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now at 11:00, new details in a stunning capture. >> one of the fbi's ten most wanted fugitives caught in maryland. t>> news 4'sking exclusively to the family of one of his victims. >> my baby's go, but i'm so happy and feel so blessed that they got him. and the young officer who
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helped take him down. a dramatic conclusion to paul manafort's year and a half long court battle. >> a sentence that is so far below the guidelines that it is an outrage. >> did not apologize. did nay'm sorry. and we're tracking snow making its way in for part of our friday a saturday. in just a couple of days. >> emotional pleas from the daughter of a man hit and killed while crossing the stre. >> anybody in their right mind would stop, get out of the car and see, oh, my god, i hit this person. news 4 at 11:00 starts now. and we begin tonight with at local family that is simply devastated. >> a brother and sisyr v emotional tonight talking only to news 4 about their belovedfa er. he was killed by a hit-and-run driver this week. >> and as new 4's shomari stone joins us live to explain, that driver is still out there. shomari? >>eporter: leon and doreen, right now d.c. police are searching for this gray minivan
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that you're about to see in our piece. we talked to thisevastated family. they describe willie williams as a great aman, army veteran who loved his community. he was crossing rhode island b avenue northeaind me when that minivan hit him and kept on going. >> words can't express right now. >> reporter: words can'tss exp how yolanda williams feels after her father 6 of-year-old willie williams was killed. it's painful. >> that's my dad. i love him to death and he knowt his whole entire family knows it. >> reporter: his brother puts his arm around her, trying to comfort during this emotional time. williams wasro cssing the 1500 block of rhode island avenue northeast outside of the marked alk around 9:00 tuesday night. >> i don't understand. >> reporter: d.c. police say the driver in this gray minivan with a bike rack on the roof shown on the surveillance v eo hit him
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and kept on going. >> how could you do this to someone? >> reporter: the impact williams out of his shoes. he died just feet away from his ap he lived here in a unit with his tife. >> he's an innocan. he didn't cause no problems to nobody. he loved everybody. he's a very well-respectable man. >> reporter:io lawn do tells me her father was an army veteran who enjoyed retirement.il this guy new wliams for years. he shopped at his store. >> i feel very sorry for him. he was a nice guy. >> reporter: they hope police will find the driver who took his life. >> they've got to pay for it. i'm sorry. >> reporter: definitely this family wants justice. now, if you have any information abou this hit-and-run, call december police. live in northeast, shomari stone, news 4. >> all right. >> such a sad outcome there. >> yeah, let's hche they cat the driver. >> absolutely. thanks, shomari. >> thank you, pomari. tty cold night across our region. people are all bundled up lking around downtown silver
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spring tonight, but we're about to see some major changes for the weekend. >> som big ups and downs here. chief meteorologist doug kammerer joins us to explain this roller coast offer a forecast that includes snow.ut >> how a this, guys, going from snow to 70s in a matter of two days. look what we've got out there right now. 37 degrees, d.c. 30 in hagerstown. cl td cover across area so temperatures aren't going to drop all that much and it's a far cry where we were yesterday with the teens for wind chills. the arctic air moving out b still on the cold side and cold enough that when this area of storminess movesn tomorrow, we will see some snow. this isn't actually the stormai we'reng on, though. it's this one back towards moveta that is going to our way. it gives some of us some rain as well. rain to the south. snow to the north. tracking thatain and snow tomorrow. rain for part of the weekend. i'll show you which part of the weekend has the best chance for rain. yes, finally feel like spring. and, boy, do we deserve it.
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much more on that. back here in aut ten minutes. >> thank you, doug. a mother missing her murdered daughr says that she is both heartbroken and grateful, that's because the st wanted fugitive suspected, rather, of killing her child is spending his first night in jail. >> my baby's gone but i'm so i feel so blessed tha they got him. >> tonight, news 4's jackie bensen is talking to the rookie police officer who helped bring a suspected double murderer into custody. >> lamonttephenson now in policehi custody. name crossed off the fbi's asn most wand list. the arrest made at 3:00 a.m. in the new carrollton, maryland area. the video security monitoring service at this enterprise truck rental on annapolis road alerted county pice that a man climbed into the lot. th officer respond add long with two fellow officers.
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police saytephenson told t officers his name then shockingly admitted he was wanted for murder. >> hopefully i can make the department be proud and my instructors be proud. >> reporter: it was the october 2014 murder of his then fonts yay, olga dejesus. he kled her and h belovedicalbelovedih uahua dog. he remained a fugitive until just a few hours after the wednesday night stabbing death of his new girlfriend. she was a.c. homeless shelter security officer described as a kind hearted lovely person. family members say she didn't know that stephenn who had lived at the shelter was a fugitive. they say kaya a mother of four had a pet cat. it was also found dead with her in the.outheast d department. >> vengeance is not ours. it's theth lord's. got him and i'm so, so grateful. >> reporter: this 2014 security camera of stephenson at a bus station shortly after the murder of his fiance in new jersey was
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ast law enforcement sighting of him. officials say they believe he knew he had p beenced on the fbi's list and it may be why he surrounded so easi. >> this could not have happened without a crucial work on everyone's part for this. this showshe strength of the fbi's top ten program. >> reporter: prince george's county police officers answering a common citizen. complai made an arrest that brings answers to two grieving families of two innocent victim charges have already been filed against stephenson in the district. in prince george's county, jackie bensen, news 4. this afternoon, paul dnafort walked into court facingens of years behind bars. instead, with time served he'th spend aboue years in prison. reaction to hisel relat short sentence for president trump's former campaign chair. nbc's blayne alexander with what say in court.nd what he didn't >> reporter: paul manafort, t former campaign chairman who
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helped then candidate trump clinch the republica nomination, today sentenced to 47 months, almost four years in prison, for bank and tax fraud. a sentence significantly lighter than the maximum 24 years. >> this is a thug, and he needs to be put under the jail and j thisudge did exactly the opposite. >> reporter: manafort's charges, which are not related two his rk on the campaign, stem from special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. >> there is absolutely no evidence tha paul manafort was involved with any collusion with any government official from russia. >> reporter: before receiving his m sentenceafort addressed the court, saying be has felt punishment during these proceedings. humiliated and shamed would be a gross understatement. the judge told manafort who was seated in a wheelchair and wearing a green inmate jumatuit he's surprised manafort never expressed remorse. >> paul manafort has a demonstrated track record ofin cr and unethical,
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inprincipled behavior. >> reporter: this is the first of two sentencing hearings for manafort. tht second n week in washington, d.c., where a judge could add another ten years. and manafort will receive credit for the nine months he's already served. blayne alexander, nbc news, washington. michael cohen is another former trump employee getting ready to go to prison. and now thepresident's form private attorney says that trump's empire owes him nearly $2 million. cohen filed a lawsuit against the trump organization today, claiming the company agreed to h pay for work-related expenses, including his legal fees, but cohen says that money dried up in december of 2017. cohen was sentenced to three years in prison for several crimes, including lying to congress. new at 11:00, theeaths of more than 20 prizes horses is halting racing at one of the country's most storied tracks. sips the end of december, 21 ro thoroughbreds have been euthanized after suffering
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mysterious injuries at california's santa anita track. the facilityt down once already this year. it re-opened after the dirt track wasnspected and cleared. since then two more horses have died. this time the stoppage is indefinite. >> we readily acknowledge we are closed for an indefinite period for live racing. >> one hall of fame trainer hold a horse racing magazine that california's unusually harsh and rainy winter may have impacted the track. new tonight, a former top montgomery cnty officialho pocketed nearly $7 million in taxpayer money was sentenced to 15 years in prison. he went from a rockville courtroom to prison today. he pleaded g to diverting county money to a shell company that hereated in 2010. at the time he led thecounty's economic development departmenty prosecutors shat he spent that cash in casinos around the country. his attorney says his client has a gambling addiction. a pnce george's county police officer is off the job tonight. he's accused of punching a man
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he just arrested for breaking and entering a a temple hill store. corporal stephen downy allegedly handcuffed the man and buckled him into the front seat of a police cruiser. fellow police offers say they then saw downy punch the handcuffed man several times in the face. it's behavior tha county leaders say they will not tolerate. >> this type of bavior is unacceptable in this county. and that we will seek justice on behalf of victims in every single case, includinghose who ve been assaulted by officers. >> corporal i downy charged with second-degree assault andless conduct in office. he's been suspecaed while the plays out in court. you're going to notice a few big changes at the national zoo, but it's all in an effort to keep you safe while you're there. the zoo got final approval to close about ialf of entrances. right now the err were 13 different ways to get inside. the main entrances will stay open, but the sidenc ent
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next to parking lots and by t hikingils will be closed by the end of this year. zoo officials are also going to be adding in some new fencing. coming up next, who isng watcou when you stay in one of those airbnbs. >> turned to leave the kitchen and there was a camera. >> the company is addressing concerns from tse who say they're not going farnough to warn you about your privacy. plus, from snow to 70s you're wee, ke -guys, i want you to meet someone. this is jamie. you're going to be seeing a lot more of him now. -i'm not calling him "dad." -oh, n-no. -look, [sighs] i get it. some new guy comes in helping yoth mom bundle and save rogressive, but hey, we're all in this together.
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right, champ? -i'm getting more nuggets. bout some carrots? you don't want to ruin your dinner. -you're not my dad! -tt's fair. overstepped.
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your next vacation couldou have wondering who is watching you. tonight a woman is speaking h exclusively w nbc news after finding hidden cameras inside a. airbnb she ren finds out n chesky what the company is doing to protect you. >> reporter: it was the business trip booked through airbn that got way too p psonal foraige blair. >> i turned to leave the kitchen and there was a camera. er reporter: she found not one but two c inside the home in. thought she was alo >> suddenly every little tiny pin hole looked like a camera to me. >> repter: paige reported the cameras to airbnb and the homeowner, who updated the listing so future rente wouldn't be surprised. airbnb says they have strict policies regarding the proper disclosure of security cameras. >> property owners must disclose any cameras ahead of, ti which are only allowed in plain site and common areas like a living
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room. but surveillance devices of any kind after still forbiddenn bathrooms, bedrooms or any other private area. >> the minute a camera's in the room and it's disclosed to you, that is some form of consent, so you better cover up the camera or get out of the room. >> reporter: a frida m is considering legal action against airbnb after discovering multiple hidden cameras inside his rental. >> you don't know who you're dealing with and, frankly, aiernb doesn't know ei >> reporter: making sure what happens behind closed doors stays that way. morgan chesky, nbc news, los angele r >> airbnbommends if you have any questions you reach out to your host to work things out directly. >> tips to other vacationers here, a warning for spring breakers heading to mexico. the u.s. state department issued a countrywide security alert tonight. the majority of travellers there have safe trips to mexico, but they want to warn you about some things, like strong currents at beaches, drinking responsibly anon keeping an eyour
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drinks at all times. staying with the group of friends islways good advice and they also warn that drugs, including medical margauana, are ilin mexico. and before you go, thenttate depart suggests checking to make sure your health insurance plan includes coverage overseas. >> "jeopardy" host alex trebek's cancer diagnosis is shining a light on the low survival right forancreatic cancer patients. the disease has the lowest surval rate among major cancers. it's expected to kill 46,000 americans this year. that's becauset doesn't respond well to chemotherapy and is typically diagnosed in an stage.d researchers are hopeful that an oregon diagnosisic test could improve the odds of survival. >> how close are you to that onearly detectilood test? >> i really think within the next five years we will have high-risest for individuals. >> alex trebek announced yesterday that he has stage fouc atic cancer.
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despite the odds, he told fans, he is etimistic. >>ish him the best. colorados on alert tonight. major avalanches are slamming highways and trapping drivers in theirars. video of the snow slides over the last several days we have seen is absolutely incredible. you see that there? people in colorado now dealing with the worst avalanche season they've had there in half a century. avalanches outside of veail cut off an interstate and ruptured a gas line there. i think i read something they've d something like 1,000 since the beginning of february. >> just like in california. avalanche warning per. we may see avalanches of historic size. that's what they're expecting. and these are, you know, they had cars buried under 15 feetf snow earli today. this is along i-70, between treckenridge and vail. that's the area tas seen three big avalanches. >> and people are sviving?
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>> they are. staying in their cars. the big tract coming in and getting the snow off them very quickly. let's hope it stays that way. we don't want to see anything the other direction for sure. all right, for youreather we have a storm system making its way the other way.l it w bring some snow tomorrow. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. 37 degrees. with thoselouds we've actually stopped the temperatures from falling too excuse me while i pick up my just dropped. i got it. i'm set. all right. 32 in frederick. 28 in winchester. below freezing in many it is going to be another cold start to our day tomorrow. you need to bundle up whe you take a step out the front door. take a look at the radar, that's some snow. this is in the higher part of the atmosphere. it's not hitting the ground it goes to show you we have a sto system moving in. this is kind of coming through, not a lot of moisthie. but right here is actually the energy that's going to help to enhance tnow and the rain
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for us during the day tomorrow. let's take you hour by hour for the morning rush. no problems. we're not talking any wet roads. i think you'll be fine getting the kids to the bus stop and getting yourself to work tomorrow, taking the metro, riding a vebike, wha you're doing tomorrow, think you're going to be a-okay. by arotad 10:00,ing to see the snow moving back towards the west and by aroun noon, 1:00, it's really area -- wide here. notice once again the i-95 coordinator, rain in fredericksburg down to the north and we, you've got snow. that snow comes down pretty much all afternoon here. notice 5:00, more snow making its way in andro more rain d.c. down to the south. now, one thing i'm not seeing here, aue big iith the roads. we're going to see them wet tomorrow evening so know that as you're making your way out. tomorrow ening's rush will definitely be wet and slow. could even see a couple of rain or snow showers tomorrow night if you'reeading to dinner. not much snow and not much rain, again, for the most part. a coating. areas like frederick and
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that wouldagerstown, be only on the grassy surfaces. i'm not worried about roads at all. the blue ridge, a winter weather advisory in effect. inches. the ski resorts looking really good. look at sunday. morning rain and, again, the rain comes in saturday night. so if you have plans for dinner saturday night, you may need the umbrella. but sunday, put it away. i los 70 degrees. i think we see a really nice afternoon on sunday. monday looks good, too, with a high of 62 and partly cloudy skies. tuesday and wednesday also dry with someemunshine. highratures in the low 50s, right around average. then we see another storm system come in next week. that will move to the west, bringing ushento 60s next friday. so we've got some warmer weather in this ten-dayforecast. >> i heard nothing about wind chills, did you? >> no. for once.s >> tha the good news. >> may be done. not quite. >> all right. thank you, >>doug. all right. are the skins done with
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controvers the burgundy and gold hav a new qb tonight, folks. reports say they're trading for bronco signal caller case keenum. aup redskins s bowl champ breaks down this surprising move for us. >> sherree has sports next, but first here is jimmy fallon. adam sandler is my guest tonight. plus we have stephen merchant, big bird and music from metro. i know what it means to have reliable support.
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this is the xfinity sports desk. >> it's an annual right ofng sp we turn the clocks forward and the skins have a quarterback controversy. >> something with the quarterback always seems to be happening this time of year, am i right? hey, you know what, the redskins may have found the answer to their quarterback question, at least for the 2019 seardn. acg to multiple reports, washington is trading 2020 late round picks for broncos quarterback case keenum. keenum started every game for the broncos last year, throwing 18 touchdowns, but 15 interceptions. in the previous year, though, he helped lead the vikings to the nfc title game where they
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eventually l to super bowl champs the eags. at 31 years old, keenum wille playing for his fifth team since entering the league. redskins super bowlmp cion and nbcasngton sports analyst brian mitchell gives us his opinion. >> the wasngton redskins traded for case keenum. i guess it's a trade that makes you go, okay. they have another average quarterback. a journeyman quarterback. a guy i think is a little more athletic. he will take chances. hrown 64 touchdowns, 42 interceptions. i don't see him as a guyho is going to be the good answer. you havet to good receivers around him. 2017 was an unbelievable year, but that team was loaded offensively and ond defense. if you look at the years other than that, he was basilly below average. i don't know if he's going to be great. i don't know if he's going to see 2017 again. so will give this a passing grade of a b-minus, c-plus.
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>> nothing can become official until next wednesday when the nfl year officiallbegins. college basketball tournament season is officially here. thepuarterfinals wrapping un d.c. american university hosting navy at bender arena. abdul with the nice pass. he finds richard for an easy to -- navy led by as many as nine. au putti up aon fight. nels with a baseline layup. led the team with 9 points. eagles stacey bectonh jr. w the steal and the finish for two here. with 3:15 remaining in the gamen american dow two, he hits a deep three for the midshipmen. navy advancing to the patriot leagueminal, beating american 60-56. and the terp women's basketball team are the top seed in this weekd's big ten tournament. their first game tomorrow at noon. they will face me,higan a
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team that actually beat them earlier this season. maryland-1 11 all-time in the big ten tournament, winning the title in 2015, '16nd 2017. now, whether it's florida, d.c., always nice to get a selfie with screech. stephen strasbourg picture perfec against the mets. hef strikes out michael raconforto. stuss strikesed out five over gsur inn. one hit, no run ball. last year's cy young awardke winner, some jacob degrom. nats win it 6-4. jim hanley was at this game, too. >> did you see hiss photo-op with the president? >> did he have one? >> i saw something on social media that heas there. i need to go back -- that's what we should have put in the show.
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creating the perfect snowman is a snow day goal, right? a group in eastern pennsylvania took it n to thet level, though. their snowman -- >> good grief. >> -- stands 24 feet tall after they topped it off with a 3-foot hat. workers for a remodelling company started building it on monday. inished the snowman this morning using forklifts.
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[ cheers and applause ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests - adam sandler

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