real quick, update for folks in frederick county debating whether to make all business in english.t measure failed. we just heard that seconds ago. doug: weather, quick look at the radar. showers we track in if areas of red. shows heaviest moving to columbia. more showers bowie. west of loudoun county moving northward and they should diminish tonight. for the overnight, partly cloudy and muggy. 87 tomorrow. 88 thursday. both days afternoon shower and storms. good bet. brian van de graaff in for steve at 11:00 with the latest weather update. leon: that does it for. david muir coming up next on "world news tonight." join us at >>> tonight, new details. the very close call. the passenger jet trying to land in charlotte. the wind warnings. we've seen what can happen before. this time, the jet aborting the landing. the tail, though, slamming into the ground. >>> also breaking late today, the teenage girl facing her accused attacker. testifying about what allegedly happened inside one of the most prestigious high schools. were male students keeping score? >>> the tornado just touching do

back to school, frederick and howard county's. then you go towards the district get it looks like rain likely right there. high temperature in washington today, 85 degrees. a bit more humid, starting to have more of that cooling back into the region. the actual water vapor with emitted he is in the air with invisible water to us. sparking with the help of some elevation and widespread scattered showers in the appalachians. the next cold front on its way will pass through by tomorrow evening. the heat will pick up the humidity. storms projected across the front? not too many. fromy into tuesday another passes with a round of dry air coming in. it will be a while before you get more. we will reset the forecast and go back overnight towards tomorrow morning with the exact same outlook. lower to mid 60's. probably towards sunrise the suburbs. 70's downtown. humidity will be back up a little bit. storm activity with projection a little bit for futurecast with some help in the mountains, a better chance for a shower or possible thunders

extra security will be added at some school events in frederick county. school officials have reached an agreement with the city's police union over security at frederick high school and governor thomas johnson high. two students were injured at a jv basketball game back in february. >>> and don't forget nbc4's backpacks for kids drive. it's now just one day away. you can come out to the kingstown branch of the apple federal credit union starting at 6:00 a.m. to donate a backpack. >> you can donate until noon or any time online this thursday. watch news4o donate to our phone bank as well starting at 11:00. angie, amelia and lauren, they'll be be there.

frederick county is now 23rd highest out of 24 in maryland. as home values rise, especially near i-270 and the transit into d.c., the teacher's union says it is the veteran educators bolting. not the newcomers. >> is this hurting academic performance or academic achievement? >> it is. we're not doing for all of our students what we should be doing for all of our students. >> reporter: frederick schools say despite that, s.a.t. is above average and the graduation among the highest. they admit they're fighting an up-hill fight. kids won't be the only ones getting used to a new classroom. >>> frederick county officials tell news4 in recent months, they did bump up the school bucket to boost teacher pay and stop the hemorrhaging but the superintendent said state budget cuts made it moot. >>> travelers ground in the atlanta tuesday pulled out their phones to record the nasty weather when lightning struck. you can see the bolt hit the delta airlines jet traveling through fuselage and out the plane's tire. no one was hurt but a scary scene down in at

thunderstorms, all moving off to the east, in through portions of montgomery county, loudoun county, frederick countyryland, on toward rappahannock and fauquier county. zoom on into this area, portions of montgomery county, southern frederick county, around the frederick area, right down 270, 270 down toward urbana, clarksburg, gaithersburg about to get t this rain making its way your way. very heavy rainfall, not a lot of lightning with this around the leesburg area, we have seen that coming through your region, too. this is the biggest area of rain and storms around the washington -- yeah, little washington down there, toward rappahannock county that storm into central fauquier county. monitor those storms four, veronica talking about that weekend, the 90s, not done bus just yet. >> thanks, doug. >>> if your iphone pictures aren't coming out as clearly as you would like, maybe it's not your fault. apple just recalled a batch of iphones and specifically the 6 plus models. there could be a defective camera component inside those device and that makes your photos come out blurry. the impacted phones w

. >>> new tonight the frederick county council voted to repeal an english only ordinance that was passed in 2012. the council voted 4-3 to take back the requirement all county business be conducted in english. those who oppose the ordinance said it sent a message of intolerance to businesses with international employees. the vote did not happen without some heated debate. watch tonight at 11:00 and you'll see what both sides have to say and what happens now. >>> kids are weighing in with remembrances of the man known as the route 29 batman who was killed in a crash over the weekend. >> the children our scott broom spoke with today say they will never forget his is from hero kindness of. >> reporter: this bat -- his superhero kindness. >> reporter: this batman is no joke, especially to kids he visited like 12-year-old ryan darby of bethesda, who was in a hospital in our region. >> i cried. i didn't know what to them because he was sufficient an amazing character for everybody. >> reporter: 20 -- such an amazing character for everybody. >> reporter: 12-year-old ryan darby who was sick with

maybe sprinkles here in southern frederick county. maybe leesburg, a few blips on the radar. northern fauquier county, sprinkles there. otherwise clouds, a mild morning. temperatures in the low to mid 70s throughout most of maryland and virginia. and around the bay, mid to upper 70s. shenandoah valley, the mountains, upper 60s, near 70. 60s in the mountains. melissa's checking road construction. >>> i just said we had nothing happening on the beltway. as soon as i said it, something popped up. maybe i won't talk for the rest of the morning. outer loop at new hampshire avenue, two lanes blocked. that is typical in the morning and has been throughout most of the summer. i thought maybe today we would get away with. it again, outer loop at new hampshire there, the two right lanes blocked here this morning. beltway at river road, right now no major problems there. road looking quite good there. inner loop and outer loop, 66 no problems. 95, northbound/southbound, no issues there. yesterday, of course, we had a lot of slowdowns northbound. outer frederick, a little construction --

back to school, frederick, howard county, and the district. when the afternoon. frederick county, frederick has the best chances of scattered showers and storms come a chance of rain monday. most of us should not expect a lot. amid this weather pattern dropping in, but it is getting dry in some instances. the full forecast minutes away. kellye: thank you, devon. [crying] kellye: that sound is music to and a lovers' ears. mei xiang gave birth to twins saturday evening. tonight, you can still feel the excitement. jay korff is live, and it has been a big 24 hours in the district. has, folks have been so excited. and is coming along, it is like pandemonium out here. >> it does not happen very often. you never hear about it. zz about giant panda mei xiang giving birth saturday night. >> i turned and said, wait a minute, twins? jay: the cubs are believed to be in good health. the rare sight of giant panda twins is drawing sites from around the world. >> i think the and of being born on the planet cam is incredible. : zookeepers are swapping them out to give them qualit

you have to see what somebody did on their farm in frederick county, maryland. yep, it's a corn maze. they have done this to support governor larry hogan who was diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma this year. the farm's owner said they lost their father to cancer. they wanted to support him in a special way. >> that is great. >> good for you. >>> well, kids in frederick county head back to school this coming monday. the county fire department sent us a list of reminders for how you can stay safe with students and buses on the roads. of course this applies no matter where you live. firefighters say your children should always wait for a bus to come to a complete stop before walking toward it. now, if you're driving through a neighborhood watch out for children in driveways and maybe moving around parked cars on the street. also, never pass a stopped school bus with the stop lights on and that stop sign extended. that's illegal and cameras in several counties can catch you doing it if you do and there's a huge fine. >>> today is #school tbt. we are showing you ou

and frederick county, maryland, are enjoying their last day of summer. sorry, kid dose, it had to end sooner or later tomorrow. go back to school. keep an eye out for school bus and kids walking as you head out the door tomorrow. and we also want to remind but nbc4's backpack for kids drive. you can come to the kings town branch of apple federal credit union on wednesday from 6 a.m. to noon to donate a backpack. amelia segal will be there, as well as angie goff. more information on how to donate on the nbc washington app. as always one of our favorite convenients to put on every single year, it is wonderful to just everybody as a community be able to do their part, just do a little bit to make sure that all of our kids get off on the right start, have the pens, pencils, paper they need. >> heading back to school, such an excitement around it. >> of course. >> the good news is the weather is cooperating, a non-issue this week, so the families can focus on making sure the kids are getting to and from school just fine, getting that homework done. it was bea

frederick county has seen a lot of rain. fairfax county seeing some of that rain, but the bulk of the rain and the heaviest rain continues to be down towards stafford. right down routes 15, right down 17, that's where we're seeing some of the heaviest rain. some of the heaviest rain continues to come over the same areas that saw rain earlier today. we'll continue to watch some areas of rain throughout the rest of the evening, but tomorrow this is what's coming our way. look at all the moisture coming down to the south. let's see if i can make this arrow the right way. i did an arrow. that's the way the wind is coming. that's the way the rain is coming tomorrow, so we will get rather wet. however, we're not talking severe weather. couple of strong storms. high winds low to medium threat here. not anticipating any flooding, but we could see some heavy downpours. tomorrow morning 8:00 a.m. no problem. noon, shower activity mostly in maryland. 5:00, not a whole lot. watch back to the west around the mountains. a line of storms de

frederick county, maryland and d.c. are getting ready to go back tomorrow.l have the bus stop forecast in just a minute. but first, we take you out to the stores where people were doing some last-minute back-to-school shopping. kids showed me their list and showed off their purchases at the target in columbia heights earlier this evening. when i say these kids are excited about going back, i mean it. just listen to what they told me. have you just been waiting all summer long for this, for school to start? >> of course. >> are you service in? >> no, i'm not. >> you're not nervous at all? >> no. >> how do you not have nerves? >> because i'm -- when i'm nervous, i channel that nervousness and put it somewhere else. >> what are you most excited about, kimberly? >> that i'm going to see new friends. and i'm going to have a new teacher. and that i'm going to play. >> reporter: she was like, hello, i'm going to play. we wish all of our students a safe and wonderful time back to school tomorrow. >> we all remember that magical feeling. >> and channel that. where do

frederick county teachers starting pay is 23rd highest out of 24 in maryland. as home values rise near i-70 and especially near the transit into d.c. it's the veteran educators bolting, not the newcomers. is this hurting academic performance or academic achievement? >> it is. we're not doing for all of our students what we should be doing for all of our students. >> reporter: despite this, the s.a.t. scores are above the state average and the dropout rate is among the lowest and they admit they're fighting an uphill fight this year because kids won't be the only ones getting used to a new classroom. >>> frederick county officials telling news4 they bumped up the teacher pay to reduce the bleeding but state budget cuts has left that all in question. pay increases are again delayed. >>> a reminder though we are working to make a memorable school year for you and the kids. we're kicking it off tomorrow morning on "news4 today." >>> prince george's county police calling all young people. they say they need your help. how it can change your relationship between poli

. >>> english no longer the official language of frederick county, maryland, the ordinance repealed tonight and it was the first such law that had been passed in maryland three years back, but now things have changed. tonight garrett haake is in frederick with the politics of this big decision and the community reaction. >> reporter: people on both sides of this issue largely agree since this ordinance making english frederick's official language passed back in 2012, very little practically has changed here, but it's what this law has meant as a symbol that has driven so much heated debate. >> we make this place any more welcome there won't be enough room to build another house. >> reporter: in a public hearing last month frederick county residents wrestled with the law that split this community making english the county's official language at a time when immigration and the changing face of america are issues under the national spotlight. >> we have to build a wall. the wall. >> reporter: tonight in frederick only council members were allowed to speak. the mood was more subdued, but the ar

. >>> today, a controversial vote for lawmakers in frederick county, maryland. the county will vote on whether to invoke an english only ordinance. it requires county business to be conducted in english. supporters say this allows the county to avoid printing documents into multiple languages which gave them money. but several council members say there's no evidence to support that. >>> 4:31 is our time. we'll get a look at weather and traffic on the 1s. 73 degrees outside. this warm air is not going to just completely disappear. we have to wait for it to slowly get out of here. >> yeah. seems like the sticky weather is sticking around. we're ready for a cooldown, tom. >> yeah, it will be a bit cooler because of more clouds as well as an increasing chance of some showers. getting some showers, thundershowers out in west virginia, pennsylvania. the bulk will stay well north and west of the metro area over the -- much of the daylight hours. we'll get a few of these coming in later this afternoon. a few may come into the shenandoah valley by noontime. here's hour b

few years, the turnover has been relatively steady at all local districts, except this one, in frederick countyhan 300 left the district since 2012. >> when you start to lose those folks that is a lot of valuable experience walking out the door. >> reporter: where are they going? district human resource records show other districts, montgomery county, howard, washington counties for better paychecks. i can truly drive 20 minutes in one direction and make $17,000 more? >> yes, you can. >> reporter: county officials say a budget crunch has hammered the district over several recent years, delaying teacher pay raises. frederick county teachers' starting spay 23rd highest out of 24 in maryland. as home values rise, especially near i-270 and the transit into d.c., the teachers union says it is the veteran educators bolting, not the newcomers. is this hurting academic performance or academic achievement? >> we are not doing for all of our students for all of our students. >> reporter: frederick schools say despite this s.a.t. schools are above average and the dropout rate is among the lowest and the g

frederick county, montgomery county, it is quiet and dry. the district, partly cloudy skies right now. mainly clear skies for southern maryland. that is how it is going to stay. tomorrow morning, sunglasses, you will need them. enjoy the outdoors tomorrow afternoon. temperatures will rebound to about 81 degrees by noon. a few clouds here and there, but it does stay dry. daytime high temperatures around 85 degrees. low humidity. one more day before we move into the upcoming weekend. something changes are on the way . we will throw in a chance for a few thunderstorms. i will give you the timing on that and the latest update on tropical storm erika and how she could impact parts of florida as early as monday of next week. storean: new at 11:00, a selling synthetic drugs in d.c. shut down for good. the owners have until november to close up shop. turned uper, a raid 500 packets of synthetic drugs. d.c. has seen a sharp uptick in crime, police and residents say many of the people who were arrested were on drugs like the synthetic drugs. prompting

if you live in montgomery county howard county, frederick, carol, the baltimore, prince george's county you folks have the best chance to see the rain and the heaviest rain throughout the rest of the evening. time it out for you, future weather timing it out, pretty good around 7:00, around the gaithersburg area, in through portions of fairfax county, by 78:00 in and around the d.c. metro, if it does progress into our southern zones that could actually be where some of the heaviest rain is prince george's county, anne arundel, maybe northern charles. that's right where the game is to the redskins game, unfortunately, i do think we will see some rain there, hopefully it stays just to the north, right now, it does look like it may come on into our area, what we are going to continue to watch. flash flood watch in effect until night fairfax, arlington d.c., prince george's county over toward anne arundel and howard once again until midnight tonight. we do have that warning to the north and east of baltimore right now. we move on through the rest of the evening what are we going to be seein

that purple line. >>> a controversial rule to conduct all business in english will not fly in frederick county, maryland. county council members repealed the law last night 4-3. >> having something on the books that has the perception this does allows for a lot of misinterpreting from employees. i think it's something that needs to go. >> you can go out and do business in 25 language. i don't have a problem with that. i think as a basic common society you have to have rules, you have to have parameters set. >> the law first passed in 2012. supporters argued it would save money. opponents said it was hard to enforce, and it violated federal and state statutes. >>> maryland has confirmed its first human case of the west nile virus this year. we're told the patient is an adult in the baltimore area. west nile has been found in mosquitoes in prince george's and anne arundel counties. to avoid potential exposure, avoid areas with a lot of mosquitoes. and use insect repellant. you can also consider wearing long pants and long sleeve shirts and a hat. >>> new details on the problems metro is having w

southwest of westminster out of carroll county to frederick county. arles county and calvert county come together, heavier drifting north. there is the area that is drifting northeast. the same deal with the one near westminster. south and east of the washington area we have storm centers over calvert county. they are fairly heavy and drifting north as well. we have spots that have seen the rain and the temperatures drop in the 70's but muggy there. that is the operative weather word. muggy. most of the showers should end after sunset. we will hold in the 70's inside the beltway. tomorrow, a muggy start. sunshine at times. showers and thunderstorms will pop. 60% probability of that. we look ahead to a 70% probability on thursday. if it works out many part of the area should dry out and clear out friday. the weekend looks good. more showers next week. that is the latest. kimberly: good deal. thanks. "7 on your side" consumer alert now for those of you who have to manage money for someone you love because they can't do it anymore. virginia became the fir

that incluldzs teachers in frederick county. the school district has a problem, a soaring number of the teachers are being poached by neighboring school districts with better pay. >> when you start to lose those folks that's a lot of valuable experience walking out the door. >> now coming up on news4 at 11:00, our scott macfarlane finds out what the district is doing about that problem and what happens to the kids when veteran teachers bolt for new jobs. >>> by now you have seen the damage, but this morning we are getting a look at the moment a gas explosion in washington state happened. the video straight ahead. >>> if it felt hot and sticky at your metro station, you are not imagining things. what news4's adam tuss uncovered about the chiller system at certain stations. >>> take a look at storm team 4 radar. be sure to download the nbc washington app because a line of storms are headed our way. we are under a flash flood watch. tom will tell us i >>> some pretty incredible video here. you can see the moment part of a washingto

frederick county students went back to school today as well. all students in prince george's county head back tomorrow. >>> back to school and back to work. jan is back. we haven't seen you since may. >> i feel like it's been forever. >> it has been forever. >> how are you? >> i'm doing great. the babies are so good. i think the older one was ready for mom to go back. this is the little one. she looks like she's sideways now. she's a bundle of joy. she's healthy. >> she's a solid citizen. i've held her . she is holding her own. >> got boxing gloves on? >> people are like are you trying to keep her warm? she came out with manicured fingernails. she's got these long fingernails. momma is so scared to cut those things. i've tried. it's hard to tell if she's excited or upset but today she was totally fine. bye-bye, mommy. >> she's a great big sister. >> she's going back to school also after labor day so she'll be back soon with everybody else. >> we've all missed you. the viewers have missed you. i've been look ing on social media. everybody says wh

today, a law has been revealed, frederick county's english as an official language law is no longer. theould have required english-language. opponents say that encouraged intolerance. supporters say it was a money-saving measure. tonight, the county voted officially to repeal it. the final tally was 4-3. history made by the obama administration, the white house up think the first openly transgender white house staff member. they will serve as an outreach and recruitment director at the white house. to open up its elite field teams to women. the navy's cheap operational officer says anybody who can meet the seal's rigorous standards will be accepted. the announcement comes days before two soldiers are set to become the first woman to graduate from the army's elite ranger school. be about toe may plead guilty to a very serious crime. the fda,pproval by when female viagra could be hitting store shelves. and sensitive private information posted online. leon: former subway pitch man jared fogle is expected to plead guilty to child pornography charges. ago, authorities seized computers and

frederick county teachers are setting up classrooms and holding meetings later today. that includes hundreds of new teachers. coming up on news4 at 11:00 a.m. our own scott macfarlane finds the school district has a pit of a program. some teachers are getting poached by neighboring districts closer to d.c. with better pay. >> when you start to lose those folks that's a lot of valuable experience walking out the door. >> tonight at 11:00, find out what the district is doing about it and what happens to the kids when so many veteran teachers bolt for new jobs. >> yeah. >>> everybody getting into this mindset of heading back to school and we have been trying to help with that process by showing some of our throwback thursday pictures. our back-to-back photos. how about these? >> stud muffin. guess who this is? tom kierein. you are so -- i mean you're very handsome. but look at these pictures, my goodness. >> now, the one on the left is my first grade picture, right after i stopped crying. [ laughter ] and when sister agnes angela gave me the evil eye i lost it. the middle

we have a stray shower here in eastern frederick county. we have had little other than sprinkles. rain chances will increase. i'm still not expecting a lot heavy showers scattered across the area, just a couple here and there. temperatures should reach the mid to upper 80's with a drier conditions but still cloudy overnight tonight. a much better shot of getting rain tomorrow that could be heavy at times. plus, how about the weekend? are we going to clear out in time? now, oneappening right lane of goldsboro road in bethesda closed because of a water main break. this video taken from news tracker 7. happening between macarthur and massachusetts avenue. we have been following the progress since all this started around 6:00 this morning. sam sweeney is there with how it could impact your evening commute. reporter: good afternoon. one lane is open here on goldsboro road. they do have a flag are in place to get traffic in both directions moving. but take a look at the size of this hole here. a 74-year-old, 10 inch water main broke this morning. the road on top of buckled. now they hav

i've seen a few lightning strikes in this band that's moving into frederick county and it's going toer myersville in the next 30 minutes. another band of showers across the i-95 corridor through beltsville and greenville. we have that heavy rain falling buoy on route 50 and towards annapolis. speaking of the tropics, our hurricane has now formed. the first hurricane of the atlantic season. it's hurricane danny. we've been calling it tropical storm danny and now it's hit the hurricane mark. anyone vacationing in the caribbean is going to want to take a close eye on danny. i'll track the thunderstorms and talk about a refreshing change hid. >>> we are following breaking news out of the quantity ceo, virginia -- quantico, virginia. five people were rescued from this building. we have more on the fire and the investigation. vanessa, do they suspect arson or is it too early for that? >> reporter: you know, it's too early to tell. the prince william county homicide unit and the atf have been called in to investigate the death. the deceased and the five rescued people are not military perso

here tracking rain in frederick county, northern parts of the county.keep an eye on rain, fauquier county, leaving stafford, making its way into prince william county. the rain around thurmont, 15, the north-northeast. download our app, get the latest radar there, temperature coming in at 86 degrees. 7 p.m., some scattered showers head tonight for frankie valley and the four a sense, second of all, i'm gel lou, can't rule out a shower there. tomorrow, 8 a.m., clouds in play, tomorrow, did see the clouds break up, move the afternoon hours. not the case tomorrow. tomorrow around the midday and afternoon hours, areas of rain will develop across the region. notice the brighter colors here on future weather. that's some heavy rain moving through the area. redskins preseason game 7:30, phone information heavy rain. pack the poncho if you are reading it. i posted the latest forecast for that game on my facebook and twitter pages. tomorrow the big focus will be the chance for heavy rain, maybe some high winds. can't rule out a severe storm or two also muggy tom

students in warren, fauquier and frederick counties all headed back today. >> and there were students in manassas park where they have not had much time off. news4's molette green is outside of cougar elementary school where we are hours away from hearing that ding ding ding. molette? >> reporter: hey, angie, good morning. yes, listening to tom's forecast, kids would rather be at the pool than go back to school on a day like this. they're starting two weeks earlier than most of the kids in this area. they are hitting the books today, thanks to a new pilot program in the school district that looks at the concept of a balanced, more consistent school year. basically, studying the possibility of moving to the year-round school calendar. some say this will help school kids learn better and be able to retain the information in a more efficient way. so that's the start. we're hours away. they're still sleeping right now, but we'll here throughout the morning to watch the kids go back to school here at cougar park elementary school in manassas park. back to you. >> a matter of minutes before

storm team4 radar, not much going on in our renal, showers back toward bin chester, shenandoah, frederick county, virginia, continue to watch those two the rest of the night tonight, rather hot and humid. wait until you see how warm, get that forecast in ten minutes. >> thanks, doug. >>> the evening rush was even more frustrating for some drivers trying to make their way around a water main break. it happened in wheaton -- in wheaton in montgomery county. chopper4 over the scene about an hour ago. judson road near munson street, just off randolph road. the break closed down judson road. still working to find out when things there might be cleared up. >>> a deputy am bushed and murdered at a gas pump. tonight, prosecutors lay out the disturbing evidence as the community rallies around the officer's family. >>> a loudoun county teen who pleaded guilty in a deadly car stunt that >>> another lifeline for governor bob mcdonnell. the u.s. supreme court ruled the former governor can remain free from federal prison indefinitely as it considers whether to take his final appeal of his 2014 corruption conv

richard: frederick county police say they launched the sting because of complaints about streetwalkers. undercover officers first answered online solicitation ads, found proximate cause, and made arrests. they also set up their own ads with rendezvouses at local hotels. customers came from as far away as pennsylvania, the oldest, 63, prostitutes as young as 22. >> it's not something you see on the streets here. through the internet you don't know what's going on. richard: one concern by residents, more than half the prostitutes and customers are drug users. >> move from d.c. to here, they don't think this kind of stuff happens here. this is a small town, small little city. people don't think it happens here. richard: these arrests follow a crackdown by d.c. police on prostitutes and customers. one fear is this is traveling north up the 278 corridor. they have found no evidence of human trafficking or that women were being forced into the prostitution trade. leon. more prostitution arrests in the district. five more people arrested there today. this happened in the downtown area. d.c. p

this now moving through hagerstown, continuing to make its way toward frederick, leesburg, push nothing fauquier county. timing for you, frederick, 4:55, mount airy, 5:30, fairfax, 6:05, washington, 6:30, baltimore at 6:35. of course, you can download our app to keep up with the latest radar. right now, we are at 83 degrees. 7:00, we are talking about rain. 9:00, still tracking rain, heavy in spots, some isolated flash flooding certainly a possibility tonight. that is why it is a weather alert. by 11:00, we start to dry out and guys, it is soupy outside. coming up in ten minutes, doug is going to have the humidity forecast on into the weekend, talking about if we are going to see any relief. >>> developing right now, police have identified a suspect in the murder of an american university graduate. d.c. police have issued an arrest warrant for 19-year-old marcus king. they say he shot and killed 23-year-old matthew shlonsky in the shaw neighborhood saturday. investigators say shlonsky wasn't the intended target. >>> right now, several families in prince george's county are without a home after a two-al

20 minutes ago, that rain still continuing in and around leesburg, heaviest storms earlier in frederick county, diminished now, frederick, carol county, montgomery county, seeing little bit in lightning and thunder and damascus and mount airy. the area through loudoun county and look around 66. friends driving along 66, waiting for somebody to come home, 66, live west of the marshall area, very heavy rain right now associated with. this i want to zoom in this storm here, this is right along portions of the -- right along officer linger around the airport here. once again, that is continues to move, it is moving over the airport right now in toward ashburn, in toward sugarland run, herndon, reston, you folks are up next for this, through your area in the next 15 to 20 minutes. down to the south this is the heavy storm right around marshall. the plains getting in, another area of extreme lightning to the west. we watch these as they all move through, them have an impact on your evening, around the metro area. amelia here with that >> we talk about heavy rain, look at what storm team4 radar is in

. >> parents in frederick county can rest easier tonight knowing there will be extra security at some school events this year. just in time for the first day of class, school officials reached an agreement with the police union. two students were injured in a shooting at a jv basketball game back last february. tw sides resolved the dispute er pay for the officers. they will stand watch at sporting events and school dances through 2017. >> national rifle association is going to court over a so-called gun violence tax in seattle, washington. the city council there implemented the tax earlier this month. it requires people to pay an extra $25 for every gun sold in the city and 5 cents for each round of ammo. the money goes to gun safety research and gun violence prevention programs. but the national rifle association and several other gun rights groups say it violate state law, which restricts the power of local governments to pass gun regulations. >> next at 11:00 tonight, it may be getting easier for your teenageter buy cigarettes. even without a fake id. see what news 4 i-team found

. >>> a vote on an issue has caused an outcry in frederick county, maryland is expected this evening. the question is whether to repeal a measure requiring that county business be conducted in english. critics say the ordinance sends a message of intolerance to recent immigrants but supporters counter saying the measure helps save the county money on translators. >>> you might be disappointed if you were hoping to visit the panda house at the national zoo. part of the giant panda habitat is closed because the zoo's adult female panda is entering the final stages of a possible pregnancy. the panda mei xiang has been exhibiting behavior consistent with both pregnancy and pseudo pregnancy. there should be a definitive answer within 20 to 40 days. >>> we're still feeling the heat but nothing like yesterday. allyson roadway has -- allyson rae has the definitive answer because she's been tracking the temperature. >> that's right. we're definitely going to feel the humidity for a while. we will see the temperatures slowly budge on down but the humidity isn't going anywhere. the winds will st

oppressive amounts of humidity as you head up into loudoun and frederick counties with the dew point above 70 degrees. on satellite and radar, you can see the recommend facts of erika -- remnants of erika i was mentioning before. it's raining heavily in hampton roads and norfolk and light showers moving through the dmv right now. just light activity. most of us won't see much of anything but you might have to use the windshield wipers once or twice as you're heading back home from work or maybe picking the kids up off the bus in some of the spots where the rain will be falling just at a very light clip. tuesday is mostly a dry day, especially east of the blue ridge and the mountains we might see a shower or storm. but it's just going to be a hot, steamy day with the hazy sunshine leading to temperatures well in the 90s. 90s again on wednesday but a better chance for a shower or thunderstorm. that feels like forecast is really going to be baking as we head into tomorrow. today we're going to cap out with a real feel in the low 90s for most of us. 92 in leesburg. 91 in downtown d.c. st

might be a bittersweet or exciting morning if you live in fauquier, warren or frederick counties. manassas city schools back to school early. the school district says it will help them retain more information and keep the schedules more consistent all year long. >>> okay, so the bad news -- it's monday. the good news, it's not too hot if you're leaving early. tom will tell you what the walk to work is like at 4:41. >>> we are following a tragic story where an air show stunt turned deadly. what we are learning about the soldier killed in the accident. >>> and the white house takes action in the heroin epidemic. the program being announced later today. >>> welcome back. a u.s. army sky diver who collided with another diver midair during a stunt has died. cory hood participated in the chicago air and water show on saturday. after colliding with the other diver, hood was knocked unconscious, hit the side of a building and fell to the ground. he died at the hospital yesterday. the other sky diver had a broken leg. hood had served five hours of duty in iraq and afghanistan. >>> looking

extra security will be added at some school events in frederick county. school officials have reached an agreement with the city's police union over frederick high school and thomas thompson high. two students were injured back in july in a shooting. >>> another woman is recovering after an attack in arlington. it's the sixth attack in recent weeks. this time the victim was a mother with her 3-year-old daughter. they were walking together in lubber run park around 8:00 on friday night when this happened. you may be able to help police in arlington county if you recognize this man. the woman screamed and was able to get away from her attacker. he also ran away. police tell news4 they plan to add more police to the high risk areas. >> additional officers out to some of the high traffic areas on the weekends or sending plain clothes officers out there. the subject did get scared by the cries for help, but who knows where this can escalate. >> police don't know if the same man is responsible for all six attacks. police suggest you walk in pairs or groups. >>>

the search is on for the killer. >>> if you live in frederick county, jefferson county, fauquier county or warren park, have a great first day of school. >>> an old problem for metro riders the broken down train delayed the rollout of the newest 7000 series rail car. the new train did eventually take off from the station. 39 minutes behind schedule. >>> #stay cool. we'll have the heat quickly building by mid-morning. we'll be into the 80s. by noontime, already up around 90 degrees. hazy sunshine. mid 90s by mid to late afternoon. it will feel like about 100 when you factor in the humidity. hazy sunshine throughout the day. melissa? >> d.c. 295 southbound at pennsylvania avenue a four mile backup. chopper 4 is over the scene. you can see how slow it is. take your favorite alternate instead. yellow and green delays between greenbelt and college park. no longer single-tracking there but we have delays there this morning. >> thanks for the warning. that's the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you starting the day with us. >> the news continues next with the "today" show. then we'll be b

tonight that debate ended with frederick county, maryland, repealing a controversial english-only ordinance. the vote, 4-3. >> i can't figure out what this ordinance was supposed to do. it doesn't save money. it doesn't really define what it's doing. >> in this appealing to a side that i don't think really represents or reflects our citizens. >> the law was originally passed in 2012, forcing the county to conduct all county business in english only. supporters argued it would save money but opponents said it went against federal and state statutes and was not enforceable. >>> to the race for the white house now, and the issue that just won't go away for hillary clinton. the presidential hopeful got visibly upset today after questions about her private e-mail server dominated press questioning at a campaign event in nevada. >> we turned every everything that was work related. every single thing. thank you all very much. >> this issue isn't going to go away for the remainder of your campaign. >> nobody talks to me about it, other than you guys. >> today the fbi said it's examining that server

of course we'll see more a lot more people on the roadways this morning as frederick county is going back to school. branch avenue at suitland parkway, we have that road work hanging around. 95 in virginia, no problem here right now from fredericksburg all the way up to the beltway. nice and clear. no more road work there. same thing as you head southbound this morning and 66 looking quite good. see you at 4:51. >>> all eyes reason on the asian markets today. how wall street is responding after a chinese economic slowdown triggered a global sell-off last week. >>> school is literally giving your children headaches. what they're doing in class that >>> we have this developing story out of oklahoma city where a 26-year-old man is now behind bars for stabbing his father to death in a restaurant. now, his dad was oklahoma state labor commissioner, christian costello is accused of repeatedly stabbing his dad in the head and the neck following an argument between the two which started in the restaurant and spilled out into the parking lot. the son is charged with first degree murder. >>> 4

storms up through towards frederick county. we will zoom in on the area around the beltway. a couple of showers along falls church. and then watch in this area. southern portions. northern portions. some heavy rain right along route 2, route 4. there has been lightning with this. back to the west we have more showers and another thunderstorm complex. this is all part of a system making its way up and away. that will be the case as we make our way across. just named swre a new tropical storm. tropical storm danny will be making its way towards the lesser an till lees. it is expected to actually become a hurricane and possibly a category 2 hurricane. we will watch that. we will continue to watch that. a few more showers overnight into the day tomorrow as we move on through the next couple of days, rain chances increase. thursday i think the best day for rain. best chances for rain on thursday. >> there is serious concern about how all the shootings and stabbings are impacting us. how is this violence taking a toll on neighborhoods that are outside of the crime scenes. >> and t

you're used to this montgomery and frederick counties, but this will be new next month in arlington. if cameras record you driving past while the stop sign is out, county officials say you should expect a fine, and not a cheap one. that ticket -- $250. >> this gives us a chance to utilize new technology and make our students safer. >> we got an answer to some of the most common questions you might have. arlington officials say if there's a solid barrier or median between you and the bus, you don't have to stop. >>> breaking news on the roads in bethesda. have a problem here, goldsboro road now shut down at tulip hill terrace. traffic 4 over the scene looking for the actual source of the water main break. you can see this wet roadway here behind me, goldsboro shut down between tulip hill and macarthur boulevard. you might want to stay on over or macarthur. avoid goldsboro. it's going to be congested. brand new crash in the district, florida avenue at n street there in northeast washington. big look at the beltway. no problems inner loop, outer loop, 295 inbound slow passing 50, 66, and

. >>> frederick county heading back monday.we remember when a gyrocopter made its way into d.c. air space. why you could see an >>> temperatures in the set70s 80s. further back west, petersburg at a comfortable 73 degrees. mostly sunny skies. it will stay that way throughout the day. a high temperature in washington of 87. the suburbs a touch cooler. highs across the area in the low to mid 80s. outside of the beltway, the weekend looking good. saturday a high of 88. a little bit warmer with a little bit more cloud cover on sunday. high temperature around 90 degrees. monday, a bit humid. hot, a high of 93. for the most part, kids going back to school, looking good as they're waiting for the bus. recess looking good on monday as well. tuesday, wednesday and thursday, continuing with the dry weather trend. high temperatures warm into the mid to upper 80s. coming up, the latest on hurricane danny. >> i'm sure you're start updating the recess forecast coming up soon. >>> a developing story in china. four fires this morning at the si

frederick, maryland. they're back in session today, so are howard county schools. this morning first through sixth graders in anne arundel county head back to school. for all you have headed back to school we want to show you your pictures. be sure to show us your scho scholars. tweet us or whatever works best with the photo of the student headed back to school. we'll share online and you might see your scholar photo on the air. not all of them will be smiling like that. >>> 6:04. developing this morning, gratitude for the people police say cuffed a man who tended to a trooper who had been shot. a trooper is in critical condition. a man with a long criminal record shot him in the head yesterday. they say two people nearby saw that shooting, pipped down the suspect and -- pinned down the suspect and put the trooper's handcuffs on him. they think the shooter was driving under the influence. >>> and new york police are questioning two people after bb pellets hit a member of the mayor's security detail. this is not the first time that someone fired off a b-b gun near m

this morning, parents and students in frederick, howard and anne arundel counties all grabbing the backpacks for the first day. d.c. kids also headed back into the classroom today. so as you head out the door, we want to remind you to watch out for kids on their way to class. at 6:30 in the district, every ward will have slowdown intersections. we have the list of locations on our nbc washington app for you. >>> this morning as you're dragging the kids out of bed and packing the lunches we want to let you know what is happening for the first day of school. news4's molette green is live at brook land middle school with more on changes for the coming school year. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. i want you to check something out first here at brookline middle school. something striking. chuck bell will get a kick out of this. look at this art design that sits outside this newly renovated school. the lights look like rain drops and etched in the design are weather or climate terms like groundwater, condensation. it's pretty cool. it's well lit outside this brand-new building. nearl

. >>> a controversial vote for lawmakers in frederick county, maryland. the county will vote on whether to revoke the all -- english only ordinance. that law requires county business to be conducted in english. supporters of the english only law say that it allows the county to avoid printing documents in multiple languages which saves money. several council members said there's no evidence to support that. >>> the presidential candidates in iowa continue today. marco rubio and john kasich will take voters' questions. they had strong performances at the first republican debate. >>> the state department says as many as 305 of hillary clinton's private e-mails may have included classified information. that's about 5% of the e-mails the state department has sifted through so far. the revelation came after clinton said in an iowa radio interview she never sent or received any e-mails on her private server that had information clearly marked classified. >>> a 1-year-old left home alone. so what does the little tyke do? calls 911, of course. that story and a rec

public schools, frederick county, howard county and some anne arundel schools as well.orrow, prince george's county schools will be heading back in, but there are already some wins and losses even before kids need class. county bureau chief tracee wilkins live with a look at the changes following a big budget battle. >> reporter: we intimately covered this fight over the budget and the ceo for the prince george's county school system was hoping for a new, robust school system to welcome these kids back, but now, he is managing what he has and not as much as he wanted, but there have been some successes. >> we will continue then as we always have and always will to work within the resources that are appropriated. there's no other choice. >> reporter: not getting the increased funding he wanted has forced prince george's ceo kevin maxwell to change the way he meets his goals. >> court problems of 2020, that will be the problems of prince george's county. >> reporter: maxwell proposed adding more than $136 million to the tool school's more than $1 billion budget. county ex

in frederick county. in fact, frederick has been hemorrhaging veteran teachers. more than 300 have left the district since 2012. >> when you start to lose those folks that's a lot of valuable experience walking out the door. >> reporter: where are they going? records reviewed by news4 showed to other districts in northern virginia, howard, washington counties for better paychecks. >> i can truly drive 20 minutes in one direction and make 17 thousands more? >> yes, you can. >> reporter: a budget crunch has hammered the district over several recent years, delaying teacher pay raises. frederick county is 23rd highest out of 24 in maryland. as home values rise, especially near i-270 and the transit into d.c., the teachers union said it's the veteran educators bolting, not the newcomers. is this hurting academic performance? or academic achievement? >> it is. we're not doing for all of or students what we should be doing for all of our students. >> reporter: frederick schools despite this, s.a.t.'s are above average and they admit they are fighting an uphill fight thi

. >>> today a controversial vote for lawmakers in frederick county, maryland. the county will vote on whether to revoke the english only ordinance. that requires business to be conducted in only english. it allows the county to avoid printing documents in multiple languages which saves money. >>> okay, another glass ceiling broken. two women made history by successfully completing the army's elite rangers school. this is one of the toughest combat training courses in the world. at this point we don't know their names yet. the army only telling us that they are west point trained officers. they will be among 96 soldiers who graduate friday at ft. benning in georgia. however, the women won't be allowed to apply for roles in the elite special operations force. >>> well, don't bring a knife to a sword fight. check this out. how a store clerk got the upper hand on some would-be robber. >>> almost a year after a rocket explosion at wallops island, we are learning of a new one launching from the same location. >>> all right, tom has a bus stop forecast at 5:11. you'll

extra security at some school events in frederick county. they've reached an agreement with the police union at security high school, two students were injured in a student at a jv basketball game back in february. police will be at sporting events and school dances through 2017. >> and right now friends and family remembering lewis stokes. his funeral is underway as we speak. it's in cleveland. the vice president is about to speak there. stokes lived in ohio and served 15 terms in the house of representatives before he retired. he died of brain and lung cancer at the age of 90. >>> this was quite a sight on the roads early this morning. take a look. a metro access bus melted here. you can see crews checking out the smoking van in the video. this happened in silver spring on new hampshire spring near the beltway. we're not sure how it started but we know nobody was hurt. >> and a developing story right now. the west coast is getting help from down under to fight the fast-moving wildfires. crews from arrived in idaho to pick up their equipmen