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is all about the plummeting temperatures. and by friday morning, a shock no the system to think that record warmth two days in a row and feeling like 6 in some areas. >> it could be 60 degrees coo r cooler. and right now, 74 was the high today and 63 in haguerstown, and 73 in richmond. looking back to the west, 48 in columbus, and that is the high. you can't get more than that and the warmer air back to the west and it will take its time to get here, and that is why, anything else here is not much going on, and rain first. and watching the rain developing here, and this is what we will get into first before the storm starts to wrap to come this way. that is why we have the winter weather advisories in loudoun county, and montgomery here. and we will talk much more about this, and it does not include d.c. south. what does include d.c. south and everybody in
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amelia has more. >> and throughout the day tomorrow, you want the warmer jackets and tomorrow night, we will tumble when you factor in the winds and feeling like in the teens. tomorrow morning at the busstop and heading to work, many of the suburbs will feel like you are in the single digit, and it is is incredible the temperature change that we are going through. and what we have been talking about all afternoon is that the temperatures are preventing some cumulating snow, but some will see the snow pile. >> that is what we will be be talking about coming up, and that is when we will have the updated features. our transportation reporter is along gallows road in arlingtonb to explain. adam? >> yes, jim. temperature is the big thing, a because we were talking about that and looking at gallows road and the temperature is going to be the thing to watch with thisser
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>> reporter: look closely here, and you can see the little bit of the heat coming off of the ground. that may be the real difference of the storm, because whatever falls may not stick because of the warmth today. but the road crews are not taking any chances. >> poom need to eople need to b for the commute tomorrow and problems with visibility. >> reporter: and it will be tonight at midnight. >> tonight from midnight to 2:00 a.m. is when the trucks will be on the road to staging to start. >> reporter: and they have not been treating the roads simply because with the rain, it would just wash a wway. and so that is why you are asked to delay the travels so that the crews can battle whatever falls with no traffic. some drivers are taking it all in stride. >> what is the plan tomorrow? act normal? >> the same as today.
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concerned. >> when it snows route 7 is a disaster, and people forget how the drive. >> for now, waiting to see what comes. >> and now, a beautiful day out here, and short sleeves, and guys, road crews have plenty of salt and sand to battle the storm. back to you. >> yeah, don't get used to the golf shirt. adam, thank you. download the nbc washington app to stay ahead of the weather coming our way. see the interactive radar and get the hour by hour forecast. you can set weather as doreen and i have done on the home page s. tonight, we know it is another day before we learn how a panel of federal judges are going to rule when it comes to keep ing a stay in place of president trump's controversial immigration order. the 9th circuit court says no decision today. last night, the judges grilled the justice department on the
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security department's travel ban. today, president trump had some harsh words for the court. kristen welker with more. >> reporter: doreen, earlier this morning, the president took aim at the judges to diamonique the travel ban whether to block it or give it the green light. he indicated while he did not want to suggest they were biased in anyway, the judges are political. these are up usually sharp words for the position that has not been made yet. >> we don't have a decision yet, but the courts seem to be so political. if these judges wanted to in my opinion help the court in terms of respect for the court, they'd do what they should be doing. >> reporter: those comments have raised questions about whether the president
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separation between executive and the judicial branches and his press secretary sean spicer say ths that he absolutely does as they await the critical can decision. meanwhile, another head looline today, the president tweeting at nordstroms and taking aim at the department store for dropping his daughter's former clothing line that bears her name. she is no longer associated with it. she stepped down so that she could advise her father, but he criticized nordstrom today in a tweet. sean spicer defending that saying that nordstrom apparently attacked his daughter by dropping the clothing line, and nordstrom is saying that is not the case, because it is a business decision, and the ivanka brand was not selling. jim and doreen, back to you. >> thank you, kristen. montgomery leaders are hoping to assure the immigrant population, they are welcome and safe. they say some are living in
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because of the executive action, and mark segraves is live with the county's decision. >> yes, whether it is the president's travel ban on some muslim orders or the defund the sanctuary cities, and that is what hundreds of them to the meeting. >> they packed the downtown hall, and residents and service providers arming themselves with information to protect themselves of what many say is an attack by the trump administration. >> i was never afraid after 9/11 and now i am afraid because president donald trump validated the people to come out to attack u us. >> reporter: today, the commissioner said that they will provide services to everybody in the county regardless of the status. >> we are not
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we are going to be standing for montgomery ways of inclusion. this is a community. >> reporter: the mont ggomery county police were on hand to reinforce the don't ask policy on immigration status, and residents could get information on the rights and how the get free legal help if they needed it. >> we will go if you need it, 311. we have the resources in place and the people there to answer the questions and to assist in getting them to the right direction. >> reporter: so again, montgomery residents can call 311 if they are needing help on these issues, and the county president and executives said to reporters that some of the immigrant families have been keeping their children at home from school, because they are afraid of deportation when president trump took office. so now
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losing federal money by becoming a sanctuary county. and now, d.c. are identifying the man they were forced to shoot after he are refused to drop the gun he pointed at a woman. they say he ignored multiple warnings from the police to put down what they now say is a bb gun. he is hospitalized and in serious condition. he is facing charges including assault and armed robbery. and the officers are on standard administrative leave, and the body camera footage is being reviewed as part of the probe. >> a 17-year-old facing charges after police say he brought a loaded gun into d.c.'s ballou high school. the officers arrested the teen after they found a loaded 22 cal with ber pass ta--
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his bag. >> a coach has been arrested on rape and sexual assault. they say that warner murphy is accused of continually sexually assaulting a family member dailyt a his home. a second victim, a friend of the family member has come forward with similar allegations. there may be other victims. he is out on bond. >> and now, a man is facing charges where he made a 911 call to operators saying that there was a bomb going off at the white house. james cherry said that he did it to watch the emergency response and the evacuation of the train station for his own amusement and entertainment. he faces more than 30 years in prison and a half million fine in convicted.
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takes over in fairfax city, that former leader is preparing for a plea. scott silverthrone walked into the fairfax courthouse where he appeared. he is charged with operating a dagt website to exchange drugs for zx. they say that he did give an undercover policeman meth outside of a hoe the tel-- hote. and now, brian drummond, with what comes next? >> that is going to the cop cyst of a plea. >> reporter: guilty plea or how? >> well, we are tri tying to dee exactly what to be at the time. >> he is going to be sentenced in april or may, and news4 at 66:00 is going the talk to the new mayor about how the city plans the
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plans to move past the crash. >> and now, deputies detailing their rescue of a man from flames before it was too late. and now, the mudder of a local college student as they return to the place where he was attacked. >> and now, there was an incident in the circus that sent five performers to the hospital. and montgomery county has just lost one of the biggest child safety advocates, and a look at her legacy nex
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a lot of parents with babies and small children in montgomery county knew emily crown. she was one of the county's b biggest advocates for child safety and helped countless parents install and check car seats. crown died suddenly on monday from an aneurysm and she worked for montgomery county for 36 years. kristen wright is next with a legacy of what her life leaves. >> reporter: it is hard to know how many lives she touched. the child passenger safety program and safe kids, she was the he o
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and emily told us she just wanted to help parents. >> so many times, there are so many details to look at, it will give thpeace of mind when hay ce here to check them. >> reporter: emily install and inspected countless car seats and understood the needs of pauline silverstein to protect their children in anyway. >> if anything happened and you could not do everything that you kuld to control the make shure that your child was safe, i mean, it is hard to live with that afterwards. >> reporter: emily helped to start the county partnership with the mall in 1958. jack fitzgerald tells the so are ri of a truck crash and minivan the day after emily installed car seats in the van. two little boys in it survived. >> there are people like that, they have a calling. i think emily had a calling.
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seat checks every month for 20 years. >> we are at 47,000 child safety checks that have been checked, and emily has been a part of every one of those. >> her office is filled with the accolades and the recognition, but it is her heart that will be remembered most. >> someone was coming in from out of town, and the grandparent needed a new car seat or installed at the last minute, emily was able to mach it happen. >> so it is things like that that she did that the chief say ths that her dedicated team much of whom she trained will keep her hard work and commitment to child safety going. emily leaves behind her husband, a retired montgomery county paramedic, and he son, a firefighter with a different department. >> thank you, kristin. >> and thousands of families in mississippi and louisiana are struggling after these powerful tornadoes ripped through the commun
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that it is more frightening than hurricane katrina, and right now, new orleans is trying to clean up what a devastating natural disaster sent in behind after a tornado hitted the city. one of the twisters cut the mile-long path of destruction. the louisiana governor has declared a state of emergency, and sent out the national guard. these storms are coming 12 years after-- katrina. >> it is overwhelmingk and kn knowing the work that it will take to rebuild. >> knock me down. just knock me down. >> dozens of people have been injured, but no reports of deaths. a high wire act wenter terribly wrong, and world famous performer nik wallenda was one of the people
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florida this afternoon, and four people suffered what authorities called substantial injuries and all five of the people that fell, fell at least 30 feet, but nik wallenda was not injured. >> and today, one of the members recognized by vdot for dedication, service, and attitude on the crossing guard appreciation day. we are introduce ed d to the wo who safely guides kids from one end to another in arlington. >> from arrival. >> thank you. >> you are welcome. >> reporter: to dismissal. >> okay! >> reporter: she is that guiding force out sooside of arlington ashland lawn school. >> hello. >> how are you? >> meet her. >> she starts the day right for kids. >> she is so happy, and its
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not matter the weather. >> reporter: for three years this wife and mother of el salvador has cherished the job. >> congratulations. >> thank you so u much. >> reporter: but suddenly, she is getting more praise and attention than she is used to. >> oh, thank you, thank you. >> they were saying congratulation, and i said, why? they said to go to find it out. >> reporter: she was among the last to find out, named the most outstanding crossing guard for her. >> well, it has been hard for me, and especially when you don't know that much english, but people here are so wonderful. >> i actually trained her when she came, so i got the pleasure of getting to know her. >> reporter: you are feeling really proud. >> yes, right. >> and wait, wait. and one little boy handing miss anna a personal thank you. >> thank you so much. >> she is trueing to
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i in. >> it made me so happy, and e never knowed that the people appreciated me this much. >> reporter: in arlington, david culver for news4. interesting twist in the debate over the nominee jeff sessions. we will look in depth of the rule that was used to silence elizabeth warren last night. and a potential 60-degree drop in the temperature. doug is bk withac
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we needed to put on sunscreen today, but tomorrow not so much. huh, doug? >> no, and it is mot the sunscreen out there, but it is not the shovels either. it is the hats, and the gloves and the coats, and that is the real story here. it is going to be temperature drop overnight tonight, and into the day tomorrow, but yes, some snow, too. and taking a look outside, and again, some spectacular afternoon because of the region, and back-to-back days in the 70s and back-to-back days with the temperatures across the region. we have dropped 10 degrees from where we were earlier, and we have talked about the temperature drop with the winds out of the north at 12 miles per hour, and we are
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that in haguerstown and so that the numbers fall in the region and they will do so in the overnight hours. that is why we had the ad vviso. and winter weather advisory in the shan nenandoah valley, and the loudoun county, and potential of an inch or so of snow. nothing d.c. southward. we will see the snow in d.c., but it won't have a big impact for the most part except for one otwo hours maybe, that is it. and we are start thing to see the showers trying to move in here, and back to the west, the storm, itself, it is back towards st. louis picking up the moisture out of the south, and now some thunderstorm activity, but the storm is starting to move in. and you can see the rain/snow line towards hagerstown, and so you can see the line is close the
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heavily in leesburg, and so by 6:00, you can see the chance on the line, does d. see any snow, possibly. but it is all going to be out of here by 9:00, and then moving out quickly. on tomorrow after noon on the back side of the snow, we may see more snowshowers main the west. it could affect the evening commute as well. this is the snowfall forecast. no accumulation to dorf, the fed ricksburg, that aria, but mainly on the grassy ar a yas, i don't anticipate road problems there. and 270 up to fred rix, and 1 to 3 for the roads that should be fine, but it is the grassy areas here that you have the go way north and west
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in haguerstown, you are in the low end. the impacts of that the event is down towards the southern portion of d.c. a higher impact from the north wards of say bethesda and rockville, and in leesburg. that is the impact tomorrow. and that impact from berkeley county, and frederick county, and those are the counties in that area for the delays or the closures. so we will watch out for it. two cold days, 38 tomorrow, and 39 on friday. and tune in for chuck bell and sheena parveen who will be in here talking about the latest of the forecast. and sunday, the coldest we will get is right back in. amelia is going to be back in 10, 15 for the latest of what it is going to be feeling like thursday
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>> and we know that the news team will start early at 4:00 a.m. and the sudden shifts could have a big impact on your health and not just the cold. and how the extreme temperature swings could affect you and how the protect yourself. a quick acting deputy manages to pull the man out of the crashed suv before a fiery crash. and looking for new clues in the murder of a college student who had dreams of becoming a r.lice office
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you are watching "news4 at 5:00." coming up this half hour on "news4 at 5:00," a family makes an emotional plea today as the police are hitting a standstill into the investigation of the murder of a local college student. first at 5:30, the police rush to rescue a man trapped in a car after a fiery crash. >> the only thing going through your mind at this time is to try to save the individual. >> that charles county deputy is one of three officers to jump into action and save a man's life. it happened in waldorf last week. tonight, we have video of the daring rescue as the deputies are talking about what happened. megan
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>> i heard the skid marks right almost in front of the el dealership. >> southbound and northbound. >> it is a motor vehicle accident with a suv that ran into a large light pole. >> and i had my car out on 301 north. >> reporter: officer don qvale got to the scene first. he had his dash cam on, and ran towards the car on fire, and called for backup, but then he realized somebody was inside. >> i hoped that nobody was inside, but when i found him, i said, hey, we will try to get you out in a minute. >> reporter: the officer kept trying to extinguish it with a fire extinguisher. but it kept reigniting. >> are we went through three extinguishers. >> and when i went in to free him, you could see the flames
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>> the man was pinned between the passenger door and the seat. >> the driver was trapped and we were able to successfully untrap the leg. the 32-year-old man made it out alive and air lifted to the low ka cal hospital. we call these officers here r e rose, and they say that they were just doing their job. >> everybody did different thing, and we wanted to make sure that they got them out of the vehicle. >> and they say that is under invest gashgs and it is unclear how that accident happened. >> reporting for the county. megan fitzgerald. >> and they are trying to crash the car that went along in addison road in capital heights, and the vehicles are going to knock off the sidings, and we are told that nobody is hurt here, but the driver did not say, and to this point, not identified. >> rht
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to be entered in the second talk-a-on this in a row. they are against the nomination of jeff sessions for attorney general, and the debate has garnered a lot of attention this week after the senate majority leader has silenced massachusetts senator elizabeth warren, and she had been quoting a 1986 letter from coretta king n. that letter, she criticized sessions who was up for a post for his actions as prosecutor. and the leader mitch mcconnell silenced her on the rule's debates saying that rule 19, a senator cannot refer offensively or impugn the motives of a fellow senator. and she had been warned when she quoted the late ted kennedy and silenced when she read the letter by king. after being silenced, warren walked off of the floor and read it on facebook live. it garnered millions of views,
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reading of the letter, but without retribution. and mcconnell said she was warned and she has persisted. it is a battle cry to the left. and hillary clinton said, so must we all. >> and the female figures who persisted including rosa parks and harriet tubman and also today, senator warren on her intent in quoting the letter. >> this is kor rcoretta scott k talking about the a facts as she saw him that he, jeff sessions, used his office to not allow freedom of voting for blacks. and i want to say, that i hope that everybody reads this letter. >> we have been asking online if she should have been allowed to spook out against
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that it is eventually divided, and so we will have more of those results later on. this is how it all started. the girl with the amazing skills. that is fattima al ali. and the december the caps offed her an opportunity to come to meet the team, and today, the big team. and news4 carol maloney was there with the story. >> yeah, i was there and so was every media outlet that you can think of. and this feel-good story is getting good attention much to the surprise of her. she is a 26-year-old woman from abu dhabi. she has been playing hockey for six years. she tried to skate in her home country everyday and never imagined that the game would bring her here. >> reporter: even though the young arab woman from the middle east plays on the united arab national team, and found herself on
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capitals, she had to remind herself to breathe. >> i was not expected, because it is unbelievable. >> reporter: discovered in the fall by the captain, today, accepting passes and a gift from her favorite player alex ovechkin. the chance meeting to have you meet ovie. are you going to put that on ice? >> no, that is going to be in my room, and nobody will touch it. >> reporter: what was your first reaction when you saw her for the first time? >> well, it is amazing, because we were there with the tv crew and stopped what we were doing, and i approached her and i asked her h, and the first thing, can you do it again, and i was so amazed and i asked her if i can record it, and she said yes. >> nhl is promoting hockey is for everyone month discovered today that some are better. >> some guys told me
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more skilled than i am. and so i am on the ice more than her, and so that hurt at first, but i understand. it is great. i mean, she is doing some stuff that is better than i can or that i can't do. >> and she has the skills to inspire. and hopefully going to make a lasting impression to break down cultural barriers. and she is going to go again to the game when they face detroit tonight, and then back home. >> thank you, carolyn. burglars are on the prowl, and police believe several links are going to hopefully lead to a big break in the case. i'm tom sherwood in bethesda and the little macedonia church, and from 1920, the congregation is going to try to save some old burial ground, and what happened? the story is coming up. and la
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for convenience to keep them from shredding furniture or scratching people, and then it should only be allowed for medical reasons. and the american veterinarian association disagrees with the bill to add declawing to the animal cruel list of offenses. and it is the one-year countdown clock for the next year's olympics unveiled today. the 14-foot clock is going to run until the paraplim pilympic. they begin may 8th. >> and this is going to be a truly great moment in sporting history. it marks the final stretch of the preparations. >> unlike recent games in sochi, all of the venues are ready or ahead of schedule. >> and val
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arts for d.c. children, and their performance for some of the country's top musicians. this is where marcus wi williams was fatally stabbed, and ahead, his mother tells us about the dream that died here with her son. and parts off western loudoun, and fredrick and other counties are in a winter advisory until 9:00 a.m. when the rain moves in and changes to snow, and what to expect in your neighborhood with e forecast.th ♪ never waver. ♪ because going around is rarely ever as enjoyable... ...as going right through. ♪ ♪ ♪
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here at the live desk we have learned that polices have capture ad tattoo-covered sex offend mer ter in the state. take a look. he was released from federal prison earlier in the month, and he was to self-report to a texas transition center, but he never showed up. all points bulletin went out, and the police caught up to stayinger today, and he walking right near d.c. superior court. he is in custody of the u.s. marshals and they are going to transfer him to richmond, virginia, where he is expected to face a escape charge. i'm chris lawrence, news4. >> the weather coming this way is can
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are offering travel vouchers to reschedule, but amelia, it is not that rough for us, but it affects a lot of people. >> yes, if you are headed to new york, boston, philadelphia you need to check your flight schedule, but if you are flying ow of bwi out of reagan and dulles international, you should be fine further back to the west or the south. i wanted to show you the timing, and we will have rain showers moving in this evening, and from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m., and what we wanted oshow you is that at 3:00 a.m., we will show you the snow in fred rix county and maryland and virginia and continuing into the early morning hours, and chuck and sheena are going to to be updating the forecast, and tracking pockets of heavy snow in parts of montgomery county to reduce the visibilities to half a mile. and mow tis here in the district, we are right on the rain/snow line, and by 8:00 a.m., we are seeing the snow showers
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10:00 a.m., this storm system is going to be pulling away and winter is going to be returning in the feels-like temperatures. i will show you that in a moment. right now, here is the forecast in your area from d.c. to anne arundel and fauquier is going to see the snow stick to the grass, but then melt. we have had two back-to-back days of record warmth in the entire area. and to the north, northern montgomery, and northern loudoun, and 1 to 3 inches of the fluffy wet stuff will fall, and it is those areas that could see some delays in the morning, but washington does have a chance of not seeing any flakes at all. we are right on the line, and the temperatures of the event to d.c., and alexandria and arlington and raining snow if we see it fall. what does it mean for the roads? just wet. secondary road, they will have some slush on them, and w
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snow, and sidewalks here in town, and as you take the reduced visibility, heavy wet snow is not stick, but the visibility is down to half a mile. what does it mean? it means a really slow go for the morning commute and even if we have people off of the roads leading to the delays or the potential to go in later. if you want to go in tomorrow, budget for the time especially coming down from the north. at noon, dry and blustery and some flurries around for the evening and when you factor in the winds, and it is going to be windy, look at the feels-like temperatures. feeling like we are in the 20s. tomorrow night n the teens, and then friday morngs pleasaing, ig to be pleasant. not really. the highs will only be in the 30s, 39, and then the
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i will take it. plenty of clouds saturday and sunday, but 58 on saturday and 52 on sunday. it is getting confusing the weather, and the news for your health and the sudden temperature changes could have an impact on your body. we talked to an allergist today from g.w. and she said that the sudden switch to cold weather can put more stress on your body and more pollen in the air, and more congestion, and the colder and drier air can construct the airway causing problems for asthma patients, and also, the shift can cause sinus head haacs and cover the nose and mouth with a scarf so you can have warmer air into your lungs. a morgan state university student with a bright future in law enforcement was killed near
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to nikts detectives don't know why he was killed or why? the fbi just announced a reward leading to the finding of the killer of martin edwards. >> reporter: marcus edwards' mother and brother returned to the intersection where he was fatality stabbed last year. the fbi is offering a $20,000 reward to help solve the case. it is not clear why somebody killed edwards. >> it is pure evil. someone purely killed this man for no other reason other than just being evil. >> reporter: edwards was # s wa born and raised in the trinidad neighborhood. he was a graduate of the junior police academy and the fbi future agents in training program. his mother says that it is his dream to become a d.c. police officer. >> devastating. devastating.
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i would not wish this on anybody. >> reporter: investigators say that the motive was not robbery, because edwards' e cell phone and wallet were left behind. the family sas that he would have handed over anything that the robber would have demanded. >> it is harder not knowing why it happened or who did it is even harder. >> reporter: the family wore shirts that say, smile for marcus. >> it says to smile, and that represented my brother and everything that he did. it helps me to process good thought about my brother. >> he was very charismatic and always smiling, and that is why you see us for smile for marcus shirt, because that is what he always did. >> reporter: ahead, the last words that he spoke after being fatally stabbed here as he was walking to go see his girlfriend. reporting from baltimore, chris gordon, news4 investigators in fauquier and loudoun county are looking into the series of
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that may be connected. they released this surveillance video of one man who may be involved. in one case, they took firearms and jewelry from homes and all of the cases appeared to have happened in the day, and most of the time, the burglar broke in from a back door. >> and some lucky children across the country are getting an invaluable education in the arts thanks to the program under way in 68 elementary schools and 15 states and near the district. in the second year now at bunk hill elementary, teachers are already seeing improvement in every subject. news4's barbara harrison got a look at the program, and is here with the story. barbara? >> yes, it is a great story. they were going to celebrate this week and they did celebrate. the kids were so excited that you would have thought that they were waiting for beyonce or bruno mars at bunker hill school. they were waiting for a few performers they had mire, but the students had wh t
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worship. >> reporter: lavelle simpson was ready for this day. bunker h hill elementary school decorated wall to wall with the artwork. and while they waited, they talked about what is going on. >> today, we are going to be showing off a few great people about this great school. >> reporter: and who are the great people here? >> ya ya ma and joshua bell, and larissa martinez, and she is a opera singer, and ya ya ma is the famous cellist. >> and david gar bally was among the guests to be escorted to the school. lavelle said it was going to be an exciting day. >> i get to do three things. i get to step. >> and zaiden. >> same as him except for the step. i'm a student ambassador. >> reporter: he was able to welcome ya ya ma, and
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bell. and then the students used music and art as a lesson mini prog m program, and it is part of the turnaround program to the offer resources in the classroom to improve academic achievement through the arts. >> what we are seeing is that the skills they are learn manage the arts is translating through all of the subjects. >> it relates to all of the subjects like math. and when i do step, i have d different angles, and like with the vie lynn, i will have to hold it in different positions. >> and another thing they get to do. >> i get to do two concerts with ya ya ma and joshua bell. >> reporter: led by the school conductor, they first played for the guests. and then with the guest. but they ended in the school auditorium with a garibaldi
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music. >> it is about things to spend some time focusing on it. and that is when you will get the ability to hear and see and feel more. >> it is the most important thing in a human being's life is to have art expression, and they learn about everything through this program. >> reporter: the turnaround p program sees art and music reaching the soul and helping students to learn who they are and how they fit into the world. and there are five turnaround art schools here in d.c., bunk er hill, noyes, turner and mowton, and they are all in the second year of the three-year program, and the turnaround program is savoy with the students are doing so great. >> what an awesome program. >> and they are so excited. i am telling you that they saw yaya ma. >> and lavelle is take it in stride hey, he is passionate, but he is hanging out with yaya. >> and he said it is
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and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. a battle between the congregation of a smallturech and some big developers in bethes bethesda. and here is tom sherwood with their story. >> traffic is zoom iing along river road in bethesda in the d.c. line, and traffic is too busy to notice the
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baptist church here since 1920 and the center of what was the after can american community, and what was dated back to the civil war and whose family was developed here in the community. >> and so this community was displaced and displaced all over the washington, d.c., area. >> harvey matthews is a trustee for 75 members, and he grew up nearby, and in what is now the parking lot. >> and the yard and the roadway, and same trees. >> and now, they are holding the rally after services to insist that this nearby open space is protected and respected as a former cemetery. >> when i was 9 or 10 years old, we used to play hide-and-go-seek in that cemetery. >> reporter: it le lies behind the mcdonald the's, and part of the redevelopment project, and
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the developer roger berliner represents the area, and he want wanted them to use ra radar imagery before they construction approval plans are taken up on the 23rd. >> if there is any burial grounds, it is important to know. >> reporter: they say that the rally on sunday will insist. the surface land may have been changed, but the land must be respected. tom sherwood, news4. and now, new criticism on president trump of the federal judges looking into the immigration order. >> there is a considerable debate about the attorney general's confirmation. and we will talk about what happened just before. and now, trump is saying that he is defending the daughter, but raising serious questions about the conflicts of interest. >> "news4 at 6:00" starts right now. first tonight, the wild weather from r
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