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now at 11:00, protesting the police. >> it's all over this video of a child being hacuffed. tonight the d.c. attorney
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general says the the boy is totally innocent. two people dead after this fiery wreck on 295. new details about this horfic scene and what all of this being's traffic troubles tell us about t roads we use every day. we saw a lot of rain across the are earlier today. needing the umbrellas as you're making your way down the tidal basin. don't put your umbrellas away just yet. you mayhe need this weekend. i'll explain in a minute. >> vindication tonight for a parent whool watchede put her 10-year-old in hand cuffs. >>op d.c.'s prosecutor said the boy was innocent. this cell phone video sparked anger and outrage in the community. >> news4's jackie bensen is in northeast d.c. where activists say something needs to challenge. jackie? >> reporter: the protestersed stressver and over that what happened here saturday was not
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an isolated cident. >> members of the d.c. area black lives matter grond others filled the air around the d.c. police first district station with the sounds of outrage. >> these are not east-related incidents. these respect isolated incidents. >> these the calls to protest. cell phone video of a 10-year-old boy hand cuffed by d.c. police las saturday. a juvenile, we don't know his age, said three other kids assaulted him at gunpoint and took his cell phone. police stopped the 10 sgroeld the 13-year-old on h street in northeast. based on information provided by the victim, theng y boy's mother was adamant her son was not involved. h >> to cry. it hurt me so much to see my son put in hand cuffs at the age of 10. >> after a week's investigation, the police released a statement
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that reads in part, the police acted in cordance with d.c. police policies and procedures. however, my office has reviewed multiple surveillance videos that captured the crime and we areow certain there is no evidence that the 10-year-old boy made role in the armed robbery. he is totally innocent. >> reporter: the 13-year-old was taken intoustody right here on jooenile detainer and we are told the victim's cell phone and a bb gun were recovered. t >>nk you. tonight, we know the names of the two people who died when someone drovero the way and crashed on i-295. around 2:45 this morning. a kia optima hit two other cars. a chevrolet swerved to avoid the wrecks and slammed into a concrete barrier. tonight, we know lance way ofer si spring and audrey wimbesh
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died. d.c. police won't tell us which of them was driving wrong way. this is just a string of cidents on our roadways. new information tonight on yesterday's crashes tha snarled our rush hour traffic. leon? >> it has been qte the week on our roads. both crashes caused many of you problems getting home from work. we know that drivers in both crashes are facing drrers. the drif the tractor-trailer that shut down both directions of i-95 i shut down with reckless driving. the truck hit a car,in slammg into the jersey wall. then catching fire and spillinge its load all o the road. a few hours later our cars found this car fire on i-66 eastbound. this just the last of three chain reaction crashes near exit 60. no one was seriously hurt but seven drivers areharged with following too closely.
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manyf the roads were built in the 50s and 60s and they were meant for smaller populations to use them. that's why one crash can cause a rippling problem of the. >> it is backed up because everybody isrying to avoid that crash. >> and here's the rub.pt thens for fixing the traffic troubles are to either increase capacity on the roads or beef uppo public traation to take the stress off the highways. neither solution is easy or cheap. >> leon, thank you. new tonight, theroubling measles outbreak has reached maryland now. a case of measles has bee confirmed in baltimore county. the person was at an office building on 4000 old court road ines plle tuesday. possible exposure time were from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. this past tuesday. if you have not been vaccinated, and were possibly exposed, you
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should call a doctor. it is a viral infection that can easily sprea through coughing and sneezing. the virus can remain in the air for upo two hours. meantime, a new york judge issued a preliminary injunction against a county's emergency 30-day order c banningldren from public places unless they've been vaccinated. more than 150 people in rockland county alone have been infected since october. measles were eliminated in the u.s. 19 years ago. but people refusing to vaccinate nd traveller from abroad are involved in hundreds of new cases this year in now 16 states. well, the umbrellas were out along the tidal basin today. the rain was not hea enough to keep tourists and many of you away from theherry blossoms. >> just a little drizzly and damp. today is the fifth day of e pebloom. it usually lasts seven to ten tys. that meanss weekend could be your last best chance to get a
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ok at the blossoms this year. doug? >> i really do think that weather will look pretty nice.er much n tomorrow and into the day on sunday as well. still some shower activity in through prince george's,or arou the royal region as well. the rain we saw earlier. most of it now making its way into the ocean. we still have some shower activity. some drizzle and fog. highs only in the 50s. we're at 49 right now frooflt in hagerstown. we should not drop all that muct more that shows you wave cool start to the morning. you maya need umbrell early tomorrow. i'll show you wt else you need. i'm back in a few minutes. here's a look at the first 4 traffic. warning, the cherry blossoms remain at peak so expected heavy traffic and little parking near the tidal ban.
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that means it is northbound wonly. no trak is scheduled this weekend. you can take smithsonian station but expect s crowding. avoiding crowds at smithsonian station might be a good idea. have a good weekend. y i'll s tomorrow morning. montgomery cone police tell as you man who is alrdy behind bars for allegedly running over and killing a woman with his car is the same man behind a similar incident just days before. shomari stone has the story. >> reporter: he prayed for a man who was neailyd outside this maryland mosque in gaithersburg a couple weeks ago. >> it makes me feel good. >> reporter: tonight he's pleased the montgomery police an charged this with the hit and run.
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he says the victim was hit in e parking lot outside the mosque. >> i saw someone in the ditch. and he was, hhad the big injury on his face and one of his eyesnd his hand had one finger broken. >> reporter: a couple days later on march 24th, he threw a brick into the 66-year-old's home. when she came outside to see what w going on,olice say he ran her over with his car, can i go her. in manassas, virginia, prince william county police arrested him aa 7-elevenater on. police say they used surveillance video to link him to the hit and run cases. they have not told us a motive might have, another personrays for justice. .> reporter: he is being held without bo he is facing several charges chug second-degree murdit, felony and run and attempted
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murder. in gaitrsburg, shomari stone, news4. tonight the cdc is warning about a multistate e. coli outbreak that includes virginia. so far 72 people across five states have reported being i have other cases reported in kentucky, ohio, tennessee and gegia. eigh people have been hospitalized. no deaths have been reported. officials have not been able to find i specificm as the source. symptoms include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea a vomiting. a warning for parents or guardians of infants. fisher price and safety officials say babies should not be put into the rock andlay sleeper. once the child is able to roe over, usually about three months over, fisher-price reports ten infa is have diedthe device in the last four years after they rolled to their stomach o side. none of them was restrained by
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the three-pointharness. the end of an era for garden center that first took ot in the community nearly 90 years ago. hnky nurseries is closing up shop. it hasblossomed, becoming one of the most popular nurseries in our region. bey're closiause they don't have anyone else to run the family business. >> my famil is all in their 80s. this structure, some of these things are from the '40s and '50s. it's time. >> my kids come here every christmas. it is the only place they know. it is a lovely place. f they are working with the cone tod a buyer for the 11 acres of land. the businesslans to close in june. in the meantime, there is a sale underway. it is one of the mostte anticisports weekends of
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the year. the university of virginia men's basketball team is taking central stage. the number one seeded cavaliers are the big favorites to cut down the nets friday night. first they have to claw out of the final four w against the auburn tigers. michigan state takes on texas tech. virginia is looking to bring them to first ever men's national basketball championship. this is historic. we are feeling it. i think their going to get it lne. >>'s hope so. they have another game to win first. when walmart eliminated its famous greeter job, many workers with disabilities thought they would be left behind. coming up, the new option for thosepe withal needs looking for work. the local business explains its menu for success at work. e>> prince harry isn't in debt yet but might put a limit on
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. one of the most pop hard video games on the pla under royal fire. prince harry is calling on the uk to ban fortnight. the aim is simple. survive by taking out other players. if elinated, there is always a new rounds waiting. prince harry said it is addictive and irresponsible. since last year, the game doubled its number of users. >> my experience as clinician,
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and an addiction psychiatrist, i think that i am concerned aut what i'm seeing with fortnight. >> addiction toaming is so prevalent, the world health organization now classifies it as a disorder.am epic g which owns fortnight has not responded to nbc news' request for comment. there is an app that could do wonders for chefs with disabilities. a group in gaithersburg deligned to it people with special needs. our amy cho takes us inside a local ai d welrehe big differen. >> reporter: no matter how you slice it, cooking can be confusing. keeping track of every ingredient in every dish. it is a lot for known to remember. stephen cohen knows all too well. he's one of the workers at that's a wrap deli in north potomac. the shop's specialty, serving up jo opportunities for people
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with special needs. but he sometimes forgets what step i next and has to ask others for help. that's where these high school students came in. they'v eaten at the deli before. >> he is one of thet nic people. >> reporter: they knew they wanted to help cut down on the amount of time he has to struggle. >> wchhad to t ourselves to code. >> reporter: we had the joint interestsf working on engineering and people in the communities. that i think brought us together. >> the result, anpad app. >> so he can go to the list of recipes. it hasdi the ingts as well as a list of the ingredients. >> reporter: the best part, no need to worry about smudging the scene as steven waves his red spatula, the camera detects and it automatically swipes to the next step. >> watching steven work. it has been really gratifying. he is completely independent. >> they're entering the app in a
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national contest. against other invention that's help beam special needs. the results come out next week. whether they went or not, thanks to their efforts, steven can wrap up a job well done. >> they'll be like a celebrity next week. >> amy cho, news4. >> there's a cash prize at stake and the students say it will go to that deli t ify went. >> young peopleo can be s inspiring. >> they ca an intimidating. >> saturday night live will soon welcome a familiar face. back to 30 rock. this time adam sandler will host the stage as host. he was one of the breakout srs om the 1990s before he was fired. it is the show that helped laun his career. he jumped to the movies and made movies like happy gilmore, water boy and the wedding singer. he will host may 4th. it will be big. the washington auto show isig and it is back again and giving
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people a chance to look under the hood anin get b the wheel side the convention center. you will find nearly 600 avehicles of varieties from sedans tomeni v minis vans to c the future. our reporter had a chance to check out this obstacle course. chuck is in the drivers seat for our annual special, featuring the latest and greatest. you can check it out right here. summed morning after "meet the press." that's pretty cool. >> and there is something going on all over the place. >> weather is important to all of us. >> we have areat weekendor so many events. this may be the last weekend for therr c blossoms. they've only got a couple more days. this weekend is probably the one to do if you can.
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it looks rather dreary. someog across the area. outside.alked it is called ground truth. we don't have any drizzle but we have a little in the way of fog. the winds a 8 miles an hour. northeast winds, we hate them. we really do. the only time i like, we're talking a blizzard. 42 degrees in gaithersburg. 48 right now toward the huntingtown area. we won't go down all that much more. temperatures are falling, for the most part.aw we the showers areawide. a couple showers, you can see them toward charles coty. frederick county. we'll show you what's happeningr nd 270. the rockville area toward potomac, seeing some shower activity. sa height radar.
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the showers are moving out but not quite yet. it is meandering. it will continue to keep the clouds and the cool air. we had clouds all across the north eastern part of the nation from chicago all the way up toward the parts of the northeast. we're on the cooler side. only in the 50s, 4 only today in new york. down to the south. that is where the 60s and 70s were. that's what we wantom to our way and fortunately, it will be moving our way. going for a high of 69. clouds early, may be should shower activity. most of us dry tomorrow morning. you may need the umbrella. i think we'll see some shown by around 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 in the afternoon. the temperatures should shoot up. i think it will be even better on sunday. if you are goingo the tidal basin, line it up. vice president degrees at 9:00 a.m. 58 by noon and then shoot go up
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as we see some sunshine. temperatures around 64. 71 on sunday. some areas into the hoe 70s. 73, 74. not out of the realm of possibilities. mid to upper 70s on aymo maybe some possibly early tuesday, too, before we start to cool again. ne week, friday, saturday, sunday, monday. it ioo cool. >> we'll go back to that streak of rainy fridays? let's not start that again. >> it isre spring for a lot of us. coming up, the wizards didn't have the seasonny a of us envisionedut there is still basketball to be made. we'll find
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countless injuries, a surplus of losses, a firing of the longime gm. twitter might argue it was a good thing. ree games left before the wizards season comes to arc
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ul end. coach bob looking to have a longer workday when heot ejected 63 seconds into the game. that's kind of like my sportscast. oh! bradley beale had 25 pointsth i is one. it was closer. that's jeff green throwing it down. he is ante unrestr free agent. down 5.e spurs, they go on a run. 27-13 run at the half. lamar marcus there. it is the most they've had since 1990. demar derosenth e. march madness, virginia getting ready to take on auburn in the national semifinals. the first trip since 1984. igger ime around, it is than just basketball. the cavaliersave been a shining light for the
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charlottesville community. a community still recovering from deadlio white nlist rally. that's something tony bennett does not take litly. >> when you see this, it does captivate a university, a town, a community. it is part of a story bigger thanyourself. and i think that's a beautiful thing. it isl pow and it helps heal some wounds. if there have been hard things. this world is not always a great place. so if sports can bring joy, if a run like this can bri joy to a community, then that's using it in the right way. >> high school hoops, number ranked player in the class of 2019. cole anthony and virginia's oak hill academy tak on the geico national semifinal. anony had 11 points, scoring from inside and out. down one, the jumper, no good.
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and they advance winning 58-57. onhe ladies side, national player of the year az fud and d.c. st. john's in nevada. in the semis. the sophomore was sensational. it is the game time shot. rethe game stealthrow right after. she had 27 points. st. hn'sadvances, winning 63-61. in the other semifinals, taking on top seed miami country day. and guess what all local championship game. new hope in control the whole way. and doubl digit lead. closer at the end of the the tigers prevail with a 60-58 win. the game is tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. on espn2. the nats were back. back in action. trick corbin facing sten matz in the pitcher's
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something funny is going on at a hospita l inong island. 15 maternity ward nurses are pregnant right now. they all work at thenyu winthrop hospital. their due days are spread out but still, 15 maternity leaves to coordinate. if this story soundsfamiliar, you may be thinking of a group
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of nurses fromai whose social media post went viral after nine of them became pregnant. >> they're trying to compete.
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