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didn't work. >> and panic sets in for a local parent. >> they said i cannot find my son. >> how she tracked down her missing 5-year-old after school. >> news 4 at 11:00, starts now. a tanler facing charges in a crash that sent eight high school students to high school. >> we saw the dramatic pictures tonight. the crash outside here. >> we're live at children's national medical center where some of the victims were taken. >> jim and doreen, the students are going tok. this accident caused kwoo it a bren zi behind me at the school. >> chopper 4 hovers ahead as medics roll students on to stretchers to awaiting ambulances. minnesotas after this car plowed
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into eight students in the side parking lot. everyone is shaken up. >> tonight, police charged the 19-year-old driver with negligent driving and failure to control his honda civic. he lost control, slammed into the students while they were standing in forlags, practicing drills. tonight, they have bumps, bruises and possible broken bones. after the crash, the 19-year-old stayed on the scene. >> the operator of the vehicle is currently being interviewed by members of our police department. >> police charged him with negligent driving, driving without required supervision. he only has a learner's permit. parents drove to the school after they found out what happened. >> it's a terrible thing. no person should be at work and heard on the news that something
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is going on at their school. >> school school officials tell us they will be sending home a letter tomorrow. everyone is relieved that no one was killed. >> we're following a developing story. frederick community college is closed and building evacuated as police investigate a suspicious package there. they tell us there's no reason to think this package is dangerous, but they're being cautious and taking their time. >> tonight, a maryland mother wants answers after she said her son got lost for an hour after school. his mother told erica gonzalez that he ended up on is the wrong bus and dropped off in the wrong neighborhood. >> and just to get a call, you know, that it's an emergency, they can't found a my 5-year-old son. >> shannon muller cannot stop thinking about what happened to her 5-year-old son is marcus in maryland. >> do you remember what happened when you were going home from school the other day?
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>> yes. >> reporter: marcus' mom tells me tuesday afternoon, his substitute teacher put him on a school bus going home instead of his day caravan. >> what happened to you? >> i went on wrong bus. >> reporter: within minutes, word spread that marcus was missing and his parents panicked. it's at this very intersection, 34th and rhode island avenue that marcus gets dropped off in a neighborhood that he knows nothing about. he begins to wander aimlessly, knocks on a door, finds a good samaritan and says help, i need you to tell my dad. >> 202-297 -- >> we reached out to the school and hasn't got an response. now he's been sent home with withdrawal papers for he and his siblings. she always knew he wasn't in the right school for their zone, but only now has it become a problem.
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>> if you're not scared, what's the opposite of scared. >> being brave? >> being brave. >> in mount rainier, maryland. >> in uh tonight, police say ft. worth, texas, avoided a massacre when a gunman's weapon malfunctioned. security camera video shows the 24-year-old trying to fire the gun inside a mcdonald's. police say he wanted to shoot as many customers and employees as possible. he allegedly pulled the trigger at least five times. didn't fire, but once outside he did get a coup of shots off. but when he went back inside, the weapon failed again. he's being held tonight on $3,500 $3,5 $3,500 -- $500,000 bond. >> a driver is accused of fleeing a dui stop just seconds before this crash. the driver, his passenger and two people in the other car were hurt.
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police say the driver is a convicted sex offender who also led them on a high speed chase last year. >> tonight, d.c. police are looking for three men armed with guns and a taser who went on a robbery spree down near the convention center. police tell us tonight it's happening along m street northwest, between 9th and 13th. monday afternoon, three men armed with guns and a taser attacked two cuzness is. they stole $300 and a cell phone. two guys pulled a man in an alley, attacked him and stole his wallet. tuesday morning, another man was tazed and robbed in the same area. people who live in the neighborhood say they're surprise pd . >> if you're willing to do this in this neighborhood, you're probably either pretty desperate or kind of unhinged or you just have no fear of consequences. >> d.c. police have increased patrols and undercover operations in the neighborhood to catch robbers. >> questions after a final report cleared seven alexandria
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plefrs in a deadly shooting. police say they have video that shows the death of a 30-year-old back in february. chief earl cook says it shows sellers pointing the gun on officers. seller's sister says she's seen the video and didn't see a gun. his family says he was a former marine who struggled with mental illness. the department will review the report. >> tonight, arson. a vacant factory late in the ground this afternoon. no one was hurt, but the smoke could be seen for miles. it forced people nearby to close their windows and doors to avoid the fumes. >> the likelihood of a shutdown is increasing as the battle in congress continues. a bill is sent back to the house that leaves the president's
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healthcare fund intact. there's also friction among republicans in the senate, and that drama played out in a back and forth exchange about senator ted cruz's 21-hour marathon speech earlier this week. >> after a 21-hour filibuster yesterday, you voted in favor of the thing you're filibustering and harry reid joined you in that, too. >> i don't think the american people are confused. >> the senate vote op the bill is expected around 12:30 tomorrow afternoon. hundreds of thousands of federal workers could be taken off the job if lawmakers fail to reach a deal by monday night. >> more disturbing reports tonight about nsa surveillance. a new letter from the agency's inspector general says employees eavesdropped on phone calls of girlfriends and spouses. this report claims those abuses and similar incidences happened at least a dozen times in the past decade.
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the investigation happened after former contractor edward snowden revealed details op a secret nsa surveillance program. >> we're tracking two big developing stories from the united nations, including a break through on a diplomatic solution to the rice sis in syria. the u.s., russia and other security council nations have agreed on how to enforce a resolution that would strip syria of its chemical weapons. the enforcement language does not explicitly ban military action. a full security council vote is expected tomorrow. >> there's also praise tonight from secretary of state john kerry over an agreement to fast track negotiations over an ir iranian -- over iranees nuclear program. he also indicated that he'll work to improve relations with
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other countries. booker is the mayor of newark, new jersey. he has a special election in just a few weeks. the woman, lindsay lee sent a screen shot of their direct messages to the website buzz feed. booker is single, lee says they never met offline, and it was, quote, g-rated flirting. booker says he doesn't care what someone does for a living. he's known for communicating with thousands of people via twitter. >> journalist josh rogan li twe. according to police departments roe gan tweeted that he was punch pd nainian said he was just standing up for the amateur performers. if you pick on me, that's one thing.
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but why are you picking on these poor people? >> d.c. police officers gave nainain a citation, roe gan declined to comment today. >> catching a cab in d.c. is getting easier. a lot more high tech, too. but experts say some taxi smart phone apps are not road ready. liz kren chau is here to tell us which ones are meeting new d.c. regulations. >> and michael j. fox returns to prime time. inside a special viewing party. >> what's coming up? >> a few clouds to our cool morning. those clouds could deliver a sprinkle or two. i'll tell you how long those sprinkles could last and if we could see any sprinkles coming
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>> set the table. >> kale, two things and kale.
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>> no standing and eating. >> michael j. fox is back in prime time with a big debut on nbc tonight. he plays a family man and news anchor who put his career on hold after a diagnosis of parkinson's disease. the story parallels fox's own life and health struggle. the young professionals celebrated the opening with a viewing party in the northwest. the group is dedicated to raising awareness and money for the parkinson's research foundation fox started in 2000, just months after he first revealed his diagnosis. >> the days of standing in the dark, flagging down a taxi cab may be coming to an end. >> with the touch of an app on your smart phone, a taxi comes to you without ever having to leave yor seat at the bar. but not all apps have the seal of approval. >> who made the cup sfl. >> hailing a cab with your smart phone may sound convenient, but in order to make sure riders are
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safe and the fair subpoena fair, it's making app providers meet some standards. it tells us some cab apps that could be on your phone may not be approveded for business. >> taxi is coming. >> reporter: hailing a taxi cab has gone high tech. taxi mobile apps are replacing street hails. >> i used to call up cabs a lot and it would take forever. >> you don't have to look around for a cab. >> it's best to use an app. >> using a taxi app is simple. just touch the app, your gps location is identified and a cab is dispatched. in many cases, you can track youb cab's progress on your phone. taxis must charge d.c.-approved fares, but app users will pay an extra $2 dispatch fee, and may be charged an $ 1.50 convenience fee. >> a lot of times i'm in a hurry, i need something to be fast. >> it opens the door far lot of scoundrels to take advantage. >> reporter: the d.c. taxi cab
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commission knows apps are popular, but wants to ensure thapp is following d.c. rules for fares, approved payment systems, save cabs and vetted drivers. >> and our assignment is to make sure that people who use public vehicles for hire do not get cheated. taxi drivers are scrambling to meet the october 1 deadline. those who comply are vetted as approved d.c. taxi cap apps. so far there are five of them, halo, my taxi, taxi radar, yellow cab of d.c. and taxi magic. one big come petter, uber taxi is not on d.c.'s approved taxi cab app list. uber told us it's working through issues with the commission to find a way to participate in a way that preserves the uber experience and meets the commission's requirements. >> your taxi is here.
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>> taxi radar technicians are installing equipment to meet the commission's deadline. >> certainly the commission should be regulating or installing daily taxi radar. in fact, we're working seven days a week to install. it's within of the easiest things we could possibly do. >> taxi magic in alexandria, virginia, is integrated with five fleets in the d.c. metro area. >> we book, track taxi rides and make it easy, available and reliable. >> while five apps are approved, more are expected to jump in and let you put down your arm and hail with a touch of your finger. >> the method of famt payment at the time of the ride. for a complete list of the approved d.c. taxi cab apps, go to nbc washington.com/lizcrenshaw. >> a whole lot of options oit
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there. >> than there used to be. >> whether you're on foot or on wheels. >> right. it's still quite pleasant out there and comfortable. tomorrow morning, i'm not expecting any major problems whatsoever. not any moderate problem, but we could have touch kbri fog early on. there might even be some light precipitation around the area. we'll be on the lowest level of that. sprinkles, my chance has gone from 20 to 30%, even lore for tomorrow morning. still down some two inches. you can see we still have clear sky right now.
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the high pressure system pattern isn't going to break down until the midportion of next week. it's 65 degrees currently. 58 degrees at 5:00 a.m. i'm saying no jacket required for 5:00 a.m. we're going to warm pretty nicely, too. 65 degrees at 9:00 a.m. some clouds around the area. today we started with a few clouds. saturday morning, a few clouds will be building back in. all this because of an east to nearly fetch. a little bit of patchy fog and
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isolated sprinkles around the area. no jacket required. just get ready, get roaring for a really nice evening. sunshine, 2:00 to 3:00 tomorrow amp. mid 70s, quite comfortable. and now i'm running a few degrees above average for a high temperature. not by much, though. but look at this. as we get into the early part of next week, temperatures right around 80 degrees. i don't think we're really going to see much rain until thursday. not until thursday and even now that's looking rather slim. >> looks good except for the dryness. dryness. >> coming up in
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i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. for 30 years i've worked as an obgyn, my job is to protect the health of women. so i'm particularly offended by ken cuccinelli. cuccinelli wants to make all abortion illegal ... ... even in cases of rape and incest. ... even to protect a woman's health. i want a governor who's focused on schools and creating jobs, not someone who wants to do my job. who's ken cuccinelli to interfere in the lives of women across virginia?
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>> e'm excited to see how this is going to progress. if there's ever a test, tonight's showdown at georgia tech was it.
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in the eight-year history of the acc division, the champ has always been these two teams the hog hockeys passed the test tonight. first quarter, two plays after a georgia tech fumble, thomas hits d.j. coles. he's got an open pass to the end zone. virginia tech on top early. 7-0, thomas a perfect 9-9 passing to start the game. but the quarterback, he's known for his legs, too. he takes it in from five yards out. 23rd career rushing td for thomas. that ties the school record. they go on to win it 17-10 picking up their first conference win of the year. a good one for the hockeys. >> a meac battle at north carolina first quarter, ho uh ward down 7 mf 0. but not for long. mcgee fakes the handoff, rolls
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out and connects with david nelson for a 24-yard touchdown. that ties the game at 7-737 on the ensuing aggies drive, they fight right back. quarterback lewis kendall calms his own number. north carolina wins 27-19 as howard drops to 1-3 on the season. tt nets had a day off today. their season wraps up this weekend in arizona against the diamondbacks. stephen strasburg will take the mound in his final start of the year. tonight in baltimore, the orioles finishing up their series with the blue jays. orioles down 1-0. that ties the game at 1-1. same score, though, coming up in the third rips one into left.
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orioles win it 3-2. they'll finish up the season this weekend at home against the red sox. >> heefs the king of perfect endings teen night may have been the most memorable. new york yankee closer, mariano rivera takes his final bow. and you see right there, walking out to pull him off the mound. mo in tears. i think all baseball
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>> if you've ever had this happen, you know it's a horrible feeling when you use your wallet or phone. but imagine you lose your wallet with that check for $2 million in it. a maintenance work eer in a suby in madrid spain found a wallet with a california driver's license and a huge check issued by bank of america. spanish police are trying to track down the owner. you would think that person would have tried to find it, wouldn't you? before they hand it over, however, they want proof that the money is coming from a legal source.
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>> that's a whole lot of zeroes there. >>
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