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to the restroom. you see the men exit and get into their cab. the gas station attendants are clearly aware of that damage, and they call for their security. today the head of the civil police in rio, fernando veloso, held a news conference to give details. he said, "there was no robbery as reported. they were not victims as they claimed." he said the men vandalized the bathroom, breaking a mirror, and the gas station security stopped them from leaving and called police. before police arrived, the security guards with the help of a translator worked out a deal with the swimmers to pay for the damage. 100 brazilian reals and a $20 bill from the u.s. he says the security did pull a gun on the swimmers. specifically ryan lochte. the security guard telling them lochte confronted them, "one athlete really disturbed and angry, so they used a weapon to control him." lochte was intoxicated and giving the guard a hard time. the guards also said they held the men at gunpoint because they were big athletes and they were breaking things. so the brazilian police are saying they could charge all four of them with vandalism of a gas station bathroom and lying to police. this is, you know, all small stuff. what is at stake here -- this isn't about a bathroom. this is about brazilian pride and lochte reporting that police and people posing as police robbed him. it put a stain on the brazilian reputation and rio's reputation as a city. i think this is a matter of pride. again, we are wondering, we don't know anything, we're wondering at what point ryan lochte will come out and say something about this or even apologize. today, mario andrata, spokesman for rio, 2016, the olympics here, he at a news conference was asked about this and said -- this is before the police news conference. he did say he didn't think any apologies were necessary. he said, "let's give these kids a break." quote, "they had fun, made a mistake, life goes on." well, for those three swimmers here, life is not going on. and for all the olympic -- athletes competing, this is now taking attention away from them and their moment of glory where we should be focusing on them. so let's see what happens later tonight. back to you. >> yeah. the kid -- he's 32 years old. he's not a kid. >> and so while we wait to hear what ryan lochte is going to say, what about the other three? have they said anything publicly? >> reporter: no, no. the only person who even appeared to say something publicly was jimmy feigen, who statement to the police. he came out right after this happened. right after ryan lochte talked to billy bush at the beach last sunday. he came out on his twitter and said, we're safe, thank you for all your concerns. that's the only things -- everyone else has been quiet. >> not sure exactly what to say until ryan lochte speak. thank you. wendy rieger live in rio. lochte's teammate, jack conger, is no longer in police custody in brazil. police have his passport, and there's still no word on when he'll be able to return home. news of his i did tension last night hit hard -- of his detention last night hit hard in his rockville neighborhood. more now on the reception he might receive when he finally does get back. >> reporter: i'll tell you what, there's been a range of, motions here from elation when that local swimmer made it to the olympics, then a bit of horror when they found out that he was among those that had been involved in what appeared to be an armed confusion, even disappointment after that turned out to be not what it seemed. this flower valley drive neighborhood is 100% behind jack conger. it's evident in the family home and the neighborhood pool, and even a visitor like this tree contractor can see it. and the controversy, well, he's got a take on that, too. >> to me to's wild. you know, i don't know why it's really such a big deal over there. >> reporter: while it was eye big enough deal to get conger and another pulled from the home, they're not rushing to judgment. >> you got to know both sides to the story. >> reporter: what role jack conger played if any has yet to emerge. this neighborhood is standing behind its favorite son and olympic swimmer. this young man says conger was one of his early swim teachers. >> he was humble, and he was always hard working and nice. >> reporter: it looks like he'll still enjoy a hero's welcome one he gets home from rio. you know, wendy alluded to this, that it is a distraction from all of the accomplishments that people are still just waiting to see exactly how all these pieces fall together. live in rockville, news4. back to you. >> all right. we're also following breaking news from the state department regarding that controversy over the $400 million cash payment to iran. today officials confirmed that delivery in january was contingent on iran releasing american prisoners including "washington post" rrceporter jan rezian. they wouldn't allow iran to get the money until the plane took off with the prisoners board. the state department says it was leverage. president obama argued that iran was owed the money for u.s. fighter jets it bought and paid for in the 1970s. more breaking news. metro launched a criminal investigation into conduct by employees that may have played a part in a derailment last month. the general manager said a review found potentially serious concerns about whether t the derailment office july 29th, near the east falls church station. the national transportation safety board has found that metro was doing some inspections monthly rather than twice weekly as directed by its own standards. we're learning a lot more about what led up to a deadly accident in northwest d.c. in which a driver hit and killed a popular restaurant owner.e armen armin was leaving when he was hit. mark segraves with more. >> reporter: good evening, a sad evening in the shaw neighborhood as people come home and learn that they've lost someone who was an integral part of the community. they say the restaurant is more than just a corner restaurant. it's a part of the fabric of the neighborhood. they said that armin amin, the owner who was killed, was a crucial part of this community. he and his partners owned chaplin's on 9th street and were planning to open another restaurant across the street. >> everyone is kind of in shock and not really sure what -- what we're doing right now. what's -- what's the next move. >> reporter: at nearby bread for the city, a neighborhood nonprofit that provides food and clothing for the less fortunate, amin was a prolific fundraiser, using his restaurants to raise thousands to help others. >> hel be remembered as somebody who captured the spirit of our work so that generosity and support to folks who -- you know, sort of have less than many of us who live in privilege have. >> reporter: armin was walking a woman to her car at 2:30 this morning when he was hit and killed by the oncoming car. he's the 17th person killed in a traffic accident in d.c. so far this year. last year, 25 people were killed in traffic accidents in d.c. 15 of those were pedestrians. killed this year. >> whenever we have an incident like this, we'll review it and try and see what we can learn, if there's anything we could have done to prevent something like this from happening in the future. >> reporter: as for armin's friends, the loss is just sinking in. >> really great people person. as far as this business, he really handled all of the events, people that wanted to do parties and -- you know, he was just like -- a gracious host. >> reporter: now the woman who was driving the mercedes that hit amin stayed on the scene, cooperated with police. she's not been charged with anything. police say the preliminary investigation shows that the driver did have the right of way. a green light when she was coming through this intersection. a grim reminder for his friends and co-workers tonight, amin's bmw, the silver bmw, remains parked where he parked it last night. that's the latest. reporting live from shaw in northwest, news4. >> thank you. new details tonight surrounding the cause silver spring. sources close to the investigation tell news4 that natural gas was a factor. we're expecting to learn more at a news conference tomorrow morning. residents say they had reported the smell of gas in the days before last week's explosion. seven people including two children were killed that night. this is day two of donald trump's campaign reset. and republicans are hoping he continues to train his fire on hillary clinton. today both candidates showed their support for police but in different ways. steve handelsman is on capitol hill with the latest. steve? >> reporter: trump today said he support cops 100%. clinton said cops and the people they serve need to show one another respect. hillary clinton met with law enforcement leaders, urging them to build more trust with communities after the waves of protests, police killing black suspects, and police being killed. is respect for the law and when everyone is respected by the law. >> reporter: donald trump of in north carolina with cops and deputies -- was in north carolina with cops and deputies who supported him. in this battleground state where polls show clinton is ahead -- >> great respect for your courage, i have great respect for you. i am behind you 100%. >> reporter: urged by his new top aides to aim 100% at clinton, trump is claiming she's not physically fit to be president. a charge steve bannon, trump's new campaign ceo, has tworworke make an issue on his website. >> she gives a short speech, goes home to sleep, and shows up two days later. she also lacks the mental and physical stamina to take on isis. >> reporter: the fbi sending congress secret notes on clinton's e-mail gives trump another way to make the election about clinton and stop making it about him. gop strategist matt >> it tells us that washington is broken, riddled with lies. hillary clinton is a creature of washington. >> reporter: can trump, whose campaign has been broken, focus on clinton? the clinton campaign today is calling trump's questions about clinton's health and physical fitness deranged conspiracy theories. steve handelsman, news4. >> the rhetoric keeps getting tougher. thanks. still ahead, allegations of abuse are spurring new calls for change in a local program that serves some of our area's neediest kids. plus, the horrors of war captured in the haunting images of a little boy. >> reporter: last night's severe storm ripped the insulation off the roof of this public housing apartment building in southeast forcing nearly 50 residents to evacuate. ahead, the uncertain future for the families and elrly who are homeless. >> tomorrow. maybe some big-time storms this weekend. onda a dog, talked. we're decedent from the mighty wolf. a voice was heard. if you build it, he will come. a girl discovered magic. a revolution began. welcome, to the wonders that happen, everyday. welcome, to it all. comcast. we made it for you. ...salmon with tomatoes and capers. made fresh, every day. it's ready to cook. just pop it in the oven and put it on your plate. no prep. no cleanup. delicious, fresh, easy. wegmans ez meals. an advisory group that was created by the alexandria city council recommends changing the name of the name of street that honored confederate figures and considering individual requests for name as they're brought to their attention. the group is recommending that the statue on south washington remain in place. a haunting image of a child wounded in the syrian civil war is being shared across the world right now. we were you that the video may be upsetting. it was released by syrian activists. it shows a little boy named omran after an air strike hit his apartment building in aleppo. a rescue worker puts him into an ambulance and then rushes away to find more children. omran is old. so small that his bare feet dangle off the edge of the chair. he doesn't cry. he may be in shock. at one point he touches his head and looks at the planned parenthood on his hand and wipes his hand on the seat in the ambulance. he was brought to the same secret hospital to which nbc news was given rare access this week. richard engle reports that the bombing by russian and syrian warplanes has destroyed so many hospitals, only a few are still in operation, and they have been driven underground. a surgeon from chicago sneaked into aleppo last month to help. >> the images never leave you. they scar you. the doctors are exhausted. they're trapped. they want the world to know what's happening. >> as for omran, he was treated at the hospital and released. his parents and three siblings were rescued. an hour later, their apartment building collapsed. tonight there are new concerns about southern louisiana as storms move through and dump even more rain on the area. 13 have died, 40,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed. carpet, furniture, and other belong regulars piling up in families' yards. and the cleanup is just getting started. more than 86,000 people have registered for disaster assistance through fema. red cross officials say it's their largest response since superstorm sandy. crews are working to repair an apartment building badly damaged in last night's thunderstorms in d.c. 11 families including children and the elderly are now homeless. news4's chris gordon joins us live from the scene after k street in southeast d.c. with more. hi, chris. that was kind of a shock. >> reporter: definitely. the storm was fierce through the entire viewing area. this one apartment building in southeast was especially hard hit. here's why. the d.c. housing authority tells attic of this apartment pushing insulation up through the roof membrane. >> felt like the building was falling. >> reporter: no one was injured, but 11 families had to be evacuated. they are temporarily being put up at this hotel. >> got to laugh through the tears. >> reporter: they don't know what to expect next. how many in your family? >> right now there's five of us in this apartment together. >> reporter: where will you move to? >> i have no idea yet. >> reporter: after speaking with some of the residents who were brought back to pick up a few belongings, i called the d.c. housing authority. i am told most of the families will be allowed to return to their homes soon. crews are working to repair and replace the roofing material that was blown out. the roof will be water-tight. one unit that has more extensive damage in the kitchen will require more time before that family can return home. do you want to move back in here? >> no. >> reporter: do you have any choice? >> no, we don't have a choice. >> reporter: some say it's because of the nature of what happens here at this public housing complex on k street in southeast washington. >> this place is a madhouse sometimes. >> reporter: what do you mean by that? >> it's crazy around here. it's dangerous around here. i'm -- i'm afraid really. >> reporter: as you can see behind me, the housing authority police have been on the scene all day. d.c. police cruisers are patrolling the neighborhood, and a group of special police working security on the streets here in southeast tonight. that's the latest from southeast washington. chris lawrence, back to you. talk about a bride's worst nightmare -- her wedding venue in maryland closes without warning. how it happened and what it means for their big day. >> reporter: before your kids are back in class, sipping from the water fountains, local schools here in northern virginia are making changes to avoid lead from tell you what they're d my son has meningitis b. but how did we end up here? his mom thought he had the flu and that he was covered by the meningococcal meningitis vaccine he had received. until 2014 there were no vaccines for meningitis b in the u.s. now there are. while uncommon, meningitis b can lead to 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fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. more warm weather out there today, but not as hot as yesterday and hopefully no more storms on the horizon. >> we saw chris gordon showing the after -- people still cleaning up from last night, doug, with the nice weather. >> we saw a lot of trees down across the area. we saw upwards of 30 power last night, numerous limbs down, too. the cleanup still in areas, but the good news is we've got some nice weather. today, a pretty nice day. high temperature of 92. yes, that's still hot, but nowhere near where we've been for the last week to a week and a half where we've seen temperatures in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees. not going to see that again any time soon. 91, winds out of the northwest at eight miles per hour. the rest of the region, temperatures about where they should be this time of year. a little above average by about four or five degrees. 86 gaithersburg. 88 now in manassas. warrenton coming in at 85 degrees. heat index, also a little bit above average. 94 frederick, 93 manassas. 93 in quantico. it's there. but it's not sitting around the 100 degree level that we've surpassed each of the eight to nine days. it's been extremely hot. not going to see any real storms. could be an isolated shower or two as a frontal boundary makes its way down. you can see that here. see the showers coming down -- you may into the area. the sun also going down, that will stop that from forming. still dealing with clouds to west. that's what we're dealing with now, little between two systems, cool air north, hot air to the south. high temperatures back to around 8 tomorrow. still hot, not bad. the heat index around 94, 95 degrees. on the warm side. that's going to be the case. if you're thinking of a morning run, great -- most of the suburbs in the upper 60s. tennis, golf, great early. pool day, remember the sunscreen. the evening tomorrow night, just like tonight, warm and dry. also a nice night to get out this, maybe eat dinner outside, too. now we've been so hot over the past couple of days. we're going to continue to be hot through the early part of the weekend. we'll track the front to the west. a big area of high pressure coming out of canada. that front lingers around the region on sunday. that gives a chance for strong thunderstorms. saturday. the hot weather starting to move out of the area. and here comes the high right on top of us. that means cool weather. by cool weather, some of you in the suburbs may wake up to temperatures in the 50s most of next week. in the city, i think low to mid 60s. we really are talking about some nice weather moving in as high pressure will dominate. tomorrow, another hot one. 88, gaithersburg. 92 d.c. ed 0 toward fredericksburg. here's the ten -- 90 toward fredericksburg. here's the ten-day forecast. a weather alert day, high of 92, a good chance of storms. look at the first part of the week. monday, tuesday, wednesday, simply gorgeous. i'm loving it. >> so are we. accentuate the positive, doug. >> way to go. >> thanks. testing the water. how the crisis in flint, michigan, has people in northern virginia making some changes ahead of the new school year. and there is new fallout amid disturbing allegations that children unaccounted for in a local program designed to serve those in need. >> new questions about what to do with the old walter reed complex in northwest d.c. who's inrested in te now at 6:30, new trouble amid allegations of abuse in a local head start program. >> i understand the publi mistrust. the flint water crisis sparking change in our area. how local schools are taking action to keep kids safe. >> we took a proactive measure. we're not required to do this by any regulatory agency. a popular wedding venue closes leaving couples scrambling. >> pretty mad. i was really mad. >> what the news4 consumer team dug up about the owner. olympic champions being made right here on the potomac river. >> washington, d.c.'s, a wonderful place to be a whitewater kayaker. >> a look at why our region is prime training ground for athletes. with just a week and a half until the start of school in prince george's county, there's a feeling of mistrust among the school board as it works to make sure its head start program can stay afloat. >> there are reports that adults have humiliated and used corporal punishment on young children which has forced the federal government to cut funding for the program. >> what happens next is the question. bureau chief tracee wilkins is in upper marlboro with a story you'll see only what other issues don't we know about, that could be as egregious as this one? >> reporter: prince george's county school board member ed burroughs said an neflgz into the head start program after allegations of abuse a secret. >> the majority of the board members found outiest once the story had already broken, letter was sent on monday. >> reporter: yet in a conference call, all members were told about the system losing more than $6 million grant that funded the more than 900 children who used the program. >> if it's my job as a member of the board to hold the system accountable for kids, it's important we all have the same information necessary to hold the system accountable. >> reporter: in the report, it's alleged a 3-year-old at the early childhood center was forced to mop his own urine in his soaking clothes in front of his classroom while the teacher took pictures and laughed. in another incident at langley mccormick elementary school, a 5-year-old was allowed to wander away from the program and back home. th unsupervised for approximately 50 minutes, and the head start program did not know where she was for approximately 75 minutes. a review of an area map determined the child needed to cross at least one street to reach her home. burroughs said if he and the board knew they would have acted sooner. >> one the metric get improved, what we examine gets better. that's a trend of it. but because we knew nothing about it, we're not able to intervene. >> reporter: he and other officials will send a letter to the county executive demanding an external investigation. he is also hoping for better communication within the board. >> i understand the public's mistrust. i have the same mistrust, and i'm on the school board. >> reporter: he says that the vice chair of the school board is the liaison for head start and had been meeting with them regularly but did not share with the rest of the board that there was a problem. i'm also told that there are going to be a number of elected officials on the lettoi members on this school board. reporting live in upper marlb o marlboro, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. a former staffer for the alexandria fire department pleaded guilty to money laundering today. monique asante admit to laundering $186,000. she worked in the fire department's budget office. part of her job was processing checks from vendors. prosecutors said she wrote phony checks, sent them to her friends who pocketed some of the cash, and gave her the rest. she's been fired and faces up to two years in prison. she'll be sentenced in march. before the students start taking tests over the next few month, school officials have been -- spent the summer testing the waters, specifically looking for lead. bureau reporter david culver is outside arlington's jamestown elementary school with what was found and what's being done about it. >> reporter: in manassas city, it's andy hawkins who's overseeing the effort to test for >> just push it open and put the cup under there and take the sample. >> reporter: dozens of fountains, dozens of sinks, all inspected. >> we took a proactive measure. we're not required by any regulatory agency. and we decided that we would go ahead and test all of our schools. >> reporter: initial testing showed elevated lead levels in three of the fountains. >> this is what we call a bubbler here. this is just a way for children to be able to drink water inside the classroom. >> reporter: a second round of tests showed them all to be safe, even still -- >> that didn't satisfy us. we went back and took the other -- those three devices out and replaced them. >> reporter: arlington doing the same, replacing the fountain at just one school. >> one drinking water at jamestown did test above recommended levels from the virginia department of health. >> reporter: the sudden testing motivated by the water crisis in flint, michigan. local water authorities assuring that the source here is safe, but they warn about your home. >> the one thing to remember is that lead can be specific. so it could be as simple as a fixture or something, one pipe or a solder in particular that could be contributing lead to the water. one of the quickest and easiers things to do is just turn on a water faucet on the cold water and let the cold water run for a few minutes. and that will get any water that's been sitting in the pipe that could potentially be exposed to lead out of your pipes and get fresher water in. >> reporter: a lot of you may be curious about lead testing where you live. we posted a link in the nbc washington app. it's there. you can be linked to the epa site and find out the latest testing levels. david culver, news4. the power of the potomac river. find out why our region produces some of the best kayakers in the nation. it is locked up tight. we're talking about a popular and very upscale wedding venue shut down without any warning, leaving dozens of brides and their grooms with nowhere to go. i'm susan hogan. what happened ah we've got deludes have moved in -- we've got clouds that have moved in after a nice but warm day across the area. storms coming up in the forecast and some beautiful weather, too. it almost seems like there's something about the water here that creates olympic champions. from swimming to taking the plunge in the potomac river, tisha thompson shows why washington keeps producing some of the best kayakers in the nation. >> reporter: with its twists and dips and tumbling water, the potomac river can tear you apart and rebuild you into an olympic champion. >> washington, d.c.'s, a wonderful place to be a whitewater kayaker. >> reporter: john ludville first journeyed to fairfax in the '70s. >> it was fun, we worked whether other people cared or not. >> reporter: it didn't take long for the world to notice lugville was something special. starting at 18-years-old, he won con use slalom world championships -- canoe slalom world championships in '89, '87, '91, leading him to be called the greatest in the sport and the only one to ever grace the cover of a wheaties box. >> john is the man. >> reporter: this man was a kid from bethesda who wanted to beat john. >> i paddled rivers in 25 countries. >> reporter: there's nowhere else he says where you can find so much liquid and political power. a place where athletes can work and play. >> they were able to have jobs. they were able to start families. they were able to have normal adult lives, and they were able to continue to be world champions at what they did. and that's what is very sp urban area. it is so rare. >> reporter: jacobi says trying to keep up with lugville made the races seem easy. >> at chain bridge, there's a mixture of whitewater and great training facilities. and then the white water artificial course out at dickerson. then the david taylor model basin where they let you go inside when it's really cold. that combination is unique and special. >> reporter: for most of their careers, white water slalom wasn't shoulded in the olympic games -- included in the olympic games until 2r. 22-year-old jacobi and his partner, scott strawsbaugh, won america's first gold medal in the two-man canoe. at first it seemed inevitable, lugville, 31, would win in the singles. >> i actually thought i had won. it turn out i'd barely touched one of the poles, added five seconds to my ti. that bumped me from first to fourth. to say i was upset is an isn't that much fun. but for me, losing just wasn't that much fun. so to be so close and to be that far, it was frustrating. >> reporter: both men say the water never lets you go. that what you learn here in the rapids will take you places. lugville is the executive director of sports backers in richmond. >> we've now been named the best sports commission in the country four jacobi was the ceo of kayak and mentors up-and-comers like ashley when she started out. >> it's amazing to see the young paddlers coming out of the brook mont neighborhood bethesda and just -- they still flock here to come and paddle. there's a real culture of excellence that's here, that you don't see everywhere else. >> reporter: they they, is why the potomac river continues to create champions. the old souls never seem to escape the water they loved so much and end up passing that joy generation. in bethesda, tisha thompson, news4. >> never thought about that. you can have a life in the big city and be on the water here. >> one of the best things about living right here in our area. from the waterways to the field, students in arlington county could be weeks away from perfecting their ultimate frisbee skills in school. tonight the school board votes on adding the noncontact sport to the curriculum. if approved, middle and high school students could sign up to play ultimate frisbee this fall, competition starting in october. >> looks fun. ahead, the debate over plans to redevelopment the old walter reed campus in northwest d.c. as a major grocery chain change course. a popular wedding venue closes without warning. hear from a couple a popular wedding venue closes suddenly. dozen says of couples left scrambling -- dozens of couples left scrambling. one of those couple called susan hogan for help. >> reporter: this is without a doubt a bride's worst nightmare. the venue. the place where you're going to get married, a place to celebrate your future, closes without warning and is locked up tight. oh, and by the way, you're not going to get your money back. >> all the things -- >> reporter: carrie young and her fiance are taking care of last-minute projects. their wedding is just 15 days away. >> t sunny, nice breeze. wasn't too hot. it was just kind of perfect. it was -- yeah, it was pretty much perfect. >> reporter: taylor is talking about this, the winery at elk manor in northeast maryland. the venue they chose for their wedding. chopper 4 flying over the 163-acre, sprawling property, nestled along the elk river. the setting couldn't be more perfect. the couple signed a contract with elk manor and made their last payment just three months ago for a little more than $24,000. what neither realized -- their world was about to turn upside down. >> i was pretty mad. i was really mad. >> reporter: unbeknownst to the couple, in may, elk manor's owner of foresthill, maryland, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the united states. according to the department of justice, he received more than $2.7 million in payments that he did not report on his returns. in july, elk manor winery was also sued by a catering company who claimed the company hasn't paid them for 28 wedding contracts. according to the caterer, a response to that suit has not been filed. get this -- carrie and taylor were here for a final walkthrough. they said the staff was perfectly normal. it was business as usual. then one week later, they got an e-mail. this e-mail from elk manor informing them that "due to circumstances beyond our control, the winery at elk manor will not be able to host weddings after august 9th." carrie and taylor's wedding is september 2nd. the e-mail did say for an additional fee of $500 per staff member, the property would be made available for fully paid weddings. carrie said she was not interested in that offer since it would cost her thousands of dollars more. >> i thought it wasn't real. i was like -- i had to reread it a bunch of times. i didn't think it was unsuccessfully to reach them, the phone a constant busy signal. according to the department of justice, he will be sentenced september 16th. the attorney general's office says they've received numerous complaints, although it would not confirm whether an actual investigation is underway. however, they did say if you know of a couple who had a wedding planned here to have them call them and file a complaint as soon as possible because many people who had weddings way out may not even realize this place is closed. susan hogan, news4. >> just not fair. i can only hope that when they're celebrating their 20th anniversary, they look back and are able to maybe laugh about it. fans of wegmans going to be disappointed to hear this. the popular grocery chain has pulled out of a plan to build a store at the old walter reed site in northwest d.c. the company says it could not reach among other things on a development plan there. it would have been the first wegmans in the district. today officials told news4's tom sherwood they're already looking at other retail grossies who have expressed -- groweries who have expressed interest in the walter reed project. another hot day, and another night ahead. we going to have any more stormy weather? >> is wegmans a good store? >> great. >> i know, there's not one near me. that was going to be close. sorry, i had to -- i -- >> we know you love wegmans. >> come on my -- okay. out there, what we really want, cooler weather. we have that in store. take a look at the highs today. d.c., says 91. we hit 92 around 3:38 this afternoon. 90 in lorton. 89 dulles. 91 leesburg. temperatures were warm, but well below where we've been the last week or so. over the last week, it's been 95 to 100 degrees every for eight days in a row. we did not get there today. not much on the radar. notice the shower toward baltimore county. this is the front trying to move down. you see the line of showers and storms here. not much in our region. could we still see one? it's possible. most of us will stay dry. i still think it's going to be a nice night if you're out and about. highs across the region, 90 in gaithersburg. 90 in richmond. the front sank to the south. look at state college, 82. 84 in pittsburgh. this air coming down, and then it's going to stop just to our north. but it comes next week. that's some really good news. we will get into that cooler weather. tomorrow, right back to 92. 76 around 7:00 a.m. 87 at noon. by 8:00 tomorrow night, friday night, friday night looking very nice and pleasant. can't rule out an isolated shower. again, most of us like today will be dry. highs, upper 80s to lower 90s during the afternoon tomorrow. we will see a heat index around 94, 95 degrees. then take saturday, 91. sunday, sunday 92 degrees. we're calling it a weather alert day. high winds potentially and heavy rain. we are calling a weather alert because we think we have the chance for severe weather. that front will clear the area, and that's when we get into the 80s. 83 on monday. 84 tuesday. 85 wednesday. 87 thursday. 89 friday. 92 saturday. 88 sunday. pretty good ten-day forecast. >> we're looking forward to it. >> that's a drop the mike moment. from montgomery county to winning gold in rio, how a local fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. power of fiber optics. and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and dowloads speeds, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. some of the olympics is about big names like katie ledecky and michael phelps, but then there's odd names out of nowhere. >> my new favorite olympic moment today. a first gold medal for the u.s. in women's wrestling from our area. gold medal for helen maroulis. everything coming full circle. the rockville native couldn't dream of this when she started wrestling at the achblg 8. in 2004, women's wrestling became an olympic sport. we've been following her since her high school days at magru r magruder. back then her hope was to get a state title. >> that's what i hope to do. it's not surprising. i was 25-2 freshman year at one point. i'm trying to see if i can do better. >> reporter: her success grad grudener high school caught the eye of coaches. she has been working for today. this afternoon, taking on three-time olympic gold medalist siori yoshida of japan. check out the takedown of yoshida. the 24-year-old american entered with a 61-match winning streak. win number 62 results if a gold medal. helen maroulis from rockville, maryland, wins the first-ever usa gold in women's wrestling. a dream come true. and you might have heard the announcers today. they were talking about it was one of the biggest upsets of the entire games. three-time president obama gold medal fris-- three-time olympicd medal frist japan. you saw that. wasn't it crazy? >> great. >> started out wrestling the boys and kept going. now she's theha congratulations. the second preseason game is nearly upon us. look for the redskins' starters to get the running game going, zero yards on eight carries in the first half in last week's opener. it did not sit well with the coaches. just to make the task extra challenging, trent williams most likely out. the four-time pro bowler has sat out -- pro-baller has sat out games. no word on whether tight end jordan reed will play. love this from practice yesterday. reed did sit out game one against the falcons with a sore thumb. and wide receiver josh daschund out. he has an achilles injury and missed camp. doctors are encouraged he's on the right track. >> he's progressing nicely. it's exciting to see him with a sweat going. he did a little bit more work. we're going to take it gradually and not rush it. we're going to try and do more as the weeks go by. >> we're excited about him coming back and being an addition to this loaded great time out here. one thing you can't rush, to get out and have him retweak it, whatever the injury is. tell him to be smart with. it you know, he's doing everything he needs to do. everything they're asking him. he should be fine. earlier today, everything was great. redskins hosting a coaching clinic. local high school coaches gathered at the park for a tour of the facility and a panel discussion with redskins coordinators and former gm charley casserly. 100 high school coaches from around the dmv participated. high school football season, can you believe it, around the corner. you can watch the redskins and jets on csn and cozi-tv at 7:30 p.m. that's tomorrow night. we'll have highlights and post-game reaction after olympics coverage here on nbc. we 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to the restroom. you see the men exit and get into their cab. the gas station attendants are clearly aware of that damage, and they call for their security. today the head of the civil police in rio, fernando veloso, held a news conference to give details. he said, "there was no robbery as reported. they were not victims as they claimed." he said the men vandalized the bathroom, breaking a mirror, and the gas station security stopped them from leaving and called police. before police arrived, the security guards with the help of a translator worked out a deal with the swimmers to pay for the damage. 100 brazilian reals and a $20 bill from the u.s. he says the security did pull a gun on the swimmers. specifically ryan lochte. the security guard telling them lochte confronted them, "one athlete really disturbed and angry, so they used a weapon to control him." lochte was intoxicated and giving the guard a hard time. the guards also said they held the men at gunpoint because they were big athletes and they were breaking things. so the brazilian police are saying they could charge all four of them with vandalism of a gas station bathroom and lying to police. this is, you know, all small stuff. what is at stake here -- this isn't about a bathroom. this is about brazilian pride and lochte reporting that police and people posing as police robbed him. it put a stain on the brazilian reputation and rio's reputation as a city. i think this is a matter of pride. again, we are wondering, we don't know anything, we're wondering at what point ryan lochte will come out and say something about this or even apologize. today, mario andrata, spokesman for rio, 2016, the olympics here, he at a news conference was asked about this and said -- this is before the police news conference. he did say he didn't think any apologies were necessary. he said, "let's give these kids a break." quote, "they had fun, made a mistake, life goes on." well, for those three swimmers here, life is not going on. and for all the olympic -- athletes competing, this is now taking attention away from them and their moment of glory where we should be focusing on them. so let's see what happens later tonight. back to you. >> yeah. the kid -- he's 32 years old. he's not a kid. >> and so while we wait to hear what ryan lochte is going to say, what about the other three? have they said anything publicly? >> reporter: no, no. the only person who even appeared to say something publicly was jimmy feigen, who statement to the police. he came out right after this happened. right after ryan lochte talked to billy bush at the beach last sunday. he came out on his twitter and said, we're safe, thank you for all your concerns. that's the only things -- everyone else has been quiet. >> not sure exactly what to say until ryan lochte speak. thank you. wendy rieger live in rio. lochte's teammate, jack conger, is no longer in police custody in brazil. police have his passport, and there's still no word on when he'll be able to return home. news of his i did tension last night hit hard -- of his detention last night hit hard in his rockville neighborhood. more now on the reception he might receive when he finally does get back. >> reporter: i'll tell you what, there's been a range of, motions here from elation when that local swimmer made it to the olympics, then a bit of horror when they found out that he was among those that had been involved in what appeared to be an armed confusion, even disappointment after that turned out to be not what it seemed. this flower valley drive neighborhood is 100% behind jack conger. it's evident in the family home and the neighborhood pool, and even a visitor like this tree contractor can see it. and the controversy, well, he's got a take on that, too. >> to me to's wild. you know, i don't know why it's really such a big deal over there. >> reporter: while it was eye big enough deal to get conger and another pulled from the home, they're not rushing to judgment. >> you got to know both sides to the story. >> reporter: what role jack conger played if any has yet to emerge. this neighborhood is standing behind its favorite son and olympic swimmer. this young man says conger was one of his early swim teachers. >> he was humble, and he was always hard working and nice. >> reporter: it looks like he'll still enjoy a hero's welcome one he gets home from rio. you know, wendy alluded to this, that it is a distraction from all of the accomplishments that people are still just waiting to see exactly how all these pieces fall together. live in rockville, news4. back to you. >> all right. we're also following breaking news from the state department regarding that controversy over the $400 million cash payment to iran. today officials confirmed that delivery in january was contingent on iran releasing american prisoners including "washington post" rrceporter jan rezian. they wouldn't allow iran to get the money until the plane took off with the prisoners board. the state department says it was leverage. president obama argued that iran was owed the money for u.s. fighter jets it bought and paid for in the 1970s. more breaking news. metro launched a criminal investigation into conduct by employees that may have played a part in a derailment last month. the general manager said a review found potentially serious concerns about whether t the derailment office july 29th, near the east falls church station. the national transportation safety board has found that metro was doing some inspections monthly rather than twice weekly as directed by its own standards. we're learning a lot more about what led up to a deadly accident in northwest d.c. in which a driver hit and killed a popular restaurant owner.e armen armin was leaving when he was hit. mark segraves with more. >> reporter: good evening, a sad evening in the shaw neighborhood as people come home and learn that they've lost someone who was an integral part of the community. they say the restaurant is more than just a corner restaurant. it's a part of the fabric of the neighborhood. they said that armin amin, the owner who was killed, was a crucial part of this community. he and his partners owned chaplin's on 9th street and were planning to open another restaurant across the street. >> everyone is kind of in shock and not really sure what -- what we're doing right now. what's -- what's the next move. >> reporter: at nearby bread for the city, a neighborhood nonprofit that provides food and clothing for the less fortunate, amin was a prolific fundraiser, using his restaurants to raise thousands to help others. >> hel be remembered as somebody who captured the spirit of our work so that generosity and support to folks who -- you know, sort of have less than many of us who live in privilege have. >> reporter: armin was walking a woman to her car at 2:30 this morning when he was hit and killed by the oncoming car. he's the 17th person killed in a traffic accident in d.c. so far this year. last year, 25 people were killed in traffic accidents in d.c. 15 of those were pedestrians. killed this year. >> whenever we have an incident like this, we'll review it and try and see what we can learn, if there's anything we could have done to prevent something like this from happening in the future. >> reporter: as for armin's friends, the loss is just sinking in. >> really great people person. as far as this business, he really handled all of the events, people that wanted to do parties and -- you know, he was just like -- a gracious host. >> reporter: now the woman who was driving the mercedes that hit amin stayed on the scene, cooperated with police. she's not been charged with anything. police say the preliminary investigation shows that the driver did have the right of way. a green light when she was coming through this intersection. a grim reminder for his friends and co-workers tonight, amin's bmw, the silver bmw, remains parked where he parked it last night. that's the latest. reporting live from shaw in northwest, news4. >> thank you. new details tonight surrounding the cause silver spring. sources close to the investigation tell news4 that natural gas was a factor. we're expecting to learn more at a news conference tomorrow morning. residents say they had reported the smell of gas in the days before last week's explosion. seven people including two children were killed that night. this is day two of donald trump's campaign reset. and republicans are hoping he continues to train his fire on hillary clinton. today both candidates showed their support for police but in different ways. steve handelsman is on capitol hill with the latest. steve? >> reporter: trump today said he support cops 100%. clinton said cops and the people they serve need to show one another respect. hillary clinton met with law enforcement leaders, urging them to build more trust with communities after the waves of protests, police killing black suspects, and police being killed. is respect for the law and when everyone is respected by the law. >> reporter: donald trump of in north carolina with cops and deputies -- was in north carolina with cops and deputies who supported him. in this battleground state where polls show clinton is ahead -- >> great respect for your courage, i have great respect for you. i am behind you 100%. >> reporter: urged by his new top aides to aim 100% at clinton, trump is claiming she's not physically fit to be president. a charge steve bannon, trump's new campaign ceo, has tworworke make an issue on his website. >> she gives a short speech, goes home to sleep, and shows up two days later. she also lacks the mental and physical stamina to take on isis. >> reporter: the fbi sending congress secret notes on clinton's e-mail gives trump another way to make the election about clinton and stop making it about him. gop strategist matt >> it tells us that washington is broken, riddled with lies. hillary clinton is a creature of washington. >> reporter: can trump, whose campaign has been broken, focus on clinton? the clinton campaign today is calling trump's questions about clinton's health and physical fitness deranged conspiracy theories. steve handelsman, news4. >> the rhetoric keeps getting tougher. thanks. still ahead, allegations of abuse are spurring new calls for change in a local program that serves some of our area's neediest kids. plus, the horrors of war captured in the haunting images of a little boy. >> reporter: last night's severe storm ripped the insulation off the roof of this public housing apartment building in southeast forcing nearly 50 residents to evacuate. ahead, the uncertain future for the families and elrly who are homeless. >> tomorrow. maybe some big-time storms this weekend. onda a dog, talked. we're decedent from the mighty wolf. a voice was heard. if you build it, he will come. a girl discovered magic. a revolution began. welcome, to the wonders that happen, everyday. welcome, to it all. comcast. we made it for you. ...salmon with tomatoes and capers. made fresh, every day. it's ready to cook. just pop it in the oven and put it on your plate. no prep. no cleanup. delicious, fresh, easy. wegmans ez meals. an advisory group that was created by the alexandria city council recommends changing the name of the name of street that honored confederate figures and considering individual requests for name as they're brought to their attention. the group is recommending that the statue on south washington remain in place. a haunting image of a child wounded in the syrian civil war is being shared across the world right now. we were you that the video may be upsetting. it was released by syrian activists. it shows a little boy named omran after an air strike hit his apartment building in aleppo. a rescue worker puts him into an ambulance and then rushes away to find more children. omran is old. so small that his bare feet dangle off the edge of the chair. he doesn't cry. he may be in shock. at one point he touches his head and looks at the planned parenthood on his hand and wipes his hand on the seat in the ambulance. he was brought to the same secret hospital to which nbc news was given rare access this week. richard engle reports that the bombing by russian and syrian warplanes has destroyed so many hospitals, only a few are still in operation, and they have been driven underground. a surgeon from chicago sneaked into aleppo last month to help. >> the images never leave you. they scar you. the doctors are exhausted. they're trapped. they want the world to know what's happening. >> as for omran, he was treated at the hospital and released. his parents and three siblings were rescued. an hour later, their apartment building collapsed. tonight there are new concerns about southern louisiana as storms move through and dump even more rain on the area. 13 have died, 40,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed. carpet, furniture, and other belong regulars piling up in families' yards. and the cleanup is just getting started. more than 86,000 people have registered for disaster assistance through fema. red cross officials say it's their largest response since superstorm sandy. crews are working to repair an apartment building badly damaged in last night's thunderstorms in d.c. 11 families including children and the elderly are now homeless. news4's chris gordon joins us live from the scene after k street in southeast d.c. with more. hi, chris. that was kind of a shock. >> reporter: definitely. the storm was fierce through the entire viewing area. this one apartment building in southeast was especially hard hit. here's why. the d.c. housing authority tells attic of this apartment pushing insulation up through the roof membrane. >> felt like the building was falling. >> reporter: no one was injured, but 11 families had to be evacuated. they are temporarily being put up at this hotel. >> got to laugh through the tears. >> reporter: they don't know what to expect next. how many in your family? >> right now there's five of us in this apartment together. >> reporter: where will you move to? >> i have no idea yet. >> reporter: after speaking with some of the residents who were brought back to pick up a few belongings, i called the d.c. housing authority. i am told most of the families will be allowed to return to their homes soon. crews are working to repair and replace the roofing material that was blown out. the roof will be water-tight. one unit that has more extensive damage in the kitchen will require more time before that family can return home. do you want to move back in here? >> no. >> reporter: do you have any choice? >> no, we don't have a choice. >> reporter: some say it's because of the nature of what happens here at this public housing complex on k street in southeast washington. >> this place is a madhouse sometimes. >> reporter: what do you mean by that? >> it's crazy around here. it's dangerous around here. i'm -- i'm afraid really. >> reporter: as you can see behind me, the housing authority police have been on the scene all day. d.c. police cruisers are patrolling the neighborhood, and a group of special police working security on the streets here in southeast tonight. that's the latest from southeast washington. chris lawrence, back to you. talk about a bride's worst nightmare -- her wedding venue in maryland closes without warning. how it happened and what it means for their big day. >> reporter: before your kids are back in class, sipping from the water fountains, local schools here in northern virginia are making changes to avoid lead from tell you what they're d my son has meningitis b. but how did we end up here? his mom thought he had the flu and that he was covered by the meningococcal meningitis vaccine he had received. until 2014 there were no vaccines for meningitis b in the u.s. now there are. while uncommon, meningitis b can lead to 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fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. more warm weather out there today, but not as hot as yesterday and hopefully no more storms on the horizon. >> we saw chris gordon showing the after -- people still cleaning up from last night, doug, with the nice weather. >> we saw a lot of trees down across the area. we saw upwards of 30 power last night, numerous limbs down, too. the cleanup still in areas, but the good news is we've got some nice weather. today, a pretty nice day. high temperature of 92. yes, that's still hot, but nowhere near where we've been for the last week to a week and a half where we've seen temperatures in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees. not going to see that again any time soon. 91, winds out of the northwest at eight miles per hour. the rest of the region, temperatures about where they should be this time of year. a little above average by about four or five degrees. 86 gaithersburg. 88 now in manassas. warrenton coming in at 85 degrees. heat index, also a little bit above average. 94 frederick, 93 manassas. 93 in quantico. it's there. but it's not sitting around the 100 degree level that we've surpassed each of the eight to nine days. it's been extremely hot. not going to see any real storms. could be an isolated shower or two as a frontal boundary makes its way down. you can see that here. see the showers coming down -- you may into the area. the sun also going down, that will stop that from forming. still dealing with clouds to west. that's what we're dealing with now, little between two systems, cool air north, hot air to the south. high temperatures back to around 8 tomorrow. still hot, not bad. the heat index around 94, 95 degrees. on the warm side. that's going to be the case. if you're thinking of a morning run, great -- most of the suburbs in the upper 60s. tennis, golf, great early. pool day, remember the sunscreen. the evening tomorrow night, just like tonight, warm and dry. also a nice night to get out this, maybe eat dinner outside, too. now we've been so hot over the past couple of days. we're going to continue to be hot through the early part of the weekend. we'll track the front to the west. a big area of high pressure coming out of canada. that front lingers around the region on sunday. that gives a chance for strong thunderstorms. saturday. the hot weather starting to move out of the area. and here comes the high right on top of us. that means cool weather. by cool weather, some of you in the suburbs may wake up to temperatures in the 50s most of next week. in the city, i think low to mid 60s. we really are talking about some nice weather moving in as high pressure will dominate. tomorrow, another hot one. 88, gaithersburg. 92 d.c. ed 0 toward fredericksburg. here's the ten -- 90 toward fredericksburg. here's the ten-day forecast. a weather alert day, high of 92, a good chance of storms. look at the first part of the week. monday, tuesday, wednesday, simply gorgeous. i'm loving it. >> so are we. accentuate the positive, doug. >> way to go. >> thanks. testing the water. how the crisis in flint, michigan, has people in northern virginia making some changes ahead of the new school year. and there is new fallout amid disturbing allegations that children unaccounted for in a local program designed to serve those in need. >> new questions about what to do with the old walter reed complex in northwest d.c. who's inrested in te now at 6:30, new trouble amid allegations of abuse in a local head start program. >> i understand the publi mistrust. the flint water crisis sparking change in our area. how local schools are taking action to keep kids safe. >> we took a proactive measure. we're not required to do this by any regulatory agency. a popular wedding venue closes leaving couples scrambling. >> pretty mad. i was really mad. >> what the news4 consumer team dug up about the owner. olympic champions being made right here on the potomac river. >> washington, d.c.'s, a wonderful place to be a whitewater kayaker. >> a look at why our region is prime training ground for athletes. with just a week and a half until the start of school in prince george's county, there's a feeling of mistrust among the school board as it works to make sure its head start program can stay afloat. >> there are reports that adults have humiliated and used corporal punishment on young children which has forced the federal government to cut funding for the program. >> what happens next is the question. bureau chief tracee wilkins is in upper marlboro with a story you'll see only what other issues don't we know about, that could be as egregious as this one? >> reporter: prince george's county school board member ed burroughs said an neflgz into the head start program after allegations of abuse a secret. >> the majority of the board members found outiest once the story had already broken, letter was sent on monday. >> reporter: yet in a conference call, all members were told about the system losing more than $6 million grant that funded the more than 900 children who used the program. >> if it's my job as a member of the board to hold the system accountable for kids, it's important we all have the same information necessary to hold the system accountable. >> reporter: in the report, it's alleged a 3-year-old at the early childhood center was forced to mop his own urine in his soaking clothes in front of his classroom while the teacher took pictures and laughed. in another incident at langley mccormick elementary school, a 5-year-old was allowed to wander away from the program and back home. th unsupervised for approximately 50 minutes, and the head start program did not know where she was for approximately 75 minutes. a review of an area map determined the child needed to cross at least one street to reach her home. burroughs said if he and the board knew they would have acted sooner. >> one the metric get improved, what we examine gets better. that's a trend of it. but because we knew nothing about it, we're not able to intervene. >> reporter: he and other officials will send a letter to the county executive demanding an external investigation. he is also hoping for better communication within the board. >> i understand the public's mistrust. i have the same mistrust, and i'm on the school board. >> reporter: he says that the vice chair of the school board is the liaison for head start and had been meeting with them regularly but did not share with the rest of the board that there was a problem. i'm also told that there are going to be a number of elected officials on the lettoi members on this school board. reporting live in upper marlb o marlboro, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. a former staffer for the alexandria fire department pleaded guilty to money laundering today. monique asante admit to laundering $186,000. she worked in the fire department's budget office. part of her job was processing checks from vendors. prosecutors said she wrote phony checks, sent them to her friends who pocketed some of the cash, and gave her the rest. she's been fired and faces up to two years in prison. she'll be sentenced in march. before the students start taking tests over the next few month, school officials have been -- spent the summer testing the waters, specifically looking for lead. bureau reporter david culver is outside arlington's jamestown elementary school with what was found and what's being done about it. >> reporter: in manassas city, it's andy hawkins who's overseeing the effort to test for >> just push it open and put the cup under there and take the sample. >> reporter: dozens of fountains, dozens of sinks, all inspected. >> we took a proactive measure. we're not required by any regulatory agency. and we decided that we would go ahead and test all of our schools. >> reporter: initial testing showed elevated lead levels in three of the fountains. >> this is what we call a bubbler here. this is just a way for children to be able to drink water inside the classroom. >> reporter: a second round of tests showed them all to be safe, even still -- >> that didn't satisfy us. we went back and took the other -- those three devices out and replaced them. >> reporter: arlington doing the same, replacing the fountain at just one school. >> one drinking water at jamestown did test above recommended levels from the virginia department of health. >> reporter: the sudden testing motivated by the water crisis in flint, michigan. local water authorities assuring that the source here is safe, but they warn about your home. >> the one thing to remember is that lead can be specific. so it could be as simple as a fixture or something, one pipe or a solder in particular that could be contributing lead to the water. one of the quickest and easiers things to do is just turn on a water faucet on the cold water and let the cold water run for a few minutes. and that will get any water that's been sitting in the pipe that could potentially be exposed to lead out of your pipes and get fresher water in. >> reporter: a lot of you may be curious about lead testing where you live. we posted a link in the nbc washington app. it's there. you can be linked to the epa site and find out the latest testing levels. david culver, news4. the power of the potomac river. find out why our region produces some of the best kayakers in the nation. it is locked up tight. we're talking about a popular and very upscale wedding venue shut down without any warning, leaving dozens of brides and their grooms with nowhere to go. i'm susan hogan. what happened ah we've got deludes have moved in -- we've got clouds that have moved in after a nice but warm day across the area. storms coming up in the forecast and some beautiful weather, too. it almost seems like there's something about the water here that creates olympic champions. from swimming to taking the plunge in the potomac river, tisha thompson shows why washington keeps producing some of the best kayakers in the nation. >> reporter: with its twists and dips and tumbling water, the potomac river can tear you apart and rebuild you into an olympic champion. >> washington, d.c.'s, a wonderful place to be a whitewater kayaker. >> reporter: john ludville first journeyed to fairfax in the '70s. >> it was fun, we worked whether other people cared or not. >> reporter: it didn't take long for the world to notice lugville was something special. starting at 18-years-old, he won con use slalom world championships -- canoe slalom world championships in '89, '87, '91, leading him to be called the greatest in the sport and the only one to ever grace the cover of a wheaties box. >> john is the man. >> reporter: this man was a kid from bethesda who wanted to beat john. >> i paddled rivers in 25 countries. >> reporter: there's nowhere else he says where you can find so much liquid and political power. a place where athletes can work and play. >> they were able to have jobs. they were able to start families. they were able to have normal adult lives, and they were able to continue to be world champions at what they did. and that's what is very sp urban area. it is so rare. >> reporter: jacobi says trying to keep up with lugville made the races seem easy. >> at chain bridge, there's a mixture of whitewater and great training facilities. and then the white water artificial course out at dickerson. then the david taylor model basin where they let you go inside when it's really cold. that combination is unique and special. >> reporter: for most of their careers, white water slalom wasn't shoulded in the olympic games -- included in the olympic games until 2r. 22-year-old jacobi and his partner, scott strawsbaugh, won america's first gold medal in the two-man canoe. at first it seemed inevitable, lugville, 31, would win in the singles. >> i actually thought i had won. it turn out i'd barely touched one of the poles, added five seconds to my ti. that bumped me from first to fourth. to say i was upset is an isn't that much fun. but for me, losing just wasn't that much fun. so to be so close and to be that far, it was frustrating. >> reporter: both men say the water never lets you go. that what you learn here in the rapids will take you places. lugville is the executive director of sports backers in richmond. >> we've now been named the best sports commission in the country four jacobi was the ceo of kayak and mentors up-and-comers like ashley when she started out. >> it's amazing to see the young paddlers coming out of the brook mont neighborhood bethesda and just -- they still flock here to come and paddle. there's a real culture of excellence that's here, that you don't see everywhere else. >> reporter: they they, is why the potomac river continues to create champions. the old souls never seem to escape the water they loved so much and end up passing that joy generation. in bethesda, tisha thompson, news4. >> never thought about that. you can have a life in the big city and be on the water here. >> one of the best things about living right here in our area. from the waterways to the field, students in arlington county could be weeks away from perfecting their ultimate frisbee skills in school. tonight the school board votes on adding the noncontact sport to the curriculum. if approved, middle and high school students could sign up to play ultimate frisbee this fall, competition starting in october. >> looks fun. ahead, the debate over plans to redevelopment the old walter reed campus in northwest d.c. as a major grocery chain change course. a popular wedding venue closes without warning. hear from a couple a popular wedding venue closes suddenly. dozen says of couples left scrambling -- dozens of couples left scrambling. one of those couple called susan hogan for help. >> reporter: this is without a doubt a bride's worst nightmare. the venue. the place where you're going to get married, a place to celebrate your future, closes without warning and is locked up tight. oh, and by the way, you're not going to get your money back. >> all the things -- >> reporter: carrie young and her fiance are taking care of last-minute projects. their wedding is just 15 days away. >> t sunny, nice breeze. wasn't too hot. it was just kind of perfect. it was -- yeah, it was pretty much perfect. >> reporter: taylor is talking about this, the winery at elk manor in northeast maryland. the venue they chose for their wedding. chopper 4 flying over the 163-acre, sprawling property, nestled along the elk river. the setting couldn't be more perfect. the couple signed a contract with elk manor and made their last payment just three months ago for a little more than $24,000. what neither realized -- their world was about to turn upside down. >> i was pretty mad. i was really mad. >> reporter: unbeknownst to the couple, in may, elk manor's owner of foresthill, maryland, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the united states. according to the department of justice, he received more than $2.7 million in payments that he did not report on his returns. in july, elk manor winery was also sued by a catering company who claimed the company hasn't paid them for 28 wedding contracts. according to the caterer, a response to that suit has not been filed. get this -- carrie and taylor were here for a final walkthrough. they said the staff was perfectly normal. it was business as usual. then one week later, they got an e-mail. this e-mail from elk manor informing them that "due to circumstances beyond our control, the winery at elk manor will not be able to host weddings after august 9th." carrie and taylor's wedding is september 2nd. the e-mail did say for an additional fee of $500 per staff member, the property would be made available for fully paid weddings. carrie said she was not interested in that offer since it would cost her thousands of dollars more. >> i thought it wasn't real. i was like -- i had to reread it a bunch of times. i didn't think it was unsuccessfully to reach them, the phone a constant busy signal. according to the department of justice, he will be sentenced september 16th. the attorney general's office says they've received numerous complaints, although it would not confirm whether an actual investigation is underway. however, they did say if you know of a couple who had a wedding planned here to have them call them and file a complaint as soon as possible because many people who had weddings way out may not even realize this place is closed. susan hogan, news4. >> just not fair. i can only hope that when they're celebrating their 20th anniversary, they look back and are able to maybe laugh about it. fans of wegmans going to be disappointed to hear this. the popular grocery chain has pulled out of a plan to build a store at the old walter reed site in northwest d.c. the company says it could not reach among other things on a development plan there. it would have been the first wegmans in the district. today officials told news4's tom sherwood they're already looking at other retail grossies who have expressed -- groweries who have expressed interest in the walter reed project. another hot day, and another night ahead. we going to have any more stormy weather? >> is wegmans a good store? >> great. >> i know, there's not one near me. that was going to be close. sorry, i had to -- i -- >> we know you love wegmans. >> come on my -- okay. out there, what we really want, cooler weather. we have that in store. take a look at the highs today. d.c., says 91. we hit 92 around 3:38 this afternoon. 90 in lorton. 89 dulles. 91 leesburg. temperatures were warm, but well below where we've been the last week or so. over the last week, it's been 95 to 100 degrees every for eight days in a row. we did not get there today. not much on the radar. notice the shower toward baltimore county. this is the front trying to move down. you see the line of showers and storms here. not much in our region. could we still see one? it's possible. most of us will stay dry. i still think it's going to be a nice night if you're out and about. highs across the region, 90 in gaithersburg. 90 in richmond. the front sank to the south. look at state college, 82. 84 in pittsburgh. this air coming down, and then it's going to stop just to our north. but it comes next week. that's some really good news. we will get into that cooler weather. tomorrow, right back to 92. 76 around 7:00 a.m. 87 at noon. by 8:00 tomorrow night, friday night, friday night looking very nice and pleasant. can't rule out an isolated shower. again, most of us like today will be dry. highs, upper 80s to lower 90s during the afternoon tomorrow. we will see a heat index around 94, 95 degrees. then take saturday, 91. sunday, sunday 92 degrees. we're calling it a weather alert day. high winds potentially and heavy rain. we are calling a weather alert because we think we have the chance for severe weather. that front will clear the area, and that's when we get into the 80s. 83 on monday. 84 tuesday. 85 wednesday. 87 thursday. 89 friday. 92 saturday. 88 sunday. pretty good ten-day forecast. >> we're looking forward to it. >> that's a drop the mike moment. from montgomery county to winning gold in rio, how a local fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. power of fiber optics. and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and dowloads speeds, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. some of the olympics is about big names like katie ledecky and michael phelps, but then there's odd names out of nowhere. >> my new favorite olympic moment today. a first gold medal for the u.s. in women's wrestling from our area. gold medal for helen maroulis. everything coming full circle. the rockville native couldn't dream of this when she started wrestling at the achblg 8. in 2004, women's wrestling became an olympic sport. we've been following her since her high school days at magru r magruder. back then her hope was to get a state title. >> that's what i hope to do. it's not surprising. i was 25-2 freshman year at one point. i'm trying to see if i can do better. >> reporter: her success grad grudener high school caught the eye of coaches. she has been working for today. this afternoon, taking on three-time olympic gold medalist siori yoshida of japan. check out the takedown of yoshida. the 24-year-old american entered with a 61-match winning streak. win number 62 results if a gold medal. helen maroulis from rockville, maryland, wins the first-ever usa gold in women's wrestling. a dream come true. and you might have heard the announcers today. they were talking about it was one of the biggest upsets of the entire games. three-time president obama gold medal fris-- three-time olympicd medal frist japan. you saw that. wasn't it crazy? >> great. >> started out wrestling the boys and kept going. now she's theha congratulations. the second preseason game is nearly upon us. look for the redskins' starters to get the running game going, zero yards on eight carries in the first half in last week's opener. it did not sit well with the coaches. just to make the task extra challenging, trent williams most likely out. the four-time pro bowler has sat out -- pro-baller has sat out games. no word on whether tight end jordan reed will play. love this from practice yesterday. reed did sit out game one against the falcons with a sore thumb. and wide receiver josh daschund out. he has an achilles injury and missed camp. doctors are encouraged he's on the right track. >> he's progressing nicely. it's exciting to see him with a sweat going. he did a little bit more work. we're going to take it gradually and not rush it. we're going to try and do more as the weeks go by. >> we're excited about him coming back and being an addition to this loaded great time out here. one thing you can't rush, to get out and have him retweak it, whatever the injury is. tell him to be smart with. it you know, he's doing everything he needs to do. everything they're asking him. he should be fine. earlier today, everything was great. redskins hosting a coaching clinic. local high school coaches gathered at the park for a tour of the facility and a panel discussion with redskins coordinators and former gm charley casserly. 100 high school coaches from around the dmv participated. high school football season, can you believe it, around the corner. you can watch the redskins and jets on csn and cozi-tv at 7:30 p.m. that's tomorrow night. we'll have highlights and post-game reaction after olympics coverage here on nbc. we still have the olympics on this network and cannot wait to see more action, especially after today. ozone, by the way, more on helen maroulis coming up at 7:30. >> our show that we do at >> 7:30. >> you guys need to promote that a little more. talk about it. >> more helen coming up in a half hour. >> good stuff. thank you. 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