that sentencing hearing wrapped up right here just a short time ago. it was a very emotional hearing. i can tell you that people were hugging and they were crying when this maximum sentence was handed down, like you said, four life sentences, one of them life without parole. what this means is, he will never walk the streets again. he will spend the rest of his life behind bars. let's show you some video from some of these scenes. the judge said that he murdered his victims in cold blood when life got too tough for him. he decided to solve his problems by killing people. we heard from the wife of malcolm who was shot at montgomery mall when he tried to stop him from

woman. she described her husband for a pillar of strength. we heard from the daughter of paw lena, she was a 65-year-old nursing assistant, immigrant working hard just to provide for her family, he shot and killed her right there at the giant's shopping center. he said he did not deserve parole. let's hear from the state's attorney who said that these crimes took some planning. >> the defense tried to characterize this as a man who had two bad days. if you look at his writings from the time of the protective order and you look at his notes that he left behind, he was planning an plotting what happened. his actual crimes took two days to accomplish, however, he had planned, i think, and prepared for this for weeks, if not months. >> reporter: he sat very quietly in the courtroom today throughout this hour and a half sentencing hearing, not saying a word.

in his hand. again, he was allowed an opportunity to speak, instead, he had someone from his legal team express his sorrow for these crimes. we'll send it back to you. >> thank you, dorsey. police have identified a person of interest. >> they're saying that money may be the reason behind the crime. 77-year-old was found dead in his apartment at the senior center. detectives along with the help of the homeland security, said the suspect flew to vietnam a day after the murder in april. they say the suspect was later found dead. police say they believe the two men knew each other well and they'll be releasing the suspect's identity and cause of death once all the forensic work is finished up. >> storm team 4 is tracking some showers moving into our region and they may soon start to impact the evening commute. >> wash, rinse, repeat, same

amelia draper in the storm center, you got a close eye on the track of this storm. >> absolutely, my biggest concern is going to be along the corridor and parts of northern virginia further to the east, maybe even into prince williams county, the national weather service talking about a severe thunderstorm watch. they're saying, looking at the radar right now, looking outside is beautiful. take a look back to our west, this impressive line of thunderstorm is moving toward the southeast. you can see based on the latest track as it moves to west virginia it continues into mainly parts of northern virginia, potentially into parts of the district and maryland, as well. i think this area that i'm going to circle has the biggest concern for some severe weather this evening, heavy rain and gusty winds. as it moves further to the east, including into the dc metro area, we're talking scattered showers at that point, it's going to lose some of its mustard. 90 degrees. we're totally in the clear for the next few

about maybe taking the kids to late pool date. walk, run, dog out, that sort of thing, just fine. by 7:00, we're tracking some storms and rain, mainly west of the metro, scattered showers across, mild 80 degrees at 11:00 p.m. heading out tonight, check the radar you'll know exactly what's going on. i'll have what you can expect this weekend coming up. >> first at 4:00, a meeting that was suppose to last 30 minutes went on for more than two hours today in hamburg germany. >> rex tillerson is reporting that the meeting between president trump and russian president vladimir was very constructive. the two big headlines president trump opened the meeting by pressing putin about u.s. election hacking. he denied any russian involvement. the two basically agreed to disagree on that. tillerson announced a new cease fire arrangement in syria and new attempt to work together in the

>> reporter: there's a massive police presence keeping protesters at bay outside that that concert hall, the same one where the g 20 leaders have gathered and a performance tonight. this is why they need protection, you're looking at pictures live right now from germany, where the second day in a roerks demonstrators have taken over the streets. >> good sense of police presence there. the crowds, we're told, a mix of antitrump and anticapitalists groups they forced the officers to use the water cannons and use pepper spray in the situation was so tense for a while, first lady melania trump was trapped inside of her residence. she was later able to leave safely, we're told. we'll keep following developments, more as it comes in. pat, back to you. >> thank you so

for a man who is walking into school and child care centers and stealing women's purses. montgomery county police say he's hit nine different schools between may 9 and june 29th. the schools are all over the county, chevy chase, garrett park and silver spring. police say the man stole the purses in cash from unintended classrooms. he's apparently bought more than $13,000 worth of stuff using stolen credit cards. >> everything is back to normal at the bwi train station after suspicious package was found there earlier today. it serves both mark and amtrak trains and it had to be shutdown. it was suspended while police nvrgted. >> first at this at traffic alert that could effect the late night or early morning commute. kennedy center plans to begin repairs next week on the concrete structure that hangs over the parkway. it will start on monday and continue through october. it will take place from

through thursday during those times only one lane will be open to turn nating traffic. standard -- alternating traffic. standard rush hour traffic patterns will not be effected. >> first at 4:00, a family prepares to say good-bye to a man they thought had a lot more time. >> a week ago tonight he was hit by a car that kept on going. it happened in southeast dc at the intersection of erie street and 29th street. >> since that crash, he's been in the hospital and sadly he's not getting any better. news 4's kristin wright just spoke with the man's family. she's live at the scene of the crash with more, kristin. >> johnson's sister is the oldest. she said she's trying to be strong for her family but it's getting harder. he was riding his bike right here when he was hit. we believe these are the paint markings on the ground from the police investigation. burgess johnson right now is on life support. his family telling us that he

that he's not doing well. burgess johnson was riding his bike at the intersection of 29th and erie street in southeast exactly one week ago, it was around 6:00 in the evening, so it was daylight, whoever hit him did not stop. well, right now burgess's family is hoping that whoever hit him comes forward. they're also hoping that if anyone out there saw anything that could help that that person also speak up. burgess johnson's family right now is just struggling to understand what has happened. >> helpless. i say helpless, i mean absolutely helpless, not breathing on his own, can't move, can't speak, can't touch, can't talk, can't do anything. that's not the person that he is. >> police are looking for a lig

license plate mz, unknown state. police say the car has damage to the windshield and the passenger mirror, back to you. >> all right. thank you, kristin. if you were riding on the rails, would you get off at the ga tor raid station or ride the cvs lines. they're looking at selling the naming rights. northern virginia reporter david is live at the claireton station with a look at what some of the riders had to say. >> you know what, i can tell you there's mix reaction coming in on this. metro is expected to consider this possibility at its meeting next week. i did speak with max smith. he's basing this reporting on some documents that came out at a northern virginia transportation commission meeting last night. so why do this. well, one of the reasons could

shortfalls. another to prevent potential fair increases for metro rider, sounds good. we took this to metro riders those of you who ride the rail. we cut up with kimmy. we wanted to get her take from alexandria. >> what patient is this right here. >> king street. >> do you like the name king street? >> doesn't matter to me either way. >> what if it was called dor ri toe's station. >> it wouldn't bother you. >> let's find another one, big led, wrigley's station. >> big red state. >> doesn't bother you? >> no. >> i've got a few more, m and m, would that bother you. >> i wouldn't want to give. >> m and m, that's the one you would not want to get off at. >> no, not m

>> i love the m and m. it's interesting to see a lot of folks weighing in on both side. go to our nbc washington facebook page. i reached out to superviso supervisor kathy. she would neither confirm or deny but a lot of people have something to say about this. >> something about that m and m station, really turns her off. >> nothing that the word flame in the name. that's all we want on that trail, nothing like that. >> that's right. >> thank you, david. well, a man facing 270 counts for sexually abusing elementary school children in prince georges county sends a personal letter to the judge. why he says his rights have been violated. >> how to make your experience at the airport less stressful, really interesting tips coming from

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pornography in prince joshlgeor the county. now the school aide wants the state charges against him dropped. he wrote a letter to the judge in this case saying he's not received adequate legal representation. it's been more than a year since his indictment. he was a school aide and he's now charged with taking and sharing cell phone video of children performing sex acts. tracee wilkins has more on the letter and the judge's response. >> reporter: the former prince georges county school aide who was accused of molesting dozens of students had sent a letter to the judge saying he has not had a fair defense and he would like to see all charges dropped in his case. we're outside of the community center where care away taught and directed a choir here. we talked with one of the mothers of the kids who was involved in thatir

showed her the letter. she called it quote/unquote bold. caraway was arrested after cell phone video showed him having sex with a number of students. some of those incidents were recorded in the home of the victim. he said he had not spoken to the attorney who is representing him for more than a year. he's also saying that he believed all charges should be thrown out. he says to the judge, that if his concerns are not addressed his family will go to the mediament he followed that up by saying, this should not be taken as a threat. well, of course, the judge handling this case, had to take what he's saying very seriously and consider what's happened here. she says in the letter responding to him, that he can bring all of this up in court and they'll review it. she also reminded him that he did sign a waiver to a speedy trial. that's one of the complaints saying he should have been tried

by now. tracee wilkins, news 4. new help for homeless people trying to get back on their feet. the land center is offering free dental services. the nonprofit offers a variety of things like meals and showers and assistance filing jobs. clients get state of the art, news 4 at 5:00 we'll find out how that happens and what it means to a client who suddenly found himself in need with a little help. >> amelia checking in here now, this time yesterday. we were looking at some nasty stuff moving in and are we getting a replay of that or what? >> i'm tracking a line of thunderstorms. for the next few hours, we'll be absolutely dry. if you want to get stuff done, you want to cook on the grill tonight, maybe earlier dinner time. i think the biggest threat for weather is going to be back in parts of northern virginia as this line continues to track further to the east, the

it's going to lose daytime heating but still some scattered showers tonight in the metro are possible, as well. do i want to say, there's a nats game tonight. >> do you want to go there. >> you see what happened yesterday? >> i don't want to go there, i feel like that's my job, so i should go there. so i can't rule out some rain at the nats game tonight. it's out there, okay. any way for tomorrow, take a look at your first weather headline, it's going to be a nice day. we'll have increasing clouds, maybe isolated shower east of 95 for most of us it's a completely dry weekend, look at your second weather headline, it's spectacular op sunday, wall to wall sunshine, low humidity, just gorgeous, a rarity for this time of the year to get humidity. and stormy at times next week very summer-like pattern. we're hot, humid, we could have some bubbling up late day thunderstorms. speaking of thunderstorms, this is what i'm tracking right now. it's a severe thunderstorm h.

west virginia until 9:00 tonight. this watch might be extended further east, at least to around the i-81 corridor maybe just past that, the national weather service trying to determine that right now. these storms moving southeast, they'll have the biggest impact on northern virginia, areas like louden county and further to the east, here in parts of central maryland, just scattered showers possible mainly in those areas. this evening, they could arrive as early as about 7:00 p.m. back to our west. currently temperatures right now in the upper 80s, low 90s. i want to show you future weather tonight, some scattered showers, maybe a few thunderstorms around, mainly west of washington. then we hit 9:00, there's some scattered showers moving through the metro area, parts of southern maryland, as well. after that we dry out. we're dry by midnight, partly cloudy skies and i'm going to run you through tomorrow. 7:00 a.m. until noon. clouds start to increase a little bit. partly sunny. by

shower, you can see future weather keeps it completely dry there. so mild at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, 74 degrees. mid-80s around lunchtime. it is breezy tomorrow. that's going to be nice. 4:00 we hit our high temperature of 89. 8:00 in the evening. 83 spectacular. i'm going to the nationals game tomorrow and i'm not worried about rain tomorrow. 86 on sunday, again, just a gorgeous day. monday a high temperature of 90 degrees, maybe an isolated late day thunderstorm. g guys it's hot, 94 on tuesday. >> don't rub that in about the nats. >> we'll move on. folks, as we head into another hot summer weekend. we want to know what is the one item outside of sunscreen that you always bring to the beach with you. a lot of folks have established routine they've been sharing with us. head to nbc washington facebook page and add your thoughts there, we'll see what you think. >> got t

>> big hat, block that sun. >> nothing else. >> yeah, one other weird thing, extra towels. i'm the only one on the beach covered with towels. it's very strange, but it keeps me from getting burned. >> if that's what it is, it's not because you're cold everywhere you go. >> it has nothing to do with the temperature, it's my skin burn through easily, i cover it with a towel. >> my husband thinks i'm insane. makes for a very strange sight. maryland first medical marijuana dispensary is getting ready to open for business. how the process can work when patients can start getting their marijuana. ♪ let it go ♪ can't hold it back any more >> kids love this song. parents, apparently, secretly you love it, too. how you can hear her sing live in per t

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jason, does it live up to the hype? it looks like it could. >> hey, guys, yes it absolutely does. it's a lot of fun. now -- going in, if you're a little confused about where we are with all the recent reboots. didn't they just redo it. we have a new guy, if you're confused, don't worry, i was a little bit too, there's been a little bit of a tangled web of copy right here between sony and

this one is less of start everything over and it actually picks up where the silver war left off last year. you remember that young peter parker, tom holland was helping theavengers, he makes a couple of appearances here. it's mostly in sort of the teen movie setting of the high school hallway going to school and they call it spider-man homecoming they want to ask one of his classmates that he's pressing on to the homecoming dance. but obviously it gets interrupted by michael keaton playing the vul cher, which may be a bird man reference. you know, since the batman day. at times i mentioned the teen movie thing, it feels a little bit too much more for kids, but i think it saves it with a super twist towards the end that i really enjoyed. so myb

and that was sort of the peek of genre and not as good as wonder woman this year. >> is it each spider-man successfully getting younger and younger. >> he's pretty young. >> he looks like a kid. >> yeah, it's actually called spider-man benjamin button. >> good one. >> getting younger. >> all right. and adina performs at national harbor at the mgm. >> absolutely. if you have young daughters, even sons they've probably been singing let it go for years. she said she will sing it from frozen on sunday. she'll also sing defying gravity from wicked. i had to ask her while interviewing about john travolta introduction, adele, he botched it. i asked her if she gets that on the street. she laughed and said, yeah, he's

he feels a little bad. it's nice they had a nice laugh about it. >> good to know she can let it go. >> nice one. >> nice. >> all right. >> all right. jason, thank you, have a great weekend. >> all right. we're in the middle of a busy summer travel season, top travel tips, the tsa says can move you through the security faster. >> it's no secret, the retail world is in a bit of an upheaval, why the head of qvc decided to take over the rival and how it plans to take on its online coetitors like amazon. mp

the storm team 4 radar is showing some rain out to the west and it's heading our way. >> sunny skies with have right now, may not be around for much longer. and when is this stuff going to get closer to us. >> well, it looks like, leon, it will start to move in between 7 and 8:00 p.m. when i say the area, i'm meaning mainly northern virginia. i was checking facebook, the winds are not that strong, this is slow moving. it does have a lot of lightning with it and very heavy rain fall right now. as it crosses over the mountain and the sun starts to go down, g

here on the area that i think will definitely see some rain tonight. if you're south of this line, especially folks you can see in northern virginia, you want to koun on scattered showers, maybe few rumbles of thunder, north of the line that includes hagerstown, guys, the nationals game, it will get played, only a very small chance that there's a delay tonight if you're heading to the game, the focus is going to be on the heat. 87 at the first pitch. partly cloudy skies and around 80 degrees. >> all right. amelia, thank you. now to the protest outside the g 20 summit in germany. >> for a second day now protesters are clashing with police there. >> as you can see, thousands of protesters out in the street, some of them setting fires and throwing things at the police. others, though, peaceful. this morning a group blocking an intersection came prepared. they had umbrellas and raincoats. >> they blocked sa

stranded inside the government's guest house. the first lady missed a boat trip for the spouses for the g 20 leaders. >> the big news was the long anticipated meeting between president trump and vladimir putin. here are the details on what happened in that meeting or what we know so far, blayne. >> reporter: so long, for so long so many people here at home had been watching and waiting to see whether president trump would bring up the issue of election hacking in that meeting today. and it turns out that's actually the first thing that he discussed. that's according to rex tillerson who spoke to reporters and was inside that meeting. tillerson also said that once again putin denied any involvement. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> reporter: the meeting was only scheduled for 30 minutes. instead president trump and russian president vladimir putin talked for more than two hours. >> it's an

>> thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: president trump opened the meeting raising the concern of russian election hacking. according to secretary of state rex tillerson, one of only six people in the room. >> the president pressed president putin on more than one occasion regarding russian involvement. president putin denied such involvement, as i think he has in the past. >> reporter: stopping short of threatening any punishment. this after lawmakers had urged the president to send putin a strong message to prevent any future hacking. both leaders now planning to work together to address cyber threats. >> the two presidents, i think, rightly, focused on is how do we move forward, how do we move forward from here. >> major step on syria, tillerson announcing a cease fire in the country's southeast region, with more details, he says, to be solidified over the next week. >> i think

indication of the u.s. and russia of being able to work together in syria. >> reporter: the first face to face conversation between the two leaders now over. so far, no plans for a second meeting. and tillerson described a positive chemistry between the two leaders. in fact, so much so, he said at one point, first lady melania trump came in and tried to break up the meeting, tillerson that essentially failed, the two leaders kept right on talking for about another hour, pat. >> thank you, blayne. a live look now at reagan national airport. the long security lines can take all the enjoyment out of your next trip. they talked to the tsa about ways you can prepare to get through security faster. >> this summer, u.s. airports are filling up and so are tsa check points. >> last week, busiest week on re

number of passengers or the numbers of crew members screened. over 17 million people screened nationwide. >> and at dulles international, it's busy, too, ways of departing. but are they packed properly. that's why tsa is offering this refresher. >> if you can spill it, spread it, spray it, pump it or pour it, then it's probably a liquid gel or aerosol or it will have to go into your checked back. >> seasoned flyers know it by sight, the 3, 1, 1, bag, the clear plastic holster for toiletries and what not. each item must weigh no more than 3.4 ounces. >> intelligence tells us that if something in one of these containers were to be an explosive, liquid, it would not likely cause a catastrophic incident on the aircraft. >> reporter: planning to pack a carry on snack, surprise, peanut butter won't make the

flying families if kids are coming, choose toys wisely, even a toy water gun can be suspicious. >> it can give a presentable threat or possible threat. >> so it goes into your checked bag. no real weapons are allowed and fresh off the fourth leave those fireworks behind, too, water and beverage bottles can be tricky, if full, likely a no. >> if these goes in your handbag gaj, you can fulfill it inside. >> if you have any questions about which items go in which bag, they say to give them a message either on twitter or facebook, snap a photo, send it to them and they'll get back to you within the same day. at dulles, i'm justin finch, news 4, back in to you. all right. it is hot and humid and can be tough to find the motivation to get outside and exercise. >> so, we'll tell you about a new work out trend that just might be the solution. we'll tell you how you can work on the quad

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as workouts for elderly people, we're changing that concept. our bikes are very unique. they're made of marine grade steel, they're the only bikes that have eight levels of resistance. >> people think it's going to be easy, it's not. it's really challenging and effective work out. i think people leave knowing that. >> it's low impact because the water is supporting your weight. when you were inside the water, your heart rate is 10% lower than outside, you build more endurance. changing how people working out in water. we're getting, actually, a very young crowd, which is great. the class is 45 minutes each. for me, some workouts have fun, it's outdoors they have fun. >> it's the strangest work out i've ever done before. >> that looked fantastic. >> you would do it, wouldn't you? >> yes, indeed. classes take place on mondays and tuesday evenings. >> it cost 25 bucks a class, they say. >> that's not bad.

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legal cannabis dispensary in the state of maryland. it's called, wellness solutions and it's located in frederick. today i spoke to the owner, who tells me who qualifies to buy medical marijuana and how the process works. >> if the doctor believes you have a need, we hope that he will send you to us and we'll provide a service. we'll provide him feedback on the service we provided just like they would provide the x-ray back to the doctor. >> the very first patient showed up to preregister. >> i signed up for the relief of arthritic pain and knee injuries all my life. >> reporter: it will be about labor day before the first medical cannabis is available for patients. back to you. >> chris gordon. a new treatment is being approved to help people who suffer from sickle cell disease. >> jim and wend

the newsroom with more on that, jim, wendy. >> it was last week that a popular rapper died of complications related to sickle cell ameem ya. this is a disease that effects about 100,000 people in the u.s. and most of them are african-american. >> this is big news, for the first time in 20 years there's a new drug to help treat it. she's working on that, she'll join us with details. >> also, you know, you work hard, you have your fair share of taxes taken from your paycheck, right. >> sound there are. should teens who only have summer jobs see half their paychecks go to the irs. consumer reporter joins us with some ways teens can get the most out of their paychecks. >> what about the rest of us who work hard and see half of our paychecks, what about us. >> mom and dad say yes. you know how that goes. >> oh, gosh. so we will see you and of course we'll have some wild weather a little bit later tonight. >> it's about to turn fierce out

>> thanks, guys. >> and where are the storms right now? >> they're back in west virginia. they're moving towards the southeast. parts of northern virginia, pretty good bet you'll get some rain tonight. i want to stress, though, as these cross over the mountains they'll lose a lot, some good news there. take a look at radar. i've drawn on some lines as to where the storm system is heading right now. it's not moving all that quickly. based on the latest timing, i think you're good outdoors at least until about 7:00 p.m. and then further to the east until about 8:00 in the evening. so you can even go have dinner outdoors by the time you're wrapping up dinner, potentially still be dry. take a look, if you're in between this line, you have a bet you'll deal with some rain as long as you don't fall apart. north of this line, chance for showers, also tracking this cell that's not really hooked up with this line and continue to monitor how that behaves tonight. i think the nationals game should be just fine, cat

late the start of the game looking like it will be partly sunny and hot. as we look through tomorrow, we'll have high temperatures in the upper 80s, lower humidity and increasing clouds throughout the day. exercise, it will be nice for your saturday, it's breezy. the nationals game tomorrow, leon and i will be there enjoying the hot and nice weather, want the sunglasses. yard work tomorrow, if you can hold off on sunday because it's going to be so comfortable, the humidity levels will be low. that sweat factor will be lower as well and dinner out tomorrow on your saturday evening. it's looking gorgeous out there. sunday it is spectacular. low humidity, wall to wall sunshine. temperatures in the mid-80s for your sunday, really nice weekend. as we look to the next ten days, on monday, high temperature around 9:00. it starts to feel a little bit humid out there on monday. also on tuesday, can't rule out one of those pop up thunderstorms, but most of us completely dry. so making plans with the kids for next week. i definitely say monday and tuesday are lki

mid-90s for highs on tuesday. it starts to get hot. maybe scattered late day thunderstorm next wednesday, mid-90s on thursday, feeling very hot. also quite muggy. storms around, plenty of clouds on monday. with the clouds in place and the system that's moving over our area, look at how that impacts temperatures, looks like it will be a little bit cooler. next weekend, guys, right now it's looking nice. mid to upper 80s and plenty of sunshine in the forecast. >> right between the gold post, two-week ends in a row. love that. >> all right, thanks amelia. >> nbc 4 responds working for you in getting some big results. >> we've heard from a number of you needing our help when no one else would listen. >> that's right. now checking in consumer reporter, susan hogan with a look at some of the things you've been up to. >> all in a day's work. we have very very busy. one of them we -- getting married is stressful enough, right? >> yeah. >> add to that, problem that yo

wedding vendors and it really can add to you losing some of your patients. the company that this bride and her mom actually hire, they wanted to change the date on the drop off and pick up. unfortunately the change wouldn't work for the venue, the bride and mom asked for the full refund. the rental company refused. she eventually got a credit. we've learned the company shutdown its business. we've had a lot of lessons learned from their experience and we pass them along to all of you, our viewers. >> we got a refund for homeowner with web base. >> well -- oh, yeah, we all have at some point, $1,400 we got back for these folk rs, gale, she contacted us after she hired a basement waterproofing company. unfortunately she continued to get water damage after the work. after contacting us, the company agreed to redo the work or refund her for the job, guess what she decided,

>> speaking of homes, you also helped a woman get a refund on home appraisal fee, what happened on this one. >> we got back $518 for her. it was more of a miscommunication between the fort washington homeowner and mortgage company. after nbc 4 respond got involved. we got them reconnected. they figured out what the problem was and she received her full refund which brings us to our favorite part of the week, revealing, yes, drum roll please, leon, thank you very much. we have our new recovery of fund for all of our viewers. the total is now more than 1 point -- there we go,1.2. last week do you remember, it was one, two, three, four, now, it's one, two, three, five. we're getting there. >> i know. >> more money for more pele. >> absolutely. >> if you have a consumer problem you need h solving, just let us know about it and have to go to nbc washington.com/respond and submit us the claim and we will help you out. >> that's a pretty good

not bad. >> absolutely. >> all right. thanks. >> sure thing. coming up, a major merger, home shopping hubs qvc and hsn joining forces to take on amazon. we'll tell you what this latest retail shakeup means for you. this is news 4, first at 4 this:00.

for. under pressure from amazon and online retailers, qvc bought out home shopping network. >> it's a fast changing retail environment, chanel jones takes a look at what the merger could mean for you. >> you have sold out, my man. >> oh my god. >> the two biggest players in the tv shopping game are teaming up. together qvc and hsn produce more than 55,000 hours of shopful video content a year. talking everything from juices to

>> this is included because it is the birthday surprise. >> over the years turning celebrities like susan summers lisa rhena into super star sales women. >> they're just a perfect pant. >> changes in both tv viewing and shopping have tested the model these networks created more than 30 years ago. >> this acquisition of hsn by qvc is one step closer to this gigantic company trying to go up against amazon. >> spokesperson for qvc says the e commerce giant has a slightly different model. folks go on to buy what they need and go on to qvc and hsn to buy what they didn't know they want. they'll rank behind amazon and walmart, a better position than brick and mortar retailers. more than 300 retailers have filed for bankruptcy so far this year,

year. the limited and radio shack. if qvc and hsn can buck that trend, it will be thanks to loyal viewers who enjoy the home shopping experience whether they find their bargains online or on air. >> shopping is like a come pet ty sport. they love sitting there watching the programming for hours and hours and hours. >> that is so true. >> that is so true. >> that was chanel jones reporting. and qvc and hsn will stay on their separate channels. they will remain stand alone brands, rather, under the merger. >> they'll stay on separate tv channels, they'll be able to share their resources the road. news 4 at 5:00 starts now. right now at 5:00, we are following two developing stories this friday evening in maryland, a sentence handed down for a deadly two-day shooting

>> this is, essentially, a sentence that will result in the shooter in this case mr. -- and overseas today, wild protests at the g 20 summit, police unleash pepper spray and water cannons, as anticapitalist groups take to the street. storm team 4 is tracking some rain moving into our area and it could effect your commute this evening. but first our top story tonight at 5:00. the crimes brought back memories of the dc sniper case. we learned the man who committed them will die in jail. hello everybody, i'm jim. >> and i'm wendy. today he was sentenced to four consecutive life terms in montgomery county. he went on a two-day shooting spree across our area last year. he