especially tonight. a much better wednesday. that, of course, tomorrow, and more showers in the forecast. we'll break down when for you coming up in my full forecast. i'm mark segraves in prince george's county where police are investigating a shooting. it ended here in the springdale neighborhood on utica place. at this tree where a car crashed over the curb, through a sign, and then landed on top of that tree. police believe it all began about a block away. down this road. earlier, evidence markers littered this street where police believe shots originally rang out. but when police first arrived on this scene, they didn't know they were coming to a shooting. here's how police describe the scene when they arrived. >> shortly after 1:00 p.m., officers responded here for a single-vehicle collision. once officers arrived on scene, they discovered the vehicle unoccupied. preliminary investigation rev l reveals that the driver was

transported to the hospital prior to our officers arriving. further investigation revealed that the driver of that vehicle was a victim of a shooting. the victim is an adult male and he's listed in critical condition. >> reporter: now, that adult male has not been identified, and police so far do not have a motive for this shooting, but, again, he was able to drive his car until he crashed here into this tree. that car was just removed by police a short time ago. and while police say they don't have a motive, coming up at 6:00, you'll hear from police about a suspect. reporting live in prince george's county, jim, back to you. >> mark, thank you. now to the emotional toll of that horrible crash between a pickup truck and church van in maryland. >> the youngest victim just 6 years old and wasn't the only one in her family who was in that van. in all, four people were killed. and that includes a couple in their 70s who we learned about last night. well now we are hearing from the family of that little girl. prince george's county bureau

chief tracee wilkins joins us. tracee? >> reporter: wendy, i talked to the father of that little girl today from the hospital. he is by his wife's side and also his infant. they were both injured in this crash. his 6-year-old daughter killed in the crash. the family is understandably shaken by all of this and in no condition to talk on camera about what they're going through right now. he told me that he planned on being in the hospital until they get through the end of this and we don't know exactly how long it's going to take for them to get better. but here, we're still seeing some of the remnants of this accident. when you go down to the actual accident scene, down the road, you can still smell the smell of gas. the investigation into this is just beginning. we knocked on the door of the home of the man who was behind the wheel of the pickup truck that caused sunday's deadly crash. no one answered the door. then minutes later, some people who refused to comment quickly

left the home and drove away. police have not released the name of the pickup truck driver who also died in the crash. according to police, that pickup truck had just struck another vehicle. and was attempting to drive away when it slammed into the church van carrying 14 people. the accident killed one child, two adults and an unborn baby. 6-year-old staley gomez who lived here in northwest with her mother and father and sibling was killed in the crash. her sibling and mom are recovering in the hospital from their injuries. they were pic hked up that woul erupt into flames of it was t-boned by the pikup truck. the crash also killed santiago and elba, they had 8 children and 38 grand children. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, family members are not the only ones who are anxious to hear what's going to happen with this investigation. and what the outcome's going to be. people who live in this community are also on the edge of their seats.

we'll explain why. reporting live, tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio, jim. >> thank you. the fbi tonight says he planned to attack the capitol. now he'll have to undergo a mental evaluation. christopher lee cornell is charged with trying to kill federal employees. the fbi tells us he planned to set off pipe bombs at the capitol and shoot people as they ran from the building. he pleaded not guilty. cornell was arrested in ohio, you'll recall, back in january after he bought two guns there. his attorney said in a filing last week that he may have a mental illness. well, the clock is ticking. just hours from now, the republican candidates running for president will step up to the stage in milwaukee for their fo fourth primary debate. the focus tonight is supposed to be on jobs and taxes and the economy but there could still be some fireworks. as the candidates strive to make a mark. ben carson and donald trump are now about even at the top of the

race in this new national poll. jeb bush under pressure to make a strong showing. marco rubio hoping to build on momentum from the last debate. and then ted cruz, rand paul, john kasich, and carly fiorina will be the other four candidates rounding out on the stage. there are two important links between the district and virginia and soon both the memorial and key bridges will be under construction at the same time. transportation reporter adam tuss live now underneath the key bridge with a look at the impact for tens of thousands of drivers. adam? >> reporter: that's right, jim. the first thing we should tell everybody, it's important to remember that both bridges are safe, but when you climb down here underneath the bridge and start to stake a look at some of the spots, take a look there with the seal exposed and the concrete coming out, you can see why road crews want to fix this fast. workers on site today taking a look at things under the key bridge. this is the oldest bridge across the potomac.

opened in 1923. it's time to get some work done. during a recent tour the district department of transportation told us about the issues. the bridge has been deteriorating for the last 307 years since the last rehab. this spring work to fix things like the concrete piers and bridge deck will take place. some steel beams have to be replaced. at the memorial bridge, not much better. >> the level of corrosion you're seeing at the base over here. >> reporter: steel in some sections is paper thin. just recently, the inbound sidewalk has been closed completely so it can be grinded down and resurfaced. expected to stay that way a couple more weeks. the other sidewalk on the other side will get the same treatment next. one lane of traffic still closed on the memorial bridge as the center structure is strengthened. that lane expected to open back up in the spring. however, a weight restriction that prevents tour buses from crossing here expected to stay in place indefinitely. and back here now live underneath the key bridge, as you look at some of the damage

here. that needs to be repaired. now what about impacts to travel when all the work starts? coming up on news 4 at 6:00 i'm going to give you a play-by-play of what to expect as far as travel delays. wendy, back to you. >> all right. adam tuss. thanks, adam. we are continuing to follow a developing story in tokoma park in maryland. someone found a woman's body near a dumpster in an office parking lot. now at 5:00 we're learning about the woman's unusual living situation. pat collins is live along new hampshire avenue with the details on this. pat? >> reporter: wendy, sources say the woman stayed in a lawyer's office here and she may have been murdered in that office last night before her body was taken out and put next to the trash. a shocking discovery at the hampshire place office complex in takoma park. the body of a woman found behind some dumpsters in the parking

lot. dwayne douglas is a maintenance man here. he found the body as he was taking out some trash around 7:00 this morning. >> i went to go open the gate and she was laying facedown in the dumpster on the ground. >> reporter: this is the first murder in takoma park this year. and police were all over the place looking for clues and evidence. sources say the woman is in her 30s. they say she was down on her luck and an attorney allowed her to stay in his office. they say from time to time she would do clerical work for the lawyer. now, crime scene investigators spent a lot of time focusing on an area inside the building looking into the possibility that the murder happened inside and that the body was later placed near the dumpsters outside. dwayne douglas says the woman has been around here for several

years. >> she was a nice person. she was nice. spoke to everybody. she was nice. >> reporter: she have any children? >> not that i know of. >> reporter: and for her to die this way? >> yeah, just bad, man. >> reporter: now, a lot of women work in this office complex. many of them nervous about what happened here today. that part of the story coming up at 6:00. wendy, back to you. >> all right. pat collins. this is a story only on news 4. hundreds of thousands of gift cards duplicated and now the secret service is getting involved. and she vanished from a busy northern virginia shopping area. now her family has found a new way to celebrate the life of a young woman whose life was taken too soon. some members of the local muslim community give a standing ovation to the montgomery county school board after it votes to make september 12th as a day off school. it happens to coincide with the

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big night at the verizon center tonight. >> so big, we got our buddy, jim vance, on the set with us. nba superstar and sea pleasant native son, kevin durant back in town tonight. jim joins us now to explain -- this is getting an awful lot of buzz. >> it is, and probably too much as a matter of fact. remember the scene last year, k.d. to d.c.? there were kevin durant jerseys, there were signs, they were blanketing verizon center. fans made their pitch to durant to join the wizards when he becomes a free agent after the season and consign with any team. but durant, to his credit, did not exactly feel all warm and tingly about that display. jason pugh out at verizon center now for what k.d. is saying about all that today. jason, what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, vance, here's the thing. kevin durant, he appreciates the support that he gets from his hometown fans, but he did say in a recent interview that he,

quote, felt kind of disrespectful because the wizards, they have a great team right now and their fan base needs to give this team their full attention. but vance, can you imagine if durant were to come to d.c.? the wizards, they've already made the playoffs the last two years in a row and with the all-star and mvp like durant, this team would be a championship-caliber roster. and, of course, you have the local connection, the donation in the community, avid support for the other local sports teams. as for those comments about the disrespect from last year, durant addressed those this morning. >> no, i'm not saying anything is wrong with the fans, dude, but i'm just thinking of it as a player. other side. it means a lot coming back playing here. i remember as a kid catching a train down here to watch wizards, georgetown play all the time and to be able to walk on that court as an nba player, it shows the underin i've been on, you know, and hopefully, you

know, more kids behind me will do the same thing. >> reporter: coming up later on news 4 at 6:00, we rwill hear from the wizards stars john wall and bradley biel about this phenom support for k.d. to d.c. also we'll hear from those guys, vance, they're not happy with their fan base and the support they've been receiving lately from wizards fans. >> no, i guess they're not and they have good reason not to be happy about it. tell me about this. you got to love k.d. for so many reasons, not only is he among the best athletes on the planet, but the dude has such incredible class. people loving him to death, but he's saying hold on, respect your team. you have a hell of a team right there, you got some all-stars and some great players on your own team, you got to love him for that, don't you? >> reporter: you absolutely do, vance. you have to remember last year he missed the vast majority of the season. he pretty much didn't play due to that foot injury. he wants to focus on his own

season, his own year this year in oklahoma city and will worry about free agency this summer. >> yeah, and you know, tell you the truth, who wouldn't love to see k.d. suiting up with john wall and biel and porter and all the others? buy your season tickets now just in case it might happen because we're going all the way to the nba championship after that. thanks, jason. we appreciate it. love me some k.d. -- >> so does this town. >> he's such a class act. >> good message that he sent out, too. >> that's what i think, too. >> and we like his mom, too, don't we? >> love his mom to death. not as much as him. >> thanks for visiting. >> come back any time. >> all right. well, out in montgomery county, muslim families are celebrating tonight because for the first time the school board has made a change in the school's calendar that will help muslim students recognize one of their religious holidays. news 4's chris gordon joins us live from bethesda to explain how all of this is going to

work. chris? >> reporter: wendy, some montgomery county public schools have large muslim student populations like in germantown and damascus but not big enough to shut down the entire county school system. that has been a problem for the muslim community until today. >> one of the initiatives -- >> reporter: as the montgomery county school board began work on next year's school calendar, chris barclay proposed a way to clear a school day next september 12th as a professional day for teachers. that would give all students the day off which coincides with the muslim holiday eid al-adha. >> our diversity includes the ethnic, the religious diversity in montgomery county that has been growing significantly. >> reporter: after a lengthy discussion, the board voted 6-2 in favor of making next september 12th a professional day. giving students the day off school. the audience responded with a standing ovation to express

their appreciation and happiness. >> i'm very pp i'm in tears. i am thrilled. very happy. i cannot -- wait to see the children, the students in the classrooms being happy and thankful for this day. >> reporter: for years, muslim parents in montgomery county unsuccessfully asked that school be canceled for the eid holiday like good friday and easter. today's action does the next best thing. it give all students a day off. muslim students can, therefore, celebrate eid with their families. >> i think what you've seen is there were institutional racism forces and they got beat today. >> reporter: what will it mean for your children? >> joy. >> definitely, definitely great joy because eid, we have to hold them back from going to school, and i think, you know, a lot of families go through the same thing. >> reporter: now, the school board has provided for the eid holiday next year, but what about future years? i'll have the answer cngws 4 at.

that's the latest live in montgomery county, jim, back to you. >> chris, thank you. now to a special honor for a local teacher who works to mentor minority students. with a special focus on the girls. her name is shala adams. she's a history teacher at phelps ace high school in northeast d.c. and the founder of a non-profit program that gives students the tools they need to succeed. well, adams was invited to the white house today for the first ever next generation high school summit. from kansas city to philadelphia, fast food workers have launched their largest nationwide strike ever today. protesters say they're underpaid, they want better wages, better benefits and want the candidates for president to fight for a higher minimum wage. during a rally here in the district, senator bernie sanders said he stands with these workers. >> in america today, whatere seeing is the richest people becoming richer and almost

everybody else becoming poorer. and what we are saying is enough is enough. >> protesters say there are 64 million workers making less than $15 an hour. they want all those workers to vote for candidates who support a higher minimum wage. ready for this? campbell's soup is changing what will go into one of its most iconic brands. one that your mom and grandma gave you when you had a cold or just needed tlc. we're talking about campbell's chicken soup. and it will now have 20 ingredients instead of 30. among the ingredients now off the chopping block, celery and onions. the new recipe will appear in limited edition cans featuring "star wars" chacters. a compa repsatheye responding to the tastes of the american consumer. in 1918, this painting was so scandalous it caused police to shut down an exhibit.

yesterday, it sold for $170 million at an auction. this work of art is called "reclining nude" painted by an italian artist. the 170 million dollars is the most ever paid for the artist and the second ever highest paid for a work of art at auction. last may picasso's "women of algier" sold for $179 million. >> wow. next at 5:00, rain, it ain't done with us yet, folks. we're tracking the radar now. doug's full forecast as the next time we'll see some showers again this week. divine intervention of sorts. one woman's health scare put her on the path to helping others who need more than medical help when they are in the hospital. >> families need to know that they have support when they're going throug

if you run over somebody, it's usually because you were driving too fast or you didn't look before you turned or you didn't stop for someone in the crosswalk. always be alert. pedestrians don't come with airbags. and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> well, the rain just continues to fall around the area and i expect it to continue right on through most of the evening hours here. it's going to be on the light side but it's going it be that nasty drizzle. that mist that continues to be out there. a few areas of some heavier showers. take a look down toward our national harbor camera. see what's going on. rain continues to fall. capitol wheel all lit up. hard to see with all that rain

on the lens there. as we look downtown, temperatures 56 degrees. winds out of the northwest at 13 miles per hour. the winds have been gusting upwards to 20, 30 miles an hour at times. however, if you have a lot of trees around your region you're not going to notice the breeze all that much. if you're downtown, it's really, really a nasty night. there's the radar. it doesn't show nearly as much rain actually has fallen. we've got a lot of drizzle out there. looks a lot more scattered down toward waldorf and around d.c. i'll zoom in on d.c. this is heaviest shower around the upper marlboro area. even in the city where we're not showing rain, they're still seeing the drizzle and the mist and will cont along the beltwa here toward the potomac, american legion bridge right on down toward 9 the5, woodbridge once again. here's low. little turn, little spin in the atmosphere that's helping to produce this rain over our area. that will move out overnight tonight and get better. first, the driving impact

tonight. between 5:00 and 8:00, light rain. that means wet roadways right on through 11:00. give yourself extra time. slow down. as always, a lot of people today had the wipers going, but remember, it's also the law to put on those headlights as well when it's raining outside. make sure to keep those headlights on. sun and clouds tomorrow. breezy but nice. temperatures starting around the low 50s. rising into the low 60s by the afternoon. i do think we're going to see a pretty nice day out there for our veterans day. dry conditions. mix of sun and clouds. still some sunshine. a bit breezy. wear a warm jacket especially early if you're going to be heading out to any of the events going on, maybe world war ii national monument. arlington cemetery. if you're out and about, a little chilly. not a bad day. for the kids at the bus stop at the bus stop they'll need the jak jacket, of course the pants. during the afternoon the jacket may come off as the temperatures get into the 60s. the impact forecast tomorrow, on the low side. today's impact was moderate for

sure. tomorrow, once again, we'll be looking good out there. the only thing we're watching is those breezy conditions. here's the next four days. 64 on wednesday. 62. another chance of rain on thursday. 40% chance of you getting wet on thursday. during the middle part of the day. between 10:00 and about 2:00 in the afternoon. friday and saturday looking good, but looking quite cool. veronica will have much more on how cool the weekend will be coming in at about 5:48. 5:48. >> we're going to hold you to that. doug, thank you. right now at 5:00, it's a crafty gift card scheme. we've got exclusive details tonight on how crooks got away with stealing from local stores for months. find out how they finally got caught. plus, we told you about that howard university student who was homeless. well, even after someone reached out to help him, he could still end up back on the street. and a campus controversy. local students say a special honor given to comedian bill cosby should be revoked. we're coming right back on news 4 at 5:00.

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and welcome back, everybody. at 5:30. >> i'm wendy rieger. >> well, he's supposed to be stopping fraud. protecting customers. federal investigators suspect an employee of local t.j.maxx stores was the one who was ripping them off. >> and they had the help of a cohort. tonight only on 4, scott macfarlane reports a major investigation's now under way into a bold and expensive scheme at some popular local stores. >> reporter: federal investigators say this is one of the stores they suspect two men victimized. the t.j.maxx on wisconsin avenue in northwest d.c. in court filings they say the two men created bogus gift cards, taking legitimate numbers from legitimate customer gift cards and using it to make fake ones. and buying more than a quarter million dollars worth of stuff. the feds say several local stores were hit. here's another. the marshalls off the rockville

pike in rockville. there were others in olney and sterling and they suspect it was an inside job. one of the two men under investigation for creating ghost gift cards was an internal investigator for t.j.x, the company that owns marshalls and t.j.maxx. a man whose current duties include doing internal fraud investigations of tjx employees in northern virginia and west virginia. the secret service suspects the employee tapped into the company's internal gift card database, might have shared the private information with a cohort. news 4's learned investigators raided that alleged cohort's home. a group home here in rockville and found a stash of gift cards and a device they call a credit card encoder during their search. court records obtained show the feds suspect the pair had a buyer who helped make purchases with the bogus cards. in all, they suspect more than $300,000 in fraudulent purchases made in less than a year. and it wasn't just the stores victimized the feds say.

the court filings show a recent spike in legitimate customers showing up at stores with gift cards who discovered at checkout those gift cards no longer had any value. possibly were stolen in the scheme. a spokesperson for t.j.maxx and marshalls say the person named in the court files, said to be an employee of the stores is not a current blow employee at this point in time. they wouldn't specify when employment was discontinued. the two people in the case exchanged a lot of text messages and details that way. we'll show you that. tonight on news 4 at 6:00. live, scott macfarlane, news 4. in a few minutes family and friends of a woodbridge teenager will gather for a candle light vigil at the site where he was murdered. 16-year-old brendan wilson was shot to death a yeargo today along a cut-through near woodbridge high school. the murder was drug related. five people are under arrest. the accused triggerman goes on trial later this month. for a second time a jury failed to reach a verdict in the

case involving a murdered d.c. corrections official. a judge declared a second mistrial. he's charged in the 2014 murder of carolyn cross at her apartment in alexlexandria. he lived in that same complex. his attorneys had pushed for a not guilty verdict by reason of insanity. well, he was kicked out of his dorm, became a social media sensation with th the #homelessathoward. he was then offered a new place to live and now a howard university student doesn't have a home once again. we first told you about jawanza ingram last week. howard officials evicted him afr he snuck friends in through a fire exit for a party. an alumnus offered up her apartment after the social media campaign by hbcu pride nation but that group says ingram didn't appear to take the offer seriously so they're ting it back. you can read ingram's response

on the nbc washington app. and an arrest tonight in that unusual case of sexual assault that has sparked a lot of reaction on our facebook page and a lot of discussion. the man in this surveillance video went to police after this incident at a convenience store at a gas station in northeast d.c. last month. this happened while he was at the checkout at the gas station. this was on new york avenue. the woman in front backs up against him. when he backs away, another appears to grope him several times. police say that man was sex wrulul sexually assaulted. the rain should be moving out and temperatures should b dropping. if you spr plans outdoors, for vetera day tomorrow, stick aroundr thefoecast. plus, marines hurt in combat, but there was one thing that helped some on the road to recovery. >> i was flying through the air and then i hit the ground d that kind of jarred me awake.

on the news 4 live desk, we're staying on top of breaking news here. the new details on a small j crash in akron, ohio. we just learned there were nine people on board the jet when it crashed into an apartment complex. they are all believed to be dead. you can see this plane burst into flames when it first hit a home then an apartment building. the jet crashed as it was landing at a nearby airport. officials say nobody on the ground was injured, however. we're going to stay on top of this story and bring you the new developments as we get them. and in right now, we have just learned about an incident at the white house this afternoon. earlier, a man was arrested on pennsylvania avenue outside of the white house for possession of a sling shot at the north fence line of the white house. according to secret service, he launched a small object over the fence line and was immediately arrested. agents conducted a protective sweep of the entire north lawn.

secret service says there was no impact on normal operations at the white house as a result of this event.

a local musician is helping severely wounded veterans in our area. by teaching them to play, write, and record conservatory-level music. chris lawrence is here with more on this program.

>> yeah, wendy, i mean, some of the soldiers and marines at walter reed have seen every tv show, played every video game and a lot of times they're bored out of their minds. in comes music to challenge them in a completely new way. ♪ tim lost a lot of things in afghanistan. ♪ both legs, part of an arm. not his voice or his will. >> i have no idea what i would be doing right now. i have no idea where i would be if i hadn't gotten involved in music. >> reporter: he knows where he was. on foot patrol when he saw the taliban militant who would change his life. >> he was the one who had the trigger for the ied and he set it off while i was standing right next to him.

>> reporter: he remembers no sound and then floating. >> that was me flying through the air and then i hit the ground and that kind of jarred me awake. >> reporter: flash forward a few months to walter reed. and a man in the marines, a new mission. >> you can be in your room staring at the ceiling being depressed or come and do music at this high level. >> one, two, three. ♪ >> we work on music at a high level. we rock out at a high level. >> reporter: arthur bloom has music degrees from juilliard and yale. >> don't give away the cross starting too early. >> reporter: and he tells vets this ain't kumbaya, but soldiers and marines are trained to do tasks thousands of times. >> these guys take an instrument and they're going throu scales for hours and they're going through the same pieces of music for hours. just to get it right. ♪ >>rerter: they have recruited

sheryl crow and yoyo ma as mentors and just played constitution hall with roger walters. arthur works with 50 vets a year but thinks 50,000 may need music corps. >> where do you want to take this program? >> everywhere. we want to be able to offer the program to more people in d.c., to california, texas, around the country. so that every veteran that needs it gets it. ♪ ♪ >> music corps tracks down special instruments. i mean, they even book studio time for rehearsals. needless to say, all of that takes money. so if you're interested in helping arthur, just head on over to our app and search "music corps," it's got all the information you need. jim? >> what a great program.

what a voice. >> beautiful. >> chris, thanks so much. >> yep. one of the greatest choreographers in american dance is here. we'll tell you about one of the hottest tickets in town at the kennedy center. i'm jlie carey in annandale where the murder of vanessa five years ago shocked and saddened so ny in this community. now the young artist's work is display alongside paintings for the girl scout meeting...

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and help for a family trying to overcome its grief. tonight, an art exhibit is set to open in memory of vanessa, the college student you remember was murdered in falls church, virginia, when she gave a ride to a total stranger and his baby. northern virginia bureau chief, julie carey, s our story. >> jubilation. >> reporter: jubilation, the title michelle gives her painting that captures the day her niece, vanessa, was accepted to college at savannah college of art and design. >> and she very happy. so that's why i do that picture. >> reporter: 19-year-old vanessa was home on her first summer break when a man approached her car at a shopping center saying he had a sick baby and needed a ride to the hospital. just blocks away, vanessa was found stabbed to death. her car crashed in a ditch. her aunt had to pass the scene every day on her way to work. >> when we came home, we pass. so i want to change the view. i cannot change -- so i change

the picture. >> reporter: an entire series in the exhibit shows a different view, a reimagined view of that murder scene. >> i just -- i don't want to see the sad place anymore. >> reporter: what may be the most special thing here, the exh combined michelle's paintings with those of her niece. starting with her artwork at age 5. these are vanessa's fashion designs. and there's a striking portrait of a dancer created at college. >> my niece, she's gone too young. too fast. she don't have chance to do the exhibition for herself, so i do that for her. >> reporter: but it seems the paintings are for michelle and a still grieving family, too. this was her final painting before the exhibit opened. it was still wet when they hung it the other day. it's called "brokenhearted." >> after i finished that painting, no more angry. no more sad. real happy because every picture i think vanessa would love here.

>> reporter: in annandale, julie carey, news 4. >> the show runs through sunday at the annandale campus of northern virginia community college. for more information, visit our nbc washington app. so, is this rain ever going to end? >> i know. it feels like our monday is never ending. woe started at the beginning of t workweek, maybe it will feel like a shorter workweek. looking for a little bit of light there. >> plus we got that holiday tomorrow. >> exactly. we're going to see things improved just in time for, remember veterans day coming our way tomorrow, of course. showers still across our area. if you're not getting showers you're probably ill a little misty or drizzly right now. i can tell you that everyone is cool. there's a definite chill across the area here this evensing. let's zoom on in. fredericksburg and leonardtown, all spiraling through with this area of low pressure that is exiting and ng off the coast. closer inspection, you can see the showers there. we've got a little bit of a

moderate shower. we got some more showers on the west side of brandywine about ready to cross over 301. then alexandria down toward mt. vernon. for all things that will be taking place tomorrow in d.c., we are expecting dry conditions. the other thing that's improved is the visibility. you can see from baltimore to frederick, maryland, and down toward annapolis, that's where the lower visibilities are. about two miles. but up from just an hour and a half ago where they were down around a mile, so we're improving that way. as the ndspick up. wet roads,though, the rain will be over moving out. 54 your temperature by 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. so we're getting this latest bch out of here. skies clear to the west. temperatures from warrenton, in the 40s early morning. next chance of rain, thursday, a low to medium threat for us. for tomorrow, an early day breeze. you will need a warm jacket for anything going on. of course, first thing tomorrow morning, the kids out there the door. still we're talking about pants.

there will be no 70s coming our way at least the next seven days. we'll stay cool in the 6 0s even tomorrow afternoon. 57 degrees at the bus stop with a partly sunny sky. talki about cool conditions. range in temperatures tomorrow 60 from hagerstown. think weit a high temperature of 64, 65 around 2:00, 3:00 tomorrow. keep in mind, we're seeing that sun set earlier and earlier now. there are the showers coming through the area. about lunchtime on thursday. right now, it doesn't look as though we're going to get a lot. it's quickly in and out of here leaving gorgeous conditions for friday. that's the setup for the weekend right now. 59 degrees on friday. 54 saturday. 57 degrees sunday. a very cold, frosty start for sunday. doug's got more on that coming up on news 4 at 6:00. >> all right. thanks, veronica. it's interesting what can change your life. for a woman in prince george's county, it was an inspiration that she got right after she had

emergency heart surgery. ed and now eart surgery. she's working as a chaplain at medstar washington hospital center. as wereport, so many doctors and paties beeve there can be a lovely connection between faith and healing. >> when we wake up in the morning sometimes we take for granted the fact we can open our eyes, we can walk, that we have activity of our limbs. >> reporter: after a life-changing medical scare, kimberly richardson decided she could no longer take the little things for granted. >> and the pain was so intense, i could barely move. >> reporter: about eight years ago, she had emergency heart surgery at medstar washington health center. she was 23. her diagnosis, ricards,n inflammation of the lining that covers the heart. dr. george ruiz is the cardiologist who treated her. >> it could have been essentially fe ending. >> reporter: as kimberly recovered, she began to view her

condition as a blessing in disguise. >> i just really felt the lord was calling me into chaplainsy. >> reporter: kimberly decided to pursue a master's degree in divinity and last year returned to the same hospital where she was eated. now to minister to those who are facing similar medical crises. >> they're feeling like nobody cares about hem. so when they see somebody come in, just to check on them and see how they're doing and can offer, like, a hope for their spirit, they are very encouraged. >> reporter: kimberly works with the hospital's spiritual care department as a chaplain resident. >> we represent the caring and kind of i guess you could say like the supernatural side of things. we represent who god is. so it's kind of like the hospital is like a church and we are the pastors. >> reporter: and s conside the patients the parishioners. she visits with them and their families. offering prayers, conversations, and someties just her presence. >> families need to know that they have support when they're going through a crisis or a

tragedy. >> reporter: many medical experts see a direct connection between the spiritual and scientific. >> there's a lot about science that we don't understand. there's a lot about faith that we don't understand. and to me, i think that when both of them come together, is really where the magic is. in kimberly's case for her to be able to lean on her faith at a very difficult time, prove just as life saving as the intervention that she had. >> reporter: kimberly's personal experience brings unique perspective to the hospital bedside. and her special touch can greatly impact a patient's recovery. aithlays a very key role and in many ways it's the best medicine. there are no side effects. >> i wanted to be there with people in their moments like that to remind them that they're not alone and, of course, i wasn't alone. i still had the presence of god with me. >> reporter: news 4, washington. it's an honor but students say that bill cosby doesn't deserve it.

we'll tell you about the campus controversy that has some g.w. students calling for a change. coming up all new at 6:00, questionable conditions on local school buses. reports of broken heaters, exposed wires. windows held together with rubber bands. our news 4 i-team looks into those complaints from the parents and what's being done to keep these kids safe.

♪ some would argue she's one of the greatest artists and choreographers in the history of american dance. >> and this week, twila tharp brings her 50th anniversary tour to the kennedy center. this program is a fascinating mix of movement from ballet to modern dance and it's set to music from the classical to jazz. this is just one of the dances she is most proud of. tharp's show at the kennedy center's eisenhower theater starts tonight and goes until saturday. that's very big. having her in town. >> yeah, it is. the student government at george washington universi wants to revoke bill cosby's honorary degree. >> students are citing the many sexual assault allegations against cosby and as news 4's tom sherwood reports, the university is telling the students no. >> reporter: a damp chilly day at george washington university.

student leaders who say they're does gusted by the many sexual abuse allegations against bill cosby. >> an honorary degree should be reserved for someone that represents the values of our university. >> just today a woman sued him for defamation. there have been several cases like this. >> reporter: nic watkins and erica fineman are part of a unanimous vote today urging g.w. administrators to revoke cosby's 1997 honorary degree. like other schools, institutions and organizations. g.w. officials told nbc 4 that "while we are shocked and disturbed by the allegations against mr. cosby, it has never been the university's practice to rescind an honorary degree." other students had mixed reaction. >> if the student government feels like it's something we should do, then, sure, why not? >> i understand, you know, that there's a lot of controversy around him, but i n't know if that warrants the retroactive sort of dismissal of sort of his accomplishments. >> reporter: and g.w. president

emeritus trachtenberg who awarded cosby the honor in 1997 agreed saying the school also has only learned of cosby's hidden life. "he's a monster" trachtenberg said" but that's now history. it's pointless to retract it, instead doing something positive." trachtenberg suggested stronger emphasis on combatting sex abuse. the student government leaders say they will continue to push for action by the yust. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. at 6:00, a shooting, a car crash and a lot of questions. we're live on the scene as police try to piece together what happened inside a quiet maryland neighborhood. new clues in a fiery crash that left four people dead. tonight, new reaction from the vij victims and the impact it's had on neighbors near the scene of the crime. we're tracking rain on the radar. the showers still affecting the commute out there and we're not done with it yet. we begin tonight with presidential politics.

candidates getting ready to take the stage for the fourth republican debate of the election season. this time they're in milwaukee. >> they're promising more substance after the free for all in the cnbc debate a couple weeks ago. another change, there will be eight candidates on the main stage now instead of ten with chris christie and mike huckabee relegated to the undercard stage before the main event. >>ildcard in all of this, of course, could be donald trump and some question whether he'll go after ben carson tonight. the way he has this week on the campaign trail. steve handelsman in milwaukee now with the latest on this. steve? >> reporter: jim, i think it's fair to say ben carson could the main character tonight. his personal story is well known, but now the criticism that carson dstortethe sto of his life to make himself more appealing is a new charge at least in this national campaign. could play a major role here in milwaukee tonight. the pressure is on ben carson