erika gonzalez, news4. >>> 4:26me is our ti right now. next up, outdoor hacks.our family will likely be outside the next feud w soe are helping you get ahead of any potential problem. >> just in time for july fourth, a wounded virginia veteran and his family receive an immense gift. we are there to learn about their new mortgage-free home. wow! >>> a look at that july four forecast, not bad this morning but barbecue later? t might have to move inside. i'll have theming on the storms coming up in a moment. > >>>. e > weather could cause trou for tonight's fourth of july fireworks celebration. >> ware working for you to helping you get started on the right foot. it is 4:30 right now. >>>ood morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.py handependence day. we are working for you this morning to get ready for a busy holiday. somara theodore is inr fo chuck dell for this day. o you think fireworks could be delayed by storm tonight? >> i think a few of us will definitely see delays. if yn' do you'll luck out because the storms will be everywhere but where

. >>> i'm erika gonzalez. back here at the live desk, we continue to monitor the situation, a shooting on north capitol and m streets in northwest. this is nowir a confd homicide. we have live pictures coming there from the ground. uh believe it is a commander with the metropolitan police department providing any up the to crews there on the scene. this happened about 4:00nohis aftern. one person, a man, was shot and killed on northapitol and m streets on the 1,100 block i should say of north capitol and m streets. ain, detectives there on the scene investigating how this happened, who all is involved here. as soon as we get a better understanding of that, we'll be back with you from the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. doreen? >> erika, thank you. >>> more breaking news. president trump is taking another step in his battle over tnt citizenship question the 2020 census but it's not the step many expected. just a few minutes ago in a soggy white house rse garden he announced he is backing off from his effort to i

erika gonzalez, news4. >> i think we should do that. but orthy. >> got it. >>> our time is 6:26.ext on "news4 toy," outdoor hacks. your family will likely be outside over the next feud. we are helping you get maahead any potential problem. >> a wounded virginia veteran and his family receive an incredible gift. we are there as we learn about home. mortgage-fre >>> a few thing you want to know about your fourth of july. we are weather alert so definitely have a backup plan for the barbecue and fireworks and shower and storms roll hrough this evening on the strong to stever desi compare comcast business to your current provider. my current service provider does not provide half of what you provide. and to know that i could save money? i'd be thrilled. ke this sounds li whole business package, which would be incredible. so what are you guys waiting for? let's do it. (laughs) comcast business gives you more. switch now and get fane, reliable inter for a new low price of $39.95 a month. plus, get free installation. better, faster? i mean sign me up. call today at 1-800-501-6000. comca

only on fios. >>> i'm erika gonzalez.if you're just joining us at 4:45, let's get you caught with the four things to know. first a weather alert for "storm team 4." you can see why. we're monitoring these severe thunderstorms and chces for flooding tonight. we're going to have an updatedas forect in just two minutes. >>> d.c.st police are l trying to find a shooter in an apparent road rage incident inside a third street tunnel. the suv rear ended a car. both got out and started arguing. the one got out and shot at the drive of the suv. they got back in and took off. the driver of the suv still in serious condition. >nvestigators within on the scene of a major fire in loudoun county for most of the day and they're trying to figure out what started a fire that guted two homes. thiss in ashford. investigators believe it started in the house where the owner is out of the area. >> and the secondround of democratic presidential hopefuls takes the stage in just a few hours. tonight's debate lineup includes former vice president

erika gonzalez, news 4. >>> now, for a closer look at the impact of climate change, we invite you tothe nbc washington app and search changing climates to see how it can affect your family, your health and even your commute. >>> that's good to know that that's going on there. >> who would have known all those bees on the roof. >> we need them. >> the food is on the table. >> somara, the storms are going to cook up and spread around?ny a better idea where they'll hit? >> i think at this point it's just going to be -- the d.c. metro area is going toee it. are we going to see any rain?. yes we're going to seeain on our fireworks. >> we are going to see showers and storms pop in the area. the timing is what wn comes do to. the fireworks will hold off until closer to sunset. that works in our favor after dark. we tend to lose the zeal we had during the day. i think we'll have enough instability that we'll have storms during the day. here's the radar. you can see stuff trying to situate itself and pop nothing major right now. butup this is ju.st the incepti of the storms that are moving ou

this s what erika gonzalez is showing you how you eat and how you relax at the spa. >> reporter: it's a windy day at the gaylord national resort and convention center. but if you listen closely, you can hear the but of bees coming from the resort's rooftop at national harbor and if you look closely, you'll find hundred of thousand of bees, little guys ofght in here. >> these are onehe things you assume are just around. >> reporter: david kramer is the executive chef at gaylord national where they are supporting honey bee sustainability. >> we started out with four hives on the roof. four strong hives and got those 2017. in and built additional four hives, approximately 350,000 bees. >> reporter: the bee's first harvest brought in 40pounds of honey to be used starting with the kitchen. >> i like that. >> we take our cheese and give a great drizzle over the top of that. re >> porter: so good. >> a grate glaze on the salmon. >> reporter: i'll take three. creating a more sustainable food and beverage program is a goal but the only use for thhoney. there is also the resort's spa. we want t

from live desk, erika gonzalez. leon. >> thank you. those tensions with iran beingc rated up but that's almost overshadowed by the feud between the president and minnesota congresswoman ilhaar omar. after saying he didn't like the send her back chant at the rally the other day today president trump changed his tune andu ed down on his attacks against omar. a look at day five of this controversy. craig? >> reporter: right, n. president trump renewing his attack and spinning his stance on the send her back chant. president trump changing his tune about the supporters chanting send her back at the campaign rally this week. >> those are incredi e people and incredible patriots. >> reporter: just yesterdaynthe presideried to distance himself from those chants. >> i was noty hapith it, i disagree with it. >> reporter: that moment. >> send ha b! send her back! >> reporter: aimed at representative ilhan omar who fled somalia as a child. >> welcome me, ilhan! >> reporter: a very different chant for the congresswoman arriving home in minneapolis

good evening, i am erika gonzalez. the scene at the gilroy festival is still active. witnesses say they saw a man in camouflageithe. a rifl as many as 10 or 15 bangs. there were reports of 11 people hurt. police have not said if they ve the shooter in custody. there is more than one shooter. here is howne o person describes the terrifying scene to our ster station in the bay area. >> i saw someone that was shooting and i also saw him reloading andks loo like semi automatic pistol or gun. when i came ba, i saw two individuals that were shot. there were two shooters and that's when they told everybo to get dn d t e. of holice have not confirmed if there is more tan one shooter. stay with news 4 on air and through our nbc washington app. we'll bring you another update a little later in our broadcast. >>> we are going to bring the focus back here at home in our area tonight, polices are searchiho for a killer w gunned down a man in the middle of the afternoon today, officers found the mansh on the sidewalk on 21st place on temple hill. we spoke to a witness who eard the c

responded ts prident trump calling charm city agu dising rat-infested mess.t( >>> good evening, iom erika gonzalez. developing tonigh the lightsÑi slowly coming back after a power outage in d.c. on this hot, humni t. ways to stay cool. darcy spencer is live with how this happeed andhen electricity is going to be xd restored. it looks like youy qw3 in an ara where the lights>2ñ are not exay quite backñr on yet. >> reporter: that's r> we actually just moved here yesterday. and so we were in the middle of unpacking boxes. >> welcome to washington. >> thank you. >> reporte thet( outage,

good evening, i'm erika gonzalez. breaking news thisevening, police telling us they caught thd man who shot ankilled koran brown at a gas station in southeast d.c. thursday night. news4's amy cho jo fns usom outside d.c. police headquarters with new information in this case. aimee? >> reporter: hi, we just learned a short time ago the manhunt for the alleged killer of an 11-year-old boy has now finally come to an end. d.c. police say tonight they arrested 29-year-old tony antwoa mccm from southeast d.c.ay police s he allegedly fired shots into the car that 11-year-old brkaron n was sitting in. now this is a surveillance photo that poli say shows mcclam around the time of the shooting. he is charged with secondegree murder while armed. police say they are trying to figure out why he would shoot an 11-year-old boy. koran brown had just finished fifth grade at stanton elementary. his mother says he was funny, v log, and kind. on thursday night, karon was affidavit a gas stion -- at a gas station and he and adults got int

good evening, i'm erika gonzalez. tens of thousands of customers lost power. news4's darcy spencer is live oi u street more on the folks affected and what areas. darcy? >> reporter: there is never a good day to lose power, but you defily don't want to lose it on a day like today. it is extremely hot out here. and you can't help but think about the people who are stuck inside without air conditioning. we are here on georgia avenue in n wthwest where power just restored to this intersection. there are many intersectionsfe afed by the power outage where there are no lights, and you have to treat that as a four-way stop. we want to show you a photo. this was a moment during the pou r outage. yocan imagine how frightening it would be to be inside an elevator when the power goes out. d.c. fire a ems were able to rescue numerous people who got trapped inde elevators when the lights went out earlier this afternoon. the outage is affecting also washington hospital center and howard university hospital. d.c. fire and ems says ambulances are being diverted away from thos

good evening, i'm erika gonzalez. a hiker in great falls has died from a heat-related illness. news 4's darcy spencer joins us with more on this tragedy but we begin with meteorologist clay anderson on this storm team 4 weather alert. clay? >> and what we have, erika, not only do we have theeat but also thunderstorms creeping back into our area, as we showed you right now. national weather service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning and it stretches in areas just to our nortpicking up they long 270 and as we have dragged out to show you heading toward leesburg moving, again, bluemont, leesburg, gaithersburg, at about 7:00. the good news as you look closer to these storms, they are ac weakeningss our area. so down to our south, there are some thunderstorms moving in from the shenandoah valley and rnthat one wag, but as it moves closer and closer to gaithersburg, it will be weakening. t temperatures as we mentioned, yes, we have the century mark in annapolis. 101. huntington down to touth and east, 100 degrees. plenty of 90s to go around. the story, of course, theed abo. som

. >>> good evening, i'm erika gonzalez. that breaking news is a deadly shooting in prince george's county. here's what we knowt this time. officers found a man lying on the sidewalk in the 4000 block of st place this afternoon. he later died at the hospital. investigators are working to learn what led up to this incident. we've got a crew that's headed to the scene. we'reegoing to have m information on this breaking news as it comes about. >>> all right. thank you for being with us tonight. i'm erika gonz and our following story, a family tragedy unfolding in buoy. a wife and mother suffering an unimaginable loss. her husband murdered. allegedly by her own teenage so . she spoke with news 4's derrick ward this afternoon. >> reporter: 62-year-old barbara koroma was a firm believing in education and achievement since coming here fm sierra leone, through studies in america and abroad, he earned a ph.d. and recjnition, places like ohns hopkins and nih where he was a scientist. >> he loved life. >> reporter: and his wife, patric

erika gonzalez is working this story from our live desk. erika? >> well, this is a major change, of course, by the u.s. justice department ordered by attorney general william barr. the federalpp system had stoed use the death penalty about 16 years ago. the las e federalxecution occurred in 2003 when a man was put to death for raining and murdering a 19-year-old female soldier. there are currently 62 inmates on federal death row, and that includes convicted boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsaaev and charleston church shoot shooter dylann roof. one of the reasons that excuses ended were concerns over the safety of lethal injection drugs, but the bureau of prisons has been ordered to create a new protocol using a single drug to carry out executions.k bacver to you all inside the studio. >> thank you, erika. >>> with gun violence on the rise across the district, d.c.'s mayor is taking steps to get illegal guns offee the s she met with prosecutors today promising to go after people caught with weapons. news 4'smark segraves is reporting that there wer

i'm erika gonzalez snooim i'm molette green. >>> lauryn ricketts is kicking things off for us. what are we looking at today? >> looking for storms this afternoon and into this evening. so, again, we are checking out some storms. we've had a lot of cloud cover out there today. we continue to see this frontal system that's going to be pushing into the area as we head rough the day. still back out in the ohio valley. we're seeing thelouds and rain in front of it. we're weather alert because of the storms. you see a few showers there. mainly to the nor and west. but as we go through the afternoon, storms are going to spark throughout thear . time out for lunchtime, about 9:00 p.m.gh toni humid outside. temperatures in the 70s where they got rain earlier today. we're headed to near 90 degree today. let's talk about the rain and storm chances and time them out in our neighborho in 20 minutes. >> thank you. see you then.ol >>> we're flowing a developing story in northern virgia right now. investigators trying to pinpoint what caused a massive fire in ashburn. >> flames erupted overnig

. >>> i'm erika gonzalez. we're keeping an eye on a crash involving a cyclist and a vehicle.it appears it happened on old jordan beaver avenue. if you know this area, it's orth of the ymca in that area. we can tell youis is affecting trachk. you've good the sthbound lanes closed now. we have a crew headed to the scene. it appears that the striking vehicle did stay on the scene, but the signicyclist has been transported to the hospital in very serious conditionis at thoint we're not exactly sure how this happened. we're still trying to get details. we'll keep working s thetory >>> this just in. we have a new severe thunderstorm warning for spotsylvania as well as the city of fredericksburg. severe under a thunderstorm watch. this storm is producing very heavy rainfall. damaging winds u gustingp to 60 miles an hour. here's a wider look. most of the rain in northern virginia and down into southern maryland. the d.c. area could getky luc and stay dry. much more on what you can expect tonight as well as storm chances coming up at 5:45. >>> after the president went after baltimore,

erika gonzalez is standing by th with ano look at a u.s./iran confront sglags another escalation in what's already a tense relationship. president trump says a u.s. navy ship shot dwn ntoday. here's the president talking to reporters just moments o at the white house. >> an iranian drone which had closed into a very, veryea n distance, ignoring multiple calls to stand down and was threatening the safty of the ship. the drone was immediately destroyed. this is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by iran.or >> repr: the strait of hormuz is a narrowwaterway. weeks ago iran shot down an unmanned u.s. drone that the white house said was flying over international waters. we're waiting to see how iran responds to this. as soon as we do, we'll bring you updates right here on news 4. leon, right back over to you. >> thanks, erika. now let's turn l to thete developments in the jeffrey epstein case. the new york billionaire will remain in bail after j age denied bail. the defense had proposed a $77 million bail package with 's epsteinri

from the live 'mdesk, i erika gonzalez. s id.tiep you mposdtemi pni planning, as we were saying, widespread immigration raids this sunday. ahead of those raids, a local emlice department is clarifying its enforct policy because some people were wrongly referring -- referring people to immigration officials. our prince george's county bureau chief, tracee wilkins, has the new police training video that the department is hoping will clear up any confusion. >> everyone has a copy of the new general orders. >> reporter: in roll call and throughouthe police department, the prince george's county police chief is making sure his officers understand where the department stands when it comes to federal immigration law enfoement. >> the will not be any consideration of immigration status with respect to the investigation of crimes inri pe george's county. >> reporter: prince george's county police have a new training video and new written policy regarding federal immigration orders and how police should respond to these warrants when

. >> i'm erika gonzalez in the newsroom. if you're just joining us at y 430, let's g caught up with four things you need to know. police are trying to track down the person who shot and killed an 11-yearld boy in the district them. say it all appeared to start with an argument inside a bp gas station atma alaba avenue and naylor road southeast and investigators say karon brown rb had been nea and wound up getting into a car when he was shot. police believe that vehicle may have been targeted. breaking news. the british foreign secretary says iran hs seized a second vessel in the strait of hofrmz. one is a british-flagged ship and e ear is a librarian vessel. they are both oil tankers. one say one violated international rules, and the british government is trying to get the ships and cruise released. >>> president trump is renewing attacks on minority congresswomen. supporters chanted send her back in reference to representative ilhan omar at a real wedne today mr. trump called the crowd patriots. a reporter asked why the pre