news4's jackie bensens live for us near third and d streets northwest with new details on there. jackie? >> jim, we'reold that the man who was shot was conscious and breathing whe he was taken away from the scene by ambulance. lice cruisers rushed into the area just yards fromolice headquarters. moments after a man was shot about 6:30 p.m. he appeared to have been standing or sitting on the sidewalk lea together southbound eye 395 tubl near the intersection of third and d streets northwest. investigator closed the ramp as a precaution. they examinede the inside of tunnel for evidence in case the gunman ran in that direction. e shooting happened within sight of cameras mounted at the back of u.s. tax court. it's not clear whether they were able to capture any images of the suspect. despite the fact that there is always virginia bound traffic in the area during evening rush hour, it's not clear if detectives have been able to talkon to a hop actually witnessed the shooting. >> police officds fan out throughout this area right after the shooting, but we have not been given any inform

jackie bensen is live for us with more on what we know now. jar:ie? >> repore've learned that the arrest came about due to the fast action of an off-duty d.c. police officer who was in this area at the time. the crime scene, right in the middle of the crosswalk at 14th street and perry place northwest. what appeared to be a screwdriver could be seen on thn grour some of the victim's belongings. the stabbing happened in daylight during evening rush hour as dozens of people were walking or standing nearby. hop side detectives were called to the scene and spoke to a number of witness who's some or all of what happened. because 14th street is a major metrobus route, buss were stacked up more than atilock drivers were given instructions to reroute because of thetreet closures. in custody tonight, 54-year-old alton rivers facing charges of second degree imurder. live northwest, jackie bensen, news4. >>> we're keeping a close eat on ast moving fire in northern california that has killed two people,t toed least 125 homes and is threatening thousands more. leo

news4's jackie bensen is live outside the white house with more. jackie. >> we're told this man was carrying a baseball and a sll yorkie dog. according to police and court documents obtained by news4, a 29-year-old man naked dirk reynard tried to enter gate reserved for staff members around 4:00 a.m. tuesday. he attempted to move piece of security fencing to create a gap large enough to walk through. after secret service officers at the gate told himea rdly he was trespassing in a restricted area, estes expressed his adamant desire to meet with president trump identified in the documents by the secret service acronym potus after extensive questioning during which officersoted estes appeared under the influence of drugs, he was told thece was no ch of meeting the president to which he replied "i'll just keep trying." >> a man with the sam name and birth date has an extensive criminal history in both d.c. and maryland. most of it for unlawful entry. that is the charge that estes is now facing. it's not clear what became of the dog but it is typical in

all new at 11:00tonight, jackie bensen with the man who ran to help. >> reporter: this started as a strange incident that got even stranger. >> all of a sudden. >> see the individual falling into the tracks. >> reporter: frances so torrez says it was likely his army training kicking in as he instinctivel reacted to an incident during his morning commute. if you look closely at the video, you can see the man has he's falling. > there was a train coming m thro was coming. i immediately, i don't t remember about the rails. i just jump into action to like move him out of the >>rail. eporter: he says he was surprised by how many police officers arred and how quickly. turns out they had been look forth man, mamadou s.e.c. since shortly after he was id as a suspect in a shooting tuesday evening. ficers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound on the sidewalk near the entrance to the tunnel of sthbound i-395. surveillance camera video helped develop s.e.c. as a suspect. he has a criminal history of assault and a previous arrestss for tresg on metro train tracks. metro transit police officers spot

jackie bensen has video of theu enr. barry turner of centreville was much calmer than any of us might be when he took out trash and saw a bear backing out of his trash bin. >> he's in there. his shoulder is deep into that trash can. it was trash night. i gathered the things up, opened up the door. my trash can was knocked over. i thought it was a dog in there. i stepped closer. a bear pulled out of the trash can and kind of just steps back sed looks at me. >> the c encounter was captured by turner's home security system. >> i looked at him for what i think is too long. i looked at the video again. i probably should have backed away sooner. >> he's lived at the home for years. it backs up along woods along big rocky run creek. >> never seen a bear. a lot of different animals but now the bear is checked off my ays of wildlife that i a thought i might see in fairfax. >> this comes one week after this bear spotted stepped away from a parking garage on route 28ry andg pan road in herndon. when he talked to animal control, the

in northwest, jackie bensen, news 4. >>> the stage is set once again.a few hours, beyonce and jay z fans will descend on fedex field for night two oop their n our area. these are pictures from chopper 4eforeast night's show. there were concerns that rain would spoil the evening.t that did happen. there will likely be traffic headaches getting to the show tonight. traffic of for heavy congestion on the beltway. gates open at 5:30. the show starts at 7:30. >>> here's a deeper look at the show andhead of the all around the area. >> i'm melissalet with a look at the traffic and roads for the weekend. 395, this bridge project. that means lane closures for the weekend. as we zoom in here, you can see what's going to happen. we're talking about fridayight through monday morning. two lanes closed at a time. we're talking about bh directions. northbound and southbound sides will be impacted at different times during the weekend. those hov lanes will be open in the direction of the work. you can take those without instead. >>> want to tell you about a huge accomp

in northwest, jackie bensen, news 4. n > the stage is set once again and few hours, beyonce and jay z fans cannd des on fedex field for night two of their stop in our area. you'reooking at pictures from chopper 4 before last night's show. ere were worries that rain would spoil the evening. it didn't happen. ends up being pretty nice. there will likely be traffic headaches getting to the show tonight. officials are bracing foreavy congestion on the beltway. extra police will be out there to help try to keep that traffic moving. gates open at 5:30. the show starts at7:30. >>> here's a deeper look at the traffic ahead of the all around the area. >> i'm melissa mollet with a look 4t first traffic and the roads for the weekend. on 395, still a bridge project. that means le closures for the weekend. zooming in here, you can see what exactly is going to happen. we're talking about friday night through monday morning. two lanes closed at a time. we're talking about both ct dins. so northbound and southbound sides will be impacte

han one million people were displaced from new orleans and surroundingea jackie bensen caught up with a girl who was 12 when the storm hit andas built a new life for herself right here in the d.c. area. >> i'm speaking to you from the city of new orleans. >> reporter: just 12 years old, she sat n mt to herher in a relative's apartment in northeast d.c. there was a look d ofed shock on her face as she watched then president george bush address the nation about annihilationat as hurricane katrina. >> i think it's nice that he's getting everything together now. people really need it. >> reporter: we met her days after she swam for her life out of t flooded eighth ward neighborhood of new orleans with her mother and grandmother on he back because they could not swim. >> i rem nber that. i'er forget that. >> reporter: 13 years later her bright smile is much more ready now. she has become an accomplished young woman. she continues to swim forward, head held high, regal, despite having endured a post katrina journey that carried still more pain. shortly after her interview her moth became un

in centerville, jackie bensen, news 4. >>> traffic apps, a lot of us use them to get around, but oneheir quiet community into ang freeway. we've heard this before and the city of alexandria taking action. dam tuss. i'll tell you their story coming up. >>> a fourth of july parade with >>> a fourth of july parade with an unusual here's money wir pizza. here's thi password, but, if you go online while the boys are online the internet can slow down and... they d't like it. you guys don't have fios? [mrs. jenngs] oh-no. but it's a 100% fiber-optic network with ridiculous speeds. you could have, like, a hundred devices online at once.re ined, talk later. bye boys! don't even think about going online. woah... i can't work like this the 100% fiber-optic network means more speed for with a 2-year agreement,e. so y and choose a free samsung chromebook 3 or credit towards other samsung tech. ♪ ♪ >>> candidates for naturalization, please raise your right hand and repeat after me. >> on this independence day, more than 100 immigrants became u.s. citizens. th p ceremony tookce on the grounds of mt

live in frederi, jackie bensen, news4. >> thank you. get the latest forecast befor you headut the door tomorrow morning. storm teamlo meteorogist, chuck bell and sheenaarveen will have you covered from 4:00 to a.m. >>> we're following breaking news in montgomery county. a barricade situation on mozart drive in silver spring. aanefuses to leave his home. we don't know ifny there'se else inside with him. the call came around 8:00 this evening as an altercation. we will let you know as we get more on news4. >>> leon harris at the "live desk" in the news getting new reaction and new information about this morning's deadly house fire that killed h ard tounty firefighter, nathan flynn. y on a gofundme page there is a o pledg $10,000, next to it the owners of the homeflhere n died. they also released a statement saying they are devastated and profoundly grateful to the firefighters who responded to their home today. flynn died after he fellhrough a floor while battling that seven alarm house fire overnight. it marked the first tim a career how

live in prince george's county, jackie bensen, news4. >> thank you. devasating n for one local high school community. three students werenside thi suv when it slammed into a tree this afternoon. chopper 4 captured the aftermath all three teenagers are in the hospital tonight. police say two of them are fighting for their lives. the crash happened aroun 2:00 on fairfax station road in clifton, virginia. news4 shomari stone picks up our overage there.to >> reporter:ght, this community is edsadden those teens is crashed down the roadway into a tree. chopper 4 captures video of a mangled jeep on fairfax station road near coldwood estates road in clifton. three teenagers were speeding when their suv slammed into the tree around00 2: tuesday afternoon. two boys d one girl were inside. news4 has learned they are robinson secondary school students in two are in critical condition. and one has serious injuries. >> it's really a sad situation. >> jeff floyd lives near the accident scene. >> at the time, we didn't know what happened till we watched the news toni

area.ws and 4's jackie bensen covered some of their stories. >> that's right. she joins us tight with a story of an unexpected reconnection. im that's right. you know, som you get a story that stays in your heart and this is one, kiesha hale was just 12 when i met her. hererstory, strength and bravery in the face of the horror she lived through stayed with me. i wondered many times what became ofher. a few weeks ago, i received an e-mail that began "i'm not sure if you remember me," and i sent her a reply, how could i ever forget you. >> i'm speaking to you from the city of orleans. >> reporter: just 12 years old, kiesha hale sat next to mother in a relative's apartment in there was a look of dazed shock on her face as she watched then president george bush address the nation about the annihilation that was hurricane catrin. >> >> i think it's nice that he's get everything together now. people really need >> reporter: we met her days after she swam for her life out of the 8th ward neighborhood of ew orleans with her mother and grandmother on her back because th

in silver spring, jackie bensen, news4. >> a man is in jail tonight accused of killing someone in old town, alexandria today. this evening we're still waiting to learn more about how the two men may haven connected and what the motive could have been. the body was found around noon in the second floor ofce. detectives is spent most of the afternoon looking for clues in and around the building. they also towed away a silver mercedou. for h the investigation stopped shoppers and traffic along king street. >> i thought it was a wreck or something. you figure in this area heavy track a wreck. you wouldn't think a micide. but it was very surprising. m>> reporter: we know th in custody is 34 years old but police haven't released his name and detectives have not shared the name of the person killed either. this is the first homicide in alexandria this year. >> let's change gears and talk about the weather. the break that we'vero gotten the heat in the last couple days has been very, very nice. don't you think? >> it's been very pleasant. tomorrow feels pretty good. what can we look for this

in rockville, jackie bensen, news 4. >>> the family also wants the hntgomery county fire station renamednor of their son.in >>> this morng we've learned the name of the man whoho was s and killed. a 19-year-old'sody was found just before 6:00 near the green belt middle school. investigators are trying to t igure out wha led up to the gunfire. no word on any suspects.>> the shooting there isn't the only instance of local gun violence this morning. police saying a -year-old accidentally shot and killede himself ins his home. the boy whose name has not been released was sitting on a bed holding a gun when i went off. he was taken to the hospital where he died. >>> it is the rescue effort that has the whole world talking and worried. happening right now rescuers in thailand are still trying to figure out a way to bring 12 boys and their coach out of a cave safely. time is running bout. itn days since the group was trapped. one rescuers, a former navy s.e.a.l. for thailand died trying to help. the boys are being taught how ti ving equipment, and they'll be able to owim out their own. that wil

in rockville, jackie bensen, >>> in addition to a change in the law, the family also expressing an interest in seeing the montgomery county fire station renamed in honor of lieutenant sander cohen. >>> we have breaking news right now. th is out of prince william county. one person is dead and another seriously hurtwi fol a car accident. authorities say this happened and details are limited. the investigation continues. >>> yourim9:04. some elbow grease and appreciation of history. >> cleanup efforts underway on the african american civil war memorial. derek ward is live in northwest washington with more on this fort. great to see you, derek. >> reporter: good morning. od to see you guys. what a wonderful morning and what a wonderful effort here. we areere at the african american civil war memorial in shaw. this memorial was put up in 1997 it's a monument toore than 200,000 african american soldiers and sailors who served in the civil war in the union army during the civil war. since this statue, this memorial was put up, it's undergone some. dow jone you can see the marksd cause primarily b

live in northwest, jackie bensen, news 4. >> bus artery out of town, jackie, thank you. it's happening again. kkk recruitment flyers being distributed inur area. people found the flyers in alexandria and aington this week. another batch appeared today in loudoun county on amelia street in sterling. amy c has reaction from neighbors. >> reporter: imagine finding one of these on your front lawn a plastic wagghed down with bird seed. inside a recruitment flier for the kkk. this bag was foundg in lease b a few months ago. some found today in sterling. >> i'm not happy about it. >> reporter: another neighbor didn't want to show her face, but she said she hopes police catch the f folks whod the flyers. >> i think it's absolutely disgusting. we do not have om for that in our neighborhood, in our state, in our country, in our lives. >> reporter: leesburg police say they drove up and down amelia street finding over a dozen flyers in all. >> it's not trespassing. w's not maybe littering. >> while the polict to put a stop to it, the flyers don't contain any actual threats. >> i fin

in northwest, jackie bensen, news 4. >>9:35 is your time right now. we've got big guests in town.hey're watching? >> good morning to beyonce and jay z. huge news 4 fans i'm sure. they'll be descendg on fedex field. before last night's show there were concerns about the weather. all the wutries a the rain, well, it really was nothing, right? >> no. >> ended up being a beautiful evening for folks. a little humid. but likely the -- transportation officials bracing for heavy o congesti the beltway and some of theurrounding streets. gates open at 5:30. the show starts at 7:30. >>> here's a look at the traffic ahead and the things to avoid. >> i'm melissa mollet with a look at the traffic and roads for the weekend. 395, this bridge project. that means lane closures for the weekend. as we zoom in here, you can see what's going to happen we're talking about friday night through monday morning. two lanes closed at a time. wee talking about both directions. northbound and southbound sides will be impaed at different times during the weekend. those hov lanes will be open in the direction of

jackie bensen has video of the encounter. >> there he is. >> barry turner of centerville was calmer than many ofs ght be when he went to take out trash monday night and saw a bear backing out of his trash in. >> he's inthere. his shoulder is deep into that trash can. >> it was tras night. i gathered the things up, opened up the door and my trash can was knocked over. i thought it was a dog in there. i stepped closer. a bear pulls out of the trash can and steps back and looks at me. >> the close encounter was captured by turner's home security system. >>> i looked at him for what i think is toolong. looked at the video again. i should have backed away sooner. >> he's lived there for years. it backs up to thick woods along bi rocky run creek. >> never seen aseear. a lot of different animals, but the bear is now checked o my list of wildlife that i always thought i might be able to see in fairfax. >> turner's bear sighting is one week after this bear was spotted steps away from a parking garage inerndon. >> turner says when he talked to animal control, they indicated that it's very possible