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good evening, first a daycare director is facing charges after a toddler in her care walks out the front door. thank you for joining us. i'm wendy rieger. >> and i'm jim handly. the parents thought they were leaving their child in good hands. so they could enjoy some time together on date night. but what happened afterwards is not what they expected. now that daycare director is facing some tough questions. kristin wright has our story

>> when we heard about it, we were pretty shocked. >> reporter: parents don't understand how a a 3-year-old girl was able to walk out the front door in gainesville. >> i don't know how the child got out. these doors are heavy. >> reporter: the toddler got out and walking alone after dark. a manager at papa john's says he came into the pizza place and tried to find her parents and then called police. in a statement, they told us while the incident academy of gainesville, we take the safety and care of all our students seriously and we were relieved that the safety returned to the parents. this is all unsettling. >> we entrust children in another's care, that's what we do. we trust that they are going to take care of our children. >> reporter: the center's director is charged with child

and that was kristin wright reporting. the police are locking for a killer tonight while neighbors are reacting to what is now the third murder in their area in just six months. a man was found shot to death. that's between route 1 and colonial avenue. >> the two other murders took place in june and july. one on montgomery avenue. the first on first street. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey has our story. she's been talking to neighbors today. >> reporter: only a shred of crime scene tape marks the violence took place last night. a resident who lives nearby who didn't want his face shone describes what he heard. >> around 9:20 last night, i heard six or seven shots. ran to my window and saw a guy running southbound towards vernon avenue across the park.

armed robbery the night before. they arrived quickly, but colbie was dead. it is the third homicide in this northeast old town neighborhood in six months. arrests have been made in the first two and police don't believe this shooting is connect ed to the earlier cases. nor do they believe it's related to that armed robbery in the park on tuesday night. >> we don't have reason to believe this was a robbery. the preliminary look right now does not appear that this was just a random act. but we're lessha into this investigation. we're still consideration all aspects of motive. >> reporter: the acting chief says there will continue to be increased police patrols. this woman who walked several dogs says by day she doesn't worry much about her safety. >> i haven't really had any u. i'll pass people in the neighborhood all the time. it's a quick hi, how are you. everybody is happy.

violence. >> you never know. it could be you. people thought i was someone else. >> that was julie carey reporting. tonight is the beginning of donald trump's thank you tour. trump begins his post election victory lap in cincinnati tonight. campaign aids call it a chance to meet voters who put him in rallies are also planned in north carolina, iowa, michigan, pennsylvania and florida. the president-elect just wrapped up a pit stop in indianapolis with mike pence. he touted his deal with carrier to stop a thousand factory jobs from moving to mexico. during the meeting, trump issued a warning for other companies looking to move out of the u.s. >> companies are not going to leave the united states anymore

it's not going to happen. >> now the state of indiana reportedly provided carrier with $7 million in tax incentives to seal this deal. the president-elect said he would lower taxes and regulations to keep other businesses in the country. we have a christmas tree lighting in our little town tonight. it's going to be quite festive out there. doug kammerer is there. it's going to be a little reversed. instead of waiting for the ig tree first, i understand. >> reporter: yeah, that's true. normally we wait until after some of the festivities here, but tonight they are going to light it pretty quickly. the lights are supposed to go on in about ten minutes. we're running a little behind here. the air force national band continuing to play. they were just seating some of the president's family a little earlier. but one thing we're watching is we're starleting to see the

a little antsy and moving around a little bit. i think we're going to start in a couple minutes. i would expect that tree lighting to go off in about the next 10 to 20 minutes. so many great things going on here. this is my u sixth year doing this. this is the pest weather we have had. it's a little chilly with the wind here, but other than that, we haven't seen a lot of cold air. the colder air making its way in overnight. once again, that tree in minutes. we'll be live throughout the hour for the latest from the national christmas tree lighting. something else if you notice the white house, the pillars follow it up. we haven't seen that it before. we think that might be new as well. i haven't spoken to the president myself about that, though, but i will ask him if i see him.

>> that does look nice. it's a pretty part of the white house. see you in a bit. there were tense moments at metro headquarters as a plan to slash hours was au proved. it's pitting local leaders against one another. adam tuss was there and has our story. >> reporter: at times contention. i think we're going to find a i think we really are stuck. >> and this was definitely territorial. >> the district doesn't want to do any of this. >> this vote was about way more than cutting hours. there were lots of politics involved. take a look at the new hours. the system would close weeknights at 11:30 and 1:00 a.m. on friday and saturday and close at 11:00 p.m. on sunday. metro's only change to when it

statement. everybody should know where they are. we believe we have compromised enormously. so for someone to say that we need to compromise more is not a realistic approach to this problem. >> a final vote expected in two weeks at a meeting of the full metro board. >> that was adam tuss reporting from metro head kworters today. a swastika at a school, another spray painted in a man's driveway. there's growing concern tonight over hate vandalism in

today a prince georges county police officer indicted after he's accused of running over a suspect with his vehicle on purpose. i'm tracee wilkins. we'll have that story, coming up on news 4. and if airline tickets aren't on your shopping list. why this is is a great time to book your winter getaway. and we're going to take another live look at our national ctm the sunsets. everything starts to pop. we have big name acts coming up. our biggest, doug kammerer, is coming back with the story live.

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a prince georges county police officer has been indicted on assault and misconduct chrges. this comes after he hit a suspect with pliz police cruiser during a chase last summer. >> the police department brought this case to the state's attorneys office to review. and a grand jury decided that it

after he ran over a suspect with his cruiser on purpose. there was a report of an armed suspect. one officer was already in pursuit on foot. using hissq >> it covers that pursuit and we believe from our review of the evidence, it shows officer hernandez intentionally striking the suspect as he ran through an open field. >> police chief released a statement saying in part, i expect our officers to serve this community in a professional manner at all times. our department is committed to constitutional and ethical policing.

for 11 years. no word yet on when he's going to be in court. reporting live, tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. fidel castro's funeral procession resumed across cuba today. there was a symbolic reunion. his ashes with another revolutionary. >> chris clackum has our story. convey entered the second day of travel. after an overnight stop in santa clara. there the late leader's ashes spent the night in a mausoleum that houses a monument dedicated. who also led crucial fights for independent before being killed

as a symbolic reunion of two revolutionaries. his ashes continued the journey east to santiago. his final resting place. towns along the way are preparing for the convoy's arrival. as they await the arrival of his ashes. the later interred on sending end the mourning period for the man who ruled the country for nearly half a century. chris clackum, nbc news. >> let's head back out to doug kammerer and the christmas tree lighting ceremony that's about to get underway. >> you're going to be listening to some acts on doug kammerer's standing by. you can see like a blue tint to it now. the official lighting hasn't

>> reporter: they just had kelly clarkson came out. she sang a great song and was trying to get everybody involved. she then stepped off and actually kind of funny. she was doing a really great job and stepped off and said what do i do know? we didn't talk about this. so they took her backstage. that's whag what's going on. we have a little delay for the christmas tree lighting. you were talking about the blue they have them back up. we have the staff back up. so not sure who is coming up next. this is not exactly going as they were planning it from what we have seen from the rundown earlier. just changing things up a bit. that happens from time to time. this will all be a part of a piece that's aired later. but this put on by the national park service. producing its 100th year. this is the 100th year the national park service they are

year. some of the crowd going wild for a second. i don't know what for. i think they are going wild because it's a crowd and a great night tonight. the weather is not freezing out here like it's been so many times. >> did they give you the button and you accidentally turned it on? what's going on here? >> has the president arrived? >> reporter: i think that's probably what we're doing. the people that were screaming, they are doing the there. but we're waiting for the president to make his way in. we did see the motorcade come in a little bit earlier. that motorcade that you see rlier was 21 different cars.

malia being escorted to the first row a minute ago. if that's the case, you know things are going to get started in a minute. >> i did that many years ago. it was always freezing out there. how is the temperature now that >> reporter: it changed a lot. the wind has been a big factor here. upwards of 20 to 25 miles per hour. that's much colder. starting to see the wind relax. the sunset is beautiful. you have a beautiful crescent moon. a couple of the planets that i can see here as well. we're waiting to see. applause, everyone.

up. back to you guys. wait, here she is. eva longoria. >> hello, good evening. are you guys staying warm? welcome to the president's park here in washington for the 94th annual national christmas tree lighting. what an amazing night we have here across from the house in america. the holidays are about family and traditions and tonight as we get ready u to light this magnificent tree and listen to great music, we are not only mindful of our own families, but also the families of our men and women serving in uniform all around the world. your service and your sacrifice are the inspiration to all americans. millions of americans will be celebrating this season with their own holiday traditions,

terrific night of music and so much more. so speaking of music, let's hear it for the united states air force airmen. now it is my great honor to welcome the first family of the united states. please welcome president obama, mrs. obama, malia and sasha. ?? >> happy holidays to all of you.

wonderful hosting. kelly clarkson, we love. to everybody who is here tonight and everybody watching at home, it is now officially the time to light this tree. are you guys ready to count down? we'll start from 5. you ready? you sure? okay, let's go. 5, 4, 3, >> whoo! >> merry christmas, everybody. ??

them. >> what a beautiful tree that is. it looks like it's all white like, but it's red, white and blue. all the trees around it representing the states and territories. >> so that's their view from the south lawn every night. >> lovely. that is lovely. it's going to be quite a a show. we're going to be dipping in and. out for the next hour. >> who is is coming up? garth brooks and trisha yearwood. we're going to take a quick

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welcome back. you saw the national christmas tree go live. beautiful this evening. look at our current wind across the area. over the next hour, these will really drop. with clear skies, we really tumbled tonight. we're already down to 51 degrees. and by u 11:00 p.m. we're in the mid-40s. it's a cold start for your friday morning. first i want to get to your weather headlines before we walk you through the day tomorrow. we'll be dry through the weekend. so some good news there, but we could use the rain.

tuesday. and then later next week we're talking about highs only in the low 40s. we have been talking about the potential for december to be very chilly. it looks like that will start to be the case right around december 9th and 10th. you probably have your phone on you. look at your calendar. whatever you have planned, it's going to be chilly next weekend. here's your outlook for tomorrow. the weather all in all having a low impact on your day. outdoor exercise, sunny and nice for the it will definitely be outside. but it's another chilly day. a little cooler than today. the commute to and fro work dealing with the sun glare. a lot of holiday parties starting tomorrow evening. so here's your hourly planner. we start off with clear skies. by lunchtime, we're in the low 50s.

night in the mid-40s already by 7:00 p.m. take a look at your weekend outlook. so many events going on this weekend. even if you're just heading out to get the christmas tree, it will be chilly hanging the christmas lights. you'll probably want the gloves and hat you'll start to set in as you're out there for a little while. kids sports, especially on saturday, you'll want a few layers. saturday, a high of 51. plenty of sunshine on saturda on sunday, a high around 50. and here's your hourly planner on sunday. break ago part the day, 9:00 a.m., some sunshine. but clouds will quickly fill in. all in all a mostly cloudy day. as we look to monday, keeping highs in the 50s. some rain looking pretty likely right now on tuesday. the timing still a little difficult to nail down. you want to stick to storm team

40s for highs on tuesdays. wednesday, not too bad. highs in the 50s. here's the cooldown. thursday, next thursday, kind of the transition day. there's a chance of rain, highs in the upper 40s. then low 40s next friday, saturday and next sunday highs still in the 40s. >> sounds good. thank you. when we come back, fairfax county has plans for a new homeless shelter. >> why is the a swastika is found here inside this high school in gaithersburg. a family's car are spray painted. what police and public schools are doing in the face of this increase in hate vandalism since the presidential election. this may look like your typical courtroom. but what makes this one so

hate crimes on the rise in montgomery county. two separate incidents in the last two days. many of them inside the county schools. >> the swastika was found inside. police are investigating. it is part of a dramatic

occur canning here in mongomery county since the presidential election. on a wall tile on tuesday. this follows an act of vandalism on the school's football field in october. the symbol was chemically burned into the grass and last month at westland middle schol, of a boy's restroom. the school superintendent is very concerned. >> hate crimes have been racially motivated. hate crimes that are totally unacceptable. and my level of concern is very high. whether it's one or a few or several, it's so unacceptable. >> reporter: yesterday a family found the three cars in their driveway spray u painted with a

and "racist." the family says it's a private matter. >> the possibility that the homeowners political affiliation was a motive behind the vandalism. >> reporter: the cars have been taken to get. the paint removed. the vandalism has made neighbors here along spencerville road more cautious. >> it's so scary. it might be a police officer came yesterday and said i really need to lock doors. local jewish community leaders take on the use of swastikas in e recent hate vandalism and what it means to jewish people in our area. that's the latest live from montgomery county. back to you. >> chris gordon, thank you. tonight the public gets to hear plans for a new homeless shelter in favor fax county. the cross roads community shelter will be located near the

to build a a temporary shelter but people also voiced opposition. the new shelter will have 50 beds, 15 personal living quarters. federal officials just wrapped up a meeting about a new taller fence around the white house. raise the fence to about 11 feet. that includes a new stone base and spikes to keep people from climbing over the thing. >> the commission still needs to approve any changes before that fence can be adjusted. the reds reds is have a big game against the card card. they have a big personality on the team. >> josh norman is becoming one of the most polarizing players in the entire nfl.

territory of being one of the best. you have probably heard about the dust up in dallas a week ago today. it was just the latest incident when norman's emotions got the best of him. whether he's celebrating big plays, there's no doubting norman is a troerl even though they don't mind heckling the heck out of him. >> you like me or you don't. there's no in between. at the end of the day, i don't care if you do or don't like me.

>> your comment? >> do you like josh norman or not. >> make sure you're accurate. >> i was listening to you guys. and if you don't, i need to know why. i just need to know. >> reporter: true to his word, he did tweet that poll question. he got a norman. he's a very entertaining guy. more coming up at 6:00. we want to go back to a couple big names. >> garth brooks is performing now. >> reporter: right behind me, guys. one of my favorites is up there right now with trisha yearwood. they are on tour together. a gret thing to watch.

this is what's really cool. this is going to be for a broadcast that comes up on monday night. but they came out a minute ago and their mikes were not working. they were trying to sing it and their mikes were not working. so they had to be reintroduced and then come back and now they are out there. one of the coolest things i just saw garth brooks, such a gentleman, took his hat off when he was greeting eva longoria. a very n out there in front of the national christmas tree. great night for the weather. right now, everybody having a good time and enjoying it. even though they have run into a couple technical difficulties. >> that's the story of our night. >> but james taylor is performing tonight and mark anthony.

d >> we saw mark anthony has already performed. he did a great job. we have quite a few to go. >> we'll check back in. thank you. it's the oldest structure on the national mall. it's moving. it's also getting a new purpose. the new mission for the old lock keepers home. and police released video of a black friday shooting. the dramatic scene as it we're coming right back. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record,

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sglmpx they broke grounden the fire station. this new building will be located on shady glen drive. it will provide fire and medical community. they have been working to build a fire station in that area for 20 years now. the new shady glen station will replace a smaller outdated station. >> you probably have driven by the old structure and never noticed it. it's the oldest structure on the national mall. it's about to be renovated. they held a a ground breaking for the relocation of the lock keepers house. that's this building on the corner of constitution and 17th. it was built in 1830.

chimney up and then move that building back off the street. new exhibits will be added inside to tell us about the history and the future of the national mall. very cool. it is a first for montgomery county. it may look like a courtroom, but find out how this place is stopping a kroi sis in our local jails. >> incarceration is not going to solve the problem. we have one young man with 28 revolving door. >> if you don't think you can

this is a nationwide problem

a number of people arrested over and over again for nonviolent offenses. only to be released back into the community with no support. that's about to change in one local court. mark segraves has the story you're only going to see here on news 4. >> prosecutors will tell you it's a big problem. >> we have young man that saw 28 times in the jail. it was a revolving door. >> you'll hear the same thing at the jail. >> just process y accommodate the most coming in. >> even judges will tell you. >> they might get locked up for awhile but not for long. >> there's a growing problem in our country. e we asked the director if he has enough beds for all the

issues. >> if it were only that easy. the answer to that clearly is no. we have a crisis intervention unit that has 39 beds. >> that's 39 beds for nearly 4,000 inmates processed at clarksburg last year who had mental health concerns. >> the beds are just woefully inadequate. we don't want to maintain these people in the jail. >> reporter: to get them out of the jail and prevent individuals with mental health issues from becong montgomery county is joining hundreds of courts au cross the country by launch mental health court to focus those who routinely break the law and wind up before a judge who until now had few options. the options are prison or jail.

release into the community but with a strong support system. instead of reporting to a probation officer, they will report back to the judge. >> probation agents respect psychiatrists or heavy case loads. >> there are courts in our area that have been used in the model. coming up at 6:00, how the mental health court will work and who will qualify for it. from inside the new mental health court, i'm mark segraves, news 4. baltimore released body camera footage of a shooting from black friday. this video shows the officer's perspective as they respond to a 911 call about a man armed with two knives threatening people along a busy intersection. the taser goes off but didn't take. another fires his gun and shoots the man.

he remains in the hospital under guard. another boost for commuters out of fairfax county. 150 initial parking spaces are now available. there's new connections to the park and the ride lot. there's also been improvements to it the lighting. tonight you'll have a chance to weigh in on a proposal to they want to extend the northbound express lanes for eight miles. the public meeting will be held at robert e. lee high school at 6:30 this evening. if airline tickets aren't on your shopping list, they should be. >> susan hogan is here to tell us why now may be a great time to start booking your winter getaway. >> so much time talking about

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and one more thing. understand those fees. budget airlines can charge extra e fees for a numb of things like baggage and preferred seating sorks suddenly the great deal could be a dud. >> yes, indeed. those darn fees. >> thank you. on a day like today, who would want to leave. we had great weather. doug is there in. >> view. we have chance the rapper here. you can see he's right in front of the christmas tree. just a beautiful sight. it really just love coming to this event because it starts to get you in the holiday spirit. we had yolanda adams performed a minute ago. she was amazing. absolutely amazing. the four-time grammy winner and chance the rapper up there.

from chicago. white sox fan, he was just talking about as well. as far as the weather is concerned. a nice night out here. the best night we have seen down here. it's normally freezing. tonight not all that bad. the wind has been a factor. but starting to come down just a little bit. amelia draper, we have been talking about this. winds gusting 25 miles per hour. it's expected to die still a little gusty. starting to feel a little better as far as the temperatures are concerned. i brought my gloves. i'm good. >> looking at the latest information coming in, it looks like the winds are going to be a nonissue across the area. by 8:00 p.m., it's already chilly out there in the suburbs. look at our exclusive weather underground temperatures. 47 in leesburg. still around 50 degrees here in

day overall tomorrow. 53 for a high. we'll have plenty of sunshine. the weather having a low impact on your friday as we close out the workweek. as we take a look at your weekend outlook, so many events going on this weekend. we have the candy cane dash on saturday morning. 30s and 40s for that. a lot of girls participating. have fun. jingle on the lake in reston on saturday, you want the warm jacket there. then we have another run of the pacers events. temperatures for that around 40 degrees. so take a look at the ten-day forecast. saturday, a high of 51. sunday, 50. the difference between the two days is more clouds on sunday. so it's going to feel a little cooler. so if you're heading out to get the tree, here's what you can anticipate. 9:00 a.m., some sunshine. lunchtime on sunday, we're in the mid-40s.

it's dry now through the weekend. looks like our next chance of rain comes in on tuesday with a high of 49. wednesday, not too bad. mid-50s, partly to mostly cloudy skies. maybe more rain on thursday. we still need the rain. we'll take what we can get. look at these numbers. friday, saturday and sunday, highs in the low to mid-50s. we see temperatures this cool, we start to talk about a pattern change. go to and i think next week kind of a sign of things to come for the rest of december. >> i'm opening up the app now. thank you. it's an example of turning knowledge into action. >> and it's taking place in a local high school. how these students are using lessons tr the classroom to give back to our community. i'm tom sherwood in the district. a closed door hearing at the

installing hard drives, things many of us would rely on high-tech experts to do for us. a a group of high school students is learning how to do all that and more. it's part of a new project called virginia star. it's designed to help others. amy cho has our report. >> who has the ram? >> reporter: these secondary

people can turn them on. >> the mother board is huge. >> reporter: make no mistake. the star program isn't just about fixing computers. it's about lifting up those who may have is never used one. >> he can hold that for you. >> we're going to have a giveaway night where we give these computers away to the people who don't have them. >> the biggest point they are learning is service to those in need. >> you guys are doing good work. >> the students got a donated computers. the rest is up to them. >> they are crazy smart kids. they pick it up fast. in a a second, they know 900 times more than i do. >> for some students, it's personal.

they have 4,000 to spend, but computer parts aren't cheap. they have to make that money stretch as far as possible. >> rebuilding computers isn't always easy. >> it's red. >> it's it going to explode. >> but for all these students, they are learning what a great gift it is. donald trum victory lap. he started in indianapolis and talked about saving jobs. the 2-year-old girl wandered away from her daycare in the dark of night. how it happened and who has been credited with keeping her safe. metro one step closer to cutting service hours. why some say today's move is setting the stage for another showdown with district leaders. donald trump has ventured

since he won the election last month. >> he's set to hold a rally in cincinnati within the hour to thank supporters who helped him win the white house. earlier today he toured a carrier air-conditioning plant in indiana. that part of a victory lap for saving roughly 1,000 jobs that were going to be sent to mexico. brian moore joins us with the latest. >> the next president has two messages today. thanks and you're welcome. the election, president-elect donald trump traveled to indiana where he celebrated carrier air's decision not to export jobs to mexico. >> they are not going to be taking people's hearts out. >> reporter: he was accompanied by mike pence. >> today america won.