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makes it worse not 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 scrambling out
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of a house just minutes before the roof came crashing down. this is all that's left of a house on easily street in silver spring. the back half is just gone. it happened around lunch time. the workers had just enough time to move their cars before the walls and the roof collapsed on to the driveway. the who deputies involved in the deadly shooting in prince georges county were identified today. deputy first class anthony bynum, they have combined 11 years of experience. police tell us the two shot lionel young sunday night when he rammed his car into their cruisers we're waiting to hear what caused two cars to collide sending six people to the hospital. some injured in gaithersburg are teenagers, chopper 4 got to the scene shortly after the two cars collided. one person was seriously hurt after being thrown from one of the cars.
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the accident happened around 9:30 this morning. >> storm team 4 now, summer heat in mid may. the temperature soared near 90 at reagan national airport. doug it's the warmest day of the year so far. but it won't stay this way? >> no. it will change quickly. some areas hit 90 for the first time this year. 90 up towards frederick. 91 in fredericksburg. 90 towards easttop and cambridge get us thinking of heading out towards the beaches but hold your horses. much cooler air over the next 24 hour really the next 12 hours. spring comes back and make ace big comeback. then this weekend we are talking about an unsettled pattern. that's coming up at 5:25. all right. doug for the first time folks who run the express lanes in
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northern virginia say they are so popular even the people who don't use them are getting a better ride but drivers on the beltway in i-95 aren't so sure. news 4 transportation reporter is in tyson's corner to explain this. adam? >> reporter: pat, that is the big question, are we getting a better commute? let me show you what is going on. express lanes say so many people are jumping into the lanes on the left. on the other side of the divider that the traffic on the right side in regular lanes is moving faster. we found out today, depends who you ask. this traffic flowing, 95 and 495 in northern virginia. >> there's a lot of people in the hot lanes. >> the lanes are good. getting out of town. >> reporter: different points of view from everyone.
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>> you have a lot of drivers shifting to that commute on express lanes. >> reporter: look here. this is the express lane network now in operation in northern virginia from stafford to north of tyson's corner. even if you don't use those lanes you are seeing a benefit because so many commuters are jumping into the lane. in some cases you bite be saving 20 minutes one bay way. >> drivers are getting a faster trip on the regular lanes on 495 and 95 after the opening of express lanes. >> reporter: larry smith drive on 94 and 495 and he has good perspective. >> i left this morning at 5:30. it was terrible. at least coming up 95 it opened up when i got to 495. >> reporter: this new travel information collected at the university of maryland so bottom line are you or aren't you moving faster? express layne folks say more information will be coming. and become here live. this is all important
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information. if they are working more express lines could be built at 6:00. i tell you where the next hot spot lanes could be come. pat, back to you. university of virginia top administrator on sex assaults sued "rolling stone" magazine for $7 million. the dean's defamation absolute names the writer about a gang rape. in her complaint the oral alleges she wrongly suggested she discouraged the reporting of an alleged rape to police because she was concerned about the school's reputation. tonight the fate of former governor bob mcdonnell refs in the hands of three judges. his tones asked them to reverse mcdonnell's conviction on public corruption charges. >> reporter: virginia's former governor said he's confident he
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will be able to clear his name but the skeptical questions make it impossible to predict what they will decide. >> is this one of the most important days in your life? >> of course. >> that's because the argument could keep bob mcdonnell out of prison. the things he did for businessman johnny williams were routine political court sis not official acts part of a bribery scheme. mcdonnell and his wife are convicted of accepting 175 thousand in exchange for promoting his company's diet tear supplement but the lawyers say the jury instruction contained a fatal flaw definition of acts far too broad. here's what his lawyer said in court. >> an official act could be something as innocuous as photo-op. >> reporter: for example, a drive to a ferrari led to a call
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to set up a meeting. coming up you'll hear the question from one of the judges that boosted the spirits of mcdonnell's team and the possible decisions the judges could make. four men in custody a fifth is wanted in connection with an alleged cock fighting ring. we're told animal control officers went to check on a possible mistreated horseback in march but instead found evidence of roosters being kept for fight ing each man charged could face five years if con viktd. >> still no word what happened to the crew of a marine helicopter missing in nepal. six marines and two nepalese service members on board. this after nepal was p rocked with a 7.3 magnitude quake. at least 37 were killed and 1100
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others injured. this is the second quake in less than three weakness nepal. more than 8,000 died after a bigger quake hit last month. today's earthquake may mean a longer stay for members of fairfax county search and rescue team. mark seagraves join us us with their story. mark? >> behind me is the headquarters for virginia task force one, the search and reece cue teamrescue team headed to nepal nepal. were they supposed to head home today but after the deadly aftershock it's uncertain when they'll be sent back home. >> the search and rescue team gathered their gear and joined nepal. after arriving they were part of a rescue of a 15-year-old boy trapped beneath the rubble. >> the 57 members had been in na
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ball for 15 days. the team brings supplies enough to remain selfie sufficient for 21 days. when the team prepares to demobilize and return home they give away their equipment and food and tents and other supplies to local rescue teams and victims. a spokesperson did not know whether the fairfax team had actually disbursed their supplies before they were ordered held over. the spokesperson for usaid said the team was prepared to demobilize and come home. while three members did make it on a plane. 54 members are still in nepal. some living in a hotel in kathmandu and others in a base camp. we're told they are safe and healthy and conducting rescue missions. in addition, the rescue team is conducting structural
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assessments. so far more than 125 buildings and bridges assessed by this team. coming up at 6:00 i'll tell you what the team moments after this morning's deadly after. developing right now prosecutors describe the attack as a torture session. new at 5:00 the intention testimony from one of the victims. you spend a lot of money on baby food but the question is. are you getting what you pay for? we'll look at some labels and let you decide next. a year ago george mason said good by to a rower who fought a heroic battle. now they race in her honor. >> people couldn't really believe that there was one thing in her life that was
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if they are not changed the group threatens to sue. are you getting what you paid for? plum organics and gerber is being called out for deceptive marketing. michael jacobson tells me the number of products the two companies sell boast extensive ingredients on the front but may contain small amounts of those items like this plum organics quinoa and leeks with chicken p and tar gone. you might think one of these four foods would be prominent in the list of ingredients but you have to search down the list to find them. >> many products start with apple puree and water which is basically apple sauce and then they flavor it with a little pasturized yogurt. blow berry, quinoa, kale kind of the yuppy magnets. >> plum organics calls the
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findings aggressive assertions and said we have never and would never intentionally deceive parents. we have complete confidence in the accuracy of our naming conventions and labels and that they immediate regulatory and other legal requirements. these gerber products also part of a bait and switch scheme. it works hard to declare full clarity and accuracy on food levels and gerber utilized products in their products. for example, if pears are listed first on the front label then pears the first fruit ingredient declared in the list of ingredients torespies such as lasagna and meat sauce we utilize traditional names commonly recognized by consumers. if the companies do not respond with proposecspi says it will sue. if you're less than impressed with the baby food on store
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shelves you may want to try to make your own. >> the jars were 75 cents, pouches $1.50 bottom line, don't go by what is on the front of the package read ingredients and make sure that's a right fit for your family. >> thanks erika. now to a developing story where a family of a man shot and killed by a police officer is expected to hold a rallile after this was announced the officer would not face any chargers. it happened back in march. police say the officer responded to always that robinson assaulted two people and was running in traffic. there are new questions tonight about the death of a virginia man who diedbe taste tased by a police officer. michael gallagher broke into a flower shop saturday. gallagher got into a fight and
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witness who is a former sheriff's deputy. he was unresponsive when ems crews got to the scene. he died sunday. gallagher's father said his son was beaten. the autopsy report is not out yet. the senate's top democrat said the nfl should act just as swiftly as it did with deflategate forcing the red skins to change their name. harry reid says he believes it's racist. he brought that up earlier while talking about the punishment for patriots quarterback tom brady. >> i find it stunning that the national football league is more concerned about how much air is in a football than with a racist franchise name that denigrates native americans across the country. the redskins name is a racist name. >> red skins owner dan snyder said he will never change the team's name. one year ago.
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the community said good-bye to one of its own. linmary strong. died after a battle with cancer. the motto? linmary strong. >> linmarie concepcion had a word tattooed on her arm. salute. two weekends too sick to walk to the water so the george mason's women's rowing team passed the boat they dedicated to linmary concepcion to her. in october 2013 lin was diagnosed with cancer. she died seven months later. >> no one had any doubt that lin would beat this and beat it with her head held high beat it with class and it was because of how
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strong she was that people couldn't really believe that there was one thing in her life that was actually going to beat her because she's beaten everything else. >> she went and asked me why her? and i have to say. >> because her light was too bright. is and she needed to be up there. it is the truth. she was too bright to be here. >> we had a moment where we were alone and she said, you know i'm just i'm so happy. it's strange. she said i'm dying but i'm so happy and she started cry just that strength that she showed in such a low part of her life was outstanding. >> i am a fighter because i am a mason alumni because of my parents. and all of my family.
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and i want you to always remember that. this saturday you can help linmary's family raise money. you can run in the 5 k. just donate money. you can find out more by searching linmary. we heard great news that the freshman competed in one of the biggest races in the country. the women placed. they got the silver medal highest in the program and raced in the boat named after linmary. >> one year ago and this race is saturday. >> she's gotten so much feedback on facebook and twitter about the story. appreciate it diana. we're still working several dramatic stories. information just released about a brutal attack about a mclane couple. wheel have more for you. and he's only 19 but he's making history.
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have that too coming up tomorrow. take a look outside. you can tell it's a warm and humid afternoon a little on the hazy side. but the humidity coming down. that's the good news. 88 degrees the dewpoint, 67 degrees that's very comfortable. about you below the 60 degree range. again a little more comfortable as we move to the rest of the meeting. 91 towards fredericksburg. 90 currently east and along the eastern shore so a very warm day. the warmest we've seen so far this year and tenth day in a row that we've been at 80 degrees or higher. that's a good streak in the month of may. storm team radar showing things are clear as far as the rain is concerned. we've seen a few clouds move in from time to time. along with that cold front. behind it we have much cooler air. look at numbers. d.c. 88 90 in richmond. 66 in columbus ohio 69 in pittsburgh, that's some cool air
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that will race our way during the night and day tomorrow. social city maryland 85 degree memorial day weekend. next weekend that's ridiculous how fast that's coming. driving impact forecast for tomorrow. you'll in the a change when you step out the door. 57 degrees and with the breeze will feel cool too. we'll continue to see more sunshine. it will be really good tomorrow evening. temperatures around 70. again a little on the breezy side but not bad. temperature will be below average during the day tomorrow and then we run into a fantastic day as far as thursday is concerned. first off, here's tomorrow. upper 60s in many areas north and west. 72 degrees in fredericksburg. cooler along the chesapeake. easton coming in at 70. that's cool. once again tomorrow the first day in the last ten we've been
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below the 80-degree mark. cool to start but a nice spring breeze tomorrow. a nice afternoon, 64 at 11:00, 68 by 1:00 and 3:00 temperature of 70 degrees. next couple day though. watch what happens here. 272 thursday. thursday spectacular. i think thursday will be a very nice day. plenty of sunshine. low humidity. 72 not bad at all. perfect spring day. 75 friday. friday looks good but we'll see more cloud cover. some areas north and west may see a shower. then we'll get unsettled fort weekend. saturday sunday monday good chance for showers and thunderstorms out there. some of those storms or any storms that could develop could have locally heavy downpours. some computer models going warmer than this, too. that's something else we'll continue to watch. if you like the springlike weather it's here at least for the next couple of days. enjoy it. next not even old enough to order a drink.
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it is one of the biggest projects ever undertaken in d.c. >> and it's one of the most expensive at over $1 billion. the plan to deck over a three-block section of i-395 west of capitol hill. good in yous from the city it's a headache for thousands of commuters who used the freeway every day. >> for decades downtown i-395, a left overunfinished 1960s highway project, carries 90,000 vehicles a day. >> this is a score down the middle of the district. >> now the city and developers are launching a billion dollar project to deck over three blocks of the freeway. they'll construct businesses offices, retail and housing. when finished it will create 8,000 new job, generate more than 40 million a year in new taxes. >> it's a major infrastructure
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project, a major development project, major economic development project. it will be very beneficial to the city in the long run. >> reporter: in the short run traffic will get worse. a plan to close down i-395 was rejetted. staggered lane closings will be used. >> this will be one of the biggest construction projects we've ever done. well worth it but an inconvenience for this part of town. >> reporter: the mayor ordered city transportation officials to do what they can to ease traffic. economic development in the whole city is the goal. >> our administration will be known how we attract and focus on pars of washington. >> reporter: lane closures could begin in a few weeks. in the district tom sherwood news 4. >> to read more about the project and she what it might look like when it's done go to the nbc washington app during the break and search capital crossing. right now a fairfax county judge is deciding to move
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forward in the case against two attorneys accused of abducting and tore tuning a mclane couple. david colver just stepped out of the courtroom with details of an emotional testimony. >> both victims in this case. husband and wife in their early 60s took the stand and looked straight ahead at the other couple accused of abducting them and tore tuning them in their own home. the suspects andrew and alesia schmu schmul and his wife and his boss. the victims were at their mclane home. the husband testified before opening the door he felt a push babb. he represented the intruder of andrew schmuhl. the husband of alesia. i saw him point something at me and taser me i felt to the floor and was seizing for some period of time.
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schmuhl bound him and his wife's hands and feet and forced them to the back bedroom for quite some time. the next thing i know, he jumped on top of me. put a pillow over my head and slit my throat. i yelled to my wife, he's killing me. then andrew schmuhl went after his wife. he raised a gun and shot her and i saw my wife's head go like this gesturing an explosion and i thought he killed her. and the wife also testified in court today. i'll share what he had to say ahead at 6:00. in fairfax, i'm david colver news 4. we're learning about a two alarm fire that broke out on columbia pike near colombia live. the building is headquarters for the high sierra pool company and former location of the ski
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chalet. the man charged in the murder of uva student hannah graham is trying push back a trial for separate charges in our area. they need more time to review thousands of pages of evidence in a sex assault case. matthew is charged with attempted murder in a 2005 attack in fairfax. if he's granted a continuance it will be the third trial date in that case. within the past hour the police caught a woman considered a person of interest in the death of a 3-year-old child in virginia. they found her late in a garage this afternoon. purdue lives in glade him in franklin county. police have not said how the woman may have been related to the toddler or what happened to that child. maryland's governor signed
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anayah's law. she was living in foster care. but over the objections of doctors and social workers she was returned to her parks. three weeks later she was beaten to death. her father faces murder charges. the new law make it easier for children to be kept out of hopes where they may be victims of abuse. the board of trusses selected dr. ronald mason jr. as the school's new president. he served as president of southern university in baton rouge and jackson state university mason also has a law degree. tonight he'll become the youngest mayor ever elected in maryland. straight ahead this 19-year-old tells news 4 what he plans to do first once he's sworn in. >> and online campaign. wants harriet tubman
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andrew jackson has been the face of the $20 bill for nearly 90 years. >> the u.s. postal service had more than six billion pieces of undeliverable mail last year. according to an inspector general report out. it found the agency spent $1.5 billion on undeliverable mail. the report found 40% was the result of people not updating their addresses. sorting mistakes and failed deliveries accounted for nearly a quarter of the errors. the u.s. airline industry has a customer service problem on its hands. the department of transportation said the number of customer complaints against airlines jumped 55% in march of this year compared to march of 2014. frontier airline had the worst complaint rate. southwest had the best frontier blamed many of its complaints on problems stemming from its new
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reservation system. >> talking about cooler numbers over the next couple days right now we still got the heat and cloud come here, updated forecast in just a minute. >> this is my home town and it means a lot to get it turned around. >> the 19-year-old is just moments away from becoming maryland's youngest right now verizon is offering unlimited talk and text. plus 10 gigs of shareable data. (yeah, 10 gigantic gigs.) for $80 a month. and $15 per line. more data than ever. for more of what you want on the network that's #1 in speed, call data and reliability. so you never have to settle. now, also get $200 when you join and buy a new smartphone. stop by or visit us online. and save without settling. only on verizon.
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tracy williams tells us hoe he is learning to make $200 into thousand of dollars. >> they're selling necklaces in school. >> that's a piece of cake. >> reporter: that's easy for him to say. he sent a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. now he's giving it way. every year he likes to give away money on his birthday. he's donated to toys for tots and salvation army and this year for his 9th birthday -- >> we're giving to the american nepal medical foundation. >> reporter: his parks from nepal and he wanted to help the victims of the earthquake but decided his $380 wasn't good enough. so -- >> dad and mom they went to facebook, and e-mailed other
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people about the fund-raising i'm doing. >> people i haven't met before. people i have met once or twice in my life. gave him 1 thousand, $500. >> kids in school helped. >> gave them change from their backpacks and brought in money from home the next day. >> reporter: before they knew it he raised more than $27,000, exceeding his $25,000 goal in just ten days. >> how do you get an 8-year-old to be this thoughtful? >> when i came to this country, we came this w nothing. so this society give us a lot. so i teach my son, everybody that it's not about always taking it's about giving too. >> reporter: when i asked neev. why not just this one birthday, treat yourself to a video game or new toys. >> because i already have enough. i don't need no more and i need to help nepal. >> reporter: if you would like to help neev make money.
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click on the nepal help link on our website. the bolt buggs burst into flames this afternoon. investigators say there was a buildup of hot gases before it exploded. it was headed from new york to boston. nearly 50 people were on board. a man driving nearby warned the bus driver. everyone got out of the bus okay. a mechanic just worked than bus on the side of the road for two hours. george zimmerman, the florida man involved in the shooting of trayvon martin is being investigated by police again. police recovered a handgun from zimmerman and two from a man accused of shooting zimmerman on a busy street near orlando. no charges have been filed in this case. police say the same two men were involved in a road rage case last year but no charges were filed in that incident either. >> a sheriff in cleveland, ohio says the investigation of a shooting death of a 12-year-old
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boy is nearly complete. that sheriff talked to the media today about the death of tamir rice. he was shot and killed six months ago while he played with a toy gun. the sheriff says before he turns the case over to the local d.a. he wants to make sure the examination is thorough. >> know that my department is conducting a fair impartial and fair investigation. i want to leave zero stones unturned before turning it over to the county prosecutor. >> tamir's family was not happy what the sheriff had to say. they said the update was no update at all. i'm scott mcfarlaneacfarlane. we'll give you a live look to the setup of that press conference. 19-year-old tony robinson was shot and killed by police officer matt kenny in march and today a prosecutor declined to
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file charges against kenny because the officer had been punched in the head and feared for his life. the shooting sparked row test and the police chief said there have been threats of violence against officers. at the live desk i'm scott macfarlane. >> what can we do to prevent violence like that seen in ferguson. attorney general, loretta lynch and education secretary ernie duncan led the discussion. they talked about the lessons they learned from young people in maryland and missouri. lynch says president obama's new initiative called my brother's keeper is seeing results. >> we are rallying a coalition of government and private sector leaders to create and expand opportunities for youth across the nation. demonstrating to young men of color and to all our young people that their country cares about them. >> the -- kuhn dan says reducing
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violence among adult the is the key to stopping youth violence. they are releasing the flood gate raising them in texas. the army corps of engineers said the water level is seven feet above flood stage. they are releasing 15 thousand gallons to help alleviate flooding. residents are being told to prepare for possible evacuations. that part of the state was dealing with torrential rains. >> we've got cool stuff on the way tonight. how soon doug? >> it's going to be a bigtime change. early tomorrow morning you wake up walk outside and say it feels kind of nice out here. the muggy weather is gone. duepoints coming down. still on the hot side. take a look towards reston. as the sun makes its way down tonight as 8:11. look at the downtown area. cloud cover right now across the region. 88 degrees still but by 7:00
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we're down 5 to 7 degrees. 75 by 9:00. cooler by 11:00. we're down to 70. it will feel beautiful overnight tonight. 88 manassas, 89 towards huntingtown and 87 towards annapolis. the warmest day by far. storm team radar is dry. it will stay that way over the next 24 hours and right into the weekend we'll stay on the dry side. tomorrow mostly sunny, breezy but nice. 67 to 72. so many of you out there, on my twitter and facebook page talked about how you thought it's too hot too soon. mother nature agrees with you. let's give you days that will be perfect. a little cool for the bike ride tomorrow morning, around 60 degree some of you live it. once again, plenty of sunshine tomorrow and plenty of sunshine for the next couple of days. 72 degrees thursday, high temperatures will be about average for this time of year.
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a little below average wednesday and thursday. there's the average high of 75 now on friday. then we get into the weekend. weekend temperatures 82 saturday. 84 sunday. they could be a little bit warmer than this in some spots. humidity win crease and so does chance for shower activity. not just showers. some thunderstorms could be likely and could see very heavy downpours during the day saturday and sunday. not a wash-out just yet. if you have games planned this weekend. don't worry about those yet. but it's something we'll watch closely saturday and sunday and even into monday. high temperatures monday 85 degree, tuesday coming in at 83. we have a couple really nice days. temperatures in the 70s. get used to the springlike weather then let's open up the pools this weekend. huh? too early for that? let's do it. >> thank you, doug. less from two hours from now a teenager will be running the city of indian head maryland.
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>> it's very close-knit and everybody kind of watches out for each other. >> reporter: but many neighbors in indian head say it's also a town that needs change and that's where brandon paulin comes in. >> hey brandon. congratulations, buddy. today is the big day, huh? >> reporter: it's a big day because this 19-year-old will be sworn in as the town's mayor. making him the youngest in history. while the folks at city hal ofl are getting things in order. we decided to follow the mayor around to understand how he plans to bring about change. >> business climate isn't very good. making it easier for businesses to come to indian head because it's desperately needs. >> reporter: many neighbors we
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spoke with agree. >> we don't have any grocery stores stuff like that. there's a lot of places vacant for a long time. paulin plans to work closely with the town's council. >> by adding business incentives for small businesses within the area to make it easier on them whether that be tax breaks. >> reporter: we did come across a few skeptics who aren't sure how a soon-to-be sophomore will evocatively run a town. >> a lot of my classes are online. i can work online classes with my schedule. >> reporter: whether many support him or not. many are hopefuls it t will be a more viable place to live at the end of his four-year town. >> mayor paulin will hold his first town meeting. meagan fitzgerald news 4.
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we post aid profile of brandon on our nbc wall app just search 19-year-old mayor. pat? >> virginia is one of four states that require high school students study personal finances. tonight that requirement is paying off at mt. vernon high school in the alexander area of fairfax county. students operate an apple federal credit union branch right in the school. they say it helps gain confidence about their money management skills. >> i was really unaware about things but as i was becoming an employee i learned not only what customers do but how the employees help the customers so i got both sides of it. >> reporter: and apple's survey of student the find most learn their money management skills at school. a spokesman is encourage parents to talk about financial matters with their kids. president obama maybe ans official choice today for the site of his library. >> new tonight why he chose the
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it's been 30 years since he tried to kill president reagan. government lawyers disagree with the conditions that he should have to live under if he's released. the judge did not say when he'll make his decision. maryland's episcopal diocese tapped a new leader to replace the first female bishop. >> heather resigned because of a crash she had with a cyclist. knudson is an author and addiction recovery counselor. it's a mood that will help uplift troubled neighborhoods in one of our country's biggest city. president obama making it official his presidential library will be located in the south side of chicago the same place he launched his political career. susan carlson has details.
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>> reporter: the announcement came in a video released this morning by the barack obama foundation. they said putting it on the south side will bring change to a community that means so much to the obamas. >> we can attract the world to chicago. >> i'm thrilled to put this resource in the heart of the neighborhood that means the world to me. >> reporter: key factors were economic impact, community support. personal history and transportation. still to be determined if it will be built in jackson park or washington park. the university is collaborating providing resources and infrastructure. >> here's where barack obama began as a young man working with churches and neighborhoods down on their luck. >> reporter: former adviser david axelrod told nbc news it's a big win for the city. >> they're create thousand of
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jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars of economic activity. >> reporter: the south side was chosen out of a dozen potential sites including new york and hawaii. university of hill now of chicago also put up a bid awe ufc was considered a front-runner over the west side. >> the lessons i learned are all based in the few square miles that we will be able to bring the world back home after this incredible journey. tonight, one of the most violent crime scenes in our area in years. new at 6:00 tonight the effect it's having on neighbors and why investigators may be heading out-of-state to track down leads. plus a developing story, word of threats against police as a prosecutor announces that a wisconsin officer who shot and killed a teen will not be charged. first tonight, though, a u.s. military helicopter and its crew are missing in nepal. officials at the pentagon say there is no evidence it crashed. there were six marines and two
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nepalese service members. they radioed in about a fuel problem before it went missing. >> that was hours after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake rocked nepal again. at least 66 people from nepal, india, chinese and tibet are feared dead. this is the second quake in less than 3 weeks. the first killed 8,000 people. today's jolted fairfax county search and rescue team as they were planning to leave the country. mark seagraves joins us from chantilly, mark? >> reporter: the missing helicopter is very much on their minds but three members of that virginia-based task force are on their way home from nepal as we speak but 54 members and
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