the ambulance. >> both suspects were taken to the hospital and expected to survive. they are now investigating to find out if the suspects fired their weapons. >> i don't know. i wouldn't expect anything like that to happen. >> for people who tried leaveing after the shooting. >> everyone would have to show the id. take the license place. i guess they would be involved. >> it led police to this location. residents decided to go out to baltimore to steal this vehicle. coming up at news 4:00 at 6:00, they believe that those two men were here to rob the bank in this parking lot. what they found in the vehicle and why they think that's the case.

>> news 4 is inside the courtroom of the jesse matthew. we have also heard from the nurse who collected the dna that years later led to matthew's arrest. and we heard how brutal that attack was. david cull ver will bring us an up to the minute live report. >> a man fell from a train platform and wasn't found for days. transportation reporter was there to explain. adam? >> pat, a $25 million lawsuit filed against metro. the family of the man who died said metro could have and should have done more. they say it may have saved his life. october 2013 35-year-old man's

body found here at the 4th street enhance. he was a lawyer from southeast dc. and the lawsuit claims he fell once off the escalator here and second and ultimately fatal fall over the short wall. it's about eight feet down to the ground. it happened in the very early morning hours on a saturday as metro was getting ready to close. his body not found until wednesday. it is claimed that metro witnessed the fall and it was recorded on video yet still no response as the man's body was under the platform. >> they don't have enough personnel to be aware of the people. >> metro says it can't comment on an ongoing lawsuit. the lawyer for the man's family has not responded to a request for comment. on a system that has seen its share of dramatic falls, this lawsuit causing some riders to

stop and think about safety changes. >> it's sad. i think there needs to be accountability. number three what can they do to make things better for the future? >> if the man's body had been found earlier he possibly could have been safe. >> and back now live, we did get metro to tell us what's supposed to happen when a station manager goes through a station and makes their final check. more on that coming up at 6:00. jim, back to you. >> thank you. things are now back to normal at the white house after a bomb threat collected the evacuation of reporters. this happened just after 2:00 this afternoon. someone phoned in a threat to police. nothing suspicious was ever found. the president was in the white house but earnest tells us he was not moved from his location or sheltered in place. a threat also disrupted capitol

hill today and a hearing about the tsa and air safety. >> we need to have a standing recess from this committee meeting. police are clearing this area. we should be locked down stay in place? okay. we're clearing the floor as quickly as possible. >> that hearing did not resume after the all clear was given. more on what happened before the disruption coming up in our second half hour. >> well it is the first heat wave of the summer. moving in on us. doug is here with more on how hot it's going to get. doug? >> going to get a little on the hot side over the next couple of days but the next 24 hours looking really good so enjoy that. temperatures have come down a little bit. we have seen the frontal boundary working its way down a little bit. you can see shower activity. for us we saw humid conditions early this morning and a couple of showers are all gone.

it is becoming much more comfortable. look at the temperatures. only 75 in pittsburgh. so we have some cooler drier air trying to make its way in. that means a great wednesday. on thursday we see the exact opposite. much warmer temperatures. we're talking about a heat wave. could be the first significant heat wave. the heat index could approach 100 degrees. >> we're fanning already. doug, thank you. the dc united soccer team staying in dc. the team will build a new stadium that is to open in 2018. what it took to get this big deal done. >> this landed near southwest washington is slated to become this. a vibrant new 20,000 seat soccer stadium that could open in the spring of 2018. >> its permanent home in

washington d.c. >> today's a last minute flirtations with the team that it would move to a cheaper and faster site to build in virginia. >> there are hurdles along the way but they were very focused on attacking the hurdle t. >> the team will pay approximately $150 million to build the stadium. the city is building a like amount on the land. the two sides settled the dispute on who would pay any cost overruns. the city would use eminent domain and that would speed up the land assembly and speed up construction by many months. >> record time i'm sure we can do this with a soccer stadium and be ready for the first game of march 2008. >> city officials say the major sports deal will create 450

construction jobs and more than 750 permanent jobs once the stadium opens as well as for other development around the site. in the district tom sherwood, news 4. >> a lot of people probably thought they would never hear this. work to fix the transit center is a few weeks from finishing up. they are wrapping up work to strengthen beams and concrete. it is expected to be turned over in about six to eight weeks. that means if all goes well the transit center could be opening for public use late this summer or early in the fall. there have been a lot of issues with the integrity of the concrete facility. the center is years behind schedule and it's millions of dollars overbudget. >> and a fire at this townhouse complex has left several families and their pets without

a home today. the blaze began in the attic of one home and quickly spread to the town homes next door. 75 firefighter worked to put this blaze out. >> neighbors are voting in several primaries right now and it's not too late for you to cast your ballot right now. just search polling place. we are live now with a closer look at some of the races. julie? >> uh-huh. as you might guess from all of these sides lined up alexandria is one of the hot spots. turnout is light. both here and in other primary precincts across northern virginia. >> voters are casting ballots in two primary races in this city. and vice mayor is seeking now to leave the city.

anyone can cast a ballot and some republicans have pledged support for her as a candidate who would reign in growth. >> the whole water front issue was huge with me. the boat club issue was huge with me. i'm more or less here to vote for a change. >> poor people and the middle class here in alexandria. >> there's also a five-way ballot race here. >> in arlington voters are also deciding two democratic nominees who are open. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, i'll take a look at another high profile race who will determine who hangs on to his seat.

i'm julie, news 4. >> it's the image that is getting a lot of attention on our facebook page. it's not only the artwork but it's where this display that really has some local parents upset. >> when it comes to getting a ride from national airport there's only one choice. the new option that doesn't involve waiting in the taxi lines. >> hundreds of thoses, actually a million bikers are in this wa

(music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. >> the struggle to make ends meet for some families goes way beyond grocery or utility bills. >> the everyday need for diapers can break the bank. we explain how the dc diaper bank hands them out for free.

>> reporter: this 10 month old is down for a diaper change but getting diapers is not easy for the mom. it's very hard and it costs a lot. she's a single mom of four. maria said she had to quit her job to take care of her. and for the first time she says she needs help. when she heard she could get free diapers that made both of them smile. >> i call and the answer that we heard that still shocks me today is diapers. we need diapers. >> she started all of this in 2010 and it grew and grew and grew a million diapers and counting. the dc diaper bank sends packages of diapers to a network of social service organization who then give them out. >> a family that is living in poverty is under immense stress.

it's a daily grind and we're trying to alleviate some of that stress. >> the silver spring facility services dc, maryland, and virginia. here's how it works. boxes are opened. diapers are grouped into bunches of 25. they are wrapped tightly and labeled labeled. >> that labels it with size and number of diapers and the weight. >> and then they are stacked on shelves until delivery. they go to 23 other organizations our facebook page has a number that you can call to help you receive as many as 50 free diapers a month. >> some families buy a diaper at a time because that's what they can afford. >> each month the dc diaper bank distributes as many as 110,000 diapers who families who need the most and they're not just helping here. after this scene played out in the baltimore riots, the diaper

bank sent nearly 15,000 diapers and even formula. back to maria. >> she says she goes through about five diapers a day and because of the dc diaper bank she doesn't have to worry as much about where the next dry diaper will come from. and for that she says she's extremely thankful. news 4. new study tonight is adding clarity to the relationship between a parent's age and autism in children. the group autism speaks did this study and found increased autism rates among children of teen aged mothers and among children whose children have relatively large gaps between agesment older parents are at relatively higher risk.

the study included 6 million children in five countries. >> it's a super market favorite and there's about to be another location. wegman's will reportedly open a brand new store. . . . they look a little different. it will be smaller. . it's set to open in 2018. >> and a new way to get a ride home from the airport. the airport authority held the first in a series of public hearings today over the app ride services uber and lift. that doesn't sit well with some drivers. >> it can be five dollars or

nine dollars. . in terminal a. >> and internal e-mails from the government. why the university of. plus an extreme case of a patient being treated at nih. >> find out how this is now becoming part of the conversation at otas. you're

a very warm if not forecast. right away, as a matter of fact outside right now, really nice

take a live look outside towards rockville. areas of sunshine. we are seeing clouds downtown. looking pretty good. coming down just a little bit. and the dew point at 56. . 81 in winchester, 82 in the area. we will continue to try to do that overnight tonight. the radar is dry. it is going to stay dry. no chance of rain over the next 24 to 48 hours. the next chance comes friday into the weekend. notice the sunshine. and lack of clouds. we had the clouds early in the day. you can see the frontal boundary moving on through. now watching this storm here to the north, pulling off towards

the north and east. severe weather towards parts of new england. we are seeing the clearing skies and much cooler air. only around 72 to 75. that's the cooler air we have trying to come in. . the dew point tomorrow is going be a very nice afternoon. a comfortable afternoon as we make our way through the day. the temperature around 87. around that noon hour, a good one. nice to start off tomorrow morning. make sure you have the sunscreen on. you will see plenty of sunshine during the day tomorrow. and really sunshine during the day. the heat really comes in. comes from 87 to 97. still not bad as far as the humidity is concerned but by friday the humidity is there. we talked about a high

temperature of 96 degrees. close to 100. 93 on saturday with a better chance of showers. any storms that form with this kind of heat we could see stronger storms develop. sunday as the front moves through. . we get right back into the 90. chance of a shower. maybe a thunderstorm. we're not talking. . clouds a little bit cool. a chance of scattered showers and storms both days. the big thing you notice 60st last week. say good-bye to that. could be our first significant heat wave in the forecast. guys?

>> i'm at the l reaction from lawmakers saying they are appalled that metro incorrectly installed some power connectors and put some riders's lives at risk. federal investigators say they were installed. congressional delegation sent a demanding an immediate fix to the problem and metro officials have already said they will come ply. >> thank you. >> right now at 5:00 it was a developed well executed plan to escape a maximum security prison. >> and so far they have gotten away with it. but investigators may have a new lead. find out where two suspicious men were just spotted. >> plus emergency evacuation. why the flight crew made this situation even more chaotic. >> the defense begins creating doubt in the trial of jesse

matthew. the prosecution takes the strongest piece of evidence yet,

>> her face swollen, bleeding and grass in her hair. >> that's how a police detective describes a man accused of sexual assaulting and trying to kill. tell us more about this second day of testimony. >> on the stand today, the nurse that first examined the alleged victim. she actually took the dna from under the woman's fingernail. the match is said to be jesse matthew. this nurse walking out of fairfax court not wanting to comment but on the stand she

spoke for nearly an hour. she did not remember the incident and had to read from her report. she was asking questions, tearful. the prosecutor asked would you expect those injuries to have been painful. the nurse replied yes. she read through a long list of injuries. scratches and brudss all over a woman's body. trauma to her genital area. if victim said he grabbed her, dragged her sexual assaulted her, choked her and tried to kill her. it was not until another abduction and death that jesse matthew emerged as a suspect. dna linked him. the lead detective took the stand today explaining how he got the mouth swab. it matched the dna found under the alleged victim's fingernail. he also matched the description.

the defense ran through a list of several other suspects and persons of interest, all of them investigated over the course of the years. most of them also fit the description from the 2005 incident. prosecutors telling us that this case is moving a lot faster than they originally anticipated. what caused the judge to halt the testimony today and send jurors out of the courtroom? >> and the u.s. department of education is continuing its investigation into sexual violence policy at the university of virginia despite the retraction of that 2014 rolling stone article about rape that captured the nation's attention. and more than 1,000 pages of e-mails federal officials said the article has no baring on their probe of the school. in one of the e-mails the top

administrator said the review predates the rolling stone story and post dates it too. uva is one of about 100 schools the feds are reviewing for possible violations of federal law for handling sexual violence complaints. a congressional hearing focusing on your safety when you fly never finished today. a bomb threat cut the hearing short. officials updated congress on correcting problems. just days ago we learned that many were able to get weapons and explosives through security 95% of the times they tried. the head was then reassign skptd the agency was ordered to correct the problems. >> tsa is handing out pre-checked status like halloween candy despite admitted security gaps that are being created by the process. >> another idea was to take more

officers off check points and air marshals off planes and put them on foot patrols at train stations and airports. health officials are scrambling to find anyone who came in contact with the tuberculosis patient who flew from india to chicago back in april. she also spent some time in missouri and tennessee this spring. the woman was transferred from a chicago hospital on friday. doctors say her rare form of tb is not only difficult to treat it is also extremely dangerous. >> it's worse and can create holes in the lungs so-called cavities where the tb bacteria can flourish and slowly reduce your capacity of the lung to function. >> the woman's treatment could take several weeks to months. >> new developments in the hunt for two escaped convicts. right now there is a massive search underway in a town about 30 miles from the maximum

security prison the two men escaped from. two suspicious men were in the area. pictures were posted on the facebook page this afternoon. the two inmates used power tools to escape from the clinton correctional facility. over the weekend a female employee is being questioned as a possible accomplice. >> today was the first time media could address washington rocky receiver about a recent accusation of domestic violence. as reported, crowder didn't exactly do much of the talking. although it's been a relatively quiet off season for the redskins this year, one player does find himself making the headlines for all the wrong reasons and that's jameson crowder. he was escorted off the field by the pr staff. teammates and coaches were left to answer questions surrounding these pictures.

>> we're aware of it and we will go from there. >> i know he's a football player and that's all i care about. >> the redskins informed the league of the incident while the nfl investigates it's business as usual for crowder. >> he has handled it like a pro and hopefully it will get resolved. we will stay away from the trouble. we do have a good group of people. a good group of human beings who are working extremely hard. >> the red skins will have mandatory minicamp. one more note from otas today. deshawn jackson not in attendance. he was dealing with a personal matter and will be back tomorrow. i'm jason, news 4 sports.

many of you in frederick county are outraged over a plan to cut freshman sports more than 1700 people have signed an online petition on change.org to keep funding for ninth grade athletics. the cut would save about $60,000 but many others say it would deprive students of a chance to build skills for higher levels of competition. the board is slated to vote on the final budget tomorrow. >> he is accused of using hush money to cover up a sex abuse scandal. what hasterd had to turn over after his first day in court. >> and kids waiting to get the chrome books may have to keep on waiting. ne details in the shake up.

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>> he was once one of the most

powerful men in washington. tonight former house speaker dennis hastert is dealing with a new reality. >> he pleaded not guilty to charges that he tried to hide illegal cash withdrawals and lie to the fbi about it. he used that money to pay off someone so they wouldn't pubically accuse him of sexual miscontact. his attorney entered the reply on his behalf. the bond was set with certain conditions. he had to turn over his passport and remove any guns from his property. >> chris. thank you. a service dog is being hailed a hero tonight for protecting his owner from an

oncoming school bus? fido is a golden retriever. he jumped between his owner and that bus as the two were crossing the street yesterday in the town of brewster. the dog and the woman who owns him survived with only broken bones. they are expected to be reunited when the owner can care for the dog again. campers from four local camps are here in the house. all part of our annual camp for kids campaign. we gave almost $20,000 in scholarships. you can help, too.

some are calling it racially tinged. why the district just decided to take it down today. today was hot but it's going get really hot. i mean really hot before the week is over. our first heat wave. we will talk about the impact it

>> what would justice look like for your family? >> murder charge 1, guilty. >> and sentence? >> life. life in prison never to do something like that to another human being again. >> that is anthony scott, brother of the man shot and killed by a south carolina police officer after a traffic stop. the officer has been indicted for murder and the scott family is preparing a civil lawsuit in the case. did artistic expression go

too far at a local high school? >> that's the question tonight after an art display was taken down earlier this afternoon. >> news 4 megan joins us to tell us more about the controversy. >> the controversy is around the fact that the district decided to place that image in the middle of the lobby for all to see. >> most would say there are few things more valuable than a solid education but some have questioned the educational value of this image displayed in the lobby of the high school. >> they need people to come together and this seems more decisive. >> the objective was to allow students to express their views around social justice and this is what they came up with. a police officer side by side with man with his hands up wearing a shirt which appears to be bloodstained and pierced with

bullets with an image that looks like the american flag. >> it's not all like this. there is some good guys out there. >> there was conversation around the piece with students adding to educational value but a spokesperson said once they saw the image circulating on social media they decided to remove it from the lobby on tuesday. they issued a statement which reads in part, while we encourage this type of evaluation, expression and analysis in our school district, we also strive to fost aerocivil and respectful culture. the district didn't want to offend or have their intentions misconstrued but some say it's too late. >> while others believe this is a lesson on what freedom of expression really means. >> that's what the kids see now. i don't think it's right for them to take it down. >> reporter: now you can read the district's statement in its entirety on our website. coming up at 6:00 reaction from

parents many of whom say they didn't know this image was on display for those children to see. >> megan thanks. veronica you and doug have been talking about this heat wave. >> humidity we're going to see the air quality worsen. we will deal with days that will be quite oppressive. poorer air quality days coming up. and for a lot of folks who suffer with breathing ailments that means it will be a high ill pact at the end of the week for weather. wach the slide bar here. we're going to go right through the sticky through the uncomfortable up to oppressive conditions. this by the end of the workweek. a combination of the temperatures topping out well above 90 as you will see some very high humidity. very nice.

comfortable? yes. a front came through this afternoon. if you're going to be coming out, a sudden study, 7:00, 84 by 9:00. we're down to mid 70s by 11:00 p.m. and a very comfortable start for early tomorrow morning, too. here is the air quality for today. for tomorrow moderate conditions for air quality but unhealthy for thursday and friday so it really is at the end of the week that we deal with the conditions worsening. the temperature of 71 between 6:00 and 8:00 a.m. maybe at the bus stop we're at 80 degrees between 8 and 10:00 a.m. nice start by recent sunshine. it's going to be hot. make sure they have got the sun block on. and lower humidity but still hot by dismissal time.

et's a day to hydrate. best day of the week is tomorrow. we will see areas up around frederick closer to that 84 degree mark. closer to the 90 degree mark down south. a lot of folks wondering how long it will stay dry. if you're wondering whether to wash your car or not, the truck maybe? i say yes go ahead and do that. for the rest of the workweek we deal with the heat but it will stay drier. it will feel like we're more around 100. the weekend, we have high temperatures. low to mid 90s expected. now it's on sunday when we're going to see our cooler conditions coming into the area. we start to cool off with temperatures dropping into the mid 80s for the weekend. we will split with a chance for scatte storms.

we bounce right back to 90s, 94 degrees. first heat wave and we will not be done because we get more heat next week. we have got a lot more on news 4 at 6:00. and alert for shoppers after the report of a peeping tom. a woman reported seeing someone taking pictures of her in a dressing room at pentagon city last friday. she was inside the marshals store around 6:00 in the evening. the person took off. >> teachers and staff could be facing some serious job cuts next year. and there could be other cut backs as the county tries to close a multimillion dollar budget gap. chris lawrence joins us in the newsroom with more. >> with a budget this size there are no easy answers. the school superintendent says 90% of the budget goes to pay the people who do this important work. larry bowers just sent his operating budget to the county

board of education. it includes cutting 380 teaching and staff positions. they can't afford any more of the chrome book laptops that are part of the new technology initiative. the $232 billion operating budget which is $53 million less than the board of education requested. they are expected to approve the final budget on tuesday. >> thank you. students who went to corinthian college will get help from the government recooping what could be millions of student loan debt. they have the opportunity to get their college loans paid in full and any money that they already paid reimbursed. the chain of schools is being sued by three states for deaccepty tidesep deceptive marketing and filed for bankruptcy. >> washington's oldest synagogue is being moved again.

it was dedicated in 1876, by grant, the first president to attend a jewish synagogue. it was used as a church and even a barbeque joi it was moved again and then became a jewish museum. now it's being moved a second time to third and f streets where the building will be part of a larger museum complex created by the jewish historical society of greater washington. >> a scare for passengers traveling to maryland and the panic and screams that came from the crew. find out what happened after travelers were forced to evacuate their plane. a crime spree targeting businesses here along route 1 if prince william county. i will tell you what all of

if you do a lot of flying you may have to buy more carry on bags. there is a new proposed size for carry on luggage. a size that is smaller than most major u.s. carriers currently allow. eight minutes after take-off and the pilot announces an emergency. >> that was the scenario for more than 140 passengers. >> ali gent air flight didn't get very far before there was

reported smoke in the cabin. they inflated the emergency slide. >> it was definitely chaotic. >> reporter: screaming flight attendants added to panic as people scramble to get off. >> i felt they could have been a little more professional in that manner. they were pretty much scaring people. pushing them out the plane. >> reporter: a news release says four people were injured. three passengers and a flight attendant. we saw two passengers hauled out on stretchers to waiting ambulances. >> some passengers evacuated by a wing. >> a few people did fall and children were crying and such. but all of the passengers were just wonderful helping each other out. >> in the terminal passengers were giving pizzas and drinks and told they would get full refunds and a $200 voucher.

>> i hate flying. but the voucher is no good because we're not flying again. we're driving. >> sounds like the passengers were more calm than the crew in that case. >> looks like it. >> aligiant did take off and is scheduled to touch down in the next few minutes. >> a man died in a metro station but his body wasn't found for days. we look at what went wrong as the agency faces a new lawsuit. police opened fire on two men outside of a grocery store in maryland. what investigators found inside the suspect's car that made them suspicious. >> is it art or offensive? a controversial display at a local high school. but we begin with a security threat at the white house and the capitol. a bomb threat cleared the white house briefing room just a short time after a similar threat brought a senate hearing to an

abrupt end. >> a lot of people are wondering why a white house security officer covered up news cameras. >> very first news. these were hoaxes and nothing found. as to why the cameras were covered up in the white house, reporters and the camera men and women who operate those things came back in there were a lot of questions about it. not a lot of answers. those cameras that are normally aimed are the property of the news networks and individuals who owned them in the cases of freelancers were pointed down or shrouded apparently to keep whoever would be monitoring those shots from seeing exactly what happened when the secret service use their k-9s and whatever over technology they