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mother who may have abandoned her quadriplegic son in the woods. the options families have when struggling with relatives. and a man thrown 75 feet into the air. we start tonight with breaking news. the maryland parents who made national headlines for how they raised their kids are back in the news. it's called free range parenting. darcy spencer shows how it's igniting controversy again. >> reporter: a concerned citizen called police about 5:00 this afternoon because the children were left unattended in silver spring. police took them to montgomery county child protective services in rockville. cps notified their parents. cps confirms that it's following up on reports that the children were left alone again today. we're still waiting to hear from the family.

they made national headlines for their free-range style of parenting. cps began investigating the silver spring family back in december. that's after their 10-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter were found walking home alone from a playground. then in march the parents were found responsible for " "unsubstantiated child neglect." that means the case remains in the state data base for five years and then is ecopinged. the trick here -- ex-pinged. the trick here, that's if no additional reports are added to the file. there's no word on what the incident will mean for the case. the couple say they are responsible parents teaching their children self-reliance and to be responsible. back to you. >> thanks. a lot of different ways to look at that case. new at 11:00 police had to take a mother into custody after she allegedly left her 3-year-old son alone in the car while she gambled at a maryland casino. officers arrested jay germany at horseshoe casino in baltimore. investigators say she was playing roulette on saturday while her little boy of sleepwas

sleepinging in the car outside. an officer got in through a cracked window. the report shows germany show node remorse when police confronted her and simply said she needed the money. a howard university student died today, and police want to know why. officers found him unconscious this morning around michigan avenue and franklin street northeast. he died after he got to the hospital. counselors will be on campus tomorrow to help other howard student who knew him. there were frantic moments tonight as firefighters tried to rescue a driver on the clara barton parkway. three people were hit near the exit at cabin john. one driver hit a tree and the impact threw him about 75 feet from the car. two other people were hurt. park police are looking into who was at fault. but everyone is expected to survive. with a tweet and a video hillary clinton made it official. today's announcement was no

surprise but it energized supporters and political opponents. we show what to expect as clinton hits the campaign trail. every day americans need a champion and i want to be this champion. >> reporter: in a sleek online video, hillary clinton announced her highly anticipated second bid for the white house. >> i'm running for president. >> reporter: her strategy -- convincing voters she is the right person to address economic inequality and aims to court democrats who have argued she's not progressive enough. >> americans have fought their way back from tough economic times. the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top. >> reporter: the video stands in stark contrast to her online announcement in 2008tuate. >> i announce today that i'm forming a presidential exploratory committee. >> reporter: instead of an on-camera speech this message is about the voter. clinton doesn't appear until about halfway through the video. the emphasis is on sharing the stories of americans of different ages, races, and sexual orientations. >> getting married this summer to someone i really care about.

>> reporter: it's a turnaround from her last campaign when portrayed her as the inevitable nominee. clinton quickly updated her social media pages today, trading in that well-known shot of her on blackberry with fresh image on facebook and twitter. moments later daughter chelsea tweeted, "very proud of you, mom." speaking from panama the president offered support to his former secretary of state. >> think she would be an excellent president. >> reporter: and republicans launched a series of preemptive strikes, passing out "stop hillary" paraphernalia outside her headquarters in brooklyn. they released their own video jabs today. >> hillary clinton represents the worst of the washington machine. the arrogance of power, corruption, and cover-up. >> we must do better than the book obama/clinton foreign policy that damaged relationships with the allies and emboldened our enemies. >> does america want a third obama term, or are we ready for strong conservative leadership to make america great again?

>> that was kristin welker reporting. former maryland governor martin o'malley spokeswoman released a statement on clinton's announcement it says in part "the democratic party will benefit from a robust issues debate and should governor o'malley decide to enter the race, he will bring one." tonight we're learning details about a quadriplegic man allegedly abandoned in the woods by his own mother. bars spencer talked to the woman avenues boyfriend to find out why he turned her in. >> reporter: the boyfriend of a woman accused of leaving her quadriplegic son in a philadelphia park with only a blanket and bible alerted authorities she was at his home in silver spring. authorities responded. she ended up in the hospital. police won't say why. >> she is hospitalized and she is still receiving treatment. >> reporter: her boyfriend told news4 he did not want to speak on camera, but he said he did what he had to do, the right thing, and that it's very emotional for him right now. naya parlor is accused of

abandoning her 21-year-old son last month, april 6th then catching a bus to silver spring. the young man of discovered by a man on a walking path friday april 10th. he was hungry and dehydrated. police went it the home in silver spring -- went to the home in silver spring friday but parlor was on a shopping trip. then they got the call it night from her boyfriend. >> the boyfriend had no knowledge of what happened here. he was under the impression she needed a break and came down here. it's a disturbing case. >> reporter: once parlor is released from the hospital she'll be extradited to pennsylvania to face numerous charges including reckless endangerment kidnapping, and assault. >> a lot of things can happen out there. obviously he's in the middle of a wooded area. you have wild animals out there. you never know what's going to happen. this kid cannot defend himself. he does not function at all. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. tonight advocates for people with disability say he didn't have to be abandoned in the woods because struggling families have options.

paul suzuski runs unitedsational palsy in philadelphia. she says she understands the struggle a lot of families go through. >> i wouldn't label her a monster. i'd label her as somebody who was highly strained and made a very bad decision. very bad decision. >> reporter: she says the government provides waivers that can help with the cost of housing, education, and even long-term care. stay with news4 for the latest updates on the story. we'll post any new information on our website and push them out on our nbc washington app. a maryland police chief is stepping down just as his community struggles through one of its darkest hours. the "delmarva daily times" reports that police chief scott keller has retired. chief keller made national headlines less than a week ago when a family of eight died of carbon monoxide poisoning in their home. city officials aren't commenting on the timing of keller's departure, but he's led the department for the past eight

years. new at 11:00, police are looking for a man who opened fire on a group of peopleheading to a party. it happened around 2:00 in woodbridge on forestdale avenue and dale boulevard. a group was walking to a party that had been advertised on social media. someone pulled up in an suv and opened fire hitting one man and two teenagers. all three expected to be okay. in fairfax county, a bakery is closed tonight after a car wiped out its storefront. and investigators say they could file criminal charges against the person driving the lexus. it jumped the curb and crashed into the store in anent dale. six people -- annandale. six people were hurt but not seriously. the bakery has been open for 11 years. the owner says inspectors will be there monday to see if it's structurally safe to reopen. tonight a maryland family is desperately trying to find their teenage daughter. jennifer castillo is 16 years

old. she was dropped off to get a bus to the mall. she was wearing dark blue jeans, a white shirt and sneakers. it looked like a search and rescue operation in laurel today. it actually, it's just a drill. multiple agencies were put to the test to see how they'd respond to an emergency situation. in this case to find the missing. >> hopefully we find them alive and well. but if not if that's not the case, at least we've recovered the victims so that their families can put closure to the incident. >> along with today's live drill, first responders took part in a two-day training exercise. for the first time as mayor muriel bowser will go before the d.c. counsel tocil to defend her proposed budget. she plans a 2.5% increase over the current budget including a sales tax hike and increase in parking taxes. we are just about a little

more than two week away from a special election in the district. today ward 4 residents came out to hear what sort of changes the candidates plan to bring to the area. they're running for mayor bowser's open seat. many say public safety is their top priority. petworth and wrightwood voints been raising concerns about a spike in gun violence in their neighborhoods. a bowie teenager stops breathing and dies on a school fieldtrip. what we're learning about the legacy he left behind. heads up heads up heads up! heads up heads up! >> talk about ducking for cover. manhole explosions have people literally running away on the street. dry tomorrow but a cold front will bring rain to the area tuesday. tonight we've got a fully loaded "sports final" for your viewing pleasure. the 21-year-old leaps over the

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we had pretty much evacuated the building. we were waiting for the children -- [ crash ] >> heads up! heads up heads up heads up! >> an electric an explosion sent a manhole cover sailing into the air. it narrowly missed someone

standing there. two other manholes exploded around lunchtime today. fortunately, those didn't hit anyone either. >> heads up! heads up! heads up! law enforcement officials in oklahoma say a civilian volunteer deputy made a mistake when he shot and killed an unarmed suspect earlier this month. he pulled his gun instead of his taser. the deputy confronted the suspect during an undercover sting in tulsa. the suspect was allegedly trying to sell a gun. the deputy is 73 years old and could face charges. now we want to warn you about this next video. it can be very tough to watch. tonight a homeless man is in a medically induced coma after a brutal beating. this is surveillance video from last week which shows a group of people viciously attacking him. police say it started when a boy told his mom that the homes man hit him. detectives don't think he did. one of the people in this video is the child's mother, and she's been charged with attempted

murder. the bowie high school community is mourning the loss of a popular student. he just stopped breathing and passed away on the way back home from a school trip. derrick ward with how student, parent parents, and teachers are coping with the loss. >> reporter: starting monday counselors will be at bowie high school to help deal with the tragic loss over spring break. the student got sick during a trip with other students in south carolina. the bus pulled off this road in oxon hill. paramedics were killed. the young man was taken to the hospital but pronounced dead. besides being an honors english student, he played fab and wanted to attend the u.s. naval academy in annapolis. the cause of the teen's death is under investigation. the effect is being felt among those who knew him. at the front of the high school

there's a plaque and a garden dedicated to those who are special to the school whom death has taken away. sadly, there will be one more name added to the young toll. derrick ward news4. everything is back to normal outside the white house tonight. secret service agents were scrambling across pennsylvania avenue earlier for what turned out to be a pint-sized faults alarm. a frisky 4-year-old climbed under a temporary bike rack near the white house and set off the security alarms. the secret service agents rushed over to the north grounds. they found the child but no real danger. the 4-year-old was reunited with mom and dad and wasn't hurt. gas price are already falling -- gas prices are already falling, and another drop is just around the corner. prices fell five cents a gallon in the last three weeks. lundberg says the average in is now $2.45. the company says retailers and refiners are dropping the price to chase demand for american

drivers. a lot of people out today. traffic was backed occupy all the bridges, getting in and out of the city of a nightmare. we're looking ahead. what about the workweek? >> it workweek is going to be okay. tomorrow is going to be beautiful. rain tuesday. at this point in april, we haven't had a lot of rain. we'll take that. if you're thinking about washing your car, i recommend wednesday. it will be dry wednesday, dry thursday then more shower potential friday. tomorrow high temperature of 75 degrees. a lot warmer than today. breezy during the afternoon hours. for the most part plenty of sunshine. as we get to the middle of the week dry weather returns. temperatures for the most part are going to be in the upper 60s. that will be the favored temperature after the high tomorrow of 5. looking to next weekend, there's a chance of showers on saturday. sunday looking like the better of the two weekend days. temperatures right now in the 50s. it's not bad outside. 57 in washington. 52 in gaithersburg. and 55 degrees in fredericksburg. there was frost in spots this

morning, that's not going to be the case overnight tonight into tomorrow morning. temperatures tomorrow morning will be in the mid to upper 40s. washington drops to a low of 49 degrees. last night frederick dropped to a low of 32. skycast 4 is showing what the sky will look like. at 7:00 a.m. there is cloudiness around. i think there will be clouds for the early hours. notice with skycast 4 as we work into the mid morning hours and midday hours, the clouds break up. and we're looking at mostly sunny skies. beautiful for the afternoon. have your lunch outdoors tomorrow if you can. if you can't, enjoy something outside during the evening, the walk or run or walking the dog tomorrow evening will be spectacular. 7:00 a.m., not as cool. this is tracking cloudiness. 49 degrees. 11:00 a.m., already in the mid 60s. getting into the afternoon, it's breezy. we'll hit the high of 57 75 around 3:00 or 4:00 p.m.

tomorrow nice, plenty of sunshine, temperature of 71. great night to fire up the grill. schoolday forecast, i'm showing tuesday, tomorrow not having a huge impact on your day. at the bus stop tuesday, rain is likely -- recess could be indoors as we're tracking rain moving through the area. dismissal dismissal, still the chance of that at that point. 6:00 a.m., this is when rain is pushing into the area. this is with the cold front. and there could be heavy rain in spots throughout the day on tuesday. continuing to track rain around the midday hours. around 4:00, still a chance of showers. the morning and evening commute could be impacted by rain. it looks like we'll pick up from a half inch to 3/4 inch of rain. temperatures on tuesday in the mid to upper 60s. wednesday, partly sunny, high temperature near 70 degrees. on thursday plenty of clouds, still comfortable, high of 67. the chance of showers on friday and saturday, still in the upper 60s, chris. on sunday plenty of sunshine

and a high of 69 degrees. >> not bad. thanks. we mentioned the traffic earlier. one reason of the cherry blossom festival. wrapping up an incredible run. organizer closed it out differently this year. for the first time they brought the festivity east of the river. the anacostia festival wrapped up earlier tonight. organizer are hoping tourists and residents were able to explore some of the parks and communities on the other side of the anacostia. we stopped by earlier to get a look at some of the wildlife you may be surprised to see thriving in the area. >> see the red tailed hawk. you can tell by the bright red tail she has. and these birds are native they hunt all along the anacostia river. >> this year marks the 103rd anniversary of the gift of cherry trees from japan to the united states. if blossoms aren't your thing and you like classic cars and custom rides, kensington, maryland is the place to be today. the sound of revving engines

could be heard up and down howard avenue. and enthusiast they got to check cool rides from cars to bikes, monster trucks. they handed out trophies and prizes for the best rides. all the money raised will go to the children's library in kensington. ahead, john wahl put on a show in the wizards' last home game of the regular season. highlight next.

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all that time on the driving range, the chipping, the putting, today i guess from one young man it paid off. >> tonight of the payout for jordan spieth. $1.8 million in prize money. not a bad sunday evening for a

21-year-old. jordan spieth led the masters from wire to wire. his final score of minus 18 tied for the best finish in masters history. spieth also set a record for most birdies in the history of the tournament. spieth just double checking his scorecard to make sure he's led every round this weekend. check. here he is from the edge of the green on the 10th hole. this right on the cup. and that birdie sets the all-time record for most at the masters. 28 birdies in this tournament. then on 13, making things look easy here. drops this on to the green. great roll. leads to yet another birdie for spieth. he's just cool and calm not even all that impressed with your shot. that's what you get when you're 21 years old. this tap-in on 18 mayor daley it official. jordan spieth your 2015 masters champion. he's the second youngest ever to win the green jacket. only tiger woods was younger.

final regular season game for the wizards at home. john wall missed the last two games getting rest. nice pass here for the finish off the glass. wall sneaking it through traffic. two of 15 points for gertat. wall with the circus shot here somehow get that one to fall. and one -- wizards up 21 at halftime against atlanta. fourth quarter, the hawks back in. it wall with the steal and finish. he scored 24 in this game. nine assists. wizards, may beat atlanta 108-99. to the baseball diamond. nat and phillies at citizens bank park. fans got some free baseball today. top of the 10th nats up 3-2 thanks to a wild pitch. wilson ramos sends this one past the shortstop, clint robinson comes in to score. the buffalo has an rbi single.

gnats up nat up 4-2. crucial run. storm in to close it out. caesar hernandez lines one to first. beautiful defensive play by ryan zimmerman. and that is the game. phillies they fall to the nationals 4-3 in ten inning. and coming up tonight on "sports final," we will hear from the 21-year-old masters champion, jordan spieth on his historic win. also the caps brouwer talking about the playoffs. and. carol maloney back with me tonight on "sports final" after the news. >> jordan spieth making us all feel disappointed with ourselves for what we accomplished at the age of 21. i got to tell you. >> yeah. the nationals won 4-3. i think i said the phillies won 4-3. the nats won 4-3, want to get that right.

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right now on "sports final," jordan soars. a 21-year-old is masterful. >> most incredible week of my life. back in a familiar place. how last season's playoff drought is motivating the capitals. >> our goal was to gets back into the playoffs this year and now that we are, we're excited for the challenge. >> troy brouwer join the round table. and the nats avoid embarrassment in philly. >> zimmerman to save the game! >> high five for "sports final" starting now. here we go. the weather just too nice to sit inside and watch tv. and especially gol