man's trip and infuriated other passengers. news4 at 4:00, starts now. we're tracking several developing stories right now. up first at 4:00, your friday night plans could get washed out, folks. hello, i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. storm team 4 is tracking the potential for some soaking rain. >> let's go straight to storm team 4 meteorologist, veronica johnson. vj? >> temperatures across the area as you saw there, right into the 60s throughout the area. it's been on the cool side. it's been overcast. yes, we have had some showers moving through. but a lot more coming your way for the overnight period. look at this reston camera view. this is live, you can see the traffic moving armed. but also very gray sky with us. the latest on rain, storm team 4 radar, waves of showers making their way from west to east, all along this boundary that's going to be with us for a while. from hagerstown to the north of fredericksburg south, charlottesville too. and you know what, there's a lot

more where that came from. just to that pocket of southwest virginia. not only showers, but some thunderstorms down here, which is why i think there will be some areas around, say, just south of d.c. across southern maryland, the northern neck, like charles county, that will see some moderate and heavy rains coming our way. so friday night football, wet. 63 the temperature. rain likely between 6:00 and 8:00 with moderate showers, between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. i'll tell you the impact on our weekend. could be looking a little better. my forecast in a few. >> all right. track the rainy weather in our storm team 4 weather app. search nbc washington weather in the app store or google play. now to the murder in a barber shop. one man is dead after a guy in a ski mask opened fire in a building near a school. and right now he's on the run. this happened just before noon today on good hope road in southeast d.c. near minnesota avenue. there are several other businesses on that block, and an elementary school. kristin wright joins us live at

a still active crime scene. kristin? >> reporter: jim, people who live around here know kutt-n-upp barber shop. what they want to know, whether the person who was killed today was a customer or was it one of the guys they know who works there? and we too are trying to find that information out from police. right now, police are trying to find the shooter. and part of that is talking to witnesses. detectives today in and out of kutt-n-upp barber shop all day, just inside the front door, evidence markers. very important. the shooting happened at 11:00 this morning. police say a man wearing a black ski mask walked into the barber shop, approached a man and fired several times. now the man who was shot was taken to the hospital, but did not survive. so now there is this manhunt. >> we think that maybe before he put the mask on he was out here walking around prior to that or right before he entered. so we're hoping maybe somebody

saw something and may recognize this individual or give us some information that could help identify him. >> reporter: the barber shop is right next to catchum elementary school but fortunately the children did not have school today so were not here. coming up on news4 at 5:00, you'll hear from some customers of the barber shop, and just their thoughts about something like this happening today. live in southeast, kristin wright, news4. two young parents in northern virginia are in jail right now, accused in the death of their baby daughter. adam and jasmyne alexander are charged with felony child neglect. police say the couple left their 9-month-old baby in her crib this last monday for 16 hours without checking on her. when they finally did, she wasn't breathing. news4's julie carey is working on the story and will join us at the top of the hour. students and staff at d.c.'s duke ellington school of the arts are heartbroken today after the sudden death of their principal. father john payne died of an

apparent heart attack. he began his work in ellington back in 1995. five years later, he was named dean of students and became principal just this past august. >> this is a huge loss to the ellington community. staff and the students are devastated. the parents, the alumni, the entire community are devastated by this. >> chancellor henderson said students stayed home today. next week brief counselors will be on hand to help them through this difficult time. there are new questions about the early treatment of thomas duncan, the first person to die of ebola here in the u.s. duncan's temperature hit 103 degrees. during his first visit to the emergency room at texas health presbyterian church, hospital, rather, in dallas. that's according to medical records given by his family to the associated press. the file also shows a nurse recorded the fact that duncan had recently come to the u.s.

from liberia. but he denied having been in contact with anyone who was sick. duncan was sent home from the er, but two days later his continue had worsened and he was taken back to the hospital in an ambulance. meanwhile, the sheriff's deputy isolated this week for possible ebola exposure at duncan's apartment describes the experience as surreal. >> i was in that protective garb, and i saw the plastic sheet, and the two firefighters, ems workers in encapsulated suits. and it's a little daunting. it's a little -- wow, this is really happening. >> dallas deputy sheriff michael monig said he did not need to wear protective gear when he delivered a quarantine order to duncan's relatives. the next day he was ordered to bag up the clothes he was wearing and his police car was taken out of service. that's when he started to worry.

yesterday a test showed that his recent stomach pain and fever were not caused by ebola. and we've just gotten an update on the condition of freelance photographer ashoka mukpo. he showed modest improvement the past few days according to the nebraska medical center. his treatment now includes an experimental drug, a transfusion from ebola survivor, dr. kent brantly, and other supportive care. mukpo got sick while covering the ebola outbreak in liberia. his father says it's nice to see even a small improvement in his son's condition. and caught on camera, the scary aftermath of an ebola joke that backfired badly on the airline passenger who told it. >> i want everybody to sit. i need your attention, okay? it's going to look worse than it is. >> now, imagine this. coming on to your plane. this all happened on wednesday on a usairways flight from philadelphia to the dominican

republic. a hazmat team was forced to respond when a passenger sneezed during the flight and reportedly told his seat mates, quote, i have ebola and you're all screwed, end quote. the american citizen was taken to an infirm arinfirmary. when it was determined he did not have ebola, he was put on the next flight home. >> it's been a bad week for wall street. the stock market has just wrapped up for a wild week. the dow jones industrial average finished today down about 115 points. this follows a string of three 200-point-plus swings in the dow. analysts say volatility is back, and that it might be back to stay. first at 4:00, drum roll, please. the winning virginia city in google's annual e-city competition is fairfax. a representative from google will be at tuesday's city council meeting to present the award to the city. the award is given to cities that invet in technology and show growth and innovation in e-commerce.

last year, chantilly, virginia, won the award. ladies, listen up. why the ceo of microsoft says women shouldn't ask for raises. and what he has to say now after a firestorm erupted about this on twitter. and she has been missing for almost a full month now. now changes are coming to the way investigators conduct their search for missing uva sophomore hannah graham.

you're watching news4 at 4:00. there is now a change in practice regarding the search for the missing uva student from fairfax county. police in charlottesville tell us they will no longer give daily updates on the search for hannah graham. the new plan is to give updates once a week until she is found. the teenager has been missing now almost a month. she was last seen on

surveillance video with jesse matthew, who is now being held in her disappearance. first at 4:00, a shooting in southwest d.c. is now a homicide investigation. around 7:30 this morning, a man was found shot at an apartment complex on ivanhoe street. he had been shot several times. right now police have no suspects in custody. they're hoping that because this happened when people were heading to work and to school this morning, someone may have seen something. police have not yet released the victim's names. six months in jail. that's the sentence handing down for a maryland woman who admitted she stole $75,000 from a local nonprofit. i will owna carter was operations manager for melanoma research aligliance. the state's attorney's office tells us carter had access to dono donors' credit card information. she used them to make unauthorized purchases last

year, including school lunches for her son and a u-haul rental. carter has to repay that money and will be on probation for five years. a big game tonight at camden yards. why one orioles all star thinks the birds will benefit from the quick end. and it could be the worst career advice imaginable. why microsoft ceo thinks women need to rely on karma when it comes to their financial future. barbara harrison is following this for us first at 4:00.

in cases of rape and incest, just like the right-wing republicans in congress. they want to overturn roe v. wade. so does she. "i think roe v. wade should be overturned." barbara comstock even voted with right-wing republicans to require women seeking an abortion to undergo transvaginal ultrasounds. that's all i need to know. i'm john foust and i approve this messge.

you're watching news4 at 4:00. well, this is something you don't want to happen on your trip to the zoo. a little boy is in surgery right now after falling into a jaguar exhibit at the little rock zoo in arkansas. the 3-year-old grandfather put him on the railing to get a better view. the little boy fell at least ten feet. zoo workers put their emergency plan into action. one used a fire extinguisher to keep the jaguar away from the child. another used a ladder to climb down and get the boy. he's now undergoing surgery for skull fracture. the jaguar exhibit is temporarily closed. the chief executive officer of microsoft offers an apology today for some controversial comments he made about women. >> yeah, the company's new leader was speaking about the gender pay gap. news4's barbara harrison joins us now with that story. >> sattia that della was

speaking before a live audience celebrating women in computing. when adelea was answering a question about the best way women should ask for a raise. he told the audience women should just trust the system to give rewards when they are deserved. >> it's not really about asking for the raise, but knowing and having faith that the system will actually give you the right raises as you go along. and that, i think, might be one of the additional super powers that, quite frankly, women who don't ask for a raise have. because that's good karma. it will come back. because somebody is going to know, that's the kind of person that i want to trust. that's the kind of person that i want to really give more responsibility to. and in the long term efficiency, things catch up. >> now, maria cloudy was on stae when he made his comments.

she said she disagreed with him. a firestorm erupted on twitter immediately following the remark. nadella apologized and said the comments were completely wrong. meanwhile, a new report from the american institute for economic research shows not only a tremendous gender gap between salaries in the high-tech fields, but a huge disparity in salaries along racial lines, as well. findings show blacks, asians and hispanic, male and female, as well as white females all working in the same high-tech jobs of computer programming and software developing are earning significantly less than their white male counterparts working in those same jobs. the study also shows that women are underrepresented in the high-tech industry. jim? >> barbara, thank you. well, be veronica, are we about to get a soaking? >> yes. we are. that's going to be overnight. what i like, though, is some of the late guidance we have looked at, put together the forecast here. shows some improvement for

sunday. i think you're going to like them. let's head outside and over to the weather wall. first that driving impact forecast. if you are going to be out late, we've got some showers out there now. that rain is only going to start to pick up in intensity as the night gets later and later. so around 9:00, 10:00 p.m. this evening, we're expecting rain likely. yes, it could be heavy at times. the other thing you're going to have to deal with out driving is the fog. visibilities could drop below a mile late. all right. here it is, storm team 4 radar. all the green you're seeing is where there are some showers right now. whenever we talk about thunderstorms and more moderate or heavier rain, you see the areas shaded in yellow. and we're not really seeing that right now. so it's, again, a general area of showers moving through. nothing too heavy yet. but down across southern maryland, areas around fredericksburg, charlottesville, leonardtown, there could be some moderate rain coming our way late. we're seeing that right now just across areas of southeastern virginia. areas of northwestern north carolina right now with some thunderstorms. all of this moisture funneling

toward our area for the overnight period. got it all the way up to ohio and down to areas of tennessee right now. temperatures at 61 degrees. the dew point, how much moisture at 50 degrees as numbers get closer and closer. we are getting low clouds and fog. and we're expecting that again this evening. the other thing we're expecting again is that rain to pick up by 10:00, 11:00. what that means is, the temperatures not only will be cool, but yes, that background you're seeing, that's for camden yards. the orioles taking on the royals. the temperature, 58. but as the back end of the game -- everyone is heading home, could be some big puddles on area roads. let me show you. here's a look at your future weather. 7:00 there. that rain starts to shift more up to the north. i really think it could be as far north as baltimore. right around the inner harbor too. you've got some showers back, warrenton too. early tomorrow morning, a snapshot of 8:00 a.m. yes. it will be wet around the area. rain will be moving out by lunch time around noon. but what that means is with any games that will be taking place,

i think for the afternoon hours, a soggy ground. look at saturday late. we clear out. we get some sunshine in here before the sun goes down, up to the north around hagerstown and frederick. and then for sunday and monday, sunday partly sunny, there's a look at monday. clouds back with some rain approaching during the morning hours. so soggy fields for us as we get up to 61 degrees tomorrow and a look at your four-day forecast here shows into the mid 70s next week. not done with the rain. we'll talk more about that, guys, in a few minutes. >> all right, veronica, thanks. we all know the nats' season is over. but the orioles continue on. >> baltimore takes on the kansas city royals tonight in game one of the alcs. carol maloney is here to talk about the excitement and anxiety about the game and the weather, carol. >> the weather -- it's going to be a long night because they're going to try to get it. it's postseason. they do what they can to get the game. the baltimore orioles have a motto, we won't stop. signs are everywhere, and fans

chant as they plerepare. mother nature throwing a curveball. the tarp on the field. this video just shot by our photographer, bj forte at camden yards. it is the calm before the storm. fans are going to be out in full force in just a few hours. their fan base has grown since the nats were eliminated. it's not for everybody. but o's center fielder adam jones hopes the birds can get back to being the pride of the area. >> well, they took our fan base when the nationals came in. so it's good to see that the fan base is getting back to their real roots and keeping the o's. but it's good to see. >> and the great thing about this match-up, one team is going to get to go to the world series for the first time in over 25 years. royals-orioles. who are you rooting for? jason pugh will have more live in baltimore on news4 at 5:00. >> can't help but notice you are transitioning into a little bit of an oriole orange here from your red.

>> i'm stacked with every team from the area. >> you're in good company. there are a lot of those fans around here. >> yes, yes. get out the garb from the different teams. >> alrighty. >> see you at 5:00. thank you, carol. a hollywood superstar honored today by the queen herself. >> plus, katy perry's gig of a lifetime. and what's behind the sudden spike in police officers caught on camera making seemingly bad calls. and how technology is being used to combat the distrust of police officers. and we want to hear from you about the stories that you want to know about and talk about. first at 4:00. >> follow us on facebook and twitter.

you're watching news4 at 4:00. ♪ >> yep, there she is, the super bowl halftime entertainment is out. the nfl has selected katy perry to perform, according to several reports. rihanna and cold play were also considered. the super bowl is on february 1st next year. a record number, more than 111 million people watched the super bowl last year.

the duchess of cambridge is apparently ready to resume her royal duties after a prolonged bout of severe morning sickness. kensington palace says prince willi william and kate will welcome the president of singapore october 21st when he arrives for a state visit. kate was forced to clear her schedule early last month when she was hit with acute morning sickness during her second pregnancy. she suffered from the same condition in the first trimester of her pregnancy with george. angelino jolie is now an honorary dame. queen elizabeth honored her today for her campaign to end sexual violence as a weapon of war. her work culminated in a landmark international summit in london back in june. today's ceremony at buckingham palace was private, but jolie's husband, brad pitt and children were present. because jolie is not a british citizen, she will not be addressed as dame. news of this year's nobel

peace prize has set off celebrations in pakistan's volatile s.w.a.t. valley. 17-year-old malala yousafzai will share the prize. since 1980, yardi has been part of a global movement the to end child exploitation. malala was shot in the end while campaigning for education for girls. after she recovered, she resumed her efforts. children in the back seat hit by flying glass during this confrontation caught on camera. what's behind the apparent trend of police officers going too far? that's today's talk around town with troy johnson. nissan recalls hundreds of thousands of cars because the hood could come flying open. i'm erika gonzales. before you get back in your car, you need to find out if it is on this list, next.

. it's wet, it's nasty, we've got showers moving through. temperatures throughout the area right now, look at this cool spot, 65 in northern montgomery county. gaithersburg, 58. bell vor at 59 degrees and warrenton. temperatures throughout the area 10 to 15 degrees below average. those readings we're seeing right now what it feels like, more than like mid to late november.

and, again, it's wet. but it's light showers now around bethesda, d.c., bowie, areas out at 50. i-95, 301 all wet with more showers. moving from west to east, we're going to see those waves continue for the overnight and early part of the day tomorrow. so if you're going out this evening, again, cool showers. you're going to need a jacket and stay umbrella-ready. we'll take a look at your weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. emotions and tension remain high in missouri following a high-profile police-involved shooting. for the past two days, demonstrators in st. louis have been protesting wednesday's death of another black teenager, an 18-year-old shot by a white house file on duty police officer. at one point police in riot gear lined up along a street and used pepper spray to control the crowd. more protests are planned for

this weekend. is a basic mistrust of police playing a role in this? whor's troy johnson is here to shed insight on that. troy, are these kinds of en could you please at tnters happ? >> it may be a combination of both. altercations have been happening for decades. nothing new necessarily to many of the folks i talked to. but they don't consider that new news. but we're hearing more about it. and we're also seeing a lot more of these incidents unfold before our eyes. that is a little bit new. >> and you're right. they are nothing new. it's been happening all along. we all remember rodney king and trayvon martin, more recent. what role do you think technology may be playing in all of this? >> it may actually be the catalyst because these stories of violent interactions you see on your screen now are not new. but like rodney keing, going viral.

on social media, people are sharing them. looking at these situations more often. and it kind of in a way analyzing what's happening. you don't just see it that one time. you can replay it several times and you can have conversations. it's certainly changing the tone of the dialogue that people are having today. >> you've also got dash cam video and in that case the 14-year-old son who was recording with his cell phone in the back seat of the car. >> exactly. >> what about politics? how do you think that's driving the coverage and attention? >> well, the political is certainly -- it's emotional, as well. people are concerned. because these african-american youth and some people of color are getting hurt and in some instances getting killed. and some people say in senseless police assault on black life. you know, losing sons, brothers, fathers, uncles and cousins. that makes it personal. you see the ongoing protests happening in ferguson, missouri. and they're going to continue to protest. a lot of people may not -- if it hadn't been for them protesting,

many people tell me some of these stories may not get the same attention that they should be getting. but listeners tell me, they want to see the next step to use the political muscle. they want to start, you know -- we've accentuated the situation but now we need to see what happens. >> now what about the police side of the story? and what are police saying about this attention? >> police are now instituting their own cameras, using body cams. we're going to see body cams here in the district. and it's a situation where we've already seen dash cams being deployed for years in police departments. but we've seen some of those situations turn violent as well. the hope is that these interactions with citizens and police will be a lot more -- a lot less confrontational and more productive. >> troy johnson, thank you. >> thank you. >> alrighty. jim. >> thank you both. want to buy a deadly venomous snake? well, it's easier to buy one than you might realize. up next, national investigative correspondent jeff rossen goes

undercover at a reptile show to show us just how easy it is. we're coming right back. i bet you didn't know your insurance would cover this. i'm erika gonzales, and i've got a list of things that you'll be surprised to find out are covered under basic plans.

you're watching news4 at 4:00. vice president joe biden honored former white house press secretary james brady at a memorial service today.

that memorial service was held at the museum. several former press secretaries were in attendance. brady was shot in 1981 from an assassination attempt on president reagan. he died last august. today vice president biden said brady was an example of turning tragedy into action. brady helped pass a law requiring background checks for handgun owners. first at 4:00, if you live in the baileys crossroads area of fairfax county, you're about to get a firehouse. there will be a big grand opening tomorrow for station 10 at bailey's crossroads. the station has an engine, ladder truck, two medic units and reserve ambulance. it's one of the busiest stations in the county. and it will primarily service the area within a five-mile radius. the open house starts at 10:00. 10:00 in the morning. and it's open to the public. firefighters will be there to offer a hands-only cpr demonstration. that's a skill we all need to have. hundreds of thousands of

cars being recalled because the hoods can fly open unexpectedly. >> that's never good. news4 consumer reporter erika gonzales joins us with this. this is a scary story. >> it's a potentially very dangerous situation. your hood flying open while you're driving. the problem actually drove nissan to recall more than 200,000 cars because a secondary latch can fail. potentially allowing the hood to fly open at any time. this recall applies to 2013 nissan altimas. nissan is also investigating to see if other models with similar latch design could have that same problem. repairs will be made for free at nissan dealers. we want to bring you good news as it pertains to nissan. it achieved the greatest improvement in fuel economy. that's according to a new study by the environmental protection agency. the epa also says that fuel economy is up all around, meaning that fewer trips to the gas pump were needed.

in 2013, vehicles got an average of 24.1 miles per gallon. the car brand with the highest fuel economy, mazda and suvs had the greatest improvement in fuel economy in all classes of vehicles. from saving on gas to saving money. and so we all know that insurance covers car crashes and house fires. but here are three things you might be surprised to know that are covered by standard insurance policies. this is according to kiplinger's personal finance. if you're trying to lose a little bit of weight in the belly area, you might be able to receive free weight loss counseling through an expert like a dietician. next, if your dog bites somebody, any medical bills are typically covered by your standard homeowner's o policy. and if you plan to breastfeed your child, most health insurance plans provide breastfeeding equipment like breast pumps at no charge. and that can be up to a $250

savings for moms. coming up on news4 at 5:00, a data breach at dairy queen. confined out which local stores were affected and whether or not your information is at risk, and what kind of information. all of that is coming up tonight at 5:00. >> all right. a lot going on today. >> absolutely. we will see you at 5:00. >> thanks, erika. cobras, rattle snakes and vipers. how easy is it to buy one? we'll tell and you show you. national investigative correspondent jeff rossen goes undercover. and bristol palin off the hook after a house party ends in a violent brawl. what she's accused of doing right before the cops showed up. and yes, we've had some showers moving through the area already. take a look at your weather story. rain continues most neighborhoods for another 15 to 20 hours. it picks up. but here's what i like. the best of all about the forecast. weekend improvements, which you'll have to see on the other side of the break.

in cases of rape and incest, just like the right-wing republicans in congress. they want to overturn roe v. wade. so does she. "i think roe v. wade should be overturned." barbara comstock even voted with right-wing republicans to require women seeking an abortion to undergo transvaginal ultrasounds. that's all i need to know. i'm john foust and i approve this messge.

you're watching news4 at 4:00. we're doing a little negotiating with veronica. we don't want a washout weekend. >> you've got the power. >> i've got the power. >> you've got the radar. >> okay, so the morning is looking like it could be a washout in many neighborhoods. in a real soggy ground, a lot of folks saying are we going to get that game in for the afternoon.

it all depends on how good the field is, because we're going to get quite a bit. and we're going to tell you how much in just a little bit. around the area, showers showing up inside the beltway. bethesda down right into d.c. areas like up around savage now, wet in laurel too. bowie, annapolis, showers. and more of that down south. locust dale to fredericksburg, i-95, charlottesville too getting wet weather. nothing heavy right now. but look at the heavy stuff south. you see this little ripple right here, along the weather front, they even have a severe thunderstorm warning. couple of them on the border of virginia and north carolina. all this moisture funneling northward, i think areas of the northern neck, southern maryland, could see some of that moderate and heavy rain coming our way during the overnight and in the early wee hours of the morning. so umbrella this evening, the little one or the big one. oh, you've got to go for the big one. the golf umbrella. that rain will be heavy in spots. could see just a little bit of ponding on area roads. any areas that get those moderate and heavy rains. the other thing that we're

talking about is fog developing and approaching the area by 11:00. you could see it gets pretty thick already. the early evening hours around la ray. around charlottesville, around warrenton to winchester. and watch this as we go through the overnight, that fog kind of encompasses the entire area. this is 8:00 a.m. and could take a while to burn off tomorrow. because we're not going to have very much wind kicking in until the system gets on the other side of us, which is not going to be until sunday. winds could pick up a little bit early sunday morning. so what impact will all this rain have on the area right now? saturday, 62 with morning rain. that means a soggy ground for any activities going on, like going to pick out the pumpkin or any sports going on. chilly start for us on sunday. we'll be starting out in the 40s with some sunshine. i think sunday is looking like the better day with more sunshine. keep that in mind if you're going to be participating or even a spectator for the army 10-miler. 40s to around 60 degrees. but starting out pretty chilly for sure.

but no rain at all in the forecast. right now, for sunday, we push it into the mid 60s on sunday. mid 70s on sunday, upper 70s on tuesday. more rain to talk about. how much we could get out of not just this system but the next one. let's go to meteorologist doug kammerer. >> i'll tell you what, veronica, at 5:00, we talk about those rain chances, not just for the weekend but next week too. we have been so dry. we have been talking about needing the rain and we're going to get some. a chance of rain during the day tomorrow. less of a chance on sunday and then into monday. but a better chance once again tuesday and wednesday. and it does looking like tuesday. we could see stronger storms so that's something we'll be talking about at 5:15. >> so we go from 62 degrees tomorrow to the upper 70s on tuesday. we'll have more on that stormy weather potential for tuesday coming up also on news4 at 5:00. guys? >> veronica, thanks. deadly snakes should be left up to the experts to handle, right? but many people are still trying to buy them as pets. >> as a matter of fact, they are

available on the black market for anybody with a little cash. nbc news investigative correspondent jeff rossen shows how easy they are to get. >> reporter: we are at the reptile show. row after row of slithering serpents out for sale. >> beautiful. >> reporter: including cobras, rattle snakes and vipers. venomous snakes that could easily kill you. look how easy it is to buy one. >> i'm looking for a cobra. >> at this expo in pittsburgh, watch how fast i get it. i pull out a few hundred bucks. he never even asks for my name. and right there, he helps me that flimsy plastic container, with the snake inside. i just bought this cobra, this deadly venomous snake, no questions asked. i don't have a permit for this. i have no experience with them. but this is perfectly legal. and i can do whatever i want with it. in fact, while you need permits to own a cobra in many states, in others, you don't.

anyone can own them. which can lead to trouble. >> dangerous albino cobra on the loose. >> just last month, this cobra, six feet long, escaped into an l.a. suburb, causing chaos. the snake even attacked this family dog. >> we got pretty nervous. we shut all the doors, all the windows. we've kind of been cooped up inside the last couple days. >> reporter: the missing cobra was finally captured by animal control and the dog survived. but with deadly snakes, it doesn't always end well. and they can do more than just bite. >> our snake -- we have a burmese python, she got out of the cage last night and got into the baby's crib and strangled her to death. >> reporter: despite that, the internet is crawling with ads offering to sell lethal rattle snakes and cobras. while we found some sellers wanted proof of permits, others didn't care at all. agreeing to sell us cobras like this. and get this, they ship them to

you on commercial airliners. no one has any idea. the cobra we bought was packed inside this wooden box, and sent to us on a delta passenger plane. booked a seat to see it for myself. >> you've heard of that movie "snakes on a plane"? well, there is literally a snake on this plane right now. and i bet none of these passengers have any idea. there is a venomous cobra down in the cargo vault just under our feet. although -- did you have any idea that they transport snakes on these planes? >> no idea they would transport snakes. >> reporter: delta says they follow all airline industry regulations and policies when shipping live animals. when we landed, we called in tom hudak, a snake expert, to handle ours. how dangerous is this snake? >> make no mistake. this is a small snake. but it's still a fully locked and loaded venomous cobra.

>> reporter: if you think that's creepy, i went back online and it was just as easy to buy an adult cobra. >> oh. >> reporter: even behind this safety glass is scary. it was barely out of the box before it tried to attack. does anyone without experience in snakes have any business with a cobra like this? >> you tell me. >> reporter: that would be a no. >> i would say no. >> reporter: what needs to change here? >> i think laws need to be enacted where people are able to prove that they have apprentice with someone and actually have the proper skills to work with animals like this. >> now, there are plenty of snake-sellers online doing the right thing. but all it takes is selling one to someone who doesn't know how to contain it. by the way, the snake that jeff bought at the expo he did return. and the snakes bought online were given to the snake expert. to some stories we're working on right now in our news

room. a warning this evening about a new scam targeting people in northern virginia. plus, emergency changes today to d.c.'s gun laws. first at 4:00 today, she's a local high school principal, already accused of bullying and harassing her co-workers. now the allegations against her are going from the offices of largo high school to the football field. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins has more on what's got parents and students voicing new complaints. >> reporter: we reported on the issues that dor marcus has been having here at largo high school. at least two lawsuits we know of where the school system settled after employees and staff complained about mistreatment from her and also complaints about possible bullying. now we have the parents of the varsity football team who are also complaining. the largo football team is now 1-4. according to parents, the principal entered the team study hall earlier this week and told players, if they don't start

winning, she would forfeit the season. here's what one parent who did not want her face shown had to say about that. >> it would mean the world for him to be able to become professional. if she is threatening to pull the season or she did that, the cull coaches that are looking at him cannot see him anymore. >> reporter: coming up on news4 at 5:00 and 6:00, what the school has to say about this and more on that apparently. in largo, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. i'm julie carey in principle william county where a young couple is accused of leaving their 9-month-old baby girl alone in her crib for 16 hours. when they went to check on her, she was dead. i'll tell you about the charges they face, just ahead. ebola screenings her at dulles airport. so what can you expect? i'm adam tuss. we'll walk you through

you're watching news4 at 4:00. in the city known for its weddings, a new twist. nevada was among the states affected by the supreme court gay marriage decision earlier this week. so the first same-sex marriage happened there yesterday. the first couple to say "i do", a state senator and his partner. we're learning more about a birthday brawl involving members of sarah palin's family. the fight involving 20 people broke out at a house party last month, but the police report was just released. >> betting nguyen takes a look

at the different accounts of just what happened. >> reporter: the 20-page document includes reports from five police officers who were on the scene with interviews and accounts from more than a dozen witnesses, including sara, todd, bristol, willow and track palin. palin's son, track, is listed as a victim, while daughter bristol is named as a suspect. their father, todd, was also involved in a fight. one officer reports that bristol appeared heavily intoxicated and upset. bristol recalls that the host of the party, corey kingenmeyer, walked up and pushed her on the ground. she says he dragged her across the lawn and called her names but she didn't know what else happened and didn't have a clue whether she hit him or not. the palins say bristol was the one assaulted. clingenmeyer says it was bristol who threatened him and he told her to hit him in the face. he says he lets her hit him five to six times and she was hitting pretty hard but after about the sixth punch, he grabbed her fist and pushed her away in self defense.

a story echoed by several other witnesses. police say clingenmeyer also appeared to be moderately intoxicated. todd and track palin were involved in a separate fight with kingenmeyer, but clingenmeyer says the palins ended up losing. we reached out to the palins but they declined to comment. sarah palin did defend her daughter in a facebook post, writing, "i love my bristol. my straight shooter is one of the strongest young women you'll ever meet. my kids' defense of family makes my heart soar." >> there were no arrests made after that fight, and no one wanted to press charges. right now at 5:00 tonight, she was only 9 months old, abandoned for more than 1 hou2 s in her crib. now her parents are charged in her death. and we're learning how this could happen. shots fired steps away from a school and a popular barber shop is now a crime scene. we're live as the manhunt for the masked gunman continues. and a new scare in the air as ebola fears continue to

impact travelers. good evening, everyone. rain is stretched out on the radar right now. and this is going to impact us all weekend long. >> it's a busy map. so will we see any break from it all? storm team 4 tracking the conditions in your neighborhood. and while some of the roads are wet out there right now, it may stay that way for a long time. chief meteorologist doug kammerer is here to show us what we can expect. chuck? >> who? >> doug? sorry. you threw me with the beard. >> and veronica is right there, too. just throw 'em all in there, buddy. don't worry, i got you, pal. storm team 4 radar showing shower activity to the south around waldorf, fredericksburg and warrenton. not a lot left over the d.c. metro area so we did see showers early he but now things are starting to dry out at least a little bit. here's where the showers are around waldorf, quantico, fredericksburg. these are light showers and will continue to move, just down to the south of d.c.

southern maryland, northern neck through parts of northern virginia, you'll continue to see that rain for the next few hours. toward the west, however, there is a lot more rain to come. and we're going to see a little break between now and 11:00 but back towards the west, cincinnati, parts of kentucky and tennessee, a lot of rain. that is moving our way. we're going to continue to watch as it moves our way right on through the night tonight and into the day tomorrow. if you've got weekend plans, i've got that forecast for you one day will be better than the other. but we're not just talking rain here. see you guys in a minute. turning now to a tragic ending for a very young life in northern virginia. a baby with breathing problems who never saw a doctor and then this week was found dead in her crib after being left there alone for hours. now her parents are charged with child neglect. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is digging into the details of how this all happened. julie is live now in manassas. julie? >> reporter: well, that young couple appeared in a principle william county courtroom today