announcement from metro will change a lot of people's weekend routines. >> that's right. the beleaguered transit agency planning to make it safer will cost late night service. today we learned starting friday, june 3, metro rail will start closing at midnight every night. so you're not going to have any more 3:00 a.m. service on the train on week ends. all this is part of a larger safe track to help address some of the recommendations from federal safety officials. first at 4, derek live at gallery place on the latest. >> yeah, you know, we always knew this was coming. we heard the rumblings and might say we saw the smoke on the horizon. rising from the metro tunnels but now we know the details. as of june 3, metro will close at midnight every night. no more of those 3:00 a.m. closings on fridays an saturdays. this indeed is to implement that safe track program. it's an ambitious effort to impe

safety of metro but it is going to effect businesses, especially restaurants, bars and even sporting events. things that people have come to rely on. come to rely on metro to get to and from event. they won't open early either. that is indeed going to effect businesses as well as their patrons. >> probably go for uber. probably the next alternative i'm not very familiar with the buses. i usually rely on metro. definitely more expensive so that will be kind of hassle but we'll figure it out. >> this is happening through a change in the city. metro will close secs of track. that will effects rush hour travel as well. they will provide shuttle until they get people around at work and there is also an announcement that d.c. will raise parking meter fees. all of this will come into play in a very short time for people. coming up up later on news 4, we will talk to patrons and business concerns about how they are going to move forward amid all of this new change. we are live

news 4. back to you. >> thanks, derek. we will all need more patience and flexibility. six middle school student had to be rushed to the hospital in montgomery county today. a combination of alcohol, nyquil and candy were the culprit. going to the nurse complaining of stomach problems, the fire department says all should make a full recovery. >> 17-year-old boy is facing a murder charge right now accused of killing a 14-year-old boy. both of them lived in the same dale city townhome on brazil circle but lived in separate units. northern virginia chief is live with word on this murder story. double tragedy for the victim's family. julie? >> family friend tell me that victim, 14-year-old eric creswell looked much more like a little boy than a young man. you will see that in a moment in a picture of him. his parents on

that's their homeland. they traveled there last week after the victim's grandfather died. now they come home to this unthinkable tragedy. here is a look at the victim. this is his eighth grade school picture. a relative came home and discovered his body around 8 will:45. he died from blunt force trauma. he had also been bound. now the police investigation was led to the suspect. he lives with the family in the lower level of the townhome. he was arrested. police aren't sayinging what would have led the person to attack erick. when family and friends heard about the tragedy, they came to the house. you will hear one woman describe the boy as well-mannered, kind and very smart.

>> to the baltimore police officer, an officer was one of the bike patrol officers who stuck gray. ross testified that he handcuffed gray and threw him head first into the back of the van. officer neuro is charged with assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct. chris is in baltimore covering the trial. he will have a live update at 5:00. >> storm team 4 is keeping an eye on the weekend. let's get the storm team h 4 doug cameron. doug, can't believe it, the skies are clearing. >> amazing. pat, we made it. >> is it real? >> we made it. we made it through the hardest part. two weeks of rain and clouds. we made it. now we are dealing with sunshine right now. as matter of fact i want to put in a shot. let me take this out of play de

see. sunshine across the area. we saw a couple thunderstorms. now all of the moisture moving toward the south and east. behind this, we've got sunshine folks. still some clouds around d.c. but d.c. west ward all sun right now and temperatures are really responding into the mid 70s. look at this. this is on our weather underground network. centerville at 75. down south and west at 77. still in 60s down south. but you clear too and it is going to be a beautiful night. if you are heading out this evening, going to be perfect. 74 degrees at 7:00 with plenty of sunshine. eat outdoors. 70 degrees at 9:00. 65 degrees we talk about at 11:00. very nice night tonight. but the rain will return for part of the weekend. we will have that in a minute. >> thank you. and remember with the rain threatening your weekend plans,

the nbc washington app. you can track radar and get weather alerts any time on your smart phone. >> this afternoon we are learning new details about a deadly shooting at southeast d.c. a man was gunned down near a kids baseball park but as mark explains, it is really part of a spike in violent crime in that area. it was the 18th murder recorded here in ward 7. 62rd murder in district over all. down the street an elementary school. across the street, a middle school and right here a youth baseball academy. yesterday just after 3:00 as children were coming home from school, shots rain out. man gunned down. 28-year-old sheldon robinson shot multiple times. found just behind one of these apartment building is where his fiance lived.

today police tell us they have no suspects. they don't believe the shooting was random. as i said, this is the 18th murder just in ward 7 alone. that's compared to six murders this time last year. coming up at 5:00, you will hear what police are doing about this spike in homicide and how it has become political during the campaign season. reporting in southeast, mark seagrave, news 4. >> is facebook getting too political? first at 4, the court reversing itself that it censored claims on-line. >> and some call it the bathroomville. just as white house issues a

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first at 4, baseball bandit busted. police arrested a man wanted in a series of bank robberies. believing booter khan hit sun trust and wells fargo on fern street last month. he is also a suspect in the wells fargo bank robbery in falls church on wednesday. investigators nicknamed him the baseball cap bandit because video shows him wearing a different cap at each scene. >> this is the story

we learn had one person died after being involved in a serious crash in prince george's county. seven other people were hurt in the crash on route 301 in brandy wine. so far police hven't released names or what caused the crash. the two cars crashed near timothy branch drive last night and brought traffic to a virtual stand still. >> facebook is investigating itself in the midst of allegations that facebook restricts conservative ideas. the social media giant initially denied the accusation but now ceo mark zuckerberg says he is going to look into it. former employees claim the site routinely prevent conservative ideas from appearing in its trending topics section. zuckerberg said he is open to all viewpoint and that it is a core value of face book. he is inviting leading conservatives and others to share their views with him. >>

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phone. >> donald trump denies it. says he is not the guy on the phone posing as a trump publicist in the '90s. others aren't so sure. from appearances on reality tv to the campaign trail trump may have one of the most recognizable voices in america. >> so was that him caught on tape using an assumed name trying to sell reporters on the trump brand back in the '90s? more on capitol hill with what trump is saying now. >> of course looking ahead to his time as gop nominee, the washington post is dredging up what may be a colorful part of his past. >> back when donald trump was a mere millionaire, was he doing his own pr under an assumed name? washington post says it happened and offers this 19 the 1 phone call with "people" magazine as proof. >> what's your name again? >> john miller. >> what is your position? >> pr because he gets

it. >> trump's alter ego wasn't shy about talking up his success. in business and his love life. >> he is loving with marla and has three other girl friends. >> most were in on the joke and some of them found it disturbing and some thought it was playful. >> though trump reportedly told "people" magazine back then it was a joke, today on "today" he denied it's him. >> it was not me on the phone. and it doesn't sound like me on the phone. i will tell you that. >> meanwhile hillary clinton has a new pr heading. bill clinton says the attacks are nothing new. >> i went through the same thing we're doing today. heck, some of the right wingers were sending videos out accusing me of murder. >> the clinton global charity at urging of former president made a $2 million commitment that helped a for-profit business owned by people with ties to the clintons. the clinton camp is dismissing this story saying no laws were broken. the clinton initiative said it is committed to doing social

did exactly that. pat? >> thanks, brian. here is how it looks with the white house where chefs are preparing for a lavish state dinner. >> it will take place under a tent on the south lawn with leaders of five nordic countries. norway, sweden, finland, iceland and denmark leaders were welcomed to the white house. they have been talking about managing refugees in europe to continuing aggression of russia. president obama says nordic countries are some of the most reliable partners. >> so i do believe that the world would be more secure and more prosperous if we just had more partners like our noerdic countries. there have been times where i said, why don't we just put all these small countries in charge for a while. and they could clean things up. >> tonight will mark the obama's 12th state

only involve a single nation. >> sure is good to see the sun again. but is this just a brief reprieve? >> i don't know, doug. how long do you think this will hang around? >> i wouldn't even ask the question, guys. enjoy what we have. >> okay. >> we do have more rain out there. but not now. really here we are friday night. a beautiful next couple of hours right on through friday evening. no matter what you're planning tonight, maybe breezy. but that's about it. finally seeing sunshine and not just sunshine. we are seeing nice mild temperatures. 75 degrees. wind out of the northwest at 14 miles per hour. 75 and sunny. how about that? we haven't been able to save that much at all and notice numbers around town. 75 in frederick. or 77 in frederick. leesburg, winchester, 80 around warrenton. and finally clouds are out of here. and we are seeing much nicer conditions and that's the case tonight. there's the rain we saw earlier. that was the little front that came through.

clearing, we saw the sun come out from west to east all across our area. now we will be nice overnight. we will be nice tomorrow morning. then we've got this line of storms, severe tunder storm in effect, kansas city and portions of missouri. this is 15, 16 hours. coming in tomorrow around the noon hour. it'll be a little bit later. maybe 18 hours around noon as that system comes through. tonight, everybody good. clear. 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, no problem at all. don't take the umbrella with you tonight. you do not need it. tomorrow take it but i want to show you what the timing is here. here is 8:00 a.m. nothing. no clouds. we start off with sunshine tomorrow. if you've got early soccer or lacrosse games, you may get those in. still might be tough as fields are fairly wet but watch what happens around noon. still nice around d.c. but here comes the rain. by 2:00, 2:30, showers around d.c. metro area. we could see a line develop during the afternoon.

line developing that could produce locally heavy downpours. that moves out. then by 6:00, we are clearing again and we see another nice night. that is your day tomorrow. so the next 24 hours, a little bit tricky tonight beautiful tomorrow a little bit after tricky day. here is your hour by hour forecast tomorrow. starting off with sunshine. 58 degrees. 64 by 10:00. still looking nice. and then at 1:00 that's when we get rather stormy around the region showers maybe even thunderstorms around 4:00. high temperatures tomorrow into the 70s. now, impact forecast tomorrow on the low to moderate side depending on what you have. 58 on sunday. this is what i want it point out. 58, very cool this time of year. that comes with plenty of sun and breezy conditions and overnight lows in the 40s and in the city could be in the upper 30s and in some coolest suburbs, especially monday morning. we have cooler air. enjoy what we have on friday

>> a somber remembrance. three local police officers who are about to become part after national memorial. >> by now you have probably heard about the white house weighing in on a pretty controversial issue. how schools in our area are responding to the warning about transgender student in bathrooms. this is a story that has people fired up on social media this afternoon. >> it is our nbc washington flash survey. should schools have to let transgender student use bathrooms consistent with their gender identity? call or text the number on your screen. you can also vote on the nbc washington faceb oo

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coming into another big weekend and it's going to bring more crowds around the local colleges and universities. catholic university holds its commitment ceremony tomorrow at 10:00. it'll happen at basilica of the national shrine. comedian jim gaffigan is the keynote speaker. then sunday the george washington commencement on the national mall. gatherers will start arriving at will 8:30 and senator booker will be there. >> to commemorate the 352 fallen heros added to the memorialn

as news 4's meg yaj mcgrath reports, three of those honored are from our area. >>. >> reporter: name after name carved in marble, a sorering remier of the dangerous police work, and thousands of men and women who have protected others lives. >> yes we were classmates. >> austin bass came all the way from nashville to remember his friend, michael petrina. >> he went to work one day expecting a normal day and just didn't come home that night. and seeing the gravity of all the names on the wall and everything that entails, it is it a very real reminder of the dangers we face. >> reporter: 252 names have been added to the national law enforcement officers memorial this year. among them, montgomery county police officer noah leotta. leotta was in the middle after traffic stop last december when he was struck by a

drunk driver. he was just 24 years old. also added, brendan rebain, the police officer killed in a car accident while trying to pull over a speeding car. and carolyn cross, d.c. corrections official with the department 35 years. she was found murdered in her alexandria home in 2014. all of the new names that have been added to the memorial will be read allowed tonight following a candle light vigil on the national mall. in northwest, megan mcgrath, news 4. >> and police week is going to last into the weekend. where and when you can expect delays on the roads and the rail. >> and those skies are clearing out right now. but we are looking to the weekend. when you will see

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now at 4:30, with know when metro's project will get under way. trains will stop running friday and saturday night. currently trains run until 3:00 a.m. on those nights. >> a teenager charged with the death of a 14-year-old from virginia. last night police found luis crespo dead in his home in dale city. we are still trying to find the name of the boy who was arrested. >> a long time friend of freddie gray has been

na friend testified he saw neuro handcuff gray and throw him head-first into the police van. >> the federal government may look into an entirely new part of your life. we are talking about background checks for people who need security clearance. office of national intelligence director issued a new director allowing looking into your public social media profile. lawmakers held a review of the change today. the gunman alexis was a contractor who had security credentials. >> the white house is telling public schools to let student use the bathroom of the gender they identify with regardless of what is on their birth certificate. there's both praise and outrage since the directive went out today. here is nbc's jay gray. >> reporter: a term paper of sorts from the white house

district in the country with new terms and conditions for administrators. ordering them to allow transgender student to use bathrooms of the jend are they identify with. >> the challenge here is not to isolate anybody or discriminate against anybody or make anyone unsafe. it is to make sure our schools are inclusive, respectful and safe as they can possibly be. >> white house letter does not carry the force of law but does warn that schools that don't comply could face legal action or loss of federal funds. >> in texas, he can keep his 30 pieces of silver. we will not yield to blackmail from the president of the united states. >> lawmakers in texas, parents in georgia -- >> have we forgotten that you're schools belong to our community. >> and opponents across the country saying the mandate just doesn't make the grade.

anybody being against a transgender or gay child. this has everything to do with keeping the federal government out of local issues. >> as the school year ends, it is a difficult and controversial final exam, not for students but instead the nation. with the current grade of incomplete. jay gray, nbc news. >> i'm darcy spencer in fairfax county. the obama administration released a director to all public schools in the united states saying transgender kids have to be allowed to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with. that's not necessarily the gender that they are born with. they say not allowing this would be considered discrimination. we spoke to a school board member here in fairfax county who is against it. who says this is an unfunded federal mandate. >> they are threatening to do lawsuits to school jurisdictions across the

school districts if they don't follow the current administration's will. >> coming up on news 4 at 5:00, with you will hear from a public school teacher and a woman who works with transgender kids and their parents. they say why this directive is a step in the right direction. in fairfax county, darcy spencer, news 4. >> oh, nothing but sunshine across the area. that is something i haven't said in quite sometime. we've got sun and mid to high level clouds. nice afternoon. just take a look at what is happening from our tower camera. looking good. across our area right now. here it is. satellite radar showing those clouds that we saw moving on through the region. showers, thunderstorms, down around fredericksburg, in towards extreme st. mary's county but everybody else seeing sunshine. we are breaking out and breaking out nicely. that cold front moving on through the region, cold front switcs

that's where we've seen warmer air just off west of the last couple of days. that's why temperatures have gotten into the 70s. tonight, 5:00, 77 degrees. 69 degrees by around 8:00. very nice. get outside. eat dinner outside. take the dog for an extra long walk. take an extra long jog or barbecue. sit on the back porch. i'm sure you can think of a lot of things to do. >> the world's leading prescription drug maker talking about controls to make sure none of its product will be used in lethal injection. pfizer is closing off drugs to corrects facility. dozens of pharmaceutical companies have been putting similar represcriptions in place for moral and ethical reasons. several states have reinstituted the use of the electric fair, firing squad, even

because of the shortage of drugs for lethal injection. at the live desk, i'm scott mcfarland. >> you know over the next few days, we will deal with another big event for national police week. road closing near reagan national and track work on the metro. add it all up, yeah. you will see some delays out there this weekend. >> i'm melissa with your first 4 traffic and look at roads and rails this weekend. as far as roads go, several red lines single tracking between dupont and vanness. yellow line all trains operating to and from mount vernon square in weekend. on silver, only running between east and balston. we have a closure for the 5k. 7 awning a.m. to 11:00 p.m., closures along

pennsylvania, independence and constitution. you can check out all of the closures on our app and you can see details on what is happening there. near the airport, reagan national airport, airport access road there right off of 1, the eastbound lanes will be closed. from crystal city, gw parkway, plan ahead. don't freak out and be late for a flight or anything like that. have a great weekend. see you monday morning for news h today. >> involving the zika virus, for the first time a fetus in puerto rico tested positive for zika. the cdc said it did lab tests on the fetal, and it had aggressive microcephaly. all cases were linked to travel abroad. here in washington, health

next week it fight zika. it includes additional funding for research and treatment. and for efforts to reduce the mosquito population that can spread the dizaegs. one seasonory lawmaker says there is hope for quick approval. the senate introducedity zika funding plan yesterday. >> who says lightning never strikes twice? in honor of this friday 13th, a man is giving you a taste of what it is like to be really unlucky. >> plus, why it could soon be more expensive to book a

a new event kicks off tomorrow in falls church. it is called play streets. it is happening at north virginia and riley streets. from 10:00 in the morning until 2:00 in the afternoon streets are closed to traffic so adults and kids can have more space to play. the city is sponsoring activities during the closure. you know new york city started a similar program back more than a hundred years ago now. >> price of hotel room could soon be climbing in arlington. tomorrow the board of supervisors will vote on whether to add a tax surcharge. surcharge of a quarter percent. generating a million more dollars. money to be used to prevent tourism. arlington county chamber of commerce supports the move. >> well we have all heard that lightning never strikes twice in the same place but a family in illinois sure can't say that. >> their home was st

lightning twice in the same day. now this happened in st. charles illinois yesterday during pretty severe weather. the couple was sleeping when they heard a loud bang. they say it sounded like a bomb going off. two lightning strikes sparked a fire and heavily damaged the bedroom. >> it was our daughter's room. >> thank god she wasn't staying here. >> thank god she wasn't. because that's where most of the fire was contained in this area back here. >> the fire caused about $150,000 worm of damage. >> it might not feel like it with all the rain we've gotten recently but summer travel season is about to start. big concerns that you could face as you get ready to make your get away. >> i'm going to love here as hard as i can. >> he is married to the woman we all knew as the loif style maven. b. smith is talking about a battle with alzheimer's. why she h no intentasio

first at 4 a woman punched by a man offering of all things free pugs. >> what led up to the alleged attack at one of the most crowded places in the country? >> and it's been days since we've seen this sunshine. ladies and gentlemen, we can catch sunshine across the area. hoo

i'll show you in a few minutes. >> if you are planning a lot of air travel this summer be warned. those long security lines are about to get longer. >> today the tsa announcing flights to keep you safe and get those lines moving. nbc's chris malone has details. >> reporter: at airports across the country this week a preview of what is looming this summer. security screening wait times of 1, 2, 3 hours. tsa struggles to cope with fewer agents and more passengers in the sky. >> i find it takes longer to get through the airport than the actual flight to where you want to go today. i really do. >> in the wake of criticism from congress -- >> they don't know how to recruit. they don't know how to train. certainly can't maintain and certainly can't manage. >> homeland security secretary and head of the tsa say a plan is in place it make things better. increasing overtime hours. using

more than 700 tsa agents in june. urging people to sign up for the trusted traveler program tsa precheck. still they say passengers should be prepared for the worst. >> three hours is not ideal. we want to reduce that as much as possible without compromise]ing the safety of the american public. >> administrator recently express unhappiness with tsa wait times encouraging passengers to use hashtag i hate the wait on social media and threatening to replace government screeners with a private work force. >> you need to treat everyday this summer like a holiday travel day. >> a battle of security versus convenience with passengers' patience running short as lines grow longer. >> now your storm team 4 forecast. >> irthink it is fair to say that all of us have been impacted by the gray, clouds, dreary of this week. but now a little bit of medicine

in the form of sunshine. a gormous evening expected with temperatures falling through the 60s. not bad at all. not much wind either. gorgeous evening. starry night for us. let's look at the forecast for saturday. this is your graduation forecast because a lot of kids graduating from college. 69 degrees at lunch time. there will be more rain moving in but it is going to be a fast moving system and because it's going to be such a fast-moving system we will see wind kick up too. might get those winds over 40 miles per hour. temperatures once again into the 70s. i think going up to 73 by 3:00. then into the low 60s by 8:00, 9:00. best chance of rain prior to about 6:00 p.m. so here we go at 1:00 on saturday you can see rain coming in. even a few gusty thunderstorms by 5:00 bb 6:00, moving out. and clearing sky. so tomorrow weather will have a low to moderate impact on our day with active rain and few

again main threat that they could bring winds so there might be, might be an isolated severe thunder storms warning could be issued. make sure to have the nbc washington app. temperatures into the 70s tomorrow. 71 degrees there at 1:00. 73 by 3:00. so we start the day again with a lot of sunshine and if you do want to get out and get your exercise and your run in, make sure you do it early. then sunday, oh, sunday, sunday is going to feel a lot like early april. 49 degrees at 9:00 a.m. few clouds drifting through now, just a few. might even be a little bit afof sprinkle too. and breezy. when you talk about temperatures, 46 frederick, maryland, and real chill. but for the most part this weekend, we've got the green light to get out and exercise. do a little bit of yard work and of course graduations we will keep you posted on the thunderstoha

for monday, again, cool. high 63. 60 degrees on tuesday. couple of warm days by midweek. kick off a thunderstorm or two on thursday. look at average high. 74 degrees. so still, temperatures running below average and still unsettled. we will talk more about the impact of the storms could have for saturday and news 4 at 5:00. >> thanks. at least we aren't seeing a whole week of rain like the last couple of weeks. >> absolutely. >> thank you. >> a national model, restaurant you're, national chef and much more. >> and one of the millions diagnosed with alzheimer's. her loving husband has been her manager for 20 years. now he has a much more critical role in her life. jim vance has her story. >> you are now b's care giver? >> i'm a single parent.

your life in so many profound ways. >>. >> reporter: changes indeed. b and vance, tv, radio shows, speeches, appearances. all came crashing down with the diagnosis. one test after another after another. >> they said this is a ledding indicator she has alzheimer's. >> reporter: nobody want to hear that. or accept it. >> once you go through that, and you realize it's there, you go through all of the signs of not believing. anger, disbelief, denial, you know. >> five stages. >> the five stair steps to reality. >> reporter: reality for b and dan is now raising awareness. >> it's a tsunami out here. it is something happening more nd

than men. 2 out of 3 people with it are women. blacks 2 to 3 times more likely to have it. because of the cost of care it can decimate a family. they. >> reporter: their other mission is to light a fire under congress for research. >> congress, they've got it move. they've got to make something happen. i hear people talking about we have too much government or we need too little government. what we need is good government. what we need is to understand, this is a problem that's not going to go away. >> reporter: dan's passion for more funding is not born in anger. this, after all, in essence, is a love story. >> i wish it was me. i really wish it was me. i love her more than i love anything or anyone ever. i'm looking for a hail mary.

will spend the most time we can together. i will love her as hard as i can. >> reporter: i'm jim vance, news 4. >> it is estimated more than 4 million live with alzheimer's. as baby boomers age that number will explode. >> several developing stories in the newsroom right now. >> it is a new place for families to go in the community. sneak peek at what it will look like and why it is in such high demand for one part of the region. >> never mind it is friday the 13th. a local man says today is his lucky day, not the first time. famous in new york times square for offering free hugs. but a woman says this guy in manhattan was anything but friendly. this is highlighting

we're following a developing story in south carolina now where a high school student accidentally shot himself in the cafeteria. student say after the gun went off, the boy and his brother ran to the bathroom. the wounded boy fell. he's now conscious and talking. it's a bizarre assault in new york city's times square where a man who advertised free hugs admitted to taking a violent turn. >> yeah. he said he punched a tourist who didn't tip him after they took a photo together. nbc's checky b

>> showing no shame, germane didn't deny slugging this tourist. you can see videos of him on youtube. man well known for offering free hugs. but police say in this case, he demanded a tip. punching the tourist so hard when she refused her eye is swollen shut. and this is the first time he is accused of punching women. >> all swollen. her face. all red and it was all swollen by her eye. >> last april the woman on the coney island board walk claimed she had also been punched by the free hugs guy. >> her friend said there was a guy holding up a sign free hugs. he wanted a tip. she didn't give him a tip. he punched her so hard she fell to the ground. >> in fact, news 4

history of targeting women. allegedly attacking two different women or two different days in april 2013. both in washington square park. police say he told one victim who repeatedly refused his hugs, quote, you're bleeping me off and i assault people when i'm mad. in 2015 in two different occasions he is accused of following women and striking them in the head. one knocked to the ground and last month police say he harassed a woman in union square park and targeted another woman on a subway platform at 49th street in midtown reportedly screaming you will respect me when i knock you out, before doing just that. all of the victims are in their 20s. >> there is something wrong with him. >> reporter: 2013 new york times article documenting the washington square park incidents site had his parent who claims he is autism. for satauras, it isbv

he is not getting the help he needs. he will just keep doing this over and over again and hurting as many people as he comes across. >> makes you wonder how he is hanging around in the middle of manhattan doing this. new york city passed a new law that he could be subject to. >> the purpose of the law is to place limitations on costume characters or other people who hustle for tips in that very, very busy area. >> news 5 starts now. >> a teenager murdered in northern virginia. new timing for when a it closes early and when it makes the safety repairs. >> and violent trend in a d.c. neighborhood. >> right now we begin with a murdered teenager. just 14 years of age. family and friend remember him as well-mannered and kind. that's our stop story

friday evening. >> a 17-year-old boy tonight charged with murder. northern virginia bureau chief joins us now live from outside the boy's home on brazil circle in dale city where she learned the by's death represent double tragedy for his family. julie? >> reporter: the murder victim's parent, they are traveling back to dale city from bolivia. they went there last week when the victim's grandfather pasf* grandfather passed away. the child was being watched by an aunt and uncle. as for the suspect, 17-year-old, he lived in the downstairs area of the same townhome as victim's family. >> 14-year-old described by family friend as well mannered and friendly. more boy than young man. >> for such a good kid, who would want it hurt him, you

know? he's so soft spoken. well-mannered kid. >> liz had her haircut for years by erick's mom. she said erick would chat with her during appointments. >> it's really hard, because you know, he would always sit there at the stairways and talk with me while his mom was cutting my hair. he is such a good kid. and for that to happen in his own home, where his mom would think he would be safe. >> last night around 8:45, a relative came home to find erick dead. police say he died from blunt force trauma to the head and upper body. sources tell news 4 he had also been bound. police investigation quickly led them to 17-year-old boy whose family rented space in the lower level of the townhome. he was later arrested and charged with murder. >> he was cooperative. taken into custody without incident. >> reporter: police won't say what motivated the attack. one