tv News4 at 4 NBC May 25, 2017 4:00pm-4:59pm EDT
4:00 pm
schedules on metro and pay a bit more to get where you're going. and a 40-person team in virginia helped deliver sex it uplets. we'll show you how mom and all the babies are doing. just take a look at storm team4 radar behind us. not just rain but strong storms about to come in. tonight's commute is already going to be busier than normal because of the holiday as people start to head out for the weekend. >> let's go to doug and amelia in the storm center. outside, bright blue skies, white clouds, but all of this is going to flip? >> and it's already doing that in many areas. that's why we're in red mode here. the next three or four hours, going to be a really bumpy ride. >> but we'll be here all evening long, because there's a potential for severe thunderstorms and flash flooding as well. >> that's something we've already seen, a flash flood
4:01 pm
warning towards shenandoahns i- here. but look at this line coming in. just about everybody is going to be getting significant rainfall across our region. the heaviest now, down around fredericksburg. look at this coming in to southern maryland, d.c. i've been tracking this storm here, just south of warrenton. no warnings yet, but i've had my eye on this one. a lot of lightning and very heavy rain. and these storms here, back towards culpeper county, have just started to form. this whole line coming through d.c. in the next few hours. what can we expect from these storms? we have the lightning, and amelia has a look at what else we might be getting. >> the sunshine welcome relief for everybody this afternoon, but that's helped to fire up the thunderstorms, and they're not moving that quickly and they have with them some very heavy rain. the greatest concern will be some flash flooding out there this evening. you know somebody
4:02 pm
make sure to remind them of that, never drive through a flooded roadway. the next threat, high winds that could lead to some damage and a bit of hail out there. and a small risk for an isolated weak tornado as we track the spin in the atmosphere. >> and we'll track it throughout the evening hours, but this storm system hopefully moving out of here by early tomorrow morning. so your friday and your holiday weekend forecast, we have that in just a couple of minutes. >> thank you, doug. it's a puzzling story and police have more questions than answers about a man who paid people for blood samples. >> one woman called it a work study. people lined up to sell their blood. >> reporter: as a reporter, i thought i had covered every story, but i have to tell you, this is a new one. this crime happening right here inside this apartment building on p street in soes
4:03 pm
we're steps away from the ballpark. neighbors tell me there was a line of people going into the apartment building. people were being paid $30 for their blood donation. police charged the suspect with practicing registered nursing without a license. they say he had a large quantity of blood, as well as used needles, vials, and a ledger in the apartment. >> it was a long, long line. so we didn't know what was going on. that was taking blood from your arm, with -- and also a tube stick in your nose. >> to me, you stand a better chance of catching a serious blood disorder, blood disease and going away from here without nobody knowing with actions like that. to me, it was illegal, unsanitary, unsafe. >> reporter: we still don't know
4:04 pm
of that blood. he's expected in court sometime later today. in southwest, washington, darcy spencer, news4. >> illegal, unsanitary, unsafe. first at 4:00, a federal appeals court in virginia dealt another blow to president trump's travel ban. the fourth circuit court voted 10-3 to uphold a lower court ruling the ban was unconstitutional. most of the judges said it amounted to religious discrimination. the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco is also hearing arguments but hasn't ruled yet. the justice department is expected to appeal to the supreme court. british police arrest two more people today and search a new location they think may be collected to monday's manchester terror attack. we're also getting a clearer picture right now of the bomber. the german news partners of nbc news is reporting that salman abedi tve
4:05 pm
the attack and before germany, he was in turkey. however, there are still no signs of a bomb-making lab or a bomb-maker. the police chief said eight people have been rested in connection with the bombing and authorities are making progress. >> -- have revealed items that we believe are very important to the investigation. >> manchester police have stopped providing information to the u.s. because of leaks to the american press. uk prime minister theresa may said she would discuss the issue with president trump. the president has ordered the justice department to investigate those leaks. now to a developing story in prince george's county where police are investigating a possible murder in ft. washington. officers were called to a home on mill street around 10:00 this morning, to check on a man's welfare. when they got there, they found an elderly man dead. he had suffered trauma to the body. we have a reporter at the scene and we'll bring you the latest in
4:06 pm
news4 in our next ahead, a dna t is designed to reveal family history. >> it also requires users to give up your rights to your own dna. but could this put your dna in the hands of an insurance company that could later deny you health coverage? you made this one of the most read stories on nbc washington.com and i just shared it on my facebook page. a couple in virginia who were trying to have children for two decades, welcomed sex it uplets. how they're doing after she gives birth to six babies. >> we're working for you during the vo: at dominion, we have a long history of providing reliable energy and that'll never change. what is changing, is our name to dominion energy. it's a reflection of our commitment to energy innovation
4:07 pm
r energy like natural gas. and we'll continue to innovate, upgrade technology, protect our environment and serve our communities. dominion energy. more than a new name, a new way of seeing energy. very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier.
4:09 pm
sextuplet. and a storm team4 weather alert this afternoon as we track some stronger thunderstorms, potentially severe thunderstorms moving through the area. take a look ap doug a. it's this line right here that's going to be the main event, moving through washington, right around 5:00 p.m. i've taken off the lightning so you can see how heavy this rain is. take a look at the bright colors here. not just the yellows, but oranges and reds as well. we have a flash flood warning for parts of shenandoah valley until 7:45
4:10 pm
flash flooding will be a concern not just there but in the metro area, especially in the flood-prone areas. when you're getting on the beltway, just off river road. 75 right now, we're still stormy throughout about 7 to 9:00 p.m. after that, we quiet down. ov keep the clouds around overnight. tomorrow, not a lot of rain in the forecast. but how will the storms impact our temperatures? that's coming up in ten minutes. get ready to pay more on metro and perhaps adjust your schedule too. today metro finalized some major changes. adam tuss is breaking it all down for us. >> reporter: just a couple of weeks, things are about to change dramatically on metro. you're about to see longer wait times for trains, depending upon what time of the day that you ride. you're about to see fares go up and you should really start paying
4:11 pm
the system is going to be open changes. we're talking about closing at 11:30 on weeknights. that's what's going to happen here for the metro system as they go into a whole new maintenance plan. on sunday morning, the system won't open will 8:00 in the morning. huge changes for riders. also, you have to pay a little more to ride. we talked to metro's media relations about it today. >> the main issue here, we need the time to get the work done that the system needs. we want to bring reliable and safe service to our customers and that's what this is all about. >> reporter: we' parents and students who feel rushed in the morning got good news in loudoun county. the board is allowing school to start 15 minutes later. so beginning this fall, the new schedules g
4:12 pm
high schools and at four of the counties' middle schools. that will allow bus drivers to make additional runs, easing the pressure from the shortage of drivers. at first glance, the $100 bills looked real. by the third glance, it was clear they were worth less. how one woman is getting her cash back after getting scammed. and talk about a last-minute twist to today's closely watched congressional election in montana. one of the candidates has been charged with allegedly body slamming a
4:14 pm
to take on the "tom insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks... that's what tom perriello is about." progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello... and before and after congress 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.
4:15 pm
the president of the university of maryland is taking action after the murder of a bowie state student on campus. >> yeah, today the university revealed its plan to deal with racism and hate crime incidents. >> tracee wilkins talked with students about whether it's enough. >> reporter: the memorial here at the bus stop where army co
4:16 pm
tll university of maryland's response to this horrible act of violence. now, the suspect in this stabbing, sean urban ski, a university of maryland student is looking at murder charges as investigators continue to investigate whether his motive in all of this was actually a hate crime and whether it was race-based. these accusations all began after the university of maryland police discovered that urban ski was following a white supremacist group on facebook. now the university of maryland is looking at this incident and other recent incidents on campus and coming up with what they're calling an action plan to fight bias and hate. president wallace lowe released the plan in an e-mail yesterday. >> i'm glad that he has a plan to deal with the adversity, saying this is a bad thing, we condemn it. >> i think it's good he's starting with a task force, which is supposed to bring awareness to the campus, the
4:17 pm
g >> rup, this action plan has five components. we'll break them down for you and get more reaction from students. first at 4:00, montgomery county police just released this surveillance video, hoping it will help identify a robber. a few weeks ago, a man with a gun robbed the dollar store. the video shows him walking into the store around 4:00 in the afternoon. he takes a few items to the cache e cashier, when-of-but when the clerk opens the register, the suspect pulls a gun and demands cash. then he puts the money in his coat pocket and walks out. turning to the weather, it's been awfully wet today and we know you're looking forward to barbecuing over the weekend, hoping we get a little sunshine. >> this day has been amazing. because when i walked my daughter to the bus stop, we had rain jackets,
4:18 pm
no i again. >> right. you look outside now, beautiful weather, the sunshine making its way, and that only helps to produce the thunderstorms that you have later. a lot of times this happens. you'll see the clouds in the morning and they'll give way to clear skies, sunshine, and then we're cloudy again. that's what we have now. the storms are coming. look at chopper4 up above the d.c. metro area. you can see some of the darker underbeli underbellies there. those in front of you are cumulus clouds. 75 degrees currently. 75 in d.c. 72 in manassas. 61 in culpeper, though. that's because we've seen the rain in culpeper. winchester has seen the rain. you can see where we've seen the rain start to fall. right now, you notice this line is making its way
4:19 pm
down. as it moves to the east, everybody will see some rainfall, some areas a lot more. up to the north, look at the ning associated with this. clark county, west virginia. frederick county, washington county, another one in loudoun to the south and west of leesburg. farther south, tracking this one, east of warrenton, this will move right over manassas in the next 20 or 30 minutes. look at all of this rain and thunderstorm action thooaround fredericksburg. this area will see a lot of rain tonight, in towards southern maryland over the next couple of hours too. this is all because of that area of low pressure. you can see the area of low pressure. the spin is right here. this is amazing, the spin. and then you get the spoke right there. that's the line of storms that's developed. we could see a couple more lines develop as well, but this will be the biggest line coming through right now over the next couple of hours. so
4:20 pm
to come home, they may be a little bit late. by 5:00, just on the doorstep of d.c., by 7:00, starting to move away, but more showers continuing through about 9:00. then i think we relax a little bit. tomorrow morning, waking up to some cloud cover, but all in a all, not a bad day. could be a couple of showers tomorrow. the upper level low, still spinning on top of us. peeks of sun, on the breezy side. high of 77. 80 on saturday, 60% chance of storms. yesterday the best chance was on sunday. now it looks like saturday afternoon. 40% chance, high of 77. memorial day looking pretty good. most of it is dry. your memorial day looking really nice. summer-like day here. 80 degrees on tuesday. temperatures in the mid 70s before another chance late next week. we'll continue to keep you posted right here
4:21 pm
anything pops up, you know we'l and giving up some of your privacy. what you need to know about the security of your dna data. and a new highway safety report is out this afternoon, listing the vehicles you are most likely to survive a car crash in. this information you need to knowor you and your family f.
4:23 pm
4:24 pm
you know, unlocking some details of your family history has never been easier. dna tests are a popular way to get answers. >> but you might not realize how much of your privacy you're signing away. nbc consumer investigator chris comura has the story. >> reporter: a visit to a cemetery. for generations, cross-referencing tombstones and vital records was required to unlock your lineage. but now you can easily uncover some of the mystery of your family tree with dna. >> i thought it would be a really good christmas present. >> reporter: family intrigue led larry to buy a kit from ancestry dna from his wife who doesn't want to appear on camera. >> she's always been interested in genealogy. >> reporter: the $99 dna test uses a saliva sample to trace family history. >> a simple test can reveal an estimate of your ethnic mix, like if you're irish or
4:25 pm
>> reporter:sbefun, but their c twisted to suspicion when they read the fine print. to proceed, they'd have to give ancestry a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license to use their dna. >> it sounds like they've left it open to do anything they want about it. >> reporter: larry was concerned it could put his family's dna in the hands of an insurance family that could later deny coverage. >> you could get into some really weird science fiction scenarios. >> reporter: this professor teaches and writes books about the intersection of biotech and the law. we brought him larry's concerns and the contract, including the worldwide transferrable license. >> i think that was written by a lawyer who was probably getting paid by the word. >> reporter: the jamaica information non-discrimination act safeguards the public
4:26 pm
deny you health insurance because of genetic information. >> reporter: but there's no guarantee that law will be on the books forever. still, greely says human dna doesn't reveal as much as you might think. >> our dna just frankly isn't that exciting, for the most part. i'd much rather let you have my dna, or my credit card records or google search records. >> reporter: if that's the case, why do ancestry and other companies like this require a license to join? money. pharmaceutical companies routinely need dna data to develop new products. and companies with big dna databases like ancestry, sell it to them. we asked for
4:27 pm
declined. ancestry's website tells users they have a choice to later delete your dna test result or destroy your physical dna saliva sample. ancestry says it stores your sample without your name. those statements are posted on the privacy page, however, they're not in the contract you sign. >> if you're worried about what might be in there, then you shouldn't sign. >> reporter: larry didn't. he canceled. so now the steps to tracing his family tree might include a graveyard walk, instead of modern analysis. >> going to go to doug now with an update on our stormy weather this afternoon. doug? >> severe thunderstorm warning just issued now by the national weather service for king george county, charles county and st. mary's county. severe thunderstorm to the south and east of
4:28 pm
tracking it as it makes its way north and east. a lot of lightning, very heavy rain. more storms moving through and more developing. we'll continue to keep you posted right here from the storm center over the next few hours. >> thank you, doug. a local woman is out of her iphone and her cash as counterfeit crime unravels. >> we told you about this story earlier in the week. tonight she's getting a sweet surprise from a good samaritan who heard her story on news4. and the local couple who had been trying to conceive for 20 years, are now the parents of
4:29 pm
4:30 pm
4:31 pm
can doasn 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. you're watching news4 at 4:00. today marked a milestone for president trump, delivering his first speech at a nato summit. >> but the big moment was marked by tension on several fronts, including anger over u.s. intelligence leaks. blayne alexander is live now on capitol hill to break it all down for us. blayne? >> reporter: pat, it's safe to say there's mending that needs to be done when it comes to relations between the u.s. and one of our strongest allies, great britain. this comes
4:32 pm
u.s. officials of leaking intel to the press. behind the pomp and circumstance in brussels, a more strained reception for president trump speaking today at the brand-new headquarters for nato, the very group he once called obsolete. >> i'm honored to be here with members of an alliance that has promoted safety and peace. >> reporter: a series of perceived missteps drawing criticism. first, scolding allies for not paying their fair share. then this. >> i never asked once what the new nato headquarters cost. >> reporter: later appearing to shove aside the prime minister of montenegro. and while condemning the manchester bombing -- >> it was a barbaric and vicious attack. >> reporter: the president did not reaffirm article 5 of the nato treaty. an attack on one ally is an attack on
4:33 pm
>> it leaves our nato allies desperately concerned about whether or not the united states is going to be for them, as they were there for us after 9/11. >> reporter: and friction with british prime minister theresa may after uk intelligence furiously blamed the u.s. for leaking these evidence photos from the manchester bombing to "the new york times." >> i will be making clear to president trump today that intelligence that is shared between law enforcement agencies must remain secure. >> reporter: british investigators now refusing to share information about the case with u.s. law enforcement. and president trump today ordered the justice department to investigate the source of those leaks, a move to restore confidence with one of our strongest allies. pat? >> blayne, thank you. police in montana are getting ready to hold a news conference to explain assault charges against a republican congressional candidate. greg gianforte is accused of slamming a reporter to the ground and breaks his glasses after an eve
4:34 pm
it all happens as montana voters head to the polls for a special election today. as chris pollone reports reaction from gop leaders on the hill has been muted. >> reporter: it happened on the eve of the election, at campaign hked for republican candidate for congress greg gianforte. a reporter for the gardian tried to ask him about health care. that's when gianforte body slammed him and broke his glasses. >> i'll take to you about that later. >> but there's not going to be time. >> speak with shane, please. i'm sick and tired of you guys. >> reporter: the campaign blames the reporter saying jacobs aggressively shoved a recorder in his face and began asking badgering questions. but a fox news reporter who was in the room said gianforte grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the ground. gianforte b
4:35 pm
misdemeanor assault. >> it's just very strange and mortifying. because you know, i'm used to, i don't mind being blown off by politicians, and i also am always terribly uncomfortable being part of a story, and now, it seems like i became the story. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan said gianforte should apologize. >> i don't think this is acceptable behavior. >> reporter: the democratic congressional campaign committee is already using it to rally support for rob quist. gianforte was leading in the polls. it's unclear how this incident will affect the race. you know, it's not often we get to have a happy ending to some of the stories we bring you. so when we get one, we love to share it. you may remember the report from pat collins about a girl who sold her iphone to a guy who paid her
4:36 pm
money. today, she got some real cash from a good samaritan. leon harris is in the newsroom. >> reporter: you're so right about that, we don't get a chance to tell these stories a lot, but we are happy to report there are still some good people out there in this world. one of them was so moved by pat's report earlier this week, that he decided to take action himself. 18-year-old hannah burley met craig janice today outside the montgomery county police station. she had listed her iphone for sale, and the buyer paid her 450 bucks with phony money. it's used as a prop in movies. janice saw pat collins' report and he called pat and today he met hannah and gaver h her the 0 she lost. >> i have three daughters and i felt really bad for the victim, and i saw an opportunity to maybe make th
4:37 pm
i just hope more people can do good things for other people and maybe inspire some change. >> he's a good person for sure, and definitely restored my faith in humanity after what had happened. so i'm really thankful for mr. craig. it's really nice of him to do this for me, i really appreciate it for sure. >> i think we all do. police say scammers are using that movie money to try and buy things. if you see it, it clearly says for prop use only. you can buy it online. but if you sell something online, make sure you meet someone outside of a police station when you complete the sale to make sure it goes through the way you think it should. >> good advice. thank you. a new report suggests your chances of surviving a car crash may depend on the type of vehicle you're in. the insurance institute for highway safety found the smallest cars had the highest death rates. 11 vehicles had no driver deaths during the 2012 through 2015 period, including the
4:38 pm
toyota tacoma double cab and the jeep cherokee. i had a blast sharing this story on my facebook page, because it's really a testament to never giving up. a couple from virginia has been trying for decades to have a child. their dreams came true, six times over! it is one of the most read stories in our nbc washington app. ajibola taiwo gave birth to sextuplets earlier this month, three boys, three girls. the babies came early. they were born small, all of them under three pounds. they are still in the nicu, a specialist is taking care of them at children's hospital of richmond. but the good news, all of them, mom included, doing well. >> talk about a dream come true. six times over. >> talk about needing some help. >> going to need a lot of help. lot of diapers and a lot of
4:39 pm
4:40 pm
4:41 pm
creating jobs foreaner, reliour veterans... helping those in need save money on their energy bills. it takes 16,000 dominion energy employees doing the job. and now, dominion energy is investing $15 billion to build and upgrade our electric and natural gas infrastructure... creating jobs now and for the future. across virginia, we're building an economy that works for everyone and dominion energy is helping power the companies that power our economy.
4:42 pm
continuing to track a severe thunderstorm warning, mainly for king george and parts of charles county, a little bit of st. mary's county. this is going to go until 5:15. take a look at all of the lightning, mainly in king george county. traveling along 301 now, dealing with heavy rainfall. it's not just south of the area, but north as well, we're tracking thunderstorm afternoct most of this moving to the northeast. chopper taking a look at this little cell right there you can see. a nice thunderstorm cloud this afternoon. doug and i under
4:43 pm
weather alert through the evening, shows the potential for heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding. as well as some gusty damaging winds and hail as well. we'll have an update on what you can expect this weekend as far as storms are concerned in about ten minutes. >> thanks, amelia. there's a new study out today, showing that fathers unconsciously treat their newborn daughters differently than their sons. researchers looked at brain scans and the way dads interacted. fathers were more attentive to the emotional needs of their daughters and sang to them. the study couldn't determine if the dads were somehow hard wired that way through genetics or just con forming to society cal gender norms. this research is published in the behavior the journal of behavioral neuroscience. today prince george's
4:44 pm
recognized so many people struggling with mental health challenges. i spoke there, honoring those who dedicate their lives to delivering quality mental health services. the officials there told me they are committed to improving access to care as well as fighting the stigma of seeking help. you can find mental health resources near you, just open the nbc washington app and search changing minds. it's a time-honored tradition at arlington national cemetery. more than a thousand soldiers placing flags at each headstone for memorial day. when it comes to mowing your lawn, there are a lot of different machines to get the job done. if you're planning on
4:45 pm
nobody knows what their future holds, but... in my future i'm 26% more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat, which raises my risk for heart failure. i have a 65% higher chance of developing diabetes. and i have a 42% chance of becoming obese. if i develop breast cancer, it's 39% more likely to kill me. i'm at higher risk for depression. i'm not likely to talk about my depression at all. and we all have a 30% chance of developing hypertension. no matter who we are, or where we're from, these diseases can be managed or prevented when caught early on. i may not have a say in the risks i face. but with better research, the right medicine, and with doctors who help keep me healthy to begin with, we will thrive.
4:46 pm
4:47 pm
4:48 pm
watching these storms continue to develop right now on storm team4 radar. we're in red for the next couple of hours, because they're going to rumble through here and some have become quite strong. >> yeah, heavy rain, flash flooding, gusty winds, and the potential for hail now with the new severe thunderstorm warning. >> that warning until 5:30, for shenandoah county, page county, and rappahannock county. it's just to the north of luray, the same storm that prompted the flash flood warning towards shenandoah county. and king george county here, this one, a really big storm, very large storm, as far as lightning is concerned, very heavy rainfall associated with this. this will move right over la plata, along 301, up towards waldorf. another one in st. mary's county, warned until 5:15. to the north, tracking this storm, not be surprised to see a
4:49 pm
warning for this one, around leesburg. the lightning is increasing with this one, we'll be watching it as it moves to lunkets and lovettsville. this is all part of that developing system, that area of low pressure that has been spinning around the country for the last few days. you can see it still spinning here, and we get that spoke of moisture right in there. that's why it's going to go on for the next three or four hours, but should be moving out of here after about 8/9:00. tomorrow, a little bit better, 77 degrees, peeks of sun, winds up to 30 miles an hour. what about the memorial day weekend. amelia has more on what to expect at the beaches, the mountains and everything in between. >> i tweeted this out yesterday. never a bad day at the
4:50 pm
but if you're headed, pick out a sweatshirt or two. saturday, low 70s. mid 60s on saturday. some showers are possible on memorial day, not a wash-out, though. but we'll have plenty of clouds. chopper keeping an eye on traffic as people head out of town toward the beaches this afternoon. take a look at what you can expect along 50. slow go there. thankfully the rain has not made its way there yet. but it's impacted areas around the mountains. let's take a look at that forecast if you're heading into the mountains for memorial day. cool there as well. around 70s. not a wash-out, but plenty of rain in the forecast. and saturday, a day to watch out for some severe thunderstorms potentially. >> especially if you're hiking, maybe camping. saturday night could be an issue for sure. the rest of us, this is what we're expecting the next couple days. saturday, 80 degrees, good chance for storms late in the day. sunday, could see some storms there too
4:51 pm
going to beth for the most part. not a bad memorial day weekend. middle of next week, looking good. >> thank you both. it's a memorial day tradition that dates back six decades. old guard soldiers honoring our nation's fallen heroes. >> yeah, they precisely place an american flag at each of the headstones at arlington national cemetery. hundreds of thousands. kristin wright spoke to the soldiers as they honor the generations that came before. am. >> left. left. >> it represents everything that the united states embodies. >> reporter: first lieutenant jessica harner, fifth generation army. >> my dad, my brother served, my grandfather served, my other grandfather served, and then my great grandfather also served in the united states army. >> reporter: love for her country runs deep. pride in the flag never ending. >> to me, the flag represents those that have served and those that have
4:52 pm
sacrifice, serving this wonderful nation. >> reporter: lieutenant harner and fellow members of the old guard carried on the somber flags in tradition at arlington national cemetery, placing a flag at every headstone of the fallen. every one. >> and to place a flag at each one of these headstones represent my honor to each service member that is here. >> reporter: this memorial day and always, lieutenant harner gives thanks to those who served before her. >> just going through and looking at the graves and seeing the different generations that have all been buried here. >> reporter: what also makes this day special for some of these service members is that they have relatives and friends who are buried here. at arlington national cemetery, kristin wright, news4. >> great reminder of what memorial day is really about. all the rain we've been getting, it's been great
4:53 pm
grass, but it means you need the right lawn mower to keep your yard looking good. >> in our countdown to summer series, susan hogan helps you decide which mower is best, big or small, electric or gas. >> reporter: consumer reports tested more than a hundred lawn mowers and tractors, including battery-operated ones. if your lawn is on the smaller side, a push mower should get the job done. consumer reports recommends this $250 troy built. it left an evenly cut lawn and is easy to push, pull, and turn. up to an acre, a self-propelled lawn mower is the way do gto go. >> it will run up to an hour, but after that, you'll have to charge the battery, which also takes an hour. >> not ready to give up the gas? the
4:54 pm
4:57 pm
benjaminorr elementary school is getting a face-lift. >> news4 was there to discover what it means for the students, teachers and community nearby. >> this new project promising to be a game-changer in education here in the district. a new state of the art learning space going up here at orr elementary, where the mayor and
4:58 pm
the ceremonial ground breaking happened earlier this morning. mayor bowser and the school's chancellor raising their shovels with students and staff in celebration here of this $47 million, two-phase project that will go up here at the school site at 22nd and minnesota avenue southeast. there will be some 26 classrooms, an outdoor learning space, a library, a computer lab, and so much more, we are told. the original building went up back in 1974, and the chancellor says, when he first came to d.c. and visited here, one of his first thoughts was that orr was in need of a new building. he says this new site will be a boon for orr as well as the surrounding community. >> the outdoor classroom space and the additional learning environment, the play scapes, all of that, it's extremely important to help students learn as well. it helps them with their physical and social and emotional needs.
4:59 pm
more well-rounded student. >> and looking right here, you can see the work is already under way. we had the ground breaking today and the ribbon-cutting is soon to come in the very near future. it should be open by august of 2018. i'm justin finch, news4. back to you. news4 at 5:00 starts now. right now at 5:00, a developing story, police on the scene here of what could be the murder of an elderly man inside this house in prince george's county. plus, a search for answers after a man was arrested in the district. police say he was paying people to draw their blood. but we begin tonight with storm team4 tracking heavy rain and thunderstorms rolling in this evening. hello, everybody. i'm jim handly. >> and i'm susan hogan in for wendy rieger. this could have a huge impact as many of you begin to head out for the holiday weekend. let's head over to the storm center. >> oh, what tim
5:00 pm
for us. >> we continue to get severe thunderstorm warnings. a brand-new warning along i-95 from quantico to wood bridge, including prince william and stafford counties. >> what we're seeing is heavy rain leading to flash flooding, gusty winds and the potential for hail as well this evening. >> and that will be the case through the next few hours. take a like right now, we'll show you where the storms are and where they're going. the big storm to the south, there's two of them. another severe thunderstorm warning to the west around luray. and this storm in leesburg has been strengthening. down to the south, look at all the lightning with these storms. this one just coming together over the last 15 or 20 minutes, prompting the severe thunderstorm warning. along i-95, very heavy rainfall, charles county, south of la plata, in towards st. mary's county. here's your severe thunderstorm warning. stafford county, p
141 Views
IN COLLECTIONS
WRC (NBC) Television Archive Television Archive News Search ServiceUploaded by TV Archive on