she planned to come today after a painful court hearing detailed exactly how her son was shot and killed. for this mother losing her 16-year-old son brenden wilson has been hard enough. today she learned details of how the woodbridge student was shot to death last november 10th. >> i was shocked. >> reporter: this large memorial now sits alongside the path to woodbridge high school where wilson's body was found. five suspects have been arrested in connection with his death. most of them teenagers. at the preliminary hearing for the alleged triggerman kawain smalls -- >> did the defendant admit he shot mr. wilson? the detective, yes, he did. there had been a dispute between wilson and the defendant's brother. they asked two of his sub

languages to help ambush and rob wilson. his sister lured wilson there saying she wanted to buy some pot. he ran up from behoond and placed a gun in the small of his back and fired several shots into the teen's back. when he started shooting brenden wilson fell to the grond, testified the detective. for the last shot he moved the body over and fired into his head. >> to treat him like a dead animal. >> and shot him again? >> yeah shot him again. >> reporter: the victim's mother foond finds some comfort and encouraging words in a facebook memorial for her son and the judge found enough evidence to send the case forward to a grand jury. >> i'm glad they caught everybody. >> reporter: brenden wilson's mom has been comforted by

another woodbridge mother whose son was shot and killed 13 years ago. she's going to soon be starting a support group, in fact tonight, for other mothers who have lost children. for now, i'm julie carey, news 4. trains are rolling again at the greenbelt station. we sent out a breaking news alert to your phone today when the busy station was forced to close this afternoon. a woman was hit by a train as it entered the station. no word yet on her condition. this video showing buses shuttling passengers between the greenbelt and college park stops. alcohol may have played a role in a crash that killed a pedestrian overnight. a driver was heading near farth hrley boulevard when he spotted a black suv on the shoulder. he saw a man walking in traffic. the truck driver told state

police he couldn't stop in time. the black suv was still running on the side of the road and police smelled alcohol coming from inside it. a problem with the d.c. police department's computer system is forcing local prosecutors to review thousands of criminal cases. and it has defense attorneys tonight questioning if innocent people have been sent to prison. mark segraves live with what we're learning. >> reporter: jim, this is the letter that's sent shockwaves through the district a criminal justice system. first reported by the washington city paper that the u.s. attorney sent defense attorneys here this letter saying that they may not have provided defense attorneys all the evidence that they are required to. and that is calling into question thousands of criminal cases. >> and there's people locked up that may be shouldn't be locked up or worse, maybe people that got convicted and shouldn't be in prison. that's the scary thing.

>> reporter: longtime criminal defense attorney bernie grimm is one of hundreds of dollars who got the letter acknowledging a significant problem with the data management system used by d.c. police. in the letter he says his office is reviewing thousands of cases, including past kwuctions. the problem, some information was not given to prosecutors or defense attorneys. that could mean some defendants didn't get fair trials. >> the d.c. jail and prisons where people are locked up. everybody got this letter. everybody is saying it happened in my case. probably didn't but we don't know. >> reporter: the d.c. police chief declined to answer any questions but issued statements. a spokesperson writes mpd has updated printed reports and created additional reports to ensure that all information captured in the system is reflected on these hard assisting

the prosecutors by providing data in different formats to speed the review. a spokesperson for the u.s. attorney issued this statement -- we're working closely with the police department to resolve this issue and move forward wither shared goal of making sure innocent are not wrongly prosecuted and the criminals are rightly held akontableakont able able for their actions. the problems could date back to late 2011. >> someone dropped the ball and no one realized it was dropped. there's no check and balance. i don't know how this went on so long and no one picked it up. >> reporter: sofar no convictions have been overturned or even called into question. but the review just began this weekend. they still have thousands of cases to go through. coming up at 6:00 why this isn't the first time police have had problems with this data system and what this is going to

mean for taxpayers. new video of an armed robbery in our newsroom. it shows two guys holding up a gas station convenience store on sunday at livington road and ft. washington road in prince george's county. one of the robbers struck that cashier. he was not seriously injured but they aren't sure if this is connected to another robbery of a convenience store that happened just up the road earlier this month. two people also seen holding up a cashier an alnton road march 7th. and no one has been arrested. a suspicious letter addressed to the white house will under go a third round of testing to determine if it contains cyanide. the initial testing showed a negative result but a second chemical test completed just yesterday returned a presumptive positive for cyanide. it was flagged at the white house mail screening facility on monday. five public appearances in

one day. it's not over yet for the british royals. right now they are resting after a busy day in d.c. prince charles and camilla began at the lincoln memorial and then off to the martin luther king jr. memorial. they laid a wreath at george washington's tomb. and then they split their next stops. camilla toured the shakespeare theater company and presence charles got a look at historical documents at the national archives. tonight they'll be hosting a re reception at the british ambassador's residence. we've put together a gallery of all their pictures since they arrived yesterday afternoon. check them out an the nbc washington app. beautiful sunny day out there. looks can be deceiving. it's cold outside. storm team 4 is tracking snow in our forecast this week. chief meteorologist doug kammerer is in the storm center with details.

>> koondind of hard to believe. last year we had three big snowfalls in march. take a look outside. 73 degrees yesterday. amazing after a high of 71 two days ago. today only 51 degrees, although now we just hit 52 at the top of this hour. temperatures nearly 20 degrees below where they were yesterday at this time. that's the high so far. 53 in fredericksburg. a far cry from where we were the other day. the cool weather is here. another cool night tonight and cool day tomorrow and then look at that. future weather showing snow. friday at 9:00 a.m. i'll show you when it moves in and moves out and what impacts it will have for your friday. troubling news for the family of walter fontroy. his attorney has filed bankruptcy papers to keep mr. fontroy and his wife from losing their home in northwest d.c. >> there is now growing concern about faultroy himself, where he

may be as well as his physical and mental health. the civil rights veteran has been traveling overseas with limited contact with people here. tom sherwood reports there are increasingly anxious efforts to bring him home. >> lord willing -- >> reporter: the reverend faultroy 50 years before retiring in 2009. a former right hand of martin luther king. he founded the free south africa movement and served as the district's first delegate to congress. >> we can say he was one of the leaders and voices of the civil rights movement. >> reporter: journalist denise is among those trying to help him now. >> there's a concern about his physical well-being and his mental well-being. >> reporter: just this month his attorney filed bankruptcy papers for fontroy who is 82 and his

wife dorothy to stave off foreclosure of their home. >> i am a candidate for mayor. >> reporter: the papers note fauntroy has been traveling extensively to africa and dubai for years with little contact. his life does say he's spoken to fauntroy but won't reveal when or his whereabouts yet. >> so many that have given their lives for the moofment. some end up being destitute. their families are not taken care of. why we justice wanted to make sure that didn't happen. a ravens player has been released from the team. we've got details justice ahead. a man accidentally picks up the wrong backpack at union station. wait until you hear what found inside. they call it the intersection of doom. i'm adam

i'm chris lawrence at the news 4 live desk. we're going to get an update from police about the multiple shooting in mesa arizona. this had businesses on lockdown.

they are about to hold a press conference. this man is accused of kiling one person and wounding five others. it started in a hotel, then led to a carjacking and finally a home invasion. we still don't know the name of the suspect or any of the victims. you may know it as the intersection of doom where drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists all battle it out. >> we're talking about that intersection in roslyn at lee highway. adam tuss has been out there all day and saw a couple near misses already. >> reporter: this is one of those swagsituations where everyone has to wait their turn. something has to give. cars bikes and pedestrians all can't seem to get on the same page here. there are the drivers. >> what about this intersection

is really challenging? >> trying to make a right turn. >> the cyclists and pedestrians. >> i think they know they're supposed to yield to pedestrians. >> all of them trying to share narrow space. >> the so-called intersection of doom. the problem, the cars that are turning from 66 here trying to get to the key bridge. when it gets to a tipping pont an authority figure usually needs to step in. they've put up a sign to remoond drivers, be on the lookout. >> approximately 4,000 vehicles travel through thus intersection. that's 550 pedestrians and 600 bicyclists. there's a ton of traffic through here. >> reporter: and it's busy. back to the driver's perspective. a lot of people are rising their bikes and cross. >> when they see pedestrians, even when they have the lights

first to walk they'll turn corners anding over everything around here. >> reporter: for now, deep breath and everybody try to share this space. back at the intersection of doom. all the safety changes, what are they doing to the collisions here. we'll have the numbers coming at 6:00. back to you jim. a baltimore ravens player has been charged with drunk driving and speeding. running back bernard pierce is cooperating after being stopped on 695. it was about 2:00 in the morning when he was pulled over. he was going 55 in a 30-mile-per-hour zone and allegedly failed a series of field sobriety tests. pierce has been released now. a ravens spokesman says the team takes these matters very seriously. they are aware of the situation and learning more about it. a break in a money mystery at union station.

a passenger aboard an amtrak train made a shocking discovery in a backpack. scott is in the newsroom to tell us what happened. >> reporter: details ss just obtained. a man grabbed a backpack. looked like his, felt like his, but it want his. when he opened it he found $17,000 in cash in it. he didn't keep the money, didn't spend the money but called police who turned it over to the drug enforcement agency. the feds followed the money north to peter rodriguez. he was on the train, too. rodriguez denied there was money in his bag. his mom later called and reported it was her money and her partner's money that they'd sold mink coats and raised the cash to buy a car and travelled to north carolina to visit peter

with the money. they mistakenly left it behind and told him to bring it back without saying there was cash inside. no one has come to claim the money so the dea has it here in d.c. indefinitely and they'll not reveal the name of that good samaritan. new security improvements in norfolk after a delivery driver shot and killed a sailor an that naval base last year. additional guards are required at all the piers to control the entry points. the navy is repairing its cameras and guards are using the same frequency. plans to install physical entrances and increase personnel on watch teams. jurors took a look at the two pipe bombs thrown at police as dzhokhar tsarnaev and his

brother tried to flee in the days after the 2013 deadly attack. the bombs were filled with bbs. jurors also saw a plastic container filled with plastic. tsarnaev could get the death penalty if convicted. a local museum is featuring objects from the boston bombings. it launched a domestic violence and hate crimes exhibit. rubble from the september 11th attacks and a ku klux klan robe will also be on display. they hope the exhibit will raise awareness and change behavior for the better. a fraternity whose members were part of a racist chant unveils a plan to fight intolerance. the video shows them shouting a

chant that references lunch ss lynching among other things. it includes mandatory diversity training for all sae members and the first national director of diversity and inclusion. >> with this education we hope that all of our chapters when they head into recruitment period understand that you look at everyone that comes through the door and not exclues anyone. >> also a new confidential hot line with a pledge to investigate everyone who calls in. a delay after an ambulance is called in d.c. this time a police officer is the one who needed help. how we wound up getting to the hospital instead. what the victim told him that caused him to confess and let her off the hook. 73 yesterday. now talking snow for friday. there's the storm

a bridge more than a century old collapsed in ohio today. and an ice jam may be partly to blame. these pictures show the bridge leaning heavily to one side with the wood deck dangling over the river. fortunately, the bridge was already closed when this collapse occurred. it was built back in 1913. did they have cars back then? it was already scheduled to be replaced. >> there were three models of the model t that came out, and the third one -- >> can i tell you something, bridges don't collapse because the sun is shining. >> many areas of ice jams up there. for us the ice is gone. i had one piece of snow in the

backyard. i threw it against a tree to say good-bye. and now we're forecasting more snow. first off, another day today. it's much colder today but look toward seneca creek state park. no ice jams on that creek. the old mill back in the civil war days. a cool shot. i want to thank my photographer chester. taking a look at reston live camera. plenty of sunshine. that sunshine did not help temperatures much. only 52 today after 73. windchill not a factor. the winds have calmed. 46 in gaithersburg. 54 in fredrixericksburg. storm team 4 radar not showing anything inner area. mid-atlantic coast looking good.

look down to the south. moisture coming out of the gulf of mexico. this system making its way our way. so is colder air during the day tomorrow into friday. future weather, 8:00 a.m. cloud cover. clouds remain during the day. it will stay cool with the exception of the clouds. i think we'll see more clouds tomorrow. here comes rain first and then switching over to snow. around 6:00 a.m. snow from i-95 to the west. and by 9:00 a.m. just about everybody seeing the snow with exceptions of areas to the south. there will be more snow through noon. snow from d.c. to the north. what are we going to see from this storm? one to two inches d.c. and i-95. this is all on the grass. i'm not worried about the roads. it will be coming down during the morning rush.

maybe three inches mab four toward winchester, fredrick and hagerstown. this will happen during the morning rush and slow things down. there's that rain and snow on friday. it will change over to rain by noon. saturday nice but cool again by sunday. we stay chilly through the beginning of next week. a change of heart for a would-be telephone scammer. he had a victim on the hook that was falling for the scam and then he goes -- >> i'm sorry automatici'm sorry. this is a scam. we're scamming you. >> what the woman said to the man that made him back off and confess. >> there weren't any ambulances available to take him to the hospital. what w

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call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v a d.c. police officer who was hurt while making an arrest had a tof time getting an ambulance. in fact it never came. >> kristin wright is live in d.c. to tells what happened. >> reporter: this is not the first time we've seen problems with d.c. fire's ambulance dispatch system. this time not even a police officer right here an injured police officer, could get to the

hospital quickly. today several ambulances some with sirens blaring are visible in the area of fourth street and rhode island avenue in northeast. an injured d.c. police officer could not get an ambulance to take him to the hospital yesterday, despite repeated requests. the first call cam in as officer down near a liquor store around 6:30. he was hurt during an arrest. a fire truck came in minutes, no medic on board. the officer had a traumatic leg jury. then an ambulance was requested five times according to those call records. after waiting 30 minutes for help police decide to drive the officer to the hospital in a police car. "we're looking into it. we had units on the scene but no

indication that an ambulance had arrived. we're trying to determine why that happened." a spokesperson described the officer's officer's injuries as minor. tonight at 6:00 we'll give you the timeline and show you what it shows about the attempts to get the officer an ambulance. he admittedassaulting a woman inside a park. a judge sentenced him to 3 1/2 years in prison with ten years of supervised release. last year his suspect got off a bus and wallace dragged her by her hair into the woods where he sexually assaulted her. she was able to describe a tattoo on his hand. a teen charged with

attacking his neighbors with a knife. this happened in new bern north carolina. they saw the 18-year-old suspect holding a machete-style knife and arrested hum eded him. three young brothers were all stabbed to death. the mother and sister were taken to the hospital with less serious injuries. a former air force mechanic has plead not guilty to trying to join isis. nathan webster pugh just appeared in court. pugh was stopped at a turkish airport in january where he had a laptop full of information describing ways to cross into syria. pugh served in the u.s. for four years in the late '80s and '90s. police are investigating the multiple death threats made to caroline kennedy. the calls were made to the u.s.

embassy by someone speaking english. the person may be trying to blackmail miss kennedy who is a mother and diplomat. the u.s. embassy did not have a comment. she's been the ambassador to japan for just over a year. donald trump is considering a run for thes who white house. he's announced he's forming an exploratory committee. he released a statement saying he's the only one who can make america graduate again. an nbc news/"wall street journal" showed 75% of gop primary voters said they could not see themselves supporting trump for the republican nomination. i'm chris lawrence. there's an update on a case of alleged excessive police force. we're also getting new response

from the governor terry mcauliffe. the photo we have to show you is fairly graphic. it shows a student with his face bloodied as he was being held down by an officer. gary mcauliffe wants an investigation into this. this student was charged with public swearing and intoxication. also an alcoholic beverage control agent made the arrest though we do not know if he's the one whose face we blurred in this photo. a group claims the arrest was unprovoked. a statement from the governor's office says he is also concerned that they will continue to monitor this investigation into the use of force in this incident. a scammer who targeted a pregnant woman in colorado seemed to have a change of heart.

whitney has more on an all-too common scam with an uncommon ending. >> reporter: this is one of three businesses she owns. >> he knew about all of them. >> reporter: what started off as a normal morning. a scammer claiming to be an irs agent left her a voice mail. >> called it back. it was saying there was a lien on my property and i was being convicted of tax fraud. it sonded official. the criminal knew every detail. he started giving me personal information. he told me my address. every detail exception. i started crying. i'm nine months pregnant. i'm supposed to have a baby in three weeks. >> he goes wait wait wait. you're pregnant? i said yes. he goes i'm sorry, this is a

scam. you are okay. we were trying to get money out of you. please stop crying. >> it was enough to scare the scammer off altogether. at first i was like super happy that i wasn't going to jail. then i was really freaked ot. >> reporter: the most shocking part isn't that the criminal admitted it was a scam. it's how much information he had to begin with. >> you hear about scams happening all the time and you think you are smart enough and would recognize but it was all just so real. >> if you receive a call like that call the irs immediately and also report it to the federal trade commission. we have a wonderful wednesday's child coming up. her name is serena. she's 11 years old.

growing concern out there when it comes to your kids and social media and the apps they use and the dangers they find. fairfax county police are on

our wednesday's child this week is a bright 11-year-old who loves life and has a passion for cooking. she hopes to one day share her cooking skills with a forever family. we cook serena to a cooking class this week. >> hi. are you so excited to cook today? look. i've got an apron for you. so we're going to make macaroni n cheese. >> that's one of her most favorite dishes and was surprised to learn there were so many choices of cheese you can use. >> you can pick one kind or all four. >> yea. i get to pick all four. >> having some choices was a nice experience. she's been moved around as a foster child with little to say about where she goes or how long

she gets to stay. she's a bright child who needs a loving home to grow up in. >> she loves life. she is very friendly. she loves to cook like you can tell today. >> reporter: serena remembered every step she learned today. >> wash your hands. put the butter in. step three, put the flour in. step four put the milk in and then stir until it's bubbly. >> what would you look to be when you grow up? >> i would look to be a chef. >> we clinked spoons and tasted the macaroni. >> i want a home that is loving and caring and likes to cook like me. >> reporter: we hope she finds that loving caring place with a family to cook with. >> isn't she sweet? if you have room in your home and your heart for serena or

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police in northern virginia are connecting with parents to keep kids from child predators. >> david culver was tweeting video of this event earlier today. detectives are logging on to chat rooms to share their advice following cases of child exploit augs. >> what are some common dangers fasonline. >> reporter: around one end, fairfax county police. he heads the child exploitation

campaign. on the screen many questions parents are asking when it comes to their kids. >> as they get older, you can give them a little more distance but you always have to be watching. >> reporter: the group caught daniel rosen allegedly trying to connect with a minor. other attempts include apps like cocaine. kick. on the other end of this chat elaine keltz. >> i have three children a son and two darts. >> reporter: elaine browses some of the posts. >> anything from this behavior you can -- >> yes, our detectives get training from a number of places. >> check their web history and

browsing history. >> you have to have your kids' passwords and keep an eye an what they are doing. >> at 6:00 we navigate that space of your kid's privacy versus their protection. i'm david culver news 4. friday is approaching, and so is the snow. >> the timing of this one does look like it could have an impact on your day. show you what's happening on this day. national harbor looking beautiful right now. ripples on the potomac. temperatures on the cool side. temperatures about five degrees below average. 52. 49 by 7:00. 44 at 11:00. it will be another chilly night tonight but it's not going to be a frigid night.

53 in warrenton. 49 toward honeytown. radar clear in our area. then we get to thursday night around 5:00. it's on the cool side. notice the rain and snow to the southwest. by 11:00 tomorrow night, still on the dry side. temperatures will fall into the 30s. rain and snow move in. by 9:00 a.m. it's just about everywhere. this is why we anticipate some delays early friday morning just baz because it's happening during the early morning rush. rain to the extreme south and even through noon seeing some of that snow continuing. where are we going to see the biggest impacts? d.c. to the south, the roads

should be fine. but moderate impact toward leesburg and gaithersburg toward damascus. also on friday we'll see it end and most of it will melt by late friday into the day on saturday. saturday looking pretty good. 48 on sunday and we stay rather cool as we start the first week of spring. spring officially arrives friday evening. >> oh, we're ready. the maryland terrapins are off to their first ncaa tournament in five years. they left college park this afternoon for columbus ohio. des wells is the team's senior leader. he came to maryland with something to prove. his drive is now carrying the terps into the postseason. >> reporter: des wells has the drive and the flash. but it's his quiet determination

that he's counting on to help carry the terps. >> living each and every moment with each other and trying to capture the moment and make this last forever. the only way you do that is by winning. >> to win in the big dance is to be remembered. although no matter what happens to wells this march, intensity will be hard to forget. >> i have to rein him in all the time. he's one of my best projects i've had here. he's come so far emotionally. came in with a huge chip on his shoulder because of his past. we've beenable to knock that chip off and allow him to be humans. >> last four years of my life my back against the wall. you have to do what you got to do. put your feelings aside and go out there and keep your head down to the grind. come hell or high water you get

what you want in life. >> reporter: the terps might be destined for great things. >> it's been somewhat of like a -- i don't know. one of those stories you hear. historic coach taking a chance on somebody and it just turned out the right way. we have posted a special video about that song that inspires wells on our nbc washington app. just search dez wells. all righty. >> uh-oh. >> it's raining apex predators once again. new details on the third installment of "sharknado." it's set here in d.c. we have the title and when you'll be able to see it. hear that? it could be the milwaukeeakings of the next news jingle. a narrow victory for

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they're back. the sharknado movie franchise is becoming a trilogy. the sci-fi channel released the third movie's title. "sharknado 3 -- oh, hell no." is embraces the larger than life irreverence that made these campy horror movies so popular. it premieres july 22nd. sci-fi is owned by nbc universal, which is the parent company of nbc 4. >> we are counting down. the jingles that open the news we recognize them. >> now a brand new news jingle is airing every day at a county school. it's thanks to a band teacher

and his beginning band students. >> morning cafeteria duty. not something to get excited about unless you are david davis. he plays a note they get a high five. >> i have this passion for music and teaching. i just love seeing how excited they get about things that i think would be little. >> he decided to tackle something big. he decided to record an original jingle to open the morning newscast. some of them just lifted an instrument just a few months ago. >> i thought it was crazy. >> i don't know if i'm ready. >> at the beginning, it sounded like they may be right. >> mr. davis thought the jingle project was important.

>> i want to start young and teach them that music is fun and important in everyday life. i wanted to give them something they were proud of. >> the kids practiced for weeks and then they played together. when they felt ready, mr. davis hit the record button. ♪ >> still skeptical? >> when i just play with my friends, it feels better. >> after we practiced, i feel good about trombone and how it sounded. >> mr. davis used special software to pull all the parts together. graphics were added. finally, it was ready. the band kids glued to the morning news for the debut. ♪

>> weeks of practice and work for just ten seconds of music. but listen to the payoff. >> i accomplished something that i never thought i could do. an instrument that i never knew i could play. >> high-five. that was awesome. >> i'm julie carey, news 4. evidence problems in the district calling thousands of criminal convictions into question. the problems that have come up before and what it all could mean for taxpayers. isis is weighing in on the attack that killed more than 20 people in tunisia. the president of penn state just finished talking about the fraternity scandal on that campus. virginia governor terry mcauliffe calling for an investigation into an alleged case of excessive force by alcohol beverage control agents.

several of the agents involved have been placed an administrative duty. and the students plan to rally outside the raleigh police department tonight. the picture is graphic. he'sing he he's being held down by an agent. the student was turned away from a bar in charlottesville. in the course of the arrest the student suffered injuries. the student was charged with public swearing and intoxication. the group concerned black students claims the arrest and excessive use of force were unprovoked. doreen? >> scott macfarlane, thank you. now to the fallout over the