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station. chris is live. >> we have phone calls out toal offi as we try to learn exactly what happened. but take alook. here's video at the scene. it shows that heavy policees ce that you mentioned. it also shows a crime scene investigators the amtrak police responded. we did see an investigator walk into the train station. beyond that, we don't know at this point what happened.insi we can tell you, justin finch is working to learn more and just got to the scene. he'll have live reports on this coming up.t you'll wo stay with us here on news 4 today. >> thank you. let's turn now to wtop's jack taylor in for melissa this morning. of e's a lot of trains out new carrolton. new word on impact of service at this point? >> thankfully, what we can report so far is normal service will be on tap this morning. as of yet, not effecting service on tro. now we have a crash, but it's in
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virginia. the incident is along the right side of the roadway. causing a till light big delay. we'll start on the inner loop, maryland, you have the right lane getting by. two work zones on the outer loop of the beltway. and on theuter loop i virginia. two left lanes will get you by and light volume not causing a big slow down. >> thank. >> we tur now to the forecast. storm team 4 meteorologist laur rickets is in again for chuck bell. >> hey there guys. al fairly c morning especially compared to yesterday. temperatures in the 30s to d around 40rees right now here in the d.c. area. we'll probably take a fde ees off of those as we head through the morning before daybreak. sun coming up about 7:15. 7:22 isct the e sunrise.
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nothing is going on right now. we are dry. it's going to be cooler out there today. you probably noticed yesterday was on the mild de. today in the mid 40s and sunshine once again today. but weave rain on the way. we'll talk about when that's coming our way and howld it c impact travel coming up in a little bit. >> we'll see you then, thank you. it's 4:02 now. newri this morninge george's county police have released additional information in ake deadly w stabbing. police arrested robert jackson. he's accused of stabbing him to death saturday morning. they were roommates at a group home. jackson was arresd at the scene. police are investigating the motive. >> family and friends of a d.c. teen shot and killed in southeast are remembering him as a good personho always was willing to help another. the family of geralda watson hed candlelight vigil last night. they woreee shirts bearing his
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face. they don't know why two people wearing a mask would chase him hoot him airwell and several times. >> whoever is responsible for i this, forgive you. >> police urge anyone in the community with information about this case to come forward. >> two police ficers were hit and killed by a train. thisle happened whi the officers were chasing a shooting suspect. both officers leave behind young children. >> two young men. both fathers. this holidayill never be the same. >> both officers have been on the force for just over two
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years. >> two prince george's county police officers were hurt following an accidental shooting at a holiday party over the weekend. investigators ag tryo determine exactly what lead to that shooting. right now, 11 prince george's county police officers are suspended. all of them are p of the department s.w.a.t. team. they were off duty at the time. they were at a ofcer's home when a personal gun was fired. one officer wase shot in hand and another officer was hurt when the same bullet ricochetted and hit him. it's unclear if they were drinking. >> we don't have any of that yet, but it was a holiday party. >> the two injured officers were treated and released from the hospital sunday. they are expected to be okay. >> fftr minutes the hour, happening today, president trump's former national securiti r will be sentenced for
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lying to the fbi. michael flynn will face a u.s. district judge here in washington. flynn made false statements with his communications the russian ambassador to thet u.s. a the times in the weeks before president trump was i inaugurate 2017. the special counsel recommended that flynn not g any jail time or very little jail time for cooperating with the russia investigation. >> it's now 4:05. we're inching closer to a government shutdown. friday is the deadline for a compromise to be reached and right now there's no progress. thens white housets the president won't judge on the issue. and it's delayed just days before christmas. >> happening today, the district
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could have it's own red flag gun safety law on the books. the final vote on the measure is today. it will help petition a court to eize guns from someone tha poses an immediate danger. today's vote could also suffer a bump stock ban and harsher penalties from high capacity magazines. more than a dozen states including maryland have a red flag law. the new measure could go into effect in january. the plan follows a supreme court ruling this year. under the bill, the in pern d online gambling would be regulated by the d.c. lottery. sf approved, the law would funnel millionf estimated revenue into the district. some councilemrs want that money earmarked for the arts and children's education. approver is expected t the bill. >> the former chief executive of cbs television will not receive
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a $120 millio sef renverance pae from the network. a dozen wom came forward claiming he sexuallyse har or assaulted them. his client denies having any nonconsensual sex and cooperate extensively with investigators. if your rush hour trip takes 10 minutes longer than scheduled, tro will refund the money to your card. it's refunded about a million dollars to riders since the start of the progr this year. >> we now know more infmation abou the march of dimes plan to relocate from new york to arlington county. as part of the deal, the count will provide a $150,000 economit developm incentive grant. they expect it to generate net
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taxes of more than a million dollars over the neck decade. it's a non-profit that works to improve the health of mothers and babies. >>io transport tops the list of concerns among arlington residents when amazon moves to . crystal ci >> residents want to know how much of the impact thestimated 25,000 additional jobs will have on an area already struggling with traffic. amazon would be obligated to create one parking spot for all six employees. there's some that question whether that would push some to park on residential streets. >> you try to park more cars in our neighborhood and that's worrisome to me. >> he want s to make that we have as many as possiblehe
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minimizingimpact on the roads. >> residents are also concerned about whether there's enough affordable housing for everyone. >> amazon is making it easier to get the last minute gifts under the christmas tree in time. how to take advantage of free shipping and when the offer runs out. >>nd we are looking at some sunshine once again today. temperatures around 40 degrees. it's cool when you walk outside. a little bit of a breeze out a little bit of a breeze out there today but
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>> there are crowingcerns that the federal reserve will raise interest rates. presid tt trump is against increase. >> the government filed criminal charges against goldman sachs and two former executives. the government is accusingco th any of stealing billions of dollars from a state investment fund. the fund was supposed to accelerate the country's economic development. officials say the two fmer executives bribed officials and gave falsetements in order to raise the cash for the fund.a ier this year model kim kardashian west modelled president trump for the first step act. it would expd the judge's
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discretion to avoid mandatory sentencing and itould also reduce the three strike sentencing on drug and seriousv ent offense convictions from life to 25 years. for aning calls investigation into the death of a little girl at the border while in u.s. custody.e sh had a temperature above 105. they were picked up by border trol earlier this month after crossing illegally with a group mexico. it is unclear how much her father understood when he signed a form stating that his daughter was in goodhealth. meanwhile, about half of the active duty troops deployed to the southern border ahead of the midterm elections have now returned to their home bases. th ae's stillut 3,100 troops at the border. the president ordered them there in response to the caravan from
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central america which included mostly familie seeking asylum. the remaining troops could be there uil the end of next month. >> an update now on a woman that climbed the stae of liberty on the 4th of ju. she said it was meant as a protest. she was found guilty of three misdemeanor charges. no word on when she'll be sentenced. >> there's going to be a major construction project coming to union station. amtrak plans to install a new track and rebuild a platform on the lower level. amtrak will build a walk way to access the new platform. thederal grant will pay for project and allow more people to travel through union station to their destination. this new track is set to open in 2022. >> good news for anyone that drives i-66 oro wants avoid driving it, a newco commuter lo and buservice is operating in
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the area. buses makeour trips each way each day. >> the goal is to move more . people not to move more cars. >> there's no charge for bus rides through february. >>ppour sg window is closing. today is the last day for e amazon's fre shipping. this is available for everyone. if you place your order today, amazon says it will arrive by christmas. >> an iconic dance that you have probably done when none was looking perhaps is now at the opnter of a lawsuit against a veryar video game. >> the fresh prince of bel air star is sui the creators of fortnite and nba 2k for using
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his dance moves on the video games. >> remember he danced the carrolton in the fresh prince of bel-air. in aaw separate lit he said the makers used his dance moves without permission or credit. he's in the middle of copyrighting the dance. spokesmen for the company did not respond media requests. >> he probably didn't realize that it was going to be what it now. >> it's been a long time since that showas off the air and he hasn't copyrighted it yet? >> herobably just didn't realize it was going to become part of the culture. >> i read this yesterday and i was like that wasn't copyrighted. >> all of that stuff has been. >> who createdit? did somebody claim that? >> what? >> i don'tven know what that is? yeah, i get it. i have no idea. >>hank you, lauren. >> okay.
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but i have no idea. that's exactly right. g no, we'reng to tell you what it is. >> i can't wait to see it. oh, goodri all t. let's talk about the weather. we have some sunshine out there today. sun is coming up at 7:22. we do have heavy rain late this week. could get out of here by the weekend but that could impact travel if you're headed away on ay. as far as what we're looking at right now, temperatures in the 30s across theea 41 in the district. 42 in annapolis. it's on the chilly side out here. htpecially where the temperatures are rbove the freezing mark. no rain, thank goodness, right now. we're looking good. we're dry as you make your way into work this morning. winds may push up to about 10
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miles per hour. therehave sunshine out today but of course cooler than yesterday. and then thursday morning a lot more cloud cover around and of course by the time you head on home you'll notice the inrain. moving in thursday afternoon. sticking around through thursday night. we could have heavy raineading into friday as well. your friday morning and evening commute looking a littl wet. really doesn't get out of here until saturday.ks it l to wrap up as we head into your saturday. more floodings conce as we get into your saturday as well and as far as what we're looking at for the ten-day forecast, we do have rain chances thursday, friday, maybe a chance early on saturday looking good rig now. let's talk about the roadways
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with jack taylor. >> it's an early start without a big delay. we had a on 66 heading in the eastbou direction. light volume not causing a delay. i-295 in both directions. and once again closed today. >> coming o, paying park. it's pretty common in big cities. now a local county isin considg charging you too. the details o where driving could soon be moreexpensive. tv, iphone video games. what do you get for the techy on
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your holiday wish list. givingy on ellen, she is out more gifts. it's day 7 of her 12 days of giveaways. what she is handing out, plus a visit from ryan reynol. at'sds
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pressure is on to grab the latest and greatest .gadg a holiday punt for many already happening online. but we went old i schooln store
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heart rate as well. >> older series 3s are around $280. as for your significant other, maybe one of apple's newest phones. they're not cheap but worth it. >> it is going to start at for the phone. but you're talking about great photos.d lescreen. so the brightness being able to see and battery life. >> for a few hundred dollars less and fewert'features, i an option. plushey come in colors. amazon is bringing fire to the tv margaret. >> i goes up t 55. they combine the streaming fire tv tech with a few more high end americas.
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>>hey also have thealexa remote so you're there to talk to the television. a lot to wei before the holiday. justin nfinch,s 4. >> you go out and buy though, these. 're going to do what. day.hristmas day, all >> didn't he already say he had his present already and bought himself a hat? >> we have been working for y all week with ideas for the last minute gifts. >> we'll tackle the sller presents that may have slipped your mind. the ones you put instockings. >> he said what, you have to p mopresents in stockings?
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nothing lasts longer for powerful cough relief. this was the scene overnight at the metro rail and amtrak station. >> we're working to learne m about what happened there overnight. justin is live now with the latest. what have you learned? >> well, as you saw in the video, some kind oen inc took place here overnight. we're now working to confirm from authorities what exactly took place. first showing you what we saw overnight. a multiagency police response here at the

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