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drew-freeman, the two schools you mentioned that are still on lockdown students who normally would be s.me by now are still inside of those scho we're going to explain to you exactly why that's the case.u' yo hear from county police as they talk to parents about what the parents can expect. back at the scene this is still an ongoing bricade situation. let me give you a closer look. this is all happeng in the 5200 block. police say thehewere brought before 2:00 p.m. when people were shot outside a house here. we're toldt was a man who was sh and is gravely injured. and a woman who was shot and is also injured. now that woman isecovering at the hospital now. prince george's county police have now called for a barricade situation for a number of reasons. ey're looking for w folks were associated with that home who they have not been able to find, and they are concerned about a gunman as well.
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so for now there's a barricade situation. because of that, they are asking people who live inside of the royal plaza town homes to stay there. oras fho are inside tofhe suitland high school and drew-freeman middle school, hear now from prince orge's county lice on what's going to happen with them. >> if you have parents watching the evening news, students who ride the bus at drew-freeman middle school, those students have not been dismissed. it's a transportation issue. when we dismiss thet students suitland high school we'll dismiss them out of the rearth school at brooks drive and pennsylvania avenue. any family members watching now, watching your newscast we want you to know your children are inside the school, the school is still on lockdown. we've been in constant communication i can tell you as i speak -- >> reporter: there's still a loft questions here but printe george's c police are saying they cannot give us a lot of information because they are concerned that thegunman may be watching television or may be on
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his phone paying attention to what's hpening here so they don't want to give too much information at this point.en e have more information we will share it. reporting live i'm tracee wilkins back to at the studio. >> we're going to stay in close contact with you. thanks so much. now to what has been one of the biggest stors for the past w years and why that will remain the case for the next two. >> special counsel robert mueller's report turned over to the attorney general but even as the white house claims victory, there are some q stions about what it says. >> so far all we've seen is four-page summary written by attorney general william barr. in it he points out that muell did not make a determination on the issue of obstruction. >> while it did find that russian government entities hacked those assh iated we clinton campaign and democratic party, the investigation did not establish any conspiracy or coordination with the president's empaign. >>ka gonzalez is in our news room with the latest on this.
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nbc news has learned that william barr and deputy attorney general rod rosenstein got word three weeks ago that robert mueller would not conclude whether the president obstructed justice. a person said both men were surprised. and just 48 hours after receiving the report, barr went on to determine, in his authority, that the evidence did not establish that the president committed obstruction. in his mems he quo the special counsel's report saying, quote, while this report does nott conclude te president committed a crime, it also does e.t exonerate him, end quot e th>> dewe're glad it's over. it's 100% the way it should have been. there are a lot of people outha there have done some very, very evil things, bad things, i would say treasonous things about ourun y. those people will be looked at. i've been looking at them for a
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>> democrats are calling for the full release of mueller's report. barr says he's worki to release as much as possible. but there is no doubt that both sides will usehis as a talking point as we head into, as you mentioned at the top of the show, the 2020 race. jim and wendy. >> erika, thank you. when we asked earlier if heu thought, roberler acted honorably, the president did answer yes today. >> buts we heard from him, he's throwing out the word treason about the investigation. can we sta with that? how do you interpretea that? n, people he's been paying attention to, he's talking about outside people but treason would usually mean americans. >> utu're right a that. people here on the hill, aligned with the president, lindsey graham being one of them, say they want to know more about the origins of this stination.
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the president known for hyperbole calls i otreason. no othe hill will go that far but they're asking questions about the igins, the investigation into carter page how it got started. they feel as if they have, the place to ask those questions now that they've been giv green light of vindication by this summary that the attorney general has written summarizing the mueller report. so from the white house down to rank and file of repueyicans, re taking this victory lap gesting cation, s they're seizing on the no collusion portion of this, whereas democrats are o seizing the gray area surrounding obstruction. they want tonow howill barr over the course of two days was able to arrive at this conclusion of no obstruction when obert mueller over the course of a two-year investigation did not reach that conclusion as erika mentioned, they want to see the rept itself and all the special counsel's homework
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where. the want to find out how attorney general and special counsel reached their conclusions. what's interesting is you have both democts and republicans saying they want the attorney general to testify here on the hill in public about how he reached his conclusions. >> geoff talk about a time line. a w lot of peoplet to see this, you talk about people on the hill, even the presi snt himseld it wouldn't bother him at all, how likely is it we'll get to see this report and how soon? >> how likely is it? that still remains unclear. you tk about how soon, it could take a matter of weeks if the not months. the issue is the report has to be redacted. so all the information relating to sources and methods, all the sources reled to grand jury interviews. the reason why least privately some of them are saying it, they're at a message disadvantage is because you have thettorney general who made a statement, and it could fd out
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weeks for us to find out what that is. and over time, voter fatigue is going to set in, and the president is going to u his it.ly pulpit to frame so democrats want the report out as wick quickly as it ca i >> soterms of optics, the white house is winning right now. >> speaking on behalf of robert mueller, peoplee at white house were almost pulling out champagne bottles, high fiving each other.eo >> bennett, thank you for joining us. keept here for news of the special counsel probe. just ahead we're joined by justice correspondent, pet williams. we have breaking news on a man whop went against the president in court, michael avenatti. the lawyer who previouslypr
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reesented porn actress stormy daniels. he's accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from nickie. so tces say heeatened to use his publicity to hurt nike financially if it didn't cough up $20 million to him. and in another case he's accused of submitting a false tax report to get money. after that day of sy shine yester have a day of gray today, folks. some of us seeing showers right no >> doug has good weather coming up next weekend. it is monday we like to think of nextweekend. >>t's going to rain, why not do it on a monday? we oave it across area. you can see the rain falling -- the heaviest rain falling in the northern zones, areas around
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frederick, maryland, baltimore, most of it onht the l to moderate side. down around fredericksburg, nice hole here through d.c. getting home tonight maybe wet roads but that's about it. most of this has been fairly light. notice snow just to the north of this, that is cold air. that's trying to me its way down here. that's the bigger issue, the cold air. 43 now in hagerstown, that cold air continues to sink down across our region. temperatures tomorrow will be 10 to 15 degrees cooler than today. i'll update you on what that means for the rest of the week. and when we see 70 -- well, bump it to 75, i'll sho you that too. >> just do it. metal detectors can turn up all kinds of interesting items. for a fredeounty man he found these pipe bombs over the
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weekend that could have killed him. >> i've walked these woods many times. >> reporter: the woods behind mark rinn's home aold world of treasures. but some things you do not want to find. >> it concerns me because i have my son out here. >> reporter: police say a man was using a metal detector when it pinged on this bucket, when he dumped out the contents he found sixstld active pipe bombs. >> there's a lot of rust on them. >> reporter: given their condition, the police say the man is lucky they did not explo explode. after where they were found, rinne counts himselfucky too. >> reporter: investigators know who put the bombs there. but he won't be arsted, he's dead. this is where allen schermy's
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story comes to an end. nearly 20 years later, though, police believe they have enough evidence toimink to these devices. >> we found writings with his name and things. >> reporter: the bombs were destroyed in a controlled detonation and there's no threat to thepublic. that's comforting for rinne but he can't shake the feeling he lookedave died if he inside that bucket he had seen time and time again. >> thank got we didn't, i might not be standing here with you right now. a local restaurant hosting an event for some00 people when bullets begin to fly. ahead at 5:00 tonight, the search for a suspect after two people wound up get shotnd how pe police say you can help. the potholes are everywhere and seem to be multiplying. days toetting in the come as the district's mayor is launching her own potholes pa
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od and drug administration today from women who say they have suffered serious health problems because of their breast implants. news4's erika gonzalez working for your health to explain what's at stake there. t ight the fda is taking a new look at thsafety of breast implants amid growing complaints from women across thecountry. patients, physicians, and industry representatives all took part in today's fda meeting in silver spring, maryland. at issue a possible link between textured implants and a rare form ofma lymp it's not breast cancer but anc of the immune system that grows in the surrounding scar
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tissue. removing thecar tissue generallily cures the cancer. 12% of women use textured implants. so far 457 women in the u.s. have been diagnosed with this cancer and 17 people worldwide have died. >> we are ordinary women, we are educated, we are mothers, sisters, wives and daughters and we are suffering. some are ignored and laughed at. some are sufferinginancial strain and marital stress. re having difficulty raising their children. many are angry at and feel defeated by a system that has failed them. >> representatives from three of the breast implant makers say safety is their highest priority and there may be other factors that conibute to the cancer, including predisposition. for the women in attendance they say they won be satisfied
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until these types of textured implants are band. the hearing continues tomorrow. erika, thank you. this evening we're learning new details about a deadly fire i the district. a vietnam war hero and his cat killed after fire broke outside in their apartment. pat collins joins us with details. pat? >> reporter: jim, a blind man trapped in a fire in his me. it had deadly consequences. now as you walk along this complex, it's hard to notice anything wrong here. until you look up. until you get a chance to look inside that aparent. e melted plasma tv. the charred binets. the sged cat scratching post. inside the apartment evidence of the smoke and heat from this
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deadly fire. this fire that took the life of a 70-year-old man and his belod cat. a cat he named pugel. on the steps outside, the man's slipper left behind. there theresa benjamin lives nearby. d you see them carry him out. >> i did. >> tell me what it wasfulike. >> i busted out crying. it was terrible. you could see he wasburnt. you could see it, he was burnt. he was burnt real bad. >> didn't have achance? >> didn't look like it. i knew when they was pumping him, he was gone. i was praying for him. >> reporter: he was identified as0-year-old regal beckham. he was a marine, he was in vietnam, he was awarded purple heart, he was an international trade specialistd. reti this happened this morning on
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the top floorf e hampton east apartments on benning road southeast. he knew someone was trapped inside, he and his crew didth r best to make a save. >> we're aggressive because we know that on the other side of that door somebody's mother, father, uncle, one of our relatives can be in there, we want to make sure we're serving the people like we're serving our own family. >> reporter: mr. beckham was taken to the hospital. he diedlater. mr. beckham's daughter said her dad was blind but he didn't want to move. she said heha liked apartment, he liked the neighborhood, he wanted to stay right here. cause of the fire, that's still vestigation. wendy, back to you. >> just a horrible, sad story. thank you, t. d.c. has just kicked off its pothole palooza campaign, thath
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meansity is going to a thole patching blitz. adam tuss was at the event and has a report fty the he's on foxhole road in northwest d.c. a quite tony neighborhood over there. >> reporter: it's a charming neighborhood. the road not look. this is fox haul at dexter, you can see the cars going around the stretch. a new report as we start pothole palooza. when you want to kick off pothole patching season in the district. you give the mayor a paver and let her smooth out a pothole patch. >> while we certainly have seen throughout the region that potholes this year have been worse than before. >> reporter: d-dot said it's received 7,500 requests. >> some of the streets are just awful. wally awful. >> reporter: so has this
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year been so bad? all the rain and snow we've had hasrozen into the ground, the constant pressure of cars has started to breakap t roadrf es, when temperatures road, r0eds had an open invitation to expand and crumble more. is this the worst you've seen? >> it is. >> we asked mayor bowser if e'd be willing to help the national park service? >> we are not really lookingkeo on any federal roads at this time. >> reporter: it was worth a shot at leas ifou want to report a pothole in d.c., tweet or call 311. and thed news is that rtrface temperatures on the roads should s being consistently warm for a while. that means that these road can get out here and make more permanent fixes. my oh my the roads have been
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awful this year. back to you. >> that's my commute midnight home at night. have you seen any work on that road behind you? okay, no. >> any work. we'll get them out here as soon as we can. anything to get yfr home to your t door in no time. >> tell them that jim handly's road, seef that helps. >> that'll never getd. fi >> reporter: you got to get out here jim and do this. >> put my hard hat on. adam tuss thanks so much. when we come right back, the stanley cup champs visit the white house today. what alex ovechkin had to say to president trump. also showers and coole
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a little rain, a little pay back for yesterday's gorgeous weather. >> yeah. hat was nice sunday. >> it was. temperatures in the mid 60s. we're going to get back there but it's going to taketime. if you're well north of the city to thecooler than areas south by about 20 degrees. a big temperature disparity right wew. ave the cloud cover, we have some showers around the area, not downtown. current temperatures at 58 degrees. the winds, northeast now at7 miles per hour. that tells you we have the northerly component. we're going to see the numbers fall and they're doing so to the
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north. 43 in hagerstown, 60 towards fredericksburg. so a 20 degree temperatures difference between hagerstown and fredericksburg. that's significant. we see the numbers cool, 49 in gaithersburg, 48 d.c.sh we havers making their way through, the heaviest of which is up towards the frederick area towards baltimore. all in all this is light rainmaking its way in. yod may n to take your time on the roads, wet roadways, a ts is not big storm. but it is dring in colder air, and look at the snow broken out in parts of pennsylvia, ah, snow there meaning colder air is trying to move in here. >> that's really the only thing this storm is going to do for us, a few showers, up to .2 of rainfall. o the south in the 60s, 70s. 83 down towards orlando. but 41 chicago. 37 buffalo. and our wind direction outor of
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the brings us cooler numbers tomorrow.mo ow, still not a bad day, breezy and cooler high temperature around 54 degrees. it's a cold start for your day on tuesday, but all in all not bad at all. now nationals home opener, looking really, really good. we will be down there all day at e salt line. jim handly will be there early in the morning -- what time? >> 4:00, doug. >> 4:00 a.m. and it sa's lookin really nice at 4:00 a.m. i don't envy you. we'll be here atf his part the stadium. take the jacket at 11:00 m. jim take it at 4:00 a.m., that's for sure. 60 by 11:00. coming outime you're of the game. come see us. maybe you can get on tv and say hello. 56 on wednesday, looking good 64 for opening day.
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73 degrees on your friday. and look at the weekend. 75. there's the 75 i was talking about. sunday maybe a chance for a late shower but still thinking of temperatures ofhe 70 before next front comes through. thank you, doug. chaos this weekend at a local restaurant known for its exotic foodai and l back surroundings. the search for a man that shot into a crowd of 300 people. the controversy over a busy road in alexandria to create new bike lanes. bike lanes. the portrait something very important.
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if you're justni j us at 5:30, we have an update on the breaking news from prince george's county. police a launching region wide search for a gunman wanted in a doubleoting in district heights. >> in the last couple minutes police told us a raid of the house they had zeroed intun ed up nothing. lockdowns at suitland high and drew-freeman middle school has been lifted. >> police say a man is gravely injuredom and a injured after that shooting. now to deliberations in an unusual murder case. >> the jury is debating the fate of a man who claims he killed a hpular alexandria store manager because thought the victim was a werewolf.
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>> those deliberations now entering their ninth hour and julie carey joins us live at e courthouse in alexandria. >> reporter: you remember those deliberations started onriday afternoon and the jury right now given no indication about when they plan to call it quits for today. you know, both sides case agree on key issues. they both agree that pankaj bhasin suffers from severe mental illness. they also agreewas the one who viciously slashed and beat a store manager last july 13th. the question for the jury though, was he legally insane when he killed brad jackson claiming he did it because he thought the victim was a werewolf. testimony in the trial revled that pankaj bhasin was in the midst of a sighak cottic b down when he drove to alexandria. he says when jackson confronted
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him about why he was there, he picked up a box cutter and began slicing jack3n. there were wounds. jackson was also beaten, suffering a broken neck. bhasin was arrested soon after and that was when he s would that he thought jackson was werewolf. the jury can find him guilty or degree murder, second degree murder of manslaughter or not guilty by reason of insanity or simply not guilty. prosutors pushing to a first degree murder verdict, they point to something that bha in sathe hours before the illing, he was at a georgetown hotel and told staffers there people areieoing to but bhasin's defense team seeking that not guilty by reason of insanity verdic a mental health evaluation is ordered for a man who shotn
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alexandria police officer six wars ago now and more recently has been chargedh setting fires targeting mental health workers. he was found not guilty by reason of instanty back in 2014 for shooting and nearly killing officer peter laboy. but last summer mental health was rs testified bashir well enough to be released. now he's back behind bars after being charged withir setting and possessing two handguns. in ae prilliam county r urtroom today his attorneys asked the judge m mental health evaluation before the new trial in a deputy shot and killed a man recently, who had just had a protective order taken out against him. this started with a call for a man trying to break into a home. investigators say when they got there, they found a man with a
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gun. the deputy fired a shot at him when he refused to dro the deapon. theyified the man as abraham ariano. things get heated inside a restaurant, the crowdoves to a parking lot and somebody opens fire. tonight police are looking for the person who shot two people. megan fitzgerald explains what police gunman.help find that >> reporter: this is t scene outside some restaurants in the brookfield plaza, boarded up windows and employees still on edge. >> i was working in the kitchen. so i heard the gun shot. >> reporter: he is the owner of the dera restaurant, he was here friday night when someone started shooting into a crowd of peoplean 3 >> after a couple hours, the start gun shotting. they start fighting inside then
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come outside, shooting right here. >> >> reporter: fairfax county police say there was a private event at a venue here. >> some people were asked to leave, and outside in the parking lot they started to have an altercation. and at some point shots were fired. >> reporter: police found a 29-year-old man who had been shot. not long after the incident, police learned auvenile was also shot but took himself to the hospital. everyone iso expected okay but so far no one has been arrested. shop owners are just hoping that kind of violence never happens around here again. >> we scared i never happen. i've been here almost 25 years. a close call ts morning for two young children and a family in northwest d.c. when this happened. children were in a car that rolled downhill crashing into this home. police say the mother left the car in gear and ity rolled a when the kids put it into neutral. she chased after it, as did a
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neighbor, but both were to stop it and the car smacked into the living room of this houseo twoe were inside but everyone involved is going to be fine. the house by the way, had to be condemned. a rare photograph of abolitionist harriet tubman was unveiled today.is photograph of the underground railroad conductors showed harriet tubman in here late 30s o early 40s taken sometime in the 1860s. it's now on display. two of tubman's desceents wer on hand for the ceremony and they say they're excited for people to see her life as it was. a new light on how they perceive here. he was ahe was moses, young woman trying to survive. >> that's amazing. the museum and the library of congress jointly own this photograph. if if you'd like to see it, it is on display in the museum's
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main hall this week and will be moved to the slavery and freedom exhibition. >> someone referred to it as america's mona lisa. at.i like it is an issue many of you dobut think about. one that could really impact your safety op our susan hogan reports can do to brighten them up. the stanley cup champs visiting the white house. sherree burruss has more. tracking the showers impacting the monda evening commute. these move out around midnight and cold air
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a new change at nats park this year. if you bring a bag in that's larger thanlowed, the team has lockers you cantore them. bags 16 inches by 16 inches are not allowed inside the park. but you can store them in the lockers locatedn first street southeast. the cost is $2 an hour for a small locker. $3 an hour for a family size locker. prices max out at 10 and $15. news4 is going to have coverage of opening day, we'll have everything you need to know to take yourself out to the ball game. e latest news on the team, what's knew at nats park andr
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whethe first pitch and the ourher for the first pitch, coverage starts early thursday morning and will continue throughout the day here on news4 and in the nbc washington app. we are counting down. after swimming in fountains, parading around washington, the caps had one moree visit to m on their stanley cup tour. the white house. sherree burruss joi us now from the news room with more on today's big took them a while but they made it. >> they finally made it. hite house as stanley cup champions was a day players on the capitols have been waiting for, bringg the stanley cup to the oval office this afternoon. several players, i braden holtby, declining the visit. the captain,in alex ovec and owner ted leonsis among visiting the president who said he roots for the caps. >> i'm a hockey fan, aapitals fan, and ted i'm a fan of yours
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too. and this guy, no choice butbe t fan. he's something special. look at those hands. >> thank you for having us. it's a huge honor for us to be here, meet you personally. we'll try to do it again. >> now the task of trying to become back-to-back stanley cup chamons begins in two weeks when the playoffs starts. > from a streaming tv service to a new credit card. why app is rolling out features today that are a lot different from its past. the new fallout of the grounding of the boein 737 max 8 plane, which flys
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shootings. in the past two days two survivors of school attacks and the father of a young victim have taken their own lives. jay gray reports. >> reporter: after they dea attack at sandy hook elementary. >> it's important people pick up on tethat. >> rep dr. jeremy richmond spend seven years as an advocate. honoring his daughter who died in the matacre. today, his crusade and search for answers has ended. connecticut police say richmond has died from an apparent suicide. >> we're grappling with mental alth issues that have come to the forefront. >> reporter: it's been just over a year since shots rang out on thejo me stoneman douglas high. and the attack is still claiming liv lives. sydney's mom said she suffered
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from survivor's guilt. she died just over a week ago and this weekend a second survivor took his life. >> it hurts. it's not just 17. it's 19 now. and the fact that this is going to be something that affects us for years afterwards. >> reporter: a lingering pain in communiti across the country rocked by tragedy. mental healthssues can affect anyone at any time many find it difficult to discuss. that is why news4 is shining a light on this subject. h e information on the nbc washington app, search changing minds. your spring break plans could be affected if you fly american inai, the airlines is cancelling more flights as a result of the grounding of the boeing 737 max 8ai raft.
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the airline has more than two dozen models of that. 90 flights will be impacted through april 24th. this follows two boeing 737 max 8 crashes in less than a year. the most recent in ethiopia earlier this month. american tells us they will contact you directl flight is cancelled. alexandria may narrow part makebusy commuting road to way for bike lanes. the changes to seminary roadwe would be b north quacker and north howard street. the city said it' meant to improve safety on the roads. those opposed sayt favors a small number of cyclist over a lae number of drivers. people are invited to comment during a meeting at 7:00. ro> youbly don't think much about your car's headlights until you turn them on and they're not there. but they are an important safety
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ature that need maintenance, like the rest of the car. susan hogan has that story. >> consumer reports performs all kinds of tests at its auto test track in connecticut, including ones on headlights. researchers analyze things like brightness and how well the headlights illuminate the roadway ahead. >> we're looking for things like how far do the low beams and high beams give you visibility, are they straight enough. is the pattern uniform or streaky, will they to someone. >> if your car isn't knew your headlights may not be in top shape. sun and uv exposure can cause the plastic exposure to be yellow yellowed. giving off less light. >> you may find cars are more susceptible to this if you're in an area where a lot of sun. >> what can you do?
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>> you have two choices. you can replace the headlight. >> but that can be expensive. it would cost over $200 per headlight for this car. >> you want a more temporary fix, you can use the headlight restoration kits, clear that clouding off the lens. >> consumer reports applied a restoration kit on one side of this car. it took about 15 minutes and the results were illuminating. it only restores brightness for about a year, but most are less than $25. and all that light will make you safer on the road. clear bute lenses are the lights appear to be dimmer than they used to be, you may just need a new bulb. all bulbs dim over time and should be replaced after a few years. oasn't that cool when they did that? knew? >> i know. i want to run out and do it now. >> it is annoying s andry when you have a car behind you or
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coming towards you that has the dim lights. >> good t know. susan, thank you. let's turn to the weather right now. doug joins us in the studio once again. we still have another cloudy evening? >> i want oohs and aahs for thursday, friday, and saturday. temperatures today in theac 60s ss parts of the area, earlier today mid 60s in the agion. now temperature falling and will continue to do so throughout the night. 58 right now, clouds we have some showers, 52 a 7:00, cloudy, temperatures falling through the 40s down to 46 degrees by 11:00. here's the rain right now around baltimore, that's the heaviest but nothing heavy really falling across our region. the d.c. metro area, a rain hole going on. we will see more showers coming through, most of them will th on
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lighter side. this is the bigger system moving in.rt look to the the system is bringing in colder air, we have colder air to the nort snow around altoona, pennsylvania and that colder air is makg its way down hire. today temperatures have fallen 10 degrees in places like hagersto and frederick, maryland. hagerstown down to 43 and our number is down as the winds have shifted out of the north. the kids need the jackets at lease at the bus stop tomorrow, amelia >> you have to think our average high is now about 60 degrees so tomorrow running 5 degrees below normal. starting off your tues notice everybody is at or below freezing north and west of
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washington. gahersburg, leesburg coming in at about 33. so the kids needt the jac at the bus stop tomorrow morning, the good news we have plent of sunshine not just tomorrow morning but throughout the entire day. recess still on the cool side with a 4 temperature of degrees. and we'll have a breeze the totire day rrow. picking the kids up from school right around . so cooler when we compare it to today. the same thing for wednesday. e kids want a jacket once again. temperatures in the 50s by the afternoon hour. still a chill in the air. by thursda i we warmo the 60s so long sleeves are fine. friday finishing off the work week on a nice note. t-shirt is fine on friday. as we talk about the pollen report. mold spurs cominglo in trees moderate. weeds and grasses are absent. as we see the temperatures warm tomorrow we'll see the tree pollen come back in at the high
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levels as everything is blooming across the area. >> we expect it later this week. look at this, guy -- >> oooh! >> opening day, 64 degrees. 73 degrees on your friday -- >> aaah! >> 75 degrees. we've been waiting for a stretch like this looks like we're goi to get it. even sunday, chance d of late showers but the temperature around 70. we have a nice stretch coming and it happens to start opening day. it is show time for apple. the company unveiled a new subscription tvervice similar hulu and netflix. it's debuting this fall, ad free and exclusive apple originals. noe details on price of it. a local officer involved in a dramatic rescue. >> rushing to the aid of an
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i got a pizza for amy!s yes, tha! xfinity lets you search netflix, prime video, and youtube with the sound of your voice. and i don't have my wallet. so... that's simple. easy. awesome.f switch tity and get started with this great offer. plus, ask about 4k ultra hd and packages that include netflix. click, call or visit a store today. a dramatic r acueempt of a bald eagle alongside a busy roadway was all caught on video. now the eagle's injuries turned out to be too severe to survive. >> only on news4, though, mark segraves did speak with this officer who talked about why
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rescuing this eagle was so personal to him. >> reporter: it was sunday here along billingsly road where someone spotted the baldle eag and distressed and called 911. officer jason wilson responded to the call. as he got t closerthe bald eagle he could tell it was injured. >> i thought what am i going to do with this. >> reporter: they're predators, even injured they can be dangerous. he g. his jack >> i was a i believe to get the jacket over it, bind the wings up and cradle the bd and keep the talons and the beak away from me. e eye contacthe m with it in an attempt to calm the bird down. >> that creature had the most piercing eyes. i was hoping it would feel my fear and know i wasn't here to hurt it. >> reporter: once he had the eagle he had to wait for experts to arrive.
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>> i held this like this in the jacket f minutes. >> reporter: he said the bald eagle holds apecial place for him. >> that symbolizes everything i've wanted to do wit my life as far as serving my country, community. it symbolizes who we are. >> while it is illegal to trap or hold bald eagle, there are exceptions for moments like this. >> it didn't fight me at all. >> reporter: the eagle was taken toity wildlife where it was determined the injury to its wing was too severe to rehabilitate it. so the decision was made to euthanize it. this is the second eagle this month that had to be euthanized due to injury. breaking now at 6:00, bullets firedust feet from a local high school. two people shot. we're live with breaking details. pipe bombs in a local park.
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>> i've walked by that white bucket many times. >> how one man made the d discovary. >> in the clear. >> it's 100% the way it should have esen. >> the ent's plan of attack after the release of the mueller report and what the democrats plano to do >> we have a four-pageum smary written by somebody else, not by robert mueller. news4 at 6:00 starts now. we have breaking ws, police still searching for a gunman whohot two people near a local high school. >> sool lock downs have now been lifted but now the man hunt is considered region wide. tracee wilkins will join us in two minutes with new details about the victims. we sta this hour with the next chapter in the mueller report saga. before president trump took
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office, he was doinged by quesons about russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. >> now the special counsel investigation has ended without establishing collusion between the trump campaign and russia. so you could argue that today is he president's first full day in office without the russia cloud hanging over the white house. >> but democrats don't quite see that way. blayne alexander tracking reaction at the white house. blayne? >> reporter: wendy and jim, democrats have made it clear they will not be satisfied until they see exactly what mueller uncovered over t past 22 months for themselves. so today democrats and republicanshe saywant the attorney general on capitol hill to testify and bring more of muelr's report with him. and the president said that he does not mind that report being made public but it's not up to him. >> they know who they are. >>ereporter: on the monday a the mueller report delivery, president p
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