darcy spencer, news 4. back to you, kimberly. >> darcy, thank you. >>> still ahead tonight, remembering walter cronkite. preparations are under way to say good-bye to the news legend. >>> travel companies are sweetening deals. how you can get the red carpet treatment for less green. >>> and toilet trouble in space. there are more people than ever before in the international space station and now they're dealing with a big plumbing problem. >>> what have you got, steve? >> weather wise, it was a fantastic weekend here in our nation's capital but, yes, changes are on the horizon. we'll talk about that coming up. lindsay has sports. >>> the nationals hoping for changes of their own. ryan zimerman turns in one of the best plays of his career for the gnats. british open. ???o?c? be >>> private funeral service for walter cronkite, who died friday at his manhattan home. next month a public service will take place at the lincoln center for performing arts. his final resting place will be next to his late wife, be

darcy spencer is live in hyattsville with more. darcy. >> come werely, the nanny was y >>> kimberly, i had a chance to talk to the mothers involved. they had no idea. one mom concerned about her young son shown some very graphic images. >> it is sick. like i said there is not a word i can fiend to nd to describe i. it is appalling. >> this woman who doesn't want to be identified said that her two children were victims of a nanny facing asalt in child porn charges. >> what do you think about the fact she is under arrest now? >> relieved. very relieved. i hope justice is served. >> hyattsville police arrested the 22-year-old nanny this week and charged her with the abuse of three boys and girls, ages 5, 10, 12. she worked for the families as a nancy. >> i guess you can't judge somebody by what they look like. she just didn't seem like that type oon rspe. >> policatsa sy hed sthweho the children pornographic images on a computer and transmilted pornographic images of the children over the internet using a live web cam. >> i do believe

near intersection of mile avenue and fisher drive, darcy spencer has the latest. darcy? >> wendy, fairfax county police negotiators are trying to get the man to come out of the house. they have the house surrounded. they have for hours, but so far, he is not coming out. it is a massive police response in the falls church neighborhood. fairfax police were called to a home in the 7700 block of fisher drive around 6:30 for report of a shooting. a woman found lying on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound. >> we do have one female victim who has been shot. she is an in unknown condition at fairfax hospital. don't know her name or identity at this point. >> police say a man they're calling a person of interest is believed to be holed up inside a nearby home in the 76. police have surrounded the house in an attempt to make contact with the man. so far they have not been able to get him to come out. >> our negotiators are trying to get in touch with that person to -- find out what the situation is. and to talk them into coming out to talk to us. we are -- basically talking

we begin with darcy spencer at the park police station in south east washington. >> reporter: good evening, keith. a spokesperson for marion barry says the two had lunch together yesterday and a person close to barry tells news 4 the two had plans to go to rehob edge beach and apparently the woman decided she didn't want to go. they returned back to d.c. and at some point last night ended up here in anacostia park in separate vehicles. police said she flagged them down and said she was being stalked. >> council member barry is no stalker. he is someone who lended his hand to assist which in the end has come back to bite him. >> reporter: a spokeswom for marion barry says he's innocent of the stalking charges placed against him saturday night by u.s. park police. >> it is ourope that the charges councilman barry faces today will be dropped or if nothing more that the truth of the matter will prevail in a court of law. >> reporter: natalie williams says the accuser is donna watts. he considers her a close personal friend who also volunteere on his campaign. williams says barry helped watts t

darcy spencer joins us live from the national mall with the very latest. hello. >>> well, protestors have set up a stage behind me on the national mall, basically getting ready for the event which starts at 6:15 this evening. already you can see protestors have started to show up here on the mall. they want to draw attention to human rights abuses taking place in iran. earlier they were protesting on k street then marched here. earlier they had the same message. >>> outside the united nations offices on k street northwest, protestors lined up. to draw attention to the continued post election violence in iran. a protestor is covering her face because of personal safety concerns. i would like a re-election. not complete re-election. not a recount. that's what we want. we think we have a right to that. protestors are condemning human rights abuses committed by the iranian government following the re-election of mahmoud ahmadinejad june 12. protestors claim he stole the election through fraud. she fled iran with her family 30 years ago and came to the protests

darcy spencer is here in the studio with the sty. >> unfortunately the homeowner was not in the house but was nearby close enough to hear the loud boom. neighbors tonight say these accidents are becoming all too common. >> big boom. you know, big booming like the bombing. >> he was jogging when he heard the crash. a woman in her 80s driving the chevy malbut drove into his home on daffodil lane in wheaton. the damage was so severe, an inspector declared the home unsafe. >> good thing you weren't in the house. >> yes. i'm lucky about that. >> fire rcue officials say it happened just after 6:00 p.m. the woman was driving near the intersection of arcola avenue and kemp mill road when for unknown reasons she drove on the sidewalk and into his house. >> the vehicle had a single driver occupant in it. significant injuries, unconscious, unresponsive and she was transported to a local trauma center. >> her injuries are considered life-threatening. neighbor scott seidel heard the crash and called for help. >> heard a large crash, and about six months ago, there was a similar accident. so i figu

darcy spencer joins us now from langley park with the latest. darcy? >> well, hi. it was initially fire fighters who got the call to come to this apartment building. a report of smoke and fire in the building. once they went inside the apartment they made the discoveries. bodies of twopeople. man and woman. as you mention they believe the person responsible for the killings may have taken his own life in the district. the police chief says this may have been domestic in nature. >> prince george's county police are investigating a double-murder that happened inside this apartment complex on the 2200 block in langley park. the man responsible may have taken his own life. by jumping from a building in the district. >> it appears the jumper is going to be somewhat related to this case. the case appears to be domestic related. >> police were called to university city apartments for a fire on the stove, this morning, once fire fighters put out the blaze they discovered the bodies of a man and woman in their 20s. police have not yet released their names or said what their

darcy spencer live in tacoma at the metro station with more. what are they finding out? >> kimberly, officials know there was some sort of track malfunction the day of the crash but still don't know why. >> investigators spent the day on the tracks today still searching for a cause. the takoma metrostration reopened at 7:00 tonight i've 12-hour shut down as the national transportation safety board continued its investigation of last month's train collision that claimed nine lives and left dozens injured. >> they need to find out what caused the wreck. so i don't like being inconvenienced but i understand it that it may be necessary. >> the ntsb conducted tests on the tracks. shuttle buss were used to route riders around the closure. investigators continue to reenact the crash, testing to determine when the metro operator might have seen the trains stopped on the tracks. prior tests indicated the striking train began braking 35 525 feet before the rear end collision. >> i understand why they would want to do it, take the necessary precautions to ensure that something like

reporting live, darcy spencer, news 4. >> darcy, thank you. >>> naval criminal investigative service has been called in to figure out how a sailor died at ft. meyer. the woman's body was found at henderson hall right next to national cemetery. her body was discovered when she failed to report to work at the pentagon. senior defense official tells nbc news there was foul play involved. no information about the victim has been released. >>> supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor received her first day on the hot seat. she did get some criticism for saying a female latina would be a better choice than a white male. >> my personal and professional experiences helped me to listen and understand with the law always commanding the result in every case. >> unless you have a complete meltdown, you're going to get confirmed. >> unexpected criticism for sotoyoma came from anti-abortion protesters. four of them were arrested. >>> scrubbed again. bad weather forced nasa to cancel the fifth attempt to launch space shuttle "endeavour" this evening. they'll try again wednesday. it's scheduled to deli

darcy spencer has our report. >> reporter: council member barry is no stalker. >> reporter: a spokeswoman for ward a council member marion barry says he'll aggressively fight the stalking charged against him. >> it's our hope that the charges that council member barrow faces today will be dropped or if nothing more that the truth of the manner will prevail in the court of law. >> reporter: barry is accused of stalking by donna watts. a southeast d.c. resident, whom barryays has been a close, personal friend for the last two years. barry spokeswoman has helped the woman through financial employment and health-related problems. >> never did mr. barry think that this would come as a payback to him. the best work to describe mr. barry at this hour is betrayed. >> reporter: u.s. park police say watts was in her vehicle in anacostia park around 8:45 saturday night and she flagged down an officer on patrol. police say she told the officer she was being stalked by barry who was in a separate vehicle. houttwo became to be in the park is unzpleer mr. barry was transported to the united states park

darcy spencer with the story. >> i think the dait great depiction of the gentleman is very sharp andrave.y brave. verye.e.brav >> reporter: stafford county f' shf'ifers deputies s an if 9-year-old man confronted the fourpe wusscthit a gun inside his house and thwarted a robbery. >> i think it was very brave of him to do what he did, could have usedeadly force. . fear of his li. fe >> reporter: police say the man that sealed the victim's driveway and chaed him $2,000. the next day they came back. when the man went back inside his house he found three of the suspects trying to ransack his home and trying to steal his safe. that's when he pulled his gun from under the mattress. police say the man had thrown the elderly man to the ground and even the gun didn't seem to scare them at first. >> taunted him for a little while longer and making comments to them like shoot me, old man, that kind of thing. and t hen they eventually left. >> repter: police later caught up with the suspects i tre rhisd chevy pickup truck and were arrested after a short pursuit. they are facing abduction, burglar

. >> darcy spencer live in the newsroom. thank you. >>> students from area -- our area, i should say, quarantined in china after contracting the swine flu. there's a number of them. ene udstts are from five ud schools in our area. lte.cuheyra t tdyveole traveled china to see the great wall. the forbidey heeeav sn i ts l aley have seen is the inside of the hospital and hotel room. from the minute the students landed, they wereant ar anea tianne at a a in a pho interview with news4, walter johnson high school explained as they got off the plane, a boy in theup gro . istered the fever registered the fever andft aer and after that, that,e mor more edd more students s and more students started getting sent to the hospital for fevers. including me. >> reporter: this is video of another d.c. area student who wound up hospitalized. 15-year-old natalie cheney attends national cathedral school and spoke to reporters for british television. >> i'm not really scared. i think they will take good care of us. i just spoke with some of my f

darcy spencer, "news4 today." >> two light-rail trains collided last night in san francisco. and 48 people were taken to hospitals, and three with severe injuries. thorities say one train barreled into a stopped train. and it happened on the muni transit line. and the operator of the striking train appeared to be asleep or passed out. earlier this month a worker told a reporter that failures have been affecting the muni system. >>> funeral arrangements have been made for tv news legend walter cronkite. and cronkite died friday night in his manhattan home with his family by his side. he was 92. for nearly two decades cronkite covered the most important stories of the century. dan rather said cronkite never lost the drive he had. >> he never ceased being a reporter. i touched on this before. i think the public recognized this. walter loved the news and was passion for it. >> he will be buried next to his late wife, betsy. in lieu of flowers, they are requesting donations. >> i saw him the most, really, at the space shots, because that was one of his first loves, because he was

andhis is where darcy spencer had a front row seat and reports on all the fun festivities. >> reporter: it was a sp spectacular display of colors over the ground of the washington monument. and fireworks was a crowd pleasure. >> the fireworks were amazing. and it was amazing. >> so manyf my friends said it would be awesome. i like this. >> reporter: officials statemented 100s of thousands of people would travel to the mall to bring in the celebrations. >> it was great. i had family in town from nebraska. we did not plan ahead, but waltz up here at 9:00 and had a great seat and got to see it all right by the monument. >> reporter: many tourists came here to celebrate the nation's independence. >> they are absolutely beautiful. >> have you ever been here? >> never, this is my first time. >> we went to a picnic, and then we had some south american food, and then we came here. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4 today. >> and virginia had its first fourth of july fireworks display since 2007. two years ago, 11 people including five children were seriously injured when a mortar shell misfired

darcy spencer has our report. >> big, boom. big boom, like the bomb or something like that. >> reporter: he was jogging when he heard the crash. a woman in her 80s driving this chevy malibu drove into his home. the damage was ssevere a building inspector declared the home unsafe. good thing you were not in the house? >> yes, i was not at that time in the house, and i am lucky abt that. >> reporter: the elderly woman was driving near the intersection when for unknown reasons she drove on to the dewalk through a privacy fence and into his house. >> the vehicle had a single driver occupant in it, and significant injuries, unconscious and unresponsive, and was transported to the local trauma center. >> reporter: the neighbor heard the crash and called for help. >> i heard a large crash, and about six months ago there was a similar accident, so i figured i would check the same area, and came down to the cul-de-sac and sure enough i saw the car in the road turned around the wrong way, so i grabbed a phone and called 911. >> residents

in district heights, darcy spencer news4. >>> john leopold is taking the district to task. the city must do a better job of securing its juvenile detention center. six teens escaped yesterday. they were later recaptured. new beginnings was known as the oaks hill detention center and recently reopened. this is the second report of an escape from the facility. >>> president obama's holding his first summit in russia. earlier today, the president held extensive talks with russian president dmitry medvedev. the two men signed a preliminary agreement to reduce their nuclear stockpiles by as much as a third. >> we've taken important steps forward to increase nuclear security and to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. this starts with a reduction of our own nuclear arsenals. the world's two leading nlear powers, the united states and russia must lead by example. that's what we're doing here today. the two leaders also agreed to work together to stabilize afghanistan, but they still remain at odds over the u.s. declare to place a missile defense system in europe. tomorrow, presiden

darcy spencer has our report. >> reporter: prince georges county police are investigating three home invasion robberies at they believe could be connected. they happened this morning at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 a.m. residents are on edge. >> we saw a lot of police dogs and police activity. >> early this morning. >> it seemed like they were looking for something. >> they were definitely looking for something. my son was scared. >> reporter: the masked men broke into the homes, bound the victims and robbed them at gunpoint. at least one case, a resident reported that her big screen tv was taken. >> in looking into that, we'll see exactly how they got into the homes. i do know that there were homes belongs to three families and one family did have children. it's unknown at this time which location had the children. >> reporter: the robberies happened in the 6600 block of district heights parkway and the 2800 block of crestwood place as well as the 8600 block o fulton avenue. the homes are just a few miles apart. >> but as always, we want neighbors to be vigilant. we want them to watch out f

reporting live from bethesda, darcy spencer, news4. >> thanks, darcy. >>> police are investigating a suspicious death when they found the body of a 223-year-old woma. investigators say there was no obvious sign of trauma to the body and an autopsy is being performed to determine the cause of her death. >>> there's some evidence of a rebound in the housing market today. the commerce department is reporting an 11% increase in new home sales in june. that is the largest month-to-month increase in nearly nine years. it's the third straight month that home sales have increased. houses are still selling for much less than they were this time last year. the median price was $206,000 in june. that compares to $234,000 last june. >>> that positive news for home sales and a rally for bank stocks spurred some fairly modest gains on wall street today. the dow picked up 15 points. it closed at 9,108. the nasdaq closed about 2 points higher. the s&p was up three points. >>> when we come back, astronauts from the shuttle "endeavour" wrapping up their final space walk at the space station today. >>>

in oxon hill, maryland, darcy spencer, news4. >>> a scare at union station at noon today. the d.c.re and ems units responded to the calls about a large explosion and a plume of black smoke outside the station. it all turned out to be a false alarm after a search firefighters were able to trace the explosion to work being conduct order backup generator. at another building on north capitol street. >>> digital tv became a way of life across the country one month ago when it replaced analog television. on capitol hill today, national leaders and broadcast sxhg lawmakers celebrated the transition to digital. they showcased some of the new products and programming that will soon become available. the demonstration provided a peek at what's coming later this year here in the d.c. region. that's when mobile dtv will become available to consumers. nbc 4 is one of the television stations that will provide programming over mobile devices. >>> still ahead in our broadcast, we are going to have new information about the white house meeting between the president and the police officer and the p

reporting live, darcy spencer, news 4. >> thank you. >>> the sheriff's deputy has been upgraded to stable condition after a crash that also killed a teenage girl. it happened yesterday morning at route 4 and apple way in dunkirk. authorities say the deputy was responding to a call when his cruiser smashed into another car. the 18-year-old driver was killed. >>> virginia's race for governor is heating up. the candidates faced off for the first debate. the former attorney general bob mcdonald is representing the gop. only one of them will make it to the executive mansion. reporter: each came with very different agendas. >> every day in south virginia because we don't have the infrastructure to support it. >> reporter: republican mcdonald making every effort to nationalize the race. >> the governor of virginia, if it is at the federalevel that is bad for virginia and kill jobs and hurt our businesses, i will stand up against it. >> neither man scored a knockout. the contrasts were stark. from abortion -- >> i've been pro-lifen my time. >> he is very much outside the main stream when it come

darcy spencer joins us live in the city with more. >> reporter: fortunately the hostage situation ended with a peaceful surrender. it's also renewing debate in leesburg about police staffing. some are saying there aren't enough cops. it was a frightening ordeal in leesburg. this man, 49-year-old spencer allegedly robbed the pawnshop, eludes police, steals a car and holds an elderly couple hostage for eight hours before surrendering to authorities. >> this is what you hope for. the resolution we got out of it is exactly what we wanted to occur. no one got hurt. >> reporter: fortunately the situation ended peacefully. it's raised concerns the police department is understaffed. leesburg councilman says more cops are needed to keep the community safe. >> if you have more police and the criminal element knows about it, you're going to definitely enforce the crimes and do everything you can to prevent them from happening, they're going to think twice before they come into your community. >> reporter: just last month the police chief said they have -- 77 sworn officers covering a population of

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reporting live from dale city, virginia, darcy spencer, back to you, wendy. >>> police are furious about new allegations of corrupt officers in the d.c. area. the fbi is now investigating whether or not a handful of officers provided security for a high stakes gambling ring and that participated in drug distribution and transported stolen goods. five of the officers work in prince georges county. a former d.c. housing authority have also been accused. the police department in prince georges county frdstea h of the allegations in 2007 and turned the case over to the fbi this year. >> it makes all of us in law enforcement very angry. i mean we wear the same badge as officers that commit misconduct, one bad cop tarn oishs the badge we all wear and it also takes away from public confidence in the entire criminal justice system in. >> may of 2007, police raided a warehouse in waldorf as part of the investigation into that illegal gambling ring. "the washington post" reported at witnesses told authorities they seen marked cruisers and officers in police uniforms at different gatherings. >>> wh

reporting live from capitol hill, darcy spencer, news 4. >> thank you. >>> the woman accused of killing her four daughters last january goes on trial tomorrow. investigators belie the girls had been dead for seven months before they were discovered in their southeast row house. medical examiners say one of the girls was stabbed and the other three were strangled. their mother, banita jacks, told police that the girls died in their sleep. a number of d.c. agencies raised red flags on the welfare of the children but nothing was done. jacks has rejected an insanity defense. >>> six law students have been found so far in connection with last month's deadly metro crash. one of the plaintiffs is seeking up to $25 million in damages. the crash killed nine and injured 80 others. legal experts expect the number of claims to rise. they predict the damages could run into the tens of millions of dollars. but if negligence is proven, that number could stretch into the hundreds of millions. transit officia s maytos of the cost would be covered by in rae. nc >>> fire officials say an overloaded extens

darcy spencer has the latest. >> reporter: fairfax county police detectivespentve the second night inside an annandale home where a woman was found dead friday afternoon. 53-year-old chung ou ran an ac tu puncture business. they say she had been bound and stabbed in the bathroom of her home. she suffered trauma to the upper body. >> the medical examiner has confirmed this was a homicide. the manner of death, we, at this point are going to beholding that information just a little bit longer. >> reporter: the victim's body was discovered by one of her clients. members of the korean-american association met saturday to discuss the crime. >> we want a more safe environment for the community and we wish some help from the police and this is very shocking to us. i hope this never happen again. >> reporter: sources tell news 4 the victim was last seen alive earlier in the day friday at the korean restaurant next door. sources say she would often send her clients there to eat and go over later to pay the bill. the restaurant also has surveillance cameras. they are hoping one of them may have capt

that's where we find darcy spencer tonight. what are travelers telling you? >> reporter: you might not be surprised but every single traveler we spoke to tonight said they were against closing these rest stops. they say when you've been out on the road for long periods of time it's very important to get off the road and take a break. when you're traveling with kids, it's a necessity. sarah anne dewitt is traveling from north carolina. dewitt, nine months pregnant, rest areas have been a lifesaver. she says a pla to close rest stops in virginia is a big mistake. >> it's sad. people use it to rest. if you're tired, you need to rest. if you need the restroom, you need to do that. kids need to get out of the car occasionally. >> reporter: starting tuesday, 19 rest areas around the state will close to help shrink a state budget gap. it costs the state $500,000 a year to operate each rest stop. the governor is asking for federal permission to allow the rest stops to be commercialized so they won't have to be shut down. how important would you say these stops are to

darcy spencer has the latest. >> reporter: the takoma metrorail station on the red line re-opened at 7:00 after a 12-hour shut john. the closure happened as the national transportation safety board concluded its investigation of the dlags that claimed nine lives. >> i think they need to find out what caused the wreck so -- i don't like being inconvenienced, but i understand it, that it may be necessary. >> reporter: the ntsb conducted tests on the tracks between the takoma and ft. totten stations. shuttle buses were used to route riders around the closureclures. investigators continued to re-enact the crash. prior tests indicated the striking train began breaking 425 feet before the rear-end collision. >> i understand why they would want to do it, take the necessary precautions, just to ensure that something like this doesn't happen again. >> it sounds like, you know, everybody thought it was real sile at first. now we're all kind of saying, well, it's a big deal, and there's been more going on. so hopefully they'll resolve thoseroblems and we won't see an accident like this for a lo

he was a real good gentleman. >> reporter: darcy spencer, newo 4 toda >>> president barack obama issuedheatement on the passing of walter cronkite. walter was always more than just anchanor. he was someone we could trust to guide us through the most important issues of the day. he was family. this country has lost an icon and a dear friend and he will be truly missed. >>> 73 degrees. coming up on the saturday morning edition of "news 4 today" for the perfect pizza fire up the grill. that's right. back yard cooking not just for burgers anymore. grab a pen. we'll tell you what you need to know. >>> plus a weekend excursion that fits any family budget. it's free. ( dryer owing, music ) you can probably imagine a lot of ways... to make land o' lakes butter spreadable. ♪ the easy way... land o' lakes spreadable butter with canola oil. with the pure land o' lakes butter you love. soft and creamy, it spreads straight from the fridge. imagine that! and now try new land o' lakes butter with olive oil. it's simply perfect. (femalna)rrator from jennifer: a microfiber sofa bed for just $299, only at

darcy spencer has the latest. >> reporter: the detectives spent the second night in a home where a woman was found dead friday afternoon. 53-year-o 53-year-old chung had been bound and stabbed in the bathroom of the home. she suffered trauma to the upper body. >> an autopsy was performed today. what can you tell us? >> this was a homicide. the cause or manner of death at this point will be held just a little bit longer. >> she was a well-known and liked businesswoman in the community. members of the korean american association met saturday to discuss the crime. >> we wish help from the police. this is shocking to us. i hope this never happen again. >> sources tell news4 the victim was last seen alive earlier friday at the restaurant next door. she would often send her clients to eat and then go over later to pay the bill. they are hoping one of them may have captured the image of the killer. police are saying it will be a lengthy investigation. >> the crime scene investigators are collecting a lot of evidence. where we are in the investigation is something we are not prepared to talk abo

darcy spencer is there now leave with details for us. darcy?> reporter: the gold-colored minivan was engulfed in flames this morning. wh t

. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. >> the police say the only thing you can you do is secure your bikewell as possible. if you take your bike to the metro, the transit agency wants to hear from you. they are holding a public workshop at 5:00 p.m. at its head quarters in northwest washington. they want to hear about their needs at special stations between 2002 and 2007, the number of cyclists biking increased 60%. and they revealed $45 million in improvements that it will would like implement before 2020. >>> a group called freedom from religion sued to block an effort to put in god we trust. they say they are trying to force their beliefs on the 15% of adults that do not believe in any kind of god. >>> wait until you hear how much money "harry potter" made this weekend. >>> and be glad you were not in the middle of this. xz when morning comes in the middle of the night... rooster crow. ...it affects your entire day. sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. whe

darcy spencer joins us live from outside ft. myer with the latest. what do you know? reporter: i'm told they are conducting this death investigation. we don't have a lot of details at this time. what we've been able to confirm through our sources as well as through nbc news is t

reporting live from northwest washington, darcy spencer, news4. >> thanks, darcy. a capital police officer is out of the hospital after a triple shooting in prince george's county this happened last night outside at an apartment complex in the 8500 block of greenbelt road in greenbelt. and off-duty officer and a 12-year-old girl were injured in this shoot-out. derrick ward joins us now live fr greenbelt. >> reporter: how are you? we are also learning that the 12-year-old girl was grazed by gunfire and out of the hospital as well. it is good news for both of them. we are learning more today about how the incident transpired. bullet holes and cars, among the recommend nantsz of the shoot-out that occurred in the parking lot in greenbelt. that shoot-out left three people injured. among them a 12-year-old girl grazed by a bullet that entered her second floor apartment. it all started with an argument between an off-duty fort meyers army base police officer and civilian roommate inside the apartment they shared. >> the ofduty officer left the apartment and in an attempt

darcy spencer had a front row seat for the fireworks and reports now on the evening's festivities. >> reporter: spectacular display of explosions and color over the grounds of the washington monument. fireworks in the nation's capital on independence day was a crowd-pleaser. >> the fireworks were amazing. it was great sight to see the fireworks near the mall at washington monument. it was amazing. >> so many of my friends told me this is going to be awesome. i like this. >> reporter: officials estimated that hundreds of thousands of people would travel to the national mall to take in the fourth of july celebrations, boosted by warm, breezy weather. >> it was great. i have family in town from nebraska so they enjoyed it. we didn't really plan ahead, just kind of walzed up here at 9:00, got a great seat, got to see it right by the monument. >> reporter: fireworks on the mall is a favorite for people who live in the d.c. area. many tourists came here also. >> they were absolutely beautiful. >> reporter: been here before? >> never. my first time. >> reporter: is it everything you expected

darcy spencer is live on the scene. darcy? >> reporter: people have been showing up here all day. many of them shocked and saddened to see what is left in the building. this has been the site of so many social events over the years. we don't know what happened here early this morning. we don't know if it was an arson or if it was accidental. but we do know the fire cost a million dollars in damage. it was an oxon him landmark in and the site of countless associate aefls for years. the knights of columbus hall is gone, destroyed by an early morning fire. sean long says he has thrown and attended a lot of parties here over the years. >> this is a sad case because this was the main major, major place in washington, washington, d.c., maryland and virginia. >> reporter: fire officials said they got the call around 2:00 a. mfshg but by then the brick building was already heavily damaged. >> units arrived. building was well consumed with fire. fire wasisible on t first floor and through the roof of this structure. >> reporter: burnt man or has been a big party spot over the years. recent

. >> reporter: darcy spencer, "news4 today." >> president obama issued the following statement on thesing of walter cronkite. walter was always more than just an anchor, he was somene w could trust to guide us through the most important issuee othf day. he was family. this country has lost an icon and a dear friend and he will be truly missed. >>> the fairfax county police department is cracking down on street gangs. police in reston are kicking off operation summer heat, a month-long campaign targeting criminal gang activity. in the past few months, the reston area has seen its share of gang-related activity on trails police will patrol the trails and educate regulation detention and business communities about crime prevention. a maryland nanny has been arrested on child abuse and pornography charges. olice say aza harnette transmitted images over a web cam and high school city police want any family who is left their children in the suspect's care to call them. >>> neighbors of bonita jacks are taking the witness stand in her murder trial. jacks is accused of killing her four daught

reporting live from arlington, darcy spencer, news4. >>> late today the u.s. supreme court granted a stay of execution to paul powell, the man convicted of killing a teen back in 1999. powell was scheduled to be put to death tomoow. the supreme court is considering whether to hear his argument that he was unconstitutionally tried twice for the crime. in the supreme court decides not to hear his appeal, he'll face execution again. >>> an elderly couple held hostage by a gunman for more than eight hours is speaking out about their harrowing experience. police say the suspects 49-year-old williams spencer held bob and his wife hostage for more than eight hours. michael flynn sat down with the couple today and joins us with that story. >> the couple's cool demeanor is credited with helping the situation come to a peaceful end. it was their fate and prayers of others that helped save them. >> coming in with a pistol in his hand. he came in and he says give me your money. >> that was 1:00. he stayed until after 10:00 when he left. >> reporter: bob and francis surviv

. >> i'm darcy spencer in oxon hill.a fire destroyed a popular knights of columbus banquet hall early this morning. fiber one. i'm looking for some fiber. this bar is an excellent source of fiber. there's no fiber in this. tastes too good. there is fiber. [ chuckle ] no. i can't taste the fiber in this chocolate. they have 35% of your daily value. hmm. oh, samples. hmm. autobahn. wackenschdol. fiber one chewy bars. cardboard no. delicious yes. >>> welcome back. hope you have been doing your best to stay cool if you have been outsued today. hazy skies across the area. there are a few showers around. you have to look really hard. around the beltway, inside the beltway quiet. right on to howard county and anne arundel live there. have some showers that are moving around columbia. moving northeast towards brooklyn park and baltimore area if you are going to be traveling up i-95. little bit of wet weather. we have a bigger chance to get wet weather across the area tomorrow area. strong to severe thunderstorms. 91, the tempera

darcy spencer, news4. back to you. >> thank you. >>> police are also investigating a suspicious death in silver spring today. early this morning, police were called to an apartment on garland avenue. when they went inside, they discovered the body of a 23-year-old woman. it's unclear how long she may have been dead. investigators tell us there we o outward signs of traum to the body, sore they' trying to figure out how she died. an autopsy is being performed to determine the cause of death.he > we have some breaking new e-ivho sginn the 700 n the block of atlantic street. that's in southeast d.c. that's where jackie bensen is. >> wendy, police are here investigating this shooting that has shattered the piece of a summer afternoon. you can see the invtigators on the scene over there. now, there is a vehicle that is a black vehicle, a four-door vehicle that is in front of ose officers on the other side of that red car. wenderstand that's the vehicle involved in the shooting, which actuallyçó began a short di

darcy spencer has our report. >> big boom, you know. big booming like a bombing, something like that. >> reporter: jay was jogging when he heard the crash. a woman in her 80s driving this chevy malibu drove into his home on daffodil lane in wheaton. the damage was so severe a building inspector declared the home unsafe. good thing you weren't in the house then? >> yes. i mean, i was not, at that time, in the house. lucky about that. >> reporter: fire rescue officials say it happened just after 6:00 p.m. the elderly woman was driving near the intersection of ar cola avenue and contentville road when, for unknown reasons, she drove over the sidewalk, through a privacy fence and into the house. >> the vehicle had a single driver occupant in it. significant injuries, unconscious, unresponsive. she was transported to local trauma center. >> reporter: the woman's injuries are considered life-threatening. this neighbor heard the crash and called for help. >> heard a large crash and about six months ago, there was a similar accident, so i figur

darcy spencer live at the scene. >> reporter: authorities got the call for a report stabbing around 3on. the last hour ask a half there has been an intense search behind me and at the walter erce community park. it is at built more and calvert streets in northwest washington. d.c. police and u.s. park police have been working together in this investigation until about ten minutes ago and u.s. park police said that they realized that this was not their jurisdiction so it es

news4's darcy spencer reports. >> reporter: alexandria police chief, david baker, under arrest for drunkenriving. the arrest of the well-respected long-time chief, a shock to city officials. >> today, the alexandria community is saddened and disappointed at this turn of events. chief baker is a well-respected leader in his department and in the community. >> reporter: deputy chief earl cook has been appointed. >> i think he was very much apologetic. >> reporter: baker issued a statement to officers that reads in part, while i can only imagine the disappointment you feel, i want you to know how proud i am of each one of you. how privileged i am to work side by side with you and how disappointed and and rng i am with myself. no one answered the door at the chief's house in gaithersburg, a note left on the door directed media questions to a family spokesman, steve mason. mason told news4 that baker does not plan to resign. quote he is very remorseful. he just wants to work hard to make sure something like this never happens again. he would like to remain chief of police, end quote. >> congrat