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killed five people was not wearing a gps and right now that man remains on the loose. and today court officials are trying to provide some of those answers about why the man didn't show up for his sentencing and he's now missing. news4's kristin wright is live outside the prince george's county courthouse in upper marlboro. kristin? >> reporter: wendy, there's court confusion tonight. on friday and earlier today, the state's attorney's office told us they were trying to get to the bottom of who removed kenneth kelley's gps monitoring device and why. but now it turns out he may have never been wearing one. >> our normal routine on mother's day is to wake up in the morning, go visit the cemetery, lay down flowers. but this mother's day, in light of what just happened in court, it was even tougher. they couldn't even bring themselves to go to the cemetery. >> reporter: kenneth kelley, the drunk driver convicted of

killing the kids'she friday and is still on the run. >> no one has an answer. no one. >> reporter: earlier today they believed he was under gps monitoring and that the ankle brac bracelet was removed days before he was supposed to be sentenced. >> right now, we're still trying to determine what private company may have been doing that monitoring and why he was removed from it. >> reporter: but now a court spokesperson said gps tracking was never ordered by the court. the sheriff's department and u.s. marshalls say they're looking non-stop for kelley while the nightmare gets worse for the families of the three women and two children he took away. >> she was killed in october 2014. here it is 2017. so you can imagine how long we've been waiting for some type of closure, some type of ending to the story. >> reporter: i texted that father a little while ago this new and breaking information

about the gpson his response, wow, are you serious? tonight on news4 at 6:00, what happened to kenneth kelley if he is found and re-arrested by deputies. back to you. >> very interesting story, kristin, thanks so much. a missing person's case is now a kidnapping investigation. that investigation is changing from hampton police to newport news. keir johnson, her and her daughter chloe, their vehicle was found on sunday. police in newport news say the case is shifting there because of information provided to them by hampton's police department. but they didn't elaborate. keir and 8-month-old chloe have been missing now for about two weeks. president trump will turn the white house blue tonight in honor of fallen police officers. he promised his full support to members of law enforcement at a

ceremony today at the capital. accused some politicians of politically expedient. >> thousands of police officers from around the world also gathered at that ceremony to honor their fallen. among those remembered, the arlington officers and dozens of new york city officer who is died from complications related to the 9/11 attacks. police dogs who died were also recognized. news4's mark segraves has the story of a local father who was at today's ceremony and personally thanking the officers. >> reporter: they stood at attention, men and women in uniforms from across the country and around the world. assembled at the steps of the u.s. capitol to honor more than 230 law enforcement officers who gave their lives. roger ravine came from his home in prince george's county to personally thank officers at today's ceremony. >> thank you for your service.

>> reporter: he carried with him his son's he was a prince george's county police officer killed in the line of duty in 2015. >> officer first class, he was a great boy, he was a good boy and he served his country and his community. >> reporter: he thanked the officers from chicago, who every year form a line to honor the families of fallen, as they walk past. rabine remembers how they stood at attention as his family walked past two years ago. >> i miss him. >> to have a survivor come up and remember something that we did for him makes us feel good inside. >> reporter: also in the crowd, beth kony and her police dog. not only are the men and women honored, but police dogs are also remembered. >> these animals will risk everything to protect their handler and to protect the police department and the citizens. >> reporter: in fact, that's just what this police dog in palm beach county, florida, did last week. casper is credited with taking a bullet to save his partner's

life. and while casper will co the line of duty. >> when an animal dies, when a k-9 dies, that officer lost a partner and a family member. i don't know how to put it into words, really. >> reporter: while roger will never hold his son again, he'll never let go of his memories and he'll never stop being thankful to the officers who continue to serve and protect. in the district, mark segraves, news4. we have hot weather coming our way. if you ride metro, ooh, it could be kind of sweltering. still to come, how the effort to fix the ac inside metro could cost drivers a lot of time. timing could be an issue this week. we could see record high temperatures in the next couple days. doug's back with more on your forecast. you're watching news4 at 5:00. i'm carol maloney in boston. game 7 tonight. no city has more history in winner take all games than the celtics.

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visit kp.org to learn more. news4 is working for you in the community. you may be nursing sore muscles from the biking yesterday. we want to say thank you for that. the second annual d.c. bike ride yesterday was a huge success. word from the street is the riders enjoyed the new and

improved -- of course wendy loved area bike association and its vision zero mission to end deadly bike accidents in d.c. did they have good weather for it. >> doesn't get much better than that. went out and bought four bikes yesterday. >> did you? >> my whole family needed them. i thought it was great, took a bike ride. my son's like, let's keep going, daddy. i'm like, are you sure? you're going to be tired. but it was great for bike riding yesterday and today. the heat definitely moving in. first 90s, first back-to-back 90s in quite some time. right now, just a perfect shot out towards the cathedral. and down towards the monument. you see them there looking to the south and east. curre currently 77, winds 24 miles per hour and upwards of 30. it's been a breezy day across the region.

but still very nice. currently 75 degree. everybody on the nice side. no rain to speak about. storm team4 radar all clear. not just are we clear, i mean, look at the eastern half of the nation, from kansas city across to d.c., atlanta, jacksonville. atlanta is right here. looking good as far as the sky conditions goes. we'll continue to see high pressure building in. you can see it right now. 89 st. louis, 86 in nashville. cooler weather to the north and east. that's been the troth of low pressure we've seen over the past couple of weeks. that's why we've been on the cooler side of things. but that whole pattern starts to shift. high pressure underneath the big ridge of high pressure and that's going to allow temperatures to soar. but tomorrow, also pretty good. 83 degrees. mostly sunny. nice and warm.

still a little bit of a breeze. tomorrow's going to be a perfect and maybe wash the car. how about the, we are all green tomorrow. nice and warm. does look like we'll stay dry until the end of the week. friday is the best chance for thunderstorm activity, but not a lot. 83 tomorrow, 92 on wednesday. 91 on thursday. there's the 88 friday. that's coming with a front that will cool things heading to saturday and sunday. another front on monday. that's the better chance of rain right now, monday. 92, on the wednesday, that would be a record high temperature. the old record, also 92, setback in 1974. >> whoa, a long time. doug, thank you. it is do or die, win or go home, you pick the cliche, and that's what the wizards are facing. carol maloney is up in bean town with more on how the players are trying to avoid the game 7 jitters.

and for the second year in a row, miss d.c. is without some controversy. i'm adam tuss. have you noticed some metro stations are hotter than they should be? there's a problem with the

pipes. i'll explain coming up. at some metro stations is broken. in fact, it's been broken for years at the busy dupont circle and farragut north stations. adam tuss learned more today about a potential solution. he's live for us at the farragut north station. adam, what are you hearing? >> reporter: that's right, jim. no permanent fix is coming. a temporary solution is on tap. but we have a couple of 90-degree days coming up this week. for riders here at these stations, it means it's going to be downright hot. deep down below connecticut avenue in northwest, something isn't right. the pipes buried beneath the road that help carry cool water to chill the dupont circle and farragut north stations are broken. they've been leaking water for years. and now because the pipes are in

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of the usual six. blue line trains will runhe this work was originally going to be done with day and night single tracking, but metro decided on the complete shutdown so the work can be completed faster. new concerns this evening about your safety on suitland parkway after another deadly crash there. three people were killed and another injured this morning. we talked to a traffic expert today about this stretch of roadway in prince george's county, he's live in forestville with the story. derrick? >> reporter: yet another fatal crash on the suitland parkway, near the spot where two people died two months ago. this morning's crash is still being investigated, but people are saying this road needs to be made safer. the impact was great enough that one of the vehicles burst into flames. three people in that car died. a westbound jeep and this sedan collided in the westbound lanes

new year the intersection. the driver of t injured. it shut down the busy commuter route for a good part of the morning. both vehicles were towed to begin processing. twisted, charred metal are an all too familiar scene. >> the road has required a checkered history. >> reporter: john townsend points to a crash where a mother and child were killed at nearly the same spot back in march. 12 people have died in parkway crashes over the last three years. >> what we need on suitland parkway is tougher enforcement to crack down on drivers who are going at excessive rates of speed. >> reporter: the identities of those involved have not been released. now this is a parkway and not a freeway. what's in a name, you ask. more than you might think when it comes to safety.

more on that coming up on >> thank you, derrick. the new miss usa is looking ahead to the miss universe comments. kara mccull accounti-- mccullou scientist and when asked about health care, she said it's a privilege and not a right. some called her beauty and brains, others, beauty and brainless. one saying she just means you need to pay for health care, it shouldn't be free. her comments come as the trump administration is trying to repeal and replace obamacare. for some children in prince george's county, the ball is in their court. [ cheers and applause ] that's a shout-out.

news4 was there in the when two newly renovated basketball courts were unveiled. this is all thanks to one of the biggest stars of the nba, kevin durant, and his charity foundation. durant, of course is from sea pleasant and spent a lot of time at the center. he's now with the golden state warriors. durant's charity is renovating basketball courts in underserved ea and around the world. good for him. they're looking for a few good women. coming up next, how the marines are recruiting women in the wake of that nude photo scandal. plus, they say they were treated bike road kill. the heartbreaking reaction from

the parents of a penn state student whoied during a d me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam,aught and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting

him bring his hate into virginia. hong jun-pyo. >> protect those in danger, and to fight. whatever shape the battle takes. >> pretty cool. that's a new nationwide push to recruit women to the marines. an ad featuring a marine captain undergoing gruelling training. the marines have the smallest percentage of women among all the military branches. this new campaign comes after that scandal that involved nude

photos of female mari what a huge nice this is for our wizards. game 7. carol maloney is live up in bean town. you know it's big when the franchise is trying to do something they haven't done since 1979. >> reporter: yeah, 38 years. can you believe it? john wall is a rising star, as you know. but he says legends are born in game 7s, and he knows this by watching game 7s. he's never played in one in his career. wall, beal, and most of the guys on the wizards' roster, they've never been in a game 7, but they do know that the stakes could not be higher. >> and the washington wizards will live for game 7! >> you always dream about it as a kid. you watch it on tv and you wonder what that feels like. now we have an opportunity. >> game 7, an opportunity to be where we are, it's a chance to

see who wins the game. couldn't ask for nothing calm as you convey it to be? >> i disguise it pretty well, don't i? i mean, i have butterflies. i tell the guys, if you don't have butterflies, you don't care. butterflies are good, but i think all of our guys will have that. they might not tell you that, because it's bravado not to say i have butterflies, but it's important that you do, because that means you care about the outcome. >> reporter: a franchise that cares about reaching new heights. the last time the wizards were in a game 7, 1979. and now up against the celtics. a franchise that has been in more game 7s than any other nba team. so dealing with all kinds of playoff pressure, not just for the wizards, but for their city. >> we have a chance as a young team to be successful and for our city, i think they deserve it more than anything for a long time. >> reporter: hoping to shock the

nba world mp. in more recent here, 0-5. they haven't won in this building since april 2014. so, yeah, butterflies all around, guys. we'll have more coming up later on news4 at 6:00. back to you. >> well, some good news tonight if you are ready to pick some crabs. the beautiful swimmers of the chesapeake bay are swimming our way a little bit earlier than normal. and we're revisiting one of our top stories tonight. a live report next from the

scene of a bus accident that frelinghuysen. we are hearing from the first responders at the bus crash and the unexpected help they had. students from a middle school injured when the bus flipped. tim furlong from our sister station in philadelphia is live in perriville with the latest on this. tim? >> reporter: this is i-95 southbound behind me. traffic is moving nicely now. we're two miles north of where this accident actually happened. the clean-up took hours, but in terms of the injuries, it could have been a lot worse. >> with their help, i appreciate it, it gave us manpower. >> reporter: the guys at the susquehanna fire department thought they'd be the first at 4:00 responders on the -- first, first responders, they weren't. there were police officers on a bus behind the crash. >> i'm glad they were there, they seemed to want to be helpful and take their cues of what we needed them to do to help out with that. >> reporter: maryland state police say the driver of this

ue bus, but the driver lost control, overcorrected and then clipped the front of the bus, sending it off the highway, down an embankment and onto its side. the dver of the honda wasn't hurt. police say the driver of that honda will likely face there wa any kind of impairment, no indication of cell phone use at this time. >> reporter: i-95 re-opened around 2:30 today. about a mile north of where that happened, it would have been on the tidings bridge, so the bus would have gone off the edge and plunged into the susquehanna river. so in terms of where it happen, it was a good thing. but what a scary event for all the kids going on that field trip. but at least most of them are going to be okay. >> tim, thanks so much. what a frightening day for them. an important warning tonight about your kids, caffeine, and those energy drinks. you might want to even tell your teenager about this story.

i'm going to put this up on my facebook page. death of aouth carolina teenager who collapsed in a classroom last month. that 16-year-old drank a large caffeinated soda, a latte, and one of those energy drinks in the two hours before his heart fell out of rhythm. a local coroner warns parents that a soda or cup of coffee can be okay, but large amounts can be deadly. tonight, we're hearing from the family of a penn state student who died while pledging a fraternity. police say sophomore timothy piazza was drunk and fell downstairs. no one at that fraternity called 911 for 12 hours. in an interview with the "today" show's matt lauer, the family says their son was treated like road kill. now 18 members of that fraternity face charges. >> most of the young men are 19, 20 years old. what should they face?

>> w that's our son. we're not going to see him ever again. assuminge'd live to 90. he's lost 70 years of his life. >> he doesn't get to graduate. he doesn't get to get mried. >> penn state has disbanded the fraternity beta theta pi. a backup fire and rescue plan is in effect in part of fairfax county now after the fire truck caught fire in the fire house. station 26 in springfield, out of service for at least a week. that truck caught fire yesterday and the flames spread to the roof of the building. no word on what caused that fire. well, it, of course, is a staple here. maryland blue crabs, thanks to a warm winter and spring, this season is off to an early and rip-roaring start. there's some good news, but early doesn't necessarily translate to a strong season.

our megan mcgrath got up bright and early today to get a river. >> reporter: dawn on the chesapeake bay. a waterman's day starts early. but this year, the boats aren't just out early in the morning. watermen working in southern anne arundel county are out earlier in the season. and they're catching crabs. >> this time last year, we caught seven crabs. first time we checked the pots, we had 20 bushel. >> reporter: bob moved his boat to maryland because the crabbing is better here right now. >> there's a big boy in there, don't want to come out of the pot. >> reporter: while recent cold temperatures have slowed things down, he says the season is still off to a strong start. >> that's a big crab right there. >> reporter: and the crabs are nice. >> the crabs are butter ball fat right now. >> reporter: cindy sheridan has been crabbing her whole life. >> take that part out. >> reporter: what she doesn't

sell, she turns into crab cakes never started picking crabs in april, ever. >> reporter: now an early start doesn't necessarily mean a good season overall, in fact, there are numbers out there that indicate things may slow down. maryland's annual crab survey record recorded a decline in juvenile crabs and overapopulation. on the plus side -- >> everything around us affects the bay. >> reporter: as watermen know, it's all very unpredictable. >> we need to be what you call, cautiously optimistic, if you know what i'm saying. >> reporter: in diehl, maryland, megan mcgrath, news4. we're going to be picking crabs early and we're going to be talking football early. the redskins preseason opener is less than three months away.

today they the team's training camp. this is the fifth year the skins will hold camp down in richmond, the first day will be july 27. a walk through in the morning, practice in the afternoon. fan appreciation day, saturday, august 5th, with a 1:30 practice. and the final day of camp is august 13th. for a full list of dates and times, just search redskins on our nbc washington app. by the end of this week, we could have some football camp weather. it's always scorching when they start football camp. and this week, we're getting hot weather. >> yes, so enjoy this while we can. >> we are. >> beautiful evening coming up. i'm speechless. i'm literally -- can you take over? words -- let's just show the picture. the words can't -- >> there you go. that says it all. >> there's that gorgeous blue sky over rockville pike. that's the live view. let's go shopping! and as we take a look at the

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