vietnam became the first southeast asian nation to evthively allow gay marriage. as a sin on par with crime and prostitution. so it's a significant change of direction. [ speaking foreign language ] >> vietnam has decided to include its gay citizens in its society. but at the same time, the government doesn't offer gay couples the same legal protection as they would heterosexual couples. still, the gay community has more freedom now to be more open than before. this video was uploaded online soon after the law was revised. the cooperation of a vietnamese airline made it possible. it showed a same-sex wedding at an altitude of 10,000 meters. here are the brides to be. they gave their vows in front of unknowing passengers who just happened to be on the same flight. [ speaking foreign language ] ♪ ♪ >> the couple now lives in a quiet residential area in western ho chi minh city. as a gift, their parents bought them a luxury apartment. together, they picked every piece of furniture in the spacious residence. they first met online 13 years ago and began exchanging e-ma

vietnam became the first southeast asian nation to evthively allow gay marriage. as a sin on par with crime and prostitution. so it's a significant change of direction. [ speaking foreign language ] >> vietnam has decided to include its gay citizens in its society. but at the same time, the government doesn't offer gay couples the same legal protection as they would heterosexual couples. still, the gay community has more freedom now to be more open than before. this video was uploaded online soon after the law was revised. the cooperation of a vietnamese airline made it possible. it showed a same-sex wedding at an altitude of 10,000 meters. here are the brides to be. they gave their vows in front of unknowing passengers who just happened to be on the same flight. [ speaking foreign language ] ♪ ♪ >> the couple now lives in a quiet residential area in western ho chi minh city. as a gift, their parents bought them a luxury apartment. together, they picked every piece of furniture in the spacious residence. they first met online 13 years ago and began exchanging e-ma

this problem has been so focused on southeast and on the east side of the river, although it has come across the river just a few minutes ago i spoke to an activist who said it shouldn't take a murder in shaw to get the chief of police and others here in southeast talking about this problem and what can be done to bring other people to the table. take a listen. >> almost every shooting that's happened in d.c., the police were nearby so that's clear that the police are doing a great job but they are not the only answer to the problem and in the past we have collective efforts with everybody working together, community leaders, parents, citizens, businesses, and the police department and the city. right now for the last three years that hasn't been happening. >> reporter: gives you a vague idea of what we expect to hear from the community tonight. we also expect to hear a little bit of salesmanship from the police department. chief lanier has to sell their latest plan in this case to target the illegal guns on the streets of washington, d.c. in this case by raising some of the rewards a

the winds are forced from the south/southeast. it's going to bring heat and occasional showers and the thunderstorms this afternoon. at times tomorrow. through the day on thursday again. it's born out on the future cast here. north and west of washington clears out friday. it may be unsettled with shower or storm on friday. the next seven days a lot of 80's. the temperatures are at or above system averages. 70% chance of showers friday. the chance goes down on saturday and sunday and pop back up monday and tuesday. jonathan: we have to get to breaking news. jonathan: we do have breaking news from southeast washington. d.c. police tell us three people have been shot on savannah street. two people shot were juveniles. we have a crew and we will bring you updates. three people shot. kimberly: distressing. "7 on your side" with the return of a super popular segment. we may get more calls and e-mails about this. ask the mechanic questions about your vehicle maintenance. jonathan: if you see news, send it to us. e-mail pics@wjla.com. in

. >> reporter: i'm stephanie ramirez on 49th street southeast by b street southeast.he family of one of those victims gathered here today. they want to know what happened last night. they are also questioning what all hands on deck means for the communities here much. >> my baby gone! my baby! >> reporter: sharon johnson is the mother of 26-year-old amani johnson, one of two men killed when shots rang out at around 11:45 last night near the 4900 block of b street southeast. johnson's cousin says he had just gone outside when she heard gunfire and ran outside herself to find two men shot to her right and on her left, her cousin falling against a fence. >> when the police did arrive, it just seems like this was the first crime scene ever because nobody knew what to do. they all just stood around. when the ambulance did come, nobody even came to assist us. i had to hold him there until it was me, my mom, his nephew, till he took his last breath. >> saying this is hands on deck and you got a person that just was killed at the bottom of the hill, this should have been swar

in southeast, sam sweeney, abc 7 news. bethesda, a deadly accident involving a bicyclist the man was struck by a car on block of massachusetts avenue. we do not know who the person is. police say the driver did stay after the accident. the road is now open. the latest on the on air ambush, virginia governor terry mcauliffe is at wdbj-tv sharing his condolences for the loss of two employees. we are learning exclusive details from the only survivor of the attack, vicki gardner, the chamber of commerce director wardalison parker and adam were interviewing is now out of a medically induced coma. husband, sheher says investor flanagan tried to shoot her several more times, but his gun misfired and she said flanagan was wearing body armor. we are tracking tropical storm erika as it slams puerto rico with heavy rains and wind. four people dead and 20 others missing on the island of dominica. rick scott, florida governor, has declared a state of emergency. people are stocking up on food, water gas and other supplies. now with as h

southeast wind. 70 around hanover. it's muggy. temperatures are about 10 degrees higher than normal. afternoon. you add on the humidity and it's around 90 for the real feel with a chance of a shower or thunderstorm. she spent most of her time in the gutter last night. >> cleaning the gutter. >> that's what i meant. cleaning the gutter out. heavy rain. >> very heavy around us. in fact, i don't like too far from where route 22 is and i know a lot of people stuck there last night because of what happened. we have some video to show you here and we have been showing you this all morning long. cars were stuck in the water. 22 was closed down several hours. this was in scotch plains. as a matter of fact, we have closures. let's go to the maps and tell you what is open and what isn't open. 22 eastbound closed down with only the shoulder open at this point. westfield into new providence road. westbound 22 is open. the road did buckle because of that water. we have a suspension on new jersey transit gladstone branch between gladstone and s

two men dead after a shooting in southeast d.c. comes in the middle of what's supposed to be an all hands on deck for the police department. the shooting happened on b street just before midnight. police telling us two men were shot and killed. a third man found at the scene taken to the hospital. at last check, he's expected to survive. >>> looking at 9:01. it's time to look at the forecast. >> a nice stretch of no humidity. how long will it continue? let's head outside to the weather deck with amelia segal standing by. >> a bit of a breeze there. >> it's beautiful out here. it's comfortable. the humidity isn't too bad. a nice breeze, plenty of sun out here. before we talk about the weather here, i want to mention tropical storm erika was downgraded to a tropical depression. you can find more information on facebook and twitter. i'll have more on the track at 9:30. for now, temperatures in the upper 60s and 70s. it's beautiful for your saturday morning. i hope you have plans to enjoy the weather today. dulles at 71. your morning p

or even part of southeast asia, like thailand? matt: absolutely.uiltatform is held -- for international opportunities. california, chill a, those are -- chile, we are investigating those at the moment. yvonne: who is buying into this market right now? matt: sorry, i missed that one. yvonne: what some of the buyers that the be trading in this exchange? that we haveel is brokers on the exchange, and their irrigators and uses of water, those people like dairy farmers, growing corn, cotton. how, given how volatile in australiae, using flood conditions as well as drought conditions. with that make it hard to really forecast, how do you capture that in a market? matt: look, there is some historical trading, our exchange will be capturing that data as well. the process can be quite volatile in what we call the southern connected basin. 70 years ago, anywhere from dollars to $100 per barrel. we already have $250 per barrel. that is due to influences like el niÑo and also storage locations in the basin. yvonne: what the thick of the outlook for a lot of the

there are other clashes in the country's southeast. as well, it are soldier was killed and seven wounded when kurdish militants opened fire on a military helicopter in southeastern province. this outbreak of violence comes as ankara has been carrying out attacks on iraq and the islamic state group. by rob parsons. obviously this is still very much a developing story, but what is the latest? latest, there is shooting outside the u.s. consulate. that is not the first time. a couple of years ago there were attacks on the u.s. consulate in istanbul is well. no one seems to have been killed in the consulate. at least one of the assailants was injured, shot in the legs, and her colleague was captured as well. but in a separate incident in there was an attack in which four people were killed. to try toe investigate and rescue people inside the building. they were then attacked. three more people were killed, and several people were injured. separately, in the southeast of the country, it is hard to say whether these are connected incidents. a

kimberly: we want to head out to southeast washington for breaking news. three more people have been shot, two of them are just kids. juveniles. the scene is unfolding right now on savannah street, a block and a half away from the congress heights metro stop. rich reese is live on the scene. what have you found out in the last 30 minutes? rich: yes, since we last talked to you we have learned that the two victims were two juvenile males, one adult female. you can see a lot of the police brass are here. chief cathy lanier is here. mayor bowser is here and a number of commanders are here. this was a shooting. we don't know if it were inside or outside. three people were shot. not fatal injuries it appears, at least so far. we are still waiting to hear from authorities about exactly what happened. we know at 3:48 this afternoon, there was a call of a female shot at 1331 savannah street southeast. this is an area called congress park. a lot of folks were outside. a lot of folks pretty shocked and cop certained about something like this -- concerned about this

you will see some lanes blocked around 11th and "m" street southeast today. says the work will go on for the next ten weeks. >>> a cat caused all of this damage to a house in suitland. the family cat knocked over a candle yesterday morning and that set a mattress on fire and the flames spread from there. no one was hurt, but the fire caused about $50,000 worth of damage. >>> who should be the face of the new $10 bill? we'll tell you the special way some women get to weigh in today. >>> a live look outside. chuck has a look at whether the humidity is going to stick around for the rest of the week. your weather and traffic on the 1s w >>> welcome back. visitors to the national women's hall of fame will have the chance today to give their opinion of who should be the face of the $10 bill. u.s. treasurer rosie rios will hold a town hall at the hall of fame which was also the site of the first women's right's convention in 1848. the treasury will decide this fall who will replace alexander hamilton on the bill. >>> we want to start off by letting you know that gas

series of attacks on security forces and we heard that four police officers have been killed in the southeastthe country and earlier in istanbul two armed attackers opened fire own the u.s. consulate building and earlier overnight a bomb exploded outside a police station on the other side of the city injuring seven people, there was a gun fight that followed in the hours that followed. and bernard smith is outside the consulate and he joins me live now and bernard what is going on at the consulate there behind you? >> well, there was a gun attack earlier this morning. two people, a man and a woman, opened fire on the consulate building behind me and was built with security and it's at the top of the hill on the outskirts of istanbul and moved here for security reasons and the two opened fire at it on a security check point rather than at the main building, there was a man an a woman, the man escaped and the woman was involved with a shoot out with the police and she was injured and there was video by a witness who managed to film the police who were shooting at that woman and she is heard to

thank you. >> i would argue for the taiwanese businesspeople to move to southeast asian countries. cannot regard it as a political movement or political issues. but it depends on the firm's to make their decisions. if you can see that tendency, because otherwise of labor costs, planned cause intracoastal areas, many taiwanese and have already moved to other places. this for small and medium-sized enterprises, from bigger enterprises like fox, they get more choices to brazil and india, not just neighboring countries. but the majority of the taiwanese small and medium-sized enterprises i'm having a hard choice i don't quite think that the political regions are diplomatic regions have a major impact on their choices. >> thank you very much. i'm a semi-retired attorney and an amateur china watcher -- china watcher for about 40 years now. starting to get the picture. i have a couple of questions for you. one, my son and future daughter-in-law graduate from university of virginia undergraduate in 1996 and i see you got your ph.d 301995 i wonder if you might comment briefly on your disser

and that is what southeast asia might be facing. david is here to explain.u grow when you're not growing and pay back the money? the problem.s when times are good it works wonders because it magnifies returns. but what is happening now, and we are talking about credit quality in southeast asia incorporates. the amount of debt that has been built up since 1998, the asian financial crisis, has actually gone up sixfold. we are closer to 400 billion u.s. dollars if you looked at the 100 biggest southeast asian countries. and it is up 32%. if you look at them as a group. we know that these guys are bigger and the businesses are expanded compared to back then. i thinkyou look at foreign currency debt, and that is really the important gauge to look at because it strips away all of the noise, although of the unnecessary noise, it has actually gone up two or three times higher than local currency debt. they have a different sample. malaysian, philippine, and indonesian companies, this is the amount of debt between 2010 in -- and 2014. it is now a third to half of the

wind southeast. humidity is high at 90%. temperatures are starting out 75 canarsie. 75 oakwood, urban areas of new jersey. all those numbers are 10 warmer than normal for this time of the year. we have a humid lunch today. heather, i will buy you lunch. it will be humid. >> a humid lunch. there we go. never heard of it. >> hummus. >> i love that. >>> let's go to the mass transit map. we have a couple of problems to talk to you about with new jersey transit. this was just brought in. we have the pascack valley line suspended because of an accident in westwood. gladstone was suspended between gladstone and summit. service was restored but you have 30-minute delays. they will cross honor tickets as a result of that. 1 train suspended between rector and south ferry because of signal problems. heading to 22 eastbound, westfield into new providence, only the shoulder is open because of flooding from the accident. cross bronx expressway, as you travel westbound into the alexander hamilton bridge, that is an accident. continuing wes

. >> reporter: people are already starting to gather at this small park in southeast for a vigil. the reason we are here tonight -- today would have been the 32nd birthday of a woman named tanika -- the mother shot dead inside her own home earlier this month. a 17 was charged with the murder. the organizers of tonight's event are hoping to draw hundreds to the park. and hope that their message can spur others to step up before more blood is shed on the streets. >> a lot of our social ills have been denied for so long. people just in poverty for so long. and it's a combination of things happening at the same time. and unfortunately, lives are at stake. >> reporter: it remains to be seen whether the message which sounds similar to the message we heard last week can be translated into action in these parts of the district that have seen such a disproportionate amount of violence in this violent summer in d.c. reporting live in southeast, garrett hague, wusa 9. >>> articlington county police are investigating a sexual assault on a woman, the 7th attack in the past month. it happened o

you got a breeze out of the southeast then in spots you got a good breeze. the wind is south at 6 in central park. the meters are covered up by the trees and things. so, you get outside central park and the wind is about 20 miles per hour out of the south. so, someone will say that is a sea breeze building for the afternoon. so, we will have a sunset at 7:48 that will be pretty. normal high 43. we started out at 78 ten warmer than the overnight low. a spotty storm mainly west of the city. downpours will develop after midnight. i will show you that. heavy rain for the morning commute. some of that rain will be heavy enough to cause flooding tomorrow morning up until lunchtime as the system comes through. u.v. index of 8. ragweed is showing up in the pollen count. that is early for this season. it's 86 in murray hill. 83 staten island. 82 around monmouth county and southward. here is the heat index. heat and humidity together, feels like 91 brooklyn. 92 j.f.k. and go out to long island, 89 to 86. 92 is the feel at bridgeport. a southerly wind coming in that pu

have to watch the forecast track has been shifting around that you can see where the threat is, southeast u.s. anywhere from miami all the way up to the mid-atlantic region, we have to see what goes on beyond that but at that point it looks like it is going to be perhaps a category 1 hurricane. today for us we don't have any storms to worry about, high temperature 82 degrees with sunny skies and 81 tomorrow, 85 saturday, making a come back sunday, next storm chance looks to be tuesday of next week. >> due to his off. we have sports. >> the mets keep beating up on teams like the phillies. >> the mets get going early, single to right and in comes michael dire, 3-0. we got the good bartolo colon last night, seven scoreless inning striking out eight on the night. the phillies not that great, 4-0 game, two run shot to left, 40th home run this month, that would tie franchise record making a six in a row, 9-4 the final. >> the yankees held a 6.5 game lead in the american league east. in 24 games the yanks have seen that lead completely disappear, yanks rapid of their three game series with astro

two men are dead after a shooting in southeast d.c. this comes in the middle of what's supposed to be an all hands on deck for the police department. it happened on b street southeast before midnight. >> police tell us two men were shot and killed. a third man taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. no suspect as of now. >> good morning. it's 6:00 on the dot. >> welcome to news 4 today. we have had a beautiful stretch of no humidity. for those visiting, that's what summer is like. there's no humidity in d.c. it's usually nice and cool. >> no,it

it could curve more and be off the southeast coast three or four days.ly the flow off the coastline, south carolina, georgia and carolinas could keep the storm near the coast or off the coast. doesn't look like much of a chance this could slam in the southeast u.s. it could be close enough to have direct impact for beaches and definitely rip currents and wave action and that sort of stuff. florida and coastline of georgia. not a lot of bad weather out there today. beautiful this great lakes. showers and thunderstorms in new england. looks like this is the storm to watch. >> we'll keep an eye on it. bill karins, thanks for that. congratulations to your mets. >> they're not my team, but i'm on the bandwagon. >> we'll see how long that last. there's tickets. >> i'm a tigers fan. >>> a fake out in court. we're not talking basketball. >>> "way too early" back in a moment. hi my name is tom. i'm raph. my name is anne. i'm one of the real live attorneys you can talk to through legalzoom. don't let unanswered legal questions hold you up, because we're here, we'r

. -- church on east capitol street in southeast. the victim in that case, 21- year-old amare jenkins was gunned down right outside of that church. police then rushed to a second scene, 13th and savannah where three people were shot. a 12 and 17-year-old boy were arguing when the 17-year-old neighbor returned to the boy's house, shot him and the boy's mother. all three were hit but sadly the boy's mother, 31-year-old tenika non-- fontanel died. >> these guys got to be taught friendship and what they're asking law enforcement to do is almost virtually up possible for them to do it. you've got to gain these young guys' trust. at least start a conversation. once again without that, we lose this generation. >> reporter: very serious words there from folks. we also talked to neighbors in northwest who say the same thing, they don't have a relationship with police and they believe a true partnership could solve this problem. so what the police say, hear from them coming up in the next half-hour. live outside of police headquarters, delia g

we pick up the team coverage live in southeast with stephen tschida. stephen: right here the bullets flew friday night targeting the metrobus. we talked with the mayor about the surge of violence. specifically, the homicide rate. she doesn't believe it is deterring visitors, tourists to the city. indeed, we spoke with several tourists who said actually on the streets of the nation's capitol, -- streets of the nation's capital, they feel safe. transit police line a route in southeast after someone riddled a bus with bullets. meanwhile, a bus stops for a passenger with a bullet wound in his leg. >> things would get better now we are going back to the old days. >> across d.c. residents react to a surge in killing. the homicide rate now at 103. far above where it was last year at this time. >> i don't want to be in the crossfire. stephen: police are out in force across every quadrant in the city to curtail the homicide a top priority for the mayor. >> we'll make sure the police have the resources they need, that we are putting the resources in the neighbor

turkey is on edge after at least nine people are killed in attacks in istanbul and the southeast of the country. one target was the u.s. consulate, where a fierce gunbattle took place. elsewhere, a car bomb detonated at a police station. also coming up, a day of violence in kabul. a car bomb in the afghan capital has left five people dead. it is the latest in a wave of attacks in the city. and the eu gives another 2.4 billion euros to countries coping with the migrant crisis. the lid put a stop to images like these --will it put a stop to images like these? sarah: i am sarah kelly. thank you for joining us. turkish officials say that nine people of died in a wave of attacks. there was also an attack on the u.s. consulate in in stumble. -- istanbul. these incidents are fueling concerns that turkey's campaign against militant kurdish separatists could trigger more violence on turkish soil. the latest from istanbul in a moment, but first, this report. reporter: police sealed off the area around the u.s. consulate in istanbul. local residents witnessed a firefight early this morning. "we wo

turkey is on edge after at least nine people are killed in attacks in istanbul and the southeast of the country. one target was the u.s. consulate, where a fierce gunbattle took place. elsewhere, a car bomb detonated at a police station. also coming up, a day of violence in kabul. a car bomb in the afghan capital has left five people dead. it is the latest in a wave of attacks in the city. and the eu gives another 2.4 billion euros to countries coping with the migrant crisis. the lid put a stop to images like these --will it put a stop to images like these? sarah: i am sarah kelly. thank you for joining us. turkish officials say that nine people of died in a wave of attacks. there was also an attack on the u.s. consulate in in stumble. -- istanbul. these incidents are fueling concerns that turkey's campaign against militant kurdish separatists could trigger more violence on turkish soil. the latest from istanbul in a moment, but first, this report. reporter: police sealed off the area around the u.s. consulate in istanbul. local residents witnessed a firefight early this morning. "we wo

the city. >> the last one they had down in the southeast, outside of luke's church. i know a few people in that area. it hits home. the more it hits home, the more you feel it. >> the mansion murders stood out. >> on 4th of july at this metro stop, a guy was stabbed and robbed. >> reporter: while district leaders like the mayor and chief of police struggle to stop the spike, back in northeast a warning before the next crime spree goes up in their neighborhood. >> i don't have the option to sit back and do nothing. none of us do. so, yes, it will affect you. if you are on the subway, in your corporate building, everybody has a responsibility to make sure we get to the root of the issues. >> reporter: debra, the numbers are sobering. the district didn't hit 102 homicides physical after christmas last year. we're there now with a week left to go in august. reporting live at mpd headquarters, garrett haake, wusa 9. >> tonight police have identified that stabbing victim as a 33-year-old, bobby ellis of southeast d.c. they're offering a reward up of to $25,000 to anyone th

perspective of the gunman himself, it started as the victims conducted a live interview 25 miles southeast of roanoke, it appears to be a well planned out ambush, allison parker for wbbj and marcy gonzales he is is live with more on the shocking developments. >> good afternoon, we are waiting for more details, law

police say there were three shootings in southwest and southeast. all four male victims are expected to rvsuive. so n faro arrests have enbe made in any of the cases. >>> the man accused of killing his girlfriend's one-year-old son will be in a prince george's county court this afternoon for a bond hearing. he was arrested after a child fowas und unresponsive inside a house in riverdale on august 1. he's charged with first-degree murder and child abuse. >>> still to come on the news noon, dying to get out. as the migrant crisis continues to grip europe, arrests are made after a truck full of bodies is discovered now. >>> next, this virginia teenager finds out how long he'll be behind bars and when you bundle your home and auto insurance through progressive, you'll save a bundle! [ laughs ] jamie. right. make a bad bundle joke a buck goes in the jar. i guess that's just how the cookie bundles. now, you're gonna have two bundles of joy! i'm not pregnant. i'm gonna go. [ tapping, cash register dings ] there you go. [ buzzing ] bundle bee coming! it was

will it continue into the southeast, or will it curve back out to sea?s going to be the forecast that we're going to be watching over the next couple days, because it will have some kind of an impact on our weather. even if it's just that you're down out the beaches. 83 degrees on your thursday. 86 on friday. and then, well, then here comes the heat again. we're not talking high heat and humidity. but we are going to see temperatures on the warm side. 91 on saturday. 92 on sunday. and it looks like we're in the low 90s all the way through next week. so we'll continue to watch the heat and the storm. >> all right. thank you, doug. >>> up next, the nats slide a bit farther away from the top of the division. how they wasted a comeback tonight against the padres. >>> this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >> all right, jason. nats moving inhe wrong direction. what is going on. >> every loss seems that much more devastating, especially with new york. they're not making up any ground right now. with this

we have the two right lanes closed on northbound 295, right over nicholson street southeast.expect some delays, have a bit more >>> remote-controlled drones are a danger to commercial planes but now causing problems on the football field. a lengthy encount they are week at the jersey shore caused referees to put a game on hold. income's ted greenberg has that story. >> all of a sudden, everybody starts saying, look. >> reporter: the interruption came from above. >> it came down closer and closer. >> just teasing now. >> reporter: this remote controlled drone that repeatedly buzzed back and forth over the football field where ocean city high school was hosting middle township for a scrimmage monday evening. there were times when it was very low, no more than ten feet above the players. >> reporter: forcing the refs to delay the game for about 20 minutes. >> as we were in a huddle, it started to come over top of us and everyone is like, get this thing off the field. >> coaching for 20 years, definitely haven't dealt with that one before. it raised concerns just about safety and

boating today, wind is northeast going southeast 5 to 10 knots. heather's looking at your commute. >> let's look at a picture of the new jersey turnpike right in front of newark airport new york city may job problems. northbound traffic, southbound traffic that's the brake lights you see. let's go over to our maps and i'll tell you what's happening south of the airport. that's an accident in the process of the being cleared. the western spur of the turnpike north, you do have a disabled vehicle and don't forget about long-term road work, deegan north into yankee stadium. new jersey transit no major problems. metro north waterbury branch, it's bridge work in bridgeport. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect for today. >>> 5:09 right now. still ahead on eyewitness news this monday morning, a pistol decision expect -- a pivotal decision expected in the case of the 13-year-old girls accused of stabbing a classmate. >> and th so you're telling me staples will give me everything on this list at the lowest prices? we have a 110% price

and one woman wounded was arrested and reports to be a member of a ban left wing party and in the southeastdier and four officers were killed in two separate attacks in the province and the warning of the report contains strong images from the start. >> reporter: chased down to a back street near the u.s. consulate in istanbul a woman who earlier opened fire on the building refuses to surrender, i did it for my party she shouts before being shot and wounded by a police officer. her party is the extreme left wing and anti-american revolutionary people's liberation army frount the d.h.k.p.c., a second attacker also female escaped from the area. in 2030 the d.h.k.p.c. said it was behind a suicide bomb attack in the capitol ankora and now said they are behind this attack. >> translator: i saw this woman and the police shouting stop. they fired warning shots and then someone in an apartment threw a chair from the balcony at the woman so the attackers shot at the balcony. >> reporter: a van with explosives detonated outside of a police station on istanbul eastern edge, attacker was killed. severa

it's just drifting to the southeast. heaviest rain over grant avenue and rhawn street and this area has received about an inch of rain already. so, a flood advisory has been posted for northeast philadelphia, also parts of montgomery and bucks county until 9:15. so, if you do encounter any flooded roads definitely go another day. now storm tracker6 a wider view double scan live showing that there's a lot of activity to our south and west and that will be moving our way by the middle of the week. that will bring an end to the heat wave and bring us some showers and thunderstorms. i'll have more details on that coming up in the full accuweather forecast. rick. >> all right, cecily, thank you. >>> now let's check in with reporter chad pradelli who is live at eakins oval with the hot weather story from people who had to be outside today and were certainly doing their best to sweat less. chad. >> reporter: yeah, they were doing their best and there may be some relief on the way right now. if you look behind me there are some

two men are dead after a shooting in southeast d.c. this comes in the middle of what's supposed to be an all hands on deck for the police department. it happened on b street southeast before midnight. >> police tell us two men were shot and killed. a third man taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. no suspect as of now. >> good morning. it's 6:00 on the dot. >> welcome to news 4 today. we have had a beautiful stretch of no humidity. for those visiting, that's what summer is like. there's no humidity in d.c. it's usually nice and cool. >> no, it's not. >> it's not. >> this is the nicest weather we have seen in a long time. we hope you have enjoyed it. heat and humidity come back. >> over the weekend, heat and humidity creep into the area. the humidity, not so bad today. today will be warmer than it was yesterday. currently, it's comfortable. headed out for the run, the bicycle ride, the temperature in the 50s and 60s. washington, one of the warmer spots at 67. annapolis is warmer at 68 degrees. here is how we'll warm

. >>> happening in southeast washington, crews are blocking lanes around 11th and m street southeast right now. they're working on the virginia avenue railroad tunnel. it's rebuilding and expanding the tunnel. they say today's work could slow you down over the next ten weeks. another traffic alert for you right now on news 4 midday, a busy stretch of road forcing drivers to slow it down. >>> at the live desk, question have a traffic alert to tell you about on a third street tunnel in southeast washington. a missing metal grate has closed southbound at second street. you can see howithout the grate there is a gaping hole in the road. one driver said he blew out a tire on a car. another driver's air bag deployed and two other drivers have broken axles. ouch. this could also affect traffic on 395. watch out own check your nbc washington app. let you you know when it's mixed. >>> today family and friends remember the life of one of the victims of last week's on air ambush. adam ward's family says he loved virginia tech. it asks that you wear origin and maroon to support him. >>> the focu

the storm is east-southeast of hilo, hawaii. ignacio could bring dangerous wind gusts and rain to the hawaiian islands at the beginning of next week. >>> former president george w. bush returns to new orleans to help the city mark the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina. yesterday president obama praised the city for its ability to bounce back from the effects of the storm. he spoking in an area of the city that was once 17 feet underwater. >> if katrina was initially an example of what happens when government fails, the recovery has been an example of what's possible when government works together. >> tomorrow is the actual anniversary of that deadly storm. new orleans is hosting a power of community gathering which is the city's signature post katrina event. former president bill clinton will also be there. >>> now to the investigation into this week's on air shootings in virginia. police discovered items in a car rented by gunman vester flanagan that suggest he wanted to evade authorities. among those items found, a wig, su

. >>> now, if you live in southeast d.c., you can take the w-8 bus on its normal route. metro detour the bus around elvans road. mayor bowser said, no, no part of the city can be abandoned by metro. >>> d.c. mayor muriel bowser planning another move to limit the city's increase in homicides. sources say she plans to ask d.c. council to give law enforcement more power, specifically, parole officers would be able to search former convicts at anytime if on probation. the officers could then detain them for break even minor rules. the community also responding to the spike in crime. take a look at this, people held a peace rally last night. they said the community needs to put a stop to crime. one of the people will was michelle johnson whose daughter was killed in a triple shooting last week. >>> the florida postal worker who flew a gyrocopter through some of the most restricted airspace should be back in court today. douglas hughes recently rejected a plea deal that would have required him to spend ten months in jail for landing near the u.s. capitol this year. he faces as

>> a meeting going on inside southeast that's addressing d.c.'s violent summer. >> reporter: this community meeting about the spike in violent crime particularly homicides has been going on for about an hour now and as expected we are hearing from both the community and the police department about what has worked to combat this rise in homicide now at 98 and what has not, particularly community members here are saying to us that while the police are doing their job, they want to see more additional resources brought in from federal partners from the outside and, yes, from the community itself to step up and help. you're saying the police are doing their job, we need to see more of an effort from the community and some of these other partners? >> they need to be at the table, yes. there needs to be a holistic approach where everybody is working it, all hands on deck should include the community. >> reporter: at different times this summer we have heard a lot of different reasons and different contributing factors to the spike in homicide everythin

luke catholic church in southeast just after noon yesterday.there is a $25,000 reward for information in this case. >>> this has been a particularly violent 24 hours in the city. since yesterday, four people have died from gunshot wounds and that includes four separate shootings in the northeast and southeast quadrants of the nation's capital. among the victims, three men and a woman killed two children wounded. the most recent victim was found earlier today, a woman walking her dog this morning found a body near an apartment complex along stanton road southeast. this is just off the suitland park watch the a & c commissioner for that area says the spike in violence has been overwhelming. police say the man today had been shot but we do not have his identity. >>> a big announcement from d.c. mayor muriel bowser and police chief, cathy lanier, today about the crime wave and illegal guns. a tip leading to an arrest or seizure of an illegal gun has now increased to $2500. the tip for an arrest and conviction in a shooting increased to $10,000. com

benchmark southeast asia index rising about 2%, up for the first time in seven days. we have seen gains in singapore and indonesia. indonesia rebounding from a 2013 low. some say that the plunge has been too deep and it is time to buy again. singapore still hovers near fair territory. -- near bear territory. a risk of jeopardizing a bull run that stress for almost four years. in indonesia, extending its gain morning, the this second worst performer in asia this year. no refrain for the rupiah. here.are several concerns the slumping commodity prices among them. is -- they discussed what is needed to drive the economy and drive foreign investment. tell me what is going on in the philippines. yesterday, there was an accidental trading halt that quickly resumed. today, another trading halt. days.trading halts in two the authorities say it has to do with a technical glitch. nothing has been said about it. the trading halt was announced about 40 minutes after trading started. today, there has been speculation that it was intentional to limit losses. it is seen as a relative

bernard smith, al jazeera, southeast turkey. >>> there are several protests planned across iraq in theg hours as anger mounts against the government and iraqis demanding action over a lack of basic services including clean water, many saying the country's salty tap water is undrinkable and protesters demanding electricity, power shortages have plagued the country for years but the recents heat wave is making the situation worse. demonstrators blame the government for poor public services and say iraq's oil wealth is miss spent through widespread corruption and also concerned about falling fuel prices and job creation. analysts saying iraq is struggling to the investments and deversing the oil and we are joined from the iraqi capitol and you have been out and about mohamed in baghdad at least, these protests have been taking place not only the capitol but other places as well how big do we expect them to get today? >> we are being told there is an expectation that these will be very big crowds. they are expected to be in baghdad and karbola and other cities in the country and expected t

winds out of the southeast at 5 to 15 miles per hour.f you're laying out, working on your tan apply the sunscreen, the burn time is less than 20 minutes. >> in sports, sam broad ford is expected to -- bradford is expected to play when the eagles take on the packer later tonight. >> reporter: they make their way to green bay, the eagles getting set to play the packers. remember sam bradford tore his acl during a third preseason game the last time he played in one. we expect broad -- bradford to play. all starts expect to gain a lot regardless of how much or how little you play. >> anytime you can be out there with your group you'll have improvement because you'll learn from each other. every opportunity we can get out there to play against good competition, different competition with our group, it's going to benefit us. >> an interesting twist, the packers may not play quarterback aaron rodgers. the there's a new movement of sitting the star for fear of preinjuries. rogers said he is ready and doesn't need any more time. >>> brandon graha

is pushing a lot of currencies in southeast asia. as with the philippines, all on the way down. that is really playing out as far as an effect is concerned. mention,, i want to earnings yesterday shares on the way down there in hong kong. the short of it is the dividend profits were down 44%, pretax profit that is. the ceo admitting that there are very real challenges, but he says they are fixable. down .7%. rishaad: look at australia's a $2.2 billion exercise. this backdrop, improving profits to say the least. reporting a 4.3% rise that is 4 billion u.s. dollars. provision charges did rise on the year by 13%. numbers were in line with what the market was looking for. was stronger than what was analysts were looking for. shares are in a trading hold, and we are seeing the other major stumbling. dollar's,ion aussie newly tomake those the tour a rules making sure the banks have enough capital for home losses. it was fairly isolated from the credit crunch in 2009, another as record low interest rates and the rising prices in sydney. the want intro the banks don't suffer the same de

he had worked as a reporter all across the southeast, bouncing from station to station, he used the name bryce williams. robert moses has more on this investigation and what we note this morning. >> reporter: vester lee flanagan bounced from one station to the next often causing trouble as he went. in a long suicide note he suggested the killing of nine black parishioners in a charleston church was a tipping point for him. he was a volatile man whose anger that him to murder two people who by all accounts stood for all that is good in our industry. >> good morning. >> as the sun rose wdbj viewers them the story as she did each morning. it was like morning show fair, a story about tourism. >> we are seeing to resume. >> gunshot on live television, screams from parker and horror from the anchor in the studio with esther colleagues getting murdered. vicki gardner was injured. >> not sure what happened, we will let you know as soon as we find out. >> reporter: as the camera toppled to the ground it captured this image of the gunmen later identified as vester lee flanagan who was fired, flana

it's drenching the southeast for the past week.ar could see as much as 6 inches of rain as the remnants of tropical storm erika moves north through the state. there's also severe weather on the coast. here's more from abc's richard cantu. >> reporter: in tampa, the race is on to fill sand bags as the remnants of tropical storm erika blows soaking rain over florida with more flooding. >> you're in a susceptible neighborhood. >> yes, i'm in zone a. >> reporter: what does that mean? >> that's the worst. >> reporter: more than 15 inches of rain have already fallen on florida, making this the third wettest august on record. tides a foot to foot and a half higher than normal, the surf concealing dangerous rip currents. >> it's pretty strong. and the currents are bad. so that's probably why you're not going to see too many people in the water today. >> reporter: the rain from erika will move north over the next 12 to 24 hours carrying as much as 5 inches of rain to the carolinas and georgia in the next two to three days. on the other side

it is a threat to florida and potentially the southeast coast of the united states as well. we have more perfect weather around here coming, but 90-degree temperatures are going to be coming also. the temperature now, 76 degrees. the winds north-northwest at 9. feels like 76. the humidity is pretty low. around the same temperature as yesterday and that's where we'll be this afternoon, too. we're in the 70s just about everywhere except for that 63 at mt. pocono. that is pretty cool for this time of the day at this time of the year. and we're in the mid-70s across most of the rest of the area, too, despite all of that sunshine. so, it is kind of a cool air mass for this time of the year. there's that northwest wind so that the beaches are same temperature as what we're seeing inland. a few fair weather clouds neert great lakes. lots of dry air across a good bit of the country. that certainly continues. there's that northwest wind. keeping things dry. get a few clouds from time to time but generally fair weather type clouds. there's the nearly wind coming in tomorrow morning. w

live in southeast, richard reeve, abc7 news. leon: investigating deadly gunfire outside a church. a man was shot to death in 4900 block of east capitol street in southeast. that is in front of st. luke's church if you know the area. up first at "abc7 news at 6:00", illegal drug activity in a federal laugh. police officer in charges after the explosion that happened at the national institute of technology a month ago. they believe it was tied to the production of methamphetamine. kevin lewis has details about the suspect in the case. a police officer? kevin: the allegations are ironic. federal authorities say a high-ranking police officer hired to protect a vast federal property actually caused this explosion. officer facing one count of manufacturing methamphetamine. i spoke on the phone with the defense attorney minutes ago who told me his client was not cooking meth to sell on the street but rather conducting an "unauthorized training experiment that badly failed." barclay was a well-respected detective and chief of the nist police force suffered burns in the explosion. he resig

here at the airfield, 40 miles southeast of saigon, the job begins for these airmen.ng with helicopter crews from other aviation companies, the men of the 101st are to be processed for movement to their new homes in the forward areas of vietnam. their mission now is to create the helicopter bases from which u.s. army forces can be flown into combat against the vietcong. quickly now they make ready. in the next 90 days before the airborne infantry arrives, these men will do a man-sized job. on the 29th of july, 1965, the first brigade of the 101st airborne division arrives at cameron bay. the brigade with its supporting elements is commanded by colonel james timothy who is welcomed by vietnam by ambassador maxwell taylor. and by general william westmoreland. in the ceremonies which followed, colonel timothy gets his first look at the strife-torn shores of vietnam and for the first time the brigade unfurls the proud emblem of freedom over the land it is here to protect. to ambassador taylor, the occasion holds a special meaning as the one-time commander of the 101st tal