notifying his superiors the was a complaint from a former student that instructors had been provided cadets with test answers. in 11 exam given in the final wes before certification in 2009, all of the students scored 100%. on one exam, a student who was not even present scored 100%. the fraternal order of plice is the union representing police officers and instructors at the academy. >> i'm sure, i'm hopeful at the end of the investigation, it will be found there wasn't any wrongdoing on their part. if there was, i'm sure the agency intends on taking prompt and swift action. but at thisoint we're supporting our members. so the investigation, the orders are complete. >> reporter: here at count police headquarters, the police chief has been in meetings all afternoon discussing the investigation into alleged cheating. we were will that he would hold a news conference here at 5:00 p.m. but within the past hour, we

received an e-mail saying that the news conference has been canceled. and that the chief would issue a written statement later this evening. that's the latest from prince george's county pole headquarters. >> thank you. budget problems could cause firefighters in montgomery county to lose their jobs. the washington examiner reporting that 10 fire and rescue positions could be eliminated if voters reject a new ambulance fee in the november election. right now, customers are saly out of a store in wheaton, maryland, about an hour ago, an suv drove through the front window of the mattress warehouse here on veers mill road near the westfield shopping center. these pictures from chopper 4. everyone inside was evacuated and no one was seriously hurt. a contractor was digging in the ea and pierced the pipe. eight businesses including a car dealership don't have powerful so far there are no injuries.

a man allegedly armed with a machete barricaded himself in a silver spring house following what police called a domestic dispute. it happened around 9:30 this morning on haywood drive. after a 30-minute stand-off, police been in and arrested vun-year-old jose castillo. police say he threatened his 23-year-old daughter-in-law and her 6-month-old child with the knife. no one was hurt. it is a supreme court case that pits the right to grieve privately against the right to say what you want no matter how offensive. tonight the father of a fallen marine is askinghe highest court in the than to reinstate a $5 million verdict against members of aundamentalist church. nbc ns justice correspondent pete williams is live outside the supreme court. pete, the argument justices have to look at is when doesree speech give way to a person's ght to privacy? what did we hear on the matter

today? >> reporter: i think anyone who thought is case would produce a ringing endorsement of the first amendment would have been surprised by the argument. there were clearly justice who's were very bothered by the behavior at this funeral. justice ruth bader ginsberg whom you would normally think standing up on the side of the first amendment said this was exploiting a family's grief. that was the kind of comment. so you had at least three or four justices who were clearly trying to find some way to allow this lawsuit to revive. and no one on the other side saying, no no, matter what. the lawsuits like the suld never be permitted. so it would father justices are at least willing to give it a try. to try come up with some kindf rule. the hard part is how do you do that? one answer might be to say this was a private funeral. in the past, the court has allowed outrageous, offensive, hurtful statements against public figures. in fact the member of the

westboro baptist church from kansas tried to say that the father of the marine had become a public figure by talking about his family's sacrifice. that didn't go over very well with the supreme court. that may be the answer. they'll say when you have a hurtful speech targeted against a private individual, then you can have these kinds of lawsuits and the first amendme is no shield. >> the marine's family says the group wrote a hateful poem about his family on their website. that be us in this case? >> reporter: well, it was one of the reasons why the jury in maryland awarded the verdict. because of this quite offensive statement on the internet. that was part of the case. my guess is the clort say we'll set that aside. that has nothing to do with the funeral. the father of the marine said that was part yf this was so traumatic. he said it was so traumatic.

he said his father raised him to be taken over by the devil, it attacked him for being divorced, it attacked him for being catholic. the justice said it should limit what's on the internet. my guess is they will side step that >> it certainly has gotten a lot of attention. chief justice correspondent down at the supreme court. thanks so much. d.c. police are trying to catch aan who sexually assaulted on woman near washington circle. it happened near pennsylvania avenue. jackie bensen is live with the developments. >> reporter: we're not sure what to make of this. police have released very little information abt this crime. as up, the incident was reported about 1:40 tuesday morning. a 21-year-old woman told police, a plan forced sexual intercourse with her in an alley behind pennsylvania avenue nothwest.

now what is strange is that location is the garage entrance to the embassy of spain and it is literally crowded with security cameras. more than a half dozen of them. it is t clear whether the security cameras captured any images of this attack. because of the location's proximity to george washington university, there is a concern. is the victim a gw student? the university has not issued any type of alert to students which would it normally do student was a victim. the suspect is described as being about 5'8" or 5'9", weigng between 135 and 145 pounds with short dark hair. they say he was dressed in a black jacket and blue jeans and may have spoken to the victim in spanish. again, the victim told police, she did not know her attacker. back to you. >> all right. jackie bensen. thank you. there was heavy police presence at a funeral. jamal coates was murder last

ek following another funeral and police believe he was the victim of gang violence. >> reporter: a massive swing of grief and support dnesday morning as throng of people filed into the baptist church to say goodbye to 21-year-old jamal coates. mostf the funeral attendees didn't want to speak on camera but found other ways to honor a friend whose life was cut short. >> it is a tragedy to see this stuff happening repeatly. >> reporter: brian weaver runs a nonprofit and work with jamal last year. >> a funny, outgoing dreamer. >> reporter: he died on u street september 28th. he had attended the funeral of ashley mccrae. another homicide victim. police believ two rival gang got into a dispute and gun fire erupted. outside jamal's funeral, dozens of police officers in uniform and plain clothes. show of force designed to stave off any retaliation. meanwhile it featured a collage

ofhotos and the check of memories. >> every time we would engage with them, this was the first thing out of my mouth. i need a job. i'm trying to do this or that. >> reporter: police believe the growth he had showed. neither the congregation nor t pastor forgot the violence that invaded e community and took another young life. >> pastor bell hit the message home. we had just talked to him in person about stepping away from the violence. then it was a success. >> reporter: ews4, washington. >> d.c. police arrested 21-year-old brandon miller and charged him with killing jamal coates. police are still looking for one other suspt. the discovery channel stand-off last month has led to a conflict with some of the company's neighbors. days after that hostage inciden on september 1, discovery officials closed the gates to the public garden in downtown silver spring. according to the company's

agreement with montgomery county, that garden has to be op to the public during the day. a company spokesperson says discovery is conducting a security review and will work county official on the mat where thatsecurity review is completed. an injury suffered by redskins running back clinton portis may be worse than we first thought, folks. >> today head coach mike shanahan updated his condition. the new was not good. dan hellie is in our newsroom. >> reporter: he will be out four to six weeks with a groin injury. he had already ruled hielf out of that packer's game. but an mri showed it was worse than expected. they said he has a third degree separation of his left groin. he is coming off his best game of the series he turned the three paes. he got hurt in the third quarter and tried to play through the injury to no avail. overall, this haseen a very

disappointing season for portis. he's been will splitting carries. for the first time in his careerering it wasn't primary ball carrier for the redskins. here is the head coach on ct diagnosis. >> a temporary setback. they happen during the seas. he will get a lot of rehab here. hopefully it will be four weeks rather than six weeks but a third degree separation is off the bone. so that's quite soreight now. he was tough enough to go back in and give us everything he had. it's disappointing, working so hard and playing so well that he has that setback. he'll work hard and hopefully come back in the near future. >> off the bone does not sound good. if he misses six weeks, pois will be back for that week ten match-up against the eagles. >> tough. thank you. still ahead, a family fighting for justice after their

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prorngz county police are investigating allegationof a cheating scandal at the training academy. the investigation involves cadet who's graduated back in july of 2009. the "washington post" reports, all of them received perfect scores on several tests. a cadet says the instructor provided students with ansrs. the u.s. supreme court heard arguments today in a lawsuit against a kansas based church that protested outside a marine's funeral. the high court willecide whether the westboro baptist church can be sued and whether the marine's father can check $5 million awarded in an earlier suit in maryland. justices are expected to issue an opinion on the case early next ar. and heavy police presence at a murder victim's funeral in

northwest d.c. today. 21-year-old jamal coates was shot to death last week after attending a friend's funeral on u street. + say two rival gangs got into a dispute which led to shots being fired d that funeral let out. today's funeral ended peacefully. we have finally had a little bit have change in our forecast that we haveesperately needed. day after day, it starts getting to you. >> sunday, monday, that's four days. what do we need? four days of sunshine and warm temperature. how about that? >> that's how it. thing kind of equal out this time of year. october is normally the month wheryou're fighting winter, trying to take over from summer. we've had four days in the clouds and we're about to get four beautiful days in the sunshine. out there right now, mostly cloudy skies. a few areas of some sun. some sunshine here and there.

a couple of showers out there as well. 60 degrees. 14 miles per hour. then get it en cooler. the winds will stay up throughout the evening and into tomorrow as well. 59 in sterling. 57n frederick as well as over toward baltimore. 60 at the air force base and 60 down toward la plata. as well as the rain is concerned on live digital doppler, not much going on. trying to work into fairfax unty. that's about it. more out toward delaware and even more toward west virginia. these are trying to make eir way toward the east but most are starting out to fall apart. i'm not expecting much in the way of rain but you can expect to see a sprinkle. all because of the area of low essure that has been sitting there day after day after day. the good news is it is starting to move to the north and east and in behind it. we're ing to see some big changes. temperature today under that area of low pressure. cool into the 50s to around 60 degrees. look back to the west. 78 in st. louis. 78 in chica. that warmer air will start to move in during the day tomorrow.

there goes the low pressure. there goes the cooler temperature. re come high pressure. plenty of temperate and really just some nice weather over the next couple days. let's break it down for you. we're looking at mostly cloudy skies on the cool side and again, a sprinkle possible. most of us should remai dry. tomorrow morning you'll wake up to some cooler temperature. wel be warming up nicely as the sun does make i way up. expect temperature to climb to near 70. much nicer, a little on the breezy side. those 10 to 20-me-an-hour winds and there you go. four days of clouds leads to four days of sunshine. not just sunshine but beautiful weather th a high of 79 on saturday. 78 on sunday. you know what? just for you, i've only been here a month and a half but i like it so far. i'm throwing in five days of sunshine >> i'm a lucky gal. thank you. >> don't push it. >> i'm not. >> thank you. in 2007, the fda warned parentnot, not to give young

children cold and cough medicine. >> now nearly three years later, a new report is out showing a lot of parents still don't know about the dangers of giving these kids these drugs. doreen gentzler joins with us the news for your ealth. >> when our children are sniffling, sneezing, coughing, feeling allowsy, our first instinct as parents is to do anything we can to make them feel better. but health officials warn the medications we take as adults can be dangerous for young children under the age of 6. as cold and flu season approach, many parents are left wondering, at can we do when our children get sick? >> they had a fey. that's what we saw first. then they developed a cough which was a really deep cough in their lungs and kind of scary to herat. >> when two of her three kids came down with the floork she was concerned about treating they will. over the counter cough medicines

had been deemed dangerous for children under the age of 6. >> there was not much i could give them. we had to give a lot of tlc which meant we gave them chicken noodle soup, orange juice, as much as we could. >>hile she said she was aware of the recent change in fda guidelines on giving sxhids medication, a new study is showing nearly two-thirds of parents may have no idea of the risks associated with cough and cold medicines. >> i tell parents always, i remi them that medications have side effects. and cough and cold medications are not necessarily meant for younger children even though that'shat it says on the bottle. >> children's national medical center pediatrician dr. horn says side effects are increased heart rate and convulsion. there's also lite evidence theyven work. >> making sure they wash their

hands, that their children wash their hands. making sure they cover their cough. and when they cough, cough into thbend of their shoulder as opposed to coughing into their hand. >> for most young children, especially those at day air and school, itan be virtually impossible to avoid germs. she said when children do become sick, give them a fey reducer. the temperature is over 105. a lukewarm bath can help. when it come to coughing and sneezing, there isn't a lot parents can do. a humidifier can help. noncaffeinated tea can be soothing but for the most part, she said kids need to just ride it out. >> the wonderful thing about the body is that the things we do are for a reason. coughing helps bring up the fluid and the congestion and it helps the child to feel better. we don't recommend that you use something to suppress that cough because the body coughs for a

reason. >> they are thoeching avoid another bout with the flu this year so they're focusing on prevention. flshots, hand washing and staying healthy. >> we would much rather prevent than have t medicate once the cold or flu gets here. >> let's hope that's effective. when it come to giving any type of medicine, it is always best to check with your physician first. >> we want to help make kids feel better. >> specifically, what kinds have medicines are we talking about? >> and what age? >> the official ruling from the fda is kids 2 and under. i think a lot of pediatrician woz say, kids 6 and under you need to avoid these mecations. we're talking about very common over-the-counter medicines. decongestas, antihistamines, spectorants, the things adult take without thinking can really be dangerous for kids. >> thanks. when we come right back,

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a fast forward through headlines. a man barricaded himself inside a silver spring home after a domestic dispute. there was a 30-minute stand-off. police then arrested jose castillo. he is accused of threatening his daughter-in-law and her 6-montold child with a machete. no injies. days after the gunman took three people hostage at discovery, that company closed the public garden that it has for a security review. now others say it is violating

ith montgomery county. official say they are conducting a security review. they will talk about it when the review is over. redskins running back clinton portis will be out of action for the next four to six wes. he has suffered a groin injury in sunday's game against the eagle and head coach mike shanahan says he is sore right no the running back wll get the start while portis is out. let's look at our gorgeous weather. >> we're seeing some sunshine now in our studios. we'll be seeing sunshiner to next couple days. we'll call it mostly. most of the ea, humidity at 53%. winds out of the west at 14 miles an hour. it is all because of that area of low pressure. it continue to move to the nort and east away from the region. that's some great news. we may see a couple of light shower it. light showers early this evening into early tonight that's about it. overnigh 50 dgrees in d.c. and annapolis. 46 in upper marlboro.

mostly cloudy but then by the time the morning come in, we're looking at mostly clear skies. 73 degrees in the district. 74 in warrenton. around 71 degree it will be a great weekend no matter what you're doing. once again, my full forecast coming up in a little bit. the victim of a hit and run accident in montgomery county has died. >> it happened in the piney branch area of silver spring. police tell us they have a few leads but are hopeful the public will help track down the driver who fatally struck that victim. >> reporter: montgomery county police say they have no way of knowing why the motorist failed to stop at the scene but they urgently want to talk to that motorist to give the victim's faly some closure. ten days after being struck by an unknown motorist, she died om her injuries. she was the victim of a hit and run as she walk along the 8700

block of carroll avenue by new hampshire elementary school. >> witnesses said that the 22-year-old woman was walk in the streets and was struck by a car. the witness said she suffered very, very traumatic injuries. >> reporter: princess say enever regain consciousness after the september 25th accident. they are looking for a dark colored vehicle that was blaefd to be one. following. a 1994 to 1998 gmc skrumy. a chevy s-10 pickup truck or an olds obile. >> the vehicle should be suffering from some minor damage to the front right part of the vehicle. possibly in the right front headlight. >> reporter: police say they have a few leads in the deadly hi and run but they are hoping the driver will come forward. >> they may not actually be at

fault. part of the investition, we're trying to determine exactly what happened and we sure would like to talk to them. >> police saywhile witnesses have been extremely helpful in the hit and ru case, they're hoping for more information from the public. meanwhile, friends and family say they're devastated. >> jane, thank you. a serial burglar is apparently making his by to more homes and cars in prince william county. there have been seven break-ins and two attempted break-ins in the hay market area alone. investigators believe it could be the same person who has been burglarizing nome fairfax county. in most cases, the burglar goes in through an unlocked door window in the middle of e night. a warning to drivers in maryland. speeding through a construction zone going to cost you. state police have set up mobile speed cameras as part of the safe zone's proam. the goal, to get drivers to slow down so construction zones are safer for the work here's were

there and for the motorists. more than 100,00 citations have already been issued. the cameras will be used in work zones along u.s. 15 in frederick county and other locations including the icc zone. help is on the way to first time home buyers. 600 people are getting their down payment paid for free. it is part of the county's down payment on your dream program. more than $9 billion is available to get hses sold. the program helps neighborhoods hit hard by foreclosures bounce back. some unhappy voters are trying to promote a write-in effort for mayor fenty in november. he was defeated by vincent gray in thedemocratic primary. tom sherwood joins with us the latest drama surrounding decision 2010. >> reporter: there is virtually no chancthisan be successful but gray takes it seriously anyway. just after the accept 14th

kraukt primary, adrian fenty publicly urged all voters to back the winner gray. he is cruising to an expected victory november 2. but a nagging website has urged voters toably the fenty. this after a racially divisive result. the write-in facebook page has thousands of friends. >> i knew it was a long shot. i think it is still a long shot. we've hit a point where the facebook page has gone from a few people to order 5,000. i li fenty mainly because of educatn. i think he's done a tremendous job. it's a long shot but if the people want to it happen, it can definitely happen. >> reporter: fenty's staff says he is doing nothing to support a write-. in but to make it more complicated, the write-in promoter has good things to say as well. >> he's a good man and he's done a lot.

we like fenty. >> reporter: and gray said he would meet the write in guy. >> i would like the invite him to be a part of our team and les move forward together. >> reporter: gray has asked fenty to join him tuesday night in a meeting in area 3. anour he lost by 80%. >> the onus is on me at this stage. i think there are a lot of people who didn't vote for me who don't know me or don't know me with well. this is an opportunity to let people get to know me a little better. >> we asked the mayor's office if fenty will appear with hum tomorrow night but no word on whether he will. >> all right. thank you. coming up next, haggling for hotel deals. pick up your phone and could you score a great bargain. >> what do you get the person who hasering for the hospitals? nieman marcus is out with its

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temperature. winds out of the west at 14 miles per hour. some gusty winds as well. and actually, we're seeing some sunshine out there rht now in some areas. live digital doppler radar, not much in the way of rain. that's the good news. i wouldn't be surprised to see a couple areas, a sprinkle or two. our area of low pressure that has been dominating our forecast over the past couple of days. the cloud cover and those cool condions is finally beginning to move out. it is well to our nor and east and we'll contie to watch it move out. that will bring in some gat weather thursday, friday, saturday and sunday. high tomorrow, that said 70 but it should say 73. 79 on saturday. another great day on sunday. get out the jackets for tonight and the shorts for the weekend. >> aye-aye! >> the hotel industry didn't want you to know but the secret is out on how to get the best bargains on hotel room >> grant stingefield shows us how to fined the unpublished

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less than those listed onli. >> reporter: dey helped launch hotels.com. he has long known about the hotels' quote unpublished res. but until his latest venture, get a room doc, he has had to keep it a secret. >> take the time and pick up the phone and call. >> reporter: n his operators do the work for you. >> royal plaza in orlando for october 17th. for two nights. >> reporter: on those dates, price line lists it for $101 a night. >> $71. >> reporter: a simple phone call locks you in at a 30% discount. one of the best ways to get a deal is the easiest. ask the person working at the front desk for a room upgrade. get a suite like ts for the price of a standard room. if we have it available, we look at it as a way to win over a customer for life. >> reporter: hotel insiders all agree workotel occupancy rates at an all time low, the door is open for hotel haglers.

>> serve looking for a deal and they're happy to give it if they ve the availability. >> if you don't get anywhere the reservations, they recommend you call the hotel directly and even ask for the general manager. >> they want their roo filled as much as we want a bargain. >> expect changes at camden yards in baltimore. the baltimore orioles is ending its contract with the company that currently provides concessions. they've been at camden yards since it opened in 1992. and orioles spokesman said the team was currently negotiating with other concessions companies. last year they warned state officials, more than 600 job would be in jeopardy if it lost its contract with the o's. in spts, dan hellie and the wizards draft pick. >> they had their first game lastnight. he did not play in the game. a lot ofuys didn't play.

he by far has the best smile on the team. you have to see this kid. what a great, great addition to the roster. number one orall pick. john wall had21 points. gull bert arena had 12 points since january. we know ose name. if you're looking for an underdog to root for, look no further than this player. as he defensive wizard from rutgers who is fighting for a roster spot. >> you could just call him h. his smile is contagious and after a few week, he might be the most likable player on the roster. he was discovered by a basketball coach in his native senegal in his early teens. he was a 6'9" association goalie who didn't know -- a soccer goalie who didn't ang thing

about hoops but quickly fell in love with theame that would change his life forever. >> we started dribbling. trying to catch ittism didn't know the rules. it was really bad. at first. so i really started enjoying it. i was a little quiet before that. being on the court, i felt like something was coming out of me every time i did something. i touched the rim or something. this is fun to me and i started talking. and he hugged me a lot. as you got better in basketball, you got better with people. >> oh, yes. a whole lot. i would say probably the best, the reason i talk so much. i could go on and on and on. >> reporter: with his parents' blessing, he left home at 16. he came to the united states by himself and learned english in about three monthsby listening to music. he then became a top recruit in high school. and decided to go to a

nonbasketball power in rutgers because he wanted to be remembered. after some trying time at rutgers,e was named big east defensive player of the year as a senior. >> if you really love your team and your tale mates, you'll give it all you have. as i always say, hard work paid off. i graduated and the nba is the next step. >> now he is hoping his ferocious play with help him win a rter spot on the wizards. he will never forget his roots, saying he plays for all those who help him along the way. especially his mom. she still doesering for him including making his suits. >> i talk about that all the time. >> now you're in the nba. everybody has these people that

make their suits. that's a big deal. are you still going to wear your mom's suits? >> oh, yeah. they fit me perfectly. she doesn't even need the measures. i don't know how she does it but she is good. >> making husband mark on and off the court with the help of his mom. >> a ma many's boy and -- a mama's boy and he is just fine with that. it proves you can be on the urt and happy go lucky. >> that's a lot of fabric. let's get the latest on what's coming up at 6:00. coming up, aealtor made a disturbing discovery in maryland. they ran across what they thought was a pipe will bomb. and this come after banks were accused of foreclosing on home without even reading through paperwork. and president obama weared the highest military honor

posthumously. forobert j. miller. the pridentaid all americans safer today thanks to the actions of that medal of honor winner. we now have our tonight's wednesday's child. >> barbara harrison takes to us meet j.d. >> hi. j.d.? >> ye >> how are you? >> good. i'm excite. >> are you excited? i'm happy to hear. that i'm excited to be here with you at six flags. it is all decked out in cobwebs. at a place for grubs, suds and a show. >> are you scared yet? >> no >> we left the monsters hundred dollars fothe kinder face that was waiting for us. >> are you a magician? >> i am. >> that's awesome. >> i heard that you would lake to do some magic. >> yes. >> a pretty hot book. >> check it out.

it is just a book. >> j.z14 years old. if co-do a real magic trick, he would probably like the change some thing about his life so far. >> like so manyof our kids in virginia, justidn't have parents that could provide him the love and support that he needed. quite possibly because they didn't get the love and support they needed. >> are you ready? >> uh-huh. he is such a jovial kid. bright and anyone. >> and he is resilient, having spent so many years in foster care moving from home to home. how many times have you moved? can you count? >> about 17 times. >> the six flags fright fest show crazy characters. being a good sporte jumped rye in do you think would you lake to be a daerns, singer mark jig? >> yes, yes, yes.

>> he said he wouldike to invent video games someday like one where a kid could create the perfect life and family. >> if you created a mom and dad for your game, tell me what they would be like. >> loving, caring -- >> a magic kit from joe and tickets to come back hererom batman were a nice surpre for j.d. the biggest surprise was the crowd we ran into at the bumper cars. it cap off a day of laughter for a kid who deserves a little magic. news4 for wednesday's child. >> a

it's beginning to look a lot like christmas at nieman marcus. >> 3,2, 1! >> reporter: the nieman marcus christmas book is known for the kinds of gifts you can't find anywhere else. for the music lover, how about a ukelele made out of gous. >> he was an enthusiast. i saw it in the music store. it was a dulcimer made out of a gourd. i said i bet i can make that. >> there was the chevy camaro

convertible seen by theublic fothe first time today. the $75,0 nieman marcus edition has amber leather interior and up to 426 horses under the hood. this year mark the anniversary of the his and her gifts. if you're looking for a gift for yourself hrg about this houseboat? >> this houseboat was $250,000 and it is billed as the ultimate family retreat. and finally, topping the luxury list, the $1.5 million pool installation by the world renounceartist. >> the artwork is recessed below the surface and aquarium glass is placed on the artwork. you can walk on top of it and above it. it is really an opportunity to transform a swimming pool into a work of art. >> reporter: the creative process takes a year from start to finish. for the few who can afford it. >> think of the exercise.

that's it for news4 at5:00. news4 at 6:00 begins now. it looks like washington redskins running back clinton portis wl be side lined for weeks. a sexual assault and now a manhunt near the campus of the university. > and rumors to wrest about a possible obama/clinton ticket. we begin with a bomb scare in a prince george's county neighborhood. good evening. >> a bomb squ is on the scene of a home in prince george's county. a realtor discovered what appeared to be a bag full of pipe bombs. that discovery was made in the basement of a home on kentucky avenue. aaron gilchrist joins us with more on that. >> reporter: the bomb squad is still inside this house, trying to figure out exact what i is in that. they call