New this morning, police saying an officer shot his gun during a struggle with a suspect. It happened on walker mill road in capital heights. Around 11 00 p. M. , an officer heard a car crash, went out to check it out. When he arrived, a man was running from the scene. According to police, the man tried to take the officers gun. The suspect was shot during the struggle and rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Right now, police are looking for whoever shot a man early this morning and left him for dead in northwest d. C. Police tell news 4, the man died just after 1 00 this morning. Derrick ward joining us now live. Derrick . Reporter good morning. We are in the 1500 block of first street northwest. You can take a look now. It is just starting to wrap up. Under the light of day, investigators are looking at the crime scene. The shooting happened around 1 00 a. M. This morning. An adult male shot three times. That person died on the scene. As you can see now, this is the grizzly aftermath where a fire truck comes and is washing up the blood. Police responded to a robbery in the 1100 block. That was two to three hours after that. Theres no indication the two may be related. In that instance, they are looking for six people, three females an three males. No lookouts regarding this shooting. We dont have an identity of the victim. People said they didnt hear anything. There was a crowd of people at the time it happened. Its unusual. They are still out there checking out the scene. Probably looking for shell casings or evidence as they are about to reopen this block of 15th street. If you take this road, it has been closed since 1 00 this morning. Again, it will be reopened soon. As the investigation continues, this Fatal Shooting in northwest. We are live. Derrick ward. A man stabbed another man to death along the h street corridor will be in court today. We first told you about 57yearold hector felixs arrest last night. He got into an argument with smith and attacked him on monday. Witnesses say they tried to save smith, but he died at the hospital. Breaking news to tell you about. Another survivor is out of a chinese warehouse that exploded wednesday. First responders pulled a firefighter from the debris. They say he was trapped for more than 32 hours. Theres a new order this morning for a massive evacuation of the area around the blast. Officials confirm the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals in the area this morning. At least 85 people died in a series of explosions at the plant including 21 firefighters. More than 720 people are hurt. If your child goes to the university of virginia, they may notice their email is down this weekend. The schools i. T. Department is doing a security upgrade after hackers targeted the university. Uva says federal investigators tipped them off to the attack and said it originated in china. The university tells us no personal information was taken. A nitty gritty diplomacy battle will pick up between cuba and the united states. This morning, theres a symbol of hope in savannah. The American Flag flying for the first time in 54 years. Secretary of state, john kerry says the u. S. Wants money for american property that was seized when castro took over. They want compensation for damages caused by the american embargo. Decision 2016 picks up in the hawkeye state. Nbcs kurt gregory is there with the latest. Therefore you go. Reporter besides it corn dogs and carnival rides, candidates for president are a draw at the iowa fair. They are flipping burgers, shaking hands and wooing voters. I hear we need new leadership and ability to get something done. Jeb bush dropped a corn kernel in his own jar. Well find out later. This is a long haul. Reporter he hammered hillary. Clinton doesnt have integrity and cant tell the truth. If shes not doing anything wrong, be honest about it and show. Reporter clinton is in iowa with pressure from democratic voters. If somebody told me six months ago i wouldnt be supporting hillary i wouldnt believe it. Reporter another story of classified information on the private server she used as secretary of state. And the rise of bernie sanders, a New Hampshire poll showing him in the lead, leaving some democrats to push for a run from joe biden or al gore. I was excited to hear that. Im sorry to hear its just a rumor. I dont see how she can run. Shes got bigger problems than running for office. Donald trump leading for republicans will head to iowa saturday. Kurt gregory, nbc news. Republican president ial frontrunner, donald trump, talks facetoface with chuck todd in iowa. Looking for a wide range in conversation about the president ial field, the economy, immigration and foreign policy. Tomorrow on meet the press, here on nbc 4. New this morning, people jumping for their lives to escape flames on a ferry. Look at that. What officials were able to do in this incredible rescue. Coming up, when you dial 911 for medical assistance, why a firefighter could we respond and paramedics responding. Well talk with wendy rieger about adopting pets. Reporter im 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. Theres 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. Thats what they want to do. Now well have one medic and one firefighter emt. They may or may not want to be on that unit. The majority of emergency calls are for medical issues, not fire. This takes highly skilled paramedics out of ambulances. Alexandrias fire chief says its used in arlington and fairfax. We know more about how a 7yearold boy got his hands on a gun that killed his little sister in d. C. We are learning a teenager may have been involved. Take a look outside the window. We have had a break from the humidity. Amelia is timing out when it is going to return. How to save on your School Supply list without skimping on we spend a lot of time online around here. But with all this speed from xfinity, its all good. Hey, why dont we do some homework for a change . Gary, you too. Dad. Work stuff. Yes [laughs] lovin the new design konichiwa hirosan. Five minutes. All this speed is very empowering. Check out the new hardware. With the fastest, most reliable inhome wifi, xfinity is perfect for people who need to get a lot done at home. Welcome back. Today is the big day that you can help nbc 4 clear the shelters. We are partnering with animal shelters in d. C. , maryland and virginia to get every dog and cat adopted into a new home. Yes, that is the goal. Wendy rieger is live at the Washington Humane Society in northeast with more on how you can help clear the shelters today. Hey, wendy. Reporter hi. We are changing our name to nbc fur today, not nbc 4. I misspoke yesterday and said that. Im at the Washington Humane Society. All across the dmv, shelters and rescues partnered with us. You can adopt a new Family Member today. The fees are either being greatly reduced or cut. Its completely free. Let me introduce you. This is scott who is with the Washington Humane Society, the director here. This is cinca. Tell me about cinca. She is a 1yearold female. Shes been spayed. She is a great terrier mix. Very friendly and energetic. Shes letting you hold her. Shes freaked out because she was just spayed. Thats the beauty when you adopt from the shelter, you get a full package. They come sterilized, a medical check on them, behavior evaluations. Itis something you cant expect to find anywhere if you go to a pet store or breeder or Something Like that. And you get to rescue an animal when you come to a shelter. Thats the best part. You get to take part in saving a life. Reporter today the fees are free . We are waving the fees thanks to a grant from aspca. We can wave our fees and other shelters in the area can do the same. Reporter if you think i want another dog. I just adopted another cat after my 17yearold cat passed away. Maybe you think about doing it. The fees are waved. Go on our website, or app, nbc washington app and find a list of all the shelters that have partnered with us. It might be a good day to expand your family, clear the shelters. Back to you. Our animal correspondent, wendy rieger, intrepid animal correspondent. Any truth to the rumor you are going to load up your car and deliver these animals to people who want them . Reporter theres no truth to that. I wouldnt do that to people. Theres a big vetting process we will talk about as well. Thanks, see you next time. Lets turn to a more serious story. A boy who accidentally shot his 3yearold sister got the gun from a teenager visiting the familys home. The Washington Post shows Court Documents show a 14yearold handed the 7yearold a bag with the. 9 millimeters handgun in there. University of maryland says the assistant Womens Basketball coach resigned following sexual abuse charges. The head coach released a statement saying its best he look into his personal matters. Hes pleaded not guilty to groping a woman. The victims father described the incident to reporters. He said he gave her alcohol. That e thats he was talking to her, put his hands on her. Later on, he made another move. She told him she wasnt interested. The abuse happened at his kentucky home back in may, one month after maryland hired him. Hes due in court early next month for a pretrial hearing. Today is fan Appreciation Day for redskins. Training camp gates open at 11 30. Practice starts at 1 35. After practice, redskins players and coaches will signautographs and take pictures. Tomorrow is the last day of training camp. Fun, fun, fun. Hard to believe. I know, right . One preseason game in the book. Crazy. We are not done with summer yet. Not at all. We have a month left of summer. We are talking about a heat wave that is going to start today and last through thursday. Itis going to be hot. The humidity creeps into the area tomorrow. We are really noticing the humidity for the workweek. Today, the weather has low impact on the day. It is going to be hot, but not humidity with plenty of sunshine in the forecast. Right now, 71 degrees, plenty of sunshine, hazy sunshine, showing you the dew point. Once it gets above 65, you notice the mugginess. Today, we are around the 65 degree mark. For the workweek, dew point temperatures, upper 60s to lower 70s. That will add a feels like temperature of five to ten degrees warmer. 91 in washington. 89 in la play da. Annapolis, 83. Winchester, 90. Maybe an isolated storm over la ray. For most of us, it is a dry saturday. Nice for grilling this evening. 5 00, maybe warm. A temperature of 89. Hold off until 7 00 p. M. When its more refreshing outside. 86 degrees at that point. As the sun goes down, temperatures drop nicely with clear skies and dry air over us. 9 00, a temperature of 81 degrees. Sky cast 4 showi ining you the forecast for tomorrow. Show what is the cloud cover is going to look like. Another comfortable start tomorrow morning by 8 00 a. M. Temps low 70s. Plenty of sunshine throughout the day. Lunchtime, we are near the 90 degree mark. Get sboog the afternoon, High Temperatures warm into the low to mid90s. A touch warmer than today. Tomorrow evening, gorgeous. 7 00 washington around 88. The suburbs at 87 degrees. Future weather here at noon, showing that chance of isolated storms over the mountains. Future weather wants to show you have the chance of dealing with a thunderstorm. Notice how the chance hovers around areas to the west. Only a 20 chance a shower or thunderstorm sneaks into the metro area monday and tuesday afternoon. Otherwise, High Temperatures in the mid90s. Muggy on tuesday, wednesday and thursday. A cold front moves through the area later in the day on thursday. That will bring the chance for thunderstorms, potentially strong to severe because of how hot and humid it is. The best chance of storms for the upcoming week. Lingering showers friday. Otherwise, cooler. A High Temperature of 87 degrees. Thanks, amelia. Coming up, an attempted sex assault in northern virginia. Some women feel much dichbtly about their safety now. News 4 is working for you as you head back to school. You head back to school. The tricks of the trade to ok. So everyone is saying hey, youve gotta get fios. but why . Why fios . Well, fios is a 100 percent Fiber Optics Network to the home, so you can get 100 out of all your devices. And access to the Fastest Internet and in home wifi available from any provider. With big capacity too, so everyone in the house can be online all at once. Only fios has 500 meg download speeds, with equal upload speeds. So you can upload your favorite videos up to 5x faster than cable. And with the fios mobile app, you can view your entertainment at home, or on the go. But the main reason to get fios . Were rated number 1 in customer satisfaction. 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The National Retail federation says 2014 was a record year for backtoschool spending. Now, its estimated they will spend 630 compared to 670 last year. Backtoschool this year is all about inventory, meaning parents are asking their children to take a look under their bed, dig through the drawers to find what they may have. Reporter these young ladies have their eyes set on new backpac backpacks. Thats all right with mom. Rose said she bought more than her family needed last year, so she doesnt have to buy nearly as much now. This year, of the full list, maybe you were in search for half of it instead of the whole thing . Yes, half of it. Reporter another difference this year, more people are using their gadgets to get supplies. More than 36 of families shopping say they will actually use their smartphones to buy crayons, supplies and apparel for their children. Reporter erika gonzalez, news 4. New this morning, the bodies of two campers are found in california. 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