don't deserve to have this happening in their community. that's why we wanted to reach out to them, if they saw anything, heard anything, please give us a call. >> reporter: according to neighbors and police, the man and woman were followed by at least one suspect as they walked into their building. when the couple unlocked their door to their apartment, the couple displaced a weapon and forced his way inside their home. >> the next thing you know, when they open and get to their door, they shuffled over there and that's when i heard the screaming. >> reporter: i heard that. the couple were held inside while the suspects looked for valuables to steal. >> not too long ago, they were kicking in doors and stuff like that. this neighborhood, how much more can it take? >> reporter: a lot of frustration from neighbors. police are looking for a 2015

number 8bp 7 -- the vehicle belonged to the man and woman here who were robbed a he they believe that is why the suspects followed them home. they were trying to steal that black rav4. if you see that car, they want you to call prince george's county police right away. that's the very latest, live, back to you. >> thank you, mark. a 12-year-old boy is in critical condition tonight after a piece of construction debris hit him in the head. this happened in landover hills and fire department officials say crews were tearing down an old shed behind a home when a piece of lumber fell on the child. >> the paramedics responded and sustained a head injury from a shed being ren nated in the

backyard. >> it's not clear if the boy lived at the home or was staying with the workers. >> a man is recovering after what appears to be a freak accident along rock creek parkway. check it out. a tree pinned the man's vehicle. witnesses say it took at least a dozen people to move that tree. paramedics still had to cut the roof off the vehicle to get to the driver. no word on what may have caused that tree to fall. new information about the daylight shooting at the mcdonald's at the verizon center. two more people were arrested today. a shooting that happened in a men's room at the height of the lunch hour. police arrested a 17-year-old from capitol heights, maryland. the day after the shooting, a 15-year-old from southeast was arrested. the shooting victim is still in the hosl.

we have seen grab and go robberies where the thieves go into a store and grab a bunch of items and run but recently we've seen crimes that target high-end shops. pat collins is live in chevy chase. >> reporter: crooks were hard at work while we were on vacation this summer at high-end stores with high-dollar consequences. cops today at this store, jimmy choo, handbags and shoes valued at thousands of dollars, just walking right out the door. running might be a better word. let's go to michael kors in georgetown. it was targeted this morning in a theft that went down in less than 15 seconds. let's start the clock. police say the two men ducked

to anyone, grab six handbags, back on the street into a getaway car and gone. six handbags gone in 14 seconds. bloomingdale's, chevy chase, may 24th, several high-end backpacks here. total value, $6800. august 8th, five suspects go back to bloomingdale's. they steal more backpacks and some burberry items. the losses are mounting here. indicate spade in georgetown hit twice this month. in one incident, 11 handbags stolen. the suspect in this case, police say, three women, one said to be in custody. now, it wasn't all just grab and go. no harm, no hurt. over there at

violent. more on that at 6:00 and some sketches of some suspects. all of that at 6:00. wendy, back to you. >> we look forward to that. we have great news in the fight against isis. reports that one of the most wanted leaders in that militant group is now dead. his name, abu mohammad al adnani. the islamic state says he has been martyred in syria. he was a frequent spokesperson for isis and had been at the top of the u.s. list of militant leaders it wanted to kill. nbc news still working to confirm the circumstances surrounding his reported death. if you drive d.c. 295, you've probably seen the speed camera before you get to the maryland border. police say it should be removed. it's in a truck inspection area and aaa says it can impede driver's ability to see merging trucks. the camera issues 70,000 tickets a year, raking in $7.1 million

problems for people trying to pay parking and speeding tickets in the district. the dmv says the payment system is down. that means tickets paid online or by mail are not being processed. there's no word yet on when that system will be back up and running. and some mixed news today about the d.c. school system. there's a new report that finds students have made modest improvement. slow but steady. >> reporter: a math class at banneker high, one of the district's top scoring high schools. the tests measure math and reading r

there is a slight increase from the year before and far better than several years ago. the chancellor, who leaves her post next month after almost six years in charge, gave a colorful description of the progress. >> if you are a crow, right, you think you're flying high because you're in a barnyard full of turkeys but there are eagles soaring way above and that's where we need to get to. >> reporter: it didn't disguise the tough job in the school for teachers and administrators in an area that has students that qualify for free lunch programs. >> they are holding them to a very high standard. >> reporter: charter schools did slightly better than traditional public schools. >> well, i think overall we've seen the scores move in the right direction. >> reporter: the mayor is searching for a new chancellor. she's looking for someone to

henderson and the current school system. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. turning now to our forecast, we're keeping an eye on storms that could impact your labor day if you're heading south. >> doug is having a backyard weather day in vee general yeah where it is hot. the peppers are hot. >> reporter: the peppers are hot for sure. a couple of guys are getting the grill ready. you mentioned tropics and labor day weekend. let's show you what we're dealing with across the area right now. temperaturewise, it's not too bad and the sun is on the hot side for sure. 90 degrees at the airport. doesn't feel bad at all. we have the heat across the region

track that for sure. cooler late week on friday, saturday and sunday. cooler for a couple of different reasons reasons and tracking the holiday because we have to see what it does down to the south. once that moves out, it gets hot again. we have peppers that will knock your socks off, literally. >> doug, thank you. looks great out there. still ahead, donald trump closing the gap on the presidential race. we will breakdown what is happening on the campaign trail. plus, a trial now beginning for the man charged in the death of a toddler, why his attorneys say the case isn't what it seems. >> i'm julie carey in springville where they just deb

crosswalk aimed at helping pedestrian safety. meantime, in the southern part of the county, another pedestrian fatality.

days, a pedestrian has been struck on richmond highway. but in the springfield area, something new aimed at helping pedestrians get safely across the street. bureau chief julie carey is here at the high-tech crosswalk. >> reporter: we've seen these crosswalks before but this is the very first one to be installed in fairfax county. those who pushed hard for it are hoping that it will bring new safety, especially for the parents and the kids who live in the apartments because for the first time they'll have a safe way to get across roads to the elementary on the other side. with the flip of a switch, this new electronic crossing was ready for a test walk. the

bus stop had to walk blocks to get to a lighted intersection. consequently, this was a common, frightening scene. >> i'm a mom. so when i see mothers crossing the street with little kids holding their hands or even younger people crossing the street, it's one of those things that just makes you a little bit uncomfortable. >> reporter: now a new comfort zone. the signals stay dark until a pedestrian pushes the button. flashing yellow starts the process eventually going red to stop traffic in both directions, allowing the pedestrians to cross safely. for the first time, it's safe for kids in the nearby apartment complex to come across the street to the school playground. >> it opens up our kids' world a little more so they don't have to worry about running out in the middle of the street. >> reporter: even as they celebrated the new crosswalk, there was a pedestrian fatality on route 1 in the mt.

56-year-old aaron, walking down the middle of the street. it was just after 6:00 a.m., still dim when a southbound suv struck and killed him. >> the common element i see in almost all of those, someone was not in a crosswalk. and so, unfortunately, drivers are very distracted in northern virginia and we need to make sure that pedestrians are aware of that and, at a minimum, are crossing the street where there's a crosswalk. >> reporter: now, until today, they didn't really have that crosswalk option here in springfield. now they do. it's going to be a learning process for both drivers and pedestrians. coming up on news4 at 6:00, you'll hear from the property manager down on route 1 that shared the security camera video with us. it's not back

six branchs of the usda that were closed down after the fda received anonymous threats. this includes the research center in beltsville as well as in colorado, north carolina and two branches in west virginia. the usda received messages last night and raised concerns about the safety of usda personnel and facilities in a letter to staff today officials told employees to report anything suspicious. the fbi is investigating to see if the threats are credible. a day after dozens of people at virginia tech received threatening e-mails, police did not elaborate but say they contained what they called a threat to campus safety. classes still went on yesterday as planned. today, someone at william and mary received a threat. in 2007, a

the virginia tech campus killing 32 people. to politics now, hillary clinton's lead over donald trump is starting to dwindle a bit. this week's nbc news survey monkey online tracking poll shows clinton leading trump 48 to 42%. she had a 50% support last week. and the group that trump might be moving is the independents. two weeks ago, clinton led trump 40 to 32%. tonight it's down to four points, 37-33%. our political editor mark murray is joining us. trump is out west and will give a speech about immigration. he's been apparently appeared to have flip-flopped a little bit on his immigio

>> i think it's a really big moment for him. immigration has been a central issue for donald trump and in the last week, given all of the statements that we've seen, we know a little less about his stance on immigration and particularly what to do with the undocumented immigrants who live in this country than we knew a week ago. so for such a signature issue for him, some clarity and what he wants to be able to do and accomplish is very important for him and his campaign hillary clinton and her six-point lead, yes, it's down from eight points last week but, still, it's a healthy lead. barack obama, when he beat john mccain in 2008, and you're still in a pretty good ce

>> that poll didn't go to battle grounds states, did it? >> reporter: that's correct. but there's a new poll out today that has hillary clinton up eight points in pennsylvania. she's up eight points in pennsylvania and in pennsylvania, it's so important to donald trump because if he can't win pennsylvania, getting to 270 electoral votes is very difficult. >> and now we're heading into the final lap of this campaign. thank you so much, mark. >> thanks, wendy. maine's governor says any reports of his political democrat myself are, quote, greatly exaggerated. that tweet earlier today from paul lepage amidst reports that he may step down. he apologized for an expletive tie raid he left on a democratic's voice mail. the lawmaker has

him racist. police are outside of the home of chris brown. >> police surrounds it while he sits inside posting anti-cop messages. the disturbance that brought the police to his home in the first place. investigators are hoping

hello, everybody. storm team 4 meteorologist doug kammerer out here. it's backyard weather time. finally, finally, i get to come to backyards and we're going to be doing it all week long. we'll do it tomorrow, thursday and a great one on friday, too. we came to mike's backyard because he does peppers. they call him dr. pepper. >> i've been called worse. >> reporter: you've been growing peppers for over five years. >> yes. we have dragon burgers and chicken breasts that's been cooked in jalapeño peppers and we've got a plate -- >> reporter: look at my plate, guys. check this out. yes! >> dragon burger and plenty of peppers and enough heat to go around. >> reporter: is there anything here th i

because i'm a wimp. >> you probably wouldn't want to eat this red one. the other ones are kind of mild, though. >> reporter: all right. good. you wanted me to introduce somebody here. i want you to show us who you have right back here. >> this is frank and his father and i'd like for frank to be able to introduce his dad. >> reporter: you guys were best men at each other's wedding. >> yes. i've been his best man and i've been his best man. he's like a brother. >> reporter: tell us about your dad. >> my dad here is unique. he's 93 years of age. and he's been a world war ii veteran, korean war captain infantry -- >> two tours of vietnam. >> he's got all of his hair and teeth and he's quite active. >> reporter: thank you for your service. how many years in the military? >> 35. >> reporter: thank you so much for your service. we appreciate it. you're probably better at

>> i can recruit you. >> reporter: i've got to do weather. let's look at what is going on out there. hot day for sure. temperatures sitting at 90 degrees. i know tom kierein is listening to me. i want to fast forward a little bit. go through a couple of these. i want to go down to the tropics. high temperatures around 91. still hot but not too humid. the tropics are the big thing. two tropical depressions. one off the coastline. number 8, this is number 8. take a look at the track. out to sea. not much of an impact. rip currents are the only factor for us over the next few days. take a look at tropical depression number nine. still a depression, it's going to become a tropical storm and move on to the coast of florida. now, there's been a shift and we talked about this in the last hour. that brings it closer to our area as it makests

here on friday, saturday and into the weekend. this could have a big impact on your holiday forecast. this storm will have an impact on us. tomorrow, 91. chance of a shower on thursday and then much cooler as we head in to the weekend. we'll talk much more about the weekend. tom has a look at the tropics in the labor day forecast coming up in just a second. i've got to eat. who is hungry? i love that i'm the only one with a plate. >> i want to he sue what you look like after you eat a dragon burger. >> that's good. >> this storm in the tropics means changes for our washington redskins. >> plus, a major announcement to maryland's governor. >> i'm

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minutes ago, we told you about a new effort to improve pedestrian safety but there was a new crossing signal in springfield and another person was hit and killed in the mt. vernon area. plus, new arrests in the high-profile attack. three people are in custody after

the mcdonald's near the verizon center. and school districts are now opening before labor day. derrick ward will have details on pushing those start dates back. and a man is ready to face the trial in the death of a toddler. >> our prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins is there where the trial got under way today. tracee? >> reporter: the state's attorney has taken this on as an issue and wants to see people held accountable for these actions. that's why the defendant's attorney is saying that this

a witch hunt. he has spent the last year behind bars charged with killing his girlfriend's 23-month-old-son. his lawyers say this case is not what it seems. >> we believe he's not guilty of all charges and we plan on presenting to the jury that he's just a caregiver abeibeing accu of a crime that he did not commit. >> we are insinuating that he's a 2-year-old child. anything could have happened to that 2-year-old child and it does not mean that he did anything to him. >> reporter: the child's mother took to the stand and cried while recalling the conversation she had with him just after the child was discovered. he said he went to the bedroom and found him laying by the closet and he was -- she started to cry -- his eyes were -- she started to cry again -- rolled

shock of seeing her son's body at the hospital, especially after he was vibrant just hours before. when i walked in the room, she started to cry, ahmed was laying there. he was laying there covered. when i touched him, he was cold. she continued to cry. her boyfriend is charged with child abuse resulting in death, among other charges. the state's attorney says this about the case last year. >> his liver was lacerated and these injuries only could have happened during the time span when the baby was with the caregiver. >> reporter: it was revealed in court that with this case, like so many similar cases in this county, it really came down to a desperate need for child care. more on that at 6:00. i'm tracee wilkins, news4. the fbi is getting involved with a brazen

a beauty shop. he held two adults and a child at gunpoint. this happened last week along richmond highway in the alexandria section of richmond section. he forced the victims into a back room while he got cash and then ran off. defense officials did not do enough to stop the misuse of travel cards after learning about hundreds of thousands of dollars spent in casinos and strip clubs, according to a new inspector general report and uncovered more than 950,000 spent at casinos and more than 95,000 spent at adult entertainment venues. the new i.g. report suggests that there has not been enough action by d.o.d. management to stop future misuse and found inconsistencies with action against those who abused the system. a developing story tonight. larry hogan says the state will

begin to follow this fall a potential new crossing over the chesapeake bay. the bridge in the current state is expected to last until 2065 but the reality is that backups are already bad and traffic will only get worse. >> you'll never get a new bridge if you don't start with this study. nobody else has ever done it. the people have been crying out for it for years, maybe decades. and we're finally making the process get started. >> that study will cost 5 million and could take four years. the governor unveiled new license plates that include the state flag. the redskins preseason finale moved up a day, thanks to mother nature. as jason pugh reports, the pressure is mounting for those trying to make their nfl dreams come true. >> reporter: the coaching staff is getting ready to make cuts to the roster. on top of that, their final

preseason game of the year gets moved up earlier in the week. some of the key starters and veterans on this team will not make the trip to tampa bay. the rookies and young guys will have to deal with the chaos. >> i bet you we will play tomorrow. it threw me off guard. i'm ready to get it going. >> i've been really diligent throughout the week getting ready for this game. i feel very prepared. i told my qd coach, and hopefully in tampa we're going to try to do some today and tomorrow and things happen and like coach gruden, things

we're ready to have the game plan and rain or shine, we're going to play. >> before they head to tampa, the redskins hold their home lunch chon. from redskins park, i'm jason pugh. >> the game is now tomorrow night at 8:00 in the evening. watch it all right here on nbc 4. metro says it will not open early this fall. the transit agency will stick to the 7:00 a.m. weekend opening. the race starts at 7:45 for wheelchair and hand cycle participants. metro will beef up its service and have more frequent trains and additional car trains. hundreds of thousands of students are

that be changing? >> maryland's governor will make a major announcement. details coming up on news4. and new information about the impact of the zika virus on babies. that condition the

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before he shot and killed a deaf man, a trooper tried to pull the man over and reporter brooke cats has that story. >> reporter: this is audio when sanders pulled a vehicle over on interstate 495. >> speed is 90. speed is 90. >> reporter: he radioed dispatch that the driver isn't pulling over but going faster, reaching speeds of 100 miles an hour. then he radios in that the vehicle crashed but that it kept going. 15 seconds later, this. >> subject down, subject down. shots fired. i've got one subject down. >> shots fired. one down. shots fired, one down. >> then -- >> go ahead and call a medic here. >> police describe an encounter before that trooper

gun. neighbors say they think that harris may have been trying to use sign language to communicate with the trooper. family members suggested harris didn't hear the sirens. the state bureau of investigation is reviewing both dash and body cam videos. a somber day of reflection in italy as they remember 292 people killed in last week's earthquake. many of the mourners gathered in a town of amatrice. today was the second funeral to pay tribute to those killed in the hardest towns hit in central italy. new concerns about the popular payday loans and why some say tighter restrictions are needed. and singer chris brown with some choice words for police. the latest o an luann bennett. after losing her husband to cancer, she raised three boys here in northern virginia and grew the family business. a single working mom who helped create over 1,000 local jobs, bringing people together to solve problems.

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but how did we end up here? his mom thought he had the flu and that he was covered by the meningococcal meningitis vaccine he had received. until 2014 there were no vaccines for meningitis b in the u.s. now there are. while uncommon, meningitis b can lead to death within 24 hours. trumenba is a vaccine for 10 through 25 year olds to help prevent group b meningococcal disease. trumenba should not be given if you had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose. most common side effects were

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expletive-laden rant to the police. he's had run-ins with the law including a 2009 assault on his then girlfriend rihanna and another assault case outside of d.c.'s w. hotel three years ago. well, for years, summer has been shrinking for students in maryland. the trend might soon be headed in the other direction. news4's derrick ward has more on the major announcement governor hogan is expected to make tomorrow and what it means for your family. >> reporter: proposals like this have failed in the legislature in the past but maryland governor larry hogan will team up with the city comptroller and pushing to start school after labor day. the maryland comptroller has put out a youtube video entitled le

>> we have more tax revenue for schools and roads. >> reporter: school starts in august and they have come out against past efforts citing everything from leaving less time to learn to cost implications such as paid summer coaches which would mean renegotiating contracts. they have a bit more support among residents. >> it's better for the economy in the state of maryland, it's better for the families in terms of longer vacation. it's a no-brainer. >> i want it to be about education more than about the money. >> reporter: so it's expected that the governor will have quite a time selling this legislation. in montgomery county, derrick ward, news4. no matter when you go back to school, you have to look good and law enforcement in fairfax

the first day of school. check it out. a lot of people came out for the kids' event. barbers are called from all over the area to come and give kids free haircuts. we talked to an officer who explained why the event is so important. >> you look good, you feel good. some of them, they wouldn't receive a haircut for school if it was not for us coming here and bringing local barbers here. >> some people don't have enough money to buy things. >> that's a cool look. looking sharp. police tell us the event is also an important way to build trust between police and the community. people got a chance to learn more about the zika virus. they also talked about the progress for developing a vaccine. the hearing loss is yet

the zika virus a new study found that 6% of infants who suffer from microcephaly also have hearing loss. the hearing impairment was most common if the mother developed a rash during the first trimester. all children born to mothers infected with zika should be tested for hearing issues even if they don't have microcephaly. consumer complaints against payday loans are at an all-time high. >> and now a watch dog group wants to make sure enough is being done to protect borrowers. susan hogan has more. susan? >> there has been a report released and it shows what it calls a critical need for strengthening a proposed rule to rein in payday loans. there was a rule proposed that would require payday lenders to make sure customers can afford to repay the loans without having to

payday stores for six loans per year per concern. the interest rates average 391% apr. now, in a statement, they say, "to truly protect consumers from the debt trap, it will be important for the cfpb to close loopholes like this one." they said that the proposed rule is open for your comment, for public comment up until october 7th. you can submit your thoughts to the payday ruling. go to our nbc washington app and serve payday lender complaints. >> thanks, susan. well, the last time we left doug, he was about to eat a brag gone burger, hot

attitude and tropical depression number nine. >> reporter: we just got finished eating, at least i did. everyone else is still trying to finish what they have on their plates. this is phenomenal food. everything had a little extra spice and extra kick. this is my favorite, by the way. this is why this is so important. take a look at the name of this. mike makes this himself. this is tabasco. >> favor tabasco sauce. >> reporter: you grow peppers? >> yep. >> reporter: and what else do you have here that we ate here? this stuff was phenomenal. >> it's a great dip made out of jalapeño peppers and cilantro and cardboard would taste good if you put this on it. i guarantee. >> reporter: and then this is what you told me to stay away from. it is called plain

four of the hotter peppers i have. put some of this on it and i'll guarantee that will take care of that problem. >> you have the biggest pepper you grow and the smallest. >> this is the biggest. it's an italian roaster. it's great if you split them, put them on the grill with cheese or something in it and cook the outside. they are fantastic. >> reporter: and then a little guy? >> and this little man here could probably wreck the next 30 minutes of somebody's life. >> reporter: i'm going to try the little one here. that's not bad. tom kierein would try something like this. >> that one you can eat. >> we'll come back in ten minutes and see how he's doing. it has a delayed effect. >> i'm not done with the little one, tom. >> we have a warm afternoon under way. this is overlooking washington now. we have

bit of humidity across most of the virginia and maryland. right near the bay, though, it's in the mid-80s as well as the shenandoah valley. a pleasant afternoon under way. tomorrow afternoon, 90 degrees again. not too humid but more humid during the day on wednesday. you'll notice that beginning early tomorrow morning. well, trouble in the tropics. all this area in green you see here, these are downpours thunder and lightning just off the florida coast and right off cape hatteras, you can see the circulation inle radar. just a few clouds into the outer banks and a few light showers. it tracks off to the north and east and it's not going to be a

this is the one that may be a problem. this is tropical depression number nine to the west of the florida peninsula here and it has winds about 35 miles per hour. there's the center of circulation but it looks like it will become a tropical storm and may become hermine by tomorrow morning or tomorrow midday and this is the latest track by thursday, 1:00 a.m., still well off the coast. this is thursday by 2:00 p.m., the latest track has it just south of the florida panhandle. it's good that they are getting the skins game in a day early in tampa because it's going to be staying well to the west of there during the game on wednesday. but then it tracks along the coast. this is the latest track as a tropical storm and then stays right along the coast just off the outer banks and curves off to sea. there is an indication that it could be close to our atlantic beaches over the holiday weekend to keep a chance of maybe some showers on saturday and sunday. mainly south and east of the metro area. the good news is, lower

temperatures starting on thursday. thursday we may get a brief shower. highs in the 80s through the holiday weekend. dry on labor day and then heat up the following week. that's the way it looks. >> thanks, tom. two shot and five others stabbed, the possible link in those crimes and how neighbors are dealing with it. a local woman underwent an expensive dental procedure to on

police say a tractor-trailer with faulty brakes slammed into cars creating a massive pile-up in binghamton, new york, last week. one vehicle burst into flames. bystanders pulled the driver to safety. ten people wound up in the hospital but everyone survived. police say they cited the tractor-trailer driver for operating an out of service vehicle. here in our area, it's been a violent 24 hours in the district. >> one person is dead after a shooting near the rhode island avenue metro station. >> and we have seen a string of overnight crimes that include stabbings. molette green has the details. >> reporter: d.c. police knocked on doors after a

this woman who did not want to her face on camera heard the shots. >> probably from 11:30 to 12:00, yeah, and i heard a couple of shots. three, four. >> reporter: police crime tape stretched across most of the houses and patrol cars blocked traffic between 10th and 12th. hours after police left the scene, bits and pieces of police tape are left behind. mary sales looks out the front door questioning whether it's safe enough to take her grandson out of the house. >> i don't sit out on my front porch or take my grandson for a walk. we need to do something about the bullets flying. we really do. >> reporter: violence across the city sent six men to the hospital overnight. a shooting wounded a man in southeast and five stabbings between midnight and 3:30 this morning. one of them in northeast, four others in northwest

police look for the suspects. andre says more has to be done to change the way men, downmen in particular in the city, think about their future. >> in your mind and what you think matters, they don't think that what they think matters and it does and they don't understand the power they have. >> reporter: no ages or identities given of any of the victims. those wounded are expected to survive their injuries. and d.c. police certainly have their work cut out for them. no arrests yet in any of these cases. in northeast, molette green, news4. now at 6:00, a new high-tech crosswalk. the first of its kind in fairfax county even as police are investigating the second pedestrian fatality in just three days. what security camera video reveals about what happened. coming up on news4, a 12-year-old boy is in the hospital in critical condition after

i'll tell you what went wrong. and hackers could tamper with the final vote. an anonymous threat has caused some federal locations to be closed down. it includes one right here in d.c. first tonight, new concerns about safety after yet another pedestrian was killed in fairfax county. it's the second death there in three days. >> it happened just before dawn near the mt. vernon area. and in springfield, community leaders celebrate the opening of a high-tech crosswalk aimed at improving safety. that's where bureau chief julie carey joins us now live. julie? >> reporter: you see it right here behind me. it's dark right now but there's a brand-new