i love that mamie johnson getting all the love. they deserveit. little league team from berlin, maryland, is out of the enning. theam was taken down by new yoth yesterday. pitcher from the new york team had six perfect innings allowing runs, no hits and no walks. wow. pitcher.hat's a the final or 4-0. >>> olympian katie ledecky plans to swim in a new event the 15 meter freestyle. ledecky says she won't drop any of theen other she's competing in. we'll see her in the water tackling all fr distances. she's become dominant in so many. more of he longdistance. i think this 1500 meter, i cespect she'll win gold, again. >> the four dists 200 meters up to 1500 meters. a lot to tabckle, but she can d it. >> she can do anything. >>> it is 4:56 right now. a brutal murder investigation under way in capital heights where a man was beaten to deathe police a still trying to track down his killer. >>> the protests are over, but this morning still anger over how white nationalists traveled to yesterday's rally. we'll explain. >>> counterdemonstrators clashed with

mamie johnson taking it on the team from berlin, maryland, in an g eliminationame.about becoming the first predominantly african-american team to advance tthe mid-atlantic regionals. today starting strong scoring five rs in the first inning, but they could not hold on, and maryland wins 18-7. the season is over, but the mamie johnson team certainly making the district quite proud. >> what a run. re>>> well, out the chips and dip, folks. redskins football is back this week, and today final preps before thursday's preseason opener up in new england. erree burruss is live us in richmond with more on today's practice, the last one. how did they look? >> yeah, jim, they looked pretty good. redskins wrapping up the final practice before heading to new england for the firstse pason game, is and you're seeing josh dotson out here on the ri field after sng a shoulder and heel injury last wednesday, also the first round draftick der payne out here on the practice field for the first time in over a week, but neither one of those guys we will see on thursday for that game again

in the district, molette green, news 4. >> i excited for mamie johnson's little league team. make it. last week, the team became the first all-african-american team nder n d.c.'s 12 and championship. >> impressive, for sure. they play the first game of the regional tournament on sunday. good luck, guys. >> yes. >>> still ahead, stunning legations against one of the most well-known names in college football. urban meyer on leave this morning,id concerns over how he handled allegations of domestic abuse against one of his coaches. >>> plus, all of this rain has caused serious flooding and a mess in the chesapeake bay. the work under way to clean it up. stay with us. >>> news 4 team 4 weather alert. >> we begin this morning with a live look outsght now. a beaiful picture but another rainy night for the d.c. area. thunder and lightning lit up the sky for some of you. and plenty of rain fell. flood watches and warnings are in effect. ing, we're in weather alert mode. >> r heavyn around this time yesterday caused significant flooding in northern virginia. we brought you some of the

a cream, representing ur city, making history, going to the nats and playing in the let's go, mamie johnson. >> all right, chuck bell. what's the silver lining today? >> it's not going to rain all weekend. >> good enough. >>hat's got to be good enough. >> very good. >> be ready. it is goingn to rain you today and your friday night plans, if you were pngnning on g out to dinner, make sure you didn't reserve the sidewalk cafe table. it will be a rainy friday evening for you.r clouds o d.c. on a friday morning. another inch of rain yesterday, after national airport jw. since 1st, more than 16 inches of rain at dulles and national airport.ai carryingall surpluses of 8 1/2 inches for the summer. we're just going f all-ti records now. since junef rain 1st. that's a 14-inch rainfall surplus. no shock. flash flood watches until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. you can follow updates on my social media panls. use the nbc washington app. it will send you push alerts. the push of moisture from the deep south, that connection ofr moisoes all the way into the caribbean. that plume is comingorur way another r

corats to mamie johnson andlo udoun south for a job well ne.senting our area very well. >> great run. >>> 4:49. are you i'hungry? always hungry. i think people that work on this shift arenk constantly tg about foods. maybe it's just me. i dream about food all the time. let's talk crazy stadium food. this one may win. look at this thing, a seven-pound burger. it can fill you up for days. at least a couple hours. >> what's i there? >> it's called a gridiron o burger. >> t available at the cardinals stadium this season. it's made up of five three-pound burger pat vethis. ot dogs. five bratwursts, 20 slices of american cheeses. eight slices of bacon. eight chicken tenders and 12 ounces of french fries. >> hhat's art attack. >> wow. >> and get stuff, lettuce,ma es, pickles. >> right. there is some sauce on there. >> anyone who can eat all of that and the ten-inch wideun that it comes in in less than an hour will get aye jery and recognition on the video boardf they're taken in a casket. >> the skins taking on the cardinals on the first week ofe egul

the mamie johnson little league team is from washington, d.c.rco morgan met the team at the regionals in bristol, connecticut. >> reporter: when everyone raced onto the field to celebrate m e mamie johnson's win, the team knew they had done something special. >> what's it like making history? >> amazing, making history is like a once-in-a-lifetime authentic. >> they came from behind to defeat the capitol hill league. they became the first majority black league team setting them on the path toward the little league world series. their win was so meaningful that when it came time to raise murn for the 330-mile trip, vary very poernt they beat were among those who donated funds. >> what does that mean to see so many people coming out and cheering you guys on? >> that they care about us, that they appreciate us. >> just four years ago, the mamie johnson little league team didn't exist and some of the members had never played baseball. >> were you interested in playing baseball before the league arrived? >> no. >> in 2015 the league teemed up with th

mamie johnson little league team. the team played new york and lost 10-2. but they will have a chance to redeem themselves when they play agn tomorrow. the team is the first ever predominantly black little league team to advance to th regionals from around here. now, win or lose, our local sports teams have rallied around these fokids, s. last week, the baltimore orioles outfileder adam jones donated $8500 to fund t team's trip to bristol, connecticut. and max scherzer. and juan sotos, and anthony r rondon, all wt to wish the luck. they know that everybody is rooting for them. >> they want to be major league players one day. >> they probably have big dreams. but like stay look at this guy, the boy came to the game in full umpire gear. he cal dpitches. and he did a pretty good job, too. >> srting early, right? >> i love it. you got to play the part. >>> we're looking at 4:37. coming up, a touching reunion to start off your monday a dog missing for more than a year found.at >>> vacn has turned rescuers, incredible video of strangers coming together to know wh

over forstoric run is the mamie johnson little league team from d.c. >> the first predominant lit african-american team to advance to the mid-atlantic regnal is w coming home. we've told you about this d.c. they took on a team from berlin, maryland. a good start scoring five runsi in the fst inning. but they could t holdon. maryland wins 18-7. their season might be over but the mamie t johnsonm definitely did the district proud. y to go, guys. >> only f league team our area is a win away from williamsport. loudoun south little league teat be a team from alabama tonight, 9-6 and move onto the southeastern finals tomorrow against peachtree city, georgia. if they win, they'll head to the little league world series in williamsport, pennsylvania. >> forget the nates and b tonight. this is big stuff right here. >> and no rain on those games either from the looks of it, doug. >> apparently i had to get my more.racticing >> williamsport. >> he's not there. >> there's still time. >> absolutely. rain there. we saw rain come through around 4:00 or 5:00. it was coming uddown. >> >> your office, her office is

i'm daniel with mamie johnson lit league.s this my team behind me practicing. we're exciting for the little league regionals. we're going to bristol, connecticut. >> youure are. look how cute they are. their first game will be sunday when they goead to head with the team. >> for it. we're rooting for them. >> congratulations. beating out that to seated team was big. >>> an incredible day for nats fans. bryce harper is still here in washington. we celebrated with an epic win. >> left on the run. game ov. >> yes, you're reading that correctly. the nats sweep the new york mets 25-4. a game the fans will remember for yrs to come this was the highest scoring game in franchise history. >>> the play of the game may have to go to fan. >> second baseman daniel murphy slammed a home run. this fan whether i happipped ou and made the tcca a nice souvenir. a nht she will never forget. she will never forget this moment. >> she shouldn't. >> did you see the guy pretend he was going to throw it back? she was like no. that was funny. >>> at least they got the game in yesterday.

s mamie johnson little league team, the hometown boys are coming they lost 18-7 to a tm from berlin, maryland. the season may be over but these little a stars made us so very proud. they're the first predominantly african-american tea to advance to the mid-atlantic regionals. they are still stars in our eyes. >>> one team from our area is keeping their world series dreams alive. theouth little league team defeated a team from alabama yesterday. today they move on to the southeastern finals against team from georgia. if they win, they're off to the world series. we have champions all around. >> congrats to those kids. pretty cool. >>> it's not school outside. with the humidity, with the heat. will will feel to 100 degrees this afternoon. you can see the haziness. showing mostly clear skies. ur weather questions strong storms today. mainly through the afternoon. then as we head into the evening, we could have rain right taaround the d.c. area at 7:00. that nats game may be delayed. i don't think it will be postponed. if these storms stick arounds ther chance, a lot of people have been

. >> i'm daniel marshall with the mamie johnson little league and this is my team behind me. we're excited for the little league regionals and we're going to istol, connecticut. >> that's where marshall and his 11 teammates are headed in just days for the regional tournament is sunday. >> fher games away from world series. >> we're such a young team. only been around for about four years here, but tse young men have worked so hard to to this level of baseball. >> and they beat out the top seeded capity team to advance. >> first gamen the next tournament is a match up with island, newom staten york. in the district, news 4. >>> last week, mame johnson became the first all african-american team to win's 12 and under championship. >> they play theirndirst game on . good luck, guys. >>> we will have a final check on the forecast in just a moment. >> join us for the ellen show at 3:00 then the ne at 4:00. > tesla will add old school atari games. musk say he's hoping to include classic titles. the driving controls for pole positien appy would be linked to vehicle's actual steering

. >>> we are crossing our fingers now for dc's mamie johnson little league team. >> the team had a tough to the little league mid atlanticg real tournament over the weekend. the kids played new york eesterday a they lost 10-2. but they will hav a chance to redeem themselves when they play again thtomorrow. e team is the first ever predominantly african-american little league team to advance to the regionals. win or lose, though, our sports teams have rallied around these youngsters. last week, ada jones donated $8500 to fund the team trip to bristto br connecticut. max scherzer and his wife donated gear. other players all went to wish the team good luck before they left for the tournament. are wishing them well. >>> these players probably hope to b major league players one day. >> look at this young guy. he isefinitely eyeing a career behind the plate. that boy you see there t went the little league game in full umpire gear yesterday. he called pitches, kept track with his pitch counter, too. did a pretty good job, as we understand. never too young to get started, right? >> he's hired. >

s mamie johnson team. >> we're proud of both teams. >> they did so well. >>> every year hundreds of thsandsdren travel on planes without an adult. >> and each airline has its own guidelines about how it keeps children safe from point a to >> but you may be surprised to hear there are no federal regulations regarng unaccompanied minors. nbc's blake mccoy reports on ona ly's terrifying ordeal after the flight carrying their children was divted. >> reporter: it would be a nightmare for any parent. 9-year-old carter gray and his 7-year-old sist, etta, traveling as unaccompanied minors on a frontier airline flight chaperoned by an employee. but the planend the kids never show up at their final destination. as this actual tracking map from flightaware.com shows, frontier 1756 took off from des moines heading to orlando at 7:25 p.m. expected arrival,6 10 p.m. but severe storms force it to circle the airport f an hour before diverting to atlanta. arriving at the gate there at 12:12 a. rter and etta's parents say they knew the plane landedn atlanta, not from the airline but from apps. >> it was almo

w >>>re crossing our fingers for mamie johnson's little league team. >> the team had a rough start, theyyed new york yesterday and lost 10-2. buo they d have a chance to redeem themselves when they play tomoow. the team is the first predominantly black team to regionalto the win or lose, the local sports teams have rallied aund the kids from d.c. the baltimore orioles outfielder adam jones donating 8500 max scherzer and his wife donated some gear for the team. nats player stephen strasburg and all wishing them luck because they're feeling the love and hopefully do well tomorrow. >> good luck. >>> 5:56. still ahead on "news4 today," we're continuing to follow that breaking ns in fairfax county. two childrenhot in an apartment in mclean overnight. one has died. we're learning new detail it's about the woman until custody. >>> continuing coverage on devastating news out of indonesia. an earquake has struck killing nearly 100 people. scue and search operations are under way right now. >> announcer:4 "neday" begins with breaking news. >>> that breaking news, a late night shooting at a fairfax

s mamie johnson little league team has their eyespr on e, trying to make it to the world series.oung team is traveling to bristol, connecticut, for the regional tournament. >> they are the first eam to winn-american the 12 and under championship. the first game is on sunday. and ty're four games away from the world series. >> wishing them the best of luck. so awesome. >>> apple is cruisjog towards a milestone. it could be the first u.s. traded company worth $1 trillion. after a stro third quarterly report, the tech giant's shares are to make the biggest earning in a year and a half. gher priced iphones is behind that surge in earning. the average cost of an iphone is up 20%. >>> it's 6:56. four things to know, an overnight fire destroyed al's country kitchen on main street in upper marlboro. the fire spread to other businesses. three people inside t building when the fire broke out, managed to make it out safely. the roads in that area will be closed for several hours as fire cre s investigate the cause. >>> trump's callso end for the russia probe were his opinion, not an order.

. >> or a week 12 kids will neve >> we're talking about the mamie johnson little league team.c. championship. today they got to meet the nats. >> so exciting. e pros wished the little leaguers luck on their quest to make it to the little league s. world ser the team of 12 and 13-year-olds is traveling to the regionalur ment in bristol, connecticut. their next challenge comes on sunday when they face a team from staten island. they have got a lot of fans in is newsroom. >> you know that's right. good luck, guys. >>> brookstone announced it's going to close of it stores located in mallscross the country. today the retailer filed for chapter 11 btcy protection. it blames less foot traffic in the malls. brookstone plans to continue operating its stores at airports, online and wholesale operations with hoes t sell them. the company last filed for bankruptcy protection ino 14. >> yeah, of course, the airport is a perfect place to go buy a drone. exactly what you want to buy at abrookstone. >> or something else that you really don't know but looks hecool. >> all stuff looks cool to b