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i'll show you when you can put that jacket away maybe for good. news 4 at 11:00 begins with breaking news. over a major two-car crash here on brandy wine road in brandy wine. this accident happened about an hour ago. the road is closed both directions. you can see this gray car that appears to have front end damage. we're staying on top of this story and will brick you any updates as they come in. at this point, of any injuries. a chain reaction crash toda

left this massive scene in prince george's county involving five local high school seniors. >> and tonight three of those students are dealingwith some pretty serious injuries. they were not wearing seat belts when theyere headed back to class to dev high school on good look road in green belt. you can see how close they were to school when they were struck. >> that's where news 4's jackie bensen is live. she's got the very latest. what a horrific scene. do we know who is at fault here? >> reporter:leon, what we know tonight is that it is not believed that the deval hgh school student driver caused this crash. that said, and as you said, there were five students in this car, none of themere wearing seat belts and that is the reason police believ that three of them remain in critical condition tonight. >> you're not going to see it coming. you're not going to swerve and avoid that collision and you don't have to b traveling 100 miles an hour.

>> reporter: the crash happened on good luck road, very close to noon.chool, around police say a vehicle exited from a driveway and clipped a issan sedan containing five duval high school. studen it started a chain reaction that sent the nissan spinning head-on into the path of an coming vehicle. prince george's officialu gatheredide the school with somber faces to implore parents and others urge the use of seat belts 100% of the time. >> seat belts save lives. it's just that simple. so please don't pull out of your arking space, out of your driveway, out of any space without putting on your seat belt. it takes two seconds. >> reporter: the three most i severely ured students were in the back seat. the two in the front were spared serious harm because the air bags. deploy prince george's county public school ceo dr. monica goldson noted county schools don't allow students to leave campus for lunch, but said some seniors have schedules that allow them to leave early for work and educational purposes.

>> we're still continuing t investigate. one, we do believe had a half a ocy and should have been on the way to anotherion. p reporter: and police tell us that the twople in the other vehicle escaped withut serious injury. live at duval high school in prince george's county, jackie bensen, news 4. >> jackie, thank you. new tonight, a slaughter house gets the green light to move i an industrial part of alexandria. some people were against it,yi sag it would impact the neighborhood and oth local businesses. the city council voted 5-2 this eving to approve a special use permit for the butchery. saba live poultry, it specializes in the hilal method of slaughter which follows islamic law. >> the paren of a little boy tonight dealing with the unimaginable reality of losing their son after a terrib accident. he was hit today in a parking rockville.

chopper 4 flew over the scene moments after their child was pulled out from under an suv. rescuers rushed the boy to thes al. as news 4's shomari stones explains, the 3-year-old did not survive. >> reporter: good evening. this is so tragic. that boy was hit in the parking lot behind me. montgomery county police tell me 3-year-old antonio martine cruz ran across the parking lot on rockville pike around 4:00 this evening. a police officer on the scene told me his parents were parkedb and th took off running. suddenly 44-year-old pedro hit the child in his silver ford explorer he stayed on the scene. medics drove the boy to api hl where he died from his injuries. we're waiting to find out why his parents were in the parking lot. the building here is a sandy spring bank and an armed forces career center. people tell they fee bad for this child's parents. >> that's very sad. >> i'm kind of shockeho i that they're doing okay. i just -- i'm just giving them

my blorssing. >> rr: now, that boy's relatives and uncle were toogh distr to talk on camera. nont gumery county police tell us they are still investigating this case. they urge anyone with information if you saw the accident, call montgomery county police. in rockville, shomari stone, news 4. at midnight, a state of emergency will go into effect in one part of new york county -- new york state. a county there.il a c who isn't vaccinated for from asles will be banned all public places. this is an unprecedented response to the growing outbreaks all over the country, now in more than a dozen states. after a record 153 measles cases since october, new york state's rockland county haseclared a state of emergency. >> anyone who is under 18 years of age and is unvaccinated eaainst thees will be barred from public places until the declaration expires in 30

days or unl they receive at ciast their first shot of mmr. >> reporter: vtion cards won't be checked, but authorities hope the threat of criminal penalties will convince more parents to take action. >> we are urging them once again now with the authority of law to get your children vaccinated. >> reporter: the measles vaccine is highly effective, but the rus spreads quickly among anyone who hasn't been vaccinated. and the meles are moving across the country. there are reported outbreaks now 15 states. earlier this month, the surgeon general visited a clinic in washington state that was handling an outbreak there. >> some communities, some schools i heard today with opt out rates of up to 80%. >> in philadelphia, temple university is plagued by the mumps. 105 total cases on the main campus. officials there now ofring free vaccinations this week. >> it is the best way to protect themselves if they haven't ben exposed.

even if they have been exposed, it's the best way to protect themselves. >> reporter: the unvaccinated are urged to prevent diseases that have long been preventible. a stunning reversal in chicago today over the fate of "empire" actor jussie smollett. prosecutors dropped all 16 charges against him.>> his has been an incredibly difficult time. honestly one of the worst of my entire life. >> police say that smollett orchestrated a fake hate crime in january when he claims two men attacked him. prosecutors dropped the charges after sedllett performwo days of community servicend paid $10,000 in court costs. >> this is without a doubt a whitewash of justice and sends a clear message that if you're in a position o influence and power you'll get treated one way. other people will be treated another way. >> it was just three wks ago when a grand jury indicted smollett on 16 felony counts for ing to police, but he's not

exonerad. the fbi h taken over the case. they want to know if smollett sent a threatening letter to his tv show set a weefore he reported that assault. tomorrow, the white nationalist convicted o drivi his car into a crowd of demonstrators in charlottesville two years agois expected to plead guilty to federal hate crime charges. james fields jr. willreportedly escape the death penalty by agreeing that plea. a jury has already recommended fields serve life plus 419 for the death of heather heyer and the serious injuries he caused to several other ot that unite ers at the right fields' formal sentencing in heyer's murder and a trial will come this summer. tracking cold temperatures. it felt even colder aun the went down today. here is the scene in georgetown. people out there having good time but they're bundled up to stay warm.

oug, i thought we were past that stage atis particular point. >> it looks more like late februaryhan march. temperatures are going to be quite chilly out there tonight. already below freezing in me areas. going to be waking up on our wednesday to some cold numbers. take a look at the numbers around the region. 44, washington. 37ge htown. ocean city down to 30 degrees. we have some really chilly air, manassas and warrenton both well below freezing.d that's tris going to continue. another chilly night. you will need jackets when you step out the front door. opening day for the nationals looking great, well, let's say fantastic. really a great day there. even better, helloto the0s, but they won't last. i'll show you what it means for your weekend in st a few minutes. >> all right. we'll see you then. a big crackdown tonight on the robocalls that bombard your phone every day. the federal trade commission announcing multimillion dollar settlements with four separate companies.

the ftc ss onecompany pitched everything from auto warranties to pposed debt relief serves. another company promising to lower credit card debt. the third asked people toonate items to fake charities then sold them forit . and that final scam offered better google search placement to companies. all these companies also agreed to stop making robocalls. a section of montgomery unty's notorious -- is notorious, rather, for crashes involving pedestrians. they're about to se big drop in the speed limits in this area. maryland state highway admisistration announced t today. speed limits are going to be going town this week look three differentor sections of a avenue. first, in wheaten from veers mill road to arcola avenue, the speed limit will drop from5 miles an hour to 25. that's right near westd fiel wheaten mall if you know that area. glenn allen avenue to connecticut avenue, the sppsd limit drom 45 to 35.

and from connecticut avenue, up to cherry valley drive, instead of 50 miles per hour it's going to be45. speed limits on other major state roads in montgomery and prince george's couies will ng also be droppi later this year. nexty at 11:00, wo trust a ride-share driver to take your kids to practices, sic lessons or other school activities? hear all about a new app from one local mom who is already usindit. an many people don't hesitate to vent on social media after a bad customer experience. but now we've learned positive posts can pay off awell. >> definitely cool to get dm and be offered

busy parents out there now have a brand-new option to get the kids to after-school act aities. therere an awful lot of them. it's called hop, skip, drive. think about it as abouter for kids. our trateportation repor adam tuss spent the day with a local mom and son. hey use the service because ghth grader jalen plays six sports. that means his mom can't always get him around. jalen's drivers have gone through a strict background check. they also have ateast five years' experience as a caregiver and there is a code word thate river has to give him before he hops into the car. >> i like the code. >> the code word? >> they use the code word so i can identify theerson who is

taking me places. >> hop, skip, drive starting inv northernirginia and planning to expand into the district in the next few weeks. and in maryland after that. average rides, by the way, will cost you about 20 to 25 bucks. >> that can add up quite a bit for six >>sports. yeah, i'll say. we all know that we all love free stuff. did you kn that a simple posting on social media can lead to all sorts of perks. now, we learned that soco anies out there are monitoring what you're saying about them and they're rewarding you as a way to saysuhanks. coer reporter susan hogan working for you on how to post for perks. >> reporter: inside this high-tech room, all eyes are on these largech screens whi flash social media posts from all around the world. what you're watching is the latest tool some companies usea tot you. >> we see about 25,000 social media shares coming from all

6900 of our hotels around the world every 24 hours. >> reporter: this is marrtt's glob marketing command center located at their headquarters in bethesda. here they monitor every click, every post, everyid. using location-based technology known as geo-fencing, employees can see a post in real time. if a customer mentions marriott, a person in the command center can engage with them, send them a targeted ad or even better, say thanks. s, they're able to better see those pho those instagram stories of people t enjoyiheir vacations, cebrating those special moments thatarriott naturally had a hand pon. >> er: like this one. nadyia posted that she was enjoying the beach in aruba. marriott saw her post and surprised her with a freese sun cruise. >> definitely cool to get a dm and be offered this experience. >> reporter: amanda simply posted she was staying marriott marquee in miami and

got free tickets to a foo and wine festival that weekend. social media influencers used to be the only ones receiving thesf kinds oree perks, but a new law requires them to now tell their folwers when they've gotten something for free. >> so as a result of that, i think what marketers are doing is again saying, well, let's see eo we can find more organic mentions whereple have just come in contact with ou product or brand, they put it on their social medias apposed to us recruiting them. >> reporter: and you don't have to have a ton of followers to get these perks. >> that word of 'smouth, itot limited to just the fact that you have 44 followers.se tho44 followers can then have their network and say, oh, my friend just had an amazing encounter with a company. >> reporter: so what are some things you can do to increase your chances of standing out? start by becoming a member of a loyalty program. maksure your post is relevant and fun. picture and videos get more attention. and tag the company because you never know who is watching.

>> and now, of course, m says they can only see public postings. >> okay. right. so if you don't want them or anyone else looking at your be post, sure to make your account private. >> too bad we can't play in that arena. no perks for us. not allowed. a lot of people can do it out there. >> i'veeen this guy work. he doesn't need social media to get his thing >> free wings. anything he wants when he goes out. >> you know, you give people nice weather, they give you what you want. i tell you, we've got some great weather coming u the next couple of days, guys. really fantastic stuff. a cold night tonight, though. i want you to make sure you wear the jacket tomorrow. today the jacket was definitely needed, even thou sun was bright in the sky. it was really gorgeous. yeah, the wind today was definitely something that kept a little chill in the air 44 degrees right now. winds out of the north, 9 miles an hour. you say, wellhas not too cool but, again, that's in the city. right out there at the airport,

los at the temperatu the area, 32c frede warrenton is now at 29. numerous areas below or around freezing and that's going to be the case tomorrow morning. temperature will drop another 4 or 5 degrees. we're talking a cold start to the day. you won't need the umbrla. the umbrellas will not be needed until the latter half of the weekend, butt least we great one dry weekend day out of it. satellite andadar showing clear skies around the area, but, guys there is a nor'east out there. not here. hanley, you'll recognize this. this is jacksonville. a'e nter down around jacksonville. in's the same scenario, same setup, northeast. for them, northeast winds coming on down. they've got rain. they've got cool temperatures. wind to 30 to 40 miles an hour. gail warnings.he can't go in the beach. oh, it's terrible down there. 62 for a high tomorrow. incredible. our nor'easter's a little different than theirs down there. >> our hearts a >> temperatures tomorrow for us,

still cool, 54s. degr all sunshine and slightly breezer. it will bet a b day without that breeze tomorrow, but the bus stop still at the cold side. 33 degrees at the bus stop, that's in the city. remember, some of you in the 20s. 7:01 the sunrise. 45 at recess. 54 degrees by the time we're picking upi the. plenty of sunshine during the day tomorrow. thenre something wll waiting for. the nice warm up, 50s, 60s, 7 speaking of the nice day, how about opening day down there at nats park? really looking good if you're heading down there for the game. no problem. once again, jim hanley will be down there. i will be there after the game. here's why i say come see us. get to that in a second. 11:00, take the jacket. still going to be a little bit cool early if t gam if you're sitting in the seats lspecially along the third base

line, that's nor where we have the shade or behind home plate, you're going to have somd so take the jacket. 60 degrees by the start, by the tim the game is over, 64 degrees. we'll be at the salt line right outsi of the first base gate there. so come out and see us. 75 on saturday.s and you make your way into the weekend, yeah, saturday looks great, but suny, breezy and cooler. and really cool most of next week, too, at lrtast early of next week. so not bad weather all in all. only juan day of rain. if you're down there at the salt line and tell them doug kammerer sent you,hey will let you in for free. they will do it anyway. >> he's buying.ou first. >> for one guy. the first guy. the first person. that can't you be. >> cheap kammrer. >> all right. coming up next, let's talk some caps. it was a specialfo night r kuznetsov and it wasn't because of that bobble head oe assist. >> sports coming up next. first, here is jimmy fallon. >> hey, guys, john mull onny and

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this is the xfinity sports desk. hey, i don't know, are caps fans more excited about the win tonight or the new bobble head? >> yes. >> yes anyes. >> both. people were scrambling for these bobble heads. hey, add on a wi we'll take it. the capitals playing their part in getting that much closer to secung their playoff spot washington needed some help tonight. didn't get any. t they are still waiting to clinch that berth and the caps coming away with a crucial win against potentially the team they'll face in the first round. now to the bobble head d.c.'s waited for evgeney "the bird man" kuznetsov. he was the assist man kuze over to t.j.sh oshie. oputs it in. a beautiful pat from kuznetsov. sits the goalie andhe defender. 100th goal as a ce them a 1-0 lead. alex ovechkin two goals away

from 50. tom wilson with the feed, ovi with the rocket. at is number 49 on the season. ovi now ju one goal away from his eighth career 50-goal seasonth only two o players have ever done that. caps take a 2-1 lead. now later in the period, caps not done.n lofor some breathing room. orlov to john carlson for the goal. carly gets his 400 point of his career in thise. on kuznetsov with three assists on his bobble head night. caps get the win, 4-1, and this is a special nightusor kuze not because of the bobble head. >> my mom is here sh's here for a long time. she comes and it's the first time she's game today. that's something special. >> it was great to see him playing like that. i say it's an important time for us and if he's going to play like that, it's going to help us a lot. >> with the talent he can bring, you know, pretty soon we're going toer need it evy night.

he gets up up for these games chis time of year so it's exciting to wat. >> that was the first time this season that kuze's mom's been there. to the court. lebron james and the lakers hosting thes. wiza final second of the if first quarter lance stephenson guarded by jeff green and puts him on ngates. just knockiown the jumper.ut stephensonng on a display even after. he kind of stepped on his foot. either way,but, like, cue the dance moves. lakers up right now on the wizards in the second quarter, 54-46. >> that's bad. now tonight -- yes, it is. at the an em at thewharf, the nationals dressing up for a good cause. their home coming gala benefitting the washington nationals' dream foundation. scherzer and zimmerman rocking the red carpet with their fans. they raised more than $1 million for the dream foundation. en's an incredible night for the nats. g day just can't come soon

enough. it's on thursda today is merely tuesday, right? . >> you shure it's thursday? >> all right.ng we're looki forward to it.

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