before becoming a priest. he wrote an article for the arlington catholic herald and asked for forgiveness saying he was prompted by the violence in charlottesville to write about his past, calling his time in the kkk "memories of a bleak period in my life that would have preferred to forget. the reality is, we're cannot forget and we're should not forget." today where father atchinson served since 2014, his parishers were supportive of their priest. >> now he was enlighted, so he asked for forgiveness and, as a catholic, as parishioner, i will say, okay. >> mark segraves has been digs into this story and found there is a whole lot more than the priest admission to this dark past. what else have you learned about his time in the kkk? >> this dates back

19 1970s. he was titled the the exalted sigh clops. he was charged with multiple cross burnings back then. he sent a letter to cloretta scott king threatening to lynch her. he was building pipe bombs in his home and wanted to target fort meade with an attack. >> mark, you actually tracked down one of his victims in that cross burning, one of them in prince georges county, where does she live in maryland, still today. >> she lives in silver spring with their husband. they're in their 70s. they're retired she remembers that day very vividly. she said, you know, she had no idea that this man who did this to them, you know, all these years ago was still alive, much less a priest living just minutes away from them for all these years. >> we were talking a few minutes ago in the newsroom, mark, the church was actually aware

past, is that right? >> they say that he has been up front since becoming a priest about his past. but what he did not disclose in that letter, and apparently he did not disclose to the church, not only was he convicted and served 90 days in jail back in 1977 but back then the judge ordered that he pay this family, butler family, $23,000. he left town and he never paid that money and he did not tell the church that. in fact, the church told me today, a spokesperson for the dioecies said they just found out this weekend about that civil judgment against him and that they're committed to helping the priest to make restitution with that family. when i told ms. butler this, she said we're could use that money. we're retired couple here. we're could use $23,000. i said to her, you know, ma'am, you may be entitled to $23,000 plus nearly 40 years of interest on that money. she's going to get in touch with the arch dioecies tomorrow through her kids. there's a lot more to the story. >> you've got

story all over social media, around the country today. >> yeah. and father atchinson is taken a leave of absence from the church. nobody from the church would go on camera accept to say, they're supporting this priest and the dialogue that he's creating about forgiveness, about redemption and father atchinson had a very firm message to people who are white su premas, that they'll never find any satisfaction in their hate and anger. >> interesting. mark, we'll see you at 6:00. >> thanks, mark. we're in weather alert mode because of some swelderring humidity this afternoon. amelia and lauren are in the storm center tracking the temperatures again. and also there have been some changes. >> yeah, we're tracking big changes in the forecast and that is in part to the heat and humidity that we're noticing right now. when you factor in the mugginess, it's feeling 100 degrees out there. >> it's so soupy out there. it felt like this, as well. it does where we're had the heat

indices. we're talking about storms, they're coming here tonight. >> that's going to be the change that is we're talking about that will bring more comfortable weather. we're have to deal with this this evening, feeling about 99 in frederick and washington. 102 over annapolis with current air temperature at 92 degrees. it's still going to be hot through about 9:00, not only that, but muggy as well. notice here on the evening planner, that rain chance moves in at that point, 84 degrees. and this is the rain chance. it's very distinct here in west virginia wv. this line of thunderstorms up into pennsylvania, ahead of the cold front set to move into the area as early as 10:00 p.m. tonight and that will lower humidity levels more on that angie coming up in a little bit. >> update now to breaking story we're first told you about at 4:00. gas line leak in the parking was effecting access to the emergency room at the hospital. we've learned that gas company workers have that leak under control. the hospital is back to normal and the firefighters, they still

hazard. now some roads near the hospital remain blocked, partially blocked. in unattended book bag caused a brief scare at the white house. this was just after 1:00. the secret service locked down the white house while they investigated. there will be no parts of -- parts of pennsylvania and lafayette park was also closed. it was given after the book bag was deemed safe. i'm chris e lawrence here with new information ahead of the president's rally tonight in arizona. just moments ago, we're told you president trump will not pardon former sheriff joe apaho. he was found guilty last month for defying a judge's order to keep from racially profiling during some of his immigration patrols. take a look at this air force one landed at air station just about 15 minutes ago. you saw it happen here live if you had been watching. the president is going to host a

9:00. before then he's going to meet with u.s. marines and tour a border protection station right along the border trying to highlight some of his efforts to cut the number of illegal crossings. again, the president says he will not pardon sheriff joe arpaho we'll keep on the story as tonight's rally gets closer. back to you. >> now even if the president had pardoned the sheriff, it would not have been the first controversial pardon issued by a president. president clinton received backlash for several of his pardons, among them former illinois congressman mel reynolds who was can vikted of corruption and rape of a 16-year-old campaign volunteer. president george w. bush pardoned casper weinberger, he was the former secretary of defense under ronald reagan. he was indicted on perjury charges and that iran contra affair. president jimmy carter pardoned hundreds of thousands of vietnam era draft dodgers. it was one of his

>> i live here. i have nowhere to go. for 24 hours, what -- what is that going to do for me? >> homeless, again. families packing up and moving out of the lynn hill condos in temple hills. they have 24 hours to get out or face eviction. it is a problem that has been going on for years and news 4 tracee wilkins has been covering it since the very beginning. >> reporter: there are numerous fire code violations, in fact, folks here looking for an extinguisher aren't going to find one. >> that was back in february of 2014 when we're first told you about this problem. numerous fire code violations and the threat of addiction. things reached a peak in october of last year when condo association ran up a million dollars in debt and residents were evicted after the power and gas were cut off and finally today, another threat of eviction. tracee wilkins is in temple hills tonight with the emotional

residents, some -- >> it was a time when all three of these buildings were filled with people now. they're down to 70 residents m you can look outside for this building to see the kind of conditions they've been living with. now, the prince georges county fire department is saying they have until noon tomorrow to find somewhere else to live. >> want to take a look? >> reporter: after morning of inspections for fire code violations. >> looking down the hall, we're missing an exit light. >> reporter: the decision was made. >> the residents will have 24 hours to remove their belongings. >> i live here. i have nowhere to go. for 24 hours, what is that going to do for me? >> once again the residents are looking at 24 hours to find somewhere else to live. >> we're know we're had some problems in the past. to get that on a friday evening, really shortened the window that we're could respond. had to hire some contractors and we're literallyad

volunteer. >> they asked us to be out here to take care of it and it wasn't good enough for them and they gave us three days' notice to get it done. >> she's worried if she's forced out of her home, the new home will be her car. >> there's no help for me. there's no help for me. i've been meeting y'all halfway and i'm still homeless. >> residents who have a plan b are moving out. others are scrambling. people who have paid their rent and done the right thing. and they're not happy about it. >> are y'all going to let me move into your house? >> reporter: for some people, there were questions about transportation, how to even get to new apartment complexes. this is vehicle that's being offered by the county. they also have a mobile command center set up here to help people with social services needs. reporting live in temple hills, i'm tracee wilkins, bah to you all in the studio. >> so frustrating, thank you, tracee. developing a

an attack on a popular local trail. a woman grabbed from behind in the middle of the day. the suspect who was just 18 is in custody. and police believe there could be other victims out there. news 4 pat collins is live for us along the homes run trail in alexandria with the latest, pat. >> reporter: if you're walking down a trail and a guy jumps you from behind, tries to rob you, tries to assault you, what would you do? >> whatever he wants i'll get it, throw it the other way and run the opposite direction. >> that's your strategy. >> that is my strategy. >> will it work. >> of course, i'm a fast runner. >> hit him where it hurts. >> yes, i would try my best to do that. >> if he was holding me down i would try to defend myself, but otherwise i would probably run and call the poli.

>> i'll fall to the ground and yell fire. >> reporter: here now, the story of two women victims in alexandria. crime scene number one, the homes run trail, monday august 14th, about 3:24 in the afternoon, a woman was walking down the trail. when she's grabbed from behind by a man, he demands money. she begans flailing her arm and hits him in the leg with her keys and then he -- he runs off. 30 minutes later, the fox chase apartments, crime scene number two. a woman grabbed from behind in a sexual way. she starts to scream. she screams louder and louder and that man, that suspect, he runs off again. so if something like this happens to you, here is what police say you should do. >> if it does happen and you are confronted with this situation, yell, scream, do whatever you can to make a scene to bring

somebody else can help you back. >> fight back. >> fight back, absolutely. >> now in both of these alexandria cases is only one suspect, he's in custody. they gave me his name, but they won't show me his picture. there's a reason for that. more at 6:00. jim, back to you. >> all right, we'll look forward to that. pat collins on the story for us, thank you, pat. treasury secretary steve wants to talk about taxes, but it's his wife's rant about lifestyle and wealth that's got everyone's attention. still ahead, what she's now saying about a controversial instagram post. news through your health this evening, sudden cardiac death is the biggest killer of adults over 40. when we're come right back, the widely used device that could

she's apologizing for social media compliments. she shared this on instagram, getting off a government jet for an official visit in louisville, kentucky in her caption, she used hashtags to tout her high-end designer duds. a woman criticized her in the comments writing, "glad we're could pay for your little get

before calling it out of touch. the optics aren't great since she had been in kentucky to talk about tax reform, which will likely include major cuts for the wealthy. after the post went viral, she reportedly deleted it and made her account private. a treasury official also told bloomberg that he and his wife reimbursed the government any time she travels with him on official business. well, tourism in the district is booming and it's not slowing down any time soon. take a look at these numbers, 22 million visitors a year and that's seven straight years have increases, $7.5 billion economic impact per year and three dollars returned on every buck invested in tourism. news 4 tom sherwood spoke to dc mayor about what's next for tourism here and what that means for dc residents. >> hundreds of tour buses rumbling through washington, all sorts of tour guis

sites. >> the best city in the world. >> that's right, mayor mural recently reprizing her high school job as a tour guide. >> there really -- we're have a big city feel. it's been great going down memory lane for me. >> so it was fun. and learned a lot of dc history. learned how to present the people about the city. kind of what i do now. >> at arena stage, mayor spoke to a packed annual conference on dc tourism. a full fall in 2018 ahead. from the annual spring cherry blossom festival with this million visitors to major league baseball all star week. >> we're excited that hamilton will come to washington next year. >> to a massive hit play at the kennedy center. destination dc executive elliott ferguson said, the array of attractions and entertainment also mean good jobs and tax revenues. >> $7.5 billion generated because of this industry, nearly 75,000 jobs and we're talking about jobs at all

>> it opens its expanded venue next year. a three-day celebration next month marks the one-year anniversary for the african-american museum. and the private bible museum in southwest opens later this year. long-time restaurant owner paul, sums up the unique appeal of the nation's capitol. >> it's small enough to be active and friendly and large enough to have a ton of things to do. >> in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> yeah, we're do have a ton of things going on here. in news for your health this evening and inexpensive medical device already in use could help prevent sudden cardiac death. the leading cause of death among adults over 40 in this country and for many, the first clue they have heart disease. now, there is evidence that the ekg or electro cardiogram could be a big help.

working on this story for nightly news tonight. >> 350,000 people suffered sudden cardiac arrest every year. it's a thousand people a day. 90% die because of it. here is what it is. it stops beating cha means the heart stops beating. if somebody doesn't get to them, using the adds you see around, then they're going to die after ten minutes. 100% guaranteed. the important part is who at risk. until now it's hard to diagnose. it's hard to tell somebody walking out of a doctor's office whether this is going to happen or not and 50% with sudden cardiac arrest are perfectly healthy right before that. this new doctor has done a study looking at a million people found that be using simple ekg a test that's been around for over 100 years he can tell who is at higher risk for suffering. the goal here is to do a larger study after that study get it incorporate into

any time anyone gets ekg they'll walk away with the understanding if it's high enough as doctors will send them to the yardolo yardologyist to get -- cardiologist if they do have an episode like this. it can jump start their heart again and continue to live. again, this is a very very deadly condition that we're hope to get it under control with a simple test. back to you. >> a test just takes second. you can watch the entire report on nbc nightly news immediately following news 4 at 6:00. obgyn should be aware of and able to discuss obesity with their younger patients. that recommendation from a new report by the american college of ob te stetricians and gynecologists when it comes to health, fertility and pregnancy. they point out that teen girls face a tremendous stigma surrounding weight. they emphasize that doctors must be sensitive when they discuss the issue. well, as

your kids to return to the classroom, you might be tempted by offers to save some money with those store credit cards, susan hogan has more on whether that's an offer you should refuse. >> you always love to save money. and we're in weather alert mode right now with the high heat and humidity. if you're in doors keep it there. we're coming right back with the changes that are on the way. beautifu

. not only will you want to have the umbrella handy tomorrow for the morning and midday hours f you'll notice a big change when you leave to work an when you come home. it's going to be muggy stepping out the door. coming home, getting the kids from school. much more comfortable and that sets us up for gorgeous weather thursday, friday on into the

will impact your wednesday tomorrow that morning commute and having lunch, can't rule out a shower for both of those events. coming home from work it's absolutely dry and taking the kids to the playground tomorrow afternoon looking really nice at that point. but here is this line of thunderstorms i'm tracking in pennsylvania all the way down through west virginia. notice very strong activity in southwestern pa and up around morgan town west virginia. as this passes over the mountains it's going to fizzle out somewhat it's set to arrive here about 10:30 in the dc metro area. and that's where we're can see a few rumbles of thunder tonight. the biggest concern would be some heavy rain fall. with how humid it is. future weather at 11:00 p.m. there's that line at that point, back in parts of frederick, back into the panhandle of west virginia. then it kind of fizzles during the overnight hours with lack of sunlight. look what happens tomorrow morning. 8:00 a.m. taking the kids to school dealing with scattered showers out there. if you w

as the front actually passes around the midday hours, i can't rule out showers at that point. for afternoon and evening hours tomorrow it is looking fabulous. 85 degrees for a high. here i see you on your forecast for tomorrow. there's that chance for morning. midday showers and then the humidity levels really drop off nicely during the afternoon hours. some wed roads tomorrow morning, tomorrow evening, though, it completely dry and thursday is looking dry, too. and from work. here is your ten-day forecast on thursday a high of 81. i can't rule out an isolated late day shower on thursday, for 95% of us, the day will be dry, just a few clouds around during the afternoon hours. then on friday, high temperature around 80 degrees. plenty of sunshine in the forecast, the weekend looking great. looking dry, both saturday, as well as sunday. we'll have high temperatures around 80 degrees, low humidity, if you're heading to the beaches upper maryland and delaware beaches over the weekend. we'll have temperatures in the mid-70s, a little bit breezy. even notice the

keeping temperatures only around 80 degrees. nice weather to look forward to. >> sweet, we'll take that. thanks so much. the fight over confederate monuments puts another historic figure in the cross hairs when we're come right back. why some say statutes to christopher columbus should come down, as well. >> well you saw this story first at 4:00, a construction project causes a dirty mess for some local commuters. now one woman says she attempted clean up, well ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. this august visit your local volvo dealer to receive sommar savings of up to $4,500.

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right now at 5:30. in the weeks since white supremacist protested the removal of robert e. lee statute, government officials across the country have been taking a closer look at their monuments. those are lirnged to the confederate si are not the only ones being called into question. monuments honoring italian explorer christopher columbus could be the next to go. the one in baltimore could be the first erected was vandalized yesterday. as chris explains, those renewed effort today to bring yet others like it down. chris. >> well, angie, the vandals say they picked the oldest columbus memorial in america to protest white supremacy. they smashed it with a sledge hammer saying, columbus was responsible for murdering, raping and

of the lands he discovered. this video showing the vandalism to the christopher columbus statute in baltimore is posted on to you tube channel called popular resistance. >> as human carrying down monuments to destructive forces and tearing down systems that maintain. part of our e lulive lugs. and democrat -- evolution that before indigenous african-american. they're members of the national columbus association. the reaction on the attack, the sledge hammer, it will just no reason for vandalism. i think it's wrong and i think that people want to remove the statute, they go for the proper channels to do that and then, you know, act accordingly. >> the national columbus memorial is located at washington's union station. every year they hold the

columbus. >> i think his achievements, eclipse, the bad things that we're have come to understand in retrospect. >> over time as we're learn more about the history of christopher columbus, his arrival and the way in which he treated the indigenous mepeople there. history and the atrocity that were committed. >> the district of columbia government is considering taking steps to remove the columbus from its efforts to become -- an skbree, back to you. >> chris gordon for us in the newsroom. thanks so much. >> our county executive is defending his decision

from the courthouse. crews took it down over night, hours earlier, the naacp held a rally calling for its removal. the monument went up long after the civil war in 1948, dedicated to 92 confederate soldiers. it's said to be donated to a local museum now. county executive allen, a republican says after a lengthy review process, he wanted to send a message. >> you know, they might have thought that's appropriate but it's not appropriate for us. >> among marylands confederate monument still standing one outside a courthouse on the eastern shore, that one is dedicated to 85 confederate soldiers known as the talbot boys. >> well, you know what it's like getting from one person to another in our region can be slow and tedious process.

northern virginia is just painfully slow and worse than all the others. we're talking about that stretch of route 28 in manasa between the prince william parkway. it's been called the single biggest source of traffic congestion in all of northern virginia but that could be changing. our transportation reporter adam tuss with a look at some of the options being considered to help ease your ride -- so the solution maybe to connect some side roads that parallel. the virginia transportation leaders are studying on the concepts but they admit they aren't cheap. something needs to help in this entire quart

along. >> and series of public hearings on all of this is expected in the coming weeks. >> we're have new information about that deadly accident on 395. it caused a long delay this morning. this is what it looked like after a crash in the hov lane. >> it it took her an hour 45 minutes to get from wood bridge to dc. we're now know that a dump truck and pickup truck were involved in this crash that killed one person. we were first to tell you about the hundreds of vehicles splattered with tar-like gunk from a road project. now we're learning from a few drivers who promised cleaning has not gone well. our northern virginia chief. handling a lot of the tar removal work.

this car wash, claiming about 20 vehicles a day right now and like this truck, most are coming out spot free and shiny. but for at least one driver, she says the cleaning process left even more damage and a hassle she didn't need. win of hundreds of vehicles spattered with tar-like gunk. they referred her to the paving company who caused the mess. they sent her to a car for special cleaning. when the crews emerged, they saw problems. >> that's what i noticed grill part of my car. it wasn't like this when it went in there. it was black. it's now been faded. >> it's hard for our camera to capture. but you can also see fine lines on the car's body and here is another damaged area. >> that's a lot of discoloration from the chemical or whatever they use to clean that

of the car. >> at the car wash that handled the vehicle and dozens of others the owner says they're trying hard to make customers happy. hiring extra staff to handle the workload. he says those who are not satisfied should let him know so he can work on a solution. >> try to work it out and i've done it to 200 as of today. and do have the complaint, one or two, that's it. >> in his case, it's led to a meeting with an insurance adjuster and a hastle she didn't need. >> i told my husband, this looks like i need to get my boxing gloves on because i think i'm going to have to box around a little bit with this. >> reporter: anybody who was unhappy with the cleaning

that company, slurring pavers and she says, then if they hit a brick wall, get back in touch with vdat. send it back to you in the studio. >> it was tech savvy, but not so people is sawvy. ahead for appearance, what they say it's sending the wrong message to their kids. this could change your mind folks if you are on the fence about getting a power ball ticket. we'll explain after this short break. >> and we've got some rain headed our way, how it's going to impact your evening and

we are hearing the survival stories for passengers in a train crash just outside philadelphia. one passenger said she saw blood everywhere. more than 40 people were hurt in this crash. now the ntsb is trying to figure out what exactly went wrong. original train slammed into another train that was parked and empty just after midnight at busy transportation terminal. witnesses say it had been moving fast just before the moment of impact. >> my face hit the wall, put a big hole in the wall and i went straight down. i blacked out. it was loud. i mean, a

more than that. >> the train's operator was among the hurt and has since been released from the hospital. four of the victims were in critical condition. every one, though, is expected to be okay. >> overseas, the remains of some of the missing sailors have been found on board a navy destroyer that collided with an oil tanker. ten sailors have been missing since yesterday's crash involving the uss john mccain on its way to singapore. no official word on what caused that crash. navl operations around the globe have been temporarily suspended for safety check. this is the fourth crash involving a navy vessel in the past year. most kre cent in june killed seven sailors on the uss fitzgerald. >> louden county schools getting tech sawvy, but their effort to promote that not really sawvy at all. ahead, why some moms are upset over this effort to helphe

susan hogan with an offer you might want to refuse when you're

many are upset over the ad. >> the mom who is uncertain what the day first day of school. the mom who can't remember what time soccer practice ends and don't let your yoga pants get tied in a knot. >> i feel like this feeds into the patriarchal society and the woman i know that are mothers are strong. they're leaders. they have their lives together. they're multi taskers. and um,

>> the school district pulled the ad in a similar video. they declined to talk to us on camera but said in a statement, in part, we're produced a video using broad satire, hoping people would not mind a little fun being poked at out landish depiction at hectic lifestyle in our area. we're apologyize to anyone who might have been offended. also allowed, kristin does appreciate the school district's quick response. >> i like that. >> the video did receive mostly positive feedback on their facebook page. leon and angie, we're did not here much of that today, back to

>> all right. kristin, thanks so much. >> back at the live desk where we are monitoring the president's visit to arizona. right now, he's meeting with u.s. marines at the marine air station. let's show you what's going on live. there you are. you can see the president in the crowd mingling with some of the marines. this is right along the border of u.s. and mexico. we're told the president toured that's often used on some of the customs and boarder protection. later tonight, the president is going to own a big campaign style rally in phoenix. the city's mayor's asked him not to come because of his response to his violence in charlottesville. we're expect protesters to be outside the convention center. you can count on us to monitor it all for you and bring you the big takeaways tonight on news 4 at 11:00. i'm chris lawrence. >> we're back to school shopping is in full swing and it can take a big bite out of your budget. we're know many of you get to

yourself that question is opening that store credit card that they're trying to push on you that has so many incentives, is it worth it. well consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you today and has the answer. >> her list is long and pricey. >> for a kid, i will say it's 130 to 200. >> when a salesperson asks if she wants to save 20% by opening a store credit card ship. >> it's very tempting when you're at the register and you're going to be spending a lot of money that you feel a little bit uncomfortable about and they tell you there's a chance to get a deep discount. >> however, they'll be seeing consumer report says store credit cards rarely rise to t

head of the class. for one thing, the interest rate is often much hire on average about 24% well above the national average for credit cards in general, which is around 15%. applying for any new car can also temporarily lower your credit score. >> every time an inquiry is made, it hurts it a little bit. it can be the difference between a good credit score and bad credit score. >> if you do open account, don't shut it down immediately, that has a negative impact on your credit score as well. >> the best thing to do, usually, is to put the credit card away. >> if you're looking to build your credit, store cards which can be easier to get approved could be a good way to get your foot in the door. if you shop at the door often, could unlock special discounts. remember with the high interest rate, it's especially important to pay your bill in full. >> because if you don't, it's going to under mine the whole purpose of getting that in the first place. >> if you do open one of these store credi

and also remember, you don't use it that often maybe once or twice a year, so make sure you have notice to when the due date is, guys back to you. >> so, amelia, is back with us. with another check on our forecast. still 92 degrees. >> it feels worse. >> it does. exactly, when you factor in the humidity it's feeling more like 100 degrees out there that's why we're on weather alert this afternoon. as we're head on to the later evening and overnight hours. 91 at -- and with the humidity that's feeling more common in the tropics. it's feeling about 101 in quantico. 99 in the district and 98 degrees. take a look at storm team

heat and humidity. i did mention that chance for rain and storms later tonight. so on track, this line of thunderstorms can potentially start to move into the metro area between about 10 and 11:00 p.m., obviously moving into areas like leesburg and a little bit earlier. i think as it continues to head east ward over the mountains, we're lose our sunlight and the sun goes down. it is going to kind of fizzle out somewhat, there will be showers out there in response over night tonight. take a look at your planner for tomorrow. chance for showers around the morning and midday hours as well. it's about 30 to 40%. i will still recommend grabbing that umbrella as you head out the door tomorrow morning just to play it safe, especially, if you have to run out and get anner rand done on your lunch break. we're at 75 degrees. 80 at noon it's still feeling humid out there. by 4:00 we're notice increase in sunshine and tomorrow evening, while it's looking absolutely gorgeous for your wednesday night. 81 degrees at 7:00 p.m. and

>> very comfortable and conditions, in fact it's going to feel more like fall around here. now as we're head into the weekend, speaking of that, temperatures in the upper 70s and lower 80s, plenty of sunshine and humidity still in check, so this weekend looks absolutely phenomenal and it looks like we're may be able to continue this into next

>> beautiful sunshine, highs around, 80, low humidity, next monday, feuds, even into -- they stay in check. high temperatures, again, around 80 degrees. >> it's a major barrier for some when trying to get a job. >> now, a new program is hoping to change that, the new effort in the district to help those who have been in jail, return or live as productive citizens and how one man is taking advantage. >> then all new at 6:00, tonight, a growing shortage of substitute teachers. tonight our i-team takes a close look at the daily crisis in our area schools. and h

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welcome back, we're hear all the time about people who get out of prison an then have nowhere to go to turn their lives around. well we're caught up with a single dad. >> the quiet before dawn in the district, streets just coming

alive. photographing the evidence. >> stop, come on, hurry up. >> and now each day he can walk his 6-year-old daughter to school in southeast. and he sleeps while he's in classes at stanton elementary, a school that supports many single dads. >> and we're have a group where all the fathers get together, that's one of them over there.

where they plan to open a one stop resource center to help 5,000 others leaving incarceration find jobs over the next five years. >> when they're coming home from prison or jail and they'll connect to all the resources or services that we're have here in the district of columbia. >> in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. a catholic priest haunted by painful memories of his past. >> he's coming clean now about his former ties to the klu klux klan and says images from that rally in charlottesville brought him back to a time in his 20s. >> he's opening up about that dark chapter in his life as we're hear from the family he targeted. mark segraves is uncovering new leads on a local story that's getting national attention. >> father william atchinson has been a catholic priest since

charlottesville moved him to write public by about his life before the priesthood when he was a member of the klu klux klan and convicted of a cross burning and making death threats. in an article for the -- father wrote, my actions were disspeckble. it's hard to believe that was me. father atchinson was born in arlington in 1954. 1977 while a student at the university of maryland, she was charged with multiple cross burnings in prince georges county. 11 years later, he was ordained as a priest in nevada. in 1993 he was transferred to the dioecies of arlington where he served in several parishes. since 2014 he's been a priest in fairfax. >> father atchinson admits in his article that he was involved in cross burnings, he omits the fact he was served 90 days in jail and ordered -- but after his release