former school teacher and librarian murdered in her own home. the 67-year-old's son now charged with the crime on fagan drive. >> julie carey is live from the neighborhood not far from downtown fredericksburg. julie? >> reporter: well, you can see, crime scene tape up around this house that was the scene this morning of a family tragedy. i can tell you there have been a lot of tears shed across this community today for the victim betsy ellis. she was found dead inside this home that she shared with her adult son christopher. with more than 30 years in this community as a middle school teacher and a librarian, she touched many lives. now her son, 38-year-old christopher ellis, he is in custody tonight. he is charged with first-degree murder in connection with her death. the sheriff's office responded this morning around 5:00 a.m. to a neighbor's call that krychris

ellis was in the backyard screaming. ellis initially assaulted a deputy, but he later was taken into custody. when investigators got inside the house that tragic discovery, betsy ellis was dead suffering from blunt force trauma wounds. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, you will hear from that neighbor who heard those startling screams this morning. betsy ellis used to be his school teacher. back to you now in the studio. this is chris gordon with the breaking news from baltimore. the defense has rested in the trial of baltimore police officer william porter. the jury has been sent home for the day. the defense presented an expert witness. baltimore police captain justin reynolds who testified the primary responsibility for the safety of passengers with the van driver that officer porter was called in as a backup, that it was reasonable, that officer porter didn't seat belt freddie

gray saying if a person is going to be violent and put you in a dangerous situation you use common sense. >> the jury may conclude that in freddie gray's condition at that time he did not pose a serious risk or danger to officer porter. >> reporter: all new at 5:00, what lies ahead in the trial of baltimore police officer william porter charged in the death of freddie gray. back to you. >> thank you, chris. >> a chilling case out of anne arundel county. police say an edgewater man has been planning a mass shooting. he was arrested after a disturbance at a grocery store. police later found gun, ammunition and plans to attack government agencies inside his car. he has a previous firearms conviction and it's against the law for him to have a gun. hours after a deadly crash, lanes are open near the woodrow wilson bridge. one person died in the four-car crash in oxon hill and three

others were injured. the through bridge was closed at 6:30, causing huge delays into prince george's county. mare land state police are still investigating. virginia state police are searching for a driver in winchester. the suspect is lamar woodbridge -- of woodbridge. actually his name is woolridge, woolridge of woodbridge. he ran into a man outside the parking lot of the blue fox billiards bar and grill. it happened this morning. the two men fought inside the restaurant and the victim was taken to the hospital. condolences for a fallen montgomery county police officer pouring into our nbc washington facebook page. officer noah leotta died one week after he was hit by a suspected drunk driver. the driver has not been charged, but as mark segraves report, the tragedy is triggering new

conversations about drunk driving prevention. >> reporter: it was along this stretch of rockville pike where officer leotta was hit by a suspected drunk driver. yesterday the chief of montgomery county police gave an impassioned statement saying leotta's family would probably never see any real justice because of what he characterized as maryland's weak laws against drunk drivers. we spoke with criminal defense attorneys and experts in this feel and they all agree that maryland does lag behind the rest of the country when it comes to prosecuting drunk driving cases, particularly when they involve serious injury or even death. fact is, if you kill someone in maryland while you're drunk driving the chances of you spending any real time in jail is unlikely. >> they're not serving any significant jail time. it devastates the family because they're expecting the maximum they can get is ten years and they want that ten years. we don't see that ever and even when we do it's turned over on appeal. >> reporter: the driver in the case of officer leotta has not

been charged and that case remains under investigation. in montgomery county, mark segraves, news 4. now to the presidential race. a new national poll suggests 57% of all adults disagree with donald trump's proposal to bar muslims from entering the u.s. 25% of adults do agree with the proposal, but views are mixed among republicans. 42% of those polled support the proposal, 36% oppose it. democratic presidential candidate martin o'malley blasted donald trump's proposal in a visit to the largest mosque in our area. the former maryland governor went to the adams center in loudoun county to show solidarity with the nation's muslim community. >> donald trump and his sort of language is not what america is about. [ applause ] >> o'malley is currently running a distant third behind hillary clinton and bernie sanders in the race for the democratic

nomination. >> let's get to storm team 4 meteorologist doug kammerer and the storm cent. doug, another warm day from mid-december and not everyone is feeling the same temperatures. we had some cloud cover around the region and that kept some numbers down while others in the sunshine popped all of the way up to 70. take a look at the numbers and this was some of the warmest of the day and 73 degrees in stanton and 70 in warrenton, and washington at 65 degrees and frederick at 61 and just a few hours ago we were only in the 50s around frederick, but now everybody is seeing in that sunshine. >> here's the cloud cover that we're talking about, and a very dirty atmosphere so to speak, but if you're heading out tonight, no problems, go out and enjoy your night. 58 degrees and nice weather and maybe a light jacket, but that's about it. i've got it coming up in a minute. >> thanks, doug. >> prince george's county police chief mark magaw announced his retirement from the force today. magaw is leaving the job

immediately and will become the deputy chief administrative officer for public safety. he's served with the police department for more than 30 years. our bureau chief tracee wilkins will have more in the next hour. >> a second man is now in cold front dee accused in the murder of a university graduate. a stray bullet hit 23-year-old matthew schlonski. andrew dudley is now charged with second-degree murder. police had named him a person of interest just days after the shooting. marcus king is also charged in the murder. a new name for the university of maryland's byrd stadium. what faculty and students are saying about the change. the family of laquan mcdonald speaks publicly for the first time. why they're calling on the president to get involved. a warning for local drivers. traffic fines just went

there are new developments out of chicago where for the first time we're hearing from the family of a teenager shot 16 times by a chicago police officer who is now charged with murder. the family held a news conference today and like so many others called for changes at the city and the national levels. video of laquan mcdonald's death last year set off days of

protests. calls for the mayor's resignation and demand for an overhaul of the police department. the family also asked for the president's help. >> mr. president, i want you to send a representative from the white house to convene a white house summit on gun violence and urban poverty and police brutality. >> the family said mcdonald's mother was not with them today because she's still hurting and traumatized by her son's death. tougher fines for drivers who break the laws are in the plans for d.c. this afternoon and ddot proposes eight of the violations would draw fines like not yielding to a bus or slowing down for a crash. those would cost $500 rolling through a right turn or red would cost you $200. other fines would go up by the hundreds. for example, driving 25 miles over the speed limit would cost you $1,000 instead of $300. the university of maryland's stadium is getting a new name.

why that may not be the only change on campus. kkk cadets? how a prominent military college is responding to this photo.

here are some of the stories we are working right now at 4:15. the defense rests in the first trial of a baltimore police officer in the freddie gray case. attorneys for officer william porter called 12 witnesses over three days including porter.

closing arguments could begin as soon as monday. a photo surfaces online of citadel candidates wearing kkk-like costumes. ahead in a couple of minutes how the prominent military college responding. >> byrd state at the university of maryland is no more. this morning the board of regents voted to change the name to maryland stadium. news 4's molette green reports. >> after nearly two hours of discussion, the vote came to rename byrd stadium maryland stadium an historic and emotional issue that has polarized this college campus. now supporters say it sends a clear message that symbols matter and the university system's board of regents just being comboed down the most visible symbol on this campus. >> one is the ultimate example is to remove any merge offer of byrd from our history ignoring

the positive contributions that he made to the university, a place that he served for more than half his life. >> we have to get past this idea about removing byrd stadium name is erasing history. >> university president wallace lowe and other faculty alumni and students on this campus have grappled and researched about the contributions and also the painful legacy of h.c. curly byrd who is credited as the father of this university during his 43-year term and also denounced by many as a known segregationist who fought to keep african-americans off this campus, but this name change doesn't stop the discussion about matters of race. there is a move afoot to continue open dialogue, get that started and continue it and also make some real changes on this campus including hiring a more diverse faculty and staff. i'm molette green at the university of maryland, college

park campus, news 4. i'm melissa mollet. northwest tomorrow canal road will be shut down between fox hall and arizona avenue. so for most of the day, saturday again from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for road repairs and i'll see you sunday morning for news 4 today. >> starting tonight, a free way to get you safely home from a holiday party. it's called the soberride program and it starts at 10:00 tonight. it goes through new year's day. the washington regional alcohol program runs the program. this morning our melissa mollet emceed the event to honor law enforcement in our area. arlington county police tweeted this picture. and now your storm team 4 forecast. and what a beautiful forecast it is. temperatures today, mid to upper 60s. it really is incredible how warm

we are and right now we're finally seeing some sunshine if the sun were to come out earlier in d.c. we might have hit 70 in d.c., but winds out of the south at 7 miles per hour and 59 in frederick and 69 down toward fredericksburg and we were at 73 in stanceon and now down to 71 degrees and incredible warmth for sure. if you're headed out on your friday night, nice and mild, temperatures mostly in the 50s will drop into the 50s by 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 and maybe the light jacket will be needed and no umbrella for sure. we will not need that. the umbrella can stay in the closet for the next couple elf days and we had cloud cover streaming on through and some of us saw clouds and others saw sunshine and i know that's what the deal will be tomorrow, too. look back to the west and there is a lot of cloud cover back to the west and how much cloud cover do we see tomorrow? that will have a big impact on the temperature range and it

will have an impact on the potential for fog overnight tonight. some looks will see fog, but the warm pattern remaining and cold weather back to the west and the snowstorm out ahead of it and again, we'll be setting records here across the east over the next up couple of days and many areas near 70 just like we were today and we'll stay this warm right on to early next week. 66 in d.c. and 70 in fredericksburg and 65 in leesburg and these numbers can go up if we get more sunshine and we need to watch that, too, as we move on through the day, sunday morning and we're expecting fairly thick fog and that hopefully burns off and we get up to 69 degrees with the sunshine during the afternoon and 68 degrees with shower activity and even behind it we're at 64 degrees and coming up tomorrow night i know it's been warm and you may not be thinking about winter and storm team 4 is still tracking winter for you and we have the special coming up at 7:30 and tune in

right here to nbc 4. amelia segal. she's in and she has the rest of the seven-day forecast coming up at 4:45. >> doug, thank you. good news, there hasn't been a collision reported between a drone and an aircraft, but there have been hundred happens of close calls. that according to a new report from the faa and there have been 241 reports of close encounters between drones and manned aircraft. 90 of the close encounters involve commercial jets and most occur within five miles of the airport which the faa prohibits from flying. new information on the runaway commuter train in boston. this afternoon investigators say human error was to blame. the six-car train took off suddenly yesterday without a driver. employees quickly realized what was happening and cut the power. the operator failed to properly engage the brake before stepping off the train. john rosa, the president of the citadel says he has no intention of stepping down.

civil rights activists have called for the resignation after cadets appeared in photos over their heads resembling ku klux klan hoods. eight cadets have been suspended since the photos appeared on social media and today members of a national action network said that's not enough. >> we are asking that all county, federal and state government funding cease immediately until this matter is resolved. >> president rosa released a statement today and condemned those photos. the swiss public broadcaster rts reports that two men of syrian origin have been arrested in jgeneva with traces of explosives found in their vehicles. we're looking into when they have ties to terror suspects. the swiss authorities raised their alert level after getting a tip from the cia. >> reporter: authorities here in geneva raised the terror threat

alert on thursday morning following a tip that four potential jihadists may have traveled to the swiss city between wednesday evening and thursday morning. of course, the authorities raised the terror alert. they also stepped up security and surveillance at the train stations and airports and the palais which is the headquarters of the united nations which is the first time in a while we've seen u.n. security guards wearing bulletproof vests and holding machine guns. the threats are not specific. the authorities are not saying they're specific terrorist attack and that may have led to a potential attack and also it becomes clear that the terror threat was raised from a level 2 to 3 out of a mix mum aximum of. nevertheless, the u.s. embassy in the capital here has issued a warning on thursday for all u.s. citizens traveling to the country or already in the country to be, of course, extra

cautious. back to you. >> thank you. >> chipotle's norovirus outbreak grows and yet cases keep spreading. the uproar over a mock mass shooting planned for the weekend.

there's new information about the norovirus outbreak at a chipotle restaurant in boston. the number of boston college students sick with norovirus has now jumped to 140. boston health officials confirmed the presence of a chipotle near campus earlier this week. the college says 12 of the six students did not eat at the restaurant. they got the virus from someone who had eaten at chipotle last weekend. gun rights supporters plan to hold a mock mass shooting tomorrow in austin, texas, but the university of texas refuses to allow them to do it on campus. the demonstration will be held next in the campus instead. the group argues that allowing guns on campuses will cut down on murderous rampages. we'll be using visual aides and it will be overdramatized and very unrealistic and this is not something that people will happen upon and think it is a real situation.

>> i think it's irresponsible and it's bad timing and it's childish. >> the first mass shooting at a college happened at the university of texas back in 1966. a sniper named charles whitman climbed to the top of the school's tower and shot 46 people, killing 14 of them. common thread. >> we continue to work several of the developing stories. dive teams continue to search a lake in the investigation into the san bernardino shooting. we have new information on what they're looking for. >> the new transportation bill includes something you may not have realized was there. why some teenagers will now

right now in stafford county, police are holding a 38-year-old man in the murder of his mother. betsy ellis was found dead this morning inside the home they shared. her son christopher was arrested after a neighbor called he was in the backyard scream. coming up in the next half hour what that neighbor, rather, talks with julie carey about this very tragic day. >> attorneys for the first baltimore officer tried in the death of freddie gray are done presenting their case now. the defense rested after three days of testimony and 12 witnesses. a baltimore police captain testified that officer william porter telling his superiors that gray wanted a medic went beyond what others would have done. ahead at 5:00, chris gordon will have what's next in this trial.

>> i'm darcy spencer in prince george's county where two female firefighters say they were assaulted while battling a fire right here on tuesday night. they say the two men who allegedly assaulted them are firefighters, volunteer firefighters from a separate station right here in prince george's county. these accusations are being investigated by the fire department. the prince george's county police department was called to the scene, but no charges have been filed. one woman says she was thrown from the porch of the home. another woman says she was shot. >> this is a very serious incident and we're looking forward to the results of the investigation from the fire department. >> reporter: coming up on news 4 at 5:00, i'll tell you what the fire department is doing in response to these allegations of assault. serious changes are happening here in prince george's county in terms of leadership after more than 30 years at the prince george's county police department chief mark magaw would now be director

for public safety after all of prince george's county retiring as chief of police and today it was officially announced that the interim chief of police would be the former deputy of the prince george's county police department. the announcement was made today by prince george's county executive baker who said he needed to make changes and fill positions and saw them as perfect assets to fill in leadership roles inne both the chief of police position andet also the director of homeland security and he moved around top aides in his own staff to fill those positions, as well. >> one of the things i've tried to do is when we find talented people in the government is to keep them here. >> coming up on news 4 at 5:00 and 6:00. prince george's county is enjoying historic lows and crime. many credit chief magaw discuss us he he plans to continue that work. in upper marlboro, i'm tracee

wilkins. news 4. right now in san bernardino, an fbi dive team is searching a small lake near the site of last week's shooting. >> today we are learning what they may be looking for. we get the latest from nbc's chris clackum. >> reporter: the fbi won't say exactly what dive teams are looking for friday in a lake three miles from last week's massacre in san bernardino. >> the specific evidence we're looking for, we're not going to discuss, but we're just simply saying we're seeking evidence. >> reporter: sources tell nbc news they're looking for a computer hard drive and/or other digital evidence that might have been dumped there by syed farook or tashfeen malik on the day the two carried out the massacre. >> we did have a leak that indicated that the subjects came into this area. >> reporter: those sources also say investigators have digital evidence that farook and malik left behind that showed the two were in the final planning stage of another assault on a place bigger and with more people than

the inland regional center. their assault there last week left 14 dead, 22 injured before they were killed in a gun battle with police following a high-speed chase. services for two more victims were scheduled for friday including one for damian meins, a 58-year-old devout catholic whose life, friends say, was all about service to others. chris clackum, nbc news. a letter with a white powder inside that was sent to a muslim advocacy group is now being tested by the fbi. the council on american islamic relations got the letter yesterday and the offices were evacuated. initial testing showed the substance was not harmful. the fbi says additional testing is a standard procedure. the letter also contained a hate message. >> and comfortable if you're heading out this evening with temperatures in the 50s, but very late tonight and especially early tomorrow morning, areas of

fog will likely start to form. here is the latest fog forecast at 4:00 a.m. you can see visibility an issue in washington at that point as we work our way into the early morning hours, 6:00 a.m. and the fog around frederick, manassas and continuing to track units in the district. the fog looks to burn off by 5:00 a.m. and a spectacular weekend whether you're getting the christmas tree and heading to the holiday party and potentially widespread fog on sunday morning. i'll have more on that plus your hour by hour temperature forecast for tomorrow coming up in teb minutes, barbara. president obama signed the new transportation bill just in the nick of time hours before the old one expired today. it includes something you may not have realized. it allows some 18, 19 and 20-year-olds to drive big rigs across state lines. safety advocates worry that could open the door to all teen truck drivers criss-crossing the country. tracee potts has more from sterling, virginia.

>> reporter: terrel jones has been driving trucks since he was 18. >> not just yourself you're looking out for. you know, as far as when you're driving you have to watch the drivers and motorists around you. >> before this month, 48 states license young truck drivers as long as they stay within state lines. the new highway bill allows 18 to 20-year-olds to cross state lines if they learn to drive in the military. >> it's a dumb idea. why are we letting them drive when we see these studies that show that they have four to six times the fatal crash rates of more experienced and older drivers? >> reporter: where they drive isn't the point. >> i still don't understand what the difference is in crossing a state line. if they're safe to drive in the state, they should be safe to drive out of the state. >> reporter: safety is a concern. on average ten people die every day in truck accidents and it's usually the people in the other vehicle who get killed. they want more safety studies.

truck companies would more drivers. there are 3.5 million now and they meet another $800 in the te next decade to keep up with growth and replace retirees. >> keep an eye on the young drivers and give them the proper training will be fine. >> it could give drivers like joan some help and get your food, electronics and the factory to the store. tracie potts, nbc news. fires, injuries and safety concerns and more trouble with the popular hover boards this time in our own backyard. >> when does it become too much? an internet-shamed mom defends her pil news reporters: it's a fish, but it's been changed. genetically altered by scientists. critics call the process creepy, and label it frankenfish. narrator: genetically engineered salmon was just approved by the fda - no labels required.

disturbing, right? get this. if your state wants to label gmos, congress is trying a year-end sneak attack to block your right to label. call congress. demand clear labels, not high tech gimmicks. don't let them overturn state gmo labeling. protect our right to know.

hover boards are on a lot of holiday wish lifts, but a rash of recent fires are raising concerns about their safety. the batteries have, that are used to power them may be a fire hazard. they have a history of overheating and catching fire in cell phones and laptops and they're blamed for the crash of a ups cargo plane in dubai five years ago. meanwhile, take a look at the hover board fire in gaithersburg earlier this month.

montgomery officials say the device is charging in an electrical outlet when it caught fire in a nearby bed. the fire caused $5,000 in damage. if you're trying to figure out whether to buy your kids a lot of presents for christmas. a british mother is under fire for the picture of her christmas tree posted on facebook. this is it. the tree is nearly buried beneath 300 presents for her three kids. the video was shared more than 300,000 times. she was blasted for being materialistic and for showing off her bounty when some people these days can barely afford anything. she responded whether you buy your kids two presents or two presents isn't important. it's the way she brings them up. she said she's not rich and watches for deals all year long so she can spoil her kids that one day on christmas. gop power brokers prepare for a convention fight.

the possible plan in motion to deny donald trump the nomination. >> holiday stress level rising? consumer reporter erika gonzalez

we're working several developing stories in the newsroom right now including a story you will see only on news 4. two female firefighters say they were assaulted while battling a fire in prince george's county and they say the men who did it

were firefighters from another station. in about ten minutes what the fire department is doing about the situation. coming up in 15 minutes a stafford county man charged in the murder of his mother. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey talks with the neighbor who heard the suspect screaming in the backyard and called police. >> new intrigue in the presidential race that involves quiet planning to stop donald trump from winning the republican nomination and it's coming from within his own party. steve handelsman talked to an insider who heard details and steve is live on capitol hill and hassed latest for us. hi, steve. >> reporter: hi, barbara. thanks. good evening. this was a long-shot plan that was discussed at this now much-discussed dinner here in washington this week. these were republican insiders who were, frankly, worried that donald trump will deny the party the win in november that republicans crave and so they'll try to use a reform that was

instituted by the republican party to try to prevent candidates from running away with the nomination early in the process which donald trump now already seems to be doing. as republican insiders debate how to defeat him, donald trump is on a roll. his call after san bernardino for a ban on muslims entering the u.s. sparked a firestorm, but support from many republicans. 42% in the wall street journal poll. >> we have them talking very positively because people are saying, you know, trump is right. >> reporter: but gop political pros fearing trump is wrong for the party and could not win the white house spotted trump. >> these dinners are important to the process j matt schlep heard the plan that he says billionaire donors could finance. if you're an anti-trump republican what you want to see

happen is a smaller field where out of that smaller number somebody catches fire. >> reporter: chris christie is catching fire polling second to trump in new hampshire where with three other contest states, delegates can be awarded proportion alley, he can take some to the convention like trump will and in iowa, ted cruise winning democrats. and ben carson and marco rubio in the primaries can deny trump a majority to the delegates in the convention in cleveland. party insiders hope they can deny donald trump the nomination, but carson warned if the winner of the primary isn't our nominee, we have a massive problem. . trump is warning republican leaders that he can still make a third-party run which he's warning them and implying to them exactly what they don't want which is a democrat winning the white house. i'm steve handelsman, news 4.

>> back to you. >> baker is responding to the school chief's $2 billion budget request to the county school board. maxwell requested more money for smaller class sizes and an expansion of specialized program and higher teacher salaries. baker says it's up to county leaders to determine priorities. >> that's a question for the council and for the public whether there is an appetite to invest in education. >> i think his job is to lay it out there and he did it. >> last year school budget request, the budget request for last year prompted bake tore propose a property tax hike, and a 15% hike that the county rejected and baker did not tell us how he plans to fund this year's request. >> and now your storm team 4 forecast. and for the weekend, we'll have near-record warmth saturday as

well as sunday and we'll be tracking areas of fog and widespread fog sunday morning. showers are in the forecast for monday later in the day and next weekend it looks like cool, even cold air finally makes its way into the area. early indications look like highs could be in the 30s and 40s so enjoy the warmth we'll have sunday. it will have a moderate impact on your morning, but as we move into the midday hours the weather has a low impact on you day and it's mild temperatures from 20 to 25 degrees above normal and the weather continues to have a low impact on your day and it's dry and comfortable and heading out during the evening and you can anticipate temperatures in the 50s and 60s. some fog around at 7:00 a.m. and the fogginess burns off by 5:00 and 10:00 tomorrow and we hit the high at 66 at 3:00 in the

afternoon and for tomorrow evening at 6:00 p.m. partly to mostly cloudy skies and a temperature of 61 degrees and talking about a foggy start, and here we are at 8:00 a.m. and notice widespread visibility and that could be a big issue. that includes annapolis, manassas, and the frederick areas, as well and fog on sunday would be on by 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. and otherwise it's balm y n sunday with a high of 70 degrees. on monday, plenty of clouds in the forecast and look at the high, 68 degrees on monday with showers moving in later in the day and that could slow the monday evening commute program tomorrow evening at 7:30 we have the tracking evening special and tune in for news 4 at 6:00 and stick around. all six meteorologists have prepared unique stories for the special. on thursday, plenty of sunshine and a high of 64 and a high of

62 and we start to tumble. by next friday, a high of 40 with a chance of rain. >> all right, amelia. if you need to take the stress out of your holidays, the next story is for you. erika gonzalez has ways to avoid stress when it comes to gift giving. >> reporter: registers ringing and plenty of gift giving this holiday season, but all isn't always calming. you can avoid some of the gift giving stress with some advice from kiplinger personal finance. first, if you plan to give money, is there a tactful way to do it? >> you need to be more sensitive and you don't want to seem like you're giving a donation. i didn't know what to get you so i want you to get what you want. >> dress up the cash or gift card with a bow and handwritten note. next that awkward situation when somebody gives you a gift, but you weren't planning to give them one. do you reciprocate?

kiplinger says a simple thank you would suv su phis. >> if you want to give back then it's fine to wait until the new year and invite them for dinner. >> for those who choose to give a gift to the boss. what's appropriate? something not overly important and something that fits into your salary. >> and finally, with so many gifts to give, how do you trim the list without offending anybody in kiplinger said take the lead and suggest a gift exchange? how about we give gifts to the kids under 18 or we bring a gift for a secret santa exchange and volunteer to host it the first year. >> erika gonzalez, news 4. >> folks have been tweeting about it all day. our good friend and colleague willard scott is retiring after

65 years at nbc. willard was our weatherman here on news 4 in washington for many years, often working alongside jim vance in the '70s. the "today" show will pay tribute and vance will be among those looking back on his remarkable career. a wild struggle in the hospital. an officer fights off a suspect grabbing for his gun. >> a bouquet and a brawl. new video of the bizarre melee.

wow! get that bouquet of flowers was just a distraction. a scuffle erupted in a uk parliament after one tried to drag the prime minister away from the podium during a speech. dozens of lawmakers rushed in to defend him. it's not first time gloves have come off during sessions there. vice president joe biden spoke at this same parliament earlier this week. nobody tried to drag him off the podium, though. >> another police-involved shooting is under scrutiny.

this newly released body cam video shows a violent confrontation between a suspect and a police officer inside a hospital in new mexico. the exchange between the two started out peacefully and then the suspect made a move that changed everything. >> hey! call for somebody! call for somebody! help! help! >> reporter: it was just seconds. [ bleep ]. >> stop! >> stop! >> officer david rock has shot at a dwi and auto theft suspect who tried to wrestle his gun away. [ shots fired ] >> no! get down! >> after a short retreat, heriberto nava martinez is down for a moment and he finally stops the assault on the officer. >> i need help! i need help at the hospital. >> the unprovoked attack came when nava martinez was receiving treatment september 6th. he was arrested for stealing a car and leading cops on a wrong

way. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: right before the attack the officer and suspect were calmly exchanging in spanish and just seconds after a nurse walk away, nava martinez goes for his gun. >> no, no, no! do not do that? >> he was high on marijuana at the time of his joyride and he's he has recovered from gunshot wounds and injuries from wrecking in the stolen vehicle. the commissioner posted this online. >> i stand strongly. >> you can hear in the officer's voice how scared and desperate he was as the fight for his gun is taking place. mr. nava martinez's continued charging gave the officer no other choice until he was able to get to his taser. >> and the district attorney's office does not expect to charge that officer. >> news 4 at 5:00 starts now with jim and eun. two female firefighters

assaulted while battling a blaze in prince george's county. these allegations is that have at least four firefighters on desk duty. hover boards were a hot holiday gift idea and now they're exploding and the latest case out of montgomery county. >> reporter: major changes, the chief of police is retiring and a new name is changed. we have temperatures in the 60s and 70s. what does that mean for the weekend? i've got your forecast. tonight deep sadness in the fredericksburg area after a longtime teacher and librarian was discovered dead in her home. >> there is shock, too, because the accused killer is her son. >> bureau chief julie carey joins us live from the home the two shared. jul julie? >> reporter: only 30 minutes ago did deputies, investigators spent much of the day inside the house and with the accused

killer quickly taken into custody they were looking for evidence that might help explain why a son would kill his mother. 38-year-old christopher ellis charged with first-degree murder in the death of his mother. the family tragedy was discovered around 5:00 this morning when this neighbor who lives right behind the ellis home was outside smoking and heard screaming. >> it was all gibberish. he was just screaming. it was loud, but it was all messed up. it was all together and things were crazy. >> mike called 911. chris ellis was still in the backyard and he reportedly assaulted a deputy, but was then taken into custody. inside the terrible discovery, 67-year-old betsy ellis was dead, a victim of blunt force trauma. investigators are trying to determine exactly what happened between mother and son. chris ellis had struggled with mentally health issues for