the man is expected to survive. >> about 30 minutes later on the other side of the city, four people were shot.od "news4 t" molette green is live with more on that case. good morning. >> reporter: good mornig. the search is on for the suspects dressed in all dark clothing and armed withg s. this morning, we know at least two men are fighting for their lives this tworning. others who were shot were not as seriously injured. we want to show you the images captured with our cameras of the scenehehere in t 3900 bock of south capitol street in southeast just hours ago, around midnight, a large police presence on the scene and this is what capped a long holiday weekend. violence and blood sh. police are on the lookout for the suspects who left the scene, fled the scene heading towards mlk avenue in southeast. workingo find out what caus

you -- i think from texas, and grew up in d.c. >> i was born in d.c. and -- i was born in d.c.s. >> there you go. somu what were your sical influences and what are they now? >>ve they han't changed much. habie hock, stevie wonder,do nnie hathaway, claude w.c. tons of gospel artists from saul over. a lot of local texas and dallas artists as well as washington, d.c. artists. some of which will performing with me, christy deshield will be at amp tomorrow night performing with cd release and it is a otrathmorened venue. >> what time. >> 8:00 p.m. and doors at 6:30 and a show you will never orget. i promise you. >> if you are not following mark g. meadows on instagram, you should. there is great music. mark, best of luc to you, man. >> thank you so much. thanks for having me. >>> coming up, more new music >>> coming up, more new music from beyonce ahead ♪ ♪ here i go again on my own ♪ goin' down the road i've ever known ♪ ♪ like a-- ♪ drifter i was ♪born to walk alone! you're a drifter? i thought you were kevin's dad. little bit of both. if you ride, you get it. geico motorcycle. 15

i tell you, d.c. police are searching for four people, four men last seen running away from this murder scene. ene police chief told me this was braz. in broad daylight and there were people walking outside. a mother in the southeast. her son's body, lying behind this blue tarp. >> it's more than sad. it is a feeling you can't express. >> he was walking around 3:30 this evening. he suddenly heard five s or shots. fired from inside the new creation barber shop. >> just running, taking cover. just trying toe hid from the i shooter,'m assuming. i had to take cover myself to see what was going. on iaw people going everywhere. >> very scary. somebody in broad daylight shooting of. >> reporter: four men ran away from the scene. officers were nearby. heard the shots, rsponded and found the man in his late teens to early 20s dead from gunshot wounds. >> the exact circumstances as to what occurred. 're still looking into it. anybody who knows this block knows a lot of people out here on a rgular basis. we're t

d.c. mayor muriel bowser and d.c. congressman eleanor holmes norton were among those who marched in the parade. >> over in kensington, maryland, here was good old-fashioned parade. no big floats here. just kids on bikes and babies and strollers with their pents walking through the neighborhood streets there. people of all ages have been participating in this parade for 24 years. organizersay about thousand people showed up. nice turnout there. >> really nice. all of those cute red,te wh ittle ue outfits on the one won't fit next year. you have to buy all new. that's what happens. i'm thinking like a parent. >> you couldlso say it was a big fourth of july for the washington nationals. >> fans wereth rocking red, white, and blue as d.c. dominated the miami marlins yesterday and nats won the game 5-2 and officially sweeping the series and since late may, nats have the best record in baseball over that span. d.c. is currently in second place in their division and back at home tonight against the kansas city royals. >> pre

according to the numbers from the d.c. police, homicide cases poe slightly higher than they were at this t last year. leon harris is in our newsroom with a closer look at those statistics. leon? >> take a look at all of the homicide cases between january 1st and june 30th. 79 homicide cases across d.c. and we break it down by quadrant we see more than half of them were -- [ inaudible ] in turns out that more than three-quarters cas involved gun violence and the average age of the vic sims 33 years old. there's a big range.d the ol of the 64 rand the youngest just 3 months old. st month featured the deadliest stretch featuring aom hide every day. >> we're having a little bit of audio problem there. we'll go back to the statistics and leon once we get that up.r our apologies. >>> meanwhile, they put it up as a sign of support for member of the lbq community, but a couple off days ater the end of pride mon, a couple released this surveillance video of a man andalizing their flag. >> news 4's meagan fitzgerald talked with the

it's every day that the d.c. government. d.c. police department provides security and support for federal agencies, federal events, motorcades for the presiden inaugurations state funerals, all those thi the district wants to get paid back, they say it's $13 million and if the trump administration doesn't pay it theyll be left for the d.c. taxpayers to pay it. >> events like saturday's protest on pennsylvania avenue that sparked confrontations on far right activist. require lots of police and other secy. chris rodriguez director of d.c.'s homeland security agency says that security can cost millions for sangle event. like president trump's july 4 rally at the lincoln memorial. >> our initial tally for the fourth of july costs were six times larger than in previous years. >> state funerals. in past years, previous administrations have reimbursed the district government to cover those costs in a letter, d.c. mayor bowser to president trump bowser writes that the district hasn't been reimbursed and it's costing d.c. taxpayers millio

. >> d.c. police urge anyone withi informa about any of these recent shootings to give them a call. >>> today mary chase is trying to ban the sale of elephant ivory in thedistrict. this is her fourth attempt to do it since 2015.he says it's encouraging the inhumane act of poaching the animals for their tusks. a news cference on this proposed bill just wrapped up, megan, good morning. #. >> good mornin that's exactly right, council woman shay says d.c. has been branded as the hu t for sale of ivory, which encourages the slaughter of these animals, that's something that she is trying to stop. i want to get to some video and show you inside that press conference, where chencil woman along with leaders of the humane society showed an undercover video of what they're calling illegal activity in d.c., local veors at antique shops, selling tusks inside their stores. many pieces of ivory carved into pieces of statues, even jewelry. kitty block is the president of the humane society of the united states

still ahead,d.c.'attorney general files a lawsuit against the company behind a popular hotel chain. we'll tell you why. >>> plus, howe th arrest of new york billionaireeffrey epstein is causing controversy for the trump administration. news 4 l ay wilbe right back. >>> teoscar-nomi actor rip torn has died. he made a name for himlf as a character actor in odhollywo. he was in "men in black" and "dodgeball." his careers started long before those roles. torn received an oscar nomination for his role in the 1983 film "cross creek". >>> the business and politicalw d continues to remember ross perot this morning. the two-time candidate for made billionaire died yesterday following a battle with89-year-m the naval academy and his p lic service included work on behalf of veterans and americani prsoners of war. he was once oteds saying i was texas born,e tsexa dead. >>> the d.c. council honored lonnie bunch with cofon ter smithsonian national museum of aicme hthaeca thanetary ofsomi afican-ameri can and first h

d.c.'s heat wave contimoes. good ning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. we are in for another round of stifling hot temperatures today. melissa mollet is standing by with a look at our first 4 traffic. but let's set totorm team 4 chuck bell and look at the forecast. another weather alert. >> sure is. even aaron and i didn't bother to put a tie on this morning because it's too hot for neck wear today! honestly, it's hawaiian shirt at the sation but was he dent want to go all in with the hawaii shirt. if you got one, today is a great day to wear it. loose fitting and light colored clothing is in fashion today and the weekend.ur temperates in the 70s in the suburbs but 80 downtown and 82 in marynd in annapolis. a hot one today. heat index up near 105. dog walking weather? look at cute little apache only 5month-old and would be a great addition to your family and apache would appreciate-c airnditioning this morning. go to humane dog rescue alliance for adoption of apache. it wou

in a letter from d.c. mayorbo ser to president trump bowser writes, that the district hasn't been reimbursed and is costing d.c. taxpayers millions. according to bowser, the federal government provides the districw h a $13 million annual budget to cover those costs, but hasn't been making the payments, like the 2017 presidential inauguration. which cost the district $7.3 million. the city was never repaid. july 4th, cost $1.7 million which depletecu the ent fund. bowser says if the feds don't pay, the fund will have a $6 million deficit by september. >> that means that the district will have to assume the costs of not only providing first amendment and special event security throughout the district, but also for the president's personal protectiona motor, vice president, members of his family. so the district will have to assume those costs. >> so there are a lot of funds that this fund pays for, we reached outto the white house, they did not respond to our request for comment. director rodriguez makes cle

and d.c. slaves go free but maryland is right on the border and they are loyal slave-holding slave and virginia, too. and, so, in a lot of ways, its about become this laboratory for this experiment for freedom to see how -- it is also an experiment for lincoln because he really wants ken station to happen. he really wants it to work and he tries this out in d.c. where he incentivizes this measure by saying, we will compensate owners for their loss. now, it won't be comparable to what slaves actually were during that time but it was something. then he also offers pay each free person $100 to go somewhere he is. and, so, to not stay there, right? he is really trying to -- this is the last ditch effort at colonization. compensation works, unsurprisingly, right? people get their money. but in some ways, it does not because the way that d.c. is situated geographically so there are slave holders who live in t c who would move across the border and move their slaves with them to say, no, this does no

d.c. region after another hot, muggy afternoon yesterday. the storm ripped the siding off of this home. w. wow. >> we have another hot day with thunderstorms. >> what rolled through tuesday could be a preview of what could be hitting us all week, even tomorrow for the fourth of july. >> it is 5:00 a.m. now. go morning, verybody, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we're in weather alert mode for what is going to he another and muggy day. >> that means lauryn ricketts is tracking your chances for more severe weather. >> melissa mollet is keeping an e on your commute. let's check in with lauren and more storms coming today. >> more storms and higher chance than yesterday. these storms are really taking advantage of this atmosphere, this juicy, moisat sphere we're seeing out there in this first week ofjuly. and it's dry out there right now. beautiful sunrise the sun coming up at 5:48t jus in 47 minutes we'll see that sunome up over the horizon. 4 degrees is yourmperature right now. winds ou

thousands of d.c.ents and businesses are stillfá in thejfk after a massive power outage. >> we actually just moved here yesterday. and so we were in the middle of unpacking boxes. >> welcome to washington. >> thank you. >> reporte thet( outage, 39,000 pepco customers were affected. ose numbers droppedt( steadily throughout the day. >> we understand t.%e impact tht around the clock to gete1 all o oure1 customers >> reporter: the problem was trace today to a oksubstation o florida avenue. pepco is looking for the cause. they can't say when everyone's lights will beÑi backxd on. power was also knocked out at several intersection. some had traffict( control to kp everyone movij and some did not. medstar washington hospital center, howarduniversity, and children's hospitals all lost power ndfb (@y toe1 operate on emergency backups. ambulances were divertedñr to other medical centers. d.c.q fire had to rescue numeros people stuck on elevators. by nightfall, youq could see%u ent neighborhoods with no lights.

let the coco d.c. takeover continue.oco gauff advnced to the m draw of the city open at the rock creek tennis center. won in the final round of qualifying 6-1-6-2. she lost nine games in her first two quifying matches. she's the youngest to reach t fourth round at wimbledon since 1991. city open action continues tomorrow. >>> how's this for a weird scene, huh? patriots coach bill belichick spotted next to elvis a the st. jude invitational this afternoon? but wait, that's not bill. nor elvis, i should say. but look at this guy. loo just like the super bowl champion coach bill belichick. got the sweatshirt cut off. sunglasses. >> doppelganger. >> i had to look at that guy a few etimes, i was lik wait, are the patriots in camp or not? he just looks just like him. lo and behold. >> he may or may not get paid for what he does. i don't know. >> all right. >> weird thing we wanted to show you, that's all. >> all right, thank you, kerry. okay. >>> hot one out there. >> yeah. the heat's going to build over the next couple days. a

call us. >> d.c. police urge anyone with information about these recent shootin to give them a call. >>> a bill to fund the septembe 11tctims compensation fund is expected to pass in the today, but not without some controversy. the fund compensates victims injured and the families who lost loved one in the 9/11 attacks. republican senator rand paul blocked it last week. paul says lawmakers need to focus on the nation's debt andel y san yesterday, new yk city firefighters union blasted paul's decision. >> if he was so physically responsible, he would have announced it before the instead of keeping it secret until oments before senator gillibrand brought the bill up for unanimous consent. >> without authorization, the fund will run out of money next year. once the bill does pass, president trump is expected to sign it next week. >>> former d.c. councilman sterling tucker will lie in repose at the wilson building . from 11:00 a.mtil 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. he was the first elected chairman of the d.c.

the mainstay for the d.c. region prepares to play its final ite. >>> this extreme heat it's important to know no amount of time to leaf a child r at unattended in a car even at 80 degrees which when you leave at 8:00 this morning and when you leave ten minutes is up to a 100 in a car. could be over 110 degrees this afternoon after ten minutes in a car. do do we are sist rs. and we jved in together. why alissa and aleah chose fios. we stream so much. a lot of times alissa is watching tv on her laptop using her phone, also using her tablet. i am really good at multi-tasking cause i'm awesome. a little. get the internet your family needs at a price you'll love. plus, the first month u youtube tv on us when itch now. only on fios. >>> styling and unbearable is two words to describe this heat this morning. >> and dangerous. >> chuck bell, such a pretty picture but just a picstre. >> ju a picture outside. very hum this morning. another look here at the national airport and runw. notice these darker cloud overhead. t

eight deadly shootings in d.c. since wednesday. >> today, d.c.ayor muriel bowser and police chief peter newsome will address all of this violence.s4 "newtoday" meagan fitzgerald is live where that news conference willhappen later on this morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's truly been a devastating an troubling last week here in the district. to give you some perspective, we are talking about 93 people being murdered in the city since the beginning of the year.th latest shooting happening just last night. three people were shot in front of the brent wood recreational center in northeast. thankfully they are expected to be okay. but we want to give you an imane of the face, if you will, of the shooting of the last couple of days here. this is 11-year-old karon brown. 11 years old. he was shot and killed steps away from his elementary school on wednesday. i brown wasside a car at a gas station on naylor road.n argument broke out and police say shots were fired into a car he was sitting in striking him and killing him. he was there with his 12-y

d.c. council member loses a powerful olairmanship. we're fwing the latest developments regarding jack evans. >> announcer: "news 4 today" starts now. >>> 6:00 on the dot right now. i like it when that happens right at 6:00 here we are promised. good morning, everybody i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. it's wednesday, july 10th, 2019. half way there. let's get a lookat your weather and traffic right now. >> melissa mollet of course standing by for us. we'll begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck and what we need to know about today's weather. >> all right, aaron. you need to know that it's going to be sunny and it's going to be hot. typical for july in washington. nice, quiet weather for today. back up close to s90 degreehis afternoon. not all that unusually hot. our average high is 89. still watching for a very high chancof thunderstorms coming our way tomorrow. it will be a storm team 4 weather alert in addition to a thunderstorm chance. there's also ing to be a pretty high chanc

. >>> and embattled d.c. council member loses a powerful chairmanship. we're following the latest developments regding jake evans. >> announcer: "news 4 today" starts now. >>> it is 4:00 a.m., good er morning, evybody i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. it's wednesday, july 10th, 19. let's get a look at your weather off.traffic to start things >> melissa mollet is standing by in first 4 traffic. we begin with meteorologist chuck bell a not a whole lot to talk about for you, right? >> on to you, melissa. >> that's at good ng. >> relatively quiet weather day today, much like yesterday. plenty of sunshine, skies are clear here this morning. temperatures not too terribly bad. 69 at dulles airport. 73 washington now. 75 in annapolis. not quite as cool and comfortable as yesterday morning, but thekies are clear and there's a littl t less fog contend with. your hour by hour planner sunsu before 6:00 a.m. this morning and it will be bright and sunny start to fnish today no chance for rain today. afternoon high temperature expected to reach 89 degrees. now rain

d.c. murchison is charged with first-degree murder, and he's a known member of a d.c. street crew. >>> how could you forget this image from yesterday's hfltoric h flooding? people on their way to work cddenly caught in those floodwaters onnal road here. the only place to go on top of tirke cars. dn h guy in the pink shirt there. news 4's meagan fitzgerald nalked about a day that he'll remember for awful long time. >> no one expected to start m theironday morning like this. >> the entire house is under water. >> reporter: rainwater flooding streets and filling cars, a father forced to carry his two daughters to safety after his car was partially swallowed by water. others not as lucky. >>when you go to work you don't think you'll enup up on the roof f your car. >> reporter: but did. this is william diggs who ended up on the roof of his car in a commute he'll never forget. >> water was in my back seat, water up to my seat and i'm thinking the only way i'm getting out of here is sunroof so i

they don't think d.c. does enough to enforce its sanctuary city status. >>>of universit maryland may be at risk inal losing financi aid for students. on friday the accrediting commission placed the school on warning. it's related to the death of jordan mcnair, a football player who collapsed during a 2018 team workout and he later died of heat stroke. mcnair's death led to several major change but the commission says umd must provide a clearly structure. the school has until next march to imply. >>> nea dly twozen people are hit and injured by transit buses every year in the d.c. region. withmmhe suer months upon us and tourists heading to see the sites, many local are trying to figure out a way to make things safer for pedestrian. as news4 scott macfarlane reports now, engineer at one local university think ey may have ati soluon. >> a pedestrian saved me and stopped the bus. >> reporter: tina knows how dangerous bus collisions westbound. she was pinned underneath a buse and serely injuring her it seem like the bus didn't even see you? >> i don't think h

d.c. police are searng for three people accused of stealing an atm right from a convenience store. this surveillance video captured the robbery on pennsylnia avenue in southeast d.c. two weeks ago. uspected s say the thieves forced their way into the store early in the morning. once they were inside, they grabbed the atm and took off. police are looking for any tips that will lead to an arrest. >>> a disturbing discovery in loudoun county.1 animals found living in dirty, unsanitary conditions. they discovered the dogs and othery nimals. they the conditions in the home were an immediate threat to their lives and they seized all of the animals. the animals will eventually be put up for adoption. jackie payne jr. and ty reed face multiple animal cruelty . charges >>> a shocking find at dulles airport. for the second time in a week, border agents seized a load of stimulant drug. 175 pounds of this stimulant drug were found in three boxes of air cargo from nigeria. that ipment was headed for ge