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how your uber app could be compromised without you even kn knowing. chaotic inside three schools today. >> it was intense. >> all because of one very real looking pellet gun. >> cars stuck in stand still traffic downtown tonight. drivers forced to walk to see why they were trapped incised the 3rd street tunnel tonight. >> it was a mess and happened right at the worst possible time, right at the height of rush hour. shomari stone spoke to a woman stuck inside two hours tonight with an infant. >> that's right. the is down right upset about the whole thing. the 3rd street tunnel has reopened. imagine being stuck in there two hours. that's what hundreds were experien experiencing. this wom civilizing telan tells miserab miserable. >> it was a little rough.

>> kathleen is mentally drained after two hours of being stuck in northwest 3rd street d.c. >> it was frustrating and we were hot sitting in the car a long time and we were trying to wait it out and we weren't getting information what was going on. >> reporter: take a look at what was going on in these photos. a news4 viewer tweeted them to us. a truck spilled cement on the roadway bringing traffic to a stand still, trapping drivers in their cars while trying to clean up the mess. >> they were trying to clean up both lanes at one time instead of letting one out at a time and caused everything to back up. >> reporter: the thing she was thinking about? >> i wanted to get out of the tunnel and get home. >> reporter: as for kathleen, she's thinking about ditching the car tomorrow. >> maybe i will take the metro tomorrow. >> reporter: she said she will take the metro. as for the spill, still unclear

why it spilled the cement in the first place. officials are investigating. shomari stone, news4. >> we'regology bre-- we're following breaking news where police are looking for someone who crashed a car at fort meade's front gates. police had been chasing a stolen car and the driver went right to the front gates. an extremely secure area and more since six months ago police had to shoot and kill a driver. right now, the gates are secure and they're still looking for the driver who jumped out of the car and ran away. >> thank you. new developments on a story you saw first on 4. a d.c. official say s a worker n the office of religious affairs had a prior criminal history before he was hired in 2012 and

now he's in trouble again. police arrested lorenzo saunders yesterday after finding 100 grams of cocaine in his apartment, some stashed in the toilet. the vincent gray administration knew about saunders past when he was hired but called saunders a model employee who exceeded expectati expectations. the mayor says she is reviewing his arrest. a man will spend nearly four years in prison for massive identity theft and tax fraud scheme that sought nearly 2$2.5 million from uncle sam. according to court documents he prepared fraudulent federal income task returns ax returns d the checks into other bank accounts and recruited others to help him and stole information from drug addicts and others to

pull off this scheme. prolice are hoping sex assault mace be over now that he is under arrest. he's accused of three attacks in arlington. officers arrested 19-year-old melvin bonilla right after he got off a bus near police headquarters. a victim helped them make this sketch and matched it to surveillance video taken from a met troe bu-- metro bus. we're getting a better idea how frightening it was for students when three culpeper county schools were locked down today. a 15-year-old freshman flashed a pellet gun on a school bus this morning and made specific threats. by the time students reported it, that freshman was nowhere to be found. all three schools on campus were

put on lockdown." r(t&háhp &hc% one student said it created confusion and fear. >> a lot of gurirls in my class were saying they were scared and afraid and texting each other and their parents and talking about were they going to die and stuff like that. it was pretty intense, pretty scary >> that freshman student has not been identified. no word from police if he'll face any charges. >> if you use the uber app, the company wants you to know hackers could be getting free rides on your account. they don't even have to steal your credit card information to do it. megan fitzgerald knows a thing or two about this and is live to help you protect yourself. >> reporter: uber says they know about the issue. i myself was the victim of hacker and got a message saying my account was associated with a different account that had an unresolved balance. uber has advice for all of us to

help even more people from falling victims to hackers. there are plenty of ways to get around town, from buses to taxis and metro. >> i am requesting and uber to go home. >> reporter: then there are those who prefer car service at their fingertips. >> they pick me up wherever i am and take me wherever i want to go all done via my app. >> reporter: with the conve convenience of that app comes along with po tensionality risk. >> any time we do anything digitally can be hacked. >> reporter: apps like uber are well aware, the company saying they are seeing cyber criminals gaining access to uber accounts from our online apps. hackers are getting access to user names and pass words and trying them out on different accounts like this one. that means someone could be taking a ride on your dime. the company released a statement

saying our security teams are focused on protecting the integrity of our community's uber accounts. we use technical measures to detect any issues and are endeavoring to protect our users accounts. >> they can take advantage of you. >> reporter: that's exactly why uber says it's a good idea to use more difficult apps and pass words for different apsz. i can be difficult because you don't always know what your password. >> reporter: sure, it can be difficult to remember but save you from a bigger headache in the long run. uber says, if you ever feel your account has been compromised, send an e-mail to their customer service department and they have folks there ready to address it. meagan fitzgerald, news4. >> back here at the live desk, we're also following a murder in prince george's county, someone getting shot a few hundred feet

from an elementary school. detectives are on the scene in capitol heights to find out who shot a match and why. they found him on elk wood lane along the boarder of earn avenue and down from fairmont high school. the man had been shot more than once and died there at the scene. opening statements against suspected serial killer, charles severance starts tomorrow. on trial for allegedly killing these thee people over a 10 year time span. he's being tried in fairfax because of all the publicity this case has gotten. the judge swore in 12 jurors and four alternates this afternoon. volkswagen's top u.s. executive is expected to get grilled on capitol hill tomorrow and lawmakers could turn up the heat once they hear what he has to say. michael horn is supposed to testify to a sub- -- house

subcommittee he knew about the diesel problems in 2014 but does not say when he learned his company developed software designed to cheat on emotions te tests. there's no date for a recall in the u.s. democratic senators pushing for more gun control. the lawmakers will roll out a new campaign for a sweeping gun bill requiring universe at background checks for all gun purchases. tomorrow's conference will come one week after the awful sho shooting in oregon. democrats face an uphill battle. their demand for more gun control in the wake of the sandy hook shooting failed. the coast guard ended the search for el faro at 7:00 p.m. the 790 foot cargo ship sank last week off the bahamas.

44-year-old richard from virginia beach was chief engineer on the el faro. 32 other crew members were on board. national transportation safety officials are looking for the voyage data recorder to learn just what happened. next at 11:00, liftoff in virginia. the rocket that lit up the sky from carolina to the outer bank. >> one sandbag at a time and more local teams on the way to help. an accust congresswoman dem answers now of an airline's advice to a breastfeeding mom. >> how this man ended up dangling off a 200 footbridge. here comes a cold front. it will not only bring us showers and maybe a few thunderstorms, it brings in rather chilly air just in time for the weekend. i'll show you that forecast in a minute. i have your forecast tonight. we have closures starting on 66 eastbound and westbound between

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check out this video tonight of a dramatic rescue in houston. a worker was left dangling over the bridge. rescue crews had to shut down

the highway and pull him up through man hole on the bridge. workers say he slipped on a catwalk. homeowners in compton, california, got a surprise when they saw a plane in their front yard. it lost its engine shortly after takeoff and the pilot managed to get the plane down without damaging the house. he had some cuts but will be okay. tonight, virginia congresswoman barbara comstock is demanding answers from dulles for nursing rooms for moms. she was told to pump breast milk in a pet relief area on monday. dulles is working on creating lactation rooms. comstock wrote a letter asking for an update. other airports are already providing nursing rooms and pods by working with the makers of baby products. she said it's not only the right thing to do but could add

revenue string for dulles. the smithsonian promises to add nursing areas after employees complaining. and tonight a smithsonian spokeswoman says the agency p n plans to make appropriate spaces available in every building and they will also follow up with staff so every one is aware. >> it hasn't rained for days but the flooding on the south carolina coast may be getting worse. all that water dumped on the state is spreading running to the coast which already saw destructive erosion. this lets you know how much more work is to be done. an international chopper putting in hundreds of sandbag s into te breached canal to slow it down. and two railroad contractor died when their gps directed them

around the barricade to a flooded street where their car filled with water. a small group of volunteers in maryland is in south carolina tonight. they have a special skill-set part of the civil air patrol taking time off from their day jobs to help assess the damage from the air. >> we are going to be looking at roads and bridges and any other area of infrastructure that may not be accessible by the general public in realtime. >> the same crew flew a similar mission over ocean city this week and expect to be in the columbia south carolina area into the weekend. three emergency response vehicles from the red cross are heading south and will deliver supplies and meals to shelters down there. 3, 2, 1, mark. >> a colorful launch from wal s wallops island tonight. it probably looked brighter if you saw it in person. it's supposed to create visible

blue, green and red clouds. tough to see from the video but people are posting pictures on our facebook page showing green and red vapor clouds in the sky, some as far away as new jersey. >> it was really hard to see. i was very excited about it and we were talking about it. when i saw the live picture at 6:45 and saw how small of a rocket it was, this is not going to be a large launch. >> standing on top of suvs. >> that was actually a tree trunk. you thought i was on somebody's car, didn't you? >> i kind of did. >> the car is totally safe, that white acra out front, you will be fine. let's show you what's happening out there. 48 degrees and another beautiful day and looks like tomorrow we will have similar numbers although i think we will be a tad cooler. at the airport, 63 degrees.

winds are calm, pretty clear y skies across the region. a few clouds here and there. a nice night not nearly as cold as two nights ago. mid-50s in gaithersburg and frederick and culpeper area. we will cool to the low 50s in some areas. not really cold temperatures, this is fall weather, nice cool mornings and afternoon. no rain to talk about and rain-free at least until late friday. here's what's happening now. d.c., raleigh, to phoenix, to chicago, just won that game tonight. back to the west. look at this potent storm system making its way to the dakotas, portions of the minnesota area. that same storm will move our way and give us a chance of rain. not tomorrow. future weather, thursday, 8:00 a.m., tomorrow, no worries. more sunshine, a few clouds and that's about it.

friday, we start off with sunshine. 8:00, warms up quickly ahead of the front and by 8:00, temperatures close to 80 degrees. a few clouds and showers come through. it's not a lot. the latest computer models i continue to watch, less and less a chance for rain. you may need umbrellas but talking about showers and maybe ruin your outdoor dinner plans. all in all it's not a lot of rain but it will cool us down dra maltically for -- dramatically for saturday. great day to get lunch outdoors and 64 by 8:00 and no real impact for the weather. on the low side. lots of sunshine and nice and mild. 82 degrees on friday and 65 rather breezy conditions saturday. saturday will be on the chilly side. sunday, high temperature 70 degrees looking like the better of the two days. looking good for that.

then we get back to this fall weather. cool nights. 75 on monday, dropping to 68 wednesday of next week. >> thank you, doug. a special honor for one of our own tonight. the d.c. family and youth initiative honors news4 anchor, barbara harrison. the organization is committed to helping teenagers and foster care to connect with outstanding adu adults. they recognized her for her work at wednesday's child. con congrats, barbara. congrats, barbara. up next, a frustrating night

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next stop redskins, atlanta. >> falcons may be the worst undefeated team in the nfl right now whatever that means. when redskins travel to atlanta this weekend, one person roaming the falcons sidelines will know the skins quarterback better than any defensive coordinator out there. shanahan worked and coached with kirk cousins for two years. sunday, he has the highest offense against his team. he worked 2010-2013. it's fair to say there are a lot of people in this redskins facility with knowledge of his tendency. there appears to be a split whether that gives them an advantage against falcons.

>> of course we saw it everyday the first three years of my career but at the same time i'm sure he felt scouts, i'm sure adjust some things and some differences. >> changes up the offense a little bit better and we don't know everything but we know probably certain situation s he might do. >> one advantage we have if kyle decides to play. >> i don't think kyle will play. atlanta's offense -- but the defense expect them to put up points sunday. the pittsburgh pirates and chicago cubs two of baseball's best all year, 195 victories between these two. the winner will face the cardinals and cubs and haven't won a world series since 1908. could this be the year? pirates fans showed up.

they fell behind early. a no doubt home run, 450 feet out of the stadium, cubs, they're up 3-0. pitcher was in complete control tonight. eight strikeouts through five innings, bases loaded. jamming the sixth. gets starling marte to jam in and end the inning and for pirates, their threat is over. next inning, things start to get heated. two out, gets hit by this pitch from tony watson. the cubs fans, they don't like it and neither does the club. the teammates clear the dugout and so does pittsburgh. pushing and shoving match they would be separated. check this out. in the dugout, pirates first baseman, sean rodriguez, really wanted to fight someone and took out his frustration on the gatorade there. cubs too much, a complete game

shutout and they win 4-0 and will face cardinals game one on friday. one last note, we need to clarify a story we reported at 6:00 today. we mistakenly said the wizards were on the hook for the last money owed to gilbert arenas. he hasn't been paid by the wizards organization since they traded him. it's the magic who owed him. he will be paid until 2016. still making money.

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