derrick ward, news 4. pack to you. >> thank you, derrick. the next phases could change the way you get around this summer. metro is asking that you use the bus services as much as possible. also don't forget about the capitol bike share program and vre. you can consider hiring an uber or lyft driver. we have seen prices increase in the past. >>> as always, check your nbc washington app for ideas on how to get along with the delays. >>> 6:03 right now. a new video of a local stabbing suspect taking police on a high-speed chase in north carolina. you take a look here. police say that is klein lawrence of hyattsville. weaving through traffic at 110 miles an hour. police eventually stopped him and arrested . stabbing a police officer at grocery store. he's wanted for strong arm robbery charges also in prince george's county. >>> a man accused of shooting at a number of locations including the national security agency. 35-year-old hong young is accused in a series of shots fired incidents that happened over a week last year. police say they found

aren't they, derrick? >> reporter: indeed they are. this is where it all comes together, the part of parades a lot of people don't see. this is where you have a convergence of events here. in the foreground you see some of the floats and the hot air balloons that will be part of this parade. now, it kicks off at 11:45 but people are always starting to gather. it's always fascinating. you see the military groups start to form as well. it's also a time for socializing for people. people can take pictures with some of their favorite doctors like scooby do and looking at the tasmanian devil behind me. a balloon is being inflated and% the local bands and some of the bands from elsewhere that are involved in this are also here so always a big event. hopefully itil hopefully the rain will hold off for this event, which gets under way i'd say in about 40 minutes from now and we'll bring you more of this later. we're live on the mall, derrick ward, news4. >> all right, derrick, thanks so much. eight security gates

derrick ward, news 4. >> derrick, thank you. >>> today a loudoun county man goes on trial 23-year-oldllis is charged with killing his 9-month-old last october in leesburg. ellis told police the infant went limp while he was feeding her. the medical examiner says the infant died of blunt force trauma to the head. >>> two children will grow up without their father after a murder in northern virginia. alexandria police say it's the fourth time this year they've investigated a murder in the west old town section near route 1. news 4's julie carey shot with saquan hall's mother. she blames police for investigating attention to her son while investigating a separate homicide last month. >> the way they handle it, coming here in my home and word got out. it put saquan in harm's way. >> other extension have a different response to the killing. neighborhood's citizens soerks says city leaders need to take a stronger stand against the violence. >>> in the race for the whousz the democratic party's biggest stars will campaign together for the first time today. president obama will join hillary c

derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> with that continued storm damage, we've got huge delays that have the potential of getting only larger this morning. we had our chopper shot along macarthur boulevard. it's shut down between mow heek an road -- it brought down a pole and wires as well. beach drive still closed off between piney branch roadway and broad branch road. high standing water. near beechwood road, there was a tree down. traffic is getting by. as metro' one. single tracking between boston and east falls church running through july 31st. back to you. >> jack, thank you. 6:03 is your time right now. turning to the republican national convention. we take you live inside the quicken loans arena in downtown cleveland. it is day 3 of the convention. today's theme, make america first again. >> it is my honor to be able to throw donald trump over the top in the delegate count tonight. congratulations, dad. we love you. >> it is official. halfway through the convention, the gop ticket is set for novembe

derrick? >> reporter: we start off with d.c.'lice chief, mayor and a bunch of people from the roll call today, bringing us up to date on what they plan to do. they will have a significant presence here and also have a significant presence and keep the people safe in the neighborhoods as well. july 4th is probably one of the biggest and busiest days for d.c. and it's not just on the mall. >> thousands of people come to the district to celebrate the weekend throughout the neighborhood. as the families get together, there family gathers as well. >> reporter: metropolitan police will have a full compliment of officers on hand. there's no specific threat but the attacks in turkey are being factored in. >> there have been some small changes.ç it's nothing significant. >> the chief and the mayor attended the roll call this afternoon. regular officers and those fresh out of the academy were on hand making a formidable presence everything from crowd security to traffic control. to that end, you're not being encouraged to drive. >> it's i

live in northeast, derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> 5:49. couple facing charges after a shootout with seven american soldiers. police in san antonio say the soldiers were at a park early yesterday morning when a woman gave her boyfriend a gun. police say he started shooting at those soldiers. at least one soldier fired back and hit the man in his elbow. none of the soldiers was hurt. >>> a tragic story out of florida, a father accidentally shot and killed his 14-year-old son at a gun range. police in sarasota county say a used shell casing fell down the back of the father's shirt. when he reached brian orakpo to get it, he was still holding his gun with his finger on the trigger and he accidentally pulled it. investigators say they do not plan to charge that father. >>> right now a food shortage in venezuela prompted protests across the country. government officials blame right wing business owners for others say the shortage is because of economic mismanagement in the socialist nation. some zen swale lands are turning to urban fafrming for

derrick, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're in the 400 block of old street southwest. over there is the washington channel. you can imagine the winds that whipped through here. this is the damage. take a look at this tree. this tree, with the height of the storm, snapped off at its roots. took a little bit of the sidewalk and came here. it did some damage to the front area. the railings for that row house, that town house unit there. but look, you see the car in the distance. follow me. look over here. this is a huge, huge tree. there's actually another car under there. obviously, it made a -- you have the roots snapping like that. if a tree falls on oak street and no one is there, i'm pretty sure it did. folks called us to tell us what's going on. all over the area, we've seen this kind of storm damage. now people are awakening to some challenges. certainly the folks in this 400 block are going to be challenged with how they're going to get out. more on what the storm did later on. derrick ward, news 4, back to you. >>> metro is single tracking in virginia between bos

derrick ward is live there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.ere. constitution avenue is indeed still open. you can kind have your own little parade before the big one and sort of feels that way when you ride down there. it's adorned with flags and what have you. take a look. the parade starts at 11:45 here at 7th and constitution and it goes down 17th and constitution. the steps at archives are some of the seating you'll have. otherwise, you'll be standing along the route here to take a look at that parade. people love this thing. if you've seen the parade, you know what it's all about. it's all about from all over the country, or fife and drum corps, they are all part of this. it puts you in the mood and tells you this is indeed a special day for this country. back with you live here, archives. this is the hub of it all. this is the home of the declaration of independence, the document that started it all. archives for the past couple of years has been setting up a little store outside. there are some souvenirs, things like that and they are o

derrick ward is live from the national mall. what are the plans, derrick? >> reporter: d.c.s this right because they do it a lot. behind me is the stage set up for a concert. we just had a briefing with the mayor, directors of public safety, homeland security and even safety. they were talking about the local plans for july 4th. this is one of the busiest days for folks here in this city and you have thousands of people city for those events. they are telling people to maybe take transportation if that'sçt all possible and to stay away from the illegal fireworks. you know, next to the crowd control and issues like that, fire is some of the biggest problems that the local authorities have and there's a bit of advice that we got from the fire chief. let's hear it. >> this is only one day of year that a sparkler that is 1200 degrees goes in a child's hand. why do we do that? >> we all come down to the mall and take part and watch the professionals do fireworks. >> and they said leave it to the professionals if you can. of course, in d.c., sparklers and fountains are prohibited

derrick ward. what do you say?porter: i tell you what, it's all calm out here now, 80% of drivers are broken to this. this is according to a survey by they say it range everything from gestures, dirty looks to actually getting out of the car and trying to run somebody off the road and during a physical confrontation with other drivers. that 80% translates to 104 million drivers. aaa says it's most likely to happen in the northeast and males aged 18 to 39 are more likely to do it than females in that same age group. what do they say you should do if you are engage in this or you thith you might be prone to it. first off, they say don't do anything that caused anybody to change their direction or move them over or things like that. be calm and quiet. don't engage anyone. if they are trying to engage you in some sort of road rage, just don't maintain eye contact, look straight ahead and be calm and safe. that's probably the best thing you can do overall. we're live in alexandria. derrick ward, back to you. >>> today,

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derrick ward, news4. >> thank you, derrick. >>> in the line of/2]fire.l home and the people who live there in the path of flyine bullets. not once, not twice but three times. hear what the people who live there are'@ saying about it. >>> it's an app that is taking the world by storm but not without safety concerns. why some users have found themselves in danger since the app launched. >>> low humidity and temperatures below average. we'll talk about another heatwave, though, making its way >>> anotheróviés setback for th prosecutors in the/1eyju balti police trial. the bench trial resumed today with two other officers charged in the case taking the stand. officer edward nero who was acquitted and william porter whose case ended in a mistrial. rice is the fourth of six officers to stand trial and the xw fsst-ranking officer facing charges. rice died last year when being transported in ao and people werek; home at the time. >> reporter: for the second time in less than a week, this fairfax county home was sprayed with bullets. you can see the markings o

derrick ward is live with a look at what is being done to keep everyone safe. derrick?> reporter: yeah, you know what, d.c. gets this right a lot of the time because they have to deal with it so much. they have been monitoring the events and the tragedy in turkey and that's made some adjustments to their plans here but nothing significant. of big concern as well is the weather. they are monitoring that as well. let's hear what they had to today. while most eyes will be cast to the sky, there will be an influx of visitors. >> this is a holiday weekend. a lot of people will choose to travel during the holidays and they will choose to travel here. >> reporter: d.c. police will maintain staffing for the areas around the mall and the july 4th concert stage. weather is always a concern. >> we'll be monitoring the weather and we'll be making sure that we get those -- that message out to folks coming downtown to see the fireworks. we're going to keep to schedule. it's been over 25 years since the last time there was a postponement or cancellation of the fireworks and we will be

good evening, derrick. >> reporter: i wouldn't call this a protest so much. it was indeed a rally, a spirited one that happened earlier this afternoon. hundreds of people from local church congregations gathered under flags flying at half staff. that is a sure sign of some form of national grief. we are talking about the events of the past few days and the end of last week. this was hastily organized. it was called the stand up and take the covenant rally. it was led by faith leaders from the area, but they did have a foray into the political. they talked about the nra, the economy of the gun and the effect of the bullet. they talked about refusing to wash their hands. that means not turning a blind eye to the incidents and the issues that have come to the fore of late. and also electing politicians and backing policy that would regard police policy and bridging the gaps now that are emerging in the wake of the violence that we've seen. and while it was, again, not a protest by any measure. a lot of people felt it was needed, as we heard from this local man w

derrick ward, news4. >> thank you, derrick. >>> we're learning the name of one of the people who diedeir car plunged into the potomac river. it sunk into the river on saturday night as they were trapped. police believe speed played a role in this deadly crash. a third person managed to get out of the car and swim to shore. they are hoping that person will help them figure out what happened. >>> the fbi after somebody broke into an agent's car over the weekend and stole two guns. it happened in northeast d.c. early yesterday morning. the washington field office of the fbi confirms that a handgun and a long gun were stolen but they are not saying much else about those weapons. the d.c. police are helping out in that investigation. >>> a former alexandria fire department employee indicted tonight accused of funneling tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars to a friend. tonight, city officials are in the middle of a review in an effort to make sure that doesn't happen again. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey has that report. >> reporter: just four months later, jackson-asante was f

and who knows how many lives have been saved. >> thanks, derrick.e caught up with the maryland firefighter who gave some puppies a ride home on his fire engine because their owner was too drunk to drive. oxen hill firefigerht fsound a man and his puppies parked at a car in a home depot parking lot. worried that the dogs wouldn't make it home safely, the firefighters gave them a ride home on their truck. they have this advice for pet owners and the dog like your grandmother. if you wouldn't put your grandmother unattended in the car in the heat with the windows up, don't do it to your dog, don't do it to your kids. >> great advice. firefighters found another dog locked in a parked car in that same parking lot, they also got that dog out okay. >>> and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> here are your weather headlines for tomorrow. unfortunately, we are going to be tracking rain at times throughout the day. this could certainly impact fireworks. some lingering showers around early tuesday morning, and then the chance of a late day thunderstorm. after

derrick ward is live from freedom plaza.od evening. >> reporter: it has been a busy day here in the nation's capital. a day of planning, prayer and of protest all in the wake of the events of this past week. as the african-american civil war memorial, members and support issers of the group black lives matter before marching. >> when e we say black lives matter, we don't mean black lives matter only. we don't mean black lives matter exclusi exclusively. we mean they matter equally. >> reporter: at rfk stadium, similar sentiments calling for change. >> justice, be held accountable, make them be held accountable. period. >> reporter: while that event was underway, another kicked off at freedom plaza, a faith-based approach with hundreds of local congregations working on the political and prayerful fronts. >> as we gather here today for the expressed purpose of standing up to make a commitment. >> in brookland at the smith u public trust. >> tallahassee 50/50 chance he won't make it out. >> we're about planning politically and

derrick ward is live near the scene now for the latest details. derek -- derrick, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, you don't normally associate the suitland parkway with pedestrian traffic. this is the scene of a fatal incident. it remains closed. suitland parkway is closed between alabama and branch avenue. it was about midnight when an adult male was crossing here at naylor road when he was hit background a car heading westbound, that is into the district. that person has since died. they don't have an identity yet. they have held the scene. accident reconstruction crews are on the scene and traffic is shut down in both directions. you will likely have to work your way through the neigh avenue, alabama avenue. we don't have any word how long this will remain closed and how long this investigation will continue, but again adult male is dead after being hit by a car here at suitland parkway and naylor road. we believe the car stayed on the scene. we'll get confirmation on that. back to you. >>> thank you. >>> this morning we're following that deve

news4's derrick ward is live in alexandria. what are riders saying there this morning, derrick?reporter: well, you can see that things have returned to i wouldn't say normal, but it's not like it was earlier this morning during the morning rush. we're probably in that little lull of action between rushes when the whole thing happens in reverse. this is, of course, as you said phase three of the surge, the safety surge for metro,z] and i has closed a section of track between drad braddock road and n national airport. some folks said they'll have to find anod> way to tomorrow and that's what metro is asking people to do. it's the a.m. rush test for the latest safety/i surge, now thrh july 11th. a section of the blue and yellow lineúnztween braddock road and reagan national airport is closed. metro is doing much-needed work on the rails, particularly above ground sections. here at braddock road in alexandria, airport-bound riders were among the early birds. >> i should still make my flight on time, so i'm not too worried. >> reporter:q f others headed in the other direction. >> i'

found suffering from gunshot wounds this weekend, derrick ward has more details. derrick? >> reporter: yes. a seemingly happy couple and now her estranged husband is facing murder charges. >> reporter: it was a home of 41-year-old jamila odom which she once shared with her estranged husband. this was by all appearances a happy couple. >> just normal people. they just didn't seem to be having any kind of problems that we knew of. >> reporter: recently the couple had been separated and this past weekend something went gravely wrong on the street of oxon hill near where odom lived. neighbors heard gunfire and the woman was shot to death in a car and within hours and the husband is now charged with killing her. she had opened a teens. she also worked for a construction and pipeline business. but it's now the empty house at the end of the cul-de-sac in waldorf that bears silent witness to a family tragedy. and deron odom is facing first and second-degree murder charges. derrick ward, news4. >> a beautiful day out there. after a beautiful sunday, today just as nice. i think we'l

news4's derrick ward is live outside of the courthouse in rockville. derrick, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, we're outside montgomery county circuit court where 24-year-old devonte dixon was just sentenced to 12 years in jail for a home invasion and robbery that happened in germantown back in 2015. but there was some other evidence that was brought to bear in this. they actually showed a video of him in a prior event for which he was convicted and was on probation at the time of this home invasion. he had pled guilty to being a conspirator in that other assault. but the home invasion happened when he broke into the germantown apartment in the middle of the day. this is november, 2015, with an armed acalm accomplice. now, the woman was home caring for her 2-year-old daughter. the authorities say dixon punched her several times appeared asked her where was the money. now, several times during that assault she said why are you middle school. it turns out they had both attended roberto clemente middle school. at that point dixon and the accomplice ran of

live at braddock road, derrick ward, news 4. >> thank you, derrick. people are getting creative. these are bike trains, cycling advocates and volunteers will lead groups every day from the braddock road stations. for more ideas routes, open up our nbc washington app. >>> we're following development in yemen where at least ten people are dead after a suicide bombing. soldiers and militants are fighting in that area, we understand. it's not clear who is behind this attack. so far, no one has claimed responsibility. >>> there are more details into the arrest of a former national guardsman who staged a ft. hood style attack. mohamed jalloh made an appearance on tuesday. he's accused of trying to buy a gun without proper i.d. as a chantilly store. when he returned the next day, the store sold him a disabled gun after talking with the fbi. >> from my understanding, he was very calm, no issues. >> according to court documents, jalloh unknowingly met with an fbi informant this spring after he thought they were an isis supporter. authorities say he l to lectures by a former al qaeda leade

derrick? >> reporter: well, indeed it was. take a look. you see this crew from the tree service just finishing up. that doesn't look like a lot of work, but i tell you it was a lot of work here to get big trees off of houses and reduced them pretty much now to chips. but it's been a tough morning for these guys. take a listen. the damage in this silver spring neighborhood runs the gamut. some residents saw little to moderate damage, mostly branches. mostly branches here too. the problem is it was still attached to the tree when they came down. the shade-giving days are over for this one. thtr neighbor's yard. before crashing down on his roof, it did a number to this back porch. >> it's been heck all morning. this is a mess. >> reporter: this oak couldn't stand up to the high winds, it snapped like a pencil and left its mark on the roof of this home. they have got an armada of machines to deal with this, including a crane. but this will take a while. >> that will take two cranes. >> reporter: much of these were shade providers. a road is cl

but cell phone records lead police to his 27-year-old buddy derrick andrews.i which sure looks a lot like the car in the security video. andrews and nowsch are soon seated side by side once more, not in the audi, but in a courtroom with matching jumpsuits. >> this was an act of unprovoked use of force on behalf of mr. nowsch with mr. andrews being the driver and complicit in this act. >> reporter: andrews denies any involvement, pleading not guilty. could he be the mysterious man seen here in the sketch? the first alleged road rage incident that started this all? the prosecution finally thinks they have it all figured out. but be forewarned, truth is stranger than fiction. >> it turns out everybody's wrong. >> reporter: don't go away. ♪ whatcha gonna do when you get outta here? ♪ ♪ i'm gonna have some fun! ♪ ♪ what do you consider fun? ♪ ♪ fun, natural fun! ♪ yeah, we rocking right now. ♪ ♪ there's a party over here. ♪ ♪ hey, i'm in heaven. ♪ it's my decision to make beauty last. fix. roc retinol started visibly reducing my fine lines and wrinkles in one week.

derrick has left a legacy of service and integrity and love.and we, we never want the sacrifice of derrick and all of the other fallen officers to every be forgotten. thank you. [applause] >> judy woodruff: these were representatives of three families affected by the loss of a son or a husband who served in law enforcement. >> -- once he got a call about a boy who had stolen a belt. the boy only had a rope to keep his pants up. he negotiated and the charges were dropped. he also paid for the belt p. [applause]. [applause] he did not want that boy to start his life with a record. he knew that every interaction he had mattered, every word he spoke and every arrest he made defined what it meant to serve and protect. he knew effective policing required treating people with kindness and respect especially when he was most often called to their worst moments. when i lost thor, i had no idea it was possible to lose so much in an entire lifetime much less than in a single moment and i know that in light of recent events some of us have lost faith, but

break down donald trump's speech last night and take a closer look at some of the facts and news 4 derrick ward will have more on what people in this area had to say about the speech. >>> we want to let you know it's a storme day. that is because we could see temperatures hit 100 and the heat index even higher. a closer look at that when we check back in with storm team meteorologist chuck bell. >> it could be the beginning of a startling trend here in the u.s. what we're learning about another possible zika case unrelated to travel. >> we're inside the i can invent maker studio where kidin elemes nt man: hey baby, how are you? woman: i have a surprise for you. man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. but they won't miss out on financial support. because we cover any difference between their military pay and their families. why do we do it? because our vets sacrifice enough. "dominion. depend on us for more than energy." ♪ stand by me. >>> coming up on news 4. they are calling for 100 degree temper

news 4 derrick ward is driving around town with more on this study. so not surprising.was the big take away here? >> reporter: probably not too surprising if you've driven the beltway, especially the stretch we are now. it's ritchey marlboro. it's one of the straightest parts of the beltway. it's prone to trouble. 2,700 drivers were surveyed and they put themselves statistically eight out of ten, 104 million follow too closely. half will yell or cut people off. a troubling 8 million go even further. the more aggressive people are men aged 19 to 39. they say they are three time more likely than females to engage in aggressive driving. just because you do this doesn't mean you are a bad person as we hear from aaa. >> we say things we don't mean you do things that you wouldn't otherwise do when you are angry. >> reporter: now, this is more prevalent in the northeast. they say about 30% more likely to have somebody flip you off or honk their horn at you if you are in the northeast. we'll tell you what aaa says you should do if you find you are about to engage in road rage o

news4's derrick ward explains why and shows us some of the entries. ♪ >> reporter: the 48, it's an importantr to active and aspiring film-makers. two days to make magic. >> the way it works, you get a genre, a character and prop that has to be in the film. you don't have a lot of time. >> reporter: a group of students were given the equipment to meet that challenge. isaac jackson's film -- it was about a female subject who had the ability to read minds. >> i know me. >> i've definitely grown as a filmmaker. this helped me prove to myself that it is possible to put together a short film in 48 hours. >> it gives me opportunity to think about team-building skills and how to work with each other, which is really important. >> indeed, it's a safe fore into the filmmaking business. >> you need all of these skills that we want to give them anyway. >> the problems in society can be solved if we tap into creativity and the creative problem-solving skills that these young people have. >> reporter: students didn't even shy away from the controversial topics. >> we only had 48 hours. we tried to do rear

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up next, simon derrick joins us. the pound is on the move.will talk about that story, and the chinese currency as well. ♪ tom: good morning, everyone. we are watching foreign exchange with stronger dollar, weaker euro. fx is where the market action is. to our first word news. taylor: almost no one gave them a chance -- gave him a chance more than a year ago when he announced was running for president but donald trump is officially the nominee. his son made it official speaking from the convention floor. >> to be able to throw donald trump over the top in the delegate count tonight with 89 six fors, and another john kasich. taylor: the convention also nominated mike pence for governor -- vice president. francois hollande has cautioned the france -- france do not give into panic. growing criticism of his counterterrorism measures following the attack last week and nice. more fell out firm reports of widespread doping regarding russian athletes. the olympic committee will not admit any russian officials into next month plus games and will rule o

. >> in 1995, detective derrick mclaughlin reopens the case.ch has been cold for ten years. >> my chief at the time came up to me with this box filled with binders and notes and things of that nature, and he said this was the zarcyzki case, solve it. >> the father of cindy's boyfriend, scott. >> he asked us to meet him up at the dairy queen. for a surprise birthday party for scott. and i guess the birthday party was just a roos to get her to go with him. >> the detective soon discovers that he's a convicted criminal and is in prison. >> he was convicted of indecent liberties with a minor. and he served in 1975 to 1978, he served three years in prison. after that, he was out and about all the way up until 1997 when he was convicted of the rape of the 13-year-old girl. >> detective mclaughlin believes he's found cindy's killer. >> i'm theorizing that he had picked her up, taken her to a place, went to go rape her. she resisted. he tried to get her out of that situation. couldn't. and he killed her. >> but with no body, it takes 13 years of tenaci

news 4's derrick ward caught up with some riders. >> reporter: the am rush test for the latest safety now through july 11th. section of the blue and yellow line between braddock road and closed. much-needed work on the rails, particularly above-ground sections. here at braddock road in alexandria, they were among the early birds. >> i should make my flight on time. not to worry. >> reporter: others headed in the other direction, into the district, are acquainted with the whole process. >> i'm going to have to take the shuttle. i'm not sure where the bus takes me to but i'll catch up with either the blue or yellow line from there. >> reporter: as the sun grew higher in the morning sky, crowds gathered to take the shuttle buses. the lines dissipated quickly thanks to the frequency of the shuttle buses but it still left some riders in the lurch. >> tons of people out here because of metro and there's still confusion and it's frustrating. >> should have been at work by now but not going so good. >> reporter: services are being provided to lessen the pain. there's the shuttle and expanded

live on the scene this morning, derrick ward. what do you have for us, derrick? >> reporter: good morning. take a look. the scene here in the 2100 block of norbeck roald. fire broke out around 7:00, 7:15 spotted by a passerby. joining me, the montgomery county fire department. can you tell us about what happened here? essentially two structures you're dealing with? >> the original house is about 1940s. obviously, an addition next to it that's one story. 911 calls just after 7:15, from passerbys telling us a large fire in the house. people, up to four, trappedness the structure. we added additional resources to the event. about 100 firefighters and 40 pieces of apparatus. starting to release units now but did an exhaustive search at the same time faced with a large volume of fire coming out of this structure. additional interviews with the occupant lead us to believe there was no one else at home, except for the elderly female that was here, has minor burns, or minor injuries. so we are still, would go on hot spots, you can see, over our shoulders, and working thr

derrick. >> reporter: good morning. take a look at the intersection.is indeed flowing smoothly there. it was a different scene earlier this morning and of course late last night. it was about midnight when police say an adult male was crossing the suitland parkway here at naylor road when he was hit by a car traveling westbound. we believe that car did stop the investigation ensued. the victim died, and the investigation started shortly after the accident happened. now, a car was tow away from here about sun rise today. that looks like part of an investigation that was being trailed by prince george's county police cruiser. this had traffic closed on suitland parkway and naylor road for several hours. it has reopened. things returned to normal. we don't have any more information about the accident that happened early this morning. there is a sidewalk and apartments on the other side, directly at the naylor road station. lots of reasons for pedestrians to be crossing there. lots of need for caution as we heard from people who cross this street regularly

at the montgomery county courthouse, derrick ward, news4. >>> right now at 5:00, frustration, confusionon the floor of the national republican convention. some very delegates saying they feel cheated and why some delegates have even walked out already. we have live team coverage standing by with chris lawrence and tom sherwood in cleveland to sort it all out for you. >>> also, resilience in baton rouge as the community mourns the death of three officers killed in a police ambush yesterday. we're learning more about the gunman. >> reporter: it seems we come to air every day now with a new tragedy happening around the world. with that in mind, some 200 plus youth from northern virginia headed off to europe for world youth day. we talk to their parents about concerns ahead >>> first up at 5:00, we begin with wild and wicked weather out there. our storm team 4 weather alert. >> tom kierein in our storm center tracking two things almost synonymous. extreme heat and storms, right, tom? >> storms brought the heat down. dramatic drop in temperatures when the rain fell right in the metro area. w

. >> i step over like this, i was tackled by cops, derrick grabs my right arm, another cop grabbed me by the neck they throw me on the ground, they handcuff me. they told me to stop fighting and stop resisting, i am already handcuffed, look at my hands they are still bleeding through, they are still cut. >> under arrest, and already in cuffs issue. i get strayed -- sprayed with mace, i don't know if it was to shut me up or keep my quiet. >> acknowledge this is eric a family side, they revered me to township attorney who said this is under investigation, but he could not say anything further because of this. looking at arresting officer's names neither is a full time cop in avon, they aresumer hires. -- they are summer hires. i asked if that presented any liability, he said not really. >> i don't know of any specific examples of where liability is attached to that. >> what happened at the end of the day to the question, the family is calling out for video, they say a number of people who shot cell phone video of the arrest that will back up their account, two sundays ago july 3, do hav

>> reporter: derrick, this is the first time you're speaking out about this?i think for the n.f.l. to say that cannabis does not benefit the long-term health of its players without actually having gone and done the research. i don't think that's an accurate statement. >> reporter: derrick morgan, a linebacker with the tennessee titans has joined forces with eugene monroe. both believe marijuana may not only be a safer alternative for pain relief but could also be effective for dealing with the symptoms of c.t.e. c.t.e., the neurodegenerative disorder-that has been discovered in the brains of many deceased n.f.l. players, was the focus of the movie "concussion." while the league acknowledges the findings, it believes additional research is needed to determine potential causes of the disease. monroe believes a compound found in marijuana may even help prevent c.t.e.: >> the u.s. government has a patent on cannabinoids that say they protect the brain in the event of a traumatic injury, which is concussions. and i've been an unfortunate recipient of concussions th

derrick ward, news 4.ay have caused a nine-year-old girl to lose her hand and some fingers. the los angeles county sheriffs office says she sustained blast injuries to her face after the exsi saturday afternoon. she was taken to the hospital where her left hand was amputated. she's in stable condition. the circumstance of the blast remain under investigation. >>> a bizarre story out of eastern pennsylvania this morning. a man cut off the hand of a would-be robber who broke into his home. two men broke in and fired a bb gun. we're told the homeowners son grabbed a machete, and swung is he intruders. the man showed up at the hospital. he was thrown out of a car and left there. >>> iman is dead after police say he tried to drive through a crowded chicken wing festival in reno nevada. please say the man crashed his mini van right through a barrier and swerved toward a police officer yesterday. another officer opened fire, killed the driver. no one else was hurt at on as planned. >>> the attack at an airport in

news 4's derrick ward has the story. >> reporter: this strip of university boulevard is busy 24 hours a day. experience tells people crossing on foot to use the crosswalk. >> i go there. >> reporter: as you can see, lots of people cross here and not in the crosswalk. it's dangerous in the daytime. just imagine at night. police say at around 2:00 a.m., a pedestrian was hit crossing in the 2000 block of university boulevard outside the crosswalk. that person was hit by a police georges county police cruiser and pronounced dead at the scene. we saw surveillance video from a nearby business that shows the victim narrowly avoided by one vehicle, then into the path of the cruiser. the officer was responding to a routine call. that would have meant to flashing lights or sirens. the incident is being investigated. yet another cautionary tale with a fatality and a warning for those who try to save some time >>> three officers are dead in baton rouge, louisiana after an apparent ambush by a gunman. nbc's jay gray has an update on the investigation that we've been following. >> reporter: this ce

derrick still has to get his emt certification an pass the firefighter test to get into the academy.e says he can't wait to joy the gay firefighters already in the department. >>> i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up you will never guess who got the big hit last night for the giants. how did kevin durant do in his oakland debut last night? the proof in the highlights straight ahead. and selling ca. introducing beepi, the radical new way to buy & sell cars, all online. carefully inspected, guaranteed and delivered right to you. if you never have to step foot on a dealership lot again, neither should they. beepi.com zero to happy. >>> good morning. the kevin durant era in oakland officially tipped off last night sort of. he took the court with team usa in an exhibition against china and just let me put it this way, the washington generals had a better chance against the harlem globetrotters. durant took the court to a 15 second ovation from his new hometown fans. now, warriors fans, get used to this. first possession, three ball, with a hand in his face and it's good. very next possession,

we're live in fairfax county, derrick ward back to you. >>> the democratic convention kicks off tomorrow in philly. like the republican convention in cleveland, security will be tight. nbc's gabe gutierrez has a look at the measures being put into place. >> reporter: in the city of brotherly love, the stakes are high. >> the declaration of independence was signed, a lot of history in this town, we want to make sure we maintain that history and keep it safe. >> reporter: with 400 miles of coastline to patrol, including one of the nation's busiest ports, the coast guard in philadelphia is bracing for the democratic national convention, bringing in reenforcement, 21 vessels will monitor secure areas near the wells fargo arena. we got a firsthand look. >> we got to prepare any type of scenario that might affect an event such as this. >> reporter: recent terror attacks around the world and police shootings in the u.s. have authorities here on alert. today, barricades went up around the arena and there's already a heavy police presence downtown near the convention center. more than 10,000 demo

. - you have any kids, derrick? - no, i'm happy now.ean more power to people who have kids, but i am sick of these parents today who pamper their kid. they do all this stuff like childproofing, and i don't, it didn't exist when i grew up, not when we grew up, you shouldn't childproof nothing! don't, hey, we all had (cheering) to stick our finger in the light socket, we lived, we learned. all i'm saying is if you childproof everything for your kids, you know what's gonna happen to them? they gonna grow up and they not gonna have any stories. they gonna have dumb stories like i was riding my bike, i had my helmet, my elbow pad, i fell off, i was okay. that sucks! every adult out here, you have a mark or a scar on your body... - oh yes sir, right there, player. - you did something dumb as a kid, but there's a story that goes with it and you're proud of it. - where's your scar? - (mumble) like hey man, what's that line on your forehead? we were playing catch with a hatchet. - what kind of hillbilly family was you in?! - now sheryl, what's t

fifth inning, derrick reach on the ends field single, terrible throw.s only manage three hits, they lose nine-three, they head to pit burying for weekend series which starts today. >> that's all for sports, i'm don bell, have a great day. >> well, we have some must-see video for this morning, a dolphin rescued down in florida. >> thursday, coast guard crew members, in fort myers beach saved a distressed dolphin after it found it way inside a boat near the bay. rescue workers say the dolphin didn't give them any trouble at all. >> it kind of new that we were there to help him. so he wasn't struggling, he wasn't flopping around, he just waited until we could help him off. >> well, after saving the dolphin, the coast guard and other officials decide the the dolphin should be released back into the water. >> this is such a cool story. this lobster named larry is on his way to a new home at the main state aquarium. thanks to the effort of a team in florida. larry was looking like lunch at a restaurant called the ten fish when word got out larry is 110 years

philadelphia is a greek word and while the olympics might not be in the cards, derrick snyder believeshe superbowl is. says the city can easily hand al superbowl and other big event. >> we always laugh that people say the media has been saying philadelphia is having a moment. and we say we're having an era. >> an era, so no official word on superbowl in the future, but she believes it could happen. we do know that philadelphia is expected, though, to be the site of the 2017nfl draft next spring. reporting live tonight, david spunt, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> exciting times in philly, david, thanks so much. tonight federal investigators looking into possible security breach targeting hillary clinton's campaign. officials say computer hack was discovered by private investigators hired by the campaign. sources tell cbs news it is not yet known who is responsible or whether that attack was row late dollars to the larger breach of the democratic national committee, when wikileaks released e-mail. >> meantime hillary clinic already and her runningmate, hit the road on a bus trip. >> they

philadelphia is a greek word and while the olympics might not be in the cards, derrick snyder believes the superbowl is. says the city can easily hand al superbowl and other big event. >> we always laugh that people say the media has been saying philadelphia is having a moment. and we say we're having an era. >> an era, so no official word on superbowl in the future, but she believes it could happen. we do know that philadelphia is expected, though, to be the site of the 2017nfl draft next spring. reporting live tonight, david spunt, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> exciting times in philly, david, thanks so much. tonight federal investigators looking into possible security breach targeting hillary clinton's campaign. officials say computer hack was discovered by private investigators hired by the campaign. sources tell cbs news it is not yet known who is responsible or whether that attack was row late dollars to the larger breach of the democratic national committee, when wikileaks released e-mail. >> meantime hillary clinic already and her runningmate, hit the road on a bus trip. >> the