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WRC News4 At 4 September 11, 2015

Which he reportedly stabbed a woman and tlaeptd Security Guard with his knife. It began about 12 45 this afternoon. A source close to the investigation tells news4 it began at Kaiser Permanente on Second Street northeast near the entrance to Union Station. Man and woman were arguing. The woman told the guard that she had a protective order against the man. He then stabbed her and fled, running into Union Station. An armed contract guard working with a securities and Exchange Commission chased the man to the Mcdonalds Restaurant near the amtrak gates. Commander jeff brown of the metropolitan Police Department picks up the story. The Armed Security officer gave chase to the individual, demanding that he stop and drop the weapon. The suspect turned on the officer, lunged at him with the weapon. The armed officer fired one round from his revolver, striking the suspect one time in the side. Both individuals, the male and the female have been transported to area hospitals with what we believe are nonlifethreatening injuries. Reporter the station was filled with travelers at the time. A few people heard the shot and yelled. Police say some people selfevacuated. Others sheltered in place. We just ran out the door with everybody else. The people just started thundering behind us. It was scary. Being 9 11, it was absolutely terrifying. Reporter ahead, was this situation handled correctly . Should a shot have been fired inside Union Station . The answers coming up on news4 at 5 00. That is the latest in northeast, chris gordon, news4, back to you. At the pentagon, defense secretary ash carter laid a wreath in honor of those killed between flight 77 struck the building. During brief remarks, carter shared the very private way he chooses to remember victims. At the white house, the president and first lady and white house staff held a moment of silence at exactly 8 46 a. M. They marked the exact moment the first plane hit the north tower of the world trade center. A lot of groups are marking this anniversary, the attack on america, by performing Public Service projects. This morning at the Washington Monument, veterans and Public School children gathered to create books, veterans told their stories of service and the Young Authors will turn those into books to be given as gifts to children of military families. Police are warning women to stay alert after a string of attempted sex assaults. All of these victims were on a popular trail near a metro station in prince georges county. News4s Darcy Spencer is live in high yachtsville where police are trying to find out if these cases are connected. Darcy . Reporter this is something women need to know about and take seriously. Two of these attempted schedule assaults happened near the West Hyattsville metro stay, the metro station right behind me. Now the latest attack happened just yesterday morning after the 7 00 in the morning at macgruder park along the Northwest Branch trail n each of these three cases, the attacker grabs the victim and tries to drag her into a wooded area. Each case, the woman is able to get away. Now, police are warning women who walk or exercise in these very popular areas to be aware of their surroundings. We dont want you running by yourselves, dont put the headphones in, listening to music, caray cell phone, maybe carry a whistle, use the trail during lighted hours and maybe let a Family Member know when youre leaving and where you expect to be and use caution. Reporter coming up on news4 at 5 00, i will tell you what each victim did that stopped the attacker and made him runaway. Back to you. That forecast has a couple of different facets to it, a chance of storms tomorrow, some could have locally heavy downpours and two temperatures, we will take a plummet the next few days, dont think we are done with summer either. Good point. We are going to see temperatures going to be much cooler this weekend. But right now, a very, very nice afternoon. Low humidity, 87 in d. C. 82 in manassas. Only 84 back toward win chaernsd 79 toward annapolis again. We have been talking about the rain chance for the weekend, here is what we are looking at, a storm system to the west, another cold front make its way our way. We do have a good chance for rain during the day tomorrow if you have weekend plans, going to have your hour by hour forecast coming up. A couple things to think about here for the headlines, tracking storms on saturday, cool weather on sunday and then, the coolest temperatures since may. We will talk about that coming up in a minute. Im Scott Macfarlane at the live desk, potential breaking news out of arizona related to the recent highway shootings a person of interest now being questioned by Police Officers there after those officers converged on a Convenience Store late today. At least 11 vehicles have been hit by bullets recently and most of those shootings happening along the very populace interstate 10 corridor. It goes right through arizona from tucson through phoenix all the way to los angeles. Echoes of the beltway snipers, a populace area and cars being targeted with seemingly random bullets a person of interest being questioned, more information to come. For now at the live desk, Scott Macfarlane. Thanks, scott. The mayor of baltimore made a stunning announcement today. She is abandoning her reelection bid five months after freddie grays death sparked riots that rocked the city the six Police Officers charged in connection with grays arrest and death will go to trial this yeared. Mayor stephanie rawlingsblake says she wants to focus on moving the city forward. She disputed a reporters suggestion that quitting now makes her a lame duck. No. I made myself a person whos committed to doing the work of the city without the cloud of campaigning. I have chosen to govern rather than to campaign and i hope the public see it is for that. Critics question her leadership during the crisis. And this week, two wellestablished city politicians announced they would challenge her in the democratic primary. Maryland governor larry hogan put out a statement saluting the mayor and says it takes a lot of courage to lead one of americas great cities. Two of the heroes in the France Train Attack speak exclusively to the today show. The special honor they will soon enjoy. And meet the gubernatorial ca we are toasty, a little warm, humidity and a breeze coming through the area today. Temperatures across the area, throw mid80s most neighborhoods, 87 degrees right inside of the beltway. Yes, look at our sky. A pretty blue sky today. We have got high pressure. No clouds here. Clouds off the coast with yesterdays weather system. But we do have a new one thats going to be moving in, so, clouds will be on the increase late. Early tomorrow morning, a little bit of sunshine but the green light for traveling. By afternoon, the weather will have a moderate impact on our roads with rain likely spotty, heavy in areas, we could see some strong potentially severe thunderstorms and in just a couple of minutes, show where you some of the strongest storms will be setting up. By evening, i think we got the green light again, showers wrapping up and ending. Now, while it is kind of toasty warm today, temperatures are going to take even a greater plunge over the weekend. Chief meteorologist Doug Kammerer will have that, a look at how cool its going to be this weekend and how warm its going to be next week as we make our way through. Guys . Thanks, vj. We have seen a lot of surprises in the political season, but the biggest may be in the mississippi governors race. Interesting story of a truck driver by the name of robert gray who won his race without ever running a campaign. The longhaul truck driver who was essentially unknown outside his hometown was elected as the democratic nominee to be governor. Gray didnt get around to voting for himself on election day but 150,000 other folks did. He only spent 50 to 60 on the whole campaign, even with his man of the people message, grays a long shot against incumbent governor phil bryant. They want a governor that wants to help, want does good and wants to make the best of whats available. If gray doesnt make it to the governors mansion, he will return to his home on the road, which is his big rig. Just how low should your Blood Pressure be . Federal Health Officials release what they are calling potentially lifesaving information. And 14 years later, america remembers. We are live in new york city on this right now at 4 15 it is the 14th anniversary of the attacks on september 11th and we are live near ground zero. A woman thought a stranger was trying to help her dying husband, turns out that stranger had sinister motives. And he was shot during a terrorist attack on a train bound for paris. Now he is sharing his survival story. But first, more on america marking september 11th. Lower manhattan will be bathed in light as part of this day of remembrance. Nbcs dave wagner is live now near ground zero with more on todays ceremonies. Dave . Reporter yeah, pat and chris, a somber day in new york city and across the country. You know, throughout the city there are still scars of 9 11. Some of those with the deepest bounds are here today. Sig right charlotte wiswe. Reporter they are precious names and painful memories. Diane marie parsons. Labarro lopez pascal. Reporter for 14 year, ground zero has been somber and sacred ground. Today, each of the nearly 3,000 victims who died on september 11th were remembered. At the pentagon your grief, your solace so personal to you is shared with all of us in this nation. Reporter secretary of Defense Ash Carter laid a wreath to honor the lives that were lost. And at the white house, a moment of silence, led by the president and first lady. Todd m. Beamer. [ bell tolls ] reporter in shanksville, pennsylvania patricia cushing. Reporter 40 heroes honored. In the face of almost certain death, they knew they must do everything they could possibly do to prevent the loss of other innocent lives. Reporter back in new york, as the anniversary comes to an end, the impact of the tragedy is felt every day. Its been 14 years, but for all of us here, it could be 100 years, it will still feel like yesterday and its fresh in our hearts. Reporter families and a nation grieving, determined to keep the memories alive. Back here live at ground zero . One world trade center, a shining new building that many say stands symbolic of the future of new york city many folk count old towers here a tribute in light of the twin towers from does tock dawn that will light up the night sky here in new york city near ground zero, dave wagner, nbc4. All right, dave. Scott macfarlane at the live desk, our first look at new video of the arrest of former tennis star james blake, the video just released of the new york Police Department, shows plain clothes officers taking blake down to the ground outside his manhattan hotel. Police chief of new york has apologized for this, this was a case of mistaken i. D. , police same they believed blake to be somebody who is suspected in a credit card ring, but it was james blake waiting for a car to take him from a manhattan hoe toll the new york tennis tournament. New york police apologized and the first look of their arrest of james blake. Now back to you. And i ran over mark and stuck my finger in his neck and stopped the bleeding, thank god. He was talking to me, trying to keep me from losing consciousness. Two of the heroes who stopped that attack on a parisbound train shared details about the ordeal during an exclusive interview the today show this the gunman took aim at stone. They took the ak from him. He pulled out the pistol, pulled it back, put it against my head, clicked, didnt work, i guess the clip managed to fall out beforehand. And then we pried it out of his hands, the next thing i know, he has got a box cutter. Reporter stone and two of his childhood friends held the gunman until authorities arrived. They will be honored during a parade today in sacramento, california, where they grew up. Pat and i were just shaking our heads at this one. What an upset in the u. S. Open. Serena williams quest to win a calendar year grand slam came to an end today. Roberta vinci beat williams in three sets. She is an unseeded italian ranked number 43 in the world. Williams was aiming for her 22nd major title and would have tied her with steffi graf for the most in the current area. She will face Flavia Pennetta in saturdays u. S. Open finals. Congrats to her though. Amazing. Unbelievable. You can tell how emotional she was as well. Yeah. An emotional moment. And a nice day, doug. We see you there. Its we hear gonna be cold and a little wet the weekend . You know, going to be a little wet the weekend, you mentioned cold. Now, pat, youre always on the cold side. So, ill call it cool. For you and many out there relative thing. It will be a little on the cold side. This morning, we woke up to some cool numbers, took my kids for a walk to the bus stop, like, daddy, why arent we wearing our coats. All right, it wasnt that cold, come on, guys. Reston live camera, blue skies it is gorgeous across our area this morning, look at this beautiful shot of the white house as we look across our region. Just perfect conditions, 87 degrees. Low humidity, winds out of the north, 6 miles per hour. Doesnt get much better than this, unless you like it a little bit cooler and then wait until you see the sevenday forecast. 82, frederick, 82, manassas, hunting town and culpeper at 80 degrees. What are we going to be seeing in going out a hot date, hey, maybe just hitting the hitting happy hour, 7 23, sun goes down. Look at this beautiful, 80 degrees, great at 7. 76 at 9, 71 by 11. A perfect night to be out and about especially on a nice friday night. Saturday, a little gifrnt. Nothing on the radar right now completely dry. Not a cloud in the sky. But just back to our west, we have got another front thats gonna move through. This front is going to come across our area during the afternoon tomorrow and it has the potential to bring us not only some rain but potential there for heavier storms. Here we are at 8 a. M. Tomorrow, dry through 8 a. M. , notice the cloud cover moving on in. Here come the showers and storms by around 11 00 tomorrow. We could be seeing some of those showers and then watch the storms develop here around 1, 2 00 and then around the d. C. Metro area, thats something we will be watching, of course, amelia segal will be here tomorrow aft near to take you through this and 5 00 in the afternoon, more showers and storms developing, thats what we will be watching during day tomorrow. The biggest threat from these storms, high winds, heavy rain, not a major threat, not talking about a real Severe Weather threat here, see a potential for stronger storms. 80 tomorrow, 76 on sunday, 78 on monday and 84 on tuesday. Pat, real quick, 57 monday morning, the coolest we have been since midmay. Many areas may be in the upper 40s. All right, thank you, doug. This could possibly have been the worse day in the world in a cincinnati womans life and a petty criminal made it even worse. When carrollwoods husband suffered a heart attack at home, she called 911 and screamed for help. Jennifer hurt happened to be walking by. She heard the screams. She went into the house and walked out with the dying mans wallet. She was later sentenced to five years in prison. In fact, that was yesterday. Here is man who is dying on the floor and thats what she does, she steals his wallet . And then get this, hurt went back to the same house twice and tried talk her way back n Police Caught heart second time around. Well, a Close Encounter on the high seas, killer whales chase a boat as the cameras roll. And a special shoutout for police in the washington region. Police in the washington region. How a youre a parent. Were both busy people. So pick up my new hand prepared 20 family fill up meal. Eight pieces of original recipe chicken, two large mashed potatoes and gravy, a large coleslaw, and 4 biscuits. Ill get back to ya. door squeaking its Finger Lickin good. A fisherman off the coast of san diego had a once in a lifetime experience, a visit from killer whales much ben lewis was out fishing on a boat with friends when the killer whales came up to them. He captured the whales swimming around the boat, even jumping and seeming like they were chasing after the boat. The boaters seemed amazed, almost speechless, about the Close Encounter. Wow. An area family makes it their mission to honor the fredericksburg Police Department. They dropped off 20 handmade cards to the local precinct just to remind the Police Officers that they are supported and valued and appreciated. A few of the officers read the cards on camera. And says heroes dont wear capes, they wear basketballs. Thank you for what you do every day for our community and it came from ms. Shields and it is very sweet that they took the time out do this. Sometimes, we forget that there are so many people out in the community that trust us, so its really nice to see. The best people love doughnuts. You make life sweet. Thank you nice to be appreciated. Yeah that is very, very cool. Well, we have also got the update that a lot of redskins fans have been waiting for for weeks. Okay. When will rg3 get cleared to play . Play . What can i make for you . How about one of our reuben sandwiches . Choose from tender corned beef or oven roasted turkey breast, topped with sauerkraut, melty swiss cheese and thousand island dressing. Enjoy one while theyre here subway. Eat fresh. The redskins kick off their season less than 48 hours. Will rg3 be ready if needed . We have got an answer. He has been looking a lot like a candidate lately but less t

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