it would mostly stay in northern virginia and that's exactly what we had. shower activity in fairfax. the only exception frederick county. they've seen quite a bit in the way of showers today. right along 66 and then back towar towar towards culpepper county, all this continues to move up north. >>> brace yourselves, folks. it's going to be hot, steamy, and uncomfortable in two metro stations for the rest of the summer. the chiller system that usually cools farragut north and dupont circle stations is filled with leaks. adam tuss found temperatures in both stations hovering around 90 degrees. get this. to fix the problem, metro will have to disrupt the commutes of thousands of you. >> connecticut avenue is going to have to be dug out in each direction. >> metro hopes to have a fix in place by next spring just in time for temperatures to rise again. >>> we are working to find out if a man who was taken into custody after a carjacking and a chase is going to face charges. news 4 has exclusive video of the suspect after his arrest in northwest d.c. this starte

our northern virginia bureau chief, julie carey is there live. jewels?reporter: dozens of patrol officers and investigators still on the scene at the centreville townhouse complex after a shooting this afternoon that sent a man to the hospital about life-threat threatenin life-threatening injuries. two men were out here, one shot the other man and then if we can swing back the other way, the victim was left like on cool oak lane. the other man ran into that lower unit there where you see the investigators outside. police made contact with him and he later came out of that unit and sur rendered. you're going to see video of that in just a minute, taken by a neighbor. of course, everyone here alarmed this afternoon when they saw dozens of police officers, their guns drawn behind the townhouse apartment complex. hopefully seeing some of that video right now that a neighbor took. here is how john chapman described the scene early this afternoon. >> we heard gunshots and then we saw all the police coming with the one officer had, like, almost, like, a rifle a

most of northern virginia including fairfax, loudoun, montgomery and frederick counties. panhandle of west virginia, the mountains, upper 60s to around 70 most locations. we are getting some rain around pittsburgh, northern west virginia. that's passing well to the north and to the west this morning. right now, off to a clear start radar wise anyway. don't have rain anywhere in the vicinity. a little bit of sunshine coming and going. by noontime we'll have temperatures into the mid 80s. and quite warm and humid and then peaking in the upper 80s. maybe around 2:00 or 3:00. by 5:00, that's when -- right in the metro area we may have a passing thundershower. sticky humidity today, but it's going to get even worse, oppressive humidity on wednesday and thursday. that's going to be in place along with temperatures in the 80s. a greater chance of an afternoon storm tomorrow and maybe a shower in the morning on thursday or afternoon thundershower. greater chance then too. remaining humid, but less humid on friday and into saturday. highs in the 80s. getting more humid on sunday, b

nicknamed the gray ghost, the cavalry commander left his rangers in central and northern virginia. quick raids disrupted supply lines and communications cured after the war, he became a republican and supported the campaign of ulysses s. grant. this one-hour, 10 minute program was hosted by the bull run civil war roundtable. [applause] >> thank you, mark. good evening, everybody. john singleton mosby was born in 1833 new richmond, virginia. he grew to be of medium height and flight of weight. his spare complexion and delicate features revealed nothing unusual about him. he was frail as a child and spend his time reading and studying books, but rode his horse daily to school. his small stature led to him being picked on by the other kids. mosby never backs down from a fight. at the age of 17, he entered the university of virginia. all studying greek and mathematics, he encountered an incident that would affect him for the rest of his life. in his third year, he encountered a fellow student by the name of george turpin, who had a habit of bullying others and set his sights on young m

that vester flanagan fired 17 shots at the trio before leading the police on the chase into northern virginia and taking his own life. virginia governor terry mcauliffe visit at the roanoke television station today where alison parker and adam ward worked, meeting with friends and families, saying that he plans to introduce gun control legislation. it isor mcauliffe: senseless, and we will do everything we can to keep our community say. yesterday governor mcauliffe said he supported universal background checks for every just in the united states. ews parents in stafford county may have feared in the past few weeks but tonight the school district made it official -- the new high school not be ready on time. the first day of school is being pushed back to september 14, all because the contractor did not meet another deadline. the school system is working on a plan to figure out when the students will make up the time that was lost during what should have been the first week of school. a picture to ignite outside. we are creeping closer to fall. steve rudin is here with a check of the overnight

. >> the shooting sparked a manhunt from roanoke all the way up to northern virginia where the suspect along i-66 in fauquier county. >> nbc's dave wagner is in moneta, virginia, where the ordeal began. >> reporter: it was a violent end to a shocking moment of horror, played out on live tv. two journalists from the cbs affiliate in roanoke, virginia, in the middle of a live interview, shot and killed as viewers watched. this is the broadcast right up to the point of the shooting. the 24-year-old reporter, alison parker, and 27-year-old photographer, adam ward, are dead. the woman being interviewed, seriously wounded. as the photographer fell, his camera captured the killer's image, an early lead that helped police identify the suspect. vester flanagan, a former report here went by the name of bryce williams. flanagan had been fired and filed a complaint of discrimination. >> vester was not a happy man. after many incidents of his anger coming to the fore, we dismissed him. and he did not take that well. >> reporter: according to authorities, flanagan used his own video camera to captur

if you live west of i-95 in through northern virginia, especially northern virginia, you have the bestchance of seeing rain. right now that rain, stafford county, warrenton, fauquier county, back toward rappahannock, culpepper county, you can see a wide scattering of showers, don't expect to get rained on, prepare for it ache tank the umbrella in case, live in fauquier county, prince william county, fauquier, you will see activity the next couple of hours. zoom into that area, heaviest shower north of heartwood, fauquier/stafford county line this shower along i-95 moving to the north. prince william county coming into your area next, manassas, an hour, hour and a half. see all the moisture associated with our storm system moving our way. we have got a better chance of storms during the day tomorrow and the weather risks tomorrow, well, they are not going to be too high. high winds, yeah, a little bit of a risk, not much. we do have a heavy rain risk, i think that's going to be the biggest risk tomorrow, even that one just on the medium side. we are not calling for a severe weather day

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today, veterans in northern virginia are paying tribute a sailor who was killed by terrorists back inrobbery steed ham's brutal torture and murder on board twa flight 847. >> it's been over 30 years but he is always in our mind, always talking about him. i mean, it's never forget. >> you will see what one local church group is doing to remember the fallen sailor while honoring others in the community. northern virginia bureau reporter david culver is working for that story for you ahead at 5:30. >>> a complex wave of out-of-control wildfires in washington state has exploded in size and now, with new mandatory evacuations in place, many towns are starting to empty out. today, the president has declared a state of emergency, freeing up federal help. leanne gregg is in washington where the weather suspect helping the fight. leanne? >> reporter: crews are facing extreme fire conditions, the winds expected to get up to 40 miles an hour and gust and that is pushing flames toward more communities. firefighters in washington state fighting an uphill battle to get a handle on wildfires that ha

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is a minorly: this point but it has only been relatively recently that if you call in northern virginia at you virginiaent northern you can identify where the cia is. they were developed after world war ii. what did we do? david hadley: you have military intelligence agencies. the office of naval intelligence or the bureau of medical intelligence -- army intelligence. they are focused on the tasks that are deemed important for their specific services. they did not talk to one another very well. the state department had something called the black chamber that was actually pretty effective in reading diplomatic mail and intercepting cables. but it gets closed by the secretary of state henry stimson, who says, at least according to the story, the gentlemen do not read each other's mail. during into world war ii there is not a real central organizer of the american intelligence effort. and that is really where the cia gets painted after the war because a lot of people look back at world war ii, especially on pearl harbor, and the lesson is not that we did not have reason to suspect that the

nicknamed the grey ghost, the cavalry commander led rangers in central and northern virginia, alludingthers with click quick grades. camer the war, mosby be a republican and supported grants. [applause] >> thank you, mark. good evening, everybody. john singleton mosby was born in 1833 near richmond, virginia. he grew to be of medium height and spy of way. his fair complexion and delicate features revealed nothing about him. he was frail as a child, and spent his time reading and studying books, but wrote his horse daily to school. his small stature led him to be picked on by other kids, but he never back down from a fight. at the age of 17, he entered the university of virginia. while studying greek in mathematics, he encountered an incident that would affect him for the rest of his life. in his third year, he encountered a fellow student by the name of george turpin, who had a habit of bowling others, and set his sight on mosby. that turpin was looking to eat him up, he picked for histol defense. when he came looking for him, .us mosby shot him he was convicted of the shooting, but he

our northern virginia bureau reporter -- bureau chief, julie carey, a report with how soon mcdonnell could be locked up and what it means for his wife. >> we know when the fourth circuit court of appeals rejected bob mcdonnell's bid for a new trial or exoneration last month, it was silent on whether he should remain free as he pursued his legal challenge to the nation's highest court. but today, the appeals court issued this mandate, saying it's time to report to prison. and that led to this 49-page filing from mcdonnell's legal team asking the supreme court for a continued reprieve from prison. only the high court now stands between former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and prison. his conviction last year on public corruption charges car race 24-month prison term, but he had been granted bond to remain free while he pursues legal challenges. this order issued today by the fourth circuit court of apeels can change that denying his bid for freedom t is a jolt for mcdonnell's friends. >> i've been practicing law for 28 years, i have seen lots of people go to jail but never had a frie

today a northern virginia man was indicted old murder and attempted murder charges.ong suh kim is accused of stabbing a couple who had come to the church in frederick for a religious retreat back in july. the husband died. his wife survived and is still recovering. no word yet on a date for the trial. >>> she says she will spend the rest of her life making this right. a former cheerleader and baltimore socialite was sentenced today for having sex with a 15-year-old boy. and as wbal's jane miller reports, molly stattuck broke down in court today as she apologized for her actions. >> reporter: dressed in a dark suit and surrounded by friends and family, molly stattuck broke down during her sentencing hearing this morning, even getting on her knees in prayer before the hearing started. she pleaded for forgiveness, telling the judge -- stattuck addressed the allegations she met the 15-year-old boy last year through text messages sent by her own son. stattuck's lawyer blamed her involvement with the boy, in part, on being emotionally distraught by the breakup of her up ma

kimberly: now after a short chase, the shooter vester flanagan was caught in northern virginia alongi-66. his car ran off the road in faquier county. north of markham. that is where diane cho is live tonight to pick up our team coverage. diane? diane: well, kimberly, this all came to an end in less than ten minutes. the moment the trooper realized she wasn't far from the suspect's car until the moment troopers say he left the roadway and hit an embankment here along i-66. they say the suspect did not change his behavior at all. once they activated the sirens. except he was driving in the center of the roadway the entire time. in the eastbound direction of i-66. we are told troopers were in front of him and behind him at this point where no other drivers around as they tried to pull the car over. but they say the suspect would not stop. they followed him for less than two miles this morning before it all came to an end near the 17.1 mile marker in faquier county. we are told as soon as one of the troopers entered one of the possible vehicles for the suspect into the license plate read

people in northern virginia oh my gosh, it's the guy from last night. on your wi-fi? yeah, you can try it. hey! i had a really good time last night. yeah, me too. the only thing is that... the only thing is what? what's the only thing? oh my gosh he's married. he's a kleptomaniac. he's a pyromaniac. he's a total maniac. hey! hey! go back to your wife you sociopath! leave slow internet behind. the 100% fiber optics network is here. get out of the past. get fios. tea? now $79.99 a month. go online or call now. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> the university of virginia says its computer network is back online after a cyber attack shut it down for the past two days. federal investigators think the hack originated in china and targeted the e-mail accounts of two uva employees. school officials say they have upgraded internal security regarding further breaches. >>> the ceo of amazon is jeff bezos and he is not happy about an article in the "new york times." in fact, he is defending his company and its culture

and the rest of northern virginia one of the cooler spots. warrenton is at 63 degrees. coming up next, your drive time forecast. we have delays on metro. >> delays on metro. yellow and green line delays between greenbelt and college park. right now, just got word that we are single-tracking there. that's going to of course cause some issues this morning. chopper 4 over 270 southbound at germantown road, 118, looks like the crash is out of the way. that we had earlier this morning. still though a lot of volume headed southbound there as you can see from above. 66 west at the toll road, still have that crash on the shoulder. 95, b.w. parkway, 29 here, everything here nice and green. top of the beltway actually look quite good. no major slowdowns, 66 a little slow inbound through manassas and northbound through dale city.

we are going to start in northern virginia, where a teenager was just sentenced to prison in a terror case. >>> i'm julie carey at the federal courthouse in alexandria. 11 years in prison that is the sentence for a prince william county teenager who pleaded guilty earlier this year to aiding terrorists, in fact, to helping one of his good friends go abroad to join isis fighters. ali amin was a student in manassas at osborn high school when investigators found his twitter account, used to encourage support for the terror group isis. amin helped a fellow schoolmate travel to help isis fighters. amin's attorney hoped for a shorter sentence because of his able and fact he has cooperated fully with investigators. >> i think ali amin has done anything that could ever be expected of him, having committed a terrible crime. >> reporter: on news4 at 5:00, i will have more on ali amin's friend that he took to the airport and sent off to join isis fighters. julie carey, news4. >>> i'm meagan fitzgerald in bethesda, where a retired navy s.e.a.l. was hit and killed this morning. he was riding his b

. >> we have learned a northern virginia native is at the center of a murder mystery in california. he was discovered just after midnight long after the building should have been locked up. it's unclear right now what connection wren has to the building. wren has been living in san jose for the past decade. >> and the first case of the west nile virus. the patient lives in the west baltimore area. in fact, officials will be spraying for mow ski toes tonight. residents are being asked to stay inside tonight starting around 7:30. >> you saw the story as breaking news here. a local officer indicted in a man's murder. new we speak to the victim's father. >> right now there is a lot of concern for rosie o'donnell's daughter. why the tv host is asking for help. why won't the u.s. government let them join the rangers? >>> some heavy downpours once you get towards southern maryland. those have been staying put for quite some time. it has been warm today in mid to upper 80s. maybe still wet as we start to see the showers tapering off. and then we're still going to be teamy as we continue int

bush's visit a moment for healing, a moment for commemoration and a moment of thanks. >>> a northern virginia man is plunge those counting their blessing -- among those counting their blessings tonight after surviving a deadly hurricane. >> after leaving new orleans richmond davis is now enjoying the beauty after the storm. >> reporter: the day the levees broke new orleans was forever changed. >> from churches to mosques to synagogues, americans all across the country today paused to pray for the communities and lives lost to hurricane katrina. >> reporter: nearly 2,000 lives were lost and thousands more turned upside down. >> some things are like seared in your mind, you know, the trash, the smells, you know, just the helplessness that you had. you just was one of many faces that was trying to get out of there. >> reporter: prior to katrina the thought of ever leaving the big easy was never an option for richmond davis, a single father of three at the time. >> new orleans is the only city that lived in your heart. >> reporter: but seeking higher ground for his family, richmond was among the

northern virginia bureau chief julie carey live at rock ridge my ashburn.the change is on a lot of people's minds. julie? >> reporter: some big changes on both end of the school spectrum. for the high schooler, fewer tests will be given this year and for the very littlest student, a record number of kindergartners entered full-day kindergarten classes today, as the district moves to expand the full-day classes. >> who had a nice day at school today? i did. >> reporter: it was a debriefing of sort, the end of the first day of full-day kindergarten. most loudoun county 5-year-olds are enrolled in half-day classes, but this year, added funding means a bump in full-day k, from just 11% last year to more than 30% of the kids enrolled this new school year. >> with that expansion, we are targeting students who will benefit the most from kindergarten. that includes students from low-income families, special needs students and also english language learners. >> reporter: expansion kblusd 70 other families who got slots through a lottery. this mom can't imagine juggl

today the suspect from this incident, the shooting, died at fairfax and nova hospital in northern virginiaa result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. i want to express my condolences to wdbj 7 tv for their loss this morning. we know this has been a very difficult situation to manage professionally and personally, and we sincerely appreciate their cooperation and assistance with the ongoing investigation and our search efforts. we are keeping miss vicky gardner with the smith mount lake regional chamber of comerrs in our thoughts and prayers as she continues to undergo treatment for injuries sustained in the shooting. also want to thank the residents of franklin and bedford counties for their support and vigilance this morning as we conducted our search efforts and response in relations to this incident. the tips and information that came in from our local residents and across the commonwealth have been extremely helpful over the course of the past seven hours. the quick response of this investigation resolution are due to the dedicated and quick efforts of our public safety partners. with

we learned new details about what was found in vester flanagan's car in northern virginia where they him on the side of the road and had a self inflicted gunshot wound. a glock pistol with ammo and six magazines. a briefcase with six license plates and a wig and shawl and a black hat. those indicate he was going to make a get away and put himself in disguise. >> friends and loved ones say simply remembering them is not enough. the boyfriend of alison parker is calling for a substantive conversation about gun control in this country. parker's father says he won't rest until someone in washington stands up to the nra. >> if i have to be the john walsh of gun control -- look, i'm for the second amendment, but there has to be a way to force politicians that are cowards and in the pockets of the nra to come to grips and make sense and have sensible laws. i know the nra's position. i hear it now. if they were carrying, this never would have happened. i got news for you, if alison or adam had been carrying an ak-47 around their waist, it would not have made a difference. they could not have

it's good for people to remember that that flag, the battle flag of the northern virginia was the flagthat was flown by robert e. lee and he surrendered. it started flying again as a response to the civil rights movement in the 1950's. that's what that flag represents. when i was going to school in atlanta, you know, most of the state flag of georgia was the battle flag of northern virginia, and of course, it was flying over the state capital the whole time. my father was teaching in the university of south carolina. i'm glad that people are finally looking at that issue, more or less, although there have been 100-plus proconfederate rallies, i don't know how big scattered on the south. >> and it will continue to be and i don't want anyone to underestimate -- >> i don't think so. >> unbelievable acts of you know, forgiveness. >> cristianity. >> absolutely. >> i know y'all are going to have to fight it out there. [inaudible conversations] >> i've been noting that the texas state board covering textbooks has been recently considering history books in this treatment of slavery. i'm curiou

today, the suspect from this incident, the shooting, died at fairfax innova hospital in northern virginiat of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> authorities right now are not saying how flanagan knew where to find the reporter or photographer, but they did do a live shot an hour earlier, so it's possible, wolf, he saw that and tracked them down at that location. >> what a horrific situation, pamela. thanks very much. it's been an extraordinarily different day for the staff of our affiliate wdbj, two of their beloved co-workers gunned down as viewers watched. >>> i want to take a closer look at this evening newscast, which has just started. >> it all startedar

in northern virginia teenager with ties to isil will spend more than 11 years behind bars, the sentence handed down. prosecutors say he helped another teen travel to syria to join isil and provide other aid to the militant group. the judge said he considered the age and lack of criminal record in his decision. montgomery county leaders expecting -- expressing outrage over supposed to gos -- over swasti,kas showing up in some neighborhoods. a warning that these images may be disturbing. reporter: the entry sign is draped with this orange tarp. somebody decided to spray paint a black swastika. residents called montgomery county 6:00 a.m. yesterday, reporting the hate crime. the police say the suspect or suspects also vandalized two speed cameras along route 108 in olney. a contractor is getting the chemicals needed to scrub off the pain. teenagersa group of spray-painted a gaithersburg synagogue. in that case, security cameras helped identify the teenagers responsible. one is expected to plead guilty next month. this case may be harder to solve because the full lease that's because the po

we also learned details about what was found in vester flanagan's car in northern virginia where they found him on the side of the road after he run off the road and had a self inflicted gunshot wound. authorities tell us in the car they found a glock pistol with ammunition, six glock magazines, a briefcase with three license plates, wig, a shawl, sunglasses and umbrella and a back hlack h. alison and miguel. >> friends and loved ones of the roanoke shooting victims say simply remembering them is not enough. the boyfriend of alison parker is calling for a substantive kop c gun control in the country. >> if i have to be the john walsh of gun control and -- i'm for the second amendment, but there has to be a way to force politicians that are cowards and in the pockets of the nra to come to grips and make sense and have sensible laws so crazy people can't get guns. i know the nra's position. i can hear it now. they will say oh, gee, if they were carrying, this never would have happened. i got news for you. if alison or adam had been carrying an ak-47 strapped around their waist, it would

. >> constantly commuting between richmond and northern virginia, i got to tell, it's a mess. >> reporter: appearing at wtop radio today, governor mcauliffe told nbc4 that virginia was pressed forrism-66 and other transportation improvements. >> we need to do more on metro, we need more rapid bus service, these are the things we are looking at. >> reporter: in the district, david alpert of the greater greater washington website faulted reporting on the study itself, saying the d.c. region is improving, not falling further behind. >> i'm, like, people have been seeing or hearing, traffic on the roads but seems to have said about even the last two years -- stayed even the last two years. >> tom sherwood, news4. >>> gathering new information out of virginia a disgruntled ex-employee ambushed two former co-workers on air killing them, before turning the gun on himself. new reaction from checks, aid amid condolences from across the country. >>> the man who said he wanted to be the next john hinckley. we will tell you what is being done to keep the suspect even further away from the president e

why >>> a legal victory today for a disabled marine from northern virginia.criminal charges were dropped. we told you on friday about mickey triplett, that's his name, he was accused of a crime for painting the picnic table at his woodbridge apartment koch plex. now, julie carey reports the tables may be turned against the people who accused him. >> reporter: six weeks of worry wipe aid way in seconds after mickey triplett entered the courthouse much the disabled vet had been charged with destruction of property for painting an apartment complex picnic table white. today that charge was dismissed, dropped at the request of the commonwealth's attorney. >> today was a glorious day where the law did exceedingly above all that i could imagine and that's -- i think it's because of him. >> reporter: an outraged public took to social media after tripletit's pilot was reported by pot potomac local and news4. on top of the criminal charge the disabled vet had been bounced from his apartment. he told us he painted the table to surprise up the place before a visit from

they life flighted him to a northern virginia hospital where he later died.on to you is now we have these multiple scenes, right, the scene in which they are processing it and looking for weapons and what not and then there's the scene back where the live shot location happens. if you're law enforcement right now, what's happening? >> well, you're slowing down. i mean, the thing about a homicide investigation is that you have to move forward at the same time that you have to preserve the scene because that's where all your evidence is, and then you have to -- and there's going to be more than just the car and the actual homicide scene. they are going to be at his location where he lived, his residency as well. other places he might have gone and where his car is left at the airport where he rented this car. all these different things are a big piece of this puzzle and they are each their own little crime scene, i guess you could say and they point to things like the fact that he parked his $at the airport and rented a rental car about a month ago, that he wan

this includes northern virginia, the nearby suburbs in washington. we need the rain. and not as much on the eastern shore at the beaches. great beach and pool weather for friday, saturday, and sunday. low humidity moving in. temperatures in the mid 80s, just a delightful forecast here for the weekend and into the first part of next week. staying storm free with highs in the 80s and not too humid. back to you. >> tom, thank you. >>> 6:55. they used to say don't leave home without it. these days you can shop from anywhere with your american express card. now you can earn money doing that. landon dowdy joining us more. >> reporter: hey there, good morning. american express is adding a cash-back feature to its prepaid debit cards as it seeks new users beyond the traditional customers. the new serve cards out today give users 1% cash back on purchases. that's the first time that's been offered on a prepaid card. most only offer cash back at certain retailers. the monthly see if $5.95. you have to spend about $600 just to break even. back to you. >> thank you. >>> you will

how far he got before a state trooper managed to stop kimberly: a northern virginia teenager with ties to isil will spend more than 11 years behind bars. that is the sentence handed down to 17-year-old ali shukri amin. prosecutors say he helped another teen travel to syria to join the islamic state and provide other aid to the militant group. the judge said he considered amin's age and lack of criminal record in his decision. scott: minnesota state trooper has got quite a story to tell. and the video to prove it. check this out. he pulled over an 8-year-old boy taking his foster siblings on a joyride. dash cam video show the young driver and his siblings ages 3 and 5 climbing out of the car. the 8-year-old driver cruised -- get this -- 15 miles down the highway from st. paul before pulling in a driveway and hitting the trooper's car before parking. they have been returned to the foster parents who had as you can imagine reported them missing. that is the definition of "joyride" i guess. wow! kimberly: the kids getting out of the back. incredible. time for a check of the traffic situati

mann was a student at the university of mary washington and a native of northern virginia. she was house mates of vander briel here in fredricksburg. back in april police say vander briel and mann got into an argument. he strapped r and strangled her. her other roommates found her body and two hours later police arrested vander briel. her life was short but impactful. she's remembered as a kind and energetic girl with a huge heart. she was an activist and she also volunteered to support victims and survivors of sexual assault. again charges against vander briel will be laid out today in court at 9:00. we'll be there in the courtroom, bring you updates all morning long. live in fredricksburg, i'm nikki burdine, wusa9. >>> the white house is responding to the nation's growing heroin epidemic with a new $5 million program. the new plan comes as heroin use and deaths are spiking across the country. about half the money will be used to pair public health experts with law enforcement agencies. the priority is to get drug users treatment instead of punishment. also different law e

developing story in northern virginia where the search is for a missing teenage swimmer. >>> and the morning team at wdbj goes back on air, what we're learning about the victims and the man who killed them. >>> and cracking down on crime. we're standing by to learn how d.c. mayor muriel bowser plans to put an end to violence in the district. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this thursday. it is august 27, 2015. >> your headlines in a minute. but first a check on things on with chuck bell in your hour by hour forecast. >> good morning, aaron and eun and welcome to your thursday, everybody. off to a delightly cool start this morning. 65 downtown, but 59 in college park. silver spring, 61 reston town center and bristow and bull run. 60 degrees on the nose at dulles international airport. here's what the sky will look like for the day. mostly sunny today. looks like a very nice blue sky kind of an afternoon. temperatures in the 50s and 60s this morning. 79 at lunch time. 82 by the time you're coming home from work

reporter: flanagan fled north on i-81 and then onto i- 66 where a state trooper located him in northern virginia's fauquier county through a license plate reader. such a sad story about these young people losing their lives, young people who were just starting out in this business. now alison parker was interviewing a woman named vicki gardner. she was with the local chamber of commerce. she was wounded and she is in a local hospital recovering from those injuries. reporting live at smith mountain lake i'm peggy fox, back to you. >> well, both adam ward and alison parker were from the roanoke area. we'll have more on their lives in just a minute. >>> state police say they were able to track the alleged shooter up i-81 where it hits i- 66 which is where a trooper started following him. bruce leshan picks up the story from his live location which is just off i-66 near front royal. bruce? >> reporter: yeah, lesli, you know, it was just minutes after troopers started following the troubled reporter that he crashed just the other side of these trees here. >> all right, guys. he's got something in his r

. >>> northern virginia's home to the top high school in the country. "newsweek" released its annual rankings today and for the second year in a row, thomas jefferson finished in the top spot. the fairfax county school was rated number one in college readiness and graduation rate. and what may be surprising with all the fantastic schools in our area, no other schools in virginia, maryland or d.c. made the top 100. now, montgomery county did put five schools in the top 500. you can see the complete list on our nbc washington app. >>> as the kids get ready to go back to school, they may need more than school supplies in those backpacks. if your child will need to take medication at school, here's what you need to know. dr. jackie, a family allergist in gaithersburg have the list. the kids need a form, a simple form, but explain. >> if the form is vague, know this is a doctor's office being given to a health tech. the anxiety comes from parents wanting to have too much input into that form. they are afraid if there's a peanut found in the building, somebod

the prince william county marine is due in court on monday, but northern virginia bureau chief julieey learned the county's top prosecutor is stepping in. >> reporter: this picnic take the -- table the scene of a crime, this veteran, mickey triplet, charged with destruction of property for painting this table behind his apartment. wanted to spruce up the place last month before his daughter and granddaughter came to visit. >> i thought it would be a nation surprise. >> reporter: insecond triplet says the apartment maintenance man was outraged. >> next thing you know, the police is at my door. i said, yes, i help you i'm here to serve you a summon. >> why would you call the police for something like this theresa, when you could have talked to me kind have rectified it could i have done anything you asked me to do but to call the police? >> reporter: today, when we went to ask questions, the picnic table was on the way out. the man hired to remove it said because the treated wood wasn't primed before painting, the table was ruined. >> i believe he should have gotten permission to paint

scully: this is a minor point, but it is only been relatively recently that if you couple in northern virginia, you can identify the -- where the cia is. but on the larger issue of before the cia was developed after world war ii, what did we do? mr. hadley: well, you have military intelligence agencies that are, you know, the office of naval intelligence or the bureau of military intelligence for the army. and they essentially were focused on the tasks that were deemed important for their specific services. they also didn't talk to one another very well. the state department had something called the black chamber that was actually pretty effective in reading diplomatic mail at intercepting cables, but it gets closed by the secretary of state, henry stenson, who says, at least according to the story, that gentleman don't read each other's mail. so going after world war ii, there is not a real central organizer of the american intelligence effort and that is really where the cia gets created after the war because a lot of people looked back at world war ii, and especially on pearl harbor, and th

virginia. only the low 60s, shenandoah valley. western and northern suburbs right in washington, right in the 70s. low to mid 70s around the bay where it's still humid. but the lower humidity is coming your way as well. so we went from uncomfortable humidity to pleasant humidity that'll be in place here for the next seven days. can you stand it? comfortable humidity will be with us for an extended period. afternoon highs will be reaching the mid 80s. beautiful summer day coming up. a bit of a breeze through midday and then it will be gorgeous here. unreal. all the way into next week. maybe a little more humid on monday, but still very pleasant and look what's missing on the storm team 4 seven day outlook, no storms or rain. looks dry for the next seven days. we have light volume, right, melissa? >> light volume. i can't promise good traffic. good weather, but not good traffic. 66 west at the toll road that right lane is still blocked. that should be cleared up out of the way here in a little bit. 95 northbound, you're fine. southbound, right around 23

northern virginia bureau chief, julie carey, there was earlier today as mr.plet had his day in court. >> reporter: since early july, marine veteran mickey triplet has had a criminal charge hanging over his head management at the potomac rim apartment koch plex where he used to live called police when he painted this picnic table white. triplet headed into court today to face a destruction of property charge. but in just seconds, that charge wiped away, dropped at the request of the commonwealth's attorney. >> today was a glorious day where the law did exceeding and above all that i could imagine and that's dish think it's because of him. >> reporter: an out raged public took to social media. the vet had been bounced from his apartment. triplet told us he painted the table to spruce up the place before a visit from his daughter and granddaughter. prosecutor says he got quite a few calls from residents. >> felt sorry for this man, being put upon by the system, so to speak and i had to agree with him. >> reporter: today, the prosecutor bumped triplet's case to t

reporter: a suspected gunman is in custody after shooting himself along the side of a road in northern virginiapolice say vester flanagan allegedly shot and killed a local television news crew during a morning broadcast. the shooting happened live on cbs affiliate wbdj at 6:45 a.m. this is the broadcast right up to the point of the shooting. killed in the shooting were 24-year-old reporter allison parker and 27-year-old photographer adam ward. a third victim who was being interviewed was also shot and is hospitalized. a station tweet shortly after the shooting read, we love you, alison and adam. video shot by the photographer as the camera fell appears to show the suspect. the alleged gunman previously worked at the station, where employees are now shocked and saddened as they try to cope with the tragedy. >> they were special people, and as leo said, they would brighten up a room every morning. >> i cannot tell you how much they were loved, al soon and adam, by the wdbj 7 team. >> reporter: outpouring of grief is being expressed across the state and country as investigators try to determine ho

. >>> someone shooting up buildings in northern virginia.e believe these cases are connected. >>> and should your kid get a trophy just for showing up? a pro athlete launches a national debate about parenting when he takes away his kid's award. >>> and siri to the rescue? >> how this saved one man's life when there was no one around to help. we will be right back. >>> welcome back. we hit 90 on saturday. 94 yesterday on your sunday. today, high temperature of 95 degrees. we have gone up each day. i don't think that will be the case as we head into the day tomorrow though. outside right now it is on the hot side, 93, plenty of sunshine. look that the dew point. any time that gets at or above 70, it is fairly uncomfortable outside. look at the heat index, 99, d.c., 98, leesburg, 97 over toward frederick, maryland. hot, hazy and humid, the three hs in full affect as we make our way out and about on monday. what sells in full effect? storms here toward baltimore. we have had one shower that just developed here, southwestern portions of montgomer

. >>> now at 5:00, northern virginia known for a lot more than just its wineries. have you heard about a battle over breweries there? some say they don't want it in their backyard. >>> call it a sextortion scandal a hacker paid the price for stealing nude photos cash in. tell you how he did it and how he is being punished. >> three teens from a d.c. group home are accused of committing a violent crime in prince george's county. police is two in custody and are looking for a t >>> now at 530, the search is on for a third teenager wanted for a violent carjacking outside a local church. >> they all live that group home and tracee wilkins is showing us how the bold attack is changing the neighborhood. >> reporter: this happened just behind me here and prince george's county police are saying that they want to find this young man and they need your help. police are looking for 18-year-old dimarco green. >> this was a very brazen attack on man in a parking lot. >> reporter: green is accused of assault and carjacking a man in this mt. ranier church parking lot. police arr

looking dry. 4:00 is when we'll hit the high temperature of 89. 6:00 a.m., it's picking up rain in northern virginiawe work through the rest of the morning hours. bringing showers into maryland as well. by noon, plenty of cloudiness once we get into the afternoon hours, the clouds start to thin. we can't rule out an isolated thunderstorm and notice at 9:00, we are dry across the area. mainly clear skies at that point. here's the latest on radar. looking at dry conditions right now. a high temperature on tuesday in the low 90s. going to be hazy, hot and humid for tuesday. there's a chance of some late day showers and thunderstorms mainly from the heat and humidity and a weak front trying to push through. thursday, the chance of showers and storms. high of 92. friday and saturday, temps start to the tumble. but the mugginess sticks around. >> that's all right. we're running ten degrees above average at points this week. >> wow. >>> much more to come here on "news4 today." >> that's right. keep it here for press pass this morning, right after "meet the press." in depth conversations with some of the bi

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we begin with northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg at the scene of the shooting in moneta. what a stunning day there. jeff: absolutely stunning. so much sadness and shock in the community. so many questions in terms of the investigation, where it will go and the questions about why this happened. the area where the shooting aned still remains closed off. this is bridgewater plaza in moneta. you can see the wdbj live truck used in broadcast still parked in the lot at the plaza. the call of shots fired coming in to 911 at 6:43 this morning. alison parker and adam ward both from the area were doing a live interview with a local tourism official when they were shot and killed on live television. the shooter later identified as 41-year-old vester flanagan, a former wdbj employee fired years ago and went by the name bryce williams on air. flanagan fled the scene. at 11:00 they found his gray mustang at the roanoke airport and he was later tracked by authorities in another car on i-81 before finally being located on i-66 in faquier county where authorities tried to pull him over.

reporter: flanagan fled north on i-81 and then onto i- 66 where a state trooper located him in northern virginia fauquier county through a license plate reader. in your view how instrumental were the license plate readers in catching the suspect? >> license plate preceders are a great tool. the state police threw several others throughout the state and it helps. >> reporter: and that is what identified flanagan's vehicle. when a state trooper tried to pull him over, he refused and police say he shot himself right there on i-66. now as far as the other person who was wounded, vicki gardner who is with the local chamber of commerce is in a hospital recovering from her wounds. i'm peggy fox reporting live here at smith mountain lake. >> it could be a long journey for vicki gardner to get better if those wounds are significant. >>> as we found out this evening, vester flanagan had a long troubled job lift at various tv stations. -- history at various tv stations. he was fired from wdbj, but the general manager said there he never thought he'd be capable of something like this. bruce leshan is live w

. >> after being shot by a relative, neighbors told northern virginia bureau chief julia ker rit two men are brothers. one man was shot at a home on cool oak lane in centerville. the other brother is in custody. the victim's two children saw at least some of the shooting. >> i really struggled to recall a day like this. >> walking or moving about 3,000 points in the first 90 minutes of trading. >> this shows you the frailty. >> we could have a year's worth of volatility in an hour. >> a white knuckle day on wall street. and hold on, that may not be done yet. markets are opening china and that could be a sign of things for us to come tomorrow here. >> experts say it is not a reason to panic. we have seen e-mails sent out asking investors not to make any rash decisions. those analysts say 5% to 10% drops in the market can be almost a yearly occurrence. >> very sad news at the desk. indy car driver justin wilson passed away after suffering a head injury on sunday. he was hit in the head by a piece of dehe brie he from this crash. his car went into the wall and wilson had been racing ope

district human resources records revealed by news4 showed two other districts in northern virginia, montgomery, howard, washington counties, for better paychecks. >> i can truly drive 20 minutes in one direction and make $17,000 more? >> yes, you can. >> county officials say a budget crunch has happenered the district over several recent years delaying pay raises. frederick county is now 23rd highest out of 24 in maryland. as home values rise, especially near i-270 and the transit into d.c., the teacher's union says it is the veteran educators bolting. not the newcomers. >> is this hurting academic performance or academic achievement? >> it is. we're not doing for all of our students what we should be doing for all of our students. >> reporter: frederick schools say despite that, s.a.t. is above average and the graduation among the highest. they admit they're fighting an up-hill fight. kids won't be the only ones getting used to a new classroom. >>> frederick county officials tell news4 in recent months, they did bump up the school bucket to boost teacher pay and stop the hemorrhaging but the

today, the suspect died in fairfax, nova hospital in northern virginia as a result of a self-inflibblingted gunshot wound. flanagan sent a lengthy multipage fax to a national news organization in new york about this incident, and our investigators now have a copy of it and it's used in the course of this investigation ill be continuing. laura: cathy clifford has the report. cathy: it was a live morning report. 24-year-old reporter alison parker was interviewing a woman at a shopping center. all of a sudden shots and screams were heard as the two women ducked for cover. the cameraman catched the gunman's face on camera. soon after they announced the two employees had been killed in the attack, and the interviewee was injured. a manhunt began for the suspect, former employee at the station identified as vester flanagan. he'd been fired from the channel two years ago. >> he was sort of looking out for people to say things that he could take offense to. eventually after many incidents of his anger coming to the floor, he -- we dismissed him. and he did not take that well. we had to call the pol