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for you. again, there's the gust over 30 miles per hour with those windchill ratings. right now around 20 degrees. they'll drop to the teens and single digits by later tonight. meanwhile, dry conditions right now, but again, it's all about the big storm that's out west. take a look at this storm system right now. it's producing a lot of rain over arizona and it's going to make a bee line to our area. we're seeing some big changes from yesterday just over the last 24 hours. when it gets here we give you the time line what to expect. all coming up in a few. >> thanks veronica. they say it's not about the money. this evening we're hearing from sons of carol glover who was killed during that smoky incident on the yellow line. they say they are suing metro for $50 million. news4's derrick ward live at l'enphant plaza. derrick? >> reporter: yeah and all of this is going on while the national transportation safety board investigation, which is pretty much deemed to be the definitive word on exactly what happened that investigation is
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still pending. but that hasn't stopped folks from going ahead with several lawsuits and this, of course is the latest one. it is filed on behalf of the only woman who died in this incident and it is filed by her two sons. anthony glover is just starting to settle his mother's business. the task of going through a lost loved one's personal effects can be emotional. >> last night i stayed over at her house and i just sat there and -- it's very tough. >> reporter: carol glover died on january 12th the day an arcing third rail caused smoke to fill a metro tunnel at l'enphant plaza, stopping trains trapping more than 100 passengers the most recent time line of events saying it would be 45 minutes from the start of the incident before glover and others on that same train were taken out of the tunnel. she was aided first by other passenger, then fire and ems but would lose consciousness, her pulse would fail. she would be the only fatal tay.
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her death atributed to acute respiratory failure. >> she was just trying to get home and never made it. >> reporter: passionate language of the $50 million lawsuit filed in federal court. it says she fought ever more agonizingly to breathe as the smoke sapped life from her body. her sons find such accounts heart wrenching but they aren't bitter. >> we're not seeking vengeance. we're seeking justice. we want to make sure that everybody else can ride the metro system and go about their lives with confidence that they're going to be safe. >> reporter: the wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the washington metropolitan transit authority was aware of smoking conditions in the tunnel from earlier and that it did not uphold its duty to keep customers safe and have a plan for getting them out even amid an incident that starts with just smoke. >> there are a lot of things we can all think of that aren't so benign and it will be important to get folks out of there. >> reporter: one of the things that happens now that this lawsuit has been filed is that
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they do now have subpoena power. that means they can call for testimony or statements from people like the fire department and metro officials. the attorneys say that's exactly what they plan to do but there's no time line yet. more coming up on news4 at 6:00. metro riders might notice a change that's designed to keep everyone a little bit safer in the coming weeks. the transit agency is phasing out the last of the 1,000 series railcars. they've been used since metro opened in the '70s. coming up at 6:00 transportation reporter adam tuss will show us why these cars are still in use and when they will be replaced. up in the boston area some riders started to panic when their commuter train started filling up with smoke. cell phone video from yesterday shows them actually breaking out windows to get off the disabled train. they said there was a high-pitched sound and one of the cars started smoking. witnesses say some passengers tried to ohm the doors but
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couldn't. >> there didn't seem like there was any kind of emergency procedure. there was a guy working at one of those little booths and he unplugged something on the back of the train and then just kind of let people do whatever. >> reporter: transit officials say the train's propulsion system failed and that is what created all that smoke. >> we just checked, and the person who shot a teenager arnold lunchtime today in the district is still out on the street. that shooting happened on green street. that's in anacostia. it was just after noon. police say the juvenile was hit in the shoulder and medics took him to a hospital. police have not said how old the victim is or what may have led to that shooting. there were some emotional moments in court today as a driver was sentenced in a hit-and-run case in which a university of maryland student was kill. the victim's name is corey hubbard. today the driver behind the wheel apologized for causing hi death. prince george's county bureau chief wilshire heir was in the courtroom today. she joins us live from route 1. >> reporter: chris, this was a
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very emotional day in court following what was an extraordinarily violent accident. when that young man was crossing route 1 here one car waved him on to go and shortly after adeptp struck and killed him. so violent the young man's body was thrown into the air and he struck this pole before dying. since then look at the changes they've made to route 1. a fence down the middle to try to keep pedestrians from crossing. today in court the focus was don't drink and drive. surveillance video shows liam adepto having drinks then stumbling out of looney's pub in college park last january. just moments later he would drive his car down route 1, striking and killing 2 -year-old university of maryland student corey hubbard. it was a hit-and-run. >> we hope that during his time while he's incars tate raitted he'll have an opportunity to assess what xot got him here address the issues the alcohol issue. >> reporter: today he was
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sentenced to two years for leetching the scene of a deadly accident. he cried through his sentencing especially when he apologized to the dozens of hubbard's family members in the courtroom. they too, were emotional. he said "i'm so ashamed and sickened by what i've done." >> very emotional not just for him but to be quite honest it was emotional for all of us who witnessed, myself the staff. i think there were few dry eyes in this courtroom today. >> reporter: he went on to say no one feels as bad as i do because i know i'm the reason he's not here today. adepo then told the courtroom since the accident he's become the father of twin girls and could not imagine losing them the way the hubbard lost their son. >> this loss was double fold. the adepo family did embrace the hubbard family. i think there was a sense of loss on both sides an acknowledgment that not only mr. hubbard's family goes home today without their loved ones but there are two young infant children who go home today
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without a father. >> reporter: corey hubbard's parents were in the courtroom today. at 6:00 what they had to say. wilshire heir tracie wilkins, news4. >> hubbard was actually the second student killed in that crosswalk. police say another was crossing at night against the don't walk signal. in that case the driver did stay on the scene. a man tried to put out a fire at his home and it nearly cost him his life. he's hospitalized in critical condition suffering from burns and smoke inhalation. investigators believe this fire on brewer house road started in an electrical outlet that was under a living room sofa. that fire spread quickly. neighbors told us the 73-year-old man lived alone, had two cats that are still missing. the fire caused $450,000 in damages and damaged the home next door.
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just one day after the fbi added a local man to its most wanted terrorist list a lawyer for his brother went to court to challenge the u.s. government's no fly list. as northern virginia bureau chief julie carey reports, the lawyer says the timing is no coincidence. >> reporter: it's actually his brother gillette who's been in the headline for years fighting to get his name off the government's no fly list. and the latest round in court came here today. four years ago this month, this was mohammed returning to the united states after being detained in kuwait then going to court to challenge the no fly list. this is his older brother, liban. thursday an arrest warrant from february 2014 was unsealed and he was added to the most wanted terrorist list. younger brother gill let did not come to court but he questioned the timing. >> questionable a government
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decided to unseal a more than year old arrest warrant a day before a hearing that could potentially curtail their authority to maintain the no fly list. >> reporter: the fbi alleges that liban mohamed left northern virginia in 2012 and went to east africa to provide support to al shabazz, a somali-based terrorist group. his brother's attorney seiji let and the mohamed family disputes that. >> they've disappeared and captured cousins and so the family does not believe that this is what liban has done. >> reporter: inside the courtroom today, his lawyer usualed the judge to require the government to notify u.s. citizens who are placed on the no fly list then to allow them to challenge the government's decision. the government's attorney say that could jeopardize safety and interfere with the need to act quickly to keep someone from boarding a plane. the judge is expected to make a decision in the next few months.
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coming up on news 4 at 6:00 you'll hear from a woman who grew up with libanimo hamd what she thinks about his designation as a terrorist. julie carey, news4. it was a friday and one worker downtown never made it back from lunch. for the first time on news4, we'll hear the survival story of a woman who was hit by a dump truck. i turned around to try to jump back on the curb and the truck knocked me down. an older man traveled to virginia to meet up with a teenaged girl. police finally found her safe but miles away from home. >> and they're off at the nfl experience where there is something for everybody.
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large crowds and measles, bad combo. doctors say fans of the super bowl should be reassured because those who have been exposed to that virus have been asked to stay home. public health official believe the outbreak started with one infected person who traveled to disneyland in california from overseas. it's an airborne virus that spreads quickly. today the white house joined the calls for parents to have their kids vaccinated.
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arizona's blue skies have given way to clouds and a little bit of rain in glendale two days before the super bowl. >>ing so by the weather won't keep kids from getting into football mode especially when they're 20 minutes from the stadium. jim handly has a look at what's going on out there. hey, jim. >> reporter: there is no better escape from this stuff than the nfl experience. hardcore football fans are filling it up right now, pretending they can be super bowl cop tenders. >> come on man! >> get drafted and get your goodell hug on. it is the ultimate fan experience a way for the most serious football fan to bring out their inner football fantasy. you can walk across the stage and pose like you're the number-one pick. >> that's the biggest dream right there. get the goodell hug, that lets you right now i'm about to be a millionaire in like five minute right? i'm going to go on somebody's private jet? yes, going on that private jet.
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>> reporter: you've arrived. >> that's right. >> reporter: the next step suiting up to capture it all in pictures. you can get a workout here too. test how your pass release time compares to the pros at quick release. take the quarterback target challenge where receivers are always on the move. is it tougher than it looks? >> you've got to gauge when you want to throw it through the hands or once the circle gets outside the hands of the defender. so yeah. >> reporter: did you have fun doing sfit. >> yep. >> reporter: is it hard? >> yeah pretty hard. >> reporter: redskin ryan kerrigan's hand got a workout. two hours of signing inflated footballs for fans. how's your hand? >> good. well conditioned for this. it was a good time cool to see so many different fans out here even though they weren't necessarily redskins fans. >> reporter: for a big finish it's off to the 40-yard dash where you can give it the old college try. the really young legs have the edge.
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>> mvp jim handly is up folks. does he have what it takes? i'll let you know! he is left in the dust! that's number 41. >> reporter: you know those 12-year-olds. they will cut you off at the end every time. coming up at 6:00 kyle arrington playing sunday for the patriots. we'll hear from him. wait till you see who photo bombs him at media day this week. by the way, the super bowl committee forecasters say all this stuff is going to clear out by sunday. they are promising sunshine. they're not youed to this stuff here. back to you from phoenix. >> 12-year-olds. they looked like 6-year-olds smoking you on the track. come on. >> reporter: no, they grow fast these days. they were 12. >> all right. we'll say they're 12. i don't know if they cut you off at the end. looked like from the start. >> all right, jim. remember nbc 4 is your super bowl station. the coverage starts at noon and
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we'll see kickoff around 6:30 sunday night. stay tuned after the game for an all new episode of "the blacklist" followed by news4 at 11:00. a reminder arrange for a safe ride home before heading out for your football parties because maryland state police say they will have zero tolerance for drunk drivers. if you're on a maryland highway super bowl sunday there's a very good chance you'll hit a dui checkpoint. state troopers plan to fan out across maryland. they arrested 34 drunk drivers after the super bowl last year. across our area today we saw what storm team 4's amelia segal called conversation snow. that's when nothing really sticks to the ground but it's nice to look at and talk about. >> just kind of dances around out there. this is what it looks like in fairfax. light snow again not sticking but you could definitely feel oh that was one chilly breeze that started kicking up in the afternoon. yikes. >> very gusty winds today.
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>> wind over 40 miles per hour and the fact is it will hold through the night and even for part of tomorrow. that's just part of the story. that and the cold because we're looking at a storm coming in for the weekend instead of a wintry-type storm, more like a weekend storm. let's head over the weather wall and i'll give you the specifics. gorgeous sunset there. hook at the temperature right now, 36 at reagan national airport. i think we'll drop to 28 by 7:00 p.m. yes, windy, and those windchills will head on down to the teens and then single digits by late tonight and early tomorrow morning. windchills anywhere around 5 to maybe 8 degrees in some portions of our area by 11:00 p.m. here's a look at the low temperatures overnight. we drop down to 10 degrees, mt. airy gaithersburg folks south 18 degrees in fredericksburg 19 in d.c. some pretty low readings. again, the windchill temperatures throughout the area this is tomorrow morning feeling like 2 in gaithersburg 7:00 in manassas. you get the idea, folks, it will
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be a cold start tomorrow but feeling better as we move through the day tomorrow. windchills in the teens by lunchtime and as we get to 3:00 4:00 more around the low 20s. we can deal with that. windy and partly sunny day coming our way for saturday. here's sunday early in the morning. early 7:00 a.m. we're dry. this is lunchtime, looking at little bit of snow leesburg manassas mixed conditions with snow and a little bit of rain mixing in by lunchtime on sunday. now, i think we'll start to see things fill in a little more as we head from noontime up until 3:00 4:00 5:00. you'll see more rain start to mix in with this system as temperatures start warming up. so it's a warmer storm for us. could get a little bit of a lull where nothing happens during the evening hour especially i think when some folks are starting to head home. we'll see rain back into the area around 11:00 p.m. midnight. there's a look at the rainy conditions leesburg gaithersburg baltimore, any snow i think will stay up to our north and it's rain for now early monday morning. here's a look at your time line. sun or a little bit of snow and
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mixed conditions with rain between noon and 7:00 p.m. it's rain after 10:00 p.m. on sunday. and rain for monday morning. so more of a low impact storm system for us. mainly rain annapolis waldorf, we've got around an inch to rain for leesburg, warrenton, a quick coating on the ground. high accumulations right up here. hagerstown frederick, those counties that border pennsylvania. and we could see things ramp up very quickly thereupon where they could get a couple inches before switching over the rain. storm team four-day forecast 34 for high saturday breezy but dry. lunchtime on sunday about noon that's when we'll see the snow little bit of rain mixed in and our best chance to see a light coating on the ground. look at this 40 degrees. temperatures continue to go up. monday morning, right now 37 the high. we'll look at the extended forecast in a little bit and break down too, more on the monday morning rush temperatures throughout the area. guys? >> thanks v.j. justice for london.
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it's a hashtag and it's trending for woodbridge high school grad who was brutally attacked by a k-9. find out what police have to say about the use of force against a flooift the army reserves. and you know that mitt romney will not be running for president in 2016 but new at 5:00 we'll explain the two immediate consequences of his decision. and when folks aren't marveling about children outrunning jim handly they're talking about who's going to win the super bowl. vote by phone, text, online.
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i've decided it's best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee. >> that's mitt romney telling his supporters he will not seek the republican nomination for president in 2016. you saw our breaking news alert on this story and probably heard that romney still believes he could win. but what does this mean for the gop a whole? well we know jeb bush is considered a likely candidate and as well new jersey governor chris christie. but with romney in the race, the trio would likely split the established base of doe fors. now with romney out of there, christie may have a better
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chance in a head to head matchup with jeb bush with more possibilities for donors and votes should he decide to run. the capitol police are reviewing their response to the protest at the senate dmit committee hearing that sparked sharp word from chairman john mccain. >> you know, you're going to have to shut up or i'm going to have you arrested. if we can't get the capitol police in here immediately. get out of here you low-might have scum. >> former secretary of state henry kissinger, who is 91 years old, when he walked into that senate hearing to testify about global security challenges he was set upon by code pink anti-war protesters who called him a war criminal and shook handcuffs at him, but it was senator mccain's fury that made the headlines. that incident itself has rayed security concerns. last night the capitol police admitted their actions did not meet their own standards. they promised a thorough review.
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a protest is planned tonight in virginia after unnecessary force by a police dog. that's how the police chief described the attack on a young woman with from our area. she's an army reservist and norfolk state community student. she graduated from wood bridge high school. sunday a police dog attack her after she was arrested for disorderly conduct at a party. the police chief says there is investigation into that attack and he'll look at the police officers' actions. she was run over by a dump truck. a look at the woman of what she had to say to the u.s. marshals who pulled her to safety. and some teachers were fired for teaching black history, they say. funld out who's launching an investigation. and a plea in the kidnapping case involving a montgomery county judge.
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who says it was the judge who lied to police and the action that should be taken to get her off the bench.
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strong words from uva's president tonight coming to the defense of outraged students. >> that's right. they're in response to the national chapter of several sororities banning uva members from attending frat parties this weekend. today teresa sullivan talked about how that "rolling stone" article continues to impact the
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school. northern virginia reporter david culvert has more. >> reporter: on the ground of uva anger ahead of what's supposed to be a celebratory weekend, fraternities welcoming their new members saturday an annual celebration known as big night. but the difference this year, sorority sisters need to keep away. >> i think the students themselves felt singled out and i don't like that. i have great confidence in their abilities. >> reporter: after a widely discredited "rolling stone" article made claims about gang-rape involving a uva frat university president teresa sullivan surrendered all greek night last semester. members were reintated two weeks ago just in time for big night. but even after the change sullivan questions why the national chapters of several sororities are banning their members from the celebration. word to the young women who feel left autoout? >> the advice i would give to them is to consider they
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voluntarily joined an organization that they have to weigh the rules of that organization against what they want to co-. >> reporter: sorority leaders say they're doing it for the young women's safety but experts say widespread prohibition may not work amongst college students. >> it's not a drama dwrifen approach. >> reporter: jim's expertise is on eliminating misconduct in the military using data derived from research. he says suspending all greek life or banning sorority sisters from frat parties isn't way to end sexual assaults long term. >> think of the university of virginia as a human body. there's a problem, a cancer there. it's not scattered throughout the entire body. all we have to do is isolate where that problem is so you're not cutting off the i don't think foot. >> reporter: aside from big night, students have a big game to look forward to this weekend. sullivan says that may be an option for the sorority members torsed to stay away from the frats. david culvert, news4. >> uva president says the school's going to hold some watch parties for those who don't have tickets to the
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uva/duke basketball game. a d.c. women is one of the victims stabbed at a maryland college. officers arrested shamaine moore yesterday. they say she and two other students got into an argument in the cafeteria and at some point moore allegedly stabbed the others. one of those victims is from the district and remains in the hospital. a lot of folks in our area already looking ahead to sunday and another round of weather coming in. >> is it going to affect super bowl parties an transportation? >> it will if you live way up to the north where we're expecting a light coating. we'll talk about that forecast that sunday forecast in just a bit. right now you know it's cold you know it's windy. if you're going out this eve, 28 your temperature, windchills feeling more like in the teens between 7:00 and 9:00. could drop lower, windchill base 11:00 p.m. calling it quite cold by 11:00 p.m. look at the latest
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windchill readings 16 manassas 19 in canton spring maryland. high temperature, this is for your saturday 29 in frederick, 35 right in d.c. looking like it's going to be breezy and while you're away from your tv you can get the latest information. we're updating that right now. we're expec only on saturday but sunday and monday too. this is a look at sunday travel cautious in the morning. there could be a few isolated slick spots around the area. as far as exercising try to do it early, going out and about. going to be a mixture of snow with a little bit of rain. we're going to take a look at those totals again and what you can expect as far as a time line goes on sunday in just a few minutes. >> thanks v.j. the national common core standard have hate roadblock in the commonwealth. they will prohibit virginia public schools for adopting the public standard unless the general assembly approves. loudoun county senator richard black says there's widespread opposition to the national standards including from teachers u i don't know i don't knows. now the bill goes to the house
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of delegates and governor terry mcauliffe has said virginia has to plans to join 43 states that have adopted common core. >> a dispute is growing over what is being taught at a d.c. public charter school. three social studies were fired parents say for teaching black history. kristin wright talked to those parents who explained why they're so angry. >> it's about the history of who we are, where we came from, you know and why it's important that we need to know that because it's something that wasn't taught to us. disappointed in her son's school. he's an-in eighth grade at howard university middle school of math and science. the school is under fire. parents say three social studies teachers were terminated for teaching black history lessons beyond what's in the charter school's curriculum. grandmother latifah balal is head of parents in action. >> these are black students that are learning on a historically black college, university. if you know your culture, if you know from whence you came it
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tend to build your self esteem. >> reporter: news4 as learned that d.c. council education committee member anita bonds and councilwoman brianne nodot are looking into claims that the three teachers with fired for teaching too much black history. a bond spokesman says the charter perp trade deadlined to answer questions. julia is a doctoral student in african studies at howard university. >> i think the idea of censoring education is undemocratic. i don't think it's in the tradition of american education. and black history is american history. >> reporter: we reached out to howard university middle school administrators and the d.c. public charter school board several times this week. they promised to release a statement but so far they have not. >> we're talking a whole department not just one teacher from this department and one teacher from this department. a whole department.
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>> reporter: these parents are also upset because they say the teachers were fired and is corted out of the building in front of the kids. we've posted a list of what students are required to learn about american history. you can weigh in on this story on our facebook page. chris? >> great work kristin. thanks. in the next 48 hours we expect to learn whether joshua starr will remain as the superintendent of montgomery county schools. news4 i-team obtained a memo from the school board detailing some of their concerns including the fact they want more opportunities to communicate with starr. a memo that starr sent to the board this week outlined his accomplishments since he took over the helm of maryland's largest school system back in 2011. now, by law the board has until march to let him know whether he'll get a new contract, but starr only has two days until he's required to report his own intentions to the board. both the boor and starr declined to comment. a local sports star could be headed for jail. why jayson werth will be serving
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narrator: gas prices are down helping middle class families. but now, the white house wants to impose title ii regulations on your internet meaning new government taxes and fees. every month: you'd pay more. 11 billion dollars a year in new taxes and fees. internet freedoms can be protected with the white house and congress working together, but imposing new tax increases through public utility style regulations will hurt middle class families let's protect the internet we love without regressive taxes and fees. no to title ii. any minute now nationals outfielder jayson werth could walk into the fairfax county jail. he's tu to report for his sense tense by 7:00 tonight.
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he pleaded guilty yesterday to reckless driving. back in july he was pulled over for doing 100 miles an hour and a judge sentenced him to ten days in jail. under a plea deal he'll serve five days on weekends so he can get help for hi shoulder. hi license is suspended for 30 days. rap mogul suge knight is sitting in jail on a murder charge with a $2 million bail accused of intentionally running over two men in an l.a. parking lot yesterday. one of the men described as one of suge knight's friend died. witnesses say he argued with the men on a movie set but knight's lawyer says it was all an accident. he said he was trying to get away from the men who suge knight says were attacking him. knight is the founder of death row records and is credited with building up the west coast rap scene in the '90s. marijuana advocates from colorado came to maryland today hoping to persuade lawmakers to legalize pot. the delegation included a lawmaker from colorado and a
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seattle city attorney. they were in annapolis answering questions from maryland legislators. last year former governor martin o'malley signed a law decriminal iing small amounts of pot but so far pot is only legal in colorado and washington state. about two dozen states do allow marijuana use for medical reasons. part of the legacy of the late marion barry lives on. how d.c.'s new mayor is making sure that a city tradition continues to help the city's youth. >> reporter: the man charged with kidnapping a local judge is going to prison for three years. but his attorney says the judge lied to police and she's the one who should be investigated. i'm mark segraves. i'll have the latest.
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gorgeous sunset but cold throughout the day, windy, the winds coming down a bit. for your evening we still could see wind gust over 30 miles per hour. the big story of course is not just the cold but this weekend storm system that we have come ourg way. for your evening we are going to be windchilled, still a storm, but again weather big changes what we've seen over the last 24 hours and some of the guidance that we look at. still a big storm. but a milder storm, a warmer storm. if you're going out this evening, not mild at all, 28 degrees by 7:00 24 by 11:00 p.m. still windy and cold throughout your evening hours. again, that wind stays up over 30 miles per hour. same thing tomorrow morning. our windchills in the single
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digits as we hit a high of 35 on saturday with sunshine. it will feel more like we're in the 20s throughout the area. but it is looking dry for saturday. we could see some of the fist snowflakes wet snowflakes mixed with rain around noon on sunday. we're going to see a lot of mixing with rain. temperature 40 degrees and it's going to be fairly mild throughout the area until you get up into areas of northern maryland where there could be more snow accumulating before that switch over to rain. our best chance of seeing any snow accumulate throughout the area is noon to about 7:00 p.m. this is what it's looking like. mainly rain for southern maryland including around d.c. areas just to the north, up through loudoun county areas of montgomery county, northern faulkier county then things could ramp up in a hurry for frederick county in maryland to washington county. you could go from an inch to two and three inches in terms of snowfall before the rain. this is a look at early monday morning. that rain moving out of here.
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the temperatures will be fairly warm up around 40 degrees. meanwhile, in terms of conditions on area roads for monday i think we're a-okay with mostly rain at the bus stop. blustery conditions, though, heading home. you can always find more information on my facebook page and also on twitter. loo ak at your four-day forecast stuff heading out early, 37 the high 29 for tuesday next week. more at 6:00. today a man pled guilty to the chaotic kidnapping of a montgomery county judge, a judge who was also his former lover. even though his sentence was handed down just a few hours ago, news4's mark segraves found out that the accusations in this case they're still flying. >> the judge was involved in a relationship that was clearly inappropriate, that led to the incident for which the rickley joshua senning is spend three-game years in jail.
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>> reporter: he admitted he was guilty of getting her into a car and assaulting her while she drove him into town. but after his court appearance his attorney stand eight long side his sister says judge creighton should be investigated a well. >> she lied to the police after the incident obstructed justice and we're hoping judicial disability and the appropriate prosecutors take appropriate steps. >> we don't believe any false statements were made. >> reporter: it began last may when judge creighton told police she arrived at her germantown home to find senning standing over pool of his own blood apparently drunk. she told police he was in a jealous rage. according to charging documents, he physically forced judge creighton into the car and told her to drive him to gaithersburg. creighton was able to escape and run for help at this grocery store. senning took off in the car but crashed a short time later. he was released from the hospital before police could arrest him. senning was laterred in
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florida and returned to maryland for prosecution. at a previous court hearing, his attorney called into question judge creighton's character. in 2008 creighton represented senning on multiple assault charges as an attorney before she became a judge. news4 obtained a copy of the 911 call creighton made the night she was kidnapped. at 6:00 we'll play it for you. mark segraves news4. a man suffered very serious injuries after being hit by a car second after he was released from inova fairfax hospital. the man was crossing gallows road in front of the hospital's emergency room around 7:00 last night. police say he walked right into the path of a minivan. now, the woman driving that vehicle, that minivan, was from annandale. she had her husband and kids in the van. they were not injured. crime on the rails now hit a five-year low according to metro transit police's latest security report that details 2014.
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it found theft of mobile devices were down more than 50%. bike thefts also down by 22% and robbers went down35%. police say a number of factors led to those drops including the fact riders are a lot more aware. she lost one of her legs could have died without their help. today the woman who was hit by a dump truck in d.c. met the men who rushed to save her life. news4's zachary kiesch was there for that reunion. >> i lost a leg. and the one that i have they had to rebuild it. >> reporter: today was about acknowledging the good guys and one resilient woman. friday june 6th started like any other day for valley. >> it was friday. >> reporter: a deputy clerk of nearly five years, she was on her way to lunch. that's when her world changed. >> i looked up and i saw the truck. >> reporter: it wasn't just any truck. it was a dump truck. we're here at indiana and 6th
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street northwest d.c. you can still see the tire markings right here. this is where she laid bleeding profuse profusely. reacting strictly off instinct that's when four marshals on their own way back from lunch came to her aid making a temporary tourniquet stopping the bleeding and possibly saving her life. >> there wasn't any other option. >> officer made a squeegee a car squeegee and we tied that on her leg and tightened it down. >> reporter: did it ever cross your mind she might not make it? >> it did. >> reporter: today the four men who stepped in to help her were presented with an award. >> 24/7 and, you know, we're always wearing the badge no matter where we're at. >> reporter: it was an emotional day as the five met for the first time. >> they didn't have to do it but they did. and i'm thankful and i'm grateful because of what they've done i'm still alive. >> reporter: a chance to say thank you and be thankful. reporting in northwest d.c.,
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zachary kiesch, news4. she hopes to be able to get prosthetic legs soon and one day walk again. >> we certainly hope so. great to see her gratitude. the d.c. summer jobs program kicked off its application stage for the first time today for its founder, marion barry. teenagers started applying for those coveted summer jobs. the six-week subsidized program is for people aged 14 to 21 and one of the late marion barry's legacies in the city. billed a chance for young folks to gain profaegs until experience pick up new skills and network. here's the city's new mayor. >> one set of people that aren't seeing a lot of progress are young people and that's not good. we want not only for you to have great educational outcomes at school but in the work world we want you to have great opportunities. >> for more information on how to apply, head to nbcwashington.com and search "summer jobs."
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school counselors rarely get the recognition they need for the crucial role they play in students' lives. at the white house today, they got that recognition, first lady michelle obama inviting counselors to the white house for a special ceremony part of her reach higher initiative. they were chosen on effectiveness, leadership skills and contributions to their schools. actress connie britton, who played a school counselor on "friday night-lights" was also there. >> they literally hold the future of our young people and of our country in their hands and your hands. so we all owe our school counselors a great deal of gratitude. >> the school counselor of the year program has been going strong for eight years now. for the first time in 50 years, customers are seeing something different at the general store post office. postmaster laura pearson is retiring. a celebration is planned for her tomorrow at the firehouse. the post office is the last in loudoun county that's still located in an actual general store. pearson and the customers she
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serves say they're going to miss each other. >> well i love my work but i love my people my customers were very special to me. >> i am so grateful to know laura. and i just wish she wasn't leaving, but i'm going to be the hound of laura and i'll be looking for her. >> leesburg today was the first to report on pearson's retirement. for a link to their story and to hear about her plans for the future, head to our home page and search "postmaster." a mother made a tearful plea and a teenage girl has been found safe. where flis located this teenager who vanished with an older man. it's been nearly a month civil liberties we set new year's resolutions. if you're like most americans you probably already lost the motivation. come monday news4 is helping you reboot your resolution. all day we'll have tips and stories that will help deep you at the top of your game. join us monday afternoon on
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a man from kansas who left his foster daughter in a hot car will serve just under three years in prison. seth jackson pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. he was sentenced today to 32 months. back in july a 10-month-old in his care died after being left in a car for two hours. jackson says he had been smoking marijuana and simply forgot about her. he cried in court today and said the tragedy has left him broken. a virginia teenager who
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disappeared with an older man has now been found safe. >> that's right. police say ashaolu wis was more than 700 miles from home. she hadn't been seen since school on monday in christianburg, virginia, but police found her just after midnight in little rock arkansas. the man she was traveling with is in his 30s and now in police custody. unclear why they went to arkansas in the first place sxwroop day two in the murder trial of aaron hernandez. >> at the end of the day, the judge told jurors they could watch the super bowl this sunday but they'd have to leave the room if his name was mentioned. >> reporter ally donnelly was in the courtroom. >> reporter: no pulse at that time. felt the skin. he was very cold to touch at that time. and he was very stiff. >> reporter: norte attleboro fire captain john white was the first responder who declared 27-year-old odin lloyd dead on scene. as prosecutors showed graphic
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photos of lloyd's body hi mother was overcome sobbing as she left the courtroom. >> those are the two holes we saw in the chest. >> reporter: it was an emotional day too in the aaron hernandez murder trial on several fronts. the prosecution called five witnesses i north attleborough businessman who dialed 911 that june afternoon in 2013. dan switers described sieg lloyd's bullet ridden body lying face up in the industrial park adjacent to his office. >> he was stiff and motionless. >> reporter: 25-year-old hernandez has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges in the death of lloyd, a semi pro football player who was dating the sister of hernandez's fiancee fiancee. prosecutors still haven't laid out a clear motive but say something went wrong between the two men prompting hernandez to orchestrate a plan with two childhood friends to kill lloyd. the boston man was shot six times at the industrial park less than a mile from hernd's home on june 17th. >> what was his relationship with the defendant at that time?hernandez's
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home on june 17th. >> what was his relationship with t >> at the time i don't know they really had one. it was just whenever around each other they were cordial and fine. >> reporter: lloyd's girlfriend took the stand for the prosecution testifying that hernandez and lloyd would often spoke pot together in hernandez's basement in his man cave. new at 6:00 we've just got the 911 call that was placed by a montgomery county judge the day she was kidnapped by a man who lived in her house. a virginia man fights to get his name off a no fly list sheds new light on his brother who's been labelled a terrorist by fbi. now we're hearing from someone who used to live in their neighborhood. and chuck todd is will join us to tell us what mitt romney's decision means. if you're going out tonight, don't get too attached to the way your hair looks. a wind advisory is in effect right now. >> blowing pretty hard out there, as a matter of fact making it feel colder than it
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really is. veronica what are we looking forward to tonight? >> for sure some new hair styles and winds i think from the latest information i've seen winds holding at least around 30 miles per hour through your evening and early part of the night. that's just one reason why this wind advisory continues throughout our area until midnight. once we get past that the focus is going to be on our weekend storm system. it was looking like a wintry storm, now more like a weekend storm. take a look at the wind gusts still at 36 gaithersburg d.c. 38-mile-per-hour wind gusts at pax river. your temperature is 33. the windchill more than 10 degrees below that where it feels like 20 degrees. of course the radar is quiet here nothing fall and flurries this morning but this is the storm system we're tracking right now. rain over phoenix. and that's what's headed this way for the second part of the weekend. i'

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