incident involving baltimore ravens' running back ray rice. >> he admitted to beating his wife. we saw the video of him dragging her out of an elevator. there was nothing left to be discussed. he s bee fired right there and then. >> we are live, first at 4:00. news4 at 4:00, starts now. but first this afternoon, big changes in the weather on the way. hello, i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. we got a return of summer today with the heat and humidity out there. and right now, we're tracking a few showers, folks. so should we get the umbrellas out? >> let's ask storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson in the weather center. what about it, vj? >> i would go with a small umbrella for this evening. we might see a few showers south of d.c. later on. but the storms very slow to really materialize, if at all. hanging back to the south and west. reason for that is the cloud cover and the slower moving weather front. so it's kind of put the kibosh on the storms. radar fairly quiet back to la

ray. a few showers starting to make their way into areas of the shenandoah valley and south. there is thunderstorm activity steppi into areas, that pocket of southwest virginia right now. the weather front back here too. but it is going to be moving in and more dramatic than any showers or storms we get will be the drop in temperatures. we're at 87 right now, fox. we're going to go from heat to cool. cool, feeling like fall around here as early as tomorrow morning. when i return in a few, i'll show you how low those temperatures will go throughout the area and in your neighborhood. we' see you then. don't forget to download the free nbc 4 weather app for the most trusted local weather information whenever and wherever you want it. you'll get real-time forecasts, interactive maps, and severe weather alerts . throughout the country, and throughout the washington area today, people paused to remember the attack on america 13 years ago. >> at the pentagon today, the president and first lady participated in a ceremony.

the president also praised those who have worked to make this country stronger. >> no matter what -- >> the ceremony included a moment of silence at 9:37, marking the moment the airliner crashed into the pentagon. >> as is tuss can you sustom a flag was revealed following the attack. >> remembrance tolls in pennsylvania today when the 40 passengers and crew aboard flight 93 realized the terrorists planned to use their hijacked plane as a bomb, they fought back. the memorial now stands in the field where the plane crashed. and thousands of people marked this day at the september 11th memorial, where the twin towers once stood in lower manhattan. they laid flowers and traced names of loved ones lost on that

terrible day. one major change after the attack. for the first time, the national september 11th museum is now open to the public. the 9/11 memorial at the pentagon has also become a somber gathering spot. >> today relatives of victims who died in that attack went there to reflect and pay their respects. several shared their thoughts with news4s chris gordon. >> reporter: this local family came to honor cortez ghee, a civilian working inside the pentagon when the plane crashed. >> i miss him. actually. i really do. 13 years. and i couldn't say the last goodbye, you know? last time i saw him, he had a smile on his face. and the next day this happened. >> reporte first lady michelle obama autographed her shirt on the 10th anniversary of this terrorist attack. this is the pentagon memorial, sacred land, dedicated in

remembrance of september 11th, 2001. the 184 people who lost their lives here, their families, and all those who have sacrificed for our freedom. it's open to the public year-round. people bri flowers to the benches named for each victim, pausing to pay their respects and pray. a wreath was brought by these arlington county police and fighters who were among the first on the scene facing the flames and the dangers of leaking jet fuel, while trying to save as many people as they could. >> so that day will be a day that i'll always remember for the rest might have life, coming here and seeing all the smoke and all the people and all the injured and everything like that is just a day i'll never forget. >> reporter: the pentagon memorial is a constant reminder that another 9/11 terrorist attack can never be allowed to happen again. chris gordon, news4.

22 of those who died at the pentagon in world trade center on 9/11 were from prince william county. this was the scene at the county's liberty memorial this morning, as the names of all those killed were read. those names are also engraved on the pentagon shaped pool here where elected leaders and residents came together today. across the street is another part of the memorial, just erected last year. it's constructed from twin tower metal beams. one resident explained why it was so important. >> america is our people. and our resolve. and how we persevered. and it's important to be here today at our freedom park on this day. and even other days during the year to remember the resolve of our people. >> local students marked today with a day of service. that story coming up a bit later on news4 at 4:00. >> we posted a photo gallery on the website of all the ways the

nation remembered the terror attacks. visit nbcwashington.com. to take a look. the all-clear has been sounded after some tense moments at george bush airport in houston. hazmat teams boarded a united express plane after a flight from mobile, alabama, landed and police received a report of a suspicious powder. passengers had to remain in their seats for about an hour during the investigation. airport officials say the powder turned out to be a couple of aspirin that had been run over by the beverage cart. 13 years after 9/11, are we safer? it's our nbc washington survey of the day. >> how do you feel about that? weigh in on twitter or facebook. text or call us at 202-601-3444. >> so far, most people responding say they feel more vulnerable. it was supposed to answer questions, but now the nfl's investigation into that disturbing ray rice video is raising more questions. now the fbi, the former fbi

director, that is, is getting involved. mark segraves joins us from outside the ravens stadium. also ahead, officers combing through local parks for any sign of a missing mom, kathryn hoggle and her two young children. pat collins has a live report after the brea children. pat collin

still no signs today of two young children or their mother who is suspected in their disappearance. >> police say as time goes by, this case gets more grave. this afternoon, we are hearing more from the missing now wanted woman's family. >> news4's pat collins live in germantown with the latest on the search. pat? >> reporter: jim, today a

heartfelt plea from catherine hoggle's father, the grandfather of the two missing children. we'll get to that in a moment. first an update on this investigat 2-year-old jacob hoggle, last seen sunday afternoon. 3-year-old sarah hoggle, last seen monday mornin their mother, catherine hoggle, last seen tuesday morning. now police have searched and searched and searched, but so far, nothing. they're worried. >> we are gravely concerned for catherine, for jacob and for sarah. and we need to get them back. >> reporter: at the center of the investigation, 27-year-old catherine hoggle seen here at a germantown chick-fil-a on surveillance video. it was taken shortly before she disappeared. police say she is a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. they believe she is responsible

for the disappearance of her children. she has been charged with child neglect. today the dad's plea. we hear from randy hoggle, catherine's father, and the missing children's grandfather. >> we no, catherine, this is not you and what you're about and what you do. you were the first of four kids to give me a chance to be soccer coach, probably was never good at it, but certainly did my best. we want sarah and jacob to have those same kind of opportunities. the first kiss, the first homecoming, the last prom and a full life. if you just come and get help, we'll all help you. >> reporter: he says his daughter has been off her meds for about two weeks. police said she only had about $15 with her when she disappeared. coming up at 5:00, the mcdonald's factor in this case. live in montgomery county, pat collins, news4.

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a new focus this afternoon on nfl reaction in the ray rice case. the league has asked former fbi director robert muller to investigate who in the nfl knew what and when they knew it. meanwhile, 12 democratic congressmen are questioning the way commissioner roger goodell has handled this issue. and new calls for his resignation. among them, the national organization for women, which says the nfl has a violence against women problem that won't change unless goodell steps down name . more eyes on the ravens' organization now as the team gears up for its first game since the new video of rice punching his then fiancee surfaced. mark segraves is live at m&t bank stadium where fans are already arriving. mark? >> reporter: they been

coming in for hours. we are outside the players' entrance here and fans are lined up over there, hoping to get a glimpse, handshake or a picture with one of the players as they come in. but the pregame focus has really been on the one man who will not be here tonight. number 27, ray rice. kicked off the team and suspected from football after that video surfaced of him hitting his then fiancee in that elevator. and while most of the fans we spoke with here today agree that what he did is inexcusable, when it comes to rice's punishment, that's where they disagree. here's what two die-hard fans had to say. >> and i think they went about it the wrong way. i think he was already convicted. he shouldn't have been convicted twice. what he did, you know, was totally wrong, i don't agree with that. but i do, you know, think that they had it under control and it should have been let go, and nothing else should have been done. and i would love to have ray rice back in baltimore.

>> horrible video. and horrible. i wish they would have seen the video first, did what they had to do over the summer. and this could be behind us. but i mean, i just hope -- i hope the players can move on. >> reporter: ravens fans hoping for a big win against their arch rifle pittsburgh here tonight. and there is a lot of emotion outside this stadium. coming up later at 5:00, we'll introduce you to three fans who agree, they're still ray rice fans, but where they disagree is on the fate of their ray rice jerseys. reporting live from m&t bank stadium, mark segraves, news4. >> thank you, mark. so we're not going to be needing those ga loshs after all? >> not the galoshes, but still the umbrella, because it's going to be a little wet. emphasis on the little. i believe this is all part of the same system that brought the severe weather to the midwest. a weaker system. nonetheless, we're going to get some showers and still the

big-time cooldown that comes following that weather system. let's take a look at radar and i'll show you exactly what's on radar. not much. ushl see to the southwest pocket, showers west of lorraine, petersonburg and franklin, west virginia. roanoke, a few thunderstorms. that's where most of these are going to be hanging out. and i do think that as this front makes its way off to the east, there is a slight threat there could be maybe a storm or two firing down across southern maryland areas of the northern neck. again, looking very minimum now. 88, your temperature. so we haven't gotten that heat. we drop to 82 by 9:00. and around 9:00, i expect any shower activity we do have out there to be ending from northwest to southeast. then it gets a little breezy. temperature by 11:00 p.m., 78 and much cooler behind this front. watch it on future weather as it moves through. still some clouds for early tomorrow morning. reason for those clouds, a little bitty wave along that front will move on through. so mostly cloudy is the way your

friday is looking now. i think we'll have filtered sunshine, a bit of filtered sunshine. but it is looking dry and definitely cooler. then on saturday, we get wet again. this is 8:00 a.m. look at this, jim. you asked about it. leesburg, warrenton, d.c., waldorf. a few showers here. watch what happens during the afternoon. there will be more rain moving through, so occasional showers, definitely cloudy and again saturday cool. there might be a few pockets of some heavier rain at times that come through during the late afternoon, early evening hours on saturday. again, a split weekend for us. 78 your temperature for tomorrow. 77, that is it, la plata, waldorf. 79 around manassas and herndon. 76 around silver spring. and even in columbia, a high temperature tomorrow where we've got cool conditions, filtered sunshine, but no impact for tomorrow. let's take a look at the storm team, four-day forecast for your friday. 78 degrees. that puts us just below average. and as you take a look at this seven-day forecast, this is the

first time we've got 70s running all the way through all seven days here. your weekend where it's 74, again on saturday. 75 degrees on sunday. it's going to start feeling a bit like fall starting tomorrow. your rain chance, again, saturday, 50% chance. mainly noon onward. the ikefall-ltemperatures, yes, coming up in a couple minutes, we take a look at the early part of next week. and kind of rain where we're expecting on tuesday. jim, pat? >> thanks, veronica. now to an unusual panda scene captured by a surveillance camera. a caretaker put a giant panda cub back in its enclosure, but the cub wasn't having any of it, the cub grabbed tn't let go. the footage was shot last month in southwest china. it was provided to us by ipanda.com. giant pandas are endangered, of course. this research center was established back in 1987 to protect and conserve the

species. 49 pandas were born in china last year, but only 42 survived. >> let me out of here. news for your health now. a new weight loss drug is headed to the market. the food and drug administratn s just approved the combination of two drugs, one treating addiction, and the other depression. in clinical trials, people lost an average of about 5% of their body weight. but they also exercised and followed a lower calorie diet. c co is only approved for those who suffer from weight related health problems like december. possible side effects includes seizures, high blood pressure and increased risk of suicidal thoughts. travel can be a headache these days, but how often do most planes land on time? we check out the airlines that get you there on time. plus, apple is planning to change the way we pay for everything. so how exactly does apple pay work? we'll show you, step by step.

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appear necessarily announcement, there is focus on apple pay, the transformation of the way we pay for stuff by letting us use our phones to pay for things at stores. >> how would apple pay actually work, and what does it mean for consumers and apple's rivals? >> cnbc's mary thompson explains. >> reporter: a new iphone and a new business for apple. >> our vision is to replace this. >> reporter: ceo, tim cook, aiming to replace your wallet with apple pay, a mobile wallet. this let's an iphone 6 user scan his thumb print before they tap and go or pay for a purchase with the wave of their phone. the payment made possible by a technology called year field communications or fnc. the transaction made more secure, because it's not your credit card information stored on the phone, it's a scrambled set of numbers representing your data, called a token.

>> all kinds of protections, a safe and secure way to do it. >> reporter: mastercard, visa and american express will partner with apple and expect to recover fees through higher transaction volumes. >> apple is not the first with a mobile wallet. google wallet has been around for a couple years, but resistance from retailers, among others things, slowed its adoption. so apple is bringing retailers on board, partnering with mac s , mcdonald' and others who will accept apple pay. their clients getting speedier checkouts from a system security analysts say cut down on fraud. >> in the end, the retailers are still responsible for anything that happens at their site. but because apple is turning the credit cards into tokens, there's much less risk that anyone can breach a retailer and get a credit card from them. >> reporter: still only fraction of the u.s. stores will accept apple pay for now. analysts see that number growing quickly, thanks to the rollout

of the point of sale system that will accept nfc transactions, as well as consumers payments. >> agree to the concept of mobile wallet, get used to it, start using that platform to provide offers. that's going to be great for paypal and google wallet, because they'll be able to add a lot of mobile wallet customers themselves. >> mea apple pay could pay off for apple's rivals as well. one obstacle for apple to overcome, less than 3% of the nation's merchants who accept credit cards have the technology to use apple pay. up next, mcdonald's working on a new plan to go after millennials. so how does mcbrunch sound? but first, we go inside president obama's war on isis. a live report from capitol hill, with how the u.s. can stop this new face of terror.

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you're watching news4 at 4:00. first at 4:30, thousands of motorcyclists rumble into our nation's capital today to honor victims of the september 11th terror attacks. how they're being honored today. a list of nearly 5 million gmail passwords appears online. why google says not to worry. and a potent solar flare heading toward earth could singe the planet tomorrow? what you can expect as a result. and good afternoon, welcome

back at 4:30, everybody, i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. breaking news out of quantico, virginia. >> reporter: the main gate at the marine corps base in quantico has been closed. we're told a k9 was alerted to something in a car as it was entering that gate. it's now shut down while that car is being searched. two other gates to the base are still open. again, the main gate to the marine corps base quantico closed as we speak. back to you. right now, parts of the midwest are dealing with dangerous flooding due to heavy rains. water was so high in a neighborhood near memphis, some residents had to be evacuated, including several child and in central indiana, heavy rain and flooding causing big traffic headaches. firefighters helped several drivers who got stuck in high water. and unusually strong late summer cold front is to blame for the intense storms. so what should we expect to see as the storms move east? >> let's head back to bj for the answer in the storm center.

how about it? >> for them, those guys, they had between 5 and 7 inches of rain. for us, not everybody is going to get weight. those folks that do see some rain showers coming through and it's mostly rain showers, will be on the light side. only a few hundredths to maybe a tenth of an inch. look at the radar loop over the last few hours with satellite also put together here. because i want to show you those locations down to the south here that are still looking at some sunshine down through southern maryland. that's where there could be maybe a storm or two, as well as the northern neck ahead of a weather front. right now your thunderstorms sitting in that pocket of southern areas of west virginia right now around roanoke, in virginia. and those storms will be staying to our south, so just a few showers, again, mainly across southern maryland. 87 your temperature. we hit 83 by 7:00 p.m. your runner's impact forecast still humid. but, again, just a few wet spots. we've dropped to 80 degrees by 9:00. on the other side of midnight, not only do we see temperatures

drop, but also a lot less humidity. we'll talk about tomorrow morning in a few minutes a day after unveiling his strategy to dismantle isis with attacks in iraq and syria, president obama's plan is pe pickg up support in congress but also meeting with criticism. news4's steve handelsman is live on capitol hill with reaction. >> reporter: lawmakers heard details of the obama isis plan in closed-door briefings and even those who want more, like u.s. ground troops in action in syria and iraq, even they say they mostly support the stepped up war on isis ordered by the commander in chief. >> here once more we -- >> reporter: president obama struck a triumphant tone at two days' 9/11 remembrance. >> america stands tall and america stands proud. >> rep and he talked tough last night. >> if you threaten america, you will find no safe haven. >> reporter: but the obama plan to destroy isis has not yet come

together. britain might not join the air war in iraq that's expanding to syria. in saudi arabia, that will help train anti isis syrians, secretary of state kerry said today, nine other a key democrat who once charged mr. obama, had no plan to kill isis, was full of praise. >> ten arab countries is -- gives us a good chance of success. >> reporte but none of the ten has agreed to send ground. >> some of these boots have to be on the ground. >> house speaker boehner and other key republicans support the obama plan. but they want more. >> we're going to need thousands of troops over time on the ground, holding the hands of the arab armies that are going to do the fighting. >> air strikes alone will not accomplish what we're trying to accomplish. >> rep but there is backing for what the president did announce. >> i do think the president has the strong support of the american public and i think that's indicative of the

bipartisan comments d ot but no on the ground, no americans in combat is still the obama plan. still, up in the air is whether congress will formally vote in support. i'm steve handelsman, news4. 13 years after the 9/11 terror attacks, do you feel safer from terrorism or more vulnerable? it's our nbc washington survey of the day. >> weigh in on twitter and facebook or you can text or call us at 202-601-3444. >> so far, most people are saying they feel more vulnerable today. we've learned one thing in the pistorius case. it was not murder. the judge presiding over the trial of oscar pistorius starts to deliver a ruling, then abruptly suspends proceedings. so where do we go from here? plus, an alert from google after a list of nearly 5 million gmail passwords appears online. >> so why is the company saying we shouldn't worry? and going under the table.

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your gmail account from google may be at risk. google says some gmail user names and passwords made their way on to a leaked list, posted on the web. the good news is, google says

the vast majority of accounts are safe. it says less than 2% of gmail user name password combinations posted on the list are actually at risk for being hacked. the leaked data is not part of google data breachs. google has alerted those affected by the leak and told them to change their passwords. bad news for homeowners. home foreclosures are climbing for the second month in a row. realtytrac says says nearly 117,000 properties were up for foreclosure. florida has the highest rate. followed by nevada, maryland, new jersey and georgia. more airlines had flights that arrived on time. the department of transportat sa in july, 75% of flights arrived on time with delta reporting the most on time arrivals. jetblue had the fewest. also back in july, fewer

domestic flights were cancelled and fewer bags mishandled than in previous months. the better performance did not impress passengers with dissatisfaction among flyers up 18% over the previous month. how does brunch sound at mcdonald's? the fast food chain has filed to trademark the phrase "mcbrunch." an officially insists it is not testing out of brurchl brunch concepts. they speculate it could lead to longer breakfast hours on the weekends and during the holidays. it could also include items not currently offered on the breakfast menu. if you missed out on buying olive garden's all-you-can-eat pasta passes, they're being sold on ebay. they give you all you can eat pasta for seven weeks. now some of those passes are going for as much as $400 each on ebay now. buyer beware.

each pass bears the buyer's original name, meaning they cannot be used by others. olive garden says if you have purchased a pass like that off a site like ebay, give them a call and they will try to make things right. how thousands of bikers are honoring the heroes of 9/11 today. plus, a strong solar flare erupts and launches off the sun. will we be able to feel it? first, veronica? we're certainly going to feel the cool that comes behind this evening's front. just an isolated shower. that's about all i think we're going to see. a storm or two across southern maryland. that's the best area. but, again, cool temperatures. i'll show you where that cool is right now. we'll go county by county for tomorrow morning in just a few minutes.

right now, thousands of motorcycle riders are converging on our national mall. the event is called 2 million bikers to d.c. the bikers rode in today from every corner of the country. they say they want to show their love for america on this somber anniversary. it's also a way to pay tribute to all those who died or survived the 9/11 attacks. the rally is going on through 8:00 this evening. you may have noticed, traffic a bit slower today as the bikers rolled into town. riders gathered in four staging

areas, including gaithersburg, ft. washington, falls church and fairfax. as melissa melai reports, each carry a somber reminder of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. >> reporte this is the ft. washington staging area for the group, 2 million bikers to d.c. it's their way of showing patriotism on a day america will never forget. >> builds me up. well worth the trip. >> reporter: a long ride to get here for some who rode in from the west, north, south and east coasts, sporting their different bikes and their american flags. >> in honor of the country, flying a flag on the bike. >> reporter: this vietnam vet bought his honda two weeks ago and rode 1,200-plus miles from wisconsin. >> having the honor to be part of this group and be one of thousands of riders that will be here today that are honoring those who are no longer with us. >> reporter: red, white and blue

can be seen everywhere, even in unique fashion. >> i skipped chemoto be here tod >> before revving up for their ride to the national mall, everyone gets a name tag of at least one person who perished in the 9/11 attacks. matthew burke. and over here you have edward calderon. >> god bless them. it's hard -- i'm going to get emotional now. but god bless them. i don't need to know who they are. i do know who they are. right here. you >> reporter: thousands of bikers coming in from four separate staging areas around the dmv. their rally is expected to last well into the evening. all to pay tribute to the victims of 9/11. on the national mall, mowlette

green, news4. one way washington remembers september 11th is with a day of service. members of the student conservation association in arlington spent the day cleaning up t at the roaches run waterfowl sanctuary. volunteers removed plants that shouldn't be there and planted ones that should be there. they also removed trash and debris from the shore. the students were joined by the secretary of the interior, sally jewell. a short distance away at arlington's courthouse plaza, guests joined first responders and other officials to remember the lives that were lost 13 years ago. they also expressed gratitude to those who responded on that day. then a wreath was laid beneath the flags at the plaza. our coverage of events marking the stay continues on our website. former white house press secretary ari fleischer tweeted his memories of that day. we have collected them, along with video of all of the major commemorations. visit nbcwashingto

if your gps has few issues in the coming days, the sun may be to blame. a new solar flare similar to this one back in april launched yesterday. solar flares emit tons of electrical energy and cause disruptions to the magnetic balance on earth. scientists at the national center for atmospheric research say there should be no impact on satellite communications, televisions or telephones. and no increase in radiation. but we will get a great view of the aurora lights. the aurora light viewing will be well to our north. so across areas of new england. >> that's where i'm heading. i'm going up there tonight. just -- >> just for that, yes. >> we have clouds tonight that would -- oh. >> cloud up the view. still clouds tonight. the big emphasis should really be on the cool that follows this weather front. it's impacting a good portion of the country. in fact, it brought snow, this system, or at least part of it with the cold air coming in. >> what?

>> what? yeah. this is areas of south dakota, rapid city, west of there and the black hills. they had 7 to 8 inches of snow. so, yeah, they're having to shovel a little earlier. this could be the earliest snowfall since 1888. talking about switching over to freezing rain. as you might imagine, not good for the trees. still a lot of leaves on those trees as opposed to the snowfall coming later when the leaves are gone. on radar right now, a little showers showing up west of bethesda. again, talking about light showers here coming our way for the afternoon and evening hours. you can see more of them along 66. marshal, front royal, around washington and this headed toward warn ton. so, again, a few showers for your afternoon and evening rush. by tomorrow morning, chilly is it the word. this is the bus stop forecast. 7:00 to 8:00 a.m., 64 degrees. 66 by 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. a lot of little ones at the bus stop might need a light jacket. in fact, look at the d.c. metro area. 58, bethesda, 64 in d.c. 62, alexandria, starting out. areas across northern maryland

starting out fairly low. 50 in cumberland. 52 in frederick and northern virginia. overnight, down to the upper 50s. around culpeper, 59. 59 also quantico, just down i-95. again, a crisp start to the day tomorrow and a lot like fall. the high temperature, 75 to 79 degrees. on top of that, could be breezy early in the day. so you're going to feel that chill more and might need a light jacket. showers likely right now on saturday. saturday is the day for whatever you're going to be doing outside. there will be showers throughout the day, i think our best bet during the afternoon. there's 2:00 with temperatures in the low 70s. low humidity for sunday. but saturday might wind up being a bit of a washout. we'll be tracking this system closely over the next couple days. into the early part of next week, still 70s for temperatures on tap. right now just a slight chance for a few showers coming our way tuesday of next week.

jim, pat? now some stories we're working on right now in our newsroom. theye t to explain themselves. a letter is now on its way to parents today after a sixth grade teacher at a d.c. middle school asked her students to compare former president george w. bush and adolf hitler. so what's in t and she was found murdered in her alexandria home. we're working new information in the death of a d.c. corrections official. we are also keeping a close eye on the search, the ongoing search, for a missing mother and two children in montgomery county. wendy rieger has the latest from the desk. >> pat, police say they are gravely concerned for the well-being of jacob and sarah hoggle and their mother, catherine. today pe searched a park in darnestown. but they came up empty. 2-year-old jacob last seen sunday afternoon. 3-year-old sarah last seen monday morning. their mother catherine last seen tuesday. catherine is a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic and

police believe she is responsible for the disappearances and they have charged her with child neglect. on news4 in a few minutes, pat collins will have more on this expanding investigation. we'll also hear from catherine hoggle's father who spoke at a news conference earlier today. i'll see you in just a few minutes. at the live desk for now, i'm wendy rieger. >> thank you. first at 4:00 today, questions over the actions of a d.c. police officer. the officer confronts a man filming an arrest. it happened on a public sidewalk. news4's tom sherwood takes a look now at the video, and shows us where it all unfolded. >> reporter: we're outside the martin luther king library in downtown washington, right here on sunday night about 6:30. police were breaking up a fight when a passer-by on a bike began videotaping the incident from about 20 yards away. after a minute, one police officer walked up to the man and intercepted the videotaping. >> we've got a investigation going on over here. you want to be part of it? i suggest you pack up and go.

>> reporter: the c ob to the way he was treated and has filed a formal complaint with the department. coming up at 5:00, we'll hear from the police department and some public criticism of how this police officer acted. in downtown washington, tom sherwood, news4. and just a few minutes ago, we got a statement from d.c. police chief cathy lanier. she tells us she is, quote, shocked by this video. tom sherwood will have more on the chief's reaction and how the department is handling the situation coming up here on news4 at 5:00 tonight. we expected a verdict, and only got halfway there. a strange day in court as a judge starts to rule that oscar pistorius won't be convicted of murder. and then she halts the proceedings. >> reporter: the good, the bad, the ugly. metro has a new report out on customer satisfaction. i'm adam tuss and we'll have the story on news4 at 5:00.

♪ protests today outside the courthouse in pretoria, south africa, where the judge is deciding the final verdict in the oscar pistorius trial. some held signs that read, quote, if you kill a woman you're killing a nation. the judge's final verdict is expected to come down tomorrow. but we already know that

pistorius has been cleared of the most serious charge, premeditated murder. as duncan golestani reports, the judge explains why she believes the athlete did not intend to shoot his girlfriend. >> reporter: the oscar pivot news trial might be drawing to a close but it's no less dramatic. the judge started delivering her verdict and in the process giving her opinion on the evidence she heard during the trial. oscar pistorius sobbed when she said he was a poor and evasive witness. but she lastly sided with his version of events, believing him when he said he had no idea it was his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp behind the bathroom door. she said the prosecution's case was largely circumstantial. >> the evidence failed to establish that the accused had the requisite intention to kill the deceased, let alone with premeditation. as she cleared

pistorius of premedicated murder, she went to the charge of homicide, involuntary manslaughter. she said if his story were believed there were intruders in the bathroom, he could have gone to the balcony and shouted for help. he could have dialed for security. but he didn't. and in doing so, she said pistorius was negligent. using that word negligent seems to indicate that the judge is going to deliver a guilty verdict of culpable homicide, which carries a sentence for up to 15 years. but she didn't get that far. before she could, she abruptly adjoned court, saying it would continue tomorrow. did you kn golestani, pretoria, south africa. the judge also put doubt on hearing a woman scream. if convicted tomorrow, his sentencing would come at a later date. right now at 5:00, police zero in on another search area as the desperate hunt for a mother and her children continues.

>> it could be a game packed with emotion. the ravens are set to hit the field for the first time since the nfl scandal involving star player ray rice. and america represents this september 11th. a new terror threat looms over a nation that is still grieving. now at 5:00 tonight, live team coverage on the hunt for a schizophrenic mother and her two young children in montgomery county. >> news4's pat collins has more on the grandfather's desperate plea and jackie bensen is standing by with new details on the search as police and family members know the significance of each hour that goes by. >> take another look at the children. 2-year-old jacob hoggle and 3-year-old sarah hoggle. >> and now this is their mother. police have charged catherine hoggle with two counts of misdemeanor child neglect. she hasn't been seen since early tuesday morning. we want to go first to the children's grandfather and his new and desperate words in hopes that the children will somehow be returned safely.

his words today came as police searched a park about six miles away from the last known sighting of their mother. it's in germantown. news4's pat collins begins our live coverage. pat? >> reporte wendy, we're going to hear from catherine hoggle's father in a moment. but all week long, there's been a lot of attention focused on this chick-fil-a here in germantown. today police said there is another fast food restaurant they want you to know about. the mcdonald's factor. police say that catherine hoggle likes mcdonald's food. they say she goes there just about every day. investigators want you to know that. >> catherine seems to really have an affinity for mcdonald's food. she normally visits there once a day. she enjoys drinking dr. pepper. so