back to you. >> pat collins. thank you, pat. >>> a popular takeout spo in the district seriously damaged when a fire broke out earlier today. >>his was on "o" street in. georgeto we're told the fire started in the kitcn. >> it quickly spread through the duck through the roof and to the english rose garden next door. >> two firefighters were taken to the help. they're eected to be okay, but investigators say the fire appears to be accidental. >>> today is private -- >>> the big race of course is governor.r voters are going to be deciding which democrat will run againsti incumbent repn larry hogan coming up in november. >> there are eight names on the and we saw two candidates out today. bush e baker and we also saw ben jealous who participated in earlyg. vot news 4 chris gordon is live for us in baltimo outside of one of the city's largest polling places and he spoke to voters. we got more on the voter turnout. chris, how is it looking? >> leon, it's a good turnout here today. we're at a church just north of whns h

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pat collins is live outside of the white house with details on this latest attempt. tell us what happened, pat. >> reporter: this is iphonef video a would-be white house fence jumper today as he touched the fence. set influenoff an a lrlarm and approached by police. he yelled out, "shoot me, shoot me". this video taken by a touris he was here when it all went down. >> we were just there taking ctures in front of the white house with tons of other people. some guy came at me kind of from my blind spot and very calmly walked up and lookedd at me said hey, you want see if god's really and hehrew a backpack down right in front of me and he jumped over the three barriers that are there, ran across the street and start climbing t fence in front of the white house. thethat time i turned on voo video and started videotaping him. >> reporter: there was a closure as the cops moved in to capture the suspect, retrieved the ksuspect's backp and made sure there was no threat to the white house. and for tourist jim tr, a washington souvenir he'll not soon forget. >> vhat was ay surr

pat collins hhe story of a woman who says she lost every piecef her identity. we'll show you justpp how this haed. >>> we know that you love to keep up your lawns and your gardens. whent comes to mowers, should you choose gas or electric? we p them to the test for you. >> we've got some cloud cover, guys, tryingo make its way in across our area from a storm system just to the west. l i' you know how it affects the rest of the workweek and when our next >>> all right. it's a new week, folks. that means we have a new forecast. and it's full of a little bit of everything. doug is back from the beach and he joins us i just three minutes with his forecast and your next chance for some rain is coming. >>het is kind of crime where you're often warned about it, but a woman says that even after taking stepsm to keep f becoming a victim, she wound up getting ripped off as she shopped inside whole foods and within minute thieves tried using her stolen credit cards. news 4 pat collins has the story. >> reporter: it staed as a quick shopping trip and then all of a sudden it

his cousinold pat collins they took his designer belt. there is a00 $2 reward for information leading ton arrest. >>> we're learning more about the investigation into a football player's death. he died after a team workout. they have hired walters, inc., to review what led to mcnair's death. the investigation could last up to 90 days. also, all university football eam workouts have been voluntary since mcnair's deathd an will remai so until further notice. >>> now to the other top storieg we're followihis morning, d.c. police trying to track down a suspected rapist hossa takes date back decades. they used dna to create this sketch of what he might look okke. the man they're loing for assaulted women in the '90 s. >>> police say alexander minor told them he was on a mission from god when heaused a security scare on monday.r his fathe says the 29-year-old is a finmer m who, quote, went off the deep end. he's facing federal charges for entering restricted grounds. >> a vote today could raise the price of your daily commute. the air force aut

this latest case hapd today along the south side. >> our pat t collins talked the man who recordedom thets here on his cell phone. or joins us live downtown. pat. >>ter: what a story he has to tell. the ellipse back to normal right now. people over there takingd pictures beh the fence back there playing ball. earlier today, though, a different story. jim trip is a tourist from washington. he was -- this is iphone video of a would-be white house fence jumper as he touched the fence, t off an alarm, and then was approached by police. he yelled out "shoot me, shoot me". this videoaken by jim trip, a tourist from washington state. he was here when it all went down. >> we were just there taking pictures in front of the white house with tons o other people and some guy came at me and just very calmly walked up and looked at me and said hey,o you want see if god's real and he threw a t and i down ati my f kind of looked up. he jumped over the barricade and started climbing the fence. at that time i turned on vothe video and started videotaping him. >> there was an ellipse closure as the cops

pat collins. thank you, pat. >>> an arrest today in connection to a sex assault at ft. hunt park near alexandria. a 20-year-old man was arrested last week eight hours after the alleged crime. officers say dennis resists arrest and injured two officers in the process. he's charged now with sexually assaulting a minor. the fire today at wingo's restaurant was an accident. it startedn the kitchen. duct f carried theme to the roof top. at least one other store is damaged. >>> turning to politics less th b two hours to goore the polls close in maryland. it's primary day and perhaps the most closely watched contest is the race governor. a crowded field of democrats all hoping to win the nomination to challenge republican incumbent larry hogan in novodber. eather for an election day, chris. >> reporter: ver good weather and a good turnout. however, they have a problem because an mda glitch caused 80,000 voters to remain unregistered going into today's primary. now, at this polling place in baltimore, they actually have a separate booth set aside for er unregi voters to cast ba

his husband told pat collins the robbins took his designer belt.erests a $25 award leading to his arrest. >>> we're learning more about a football player. the university has hired walters, inc., to determine what led to walter's death. also all university football team workouts is voluntary. >>> here are the other top stories we're following for you. d.c. voters gave tipped voters more in may. theal measurels for all d.c. workers to earn $15 an b hour 2025 even if they earn tips. this was the most contentious issue on the ballot in the primary. news 4's t adams will have more on what's happening next coming up at 5:45. >>> a vote today could raise the price of your daily commute. the airport authority will increase fairs on the dulle toll road by up to 75 cents. it could cost some drivers an extra $125 a da.25 a day. >>> at 5:. still ahead, heapd his way on to local tv. did he make the cut? we'll show you his performance. >>> new video when exercising. jogger wasa >>> a womaner escaped attacker while she was running. take a look at the securityde f

the 17-year-old was found shot to death in varnum park on monday his cousin told our pat collins thatobbers took his signer lt. there is a $25,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. >>> police in the district hope a sketch of the so-called dc rapist will help catch him. the man they're looking for assaulted at least 9n women i the late '90s and early 2000s. most of theap attacksned in hotels. ♪ ♪ >>> that is leaseberg native lucas marinetto advancing on ld "worf dance." getting it. up againstifferent dancers in different genres. the grand prize a the end, $1 million. it airs tuesday at 10:00 p.m. here on nbc sports. >> that's the kind of dancing we don't usually see. contemporary elements to the routine. >> if he makes that much he can pay his way through ju fiard. >> goo him. >> very nice start to the morning, right? >> checking out the sunrise. i guess that's the reflection off the rir. >> lovely. >> nicer way to get the day started today compared to yesterday. >> i know. >> humid outside. today humid but thetusual. not the extra strength humidity. downtown washington,

and somebody killed him >> that was pat collins reporting from bladensburg. the man behind a security scare at the white house yesterday said he was on a mission fromgo court documents reveal what drove him to jump a a barrier a tourist captured the arrest. the 29-year-old ifrom danville california. according to police he said he oreceived communication t come to d.c. to resist tyranny. somebody else reported told minor they didn' believe in god and that's when witnesses say he jumped the barrier. he's being held in jail until his next court appearance. >>> now to the next story that captured headlines aer a string of sex assaults. today police released this sketch of the d.c. hotel rapist. investigatorsay he's sponsible for attacking at least nine women over the course of eight years in the late '90s and early 2000s. six of the attacks now connected by dna evidence. news 4 meagan fitzgerald joins us with cser look at the crimes as police work to track down the suspect. >> reporter: police s this m was targeting women who were cleaning hotel rooms. one of the

pat collins is live at the beth --h bethlehem chu in fairfax. this has been going on for weeks, pat. >> reporter: indeed, jim. the bethlehem lutheran church since may 11thas been vandalized seven times. seven time what they found here today, evil. pure evil. up until tod o mostthe vandalism here is focused on the basement. these cardboard patches replacing glass busted out by the intruder. today escalation. the "n" word and swastikas and destruction here in the place where people pray. in the sanctuary, the holiest part of this church, on the wall behind the, alt symbols and words of hate. at the alter, theneeling shions sliced from one end to the next and back in the church, ushions s, those sliced as well. notust one pew. not two, not three, but every cushionnd every pew in the church cut one end to the other. back here the prayer candles shattered, glass left on the carpet floor t it took some time. it took some sort of twisted determination to do that kind of damage in this holy place. >> i think that if there are crimes like this taking plac

whole fo >> pat collins is live now in rockville with the details on this story. this is pretty common, pat. >> reporter: it is, but this one has an interesting twist. m and ndy, it's one thing to get robbed, but imagine what off like to get rippe while you're standing there and not even know about it until it's too late. >> i was really mad. once it set in, i was really mad. >> that'sl.kend she says she was flim flammed while she was shopping at this whole foods in rockville. >> it was snapped and it was like this and it was face down in the cart like this with food on top of it. >> reporter: in the kids seat. >> in the kids >>seat. eporter: and you thought it was pretty well prected. >> i did. >> the salad bar setup. kendall says a woman with a large hat with a large brim, larger than this, and a scarf underneath it with big sunglasses comes over and in an thely friendly way and puts lid on her salad container. >> this woman approached me and so she blocked my view of the cart as i was getting lid o she pulled the lid on and put the lid on for me and she blockede

chummyincluding joint appearances, handshakes and pats on the back, leaving the brutal dictator with lots to brag about. ((ken))that was kaitlan collinsting.one of the president's fiercest critics over the nuclear summit...house minority leader nancy pelosi of san francisco. ((fsc))she tweeted this...in his haste to reach an agreement, @realdonaldtrump elevated north korea to the level of the united states while preserving the regime's status quo. #trumpkimsummit ((pam)) a controversial move by the department of justice.. most domestic and gang violence victims will no longer get asylum protection from the united states. attorney general jeff sessions made the announcement yesterday. with this change, victims of violence can only qualify for asylum, if they can prove their native country will not protect them from additional danger. the new policy could prevent assistance from the u-s... for tens of thousands of immigrants who are seeking protection.. "asylum was never meant to alleviate all problems, even all serious problems, that people face every day all over the world." according to the department of homeland security, more than