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noise. but gun fire? little by little we're learning more and more about a shooting and beating at this group house near the university of maryland. the victim of the shooting in college park returned to the scene this afternoon. he came back with his mom to retrieve some items from the house. i talked to her briefly. >> he's okay. >> reporter: was he shot? >> um, yeah, he was shot. >> reporter: you're his mom. >> yeah, i'm his mom. >> reporter: that had to scare you to death. >> i know. >> reporter: did it scare you? >> yeah. >> reporter: did he say who did it? >> no, he didn't. >> reporter: it happened saturday night at this group house an rhode island avenue near the campus of the university of maryland. one young man shot in the hip, another beaten, both treated and released. police say one of the victims is
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not. chris lives in the house next door. he was in his backyard when it all went down. >> we heard like kind of a banging noise, sounded like i think like a fender bender might sound on the beltway or something. so we looked up. we were a bit alarmed it didn't react immediately. and then about ten seconds later, a kid came running through our backyard and we said, what was that? and he yelled back, it was a gunshot. we immediately ran inside. >> reporter: sources say investigators are looking into the possibility that this might be drug related. they say investigators don't believe this was a random act of violence. so far, so far no arrests. doreen? >> new developments in the high profile murder of a
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teenager in virginia. prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty in the case. nabra hassanen was killed walking to a mosque back in june. the jury indicted darwin martinez torres on capital and rape charges. prosecutors say her death was from a road rage incident and not a hate crime. the last death penalty sentence in fairfax county was 2011. >> this video has some calling for a prince george's county liquor store to lose its license. an employee at the store tackled a customer after a heated exchange. the owner eventually handcuffed the man and called the cops. but that customer says there is another side to this story, and thousands seem to agree with him. our bureau chief tracee wilkins is in largo to explain. tracee? >> reporter: well, i just spoke with that customer by phone. he doesn't want his name released because of his delicate job with the government. he tells me when he was handcuffed he thought it was being done by a
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store. well, now, thousands of people are saying that the owner of this store needs to lose his license. protests like this one are happening regularly at largo town center after this. >> you're choking him! >> reporter: this video of a brawl between a liquor store customer and a store staff has resulted in calls for the owner of largo liquors to lose his license. >> three of the store owners and representatives jumped on him, handcuffed him, choked him and held him against his will. >> reporter: the customer was offended by the way a cashier spoke to a female customer who was playing lottery. he told the cashier he had an attitude. that's when the connell mcshane ee ear gave him his purchase back and told him take his business somewhere else. more words were exchanged. the customer knocked items off the counter and two employees rushed the customer. the owner standing outside joined in. he was handcuffed and held until police arrived. i spoke with the customer by phone. he tells me h t
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was a police officer. >> the guy put me in handcuffs, the guy thwasn't in the store wn it went down. >> reporter: you thought he was an officer but it turns out he was an owner of the store? >> yes, ma'am, yes, ma'am. >> reporter: although the incident happened in august calls for the store to lose its license are gaining steam with more than 5,000 people signing an online petition on facebook. how does it make you feel to hear people responding this way to what happened? >> it makes me feel like i have a family. like, a family that i don't even know about. >> reporter: no charges against the store owner and also against the customer have been dropped by the state's attorney's office. we tried getting a comment from the liquor store's owner, but they directed me to their lawyer who i have not heard back from. now, prince george's county police say that it is perfectly legal for an owner to handcuff and detain someone inside of their store. reporting live in largo, i'm tracee wilkins, news
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>> that's surprising. >> and we didn't know that. >> thank you, tracee. to our weather now, it's a beautiful early fall day right now, but get ready for a drastic drop in the temperature. >> we have a frost advisory, doug. >> yeah, that's right, ladies. frost across our area by early tomorrow morning. that includes most of the area's west of i-95. got to be a very cool night tonight and already shaping up that way. sun going down, by the way, in just about 20 minutes. yeah, those numbers are going to fall quickly. 63 right now in d.c., 56, only 56 in ocean city. not a good beach day. 54 in state college. we'll see much cooler air develop and move into our region. that's why we do have a frost advisory tonight. does not include i-95. west of i-95, portions of montgomery county, loudoun county, fauquier, cull pepper county and points to the west are all under that frost advisory as temperatures tonight will dip into the mid 30s. i'll show you who sees the coldest weather how long this cooler weather sticks around and what's coming up next all in my re
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minute. >> alrighty. a prince george's county man is arrested on child pornography charges. he worked on president trump's advisory commission on election integrity. his name is ronald williams ii. he's from suitland. he worked as a researcher on the commission. they arrested him after a tip led them to search his home. they said they did find child pornography on his phone. >> to politics now, there have been some very public tensions between president trump and republican leader mitch mcconnell. >> but they put aside all their differences today in a show of solidarity and a new plan to advance the republican agenda. blayne alexander is on capitol hill to break it down for us. blayne? >> reporter: it certainly is a race against the clock. republicans are trying to get things done before the end of the year. now, their plates are already overflowing and president trump is continuing to add more. side by side, president trump and th
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aside their very public differences. >> my relationship with this gentleman is outstanding, has been outstanding. >> reporter: a far cry from the president's message just weeks ago. >> i'm very disappointed in mitch. honestly, repeal and replace of obamacare should have taken place. >> reporter: the softer tone coming as republicans try to jump start a stalled congress with only 39 days left on the official calendar this year, republicans tackling a growing to do list. pass a spending budget, a must. and tax reform, republicans top priority. newly added, fixes for health care, immigration and the iran nuclear deal. ear earlier with his cabinet, president trump not hiding his frustration. >> we're not getting the job done and i'm not going to blame myself, i'll be honest. they are not getting the job done. noor and not disputing this declaration of war from former white house strategist steve bannon. >> and right now it's a
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of war against a gop establishment. >> reporter: the face of that gop establishment, senator mcconnell. >> contrary to what some of you may have reported, we are together totally on this agenda to move america forward. >> reporter: today president trump lashing out at democrats on twitter, slamming them as obstructionists, but still calling them to the bargaining table. and president trump today also calling on hillary clinton to run again. he said that he would love to see her jump into the 2020 presidential race and predicted that he would beat her again. wendy? >> blayne alexander, thank you, blayne. >> we have some breaking news and it is good news that little girl first reported missing over the weekend has been found safe. police tweeted out an update on da johnna houston. she disappeared on palm roy road. she has been found safely and after d.c. police and the fbi went on a sh
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>> amazon is looking for a second home and every major city in america pulling out all the stops to lure the tech giant. our team coverage on this begins with leon harris and a look at just what's at stake. it's clear why everybody is making a fuss, isn't it, leon? >> you know it, doreen. this is really, really big. d.c., chicago, l.a., everybody wants in on this. but only one location is going to be chosen. how big is it? the mayor of l.a. says in terms of importance, hosting the olympics in 2028, that would pale in comparison to this bid. here's what amazon is looking for. a city with more than a million people, a highly educated labor pool, a strong university system, and it has to be within 45 minutes of an international airport. sounds like we pretty much check all the boxes here, right? well, competition is going to be fierce and here's why. amazon's second headquarters will bring in some 55,000 jobs and $5 billion in construction expenditures. not to mention money that is going to be injected into the local
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to give you some perspective on that, amazon says that for every dollar it invested in seattle over the years, that city generated an additional buck.40. here's tom sherwood. he has a closer look at d.c.'s pitch. >> reporter: d.c. mayor bowser says seattle washington. >> it makes sense for them to be in the other washington, the best washington, washington, d.c. >> reporter: a light moment for the mayor, a deadly serious subject. bowser today released four potential sites from downtown to river fronts for the proposed second amazon headquarters and its potential 50,000 high-paying jobs. all with access to transportation, housing and recreation. one site is buzz ard point near the new d.c. soccer stadium that opens next summer. the three other location s are capital here near the anacostia river, the shaw neighborhood near howard university, and the noma area near union station.
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handle the explosive amazon growth. >> wherever they go, jobs follow. more innovative businesses follow around it. i think it will be wonderful for this city and for the region. >> reporter: amazon will be looking for tax incentives, some worry too many. d.c. passed high tech incentives back in the early 2000s. >> the high tech bill back in 2001, believe it or not, long ago that has a lot of property tax and a lot of income tax breaks for high-tech companies to come to the city, and amazon falls right in it. >> reporter: the mayor also has playfully released a twitter video promoting d.c. >> alexa, where is the most interesting company in the world going to locate? >> obviously washington, d.c. >> reporter: proposals to amazon are due this thursday. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> now, of course, it's not just d.c. that wants in on this. in addition to the four potential sites in the district, montgomery county is pitching sites in rockville andil
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county is looking at three locations including college park, greenbelt, and new carrollton. in northern virginia, loudoun and fairfax counties are teaming up to offer a potential site near dulles airport. and of course, doreen, wendy, traffic won't be affected at all. it will be just great. >> no, no. everybody wants them. thank you, leon. signs of progress after deadly wildfires scorched california. >> and homeowners armed with mace for protection, what they're demanding amid reports of dangerous dogs running loose in their neighborhood. >> a guilty plea in a gruesome gang murder case. >> imagine they say they put 15 shots in my brother and they still got a machete and sliced him up. >> reporter: now the
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painful details about a prince william county gang killing forced the victim's mother to leave court in tears today. the emotional moment came as a gang leader pleaded guilty to murder in the case. bureau chief julie carey was the only reporter there as the prosecutors laid out the graphic evidence. >> reporter: a guilty plea from the accused killer did little to blunt the sadness this family carried with them as they left the courthouse. the hardest thing to hear, how their loved
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edwin chicas was killed last october. >> they said they put 15 shots in my brother and they still got a machete and sliced him up. like that's so much hate in one person. >> reporter: this is the person who admitted today he pulled the trigger. a cell phone photo showed him holding the gun that would become the weapon. he was involved in a rival group. he threatened a girlfriend and they attacked him near his family's town house. when police asked, why did you shoot him 15 times, flores replied with one word, hate. >> feels like somebody is punching me in my stomach. and i'm numb. there's no other words. >> when i heard all the stuff they doing to him, it's very hard for me. >> reporter: the victim's
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painful loss has made them supporters of president trump's policy to crackdown on gangs and undocumented immigrants. >> i can say i'm very happy in that area that he's focusing on, stating that he wants, you know, to minimize the gang in united states. >> people are getting tired of this. why should someone die just because someone's angry? >> reporter: he faces life in prison when he's sentenced in march. back to you. >> julie carey, thank you, julie. dramatic new video of a deadly police shooting in baltimore where police say a robbery suspect raised a sawed off shotgun at the officer as he was running out of a 7-eleven. we froze the video when the officer started shooting. this happened this morning at 3:00 a.m. an employee and customer were inside the store not hurt.
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baltimore's police commissioner said the suspect is involved in 30 robberies just since this summer. >> a long string of saga and a military court at fort bragg today. he pleaded guilty to dee sergs and miss behavior before the enemy. berg dof spent nearly five years as a prisoner of the taliban. they captured him after he walked away from his post in afghanistan. he was released in may of 2014 as part of a controversial prisoner exchange. he'll be sentenced next week and could face up to life in prison. >> in california now where calmer winds are helping fire fighters gain in ground on those fierce wildfires, at least 40 people now dead and that includes a fire fighter. he was killed after his truck rolled over on the front lines. more than 11,000 fire fighters are working 24-hour shifts and living in tent cities to keep up this fight. some fire fighters have a
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lost their homes. officials are trying to let people return to their -- what was their homes, but it could take weeks before everyone is allowed back. and, doreen, just luck would have it went out there on vacation just -- in napa. how did they tell you about the fires and did they evacuate you? >> there was very little -- there was very little notice. we went to sleep on sunday evening, no problem whatsoever. woke up early monday morning examine there was a smokey haze everywhere. the lobby of the hotel where we were staying had people sleeping on couches and their dogs walking around because our hotel was an evacuation center. i've never been in anything quite like that before. i was pretty shocked at the power of these fires. there's the college girlfriends that i traveled out there with. just how fast these fires move and how random the damage is, and how unpredictable the wind
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conditions are that spread these fires so quickly. so, it went from nothing to the whole area covered with smoke just in a few hours while we were asleep. so many -- so much damage, thousands of people have lost their homes and their businesses and people we encountered out there not only were they, were they worried about their own homes, but they couldn't reach their loved ones because the cell service and the power was out. >> sure, the cell towers were burned. and you left wednesday during the height of this, what was the airport like? >> the airport was -- so, the airport we flew out of san francisco. >> sure. >> the airport was still smokey in san francisco, but nothing unusual about the airport. one thing i'm waiting to find out is what they learn about the cause of this fire. they haven't figured that out yet. >> a lot of damage, a lot of heart break out there, a lot of destruction. it's a beautiful part of the un
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>> and it looks like a bomb went off out there. destroyed everything. >> it's going to be a long road back to recovery. >> it is. >> still ahead on news 4, consumer investigation into a carbon monoxide leak involving a popular vehicle. why some say their cars made them sick and what's being done to fix it. >> and a hollywood scandal sparks a movement on social media, one that is giving a voice to survivors of sexual assault. >> a prescription for savings, using cash insteadf your o ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. narrator: ed gillespie wants to end a woman's right to choose. ed giof a woman'sd put thpersonal decisions,rge not women and their doctors. as governor, ed gillespie says, i would like to see abortion be banned.
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a blast of windy weather this morning. >> you're talking about frost warnings in some parts. >> yeah, we have a florost advisory in our western zones. it's going to be a chilly start to the day. once the sun goes down temperatures will fall fast. the sun is going down right now. take a look at this. it's the sunset, and, guys, it is now 6:24. i'm moving in front of it, sorry. 6:24 sunset tonight at 6:28. so, if we just stay here for three hours or three minutes, we will see this thing go down. we're not going to see it, we're not going to have enough time. you can watch it yourself maybe from your house. all right. take a look outside right now. a very cool evening for sure. 63 degrees. look at these winds. northwest at 17. the winds are going to stay up there. we've seen winds gusting 20 to 30 miles an hour during the day. right now those temperatures are already falling. into the 50s, 59 gaithersburg, 55
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towards charlottesville, also hunting town. cool for sure. that is going to be the case as we move through the rest of the night. no rain to talk about. we do have showers earlier. all those showers coming from the storm itself, the front itself. the strong frontal boundary that moved on through and you see what happened here, that front moving through our area and shifting our winds for more on the south. now look at them coming straight out of canada, that will allow for cold air around our region. no big storms around our area. but hurricane season not done yet. and i want to show you this, guys. this is video out of ireland today. this is actually big ben. you see london, london sky line right there. this was as owe feel i can't and this was a major hurricane in the eastern atlantic. the strongest hurricane ever this far east. now a remnant hurricane that made its way over parts of ireland today, has already killed three people in ireland and reported winds of 119 miles per hour just off the coast, numerous areas with winds over 80 miles per hour. power outages close
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people in ireland without power right now. just amazing, the power of mother nature and the power we have seen from the hurricane season this year. very rare that you see a hurricane making its way all the way up towards portions of europe. now, for us what are we seeing here? nothing like that, but it's going to be a cold night. 46 in d.c., 39 right now in leesburg, overnight tonight in leesburg, 37 in cull pepper. so areas in blue under that frost advisory for early tomorrow morning, a very cold start to the day. waking up stepping out 0 the door you'll need the jacket, the sweater, even the boots. everybody is asking when can we wear the sweater and boots. here you go, fall-like weather moving in. dress in layers the next couple days. we'll see nice cool nights, but nice mild afternoons. you'll be taking off a layer or two as you make your way out for lunch. 64 tomorrow high temperature, 70 on wednesday, 74 on thursday, and right now warming as we head into the weekend. some beautiful weather over the next few days and next chance of rain not until next week.
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>> neighbors call them aggressive dogs roaming one springfield p community. ahead on news 4, we are here at animal control working for you with ways to ploe terotect your and your own pets. >> a woman from maryland shot in the head home for treatment. tina frost big steps forward and what's next for her recovery. >> the harvey weinstein scandal in hollywood prompting people to share their stories of sexual hassment on socialra
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>> announcer: you're watching news 4 at 6:00. >> when they are unloading groceries or strapping their children in the car, neighbors in one springfield neighborhood are watching their backs. >> and they're not worried about crooks. it's a couple of crazy dogs, aggressive, keeping them on edge. >> northern virginia bureau david culver is at animal services in fair oaks with the story. this sounds scary, david. >> reporter: it really is. especially when you hear it from the springfield mom who says that many in her neighborhood are uneasy just stepping out of their homes. so, what are they doing? they're carrying with them baseball bats and pepper spray just in case of a canine attack. >> they basically charged my neighbor and they also charged another one of the neighbors. >> reporter: bob landon worries
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getting overly aggressive when unleashed. >> we have many young children and including adults. we don't want anybody to be in danger. >> reporter: we got these photos from andrea grandee. two incidents involved the dogs the last few months both involving her parents visiting the baby. she said her parents were leaving after a visit when they went to put their bags in the car, they froze. realizing the two dogs were cornering them. no leash, no owner. >> a woman came out from across the street and started yelling for the dogs and after a couple minutes they went in. >> reporter: a few weeks ago andrea's mom about to take the grandson out for a stroll. >> she was out on the stoop outside and the dogs came charging out of the trees across the street, same dogs. >> reporter: neighbors say they appear to be pit bulls. bob has friends with the same breed. that's not what bothers him. >> that pit bull stigma doesn't matter to me.
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something serious does happen. >> reporter: no answer at the home where the dog's owner lives, but andrea is now walking around with pepper spray just in case of an attack. >> everyone always has a right to protect themselves and their property. but sometimes a strong vocal command is enough to make an animal stop in his tracks. >> reporter: animal protection officers reminding residents of fairfax county it's the law to leash your dog when off your property. this community hoping one neighbor gets that message. >> i feel like i'm looking over my shoulder twice which i shouldn't have to do here in this neighborhood. >> reporter: we should point out as of now, these are reports of aggression. no actual reports of any attacks have taken place. of course, neighbors hope it doesn't get to that, wendy. >> david culver, thank you, david. the so-called chelsea bomber guilty on all counts. a federal jury in new york convicts rahimi of detonating a pressure cooker bomb that injured 30 people in the chelsea section of manhattan last year. he planted another bomb nearby.
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a third bomb detonated in new jersey, but no one was injured. rahimi came to the u.s. from afghanistan as a child, but was reportedly radicalized during a return trip in 2014. he is facing a maximum sentence of life in prison when he is sentenced in january. >> the mystery of the las vegas massacre remains. why did he do it? investigators still do not have a motive for the deadliest shooting in mass history. stephen paddock opened fire on a country music concert outside his hotel window. he killed 58 people that night then took his own life. hundreds more are hurt and still recovering. but there are signs of hope. a young victim from maryland is defying the odds in her recovery. doctors at johns hopkins are now caring for tina frost. news 4's kristin wright spoke to a family friend today who says tina's family is thankful she's back home. >> reporter: doctors say tina frost's proes
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she flew from las vegas to johns hopkins last night. >> there is a 90% mortality rate for gunshot wounds to the head. so, the fact that she is alive and that she has made such progress in such a short period of time. >> reporter: family friend amy clinger says having tina close means everything. >> tina has a life ahead of her, and that's what we're fighting for. >> reporter: amy says tina seems to recognize family members and friends. she can give a thumbs up and hold up three fingers. tina and her parents are meeting with a team of specialists at hopkins. many are amazed by what she can do already. >> she physically took a few steps, very assisted, but she moved her feet one in front of the other from a chair to her bed and back. >> everybody is pulling for her so much. >> thanks. >> reporter: tina's family is thankful for community support like the restaurant fund-raiser in odenton last week. tina's father told us what it means for his daughter. >> we appreciate everything that everybody is doing for her
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pulling for her and all the prayers that are coming. it's helping. >> reporter: tina has a long road ahead. she's not speaking at this point, and it's too soon to know the extent of any brain damage. she'll have cognitive and physical therapies. and facial reconstruction after losing her right eye. >> her vision in her left eye is 2020, so there was no damage to her left optic nerve, which is great. >> reporter: still reasons to be thankful, thankful for sight, life and steps forward. in the district, kristin wright, news 4. >> tina's medical care will be very expensive. if you have it in your heart to help, we are working for you. >> just search tina frost. it's in our nbc washington app. you'll also find stories with links to her family's gofundme page. coming up next, lessons learned from last year's snowstorms. what one local city is doing differently to avoid some mistakes this winter. also drug pricing secrets are revealed. you know you can save money on medicine by
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instead of going through your insurance. >> and a cold night tonight across the area. frost advisory for some of us. i'll show you just how cold you'll be tomorrow morning when you wake up. turn on the heat.
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like it or not, snow season is coming. today d.c. public works officials said the district is nearly doubling its budget for snow removal this season. it's up from about 4 1/2 million to nearly $9 million. the city says it has beefed up plans to get snow removal crews on city streets and to notify residents. the district has more than 400 pieces of equipment that can be deployed in a snowstorm. >> well, this is super aggravating. some 40 people in a high-end condo building in the district woke up to find their car windows smashed. this was inside a secure parking garage. at the iowa condos near logan
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windows broken. a witness spotted the suspect, called police. the guy was arrested just a few blocks away. police say there have been more than 30 car break-ins in that same neighborhood over the past two months. >> ever wonder if your health insurance plan is getting you the best possible deal for your prescription drugs? turns out the answer may be no. ann thompson has the surprising findings of an nbc news investigation. >> most of us believe that when you use insurance to pay for prescription drug, especially generic drug, you're getting a good deal. certainly one much better than if you bought the drug without insurance. well, tonight we're going to show you that is not always the case. depending on the insurance plan and the drug, paying without insurance may actually save you money, anywhere from a few dollars to over $100 per prescription. especially if you have one of those high deductible plans. that's the result of an nbc news investigation speaking to more
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industry experts across the country. we are also going to tell you about a gag clause pharmacists seri strik say restricts them from helping customers. we'll have all of that coming up in just a few moments on nbc nightly news with lester holt. >> who knew? >> still ahead on news 4, big change for a major automaker. >> here's susan hogan working for you. >> that's right. only on news 4, you saw local drivers complaining their ford explorers were making them sick and putting them to sleep at the wheel. tonight ford is taking action. the latest development and our news 4 consumer investigation, and how it impacts more than a million cars on the road. >> also, the power of social media, how men and women are using the harvey weinstein hollywood scandal to
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vowould be a disaster forion virginia families.e adams supports letting insurance companies deny coverage for pre-existing conditions. seniors would be charged thousands more. 685,000 virginians would lose their health care. and adams is against medicaid expansion - denying coverage to thousands of veterans, children and the disabled. john adams: higher costs, less coverage, hurting virginians. mark: i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad.
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a major development in a news 4 consumer investigation. ford is now offering to pay for repairs associated with carbon monoxide leaks in 1.3 million explorers. >> let's get right to consumer reporter susan hogan who has been working for you on this story for weeks. susan? >> that's right. our investigation exposed inconsistencies with just how dealerships nationwide were handling complaints of carbon monoxide leaks so we went right to ford and asked them what they plan about doing it. ford is responding with major changes. so, let's get right to it. in a statement to news 4, ford says, for our customers' peace of mind, ford is offering a complimentary service that reduces the potential for exhaust to enter the vehicle. customers can take their vehicles, regardless of mileage or warranty status, to a ford dealer to have this service
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1st, 2017 through december 31st, 2018. now, our consumer investigation also found levels of carbon monoxide inside the ford explorers of two local drivers. ford, though, continues to say its explorers are safe and it has not found carbon monoxide levels that exceed what people are exposed to every day. but what we found during our investigation has us asking ford how would it know. our consumer investigation continues on news 4 at 11:00 tuesday night. it's one of those things where we started working on the story. it does air tomorrow night, but this news came out after we -- >> keeps growing. >> yes. >> why are they offering to look at the cars if they found no evidence of a problem? >> that's why we have a lot of questions still left unanswered. so, tomorrow night we go back to ford and you'll hear what they have to say. >> all right. >> you've been all over this. >> it's been good. they are being responsive. a learning a lot. thanks, susan. >> and you can watch all of n'
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this big development. you can find them on our nbc washington app. just search ford explorer. >> new tonight, the new york police department is investigating two separate allegations of sexual assault involving disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein. it comes as two words have been repeated millions of times on social media by men and women who say they have faced sexual harassment and assault. those two words, "me too." those words proving just how powerful social media can be. kerry writes, quote, middle school, high school, check. college, check. work force, check. #metoo. ashley writes, i was 15 walking home from school in a beautiful, safe neighborhood. never would have expected it, and he was counting on that. #metoo. and this one is tough. the sad thing is i don't remember the first time because it's happened so often, i can't even pinpoint the start of it. as news
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now, it is a sentiment a lot of people can relate to. >> reporter: downtown d.c., you'll find people from all walks of life. and though you can't see it, many share something in common. >> i mean, every single female friend of mine that i know has at least a story. >> reporter: and after we made a sign and hit the streets asking for your stories, it didn't take long to find them. >> and once i was grabbed in the middle of the street in guatemala and i will never forget that. yeah, everyone i know has that experience. >> my oldest brother messed with me. i didn't tell anybody till i was 44 years old. >> i saw a guy who said good day. >> reporter: some telling stories of changing their direction. >> i don't do it now because i understand it's not right. but back then, yes. >> do that, you're going to turn around [ bleep ] like that. >> reporter: some with a different story
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>> look, you're doing a good job before you left home today. like that. me personally, i don't consider that as a cat call. >> it's not easy if you're a woman get arrested. what the heck, sometimes old ladies wink at you because you help them across the street. come on, man. >> reporter: story after story. i was angry at myself and not, you know, screaming or punch him or something. >> reporter: the d.c. council is looking into the issue of harassment. they are considering requiring training for all employees. it would teach them how to spot and address street harassment. in the newsroom, amee cho, news 4. >> doug is back with more about our weather. i was trying to play tennis this morning and the balls in the air were blowing around, but so were the balls on the ground were just being blown right off the court. it was crazy win ddy. >> we had that cold front bringing winds up to 30 miles per hour. it is going to be a cold night across our region. that's why we're talking frost. th
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of us. maybe the first time we've seen frost although we did see it two weeks ago in some parts of our area. some of the same locations that are dealing with it tonight. right now towards the kennedy center, yeah, our cool night for sure. current temperature 63. we're going to be dropping fairly quickly. down into the 50s quickly by 11:00, 53 degrees. that's in the city. but notice many areas already in the 50s. 58 potomac, 58 leesburg, 59 right now in centerville, and 61 in riverdale. our weather underground network. no rain to talk about. we saw that early this morning. now it's out of here. not just out of here. it's out of the forecast for the next ten days for the most part. storm maybe next week. let's say 7 to 8 days, but it's not going to be raining any time soon. there's the front, it's off the coast now, very cool air tonight. 64 d.c., 41 in fredericksburg. you can get frost at temperatures of 38 degrees or lower. that's what we're going to have in many areas. 37 martinsburg, 37 winchester, 39 leesburg, 38 in gaithersburg. everybody in the blue here is under that frost advisory right
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morning. so, you may need the ice scraper when you get up tomorrow morning for the first time. that's right, the ice scraper. doreen, you'll be okay. you live right here. i know where you live. i've been to your house. yeah, you're fine. wendy, you're right here and right here you're fine. but my friends who live right here in the ashburn area, i know you're watching tonight. you're going to need the ice scraper so make sure you have that ice scraper tomorrow morning. many of uf will need it. by 7, 8:00, the sun is out. it will go away quickly. if you don't have to be at work until 8:00, no problem. 59 by recess, 64 degrees picking up the kids in the afternoon. so, looking really good there. nice and pleasant afternoon, look at this. this is really a great forecast. 70 or wednesday, 74 thursday, into the mid 70s friday, saturday and sunday. some great weather there. next chance of rain as i mentioned well over a week away. we'll continue to watch it, but the heat comes on tonight, i think. >> feeling like fall out there. thank you, doug. >> well
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cambridge pulled out all the stops today for children in a charity they sponsor. >> it started at padding ton rail station. kate is pregnant with her third child and still suffering from extreme morning sickness. look at this. she felt well enough today to dance with a life size padding ton bear. >> inside vintage train cars, the children were able to do craft projects and to ask the royals about their children. prince william disclosed prince george quite likes the lion king and leg owe movies and said his hard work to keep him away from television. >> a lot of parents can relate to that. meanwhile, prince harry learned about fidget spinners and said he wanted to get one for himself. >> still ahead, after a big win, some big
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>> announcer: this is the xfinity sports desk. >> well, the redskins won ugly and they had ugly injuries. >> they still won. >> they still won, the most important thing. they avoided the insult but couldn't avoid the injuries. too close for comfort, schwenking by with a win but looking forward to next monday's primetime match up. the burgundy and gold will need to do it without some of their biggest weapons. the injury report for jay gruden's team getting crowded. rookie defense man jonathan allen will be out three to four weeks according to the head coach.
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the third quarter after taking a low block to the knee. but gruden saying it's just a sprain and he's a quick healer. redskins need to get healthy quick. up next, a monday night match up with the nfc's best team, the eagles. >> any time you play a division team it's significant. especially when they're ahead of you in the standings. and they already beat you so it's a big game for us without a doubt. we have to figure out a way to contain wins. they killed us with the off-schedule plays. he's been doing that consist consistently. we're a game and a half behind them so it's important for us to try to get this one somehow to get back in the race. >> so, a good step toward getting back in that race was the redskins holding on for the win against the san francisco 49ers. not the best looking win, but a win is a win. according to the sports junkies from 106.7, the fans, the this week's installment, the good,
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>> it wasn't pretty, but the redskins are now 3-2 after beating the niners with the eagles looming on monday night football. >> that's a big game coming up. first let's just trying to absorb this game a little bit. it started out great, and then it got ugly, and that was very, very upset after it. but why? they got a win and you have to win games like that. >> in 2017, the nfl is wild and whacky and even though the niners came in with an 0-5 record we knew they were going to scrap with the redskins because that's what they've done in the weeks prior. >> the third quarter was weird. they stole the momentum back. the skins did enough to win that game and now you get ready to play a huge game with the eagles next monday. >> i think what you say with the redskins is really improved play with curt cousins. started the season off slow. now he put together a couple hundred yard passing games. >> i feel like gruden and kirk and the offense in general, they're starting to find a rhythm. >> the stat that
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curt, all time, this is including all the great quarterbacks, all time he's third in completion percentage for his career. almost 66%. >> yes. >> he's got tom weapon. >> if they develop a rapport and chemistry with prior, and dodd son is out on the field more as we get further along in the season. the numbers will only continue to go up. >> again, that next game monday at philadelphia. the maryland athletic director kevin anderson has not been fired. he made a statement today saying he will take a leave of absence. this is effective immediately, and clears up some confusion from over the weekend. in that statement released today by anderson, he said the university is allowing him to take a six-month professional development sabbatical for anderson, will work on projects focusing on leadership development and student athlete activism among other things. anderson is away, damon evans, the athletic department's chief financial and operations officer will take over those
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duties. kevin anderson has been athletic director at maryland since 2010. switching back to redskins today, corner back josh norman taking time to talk to students at jefferson middle academy in southwest d.c., norman spoke about the importance of setting goals, participation and positivity at school. the event part of josh's star 24 foundation. the corner back takes pride in helping kids push towards their dreams. >> they have so much in their eyes that they want to do and they want to accomplish. you see those goals and those aspirations so you try to speak on it. you try to give them a little bit of encouragement so they can actually go forward with them. >> and it was so cool, the kids said they were so excited to actually see one of the professional football player, touch him, get autographs. >> one of the chattyist ones, too. >> passionate. >> thank you, sheree. that's tower news. nbc nightly news is coming up. we'll see you back here tonigh
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tonight, whiplash. president trump points the finger of blame then paints a united front. a freewheeling pr blitz as the president makes a false accusation against his predecessors. drug czar controversy. the president's pick under fire. did a law he pushed help fuel the opioid crisis? plus prescription price secrets. anbc news investigation finds paying for meds without using insurance can be cheaper. tonight the question you should be asking at the pharmacy. suing the nfl. the first player to kneel during the national anthem accuses team owners of now conspiring to keep him off the field. air scare. a terrifying scene. >> fasten your seat belts! fasten your seat belts! >> panic in the cabin. passengers texting good-bye.

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