gonzalez in the newsroom with the latest on this. >> well, wendy, we now know that sean suitor is actually from our area, born and raised right here in d.c., and he lived in pennsylvania with his wife and five children. suitor had been with the department for 18 years and worked as a homicide detective. he and his partner had been investigating a 2016 case in west baltimore when they encountered a man acting suspicious. police say when suit era approach -- suitor approached that man, he opened fire shooting him in the head. the police commissioner spoke late this afternoon. >> we will find the person responsible for this ridiculous life. we are absolutely certain that the community will step up again and stand with the baltimore police department to bring this heartless, ruthless soulless killer to justice. >> so, the commissioner says they believe this shooter may have been wounded. right now th

offering close to $70,000 in cash reward in this case. meantime, governor larry hogan says the state will support local law enforcement as they try to track down suitor's killer. the governor has ordered all flags be flown at half staff. jim and wendy? >> let's hope they find him soon. just awful. erika, thank you. now to that developing story on capitol hill tonight where there are new accusations against democrat al franken. the minnesota senator is now apologizing and says he will cooperate with an ethics investigation after a woman accused him of inappropriate behavior. >> and a photo of al doing his, you know -- this on my breast, like looking at the camera kind of smirking and smiling, hey, look at me. >> nbc chris with reaction from lawmakers on the hill. >> you know, he betrayed my trust. >> reporter: the he in lyanne tweeden statement is senator al

model and broadcaster says forcibly kissed and groped her back stage during a uso tour in kuwait in 2006. >> he mashed his lips against my face, and he stuck his tongue in my mouth so fast. >> reporter: she says she repelled his advances with equal force. >> i remember i pushed him off with my hands and i just remember, i almost punched him. and i said if you ever do that to me again, i'm not going to be so nice about it the second time. >> reporter: tweeden says although the uso tour lasted at least another two weeks, she made sure to never be left alone with franken and is going public now to help others. >> this is happening in middle america. this is happening, you know, for women that work at chili's. this is happening for women who work in an office building somewhere in iowa, in kansas, in florida. >> reporter: in a statement thursday afternoon, franken said the first thing i want to do is apologize, to lyanne, to everyone else who was part of

i respect women. i don't respect men who don't. and the fact that my own actions have given people a good reason to doubt that makes me feel ashamed. franken also says he'll cooperate with any senate investigation which even democrats in the senate are calling for. chris crack en, nbc news. >> alabama republican senate nominee roy moore remaining defiant despite a growing number of women accusing him of inappropriate behavior. moore spoke this afternoon appearing to joke about the situation. >> i said i wanted to see unity. i never dreamed that i would secede even before i got elected. but i have unified the democrats. [ laughter ] >> and the republicans. [ laughter ] >> in fighting against me because they don't want me there. >> president trump ignored reporter questions about whether he believes moore should drop out. white hous p

sarah huckabee sanders said the president believes the allegations are serious, but alabama voters should decide who to elect as their senator. >> actress rose mcgowan chose not to attend her arraignment in leesburg, virginia. the judge allowed her attorney to stand in for her. the a actress is charged with drug possession. they say they found cocaine in her wallet in january. she tells new yorker it may have been planted because of her charges against harvey weinstein. >> a teacher removed her head scarf in front of her class. the teacher claims he misread the situation. news4's chris gordon outside lake braddock high school to explain how the school and the local muslim community are reacting. chris? >> reporter: well, wendy, news4 was first to report this story. a popular teacher with 27 years of experience placed

but some of the students here are saying this incident may have happened by accident, that the teacher was trying to remove the muslim student's hoodie, and was embarrassed when her hijab came off. students leaving after school disagree over the teacher's intent in pulling off the muslim student's hijab. >> i don't think he meant harm because she had a hoodie on. he was trying to follow the rules. he was just joking around. he's a really nice guy. i feel like it's not right what he did, but he didn't mean it. >> reporter: the student at lake braddock says she's infuriated, upset and shocked. she tweets, so, my hijab was ripped off my head by a teacher i appreciated and valued. i was in the middle of a conversation with my friend and he came up from behind me and pulled it off. the student ran to a rest room and called her parents. they contacted the school and a local mosque to complain. >> to be honest, this is horrifying. >> reporter: aishi

center. she says the hijab is worn to identify as a muslim. it's an expression of religious modesty. >> i have the freedom to, as a woman, to cover any part of my body that i choose, that my body is my choice. and if i choose to cover my body, then i want that respected. >> reporter: fairfax county public schools sent us a statement saying the teacher's action was inappropriate and unacceptable. the school administration has apologized to the student and her family for the incident. the teacher has been placed on leave while lake braddock high school investigates. well, tonight, care, the nation's largest muslim civil rights and advocacy group, is sending out e-mails commending the fairfax county school system for disciplining this teacher. that's the latest live at lake braddock high school. wendy, back to you. >> chris gordon, thank you, chris. let's take a look at our

forecast. the flags were a flapping in the wind at union station this evening. >> they were. the wind was kicking up. doug joins us from the storm center. you said it would be whipping today. what else is coming our way? >> we talked about the fact we'd see mild temperatures. wind bringing colder air. temperatures dropping ten degrees in some locations. just over the course of the past couple of hours, take a look at these temperatures. this tells the story now. 56 degrees in d.c., 38 degrees back towards west virginia, 46 in hagerstown. you see where the temperatures are starting to fall as the colder air makes its way in here. by 8:00 tonight, wind chills will be in the 30s in many locations. and they're getting close to that already. look at these winds, gusting upwards of 25 miles an hour, near 35 miles an hour back to the west. we've seen gusts close to 40 a little bit earlier. we'll see winds through the overnight hour and into the morning, too. that is something to watch. look at the wind chill. 8:00, 37, 34 in leesburg tomorrow morning. some areas in the 20s early tomorrow morning when you step out the front door.

near 30 degrees in d.c. feeling about 35 grizzlidegrees tomorrow morning. much more on this. we'll talk about the next storm that is going to affect our weekend in a very big way and what it means to your holiday week as well. >> all right, we'll see you in a bit, doug. thank you. the federal bribery case that could have tipped the balance of power in the senate just ended in a mistrial. the jury unable to come up with a verdict in the case against senator bob me nen des. he was accused of using his political clout, you will recall, in exchange for campaign contributions and gifts. menendez a democrat is expected to run for reelection. republicans hold a slim majority in the senate and democrats need every vote they can get. >> on capitol hill, republicans took a step forward in their efforts to overhaul the country's tax system with the house passing its version of the bill. president trump at the capital today to rally the party behind the measure. this bill doubles the standard deduct

tax rate. 13 republicans voted against it. most of them are from new york, new jersey, california where there are concerns about the impact to the state and local tax deductions. house speaker paul ryan says it will help the average family. >> this is all given those families who are struggling peace of mind. it is about getting this economy to grow faster so we get bigger wages, more jobs, and we put america in the driver's seat in the global economy once again. >> the president has consistently said this bill will not benefit him, but that's difficult to verify since mr. trump is the only president in recent decades to not release his tax returns. >> as they often are, things are a bit trickier on the senate side. wisconsin's ron johnson is the first republican to oppose the upper chamber's version. others have expressed concerns or not publicly said whether they'll support the bill. a new analysis by the nonpartisan joint committee on

taxation finds for more than a decade the senate bill would actually increase taxes on lower income americans. tomorrow the finance committee will vote on whether to advance it. >> arcing insulators, smoke in the tunnel. you hear all the time that this is what is causing delays on metro. just ahead, adam tuss explains why your hair may be the problem. >> plus a jewelry store heist with a baby used as part of a distraction. it's all caught on camera how thieves got away with $200,000 in merchand looks like you found a better way to do this, dad. organic, non-gmo feed. 100% veggie diet. if i can raise you two, i can raise anything.

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souter six women, one man, and a baby. wasn't there a movie about that? this was all caught on camera, but this was not a film. it was an apparent coordinated burglary, and tonight that store owner is speaking with news4, our bureau reporter david culver is at the eden center with the effort to track down these clever suspects. >> reporter: the high-definition cameras rolling inside b.t. jewelers. most businesses would love to see this many customers pour through their door one after another. this woman even carrying a toddler. but falls church police say these aren't paying customers. off camera behind the counter at the time, owner nguyen goes by tony. >> three, four black men, three, four, girls, black --

>> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: the group works to distract tony. another customer, her face blurred out, also kept distracted. then watch closely. this woman crouches down, crawling, her dress slithering behind the counter, change cameras. we can go to the back room now. tony had just opened the store and so his safe also open. one of the suspected thieves seen stuffing a pouch with rings, gold and cash. >> they took almost $200,000. >> reporter: $200,000? >> yeah. >> reporter: falls church police, they're working this case. >> it was very planned, very coordinated. they worked together to try and distract and steal. >> reporter: tony asking us to show you all these pictures, the seven suspects. the seven people who got away with jewelry, that got away with his livelihood. we're able to show you those images, those high-quality images because of those surveillance cameras right there. tony had themin

push forward, focused on hopefully catching those individuals. in fact, he's even offering a $5,000 reward. falls church police, they tell me they believe those individuals were driving in a honda odyssey between the years 2004 and 2010. they think they may even still be in this area. they need your help. jim, we'll send it back to you. >> the video lives on. hopefully you're sharing it on facebook, too. david, thanks so much. after seven years in the making the much anticipated museum of the bible opens tomorrow in d.c. the half billion dollar museum is on 4th street in southwest near the federal center metro. the museum's opening is not without some controversy. some biblical scholars are eager to get a glimpse of items. still shrouded with questions of authenticity. and egyptian authorities are questioning the legal ownership of some artifacts. conservative evangelicals steve green founded the museum, much more on this coming up at

nightly news after news4 at 6:00. >> well, if you didn't get your bid in you lost it and now someone else is the proud owner of the last da vinci. >> $400 million is the bid. and the piece is sold. [cheering and applauding] >> if you're like me, you always stop at 390 million. after an intense bidding war last night at christie's, aaren anonymous bidder bought the most expensive piece, the salve a door mundi, the last privately owned work from leonardo da vinci. the painting of jesus had been lost for 200 years but it resurfaced in 2005 and has since been meticulously restored. the full price tag, again, 450 million. that is factoring in all those fees. >> i was bidding online, but i left off six zeroes. that's why i didn't stand a shot. it is something. really stunning. >> it is something. i didn k

vinci in the united states. >> right here. >> there you go. >> well, november is national adoption awareness month. for more than 30 years news4 has been helping children find loving homes with our wednesday's child program created by our own barbara harrison. and barbara joins us now. barbara, new adoptions are being celebrated at courthouses all over the country. >> that's right, jim. every year this time the courts around the country open their doors for a big party-style celebration as the final adoption decree is assigned and new families are created. well, today the day it happens prince george's county court, i went out to find out why this day is so special to one of the judges there. a table of treasured photographs that tell the story of why adoption day in prince george's county is a big deal to judge beverley woodard. judge woodard remembers the feeling of becoming a new parent herself through adoption. when did you decide that you might want to adopt?

you know, i specialized in sexual abuse, child abuse cases in the state's attorneys office. and i love children. and when i went home at night, i knew something was missing for me in my life, and so i decided that i wanted to be a mom. >> but it wouldn't happen overnight. there would be classes, a home study. >> after i finished my classes and they did the home study, i wait today hear from them about a possible adoption. >> she says her parents weren't big on the idea of adoption. >> they were concerned about how am i going to handle being on my own with a child by myself. >> seven months after seeing the photo and saying yes, i want her, beverley woodard finally got the call that changed her life. >> and that's the day you brought more home? >> that's the day, that's it. the day i brought her home from the agency, the department of social services in baltimore city. just like when they hand a baby to you in the hospital you've

different feeling to me when they handed my daughter to me and said, you can take her home. >> she took her daughter ashley home and has watched her grow from toddler to teen and all the wonderful years in between. ashley has been the highlight of her life. and her experience as a grateful mother led her to want to celebrate the joy with new families as part of adoption day each year at the courthouse. >> i took it over once i came to circuit court. so, i've been doing it about now eight years, eight, nine years. >> she and her colleagues at the court finalized adoptions for ten new families today. she says she knows the excitement both parents and children will feel as they leave as a brand-new family. the same wonderful love she had the first time she saw the child that would become her own 25 years ago. >> she was in my heart from day one. >> beautiful

all the new families out in prince george's county. this saturday, adoption day in court will convene at d.c. superior court with the celebration of adoptions here in the district, and i will emcee again this year and hope to see lots of people out to congratulate the new families. the whole city and anyone who wants to come. >> we just love those. how much do we love judge woodard? oh, my goodness. >> what a beautiful baby and what a beautiful young woman she has grown into. how lucky for both of them. >> so blessed they both are. >> yes. >> we congratulate all those new families. >> yes. i can't wait to see all the new families. i know. >> thank you, barbara. >> thanks, barb. coming up next, we're looking at a chilly start to our friday and a cooler weekend heading our way. >> what a spectacular sunset. check that out. doug kammre

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okay, we're so glad we're back. we almost broke into that commercial break. what's that -- it looks really good here. it's really orange. >> we should get out of the way. it's amazing. >> it was nice, it was really a beautiful day. >> yeah, we got to 64. that's the highest

we've seen in a week-and-a-half. we've seen cool weather. that cool weather is moving right back in. take a look now as you look outside. different vantage point looking toward the north and east. and you see what's happened around the bethesda area, friendship heights. what a difference. just a difference in the camera angle, difference in the camera as well. 56 degrees right now, winds out of the northwest at 16. definitely starting to feel cooler out there. we're going to continue to see those temperatures go down, already down to 46 hagerstown, 43 in cumberland, 43 in winchester. wind chill already in the 30s. i think it will be in the 30s in most areas by 7:00, 8:00 tonight. if you're heading out, make sure you put on the jacket or coat. you'll need it. here's the storm system. pretty big one towards boston. did not bring us much in the way of rain. in thunderstorms, hail, snow in parts of new england. now seeing lake effect snow coming through. that's that cold air from canada coming down across parts of the mid-atlc

tomorrow. high today in the mid 60s in some areas, tomorrow in the low 50s. many of you stake in the 40s. combine that with the wind and it is going to feel a lot cooler. temperatures will feel ten to 20 degrees colder tomorrow. plenty of sunshine, that will help during the day. for the morning hours make sure the kids are bundled up. coats, gloves, hats, they'll need them. upper 20s to mid 30s. 52 by the time you pickup the kids with less wind. 60 on saturday. now, saturday another storm moves in. we could see a chance of a shower early in the day. this is something i'm watching. but a much better chance of rain overnight on saturday. so, saturday night if you're heading out, that's the day to watch out for. saturday increasing winds, maybe a chance of a shower early. i've got us in the yellow here because it's not a great day, but it's not all that bad either during the day. saturday night rain showers likely, and if you're heading out saturday night, yeah, you need to know that. you need to think about that. mb

sunday. feels like the 30s. if you're out and about, it's supposed to be cool this time of year. my son has a couple football games. i'm not too worried about anything except for the wind. that means a running game has got to be on point. you know what i'm talking about. 51 on your sunday with that wind. 48 cool on monday. speaking of 48, let's do it again on thanksgiving. much colder as we head into thanksgiving. we're watching this forecast carefully, though. there have been signs we could be warmer. let's hope for that. we'd like our turkey day to be about like the turkey. >> i like that. >> make sure it's there. we'll talk much more about that. if you're thinking about traveling, next wednesday i've got that forecast for you coming up in just a bit. >> thank you, doug. >> hey, new homes, new stores, new construction, a look at what is being done -- called one local county's biggest ever redevelopment project and the impact it will have over the next four years. >> plus cracking down, susan hogan explains how your phone company could soon be leading the

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unnecessary loss of life. an officer shot in the line of duty. sean suiter from d.c. a man shot him in the head as souter investigated a 2016 case. he had been with the department for 18 years and leaves behind five children. >> aiava hi virginia high schoo teacher is on suspension for removing a student's hijab. he said he thought the girl was wearing a hoodie not allowed in the school. they apologized to the student and her muslim family. >> a shop lifting crew with a baby in toe rips off a falls church jewelry store with some distracting tactics. surveillance video captured the heist in progress at b.t. jewelers in the eden center. they stole thousands in cash and jewelry. police are offering now a $5,000 reward for information on the seven suspects. >> this next story has a little bit of an ick quality to it.

warned. >> if you're scratching your head or hair, be warned. metro transit leaders are saying there are so much human hairs and fibers collecting in the system that it presents an electrical and fire hazard. our transportation reporter adam tuss has the story you will only see on news4. >> reporter: of all the things for metro to worry about, hair? your hair, yes, really. this could be an issue for the transit agency. hair raising. >> human hair, that's interesting. >> reporter: hair splitting. >> you've got to think about it. your hair does shed. >> reporter: just hairy, not something you think about. >> i don't think about it at all. >> reporter: outside consultants are telling metro that so much human hair and human fibers are collecting on parts of the system that it's an issue. >> oh, absolutely. the amount of debris is just beyond vulgar to think

with brian sherlock. he's studying this for amalgamated transit union international. take a look at the side by side photos that show what's going on. he says a felt-like material an eighth of an inch thick is collecting especially at insulators that hold the high voltage third rail. >> a huge amount. i was flabbergasted. >> reporter: flabbergasted at the amount of hair that's in metro? >> yeah. >> reporter: metro's gm is now acknowledging the problem. >> a lot of the issues on the insulators is actually fiber and hair that literally just coming off of people and off clothing. gets sucked up. >> reporter: the bigger problem here, all that gunk can actually cause some sparking and potentially a fire. the union says metro needs to find a way to keep the areas around these insulators clean. the general manager stopped short of saying riders should be wearing hair nets. along the red line, adam tuss, news4. >> okay, we're not wearing h

nets. >> not a good look. it just is not. i like beyond vulgar, okay. it's just hair. >> who knew? >> who knew. >> in prince george's county a fire that we told you about yesterday has turned deadly. fire fighters had to pull two people from this home along lorraine drive in temple hills. neighbors told us they heard condaleeza rice cries for help but the intense claims flames and smoke kept them from reaching the trapped residents. investigators are still waiting on autopsies, but believe the victim to be a man in his 60s and his elderly mother. they say the blaze appeared to be to begin in the basement. everybody knew her, but nobody knew anything about her murder. nearly four decades after the death of a d.c. high school student, her family is still asking that simple question, who killed her? it was 1980 when someone abducted deborah brooks near her home and left her for dead in charles county. even though decades havene

by, detectives haven't given up on this case. news4's kristin wright talked to deborah's brother today. he is holding out hope that police will find her. >> i remember it vividly as if it was just yesterday. how my mother felt, how i felt, how her death impacted the family. and i've carried it with me all these years. >> reporter: time has not healed this wound. 37 years ago this week, someone murdered paul brooks's sister deborah brooks. she was only 17. >> before we could celebrate the holidays, we had to mourn my sister's death, and it just cast a shadow over every single holiday since then. >> reporter: everyone called her missy. in 1980 she was abducted near her home. her body was dumped in

ville road in charles county. the killer was never found. >> the one thing my mother said she regretted was we were never able to find out what happened to my sister. >> reporter: the cold case has new life. missy's body was found a quarter mile into the woods here. they are coming to the scene and talking to people who knew missy. >> we feel now is the time for the community to step up and hopefully give us the lead needed to solve this case. >> reporter: that one piece of the puzzle, no matter how big or small, there is a $10,000 reward in the case. paul says someone must stand up and tell the truth. >> closure, that's closure, it's the bottom line. the finality of it. it won't bring her back, but it will give my family the satisfaction that the person responsible has been dealt with. >> reporter: and finally a chance at peace. kristin wright, news4. >> big game hunters who like to display the body parts of the elephants they kill as trophies can now bri

to the united states. the trump administration just lifted the federal ban on elephant parts this week. this will only apply to elephants hunted legally in zimbabwe between january of last year and december of next year. the ban was originally put into place by the obama administration. the african elephant population is in decline mostly as a result of poaching. several countries have banned the import of ivory to stop that practice. the u.s. fish and wildlife service which is lifting the ban says on its website that allowing big game hunters to spend big bucks to shoot elephants will help fund conservation programs in zimbabwe that will ultimately help save the species. that same government website points out that this conservation only works in countries that have a strong government and a strong economy. the military just staged a coup in zimbabwe and the president is under house arrest after decades of economic turmoil. >> an opportunity to meet

meaning so much more for one teacher. >> the drama that unfolded inside her class during a recent back to school night. >> i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news4, it was nor than a groundbreaking. it was a happening. why tossing this dirt meant so much to the people of suitland. >> we were in the 60s across the area today, but the temperatures going down big time over the next couple of hours. we'll see those numbers down into the 30s by the time you wake up tomorrow morning. much more on this.

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forgotten no longer, people in one prince george's county community say they are finally getting the major development they need. we're talking town homes, shops, senior housing, and a performing arts center, all headed for suitland. our bureau chief tracee wilkins explains why this project has residents feeling so hopeful. >> reporter: when officials tossed the dirt, the people who live in suitland shot video and took pictures like fans at a concert, instead of residents attending a ceremonial groundbreaking. >> stand up and be proud right now because of the work that we've done. [cheering and applauding] >> reporter: it's that important to them because they've waited 20 years for serious redevelopment in this city. >> this means a lot to me as a resident. >> reporter: if you take a look around suitland, you see change is

a suitland center will feature hundreds of single-family homes, a senior center, a performing arts center, an 80,000 square feet of much needed retail. the $350 million project is the largest public/private partnership development in county history. >> you think you can redevelop u street and h street, then my god, you can do suitland when you have a federal center here, you have the green line, you have the beautiful homes. >> reporter: for decades suitland has had more than its share of crime. so many so many residents began patrolling their own streets like harry chambers, a member of the dupont be neighborhood watch. >> make sure it is okay. young people ready to go to school. >> reporter: now with an economic center promising to bring new residence and new lives, they are looking forward to a different picture of suitland. from the federal center to silver hill road to suitland road. that's how large this development is going to

redevelopment project in prince george's county history. by this summer there will be some town houses for sale. the project is expected to be complete by 2020. in suitland, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> after years of doing more with less, teachers in prince george's county are getting a raise. it became official today with a signing ceremony in upper marlboro. the raises are part of contract negotiations and all employees including teachers and the support staff will be eligible for these increases. >> you're on the do not call registry, but the telemarketers still get through. happens to me at least twice a day. ahead, how your phone company may block those annoying robocalls. >> we continue to follow breaking news out of baltimor. the maenh

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back now to that breaking news out of baltimore where the police detective killed on the job, someone shot sean suiter as he investigated a homicide case in west baltimore. suitor is from the district of columbia. he grew up here. this evening we're getting a closer look at the man behind the badge. wbal kim dacy has our report. >> the shooter knows what he did and he knows who he did it to. a baltimore police detective. >> reporter: detective sean suiter died of shock trauma around noon today less than 24 hours after he was shot in the head during an investigation in west baltimore. >> i asked the city of baltimore to please pray for this family, a strong family, a police officer who gave his life, doing his duty, a former navy officer who has served this country well. and has served his city well. >> reporter: officials say detective suitor was 43 years old, a husband and

the youngest is 14. me rushed to shock traum and and stayed by his side till the very end. >> they are in shock. they are in pain like any family in this city who has suffered from violence. they are all suffering and his wife, they are all suffering. they've got a lot of relatives here. cousins, in-laws, families have traveled as far as florida to be here with them. >> reporter: detective suitor was on the force for 18 years, serving on patrol in the western district on specialty operational units and as a district detective before moving to the homicide unit. >> he has several commend asiat from the police department. listen, he's a loved guy from the b.p.d. >> everybody here at shock trauma knows him. we know the people in the community know him. he was well respected and he will be very sorely missed. >> reporter: police vow to find his killer b

thoughts are with the suitor family and his widow. >> i ask you to pray for her. pray for their children and pray for our city. >> such a tragic loss there. we want too shift gears now and talk about robocalls and a crackdown. today the fcc announced a major step in hanging up on those annoying calls once and for all. our consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you tonight with the 411 on this new ruling. hi, susan. >> hey there, jim. i actually got two robocalls on my cell phone. chances are you probably got a few, too. unwanted calls are the top consumer complaint at the fcc with more than 200,000 received annually. finally some relief. the fcc approved new rules to protect us from unwanted illegal robocalls. how this will work? some companies will now be able to block calls that it detects are fraudulent, like those with area codes that don't is

provider, and from numbers allocated to a provider but not currently in use. now, one of the best examples as we all know of an illegal robocall, that annoying irs impersonation scam that has [ inaudible ] millions of dollars from americans and millions of americans as well. back to you. >> thank you, susan. >> thank you, susan. all right, we have had a lovely spring-like day, and now we are heading back to winter, yeah? >> yeah, just like that. >> just like that. >> 64 degrees, the high temperature today at the airport. the official might have been 65, but now already down into the 40s in some locations, that's the kind of cool air we have moving on in as we've seen those winds gust upwards of 20 to 30 miles per hour this evening. 56 degrees right now, down to 49 next hour, and really by 7:00 hour down to 44 by 11:00. take a look at the numbers around the metro region. down to 48 now in leesburg. 49 in gaithersburg. so you see that cooler air moving on in and it's going to be a much coldegh

and a much colder start to our friday than we've seen in the last couple days. so make sure you bundle up as you step out the front door tomorrow. you will not need the umbrellas tomorrow, not until saturday night, the next best chance for rain. 52 degrees on friday. with the wind it will feel colder. the wind chills tomorrow will be in the low 20s to 30s. we could see a shower early on saturday. this is something we're going to be watching closely, but i think the bulk of the rain is saturday night into sunday. temperature sunday at 51 degrees. it will be rather windy early on sunday, too, wind chills will be in the 30s to low 40s so a chilly one there. 48 degrees on your monday. so, a cool start to our workweek if not a chilly start. 56 on tuesday, and then if you're travel thing week, the biggest travel day of the year is wednesday. 51 here and we're going to be on the cool side. but the really chilly areas just to the north, it does move into our area during the day on thanksgiving. but if you're flying around the country

good weather. the only exceptions may be down around the new orleans area, maybe the florida panhandle and parts of the northwest where they have seen a lot of rain, a lot of snow. parts of montana if you're thinking about skiing for thanksgiving, record snow fall jackson hole, wyoming. record snow fall up into that area. they'll be able to make plenty snow in our area in snow shoe will be open next week. the rest of the forecast looking a little bit milder as we head in towards next weekend. this weekend a lot of transition between a mild saturday and a much cooler sunday. all right. what's cooler than science? nothing. amelia draper outside now with more on the stem event going on downtown. >> yeah, exactly, doug. so, you and i both huge science mathematics lovers. all in meteorology. we're going to give it a break for a second here. we're at the air and space museum. they're going to have everyday things you can find in

demonstrating how, why airplanes fly. first we're going to start off with shawn. everyone knows how it helps an airplane fly, just kidding. i didn't know about that until today. shawn, explain it to me in 20 words or less. >> slow push high moving air, when we move fast air above it, slow air pushes on the bottom and pushes it up in the air. >> what does that mean? think about the airplane wing. happ hannah is going to demonstrate airplane wing. maybe she can grab it and do it again. that is also explaining how airplanes fly. then we move over to show us grafr gravity. dropping things, all about the different size. didn't fall at the same time, but look when bella dropped a heavy globe and piece of paper that is much lighter it falls at the same time. that's gravity. it is all about the size of the object. and then we have madson here explaining how rockets are launched. think about this balloon. think about your rocket.

madison, launch the rocket. >> well, that would not have been a very successful launch. most of the time hopefully it goes up, right? at least that one only cost us 50 cents. then we finish with ashley who is a physics major at american university. what would you say to girls that want to get into stem career, science, technology, mathematics, engineering? >> i would say never give up. the most important thing is keep going. >> i love that. we're having so much fun down here, guys. we're talking about magnetic goo, satellite imagery, comparing when we see natural disasters happen. these lovely leaders of the intelligence foundation, just a great time. guys, back to you. >> all right, thanks, amelia. trips to las vegas and san diego, they are not vacations, they were trips to pickup f fugitives. and scott macfarlane and the i-team report, who were taking those trips and how they were traveling has raised some eyebrows. >> reporter: we received call after call from

inside the culpepper county sheriff's office and we began investigating what they told us. out of state expeditions are not unusual for the sheriff's departments. they said it was the sheriff himself going on some of these trips. so, we got copies of all the reimbursement vouchers for two years from the state of virginia which foots the bill. scott jenkins not only went on trips to las vegas and san diego, but he flew first class, a violation of state policy. >> flying first class for extradition, is that normal? >> absolutely not. we would fly regular coach there. >> reporter: for months the i-team tried to talk to the sheriff on camera. he declined. he told us in an e-mail he went on a trip to lerj how larger jurisdictions operate. because his office was short staffed at the time and asked for those first class flights, he says the state has reimbursed him in the past for those. our full news4 i-team investigation into the sheriff's office

scott macfarlane, news4 i-team. >> we're looking for that after thursday night football. parent teacher nights aren't known for high drama. >> that wasn't the case at a recent back to school night. we're going to find out how it turned

eye a group of parents in loudoun county are heroes to one kindergarten teacher. >> the teacher collapsed during back to school night. her heart stopped beating. >> they likely saved her life. >> news4's amee cho went to the school where there is a great deal of gratitude. >> good morning. >> reporter: to be a teacher. it helps to have a really big smile. >> they're doing great, keep going. >> reporter: and a really big heart. >> wow, yeah! >> reporter: joanna bean has both. >> can you tell me what month it is? >> reporter: a few months back it was a back to schoogh

>> parents said i told them i was light-headed. i don't remember that. i sat down in my chair and passed out. >> reporter: precious seconds ticked by. she doesn't recall this part either. that's when a parent came to the rescue. >> we need to get her on the floor and do cpr. she was bluish and not breathing. >> i remember waking up saturday morning in the icu. i asked my husband what happened. he said you had cardiac arrest and the people at your school saved your life. and i was just so grateful. >> reporter: doctors don't know why her heart stopped beating. took months for her to get better. >> i couldn't sleep that night because i wasn't sure -- i watched the emts take over, they were taking her to the hospital. >> reporter: but now thanks to her, she is back in school and fully recovered. >> we're linked forever now, though. she can't get rid of me.o >> reporter: luckily they can count on the teacher with her big small. >> awesome. you got all the way to 20. >> reporter: and her big heart. >> good job. >> reporter: in ashburn, amee cho, news4. >> now at 6:00, they look like customers, but their actions were criminal. e he betrayed my trust. >> it comes amid new allegations against republican senate candidate roy moore. >> we all talked about it, how creepy he was and what a pervert he was. >> plus controversy at a local high school after a confrn tags between a teacher and a teenager wearing a hijab. and metro has a problem with your hair literally. why human hair is being blamed for things like this one on the rails. first at 6:00, a scandal rocking the halls of government again. senator al franken this time apologizing after a woman accused him of kissing and groping her more than a decade ago. >> this comes as nine women come forward accusing republican senate candidate roy moore of sexual misconduct in his past. tonight we are working new leads on both stories. >> and our i-team is uncovering new details about how rampant

the hill. let's start with erika gonzalez at the live desk. erika? >> doreen, let's start with the troubling allegations aimed at senator al franken. they come from a woman who is overseas on a uso tour with franken in 2006. lyanne tweeden says he appears to have fondled her breasts while she was asleep on the flight home and he forcibly kissed her against her will while they rehearsed for a skit. >> he just put his hand on the back of my head and he mashed his face against me. it happened so fast. he mashed his lips against my face and he stuck his tongue in my mouth so fast. >> lyanne tweeden is originally from manassas. she's a morning news anchor for wabc radio in los angeles. as for senator franken's response, he issued a statement apologizing to lyanne tweeden and everyone else on the tour. he wrote that he respects women and the fact that he has given people a good reason to doubt that makes him ashamed. franken also said that held