at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >> scott, thank you. >>> what a day we had in prince george'sday at our -- what is it, 22nd annual blue bird blues festival. >> so much fun on saturday. so many friends and great music and who is that on the stage? >> yeah, there's my co anchor, first time i've ever seen her in a baseball cap. i didn't recognize her. chuck witnessed this. >> he was in your face. >> i know! >> i asked for his autograph. he said okay, sure. >> and i was reeled in. what a turnout we had. there we are dancing there. that's pat and me -- no, that's not us. i should have been dancing as much as food as i had. great food. the ribs were fantastic this year. a good time had by all and tremendous crowd. kristen also there, and chuck on hand. everybody was praising the forecast. >> chuck, you brought all that sunshine. my goodness. >> if you were in the shade, it was the perfect day to be outside. but if you were in the direct sun, it sure felt a lot like summertime out there. >> needed that sunscreen. >> singing the blues a little bit because of the heat. what a beautiful

at 6:45, scott macfarlane looks at what changes have occurred since those shootings. >>> the most wanted man in prince george's county is now in custody. the mother of a toddler who was killed is still trying to find closure. davon wallace has been on the run for weeks now, after he was charged with the murder of 3-year-old knijah bibb in landover, maryland. this morning, the fugitive squad found him in an apartment complex in the district. county bureau chief tracee wilkins will explain what police are doing to find out who may have helped wallace elude capture for 38 days. >>> tonight the fbi is offering support in the search for that missing uva student who is from our area. these pictures show hannah graham in her apartment hallway friday night. she was last seen on surveillance video outside an off-campus restaurant early saturday morning. and that's where northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joins us live in charlottesville this evening. jules? >> reporter: that's right. charlottesville police have brand-new information to work with tonight. it comes from that pub back there.

scott macfarlane is at the live desk. >> pat, let's go right to that video out of illinois right now. fire burning at a large commercial building on chicago's west side near the eisenhower expressway. you can see from the chopper, thick black smoke pouring from the building. this fire quickly went to three alarms and firefighters are also dealing with hazardous materials in the building. at one point, the roof caved in. we're going to keep on top of this, bring any updates on injuries when they come in. for now at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >> thanks, scott. >>> now at 5:00, a story you will only see on news4 at 5:00. >> that's right. >>> plus, a local high school is taking action after rumors of a fight club at school. find out who the principles pal says is responsible for these rumors. >>> plus, it's nearly time to pay that so-called yoga tax in the district. we'll tell you what else you'll be spending more money for, and when. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood on the national mall. people always say the grass is greener on the other side. but not here. a $21 million project

i'm scott macfarlane. >> virginia's governor terry mccallf released a statement. dorothy and i will continue to pray for the mcdonnell family and everyone affected by the trial. our live team coverage will continue throughout the hour on news 4 at 5:00. >>> we are also following breaking news in the entertainment world. pat lawson muse tells about the death of joan rivers. >> sad news and folks are expressing deep condolences. her family released the statement announcing her passing. rivers was hospitalized after she suffered cardiac arrest at a doctor's office while undergoing a procedure on her throat. her daughter said she died around 1:00 this afternoon with family and friends at her bed side. rivers was known for breaking into the male-dominated comedy world with late night talk show appearances and became a main stay fashion critic on hollywood red carpets. celebrities are weighing in on the loss. ellen degeneres tweeted joan rivers will be a pioneer. "today" show cohost kathie lee gif rd said so saddened by the death of yet another comic genius, joan rivers

let's head to the live desk and scott macfarlane will take a look at the sentencing and where we go from here. >> some reaction coming in from virginia officials. just got this statement saying a sad day for the commonwealth. from the governor of virginia terry mcauliffe a few moments ago. i will continue to pray for the mcdonnell family and everybody affected by the trial. from the attorney general we have a long way to go to restore the public's trust after this embarrassing and difficult period. you mentioned sentencing and so did david culver scheduled for january 6. same courthouse almost a year to the day after the indictment was issued that happened last january during the big snow storm here. presentencing hearings, sentencing motions filed, dozens by prosecutors and defense attorneys we expect. we will not hear at least not at the podium behind julie carey and in richmond from the 12 jurors, the 7 men and 5 women who sat through 27 days of trial and multiple days of deliberations in that courthouse will not speak publically at least not today. they were heard today with their ve

at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >> scott, thank you. >>> an unusual case in prince william county today involving a pet. northern virginia bureau chief, julie carey, has our preview now. >> reporter: i've been covering the prince william county courthouse for more than 22 years now. but today i saw something i had never seen there before. a dog on the witness stand. ozzy came to court with his owner. he was there, because the man who abducted him, bound him, gagged him and put him in a trash bag in an attempt to kill him faced sentencing. a second dog, piper, died in the attack. the prosecutor today asked for a stiff jail term to send a strong message about animal cruelty. coming up on news4 at 5:00 and 6:00, i'll tell you what the judge decided and about the impact of this case on the dog's owner. in prince william county, i'm julie carey, news4. >>> it's a story we first brought you first on 4. one moment a man reaches into his car after a south carolina trooper asked for his driver's license. seconds later, the trooper begins to fire. the question is, why did he open fire? the

scott macfarlane, news4 i-team. >>> a local community has a big hand in preserving the chesapeake bay. prince george's county is among nine communities in maryland that received a grant today to help reduce storm water runoff into the bay. the money will be used to make upgrades at the county's department of environmental building to reduce pollution. now, three similar grants were awarded in the district. in new york, activists flooded wall street. the protesters claim big corporations are not only profiting from the climate crisis, but also causing it too. they say the biggest offender is the fossil fuel industry. today's demonstration comes on one day before the united nations climate summit begins. >>> gone in just 17 minutes. that's how long it took for nats tickets to sell out on the team's website today. which means there are no seats left for the national league division series. but there will be some standing room only tickets available on game day. you could try to get those tickets on stubhub. when last we checked, tickets were going for about $85 on the site. >> wow. from

scott macfarlane broke this story online today and joins us now in the studio with an update. >> reporter: at least 1,050 kids face being barred from the classroom monday morning because they don't have the shots or the paperwork to prove it. hundreds more in frederick and prince george's counties will be banned from their school buildings come tu maryland state law requires every seventh grade show proof of a t-dad and me anyone joe dock california vaccine. they have been race to go get the vaccinations, but there is growing fear there will be a huge number of parents who fail to do so, and mass absences come next wee so tonight state administrators are looking for a legal way to delay the deadline. montgomery county's health department already planning for immunization clinics for kids next week. >> next monday, tuesday and wednesday, we're going to be having vaccination clinics again, walk-in clinics probably at three or four sites around montgomery county. and people will still have those last chances. >> rep in our news4 cameras today found parents scramble to go meet the deadline. >

but as the i team scott macfarlane discovers, much of the art was not. ♪ >> d.c.s home to the largest, most visited, most iconic museums in the country, yet the hunt is on -- >> it's part of the legacy for the american public. >> reporter: art the government paid for. >> needle in a haystack? >> pretty much. >> reporter: to understand why they're missing, we have to go back in time. ♪ were washington, d.c., 1935, the great depression, artists with no customers. the government launched the works progress administration federal art project, a new deal program, hiring partners, paying up to $42 a week to paint pictures for government buildings. >> the arts were one of the jobs that were available. >> reporter: more than 100,000 pieces of art create sgld the paintings and sculptures and fine art prints cover all walks of life. >> reporter: recordkeeping was sloppy, done by hand. >> i'm not sure things that were thatcatalog. >> reporter: so far about 20,000 pieces of art have been found. the paintings that are recovered -- >> this was a big deal in its day. >> reporter

scott macfarlane at the live desk working the story for us. >> the family of a springfield man has filed$12 million lawsuit this afternoon following a standoff last year that ended with police shooting the man to death. the incident happened just over a year ago. there was a big police response because officers say they thought john gear had weapons. after negotiations with the s.w.a.t. team the lawsuit says he walked out of his home with his hands up. when he began to lower his hands according to the lawsuit is when officers opened fire and killed him. investigators later learned he didn't have weapons. the lawsuit says police waited 40 minutes after he was shot to enter his home. in that time the lawsuit says he bled to death and names the police chief and officers involved. >>> the fbi is now investigating that celebrity photo hacking scandal. was it a flaw in i cloud security or a targeted hack aimed at specific celebrity e-mail accounts. >>> and northern virginia students a wrapping up their first day of school. we will take >>> earlier today we helped kids get ready for the school

scott macfarlane broke this story online and joins us with an update. >> reporter: maryland health officials meeting right now to figure a way to push back the deadline. state officials req the deadline, but all seventh graders have two different immunizations within 20 days of the start of school. if the kids don't get the shots by then, they're barred from the classroom. in montgomery county, that deadline is sunday. in frederick and prince george's county, the deadline is monday night. news4 i team reports that in montgomery and frederick counties alone, more than 1,500 kids still haven't filed the paperwork confirming they have received their shot, and they do face being kept out of school. the state health official tells me they're working this afternoon to find a way to push back the deadline to interpret this law to allow more time for parents. not an easy thing to do. that 20-day deadline is maryland law. so the attorney general of the ste is going to have to weigh in first. chris, back to you. >> great work, scott. >>> back in the headlines, a man in florida claims george zimmerman

as scott macfarlane discovered, getting on top of those busy tracks is easier than you think. >> reporterwhat you're about to see is technically a crime. a crime news4 i-team cameras captured over and over again. since september 2011, at least 107 people in virginia, maryland and d.c. have been hurt or killed doing this. trespassing, walking on the tracks. including along these csx tracks in prince george's county. >> the train tracks are the fast west way to get from point a to point b. >> reporter: on foot. >> on foot. by far. it's much shorter. >> reporter: walter gaffaney knows the risk it brings. his daughter, mary. >> she literally was pinned to the front of the train. >> reporter: was hit and killed by a csx train while walking on the tracks here, just north of the riverdale mark station in 2012. >> so my guess is she froze, it then threw her. her neck was snapped. >> reporter: he keeps a wall of her photos and art, even her ashes in a bedroom. >> a beautiful girl. talented. smart. >> reporter: but she isn't the only person hurt or killed walking near local railroad tracks in recen

. >>> scott macfarlane has what is next from our live desk. >> what is the penalty? sentencing scheduled for january 6, 10:00 a.m., same courthouse in downtown richmond, same judge. judge james spencer nearly one year to the day after the mcdonnells were indicted. motions in the case were be filed in the coming weeks and mcdonnells will be submitting letters of support asking for lenient sentences. prosecutors made an announcement today saying both mcdonnells face up to 20 years and up to 20 years on obstruction of justice, too. worth mentioning neither has a criminal past and analysts speaking with julie carey said it is highly unlikely they receive maximum sentence. sentencing date set january 6 federal court in richmond. >>> for complete coverage head to our website at nbcwashington.com. >>> now to a major development in the federal criminal investigation into d.c. mayor vincent gray, specifically the shadow campaign that helped get him elected in 2010. today federal prosecutors charged the campaign driver with conspiracy and say mark long illegally picked up cash