and shelter in place. >> by 2:05 d.c. police searched the school, say the scene is clear. that lockdown is over. >> news 4's kristin wright has been tweeting updates from howard. >> reporter: on this campus right now, still very much talking about and thinking about this report of an active shooter. this scare brought so much anxiety and fear. >> evacuate the a-building? oh, my god. >> reporter: the voices of nervous students watching people run from howard's administration building. word of an active shooter stopped campus. >> on social media, there's a lot of incidents. two incidents apparently. one that side, one on that side. we're kind of sandwiched in between. >> reporter: here police going into the adm in building, the

police say they received several reports of an active shooter. they evacuated four buildings and went through each one looking for any sign of danger. students nervously caught in the middle. >> we got a text telling us there was an armed person on campus, so, yeah. >> reporter: the fbi with long guns, the university's president whisked away by zusecurity. crowds of zpunts staff waiting. police checking floor to floor looking for a shooter that apparently was not there. >> we have found in evidence, no witnesses, nothing that supports there was a shooting on our campus at any location. but it does not stop here. our investigation is continuing. >> reporter: so, follow me here. police got the first call reporting an active shooter at the administration building. as they searched that building, they got a second report of a shooting at another building. and then

so, jim, such -- just a frightening day. the all-clear given after about two hours. >> it is always a huge weekend, but is howard saying how they plan to prepare for security for this home coming? >> reporter: yes. that is top of mind. the interim police chief at the university told us that the school already has a safe plan that he calls excellent, an excellent safety plan in place for home coming weekend. he adds that in light of everything that transpired today, they will be reevaluating that plan and taking a close look at it. back to you. >> the alumni descend on d.c. for that. kristin, thanks for that. developing right now in carroll county, a fiery crash that killed four people this afternoon, route 31 in westminster, maryland, remains closed right now. police tell us two vehicles collided here this afternoon near old new

one of those cars caught fire. you can see both vehicles flipped over, and destroyed there. police say several other people were also injured. >> well, a bit of a shock to the system for some of you as you headed out this morning, and we have not seen the last of this cold weather. doug? >> no, we have not. as a matter of fact, i think colder in many areas tonight. that's why the national weather service is actually expanded the frost advisory from last night to encompass most of our area, including the d.c. area, although i don't think downtown will see a frost. i do think some areas inside the beltway will. overnight last night, these were the temperatures we woke up to. 46 d.c., 35 in gaithersburg, 34 in manassas. we saw frost, coldest numbers we've seen in five to six months across our region. a very cold night, very cold start to the day for sure. and we're going to be there again. that's why we have frost advisories everywhere in the blue. that does encompass the rest of montgomery, fairfax county, prince georges, saint mary.

calvert. it will be a start. freeze warning first of the season back toward shenandoah county. we could see freeze associated with those areas. waking up to a cold start. i'll tell you just how cold and how long this cool weather sticks around. i'll show you in my forecast in ten, 15 minutes. >> doug, thank you. the white university of maryland student accused of killing a black student from bowie state university is now facing hate crime charges. they came down this afternoon and if you have our app, you've got it as a breaking news alert today. the victim, lieutenant richard collins iii was stabbed to death, you'll recall last may. this happened just two days after he was commissioned into the army. and three days before he was set to graduate. our tracee wilkins is live for us with why it took so long for these charges to come down. tracee? >> reporter: well, the state's attorney was saying she wanted to go through all of the evidence and there have been calls for this to be prosecuted as a hate crime from the beginning, and today the state's attorney said that's exactly what this is.

lieutenant richard collins was stabbed to death on the campus of the university of maryland because he was black. >> we followed the evidence in this case, took us directly to a grand jury, and that grand jury did return the charge this afternoon of a hate crime. >> reporter: a grand jury returned a new indictment for a hate crime for sean urbanski, the university of maryland student charged with killing collins today. the state's attorney would only say it was additional digital evidence that led to the indictment. >> we had an opportunity to analyze his phone, to analyze computers, whatever other, there was lots of digital evidence that we could look at to get a sense for the motive in this case. >> reporter: when urbanski was initially charged in the case, police say he followed the at reich on facebook, a hate group. students we spoke with at the university of maryland were happy to hear the case is a hate crime and believe there are more students following hate groups on campus. >> i think there is more instances of racism that aren't reported about. i see it on social

formtz at the university of maryland. i hope that will open more dialogue for the university. >> on one hand it may help, but it may just put more fuel to the fire. i'm not really sure. >> reporter: an interesting thought from that student there, not knowing whether this will help with some of the racial tension that's been on the university of maryland's campus or make it more complicated. urbanski's trial is set for january and he is now looking at, if convicted, the possibility of life without parole, plus 20 years because of the hate crime charge. reporting live in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you all in the studio. >> a man is in custody after jumping over a concrete barrier near the white house. the secret service caught up with him, arrested him about 11:00 this morning. the south fence line of the white house was closed for several hours. it is back open. d.c. police also checked out a suspicious package, but nothing dangerous found. >> two big political stories developing this evening. a federal judge in hawaii has temporarily blocked the latest version of president trump's

controversial travel ban. this third incarnation of the ban had been set to take effect at midnight tonight, impacting people from eight countries. a federal judge in maryland is also set to weigh in on legal challenges. back here in washington, there appears to be a bipartisan deal in the senate to extend payments of those federal subsidies for obamacare. president trump, you remember, said last week he'd end the payments of the so-called csrs that subsidize premiums and deductibles for lower income individuals. >> it's a busy area of bethesda. there is a school there, there's a shopping center. now there is an abortion clinic. today lots of people gathering outside the wildwood medical center to protest. that's on old georgetown road. it's near walter johnson high school and news 4's chris gordon has our story. >> our standing as a witness today -- >> reporter: antiabortion activists are holding prayer vigils and protesting a controversial doctor who is opening a new abortion clinic in

building on old georgetown road. >> this is a war, and this is a battle that has worked in the past. >> reporter: for almost seven years, the maryland coalition for life protested in germantown at the clinic where dr. leroy carhart performed late term abortions, splitting his time between germantown and his abortion clinic in nebraska. antiabortion activists raised money, bought the building where dr. can carhart worked in germantown, thinking they were putting him out of business. >> so, he didn't go to another abortion clinic he's starting his own. i think he's got some help from some people that are helping him do that. >> reporter: i knocked on the door of the offices where the new abortion clinic is located, trying to speak with d dr. carhart. >> yes, dr. carhart is not available right

he'll be available to speak tomorrow. >> reporter: we asked patients who come here for other doctors if they are comfortable with an abortion clinic opening here. >> i am actually personally against abortion, but i don't feel that i can tell other people what to do. it's not my place. >> it's a legal right and i don't have any problem with there being a facility anywhere. >> reporter: antiabortion protesters tell me they plan to return here to the wildwood medical center on old georgetown road at 6:30 tonight and they say they will be here every tuesday night because this is the day that they want to memorialize saying that this is the day that an abortion clinic came to bethesda. that's the latest live. back to you. >> chris gordon, thank you. it's a first for the dow. have you been watching the numbers just weeks after smashing that 22,000 mark? the dow jones hits another record high today. so, what does it mean for your money? >> in the wake of a health crisis, the government takes

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than find problems -- >> new signs of fractures within the republican party after those remarks from senator john mccain. the arizona senator didn't name names, but he has clashed in the past with president trump and there is a lot to unpack up and down pennsylvania avenue. so, let's get to nbc's white house correspondent kristin welker to break it all down for us. >> reporter: hi, wendy. good evening to you. president trump firing back after senator john mccain took that not so subtle swipe at him last night saying during a radio interview today that while he's been nice so far, he may, in fact, go on the attack and it's not going to be pretty. it underscores the fact that president trump still battling with some within his own party. and as he's taking aim at one of his predecessors, this all started yesterday during an impromptu rose garden news conference when president trump was asked why he hasn't spoken about the fallen soldiers in niger, president trump saying he has written letters to the families and plans to call them, and then

predecessors, naming former president obama, saying that they don't always call the families of fallen soldiers. he ramped that up today, suggesting that former president obama, general john kelly when his son was killed in the line of duty, some former white house officials pushing back saying, bottom line, former president obama invited general john kelly and his wife to a breakfast here at the white house. this is sparking frustration on both sides of pennsylvania avenue. many here saying that this shouldn't be something that the president is talking about. and it all looms over what president trump is hoping to achieve, a very busy agenda. he wants to get health care done, tax reform done, and this is certainly creating some very complicated headlines. wendy? >> those issues taking off on social media. that's kristin wright for us. pills imported illegally

now our government is going after the people making, selling, and delivering those deadly drugs. the justice department today announced indictments against more than 20 people, all ke connected to an international drug trafficking organization and it's based in china. these pills are sold online as prescription opioids. they actually contain the deadly synthetic opiate fentanyl. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein says the u.s. is trying to get china to step up. >> we need them to do more because 20,000 american citizens lost their lives in 2016, and many tens of thousands more were injured as a result of fentanyl manufactured in china, distributed from china to the united states. >> two chinese chemical plant owners are listed in the indictments. chances are slim, though, that the men at the top will ever face justice here in the u.s. our country doesn't have an extradition treaty with china. that

because fentanyl is killing more and more people in every neighborhood that we cover here. fentanyl deaths in maryland hit 372 in the first quarter of this year. that's more than double the same time last year. the pictures similar in virginia where 2015 brought 225 deadly fentanyl overdoses. in 2016, that number jumped to more than 600, and in washington the number of people dying from opioids nearly tripled between 2014 and 2016. today rod rosenstein put it this way. the drug overdose death toll is, quote, equal to the september 11th attacks every three weeks. >> we have learned in the last hour that quarterback colin kaepernick was not invited by the nfl to attend today's players and owners meeting over the national anthem protest. his attorney says other players wanted him there. the controversy started when kaepernick began kneeling before the anthem last year to

attention to racial inequality in our country. and it escalated several weeks ago when president trump called for owners to fire players who kneel. both sides released a joint statement saying in part that the nfl respects the players' positions -- position and will meet again. >> now to the numbers and a major milestone up on wall street today. the dow jones temporarily hitting 23,000 for the first time ever before closing just slightly lower. it's part of a market rally that's been going on for nearly a decade now. nbc's tom costello explains what it means for all of us. >> reporter: good afternoon. well, the big talk today has been what's happening on wall street. the dow at 23,000. and if you haven't been paying attention, it's because analysts say it's been a very slow melt up. in fact, the dow was up 16% so far this year since president trump was elected. it's up 28%. is this the trump effect,

it despite a president trump? among the very big winners, you would have made a lot of money this year if you have invested in boeing, in netflix, in caterpillar, in apple, amazon, visa, just to name a few. so, is it too late for you to invest now, or, in fact, should you continue to invest if there aren't any other good options? there are a lot of questions to be asked and answered and unfortunately not always really clear answers. nobody has a krystal ball, but we'll give you the best advice. all that coming up on nbc nightly news. >> a local community facing a health hazard. the situation at a local gas station that led to one woman being told by her doctor she should probably move. >> and don't put those blankets away just yet, folks. another night of potentially frosty temps. doug is back with a look at just how low

it was almost a 3 dog night last night, doug. >> it was. >> you have cats. >> it was like a whole litter of cats needed last night. >> that was chilly. you were saying you both turned your heat on. i woke up this morning, i turned the fire on this morning. it was a cold start for sure. many areas into the low to mid 30s. some areas close to freezing last night but we did see a lot of frost. i think we're in for that again

afternoon, but man it sure looks pretty across our region. look at that, blue skies. still a lot of green on the trees. starting to see fall can color making its way in there. 62 degrees now, the winds are calm and that tells you with calm winds and clear skies we will cool fairly quickly and it's going to be a cool night for sure. alrighty, down to 58 gaithersburg, 59 winchester, 63 fredericksburg, 57 towards honey town. cold night, dry night as well. no rain to speak of and we're not going to see any chances of rain. i showed this before. this is just so cool. you do not see this very often, okay. no clouds, all along the i-95 corridor. watch this. take a look at the entire nation. not a storm, you've got some rain maybe around the seattle area, rain down around orlando. but most of the continental united states not seeing anything other than sunshine. you do not see that very often. that will change the next couple weeks. but right now most of the country looking at sunshine and cool weather especially in the east.

gaithersburg, 35 manassas, 58 martinsburg. areas in the blue, those are areas under the frost advisory and it does include the d.c. metro area, prince george's county, arlington county, down towards charles, saint mary's, all of northern virginia. look back toward the west, the shenandoah valley, shenandoah county under a freeze warning as it will get close to the freezing mark. another cold start to tomorrow. just like this morning it's the jackets, the sweaters, the boots when you step out the front door tomorrow. i'm talking the nice boots. somebody said boots, what are you talking about? the nice boots. layers for sure because tomorrow morning is going to be cold. tomorrow afternoon is going to be beautiful, 71 degrees. so, you won't need the long sleeve shirts in the afternoon. you won't need the jacket in the afternoon. sunny, but a cool afternoon this time of year. not really, temperatures this time of year in the upper 60s, but it will still feel a little on the cooler side. 75 -- 74 degrees thursday. a o

county out towards riverside high school. they have a big night on friday night. saturday 76 degrees. 77 coming up on sunday. so, the temperatures continue to rise. all the way through monday and then we see the pattern change in our area. this could be a pretty potent storm. this is a storm we'll be watching for you all week long. it is going to be a week from now that we have any chance of rain and almost no clouds in the sky either. guys? >> a group of homeowners, they want some answers after tens of thousands of dollars disappear from their hoa fund. >> i'm tom sherwood. welcome to the anacostia river right near rfk stadium. just a few canoes right now. with all the waterfront development in the city, the rivers are expected to be filled with boats. how is the city going to manage all of that? coming up. >> and coming up at 5:45, a heartbroken father and his new mission following his wife's struggle with postpartum depression.

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>> announcer: you're watching news 4 at 5:00. >> and now at 5:30, all-clear at howard university after that scare on campus this afternoon. students sheltered in place amid reports of a shooter at the school. police searched but found nothing. they're now vowing toet

bottom of the false reports. >> hate crime charges filed in the death of a black student from bowie state university. lieutenant richard collins iii. he was visiting friends at the university of maryland last may when police say a white student stabbed him to death. prosecutors say new digital evidence led to the hate crime charges. >> and a prayer vigil is planned for about an hour from now at a new abortion clinic in montgomery county. that clinic opened today at the wildwood medical center on old georgetown road. it's run by the same doctor who opened a center seven years ago in germantown, antiabortion activists actually bought the land to force that center to close down. >> scott macfarlane at the live desk. want to show you some live pictures from florida. a ceremonial home coming for a u.s. soldier killed in action. you are watching the entrance of this ceremony for 25-year-old sergeant david johnson killed in an insurgent attack along wit

one of the u.s. soldiers killed there part of the third special forces group which is based in fort bragg in north carolina. this is miami. johnson is from miami. the ceremony girning there. you will recall yesterday president trump spoke about the american soldiers killed in that attack. at the live desk i'm scott macfarlane. >> some homeowners in rockville, they are angry and confused. they just learned that $100,000 of their hoa fees that they paid for are missing. >> and a former employee may be the culprit. our meagan fitzgerald is live outside the king farm community in rockville with more on this story. you'll only see here on news 4. that's appalling news for those homeowners. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely is, jim. and part of the frustration here is that this has been an ongoing investigation since august. the neighbors are learning about it today which is why they say they are so angry. it's the job of the homeowners association to pay attention to deta

king farm look their best. >> i got notified that there was bird droppings on my garage. >> reporter: neighbors like mark silver stein will tell you they do a good job. he got this notice to clean his garage within ten days or else the hoa would take action. >> they're quick to let you know when there's a problem on your end. why aren't they quick to let us know when there was this big a problem on their end? >> reporter: rockville police opened an investigation in august. after more than $100,000 was reported missing from the hoa. a former employee is a person of interest, but today the first time neighbors we spoke with have heard about it. >> it is certainly disturbing news. the first thing i think of is how long has the association been aware and not alerted the rest of the community. >> who is paying attention to the money? how did this much go missing? and what are they going to do about it? >> reporter: so, we went to the general manager of the hoa to try and get answers, but we were told to leave and that they didn't have a comment. >> we try to kee

money that was stolen so they'll continue their demand for answers. now, investigators tell us that the money is still unaccounted for. so far no one has been arrested, but they tell us that could change because this is still a very active and ongoing investigation. jim? >> meagan, thank you. a man is in custody and police are looking for a second person in connection to a shooting near the university of maryland. marriott is charged with attempted murder. now, investigators tell us he and another person got into an argument with two people inside an off-campus house last weekend. they believe it all stemmed from a dispute over a drug deal. the young man who got shot during this fight is expected to be okay. just in, a major break in the ongoing probe into wrongdoing on the prince george's county liquor board. today the man who used to lead the board pleaded guilty to federal bribery

payments between elected officials to ensure a bill was passed to allow liquor sales on sunday. he also said he took payments from store owners who wanted liquor licenses. the fbi is spearheading the probe out of its baltimore field office. two former state delegates are also charged in connection with the investigation. we just learned sun will be sentenced in january. he was released today on bond. >> $3 million in grants will bring more grocery store options to people who are living in two parts of southeast d.c. more than 2 million will go towards pin hill formerly known as the penn branch shopping center on pennsylvania avenue and $800,000 will be used at south capital and atlantic streets. the mayor says the projects will also create hundreds of construction and retail jobs. >> the new wharf in southwest d.c. that we brought you last week and other waterfront developments are drawing more and more boats to the district's water fronts. now

make sure the city keeps the river safe and accessible for all. news 4's tom sherwood has our story. >> reporter: the anacostia river near rfk stadium, still a mostly quiet river, canoes rest along the bridge built in 1976 for the bicentennial. in southwest, the new wharf drawing bigger and bigger boats. >> one of the great things is that the city is reembracing our river. we have a lot of folks coming out on the water for the very first time and they may not know the rules quite as well. >> reporter: ward 8 councilmember charles allen represents the water fronts. his legislation would create both an office and a commission on city waterways to understand river traffic management and preserve public access. >> it needs to really be thinking about just the entire waterfront and all of our rivers and how we access them. >> i've been along the river all my life. >> reporter: washington yacht club come door steve rikz welcomes a new waterways office. for years he's been trying too

historically black boating clubs on the anacostia. >> and our whole goal right now is to remain here along the anacostia where we've been over a hundred years. >> reporter: and as development swarms towards the river front, vice comma "door" stevens says they just want to be part of it and not be priced out. >> i enjoy the development. i love the new wharf. we need to take part in making sure that the development includes all of the members of the community and we all play a role in making sure that the river stays clean and it's here for all of us to enjoy 100 years in the future. >> reporter: district officials are reviewing redevelopment plans for the anacostia. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> this weekend tens of thousands of people will run and watch the marine corps marathon and 10 k. if you're among those supporting friends and loved ones you're going to want to download the marathon apps. so you can track their progress

the race starts and ends in arlington. passing through d.c., and along the way one of the best spots to watch is the lincoln memorial. we'd like you to join us to help cheer on these runners. we'll be at our usual spot, mile 4 on the key bridge. and of course, if you can't come out, we'll be covering the marathon throughout the morning on news 4 today. >> big weekend, drivers have been warned [ inaudible ]. >> preserve a space suit, the smithsonian turns its efforts to wrap music. >> and another cold night with temperatures in the 30s and 40s, but we'll slowly warm up into the weekend. what does that mean for the marine corps

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essays and never before published photos that span four decades. the museum hopes to raise a quarter of a million dollar for this production. we posted a link. if you'd like to learn more about the effort in our nbc washington app, just search hip-hop. >> that's pretty cool. homework takes more than pencils, calculators and books. students need an internet connection, too, and tomorrow 3,000 high school students in prince george's county will get free internet service and a free device to connect to that service. the homework help is part of spirits 1 million project. it's a nationwide or sprint rather. it's a nationwide effort to close the digital divide and get kids connected. the prince george's county students can use the free connection for up to four years while they are in high school. >> here's a gesture of love you may not see very often. april birch of fredericksburg won a contest on a radio station. sh

of a new nissan rogue. and in a stunning move, she declined the prize. she took the cash value instead and then she donated it to the autism program at comway elementary where her son takes classes. funding for that program has been cut, so this donation from her will help keep it going. very nice. >> good for her. nice indeed. a health hazard for an apartment community ahead at 5:00, the situation at a neighborhood gas station that's creating concerns for residents. >> but first, a look at d.c.'s latest pop-up experience. >> hi, i'm soernl media editor brittany johnson. a pop up art in d.c. is getting more attention by the day. if you have instagram i'm sure you've seen hashtag future of sports trending. i went to check out the new exhibit myself and had time to speak with the 28-year-old curator about how she and her al

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see that big blue tank there? not something you usually see in a gas station parking lot, and these pipes running to the nearby apartment buildings, this all part of the initial effort to try to capture some of that spilled gasoline before it starts permeating some of the nearby buildings. that's something that could make this situation even worse. it has been an unsettling few weeks for residents at this alexandria high rise. ever since they awakened one day to the powerful smell of gasoline. >> i think a lot of people were alarmed so there were people calling to the fire department. >> reporter: there was a big response as this residence video shows a lot of fire trucks. the discovery, the pump on an underground gas tank at this liberty gas station next door had failed sebnding more than 5,000 gallons of gas pouring out. the gym at this building evacuated. the pool closed for several weeks. at this high rise, the lower levels of the parking garage off

limits. some residents at the halstead tower suffer from headaches. >> talk to some of the residents and definitely there is a concern. there is fear that the fumes, you know, there can be a long-term effects for health. definitely they're strong. >> reporter: other residents wonder what to make of the maze of white pipes now running all around several properties next to the gas station. >> i wonder what the process is because i can't really -- like i don't know what these tubes are that they got running around on here with the plank. so, i'm hoping that they get those planks off the driveway soon. >> reporter: we took residents' concerns and questions to state and city officials. they say they found no health hazard here. the virginia department of environmental quality is monitoring the emergency response. that initial clean up being done by a private contractor. the big focus right now, trying to keep the gas from contaminating the adjacent buildings. so far, though, only 400 gallons has been recovered.

what was going on in that last shot, coming through this hose, that is some of the gasoline that's been collected, treated up in that tank and now is safe enough to go down in the sewers. what is going on right now, just part of the emergency response. once that's done in several months, then the hard part comes. it's called mitigation. it can mean even digging up the soil. that could take years. back to you, jim, in the studio. >> julie, i know it's been a while. where you are, can you still smell the fumes? more importantly, can the residents in their units -- does the smell linger? >> reporter: you know, there were times today in fact, we were doing an interview with one woman when the wind kicked up and you did get a whif of it, but it's not as bad as it was a few weeks ago. >> julie, thanks so much. long process there for those folks. >> a $72 million award to a cancer patient thrown out because of a legal technicality. today the missouri eastern district ruled that an alabama woman did not have the proper jurisdiction to sue johnson a

jacqueline fox sued the company claiming the talcum powder contributed to her ovarian cancer. her 2006 award was the first in several cases claiming that talc powder does contribute to ovarian cancer. about 65 people joined fox's lawsuit, but only two were from missouri. >> this weekend, hundreds are expected to run in memory of a former fairfax county police detective. shailene gatos took her own life two years ago leaving behind her husband, a police lieutenant and the couple's three little girls. tonight our northern virginia reporter david culver with the words of a heartbroken father determined to change minds and save lives. >> reporter: lieutenant brian gatos is familiar with speaking in front of cameras. he served as one of the spokespersons. behind his warm

>> i'm only now able to speak about it. the first year i shut myself in a room. i couldn't look at my kids because they reminded me of her. >> reporter: detective sha lane gatos, a vibrant smile, a warm heart. >> she was literally bigger than human. she was -- she's almost like a legend to me. i mean, it's about 2 1/2 years and i still can't believe that i was married to this woman. >> reporter: in late may 2015, brian and sha lane expecting their fourth child. >> i have three girls. maybe this one is the boy, you know? i would have been happy either way because i love my girls. >> reporter: the joy quickly faded when the couple suffered a miscarriage. within a few days brian noticed a change. she fell into a postpartum depression. she began saying things that feel out of character. >> i just have a feeling people are after you. i should have put up a huge red flag. what are you talking about? who is after me? it made no sense, you know? >> reporter: on june 12th, 2015, she took her own life.

home from work. >> i've never felt that dead inside before. >> reporter: he prayed for his own death until family finally convinced him to get help, which he's done despite the stigma surrounding mental health. >> you're a police officer. you can't be on medication, this and that. number one, we see things that most people don't see. number two, after something like this, you know, i need it. there's nothing wrong with taking -- regardless of the stigma and that stigma needs to be killed. >> reporter: brian said his family suggesting turning it into a memorial run to save lives. >> i don't want any woman to go what she suffered through silently and i don't want any children to go through what my kids are going through. and i don't want any man to suffer what i'm going through, losing my soul mate. >> powerful man there. changing minds is an ongoing project here at news 4.

weekend's run and help and resources on mental illness, just search changing minds in our nbc washington app. what a difference he's making. >> and there's a lot of runs. between the marine corps, this one as well, those runners will have some good weather? >> great weather. it's a cool start, and those people talk about the marine corps marathon, amelia is outside right now. she's going to be talking about that. we're not going to her just yet. she has to wait outside. she doesn't have a problem with it because it is so nice. we have plenty of sunshine across the area. blue skies, really a very nice afternoon after what was a cool start. take a look at our reston camera. looking good. kennedy center looking good, too. 62 degrees, sunshine, temperatures dropping, though, through the 50s. it's going to be a cool night very quickly. this is for the city. in the suburbs we're already going to be in the low to mid 40s by 10:00, 11:00. 61 college park. 58 in annapolis. 56 down towards honey town, 62 bell vor, 63 degrees.

time soon. we will stay dry. we will see more days like this, cool nights, and warm afternoons right on through the next seven days or so before our next storm system moves in late next week or at least late in the seven-day period. 38 degrees the overnight low martinsburg. 40 towards fredericksburg. look at the purple. this is where we have a freeze warning in effect. shenandoah county, stanton area. it got to 31 last night. everybody in our viewing area with the exception of anne arundel and calvert county under a frost advisory. so yes, some very cool air making its way in across our region tonight. you will need the coats at the bus stop for sure. 31 degrees inside the beltway. chilly conditions for sure. 55 degrees by recess. plenty of sunshine, the jackets will be coming off, no problem. by pickup you won't need the jacket at all. 69 degrees, a really nice day. i'm going for a high temperature tomorrow of 71 degrees and then the temperatures, they just go

weekend and into monday. 74 on your thursday, 75 on friday, 76 on sunday, nothing but sunshine all the way through and again, we just talked about those runs and, of course, that marine corps marathon has the weather looking for that of the amelia, as i mention, she's outside, she's waiting, she's loving it, beautiful weather. >> i did put on my light jacket. that's what you need now. the deer report you were watching yesterday, there is always a baby deer running through the back of the shot. no deer, i checked before i went on air. let's get to your forecast for sunday morning. if you're running in the marine corps marathon heading out the door around 59. as the race gets underway, temperatures in the low 60s. if you want to know what that's like, step outside right now. that's exactly how it's going to feel when the race gets underway on sunday morning. but as it's wrapping up, you're crossing the finish line, a big difference. it's mild with temperatures at that point right around 74. so, maybe you want to bring a long sleeve layer that you shed and of course that gets donated. but more importantly talking to our rrs

doug, they're saying more than anything hydration as with any marathon is going to be key. but the weather i think looking pretty nice. at least no rain or extreme cold in the forecast. >> no, not at all. not for sunday. but we are talking about a pretty big storm next tuesday, wednesday. this is something we're going to be watching very closely. behind it we get really cold. temperatures may stay in the 50s all day in the middle of next week. all right, guys, looking pretty good next couple of days. the storm is a ways off. a while. >> we can handle it. thank you, doug. >> a news 4 consumer investigation, tracking down more drivers who say their ford exploreers are making them sick. as we reported yesterday, ford is offering to fix the carbon monoxide leaks for free, but is that enough? consumer reporter susan hogan joins us with what else she uncovered in the investigation. susan. >> that's right, wendy. we are hearing from more ford explorer owners who say their suvs are poisoning them including this man james temple

explorer, his eyes water, he feels sleepy. so, we had a toxicologist test his vehicle. within minutes we could smell fumes and the detectors were lighting up. according to federal regulators, there are now more than 2700 complaints about these toxic fumes. but despite all of these complaints, and despite hundreds of explorer owners saying their suvs are making them sick, ford continues to tell news 4 it hasn't found levels of carbon monoxide that exceed what people are exposed to every day. but what we uncovered in our investigation has us asking ford, how would they know? tonight on news 4 at 11:00, we are working for you and revealing what we've learned. >> we'll look forward to that. susan, thank you. >> thanks, susan. >> drivers, beware. >> a lot of you who haven't gotten the message to slow down, there is one spot where 40,000 tickets have been issued in a matter of months.

beltway drivers beware, speed cameras are still up in maryland and they're catching a lot of drivers. >> yeah, wait till you hear about this one. it's a story you saw first on 4. transportation reporter adam tuss did find out how many speeders those cameras have caught. >> reporter: take a look. these are not your typical speed cameras. they're attached to the front of cars here and they catch anyone who is going past here at more than 12 miles an hour over the posted speed li

flash after flash after flash. it caught like 40,000 people. >> already? >> reporter: yes. the speed cameras here near suitland road and branch avenue keeping track of the pace. maryland highway crews are allowed to use these cameras in work zones. a way to help keep speeds low, further protecting workers. >> make sure you're paying attention for our people out there and our contracting people because they have places to go home to every night, too. >> reporter: take a closer look at how many drivers were caught going too fast on the outer loop, 23,000 plus citations. on the inner loop 17,000 plus for a total of over 40,000 citations. we should say a lot of these citations came during the initial warning period and since that time citations have dropped off. but there are still thousands that have had to pay for going too fast. >> yeah, i realize i've been

>> reporter: hector shepherd has had to shell out 40 bucks for the fine. you got a ticket in that area? >> absolutely. >> reporter: is that on you or on the state? do you think it's legit? >> well, i guess i should have been paying attention so i guess it is legit. >> reporter: drivers along this section of the beltway better get used to these speed cameras. this work zbleone is expected o here for years. completion date 2020. be safe in this area. back to you. >> announcer: news 4 at 6:00 starts now. >> tonight at 6:00, the lockdown is over, but questions remain after a security scare at howard university today. cell phone video captured the action as images were posted all over social media. >> classes have been canceled for the day as police search now for clues. here's what we know at this point. this all started with a phone call, a report of an active shooter on campus. as police moved in several buildings were cleared out, and then two hours later the all-clear was given. >> the dramatic chain of events happening at a really busy time of year, too.

home coming festivities are getting underway. news 4's kristin wright is live with the story that's still unfolding as we go on the air tonight. kristin? >> reporter: well, yeah, you're right. this scare happening as howard is in celebration mode. this weekend is home coming. we know that's huge. as far as security, campus police say after today they know what they have to do. >> evacuating the a building? oh, my god. >> reporter: howard students and staff running out of the administration building trying to get away. reports of an active shooter spread fast and stopped everything on this campus. >> it just heightens my awareness and just makes me like more vigilant when i'm out and about. >> reporter: and now home coming days away. >> and we think we have an excellent plan in place, but we are going to reevaluate it. >> you hear on social media there's a lot of incidents. two incidents apparently. one that side and one on that side. we're kinf