first up tonight at 5:00, fresh concerns innt montgomery c tonight as the nber of pedestrian deaths continues to climb. >> a particular concern among e very busy stretch of road. just this morning a car struck m 41-year-old on georgia avenue in wheaton. and it's the second fatal pedestrian crash in that area this week. >> news 4 nicole jacobs is live for us at the scene. nicole, what are you today?g >> jim and wendy, montgomery county police are stillrying to get a handle on these dangs. they've launched several safety campaigns and another is starting in t coming weeks and drivers and pedestrians simply paying attention can make all the difference. >> people are always in a hurry. >> reporter: that rush mixed with more people, more rs, more congestion can be dangerous.

>> it's not easyo get across. >> reporter: and for the fourth time in two weeks, this has been the scene. and, unfortunely, the same tcome. pedestrian hit and killed. the 41-year-old was the victim here. investigators say he was not in the crosswalk. the deadly trend is something montgomery county police have ed pinpoiince the spring. >> we had 11 fatal crashes since may 5th involving pedestrians. >> reporter: the traffic lights, the crosswalks, all the signs are in place for those who frequently walk see the danger first hand. >> sometimes peoplean disregard it because they're trying to hurry up and get across the stet. >> you don't pay attention to the sign, you could easily get hit and run over. >> reporter: montgomery county police key points they hope will make a difference. >> making thaye contact and making sure you're paying attention and you're crossing and youe safe and that you're seen or being rseen.

eporter: especially ahead of the start of school when more feet are crossing, including little ones. montgomery county police saye they noticed several commonalities in the last four fatalities. they say all of them happened at dark when it was dark.re so, the encouraging pedestrians to wear clothing that is visible to drers. they also say the pedestrians were not in the crosswalk. an also they were all hispanic. so, they are going to do a push in spanish, as well.m? >> so important and be aware, as the officer mentioned, that' critical. thanks so much. the murder of a beloved high schoolteacher in maryland rocked that community a her parents' grief was made even more ebearable after pol say the man that that woman loved killed her in a cold hearted and calculated way. laura wallen was pregnant when she was killed. her body found in a shallow

grave and her boyfriend charged with that killing. unusualtzgerald has the request that prosecutors made in court today. >>aura wallen was a beloved high schoolteacher and was expecting her fir b child, nearly a year ago on september 2nd she went missing. wallen's body was found days later in a field in damascus. prosecutors quickly learned she had been murdered. we wched as her boyfriend, tyler tessier, stoodt n to her parents pleading for her return. charged with was her murder. now in less than two weeks this case will go t before it does, the state's attorney for montgomery county john mccarthy and tessier'sne defense att were back in court arguing if certain evidence will be during the trial. >> we have agreed thawnt we wous not introdu any sonogram

pictures. >> reporter: the second issue is whether jurors will be taken to location where wallen's body was found. the defense argued that it would limit the ability for the public to walk the trail, but the prosecution argued that it's absolutely necessary. >> the unique nature of the topograp and the lantiand the locaon where ms. wallen was found issues of premeditation. >> reporter: wallen took a ndcture of the location sent it to her sister. it was a photo that eventuall helped police find her body because the next day prosecutors say tessier returned to that same area to kill wallen. the judgehe called t idea a ver allow jurors to travel to the last location laura wallen was seen alive. it is a decision he will make whenshe trial g under way in

september. megan fitzgerald, news >> the prosecution also asked the judge for a second site visit, wanting to take jurors to the shed where they say tessier obtained the murder the judge denied that request. the reaction has beenpo ing in today on social media from political leaders from bott sides o aisle offering prayers for senator john mccain. this after a statement from his family today that mccain has decided to stop treatnt for brai cancer. the 81-year-old senator has been battling an aggressive kind of brain cancer and his condition worsened last fall and mccain has beent home in arizona since december. this afternoon, weot this reaction from illinois durbin.ic senator dick >> john mccain is an american hero. and those of us who have been fortunate enough to know him and work with him feel blessed. >> senator durbin and senator mccain have served together in

congress for 36 years. here's a little more globlastoma.about a type of cancer that originates in the brain or spine. spreads quickly through the blood vessels in the brain. they could occurt any age but your risk increases as you get older. more common in men than womend ymptoms usually include headaches, nauseain vom and seizures. treatment can help but the condition cannot be cured and it's rare. there are fewer than 200,000 cases diagnosed in the u.s. every year. this is firefighter jesse mccullough. his calling was to save lives, but now he's trying to save own because he is fighting an aggressive cancer and he's not alone. th weekend fellow firefighters in prince george's county are organizing a benefit ho help family pay for his expensive treatment. bureau chief tracee wilkins explains how you could help phe

>> reporter: he went into freezing water to save this sweet dog. we didn't know then that this hero was in a fight to save h own life. >> he didn't want to just talk about his cancer all the time. he just wanted to work hard and live h fe. >> reporter: mccullough a ten-year firefighter, husband and fire of two little girls is fighting stage four colon cancer. a kind of cancer firefighters are prone to because of the dangerous toxins they're exposed while they're fighting fires. >> firefighter pass away twos ye ago from brain cancer. and it's not only an issue here in prince george's county, but nationwide. >> reporter: just yesterday chris van holl announced the $2 milon firefighter firefightcancer registry. it will keep track of all the firefighter cases. >> that is a big help. we haven't had the data to go

to. >> reporter: cancer isin now th lecause of firefighters. it's also a costly medical bale and now mccullough's fire family is trying to help with that. >> he's crently under going kk chemo at this time and looking for other options because it has progressed. >> reporter: on sunday they're raising money during a benefit featuring good foods and raffles and lots of prayers for mccullough's future. >> he stillop has that a miracle can happen and he's just going to keep on fighting. >> reporter: the benefit for firefighter mccullough is happening at the pier oyster bar and grel. for m information on the event and how to give money to this family. you can go to nbcwashington and search firefighter help. in landover hills, tracee wilkins, news 4. >> mentioned maryland senator chris van hollen announced $2 million in fundi to implement

the firefighter cancer registry act. it will track cancerncents among firefighters nationally. cancer is the leading cause o death inhe line of duty and scientists are hoping to use the statistics to better understand the reasons. one of the reasons is the flam retardants. once they become, in the smoke and breathed in, they are quite toxic. they're hing to come up with some solutions to minimize the risks. turning now to our forecast an folks it is perfect weather for some football tonight. >> sure dis. sherree buess is at fedex field and amelia is in the storm center. >> kickf at 7:30, right? >> 7:30 and the weather is looking fantastic. low humidity plenty of sunshine. no worries of rain and it's not going to be freezing out there. whether that we would more s expect when football season really gets under way, right? righ now at 83 degrees.

7:00 p.m. heading down to fedex field and temperature around 79 and mild as the game gets under way and9:0074 degrees and really comfortable by ev11:00 p. ybody is leaving the field and we're at 71 degrees. another night where you opene u windows and let the fresh air in and, of course, jim, come prince william county schools and manassas heading back to class. that forecast coming up at 5:45. >> time is running out. thanks. we continue our coverage and sherree, a lot of people excited to see a why who wasn't even on the team a week ago. >> just talking aboutredskins themselves the experinnce in the ruack room grew with the addiction of adrian peterson. the n-sevetime pro bowler is one of the newest additions to the burgundy and gold. back on the roster and as head coachay gruden sai it, he's

still a physical. we are expecting adrian to be out here and show off. his naickname is all day and hi teammates are exciatd to see e can do in live game action. not that many times you're sitting down in the locker room with a guy who is a first ballot hall of famer and has done things that you told yourlf u're going to do when you step foot in this league. >> you see a guyike that and admire him through the league and the years he has been playing. i call him mr. all day. that's pretty much whatis he . all day. >> bigge fan secretly rootin him ond openly so. just one of those things to see him i'm going to be super excited. >> it is pro bowl lineman trent williams who also was a fan bringing adrian peterson over. the two were teammates at. oklaho happy to have another sooner on the roster. guys, back to you. >> double duty they'reoing to

be doing. thank you, sherree, we'll see you at6:00 and at 11:00 after the game. redskins take on the broncos and live reaction fm the players and coaches on redskins post-game report. of course, followed by new 4z at 11:00. nothing saysarand like a blue crab. but pita wants to change your relationship with that iconic creature. still to come, the new push from the ani rights group that has a lot of people going, what? an issueith mold has teachers at one school packing up before the year even starts. the plan for students when the school semester actually does get under way. the accused killer in the d.c. mansion murders is getting read for trial and the focus tonight that's on his socl media aciaties

in than two weeks a man accused in a high-profeel quadgroupal murder heads to trial. today attorneys were in court arguinver what evidence will be allowed once that trial begins. news 4 derek ward tak a look at the strategy on both sides. >> reporter: 37-year-old is the lone person accused in the members of the three members of the savopoulos family. savvas and wife, amy and son philipir and tousekeeper back in the fall of 2015. he was in d.c. superior court

today a his trial is just about to begin. >> a tragedy for all sorts ofas . >> reporter: an attorney who has been watching this case and an accused person has right to a speedy trial, legal experts say sometimes a not so speedy trial plays a role in the jury selection. >> you want jurors to forget about it. you want jurors to think, do i know something about that case or not? you don't want it to be of recent memory. unfortunately, your client has to sit in jail who they're waiting. >> reporter: spent hours going back and forth over things like the jury selection process and what evidence can be presented. like so ma cases lately, online activity could be a ctor in this trial. >> social media has put a lot of people in prison. it got a lot of people out. >> reporter: they want to look at the defendant's facebook activity. notuthat he typed when he was typing it. during the 19 hours the family was believed to have been tied up and torturednd eventually killed and their house set on

fire there was a lull in his postings. >> if fact that he stopped and then a hiatus or dead period and then he picked it up again is relevant. >> reporter: jury son will begin on september 5th with the trial lasting about eight weeks. it could go to the jury by late october or early november. at d.c. superior court, news 4. >> faces 20 felony charges that include first degree murder, burglary, kidnapping, arson and theft. he's being held without bond. university of north carolina police are filing charges against the protesters who toppled that statue of a confederate soldier on campus. the department filed warrants for three people. charges of misdemeanor rioting and defacing a public monument because of this. more than 300 protesters marching at the base of the century old statue that is known monday t sam this was night. calling for the university to take it down and a few hours

later the crowdd it down with a rope. demonstrators say the confederate soldier represents racism. a prince george's county elementary school won't see any students when classes start this year. officials tells aold problem means district heights elementary school is not for class and needs to be shut down. news 4 justin finch explains where students will go whrt school stanext month. >> reporter: district heights elementary teachers and staffhe ing to their cars friday morng. some with hands full, bound for a new classroom off campus. t come the official start of school in september, you likely won't see much car traffic here any more. after the interim prince george's school ceo announced this atthursday's school board meeting. >> but the best option was for us to move the stunts from district heights elementary school to forestville high school on the very first day of school. >> reporter: so, what is the t plan get students to and from forestville high school while

ae interim ceo says realizing most students her walkers, they'll have buses pick them up at assigned points every day to get them to and from their classes. they'll also alter the bell schele to accommodate this new change, as well. this swift shift into bussing stents more than a mile away to forestville high comes after recent testing of district heights turns up signs that mold has resurfaced.ht you m recall parents, students and staff complaining about mold and breathing problems at district heights elementary and that f testingm an outside contractor found a classroom posted a concerning level of mold spores. that led to some 24 ventilation fans being repaired. class there's resumed but this time the interim ceo said s students aff won't be back until the work is finished that mold is gone and the school is deemed safe. >> i feel frustrated. i'm angry. we havealso happy that

a new ceo that care enough for f our children prince george's county to remove these children from the school. i've been begging from d one. >> reporter: so, some relief from parents as you heard that mother there. now, we are hearing from the ceo.rim school about $2.5 million set aside for repairs here at district heights elementary. that does not mean that repair work will be starting hereight away. instead she said she feels better that workers can have the full run of the building to make those repairs and get rid of the mold and in hopes that they'll again.see it here i'm justin finch, new 4z. a celebration for a popular marine. just, ahead at 5:e sendoff today for the retiring marine mascot known affectiontally. also, we have a warm up coming in our forecast. amelia will tell you when you can see the return of those 90s.

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are you h ready for tt to return? not right away. one more night i believe. >> and it's a weekend at that. >> the hea and humidity really return on monday when prince william county in monases is starting their first day of school. enjoy this weekendnd you can open the windows tonight and on saturday night and after thatur ir conditioner is going to be on full force because it's one of those days when you factor in the heat and humidity together, it's feeling like 100 degrees. it is a nice weekend. becoming hot, though, by sunday. check in weather headlines. feeling like 100 or even warmer monday, tuesday and not this weekend, of course, but next weekend just labor dayen we right now. storms out there on saturday and sunday and monday, though, i'mi ke dry. still a ways away. we're going to continue to refine that fo wcast. thkend having a pretty low impact on your weather plans. if you're getting the car washed, looking great. n'most all of us are completely

dry. rule out a storm on monday. again, mosre of us looking dry. the pool parties and barbecues shoue any issue with those. especially tomorrow on saturday and we haveni our com shred tomorrow morning and no problems weatherwise with the communityta shred thats at 8:00 a.m. currently our temperatures in the 70s and 80s. 83 in washington and 81 and tomorrow morning we start off at a refreshing 66 degrees. just wonderful. i don't know about you, but been loving this weather. lunchtime, we're at 80s. aigh tomorrow of 85. pretty much a carbon copy of agday. tomorrow night, n, open up the windows. 79 degrees at 7:00 p.m. here's the isolated storm chance on sunday. giving you a snapshot. notice thatai activityy north and west of washington. places like frederick, prince william county down through parts of spotsylvania have 20 to

30% chance of showeth or derstorm later on sunday. the d.c. metro area and areas off to the east are definitely looking dry. want to mention that because there is a small chance. bus stop outlook for monday. temperatures 60s to mid-70s. tuesday, we'll have temperatures in the 70s. on wednesday it is hot and humid. at theop bus well, it's still dry at least. not worried about any rain ortc fog. take a look, here is your storm team 4 four-day forecast. 85. that's nice tomorrow. but then degrees on sunday and hot and humid on monday and lo 90s and a chance for pop-up thunderstorms thursday afteromon and more thunderstorms possible on friday and the humidity levels look to down on friday and then there is a quick look at labor day weekend, which has highs in t t o upper 80s. >> not bad. thank you. it's the unfinished business of the constitution. but decades after the start of

the equal rights amendmen movement, there is a revival happening i virginia. and only on news 4 tonight. the new push to ratify that amendment that does guarantee equal rights for all. why is it happening now? >> it would be thrilling if virginia would ratify and the congress would then accept the ratification. >> prosecutors dropping thear s against the man accused of murdering a mother and son. but detectives s their investigation is far from over. they're on the hunt for new evidence tonight. we'll s

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you're watching news 4 add 5:00. >> now at 5:30 the man accused of killing a mother and son in ode their home is of jail. >> those charges against him have been dropped for no the defense says the prosecutors are trying to convict an innocent man. >> but as our virginia reporter david orculver r on the hunt for new evidence that they hope will solve this crime. >> reporter: when loudon county deputies snapped this mugshot, they would think a suspected murder would soon facerdustice. the charges against him dropped for now. his attorney says detectives will not back>> down. e is the sole target in their mind. they have blinders on. so, they'ry going to to get him no matter what i think. >> reporter: in january deputies

found 65-year-old and her 35-year-old son shot to death in their aldie home. they believe he knew him through a prescription drug use. >> he was an opioid dealer and he was friends. >> reporter: investigators berieve thedship turned sour, but not all the forensic evidence supports that. in a statemereleased thursday, prosecutors state that the nine casings found at the scene match a gun belonging to welch, but nine of the bullets t recovered fro victims did not match welch's gun. >> the nine bullets match each other. they just don't match that >>gu round the same time that prosecutors dropped the charges against welch, detectiv got busy. they were on the hunt for new evidence and they pulled out search warrants like ts one and they searched homes like that one here in fairfax >> just this week, detectives combing through welch's brother

house along with his parents' home and a third home collecting a dozen pieces of edence. >> so now they're trying to gure out how can we put the square peg in a round hole? >> reporter: the defense r believes tl killer is still out there. in fairfax county, david culver news 4. while the charges are dropped for now, prosecutors could rearrest w ach charge him with the murders once they get new evicence. p say they caught the man who police say killed a young father. police just releasing this cture of the murder suspect. franklin scott, according to police, was set with lamont adair jr. over personal issue and shot him. this happened two weeks ago and during the day asadair was walking to a recreation center in seat pleasant. he leaves behind an 11-month-old son. some very uncharitable behavior happening right here.

prince william police want to ricketwo men who robbed wireless stores. you can see them sauntering in drawers behind the counter. they hit the one on dale boulevard twice this summer. a victory for voters and a predomintly african-american community in georgia. they along with civil rights groups have been fighting a plan tolllose of the polling stations in their rural counity. today, elections officials in randolph county voted to scrap the controversial plan. a consultant recommended theos e because polling places did not meet americans wit disability acts requirements. they questioned the real motive saying it would disenfranchise voters. remember the equal rigs amendmen it didinspire marches here and marches across the country.

and it was approved by congress back in 1972. but it never won the required ratification of sthree-four of all the nation's states. but ther starting.campaign in virginia, this weekend, to revive this fight for the e.r.a. the commonwealth. julie carey checked in with two generations of e.r.a. warriors. >> this banner saw many different marches. >> reporter: a relic of the pa, of a dream unfulfilled. these fairfax county woman were on the line to get the equal rights amendment passed i virginia before a 1982 deadline. >> that drove everything.ou people,know, had to make sacrifices to get this work r:ne. >> reporow in their 70s emily and jean became life-long friends low their work onhe e.r.a. she took a leave from her work at ibm to run a phone bank i

arlington to drum up support for legislative candidates who would back the e.r.a. >> we made a gazillion phone calls. >> reporter: failed to ratify the e.r.a. by the deadline. >> it w sad. but i think we all felt we'll come back and we'll get this done some day. but it's been many >> reporter: now, three decades later, a new generation is picking u the torch. this delegate will sponsor the bill. >> for us to really push for the equal right amendment. >> reporter: the spotlight is suddenly on virginia because it's poised to become the final fate needed to hit that thr quarters of the state's mark. >> we need to beasrotected fully quals to men in the constitution ande can onl do that with the equal rights amendment. >> reporter: what about that 1982 deadline tont has passed? e.r.a. supporters say congress can change that.

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recommendations for the flu vaccine came out today. yeah, trt time of y already. they recommend you get the flu vaccine by the end of october. use that as a deadline. this year the nasal smell vaccine retus. ople who have egg allergies can safely get the vaccine. the cdc says this year's vaccines have been updated to match the current flu strains. senator thomas friedman ran the cdc but trouble for the once highly respected doctor. he was arrested and charged with x abuse. chris glorioso has our story. >> reporter: dr. thomas freeden, the architect on who led america's battle against

outbreak of ebola n virus isow facing his own battle in criminal court. a 55-year-old woman accused the world renowned doctor of groping heinside his brooklyn heights tober.ent last reported the alleged abuse eight months later in july as he awaited arraignment, a representative of frieden said it does notreflect his values. he stepped down when president trump took office and returned to new york he launched a public health initiative funded byop philantts to reduce heart attacks and strokes. big rains for the big island as hurricane lane pushes towards hawaii. flooding to mudslides and power outages. we have a closer look at the impact of this storm. a loved marineorps mascot heading into retirement.y ew friend chesty.

always loyal, always fahful and always just too gosh darn cute. >> this guy is highly decorated and highly he looks a little sluggish. >> he looks like he's sad to go. >> news 4 aime cho shows us. >> sergeant chesty the 14th. >> reporter: when a service member retires, it's an important occasion. >> ladies and gentlemen, a privilege to have as our retirement official the commanding officer. >> reporter: but if you thought these ceremonies were only for humans, well, u're barking up the wrong tree. >> sergeant chesty, the 14th.

>> reporter: meet chesty the bull dog. the official mascot of the marine corps. he served faithfully for five years. >> when he was yng he was feisty and energetic and then as he progresse and got older he brought that wisdom knowledge and experience. >> get up, get. up >> reporter: and now as chesty gets ready to retire, what this little g may lack in speed he more than makes up for with the smile he puts on people's faces. >> up down and sideways this journey has been the best of my life next to motherhood. >> reporyer: over the s, chesty has marched in countless parades and posed for pictures nd one ois favorite memories. >> the ladies. probably not an appropriate thing to say but he loves the ladies. he doesn't sit as often as he should, b i think he served faithfully and well and he is going to enjoy retirement a lot. >> reporter: and chesty the xiv getting ready to take h but the marines say they'll

never forget their furry friend. >> even though he isot officially the mascot of the marine corps, he will forever bs ourt here at the barrack. >> he won't go too far he's ta going to with his owner right up the street and do lots ofis favorite hobby, in case you couldn't tell, is sleeping. aimee cho, new 4z. >> i feel you sergeant chesty. the marines have had rarious ches chestys. in fact, this little dog was the xiv. sounds like a character from mash. >> i thinkhat is his normal pose, though. >> he always looks like he's sleeping, yeah. anyway,he sometimes most difficult obstacle for a veteran civilian lifeto is landing that first job. but a group that helps women veterans is offering some help.e tomorrow troup called final

salu is hosting an event to help women vets and those in active duty dress for success and become workforce ready. >> the women veterans and military women that come here will receive free,es pronal clothing, free shoes, accessories and they're also getting free profession makeovers and a head shot for their linkedin profiles. >> thi event runs tomorrow from noon until 5:00 at the durt recreational center. walk-ins are welcome. search final salute in our nbc washington app. >> doing great work there. the next 2 hours are critical for hawaii as hurricane lane nverst to the islands right now. it has already dped more than 30 inches of rain on some areas, creating massivehelooding on big island, which you're seeing here. it's forcing folks to leave their homes for higher ground so they're safe. and the flooding will likely

continue because this storm is moving as amelia has told us, very, very slowly. and check out some of the damage to homes so far. parts of roads have been washed ay, been downgraded to a category 2 storm. but the continuous rain making this a very dangerous situation for people living there. ain, some spots have gotten more than 2 1/2 feet of since just wednesday. and this has been going on for days longer than thaten >> and is there anything worse than water? all that water. g's so damags we have been seeing this year. >> right, exactly. >> i was going toha say, is such a good point. so much rain from mid-july the six sixth wettest on record. the imagery of lane right now.s this hawaii and the chain of islands there and pretty muchd every isln hawaii is getting some amount or some sort of intensityht of rain r now from this hurricane. it is still a category 2

hurricane with maximum sustained winds at 105 miles per ihour. starting to pick up speed and still not moving all that fast. earlier it was only moving at about two miles per hour and now moving towards the north at fivi s per hour. take a look at what will happen over the weekend. likely weakens to a category 1 hurricane and then as we head towards sunday it takes a westerly turn and a tropical iorm and this going to be sunday morning and the biggest impact from lane on hawini is to be the rain. a lot of talk about whether the eye was or not going to make landfall because that hn't happened there in such a long time. thankfully it isn't because that would bring in a very serious wind component and we're talking about mainly storm damage from waves just o hitting parts the island as well as rainfall up to 40 inhes of rainfall w it's all said and done in some spots. back here at homeomorrow morning. is dry, it is sunny, it is comfortable. 66 degree85

or a high on your saturday. sunday nice to start off. you can definitely open the windows, again, saturday night into sunday morning. bu after that, the ac is back on because sunday afternoon we hit a high o90. sunday afternoon and evening i can't rule out an isolated thunderstorm especially if you're west of washington. you want to keep that in mind. for most of us, the weekend is looking dry. the experts tell us to plan and plant now to have your fresh herbs all winter long. you want to start seeds ofrs y, chives, basil and oregano now and grow tm in ur sunny kitchen window. can't believe weoue talking winter and fall and kids heading back to school labor day is next weekend. well in our area we sti have one more heat wave to track and that will happen when we see the humiotty levels s up on monday. sunday is starting to feel a little bit humid but next week monday, tuesday and wednesday with the humidity, it's feeling 100 degrees or hotter out there. you can see that here in your

93 on monday.cast. 95 for highs on tuesday and wednesday. the chance for se thunderstorms out there, thursday, friday and next saturday. of course guys, next saturday is labor day weekend. what are your plans? yeah, i'm going to be at the beach finally. some storms out there. , too. >> nice, what beach? >> we're staying with you. we're staying with you, amelia. >> great. rier.ore the mere i we were going to surprise you. >> and then labor day is looking dry with temperatures in the 80s. amelia. s, with students returning to colleges across our area safety always a major concern for the schools and their family. technology playing a bigger role in keeping your students safe. as aaron gilchrist reports a handfu of local universities are using the live safe app as a lifelineor their campus mmunity. >> reporter: georgetown university is primed and ready

and acampus law enforcement is stepping up on crimes against persons. jay gruber is fresh off a conference of his they zeroed in on how to protect erudents from sex assault and armd ros. >> whether it's physical security or new types of patrol techniques and new ways to gather information that we can use to prevent these things. >> reporter: one of the tools in his safety arsenal is the live safe app.n loaded to 10,000 smartphones across georgetown campuses. >> most don't like calling the police department, but they feel very comfortable in texting us. >> reporter: he showed us how students and staff cann text i tips about possible crimes on campus and keep up back and forth with dispatchers. >> we're actually able to find people who are suspicious or intervene in suspicious activity and it's been very successful r us. >> reporter: police dispatchers received messages in realtime and could see where they're coming from on a map and the app

will also let friends track each other after parting ways. the live safe app is bei used and the chief figured out a way to find it in crime fighng. when t library saw a rash of laptop thefts he created a geo fence. anybody walking into thei building rd an alert. sent you a message about laptop thefts taking place and you're going to do something to make sure that doesn't happen to you. starbucks wants its employees toolunteer and it's paying them to do so. the volunteer program is being tested out in more than a den citiescross the country. volunteer fairfax and selec employees will split their workweek equally between serving coffee and volunteering. this test run will provide 17,000 hours of community service. good for them. this weekend you can get out of the house ands enjoy t

beautiful weather and get rid of some of those old, sensitive documents. the all-state communitys shred back in prince george's county tomorrow morning in largo. 8:00 in the morning until 11:00. make sure your car is in line by 11:00 if you want to receive this service. here is a four-box maximum per car. e to see you there. >> you'll get there about 6:30. >> i'm going to n spend theht in the parking lot. hey, crabs are n friends, food. that is the message tonight from an animal right group. >> coming up next, the reaction to this billboard that has got some marylanders up in arms. they're being asked to think differentlybout this iconic sea food delicacy.

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maryland crabs around here, right? that's why lots of f ks are feeling crabby about peta's latest campaign. the animal rights grouppl teredntiae's g inner harbor urg people not to eat crab. as karen campbell fromer our sitation reports this move is sparking some serious backlash. >> reporter: it's big witbo a message. this peta billboard that sits in downtown baltimore is encoura encouraging people to go hagan. >>ver they say, go vega whatever this is nothing is going to work. >> do what you have to do. eat wtever you have to eat. so don't pressn' the people. do that. >>eporter: the billboards are n close proxpimproximity to set

food restaurants. peta spokesperson says the billboard is met to start a conversation. >>e don't need to be subjecting these animals to unnecessary cruelty and violence. we have all the right at our fingertips. >> reporter: alternatives like a vegan restaurant tllt well, you guessed it, vegan crabcakes. >> we make it special. >> reporter: greg brown is co-owner and he said he became vegan for health reasons and he sees peta's sign as encouraging. >> somebody might see the sign and say, oh, i d't like that. but then it begins a whole conversation and they dig in and explore and now we go into the different levels of what vegan means. >> rorter: but some say they won't give up something they love. >> i love i am so used to eating crabs. i wouldn't give up crabs. >> everybody in a marylan

baltimore city they sell the best crabs. >> peta does have similar billboards in other cities. for example, the airport in maine features a lobster-themed pro-vegan ad. no word on whether that has been successful. leon and wendy are next w 4h net 6:00. and now at6:00, after a week of chaos on capitol hill. >> a moment of bipartisan empathy for an american hero is an announcement many in this town aav the country been bracing for for months. the family of john mccgn releas statement today announcing senator mccain will end his treatment for that aggressive brain cancer that he's bee suffering. >> jim handily joining us now with reaction to that news that has left a lot o peopl shaken, jim. >> it sure has, leon. day.s been pouring in all john mccain is ending his medical treatment for cancer haa

led capitol hill here. a place where his legacy looms very large.ca is 81. the former navy pilot tak isoner back in the '60ss. he i a six-term senator from arizona and former republican esidential candidate. he's been absent from t senate ring most of his treatment for brain cancer over the past year. mccain is seen by many from the military to health care to the future of immigration. republican andemocrats alike tweeted support for mccain and his family today. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and senate minority leader tweeting their prayers for mccain. mitt romney twting, quote, no man this century better exemplifies nor, patriotism, service and sacrifice and country rst. senator tim kaine of virginia tweeting they just don't make th like john mccain any more. wendy and leon, all these comments jus r a