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>> there is snow and sleet in parts of our area, but don't worry not affecting us the next couple hours and especially in through tomorrow morning. but don't be surprised to see that even in your area. let's take a look and show you what we're looking at as far as the radar is concerned. there you can see the rain back towards places like leesburg. back towards places like the frederick area. continuing to watch that rain moving in. and also the snow. back towards the north and west. back up towards carol county. back through frederick county. most likely up above the catoctin, loudoun county, and sterling reporting a little bit of light sleet. some snow mixing in. but most of this is going to continue to fall as just some rain. behind this, though, this is the first round here. look at that towards pittsburgh. this is all snow back towards this area. that's what's going to come through next as an upper level disturbance moves through later tonight. so around 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 tonight, we expect the west to see just snow. now once again, not expecting much in the way of accumulation. but if you are at he elevation
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in the blue ridge or catoctins, don't be surprised to see snow on the grass. i've seen pictures towards the mountains with know. temperature-wise, this is where we are. look how cold we are. 37 in gaithersburg. 39 in leesburg. 38 in martinsburg. 46 in d.c. no problems with the roads. we are not expecting to see any frozen precipitation sticking to the roadways through the overnight until early tomorrow morning. that's when we could see coldest weather move in. veronica johnson outside now in the storm center. and this is not only the coldest air so far this season, the coldest air since last season. >> exactly. going all the way back to march, which is kind of crazy. and why we want everyone to, of course, be prepared and being prepared means knowing, of course, you need your umbrella but also the warm winter gear for tomorrow. because wind chill temperatures are going to be pretty low throughout the day. high temperatures only getting up to around 42, 43 degrees. here is your feel-like temperature starting with this evening. and we'll advance it forward for
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you here to show what you can expect by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we're going to be close to freezing most neighborhoods. and that means, again, with the wind, the low temperatures, just a very uncomfortable day, despite the sunshine. 36 in leesburg. what it will feel like 10:00 a.m. manassas, warrenton, fairfax, arlington feeling like 39 to 40 degrees at 3:00 p.m. so really we say in the 30s throughout the day tomorrow. a little less wind coming our way for the weekend. but still, feeling a lot like january. and that's why, again, storm team 4 keeping you prepared. unpack your winter wear. of course, just a couple weeks ago we told you about how to winterize your home. and you can find a lot of information on that by going to nbcwashington.com. so doug, i've got my winter coat on out here. the winds picking up a little bit with this front coming in. we're going to need it. our winter coats, before long. back to you guys. >> yeah, that's exactly right. we are going to need it.
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but we're not the only ones dealing with this. the rest of the nation dealing with arctic cold. reynolds wolf in denver, colorado, with very cold temperatures there, as well. you can see the minivan that crashed through this afternoon, injuring two people. news4's chris gordon working on what caused this crash and joins us live in gaithersburg. chris? >> reporter: good evening. crews are working to board up you the entrance here at the rugged men's wear store in gaithersburg where a minivan crashed through the front at 12:45 this afternoon where the store was full with a lunch time crowd. the front of the store is smashed. the minivan narrowly missing customers and sales people. toppling and dragging racks of clothes. coming to a stop about 50 feet inside the store. >> i was walking into the
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fitting room. i had the clothes in my hand. and all i see is the car -- all i hear is -- i thought it was a bomb. >> reporter: ariane shot this cell phone video inside. >> it's crazy. i never have seen this -- i've never seen it in person. >> reporter: the minivan crashed through the glass door and window just as two women, one carrying an infant, were entering the store. a store employee showed investigators the video from surveillance cameras inside, and then told me -- >> after looking at the video again, she came about that close from hitting the baby. >> reporter: the minivan hit one of the women, causing serious but not life threatening injuries. the other woman and the infant were loaded into an ambulance and transported home. another shopper inside the store suffered less serious injuries, but was taken to the hospital. >> witnesses indicate that, you know, there was a handicapped spot right directly in front. i believe the minivan was
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pulling into that spot and for whatever reason the car crashed through the building. the driver of the car was an older male. he was not injured. he was evaluated but didn't need any medical treatment. >> reporter: some shoppers tell me they're nervous and in shock. >> i was standing by the men's section when i heard a rumble sound, kind of like an earthquake and out of nowhere, a car just came crashing into the store right past me, wept straight to the back. >> reporter: we're back live now at the rugged warehouse in gaithersburg, and the car was actually driven backwards out of the warehouse, towed away. no charges filed at this time. coming up on news4 at 6:00, we'll talk to a woman who tells us she feels mentally and emotionally injured by this crash. that's the latest live in gaithersburg, chris gordon, news4. breaking news now. the former ceo of a company where 29 miners died is now charged with conspiracy to violate federal safety
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standards. the grand jury indictment claims don blankenship, former head of massey energy, put profits ahead of safety. in 2010, an explosion killed 29 coal miners. blankenship also charged with impeding safety officials, making false statements and securities fraud. a new effort tonight to find two young children missing since september. it's been nine weeks since jacob and sarah hoggle vanished and now their father hopes money to lead to answers in the case. kristin wright is live in clarksburg with the latest. kristin? >> reporter: sarah and jacob hoggle used to play at aurora hills park over the summer. now it's fall, soon to be winter and they have not been back. >> my job as my children's father is to believe in my kids, believe in myself and find them, period. >> reporter: a father, still determined to find his two children. today troy turner announced a reward fund with the nonprofit,
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victims rights foundation. >> it gives us more organization. it gives us a greater base to pool volunteers from. >> reporter: sarah and jacob hoggle have been missing since september. today new information on the search from montgomery county police captain darren frank. >> with the colder weather, leaves have fallen off the trees, it's changed terrain of areas we have already searched. we're going to be searching those areas again. >> reporter: sarah's 4th birthday is one week from today. a day turner says could be the hardest so far. the children's mother, kathryn hoggle, still hasn't said where they could be. and a judge won't allow her to go with police to show them. her own mother has pleaded for answers. >> the right thing to do is to tell us where the babies are. and that's my message each time. >> reporter: for more information on how to donate to the new reward fund, go to nbcwashington.com and search hoggle. tonight at 6:00, how police say they plan to keep this case a
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priority. live in clarksburg, kristin wright, news4. a virginia judge has granted a special request today following the murder of that local high school student. in the last hour, police have identified an underage teenage suspect that they're looking for. and this is his picture, just into our newsroom. his name is deion moses. he's wanted in the shooting of 16-year-old brendan wilson. we have learned the suspected triggerman was out on bond when this killing happened. he was supposed to be wearing a monitoring bracelet. prosecutors say they will ask the teenagers arrested be tried as adults. police believe the shooting right behind woodbridge high school was drug related. the way you catch a metro train could be about to change. pa paying will be as easy as pulling out your smartphone. transportation reporter adam tuss got a sneak peek today at how it all works and he's live at the gallery playstation at the red line downtown.
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adam? >> reporter: jim, this will be a change with the way you get around the transit system and it's not just your smartphone. you can also use a credit card or debit card to tap the fare gate and go straight through. we have learned tonight, yeah, there are still a couple things to iron out. old metro fare gate, meet the new kid on the block. shiny and computerized. this is likely how you will pay for metro in the future. these new fare gates will let you use a smartphone or even a credit or debit card to simply tap the target and go. >> i think it's very, very convenient for everyone. >> reporter: no more fumbling and bumbling at the fare card machine, and certainly no more paper fare cards. >> people are going that direction. we heard about chicago, london, philadelphia is working on a newly updated system. i think ours will be just as good, if not better than all of those. >> reporter: we decided to take a spin for ourselves on the smartphone. this is basically how the whole thing will work. you get on or off the train, you
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pull up the app on your smartphone, you tap it right on the new fare gate. it recognizes that you've paid through a chip in the back. and then it charges you. >> pretty cool. >> reporter: yeah? >> easy. because i'm always on my phone. >> reporter: right. so why not just keep going with it and just tap it. >> yeah. >> reporter: there is one hitch right now. these fare gates are made by samsung and are not yet apple iphone compatible. metro says they will be. remember, right now this is a pilot program. here's a look at the stations that will be getting the machines in january. boston, bethesda, navy yard, pentagon, pentagon city, shady grove and suitland. and now metro says it still needs riders to sign up to be part of that pilot program. check out metro's website for that. and coming up in my next report at 6:00, isn't metro always telling you to keep your smartphone out of sight? what they're saying about safety there. reporting live at gallery place, adam tuss, news4.
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within the hour, some alexandria residents may be getting some answers from the water company responsible for the sewage that flooded their homes. a week ago, that water main break sent raw sewage into the lower levels of 14 homes near landmark mall. virginia american water hired a cleaning service, but it is a slow process. because of the extent of that damage. some of those flooded families know exactly what they want to hear tonight. >> i think if they could just kind of explain to us the steps they're going to take so we can have an idea what's going to be done within our homes, it would help us a lot. >> reporter: northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is with the homeowners right now and will join us live later this hour to tell us about a new concern that those homeowners now have. now at 5:00, protecting your kids when you send them off to camp. it's a new plan to address college sex assaults. we're asking students tonight if it will make a difference. and keeping your money safe
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and secure for holiday shopping. four ways to beat the crowds on black friday. >> i'm not shopping just for christmas. this is the one time of year that i use to stock up on the things that i know my kids are going to need. >> very first flakes of the season falling right now, like the storm team 4 facebook page, and share your pictures with the hash tag
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sam families may spend more time eating thanksgiving dinner instead of pouncing on black friday bargains this year. dep where you shop. some stores are staying closed thanksgiving. others starting sales earlier and is running longer. best buy, for example, will begin its deals 5:00 p.m. thanksgiving day. but target will start sales the sunday before thanksgiving. walmart will offer deals over the course of five days. thanksgiving through cybermonday. still plenty of folks are expected to turn out for that black friday frienenzfrenzy, as. our safe and secure shopping week continues with consumer reporter, erika gonzales. >> tonight she gives us an ideas look on what major retailers are doing to step up security and keep you safe. erika? >> we all know that it pays to have a really good plan. and when it comes to retailers and black friday, it's crucial. here are four things that you can expect whether you are a rookie or shopping on black friday for years.
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and they're off. tents, crowds and deals. lots of deals. all add up to one thing. black friday. >> for us, it's worth it. you definitely get the deals. >> dmitry and tammy simpson of bowie, maryland, have been shopping black friday sales together for the past eight years. although dinnertime sales on thanksgiving this year will make it a gray holiday for the duo. >> and anybody that sits here and watches this thing goes they're crazy! >> happens all of the time. >> yep. >> reporter: but before they head out, they'll plan. and it's quite the strategy. >> our running joke is that i am the spreadsheet queen. >> reporter: and they aren't alone. the stores are ready too. >> so we start planning for safety of our stores a year in advance of black friday. >> reporter: after a tragic accident in 2008, leaving one employee trampled to death, walmart spokesperson brook buchanan says stores have procedures in place to keep and
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you store employees safe. first, forget door-busters. the national retail federation has stopped using that word. several large retailers have followed suit, offering early bird specials and one-hour guarantees instead. we give you a full hour to get the sale item. >> and it's something where people can actually get a bracelet. so if there is a hot item -- last year it was a 32-inch tv. people didn't have to wait in line or rush towards that sale. >> reporter: toys"r"us also has a ticketing system. no ticket, no toy. >> at $39.99 each -- >> reporter: tammy and dmitria have it down to a science. >> you do one and i do another. >> reporter: follow their role and come up with a game plan. >> i'm combed the ads. i've figured out how much i'm going to spend in each store. >> reporter: check what time stores open and what time your item goes on sale. >> either case, you're going to be a consumer. for us, it's a time for us to try to maximize our dollar.
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>> reporter: another added step for security, don't rush straight to electronics. you might be surprised to find high-ticket items somewhere else in the store. so this isn't exactly where you would think you would find laptops or tvs. but actually, this is what walmart says is part of its crowd control strategy, placing electronics, big-ticket items, in places where you would find some produce, in order to help with the crowds. >> last year, the dvd videos were sitting right next to the potatoes! >> reporter: if you do it right, you could see big savings that go beyond the holidays. >> i'm not shopping just for christmas. this is the one time of year that i use to stock up on the things that i know my kids are going to need. >> this is my most favorite interview in a long time. because by next week, these ladies, dmitria and tammy will have their spreadsheets laid out on their kitchen table with the items they want. their maps of where they're going. they'll call for reinforcements if they need it, meaning their husbands and their brothers. and they'll be ready to shop.
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you've got a question for us? if there is anything you want to know about how to stay safe, and secure this holiday season, let me know. i'm on facebook right now. you can search news4 consumer watch, and post your questions. i will do my best to answer the top questions tomorrow on news4 at 5:00. or you can also send me a tweet at erika underscore news. we'll take your questions there as well. >> they're going to be the relaxed ones while everyone else is losing their minds. >> one thing they said they are thinking about hard this year, before the stores were staggering times they were opening and since many open at 6:00, they said we haven't figured out how to do it this year. they have to think who is going where. >> they'll figure it out. >> doug is back. we have a camera on him. >> yeah. i want to take you to update michigan. take a look at this shot right here. that's not upstate michigan. >> no, it's not. >> that is clarksburg, maryland.
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and yes, snow is falling in our area. the first snow that we have seen so far this season. and look at that. yeah, you notice up there in the upper left hand corner, #bundleupdc. 46 degrees, temperatures continue to fall around our area. wind out of the north at 13 miles per hour. look at the temperatures. falling quickly. 37 degrees in gaithersburg. 37 around that clarksburg area, where we're dealing with snow. 37 in leesburg. 37 winchester. 38 in martinsburg. here is storm team 4 radar. here is clarksburg. notice the radar not doing a good job picking up the snow and sleet. and we have seen a lot around the area. leesburg reporting snow and sleet. even around the sterling area. back towards winchester reporting snow and sleet. if you're back towards frederick, back towards some of the higher elevations, i would not be surprised to see a coating on the grassy surfaces. that's going to be about it. temperatures still above freezing. we still have some of this to go overnight tonight. because there is more back towards the west and this is actually the area right in this region right here that i'm
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watching very closely. could even bring us some more snow showers as we move through the rest of the night. the jet stream dipping down through colorado, all the way toward the gulf coast and across our area. that means we are on the cold side of things and man we are cold for sure across the country. denver last night, 14 below zero. shattering it their old record by 11:00. that's some of the colder air making its way toward our region too. and veronica johnson and i have been talking about this very cold weather. and vj, it's not going to be nearly as cold here as toward the west. this is still a cold shock tomorrow morning. >> absolutely. still a lot like january here and talking about record cold across the plains. and meanwhile, again, we're getting a little taste of winter around here. as you heard doug mention. you know, 90% of the area is going to see rain showers from now until 2:00 a.m. with a little bit of that sleet and snow mixing in. we have already seen that and could last as late as 1:00 to 2:00 a.m. until the system pushes completely out of here. you heard us talk about accumulation, not expecting it on area roads.
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but with the colder air coming in, bridges and overpasses could become slick. and for us, it's a gusty cold that we're going to have to deal with tomorrow. again, the air with a bit of a bite. and then another wave of cold air moves in, and it's another storm system too. we're just going to keep riding this. looks like for the -- at least the next 14 days, more rain, new storm moves up the coast. sunday night, probably developing after about 7:00 p.m. with the colder air moving in. it means the chance for more snow. western maryland, especially up around areas of pennsylvania and new england. but even around here, i think by monday morning, we may be talking about the same sort of thing, doug. a little bit of sleet, a little bit of light snow. probably not any accumulation either on area roads. so roads should not be impacted. >> well, even more so than that, veteran car accident even colder weather with that next monday storm. so if you think it's cold now, wait until you see next monday. temperatures tonight going to be on the cold side. 27 in martinsburg. 30 in leesburg. 34 in washington. so there could be a few smaller spots that could be a little
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slick early tomorrow morning. give yourself extra time. highs only in the 40s the next three days. up to 50 degrees. whew-hoo on monday with some rain coming down. again, some areas mixing in with snow early on monday. and then we get cold again, a high next tuesday of only 38. and guys, the wind chill next tuesday could stay in the 20s all day. >> wow. he's accused of snatching a woman off the streets and he drove her to maryland. now we are hearing about a new development in the philly kidnapping case that ended in our area. and next, dianna russini with jay gruden. rg3, the name controversy, and his relationship with team owner his relationship with team owner dan sn
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new details today on a long overdue makeover for the tom sherwood found out, big makeover that won't be quick, but it will create a new underground world on the national mall. >> reporter: the garden on the south side of the smithsonian castle is an oasis of quiet but often unseen and underused by millions of tourists who pass by. now a planned $2 billion makeover of the castle and smithsonian south campus includes a more sweeping, floating garden to bring air and light, and more visitors below to gallery spaces now lost beyond narrow, underground stair wells.
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at the historic castle today, smithsonian officials say they envision a 10 to 20-year time frame that includes digging and laying an earthquake barrier under their renovated castle itself. >> glorious building completed in the 1955, never has undergone a complete renovation. it's due. >> reporter: the new garden space also will add light at night. >> we come here in the evening, there's not much light around here. it's really kind of a -- it's not a welcoming kind of appearance here in the evening. >> reporter: the smithsonian is funded by congress and private donations. officials today acknowledged actual work may not begin for a few years. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. he's a veteran, and a former police officer. >> now at 5:00 tonight, it is sentencing day for the district heights cop. he was convicted for shooting a man in the back. find out why prosecutors are not happy with the jail time. plus, we've been telling you about it on our facebook page. >> cold weather and snow is here. this is a live picture of
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right now at 5:30, she was the teacher who ran towards the gunfire. >> i'm in the cafeteria. i have the shooter. one shooter. >> reporter: the calls for help reveal the hero in the mist of a school shooting tragedy. plus, who is protecting your daughter when you accepted her off to college. a local university making some changes to how it handles sex
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assaults. >> forget the cold. let's look to the 4th of july and the big news about a big performance that will be unfolding that day. he's a former police officer, accused of taking away a man's ability to walk. >> and tonight there are questions over just how justice has been served in a police shooting that left a man paralyzed in prince george's county. news4's darcy spencer is live outside the courthouse in upper marlboro. darcy? >> reporter: wendy, this former officer not only shot an unarmed man in the back while his hands were handcuffed behind his back, during the last court appearance, he allegedly attacked prosecutors, and one of them is nine months pregnant. calvin kyle will never walk again after being shot in the back by a police officer. that former district heights officer was sentenced today for the shooting that left kyle paralyzed from the waist down. johnnie riley got five years in prison. the minimum sentence. the state's attorney for prince
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george's county is disappointed. >> we requested 25 years, because we thought that was an appropriate sentence for shooting this unarmed man in his back who was handcuffed, who was barefoot, who posed no danger whatsoever threat to this particular officer. >> reporter: the shooting happened back in 2012. kyle was being arrested for allegedly possessing a stolen motorcycle. he decided to get out of the cop car and run. >> the officer first threw a baton at him. when he was unsuccessful in hitting him with his stick, he took his gun out and shot him in the back. >> reporter: reilly's original sentencing hearing had to be delayed because of his outbursts in court. >> there was a prosecutor who was nine months pregnant who had to scale a wall to get away from this officer. >> reporter: for that, the judge ordered riley to spend 30 days in jail for contempt of court. but on the more serious criminal charges, he could have been sent to prison for more than 45 years. he was perhaps granted some leniency, because of his service to his country. >> he's a veteran.
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he served our community as an officer, and i think those are things the judge considered. we consider those as well. but we have a man who is paralyzed now, whose life has been really destroyed in many ways. >> reporter: riley's attorney told me late this afternoon he was a decorated officer and a decorated veteran, having served in the military for some 20 years. what about the victim in this case? he sent me a statement today, and he says that he is satisfied with this sentence, because he got the one thing he wanted. i'll tell you what that was coming up on news4 at 6:00. reporting live from upper marlboro, darcy spencer, news4. we're tracking sleet, light snow. mostly rain showers across the area. but look at the flakes in clarksburg, maryland. ah, they are definitely coming down, easy to see against the backdrop of the night as the sun has set. also reports of light snow and sleet as far as south now as
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bethesda. storm team 4 radar here mainly north where it's been the last couple hours, areas of white and pink, westminster and thur mont. the sleet and snow hanging there the last couple hours. and right around 3:40, just east of i-81, reports of sleet and snow. but again, occasionally some of that mixing in, and getting a little closer to d.c. all this stuff moves out of here by around 2:00 a.m. mostly again rain showers. 32 degrees, the temperature in alexandria. so yes, bridges, overpasses could become a little slick. we'll take another look at the radar coming up a little later in the hour. and we'll also check in with al roker. rokerthon and what hour he's on in breaking a record. the man suspected in the high-profile abduction case in philadelphia is now officially charged in the case. a federal grand jury returned an indictment earlier today against delvin barnes. he's accused in a violent kidnapping recorded by surveillance video there. barnes is also charged with
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attempted murder and rape in a case involving a 16-year-old richmond girl. if convicted in the philadelphia case, he could face a potential life sentence. sex assaults on college campuses have been receiving renewed attention in recent months, especially following the accusations that jesse matthew, the suspect in the disappearance of hannah graham. he left two virginia colleges after alleged assaults that he was never charged with. now maryland is trying to put together a plan to help universities across the country protect students and prevent more attacks. news4's zachary kiesch explains the proposals from the university of maryland. >> i usually walk home with a group. and i went to self defense class when i entered college in case i ever needed to use it. >> reporter: sophomore kathryn swanson chose the university of maryland because of the diversity on campus and the honors program. but she and her parents were also concerned about a problem on many college campuses.
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sexual assaults. >> that definitely does strike some fear in me. and i think every other young woman in this country. >> reporter: today attorney general doug antsler released a new report aimed at reducing sexual assaults on college campuses across the state of maryland. according to the report, one in five women will be assaulted while in college. 1 in 16 men will also be victims. in many cases, they go unreported. >> again, it's the very first part of this report sets forward what the requirements are. >> reporter: the report gives recommendations for other colleges, like increased bystander interventions, educating and training university employees and improved public awareness. >> unfortunately today, the culture for most students is i'm not going to get involved with that. that's not my business. that's not my problem. >> reporter: the overarching goal is to change that culture, but speaking up when something looks wrong isn't always easy. >> it's outrageous to say something, but otherwise if they're not over the line, crossing the line. >> even though we should tell
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men they shouldn't do that. but if women realize they don't need to be in that situation, i think it would help a lot. >> reporter: for kathryn, her safety is always in mind. >> don't put your drink down at a party. be careful who you hang out with. stay with somebody, and don't be alone. >> reporter: ending sexual assault ultimately a job for everyone on campus. reporting in prince george's county, zachary kiesch, news4. the first 911 calls released from a deadly shooting in washington state. >> there is somebody shooting at our school! >> the voice of a teacher now hailed as a hero as she stood feet from the gunman. homeowners demanding answers about sewage in their basements. what's being done to s
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i'm dianna russini. whether it's growing rg3, the name controversy or answering to redskins owner dan snyder. first your head coach, jay gruden is learning on the job. i sat down with gruden in an exclusive one-on-one. the first question, how involved is dan snyder? after all, he has been criticized for meddling with coaching decisions in the past. >> i see mr. schneider on game day and then sometimes walking around in practice.
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i don't see him very often. bruce has a lot of say in what goes on. as far as dan is concerned, i haven't really -- we haven't had that issue like people think. i was kind of worried he would be in my office, call this play, but that has not been the case. not even close. it's actually funny to think about him doing that. hasn't happened yet. might happen, i don't know. >> yeah, i've heard -- >> it's his team. i guess he can do that, right? >> yeah. >> but he hasn't yet. >> starting to be a bit of concern, maybe even some panic by some people that maybe robert griffin iii, isn't going to pan out. >> i think we're quick to judge now. he's still very young. he's only played nine quarters for me right now. so i think these last seven weeks will tell a lot about his progression. >> what has that been like to be coaching a team with a player as dynamic and electric and popular as roberts griffin iii. >> fun. you know, it's -- obviously challenging because for as much publicity he's received, it's
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about him coming to work every day, trying to perfect his craft. >> you show up to stadiums and have people protesting the names. do you get asked about the team name? >> second time. the arizona media and then this is the second time. >> and do you have an opinion about the team name? >> the redskins name? very proud to be a washington redskin, yes. >> there you go. pretty surprising to hear that was only the second time he's been questioned about the name. now gruden hasn't criticized, and praise for his unfiltered, candid answers to everything involving this team. and he says sometimes it does get him in a little bit of trouble. but he seems committed to keeping it very honest. >> okay. great. >> yeah. and it is really interesting to see that dan snyder isn't as involved i think as people expect. jay said he sees them, waves and that's about it. it seems the gm is the one
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making calls. >> you would think if schneider was involved, he would say so? >> i think so. i think jay keeps it real. >> great. thanks, diane. first it was the water main break and then came the sewage running through the homes. now we'll tell you about the new concerns that one community is dealing with. and you saw it here at 5:00. the first snowflakes just started falling within the hour in clarksburg, maryland. more team coverage headed your way, next.
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all right. so we've got snow here, we've got all kinds of stuff going on.
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it's a crazy thursday. >> it is. >> veronica? >> yeah. well, there's the snow falling again in clarksburg. wild weather everywhere. which means if you're a weather caster, this is a busy time for you. speaking of busy, our own al roker, he's traveled all over the globe, covered a lot of big weather events, of course. and even tested his abilities at olympic sports. he always has a good time with that. "today" show's al roker, his latest attempt might be his most challenging. he joins us live now from new york where he's going for a guinness world record for longest continuous weather cast. hey, buddy. >> hey, how is it going, guys? and we are -- i mean -- yes. >> i was going to say, this is a perfect time to do this, al, because we've got wild weather going on everywhere now. >> we really do. and people have been really tweeting us about it. and #roker-a-thon. look at this sunset from katy,
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texas, where it's been colder than unususual. and we have inspired some future meteorologists. this is chelsea watching her fave weatherman, awfully night at #roker-a-thon. and kelsey says #roker-a-thon live is one of the best things i'll watch all week. we have had a wonderful time bringing people more and more weather live at today.com, hash tagging and tweeting us at #roker-a-thon, and trying to raise money for the uso. so please go to crowdrise.com/roker. oth over 70 years supporting our troops. we should support them. so please check it out as we roll on on #roker-a-thon. >> absolutely. i like that it is trending on twitter. you're more than halfway there, al. you need an energy drink, maybe we can send you one.
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uso near and dear to my park. i spent plenty of weekends roller skating at the uso. it helps the military and the dependents too. doug, you're tracking more cold, not just in the nation's mid section but already here. >> yeah, already here, veronica. and about to get colder and we're about to tag team. his voice sounds like mine today, sick side. look at the temperatures down into the 30s. look at gaithersburg, 36 degrees and snow around the gaithersburg region. clarksburg, 38. and rockville, even snow reported in rockville and bethesda. 44 in ft. belvoir. 44 in huntingtown. even if it does snow in these areas, not going to worry. temperatures stay above freezing. here's where the rain and snow is. and the radar not picking up areas of snow and sleet in loudoun county and around bethesda, around the montgomery county area. but we're still seeing it in parts of the region. even some snow on grassy surfaces to the west. and we have another batch back to the west. this is where the really cold air is. and i want to show these
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numbers. more chances for snow tonight. much more about that at 6:00. look at these numbers. 46 here. 31 in pittsburgh. 29 in columbus, ohio. at 5:00 in the evening. that's the even colder air. we've got moving into our region. and guys, we're just getting started. i've got it all coming up this afternoon at 6:00 of the. >> thank you, doug. only 4 tonight, alexandria residents whose homes were flooded with sewer water last week are moments away from an update. 14 homes along south jordan street are impacted. northern virginia chief julie carey in the neighborhood now talking with residents about their cleanup concerns. >> reporter: well, residents say they are generally satisfied right now with the help they're getting, replacing the drywall, carpet and flooring down in those once-flooded basements. but this is what they still have questions about. the compensation they're going to get for all their soiled belongings, most all still stacked in their backyard. and they're coming to grips with
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another consequence of this flood. their brand-new street out there is going to get torn up. >> we're just hoping that, you know, we're going to be compensated for the things that truly were lost in the flooding. >> reporter: it's been a week now since sewage contaminated water came into her basement. all items lost still litter the backyard. this was video taken by another neighbor of the mess residents found when a broken waterline led to sewer water gushing into 14 homes. virginia american water quickly hired a home restoration company to clean up and replace drywall and carpet. repairs are well under way inside her home. outside, she is inventorying belongings list but is concerned that a list doesn't match up. >> the inventory -- we did an inventory on tuesday, and we
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found other things out here that had not been listed on the inventory list. so i contacted the project manager to let her know we're not agreeing. >> reporter: crews have begun work to replace the entire waterline here. a virginia american water spokeswoman says it was scheduled to be replaced in 2015, but they pushed up the work. residents are glad to hear that, but they lament the fact their street was just repaved by the city. now it's going to get torn up again. >> total inefficiency. it's ridiculous to have roads just recently paved all torn up to put in a new water main, which we need. but they should have thought of that. they should have coordinated it. but there is no coordination whatsoever. >> reporter: now coming up on news4 at 6:00, i'll tell you what the city has to say about digging up that brand-new street, and i'll tell you what the residents here at this meeting that's scheduled to start in just about ten minutes.
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for now reporting live from alexandria, i'm julie carey, news4. well, unless you're concerned about flooding, you might not think a storm water treatment facility is much of a big deal. tonight metro is showing off its new building, counting its environmental benefits. this is the building where we will water is collected from under the blue and silver line tracks. treated and then pumped out into the storm drainage system. metro says the building is state-of-the-art and environmentally friendly all the way up to its green roof. most of us haven't picked up the turkey for thanksgiving but music fans are looking ahead to the 4th of july. ♪ now separate from the big show on the mall, the foo fighters will headline what could be the largest concert in rfk in decades. the band is celebrating 20 years together and front man dave grohl is from our area. that show will feature nearly a dozen artists, including nearly two locals, joan jett and
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trouble funk. tickets are already on sale. she had the courage to run towards the gunfire. we're going to tell you about a teacher who was by the side of that school shooter who went on a rampage and the 911 calls for help. that's next. the holiday season is here, which means it's time for the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. for practically just your signature, you could drive home for the holidays in a german-engineered volkswagen. like the sporty, advanced new jetta and the well-crafted all-new golf. if you're wishing for a new volkswagen this season just about all you need is a finely tuned... pen. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit and zero first month's payment on select new volkswagen models.
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let's check out what stories are trending today. you've seen them. new photos now in just the last half hour about that historic comet landing in space. the european space agency put out more images taken from the surface of that comet as it
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hurdles through space. yesterday the robotic probe finally became the first instrument to successfully land on a moving comet. scientists are concerned about the probe's battery life now, though. they may need to reposition it so its solar panels can generate enough power. kayakers spotted a shark fin in the water attached to a 13-foot hammerhead. the close encounter happened in palm beach, florida friday. he was apparently after a 16-pound mahi dolphin fish they had just captured. new effort to use facebook more than just cat pictures and dinner photos. police in flint, michigan, plan to post pictures to publicly shame men and women who are arrested on prostitution charges. the city says it's trying to do something different to reduce the dozens of arrests this year. investigators haven't said when they'll begin posting those pictures. chilling new details tonight
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revealed in newly released 911 calls about the moments as a teenager gunned down his classmates in washington state. in that audio for the first time, we are hearing the voice of that teacher credited with trying to stop last month's deadly rampage. pat lawson muse has that story. >> as students sprinted from marysville-pilchuck high school seconds after a freshman opened fire, police got frantic calls from inside, including one from an anxious teacher. >> i am in the cafeteria, i have the shooter, one shooter. >> reporter: megan silverberger, a first year social studies teacher, described each harrowing moment as she came face-to-face with the gunman. >> i need help now. shooter right here. he's wearing all black. i'm staring at him right now sitting next to him. i need staff now! >> reporter: silver berger has been called a hero for running toured the sound of gunfire after a student killed four classmates and himself in the
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cafeteria almost three weeks ago. >> reporter: the teacher's response was praised by law enforcement officials. >> i can't speak highly enough about the professionalism and the great job she did remaining calm, cool, collected. >> reporter: silverberger calmly provided key details. >> black pants, black shoes, black jacket. >> reporter: dispatchers heard from others at the school. >> there is somebody shooting at our school. >> reporter: michelle texted with her daughter that day, asking, are you okay? she never got a response. >> she was the most wonderful person. >> reporter: zoe was killed at the school. gia soriano and andrew fryberg died later. and 14-year-old nate hatch survived. all shot by 15-year-old jaylen fryberg. >> he took away one of the best things that i ever brought into this world. he did. but he's a child too. and in order for me to heal from this, i have to forgive him. >> reporter: a family and
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community hoping to heal someday by focusing on forgiveness, never forgetting what they have lost and learned. pat lawson muse, news4. the soul survivor was a 14-year-old boy shot in the jaw. >> all of the victims killed were members of the same american indian tribe. now at 6:00, a surprising twist in a local sexing investigation that made national news. why a top detective says the case has ruined his reputation. mangled metal and shattered glass after a car barrelled into a store narrowly missing a baby inside. we'll tell you what we're just learning about the man behind the wheel. a father hold on to hope. two months after his young children disappeared. >> i believe 100% my kids are out there. no matter how long it takes, we're going to find them. >> reporter: tonight we know why police are returning to the scene of some previous search sites. first at 6:00, we have a team of reporters working new
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angles to the day's top stories. >> we begin tonight with the weather, and this video just in now from clarksburg, maryland. little bit of snow falling out there. temperatures continuing to drop. doug tracking it all. doug? >> i'll tell you what, jim. this is not the kind of weather we normally see in the month of november. this is more like december or january weather. and if that was the case, we wouldn't be that big of a deal. but it's november. temperatures over the last week were near 80 but now down around the 30s in many areas. take a look at the radar. we continue to see temperatures falling. right now, 38 degrees currently. of up toward the north and west, 36 in gaithersburg. 37 in leesburg. 37 in winchester. 45 in d.c. here is the rain, sleet and snow. the radar having a tough time picking up on that rain, sleet, snow line. definitely seeing snow in carl county, catoctin and south and rockville. nortt

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