herself. very softspoken. would do anything for anybody like i said. >> reporter: police have described the cause of death here as trauma to the upper body. investigators have been all over the house, inside and out, looking for clues and a possible motive. sources say miss jones was discovered this morning by a relative who came to check on her welfare. this is not the first time there's been trouble at this house. back in april 2011, police called here after amanda jones' son, charles smith, fired off shots inside. smith who was bipolar ran from the house. there was a confrontation with the cops nearby. police say smith reached for an officer's gun and was shot and killed by police. now today, more trouble. more sorrow for the family and friends of amanda jones. >> i'm truly devastated that this would happen to her. she's just a sweet woman.

just a wonderful woman and a wonderful friend. >> reporter: so how would someone get into amanda jones' house? and who would want her dead? the investigation continues on. more details coming up at 6:00. wendy, back to you. >> pat collins. a teenager lost his life fighting to save his mother. this is keyshaun mason. tonight we're learning about his bravery in the seconds before his death as his family and friends remember outside of his high school. news 4 at mark segraves is live at potomac high school this evening. mark? >> reporter: that's right. 14-year-old keyshaun mason is dead. his 18-year-old brother hospitalized with stab wounds. this after yesterday morning the boy's mother got into an argument with her live-in boyfriend. that argument escalated. the two boys stepped in between the two trying to intervene. that's when the boyfriend took a knife, locked himself in the bedroom with the mother.

moments later, the boys forced their way into that bedroom and that's when the man stabbed both of them. now, that man has now been charged with the murder of the young 14-year-old boy today. his mother and family members gathered here at the school where he played football to remember her son. here's what the mother told us about the situation their family is going through now. >> i don't wish what i'm going through on any mom. it's very sad. >> reporter: now, i'll be back in ten minutes with more on this story including you'll hear more from the mother about what happened in the moments before her son was killed inside that apartment. jim, back to you. >> mark segraves. mark, thank withdryou. a teenager charged in an attempted home invasion in southern maryland is missing tonight. family members haven't seen or heard from steven coltman for more than a week now and investigators don't think he has a car but believe he may have a gun. coltman has been out on bond in

connection to an attempted home invasion in charles county. deputies say he and three other teens tried to break into a home in the middle of the night but were scared off when a dog started barking. well, this happens way too often and we're going to show you new evidence from the commute this morning in bethesda. a school bus stops. the red lights flash. but the cars continue to fly by. news 4's meagan fitzgerald is here with the new crackdown in montgomery county. >> wendy, police say it's becoming a big problem and itle comes with a costly consequence. those drivers who are pulled over have to pay a $570 ticket and three points goes on your license. now, you saw the video from this morning. our crew was out there at the same location on river road and little falls parkway in bethesda this afternoon. we watched as the bus stops and the cars keep rolling by. that was until montgomery county police officers stepped in and pulled over at least five drivers.

if it's a double yellow line dividing the lanes, cars can go in both directions, they must stop but police say there's only one exception. >> if there's a physical barrier preventing you from turning into the opposite lane, such as a raised median, something that prevents you from making that turn, and you're on the opposite roadway of the bus, you don't have to stop. >> now, police say this is part of an ongoing effort to not only keep kids safe, but to remind drivers of the law. >> reporter: i'm julie carey at the fairfax county courthouse where prosecutors turned to firearm evidence to try to connect the dots between three alexandria murders and suggest the accused charles severance pulled the trigger but his defense attorneys did their best to cast doubt on the prosecution's theory. it was in a state lab like this where bullets taken from three murder scenes were analyzed. nancy dunning's murder in 2003,

ron kirby's in 2013. and ruth anne lodato's in 2013. he testified the bullets in the alexandria murders are the same type. .22 caliber long rifle plain lead hollow point remington brand cyclone or subsonic, the type of ammunition seized from charles severance's belongings and rarely seen in the lab. mason says he's seen it only three time in his career in criminal cases. as a prosecutor, when were those three times? mason answered, "in the three dass we discussed today." it's powerful testimony as the prosecution tries to link the key murders. there's also key evidence missing in the case. no guns were ever recovered. mason testified this north american arms mini revolver is one weapon that could have fired the bullets. severance owned one years ago and more recently had his girlfriend buy two of the weapons. those two gun s turned up missig

after severance left his girlfriend's townhouse a month after a murder. it's hoped jurors will find that severance used the weapon in the crimes but defense attorneys attacked that conclusion asking mason if other guns could have fired the weapons. yes, said mason, other brands and types of weapons could have been used. what's more, mason's testimony revealed bullets at the three murder scenes were likely not fired from the same fun. in the lab he discovered the microscopic markings left on the bullets were different. now, when i join you at 6:00, a look at a new piece of evidence introduced late this afternoon. it could provide a link from severance to one of the victims. back to you now, jim. >> all right, julie carey. julie, thank you. now to a developing story in the district where police are trying to find out what led to a shooting blocks from howard university. this happened near sherman avenue in harvard street in northwest d.c. just before lunchtime. we're told police found one man dead behind the wheel of an suv.

police say he'd been shot mul multiple times. >> there's also possible information the suspect got into a gray toyota camry. >> this point, police have not identified the victim or released any other details about a possible motive. he still wants to be a voice in the campaign, jim webb dropped out of the race for president. for now. the former virginia senator will consider a potential bid as an independent candidate. webb says he's frustrated with the democratic party leadership. he believes it doesn't give him time to fully express his views. >> i fully accept that my views on many issues are not compatible with the power structure and the nominating base of the democratic party. that party is filled with millions of dedicated hardworking americans. but its hierarchy is not comfortable with many of the

policies that i have laid forth and frankly i'm not comfortable with many of theirs. >> so with webb out, it is now a four-horse race among the democrats. hillary clinton and bernie sanders the clear front-runners. while martin o'malley and lincoln chafee continue to draw single-digit numbers. of course, the big unknown, vice president joe biden. his decision is expected this week. well, unemployment is down across much of the country and we're getting a look now at how folks around here are holding on to their jobs. the national unemployment rate is at 5.1%. when you look at our region, virginia is the best by far at 4.3%. it's below the national average. maryland is right at the national rate. the district is slightly higher at 6.7%, and west virginia is at 7.3%. the worst in the country. this data is from the bureau of labor statistics. and a fight over what kind of chemical you can put on your

lawn. that may be stalled for now. we're waiting to hear whether montgomery county executives will sign a new law that bans pesticides and if he vetoes that measure, it still may not matter, the county council passed that measure with a 6-3 vote making it veto proof. the new law makes it illegal to use synthetic pesticides on private lawns but it starts in 2018. certain public properties will need to go pesticide free by 2020. the law does not apply to agricultural land, to gardens and to golf courses. we saw a pretty nice day out there across the region. no more 50s. today we hit the 60s and 70s. we did talk about a cold morning this morning. it was on the cool side. down to 67 this morning, leesburg. 31 in culpeper. only area below freezing today. 44 in d.c. some areas well above the 40 mark. others closer to the freezing mark early this morning. we started off cool.

look where we are now. into the 70s. 73 hagerstown. 73 roanoke. 66 down toward washington. right now, richmond coming in close to 70 degrees. as we move on through the next couple days, the headlines tonight. not nearly as cold tonight. beautiful tomorrow. spectacular day. then cooler toward the weekend. we've got another cold front that comes through for the weekend. we'll talk about that, show you just the numbers you can expect as you make your way through friday, saturday, and sunday. >> thank you, doug. a story that is only on news 4. breeding bomb sniffers. we have exclusive access behind the scenes of the tsa. a virginia couple's baby announcement goes viral. bullet there's been a dramatic turn in the health of that baby and the mother. and a maryland repairman is accused of trying to trade sex for heat. you're watching news 4 at 5:00.

i'm jeremy mcpike, candidate for state senate, and i sponsored this ad. republican hal parrish claims he improved transportation. but the truth is he was nowhere to be found. literally. parrish holds a seat on the northern virginia transportation authority,

but 34 times he failed to show up for meetings. parrish skipped more meetings than any other member. and hal parrish refused to support the bi-partisan transportation bill. why would we want to get stuck with republican hal parrish in richmond?

in the oven, too. >> what's in the oven?

you're pregnant. >> it's a boy. >> a virginia woman surprised her husband with a buns in the oven literally. and her pregnancy announced went viral after buzzfeed picked up their story. but right now the woman's husband is using #keeppraying. it turns out just a couple of weeks after that video got millions of views, that couple has learned that their baby may have to be delivered early. the man posted on facebook that his wife who has given birth to a stillborn child and has had four miscarriages in the past is now in critical care and her body, in his words, has taken all it can. raw, hot tears outside a prince george's high school today. as a mother described her son who gave his life to save hers. news 4's mark segraves was there as keyshaun mason's mother remembered him and described his

heroic actions. >> was a very caring person. would do whatever he possibly thought he needed to do if he cared about you. >> reporter: surrounded by family and friends outside of her son's high school, lakesha jenkins told reporters how her two sons tried to protect her yesterday morning as she was fighting with her boyfriend. >> my kids responded. they did what they felt was needed to see if i was safe. that's all i'll say. end on that note. >> reporter: moments later a distraught jenkins collapsed and had to be carried away. court documents showed jenkins and her boyfriend, sean crawford, had been arguing all night into the morning when the 14-year-old and his 18-year-old brother stepped in. at that point, crawford grabbed a kitchen knife and barricaded himself in a bedroom with the mother. the boys forced their way into the room and that's when crawford stabbed them both. mason died at the scene. his brother had non life

threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital. according to prosecutors, children being killed in the midst of domestic violence incidents is all too common in prince george's county. >> what we're seeing increasingly is having children who are killed so we've had, for example, four children in the last 18 months in this exact same scenario. >> loved playing football. that was his dream. he wanted to make it to the nfl. he didn't get a chance to shine. >> i love my grandson. i'm going to miss him. >> reporter: now friday evening at 6:00 there will be a vigil outside of the apartment building where keyshaun mason was murder. a go fund me page is set up to help the family with their expenses. as for crawford he's being held without bond, facing life in prison without parole if he's convicted. at 6:00, hear more from the mother as she explains why she thought the relationship with the man who killed her son could actually help him.

back to you in the studio. >> thank you, mark. a man captured in virginia after killing his wife and his mother-in-law in maryland is going to spend the next 50 years in prison. malcolm thomas was sentenced for the 2014 killings in oxon hill. he pled guilty last month. one witness told police they were on the phone with thomas and overheard an argument that turned physical. a yuuniversity of virginia student who made headlines when tackled and arrested by officers with the alcohol, beverage control board, he's suing those agents and that department. martese johnson filed a $3 million lawsuit alleging excessive force by four agents. cell phone video and images from his arrest in charlottesville went viral this last march. charges against johnson were eventually dropped. repair work for sexual favors, that's what nearly a dozen women in maryland claim

they subjected to inside their public housing units. a lawsuit claims the women were denied repairs because they refused to have sex with handymen. the women lived in baltimore. one alleged victim said she had to sleep next to the oven because that maintenance worker wouldn't fix her heat without sexual favors in return. you can own a piece of the national museum of crime and punishment according to the "washington business journal," the museum is closed now but it is auctioning off items tomorrow that were once inside the museum. the items include lighting and pieces of the set from the show "america's most wanted." the show was filmed at the crime museum you may know. other items include fright at the museum, haunted house props in time for halloween. the museum closed its doors at the end of last month. the museum hopes to re-open at another location. there is a program for kids in our area that has made a real difference for a lot of years. it means medical care for little ones and young adults.

those who may not receive it otherwise. news 4's kristen wright takes us for a ride with children's national health systems mobile health program. >> reporter: mr. larry has logged many miles behind the wheel. big rigs, buses, and now a doctor's office on wheels. >> it means a lot to me because we're going out in the neighborhood servicing the kids. >> reporter: children's national health system's mobile health programs bring medical care directly to children and young adults in d.c.'s most challenged neighborhoods. this is atlantic terrace in southeast. >> are you excited to be seen on the mobile unit today? >> see the housing, understand the transportation and the access issues. we get to see what food resources are available. >> reporter: the mobile units accept medicaid, medicare, and private insurance. the team also services the

uninsured and can help families find coverage. >> hey, miss dorsey, come on up. >> reporter: sarah dorsey lives here with her five children. >> how much water do you drink a day? >> reporter: gabrielle is already 11. >> watch my babies grow from here to here. it's so personal because they already know you. >> reporter: the mobile program has been around 23 years. this was the very first unit. proud mary they call it. it doesn't make rounds anymore, it's a relic these days, a reminder of the many miles, many lives cared for by the team. >> i tell everybody i got about 100 kids, don't none of them belong to me. >> reporter: desmond is here for his six-month checkup. >> he did good until the shots came but he's good. >> it's very powerful to be able to be out in the community in the neighborhood providing services in the right place at the right time. >> so good to see you. >> reporter: the doctor's hope is that one day there won't be a need for mobile health.

until then, they keep driving forward. in the district, kristen wright, news 4. >> these mobile units also offer dental care and some services across the border in prince george's county. for more details on how to use this program, search mobile medicine in our nbc washington app. a virginia newlywed killed by a repeat drunk driver, but that may not be the only offense. learn why prosecutors say that driver may be facing tougher charges. some say the guidelines for mammograms are just too confusing. doreen joins us to help clear up some of the facts about breast cancer screenings. d.c. police just got new gear to help crack down on crime. we're coming right back on news 4 at

narrator: puerto rico's economy is in a death spiral. to make matters worse, washington has plans to cut another $3 billion from the island's healthcare budget. puerto ricans pay the same medicare taxes, but receive less than half the funding of mainland states, leaving the system on life support. more cuts will push the economy to the edge of disaster and put every puerto rican's care in jeopardy. washington needs to act now to save healthcare for the three and a half million us citizens of puerto rico.

and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> and not a single storm on the horizon. really, we're going to be storm free so to speak as we make our way through the next not only one to two days but probably the next seven days. we have a couple of cold fronts that come through. see the numbers moving up, moving down over the next few days. all in all, we're just looking at conditions like this. lots of sunshine right now. you can see we do have some color out there in some of the trees out there, one nice little color, one right here. over by 395. a few of these looking at some

color. we're going to continue to get more color on the trees the next couple of days in our region. 66 degrees the current number. winds out of the south at 7 miles per hour. that helped our numbers into the 60s and 70s. 70s back to the west. 27 in martinsburg. 73 hagerstown. stanton, virginia, petersburg, virginia, coming in at 75. cooler off to the east. 63, annapolis. 61, cambridge. the warmer air sliding in from west to east. we will be warmer during the day tomorrow. if you're thinking about getting out there on the bike, sunset tonight at 6:23. around 6:00, 67 degrees. 53 degrees by 8:00 tomorrow morning. and a pretty nice day for a bike ride tomorrow afternoon. as those temperatures warm rather rapidly. no rain to talk about. just told you we're not going to have any storms. the chance of rain is really almost nada as we move on through the next seven days. a slight chance possibly late in the day sunday into the day monday. that's about it. satellite and radar showing we had a few clouds, helped keep temperatures down just a bit today without the clouds for a

few hours, might have gottenúzl little bit warmer this afternoon. now we're clear and will help the temperatures to cool tonight. down to 44 degrees in gaithersburg. 43 culpeper. 42 in winchester. 50 in washington. cool but not cold. last night, culpeper down to 31 degrees so we were still on the cold side earlier this morning. tomorrow morning not quite as cool. bus stop forecast. 48 tree degrees with sunshine. may need the jacket or coat as you step out the door. 9:00, 10:00, it's coming off. getting on the bus, a little cool. getting off the bus, nice and warm. high temperatures everywhere will get into the 7 os. 75, culpeper. 7 73 fredericksburg. 73 right downtown. a beautiful wednesday. the great weather remains right on through the next couple of days and really right on through the day on thursday for sure. thursday gets to a high of 76. that's with more sunshine. a cold front moved through late thursday into friday. notice the temperatures jumping back down into the low 60s. that means some of you could be in the upper 50s on friday.

and this is going to be the coldest morning. saturday morning, if you're going out and about on saturday morning, bundle up. temperatures upper 30s to lower 40s. during the day on saturday. high temperature on saturday, though, 65 degrees. veroni veronica comes back at 5:45 with the rest of the seven-day planner. ready to go v.j.? >> she's on her way. thank you, doug. news 4 crews giving access to how bomb-sniffing dogs keep us all safe at the airport. find out how they did when our adam tuss put them to the test. plus how reliable is your ride? we're going to tell you which car came out on top and which one is high manlt innocenintena after the devastating riots if baltimore, a new sign of if baltimore, a new sign of

i'm jeremy mcpike, candidate for state senate, and i sponsored this ad. republican hal parrish claims he improved transportation. but the truth is he was nowhere to be found. literally. parrish holds a seat on the northern virginia transportation authority, but 34 times he failed

to show up for meetings. parrish skipped more meetings than any other member. and hal parrish refused to support the bi-partisan transportation bill. why would weant to get stuck with republican hal parrish in richmond?

first at 5:30, sniffing out the bad guys at the airport. today, news 4 got an exclusive look at how the tsa is training explosives detection dogs to keep us safe. >> our transportation reporter adam tuss served at the target for those dogs, and as you'll see only on news 4 tonight, he quickly found out that they're good at what they do. >> reporter: time and time.

>> good boy. >> reporter: and time again. >> ready to go do some work? >> reporter: these canines are getting the job done. in an age of metal detecters, full body scans and x-rays at the airport, sometimes the best piece of equipment, the dog o's nose. >> they pick up on things we and dream of picking up on, on detail, differentiate different oaters from a group of odors. >> reporter: meet blue. kirby. rufus. and rivero. today they're trying to find the explosive material. for the first time ever the transportation security administration let a news crew serve as a carrier of an explosive substance through an airport. we were that news crew. check out kirby as we walked past him with our bag. it didn't matter if we walked next to the dog, if we were seated or even if we tried to get away from a distance. the dogs were on the set. >> the dogs are looking for anything that can go boom. really what we do is we just

associate those odors with their toy. so essentially they're just looking for their toy. >> reporter: the tsa says these dogs are regularly picking up explosive materials in airports, but most of the time it's someone who's mistakenly brought a gun that's not properly packed to the security checkpoint. hundreds of these dogs and handlers in use right now. as the tsa puts it, the bad guys know how tough they are. we found that out firsthand. >> they found you every time. you didn't stand a chance. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, why some of these dogs right here at reagan international have an incredible connection to 9/11. at reagan national, adam tuss, news 4. an overloaded extension cord led to a fire that killed a woman and her great-grandson in southern maryland. investigators tell us an electrical failure because of that cord sparked this fire in the victim's hallway. four other family maybes made it out. bernice washington and her 6-year-old grandson, zavion

atkins did not make it out. the pair died from smoke inhalation. the victim was driving home from work but his life ended that night. killed by a drunk driver. news 4's chris gordon explains why stafford county prosecutors raised the stakes in this case. >> reporter: they were still newlyweds. 27-year-old kevin hara and 24-year-old amanda sharp had been married just over a year. they were happy. planning their future and their family. but their dreams died along route 1 near manning drive. it happened the night of september 16th. kevin hara had just closed the pizza hut in stafford, and was heading home when police say an intoxicated driver, 59-year-old charles r. feif rear ended their car killing kevin. earlier this year he was convicted of drunk driving and lost his license, but he requested and was given restricted driving privileges. stafford county commonwealth's

attorney eric olson at first charged feif with involuntary manslaughter but recently increased the charge to aggravated manslaughter. >> we determined speed was a significant factor. he hadn't applied his brakes before the accident. he was driving on a suspended license because of a prior dwi. and he should have had an ignition interlock on his car which would have kept him from driving if he had any alcohol. >> reporter: a virginia state trooper got information that he may have been otherwise distracted while driving and based on this information, he got this search warrant for his cell phone. i'll tell you what evidence the trooper was searching for on feif's phone ahead on news 4 at 6:00. in stafford county varirginia, chris gordon, news 4. there may be more confusion than clarity on when a woman should begin screening for breast cancer. >> the american cancer society released new guidelines recommending that women have fewer mammograms and start them

later. news 4's doreen gentzler joins us with details on this one. >> hi, wendy and jim. confusing is the keyword on this. we reported on breast cancer screening recommendations quite a bit over the years. this time it's the american cancer society revising their longstanding guidelines and saying most women can wait longer until age 45 to undergo their first screening mammograp mammography. the idea is they found women in their early 40s have a lower risk for the disease but higher risk for false positives. these guidelines are more in line but still differ from the last guidelines that made news a while back from the u.s. preventative task force which recommended waiting until age 50. the cancer society is now saying that women at an average risk, meaning no genetic risk factors, no family history, can wait until age 45 for their first mammogram. they should then have a screening every year until age

54. after that, the cancer society says women can transition to every other year as long as their overall health is good and they have a life expectancy greater than ten years. >> there are some caveats and qualifications and that starts to make it a little more complicated. it's not that simple once recommendation that we had in the past. >> life-saving potential of early detection really is found in regular mammography. that's the test. >> well, surprisingly, these new guidelines do not recommend clinical breast exams where the doctor physically checks for lumps or abnormalities. the cancer society study found that unnecessary. and these new guidelines have no impact on insurance plans. many of which are required to pay for mammograms. and back to the confusing part, there is a third set of guidelines. these from the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists and they're standing by their recommendation that women should start mammography at age 40.

confusing, yes, big-time. talk this over with your doctor and make your own individual decision. and don't use these new guidelines as an excuse to avoid getting a mammogram because that should not happen. wendy, jim? >> all right. good advice, thanks, doreen. tracy morgan was the first person to congratulate eddie murphy sunday during the mark twain prize ceremony at the kennedy center and soon morgan will return to that very same stage. the comedian announced a new standup tour today. it kicks off in february. it's morgan's first tour since that car accident back in 2014 that left him in a coma for two weeks. morgan will perform a one-night-only show at the kennedy center april 22nd. tickets go on sale to the general public next friday. there is developing news. khloe kardashian, the wife of lamar odom, has released her first statement about the former nba star's recovery after he was found unconscious at a brothel. plus, montgomery county is

one step closer to keeping cigarettes out of the hands of teenagers. the news 4 i-team is checking in on the crackdown. and in case you missed it on my twitter feed, in the last couple of hours, fairfax county announced a new wegmans is coming to that area. the popular grocery

khloe kardashian is reaching out tonight to thank people for their prayers for the recovery of her husband, basketball star lamar odom. the reality star put this message on her website today, "you can never be prepared for an experienceike this, but without the outpouring of love and endless prayers, it would have been difficult to endure." odom was moved from a las vegas hospital to an l.a. hospital yesterday. he's sitting up and talking now. one week ago, he was found unconscious at a nevada brothel. today we get our first look at the maryland terps basketball team. ranked third in the country in the coach's poll. many people believe this is the year maryland will win their second national title in program history. today was media day for both the men's and women's team. brenda freese and her players picked to win the big 10 conference for the second straight season. as for the men they're led by sophomore point guard preseason

conference player of the year melo tremble. maryland, a very talented recruiting class. the coach is hoping his young terps can live up to the big hype. >> you get a little spoiled and expect that. it's been a few years since we've done anything like that. of course we have a lot of work to do before we think about doing it, but just to have the chance to do that, i think it's got everybody excited. we have the talent if everything goes well, we stick together, we have a chance to do great things. >> we embrace it, i think as of right now. i think the coach wants to have fun with everything that's going on, but also, you know, once the season gets here, it's time to block it out and just focus on the season. >> they tip off the season november 13th versus mt. saint mary's. their second game is against local rival georgetown. news 4 sports. a high school hacker who got the private e-mails of the cia boss may be moving on to a new target. nbc's pete williams joins us

with a look at who is behind this. i'm tom sherwood in the district. police officers on bicycles, a lot more of

now at 5:45, the next apparent target for a high school student who claims to have hacked the e-mail of the cia director. and this one is just as sensitive. >> and this new hacking story is a good reminder no e-mail is truly private. nbc news chief justice correspondent pete williams is here with this investigation.

>> pete, what's next for those across our area who may be considered targets? where is the latest stand on this now? >> well, my guess is this hacker is, his hacking days are coming to an end here. this is a very high priority for the fbi to find either this person or this group of people that have apparently hacked into the personal aol e-mail account of john brennan, the director of the cia, so important to say this wasn't a government account. there's nothing secure here. there were some sensitive documents, though. the most sensitive was a spreadsheet that showed names, e-mail address, and social security numbers for some current and former intelligence officials probably was about eight years old, but some of that information hasn't changed. the hacker also claims he downloaded the questionnaire brennan filled out when he wanted to get his security clearance which many of our viewers would know is the sf-86. the questionnaire for sensitive government positions. now, undoubtedly the chinese

already have that from hacking into opm. this is a case where he was threatening to disclose it and put it out there publicly which would be personal information about the fbi director. there were a couple other things. some phone logs of a former cia official who's now at the white house. but the twitter accounts associated with this hacker, one of them went dark yesterday and a second one went dark this afternoon. so this hacker apparently has lost his twitter forum, although there are indications he's still reaching out to journalists. but the fbi is, you know, doing the steps you would think it would be doing to try to find out who he is and catch him. >> all right. pete williams. thank so much. >> you bet. >> thank you, pete. your children are a growing target for identity thieves. today the state of maryland launched a new initiative to make sure you're educated about it. they say it's a good idea to freeze your child's credit to prevent thieves from opening up cards in their names. it's also important to know the warning signs of identity theft including unusual calls or credit offers for your child. the irs may also send up a red

flag if you file your child as a dependent and they say a return has already been filed in his name. it's important to realize identity theft can happen the moment your child receives a social security number. lexus is holding on to its crown as the most reliable car on the road. consumer reports surveyed -- released its survey of most reliable cars today. the top five are foreign made. after lexus, it's toyota, audi, maz mazda, and subaru. buick the only domestic brand in the top ten came in at seven. one of the biggest disappoint t disappointme disappointments, electric car maker tesla. owners of the tesla model s cited a number of problems that include issues with charging systems and the electric motors. it received a worst than average reliability rating and no longer recommended by "consumer reports." veronica johnson joins us in the studio. we warmed up a bit today.

>> beautiful. >> that's right. just keeps getting better and better. by midweek, some folks may be okay with driving with the top down because sunshine, tempatures that are going to get into the mid 70s across our area. then storm team 4, we're already tracking another front that's going to come our way toward the end of the week. that's going to send our temperatures tumbling once again. if you are planning to give it a little bit more light training before the marine corps marathon sunday, this evening our temperatures will be dropping to the low 60s. nice conditions i think perfect for training. the fact we've got low humidity and some very light winds. the other thing in the night sky, the international space station. we've got the sun setting at 6:44. got the thin crescent move. well, at 7:55 for about 3 minutes from the northwestern sky to the northern sky you'll be able to catch that bright streak which is actually, again, the international space station making its way across the sky. now, here's what's going on. yesterday we had high pressure still, high pressure across our area. this looks like the same satellite and radar from

yesterday. we're clear. ohio all the way down to the south and even tomorrow another day with a lot of sunshine. we start out chilly but temperatures tomorrow will be even higher. 52, 53 between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. so at the bus stop for the kids, just a jacket. that's all they'll need. look at this. by the afternoon they may be already throwing the jackets over their shoulders or in their book pbags. 7 5 culpeper. 75 for a high in gaithersburg. 72 winchester tomorrow with a great deal of sunshine. nice, as we warm fast getting close to 60 degrees by lunchtime tomorrow. again, low 70s for a high t temperature. tomorrow night, early thursday really, is the meteor showers will be peaking at 5:00 a.m. i think the sky will be clear enough. should be able to see about 20 to 25 per hour. as temperatures go up, they go back down for the end of the week. your friday, saturday. then up a little bit for sunday. the idea that it is going to be a pretty nice weekend coming our way.

saturday, 65, sunshine all day long. for sunday right now, the marine corps marathon, look at this, we start out in the 50s but i think by 1:00 we're around 70 degrees. a cool start indeed. at least it's looking dry. we pick up the clouds on sunday with the next weather front. i don't think we're going to see any rain until very late in the day on sunday. which, again, is going to be the warmest day out of the weekend. any rain showers will probably be coming into our area around 8:00, 9:00. monday morning rush, right now looks as though we've got some showers on top. our next best chance of rain. we'll talk more about the weekend impacts with the next weather front coming up in news 4 at 6:00. >> thanks, v.j. by year's end, stores in montgomery county will likely face stiffer penalties if they're found selling tobacco products to minors. comes after a news 4 i-team investigation from this summer. i-team cameras show how easy it is for teenagers working with local law enforcement to walk into gas stations and grocery stores and walk out with cigarettes. sometimes never being asked for

their i.d.s. today, more county council members supported a bill that would triple funds for a first offense. >> i think this bill is going to pass unanimously for quickly and my hope is we can start ramping up enforcement to get out there in the public and making sure that our stores stop doing this and stop selling tobacco to minors. >> today we asked people across the county if they think tougher fines are the answer. store clerks caught in the act not checking i.d.s, and allowing minors to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products news 4 i-team undercover cameras captured these illegal sales during inspections over the summer at gas stations and convenience stores. >> there's plenty of stores around here. you can go in as a teenager and buy cigarettes and shouldn't be able to. >> reporter: montgomery county leaders want to snuff out t problem that studies show is on the rise with stiffer penalties for businesses cashing in. hitting violators with higher fines from $500 now to $1,000

for the first offense. and every time someone gets caught, another $1,000 fine. opinions, however, are split. >> if a business is willing to sell, take the risk of selling to minors for $500 fine, i don't think $1,000 fine is going to make a difference to them. >> it's not healthy for the children. it's not healthy for anybody that smokes, but the children, somebody needs to look out for them. >> reporter: county stats show one in five businesses sells to minors. store clerks either don't ask for i.d. or when they do, they don't bother to check them. >> it's too accessible for children and that needs to change. >> reporter: news 4. n > now a full council vote on the full penalties is expected in the next couple months. fighting crime on two wheels. d.c. police are hitting the road with a new ride. we'll tell you where. i'm derrick ward. coming up on news 4, a new report on how to improve the fairfax county police department. department. now it's up to the board of [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going.

it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging, do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. a baltimore drugstore looted during the rioting that followed the death of freddie gray is now open again. take a look. this rite aid on martin luther king boulevard was one of more than a dozen pharmacies that closed in the wake of that april unrest. the seniors who live nearby are among the happiest to see it open again.

>> me being a senior citizen now. >> it meant that i had to go either downtown or all the way down route 40 and whatnot, you know, to get my medicine. >> that's good news. more than 30 businesses were seriously damaged in the riots. the damage across the city was estimated at more than $9 million. a new crime fighting tool was rolled out in the distribute today. d.c. police officers getting brand new bicycles. news 4's tom sherwood explains how these bikes are different and where you'll see more of that. >> reporter: whether riding through downtown chinatown or huffing up a hill near howard university, about 35 d.c. police officers today were out trying out new patrol bikes. the first of about 250 new bikes built in seattle just for public safety. important features of a bike is the fact that it's tough. >> reporter: earlier the squad was given a sendoff by chief

cathie lanier. >> our efforts to get you the best equipment that you can get and make sure that we maintain it that way, so that's our goal. make sure that we have the best mountain bike program in the country. and some of you will be part of that. >> reporter: sergeant mike ware, a native of bethesda, maryland, has been on bike duty since 1992, nearly 25 years. bike policing is community policing. >> we're casual. we're approachable. i mean, we clearly we're in a position where you can see us. >> reporter: chief lanier says bikes can go places squad cars can't. >> in terms of creeping through alleys and looking for those other people that might be creeping through alleys. >> reporter: the police on bikes startled a few people, but most like them. >> friendlier, nicer in the community? >> i think it is. >> it should be less expensive. and they should be able to get everybody who's pulling a type of crime. >> reporter:cyclebicycles. good or bad?

>> the biker? >> reporter: yeah. dozens of new tougher bikes are due early next year. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. now at 6:00, new signs joe biden may be stepping into the race for the white house as new poll numbers show support for him is beginning to fade. a murder in an upscale community in maryland. what we are just learning about the victim. and the calls made to police in the hours before her death. plus news 4 gets exclusive access as these dogs train to sniff out trouble and potential terror threats at local airports. first tonight, the tragic story of two brothers who tried to save their mother from an allegedly abusive boyfriend. >> one boy was killed. the other wounded. all of this happening in a county that has been trying to curb domestic violence cases for years. mark segraves joins us live with the outpouring of emotion from the family today. mark? >> reporter: that's right. it was an emotional day here at potomac high school where the 14-year-old keyshaun mason not

only went to school but played on the jv football team. grief counselors were on hand for staff and students. mason is the latest child killed in this county during a domestic violence incident. >> he was protecting her. you know, it's sad that a child got to lose his life by protecting his mother. >> reporter: family and friends of keyshaun mason's stood side by side today remembering the aspiring football player. >> he was a hero. >> reporter: the 14-year-old is being hailed as a hero because he was killed while protecting his mother. >> difficult, keyshaun, rest in peace. we're going to miss you. love you, boy. >> reporter: court documents show mason's mother and her boyfriend, sean crawford, had been arguing all night and into the morning when the 14-year-old and his 18-year-old brother stepped in. prosecutors say at that point, crawford grabbed a knife and barricaded himself in a bedroom