. >>> good evening, i'm jim vance. doreen is off tonight. a busy day for crews in d.c. at a row home on cater street in northwest. the flames spread quickly. tonight more than a dozen people have no place to call him. darcy spencer is on the scene with more on this. >> reporter: a u.s. park police helicopter crew that was returning from a mission apparently was the first to spot the smoke and flames. they called it into d.c. fire and shot this spectacular video. this video taken by u.s. park police helicopter camera shows thick, black smoke and flames engulfing four row houses in the 900 block of decatur street northwest. the flight crew apparently the first to spot the fire that also left more than a dozen people displaced on this holiday weekend. >> when we arrived on the scene, we had pretty heavy fire conditions. it was well advanced and already from the basement up through the roof essentially already spreading through the neighboring houses when we got here. >> reporter: the flames broke out around 4:45 in the afternoon. meadow meadows, who is hard of hearing, was

. >> yes, sir, jim vance. 11-game home stand.avy johnson making his home debut, trying to get his first victory in a nationals uniform after going 0 for 3 on the west coast. good news tonight. the nats will get back rick ankiel. he will be available to be in the lineup later this evening. he is not starting but could come off the bench to pinch-hit. out on the west coast the nationals scored just eight runs in the three games against the angels. overall the nats had a solid month of june with a 17-10 record. and the nats have had success against the pirates this season. tonight the nats are look fogger their sixth straight home win against pittsburgh, a perfect opportunity to get davy johnson his first victory. >> yeah, awesome. the mood and tempo in the dugout is great. i enjoy playing for him. i know the rest of the team enjoys playing for him. we'll get him a win. >> i love being this the dugout. i love being around the players. i don't even mind talking to you and the press. the red-eyes sometimes aren't that fun, because i d

good evening, i'm jim vance. >> i'm dorene gentzler.at this hour. much of our area is under a thunderstorm warning. we've been on the storm watch, and doug joins us from the weather center with the very latest details. hi, doug. >> hi, dorene and jim. we have seen the rain come throughout the entire area. one portion or another during the afternoon. you've seen heavy rain. portions of frederick, maryland, earl

i'm jim vance. doreen is off tonight. investigators in temple hills, maryland is trying to figure out how the child got the weapon and to whom does it belong? jackie bensen right now has more on our story. jackie? >> reporter: jim, the little boy is recovering here at children's hospital in washington, d.c. tonight. he is lucky to be alive. >> it's a tragedy from everything. >> reporter: neighbor devon adams is in shock to hear that a four-year-old boy was shot on the playground by a five-year-old boy. >> he's a nice little boy. i never would have thought anything. he's not a troubled kid. i used to see him go to school, come back and play. i took him to the swimming pool a lot. it's just crazy in this whole area, man. >> reporter: the scene the police found were horrifying. just before 4:00 p.m., the two were playing with others in the complex. the five-year-old had somehow gotten his hands on a gun. it went off. the bullet struck the four-year-old in the shoulder and penetrated through the other side, narrowly missing h

i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. we begin tonight with new details about the alleged misappropriation of city funds by one council member in the district, from hooters to a perfume store to cash withdrawals at a las vegas casino, the washington city paper published charges from a debit card in the name of team thomas, a nonprofit group run by harry thomas meant to introduce underprivileged kids to sports. here's a sampling of the charges from 2007 to 2009 that the city paper uncovered after a freedom of information request. $143 at hooters. $278 at jimmy buffett's margaritaville in myrtle beach, nearly $600 at a hotel in little rock, arkansas, $150 at a steakhouse in the same city. the list goes on. these revelations follow the d.c. attorney general's civil lawsuit filed last month that alleged thomas used $300,000 in city money as a personal expense account. the attorney general listed 14 such examples in his complaint including money spent on an audi suv and golf outings to pebble beach and other courses. thomas ha

good evening, i'm jim vance. doreen is off tonight. we begin with the fireworks on the mall and another successful celebration of independence day here in washington. craig melvin had a front-row seat for the performance on this night. craig? >> reporter: some summer heat, late-evening sprinkles, even stepped-up security, none of those things seemed to deter folks from being part of what has become one of the city's most enduring traditions. it's america's birthday and she had one heck of a party here tonight. >> it's my birthday today, i'm 235 years old. i came down to party. >> reporter: he had lots of people show up to help him. tens of thousands descended on d.c. first a concert at the capitol. then the spectacular show in the sky. along with a sea of people watching in the shadow of the washington, millions watched on television and some held viewing parties around the area like this one in dupont circle. it's a bona fide tradition now. the careen family made the drive from chicago. >> wanted to enjoy the fourth of july here in wa

. >> and i'm jim vance. doug kammerer. >> watching a couple of stoppers out there. one came through loudon county. that storm now has completely died out but more storms back to the west and western portions of virginia and into western virginia right,flash flood warnings for west virginia and frederick county in towards virginia and also for the rest of us, a flash flood watch in effect for the day tomorrow. some areas tomorrow could pick up one to two inches of rain. maybe more. tomorrow is going to be a very wet day. a storm system moving in from the west is going to impact the entire day on our friday. i'll let you know who i think will get what coming up in my full forecast. >> okay, doug, thank you. >>> we're following some breaking news out of grand rapids, michigan, tonight, that's where police have cornered a man suspected of shooting seven people to death including two children. police began a manhunt today after finding four people dead in one home, and three others dead in a home across town, after a high-speed chase the suspect crashed his car and ran i

good evening, i'm jim vance. >> casey anthony was found not guilty of first degree murder today. she was convicted of only four counts of lying to investigators, looking into the june 2008 disappearance of her young daughter caylee. her body was found in the woods six months later. a medical examiner was never able to determine how she died. jay gray has reaction on the stunning verdict from orlando, florida. >> as to the charge of first degree murder, verdict as to count one, we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. >> after deliberating over a day and a half, the jury of five men and seven women made its decision just before 2:00 this afternoon. telling the court and the world they did not believe casey anthony killed her daughter caylee. >> verdict as to count two, we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. as to the charge of aggravated manslaughter of a child, verdict as to count three, we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. >> casey anthony broke down, crying, hugging her attorneys at one point, mouthing the words thank you. prosecutors sat in stunned silence as

good evening, i'm jim vance. >> i'm dorene rieger.king international mall. three hours ahead of tonight's show. the president is hosting a barbecue for military families at the whitehouse, and it wouldn't be independence day without the annual nathan's hot dog eating contest in coney island. but before we get to the festivities, let's get to the forecast. doug, how is it looking? >> i think we're looking okay. areas down to the south around fredricksburg, manassas, portions of southern maryland, you folks have a chance for at least the best chance of seeing some rain this