few hours as investigators try to piece together what happened in london and why. >> what happened is becoming clearer, but why is still the question. the sun has set now on london. for dozens of people and their families, it turned out to be a life-changing day. we're covering all angles in london and here in washington. >> let's get to the live desk. wendy, can you bring us up to speed? >> it appears the incident on westminster bridge that happened at the parliament were carried out by the same person. british police saying they are satisfied there was only one attacker. but they're still taking precautions across the uk. this afternoon, we learned more about the casualties british police say three people are dead, two on the bridge, and then a police officer at parliament, the fourth is the attacker. at least 20 people are injured, including several other police officers. investigators also gave us a better idea of how it happened. they say the attacker used

car to mow down people on the bridge. he then crashed into the gate outside of parliament where he exited his vehicle with the knife and stabbed the police officer before he was shot and killed. witnessed described, as you can imagine, a chaotic scene this morning. >> running, running. and i didn't know what's happening. i just got a little further and i see the one car smash through the wall. and people started running all over. >> british intelligence says it is using the full weight of its intelligence service to investigate this. we also know that president trump continues to get briefings and has been in touch with british prime minister theresa may. back to you. >> thanks. you know, all of this is coming one year to the day since an attack in belgium. a year ago this afternoon, we were telling you how two suicide bombers detonated explosives inside the airport in brussels. the terrorists set off

bomb at the same time inside a crowded metro train. today, survivors and victims' families marked it with a ceremony. 32 people were killed in that attack, and isis has claimed responsibility. the attack in london is on the minds of security officials here in washington. a spokesperson from the u.s. capitol police tells us they, quote, work very closely with law enforcement partners and monitor national and world events to provide the level of security required to protect the capitol complex. also on capitol hill today, supreme court nominee neil gorsuch is well into the third day of his public confirmation hearing. and democrats lawmakers continue to express frustration with the conservative judge from colorado. california senator dianne feinstein said gorsuch avoided specificity in his stance on abortion rights and other matters like no nominee she's ever seen. gorsuch promised to consider all

political forces. >> i have admiration for everybody member of this committee and for the president of the united states, for the vice president of the united states. but respectfully, none of you speaks for me. i speak for me. i am a judge. i am independent. i make up my own mind. >> from here, lawmakers will hear testimony from outside witnesses on whether to confirm gorsuch. >> and at the white house today, president trump is meeting with members of the congressional black caucus, meeting under way right now. it's trump's first meeting with the group since taking office. the cbc chairman said health care, education, and policing are among their biggest concerns. whur's troy johnson joins us live in the next half hour with an in depth look at local reaction to the meeting and what residents are hoping will come out of it. >> breaking news in montgomery county. threats were p

school deals with a rape case involving undocumented ingrnts. now, there's a request to deploy more police officers on campus. chris gordon is live at the school to explain what police are saying. >> reporter: in the past hour, a spokesperson for montgomery county public schools told me that the principal here at rockville high school reports receiving several telephone threats throughout the day. now, the principal notified police, which sent cruisers to patrol the grounds of the school. this comes after two students were charged with rape and sex offenses. one of the suspects has an undetermined immigration status. according to i.c.e. the other is a juvenile, so i.c.e. won't discuss his immigration status. today's telephone threat were made against what the caller referred to as, quote,

mcguntry county police confirm that the threats had been received. >> chris, i understand that staff at rockville high school has reported that they have received possible threats to the school throughout the day. so we have increased our presence at the school in order to really enhance the safety of the entire school community, students, staff, and visitors. we take these matters very seriously. so what we'll do is investigate these as appropriate and if they do amount to criminal behavior, we will hopefully be able to hold somebody accountable. >> ahead at 5:00, we'll tell you how rockville high school has changed its procedures in order to account for each student throughout the entire school day. that's the latest in montgomery county. back to you. >> chris gordon, thank you. back here in the district, police are looking into two separate murder

both the victims are women. one of the victims, an 18-year-old college student who was home for spring break. someone shot and killed ayana mcalister last night. it happened on benning road near east capitol street. also yesterday, police found a woman stabbed to death inside an apartment just a couple blocks off the busy h street corridor. that's where we find news 4's pat collins. what have you learned? >> reporter: well, it's been 24 hours, and police investigators are still working this murder scene. i want to draw your attention to the flyer and the picture of the car here that belonged to the victim that's missing and police want to find it. it's a 2004 toyota prius. it's blue. it's four doors. it has kentucky tags. 722 rmy. and take a look at this diagonal diamond-like sticker on the bumper. it says watch out for motorcycles.

find this car. find the killer. she was found tied up and stabbed to death in the basement apartment of this northeast home just off the fashionable eighth street corridor. the victim, 34-year-old corinna mehiel, an art professor here in washington working on a project at the corcoran. where she was last seen alive sunday night. her body discovered yesterday after she failed to show up for work. >> was there any sign of any forced entry into that house? >> at this point, we don't have any indication of a forced entry. >> do you know how long she may have been dead before she was found? >> that we don't know. at this point, but as i said, we do have information to suggest that she was seen alive on sunday evening. >> corinna mehiel was associated with nationally renownedis

at the corcoran. they were working on a project there. ms. mehiel's family said mel chen kept an apartment in washington for people helping him on projects. now, coming up at 5:00, we're going to hear from ms. mehiel's family. in northeast, pat collins. news 4. >> temperatures today much colder across our region, but if you're ready for it, you have the coat on, maybe the gloves, yeah, not all that bad. plenty of sunshine today. really the wind that gets you when you step out the door. temperatures out there right now much colder than we saw yesterday. yesterday, a high temperature of 63 degrees. right now, we're down into the 40s all across the area. that's going to be the case as we move on through the rest of the evening hours too. the current windchill at 43 degrees. 25 in state college. looking at one cold

tonight, but heat, i do mean the heat, returns. we'll talk about the warmer temperatures towards the weekend. >> thanks, doug. another security scare at the white house. we'll tell you what stopped the suspect this time. also, first at 4:00, we have been telling you for years about irs scams during tax time. this year, a change you really need to hear. we're working for you. and who why a retail chain with an historic past has an certain future.un

service confirms there's been a fourth security breach at the white house, all in the last few weeks. just before 11:00ast night, someone tried to jump over the fence on the southwest corner but the person got hung up and stuck on the top of the fence. officers arrested the climber and charged him with unlawful entry, and the secret service is credited the security features on top of the fence for helping to stop the suspect. recent breaches have not changed the current timeline on plans to raise the fence and add other anti-climbing features to it. officers arrested jonathan tran for allegedly jumping the fence on march 10th, and then a man from virginia was accused of telling a guard he had a bomb in his car at the white house security checkpoint on saturday. police also arrested william rawlings, a man from silver springs, from jumping a security barrier at the white house on saturday. new at 4:00, the three men

northern virginia gun shops faced a federal judge just a short time ago. a special agent with the atf testified in court that preston holmes, matthew jones, and daniel quoral took 35 weapons from 50 west armory in chantilly, that happened on march 11th. three days later, prosecutors believe they tried to hit two more gun stores in fredericksburg. over the past weekend, agents caught up with the trio and took them into custody. the trouble is they only found one of the nearly three dozen guns stolen. >> it's crunch time for lawmakers as a health care plan impacting millions of you hangs in the balance. why we still don't know what could happen over the next 48 hours. >> also, how are the cherry blossoms looking after the rough wintry weather last week?

the republicans obamacare replacement bill is supposed to come up for a house vote tomorrow. >> not all republicans are on board and there may be enough no votes to sink the bill. what's the latest? >> well, chris, pat, hello to you both. right now for republicans this is a numbers game. the question is do they have the numbers they need to pass the bill? >> thank you very much. >> for the president and his party, time is winding down. and stakes are go up. gop leaders scrambling to get votes to pass their obamacare replacement bill. today, the white house on double duty. the president meeting with republican lawmakers and women in health care. and the vice president meeting with members of the freedom caucus. some of the most vocal conservative holdouts. >> what does it say if the president can't get it done? >> i think we'll get it done. the question is when we get it. >> the

acknowledge they don't have the votes. >> white house officials insist their efforts are working. >> flooding the hill. they have been on the phones and having meetings with them. there's been a series of members up here all day. i think the trajectory is going very well for us. >> on the house floor -- >> a bad deal for working men and women across our country. sgla and outside the capitol, democrats defended obamacare. seven years after president obama signed the reform into law, former vice president joe biden citing its replacement. >> i'm not going anywhere. this is not going to pass. >> now the focus over the next 24 hours. changing the handful of republican minds. and keep in mind, the house speaker can delay tomorrow's planned vote if it looks like the bill doesn't have the votes it needs to pass. back to you. >> thank you. >> we have good news on the cherry blossoms today. the national park service sent out this tweet this afternoon saying the blossoms reached puffy white today. that means

period has begun. doug has been guiding us on this roller coaster of a winter and spring. he alerted us that this weekend we're going to see temperatures in the 60s and 70s. so park service expects to reach peak bloom this weekend. >> and they only have to go through tonight. tonight is the final really test for them. i think it gets down to about 28, 29 degrees at the tidal basin. 27 is the threshold. as long as we don't get there, they should be fine. that means this weekend they could be nice. >> we're looking forward to it. >> 76 now. >> how about that? 76 degrees on saturday. so even though it's a cold day today, not all that bad when you consider where we were just a couple weeks ago, a couple days ago really. temperatures right now, you can see some of the cherry blossoms along the waterfront. 49 degrees the current temperature. we're going to drop 44 degrees by 7:00. 40 degrees by 9:00. 36 by 11:00. windchill a big factor through the

50 degrees in fredericksburg. 46 in lee brg. the winds gusting upwards of 25 to 35 miles per hour. 26-mile-per-hour wind gust, d.c. 33, martinsburg. 23 around mmanassas. windchill between 35 and 40 degrees. 20 to 30 degrees colder than where we were yesterday alt this time. the good news is it's not going to stay cold for long. as far as rain is concerned, wee dry. we really do need to see the rain. i want to show you this. we're seeing plenty of sunshine here. but this is the jet stream pattern. look at the jet stream, way up into canada and diving way dow to the south and then out into the atlantic. and that's why we've had that cold surge of air. you can see it coming across the great lakes here. the lake effect snow showers earlier in pennsylvania. figure like frat for us, but that's why we're on the cold side and temperatures look the way they do. 36 in pittsburgh, but 46 in raleigh. we're on the border of the cold air to

this will all begin to move out of here in the next couple days. tomorrow, a very cold start. make sure the kids have the coats. 28 degrees at the time they're stepping out the door. 44, jacket weather at noon. 44, less wind and sunshine. looking okay and a high of 50 tomorrow. i think tomorrow afternoon is going to be nice. quite chilly but still nice. the one thing we need, i mentioned the rain. we still have that severe drought from around baltimore to the culpepper area. severe drought. we need to see rain. we need to see 6 to 9 inches of it to get out of the drought, and right now, it looks like half an inch to an inch and a half over the next ten days. doesn't look like we're seal anything too big as we move on to the next tn days. isolated shower chance on friday before we get nice, friday afternoon looks great with a high of 63. 66 on saturday. a few showers on sunday, a few more on monday and tuesday. and by the way, guys, i upped next week's temperatures too. big time. so hey, warmer pattern descending on in here. >>se

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now, first at 4:00, the evening rush hour will be a lot easier tonight for those of you at the metro station. this evening's rush will be the first time since 2014 that all five escalators are working. after two years of construction and about $8 million, the work to replace all of the aging escalators is finally finished. >> there are big questions now about the future of sears and kmart. >> yeah, for the company that owns both of the companies publicly acknowledging it's in real trouble. susan hogan is here with the details. i shared on my facebook page what sears meant to me as a kid and the catalog. >> we were just talking about that. >> i imagine there are millennials going, what? >> as we have been saying, it's no secret that the stores have been struggling for years. and once the largest u.s. retailer, sears, now has a mountain of debt and is facing

retailers, of course, amazon. and a new regulatory filing today, the company says there is, quote, substantial doubt that it will be able to keep its doors open. sears has lost more than $10 billion since 2011. the last year it turned a profit. earlier this year, the company said it would close an additional 108 kmart stores and 42 sears locations. kohl's also is looking for ways to maintain a strong competitor to online and brick mortar stores. at a retail conference the ceo said the company needs to change faster to stay in the game. we were talking about staying in the game really means the social media aspect of all this. some of the stores, i mentioned nordstrom, they're really good at social media. target is really good at it, going after the age group. and in sears and kmart, they're just kind of lagging behind.

>> and the big behemoth that is amazon chewing up a lot of real estate. >> they make it easy to buy. >> tough competition. >> thank you. >> thank you. for the first time, right place, right time. meet the local police officer who's alive today. thanks to a friendship that goes back decades. >> when you talk to someone every day, every single day, no matter what, for years and then something odd happens, i don't uslieve in j

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now at 4:30, a childhood friendship becomes a life saving one. the frightening moments that could have led to tragedy. >> the president makes good on a promise to meet with top black lawmakers. what we're just learning about the meeting and is it enough to address concerns in the african-american community. >> blus, we're working

as the tax deadline approaches. what you need to know if you get a frightening phone call. it's a pretty stark reminder that anyone can be a victim of carbon monoxide poisoning. a prince george's county police officer recently overcome in his own home. his county bureau chief reports, he only survived thanks to a fellow officer and friend. >> this is one of these stories that makes you grateful for the folks who are public serviceants because their instincts are just that good. and in this instance, a prince george's county emt was able to save the life of a police officer because of those instincts. it just so happens these two are lifelong friends. officer ricardo was sitting in his cruiser when just like this on the phone with emt phil martin. they had just both left an assignment when his speech became slurred and he was hard to understand. martin said he

jibbish. that's when martin sprang into action and went to see what was happening to his friend. come to find out, he was having a medical emergency due to the carbon monoxide leaking into his police cruiser. >> i just remember feeling kind of like dizzy and nauseous. and then after that, just remember waking up in the ambulance with an iv in my arm. >> coming up at 5:00 and 6:00, we hear from the officer who describes what he remembers from the day and carbon monoxide leading into a prince george's county police cruiser. what the department is doing about that. i'm tracee wilkins. news 4. >> thank you. we're also tracking developments on the wiretapping accusations from the trump administration. the chairman of the house intelligence committee says communications between trump transition team officials may have been monitored after the election. all of that is part of an incidental collection of

to calling it spying and says the information was all collected legally, but did say the collection made him uncomfortable. >> well, i have always said from day one that there wasn't a physical wiretap of trump tower. i still don't have evidence to show that at all, but clearly, what i read was clearly significant information about president-elect trump and his team. >> president trump tweeted an accusation that the obama administration may have wi wiretapped his new york tower after the election. this week, fbi and nsa says there's no evidence the administration did so. >> are you going to include the congressional black congress -- >> i would. do you want to set up the meeting? do you want to set up the meeting? >> no, no, no. >> it happened today. after april ryan asked president trump if he had plans to meet with the congressional black

members of the caucus to meet with him at the white house this afternoon. a smaller group met with him. the meeting is still under way right now. whor's troy johnson is here with today's talk around town. from what we have been able to gather, the president has acknowledged the contributions of african-americans to the country and said children will be safe and educated. what are your listeners hoping will become of the meeting sphthey want him to stand by his word. since the cbc was going to talk about specific things with the president, they were going to talk about some really critical issues. budget, education, health issues. all of this is really important to listeners because mr. trump is aiming to repeal and replace obamacare. that vote happens tomorrow. a lot of people are worried about that. they don't believe that the president is overly concerned that the burden of paying for that new package would fall on low and mid

many americans that actually voted for the president. they're certainly concerned. they want to hear some real facts as well from the president. >> so some say, you know, the meeting was overdue. others thought it was a waste of time for the cbc to meet with the president in light of his rocky outreach to african-americans so far. despite all that, are your listeners hopeful he will in fact hear and act on the concerns of minorities? after all, personremember the cn question to african-americans. what do you have to lose? >> exactly. there's a wide varynls from folks i talked to about this meeting even happening. some are saying, yes, in fact, the congressional black caucus needs to sit down with the opportunity, take this opportunity to work with the administration along with other black leaders. but there are other people who are saying they don't expect much more than lip service coming out of this. plenty to lose, according to folks i talked to. especially when you look at the federal budget. you're talking about meals on

business development agency. that could go away from the commerce department in the low income home energy assistant program. these are critical, important programs that people are telling me help out the community. so if the president really says he wants to do something strong in the community, then they're saying if you're cutting all of these programs, how is that possible? that's where the devil is really going to be in the details. >> what's your read on how concerned your listeners are about all of the drama that is going on with investigation into leaks and russian interference and wiretaps? what are your folks saying about all that? >> people are saying they want a really swift conclusion to this. you know, we have kind of seen this slog on for the last couple of months, and this early part of this presidency, and they don't like the fact the president is dismissive of information that's been collected and has been analyzed by the fbi and the cia. they're saying that

that where there's smoke there's fire. certainly haven't seen that yet. but they want a resolution quickly because it's important in terms of the way the u.s. is presented to the rest of the world. >> all right, troy johnson, thank you. thank you. >> thanks, guys. could it be the future of banking? we'll tell you about why you may not need your debit card to draw cash at the atm. and the deadline to file your tax returns is coming, pscammers know it. we're working for you to let you fios is not cable. we're wired differently. we're working for you to let you maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in cutomer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement.

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a sunny but blustery and chilly day today. take a look at the current wind gusts from 20 miles per hour near culpepper to near 30 in leesburg. it's blustery out there and we'll stay breezy until about 7:20. why 7:20? that's when the sun sets. when the sun goes down,

in the 40s through about 7:00 p.m. after that, we do start to fall. by 11:00, taking the dog out late tonight, it's going to be chilly out there with temperatures around 36. tomorrow morning, waking up in the 20s. how's that going to impact the cherry blossoms and the latest on the pollen. i'll have that forecast, plus taking you to the weekend at about 4:50. i thanks. folks in philadelphia may notice some popular drinks missing from store shelves. pepsi is pulling two-liters and 12-packs from grocery stores in philly over the tax on sweetened drinks. that goes to drink distributors first, so soda companies could pax the extra tax on to consumers. but pepsi says it wants to provide products that consumers can afford. they have to leave the city to get mountain dew, iced team,

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here are four things to know this afternoon. the investigation just getting started in london after today's attack near parliament. we know four people are dead. police believe one of them is an attacker who mowed down pedestrians. a motive still not clear but it's being investigated as a terror attack. >> here at home, we're learning the woman killed in an apartment in northeast d.c. was visiting from out of town. corinna muheel was found bound and stabbed to death yesterday. now police are saying her car is missing. so far, no arrests in her death. >> tomorrow, officials are

possibility that some of his sszs were legally monitored after the election. the head of the committee said president obama did not tap the current president. >> getting done to the wire for house republicans hoping to overhaul the health care. tomorrow is the day the house votes on the republican plan, but a few dozen republican lawmakers are holding out. and that could hurt their party's efforts to repeal and replace the affordable care act. sirens ring out in the early morning hours when a house catches fire in northwest. >> in the scramble, a mayday call for a firefighter in trouble. molette green has that story. >> reporter: big flames and lots of smoke turned this two-story yellow house into a raging inferno. and at one point, a mayday went out for a firefighter in distre distress. but is now okay. crews brought out extra equipment and manpower to t

5800 block of colorado avenue in northwest just off 13th street. around 6:00 a.m. this morning. before this house caught fire, people who live on this street say they didn't notice it much and believe it was in foreclosure with only a squatter sometimes seeking shelter. firefighters found no one inside. >> that's good. good to hear. >> some good news coming from this house that before now attracted little attention on this street. looking at this house, just a burned out structure now, all of the attention on what caused this fire. in northwest, molette green, news 4. ten unsuspected students, ten big surprises. we were there as local high schoolers got life-changing news about their future. >> boy, oh, boy. this is one you just have to see. jim and wendy in the newsroom with more. >> we love this every year. >> we love it. these teenagers went tooo

just a wednesday. they had no idea they'd be getting a surprise visitor. >> the surprise will warm your heart tonight. all new, our cameras are there as they got the news that can open so many doors for them down the road. also new at 5:00, get ready. dramatic changes coming to reagan national airport. >> we're going to give you a peek into what it will soon look like and tell you what it means for you, even if you are not a frequent flyer down there. and also, susan hogan first told you yesterday about what a mess it was for families applying for student financial aid, and shy found out when her own twins were doing it. >> she has a huge follow-up. the problem now being addressed on capitol hill. she's been working the phones with the leaders there and at the irs. much more when we join you at 5:00. we'll see you then. >> thanks guys. >> there is an effort under way in virginia to move a statute of general robert e. lee and now it's landed in court.

the city of charlottesville has three weeks to respond. the sons of confederate veterans and 11 others filed complaints about plans to move it. the lawsuit claims the city went beyond its authority, violating a state law that prohibits removing statues of war monument. >> they act in violation of the law, just recklessly disregarding state law. that's a dangerous precedent for all of the citizens. even though who are in favor of removing the statues. >> charlottesville city leaders say they are not going to comment on an active lawsuit. >> a for sale sign is going up at an historic building in arlington. today, the county board authorized selling reed's farmhouse which was the last dairy farm. they failed to find a financial partner willing to take part in the restoration. a buyer would have to maintain the site's

remain an historic district. >> amelia has now stepped in, but the result is the same. we're still going up and down. >> and at least we're going up this time. we're not going down. it's going to be another cool day tomorrow, but with lighter winds. it's going to feel a little warmer. and then by saturday, 70 degrees. i think that's all you really need to hear to get you through the rest of the week. take a look at your weather headlines. again, going to be on the cool side again tomorrow. around 50 for a high. and then as we look to the weekend, it's mild, and i have to say, its rrt looking really nice. i don't think we have had a weekend this nice in quite some time. there are some rain chances in the forecast, not a ton. and at this point, we still really need the rain. maybe some rain later sunday and then monday into tuesday. i'll shoyou that on the ten-day. right now, temperatures in the 40s. really where we have been for the majority of the day. 49 in washington. 46 over in annapolis, and hagerstown at 43. but beautifulun

right now. and we'll have plenty of sunshine around tomorrow as well. we start off the day cold. jacket weather first thing in the morning. 28 degrees at 7:00 a.m. by lunch tile, it's around 40. i think if you have jacket, it's still a nice day to head out and get fresh air on your lunch break. remember, less wind tomorrow. it's going to feel a lot warmer. we'll hit our high of 50 at about 5:00 in the evening, and by 7:00 p.m., it won't be as cold tomorrow night. we'll be in the mid-40s at that point. the weather having a pretty low impact on your thursday, the commute to and from work, the biggest concern is sunglasses and nightmare traffic around here. recess for the kids on the cool side, but it's dry. again, if you're grabbing your lunch out, lighter winds, kind of refreshing. after exercise tomorrow, it's long sleeve kind of weather. still not picture perfect, but it's looking pretty nice to geoutdoors on friday and the weekend, especially saturday, looking fabulous. here's the latest on the cherry blossoms. this is the stage they're in right now. i want to thank the national park service for sharing this photograph. this isge

the puffy white stage. what does that mean for peak bloom? it's likely to happen this weekend, and looking to the forecast, you can see here, those 70s on saturday are really going to help to bring out the blossoms. and then hopefully the rain chances sunday, monday, and tuesday won't bring the blossoms off the tree. if you're planning on making a trip down to the tidal basin, i would plan to go on saturday. the pollen report with this cooler air in place, low. trees, grasses, weeds, and molds release air, but the allergens will likely start to build up toward the end of the work week and into the weekend. maybe an isolated shower around on friday. breezy for the afternoon. highs in the low 60s, mid 70s on saturday. mid 60s on sunday. maybe some rain later in the day. guys, with the latest information coming in, it's looking like most of our weekend really mainly dray. again, most of us under a severe drought. doug will have more on that in the 5:00 hour. >> thanks. you know that big fat 76 is the perfect jumping off point to tell you you can enjoy free

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to be from the irs. >> now, a change to the tax agency may cause more confusion. ted greenberg reports. >> they did threaten me. >> greg said he's gotten numerous threatening phone calls in the past few months from criminals falsely claiming to be irs employees. >> people telling me that i'm going to be locked up. you know it's all scams. >> a scam call like this. >> the irs is filing a lawsuit against you. >> that irs criminal investigations special agent robert on his government issued phone. >> anyone can get the call. >> especially now during tax time. they come from people claiming you owe back taxes and threatening arrest if you don't make an immediate payment by a prepaid debittt card, itunes card or wire transfer. things legitimate irs workers never do. >> i received one of the messages as well and called back the springfield, illinois, er

>> your call cannot be completed as dials. >> if you receive one of the calls, immediately hang up. don't engage the individual on the phone. you don't know who they are, what they're capable of. >> it's long been said that the irs doesn't call to demand back taxes. this spring, a change that could cause confusion. the agency expected to start using private collectors for certain tax debts, but if they call, officials say, there won't be threats of immediate payment demands and it won't come from out of the blue. >> generally, if somebody owes money, the first communication will be a correspondence via mail. >> rick just wants the scammers to stop calling. >> very annoying. >> ted greenberg, news 4. >> and the news continues with jim and wendy. >> right now at 5:00, gunshots and terror at the seat of british power. the attack on the parliament in london. >> plus,

unfolding in the district. how a young artist winds up dead inside the apartment she was renting. >> and new developments from rockville where a case involving a rape of a student in a school has taken a turn. we begin right now with that situation at rockville. today, investigating what they call serious threats made towards the school. i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. the threats are happening as officials deal with the fallout from the rape case that made national headlines. >> two students, at least one undocumented immigrant. they're charged with raping a 14-year-old in the school bathroom. >> with these latest turns and developments today. we turn to chris gordon live with today's new news. chris. >> reporter: jim and wendy, montgomery county police tell me they are taking very seriously the threats received here today

we noticed several police cruisers patrolling around rockville high cool this afternoon. then we were told that the principal requested the additional police protection after receiving several telephone threats. threats to bomb the school. and bring guns to shoot what the caller referred to as, quote, illegals. >> i understand that staff and rockville high school have reported they have received possible threats to the school throughout the day. so we have increased our presence at the school in order to really enhance the safety of the entire school community, students, staff, and visitors. >> questions are being raised about the two suspects charged with sexual assault in the rape of a 14-year-old girl here at rockville high school last week. it appears that 18-year-old henry sanchez was stopped by a u.s. boarder patrol ant