right now on "news4 this week," 17 years later, the nation pauses to remember those killed on septemr 11th. we talk with people who will explain why it's so important to never forget. >> casino cheater. a maryland card dealer admits to stealing more than $1 million. how did he it and how police managed to catch him hydrant ax. d.c. police nab a guy accused of opening up fire hydrants across thecity. they say he was encouraging others to do the same thing. >> welcome towe "news4 thi." >> hello, i'm. i'm leon harris. it's almost an entire generation. we remember t 3,000 lives lost on 9/11, 17 years ago.

the buildings have been repaired or replaced since. memorials pay homage. the most powerful tribute may come from the survivors who inst we never forget. >> caesar alviar. >> howard bar herschbaum. >> my uncle and godfather, firefighter eric todd olson. e the names were read out again as they have beer since the attacks that year. fr to the unfurling of the flag, the nation stopped tember our collective loss. president trump marked the milestone inshanksville, pennsylvania. the vice-president was at the pentagon. amy cho looked at the ceremonies 17 years later. >> reporter: people from all over the world here at pentagon memorial today. every person we talked to said they are determined to never forget.

♪ a quietong t honor thousands of lives lost too soon. ♪ay mary she comes to the memorial every year around september 1th. >> to show my respect and to extend my love to the family member. if i c help one person and lift them up, that was my purpose. >> reporter: a purpose shared by all here today. these army veterans were in the pentagon during attack. they share a hug as they remember their friends who died that day.he >>were just good people. doing service to their country. which they loved. as we do. >> reporter: as the country marks 17 years since that act of evil, some people lay flowers, others simply sit and reflect and many say they will never understand why it had to happen. on>> you can't put a reasot. you can't make sense of it. but younow that you have to go

on. we will go home. but we will never forget. ♪ >> reporter: at the pentagon memorial, amy cho, news 4.andrie events. the ceremony in market square paid tribute to the victims andr honored thece and sacrifice of the first responders who gave their lives to save others. a former mgm car dealer pleade guilty inederal court to stealing more than $1 million from the national casino. it's an update to a story our team first reported. there could be more people charged. tracy wilkins has the developments. >> reporter: mgmna nat harbor went through great pains to train and screen its more than 700 dealers. now there is betreaal. a dealer admitted to stealing ll

more than 1 m$1 million. it's the largest theft since maryland began its craino pr in 2010. sglt expectation is that people are completely above board,ta y honest. >> reporter: the director of the gaming commission say caught because of the state's and casino's security systems. >> the system works. the cameras, surveillance,. securi we caught this. >> reporter: for three months in 2017, he cooperated with parter ins who he would allow to take pictures of unshuffled cards at the table. they would win large on sure bets. he got a payoff i return. how much of an issue is this? >> i think this is -- it's an ongoing and very critical issue for the entire casino industry. >> reporter: m gm released a statement saying he is no longer employed. we have provide our full operation with authorities throughout this investigation. when we told folks heading in about the theft -- >> i can't believe it. they have so many things in

sure for security to make that the dealers don't steal. >> reporte the cameras worked. him.s how they caught >> after a million dollars though. >> reporter: prosecutors said there were co-conspirators whom benefits fhe scheme. he is due back in court in january for sentencing. i'm tracy wilkins, news 4. >> it's hard to believe. . . so is this one. a suspect going around the city illegally opedrng up fire ts. police say they found their man. more now on how they caught him and how the suspect may have been out there urging others to do the same. >> reporter: it's happened as many as 15 times in the past week. including four fire hydrants inside the third street >>tunne. an individual did turn on

hydrants in the third street tunnel. it's a safety concern, it's a hazard. it's illegal. >> reporter: a fire hydrant fldedhis walmart store. that's when police made the arrest. >> we actually got a tip from a community member who photographed the suspect. then once our officerve rec that information, we were able to stop him shortly thereafter and identify him. >> reporter: the suspect is a 34-year-old who had a 14-inch wrench when he was arrested. he has been charged in connection with one of the illegal fire hydrant openings. lice say they are investigating whether he is responsible for the others. in august, before someone stted opening hydrants, neighbored in other pars of the city reported a man opening up their watersp ots. on august 1, a person from california just like the suspect, posted this on facebook. anyone that is a human in the usa suld open their front yard hose on full blast now.

ten minutes a few weeks. for next trust me. police wouldrm not con if the facebook posting was made by the suspect.'s d.ire chief explains why it's easy for someone to illegally open a fire hydrant. >> during an emergency, we want it as simple as possible so t pt ouple can get the water and flow it so they can get in and do their jo res double in size for every minute they are burning. time is of the essence. when we come back, cutting edge technology now bei used at the airport in an effort to increase security. we will showou how it's paying off. plus, screeching in the walls. what happened when a local famis found out their home wa invested with bats? smoothing haircare from whole blends.

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a woman says it sounded like her walls were alive. scratching and growling all night long. she soon learned she had a major infestation of bats in the walls. only on news 4, what you need to look out for to avoid sharith your home winged colony. >> you can see ito o well. it'sful. it's so awful. >> oh, gosh. >> reporter: if you are like me, a warning. this story will makegeou cr before we show you the video, back in may, this family moves

closer to her mom. they bght a house, got settled, ready to welcome baby number two. >> i gave birth on june 4. the batsrrived the week i brought my baby home. >> reporte our wls were alive with activity. learning later they were giving birth as well. a thelt females were having babies. >> reporter: she begannt doing the growing infestation, capturing the baby ba dangling. >> that's a baby without hair. >> reporter: at duthe adult napping behind her blinds. >> i went into denial. we had no idea how many we had. >> reporter: paul had an idea. >> hundreds of thousands. high hundreds to a thousand. a lot. >> reporter: paul from advanced wildlife removal was one of four pest control companies she omcalled. oneny estimated $16,000 to get rid of the bats.

she chose paul cause of his humane approach. >> to not have an ongoing issue, you have to steal up everygap. reporter: he believes they have been reterning for sev summers. he says the home inspector should have checked out the attic before they closed. >> this definitely should have been noticed. >> reporter: they installed these tubes. the bats able to fly out without getting back in. once the bats finally exited, they had to go somewhere. right? they did. not too far. they went next door, a few feet ghay. to the nr's house. the neighbor's house also ge singled up. and tubed inserted. the last of the bats moved on out. her husband dumented a few stragglers. including this one caught on their deck. this brings us back to the video. the growling, you might guess

this bat is not happy about the eviction. >> i get 20, 25 calls a month for bats. >> reporter: she has him saved asaulbatman. a hero of sorts. >> it's a myth. >> reporter: paul smith. after a long summer, she can finally laugh, too. her family now adjusting to a new strange nighttime experience, silence.gi in va, news 4. let's go from bats to the germs that may be lking o your electronic devices. many people know that phones and tablets get dirty. what about your laptop? when is the last time you cleaned that? consumer reporter susan hogan if workin you with the proper way to clean your computer without damaging it. consumer reports tester richard fisco knowsop la >> they get dirty.

they are full of germs. they need to be >> when his daughter brings a filthy laptop home fm college -- >> i grab her the good news is, i know just how to clean them. come with me. you probably should start with the you can see black keys, they are not going to show a lot of dirt. trust me, they are filthy. clean your keyboard less than you clean your bathroom in most cases. >> aan vac with a brush attachment works on brush. to tackle germs, you need to get more serious. dip a soft clock in water mixed with a splash of alcohol. make sure ne drips into the ityboard. clean your screeh a type of cloth you would use to your eyeglasses. a small skirt of detergent diluted with water will help you tackle more stubborn smuds. dampen the cloth. >> with a little time, a little elbow grease you can get most ofour screen really clean.

germ free. dirt free. smudge free. >> left with residue fro last alcohol ickers, that mixture works wonders on the case. >> as someone who tests compu r computers, it' going to run the same as a clean laptop. clean your stuff. >> when using alcohol around your laptop,r consu reports stresses use it sparingly. mixed up with water. only a splash. if you use too much it can take the letters ou your keys. n't want that. you leave your car in a gage for safe keeping. some drivers have returnedth to eir rides in area garages to find them covern a debris they can'ty eedasily remove. we find out what's going on when we find out what's going on when we come back.

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hebreakfast makers, takers, step counters, outdoor explorers, faith restorers, appointment keepers, fantastic creatures. farmer's market goers, cholesterol lowerers cell phone silencers. the new lease on lifers, and the positive thinkers. here's to you all that see every day as an opportunity to thrive your way. it's nothe typef art that's typically encouraged. right now, some graffiti is hanging inside d.c.'s wilson

building. these works are from the late local icon known as cool disco dan. he put tags around the city. the artist's real name is danny hough. h die last summer. the counsel announced plans to displa work. this week we had a national day of service on 9/11. news 4 did its part working in the community toen fightr poverty and hunger. we were with 6,000 friends and voluntrs on the national mall packaging up more than a million nutritus foodsor the food bank. this was the fourth year we teamed up with the aarp to make that happen. news 4's barbara laharrison tald with organizers who say they will be distributed soon. >> they will be uedd in s fashion. the need is great. about 19% food and secure arniors. >> that's the big f the show. the peacock was there to cheer on t. effo this was aarp's third meal challenge this year.

mang more than 2.5 million meals for seniors in need. a >> parking space comes at a premium around here, especially in the district prop that's why some drivers are upset they keep finding their cars covered up witome kind of a white substance. the problem seems to get worse when it rains. ansportation reporter adam tusk explains from the wharf. >> reporter:his is not what you want to find covering your car. a lot of residents arein fding this white calcium-like substance across their car. sometimes sprchkled too >> it's heavy rainfall, the ceiling will leak. over top of my car it's a huge crack. >> reporter: sherry lives here. she says since she mov in in december, this has been an issue. >> the cement mixed with the water. it will leak into my new paint, brand-new car. >> reporter: here is the real issue. this happens way more every time that it rains. as you know, we are expecting

quite a bit of rain over the next week or two. residents here, pretty concerned. a notice has gone out that they should cover their cars if possible o move them. sherry can't get the marks off that the calcium leaves behind. >> it happened a lot. i have had detailing service about three times now. >> reporter: she says management referred her to the parking garage compaon cl parking. they say they have a plan to fix oe issue. asers wait, a storm looms. >> i want to hide my car in my apartment. if i could. >> reporter: in the district, adam tusk, news 4. that's all. i'm leon harris. we will live you with pictures of somef thelooding we have been dealing with recenany. don't w to see nymph thanymore that. thanks for joining us. have a great week.

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