clinton's e-mail investigation. getting away for the holiday may not be so easy. what you need to plan ahead for. police hope newly released video will help them track down a pair of armed robbers who targeted a video game shop. >> surveillance video shows them guns drawn holding up workers at a game stop in silver springs right at route 29 and university boulevard. we have seen from this video one of the people trapped inside was a little boy. our pat collins spoke with his parents. we'll hear from them ahead at 5:00. and i'm wendy rieger at the live desk. there is no trouble for hillary clinton over her use of a personal e-mail server while she was secretary of state. a new report by the state department inspector general found that

she should have surrounded all of her e-mails before leaving her post at the department. there have been long-standing weaknesses with recordkeeping going back several secretaries of state. b clinton did not address the report at a rally this morning, but her spokesman said clinton's political opponents will misrepresent the report for their own gain. back to you. this breaking news just into our newsroom. two of the baltimore police officers charged in the death of freddie gray have just filed a lawsuit against the state's attorney general. they're suing mosby for defamation and right to privacy.

gray's death, but it ended in a mistrial. white faces trial in october. the governor of virginia threatening to withholding from metro if your safety on metro isn't improved. >> terry mcauliffe's announcement carries a lot of weight because there's a new oversight commission that would have the power to shut down rail service. mark segraves tells us what all this means for you. >> reporter: good afternoon, chris. very frustrated governor mcauliffe this morning saying that metro's safety and performance record are in his words a disgrace and that people in virginia are losing confidence in the rail system. he says if things don't improve, he'll withhold funding. d.c., maryland, and virginia released a draft of their new safety commission legislation. if approved by the three jurisdiction, it could give

commission to inspect, regulate, and hold accountable metro when it comes to issues of safety. it gives the new commission power to shut down the rail service, issue fines, and to prioritize spending. sources at metro say giving a new commission could undsuch po undermine metro's general manager. today governor mcauliffe sign add dire -- signed a directive. >> to come up now with safety protocols. if they do not meet our safety protocols that i'm comfortable with personally as governor, then we're going to withhold

i'm sick and tired of it. >> reporter: now, we reached out to governor hogan in maryland. he would not comment on whether or not he would withhold funding, but a senior administration source inside the bowser administration says she has talked with board members about possibly withholding funds if they're not satisfied with safety procedures at metro. that's the very latest. chris, back to you. one of governor mcauliffe's attorneys is revealing more details about that federal investigation into his campaign contributions. attorney james cooper says justice department officials told him they were looking into mcauliffe's business dealings before he took office, specifically his foreign sources of income and whether he violated federal laws by lobbying the u.s. government on behalf of foreign governments. cooper says

him they haven't found any evidence of foreign involvement. so far only a handful of protesters have shown up. trump's most recent visit to california ended with 17 arrests. police are trying to prevent the chaos we saw in albuquerque, new mexico, last night. several officers were injured and at least one person was arrested according to authorities there. trump's campaign called the protesters thugs and punks. a semiautomatic handgun, a taser, toy handcuffs, and adult diapers. that is just some of the evidence a jury saw today as they heard the case. andrew schmuhl is

unusual defense, involuntary intoxication. >> reporter: today a crime scene detective displayed dozens of items for jurors to see, items allegedly used by defendant andrew schmuhl and his wife in a bizarre attack on a couple. most of the evidence shown today was seized from the schmuhl's vehicle when they were stopped by police shortly after the november 2014 attack. police dash cam video played for jurors on tuesday, showed andrew schmuhl dressed only in a diaper when he was taken into custody along with a package of adult diapers found in the car, a taser, a handgun, and a knife used at the home of leo fisher and sue duncan. there were prescription and over

the counter medication. an for the first time today, we're hearing the schmuhl's alleged plan might have been far worse than what was actually carried out. the deadly plan was cut short. here's a live look now at the bay bridge. things are moving along pretty smoothly right now, but you can bet they're not going to stay that way. thousands of people are getting ready to hit the road for the memorial day weekend. chris gordon is live at hemingways near a bay bridge with more on what you can expect and what to do if you're heading out of town. >> reporter: pat, you can expect the heaviest holiday traffic in more than a decade. i've been told 377,000 vehicles will be crossing the bay bridge between now and monday midnight. that's a 6% increase from last year. road trips, that's the plan for the holiday weekend for

million washington area residents. they will be traveling 50 miles or more from home on the first holiday weekend of summer. aaa mid atlantic and the police who patrol the state highways and the bay bridge teamed up today to warn us to expect the heaviest washington area traffic in 11 years. >> even with the slight recent uptick in gas prices, it is convenience for travelers. >> reporter: ahead at 5:00, what are the best of times and worst of times to cross the bay bridge. we are just getting started here on news4. for those of you who plan to hit the road for the weekend, we'll tell you where you'll have to pay a higher price. and i'm tracking a storm system that could effect us on that memorial day weekend. we'll talk

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if you're planning to use the i-95 express lanes during the memorial day getaway, you can expect a lot of company and expect to pay more to use the lanes. more than 170,000 drivers used the road over the holiday weekend las

cost, you should try to leave before noon tomorrow or after 6:00 on friday. from tomorrow through monday, the usual road reversal times have changed. pay attention to pricing and those advisory signs. specifics on that you'll find in the nbc washington app. just search memorial day travel. and if you live in montgomery county, you may hear some loud bangs off in the distance tonight. well, just consider it a preview of the fourth of july. gaithersburg is going to be testing out its fireworks at 8:30. crews will launch five shells from summit hill farm. that's where they're going to hold the city's independent state celebration and spotters will be trying to identify the best areas to see that show on the fourth. college students are being charged for debt relief that could have been gotten for free. susan hogan tells us about a student loan scam. just

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we have breaking news in prince william county where police are searching for two men who bound and gagged two women and two children in a home in manassas. police got a call yesterday afternoon from someone who said they saw a woman bound in a home on king george drive. when they arrived, they found two women, 33 and 19 years of

bound and gagged. a toddler was also found, but unarmed. two men broke in and demanded money. the men sexually assaulted the 33-year-old woman. police do not have a good description of those men. two student debt relief companies are being sued for allegedly scamming consumers. >> yesterday federal and state officials filed those lawsuits and susan hogan is joining us with the details. something students and their parents pretty upset about. >> well, absolutely. student debt relief is huge and it is a big buzz word. everyone is looking for ways to have this debt relieved, so right now one of the lawsuits filed by d.c.'s attorney general claims a florida company allegedly charged student for debt relief services they could have received for free. check this out. not only did the district file

center, but also the state of florida. the lawsuit says the company made telemarketing calls and advertised it was associated with the federal government. according to the lawsuit, the company charged between $600 and $1,000 when in fact all it did was enroll consumers into repayment plans already offered for free by the department of education. now, we tried to reach the company today, but its website and phone number didn't work. the second lawsuit filed against another florida company is also accusing them of targeting boareboar -- borrowers with phony student loan debt relief. >> the federal government is never going to call you asking you to pay money for a service like that. >> you are absolutely right, chris. >>

>> it sure does. pepco says you been expect to get your power restored more quickly the next time there's a major storm. today, the utility announced it is rolling out this mobile command vehicle that will help to dispatch crews and assist you if hurricanes or major storms strike. pepco has invested nearly $815 million in the last two years on reliability efforts to prevent outages caused by wild weather. we get these really high temperatures and humidity coming in. >> do you see any of that on your radar right now, doug? >> i'm just fixing my tie first. amelia and i talking about the chance for storms tomorrow. we're not expecting a lot, but it is something that we're watching. right now, nothing like

all. beautiful conditions. 85 degrees. winds out of the southwest at 8 miles an hour. just a beautiful day. many of you are already saying it is too hot out there today. yeah, it is a little bit above average. considering where we were last weekend in the 50s, i'll take the 80s any time. a very warm afternoon. average high temperature 77 degrees today. no rain to talk about today. tomorrow we do expect to see some storms. best chance to the west. we're talking leesburg, westchester, martinsburg. look back to the west. what we're watching back here is another storm system that will move well to our north and west. nothing early tomorrow morning. no problems. i don't think you'll need the umbrella for most of the day, but watch what happens around 1:00 in the afternoon. no problems around the d.c. metro area, but notice back towards the

this is always the area during this time of month with this kind of heat coming in that increases storms. around frederick and clarksburg and leesburg, the best chance for storms. one or two of those could be on the strong side. they never quite make it into d.c. they stay to the north and west. if you're west of i-95, you have a better chance of seeing those storms. south and east of d.c., i don't think you'll see much at all. a slight chance of a storm tomorrow afternoon. that biking forecast, 67 at 8:00 p.m. a very hot day for sure. upper 80s to around 90. 91 in fredericksburg. 89 towards martinsburg. even warmer on friday. we're going l -- 89,

heat index will make it feel like the low 90s. amelia draper, she just got married last weekend. she'll talk much more about that memorial day holiday. the future of medicine. imagine seeing your doctor without having to go to the doctor's office. this is innovative. is it right for you? talk about a scary situation. a flight full of people suddenly has to turn around and go back to reagan national airport. what our adam tuss is learning about what happened. the memorial day weekend is almost here and we want to know what your plans are. >> that is our nbc washington flash survey this afternoon. you can call or text the number on your screen or of course head on

telemedicine, it's the wave of the future. soon you won't have to go to the office to see the doctor. who is usie inine ining it and work? dr. jackie, explain exactly what telemedicine ininvolvolves h

>> telehealth seeks to improve the patient's health by providing an interactive experience in two different places. >> this is really about convenience for the patient and the doctor. what are the other benefits? >> so the benefits is the convenience to the patient. you get a problem call and you can talk right away to a physician. you can get that appointment without leaving home or work. the convenience to the doctor is i don't have to wait for you to be late to your appointment because of traffic. >> you're doing that now in your practice. are there some diseases that are tod tailor made for this kind of doctor visit? >> food allergies in particular. we can discuss lab results. i take care of a lot

immuimmun immuno decision patients. >> what about someone whose having trouble with their asthma? >> we can take care of them. i can keep you out of the er. there are nice tools that you can pop on your smartphone and i can listen to your asthma attack and help you. >> how about conditions that require face-to-face time with the doctor? >> an orthopedic problem. if you get a rash, absolutely. we can do it with telemedicine. just pick up your smartphone and you'll be able to show me the rash straight off your camera. >> what are some of the newer ways the doctors are using this? >> there are new visits. one of them is a group visit. let's say somebody like food allergy. let's get

another good one is a consultation. you go to your regular doctor's office and you can interact with a super specialist who is at a distant site. then a home visit. i want to see the mold in your basement and where your dog is sleeping. you'll be able to show me around your house and show me those allergic triggers but doing it through telemedicine visit. i can't get that if you come to the office. >> does insurance cover this? >> it is. absolutely it is covered. that is a state law. it is in d.c. and virginia and maryland. they're covered the same way a regular office visit is covered. >> you get to make a different kind of house call this way. >> that's the future. the i-team is getting some results on capitol hill. only here, first at 4, the changes already in the works

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find the guys in this video. they allegedly robbed the gam stop in silver spring. the video show s a young boy trapped inside when it happened. now d.c., maryland, and virginia are releasing plans for a new oversight commission that would have the power to shut down the rails. a closer look now at the state department report on hillary clinton's e-mail during her time as secretary of state. the inspector general concluded clinton violated cybersecurity guidelines by using a private account. steve handelsman is live on capitol hill with the latest on this story. steve? >> reporter: pat, thanks. this is not the fbi investigation into possible criminal violations by the former secretary of state, but it's bad enough. the internal state department report is a stinging blow as hillary clinton campaigns in california. it says as secretary of state her using a private

account broke federal rules that clinton did not reveal it, did not seek permission, would not have gotten an okay, and notes that clinton did not surrender all of her e-mails as required. other secretaries of state used private accounts. clinton has denied deception or wrongdoing. >> my personal e-mail use was fully above board. it was allowed by the state department. >> reporter: but the report found no record that department lawyers did okay her blackberry or her server as she claimed. >> inspector general's report not good. >> reporter: also in california today, donald trump attacked clinton. >> she's got bad judgment. she's got horribly bad judgment. >> reporter: democrats have revealed that trump before 2008 said he hoped housing prices would collapse so he would buy housing cheap. >> i sort of hope that happens. >> reporter: back at a rally, clinton took a

trump's world is he gets his and you get hurt. >> reporter: her world now is more e-mail headaches. and the fbi criminal probe continues into whether former secretary of state clinton mishandled classified information that she got or she sent on her personal blackberry. i'm steve handelsman, news4. chris? >> thank you, steve. it's graduation season, a special memorable time for students and their families, but it is bittersweet for a high school valedictorian in louisiana. andrew jones was barred from taking part in his ceremony last week. obviously, his grades are great, but he wouldn't shave his goatee which violates the school's policy on facial hair. >> it is ridiculous to me. plus, those who graduated before us students had the goatee

march and all that. >> the story is generating a lot of reaction. troy johnson is here with today's talk around town. >> reporte >> the school took away his cap and gown and forced him to sit in the audience. what are your listeners saying? >> there are mixed reviews on them, but overwhelmingly people are certainly upset about this situation. people that had not heard the story said, what, did he go to a military academy? that was not the case. they were certainly surprised when you're talking about a public high school. people were saying it's really about not what he's thinking about now, but down in the future. he's a valedictorian, student of the year, but he worked hard to maintain a 4.0. he's also a young father. he accomplished an awful lot. they were concerned about the fact down the road, not today, but 20 years from now when h

accomplishments he's made he's going to miss out. there'll be no photographs, no video, and really no memories of this really critical moment in his life. an opportunity missed. >> yeah, to be fair, officials did warn him this could happen. what's the school board saying about it? >> well, the school board is -- first of all, there are other students in the class that were stopped at graduation and told they had to shave or you're not going to be able to graduate. he's the only one who took the stand and decided he was not going to make that move. all classmates complied accept for hi -- except for him. he said he's had a beard the entire four years he's been at the school. the father is saying the situation is unfair, but the folks at the school say rules are rules. >> i don't think any of us should find it surprising or sho

authority actually followed through on what they said the consequences would be. >> they told him he couldn't sit in the stands. he wasn't even recognized at the program. it's like he didn't even exist. >> that's true. the guy is the valedictorian of his class. someone else gave that speech instead of him. >> but in some cases, it is a lesson learned about -- in life, in companies, there are rules. you don't follow the rules. there are consequences to that. >> no doubt about that. there were lots of folks that mentioned that to me. >> thank you very much, troy. pat? >> thank you. rapper and chief? the impromptu musical moment for president obama that's getting some international attention . d and the head of the tsa called to capitol hill to answer more tough questions. and a picture-perfect day. the humidity levels today pleasant. tomorrow right

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>> we're picking joe. >> got to go with tony. >> tony. jeff prost? >> tony. >> whathillary clinton showed h lighter side on "ellen degeneres show." ellen jokingly helped her narrow her vp list. the romanian hacker pleaded guilty in alexandria, virginia, federal court this morning. he hacked the e-mail account of a bush family member and revealed private family photos and paintings connected to george h.w. bush and george

bush. he also made unsubstantiated claims that he hacked into hillary clinton's private e-mail server. mr. obama arrived for the g7 summit. the white house says president obama's trip will reflect on the cost of world war ii and his vision of a nuclear-free world. he will not apologize for the bombing. japan's prime minister rejected the idea of visiting pearl harbor to reciprocate for president obama's upcoming visit. president obama was in vietnam. >> he took part in a town hall meeting with some young adults. they talked about strengthening relations between the two countries. >> there was a moment of levity when he took a q

check it out. >> let's see what you've got. come on. do you need a little beat? >> yes, i do actually. >> come on. [ rapping in a foreign language ] >> that was good. >> pretty good. who knew the president could lay down a beat? 800 young adults took part in that town hall ho chi minh city. a scary situation in the skies over washington. the emergency landing that caused a pla

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we are working for you here on "news4 at 4:00." the i-team gets results. >> it's how you're going to cook your memorial day feast, but it can come with hidden dangers. the important steps you need to know about grilling that will not only keep you safe. it will keep you within the law. it startled neighbors who heard a huge bang. an american airlines plane hit a bird, lost an en

make an emergency landing. >> that plane startled and shifted more than a few nerves as it rattled above northwest d.c. >> reporter: birds flying around reagan national airport certainly nothing new, but every once in a while you get a bird strike. just yesterday a strike on a plane here that caused an emergency landing. take a look as the planes come in for a landing here and how close they actually are to the water and all the wildlife that's around here. now, everyone got off that plane safely, but certainly some people in the area heard what happened and it scared some people. >> all of a sudden you hear this bang. i realized it was an airplane. i come out of the garage and i look up and i hear this plane. i look at it and it is like a commuter jet. >> reporter: coming up at 5:00, more on exactly what happened yesterday and just how many bird strikes actually happen in our area

airports. back to you. calls for change after a news4 i-team investigation. a u.s. senator is formally requesting more and better accommodations for mothers on u.s. capitol hill grounds. >> it is all because of what he saw on scott macfarlane's report last night. scott is joining us now in the studio. >> it is good to get quick action. congress and the u.s. capitol failed to follow the federal government's own standards for public buildings. the capitol grounds have far fewer than the required number of family restrooms, changing tables for babies, and lactation areas for moms. bob kcasey wrote, i'm deeply concerned by a recent report from nbc washington. i respectfully urge you to take steps to improve the facilities for

his request cites the specific findings from the report last night. congress has exempted itself from these federal rules and didn't follow them. eleanor holmes norton said she saw the report and said the findings are unacceptable. the rules committee oversees the administrative offices that are responsible for restrooms and lactation stations on capitol grounds. we'll keep you posted. >> sometimes all it takes is getting an issue before the right people. if you see something the i-team needs to investigate, visit our nbc washington app. just click on investigations. a desperate search for a man who walked away from a nursing home in marylan

take a good look at this picture. police say his name is canard walker. he posted his picture so you can spread the word. the 67-year-old left the nursing center early yesterday morning. police say walker functions at the level of a 10-year-old. they say he has other medical conditions. if you recognize him, police call 911. right now in our newsroom, we're working on some stories that you'll only see here on news4. >> carol maloney and susan hogan both standing by this afternoon. susan, what are you working on? >> that's right. shipping packages. it is a big business and for consumers it is a big deal when something goes missing. it happened to one local man. now he bought a box, packed it, and shipped it through a major shipping company, but it was delivered damaged and some really expensive items stolen. when the company denied his insurance claim, he contacted nbc 4 responds to get to the

coming up at 5:00, what we were able to do and what the shipping company mad to say about it. i'm carol maloney out at redskins park. otas are here. organized team activities, a fancy way of saying voluntary practices. who is pumped up to be back on the practice field with the guys? everybody. >> feels great. feels great. >> we plan as a unit, get to know each other, get to know our weapons out there on the field. >> reporter: the questions now, how much do these workouts matter and where is desean jackson? when is he expected back? what does curt cousins have to say about his contract situation now? all that coming up on news4 at 5:00 and 6:00. a beautiful day today across the area. i went for a run earlier this morning, and i actually thought it's feeling hot outside.

hearing a lot of people say that as well, but the humidity was low today. not the case tomorrow. humidity increases throughout the day and we'll stay humid on into the holiday weekend. we'll be tracking some isolated to scattered late day showers and thunderstorms tomorrow and friday, especially west of town. some showers and maybe a thunderstorm in the forecast for memorial day. right now, your evening planner, we're at 85 degrees. 7:00 p.m. really nice. around 81. 9:00 p.m., we'll cool off to 77. we're completely dry tonight. 11:00, temperature around 72 degrees. tomorrow the weather having a low impact on your day. it is going to be hot and humid, feeling like summer, with some scattered late day thunderstorms, especially west of town. 7:00 a.m. driving into work you definitely need the sunglasses. as we work our way throughout the morning hours, still plenty of sunshine. clouds slowly increase through

notice back around the i-81 corridor some brighter colors showing up. that's some heavier rain and thunderstorms impacting the area. 6:00 tracking scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly north and west of town. d.c. stays completely dry. by midnight, any rain is out of here. not a huge threat for severe weather tomorrow or friday. the biggest concerns some heavy rain and slow-moving storms. certainly something we're going to track tomorrow and friday. perfect days to have the nbc washington app. you can open up the radar right on your phone. 67 degrees starting out tomorrow. it is already mild. by noon, having your lunch outdoors. probably sweating a little bit. 83 degrees and a bit humid. some scattered storms from 4:00

on friday, a high of 89 degrees. a 30% chance of a late day shower or thunderstorm. saturday mostly sunny. sunday chance of a shower or thundersto thunderstorm. if you're heading to the beaches this weekend, the best chance for showers will be on memorial day and then on monday a high of 81 with a chance of some rain. >> i've got to tell you we can't thank you enough for all that row of eights. >> summer is coming right on cue. right on time. >> we're talking about temps in the 80s. it's muggy. shower and storm chances. not any day on the seven-day is looking like a complete washout. >> thanks, amelia. the holiday weekend just a few days away. whether you're going to the beach or styi ingstaying close you may find yourself toiling over a grill. >> most of us plan to do that. here are some things you should know about it.

start with the obvious. never use gasoline to ignite your grill. you know that's very dangerous. also, inspect and clean the grill before you fire it up. you want to make sure that gas line is in one piece. also an easy mistake to make don't leave the food out for too long. chill it or take it inside before two hours have passed. you don't want to serve your food undercooked. >> meat, poultry, fish, chicken, all those things have different temperatures. anywhere between 140 and 170. >> use that thermometer. always handy. don't grill near your house or indoors. don't want to do it in the garage. in fact, it is illegal to grill within 30 feet of an apartment or on a balcony in prince george's county. we have seen line s backed p for hours. the head of the tsa gets a

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if you plan to fly for memorial day weekend or sometime over the summer, you may want to head to the airport a lot earlier than usual because those long security checkout lines are causing major headaches for travelers. >> the head of tsa went back to capitol hill

how the agency plans to cope with the summer rush. >> reporter: with airport lines and passenger frustrations growing, the head of the tsa was called back to capitol hill today. >> this is unacceptable, and it is time for congress to act. >> reporter: part of the problem, more passengers. an increase of close to 100 million travelers over the last three years, according to the agency, while the number of full-time tsa employees has dropped by more than 12%. >> tsa is dedicated to ensurie ing better efficiently. we cannot and will not compromise on the security of the traveling public. >> reporter: the plan for this holiday weekend rapid response teams at the some of the busiest airports, including chicago's o'hare, where over the last couple of weeks thousands of passengers have missed flights because of long lines. many forced to sleep on cots. >> some operations

dramatically improved the situation at chicago. >> reporter: the tsa wants to expand the pre-check system and automated systems and hire more full-time employees, hoping to change the tune for travelers heading into summer vacation seas season. now at 5:00, a gutsy 7-year-old takes on an armed gunman in montgomery county. what his mother has to say about this punch to the gut. a heroin epidemic. it is not just a catchphrase. it is taking local lives. a mother says she knows all too well how this drug has taken control of our region. >> losing a child is just unthinkable. tonight, a little boy finds himself in an adult situation. >> he's among a group of people held at gunpoint when t

men stormed this local video game shop. pat collins talked with the boy's parents today. he joins us now live from silver spring in montgomery county. >> reporter: imagine you're in a store and all of a sudden you're caught in the middle of an armed robbery. now imagine what it must be like for a 7-year-old boy. >> well, he's tough. he's tough. i think instincts come out in situations like that. >> reporter: that's the mother of the little boy. we're not identifying her. when you hear what happened, you'll understand why. now keep an eye on the boy, caught in the middle of an armed robbery. he punches one of the gunman in the stomach not once, but twice. it happened at this game stop store in four corners. and it was all captured by security cameras. the 7-year-old boy was with