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september 29th, now we're talking ten days after she was initially reported missing, her body was found in charlotte, north carolina. now, officials say that location is also key in this case. it's not far from brown's childhood home. waiving his miranda rights, brown told investigators the night of billie's disappearance he was in fact on base, but that at some point he blacked out. that he couldn't remember much. and told investigators, i'm going to read you here from the charging documents, that he could not say if he did anything to the victim. he also confirms that he could not say he did not do anything. tonight her parents say that they are angry. as veterans themselves, they say they are angry that another veteran, allegedly, did this to their child. >> this is a coward that took our child's life. i said before that he didn't deserve to breathe the air that she breathes. i still feel the same way today.
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her parents now dealing with this for the past two months, losing their daughter. still a developing story. you can read up on this through our nbc washington app. >> thank you. we're also learning some new details tonight about a deadly shooting in the district. we brought you this as breaking news last night at 11:00. shots fired along riten house street just off 13th street in the brightwood neighborhood. police say the victim is just 16 years old. news4's pat collins is at the scene. pat? >> reporter: doreen, another shooting turns into a case of murder. the victim, this time 16-year-old yoselis eugenio bario. it happened in the alley in the 1300 block of ritenhouse street northwest. she and her friend are walking home. a car pulls into the
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yarsellis is hit in the back and falls dead to the ground. his friend was shot and wounded, but his friend is expected to survive. tonight this statement from councilman brandon todd. he said, i'm extremely saddened by this senseless tragedy, and my heart goes out to the family of the victim. this violence is unacceptable, and it tears at the fabric of our community. everyone deserves to feel safe in their home and in their neighborhood. yoselis barios, the 99th victim murdered so far this year in our city. at this time last year, 114 murders. now in this case, so far, no motive, no suspect, no arrest. lee on, back to you. >> no shortage of questions. pat collins reporting live. thank you, pat. now we turn to politics after a night of pleasant surprises for the democrats. tonight they're still
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virginia. >> yeah. ralph northam defeated his opponent. it comes one year after mr. trump was elected president. the results also signal the biggest shift in virginia politics in nearly a generation. with democrats breaking the republican strong hold in the house of delegates. >> blaine alexander is tracking reaction from president trump overseas. but we'll start with david culver as we take a deeper dive into the virginia governor's race. david just getting back from richmond about an hour or so ago. >> made it back just for the show. >> you started your day with governor-elect ralph northam. he's got several priorities that he talked with you about. >> he didn't waste any time. he jumped right into his agenda, because he says the governor in virginia, he's only got a four-year term, so he did not want to waste any of that precious time. he covered a lot of ground today,
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going to work with president trump. he also acknowledged those who voted for ed gillespie, explaining how he hopes to win them over. and even brought up working with his former republican rival. after a restless celebratory night, walking into a room of supporters, and reporters. among our questions to him, is he going to work with president trump? northam said depending on the issue, you bet. >> building up the military would be good for virginia, good for our economy. >> reporter: on matters like the travel ban, he promises to stand up against the president. northam reaching out to the more than 1 million virginians who voted for his opponent, gillespie. likening his approach to his role as a doctor. >> i've taken care of thousands of children, and their families over the years. and never once has anybody asked me whether i'm a democrat or a republican, nor have i asked them. and that's the way i plan to govern. >> northam also says that he'
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his offer to work with the democrats, saying that he hopes they can bring people together, and together heal virginia as they put it. >> you spent some time, as we said, today down at the governor's mansion, with the current governor terry manage all live. we know he and northam are friendly. did the current governor give you a sense of the transition? >> we were definitely asking about that. the two of them had lunch together. even though we're quickly approaching the january inauguration date, mcauliffe is adamant he's not done with his job as governor. right now he's headed on a flight to europe, with agenda items planned for the day he leaves office mid-january. once he leaves the position, he says he's going to work to help 36 other gubernatorial candidates in other states, and what's interesting you're looking at this right here, saying it looks like a kegarator. that is exactly what you're looking at right there.
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the governor said he's going to leave this for ralph northam and his family to enjoy when he leaves office. one of the things he's going to leave behind. he said the tap is coming with him. >> is that a personal family area, or could that help lubricate some bipartisan cooperation? >> apparently it's a space for parties. i've never been invited to that. >> there's a first time for everything. >> you spent all day down there. >> thank you, david. now, if president trump is worried, he's dryitrying not tow it. he's celebrating the one-year anniversary of his election with a tweet. hillary clinton as you may know won the popular vote by about 3 million. republican leaders are most assuredly not celebrating today. blaine alexander has that part of the story for us live from the white house this evening. hi, blaine. >> reporter: well, leon, the morning after, today many republicans at least publicly are really trying to downplay the results of last night.
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from virginia is putting the blame squarely on president trump. now, many people said that the president himself was actually on the ballot last night. not by name, but in the form of many republicans all around the country. but based on those results, we're seeing a very different outcome than this time last year. election day, 2016. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> reporter: donald trump making history, defying expectations to become america's 45th president. one year later, marking that anniversary in asia. >> i celebrate with you. >> reporter: addressing south korea's national assembly before heading to china. along the way, tweeting this picture. congratulations to all the deplorables who gave us a massive electoral college victory. but this election day? back at home, it's democrats' turn to celebrate, winning closely-watched governors races in virginia and new jersey, and
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>> i think it's clear that donald trump has been toxic for the republican party. >> reporter: democrats, even some republicans, pinning blame on the president himself. >> i think it was a referendum, and the division and the divisive rhetoric in the country right now. >> reporter: nearly ten months in office, three of president trump's signature campaign promises, repeal obamacare, build a border wall and pass tax reform remain undone. >> if anything, this puts more pressure on making sure we follow through. >> reporter: so are republicans worried about midterm elections next year? >> no. i like a good fight. >> reporter: if this election is any indication, the president and his party just might get it. while president trump is away in asia, some of his team stayed behind to help push tax reform. republicans say that that is a must-do if they want to have any chance in the polls next year. leon? >> thank you, blaine. in virginia, few people thought
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eight precincts they needed in the house of delegates, but did seal up 13 and possibly five races that could head to recount. the makeup of the chamber will become the most diverse ever, with a transgender member making history last night. julie carey continues our coverage at 6:30. break out the extra blankets, turn up the heat. a blast of arctic air is headed our way. not ready for this yet. >> not yet, doug. >> it's coming, guys. it's actually a little bit late. we usually have our first freeze at dulles airport in october. we have not seen that yet. we'll get it over the in ex couple of days, especially into friday and saturday. we saw plenty of cloud cover, maybe even a couple of light sprinkles out there. most of this not hitting the ground. it just goes to show you we're still dealing with the cloud cover. that cloud cover keeping things down today as far as temperatures go. right now we're only in the 40s. 49 degrees the temperature at the airport. 46 right now at hagerstown, 44
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with the cloud cover we're not going to drop all that much. still going to be a very cool night tonight and cold start to our day tomorrow. this is today. this is on saturday. how about that. that could be the high in some areas. i've got it for d.c. that could be the high in many areas, feeling like the low to mid-30s, even upper teens for windchills late friday night into early saturday. much more on this cold air and how cold it gets and how long it sticks around in about ten minutes. >> thank you, doug. someone attacked a woman this morning as she walked to work in prince william county. the victim told police a guy jumped out from behind a bush along walnut street in wood bridge. she said the guy grabbed her and wound up ripping her shirt but she managed to get away and call police. the victim was shaken up, but was not physically hurt. the man had a gray hoodie on and black sweat pants at the time. tonight we know the names and ages of each person killed in the texas church massacre. from 77-year-old dennis
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to kristen holcomb's unborn baby. vice president mike pence and his wife are meeting with families and first responders. many of those police officers and emts are still struggling to understand that rampage. >> i don't know if you can really wrap your head around it. it's just so much tragedy and so much loss, sense lis loss. >> trying to get the horror out of my mind. you can't unsee what you already saw. >> that for people who do that for a living. the first funerals are approaching. and donations are pouring in. a small texas casket company is actually offering coffins to each family for free. still fuming over a virginia woman sharing her side of the story after a symbolic protest against president trump cost herr job. plus, the fight for your personal information. why some of the biggest corporations in the country say that they're helpless against hackers.
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the baseball cap, a 15-year-old wore, you can still see the bullet hole where his father tried to shoot and kill him. today his dad was sentenced to life in prison. coming up on ne
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to shoot myself. >> that's a chilling 911 call just released. it was a little difficult to understand, but that was the father telling police dispatchers that he had killed his wife and stepdaughter. four years later, a prince georges county judge sentenced that man to multiple life sentences. bureau chief tracy wilkins has reaction from the killer's sister and victim's mother. >> it was so unreal on that day, when i got the word. >> reporter: may 13th, 2013, the day after mother's day. ronnie rainy calls 911. >> tell me exactly what happened. >> i killed my wife. i killed my daughter. and i shot at my son. and i intended to kill myself. >> reporter: four years later he's sentenced to life for the murder of his 50-year-old wife and 27-year-old stepdaughter ariel shelton. he was also sentenced for the attempted murder of his 15-year-old son r.j., who narrowly escaped his father's gunfire. for the grandmother who l
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>> after 4 1/2 years, i have come to have some peace. and i have closure now. >> reporter: for years rainy's attorney filed motion after motion claiming his client was mentally ill. today in court, rainy said parasites are trying to eat him alive. he also said, judge, i don't know what happened that day. i know what happened, but i don't know why it happened. but on the 911 call, the day of the shooting -- the judge ruled rainy knew what he was doing when he killed his family. since he had hid his car behind the house, so they wouldn't know he was there. the killer's sister says she never bought her brother's insanity defense. >> there's a point in life when they say you snap. my brother snapped. but that doesn't mean he was crazy. >> reporter: this is the actual hat that the son was wearing when his dad tried to shoot him. you can sill see the bullet hole here. he got one life sentence for his attempted murder, two life sentences for the
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i asked how this young man is doing today. the family told me, not well. tracy wilkins, news4. american companies and hackers are in an arms race. instead of a bomb, the prize is your social security number and your address. that's the message today from current and former leaders of yahoo! and equifax. businesses are helpless against hackers. and the senators agreed. >> the threat from state sponsored attacks changed the playing field so dramatically, today i believe all companies, even the most well-defended ones, could fall victim to these crimes. >> your companies can't stand up against them. >> yahoo! blames russia for stealing information on 3 billion of their accounts. equifax isn't sure who broke into their system and took information on some 145 million customers. now to the russia investigation. former trump campaign manager cory lewandowski said his memory has been refreshed. back in march hens
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not grant permission to anyone on the campaign to travel to russia. former campaign adviser carter page went to moscow in july of 2016. page told house investigators that lewandowski told him he could make the trip as long as it wasn't associated with the campaign. last night lewandowski told fox news that now he remembers receiving page's e-mail about the trip. he said he was too busy at the time to pay much attention. in a separate development, the judge in the special counsel's case against paul manafort and rick gates issued a gag order today. last week she rebuked manafort's attorney for his statements to the media. she said lawyers should, in her words, do their talking in this courtroom and not on the courthouse steps. today she made it official and issued a gag order on all parties in the case. a d.c. charter school is under police investigation for possibly failing to report suspected child sex abuse. >> a story the i-team is breaking tonight. s
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the details. >> reporter: d.c. attorney general's office and d.c. police tell the news4 i-team they're investigating the capital city public charter school in the northwest for the handling of its case with coleman. he was fired in march 2015 after revelations he was suspected of child sex abuse against a former 14-year-old student at a different school. but d.c. police say they didn't learn about coleman or his suspected sex abuse until a year later, when the victim came to them. not the school. we found in the meantime, before police were notified, coleman landed a new teaching job in florida. capital city charter is now under investigation. the school declined our request for interviews. we're confident we discharged our responsibilities properly in this manner. coleman pleaded guilty last week to child sex abuse. tonight on news4 at 11:00, we dig through the time line of how the teacher slipped through the
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>> i have to ask you this question, don't think this is a crazy one, but after seeing the sign there, this is a public charter school. what is a school supposed to do when think think an employee may have committed a crime like this? are the rules different for charter schools? >> the rules are no different. no matter what school you work in, throughout our area, virginia, d.c. or maryland, you have a legal responsibility to report suspected child abuse. in the district, the law goes farther. if you are an adult above the age of 18, no matter where you work or what you do, you have a legal responsibility to report suspected child abuse. >> and you said that he got another job after leaving there down in florida. what's the word from them? >> he was in gainesville, florida. they ran a background check in the one-year period, and that the background check came back clean. they even got a recommendation, a strong positive recommendation from one of his former principals at capital city public charter. this is after, months after he was fired from that job for
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part of our news4 investigation tonight at 11:00. we're going to look at how these teachers have slipped through the cracks, how this one did, and also, how he managed to get a new job after doing so. >> boy. >> all right. >> that's amazing. thank you, scott. see you at 11:00. the i-team has been investigating teacher abuse for more than two years now. you can watch their entire series right on your phone. visit our nbc washington app and click on investigations. still ahead, gearing up, weeks before the first snowfall, the new changes in place to keep you safe on the roads once winter weather moves in. plus, amazon's new delivery service is put to the privacy test. we're learning new information about how and why a 50-year-old man murdered his fiancee inside the bedroom of their silver spring home. i'll have new details from in
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about the weather, this is good sleeping weather. you don't want to get out of bed. just stay in bed or on the couch. >> that's a great plan, leon. >> yeah. >> we've got some real cold weather coming our way, don't we, doug. >> we do. i did take a longer nap than usual. >> go ahead, rub it in. >> went back, took a nap. it was quite nice. this is exactly what you expect this time of year. we expect things to get a little colder this time of year. we haven't had a whole lot
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of days. it now looks like it wants to stick around. and it gets reinforced as we head toward the weekend. right now it's on the cold side. temperatures only in the 40s. 49 degrees, winds out of the north at 9 miles an hour. as far as the rest of the area goes, we're not going to drop all that much from where we are now. 44 gaithersburg. 46 manassas. 46 in winchester. some of you may be in the upper 30s, but we won't drop that much more because we have plenty of cloud cover around the area. southern maryland, sprinkles, that's really it. you may see a sprinkle or two this evening. but most of us will stay on the dry side. the bulk of the precipitation is down to the south. we've been socked in with the clouds all day. you can see the direction of these clouds. look how they're moving these guys right here, from northeast to southwest. that northeast flow, that always gives us the cloud cover. and we will see that tomorrow, and it will keep us on the cool side. here we are at 11:00 tonight. notice we've got the clouds.
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morning. more clouds and even a couple of showers tomorrow. especially in our western zones. watch this. watch by around noon, back to the west. by 3:00, we start to see it moving to the east. by 5:00, right along the i-95 corridor. we could see some showers. they're isolated. we're not expecting a lot, only going with about 30% chance of showers tomorrow. you may want to take the umbrella with you just in case. 53 degrees. showers, drizzle possible. most areas in the upper 40s to around 50. on friday, 42 degrees, blustery. windchills on friday morning will be in the teens and low 20s. friday afternoon, they'll only be in the 20s and 30s. friday is going to be a brutally cold day. same deal with saturday morning. look at the low temperatures saturday morning. 29 d.c. 19 in winchester. 21 in manassas. the average high temperature in january is 42. that's where we'll be during the day on saturday. sunday, we definitely start to
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right now, tracking a system on monday and into tuesday, could bring us some rain. how much rain, how big of a storm we're going to be seeing, that's something to be seen, we'll be monitoring this one very closely. most of next week, if not all of next week, we stay below average. we don't even see 60 degrees in the next ten days. yeah, staying on the cool side for sure. >> we're not kidding around with this cold. thank you, doug. murdered over money. chilling new clues about an argument that drove a man to kill his fiancee. and this picture, you may have seen it, it went viral. it actually cost a virginia woman her job. tonight she's sharing her side of the story. she'll explain why the firing was so unfair. election night brought a surge in diversity. the first two latino women, the first tragender woman, tnshe
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i'm erica gonzalez at the live desk with breaking news. we've been following the case, the developing story in the ashanti billie case. the arrest of a suspect in this case. 45-year-old eric brown. he was charged with kidnapping, kidnapping was the charge. we have just gotten something here into this newsroom, as breaking n
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with the charlotte mek lanburg police department have now charged eric brown with the murder of 19-year-old ashanti billie. again, this a developing story. but from the charging documents, fbi had said that they not only had video evidence, but phone records as well as dna linking this 21-year navy veteran, retired veteran, homeless, working at the construction worker on base, linking him to this case. he was actually picked up on some unrelated charges, and when police began to press him on this case, off of a tip, that's when things began to unravel, his story began to unravel and they did in fact charge him initially with kidnapping, and now we're hearing from the police department in charlotte, which is where ashanti billie's body was found, some ten days after she initially disappeared, we're hearing from that police
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brown with the murder of 19-year-old ashanti billie. we are also hearing from her parents this evening. we heard a little bit from them a few minutes ago. i'm sure you'll hear more from them not only online, but on the news tonight at 11:00. now to gruesome details emerging about the murder of a woman in silver springs. >> prosecutors say he fiance confessed to the crime over money. >> meegan fitzgerald on how other victims of domestic violence can protect themselves before it's too late. >> reporter: a confession that montgomery county prosecutors believe will help them send 50-year-old anthony strong to prison for the rest of his life. investigators say he murdered his fiancee, shania blackwell, in the master bedroom of their home monday night. it started with an argument.
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they had shared accounts, and it seems that, you know, his fiancee had been taking moneys from his accounts. >> reporter: strong told detectives in a 911 dispatcher that he lost control. chopper 4 flying above capturing the moment strong was arrested on tuesday morning. this is just one of thousands of domestic violence cases montgomery county police say they investigate every year. >> most of the time it's a partner violence, husbands, wives, boy friends, girlfriends or some combination thereof. usually over some sort of argument, whether it be money or infidelity. >> reporter: the lieutenant is with the special victims division. there are several resources available. >> we have a facility here in the county to place domestic violence victims and their families.
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facility to shield them from their aggressors for a period of time. >> reporter: law enforcement officials encourage victims to get help before it's too late. police say they don't have any record of 911 calls being made from the couple's house, aside from the call made yesterday morning. strong is being charged with first-degree murder. he is due back in court on december 1st. reporting in montgomery county, megan fitzgerald, news4. news4 is committed to raising awareness and offering resources for people living with domestic violence. we call it safe at home. to learn more, head to the nbc washington app. election night brought a big change in parts of northern virginia. more diversity than we've ever seen before in the house of delegates. nowhere is it more evident than prince william county. julie carey joins us from the democratic campaign office in wood bridge with that story. hi, julie. >> reporter: hi, doreen. campaign headquarters closed tonight, but the hard work done here by volunteers across the coury
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delegation. and these newcomers, they're planning to shake it up a little bit when they get to richmond. election day brought a striking change, especially in prince william county. >> look up here right now. our representatives now look like prince william county. >> reporter: what was a nearly all-white, all-male delegation, now includes the first transgender person in danica roem, and a latina and african-american woman. and one who bluntly gets asked what are you. >> i tell them i'm the daughter of an el salvadorian, ragu, it's in there. i'm bringing all of this to the table. >> reporter: the wave of diversity extends into fairfax county, too, with the election of
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this year she gave up her job at the cybersecurity office to run for office motivated by the election of donald trump. >> we were so hurt that, it felt like we dealt back hundreds of years of progress. >> reporter: for danica roem, it was a desire to deal with traffic jams on route 28 that propelled her into office and a desire to send this message. >> i've said for months no matter what you look like, who you work for, you are welcome and celebrate in virginia because of who you are. >> reporter: they believe greater diversity will mean greater understanding on issues that matter most to virginia yarns. >> we're hoping for a more accepting and receptive general assembly, and that we'll focus on getting to work and moving virginia forward. >> reporter: and all the freshmen delegates will be together for the first time
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richmond for their orientation. >> the beginning of a new era in virginia. thank you, julie carey. possibly five races facing recounts, may not be known for up to a month. keep up with the count and get all the election updates in the nbc washington app, just search election. being a teen isn't easy, as a parent you see it, you know they go through a roller coaster of emotions. >> a look inside an innovative program where young people are helping their peers heal. it's cold out there. but it's about to get a lot colder. believe it or not, it's 49 now. it could be 20 degrees colder by saturday morning. i'm going to break it down for you and take you hour by hour.
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back when he was president, barack obama chose supreme court
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today he didn't even make the cut for a chicago jury. he showed up at the courthouse with the other jurors. he's a former law professor and former president of the harvard law review, he was not selected, perhaps maybe because of those things he was not selected. he did shake a lot of hands on the way out of there. for some people in chicago, it's likely the most exciting jury duty ever. >> he didn't have to worry about parking or public transportation. >> piece of cake for him. >> that's right. in virginia, a woman says that she would like some answers after she got fired for a photo that went viral. >> maybe you've seen the image, julie briskman riding her bicycle there giving the one-finger salute to president trump's motorcade. she talked with katy tur today and said she doesn't regret what she did. after last night's election, she feels a bit of vindication. >> i don't think that he respects the office. so i don't respect the office
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all of virginia was riding your bike -- or riding the bikes with you to the polls yesterday. i'm very proud of my state. >> briskman said other people in her company have been reprimanded for social media posts, but allowed to keep their jobs. msnbc reached out to the company, but they did not hear back. >> we'll hear more about her down the road no doubt. the future of delivery service, now amazon's new privacy test is in your hands. it's a source of strength for teenagers struggling with anxiety and depression. as part of our changing minds project, see how this program is oplping kids c
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this week we've been looking into the mental health challenges that young people face. part of our changing minds campaign. we've heard from teenagers about what causes them to feel stress and anxiety and sadness, and very often they don't share those concerns with the adults in their lives. that's why an innovative program offered at one local high school trains kids how to help their peers. >> it's okay to say that you're dealing with something. it's no different than saying, i have diabetes, i have high blood pressure. it's just another thing that you deal with. i think everybody is trying to work on here is breaking that stigma through these clubs, and through just talking about it. >> reporter: the club she's describing is a program offered at mcclain high school in virginia. and what they're doing here could benefit a lot of people in our area. >> source of strength is a radically strength based preventpr
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the idea that instead of talking about suicide prevention in terms of trauma or crisis, we talk about it in terms of strength and protective factors. and we use you all is that you'll take on as we leave here today as the peer leaders. >> reporter: it is kids helping kids, students reaching out, learning to identify signs of emotional or mental distress. and learning what to do when they see them. bobby donahue, a trainer with sources of strength is leading this class today. >> we're going to start with a fun game. >> reporter: the students in this room today are all here on a rare friday off. first, some icebreakers and positive exercises so everyone can learn more about each other and themselves. >> i want you to write on that poster the things in your life that give you strength. >> reporter: soon the subjects become more intense. bobby has just asked the teenagers what stresses them out the most, along with school and sports they say -- >> people not getting the work done in the house. it falls apart. >> relationships are huge. they can be really difficult ti
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were telling you, hey, i'm going through a tough time, or i'm having suicidal thoughts, and then they told you, you know, don't tell anyone, you wouldn't -- it wouldn't be -- you wouldn't be a positive friend if you kept that secret. >> reporter: dr. ellen riley is the principal at mcclain high school. >> when i got here, they told me about the emotional well-being of students. i'm like, i'm an educator, what do i know about social emotional and all that. but our kids cannot access their education unless they're mentally well. >> reporter: that's why dr. riley and the school have made mental health a priority. suicide is the leading cause of death for people age 15 to 24 in virginia. last week a 12-year-old in fairfax may have jumped over a railing in what police believe was an attempt to kill himself. sources of strength not only encourages young people to speak up about their own feelings, it urges them to reach out to adults who can intervene
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needed and help with treatment. and it teaches them how to navigate that tricky line between being a caring, tru trustworthy friend and sounding the alarm. >> if your friend is danger, it's important to let their family know. >> reporter: they encourage students to reach out if they need help. >> it's better to go out and reach for help instead of keeping it inside of you. and having it, like, kill you, like little by little. that group in this school is one of the good ones. >> sources of strength is offered at schools across the country. tomorrow we'll hear from the psychiatrist about how to recognize some of the signs of depression and anxiety in kids. and we have a number of resources available for you on our website, go to nbc 4 washington and search changing minds. >> imagine how much that helps them when they leave to go to college of the that's great. >> and they're really on their own. >> this is creepy
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it's convenient. starting today amazon is going to drop deliveries off inside your house. amazon key launched today in 37 cities, including the d.c. metro area. instead of leaving the package on the porch where it can be stolen, amazon key combines a security camera, a smart key and app to give amazon employees temporary access to your home. and a a son key starts at $250. winter only six weeks away now. transportation leaders in montgomery county are getting ready for winter. this year, they're adding brand-new sidewalk plows to their fleet. those plows come equipped with salt spreaders. the plows will clear paths and sidewalks more efficiently. news4 got a look inside the salt dome in gaithersburg. 27,000 tons of salt. some of it coming from as far away as south america and the middle east. so what does our winter
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snow? well, doug's the guy. and the rest of the storm team for their fine-tuning that winter weather outlook. watch for it tomorrow here on news4 at 6:00. really cold weather approaching here, just my tip, if you haven't done it already, undo the hoses from the -- >> good call. >> i have been burned on that twice. the floodwater into your house. >> that's an extremely good call. not something i thought about. friday night, we're going to get well below freezing. anytime you get below 28 degrees, that's considered a hard freeze. we'll get that in many areas, maybe even inside the city. that's the kind of real cold air we've got coming up over the next couple of days, too. out there right now, it's cold. but it's not going to get a whole lot colder tonight. 49 degrees, plenty of cloud cover. going down to about 43, the average low tonight. actually we're going down to 42 by tomorrow morning, but that's about the average low for this time of year. not
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although it does feel like it. right now, not dealing with much in the way of rainfall. a chance for showers, areas of drizzle. isolated shower by the time you pick up the kids in parts of the area. in the upper 40s, low 50s tomorrow. with the cloud cover it may be kind of tough. this is friday morning. these are the feels-like temperatures. 16 in winchester. 23 in manassas. 26 as the kids are getting to the bus stop on friday morning. that is just brutal cold for this time of year. and look at the windchill around 3:00 in the afternoon, even with sunshine, 31 gaithersburg, 32 manassas, 33 in washington. waking up on saturday morning, let's talk about friday night first. everybody likes to go out on friday nights. 23 in leesburg. 24 in culpepper. i can hear you right now calling your sitters and canceling. we'll just stay home. it's too cold for us to go out. saturday morning, upper teens to low 20s.
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air in here. the coldest easily we've seen this season, more like january than november. 42 degrees for a high on friday. we're calling friday a weather alert because of the cold air. 42 degrees saturday. 51 degrees on sunday with a chance of rain late. we'll be watching this area closely, late sunday into tuesday. does the storm system stay off the coast, that's what we're going to be watching. that's what we will be watching for sure over the next couple of days. but one thing is for sure, temperatures below average all the way through next week. we'll be right back.
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walking into the facility today, the redskins are moving on from the seahawks win and turning all their attention on their next opponent. the skins face a harder test against minnesota with the third best overall defense in the nfl. good news on the injury front, several of the injured offensive linemen practicing, including brandon, and spencer long, morgan moses and seke and jordan reed and crowder, both battling hamstring injuries. josh norman is back and healed from his rib injury looking like the shutdown corner fans know and love. kim maloney with norman today after practice. >> everything that happened, all the injuries, setbacks, we still are at
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>> the identity of the defense can really be summed up with the one play where you take rawls down. you were determined, he had one arm, a stiff arm to you. you grabbed that arm and brought him down with it. >> it was just nothing other than routine trying to go and make the play. just got his arm and trapped it and tried to take it off. it couldn't come off, so i got him down. >> symbolic play in that game, i think. >> it was a fun day. we had ourselves a dance, we really did. >> how do you think you're doing this season compared to others? i've heard this is the best we've seen ever out of josh norman, and you say what? >> oh, my gosh. my goal still hasn't been reached yet. i'm still climbing up that ladder. the older i get, the smarter i become. the elevation every year is just something that i'm proud of. because i work at it, you know. i work at it, and i want to be the best to step on that field every le
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you're doing a whole hour out there after practice. >> it was like 40 degrees, 39. a small medium shirt. where the wind just completely went through it. >> tonight's the night for the wizards. one more check on our weather with doug. >> going to that game. it better not be me, if they go down. >> a disappointing performance by the home team, as washington falls to 5-5 on the year. and dallas gets just their second victory of the season. >> yeah. it was you. it was you. >> what could go wrong. 1-12 at the time? >> 1-10. >> you stay in the office next time, buddy. >> exactly. >> sorry, wizards fans. >> doug, it's not all your fault. if that makes you feel any better at all. >> a little, i guess. >> mavericks, they have the wizards' number. they went nine straigh
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washington, dating back to 2008. >> i was at all those games. >> won only of the last 15 meetings overall. they need to let that go. another opponent beaten them this season already, lakers, tip after tomorrow at 7:00. >> i don't know what to say. >> strong words, like the wizards dealing with frustration. that's hard luck phillip grewbauer. the caps 3-1 losers in buffalo last night. he posted good numbers as the backup last year. his record dropped to 0-4-1 this season. four of the five losses coming in the second of games back-to-back. the caps scoring just three goals total. next up, the penguins back in town for a friday night matchup. they need a solution quickly. the caps still have ten back-to-backs this season. >> does not look like the team we saw last year. thanks forin
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next. >> we hope to see you for news4 at 11:00. have a gooevening.d
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