good morning, and welcome to news4 midday, it's tuesday april 24th, 2012. breaking news off the top, police on the scene of possible carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in prince george's county. this happening in the 700 block of shelby drive in oxon hill. police tell us at least five people are is yosuffering from serious injury, we'll bring you details as we learn this. a health warning on metro. the transit agency is taking extra precautions right now, including cleaning dozens of the

buses after learning that one of the drivers has viral meningitis. he last drove on friday morning. on routes 52 and 54. which travel up and down 14th street. news4's tracee wilkins has more on the scare from northwest washington. >> reporter: that bus driver started his day here at the bus depot at buchanan and 14th streets in northwest and began the rest of his route. metro officials want to make sure that folks on the bus that day are well aware of where he went and that there is a possibility that they, too, may be sick. phyllis bell rides the 52 route in the morning, regularly. she believes she was on the bus this past friday with the driver who has been diagnosed with viral meningitis. how did the driver seem, did he seem sick to you? did he seem okay? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: metro officials say they've taken his bus out of the fleet and rest of the buses at the lot at buchanan and 14th streets northwest have been

sanitized. as a precaution, metro wants customers who ride the morning 52 or 54 route to be aware. metro officials say on friday, the infected bus driver drove route 52 at 7:13 a.m. from 14th and buchanan streets in northwest to la 'enfant plaza. and then he returned to route 52. at 9:00 a.m. he took a trip from 14th and colorado streets southwest to l 'enfant plaza. he had just returned from vacation. the metro has disinfected all 164 buses on the bus line. here at 14th and buchanan anyway. some passengers say they're still concerned. >> i feel okay but now i'm glad you told me, i didn't know about that. >> some symptoms for viral meningitis include nausea,

vomiting, high fever, headache and stiff neck. viral meningitis is not as severe as some forms of meningitis, at its worst it's a medical emergency that can affect the brain and spinal cord and even cause death. but again viral meningitis is considered less severe but can be dangerous for people with immune deficiencies and infants and the elderly. you haven't had any symptoms? >> i haven't had any symptoms. >> reporter: know if you're healthy. the cdc says you may have the symptoms for seven to ten days, but metro officials are suggesting what the cdc says you should do, that's if you have these symptoms, contact your doctor right away. in northwest, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. new today, montgomery county firefighters are investigating a fast-moving house fire in aspen hill. crews got to the house along twin valley lane just before 4:00 a.m. we're told the fire started in the fireplace and somehow spread. as you can see, there is extensive damage to the home.

part of the roof collapsed, everyone inside, though, was able to get out of the house okay. d.c. police say there could be a break in the case of a vicious dog attack that sent two teenagers climbing on top of a car. the whole thing was caught by a surveillance camera. you can see the two teens jump on the car to try and get away from the dogs, it happened friday night on the 1200 block of queen street in northeast washington. a man was seriously hurt while trying to help the teens fend off those dogs. police say they are in the process of tracking down the owner of both dogs. and new from overnight, a crew moved the old capital city diner from the trinidad neighborhood to a secret spot somewhere else in washington. the new location will soon be revealed. the diner shut down earlier this year. it came to d.c. from new york back in 2009. news4's mella malay is in the news room with more on the big move, do you think you know

where it is? >> we think we have a bit of an idea. but the big question is where for sure. it took a diner-moving team, yes, there is such a thing and one very large flat-bed truck to move the restaurant from its location on bladensberg in mount olivet. in january, the former owner decided to sell the diner on ebay. this morning he sent out a message on twitter saying all done. diner is safe in an undisclosed location. bids on ebail started at $20,000. now there have been hints about the diner's future online. some reports that it's moving to colombia heights. it will serve kosher sandwiches, as well as asian fusion dishes. for all of your capital city diner fans, you'll have to wait for the location and menu to be officially revealed. the new owner will announce the details later today. many people sad to see it go, but excited to see where it turns up. we'll follow it for you on nbcwashington.com. barbara? >> we'll be waiting to find out,

thanks a lot. turning to the weather and something we haven't seen for a while -- the sun is out here in the nation's capital. storm center 4 meteorologist tom kierein joins us with the first forecast. hey, tom. >> yeah, the air is fresh and clean in the wake of the rain we had the last couple of days. look at this gorgeous blue sky. live view from the sky watcher camera overlooking montgomery county. those are the high rises of friendship heights on the right. and now camera panning into fairfax county county off in the distance. in the foreground is american university park and there in distance, you can see tyson's corner on the horizon. and there's a plane coming into national airport there, you can see that under the cloud. and lots of sunshine all around the region. now looking into arlington, you can see the high rises there of boston and along wilson boulevard. and now here's a look into downtown washington and the potomac river and the national cathedral. temperatures right now, all the area in green are in the 50s. 57 now at reagan national. 50s all across most of virginia and maryland.

except along the blue ridge and out in western maryland and the highlands of west virginia where they got the snow. it's generally just in the low to mid 40s there. but the snow is melting. here's what's been happening over the last 12 hours. morning clouds give way to sunshine and we'll continue to have the sun through much of the rest of the day for the afternoon hours. it may have a few clouds coming through, otherwise, lots of sun. highs reaching low 60s, mid to late afternoon. and a look at the rest of the week, into the weekend. big changes on the way. we'll look at that in ten minutes. in just a few minutes, barbara? >> thank you, tom. and right now, the men convicted in the beating death of a d.c. woman 30 years ago are back in court. an innocence hearing started yesterday in the high-profile katherine fuller case. fulter was attacked and killed in 1984 in a northeast d.c. alley. eight people were convicted, including cliff yarborough. he was 16 years old at the time.

he said detectives beat a confession out of him and detectives say there's other evidence that someone else was responsible. police are looking into whether two men suspected in three murders committed any other crimes. the wife of one victim spoke exclusively with news4. prince george's county differents say evidence links the murders of cab driver edmund afasio, to a 17-year-old high school student, justin isaacs and alexander community activist, lenny harris, also killed. the connections were made after crews pulled harris' body out of a well in oxon hill. police arrested 26-year-old tyrone anton lewis in the case and arrested 26-year-old kelvin walker. the cab driver's widow, ruth akafasio told news4 she waited seven years for justice for her husband. >> he no thought, no regret. but what he did to these human beings' lives. he didn't care. as long as he was getting -- now he'll have plenty of time to

think about it. >> police say all of the murders were random robberies. well, it happened again, d.c. councilmember marion berry made another controversial comment at a public meeting. according to the "washington examiner," berry made the comments at a d.c. budget hearing about the need to train nurses. he said quote it's so bad that if you go to hospital now, you find a number of immigrants who are nurses, particularly from the philippines. and no offense, but let's grow our own teachers, let's grow our own nurses. and so that we don't have to be scrounging around in our community clinics and other kinds of places, having to hire people from somewhere else. those were the words of marion berry. earlier this month, at his ward eight democratic primary victory, berry told supporters that asian businesses ought to go. berry later apologized for those remarks. one d.c. councilmember wants

to allow liquor sales on sundays in the district. warld one councilmember jim graham tells the "washington post" he's likely to recommend allowing liquor stores to open on sundays. including it as part of his city budget. he expects the sales to generate $710,000 in tax revenue for the district. he's proposing a measure to block a measure by mayor vincent gray to bar hours. coming up, voters are back at the polls this morning, in decision 2012. and who will mitt romney's running mate be? plus -- he's a star and a christian world, pastor joel osteen. we'll ask him why he thinks his message is so popular.

right now at fort mead, the lawyers for the army private accused of leaking government secrets are asking a military judge to dismiss all charges. bradley manning is charged with causing hundreds of thousands of classified war documents and diplomatic cables to be published on the website, wikileaks. the defense claims military

prosecutors have failed to hand over a broad range of documents and they want the charges dismissed. voters are back to the polls this morning in decision 2012. five states, including connecticut, delaware, new york, pennsylvania, and rhode island are holding primaries today. it's the first time since rick santorum dropped from the race and voters will take part in a primary. that leaves ron paul and newt gingrich as the only gop candidates left to challenge front-runner mitt romney. romney holds more than half of the delegates needed for the nomination now. he plans to hold a rally in new hampshire tonight and is expected to use the platform to shift his focus to the general election in november. well, with few challenges left to secure the nomination, there is speculation now over who romney will choose to be his running mate. this morning on the "today show," chief political correspondent, chuck todd, offered some potential candidates and why they may or may not be good options. >> chris christie, you brought his name up before? >> i think he's going to get

vetted. but i think over time, the idea he could overshadow the nominee, that's going to be a problem. >> jeb bush? >> if they care about the hispanic vote, i think jeb bush is a better pick than marco rubio. because he would be able to appeal to hispanics in a way that marco rubio couldn't. >> condoleezza rice? >> condoleezza rice is somebody has her own persona. she wouldn't feel she had this idea she would be compared for ten straight days to sarah palin. plus she's good in foreign policy. >> romney has visited the commonwealth of virginia several times to campaign with the governor. it may seem like a given, but president obama will be the democratic nominee in november. the president is expected to officially clinch the nomination with today's primaries, he's won almost every delegate so far, don't expect any parties at the white house. campaign officials are already focusing on the general election and presumptive nominee, mitt romney.

the clock is ticking again for the space shuttle "enterprise's" big move up the east coast. nasa hopes to fly the shuttle to new york tomorrow morning on the back of the same 747 that brought "discovery" to the d.c. area last week. "enterprise" was supposed to leave yesterday, but bad weather delayed that flight. nasa says it will do a final weather review today. if all is clear, "enterprise" will leave dulles between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. tomorrow en route to the big apple. tom joins us and he can tell us what it's looking like out there. what do you think, is it going to make it up the east coast tomorrow? >> all systems are go for "enterprise" tomorrow. they may do one loop around dulles a couple of times, but they're not going to do the multiple flyovers like they did with "discovery." still worth a sight to see if you can get out to dulles airport to see it between 9:30 and 11:30 tomorrow morning. a beautiful morning under way here. there's the washington monument,

jefferson memorial under a blue sky, right now, reagan national, 57 degrees. that wind, a little bit blustery out of the west-southwest, gusting to around 15 to 20, 25 miles per hour. it may increase a little bit. gust doing around 30 miles per hour later today. right now, around the hometown weather network, it's into the 50s from reston to germantown, haymarket and prince george's county, andrews air force base, mid and upper 50s in all of those locations. elsewhere, it's chillier in the mountai mountains, near 50 degrees. west of cumberland, petersburg, that's where they got the heavier snow. still in the 40s there. closer to washington, right now temperatures in the mid 50s in montgomery, arlington, fairfax and prince george's counties. right near the bay, it's in the upper 50s, upper 50s northern neck and on the eastern shore as well. as we look at what's happening this afternoon, we'll see clouds building and moving through and temperatures only reaching the low 60s. average high this time of year is in the upper 60s to around

70. all around the region, its only going to stay in the 40s in much of the mountain region. closer to washington, in the low 60s. as well to our south. now going forward over the next 48 hours of a we see the clear sky this afternoon with a few clouds coming in, we will have generally clear night after midnight tonight. and by dawn on wednesday, tomorrow morning we'll have maybe just a few clouds around. but generally a clear morning and lots of sun during the day tomorrow. then as we get into wednesday night and thursday, we'll have an area of low pressure coming in. all this area in color is a zone of potential rain. that may be moving in right around dawn on thursday. off and on rain is possible. thursday into the afternoon. and then as we get into friday, some cooler weather moving in behind that system. so for the rest of the tuesday, enjoy. the air is fresh and clean from the rain from the last couple of days. temperatures should be reaching the low 60s by mid afternoon. the wind out of the west-southwest, sometimes gusting to around 30 miles per hour. and then, overnight tonight, we'll have a few clouds in,

sunset at 7:54. by midnight it will be down into the mid and upper 40s. so a rather chilly evening. but the winds will be diminishing. and by dawn tomorrow, we'll be bottoming out in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees. another chilly start to our wednesday, but then during the afternoon tomorrow, we ought to be climbing into the mid 60s. and we'll have plenty of sunshine, then as we get into thursday, the clouds around, maybe a morning or midday afternoon shower. and we'll have highs milder, up around 70 degrees on thursday. then that cooler air does move in on friday morning lows mid 40s. afternoon highs around 60 on friday and partly sunny to mostly cloudy friday and again on saturday, highs mid 60s saturday. another area of some rain may move in for sunday. off and on showers possible sunday. with highs just near 60. but right now, it looks like a dry start to next week. and that's the way it looks. >> well that sounds good to me. thank you, tom. it's now 19 minutes after 11:00. still ahead on "news4 midday,"

following breaking news in oxon hill, possible carbon monoxide poisoning involving five people. plus the cake. what you should be asking the baker before finalizing your wedding cake order. and first we're going to look at what's hot on i was paying too much with cable. paying so much, you want better quality. for the amount of money that i am paying, my cable company should take care of me. [ male announcer ] stop paying for second best. get verizon fios tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month, guaranteed for two years with no annual contract required. first time we saw tv on fios was amazing. i was just in a... in a trance watching it.

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we continue wedding week today. with the wedding cake. it's the centerpiece of your reception and all eyes will be on it. there's important questions you should be asking your baker before putting in your order for your wedding cake. laura halabi of fluffy thoughts joins us with answers to those questions. laura is over there, we're in wedding cake heaven. i've never seen so many beautiful and delicious-smelling cakes. val is decorating a cake as we speak. we'll continue to talk about indication as she shows us how to finish off a cake, a three-tier wedding cake to make it beautiful. laura, tell us first of all. what are the first things you need to do. what should a couple do? should they ask for recommendations if they go to a baker? should they say give me names of people who have used you? what should you do? how should you look for a baker for your cake? >> not a days there are a lot of places online where you can

look, wedding wire, the knot. wedding magazines where people can find different names of people to use. a lot of the online vendors have reviews on there, so they can read reviews about the local bakers and see the indication cakes that they've done in the past. >> do people ask you, give me the names of people, i want to talk to them? >> no, i've never had that. people do their research and then they come in. >> so, how are wedding cakes priced? are they priced by the size or the slice? >> priced per person. so the cakes, in this area they run between $5 to $7 per person. >> we're looking at a giant cake over there, how many would that feed and what kind of party would that be for? >> this is like a formal, elegant evening affair, the one next to you over there. people are really into bling now a days with the rhinestone ribbons and people like to have these at a black-tie affair. it serves about 350 people.

>> they'll have to take it apart and slice it. >> the bride and groom take it into the bottom and they take it into the kitchen and go at it. >> people come in and tell you specific colors, specific styles? i don't see any with a bride and groom on top. is that out these days? >> that's not really in lately. people usually do flowers, they'll do some monograms on top. simple stuff, fresh flowers or sugar flowers. usually brides come in with the colors of their wedding. what the bridesmaids are wearing and they usually have in mind what they want, they've seen pictures of cakes on our website or online, magazines. everything we do is custom. so i usually sit down with the bride and sketch for her what see likes. >> you've got beautiful cakes in different icing tones. purple, you have the white with the gorgeous rose petals over there. what's inside? are they generally white cakes that people ask for? >> no, i mean now a days, the sky's the limit. it's no longer your usual vanilla and chocolate.

now a days, our flavors that we have in front of you. we have an apple pecan spice. >> which is this? >> down there. >> this is an apple pecan spice cake, it's nice in the fall, fresh apples and pecans with a caramel and cream cheese filling. a candy bar crunch. that's a marble cake with caramel, chocolate, crunchy bars in there, it tastes like a candy bar. and in front of you, a wedding white cake, this is a red velvet cake filled with dark ganache and cream cheese and over here, a wedding white, filled with italian meringue. and over there, a cupcake tower, they're also very popular these days at weddings. >> all kinds of things, absolutely beautiful cakes, you finished that cake, it's just beautiful and we are so happy that you came to join us for wedding week. what beautiful work you do. >> thank you so much.

>> thanks a lot for getting us well along on how to buy a cake. we want to go to breaking news right now out of prince george's county. police on the scene of a possible carbon monoxide poisoning at a home we've been telling you about. we've confirmed that five people are dead. mark brady from prince george's fire joins us right now on the phone to tell us more about what's happening out there. good morning. >> yes, barbara, we have firefighters, paramedics and county police on the scene in the very initial stages of the joint investigation. it was about 10:45 this morning, when we received the 911 call from a family member of the oxon hill home in the 700 shelby drive, the subdivision of south lawn. when firefighters went into the home, they found two unconscious men, they brought them to the exterior where they tried to revive them. while taking readings of the c.o. inside the home, they found

three other adults, all unconscio unconscious, not breathing. after medical consultation, all five have been pronounced deceased. we believe they're members of one family, but not positive of that fact yet. we found levels of c.o. extremely high in the house. over 550 parts per million. when you compare that to a normal healthy atmosphere of anywhere between zero to five parts per million, 550 is extremely high. >> mark, have you been able to locate the source of the carbon monoxide? >> not at this point in time. but one of the sources we're looking at strongly is the furnace inside the house and the stove. officials from the washington gas company are already on the scene with us, helping us in this investigation. >> have you been able to determine how long the five had been deceased? is it something that just happened this morning? >> at that high a level of c.o. in what is a relatively small, confined space of this house, it

would not take long for them to be overcome by the c.o. and then suffer fatal injury. so we're more than likely, it occurred with just over a couple of hour period of time. but all that is currently being investigate. >> do they believe this is something unique to this specific house, nothing else in the neighborhood with this kind of thing going on inside? >> i can't say that we have had other calls in community of south lawn that involved carbon monoxide. we have been through this neighborhood several times, canvassing it and handing out information about c.o. and warning people about the dangers of c.o. so, no, this is -- this is not our first time in the community of south lawn, investigating c.o. leaks. >> so again, mark, you've said you're not sure this is one family or not. have you been able to locate any next of kin to alert them to the deaths that have happened this morning? >> yes, as a matter of fact it was the next of kin that had called 911 after finding his

family members unconscious, he had come to the residence to check on their welfare because he not heard of them and on entering the house he found the unconscious people and immediately notified 911. >> is this a single-family home dwelling? >> no, this is a one-story single-family home. i would say it's about 1900 square feet. making it a relatively small structure. and that allowed the c.o. to build up relatively quickly. >> what would be, do you have any suspicion as what could be the cause of it, mark? >> again, we'd be looking at any appliance that burns fuel. natural gas, we've ruled out any generators or anything like that. that produces high amounts of c.o. so we are focusing on the appliances. the furnace, and the gas stove inside the house. >> so this is a single-family home on shelby drive in the oxon

hill neighborhood, is that correct? >> barbara, that is correct. >> i hope you will keep us posted on what you find and let us know. if you find that this is affecting other people in the neighborhood as well. >> we certainly will, barbara. >> thank you so much for joining us. metro is out with a new video this morning to explain its new rush hour service coming this summer. it's called rush plus. and it will add more trains to the orange, blue, green and yellow lines. it will also allow for the first-ever transfer-free trip from greenbelt to franconia-springfield. you can see the details in the video on metro's website. city commissioners in sanford, florida, are not accepting the police chief's resignation over his handing of the trayvon martin shooting case. bill lee and his department have been criticized for failing to immediately arrest neighborhood watch captain, george zimmerman. he's accused in the shooting

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but it could come at the expense of expanded gambling there. the governor has said table games bill distracted a lawmakers from passing a budget and would need to be separate from budget talks during that special session. well, if the gambling bill does stay on the agenda, maryland lawmakers will have a new casino location to consider. one prince george's county developer wants to put it number 6 at the boulevard at the cap center in largo. more than 100 table games, 400 slot machines and 5,000 parking sfass on top of the casino structure. the developer said the project is shovel-ready. but county executive sharon bager says a vagegas style facility at the harbor is the best option. beautiful sunshine, a blue sky, and temperatures are finally warming up a bit after a chilly start in the upper 30s this morning.

live view from our sky watcher camera overlooking northwest washington in the distance. you can see downtown washington, the air is clear and fresh and clean. all washed out by the rain the last couple of days. temperatures right now are beginning to hit the mid and upper 50s. and later this afternoon, well it may climb about another five degrees or so for the high. not going to warm up much more. just into the low 60s by mid afternoon. winds also may be gusting a bit to around 25 to 30 miles per hour. and then tomorrow, a bit milder. a chilly start, the upper 30s, afternoon highs, mid 60s, lots of sun on wednesday, but then clouding up on thursday, it looks like it will be milder, with highs reaching around 70 degrees and we might get some passing showers on thursday morning. into thursday afternoon. on friday, cooler weather moves in. partly sunny, high near 60. looks like quite a bit of cloudiness around as well on saturday, into the mid 60s. it looks like a greater chance of rain returning on sunday now and maybe a dry start to next week. but a cool day sunday with highs near 60. that's the way it looks now,

i'll be back in a few minutes with final update. barbara? >> tom, thank you. >> more cameras will be watching your speed and intersections in montgomery county. ten new portable speed cameras and 20 new red light cameras will hit county streets by the end of the next year. the county made $10 million in tickets from last year. police expect to announce the camera locations in the coming weeks. 11:39 is our time now. still ahead on "news4 midday," bad news about the future of social security. plus, timing is everything -- we'll run down the best time for i was paying too much with cable. paying so much, you want better quality. for the amount of money that i am paying, my cable company should take care of me.

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morning with more on the message he hopes to spread and welcome, good to have you in washington. do you get here very often? >> i like coming a couple of times a year. >> z one of your favorite cities? >> we love to come see the monuments, it's a beautiful city. >> do you think we could use a little hope here in ts town. >> i think everywhere, but especially here. >> you preach to 40,000 people who attend your church in houston and then of course, even more on television. what is in the message that seems to be reaching so many people? >> you know, i think part of it is the message is that god's good. that he's for you. because there's so much trying to push people down these days. and so when we come through and tell them, hey, you know, there are greater days ahead of you than there are behind you, it seems like it resonates on the inside. >> i said washington, is obviously welcoming you with open arms. it was interesting because i spoke to one of your fans who works here. i said you know, i have a lot of republican friends who are so excited that he's coming and she is not and she said, well let me just tell you, when you get to

heaven there's no door that says republican and democrat, would you agree with that? >> absolutely. that's what our ministry is about. that's one reason we came during this election year. we're all about trying to bring people together. sometimes politics can be divisive. we're passionate about it. i think when there's unity, we get along, we're better off. >> when did you realize you had this calling? i know your father founded the church, didn't he? >> in 1999 he died of a heart attack. i was 36 years old, i never ministered before. when he died, i knew i was supposed to take the church. i never dreamed it would grow like it's grown. this is all new to me. >> we don't have a lot of time to talk, but what message are you going to bring to the folks who show up at the capital stadium? >> it's going to be a lot of our core message that you have gifts and talents on the inside that you haven't seen your best days yet and even when we've made mistakes that we can let go of

the baggage from the past, we can move forward and still have a great life. going it try to get our focus renewed and hopefully our vision will be refreshed. >> and people of all walks of life, all religions invited to join. >> it really is. people that didn't grow up in church like me, and people from different faiths, everybody is welcome to come. >> it's a wonderfully all-embracing message that you bring us, joel osteen. it's so nice to meet you. they call you the smiling preacher and you do have a beautiful smile that lights up the room. so thanks for coming today. >> you're very kind. it's great to be with you. >> we'll look forward to hearing about that, it's friday, right? >> saturday night. thanks a lot. >> and we go back to breaking news now in prince george's county. police are confirming that five people are dead from a possible carbon monoxide poisoning at a home. it's happening in the 700 block of shelby drive in oxon hill. news4's pat collins is live on the scene and brings us more

now. pat? >> reporter: barbara, this is a tragic scene unfolding in oxon hill, we're on shelby drive here. i want to direct your attention to that red brick home down the street. you can see emergency workers are there. that's where it happened. that's where they say around 10:45 this morning, someone came to this house because they were concerned, they hadn't heard from someone inside there. they were concerned about their welfare. when they opened the door, they went inside, they found people unconscious inside and called 911. fire officials got here, they searched the house. and they found five people, five people inside deceased. they include three adult males, in their 30s, one adult male in his 40s. one female in her 60s. now they say normally, carbon monoxide in the air goes from zero to five parts per million. in this house, they say they

found more than 550 parts per million carbon monoxide in the air. they say that is lethal. they say it can be a killer and a very short time. they're investigating the fir n furnace, they're investigating the stove. trying to figure out what happened here. in the meantime, investigators from the police and the fire department are going through the house, trying to identify everyone who is here. trying to see what led to this event here this morning. erica gonzales is here with me now. she talked to some friends of the victims. erica, what can you tell us? >> well i was just speaking to several family members of the people that were inside. they do tell me that they were very close family members. that they all belonged to the same church as well. they're from el salvador. they were telling me that the brother-in-law i believed called this morning because they hadn't heard from them in some time or they called and it was odd that they didn't answer the phone. and sure enough that when they

arrived, five people dead. >> it's a very sad scene unfolding here in oxon hill. we don't know what caused it. we know they think it's carbon monoxide. because the reading is so high, 550 parts per million. that's like 100 times what you would find in normal atmosphere. and i know they're going through the house, they're checking the furnace, they're checking the gas stove. they're trying to figure out what caused this. but little consolation for this family. >> now and what the family members were saying, they were asking me, they hadn't spoken with authorities, either. and when i spoke to them, they said this is the first that we know of this. initially we just thought that maybe they were unconscious and needed medical attention. and i said no ma'am, no, sir, we've been informed by authorities that five people are dead. they were just heartbroken. they say maybe because it was so much cooler last night than it has been in the past couple of days. maybe there was something wrong with the furnace or a gas stove. which is what is still under investigation. but the family members have just found out that they have lost five of their loved ones.

>> i was told they were found in various rooms in the house. some were found in bathrooms, not everybody was found in bed. so this could have happened early this morning when it finally kicked in. >> they said they called this morning, it was odd that they did not answer the phone. which is when somebody came to check on them. a terrible loss for this family, we spoke to two people, both family members and both said these are god-fearing people. they all go to the same church. they're just believing that the lord is going to take care of them. they said this is the first that we hear about it. they were still under the impression that these people just needed medical attention. >> five people found dead inside a home here on shelby drive. in oxon hill. police believe the cause, carbon monoxide. we're talking about four men, three adult males in their 30s, one male in their 40s and a female in their 60s. investigators are on the scene, trying to figure out what led to all this. we're on the scene as well. we'll have more details coming up for you.

news4 at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. barbara, back to you. >> pat collins, along with erica gonzales, thank you for that report. we will continue to follow this story for you. and bring you news as it comes in to us. 11:49 the time now. ahead, meteorologist tom kierein will be back with another check on our slow warm-up out there. stay with us. hi, i'm eun yang, tomorrow morning on "news4 today," we'll get you ready for "enterprise's" final flight. the shuttle is heading to retirement in new york city. tomorrow we'll be live at dulles to tell you everything you need to know about the shuttle. when it will take off and if you'll be able to catch a glimpse of it as the shuttle flies north. nasa says it will do a final weather review today before giving the final go ahead for the countdown. we'll have your weather and traffic together on the 1's and all the news from your neighborhood while you sleep. we start at 4:28. wake up with us t

. we continue with wedding week, are you six months away from your wedding. while aur addressing invitations and picking out dresses, take some time to work on your beauty regimen. dr. sheryl burgess joins us with some do's and don't's before the wedding. first of all, tell us what is the biggest mistake that many brides make when it comes it their weddings? >> probably the biggest mistake is waiting to the last minute.

they feel that maybe a month before the wedding is a good time to do it. no. because that's when it's murphy's law, whatever is going to happen, will happen. >> you say absolutely don't do a self-tanner the day before. >> don't do spray tanning or any of those, right. you need practice with your hair, your kin skin, you want to do it about six months to nine months out. that's, i give that advice to the brides, the mother's of the brides -- everyone. >> you have a list of procedures that you say, that should be done with some good advanced time. let's take a look at them. >> for one, plastic surgery. because you can have the surgery and have residual redness where the scars are, you definitely want to start further out than six months. i usually advise people about nine months out. chemical peels, six months. but that's a series. so you have to have time to have a series of them. you don't see improvement with just one. and the same for

microdermabrasion. typically we see resurfacing again, there can be some residual redness that people can see. eyelash regrowth it makes a beautiful bride within two months you can have some nice eyelashes with the product latisse. those are the things that you should definitely do ahead of time. and the last thing to not do -- what is that? don't do your eyebrows and peel them off the day before the wedding. >> or get your hair colored. >> our your hair cut. don't do that. >> thank you so much. we're celebrating wedding week and trying to get our brides ready. but anything else you want to tell us? >> well, i just think be calm, it shows in your face, it shows in your skin. and that relax and have a good day. >> and what do you usually see with brides? are they coming to have their everything done? >> yeah, all at once. all the initial planning, out a year in advance has been done already. and they kind of don't know what

to do. and the acne is flaring and all kind of things are happening. so be calm, less stress, see your dermatologist, definitely several months ahead of time so you can be prepared, and have your emergency kit, and biotics or something you might need. >> that's a time that acne could flare, the nerves that could come out and you wouldn't be ready if you're not prepared with the emergency kits. >> the main thing i tell brides is if you have a cold sore or fever blister, you want to get on proef lactic therapy. >> there are things you can take even at the last minute. >> so you're not on your wedding day, hugging and kissing people with a cold sore on your lip. >> this is supposed to be the most beautiful day of your life. thank you for addressing some of the thoughts that people have in advance. dr. burgess, thank you so much. going it take a look at stories we're following for news4 this afternoon. stay tuned to news4 for the latest on the breaking news we've been talking about, five

people dead in a case of carbon monoxide poisoning in prince george's county. plus at 4:00, a new warning for parents, how kids are ending up in the hospital because of hand sanitizers. at 5:00, why do people pay to have a membership to costco just to shop there? and why do shoppers end up spending a lot more money than they planned? we'll dive into the costco effect at 5:00. on news4 at 6:00, we've learned that the u.s. is seeking extradition for joran van der sloot. he was the only suspect connected to the disappearance of the alabama teen, natalee holloway. we'll find out why american investigators want him here in the states. and we have time now for a final check on our forecast, here's tom kierein. tom? >> as we approach the noon hour, temperatures now are beginning to climb into the low 60s, we'll hold steady during the rest of the afternoon. then tomorrow some sun back, into the mid 60s and milder on thursday, might get some showers around. and then as we head into the

weekend, a few more showers are possible on sunday. friday and saturday looking partly sunny with cooler temperatures, low to mid 60s. sunday cool as well with potential passing shower. highs only around 60. have a great afternoon. see you tomorrow morning. barbara? >> thank you, and that's "news4 midday" for today, we thank you for joining us. and invite you to tune in for more news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and tonight at 11:00. breaking news, we'll continue to stay on that and bring you the latest beginning at 4:00. and we will be here tomorrow morning, we continue wedding week with flowers, wait until you see the beautiful flowers we're going to have here. don't forget to join us for

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