destroying families and to the point that law enforcement and prosecutors in st. mary's county are saying enough is enough. we talked to two families today who lost loved ones to overdoses within days of each other. >> i miss him so much the pain of losing a child. >> i talked to him and got a call at 11:30 and he was gone. >> reporter: john darling ii overdosed two months ago. it has been tremendously hard on the family. darling's suspected drug dealer is one of eight indicted on murder charges in the deaths of eight people in st. mary's county. county leaders say going after dealers must happen now. >> for $50 they do not mind killing our

fathers, brothers, our sisters. this has got to stop. >> reporter: it is a growing, terrible circle. loretta foster's nephew overdosed on the potent -- >> no one knows who the people are. the disregard for life is beyond measure. >> reporter: john darling says his son didn't deserve to die but his dealer deserves to be punished for take ag life. >> i am so proud of the governor and the state police for pursuing this. i know how hard it has been on

>> john darling says he wants to be in the courtroom to testify if and when his son's suspected dealer goes to trial. >> governor larry hogan is keeping the crisis a top priority. he declared a state of maergesz because of opioids in march. today he reiterated opioid addiction needs to be treated like any other crisis in the state. >> last time we had state of emergency was riots in baltimore. we didn't have a single death during that week. we have 2,000 people dying from this crisis. >> the crisis isn't in this fight alone. the general assembly passed several laws this year. one in particular impacts your children as they head back to school. maryland law requires schools tweak drug education to include

those lessons will begin in third grade. maryland senator says it is a sign the special council looking into the russia investigation isn't looking around. paul manafort's home was raided last month as part of the investigation. sources tell nbc news that investigators are looking into manafort's business dealings here in the u.s. and abroad. kelly o'donnell has the look at the significance of the latest development. >> reporter: paul manafort served as campaign chairman during the donald trump campaign. he was a part of the much publicized meeting held at trump tower that was initiated by donald trump jr. so paul manafort has been sort of a figure in the investigative pieces both by congress as well as

they are stressing that manafort has been fully cooperative following voluntary efforts to submit documents and to appear before one of the senate committees. this spring that the fbi was able to do is a suggestion that perhaps they didn't have confidence that everything being requested was being offered and so this is a part of an investigative tool. it is sort of jarring to the individual who is at the center of it. it is a part of the puzzle that suggests that manafort is very much one of those figures they are looking closely at. in addition before he was a part of the campaign remember he had many business dealings with places like ukraine and with other officials in countries that were not always friendly to the u.s. that is part of his history that may be a part of this, as well. >> the state department says

speaking with one voice when it comes to north korea. they response amid bipartisan criticism amid fire and fury threat to the rogue nation. state department official says the president made the comments in a language that kim jong-un would understand. today president trump touted the u.s. nuclear arsenal on twitter. he wrote that he hopes he will never have to use it adding there would never be a time the u.s. is not the most powerful in the world. following the president's comments north korea issued a threat to attack guam. the u.s. territory is home to naval and air force bases as well as a coast guard post. it houses about 6,000 troops and it's protected by the army's defense intercept system. along with being a u.s. entity the threat from north korea is regional. guam is about 2,100 miles southeast

the tensions are hitting close to home for some families in this area. people with relatives living on the island of guam are watching developments closely. chris gordon is live outside of the white house with more on their concerns. what are they saying? >> reporter: people in our area are becoming more and more concerned. metro riders were greeted with the headline president trump making that threat to north korea that they will be met with fire and fury if they continue to threaten the united states. and now they apparently, north korea is apparently targeting guam. >> this is a real threat to our island and you never know when it is going to happen. >> reporter: represents the u.s. territory of guam. there are two large u.s. military bases on the island. she says she has gotten assurances from the department of

has residents there worried. >> everybody in guam is concerned. i was interviewed earlier this morning and one of our reporters said she went around to the restaurants and they are all speaking about it. >> reporter: jessica lee from the council of korean americans says the escalating war of words between the leaders of the u.s. and north korea is troubling. >> as people who share the ethnic heritage of people in north korea and south korea we know a little bit about war and what it is like to be in war. we went through one during the korean war. so this type of rhetoric is extremely dangerous. >> they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> i asked an expert on asia pacific national security what he expects next from north korea. >> i expect them in the weeks and months to come to probably

there is also the potential that they could test another nuclear weapon. so i think it is clear that north koreans will ratchet up tensions quite a bit. >> reporter: most of the people we spoke with today would like to see both sides the u.s. and north korea take a step back from the brink and begin talks trying to diffuse this dangerous situation. that's the latest live from just outside the white house. jim, back to you. >> thank you. a lawsuit filed against president trump's plan to ban transgender people in the military. two civil rights groups say the ban is unconstitutional because it denies transgender service members equal protection and due process. it was filed on behalf of five service members. last month you will recall the president tweeted plans to change the current military policy on transgender people because it's costly and disruptive. nothing has been done

given. the aclu is suing metro over a decision to reject billboard adds from its group and others. the ad includes controversial alt right figure. earlier metro removed ads for the new book after writer complaints. aclu says the move violates the first amendment. metro tells us it adopted guidelines that prohibit issue oriented ads and only allows ones that are reasonable and view point neutral. breaking news at the live desk on a d.c. police shooting. a controversial one that killed a man in prince george's in 2016. we learned federal prosecutors will not file charges against that police officer. a statement explains they say there isn't enough evidence to pursue criminal or civil charges in the case. u

terrance sterling, a d.c. police officer shot him last september in northeast d.c. police said sterling intentionally drove his motorcycle into an officer's door when the cruiser blocked his path. sterling was not harmed at the time. u.s. attorney says will not file charges in the shooting of tarrance sterling. it's a process many of us have gone through buying a house or refinancing a mortgage. when we come right back the scam targeting the couple that cost them a million and a half dollars in the blink of an eye. >> reporter: in downtown washington, the verizon center. the sign still says verizon center but that is not right. what has changed? coming up. and we want you to weigh in on the change. what nickname do you think people will call the newly named

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probably have tickets that read verizon center the venue has officially changed its name. the opened as mci center and became a catalyst for revitalization of the china town neighborhood. then in 2006 it became verizon center. as of today it is now officially the capital one arena. su >> reporter: the name is changing. fans who come from all around this region will see changes inside, too. >> capital one arena. >> reporter: capital one video announced the name change capital one arena. the verizon center signs are still up but the name is no more. no announcement on how much capital one is paying on naming rights but it will no longer be nicknamed the phone booth by the

i know naming rights deal is always about money. >> can't call it the phone booth. >> we will have to call it the bank. >> reporter: did you know the verizon center is no more. it is called the capital one arena. >> wow. >> reporter: happened overnight. >> okay. hopefully it stays the same. >> in the heart of the greater washington d.c. region. >> reporter: sports entertainment which runs the venue says it is spending $40 million in coming months to improve the fan experience inside. >> our fans come from as north as baltimore and south as richmond. bringing in world class athletes is something that we are committed to. >> reporter: the fans will be watching. >> what do you think? >> i think it's a good idea. i mean, it doesn't matter to me what the name is, but capital one is who i b

>> reporter: now, it is going to take several months to change all of those verizon signs. in downtown washington, tom s. e >> we are capitol city. murch sid.c. couple lost mif dollars went they went through process of purchasing a home. mark segraves explains how this scheme works so you can learn from their mistake. >> reporter: today a child's scooter sits on the front porch of the family's dream home. every time the parents walk through the front door they are reminded of how computer hackers stole more than $1.5 mill krn from them. >> all of the inheritance money is gone. they are out $1.5 million. they feel terrible about this whole thing. they have been victimized. >> reporter: they wired a

$200,000 deposit on the house. before they were to close on the sale they got this mail instructing them to wire the rei remaining $1.5 million to the bank. >> they e-mailed noticing it is a different account number saying you used different account. >> reporter: it turns out the e-mails were from scammers who hacked into computer servers to make it look like the e-mails were coming from a real person. wamu radio reports the couple filed a federal lawsuit. >> we don't know who was hacked. they know they told us to send money. we sent the money and now the money is gone and the title company which is insured will not pay back the money. >> reporter: a spokesperson tells news 4 federal title continues to work with the fbi as they complete their investigation. federal title's

were effected by the attack. the family was able to use the remainder of their inheritance money to buy the house. federal title says they have reported the loss to their insurance company. mark segraves, news 4. news 4 has information on how you can protect yourself from falling victim to this growing scam. we spoke to a mortgage expert who says never transfer money to anyone even if you know them based on an e-mail. always call the company requesting that money to verify it. and when you call don't use the number on the e-mail. look it up yourself. parents, we know you are getting ready to send your kids back to school. today a new report shows many of them don't feel safe walking there. >> a new survey shows 77% of high school students think their intersections are dangerous. researchers from the family career and community leaders of er

thousand students in 22 states. only nine percent of schools reported having crossing guards at intersections and only 19% of areas near schools were properly marked as school zone areas. >> we all share the roads with each other. so we all are trying to make the right steps. if the road isn't right and if other drivers aren't doing the right things then we are at risk. >> earlier this year the governor's highway safety association said annual pedestrian fatalities jumped to more than 6,000, the highest number in two decades. the news 4 i team is working on a half hour special to keep your children safe in the classroom. scott macfarlane will walk viewers through his year long investigation into teacher misconduct cases. the big changes made to keep parents better informed of troubled teachers and how to talk to your kids about abuse. slipping through

sunday morning at 11:30 right after meet the press. a messy headache if you drive through one area. the sticky splattering just wouldn't come off their cars. >> julie carey tracks down where it came from and helped one guy figure out how to clean it off. after a homicide outside of this popeyes the chief of police initiated 12 hour shifts f hisor

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nice fall weather. >> beautiful but that doesn't necessarily mean that fall is coming early or winter is coming early. we are just getting a break from the heat and humidity. >> from summer. >> perfect way to put it. another beautiful evening. low humidity. temperatures right now in the 80s. still warm out there. as the sun sets just after 8:00 in the evening we will cool off nicely. 83 degrees in washington. take a look at your planner for tomorrow. we start off really pleasant. 69 degrees. that is refreshing. lunch time is gorgeous. 82 at that point. it is nice again tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow pretty much a carbon copy of today. a little more cloudiness around. few clouds out there during evening hours. 81 dre

your thursday outlook perfect for the pool or playground especially if you are heading to the playground in the shade. lunch, a great day to have a picnic with the kids. take the lunch break outdoors. really nice. back to school shopping. i said this yesterday and i will say it again today with weather this nice i won't hold off to friday because humidity returns for the weekend. here is a look at the exercise weather for tomorrow. heading out early refreshing. temperatures in the 60s. that is great for a nice walk or jog. lunch time not too hot. 80 degrees at that point. the evening a few clouds but around 80 and speaking of nice weather it's beautiful out there tonight as we mentioned. so with that lauren is out at nats park second night in a row. pretty nice out there again. >> it

unfortunately yesterday i was here for a loss. hopefully we can get it tonight. people are fanning into the area. marlins haven't been great with the 20% strikeout rate. hopefully geo go for. going to be nice out there. let's take a look at the planner. wonderful conditions as we continue into the remainder of the evening. sun goes down about ten minutes after 8:00. plenty of sunshine until then. if you are headed to nats park once we get into the weekend maying giants in a series. we will have rain chances around possibly for your sunday afternoon game and then also for your friday game. amelia will be talking about rain chances and the humidity coming back. >> we will start to see humidity move on for our friday. i am looking extrem

i suspect i will start to look taller as they move the camera. there we go. on friday temperature around 80 degrees. there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms around especially during afternoon hours. friday is not a washout. don't cancel plans. just have a backup plan. the weekend improvements in the forecast. jim is happy about that. maybe an isolated shower on saturday. mid 80s, maybe late day thunderstorm on sunday. partly sunny skies for saturday and sunday. best chance of rain on monday. community comes together to help an injured firefighter. the special breakfast fundraiser held today and how you can still help if you missed it. a more visible presence by police at prince george's county. has that helped following the rash of shootings that led to 12-hour shifts for some officers?

yesterday morning ended up with a big mess on their vehicles. this is a slurry seal that got kicked up off the roads sticking to cars. coming up, i will tell you what v dot has to say about it.

you're watching news 4 at 5:00. >> a spike in violent crimes in prince georgs

police to make some changes. are the changes working? >> we are working for you to find out if the latest effort by police to crack down on violence is making a difference. the county saw 12 murders in the first 12 days of july prompting the police chief to change things up. all officers had been required to work longer shifts, 12 hours at a time in an effort to stop the violence. since then there have been five homicides, two in areas patrolled by prince george's county police and three in areas patrolled by its own police force. the police chief thinks the effort is working but do residents feel the same? tracee wilkins set utto find out. >> in the summer crime spikes up. >> reporter: on july 10 two men are shot and killed outside a popeyes. next day community activist talked with friends of the victims. >> they were upset about what happened to their friend but they don't have a

violence perpetuated in cities like hers in prince george's county have a common theme. >> you have a lot of young people who don't have a purpose, don't have a job. the only thing that they can do is hang around, sell drugs and so on and so forth. >> reporter: the two days following the murders two more are killed in prince george's totaling 12 homicides in as many days. the mese chief started 12 hour shifts for all officers. she says you can see the difference immediately. >> the word on the street was don't go to suitland. all the criminals knew don't come here because if you come here with mess you are going to jail. >> reporter: prince george's police spokesperson says increased police presence made a measurable difference. >> take ten days and look at ten days of 12 hour shifts. we can point to a 20% drop in violent crime, 90 guns taken off the street. >> reporter: the point was to

>> whoever came up with the idea, it was a great idea because it definitely worked. but that's temporary. >> reporter: if the county wants to go beyond stabilizing crime more has to be done. >> we will keep having spikes until somebody in this county do something to help these young people. >> reporter: the chief says he will not publicly say when the 12 hour shifts for officers is coming to an end. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >> imagine driving to work on a road covered with tar slush. that's what happened yesterday to dozens of prince william county drivers. tonight they are burning up v dot's phones. julie carey heard from one of them today. she has been working to find out what went wrong and what drivers can do about it. >> reporter: hi. this sign warns of the unmarked pavement but no warning for dr

their cars would be coated with a tar-like substance that doesn't wash off. v dot tells me tonight they will do what it takes to make things right. matt goldman's pickup truck is normally a sparkling white. not anymore. not since his tuesday morning commute. rain was coming down, dark spray splashing up. >> it was black road spray coming up and that's when i started to try to move away from other people. i thought it was dirt until i got to the car wash yesterday. i had no idea it was tar. so -- it's not pretty. >> reporter: the woman at the car wash told him she had seen plenty other cars like his and this stuff wasn't coming off. he called v dot, so had 100 other drivers. >> i filed a claim. they said they get back to you in like 72 hours. >> reporter: we talked to v

a spokes woman says overnight paving contractor put down a sealant that contains liquid asphalt but it didn't cure in time before the rain came. v dot will link the drivers with someone to get them cleaned. we checked in with an expert to find out how to deal with smaller cases. he recommends wax and grease remover. >> it melts the tar off the car and it beats scraping or buffing or any of those things. >> reporter: we took some back to matt. he is hopeful but a bit worried about the cleanup to come. >> i am worried about the film on the -- so if they do use cleaner is the white ever as white as it was before. >> reporter: v dot says drivers hit with the black gunk should phone the call center 1-800-4-road or go to the

thank you. you might have missed the breakfast but not too late to help an injured firefighter. dane smothers, jr. was badly injured after being hit by a ladder truck. this morning colleagues held a breakfast fundraiser to help the family with his care. >> it is inspiring to us and helping keep our spirits up to see the amount of support we are getting from the community. >> if you want to help search smothers in the nbc washington app. baltimore's mayor unveils a plan to reduce violence. how she is hoping the city's community college will lead the way. if you ask youngsters it is likely at the top of their back to school list. we are working for you with the best tech deals. catch the redskins first preseason game here on news 4 starting at 7:30 tomorrow night. right after the game stay tuned for the primetime

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school. >> every year my kids are trying to hit me up with the latest and greatest on their tech gadgets from phones to lap tops. before you make that purchase this year check to see what the school or the college says you should have. >> reporter: it seems there is always a new electronic being released. it is worth investing if you have a junior high or high school student. apple is offering students a pair of free beat head phones when you buy a mac or ipad for qualifying purchases. best buy is offering students hundreds of dollars in savings on a variety of electronics but you can only get the discount if you register online. and if you want toget your little ones started early in electronics consider the amazon fire which comes in a kid edition. these are more durable, have strong parental control options and if they b

replace it guaranteed. the national retail federation said back to school shoppers plan to spend more than $8 billion this year alone. if you have your kids heading off to college in a few weeks like i do, do you have a check list yet? it is crazy stuff you need to buy. tomorrow we show you how simple move in solutions will make this day the move in day to college stress free. a successful program in changing minds in fairfax county schools. the positivity project is a program that helps young people build strong relationships and understand character strengths. today teachers were being trained at jeb stewart high. 21 schools will take part. >> we know from the research that relationships are number one predictor of life satisfaction. if we can slowly move needle on building better

will make them happier and more successful later in life. >> the group partners with schools at no charge. its goal is to be in thousands of schools and reach millions of students. we are six months out from the winter olympic games. coming up, how the games are allowing south korea to shine as a leader in technology and how that allows visitors to navigate the games. >> reporter: i'm adam tuss. a huge change coming for people who drive along this busy corridor. are you ready for more toll lanes? they are coming. i'll tell you what is happening next. when jim vance died our community lost a legend.

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if you drive the 395 corridor in northern virginia major changes are coming. construction started today on express lanes. the work stretches from ansel road to the d.c. line. our transportation reporter adam tuss went to today's ground breaking and explains how it will impact you. >> reporter: turning the dirt on a brand new transportation project that some didn't think would happen. >> i would like to see a

anybody here thought we would be here today. >> reporter: here is where we are. new express lanes that convert hov lanes. they allow you to pay for a speedy trip even in rush hour or you can car pool for free. some drivers say they can't get on board with the idea of more toll lanes. >> roads should be roads. you want topave it, pay more money for taxes that's fine. tolls, no. >> reporter: here in northern virginia it is clear the bet is on the lanes and usage is up. on the beltway express lanes 36,000 vehicles up to 44,000 vehicles at the same time this year. on the 95 42,000. virginia governor

see express lanes here in virginia but would like to see them expand to the entire region. >> my dream would be express lanes going all the way around the beltway. >> reporter: for now expect to see work pick up along the 395 corridor and the expectation is you will be riding on the lanes by the fall of 2019. in arlington, adam tuss, news 4. a local pastry chef is hoping to bring new life to an historic landmark in a way that could benefit people across our region. if you have ever driven up 355 you have probably seen this. for more than 80 years the barrel served customers near and far. brandy wants to reopen it as a pastry shop. she says if successful she wants to hire students for seasonal work and offer classes f

little children. imagine the challenge of inviting hundreds of thousands of people to your country, most who don't speak your language. that is what the leaders of south korea are facing as they get ready to host the winter olympic games. eun yang found out how they are addressing the issue and shows us other technology to help navigate the winter olympics. >> reporter: genie talk is an artificial intelligence service developed in south korea for the winter olympics. the mobile app does not grant you three wishes when you tap it but delivers a different kind of magic, instant language translation. consider it your personal interpreter. >> i missed the bus to the olympic stadium. what should i do. >> very useful. >> reporter: and for reporters like me who will have to navigate south korea to

>> i think this kind of translation may be more useful. >> very cool. >> isrr a service you can do at any time. >> i will download it on my phone. it's free. >> it's estimated that 80 million people in the world speak korean. nearly a billion people can communicate in english. this kind of service can be indispensable. >> i missed the bus to the olympic village. what should i do? olympic organizers say more than 2 million people have downloaded it already and the app is just one of many high tech features planning to showcase for the winter olympics. the director general of technology. he says korea is prepared to provide many types of advanced

enjoy winter sports with more excitement and convenience. one of the most highly anticipated is the launch of 5 g, the highest speed mobile service ever offered at the olympics. it's 20 times faster than 4 g and can transmit data without added fees or service disconnections. it's not commercially available yet but these winter olympics will serve as a testing ground for the high tech service. he says the technology is not just for your phones. it can be applied to drones, virtual reality and will be especially effective for the winter olympics. new technology will also allow olympic athletes to be fitted with small devices that will track movements during competition. spectators can follow along on their own devices to watch the games from the athletes' perspective. some of the events will be filmed by a 360-degree virtual reality c

broadcast through the 5-g network. organizers are working to build studios so fans will be fully emersed in the games. he says he is excited that the winter olympics will give korea the opportunity to shine as a winter sports destination but also as a world leader in innovation and technology. eun yang, news 4. >> some cool stuff there. we are going to feel like we are competing in the games. be sure to follow along on facebook for a look at all stories she brought back from her recent trip and will be heading back there to cover winter games for us in february. >> pretty amazing technology. 12 days from today the sun will be completely blocked by the moon. the first total solar eclipse since 1979. today teachers used the rare solar spectacle to stimulate

students' the tropical stointer our own doug kammerer has his own glasses already and he is gearing up to see his first total solar eclipse. he is going to be reporting for us from south carolina august 21 and you can catch doug live, on air and online. >> he is just too cool. >> i picked some up at the hardware store. libraries have them. you want to read on the side frame. it will give you a certification to make sure they are up to snuff. >> you want the real deal. you have a new outlook on something else big coming our way down the road. >> noaa updating hurricane outlook for the season. they are saying there is a 60% chance that we are looking at above normal season here in the atlantic. what does that mean? we are now going to probably have 14 to 19 named storms. they have increased that by about two to three

that is the first headline there. as we talk about what that means for hurricanes they are still predicting five to nine hurricanes but now they are predicting two to five category three hurricanes or higher. >> what does that mean for you? >> the number of named storms in the prediction has no correlation to storms making landfall. just because they are predicting potentially more active season doesn't mean more storms will likely hit land. kind of have to wait and see. the bottom line is that if you live in an area where a hurricane can impact you you want to be prepared. moving along to our weather it is a beautiful night out there. i'm not going to talk more about that. lauren is outside enjoying that. we will send it out to lauren eating. i'm looking the wrong way. a hot dog? what's on your hot dog? >> that is what i was going to talk about. i put ketchup on

i load this up with ketchup. sauerkraut and mustard. this was $2 and people are walking skpup gwalk walking up and getting hot dogs. it is a little on the warm side nl unless you are in the shade. it is not too bad as people continue to filter in. temperatures as we continue through the evening not that bad. as we go through the weekend not looking at too much with rain chances, maybe a few showers here and there if you are headed out to county fairs or anything like that. outdoor concerts. looking good for tonight. only small rain chances this weekend. you can talk about that. >> i have to say your hot dog was getting mixed reviews. in my ear the director saying that looks good. jim saying what is on that hot dog. tomorrow h

another really nice day. take today and put it into tomorrow. low humidity. just a few clouds around during the second half of the day. to friday this is at 11:00 a.m. notice time stamp there. showers back around the i-81 corridor. in the afternoon and evening hours chance for rain even in the metro. about 40% to 50% chance that you are dealing with rain on friday. for the most part it is mainly dry. i think everyone is talking about the forecast that is improving for your weekend. it's humid. don't get me wrong. mid 80s, too. maybe a late day thunderstorm on sunday but most of us it will be dry and partly sunny. next chance of rain is on monday. city of baltimore on pace for worst homicide rate ever. >> the city's mayor is trying to change things and her long term plan doesn't just focus on crime. how she is hoping the city's

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baltimore is dealing with record violence. more than 200 homicides this year. and the cases include a 97-year-old man found beaten to death in his home this past friday. earlier this year someone shot and killed a brother of the public information officer for baltimore police. now the city's mayor is hoping a new plan that includes free community college for city students could help curb the violce

wbal's david collins has our story. >> reporter: mayor katherine pew is going after baltimore's rising crime rate with a new team. >> action one is defining mission of the office, rebuild the office, engage leaders, law enforcement leaders. >> reporter: he will be involved in implementing the decree. his coordinator will be kend -- >> we are in the process of identifying what the key performance indicators are and metrics. that is priority number one. >> reporter: the crime fighting plan is built on what she carried into city hall from the campaign trail. >> this is urgent. everything we do, every single day is around making the city safe. >> reporter: the plan is a holistic approach aimed at

to jobs. >> what we are going to do in baltimore city is make baltimore city community college free. >> reporter: at an estimated cost at $1.5 million. high school students will be offered a five week course. the city is looking for a commitment of 500 to 1,000 jobs for the young people from the business community. >> it will take all of us to really stop the crime. >> reporter: the mayor wants 18 year olds to start the cadet program, allow retired officers to return in supervisory positions, secure state funding, install gunshot detection units, secure funding for mobile crime lab vehicles. >> we can drive down violence in the city. the police department having the right tools, community having faith in their police department and neighborhoods working together. news 4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. >> reaction is pouring in right now as federal

decide not to file charges against a d.c. police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man on a motorcycle. we sent you a push alert on the app as soon as we got word. >> now we are hearing from d.c. mayor bouwser and the police department. >> mayor wants the d.c. police officer who shot and killed terrance sterling to step down. she says that's the only way to get real accountability. you may remember the shooting happened last september in northwest. police said sterling intentionally drove his motorcycle into an officer's cruiser. sterling was not armed at the time. tonight federal prosecutors say there isn't enough evidence to press charges in the case. mayor is calling for a disciplinary review and ordered the d.c. police department to change its policy and require officers to confirm with dispatchers thathe