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dozens of weapons from a gun store. >> it was all over in less than 90 seconds. let's get right to meagan fitzgerald live outside that store with details. >> reporter: police tell us that it was just before 4:00 this morning that two guys used a crowbar to pry their way through this door behind me. they say these guys were covered from head to toe and seem to be bothered by the cameras and surveillance videos. security alarps weren't enough to stop these two suspects. in less than 90 seconds they smashed three display cases and quickly grabbed 26 guns, throwing them into a black bag. before walking out, they grabbed seven long firearms hanging on the wall. montgomery county police arrived on scene but the suspects had already taken off. atf agents joined the
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trying to determine which guns were stolen. >> i walked in there. i saw the busted up glass. >> i just fear that the people who got the guns, what are they going to do with the guns? >> reporter: police believe these suspects took off in a four-door light colored sedan. they're offering up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. right now there's a brush fire burning deep in the woods in montgomery county. crews went to the scene near the capital crescent trail in bethesda because someone smelled smoke. several acres have burned but no homes are in danger. central maryland is under a drought warning. streams and groundwater levels are lower than usual so the state is asking you to cut back on your use of water. dry weather is just one of the concerns for storm team 4.
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some serious changes in temperature. >> what's coming our way? >> first off, you notice the very dry air out there. that's helping to fan the flames. we see numerous brush fires the last couple of days. yes, we are in a severe drought. today's 30 miles an hour wind don't help. tomorrow, we simply flip a switch. >> we're talking about rain and snow. by saturday morning windchills in the single digits from 74 today. >> it could literally feel 60 degrees colder by saturday morning. again, temperatures across the region now in the 70s. these are the highs today, 74 in washington. that's incredible. 71 in dulles. 72 fredericksburg. the winds still gusting over 30 miles an hour in spots. 30 at the airport, 32 back towards martinsburg. near these are bringing in the very
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moving in tomorrow. that's going to move in very early. i want to show you this. this is future weather early tomorrow morning. notice what's happening here. rain and snow by 6:00 a.m. just about 12 hours away we're talking about a chance for some snow. just amazing. the cold air racing down across our region right now. how long this cold air sticks around and the potential for snow coming up on tuesday. all of that coming up in a couple of minutes. download the nbc washington app to see the latest. developing now, republican efforts to replace the affordable care act have passed a second panel in the house, but only after 27 hours of debate. the momentum helped speaker paul ryan who's trying to push the bill throughout without any support from democrats. nancy
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tax credits robinhood in reverse. it is the latest headline pointing to a possible conflict of interest regarding president trump and his hotel on pennsylvania avenue. news4's chris gordon is outside the trump hotel with details. >> reporter: the local couple suing donald trump individually and the corporation that operates the trump international hotel claims that mr. trump has a conflict of interest. diane gross and her husband khalid pitts own cork wine bar on 14th street in northwest washington. they say they have lost business. >> today our lawyer filed a business lawsuit on our behalf because president trump's ownership of the hotel and its restaurants constitutes unfair competition for us and other
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>> we know that people from foreign dignitaries to members of congress to heads of state have a choice where to dine, stay and hold events. why wouldn't they go to a place that most pleased the president of the united states? >> reporter: ahead, is this a politically motivated lawsuit? we'll hear from the couple suing president trump, why they did it and what they hope to achieve. back to you. this is going to affect a lot of you who commute to work or school. your trips on metro may get longer and more expensive. today metro's board gave preliminary approval to a plan to raise fares anywhere from 10-25 cents on trains and buses. wait trials could increase and some bus lines may be eliminated. metro says it needs to close a budget gap of nearly $300 million. adam tuss will break down all the changes coming up
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an overnight crash on the beltway. it happened on the outer loop in virginia near i-95. the truck hit a guardrail and flipped over, trapping the driver inside. rescue crews freed the driver who is now in a hospital with life threatening injuries. we're learning more about a man who was shot and killed in capitol heights. timothy winbush was 31 years old. someone flagged down a police officer and found winbush in a parking lot near the oak crest community center. detectives are trying to figure out who shot him and why. american university is investigating a case of vandalism and hate. university police released this surveillance photo of a man wanted in the case. they believe he's behind posters against women. those posters found in several buildings on campus. students began seeing the posters tuesday night. if you know who the man is, you should call .u
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our area not able to call for help. the government is stepping in after a nationwide 911 outage that could have left a lot of people in danger. whipping winds, wild weather, even fire. a look at the damage from weather that caused a state of emergency. the grand opening that brought out some huge crowds. our
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night's 911 outage is reaching the federal government. chairman of the federal communication commission says he's launched an investigation into the outage. it impacts at&t wireless subscribers in multiple states including people in the d.c. area for at least two hours last night. at&t hasn't confirmed exactly how many customers were unable to reach emergency services or what caused the outage. we have seen plenty of ribbon cuttings in our day, but this morning in gainesville they opened a door -- i've got to say i've never seen anything quite like it. they officially opened a new cabela's sporting goods state attorney -- store. >> we were very excited.
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mow and he wanted to come to cabela's. >> they know local opportunities for hunting, hiking, fishing, wildlife watching, whatever your outdoor passion is. >> the store's grand opening includes special guests and give-aways and continues through the weekend. the washington monument is closed for a few years, but that doesn't mean you can't get those stunning views from high atop the nation's capital. where to go and what's changed. only on news4, you have seen and heard him on the voice. now we're talking to him live here in our studio.
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wild weather causes a surprising number of serious problems from the great plains to upstate new york. >> millions of people are cleaning up from the damage. gabe gutierrez is in oklahoma city where the wind is finally dying down. >> reporter: oklahoma's governor declared a state of emergency in 22 counties. strong winds that fuelled fires in this state and others knnow moving east. the powerful winds wreaking havoc across a large swath of the country. gusts reaching up
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hour in some areas. in upstate new york the wind tearing down trees and power lines, blocking roads and stranding drivers in rochester. near buffalo the gusts causing this freight train derailment, knocking 20 cars off the tracks. in ohio, dangerous driving, multiple program ttractor trail ended. in detroit the wind causing this plane to slide off a runway. in another part of detroit the wind fanned a deadly blaze at an apartment building that killed five people. roofs ripped off buildings. at one point more than a million people in michigan had no power. that same storm system fuelling wildfires burning out of control in several states . today here in oklahoma authorities are hoping improving conditions might help firefighters. what they really need is
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rain. we've got some wild weather of our own coming our way. we're in for some serious changes starting tonight. doug is fine tuning the forecast with everything you need to know about the cold, even some snow. he's going to join us again in just a few minutes. ♪ we've been sharing the news about this beautiful local voice now getting national recognition. he is 23-year-old malik davage of southeast d.c., picked up by coach adam levine on "the voice" on tuesday. malik is here with us in our studio. welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> you can tell i'm one of your fans. >> you know, as pat is reading that, malik's daughter paris is here. she's 2 years old. she's over there. she hears the song we just
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papa, dad da. we hear a little voice over there. i've got to ask you about what happened after that performance. you got a hug from gwen stefani. adam said come sit in the chair. >> my emotions were running everywhere. i remember growing up like being on a big stage or something, i've always wanted to do. when it happened it was like, oh my gosh. did the chair just turn? and then all of a sudden i started tearing up. gwen was like do you want to come down. i'm like gwen stefani just offered me a hug. i feel like i should take the hug. adam was sitting in the chair. he just asked me to sit in the chair. it was like i sat in the chair and the whole spiel came out about telling everyone where i'm from and what i'm trying to do and bringing my beautiful daughter on stage. >> we a
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dawn, malik. you were so overwhelmed by the moment, you shed tears. i think your mom -- everybody was crying. >> yeah. it was very emotional. just thinking in back of all the things i've been through and just growing up and having like a lot of obstacles to come over and taking them head on and continuing to sing and be the best person i can be. >> i've got to ask you, man, how long has this been a dream? were you a little boy when you started singing? how did this get started? >> it kind of started when i was around maybe 4 years old, i remember sitting watching the jackson 5 and american dream movie. i was just like, that looks cool. that looks fun. i feel like doiki could do that. i started singing in the house and singing in front of friends and family, hearing my mom tell me to be quiet beca
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it stuck with me. i've been able to accomplish many things. >> you sang at the turkey bowl. you've been at the wizards game. >> i've been under the rug. i've done things to prep for this moment. i've been doing it for so many years. i've done 106 on park and 2013. everything that i've done has set me up for this moment. it's been the best moment that i've had so far in life and it's only the beginning. >> a lot of times, especially with our kids, it's one thing to say something to them. hey, i want you to do this, i want you to value , but it's always better to show them. what do you think you're showing paris? >> i'm just simply showing her that anything that she wants to do, she can do it. i want to be that role model of
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a father to show that your kids should be able to follow their dreams or do whatever they want to do. no one should ever feel like they can't do whatever they want to do. once you put your mind to it, it's just go out and get it. >> what advice would you give to others? >> everyone who wants to follow their dreams and accomplish great things, just always have to remain focused, keep one foot forward, keep an open mind and don't let anything block you and just go straight for it. >> we're rooting for you. >> thank you. >> the whole area is. >> your hometown is rooting for you. >> don't get choked up here. we've got 40 minutes of the show to do. we want start crying out here. >> i'm so very happy for you. we're proud of you. >> you guys are so awesome. >> go far and do we
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keep an eye on our facebook and twitter pages because after our break we're going to be tweeting out and putting some behind the scenes stuff out on our page. remember "the voice" is on monday and tuesday nights right here on nbc 4. don't spend your tax refund all in one place. why millennials could teach us a lesson or two about how to spend the irs refund wisely. so long spring. we're about to come face to face with winter. how brutal cold and snow as early as tomorrow, doug has the forecast you need to see next.
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we have a bloom watch update for you. 70% of the cherry trees are now in the fourth stage of bloom. they peak at stage six. they've got a couple more stages to go. right now expected peak time between the 19th and 22nd of march. if you want to see the cherry blossoms but avoid the crowds at the tidal basin, there are 13 viewing spots listed on the nbc washington facebook page. they're going to have to hold on
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>> amelia is going to have more on that. the cherry blossom is in real trouble. friday night, saturday night, sunday night the temperature getting into the 20s. that could have a big impact on the blooms. >> they've started to bloom too early. then you get the freeze. >> 28 is considered a hard freeze. it's possible we could see a 10% die-off per night. if it goes colder than that, it could be devastating. it's something we're going to be watching closely. we go from 74 degrees today to the 30s by tomorrow night. this weekend is going to be one cold weekend. again, one of the coldest we've seen all winter. you know what's nice today. i mean, simply gorgeous across our
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we're currently sitting at 73. 70 frederick, 73 fredericksburg. your thursday is awesome, just like wednesday was awesome. the winds have been gusting upwards of 30 miles an hour. but this wind, a warm wind out of the west. tomorrow the winds shift out of the north, about the same intensity. take a look at this. i want to look back towards the north and west. notice this line. this is the front. you can see some rain and snow, snow around chicago. chicago is in the 60s now. down to 41 degrees in chicago. 35 in buffalo. and that cold air is just racing down towards our region. and it will be here by tomorrow morning. because of that, we're kind of worried about the morning rush. 3:00 a.m., cold air starting to move in. it's rain around the d.c. metro area at 6:00. look how much of the area could be seeing snow, baltimore, upper montgomery county, hagerstown,
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winchester. as far as the concerns go, this all moves out of here by 10:00. it's very quick. let's talk about what to expect tomorrow. for the morning rush, roads just wet. so warm today. there's no way we're going to get any stickage on the roads. could get a quick coating on the grass points to the north and west. i'm not anticipating much at all from this because it has been so warm. it melts when it stops. tomorrow, 48 early. and then temperatures will be droppi inping all day and becom windy. we're going to see windchills in the 20s by tomorrow night. that's why we're calling tomorrow a weather alert day because of the major change. here's the problem for the cherry blossoms, 26, 27, 28. we're very close to the cold
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blossoms. we stay in the 20s in toward next week. this may be the coldest stretch we've seen all winter long. tuesday tracking a potential snowstorm. it could be a potential nor'easter. get ready, guys. winter making a come back big time. 40 years lais later a s latk and sadness still exist. looking back on a city tragedy.
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this afternoon wikileaks founder julian assange is taking a victory lap from his safe haven at ecuador's embassy in london. two days after posting thousands of documents that are purportedly from the cia, as sang made an explosive charge about the agency. >> reporter: the cia isn't confirming these documents are real. a senior intelligence official has told nbc at least some of them are reel. knew wikileaks is about to release more. >> the central intelligence agency lost control of its entire cyb
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>> reporter: wikileaks founder julian assange announced today he'll share part of that with microsoft, apple and google so they can create a fix to keep their products from being hacked. >> if a program or a piece of information is classified, it remains classified regardless of whether or not it's released into the public venue or not. >> reporter: the fbi and cia are trying to identify what stole more than 8,000 classified documents detailing the cia's ability to hack smart phones, tvs, computers, even popular messaging apps. was it a contractor? was it russia? was it a mole on the inside? >> this now has to be looked into very seriously. >> some of them inside they're allowing the leaks. sometimes it may be we're just a little bit too easy on it. >> reporter: a former cia anly
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cia listens to terrorists is dangerous. >> if they know that certain devices are more easily listened to, they might avoid using that. >> reporter: wikileaks has a lot more information as the cia tries to reassure americans they're only listening in to terrorists, not citizens at home. we just got a look at a memo that went out to senate stafferers having them not to go to the wikileaks website and not to download those documents. in march of 1977 a group of gunmen, part of a break-away muslim group, seized several buildings here in washington, taking 150 hostages who they held for two days. during the siege two people were killed. the late marion barry was shot in the chest. the two killed were a security guard and a young radio reporter
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troy johnson of whur joins us now. i have to tell you, i was in college at the time. i was working part-time at whur. when we found out the government had taken over the district building and the islamic center, i remember it was all so shocking and cocso confusing. we didn't know what to do. it was confusing because we were hearing reports about it happening in several places at one time. >> a lot of people were feeling that. you think of washington, d.c. at that time as the seat of power for america. but for a lot of people it's just a neighborhood, just a sleepy town. you could walk into government buildings back then without security checks. of course we know those things changed and they began to change in d.c. after the siege. you can argue the way we live arnold he around here changed forever. my colleague john blake was here 40 years ago.
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of employees who remember when this tragic day happened. >> i'm a producer at the radio station at that time. we were going about our normal day and receiving news. i mean it hit us like a thunder bolt. so much so that no one wanted to go on the air until after they announced what had happened. it's a pity that was taken away from us. >> and john tells me that he had a smile on his face all the time when he was working there at the station. he said you could feel his energy and his passion for the job. his one thing that he really wanted to be was a great reporter. >> he loved reporting. he was a very nice guy. i'm sure many of your listeners also remember.
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reflections? >> they're saying it's something they'll never forget because it was chaotic. so many things happening not just in one place but in different parts of the city. they were worried about the potential of some of these things breaking out in other parts of the city. and then they were all, of course, concerned about the hostages that were held by hamas abdul kalis. a lot of people were thinking at maurice williams and the impact that he was making, just 24 years old, beginning his career. he was at a critical time making that happen in the city. >> just got up that morning and came to work covering the news. the d.c. council is commemorating the siege tonight
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press room was named after maurice williams. >> that event is going to be tonight. it's hosted by the city council. i'm happy to say that my colleagues at whur work on the standards of excellence and making sure that kind of commitment to the kind of work that maurice was doing 40 years ago is still remembered today and his contributions and his energy will never be forgotten at the radio station. >> thank you, troy. >> absolutely. mark segraves talked to police and prosecutors who handled the hanafi case back in 1977. he'll have more coming up, including how the siege ended and the motive behind it. we just got a hold of the a new list of the best places to work. hear which local company versus t -- companies have the happiest employees. plus, winter is making a
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♪ ♪ we are tracking a big change in our weather this afternoon. from low to mid 70s to rain and wet snow showers around tomorrow morning. because of how mild it is right now, take a look, the road conditions tomorrow morning only going to be wet. no snow will be sticking to the roads, even those neighborhood less traveled roads. by the evening it's
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keep it dry. but the weather still having a pretty big impact on your weekend. the rock 'n' roll marathon, temperatures feeling like they're in the teens. the cherry blossoms, unfortunately with how cold it's going to be, some damage will be likely to the trees. just too cold for outdoor exercise. saturday morning it's going to be very dramatic. got a question. i don't know how honestly you want to answer this. but do you like your job? fortune magazine is out with its annual list to have 100 best companies to work for and seven of them are right here in the d.c. area. >> forbes asked how much support they got in their personal and professional lives. local companies that made the cut, capitol one financial,
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loans, navy federal credit union, mars incorporated and tech systems. >> google is still the number one place to work. it's earned the top spot eight times in 11 years. wegmans is second. ten years, still no answers about what happened to a former fbi agent overseas. a decade after he was last heard from, his family is speaking out today. their strong message to president trump. the washington monument is closed for the next few years for repairs. but there's anher wayot
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this is a story i shared on my facebook page. ten years after a former fbi agent mysteriously disappeared, his family is still fighting to bring him home. today bob levinson's family came to capitol hill. he van nicished in twerch2007. now they think president trump's hard line stance on iran could help bring him home. >> my father's an american patriot. if president trump really means americans first, we're going to protect our americans first and bring them
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never leave a man on the battlefield. he can send a message to the american people that he's not going to do that. he's going to get my father home. >> the family says they're working to get a sitdown meeting with president trump. the fbi is now offering a $5 million reward for information leading to his safe return. today it released a statement reading in part, ten years is an inhumane amount of time to ask a family to wait for word on their loved one. new video shows you a birds eye view of our nation's capital. this isn't a look from the top of the washington monument because of course it's closed. >> reporter: this is one of the best views in washington. just look out this window right here. there's washington monument, the new african-american knmuseum. there's freedom plaza. you don't realize
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a map of downtown. we are on top of the old clock tower at the trump hotel. the u.s. park service retains control of the clock tower. it has some of the best views you'll ever see, particularly because the washington monument is closed until 2019. up here on the clock tower, which is about 315 feet high, you get a 360 degree view of the nation's capital. it's a spectacular place. it's free. there are no tickets required. it's open from thursday to sunday. and it's been closed for a couple of years while the hotel was being built. but they've made it a nice place to visit. >> you can check out photos of that view in every direction. we posted them in the nbc washington app. search clock
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car you haven't owned in years. think about how upset you'd be if that bill was for 1500 bucks. >> wendy rieger is in the newsroom with more. >> this guy traded in his car two years ago. handed over the keys, the title. went through the whole process with his dealership. why does he now get a huge bill? and if that isn't annoying enough, he tried to sort it out and he wasn't getting anywhere. so what happened when he called us for help? and what you should do that he did not. also, a woman who was a dog walker for her neighbors in trouble with the law tonight. turns out she was taking out the pups. that wasn't all she was taking. how police figured it out and what they found when they confronted her. also, are you thinking about eating more gluten free foods? there is a big health risk that
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diet. amelia, give us the timeline on the precipitation that's coming. >> between about 1:00 and 3:00 some scattered rain and snow showers are possible. it's really during the morning rush we'll be tracking some rain and wet snow mixing. we're going to have wet roads. you know that's going to slow the morning commute. we're not talking about any slush on the roads. i want to show you your weather headlines. there's three major stories in the weather right now. our area under a severe drought. we're getting reports of brush fires out there. the dry conditions, the windy conditions certainly not helping. second, it's mild today but by saturday morning we're talking about windchills in the single dim digits. that's going to have a big impact on plants and trees throughout the area. we're keeping a close eye on next tuesday for the ch
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it's still five days out. here's the latest on the cherry blossoms. right now we're in stage four of six. six is peak bloom. the national park service thinking we'll be between about the 19th and the 22nd. there will be weather impacts the next few days. damage is likely to the blooms. we're talking at least a 10% loss based on the low temperatures at the tidal basin. i want to show you some videos from today of the cherry blossoms. you can see the buds are out there. the trees are all in various states. buds that are more closed up, they'll likely have a better chance of surviving this cold bout of weather we'll be experiencing these next few days. we don't want the flowers to be coming out with our cherry
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there. those winds die down by 7:00 p.m. and pick back up tomorrow afternoon and evening. it's windy later in the day tomorrow. take a look at your hourly planner. 7:00 a.m. we're tracking rain with some wet snow north. 45 degrees at that point. temperatures in the 40s throughout the day. by the midday we're largely dry but during the afternoon another line of scattered showers could move through. it's looking mainly dry for the evening commute. the weather will be having a bit of an impact on that morning commute. recess for the kids could be indoors tomorrow. but school cancellations and delays not in the forecast. look at 6:00 a.m. on saturday. this is how cold it's going to feel. about 6 in gaithersburg and 11 in washington. if you're running in the rock 'n' roll marathon, bottom line bundle up. it's breezy throughouth
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daylight saving time begins on sunday. we lose an hour of sleep. then we're talking about some rain and snow potentially around on tuesday. it's looking pretty likely. what >> that is tough weather to run in. ouch. >> big drop. well, it looks like millennials are being smart with their money. >> yeah. and their frugality may be contributing to the decline of some big department stores. susan hogan is here. this penny pinching really starting to catch on. >> it is. you know the saying, with age comes wisdom and a few other things too. unless you are of course a millennial, according to a new survey by bank rate, 39% of millennials are saving or investing this year's tax refund, the most of any age group. this mindset is also attracting millennials to retailers like dollar stores and sc
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racks. over the past few years we've seen legacy department stores like macy's and jc penny's shuttering their stores while discount stores are up. tj maxx sales topped $32.2 billion. that's an increase of 7%. ross stores saw an increase of 14%. burlington sales spiked 9.4%. nordstrom, which also includes nordstrom rack showed an increase of 5.2%. retail experts say department stores could learn a thing or two from the off price retailers who are doing a much better job of connecting with millennials through social media. millennials make up one-third of that population. it really brings up a good point. it's millennials doing this. they're being really cost savvy. >>
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lived through that great recession. i wonder if that's sort of informing their view of the world and how to manage their money. >> they're gun shy. that's a perfect point. uber for students, a new ride sharing app developed by teens should be the answer to your carpool frustrations. we'll show you that works.
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have you ever felt like you're spending too much time driving your family around? now there's an app for that. it's not uber or lyft. this app caters to parents looking for carpools. designed for our area by students in our area. >> reporter: being a parent can sometimes mean feeling like a chauffeur. schools, sports, clubs, all things that often require rides. thanks to a new app, students can now hitch a ride with their classmates' parents with the push of a bus obutton. >> stay up later and arrange their schedule around my practices which was very inconvenient. >> it's the convenience of potentially being late to work. >> reporter: the new app
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much like uber. parents driving to for from school put in their route. students who live along the way can request to hop in. >> we're hoping that eventually it's so standard the bus isn't really necessary. >> it's fair compared to the price of an uber. i'm able to rate the riders. >> reporter: in alexandria. zbl >> students are working with the county to make sure only registered fairfax county students and their parents can use this app. news4 at 5:00 starts now. >>
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wanted after breaking into a gun shop and stealing dozens of guns. it was all caught on camera. >> reporter: metro makes a decision about raising fares and cutting service. i'll tell you what's going to be changing coming up. 71 degrees in d.c. 35 in buffalo. here comes the cold air. that's not the only thing it's bringing with it. first at 5:00 tonight, new video as police try to find 30 guns stolen from a gun shop. >> this was a pretty bold break-in. the video shows two men smashing display cases, stuffing gun into a bag and calmly walking out of the store. >> reporter: chris, police tell us this happened fast. those two suspects entered this gun shop through the front door. the alarms went off and police came rushing over. by the time they got here, it was too late.
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suspects pry open the door to the united gun shop and use crowbars to smash through three glass cases. this surveillance video shows the men quickly grabbing as many guns as they can and tossing them into a black bag. police say these criminals stole about 30 guns, including seven long firearms before walking out. while crews cleaned up and repaired the front door, montgomery county police searched for clues. >> it's not a good thing. a lot of desperate people out there. >> reporter: atf agents were also on scene, spending hours inside the shop trying to determine which guns were stolen. >> not good that they're on the street with the wrong people. >> reporter: that's the concern for law enforcement as well, which is why they're hoping this video will somehow help them track down these suspects. now, police believe those suspects took off in a four-door

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