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starts now. >> right now at 5:00 tonight. a moment to reflect, a moment to remember the outpouring of emotion today at a gathering for that bowie state student murdered this past weekend. >> fbi raids and stolen secrets, the international intreeg in a d.c. courtroom today. >> and the first lady's fashion statement around the world will hear from "the washington post" fashion critic about the meaning behind her style this week. >> we're going to begin at 5:00 following new developments out in england. nbc news at learned that the father and brother of the suspected manchester suicide bomber are now under arrest. >> we're getting word late this afternoon of more raids by police today. our leon harris is in the newsroom tracking what else happened while you were at work today. >> manchester police say that their investigation is intense and is moving quickly at this hour and we see proof of that in two raids carried out today in different parts of the city. check this out
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you see that is cell phone video. they're showing police using explosives to get inside of a home. this is in south manchester and it happens to be in the same neighborhood where houses were raided on tuesday. now another raid took place today at an apartment near the center of the city. tonight, three more are under arrest in england and that now brings the total number to four. now as local police are working round the clock now tracking down any leads that they're getting, they're also getting help from members of the military that are deploying across the country. armed soldiers now deployed all across the uk, the country's terror threat level now raised now to the critical level amid fears of a follow-up attack. >> we must nt underestimate that isis really want to commit these terrorist acts, but we have plans, we have a security services, we hahe
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the past, well, four years, they have foiled 13 separate different potential attacks. >> also at this hour we're learning more about the suspected suicide bomber who killed more than 20 people there in that monday night concert intelligence officials say that salman abdid traveled to libya within the last 12 months and he received terrorist training overseas and had, quote, clear ties to al qaeda. the 22-year-old's family warned security officials about him in the past. nbc news has also learned that his device was big and sophisticated and contained materials that are hard to find in britain. now as we mentioned at the top tonight, abba did's brother and father are now under arrest and sources are telling nbc news that they were picked up in libya. the brother's name is ismail. he was arrested for receiving about $3,200
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back to you. >> just let me know you've seen her, let anybody know you've seen her please. >> her plea for help went viral on both sides of the atlantic and now this mother is confirming her daughter is among the 22 killed. the tonight manchester police are confident they know each of the victims names but it could be four or five days before police release those names and some families are sharing their loved ones stories. >> we already know one was a police officer. the youngest victim was 8 years old and over the coming days we will learn more about each of these faces. >> it happened an ocean away but someone from our area had just walked off the stage when that bomb went of off. aaron spears is the drummer in ariana's band. his father still lives here. kenneth spear says he feels blessed his son is
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heart just jumped. i said oh, my goodness. he called me very shortly after that saying i'm all right, i'm all right. >> aaron spears says he's doing okay now and looking forward to the next leg of the tour. >> a police in the uk are reviewing upcoming events to make sure they can go on safely, those events. security concerns are also top of mind in our high profile city especially with the holiday weekend approaching. megan fits jarled is live outside unistation. decoding the familiar phase if you see something, say something. >> reporter: wendy, it's a phrase we hear all the time very commonly spoken by law enforcement officials so we decided to get some more clarification on what exactly something suspicious looked like from a homeland security expert. the memorial day weekend brings thousands of people into the district which always means large crowds in and around
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region. >> it's rattling of course. >> reporter: but fear lingers after more than 20 people were killed, dozens of others injured at an grande concert in manchester. law enforcement officials will tell you that if you see something suspicious, you should say something. but we wondered if the average resident knows what that means. >> it also means suspicious packages as well. >> that's a really great question. i don't know. maybe it's one of those things they say you know it when you see it. >> i had the -- >> reporter: homeland security expert says those answers aren't too far off base. >> the suspicious package, the unattended bag, the person in 90 degrees out is wearing a winter coat. >> reporter: those are things to look out for as well. always be aware of your surroundings whether you're traveling at a place like union station or enjoying the live concert this weekend. law enforcement officials will be on high alert but la port
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their part as well. >> d.c. is a target and we need to take our level of preparedness just that much more seriously. >> reporter: police chief tells us that there is not any known credible threat to the d.c. area or the surrounding region, but they say that people will realize, they will see a visible and large police presence heading into the weekend. reporting outside of union station, meghan fitzgerald news4. >> scott macfarlane at the live desk. international intrigue inside a d.c. courtroom late today. prosecutors have just charged two men with selling u.s. trade secrets to a major chinese military contractor. in all seven men are under arrest, two of them taken down by the feds here in d.c. schenn she and gang loo both now formally charged with conspiracy, both accused of selling
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to a chinese military contractor. police report showed they were arrested not far from here along connecticut avenue in northwest d.c. sources told the news4 i-team the fbi raided a home in houston yesterday. we obtained video of that raid a short while ago. court filings indicate the secrets involved the foam material frequently used for military frokz, xi and loo each now face ten years in federal prison, each lives in houston. neither has entered a plea in the case yet but both expected back in court for a preliminary hearing june 12th. five others were arrested in this scheme late today. we'll keep watching that and keep you posted. at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >> thank you. hundreds of people poured into college park today to remember the student killed on campus this weekend. many of the people didn't even know richard collins the third yety
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today. they hugged, they cried and marched to honor collins and they left roses at the bus stop where his promising life came to a tragic end. our tracee wilkins captured these moments of reflection today. >> today we gather here as brothers and sisters to remember a very dear and precious soul, second lieutenant richard collins who is brutally killed last saturday. we're here to honor the life and memory of this extraordinary young man, to give our support and stand in solidarity with his family, friends and the entire bowie state university community. your physical body has sue coupled to a vicious act of hate and violence, but your vast soul lives on. >> honestly i'm
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happened, you know. it was senseless and pointless, you know. lieutenant collins lost his life simply for saying no to a white man and we've yet to still call this a hate crime. >> i'm not sure what the future looks like, but i can only hope and pray that, you know, one justice is sought for lieutenant collins and we change a culture on our campus. >> with all the pains in our hearts, all the aches and hurt, we're here to grieve together. in a few moments some of us will be walking to the bus stop where lieutenant collins was killed. >> for me, that was probably one of the most important moments was just all of those people coming from different directions to that place to honor this young man. >> it definitely hoped having both campuses come together. >> i don't want this to go away with today. >> may all of you
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>> reporter: it was overwhelming to stand in that garden and to watch the numbers of people continuely pour in. there's a lot of anger and sadness. the hope on umd's campus is this is the beginning to healing. coming up on news4 at 6:00. president lowe talks about what he hopes for the future between this campus and the campus of bowie state university. reporting live, i'm tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. well we have some breaking news that involves the gop's health care bill, the congress budget office has weighed in now and just released its analysis of that bill that was passed by the house. the cbo is estimating the 23 million people would be left uninsured under this new plan, that the federal deficit would decrease by $119 million over the next 10 years, individual insurance premiums are expected to go down but so would the
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review the house bill. the senate will likely make significant changes or toss the bill and write its own bill. and a tragic -- >> a tragic end to the school year at gwynne park high school. police tell us norman white somehow lost control of his automobile and hit a tree on temple hills road in clinton last night. he was just 17 and would have been a senior next school year. he was a varsity football player there. the cause of the crash still under investigation this evening. in northern virginia, major new information tonight about a falls church mother of two whose being detained by immigration officials. virginia's governor has pardoned her for the driving offenses that prompted her detention. men dez was held by immigration last t
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during a routine check-in because four years ago she was cited for a broken taillight and driving without a license. just a few minutes ago, i.c.e. said that even without any criminal convictions, men dez is still subject to deportation. >> right now tracking the rain across parts of our region but not in our area just yet. that rain just to our south. that means we're in for a very rainy night tonight and fairly rainy thursday too. showing some shower activity well back to the west, back towards elkins, west virginia. as we widen out here, you see where the rain really is. all the areas in yellow, those are tornado watches, even a couple of tornado warnings to our south. we'll track this moisture as it moves in. some of this rain will be heavy overnight. i'm not expecting anything severe but it is something that i'll be watching the chances for strong storms tomorrow. the latest on the memorial day weekend forecast. no
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>> she's been by the president's side for much of his foreign trip and while she hasn't really been heard she's definitely making a statement. "the washington post" fashion critic will be joining us to interpret what she's saying. >> you'll want to stick around for this story, a man discovered dead in a field in prince george's county. finally identified after 33 years. next we'll hear from the daughter who didn't even kw no
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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.
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and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia.
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he's been missing for more than 30 years, his family didn't even know he was dead. now there's a break in what has been a cold case in prince george's county. that victim has been identified and his family has been notified. this case first opened in 1984. remains found in a patch of woods. today we learned the victim is bennet lewis a former marine. chris gordon is live in beltsville to tell us how this unfolded. >> reporter: wendy, the woods haven't changed here since 1984 very much. here along route 1, baltimore avenue, in beltsville the murder victim was found here and until recently he was classified as a john doe. you see his family never reported him missing. they thought that he ran off to start a new life that
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include them. a decomposed skeleton was found in these woods in october of 1984. police were unable to identify the body but recently the fbi using advanced fingerprint technology got a hit identifying the murder victim as bennet lewis. he was a 27-year-old former marine from new roads, louisiana. >> we were shocked to receive notification that they made an identification off of a 1984 case. >> reporter: that's when prince george's county county bernard nelson of the homicide cold case unit was assigned the file. >> we had skeletal remains however there was evidence to indicate that he was shot multiple times because of his clothing having bullet holes and also he had a bullet hole in his skull. >> reporter: i spoke by face time with the victim's daughter, monica davis. >> for a good two weeks i
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someone could have did it. >> reporter: police need more information if they have any hope of solving the murder of bennet lewis, let alone finding his killer. >> we know that someone had some contact with him prior to him being murdered and it's very important that we hear from that person. >> reporter: ahead the one thing that gives bennet lewis's daughter comfort now that she knows what happened to her father. in beltsville, chris gordon, news4. >> president trump is in the middle of his nine day foreign trip. he met with belgium royals in the country's top officials in brussels today. ahead of the nato leader summit that's tomorrow. the president and belgium prime minister charles michel agreed they will work together on various problems, number one is terrorism. earlier today he met with pope francis at the vatican, the two haven't always agreed as you know. in fact, they've clashed openly about trump's proposal to build a border wall
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meeting was peaceful. according to the vatican they discussed immigration, health care and the persecution of christians. president trump calling it quote, very special. >> so far this trip has gone quite smoothly. the president brought his family with him, isn't unusual for a president to do so. it is unusual of how involved they've been, the president's daughter and her husband jared have been by his side. and his wife, melania. good to see you again. >> you wrote this week about melania's role on this trip. talk about what kind of statement she's making. this is probably the most we've seen of her in a concentrated period of time since the inauguration. >> absolutely. this is really the first time that we're seeing her for over a course of several days on a world stage and she is dealing with that
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being first lady which is that she doesn't -- she's not delivering remarks, she's not delivering any speeches, but she is there by his side in all of these historical moments and these images and it's an opportunity for people to really get a sense of her but the only way to do that is really through her clothes and her gestures and she has thus far dressed in a very polished but a very controlled and reserved way. >> she's tall and she's slender, she's a former fashion model. she's still rocks that. what would you say about the clothes that she has chosen? you're saying something in your article today about she's going sort of an '80s style wide shoulder that we haven't seen in a while but it works on her. >> it does. some of that is fashion driven because the blazer, jackets
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trend right now, but those boulder shoulders they do reference the '80s and she also, you know, we're starting to see a signature style. she's been wearing a lot of wide belts which emphasize her slim waist, they emphasize an hour glass figure, but it's also interesting to me that during the day she really does have a more business-like style with the matching suit and skirt and it's all very sort of pulled together, you know, she seems to be less inclined to wear a wider fluid dress that gives an impression of someone whose a bit more relaxed. >> i guess also because she is in the middle east and at the vatican so i think you probably have to be more controlled, would you agree? >> i think some of it is certainly she's more reserved because of where she is. she's more conservatively dressed, more covered up, but i also think just watching
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she got on marine one as they left the white house. she was still very reserved and very controlled then in a high waisted slim leather skirt, almost 90 degrees that day as well as a sweater. i think it has to do with her personal sensibility. >> and i would have been in yoga pants and a sweatshirt for a trip like that. robin, always lovely to talk to you and of course if anyone missed it, you've got to read robin's column in the "the washington post" style section. good to see you. >> and don't forget your compression socks on those long flights. >> you know it, baby! >> it's a law designed to help tenants stay in their phones but the news4 i-team could give renters and maybe even tourists some huge payouts. how it could be driving up your rent? >> and doug is keeping an eye on some -- no -- some storms headed ur
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that works for everyone and dominion energy is helping power the companies that power our economy. don't sugar coat it. how bad's it going to be? >> probably the worse -- no. it won't be that bad. we're talking about rain. somebody yesterday actually e-
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normally get rain memorial day weekend, about half and half and this is going to be the half that we get some shower activity at least during the weekend but maybe not on memorial day itself. temperatures will be at or near below average for part of it too and that's where we've been today. way below average. our average high is 77 we're at 65 degrees. it's cool outside. it's kind of chilly and very damp in the atmosphere. 64 at 7:00 dropping through the 60s. rain by 11:00. i do think we'll see just plain rain. 57 degrees in winchester, 64 in leesburg, so everybody's on the cool side. no rain in our immediate area. do you have some showers back toward petersburg. take a look at this rain. we're looking at this storm. we've got numerous tornado watches now for this line right here and for this line back into portions of kentucky. this is what's coming in tonight.
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portions of north carolina, it's going to come right up 95 tonight and it'll hit us pretty good right around the 11:00 hour. how about this? the warmest temperature on the map? buffalo new york. how about that. 78 degrees. everybody else is the 60s, atlantic 77 but there is some very cool air associated with this area of low pressure. that's the way it's been for the last few days. that's probably the way it's going to be at least for part of tomorrow. i am kpekting at least some breaks tomorrow. that could help us to get into the mid-70s. here we go tonight. 11:00, notice the shower activity moving on in and then the plain rain comes in, 3:00 a.m. is when we see the heaviest rain on the roof tops even a rumble of thunder or two. by 7:00 a.m. still dealing with some shower activity so that morning rush is going to be a little bit of a problem and tomorrow afternoon we do break out tomorrow hopefully getting into the mid-70s and we see some shower activity during the evening hours so heads up for that evening
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two if we get more sunshine but by 11:00 it's all moving out of here and friday's looking okay. 76 is what i'm going for tomorrow. we need some sunshine to get there. showers likely, thunder possible. look at friday. high of 75 degrees rather breezy going 80 on saturday. some late day showers but most of the day dry, sunday could be a washout. this is the day we'll be watching very closely with the high of 77. 80 on monday for memorial day and of course much more on this forecast, we are back at 5:45 with more on that memorial day foreca forecast. >> teachers in prince george's county are out protesting the possibility of some pretty deep budget cuts. i'm kristin wright. i'll tell you what this could mean for students and families. >> reporter: a quiet street in a peaceful neighborhood, a broad daylight case o
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neighborhood with reaction. pat? >> a young man is dead. a single shot murder on a quiet street, most unsettling. we begin our story now with dwayne washington. >> we move from capital heights to get away from this stuff like this. >> reporter: and now it's right on your doorstep. >> three houses down. >> reporter: what do you make of this? >> a little concerned. that's dwayne washington. he heard the shot, he called the cops. >> you can hear him screaming for help. >> reporter: and then you came outside. >> i came outside and then i walked up the street when i seen him in the road. >> reporter: asbury drive, ft. washington, sometime before 11:00 this morning a young man in the road gasping for breath. >> reporter: the orange marking on the street is the place where it happened. neighbors say they didn't hear any conversation, any shouting
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heard one shot, just one shot and saw the man on the ground. they say an offduty paramedic rushed and tried to save his life, but that was not to be. the victim taken to a nearby hospital. he was pronounced dead a short time later. for hours a large section of the road taped off as police scrambled to collect evidence. a few blocks away a person of interest pulled out of this car taken in for questioning. the car itself towed away for a more thorough search. and back at the scene, a dog deployed to look for more clues. was this a robbery or something else, the motive still unclear. so who is the victim while the police have his name but they're waiting to talk to his family before they release it. i'll be back at 6:00 with more on this.
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>> thanks. motorcyclists starting to roll into town for an event marks the unofficial start to speaker summer. the 30th annual rolling thunder ride begins this folk at the national cathedral in northwest d.c. and continue on saturday before the main event on sunday. thousands of motorcyclists will ride from the pentagon to our national mall. the event is meant to bring attention to the plight of military service members missing or imprisoned during the vietnam war. >> also this weekend expect road closures downtown. the memorial day concert is returning to the national mall sunday on the west lawn of the capitol. it starts in the evening and watch out for the national memorial day parade on monday on constitution avenue between 7th and 17th streets. we have a full memorial day weekend guide for you. it's on the nbc4.com and that's includes what to do, where to go and the complete holiday weekend
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guide. >> spoiler alert there. teachers in prince george's county are protesting the possibility of some very steep budget cuts, the county executive proposed budgets sets aside about $90 million less than the school board wants. kristin wright explains how this could impact you. >> reporter: teachers at high point high school in prince george's county protesting proposed budget cuts. >> just basically down to bones and we won't be able to survival as classroom teachers. >> reporter: she works two jobs and hasn't gotten the raises in her contract. it's the students who stand to lose the most. >> they depend on things like, you know, free breakfast in the morning. >> young people know. >> reporter: teachers union president wonders how the district can keep teachers if stipends are eliminated for those
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certified. she's also concerned about possibly losing funding for teachers mentors. they could also cut a pilot program for students that have disciplinary problems. >> we would think that that would have been something that he wasn't so willing to reconcile out of the budget. >> reporter: the prince george's county school district put out a statement that says in part, dr. kevin maxwell has consistently advocated for the school systems needs including compensation enhantsments, teacher mentors, restore tif justice programs, meal programs and staff training. the board of educations proposed 2017-18 budgets includinged these items as well. they're scheduled to vote on it
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>> the redskins are back on the practice field. still ahead the life changing event that is facing franchise quarterback kurt cousins. >> and we've got new information about medical marijuana tonight and it's effectiveness in easing diseaseures. a father shares how that treatmt has helped hisen
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i led non-profits to battle climate change, poverty and president bush's attacks on civil rights. now i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality. because together, we really can build a virginia that works for everyone. >> getting our first look today at the 2017 washington redskins. carol malone any was out at the park who was expecting something new this fall and it's not his wisdom teeth. >> reporter: so many story lines for redskins teams that already looks different than the last time we saw them on the field but a familiar headline at the top. kurt cousins still under center, still not under a long-term contract. >> number 8 says this is still not a distraction as off season practices begin this week. he is a safe have i vet now at playing under the one
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franchise tag with this being his second time around. the deadline to re-sign him to a long-term deal july 15th but there's another important deadline that's coming up, the birth of his first child this fall. >> the baby's due in mid-september, it was supposed to be week two but we got the 20 week ultrasound and they moved it up a week. we looked it for around week one and we're praying it would come on a day where it doesn't conflict with any football matter. we're sited and julie's been great. she's been outstanding the whole time and she's already told me that she's going to carry the weight the first few months so i can focus on football and she's going to be a big help. we're looking forward to that. i'm in a good place. >> a fall baby for cousins to add to redskins family. of course that's if the redskins don't trade him. it's only may and everything is still in play. from redskins park, carol malone any, news4 sports. >> thank you. in news for your healt
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for people with a severe form of epilepsy. a study in the new england journal of medicine shows a marijua marijuana derivative cuts down on seizures by almost 40%. before the study 13-year-old jack experienced up to 20 seizures every month. >> when we started the cvd we went six month seizure free right off the bat. that was like a miracle. >> 86% diseaseure reduction since the trials. it's been transformational on every level for jack own our family. >> coming up "nbc nightly news" with lester holt will take you inside that study and it will share more of the success jack found during that trial. >> coming up next, the news4 i-team explains why a law that is aimed at helping tenants stay in their homes could be driving up rent. >> and
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tenants to stay in their home could be driving up rent for all of us. their investigation uncovered some d.c. landlords putting properties up on short-term websites instead to get around rental requirements. our investigative reporter is here now with the impact this housing market is going to take on this and why this might not be a foolproof idea. >> this merges two very hot d.c. political battles. how to pay tenants who are being forced out of their home and the short-term rentals like airbnb. even if they just stay for a few days could be able to hold up home sales and demand money just like a regular renter. >> reporter: with prices high and inventory low, properties in washington, d.c. don't stay for sale for long. >> it's tight. in the rental market and in the resale markets. very tight. >> reporter: she sees it every day in her job
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agent but some of her rentals aren't on the traditional market. >> i do know people are starting to explore airbnb more frequently because there's less risk involved. >> reporter: she's talking about the risk of a ransom tenants using a old d.c. law to hold up sales. >> the opportunity to purchase act or topeka pa a $100 million a year industry. >> it's all i do. i've spent a year building this business. >> reporter: the attorney drives around in a toppa mobile recruiting renters as clients by selling their first right to buy when the property they rent goes up for sale. >> they have not only the right to buy the house but to essentially sell the house and this is the magic of topa. >> they found sales all over the district have been held up by tenants delaying the profits while they say their rights to the highest bidder and that bidder gets to buy the house even if the seller already had a deal with someone else and
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take a look at this recent the listings. all knew knits were rented airbnb so no topa required. >> they can make roughly the same amount of money and should they decide to sell, they're not putting themselves at that risk of being held hostage. >> reporter: or are they? since d.c. law doesn't define what a tenant is, airbnb guests may qualify even if they only stayed a few days. >> my view of the law is that tenant would be anything short of a trespasser, anybody out there in airbnb, if the property is on the market and you're there, call me. >> the toppa law was designed to protect affordable housing and keep renters in their home by giving them the chance to buy. airbnb says it's absurd that tourists renting a room short-term would qualify. the chair of the d.c. housing committee agrees. >> we usually do not think of a short-term
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topa rights, that was not the intention of the law. >> reporter: but she's heard of it happening and, in fact, the seller from this property told the news4 i-team told his buyer decided to pay the airbnb guests to sign over their topa rights just in case. >> that's why we got to have legislation to address this matter. >> reporter: if they don't more and more landlords might keep their properties off the regular rental market, lowering inventory even more. >> i could see how in the future it could have an impact. >> as spokesperson for airbnb told me the overwhelming majority of guests in the d.c. metro area are tourists visiting from other places and not even d.c. residents. she added that airbnb strongly opposes any action taken by landlords to replace long-term rentals with short-term rentals. they plan to form a working group to look at ways to revise the law as early as this summer. >> that sounds crazy. >> right? airbnb
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>> thanks jodi. >> the district is working to reduce the number of missing teenagers after a social media frenzy that involved false reports that a high number of teens had disappeared. scott macfarlane reports mayor bowser is giving a report on the effort to bring teenagers home. >> reporter: she wants to be clear, there is not an increase in the number of teens being reported as missing and most of those who are reported missing turn out to be runaways who return home. >> we have no evidence at this juncture that any of our children were abducted or taken off of our streets, but they are vulnerable and they are in danger. >> reporter: earlier this year as the reports of missing teens were getting more media attention, bowser created a working group of public and private sector experts on juvenile matters one of the recommendation of that group was to create a safe place where runway teens could go for help. that safe place should be a
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>> ultimate goal is to move further up stream so we're doing more prevention and family intervention so the kids don't run in the first place. >> reporter: but stacy rhymer an attorney who advocates for at risk teens and is part of the mayor's working group says in addition to the counseling and job training which the mayor is working to provide, these teens often need legal help as well because many of them have been victims of domestic abuse and for some running away could be a crime if they miss school or were out pasted curfew. >> a lot of the kids have been victims of a crime or facing arrest. they need a lawyer right there with them to help them. they might want to report a criminal activity or might be afraid of being arrested. >> reporter: so far this year, 285 juveniles have been reported missing. the majority of those under the age of 15. as of today, 28 juveniles remain missing. in the district,
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news4. >> rain, rain go away. we've got more rain on the radar. not right now in our region but take a look at the wider view. you see the rain back to the west. look down to the south, a tornado watch into southern virginia and south carolina. we're going to get in on some of that action as well as we widen out, you can see this air of low pressure spinning here and right in here is another little disturbance. that's going to move right up i-95 tonight and it'll be here about 11:00/12ek. commuter forecast looking okay right on through 7:00, so if you're getting out on the roads 64 degrees, dry roads, 7:00 a.m. tomorrow the morning rush, wet roads for sure. temperatures of 62 and up to about 75 tomorrow afternoon with a chance for smourz, maybe a thunderstorm or two and take a look at this forecast. 75 on friday, friday looking pretty good with some sunshine, partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies. the clouds on the increase again on
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memorial day weekend. a chance of a couple of thunderstorms on sunday and then on monday, temperature around 80 degrees. not the best memorial day weekend but not the worst either. if you're going to the beaches, maybe you're planning something in the mountains, amelia is joining me outside right now. how are you planning for those? >> if you're heading to the beaches, you want to pack the sweatshirt, long sleeves and bring a rain jacket as well. it's not a washout at the beaches but we are looking at rain chances. take a look saturday at the beach mainly looking mainly dry. water temperature at a chilly 62 degrees. that's toes in only. on sunday highs in the upper 60s with some showers around later in the day and then some showers early on monday memorial day with highs near 70 degrees. back toward the mountains here's what you can expect some afternoon showers on saturday, rain around later in the day on sunday maybe even some thunderstorms as well and maybe some
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morning. temperatures, doug, around 70 degrees. it's chilly out here right now. it's damp. at least we finally leave the 60s and head toward the 70s. >> next week looking better but this unsettled pattern remaining for the a little while. we'll join you back here at
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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
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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. >> announcer: access to the mt. vernon trail. one of the most widely trail gets upgrades. >> reporter: whether you're pedaling or stolling, you'll notice it's sporting a new look. it runs from daechlia to theodore roosevelt. >> it was really tough. this area right here, there was no alternative to
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really narrow. >> reporter: and at times dangerous who bikes just about everywhere with precious cargo on board. >> did you ever have close calls? all the time. >> reporter: for the past couple of months the national park service has closed to roosevelt island parking lot working on those changes. today the barriers coming down. with the road closed signs coming down along with it the cones, this exit ramp going to be back open along the gw parkway, the folks of the national park service say, this is just in time for memorial day. the unofficial start to summer. what better weekend to open the parking lot than theodore roosevelt island. we were trying to get it open in time for memorial day weekend. >> reporter: you now have the path wider, the turns smoother the street crossing safer, she hopes this is a trend for
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park services. >> they need to have enough room so they can reduce the conflict between people walking and biking. >> reporter: more will come. they've already made upgrades to the island entrance and even the roosevelt getting a new shine. environmental study will look at more changes here. >> a lot of cyclist call that the troll hiem. >> reporter: that too will be part of the study. along the gw parkway in arlington, i'm david culver, news4. >> now at 6:00, new arrests tied to the terror attack in manchester. we learned that the suicide bomber was not acting alone. >> a local father vanishes after he was discharged from the marines. now there are new clues in his murder and it could be the key to unlocking a cold case that has been cold for decades. >> international intrigue inside a d.c. courtr
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secrets to a chinese contractor. >> announcer: news4 at 6:00 starts now. >> there's new information that suggested the suicide bomber was part of a larger network. >> tonight his father and his younger brother are under arrest in libya. there are reports that the brother was planning to stage his own terror attack. the suspect's older brother was also arrested in manchester and with britain's terror alert at its maximum level for the first time in ten years, additional security forces are highly visible on the city streets. as that nation tries to cope with its grief. jay gray tracking the developments, he's in manchester. >> reporter: as the investigation grows in manchester tonight, a stunning revelation. the local paper quoting british security officials who say accused suicide bomber salman abedi likely did not assemble explosives made ie

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