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Lay dying up by the metro station one of the shooters tried to get away driving down the wrong side of s street. Scary to look at him . I dont even want to look at him. I guess somebody that pointed a gun at you, i dont want to look at him. Reporter this uber driver said he will never forget the gunmans face. This guy right here has a gun to his left. Reporter he picked him out immediately from the surveillance tape released by d. C. Police. And he comes out of the sun roof . Yeah, ya. Reporter and point yeah. Reporter and points the gun right at you. The suspect was fleeing down the street as he was coming up it on the wrong side of the road did. You think he was going to pull the trigger . Sure, i did, yes. Reporter did you think those were the last moments of your life . It was very like confusing for a situation like this. Reporter the man backed away and left the suspect pass before pulling up next to a cop trying to save the life of matthew schlonski who was hit by a stray round from the gunbattle a 1 2 block away. It went through my head i could have been that guy, too. I could have been dead, too. Reporter after threatening petrov the gunman drew his gun on another man who yelled at him to show down in the neighborhood. The driver of the burgundy 300 then rolled down the window to slow down in the neighborhood. The driver of the burgundy 300 then rolled down the window. I dont consider them a human being. Reporter four people have been shot in the shaw neighborhood in just a week. Police have stepped up their presence here. They installed this Security Camera just a couple hours ago and for days there have been Police Officers and patrol cars all around this area. They are desperate to stem a 30 spike in homicides in d. C. So far this year. Live in the shaw neighborhood of d. C. Bruce leshan, wusa9. Investigators are making Good Progress bruces sources tell him, talking to people who may have been involved and hope to make some arrests soon. Weve got some new information tonight on that mysterious explosion last month inside a government has been in gaithersburg. Investigators say the federal Police Officer injured in that blast was trying to make meth that very same day. Officials say they found the meth making ingredients at the scene. Coming your way at 6 00 the surprising information the suspects attorney just told us. Right now we are tracking some thunderstorms on first alert doppler. Our chief meteorologist tenacious top joins us now and sounds like tomorrow even more action could be coming our way. I think. So we kind of need the rain and showers, kind of a dry august. Welcome back, by the way. This is radar, our first alert last hour, storms blossoming in frederick up i70 and Fairfax County and the heaviest activity with the lightning is in Prince Georges County, st. Charles at and over the county line. This storm weakened as it went across i270 and now theres another little storm between fairfax and burke moving off to the north and east and heading toward the billy crossroads on our Storm Tracker at 5 19 and Howard University at 5 39, nothing severe but could slow you down tonight on your way home. In terms of what we think will lap by 8 00, theres still some happen by 8 00, theres still some leftover showers and storms around, suffice to say upper 70s, low 80s and scattered storms by 8 00 and 10 00 still scattered showers and storms, 70s and by midnight showers and storms down to the south and muggy, temperatures holding in the 70s. We will come back and talk about the fourth named Tropical Storm of the season and talk more about the showers and storms wednesday and thursday and what they could mean for the weekend forecast. A divisive issue about to come to a head in frederick, maryland, should county businesses be conducted only in english . There will be a vote on that issue tonight. Critics say the engl ish ordinance sends a message of intolerance to recent immigrants but supporters argue the measure helps save the county money on translators. The man accused of killingly university of Mary Washington roommate pleaded not guilty today. 30yearold Steven Vander briel was charged withed murder of grace mann. Others testified graces hands were bound and a plastic bag over her head. A mental evaluation was ordered for vander briel. Bangkok is trying to figure out how to respond after the second explosion in two days. A pipe bomb was tossed from a bridge, hit a pillar and tossed harmlessly into a canal and sent water flying. Meanwhile bliss are looking for the suspect that killed 20 police are looking for the suspect that killed 20 people in a blast at a mass yesterday. After he slipped away the blast happened three minutes later. A missing plane in indonesia has been located and there are no survivors. Relatives of the victims visited airlines office in jakarta where they learned they would be taken to the crash site to identify loved ones. 53 bodies from the wreckage have been recovered so far. Investigators will study the black box for clues to what caused that crash. The outpouring of condolences are continuing for the man we all called the route 29 batman who died sunday night in a roadside crash after his replica batmobile broke down right near hagerstown. Today its kids telling us how much this man meant to them, specifically the kids who got those visits in the hospital that this batman was famous for. Scott broom is in bethesda live to tell us more about that. Scott . Reporter there are a lot of those kids, kids like the kid i met today 12yearold ryan darby, a leukemia survivor from right here in bethesda. He can tell you all about what batman meant to him and the thousands of other kids facing life threatening illnesses. I cried. Ill just didnt know what to think because i just didnt know what to think because he was such an amazing character for everybody. Reporter 12yearold ryan darby who was sick with leukemia from ages 6 to 10 says this batman was no joke. Even though the rest of the world laughed along with police after a video of Montgomery County officers stopping him in a costume on route 29 went viral. In real life he was lenny robinson, the selfmade millionaire who sold a successful business to become batman and stage superhere pro events in pediatric wards throughout Superhero Events in pediatric wards throughout the region. I remember one day he came up in a batmobile which was really cool because its nonstop feeling bad and you feel like youre going to throw up, but that just makes you feel like youre a normal kid, but you have a disease that is life changing, but butman comes around and saves the day. For batman to come in and make him feel special and to make him smile even for five minutes was awesome. Reporter ryan who has regained his health helped his family launch their own nonprofit staging kid focused triathlon events. When i got cancer, people think its changed my life big time. It did, for the better. Reporter that have raised more than 400,000 to assist familys financial struggles while their kids are being treated at medstar Georgetown Hospital where ryan was saved. Ryan credits lenny robinson, aka batman for showing him how a regular person, even a kid recovering from cancer, can be a superhero to others. Whenever he was there i wanted to show up because he was cool. He had the cool car and he was just a cool role model for me. Reporter ryan, what a remarkable kid and thanks to his mom molly, too an example of one family that was touched by lenny robinson, a grown man in a superhero costume and a cool car who really made a difference and as you just saw inspired others to do the same. Reporting live in bethesda, scott broom, wusa9. Thank you so much, come the, lenny robinsons funeral will be held in the synagogue near his home in owings mills maryland right outside tomorrow. Zoos have closed off part of the panda habitat because mei xiang is showing signs she may be pregnant. Officials will know by the end of the month to midseptember whether an actual cub will be born or if shes experiencing another pseudopregnancy. Shell stop eating things like her produce. She gets a carrot, sweet potato and apple every day and shes basically not eating that now. Mei xiang was artificially inseminated in the end of april. Thats how bao bao was conceived. The panda cub turns 2 sunday. So lets make it two in a row. We are just Getting Started on wusa9 news at 5 00. The fairfax Police Officer who slot and killed an unarmed shot and killed an unarmed man now charged with murder. Our peggy fox talks with that victims dad at 5 30. Plus George Zimmerman raffles off his controversial paintings with the proceeds going to a racist business. Topper comes back with more on those storms rolling in tonight and tomorrows yellow alert. Send in the troops, for the first time in nearly a decade the military taking on fi oh my gosh, its the guy from last night. What . can i jump on your wifi . Yeah, you can try it. Hey i had a really good time last night. Yeah, me too. The only thing is that. The only thing is what . Whats the only thing . Oh my gosh hes married. Hes a kleptomaniac. Hes a pyromaniac. Hes a total maniac. Hey hey go back to your wife you sociopath leave slow internet behind. The 100 Fiber Optics Network is here. Get out of the past. Get fios. Tea . Now 79. 99 a month. Go online or call now. Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v breaking news now for you out of Prince Georges County where we have just learned an officer has been suspended from the force because of a domestic related incident. This comes after Corporal Steven moret was charged with two counts of assault and one count of child abuse in the county. Moret who has been with the Police Department for nine years now is suspended without pay. The military is sending 200 active duty soldiers to fight the increasing number of western wildfires. At least 95 wildfires are burning across seven states and the troops are currently training after being mobilized in the first time in nearly a decade for firefighting duty. Chris martinez is in california with the latest. Reporter the devastation is clear in central washington. At least six wildfires surroundings the town of chelan and have blackened more than 111,000 acres. They have secured areas, reducing threat to structures and we have people out there 24 hours a day now. Reporter nearly 3,000 were forced to leave their neighborhoods, but many are now able to return home. John parker escaped with only his dog and the possessions in his truck. I can actually say im actually homeless. Reporter the wildfires destroyed parkers home and at least three dozen others. The chelan fires are among nearly 100 western wildfires. In california crimes are mopping up a 300acre fire in the Angeles National forest. Cooler temperatures are helping firefighters get an upper hand on the fire burning here in casaic but are worried wind could cause flareups. With so many fires burning 200ive duty soldiers are going to 200 active duty soldiers are going to join the front lines. A wildfire in San Luis Obispo threatens 2,000 acres and threatens 300 homes. Crews are hoping milder weather will help contain fire heres and across the west. Canadians are also lending a hand. Fire officials are also talking to new zealand and australia about lending some extra support. George zimmerman appears to be going for what could be called a controversial lat trick. He is raffling off a painting he made of a confederate flag. Zimmerman will split the proceeds way Gun Store Owner who declared his business a muslim free zone. The former Neighborhood Watch volunteer was acquitted in the Fatal Shooting of the black teenager trayvon martin. He sold the painting on ebay last year, fetched more than 100,000. A spectacular display of power by an Atlantic White shark all captured right off the coast of massachusetts. A marine biologist recorded the shark jumping several feet out of the water. What he was trying to do was grab a seal. Its estimated this shark was 12 feet long. He tried to catch the seal several times. Look at him go. Wow. But the seal was just a little too quick for him, got away. Always watching always tracking, wusa9s first alert weather, d. C. s most accurate. So i hear there may be talk of a Tropical Storm. What . Coming our way . It is so far away, but im just kind of bored, so i thought id talk about it today. Fair enough. Its only the fourth storm of the season and its way, way out. Okay. So you ready . Its Tropical Storm danny and remember once you get above 35 Miles Per Hour you get to be a Tropical Storm. Winds are now 40, which is sustained, but i mean it is way of out in the atlantic. Way out in the atlantic. Its not afternoon theyre the Lesser Antilles near the Lesser Antilles yet, but that said the lurk center is forecasting to make this Hurricane Center is forecasting to make this a hurricane by the time we get into thursday. So well keep you posted and some of the tracks from storms that develop in this area, andrew would be one. So well keep an eye on this one, but its way, way out there. Okay. Lets start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, its 88. See the dew points in the 70s. You know right away thats uncomfortable, winds out of the south, southwest at about 9. Here is first leat alert doppler over the past hour. There is enough for a yellow alert tomorrow and thursday. Got one storm out west of warnton, another one warrenton. Another one went through frederick and now pushed up north toward lewistown. Its got heavy rain and not much lightning. One north of Silver Spring and northerly storm weve tracked south of tysons on 50 and west of Lake Barcroft is moving off north and east. On our Storm Tracker it is headed toward Howard University about 5 41 and maybe college park by about 5 57. Dont see any light among, just moderate rain with these storms. That said a few showers and storms tonight. Well keep it in overnight as well. Yellow weather alert wednesday and thursday. Both communities could be affected. We could see storms in the morning and more storms around in the afternoon both days, but good news. Well kind of hang our hat on this, a great finish to the week, low humidity rolling back in here of 10 00 tonight a couple showers left on the map. So youre walking scrappy, a couple showers possible but mild, 70s. By 5 30 in the morning showers possible east of town, temperatures low to mid70s and by 8 00 a couple showers are still possible. Futurecast is kind of going hog wild here on the eastern side of the bay early in the morning wednesday. By 1 00 now we see some reds and yellows showing up in the immediate metro area south of town toward mount vernon up gaithersburg and 270, why we have a yellow alert tomorrow. By 6 p. M. A lot of showers scattered about the entire metro area with temperatures in the low to mid80s. So on the day planner 79 at 9 00, 83 at 11 00, 85 at 1 00, a shower or storm possible pretty much at any time. So weve got the yellow alert on thursday, 87, more showers and storms, perhaps a few clouds early on friday but wow, really nice, warm but not humid, 89, pretty good deal. Next seven days saturday looks good. Sunday could have a few showers or storms, better chance on monday 90, 88 and pleasant on tuesday. Well, he was stabbed and almost killed thursday, a local victim of the rising tide of d. C. Violence is speaking out. Even though the high profile dj is worried for his say. Stephanie ramirez is live in Dupont Circle where that safety. Stephanie ramirez is live in Dupont Circle where that stabbing happened. Reporter the dj is concerned if this happens to him, it could happen to anyone. Police tell us this happened early thursday near the 1300 block of con develop avenue right by connecticut avenue right by Dupont Circle. Nestor said he was attacked while still in his vehicle. I was in my car, too. I told him to take everything, but i felt like he wasnt after my money or my belongings. I felt like he was after my life. Reporter nestor lopez who works as dj nestor spoke softly in his virginia apartment still sore from being stabbed in the throat, head, chin, chest and under his ribs. Theres about seven stab wounds in total, his mother terrified telling me in spanish her son nearly lost his life. Thats how much blood he lost in this early thursday morning attack describing what happened. Translator he opens my door. He demands my money, my wallet and he pulls a knife. I just turn around and try to look for it because i was not going to lose my life over material things. Reporter when lopez reached back, he says the suspect stabbed him. The stab got me really weak. Reporter but the man continued to demand money attacking him again. Lopez reached for his wallet once more. He show early every day to the station. He showed some day, the day hes off he called me. Reporter calling to the radio station, so 107. 9 couldnt believe Something Like this happened to someone they describe as a quiet hard working person. They set up a gofundme page for lopez because the 25yearold dj and father of two does are not have life insurance. Every day somebody is stabbed, shooting people, Something Like that. Its not good. We have to stand up and show these criminals that were not scared of them, that were not afraid to speak up and to be united. Reporter lopez tells me this all happened so quickly he didnt really get a good look at the suspect except that its a shorter African American male, but one thing he noticed. He said the guy, the suspect, had a fresh haircut. He does not believe this person is homeless. Near Dupont Circle tonight stephanie ramirez, wusa9 news. Thank you, stephanie. Theres still no arrests in this case. We are checking with police for any photos or video of the suspect and we have a link to that gofundme page online if youd like to help. Still ahead the first u. S. Automaker to sell cars made in china. Plus how much the tooth fairy is really shelling out for those baby teeth. Also were going to take you high into the skies over maryland and bring you a stunning tribute to go stocks slid to negative territory by wall streets closing bell. The dow dropped 33 points. The nasdaq fell 32. Its being called a rare move. Usa today reports General Motors might be the first major u. S. Automaker to sell vehicles made in china. Industry Analysts Expect gm will import its Buick Envision by the end of 2016. That controversial step would put the carmaker in the center of a political debate over the decline of manufacturing in america. The holiday that celebrates the American Labor movement is expected to be the busiest for air travel. Airlines project more than 14 million passengers will take to the skies over labor day weekend. Thats a 3 increase from last year and experts say it could possibly break the record for summer travel. You know what . Its not as lucrative to lose a tooth anymore. According to visas annual tooth fairy survey only 5 of Children Bank 20 bucks or more for a missing tooth. 1 3 of parents took exactly one buck under the pillow is the most popular amount while 10 give their kids a big fat zero. 20 bucks sound like a lot. Yeah. Maryland continues to rally around Maryland Governor larry hogan who is battling non hodgkins lymphoma. Organizers at lawyers farm in thurmond completed this corn maze complete with hogans likeness at the top there, the state of maryland, the flag and hoganstrong. Money raised will go toward the american cancer set to. Coming your way a bit later they graduated cancer society. Coming your way a bit later they graduated with an elite fighting school, but the two women will not get to graduate with the rangers of. Reporter for the first time in Fairfax County history a Police Officer is indicted for a shooting. Im peggy fox. Coming up today well have reaction from the victims family. You exercise. You choose the salad. Occasionally. But staying well physically, financially, emotionally its hard on your own. So cignas got your back, and your knees, 24 7. Cignas there to answer your questions. Or when you need some coaching. In sickness and in health, cignas there, helping you to get well and stay well. Thats having a partner, whos with you all the way. Cigna. For the very first time in Fairfax County history a Police Officer has been indicted for a shooting that occurred while he was on duty. Adam torres is charged with Second Degree murder in the shooting debt of john geer. Peggy fox talk death of john geer. Peggy fox talked to geers family and friends today. She joins us live from fairfax. Peggy, what are they saying . Reporter well, theyre pleased theres finally been an indictment after two long years. The case stalled for 17 months when the county and Police Department refused to release information to the county prosecutor. It took protests, a civil suit, the involvement by a u. S. Senator and a judges order to get to this point. Now adam torres who was fired by the Police Department three weeks ago is locked up in a jail behind me. Its ridiculous that this had to take two years for this to happen. Reporter don geer was a witness to the Fatal Police Shooting of his youngest son john who stood in the doorway of his home with his hands up. Adam torres then a Fairfax County Police Officer, fired the fatal shot. His temperament was just not suited to be running around and having a gun in his hand. Reporter torres was indicted for Second Degree murder by a special grand jury on tuesday. The fact that he was indicted, maybe the police, everybody wont people as if hey, i got free reign. I can do what i want. Reporter police were called to john geers springfield home by his long time girl friend who was moving out with their two children. Hes throwing everything out of the house and mine. Reporter she said there were guns in the home. Torres told investigators that he saw geer move his hands to his waist, but other officers and witnesses including geers best friend jeff stewart say his hands only dropped slightly to his shoulders. Adam torres deserves to be held accountable for his actions. The Collateral Damage is incredibly unfortunate and its going to create huge hardships for his family, but its something that needs to take place of. Reporter for don geer and his wife ann, johns death was a second tragedy. They lost their only other child and first son donald to leukemia when he was 11. The missteps in the case led to the creation of an Ad Hoc Commission on Police Practices and policies. Jeff stewart is a member of that commission and he hopes it leads to more transparency. Amazingly don geer says he has no animosity toward adam torres. Coming up at 7 00 hear more about the compassion don geer has for adam torres family. Reporting live in fairfax im peggy fox, back to you all. Thank you, peggy. Marylands department of Health Reporting its first locally acquired human case of the west nile virus this year. That patient lives in the baltimore area. That virus has also been detected in mosquito pools in Prince Georges County and anne arundel counties. Heres three quick tips to avoid contracting the west nile virus. First of all, avoid unnecessary Outdoor Activities around dawn and dusk when those mosquitoes are out there. Wear long pants, long sleeved shirts and hats when youre worried about mosquitoes and use an epa registered insect repellant according to package directions. A 12yearold boy and his 14yearold buddy are accused of stealing a car in annapolis and going on a joyride yesterday. The boy was behind the wheel and was arrested charged with driving without a license. The car owner was located two hours later and told police she parked the car and left it unlocked with the key in the glove compartment. For the First Time Ever women will be part of the graduating class of the armys elite ranger school. With hundreds of other soldiers two 20 participated in that grueling program that started in april. Over the course of those weeks they mastered military mountaineering, parachute jumps and air assaults, among many other things. Carrying the pack which is pretty heavy, running missions, learning how to do patrolling in different types of environments. None of that is aided by the fact the students probably average between two and four hours of sleep a night. Very tough stuff. Unlike the male graduates, these two pioneering women will not join the 75th ranger regiment. The elite task force remains closed to women, but starting in january more than 300,000 army combat positions will be open to women. The faa is expected to decide any time now fda rather to approve a drug designed to boost womens sex drive. As weigia jiang reports, opponents argue that pill just isnt worth the risk. Reporter sherry mike is happily married with children, but the 34yearold said she has no desire to be sexually intimate with her husband. I have no libido and its been like that since i was 17. Reporter sherry is eager to try a drug called the little pink pill which originally tested assistant antidepressant is meant to treat low libido in women. The food and Drug Administration is expected to decide whether to approve the medication. It affects the mind rather than treat sexual dysfunction. Critics say benefits do not outweigh potential side effects about. This drug can cause sudden unconsciousness, nausea and sedation and excessive sleepiness. Reporter sherry has tried sex counseling, hypnotherapy and supplements but says her sex drive remains stagnant. Its kind of like eating your favorite food and not having any taste buds and you cant taste it and you can eat it, but its not enjoyable. Theres no satisfaction to it. Reporter she says people who think its all in her head just dont understand. Weigia jiang, cbs news, washington. In june an Fda Advisory Panel voted to recommend approving the drug if the manufacturer took steps to limit those risks involved. Well, a serious situation for comedian Rosie Odonnell tonight, odonnell posted on social media that her 17year old daughter chelsea is missing and hasnt been seen since tuesday, august 11th. The entertainer lives about 25 miles outside of new york city and believes her daughter could be in the city. The post also reveals chelsea hasnt been taking her medication and left with her therapy dog. Cats that face certain death in china are now available for adoption in d. C. The felines arrived today in d. C. Rescued from a chinese slaughterhouse in the spring. The two cats were saved by an activist who was in the area prior to an annual dog meet festival. People learn about the plight of these cats. Theres, of course, natural curiosity. Somebody is going to want to come in and say i want to meet these cats pro am china and who had been from china and who had been saved from a very horrific end. The Washington Animal Rescue League is the oldest Animal Shelter in d. C. Its cared for and provided adoptions for more than 100,000 animals in the last 100 years. Straight out of compton will not be shown in compton, why in just a bit. Trending now, a sorority pulls down this recruitment video and many of you are asking whats really wrong with it . Muggy out here now. Well talk about pollen, though, same deal as yesterday. We still have problems with weeds and mold spores in the moderate range. You can find this on our website all the time www. Wusa9. Com. Well come back, track some showers and thunderstorms with first alert doppler and tell you why we had to trending now, a university of Alabama Sorority pulled down its recruitment video after public backlash. Somebody reposted the video to youtube after alpha phi removed it. You can see in the video all white girls, most of them with blonde hair wearing dresses and short shorts. Op editor al bailey writes its also racially and so hyper feminine and stafford Wives College edition and so unempowerring. We posted this story on our wusa9 Facebook Page and no one seems to have a problem with the video. Kathy writes who cares . Thats what sororities are qz about. You dont think there are black are so reports on campus, nerd and intellectual are so reports, bald guy sororities . I added that last one in, but still if these chicks want to advertise themselves as air heads and someone wants to be part of that, go for it. Vincent writes give me a break. Sorority life is supposed to be fun. These are college girls, not corporate professionals. Also trending ravens kicker justin tuckers spot on impression of Matthew Mcconaughey in a commercial for a maryland car dealership. You know that saying about putting on pants, you got to do it one leg at a time. Same thing goes for driving a car biz car. You can only drive with one foot at a time unless youre one of those people that drives with both feet. Who does that . Thats weird. All right. I can watch that all day. I had not seen that. That is hilarious. Can you do a good impression . No. All right, all right there. Everybody is tired of that. I refuse to say that. Oh, whatever. Check this out. A humanoid robot named atlas created by boston dynamics, first check it out in the has been walking across a rock bed. See this . This is amazing. That is pretty darn slick. Now atlas can maintain its balance after getting smacked by a 20pound weight, but heres the cool thing. The robot walking in a forest. Right now you can see atlas still has a power cable kind of hanging out of its rear end there, but designers say theyre working on a version that will be completely untethered. It looks like a ninja or something walking through there with its black robe thing. Its pretty cool i must say. That is very slick. Speaking of slick, the nationals were off last night, but their fans still seeing red. The team in a state of panic and so is the fan base. How do you feel about the teams playoff chances . Your answers during inside pitch. Reporter now you can online shop in the store. Im jill wagner in new york. Coming up ill tell you how technology is plays throughout sometimes, at last doesnt happen at first. Your dad just kissed my mom. Turning two worlds into one takes love. Helping protect that world takes state farm. As you know, you can shop online or in a store, but now new technology is allowing shoppers to do both at the same time. Jill wagner explains. Reporter window shopping is about to get more interesting. Now you can buy this Nicole Miller dress without stepping foot in the store. Scan this code. Reporter Stephen Spach age is with saith age is with power tag. If a customer walks up to this window after hours, they could still technically buy this dress . Absolutely. Reporter when you scan the code, the color, sizes and price pop up. We make it as simple as see it, like it, buy it. Reporter inside the store the app recognizes the sound the coming from the speakers and can pull up special deals. Powatag isnt the only Company Using technology to revolutionize the shopping experience. If i pick up this charcoal soap, i get the price of. Reporter Jared Shipman founded perch which makes traditional product displays interactive. They pick apache product and when they do so, they pick up a product and when they do so, they actually get information about the product. Reporter and then theres this hitech mirror in Neiman Marcus thats actually a giant video screen and camera that lets shoppers compare different colors and styles. Impulse shopping is becoming more impulsive . Exactly. Reporter and retailers hope that will increase sales. Jill wagner, cbs news, new york. That is super cool. Powatag is available in a handful of stores, but Company Officials say that technology will expand to more stores later this year. Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev filed for a new trial today cop tending there was no chance of finding an impartial jury in boston. Tsarnaev was convicted and sentenced to death in june for the attacks that killed three people and maimed hundreds. The Box Office Smash straight out of compton will not be seen in the city of compton. Cbs los angeles reports that because the city doesnt have any movie theaters residents say theyd rather spend their money at home rather than giving their cash to theaters in other areas. The city manager says there are plans in the work to bring a 16 seat theater to compton. Im hoping it means 16 screens because 16 seats is a really Little Theater like its in your basement. Dr. Dre is pitching in as well, by the way. Hes donating royalties from his new album which is called compton towards a new performing arts theater aimed at kids. It is 16 screen. Summer almost over sadly for you students in Prince Georges County. To make sure theyre prepared when classes start next weeks, six flags held its annual stuff the coaster school drive. Former redskins player ricky irvin talks about the importance of kids getting all the School Supplies they need. We need to make sure the foundation is here because we know what it means to have a head start with supplies and what it does for you in the classroom. It helps you, gives you that chance to be successful and it comes from having the book packs and you dont have to ask for a piece of paper. You got your own book bag and pencil. Organizers say theyve collected over 2,500 items in their drive. Always watching always tracking, wusa9s first alert weather, d. C. s most accurate. Take little bit muggy now, lets start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, still 88, dew points low 70s, uncomfortable, relative humidity almost 60 which is also a little uncomfortable. Now heres our first alert doppler over the last hour. Weve seen some showers and storms back to the west. Some of these are getting heavier north of warrenton crossing over i66 and a little lightning now showing up into portions of Prince Georges County and also anne arundel county. A couple of them are still in Montgomery County and also in howard county. Now were looking around 28 between fairland and just heavier rainfall denoted in red and across 108 up 29 on the west side another little shower and thunderstorm. Back down to the south in the immediate metro area just some light rain and showers across much of the beltway right now, especially from Silver Spring westward, a little heavier activity not far from the ballpark. Good news is nats are not here yet. They come in on friday. So a few showers tonight and a few thunderstorms. Yellow alerts wednesday and thursday. Were looking at both commutes could be affected wednesday and thursday, but a really nice finish to the week. 10 00 tonight leftover showers, 70s. By Early Morning some leftover showers possible especially east of the immediate metro area, temps low to mid70s and then by 9 00 a couple showers possible and then by 1 00 now we see some thunderstorms beginning to develop. You see the reds and yellows there. Again thats heavier activity on the legend. Any time you see the bright colors you know thing are going to be a bit more interesting and things are going to be a bit more interesting and thats one reason we issued a yellow weather alert tomorrow. Low to mid80s. Day planner, 79 at 9 00, 83 at 11 00, 85 at 1 00 with a shower or storm possible in any one of those time periods, thursday same deal, pretty much the same day, 87 and very warm but not humid. Very much nice friday, upper 80s. Next seven days, nice saturday, upper 80s. Sunday some storms are possible, dont think it will be a washout and then 90 on monday, 88, pleasant with sunshine on tuesday. Now wusa9 game on sports with Kristen Berset brought to you by xfinity. The Washington Nationals were picked by many experts to win the world series and the first half of the season that seemed possible, but recently theyve been headed in the wrong direction. In tonights inside pitch Holden Kushner takes the pulse of nats fans to see if the optimism is still there. By any measure the 2015 Washington Nationals have been the biggest disappointment in all of baseball in the midof a six game losing streak midst of a six game losing streak trailing the mets by 4 1 2 games. Welldoer at wusa9 took to social media to ask the we here at wusa9 took to social media to ask the nat fans about their chances of making the playoffs and we begin on twitter. Peter is cautiously optimistic. Theres 45 games left to play and he thinks theres a 40 chance theyll get to the post season. Rob d. Has lost 95 of all hope. So i guess hes 5 optimistic. Steve channels his inner jim mora saying playoffs . Playoffs . And hokie g. Used a secret scientific formula to come up with 2 . So youre saying theres a chance. Now on facebook where we begin with some optimism Julie Windsor thinks anything is possible right now, too early to give up on a talented yet derailed ballclub. Kind of sums it up. J. Weiss says we need to win a single game first before even discussing the playoffs while eric says lower chances with this papelbon jinx, seeyoulater. Im not exactly sure what that means, but its not good and one thing is for sure. The nats are in trouble and their fans know it. For wusa9 sports im Holden Kushner. Well, now its time to see if they can turn it all around. Theres just over a month left in the season. Theyre back in action tonight after a much needed night off. They finish off a long west coast trip in colorado, Jordan Zimmermann on the mound. Well see how they do. Ahead at 6 00 a former federal officer on the other side of the law charged with trying to make meth inside a government building, but up next. Reporter another high profile no vote on the Iran Nuclear Deal as more pressure on the Obama Administration searching for lawmaker support. Im Craig Boswell on capitol hill. Thats coming up. Im not sick. Im not sick. Im not sick. Shes perfectly healthy. Cigna covers preventive care. Thats having your back. New jersey senator Robert Menendez says he will vote against president obamas deal to curb Irans Nuclear program. Menendez the Second Democratic senator to announce hell reject the deal. Ultimately the fate of this bill comes down to democrats on capitol hill. Reporter democratic senator Robert Menendez says he will vote against the Obama Administrations deal to curb Irans Nuclear program. My overarching concern is that requires no dismantling of Irans Nuclear infrastructure and only mothballs that infrastructure for 10 years. Reporter me then dez, a Senior Member of the senate menendez, a Senior Member of the Senate Foreign relations committee, joins senator Chuck Schumer in opposition. Republicans in control of the house and senate plan to pass a resolution disapproving the agreement, but in order to kill it theyll need the support of more democrats to override a president ial veto. Dillon williams is with j street, a jewish lobbying group that supports the deal. His group has purchased a 5 Million National tv campaign. Its good for america, good for israel of. Reporter but menendez says the deal threatens israel as well as the entire middle east. If iran is to acquire a nuclear bomb, it will not have my name on it. Reporter congress has until september 17th to vote. Craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. If Congress Disapproves the deal, then it would take a 2 3 majority vote to override a president ial veto which means the white house only needs support from 34 senators and 145 house members to sustain the veto and approve the deal with iran. Right now at 6 00 a former federal Police Officer now charged with trying to manufacture meth inside a building at the National Institute of standards and technology in gaithersburg. An uber driver talks exclusively with wusa9 about his brush with death with one of the shooters in the shaw murder. And it could be a squirmy rest of the week. Topper has details on not one, but two yellow weather alerts. But we begin with the breaking news out of southeast d. C. Where one person is dead, three others are wounded in two separate shootings. Our mola lenghi is live on savanna street, the scene of that second shooting. Mola . Reporter debra, we know three people were shot here, all three injured. All three are in custody according to police chief cathy lanier. The chief tells us that the shooting happened inside an apartment at 13th and savanna streets here in southeast. Three people, an adult woman, a 17yearold male and a 12year old boy were in the apartment. Police say the two boys had gotten into some sort of argument earlier in the day and that the 17yearold came back to the apartment with a gun. Its unclear exactly how, but all three people, the two boys and adult female, ended up being shot. The 12yearold was shot in the body, the 17yearold in the arm and the adult female were told suffered the most serious of the injuries. The relationship between the three is also unclear, but we know that the 17yearold and 12yearold are not related. The chief says they are neighbors. Lanier blames this shooting as well as the citywide uptick in violence on access to guns, specifically illegal access to guns. When people say whats driving the spike in the violence and homicides, it

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