unned today by the devastation. >> good afternoon. first to that feminist group at the university of washington accusing the administration of not responding to cyber threats of rape and murder. >> you'll recall a popular student and one of the group's leaders was killed last month. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joins us live from fredericksburg with more on the story. julie? >> reporter: well this is is the complaint. it's a title ix complaint filed with the u.s. department of education. national feminist leaders came here today to stand beside a group of female students who say they live in fear during the semester that just came to a close. the members of feminist united say the trouble started last semester when the school's rugby team was suspended for a chant that glorified rape. when the president of feminist united wrote about the issue in the campus newspaper, members of the group were blamed for the team's troubles. threats of assault and violence

began to appear on a social media group called yik yak. one was so fearful she ended up seeking inging counseling. >> reporter: i don't know if the person threatening to hurt me lives across the hall from me in the same apartment as me. because it's anonymous, you don't know who's threatening you. >> reporter: feminist united leaders asked the university to block yik yak on campus but they were told that would infringe on free speech rights. university officials tell me they responded to every direct incident every threat against these women that they were told about. news4 at 5, why feminist united members fear that grace's death could be linked to this history of threats. >> new information is out about the investigation into grace mann's murder last month. search warrants pulled by news4 discovered the suspect steven breel made several calls and sent several messages to grace's

phone in the weeks before her murder. she and he were roommates. not guilty. a d.c. police officer accused of trying to kill his wife is now a free man. prosecutors say southamptonson lawrence pushed his wife down the stairs hit her with a lamp and threatened her with knives in their home but investigators never found his dna on any of the alleged weapons. tracie wilkins joins us more in the next half hour with more details. check out this wild scene pap woman at a rockville office is recovering after being pinned under her desk by a car. she' receptionist at a physical therapy office in park lawn drive here. the car crashed into the building after coming out of a garage next door. fly other people including the driver are injured.

not clear why the car crashed. the d.c. council is looking closer at making a police body cam video public. the debate was part of a round table today at the d.c. council. ward 5 council member kenyan mcduffy believes making it public would help with transparency. others worry about privacy. the hearing also looked at funding for an expansion of the camera program. breaking developments in the attack on that controversial draw mohamed contest in garland, texas. just three hours before the event was to start, the fbi sent a bulletin to the police department with a photo of elvin thompson noting that he was interested in the event. fbi director james comby said the agency had no reason to believe he intended to attack the event and did not know at the time that simpson was already headed for garland. he says the texas plot is dramatic example of the change in nature of terror threats, and he said he knows in his words

there are other elton simpsons out there. we're getting a better look at the staggering damage from tornados that ripped through oklahoma. our oklahoma city affiliate flew its helicopter over the area this morning to see the damage in the daylight. vehicles torn apart, vehicles toppled. workers spent the better part of the day assessing the damage. the mayor says he can't believe what he's seeing. >> the destruction is a lot more serious and worse than i imagined. it's total. >> strong storms injured more than a dozen people. a couple remain in critical condition this afternoon. more storms will pose a threat to the midwest for days. >> let's go straight to storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson in the weather center with what they can expect. >> a devastating situation. yesterday throughout the plain states 51 tornado reports. take a look at the latest on

storm team 4 radar, a severe thunderstorm watch today only seeing a few hail reports but nonetheless just west of oklahoma city right now. there are some storms that have been forming. they are making their way eastward. so that's a look at the wide radar. as we go into the end of the week and the first part of the weekend, a moderate risk talking days out. what that means for this area on friday. this area could see widespread severe thunderstorms right around oklahoma city. look at that. it doesn't shift very much for saturday. and i don't think we'll see much of a shift of it for sunday. so unfortunately that area will continue right through the weekend to see severe thunderstorms and unfortunately i think we could see some more tornado reports ahead of it. our next risk of storms around here not till next week but we'll have something else to deal with this weekend. i'll show you that coming up. first at 4, new developments in the search for a missing father from stafford county. we've learned that lance buckley's cell phone pinged in a montgomery county park

yesterday. police searched the block house point conservation area in darnstown, but there was no other sign of buckley. his disappearance is something a lot of people are sharing from our facebook page. police believe buckley has a gun but they don't consider him dangerous. he last had contact with his wife near howard university on tuesday where he is supposed to be getting his ph.d. on saturday. i'm jason pugh at the live desk. bad news for the wizards. john wall has five nondisplaced fractures in his wrist and left hand. his playing status for this weekend to be determined. he was injured in game one against atlanta on this play. he did go on to finish the game despite this injury but he sat out tuesday for game two. the two-time all-star is currently in consultation with multiple physicians and specialists to determine what's the best course of action in dealing with this injury. the wid are off until saturday

game three at verizon center. on news4 at 5:00 we'll hear from his teammates and coaches as they react. jason pugh news4 sports. a major change on maryland toll roads. toll fees are coming down. find out why and how soon you could save. the mayor of baltimore wants the fed to investigate the city's police force. but will the new attorney general grant that request? and a deflategate report threatens to sack patriots star tom brady. but now the quarterback's camp is firing back. and breaking news right now in virginia. a heads up if you or a loved one plans to get on i-95 south. we are hearing about a passenger bus caught fire near exit 143 in stafford and delays right now they are about eight miles long.

attorney general loretta lynch will decide within days whether to launch a civil rights investigation into the baltimore police department. city is already involved in voluntary reform efforts. in a separate justice department program. today lynch told congress that baltimore has made progress but she has not ruled out the possibility that more may need to be done. yesterday baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake formally asked the justice department to investigate the city's policing practices. britain is in the midst of its closest national elections in decades. and the latest word is that neither prime minister david cameron's conservative party nor the labor party is expected to win a majority of seats in parliament. polling finds many voters are choosing third-party candidates as the voting registration deadline neared, a record breaking half a million applications poured in. polls close in less than an

hour. u.s. and italian authorities say they've broken up a major drug trafficking ring that operated out of a pizza parlor in new york city. police took 15 suspects into custody overnight including members of the family that owned the restaurant in queens. the suspects allegedly imported drugs from costa rica to new york city then shipped them to italy where they were sold across europe. i've always played within the rules. i would never do anything to break rules. i believe in fair play and respect the league. >> we are waiting to hear from the nfl about tom brady, but his agent is already responding today calling the report tainted and not based on all of the facts. investigators say brady may have known about the deflategate scandal in the afc championship game four months ago. you heard that brady denied those claims. well, the patriots went on to win the super bowl. today you can see "the new york daily news" called him a liar. it labeled the patriots the

deflateriots under that headline. here's what brady's agent is saying. "this is not an independent investigation and the contents of the report bear that out." if the league decides to punish brady, he could face a suspension or a fine. we could also hear directly from him later today. he's at an event now in massachusetts. a new whole foods will soon take root in our area. find out what will make this store unique. and a top local search-and-rescue team returns from nepal. tonight we take a closer look at its lifesaving work.

good news for your summer traveling. tolls in maryland are about to go down. beginning july 1st governor hogan has ordered tolls be rolled back on roads across the state. at the bay bridge it'll now cost $4 instead of $6 if you pay cash. for ez pass users the toll falls from $5.40 to $2.50 and on the intercounty connector the peak toll drops from $4.40 to $3.86. fairfax search and rescue is known for remarkable results in its response to disasters all over the world. members of the virginia task force one just returned from

nepal where they tested a new device that can find a heartbeat under a pile of rubble. megan mcgrath caught up with the team at their training facility. >> i have somebody here. snoost this is a simulation. but just recently the device proved its value in nepal helping david lewis find four victims buried in the rubble. >> the first thought was relief and then i thought about all the victims i saw, the moms an the kids sitting on the side of the road, you know crying next to piles when you smell some very bad smells and you know why they're sitting there crying. and then you see that family member and they have this spirit of hope that flows from them into you. >> you set the device. >> reporter: it's called the finder. >> it's scanning the pile. >> reporter: several search and rest cue teams, including virginia task force one, have been testing and providing feedback to the designers. they hope this final prototype will be a lifesaver. >> instead of having to dig or

break rock two or three feet away we now may be able to dig or break rock right next to somebody and be able to get them out a lot faster. >> when the light is flashing -- >> reporter: using microwave radar technology, the find kerr not only pick up a human heartbeat in the debris it can also pinpoint the victim's location within five critical information whenever minute counts. >> when you need to find somebody somebody's lost or somebody's, you know trapped in a building every minute counts because, you know, they only have a certain time to live fending on if they have injuries or things like thapt. >> finder was developed by homeland security science directorate. it will be commercial manufactured in the private sector so search-and-rescue teams around the world can lead it. in lorton, megan mcgrath news4. tyson's corner will be home to a whole foods store.

the location will be built near the greensboro metro station. it will be a new development called the borough. whole foods is launching a new chain of smaller stores around the country next year. well here is one for throwback thursday. mcdonald's is bringing back a classic. it's been 13 years now since we saw the hamburglar and he's back. but he's different. mcdonald's tweeted out this commercial showing the reformed burger thief living a new life as a suburban dad. until he's lured back into the spotlight by the arrival of a new mcdonald's burg. here's a picture of the new hamburglar. he's gone hipster on us with a trendier version of his old costume including that black trench coat and fedora. when you compare the classic and current version side by side you can see there's quite a difference between these two gentleman. >> the necktie is not as wide as it was back in the day. boy, he's got some swag going on there. >> or something like that. veronica you've got one eye

on pollen and the other on a coastal storm. ? that coastal storm, we're wachg it closely because it will be around here sunday. we don't want it to impact mother's day. >> a big one. >> so let's talk about the coastal storm. first the pollen. it has been high over the last couple days. even with the showers, it's not enough to take it down and keep it down but we are seeing a bit of a decline in the tree pollen. it is still high for today. the other thing of course you get rid of one thing, you have another one coming along and for us it is the grass pollen. it's moderate today. we'll see that start to rise. in terms of the tree pollen it is oak that is the main contributor, then mulberry. we had a few high clouds mainly locations through southern maryland around the northern neck nap's right around this weather boundary that came through our area yesterday. in the mountains, eve an few showers and thunderstorms that have been blossoming. but for the weekend, like i

said all of our attention will be on this coastal storm. it's off the coast of south carolina north carolina right now. and by sunday because it's a slow mover, it will be very close to our area. this storm system could become tropical storm anna so we'll watch that closely. so close to our area on sunday. little later in the newscast i'll give you an hourly look at sunday mother's day. right now here's your hourlies your evening planner. 80 degrees. we drop to 72 under clear sky. by 9:00 mid-60s by 11:00. temperatures will be a little cooler by tomorrow morning. we are going to be starting out clearer tomorrow morning. there is a few high clouds coming to our area tomorrow afternoon. another gorgeous feeling, bright day across the area. at the bus stop as i said, a little bit of a cooler start but nice start nonetheless. at recess we're looking fantastic for kids going to school then a terrific afternoon by dismissal. nice way to wrap up the workweek. temperature 80 degrees leesburg,

77 cambridge, 78 in easton 77 in pax river tomorrow. i know some of you may be thinking of taking mom to the beach or st. michael's for this upcoming weekend. 78 degrees in martinsburg, temperatures also a little cooler in the mountains tomorrow. this is where we'll find more clouds once again in the high spots just west of us. forecast-wise, sun and clouds another great day coming our way, though. there is your range again from 77 to 83 degrees. meanwhile, here's a look at your storm team four day forecast. 81 tomorrow your average high at 73 so this is our fifth day with temperatures 80 degrees or higher. we have at least five more to go. through your weekend, 82 83 degrees, 30% chance of a shower on sunday. yes, mother's day, but hold on i'll give you an hourly forecast as i said of mother's day coming up in a couple minutes. look at this sight from central california. a huge pile of hay caught fire at a dairy farm.

mechanical equipment started the blaze. firefighters say it could burn and smolder for days. a wild story out of japan. find out how princess charlotte got a zoo into some big trouble. and as we get ready to celebrate mother's day, veronica honors the strongest woman she knows.

we are celebrating mother's day this week on nbc 4. my kids tell me all the time i'm becoming my mother. years ago i probably would have squirmed at that idea. today i can only hope. i used to tuszle with who i was and who i wanted to become. what would define me and how would i be remembered in life? that was then. this is now. i am older, wiser, and clearly becoming my mother. to know me is to know her. she's the strongest person i know and the most determined. born in germany and raised by another strong woman, my mother laura at a very early age learned responsibility and discipline. she was the equivalent to a latchkey kid today taking care of her younger brother. as a young girl myself i listened to stories she would tell of growing up in germany in the '40s and '50s, spending

summers on her grandparents' farm in poland so her mother could work more hours. the world 'cause not always kind. despite war and its outcome, my mother came up through a time that was far from easy. so if you were to ask me what i picked up from my mother i would say first the traits of all german people. i learned at an early age discipline how to be efficient, organized and on time. in the early 1960s my mother would meet my father, get married and move to the u.s. without a hisly lesson, the outside life would make hard in m a day. i was born third to my parents and i was a handful. you know what they say about the third child. here i am before getting my ears pierced. i've been told it took quite some time to quiet me down. but whatever the activity i've always enjoyed that one-on-one special time with my mother. she's always been encourage inging,

teach megato be strong courageous and daring. so far i think it's gotten me pretty far in life. >> my mother did all the things that mothers do. she tucked me in at night and always had my back. when i became a mom myself she continued to graciously give her time and help shape who my children would become. instilling morals of always telling the truth and being true to who you are, doing things the right way the first time. her best piece of advice to me to focus on myself and not worry about what other people are doing. my mother always wanted the best for me and in the end she gave me just that -- everything. here i am now, not just a mother but a grandmother and mother karen is still teaching. >> she's beautiful, veronica. >> thank you. >> i love that. and she's a grandmother. well she's a great grandmother. >> right. so we're all getting there.

>> what did your mother teach you that you're now teaching your kids? you have three. >> right. just how important family of course is. yeah. >> and so close to this day. >> absolutely. >> talk to her every day. >> we are a tight-knit group. of course you can join us this saturday for a special program celebrating our mothers this saturday at 10:00 a.m. on nbc 4. see more on our nbc washington app. just search mother's day. >> wonderful story. >> thanks for sharing. >> thank you, veronica. well we've got the first comments from comments from prince harry on the birth of his first niece. harry was not in london for the birth on sat because he's taking part in a military exchange program in australia. wherever he goes everyone wants to hear about princess charlotte. >> looking forward to meeting her. she's beautiful. so that's great. >> on saturday prince harry heads to new zealand for an official visit. he's set to retire from the military in june.

jool a zoo in japan tried to honor the royal family but unleashed a torrid amount of publicity instead. hours after announcing that charlotte topped the entries to name a new monkey the zoo was inundated with angry calls and e-mails. critics said naming a monkey after a princess was disrespectful. a woman being held hostage sent out a plea for help on a pizza order. why she wants everyone to hear her story. and this dramatic new image shows us a never before seen view of the watergate collapse. and another view of this backup on i-95. we're hearing a passenger bus caught fire near exit 143.

a d.c. police officer accused of killing his wife found not guilty. prosecutors say they're proud of their case. she ordered a pizza and needed a side of help. we're hearing the 911 call from the brave woman who got out of a hostage situation. a federal court says the nsa's phone data program is illegal. find out what's next. new reaction to that not

guilty verdict for a d.c. police officer accused of trying to kill his wife. >> let's go to our prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins outside the courthouse. >> reporter: it has been a long year for this officer who now has been exonerated found not guilty of all five counts including that second-degree attempted murder charge against his wife. his attorney said it came down to what evidence was presented and what evidence was not presented. he says that both were very important. d.c. police officer sampson lawrence was found not guilty of all charges including second-degree attempted murder. his wife betty lawrence, alleged her husband brutally beat her in their home in november of 2013. she said he held a knife to her neck and hit her over the head with a pendant lamp. the first trial ended in a hung jury after two days of deliberation. this jury found lawrence not guilty. the state's attorney's office says they were -- the defense attorney says the case left

evidence lacking. >> brought charges that reflected the seriousness of the offenses and we felt that the evidence was sufficient but jury found something else and we respect that. >> what the jury did is a critical analysis of the tangible evidence to see what that evidence supported. >> reporter: we talked with an alternate juror yesterday who was skudsed from this case who said i would have voted not guilty had i remained and evidently the rest of the jurors agreed. on news4 at 5:00 we'll hear that 911 tape that was very compelling in court. you hear cries from the wife asking for help. you hear the daughter calling from the house to 911 saying that her father was beating her mother. more on that and why that wanvince this jury on news4 at 5:00. tracee wilkins, back to you. prince william county police arrested seven local men who allegedly tried to have sex with underage girls.

it's the result of an online operation that police set up over the course of several days officers posed as underage girls and were contacted by several men looking to have sex with them. the suspects made arrangements to meet the girls at a public location until prince william county. once there, police took them into custody. jeremiah wright's one of the most talked about stories this week on social media, the florida woman who sent a plea for help with her pizza order. we're hearing from her and the 911 call. as rod carter reports she's telling her story to give other women help. >> reporter: cheryl treadway does not want to show her face. >> i did what i had to do. >> reporter: but she did show me this huge bruise. she says her boyfriend, ethan nickerson, did this when he held her hostage at knifepoint all day on tuesday. how tough has this been? >> very tough. it's a lot to go through. just get through it. >> reporter: when it was time to pick their sons up from school he would not let her go alone. when they all got home -- >> the kids were hungry and that

was my excuse to use that. >> reporter: she came up with that clever way to get help -- order from pizza hut. >> and he thought i was ordering just a regular pepperoni pizza or whatever it was and added the few extra words and hoped and prayed it was going to happen and it did. >> reporter: this receipt shows the few extra words. please help -- get 911 to me. here's a portion of that call. >> we had an order that just popped up on our screen and it got a pizza order on it but then in parentheses it has, please help get 911 to me. hostage help. >> reporter: it was a bold yet very methodical move. cheryl treadway told me she was so afraid when she sent that message through that pizza hutt app that she immediately erased the confirmation e-mail that pizza hut sent her letting her know they've gotten the order. now she's telling her story hoping to save someone else. >> there's hope.

even if you don't think you have anybody, somebody out there will want to help you. you are worth it. we have a dramatic new image of the damage caused by the watergate collapse. a worker at the site sent us this aerial shot that gives you an idea of the sheer force of that collapse. three levels of the garage pancaked last friday. work to shore it up continues. at least one eastbound lane of virginia avenue remains closed. the waltergate hoe sell the under ren vision and is expected to reopen late they are year. today a federal court rejected the nsa's controversial program that saves details of every phone call you make. but congress can still save them. news4's steve handelsman is live on capitol hill with details. >> reporter: this was already a big debate up here on capitol hill. mostly about who ought to gather and keep all of this data. but also about whether doing that is lawful.

the decision declares the mass collection of phone data by the nsa illegal because congress did not authorize it. the unanimous appeals court ruling is a win for americans' privacy, says the aclu. >> in a democratic country you're supposed to have suspicious fist before you have a search. the nsa was essentially reversing that and putting the search first. >> reporter: revealed by edward snowden, the program called 215 saves the data from every call in the u.s. who called who and when not what was said. so, for example, investigating the attempted jihad attack in garland, texas, the feds can go back years and track who the suspects talked to. u.s. attorney general says that works. >> section 215 has been a vital tool in our national security arsenal. >> reporter: to preserve 215, senate republicans would specifically authorize it. >> we're going to keep america safe. we're not going to let it revert back to where we're susceptible

to another 9/11. >> reporter: but many democrats oppose the program. >> and in my view bulk collection has been diskremted as a way to preserve our national security. >> reporter: now congress has till june to decide. the debate up here is complicated by the existence of president obama's proposal backed by many in the house to have private phone companies keep the data and to have federal agents get warrants to see it. live from the hill i'm steve handelsman news4. wendy rieger at the live desk. at least one person is in critical condition in a passenger bus fire on i-95 south. chopper 4 just got to the scene. these are live pictures. it is a greyhound bus at mile marker 144 in stafford county. you can see traffic on the southbound lanes is a mess right now. it's back up to dale city. that's a 12-mile backup. passenger is in critical

condition.

lumber liquidators is pulling all its chinese laminate flooring effective immediately. the decision comes after home depot and lowe's both decided to stop selling flooring made from china. lumber liquidators faces more than 100 lawsuits alleging things like breach of warranty and false advertising.

the company has been under scrutiny for concerns of chemicals in the flooring and product safety. cancer screening tests save lives but new information this afternoon finds many of us aren't getting them. the centers for disease control and prevention reports 1 in 5 women aren't up to date with cervical cancer screenings. 1 in 4 are behind on breast cancer screenings. and 2 in 5 in colorectal screenings. the study finds people who don't use regular health care providers are generally not up to date. and a tornado triggers a state ♪ there is no royal blood in this country. nothing is reserved for anyone. it's all just out there... ...waiting... ...for someone to reach out... ...and take it. and the ones who do... ...these are the kings and queens of america. ♪

a state of emergency in parts of oklahoma this afternoon after tornadoes leave a path of destruction. this video is from the area around norman. >> nbc's jay gray joins us live from oklahoma city. officials are assessing the damage there and three other states. >> reporter: and doing that pat and jim, as they prepare for more storms. look behind me, this motel ravaged by the winds here. as you work across the debris field and parking lot you get to the rv park. several vehicles pushed to their sides as mother nature unleashed a violent attack here. pockets of splintered debris are scattered across the oklahoma landscape after a string of violent tornadoes. >> it's been a very long night,

long day yesterday. >> reporter: there were reports of at least 51 twisters across oklahoma nebraska kansas and north texas. a dozen people injured at least five still in critical condition after this rv park took a direct hit. oklahoma city's fire chief describes the delicate rescue of one of the survivors there. >> a young man that was trapped under one of these rv units a little bit more of an extensive operation requiring some specialized equipment, air bags and so forth. >> reporter: in some neighborhoods it was the wind. in others the water a that caused the most serious problems. as much as 8 inches of rain in some areas swallowing communities pap 42-year-old woman drowned when her underground storm shelter filled with rain. now as the cleanup begins. >> we'll be out here today helping people put their lives back together. >> reporter: but forecasters warn more severe weather could be on the way. >> we're still at risk of having storms over the next several days. >> reporter: this battered community working to recover

with an eye on the clouds and concern about what could come next. and oklahoma's governor has declared a state of emergency in 12 counties. there's concern that area is going to grow as more severe weather moves into this area. that is the latest live here in oklahoma city. i'm jay gray news4. >> jay, thank you. awful season out there. >> unfortunately right through the weekend for those folks. >> and we are planning our weekend and looking for some good weather on mother's day. but there's a question mark there. >> exactly. all depends on this coastal storm system and how close to the coast it gets in just a couple minutes as you follow me to the weather wall. an hourly look at sunday. look at saturday as well as sunday throughout the area and show you where the clouds will hit and where we could see some of those showers. pedestrian forecasts for tomorrow morning, this is early on anyone walking to work 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., a cle 65 degrees. that will be fairly comfortable. and then as the morning unfolds, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. yes, in

the nice morning, sunshine across the area high pressure still holding. we move from 65 to 73 degrees between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. as you might imagine, what a great start to the day, it's going to be another nice fin wish that area of high pressure. low impact forecast for tomorrow. it's looking like it is going to be another great day for us. the weekend again is what will bring some question marks. look at this though. if you'll be hitting the links getting out maybe to play a couple rounds of golf 61 at 7:00 a.m. 70 degrees by 9:00 a.m. and we should hit that 80-degree mark around lunchtime to 1:00 p.m. so nice warm, and with low humidity it will feel quite comfortable. going out tomorrow evening let's take a look at the temperatures across the area. there's your sunset. a nice mostly clear sky by 7:00 p.m. 77 degrees and by 9:00 gorgeous conditions 74 expected tomorrow evening. here's a snapshot though of saturday. this is saturday afternoon. the system off the coast could

bring some clouds and showers. that's the green you're seeing. yes, it's really i-95 areas off to the east where those showers could come in. you can see the clouds more making their way from east to west into the area on sunday. while we will probably see more clouds on sunday across the area partly sunny, mostly cloudy i don't think we'll see much more in the way of that chance of a shower. gaithersburg down through d.c. as well as south down toward areas like fredericksburg. that's where the showers will fall on sunday as well. so isolated shower during the afternoon hours, 3:00 4:00 5:00 the high 83 degrees. that's a look at mother's day there. meanwhile, early parts of next week higher heat. it will feel like summer on tuesday. could have some pretty strong storms moving through pap lot more coming up on our weekend forecast on news4 at 5:00. d.c. police chief cathy lanier says it's a tough conversation but it's one that is needed. she took part in a national conference here in washington today on police use of force. 300 experts from the field of

law enforcement discussed the issue which is at the heart of several high-profile police incidents in recent months. chief lanier says it's not just about retraining police officers. >> trust and training and all those things come later. right now the key is what is our role in the community, what is expected of the police and what is it people want from the police and then we build from there. >> the d.c. auditor's office is taking a fresh look at the city's policies on use of force. the city revamped the rules in 2008 following a federal review. today the auditor's office said it hired a consultant to make sure the department is still in compliance. new study from japan shows that people who drink at least five cups of green tea a day are less likely to die from heart or brain disease. according to the data the chance of dieing from those illnesses is 13% lower for men, 17% lower for women who drink green tea compared to those who don't drink it at all. scientists say the antioxidants

and caffeine in green tea may be the reason for its powerful effects. mother's day is just a few days away now and many of you may still be looking for that perfect gift. nbc's chris clackum has tips if you're a last-minute shopper. >> reporter: from flowers -- >> mixed baskets of plants cut flowers, a bowl of tulips just simply nice beautiful flowers for mom. >> reporter: -- to a day at the spa. >> massages. our facials, our wet body treatments and we have a full service salon. >> reporter: mother's day gifts are a growing business. >> last year we were a little conservative spending about $57 average. this year is $85. >> reporter: retail me not dotcom says each year traditional gifts for mom continue to be a hit. >> flowers are the number-one most popular gift that people intend to give followed by an evening out with a meal. >> reporter: but this year gift

cards may be what mom wants most. >> this is turning out to be the most popular gift that moms want and they're fairly flexible whether it be a visa or mastercard gift card store gift card or one for a service. >> mom or the guest can actually choose what type of services they want and they can make it as luxurious as they need to. >> reporter: but not all gifts are good ideas. >> unless she's indicated a need for it i would avoid anything in the fitness category because moms can tend to find that a bit offensive. you don't want to hurt their feelings on mother's day. >> reporter: so stick with the classics and make your mom happy this mother's day. chris clackum, nbc news. police say a virginia man stole $150,000 from a bank. >> but he says he's innocent because of manners. >> reporter: charles county's first homicide of the year. one teen stabs another. is it a case of murder?

or self-defense? i'm pat collins. the story coming up.

a virginia man admits he went into a bank asked a teller for $150,000 and walked out. he even knew the police would be coming to get him. it happened earlier this week in virginia beach. as our affiliate tells us the man says he committed no crime because he said please.

>> i went and gave a note and asked politely. >> reporter: while 28-year-old dominic alfonseca did say please police call it robbery, he says it wasn't. >> a robbery is demanding, going and demanding something and taking the money or whatever like that. i didn't do that. >> reporter: alfonseca took this picture of the note and posted it on instagram. he said he needed eded 150,000 bands, which means dollars. the note also says he knew it would take police three to four minutes to get there so he would appreciate if the teller didn't hit the alarm until he was gone. >> thaes a for when they came they would know that i understand how that works for -- to get into other things. you understand that i'm trying to get to. >> reporter: he wouldn't say where that place is or what the other things are. he did admit to also taking cell phone videos of the incident and posting those before leaving the

bank. he told me he was a rapper so i asked him if this was all to get attention to help his career. >> maybe my instagram is going to get exposure, a lot of exposure and there's other things on my instagram that has nothing to do with what happened. >> reporter: he was arrested 20 minutes late we are a bag full of money. he says he doesn't think what he did was nicely. >> she gave me money. and i left. news4 at 5:00 starts now with jim and wendy. >> quite an update to a breaking story we've been following for you in stafford county. a person critically injured in a bus fire was a stowaway. >> virginia state police say the man hid many the luggage compartment of the ground bus. he is critically injured and has been flown to inova fairfax hospital. >> the fire broke out on i-95 south near exit 143 and led to a huge backup of traffic right in the middle of rush hour. no other passengers on board were injured.

>> we're told that backup is an eight-mile backup at this point. lanes are starting to reopen now if you're heading that way. we'll keep working for more information and we will be updating you. a furious neighborhood feud escalates into a deadly confrontation. crime scene markers are scattered across this parking lot of an apartment complex in waldorf. police tell us a teenager was stabbed to death here and the question now is this murder or self-defense? >> news4's pat collins is live on vivian adams drive. the family who lives there is claiming they were being harassed by these people. >> reporter: indeed wendy. you'll hear from the woman who lives in the apartment in just a few moments. but we do have one teen dead and another teen being questioned right now as investigators try to figure out exactly what happened here. a crime scene with a capital "c." an entire row of apartments here

taped off. this is the first homicide in charles county this year. they wanted to make sure they didn't miss anything. in the parking lot, evidence flags mark a long trail of blood leading to a clump of clothes. and as a precaution for a time nearby schools placed on lockdown. neighbors very much on edge. >> earlier this a woman run out screaming, saying oh my god, oh my god, i can't believe this. >> this is how police tell the story. this morning three teenagers banging on an apartment door trying to get in. inside that apartment another teenager. that leads to a fight. the fight spills into the parking lot. the teen who was inside the apartment stabs one of the