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strong words from governor larry hogan and the white house today about rape allegations against two undocumented students. a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old are charged with attacking a classmate in a rockville high school bathroom last week. county executive ike legget says both teens have outstanding orders with immigrations and customs enforcement. not too long ago, the governor added this. >> we have questions about what these individuals were doing that that school. what their status was. i'd like to know when the montgomery county school system knew, what they knew and when they knew it. >> montgomery county executive ike legget put out a statement saying if convicted,both teenagers will serve their sentences
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this case is having national implications. it came up today at the white house as president trump's spokesman explained it is an example of why enforcing immigration laws are a top priority for the administration. >> immigration pays its toll on our people if it's not done legally. this is another example. it's why the president is so passionate about this. >> right now news4's darcy spencer is waiting for a news conference with montgomery county schools. first at 4:00, chopper 4 over a crash that landed two men in the hospital and police are looking for who's behind it. someone hit two pedestrians along 2nd street in lanham just this afternoon and sped off. one of the men has serious injuries. police put out this picture of a missing girl from frederick, ry
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friends in the the area. president trump is back from his trip to capitol hill today. the president warned house republicans that their seats in congress could be at risk if they don't pass the gop health care bill. the house votes on thursday. this afternoon we're getting our first look at the two men under arrest for murdering a 21-year-old woman more than a year ago. the victim in that case was found shot to death in her car just a few hours after she left home. >> her parents say the night she died she received a call and told them that a friend's car had broken down. >> reporter: it came out of the blue, a sudden arrest in a troubling case of murder here in spotsylvania county. two men in their late 20s, charged in connection with the murder of
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found dead in her car back in december 2015. she'd been shot in the head. for 15 months, the case went dormant. then today the announcement of the big arrest. coming up at 5:00, we're going to hear from heather's family. they'll talk about their reaction to the arrest. they'll talk about what they've been through over the last 15 months. it's day two of the confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. gorsuch proved to be unflappable during the hearing. he said he had no problem ruling against the president, even calling that a soft ball question. gorsuch also said he would not comment about the political fight over president obama's
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nominee merhe garland. he was peppered about the president's muslim ban. gorsuch said every person and every law would get a fair square deal with him. senator lindsey graham questioned gorsuch about whether the president asked him how he would rule on certain cases before nominating him. >> did he ever ask you to overrule roe v wade? >> no. >> what would you have done if he would have asked? >> senator, i would have walked out the door. not what judges do. i don't do it at thaend t end o pennsylvania avenue and they shouldn't do it at this end either. >> he's originally from colorado but he spent some time in
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reagan chose his mother to become the first woman to lead the epa. he attended georgetown prep in 1985. as a judge, one of his most well-known rulings had to do with the hobby lobby case. gorsuch ruled against the obamacare mandate on contraception. some people flying into the u.s. have been slapped with new restrictions. some airlines are stopping people from bringing large devices on the plane. >> reporter: change is in the air at this emirates departure counter, one these passengers may not notice until their return flights to dulles, though some waiting in departures already heard. >> it's sad that only mobiles are
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only permitting mobiles or smart phones and other cell phone sized devices in the flight cab inon direct flights to the u.s. the policy extends to ten airports in eight middle east and north african nations. nine airlines are affected. officials say the measures are to counteract terrorism threats to u.s. security. >> this is apparently based on a combination of concern about terrorists refining plans to hide explosives in electronics and the assessment of security at specific airports. >> reporter: for some travelers who fly overseas, it's an convenience they understand. but others
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>> every country, every nation they have every right to upgrade or introduce whatever system they want to apply. >> when it comes to devices, i don't think that's really a problem. >> reporter: nevertheless, this policy will move forward. those ten airports now have four days to comply. this will not impact u.s. airlines. another change moves in on us. let's go to storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer. doug, we're getting whiplash. >> no kidding, pat. that is only going to continue for the next couple of days. first, it's the cold part of that whiplash. right now, 62 d.c. and richmond. 58 in pittsburgh, 54 in state college. not bad. no real cold air anywhere in our re
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the cold air just to our north trying to make its way down here. it will move in during the day tomorrow. we'll talk about just how cold things are going to be getting. windchills near freezing tomorrow afternoon. the chill wants to stick around for a while. we're talking a half and half weekend out there. a local man says he was embarrassed by police who strip searched him in front of strangers. also, a father grieving the loss of his girlfriend and his child after a terrible crash. how the community is rallying to his side. let's talk about a lucky scratch. why a virginia woman is very
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first at 4:00, a d.c. man is getting $125,000 because he was illegally strip searched by a laurel police officer. it happened back in 2014. his name is alan sergeant. he was pulled over by officer alcoal. the officer forced him to pull his pants down, even his underwear while he was standing in a cvs parking lot. to this day the department denies the strip search ever took place. the officer is still on the force and has been promoted. a woman in
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all because she showed her friend how to play the lottery. >> she took her friend to the giant food on town and country road. she was trying to show them how to use the self-service machine. thomas won the top prize in the 20 times the money game. she had the choice of taking the full $1 million prize over 30 years or a one-time cash option of about $631,000 before taxes. she chose the cash option. >> good choice. an 87-year-old woman gets the surprise of a lifetime. now let's hear what led to her lucky encounter with george clooney. wow. and a local woman gets a good deal on airfare, then her luck ran out.
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he lost his girlfriend and young son in a fiery crash on the suitland park way. his coworkers immediately sprung into action trying to help him out anyway they could. >> reporter: pj henderson is a tow truck driver here with unity towing in springfield. he lives in forestville and had been living there with his girlfriend and their 2-year-old until they wer
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tragic accident on suitland parkway. when his coworkers found out about his devastating loss, they immediately jumped into action to try and help him not only with funeral expenses but also through what they consider to be a slow time in their industry. >> we knew he was struggling financially and it's rough time of year for our industry. so we knew he was going to need some support and some help. >> i feel the love. i feel the support. i've only be with that company for about ten months. it means a lot to me so fast that they support me so much. >> reporter: coming up, what happened thursday night that took the life of his girlfriend and also their 2-year-old baby and how you can help as coworkers here are trying to lift him up in his time of need.
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there could be new punishments on the way for some military members who shared those inappropriate photos online. the navy and marine corps say they're considering rules to ban service members from sharing intimate photos. that came from testimony to a u.s. house panel today. the marine corps is still dealing with fallout from the nude photo sharing scandal in which former and current female marines said pictures of them were posted on facebook without their consent. actor george clooney surprised an 87-year-old fan in britain by visiting her on her birthday. cho he went to see pat adams at her retirement center and brought her flowers and stayed to chat a while. someone at the home sent clooney a note saying how much she wanted to meet him. >> i just wanted to meet the
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i wanted to meet him. he was charming. >> you and about 10 million other women out there. clooney actually lives near that retirement home in england. right now he and his wife amal are expecting twins. >> that young lady is certainly not alone. >> pretty cool to take the time out of your day. i mean, how many fans would love to meet george clooney? the weather's been pretty nice today but it's up and down. how much more of this? >> we're going to get quite a bit of it. over the next ten days we go down, we go up, we come right back town. temperatures today pretty nice. it's a very nice spring day. the first full day of spring so i could wear my spring suit. out there right now we're looking at some high clouds come on through. 62 degrees right now. take
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dropping through the 50s down to about 55 by 9:00. a very nice evening. it really is going to be quite nice through the rest of the day today. what a difference by this time tomorrow. take a look, 58 in hagerstown, 68 in charlottesville. 62 down towards fredericksburg. nothing on the radar right now. there's not a whole lot to pick up. a little front right up there. in behind this it's a lot colder. minneapolis right now coming in at 37 degrees. chicago at 47. down towards the south, look at this nice warm air. yesterday here it was 86 in st. louis. they're 20 degrees colder. we are going to be about 20 degrees colder tomorrow as that cold air races across the region. i hate to show you windchills. down to 23 gaithersburg, 29 in d.c.
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around 1:00 the windchill still below freezing in many areas. 30 in gaithersburg, 31 baltimore, 27 winchester, 33 manassas. your wednesday is going to be a very cold day. tomorrow night, same deal. windchills continue to be in the 30s. for the kids going to the bus stop, it is going to be cold and it's going to be windy. outdoor recess is going to be quite tough. temperatures rising through the 40s. i think we get to about 46 degrees in the city. many areas north and west are going to be even colder than that. thursday a little bit better, less wind on thursday. a few showers early on friday and then turning breezy and warmer. most of friday looks good with a high of 60. we're at 74 degrees on saturday and then rain likely on sunday. this is what i was talking about, a half and half weekend. sunday comes in, we get a temperature of 62 with rain likely.
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inch of rain. we've been talking about that severe drought. we desperately need to see some rain. looks like we'll get some on sunday. next week, we get cool again monday and tuesday. and wednesday through the end of next week, closer to average. average this time of year, now up to 57 degrees. >> i forgot what average looked like. thank you, doug. a risky operation for a little girl with four legs and two spines. the unprecedented effort to give her a chance at living a normal life. >> kady heron and
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what you see in this video has police looking for the woman behind the wheel. police say she was leaving a store parking lot and intentionally tried to hit people in a fit of road rage. you can see right there she narrowly missed a family with a young child. all of this happened sunday at a walmart in california's bay area. the driver was visibly agitated after the store refused to let her return some batteries. can you say not worth it? a 9 month old girl now has a chance at living a
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lot of love. >> the baby was born with what's called a parasitic twin. >> meet 10 month old dominique whose radiant smile stole the heart of nancy schwab. nancy and her family have hosted dominique while she's in the u.s. so she could undergo an extremely rare surgery at advocate children's hospital. >> we just wanted to open our house and our hearts and we got the jackpot. she is such a good baby. >> dominique was born with a parasitic twin sticking out of her back and had two extra legs and two spines. pediatricro
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there was concern the malformed twin would injure her spinal cord. >> we were very worried about her spinal cord. the legs that were coming off her back she was able to move. >> the surgery march 8th lasted six hours with a team of about 50 medical personnel. >> this is pure medicine. this is pure helping people. this is what we do it for. >> dominique will be reunited with her parents and siblings in africa within a few weeks. >> she's a lucky little girl that they know how to do that. >> just fascinating and amazing that they could -- you look at before and you think, wow, the technique it takes to save her life like that, just amazing. taking the fight over public broadcasting to capitol hill. the unique delivery by families and characters. the first daughter in the west
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late. plus working for you, a local woman gets a dream deal on plane tickets but it turned out to be a nightmare. after a year without getting her money back, she turns to us for help. you're watching news4 at 4:00. president trump did something today that his predecessor was sometimes criticized for not doing. >> he went to capitol hill to lobby republican holdouts who are opposed to his health care bill. some lawmakers say the visit also came with a threat. he singled out the head of the freedom caucus and implied there will be retribution if you vote no. >> reporter: republicans call this their best shot at repealing obamacare and it is a big test for the president, who campaigned hard on this promise. today on capitol hill, president trump, the salesman, working behind closed doors to get house republicans on board with the gop health care plan. >> we had a great meeting and i
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winner vote. >> reporter: two days ahead of that crucial vote, a firm message from the president to his own party. >> the message was if we don't get this done, we're going to lose the house and the senate next year. he was that blunt. >> reporter: here's a light moment as the president jokingly calls out one member, mark meadows of north carolina, a vocal opponent still not convinced. >> i serve at the pleasure of the people of western north carolina. when you serve at their pleasure, it's only those 750,000 people that can send you home. >> reporter: overnight leaders made changes to the gop bill hoping to win support. repeal obamacare tax this is year instead of next and give states more flexibility on medicaid. as he left capitol hill -- >> what's your response to the fbi investigating campaign ties to russia? >> reporter: the president remained notably silent on monday's bombshell from fbi director james comey, revealing the fbi is investigating possible l
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campaign and russia. the white house once again shooting down those allegations. >> they continue to see that there is nothing there. every single person who has been briefed who has come out and publicly talked about it -- >> reporter: an investigation that started in july and could stretch for years to come. thursday's health care vote comes seven years to the day since obamacare was signed into law. dozens of parents and kids rallied on capitol hill today with some help from a familiar pbs character, the cat in the hat. they want congress to reject president trump's budget proposals, specifically the big cuts in funding for pbs and npr. advocates say pbs is an important learning tool for children and it needs to be protected. >> every parent has to decide what they want their kids to see and hear. any parent who's watched other kids programming versus pbs, knows this is the kind of stuff
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with. >> i want a snack. >> let's have a snack after we deliver the petition. >> organizers said that was the primary goal. they had collected 700,000 signatures opposing the budget cuts. we're also learning a lot more about ivanka trump's new office space in the white house. the trump administration confirms the president's daughter is about to get an office in the west wing. she won't have an official title or get paid but ivanka has applied for security clearance and will have access to classified information. since the inauguration she has been closely advising her father, even attending meetings with some world leaders. her husband jared kushner is already a senior advisor to the president. people who survived traumatic brain injury
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look like everyone else but they fight an invisible disability. this is brain injury awareness month. there's several events to mark the month this week. tomorrow several survivors will brief congress and participate in an awareness fair on capitol hill. and then on thursday several survivors will share their stories at a book launch party in alexandria. >> we're making a difference in people's lives being a voice for those that can't talk, speak up and share their stories and also by educating people. >> the launch party on thursday starts at 1:00. it takes place at the adapt clubhouse on mohawk lane in alexandria. for a link to get more information, search brain injury in the nbc washington app. traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death in the world and in the u.s. 2.5 million people s
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traumatic brain understand sent every year. metro announced it has finished one of its biggest escalator repair projects. all five escalators at bethesda have been replaced. the project has been going on for nearly three years. over the past several years the agency says it has invested more than $8 million in those new escalators. it's a pretty fetch development if you're a fan of one iconic teen movie. tina fey's stage version of "mean girls" is going to make its world premier here in the district. the mean girls musical is going to run from the end of october through december 3rd at the national theater and then it will go onto broadway. attention if you love to shop, a big chang
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of the country's most popular places to shop. we'll give you a first look at what your local target store could soon look like. seven decades after the end of world war ii, a tribute in washington to the women who redefined american workplaces. before we go to break, we have breaking news in the district. emergency crews are on the scene of a stabbing in kenilworth park. >> someone stabbed a man a number of times including once in the head. he was taken to the hospital with very serious injuries. >> right now police are searching the park for clues.
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and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. welcome sunshine has returned. our temperatures have jumped up here in the last couple of hours, hitting the low 60s in much of the region. we've hit the mid 60s across northern virginia. every time th average high this time of year is 58. right now all dry on storm team 4 radar. as we get into the evening hours, a lot of clouds around. temperatures dro
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morning. seven decades after the end of world war ii, a tribute to the women who redefined the american workplace. today's national rosie the riveter day. may crier from pennsylvania was recognized here in d.c. as part of that commemoration. the original rosie worked on b-17s and b-29s for boeing during the war. she lobbied congress to pass the one-day resolution. >> we didn't worry about was this your job or my own. it was our job. we honored our country. >> crier is now focused on making sure rosie the riveter day is honored every
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target is changing the layout of its stores. it's all an effort to make it easier for you to go in and get out quickly, but also to make the shopping experience more enjoyable for you and to encourage you to linger longer. there will be two entrances with two distinct shopping areas. one side will feature ten-minute parking spaces if you just want to run in and pick up your order online or grab a quick snack. the other side will be more traditional like the target you're used to. but the center aisles will be curved instead of square so you can browse more easily. the first of these stores will reopen in the houston area this fall. nei anything that gets you in and out is a good thing. i'm generally in a hurry when i
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their families are worried about their jobs right now. but a pay raise could be coming. how much and why some say it's not enough. and get a load of this story. a local woman spent an entire year trying to get her money back for a travel deal that went bad. >> and they'll get back to me in two weeks. >> did they call you back? >> never. >> what led to it and what happ
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a pay raise could be coming in you are a federal worker. despite a call for major budget cuts by the trump administration, the president's budget blueprint does not include a pay raise. however the "washington post" reports the administration will recommend a 1.9% increase that will take effect in january. government experts say the raise is in line with past increases. many unions say it's not enough. they argue that federal worker pay and benefits have been cut by billions since 2010. they add that private sector wages have climbed at a much faster pace. the white house has told agencies to build the raise into their budgets for the fiscal year that starts in october. millions of college students count on federal financial aid to pay for school. but news4
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problem with the application process. we're working for you this afternoon. jim handly and wendy rieger are in the newsroom with more. you know, the impact from this is so huge. thousands may not get the financial help they need until later or they may not get it at all. >> part of this involves removing an important step in the application process but no one knew it was gone. it's a big financial mess and we're sorting it out with susan hogan at 5:00. also new at 5:00, it's a tough time to be in the grocery business but it's a great time to be a grocery shopper. it could be a very, very good thing for you. and why you could be paying less for many of the things in your cart. we always like to hear news about this. we had a story about this yesterday on organic. a lot of people getting ready to lace up their shoes. wendy and i are warming up our
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clapping hands because we are the number one people rooting in the crowd. >> we're great on the side of a road standing there with a hot cup of coffee. >> we're talking marathon. the draw for the lottery begins tomorrow. >> when, where and how you sign up for the marine corps marathon. it always sells out quickly. >> a lot of avid runners always angling for a spot at the marine corps marathon. nbc 4 responds to a woman in laurel desperately trying to get a refund for plane tickets in a cyber monday travel deal that went bad. >> yeah. after months of getting nowhere with the travel agency she called consumer reporter susan hogan to sort this mess out. >> you know, on cyber monday you can always score a big bargain even cheap air fare. but this deal quickly turned into a dud when she got charged for a flight she never
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who doesn't like a bargain? and cyber monday offers tons. even on cheap airfare. >> mine was just under $800. >> she found a great deal to tobago. >> in 24 hours you decided not to do it? >> i never called so i figured that nothing would happen. >> but something did. susan was charged nearly $1,000 for flights she never confirmed. remembering the travel agency recorded her initial call, she assumed they'd realize their mistake and issue a refund. >> i was told they'll listen to the call and they'll get back to me within two weeks. >> did they call you back? >> never. >> traveler's help desk hung susan out to dry for mont.
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was tanking and other bills piling up. >> the same december i found out that i was pregnant and at the end of that month i found out that i'm over my credit card limit and i'm stuck paying a 22% interest rate. >> after more than a year of frustration, susan called nbc 4 responds. we immediately reached out to traveler's help desk and her credit card company capital one. within days she received a refund totaling more than $1200 not from travelers help desk but from capital one. >> i amex extremely grateful to the nbc team and susan hogan and the response team. they've done an excellent job resolving this and i'm very happy. >> and we are too. capital one told nbc 4 responds that we fixed this issue and she was very happy with the resolution. thank you for bringing this to our attention. traveler's help desk never responded to our request for a comment. and if you have a consumer problem you need
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contact nbc 4 responds. go to our website nbcwashington.com/responds. >> it matters what card you use when you buy this stuff. >> absolutely right. you need to know the terms and conditions and always use a credit card because you have protections you may not even know. tom, do we dare ask what we should wear tomorrow? >> i don't trust march. just don't even trust march it's like a toddler throwing a tantrum. >> good analogy. >> you never know what they're going to do next. we're going to be turning much colder by later tonight and for the next couple of days just when we thought spring had finally broken. well, it's going to break. we'll get the winter- like feeling back in the air. we've had the cloud cover breaking up a bit. looking off to the west, some clouds beginning to roll back in. here's what you're going to need. pull out the warm puffy coat
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you'll need a windbreaker over that warm coat during the afternoon and latter part of the morning. you'll need the sunglasses. no umbrella needed. right now temperatures are comfortable. it is feeling like spring now. we're in the low to mid 60s just about everywhere. culpepper at 65, reagan national at 62. later sunset this is tis this t. today's sunset is at 7:21. next month we're going to add about 30 minutes to our sunset. april 21st sunset is at 7:51. hour by hour into the evening hours, we're going to have a front coming through bringing in that cold air. little patches of green and sprinkles of light rain between 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m., then they'll be gone. sky clears out. the winds shift into the north and we get the colder air
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tomorrow night, much colder. by 8:00 p.m. back down to the mid 50s, chilly and dry. by 11:00 p.m., still comfortable. then windchills in the 20s tomorrow morning and then during the middle part of the day by 11:00 a.m. just in the low to mid 40s. hour by hour feels-like temperatures tomorrow morning in the 20s all around the region. windchills will be in the 30s during the afternoon tomorrow with winds gusting 30-35 miles an hour. windchills still in the 30s even into the evening hours. thursday afternoon aftera cold start, we'll be back up into the upper 40s. then finally feeling like spring again on friday. might get a few morning showers and then sun back in the afternoon. look at the weekend, saturday soaring into the low to mid 70s. and partly sunny. then rain is looking likely on sunday with highs low 60s. then we cool down a bit
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park when a teenager plunged through thin ice into frigid pond waters. >> two counter terrorism officers were on patrol nearby and were able to come to the rescue. >> reporter: the rescue only lasted three minutes but officers say it felt much longer when a teen plunged through the ice here at central park. police had to use this red ladder to get to him. the park now the site of three similar incidents. tonight, news4 exclusively spoke with a teenager who has fallen through the ice here recently. with the sun shining slowly melting the ice covered pond, people watched in horror as the ice cracked and a teenager fell into the frigid water. >> was trying to come up, you know, grabbing. the ice kept breaking. >> reporter: was he saying anything? >> i help. >> reporter: was dancing moments before. >> he was walking on the ice
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dancing. ep water for about 15 minutes before people flagged down officers with the counter terrorism unit. two quick-thinking officers made their way toward the ice. >> we came with a plan that i'll be lighter and our only thought was to save this young man. >> reporter: slowly walking out onto the pond and sliding a red ladder toward the teen. the teen grabbed a rung. the officers pulled the ladder freeing him across the ice toward the grass. first responders tended to the teen on dry land. onlookers gave him cloethes off their own backs to warm him up. he was taken to the hospital. >> my friend dropped his phone. >> reporter: it's the third incident in the last two months. just last night isaiah and his friend fell in the pond near the skating rink. they were trying to get a phone that had fallen. >> when he went to grab it, he full threw and he started to panic so i went to go get him. when i pulled him up, i fell through. >> reporter: the teen spoke to
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us with his mother's he and his friend were able to get out on their own. you may recall last month seven teens needed rescuing after falling through the ice while taking selfies. >> had it not been for these officers here right now, the results could have been very very tragic. >> reporter: the teen from today's rescue is expected to be okay. as you can see, the sign there says this is a dangerous situation and tonight police are asking parents to let their children know that getting out onto the ice is not a good it is, that it is dangerous and they could get seriously hurt. police are patrolling this pond, the yellow tape still up. the news continues now with jim and wendy. news4 at 5:00 starts now. right now at 5:00, we are live in montgomery county waiting to hear from school leaders about rape allegations at local high school. this comes
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words from the white house and maryland's governor about this case. plus, if you're a parent or student, the problems for students applying for college financial aid that could lead to big delays in their aid packages. a man who was stripped searched by police sues a local department and wins. a rape at a local high school getting some national attention and now even drawing reaction from the white house this afternoon. good evening, everybody. i'm jim handly. >> i'm wendy rieger. right now we are waiting to hear from the montgomery county schools about this case. here's a live look at the podium where school superintendent jack smith is expected to be speaking. this comes after a day of high profile criticism over two undocumented immigrants who are accused of raping a rockville high school classmate. >> that criticism began this morning with governor larry hoga
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sound off on the case and express his outrage. news4's darcy spencer picks up our story from there. >> reporter: jim, we are live here inside the montgomery county board of education building. what you see behind me is the microphone and the podium. we're waiting for the superintendent of schools to come and speak to the media to address these very strong allegations made today by the governor of maryland, basically accusing the school system of a coverup in this rape investigation. >> the montgomery county government and the montgomery county police are cooperating. the school system is not. it appears as if they have something to hide. >> reporter: maryland governor larry hogan with strong words against montgomery county schools after a 14-year-old student was raped in the boys bathroom at rockville high school. >> i'd like to know when the montgomery county school system knew. what they knew and when they knew it. >> reporter: hogan accused the school system from
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