from the live desk, i'm jim handly, back to you. >>> mission accomplished.many of you helped the smithsonian raise $500,000 to preserve neil armstrong's space suit and another 220,000 to preserve alan shepherd's suit. the first time, the institution used crowd funding to pay for a project. news4's aaron gilchrist has a look at where the money is going and what may very well be the future of philanthropy. >> it's one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: words that resonate across time, images that left the people over the world in awe. neil armstrong in 1969, the first man who set foot on the moon. armstrong's suit spent 30 years on display, teaching tool after making history. then in 2006, it was locked away. >> we have discovered over the decades that some of the materials in the suits are deteriorating. >> reporter: behind these doors in virginia is a massive state-of-the-art vault where the suit is being preserved but the smithsonian wants the public to be able to see it again. >> what we are hoping to do with the neil armstrong su

. >>> and doctors think they have pinpointed the >>> i'm jim handly with bad news from the live deck.has been a rough week and just turned brutal. dow plummeting 500 points today to its lowest level since last october. it has also declined 10% from its all-time high this year. that's what's known as a market correction, which is basically a leveling out of the market when it becomes overvalued. it can be a sign that recession is coming but experts say in this case it is a reaction to a slowing economy in china. companies that depend heavily on business in china, like am, saw some of the biggest drops today. the good news meant the price of oil plunged below $40 for the first time since the 2009 financial crisis. at the live desk, i'm jim handly. >>> well, the kids have to go back to school, summer vacation is just about done. >> yeah, thousands of local teachers already are back at work getting ready for when those doors open monday morning, but a review by news4's scott macfarlane reveals a growing problem for one district. >> teachers are leaving their jobs by the dozens. >> reporte

at the live desk, i'm jim handly. >> thanks, jim. >>> the altar that pope francis will be using when he celebrates mass at the national shrine was carried into the sanctuary this afternoon the wood work is complete and expect tonight to be painted the next two weeks. news4 reporter meagan fitzgerald there was when the altar arrived as we are entering the home stretch. >> reporter: that's right, wendy. we are told that there are meetings every week to ensure that everything is planned correctly and thing goes well. now this altar is expected to be completely done on september 10th and then going to go just at the top of those stairs there, where the mass is going to be held. we talked to the man who actually built that altar who tells us it took hundreds of hours to finish, but he tells us he would be happy to do it all over again. it is not easy preparing for one of theiggest events of the year. >> a couple guys over there, want to come. >> reporter: just ask anthony. he and his brother, along with five other guys, are tasked with carrying this 450-pound altar into the national shrin

this is jim handly. what happened to all that hair? >> i keep asking myself, in the sink and mirror every day. this is 7th grade down in florida, which explains that surfer dude kind of look there but, um, yeah, those days are long gone. >> your share much darker now. >> a little less of it, too. a little, right? check out on our website, we have got them all over our app and on our facebook pages, too everybody's pictures. >> we all like to go back there and have a laugh. >>> hackers expose information stolen from a cheating website. now, we have new details about the number of government e-mail addresses that may be affected. >>> tributes today for a popular principal who lost his life just before the new school year. how students at wooten high are remembering michael doren. >>> we have got a weather alert today. the threat for downpours and flash floods. >>> a heads up at 4:30, folks a weather alert, isolated storms could bring torrential rains and a threat of flash flooding. >> meteorologist amelia segal is in the storm center. am

jim handly, i'm tossing it back to you now.hat thing looks like it is about 700 feet in the air. >> that's impressive. going to stay tuned. don't eat before you head up there. could be a little ugly. all right, doug, thanks. >>> well, it was the last thing the redskins and many of you wanted to see, rg3 on the ground again. and this time, before the season even starts. so what does it mean for his future? prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins went out to find out what you think. >> reporter: he was up and then -- >> here we go again. >> as soon as that play happened. >> every year. >> oh, no. shoulder. >> gets hurt. >> is this gonna be at? >> reporter: gene was at last night's game. what was it like in the stadium when he went down? >> it was terrible. everybody just went ahh. >> reporter: jean's granddaughter was a little frustrated. what did you think of the game last night? >> i don't know yet. >> reporter: that's what a lot of fans are feeling as they try to figure out what does this all seen in was this good o