victims shot at an elementary school. >> officers eventually shot and killed the suspect, but they also found three guns, including a semiautomatic rifle. police are looking into apparent domestic violence that involved the suspect, but at this point no word on a motive. the judge said there's a price to pay for their actions. today he was talking to two brothers, siblings as they were sentenced for their involvement in a series of so-called pack robberies on our metro system. robbing people at gunpoint on a metro train and bus. news4's chris gordon talked to one victim who says the crime changed his life. >> translator: i lost my employment. i am fearful of coming onto the streets. >> reporter: this victim says the robbers stole his self-confidence. this metro surveillance video played in court shows the robbery on the red line train to glenn mont in april. four young men attacking and beating a passenger. they steal his

cards. the judge is upset because he said when the four left the train here in wheaton, they were laughing, and then to make matters worse, they went outside and continued their crime spree. 90 minutes later, they got on a metro bus, and were caught on video attacking another victim. the bus video shows the four surrounding and beating the victim riding home from work, stealing his iphone. >> translator: i no longer use the metro. i no longer take the bus. >> reporter: one adult and a juvenile have already been sentenced for the robberies. today two brothers facing sentencing. 19-year-old antoine hany and 21-year-old marcus lee from northeast washington. montgomery county judge cheryl mccauley says the two of you have brought shame to your family because you decided to act like a individuvigilante moe kind. she sentenced hany to prison and lee to six years. the prosecution sends a

to the community. >> stranger on stranger crime especially over a cell phone and a wallet, it's just not acceptable. >> reporter: now, the judge says the sentences are meant to protect the community. riders who rely on metro, she says, need to feel safe on buses and trains. that's the latest live from the wheaton metro station. jim, back to you. >> chris gordon, thank you. breaking in just the last half hour, an alleged ms13 gang member will spend the next three decades in prison for the brutal murder of a 15-year-old girl. wilmer sanchez serrano was found [ inaudible ] today. the jury recommended 33 years in jail. the body of alexandra reyes was found earlier this year in springfield. prosecutors played video of her murder to the jury today. nine other people were arrested in connection with her death. >> and we have new details in that deadly shooting of a young maho

home. >> yeah, we brought you this as breaking news last night at 11:00. that shooting along 85th avenue near the new carrollton metro station. >> this evening we are hearing from the victim's father. >> it's senseless. he's 24 years old. i mean, he's only 24. he hasn't even lived his life and being shot cold in the back of his head, senseless. >> news4's pat collins has been talking to people who knew the young victim. he joins us live. he is at the scene there tonight. pat? >> reporter: wendy, this is the place where it happened. the balloons, the flowers. you know, i spent some time today with darryl gibson. you see his youngest son was gunned down here last night. it appears to be a cold-blooded murder. it appears to be a set-up. you cannot imagine the hurt this

has brought to mr. gibson and his family. >> me and my wife has to bury my son next week. we got to bury him, and i don't have an inkling what i can say to his sister, what i can say to his nephew. he's not here. >> reporter: darryl gibson, tonight mourning the loss of his youngest son, 24-year-old d.j. byrnes, shot and killed last night at the mailbox stand near the family home in new carrollton. d.j. byrnes, an award winning football star, da val high school, he had a shelf full of trophy iz. he did two years of college, and for more than five years he was the head chef and trainer at the buffalo wild wings in fairfax county. his sudden violent death has brought a great sense of pain to his family. >> he's 24 years old. i mean, he'snl

he hasn't even lived his life and is being shot cold in the back of his head. senseless. >> reporter: this is what we know so far. we know that last night d.j. got a phone call, then he came out of his house to this mailbox stand. and here he was shot in the head at close range. was he set-up? and if so, why? his family wants some answers. >> you just don't do this cold hearted and walk away like you just won a prize. the prize is not over yet. we will prevail. >> reporter: if you know anything about this case, please call the prince george's county police. now, d.j. was a big star at buffalo wild wingds. i'll have more on that coming up at 6:00. wendy, back to you. >> pat collins. thank you, pat. now to the growing fallout that's facing alabama senate

candidate roy moore. a new report finds that residents in his small hometown of gasdden texas were troubled about his behavior with young girls for years. according to the new yorker, moore was banned from a local shopping mall in the early '80s because he was bothering teenage girls there. five women accused him of groping them when they were teenages and moore was in his 30s. moore denies those allegations. he has refused the mounting pressure coming from senate republicans for him to leave this race. >> congressional leaders admitted on capitol hill today that it is likely vulnerable up there to sexual harassment of staffers. scott macfarlane reports the u.s. house says it needs to tighten its rules to reign in its own members. >> members of congress admit sexual harassment might be pervasive among those who work for the u.s. congress, and t

rules in place to stop it. years before she was elected to congress, jackie spear of california was a u.s. house staffer who says she was sexually harassed on the job. >> i just did what i think most young women in my position would have done, it's just never be in a room alone with him again. >> reporter: it was spear sitting front and center at a u.s. house hearing on sex harassment saying congress isn't policing itself nearly enough. >> in fact, there are two members of congress, republican and democrat right now who serve, who have been subject to review or not have been subject to review, but have engaged in sexual harassment. >> reporter: testimony today detailed how congress handles complaints of sex harassment, requiring staffers who complain to first undergo counseling, mediation and a cooling off period before possibly reaching settlements with those who sexually harassed them. the settlements are kept confidential. pay outs to the victims are not financed by the people who engage in sex

taxpayers. >> we need to know more examples of what is actually happening and making it easier for the victims to come forward. >> reporter: northern virginia republican barbara comstock tells news4 the u.s. house should consider a prohibition of members of congress having sexual relationships with their own staffers. >> banning certain relationships that just shouldn't happen so you don't have a problem and you don't create a hostile work force. >> reporter: u.s. house leaders say they are ready to order mandatory sex harassment training for all members of the u.s. house. but as of now, no timetable for when they can get that done. at the capital, scott macfarlane, news4. >> let's take a look at our forecast. we're on a bit of a roller coaster this week. >> hold on, folks. doug is in the storm center with more changes for us. when are they coming, doug? >> well, coming the next couple days, guys. thursday for one, and right on into the weekend, we really start to get almost every couple days a different weather system that is going to create some significant weather for us.

the area. we've seen a lot of clouds today. some sunshine early, then some cloud cover. we're going to stay in the clouds for the next few hours. then overnight tonight we should clear. that's going to allow temperatures to fall. right now those temperatures already quite cool. 45 hagerstown, 48 right now in d.c., 30s in some areas, and many of us will be in the low 30s tonight, even below freezing by tomorrow morning. so roller coaster weather the next couple days. the first change comes on thursday. we'll talk about that. and then that big weekend storm that we're watching, that one has a big temperature difference between saturday and sunday and of course all eyes on thanksgiving and the thanksgiving weekend holiday. much more on all of that. i'll see you back here in about ten minutes. >> all right, doug. thank you. after days of controversy and even a court challenge, the votes are now all counted in stafford county, but 55 absentee ballots, many from military service members, are not part of that final tally. and electoral board members are promising a review of their practices. our bureau chief julie carey is live

julie? >> reporter: hi, jim. well, the votes here so important because of that very close house of delegates race in stafford county, one that could impact the balance of power in richmond. once those provisional ballots were all counted today, the republicans margin of victory only shrunk a little, by just two votes. >> house of delegates 28, joshua cole. >> reporter: 40 of the 50 provisional ballots being opened then counted by the stafford electoral board. ten were rejected. provisional ballots are those when there is a question at the polls. >> house of delegates 28, robert thomas. >> reporter: in the end, very little change in the house of delegates race. republican bob thomas picked up 9 votes, democrat josh cole, 11. the margin of victory barely shrinking to 82 votes. cole's campaign manager a recount request is likely. >> just making sure that every vote is counted and if this is

not every vote has been counted properly and we will likely have to call for a recount. >> reporter: but the 55 absentee ballots that were not counted could have made a difference. many came from military service members. the batch was found at the post office the morning after the election. the electoral board chairman wanted them counted. >> the immediately released from their current protected and locked location. >> reporter: but another board member picked up a copy of state code, reminding that all ballots must be received in the registrar's office by the time the polls close. the motion to count the absentee ballots failed. >> i guess i'll have to vote to exclude the 55. breaks my heart. >> reporter: now the board will ask the state to investigate what went wrong here and to make a recommendation on how to better track absentee ballots in future elections. and just as soon as things wrapped up here, the man who expects to be the next virginia house speaker issued a statement undersng

the commonwealth, so far after counting provisional ballots and doing canvasses, republicans still on top. they expect to maintain a slim majority in richmond. but those recounts could be coming. back to you now. >> julie carey. thanks, jules. our fair city is a big destination for a lot of school trips, but some eighth graders will not be coming to the district this year. fear is keeping them at home and city leaders are trying to address that. >> plus, is it an easy pill to swallow? doreen gentzler on the new device that some are calling a biomedical big brother. >> a man was walking to church to feed the homeless when he was gunned down and why detectives fear this is the w

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this new video shows officers going door to door trying to figure out if a serial killer has struck again. police believe the gunman lives in the very part of tampa that he's terror eyesing. people in the seminal heights neighborhood woke up to gunshots around 5:00 this morning. officers found a 60-year-old man dead. he was alone when he was shot. just like the three people killed back in october. >> and right now we are treating it as though it is related until we can rule otherwise. >> this has got to stop and we will hunt this person down until we find him. >> now, the three previous victims had just gotten off busesn

down. the man who died this morning was on his way to volunteer at a church food bank. >> some parents and teachers in ohio school district say it is just too risky to send their children to the nation's capital. they have canceled the annual eighth grade field trip. they say it is because of the recent attacks in the texas church and the new york city bike path. mark segraves spoke to the superintendent of the school about why he made this decision. >> reporter: thousands of school kids from all around the country and the world visit washington, d.c. just about every day. but about 300 eighth graders from northridge city schools in ohio won't be nhkimaking their annual trip this year. that decision was made after several teachers who would chaperone the trip expressed concerns that something like the new york city truck attack or the shooting at this texas church could happen here in washingt.

students and those teachers feeling that way, it's hard to say. you have to take students to washington. >> reporter: dr. jim powell, the superintendent of schools for northridgeville city schools, spoke to news4 by phone. he told us that he heard from parents and teachers on both sides, but made the final decision after a man was arrested outside of the white house threatening to kill white police officers. >> before we made that decision, we had had many parents say they weren't sending their kids because of those reasons. >> reporter: elliott ferguson leads the district's tourism efforts. >> this is not the first time it's happened. but quite frankly, the concern should be with any city. washington is a city that really prides itself on safety and security. the reality is there's no such thing as a 100% safe place. >> reporter: as for where those ohio eighth graders will get to go on their annual trip? >> there is a local museum that we've looked at. we've talked

columbus, which is our state capital. >> reporter: powell says they're just not comfortable sending any students anywhere out of state. in the district, mark segraves, news4. >> and columbus is a lovely city. push back is building against a proposal to close the athletic fields at the washington monument and raise the costs to rent others. an online petition launched yesterday already has 5,000 signatures. now seven democrats from d.c., maryland and virginia are getting involved. arguing that the mall should remain open to everyone for any activity. the national park service says sports games are ruining that turf. >> in news for your health this evening, ever forget to take your medicines? well, a new device may now prevent that from happening. our doreen gentzler is here to explain just how this works. this is fascinating, doreen. >> it is. it's a thought provoking story. the food and drug administration announced yesterday it had approved the first-ever digital pi

implications. the drug involved is abilifi, an antipsychotic drug for people with schizophrenia and bipolar. it senses when and if the medication is taken. the sensors are made of copper, magnesium and silicon ingredients in flood. it transmits a signal to a patch worn on the rib cage. the patch transmits that signal to a phone or device. patients sign consent forms which allows their doctor to receive notifications when the pills are taken. this is stirring debate. first digital bills to approve to worry about a biomedical big brother read one headline. some doctors say it is worth the risk if it ensures people take their meds properly. and this is the subject of our poll today. would you be comfortable taking such a pill? we want to hear what you think. weigh in on our nbc washington facebook pag

technology could be used. your elderly mother in another state wants to stay in her home, but you worry about her. what if you could check an app on your phone to see if she's taking her medicine? but also, what if courts begin to use this digital pill technology as a legal restraint, as in you can only be released from jail or a psychiatric hospital if you agree to let us monitor your drug compliance. it's a thought provoking decision that, you know, who hasn't wondered, did i remember to take my medicine? >> exactly. >> this would be a great tool. but it also could open up a lot of scary doors. >> so many applications to think about. thanks so much, doreen. >> sure. >> a set back today for a budding yet controversial business. the major decision in prince george's county about medical marijuana and where it can be sold. >> plus, callers dialing up 911 even when it's not an

at risk and what's being done now to lessen the strain they put on the system. >> doug is keeping an eye on some changes in o week ahead. ur

is it wrong that it's only tuesday and i'm already looking at the weekend? >> yeah. >> anyone else doing that right now? >> she was off yesterday. 's

>> yeah. >> and you're asking about rain chance thz weekend. >> out in annapolis. >> it will rain most likely saturday night, best chance for significant rain here. how is saturday night looking? a little rainy. that looks windy out there, too. think about that. i want to show you first off this is a cool shot. this is from our city cam. look at that. >> layers. >> plenty of clouds, but you can see where the clouds come to an end, just past the blue ridge there. that allows a little bit of sunlight to come in there. of course sunset a half hour ago. that picture will be completely dark soon. it is dark if you're looking north. that that's where we're looking now, north in rockville, bethesda. temperature sitting at 48 degrees. winds out of the north at 14 miles per hour. any time we're in the 40s with winds, we get a wind chill. that wind chill sitting at 42, 43 degrees. it's chilly. it will stay that way the next couple of days. no real warm ups. thursday is a little warmer but comes with clouds a

well. right now 41 degrees in winchester, 45 in culpepper, 46 degrees in fredericksburg and 47 towards honeytown in prince george's county. coming in with a temperature of 48 degrees. i need to say high to the science class kids in greenbelt middle school. hello to you guys. had a great time today out there at greenbelt middle school, talking all about the weather, what got me interested talking about what they wanted to know about. the snow forecast and we of course watch the snow forecast right there in class today. thanks for having me out there in prince george's county. okay, right now no dealing with rain. we're not dealing with rain at all. right on through the day tomorrow. by this time tomorrow night we're going to start to see it on the radar with a storm system coming in. right now we have clouds around the region but they're starting to give way. i think they'll start to clear over the next few hours. that will allow for clearing skies and cooler conditions. then we look to this storm back towards the west that's making its way towards the east. that will provide us with a chance of some shower activity tomorrow night into the early portion of thursday. but all in all, not going toe

much. tomorrow's sun early then clouds during the afternoon. continued cool, high of only 51. that puts many of you in the 40s. so your wednesday commute dry roads, but starting off on the cold side and staying cool all day. 49 degrees by noon and not going up much, up to 51 and back down to 49 by 5:00. the community should be okay on the roadways for both the commutes. 30% chance of a.m. showers here on thursday so you could see some wet roads there early for the morning commute. 59 for a high, but afternoon wind, wind is going to be a factor right on through friday. 52 with sunshine, but it's not going to feel like that. it's going to feel a little cooler. suburbs in the upper 40s, 58 degrees on saturday. good chance of rain early and then rain overnight saturday, saturday night windy. into sunday morning. the best chance of rain and then it's windy and much colder during the afternoon on sunday, going from 48, but wind chills will be in the 30s. same deal on monday and even into next week. coming up at 5:45, amelia joins me, we'll take a much closer look at saturday, sunday and your thanksgiving

>> sounds good. thank you, doug. the idea still seems rooted in the future, but self-driving cars are closer than you might think. >> adam tuss has been rolling around in one the past few days. brings us a closer look at this new technology. >> okay. here's what i can tell you about this assignment. we're on board the uss harry true man, and we're somewhere off the coast of florida. but it's not about where we are or what we're doing so much as it is that people on board this ship, the men and women from our area. you're going to meet those sailors just ahea d

>> announcer: you're watching news4 at 5:00. >> now at 5:30, a young man shot and killed just outside his apartment complex in prince george's county. relatives say g.j. burns got a phone call, went outside to the mail stand, and that's where he was shot in the back of the head at close range. no arrests so far. >> two brothers were sentenced today in montgomery county for their role in a series of so-called hack robberies, the targeted metro passengers. they attacked and beat a passenger on a metro train in glenn mont back in april. then got off and robbed another victim on a metro bus. surveillance videos of both incidents were played in court. >> a major decision in prince george's county to the over where medical marijuana can be

>> yeah, last week we told you a church in camp springs, maryland was worried about a dispensary planning to open up right next door. >> well, bureau chief tracee wilkins has more on where they can and cannot open. >> reporter: some business owners who are licensed to sell medical marijuana in prince george's county say the county and state zone them out of finding location s to start their business. they say this new legislation passed today may help with that. the debate over where to put medical marijuana dispensaries came to a head today with residents who oppose medical cannabis. >> this is appalling. >> reporter: versus those who support it. >> the patients are your neighbors, your church members, your family, your children, your sons and your daughters. >> reporter: maryland is allowing 14 medical marijuana dispensaries in prince george's county equaling two per legislative district. if the county strict zoning laws, those with pre-approved dispensary licenses can't find location s to open shops. >> we got

december. we have been fighting battling zoning in prince george's county since the beginning of the year. >> reporter: juggling regulation sz one reason a business requested a location next door to say church. news4 reported last week how that didn't go over well with the congregation. >> please consider houses of worship. please consider senior programs. >> reporter: the county already set mandatory distances from schools, day cares and recreation centers. but today considered cutting those distances in half. >> they want to move medical marijuana dispensaries closer to schools, closer. >> reporter: after hearing from the public, the council decided to keep its distances as they are and while they couldn't add churches to the protected list, they did add summer camps in an effort to protect locations like the connect church that operates a summer calm p. >> i appreciate the council striking that balance. >> reporter: tracee wilkins, news4. >> one year ago today, police say an innocent man was shot and killed in bladensburg. 28-year-old carl

murdered inside an apartment building. his mother could not hold back the tears today as she begged for her son's killer to come forward. >> i want people to know, i'm asking for help. i believe in my heart that somebody knows something. >> his mother says she cannot understand why anyone would have killed her son. >> okay, this is my favorite story of the evening. over of the past few days as you may know, we've been honoring the service of our military families. but tonight only on 4, our david culver gets rare access to a naval station, the naval station in norfolk. his experience will give you new appreciation for our sailors. >> reporter: okay, these are cover alls? >> that's your cover alls. >> reporter: it starts by looking the part. when you look at me now, you probably think navy seal, right, or admiral? no? >> well, it's hard to say. >> reporter: she has benefitting sailors here at the navy

exchange in norfolk since 1962. official. thank you. as the grandson of a marine, ways always in awe of military life. but on this assignment, i wondered how i'd fare on my two-day mock deployment. i'm ready for this. hi there. i'm david. >> hello. nice to meet you. >> reporter: personnel specialist from prince george's county, she taught me how to pack my belongings the navy way. >> elbow grease, push it, yeah. >> reporter: you know, i do soul cycle, too, sometimes. if you hadn't noticed, that's the energy that i've had for some of this. before leaving the exchange -- you want me putting this one on, but i think it's more like it. i picked up a few more wardrobe essentials, and headed onto base, naval station norfolk. >> going to put the landing gear down now. >> reporter: i got a few minutes training in the simulator. the captain taught me the basic of landing on an rc

>> it's not what you want. you're a little bit far left. this is center line. >> reporter: can we focus on the positive? let's not go negative on us. >> you can do a little bet bit better. >> reporter: it's clear we were ready for the real thing. we boarded what was known as the greyhound and flew 2 1/2 hours somewhere off the coast of florida. the actual pilots on the controls, a precise landing onto a moving ship. welcome to the uss harry s. truman. that's the face of courage. stepping off the plane, you can't hear a thing. only hand signals communicate. we headed inside this city at sea. what did you get? a hot mocha? does it taste like a normal starbucks? it does? with its own coffee shop, the carrier has its own fire station. lieutenant commander from wheaton maryland is in charge of damage control. >> so, this is

bravo is. >> reporter: he and his team put me through a test of what they train for. i've heard an alarm, i've heard a call already. >> ding, ding, ding, ding. >> reporter: i have to move a little quicker i think probably, right? >> a little bit. >> reporter: do you normally turn the heat on in here when you're doing this? a little warm. >> no, by the time we're all the way dressed up, you have a nice -- >> reporter: after several more minutes in what feels like another hundred pounds of gear, does it look as cool as it feels? >> you look pretty sweet. >> reporter: from the bridge where vigilant eyes focus on what's ahead, to the flight deck where young sailors choreograph the movement of multi-million dollar aircraft. >> i wanted to do something that wasn't just for me. i wanted to do something that helped other people. i know there's other things i could have done, but, hey, i joined the military. >> reporter: as we boarded our plane back to the main land and launched over the ocean, i couldn't help but feel grateful for those men and women serving

comforts of home. >> how much fun did he have? i didn't think we were going to get him back. >> well, he wants a uniform now to work here. he wants to wear a special uniform made for him. also, he did like, i counted like four costume changes. >> he did a wardrobe change. >> he's doing something at 6:00 as well. let's see how many more wardrobes he changes into then. looks like a lot of fun. >> face of courage. david culver. we like that. looking forward to t. >> well, it is an unlikely alliance of boutique and big box store. susan hogan explains what a deal between lord & taylor and wal-mart is going to mean for you. >> and wegman's inks another deal today where the area's favorite grocery store is opening up next. >> and it's only tuesday, but like wendy said, we're all thinking about the weekend. so, take a look at your temperature trend. we're down up, down up, down, down, and add into that rain chances. but every day is going to be chilly. doug

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yeah that's okay. alright miles. i love you. (phone hangs up) ♪ ♪ yeah i love you too. ♪ ♪ so, what do wal-mart and lord & taylor have in common? well, most of us would say not much, but today the two are joining forces to go up against, who else but amazon? consumer reporter susan hogan joins us now with this unusual pairing and what it means for you. susan? >> it's all about amazon.

means one-stop-shopping, and more choices for us, for the same reasons we go to amazon, wal-mart.com is hoping we'll go to their website. on top of offering a ton of consumer goods at a discount, wal-mart.com will now be offering higher end fashion, which according to wal-mart its customers want. wal-mart will provide lord & taylor a dedicated space on its website starting this spring. it's still not clear which retailer will actually be shipping out the items, however it has been reported that lord & taylor would own the inventory and then fulfill your order from the new website. as we have been showing you all week in our reinventing retail series, retailers and malls are really working so hard to compete with amazon. and with this latest pairing of wal-mart and lord & taylor, it's really clear these retailers are reason are realizing there's power in numbers. wendy? >> susan hogan. and wegman's has made it officials it's coming to alexandria.

hoffman town center in the carlisle neighborhood. this one is going to be a little different. according to the washington business journal it will be much smaller than your typical wegman's. it will be located on the second floor of the center. that's a first for wegman's and construction would begin in early 2019. >> the thing about wegman's, they go big. interesting. they overwhelm 9191 and wasting time and money and putting your safely at risk. ahead at 5:00 the county is using the lesser number of people who call 911 when it is not an emergency >> adam tuss checking out t he

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there is a growing effort underway to cut down on the number of people who abuse 911. they make it

montgomery county says it has identified about 1700 people that call them super users. people who call 911 at least four times in 30 days for non-emergencies. news4's kristin wright explains how that county is working to reduce those calls. >> reporter: ian saint john is a master fire fighter paramedic in montgomery county. he says he's always wanted to help people. >> good morning, susan. >> welcome. >> reporter: saint john is also a community medic for the county's mobile health 700 program. susan mccowan is always grad to see him. >> i don't stress any more about particular things like having to call 911, which i hated to do. >> reporter: mccowan has some health problems and is one of 1700 county residents identified as super users of the 911 system, meaning they called at least four times in 30 days this year. in some cases it puts a strain one

equate to at least an ambulance, maybe a paramedic, maybe a fire engine. >> reporter: the program connects mccowan to nurses who come to her home and specialists. saint john does safety checks. >> these are no longer in good shape. this is a 2000 smoke detector. >> reporter: he found fire hazards. >> storing combustibles right against it, it's certainly something we want to not have happen, especially in a multi family dwelling like this. >> reporter: fire rescue says they've seen a 65% drop in 911 calls from their super users. >> instead of giving us that call, because they know we will come, it gives them more of an opportunity to help themselves, it gives them the ability to really kind of make a difference in their own life. >> reporter: mccowan says she hasn't called 911 in months, and now she feels back in control. >> and life is good. i've been well since august, so i'm very happy. >> reporter: in montgomery county, kristin wright, news4. >> press a button, and your car

well, it's no longer a far-fetched notion. our transportation reporter adam tuss has been rolling around in cars like that for two days now. he's down at virginia tech where they are testing the latest in self-driving car technology. >> reporter: watch this. >> the car is designed to do this, which is to let me take my hands all the way off the wheel. >> reporter: this is technology that's so brand-new, only a handful of news crews have seen it. press a button, and the car lets you know that it's in control and it does the work. when you need to take back control of a situation, the car will tell you. >> here in a second you'll see transfer control back to me. >> reporter: this is where we're headed with our vehicle. cars that can talk to other vehicles, talk to traffic signals, talk to the road to make sure that we're moving about safely. >> you know, some people aren't ready for it. they refuse to believe that this day is coming.

people? >> well, the day is coming. it's definitely on its way. >> reporter: a disneyland of self-driving technology gets a workout daily here at the virginia tech transportation institute. highways and major roads a focus, yes, but now researchers even want to see how these vehicles handle rural roads. they are now building a smart rural road as a test track. >> where we're not yet is having fully autonomous vehicles that drive themselves under every circumstance. >> reporter: when will self-driving cars really become a reality? experts say it won't happen all at once. it will layer over time until it's reality for all of us. back to you. >> he also found the man who helped create this viral news clip earlier this year. >> brother, who are you? what are you doing? i'm with the news, dude. >> it's hard to forget the day when

self-driving van in arlington. it was actually being driven by a guy dressed as a car seat. his name is josh rattle beck, and he talked to adam about the moment his cover literally was blown. >> i was pretty stressed out. [ laughter ] >> this is a stressful 30 minutes, especially after that tweet about running the red light. >> reporter: yeah. >> like i was shooting -- >> reporter: we later went back and checked the videotape and you were completely safe on all that. >> even though he has been unmasked, josh says he is continuing his research undeterred. >> and everybody is calling him "dude" now, for weeks, months. all right. let's get the word on that weather. boy, it gets dark out there so early, doug. these are not cloud dark. this is just -- >> sun went down almost an hour ago.

>> it was like 2:00 in the afternoon? >> about 2:00 in the afternoon, sun went down, yeah. that's going to continue to get shorter and shorter. we've got another month or so as our days do continue to get shorter. all the way up to december 21st. that's it right now tem tufr wise, we're at 48 degrees, 43 in the gaithersburg area. it's a cool night and only going to get cooler the next couple of hours. storm team radar is dry and will stay this way right on through the next 24 hours or so. that's when we see our next system move in tomorrow night into early thursday. has a chance for some showers, not expecting much with that one. we have a better chance this weekend. overnight tonight, it's going to be a little bit on the cold side. we're down to 33 degrees in hagerstown, 31 martinsburg, 33 leesburg, 31 in culpepper. some areas will get below freezing tonight especially if we're able to clear out a little bit faster. we have some clouds out there, but we're starting to see clearing skies. from north to south across our region. tomorrow, though, the clouds come right back in during the afternoon.

we'll start off with some sunshine. it will be cold, temperatures in the 30s. waking up gloves, hats, yeah, all of that tomorrow at the bus stop. 48 degrees by recess, and 49 by the time you're picking up the kids. going to be a cloudy afternoon. ahead of our storm system that will give us a chance of showers storm night early into thursday. thursday, brief chance of morning showers, only about a 30% chance. maybe some wet roads, but that's about it. 59 degrees for a high and you think, hey, that's better. but with some clouds, some afternoon wind and still going to be fairly cool. much cooler on friday. saturday we get to 58, but saturday is a day we see some showers early. a better chance of rain saturday night into sunday. it gets windy and winds could be gusting upwards of 30 miles per hour saturday night into sunday. showers ending early on sunday, but much colder conditions, 47 fr 46, wind chill saturday afternoon and monday, 20s and 30s. look at next wikiped, thanksgiv

saturday, at sunday and of course the all-important thanksgiving holiday. amelia has a closer look at all three of those right now. >> yeah, doug. this weekend is one of those weekends where there are a lot of weather details. let's break them down for you. saturday morning we have a 40% chance of showers there. but it's not just during the morning hours. as the sun sets, chance of showers moves back in. take a look at your planner. 44 degrees, showers, mainly in the afternoon hours. st. john's and gonzaga football game, that championship game thankfully looking dry there. 58 for a high on saturday, but showers likely for your saturday night. so, if you do have plans heading out on saturday night, you do want to keep that in mind. then as we look to sunday, after that shower chance moves out early in the day, it's all about the wind chill throughout the day here. i'm going to be showing you the future feels like temperatures. just feeling like temperatures are in the 30s. take a look as we move through the morning and midday hours, stopping here at noon, feeling like 3

frederick, as we move on into the afternoon and evening hours if you're heading to the lady gaga concert, you definitely want to bundle up. again, feeling like we're in the 20s and 30s. and then for thanksgiving, guys, it's looking like a cold and a dry one. with a high temperature right around 46, jim and wendy. >> thanks, amelia. so, what if your car had a dangerous defect and you didn't know it? >> news4 is working for you, thousands of drivers ignoring or not aware of recalls, and that endangers everyone on the road. consumer reporter susan hogan joins us with what she has learned. >> well, that's right. we're calling it recall resistance because that's exactly what it is. millions of safety recall notices go out to millions of car owners every year. but auto makers and the government tell us despite the outreach, 30% of all recalls go unrepaired and it's even worse for older vehicles. so, news4 got a call from a local viewer about a very unusual approach that

it got our attention. tonight on news4 at 11:00, we'll show you how this car manufacturer is literally going door to door to urge car owners to fix their vehicles. and we'll even show you why recall resistance impacts all of our safety. wendy? >> interesting. thank you, susan. jeff sessions grilled on capitol hill today. >> the attorney general repeatedly tells congress that he doesn't recall contacts between trump associates and russia. tonight at 6:00, next, the one thing he sa his memory is ys

special honors for the late journalist and former nbc political correspondent gwen ifel. her alma mater in boston announce the it will name one of the schools in her honor. it will become the college of media art and humanities. she graduated from that private school in 1977 with a degree in communications. she died of cancer last november at the age of 61. special day here in the nation' capital. 121 immigrants became new citizens, pledging allegiance to their new country. the federal judge swearing them in had reasons to be proud as well. ♪ ♪ >> first the national anthem. >> and allegiance to the same. >> and allegiance to the same. r

allegiance. they're in. >> congratulations, you're now -- [ applause [ applause ] >> reporter: d.c. mayor muriel bowser spoke at her first ceremony. >> you see the hopefulness and the pride being naturalized today. >> reporter: the new citizens were called by name lining up to get their u.s. citizenship papers from dozens of countries like turkey. >> i'm very excited, very happy. it was a long journey. >> reporter: the philippines. >> i'm very proud of being a part of united states and new citizen. >> reporter: united kingdom. >> because i want to live in this country. my wife is american and i plan to stay here forever. >> reporter: el salvador. >> very nice country, very good country, very good people. >> reporter: presiding judge rudolph contreras spoke warmly of his immigrant parents who came from cuba in the '50s. >> to find a better life for their children. they both worked very, very

hard. >> reporter: but detected a little bit of emotion when you were talking about your family. >> you know, i got emotional even talking now. it's -- my parents, the reason they came is for me and my siblings to have a better life. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: mayor bowser said the district would step up assistance to the estimated 20,000 immigrants in this city to help them become citizens. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >> announcer: news4 at 6:00 starts now. >> first to the politics of scandal and the dramas unfolding here in d.c. >> and there's a lot of it tonight, folks. attorney general jeff sessions is defending himself amid questions from lawmakers about russia's role in our election. >> the calls are growing louder for a senate candidate to step aside from the campaign after allegations from his past come to light. >> this as more politicians open up about sexual harassment in

developments in washington and the impact across the country. let's begin with blayne alexander. she's on capitol hill. blayne? >> reporter: and, doreen, sessions was pressed hard today about his time on the trump campaign. he said there are a lot of moments from campaign season that he simply doesn't remember. he attributes that to a very busy schedule and not much sleep. but he also said that there is a big difference between forgetting and lying, which he claims he did not do. >> please raise your roo right hand. >> reporter: attorney general jeff sessions under oath today, grilled by the house judiciary committee. >> you said, i have never met with or had any conversation with any russians or any foreign officials. let me jump to the final part. >> i didn't. >> no knowledge -- >> reporter: sessions insisting that he did not lie in previous testimony. rather, did not remember meeting with campaign aide george papadopoulos who recently pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about trying to arrange meetings with russian officials. >> i will not accept and reject