on members of congress and staff are able to invite their friends, family and constituents to a poifrlt capitol police say it is a security threat and it has been costing taxpayers hundreds and hundreds of dollars. while the general public enjoys the fourth of july and memorial day public from their lawn chairs and blankets. members of congress and their guests have a much better view from the terraces. in a letter to congressional leadership. the senate sergeant at arms warn those private parties inside the capital have gotten out of control and pose a security threat. and they've become costly. last year the comment police racked up more than 12,000 hours of overtime on just the two events costing attach pairs nearly three quarters of a million dollars. >> why go after the public of all times on the fourth of july? when we're celebrating the birth

of the country. bad time to limit the public. >> reporter: the crowds inside the comment and on the capitol terraces have grown so large, police can no longer provide adequate security. beginning this year, the private party will be moved from inside the capitol to across the street inside the botanic gardens and access will be dramatically restricted. >> they say only the staff. i'm not interested in the staff. i'm interested in the public that comes in. >> also what the crowds bring into the capitol including alcohol. the letter warns that could possibly lead to an embarrassment for congress. while the general public will find it harder to get one of the coveted invitations to the capitol terrace for these events there is one group who still be will taken care of. mitch mcconnell john boehner and nancy pelosi said the

wounded warriors who are invited every year will still be accommodated. back to you in the studio. happening right now, congressional leaders are being briefed about the investigation into that gyro copter landing on the capitol lawn. the capitol police, the secret service are meeting to determine what they found. it has raised a lot of questions about the security of the air space. fairfax county will convene a special grand jury in the shooting death of john gear. just yesterday the county agreed to a nearly $3 million payout to gear gear's family. the grand jury will decide whether officer torres who was. to have shot gear whether or not he should face criminal charges form shooting which happen back in august of 2013.

their work might take several years. 44 years after shooting president reagan then they would help care for him. he has gradually been given more and more freedom and now he spends about half his time living with his mother in williamsburg virginia. prosecutors say it would not be safe to completely release him right now. a judge will hear more arguments about this tomorrow. my oh my did our weather change in the course of this one day. doug started out needing an umbrella but now more than that. >> maybe even the coats. a lot of people put them away. we were around 82 a couple days ago. now we're going back a month. back into the middle of march where temperatures will be back into the 50s for the next couple of days. and we'll be struggling to reach the 60-degree mark here within the next seven days.

a very cool pattern setting up. the rain continuing to make the way through area. the heaviest rain around the baltimore area and then toward the south. saint mary's county everybody getting it there. that's moving out toward the chems. and we're with done. what is coming this way, wow. the cold air. we hit 74. look at pittsburgh. that's the cold air. i'll show you how long that cold air sticks around and just how cold it will be where you live in my forecast. >> thanks. a woman was out jogging when somebody grabbed her and dragged her into an alley and then sexually assaulted her. it happened yesterday morning. just a couple blocks from meridian hill park off 15th street in northwest d.c. pat collins with now some video

that has just been released by the police. >> reporter: bear with me. in a few moments, i can show you some new surveillance video in this case. this case of kidnapping robbery, and rape. meridian hill malcolm x park. 12 acres of green space and trail in the columbia heights section of our city. it is a popular place for runners, dog walkers and people who just want to hang out. yesterday they say this park turned into a hunting ground. a hunting ground for a rapist. a woman out for a morning jog followed by a man, kidnapped by a man, then sexually assaulted by a man in a nearby alley. be they've tried to keep meridian hill safe.

he knows what happened here yesterday. >> it is creepy when you see the video. it is disgusting. it is like a predator praying on people. finish we just received video surveillance. police want to identify this man and talk to this man about this troubling case. in the mean time, reaction from people in the park. >> it's awful. >> reporter: do you use this park a lot? >> oh yeah. i'm here every day. >> reporter: for something like this to happen? >> it sounds pretty awful. unexpected. >> a tragedy. it shouldn't happen. >> it's awful. it is happening everywhere. people are not looking out for it. >> park and people.

a man who pled guilty to raping a postal worker in silver spring maryland is going to spend the rest of his life in prison. his name is dennis carpenter. today he was sentenced for attacking and raping a woman as she was returning from her lunch break back in 2013. he committed that crime after escaping from a halfway house where he was serving time for armed robbery. he was also convicted of rape in 1991. >> this is the face of a little boy who died after his first birth day. his foster father is charged with his murder. new at 6:00 his biological family is reacting. now a report from fredericksburg. >> reporter: ka'ron's biological parents are asking for help. they said their son's death is a tragedy and they are supportive

of the investigations being done by the start county sheriff's office and the common wealth attorney. ka'ron mason died weeks after he turned one. he was brought in with burns to his face neck and torso. he died one month later. the sheriff's office says the baby was put into scalding hot bath water by a man who was supposed to care for him. david marcussen was his foster father but he is charged with murder involuntary manslaughter cruelty and neglect. we knocked on the door. no one answered but we talked to a neighbor who said she had never seen him in the house in the six months he was in foster care. she is shocked by the allegations. >> i'm surprised. it doesn't seem like something he would do. i'm hoping that's not what happened. >> reporter: the fredericksburg darrel of social services says ka'ron was placed in foster care after the foster parents passed

the criteria. the foster father is being held in jail without bond. just a short while ago they passed their human trafficking bill and that could clear the way for another big decision. it was delayed for weeks because of language in that measure. it now goes to the house. now that that is done the congress can consider the president's nomination for attorney general. loretta lynch has been waiting for 55 years for a vote. lawmakers say they'll talk about it tomorrow. to the u.s. warship stationed off the coast of yemen. they're there for the blockade. they have driven yemen to civil war. president obama is pressing for a diplomatic solution but sending a message with the

warships. today house speaker john boehner said having u.s. ships in place is the right move. he added that he hopes they're not necessary. church officials say a plot to shoot churchgoers in paris was foiled when the gunman accidentally shot himself in the leg. he was an islamic extremist who called for an blanls. they found an arsenal and notes. the suspect is anlgerian who has lived in france for several years. police say they've also linked him to the murder of a woman near one of the chuxrches sunday morning. not even open yet. a casino coming to the air is

already facing a lawsuit. we'll tell why you the owners are on the other end of a discrimination suit. paying a toll just to get in

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system says the district employees mistakenly allowed the faces, and home phone numbers of elementary school students to be posted on a public federal government website. that administrator issued a written apology to parents. it impacted at least 16 students from wood acres elementary school. their images were part of a power point demonstration the school gave. a link to that presentation ended up on a website associated with the u.s. depart of commerce. a school spokesperson says that link has been taken down. some people are talking about cutting down on congestion in downtown d.c. by charging tolls to driver into the city. it is is a proposal that could become a reality. but downtown is not the only area where it is being considered. >> this is an idea that is

gaining a lot of steam. it is because we are trying to beat this. our terrible traffic. the whole region could end up embracing it. for this fum uber and car service driver. we've tried lots to fight it. but now a proposal that he isn't too happy about. congestion pricing or charging a toll to enter. it is not just d.c. being considered. so too is fast developing tyson's corner. >> congestion is not only affecting our lifestyle but our way of living. >> reporter: he says the idea of charging a toll could push more people to mass transit or car pooling but it could also back fire. causing people to leave. >> if you start talking about congestion pricing, they may entertain that idea.

>> reporter: now. right now it is about $17. >> i guess it would be nice for the economy to boost additional revenue. >> reporter: here in d.c. those wholey here talking about the toll. >> back to him. >> a lot of people working outside the city so they don't pay extra money for the road. >> reporter: one of the ways would you do, this electronic tolls on the bridges and main roads that enter our business areas. we'll see if it sticks. adam tuss. just in time for earth day, they are being called green ribbon schools for providing support. in maryland j.c. parks

elementary school and northwest high in montgomery county of howard county as a whole also earned a rib on that. in virginia coles school. it is earth day. and mother nature has brought us some big changes in celebration, i guess. >> we're talking some really big changes. insignificant ones too. everybody was so excited about the temperatures jumping into the 70s, the 80s. and now we're in the 50s. we've got some sunshine. we're starting to see things clear after the shower activity that we've seen around most of the area. the showers for the most part are now gone. not completely out of the region. right now toward the down area look at all the green on this earth day with that sunshine. it makes for a pretty picture. we were at 74 earlier.

now down to 60. so that's a pretty significant drop. look at gaithersburg and baltimore. already down to 52 degrees. and you know we won't stop there. it will be a very chilly night as you move through region. storm team 4 radar tracking the rain. there's not much left until you get toward the south. saint mary's county had it a little while ago. let's zoom in and show you where this is from calvert beach right down to the north. here's patuxent river. right along 765 as it makes the.its way down. this was such a strong front. it came through. warmed the air right ahead of it and then cooled it down very quickly. so fast that we went from rain to snow very, very fast in through western parts of maryland. in through west virginia. you saw the snow picture we had. then back to the west. the snow showers continuing through the great lakes.

this is a system we see in the month of march coming through. coming in april and man is it going on bring us the cooldown. look at the air toward our region. that's why we'll see things cooler. the warm air. this pattern, this trough low pressure, the cooler air on the east side will stick around for i think upwards of six to ten days so get ready. look at the overnight temperatures. 35 in frederick. 34 back toward martinsburg. i think everybody should stay above freezing. not worried about that but that could be a factor leading into the rest of the workweek. a lot of us have planted our spring plants. everything in bloom. we don't need to see the freeze. high tomorrow 57 in fredericksburg and 55 in leesburg. so a very cool and a rather breezy day tomorrow too. it will be rather chilly. especially downtown with the breeze and the shade of the buildings. so heads up. make sure you are jacket ready

tomorrow. yeah. the kids out there. they've been wearing the shorts. i have to tell my son tomorrow. no more shorts for a while, buddy. 56 thursday. 57 friday. 59 saturday. not only will we see chance of rain i think could it last through saturday night. if you have plans to go out, it could be a rainy forecast. and some of that rain could last right through the early portions of sunday. we'll continue to keep our eyes on it. a mother and daughter remembered. the news4 i-team talked to a two-star general about a secret that saved her life and could soon have an

a cold-blooded killer. that's how prosecutors portrayed dzhokhar tsarnaev today. they showed the jury a video of tsarnaev in a jail cell in 2013. the jurors saw a still that i can interest from the same video yesterday showing tsarnaev making an obscene gesture. the family of a police officer killed in the hunt for the bombing suspects gave emotional testimony about how their lives had been affected. the jury is now deciding whether tsarnaev should be given the death penalty or life in prison.

some business owners in maryland have filed a discrimination lawsuit against mgm. 90 minority businesses in prince george's county claim they were purposely left out of the bidding process to contribute to the building of the national harbor casino. they say mgm used at least one white owned company that masked itself as a minority business. just yesterday, mgm told the prince george's county council it went above and beyond standards for hiring minority businesses. if you tried to get help from the irs to do your will income taxes, chances are the irs hung up on you. the agency phone system hung up on more than 8 million taxpayers this filing system. there simply wasn't enough staff to handle all the calls. of the people who did get through, only 40% actually got to talk to a human being. and many of those people waited for 30 minutes or even longer to do so. the irs is blaming budget cuts.

republicans say obamacare forced the irs to divert millions in funneling from the call service. hundreds of people turned out to a church in virginia to show respects. they died last month when the pilot of their germanwings airline flight crashed the jet. the family wanted to do something to help the community heal. >> the community and more especially to the family. so they have something so we can gather and pray. >> we are told that funeral services for yvonne and emily selke will be held at a later date. next jurors single home another night in the trial of a woman 8 brutal murder. he brought an illegal weapon

into the capitol and posted a picture for the world to see. why the congressman said he got a pass from police. plus, a group of local kids with

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inside a cell. coming up, the latest in his trial. a dramatic temperature drop. a big change in the weather channel. >> the news4 i-taken with a two star general's devastating secret. >> it was just appalling. it is one of these things that i can't even express what i felt and how, you know things were going. >> also what happened to her years ago and what it says about our military. first at 6:30, a high profile murder case in which the suspect confessed. >> the jury is still without a decision as family and friends of a high ranking d.c. government official wait for word. chris gordon joins to us explain the issues the jurors may be working through. >> reporter: jurors are struggling to decide if the defendant is guilty of premeditated murder or insane at the time and therefore not

criminally responsible. the family of carolyn cross has been waiting for justice since september 7. that's the sunday when her daughter drove to her apartment to pick her up and take her to the airport for a trip to a conference. her mother didn't answer the phone. carolyn cross, the director of the deputy of corrections was laid out on the floor of her apartment. she had a plastic bag pulled over her head. bound with duct tape. she had been hit with a wrench. later, a 911 call was made to police with one of two iphone that's had been stolen from carolyn cross' apartment. the call came from a man in the next building who had attempted suicide by slashing his wrists. 29-year-old dawit seyoum was taken to the hospital. they said he did something bad today. he said i may have murdered a woman today. jurors also heard an audio taped confession in which seyoum told detectives two days earlier, he

had been angry with his mother and decided to kill someone. he targeted cross, he said because he thought she had once stared at him in a mean way. the defense said he heard voices and was psychotic. now, the defense won a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. the prosecutor wants conviction of first-degree murder. two very different results. and to reach either the jury must come to a unanimous verdict. that mean they almost agree. so they will return here to court for a third day of deliberations tomorrow. that's the latest live in alexander re. a. a man accused of killing his wife in a dunkin' donuts shop in maryland has left the state. investigators say bhadreshkumar patel checked into a hotel in newark new jersey, and was also seen at pennsylvania station. today the fbi joined the hunt for patel and offered a $20,000

reward. he is accused of killing his wife almost two weeks ago at the dunkin' donuts shop where they both worked near the arundel mills mall. police say his wife had been hit several times with some kind of object. another investigation has been launched into a deadly shooting by police. this time near norfolk, virginia. neither the officer nor the victim has been identified. virginia state police are leading the investigation into there shooting and right now, little is being released about the circumstances. the officer has been put on administrative leave. a prince george's county police officer is on trial. accused of hitting a handcuffed teenager several times. both sides agree the teen was loud and belligerent. did the officer go too far?

>> the officer was in a rage. i don't know. why. >> reporter: she said she was shocked to see the video in court today of what happened to her son when he was in a jail cell in 2013. it was more than she expected. >> i watched this man walk into the cell and hit my son. and i saw my son fall over. >> the video has not been released but 28 played in court. this is what we saw and how the defense scribbled it. the officer jerry thomas enters the cell. strikes the hand cuffed teenager using an open hand strike to the face. then the teen kicks the officer closes his fists punching the scene and pushing his head down to the bench. this happened inside the district three holding area shortly after the teenager was charged with destruction of property. >> the video speaks for itself. they can't say anything else except what is on the video. >> the police department called

the officer's actions unacceptable. >> he goes in and for one reason or another, punching this individual and then walks out of the cell. >> reporter: this trial is expected to resume tomorrow. the defense will begin with witnesses. because this is a bench trial and not a jury trial, the judge will have the final say on what will happen with this police officer. he is looking at the possibility of 90 days incarceration maximum. in upper marlboro. news4. here tonight, we'll have the fallout from a maryland man's death. what an opportunity for these young people. the local children who made a once in a lifetime children to neat first lady. 74 beautiful temperatures. that won't last. tomorrow morning, up to 41. the cool air moving in. and it will stick around a while.

maryland governor larry hogan says everyone shards the desire to figure out what happened to freddie gray.an who died from a spinal cord injury while in custody. hogan said if needed he is prepared to use state resources in the investigation. all of the officers involved have given statements. we're told this will go to prosecutors next week. two republican congressmen are getting a lot of tang for a photograph showing them holding an assault rifle in an office on capitol hill. congressman buck tweeted the photograph out after snapping it in his office. critics pointed out they are illegal in the district but he points out it was inoperable and he says capitol police approved it ahead of time. the university of virginia hoping to save some money by

offering about 800 employees early retirement. that includes nine months of salary. the university says it is a one-time offer and hopes to restructure or eliminate some positions after the employees leave. the most pressing questions today, the first lady was in the take daughters to work today. the children asked mrs. obama about her favorites. one even asked about her age. >> i'm 51. what was that? >> you're too young for a 51-year-old. >> you should come up and give me a hug. come up here. come give me a hug! >> smart kid. >> the white house hosted seven d.c. foster children at this year's event along with the kids of executive office employees.

president obama is encouraging employers to try to do the same. >> what woman doesn't want to hear that? back yards caught. the river gets closer and closer to their homes. i would say it is something that everyone is uncomfortable talking about. >> a two star general opens up to the news4 i-team about a childhood secret

no man or woman who serves in the united states military should ever be assaulted. >> second of defense ashton carter promising on focusing on sexual assaults in the military. he spoke to 250 members at georgetown university this morning. he asked to make it his personal mission to help end the assaults. last year more than 18,000 service members reported unwanted sexual contacts. >> one woman is sharing a secret that she's carried for years. document the news4 i-team continue their series we call serving in silence. she'll introduce to us a local soldier determined to change how the national guard deals with sexual assault. >> when major general linld a sing took command of the national guard three months ago, the bronze star recipient made history as the first african-american and the first woman to become the state's

ajootant general. she sat down to discuss the one thingle commanders with her rank don't want to talk about and why she says that has to change. >> i would say it is something everyone is uncomfortable to talk about. i now see it as in i don't have a problem talking about my situation. >> reporter: major general linda six said her supervisor began making advances on her. even ordering her to go on a nonwork-related trip with him. >> i pushed back. i went to my first sergeant and got moved out of that section. because i did not want to work for this individual. >> reporter: that's hard in the military. to question authority. >> it is. it is. but i don't think that i, when i look at it i have been through enough in my life. and i think that i was a little different than someone else because i had already been a victim. >> reporter: what few knew at the time was she had been

repeatedly sexually assaulted as a young child by a relative. again as a teenager by a different family member. >> i went to bed and i woke up and he is on top of me. so you know when you're at that point, it's completely wrong. i couldn't get my thoughts about me. and the fact that this was already happening, it was just appalling. it is one of these things that i can't even express what i felt and how, you know things were going. >> reporter: do you think that makes you a better leader when it comes to dealing with sex assaults within the ranks? >> i think that it allows me to come from a different place in terms of understanding what it means from the perspective of the victim. think that it helps me to understand what the perpetrator, and what their motive is.

and because it is really about power. i think it also makes me very nontolerant. i am not tolerant whatsoever to having that kind of behavior occur. >> reporter: as the news4 i-team learned, maryland is like many national guard teams across the country that must rely on law enforcement for sexual assault and sexual harassment. >> there's a gap at least here in maryland. there is a gap. when i say there's a gap, if i was to call the police and say someone is sexually harassing me they may take the complaint. but they're really not going to do anything to that individual. >> reporter: sing and her staff are exploring possible changes to state law. pointing to the kentucky national guard which can now conduct criminal investigations similar to an article 32. she said she is using the punishments available to her like writers of recommendry

imagined to dishonorable discharge for sexual assault. >> i'm going to tell you that i've had some very senior people that no longer wear the uniform and no longer have a full-time job in maryland. i've taken it very seriously and these are individuals i've known for years. >> reporter: now a two star general, she is the highest ranging officer in the military to openly talk about her own experiences with sexual assault and harassment. something she said she will continue to do until there is a cultural shift within the guard. >> the only way that we can deal with this is to talk about it. we have to get more comfortable talking about those things that are uncomfortable. >> reporter: general sing that she and her staff are looking at how maryland could strengthen not only the state's uniform code of military justice but also civilian laws for sexual harassment and sexual assault. if you want to see our previous stories investigating rape

inside the national guard, go to our app. this is something you don't want to see in your backyard. a hillside is quickly washing away. both families have property uninhabitable. not pretty. we've had a little rain. we're fwaug the cold aren't we? >> yeah. the cold and the wind. 74 degrees. then we saw the 34-mile-an-hour winds coming in. now we're in the upper 40s ask low 50s. out there now. a pretty shot from reston. we have some sunshine that has made its way back out. it is on the cool side for sure. current temperatures at 55 degrees. 55 in bowie. 57. let's say you're heading toward the nats game which starts in about 15 minutes as they take on

the cardinals. as a matter of fact 59 by 7:05. 55 by the seventh inning. about 10:00, 10:30, we're talking about 52 degrees as you're getting in your car. we'll be seeing a very cold night. get out the blankets. maybe even turn the heat on tonight? that's how cold it could be. temperatures in the 30s. all the rain is out of here. only the rain well toward the south. that is now finally moving out. look at what this is. this is a very strong cold front. we had a few severe fronts. now look behind it toward pennsylvania toward buffalo. snow up toward this region. there is even snow toward west virginia. not too far off to the west. that's the colder air we have. tomorrow clouds and sun. we'll see a few sprinkles during the day. cooler. high temperatures 52 to 57 degrees. a much cooler day during the day and we'll stay cool. for the next seven days at least. 56 tomorrow. 57 on friday.

59 on saturday. and we stay below 60 it looks like all the way through next wednesday. a cool weekend. showers possible late saturday. i think after 6:00 on saturday. those showers could stick around for the overnight period. it could be a rather rainy saturday night. maybe even sticking around for early on sunday. that's something we will continue to watch. one thing for sure. get those jackets out. 14th is shut down for an entire block between clifton and euclid streets. the crews are trying to investigate. this is cause splg major traffic issues in that area. so if you are heading out tonight that's one area you want to avoid.

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niklas backstrom and the capitals have tied the series. >> around williams. score, the field goal! he'll go to the line. >> the wizards with a huge playoff victory. escobar. and there's the walkoff we've been waiting for. >> that's what you call a badger night. >> everyone was expecting the worst out of everybody and the opposite happened. every one won. an overtime win, a victory and a walk-off. excluding championships. d.c. sports has never had a better night than last night. everything fell into place. the players were as pumped up as the fans about all the local teams. we sent diana everywhere. i mean three places.

the players are still buzzing about last night. >> reporter: the excitement tens today after all three teams won last night. the caps returned to washington with the series tied 2-2. for many they checked the phones not only to see their reaction but to see if the wizards won. >> i was following on twitter and all that. me being from toronto, i have kids back home. >> i was here after we lost game one about how it is the city never wins anything. and people are so frustrated with the hockey team, the basketball team football. >> have a little pride! >> and when is the city going to turn into a boston or something like that. and all of a sudden we go from that to this is one of the best nights ever. >> reporter: so the capitals return thursday night to play in game five against the islanders. many of the players feel it is

their duty to get verizon center warmed up for the wizards who play friday night in game three against the raptors. these two teams, not the only teams in d.c. who won. the nationals. they won in walk-off form in the tenth inning over st. louis. they say they just want a regular season game. the two others that deserve the love. >> a lot of excitement. when they're playing such important game to be a part of that is really cool. and we did win in walk-off fashion. who doesn't like that? >> yeah. too bad the redskins weren't playing. we could have four wins. >> wait wait. you think the redskins would have gotten a w? >> absolutely. >> did you see the schedule? >> yeah. >> maybe there's a little something to that. but let's face it. they don't play the first game for another few months. the nats are back in action and doug fister is on the mound. news4 sports. >> thanks. >> i don't think the schedule is

all that bad. >> what did you say? the redskins' schedule is not all that bad? >> yeah. >> they start with the dolphins. >> wait a minute. how did we get off the subject of the celebrations? we're happy. we won. three teams won. >> all we need is a valleyant effort and some wins and this town is jacked up. a whole new spirit going around. >> and let me just thank the wizards for blowing out the raptors. i couldn't have handled three close games. so thanks to the wizards. they took care of business. we're going to talk more about the capitals. they had the series going their favor. their style of play really starting to take over. the capitals are more physical than the islanders and a perfect example of that has to be tom wilson. this hit by wilson definitely changed the series. he delivers the blow here to

lubomir visnovsky. word is that he will not be disciplined by the nhl for that hit and he is not apologizing. wilson says he was playing tough and hopes visnovsky is okay. >> you never want to see a guy go down like. that it is a hard hitting sport so that will happen. yeah. i mean based on the twitter and the social media reaction and all that it was kind of exploded across the internet. after the game i saw my phone was going up. for me it is not about being the biggest hit of my career. it is not a body check in a series we're trying win. >> so we'll be at the verizon center tomorrow for game five. they win this one. they'll take the series. >> i'll be at the verizon center for a critical game. >> me too. we'll have to talk.

>> are you coming too? >> yeah. >> we'll

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