so is megan fitzgerald. >> reporter: this happened around 10:00 this evening.ll us one of their officers fired a shot behind us here and struck the suspect who was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. you can see a heavy police presence here on shady glenn terrace and capital heights. police have expanded the perimeter as they continue this investigation. right now, they're telling us they're trying to determine why the officer fired he is shot and what exactly happened here. but evidence placards are out here. police officers are be out here investigating for several more hours. we will continue to update you on the latest on our nbc washington app. megan fitzgerald, news4. >>> a lot of people are talking about what donald trump said tonight, but this time it's because the gop presidential nominee a admission. >> trump expressed regret for the pain some of his statements may have caused. as steve handlesman reports tonight, it came at one of the first rallies since another trump campaign shakeup. donald trump came across transformed in cha

reporting in montgomery county, megan fitzgerald, news 4. >>> star power at a pipeline protest. activist susan sarandon joined protest protesters. the group says native americans are in a standoff with a entering the construction site in north dakota. they say the piped line will threaten water sflupplies and r through burial grounds. the company behind the pipeline says it has all the proper permits and the project will allow crude oil to travel quickly and safely. north dakota to illinois. >>> we had some great weather out there today. we will continue to have some nice weather as we go through the weekend. doug and i have been looking at that forecast and looking at things heating up as we continue into this weekend. unfortunately. all right. it's comfortable out there as we continue through the afternoon. you know, this evening, no worries out there whatsoever. it's going to be beautiful as we go through this evening and into the overnight. current temperatures right now, 834 in d.c. 86 in frederick. 85 in fredericksburg clear skies. great night if you're headed out to nats

i'm david culver. >> megan fitzgerald. day two of the latest heat wave. tom kierein is standing by to let us know when the heat is going to stop. >> summer does not want to release its grip on us. we are going to continue with another hot day today. fairly pleasant now. we've got a mostly clear sky. there is the view from our storm team 4 city camera, showing a sunrise underway. sun will be coming up at 6:33. wispy, high clouds drifting over the metro area. it is a quiet and tranquil saturday morning. the temperatures are mild and muggy. we're hovering in the 70s about everywhere. by 10:00, it'll be getting hot. we'll be in the mid 80s and have lots of sunshine. by 2:00, you're going to notice, it'll be rather humid. not the humidity we've seen the last several days. low 90s by then. mid 90s around 4:00. the upper 80s by 6:00 and sunshine. 10:00, low 80s and a clear sky. next chance for storms is coming up this half hour. >> thank you, tom. little heat for the first day of school. >>> in montgomery county, it's on monday. you can expect new measures to be

news 4's megan fitzgerald shares their family's story of unbearable loss. >> reporter: it's the rhythmower music have to soothe broken souls. this song and a few others are what eric jimenez says gives him strength. today, he got closure. >> agusto jim castione. >> his father and stepmother's remains were identified after their apartment building exploded. >> everything was burnt. >> reporter: everything burnt except the memories. he remembers his parents as beautiful people who worked for everything they owned. >> working hard to try for a better life. >> reporter: hard work that jean and her sister maria can attest to. they started cleaning their homes. >> the sweetest people. >> reporter: their english may not have been the best but maria communicated through love and kindness. eric says his father spoke through music. agusto taught his son how to play the guitar and often songs he composed, like this one. >> inspiration is inside of you. >> reporter: eric may not have anything left of his parents' belongings, but says their loving spirit will forever live on. >> megan fitzgerald re

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news4's megan fitzgerald shares their family's story of unbearable loss. >> reporter: it's the rhythmand power music can have to soothe broken souls. this song and a few others are what eric jimenez says gives him strength. today, he got closure. >> agusto jimenez sr. and maria martinez. >> reporter: for the first time in more than a week, the remains of stepmother maria, were identified. >> everything was gone. >> reporter: everything burned except for the memory. he remembers his parents as beautiful people who work fed f everything they own. >> working hard to try to see a better life. >> reporter: hard work that jean and her sister melissa can attest to. maria has been cleaning her family's home for more than two decades. agusto started helping her. >> the sweetest people you can imagine. >> we always were able to communicate. >> reporter: english may not have been the best, but maria communicated through love and kindness. eric says his father spoke through music. agusto taught his son how to play the guitar. often shared with him the music he loved. songs he >> inspiration insid

i'm david culver with megan fitzgerald in for angie. you ready for the heat?t over the cold. >> you said it on facebook live. >> i like the weather heat versus weather of cold. >> it is a heat wave so you have a lot to endure. let's get to tom kierein in the weather center with the latest. >> summer lovers are loving this, as the summer is extending here as we get into early september. hot days here over the next several days. humidity isn't too bad. a nice, blue sky. little haze in the low levels. little bit of humidity this morning. humidity levels have dropped a bit. that's the live view from the tower camera. by noon, it'll be hot, around 90 degrees. heading to the beach or the pool or maybe getting out and getting yard work done, make sure you take

news 4 megan fitzgerald is live this morning with more on the heated meeting with parents. meagan? >> reporter: parents were outrage, especially mom like shamika davis . she says her son managed to wonder from this play ground, make his way to branch avenue where he was eventually found, but she says nothing was ever done about that and that incident was never reported, and part of the reason the federal government took away that head start program because of allege abuse cases like davis 's that were never reported. the only incident they investigated was for a three-year-old who was forced to clean-up his own urine and teachers forcing students to hold objects over their head as punishment. when parents addressed the board for the first time at last night's board meeting, some accused them of criminal wrongdoing. >> the message sent every kay that the board cared, the vice chair, and ceo and any individuals who had full knowledge of that report remain in positions of employment and appointment saying prince george's county's children lives do not report. >>> they will continue to

megan fitzgerald is live on the mall with what spokes can expect today. >> reporter: i can tell you forourists that are in town or the residents that live in the area, they are in store for a good time if they could carve out a little time to come out to the national mall here. so many events planned. 8:00 this morning, the national park service says over a thousand people are going to assemble into a fore making that's going to create the iconic emblem of the arrowhead and that is going to be submitted into the guinness book of world records. also at 7:00 to 8:00 this morning, you can have lattes with lincoln. that's north of the memorial on henry bacon drive. a few fun event for the kids starts at 10:00 whth uniforms and see how they have evolved over the years. there will also be a scavenger hunt. live music tonight, and a beer garden. here's a little bit of the spokesperson had to say. >> we are to protect and take care of the national scenery, the historic objects, but we're also at the same time charged with providing for the enjoyment for the same so to make it available for the

news4's megan fitzgerald is live at that scene for us this morning. megan? >> reporter: montgomery county police just left the scene here. they took down that crime scene tape that was blocking off this home. they tell us they found a 20-year-old man or man in his 20s inside this home who had been shot. right now they're trying to figure out why and who pulled the trigger. it was just before 10:30 on wednesday night when montgomery county police received a 911 call. investigators say when they arrived to this home on sandy spring road, they found a man in his 20s who had been shot. he died shortly after. police stayed on scene for hours, collecting evidence and clues well into wednesday morning while neighbors >> very nice area. i never see before. >> reporter: investigators say more than one person was inside when shots were fired and they believe the victim knew the shooter. but so far, a suspect has not been identified. >> i was so shocked. >> reporter: now, police tell us they have been speaking with the people who were inside this home here, but they ar

that's where we find megan fitzgerald live where they just did something record breaking. tell me about it. >> reporter: they did. i can tell you that's probably the biggest highlight of the morning. there was over 1200 people that gathered here on the national mall and they got in formation to create the national park service emblem of the arrowhead. a lot of folks got here bright and early and they say they will continue to celebrate well into the weekend. it was a busy morning here on the national mall. >> wristband. >> reporter: wristbands were in high to where the logo is. >> reporter: the wristbands are color coded for a reason. >> this is one of the green umbrellas. >> reporter: participants will be strategically positioned on the national mall for a historic reason. >> we're going to attempt to create the world's largest national park service emblem, the arrowhead. >> reporter: if you hadn't noticed, it's a celebration out here. >> the weather cooperated, so it's a fabulous day and wonderful opportunity to celebrate all the good things that the park service does. >

megan fitzgerald is live in bethesda with more on what you good morning. >> reporter: good morning.actly. the big concern now is the spread of the west nile virus. they have tested positive of several mosquitos for this virus in both prince george's and montgomery counties. one confirmed case we're told so far has been found in western maryland. but mosquitos in both counties have tested positive as we have already said for west nile virus. crews are out spraying and the footage you are looking at is crews spraying in gaithersburg and kensington. health officials say there are a few thing you can do. you can clean rain gutters so water can flow freely, turnover weigheding pools, replace water twice a week. get rid of standing water so bugs don't have the potential to breathe. official also say an important thing to remember is to spray yourself with insect repellant. a lot of time will tell you it gets west night specifically on the bottle and wear long clothing to try and protect against getting bitten. >> this morning, the man police say harassed and stalked ms. maryland is in jai

i'm megan fitzgerald. shooting overnight leaving two men dead.olice taped off the crime scene on 34th street after 11:30 last night. investigators are looking for the suspects. >>> it was a violent commute home for a metro bus rider. a man was stabbed on annapolis road bus line in hyattsville around 8:00 last night. police haven't said what led to the shooting. we do know that metro police have made an arrest. the victim was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. >>> a check on your weather coming up after the break. we'll be back. >>> going to be a hot afternoon for baseball. nationals take on the rockies. first pitch at 1:05. low to mid 90s throughout the game with lots of sunshine. by the last out, down to low 90s. hot day on sunday and monday. all the way to tuesday and wednesday. each day, highs in the 90s. chance of rain or storms will be on wednesday, perhaps in the afternoon and evening. as well as thursday afternoon and evening. thursday, highs may be in the upper 80s. the heat wave likely will be ending then, at least for

news4's megan fitzgerald was there for all the fun. >> reporter: i think it's safe to say that the biggesthlight of the morning was when 1,200-plus people gathered here on the lawn, got information to create the national parks service emblem of the arrowhead. a lot of folks got here bright and early to celebrate and say they'll be celebrating well to the weekend. it was a busy morning here on the national mall. >> >> reporter: and wristbands were in high demand. >> you will get an umbrella and go over there where the logo is. >> reporter: the wristbands are color coded for a reason. >> this is one of the green umbrellas. and we've got four different colors. >> reporter: participants will be strategically positioned on the national mall for a historic reason. >> we're going to attempt to create the world's largest national parks service emblem. that's the arrowhead. >> reporter: if you hadn't noticed, it's a celebration out here. >> the weather cooperated. it's a fabulous day and a wonderful opportunity to celebrate all the good things that the parks service does. >> reporter: the national

. >> reporter: reporting in bowie, megan fitzgerald, news 4. >>> now at 6:00 we'll hear from a residentrtment building exploded into smoke and fire. >> court documents revealing what was said to police about the controversy surrounding four u.s. swimmers. >>> it was their job to minister to teenagers at their church. now two youth group leaders in prince william county accused of having inappropriate relations with teenage girls. >> new includes in a deadly apartment building explosion in silver springs. investigators say natural gas in a meter rom is to blame. >> it's been more than a week and the painstaking task of identifying the seven victims continues. >> reporter: news 4's chris gordon is outside the flower branch apartments talking to one resident who says he smelled gas moments before the building blew up. chris? >> doreen and jim, that resident was taking out the trash here, and he says he not only smelled g b

megan fitzgerald is in here for angie goff. we're going to kick off another half hour of the news with check of the weather. >> hi, tom. >> we've got a beautiful morning under way. if you slept with the window open, you feel a cool breeze coming in. there's some humidity hanging in the air, but not as humid. there's a live view from our storm team 4 tower camera overlooking northeast washington, prince george's county on the horizon. sun rise a couple minutes away at 6:34. we're in the 60s from the mountains all the way to the bay, right on the waters mid 70s and downtown it's in the mid 70s as well. hour-by-hour, through the rest of the day we'll in the lower 80s by 10:00. upper 80s by 2:00, and 6:00 p.m., upper 80s and finally tonight, back down to the low 80s. we need some rain. we'll look at our next chances for rain coming up in the next half hour. >>> it is the last day of summer vacation for thousands of students. tomorrow, school is back in calvert, charles, and montgomery counties in maryland, and loudon, prince willia