for a viral video of their kids that has a lot of you fired up. but first at 4:00, a dangerous delivery. two men say they felt strange after they opened a package they got in the mail. good afternoon. i'm pat lawson muse. >> imt chris lawrence. >> we're told both of them drove themselves to the hospital in frederick. and that's where we find tracee wilkins. >> reporter: well, it appears that the hospital has given the all-clear. the emergency room is operating again, but not the area where these two men were treated, because they want to make sure that what's happened here is what they think has happened. this powder is a common household product and that it was not a danger to anyone. the hospital has been given the all-clear. let me take you back to what it looked like just a little while ago. this all started at noon and then for three hours, the hospital was in

situation after two men, who live in military, came to the hospital, drove themselves here, saying they had received a package with white powder inside of it. they were afraid it could have been anthrax or some other kind of powder. they were complaining about burning skin and respiratory issues. they were treated here at frederick memorial hospital, but the problem is, they brought the package along with them. because of that, the hospital had to take some extra precautions and part of that was making sure that no new ambulances came to this hospital but were diverted to other hospitals and to remove patients who were in the emergency room where these guys were to another part of the emergency room where they would be safe. hear now from a frederick police spokesperson. >> they did receive a package in the mail. they got the package, opened it up, began to feel, their description was, a little different, tingly, and

point, they determined it was in their best interest to come to the hospital to be checked out. >> to understand why folks here would take this so seriously, you gotta go back to the 2001 anthrax attack, five people killed, 12 people injured when they received mysterious packages with anthrax inside of it. the number one suspect in that case was bruce ivins, who lived here in frederick. so for this area, when something like this is happening, the folks here remember that and are extraordinarily cautious. but again, at this point, frederick memorial hospital believing they can give the all-clear here, that it was not a dangerous substance in that envelope, but a household product. the police department will continue to investigate. >> brings back some scary moments, thank you, tracee. american university students are demonstrating their outrage after someone left an apparent racist message on campus. >> the school held a

investigation, but many say the administration hasn't done enough to prevent racist acts on campus. >> they're retweeting kristen wright who has been putting out video all afternoon. what's happening now? >> reporter: first, campus police, we understand, will be putting out surveillance pictures of a person they think was involved with the hateful incidents involving the bananas. the second big thing, students here are -- [ inaudible ] >> black lives matter! >> reporter: students marched through campus to the registrar's office to ask for withdrawal slips to withdraw from the university. their message, we don't want to be here if the university does not take immediate action in response to these

of a town hall called by university straighteradministra. ed media was not allowed in the meeting, but students posted it to social media. the bananas that were hung were marked with aka, an historically black sorority. the new student government president is an aka, and the first african american woman to lead student government at american university. here's what students are feeling and what they want from the university. >> so i think the best thing they could do is just keep us updated and show that they're really trying to do something, instead of just sweeping it under the rug. >> this is not just a one-time thing. this is an experience that's on a daily basis we have to deal with racism. >> reporter: university officials declined to be interviewed, but say they are working with police and the fbi and that there's a $1,000

>> thank you. here's a look at some of your other top stories. the ceo of united airlines is apologizing again for the way a passenger was dragged off a flight. oscar munoz testified to congress about customer service concerns. the chairman told them they better make changes before congress does it for them. a former south carolina police officer has pleaded guilty to shooting and killing an unarmed black man in 2015. 35-year-old michael flager entered plea in engixchange fore state dropping murder charges. police say the man who stabbed four students at the university of texas was suffering mental health problems. one of thods students died and police say his wife was recently

city. this afternoon, president trump talked with russian president vladimir putin over the phone. the white house called it a very good call. they learned that the u.s. will send a representative overseas to take part in syrian ceasefire talks. the two leaders also discussed ways to resolve the growing tensions with north korea. >> if you go by what he tweeted today, president trump appears to be advocating for a government shutdown. he fired back at critics of the deal that keeps the government open through september. the president blames the senate 60-vote filibuster rule. he tweeted that our country needs a good shutdown in september to fix the mess. several democrats hit back, including adamschiff who quipped that golf at mar-a-lago wouldn't be affected. eric swal wel called for a white house shutdown a

working on it. even in republicans criticized the president. a suspected serial killer is confessing to the murder of a man from leesburg, this is eight years after jamie lane was brutally murdered, a crime that rocked his community in loudoun county. the killing also devastated his family. david culver has been meeting with his loved ones in leesburg. >> reporter: outside the church in leesburg, this tree, planted in memory of jamie lane. he was murdered in leesburg back in 2009. was in his home at the time. for several years, his family had no idea who was behind his killing. just a few weeks ago, a serial killer arrested and convicted and sentenced to life for separate crimes confessed to killing jamie. we heard from his family a little bit earlier today. >> i was just blownwa

you know. but happy at the same time. >> it won't bring my dad back, but we know now he can finally rest in peace knowing we know who did this. >> reporter: ahead on news4, you'll hear how the family is remembering jamie. and you'll hear what prosecutors say they plan to do going forward. i'm david culver, news4. fruits and veggies certainly are the opposite of candies and chocolates. but some of them pack quite a sugar punch. which ones you may want to avoid. also first at 4:00, breaking her silence and making big plans. the big announcement from janet jackson. plus, a first look at the new exhibit setting up inside the museum of african american history and culture. 77 degrees right now. a beautiful afternoon, on the breezy side, but we have cooler numbers heading our way. 77 today. we don't have many 70s in the entire n-

janet jackson is about to find out what it's like to be a working mother. she just announced she's resuming her concern tour this fall, it includes a stop here in d.c. november 16th at verizon center. tickets go on sale this friday at 10:00 in the morning. jackson put the tour on hold in order to give birth to her son, issa, who was born in january. she noted he's such a loving and happy baby, jackson and her husband have since separated. >> beautiful photo there. i shared this on my facebook page. it's just a late night host monologue, but if you've heard it, you understand why it's trending on social media. jimmy kimmel told all us about

the birth of his son last week, including the fact that billy had a heart defect. he turned his monologue into an emotional plea for health care. >> if your baby is going to die, it shouldn't have to. it shouldn't matter how much money you make. i think whether you're a republican or democrat, or something else, we all agree on that, right? i mean, we do. [ cheers and applause ] >> his son billy is going to need another surgery in about six months. and then when he's in his teens, years later, he'll need a final, non-invasive procedure to replace the valve that doctors just put in there now. >> wish the family well. you'll have to wait until friday, but a new exhibit is opening this weekend at the national museum of african american history and culture. and we got a sneak peek inside the more than a picture exhibit includes more than 150 images. some well known, others rarely seen. they are showcasing more than 200 years of american history.

at the museum which opens last fall, and it remains one of the hottest tickets in town. local parents post a viral video that raises a lot of eyebrows. first at 4:00, how a video that was meant to be a prank now led to a major punishment. cutting back on sugar, no easy feat. maybe not as easy as cutting out chocolate candy. we're talking to an expert about th fruits ande

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two parents upload videos on youtube showing them shouting and shoving their children. they called the posts pranks, now the parents are involved in a custody battle. news4 chris gordon is outside the frederick county courthouse to explain how it all unfolded. >> reporter: the youtube video channel has been seen around the world. at one point, it had more than 700,000 subscribers and made between 200,000 and $500,000 for the adults, mike and heather martin. they said it was just a prank. >> want to play games, let's play games! >> reporter: the adults apologized, saying the kids, cody and emma, were in on it. but the children's biological mother, rose paul, now has a lawyer and on friday got a temporary custody order. he

of abuse. >> mental abuse is clear and so are the other abuses. the kid being in on it doesn't matter. >> reporter: the children's case is here at the frederick county circuit court, ahead where the children are now and what's likely to happen next. back to you. >> thank you, chris. in news4 your heath, african americans are living longer compared to 20 years ago, but are still more likely to die at a younger age. a new report says the african american death rate dropped and the death rate from heart disease is now the same as white. but the report reveals that racial disparities have not gone away. an african american's life expectancy, still four years less than white americans. african americans in their 20s, 30s, and 40s are more likely to develop the kind of chronic illnesses that typically occur later in white p

going sugar-free. we are kicking the candy, the cookies, the other sweet stuff, kicking it right to the curb. it's no surprise cutting back on sugar can make you healthier, but you know it's not easier to do. joining us now, is dr. taylor wallace. thank you for being here. we've been talking about processed sugars and the sugar that we add with our teaspoons. but what about foods with natural sugars, like fruits and veggies? is that better than added sugar? >> like i always say, nutrition is not simple. so the answer is yes and no. sugar is sugar. so whether it's sugar from a fruit or soda, your body processes that in the same way. fruits and vegetables have a lot less sugar. what you have to remember, when you consume a whole fruit, it takes a while for your body to break down that fruit. so the s

slower than when you drink a soda and it all hits your system. that's clinically relevant for health. >> so it's the rate of absorption? >> right. >> what are the best fruits and veggies to eat to satisfy your craving but keep your intake under control? >> less than 6% of us get enough fruits and vegetables in their diet. if you are a healthy individual and walk into the grocery store and choose any type of fruit or vegetable, two thumbs up to you. if you're diabetic and you're watching sugar levels, you might want to choose broccoli or kale. there's different types of fruits and vegetables that have a lower glycemic index, but are higher in dietary fibers. >> those have sugar in them? >> some, but not all of it gets absorbed. >> a lot of people are in a

veggies, does that make it healthier to consume? >> no t basically has the same nutrients contents. what you have to keep in mind, you're losing a lot of the dietary fiber. so when you press your juice, add some pulp back for maximum health benefits. >> what about natural noofoods, which ones should we try to avoid? >> look, again, it's not about avoiding any particular fruit or vegetable? you have to be a savvy consumer. just because something is labelled or marketed as natural or organic, doesn't necessarily mean that it's healthy. so you really have to watch your diet, watch your calories, and watch how much total carbohydrate intake you have for the day. it's not just about added sugars. if you are eating white bread, your about the is going to convert that to sugar, which is just as bad. >> is it better to

taking bad foods out, or adding good foods to your diet? >> the bottom line is, it's more important to add foods that you like to your diet. so i love broccoli, i try to add that several times a week to all of my culinary creations. people really don't respond well when you tell them to take certain foods out or eliminate certain categories of food. those diets never work in the long run. so choosing foods that you like that are more healthy options can benefit in the long-term. >> dr. wallace, thank you. >> thank you. >> fascinating. honoring first responders who put their lives on the line every day. how they're remembering those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. plus, storm team4 is tracking the next chance for showers. doug's joining us in s

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and then here comes the rain. >> we woke up this morning, everything was wet. >> yeah, we got some pretty good rain in parts of the area yesterday. but it doesn't do much for the pollen. the pollen is back today. >> we feel it. >> it was all over my car this morning. out there now, a pretty nice day. we talked about today being nice. one more day tomorrow before things start to take a downturn. 77 degrees, winds out of the southwest. 16 miles per hour. temperature everywhere above average, 77 huntingtown. we're seeing wind out of the west-southwest. and look at the wind gusts. 37 miles an hour in martinsburg. 30 towards pawtuxet river, it's been a windy day, but it's not cooled things too much. but it will tomorrow. remember last night at this time, i was talking about the nationals game that didn'

will get cool, take the jacket. 65 degrees by 11:00 at night. radar, nothing to show you as far as rain is concerned. we're not going to see any rain until friday. the next best chance. but this storm here is just a cool-looking storm for this time of year. you can see the spin, the front, way out towards the east and you notice a couple other areas of rain back towards chicago. this will move through. and what else will move through, the cooler weather. 77s d.c. today. 62, indianapolis. 49 in chicago. upper 40s to around 50 in northern georgia and we'll cool as well. tomorrow we cool to 68. below anverage, but still nice. a nice spring day tomorrow. thursday, 69 degrees, a chance of

on friday, heavy rain, 72 degrees on friday. it will be a very big shs that we see here. this isn't the one i was trying to show you. boom, boom, and back to that one. 72 on friday. 61 on saturday. a chance of showers on saturday. and much cooler air, temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average and a lot of cloud cover heading into next week. enjoy today and tomorrow, the rain's coming. so are the clouds and the cooler weather. -o >> thank you. pretty soon you're not going to be able to buy alcohol without your i.d. no matter how old you are. where and when that new rule starts. plus, hillary clinton is making headlines. where she stands on president trump and what she says about her election loss. >> but i was on the way to

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it's been roughly three weeks since that united airlines passenger was dragged off that overbooked flight in chicago. >> yeah, and that's just one of the viral videos that have generated outrage about the way passengers are treated on flights. so today four airline executives were called to capitol hill to explain their policy. >> blayne alexander has details. >> one lawmaker put it like this, he said, you know it's a bad day when you're getting lectured about customer service by the united states congress. but for more than four hours today, that's what happened with airline leaders, repeatedly promising to do better.

navigating rough air on capitol hill. >> we're kind of sick of it, as the consuming american, we gotta fly, you got us. >> pretty soon you're going to charge to use the rest room. >> at the center of it, united airlines ceo oscar mean yunoz aa passenger is bloodied and dragged off a flight to make room for a crew member. >> it's not who we are. >> reporter: it's the latest in a series of incidents. a delta passenger booted after leaving his seat to use the rest room. >> i never want to see a paying customer to move off a flight. you charter a flight if you need to do it. >> reporter: customer compositioas

lawmakers echoing common passenger frustrations. >> and the tiny, tiny awful seats. one congressman pointed out, united raked in $800 million a year in changed seats alone. >> seize this opportunity, because if you don't, we're going to come and you're not going to like it. >> a warning to airline companies, it's time to make the skies friendly again. >> reporter: and following that united incident, several lawmakers have introduced bills that would change the way they deal with overcrowding situations. pat? >> thank you, blayne. today hillary clinton blamed herself for the election loss to president trump. but the former secretary of state believes russian interference and questionable decisions by the fbi also influenced the outcome. clinton reflected on a campaign when she took center stage at the international women for women

new york city. she told the audience, if the election were held october 27th, she would be president. >> but i was on the way to winning until a combination of jim comey's letter on october 28 and russian wikileaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me, but got scared off. >> clinton also took a swipe at president trump's tweeting habits. in particular, criticizing his tweets about u.s. dealings with north korea and other world affairs. and after two unsuccessful presidential campaigns, clinton is not expected to run for public office again. she said she's now back to being an active citizen. if you're in need of a little boost to your ego, consider going to montgomery county the next time you need a bottle of wine. the liquor stores there will be required to card everyone. shomari stone has

>> i think the change is a good change. >> reporter: robert dorfman is the director of liquor control in montgomery county, maryland. he's announcing a change on news4, at the 27 liquor stores run by the county. >> we're just going to do like a lot of other restaurants and mom and pop and beer and wine stores do in this county and that's card everyone. >> reporter: that's right. starting july 1st, employees will ask for age identification for every single person making a purchase, so matter the age of the customer. >> it's good for both our employees and good for our customers. >> what is the policy now? suppose you wanted to buy this bottle of wine, you'd go to the cash register, and if you look younger than 35 years old, you will be carded. county officials say it will project employees from subjective carding. most customers don't mind the change. >> i am turning 45 myself. i have plenty of gray hair. i don't mind showing my

>> reporter: no problem for mary. >> i like it when i get carded because it makes me feel young and youthful. >> reporter: in rockville, i'm shomari stone, news4. >> i can relate. don't be surprised if you see a lot of different police uniforms in town over the next few weeks. part of national police week. mark segraves reports, it gives first responders a chance to honor the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice to keep you safe. >> reporter: it's the 23rd year in i row that law enforcement officials around our region, local and federal have gathered here at st. patrick's church in downtown washington to honor their own. the official kickoff to police week. today's session was led by archbishop cardinal donald wirl. >> we can be proud of our people in uniform and we need to say that very, very

>> reporter: peter newsome took part in the blue mass, attended by the director of the fbi and the secretary of homeland security. there will be several events around washington over the next two weeks, to see a complete list, check out the nbc washington app and search police we week. in the district, mark segraves, news4. he's one of the most powerful people in fairfax government and he is retiring. ed long, the fairfax county executive is calling it quits in september. he's worked for the county in several capacities for the past 40 years. long had come out of retirement five years ago to take the executive position. he's the man who forms the county budget with guidance from the supervisors. a frantic situation in rising flood wawaters, an overturned truck, a boy who wasn't breathing. now we get to see the emotional reunion between the boy's parents and the man who saved him. she was best

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good afternoon, i'm storm team4 meteorologist tom kierein. it's breezy and balmy. puffy fair weather clouds passing over the metro. bit of a chop on the river. average high is 72. we're abovet.

the average high is 80 degrees. so we are ramping up, temperature wise, at least on average. 77 now at reagan national. upper 70s to mid 70s just about everywhere else. and the pollen count is high for trees still. moderate for grass, low for weeds and mold spores. a look at the big storm by the end of the week, when it arrives, when it leaves and your weekend in just a few minutes. >> thank you, tom. in a lot of neighborhoods, the rain has drawn flowers into full bloom. >> but folks are thanking a local gardener for beautiful flowers. for -- margaret died five years ago, but her family made sure her legacy lives on. the irisis were given out to local churches, businesses

>> i was never fond of irises until i met margaret. and then i found out all the different blooms and colors and i started growing them and fell in love with them. it's pretty neat. her memory has not died. just by looking at the irisies. you think of her. >> her former property is now a new development called iris hill, the main street is called margaret thomas lane. if you'd like to stroll through the garden, we have photos that friends have taken over the years. search iris in the nbc washington app to see those. a highly debated transit and a future in question. what's next for purple line plans and what's supposed to happen this week that can make or break the project. also, a local woman was ready for the vacation of a lifestyle overseas. then learned the place she booked was fake and she couldn't get her money back. what happened when we stepped

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the hospital had to be shut down after someone showed up with a potentially hazardous substance that they claim made them itch. hillary clinton is making headlines, speaking at an event in new york and opened up about the 2016 presidential election. blamed mostly vladimir putin and james comey for her loss, saying she was on her way to a win until the last ten days of the campaign. and just what we thought another government shutdown had been averted. president trump tweeted that because of filibuster rules, our country needs a good shutdown in september. supporters of the planned purple line gathered in force today in montgomery county to plead for the project to move ahead. >> right now a judge is holding it up, even though this is a maryland -- state of maryland project. it runs between metro stations from bethesda to new carrollton. the judge is considering whether metro's problems would have a

negative impact on purple line ridership. adam tuss has the details. >> reporter: the crowd is thick here in silver spring this morning. supporters of the planned purple right, a light rail system running between bethesda and new carrollton, representatives from both montgomery and prince george's county. the workers who would help build the purple line are in attendance as well. they say they not only want the jobs, but they want the benefits that would come from building the purple line and all of this is being held up by a judge's ruling which says that metro's woes could have an impact on the purple line. >> it's not just local money we're talking about. coming up on news4 at 6:00, why the federal is talking about giving the purple line millions of dollars in funding. a popular store owner in trouble with the law after a more than year-long investigation. >> it's one of the stories we're working on at 5:00. jim and wendyn

drew customers all over the region. but police tell us there was more going on behind this store counter. >> coming up at 5:00, what the police found when they swooped in and why customers say they're very disappointed. and from a trailer riddled with bullets to the opera house. folks, you are gonna want to see this story. we posted this on our facebook, but this is the story of the night. >> yes, a young man from virginia, who tide water who discovered a powerful voice inside him, as he was sitting in juvenile detention and how he went from solitary confinement to a star with the, wait for it, new york metropolitan opera. mark segraves tells the story of a great, great man. it's just amazing. the man's story is like an opera in and of itself. a lot of drama. >> everybody loves a comeback, but this is a serious comeback of somebody who is

inspiration now. we are going to hear the history behind his name. it's speedo green. and marks going to solve that for us coming up at 5:00 with so much more too. >> it's a joyful voice you're gonna want to hear. >> looking forward to it. >> can't wait to see that. imagine booking an airbnb accommodation for a trip aboard, only to find out minutes later that the listing you just paid for is fake. >> yeah t happened to a woman in d.c., and when airbnb didn't give her a full refund right away, she turned to susan hogan for help. susan is joining us now. this is rough stuff here. >> talk about total frustration with this woman. erin contacted airbnb expecting to get all of her money back immediately. so when she only got back half and she wasn't getting the answers she wanted, she turned to nbc4 responds. >> reporter: like many of us, erin has been hearing

airbnb. >> well, i knew a lot of people that had used airbnb and they had great experience, and my son, in fact, had used airbnb in thailand last summer several times and had wonderful experience with it. >> reporter: so while planning her family's upcoming trip to germany, she figured she'd give the service a try and she quickly found a rental she liked. >> it was a cute kitchen and living room and two separate bedrooms, which was difficult to find in germany for that time period. >> reporter: erin booked the listing, paid her $1,600, but immediately she got an alert from airbnb about suspicious activity on her account. >> there was a phone number for the host, so i picked up the phone and i tried to call that number. that number was a non-working number. and at that point, i knew the host was fraudulent. i felt sick to my stomach. so i immediately canceled the reservation. >> reporter: erin automatically got a 50% refund for the host strict cancellation policy. she then tried

airbnb to find out when she'd get the rest of her money. >> i contacted airbnb almost every day. i sent them e-mails. i made phone calls. >> reporter: two weeks later, her patience had run out. >> i wrote a letter to nbc4 and nbc4 was working for me and they called airbnb and they fixed it. >> reporter: not only did airbnb credit erin the rest of her money, they have recently taken steps to crackdown on account takeovers. >> we seen guests suffering these types of scams and that's unacceptable to us. >> reporter: if you log in from a device you've never used before, you'll have to enter a code texted to you before you can even continue. also new, users can flag suspicious listings on their mobile devices. and if malicious activity is detected on your account, you'll be notified with both a text message and an

while erin is happy to have all of her money back, she still has reservations about using the service again. >> so, you know, i don't think i will use airbnb again. i think that they do a lot of good. i think they serve a purpose, but i think they need to improve in their customer service. >> so what you can do to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud while using airbnb? here are four things you need to know. keep all communications with your host and guest on the airbnb platform. do not make any payments through any other services. all payments made on airbnb are protected. make sure your password for airbnb is not the same as any other accounts that you use. and if you get an e-mail that looks like it is from airbnb but you're not sure, you gotta verify it's really from the company. we've made it simple for you. we have a link where you can do that right on our nbc washington app. just search airbnb. and if you hav

problem you need help solving, go to the nbc washington.com/responds. >> wow. >> i know. they grew fast, for sure. but the guy that we spoke to from airbnb, whom you saw there, was, listen, we got it. we're on it. they're trying to fix these things as they go along. >> wow, great work, susan. >> thank you. turning to the weather. so just how high was that pollen count today? >> it was high enough to give me a little migraine, sinus thingy when i woke up. i slept with the windows open to hear the rain falling. >> do it all the time. >> yeah, the car got a nice fresh coating of the pollen. it's still with us. so if you suffer from the allergies, just stay inside. the wind has been sort of whipping the pollen around and swirling it in the air. you can see the potomac river there at national harbor, a bit of a shop as the wind is

30 miles an hour. sunshine with clouds. you'll need a jacket tomorrow morning. short sleeves tomorrow afternoon. sunglasses and no umbrella. we're dry on storm team4 radar. temperatures now, mid and upper 70s. mid 70s around the bay. near 70s shenandoah valley and out into the mountains. hour by hour, we'll drop out of the 70s into the 60s by mid evening and then by midnight, we'll be back down to right around 60 degrees in the metro areas and dropping into the 50s by dawn tomorrow. these are temperatures maybe even upper 40s. shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, a cool start, mid and upper 50s in the metro area early tomorrow morning for the commute. maybe some sun glare driving east. mid 50s around down and noontime, mid 60s and hovering in the upper 60s during the afternoon with a lighter breeze tomorrow. maybe gusts around 20 miles an hour. so i lovehi

floating rainbow i call this, hovering in the clouds over arlington. this picture taken by susan dc. post your pics on twitter, instagram and facebook. as we get into tomorrow afternoon, upper 60s. and then some increasing clouds on thursday with highs near 70. thursday evening, rain moves in and the heaviest rain friday morning, ending midday, maybe over an inch to two inches of rain and drying out after that. into the weekend, much cooler, highs near 60s and staying that way into much of next week. we're back after this.

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this is the kind of video that makes your heart stop. a little baby boy unconscious in his father's arms. their truck flipped in floodwaters in texas. >> it's hard to watch. but that little boy is doing okay, thanks to good samaritans who were there to help give him cpr. gabe gutierrez is in dallas with this heart-warming story. >> reporter: this morning, philip and emily ogletree are thankful they and their two children survived this harrowing nightmare when their pickup truck flipped over in a raging flood. >> it's pitch black in the car, you can't see your kids, you panic.

>> reporter: grateful beyond words for good samaritans who rushed to the rescue. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: their baby, 4-month-old marshall unconscious when he was pulled from the truck. and 18-month-old adi strapped into your car seat. >> reporter: tom mitchell gave cpr to baby marshall. virginia mitchell provided the prayer. >> shortly after she started praying, that child started coming around. >> reporter: what's going through your mind? >> help them. give them life before you help me. >> reporter: they say if it wasn't for the bravery of these total strangers, their young family would not be here to share their story and their gratitude. the 4-month-old boy marshall has been discharged from the hospital here in dallas. his sister, 18-month-old adi, remains in intensive care, but she's now breathing on her

now sharing a special bond. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, dallas. >> a story with a happy ending. i'm wendy rieger and right now at 5:00, a backlash over the racist images and messages that targeted an african american sorority on american university. it's an act that the school's president says will not be tolerated. tonight we're awaiting the release of surveillance photos of the person who may have left those messages. and good evening, i'm jim handly. today those students are expressing outrage over these disturbing images, marching to the registrar's office, some requesting withdrawal from the school. news4's kristin wright is live and some students tell us they don't feel safe and the school isn't doing enough. >> reporter: right now, we are waiting for the surveillance pictures from campus pala

person they think is responsible for those incidents involving the bananas. there was a town hall meeting today, university officials during that town hall meeting talked about the things they are doing, including working with the fbi and d.c. police. now, university leaders declined to be interviewed, but have said in a statement that racist and hateful images like this have no place here and that student safety is number one. but students we talked to today say that what they've heard so far from the university is not enough. >> black lives matter! >> reporter: american university students marching through campus. in solidarity, they took their frustration, their outright dissatisfaction to the registrar's office, to request withdrawal slips from the university to send an urgent message. >> if our existence isn't valued on this campus, then we don't need to be here. >> we as a community have not been feeling safe, like we can