. >> reporter: a community came together tonight to remember two high school seniors >>> i'm shomari stone. a man is killed on the tracks at the wood bridge bre station. i will let you know what effect it is having on people getting home and the latest on the investigation. >>> and i am leon harris. new details on the list of house republicans the congressional baseball gunman was carrying when he started shooting. >>> good evening everybody. we want toget you ready for the weekend. it is upon us. take a live look at storm team 4 radar. it has gotten a workout. >> most of the storms are moving out. doug kammerer is tracking what that means for the days ahead and our weekend. >> it is going to stay kind of like this over the weekend. a lot of humidity. a couple of chances of showers and thunderstorms. we had them today especially in our western zones. some locations picking up two, back out towards parts of the valley. in and around the metro area we saw heavier rain come through. picked up a quarter of an inch around the airport. might have ruined some afternoon plans now. pretty goo

take a look as shomari mentioned they were first spotted at 5:00, dupont circle, then at 8:15, then, 15 minutes later on pennsylvania avenue southeast and 30 minutes later again at national harbor. now, we've reported on police response to these riders before, even though what they're doing is illegal, officers generally don't pursue them out of fear it could cause injury or worse. tonight, prince george's county police told us we are aware of this video and are investigating the incident in national harbor. the drivers' brazen and careless bevi roads and they need to understand it could lead to injury. >>> for the second time since friday police in our area are being accused to a heavy-handed response to crimes involving a young black man, one incident involved the metro station this morning and pepper spray. more on this story. >> reporter: well, the cell phone video we're going to show you begins as police attempt to cuff the man, but we do not know what happened immediately beforehand. >> hands behind your back. >> reporter: he was yelling as if he was in pain. >> and i felt like

. >> reporter: i'm shomari stone. a congressional women's softball game, one week after a gunman opened fire at the congressional men's basketball game. i'll have the story,in >>> also ahead tonight, after the big concert last night, bono pays a visit up to capitol hill today, showing his support for steve scalise as we get good news about the congressman's recovery. >>> and stay tuned for our favorite story of the day. jim vance moamongscons. i ♪ ♪ (dad) she's all yours. (vo) but you get to keep the memories. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> a welcome surprise at tonight's congressional women's softball game, before the players even took the field. >> one of the victims and heroes from last week's shooting in alexandria is out of the hospital. she made an appeanc news4's shomari stone was there. >> reporter: capitol police officer crystal griner throws the first pitch in a wheelchair with her leg elevated. at the congressional women's softball game in southeast d.c., one week after gunman james hodgkinso

i'm shomari stone live in silver spring. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we saw a couple of hours of severe weather in our area this afternoon. doug. >> sure did. a lot dividend right now. >> and as we move on through the rest of the night, looking good for the day tomorrow as well. take a look at the radar, this goes back about ten hours or so, back to around 2:00. so about the last nine hours you see that line of storms racing through the area. a couple of areas of really strong storms and the rain moving out of here. but last the line racing off to the east. take a look at this. this is the severe weather reports from this line as it moves through. each of these reports a different kind of severe weather. try trees down and high wind and that tornado around the silver spring area. so we continue to watch this whole line move off to the east. a couple of showers back to the west that we could see tonight. what does that mean for tuesday and the rest of the week? i've got that forecast when we come back. >>> and right now wi

shomari stone has our report. >> reporter: it's beautiful to see the community return to this baseball field, showing their strength, courage and resilience. a sign of hope and perseverance at a baseball game. >> anytime i set foot on a baseball field it's a special day and a great day to be out here. we're glad to be back. >> reporter: the president of alexandria little league. he and his son peter are relieved. eugene simpson stadium park reopened after a gunman opened fire at the congressional practice about a week ago. the shooting injured steve scalise, matt mika and zach barth. the sheriff dana lawhorn throws the first. . and the washington nationals pass out balls, bobble towels. >> they're like what happened about how sad i was. i'm actually really glad to be here. i felt bad for all of the people and families who were hurt. >> reporter: this is a defining moment when the dell ray neighborhood rejected hate and embraced the love of baseball and community. >> the pack here, you know, it's in the heart of dell ray and the heart of the community. >> reporter: many people i talked

shomari stone is there. what have you learned? >> reporter: i have new information for you all. i have confirmed from law enforcement sources that suspect james hodgkinson is here at the hospital. he is in critical condition. he was transported from that baseball field unresponsive. now, we do not know his motivation. there is also another person here that is in critical condition. we have not confirmed who that is. but again, a law enforcement source says that the suspect is here at the hospital. now, the hospital did release a statement and they say, and i quote, our thoughts are with those affected by this m the george washington university hospital has received two individuals. both are currently in critical condition. due to patient privacy laws and out of respect to those affected, we are not releasing further information at this time. again, a law enforcement source has confirmed that the suspect is here. i will try and get more information for you and bring it to you immediately as it becomes available on twitter and our facebook page at nbc washington. live here at the

shomari stone reports now. >> reporter: as sherry is comforted with hugs honoring her son, a talented musician, and friend. his girlfriend describes his personality. >> he was the sweetest guy i have ever met in my entire life. >> reporter: he was shot and killed on leverett street. there were bullet holes in the fence and trash can. a prince georges county police source tells me he was visiting a friend before the shooting. police tell me they are looking for motive and suspect in the case. friends want answer. >> does anybody have information you need to turn that over to the police. >> reporter: he performed in the hampton university marching band. tiffany conce aeany was a colle >> always willing to help. >> reporter: after earning his music education degree he returned where he volunteered with the his girlfriend are left heart broken. >> i love him. >> reporter: shomari stone, news 4. >>> a drunk driver who killed five people and skipped out of sentencing will be serving 50 years in prison. a judge sentenced kenneth kelly to maximum sentence. kelly slammed into a vehicle back in

i'm shomari stone, news 4. >>> it w week into june. >> you know that's not going to last.oug, what can we count on when we head out the door tomorrow? >> tomorrow morning it will be on the chilly side. average high temperature 82 degrees. we were nowhere near that. most areas mid 60s. currently sitting at 69 degrees. show you what is happening right now. this is the high temperatures from earlier today. 64 hagueers town. 69 in d.c. we saw rain but that rain has made its way to the south and west. we are starting to clear. that will help temperatures stay below average tomorrow. a fantastic looking friday. really does look good. tomorrow looks nice. a hot weekend. we will talk about that and record high temperatures. as of right now predicting at least one record high temperature and that is in the mid 90s. we will talk about the heat wave coming up. >>> the saying goes the house always wins. is that the case with mgm resort and casino it has been six months since lines of cars tried to get inside on their opening day. the casino tells us business has been booming. before m

i'm shomari stone back to you. >>> leon harris at the live desk. protesters opposing the gop senate health care plan rallied an reagan national airport to. >> health care is a human right! >> they were there to urge passengers to call their senators and tell them how much they dislike the bill. the move followed the dramatic arrest of disabled protest erss on the hill today. lawmakers sent their night at the congressional picnic on the south lawn. lindsey graham said it was a coin fellow republicans with get enough votes to pass the health care plan. president trump didn't get into specifics but he did acknowledge the deep partisanship in washington and called for democrats and republicans to come together to get things done. >> hopefully those wounds can heal and heal quickly. the american people have entrusted us with great responsibility and i know that we will prove worthy of the trust. >> even in the senate passes the bill, the house has to act before the plan reaches the president's desk. back to you. >>> tonight the university of maryland is

shomari stone has more on the show of confidence in mitchellville. >> your next governor, rushern l. baker iii. >> reporter: rushern baker officially kicks off his campaign for the democratic nomination to be maryland's next governor. >> we're here for something bigger than ourselves. >> reporter: baker told this crowd of supporters his strong leadership, experience, management style and a proven track record of success qualifies him to be the next governor. it comes amid controversy surrounding prince georges county public schools. the local naacp chapter wants baker to put school systems ceo c. kevin maxwell's contract on hold until an widespread grade changing is ended. should it be put on hold? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: why not? >> we signed the contract and he's doing a good job. >> reporter: maxwell's new contract is signed and set to renew july 1st, jews tust two d from now. maxwell insists the allegations are false and politically motivated. >> i have all the confidence in the world that he's moving the school system in the direction it should be. i have not changed tha

shomari? >> reporter: good evening the mayor says d.c. has responsibility to protect the environment. and strongly disagrees with president trump's decision. tonight, the d.c. mayor tells us john a. wilson building is going green in honor of the city's commitment to the paris climate accord. the global agreement to cut green hois guse gas emissions. the u.s. will pull out of the global deechlt. >> -- deal. we will start to negotiate. we will see if we can make a deal that is fair. >> it is irresponsible to, to really turn your back on the greatest danger and threat facing our lives. >> tommy wells director of d.c.'s department of energy and environment. he explains the green move. >> the mayor is sending a strong signal standing with mayors across the united states. really in sol daerlt wiidarity world. we will not turn our back on our responsibility for mitigating global climate change. >> the president's decision fulfills campaign promise ending a major obama deal. today european leaders issued a joint statement saying the agreement can

news 4's shomari stone joins us live from nats park with what the atmosphere was like tonight. >> reporter: you could feel the energy in the air. it was a very touching moment come the crowd paid tribute to capitol police and congressman steve scalise. >> take me out to the congressional baseball game. democrats versus republicans. u.s. capitol police officer david bailey throws the first pitch. he courageously helped stop the shooting by exchanging gun fire with the gunman. barbara gordon ad mires officer bailey. >> the real hero. the one we all wish we knew. it's what he did was amazing. >> reporter: james hodgkinson republicans. >> very scary. i hear he is a very strong person, congressman scalise. >> reporter: we found many wearing louisiana state university purple and gold to pay tribute to steve scalise. >> he is a good guy and i am here to represent louisiana. >> reporter: the charity game gives people inside the beltway a time to take a step back and enjoy baseball. >> this is wonderful. anytime the democrats and republicans can get together it's just a great day. >> for me even th

shomari stone spoke to him about this. >> reporter: d.c. councilmember says he spoke with the u.s. park police chief. he says that the chief is investigating what happened out here on the national mall and he's expected to get back to him by friday. >> it angered me, frustrated me. >> reporter: d.c. councilmember is outraged after sheeg these photos. u.s. park police officers handcuffed and detained three black teenagers for selling bottled water without a permit on the national mall. >> it didn't make sense. >> reporter: the officers who were not in uniform eventually let them go way warning. witnesses believe the teens were racially profiled. council meb alan wrote a leb to robert mcclain demanding answers. >> i'm pretty sure if my daughter were out there she wouldn't have ended up in handcuffs and i think that's what upsets so many people. >> reporter: the chief is not doing on camera interviews. last week when we told you a us officers placed the teens in handcuffs for the officer's safety. the chief did respond to councilmember alan after he sent the letter. >> i feel like he

. >> our team coverage continues now with shomari stone. he is at medstar. >> we understand you are waiting for a news consference with the mayor and police chief? >> reporter: i just received an update. he says she is expected to come out in 15 minutes. the mood is somber, one of sadness here at medstar washington hospital center. one officer is in critical condition. another one has serious injuries and we are hearing that there are at least two pedestrians no word on their condition. again, mayor bouse ebowser expe within 15 minutes. there are several officers with their cruisers as i'm sure you can understand when one officer is hurt it effectathize entire department because they are so close knit and have such a tight bond. we will continue to bring you updates here. i'm shomari stone, back to you. >> thank you. >>> it was a dramatic and historic day on capitol hill today. >> while under oath the former head of the fbi effectively called the president of the united states a liar. james comey says the president lied about why he fired c

i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> thank you. tonight the fbi is investigating another schahocking crime at another local site. jackie bensen is live for us at arlington national cemetery where new details on an incident that happened on memorial day. >> reporter: this happened on the most solemn day here during the memorial day 2017 the fbi investigating an allegation that as the president of the united states laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown this man back in the crowd somewhere sexually assaulted someone described as a female minor meaning a woman under 18. the fbi did not share details of how they obtained this image of the man who is said to have groped the victim repeatedly. >> very reverent and peaceful. >> reporter: visitors we spoke to were appalled by the details. this is a place they say where people should conduct themselves with respect. >> you have to be on your best behavior. >> reporter: the fbi says the man is believed to be between 50 and 60 years old and was wearing a blue or gray short sleeved shirt and

i'm shomari stone news 4. >> thank you. sadness filled constitution hall this afternoon where classmates from northwest high school prepared to receive their diplomas. >> and the honor of being their principal both in middle school and again now. we stand true to our motto all for one and one for all especially today. >> the victims' principal called them smart kids and good kids, two young men who they say had so much potential. >>> tonight's revelations about james comey are precisely why local bars will be broadcasting his testimony live on thursday morning. one story says the fbi director didn't want to be left alone with president trump. a day after the private conversation comey asked the attorney general to protect fbi from white house influence and said he didn't want to be alone in a room with the president. the washington post goes a step further saying the director of national intelligence told people that president trump asked him to intervene to get the fbi to back off the investigation into russia. the post re

shomari stone, news4. >> thank you.coverage continues now as we go inside the del ray neighborhood. it's a pretty tight knit community. >> it doesn't have a violence to report. tracee wilkins, what are you hearing? how's the community reacting now? >> reporter: i would say the best way to describe this community is that while we have a lot of post and pre-world war ii homes closely located, side by side and well man cured yards, folks who still meet each other for could have fill and hang out together neighbors know one another and so when these shots rang out i had people who were telling me we could not believe that those were gunshots. we thought it had to be construction or some work happening since this can be such a loud community with construction always happening here. but that was not the case. indeed it was a massacre, one that people who lived here were not at all prepared to have happen in their own backyards. here at the ymca they are still working on collecting evidence here in the parking lot. fbi agents,

shomari stone is live with details. >> reporter: good evening. d.c. police chief released this video to the public. many of them were at this community meeting asking him questions and he wanted to be transparent let them see what is going on with this investigation. some of the people actually starting ducking down in their homes when they heard the multiple shots fired outside. tonight they were able to see what was going on outside. let's take a look. >> this is the beginning of the video. you have a group of people right here it looks like it's about 15 folks. >> reporter: news4 is here when peter newsham released this video of a memorial day weekend shooting killing 32 old and hurting seven people. >> it's our belief that they may have been gambling at the time. it may have been dice. >> reporter: this concerned crowd lives near the shooting scene. the surveillance video shows a dark car pull up around 1:00 in the morning last saturday. the two gunmen got out of a car and opened fire in this area over here. after the shooting walked right back in

shomari stone, news4. ♪ >>> now to some of our other top stories of the day.d two deaths in vienna a murder/suicide. 53-year-old ralph titus stabbed his ex-wife to death and then shot himself a few the he is tranked couple had 8-year-old twin daughters. >> after two people were shot in a hotel room in woodbridge, a woman walked into the lobby of the quality inn covered in blood. she told police a man in her room shot her after two hours of trying to talk to that man, police forced their way into the room and found him shot and still alive. police say it looks like he may have shot himself. >> tomorrow the jury in bill cosby's sexual assault trial will resume their deliberations. jurors asked the judge tonight to hear the context of cosby's deposition testimony in which he spoke about giving drugs to women he wanted to have sex with. that deposition corroborates the accusers story. the comedian drugged her and then assaulted her at his home in 2004. cosby said what they did was consensual. >> your health tonight, a potential break-thru for those who suffer from

. >>> i'm shomari stone here at the metro station in front of the giant's supermarket. d.c. police officers are standing at the entrance. they have crime scene tape up, why? a source tells me that a giant employee stabbed another employee inside this supermarket right here. i just found out that information a couple of minutes ago from a source. now, we do not know the extent of the injury of the giant employee, nor do we know if there were any arrest. we know that people are hitting off the metro station right over there, some of them planned on going to this to get some drinks on this hot day only to discover the yellow crime scene tape, they're coming up questions. i am sharing the information that i have. move a little to the left. there's a metro police officer, metropolitan police officer right there on connecticut avenue. people are trying to come to this, if you plan on coming, make sure you stay away right now because there is a crime scene investigation. i'm shomari stone here at the metro station, back to you. >> thank you. >>> alarming findings today from a study

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let's turn to shomari stone. he's live at headquarters with the latest. >> reporter: those two capitol police officers are in good condition. they saved many lives. let's roll some video right now. u.s. capitol police officers david bailey and crystal greiner were hurt in the shooting. they were on a security detail for congressman steve scalise. senator rand paul said had they not been there it would have been a massacre. bailey has been a capitol police officer for over nine years. they're saying he received a minor injury but he was not shot. he was treated and released from a hospital. crystal greiner is still being treated. the gunman shot her in the ankle. she's been with the department for at least ten years. both officers are responsible for protecting members of congress. now, the capitol police board, moments ago released a written statement saying they commend the agents at the scene and immediate and decisive actions in protecting both members and staff and preventing further injury. back out here liv

shomari stone, news 4. >>> pools and water were popular because we had more record-setting heat todayit's cooled off a little but it is still muggy out there. >> it is sticky out there. not good sleeping weather tonight. >> the heat index around 90 degrees. the colors on the map show you what happened. 95 degrees in d.c. 97 degrees in the parts of our area. these extreme today. take a look at the highs. 97 leesburg. 95 at dulles. that ties a record. this tied a record at baltimore. dulles set a record at d.c. we were one degree shy of the record. still very humid tomorrow. storms likely and not as hot coming up. we will talk about the chance of storms and see you back here in just a mntd. >> the exchange everyone is talking about from today's jeff sessions testimony. the attorney general back and forth. >> we will tell you what else hi guys. in the desert.be here. at the mall. on the mountain. at school. at the beach. in the big easy. yeah yeah today i want to show you guys the next-gen chevy equinox. what do you think? that's pretty. pretty sexy. it looks aggressive. but not overbear

shomari stone helped a sorority raise money for college-bound district students. he's hosted it's a capital affair fund-raiser for a few years. 14 d.c. high school seniors received help with college costs. good for them, shomari. >> a lot of people rely on non-profits for help and they rely on donations. united way is partnering with news4 to hold a one day drive this thursday. you can contribute during this effort. it's called do more 24. more than 42,000 donations have been received since this program started. all the information on how you can join them this year is on our nbc washington app. >> rainy days and mondays. doug kammerer, is it moving out this evening? >> trying to move out. we saw shower activity through a good part of the early afternoon. now it's just about out of here. we'll continue to see a couple of showers from time to time in parts of the area. towards the airport now, can you see it's still on the dreary side. we have seen some sunshine try to peek out from time to time. currently at 74. that's well blow the average high of 8 miles an hour

news4's shomari stone went to the memorial to find out how the park service is handling this problem.rter: good evening. this is highly unusual. tourists are out here, as you can see. they are asking, why are the ducklings dying? here's why. the national park service says about 80 ducklings have died in the last three weeks. a parasite thatws they tried to treat the pool with cloreen, that didn't work. the parasites are not a serious threat to humans. however, exposure could cause a skin rash known as swimmer's itch, and that's easily treatable. crews will drain the pool sunday. >> it's not something that chemicals can take care of. they're not powerful enough. so what we have to do is drain the reflecting pool, go in, clean it thoroughly and refill it again. >> reporter: as for the pool, it should be refilled by june 19th. at the lincoln memorial reflecting pool, i'm shomari stone, news4. >>> two people in the district, shot in broad daylight. one man hit right outside an apartment complex, and a stray bullet hit a woman in the building. both are expected to survive. this happened in

shomari stone spoke to both men this week about what unfolded over seas. >> how are you feeling right now as a father. >> blessed. blessed in every way. >> reporter: kenneth spears thanks god his son, aaron spears, wasn't killed in the manchester terror attack. >> when i first heard it, my heart just jumped. my goodness, the worst kind of nightmare. >> reporter: the blast happened at the end of the ariana grande concert leaving 22 dead. aaron spears had just walked offstage. >> he called me shortly after that and said i'm all right, i'm all right. >> reporter: on instagram aaron says we finished the show and were walking back to our dressing rooms and boom. we could hear people panicking. he goes on to say it's so heart breaking because so many little ones attend our shows. i just keep thinking about them. this painful memory and the weight associated with the lives lost will live with us all forever. i'm still just in disbelief. it's so surreal. during our interview, kenneth spears called aaron. we asked him how he's doing. >> i'm doing fine, i'm cool. everything is all right. i'm ju

shomari stone, news 4. >>> and he did it with all of his equipment on. >> yeah, that's what makes theance. >> got it give him credit for that. >>> new today, the teachers union surprising reaction to that grade scandal at prince george's county. >>> and the new rules about to change the kind of alcohol you can buy. >>> i'm chris lawrence back at the live desk where we just got an update on the murder of a teenage girl in fairfax county. she was bludgeoned to death but investigators say there is no credible evidence that the suspect has any affiliation with local gangs. this is after a report came out that he did have connections to ms-13. she was killed after leaving prayers at a mofmosque. investigators are treating it at an incident of road rage and are holding torres in jail. >>> an update on breaking news. this is the view theiew from ch of a vre train that hit someone on the track near bull run in prince william county. when first responders got to the scene, that person was under the bridge are and someone was already performing cpr. >> we are working to learn the condition of t