>>> right now at 6:00, the loudoun county supervisor arrested overnight. the text message he sent county leaders about his future. >>> a code red at a packed zoo after a big cat escapes from its enclosure. >>> and a brand-new nbc poll shows a big shakeup in the race for the white house. >>> we begin with the labor day weekend shakeup in the loudoun county government. just a few hours ago, county supervisor sean williams resigned from office. the resignation comes just hours after williams was charged with assaulting a neighbor. news4's darcy spencer is live in ashburn with a look at how all this played out. darcy? >> reporter: well, erika, what we have been able to find out from neighbors is there was a celebration out here last night, a block party right here on this street. but early this morning, this elected official here in loudoun county was charged with pushing his neighbor. he spent time in jail and when he was leased this afternoon, he resigned, via text message. this is a photo of sean williams, a republican member of the loudoun county board of

loudoun county sheriff mike chapman. >> we're look at that possibility. we're looking at many possibilities, that being one of them. sheriff state police investigators worked into the evening, pursuing leads in the murder of 17-year-old danny centeno miranda. a sophomore at park view high school in sterling was shot multiple times as he walked from his home this morning. and witnesses told investigators they saw three young men wearing hoodies run from the scene. this teenager had gotten on the bus at an earlier stop. >> and i heard there were two gunshots. and i was kind of freaked out, but i kept walking, and i saw the police here, and i saw the kid lying in the floor. >> reporter: a number of schools in the area were on lockdown during the initial active search for the shooters. i cannot stress enough download the nbc4 app. we were getting information out there very quickly. i had friends who lived around here calling me, trying to find out what was going on. we pushed things to that app very, very quickly. the best way to find out when you're stressed

we did digging, called loudoun county. they said they didn't have permits for the jobs. on top of that, no record of a business license for nate hill or his business in the system. a red flag for anyone looking to hire any kind of contractor. in fact, the federal trade commission says before you hire a contractor, find out how long they have been in business. try to make payments contingent on how much work has been done and find out if they have insurance. personal liability, workers comp and property damage. what does that leave these families? a long way from enjoying their homes the way they wanted. >> we are not out just the money he took from us. it made our deck something that is going to be way out in the future. >> erika gonzalez with that report. they filed complaints with the sheriff's office. the wife says they filed with the state attorney's general office. >>> four minutes away from the 10:00 hour. four things to note. migrants and refugees from asia meade it to austria. >>> police in maryland trying to figure out how a person died. officers found human rem

the close up radar in green in fairfax and loudoun county. farther south, the area in yellow, south of warrenton and fauquier county. these showers getting closer to washington, nearby suburbs, prince george's and montgomery counties in the next hour or so. temperatures are cool. in the 50s north of the metro area. mid-60s in washington. mid to upper 60s around the chesapeake bay. i'll show you the hour-by-hour threat of rain in a few minutes. >> we'll check in with you. breaking news out of prince william county. a man is dead after a double shooting in gainsville. police found two victims in a parking lot before 2:00 this morning. both men had been shot, both rushed to the hospital. a 23-year-old man died, a 22-year-old in critical condition. a third person grazed by a bullet. the suspect left the scene in a light colored suv. >>> a sexual assault leads police to a metro station. police are looking for this man. just after midnight, he ran into the wheaton station and down a tunnel. police chased him into the tunnel, but he did get away. of

it's unfortunate for loudoun county. the former marine works as an attorney for the sprint corporation. roz: the chairman can make an interim appointment but there is ooh no need for a general election. the newly elected supervisor ould take off january 1st. kellye: shawn williams represented loudoun county on the dulles area transportation association and the northern virginia transportation commission. he also served as the board representative on the loudoun county family services board. new at 11:00, the driver attack after picking up two men. takoma park police need your help finding them. it happened on friday night on 13th avenue. the taxi driver after he took the en and told them the cost, one punched him on the face. he wasn't seriously hurt. new at 11:00, a kentucky county clerk has appealed a judge's decision to put her in i -- jail. kim davis cited religious reasons. two gay couples sued her. a judge ordered her to issue the licenses so the judge sent her to jail last week. hard break for a family in fairfax

in parts of central loudoun county. be on the lookout for high rainfall.t all came down in a six-hour stretch. looking into today, cloudy and humid. occasional light rain showers getting a little breezy tonight as cooler air starts to move into the picture. it's a mild one this morning. 73 now with full cloud cover and a little light rain across the region. 70 in fredericksburg and gaithersburg. hourly temperatures staying in the 70s courtesy of the cloud and on and off chances for rain. the heavy rain is moving into new england. flying to new york city or boston, could have flight delays for us. light rain west of richmond. that will be coming up the i-95 corridor. little better chance for a couple of light showers. here's future weather. light rain showers. a little break around lunchtime. more showers bubble up later on this afternoon. as you're planning out your day, take the umbrella. you can get away with a small one. light rain showers from time to time. keeping a very close eye on what happens to soon to be hurricane joaquin as we get towards the s

we warn our kids not to walk along in wooded areas, but for some loudoun county middle schoolers that's how they get to school. it take as mile to walk to the trail side middle school using the trail. now a group of parents are asking for their bus stop back, but the school board denied their appeal. >> i do not walk on the trail by

hedates back to a move tt ordered for his golf course in loudoun county five years ago. jeff is live with the calls for donald trump to make amends. jeff: it involves removing trees and donald trump said it has had great benefit to members here at his club. opponents were left shaking their heads and taking action. from riley's lock in poolesville, maryland, one portion of the virginia shoreline of the potomac river looks different from the rest. >> very noticeably baron on the other side right there. not good. >> five years ago, donald trump

we're live in loudoun county hang silverberg wusa9. >> thank you, hank. williams has told hank that he has no comment on that incident. >>> bill euille announced that he'll be a write-in candidate for the next election. he has served as alexandria's mayor. this afternoon euille updated his facebook page with an image saying, "bill euille for mayor." >>> it's a phrase we've been saying a lot this summer, too often, but it's been another 24 hours in the district. multiple shootings overnight that left one person dead and a body was found in a burning car in southeast. wusa9's cameron thompson starts our coverage where the homicide happened. the neighbors tell them sadly that they are not surprised. >> we've had some issues in the blocks and the vicinity over the last few months. this is the second day in a row that we have heard the police choppers overhead. >> reporter: the most recent reason is for the city's 107th homicide of the year. and a man shot and killed around 3:30 this morning in the 6400 block of seventh street northwest. the shooting was just

i felt like if something happened, somebody screamed, nobody would hear. >> the loudoun county public school doesn't feel it's unsafe and parents can petition the transportation department in hopes for a change. >>> stay with us. "news4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. >> "news4 today" starts now. >> good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this friday. it's september 4, 2015. from the skyways to the highways we'll look at reagan national airport as well as the highways. we'll get you ready for labor day weekend and what you may face if you're traveling. >> let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and the weather. >> welcome to friday, everybody. made it through another long week. today will be the last hot day for a while. hot weather is coming back next week. rain chances on the increase as we go into your friday afternoon and friday evening and there will be plenty of clouds to get your weekend started, but i think i'm -- i think you'll be pleased with how much sunshine you will get over the course of the three day weeke

loudoun county has a new interim supervisor following the arrest of a former supervisor, james bonfils will represent the district. also the chairman of the county's parks and recreation board. williams resigned after being arrested. a newly elected supervisor will take over january 1st. >>> in decision 2016, the republican presidential field is now down to 15 candidates with wisconsin governor scott walker pulling out yesterday. during his farewell speech, he took one last shot at donald trump. >> i encourage other republican presidential candidates to consider doing the same so that the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates who can offer a positive, conservative alternative to the current front-runner. >> trump tweeted that he did not get to know walker very well, that he is a nice person and has a great future. as one candidate drops out, another rises in the ranks. carly fiorina appeared on "the tonight show with jimmy fallon" last night. here is a snippet of one of the topics they discussed, russian president vladimir putin. >> i would describe him as a formidable adv

loudoun county officials are warning residents about this severe weather on the way. >> that's right. the leesburg area was hard hit by overnight storms. and some spent the day cleaning up. wusa9 reporter vanessa herring is in leesburg right now with details. vanessa? er. >> reporter: we saw a few creeks that were still swollen and homeowners needs to be prepared now for another round of severe weather. wet weather turned dangerous tuesday night and loudoun county officials say they're bracing for more severe storms. >> we're thinking that, we're looking at the staffing models and up staffing certain things. and ensuring that if roads start to close, that we can still provide adequate emergency response. >> reporter: most of the heavy rain was in and north of leesburg. several creeks swelled and climbed out of their banks. the storm left part of hamilton station road partially collapsed and it's not likely the bridge will be open to traffic anytime soon. first responders say drivers need to be careful over the next couple of days. >> we often say you know don't drown turn around. they

five elementary schools in loudoun were on that lockout code. forest grove, gillford, rolling ridge and sterling and sully. park view high school was on lockdown. which means the students had to stay in the classroom with windows close and hallways empty. that's since been lifted we're told. lockdown status has been lyfted there -- lifted there. now two fairfax county elementary schools which had on yenation this morning also -- orientation this morning also had to secure their buildings. and also herndon high school which had an or yen attention this morning released its -- orientation this morning released its students later because of this shooting and search for the suspects. much more at 5:00, i'm peggy fox reporting live in sterling. >> do we know the condition of the teenager who was shot? >> reporter: we don't know the condition. all we is that he was shot. he has gunshot wounds. so we assume he's been shot at least two times. however he was taken by ground transportation. usually when someone is in dire circumstance, they're airlifted b

>> reporter: well, jim, we are live along hamilton station road in loudoun county. take a look at this hole. this road started flooding right around 9:00 last night and you can see the result and the road collapsed and the emergency officials are preparing for even more rain. a four-foot wall of water slammed into home in leesburg tuesday night, flooding basements and stranding residences in their homes. >> the house right there was just a puddle. it looked like an island. the house was on its own island. >> the homeowner did not want to go on camera, but let us i havediot damage. the force of the water ripped the basement door off its hinges. children's toys and christmas ornaments among the items destroy destroyed. a restoration crew now trying to dry it all out. >> how hard is that going to be to get this done? >> kind of hard. yeah. i had to take a lot of mud out of the basement and move the furniture that got wet and dry it out. >> reporter: adam forrester issa i neighbor who is helping remove debris from the street and out of the storm drains. he says this are

richard: we just got word from the loudoun county sheriff department the victim is 17-year-old danny miranda. we have his picture. he was waiting at a bus stop when there were multiple gunshots. he was faye thely wounded -- fatally wounded. they are looking for the three suspects, one of which was the shooter. many are shocked by the gun violence. >> investigators look for answers in the neighborhood where a 17-year-old boy waiting for a school bus was gunned down around 8:30 friday morning. one of them shot multiple times at the victim. people are upset and concerned. >> this is really tragic. he won't graduate or go to college. >> i was in the room with his girlfriend and cousin. they were crying. it was really upset. >> while the investigators search for witnesses, and even pulled up manhole covers looking for weapon or other evidence, park view high went on a day long lockdown. students kept in the first period classrooms escorted out by the officers to use the restroom. six other schools on lock-out. where students could walk around but the doors were locked. >> scary. i is been

> young kids walking almost a mile to school, but's not the distance that bothers parents in this loudounnty community. it's the fact that their commute is on this wooded and some questions can't wait until morning. so i'm one of many nurses at cigna with answers, anytime, day or night. i'm lauren, and i've got your back. recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3,500 hospitals. fewer than 10% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. cancercenter.com/eastern. >>> right now at 6:30, robbed at gunpoint and target for their prescription pills. >> with he need to get somebody like this off the street. >>> new developments of the murder of a mother in virginia. we will tell you hot police are focussing on as they look for new clues in that case. >>> it goes against everything parents usually teach their kids, don't walk alone along a wooded path n this louden commune at this time, is how some sounds are expected to get to school. >> it is not the distance at all it is the fact that i can't put my 12-year-old daughter on a trail a public t

county and parts of loudoun county yesterday saw six inches of rain and that was in downtown leesburg and they're still cleaning up. >> they certainly are, doug. as you said the rain came down very hard. it came down very fast and they're still dealing with the aftereffects and we're live along hamilton shagz road and this was closed earlier today and a stream, a small stream in this area overflowed its banks and you can see the bridge here is being compromised and the word has been closed and no word yet on when it will reopen. we want to show you video we saw in the leesburg neighborhood earlier today. neighbors there tell us there was a four-foot wall of water that came through the community last night and seemingly out of nowhere. that wall hit the backs of several houses in the community. basements were flooded and people spent the day cleaning out their base ments and trying to get everything dried out and some residents told me they've never seen flooding like this before. >> how hard is that going to be to get this done? >> kind of hard. yeah, i had to take a lot of the mud ou

alison: first, a spree of vandalism in loudoun county that includes spray paint on a middle school and school buses. the graffiti appears to be getting-related. a neighborhood is on edge and the police are stepping up patrols as they canvas for clues. jay korff has the investigation happening now. ms 13 is a, notorious and dangerous gang that has a presence here in loudoun county, but law enforcement officials are not sure if the graffiti that was spray-painted all over this neighborhood in ashburn was done by a gang member. >> we don't need this kind of mess, nobody does. an unsettling feeling washes over some people. iet little neighborhood was rocked with this ugliness. jay: sometime overnight monday, somebody spray-painted graffiti on several cars. >> it shocking. jay: this longtime resident witnessed the graffiti and said it was widespread. >> why us? why our little neighborhood? jay: they even hit school buses and the middle school. they are trying to determine if the graffiti is authentic, from a gang member. regardless, residents hope that these letters and numbers never return

several parents in loudoun county reached out to news4 today, frustrated that their kids have to geton the bus a lot earlier this school year than sit and do nothing until classes start. northern virginia bureau reporter, david culver, explains what led to the bussing change. >> reporter: just before 7, they begin lining up. parents walking their elementary schoolers to the bus stops. these kids waiting for bus 160. the pickup time this school year, 20 minutes earlier than last. get up at 6. get them motivated, get dressed. try to get them downstairs for breakfast in time to get to the bus stop. >> reporter: for dad, nathan krantz, it doesn't quite make sense. >> they are required to sit there, crisscross applesauce, and wait until class starts. >> for how long? >> about 20 minutes. >> not allowed to really talk with their friends or anything like that. they have to literally stay in their grade level. >> reporter: we tracked it. the bus lives at sanders corner elementary school at 7:10, the children sit and wait for ten minutes and then step all the bus goes pick up another load of

>> a shakeup in leadership in loudoun county. a member of the board of supervisors, resigning hours after he was arrested. >> he was everything to me. >> a woman waiting at the bus stop, struck and killed by a drunk driver. how she is being remembered. counting down until pope francis visits d.c. how parishioners are gearing up for the trip. the news starts right now. >> now abc 7 news at 6:30 -- on your side. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] kellye: developing right now, the search for a new member of the county's board of supervisors after sean williams wasgned hours after he arrested. williams was arrested this morning on simple assault and unlawful injury charges. deputies say they were called to a home on winged foot court in broad len. it was for the report of a man who pushed his way into a neighbors home and pushed a victim. williams posted bond and was released from jail. the loudoun county board says it will work as q

the loudoun county sheriff's office says the victim reported to police immediately after the alleged incident occurred last month at that sterling townhouse on carousel court. the next day rodriguez was charged with assault and forcible sodomy. >> i thought he was a nice person and i didn't know he was going to do something like that. that's very sad that he could -- if he did it because i don't know if he did it or not. if he did it, it's very sad. >> that daycare is unlicensed. it's been a huge problem in the state and it's been operating since 2000. the loudoun county sheriff's office is concerned that there could be more victims. >>> we could all soon become safer after today's announcement to close $80 million dedicated to getting rapists off the streets. debra alfarone joins us live from the newsroom with more on where this money will go and how it will be used. >> well, lesli, the state of virginia will be getting more than 1 million of those $80 million. the state will use that cash to test more than 2,000 previously untested rape kits representing more than 2,000 victims who

this was in loudoun county. gang violence may have contributed to his death yesterday. >>> migrants and refugees in asian made it to austria. the hungarian government taking them to the border by bus today. >> i'm david culver. >> i'm angie goff. it is saturday, september 5th, the first weekend of september. it is going to be a cooler one, less humidity. >> a long weekend for you folks, labor day weekend. let's check in with tom kierein for how it is shaping up. >> a lot of students getting back to school on tuesday. enjoy it while you can. we have a lot of clouds around. there's a live view from the storm team 4 capital camera. the fountain in the foreground. a lot of clouds, not producing a lot of rain. a couple showers in pennsylvania as well as near the mouth of the chesapeake bay. that's heading toward norfolk and virginia beach. around the metro area, no rain around, dry pavement. if you are about to hit the road, should not have any problems weather wise. temperatures are hovering near 70 in most of virgi

leon: tonight the loudoun county sheriff's office is trying to find it if a man accused of assaulting a child day care has anymore victims out there. investigators say juan rodriguez lived at the house that served as an in-home day care in sterling. that is where kevin lewis is live tonight. really troubling sounding stuff. reporter: absolutely leon. juan rodriguez has lived in the home for about 15 years. it doubles as it in-home day care center. a few militant takes care of the kids. police say two weeks ago today rodriguezd juan sexually assaulted and sodomized a child inside his sterling home which doubles as a day care. that child was less than 13 years old. catherine hernandez has two younger brothers, ages seven and nine. >> to know that someone that lives right next door to do some thing like that. today, this woman answered the front door in the told us she did not speak english. he is out of the house and into gelineau bond. -- and no bond. so disgusting to me that somebody would take advantage of a small child. that really is as bad as you can get. reporter: some find the a

. >> police in loudoun county say they found a teen with gunshot wounds and witnesses say two or three possible suspects ran from that area on foot. >> the school is replaced on look out or lock down while police search the area for the gunmen. julie is there and we'll go to her live as soon as we can. >> i'm molette green at the live desk. just learned more about the marine killed during a training exercise. northeast a native of virginia. he was inside the helicopter when it made a hard landing wednesday night in eastern north carolina. at a news conference that ended a short while ago, the base gave new details about what it's calling a mishap and said the investigation into what went wrong is expected to last weeks, possibly months. >> we will cast a wide net. we will start at the beginning and we will go through to the end. we will accept or reject cause zal factors based upon the lines of evidence. >> two of the 11 injured in this incident remain in the hospital in stable condition. about 20 marines in all took part in suspended rope courses considered valuable in combat and extr

as diane cho reports, that is becoming the hot button issue in loudoun county's next election. reporter: she just made to the area recently with two children. she had no idea the county did not offer all-day kindergarten until after she got here. >> we lived in nine different states. for us to come here was unfortunately disappointing. , butter: not only for mom her daughter as well who just started half day kindergarten in loudoun county. >> she was inspecting to be a full-time student like her big sister. reporter: the superintendent gave out the latest proposal to get more students into the full-day kindergarten program. >> we are looking at options using both existing space as well as creating additional classroom space. reporter: one possible options includes building nine classrooms over the span of four years to serve an estimated 900 additional students. the cost is between $32 million and $34 million. it is still -- it still would not get the number of participating students to 100%. >> we may offer proposals offer fewer or more students will be show the other night. t

. >>> we're following a developing story in loudoun county where a search is underway for two to three suspects who shot and killed a 17-year-old boy at a school bus stop this morning. it happened in sterling along east cornell drive at around 8:30. the victim was a sophomore at parkview high. the loudoun county sheriff says the shooting was not random and that those suspects knew their victims. >> it actually happened right at the corner here just to the left up there. it was outside about 8:26 in the morning just before i believe the bus was coming to pick kids up for school. >> my first concern was my son's safety. >> reporter: what are you going to do the rest of the day? >> panic until i hear from the school. >> the victim's name has not been released yet because the sheriff's department said it had difficulty notifying his parents who apparently live outside the country. >>> weather looking good for the holiday weekend, but a few storms and showers around. we have to get through those first. >> that's right. meteorologist howard bernstein is tracking it all on first alert doppler

it happened at the end of the first week of school in loudoun county. our peggy fox tells us the sheriff's department is searching for up to three suspects of >> reporter: the victim was 17- year-old danny centino miranda killed this morning at 8:30 as he stood on a corner right behind me. the sheriff said he was with a group of students waiting for a school bus. >> it's kind of scary. >> terrible, absolutely terrible. >> reporter: it happened east of sterling boulevard on east cornell drive. two to three suspects fled and a massive search began. >> i'm surprised. this is the first time i've seen this happen here in this neighborhood. i've been here four years. >> i've been here for 26 years. >> reporter: ever seen anything like this? >> nothing like this in my life. >> reporter: the victim was a sophomore at parkview high which was put on lockdown keeping anyone from coming or going. parents tried in vain to pick their children. >> i know parents are frustrated, but there's protocols we have to follow. we want it make sure the sheriff's office can talk

. >>> a loudoun county supervisor resigns after being charged with assaulting a neighbor. shawne williams resigned today just hours after beg charged with two misdemeanors. police say the 44-year-old strong-armed his way into a neighbor's home and shoved the man during a dispute. they also say alcohol was a factor in this morning's incident. williams has a history of drunken driving and domestic violence charges. we spoke with some loudoun county residents who told us they welcomed his resignation from the board of supervisors. >> well, i think if it happens again, then i think it is a good thing that he's off the board, because you can't have someone representing the county, doing those type of actions. >> i don't think it damages the image of the county based on what one person has done. but the fact that he resigned, he's now been arrested, i do feel that that was the right thing to do. that's what he should have done. >> they should be above that sort of thing. especially if they're representing the government. (please stand by, audio difficulties) . >> i wish they wou

if you receive one of the calls hang up and call the loudoun county sheriff office. leon: scams are everywhere! still ahead tonight at 5:00 the search for police k-9. why the dog long-time partner says he wasn't allowed to take him home in a search for answers. alison: plus, what edward snowden is saying after joining twitter. and the only account he decided to follow. leon: first, take into the new year to find out the officer accused in the death discover the world animals, seen those before but sometimes they do it on their own mmm foot wow food for giants oooo no wonder no one has eaten this sandwich kids discover the world with their mouths detergent is harmful if swalled, so keep laundry pacs up and away from children brought to you by tide announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: we now know when the first trial for six baltimore police officers charged in the death of freddie gray will be held. we have more with when they will start. jeff? jeff: alison, the first time since they were indicted, five of the six officers appeared in

by the way, loudoun county's prime prevention deputies will be here to offer more advice. thank you jim. >>> developing tonight for the first time an openly gay civilian has been nominated to lead an armed service. president obama nominated eric fanning for secretary of army. fanning has been acting undersecretary of the army since june and has served in the pentagon for years. he's also been considered the righthand man of defense secretary ash carter. he now faces congressional approval. >> graphic testimony about what army sergeant bowe bergdahl experienced after taliban militants captured him. that came out of day two of the article 32 hearing. taliban captors beat bergdahl with rubber and metal hoses and kept him in a cage for three years. this hearing will determine whether bergdahl will face a court-martial and possible prifrp prison time for leaving his post in 2009. critics have criticized his release in exchange for freeing taliban commanders is a violation of u.s. policy of not negotiating with terrorists. >>> and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> a great day

williams was arrested by loudoun sheriff deputies early this morning after allegedly forcing his way

fairfax, loudoun county, a little bit of a sheen on the roadway. you need the wipers as you head out this morning. virginia, 95 southbound through fredericksburg, we have some lanes blocked there because of overnight road work. b.w. parkway, 29, 95 everything is looking good. northbound and southbound, no problems here, right now, again, moisture south part of 270 as you approach the beltway. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. >> thank you. >>> a 6 week old girl is out of the hospital after she was given a bottle that had vodka in it. the baby's father put vodka in the bottle not knowing it was intended for the little girl and then the baby's mother mixed the vodka with formula. the parents noticed something was wrong when the little girl's hands and toes turned red and started shaking. the father does face assault charges for attacking the baby's mother while blaming her for the mix-up. >>> well, this scene could have been much worse. everyone was able to escape a burning limo in california last night. t

at stadium armory, derrick ward, news 4. >>> in loudoun county this afternoon it is.ocrat brian almond is challenging republican sheriff mike chapman. almond sent a controversial letter to sean dikeman, president of the loud oub chapter of the virginia police benevolent association. in the letter he called the sheriff's office a joke and said if he's elected he'll get rid of a majority of the deputies who are there now. a short time ago in an email to news 4, dikeman said a terrifying and unfortunate part of being a deputy is you can be fired without recourse, something his group has been fighting. >>> today not much rain, but get ready. we could see a lot of rain in some places by the end of the week and by the end of the weekend. we've got a couple of storms to talk about. right now first out there right now, we do have some showers or headlines to talk about a spotty evening shower and an unsettled week for us and boy, is it going to get cool by the end of the week and on storm watch for the weekend which we'll talk about later. your showers are coming through the

find out what the latest proposals are here in loudoun county and how much it could cost to bring moretudents into county and how much it could cost to bring more students into okay. so everyone is saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" but why? why fios? well, fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network to the home, so you can get 100% out of all your devices. and access to the fastest internet and in home wi-fi available. with big capacity too, so everyone in the house can be online all at once. only fios has 500 meg download speeds, with equal upload speeds. so you can upload your favorite videos up to 5x faster than cable. and with the fios mobile app, you can view your entertainment at home, or on the go. but the main reason to get fios? we're rated number 1 in customer satisfaction. why fios? ultimately, that's why. right now, get 25 meg fios internet, tv & phone starting at $79.99 a month, guaranteed for two years. plus get $350 back with a two year agreement. call or go online today, hurry this offer ends september 19th. get out of the past. get fios. alison: back to our breaking new

we still have high water, especially in quack year and loudoun -- fauquier and loudoun counties. 2 to 5 inches of rain fell yesterday. an inch and a half at national airport. that's more rain than the last two and a half months combined. the rain is well off to the east. we have lighter showers that have been coming through. real light sprinkles. the other problems and drizzle, it's warm. sticky outside. that's giving us some fog in gaithersburg a three-quarters. half mile in leesburg. upper 70s today but much cooler tomorrow with more rain on the way. i'll tell you about that in a few. larry? >>> we're keeping a close eye on a situation on the inner loop of the beltway. two accidents right now, one on the inner loom. one on the out -- loop. one on the outer loop. it's closing several lanes between connecticut avenue and 355. from a look at our trafficland cam, you can see the delays on the inner loop of the beltway right there. we understand an earlier tractor-trailer accident which spilled fuel spilled that fuel on to not only the inner loop but also the outer loop of the beltway wh

county sheriff's department wants all of the restaurants in loudoun county and the small shops to do before they lock up tonight. back to you now, jim. >> julie, thank you. >>> some of d.c.'s gun laws are unconstitutional. a federal appeals court says the city can't require gun owners to re-register a gun every three years and make a gun available for inspection or pass a test about firearm laws and the court struck down a ban on more than one pistol a month and the requirement that gun owners be fingerprinted, photographed and complete a safety training course. >> d.c. passed the laws after a landmark supreme court ruling striking down the city's ban on handguns. >> a new and developing story on capitol hill is expected and the house has passed a bill that would end federal funding for planned parenthood for a year. republican lawmakers outraged for an anti-abortion group. they say it shows planned parenthood illegally profiting from tissue sales of fetuses. planned parenthood says it didn't profit and it's done nothing wrong and that the tapes were deceptively edited. the wall stre

. >>> also ahead, a top loudoun county politician texts his resignation after an embarrassing arrest. >>> plus, a pleasant start to your labor day. many of you waking up to temperatures in the 60s. it is going to warm up this afternoon though. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell here with your weather headlines. >> all right. it's a beauty of day to be outside today. mild start for now. dry morning as well. most neighborhoods especially in the nearby western suburbs are in the 60s. rain drops are on vacation for the next few days. clear skies, noticeably cooler west of the city. upper 60s to near 70 in town. labor day forecast, corn on the cob. low humidity, mid 70s. near 90 for a high today and great outdoor grilling weather later on this afternoon. so what to wear today on your labor day, just sunblock, shorts and t-shirts. little extra water wouldn't hurt you either. nothing to worry about today or tomorrow and it looks good too. rain chances are starting to creep up on wednesday. for today, nothing to worry about. sunny and hot and, you know, we're stuck at work. that's the wors

. >>> loudoun county appointed an interim supervisor following the arrest of its former leader. james bonfils will represent the broad run district, also the chairman of the county's parks and recreation board. the former supervisor revisigne after being arrested on assault and unlaw ful entry charges. >>> pope francis' visit to washington is generating a lot of excitement this morning. and not just from catholics. why some say his message is resonating with people outside of the church. >>> and breaking news from the first 4 traffic office here, blue, orange, silver lines, single-tracking between foggy bottom and mcpherson square because of a smoke incident. >>> first, a developing story, a pair of inmates break out of a prison overnight in kentucky. what we're learning about the suspects and what they used to make their escape. >>> we are watching a developing story in kentucky right now where two prisoners escaped and one is on the loose right now. corrections officers say they caught christopher cornelius on the left here just hours ago. he and the man on the right, matt joh

but for some homeowners in loudoun county, they paid for a deck that was never finished.onzalez has their story. >> reporter: it is the story of a deck contractor who homeowners say just disappeared. they say they are out thousands of dollars after a local contractor who started the projects never finished them. this is ryan and laura white's dream house in round hill, virginia. and their dream view. this just suspect their dream deck. >> well, this is definitely unsafe. we have giant nails. we have three kids. >> reporter: instead of having the home builder construct the deck, the couple thought hiring a contractor would cost less. and they happened to know someone. >> we were approached by another gentleman who actually is a -- was a friend of sorts of the family. >> reporter: whites were quoted $6,000 for the job. they thought the deal was so good, they told their neighbors, the tutoros. >> $5,000 for a deck sound good to you? >> reporter: sounds very good. each paid nearly the entire amount and showed their reseateds. this is what they got. >> i'm angry. i wonder how

the agents involved in the arrest were cleared of any wrongdoing and back at work. >>> loudoun county has a new interim supervisor following the arrest of one of its former supervisors, shawn williams arrested earlier this month on assault and unlawful entry charges. james bonfils will represent the broad run district also a chairman of the county's parks and rec board. williams resigned after his arrest. a newly elected supervisor will take over on january 1st. >>> it is 5:21. time for western and traffic on the 1s. something to look forward to because we are getting ready for the pope's arrival. >> weather will clear up a bit. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has the skinny. >> gray skies will clear up. sounds like a song to me. outside this morning, damp out there, a little light rain and drizzle to contend with and puddles to be left over early this morning. just be careful when you do it. outside on nebraska avenue, the road is wet. the rain is tapering off just a bit. so rain chances for today, generally not much. there is a little rain and drizzle outside this morning. thi

prince george's and loudoun. they're even making students dinners. >> we don't know what they have at home. we want to make sure that we've met the knew tragsal needs of each student. >> more people, more money needed regionwide for those free meals. scott macfarlane, "news4." >> happening today, it is day two of the landmark festival. drake was the head liner at saturday's opening. miguel and roy lay also performed. it's to benefit national mall restoration efforts and strokes are the next musical guests. >> i'll have to go down there. the strokes are fantastic. >> i love the diversity. this is the inaugural year for it. i know some people were concerned about it. but it felt nice. >> had a few sprinkles and it dried out. it looks like it will dry out at the musical festival in west potomac park. if you have plans for yard tibtss, looks like it will stay dry. not now. still all cloudy and the storm team 4 radar showing scattered sprinkles. a bugger area of rain in southwest virginia. that should stay west of the

republican presidential candidate ben carson will be in loudoun county this morning. there's a rally at parkview high school. carson has been gaining in the po polls. and republican presidential candidate ted cruz is now leading in at least one poll. he won the sum it straw poll for a third year in a row. he's a favorite among the religious conservatives. dr. ben carson was the runner-up with 18%. mike huckabee came in 14% and donald trump landed in fifth place. >>> the ladies of 2016 are going to be on "meet the press." that's coming up at 10:30 this morning on nbc 4 . in 30 minutes we'll speak with chuck todd in the studio. >>> the group renaming the turk stadium. it was named at h.c. curly byrd who some students called a racist and segregationist. >>> you heard this first on "news4." you'll soon be paying more for water in the district. for some of you, the fee could be as much as $80 a month. >>> a man charged with sexual assault in fairfax county will be sentenced. he was charged with a sexual assault dating back to an incident in 2005. he'll be sentencing on thu

. >>> deputies in loudoun county said one man may be be attacking joggers. sheriff's deputies say a man tackled a woman near kidnap hart drive. she is okay. at the same time a woman was joug ugg near ida lee drive when police say a man in a hood sweatshirt grabbed her and she ran off. >>> d.c. police say a southeast synthetic drug seller is closed. today the people in charge of smily mart may be wondering if they'll lose their license. they say the shop on martin luther king avenue was selling synthetic drugs. police chief cathy lanier said tips from the community gave information that helped officers close it down. >> we thank the bge guy who told told us to evacuate. had we not done that, we would probably have still been in the house. >> some lucky neighbors are lucky to be alive. that blast destroyed one home and left five others uninhabitable. the bge spokesperson said they're lucky to be alive. so far that damage is estimated at $2 million. >>> prince george's firefighters say two kids are responsible for setting fire to a playground in ox p hill. it s

loudoun county using the same system for its students. a spokesperson saying no widespread issues. linda worries about her son's workload and catching up. he might wait a week before he's in the system is a disadvantage. >> the counselors have been working hard to get things back on track. >>> we continue to track breaking news right now. one person dead and two others hurt after shots rang out in gainsville. we are live with new details, next. >>> donald trump is the latest presidential candidate to hit the late night circuit. see what he says when jimmy fallon asks him if he ever apologize zed in his life. >> you can see rain drops on the camera. a stormy day out there. tom is back with a look at what to ♪ >>> i'm derrick ward. take a look. this is the scene of a shooting early this morning. the mvp bar and grill on old hall road. when police got here, they found them in a parking lot nearby. another person suffered life threatening injuries. while police were here, a third person identified as a 25-year-old said he suffered a grave wound. that person had a shot in the hand, but

hedates back to a move tt ordered for his golf course in loudoun county five years ago. jeff is live with the calls for donald trump to make amends. jeff: it involves removing trees and donald trump said it has had great benefit to members here at his club. opponents were left shaking their heads and taking action. from riley's lock in poolesville, maryland, one portion of the virginia shoreline of the potomac river looks different from the rest. >> very noticeably baron on the other side right there. not good. >> five years ago, donald trump cleared nearly 500 trees and shrubs from this 1.5 mile stretch at trump national golf club in sterling. environmentalists were furious, saying it damages the rivers water quality and ultimately drinking water for millions in the area. the president at the potomac after donald trump touted the view created by the clearing just a month ago. a group started a petition calling on him to donate 500 with two or trees to be planted in parks across northern virginia. so far, 5000 signatures. >> we want to put in protections to ensure this k

special prosecutor will investigate allegations against the loudoun county sheriff mike chapman stemming from his election campaign. chapman says the allegations are politically motivated. maureen: next at 6:00, a championship soccer team has another obstacle. how to get home from a foreign country. leon: the beautiful weather continues. doug hill is back to tell us when we will see a chance for rain. erin: i'm erin hawksworth. coming up in sports national manager matt williams is on the hunt after the team underachieved this season. hear what price harper had to say about the nats' skipper up leon: sam ford introduces us to the soccer champs who left with no choice was to sleep in a homeless shelter. sam: three-time members came to the u.s. at the liberian government expense to play a tournament that was canceled. they may have known it was canceled but they rap out of funds and ended up in a homeless shelter. the activist heard about them last week. sam: she brought them from a shelter in baltimore to a house in northeast washington hoping to give them attention and help before they go

students starting a new week at park view high school will be greeted with a beefed up presence of loudounnselors will also be on hand. yesterday, park view's principal and the school board member from this area met with the victim's aunt and uncle. they say they want to send danny's body back to his family in el salvador so park view high school and the other schools in this cluster will be raising money to help them do that. in sterling, i'm julie carey, news4. >>> students all acrossph our region will be back in school tomorrow, so you may want to give yourself some extra time if you are heading out. transportation reporter adam tuss is live in merryfield with a look at how much longer we might be sitting in traffic. hi, adam. >> reporter: hey, doreen. yeah, back to school, back from vacation. you know, our get a lot more crowded. we have been calling it our september slow down and we are gonna have to deal with it. here it comes. >> washington, d.c. has the 2Ñ u.s. >> reporter: time to cozy up to your neighbor in the next car. why do you think it's so bad around here? >> people don't

kimberly: developing out of loudoun county this afternoon. a sex assault at an in-home day care. rodriguezd juan charged last month. kevin lewis live in sterling with this late breaking story. this day care is situated along the suburban cold the sack. -- culdisac. juan rodriguez owns the home while a female relative takes care of the children. exactly two weeks ago today rodriguez sexually assaulted and sodomized a child under the age of 13. the next day the lease arrested the 52-year-old. a middle-aged woman who said she did not speaking wish answered the door. we saw at least three young children inside the home with her. police are now notifying parents who send their kids to this at home day care. they are concerned there may be more victims. to know someone lived right next door to the do something like that. >> that man wouldn't do nothing like that. reporter: police seem to think he did. >> well, they wrong. reporter: this afternoon rodriguez is out of the home and in jail with no bond. if you feel your children may be victims here, you are urged to contact the loudoun co

county, in loudoun too. sunshine today. fair weather clouds. no chance of rain. temperatures start in the 60's. by the parade time, it will be degrees. mid-to-the late afternoon hours 4:15 the scheduled time basilica,ss at the 80 degrees. leon: there is a lot of road closures. massachusetts avenue northwest in front of the nunciature of the holy sea. that area remains closed until thursday. around the white house and the ellipse are going to be closed until noon tomorrow. maureen: this afternoon we seen impact of the road closures for president obama and pope francis' motorcade. gathered on the overpasses to watch the black pontiff down the suitland parkway. how is it affecting the rush hour? tom roussey is live in mobile track 7 with the latest. tom? this is where the pope is saying on massachusetts. the folks are lined up. they are letting you drive by inbounds on massachusetts avenue. letting you drive by if you are going outbound. you will see that in a moment. gather see the folks around here near with the pope staying along massachusetts avenue. overall, th

highlighted areas, loudoun county, parts of culpepper.those are flood warnings until 8:00 this morning. so there will be an impact. big puddles and standing water for the drive in this morning and because of some more showers, wet roads again possible later on this afternoon. temperatures in the 70s. there's a whole lot more rain chances where that came from as we head towards the weekend. more about that in ten minutes. breaking news continues in first 4 traffic. >>> breaking news montgomery county. 28 shut down from darnestown road between black rock and whites ferry. inner loop at 355 wisconsin avenue has only the left lane getting by. delays were a little bit better than they did a short time ago. just got off the phone with police also with a crash on the outer loop in the very same area. right now in annondale. we have croon road in brandy wine blocked at 381. >>> it is now 5:12. developing a former cabinet secretary under president bill clinton is recovering from a stroke. the clinton's say donna shalala had the stroke late last ni