. >> and as scott mcfarland and the news 4 i-team show us, the city confirms it haseen working to correct more than800 confusing parksigns.or >> repter: it's a sign of the times. more people in the city means fewer parking spaces for you. and when you do score that spot, are you really sure you can even park there? >> we come to d.c.nough not to let this happen. but obviously weet it happen. >> reporter: phil and his wife recently scoured the streets on sunday. >> it's almost like a game to really figure it out. >> reporter: and we're overjoyed when they found a spot on 8th street northwest. >> i looked up to the top and i re sign and saw monday through friday and it was sunday, so, we thought this was a good spot. >> reporter: still concerned as they walked, she went back, just to make sure. >> turned around, ran back, looked at it again, i think it's okay. so, we had a great brunch. >> reporter: that g brunch came with a $100 ticket for parking too close to a metro bus zone. you parked your car here, you came back, did you see a ticketo >> reporter: the car was gone. >> reporter: dwight

scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >>> and we have much more about the future of high school football onur nbc washington app, including extended ws intervith coaches and with parents. just look under investigations. doug is heree with mor about -- doug is heree with mor about -- oh, w geico has over 75 years doug is heree with mor about -- oh, w of great savings and service. with such a long history, it's easy to trust geico! thank you todd. it's not just easy. it's-being-a-master-of-hypnotism easy. hey, i got your text- sleep! doug, when i snap my fingers you're going to clean my gutters. ooh i should clean your gutters! great idea. it's not just easy. it's geico easy. todd, you will go make me a frittata. >>> doug, i can't remember a day when i was more happy to see warm sunshine. >> and not just that, you mean, temperatures today, ten degrees above average. it was 87. that's normal for july or august. this time of year, our average high is 78 degrees. pretty nict. sunset toni we have not seen that golden orb in the sky much laly. look atat. beautiful shot out there. nice little cloud

for now, scott mcfarland, iteam. >>> a dc football player's dre may be in jeopardy. >> jamall speetsasble to play because he's homeless. he was pulledut of the game this past weekend because of the residency issues. they say he can't play because they can't verify where he lives. he said he doesn't he a home address. he's homeless and sleeps on friends' couches. >> my father is deceased. me and my mom, we don't talk like that. i don't talk to my mom. i just want to play football and go to school, go to college. that's all i want to do. >> officials are investigating theob m. he has been offered to play football at temple university but that offer can be rescinded at any time. i can see where it would be a little confusing. one association says hes igible and another says he isn't. >> i feel like they have to find a way to give him a home address at least for the purposes so he can go to school and he's bn enrolled so he should allow to play. >> smart kid if he can get into temple. >>> there's also solution to our rainfall. >> finally, chuck bell. >> it's called sunshine. unbelievable.

. >> sos scott mcfarland reports, many parents are changing their gam plans and it's our schools and communities that have to adjust to the plays. take a look. >>> game nightn america. a rite of passage at westfield high in chantilly, defending state champ in virginia. >> when we sit in those stands and washgahe , does it still have the feel that high school football had? >> definitely. the crowd is into it. >> vanessa mejia hopes to watch heron at west springfield high. >> reporter: they learn respect for their coaches, their teammates. i think there's so manys value to be learned in but fewer kids are signing up for this physical game now. the i-team found football is getting sacked we found throughout the commonwealth participation in high school football has dropped by 2,000 students since 2012. we found similarro in maryland, 14% fewer kids playini now than 2012. d.c. public schools 18% fewer and at least six l majoral teams foldedheir 2018 season. >> i think you'red seeing kin of the perfect storm right now. here we go. >> reporter: jason eldridge coaches west springfield high.

scott mcfarland has new information at the live desk. scott, what are you hearingnow? >> reporter: some of the new images we are seeing coming in, jim and eerica indichis fire is getting more intense on the east side of the complex. this is our photographers there reporting flames are growing larger in size and amplitude. this is closer to stretches of 69 695. 's that part of the complex. worth reminding folks charles allen represents the district, this ward in d.c. in this community ss eve resident has been accounted for. it is aorceful fire to fight. that's why we see so many responders on scene. of -alarm fire indicative having maybe 100 or more fire personnel there. not just d.c. fire, but some suburban departments helping out as well. the fire is, if not contained, had issues on the east side. >> that video of livepi ures, was the fire jumping from the west to the east side of that building from our photographer, b.j. forte, one of the first on the scene photographers with aaron and jackie too with the evacuationsok right now. ow heavy the smoke is, just pouring u

scott mcfarland. >>. >>> 18-year-old jamall speaks has been ruled inelquib e to play because he was homeless was pulled out of a game because of his residency issues. the athleticociation says he can't play -- he already proved he doesn't have a home address.s homeless and sleeps on a friend's coach. >> my father deceased. me and my mom, we don't really talk like that. like i don't talk to my moom. dcps officials are investigating is problem. he has isnn't -- >> i hope there's some stlugs have an address on record and then go to college. >> the poor kid. >> how unfair because you're homeless you're going to be penalized because you can't come up with an address? >> yeah. >> we're going to stay on top of this. >> absolutely. >>> chuck, it's so nice coming out this morning. >> i am officially allowed to park in employee of the month spot for another couple of daysa it could to patchy fog early this morning but there won't be a weather impact day. that's for sure unless sunshine an impact. temperatures in the mid 70s. a bit of a northwesterly breeze. the northwest flow has me the tiniest bit co

i think i heard scott mcfarland say in this type of building, there are sprinklers at r thef level. the fire chief did confirm that there areer sprin at the roof level, but we did hear from residents in theer floors they did not hear or see sprinklers. i do not k tw ify are in the building. this has caused great ccern for people, the family members who have residents in that home, many of whom are wheelchair-bound. we talked to a number of them earlier today. 're going to let you listen to what they had to say. >> we don't know until we heard peopleg, banginnd screaming for us to get out the building. we tried to go through the front stairwell, and it was engulfed in i went into the window, and i screamed for help, for them to get my grandmoth out. go to the back stairwell, but she's in a wheelchair so we got on the elevators quickly, we got on t elevator, and walking to the front of the building, it was engulfed in smoke by the time we got to the fro elevators. i got to the front londy, i couldn't breathe, she couldn't breathe, and we couldn't see anything. >> reporter: thisire sti

he is set to face a judge on charges of cheating at his table and profiting the scott mcfarland reports federal agents accuse him of deliberately not shuffling the debt properly and then letting co-conspirator take a photo of the cardefore making big bets. >> it's 4:08. more than three years after a wealthy business man, his wife, son, and housekeeper were tied up and tortured a kille inside their northwest d.c. home, the sole suspect will go on trial. opening statements are expected this morning. we could hear for the surviving housekeeper that worked f the family for 20 years. also other family members. he faces life in prison. stay with news 4 for continuing coverage of the d.c. mansions murders trial. >>> d.c. police are investigating multiple shootings. two of the shootings happene overnight. take a look at the video here. deteives responded to the scene on chesapeake street around 8:00 last night. a few blocks away from there two people were shot near atlantic and 3rd street also in southeast. we'll update you on the shootings as w learn more information. >>> four people are recov

scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >> arlington, montgomery and fairfax schools continue to monitor t level of police coverage in their schools. montgomery county school spokesman tells us it has every confidence in police to spond. we found d.c. assigned school hatource officers som differently with officers sharing responsibility at multiple schools. they do meet the national. standa for more, visit our nbc washington app and o click investigations. >>> with the new school year under way for most, there is no doubt kids will be using the internet more ten. angiegoff has tips and tools to help you keep you and your children safe online. >> reporter: alesha was 13 when she was tricked. on the intern >> on new year's 02, a man she thought was a boy met online kidnapped her, h taking from her home near pittsburgh to a house in herndon, where he held and tortured her for days. >> reporter: alesha was luckily rescued. cybersecurery expert dr. cole says parents should show real life stories like this to their kids and should never feel bad about checking their phones without warning. >> that's t

scott mcfarland and the news 4 i team show what parents can and can't find out when tracking down the of some of their kids former teache. >> negative and negative is a positive. so plus two. >> with summer vacation over, theays are more hectic for carrie knapp and her daughters. that includes learning a lot of new names when it comes to teachers. >> especially because i have a middle schooler. >> in virginia, with just a few clicks and less than a minute at her computer, she can find out a lot aboutwho's teaching her child. here on the virginia department of educatn's web portal, can you check the degree of any schoolteacher. thech te's special area of study. >> they're going to be there what, eight hours a day? so i want to sure that they ase with someone who is trustworthy andood morals. >> you can also find the names of teachers stripped of their licenses for misconduct. something the news 4 i team has investigated over the past two years. >> at the start of the 2018, 2019 school year, the commonwealth of virginia has revoked or cancelled the licenses of more than 500 virginia tea

for now, scott mcfarland, news 4 iteam. >> another tough morning for orioles fans, not only did theyave the worst record in baseball, b theyeat their own record. it is the worst record in the franchise's 65 year history. on better note, the o's became the first american pro sports team to wear jerseys featuring braille lettering. >>> say cheese. new drivers cow share selfies without fea of their information being exposed. there is new safe selfie zones. they believe it will allow new drivers to share the news of getting a license while keeping their information secure there. >> good idea. >> if you love flaming hot ch cheetos, a restaurant is being created just for you. >> your l boy, i saw a picture of something, i don't know if you'rerying to save money, you're doing pretty well, right? he is playing with apo to. >> he is. for awhile. >> that's his toy, a potato. >> carrie underwood is stopping by the "ellen" sw today andho ♪ >> ridiculously good that is brian king joseph's rendition of "heart less" on last night's "ameri's got talent." he taught himself how to play the electric vi

. >> congress did pledge action but as the i-te scott mcfarland reports, momentum has stalled. >> the scandal erupted lasear when a few ugly cases surfaced and it was revealed, taxpayers foot the bill for dumiscon. legislation was taken up to change the rules, that requires congressmen to tayir own sellment fees. there is still disagreement ovew to draft the final compromise plan. if they don't by january, the bills die. the house legislation was co-sponsored by virginia republican barbara comstock. >> we have to mee s we get this strong legislation passed. >> the senate proposal requires them tbe liable fo searcx harassment only. not other types. we'll keep you updated. >>> coming up in our next half-hour, team coverage of hurricane florence as a monster torm barrels toward the carolinas. >> the impact is already being felt. here's a live lookt the beach s the conditions start to deteriorate. >> high winds, rough surf and the time to get away is running out. >>> you see the end of the road forf lot o people who live beyond these backhoes and front enad s. the road is starting to be >

only scott mcfarland reports how a man is accused of stealing taxpayer money. authorities think he is not the only one involved. he has stolen social security tumbers and bank account information from least a dozen hurricane victims from 2017. th affidavit, they registered them for aid and put the money on green dot preaid gift cards. he is accused of buying at the dollar tree in capital heights and cashing in the cods t local walmarts, pocketing tens of thousands in the process. as it does with all major storms, female thank offer financial aid to people last year. fema's guidance says it offered help but there is no word on how or if he avoided inspections. okirika's attorney has not answered any questions. >>> reading,writing, how the play well with others. >> those are all skills children learn in kindergarten. now add t something elsthe list. list. a hoke i put criminals in prison during the day i'm sennifer wexton, and astor, and changed diapers at night. later, when i had a law practice, i volunteered to help moms collect child support. then, as state se

. >> in an interview with inning's scott mcfarland, you indicated you were satisfied with how the special counsel's investigation is proceeding. why after you've heard all the concerns, why are you satisfied with the course of the investigation? >> i'm satisfied because based on what i know which is different from what the accounts that appeared in the media, based on what i know, i believe director mueller's appropriately remaining in the scope and conducting himself appropriately. >> rosenstein lives in montgomery county. he brought a top aide with him to help run the office of attorney general. news team. back to you. >> the latest speculation about rod rosenstein's future began friday after n the york time reported that he once considered invoking the 25 t amendment to remove the president from office and to record the president secretly. rumors began flying this morning ndr a couple of chaotic hours. the white house justice department were telling twoen vy diff stories to reporters. >> rosenstein gets summons to the white house to have this oueting with john kelly. the white is sayin

for now, scott mcfarland, news 4 iteam. >>> the washington caps return to home ice last night.their first home preseason game but it was the bruins who skated away with the win. the pk dropped on the regular season two weeks from today. maybe they were saving up that when they host boston again. raised that stanley cup championship banner in capital arena. >> 6:51. we go to chuck. he is here with a return othe sunday. sunrise a is 6. you can already tell. the mky ise blue than gray. that is welcome news. a few showers ithe shenandoah valley. future weather, check these numbers out. had about4 inch of rain at national airportyesterday. so over 47 inches of rain. that's an 18.eight sim plus. this is all nothing by comparison. wilmington, north carolina, at he airport had over 24 inches of rain with florence. they've now had 86 inches of ra in wilmington this year.is s a 42 and a half rainfall s.rp for she is, a dry start to the day today. 60s around 70s. patchy fog. thing major. sunshine. far western pennsylvania and rgantown, west virginia, some of them may hang on long enough t

. >> we want to begin with scott mcfarland and what comes xt. >>> yeah. we just got this from twous. e deputy press secretary giving as you statement from judge brett kavanaugh. it says throughout this process, i've been interviewed by the i, i've done a number of background calls direct when i the senate and yesterday i answered questions under oath about every topic they asked me. that statement from brett kanaugh via the white house. i've done everything they hav requested and will continue to cooperate. that statement again from judge kavanaugh. senator jeff flake announcing before the senate judiciary voted, he wanted to see the fbi en its background probe and looking into new allegations of sexual misconduct. and others like joe manchin, pp lisa majority leader does not have the votes to pass the nomination. another new statement coming in from president trump. it says, i've ordered the fbi on conduct a supplemental investigation to update judge kavanaugh's file at the senate's request, it must be limited in scope and complesed in than one week. one

at the lye desk, scott mcfarland. >> thank you. >>> we have beenelling but the possibility of life threatening storm surge. >> that's right. with hurricane florence rolling ashore, it pounded several homes. >> doug is back next on talk about the storm surge. how bad it is and how much worse it will get and what it is doing >>>oy oh boy the carolinas are just getting pummeled. at you're seeing here, this is myrtle beach, south carolina. this monster storm is moving so slowly. nt is dumping unimaginable amounts of r causing catastrophic flooding along the way. miguel martinez valle continues ene coverage. >> reporter: resid are hoping the damage is not quite as bad. you can see the wind has picked up a little bit and i can tell that you there is a police check point for those coming in. they are only letting those who live here in. this gas station is one of many places boarded up. these cars areeo for pe who lived closer to the beach but they are parking here because it is an elevated area. they want to make sure their cars are safe from flooding. more businesses blockade up, board up. aot of p

scott mcfarland reports many parents areg changin the game plans and it is the schools and communities that have to adjust to the play. ♪am >> reporter: ge night in america. a rite of passage, a tradition. for players, fans and parents. >> come on! >> reporter: especially at westfield hehigh. >> you sit in the stadium and watch the game, still have the feel of high school football of when we were in high schll? still fee the part? >> definitely. the crowd is into r:it. >> repor vanessa hopes to watch her son. >>hey learnrespect, respect for their coaches, for their teammates. i just think there's s many values to be learned in football. >> reporter: but fewer kids are g up for the physical game now. the news 4 i-team found while it still scores at some schools it's sacked elsewhere. throughout the commonwealth, participation droppedy about 2,000 students just since 2012. in fairfax county, alone, reduced by about 10% in the same time frame. we found similar drops in maryland, 14% fewer kids playing now than in 12 and d.c. public schools 18% fewer. and weas found at 6 major 2018 teams f

scott mcfarland reportsederal agents accused him of deliberately not shuffling the deck a properly then letting a co-conspooator take a at the cards before making big bets. >> it's now6:09. more than three years after a wealthy business man, his wife, son, and housekeeper were tied up, tortured and killed inside their northwest d.c. home,sohe suspect will go on trial. opening statements are expected this morning. durid the trial we co hear from the surviving housekeeper that worked for the family for 20 years and also his family members. he faces life in prison. ee sure to stay with news 4 for continuing cover of the d.c. mansion murders. >>> d.c. police are investigating multiple shftings. twohose shootings happened overnight. take a look at the scene here from this video. detectiveso responded chesapeake street and souenern southeast around 8:00 last night and a few blocks away from the, twoeople were shot near atlantic andrd thi street also in southeast. we'll update you on the shootings as we learn more information. >> more developing news this morning, four people are recovering af

scott mcfarland has been looking into what's been happening. >> internal memos show in just our local maryland schl districts there are tens of millions of dollars in neededre irs for both the heating and cooling systems. hundre of school buildings aging faster than they can be replaced. half the schools in prince gorgeous county are m nowe than 40 years old. the average lifespan of a heating and cooling system, about 30 yrs. one school board official told the board they are using a band-aid approach in choosing which h vac systems teplace. when they do so, they decide elementary schools first then middle then high. like seemingly all other school systems sregionwide, they they want and need more funding to tackle the to-do list that remains. a prince george's county public school report shows they're using window units because the larger hvacystems aren't sufficient. about $8 million in repairs planned in montgomery county this year. education officialshi say is a fraction of what's needed to ensure no school has a heang or air conditioning failure when the temperatures outside are e

. >> as scott mcfarland tells us, schools and parents must respond to a threat that increasingly followsts home long after dismissal. >> the start of the school year can be stressful for all of us. we check the bus routes of the new teachers. we can watch our kids 24/7. >> how many of you have seen or heard bullying? raise your hand. all righou how many of have seen or heard bullying on social media? these four students at this high school sayve though they rarely see bullying in the llways or neighborhoods, it's unavoidable online. >> i don't understand why people do it. they don't know what's going on in other people's lives. >> youhi may not t that person is being hurtut other people can see it. >> reporter: taunts and threats have anl media c audience of thousands. >> you might think you're innocently teasing your but they might be having a bad day. >> reporter: we wanted to know how much electronic bullying was happening with our local kids. we reviewed interna student surveys. we found at least 60,000 local kids reportedas bullying lt year, and we found no school district is immune

joining our panel this morning, scott mcfarland and chris rdon. covered this story, t angles of it. it's a big case. it makes you wonder how he was able to ge with so much money before being caught. >> if you think this is the only case of cheating in our local a scene knows, think agsin. e casinos opened in m.d. nd in 2010, there a have been least 20 cases of cheating. casinos say they'reeady for it. there's some amount of reconnaissance they do to stop cheating. than just this one individual. he's entered a guilty plea. he'll be sentenced in january. but when you plead guilty you offer to help the inve cigation. >> y expect this kind of thing to go on in casinos but theoretically you're prepared to catch these people. >> they have the eyen the sky. they have people watching realtime live. it's amang he g away with it but i want to pick up on a point deott with 200 different acts of cheating it wasn't all at mgm. if you go back to when the casino is open, this would have to be at other casinos as well. this is probably the highestas profile and probably sends a message throughout m

scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >> fascinating. >> absolutely. >>> we have much more about the futurebc washington app, including an extendedinterview with the coaches and parents. just look up "investigations." >>> taking a live look as you start your sunday morning i the nations capital. rainy, cold, will it break? we he a redskins game . >>> after florence, the next flood could be a wave of waterlogged cars headed to a used dealer near you. >> but d't be fooled. those cars can have a boat load of problem. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with the telltale signs of a flood-damaged car. >> reporter: it's illegal in moel states to flood-damaged cars without disclosing the damage but that doesn't mean it won'thappen. >> too often when a flood damaged car is declared total loss by an insurance company, i that informa't communicated to potential buyers. >> reporter: if a car doesn't carry maximum surance, flood damage may not be disclosed in thcar's title. "consumer reports" says a mechanic should conduct a thorough inspection, but theres are thing you can do, too. >> the