son raymond robinson. she shows him this picture and then they give her the bad news. >> i asked them are you sure this is my son. you know that's the whole thing. they said yes, ma'am, we're sure. are you sure? you know i was going off. i couldn't believe it. i'm like -- i said what happened. he shot at the police and police returned fire on him. i said no. >> reporter: 10:00 a.m. december 25th karen gets a phone call. it's her son raymond. he wants to wish her a merry christmas. he says merry christmas ma. i said who is this? he said ma it's raymond. i said boy they said you're dead. they got you out being dead. he said no. i'm well alive standing here. >> reporter: 10 in k34r0 a.m. december 25th karen gets another call. this one from the medical examiner. theyt her to come to the

morgue to identify her son. she says that won't be necessary. that her son is alive. 6:00 p.m. december 29th a detective comes back to her house to apologize for the mistaken identity. >> what do you make of this? >> i think they should you know make a positive i.d. on a person before they come because, you know anything could happen. i could have had a heart attack right here on this floor. >> reporter: in a statement d.c. police say proper protocol was not followed in the identification process. they say the department is investigating how this occurred so tn now the man really killed in that shootout with police has been identified as 33-year-old gregory marcus gray of no fixed address. live in northwest, pat collins, news4. thank you, pat. the flu has claimed the life of

a fifth grader from creighton's corner elementary in ashburn, village. joshua justin died last week. his death come y room doctors are seeing a spike in flu cases. david culver at inova hospital. >> reporter: at all of the area hospitals you'll notice these signs going up. it's all part of an effort to stop the flu from spreading. the strict new visiting policy limits the number much visitors per patient to just two and if you walk through the doors you may be asked to put on a facemask. >> we definitely have seen a spike. started around thanksgiving. been increasing ever since. >> reporter: chief of infectiousl control says we've not seen the worst of it. flu is hitting our region hard. this year's flu shot is not as effective. >> we expect 80%, 90% efficiency

this year it's about 52%. only covering about half the flu antigens. >> is it worth getting the flu shot? >> i still recommend the flu shot. lessens the symptoms and illness and can give you protection. >> reporter: at higher risk infante, young children and elderly. he worries abo college age students. >> this is the time of the year it can spread. >> reporter: for those that work and live around you if you feel the symptoms call your doctor or head to an er. while recovering stay home. >> if your child has a cough, shows a fever, chills body aches, could be signs of the flu. keep them home. >> reporter: some of us think of the flu and we think of nausea and vomiting. doctors say more likely symptoms are coughing shortness of breath and fever.

ahead at 6:00 i'll tell you why the doctors are worried about next week. in alexandria i'm david culver. >> josh's death comes as we see a spike in flu cases in our area and around the country. 36 states are now reporting widespread flu cases according to the latest data from centers for control. here in our region that includes maryland and virginia. there is a desperate search for a maryland toddler who is believed to be hundreds of miles from home. you may have seen an alert. about 14-month-old cameron beckford. more than 500 people have shared his photo from our facebook page. police say the boy's mother took the child and his sister from frederick, maryland to columbus ohio earlier this month. cameron's father reported him missing after the mother told him she could no longer care for the boy. and when investigators tracked her down she told them she abandoned the child on a stranger's porch the day after christmas. the mother is in custody and

police are searching a large park area for that child. right now a water main break is impacting the commute home this time it's on one of northern virginia's busiest roads. that break happened this morning on columbia pike in bailey's crossroads. crews have started repairs but several blocks are still shut down. news4 jackie bensen is live at the break with more on how it's impacting the community. >> reporter: we want to show you the very cold activity as workers from fairfax county and local utilities work to repair that break. the break started about 10:30 this morning causing columbia pike to buckle here in the bailey's crossroads video of what that looked like earlier to show you. it sent water gushing down the street damaging the road. columbia pike remains shut down between blair street and tyler street. now, when this was first

reported a lot of the people in this area hundreds of people were told that it may be some time before they could have their water service restored and a lot of them headed to the local supermarkets to stock up. we talked to a woman about that. >> i got 20 gallons. >> what's the thought process here? >> they could turn it off and maybe we can't flush and maybe there's a lot of people in our building and everyone is surprised. oh by the way no water. >> reporter: in fact back out live you can see the work continues on these repairs and luckily for most of those people water will not be an issue. it's been restored to all but a few homes in this area. coming up on "news 4 at 6:00" we'll tell you how this water main break is impacting traffic here in the bailey's crossroads area. live in fairfax county jackie bensen news4. water problems also hit a nearby mall. the entire food court at

pentagon city mall is the closed off right now. it's unrelated to the water main break. the arlington county public health department made the move because the mall had to shut off water as crews made repairs to the sewage system there. the mall is currently undergoing expansion. >> the casket arrived at the church on a horse drawn carriage. funeral services held today for the charles county officer who was killed in a car crash on sunday. the emotional tributes began early this morning honoring a man known for his integrity and his kindness. news4 chris gordon was there. >> reporter: a bagpiper played "amazing grace." there was a 21 gun salute. five helicopters flew overhead with one veering off making the missing man formation. it began with a long thin blue line chopper 4 following police

motorcycles and patrol cars from across our region driving through waldorf, maryland to st. peter's church where a caisson brought the casket of jamel clagett. >> he went and took breakfast to our communication personnel, our dispatchers before securing for his midnight tour and, unfortunately, on his way home he didn't make it there. >> reporter: in king george virginia corporal clagett's patrol car hate tree. sergeant chris smith leads the honor guard. his team worked tirelessly to make everything run perfectly so corporal clagett's family would know what he means to the sheriff's office. >> we had come to grow to love him so much and respect him so much as a person. he was one of those guys that would come in the room and you always felt good being around him. >> reporter: near the end of the ceremony there was a final

police car. that was clagett as call sign. your watch has ended. you are gone but will not be forgotten. ♪ >> reporter: reporting from waldorf, maryland chris gordon news4. and if you would like to reach out you can make a donation in corporal clagett's name to the fraternal order of police. >> former president george h.w. bush is back home resting. he was released from the hospital today. a family spokesperson says he's grateful to the doctors and nurses for their superb care. president bush was rushed by ambulance a week ago because of breathing problems. he was at the same hospital two years ago for bronchitis. president bush is 90 years old. i want to thank my colleagues and my constituents.

a new apology late this a from the third highest ranking republican in the house of reprs who is acknowledging he did speak to a group that was founded by former ku klux klan leader david duke in 2002. in a statement today louisiana congressman steve scalise called his appearance a mistake and quote it was a mistake i regret and i elm fatigually oppose the divisive racial and religious views groups like these hold. a father is hit and killed on his bicycle and left for dead. now we're learning more about the troubled past of the bishop who originally left him for dead. the push to strengthen anti-hazing laws. how one maryland lawmaker plans to get everyone's attention. the scratch off mystery revealed. we did some digging today to find out why some lottery

tickets are vanishing from stores. we're coming right back. >> i've been noticing that myself. take a look. clear skies. that means we're in for a very cold night. i'll show you how cold and how

we are learning new details about a deadly hit-and-run crash in maryland that's making national headlines. >> the woman behind the wheel a history making bishop and the episcopal church.

she's on leave and could face charges. >> this isn't her first brush with the law. >> it will be my special care to nurture all god's people. >> she's maryland's first female episcopal bishop. heather cook now on administrati leave after involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash saturday afternoon. flowers now mark the battle street where 41-year-old man was killed while riding his bike. police won't discuss the case but witnesses say the driver fled the scene. churn officials acknowledge cook was the driver. you can see the point of impact on her windshield. but in a statement the church said she returned 20 minutes later to quote, take responsibility for her actions. bike riders said palermo died in the type of crash they fear and are outraged the driver didn't stay to help. >> that's terrible. maybe he could have been saved if the 911 call had been made

right away. >> tom palermo's family said he had k wit and a passion for bike safety. this is not cook's first brush with the law. in 2010 court records show she received probation before judgment for a drinking and driving charge in maryland. cook was also charged at the time with possession of marijuana and drug paraphenalia. church leaders now stunned. >> she was very accurate very kind person. she is a wonderful priest and has a huge heart. and i am deeply sad jepd by this event. >> cook's lawyer won't discuss the crash but told "the washingt cook was distraught about the death of the cyclist naturally and added, she's praying for him and his family.

maryland's office of the attorney gen says the homicide unit is handling this case now.d bishop cook's lawyer says that she has declined a request to comment. we are right in the middle of the deadliest time of the year for drunk driving and buff head out for new year's celebrations a new study out tonight is highlighting the importance of designating a driver if you plan to have a few cocktails. the care and treatment centers recently surveyed party goers. half said they witnessed someone leave a party drunk and get behind the wheel. a third admitted to driving home drunk themselves. >> the time period between thanksgiving and new year's in 2012 1,091 people were killed as a result of drunk driving. >> it's a good idea to think about how you'll get home before heading to that new year's eve party. choose a designated driver or load ride share apps and number of taxi services into your

phone. >> also take metro. most of the trains will be running until 2:00 in the morning. and if you miss that last train you'll have to wait a while because on new year's day the trains don't start running until after 7:00 in the morning. but there will be extra trains on the green line on new ys y because they are there to accommodate the crowds for the winter classic hockey game. >> that leads to us our facebook survey. what your planning for new year's eve. in bed before midnight. home with myself. family or friends. out for fun. or something else? >> something else. fill in the blank. more than half of you say you'll be hanging out at home with family and friends because it can get nutty out there on new year's eve and sometimes just staying at home and partying is the best thing to do. >> i heard most of those people that 62% will be watching news4 at 11:00. >> great they would say that. people would still watch us. >> you won't be seeing any of us

at 11:00 on new year's eve. >> we'll be watching too. >> thanks a lot, wendy. take a look outside. it is going to be a cold couple of days. the coldest day may actually be tomorrow and tomorrow night, new year's eve. looking very chilly. right now a little bit on the chilly side. 41 degrees, wind chill in the low to mid-30s at the airport. winds out of the northwest at 12 miles per hour. take a look at numbers. 36 in leesburg. down at the franklin park in gaithersburg. 40 in fredericksburg. with these clear skies we'll cool very quickly, i think and we're in for a very chilly morning tomorrow. storm team 4 radar, we did see a few showers and a few flurries towards the south. clouds moved down south. colder air continues to move in. you can track the colder air. look at it coming across chicago. see these clouds. these are all due to the great lakes. that tells you cold air is coming over the lakes and making their way down the south

creating the cloud cover. a couple of areas with lake-effect snow. but that's it. no big storm systems any time soon at least not for the next couple of days. 30 in d.c. tonight. 21 in gaithersburg. 22 in leesburg. 20 in frederick. cold right? it's actually right around average for this time of the year. we've been on the mild side so far in the move december. tomorrow we turn things around. below average with plenty much sunshine even with that sun only get in the highs to mid-30s. 36 in gaithersburg 35 winchester 38 down towards manassas. a cold day. what to wear on new year's eve. you know it's the coat and you need sunglasses. i was driving earlier today the glare, the sun very bright. even with the sun you need the coat and gloves and need the hat. it's going to be that cold. if you're heading out tomorrow night for new year's eve, very cold temperatures with lows in lower 20s. so heads up for that around midnight. more sunshine on thursday.

that's new year's day. winter classic perfect weather temperatures around 42 degrees with sunshine. little breezy. 44 on friday. 43 on saturday. then 52 on sunday. this was the storm system we were talking about yesterday. possibly moving inland. possibly moving to the south. now it looks like an inland storm. that means chilly afternoon. but storm with mainly rain and a cold pattern will follow. this weekend we're very chilly on saturday. sunday looks like temperatures around 52 with that rain early in the morning and then clearing up and getting cold. chance of snow on tuesday. not a huge chance but, hey, at least it's a hans for some snow to make its way in across our area as 2015 moves in. thank you, doug. it was a military wedding that was interrupted by the commander-in-c. >> hi. >> hear more of the presidential apology and find out why this couple said the golf trip wasn't the only reason they feared they would have to move their

ceremony. >> some of hollywood's biggest stars were in our backyard. we're going to tell you about the well kept secret during a movie shoot that occurred in northern virginia. >> i'm on h street in northeast d.c. when will you start to see street cars running here? you might have your answer right ther it's the time of year for making lists... at chevrolet, we've made it onto a few lists ourselves. in fact this year, we've been at the top of more awards lists than any other car company. now during the chevy year end event put us on yours. choose a cruze in stock the longest and get cash back for 20 percent of the msrp.

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it's a common lottery saying you can't win if you don't play but here in the district when it comes to those popular scratch instant tickets you can't play. >> there aren't scratch off tickets. tom sherwood reports on how you and the district are missing out on millions of dollars. >> reporter: here at king's cafe and carry out lottery players know something is missing. they are all out of those popular instant scratchoff tickets. >> don't have any. >> you got to buy your tickets in maryland. >> reporter: in a letter today the district ceo was warning potential city wide budget deficit and says d.c. is losing out on about $15 million in revenue because of a contract dispute over printing those scratchoff tickets. that means lost income for vendors all over the city. your customers want the instant tickets. where are they.

>> they are looking for any tickets but right now we don't have any. our commissions 5% per ticket. we sell like a thousand dollars a day. >> reporter: city officials say new contracts should be signed soon and scratch tights could be back on the shelves in a couple of months. at the tenley liquor market customers can't way. >> they are all gone. have to go maryland to get them. >> how did you do in maryland. >> no winner. >> got to get them back in the district. we need them back here. >> reporter: the city told news4 it hopes to sign new contracts in a few days with tickets back on the shelves by spring. all right. thank you. >> she trusted the mail service. >> but now a prince george's grandmother is out thousands of dollars. i'm scott macfarlane in

capital heights new developments in the investigati of two workers. they are accused of taking people's mail and the valuables inside. a scare on the slopes. the one thing a 10-year-old did on a ski trip that he'll never forget.

welcome back at 5:30. we're working on a number of big stories. >> we have team coverage storm

team 4 watching the coldest weather of the season creep in. will d.c. deliver on its promise of street car service by the end of this year? plus we'll share a childhood flashback as we countsdown to the winter classic. first and new at 5:00 more problems for missing mail at a local postal processing service. valuable mail missing from the major u.s. postal service processing center in capital heights, maryland. hundreds of dollars in mailed gifts are reported lost. and how to sands of dollars more potentially stolen as news4 scott macfarlane reports the feds have spent months trying to figure out how and why. >> reporter: angela said she put all $1,200 worth of gifts for her grand daughters in one box. >> basically she couldn't afford to buy christmas for them. she's working and paying bills. >> reporter: that's christmas

2013. she said the tracking system said the box was last seen inside the major processing center in capital heights. she ke receipts and been trying to find that package ever since. one year later the postal service declared the package lost. they don't know where it is. >> it wasn't about the dollar value of the gifts but that it wasn't delivered and we put so much time and effort in it to make sure the girls had the things that were nice. >> reporter: federal agents looked into the case at one point to see if postal workers stoll the gifts but they ruled that out. same federal agents who are investigating a potential large scale theft ring by two workers inside the same capital heights processing center. workers suspected of opening the envelopes they were procession and stealing $9,000 worth of gift cards from inside. then trying to use those cards. investigators say they recently founa razor and 200 envelopes sliced open and they recently received court permission to

search the phone records nor evidence. she suspects an employee may have stoll her granddaughter's gifts. just how often is this happening. how often are people stealing other people's mail? that answer might surprise you and details coming up on "news 4 at 6:00". for now in capital height scott macfarlane news4. a man found dead in his house in maryland sparking a search for a killer tonight. police got a call to check on the man who lives on wood hill co investigators hav not told us the victim's name or how he died. they say they have no suspects or a motive in this death at this point. it is down to the deadline and there is still no street car service on h street in northeast d.c. but news4 has learned there's a

50-50 chance it could start tomorrow. adam tuss live on h street tonight with the latest. adam? >> reporter: wendy, as we speak street car leaders are meeting to determine if the system can start running as early as tomorrow. tonight what we can tell you is this. we're close. it hasn't just been weeks of delays but years of delays for the d.c. street car system here on h street in northeast. but now service may be closer than ever. how about as early as tomorrow possibly. these signs an indication that a special event is planned for tomorrow right here on h street and we're told the event is street car related. d.c. residents like alex a bit skeptical of service starting until it's official. >> i would be impressed if that happens. it's been like that for a while. if it's tomorrow it's a big day but i'll wait. >> reporter: even at this hour

ddot meeting with officials to determine if the system can start. ddot said service would start by the end of the year. we're down to one day. this advice for d.c.? >> drivers are really weird because they go through a lot of intersection. not matched up with the stop lights. >> reporter: once service starts there will be a learning curve to get used to it all. and back here now live on h street once the service starts how much will it cost to ride? we learned a little bit about that and tell you about it coming up next hour at 6:00. reporting live on h street in northeast, adam tuss news4. well it would affect anyone who shops in prince george's county the sales tax could be going up to help pay for school construction. two maryland lawmakers are sponsoring a bill. it would create a 1% sales tax in the county with the extra money going to school renovations and construction.

it's expected to generate $60 million a year. that's according to a gazette report. the county sales tax is current leadership 6%. the tax hike would require both council and voter approval. we have a developing story. missing airasia airliner the wreckage has been found but some family members say they were upset because of the way they found out. >> the new push to strengthen anti-hazing laws after a lawsuit against a fraternity at bowie state. we're on the cold side outside. even though we're not seeing a lot of wind still bites right through you. the wind chill right now, 34 d.c. 26 in gaithersburg. it's a whole lot colder

i know grandma's house isn't the most exciting, but it's only for a few hours.

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in just a short while the search will resume for airasia fright 8501 after crews found bodies and debris in the java sea. that discovery was heartbreak for family members who were watching and saw on a live tv feed a floating body near the plane's last reported position. search crews will focus on a relatively shallow part of the java sea where they spotted a large shadow and they believe that they will find the bulk of the wreckage there. >> after 13 years of flying

millions of people it is the worst feeling one could have. we stay strong for the families out there to ensure that we can look after them even after this incident. >> relatives of the passengers also plan to fly a chartered flight over the search area so that they can pray for their loved ones. the two nypd officers killed in an ambush earlier this month is part of a spike in police office deaths this year. 126 l officers lost their lives this year. th 24% jump from last year. 15 were killed in ambush style attacks tied with 2012 for the highest number of ambushes in two decades. virginia is ranked sixth in the nation with four deaths this year. two of those officers died in car crashes the number one killer of cops in america. >> officers are at greater risk today than i've seen in recent times. >> led the country with 14 officers killed followed by

texas, new york and florida. a third candy maker is recalling caramel apples after an outbreak that has killed five people and sickened more than two dozen. the fda says merb's candies are pulling its products. merb's is based in st. louis and sold mainly in that area. california snack foods and missouri based happy apple also are recalling their caramel apples. l of the illnesses and deaths have been on the west coast and in the midwest. we posted this information on the nbc washington facebook page so you can help spread the word and share it with your friends. you may recall and heard about how a presidential golf game force ad couple to move their wedding over the weekend. now we talked to the newlyweds who got the phone call from their boss the president. >> plus we'll tell you how the upcoming winter classic is

bringing back some

the fraternity at the center of a maryland lawsuit is responding to hazing allegations. alpha phi alpha released a statement said any members caught hazing will be suspended and those members will be recommended for expulsion. bowie state student kevin hayes said he was beaten daily when he tried to join the fraternity last year. he explained to news4 why he did not come forward sooner. >> you were told not to tell. >> yes. >> what did they say >> they said if you tell you're a snitch.

>> now one maryland lawmaker is pushing to toughen the state's hazing law. he says tonight the allegations in the lawsuit show it's still a big problem on college campuses. >> prince george's cou reporter darcy spencer talks about why it's important to act now. >> we shouldn't wait for somebody to get killed. >> reporter: maryl senator has tried to strengthen maryland's hazing law but last year the bill didn't even make it out of committee. even after compelling testimony. >> the young man who came from salisbury who was from montgomery who is 6'2", a lacrosse player no shrinking violet and said this was like torture. >> rep anyone convicted of the misdeamnor charge faces six months in jail and a $500 fine. >> you know that's the cost of a few kegs over a long weekend for some of these frats. i'm introducing legislation to increase to it $5,000. >> reporter: he plans to submit the bill again in 2015 and wants

bowie state student kevin hayes testify about what happened to him. he says this is the bruise he got on his buttocks when he got some wood his fraternity's term for a beating with a wooden paddle. >> i don't want this to happen to anybody else after me. >> reporter: hayes said it happened when he tried to join the fraternity. the fraternity issued a statement that reads in part any member found violating the fraternity anti-hazing policy will be immediately suspended with recommendation forexpulsion. addition the fraternity will cooperate with law enforcement to ensure any person violating the law will be brought to justice. coming up on "news 4 at 6:00" we'll speak on the an expect on the culture of hazing and why he says the worse the hazing is the more some students are motivated to like that fraternity. at bowie state, darcy spencer, news4. what normally is a fun rivalry turned into a deadly

fight chesapeake virginia. a man died at a bar during the redskins/cowbo game. satchel never got up he died on the bar floor. cisco is now charged with murder. investigators are trying to find out if satchel had an under lying medical problem. monet davis is adding another honor to horse growing trophy case. the associated press has named her female athlete of the year. she beat out three-time winner serena williams and lauren hill. davis is at the age of 13 the youngest to receive this award and is the first baseball or softball player ever to be recognized. her stellar pitching at the little league world series has also earned her a book deal and the cover of "sports

illustrated". >> we're just two days away and counting from the winter classic between the capitals and the blackhawks. >> outdoor hockey hockey at its roots as diana russini is here to explain. >> reporter: so many boys and girls dream of becoming professional athletes and for a small percentage of them it comes true. for the washington capitals their love for the game started early and for most the idea of becoming superstars started on the frozen pond right near their homes. >> i scored the stanley cup winning goal about 600 times in my head. i played in front of a million people in my head. now i get to do it again, you try to remember how good you were back in the day when you were playing on the pond. >> games with random people. throw the sticks in the middle. divide them up. split up teams. that is what started for me back at home and street hockey.

>> road hockey. vacant lot turned into a little rink. the actual rink. you were always playing hockey. great place to grow up. >> where i grew up there was no video games or anything like that where i was from. so if it wasn't snowing or 30 below we were out there. right after school go home grab your skates get your gloves and meet your friends. it wasn't a question whether we were meeting. everybody was going there. you know we played until it was dark. every night. that was basical how i learned how to play hockey because i didn't start playing community hockey until i was 10 11 years old. that's how i developed as a player. >> reporter: the story doesn't end there. check out our website for the photo gallery of your favorite caps players as little kids. part of a special winter classic

section on nbcwashington.com. also today at nats park they had a media skate and hockey game. front row seats checking out the game. getting some tips. amelia segal was out there. she's got some skills. capitals great show ri the game. great day for everybody. our photographer was out there and was magnificent today. he put together all these pieces you've been seeing on the winter classic. coming up in an hour we have more access to the caps. have you ever wondered how many teeth alex ovechkin has lost playing these games? yeah. i've been wondering. that's coming up on "news 4 at 6:00". >> how cool. looks very cool. >> amelia knows how to suit up. doug you'll be down there. how is the forecast looking?

>> the forecast looks pretty good especially when you compare to it some of the past winter classics. this one just may be the best forecast that they've seen just yet. take a look. we'll show you what's happening. i was hoping to get down there. 39 degrees at noon. we'll be down there at 11:00 a.m. for our pre-game show. 39 at noon. 42 degrees at 3:00. puck drops at 1:00. a little bit breezy and chilly as you are leaving the game. temperatures around 37 by 6:00 and that's about the time that you get home. yes the winter classic will be a little bit on the cold side. past winter classic, philadelphia 54 degrees. pittsburgh 56 degrees. rain. they pushed it into the later portion of the night. then it continued to rain all night long. boston 2010 35 degrees. so temperatures around 40 at the time the puck drops.

41 degrees currently. we'll drop to about 40 at 7:00 and then to 35 at 11:00. temperatures will drop quickly. nothing out there as far as the radar is concerned. now don't expect anything either. tomorrow's forecast sunny and cold. wind chill near 30. temperatures 35240 degrees. now that's the temperatures. but we'll have a little bit of wind tomorrow. so wind chills in the morning will be in the teens in some of the suburbs near 30 degrees during the middle of the in the city. and late we're talking about right around midnight tomorrow night for new year's eve festivities wind chill near 20 degrees. again a very cold night and then we're talking about a storm for the weekend. that's really all we got over the next couple of days storm wise until next tuesday little chance for some snow. president obama's hawaiian getaway led to an unexpected wedding cancellation for one couple forcing two u.s. army captains to change around the biggest day of their lives. chris janssen shows how the

commander-in made aands. >> reporter: newlyweds didn't mind when their cell phone rang after their i dos. >> hi. >> reporter: both army captains their commander-in-chief phoned in some golf course diplomacy to make sure no one was teed off. >> reporter: it might not have seemed that way at first. ed an avid golfer wanted to tie the knot at a tee with sweeping views over the pacific. >> we knew there were two things that could mess up the wedding and one was weather and the other was president. >> reporter: when the president decided to play -- the couple got word they would have to move their ceremony. staffers didn't let him know there was a wedding. >> reporter: the new location right above the old one but the headlines weren't good for the

white house. and it's not the first time obama's love of golf has provoked critics. he admitted his mistake after hitting the links after isis execution of james foley. ed and natalie says this is no controversy. this to tells the story of a uniquely memorable wedding. >> i'm shocked and awed. >> reporter: two west point grads on the phone with their boss. >> we were watching you golf. >> reporter: ed got ask the president a question that the white house won't ever answer. but the president did. he shot an 84. could you beat him? >> probably. >> take that. family ski trip takes an unexpected turn, a boy falls from a chair lift and is left dangling in the air. find out why the one person with him said all they could do was watch him fall. >> new at 6:00 a major home builder under the spotlight. why some people who saved for

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i give you everything i have. >> some powerhouse performances in this film and now we're learning that parts of "foxcatcher" were secretly shot here in ashburn, virginia.

stars like steve carell came to morven park in leesburg to film scenes back in 2012. they needed to mimic a mansion owned by john dupont. so they used westmoreland davis' place. tatum almost led the secret out when he was spotted out at dinner in leesburg. still a lot of chatter about a deadly police involved shooting last week near ferguson missouri. today an internal police investigation con the suspect antonio martin pointed a gun at the officer who then shot the 18-year-old outside a convenience store. the incident in berkeley missouri was captured in this surveillance video. there were renewed protests after the shooting. today the city's mayor said people have the right to demonstrate, but he warned -- >> when there is noor the protester to continue in the city of berkeley unless they

will not accept the fact that mr. martin drew his gun first. >> the officer was responding to a report of shoplifting at that store. as we enter ski season a reminder tonight how important those safety bars and chair lifts can be. a tonight after a pretty big scare on the slopes and a 20-foot tumble. wanda moore has the story now from central oregon. >> reporter: it started like any other day on the slopes for the russell family. >> reporter: tyler and his brother were taking snowboard lessons. their dad was also on the slopes watching them from nearby. >> every time i would go down they went up. i would wave at them as they went up. >> reporter: it was their last run of the day when tyler slipped from the chair lift. >> i was just screaming help and i was terrified. >> reporter: he was holding on for a few seconds, dangling 18 feet in the air.

>> hanging on to the handle. i was wearing gloves. they got slippery. >> reporter: until he couldn't hold on any more. just to give you a perspective of how deep that fall was, this is how high up the boy was when he fell 20 feet in the snow. by standers rushed to tyler to hold him still. that's when tyler's dad came down the mountain. >> i seen a boy on the ground and people all around him. and i thought to myself please don't be my son. please don't be my son. >> reporter: after 20 minutes tyler was taken to the emergency room. luckily he has no broken bones and no spinal injuries. he got away without a scratch just a scare. >> i was just hoping that i didn't break anything. because it hurt really bad. because i couldn't help him or anything. i just had to let him hang until he fell. if i did help him, then i would have fallen too. >> now in oregon chair lift

comfort bars are not required to be on lifts and are the responsibili of the guests. biopsy's dad just wishes someone would have helped his kids pull that bar down. right now at 6:00 broken mess along a busy commuter route. >> a bizarre case ever mistaken identity after a deadly police shooting. why police wrongly told a mother they killed her son. and workers are under scrutiny because of theft of a mail processing plant. we'll tell you why the investigation is to discussion on cell phones. we begin tonight with a first reported death from the flu in our area. >> tonight we're learning that a child joshua justin lost his life last week after complications from the virus. he was a fifth grader at creighton's corner elementary school in ashburn. now doctors are warning be prepared for the week ahead because as kids head back to school the number of flu cases could climb. here's northern virginia bureau

reporter david culver with a look at how local hospitals are preparing. >> the symptoms you need to look out for, coughing shortness of breath and fever. doctors say they are worried because despite this recent spike in flu cases they tell me we have not yet seen the worst this season. >> if the symptoms are bad, short of breath and coughing you may need some help for a couple of days in the hospital. always play it safe. come to the er and get checked out. >> reporter: the medical team working overtime at inova alexandria emergen room. >> i don't think we hit a plateau yet. but it's definitely been inundating our er here. >> reporter: the doctor would know. he's chief of infection control