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just a deep sense of personal loss. >> and that is our top story. two schools in our area hurting tied together by a killing and a murder investigation. >> a university of maryland student accused of stabbing and murdering a bowie state student today suspect christopher urbanski is in court charged with mush arder and assault. urbanski follows a white supremacist group on facebook so the fbi is investigating the case as a hate crime. >> darcy spencer will tell us more about the promising young man who lost his life. but we'll begin this afternoon with tracee wilkins who is in upper marlboro. >> reporter: today in court sean urbans urbanski's attorney says he has no criminal record, has never done any twronk, says he is not a flight risk and asked the judge to release h
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monitor to his parents' custody. the judge said in the end no way, that he was not going to be bonded out and that he is an absolute threat to the community. >> sorry no comments. >> reporter: after urban decide's said no comments, his mother raised her umbrella to block media cameras as she and her husband walked to their cars. this after a judge depended a request for their son to be released on bond. urbanski appeared by monitor wearing an orange jump suit. he stood expressionless with his arms behind his back for most of the brief bond review. his father closed his eyes briefly when the state read his charges mentioning that he stabbed and killed lieutenant richard collins. >> lieutenant richard coal on ly collins iii had ever reason to live, he represented in every way possible the very best of that community, that he was a person who i've heard people say had a very promising future. >> reporter: urbanski'sor
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reports saying urban decide was intoxicated and incoherent and asked that he be released on gps monitoring and receive alcohol treatment. the judge denied that request. calling urbanski an absolute threat to the community. >> at the end of the day, this community is hurting and extending beyond the university of maryland community, extending beyond the bowie state university community, our county. >> reporter: the university of maryland police department released information saying that urbanski was following a white s supremacist group on facebook, so the fbi is investigating whether this is a possible hate crime. coming up, what the prince george's county state attorney had to say about that. tracee wilkins, reporting live. back to you. our team coverage continues now with a look at the very special man who was lost in this tragedy. >> people who knew richard
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collins say he was not just an average young man. and richard's father spoke with tom comstello who is still tryig to process what happened. >> apparently we're having audio difficulty and we'll try to bring that to you later on. >> we have it now. >> i really have not tried to process motive or, you know, intentions behind this yet. to be honest, it's still quite surreal, you know. as i stated before, parent's worst nightmare. it's skrurs reajust reached my . so like i said, all of the concerns about the
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behind this horrific and senseless act have not pain somethi been something that i've even attempted to process. loved god.been been something that i've even attempted to process. loved god. he was a child of god and i believed in christ jesus which is what we taught him since he was an infant. >> does that give you strength right now? >> that is all that is holding my wife and i and my daughter and the rest of my family up right now. our faith in jesus christ. >> young richl arrestard collin toward goat his lito devote hise done. he had been commissioned by the u.s. army and tomorrow he was set to graduate from bowie state university and early saturda
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changed when he was stabbed to death at the university of maryland. take darcy spencer has new reaction as we continue the story. she's at bowie state. >> reporter: that's right, we're here where it's supposed to be a time of celebration. tomorrow is graduation day, but instead there a lot of sadness here because of the loss of that young man. and there is also a lot concern about hate. >> i think it's crazy really. it stndoesn't make sense. it was so random. >> reporter: he's talking about the stabbing death of richard coal will i be llinsmurdered ea saturday morning as he wasuber friends. the fbi is looking into whether it was motivated by hate. >> and we're still in a racially chd
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i think especially this is the first sdwigints incident of racn on campus 37. >> reporter: he was out celebrating ahead of tuesday's graduation from bowie state where he majored in management. police say the suspect charged in the killeding belonged to a racially charged facebook group. >> it wasn't surprising to me at all, but still difficult to believe that now richard is becoming a martyr in this same fight for equality and the same fight for black people to be recognized as humans. >> reporter: the crime is devastating students and creating fear as hate based sgiptss are being reported more and more on college campuses. maryland students recently proceed tested after a noose was found inside a practice fern abo fraternity house on campus. >> if about action won't be taken, it can happen over and over again.
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remembering collins with a vigil this evening at 7:00 as they get ready for graduation. his family had been preparing for a day of celebration. now, we did mention that graduation is tomorrow. bowie state university actually graduates on the university of maryland campus and a lot of students i spoke to today were very concerned that they will have to go to that campus tomorrow for this very difficult day. we'll have more on that coming up news 4 at 6:00. back to you. >> and you can see more of tom costello's interview with richl arrest arrested's father tonight on "nightly news." we've seen a lot of cloud cover you today and of course shower activity if not rain coming down earlier today. take a look at the radar. storm team 4 radar for the most part on the clear side. a couple showers still remaining down in our
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and over toward the eastern shore. but the bulk of the area is dry and will remain that way throughout the evening tonight. but we are tracking another system moving up towards new york right now, but another system welle gown to the south. a lot of moisture down here. and we'll see that come overs next couple gaps tomorrkooucoup. up to 71 now. average is 77. and that's the bay things look all week, below average temperatures, cooler and rainy conditions. we'll tell you about the him orrial gay weekend coming up. and today has been a tough day for the purple line. the brakes are on. a federal judge is putting the project on hold pretty much indefinitely. adamss
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all means for you. this is dragging on. >> reporter: not only dragging on, this could be a potentially fatal blow for the entire project. of course this is a light rail system that connects about a thez ta bethesda to new carrollton. and that is utility work at what is supposed to be the planned future entrance of the purchase peld line. but of course right now the whole project is up in the and i will. so what did the judge's decision really mean? he is saying that because of metro's falling ridership and all of the safety woes and all the other issues that metro has been going through and falling ridership, that that could negatively impact the ridership for the planned purple line. in essence the number of riders that aren't on metro wouldn't be going to the purple line and that could hurt the entire project. so he is ordering a whole new environmental impact study which takes a long time. and if you delay the project, then of course you drive up cos
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together. we talked to one of the long plan supporters and he says basically there is just a bunch of finger pointing going on right now. >> the governor and the secretary of transportation have pointed out that there are not unlimited funds to fund the activity during the judge's delay of the project. and so it will be a point where we run out of money and the governor will have to say he with just can't do it. >> reporter: and so basically they will have to see if they can appeal the decision from the state's attorney general. coming up next hour at 6:00, i'll tell you why some say that this judge may be playing favorites with his decision. back to you. >> adam tuss, thanks. that man accused of stealinging that ambulance in prince george's county had his bond set today at appeared in c. police say he stole the ambulance and drove it all the way into charles county, but he was arrested and he has been taken in for a mental
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a father accused of using a drug cocktail to kill his 3-year-old child is convicted of second degree assault. thomas holland faced life in prison, but instead was sentenced to only ten years. this happened back in 2014. holland claimed he found his son unresponsive. but an autopsy found a mixture of cocaine, acetaminophen and the active ingredient from benadryl in his system. a medical examiner ruled the boy edith a homicide. the prince george's county state's attorney said today she's disappointed in the jury's decision. >> it is the country's most popular grocery store and it's coming to d.c. just ahead, what the new wegmans in d.c. is going to look like. >> and why where neighbors are concerned about its rifl
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>> reporter: it seems like the gunman almosted closed his eyes as he opened fire. it happened at such close range, it's amaze nothing one was seriously hurt. all of it caught by security cameras. here we go. it happened fast. bang, bang fasts. an attempted robbery at a medical marijuana dispensary in northwest. these are the guys they are looking for. one in the white shirt, the other in a blue shirt. now there are a lot of security cameras here. and it appears the suspects dressed for the occasion. >> they were wearing disguises. >> a mask? >> like a fake beard and wigs. >> oh, really. >> yes. so they were prepared for the cameras. and obviously prepared to gain
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entrance. >> reporter: the tacokoma wellns center. the guy in the white shirt tries to force his way past the security guard. but when that doesn't work, the guy in the blue comes up and opens fire. bang, bang, bang. we can account for about three shots. no one was hurt. nothing was taken. those two guys got away. >> we were so thrilled that all of our plans and security system went like clock work. the guard and all the personnel knew what to do. they pushed the panic button. the police were here in moments and the guys drove around the koesh a corner and that's the last we saw of them. >> reporter: so what are the cops doing? we'll hear from the police comi coming up at 6:00. president trump now on the second stop of his first overseas trip. he
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and prime minister whaend asked about the oval office meeting with the russians, mr. trump says that he never mentioned the word israel. the isis related intelligence apply came from the iz raelsris. no media reports ever quoted the president saying the source of his information. the president is now meeting -- will be meeting with pl president tomorrow. and lester holt is in jerusalem this evening to tell us more about the president's visit. >> wire outsi we're outside the walls of the old city of jooof jerusaleme important sites and of course also a flash point in the long running israeli/palestinian conflict. i'll be anchoring the news just beyond these walls with with more on the president's visit. and you'll recall he said we can get it done referencing a mideast peace deal. he is
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conversations with leaders here toward that end. we'll tell you how he's doing when we see you tonight on night "nightly news." are you ready? a popular grocery chain says it will enter the competitive grocery market right here in the stwri district. we gmans will okay pay a major space right near us. tom sherwood has the story. >> reporter: for nearly 6 0 yea, fannie mae has influenced the nation's housing market all from this quiet colonial style building offset from busy wisconsin avenue. and now the bustle of shopping, more specifically wegmans grocery shopping, will be a major part of the redevelopment of the site. it will retain the colonial style, but add housing and other retail. shoppers seem happy, the upscale yet pricey store is coming in from the suburbs. >> the more people coming in here, they will need more food
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>> reporter: the 80,000 square foot wegmans which won't open until late 2021 after fannie mae moves would be the fifth of five groceries within a flthree mile stretch including whole on foods, newer save hue awayway a new giant. >> everybody i've talked to is also delayed. >> reporter: but wisconsin avenue already has heavy traffic, a local worry. chase says she expects developers and community leaders to work that out. >> the developer is someone they have worked in this community before. and they are very sensitive to community concerns. >> reporter: in the district, tom shersherwood, new s 4. wegmans may still be years away, but it may only be months before he can sink your teeth into a hoagie from a wawa if that's what you're into. the washington business journal reports the sdwrikts's first wawa is set to open o
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street between l and m. the journal says this location will be 24/7. and wawa will open nearly a dozen locations throughout our fair city. wawa plans to announce further plans early next monday. >> say wawa a dozen times now. news 4 is working for you in the community at a fundraiser for the make-a-wish foundation. angie goff and eun yang walked with their daughters, don't they look beautiful, at the pink fashion show in georgetown. and doug kammerer master of say moni ceremonies. she's a real gymgymnast. that's cool. fashion show was part of the annual mother/daughter tea to raise money. this is the 14th year for the event. a proposal to take smoking off the menu. the local town that is trying to ban cigarettes of allds
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out door brar bars and restaur areas. and we're tracking cooler weather and rain.
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and we're celebrating our 10th anniversary
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we're holding up 10 years together. >> and ten years at 5:00. >> because i've been here for 55 years. >> okay. wanted to make sure. congratulations. that's great. >> this is our pin anniversary. so a free pin. >> yes, that is great. sorry to bring you a little clouds and showers on your anniversary. not bad though. it could be a lot worse this time of year. be could be in the 50s. but we're a little below average, but we'll take 70. there are the numbers. 71 winds out of the south at 5 miles per hour. as we look toward the next couple days, we'll see a lot more of this kind of weather. a lot of cloud, temperatures below average. right now 72 in leesburg, 69 in gaithersburg. down to the south we did see some clearing. luray close to 80. bu
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fairly quick cannily. you can see it at the eastern shore. that is all moving out with the storm system. we saw the rain early this morning and it moved out and now we're looking at this little spin intathe atmosphere and tha is the last of the moisture. but looking a back to the south and west, a lot more rain down to the south. and look at the overall flow here. and this goes all the way over a huge trough of low pressure. and that will continue to create fairly cool air. again, this is may, so cool is a relative term here. not cold by any mean, but cool. and that is the trend. we do see things moderate to the south, but we stay on the cool side through the end of the week. so below average temperatures expected. unsettled all week and that means clouds and showers will be on the off iing about every day. remember last week 80s and 90s, and now not a single
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north of the atlantic area. only 59 in about new york. so cool air in place and cloud cover, too. isolated showers this evening possible, but not exhibiting. . 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, cloud cover is here. if we stay with with the showers down to the south for the most part, everyone during the afternoon. we'll see a couple showers here and there. good idea to take the umbrella on your tuesday. and then tomorrow night is when it the rain really moves in into the day on wednesday i think will be the worst of it through early wednesday. most of wednesday is dry. beaches this weekend, if you're thinking about heading down, looking good. 75 on saturday, 68 and showers likely on sunday, but not a woo washout. monday with 76 degrees. rest of the 10 day forecast, most of wednesday dry. another chance of showers and storms thursday are and then there is the memorial day weekend inland, right 2340
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saturday. and he was cut from his high school football basketball team and now this prince george's county native has the chance to be the first player cho in the draft. >> coming up, how moment help h pave his path to the nba. >> reporter: a suspect a still on the loose after he made his way into a unit at will apartment complex and sexually as sexual assaulted
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geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. a local congressman is accusing the former national security adviser of lying to investigators during his back e background check. cummings says he has documents that proves he lied and that he was paid by american companies when he traveled to moscow in december of 2015. russia tv paid flynn's travel expenses to attend that gala with president vladimir putin.
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search for the suspect in a sexual assault, there is an important reminder to help keep yourself and loved ones safe. that victim was inside her greenbelt apartment on saturday when the man allegedly broke in, sexually assaulted her and then ran off. but it's how he got into her apartment that has police issuing this warning. meagan fitzgerald has more. >> i feel bad for her and that can happen to me or anybody here. >> reporter: fear continued to grow for a lot of neighbors who live at the franklin park at greenbelt station apartments. saturday around 1:30 a.m., greenbelt police say a woman was attacked. >> the suspect evidently entered the residence by way of a partially open bedroom window. implied that he had a weapon and sexually assaulted the occupant. >> reporter: george matthews with the greenbelt police department says when officers arrived on scene, are they searched the area with
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units, but couldn't track town the suspect. that is part of the reason why this woman who did not want to go on camera says she's scared. >> we don't have no protection on the first floor, the windows are big and wide, they can -- it's easy for them to jump in. >> reporter: she says it's easy because they are not secured with metal bars. but police are still encouraging residents to be mindful of their surroundings and do everything they possibly can to remain safe. >> we were telling people close and secure the windows and make sure if they have any malfunctioning locks, make sure that they are in working order. >> reporter: we reached out to the leasing manager, she said she's aware of the investigation and she's cooperating with police and she says they will be informing residents of the incident. as for the suspect, he's described as a teen. so roughly they say 19 years old, 5'7", 150 pounds. stocky they say.
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black and white long sleeve shirt. anyone with information of course contact police. rockville is poised to become the largest jurisdiction to ban smoke and vaping in outdoor bar and restaurant areas. previewing tonight's vote, council meets at 6:00 to consider account new law. opponents include owners of hookah lounges. four states and puerto rico already ban smoking at outdoor dining and drinking establishments, but only one other lowell local community does, laplata, maryland. an annual from a decision to mark the end of the first year. it's this one. the 21 foot herndon monument. it's covered with vegetable shortening. and they have to do it with no shoes. once completed, they are officially
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took them 2:22:21. if you don't notice the name markell fultz, you soon with l. he is projected to the top pick in next month's nba draft and carol maloney caught up with the native and it's easy to see where his drive and focus comes from. that is mom. >> i wouldn't want to play you. you would have killed me. >> reporter: long before he ever stepped foot in 24 gym, markell fults oig dared to dream. >> i remember going through school and all the team teachers saying you need to find something else. because everybody wants to be an nba player or some type of star. and i'm saying i'll prove y'all wrong and i'll be the one to make to the naiba. >> reporter: now projected to be number one overall in next
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remarkable when you consider just four years ago goer, he wam varsity. >> that same day i started working. i remember that day like it was yesterday. i mean, it was one of the key moments that helped me and i'm grateful for it. >> reporter: he's most grateful for his mom. she's a single mother who somehow made it work. she sent him to the school without any financial aid. >> i didn't know where it was going to come from, but i had faith because i knew if i kept him in the school system that he was in, he wasn't going to be prepared to go to college. and i call the business lady every month asking her can you push back my pavemenyment. and every month she did it. >> reporter: faith and mom make all things possible and they will continue to be side by side as he tips off his pro career. she's moving in with you. >> that's -
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that we haven't totally discussed. i don't want to break her heart yet. >> he did tell me his how, huses rules. we sit right across from each other about 4 feet away, but periodically every other day we will pick up the phone and do a land line like nobody else can hear us. like we have something to share. but we will call each other and i'm almost this close. crazy. >> and calvin the writer that sit tsz nes next to us, he says think you're whispering, you're talk just as -- everything can hear everything. i'll be like
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and kitsch is like we can all still hear you. >> can you believe they just aired that? >> happy anniversary. what are you getting me? >> ten more years. a lot of trouble. >> a close up maybe. >> good lighting. >> yeah. >> all this week, if you want to find out more. >> we have behind the scenes dirt wil be sharing on each other on our nbc washington facebook page. so just like our pages and like nbc washington, too. >> it's been a fun ten years and here is to ten more. well, you probably have are seen that video of that sea lion who pull the little girl into the water. just ahead, i talked to a wild life expert who explained to us what led to that and what we should not be doing. and the white house bunch about either budget proposal leading to a lot of conversation. still to come, the big cuts that could hurt tse who need it ho
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anyone who has had lyme disease knows it can be awful especially tough to treat the symptoms. but doren begioreen gensler has about a new treatment. >> getting a diagnosis with lyme disease can be really difficult and then finding a treatment that works can seem almost impossible to people struggling with this awful disease. but now there is a way of treating somf
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lyme disease, something that we have never seen before. and it's giving some people with lyme disease new relief. different colored laser lights in-jikted directly into the vein. >> this just goes into there like a flashlight. and then you can see the light into the passing by the blood. >> really unusual, right? we really have not seen this before. no side effects, no known side effects. and we'll with hear from some patients and from the technician who was administering this. some people have struggled with lyme disease for years and this light therapy is helping. i'll have more on this at 11:00. by now you have probably seen the video of the sea lion in
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girl into the water. the girl's family had been tossing bread to the sea lion just moments before it grabbed the girl. wild life experts say this is a prime example of why humans must stop interacting with wild animals. >> wildlife is wild. that was a mammal that is probably upwards of 1,000 pounds and has a mouth full of teeth and is used to using them to catch prey. he could have inflicted a lot of injury, trauma to that girl had she not gotten up at the last minute and he was able to grab her dress. but i wouldn't think that people would just walk up to a grizzly bear and try to hand it a ham sandwich. >> it's tempting to feed sea lions because they are cute, but biologists say you are doing that animal harm by letting it trust humans. and then associating us with food can actually make them
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aggressive. nbc 4 responds up ahead, sugs an h susan hogan helps a man who needs a service he can't get. and a dispute between neighbors takes a deadly turn. how a fight over a property line ded up in murder.en
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a fight over a property line turned deadly in spotsylvania county. now we're learning that the victim is the ceo of a that red incidence of properties. julie carey is joining us live with detail on the what set off the fatal confrontation. >> reporter: well, the victim's as you mentioned, he was the president and ceo of a successful real estate development companycolumbia. that stake is the start of a deadly dividing line. he was found shot to death in his driveway 37 down t
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down the other driveway, leading to the home of his 80-year-old neighbor, a man charged with first-degree murder. investigators say it was a dispute that has been going on for years. the 80-year-old larry jons shns believed his neighbor was encroaches on his property. >> and cutting down trees and things on his property. >> reporter: johnston had recently put up these americas to reinforce the boundary,ing but sunday when landscapers came to mow, johnston came next door and confronted his neighbor. >> suspect approached the victim in his driveway and they began a conversation which was in addition bely cordial and at some point in abotime it became heated dispute and that's when the gun was displayed. >> male shot in the chest. >> reporter: the landscapers wilted the confrontation and called 911. here is part of the call. >> cpr instructions at this time. >> reporter: johnston calmly walked back to his home and as the
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the gun under his bed. detectives later found the .357 ruger. he was charged with first-degree murder. no one was at home at either residence today. a colleague says this is a weekend place where he and his wifd come wife to relax. 4es ceo of columbia property capital. they specialize in purchases properties and renovating them into stylish condos. his work making a long lasting mark about on the district of columbia. now,ing in reached several work colleagues by phone today and they declined and on camera interview explaining they are so distraught by this sudden loss. when i join you at 6:00, what the suspect told detectives about all this when he was taken into custody. back to you. president trump stroers overseas this week. but back here in washington, we're getting a better sense of his administration's budget plan. and entitlements are on
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chopping block. $1.7 trillion with a t in cuts to entitlement programs pp over the next decade. that doesn't include social security or medicare. but among those up for cut, more than $800 billion to medicaid over the next ten years. the republican health care plan that is currently in the senate had called for those cuts to medicaid. nbc 4 responds to a wheelchair bound man from maryland who desperately needs a service that he cannot get, groerkry home delivery. something many people take for granted, but there are hundreds of thousands in you're area who simple lil can't get it. consumer reporter susan hogan tells us why. >> and more than 1.5 million people in d.c., maryland and virginia depend about on the federal government's snap program which used to be known as food stamps. right now they aren't allowed to use those funds to purchase groceries online, however that is about to change
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online grocery shopping from your home. and fwlidelivery right to your t door. it's a convenience david martin from silver spring about only wishes he had. >> i tried to get home delivery and can't do it because federal law has stated that they will not take the snap program as far as delivery is concerned. >> reporter: he's right. the u smptsda prohibits partici to use the cards to purchase on line mostly due to technical challenges. for people like david who face physical challenges, online grocery delivery service would be a life changer. >> it's wear and tear on me, as well. it takes the whole day to do it. >> reporter: frustrated that he can't enjoy the same benefits as those done on the snap program, david reached out to nbc 4 responds. we dug up some good
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process ever creating a pilot program that will enable snap participants in certain areas to purchase on line groceries and maryland is one of the states to try this. that. >> reporter: and four retailers are located in maryland 37 it. no one knows the importancecery than maryann exerci anderson. >> some still want to do their own shopping. >> reporter: there is a groceries on the go program. >> my program director goes out with this machine, process the card. >> reporter: and there is no delivery fee. the usda pilot program will have some restrictions. snap participants will only be able to use their benef
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not to pay for service or delivery charges. which david says is still worth the convenience. >> i wouldn't have to use metro access pip wouldn't ha access. i wouldn't have to bother somebody in customer service and have somebody traipse. so easier for everybody. >> reporter: the usda had originally planned to launch the new pilot program this summer, but it is taking longer to set up than anticipated and it's now expected to begin sometime next year. doug joining us from the storm center. what a cloudy day. how much rain is in those clouds? >> we've had the clouds all day and we'll get a lot of cloud cover really for most of the week. we'll get some sunshine here and there as well. but also seeing shower you activity. currently 71 below average by about 6 degrees. you saw the rain earlier move
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out. we have more shower activity down to the south and more rain. this will come in during the afternoon tomorrow. so your planner tomorrow looking like this, dry early, and i think dry most of the day. showers best chance will be south on between noon and 4:00. temperatures into the 60s. but that is it. we may not hit 70 degrees tomorrow. so another cool day. cloud cloudy, rain moves in tomorrow night. and lasts through early wednesday. but most of wednesday dry, 73 with sunshine. 74 degrees on your thursday. and then friday i'm heading down to the beach for my backyard weather first of the season as we head towards memorial day weekend. and more on that weekend with tom kierein. >> yeah, the weather will be different at the bleaches. water temperature by the way is only 62 at ocean city up to lewis, delaware. that is pretty cold even to dip your toes in. but over the weekend saturday, sunday and monday, only down day will be really sunday with occasional showers mainly in the morning through midday. temperatures on saturday the mid-70s wso
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upper 60s at the beaches. and then on monday, partly sunny with temperatures into the mid-70s. a lot of people heading to the mountains, too, for the holiday weekend on saturday there. it will be rather cool around 70 degrees during the afternoon and partly sunny and maybe a sprinkle in the morning. then sun back in the afternoon in the mountains. mid-60s. and monday low 70s and partly sunny. >> and you can see the difference between the monuntais temperatures and inland temperatures. 82 saturday, best chance of rain is sunday. memorial day looking good, around 80 there. entire 10 day forecast, not bad but it gets a lot better towards the weekend. see you back here at 6:00.
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>> kristin wright got a look at a new video training session that will help officers save lives. >> addiction is an often misunderstood problem. and we consider it a disease. >> reporter: the training video is going to every law enforcement agency across virginia. commonwealth attorney general and loudoun county sheriff showed it for the first time to deputies and police officers during a morning roll call with with the three agencies today. the 11 minute video is supposed to educate law enforcement on how to recognize and respond to a heroin or opioid overdose. the video also highlights the use ever inof floridnaloxone the
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lives. 167 deputies with the department have naloxone in their patrol cars. this deputy administered naloxone last year and saved a woman's life. >> the first dose, she came to a little bit, her breathing was shallow to nonexisxiexistentnon. but after the second dose, then she became a lot more alert. >> there was a comprehensive response that included legislation back in 2015 to allow law enforcement agencies all across the state to carry and administernaloxone. >> reporter: the cdc says it's successfully reversed more than 10,000 overdoses between 1996 and 2010. kristin wright, news 4. tonight at 6:00, a murder that sent shockwaves through the university of maryland campus. tonight some peoplere
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whether it was a hate crime. the victim was a 23-year-old man with a promising future in the army. he was 130supposed to graduate m college tomorrow and now his parents are planning his funeral. >> to be honest, it's quite surreal, you know. as i stated before, parents' worst nightmare has reached my doorstep. so like i said, all of the concerns about the motivations behind this horrific and senseless act have not been something i've even attempted to process at this time. tonight as family and friends mourn, investigators are revealing new clues about the student charged in the deadly stabbing. we have team coverage of the attack and the aftermath and we begin with

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