>> memories of a deadly rampage resurrected. >> it's heart breaking. we're all just distraught about it all. >> good evening. i'm doreen gentzler. >> tonight officials say the dash board camera was rolling as the gunman opened fire and shows the officer still inside his car. meanwhile no news on the identity of the shooter but the virginia tech community is in shock. shomari stone is there and has more now. >> reporter: there is relief that this is all over but there is a somber mood over the tragic loss of this campus police officer. addne ne

sadness surrounds at virginia tech. >> it's heartbreaking. we're all just distraught about it all. >> today tragedy again struck virginia tech in a wanton act of violence. >> reporter: police say before 12:30 this afternoon a campus police officer made a track stop in the coliseum parking lot. then a separate man not affiliated with the stop shot and killed officer krause while he was sitting in his police car. >> our hearts are broken again for the family of the police officer and we extend our deepest sympathies and condolences. >> the individual involved in this shooting incident fled the crime scene in the direction of a second crime scene that was located near the i lot, which is near the duck pond. >> reporter: it's also known as the cage. around 1:00 police say they found a suspicious man in that

parking lot behind me. moments later he was shot and killed. police say they found a gun by him but investigators say that police did not fire the shot. if it's klan if here died from a self-inflebd gunshot wound or if there was an exchange of gun fire with officer krause. while directs interview witnesses, examine the shooter's background and try to determine a motive, these students mourn over this tragic loss. >> i feel really bad. all our heart are out to them, we're all praying for them. >> now officer krause was 39 years old. he leaves behind a wife, five step children, a wife, and a brother. they're trying to see if there was a connection in the past between the suspect and officer krause. they're expected to release more information over the coming days. i'll be live out here tomorrow morning at 5:00 to bring you the

latest update. live, i'm shomari stone, back to you. >> today's shooting brought back awful memories of april 16th, 2007. a rampage started in cho's dorm and ended two and a half hours later in an academic building. university was criticized about not notifying students quickly of the first attack. the school was fine $ and was if dc to appeal that when the shots rang out today. the shooting was reported just before 12:30 this afternoon. a lockdown report was issued at 12:37. campus figures isn't ot updates to students every 30 minutes and after it was determined the shooter was dead, the lockdown was lifted at 4:31 p.m. virginia's president said it all

worked as it should have. >> all the technology worked perfectly well. the individuals responsible for the additional functional areas have done a splendid job. i was very ploes with the results that occurred today in terms of notification to the community. >> campus is on lockdown. got the alerts. they worked fine perfectly. police just did their job. >> we hope you'll stay with news 4 for continuing coverage of the deadly shooting at virginia tech. we'll have a live report from the campus tomorrow morning. our coverage begins at 4:30 a.m. for updates any time of day, head to our web site. >> also in virginia today, a state trooper is recovering after a struggle with a man ended with gunfire. it happened this afternoon on i-95 in caroline county. derrick ward has our report. >> reporter: a virginia state trooper responded to report of a man walking along the highway. he encountered the pedestrian

and the trooper placed the man in his cruiser. then a struggle and then there was gunfire. >> the trooper and the suspect suffered gunshot wounds. the trooper was transfor theed by ambulance to the hospital. >> the trooper was seriously wounded in the leg. >> the suspect suffered serious life threatening injuries and he was flown by med flight to the hospital. >> it caused a miles long backup second on i- 5. there were some witnesses and that may have been a factor in the outcome for one of those involved. >> we did have a good samaritan that stopped to right-hander aid to the trooper and we were very thankful for that. >> the circumstances remain under investigation. both the trooper and the suspect remain hospitalized.

in caroline county, derrick ward, news 4. >> a scandal unraveling about how the remains of u.s. service members who made the ultimate sacrifice were treated. it follows an admission by the air force today the cremated returns of 274 men and women killed in action m unceremoniously dumped. some remains were sent to a land fill in virginia. the airs force said it has opened up a hotline and an e-mail account for concerned families. for one woman whose husband was killed in action in 2006, that's not enough. >> absolutely mortified. just i was so angry and i felt betrayed by my, you know, by these people down at dover. >> air force officials said today they will apologize to families involved but only if the families contact them. >> there is an alert tonight from the group in charge of keeping the skies over our areas safe. they say if you hear loud aircraft overhead between midnight and 2:00 a.m., you shouldn't be concerned.

it's because the north american aerospace defense command will be conducting training flights to test a warning system. f-16 jets and coast guard helicopters will be involved. >> president obama today said no one at the white house or on capitol hill should take a holiday break until a deal to extend the payroll tax cut has been reached. democrats and republicans have been fighting over how to pay for the tax cut. today gop leaders said they would pass the extension if a provision was included to build that controversial keystone oil pipeline from canada to the gulf of mexico. democrats are against that idea. the president says he would veto a measure if that were in it. the house republican version of the bill goes up on monday. the current payroll tax cut is set to expire at the end of this year. >> former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky is

free on bond tonight. this comes after he was arrested again yesterday on new child sex abuse charges. sandusky is on home confinement and must wear an electronic monitoring device. he's scheduled to appear in court on the first set of charges next tuesday. some the victims are expected to testify at that hearing. meanwhile sandusky's wife is speaking out publicly for the first time since the scandal broke. she issued a statement saying, quote, i am so sad anyone would make such a terrible accusation which is absolutely untrue. we don't know why these young men have made these false accusations but we want everyone to know they are untrue. >> coming up on the broadcast tonight, a search for two passengers who took a cab driver on a wild and unexpected ride. >> a massive fire at a maryland airport leaves more than a dozen pilots without their wings. >> and home coming for two marines back home from afghanistan. >> it's a chilly night out there tonight.

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the police are still looking for the man and woman who carjacked a cab and then were involved in a hit and run in montgomery county. police say a cab picked up the couple. shortly after they got in the cab, the guy was complaining about the driver and the way he was driving, started calling him names, got out, opened the driver's door, pushed the cabbie

aside and got into the cabbie's seat. he started driving up rockville pike and hit a car near old georgetown road and continued on to the target store in rockville. police say the couple got out at that point, walked into target and started shopping. >> why didn't the cab driver call police? >> we believe that both of these subjects were on him in a hostile way from the very beginning. and when he went for his cell phone at one point, the male suspect said it just wouldn't be a good idea. >> police say the couple never dipay the $18.50 fare and after shopping they reportedly took another cab home. >> this is all that's left of an airport hangar in cumberland maryland. nine aircraft were destroyed when fire tour through the building last night. eight fire companies from maryland and west virginia responded to put out the flames. officials say this fire cost $2 million in damage.

the cause of the fire is still under investigation and nobody was hurt here. >> a hometown hero got home just in time for the holidays. erika gonzalez was there for the emotional reunion that brought christmas early for one family. >> reporter: thanks a lot, vance. tonight a night one gentleman thought would never come, seven months in the making. after a 15-hour flight, his plane arrived at reagan national airport. >> it hasn't hit me but it's going to be the first christmas i will not ask for anything. >> reporter: he's been overseas in afghanistan, serving in the marines for the last several monies. it was his first tour of duty. >> i've had a dad and a brother over in vietnam but a son is very different. and we're just so thankful he's home. >> reporter: his mother admits there were days she didn't think she'd ever see her son again but with every prayer, a glimmer of

hope. >> i had to accustomed myself to the fact that any day we would get the knock on the door saying that he would not be coming back. >> reporter: but you didn't get that knock? >> no, we did not, but someone did. >> reporter: motley's father, a former marine himself, is happy to see him home but says he can see the effects of the war all over his face. >> he looks older, he's changed. >> prime rib from mike's american grill. >> reporter: it's a homecoming sure to be filled with hometown favorites but most of all it's going to make for themer merriest of holidays. he said there is nothing more than that an he could wish for than to be here with his family. >> a soldier from kentucky had a

unique way to surprise his family after returning from iraq. staff sergeant anthony huddleton showed up at his daughter's middle school pep rally dressed as the school mascot. his daughters had no idea it was their father under the big lion costume. they didn't expect him back home from iraq for a couple of weeks. huddleston's wife and the school principal helped out in the big reveal. >> that is awesome. >> a hanukkah celebration at the white house tonight. the president along with the first lady, vice president joe biden and his wife hosted the early celebration. more than 250 leaders from jewish communities all over the country attended the annual event. hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the holy temple in jerusalem. it lasts eight nights, begins at sundown on december 20th. >> colder temperatures out there tonight but at least it stopped raining and that's going to last for a while let's hope. >> we got 3.1 inches of rain. the normal for december is just

above that 3.22. >> so a month's worth in one day. >> so we don't need anymore for the entire month. it doesn't look like we're going to see any for probably the next week or so but things are going to get a little built colder out there and a lot of you have been waiting for the cold air. well, it's here. look outside right now. we're looking at most live cloudy skies, mid to high level clouds stream being in across the area but they will not mean any chances of rain. that's good news. high temperature today only made its way up to 45 degrees. the first day in the last 19 that we have been below average. we have been very, very warm but it doesn't look like that warm streak is going to continue and is not going to return any time soon. 38 degrees the current temperature right now, winds out of the south at about 5 miles per hour. 38 the warm spot across our region. not showing any rain across region. we're not going to see any return any time soon. this is the way the radar looked

last night. you can see the back edge changing over to snow. snow wasn't the big deal. it was the rain, three to four inches of rain across the area yesterday. today we cleared out nicely but starting to see some clouds move back across the region ahead of our next frontal boundary. that front will issue in cooler air. speaking of cool are air, everybody on this map right now below freezing with the exception of annapolis, washington and gaithersburg. it is going to be a very chilly night tonight. when you stepstep out the door, you're going to need jackets. by tomorrow we'll see more sunshine and i think a very nice looking friday ahead of our next frontal boundary. that will usher in a few more clouds for tomorrow but behind that we'll see cloud cover for tomorrow night and then we get into really chilly air. sat a day very much like what we saw today, sunshine and cooler

temperatures but saturday night into sunday, i think sunday afternoon the coldest sunny afternoon we have seen since february. that's the kind of cool we're talking about. cool for this time of year, not frigid, not too cold. clear sky skies, seasonably cool tonight. tomorrow mostly sunny, a great afternoon, especially for december. 44 to 51 degrees. 50 and sunny in december, that's pretty good. we're going to stay on the nice side during this weekend as far as the sunshine is concerned but look at the numbers, 45 on saturday, 43 for a high on sunday. some areas will most likely stay in the 30s all day on sunday and then we get back to 46 on monday. our next best chance of rain doesn't come until next thursday. and once again we kind of need to dry out here. biggest thing about the temperature, no real big

fluctuations. we're not going to go up, not going to go down too much. right about where we should be this time of year. >> imagine that. >> finally. a little quiet period. >> when our broadcast continues, the guy who made a big splash at the major league baseball meeting. >> he ain't no ball player. >> and we're going to tell you about a [ baby coughing ]

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talking about tonight. >> he's having a hell of a year, isn't he? >> he's a beast. remember last season when the redskins played the eagles on "monday night football"? it was an embarrassment. there was one play in particular that left fans disgusted, albert haynesworth on the field giving up. but if you watch closer, another player stands out, andre carter. the veteran did not give up. one reason these so respected. when the redskins switched to a 3-4 defense, carter was asked to play linebacker. while it didn't suit his talents, he still did the job. however, the redskins released him after five seasons. he thought his rear was over. that didn't happen. he revived his career in new england. on sunday carter will be back in town to face his former team. >> you know, i'm just going to go out there just like any game and just prepare for another great opponent. but at the end of the day, i

mean, of course there's guys that have relationships with workwise. i'd been there for five years so it wasn't just in and out there. been through some highs and lows and overall -- >> you talk about a class act and a guy that's taken advantage of an opportunity. i've always been pulling for andre carter because he's a guy that i think you guys would say, that, hey, pretty easy to get along with. >> i came here learning a lot from him. it's going to good to see him. haven't got a chance to see him ever since he left this team. he's having a good year so far. i'm happy for him and hopefully keep his mouth shut, which i know they're interrogating him right now. he just got to do a good job. >> andre, doesn't geon't give a the secrets. >> the redskins named stephen bowen as the recipient of the

team award. he has dealt with the death of his son who was born four months premature and his mother-in-law passed after battling muscular dystrophy. >> it means a lot my teammates recognizing, stuff i've been through this off season and pretty much the whole year so far. just been trying to stay strong for my family and just be the best teammate i can be. i'm glad they recognized i'm still trying to work hard and get it done on the field but i wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy, man. >> stephen bowen, certainly a remarkable man. when talking about bowen today, defensive coordinator jim haslet said "his courage is unmatched." >> the terps win by 75, the largest margin of victory in

school history. >> oh. >> later terps doing it on defense. lauren mincey creates the turnover. maryland had ten steals. sweet pass to mosley. eight terps scored in double figures. maryland crushes delaware state 108-33, improving to 10-0. >> nba news, the three-member trade that would have sent -- not happening. the league office declined to make the trade for basketball reasons. >> what's that man? >> basketball reasons we do not know. apparently some of the owners were not happy. they voiced their displeasure to the commissioner's office. they said we're not going to do the deal. >> wait a minute! >> new orleans is owned by the nba. now this deal is off, which to me sounds ridiculous. >> somehow that sucks -- or it

smells. >> fishy. >> yeah, it's fishy. >> give me a break. >> still to

if you have a dog you're going to love this story. if you don't have a dog, you're still going to like it a think. it's the story of a survival dog in texas. little diva was inside her house yesterday when there was a natural gas explosion. the house burned up. the whole family made it out

okay but they couldn't find diva. they thought sure enough she had to be dead. but don't you know this morning when the fire was out and the smoke cleared, here comes diva. >> she was between the pantry and the freezer and under a couple of hampers of clothes. she saw me and her eyes opened up and just picked her up and got her out. >> that is so cool. investigators still aren't sure what caused the explosion. they remind people, though, to call 911 if you ever smell natural gas. one of the most talked about incidents at major league baseball's winter meetings had nothing to do with baseball. it happened in a hotel lobby in dallas. man was walking behind the major league baseball tv set when he fell right into a reflecting pool. he was apparently lost in thought and didn't see the two foot barrier or the pool. we're told the man was not hurt and he had a good -- >> man down, man down!

>> there are surveillance cameras everywhere, aren't there? >> i kept looking for his phone to see if he's texting somebody. >> nobody gets away with anything. >> he'll never live that down. >> i think tomorrow will be a great day out there. it will start out cold but by lunchtime you'll be able to take off whatever jacket you have, as long as you have a sweater underneath. then cold this weekend, 45 on saturday, 43 on sunday and some very chilly mornings. we don't see another chance of rain till next week.

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