. >> reporter: in baltimore, derek ward news 4. >> thank you, derek. in maryland governor larry hogan is calling for tomorrow to be a day of prayer and peace. he's going to attend morning services in baltimore at a church called saint peter claver. we'll be following the developments and invite you to stay with news 4 for continuing coverage on those protests. >>> we're also following a developing story in new york city. tonight a plain closed police officer is in critical condition after someone shot him in the head. this happened earlier in the night in queens. the officer and his partner were talking to the suspect when someone ran up and shot him. >>> back here at home work crews called it a a night after sifting through the water of the parking garage. even though the firefighters are gone the street closures are still in place on montgomery avenue. they sent recovery teams to help search for potential victims and a cadaver dog discovered a possible hit inside the complex. >>> a renown doctor dedicated his life to helping ebola patients and then h

. >> reporter: derek ward news 4. >> great story. >>> time to start planning for hurricane season.inia this week you can save money as you stock up. from now until next sunday you won't have to pay taxes on bottled water batteries and generators as long as it's less than $1,000. hurricane season is on june 1st. that's about a week and a day away. >>> hurricane season kind of officially/unofficially runs from june 1st until the end of november. this hurricane season in the atlantic early indications relatively quiet season. >> that's good news for a lot of folks. >> also great news the weather this weekend. whatever your plans have been here in the washington area it's been spectacular. the humidity has been low. we started off in the 70s on low 80s today. we're going to run about 10 degrees above normal. it will be hot with humidity staying on the low side and a nice breeze during the afternoon. it's going to be a nice memorial day. after that tuesday through saturday hazy hot and humid. with that comes the chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms just about every day. the wea

derek ward. news 4. >> speaker of the house says when it comes to the relationship betweench ari african-americans and police officers we are in a quote, national crisis. >> if you uh look what has happened over the course of the last year you have just got to scratch your head. when you hear about -- these charges having been brought. >> charging homicide for freddie gray. >> public servants should not violate the law. now if these charges are true it's outrageous and unaccept unacceptable. >> speaker boehner says eliminating failed programs and reforming the education system would be a good starred to solving some of the problems. we'll keep watching what is happening in baltimore as the night continues and send along any updats ones. >> at 11:00. police reopened 30 3epwepened 301 in waldorf. the bike was speeding when it slammed into a pickup truck and caught firement both on the motorcycle were killed. >> a teen ij ear maryland died after shom one shot himdied -- teenager in maryland died after so

. >> derek ward, news 4. >> thanks. tonight we are getting details about the services for d.c. fire fighter who dieden the lean of enin the line of duty. lieutenant mcrae died after he responded to a fire. it will be held at d.c. armory followed by his funeral. both events open to an one who wants to pay their respects. >> a chance to see prince live in concert. had nothing to do with -- thousand of people packed a baltimore arena for the rally for peace. part of a call for calm after protests and violence sparked by freddie gray's arrest. the rock 'n' roll hall of fame inductee asked his fans to wear gray clothes in honor of freddie gray. >> wearing gray to support the cause. >> i'm wearing all kind of gray. my purple for prince. >> part of the money from tonight's show will go to baltimore youth charities. >> well the carolina beaches were a washout on mother's day. tropical storm ana downgraded to depression. it made landfall in south carolina generating rough surf with its 35-mile-per-hour wind. ana dumped 2 to 6 inches of rain along the coast. most of which thankfully we a

news 4's derek ward was in baltimore for the rally. >> today to all who can hear my voice, i declare i am a candidate for president of the united states. >> the declaration was met with enthusiasm. o'malley chose the city that put him on the political map as a two-term mayor in which the state went to announce his most ambitious effort yet a run for the white house. it am cans at a time in which he said realization of the american dream is at the most precarious. >> that is the urging calling for us to rebuild the american dream now. >> blaming them and turned to a land of inequality. >> tell me how you can get pulled over for having a broken tail light but if you wreck the nation's economy you are untouchable. >> zero tolerance practices put in place while he was mayor. they blame the policies for the police custody killing and he said there was a broader issue at hand. >> extreme poverty breed conditions of violence. # he sought to end things on a positive note which will carry him from the coming election science. >> it's not found in a history book because this generation of amer

news 4's derek ward is live on benning road in northeast with more on this.rick, good morning. >> good morning, we are at 26th and benning. this is the langston area. take a look. what you see behind me here is momentum. this is how far they're getting with this streetcar plan. this will be the car barn. you can see there's a temporary building up now that's already housing a couple streetcars on the property. but clear to the other end on third street northeast there's another effort under way and while this streetcar system is about changing the way people get around in d.c., the effort is about changing the way they think about getting around. the d.c. streetcars are coming. maybe not at the pace many expected but with much of the infrastructure in place and test runs under way, the d.c. department of transportation is launching another effort this time to build inroads into the collective psyche of motorists, cyclists and pedestrians along the h-street corridor. it's a share the road campaign stressing good old common sense rules like not crossing in fron