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gunman opened fire inside a ia synagogue. the message here is clear.il hate wl not be tolerated. and a local 10-year-old is ariting her own story. s r remkable achievement and the lesson she har all of us. >> announcer:ews at 11:00 begins with breaking news. we start tonight with concerns about your safety on a major local roadway after a deadly crash during this evening's commute. >> good evening. tonight, we learned a taxi driver died in this crash here on the g.w. parkway this afternoon. >> the stion in focus tonight, between tulane drive and morningse lane in the bellevue area of fairfax county. the parkway has since reopened. >> news 4's jackie bensen is live for us along the parkway with the changes that one virginia state lawmaker wants put in place. jackie? >> reporter: well, jim and dorene, drivers familiar with this section of the g.w. parkway know that in the event something

happens, there is very little room to maneuver. >> this road was built in 1933 and people go from washington to mt. vernon through the countryside. >> reporter: virginia state senator scott sorevel represents the area where a taxi cab and a vw bug collided head-on during even.g rush hour a united states park police spokesman told news 4 the driver of the cab was pronounced dead at the scene. two other people were fln by helicopter to local hospitals with injuries described adds life-threatening. a fourth person who was less seriously injured was taken by amlance to a nearby hospital. it's not clear how the injured were distributed between the two vehicles. the crash and resulting investigation caused the closure of both the southbound and northbound lanes. traffic was tre-routedough adjacent neighborhoods. speelimits on the section of the parkway south of old town

alandria vary between 35 and 45 miles per hour. drivers regularly travel much faster. this section of theoad has no shoulder on either side. no room for error. >> one of the things i have suggested is if the park service could put up speed cameras at dse intersections, it would go a long way towar getting speeds back down to 35 to 45 miles per hour in the sections where the collisions keep heppening. >> t cause of the crash remains under investigation. live in fairfax county, jackie bens benson, news 4. >> jackie, thank you. we learned new details today about the grisly murder of a man whose body was found near a district bridge. this happened off chain bridge. he victim's body was found about af mile from the bridge. and sources tell news 4 that the killer used something like a machete to bludgeon the victim to death. d.c. detectives say the victim's hand had been cut off and that his body was barelyta in . a fisherman discovered the

victim in northwest lying underneath a tree saturday evening. today,olice cadets searched the area with a cadaver dog. >> hopefully, this is just an isolated event. there's nothing to sug st that this was a random .attack >> police are asking for anyone who was in that area saturday e and might haveen something to give them a call. outrage tonight. twh local hhool students seen in blackface, in a picture with n-word written over it. >> now walt whitman high school's principal is reaching parents. news 4's shomari stone just heard from students and he's live in bethesda to explain what's going toh happen we students involved. shomari? >> reporr: good evening. the students who we talked to say that they are disappointed and saddened about what happened and say that this is isola dd ands not reflect on the inclusion, the welcoming nature here at walt whitman high school. the principal sent home a letter

to parents basically saying that the image was deeply disturbing for students, staff, and the parents in this community. >> reporter: controversy surrounds walt whitman hh school in bethesda, maryland. two students posted a photo of themselves in blackface, with the n-word superimposed over it. the photo was posted on a private social mediaaccount, but was shared, gained traction, and school officia say many students saw it. in a letter to parents, the principal says, quote, racist incidents have a profoundly negative impact on how our students of color a their families perceive the safety, education, and support our school has to offer. again, want to reiterate that acts of racism are unacceptable and will not be toleratedlt at wa whitman. we talked to some students about what happened. >> this incident is like vsay and should not happen in our community. >> reporter: it doesn't make me feel very good.

i go to school there every day. and i like to say we have a supportive community in which everyone >> reporter: this isn't the first racist incident at walt whitman. news 4 reported about racial tensions aft two white students called a black stunt the n-word two years ago. now, the principal says that the two studentd involve in this latest racist incident will receive, quote, significant consequences. now, as for the school, well, the students who we talked to ake thet they plan to african-american students here at the schl feel welcome. as for this incident, it was reported to montgomery county police as a, equote, hat bias incident. live here in bethesda, i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> all right, show mmari, thank you. the princ of another local school sent a letter home with parents asking them to talk to tir kids after students sent racially insensitive messages in a group chat over the weekend.

the conversation involves students from stone bridge high school in loudoun county. a letter from the school principal says in part, ote, the derogatory and racially inappropriate statements made to the female students in this group chat satury are unacceptable. it goes on to say, the loudoun county sheriff's office is now investigating and children involved will be disciplined. a northern virginia job placement company is apologizing for a posting seeking aef prably caucasian employee. synet systems says thete employ wh that job was located in india and that the employee has been fired, but it's still upsetting pe inting people in o like loudoun county's naacp president. >> you must put a stop to that. i'm not saying a stop and an end to the company, but they need retooling. they have been caught in an egregious offense and they're i doing busineloudoun? we need to meet. >> reporter: michelle thomas says she plans to visit cynet's office tomorrow to ask for a meeting. she also wants to know the

coany that may have been looking for the "preferably caucasian employee." cynet says other employees could be fired. an army veteran is accused of planning a terror attack in southern california. mark domingo allegedly researched several targets including churches,ce police of in patrol cars, freeways, and the santa monica pier. the fbi says he settled on bombing a weekend rally in long beach.ng domi recently converted to islam. federal prosecutors say he posted online about supporting isis, becoming a martyr andge ing payback for the new zealand mosque attacks. investigators arrested domingour fridayg a sting when an undercover d officerivered devices domingo thought were pressure cooker bombs. purchased edly several hundred 3-inch-long nails to be used in ieds as shrapnel, specifically because

thai n were long enough to penetrate the human body and puncture internal organs. >> domingo served four months in the army in afghanistan for the u.s. the fbi found several guns in his house, including a modified ak-47-style rifle. tonight, the f says it received tips about a social media post threatening violence against joews, but t happened before agents could act. leann harris joins us to explain how people from our area are honoring those victims in california. >> well, dorene, today, the congregation in california celebrated the life of the woman witnesses say acted as a humano shield tave their rabbi. tonight, a friend of lori gilberkaye participated in a local gathering here honoring her memory and denouncinghate. the turnout this evening in northwest washington was so

large, the gathering had to be held outdoors. the crowd listened to city and atith leaders sending a clear message that h will not be tolerated in our communities. >> we are here to send a message to anyone who might think of copying that evil man who perpetrated that act of terrorism on saturday. we will smother the crackle of your gunfire with actsf goodness, kindness, positivity, and life, which will make this world you're trying to destroy much better than it was ever befor before. >> d.c. mayor mueller mouzer echoed the call to fight hatred. police chief newsham told the crowd they're constantly working o keep people of all congregations safe here. deputy attorney ral rod rosenstein, who found himself at odds with president trump, has less than two weeks left on the

job. he announced today he will step down mayth 11. rosenstein appointed special counsel robert mueller, you'll recall, to investigate russian interference in the 2016 el presidential tion. earlier this month, rosenstein defended his handling of the russia investigation. it romised to, quote, d right and take it to the appropriate conclusion. well, we wok up to a chill in the air today, didn't we? a lot of us are wearing jackets tonight. can we p them away tomorrow morning? >> yeah. oh, yeah. you can put them away, away. we're going to be jumping big-time tomorrow. temperatures early this morning, 30s and 40s. we only got into the t 60s, low 60s in some areas, didn't even make it out of the 50s. take a look at the high temperature today in our area. 56 degrees in ocean city, maryland. 62 in d.c. 62 in hagerstown. cloudy all day long, too. that made for one cool afternoon. but look what we've got just to the west. west of the mountns here, 81 in charleston, west virginia,

and that's the warm air that's ming our way, all courtesy of this storm system right here. that's going to be pushing the showers out. a couple of showers and sprinkles here. but behind it, mucharmer air. temperatures jumping close to 20 degrees tomorrow. but something else coming with it, guys. you may need the umbrellas the next couple of days. i' show you why. i'm back in a couple of minutes. >> doug, thank you. if you need a job or rather if you need a job or looking to change careers, amazon is ready to hire their new hq2 in arlington county. the company says it plans to create 400 jobs by the end of the year. today at the fairlington community center, an amazon representative also briefed the neighborhood on the company's plans. amazon leaders say they're hiring managers for positions that include a senior financial analyst and a han resources specialist for the arlington office. stay up with us for this next inspire she's a 10-year-old girl writing her own story. >> born without hands, she just

won a handwriting contest. and she's got a message to share with all of us. >> by seeing my story, they can see that it's best not to give up and keep

before you fall asleep, let's get you up to speed on what's hap ning tomorrow. >> here are the 4 things you need to know, folks. tomorrow morning, president trump will sit down with the tot two democr it's the first time he'll meet with house speaker nancy pelosi and senate minority leader, chuck schumer, since their infamous oval office fight over the border wall funding. that led to a 35-day government utdown. this time, they're going to be talking about infrastructure.

roger stone is back? court tomorrow. it's h a statusring for the president's longtime political ally. he's charged with obstruction, making fal statements and witness tampering, related to the mueller investigation. he was arrested during an fbi raid of his home in january. funeral services tomorrow morning at arlington national cemetery for a marine and longtime local volunteer firefighter. staff sergeant christopher slotman was killed during a roadside bombing in afghanistan. he worked with the kentland fire department in prince gege's county and was a new york city firefighter. and larry hogan will sign stacy's law tomorrow, making solicitation for murder a felony. it's named after teenager from bowie who was killed in a murder-for-hire scheme. solicitation for murder has been a misdemeanor,in carry minimal jail time in maryland. now, that local ol10-year- girl who was born with no hands

is writing her own story. and it's a remarkable one at that. >> it is. >> news 4's aimee choro intduces us to the newly crowned national handwriting champion. >> i try to concentrate on what i'm going to write and try not to mess up. >> reporter: when sarah hinesly puts pen to paper -- >> they have to have the right space. >> reporter: -- you can bet every loop of every letter will be just right. this fifth grader sent in a a writing sampl took home the top prize. >> i was really happy and proud. >> and shows us her sheets of ceprac when it c tes overcoming obstacles, all of us would do well to take a page from sarah's book. sarah was born with no hands, but that hasn't stoed her from becoming a penmanship pro. and she has no plans to use prosthetics. >> i don't think i really need

it since i can do pretty much everything that people with hands do. >> reporter: that doesn't just mean just handwriting. >> she always has a smile on her face, s nothing holds her back. >> yes. >> reporter: and this little learner already looking ahead to the future. >> i want to be a lawyer and then a president and then back to being a lawyer and then become a judge. >> reporter: proof for anyone that when life throws you for a loop, you can still get right back on track. >> by seeing my story, they can see that it's best not to give up and keep doing your hardest until you get to . reporter: in frederick, aimee cho, news 4. an sarah hinesly beat more a hundred people in her category for that contest. and the win came with a $500 prize. >> that's great. >> she is amazing! >> she really is. and that is beautiful cursive writing. a lot of people don't do that anymore. >> no, she can write checks.tl >> exac >> so that's --

>> i have a feeling she's going to be writing of plenty checks -- >> she's going splaces. >>rt cookie. so, this cold weather we woke up to this morning, i f always heardm the gardeners in my family, you don't plant your flowers until mother's day, because of this kind of surprise -- >> yeah. a little frost out there in parts othe area. temperatures were in the upper to mid-3s, some areas. 36 in gaithersburg. 34 in win chester earlier this rning. that'sright, we even had a fros advisory through the morning, though. no more of at. we are going up big-time tomorrow. outhere right now, clouds and some fog. heads u for someog as you make your way through the rest of thenight. currently at 57 degrees. winds outf the south at 10 miles per hour. that southerly component to the wind will srt to warm temperatures. by early tomorrow morning, i think we rise overnight tonight in some areas. 58 right now i culpepper. 56 in fredericksburg, 54 in the gaithersburg area. on the radar, we've seen a couple o showers trying to move

on through. most of this not hitting the ground, but where it is, some very light sprinkles. anne arundel county. if you're driving i-95, aybe they got the windchill wipersy n evnce in a while, but really, no need for that. but what this is, is part of a storm system that is moving just to our north with some rain, had some snow back towards the great lakes here. and that is twactually going to bring in some very warm air. to make us feel better, my brother in colorado springs says, what's going on! it's 34 and snowing there in colorado. >> aleast we feel betternow. >> it was only 62 today, everyone. i'll tell you what. could be a lot worse. and look what's coming. not 30s. we're talking 80 degrees coming up tomorrow. look at the warmth, down to the south. we've got the warmth here, it just has to get. he we've got a warm front that's going to move through overnight tonight. that brings in the warm air tomorrow, but also a front just

to our north. a chance of shower, maybe thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon around 3:00, 4:00, as a little system moves across. that system then allows the cold front to come back south. we get back on the coolide for wednesday. the warm air is just south of us. so baltimore might be in the low 60s. edericksburg could be in the low 80s. could be a 20-degree difference between the north and southern parts of our viewing area. that's sometng we're going to really be watching. i have d.c. right at 70 degrees for wednesday. now, tomorrow, i've got us at . 80 degrees, much warmer. a chance of storms in the afternoonnd one or two of those storms could be strong. i'm not calling tomorrow our weather alert day, but tomorrow morning, chuck bell will have the very latest for you. the timing of this would be 00, 4:00, 5:00 just during the afternoon rush when the kids are getting home from school. 70 on wednesday. 87 on thursday with a chance of storms. chance of storms on friday, as well. that's the best chance for area-wide storms on friday. best chance of a couple of stronger or severe storms on

friday. f and niceor the ekd, for the most part. chance of showers andattorms both sday and sunday, but not a washout. a lot of cancellations fridays. might have more this bfriday, right now the weekend may be okay. >> this will be five in a row. >> who's counting? coming up, the nats trying to use mustache power against the carndinals. sports is next. >> we have a new game with kate mckinnon and

>> announcer: this is the xfinity sports desk. >> a strong start for the ertionals taped off early against the cardinals, and it cost them. coming off an incredible come from behindalk off win last

night, the opposite was the case tonight. patrick corbin on the mound, getting it done at the plate here. bottom two, bases loaded. with two outs, corbin takes ball four from michael walka, walks in the first round for the nationals. they take a 1-0 lead. and the very next batter, adam eaton, mustache and all, making things happen. takes it down the line in left, a run comes in easy, a second beats the throw at home and eaton sliding in safely at second. a two-run single for him.bi even rub the mustache for good luck. in the fifth, corbin having trouble on the hill after a run scored on a wildpitch. marcel ozuna smacks it right past carter into center. ozuna with the go ahead two-run single. cards didn't look back. national's hit list, in the final five innings, they lose to the cardinals, 6-3. and the orioles visiting the white sox and this dog reallyhe

into t game, picking it up, o topthe third, birds down 2-0. former national pedro severino up at the plate. severino smacking this ball to right, sailing over the fence. a solo shot for severino, his fourth of the season. birds on the board, down 2-1. bottom frame of the inning, tim anderson at the dish with a man on, anderson crushes this ball to left. good-bye. a two-run shot for anderson. chicago takes a 4-1 lead. and right now the white sox lead the os, 5-3 in the ninth. let's head up to toronto. game two of the eastern conference semi-finals. tptors hostinghe sixers. skip ahead, fourth quarter, u sixersp eight. leonard with an on th drive. he is foul and still gets it to go. 35 points for leonard, firing up ghpper drake. raptors, th not going anywhere. later in the quarter, jimmy butler tryinghe to put t away. his three, money. butler had 30 for philly. they're up by 7.

under a minute t playit's a one-point game. driving in, spin, fakes, scores. 12 points for thesixers. big man, philly wins it94-89, the series all tied at one. now,hr game t between dallas and st. lou in the second round of the stanley cup playoffs. series tied a 1. after a back and forth night scoring, final two minutes of the third, periodat maroon scoring the bluel fourth goa of the night. kind of a slow reaction, but cue the celebration, just hitting e top corner there. st. louis takes this one, 4-3. theyow lead dallas two games to one in this series. e> why don't away care as much? >> there are som folks in the area that mig really careht

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