Its the end of the road for one of our local athletes, native gary russell, knocked out in his boxing round earlier today. But Christian Taylor and will clay earning gold and silver respectably. And its an olympic doover for abby. Shell get a chance to compete in the womens 5,000 meters. Theres a lot more ahead in tonights primetime. In track and field for the mens high jump, its also the final day for gymnastics with finals for men and women and individual events and live tonight, beach volleyball. Kerri Walsh Jennings and april ross taking on the host nation, team brazil. Shes a little star wars a pyirates of the caribbean. Maryland swimmer Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps will make another splash in the spotlight. Thats coming up in a few minutes. Storm team 4 showing severe storms rolling through right now. And we could see more of them throughout the night. For that reason and the intense heat still eating us up out there today, another weather alert day. Lets get right over to doug in the storm center. What do we need to know . Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for Loudoun County. I want to show you where these storms are. A line of storms made its way through, Frederick County, carol county and now towards this region. One other one in northern area. Ill show you what im talking about. Leesburg was seeing this storm earlier. This is towards clarksburg but dying off. Some rain there. This is severe around south of leesburg and were seeing wind and lightning associated with this storm. A lot of very intense lightning and intense rain. This is through the Loudoun County area but we expect it to weaken as well. Severe thunderstorm watch for d. C. Through 11 00. I think it will be canceled by 11 00, for the most part. Well talk much more about that and the heat. The current heat index is 107. Ill show you when we get a break from the heat and the storms. Thanks, doug. Open the nbc washington app on your smartphone to see the radar and to get forecasts for your neighborhood. Now at 5 00, the announcement shaking up the district and people all over the country who watch the Nations Police chief cathy lanier is retiring after nearly a decade as top cop. Mark segraves, live at Police Headquarters, what is next for chief lanier and the department . Reporter the chief isnt even 50 years old but, yes, shes retiring. She joked saying her biggest challenge over the last ten years has been dealing with the press. Its no secret that shes had a hot and cold relationship with reporters, not always liking our coverage or our questions. But today, she and the mayor focused on the chiefs accomplishments over the next ten years. And whats next for lanier and what is next for the district. Reporter chief cathy lanier was in good spirits as she appeared in Police Headquarters in a room with no air conditioning. I hear they have air conditioning at the nfl. Reporter when lanier was appointed chief ten years ago, she was one of the youngest chiefs in the nation. For me, retirement makes me feel old, yes. Reporter she wasnt looking for a new job but the nfl reached out to her asking her to head up their security and she decided it was the rght time to move on. And i feel like the transition for me now to the nfl, it is americas favorite sport and that also deserves that same sense of safety. Reporter mayor Muriel Bowser says she will search for a new chief right away. She will leave a tremendous legacy here. She has overseen a 23 drop in violence since being chief in the district of columbia. Reporter while lanier can look back at a long line of improvements shes made as chief, there were days when it was hard to be chief. The lowest days for me are days when children or the elderly are victims of crime. Reporter lanier will collect a pension from d. C. Of about she didnt say how much the nfl will be paying her. You know, my mother said its not polite to ask about salary but ill refer you to the Public Information office at the nfl. Reporter lanier will be collecting that lifelong pension even though she hasnt reached 50 years old, which is the requirement for all other Police Officers, she had a clause that guaranteed her that pension. Her last day is september 17th. Coming up at 6 00, why not all Police Officers are sorry to see her go. Doreen, back to you. Mark segraves, thank you. Lanier was both popular and sometimes controversial. Our Team Coverage continues with news4s Jackie Bensen in the newsroom and a look at the changes that occurred during her time as chief. Doreen, her time spans a period of great change in this city and in policing in general. Shes credited with shipping the agencys focus away from the zero tolerance poli under her predecessor charles ramsey. Shes wildly known for steering the policing and homicide broke under 100 for the First Time Since 1960s but has began edging back upwards in recent years. She invigorated a cold case unit that has solved murders that were decades old. In addition, shes been widely recognized for her efforts with federal and International Counterparts to fight terrorism that constantly hangs over the Nations Capital. Nearly half of the street robberies involve phone theft. Nationwide, people have been inspired by her personal story. She became a mother at 15 years old. She dropped out of high school and then earned a ged in order to support her young son. Cathy lanier leaves the Police Department having earned both her spare time. Now, for the history books, chief lanier was not the first woman to lead the d. C. Police department. That distinction belongs to Sonia Proctor who acted as interim chief for several months back in 1996. Doreen . Jackie bensen, thank you. New details about a sheriffs deputy and why he shot a patient who had just been discharged from an inova hospital. That patient was coming at the deputy. Northern Virginia Bureau chief julie carey has more. Julie . Reporter well, this incident happened at a bus stop right around that corner in that parking garage, right across the street from the front end of the hospital. The security guards escorted that 29yearold man to the bus stop after he had been seen at the hospital. And thats whe of Mental Health episode. In the hands of a mentally disturbed man, police say this broken sign post became a dangerous weapon last night. Heres when the deadly incident took place at this bus stop area outside of a parking garage. On the left side and one person has gunshot wounds to the chest. Reporter the 29yearold man had been a patient in the hospital but was escorted to the bus stop by security staffers. Soon after, security was alerted that a man at the bus stop had some sort of weapon. Kind of clear to us that some way, shape or form the adult male was suffering some type of mental episode. Reporter when security guards responded, the man struck one of them. They called 911 and a Deputy Sheriff who was on guard duty at the hospital was first to respond. Trained in Crisis Intervention Team tactics, the team tried to negotiate with the man but he refused to drop the metal post. Kept oncoming at him with the sign post in a position ready to strike. Immediately, the Deputy Sheriff fired his weapon at the adult male. Reporter he was taken to the hospital but later died. The deputy involved is now on administrative leave. They can respond to any incident where the Public Safety is at risk. Reporter residents who live near the hospital bus stop were stunned to learn about the fatal shooting. I dont know. I wasnt there. Youve got to be there to see it. I wouldnt have their job. Reporter coming up at 6 00, youll hear from a woman who heard that gunfire last night. What a witness to the shooting told her shortly after the gunfire. Reporting live for Fairfax County, julie carey, news4. Im Pat Lawson Muse at the live desk. Mclaughlin, longtime host of the mclaughlin group, has died. He was an ordained priest and hosted the Weekly Program since 1982. For many years, the political commentary show aired right here on nbc 4 and was taped here in our building as well. Mclaughlin was 89 years old. Its not yet clear how he died. Jim, doreen, back to you. He missed one show, i read, one show in 34 years, and that was last week. So he was doing what he loved right up until the end. What a picture he was here. We can remember the distinctive voice in our makeup room and halls, too. You know youre alive when they spoof you on saturday night live. Hes going to be missed. He will be into when we come back, the polls have one candidate in the lead. Were going into depth into one poll that leaves no be proud about. Here is the explosion and fire in silver spring, maryland. What federal help can be provided. Were working for you from the Olympic Games in rio. Meet the local athlete who has a lot to look forward to when she returns to d. C. Tracking that severe thunderstorm, back to the west in Loudoun County, a new thunderstorm warning in effect for Loudoun County including the city of leesburg and over towards extreme southeastern county. A storm in effect for you until 5 30. [ hip olympics 2016, let ] me get you on my level. So you never miss a moment, miss a minute, miss a medal. Why settle when you can have it all . Soccer to wrestling. Track and field to basketball. Fencing to cycling. Diving to balance beam. All you have to say is, show me, and boom its on the screen. From the bottom of the mat, to the couch where you at . Show me the latest medal count . Dang they even got that welcome to it all. Watch the rio olympics on nbc networks starting august 5th. Built a sandcastle . Id . Ha, no, i switched to geico and got more. More . 24 7 access online, on the phone or with the geico app. That is more. Go get some mud. All that more has to be why theyre the secondlargest auto insurer. Everybody likes more. Mhm, i think so. Geico. Expect great savings and a whole lot more. Maryland Senators Ben Cardin is touring the apartment explosion site in silver spring. Chris gordon has the senator s reaction. Chris . Reporter the senator says he is struck by the damage and destruction here and he is grateful for the crews who have worked on the search and Recovery Mission every day for nearly a week since this tragedy occurred. Senator ben cardin wanted to see it for himself. You look at this and this is as best as you can find of a tragedy. I just cannot imagine what went through the thoughts of the people trapped in these buildings. Reporter crews are carefully going through the debris trying not to cause the building to collapse even more. The county executive and senator cardin met with people affected by the fire. Im cons convinced that the challenge most immediately is trying to find transitional housing and permanent housing for people wi reporter some residents of apartment buildings located near the explosion say they are living in constant fear. They were sleeping in the car for a while and now theyve returned to the apartment but they are afraid to turn the gas stove on still. They are afraid to cook. Reporter at the meeting in the community center, residents received assurances that Washington Gas has checked out the surrounding buildings. The residents of the adjacent buildings should not experience a problem with their gas. If they do, they should certainly contact us. Reporter the senator wants to make sure that people are comfortable coming for help, no matter what their immigration status. There is a concern in the community as to whether they can trust governmental services. I want them to know, as their federal partners, this is all about providing help. Reporter ahead tonight on news4 at 6 00, what some residents hearsay they need more than anything else as they prepare their children for the start of a new school r. Silver spring, back to you, jim. All right. Chris gordon, thanks so much. Donald trump is getting some help from a heavy hitter on the republican side. Ousted fox news chairman roger ailes is said to be advising trump for the debate this fall. Ailes left fox news amid claims of sexual harassment. Meanwhile, a House Committee is reviewing clinton documents that are said to be previously undisclosed emails recovered during the yearlong probe into whether clinton and her aides mishandled sensitive information. The fbi closed the investigation without finding any wrongdoing. The latest monkey tracking poll shows clinton in the lead in a political contest but in a popularity contest, there may be no winner here. The latest numbers show clinton ahead of donald trump by nine 5049 . Thats a margin of error of a single point. And pretty much unchanged since the previous weeks survey. When asked how voters feel about each candidates characteristics, only 11 called clinton honest and trustworthy. Just 23 felt the democratic nominee cares about people like them. A larger number, 42 , felt clinton has the personality and temperament to serve as president. Not the case, though, however for donald trump. 17 said that he had the personality and temperament. 16 called him honest and trustworthy and 19 feel that he cares about people like them. For more on the polls and analysis, too, you can search our decision 2016 coverage in our nbc washington app. A big honor for two of our local olympic gold medalists. Katie ledecky and Michael Phelps will be on this w illustrated along with simone biles. At the time this photo was taken, the trio had a combined 14 medals. This is the 11th time fephelps s appeared on the cover. Back to the competition and a local athlete who faced off medieval styles at the games. Cat holmes is part of the fencing team in rio. Our wendy rieger has her story. Have you ever interviewed a fencing champion, wendy . Reporter no. And ive got to tell you, someone needs to give this woman her own tv show. If you saw fencing at the olympics, its the coolest. Our cat holmes became passionate about this when she was 9 years old and she was winning competitions around the world when she was 12 and 15. She is very cool and passionate about her passions have never ceased. I love reading books about midevil tim mid medieval times. Reporter of all the sports, this ignited her 9yearold imagination and its doing the same for others. They call fencing the chess of sports. Theres so much strategy and thinking that goes into it and you can really theres so much room for your own individual style to kind of grow and flourish. We are becoming an International Fencing powerhouse and its trickling out through the media and people are seeing the cool light saber aspect and people are saying, dad, i want to fence. Reporter shes loving rio. Just to be here has been an incredible experience. It could be on mars and it would be the most amazing thing. Reporter holmes plans to stay through the closing ceremony and head home to her cat tiger who she hasnt seen in weeks. I reporter she is a big cat person and says that her cat picked her. My cat came up and saw me and just kind of displayed both of her paws and ran over and sat on my chest. He helped me throughout my qualification process. Reporter so does her al a mater. Holmes heads to princeton to finish her degree. Im premed, neuroscience and psychology. Reporter wow. Does she have a big brain or what . Premed neuroscience and psychology. While we are talking about cats, ive got to put up baby nina. Thats my little girl waiting for me. Thats my cat sitter terry taking care of her. Its funny, because kat and i, when she first showed up for the interview, we spent the first 15 minutes talking about our cats which is how ridiculously passionate we are about that. I said is it good exercise . She said its great for your hips and thighs. Youve got me on that. When we heard about her cat, we understood why you two bonded, wendy. Reporter after a while it was like, can you get this interview on the road . Were burning daylight. She and i kept talking on and on and on. What are we here for . Wendy, thanks. Well see you tonight at 11 00, too. Appreciate it. Make sure you follow wendys Instagram Account for her great time in rio. Theres your hat, doreen. Shes bringing it back for you. Follow her nbcwendy. Our first idea of how and when you could see this for yourself. Big top, little woman. Hes about this tall. Shes about that tall. Hes this wide. Shes that wide. 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