not only shot but burned. >> police found this man dead in district heights this morning. county bureau chief tracee wilkins is live on the zen with new information about the investigation. >> reporter: this all happened early this morning. we're getting some very interesting stories from people who live in this community, folks who tell me they heard gunshots around midnight but did not know where they were coming from. then around 5:00 a.m. there was a report of a fire right beneath that bush there. come to find out that was the body of the victim. here is what it looked like here on the scene a little while ago. prince george's county police left here after investigating since 5:00 this morning trying to figure out what happened here. sources close to the investigation tell me that the victim had been shot and then burned. prince george's county police have not officially confirmed that at this point. they are still working to try and figure out exactly what happened here and pomost importantly what happened between that timhe

this body was actually discovered here. now, again, discovered around 5:00 this morning on fire. at this point prince george's county police have not released the name of the victim. this all took place here in the 5100 block of hil mar drive in district heights. as we were talking to people who live in the community, they were th to have violence like that here, that this is a very quiet portion of this community. they don't know how this happened here or why this man was here. according to people who live in this community, they do not believe that he lived here. again, this is all still under investigation. reporting live in district heights, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you all in the studio. >> thanks. today vice president joe biden and his wife jill expressed their sympathies to the victims of those proper attacks in brussels. >> they went to the belligian embassy and the vice president praised

the bellian people. >> they're not letting terrorism win. what they really want to do is change the way we live. >> vice president biden also stayed the u.s. is prepared to provide intelligence support to help belgium prevent future attacks. president obama is in argentina where he called out ted cruz for suggesting police should patrol muslim neighborhoods in the united states. the president called the strategy counterproductive and un-american. he says that's the kind of neighborhood surveillance they do in cuba which senator cruz's family escaped to the u.s. to avoid. president obama argues that one of the reasons there haven't been more attacks in the u.s. is because american muslims are integrated into society. we are learning new information about the suicide bombers who carried out the attacks at the belgium airport. >> investigators say they had a long criminal history even before getting involved in terror and

handelsman reports, police are trying to head off any more attacks. >> reporter: police staged new raids in brussels trying to head off new attacks by surviving terrorists. belgium's federal prosecutor admitting only one of the men in yesterday's surveillance shot is identified. ibrahim louisiana bael bakraoui the airport bombing suicide. the man on the left may not be his brother khalid and they did not say who the man in white is or where he might be. police did say they're questioning a fourth suspect. after the attacks that killed 34, including the bombers, and wounded over 270, sources tell nbc news police found at the brothers' house along with an isis flag and unexploded bombs, ammonium nitrate, the same easily made high explosive used by timothy mcveigh in the oklahoma city bombing in 1

5. last week when they arrested salah abdeslam, he was at an apartment rented by one of yesterday's bombers. it's all one isis cell, and people in belgium expect another attack. >> i think terrorists can be anywhere, but, you know, you can't stop them. they can't stop us. yoor a >> reporter: and luigi who ran from the train station yesterday and went back to render aid is out again today. >> the message is we have to keep believing, with he have to stand together and face this problem. >> reporter: hundreds in brussels stood together today to honor the victims and defy the terrorists. well, police work into the night to try to find any terrorists seen on those surveillance tapes and to find any, perhaps more importantly, who are still unseen. live from brussels, belgium, steve handelsman, news4. >> than

back at home a d.c. agency just gave the green light to a nearly $7 billion merger. we send you a breaking news alert after the public service commission's 2-1 vote. the last regulator to approve the pepco/exelon deal. earlier this month the power companies launched a last-ditch effort to save the merger which some d.c. leaders and civic leaders said they were worried about higher rates. pepco and exelon say it will lower rates and better in fact will be in place. "first at 4," police in arlington are trying to find who men who they say smothered, assaulted, and tried to abduct a woman. northern virginia bureau reporter david culver is on north columbus street near route 50 where he explains how the woman got away. >> reporter: most disturbing about this case for police is that two suspects are believed to have been involved in this incident. now, we're just off north columbus street, not too far from george mason drive. this is actually will you beer

they say it was 8:30 last night when the woman was walking along this street here on the sidewalk. she noticed two guys were walking behind her. suddenly somebody put something over her face, it may have been a sweatshirt a bag perhaps, then put a hand over her mouth. another guy then started touching her inappropriately. it was at that point that she fought for her life, was able to get away, but neighbors in this community, well, they're making some changes. i'll tell you about them ahead on news4 at 5:00. in arlington, i'm david culver, news4. now to storm team4 and the spring-like weather that will make it a pretty good night to see those cherry blossoms. here is a live look now at the tidal blossom where many of the trees are about to peak. >> doug has been down there all afternoon. beautiful day out there. how are the crowds? >> the crowds, chris, you said i've been down here all day. i tried to get down here all day. the crowds were so extensive i got down here about

ago. it took that long to get down. made a trip that normally would take half an hour took well over an hour to an hour and a half. that's what you're going to contend with. there are a ton of people here and that's the way it's going to be as we make our way through the next couple days. if you're thinking about coming down, pack your patience for sure. if you're thinking about driving, that's going to be a tough one. finding park something always going to be tough, too. the amazing thing i have found is some of the trees not quite in peak, others just beautiful right now. that's what we'll continue to see. take a look at the numbers. let's show you the temperatures because you know it's nice. temperatures in the 70s all across the region. we're at 74 right now in d.c. 75 in manassas. 73 in gaithersburg. the warm spot, 76 in fredericksburg. the first time i have been live in a while outside, and might as well be in a 74 degree guy. i will be down here all afternoon right on through the 7:00 show, so i'll see you then. >> a short-sleeved shirt out there. it's

well, a lot of the tourists who are going down where doug is to see the cherry blossoms will probably head to the museums as well. the new piece of information that police want you to see that could help them find the man who tried to abduct a child. and changes for metro. while safety takes center stage, the agency is also talking abou

new information now about an attempted child abduction at the air and space museum. police have issued an arrest warrant in connection with this case. today they released a picture of bernard drai. they say he was seen talking to another person of interest inside the museum. according to police, one of the men grabbed a child's hand and walked away. this happened march 3rd. a chaperone yelled at the man and he got on a shuttle bus and left. according to park police, drai often travels to israel and canada, so they've asked homeland security for help with this case. herndon is starting to look a lot different downtown with more changes to come. crews have

junction square, a mixed use development of condos, restaurants, and retail. right across the street another project will bring homes, stores, and restaurants to the area. officials will include an art center and some outside public spaces. right now growing concern after a man vanished after being dropped off at a maryland metro station. montgomery county police say this man, steven luedtke, hasn't been seen since monday morning. he was dropped off at the shady grove station. luedtke was wearing a black long-sleeved thermal shirt, tan khaki pants, and glasses with dark frames. "first at 4," safety is at the top of metro's agenda, but while the agency tries to get things back on track, there's also some talk about putting more money back in your pocket. plus, will that be cash or will it be credit? the question that more and more of you are answering in a different way. why one may be a dying breed for some.

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"first at 4," an update on safety and talk about putting money back into your pocket. both are major topics that will be talked about at metro's board meeting tomorrow. >> transportation reporter adam tuss it live at the vienna metro station. let's start with fares. is metro any closer to adopting a refund policy when these delays get really bad? >> reporter: absolutely, chris. one of the things that the general manager is going to ask for tomorrow is permission from his board to grant an ability to waive fares when there's an emergency situation, something like the incident that happened last week when the rail system had to shut down. the general manager would be given unprecedented authority to waive fares. something no general manager has had the ability to do before. >> in addition to getting some of their money back, we understand passengers may also get some power. what's that about? >> reporter: yeah, pat. every passenger is going to like this. so say you enter a metro system right now.

you still have to pay if you choose to turn around and leave that very same station a couple minutes later. what metro has already voted in committee to do and is now going to formally adopt tomorrow is the ability for riders to enter the system, see that there's a massive delay, and exit that same system without being charged at all. you get a 15-minute grace period window now to enter and exit the same station when there's a major delay and you don't get charged. that's good news. >> really good news. made possible i guess by the technology they have now with the smart cards. adam, you hearing anything new about that safety shutdown from last week? >> reporter: so what we're expecting tomorrow at a board meeting is an update on what was going on with the power cables. of course, metro found numerous issues with the power cables along the orange, blue, and silver lines, what happened we heard from the federal transit administration is a lot of the power cables didn't have the protective sleevey

after l'enfant plaza last year. now metro going to get an earful to hear about why they didn't have that protective sleeve when that's an issue that, frankly, should have been taken care of last year. so we will get an update on that safety issue. hopefully metro making the fixes that they need to make to keep us all safe, guys sxroop adam tuss, thanks so much, adam. let's go back live to the tidal basin. >> doug standing there with the cherry blossoms blooming behind him. man, just an amazing shot behind you. >> it is quite nice down here, guys. it really is. the weather could not be better for this. everybody right now you got tour buses going by. tons of tourists. just had a whole group from south carolina coming down to the tidal basin. really just gorgeous but quite a few people have been coming up saying, hey, you lied to us. it's not quite peak yet and i have to agree, guys. they said we'd have about 70% of the blossoms

i don't think so just yet. maybe tomorrow it will be a little better, maybe the next couple days. still very, very pretty but right now you've -- i've seen about one or two trees along this part of the tidal basin that is in peak. so it's not there just yet. i think as we move through the rest of today into the day tomorrow with temperatures back into the mid-70s, that's going to help peak to arrive but not quite there just yet but still very pretty. let's show you how things are going across the region. temperatures across the area, right now 74 degrees. winds out of the south at 14 miles per hour. as i always tell you, that southerly direction really helping to warm things up. look at the rest of the area, 75 degrees manassas right now. 74 in culpeper and charlottesville and around fredericksburg it's 76. so some phenomenal weather. the cool spots only along the water. annapolis at 63. we're not seeing anything on the radar just yet. rain and snow, nothing like that. of course, it would be rain if it did make its way in here. right now we are seeing plenty of sun. the clouds well off to the

let's go back farther to the west. i want to show you what's happening towards denver. yesterday 65. today they've got a blizzard with near 50-mile-an-hour winds. it could get close to a foot in parts of the denver area. that same system will eventually eject our way. it will bring us a chance for shower activity but we're not expecting much. future weather, we'll time it for you tomorrow. nice and warm tomorrow. highs in the 70s. watch what happens on friday. frid -- or rather thursday night into friday, we see the clouds move in and by early friday morning around 7:00 a.m., we start to see the showers. so we will have showers in here for that morning rush on friday. they could even linger into the afternoon. this is something we'll continue to watch for you, but right now we think most of the afternoon should be on the dry side. if you're thinking about coming down for the cherry blossoms tomorrow, here is the planner. 7:00 a.m., 54. 64 by 11:00 a.m. great to take a lunch down here tomorrow. around 74 degrees around 3:00 p.m. with that my of around 76. there are the high temperatures tomorrow, 76, d.c. 74 back to the west in leesburg.

the mid to upper 70s. so that impact forecast on the low side for sure and it will be most of the week. even warmer tomorrow, breezy with afternoon sun. next couple days, next four days, well, temperatures they drop a little bit on friday after that cold front comes through. chance of showers early, high of 69. and then this weekend a little cooler but still above average. a high temperature saturday upper 50s to around 60. sunday for easter, really looking like a nice day. high temperatures around 68 degrees and then even into next week we're still talking about temperatures being above average. average high temperatures around 58 degrees. we're going to talk much more about the cherry blossoms. i am here throughout the 5:00, throughout the 6:00. i know i will see you back here in about 20 minutes. >> what's your favorite view? do you like it where you are looking across or do you like being at the memorial looking back on the trees? >> that's a great question because i was thinking that earlier when my photographer drove me down here. i thought we'd be on the other side. i love this view, chris, because you have the jefferson here but

monument behind us as well. that's a different vantage point that i have seen so i love being on this side. >> good question. >> and it's really nice when they really are in full bloom. that's a lot, doug. now that the cherry blossoms are starting to pop out, we're helping you clarify a pretty common misconception. >> there's a pretty good chance that a beautiful tree in your neighborhood may look like a cherry tree, but isn't. so take a look at this. can you spot the real cherry blossom? >> yeah. i put this up on my facebook page. head over to the nbc washington page as well and take your pick. a little late they are hour we'll tell you which one of these is the real deal. talking about making history as the president visits south america. his travels have a lot of people talking. the parallels a lot of people see here in our area. plus, not your average easter egg hunt. why it took some of the most sophisticated police officers in the region to make it a special holiday for some local children.

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we have sad news from the live desk. a man you saw on this network for decades has passed away. joe garragiola died in his home outside of phoenix. he co-hosted the "today" from 1967 to 1973. he was also the voice of nbc's game of the week and the world series from 1974 to 1988. garagiola was originally a baseball player, a catcher, for the st. louis cardinals. but he retired from broadcasting in 2013. joe garagiola passed away at the age of 90. back to you. members of the prince george's county bomb squad built beeping easter eggs for visually impaired children. the 48 beeping eggs will allow children to hunt for easter eggs

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right now at 4:30, paying tribute to those killed in the terror attacks in belgium. these are live pictures of a growing memorial outside of the metro station attack yesterday in brussels. we're learning some chilling new details. a security official is telling ap isis has trained at least 400 attackers and sent them back to europe. belgian officials are trying to find more suspects involved in the attacks. they think two suicide bombers were brothers. they're still looking for a third man and questioning a fourth suspect. the attacks are reigniting debate about what needs to be done right here to keep americans safe. as

the president and candidates for president are all weighing in. >> reporter: at the belgian embassy in washington, vice president joe biden and his wife jill signed a book of condolences dedicated to the victims of tuesday's terror attacks. meanwhile, president obama speaking in argentina this morning. >> the people of the united states and argentina stand with the belgian people. >> reporter: obama taking aim at republican presidential candidate ted cruz who said tuesday that police in america should patrol muslim neighborhoods to prevent future terrorist attacks. >> i just left a country that engages in that kind of neighborhood surveillance, which by the way the father of senator cruz escaped for america. >> reporter: democratic front-runner hillary clinton also slammed cruz. it's wrong. it's counterproductive. it's dangerous. >> reporter: but cruz isn't backing away from the idea. >> what i'm talking about

focusing law enforcement and national security resources on areas, on locations where there is a higher incidents of radical islamic terrorism. >> reporter: while politicians debated, commuters noticed more security at soft targets, train stations, airports, and subways. they seem vigilant but undeterred. >> i'll just continue to be cautious and be aware of my surroundings but i also know i have a choice not to let it hold me back. >> reporter: vigils and memo memorials for those killed are taking place across the country. americans offering support to the people of belgium in their time of need. chris pollone, nbc news, new york. the united states stands ready to work with argentina through this historic transition in any way that we can, in any way that we believe and you believe will be helpful. >> president obama now in argentina praising that country's reforms under its new leader.

the president went to argentina from cuba, a trip that sparked a lot of conversation. whur's troy johnson is here now with q"talk around town." people have talked about how the history, symbolism and hope for the future have made many people think it was a really good idea, but what are your listeners hoping will come of it? >> the listeners i spoke to are very excited about this new frontier that we're on. a lot of people that i happened to talk to are travelers and they're thinking about the fact there's a possibility that we can now travel to a country that we haven't in general terms been able to travel to with the same ease we go to a montego bay or st. thomas. and for them cuba is an undiscovered place, and they feel like the african influence and the culture there, the music, the food, kind of is almost like a new orleans in a sense. you know,o

heard about but we really haven't seen and touched, and they're really interested in that aspect of it. one person told me on my facebook page that fidel castro once said the united states and cuba will have a relationship when america would have a black president and we'd have a latin american pope. those are things he said in 1973. in a sense he was saying them as impossibilities but now look where we've arrived in the 21st century. >> you have also talked to a lot of people who say they see parallels between the plight of cubans who are of african descent and african-americans. >> yeah. the history with cuba being essentially a slave depot. enslaved africans were taken to cuba and then often sent to america to be enslaved in this country. so people are not lost on that history to the connection with ancestors, and for those of african descent who live in cuba, they know that people there have dealt with discrimi

generations been dealing with the same kind of discrimination that we've had in america because of the color of their skin and simply not much more than that. they want to see changes happen and they want to see -- they want to be there and touch those people and say that, you know, you can overcome and prosper in your own country much like we did in america. >> troy, in light of yesterday's attack in brussels, there are some who are blasting the president for sticking with his schedule yesterday and spending part of the day at a baseball game. >> and a lot of folks that i talk to are disappointed in the rhetoric because they say that we saw president obama at a critical juncture yesterday. the optics tell you this. he was shedding old policies that weren't working for our country and for cuba, forging new ties, creating opportunities for everyone. at the same time what a lot of folks are telling me was the fact that the president defied terrorists by being at that baseball e.

as you can see with his family there showing the world that the united states is not afraid of what's happening with terrorism. it's a fascinating moment. and it wasn't lost on the folks that i talked to and, you know, it's just a moment in history that is really -- people are really excited about. >> all right. troy, thanks so much. >> absolutely. thanks, pat. music legend heads to capitol hill. the special cause that brought him here and why he's supporting a local teenager. and caught on camera, no lifeguard on duty as a mother passes out in her own swimming pool but social media is amazed by who did jump in. and the pollen count today is high. while we are tracking rain, will it be enough to lower that count? and doug is back with more from down around the tidal basin. we'll see new a few.

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report today. the 62-page report contains a list of 36 findings and 44 recommendations. it placed primary blame for the crisis on the michigan department of environmental quality. it also faulted city, state, and federal officials for the way they've handled the situation. michigan governor rick snyder was criticized for his lack of oversight when the contamination was first discovered. back here residents in alexandria are collecting water for the residents of flint. you can take unopened bottles of water to nt auto on wheeler avenue. you can drop off your donations from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. through april 25th. arlington is helping to send 15 tractor-trailers of water to flint at the end of april. one rock legend impacted a generation of kids with his music back in the 1960s, and now the lead singer of the who is using his voice for

children. roger daltrey was on the hill pushing the fact that kids with rare diseases need treatments and cures. it's was part of a discussion about the cures act. it would not only modernize clinical trials but provide new incentives to develop drugs. >> the legislation doesn't suit modern medicine and they need to get this right and it needs to be done now. >> the legislation already passed the house and is now before the senate. daltrey co-founded another charity that helps teenagers with cancer. one of the speakers at today's panel was a teenager from vienna with cystic fibrosis. the who plays in the verizon center tomorrow night. the highest court tackled a topic that affects millions of women. the debate over birth control and women's health. it's washington, what's on the line in this high stakes court case. plus mystery, sniffling, sneezi sneezing. where the nation's capital falls on a new list of

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underway outside of the supreme court as justices hear arguments over the affordable care act. at the center of the case a controversial birth control mandate. >> brian mooar was listening to the arguments and joins us live outside the supreme court. what did you hear inside the courtroom, brian? >> reporter: well, what we heard inside the courtroom was the same as what was outside, chris and pat. a lot of division. it was a 90-minute hearing and justin anthoce anthony kennedy only a few times but he captured most of the attention. the sixth anniversary of obamacare was marked by its fourth challenge at the u.s. supreme court. the deep divisions of opinion on display outside were seemingly deflected by the justices inside. at the center of it all, this unassuming group of nuns. >> where the government is

our health care -- our religious health care plans to include services that really violate our deepest held religious beliefs. >> reporter: little sisters of the poor and a collection of other religious groups are challenging obamacare's birth control mandate. the government and obamacare proponents argue the law includes a special opt out for these groups. >> the petitioners have been relieved of providing, paying for, or even appearing to approve of the services that they find objectionable, but they aren't taking yes for an answer. >> reporter: but the religious groups say that would turn them from conscientious objectors to collaborators. with the death of conservative justice antonin calea all eyes were on justice kennedy. >> even justice kennedy referred to the word hijacking. he said is this not hijacking

the plan of those who object to these services? >> reporter: that foreshadows the possibility of a 4-4 tie letting lower court rulings stand. effectively another win for obamacare. and until justice scalia's seat is filled, this 4-4 stalemate could become the new normal. live at the supreme court, i'm brian mooar, news4. thank you, brian. well, we want to go back to veronica and we've been debating these cherry blossoms. we've not peaked yet. >> no. so we're not seeing 70% yet. national park service, they're the ones that make the call on that. we're getting at least closer to it. i think this upcoming weekend, easter weekend will be a great weekend and we'll probably -- >> and to be fair with all the weather going back and forth, they're doing the best they can. >> exactly. but it really is beautiful down there as doug said earlier and we'll be checking in with him in a moment. temperatures in the 70s. hard for a lot of folks to go inside today.

about during the break, some of the other trees, your oak, your pine. right now they're very heavy pollen producers so that count for trees high for today. which told you about this yesterday. likely to see the count also high tomorrow. top of that tomorrow we're going to be dealing with a little wind so it gets a little breezy. our temperatures start stepping down to around 70 degrees by 6:30, 7:00 or so and then we're into the mid-60s at 8:00. a gorgeous evening. mostly clear tomorrow, a cool start, 47 to 53 degrees. and tomorrow morning i think we'll have more sunshine across the area. took us a while to see some of the clouds thin this afternoon. from the 50s to start. 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 a.m., into the mid-60s ap 11:00 a.m. tomorrow i think we'll have more sunshine across the area. the next change for us, that's friday during the early morning hours. you're going to need the umbrella. wet weather steps into the area and our temperatures will come down a bit. we'll have a mild start to the day but we're only going to hold in the 60s throughout the

as far as your rain chances go, we'll see rain throughout the day on friday, some rain showers will be making its way through our area during the evening hours in fact. the morning hours we have a chance of rain and then the evening hours again a chance of rain. you are going to need the umbrella. in fact, there even could be a little bit of a breeze coming through during the early part of the day on friday with that rain. of course, a lot of folks want to know about the weekend. as i said, beautiful now for the cherry blossoms. doug has more on that right now. >> and veronica i'm out here taking in the view here. taking a look at the city skyline here. obviously the washington monument, along the tidal basin. it is just beautiful. tons of people down here. as you mentioned, we talked about it earlier. this is now the peak of -- rather the start of peak, not quite peak just yet, but start of peak over the next couple days. a couple trees here are peak bloom. they're going to last upwards of

why the festival goes right on through the second week of april. so a lot of great things coming up down here. i have my commemorative national cherry blossom festival cup. you buy this for $4.50. did you know this, you buy this for $4.50 and you get a refill of $2.40 at any other spot. they're all down here -- anybody from out of town? >> maryland. >> maryland, yes! all the way from the great state of maryland. it's very rare we meet somebody of your kind here. thank you so much for coming. we'll send it back to you guys right now. i live there too. >> well, of course, on a warm day like today you need a beverage outside. why not. look at this. a cooler weekend. we'll take a look at your sunday early morning sunrise service forecast coming up on news4 at 5:00. all right. thank you, v.j. and doug. all afternoon this has been getting a lot of attention on the nbc washington facebook page. we are clearin

misconception over which tree is the real cherry blossom tree. >> the correct answer is "c." the others may look like cherry blossoms but the ones you see here are actually magnolias, plums, and dogwood trees. a mom says she went for a swim. the next thing she remembers, waking up in a hospital.

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prescribe medication. you can cut down on exposure by showering and changing your clothes and by wiping down your pets. now to the story of an amazing little girl who is being praised for her quick thinking. >> it turns out her swimming skills came in handy when her mother got into trouble in a backyard wool. andrew alison has video of a dramatic rescue in texas. >> reporter: don't let her size or shy demeanor fool you. allison is a hero. what she did to save her mom, tracy, takes incredible strength. >> i woke up in the hospital bed and i did not know where i was. >> reporter: she had no idea she'd suffered a seizure while swimming and nearly drowned. surveillance video from fri shows the whole thing. allison realizing something was wrong dove into the water and started pulling her mother to the shallow end of the pool. it took several tries but she didn't give up. >> just to give you another idea of how far that i

right here and pulled her mom through the water all the way over to the steps. i just walked that distance but you can imagine how hard it would be for a 5-year-old to pull an adult that far through water. once there allison turned her mom over, pulled her head above water then went inside for help. her sisters and aunt came rushing out. >> she was really heavy and coy only get the top part of her out and her other daughters ran over and helped me get her out. allison was able to do that on her own so it's a miracle. >> allison has been swimming since she was 2 1/2. summer jobs as a lifeguard might be in her future. >> i know. i think i see some potential there. >> reporter: she didn't have much to say about her heroic deed. for now simply grateful to be in her mom's arms. >> wow. pretty heady little girl. >> yeah. well, that's news4 at 4:00. news4 at 5:00 starts now with jim and wendy. ig

captured by police before and was let go. and there are reports tonight that isis has dispatched hundreds of fighters trained to attack throughout europe. branches are charred, and you can still smell the smoke after neighbors say a man's body was found burning in front of this home in district heights. i'm tracee wilkins. we'll have the latest in this homicide investigation coming up. but now at 5:00, she went out for an evening stroll. she tells arlington police two men started following her, and they threw something over her face and started touching her inappropriately. our northern virginia bureau reporter david culver is in the neighborhood where this attempted abduction happened. he's live from north columbus street. david? >> reporter: wendy, tonight police investigating what is a disturbing, bold attack. the woman, as you mentioned, out for a stroll in this really pleasant north columbus street neighborhood. that's when the attackers

that there were two suspects believed to be out there. on this sunny early spring day it's especially pleasant along this north columbus street neighborhood. but news of last night's attack tainting that beauty for those who live here. >> very surprising in this area. >> reporter: around 8:30 police say the woman decided to go out for a walk, an evening stroll. she noticed somebody following her. turned out to be two men. one of them put something over her face. >> while the other one grabbed her and put her hands over her mouth to muffle her screams. >> reporter: police say they touched the woman inproapproprie inappropriately. she fought them off. concerning to think two more are out there. >> certainly. we take these crimes is very seriously. i'm totally surprised. things just don't happen like that around here. >> reporter: jim would know. they have called this home for nearly 32 years. >> my wife walks this

and just totally shocked. >> reporter: we met jim's wife. this is jan. >> i won't be walking after dark. >> reporter: does it make you rethink your habit? >> well, yeah. i felt pretty safe until found out about this. >> reporter: she's not the only one rethinking her surroundings. this young woman runs here daily. >> that's just shocking. i usually feel this neighborhood is very safe. you run through here about every day. to hear that such a vicious attack took place, i'm going to have to rethink my running routes. >> reporter: this past summer arlington county had about a half dozen similar assaults that they had to investigate. now, folks here, they're wondering are these connected to what happened here last night? we took that question to police. we'll tell you what they have to say about it ahead on news4 at 6:00. jim? >> david culver. david, thank you. now to the latest overseas where a memorial is growing in brussels after yesterday's deadly bombings that killed at least 34 and wounded more than 200. h