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erin? >> reporter: we are on the campus on what's called the lawn here where in a couple of hours, there will be a vigil for yeardley love. this campus now is feeling a great deal of pain and disbelief about what happened here in the early hours of monday morning and so students, some 2,000 to 3,000, will gather at the theater tonight to honor and pay tribute to yeardley love and to start the healing process after what has been a very emotional few days. what we know at this point is yeardley love was found in her apartment. not far from here on the lawn at uva early monday morning, she was she was beaten, bruised, left in a puddle of her own blood. shortly thereafter, 22-year-old george huguely was arrested, charged with first-degree murder in her death and what we are told is that he told police that he had indeed kicked in the door of her bed room and had some sort of an altercation, a fight, and then that in the course of that fight her head hit the wall several times. at this point, police are continuing their investigation
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and looking at george huguely. what we are told -- we actually learned from the daily press, newspaper here in charlottesville, that a certain much warrant was executed in the apartment of george huguely today and that they -- police were able to find a university of virginia lacrosse t-shirt with a red stain on it and a letter that was addressed to yeardley love. and they are going forward and gathering other information. they seized several other things from the apartment they think they will be able to use as evidence as they con to piece together their investigation and in the meantime, though, what's perhaps more important to the students at uva is that they are going to begin the process of trying to heal from all that's happened over the last few days from knowing that one of their fellow students has been murdered and knowing that one of their fellow students has been accused of that murder. vigil tonight will feature comments by the university president and by the student body president, and by the president of the fourth year class as they call them here at uva and then a -- candlelighting
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where the students will be able to -- to start again that healing process. we are also learning that there is likely to be a press conference at some point this evening for our -- perhaps around the 6:00 hour. we will gather more information about that for you and we will hear from the student body president coming up in our 6:00 newscast. we are live on the university of virginia campus in charlottesville. back to you in the studio. >> aaron gilchrist. aaron, thank you. federal officials say they are getting good information from the accused times square bomber faisal shahzad. it is not clear whether they have the answer to the big question. was shahzad sent to attack times square or was he acting line? he has admitted he received bomb making training last summer in that border area of pakistan that's run by the taliban. as we know, his bomb failed to detonate. white house officials say that's because u.s. attacks are keeping terror leaders off balance. >> that has led them to smaller, less sophisticated, tax using --
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attacks using less capability. >> shahzad has been in this country since the '90s. appeared to be a regular middle-class american. investigators are trying to figure out when he became radicalized. one of the lessons learned since saturday involves the no-fly list which you have been hearing about. investigators put faisal shahzad's name on it on monday afternoon just hours before he got on a plane with a one-way ticket to dubai. the government is taking steps to keep that from happening again and nbc's tom costello who looks at transportation for us is here on that. he got on the plane after he was on the list. so what are they going to do to tighten that up? >> this is a little bit confusing. here's the bottom line. they put his name on the list at 12:30. he was on an overnight flit leaving at 11:30 leaving for dubai. the airline did not check to see if there had been an update to the terror watch list. they were required to check it every 24 hours. and they did. but it was, obviously, before
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he -- put his name on the list. so -- because of that, as of now, the tsa set new rules. airline must check that terror watch list within two hours of getting a notice that a new immediate ad has been put on the list. urgent ad, in other words. then they must try to match their passenger manifest up against that terror watch list. there are about 400,000 names on the terror watch list and it is constantly updated by the tsa. >> so -- how do they enforce that? i mean, what happens to an airline that does not do this? how do they -- do they have any teeth in the regulations? >> bottom line is that if -- simply weren't cooperating and nobody says emirates air is doing that if if they weren't they could say sorry, you are not going to fly in american air space. that's not the issue. emirates -- not because emirates air on purpose did that. it is just they simply didn't get around to it and weren't required to check it immediately. but here is what's changing.
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the tsa is assuming the role now of checking all of the passenger manifests against the master list. doing that on domestic flights. any day it is supposed to start. international flights by the end of the year. so by the end of the year, the airlines will not longer be responsible for checking these lists themselves. that will be up to the tsa. >> because that was the -- critical thing when they figured out who was on the flight. >> and here is how they actually came to the conclusion he was on it. this's a final last gatekeeper here. that's the customs and border patrol. thankfully the fbi had called customs and border patrol thinking that he is headed to canada or headed to a port. put his name on the customs watch list. customs and border patrol checked it just before the plane was about to depart and they caught him. >> tom costello, thanks so much. >> see you next time. critical efforts to corral that oil leak in the gulf of mexico are picking up tonight. but the slick is still growing. today the giant concrete and steel dome designed to cover the
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leaking rig was loaded on a barge. it will be rushed to the site tomorrow. nearly 8,000 people and 170 boats are working the late booms around sensitive marshes to stop the oil. secretary of interior ken salazar toured the region today and stressed that bp must get control of the spill. satellite images show the oil is close to coming ashore. we will have much more on a live report from louisiana coming up in our next half hour of "news4 at 5:00." in arlington tonight, police arrested a former soccer coach accused of sexual assault on a child. police say that 47-year-old luis hoil is a former coach with the crystal city soccer club. they say he lived in arlington for nearly two decades now. tonight he's behind bars after police say he acted inappropriately with one child. there could be other victims. news4's john schriffen is live in arlington with more on this story. john? >> reporter: here in arlington, youth socker is a very popular
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sport. over 4500 youngsters are signed up with the arlington soccer association. many of those parents we spoke to tonight are stunned after learning a former coach within the organization was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting one of his former players. according to police back in 1998, luis hoil was a volunteer soccer coach with the crystal city soccer club. he was in charge of teaching the game to young children. today 47-year-old hoil is behind bars after arlington police arrested him for allegedly sodomizing one of the youngsters over ten years ago. >> ten years, what's taken so long? >> well, the -- victim recently came forward. and so we -- investigated it and we -- found that the allegations were correct. and now -- we want to make sure that there aren't any other victims. >> reporter: according to police, for five years hoil coached students in the oak ridge elementary at gunnston middle school. it happened from 1999 to 2001
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when the male victim was less than 13 years old. today the soccer club is part of the arlington soccer association. the director, not around during his coaching tenure, says the organization takes the allegations very seriously. >> all of our coaches that are volunteer and anyone else that's a volunteer must undergo a background check. if any results come out during the checks we investigate those each and every time. >> reporter: parents we spoke to from the soccer community are sho shocked. whoever does that is a sick guy. you give your child to a coach. and he if the parents are involved with the children in every way, i think this couldn't happen. >> reporter: what do you do as parent in this situation? >> definitely have to get to know him. talk to him and see what kind of background he had and -- is he married, does he have children, too. what kind of concern he has for the child.
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>> reporter: if you got a wrong feeling about a coach would you pull your child off the team? >> most definitely, yes. >> reporter: now, ironically the alleged victim in this case decided to come forward. he is in prison right now. but police decided to take his story serious enough to investigate. now police are also telling me tonight they are talking to at least three or four other individuals who may also have been sexually assaulted by the very same coach. police are asking anyone in the public with any information about this case to come forward. reporting live from arlington, john schriffen. jim, back to you. >> thank you, john. a youth soccer coach was arrested yesterday after police say he physically assaulted two referees during a match in spotsylvania county. battlefield middle school in fredericksburg. according to police, jason atkins became enraged when his team was -- got a penalty. after he confronted both referees began shoving and grabbing one of the refs around the neck before witnesses stopped him. the referees were not hurt. all the children playing in the
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game were 10 years of age. atkins is in the rappahannock regional jail on a $1,000 bond. the owner of a funeral home in prince george's county is now speaking out after a disturbing discovery there. the inspector paid a surprise visit and found a pile of 40 bodies in bags on the floor of a garage. the funeral home now is shut down. news4's tracee wilkins has the details. >> reporter: since 1914 the chambers funeral home has been in operation. in 1983 the family add ad crematory to the business. now their operation has been stopped by the state after a shocking discovery. >> we are very sorry for this situation that occurred. we are going to keep praying very hard that we can get ourselves out of this. >> reporter: during a surprise inspection of the facility a state inspector was shocked to find 44 bodies piled in a 12-by 12-foot house and n a refrigerated section of the garage. the owner, thomas chambers, said the bodies were cadavers and
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part of a contractual agreement with georgetown medical school. >> we have completed the agreement that we entered with the medical school. and we made a slight error in judgment within that performance. and we are trying to rectify this through our attorneys and try to get back into business and continue on like we have been since 1914. >> reporter: chaim bers said in the future that the funeral home will pick up cadavers two at a time and dispose of them daily instead of picking them all up at once. he says he understands why the inspector was taken aback by what she saw and hopes all can be forgiven. >> it will never happen again. >> reporter: all of the cadaver have been identified and in the process of being cremated and returned to the university so they can then be dispersed to family members who want to have those remains returned to them. this business will be going for a hearing to try to get its license back at the end of the month. i'm tracee wilkins, news4.
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coming up, get ready for a cooldown. we have big changes on the way in your forecast. veronica joins us with the details on a temperature drop just in time for mother's day weekend. >> "news4 at 5:00" is just getting started. >> coming up on "news4 at 5:00," deadly riots rage on the streets of athens. we will tell you how it is impacting the cash flow here in the u.s. plus, who would murder a family's dog in their own backyard? find out what happened to this labrador mix. >> i'm liz crenshaw. bugging out over dust mites? what's the best way to get them out of your home? my story is coming up. here's to the believers.
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anti-government riots in greece turned deadly today. fire officials in athens say at least three people were killed when protesters set fire to a bank. this was the largest and most violent pro-test in athens since the greek economic crisis began back in october. the protesters are angry their government agreed to raise taxes and cut salaries in return for loans from other european countries. and the international monetary fund. without the loans, the country could go bankrupt. greece's debt problems are still weighing down markets overseas, including here in the u.s.
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so how soon will stocks bounce back? cnbc's matt nesto joins us live. tell us how stocks did today especially compared to yesterday's big losses. >> reporter: we are down for a second day. we take a look at the s&p from the high watermark we set in the market april 23. now down 4.2% during that eight-day-eight-trading period. the s&p 500, the nasdaq shed about 5% during that period. these corrections have a way of rolling along in gaining momentum. if you take a look at what was weak today, industrials sector. transportation stocks, ought oh media stocks as well as energy and and basic materials, cyclical companies where all we could get -- weak with the dollar higher and euro stronger. >> so, matt are these -- >> reporter: dollar stronger. >> dollar stronger. all right. are these recently losses or minor setback for the u.s. markets or is this something long term we need to be
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concerned about? >> well, you always have to be concerned. it has been a long time since we had a major correction, correction being at 10% giveback in the marketplace. we had this run-up since march of '09, a year ago. 75% moves in some of the benchmark indexes. we haven't really had major giveback since we bottomed out during the period of time. some people say greece is the reason for this, not necessarily something we didn't see coming. but it certainly is something that people have been expecting for a long time. >> all right. cnbc's matt nesto with the latest. thank you. as you lie on your pillow tonight, you could be sleeping with the enemy. >> the creepy story. we are talking about dust mites. top cause of asthma and allergies and consumer reporter liz crenshaw is here with more on this. >> dust mites may be microscopic but the health problems they caused for some people can seem larger than life.
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recently companies claiming to rid your home of these little critters have been popping up all over but is it really worth spending the money on these services? >> you may have a fever. you feel sluggish and lethargic and might not be able to go to work. >> lynn is extremely allergic to dust mite. >> having chronic infections is really counterproductive to work, home life. >> reporter: dust mites are microscopic -- that live in pillows, upholstered furniture and curtains. people aren't allergic to the mite itself. it is their excrement. scientists say that 18% to 30% of americans are sensitive to it. >> very common. it is the most common allergy. >> reporter: for many, it is more than just a few sneezes when you wake up in the morning. >> if you are mite allergic, you are two times more likely to
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have asthma if you are not allergic. >> reporter: allergy sufferers are attracted to the adds that promise to fight dust mites because cleaning alone is not enough. these mattress and carpet cleaning services say you are sleeping with the enemy and the enemy could be making you sick. >> 85% of homes will have the detectible levels of dust mites. >> reporter: the doctor is the clinical director of the national institute of environmental health sciences. he studies dust mites looking for the best and most coast-effective ways to control the pesky creatures. he says that services that use high-tech methods like dry steam and ultraviolet lights that kill dust mites are a waste of money. some companies charge nearly $200 to get allergens like mites out of your home. >> i don't think that most people need to spend the kind of money that often can add up when
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you use some of these morree elaborate methods. >> reporter: do i give up or is there something i can do cheaply? >> there are widely accessible things that the average person can do to reduce exposure. >> reporter: he says using special covers over pillows and mattresses, vacuuming regularly, washing towels and bed linen was hot water, and removing clutter-like decorative pill companies and stuffed animals work just as well as more expensive methods. that's what lynn lewis did. she says she removes carp et cetera, replaced old furniture and bought the covers for her bed. >> incremental chambers are phenomenal. very impactful on your life. on your health. >> the thing with dust mites is that even when you do these things in your home to get rid of the mites they come back. and usually in about 30 days. so you do have to start all over again. in other words, you need to vacuum and do the hot water and you need to make sure you are keeping those covers tight on your pillows and mattresses.
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>> you can't see them so how do you know if they are back? you have to assume. >> assume. the doctor says within 30 days, the stations are completely back where they were if you don't keep it up. they just -- they live on your dead skin cells. >> they are very happy. >> good to know the pill and so mattress covers work. >> they do work. you don't have to spend a ton of money. just stay up with it. >> thanks, liz. good information there. changes coming. high on the pollen glide high on the pollen side. up from yesterday by about 40 grains per cubic meter with -- with the -- right now pine being the biggest offender. >> pine and maybe dust mites, too. you never know. >> don't want to see them. sunshine for you today with highs that have gotten up into the low 80s across the area. but again, quite comfortable with the dew point temperature at 53 degrees right now. and wind right now out of the
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south-southeast at 14 miles per hour. so let's go ahead and take a look at the weather maps across the -- right now across the rest of the area. we are at 83 degrees in sterling. 82 in la plata. 79 degrees for you folks south in quantico right now. again, wind that's mainly out of the south. we have a little bit more warmth there sitting down across dallas, texas, and close to 90 in brownsville. but no real high heat across the area. the reason for that is we don't have any big ridge of high pressure. no huge bubble of heat. the jet stream right now riding up to areas of wisconsin and around iowa. that's helping to power some of the winds with weather front that's making its way east and there is a severe thunderstorm watch that's up over that area. then the pattern from a bit of a bubble to bit of a dip in the jet stream, this sound. we will go from highs in the 80s to more seasonable temperatures for saturday. and then a real chill for mother's day as well as the
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beginning of next week. here's that one front that's getting powered by the upper-level winds and producing wind around the areas of wisconsin and indiana. then the second area front is stronger system that's going to come through our area late friday night. we will have two fronts in two days. stronger of which will be on friday. right now that system has been producing over the last 24 hours. quite a bit of wind damage. even one tornado report in eastern wisconsin. more across new england. so here we are in radar. there is that weather front for -- akron, ohio. severe thunderstorm watch is in effect. we might see some isolated strong storms around here on friday. so clear skies to start the day tomorrow. then we will get a few clouds. mostly sunny to partly sunny. the next two days. where -- there is an isolated chance of a shower or thunderstorm tomorrow and a better chance friday with the secondary weather front coming in. possible risk of severe weather, ohio to pennsylvania. the forecast for the evening. clear and comfortable. we will drop from 78 to 70
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degrees. by the time we get to tomorrow morning, mostly clear. not as cool. sun up at 6:05. high temperature like today, nosing just past the 80-degree mark. look at the weekend, wendy and jim. breezy with a high of 75. 66 on sunday. very nice because we have taken the rain out of saturday. sunshine for mom but chilly starting in the 40s with a high of only 66. back to april. >> all right. thanks, veronica. still ahead, teaming up on drivers that break the rules. we will find out why officers from all over the area are watching major roads today. >> sneak peek at d.c.'s new street cars.
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heads-up. drivers all over our area beware if you are going through one of those high occupancy vehicle lanes. >> police in maryland and virginia, cracking down on hov cheaters. hov awareness day. officers are patrolling the hov lanes on major roads and highways including i-66, 95, 395, i-270 and they are doing it during rush hour. hov users who don't have enough passengers in their cars, that means no blowup dolls, that's illegal, too. you can face fines between $90 to $1,000. that's a deterrent. >> let the air out. >> yeah.
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>> coming up on "news4 at 5:00," waters are finally receding in parts of the south. we will tell what you was discovered once the flood line went down. >> we are going to tell you about a reward being offered for anyone that can help find out who shot and killed a family's dog. >> i called him my son.
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welcome back. i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. >> coming up in this half hour, concerns increased about the oil spil spills' impact on wildlife. we are getting a new look at that volcano causing trouble in iceland. and someone killed a dog that was in its own backyard playing. >> that's our lead story at 5:30. ber was 4-year-old lab mix. he was killed in front of his own fenced in yard. like many pets, he was a member of the family. his owner is grieving as investigators try to figure out who fired the deadly shot that killed bear. news4's pat collins has our report. >> the damage was so severe that they had to put him to sleep. and i just wanted to know why someone shot my dog. >> reporter: that's sandra
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benson. someone shot and killed her dog named bear. bear was 4-year-old lab boxer mix. he slept on his back with his legs stretched out. and everybody in the family got a kick out of that. zran says bear was family. >> he was my child, you know. i called him my son. you know, when i -- i will call him mama's baby. he would run to me no matter where i'm at. >> reporter: this is where it happened, 5300 block of b street southeast. this how is it happened. april 30th. a big day for sandra. it was her 45th birthday and went out with her sister to red lobster to celebrate. it was dark. particularly dark because the street light here was out. miss benson's 17-year-old daughter let bear out in the yard to go to the bathroom. a few minutes later, she hears bear begin to gashg.
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she goes to the door to let him back in. there's a gunshot. bear is hit in the neck. the humane society called to the scene. they take bear to the hospital. but it's too late. the washington humane society is on the case. they are investigating trying to find out who is responsible for this act of animal cruelty. what happened there on b street was a crime. >> absolutely. felony in the district of columbia. >> reporter: someone who would do something like this -- >> statistically is more apt to do it to a person, too. >> i had him ever since he was a puppy. he didn't bother anybody. so -- i don't know. i don't know why. >> reporter: i'm pat collins, news4, washington. >> washington humane society offers a thousand dollar reward leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect in this case. members of the d.c. city
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council are united in opposition to arizona's new illegal immigration law. d.c. council member michael brown introduce ad resolution yesterday urging the d.c. government and the d.c. retirement board to divest itself of state and municipal bonds issued by arizona. the resolution also calls for making sure city funds aren't used to support conferences or events held in arizona. the arizona law was passed last month that requires police to question people about their immigration status if they are suspected of being in the country illegally. a virginia congressman is pushing for a resolution he hopes will bring teend dozens of international child abduction cases. congressman jim moran spoke out today about the loophole he says has prevented america from bringing children abducted by parents back from japan. japan refused to sign an international treaty on child abduction. that kept fathers like christopher savoi from seeing
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their children once they arrive on japanese soil. according to congressman moran, at least 121 american children are your currently being held in japan after one parent fled the u.s. without the permission of the other parent. >> still ahead on "news4 at 5:00," new incredible video of the crater from that very active troubling volcano in iceland. >> d.c.'s new street cars are on display today. we will tell you where you can check them out before they hit the streets. >> our temperatures are going to star falling. forecast coming up.
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breaking news tonight out of montgomery county. pedestrian hit by a train in germantown around 5:15 . the train that was involved has stopped. more from ashley linder. >> well, yes. brunswick lines are not running right now. they are setting up a shuttle service. they have not yet gotten that under way. metro is honoring the tickets. you can utilize that. unfortunately it will be nasty commute for drivers taking the brunswick line because things will be halted for some time. taking a trip towards the roadways. let's look at that. this is the issue on georgia avenue. actually shutting down georgia avenue southbound at wayne avenue. due to serious accident investigation. you can see a lot of flashing lights with that one. it will be there a while. elsewhere around the region taking a trip out of springfield, main line, very heavy this afternoon. nobody really utilizing the hov as you travel southbound.
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no delays to report in that stretch. as you con around the region we have trouble spots ruined the capital beltway. particularly congested this afternoon, both interand outer loop. tysons, college park. wendy, back to you. >> thanks, ashley. tonight we want to celebrate a special relationship our "wednesday's child" family had with an organization called c.a.s.e. families that have been made through our "wednesday's child" program. the therapy a lot of families need but especially those that have a lot of changes they are adapting to. barbara harrison takes us to meet a former "wednesday's child." we a we are catching up with zemora. >> reporter: it has been 13 years since we met zemora hoping for a permanent loving family. at 19 now, she is a college freshman, planning to become a teacher some day. she says those days are the
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little girl in foster care were not easy. >> placed me in one home and then -- three weeks later i would go to another home. >> reporter: seeing young zemora, lori webb decided to take a big leap and become a single adoptive mom. >> as a single parent it is harder than it looks on tv. >> reporter: that's where c.a.s.e. came in, center for adoption center and education. many parents are not ready for security issues children have even after adoption. >> even then they wonder is this going to be permanent for me. >> i was afraid of being left. i was -- didn't want to be left alone. >> reporter: realizing many adoptions could fail because of the unexpected issues of adjustment, for parents and child, the freddie mac foundation decided to make the therapy to all "wednesday's child" children that needed it. >> providing it for 12 years.
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>> reporter: the executive director debbie riley says zemor sxa her mom were one of the first with the convention's child" families to come for help here. >> that's what would dough, provide a safe, nurturing environment to help children work through the things that they need to work through. >> reporter: 18 months ago zemora gave birth to baby daughter. her mother has been there for her. lori webb says her daughter is an amazingly loving mother. >> she is such a good mother. so patient and kind. >> reporter: zemora says that's thanks to her mom. >> she showed me how to love. i never knew how to love anyone because i had never been loved myself. >> reporter: they both say this journey has been helped along immeasurably by the help they received here at c.a.s.e. barbara harrison, news4, "wednesday's child." >> if you have room in your home for any of the children featured on wednesday's child, our adoption hotline is waiting for your calls.
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1-888-to-adopt-me. >> when we come back on "news4 at 5:00," we will have live coverage of the oil leak in the gulf. >> coming up in sports, nationals third baseman ryan zimmerman joins lindsay live to discuss the team's first successful month of this season. >> street cars are about to make a comeback on the streets of the nation's capital. i'm tom sherwood. i will have the story coming up on "news4 at 5:00."
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of sexually assaulting at least one child. 47-year-old luis hoil asalted the child several times between 1999 and 2001. police say hoil coached soccer for the crystal city soccer club between '98 and 2003. he's now being held on bond at the arlington county detention center. federal officials are trying to figure out if the accused times square bomber, faisal shahzad, was acting alone. in the meantime, federal officials have tightened the no-fly list rules. airlines will have to check that list every two hours and that's a look a our headlines at this hour. we have dramatic new video of the iceland volcano to show you now. here is a bird's eye view of the volcano and its crater. scientists at the university of iceland along with scientists from the institute of earth science flew over the eruption today and as you may recall, the volcano began erupting last month and caused travel chaos all over the world grounding flights for a week due to heavy clouds of ash. the scientist who flew over it
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today say that it is still spewing ash. but not enough at this point to stop air travel. let's get a check on the stories we are working on for "news4 at 6:00." jim vance. >> coming up at 6:00, authorities looking for somebody that has been stealing from cemeteries in the area. stealing metal ornaments from the foot stones there. drivers already seeing heavy traffic in downtown washington. city getting ready to open up new bike lanes. that could create job lems. new information today about how chocolate might protect the brain. that's good to know. might be a useful -- good excuse. >> any excuse will do. >> works for me. hey there. >> hey over there. how is it going? >> you know, thank goodness for the nationals. >> just what we need. >> playing great. the stage really is all theirs at this point with the caps
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stanley cup hopes dashed earlier than expected. wizards tv radar. redskins not gearing up until august. d.c. united struggling. washington sports scene is there for the taking. so far the nationals literally stepped up to the plate. the guy sitting in second place in their division after a 14-12 start and don't appear to be fading any time soon. lindsay czarniak at the ballpark, nats and braves tonight. it is nice to see the guys having fun for a changes especially the ones that have been there for a long time. >> you are right. right now i'm joined by dash the face of the franchise. third baseman ryan zimmerman who just just told me he thinks this weekend could be a measuring stick for the real is fan support you have. why is this? >> no. i mean, you know, we have been playing good, i think. you know, waiting for a team to -- baseball team to come out and play well and put pressure on them to come out and watch and we are doing that. >> dan was saying that because obviously the capitals are down and have the skins. do you feel like this is your opportunity to mick an
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impression? >> yeah, i think so. we are the only thing going on in town now. and -- we are working hard. play good. we are trying to give them something to come out and watch. >> i was going to ask you about being the only position player last nature to not get a hit. i decided i wanted to talk about that. what's up with that? >> whole game without a hit. you know, that means i -- hopefully tonight i will get one or two. we have been play good. it is -- someone has to keep the game going. get some outs and get it going. >> give the other guys opportunities. defensively, though, you did turn the double play, obviously, that ended the game. we have seen what you can do defensively when you are able to turn plays like that. how satisfy sing that for you. >> that's -- that's what makes the defense fun. when you struggle at the plate or don't get a hit. you are the only one not to get a hit and maybe you can make a reply on field that helps the team win and do something that in the field to help them win. >> i know it is frustrating for you because you had to miss games because of injuries. the team, though, did well while you were gone. is that difficult to sit back and watch when that is going on? >> no, i would rather them do
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well than lose. but, you know, i think that shows how deeply we are. we have some guys that -- somebody gets hurt, has to miss games, they can step right in and team that lose -- win games and, you know, play just as good as if i was in there. >> what's going on on with this team this year? 14-12. i know you said it feels different. it seems like there's more cohesiveness and chemistry. >> a lot of fun. the more veteran professional team we have ever had, everyone knows what their role is. know what they need to do to get ready and so far we have been doing that. lot of fun and had some -- characters on this team that keep everyone loose and, you know, i -- winning makes everything better. but -- best group of guys we had since i have been here. >> you have grown up a little bit. or jim riggleman making you guys respond? >> i would say a little bit of both. jim does a great job of letting us do what we do. he doesn't get in the way too much. he's -- he is very simple man to play for you. you play hard and do your work. and you have fun. you go about it in a professional way and -- you
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know, we have a great team, you know, good characters for him to manage and -- go out and have fun and so far it worked great. >> last question for you as the leader of the team and be honest, how much have you been paying attention to the strasburg watch? >> be honest. strasburg watch. you know, we are all excited for him to get here. he's obviously very, very talented. and i think a bunch of us think that he could -- could produce and do well at this level now. it is important for him to go down there and do what he needs to do to get here and then -- once he gets here, then -- he will be here a long time. >> spoken like a true pr. >> he is. very well trained. lindsay czarniak, see you again at 6:00. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> a fun time, guys, to be abbaseball fan. weather good. playing this weekend. >> what a night. >> yes. the oil slick in the gulf of mexico is still on the move tonight. oily fill silver medal beginning to appear in wetlands near louisiana.
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>> there is hope that that giant dome will slow down the leak starting tomorrow. they have never tried that at 5,000 feet. jay gray is in buras, louisiana, to tell bus their late. >> reporter: i'm in arena you can see most of the boats behind me. idle again for another day. fishermen. they want to be part of cleanup effort here. to this point they haven't been able to get out. the coast guard officials were here today inspecting their vessels and making sure they are ready for the pass as you talked about. the huge dome, concrete and metal dome, left before today. headed out to the site. there is a lot of folks that -- late this afternoon, both bp officials and officials with the federal government are downplaying some of the expectations saying remember, this is experimental and never been done before. we expect to have problems along the way. they also, though, hope it will help corral some of that oil and take it to the surface to load into a waiting tanker. that's the latest on the situation here in the gulf. i'm jay gray.
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we had sunshine today. it was fowl day across area. why? because the geese were out. this family of geese in the windstone area. they honked as they went by. if you want to get your pics to me, i will get themon. isee@nbcwashington.com. we are a 82 degrees. we have sunshine across the area. later this evening, we will dip to 71. it is going to be clear. it will be comfortable this evening. 68 to start your day tomorrow. under mostly clear skies. the high is 83. and then for friday, 80 where we could pick up a shower or storm. here is a look at the weekend. breezy with highs dropping from the mid 70s to mid 60s by sunday. >> thanks, big disappointment for all the many, many people across the country who bought mega-millions lottery tickets. hoping to hit the big one.
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jackpot of $266 million was in the top ten at the richest in the history of the game. there was one winning ticket and it was sold in southern california. get this. we know the winner. to be more precise, we know of her. she works at the nbc station in los angeles. that's knbc 4. at least she did this morning. there's no word yet on whether she has given her notice. the circus is in town for a short stay. but they are hoping to create a more lasting memory for area youth. today members of the universal circus teamed up with volunteers to help revital iize berry farm center in northeast. several trees were planned. the basketball goals and backboards were restored, new benches installed throughout the park. back to the future for transportation in d.c. the city today officially unveiled a new streetcar that was part of the 37-mile system
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that will link all of the city's neighborhoods. >> it is all part of a broad effort to ease vehicle congestion. and air pollution, to. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: mayor fenty walked into the future of public transportation wednesday. showing off a modern streetcar that will be part of a 37-mile system over the next decade or so. fenty not yet 40, doesn't remember street cars. >> i am told, although i'm a native, i wasn't around with -- when the street cars were running. but that they used to run and people used to use them and used to be fantastic. >> reporter: d.c. embark order an ambitious effort to remake transportation for city neighborhoods. like eighth street in northeast. whelm under way for two years and operating streetcar in an area without easy access to the metro subway service. >> we are in a situation we realize we wouldn't sea create the wonderful urban environment we once had.
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>> future of the region and country is public transportation. make no mistake about that. that's the future. >> reporter: the city is still working out power systems that will minimize or eliminate many overheadlines. future riders like to plan. >> certainly people like them and more classic. and nostalgic and look well or look good. then certainly they are not polluting. >> reporter: you rode a streetcar. >> you are absolutely right, when i was growing up. they were very efficient and very effective way of mass transportation. it is a good idea. >> reporter: you welcome them back? >> i welcome them whack. it is a good idea. lit cut down the amount of fossil fuel that has to be used hopefully -- >> reporter: adding many more bike lines like down the heart of pennsylvania downtown. all designed to offer openings other than driving your car. >> in major city, nation's capital, in 2010, that would -- be almost prehistoric.
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you have to have lots of options. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news4, washington. >> in addition to h street northeast, the city is preparing a second line in anacostia. overall there will be eight different streetcar lines in the system. city officials say it may take 10 or more years to complete the streetcar project. >> they look cool, though. >> very cool. it will be neat when it is done. >> that's it for "news4 at 5:00." stay right there. "news4 at 6:00" begins now. officials at the university of virginia are expected to hold a news conference shortly about the murder of a student lacrosse player found dead in her apartment over the weekend. >> former soccer coach who worked with young students that is charged with sexually assaulting a child and police are concerned there could be more victims. working to clean up a massive oil spill in the gulf of mccompany using a huge funnel now to try to stop the
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