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 u

in southeast d.c., wusa 9. >>> a 26-year-old is behind bars following yesterday's armed robbery at aizon wireless store. he stormed the place with a gun and told everyone to get on the floor. he rammed a police cruiser. >>> you might expect something to last if it has a lifetime guarantee. but customers and retailers don't always agree on the definition of lifetime. >> reporter: jimmy didn't expect it to last forever but he expected to get them fixed as long as he owned them. >> when i saw lifetime, hey, this is a great deal. i'll not have to worry for a lifetime of ownership. >> when he contacted just blinds, the lifetime warranty was only good for five years or the lifetime of the average blind. he'd had his for seven. >> a lifetime warranty cannot just mean five years because that would be a five-year warranty. >> reporter: and former assistant attorney general says if they use the term lifetime, the company has to define who has lifetime they mean. the product warranty says they are covered if service is ever needed. but when we contacted the company they pointed us to a second t

d.c. someone shot a man on florida avenue northeast and the other man was taken to the hospital after he was shot on frederick douglass place southeast. news4's molette green is live outside the d.c. headquarters to tell us how police are investigating all the crimes. good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. the gunfire rang out at about the same time. the police tell us that man was shot in the stomach. he was conscious and breathing when he went to the hospital. still no word from police on suspects at this hour. as police look for evidence in the overnight in frederick douglass where this took place. the shooting in northeast happened in the 1300 block on florida avenue. we don't have a word on suspects but the victim was conscious and breathing when they got to him. but already this year, 94 homicides so far compared to about 72 last year around this same time period. d.c. police appealing for the public to really come forward and talk to them, give them any information they can to help them solve these crimes and to cut down on the rash of crime in the district. i'm molette green, live outside d.c. police headquarters. ba

[screaming] stephen: a volatile situation in front of a church in southeast d.c., another fatal shooting. the victim taken down just feet from the sanctuary. >> i heard some shots. stephen: felicia miller grew up going to st. luke's. this summer she prays every day. >> because of all the killings. the tragedies of this loss of life. anger has led to multiple shootings. >> multiple people shot. it's played ought times this year. stefs shortly after the chief appeared on news caulk the bullets flew. cathy lanier believe several things drive up the the homicide rate. >> we are seeing reoffenders in the community. stephen: they wouldn't say whether or not the victim was at the chump for some event. they hold events there for prior offenders. he wouldn't say whether he believes the victim was trying to elude the killers. nothing on the suspect or the motives yet. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. kimberly: thank you, stephen. we have breaking news out of prince george's county where a police is charged with assault. and child abuse. corporate stephen moore was arrested yesterday. he

starting here in southeast d.c., now the closures go into effect one minute after midnight tonight. if you're a regular metro rider take note. a lot of track work is happening. you'll want to take note at some of these closures. take a look right here. we're talking about the potomac avenue metro station, stadium armory, minnesota avenue and deanwood. green, blue, silver lines run about every 15 minutes and the red line will run about every 20 minutes. one other thing that you will see here on sunday, here at stadium armory, a full stadium drill. it is really designed to simulate smoke and fire in the tunnel. we are talking about some of the things we saw at l'enfant plaza about a year ago. so you will see that here at stadium armory on sunday. don't be alarmed. it will be just a drill. reporting live, zachary kiesch. back to you guys in the stadium. >> thank you. >>> today, a woman who was shot by a d.c. police officer after she refused to drop a knife is back in court. renita nettles will have a mental observation hearing. she started a fire in a house on clay terrace earlier this

that a man believed to be in his 20's was found behind the apartments here on stanton road in southeast d.c. and police calling this a suspicious death investigation. he was found by a woman walking her dog around 7:00 this morning. according to the area advisory commissioner, it appears this suspicious death does include foul play. the body was found, a male, and it was found a gunshot wound. [indiscernible] drug that seems to live and grow in mark warner stores. -- more corner stores. referring tois that synthetic drug that has been talked about so much recently in the city. people who have been walking by keep asking, is this number 98? they are referring to the high homicide rate in the city. confirmed 97 homicides so far this year, including a mother gunned down about a mile away yesterday afternoon. we just got word of two other shootings within the past hour in the same area. as for this investigation here, police have not confirmed if it latest murder. the spokesperson just e-mailed me saying, they are simply investigating right now. john gonzalez, abc 7 news. anchor: all this comes

. >>> neighbors are gathering for a peace rally and prayer vigil in southeast d.c. it's been held on the 32nd birthday of tanika fonteneau. >> organizers are hoping the outrage leads to something positive. the commitment by neighbors to bring an end to senseless shootings in a part of town that's seen far too many. >>> and plans to stop running part of a southeast bus route after dark. >> reporter: they suspended service on this popular bus route. and the decision came after not one but two series incidents this past week. >> reporter: we spoke with the metro transit police chief. on friday shots were fired at a bus, injuring a passenger. and on saturday, rocks were thrown at the bus. the noise so loud that reports came in as gunfire. and that caused police to implement the detours. this is on the w 6 and w 8 bus lines, the detours are supposed to be at night and we saw that backfire against one person. >> got on the bus at this bus stop at 1:00. went about my business and the guy wasn't gonna come down the street. >> that don't mean stop the service. if that was th

this boys andt girls club and southeast d.c., stocked full of supplies. the event is becoming something of a tradition for the nba all-star. we all want to have education to fall back on, so that is one of the most of the things of do for the kids. yesterday, wall held a similar event in his hometown of raleigh, north carolina. the first day of school for d.c. students is august 31. some big names headed to the district for the national book festival. -- tomdrin, tom protocol brokaw just some of the few. the library of congress post the free event every year. september 5 at the washington convention center. devon: wonderful. you blocking about august 31, the first day of school? it's coming quickly, but we parents are happy. devon: exactly. the john wall jersey, the bags for the kids, very nice for back to school. putting smiles on everybody's faces with the weather this week. about hot today, 90, average this time of year. it was 87 at reagan national, the humidity up, too. 90, it was not as good as it has been, but it will he go from here. in many place

sam sweeney is live in southeast d.c. with the changes she wants to make. sam: we're standing here at malcolm x. elementary school in the seventh district police area, and are has been a surge in violence over the last couple of months. there have been 37 murders near this school in this ward in this district since january, a 95% increase, and that's why the to makeose to come here the announcement, but her speech got interrupted by black lives .atter activist she was about to lay out the plan of what her speech was going to be or what her plan was andg to be to reduce crime violence across the city, but it quickly escalated because the first point was that she was going to increase police officers on the street, and as soon as she said that, the protesters went berserk. they started screaming that they don't want more police, they want her to create more jobs, which is also part of her plan, but they did not give her time to finish, and things quickly escalated. over 100 people started screaming and shouting at the mayor. let's listen to what they had to s

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

people and southeast d.c. remember a woman who made a world of difference, the physician assistant loved among never, it and killed friday in it. patients and coworkers at united medical center are heartbroken. she had worked at the hospital for years. dozens of friends and family members, many overcome with grief, came together to mourn the sudden loss of their friend. >> i lost my partner of 31 years. my wife, my best half. a wonderful person. roz: friday evening, she was hit and killed by a hit-and-run driver. she had just left work. she was crossing southern avenue, on her way to metro. supervisor said she worked at the hospital for 10 years as a physician assistant, often caring for the indigent. >> she was so dedicated to all the underprivileged patients. i'm so humbled to have worked with her. active inas also their ethiopian community, often helping others get settled. >> she made america beautiful. she was like a mother to the second generation. z: friday, police released this photo of a person of int

>>> police need your help trying to solve a robbed -- an armdz rockery in -- armed robbery in southeast d.c. you can see a gunman walking along the sidewalk and then approaching his target and pointing a gun at his victim. there is a reward if you can help police identify the suspect. >>> still to come at noon, dramatic video out of texas. this tractor-trailer smashes into a car and the driver keeps going. we'll tell you what happened next. >> i'm first ahereto meteorologist ear -- alert meteorologist erica grow. yet another beautiful day to be outside but it can't last forever. we are look every cup has a story. dunkin' k-cup packs in my life were a good fit. a single serving for myself, it's pretty special. it is like having a dunkin' store in my home which is what i've always dreamed of. bring home delicious dunkin' k-cup packs today. your coffee, your dunkin'. people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for t

are asking anyone with information to come making cha a popular bus route after a shooting in southeast d.c. starting sunday, residents will have to walk home at night in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the city. delia goncalves talked to in the -- to some in the neighborhood who are not happy about the decision. >> reporter: the w8 line originates here from the anacostia metro station. a lot of passengers are not happy with this change, but metro says they had to suspend service to that area temporarily because of safety. >> it's a danger zone. >> reporter: that's why metro says they're no longer coming down elvins road suspending service to the cul-de-sac after 7:00 p.m. friday night a bus was driving down this dead end road and was shot at injuring a passenger on board. >> a lot of people say the cops show up when there's a crime and then afterwards they disappear. >> they don't last. i know sometimes they got to fear for their lives too, though. >> reporter: do you feel safe at night around here? >> not really. >> reporter: then there's julie sanchez, a high school senior who

. >>> a young girl and man are recovering from gunshot wounds in southeast d.c. evidence markers covered third and "i" streets last night. officers have not made any arrests in this case. >>> fire causes $50,000 in damage to this house and firefighters say a cat is responsible. >>> plus, north amica's tallest america renamed. what it has to do with global wa >>> happening today, some road work could affect your drive through d.c. crews are replacing the virginia avenue railroad tunnel in southeast washington. you'll see some lanes blocked today. csx says the work will go on for the next ten weeks. >>> a cat caused all this damage to a house in suitland. that's right. a cat. the family cat knocked over candle yesterday morning. it set mattress on fire and the flames spread from there. no one was hurt, but the fire caused $50,000 worth of damage. >>> off to a warm start on this monday morning. looking at your weather on weather and traffic on the 1s. >> what the students can look for at the bus stop. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, you have your umbrellas in

in southeast d.c. bruce leshan, wusa9. >> and our police chief says it's been eight years since she's used overtime to put more officers on the street, but she says she's using it now because she says citizens have asked her to do it. >>> the shocking on air shooting deaths of two television news journalists have left many in roanoke, virginia, just stricken with grief. the day after the shootings the morning news team was back on the air and hundreds brought or sent in their condolences. peggy fox brings us the latest from roanoke. >> reporter: for the past 60 years wdbj has been the no. 1 television station here in roanoke. people have such a strong connection to the cbs station that they see the company's employees almost like family. for many who watched the murders live on tv yesterday, it was like watching friends lose their lives. >> just to show our love and our respect. >> reporter: you can see feelings of sadness expressed throughout the region from rocky mount near where the shootings happen

>>> first at 7:00 four people were shot, one of them killed all within a matter of hours in southeast d.c. thank you for joining us. i'm debra alfarone. >> and i'm derek mcginty. the most recent shootings happened inside an apartment at 13th and savanna street. an adult well, a 17 -- woman, a 17-year-old boy and 12-year-old boy were in that apartment and were all hurt. the boys had gotten into some sort of argument during the day and then the teen came back with a gun. >> we call them crime gunsat a them are stolen. a lot of them have serial numbers obliterated and have high capacity magazines, as we discussed before, and they're finding their way into the major cities across the united states and right now this is, you know, another tragedy involving children that just shouldn't happen. >> it is not clear yet how all those three victims knew each other, but they are all expected to be okay. >>> while that investigation started near st. elizabeth's hospital police were already on the scene 5 miles away on east capitol street near ft. chaplain park where a man was shot and killed right in

nettles was hit while she was standing in front of her home in southeast d.c.. nettles' family says she has mental help issues and -- health issues and is a drug user. >>> former baltimore rave' cheerleader molly s -- ravens' cheerleader momly stattuck learned today she will spend 15 years in jail -- 15 months in jail. the boy's parents asked for jail time to send a message to other sexual predators, the judge could have sentenced her to 15 years in prison. >>> members of the wootton high school family will celebrate the life of longtime principal dr. michael doran tonight. dr. doran died suddenly on wednesday. his memorial tonight starts at 6:00 p.m. and it's at the high school stadium. >>> the cheating website ashley madison is scrambling to deal with the release of more confidential material. now hackers posted internal documents and details of additional users and as michelle miller explains, the pentagon is now concerned. ♪ >> reporter: in their latest data dump. hackers calling themselves impact team appear to have taken aim at ashley madison's top executi

. >> 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 that provides information which leads to an arrest and conviction. >>> horrified witnesses in prince george's county say they saw a woman run down and kill a man who was her husband, possibly over cheating. >> reporter: with the windshield wipers still on, air bags deployed and police tape all around, this witness said -- >> it was really scary. it was like a movie. >> reporter: the woman asked not to be identified. she and her husband were driving when they saw the suv strike the man twice. >> the man's body flew toward a tree, and she proceeded to go over the curb and run her car into the tree where his body was. >> as soon as i get outside i see her jumping out of the car. i just heard her saying, that's my husband, that's my husband, he was beating me. that's what she said to the other hispanic people that were here, and they translated that to us. >> reporter: there were other rumors one person was caught cheating. either way,

. >>> people in southeast d.c. say they're sick and tired of gun violence. many say the community needs to work with police to put a stop to it. tonight the ward 8 community held a peace rally. one of the people there was michelle johnson. her daughter, tanika fontinell in a shooting last week. her 12-year-old son survived. >> i'm having a billion to one. i just -- i'm at a loss for words. this is just sad. >> tonight sources tell news4 that mayor muriel bowser plans to ask the d.c. council to give parole officers more power to monitor convicts who are free on probation, and to try to cut down on the violence. right now a metro transit police officer is patrolling the elvins road neighborhood in southwest d.c. and officers will be stationed in the area 24 hours a day. today metro reversed a decision to reroute buses around that area at night because of safety concerns. the mayor and people who use that route expressed outrage over the detour plan. the union that represents metrobus drivers, though, supported it and said metro needs to do more to protect bus

it happened at a convenience store on wheeler road here in southeast d.c. surveillance video appears to show the alleged robber helping the man in the wheelchair wednesday morning. then the cameras show a struggle outside. the suspect forcefully snatches something from the man and he walks off. cameras got a good look at him. if you know who he is, you can get $1 thoin reward for tipping off police. >>> amtrak is adding trains now to help travelers get around during the pope's visit next month. there will be 34 extra trains to a stop up in philadelphia on september 26th and 27th. amtrak will also add extra cars while the pope is in new york and d.c. reservations are required september 25th through the 28th for all acela northeast regional and key stone trains. meanwhile, the altar pope francis will be using in his outdoor mass is at the basilica of the immaculate conception. workers carried it into the sanctuary this afternoon. catholic university students designed this altar. it took two weeks to build. the man calls it a labor of love. >> if i can do some

voice, stevie wonder stopped by today and put on a surprise pop-up concert at the armory mall in southeast d.cthe event is to promote the final run of his songs in the key of life tour. >>> three decades ago a tragic car crash in prince george's county took the lives of two high school juniors. >> they were heading home after place at palatep high and a dump truck hit -- pilate high and a dump truck hit their car. only one survived. >> reporter: it's been 29 years since that accident and until today lisa beaver hedgewick didn't know any of the people who helped get already out of that car. today that all changed. >> there's nothing that can replace what we had and what we had was a beautiful relationship, a beautiful friendship. >> reporter: lisa was 17 years old when two of her best friends died in a car crash on good luck road. >> he lost air pressure and couldn't stop and hit the vehicle and pushed across the road of. >> reporter: gloria gram and jeanine everhart died at the screen. hedgewick was driving and barely survived. >> the trump truck crushed the car and moved it off the road. lisa

. >>> a frightening morning for people at an apartment complex in southeast d.c. police say a man came into the complex on the -- on 28th street with a gun around 6:00 this morning. they say that he started firing shots. a slew of heavily armed officers responded to the scene but they say the suspect got away. investigators believe this was connected to a domestic situation with a woman who lives on the property but nobody was injured. they are still looking for that man, but they do not believe that's a threat to the public. >>> 11 people, including two firefighters, are in the hospital after this high-rise fire in new york city. cell phone video caught the flames shooting out of the apartment building in harlem this morning. fire officials say the fire started somewhere on the 16th or 17th floors. several apartments were damaged in this fire. >>> cancer is not stopping former president jimmy carter from passing on some important life lessons. the former president taught sunday school today, just three days after radiation treatment for cancer on his brain. carte

morn >>> first at 7:00 four people were shot, one of them killed all within a matter of hours in southeast d.cing us. i'm debra alfarone. >> and i'm derek mcginty. the most recent shootings happened inside an apartment at 13th and savanna street. an adult well, a 17 -- woman, a 17-year-old boy and 12-year-old boy were in that apartment and were all hurt. the boys had gotten into some sort of argument during the day and then the teen came back with a gun. >> we call them crime gunsat a them are stolen. a lot of them have serial numbers obliterated and have

her speech in southeast d.c.'s ward eight was disrupted by a small group of protest. news4's tom sherwood was there. >> reporter: at the malcolm x school, protesters complaining about police tactics, disrupting mayor bowser's 25-minute speech to an auditorium that mostly supported her. >> i will not be shouted down because i'm telling the truth. who's with me? who's with me? who's with me? were respect mayor entered to cheers from many residents, appoint test and staff trying to show she is in control of the city were homicides have nearly doubled east of the anacostia river. >> we are nowhere near the bad old days of the '90s and we are not going back there either. >> reporter: the mayor officially announced more police will be on the streets and that she is seeking about $15 million in new community initiatives to curb violence. on top of other initiatives to fight homicides. protesters erupteded se esevera the times. many in the crowd didn't like t >> i think the disruption was barred and the. black live does matter but she addressed it. >> reporter: bowser said sh

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

a person was shot around 11:30 last night in southeast d.c. about a half hour later, more shots were fired in northeast along florida avenue. this was just hours after the d.c. police chief plead for the people to come forward with tips on unsolved murders. >> crews are the at a sink hole. a massive sink hole. 65 homes lost water when the ground started to give away on sunday on current terrace, not far from route 15. engineers are out to see what's causing the problem. >>> and right now, the florida senator, and marco rubio taking questions at the iowa state fair. >> donald trump is at 24 in this poll. d jeb bush a distant second. trump's rise are putting his rivals on the spot in front of voters. >> and this plan on immigration is just literally gibberish. >> donald trump turns the political spotlight to specifics on immigration reform after releasing a policy paper and giving some details on meet the press. his opponents are critical of his position but agree on one thing. the border needs more security. how and at what cost is up for debate

officials say the lanes will be reduced on the 11th street between the i-695 off-ramp and m street in southeast d.c. be prepared. the restrictions start in the southbound lane and will last ten or more weeks. yikes! this is part of the construction project to replace the 110-year-old tunnel. kimberly: this one of the nights you would rather not be stuck in traffic or behind construction. jonathan: no. you want to sit by a barbecue. kimberly: absolutely. can we do that tonight, doug? doug: absolutely. weather is perfect through the evening. few clouds around. that is it. that is live in hagerstown to the mountain. cloudiness but not much. it's comfortable and 81 degrees. breeze in hagerstown. across the area the skies are the partly to mostly sunny to sunset and clear and cooler afterwards. the low to the middle 80's across the board with the dry air. that is why it's comfortable. we use dew point to give us relevance and meaning to how dry and humid it is. with the dew point in the upper 40's and lower 50's, it's as good as it gets in late august. so the numbers will drop to the evening hours. ligh

and the second in the 1300 block of stevens road in southeast d.c., both victims are male and died from multiple gunshot wounds. another man is in serious condition in the hospital. and 20 hours plus after a man barricaded himself inside a northeast d.c. home he is is keeping police at bay. a woman was shot and killed outside the home. >> this happened after a dispute with a relative and surae chinn has the story. >> reporter: residents are waking up with the ongoing situation as they are sheltering in place. police are maintaining a large police presence. i want to show you folks in tactical gear and a lot of police on the block. they're using this as a staging area. we are nearing a full day almost of the barricade situation in the 3600 block of 18th street northeast. we don't have the identities of the victim or the shooter. a man is holed up inside and allegedly shot a woman outside the house yesterday morning. he fired towards officers, forcing them to take cover. residents have been sheltering in place and are being escorted to and from at a limited pace. neighbors tell us the man

we have also received these photos of tanika fontanelle who died in southeast d.c. earlier in week. d.c. mayor muriel bowser says police seized nearly 950 guns so far this year including an uzi at a family's home last week. we told you city leaders say that illegal guns with major reason for a spike in homicides and other crimes this year. the police union though believes there are other reasons too. they say they want to re-implement a plainclothes program that ended this year. they say it's keeping officers from doing their jobs. >> the type of information we get to a citizen, a citizen, they don't want to be seen by people that are knowing they're telling information to the police officer. >> the union says it also is against fixed assignments on the city blocks and police chief cathy lanier said she believes they're effective, but officers are resistant to change. >>> and johnson jonas, he was 29 years old, we're told that a woman found his body while walking her dog near an apartment complex on stanton road southeast. police say jonas had been shot. the commissioner for the area

. >>> 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

it happened in southeast d.c. the video shows the alleged robber helping the man, which you saw inside the store there, then fast forward to the outdoor part. a struggle, the suspect snatches something from the man and walks off right there. >> all is quiet right now after a night of protest and one arrest in charlotte, north carolina. people took to the streets. take a look at this video after a judge declared a mistrial in the death of a florida a&m football player. police shot and killed him in 2013. the demonstrations were mostly peaceful. they started banging on the gates of a nearby baseball park. they cuffed one man after a fight with an officer. >>> this is a unique perspective in the fight against wildfires. this is a helmet camera, the video from that from a washington national guardsman. they were aboard at helicopter. dropping water on the fire burning in washington state. as the wildfires rage out west, president obama declares state of emergency. that will free up federal funds to help washington sta

it happened on wheeler road in southeast d.c. it shows the robber at first helping the man inside the store in the wheelchair wednesday morning, then this scene. a struggle between the two outside. the suspect forcefully snatches something from the man and walks off right there. >> that is terrible. >> it really is. >> leaves you speechless. 6:12, good morning. taking a live look outside. what a beautiful shot from national harbor. we have lauryn rickets with when you could see more rain in the forecast. >> the latest in a bear situation. situation. this has been going on since keller graduate school at dof management.y's you can learn to unlock the leader inside you. so if you want to own the room, not just be in it. you're our kind of different. keller graduate school of management. learn more at keller.edu >>> back at 6:15, following a developing story. a barricade situation in its 19th hour in the brooklyn neighborhood. the d.c. man locked inside the home shot and killed a family member. the woman in her 60s shot around 11:00

go the the community center in southeast d.c. between noon and 5:00 to be part of the back-to-school bash. there's going to be free food and live music. >>> teachers are helpi ining teachers no loudoun county. they donated use zed books, posters and other classroom supplies. new teachers are able to pick up the hand-me-downs at orientation. >> being able to share the new materials for my classroom is cool. it's exciting. i'm thankful for them to say the least. >> about 700 teachers will be new. classes in loudoun begin a week before labor day on august 31st. >>> kids are impressionable, right? what do you think happened when this woman taught a little girl how to steal? >> there's an interesting job posting for an oregon newspaper. if you are an expert on pot, the job could be yours. >>> the key to losing weight could be answered by downloading a game. >>> wendy rieger is helping match shelter animals with loving owners. hey, wendy? >> reporter: that's one key to losing weight, go running with your dog, your new dog. i'm at the w

. >>> a security incident on a metro bus in southeast d.c. leads to seven nights of detours and allegations of a hijacking by the transit union. >>> it's back to school for thousands of students in prince george's county. >>> good morning. happy tuesday. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm nick giovanni. our first order of business this morning to check out weather and traffic for you with larry miller and allyson rae. a nice comfortable start to the day. >> it's pretty nice. areas south and east of the district, a little more humidity hanging on but not for long. look at the beautiful start. kind after watercolorred sky. a 4r069 sunshine -- we'll see a lot of sunshine today. temperatures have dropped significantly because the north winds are bringing in nice, dry air. watch out for a little bit of patchy fog. not too bad out there but we do see patches north and east of the district and south and west of the district. highs today into the upper 80s. above average. lots of sunshine. the key here is low humidity. >>> metro riders, everything is running

news part negotiations wtop, this happened yesterday near alabama avenue and seventh street in southeast d.c. we don't know what started this fight. wtop reports the fight did do some damage but the truck is already back in service. >>> another summer bits the dust for montgomery county students. y'all head back to school on monday august popular program that put high-tech teaching tools in students' hands was in danger this year but just got a reprie reprieve. chris gordon with our report. >> reporter: it is a surprise the new chrome books arrived, they were cult from the montgomery county school budget, but the board of education found money to buy them by using funds intended for another purpose. >> instead of replacing desktops, we are leaving the older desktops and went toward chrome books. >> reporter: the new chrome books arrived at elementary schools like wilson wyms and 150 mild school class.ross. >> students now have chrome books, one on one ratio for each student, gives us lots of flexibility in the class room to enhance our instruction. >> reporter: these chrome books can be used

d.c. in northwest, a man was shot on florida avenue northeast and police are investigating a shooting in southeast on frederick douglass place. news4's molette green has more. what happened there? >> reporter: well, d.c. police tell us the man shot in southeast d.c. took a bullet to the stomach. we do have video we want to show you from the scene there. he was conscious and breathing when he went to the hospital, but no word there on suspects. as police looked for evidence in the overnight hours in that community on frederick douglas and bruce place. no word on suspects in the shooting that happened in the 1300 block of florida avenue in northeast. this all comes just hours after the city's police chief pleaded for more tips from the public and also put out these new numbers. the latest numbers on murders coming up to 94 homicides this year compared to 72 last year at this same time. d.c. police say they have arrests, 52 murder arrests so far this year. compared to 38 last year. reporting live from outside d.c. police headquarters i'm molette green. back to you. >> thanks, molette. >>> 5:18 right

truck as they waited for the light to turn green yesterday afternoon near seventh and alabama in southeast d.ce through the mirrors on the side of the vehicle that someone was running towards them. never thinking that they were going to, you know, go a top of the apparatus. >> reporter: but they did. and this is the video of what happened. the victim racing up the back of of the truck trying to get away from three attackers perhaps believing he would find refuge on the fire truck but that didn't stop the guys after him. in fact they even stepped on the flag as they went after their victim. then beating him repeatedly. we learned from the police report weapons used in this attack included a club, brass knuckles and some sort of a blunt object. d.c. spokesperson tim wilson says firefighters followed protocol by staying in the tru truck. >> in this instance the first priority to make sure that the members are safe. it was a situation that was unexpected to them and so to try to make sure that the situation didn't get out of hand, they did what they're trained to do and that's to call in. >> polic

reporting live in southeast d.c., zachary kiesch. back to you in the studio. >> thanks. >>> new this morning, we are working to learn more about a house fire in prince george's county that broke out on somerset place overnight. firefighters broke the front window to fight the flames inside. no word on how much damage was caused. we have a word in to the fire department to find out if anyone was injured. >>> jamyra gallmon pleaded guilty to killing david messerschmitt earlier this year. dominique johnson pleaded guilty with gallmon to rob him. messerschmitt posted an ad on craigslist and looking for other men. gallmon could face up to 25 years in prison today when she's sentenced. >>> a montgomery county man accused of trying to cook meth at a federal facility will be in court today. the fbi says christopher bartley triggered an explosion at the national institute of standards and technology last month in gaithersburg. he was a leader of the police force there. he's facing a single charge of trying to manufacture methamphetamine. if c

well, many of you are worried about crossing the record outside of the united medical center in southeast d.c. hundreds of people including hospital employees attended a vigil last night, calling for a crosswalk to be installed. 56-year-old emebet kebede died after she was struck. it's the second fatal accident there this year. news4 was told that a crosswalk will be installed by next year. >>> a man who fly a gyrocopter inside the d.c. restricted air space is headed to court. he is asking a judge if he can hire a special first amendment lawyer. hughs said he flew the gyrocopter as an act of civil disobedience back in april. he was protesting special interest money in politics. >>> an oklahoma day care closed for allegedly drugging children to help them go to sleep. this woman says herb 6-month-old son could barely keep his eyes open after coming home from the day care. it turns out that day care was allegedly giving children benadryl. benadryl should not be given to infants unless ordered by a doctor. it can cause small children to stop breathing. >> what she was doing was messing with our l

southeast. washington, d.c., has seen 103 homicides this year, nearly 70% seven and eight. that could a big gathering tonight. diane cho spoke with the mother of one of the latest victims. diane has a look at tonight's mission. you do not have to scratch very deep to get into the emotions. tell us what happened. diane: leon, dozens of people gathered, calling for an end to the violence, but organizers say the only way to do that is if the community comes together. joining hands, they prayed for peace. >> we need to lift up our babies and families. to thepraying for an end violence. >> god, we have to feel united together. diane: one week ago, michelle johnson lost her daughter after the police say she was shot by 17-year-old kevin lee. sonanelle's 12 year old said it started when children started throwing rocks and sticks at the suspect and friends. lee later showed up at the 12-year-old's apartment. he said he believed that fontanelle may have accidentally shot herself during the struggle. >> i'm at a loss for words. this is sad. diane: today would have been d birthday, bu

teenager charged with killing taneka font tan nell and wounding her son inside their apartment in southeast d.c. yesterday. ed victim's mother is now talking to news4 and she is demanding justice. she says the mother of the teenage gunman should also be charged with murder. mark segraves continue ours team coverage now. mark? >> reporter: police have made an arrest and charged that 17-year-old who was involved in the shooting with the murder of tenika fontanelle. fontanelle's mother tells news4 that there's someone else who she believes should also be charged with her daughter's murder. >> my mother is sitting home, can't somebody explain to me why she is not locked one her son? >> reporter: police have charged a 17-year-old neighbor with the murder of taneka font tan nell. according to fontanelle's mother, the 17-year-old boy and his mother came to fontanelle's apartment and the two mothers began arguing. >> so i feel as though it was planned, i'm very, very disturbed why that lady is sitting two doors down, in her house when she should be locked up with her son. >> reporter: when the 17-year-

this was along southern avenue in southeast d.c. it happened just outside the united medical center on friday evening, an area where there is no crosswalk and there is no stoplights. the victim's daughter called her mother an incredibly kind and hard working woman. >> her only goal in life was to see her family happy and to see her family be able to live well and to help as many people as she could. >> police did release this image of a man considered a person of interest in this crash. we are told they have identified him. they have recovered the vehicle that's involved but at this point, no one is facing any charges. >>> stopping a possible terrorist in his tracks, how three americans were honored today overseas. >>> a major fast food chain announces it is going to be hiring thousands of workers in the coming weeks. we will tell you how you can get your foot in the door. >>> and we are on panda watch. why caring for the new cubs is touch and go. >>> we are now following some breaking news in new york. a casino bus has crashed into

. >>> but we begin with the breaking news out of southeast d.c. person is dead, three others are wounded in two separate shootings. >> our mola lenghi is live on savanna street, the scene of that second shooting. mola? >> reporter: debra, we know three people were shot here, all three injured. all three are in custody according to police chief cathy lanier. the chief tells us that the shooting happened inside an apartment at 13th and savanna streets here in southeast. three people, an adult woman, a 17-year-old male and a 12-year- old boy were in the apartment. police say the two boys had gotten into some sort of argument earlier in the day and that the 17-year-old came back to the apartment with a gun. it's unclear exactly how, but all three people, the two boys and adult female, ended up being shot. the 12-year-old was shot in the body, the 17-year-old in the arm and the adult female we're told suffered the most serious of the injuries. the relationship between the three is also unclear, but we know that the 17-year-old and 12-year-old are not r

the shooting happened tuesday afternoon on congress street in southeast d.c. police say a 17-year-old got into a fight with his 12-year-old neighbor. the teenager got a gun and went to the boy's apartment. shots were fired and both boys were hit along with a 12-year-old's mother. tenika fontanelle died and today, police charged the boy with murder. >>> a woman walking her dog in southeast today came across a man's body. she made the discovery before 8:00 this morning along stanton road near el vins road. police are calling this a death investigation. they say the man had been shot. they have not yet released his identity. i'm meagan fitzgerald in fairfax county where dramatic moments unfolded inside a courtroom after a judge denied bond to a former county police officer charged with second-degree murder. the courtroom was packed as a judge denied bond for adam torres, charged with killing john geer in the line of duty. after the judge set a trial date for december 14th, torres abruptly faints and was taken to the hospital. it was august of 2013 when torres and

stephanie ramirez joins us now live in southeast d.c. with more on the 100 man escort. stephanie? >> reporter: this is richard wright public charter school's way of addressing the violence. what they have are men and women volunteers walking these students home. you can see the guys pass the traffic behind me over my left shoulder here, but they started here at 4:00 and they're going until 5:00 escorting students from the school to their metro stop so they request can get -- can get to where they need safely. it's something the school has been doing for years now, but this year they opened it up to volunteers from local churches and other organizations all participating today. it's to promote safety, deflect harassment and deter crime and violence, but most importantly they say showing these students that there are adults here who care is the way to address this violence and the school's founder says it's those relationships that in the end will make a difference. >> it's painful to know that our kids are walking through the streets and as much as they are trying to do the right t

news4's pat comes live now where this happened in southeast d.c. pat? >> reporter: jim, it's happened again, another woman struck and killed by a hit and run driver as she's leaving the united medical center, trying to cross southern avenue. the latest victim works at the hospital. she's from ethiopia. her name is emma bet. it means noble, grand lady and they say she was all of that. the victim, emma bet cab bay day, a 56-year-old physician's assistant at the united medical center. struck and killed on southern avenue by a hit and run driver. she's from a large and loving family and at her home in lanham today, a great sense of sorrow. >> my mother was the kindest person you will ever meet in your entire life. >> it's completely devastating, because everybody -- she was the anchor, 'cause we always called on her when we have problems. >> everyone is so torn up. i've never, ever seen my family like this before and i really hope i never have to see them like this again. >> reporter: this happened around 6:00 friday evening. emma bet was on her way home. s

d.c., start with a crash. 19th street southeast at c street. from the 11 street bridge passing by pennsylvania avenue to get closer to eastern avenue and continuing to the baltimore washington parkway will take over 15 minutes. typical slowing. kimberly: i think i'm still sweating from the bike ride this morning. jonathan: you think? i can't imagine that you cooled down at all. it's nasty weather. doug: up to 90 or close to it. we didn't have much sunshine the humidity levels were way up. when this clears off, it will stay warm. less humid. we will start this here. live doppler radar. there are a few showers here and there. pops out on the screen, heavy downpour there. there heavier showers to keep an eye on. another batch coming across the northern st. mary's county to the lexington park. that is the pattern as the winds from the south bring enough moisture with it. scattered showers. 87 in the capital. low to mid-80's in the entire area. after sunset it will settle down and be muggy and hazy. burlington, vermont, winds the prize on the east c

but in her neighborhood in southeast washington, d.c., finding books is not so easy.und that here, there's just one age appropriate book for sale for every 830 kids. nevertheless, she has managed to amass quite the collection. >> reporter: where did you get this book? >> i got it from the vending machine. >> reporter: books literally falling into the hands of children. >> you want to read it? >> reporter: part of jetblue's soar with reading initiative. >> like getting a candy bar. >> yes. >> reporter: but instead you're getting a book. how do you pay for it? >> you don't pay for it. >> reporter: you don't pay for it? it's free? >> yes. >> reporter: the vending machines arrived here in july. three machines at three different locations in anacostia. washington redskins quarterback robert griffin iii there to help see the community into this new chapter. >> nice pictures. >> reporter: literacy experts say owning the books can inspire children to read more. >> gives her a chance to start having her own collection of books. >> she's got quite the little library going. >> m

d.c. leaders and community members ask how do we stop the killings? >> 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 spi