leon harri is there on the scene. leon? >> reporter: you know, and, pat, one of the things w tve learned t almost every single person in that crowd has got a story behind the reason fore being h tonight, and one such young man is a man who grew up in michigan. he used to watch videos of the capitals, became a big fan, especially of alexander, and his name is hunter, who is now 18, and he's battling a lifere ening illness, but thanks to the make-a-wish he's here tonight to watch the banner be raised inside, and we got a chance t meet him and witness a surprise of a lifetime for hunter and his family. >> reporter: wishes do come true for hunter. >> why don't we bng in the anley cup. >> reporter: up close with the one and only stanley cup. >> heavier than you think, right? >> oh, yeah. >> 35 pounds. >> the capital's ownerelered the 126-year-old beauty as a csurprise to thes fan from michigan, who's on a trip of ati li. >> i thought they were just bringing the cup. retty crazy. >> you know this is a special time for you and you

k to you. >> leon harris. leon, thank you. >>> new devel the deaths of those two fairfax county siste in new york city. today, police revealed their tther received a strange phone call day before police found the girl girls' bo es. laweek, officers found the 16-yeaold and 22-year-old duct taped together in the hudson river. they are saudian immi. their mother says someone from the saudi embassy called her and ordered the family to leave the u.s. because her daughters applicd for pol asylum. the sisters were reported miing back iaugust. the nypd has sent detectives to virginia now to investigate. is there any clues down in virginia and their past life that would lend to why they were in new york, why they might have left virginia and anything else. >> investigators are still not calling this a homide. we learned tonight that the 16-year-ol awas enrolledt georgeas university but left last spring. >>> officials in west virginia are offering no explanation as to how or why notorious boston gangster james "whitey"

jim, doreen, back to you. >> all right, leon harris, thank you. >>> now at 11:00, a woman rescued from a burning home is in critical condition toght. princeorge's county firefighters found her inside this house on old palmer road in ft. washington. fire chief ben barksdale says the flames broke out in the basement about 8:30. we'll continue to check on the woman's condition and bring you any uptes tomorrow on news 4 today. >>> concerned parents filled a's prince geor county school tonight to get answers about the mold found inside.l the sch district says our rainy, humid summer is to blame inside the school in morningside. news 4's jackiere bensen was t tonight to find out what's being done about it. >> repter: this is the dance studio, a well-used classroom at themi ben filloy performing arts academy in morningside. vent have been cleaned. ceiling tiles that once looked like this, according to an image provided by parents, have been replaced. above them, air conditioning pipes thatee hadsweating c condensation onto the tiles have been wrapped with new insulation to preventthat. but it

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leon harris is down in chinatown with something else to do. all right, leon, what you got now? >> reporter: eell, i don't to tell you what decades and decades of sports disappointment means for those from the town or live in this town or feel a part of this town, you guys gets that. that's a reason why there's people here who are litally fromeverywhere. i just talked to caps fans who, get, this came here from saskatchewan, 2,000 miles to be here just to see the banner go up in the rafters inside the capital one arena, so a lot of people here for a lot o reasons, and we expect to have a really good time. sherree is here with an eye on the red carpet as the players walked in. >> reporter: hey, leon, yes. the action has been nonstop down here on the red carpet speaking to a fan who drove all the way from outside ofa, atla georgia to be here for this historic night, and we've seen the guys here just wrapping up oet the rd carp behind me, but everyone looking fresh in their suits, including staing goalieor f tonight, always a fashionista, trying to get the autographs on anything tha

news 4's leon harris is following the latest developments, including some new comments from the president. leon? >> rorter: yes,doreen. president trump openly mocked dr. christine blasey ford tonight, at least comments hema , his harshest words yet for judge kavanaugh's most prom innocentnd accuser, a it came to the delight of the crowd at his rally in mississippi. >> how did you get home, i don'i remember, whe the place, i don't remember, how many years ago was it, i don't know, i don't know. i don't know. >> the crowd cheered a chanted "we want kavanaugh." the president continued talking about how tough it is for young men tly be fal accused, echoing his comments from earlier toy. the fbi, apparently, has no plans to interview dr. ford for its investig hion. the whise says her testimony last week before the senate was enough. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell reiterated that a vote on kavanaugh will happen end of this week. as for the president's comments tonight, one of dr. ford's attorneys, tweeted this, calling it, quote, a vicious, vile attack on his client. jim? >> leon, thank

leon harris is tracking the latest for us from the live desk. >> leon, it's almost too late now for peoplefo get out the storm's pathway. >> yeah, doreen and jim, we haven' seen anything likehe long, slow buildup as we saw with florence last time, but arou a this time, the only a few precious hours left before this storm m eslandfall. michael zeroing in right now on panama cy beach, florida. i've been watching this all night long. this is a beachfront hotel and the camera there set up to watch the waves as they creep in closer and closer to these palm trees. now, michael will likely come ashore here early tomorrow afternoon. but tonight, store shelves in many a coastal towns picked bear. gas stations are closed. at least 120,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders. >> the time to repair is right now. the storm is dangerous and if you don't follow warnings fromf als, this storm could kill you. >> we're right in the cross hairs of this storm, and i urge people to evacuate. there will become a time when you can't evacuate. >> reporter: the impending storm surge is what's gotam p city b

. >> leon harris starts us o with the latest from the live desk. a tension day, leon. >> it is, jim. an hour ago, police said a suspicious package at the office of dianne feinstein was not a threat. tonight, though, in manhattan, policeesponded to theime warner center, a day after a potential pipe bomb was delivered to the cnn offices there, and this time around, it was a false alarm. the package turned out just to a pack o.j. oage of unattended. the nypd still encouraging people to say something if they see something. a mail sorting facility north of miami florida under the r ngcroscope. authorities looo see if some of the packages were mailed from that building. in fact, it possible all the packages went through there, but at this 'spoint, oo early to tell. >> the fact that none of these s devi have gone off should not give any comfort. the threat should be considered active and viable. >> a total of ten suspected mail bombs have been sent. none containing explosives have been identified since this morning. jim, doreen, back to you. >> all right,

leon harris here at the live desk in the news room. nthe president landed erie, pennsylvania, tonight to speak to supporters just hours afterc mil barrelled into florida as a cat 4 storm. reporters repeadly asked the president today if he consired canceling this event, but he w said he didn'ant to disaoint his supporters. mr. trump addressed the storm at g of his remarks. >> i want to send our thoughts and prayers of our entire nati n nation. i'll be traveling to florida very, very shortly. >> in 2012, mr. trump ripped then-president obama for campaigning after hurricane say slammed new york and new jersey. president obama's appearance, by the way, was eight days aft sandy. doreen? back to you. >> leon,yo thank >>> even before that rally, the president made some news. the dow dropped more than 830 points today, and mr. trump slammed the federal reserve, blaming the stock market slide on interest rate hikes. >> i think the felt is -- fed is making a mistake. they're so tight. i think the fed has gone crazy. ck u.s. s suffered their wors

. >>> i'm leon harris at the live de the news room here. experts are calling hurricane michael a monster. right now, this category 1 storm is aiming for the u.s. and first responders from our area are preparing to ship out. tonight, hurricane warnings are going up along the gulf ast. evacuation orders are in place and schools are shutting down. michael is expected to hammer the panhandle of flori over the next few days. rst, its leaving its mark on cuba. high surf, heavy rain and strong winds there peppers the west side ofhat island tonight. but this was michael as a category 1 storm, and it is expected to be a much stronger category 3 when it slams into the u.s. >> hurricane michael is a massive storm. could bring total devastation to parts of our state, especially in tpanhandle. this storm will be life threatening and extremely dangerous. >> one of the biggest changers could be the storm surge. 8 to 12 feet in some places isp ed. fema is calling on specialized search and rescue teams from montgomery county and fairfax county to head south

. >>> leon harris here with more breang news athe live desk. this is frightening video coming in from rome. and 'vfolks, y got to see this to believe it. take a look. that's an escalator just speeding out of control, throwing and a hurtlin crushing riders into a huge pile. they wound up on the floor of this subway station there in rome. td folks,s video was not sped up. this is in real time. that's exactly wt it looked and felt like. you can see people on that up escalator trying to help. reports say it was a malfunction that left 20 people injured. we're told that many of them were russian soccer h fansding to a match. now, that train station is closed for the investigaw.on right and of course lots of questions, hopefully they'll be anstered, at lome of them in the morning. jim? >> just incredible pictures there. leon, thank you. >>> president trump is ramping up the rhetoric and false atements tonight about the migrant caravan marching to the. exico border. tonight at the white house, he suggested he could use the u.s. military to stop them f

. >>> leon harris here at the live deskn the newsroom following developments in the brett vanaugh confirmation fight. today, the white house gave the fbi the gight to expand their atinvestigation. first, they were only able to interview four witnesses. they opened it up to other witnesses today, and that could mean other accusers. a new photo shows judge kavanaugh pictured with deborah ramirez in the late 0s. they were in the same wedding party more than a decade after ramirez says that kavanaugh exposed himself to her in a college dorm. nbc news also reports that text messages appear to kavanaugh asking a mutual friend to defend him onor thed against ramirez's allegations those allegation's went public. >>> and in an nbc news exclusive tonight, julie swetnick spoke for the first me. she says she was a victim of a gang rape in the early '80s. she has not saidan that kgh was her attacker. kavanaugh has denied all of ayis. president trumps he thinks the fbi will vindicate >> can you describe to me what you saw him do? >> he was very aggressive. very sloppy drunk, very mean drunk. >> should the f

leon harris at our live desk with breaking details on the investigation. >> just a heart breaking situation there. the police chief in florence says two of the wounded officers are now out of the hospital. but thehirdfficer is now fighting for his life after being shot in the head. they i know what three sheriff's deputies coming under intense fire. the alleged gunman was barricaded. he was armed with a high powered weapon and started shooting as they knock on the door.s there wa no 28 gunman had so much fe power in the home. he was on the force 30 years. >> h twas epitome of a police officer. he loved this community. he gave it his all. but more thanye0 s, he didn't have to dojohis this was his life and this wa what he wanted to do. serving florence w his passion. >> it was aer disabled vet and a disbarred attorney. he is now in custody and expected to be charged soon. >> tracking the details and we'll keepou posted. >>> the department has two survivors in its ranks. this weekend corporal will lead a fundraising campaign to bring in money to help other patients with their treatment. >> it

leon harris is tracking the latest. >>> this happened at a house in florence, south carolina. and incredibly, children were trapped inside that house during this fifit. police were trying to execute a search warrant. begane their evide in the alleged sexual assault of a foster child. when they arrived, the suspect's father opened fire wit a high powered rifle. officer terrance was killed. he was an air force veteran and set to retire after just marking s 30th year of service with the frence police department. >> he hafd all the time. he was the proverbial gentle gian and i loved him. >> the gunmans in custody. he was in a lethal firing position. the injur officers were pinned down so officers who arrived at the scene later had to bring in armored vehicle to move them out of the line of fire and off to safety. back to you. >> an awful story. up next, seniors meet marns. >>> a hail of gunfire. we just moved in about four months ago, but the living room's pretty blank. and have done some of their own research. working with a bassett designer was really easy. just kind of ties in

we have leon harris, doug camera and sherry burries lined up to cover all of the festivities throughout the day. >> very exciting. >> big celebration, molette. thank you. >>> ig6:55 now. here are 4 things to know this morning. what would you do with $405 million? for f that money is up grabs in the next mega millions jackpot. no ticket matched all six numbers drawn last night.t the n drawing will be friday at 11:00 p.m. >>> stafford cnty officials have i shall out a aa of it.al offici say expect the boil water alert to be in effect for a few days. >>> there are reports the fbi's investigation onrt supreme c nominee brett kavanaugh could end at any time. more on this developing story coming up on they" "to show. >>> today millions of americans will receive a presidential alert on their cell phthes. is not a personal message from the president. it is a test of the nation'sy emergelert system. similar to the system we have on television. that test will happen at 2:18 p.m. >>> taking a look at the first 4 traffic alert. annandale, inner loop after littler, ri chopper 4 showing you the delay

leon harris with all the twists and the turns. >> and there have been quite a few of them. we'll getde to the ee in just a second. first we'll talk about the man who was arrested. 56-year-old cesar sayoc. apparently he is a registered republicanrr he's beented before. previously in 2002 for threatening to throw a bomb. he was given probation then. his cousins said that he worked as a stripper and as a bouncer in a number of clubs in his 20s. he was arrested in this van you see here. he had picture of president trump in addition to presidential seals and pictures on the windows. a now, of this coming as authorities found three more packagestoday. they were addressed to the former director of national intelligence, cory booker and kamala harris. that bring the total to 13 across the country. today, christopherray said those devices were not, we repeat, not hoax devices. sayoc is crged with multiple crime including mailing hoaxes and threateningnt the presif the united states. we have learned that he will be making his first andearance in miami. of course, we'll have coverage

is as the first funerals are getting underway at the saturday shooting of the we'll start with leon harris and some controversy over the senesit vt'is president trump says that he is there to p his respects and to isit with survivors, first responders and families of the victims. he just arrived a short time ago, as you mentioned. with the president today, first lady melania trump. looking here at live pictures of melania trump and jared kushner. both of whom are jewish. prior toheir arrival, tens of thousands signed a fraet apr ressive jewish group that said the president should not visit until he denounced white nationalism. othersayo wait until after ls. fune this comes as the first funerals are getting underway for three of the funerals. david and cecil rosenthal will be buried side byde they reportedly spent most of their saturdays at the temple. and jaerry rabinowitz ran out t see what was happened and was also killed.h >>> faeaders met with security experts to discuss the fwning concern an attack at a local place of worship. and since saturday, there have already been some changes t

e team's ready to hoist the owampionship banner in minutes, and leon harris is in chinatown to covert. eon? >> reporter: heguys, boy, as you can tell now, it's picking up a little bit here noise-wise. we got the viewing party just getting underway here on 7th street. it's going to be quite a night outside and inside the capital one arena. hard to believe it's been four, five months since we saw that game, the one we can't forget, thousands descending on the mall to celebrate the 'ca first stanley cup championship, iconic moments, raising the trophy, and t.j. leading the crowd in the chant of back-to-back, and race to the playoffs begins again tonight, but there's still celebrating to go. days ago, the players got their championship rings, and let me tellou something, talk about bring. they are 14 karat whi and yellow gold, 250 diamonds, 35 rubies, and one lucky fan gets one of his own because the tea is raffling one off for charity. a winner will be chosen from those who donate to the monumental sports foundation, the capital's official charity, and from what i heard, the rings cost

harris, start with leon he's working this story from the live desk. leon? >> well, jim, doreen, there's just so much to unpack here, so, let's begin with the threat against congresswoman maxine waters. two packages addressed to the california democrat are similar in appearanceo other packages that are were sent today. one intercepted in capital ights maryland was addressed to her d.c. office. the other picked up on its way to the office in her poehome district in california. this is video l from angeles, where a downtown l.a. post al facility was evacuated. officials are always looking into the possibility that aag pa for joe bidens with moving through the postal service. nothing has been found in biden's home, so, it is believed that package is out there somewhere. cnn anchors were forced to evacuate while on the air when they received a package. it was addressed to john brennan. he called on president trump to tone down his rhetoric. the president stumping in wisconsin says the media has a role to play in helping reunite the country. >> the media also has

harry force it out just era gaza. the sea off the coast of west africa is rich with marine life but illegal fishing boats have been threatening stocks and are costing sierra leone up to two hundred two hundred million dollars a year local fishermen say their nets have been destroyed and the catch is dwindling every day many trees reports. on patrol with the sierra leone navy in search of illegal fishing trawlers. two miles of the coast is a chinese vessel sailing very close to shore. it's not supposed to be there so the navy went on board to check. a quick search and there was nothing suspicious on board. this is the operation command center it doesn't boast much in the way of high tech equipment and that's not the only problem the marine security service has with not had the capability to really see a presence at sea so detect. are a strong do as i say results came in hours have been taken advantage of this hour. such comments not far away from the naval base two more chinese boats loiter most operating the proliferation process know the limitations of the scenario in a neighborhood and maritime border just the navy boats can only go ten nautical miles offshor

harris does as well. that's 100% of your representation in the senate. you have both senators, clearly on the side of change. >> well, de leon faces more action on all fronts. >> i see a attitude of defeatism, i want to give hope and inspiration to many folks who are vulnerable. >> african-american community members, immigrant family members. >> state senator de leon would like to see more debate and feinstein said she would like to see debate but her schedule makes it impossible. and feinstein holds a double- digit lead in this race. many voters are going sit out this contest between democrats. en democrats. >>> there's some exciting and interesting races in california. and she is a poly-sci major and a enthusiast. >> i do watch politics closely but right now, we're watching highway 4 and and the evacuation center in the incident and the pittsburg bay point area, part of the parking lot is an evacuation center and parking is limited and almost gone. i would suggest you not park there, you can take the trains there, bart trains are running as normal. maybe you can have someone drop you off to the station and you can go to a

harris does, as well. now, that's 100% of your representation in the senate. so you have both senators clearly on the side of change. >> reporter: while de leon says he favors more action on all fronts. >> i just see an attitude of defeatism. i want to give hope and inspiration to many folks who are vulnerable, lgbtqi members, black members, immigrants. >> reporter: state senator de leon is pushing for more debate. senator feinstein says she would like to see more debates as well but her busy schedule makes that all but impossible. the recent polling shows that feinstein currently holds a double-digit lead in this race. many republican voters in california likely to sit out this contest between democrats. in san francisco, christien kafton, fox 61 fox. >>> senator feinstein expressed outrage at the fate of journalist jamal khashoggi who disappeared while visiting a saudi consulate in turkey and is now presumed to be dead. today president trump said the u.s. is waiting for answers from the saudi investigation but lawmakers in washington accuse the president of providing cover for the saudis because they are a close ally in the middle east. lauren blanchard report

harris does, as well. now, that's 100% of your representation in the senate. so you have both senators clearly on the side of change. >> reporter: while de leon says he favors morection on all fronts. >> i just see an attitude of defeatism. i want to give hope and inspiration to many folks who are vulnerable, lgbtqi members, black members, immigrants. >> reporter: state senator de leon is pushing for more debate. senator feinstein said she would like to see more debates as well but her schedule is so busy that that is all but impossible. polling shows her with a double-digit lead in the race at this point. many republican voters likely to sit out this contest between democrats. live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >> thank you. >>> and as he mentioned, dianne feinstein leads kevin de leon in the latest poll. she has 40% of the voter support, de leon, 26%. but 35% of voters are undecided in this race. and gavin newsom has a 17 point lead in the governor's race according to the latest poll. the numbers show the democrat lieutenant governor has 52% over republican john cox who has 35%. 14% are undecided. >>> california's department of public he