going to get out of the way soon. blue line, single-tracking between foggy bottom and arlington cemetery, orange and silver lime between foggy bottom and clarendon. all main routes into and out of town look good with the exception of that situation, 95 southbound. at route 1. travel times in ten minutes. >>> there's a fire and we're stuck and we can't go nowhere, please. we're on the balcony, please. i can't breath. >> they were definitely scared. they were experiencing a lot of smoke and heat up there. >> that is a frantic 911 call for help from three people rescued wednesday night from this apartment fire. this is along 68th place in landover hills. the fire displaced 19 people but no one was seriously hurt. >>> we are marking ten years since hurricane katrina slammed into the gulf coast. today, former president george w. bush will visit new orleans. hurricane katrina and the federal government's response became one of the most conte contentious parts of the bush presidency. jay gray has more on what the former president will see when he visits today. good morning to you. >> reporter:

. these areas in green including fairfax, all of prince george's, arlington, as well as anne arundel, southern howard, watch out for high water tonight. we could get one to two inches of rain in a short amount of time. now melissa, what's happening? >> i have two brand new crashes in northern virginia. let's look at the first one here. fairfax county, that just popped up. as did this one. a warning on those two. 216 so we had that crash, sounds like the car is off to the right side of the roadway doesn't matter for us. because we're still going 31 miles per hour as you're headed southbound. might want to take 29 instead. looks like 29 is completely clear. to skip that section. inner and outer loop, no major problems right now. travel times coming up in ten min ups. >>> a developing story we're working to learn the names of two people who died in a crash in prince george's county. this happened on -- in clinton on branch avenue. prince george's county police tell us two cars collided at earnshaw drive and it's now clear how it happened. the crash caused major delays but that road is b

goldsboro. pretty nasty. >>> veterans at the american legion post in arlington are not happy. the american flag that flies 24 hours a day in front of the building is missing. a p.o.w. flag that flies with it was found yesterday lying on the ground. the post manager discovered the flag was missing tuesday morning. >> don't even like to speculate that there could be, you know, somebody that would think of doing such a thing. >> they don't know if the flag was stolen by pranksters or someone looking to make a statement. another symbol miss, this time in bethesda. a church there says a banner used to are the "black -- used to read "black lives matter." the church says it's the third banner of its kind that someone damaged or stole. you can see recently someone caught out the word "black." the church posted on facebook it is in contact with police. >>> a child is in critical condition this morning. three other people are in the hospital. this after a vehicle crashed into them in rural new jersey, southampton township. police say all four people were walking when the crash happened. hel

mother attacked while walking her toddler in arlington. what police say about the possible connection to other crimes in the area. >>> you may notice something different the next time you ride metro. the adjustment they're making to avoid another derailed train incident. >>> chuck bell is already looking ahead to the weekend. we still care about the days in between, a little bit, right? he says something will return. your time is 5:08. stay with us. 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 worth it! saving you a bundle when you bundle -- now, that's progressive. >>> quite a shock for shoppers heading out of this parking garage. you're watching dash cam video from the officer's patrol car as police chase a car. officers in florida say this chase started when they

? >>> take a look at this video. arlington police investigating a robbery and they think this man may be involved here. police say somebody stole three laptops from the virginia tech applied research company on wilson boulevard last week. this is not video from that scene, however, police believe the man is responsible for at least 20 other laptop thefts over the past year. all in arlington. >>> police in fairfax county are offering a reward for your help with a different kind of office crime. take a look. cracked glass showing where officers say someone has been firing bullets into office buildings overnight. news4 started tracking those shootings late last month and police say it happened at four locations all within about a mile of each other in the herndon area just off the dulles toll road. the shootings have not hurt anyone, but a mother who lived nearby says the pattern does bother her. >> i have three daughters. they play outside. i mean, outside the house, but houses don't have fences. so of course i'm worried. >> fairfax county police tell us they do not think the suspec

4:00 p.m. and run until midnight. this includes washington, arlington, anne arundel, montgomery and up threw the ballty more area. so what you can expect. a period of heavy rain is likely specially during the evening hours. that's going to reduce visibility and cause hydroplaning concerns. there will be some isolated flash flooding concerns across the area. we are looking at a wide range of rainfall from a quarter to up to 2 inches. the greatest concern is going to be heavy rain. with he could see a severe thunderstorm or two. the main concern would be some high winds that could produce very isolated wind damage. what we are going to continue to track is the concern for heavy rain. i'm going to have the latest timing on when you can expect rain moving through your neighborhood in about 10 minutes. >> breaking news right now at the live desk. for the first time, we are hearing directly from president jimmy carter about his cancer diagnosis in a press conference within the hour. carter says he has melanoma and it has spread to his brain. it was found first in his liver after he had pa

washington boulevard in arlington say they are beside themselves tonight. the american flag that flies 24 hours a day in front of their building is missing. the p.o.w. flag that flies with it was found on the ground this morning. news4's darcy spencer is live in arlington where neither flag is flying tonight. darcy? >> reporter: wendy, for the first time in decades, there is no flag flying here at this american legion post. take a look behind me. people are concerned it has everything to do with this mural that's being painted here this week. >> desecrating the flag? you're burning a hole in this guy's heart that just got -- vietnam. what happened to this guy from vietnam? he comes home to that crap. and now he's got to deal with it 40 years later? >> reporter: scott is a self-described patriotic artist. he has spent the last two days painting a flag mural on the wall of the american legion post in arlington. he is fired up because thieves apparently ripped down the american flag right off the flagpole. >> somebody took the american flag. they stole it off the property here. to me, as cra

stolen from another business in arlington and police say someone took three computers from the virginia tech applied research company on wilson boulevard and they say they are looking into whether this latest crime could have been committed by the man in this surveillance video. police believe he's responsible for at least 20 other laugh top thefts. over the past year in buildings across arlington. >> a real life superhero dedicated his life to kids in need. he was known as route 29 batman. he dressed as the cape crusader for charity event. his batmobile broke down. when he he got out of the vehicle, another car ran into it and knocked the batmobile into him. he was killed in the crash. neighbors say he will be greatly missed. >> anybody who knew him, he was batman. from my kids to the neighborhood kids. and they loved him. >> people say that god take the good ones early. it's a shame. he helped people. and the little kids, used to love it. >> robinson lived outside baltimore. his funeral will be held wednesday at noon in owens mills. >> we are tracking new developments opt exp

man who died in the arlington county jail. deputies found anthony gordon unconscious in his cell at the arlington county detention facility. that was yesterday morning. the 48-year-old was serving a five-year sentence for assault and battery. he had a history of medical issues. the autopsy is going to help determine how exactly he died. >>> well, right now, four metro stations are closed for track work. they're all shut down and closing until tonight. trains are running every 20 minutes on the red line and every 15 minutes on the green line. everything should be back open by tomorrow morning. just in time for back to school crowds to take metro. >>> all right. so your kids are here in the district, getting ready to head book to school tomorrow. some might see the mayor as they head back to class. muriel bowser and the state superintendent of education is at woodson high school tomorrow morning. that's in ward 7 in northeast d.c. the mayor is showing off two new precareer programs there. so one of the programs is going to teach information technology. the other prepares students for

fade, at least for some. >> i hate the fact this is happening in arlington. >> reporter: on thursday night, near the 800 block of south frederick, police have their fifth attempted sex assault. a woman was walking to her apartment when she was grabbed and dragged into the woods. >> she continues to scream, hits him, it scares him audiotape. >> reporter: daniel murray is the deputy police. the woman fought back and the man took off. >> we have never had a problem like this. >> reporter: it's an issue that caused some women to alter their routine. >> i won't go out at night by myself, not at all. >> reporter: others are more aware. >> that was megan fitzgerald reporting. >>> an intoxicated man ripped a gas pump off the base in monrovia. police called in fire rescue to contain the gas spill before anything too terrible happens. >>> right now, firefighters are using all they have to put out three wildfires in washington state. seven homes are destroyed. evacuations started. first responders say lightning sparked at least one of the fires there. it's too windy to attack from the sky. they

been another attempt at sex assault in arlington. new at 6:00, we will hear from some women who say they feel much differently about their safety now. >>> i'm darcy spencer at sandy point, where officials announced today a new safety campaign after more than a dozen people have died in boating accidents here in maryland. coming up on news4 at 6:00, i will tell you why one local mom found it so important to be here for this announcement. >>> and here is what we are up against, rising humidity with higher temperatures. it's going to start to fell a bit uncomfortable to oppressive around here. how the heat and humidity will have an >>> whoa! [ explosion ] >> new cell phone video shows that massive -- the massive blast in china that have killed 56 people so far. the american man who shot this video says he was just trying to catch a glimpse of the perseid meet juror shower when this disaster just unfolded in front of him. he was about a mile away and says it felt like a small nuclear weapon. one firefighter who was trapped for 32 hours was pulled from the rubble alive today and he is ex

is the area, fairfax, montgomery county, arlington, anne arundel, howard, until midnight tonight. once again, the biggest threat, period of heavy rain likely, reduced visibility between a quarter and two inches could fall and in a short amount of time. one thing we tell you, turn around, don't drown, you do encompass -- do encounter flooded roadways. we will continue to keep you posted from the storm center all night. >>> breaking news now, caitlyn jenner set to face charges in connection with a deadly car crash in california. the los angeles county sheriff's department says it is recommending a vehicular manslaughter charge. jenner rear ended another vehicle in malibu last february, pushing that car into oncoming traffic. the driver of the car was killed. the sheriff's department says jenner was driving unsafely for road conditions at the time. if convicted, jenner could spend up to a year in jail. >>> now first at four, a manhunt under way right now in the murder of a recent american university graduate. district police have an arrest warrant for a 19-year-old man in connection

. all that and more coming up. >> thank you. >>> the arlington national cemetery superintendent is off the job this morning. earlier this week a performance review questioned his ability to serve as senior leader. patrick, who is the director of the army national cemetery will fill in until a new superintendent is hired. the army did not elaborate on why he was removed. >>> a disabled veteran facing charges for painting a picnic table. this is getting a lot of attention online this morning. the outrage is mounting. the top prosecutor tells news 4 he is getting involved before the court appearance. here is julie carey. >> reporter: this picnic table, the scene of a crime. this veteran charged with destruction of popperty for painting this table behind his apartment. he wanted to spruce up the place before his daughter and granddaughter came to visit. >> i thought it would be a nice surprise. >> reporter: instead, the maintenance man was outraged. >> next thing you know t police are at my door. i said can i help you? they were there to serve a summons. >> reporter: he was ordered out

arlington. this time, a mother attacked walking with her child. it's where this attack happened that has so many people concerned. >>> plus, more evidence that vice president joe biden is really considering a run for the white house. find out how this white house is reacting to that. >>> i'm julie carey in prince william county, a case that outraged the public, a marine vet charged with destruction of property for painting a picnic table at his apartment complex. >>> prince george's county bliss have identified the teenager they believe shot and killed another teen. 17-year-old chet jarrett jr. is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old juwan mccray in glendale on friday night. investigators have an arrest warrant out for jarrett and they are asking the public to help them find him. >>> there are some good news tonight about that disabled marine we introduced you to on friday, mickey trip left. he was charged with a crime because he painted a picnic table at the apartment complex yes lived. northern virginia bureau chief, julie carey, there was earlier today as mr. t

. >> reporter: daniel mur vitt deputy chief of the arlington police department. he says investigators can't definitively say these case are connected but there are many similarities. women are the targets and they are usually being attacked at night. >> they are all described as a relatively young male, perhaps being hispanic. >> reporter: this is the sketch of the suspect from the first attacking on july 25th on 15th street north. six days later, another woman was attacked on south harrison street. police released this sketch of what they believe the man looks like. murray say he is doesn't want the community to live in fear but saysless's important to always be aware of your surroundings. >> try to keep your distracts minimized. we see so many folks walking around, paying attention to their smartphone. >> reporter: police asking anyone with information about any of these cases to come forward and contact the arlington police department. at 6:00, we spoke with neighbors who explain how they are taking safety precautions into their own hands. reporting in arlington, meagan fitzgera fitzgera

cuba. >>> first at 4, five attempted attacks on women in arlington in just three weeks. >> yeah, that's right. the most recent just last night while a woman was walking home from work. news4's meagan fitzgerald has been following these cases. what are you learning? >> reporter: chris, at this point, police tell us that latest attack happened just behind us here at an apartment complex right at the intersection of columbia pike and south frederick. they say it was just after 10:00 when that woman was attacked. arlington police say the latest incident happened here, a woman was walking up this hill and looking at her phone. investigators say she noticed a man with a stick in his hand but she didn't think twice. that was until he grabbed her by the wrist and dragged her into the woods. >> he demand that she take her clothes off. fortunately, she continues to scream in some way, shape or form, hits him and it scares him off and he runs away. >> reporter: this is just the latest of four other incidents within a five-mile radius. in each case, police say women are being attacked by me

. >>> still ahead on news4, a mother attacked while walking with her toddler in arlington. what police are saying about the possible connection to other crimes in the area. >>> americans and others honored for tackling a gunman on a packed train in france. meantime, we are learning some new details about that dramatic takedown. >>> also, a legal vick vetory f disabled veteran. but the case may not be over. why the tables >>> quite a special honor today for the american heroes who saved lives on a train bound for paris. tonight, they are talking about how they took down a gunman and prevented a tragedy and revealed how it changed their lives. >> reporter: the three americans who on friday stopped the gunman from opening fire on passengers on a high-speed train through paris were awarded today the highest honor in france, the legion of honor. >> translator: in the name of france, i have to thank you for what you did. since friday, the whole world has admired your courage, your composure, your sense of responsibility. >> reporter: but today, we also learned that there was a fourth american on

robbed a shell gas station in arlington earlier this month. police say the man smashed the front door glass then stole several cartons of cigarettes, gar and then took all he appears to have long dread locks and a tattoo on his right arm. call arlington police if you know anything. >>> if you're near the u.s. capitol tonight or tomorrow, prepare for some road .naclosu officials are practicing medical helicopter evacuations. there's going to be one tonight and tomorrow from 6:30 to 8, another one tomorrow morning between 6:30 and 8. if you see a couple of police helicopters landed on the st front of the capitol at union square or the west front by the reflecting pool, don't be alarmed, it is just an exercise, practice exercise. >>> right now, loved ones are paying their respects to the photographer who was ambushed and killed on live television. ashley monford reports from salem high school where adam ward graduated. >> reporter: wdvj photojournalist adam ward was not just a valued member of the news team. at salem high school, he was part of the school district's family. >> he loved

time your plane comes into land. >>> this flag stolen from an american legion post in arlington. >>> 95 southbound >>> incredible new video tonight of the moment a part of this washington state motel was levelled. this was a gas explosion. it happened last night at a motel 6 just near seattle, and today firefighters say the fast actions of the manager likely saved dozens of lives. she pulled a fire alarm after being told a gas line may be leaking, then she got everybody out. we're told everyone's going to be fine. >>> a u.s. senator tonight helping some arlington veterans who had their american flag stolen. we told you about this story last night here at 11:00. the flag flies in front of the american legion post on washington boulevard. senator tim kaine heard the story and posted this picture on facebook today. it's a flag that once flew over the u.s. capitol. he's donating it now to the post. >>> and entire montgomery county school community is in mourning began tonight. the high school principal died suddenly today. he was found dead inside his bethesda apartment. police beli

paramedics out of ambulances. they say this system is already used in arlington and fairfax. >>> we know about how a 7-year-old boy got his hands on a gun that killed his little sister in d.c. another family member may have been involved. >>> let's take a break out the window. amelia is timing out when the rain is going to return. >>> how to save on your school >>> announcer: you are watching news 4 today. >>> welcome back. a little boy who accidentally shot his 3-year-old sister got the gun from a teenager visiting the family's home. court documents show a 14-year-old handed the 7-year-old a nylon bag. inside was the handgun. he started playing with it and shot his sister. the teenager is facing child cruelty charges. >>> holly novak and kyle mathers died in a car crash outside dallas earlier this month. a funeral service starts at 11:00 this morning. the students graduated from herndon high school. >>> university of maryland says it assistant women's basketball coach resigned following sexual abuse charges. he resigned yesterday. the head coach released a statement saying it is best he

autopsy is scheduled for a man who died in the arlington county jail. deputies found anthony gordon unconscious, that was yesterday. the 48-year-old was serving a five-year sentence for assault and battery. arlington police say he had a history of medical issues. the autopsy is going to help determine how exactly he died. >>> a firefighter will wake up at home after a fire in suitland sent him to the trauma center in baltimore. roofing fell on him yesterday at this townhouse complex on apple orchard lane. prince george's county fire says one of the other firefighters is also back home. a fire in laurel sent him to the hospital earlier this week. >>> right now, four metro stations closed for track work. they are all shut down through tonight. also today, trains are running every 20 minutes on the red line. if you take the green line that's every 15 minutes. everything should be back up and working properly just in time for the back to school crowds tomorrow morning. >>> and speaking of back to school crowds, d.c. heads back to school tomorrow. some of your kids might see the mayor as

arlington and fairfax. >>> there have now been five attacks against women in arlington in the past phi week, all within a five mile radius. the most recent happened last night about 10:00 on south frederick street near columbia pike. the victim was walking home when a guy grabbed her, dragged her into the woods and demanded she take off her clothes. she screamed and hit him until he ran off. some women in the area say they're changing their routine. >> we've never had anything like this. i think it's starting to become a serious issue. >> i won't go out at night by myself, no, at all. >> investigators can't say yet whether any of the five attacks are connected. >>> over in loudoun county, a sheriff's deputy has been put on paid leave and charged with simple assault. the department isn't saying much about the incident that got deputy john gregory into trouble, only that it happened while he was arresting someone two months ago, and the person filed a civil complaint in july. gregory is 31 years old and he has been on the force for ten years. the virginia state police are conducting an i

. spent the last ten years in, of all places, arlington, virginia. live from new orleans, i'm chris lawrence, back to you. >> chris, thanks. >>> protesters confront d.c.'s mayor as she tries to lay out a crime-fighting plan. what they said and how she responded. >>> a new push for gun control in virginia following yesterday's double murder. what lawmakers are asking for. >>> a man loses control on a segway, knocking over an olympic superstar. >>> as promised, the latest on tropical storm erika. some folks expecting to go to the outer banks still or to areas right around southeast coast or maybe even jumping on a cruise, here's the very latest there's erika, still quite organized, still quite tight storm as it makes its way through the lesser antilles. late tonight, expected to move right across puerto rico. its winds at 45 miles per hour, still a tropical storm. still moving west at 16 miles per hour. i will stop it here and show you that on this track, more toward the west and northwest, by late sunday, still gets close to florida, but still more and more of the guidance makes that

a shooting. >>> another woman is recovering after an attack in arlington. it's the sixth attack in recent weeks. this time the victim was a mother with her 3-year-old daughter. they were walking together in lubber run park around 8:00 on friday night when this happened. you may be able to help police in arlington county if you recognize this man. the woman screamed and was able to get away from her attacker. he also ran away. police tell news4 they plan to add more police to the high risk areas. >> additional officers out to some of the high traffic areas on the weekends or sending plain clothes officers out there. the subject did get scared by the cries for help, but who knows where this can escalate. >> police don't know if the same man is responsible for all six attacks. police suggest you walk in pairs or groups. >>> d.c. police are looking for a man accused of a sex assault in northwest washington. they say that man may be an uber driver. driving a white sports car with black leather seats. police say the man forced himself on a woman early sunday morning. that attack happened

and cameras start recording but you're not used to that in arlington. >> this gives us a chance to utilize new technology and make our students safer. >> the stop arm camera program, he says if you pass the school bus stop sign when it's out you will be caught. >> the cameras detect motion. they will take still photos and video. >> not every bus is getting cameras but 15% of the fleet will have them. the fine is not cheap, 250 bucks and it comes in the mail. >> hopefully compliance will be great. >> school systems around the area have also done this. one of the more common questions, what if the road you're on is separated by a median. >> if there's a solid median or barrier between you and the bus you do not have to stop. if there is not, then you do have to stop. >> arlington county schools back in session september 8. in arlington, news 4. >>> an officer arrested on charges of assault and child abuse. sheriff's deputies say he assaulted his son and ex-wife during an argument. he has been suspended. we are going to bring you more as we get knit. >> thanks chris. >>> an arrest mad

virginia. they have been attacked in various parks in arlington, all after dark. the most recent assault was friday in the park off george mason drive. police say a mother was with her 3-year-old daughter when a man tried to throw the woman to the ground. news4's mark see graves will have more on how they are doing and how police are trying to protect women. >>> and no cause yet on that fire that injured two firefighters, left about 60 people homeless. this is in prince william county. it started before midnight at the dominion middle ridge apartments along me anding way in lake ridge. the red cross is now helping those homeless find temporary shelter. >>> if your loved one uses vre to get home, expect them to be late. there are schedule changes because of deadly pedestrian accident this morning. trains 305, 309 and 313 are not running. all trains on the fredericksburg line were delayed this morning after a person was hit just south of leyland road. >>> and someone hit and killed a physician's assistant as she was crossing the street in front of the d.c. hospital where she worked. police

meant they could not be impartial. he has been sentenced to death. >>> arlington police now investigating a robbery and they think this man they be involved. police say somebody up stole three laptops from the virginia tech applied research company last week. this is not video from the scene though. however, police believe the man is responsible for at least 20 other laptop thefts over the past year. all in arlington. >>> police in fairfax county are offering a reward for your help with the different kind of office crime. cracked glass shows where officers say somebody's been firing bullets into office buildings. news4 started to track the shootings late last month. it's happened in the herndon area off the dulles toll road. >> i have three daughters who play outside the house. i mean houses don't have fences. so of course i'm worried. >> fairfax county police do not think the suspects stick around very long. they think the suspects fire off a few rounds and then drive away. >>> well, today the fda will make their final decision about the little pink pill some call the femal