. >> news4's megan mcgrath is live at prince george's county police headquarters. megan, what do we know about the victim right now? >> reporter: well, he was the father of an ld11-month son and also getting ready to move to china to play basketball. the 23-year-old lamontdair jr.'s future was cut short by a gunman on wednesday afteoon. was right around 4:00. broad daylight. children were out and about i playin the street. adair was headed to a trainssg n that's when he was shot to death on grieg street. police are looking for help for locating that aispect. lived with his mother and was moving overseas next month. his mom spoke to news4 and she said she's absolutely heartbroke >> i've got void in my heart because my son is not here. no longer here. >> reporter: still no word at this point on a potential motive this case. and as i said, the suspect is still at large. so, police are looking for anyone with information to contact them. so that they can bring this gunman into custody. back to you. >> all right, megan mcgrath. megan, thank you. >>> some breaking news no

. >> happened last night in landover and megan mcgrath is live at police headquarters with the latest on this. gan? >> well, this all began with a tip that came in to prince george's county police from a confidential informant saying that a man with a gun was selling drugs and terrorizing people in the neighborhood. that according to police. now,pecial operation narcotic divisions along with the emergency services team responded. that's when they located the suspect who was carrying this gun that you see here in this photo b surrounde police tape there on the grass. that was found on the scene. it was a unormed member of the emergency services team that approached the uspect on sheriff road. he police say the man, though, about 25 yards before beingo sted by that officer. there was a struggle. ppe police chief stawinski describes what ed next. >> observed that individual with a handgun and that individual reached for the hand tn. thied to prevent him from accessing it and pointing it at them. n thaprocess, one of the officers perceived it to be a direct threat >> that prince george's

just a few weeks the tax-free holiday weekend, megan mcgrath is live in old town alendria with more megangood morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. yeah. it's hard toelieve that we're talking about getting the kids ready to go back to school. but it that time of year. a lot of retailers are offering les. you loohind me at the gap outlet, 50% to 70% off here.h even w good sale, getting the kids ready to go back to class can be very, ver expensive. new clothes, shoes, backpacks, all the accessories. it really adds up, especially if you have more than o child. virginia, though, is giving parents a break this weekend. starting today, back-to-school items are exempt from sales tax. not everything is exempt here. take a close look. qualifying school supplies need to be $20 or less per item to be clothing or shoes $100 or less per item. you have a $75 shoe, that would be exempt. if they cost $150, you have to pay the sales tax. this gets under way today. and continues through sunday. so, if you've got kids to buy for, now might be an time to do your shopping in virginia. back to you. >> all

news4's megan mcgrath is live at the metro center station to explain the issue and what the union wants de about it. megan. >>> meanwhile, we'll geto megan later in the broadcast. meanwhile, we're getting our first loo at the preliminary price tag for securing the white supremacist rally and oth demonstrations. d.c. police spent an estimated $2.5 million to keep the peace on suay. other city agencies spent an additional $100,000.at th according to preliminary figures the mayor's office provided to our news partners at wtop city officials say they plan to seek reimbursement through a federal fund set b upcongress. >>> the next time there's a demonstration at the national hall dm the fees.s could get the nationalce park ser already has fees. >>> some news o cut colorado. on the disappearance of a pregnant woman and her two young daughters. chris lawrence on that. chri >> aaron, the woman's husband and the father of those two little girls is now in custody. police, they may be working on recovering their bodies. sh shanann watts is pregnant. officers took her husband chris watts into custo

. >> megan mcgrath live at police headquarters with more on what we knowbout this. good morning. >> are you there? >> having t someuble with megan's live shot. there we go. bring us up to speed here. >> sure. this started with a tip from a confidential informant. the report a man with a gun selling drugs and, quote,r tizing people in the community. that according to police. now, special operations, as well as the narcotics division responded with the emergency seteices m. they located the suspect who police say wasarrying this g that you see in this video here. now, it was a uniformed member of the services team that approached the suspect on sheriff road about 9:15 last night. police say the man then ranou 25 yards before weeg stopped by the officer. there was a struggle and polibe chief descwhat happened next. >> emergency services team officers is very important. oerve that individual with a handgun and that individual, by the aeblth of tho , pointing it at them and one of the owoicers believed a threat to himself and the other officer. >> now, p ice sayat that of

megan mcgrath has more on toy's tribute to the man known as the maverick. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. p members of tlic will be able to pay their respects to john mccain during a publicvi tation. if you look at first street along the u.s. capitol, they have blocked off of the road and have metal fencing set up. in a matter of hours, we expect to see crowds form a line behind the fences. mou mourners will be able to file past mccain's casket in the rotunda. thousands of people turned out on wednesday in arizona. they came to theta arizona apitol to pay their final ropt respects. mccain's body will be brought here later this morning. his colleagues and other guests will atten an arrival ceremony. at 1:00, that's when the public visitation will begin. it goesil u:00 tonight. those who will come and pay line up at the visitors center at first street. look at the map. we have roads inplace. first street and east capitol streets are closed railro ed al. on saturday, the formal funeral service will be held at ton na cathedral, by invitation only

megan mcgrath is live with more on today's tribute events. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. r a matter of hours, sena john mccain will lie in state under the rotunda. his bodyas brought by military transport. take a look. he landed last night at joint base andrews. in a few hours, he will be brought to the u.s. capitol and placed under the rotunda. colleagues and invited guest will attend a private arrival ceremony. vice president mike pence will speak dung the arrival remony. at 1:00, that's when the public visitation gets under way. if you look live here, you can see what they have down first street. the road is closed and the fencing is lined up. they are expecting a large crowd. you're going to come to the visitors center at first street to line up and go inside to pay your respects. you have to go through travel light. the vitation lasting until 8:00 tonight. people are starting to arrive. they haven't lined up. but people are starting to come to down. we talkean to one a little while ago. he traveled six hours to be here t

backo you. >> megan mcgrath live for us this morning. megan, thank you. > be on alert. d.c.olice say a fake uber driver is robbing riders. investigators say this is surveillance video of the suspect and his female accomplice. they s on saturdayorning a victim called an uber and went up.o a car that pulled the driver forced the victim at gun point to withdraw money from several different atms. poli believe thean and women are expected to the three different robries and kidnappings. most of the crimes happened along the busy stree corridor. >>> it is 6:35. other top stories. an update for the search for two me killed of killing a team in hyattsville. they're wanted for the murder of 16ear-old kevin wilson jr. wilson was found dead in a parking lot off of new hampshire avenue on tuesday. >>> another virginia hild is dead after being left in a hot car. this time is happened in goochland county about ten miles from richmond. the victim was 17 months old. his fimher left in the car and went to work thinking he dropped him off at day. ca the boy was discovered in the business park

. >>> a woman and a 4-year-old girl are recovering after a terrifying situatio >> megan mcgrath is liven northwest d.c. whe this all happened. it's not far away from the girl's school she was attending. megan? >> reporter: that's right. she was just making her way home for the day, when all of this happened. a very scary situation here. a scary accident, that serves as a reminder to dvers and pedestrians, that need to beca reful because many of the kids in our region are back in school. look a v theeo here. this accident happened at mckinley and broad branch road. that's down the street from lafayet lafayette, elementary. the woman and girl were struck by m aro bus. it happened as the school let out yesterday afternoon. the young woman was pinned under the bus for a time. the injuries are serious, we're told. they are expected to be okay. who was at fault? all of that is being investigated. but again, it serves as a reminder that everyone needs to be careful, that jurisdictions are back in school. we are getting advice from the experts. if y have younghildren that walk to school, one th

. >> megan mcgrath live for us. megan, thank you. >>> it's 5:06 now. and w meanwhilre getting our first look at the preliminary price tag for securing thed ray anher demonstrations. d.c. police spent an estimated $2.5 million to keep the peace on sunday. other city agencies spent an additional $100,000. that's according to preliminary figu the mayor's office provided to ours partners at wtop. city officials say they plan to seek reimbursement through a fund set aside by congress. >>> and theex time there's a rally on the national mall demonstrators could get stuck with the bill. that money would help recover some administrative costs. the national park service already charges fees for parades d other ceremonies. >>> some breaking news on the arrest of the disappearce of a pregnant woman and two young daughters. chris lawree at the liv desk. >> yeah, aaron, the woman's husband and father ofhose two little girls is now in custody. shannon watzas 15th weeks' pregnant, she and her two daughters have been the subject of an intense searc since they went miss

and megan mcgrath is live on the scene. >> megan, what do we know at this point?well, you c that everything is closed down. this is georgia avenue right behind me here. andes a deadly pian accident. it happened after 4:00 in the moing. the conditions were dark. theisibility was not great. the pedestrian wase just befor reedie drive. the driver of the week stayed on the scene. the striking car on the other side of the intersection. in tms of what the pedestrian trying to was he cross the street? we don't have that kind of detail at this point.ey thave everything in the area clos that will be the case at some time. if yourive through the area, you need to come up with anoth solution, another workarou. and with more on that part of the story, we're going to melissa. >> again, veirs mill road is your best bet. this will be closed for some time. ie drive venue at re is where this happened. take a look, what's closed.a, geornorthbound, southbound, shut down between university and veirs mill. in rockville, southbound 270, at 370 a block by the crash there. had the earlie

megan mcgrath is live with details on this. megan? >> reporter: well, good morning, guys.t's right, thel union wil be holding a rally here in aittle ss than an hour. it's going to happen here at the metro center station at 12t and g. we are seeing a small police presence in the area, nothing major, but we are seeing officers in the are preparing. metro's largest union is calling for the firing of general manager paul wedeford over the handling of the white supremacists as they ud the metro system last weekend to attend that rally. take a look at the video here. kessler andr, jason his followers, were escorted onto a rear metro car marked special. offirs rode on thear and walked the group to the metro station as they made their way to the rally. the union that represents rail and bus workers say that consnttuted special treatme for the white nationalists and that metro said that there would be no designated trains for the group. you know union leaders also said african-american rail operators were not told they would be transptinghe t group. wedefeld has defended it saying

megan mcgrath is outside of tucker elementary school, where te new superintends expected to greet kids this trning. megan, good mornin you. >> reporter: good morning, guys. a lot of us are still in tion mode. but for students at samuel tucker elementary, they're headed bacs to class t morning. tucker runs on a modified school calear. the students have two week-long breaks that happen in the spring and the fall. and the students can take vacation then or participate in programs. they will be greet by a new superintendent. dr. hitchings is a product of alexandria schools himself. he's been a teacher and a principal. now, classes here at tuckergi be at 8:00 this morning. we're starting to see tivity. a couple of staff members inside of the school. for other schools that run on the traditionalar cale they don't start today. those kids have a longer break. they will be going back on h.ptember 4t tucker elementary, back to close today. back to you. .> megan mcgrath live for us in alexandria, thank you. >>> we want to remind you, as you start your back-to-school shopping, if you pick up other

megan mcgrath will bring you a live report from the scene in 30 minutes. >>> police are implementing tight security measures and warning people tha violenc will not be tolerated at the unite the right rally and the otests that come with it. police are determined toav d scenes like this. one woman wasit by a car and died. at yesterday's safety briefing here in the district, the mayor sent a mesage to the protesters on both sides. >> on nosunday, we k that we have people coming to our city for the sole purpose of spewing hate. we, the people of washington, d.c., say unequivocally that we denounce hate. >> r d.c. police chief pesem said no guns at any of the rally or protests that includes people who have a permit to carry a gun in the district. a lot more information on the rally yincluding everythingou need to know about road closures. >>> we're learningore about the moments leading up to a deadlyid road rage it in wood ridge. a pickup truck and sedan and the driver had a dispute at a red light the pickup truck drivernd left his carconfronted the sedan driver. the driver of thesedan c

news4's megan mcgrath is out there at reagannaonal airport this morning with a look at what into expectas we head that labor day holiday weekend. hey there, megan. >> reporter: hey there, yeah, a lot of people leaving most people actually are going to be getting out of town by car, but ware also expecting to see an increase in air travel thisyear. but no matter how you're getting to your destination, you're out there this weekend.compa your best bet is to either leave early or leave late. a busy weekend at the nation's airports as 16.5 million take to the skies for the holiday. that's a nearly 4% jum in air travel. for this couple and their dog, leaving on thursday has helped them beat the crowds. come early on thursday and beat the friday rush. >> we're coming back on a tueay so hopefullyit's just as nice. >> you really did schedule it. >> we planned around, a day in advance, a day past, free and rtear. >> reer: while air travel is up, most people will be hitti the highways.ex ect congestion on all major roads. in maryland, operation beltway blitz will be in full swing. they'll be conc

. >> we go to megan mcgrath. what's going o behind you? >> reporter: the crash has been clearepo at this t. but the problem is the traffic signal. i'm going to get out of the way so you can look for yourself. when the car went off the roadway, it loo like it hit the mechanical box that controls the signal here. the sigl is completely dark here. what they've done, is the put up stop signs. it's a four-way stop. su suitland paray is a major commuter route. these drivers have to come to a complete stop here at the stop sign. there's a utility crew here at they're trying to get the signal back on. at the moment, when you heading out,or fhat matter, you have to come to a stop at this intersection here with stanton road. right now, a slight delay, as people roll up on the intersection. if it takes a while for them to fix this problem, we'll start to see tie-ups in the area as the lume begins to build. >>> new detail on a pedestrian killed. a man in 60s was hit by a car in laurel. >> chopper 4 was over the intersection. the drir stayed on the sce

news 4's megan mcgrath has more. >> reporter: in august many students are inn vacat mode but not ther elementary in alexandria. irday is actually their f day of school. >> good morning. >> reporter: no, your eyes aren't deceiving you. those are bchooluses full of kids. it may be the beginning of august, but for students at samuel tucker elementary in alexandria it is also the beginning of the school year. >> i feel excited to see my friends again. > i like school because i like to learn in math and we do lots hand lots of work. >> reporter: tucker elementary runs on a modified school calendar. instead of one long summer break students have two two-week breaks in fall and sprin a shorter summer recess. the kids can take time off or participate in intercession programs and continue the learning. >> we start a month before our traditional calendar colleagues. it provides opportunity for our students to not participate in that summer learning loss, so it's aig advantage for kids. >> what do you like about at >> because they get to teach you something over like spring break and stuff and

news 4 megan mcgrath will have an update. >>> an update now to a shooting at a fredericksburg mcdonald's. the victim has died. fletcher was gunned down wednesday afternoon. an anthony ellis shot her and ran away from the officer. he shot and killed >>> a woman is fighting for her life this morning after making a desperate escape from her boyfriend. he shot her yesterday in waldorf right in front of her child. that woman escaped and ran to a neighbor's home. athe boyfriend was found stairwell of an apartment building. >>> police are implementing tight security measures and we are telling people that violence will not be tolerated in the strict. police are determined to avoid scenes like this one from charlottesville a yearago. that rally turnedvi olent. one woman was run over by a car here in the district roads will be blocked t off andse attending the rally will be separated from people protesting their message. a direct message to those heading to any of the rallies. >> even if you a permit to carry a firearm in the district of coc colomb colombia. >> d.c. mayor said in g sterday's safe

news 4's megan mcgrath is outside of cameron elementary school.4xpsituation.oksn rm> megan, thank you. >>> 6:33. here's our other top stories this morning. the child molestation "y'hr(t&h% against a dit teacher couldt( go to a juryfá today. timothy threlkeld is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a middle school student. he said he never touched the teen. >>> a third person h

. >> megan mcgrath is live in northwest d.c. where this happened. s not far from little girl's school, right, megan? >> rorter: that's right. the elementary school down street. she was headed home after the end of classes for the day. a scary situation that serves as a reminder that pedestrians and drivers need to be extrafu carel. many of the kids in our regione have gon back to class. take a loo at this video. this happened at theti inters of mckinley and broad branch road in northwest. this is just down the street om lafayette elementary school. the girl and woman were struck by the metro bus. the young woman was under the bus for a time. e 4-year-old was also hurt. the injuries, we're told, are serious, but both are expected to be okay. who is at fault? all of that is under investigation. we don't know yet. but it serves as a reminder that everyone needs to obey the rules of the road. weomalked with experts. so many kids going to and from class this time of year, what should people do to keep their kids safe? one thing weheard, was people may wan

. >> let's get right onews4's megan mcgrath live in northwest with what is planned. megan? d morning.r: well, g in about an hour, the mayor and representatives from several fferent law enforcement agencies will be gathering here in northwest. they're going to be participatin in a round table discussion with community and faith leaders. they'rekioing to be t about exactly what's being done, how they are preparing for thee unrprotests.ally and all is quiet around house at the moment, but sunday will bring a potentially volatile mix for the unite the right rally and coterprotesters. vernment agencies are coordinating to make sure that the violence that erupted in charlottesville a year ago doesn't happen here in d.c. the mayor,hief of police, chief of the park police, homeland security and other agencies are all sitting down at noon today to finalize plans. metropolitan police chief says lessons have been learned in the wake of the charlottesville molence. >> tn criticisms of what happened in charlottesville, one wa a failure to coordinate with other law enforcement agencies.

. >> megan mcgrath has what the police have learned. >> reporter: well, the search is on here. if you take a look hebd mbehinds eou canee all the activity. we have polic officers as well asadets from the police officer aseing in the arch. and quite a few people have beee talking to t officers looking at the picturesrying to provide information. now, they are looking for a missing 7 month old nehemiah ha ha hann rd. he was last seen monday when his mother gave him to nettina thomas. and thomas has not yet returned the baby. so the search is on. police have spent t morni handing outnd flyers a asking residents if they have seen either the baby or thomas. nehemiah's mother cald police wednesday night right about 10:45 wednesday night because she was worried since thomas had not yet returned the baby. >> it is our understanding that the mother and the person who she turned the child over to would take care of the child anl she return the child by a set time provided by the mother. that had n happened. and so now we're worried and would leak the child returned. >> reporter: and take

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