firefighter could we respond and paramedics responding. we'll talk with wendy rieger about adopting pets. >> reporter: i'm down here with fred at the washington humane society. he has a megaphone. we are going to shout out, clear the shelters. >>> okay, we want you to see this. new this morning, a rescue from a burning passenger ferry. this is in the philippines. look at that fire on board. you can see people trying to get off the ship. 500 people on board. you see them there at the top. one of them climbing down to save his own life. all of them, somehow, all these 500 people made it off the ferry safely. the coast guard looking into what exactly started the fire. >> wow, incredible. >>> first responders can fill a number of roles. sounds like a good idea. there's an argument in alexandria about how to achieve that. they want firefighters to get more training in advanced life support and skills to save people in crisis. the president of a group representing paramics says it will waste money and make the quality of service worse. >> they are sole service medics or medic specialists.

wendy tonight for a drink because she's in new york, too. >> that group, i love. >> they're my girls. >> we're going to dip with you in a minute. and it wouldn't be thirsty thursday without louis and jill. rick springfield is here starring in the new movie. >> he's terrific in it and getting great reviews. what it's like to do a love scene with meryl streep. >> that had to be fun. >> and "project runway." >> you open your e-mail and go, oh, my god, i can't believe how adorable this is. >> we've been waiting. >> so we got a picture today or a couple of pictures of bobbie thomas' little baby. believe it or not, that's bobbie's mother. >> born on july 21st. >> that's bobbie's mouth, isn't it? >> she has a gorgeous mouth. and he's two weeks and two days old. >> we want to say congrats. >> look at the toes. >> oh, my gosh. >> i remember after both children i didn't want visitors. [002:59:58;00]

all together. wendy rieger will be here on news 4 today and streaming some of the action on our website. a lot of information on www.nbcwashington.com and putting a list of participatie ing shelters. get out there and rescue a pet. >> good day for it. that's it for news 4 today. we'll be back with a local news update. >>> join us again at 8:30 this morning. until then, have a great day. amelia says it will be hot. go to the pool. thanks for joining us. ♪ ♪ >>> good morning. clash of the titans. donald trump and hillary clinton at the iowa state fair. her e-mail troubles following her to the hawkeye state. >> snapchat account. i love it. i love it. those messages disappear all by themselves. >> meantime, new speculation whether joe biden will get into the race. we are live at the iowa state fair. the center of the political universe today. >>> sex, lies and audio tape. two lawmakers admit to an affair. one of them apologizing with her husband right at her side. >> i am sincerely sorry that i

jeep blamed. spotted barreling into a wendy's parking lot before it hit the gas station. >> i was worried that there was someone else in the car. the car was blown on fire. we don't know if he dragged someone out of there. it was wild. >> witnesses believe the driver may have accidentally hit the higas. an attendant says the driver walked away with an injured pinky from the suv's airbag. >>> 5:08. happening today, the maryellen new jersey. it underwent a $1.8 million overhaul. looks great. you'll get to see new dog walks, landscaped walking paths and be able to get closer to the falls them selves. the state and county paid for the work. got to wait a couple hours to get in there. a.m. >>> people who routinely use the bayonne bridge, it's shutting down tonight before midnight and reopen at 4:00 sunday afternoon. it's all because of a project. they want to raise the roadway because we have bigger ships now and they need more room for the ships to pass under the bridge. report, more pro overseas. china's shanghai composite st ifight day, climbing nearly 5%. the nikkei rose by 3% also

their own documentary. >> wendy rieger has more on why it's giving more homeless people hope for a better life. >> my life started here. >> reporter: in some ways, d.c. general represents the beginning and the end of sasha williams' life. she was born there in 1985 when it was a hospital. 29 years later, it's a homeless shelter. she found herself back there with a 2-year-old child. her life at a dead end. se vetly shoot -- secretly shooting with an iphone camera, she takes us on a quest to free herself from the relentless pull. >> it was like just go ahead and lay it out there. don't hold nothing back. >> the stories do matter, that their lives matter, that we are interested in -- >> reporter: this is the brain child of brian bellow. he started the co-op after he made a documentary about a homeless guy and he wondered what if his subject had the camera? >> he can make any film he wants, but most of our filmma r filmmakers tell the story from their life. >> reporter: the process of filmmaking can be therapeutic to the homeless as it takes shape outside of them. >> for the filmmakers