Job, accused of taking a screening too far. One last day before a heat wave begins. Even though were about to turn the calendar to september. We know it stays warm in september. Im mike hydeck and shes erica grow. Its brisk and beautiful. The heat comes back tomorrow. Nice and cool and comfortable. It will be pleasantly warm this afternoon. Well look more at the Weather Forecast coming up in a few minutes. Despite the beefed up Police Presence there have been seven shootings overnight. 49th and b Street Southeast three men were shot. And other shootings in northeast and northwest d. C. And police are looking for a man who fatally shot a sheriffs deputy in suburb houston. The deputy was pumping gas and the man approached him from behind and fired multiple shots. Once the deputy fell to the ground, the suspect fired more shots. 10 years ago. Hurricanekatrina battered the gulf coast and 1800 people were killed. Today is a citywide day of service with several events planned. Weijia jiang has more from the lower ninth ward. All week leading up to today, the mayor has talked about resilience. And there are signs of progress everyone where. The new levee system is remarkable and the citys culture is thriving. A decade later, many survivors are struggling. Reporter if time heals all wounds i just got on my knees and parade to god, please save us. Reporter she was trapped on a hospital roof for five days during hurricane katrina. And couldnt find her family for two months. I didnt know if id ever see my mama. Reporter today took refuge in atlanta and longed to go home to the lower ninth ward. It took seven years. So good. Reporter volunteers helped build a new house for her mom but the 79yearold has never felt so lonely. You used to see people passing by and talking to you and everything but you dont see it no more. Reporter thousands have not returned and many houses have been passed down for generations and paid off. Without mortgages, owners were not required to have flood insurance. I lost my way of life. Reporter ronald louis opened a small museum in his backyard. Treasures fill a warehouse. They want to be part of something. To say this is ours. And i made my contribution. Reporter she wishes she could make a different contribution. If i was a millionaire, id help them. Reporter even if they dont have neighbors, they have each other. The city is back up to 80 of the prekatrina population and recent the mayor went to houston and atlanta and promised those who are still displaced he would help them come home. Before we let you go. One of the things that made this so catastrophic were the levees. They were not properly installed and working properly. Whats the situation now . Reporter the city built a 14. 5 billion levee system and the main workhorse is a surge barrier about 2 miles long. It will shut when the city is threatened by a storm. And they have hundreds of new floodgates and on top of all that. Manmade barriers, they are bringing in more wetlands so that the natural barriers can do their job. But they are still vulnerable and this is a work in progress. Weijia jiang, live in new orleans this morning. Thank you. We are tracking Tropical Storm erika this morning. The path has shifted west. And now erika could remain on the west coast of florida. Erika caused damage in the Dominican Republic where the storm is responsible for 20 deaths. And closer to home, summer is going to make a return this weekend. It is, it is. Well see temperatures heading to the 90s as we head to sunday. Today its still in the 80s. Lets get a look at the weather cam and the day planner. Another nice day on tap and it will be noticeably warmer. A temperature of 84 at 1 00 and 87 at 4 00. And the high will be 88. Current temperature is 68 in downtown washington. Hard for me to see the monitor. 59 in winchester. 57 in martinsburg. And frederick is 55 degrees. Nothing headed our way on satellite and radar. Tomorrow might be a different story. I have a few isolated thunderstorms in the forecast. More police will be on the streets of the capital city this weekend. The crime spree has seen the homicide rate spike 43 as extra police flood the streets. Officers could be taking a no confidence vote on the police chief. Surae chinn is live at headquarters. Reporter more officers are on the streets. The all hands on deck started at 3 00 yesterday afternoon and it appears it didnt do what it was intended to do and that was to prevent crime. There were seven shootings last night including a triple shooting in southeast. And this is the very point that the police union is talking about. That it doesnt necessarily deter crime overall. It disrupts their schedule. Heres the assistant chief in response. The union has never agreed with but they have been effective. Theres a 10 reduction when we duct ahads. It probably creates such a manpower shortage during the middle of the week to staff the weekends. Reporter the all hands on deck started in 2007. Coming up in the next half hour, the police union talks later about a no confidence vote going on the same time as all hands on deck. Live at the police station, wusa 9. Police in thailand have made an arrest in a ban cook bangkok shrine bombing. The man seen in the Surveillance Video was arrested. It tore through the commercial district on august 17th and killed 20 people. Robert griffin iii will miss todays exhibition game in baltimore because of a concussion. Doctors have now reversed an earlier decision to let rg3 take the field. He originally suffered that concussion in the win over the lions. He could be sidelined for two weeks and possibly miss the season opener. The capital dragon boat races will feature a variety of races throughout the day. Still to come on the news. Sarah palin goes oneonone with the top gop contenders for president. The water is cut to a massive as an illness is detected. The triple crown winner enters the graveyard of champions. We have another nice day on tap that will be noticeably warmer and a little bit more humid as we head into the afternoon and the evening. Heres a look at the forecast. If youre heading up to the redskins, ravens game, temperatures will be in the low 80s during the game. And the kickoff temperature will be around 84 degrees. Mostly clear and warm and a little bit more humid and well talk about the increase in heat if youre thinking about taking the dog for a walk or an Early Morning run, its absolutely gorgeous. Its going to get warmer as we head into the afternoon but the real heat arrives on sunday. Lets get started with the sunrise shot. The day planner and a really nice day. 72degrees at 9 00. And 83 at noon. 87degrees at 5 00 and well reach a high of 88 between 3 00 and 4 00. The dew point is 62. Youve been watching us in the morning. And weve been showing you dew points in the 50s. Were back in the 60s and its becoming a little more noticeable. But the dew point will eventually get in the upper 60s. 66 in chevy chase. And 58 in germantown. And 60 in owings. The cold front will trigger a few isolated thunderstorms from the sunday to monday. And a weak disturbance will bring a chance for a thunderstorm on monday. The feels like forecast is the big issue. Well feel like the upper 80s. Well not cool off as much overnight. And tomorrow well notice the heat index surging into the 90s. Not only is the temperature going to get there but when you factor in the humidity its going to feel hotter. Today, 88 degrees and completely dry. And sunday we have the threat for an isolated shower or a storm. And a high of 92. And thats the first day of a heat wave. Monday we sneak up to 90 degrees. And another day of the heat wave and an isolated shower or storm is possible. 94degrees on both tuesday and wednesday. So its going to get very hot and humid once again for the middle of the workweek. So will American Pharoah enter the graveyard of champions today. Have you ever heard that phrase . Hes the favorite to win the travers stakes. It gained the nickname when another triple crown winner was defeated by a horse with 100 to one odds. History happening. The 16th century english performance is recredited with a jousting arena and live performances. Still to come on the news. Caught on tape, a bungled burglary. How a smurf like costume actually foiled this robbers plans. A tsa agent is under arrest after taking a search every cup has a story. Dunkin kcup packs in my life were a good fit. A single serving for myself, its pretty special. It is like having a dunkin store in my home which is what ive always dreamed of. Bring home delicious dunkin kcup packs today. Your coffee, your dunkin. People of the coffee drinking world, dunkin has a dark roast coffee thats deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish thats never bitter. Put down the dark roast youve been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. A tsa agent has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a passenger. He was arrested at La Guardia Airport after allegedly assaulting a Foreign Exchange student from the korea. It makes you afraid to go to the airport. It makes you not trust these people that are supposed to help you. The tsa has fired him and he is locked up after failing to post bond. The water is shut off at san quentin prison because of legionnaires disease. Officials say they were forced to shut off the water as they deal with a possible outbreak. Its not confirmed yet. It started with one sick inmate. Donald trump held a 100 per Person Campaign event which he repeatedly insisted was not a fanned fundraiser. The event came as he back pedaled on his pl edgenot to accept campaign donations. Sarah palin talked with donald trump, jeb bush, and senator ted cruz about gop president ial politics. They talked about the economy, immigration, taxes, and if you watch, palin was very supportive of trumps campaign, not digging for specifics on policy from him. Its a beautiful cool and comfortable start in the suburbs this morning. Im erica grow. But milder than yesterday and the day before. We are starting to ramp up the temperatures and increase the humidity. Right now 68 degrees in downtown washington, 62 in waldorf and at andrews. And where we had low 50s in the outlying suburbans, its 61 in winchester. We have the threat for the thunderstorm in the mountains west of the blue ridge. And most will not see anything. But we are going to see that increase in heat and humidity. So some of us will touch the 90 degree mark as we head into the afternoon. Fredericksburg will get to 89 degrees. And 87 at andrews with a good amount of sunshine to start and clouds entering the picture later in the day. Mike, back to you. Good morning. Come join the Health PolicyResearch Consortium for the back to School Health extravaganza from 10 a. M. To 3 p. M. Get free school supplies, enjoy free food, participate in Health Screenings and fun activities for your kid. Learn what you can do to improve health for your children and community. Its in capitol heights, maryland. It can relieve depression and sleeplessness. Its on the national mall. A day of meditation, mindfulness, music, food, and community and free at the sylvan theater stage. Im andrea roane, have a great weekend. A cop shows in case you missed it. Some of the things trending on our social media pages, what about the Little Mermaid dog. A manmade headlines after his son picked out a mermaid doll. He said i let my sons choose their lives. Its a reminder of how much we all need to feel embraced and accepted. You might recognize a familiar face in a tub of butter. She pulled back the plastic and saw donald trump staring at her. Donald trump is everywhere, even in the butter. Caitlyn jenner costume many people are furious saying it mocks jenner. The retailer is defending the costume, celebrating one of the most courageous celebrities of 2014. And a Police Officer doing double dutch wowed the crowd. The video has been viewed 220,000 times on facebook. Keep up with these stories and more by liking wusa on facebook. Super cool. This is not the way we recommend you get your car washed. An out of control vehicle sheared off a fire hydrant. It turned out the drivers brakes failed. The impact caused power outages. A burglar in a blue body suit tried to cash in at a nevada subway. Disguise may be clever but the criminal is not clever. The body suit stopped him from getting o 22,000 people picked up the ripe tomatoes and started flinging them. It started in 1945 as a fight between children. Topping the news, the search continues for a six offender who a sex offender who walked away. The homicide rate rises and police put overtime on the beat. What d. C. Force is going to try and stop the killing. This might be your last weekend to head to the beach. Labor day weekend is next weekend and a lot of i understood kids are going back to school. 82degrees at ocean city. And mid80s tomorrow. And its going to stay dry for the next three days. Stay with us. Good morning, everybody. Do i have a sports saturday for you. The continuing saga of Robert Griffin iii. And he was cleared and now he isnt. Well have reports and the nats continue to fall behind the mets. The they get good saturday morning, thank you for joining us on wusa 9. All hands on deck as police try to turn the tide on the rising homicide rate. Violence erupts once again on the streets of the nations capital. I had to look at it over and over again. The editor at wdbj talks about his shock behind the scenes. And all you need is a dollar and a dream. Well tell you why some winners are saying show me the money. A beautiful start to the day. Its going to be warmer and more humid this afternoon. Im first alert meteorologist erica grow with a return of summer temperatures in the first alert forecast coming up. Good saturday morning and what a brisk start it is. Its absolutely beautiful. The san diego weather is going away soon. The maritime air is going to move back in and that means humidity for us. Were going to see that surge in heat and humidity starting tomorrow. Today it will just feel a little bit more uncomfortable to be outside in the height of the heat and humidity. So heres a look with the weather cam. I want to show you the day planner so you can see what to expect. Its going to be a Beautiful Day with a good amount of sunstemperatures rising into the upper 80s. Youll see the humidity start to become a little bit more of an impact as we head into the afternoon. My clicker there we go its completely busted. Im sending it back to mike actually both of us are going to talk more about the forecast. We start with breaking news. Despite the beefed up Police Presence there have been six shootings overnight. 49th and b street, two men were killed and a third sent to the hospital. The other shootings occurred in northeast and northwest d. C. And as Police Investigate these latest shootings its all hands on deck. Its an initiative that sees extra cops come to the beat in the middle of the crime spree. Extra police flooding the streets and officers could take a no confidence vote on the police chief. Surae chain is live at Police Headquarters with more. Reporter good morning. Polling is happening all weekend long as officers could take that no confidence vote on the police chief. The police union is saying that the all hands on deck is just one example of how they disagree with the police chief. And they say she needs to hear. For the first time in a very long time. What the members of the Police Department that are doing the work, how they feel about the way shed leading the agency. Shes operating in isolation and getting her advice from people who just tell her yes. And shes not listening to the people in the field that are doing the work. Reporter while the vote is happening online. Every d. C. Police officer will be working this weekend. The district has seen a spike in crime with 100 homicides. This is the departments curb violence. And the Police Union Says all hands on deck is not effective in Crime Fighting and officers have long hours and have fewer officers on the streets during the week. We have a sworn oath to go out and protect our community. And sometimes that means that we have to be uncomfortable in our shifts. We have to be own to changing our shifts and doing what we have to do to protect our community. Reporter all hands on deck ends at 6 a. M. Sunday morning. At Police Headquarters, surae chinn, wusa 9. Live in d. C. , a vigil has been held for a woman fatally shot on 18th street northeast. Neighbors gathered to light candles and share stories. It was her own cousin who pulled the trigger. Robinson was taken into custody after being holed up for 30 hours. And he is now charged with murder. A man charged with murder on a metro train must undergo a Mental Health evaluation before the case can move forward. Hes accused of stabbing Kevin Sutherland to death on july 4th. He had a Mental Health assessment in july but it was not clear if he was competent to stand trial. The maryland family of a woman who died following a hit andrun is calling on a person to turn her in. Luna was not in the crosswalk when a car hit her on annapolis road. She was the mother to three children. Police believe the driver knows they hit someone and they are hoping someone will come forward with information on this. The people of new orleans will come together to mark the city was flooded when the levees failed, killing more than 1800 people and displacing a million across four states. A decade later, the ninth ward a resident from the ninth ward is living in a newly built home and has never felt so lonely. Used to sit on your porch and see people passing by and talking to you and everything. You dont see it no more. New orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu promised to help those who want to return home. Therell be a wreath laying ceremony in the lower ninth ward and a resilience festival. And we are tracking Tropical Storm erika this morning as it sets its sights on cuba. Overnight it assaulted the Dominican Republic and