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good afternoon, i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. just minutes ago, fairfax police charged jesse matthew with the attempted murder and sexual assault of a woman in 2005. we're expecting a news conference from police within the hour. in the meantime, hannah's parents and charlottesville community are bracing for autopsy results of a body discovered on saturday. those remains were found about 20 minutes away from the last place graham was seen in charlottesville near walnut creek park in albemarle county. >> crews are at the scene today, looking for more clues that could help identify the body and how it got there. northern virginia reporter, david culver is live in charlottesville with more on this phase of development. david. >> reporter: pat and jim, police just e-mailing me to say they will not comment on the finding of those remains until a few things happen. first they say the medical examiner in richmond will pass along the results of those forensic tests to officials right here at the albemarle
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county police headquarters. from there, they say they'll notify the graham family. they then in turn will come to us, the police that is, and determine when and how they're going to release those findings. the drive down old lynchburg road today still ends at this sign. the road remains blocked. about a half mile from where search crews found the body saturday. the medical examiner in richmond working to determine if it is missing uva second yr hannah graham. 32-year-old jesse matthew still behind bars charged with her abduction, among other alleged crimes. and we have learned where the remains were found is just a few miles from this home. neighbors tell me matthew and his mother lived here until five years ago. >> he was nice. he came through the road here and is laid back. >> reporter: james gibson among the neighbors says if matthew is responsible -- >> he did do something like that, he needs to pay for it. he did do something like that,
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he needs to pay for it. but i can't -- you know, it doesn't come to my mind he done it. he was so nice. >> reporter: and the medical examiner, once they relay that information will determine the cause and death and identity of that body discovered. and, of course, that will be relayed here to albemarle county headquarters. we're told that is likely to happen within the next few days, though there is no definitive time line. the big news out of the city of fairfax today, and you heard that at the top of the show with regards to new charges against jesse matthew, my colleague, darcy spencer is following that in fairfax. we'll write updates as they come down. live in charlottesville, david culver, news4. and we will get you to fairfax for that news conference from police about the attempted murder charge against jesse matthew as soon as it happens. you can also find a time line of events in the hannah graham case on our website, nbcwashington.com.
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this evening, a multilayered investigation is beginning after a murder/suicide in virginia. and tonight two prince william county children are without a mother. police are searching for edward hail after he shot and killed his girlfriend, jessica wilson over the weekend. chopper 4 was over the scene of t clay wood elementary in bristol, virginia when the suspect's car was discovered about 8:00. students were taken to a nearby elementary school for their safety. a police chopper spotted the body. >> they saw a body of a person lying on the baseball field right behind the elementary school. and the person was not moving. the helicopter pilot was able to direct the officers to the body where they could check him out. and they have just been able to confirm for me it is, in fact, edward everett hale jr. >> police believe hale killed himself. northern virginia bureau chief,
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julie carey, talks to a neighbor who witnessed yesterday's shooting and ran to try to help the victim. now a developing story in georgetown where police say a man sexually assaulted a woman inside her home from the busy m street corridor along prospect street in northwest. police say a man went into a house around 6:00 in the morning yesterday and attacked the woman. georgetown university sent an alert to students, warning them about the assault. >> it's kind of scary. but i'm sure the police department is doing a great job with it. they're pretty solid here. >> i feel safe on campus. and they did a pretty good job of alerting us about it. >> investigators say the man may have gotten in through an unlocked door, and the alert reminded students to keep doors and windows locked even when they're home. well, we are monday evening quarterbacking, and it's been a while since we have had a monday like this for redskins fans.
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big question everybody is asking today, who will start against the cowboys next week. >> will it be kirk cousins, colt mccoy or rg3? dianna russini joins us where jay gruden wrapped up a press conference. what did he say? >> this is a good problem to have, depending how you look at it now. the good news is, the redskins got that win yesterday. and the guy that led the team to the victory is the third string quarterback. co colt mccoy now the starting quarterback for the washington redskins. coming into the game yesterday in relief of kirk cousins. mccoy's numbers were pretty good too. he completed 11 of his 12 passes, including a touchdown on his first throw of the game. it was unbelievable. so really unless the doctors deem rg3 unready to go this week, jay gruden says mccoy will get the start against the cowboys. >> right now we're going to move forward with colt. we're going to make -- i would
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like to make the decision as soon as, because i'm a big rep guy and want to get the starter to go and move forward with the cowboys. want to start with colt. and kirk is going to get the reps he gets and will be ready to go if need be. but colt will be the starter. >> so the way this will go down, the team will be back here at redskins park to practice on wednesday. jay gruden says he will keep a close eye on robert griffin iii and on wednesday, they will decide if robert is good to go. if he is, he will start. but for now, third string quarterback colt mccoy is the starting quarterback for the washington redskins. at redskins park, dianna russini. >> all about the colts today. thanks, di. rihanna, bruce springsteen, emin eminem, some of the head liners for a free concert on the national mall. hundreds of thousands of fans expected to pass the rails, roads and sidewalks. so why is metro planning to shut down the blue line?
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and the big day today in the fight against ebola. why some families are celebrating now. jay gray joins us live from dallas. >> and a lot of neighborhoods right around freezing. so, yeah, a few of us pulled out the coats. i've taken a look at the latest data. we'll tell you if it's just as cold tomorrow morning and potential midweek nor'easter. that's all on news4 after the break.
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♪ it's the first full day of early voting across the country. president obama cast his ballot in illinois, his home state. he says he loves voting and encouraged other citizens to take advantage of the opportunity to cast their ballots ahead of the election day, november 4th. it's also the first day of early voting here in the district. if you are a d.c. resident, you can cast your ballots for mayor, attorney general and other offices and you can vote on whether to legalize marijuana. of early voting began at 8:30 this morning at 1 judiciary square. the office building that houses the d.c. port of elections. eight more early voting centers across the city will open on saturday. there will be one in every ward.
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you can visit our website, nbcwashington.com to find a complete list of locations. in maryland, early voting starts thursday. in virginia, qualified voters can get a head start by casting absentee ballots. the man it at the center of a d.c. political corruption scand scandal will likely remain a free man. today federal prosecutors asked a judge to postpone this week's sentencing hearing for jeffrey thompson. in march, thompson pleaded guilty for funneling illegal campaign contributions to d.c. political figures, including mayor vincent gray. gray denies the allegations. the feds say thompson is cooperating with their investigation and want to postpone the hearing until february. insults from a top sports official won't stop tennis ace, serena williams. how she is react to go sexist and racist comments today. did you know a huge concert was come right here in a couple weeks? did you know 800,000 people could show up?
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wothe way als dismantles someone like stuarty. is so painful. embryonic stem cells have so much promise, but barbara comstock voted to ban that research funding even though conservatives like nancy reagan support it. that takes away hope for a cure -- but also, for families like ours, who just wanted a little more time.
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house majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. have you seen the news about barbara comstock? first, the washington post reported, barbara comstock failed to report eighty-five thousand in income. now, we learn, barbara comstock pushed a client's issues in the virginia legislature and didn't disclose it. barbara comstock shepherded a trio of bills through the legislature and into law, but barbara comstock never officially disclosed that all the while she was being paid thousands of dollars.
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no wonder she hid it. you're watching news4 at 4:00. ♪ ♪ i've been everywhere man looking for someone ♪ >> rihanna, eminem and bruce springsteen, all among the superstars set to take the stage and rock the national mall next month. >> the concert for valor is on veterans day, and already organizers are expting up to 800,000 people to attend. >> and if you plan to attend, you had better put a game plan together right now. because getting around will be really tough that day. transportation reporter, adam tuss, is live on the mall to explain. adam. >> reporter: pat, we're just about three weeks away from the concert for valor. i'm not sure everybody truly grasps the magnitude of what's coming here. we're talking about an event that could be two to four times larger than the 4th of july.
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take a bunch of mega stars like bruce springsteen, kerry underwood, rihanna, metallic, jamie foxx and tom hanks, put them together in one big free show and you're going to get one huge crowd. the concert for valor scheduled for november 11th between 400 and 800,000 people expected to show up. and that has metro scrambling to find ways to handle the crowd. news4 has learned such a large crowd expected. that blue line service is not going to run that day. >> so what we're going to do on veterans day is we're going to replace the blue line with yellow line service. trains coming out of franconia springfield will depart as yellow line trains and run over the bridge between franconia, springfield and green belt. >> reporter: metro says that will free up more capacity for trains to move everybody. does that mean it will harder to get to arlington cemetery on
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veterans day? hear about that at 5:00. reporting live from the national mall, adam tuss, news4. >> thanks. turning to the weather. going to be wet. we like it the way it is. >> i like it the way it is. but you're going to have to get the umbrella ready, for sure. not just for this evening, but for tomorrow and even for the day after tomorrow. in fact, we're talking about a nor'easter this week, too, which i'm going to give the details on what day we're going to see the highest winds and the most rain. n just a moment. let's take a look now at storm team 4 radar. you can see showers out there now. advancing eastward. coming through areas of eastern west virginia now. so right along areas of 68 headed toward hancock. war denseville. all headed towards martinsburg and winchester too getting showers. and it's just that. light showers out there right now. nothing too heavy. same thing here. harrisonburg, you'll get rain the next couple minutes, 15 to 20. front royal, too, in the next 20 to 30 minutes.
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nothing too heavy. this is a slow-moving area of rain. for us here around d.c. for fairfax, areas like even prince william county, charles county, i don't think we'll see showers until late. a few passing light showers is what we'll have around 10:00, 11:00 p.m. until midnight. 69 degrees to 59, so chilly late. but i think temperatures stay up around 5 to 7 degrees higher than what we just witnessed overnight early this morning. boy, did it start out cold. let's talk about the weather is it. where is it now. you can show showers coming through west virginia. there is your front, a weak one. areas of ohio getting some rain. for us, again, showers late. but then as we get into midweek, we're talking about a full-on nor'easter that will start to form. it will start to form just around the border of maryland and pennsylvania. so we will, in fact, not get the brunt of this storm. watch what happens here. here's your monday evening. clouds across the area. there are some showers moving through. tomorrow morning, some sunshine to start the day. and we'll have increasing clouds
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throughout the day tomorrow. clouds start to come in, and then late tomorrow some showers start to form here around frostburg, areas, elkins and petersburg. and then eventually by wednesday the storm system takes shape around our area, intensifies, makes its way north and east. but for us, best chance of rain showers tomorrow is between 2:00 p.m. and about 8:00 p.m. because the rain is going to come in pretty late and going to be light. low impact on the forecast for tomorrow. you can get by with just the regular size umbrella. 67 degrees your temperature here. 68 to the south around fredericksburg. 65 north. look at the next four days from storm team 4. you can see seasonally mild tomorrow. but then 58 on wednesday. 60 degrees on thursday. wind and rain for wednesday. posted and for thursday, still hanging on to that wind. when i return later, i'll tell you how much rain and how strong that wind could be midweek. guys? >> veronica, thank you. the best female tennis
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player in the world, serena williams is responding this afternoon to a double fault gone viral. remarks she calls sexist, race skpift bullying. the president of the russian tennis federation describes serena and her sister convevenu quote, brothers. they find the official and kicked him out of his job for a year. >> i thought his comments were very insensitive. i thought they were extremely sexist as well as racist at the same time. and i thought they were in a way bullying. >> serena williams is currently the world's number one female tennis player and has won 18 grand slam singles titles. we know that bullying is a contributing factor to depression. and that teens who attempt suicide are often depressed. it this afternoon, educators in prince william county are armed with ideas on ways to prevent bullying. they'll be taking this training
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to teachers in charge of the county's youngest students. >> this is a systemic approach. this isn't a curriculum, it's not a one stop shop. it gets woven into what you're doing over schools and works overtime. we want to help those who are bullied, those who are watching and those who bully. >> the training will be taken to four elementary schools with before and after school programs. the program is already active in many schools in the county. for more on nbc 4's changing mind campaign, visit our website, nbcwashington.com, and search changing minds. we know that drinking sugary sodas can lead to obesity, diabetics, stained deeteeth. but it can also make you age faster. plus, we're hitting the road as drivers put kids at risk by passing stopped school buses. even though the lights are flashing. now police are using new now police are using new technology to catch
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he's been called a super lobbyist, the ultimate washington insider. ed gillespie paid millions to lobby for the oil companies for a student loan company that overcharged taxpayers. his firm even lobbied for five foreign governments including a dictator now awaiting trial for war crimes. and then there's enron. gillespie lobbied for them while they committed the largest corporate fraud in
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school and was attending james madison university, but is taking time off to pursue his singing career. he stopped by the nbc 4 studios today and talked about his coach, gwen stefani. >> i think that the best advice that she's given me hasn't been about my vocals. we haven't really worked that much about, like, my technicality and melody and everything like that. she really likes to work with me on, like, my stage presence and, like, all my staging, things like that. because she is like the queen of awesome. >> queen of saw some. hey, you can cheer ryan sill on in the battle rounds "the voice," 8:00 tonight on nbc 4. comedian jay leno became the guy on the other end of the wisecrack tonight. he was roasted by fellow comedians as he received the mark twain award at the kennedy center. it recognizes somebody who has had a big impact on the field. >> this is one they just call you up one day, and without anybody campaigning or press agent calling or anything, you
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just sort of get awarded. so it's a big honor. it's tremendous. >> jimmy fallon and jerry seinfeld were among the comics helping to roast leno. thervelths broug. >> they brought the house down last night. the duke and duchess of cambridge say their second baby is due in april. kensington palace says the duchess continues to improve after an acute form of morning sickness. she was forced to cancel several engagements in early september but is expected to be recovered enough to resume royal duties this week. in today's news4 your health, drinking sugary beverages can speed up the body's aging process. according to a new california study, drinking just one 20-ounce soda every day can shorten your life by 4.6 years. and that's regardless of your weight. researchers believe sugary drinks can damage a key part of a cell's chromosome, making it
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more difficult for cells to regenerate. it's a very real fear with halloween only a few days away now. this year's costume craze may be centered around the worldwide ebola scare. is it too soon? should we be outraged? ebola fears hit the pop culture mainstream first at 4:00. and why today was such a big day in dallas. jay gray joins us live with big news about the fight against ebola.
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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.
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breaking news right now at 4:30. sunning new charges against the man accused of kidnapping hannah graham. wendy rieger has the new details at the live desk. wendy. >> reporter: a grand jury in fairfax has just indicted jesse matthew with attempted capital murder and abduction in a second assault that happened in fairfax city back in 2005. investigators are expected to hold a press conference at any
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moment now about these new charges. what we know in this case is it involves a woman who was walking into a grocery store in 2005. and told police that a man grabbed her from behind, forced her into the wooded area and sexual assauly assaulted her. police have previously said that evidence from the fairfax case is also linked to morgan harrington's case in 2009. let's listen to this news conference now. >> okay. good afternoon. my name is raymond f. morrow, m-o-r-r-o-g-h. i go by ray. standing to my left is chief carl r. par deany, p-a-r-d-i-n-y. i am the commonwealth's attorney for fairfax county. and, of course, carl is the chief of police here in fairfax city. thank you for being here today. this afternoon, early this
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afternoon, a grand jury sitting in the fairfax county courtroom -- excuse me -- fairfax county courthouse returned an indictment charging jesse leroy matthew jr., 32 years of age of charlottesville, virginia, with three felony counts in connection with the sexual assault of a 26-year-old woman which occurred on september 24th of 2005 here in the city of fairfax. the three counts contained in the indictment are, number one, attempted capital murder. the second count is abduction with the intent to defile. the third count is sexual penetration with an object against a victim's will. this indictment is a result of an investigation diligently conducted by the fairfax city
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police, led by chief carl pardiny and detective michael boon, lead investigator on the case, and many other members of the department who work closely with me and my staff, as well as others across the commonwealth in coordinating this investigation. and as a result of the work of these dedicated professionals, we find ourselves here today, taking the first step towards criminal prosecution of the accused. because it is essential to ensure the integrity of the prosecution in this case, there are very few details that i can give with respect to the investigation or the evidence in the case. as everybody here knows, mr. matthew remains in custody in charlottesville at this time on other charges. at this point, i will turn the conference over to chief pardiny
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who has a few words to say, and i will take some questions and the chief -- i suppose will take some questions. at the conclusion. and we'll do our best to answer what we can, but please understand that, you know, we have a duty to be fair to both sides in this case, and we want to have a full and fair prosecution. so with that being said, let me introduce chief carl par deany. thank you.diny. thank you. >> thank you. good evening and thank you for being here with us. i'm chief pardiny, city of the fairfax police department. i would like to take a few brief moments to really talk a little bit about the case, but more importantly, thank our investigative team who put so many hours forth in investigative work into this case. they never gave up, not over nine years. this case has been going on for nine years. we have actively investigated it, and worked very, very
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diligently on the case. that. >> is the news conference in fairfax county. again, what they are saying is that jesse matthew, who was in jail for -- right now on the hannah graham case and is being held in the fairfax city case in 2005 involving that woman who was raped, 26-year-old woman raped. a grand jury today just returned three felonies against him, the most serious being attempted capital murder and abduction with attempt to defile. matthew is also charged with abduction with intent to defile in the hannah graham case in charlottesville. over the weekend, authorities did find a body in their search for hannah, and the medical examiner is now working to determine if the body is indeed that of hannah graham's. we're going to have a live update on matthew's new charges, and the latest on the graham investigation coming up at the top of the hour at 5:00. back to you. >> all right, wendy, thank you. and we'll be right back with much more.
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stay with us. >> i'm erika gonzales, and i'll tell you how and where you can use it, and which stores have not signed on. and, okay, our roads are dry right now. they're going to be dry for the early evening. but then some wet spots between 9:00, 10:00, 11:00. we're talking about not just rain, but wind for midweek. i'll have the details when news4 at 4:00 returns.
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you're watching news4 at 4:00. one popular halloween costume is sparking a lot of controversy this week. it involves dresses in a hazmat suit like an ebola patient. in some cities, stores are having trouble keeping the costume on shelves. the hazmat suit has been popular in years past because of the tv show "breaking bad." but some say an ebola theme halloween goes too far. they say it's too soon for anyone to be making light of such a deadly disease. others say humor helps people to deal with fear. a new way to pay. apple is launching its new touch payment system today. >> but does it work? and will it protect your personal information? news4 consumer reporter, erika gonzales, joins us in the studio with the pros and cons of using apple pay. >> that's right. today was the big launch. if you tried this today, i want to hear from you. tweet me, give me a thumbs up or thumbs down for this apple pay. what do you need for this?
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you need an iphone 6. not a 4, not a 5. not a 5s. you need an iphone 6. and that's because apple pay on your iphone will now let you make purchases at certain retailers, simply by touching a sensor. this is what you to do in order to set this up. you need to say yes to a security update. then you store your credit card information in the passbook app on your iphone 6, which is probably an app you have seen before, and never really used. to use it, all you do is put your finger over the fingerprint reader so the system can make sure it's you. we turned to card hub for a breakdown of the pros and cons of using the new payment system. when it comes to pros, card hub says you no longer need to carry a wallet, just your phone. maybe you can even leave your purse at home. pat, for you and i, the bricks still need to come in the purse with us. and the technology used by apple is very secure. this, according to card hub. apple pay uses what's called near field technology, and your
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credit card number is not stored on your phone. another pro. apple does not collect information about what you buy. so you can stay a little more private with your purchases. now flip side of that. apple pay only works with apple's newest devices, including the 6, the ipad air 2 and the mini 3. another con. card hub says you can also only use the payment system at a few merchants right now, including whole foods, macy's, mcdonald's, chevron and subway. big stores like walmart, not yet included in this. and if you lose your phone, which happens to a lot of people, your battery dies, you lose access to your wallet. remember, those are linked to one another. and then another thing too that people seem to be talking about is, it's a little bit more easy when you pay with a credit card, right? you're not as conscience as to how much you're spending. you just swipe. if that's now attached to your phone, imagine you can probably be spending a little more ease,
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a little more, you know -- >> oh, we need it. just another reason to shop and spend. >> that's right. just pass that by. exactly. >> coming up tonight at 5:00, a great piece. speaking of halloween earlier. >> thanks. >> this is how to keep safe on -- new ways to keep safe. >> right. not just for the kids, but for you, the drivers, the parents, the motorists. i'm going to show five ways to keep your family safe. that's coming up on news4 at 5:00. >> all right. it will be here before we know it. >> just a few more days. caught on camera. drivers who don't stop for school buses. >> we're hitting the road today as police use new technology to catch drivers who put kids at risk. we're coming right back.
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only from xfinity. have you seen the news about barbara comstock? first, the washington post reported, barbara comstock failed to report eighty-five thousand in income. now, we learn, barbara comstock pushed a client's issues in the virginia legislature and didn't disclose it. barbara comstock shepherded a trio of bills through the legislature and into law, but barbara comstock never officially disclosed that all the while she was being paid thousands of dollars. no wonder she hid it.
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stories first at 4:00. david culver, wendy rieger, veronica johnson and doug kammerer. >> up first, a big problem right now for school children in our area, and across the nation. drivers go right past stopped school buses, putting young lives at risk. >> nbc investigative correspondent jeff rossen goes on patrol with police now as part of a new series called "school danger zone." >> reporter: keep an eye on this boy getting off his school bus. he crosses the street. that car nearly hits him, never even slowing down. young boy isn't as lucky. that car slamming into him at full speed as he walked off the bus. and take a look. the stop sign is clearly out. so hard to watch, but amazingly, he walks away unharmed. according to the bus industry association, it happens over 70,000 times a day. vehicles passing stopped buses,
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heart-pounding surveillance videos catching car after car, blowing by school buses during stops. those flashing red lights on, stop signs out. the offenders ignoring it. >> somebody just hit a kid trying to get on the school bus. >> reporter: 11-year-old michael burgess was knocked to the ground just weeks ago. >> all i remember was seeing a car and i was so scared, and i just knew the car was going to hit me. >> reporter: michael spent days in the hospital in a body cast with multiple breaks and fractures. >> i felt pretty lucky that i'm alive now. because i thought i would die because the car was going really fast. >> reporter: and it's not just cars, either. watch this semi truck. >> oh! >> reporter: driving off-road to pass the stopped school bus. this other semi passes another stopped bus, just before this kindergartner crosses the street. this is literally life and death. >> it is life and death. >> reporter: the broward county sheriff's department inviting us
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along to scan for offenders. >> there's no room for error in this. >> reporter: right away, we start following this school bus. okay, the yellow lights are on. it's about to make a stop. cars should be slowing down now. when the bus stops, we see the red lights start flashing, the stop sign is out. but keep watching. count with me. one, two, three, four, five cars fly right by. >> bingo. >> reporter: so many violators, our deputy can't get them out. >> the reason i stopped you today, you passed a stopped school bus. >> reporter: why did they do it? jeff rossen from nbc news. did you see the bus? >> no, i did not. >> reporter: do you have children? >> yeah. >> reporter: how would you feel if your child was crossing the street, expecting the cars to stop and then a car flew through? >> i would feel bad. i have taught my children to look both ways before they cross the street. >> reporter: but shouldn't they expect to be safe? >> but they need to be conscience too. >> reporter: then deputies
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pulled over this car, the driver telling us she saw the bus too late. >> by the time i could do anything, i said oh, my gosh. >> reporter: you realize what you had done. >> yes. >> reporter: from now on, will you pay more attention? >> i always do, but this time i didn't. >> reporter: the drivers both slapped with a $270 ticket. >> to me, they're not paying attention or they don't see it. you're talking about lives, children that could get hit. >> the problem is so bad, some buses as we know have cameras to catch drivers flying by their stop signs. that program is under way in montgomery, prince george's and parts of fairfax county. >> wow, hard to believe. hard to look at too. we've got some northeastern weather coming our way. tell us about it. >> well, a nor'easter. we're talking about rain and wind for midweek. the next couple days our rain chances increase. and yes, we're talking about some wind too. not much wind out there this evening. it's been a little breezy at times. we'll settle down this evening. storm team 4 radar. exactly where the showers are.
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on the other side of 81 now, showers advancing eastward. i think we're going to stay dry really for the next couple hours. not until about 9:00 or 10:00 will we get the rain. so your exercise impact forecast for this evening with sunsetting at 6:23, breezy and cool from the mid 60s to low 60s. commuter impact forecast tomorrow, if you're walking, 52 and chilly. you need a jacket. to 67 with showers by the afternoon. but nothing too heavy. now, on wednesday, the storm system will evolve into something else. and with more on that, let's go to meteorologist doug kammerer. >> we are talking with a nor'easter, veronica. that nor'easter making its way up the coast the next couple days. and really making its way just off our coastline. there is the area of low pressure back towards the great lakes. as it moves on across our region during the day tomorrow, we'll see shower activity develop tomorrow night. then it really begins to intensify off the coast. this is going to be a huge deal for areas north and east of the d.c. metro area. especially up towards boston. they can see upwards of 3 inches
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of rain. for us, rather breezy and we will get shower activity as well. but once again, nothing too heavy. this is something that's not only going to stay with us tomorrow and wednesday, but vj, probably the rest of the week. >> exactly. and in terms of wednesday evening, how strong those winds will be, look at this. we plotted them out for you. we could have gusts over 30 miles per hour. wednesday around 7:00, 8:00, right into the evening and on into thursday morning. 10:00 over 30-mile-an-hour winds. and thursday morning. this is at 11:00 a.m. in fact, gusting to 36 around montgomery county, gaithersburg, leesburg, too. culpeper, 38-mile-an-hour wind gust potential. later on news4 at 5 we'll tell how much rain we think we could get out of this weather system. 67 your temperature tomorrow. yes, wet for the afternoon between 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. showers and, yeah, windy conditions for wednesday. just 58 degrees for a high temperature. it's going to be mighty chilly, a lot of folks needing the warm jacket. and, yes, the umbrella too for wednesday. that wind continues for thursday with a high of 60 degrees.
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friday, right through the weekend, back to seasonally mild conditions and breezy too for the weekend. right now, guys, though, looking dry. thanks, veronica. you might see more people dressed in bright orange in western maryland this week. bear hunting season under way today, but only in allegheny county. the department of natural resources issued nearly 20% more permits this year than last. they're trying to manage a growing bear population, so hunters will be busy. the season only lasts for four days. it will end on thursday. all hunters have to have proper bear hunting permits. dozens of people are being released now after spending the last three weeks in quarantine. doreen gentzler joins us with today's big news in the fight against ebola. plus, a suspected serial killer captured outside chicago. how police say they got their man. and caught on camera. a robbery and shooting in alexandria.
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wendy rieger at the live desk. >> reporter: this happened last night at the liberty station north washington. police say a man walked into the station, demanded money, was all captured on surveillance video. take a look. you see the suspect there with the gray hoodie on the -- as the clerk opens the cash register for the suspect. but after he takes the money, the suspect shoots the clerk. and then takes off. and tonight police are still looking for that man. the clerk is recoverying at the hospital and news4's zachary kiesch talks to the gas station owners on news4 at 5:00. i'll see you at the top of the hour. >> thanks, wendy. a rape on prospect street has georgetown university on alert. i'm pat collins. i'm pat collhow can i avoid maintenance fees?
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you're watching news4 at 4:00. fire investigators in charles county are looking for an arsonist right now. a witness spotted fire at the spirit halloween store on crane highway early this morning. the store is located next to a sporting goods store that was intentionally burned after a burglary last week. no injuries were reported. extra security today at a pennsylvania school after a wanted man is spotted in the backyard. the manhunt for eric frein is in its sixth week. he is suspected in a deadly police ambush. ron allen with more on the possible break in the case. >> reporter: school is open today at pocono mountain high,
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after a lost weekend. no soccer or outdoor activities because the man hunt for eric frein was suddenly right in the school's backyard. >> it's impacting the community. it puts a hold on our life. we have to put our lives on hold. >> reporter: it's frein's former high school. a woman told authorities she saw a man fitting frein's description carrying a gun. this enhanced image is what police believe train may look like. >> the individual's face was covered with mud so a positive identification could not be made. >> reporter: the latest possible sighting adds yet another twist to what police have called a dangerous and potentially deadly game of cat and mouse with the survivalist, marksman and avid war re enact tore who has left a trail of evidence, a journal that police called cold blooded and chilling with frein allegedly writing how he ambushed the troopers and escaped. >> i'm not surprised he hasn't been found, because he's had three years to prepare this. this guy knew where he was going. and knew where he was going to
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hide. >> reporter: and with no end in sight, these picturesque resort communities remain on edge as the costs add up. many businesses near the search say tourists are staying away. hunting season on hold. the police operation reportedly costing more than $1 million per week. >> and you have someone that's capable of just shooting someone, coming from work, taking their life is concerning i think to everyone. >> to reassure the public, police emphasize from a frein has not attacked anyone other than police. they say his anger for some unknown reasons seems directed only at law enforcement. news4 at 5:00 starts now with jim and wendy. >> news4 at 5:00 begins with breaking news. right now at 5:00, new and disturbing charges here in our area against the man who is accused of abducting hannah graham. as graham's parents and an entire college campus wait to hear if her body has been found.
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just within the last 20 minutes, officials in fairfax made it clear, jesse matthew not only raped a woman in northern virginia. >> they say he tried to kill her and are charging him with attempted murder. >> live team coverage tonight, as there are big new developments in this case from fairfax to charlottesville. we begin with news4's darcy spencer, live in fairfax. >> reporter: fairfax police just wrapped up a press conference right here at police headquarters, just a few minutes ago. in fact, announcing jesse matthew has been indicted in connection with the sexual assault that happened here nine years ago. the commonwealth's attorney and police chief praising detectives for not giving up nine years later. now they are pursuing a prosecution in this case. we found out back in 2010 that the sexual assault here in fairfax was linked to the murder of virginia tech student morgan
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harrington. police were able to link matthew to the sexual assault along germantown road. she had gone to the store, the giant food store and was walking home when she was viciously and violently attacked. nine years later today, matthew has now been indicted, three counts as mentioned, felony counts, attempted murder, abduction with intent to defile and sexual assault. the commonwealth's attorney says the victim is, in fact, cooperating in this case. and she is very grateful. >> the victim is grate of to the lead detective who stayed in touch with her regularly over the course of nine years, and promised her he would never give up and he never did. and i wouldn't expect less from him. and so i think it's fair to say that she is grateful that the case will go forward to whatever resolution comes to. >> reporter: the commonwealth's attorney says he is going to seek a bench warrant on t
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