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on board assisting a village hit hard when they broke contact according to u.s. pacific command. forces on the ground right now searching for that missing copter and usair craft assume an aerial search at first light. dozens of people are killed and the death toll will rise from today's powerful quake creating new fear in nepal. >> the quake was a 7.3. kathmandu shook so hard. thousand ran into buildings. lawmakers ran for the exit and the building suede and lights flickered. the disaster comes as the country is struggling to recover from an 8.1 quake. we're told that the fairfax county search and rescue team is safe after today's quake.
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they landed in kathmandu two weeks ago to help victims of the last quake. three members did fly out. the remaining 54 are once again nepg search and recovery efforts and when they might come home will be a day-to-day decision. many coulding later this hour we'll meet a local student from nepal who is heading home to h enhis family and village after the second earthquake. new video. a house that collapsed of silver spring. you see what is left of the home. workers were inside renovating the two-story home when they heard a loud creeking sound. they got out and moments later the home collapsed. inspectors are now trying to figure out what happened. i'm scott mcfarland with a new reaction from the university of virginia after one of its deans filed a lawsuit against
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"rolling stone" magazine. ramo was the add minneapolis straighter tasked with tackling sex assault. the university released the statement saying "the rolling stone" article damaged the reputation of many inknow vent people. ramo is and the fromaternity is also considering a lawsuit. we see the case of jesse mt. u. the uva student that killed hannah graham. matthew's lawyer said he needs to go through thousands of pages of evidence. he was accused of killing a wambach in december 2005. prosecutors say he dragged her into woods but ran off when a
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passer-bye interrupted him. he plead not guilty but could face the death penalty in the graham case. we have new details about a deadly shooting of prince georges county deputies. we now know that they responded to a call about domestic violence sunday after a chase. after a chase, they shot lionel young after he ran their car behind the elmen tricht both deputies have been with the department for more than five year. they are now on administrative leave during the investigation. right now in fairfax county a judge is deciding whether to try two corners accused of tore tuning a mclane couple. prosecutors presented new evidence against andrew and alesia schumel. prosecutors described the attack last november an ahur hours-long
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torture session. both victims survive. northern virginia reporter david culver is gathering new evidence and will join us now in the next half hour. the arguments are over. three federal appeals court judges have to decide the bob mcdonald case. he's appealing his conviction for trading political influence to a virginia businessman in exchange for gifts and loans. his lawyers say the case is based on definition of official acts that was given the jury and they say they weren't allowed to ask jurors about pretrial publicity. mcdonnell faces two years in police coming up on news 4 at 5 we'll find out if the questions asked by the judges gave any indication how they will rule. now for a check of our weather, it is the hottest day of the year so far folks but get ready for breezy relief.
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it's en route h. veronica johnson, bring it vijay. >> a lot of neighborhoods got up and are flirting with a 90-degree mark. that's the highest temperatures for today. even frederick, maryland. 89, warrington. plenty of heat throughout the day. yes, tracking the weather front off to the north and west. you can see it her coming from western maryland. that brings our relief from lower humidity lower temperatures and winds kicking up out there. a few clouds ahead of the weather front. not a big deal for us. in fact at times giving us more rero leif. if you're out walking the dog, any the temperatures will come down. but wait until you see the low temperatures coming up from tomorrow morning and beyond that. i'll have that as well as our next chance of rain. firefighters said the hot weather made it more difficult to battle a four hen alarm fire
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in arlington. that broke out in columbia pike. it was in the second floor of the pool supply company. workers inside smelled smoke. called 911 and got out safely. columbia pike is expected to fully reopen for the rush hour. we just learned five attorney agers were in a jeep involved in a nasty accident. chopper 4 was over the scene where a car anded jeep collided. the jeep roll over several times. all of the teens were injured and one was he is jekted. fortunately they are all expected to recover. a bolt bus explodes along a busy highway. now we know what happens moments before it engulfed in flames and we're digging deeper into the popular company's safety record.
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a driver on the massachusetts pike is getting credit for helping to save the lives of dozens of bus passengers. he alerted this bolt tour bus driver on the way from new york to boston that the bus was on fire. the driver then pulled over. minutes later, the bus exploded. everyone got out before the explosion. a mechanic had just worked on that bus for two hours. we know a lot of you and your loved ones take a bolt bus so we checked the company's safety
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record. in 2012 one person died when the car veered into the bolt bus' plain. overall the bus line has a satisfactory safety record. both buses are owned by greyhound. all of the buses were last inspected in september. three people are dead today after a horrific crash on maryland's eastern shore. we learned all four victims are from chincoteague virginia. they were riding in an acura, when a driver lost control on a curve. the acura went off the road hit three trees and one from the trees fell on the car. that road rage shooting that involves george zimmerman may be lynched to an ongoing dispute. police say the man who allegedly fired the shot through a window of zimmerman's truck yesterday had a previous run-in with him. they were involved in a road rage incident in september. to charges were filed in either
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incident. a lawyer accused of firing the shot yesterday said his client was acting in selfie defense. the alleged shooter had little to say to reporters. >> hey, you touch me? stop touching me. >> this is your opportunity to tell your side of the story. >> this is your opportunity to get out of my face right now no comment. >> two years ago. george zimmerman was acquitted in the death of tayrayvon martin. it's a gigantic deal. and it's trending. today verizon announced it planned to buy aol for $4.4 million. aol's stock was up 17% after the announcement. verizon's stock was down. the deal gives them access to aol's content and digital advertising. the transaction should be completed by this summer. the punishment was severe. now, so is the backlash.
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of cyclists taking part in the police unit tour bike ride. chopper 4 flew over the group earlier as they pedals up. >> reporter: 1 in wharton, virginia. this morning. they just arrived at their destination. like other police week events the bike ride honors officers who died in a line of duty also raises money for the police memorial and museum. it is the punishment everyone is talking about today. patriots' quarterback tom brady will be out of the game for several games because of his involvement in ail turning footballs. and it's the day after, still a lot of fallout and chris pallone reports brady and pate won't take the pun iishment without a fight. >> reporter: the punishment was severe. and so was the backlash. the new england patriots are angry they systemed the team of
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draft picks and suspended tom brady and fined them $1 million. >> i think it's all blown out of proportion. >> seems a lot of time suspended for something that's probably and most likely. >> reporter: brady's fine being generally aware of the plot by team employees to let air out of game balls to let air of the afc championship game. brady's repive promised an appeal. robert robert kraft first said they'll accept any discipline but the patriots changed their social media logos to a picture of brady's jersey. a show of support for the four-time champion whose legacy is still questioned. >> tarnished a little bit. a first ballot hall-of-famer who have done what he did with inflated or deflated footballs. >> reaction is swift from fans and players.
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>> i think football is about integrity and you have to bow to the rules. if someone is breaking rules, i understand you'll get punished for it. >> brady has until thursday night to file an appeal. any formal objection by patriots honorship would happen in court. chris pallone, nbc news new york. i'm scott macfarlane. our sister station obtained video of officers surrounding the car trying to pull the driver out but the driver tears off and knocked several officers back. eventually they shot theive drooer. he's now in critical condition and the officers are expected to be well and released soon. we don't know why the officers were chasing the car in the first place. veronica is the heat wave over? . yeah. >> exactly.
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a one-day wave. that's it. i liked this isn't coming this july-type heat with humidity. i like it's not coming with back-to-back days. a lot of folks going slow down. this is not summer just yet. it's still spring. look at the temperatures across the area. they look like summer over here and spring over there. the area split in half. i show you the spring-like air just west ofwest of us. that's on the other side of the weather front coming through the area. ahead upper 80s to 90 degrees. our dewpoint temperature 59 degree. now we talked about this yesterday. that's a indicationen moisture this the air. this morning it was way high at 69 degrees. it was uncomfortable. a press for now the evening hours. late evening hours. we'll see that change. that number drops all of the way down here giving us pleasant conditions and by tomorrow morning quite invigorating in fact. here's a look at this satellite
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and radar over the last couple hours. clouds are coming through but without any rain to report. there's storm team radar scanning the area. a live look across the area. with it some wind with this front come in. you see winds gusting anywhere from 20 to 25 miles per hour, a little higher to the north and west. reports down here across southern maryland of power outages we're checking on that right now. future weather with high pressure moving in and weather front moving east we'll see very few clouds during the overnight period. first thing tomorrow morning. breezy still. nice conditions throughout the day tomorrow. mid week is looking a-okay. it's an a-plus kind of day force. again a few clouds from time to time and lots of sunshine tomorrow. i want to stress the cooler start compared to where we were today. we started out in the upper -- we started out in the upper 60s to around 70 degree, now much cooler by 10 degree 51 to 57
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degrees, very nice start. we hit temperatures to around 60 by 10:00 a.m. and stay in the 60s for a good chunk of the afternoon with the spring breezes coming through. especially the early part of the day. 70 degree did c., waldorf, 72 fredericksburg stafford falls church. 67 degree sandy spring lots of sunshine throughout the area but call it cool the average temperature 75 to 70 tomorrow. we go to way warm to a little on the cooler side tomorrow. as well as thursday, more sunshine coming up. at the end of the week friday 75 degree. any chance of rain should wait until later in the weekend. we've got to talk about the weekend because it is looking unsettled. i'll talk about rain chances and when they could hit coming up later in the newscast. veronica. thank you. barack obama's presidential library will be in the south side of chicago but this afternoon we still don't know the exact locate.
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it will be the barack obama presidential center and include with the library will be the museum and an office and activity space for his foundation. hon lou hon /* hawaii was also one of the places in a run. vladimir putin joined john kerry with a hand shake today. it was the first them kerry visited ukraine since last year. kerry wants putin to abide by a ukraine cease-fire agreement. a spokesperson for putin said kerry's visit is a positive step. >> a food network star make ace very personal confession. >> first at 4 what sandra lee just revealed about her cancer battle and how she principals to fight it.
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women to get mammograms. lee has no family history of breast cancer. her boyfriend new york governor andrew cuomo will take time to be with her during her surgery. a $10 manicure sounds like a great deal but in new york it could be the salon is not doing right by their workers. >> we told you yesterday. "the new york times" reports some manicurists forced to work long hours in unhealthy conditions. kate snow takes a look at the allegations. >> pick a color. according to a stunning report the workers putting op polish feel they have no choice but to sit on a stool for hours on end. new yorktimes reporter spent 13 months investigating and speaking to immigrants that said they paid salon owners for rights to work and then made as little as $3 an hour. >> i think this story had so
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much resonance because a manicure is a fundamentally intimate act. you're holding hands and looking across them across the table. >> reporter: others said the chemicals inhaled made them sick and suffer miscarriages. new york goff nerpvernor is ordering new rules. each work area m us have a fan and employees must be given a mask. they must also cover workers claims of unpaid wages. . they're being extorted because they have questionable immigration status. >> reporter: and stallones must employee a employees bill of rights writ in multiple languages. these women worked in nail salons for year claiming they worked less than $300 a week
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working six days. she said the worst part is having no breaks and long hours. diana said when she started she made as little as $150 a week. they're part of a federal lawsuit against the former employers. the salons denied allegations and contested the suit. all of this is making women think twice about the actual price of pampering. . it's horrible. if you're doing a job you should be paid for it and paid fairly. >> you think i'm getting a $20 mani-pedi but you don't think what standards these places have. >> some "new york times" reporters said that the workers were not making close to minimum wage even with tips. first at 4 today, lauren's
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rape on campus painted her as a chief villain. nicole ramo is the administrator tasked with tackling sex assaults. she filed the suit to set the record straight and hold the magazine accountable. a home under renovation in silver spring collapsed on easily street. investigatorers say workers were inside renovating the house when they heard a loud creeking sound. they got out of there and moments later the home collapsed. i'm scott macfarlane. a source close to the investigation of a double homicide was the most violent of recent memory. richard and julieville vilardo were found murdered. whoever did this got in the house through a window that may have been unlocked. coming up why this
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investigation may take texts to a different state. at the live desk i'm scott macfarlane. >> right now police have a woman in custody in connection with a 3 yearly. they found hope mcveigh purdue hiding in her garage. she's considered to be a pen of interest. about 80 people have been suching for her since she saw the child running from the home this morning. the child who died was in foster care. police are not saying what relationship purdue had with the child. keep the volume down or pay up. that could be the message today as they consider a new noise ordinance. northern virginia reporter david culver explains. >> right now, several residents here in fairfax county are addressing the board of supervisors on that proposed noise ordinance. if passed as is it could mean you'd pay a fine for a barking dog or a roaring lawn mower. the new rules ban pets from
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making noise that can be heard in other homes and that would be enforced until 10:00 at night until 7:00 in the morning. no loud trash trucks from 9:00 until 6:00. no cutting your grass between 9:00 at night and 7:00 in the morning. outdoor speakers muted past 10:00 p.m. sunday through thursday. right now these residents making their ice voices heard. the board could vote on this as soon as tonight. a mother's crusade is paying off. maryland's governor is expected to sign a new bill. it's named after lorent lauryn's law. lack in march, santiago's mother told news 4 that lauryn was
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bullied and depressed. she lobbied hard for this new bill. >> rather than to sit here and cry every day, and miss my child. i can help someone else to keep their child alive. >> you can see more of that interview when our nbc washington app and visit our website for other stories on ways people are dealing with mental health challenges. it's all part of our ongoing changing minds series. the jurors lives could be at stake. that's why a judge declared a mistrial for four suspects accused of killing police officer kevin quick. one of the defendants got a detailed list of the jury pool. that list clouds names addresses and other personal information. it's not clear what will happen next but prosecutors say gang members killed officer quick last year. his body was found in woods near richmond.
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a virginia man is being investigated as a possible serial killer in connecticut. police say william devin howell is suspected of murdering at least seven people. the women's bodies were found buried behind a popular shopping center in new britain. all disappeared in 2003. howell is already in jail for the death of another woman. family members say they are relieved that there finally may be some answers. >> we're happy for getting this far. >> we're appreciative they never gave up. >> william howell was arrested in new hampshire ten years ago. so far there's no sign he was con ungted to the d.c. area. three people are recovering in texas after a school bus crash into a house. that's just outside of houston. authorities say the 25-year-old bus driver passed out behind the wheel. a teacher's aide and special
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needs student received only bumps and bruises and a woman inside the home was not injured. cell phone companies forced to pay customers millions of dollars. first up the steps you need to take to cash in. and bundle up. storm team 4 tracking a cold front. >> that's right. heat will be leaving. i will show you when it moves out. with one more weekend towards memorial day. any more rain? what about the heat? we'll have all of the details when news 4 at 4:00 returns.
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ikea is recalling nearly 60,000 safety gates in the u.s. because they can fall over. the consumer product safety commission said there's three incidents where people have been injured after falling down the stairs. if you have one of these gates stop using it and take it back to any eye eia store and get a refund. >> more than $100 million going back to consumers for unauthorized charges on their phone bills. >> consumer reporter erica gonzalez telling us how to get your money back. >> that's right. if verizon or spent is your carrier, listen up. it will pay $120 million back.
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the catch, you have to be proactive. today's announcement game from attorneys general in every state plus the consumer financial protection bureau. in the settlement, verizon will bay $70 million become to consumers while sprint pays 50 million. a latest crackdown on a practice known as phone bill cramming where customers were charged for a service they did not authorize. the government settled with at&t in a similar case last year. we post phone numbers to apply for your refund. take a look there. and we spent a lot of money on baby food but are you getting what you paid for? up next we'll look at it next. coming up you can send us an e-mail or give us a phone call if you have h something for
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consumer watch. new s 4 i-team goes under cover and taking you to some of the most notorious stops in our area. are more americans losing there are a lot of channels on your tv but only so many you want to watch what if you could pay for the types of channels you want and not the ones you don't now, fios brings you a totally new way to customize your tv, at a price that's totally affordable. starting at $74.99 per month. get custom tv, including internet and phone. price guaranteed for two years. plus, get a $300 visa prepaid card with your 2 year agreement. go to getfios.com today. cable just
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it got national attention just a couple weeks ago. >> now a review by the news 4 iteam reveals a number of drivers in our area being charged for ignoring school buses. >> scott macfarlane went under cover to find out where it's happening. >>. >> reporter: every day you put your trust in the school bus driver to get your child home safely. but as the news 4 i-team is about to show you it's the others on the road that you have to worry about. >> you're supposed to stop. >> drivers not see stop signs or ignoring them. >> all of the new gadgets that come with new cars is all very distracting. >> the i-team wants to know where they are catching these drivers and where. so we went on control throughout the school year. and we tracked three of the
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busiest bus stops. first is riverdale road in prince georges county. >> it happens every day. >> every day? >> reporter: at this apartment complex, ida picks up her granddaughter, sophie. our cameras catch it several times over several days. >> riverdale road at auburn avenue. >> reporter: police corporal scott answers worth says he routinely stops drivers including the woman in this car. did you see the bus? >> i see it. >> you kept going because they kept going? >> well i know that was wrong. >> watch this driver hesitate. pause at the stop line but keep going. and moments later, another. >> why did you zip passed the stopped school bus. >> i didn't see him pull out the stop sign. >> reporter: the court records
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found 438 charged with passing a school bus in st. georges county in the past three years. fairfax county ticketed 312 drivers and that's where the next stop is. caught on route 29 near the fairfax city line. records show a 10% spike in school bus passing here each year since 2011. we found the most drivers charged in montgomery county. nearly 500 of them, including dozens at the bounce stops on this small stretch of st. route 355. keep your eyes on the small truck on the left next this. then another bus stops. as the kids exit this blue car drives right past. it's not just the kids in danger. footage shows a adult nearly hit by cars ignoring the stopped bus. 57 drivers ticketed last year.
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>> i've seen it last year. craig rice said his daughter was nearly hit in german town. he said it's time for lawmakers to do something. doubling the penalty to a $500 fine. >> why paid $500 to put your life at risk? >> state leaders failed to get the votes. >> it's unfortunate drivers are still not paying attention. >> reporter: leaving them to worry about the drivers more focused on where they are going than what is right in front. scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. a behind the scenes look. nearly 90 degrees and my partner -- look. for 20 year i've worked with this man and i'm frozen in this studio. >> our thermostat wars. >> i'm sorry. >> erika said she thought she saw a penguin.
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>> she was cold too. >> you're cold blooded. >> we'll get some relief. >> it's going to get chilly compared to where we've been. it's a week and a half of back-to-back days. a week and a half. now tomorrow we'll be in the 70s. pat is nudging jim right now. stop it. take a look at the forecast for the evening hours. temperature coming down. 70 degree by 11:00 p.m. still a little wind left hanging on. hey, not bad, right? the clouds will quickly continue to move out. there's the weather front. wake-up forecast between 51 and 58 degree everybody on one now. one. ah! that's refreshing. sun's up tomorrow. 5:58. earlier and earlier. and it's a green light as far as
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the school day forecast goes. the bus stop it's a nice wait. at recess the kid ss should ask for extended time. temperatures nice still sunshine and a little wind left hanging on then for thursday, still nice conditions. there we are early in the morning and by afternoon, still sunshine maybe a few high clouds drifting through but still thursday, high pressure will be with us. by the time we hit friday we'll see a few clouds sneak in. here's a look at the sky cast. >> it's not until late that we see more clouds work their way in the area. looks as though friday -- let's go back to that -- will be rain-free with temperatures coming down toward the evening hours. if you do have plans for friday evening. friday's temperature, 74 75 degree. we drop to the 60s by 9:00. from cool conditions early on,
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to feeling more like spring. at the end of the week for the next three days. by the end of the weekend, a little heat and humidity returns to the area. 82 84 degree. right now, over the weekend a 30 to 50% chance of rain coming our way even thunderstorms. it's going to be muggy and warm. unsettled condition, lots of clouds with this weather system coming by. showers again quite likely and even thunder. best chance during each day is during the afternoon hours. so '82, '83 degrees, back to the higher temperatures, first part of next week low to mid 80s, too. a chance of showers posted for monday and could continue into tuesday. a couple of nice days coming up. meanwhile we're waiting for the weather front to come through. meteorologist has more coming up at 5:00. more and more americans more than ever are choosing secular over spiritual. >> that's according to new research that shows falling
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membership for the country's most popular faith. aaron gilchrist takes us through some numbers now. >> it appears mens are losing their religion. two trends going in different direction from 2007 to 2014 the number of people that did not identify with a specific religion jump from 16% to 23%. compare that to the most branch of christianity protestant faith. the number went down from 51% of the pop lakes to 46% of the population. meanwhile the number of nonchristians has gone up from just under 5% to just under 6%. the survey also shows a growing trend toward not believing in any god at all. 31% of americans not affiliated with a religion say they are atheist or agnostic. now, in addition millennials appear to be losing their
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religion as they get older. those born between 1981 and 1989 30% do not affiliate with a religion. only 44% did not identify with a religion in 2007. i'm aaron gilchrist, new s 4. i'm scott macfarlane. we just learn aid white police officer in madison wisconsin will not be charged in the death of an unarmed biracial man. scott kenny killed tenny robinson march 6. police say he was responding to calls that a man assaulted two people at an apartment complex which robinson attacked the oster. officer kenny shot the robinson. they sparked rallies but demonstrators asked that kenny be fired. just a couple hours from now a maryland teenager will officially take office. marillyn fitzgerald is work on that story for new s 4 at 5:00
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tonight. >> he may be just 19 years old but brandon pollen is making history in the state of maryland tonight as being sworn in as the youngest elected mayor. he's got big plans. >> the community is built by many who are willing to put side their differences to getter the community. >> reporter: we'll let you know what his flans or and how he intended to turn the town around i'm megan fitzgerald. developing right now, another earthquake hits nepal. the lates
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another powerful earthquake hit nepal today. the magnitude 7.3 quake centered between kathmandu and mt. everest. right now we know 37 people were killed and hundreds more have been injured. also a u.s. marine corps helicopter providing disaster relief is now missing. six soldiers were on board "a" shefrj for the chopper is ongoing. news force kristen wright talks to a student who is planning to travel to nepal to help his family and his village. >> i can't believe another earthquake has hit his home country of nepal. this time he's going back to
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help his family and their village. that's my home. that's where the heart is. >> reporter: we talked to him after the first devastating quake. at the time he had no way to know if his mother and close relatives survived. >> i heard the village is gone. >> reporter: his family is spard. he's waiting for word this time around but he knows food and shelter is scare. >> it's a hike away from the last bus track. foreign aides are going to be difficult to get there. >> reporter: george's student association is helping money to help the people of nepal. he's leaving monday for his childhood home now torn apart. >> i want to get there as soon as possible and help with shelter, food whatever the need. need. >> right now at 5:00 crumbling
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home. workers barely escape a house under construction. we're working to find out what went wrong in silver spring. >> a mystery unfolding in nepal. a u.s. helicopter supporting earthquake relief advantagishes, we're topping the story as pentagon tries to track the choerp. still to come. sources close to a double murder in rockville are providing new insight tonight. pat cons is at the home where a husband and wife were found dead. pat? >> reporter: a full-course press by montgomery county police to find this murder suspect described to me today simply as a cold blooded killer. >> a law enforcement source with knowledge to this case says this is one of the most violent crime scenes in recent memory. sources say investigators are looking into a number of
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scenario including the possibility this was a burr barry gone bad. sources say investigators are looking into the possibility that the attack pe began inside the house and then extended outside to the yard where dick vilardo's body was found. dick and jodi have avilardo, murdered at their home on mother's day. the web ton be a sharp instrument. they were discover by their children after the couple missed a family gathering on mother's day morning. >> when the worst thing happens to the nicest people it make us sick. >> reporter: that's steve fair banks, a friend and business partner of dick vilardo. i talked to him today. >> it's important to find the person responsible? >> yes, it is. we're heart broken and every day that goes by makes it worse not
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knowing what happened to my friend and his wonderful wife. >> reporter: the vilardos were last seen saturday night when they returned to their the hollywood casino in charlestown, vest virginia. sources were sent there to check very say lens tape to see if they can find any clues. in a statement issued today hollywood says they are willing to assist in any way possible with the investigation into the tragic deaths that occurred in rockville. now, dick and jodi vilardo were dedicated supporters at the children's inn at nih. in their memory a fund has been established at that children's inn. now, the mudsrders here have changed the way some people live in this neighborhood. more about that coming up at 6:00. pat, back you to. a loud creeking noise sent a group of workers
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