darcy spencer live in bethesdas for u tonight. darcy, thank you. storm team 4 meteorologist ay anderson has been tracking the storms all day and night and he joins us from the weather center to continue our coverage. clay, pretty bad out there earlier today. seems like it's much quieter now. >> rather tranquil right now, but w we jut to show you if you missed it,st the orms that raced through the area five or six hours ago across much of the viewinga are it really packed a punch as you see from some of the pictures that darcy spencer was able to show you. all clear across the washington area. it was a different story if we go back in time at about 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. bethesda moving acrosswa ington, d.c., keep your eyes on e time, everyone, betw50, tt power lin reports of hail greater than 1 inches across the area. as we always tell folks when storms happen, seek shelter quickly. go indoors. you saw howhat tree went through a windshield of a car. when you getth lowest level, the awayai whether it's a tornado or not. severe. that's ely means. we'll gi

darcy spencer re on today's ruling. darcy? >> reporter: well, jim, both of the victims' pents gave very powerful very emotional statements in court today talking about how the loss of their son has affected them, and the mom talked about how she has been in a stade of ression, how she has lost her joy for life. boast them were hoping for a tougher sentence. >> daniel beckwitt, a millionaire stock trade and convicted killer was sentenced to serve nine years behind bars for the death of askia khafra. his father says the sentence for involuntary manslaughte and se mond-degreeurder was to low. >> the sentence does not measure up to the type of crime committed. >> reporter:khafra died while a fire broke out digging tunnels under beckwitt's home in 2014. he wanted to build a bomb

we'll explain the risks and what you need to do keep them out of reach. >>> i'm darcy spencer. a man was sentenced today for the defendant of his friend who was helping to build tunnels underneath his bethesda home. why the victim' family is not happy with his sentence. >>> plus, make way for amazon. the big changes already taking place when it comes to tranulortation and why it co mean a new way to get to reagan natial airport. on honey, this gig-speed internet is ridiculously fast. we are seriously keeping up with the joneses. keeping up with the ford's. keeping up with the garcia's. the romeros. -patels. the wahh-the-wahh... -wolanske's. i -right. no ogoing to have internet like this. xfinity makes keeping up with the joneses. simple. easy. awesome. want gig-speed internet? we've got you covered. er or check out our othamazins at new low prices. get started now for low as $29.99 a mont call, click or visit a store day. >>> we're working for your health tonight sohe centers for disease control issuing a new warning about a new measles outbreak. b additional cases han reported

darcy spencer is at the scene of the tragedy near bowie. r >>orter: that 14-year-old was struck and killed in this intersection saturday afternoon. he was one of four chidren in the family. you can only imagine what they're going through toy on father's day.me a gofund set up for the family of 14-year-oldl kamahas already raised more than $11,000 of a $20,000 goal. his mom told me he just finished 8th grade at georgetown day school where he was an honor student and ran track. he was killed in the bowie area of prince george's county, not r from hishome. the prince george's county police said the driver did stop. neighbors say they'veeen complaining about this intersection for years. >> speeding is a problem. cops come out here ayotte to, i guess you coulday s catch the speeders. there's a lot of accidents. we're always like, when is somebody going to put a four-way stop or traffic signal. >> reporter: prince george's county police tell me this crash remains under investigation. no charges have been filed. darcy spencer, news4. >> that new b

in oxonhill, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> as an out of control hot air balloon tries to land. find out what was going on right brfore this happened. >>> a celeion of pride in montgomery county. and this was an event the whole family couldnjoy. >>> you're watching news 4 at 6:00. >> an out of control hot air balloon slammed into several people in hannibal, missouri, yesterday, a witness capturing it on their cell phone during the bicentennicelebration. that balloon tried to land in co pretty windy itions. a little girl suffered some minor injuries and one woman cut her hand in is. but thankfully, overall, sounds like erybody's going to be okay. e> june is prid month. today, glen echo park held a special celebration. lgbtq familypeay was to everybody. the park offered free carousel rides and arts and crafts. the goal hre to try to make everybody feelaccepted. montgery county council member evan glass came up with the idea. >> i just want to make sure that all of our residents know that e're celebrating pride, celebrating our beautiful diversity and we love you regardless of your

darcy spencer is out there live on the sne of the fatal pedestrian accident. what are you seeing at this poin this morning, darcy? >> reporter: good morning, melissa. yeahrewe just got he to the scene. let me show you what is happening here right now. this is 95 southbound. you can see that some of the side lanes hre have been shut down so that maryland state investigation.k this this is happening southbound5 here in prince george's couthy right at split. if your travels are taking you here to the southbound side through prince george's county to the split area, particularly if you're sgoing to go toilver spring, you want to be prepared for the delays this morning. as we understand,at this pedestrian crash happened right aound 1:00 this morning and it did involve u.p.s. truck. te police have been out here for the last s hours with this investigation. we don't have any additnal details beyond that this was, in fact, a fatality. right around 95 south where it meets the ramp to go to the outer loop of the beltway. if your travels take you tohis area, be prepared f

darcy spencer live for us tonight. thank you. >>> and d.c. mayor more yule bowser tweeted injust the last 30 minutes or so, praising first responders for their quick action. s emphasized, i should say,th said she empathized withy manof you, that everybody was feeling scared whil they were tryingo run to safety and added that tomorrow and every day we will contin to celebrate our d.c. pride. much more on this story in our nbc washington app and elier, people were enjoying themselves at the parade. we're going to talk more about that coming up in about ten minutes, so, stay th us for that. >>> all right,e are also tracking breaking news in germantown. people have been hurt after a deck collapsed at a o homen liberty heights lane. this is just after germantown road. we can take you live to the scen there. ese are incredible pictures here. live pictures of that townhouse. we're told ther party going on. you can see that deck almost a full tilt and nearly 100eople were in the home and in the backyard when this was going on. first responders found

darcy spencer will have a live report on that coming up in a second. 66 an 95 in virginia no big complaintsavel times. darcy spenceris out there on the scene of that situation there alongisconsin avenue. darcy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are here in the 4500 block of wisconsin avenue in .northwe police just reopened the road just minutes ago. we can see that the fht rig lane is still blocked right here with this accident investigation and the cleanup. take a look here. this is where it happened. it looks like there was an suv that came through the cvs area here. we could see a tree was knocked over. you see what appears to be some sort of utility pole that was knocked down and then over here the parking lot, the a white suv with some pretty significant damage and the truck area,heack of the suv, the trunk is popped open. we don't know what happened here. we are working with d.c. police and montgomery county police to dfigure out what happehere. our understanding is that there eare two people inside that suv at least and at those two people are still at large and police appa

. >>> i'm darcy spencer in prince george's county. a man and his girlfriend died in a murder/suicide inside this house. what authorities say happened here just threeays before the crime. >>> also summer camp safety. how the measles outbreak could impact your child's summer program and what you do toeep your children safe. >>> and we have another beautiful day across our area today, but tomorrow a chance for severe weather. i'llndake you hour by hour a show you when. everyone's got to listen to mom. r family's diet,o reducing the sugar in y coke, dr pepper and pepsi hear you. o we're working together tdo just that. bringing you more great tasting beverages with less sugar or no sugar at all. smaller portion zes, clear calorie labels and reminders to think balancew because we knomom wants what's best. more beverage choices, smaller portions, less sugar. balanceus.org >>> coveringome livebreaking news in the district right now. one person has been critically injured in a house fire in t. northwes these are live pictures near the scene on

in ft.shington, darcy spencer.re's breaking news with pressure mounting for embattled metro board chairman and d.c.u il member jack evans. this afternoon a board member sent a t letter to governors of virginia and maryland indicating the board's essex investigation found evidence of multiple violations. this come after governor's ralph northam and larry hogan sent a message to metro's board detailing concernsbout how metro's ethics committee handled an investigation into evans. evans is accused of using his position to solicit business for his private work. >>> coming upty from communi spaces to front and backyards, someone's been stealing flowers from area gardens for years now. ahead at 5, where they may have struck again. >> maryland gets the go-ahead to start issuing digital driver's licenses. consumer reporter susan hogan t t a look a compare comcast busit ss to your currenovider. my current service provider does not provide half of what you provide. and to know that i could save money? i'd be thrilled. this s

car c darcy spencer has his spoer. >> reporter: he was an assistant principal for just proper yes r.s hard work. >> it is a shock. jonathan's impact on students is going to be felt far and wide. >> reporter: the shock, kite died in a car crash after leaving work monday afternoon. police say for unknown reasons, he crossed the median and collided with another car head-on in page county. the other driver also died. kite was 37. >> it will be probably two or three people needed to replace just the shear impact of thewo that he would employ. >> reporter: kite is being remembered for the special way that he was able to connect with students. whether it was something that he was wring or the snacks he kept in his office. this w his office for the two years. the noodle soup he would give to student,ehe candy to mak a tough day stsier. f members can't believe that he will never walk through the door again. school a sect at the and cheer leading coach. she asays everyone will miss hi. >> he just brought love which is the only thing that matters. >> reporter: administrators and staff are talki

. >> darcy spencer is live with more. darcy. >> this vigil is going to be held here in this area.s was the scene of the latest shooting of a transgender woman. elected leaders,ctivists as well as leaders from the district will be here. they want to bring attention to these unsolved cases two transgender women who knew one another were shot and killed ust blocked apart within a couple of months in fairmont heights.li jo ivy will be at the vigil this afternoon at the scene of the latest murder. >> we want to send tm a message that they're important, they're valued, and we whack to reke sure the entire community is awand involved with trying to solve the case. >> reporter: tuesday night in northeast d.c. a transgender womanaid she was assaulted as she tried t leave corner store and was called home phonetic names. one followed her and damaged her home. many in the mmlgbtq coity now feel they're beingd. targete >> we just want the community to be aware, to be compassionate, and to be involved. >> reporter: lice have not said if the murderers of the two are connected. spears told p fple

darcy spencer reports. >> reporter: this was his officl for thet two years. the nood so he'd give to kids who were hungry. staff members can't believe that he will never walk through this door again. >> i woke up, what happened to jonathan kite. and it was one of those things where you hear about it on tv, bu it is almost like it was a dream. >> reporter: kite h only been assistant principal at briarwoods for a short time. but he had already left a human ression on students and staff. his kindness, his sense of humor, and crazy socks.ro >>bly the best way i'd say it, an unbelievable guy and we'll miss him greatly. >> reporter: kite died in a car crash. police say for unknown reasons he a crossededian and collided with another car head-on in page county. the other driverlso died. kite was 37 years old. >> he could have done anything that hented to do. he could have easily been a principal or gone on to be a superintendent. his stock was rising quickly. >> reporter: a secretary at the school says that everyone will miss him. >> i knew b howy he was because i wo

as news4's darcy spencer t explains,s isn't the only 24 fa house in hngryear making ac.ver comes t dead stop.oa ou takes a he knocks ov birdbath.ove agn. talk 'v lti. have you ever hard of a bearher? >> no notall. >> reporter: it gets really dark in this neighborhood at night. several residents told me taey checking their surroundings. ey don't want to have a surprise encounter with this bear. someone driving through theor neigod captured the bear on h cell phone. the sightings happened saturday, 1:30 in the afternoon. he was captured on severalca ras scurrying around. some residents have called authorities. they want him to be relocated away fro this residential community so no one, including the bear, ge hurt. what would you do if you saw him? >> i don't know. maybe run away.ow i don't kn >> go back in the house? >> yeah, go back in the house. >> reporter: there are some neighbors who are scared and concerned about hing this bear in the neighborhood. but for the most part, people just want him to go away, and they wanto know where did he come from. in fort washington,

news 4's darcy spencer at the scene right n. darcy, i understand you've got some information from the woman who knew -- a woman who knew the suspect. is that right? >> that's right, leon. we have been able to confirm a lot of new information just within the last couple of hours. i i want want to show you where crime took place right inside this townhouse. you can see the caution tape and do not enter sign. e have learned that the victim was a montgomery county school teacher. the alleged shooter was an air force veteran. annika brown was with montgomery county schools since 1998. cation a special ed teacher at the blair alternative program. she as found dead here inside her clinton home monday night. police say her boyfriend shot her, then took his own life. >> they was good people. but you never know what's doors. ng behind closed >> reporter: police say the shooter was her gordon johnson. this lady had a child with johnson. she said he served 20 years in the air force and described him as abusive. >> he threatened to kill me ba

in college park, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> still ahead, whyeou may b seeing red in the district.u need to know about the lanes before you get a ticket. >>> i'm melissa mollet with a ook at traffic and the roads this weekend. reminder on 395. permanently shutting down a section of 395 this weekend. talking about southbound. the hov ramp to the main lanes that will be closing. this saul pais all part of the lanes project. that will kind of solve your problem there. might be confusing for a short time. and 5k downtown saturday road closures from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., parts of pennsylvania, 10th, th and 12th streets. back to virginia. armed forces cycling clack saturday. closures in crystal city and rosland from 4:30 to 5:00 in the evening. have a great weekend. see > announcer: you're watching "news4 today." >>> 8:42 on this saturday morning. starting monday in the district, drivers will see some red in downtown streets depending on the time of day. just being in one of those lanes could cost you. e city is testing bus-only lanes along stretches of h and i streets during the morni

. >> darcy spencer, thank you. >>> it's 5:03. we're track a developing story in kensington, maryland, where a come was shot and killed overnight. 10:30 last night, montgomery police were called to a home. scene found a gun at the and arrested a man. officers say this does not appear to be random crime. we're working to learn the name of the people involved and we'lw bring you n developments throughout the morning. >> this morning, d.c. police are looking forwo women involved in a suspected arson. the fire started in the fourst ry complex along pennsylvania avenue southeast. surveillance video shows two women at the buildings entrance. one dumps a bag in the lobby.en you can see her light a few matches before flames and smoke fill the the fire did major damage to the building. 11 people were forced out of their homes but no one was hurt. >>> more than two dozen democrats have already entered the race for the white house. >> last night the president officially began his campaign foanother four years. >> i stand before you to offici

. >> darcy spencer live tonight. thank you. we're getting new details tonight on a drowning in mcclai fairfax county police have found a man dead in pool on pine hill road, no evidence of foul play. home whe this happened, an oxford huse. helps people recoring from drugs and alcohol. >>> we turn to the weather.r tomor is father's day, many have outdoor plans with dad. joining us to talk storm chances, impacting the barbecues. >> this is a lot to break down. tricky forecast, going back and forth with the rain chances.nk thiill be a chance. system to the west providing energy with daytime heating. lot of factors at play but tonight be dry and likely wake up like this. brunch with dad, definitely great. rolling through really fast but -- do that again. this is sunday, this isa mond two rounds of showers and storms i will be tracking tomorrow afternoon and then agn on monday. i'll have the details, break down the timing a little bit more. you've got to stick around for that. >> thank you. >>> new at 11:00, virginia's attorney gener

darcy spencer, news 4. >>> we go a first 4, traffic alert for your morning commute. expect extra congestions throughout montgomery county as a former police officer's life is celebrated. a funeral procession, heavier than normal traffic is expected on an already busy route. the officer die back in april, he was paralyzed from the waist down since being shot in silver sprin springs. he died as result of those swings. more charges can be filed ge against the shooter. >>> the mayor is stepping down after faci racism and bullying. that's not why mayor tonga turner is leveribelieving offic. she says to spend more time with her family. the racist attack began when she took office. she told people her events have been flashed and sheotten threaten e-mails. >>> the d.c. schools that's closed y because of vandalism, it will reopen dymorrow. someroke into sousa middle school and set off the fire extinguishers. classes were ccelled today and yesterday so crews can clean up the damage. workers needed protective masks today because of the chemical r residues. students were able t

news 4's darcy spencer spoke with his wife and son about this hoible loss. reporter: mark johnson sr. was a husband, father and grandfather. he was also a plummer. he was working wednesday night when he ran out of gas on e bw parkway and his family says he w took offlking to find the consest gas stati, and that's he was struck and killed. the driver didn't stop. >> i don't want my dad to get lost in the news as just a name, just another hit and run on the bw parkway. his name was mark johnsonsr., and he has a lovingife, family, grandkids who all want to see his killer brought to justice. >> reporter: johnson was 52 yearserold, the fath to five sons. he had 13 grandchildren. he had gs own plumbin business. in fact, he was on his way to an emergency call when hegot stranded. >> unfortunately we're here now because so coward decided to hit my father and leave him on the side of the road. >> reporter: it happened just before midnight on thei southbound s of 495. u.s. park police say at least one, possibly more, cars hit johnson. none of them stopped. no witnesse

along the bw parkway, darcy spencer, news 4. >> quite a loving fami he leaves behind there. riht now police say they don't have a descriion of that car. they are asking anyone wh may have witnessed the crash please come forward. wendy. >>> more now on that break news out of arlington, that large tree limb falling and killing a oman who was walking along the path. news 4's jackie bensen just got live at the scene to tell us what she'sne lear from there. >> reporter: wendy, no wind, no storm. the randomness of this is part of the tragedy. we have some video of what it looked like when police were out here on this path in a section of arlington known a lucky run. very, very popular with people to use to walk their dogs and their children, get fresh air. 1:45 this afternoon, a woman was walking on this path and an enormous tree limb crashed down and, unfortunately, she did not survive those injuries. arlington county police responded. they did an investigation here as they always do cndalled it a death investigation. a short time ago we spoke to ashley savage. she is the public

in chillum, darcy spencer,4. ne >> new fares will take effect this monday on july 1st.he average ticket will cost 3% more. if you buy a monthly ticket, you can get july at the current price if you pay for it before the end of june. here's another heads up for the week ahead. starting monday, businesses in the district could be fined as much as $800 for givin you plastic straws and stirrers that you can only use once. the law took effect last october but the grace period ends when july begins onnday, and in have a vat minimum age to buy tobacco andne hese or21. t >>> it's a favorite spot for t locals, buts will be the last weekend in 20 to take a ride on thearousel at glen echo park. sprinkler eplace the and hey large systems. work is expected to take up to nine months and o costr $1 million. the carousel has been around nearly a century. >> you need some serious ac in there like that. you can't go fast enough o get a breeze. coming up, quite a weekend. we've got you covered. the d.c. provision packed with music and always heat, and how you can see "hamilton" without goi

in chillum, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> now to decision 2020. after two nights of debates, voters have now heard from 20 of the democratic hopefuls. entering this week former vice president joe biden was the clear front-runner, butt now seems like we know who his biggest competition may be. joining us now is nbc news national political correspondent steve kornacki. steve, let's start with the moment everybody is still talking about, that tense exchange betwn senator kamala harris and biden about race. will that move the needle for harris, and how is it impacting biden so far? >> yeah. it's interesting. biden already trying today to clarify his comments so clearly his campaign feels there's some work to be done in the wake of e that mo last night. also there are some early indications from an overnight poll, a snap poll that was taken. morning consult did that that showed kamala harris surging in the wake of the debate and biden dropping somewhat. harris moving into a tie for second place nationally. she had been much lower. biden in the lead and

darcy spencer is out there live on the sne of the fatal pedestrian accident. are you seeing at this poin this morning, darcy? >> reporter: good morning, melissa. yeahrewe just got he to the scene. let me show you what is happening here right now. this is 95 southbound. you can see that some of the side lanes hre have been shut down so that maryland state investigation.k this this is happening southbound5 here in prince george's couthy right at split. if t

in southeast, darcy spencer, news >> his school is organing a march for maurice for this coming week.ncipal promised students that maurice will not be forgotten. >>> well, a louisian cholic school principal has resigned after being arrested for public intoxication while on a school field trip here in d.c. michael comeau was arrested early thursday at archibald's gentlemen's club in northwest after police received a report of a drunk man who didn't want to pay his bill. the incident happened while the students on their trip were in the hotel rooms for the night with other chaperones. the diocese of baton rouge released this statement in part, saying the diocese of baton rouge confirmed today that michael comeau is,ip princ at holy family school in port allen, was arrested on may 30th sponsored tripol to washington, d.c. it goes on to read that mr. comeau submitted his resignation ascipal and an interim prncipal will be appointed. >>> still ahead on "news 4 today," teacher turnover. hundreds ofe teach leaving local schools each year. the i-team surveyed thousands to understand why. >>>

. >> reporter: darci spencer, news4. >>> details tonight about the deadly gunshot height. the suspect who was shot and o killed by pce yesterday was just 17 years old. jamari stone joins us with more on the suspects and the stolen guns that are still out there. >> reporter: good evening, we're learning more about ea17old marques weems. this wouldn't be his first run in with guns. she was shot and killed yesterday after a smash and grab rglary here at united gun shop in rockville. news4 has learned weems also brought a loaded hd gun to annapolis high school in 2017. he was charged with possession of a hand wo years later, early thursday montgomery county police say officers opened fire outside the gun shop when weems and four other suspects allegedly drove a stolen suv towards him. the suv sped off and then broke down nearby. four suspects got out and ran away. weems was found dead inside the a friend in his neighborhood is saddened. >> it was just tragicbecause i apst seen him that late night before the stuffned. >> reporter: tonight police say they've caught three of the

in dupont circle, darcy spencer, today. >> the capital pride festival will continue today.tional mall at pennsylvania avenue and 3rd street northwest. while down there, catch the capital pride concert and the sunset dance party. metro is your best option today, just get off at the archive station on the green line and for a list of eventson going for pride month, check out our nbc washington app. >>> now to the latest on breaking new we brought you last night. several people hurt when a deck collapsed during a party in germantown. firefighters and ems swarmed the house after getting the call last night. th is a home on liberty heights lane, just off germantown road. first responders say there were about 100 peoplus at the ho when the deck fell apart. rrefighters say the deck showed signs ofot and water damage. the whole house was evacuated as a precaution. it was a big party, fortunately no one seriously hurt. we hear that a lot this time of year. >>> sad day for the clinton family, tony rodham, hillary clinton's young of brother, has died. the former secretary of state hil

darcy spencer, >> maurice's schooli organizng a march for murice for this coming week.romised students that mauricewill not be fo rgotten. >>> somexceptional students in our area are getting some well deserved recognition tonight. the 100 black men holding a gala for the students they mentored. the grades to get them there. >> the 4.0 studts, astrophysicist. we just recognizing sharp kids or what they do. we don'tar enough about these type of kids. here's one right here. >> okay, now. and the winners of the shark tank competition got a $2500 scholarship and came up with as ness plan to bring a clothing line to market. good on you guys. congratulations. >>> all right. we had a beautiful saturday and noifwe're going to sh gears and talk about some more topsy-turvy weather we had about last weekend and seems like we' coming into another one tomorrow. >> another one that does look like, erika. s we hadme storms moving in pennsylvania and for most of t day, i'd say about 23 hours of ourtt saturday, much storm-free across our listening and viewing area. but that's about chang

s news4arcy spencer is live for us in arlington to explain the pushback tonight. darcy? >> reporter: we've heard a lot about the positive possibilities of this amazon prospect from job creation to economic b opportunities this coalition is concerned about the less fortunate l income peel, possibly being forced out of their co it was a small but passionate crowd at the clairidon press bretarian church. they wonder how it will impact their community. she's worried that apartment rentals skyrocket forcing her and her family out. >> it's way too high and only going to get worse. genuine fear as to how we're going to afforde housing in th communities we grew up with.>> the for us, not amazon coalition since arlington county approves $23 million in incentives for amazon. >> there's a sense of ueency thrights of our community, the priorities of our community members are met as opposed to catering to amazon. >> the group is concerned about how the project will impact low-income residents and communities of color. the group plans to fight back and hold elected laders accountable.

more 's darcy spencer has on that part of the story ahead on news 4 at 5:00. >>> now let's turn to a heartbreaking storynd a tragic reminder of the importance of having working smoke detectors in your home. a woman in her 80s died after heavy flames engulfed her northeast washington home overnht.s firefighterlled her out of the second floor of her home on lauren street in the brookland neighborhood, but ae died lr from her injuries. her son escaped the fire.st invegators now are trying to figure out exactly what started it. they say that the home had smokt detectors, buo batteries were working in them. >>> virginia's governor ralph northam calli the general assembly back into session over gun control. the governor's decision comes as a response to the mass shooting in a virginia beach municipal building that left 12 dead. in a room filled with fellow democratic lawmakers, northam says he's going to try to revive out a half dozen gun safety measures that were killed in committees last session. they include universal background checks, a ban on assault weapons, suppressors of bump stoc

. >>> i'm darcy spencer, two transgender women shot to death in this area in recent months. m suhey're not forgotten. >>> i'm scott mcfarland. this could be about to close. thousands of people feel the reimpact. our rt coming up. > plus, the new technology that we're the slowskys. we like drip coffee, layovers- -and waiting on hold. what we don't like is relying on fancy technology for help. snail mail! we were invited to a y2k party... uh, didn't that happen, like, 20 years a? oh, look, karolyn, we've got a mathematician on our hands! check it out! now you can schedule a callback or rchedule an appointment, even on nights and weekends. today's xfinity service. simple. easy. awesome. i'd rather not. >>> some members of the lgbtq communi say they're being targeted. there's a vigilbout to get under way to address this violence. darcy? >> reporter: doreen, that's right. this is the area where the latest transgender woman was found st to death. they're set to be here. they want to make sure these women will not forgotten. a vigil will be held in the area with zoey spears and ash

. >> darcy spencer, news >> e learning new details about a deadly gunshot heist in rockville. police arrested two people in connection with a smash and grab. one was 17-year-old marquis weems. he also brought a loaded handgun to annapolis high school in 2017. thursday morning he along with four other suspects drove a stolen suv toward him crashing ino a police cruiser. the officer then fired his gun during the encounwhr. e the suspects were trying to get away their car broke down. weems was found dead inside. police are still searching for a ifth person connected to th case. they say the suspects are responsible foran her gunshot burglary in howard county. >> nine suspects have been indicted in connection with the shooting of david ortiz. authorities say they'll remain in jail while it continues. ortiz was shot on sunday night. er's been carried for now at massachusetts gen hospital here in the states. >> right now in crystal city police are looking for the man that followed a woman of of metro and sexually assaulted her. this happened as many people were heading to work on th

in college park, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> president trump's twitter to add tariffs to mexico sent wallling with the dow and other stocks taking a nosedive. the president says starting in a couple of weeks h wouldimpose a 5% tariff increasing up to 25% in october. annest to stop illegal border ut crossing b the move could have more of us paying for a lot l extra f of our goods. some top repub are blasting this threat arguing trade and border security are separate issues. >>> district leaders are getting ready for a different looking fourth of july. we've been telli you about president trump's plans to change the event. he is expected to make a speech on the national b mall, d.c. leaders say they still don't know many of the details. mayor bowser says the changes are expected to put a strain on loc w police. >> have to have more resources likely to support the event. oliceresources. o support the president's movements, additional road closures if needed, and if we have first amendment activity, we, of courseorks support at. >> sources said the fireworks could be moved to the potomac rive

. >> darcie spencer is in national harbor this morning with a closer look at what it takes. hi, darcie. >> good morning as you can see, this is anly absolute gorgeous day to be out here on the water, sometimes tragedy does strike. and first responders have to be prepared to save lives. that's what today's training exercise is all about. >> have man over board. this is taking place on the potomac river at national harbor near the woodrow wilson brid . the scenario here, a fire o board a huge water taxi, they need to evacuate dozens of people, some are injured and some mock rescues were conducted in the water, even by someone on a jet ski. that was pretty cool to see.f irefighters put out the fire, pele were rescued by boat. ther was a medical unit set up here to help those who were injured. federal, state and local agencies are participating his exercise. what they say took nine monthst plan. >> there's a lot of response capability in the and really doing an exercise like this gets everybody on the same page of what each other's capability is, how we communicate, how we don't

darcy spencer, news 4. >> a lot of debris. >> did you say the hail yesterday? >> i was telling pat i saw i can't remember the last time it was that bad. >> an inch and three quarters in some spots in montgomery county. that's huge. and we thank goodness don't have anything like tha today or tomorrow. >> no more coming? >> not yet. of course we're entering the summeime pattern. > hail? >> a little bit of hail coming through our area. but as we get the thunderstorms, we see winds and hail.a that's what constitutes a severeunderstorm. it's either if you have inch sized hail or if you have winds over 57 miles per hour or you have an isolated tornado. one of those constitutes a severe thunderstormrning. that's when we see them pop in the area. beautiful out there. today we have plenty of sunshine out there. blue skies. and temperatures staying slightly below normal. frontal system came through yesterday. that's what brought the severe weather. and then behind it looking aot nicer. the humidity ends up by the time we head to we'll have daily chances of storms wednesd

they spoke withne "4 today" darcy spencer last my. >> what would you do? >> i don't know.maybe run away. i don't know. >> reporter: go back in the house? >>eah. >> animal control has been notified. many people "news4 today" spoke to said they don't want the bear hurt but just relocated to new place. that makes sense. >>p kee your distance. >>> this weekend was a destructive one weather wise. we begin in indiana. national weather se vice says firnadoes touched down in various parts of that state over the weekend everyone in the affected areas has been accounted for and no injuries have been reported. >>> in arizona, a wildfire was the cause of concern.s dry conditionnd strong winds are fueling the flames. this is happening in the superstition wilderness outside of phoenix. -the-not. >> it's not known how the fire started but it's growing peopl a many people asked to stay inside. s funnel cloud that formed over central oklahoma over the weekend. nod confirm any tornado touched down. the entire state was hit with heavy rain and hail and wind. another round ofng flood warni wa

darcy spencer spoke to a neighbor last night. >> what would you do? >> i don't know. maybe run away. i don't know. >> reporter: go back in the house? >> yeah. >> most people don't want the bea a hurt, just relocated to new place. black bears have in marylan since precolonial tim and according the department of natural resources bear numbeas have incrd in western maryland due to habitat conditions and conservation efforts. s>> frightening moment for some people in downtown.c. a hazmat crew hado go door-to-door after evacuating an apartment on tenth street after the smell of ammonia was reported last night. investigators quickly figured out there was a water leak and that water mixed with a chemical that caused the smell. the situation was corrected and most residents were allowed back in. the people who are still impacted are those who live in the apartments directly affected by the leak. >>> new this morning. a d.c. man is now accused of setting off a fire extinguisher in the office of congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez. they say he didn't ma it into her office bu

. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. >> as they were about to ask his long-time girlfriend, that he wasarry him. >> what a loss. what a loss. t >>rible loss. hearts go out to the family. >> absolutely. >>> getting back to our forecast this afternoon, doug and amelia are standing by the storm center. they are tracking rain and strong storms. >> we debated do we go weather alert or not? we don't think we will, we won't get much, then sawms thunderst to our south, well to our south and most probably not getting much. >> that's good news for tonight andomorrow dry, it's one of those days it can be strong to severe. >> hot and humid for sure. t>> look at radar now. mostly light rain. across the mountains, it dries thout east of mountains not having the availability to get there. we've seen a couple showers develop around d.c. and montgomery county and prince george's and to the south and overowards hagerstown and winchester, showers. very light rain montgomery county and north of the beltway, that's it. to the east, we had a severe thunderstorm watch stafford county, calvert county. st. mary

in brandywine, darcy spencer, news4. >>> first at 6:00, tracking the slaet of threat howers and evenil >> wh all of us won't get caught up in storms you want to be prepared. >> doug is tracking it. this thunderstorms watch, this will be with us mostof the time? >> they just canceled it. >> there you go. starting with good news. >> just now they canceled it. we loohied at t earlier saying we really don't need it to be a thunderstorm watch. they put one up for southern areas and didn't see them develop. we will come out of weather alert mode. i don't see it hpening or anything going on across our region. you can see shower activity. we have one shower onoute 50 making its way towards annapolis. making its way towards arnold and eventually to chesapeake bridge. the haven't stor the heaviest storms have been well to our south and southern st. mary and ocean city, an maryl severe thunderstorm warning and parts of virginia. you can see how our watch has been dropped. we are no longer expting severe weather. we are expecting a couple

they spoke to news4's darcy spencer last night. >> reporter: at would you do if you saw him? >> i don't know. maybe run away. i don't know. >> go back in the house. >> yeah, go tback in house. >> and lock all the doors and close all the windows and make sure you keep the picnic baskets inside, y'all. animal control has been notified. many people news4 spoke to say they don't want the bear hurt, just relocated to a new place. black bears have been in maryland since precolonial times, according to the department of natural resources. bear numbers have increased in y western mand due to improving habitat conditions and conservation efforts. which is good. and the bears are probably saying, we were there first. >> yes. >> there you go. >>> still to come on "news4 dday," there has been yet another shark attack. >> this time off the coast of north carolina. we'll tell you wrnt we're leng about the very young victim and s recovery. victim and s recovery. hi when you get the diagnosis of cancer you don't know how you're going to handle it. you really don't know what's coming down the

. >> darcy spencer, thank you. >>> for more than a week news 4 has been covering the deaths americanscations in the dominican republic. >> this morning we learned a richmond woman had to go to the hospital there over the weekend. derek and skyler martin cut their honeymoon short to fly home for her t.streem on sunday, skyler was admi hed to thspital after six hours of vomiting and losing consciousness. >> i had infections before. s i've hadmach viruses and i've had food poisoning and this was just something that if i hadn't been in good health i think could have been really, rlly, really dangerous. >> so this all comes on the heels of reports of nine americans who recently died at resorts in the country, that includes prince georges county native couple nathaniel holmes and cynthia the state department said there has not been anic up tk in the number of american deaths reported in the dominican ic republ >>> this morning, we have new dst alsaiut peboonex arrested in connection to the shooting of david red sox player ortiz in the dominican republic. according to court documents perez i

news 4's darcie spencer reports. >> jonathan kite had been assistant the principal here at pry briaroods high school for two years. he was known for ability to have fun and his crazy socks. >> to say it's a shock is a huge understatement. jonathan, his impact on students is going to be felt far and wide. >> the shock? he died in a car crash afte leaving work monday afternoon. for unknown reasons, he crossed a median and collided with another car head on in page county. the other driver also died. kite wasrs yeold. >> it's going to be two or three people needed to replace just the sheer impae of the work h would provide to our students. >> kite is being remembered for the special way he was able to connect with students. whether it was something he was wearing or the snacks he kept if his oe. >> this was jonathan kite's office for the last two years. the noodle soup he'd give to students who were hungry, the candy to make a tough day a little easier. staff members can't believe he'll never walk-through this door again. lucia curry is a secretary at the school and cheerleing coach. she

sadly, several of these familieh nowave nowhere else to live.ws ne 4's darcy spencer is live at the scene on carrollton drive where a huge cleanup effort is under way. darcy. >> reporter: well, that's right, jim. the fire is , but like you said, that cl nup isll under way behind me. i want to step out of the way so you can see right now what is happening. people were able to salvage some of the items from their burned out home. you have a work crew here doing some final they put up a fence around the property. getting ready to board this up. and while many people losve ething here, they say they're thankful that no one was hurt. it ripped through this row of townhouses leaving seven families with no place to go. the fire broke out around 9:00 in the morning. three firefighters were transported for heat exhaustion. >> it's emotional. i can only imagine what it's like to lose everything you have. pictures, memories, clothes, everything. it's hard to describe. it's not easy nowadays. >> grace grant was getting ready for work. she grabbed her phone and purse and got out. >> i'm glad that i'm

darcy spencer has more on how he is being remembered. >> killed my son. >> reporter: ffamily,riends and neighbors gather at the intersection where a young teen lost his life. he had just graduated from eighth grade at gegetown day school in d.c. his mom tells me he was an honor student and ran track. he was just steps from home in hisgh neirhood, crossing at church road and fairview vista drive in the buoy area wen he was struck and killed 1:30 in the afternoon. police say the drivestayed on the scene. >> my prayers go out to the family. i am so sorry. my heartbreaks for them. everybody is rallying in the community. anything we can do to supporthe them we are. >> reporter: neighbors are rallying around this heartbroken family. they say this intersection is dangerous. with drivers exceeding the 30-mile-per-hour speed limit and several serious crashes. >> we need some type of role to get the cars to stop. the cars don't allow me to cross when i run out there in the street, too, myself. imagine a little kid. >> reporter: neighbors say this development is about five years old and more safet

news 4's darcy spencer spoke with johnson's wife and son about their unbelievables lo >> reporter: mark johansson sr. was a husband, father and grandfather. he was also a plummer. he waswe working esday night when he ran out of gags on the bw parkway in green belt. his family says he took off walking to find the closest gas station, and that's when he was struck and killed. the driver didn't stop. >> i d't wntynamae, m just an incident, another hit and run on the bw pkway. his name was mark johnson sr., and he has a loving family, wife, kids, grand a kids who want to see his killer brought to justice. >> reporter: johnson was 52 years old, the father to five sons. he had 13 grandchildren. he had his own plumbing business. in ft, he was his way to an emergency call when he got stranded. >> unfortunately which ear here rdw because some c decided eo hit my father and leave him on the side of th road. >> reporter: it happened just before midnight on the southbound side of 495. u.s. park police say at least one, possibly more, hit johnson. none of them stopped and no witnesses came forward.

darcy spencer has the outpouring of support for his family as they cope with this tragic loss. >> i prayf the scott family. >> reporter: he was just 15 rs yeald, an honor student and aspiring basketball player. maurice stt lost his life just outside of corner store, steps from his home in southeast d.c. monique scott is his mom. >> i lost my son. he was really good to me. he was very -- he took care of me. he took trash out, he did his chores, he made honor roll. he did everything i ask of him. >> reporter: family, friends and classmates from somerset prep charter school gathered near his home to celebrate hilife. including his basketball coach. >> just a great kid. i'm proud, blessed i had a chance to meet him. got to coach him. >> they will remember. they're going to remember guy that had so much heart, so much spirit. >> reporter: maurice was gunned down outside the holiday market on wheeler road. it was just 10:30 on a sunday morning. >> he didn't get a chance to dream of what he might wa to b to figure out, oh, that's what i want to do, i want to go for school that and get hyped abo

. >> darcy spencer, thank you. >>> it is raining now in parts of this area and as we just saw during the tease a minute ago, a lot of green out there. >> let's go to storm team 4 meteorologist doug kammerer. doug, tell us about the kind of friday night it's going to be. >> for most of us, it's just clouds. i just got a text from my wife saying is rain moving in because i want to take the kids to the pool. go to the pool. you're going to be fine in most areas. our southern zones seeing a lot of rain.is th is really interesting. d.c. north ward, if you're north of 66 or north of 50, you are ot going to see any rain tonight. south we do have some rain. i showed it to you right here on live radar right now as we move on down towh.d the sout what we're going to be seeing is rain around fredericksburg. this is all very light rain. culpeper over towards waldorf, very light rain, but very heavy rain just to the south. it is friday night. a lot of us travel friday nights. if you're traveling i-95 southward, there is potential for very heavy rain. this is not moving our way tonight, but we hav