moments ago that man walked outside with police right on his heels. we want to get straight to wendy rieger. >> this is all unfolding outside of the fox affiliate, wbff, on tv hill in baltimore, if you're familiar with that area. as of now, police say the scene is not secure. they do believe the person has an explosive device on him. this started around 1:30 when this man you see dressed in this costume wearing a surgical mask and glasses, he walked into this television station, tried to give a security officer a flash drive. that officer alerted employees to evacuate and he called police. the s.w.a.t. team responded. the man left the building and a sniper shot him. the man is still alive,

him. there was a fire in the parking lot as all of this was unfolding. tisha thompson is on the scene. we expect a news conference. shakeup behind the scenes of metro. all aimed at improving your ska safety. the transportation secretary is appointing new representatives to oversee metro safety. >> one of the people who is being replaced a long-time member and board former chair. a church bishop charged with sexually assaulting a young woman in prince george's county. >> she says it happened this year while she worked at the church. >> he would lock m

back room or lock me into his office and touch me, get on top of me. >> this afternoon we're hearing from that woman's family and we're learning new information about the bishop. tracee wilkins joins us live. >> reporter: we've been by the bishop's house. we've called his cell phone. we came here to the church as well. they asked us to leave after we walked inside to have a conversation with him. they have not been able to find the pastor, but here at the church folks are reacting to what has happened. this story that you saw first on 4, here's what we know. reverend michael turner sr., pastor of the miracle center, is facing charges for sexual assault and harassment after a church employee accused him of cornering her in his office, the copy room, and the elevator where he would touch her and make sexual advances. he actually lied

at one point. we spoke with her aunt and we are not identifying the aunt. >> what was he saying about at that very moment when he made that decision to do what he did to my niece, a person whom she looked up to, baptized her, baptized almost every person in my family? >> reporter: coming up, we hear from the victim's father who was also a member of this church. back to you all in the studio. you saw tracee holding her umbrella. the rain that's been moving through, we've been dealing with it all day long. doug, are we still in the thick of all this? >> yeah, we are, chris. we're going to be on right through the thick of it on saturday.

jackets handy. it's rather cool. take a look outside right now. once again, coming right on through the district. more showers back down to the west. any time we have rain it's going to slow things down on the beltway. you can see it in bethesda and downtown and right out towards bowe. there were some thunderstorms moving over the mountains, but once they hit this very cool air, those thunderstorms just die. everybody look at the numbers. 46 in frederick. 55 in fredericksburg. 85 was just two days ago. more showers likely and we're talking even more rain. some of that will effect your weekend. family, friends, and fellow fairfax firefighters gathered today to remember nicole

mittendorff at her funeral. investigators say she committed suicide. the fire chief is looking into whether harassment at an online local gossip site contributed to her death and whether any of the crude comments originated within the fire department. mittendorff was remembered as a generous, loving spirit with selfless care for others. we're getting some new details about a deadly stabbi b at takoma park. the mom found stabbed to death at the scene was pregnant. she was a bus driver for montgomery county schools and her unborn child did not

the man's was the stabber. his wounds were superficial and he is will survive. neighbors heard a single gunshot. police have identified the victim, but they don't have any information about a suspect or a motive. molette green spent the day talking to neighbors. >> reporter: it happened inside this condominium wednesday evening around 6:00 p.m. in the 6900 block of hanover parkway just off greenbelt road. a man lost his life in unit 201 with a single gunshot to the head. >> songs at high volume so the neighbors would call. it is frightening and scary that this happened. >> reporter: police identified the victim as 43-year-old charles damon hall. >> they looked through the sliding glass door of the residence and observed what they believed to be a body lying on the floor just inside the front door. >> reporter: officers then

inside the front door they found charles hall. >> we talked to anybody and everybody trying to get as much information as we can. >> reporter: nothing like this has happened at this condo complex. they stress this was not random. this victim was targeted. there's no motive or suspect information that the time. if you know any information, you're asked to call greenbelt police. in greenbelt, molette, news4. senator ted cruz is responding today to former gop house speaker john boehner calling him, quote, lucifer in the flesh. the ugly war of words began last night at a forum at stanford university. according to the stanford daily, boehner also said he had, quote, never worked with a more miserable s.o.b. in his life. cruz said he didn't know boehner well, but accused him of being a texting and golfing buddy of donald trump. >> john boehner had some interesting comment

come out. if you're wondering who actually has stood up to washington, i think john boehner has made it crystal clear. >> cruz also said indiana's primary on tuesday will play a decisive role in the gop nomination fight. there has been another legal wrinkle for the people investigating prince's death. first at 4, what happened today that's going to keep details of his death from getting out to the public. and it's our big breaking news of the afternoon. a standoff at the fox tv station in baltimore. we're gathering details in our ndwsroom a

new at 4:00, baltimore police fielding questions today after police shot a teenager who was carrying a fake gun. during a press conference, commissioner kevin davis said there are still many unanswered questions about this case. the 13-year-old was shot in the leg in east baltimore yesterday. he is expected to survive. police say two patrol officers saw the boy with what they thought was a firearm. it turned out to be a replica of a semiautomatic pistol. it's unclear which commands the officers gave, but the officers identified themselves and that the boy took off. >> they did what our community expects them to do. one of the hypothetical questions i'll pose is if a person is seen walking down a

his hand, what do they want the police to do? >> wednesday's shooting comes exactly one year after freddie gray's death caused unrest in baltimore city. a judge has issued a search warrant to help police investigate prince's death, but here's the thing. he sealed the document after detectives argued making it public would hamper their work. the search warrant is for paisley park, the music icon's home and studio. prince had several prescription painkillers with him when he was found dead there last week. it's not clear that medication was a factor and autopsy results aren't expected to come back for another week or two. severe weather nightmare. where strong storms and flooding are causing folks to assess the damage. heads up, metro riders. why it could take you a little longero get t

breaking news right now. for the second day in a row, the inner loop of the beltway is shut down. this time right at rockville pike. >> yeah, take a look at the traffic situation. you can see cars are getting by on the 270 spur, getting onto the inner loop. we don't know exactly what happened here, but this is guaranteed it is going to back up traffic for a while. already

dulles toll road in virginia. we'll keep an eye on this and let you know when it starts to clear out. if you take the red line near tenleytown, trains will single track on friday and run every 15 minutes at the bethesda, friendship heights, and tenleytown stations. services has been disrupted on three different occasions over the past week and on saturday night due to those arcing insulators. right now, vice president joe biden is in iraq pushing for an end to the country's political crisis. the u.s. is worried that iraq's political squabbles are distracting the company from fighting isis. just recently, street protests broke out in

troops had to stop fighting militants to maintain security in the capital. alexandria police are searching for a man. shots were fired inside a home on east reed avenue around 10:30 last night. police tried for hours to make contact with the man inside. police entered the home, but they didn't find anyone. they know who the suspected shooter is. volunteers are busy setting up the wall of hope for saturday's race for hope. the wall pays tribute to anyone who has been affected by brain cancer. it is going to be moved to freedom plaza on saturday morning right before the start of the race at 9:00. it's raised over $1.5 million so far this year and all the proceeds go to the national brain tumor society and the

accelerate brain cancer cure organizations. residents in parts of eastern missouri assessing the damage after a round of severe weather. a supercell rolled in on wednesday night producing a tornado and lightning. right now, there are no reports of any injuries. the storm took down trees and damaged a lot of buildings. heavy rain is also causing some major flooding in mississippi. a news crew was rolling as a driver got stuck in those waters. the woman rain over to the car that was partially sub smemerge the water. the two of them started wading through the knee deep water to get to safety. it is a great time to remind everyone even a couple of inches of water can get you into trouble if you try to drive through it. we have gotten a pretty good amount. every time i see tho

to say never drive through flooded waters. yet we see this thing play out all the time. we've seen a little bit of rain. not a ton, but it is definitely needed. out there right now, you can see the shower activity coming down. 55 degrees. winds out of the northeast at 8 miles per hour. it's that northeast wind that's got us locked into this cooler weather. only in the 40s to the north. 48 gaithersburg. 48 ft. meade. 57 in charlottesville. you can see the shower activity here too. not a lot of rain, but it is just enough to get the roads on the wet side. also enough to suppress the pollen. that's the good thing coming out of this. you can see the rain through prince george's county right along the beltway. actua

supposed to start at 4:05. now a 4:40 start. make sure you take the poncho. down to the south, heavier rain. notice some thunderstorm activity. this is right on the edge of the cold air, so we've got some thunderstorms down around charlottesville. this is really a cool shot here. you can see this rain that made its way through earlier. they're really starting to die right now. down to the south in the warmer air, those thunderstorms are very strong. we're not going to see any of that. the cooler air acts as a stable blanket. 75 in elkins. 83 in raleigh. 75 in roanoke. that's going to be here for the next couple of days. future weather timing out any chances of rain. a few more chances overnight tonight. tomorrow morning, look at 7:00 a.m. everybody isin

some shower activity, if not some rain. same thing around 9:00. the rush will be another problem like it was today. tomorrow afternoon a better chance of drying. i think we dry out during the afternoon tomorrow, but we're still on the cool side and the cool weather sticks around. 61 on saturday. that may be the one dry day. look at sunday. rain. some of it could be very heavy on sunday. temperature around 65. more rain early on monday. we're not done with the rainy cool pattern yet. college grads drowning in debt. first at 4, consumer reporter susan ho

college graduates drowning in debt. it's a $1.3 trillion problem. >> but there is a big effort under way to help ease that burden. susan hogan is joining us with some developing details. >> i do. that word trillion i capitalized because it is incredible to think of that. a recent survey actually shows there is a huge disconnect between the two, but now the federal government is helping to bridge that gap. the consu

bureau along with the department of education and treasury announced a new initiative called payback playbook. it is designed to help borrowers understand their options and exercise their right to a student loan payment they can actually afford. >> i know a lot of people that have graduated are still paying them off. they graduated ten years ago and they're still paying them off. >> payback playbook will have information about a new set of repayment rights. for example, borrowers have a right to receive personalized information about a payment plan. when borrowers fall behind, they should be able to depend on well-trained staff to reach out. federal officials are asking the public on how to make this payback playbook more informative. go to our

search student loan debt. you need a playbook to get through this. >> she mentioned ten years. i know friends 20 years paying off that debt. >> it is so true. it is such a huge issue in this country. anything the government can do to help alleviate this is good, but i'll tell you i don't know what the solution is. >> students who go to undergraduate school, they have those loans and they want to go on to further their education, but the cost is prohibitive for many. >> you're right. >> thank you. >> thank you, susan. the future of a popular trail in fairfax county is coming down to a numbers game. a new counter is loggi ingin ig and pedestrians on the wnod trail in reston. it can track bicycle and pedestrian trends in key areas, especially those close to metro stations. county officials will usehe

to bike and walking paths. caitlyn jenner is taking donald trump up on his offer and used the women's restroom at one of his hotels. last week, trump said transgender should be able to use the bathroom they identify with. he criticized the north carolina law saying that transgenders should use the bathroom of the gender that's on their birth certificate. here's part of the video. >> oh, god. okay. thank you, donald. i really appreciate it. >> the state of north carolina is facing some backlash since passing the so-called bathroom law. diversity in politics. first at 4, a candidate's bold words about a lk

do voters agree. we're staying on top of that breaking news in baltimore. a lockdown at the fox tv station there. >> police then followed the man responsible for the lockdown as he walked out of the station a short time later.

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details, about a bomb threat at a local tv station. >> police have subdued the man who entered the building. tisha thompson just got to baltimore. >> reporter: that's right. i'm at a finished up press conference where he explained at 1:30 this afternoon fox 45 had a white man in his 20s walk into the station. he wanted to give some information over to the tv station. things escalated to the point where the entire building was evacuated. there is some concern that the man might have what is bombs strapped to his body. there was arson at a nearby car. the man is laying on the ground. when he voluntarily started to leave the building, he was shot by

he wouldn't take his hand out of his pocket. they were concerned there was some kind of trigger mechanism that might cause bombs to explode. as a result, they're now using a robot that is moving in to try to pull his hand out of his pocket. that is happening right now. the man is injured, so they're trying to get his hand out, if for no other reason to get help medical help. instead of doing the newscast, they're standing here. they're trying to figure out how they're going to get the news on tonight. it does not appear many other buildings have been evacuated. i'm tisha thompson in baltimore, maryland. >> tisha is now on the phone with us. tisha, we understand you have some new information from the security guard who dealt with this man. what have you learned? >> that's right. just after we sent that shot in for you all, we talked to the gentleman who was standing in the security gate. he said the

20-something-year-old white man walked in and said he wanted to talk to somebody at fox 45 and he had a bomb on his body. the security guard hit what i guess you could call a panic button to inform staff there was an incident. he discreetly called 911 so police would be notified they were having a problem. staff began to evacuate the building very rapidly. he ended up speaking to the man, the suspect, for about 45 minutes. it became very apparent to him this gentleman wanted to talk to somebody. the security guard kept telling the man who claimed to have the bomb on his body that people were out at lunch right now, he would try to find somebody, they were trying to get ready for a newscast. he kept using these stalling tactics until police called him on the phone and said can you get out of the buiin

to which he said yes. he looked at the man and said i've got to go, but i'll be back. at that point, the security guard really teared up. i said you look like you're pretty upset about that. yeah, because he knew he wasn't coming back. it was very obvious to him that this man just wanted to talk to someone, obviously had troubles. he has some guilt about the fact that he left them, but he knew he had to get out of the building because this could be a bomb. nobody knows for sure if this is a bomb, but they have to act like it is. they don't want something to go off by accident. right now, i'm watching the fox 45 staff using a camera and a live shot kit. they're trying to anchor their newscast as we speak. there's a lot of standing around waiting to be told if it is safe to go back into the building. >> all right. tisha thompson

we'll continue to follow this story here and on the nbc washington app. we're also taking a closer look at diversity in politics. donna edwards lost to chris van hollen in the democratic primary. some say the race broke along gender and racial lines, something edwards pointed out in her concession speech. >> and to my democratic party, let me say that today maryland is on the verge of having an all male delegation in a so-called progressive state. when will our voices be effective, legitimate, equal leaders in a big tent party. >> we are here with today's talk around town. edwards described a lack of support for black w

politics. what are your listeners saying? >> our listeners are saying they agree with the points she was making. it is critical to have all types of voices at the table when we talk about making our communities better. donna edwards was on message, according to the folks i talked to. they said there is no excuse for the senate to be one of those places in government where there's a lot of lack of diversity there. they certainly echo what she was talking about on tuesday night. >> chris van hollen was better funded, and he has more experience than donna edwards, but what are your listeners saying in terms of why she lost this race? >> i gleaned from a lot of people this really wasn't the choice they were looking for when it came to this election. they were telling me this might have been a fe

the way she operated within her constituency. not enough concern about the everyday voter and what they were talking about. those things were really on their mind. i spoke to mary who attended the watch party on tuesday night and she voted for van hollen. >> it was very hard, even though i was supporting van hollen the whole time. i recognized the historical significance if she had won, but i had to go with who i felt could be the best representative and could work between the two parties. >> women voters had a big play in this election, especially black women. a lot of them were saying to me they were certainly concerned that barbara

come out and endorse another candidate. >> at the end of the day, i had to vote for who i thought was going to be the best person for the job. >> exactly. >> those were the things i was hearing time and time again from people. of course, it's been overcast and on the cool side today. we're tracking some showers right now making their way through the area. let me show you the cloud cover across our area and what is producing, all the clouds and the showers and where there is a thunderstorm watch. we're in the cool sector with an east to northeasterly flow. headed toward queen ann. these showers, a brief game delay there for the washington nationals. more showers, wood bridge, manassas, more

there could be another delay on the way. we'll take a look at a cool couple of days and how much rain we're going to get over the next few coming up. an airline pilot quickly realizes something is wrong. why he had toake an m

well, the wait is finally over. game one between theps

now. carol maloney is at verizon center. how excited is this team, you know, to get things going tonight? >> reporter: oh, you know they are just ready to bring it. game one of round two, it is almost here and the caps are so glad it is here at verizon center because they're going up against the other toughest team in the east, the pittsburgh penguins. home ice advantage, you know they need that. they'll take any advantage they can get this series, game one. they had a similar advantage for the flyers of course. it started the way they wanted. caps took the lead. momentum. holtby took over from them, shutting them out for a game one win. a repeat performance in this series would be so nice. caps know the emotional weight carried in the first game of the series. >> just getting off to good starts can either turn the crowd against you or for you,

or on the road. i mean, just having good starts and obviously a good start to the series is really big for teams. >> the crowd can have an effect on some guys. not everyone. i don't think we're looking at home/away or anything like that. i think we're looking at four wins. >> reporter: four wins, that's the ultimate goal. statistically the team that wins the first game of the series goes on to win the series 70% of the time. >> vance is coming down there with you, right? >> reporter: the vance is in the building. he's coming up on "news4 at 5:00." i think it's an historic night for him. former house speaker john boehner, he didn't mince any words when he came to describe his former

i think we should've taken a tarzan know where tarzan go! tarzan does not know where tarzan go. hey, excuse me, do you know where the waterfall is? waterfall? no, me tarzan, king of jungle. why don't you want to just ask somebody? if you're a couple, you fight over directions. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. oh ohhhhh it's what you do. ohhhhhh! do you have to do that right in my ear?

breaking news. for the second day in a row, some major problems on the inner loop of the beltway. police had to shut it down not long ago. now one lane is squeezing by near the 270 split. we don't know exactly what happened, but it is guaranteed that traffic is still going to be backed up

it stretches back to the dulles toll road. back to politics now. a new controversy at a critical time in the republican presidential race. former house speaker john boehner essentially called ted cruz the devil. cruz is firing back as he makes a last ditch effort to keep donald trump from winning indiana. brian moore is tracking this race from choapitol hill. what's the latest? >> reporter: donald trump is appealing to indiana's highest court, the basketball court. ted cruz is telling the people of indiana they can be game changers. >> i could not be happier to have this race decided using the midwestern common sense, the good judgment of

much love from former house speaker john boehner, who was asked to size up the candidate at a stanford forum. >> lucifer in the flesh. i have democrat friends and republican friends. i get along with almost everyone, but i have never worked with a more miserable son of a [ bleep ]. >> if you're happy with john boehner speak of the house, then if you want a president like john boehner, donald trump is your man. >> people want to support a winner. >> reporter: in indiana winne winners -- for trump, it's a simple game plan. >> if we win in indiana, it's over. >> reporter: indiana battleground for trump and the movement t

cruz is challenging trump to a one-on-one debate between now and tuesday, but trump is not showing any interest. live on capitol hill, brian moore, news4. you're going to need the rain gear this evening, the poncho, the rain jacket, the umbrel umbrella. not just for the evening, but over the next couple of days. we had this run of days where it was sunshine and perfect. now overcast. get ready. a warm jacket rain jacket. we're going the stay on the cool side. advertised temperature running around 71 degrees. here we are in the 50s across the area for today. there's some rain. some rain moving through some areas around kettering. i'm keeping my eye on these showers off to the west and southwest of d.c. woodbridge, you're getting wet,

but you're going to see more rain moving into the beltway over the next few minutes. it is going to be light throughout the day tomorrow, but our highest chance for those showers will be the first part of the day. we start with this evening showing you some light, spotty showers moving through. there's midnight. early tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m., the higher chance for seeing the mainly light showers will mainly be in the morning. then while i would like to say we'll get a chance to dry out for the weekend, it's not looking that way. 56 degrees at 1:00 in the afternoon. 60 by 3:00 in the afternoon. your saturday, much of the same. it's almost going to be a carbon copy day. 61 by 3:00. cool, chilly side. you're going to need a j

your day tomorrow. sunday, a different story. we move from the cloudy overcast conditions on saturday to its looking like a washout for sunday. pockets of moderate and heavy rain saturday night extending right through your sunday. 61, 65 your temperatures for the weekend. there's that washout for the second half. try to get out at least on saturday and get something done. monday right now, best chances during the early morning hours, but look at the temperature. we go up to 68. could be a little thunder coming through. tuesday as well. maybe some thunder with that. by midweek, we'll get a chance to dry out. we have more on the rainfall that we could get in the next couple of days coming up at 5:00. encouraging news about teen birthrates. >> we have some very good news to share about the teen birthrate. the national teen birthrate is at an all-time low right now. that's according

from the centers of disease control. researchers attribute the change to a 51% drop in teen births among hispanics and a 44% drop among blacks between the years 2006 and 2014. still birthrates as twice as high in those groups than white teens. it has dropped more than 40% over the past decade. the cdc says the u.s. has made remarkable progress, but too many teens are still having babies. community centered efforts are working, but there isn't a one size fits all answer to this problem. they highlight the importance of teen pregnancy prevention efforts, but consider things like unemployment and education for reducing disparities in teen birthrates. teen pregnancy and childbirth costs u.s. taxpayers $9 billion every year. on top of

negative health and social consequences. overall, the news is good. the teen birthrate at an all-time low right now. >> thank you, doreen. i'm david culver in the city of fairfax standing in front of a home that police have been investigating since august of last year. they say the residents of this place held a party and at that party a 16-year-old was, according to police, violated. now they have child pornography charges against the resident here, a 26-year-old named andre alvarado and angela sormeni. one of them gave us a little more detail as to what has happened here in years' past.

a police dash cam captures a frightening traffic stop shootout after a driver opens fire on an officer. [ gunshots ] both the officer and the driver fired a number of shots. neither was seriously hurt. this happened in a michigan suburb a couple of weeks ago. now the man has been

with felonious assault and driving while intoxicated. wild bird strikes happen all the time. this one damaged a part of the plane that houses the radar antenna. it's unclear when the jet will be able to fly again. here's tom costello. >> watching this american airlines flight make an emergency landing back -- >> reporter: tense moments over seattle captured on live television. our nbc affiliate covered this american airlines flight as it was forced to land shortly after takeoff after a bird strike. >> looks like we hit some birds on takeoff. >> reporter: 150 passengers and six crew members were on board the air bus headed from seattle to dallas when one or possibly several birds struck the nose of the plane. the aircraft landed safely and tax

taxied back to the gate. no injuries reported. maintenance teams are now evaluating the aircraft before it flies again. >> now samples of the birds' remains are being sent to the smithsonian to help the airport determine what type of bird was involved and what to do to prevent future strikes. sblnchts if you're not what you say you are, people should know. >> a woman claims she was stalked and sexually harassed by a prince george's county pastor. new at 5:00, the father of the victim is speaking out. first tonight, the story we've been watching unfold this evening. a bomb scare at a tv station prompted by a man wearing a costume and a surgical mask. for the first time, we're hearing from the security guard who helped get yo

tisha thompson is in baltimore this afternoon. that security guard, one of the first people she spoke to when she got there. >> reporter: i asked him -- i said, you must have been scared to death even though this is your job. he said, yeah, but he remained incredibly calm. he ended up talking to this gentleman who walked into the tv station here and ended up talking to him for more than 45 minutes while he was pressing a panic button and discreetly calling 911 to let folks know they had a problem. he is the man was a white man in his 20s who claimed to have a bomb strapped to his body. he kept delaying and stalling u

the phone and said can you get out of the building safely, and he said yes. >> he seemed like a kid. my father always told me everyone just needs someone to talk to. he just looked like he just needed someone to talk to. >> reporter: so i want to bring the camera over here. every one of these people wearing a blue jacket is actually an employee of fox 45. right now at this time they are normally doing a newscast from inside the building. they are literally doing their newscast from that single camera. their anchors are standing in front of it. they're continuing to do the news. this time it is the news about themselves while employees look on because they still haven't been able to get back in the building.