dogs on the ground. streets closed off. >> running across the street saying the man got shot. actually i thought she got shot. i said ma'am you okay? because she was falling. >> reporter: it happened around noon at this rite aid store in northeast. a man with a gun opens fire. an employee shot in the back. >> i was talking to the pharmacy techs. they were outside crying. i asked what happened thech. they yelled my manager's name. they said he got shot. i immediately went off, started crying. >> reporter: this woman works at the store. she asked not to be identified. she was walking in here right after it happened. >> reporter: this is not the first one. there's ban string of robberies going on in the area within the past week. >> reporter: in a flash, police converge on the scene and that man hunt begins.

they say the suspect was in the store for sometime before he pulled the gun. they believed this was some sort of robbery. they say after the suspect fired the shot, he simply walked out of the store. the pretzel man made no delivery. he got caught in the parking lot between the robbery and the man hunt. >> typical d.c. again, bolder and bolder every day. >> reporter: broad daylight. a drug store. >> they don't care. >> reporter: now there have been similar robberies in this neighborhood recently, like the one about a week ago during lunch time at the wireless vision store about a half block away. muhammad fazy was there when it happened. >> the guy came in asking me questions about the phones and then his hand in his pocket came out with the gun, pointed at me, and he said empty out everything. like even the cash that you have. and he started looking at the phones and i told him you got what you wanted.

now get out of my store. >> reporter: rite aid has hired an armed security guard to start working here when the store reosmakac. live in northeast, pat collins, news 4. we're following breaking news out of manassas. fbi agents have raided the a.c.t. college that school abruptly shutting down a few weeks ago after financial trouble with the department of education. erika gonzalez is the only reporter on the scene right now to tell us what the developments are out there. erika? >> reporter: wendy, we got here about 3:30 this afternoon. by that time federal agents we're told had already been here for at least half an hour. behind me a few ladies on the steps of this a.c.t. campus here at manassas. a few of the staff and faculty members that are here gathering the last of their belongings. i am told that the fbi is at all three campuses of a.c.t.

within the past few hours federal agents have been walking in and out of this a.c.t. campus. we saw some carrying empty boxes inside. we've yet to see those exit. last tuesday students and faculty got a big surprise when they showed up to school and found that it was closed. a.c.t. president jeff moore who news 4 has tried to reach with no avail left a letter on the door blaming the u.s. department of education for withholding funding. mind you this is all happening weeks before many students were expected to graduate and receive their certificates as dental and medical assistants and radiologists. >> if the records get held up in limbo our possibilities of getting jobs, furthering our credentials, moving to other colleges can be affected by the inability to get a transcript. >> reporter: now, what you're seeing up there right now is an fbi agent talking to a few faculty members here. the woman in the black jacket and jeans is actually the

director of admissions here at a.c.t., talked to news 4, and told me that president moore is to blame for everything that has happened here at this campus. as a matter of fact, she says they were left without information. roles and choices.

the white house is quick to put some distance between president obama and rosen. well, it's friday, folks. we're turning to the weather and the temperatures are heating >> oh, yes indeed. we have a warmup around this region. we talked about it being a fantastic friday. that is exactly what we are seeing out there right now. it is simply gorgeous across the

area and if you're going to have perfect weather it may come on a friday night. may as well come on a friday night. right now take a look at the bright blue skies. it is simply fantastic all across the area. 66 degrees right now. winds out of the west at about 7 miles per hour. take a look at the rest of the region coming in with temperatures around 64 in winchester. 63 in leesburg. around manassas right now at 64. and then the warm areas down to the south. fredericksburg right now 67 degrees. 67 also around la plata. we are seeing nothing but clear skies across the region right now. we will see a few more clouds come in tomorrow but then warmer temperatures. the warmer temperatures will come in, too, and, guys, i'm not just talking about warm temperatures, we're talking hot temperatures. we'll talk about just how warm we may get for the weekend coming up. >> all right. can't wait to hear that. >> next on new at 5:00 tonight a police officer puts his life on the line to catch a wanted man and the takedown plays out like a scene from a mission impossible movie. >> wow. a new jersey mayor is the kind of neighbor you'd like to have.

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all right. take a look at this. this is a dramatic takedown that occurred in vietnam.

this is a police officer who tried to pull over the driver of that bus. he jumped in front of the vehicle to get the driver's attention but the driver sped off. he's got his attention now. the officer is clinging to the windshield wipers. the bus reaching speeds of 30 miles an hour. all of this because the driver didn't want to get a ticket. the whole thing captured by yet another officer. the driver finally did pull over. turns out he already had a record. surprise, surprise. he was released in 2010 after serving four years in prison for a deadly traffic accident. the officer, that guy there, he was not injured. >> he gave him a warning. hey, he says he is no hero but a lot of people would beg to differ after hearing about how newark mayor corey booker saved his neighbor from a burning house. last night booker says he and two members of his security team heard screams coming from the neighbor's house. he was -- she was trapped in the back room while her kitchen was

on fire. one security detective tried to stop booker from going inside but the mayor insisted he dodged the flames and carried the woman out on his shoulder. >> at that point i did not feel bravery. i felt terror. it was very scary because i couldn't find her. it looked like i couldn't get back through where i came from. and i couldn't breathe and it was a moment that i felt very religious. put it that way. that's why i really feel thankful to god. >> mayor booker's neighbor is now in stable condition with second-degree burns. too close to call. that is what officials are saying. they're starting to count the absentee ballo. we're live outside the wilson building this evening. >> beautiful day. take a look at the wilson building the seat of d.c. government. a lot of action is going on not far from here about who will

occupy the key seats. the election was held earlier this month but there are 2400 absentee ballots and just under 3,000 provisional or special ballots to be counted. usually it's not a big deal but it is this time around because only 543 votes separate the winner from the loser. political fortunes, the will of the electorate, integrity of the process all rest on what goes on in this room. >> this is the room where we tabulator sort of the election terminology where we're scanning all of the absentee ballots and the provisional ballots or the special ballots of the polls on election day. >> reporter: in most primary elections in the city this process counting special or provisional ballots and absentee ballots doesn't garner much attention but the recent democratic primary rates for an at large council seat hasn't been like most. the contest between incumbent vincent orange and the challenger biddle is a rematch of sorts. biddle and orange were both up for an at large seat on the council to create a vacancy created by another member. biddle was appointed by the

state democratic committee to finish that term on the council. later he was among the field of candidates vying for an at large seat in the special election. orange won that election. the latest primary did not see an end to the irony and drama. one of the machines used in the counting broke down early in the process. >> a bit of a voter education opportunity for us. >> reporter: all that is only a significant issue because of the razor-thin margin separating them. the challenger tells us he finds that encouraging. >> we thought it was going to be a very close race and this turned out to be much closer than i or anybody else anticipated. so, yeah. certainly we're encouraged. running against the incumbent as a challenger citywide to have it be this close with this many votes to be counted, i'm very encouraged. >> reporter: now they expect to have a count actually by the later this evening and then next week biddit will be certified. that doesn't necessarily end it because if there is less than a

1% difference an automatic recount kicks in and even if the difference is greater than that one of the candidates can request a recount. so this might be one of those election, special elections that turns out to be very special. in northwest, derrick ward, news 4. >> thanks, derrick. this weekend sounds special and a winner, too. wendy took off next week for birthday. going to be very nice. >> during the commercial he told me it is going to be 40 and rainy. >> then you told me it was going to be your birthday so i completely seize the forecast for her. let's show you how things are right now. looks good. temperatures now beautiful, sitting at 66 degrees with plenty of sunshine. it is really a fantastic friday. it's going to stay that way right on through the rest of the evening hours. if you have plans this evening you're going to enjoy them. you may need a jacket after the

sun goes down around 7:30 or so but for the most part it is going to be quite nice. 66 degrees out there with winds out of the west about 7 miles per hour. still very dry. humidity only 25%. temperatures 68 in frederick. 64 in baltimore. 67 la plata. 64 in winchester. you look at these numbers and say, hey. a beautiful afternoon. this would be great if we could extend to the weekend. we're not only going to extend it but improve upon it. down to the south and west 78 right now in memphis. 80 in toward jackson, mississippi. that's the warmer air. it's starting to develop and is starting to move our way. we will see warmer numbers during the day tomorrow. right now pretty clear as far as the skies go. clear skies across the area and we'll start to see clouds moving in ahead of a warm front. that warm front just off to the west so we have the high pressure area. nice weather here with that sunshine across the region. most of these will be of a high

level variety or at least mid to high level but we will get warmer. tomorrow temperatures in the 70s. the showers just off to our north and west. i think we should stay dry for the most part. then on sunday the warm air moves even further to the north as does the warm front and everybody is into the 80s. i'm not just talking about 80 degrees. we could be 85 to 88 degrees coming up on sunday and on monday. we do need the rain. it is normally dry around the i-95 corridor until you get to philly and new york where they are starting to see drought conditions here. we're almost 5 inches below average around our region. we need to see the rain. it is not coming any time soon. this evening clear skies. a great evening. 54 to about 60 degrees. the next couple days here you go. temperatures 75 tomorrow. 85 on sunday. 87 on monday. and temperatures on tuesday around 78 degrees with, yes, a slight and i do say slight chance of showers and maybe some

thunderstorms. so, wendy, i wrapped it up. >> it's a great gift. >> you're welcome. >> the gift of sunny skies. >> what did you get for her, jim? >> oh, i still got time. >> yeah. >> all right. thank you, doug. when we come back nearly five years later a survivor of the virginia tech rampage is using the crime as a crusade to help others who are blind sided by violence. >> a local couple scammed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a home improvement nightmare. see what happened after our exclusive report aired. puppies stuffed in a suitcase and left

game one and a tough loss for the caps last night. >> it was a tough one. the goalie played amazing. coming into the series nobody gave the caps a chance in boston against the defending stanley cup champs but after three scoreless periods in game one last night the whole hockey world was watching. our dan hellie was there. >> reporter: game one all about the goalie. tim thomas was stellar for the bruins and despite letting in the decisive goal in overtime braden holtby played remarkably well in his playoff debut with 29 saves. >> you know, games like that, i

want to be better but, you know, there's parts of my game tonight that needed to be better. but also -- >> in the second period you had to be sharp. they fired a lot of one timers and he was real sharp and kept us in there. i thought he played very well. i didn't see a lot of holes tonight. he worked very hard. i am hoping he ex-pendletpendedf energy and wore himself out a little bit. i hope he does that every game. he did a very good job. >> reporter: high praise from the trophy winner. most have already written off the capitals but if they can seal a win here tomorrow they're right back in this series. >> it's tough to lose. this is a tough time of year to lose. but you don't win the series in game one. there's a lot of hockey left to play. i like the battle from everybody tonight. i like -- i thought holtz was outstanding. we just got to stay out of the

penalty box. >> we couldn't win the series tonight. it's going to be a long series. at times you're going to be able to attack and at times you have to play patient and play defense. so i thought we executed our game plan pretty good. they came on strong early on and we got into penalty trouble and bent but didn't break and the third period we out shot them 9-3. i really liked our chances going into overtime. so game one, a lot of hockey left. >> we just have to get ready for that i think. and, i mean, boston is a great team and they won this game. but we -- it's tough. nothing we can do about it now. just got to look forward. >> all right. so a very important game tomorrow in boston. the caps do not want to go down two games to none. the puck dropped at 3:00 right here on nbc 4. coming up a little later at 6:00

we'll talk some baseball. the nationals starting pitchers have absolutely owned hitters this season and they're going to look for another jump from jordan zimmerman tonight. we'll talk about that at 6:00. >> they look good. >> thanks. well, monday coming up next on news 4, georgetown university unveils its pint-sized new mascot. >> students in fairfax county may soon be able to sleep in a little longer. and also ahead from a survivor of the virginia tech massacre how she is using the

fast forward through our headlines. a man hunt under way for the person who shot an employee at a rite aid on rhode island avenue in northeast. police say it happened during a botched robbery attempt. the rite aid has hired a security guard to be on duty when the store reopens. fbi agents raided all three a.c.t. college campuses today. news 4 was the only station to the scene as agents hauled away boxes of evidence. this comes after the school was abruptly shut down after financial trouble with the u.s. department of education. police are hoping this sketch will help them find the man responsible for a series of sex assaults along the northwest branch hiker trail in hyattsville. three victims have already come forward. now let's fast forward to our glorious weather. glorious is right. wendy, right now temperatures of 66 degrees. that coming in with abundant sunshine. we have seen the winds out of the west about 7 miles per hour. earlier this morning most of you woke up to temperatures in the

30s. some areas around 34 to 36 degrees. by sunday we should see temperatures around 84 to 86 degrees. that is a 50-degree temperature swing. how about that? we call it spring in the month of april. we'll talk more about it coming up. next week marks five years since the mass shooting at virginia tech that left 33 people dead and forever changed that campus. >> thousands will be gathering for special observance in blacksburg including many of the victims' relatives and the shooting survivors. >> julie carey talked to one survivor from our area about what the anniversary means to her and she joins us now with her story. >> reporter: christina anderson was just a sophomore when she was shot inside norris hall. now about to turn 25, she sees this five-year mark as a turning point as she is poised to launch a new effort to help other shooting survivors. >> on monday, april 15th, i am curious to see what i'll feel like but something inside knows

you'll make a shift, like something has changed. >> reporter: christina anderson's life was cruelly and abruptly transformed the first time on april 16th, 2007. this iconic photo of her being carried from norris hall right after the shooting was published worldwide. >> i hated that picture at first. it still i'll say haunts me. >> reporter: anderson also remembers being carried to safety handed from one rescuer to another. >> reporter: i knew i was leaving and i was happy to leave. i'll always remember that moment of i'm out and safe. >> reporter: a fairfax high school graduate anderson spent the summer after the shooting at home in vienna recovering physically from the gun shot wounds. she returned to blacksburg in the fall but says it wasn't until that december that she really began her emotional recovery with the help of a therapist. >> as months and weeks progressed i could get to the entire story and without, you know, crying or shaking. she made me feel like i wasn't

crazy. it sounds silly but that is really a powerful thing. realized what we were experiencing were normal reactions to an abnormal situation. >> reporter: with her parents' help and urging she started the foundation dedicated to student safety. she did a little public speaking and went to finland to help survivors of a school shooting there. after graduation, anderson traveled abroad but in recent months with the five-year anniversary approaching she started to feel the need to do more. >> every time a shooting used to happen you would think about another one. right? and i thought, well, at some point i can't kind of keep on going always wondering what if i could have done something? >> reporter: anderson is launching a new effort called the immediate help fund to provide financial assistance to victims' families and survivors in the aftermath of a shooting. >> you know, your loved one is shot, you're across the country, we'll cover your plane tickets. within 24 hours. >> reporter: anderson is thinking big. >> i want it to beor survivors. i want it to be huge.

>> reporter: now living in northwest washington, anderson is traveling to blacksburg this weekend to reflect on five years and to reunite. >> walking around the field, seeing the people i have connected with, people that have helped me move on the past four or five years and graduate through virginia tech and college. so it's more of a coming home i would say. >> now to raise awareness and funds for her foundation christina anderson is staging her second annual run 3.2 for 32 race tomorrow in rock creek park. more than 300 people are already signed up and if you want to join in or find out more about the foundation you can go to our website nbc washington and search virginia tech. what a story and what a survivor. >> an update you saw first on 4 a home improvement scheme reportedly bilked some three families in charles county out of $400,000 for payments all for work never completed. charles manion is the contractor charged in that alleged scheme along with his partner albert

stiles. today the sheriff's office told news 4 four more victims have come forward since our story aired. one woman says she and her mother lost $40,000 in that scheme. a virginia man who made videos for a known terror group has been sentenced tonight to 12 years in prison. 24-year-old ahmad lived in woodbridge, virginia and is a native of pakistan. he admitted to producing online videos and other material in support of the packekistani ter group blamed for terror attacks in mumbai, india four years ago that killed nearly 200 people. virginia's department of education will visit alexandria city schools next week to investigate the district's adult education program. they are looking into testing irregularities in some of the classes there. in one case ten students in a class got the same test score. in another computer records show a teacher gave 95 students a one-on-one oral exam on the same day. a district spokesperson says

that because the dates in the computer are the dates the scores were recorded rather than the actual date the test was given. >> in our investigation to this point we have not found any intent to fraud or be malicious. we've just found well meaning teachers who thought they were doing the best for their students. >> alexandria school administrators say the department of education will likely find that most of those inconsistencyies have been corrected. one employee was placed on leave because of the state's findings. montgomery county's controversial ambulance fee which was shot down by voters back in 2010 appears to be showing some signs of life tonight. county executive ike leggett wants to reinstate the fee which could cost anywhere between $300 to $800. leggett says patients with health insurance would be covered. those without insurance could have to pay it unless they fall below a certain income level. leggett estimates the fee could

bring in as much as $17 million a year. kids in fairfax county may soon have a little more time to get ready for school. the school board there approved a resolution to push back the start of the high school class time to 8:00 in the morning. right now classes begin at 7:20 meaning some students have to get on the bus before 6:00 a.m. the county will look at how the changes would impact other school divisions before a final vote in june. still ahead, what's happening with best buy? the ceo resigns amid allegations of an affair and the news is having a ripple effect on wall street. more problems discovered on a highway sign in virginia. it promises something for everyone. "the washington post" food critic tom sietsema dishes out critic tom sietsema dishes out his never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk.

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there is a new place in alexandria that seems to have something for everyone. sandwiches, a bakery, a butcher, even a wine bar. >> let's go. it's also owned by some heavy hitters in our area's foodie scene. "the washington post" food critic tom sietsema takes a look at society fare. >> reporter: there are almost as many approaches to society fare the $2 million epicurian adventure in alexandria as there

are nearby restaurants that have helped solidify oldtime as a dining destination. the package includes some made inhouse, granola, sauerkraut, rounded out by a butcher shop and bakery stop. those of us who like to eat can grab a tall table in the market or the adjoining wine bar for a sit down spread. since it opened in january, the wine bar has been a source of some distinguished sandwiches throughout the day and some delicious entertainment in the evening. tre massey an alumnus of restaurant eve is the chef responsible for both the concise menu and the five nights a week cooking demonstration in which ten or so participants watch the 29-year-old chef whip up the three course dinner. and the sandwiches made on home baked braeds mostly impress. i am submiten by the vegetarian tnt partly because meatless often translates into a smooth.

slather smooth ricotta on a baguette and you have dynamite. lemony yogurt lends a nice turkish accent to another sandwich this one served on pita. i like the whimsical bar best at night with the lights lower and more reason to slip sip the wine laced cocktails created for the space. committed to fun. i'm giving society fare in alexandria a 2 1/2 star rating. that's good to excellent. >> you can read tom's full review this weekend. wow, i want to go there. doesn't that look great? >> incredible. >> read in "the washington post" magazine and for more video reviews check them out on nbc washington.com. wow. >> beautiful food. >> that looked wonderful. >> and good wine. coming up next, lady gaga says the twitter verse is on fire. why the pop star is being

criticized for a recent post about food and fitness. >> mascot in training. we'll tag along with j.j. as he makes his debut. i like that name. j.j. right to the point. he's a new mascot at georgetown. here's doug. puppies, bulldogs. that's the best time right there. that's as cute as those guys get. i tell you. then they get to be really strong. out there right now, temperatures in the 60s. we're going to warm up into the 80s over the next couple days. but there are big storms out to the west. we're talking a big

i-95 in calvert county shut down as v dot worked on repairs to yet another overhead sign. this was between exit 140 and 143 north. this morning inspectors found damage to four of the bolts on that sign. v dot is now inspecting signs every five years but they recently launched this new investigation after that sign on i-66 fell into a pickup truck in february. >> today we're getting a look at new technology aimed at better protecting airline passengers. the tsa is showing off new machines at dulles international that can electrically verify a person's boarding pass. right now agents check each ticket to make sure it's valid, a process that is open to human error. they say the new system should make it easier to spot fake documents. georgetown unveiled as a successor to jack the bulldog today. the little guy's name is j.j.

he has been on a cross country road trip and is in d.c. for the very first time now. news 4's richard jordan introduces us to this mascot in training. >> reporter: georgetown's newest transfer will be top dog. the hoyas' pep band giving the 4 1/2-month-old all the pomp and circumstance worthy of a school legend. >> he is so cute. he's been very mellow for the crowd and everything. >> reporter: the bulldog puppy named jack jr. but referred to as j.j. jack sr. is still the school's official mascot but with a new georgetown collar the smaller jack is one step closer to taking the lead once his predecessor is ready to heel. that likely won't be any time soon. j.j. arrived from california. georgetown theology professor reverend christopher stack brought the pup by car to d.c. he will take on most of the doggie duties which includes building team spirit. >> the idea is that the old dog, jack, who feels comfortable at

all these events will help calm and quiet the new dog. >> reporter: the little guy has to learn how to be a hoya. that means acquiring a taste for card board. >> georgetown basketball games, jack eats a card board box that has the printed out piece of paper of the opposing team. >> reporter: the team now looks forward to training a new mascot. >> looks like he is already used to the water bottle and that's key. other than that probably hopping onto the golf cart to make sure he knows not to jump off. >> reporter: j.j.'s debut carefully planned to coincide with the weekend when prospective students come to visit the georgetown campus. if that doesn't sell them on the school, i don't know what will. in georgetown, richard jordan, news 4. >> j.j. was donated to the university by an alumni couple. their children currently go to georgetown. now for a look at some stories trending today. first up hundreds of people are lining up to adopt six puppies

found abandoned in ohio. someone found the bulldog mix puppies in a suitcase that was put in a dumpster last week. tonight a man in toledo was facing charges for that crime. shelter officials say it'll be a few weeks before the puppies are ready for adoption. but for now they are getting a lot of tlc at foster homes in the area. lady gaga is taking a lot of heat tonight for one of her tweets. on tuesday she wrote, just killed back-to-backspin classes. eating a salad dreaming of a cheeseburger. i was born this way. needless to say that didn't sit well with some of her 22 million twitter followers. critics said she is endorsing anorexia. even the national eating disorders association tweeted disapproval toward the pop singer. it happened on wednesday but people are still talking about the severe storm that hit texas. drifts of hail up to four feet high reported in amarillo. snow plows had to be brought in

to clear the roads. flooding was also a problem due to the run off as you saw from that storm. >> that gravel, doug? >> grapple. you guys are going to get this term before the week is over. i promise you. no, none of that was grapple. that was full on hail. they're dealing with it again right now out toward parts of the west. four feet of hail drifts up to four feet. i saw one story up to 15 feet in a storm in new mexico. out there today nothing like that in our area. just sunshine. 66 degrees. winds out of the west about 7 miles per hour. as we look at the numbers right now sitting at 67 in rockville. 66 in washington. and right now reston at 63 degrees. so a very nice afternoon and it's going to be a very nice evening. clear skies outside right now. temperatures will continue to cool throughout the night tonight. down to about 35 in martinsburg, 38 in leesburg. 36 in manassas. inside the district around 48. so it is going to be a fairly

cool morning but it will be warmer than the past couple mornings and look at tomorrow afternoon. nice and warm. a few more clouds back to the west but a lot of sunshine. 75 in washington. 75 in la plata. maybe into the mid to upper 70s. fredericksburg maybe 75 to 78 degrees for you folks down to the south. a very warm day on your saturday but speaking of saturday, for us no problems. we'll see some fantastic weather but tomorrow we could be seeing another tornado outbreak. this is going to be a big deal i think. i think we'll see a lot of video tomorrow afternoon. a very high risk of severe weather. this is for day two. again, they're having storms out there right now. numerous severe thunderstorm warnings going on around oklahoma and oklahoma city but tomorrow you see this high risk. any time there is a high risk normally we're in a slight risk. this red is a moderate risk of severe weather which does mean you will see some but when there is high risk you're talking about the possibility of not only severe hail but the possibility of tornadoes. the last time we had high risk

on a day two outlook we had almost 80 tornadoes that day so this could be a tornado outbreak tomorrow. we'll wait and see exactly what happens. hopefully that does not happen. the good news for us is as the stor moves farther to the east it will not affect us in the same way. we'll be watching this storm very closely. next couple days 85 for us on sunday. 87 on monday. and by tuesday, that's when we see that storm come through with only a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. right now nothing severe. in loudoun county 14 fires in the last two years have stemmed from fires that started from cigarettes totaling $3.5 million in damage. the county's fire marshal says people are using potted plants as ashtrays. the largest fire was last november when an apartment complex lost 13 units and displaced 26 people. the soil mix and potted plants is made up of things like forest compost and moss which can be combustible agents.

so if you are a smoker experts suggest putting out cigarettes in metal buckets of sand. >> who knew? >> scary. yeah. quite a warning. >> yeah. and doreen is here. what is coming up at 6:00? >> we have a lot at 6:00. we are continuing to cover breaking news that you guys have been covering. the fbi raids at the a.c.t. colleges in virginia. also ahead the witness list is revealed about who may take the witness stand in the john edwards trial that is under way now. plus jim vance catches up with people who share their perspective on what the howard theater used to be like back in the day. of course the grand reopening of the howard theater taking place here in washington this week. >> looks beautiful. >> those stories and more coming up at 6:00. wendy, you're going to join me? >> i'm riding shotgun. >> see you in a few minutes. >> thanks. up next on news 4 at 5:00 tonight growing controversy over the sudden resignation of best buy's ceo. for all your news follow us online.

more fallout tonight over the sudden resignation of best buy ceo brian dunn. stepped down earlier this week amid an investigation into what the retail giant's board called personal misconduct. ron mott has our report.

>> how are you michael? brian dunn. >> pleasure to meet you. >> reporter: in 28 years at best buy brian dunn went from blue shirt sales clerk all the way to the top. but now the 51-year-old's dramatic plunge from grace as ceo this week amid reports of an inappropriate relationship with a female worker, 22 years younger, is attracting far more than just water cooler attention around the electronics giant. the star tribune newspaper reports minneapolis based best buy is investigating the potential improper misuse of company funds by dunn on the alleged relationship described as a beer and bratwurst kind of leader dunn was a model of best buy's culture to promote from within where employees are encouraged and rewarded for embracing an entrepreneurial spirit. >> as you know shoppers -- >> reporter: he was a frequent guest here on "today" during the holiday shopping season yet only three years behind the big desk dunn stunned the company by abruptly resigning tuesday creating a public relations crisis for a company already

grappling with performance and corporate earnings as well as fading market share. best buy is a company in trouble right now. not only have they lost a ceo under circumstances that no one would describe as optimal, but they face massive competitive threats. >> reporter: in a statement released by best buy brian dunn said, quote, i have enjoyed every one of my 28 years with this company and i leave it today in position for a strong future. on his twitter account dunn describes himself as a father of three and husband but the "star tribune" reports complaints about his alleged relationship with a 29-year-old woman who works for the company were forwarded to the board which prompted the investigation. in a statement wednesday, best buy's board said certain issues were brought to the board's attention regarding mr. dunn's personal conduct unrelated to the company's operations or financial controls. prior to the completion of the investigation mr. dunn chose to resign. >> best buy says it plans to publicly disclose the results of its investigation into dunn's

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