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>> and students popping pills to power through exams. >> i think this adhd drug abusen crisis, gal prescription abuse crisis o college campus is the next opioiis cris. news 4 at 6:00 starts we begin with this very r a y start to our week af super soaker of a weekend, even more rain today. >> just what the doctor didn't order here. as weook here at the radar, you can see wet weather finally starting to move out of the area. >> chief meteorologist doug kammer is in the storm center. doug, what's the good word? >> the good word is it does get xttter as we make our way through the neouple days. we had the shower out there today. we had rain steady at times and cool temperatures all day. now you canee what's been happening the last couple of hours. the rain really starting to get out of here. one area of rain came through at 4:00. some shower activity here down
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towards winchester. the bulk of the region on the dry side. that's going to be the case for most of the night tonight. however you could see one or two of these showers move on through. you may not want to put away the umbrella yet. that's when this line will try to make its way over the mountains. we could still see a couple shower, especially in the northern zone.ge our averaigh temperature is 75. we're at 59 right now. 46 at state college and we're going to be srting off on very cold note. we'll talk about that. i've got your school bus forecast coming up in about 15, 2 minutes. >>ank you, doug. trade tensions between china and the united stare escalating into an all -out trae war. hed eijing just b washington with another $60 billion in tariffs on american goods. president trump started the latest round by raising tariffs on chinese goods on friday. the counter punch from ina sent the financial market into a free fall. >> we've got team coverage on developments that a likely to affect your family budget.
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we begin with craig boswell on capitol hill. craig. >> doreen and leon, good to talk to you. hello, everyone. wall street already feelin the effects of this escalating trade battle, but it's likely that all of us willeel theffects in the pocketbook. president trump is not backing down in the escalating trade war with china and today raised the possibility of more taf -- tariffs. na defied warnings and slapped more tariffs on u.s. goods. >> there can be retaliation, bun it be very, very substantial by comparison. >> reporter: raising taxes0 on $6 billion of u.s. goods. that's about 5,000 u.s. products including frozen fruits and vegetables. china is retaliating three days after the u.s. hiked levies on chinese good. >> tariffs are a terrible w to try to get china to change its
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behavior. >>uleporter: the trade war c cost the average american family four almost $800 a year. >> we're now back into, you know, rea cold war between china and the united states on this that could get worse. >> reporter: beijing's latest shot is rattling markets as ocks fall. >> we're down nearly 700 points >>right now. ere's the treasury secretary today. >> are talks still ongoing? >> yes, we're still in negotiations. >> reporter: farmers are hoping for a quick resolution. china is the world larger importer of soybeans and the price slumped to the lowest in a decade. >> it's a huge percent of the soy bean market. i'm hopingrand png something is going to change. >> reporter: president trump claims china to blame for changing a potential agreement at the last minute leading to thecuent impasse. both sides say the talks will continue, but no date has been set. doreen. >> all right, craig. thank you. now to cnbc with a closer
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look at how these trade tensions are affecting the financial markets. kate, what's the fallout so far? >> hi there. so we closed down today over 600 ponts at the low of the day. you just heard in that package, the do you was down 719 points. we did come back from those lows after we heard from president trump that he was still undecided about whether or not to add even more tariffs on chinese goods. chna will -- building materials, things like furniture and footwear. this comes after president trump's raised tariffs last week on chinese imports. companies here import goods and their costs go up, that means higher prices for consumers. we saw a l of movement today in the industry with exposure to china. carpillar down 4.5%. ple down nearly6%.
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boeing down almost %. the market is definitely looking for some clarity to understand what is coming next and of course a potential trade deal. as we all know the talks are ongoing. president trump said he would meet with chinese president xi next week. we could get a deal before then. who knows. >> kate rogers reporting. thank you, kate. there's more reporting on how this trade war coul askffec your family's future with less her to -- lester holt right after this news cast. > a woman gunned down as she left work last friday evening. we've learned the victim had been married to two men at the same time. one of them currently serving pame. news collins live in greenbelt with the story. pat, this is a really strange one. >> reporter: indeed, leon. it was a hit. the killer knew where she wo knew what time she'd get off. knew where to find her. turns out the victim was married to two ment the same time.
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one husband an actor. the other husband a drug kingpin. there's a lot to look at here. it came down real fast friday afternoon. the murder scene, a parking lot of an office building here in gree greenbelt. the victim 44-year-old betty jennifer. she worked in that building over there. it was around 5:00. she left her office. she left the building. she was walking down the steps. she saw that gunman. she started to runaway, but he was right behind her. one shot, two shots, four shots fired. she was hit two times. she fell dead to the ground. the killer, he got i a blue vehicle and off he went. >> the fact this was in broad daylight in front of multiple witnesses and whoever did this didn't think it mattered to the person who committedhis crime. that in and of itself is extremely shocking.
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>> reporter: shocking indeed. and troubling for some of the people who work in this office building. >> it's rtainlylarming. it sounds like it was broad daylight and with multiple wi esses. >> i'm concerned about this kind of thing happening here in this location. >> i think it's crazy that something like that happened. i wouldn't expect that from around here. >> reporter: the victim, betty ennifer, lived in this house in bowie. the house belongs to her and her husband, drug dealer kendrick jennifer. kendrick is doing 20 years for selling cocaine in baltimore. betty and kendrick jennifer are in the midst o a divorce. now, back in october while be my was stillarried to kendrick, she went off and married chris atto, an act from ghana. police say that they're not uling out anything in this case. doreen,ba ck to you.
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>> okay. thank you, pat. interesting story. a rersal in the case of the coast guard lieutenant accused of plotting a terror attack against politicians and he journalists re in our area. now a federal judge is blocking his rease from jail. christopher hasson is from silver spring. he was arrested back in february on gun charges and drug offenses. prosecutors have yet to charge him with any terrorism-related offenses and hasson has pleaded not guilty. a magistrate said could he could not justify holding him for trial without more serious chars. today a federal judge overturned that order. new tonight former president jimmy carter is recovering from hip surgery. the 94-year-old was leaving his home to go out turkey hunting when he fell and broke his hip. carter underwent surgery. he's still in the hospital but word is he's doing well and in a statement the president joked that his main concern is turkey season ends and he hasn't reached his limit.
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he wants to bag someore birds. a heads up for drivers in northern virginia, part of the kway is ashington p still closed because of a big sinkhole. the north bound lanes are closed from route 123 up to the rkltway. the national paservice says the weather and other factors are delaying the repairs they're trying to make. officials say the lanes will rein closed at least through tomorrow morning's rush hour. it has now been five days since someone last saw a university of ma >> she was on a hike in maui in hawaii where she lives now. search crews have beenca assing the forest resaerve hoping to find her. one of her clost friends tells aimee cho they're not giving up. >> aloha from maui. my name is manda eller. >> it's been five days since anyone has seen amanda eller, a young wom full of life. not a trace after going hiking in the forest reserves in maui.
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>> just a wonderful presence to have in your life. >> a close friend ofamanda's, they met at the university of maryland. she said a man manda loved the outdoors and was extremely tough both mentally aphysicallies. >> if she is hurt, she's waiting for help. it's absolutely nerve-racking nd gut wrenching to think about that. ar>> they found her c parked outside the serve, her wallet and cell phone still inside, her keys hidden beneath one of th ires. friends and family say that was no>>al for her. we just want our daughter back. i cannot imagine my life without her in it. >> her friend heads to hawaii tomorrow to help look for her friend. she says she couldn't bear to sit on the sidelines and watch. >> i just think about myself or any of our other friends ory fameing in that situation and what i would want.
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>> fire department in maui has called offer the search, but volunteers still show up each day to hopefully bring amanda home. aimee cho, news 4. right now on the nbc washington app, you can find a link the website for the search. we've also posted a link to a go fund me page to help the family. just search missing woman. elome new devopments now in that colleg admission cheating scandal. >> coming up, the tearful plea of felicity huffman as she admits she paid thousands to boost her daughter's chance. >> plus mother and dad driving distracted. it's not just kids using their phones behind the wheel.'m i adam tuss. who should be allowed to eat on shouldn't?who i'm going to tell you about a wild controversy that erupted after a post on s. cial media and rain moving out right now, but the cold is sticking aound. dous back withn updatg'e
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you may have seen a photo that sparked a huge controvsy on social media. >> an employee reeating on aetro tri train. reporter adam tuss has been digging into this controversy. he's alg the red line tonight where this whole incident unfolded. >> reporter: we now know tt the metro employee photographed while eating on a train will not face any disciplinary action. that from t unionhat represents her and the woman who originally posted this tweet th local au has withdrawn her original complaint, but the backlash still continues. >> everybody has their own lives to live. i feel like you saying something else about them eating is out of order. >> reporter: the rulesre clear, no eating or drinking on
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metro trains, but most people see it every single day. here'some evidence right here. and some say this goes way deeper thand. just foo it's about basic human needs. this woman lisa was a metro bus operator for five years. >> if they have to t, they have to eat. before you fall out, you have to get something some your stomach, whether it be on theain or not. >> reporter: the union representing the employee says she was in fact between shifts. sometimes there's only about 20 minutes or so from asn noenmento assignment to squeeze in a meal. still rules are rules. no food or drinksy on the em. >> they should follow the rules of the metro, because when i get on, i know i can't eat and if i start eating something, i put it away. >> reporter: still others t wondering ifhis whole thing presents a chance for metro to i rethink the po specifically when it comes to things like water. social media post seemingly never ending over the past few days. many racially charged.
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many have been understanding of the employee who was eating and also shaming her for eating on a train. the local author who originally teted this picture meanwhile has reportedly lost a book deal because of her post. perhaps all of this opens the door for alarger balanced discussion on the sues surrounding this picture. along the red line, adam news 4. as you see the story, you may be remembering metro has allowed some food sales outside of stations, but that's outside in the stations and you still are not allowed to eat or drink on trains or buses. >> from trains to planes. boeingug stilling to get approval for the popular 737 max 8 planes to return the sky. the planes were taken out of service for two recent crashes that killed more than 340 people. c theshes involved ethiopian airlines and in an interview 8 y say if they fly the max again they won't be the first. >> if you flyt again,ou'll
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be the last airline to flight it. is that what you're saying? >> it will be l thet airline to fly. >> so you're not promising that the max will fly again with ethiopia. >> yes. at this stage i cannotul f say that. >> later why that aiceohe s problem with the max runs deeper than boeing claims. that's ahead on "nightly news ". movie lovers are fans are remember doris day who died today at her home in california. ♪ >> doris day is known for her roles in "calamity jane" and "pillow talk" and her own sitcom which aired for five seasons in the late '60s and early '70s. among her most popular songs are "sentimental journey", "secret
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love". when she retired, she followed her dreams into animal activist and rescue. doris day was 97. >> and a true icon. >> she really was. >> in every sense of the word. folks,se get your ball gloves and your caps ready. nbc 4 and our sister station telemundo are partnering with the washington nationals for weather day at nats pa. our chief meteorologist doug bring the heat kammerer is going to throw out the first pitch this thursday, may 16th. we'll have give aways inside the park. you want to check it out. if you can't make it, tune in to news 4. doug will be revealing the official srm team 4 summer forecast. >> we'll be live from the salt line once again right outside the first base gate. if you can't make it to the game, come on out and see me down there. e're all going to be down there. amelia will be down there. bechuck is going to down there. lauren ricketts. you name it, we'll all be down there. >> have you been practicing?
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>> i'm always ready.e comon. i'm actually hurt, but there's no excuse. >> get your excuses down now, huh? >> how about the weather, thoh? >> looking better. >> it's got to improve from what we've been seeingthe last couple days. >> i think it's going to. it's really been nasty. did you have a good mother's day? >> iasid but it w soaking wet. >> we have some sunshine out there now after what was another tiny day today, we finally started to drys afternoon. right now on the dryer side. temperature 59 degrees. winds out of the a northwest 7 miles per hour. we are on the cool side. 59 is the average high for march 24th.l that's how coo it is. we saw the area of rain coming through about an hour and a half ago. now we have another area backo the west. this line coming through. just some showers. we are looking at a few downpours that are coming back into morgan county,
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berkeley county, new hampshire . counties these will all move along the next hour or so and then across into loudoun countyd an frederick county. heading up there. there it is right there. that next little line. most of this will fall apart by the time it gets tohe d.c. metro area. don'tbe surprised to see a shower. keep the umbrella handy just in case. ou can see the big spin in the atmosphere. this is a really big storm that came together right over our area keeping things cool. the average high 75. 63. breezy and cool. a slight chance of shower, although most of your tuesday is looking dry. i think many of you stay in the 50s all day after a cold start too. temperatures tomorrow morning will start off in the 40s in many areas. 71 degrees on wednesday. weather day at nats park not bad. 74 degrees. 75 degrees on friday. that's looking pretty good too. if you are heading down to weather day at ts park, we'll be down there between 10 and 11 giving a presentation to about 3,000 kids. that's how many we had last year. what are we going to be seeing?
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67 at 11:00 a.m. hoight chance of ser early in the day. by the time the game is ending and we're at the salt line, 74 degrees. lo king great. >> lots of good food in your future on thursday. we can tell that's coming, doug. >> yo throw one pitch, you're going to need to eat something. >> absolutely. nbc 4 and telemundo 44 are working for you with our project innovation grant program. we're proud to say that the organization has given away total of $225,000 in grants this year. the money was awarded to eight local organizations thatdo good things in our community. our parent company comcast gave awayha more tn $2.4 million. coming up, guilty plea. actress felicity huffman appearing in court and the college cheating ascand how many months she'll spend behind bar. >> maryland becoming the latest state to raise the minimum state to raise the minimum woking age
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actress -- today she told a judge she's guilty. >> nbc's jay gray has new details about what happened
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inside a federal courtro today and why legal analysts say that lori loughlin not guilty plea may have been a big mistake. felithty huffman her brother by her side back in court telling a judge what she 50 sa first said publicly in a written statement. i accept full responsibility for my actions and will accept the consequences that stem from those actions. the tv star cried and at times struggled to speak as she admitted to paying $50,000 to someone to correct answers on her daughter's college entrance exam. part of a widespread admission scandal targeted in an fbi sting dubbed operation varsity blues. sentencing will come later. prosecutors requesting she spent four months behind bars. >> she'sy like man white collar defendants who are in trouble for the first time. she's racing to court to plead guilty, cooperate with the governmentget the lowest sentence possible, and just move on with her life. >> reporter: she joins a list of prominent and wealthy parents
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pleading guilty in the scheme, but that list does not include fellow actress lori loughlin or her husband. >> thisis government prosecution 101. the longer she waits, the worse it may be for lori loughlin. >> the couple pleaded not guilty to fraud and bribery, prosecutors adding additional charges of conspiracy and moneyr laundering afhey rejected a plea deal. jay gray, nbc news. cramming for exams with pills. >> still ahead on news 4, the dangerous drug that college studentsinre now turn toto focus on their school work. i'm juliecarey. in arlington. this is what a bunch of residents found on saturday morning. their tires had been slashed. coming up, what v theictims have to say about this act of vandalism. and mission accomplished. the parents of a pregnant teacher who was murdered now changing maryland law. why they say their fight is far from over.
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>> if this helps another womain the state of maryland, then we will have honored laura. so it's not as much about healing as it is about
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why wouldn't you want to save money and make your house look great? i love to save money. who doesn't like to save money? floor and decor. you have to see it to believe it. you're watching news 4 at 6:00. back now at 6:29 with a livo look at the srm team 4 radar. you can see much of the rain is on its way out g let'set right to doug kammerer to find out what's ahead tonight. doug. >> doreen, most of the rain is out of here.u yon see some of the rain that came through the metro area now out as well. but watching this line back here towards the west, this is around winchester making its way
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towards rtmasburg. we're not quite done just yet, but most of us remaining dry through the rest of the night. still a good idea to maybe take an umbrella north and west of washington. this whole system spinning on through our region, not just giving us clouds or showers, but so very cool air. temperatures right now only in the 40s and 50s. 46 state college. 59 in our area. we'll talk about what you expect tomorrow morning when you wake. up you need the jacket for sure. we're talking one cool start to your tuesday. for more than a yer, the parents of a murdered maryland woman have fought for tougher punishment for crimes against pregnant women. today a lasting legacy was enacted in their daughter's honor. news 4 darcy spencer reports on their emotional journey for justice. >> reporte the mother and father of laura wallen shake hands with the governor. he had just signed laura and reid's law.
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it's named their -- for their daughter and unborn son. they were killed at the hands of the baby's father >> it was hard to hear laura's name. happy but it's painful. >> it passed nanunanimous mousi -- unanimously in both houses. >> reporter: the charge carries up to ten years of prison time. mark wallen is laura's father. >> it is a eat day for the women of maryland and i think that our family has done a very small step towards making things better. >> laura was a howard county high school teacher police say she was pregnanth wit tyler's baby when she was murdered. he was charged but tk his own life in jail the day he was set for trial. >> looking into the statistics was when w realized how dangerous it was in this state
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if a woman was pregnant and the father was babyas not happy about tegt prncy. >> the couple told me it's their faith that is getting them through this nightmare. their pastor was here for the bill signing. >> many conversations. lots tears. lots of prayers. we give thanks today for this moment. there's an important step, an important message in this about life and about justice and about peace. >> reporter: now this family look toward the fure and a life of helping others. in annapolis, darcy spencer, news 4. governor hogan also took action today on tobacco products. he signed legislation into lawt t will increase the legal age to buy tobacco from 18 up to 21. the law aims to stop the epidemic of teen vaping. the law will ply to all types of tobacco products. maryland will become the 13th state to raise the age for buying tobacc members of the military will be exempt from the law in maryland.
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the new law takes effect in october. across the river in virginia a bill signing ceremony was held to honor 9-year-old wesley lapicky. the third grader was killed whil helping a teach operate a motorized partition one years ago. his parents stood behindve gornor northam as he signed the new law. it prohibits anyone from operating a motorized partition if students are in the same room unless the wall has a safety censor installed with it. community activists are gathering at the whit oak library in montgomery county right now. they're planning a rally in response to a shocking video showing aer white police offic using the "n" word during an interaction with a group of african-american men.an cell phones the officer's body camera captured the incident on the officer claims that she had been repeating something one of the men said. sontgomery county police they're reviewing all the a footage andre not commenting on e officer's work status.
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a terrible way to start the weekend for nearly two dozen liarlington fami. the tires on their vehicles were slashed on streets in the area of the barcroft apartments au so thomas street. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey takes a look at the costly vandalism. >> reporter: this is not the type of tire ramageichard usually finds at his auto repair shop. as you ca i see,t goes right through. it looks like a knife or something went right through re. >> rter: a slashed tire. he had two customersome to him saturday morning. their tires ruined. >> one of them had to go to work. i need to be at work. so we had to pretty much do it real fast for him. >> reporter: bucky was one of the unlucky ones. he uses his pickup to get to not one but two jobs. he was quite upset to find his tire slashed. >> it's not a good thing.
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hurting other people like that, it's evil. >> reporter: evil and costly vandalism. he paid $60 to get a tow and here's the $120 bill for the new oftire. most he cars were parked in and around the barcroft apartment community, but police say unfortunately so far there is no video, no images of potential suspects. >> the only encouraging news, the slashing seemed to be combined to one area. >> we did have three blocks wat e hit during this particular incident, but we had no other tire slashing sear res that were investigated. >> police are hopingif anyone saw suspicious activity friday night or early saturday, they'll come forward. in arlington, i'm julie carey. news 4. well, we all know that annoying feeling walking out to your car and seeing a parking ticket on the windshield. but what if you had neighbors to blame for that? coming up next on news 4, the proposal to give mo power to the people. and consumer reporter susan hogan working fo you with a
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most parents warn their teenage and young adult children about the dangers of texting and driving, but some n adults mayot
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be setting a very good example. researchers surveyed more th 400 parents fro45 states and found that7% 6 admit to reading texts whilen drivi more than half admit to writi texts when they're behind the wheel. millennial parents between the ages of 22 andwee most likely to engage in reckless behaviors. things like using email, socialm edia, and traffic maps behind the wheel. drivers parking illegally blocking fire hydrants or in handicap spaces. ever wish you could do something bout it? well, in the district that may soon happen. some residents could soon empowered and issue tickets if vinclators. couil man charles allen is proposing this idea because he erys there aren't november officers out t walking the street. they would use an app and tieaka ndtime stamped picture that
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in the would get a ticke ma >> who knew we didn't have enough people writing tickets alread >> yeah. next on news 4tr concening on class work by using illegal drugs. >>t could be two pills for a weekend. >> i thought it would keep me focused. >> investigating the trend some experts they're now calling a crisis on college campuses. and a spring coldll spe it feels more like fall outside. doug tells us which areas could drop into the 30s.
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if you're just joining us, here's a quick look at some of our.op stori police in greenbelt are looking for a killer and a motive in a deadly shooting. somebody ambushed a woman as she left work last friday in her office along ivy lane. v've learned thetim was married to two men st theame time including one who is currently serving 20 years for drugrges in baltimore. another escalation in the between presiden trump and china. today beijing unleashed new tariffs on american products. ent the financial market into a dive. the industrial average and the s&p 500 suffered their worst day since january 3rd. the do you is down almost 600 points. today residents and businesseare cleaning up in southwestern virginia. an ef1 tornado traveled through
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suffolk. it damaged a tleefleast 34 homed businesses. no injuries we doug is back with the forecast for this week in four minutes. it is finals week for thousands of college students. remember those days? >> yes, i do. >> it means a nighters and tons of caffeine to make it through the night. >> many are turning to something more dangerous to give them that heart-pumping rush they crave. susan hogan join uses with a warning every p hent shouldr about what's being called a crisis on campus. >> that's right, doreen. i first heard about this from mo kids are both sophomores in college. they told me their classmates are buying adhd drugs omlegally frther students to give them tat quick jolt whenhe pressure is on. after all, that's why these drugs arekn ned steroids for the brain. as a parent, i was so alarmed bu this, i j had to learn more. >> itwo could be t pills for a weeke of writing papers. and then potentlllly a pi on wednesday to get youyothrough
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ur finals on thursday and friday. i thought i need to write could.t essay i >> so questions for all of you. did it work? >> yes. yes. >> definitely. >> joh chris and jacob. names.ir real they're recent college graduates. they agreed to talk to us about n issue they say is happening in plain sight. >> i have bought adderall, yes. >> we're protecting their identities because they admit to buying adhd drugs from their classtes, something that is illegal. >> it's not too hard to get. >> and they say it's cheap. $5, $10, $20 per pill. how did you do it? >> a friend had a prescription.m i would ask h or sometimes i would get it as a gift from somebody if they knew i had a large deadline. >> what did you feel? i basically made me feel like i was able to accomplish things that i normally wouldn't be able to and it also madee extremely hyper focusedn the moment. >> i think it allowed me to manage that schedulein a way
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that i would really, really o ruggleotherwise. >> prescription drugs for adhd are known to improvemental function. adderall is one of the most common treatmen for the disorder, but there are a number of other medications that work in similar ways. and the reputation of these so-call smart drugs has led to a massale illeg marketplace on nationwide.puses today it's estimated that o in three college students illegally possess adhd medication. >> ino your pinion, is there a cr college campuses? >> oh, absolutely. >> dr. gretchen waon is a clinical psych leading researcher in the use of adhd drugs on campuses. >> i think this adhd drug abuse crisis, general prescion abuse crisis on college campu the next opioid crisis. >> dr. watson saysegular use
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of these drugs comes with big risks. >> they first get addicted to the stimulants, then they pursue other drugs to help with that addiction. onehing leads to anoth and it's not as uncommon as we wod think that that is another pathway to heroin abuse. >> did the efferrs of it oveide our worry about what this could actually do to you? >> i think that the pros definitely outweigh the cons in that context almost every time. >> did you get abetter grade because you took it? >> i think it really hard to go back and say what i could have done without it. but i do know that it was really important to study to get the grades that iot. >> and as a parent,g he that is so disturbing. even knowing the risks, these kids did the manufacturer of aerall did not respond to our request for a comment about this. >> young people don't always
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have theest decision-making skills. >> they think they're invincible. >> they do. susan, you know addiction isn't the only iss with these drugs. it comes with taking these when they're not prescribed. tonight at 11:00 we'll reveal some of the deadly consequences with these. >> absolutely. doreen, we've been working on this, so we know this is not a brand new story. we know that this has been there. we've been talking about that. what's new is the fact that it's getting worse. one in three kids and the fact thatt is so common. it is commonplace. they don't care. this really is a sty that all parents and their college age kids should sit down and watch together because there's a lot of parents out there who have no idea. >> it has gotten out of control. thank you, susan. >> sure. > doug is back now with a oheck on our weather and we're almost d with this current batch of rain? >> yeah. almost done with that. i think we get into one more day kind of dreariness tomorrow
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before we kind of break out into what we'd all like to call spring around here with temperatures in the 70s. we still have the cloud cover, ut it's looking a little bit better. tost of the rain is now out of here. e a look at this. first off, though, i've got to say hi to chuse bell he surprised about 100 kids today for weather day at nats park. >> i'm here at harmon kny hills elementary school where about 100 fourth graders found out in they're goto be joining us at nats ballpark for storm team 4 weather day. { screaming } >> that's right. about 100 kids there all coming to storm team 4 weather day at nats park. we will be down there giving a presentation to all those kids about 10:00 to 11:00. last year we hosted 3,000 kids and we're hoping for more this year. n ing your kids out there thursday. we're thinking it's going to be
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a pretty nice morning and pretty nice afternoon fora. if you're got your tickets, hold them high. out there today we saw a lot of cloud cover, but now we're starting to se somebreaks. a really nice afternoon. a really nice evening, but it's chilly. 59 degrees. the average hig is 75. we're nowherear ne that. can't rule out a stray shower or two. gaithersburg up to 61. warrenton coming in at 62 degrees. how much rain have we seen? ver the lastyear, this time last year to last time this year over 70 inches of rain. that's morehan 30 inches above average. that's just fascinating. number one, again, it beats the old record by, like, 14 inches. it's really incredible. looking dryer the next few months. that goes to my summer formmast. my su forecast comes out on thursday as well. we'll be at nats park and we're going to the salt line afterwards, so you will see my summer forecast. ree days, out 90 d how much heat there's going to be, how many hurricanes come up
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the coast. we'll talkabout that too. right now i'm tracking the next round of rain. watch out, this is some heavier shower activity including a rumble of thunder or two with this area. it moves off toward the east. also around leesburg and loudoun county, all part of this system that just rotating up to the north. that will continue to do so tomorrow. that's why tomorrow we're still on the cool side. high ofnly 63 tomorrow. 71 on wednesday. a really nice day. cool start, though, both days. 74 on thursday. 75 on friday. chance of a shower or two on friday, but not bad. lookat that weekend. hey, i finally have some good news, everybody. >> we earned it. >> 79 on saturday. 83 on sunday. some real heat the middle of next week. >> thank you, doug. coming up, you'll hear from the redski ns
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off lunteer otas, organized team activities. today at the ball club, an organed team activity of a rfferent sort. theyan kerrigan leukemia golf classic. kerrigan carrying on t tradition originally started by former skins quarterback mark brunel in 2006. not ehactly the weater they were hoping for, but days like today not about howouhoot. shafs that was a rough putt. check out jay gruden showing uf f -- off for the cameras. this is drew sporting the 91 jisey. he's dong well on his leukemia treatment plan. it's kerrigan's fifth year hosting the tournament for a cause. he initiallyn't know too much as cause. >> i have several connections to thisith the individuals that i've got to meet and like i said, my buddy mason, i still
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wear his bracelet every day who unfortunately lost his battle with leukemia. it's people like him that continue to motivate you to come out and work to find a cure. >> ryan does an excellent job with this. he gets great supert from th players, from the organization. it's obviously for a great cause, so anime we can all come together and do good for un the commy, it's great for everybody. >> check this, guys. on the driving range bere the event, that's brandon sheriff getting ready to hit. head coach jay gruden, ait ltle prankster. sheriff doesn't evenflinch. he clutches it. that's classic concentration. we need to examine this. check out this right between the legs. keeps the club. beautiful and yet sheriff is, like, coach, ain't got time for your shenanigans. >> he today also more golf highlights. johnny holliday scholarship
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classic. former football coach ralph fresian in attendance. current coaches. this tournament helps fund academic scholarships to some local kids. this year's community champion honoring baltimore orioles legend brooks robinson who will celebrate his 82ndth biray this saturday. >> to spend your entire baseball career with one organization, the baltimore orioles, 23 years. very few people have ever spent an entire baseball career with one team. >> well, it doesn't happen now because you have free agency. hen i played, you had your own team. we don't need you anymore, we're going to trade you, but it worked out great for me. i married a girl from detroit and she didn't want to go to tittle rock after i finished and i didn't wan to go to detroit, so we've been in baltimore all these years. >> there have been many stories written about, how you were able
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throughout your entire career to keep those 2 feet on the ground and ice to people. >> i guess it's my mother and dad more than anyone else. i grew up in not a humble bu beginning, i had two working parents and that was a lot of it. i just enjoy people, being around people, john. it's not hard to do. >> brooks speaking the truth about moving with spouses. that's for sure. this is video you had to see to believe it. this was from yesterday. it's so good we had to show you again. i mean, this was game seven, heawhi leonard to beat t buzzer. look how many t e this is bounced on the rim. >> four times. bounced four times. >> i was thinking of happy gilmore in the end w ben theall keeps bouncing around. is this thing going to fall through or what? >> and he had to do it over embiid, 7'2", and he did it in the corner, which is the hardest shot in basketball. >> first game-winninn field goal i game seven buzzer beater in
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nba playoff history. >> impressive. thank u, yo
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