witness says that man was driving the car before the accident. >> we followed him for a few blocks, we get to st. john's and he is straddling the other lanes of traffic and he swerves over, he ran a stop sign and it was a light that we came up to answered actually stopped in the middle of the intersection. >> reporter: it's most concerning because they say the driver of that striking scar a prominent professor at georgetown law school, an expert in criminal matters. >> the fact that he knows better and he is representing a law school and he is teaching people about criminal law yet does this not -- does this law not uphold to him? >> reporter: the scene, 27th and military road northwest, january 24th, 7:45 in the morning. this bmw car stopped at a light when a man driving another car slams into the back.

about $600 worth of damage to the bumper, but for the driver of the car, it's a bone rap. >> i have bad whiplash, severe, severe headaches, could i not move my left shoulder, rotator cuff you can the pain went down into my hand, went to the doctor's twice. >> reporter: this is gail peg, she is a witness. she says she saw that striking car going down the road before the accident. >> i think it's very, very odd and i think that it's very unfortunate that he was driving all this way. he seemed to be aware that he was not driving safely but didn't seem to bother him. he seemed to think that he would be fine. >> reporter: the driver of the striking car identified as professor john copaseno, pictured here on the georgetown law school website.

now,professor, we emailed the professor, so far, no comment from the professor. i'm pat comes, news4. hundreds of dead birds mysteriously turned up along i-95 in laurel this afternoon, forcing some lanes to be closed for the cleanup. the birds were found between routes 212 and 198. the maryland state highway administration tells us they had to close the northbound lanes while krurs cleaned up the area, all lanes are now back open and no word on what caused the birds to die. the l.a. county coroner's office has now subpoenaed the medical and pharmacy records from whitney house answers doctors but the office says that is standard procedure in a death investigation. investigators found several bolts of prescription medicine in the hotel room where houston died on saturday but it will take weeks before the toxicology results are complete and the coroner's office can issue a cause of death. meanwhile, houston's ex-husband, bobby brown, says their daughter, bobbi kristina, is doing much better after she was

hospitalized for stress. now to charlottesville, where today, prosecutors rested their case against george huguely you the former uva lacrosse player charged in the death of his ex-girlfriend, yeardley love. some of his former teammates and friends took the stand today. they described some big changes in huguely's mood the night love was found dead. news4's julie carey join us from the courthouse with the next important face of the trial. jewelly? >> reporter: the prosecution finished its case today by calling five of george humely's lacrosse team nights the stand. some of them had been pal bearers at yeardley love's funeral and one of them in material remembers confronting george huguely in the early morning hours of may 3rd about a change in his demeanor, that was the time period just after the alleged attack on yeardley love. the prosecution ended its case with a piece of evidence it wants the jury to remember, a photo of a dead yeardley love, her eye darkened by a large bruise. prosecutors also returned to the hours before the 22-year-old's

death, calling five of george humely's lacrosse teammates to testify about his behavior on may 2nd and 3rd, 2010. their star witness, teammate ken clausen, who described yeardley love as one of his best friends at uva. clausen and the others said huguely began that sunday drunk and got increasingly intoxicated throughout the day. clausen says he was with huguely's room mate, kevin carroll, at huguely's apartment just after midnight when huguely walked in. clausen had been with huguely much of the day but testified "i noticed there was a change in his demeanor. he had a blank stare." clausen testified, "i asked him what's wrong with you? he said nothing. i asked him two more times, george, what's wrong with you? i got no response." clausen testified that huguely blind where he had been this evening. prosecutors say it was shortly before that encounter that huguely went to his ex-girlfriend's apartment, kicked in her bedroom door and attacked yeardley love, leaving her to die. but roommate and teammate kevin carroll remembered that night

differently, a far more reluctant witness, he told prosecutors he didn't notice anything unusual about huguely. said carroll, i just thought he was really, really druchblg the defense started its case, calling a toxicologist to the stand as its first witness, dr. al phones pokehis testified that yeardley love's blood alcohol level was closer to .16 or .17. his testimony contradicts state's toxicologist who said it was .14. said pokehis, her emotions would be out of control he also said love's coordination and judgment would be impaired. and coming up at 6:00, i will tell you about a heated moment in the courtroom between the prosecutor and that first defense witness. for now, reporting live from charlottesville, i'm julie carey, news4. >> thank you, julie. for the first time, metro is publicly taking responsibility for the deadliest crash in the transit system's history. metro and three equipment companies that provide equipment for metro admitted legal

responsibility for the accident that killed nine people on the red line in 2009. the move is expected to shorten the duration of the trials that could be starting next month in two wrongful death lawsuit against met role metro also settled seven other lawsuits filed by families of the victims. terms of the settlement why have not been disclosed. according to the associated press, similar cases have settled for millions of dollars. metro says tonight a power problem, not a mechanical issue, kept brand-new he is school tlarts foggy bottom station from working earlier. all of the escalators there were out of service for part of the morning rush hour today but they were working again after electricity was restored. metro spent nearly $6 million on those escalators which have been operating since november. well, let's turn to the weather now you lots over blue skies but don't get used to it about to do a disappearing act on us.

>> yeah, r an-- rain is coming in, right, doug? >> yes, could be followed by snow and wind. beautiful sunshine all across the area. another magnificent afternoon. current temperatures right now sitting at 52 degrees, wind out of the north, nine miles per hour. take a look right now, current temperature, 50 in leesburg, 54, manassas, around fredericksburg, temperature there, 56 degrees, charlottesville coming in nearly at 60 degrees, yes, you guys are right. there are big changes there are some big changes making our watch rain approaching the area into portions of kentucky, ohio and indiana. that rain will move in closer to our region overnight tonight and into the day tomorrow, tell you when we expect the rain to move in. temperatures dipping down to 39 by 5 a.m. i think we will stay dry for the

morning rush house, i don't think that reason will be cat ca -- the case for the afternoon rush hour. i will have that in the full forecast. congress agrees on a payroll tax cut extension. the deal is not finalized but the cut and jobless benefits is expected to be extended through the end of the year. the plan came together last night after house republicans drop their demand that the extension be paid for with spending cuts a vote in both chambers comes as early as friday and without this, the payroll tax does have gone up on the first of march when the current cuts expire. >> president obama will sign the extension as long as it reaches his desk. meanwhile, he was in milwaukee today to talk about manufacturing jobs. he visited this masterlock plant. the company recently brought 150 jobs back to the u.s. from china. president obama said congress should change the tax code to reward companies that create jobs in america and end tax breaks for companies that move jobs and profits overseas. >> and i'm not gonna lie to you

guys, you know it, still a long way to go before everyone that wants a job can find t when you are out of work, that wears on you. it's not just the income, it has to do with your sense of place and your sense of dignity and ability to support your movie, the pride you take in making a good product. we don't just do it for a paycheck h. >> the president says another way to support american jobs is to make it easier for businesses like masterlock to sell their products all over the world and he says his administration is on track to meet his goal of doubling u.s. exports. cost of the damage done by that 5.8 quake in virginia last summer is still adding up. now, tense of millions are needed for the recovery efforts above ground. one virginia town in talkier county is dealing with a major problem. since that quake, 1300 residents in bealeton have not had clean

drinking water. news4's melissa mollet reports. >> i basically avoid the water all together. >> reporter: lisa rogers and friend debra leonard are among the 1300 residents under a boil order since october. since then, they have been lugging jugs, avoiding their icemakers. >> i'm afraid to use the ice with the e-coli. >> reporter: limiting laundry cycles and buying bottles of water. >> you have to have drink water, cooking water. >> reporter: the ban was put in taste went well revealed bacteria. >> went earthquake happened it shook the well and maybe crack ready the grougt. >> reporter: that crack let surface water in and contaminated the water supply 400 feet down with coliform bacteria and e coli. the rogers, it isn't just frustrating but costly, between buying water and her water bill, she is shelling out $90 a month. >> i think they have nerve sending us a water bill every month. >> reporter: crews worked on the old mint brook well to my right

here for six weeks with no success. then they had an idea, start work on this inactive well. they built a new water line and say with health department approval, this well could be working within a week. >> and it was either put another well new source on or put a treatment system in which would have been far more extensive in time and money. >> reporter: coming up with a fix and test the water took months. >> it would have been nice had somebody kept us informed. >> reporter: schools that had to boil water in the cafeterias. gas stations bear taped over ice machines and warnings and at this dairy queen. >> fill up with however much water we need, sits on the flat grill, heats all day long. >> reporter: the health department says the latest tests are spektsded this afternoon. the county plans to offer the residents a 1,000-gallon credit on their next bill that amounts to about $15. in bealeton, virginia, melissa mollet, news4. when we come right back on news4 at 5:00 tonight, we have an update on our i team special

report a driver racks up more than $20,000 in parking tickets for cars he doesn't even own. tell you how it happened and how our story is changing the way d.c. ticket writers operate. plus -- >> said stop or i will shoot you and i fired my 50 onto the ground as a warning shot. >> a man hears his neighbor being robbed and he takes matters into his own hands. and an unusual health food craze. we are going to

remember our chia pets, used to pure water on them and a prize would appear before your eyes. the seeds are loaded with protein and omega 3 oils and some say it may improve appearance, jim handly. here is the story. >> reporter: is the gag gift we have all come to love, they come in all shapes, but now the funny gift is a good food? >> i'm not so sure about that. >> reporter: don't eat your chia pet it is the tiny little seeds the new hit in the health food industry. >> different, you can say that. never heard about it. >> afraid what it might start growing on the inside.

>> reporter: the same seeds from the famous mossy green plant. >> tastes great. >> reporter: we found carrie anderson, a trainer at lifetime fitness. >> chocolate chunks. >> reporter: mixing up chia pudding. >> a lot of protein in it omega 3 content, healthy fats and oils. >> reporter: quickly becoming a little super food, the seeds are sold at nutrition centers and stores, we found the seated walgreens and even ray rice swear by them. >> wall nuts, calcium. >> i like omega 3s, i thought about trying it. >> reporter: high in fiber, throw protein, some say keeps you feeling fuller longer. >> try it once, doesn't hurt, right? >> add it into yogurt, into soups, add it into pudding. >> reporter: experts suggest give chia a try. >> put something on top here, might just give it a try. >> actually, this is a very serious food group because it is full of protein and omega 3s.

chia seeds are full of that and also have fiber and there's little evidence they lead to significant weight loss. nutritionists do say they are a healthy addition to most diets. i have that chocolate pudding recipe and once it is cooked it has the consistent so i have a at that point yoke ka. >> won't make your hair green or anything, right? >> no won't make your teeth green. it is a nice plant-based super food. >> this is two days in a row with super foods right before we cut into weather what are you trying to tell me? >> saying we need to fortify ourselves for this weather that's coming. >> oh, good. very nice. >> there you go. >> she is good at that. >> i know what i'm doing. >> ribs will do that, too. >> big steak i had. show what you is happening outside right now, we are looking at yet another gorgeous day. it really is just simply amazing how well we have done as far as the winter has gone thus far. temperatures today reached the high so far of about 53 degrees in the district, some areas

close to 60 down to the south. right now, a current temperature of 52 degrees, wind out of the north 9 miles per hour. temperatures, 52 in manassas, 56, fredericksburg, 58 toward charlottesville, 48, cooler back to the west through winchester, only 46 in hagerstown. storm 4 radar all clear right now around our area but doesn't take your eye very long to get back to the west. we are looking at some of that rain beginning to make its way through cincinnati and then a bigger area of rain through st. louis and down through memphis and big-time storms south of the memphis area, portions of mississippi, all of that rain is going to be making its way our way tonight and into the day tomorrow but today, high pressure, we saw some sunshine out there today, you know that. tonight, the clouds move in, by tomorrow afternoon, just before he be, i think, getting in on the rain, you will need the umbrellas during the day tomorrow, it will be a fairly rainy day most of the rain will stay on the light side as you make your way through the afternoon tomorrow.

could be a light to moderate shower from time to time. not expecting any real heavy rain it is going to make its way toward the gulf of mexico, going to have plenty of gulf of mexico moisture but where it goes from there is going to be a key factor in our weekend. if it takes a track, a little bit farther to the north, talking about a storm that gives us a higher chance of snow and rain across the area. if it stays to the south, we are talking about a track where we almost get nothing at all with only a glancing blow of snow in some of our southern areas, i, right now, think this will go somewhere in the mild and sunday, get a little bit of both, rain and snow, which are we going to see more of? right now, it could actually be the rain, for you know?

lovers out there, at least we have a chance for a big storm, big coastal storm this weekend. we will continue to watch it closely. clear skies, 45 to 49 degrees, wake up tomorrow morning, looking pretty good, on the dry side for the morning rush, temperatures 32 to 39 degrees, we move on through the day tomorrow, don't forget that umbrella when you step out the door, periods of rain, light, 47 to 52. there is the next four days for you, showing a great day on friday, saturday looking good, too. sunday, a temperature of 45 with that potential coastal storm. even though we do get snow, temperatures the next couple of days in the 50s. we won't see problems initially. a real big storm to get road problems. >> thanks, doug. 17 years ago this summer, we were reporting on the worst mass murder in montgomery history, the goff family of potomac, maryland, murdered in their home, a fer and his three daughters.

his wife, erma goff and son, scott, survived because they were out of town, she was faced with something most of us fortunately will never have to endure, rebuilding your life after that, moving on. how did she do it? >> i was lucky to have my son. i was lucky to be functional. i focused on that, what i had, not what i didn't v do i miss my family? absolutely. does a day go by i don't think of them, i don't pick up something or talk to somebody and think about them? doesn't happen. just doesn't happen. silly things, you know that remind me of david and the girls, but you have to -- you have to move forward. you can't -- you can't be a victim. >> tonight on news4 at 11:00, you can see my full interview with erma goff as she describes that journey back to life after those awful deaths. she is a remarkable, gutsy woman

who has a story that may surprise you. please join in, tune in tonight at 11:00. when we come back on news4 at 5:00 tonight, the first lady announces changes designed to make it easier for military spouses to get a job in a new state. and what's your workout? [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices

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well, spin class is tough enough but imaginecycling with weights in your hands. >> a hybrid spin class called the full body ride is promising to give you a total body workout in 45 minutes. with he check it had out. well, we didn't but asked some people who check it had out, what's your workout? >> one, two, one, two. strong, strong, strong. >> the complete body ride is a hybrid ride, so you we have about 30, 35 minutes of cycling. we do 5 to 7 minutes of upper body workout, take dumb bells, 2 there two, three or five pounds, we will do shoulder presses, tricep extensions, chest presses with dough just about everything a lot of us are really busy and we can't do weight and a cardio class at the same time. we do the lower body in the cycling class and upper body in the upper body circuit get a whole body workout in 45 minutes. everyone starts with two pounds,

even the guys are like two pounds, you know, i can do more than that, but they are dying tend so we go nonstop hard. because we are also pedaling at the same time and some resistance on your lower body, you are working your core. >> a great way to get a workout in, 45 minutes, total body workout, cardio weights and you can get right back to work. >> just kind of a nice break from spinning for an hour or 45 spinning. it provides some diversion. >> i saw the weights, like two pounds, okay, but when we started adding those in, it was a really hard workout. i used to do football and swimming in high school, we never did arm workouts like that. >> you can get a spin class or cycle class at any gyms, we want to offer something different, something you can't get anywhere else. >> thank you so. >> does watching count? we burned off a few watching that. >> keep thinking that.

that's our workout. resolve cycle studio is in arlington, besides that full-body ride, they offer the bar ride where you do cycling and you follow it by using the handle bars of the bike as a ball ballet barre. waiting for a margarita ride. >> learn more about the full-body ride and what it is like to try out go to nbcwashington.com. when we come back on news4 at 5:00 tonight, the legend of the crime stopper. >> everybody, like, come up, they want to see the crime stopper, they want to see if it is really true, the crime rate really go down. >> how a teenager's basketball skills are stopping criminals dead in their cracks. lawmakers in virginia considering one of the most restrictive abortion bills in year

you see what the sun is giving to our city now, a beautiful reddish-orange glow across the city monuments a beautiful evening, nice night to get out and b tomorrow, however, not beth day to get out and about unless you have one of the really big umbrellas, you will need it tomorrow a lot of moisture making its way.

see rain move in. show you when that rain moves in in a couple of minutes. >> doug, thank you. the morning continues today for a fallen alexandria paramedic. this afternoon, hundreds gathered for joshua wiseman's wake. he died in the line of duty last week after falling you from an overpass on i-395. news4's erika gonzalez is live in alexandria with more on those who were remembering him today. erika? >> well, the viewing began just a few minutes ago at 5:00 to be exact. if you take a look behind me that is the everley wheatley funeral home, where the viewing is going on. already a multitude of people have showed up. traffic is obviously going very, very slow here on braddock road. the viewing started at 5:00 and will go until midnight tonight. outside the funeral home, flowers line the wiseman's ambulance, unit number 206. his helmet and jacket on display, surrounded by pictures and thank you letters. hundreds of firefighters,

friends and family and community members alike have come to see their hero at rest. he was responding to car fire and three-car collision last wednesday when he fell from the overpass of i-395 about 20 feet into the creekbed of four mile run and share lington. wiseman suffered a severe head injury and died the following day. just before entering the everley wheatley funeral home in alexandria to pay his respects to the fallen paramedic, wiseman's brother, gabe, spoke briefly to our cameras. >> if it's possible to taking any pos positive out of something so tragic, it would be how thankful we feel that there are people like josh who are unflinchingly there in the most trying of times for those they know and those they don't. all of us should be thankful for those like him. >> reporter: again this is going on until midnight tonight this is braddock road in alexandria, stop and go traffic, police are doing their best to handle it,

road closures will not go into effect until tomorrow, however it is still very, very slow around the area. funeral services will be tomorrow. they are going to start at 1:00. it will be at beth el hebrew congregation in alexandria followed by the burial at ivy hill cemetery around then following that will be a celebration of life, however, that location has not been determined yet. we will have more coming up on that in just a few minutes n alexandria live, erika gonzalez, news4. >> touched so many lives. thank you. thousands of firefighters are expected to be attending those services tomorrow so several roads around the everley wheatley funeral home will be shutdown intermittently between 10 in the morning and 4:30 in the afternoon. drivers want to avoid jani's lane, seminary road, van dorn, braddock and king street during those hours. the services are also resulting in early dismissals from alexandria schools, george washington middle, hammond mild,

minihoward, tc williams high and douglas macarthur elementary close at 12:35, all other schools let out at 1:20. the debate on gay marriage in maryland has been delayed until at least tomorrow. supporters agreed to lay over that bill, folksily bringing it up for debate in the morning. governor martin o'malley said this week he was looking for a couple of votes so he could pass this measure, however, he lost a crucial swing vote today. patrick hogan, a republican from frederick, says he will now not support this gay marriage bill. language moving through the virginia legislature is drawing attention tonight from both sides of the legalized abortion debate. it has already gotten approval in the state house. and as news4's derrick ward reports now, it will require women who undergo abortions in the commonwealth to first have another medical procedure. >> it is one of several pieces of legislation moving through the virginia legislature that could drastically affect availability of abortions in the state it would require that a woman undergoing a termination

of her pregnancy must first submit to having a sonogram done. the bill's language stays is another piece or add-on to the state's informed consent law, but those opposed to the bill say it is an intrusion by government into the examining room. >> there is never a medical basis for legislators to pretend they are doctors. medical care is between a woman and her doctor. >> the bill supporters stay would help confirm things like the gestational able of the fetus but there is a concern that since in the early table stages of a pregnancy the standard kind of ultrasound done from an external application to the woman's abdomen won't work, the bill mean there is has to be a more invasive procedure done. >> this informed consent ends a 24-hour weight period after a sonogram. it means a patient has to come back. travel if she is 99 miles away, she has to travel another 99 miles and that's something that people are missing. >> reporter: the bill does have provisions that if a woman lives the least 100 miles from the

facility where the procedure is performed, the termination could be done within two hours of the sonogram. if the procedure's an emergency termination, the sonogram is not mandatory. spores say another way to ensure that decision to terminate a pregnancy is made with as much deliberation as possible. opponent says it is more government intrusion. >> they are focusing on basically an all-out assault on women's health. >> reporter: the measure passed the state house of representatives by a vote of 63-36. derrick ward, news4. when we come back on news4 at 5:00, a man racks up 20 grand in parking tickets for a car that isn't even his. we will tell you how to happened and how our i team report has changed the way d.c.'s ticket writers are doing business. holding his hands up and saying, please don't shoot me. saying, please don't shoot me. >il, any luck finding a car?et

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tonight's wednesday child is a young man you met before. john day was featured a few months ago and continues to wait for a permanent, loving adonative home. >> with he like to make sure every child has a chance to find their forever family so we decided to give you a second look at john day's story. barbara harrison visited with him at his school not long ago. >> so great to see you, john day. staff at the wsc pediatric center were happy to know that john tay was going to be a wednesday's child. he has lived at the center for most of his life and almost 8 years old now, they are hoping

he may soon find a permanent family to love him and help him grow and develop. >> so glad to meet you. somebody looks a bit tired. did they make you up to come meet me? he got started early for both of us but the staff here says john tay is used to getting up early to go to school each day. >> he participates in occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy at school daily. >> reporter: she says he loves school and looks forward to going every day. horse makes a funny noise noise, huh? >> he likes to communicate everything through his facial expression and some sounds. he can be very happy and jovial and he can have his off days, like any other child. he loves for you to hold his hand to talk to him and rub his back. >> are you happy today? i'm so glad to meet you. i'm happy to be here.

staff members are happy to think that maybe through wednesday's child, john tay will have the chance of a loving family, something every child deserves. >> the one-on-one time he could get from having parents or a single parent take care of him would be really great for him. >> i'm looking for a family that is able to incorporate those needs into just a loving household that can give him laughter and a lot of one-on-one attention. >> so glad i got to see you. you enjoy the rest of your day okay and i look forward to seeing you again. barbara harrison, news4, for wednesday's child. >> if you have room in your home and your heart for john tay or another child weight, please call our special adoption hotline. >> that number is 1-88-to-adopt-me or visit our homepage, nbcwashington.com. after break, we have got some changes in the weather, getting ready for some rain. would you believe there is a high school basketball play here is helping to cut a city's crime rate simply by taking to the court?

okay this is the parking ticket headache, tens of thousands of dollars in fines. but wait, none of them are for your car. >> happened starks reality tonight for one local man who called the news4 i team desperate for help. the i team's tisha thompson is here with what she found. tisha? >> jim, people call the i team tip line all the time with the parking problems but one guy really caught our attention when

he told us a story about what happens when an old joke goes sour. there are things danny white really loves, the redskins, his red chevy and a good joke. >> have fun. >> reporter: 25 years ago, danny wanted of a little fun with his vanity plate which reads no tags. >> they see my tags, oh, you from d.c., i like your tag. >> reporter: well, almost everyone. >> don't get the joke. don't get t. >> reporter: because now the joke is on him. >> i got enough tickets here to plaster the whole car. >> reporter: 300, 500, $700 for overdue tickets, because if the city finds an abandoned vehicle or a car missing its plates, guess who gets it, danny white. >> it had been over -- over $20,000 with the tickets, over 20,000. >> reporter: tickets for fords, hondas, dodges, even a vespa. every few months, he has to take time off from work to go to the courthouse to get the tickets dismissed. but since danny drives a chevy

avalanche, anything marked chevy is still his problem. >> how am i gonna prove that it's not mine? they say they don't know. you don't know? it's your system. figure it out. i don't know is not an answer. i got to get this done. >> reporter: his record at the dmv is so long, he says he can't renew his license or his registration. let me call channel 4, help me get this squared away. >> reporter: for two months, the news4 i team swam through an alphabet soup of government bureaucracy because d.c.'s dmv, they sent us to dpw who then sent us to d dot who sent us right back to dmv who told us their computers are not set up to red flag problematic tags like danny's. >> when customers do submit a ticket for adjudication, we don't track what their reason is so there's simply unfortunately no way for know that information. >> reporter: but dmv director lucinda baber says after we

called, she sent out a notice to all the different agencies who write tickets about a new protocol to help danny. >> if there is a truly a car that is not currently displaying a license plate, you cannot write no tags. you cannot write none. >> reporter: instead, ticket writers must now use the last six digits of the vehicle's vin number and mark the state as an xx. >> it was funny at the time but now to the point, hey, i lose too much time off of this. >> reporter: before we let him drive away you we had to ask, danny, why don't you just change your tags? >> everybody asks the magic question, why down the get rid of them, are you gonna pay for me a new tag, they say no. i said, well, no need for me buying tags that i already have. if you pay for it i will change it. if not, fix the computer. >> danny may end up getting new tags whether he likes it or not. the dmv director says in addition to the new ticket writing rules, she is thinking about recalling danny's tags.

along with other confusing vanity plates, an example she gave us was none as n-o-n-e, to avoid the problem. >> they did clear -- how has a clean record? >> add clean record when we last talked to him but you know, it happened so quickly, he gets so many tickets so fast, he says every two to three months he has to go down to the courthouse answered has pages on his record. >> wow. i would change -- change the tags. >> he says if they pay for t. >> all right. >> we will see what happens. >> that's fair. >> thank you, tisha. let's get the word on the weather and it is changing on us, folks. tomorrow, huh, doug? >> tomorrow, need those umbrellas across the area. don't put those away too fast after rain stops tomorrow, looking a at potential for a storm this weekend. out there right now, storm four radar, see where that storm is making its way towards the area, a lot of moisture between chicago down around the new orleans area, thunderstorm activity, louisiana, texas, that making its way our way and it

will be here tomorrow. show you how, by around the 6 a.m. hour tomorrow, don't expect rain rush hour, by tomorrow afternoon, to.morning, 10, 11:00, see that rain moving on in, just before he be seeing that rain throughout the afternoon. call it light to potentially moderate. i don't expect any real heavy rain anywhere. don't worry about that. high temperature tomorrow around that 50-degree mark. about that storm for this weekend, much more on that coming up at 6:00. >> we will see you then. thank you, doug. dan is here now with a story about one kid's basketball skills so great, they are calling him the crime stopper. >> this is cool. >> so cool. because people are staying in to watch him not messing with each other. >> true from people we talked to, minilegend in the making in baltimore. not very of the than a high school player is featured in "gq" magazine, more rain when that player is one of the top juniors in the country, just 5'6" and fights crime by simply

playing the game. hakem dermish has more on one of the most behind hoopsters the state of maryland has ever seen. >> here he comes and that is sick. >> that's what the people come to see. >> reporter: dressed in sneakers and a basketball uniform, 5'6" akeel carr is a neighborhood crime fighter. when he plays, good prevails because the bad guys doing business in east baltimore shutdown. carr is the crime stopper. >> it has been a great nickname, like everybody, like, come out, they want to see the crime stopper, they want to see if it is really true the crime rate really go down and i really think it's true. >> the last couple of year, they have been saying around east batter more, when patterson plays and akeel plays, hardly anybody on the street, kind of preventing crime. we got a lot of different interesting characters that come

to the game between 5:30 and 7:30. >> reporter: the biggest question, can you really credit carr with stopping crime? according to a school police officer you can the answer is yes. the officer declined to comment on camera but said when games are played at patterson, trouble in the area takes a timeout. the baltimore city police department would not confirm the urban legend but believes carr does inspire change in his community. >> i just think it's great that people are following someone that they believe in and choosing sports as opposed to crime and violence. if we can taken a individual that inspires a community and neighborhood to choose a brighter path and not follow a career of violence, then it is a win/win for all, a win/win for the community you a win/win for police and a win for that person. >> feel great that i got a great talent that god gave me, like i'm just going to cherish it every moment i get. everything motivates me. every little thing that somebody says can motivate me, like if anything -- any negativity

coming toward my way, i use that motivation. >> reporter: the junior point guard from peterson is one of the top-ranked prospects in the country, last youtube sensation, more than 3 million people have watched his jaw-dropping are you kidding me hoop mixed tape.com highlight reel. ♪ carr is already committed to seton hall. his dream, make it big in the nba. even with all of the national attention, this 18-year-old kid remains grounded and his message to others is simple. >> just keep working hard, like and never -- never like -- never say you can't do anything, can't shouldn't be in euro is cab by lary at all. everything is possible. anything is possible. >> reporter: akeel carr has

proven there is charm in east baltimore. >> carr has several nba liners were speed dial, they are going to baltimore when they plate wizards to see the crime stopper play. >> sfll he just floats, like you were saying, and flies through the air. >> he can dunk at 5-6, by the way, he is amazing, these guys, professional players love him. >> that's nice. >> pretty cool story. >> worth the drive up there. >> no doubt, hakem did a great job on that. >> thank you. doreen is here with a preview of what is coming up at 6:00. >> at 6:00, more protection from computers when it comes to annoying calls from telemarketers, that would be good, wouldn't it? plus a battle in maryland. here is chris gordon. >> maryland governor martin o'malley proposes shifting the burden of teacher pensions from the state to the counties and cities. this is chris gordon in annapol annapolis. local lawmakers say that could cause layoffs, cutter is advices and hurt the children. i will have a report ahead. also at 6:00, tell you what's next for the win of this year's westminster dog show.

she kind of looks like a mop without a stick, doesn't she? >> i just want to get a flowby out and buzz that off. >> looks like she is from another planet. >> dust your floors for you. >> you know. >> see ya. >> see you guys at 6:00. >> yes, we will. first lady michelle obama is calling on all states to help uprooted military spouses pursue their careers. mrs. obama joined secretary of defense leon panetta today for the announcement at the pentagon a new report shows military spouses are ten times more likely to move across state lines. more than one-third of them have trouble landing jobs because their careers, including nursing, teaching and law require state certification. the first lady says the goal is by 2014 for all states to have laws addressing these licensing issues. coming up next, a man grabs his gun when he finds out hi

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get outta the car. get outta the car. ♪ are you ok? the... get in the car. get in the car! [ male announcer ] the epa estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. from spending time together, to spending your lives together, chevy runs deep. a texas man didn't hesitate to help when he heard his neighbor yelling for help during an attempted robbery. >> that neighbor, in his underwear, grabbed his gun, chased down the thief and held him until police arrived. nbc's correspondent reports. >> reporter: rick malartan responds when someone needs help. >> i see this man running across all these neighbors' lawns.

and i hear the screaming sounds from there saying please, please stop him. >> reporter: a neighbor in the 5300 block of holly in bel-air had just been robbed as he was get nothing his car monday morning. >> demands his cell phone, his money and the citizen says, here's everything you need. >> reporter: but the robber gets distracted, the victim grabs the gun and yells a neighbor across the street calls 911 and comes out with his pistol. the robber takes off, the neighbor calls for help. >> clearly a damsel in distress. >> reporter: he heard this down the street. >> my dancing partner and i are very close. this baby never goes too far away from me. >> reporter: he comes out of his home wearing his boxers, carrying his 50-caliber gun. >> i shout to this man, i said stop, stop, i have a gun. stop. and he completely ignored me. >> reporter: he was afraid the man would break into an 89-year-old neighbor's home and hide out. >> so i said stop or i will shoot you and i fire hide 50 onto the ground as a warning shot.

and when this baby goes off, you know that i mean business. >> reporter: he said the man kept going. >> once i approached the backyard, i realized that he was in my sights, he was holding his hands up and saying, please don't shoot me and at which point, i proceeded to tackle him with a stiff arm, like a running back would. >> okay. do you want him as your neighbor? >> i don't know. neighbors like that don't come around all that often. there you saw it. and that's it for news4 at 5. >> stay right there news4 at 6:00 starts right now. order trial of a university of virginia lacrosse player enters a new stage. a prominent law professor at georgetown university may be in trouble with the law himself after an unusual rode incident in d.c. a new development in the death of whitney houston, why the could ha the coroner is askhe