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scars, stretch marks, even wrinkles. finding her confidence on the course >> i know i'm going to be great. >> how a local high school student caddied her way to a full scholarship toqaqi colleg. news4 at 4:00 begins with breaking new that breaking news off the top. striking new report just released from the locker room of investigation into the high school. >> a letter from the school superintendent clears many administratorunder scrutiny. >> scott macfarlane live with the latest. >> reporter: this is the letter by the superintendent of schfrls montgomery county essentially critical of a lack of supervision in the school locker room at the ti of these results but the incident was reported with adequate time and within that adequate time, to montgomery county police. letter said the locker room was not supervised at the time of the alleged sex assault last ctober and happened during varsity andnior varsity
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football practice. the report says the jv coaches delayein arriving that day but did not communicate that appropriately. the letter goes on to say the assault was first reported by a parent the evening of october 31st and reported to police on the morning of november 1st. the investigation concluded that it was in keeping with what ncha s the protocol. the school has laid out multiple next steps in the school district that's laid that out as well with a hiring of aalew jv footbstaff and a new athletic director. the football prograll be under probationary oversight for next season. we're expecting a news conference, some school officials and districtofficials at 5:30 and going to stay on top of it in the meantime. for now at the live sk, i'm scott macfarlane, back to you. >> thank you, scott. now to that quick fix on the gw >> several lanes are back open this afternoon but we've learned about more c osures totry to find a long-term rerter adam tuss joining us now.
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add adam on the parkway. a permanent fix? >> reporter: nowhere near a permanent fix. get used to scenes like this. down to one lane in thisarea around the sinkhole in mclean. you can see the back-ups are here tonight. basically, just a temporaryi f in place and now the rush is on to make a more permanent solution ho solution here. we're told that is going to take at least six weeksck baopen, but not completely. the gw parkway still showing the nkhole willmassive be down to one lane in a stretch around mclean for at least six weeks. >> six weeks? that's ame lon. >> reporter: the national park service telling us it hopes to come up with a permanent fix over the next month and a half. all the rain we've had has basically washed part of the road away. it's important the drivers be mindful of their speed in this area. there's workers and engineers in
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this area for theext six weeks. i'll take alook at the parkway today and you can see the dip that still exists and the word hole is actually spelled out here showing where the problem is. for drivers like amy, a new wrink for an already tough commute. >> i feel like a lot of my life is planned around when the worst traffic times are, so yeah. i try to drive when i'm not going to be in . >> reporter: so adam, if water is the problem, how do they plan to fixt? tha >> reporter: you can imagine, all this has to do with drainage. we had an old pipe under the roadway. that washed out about two months ago and then this last time, there was a drainage system that failed again and t we're going have to get under the roadway and find the drainage solution, whatever it is, but it's not going to be easy to figure out and we're told there will be more permanent closures here like overnight. just get youo a work zone over the next couple of months, back
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to you. >> slow going for commuters. thank you, ada u now derstand the water is the problem. how do we turn that spigot off of above us we've been dealing forer months he. doug is watching the weather tonight. enough of the rain. are we done now? >> yes, you notice, adam has got on his jacket. it's chilly out the. we're tracking light showers but this is what's happening as farr as the teures are soncerned with the storm continued acros the east. look at what it's bringing with us. cool air, breezy conditions and see the clouds just about all day long off and on but you notice here as i widen out and look at what's just to our north. we are tracking some shower activity i towards pennsylvania and drifting down towards our northern zones and will be to hagerstown, frederick. much better chance over the next hour or two. next couple of hours, really. the cool air is also out. member, our average high is 75. look at these numbers. 61 dc.
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57 ft. mead and 55 in leesburg. temperatures 15 to 20 degrees below average. 37 degrees in garrett county and a cool night tonight, cool start tomorrow. i'll show you what that means t for the resf the workweek though. forecast. >> we like to see that. get back to you in a bit. o> in the meantime, pce hope newly released video helps them find three people in connection with a deadly ambush shooting. is all unfolded right around this time last thursday along street southeast and the guy walks down the block there. news4's pat lawson mucollins, w he's seeing and hearing. pat, tell us about it. >> reporter: we often talk about daytime gun violence. at least in our city in your neighborhood, it's concerning. when it happens in your neighborhood, there's video
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of it and you get toe the video, it reallye. hits hom the murder on zinnia street caught on camera. a when people in the neighborhood saw the video -- >> urj like, unbelievable. >> reporter: most .upsetting >> when you see a video like this, it pretty much crushes you. it pretty much crushes you. at the same time, you knowg that's goinaround in your neighborhood a lot and it's not one incident that happens on this block. it's more than one. >> it hurts. when i saw that, i broke down and cried. it's a sad feeling. >> reporter: now, watch it for yourself. three suspects approaching the scene, two gunmen, one getaway driver. the victim walking down the sidewalk. he senses trouble. he starts to run. too late. men with glove on their fingers and gunsin their hands open fire. the victim falls to the ground.
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the bmw backs into the street. the suspects, they speed off. shot dead here, 28-year-old mark maline. he had family and friends in this neighborhood. he was murdered in broad daylight. police, they're trying to figure it all out. >> this rattles a neighborhood and we're going to continue to show a heavy presence until we bring this heinous murder to a close. >> reporter: did you notice the killers used a bmw for a getawar ca? police say they found the car in their process now to see if they can come one some evidence to lead them to the suspects. pat, back to you. >> such a disturbing video. thai thank you, pat. friends and family try to keep home alive for a missing university of maryland graduate. amanda eller was last seen before a hike inawaii six days
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ago. friends plan to hold a vigil ins st. mary county. eller disappeared last week in the forest reserve in maui where she was living. police found the cars, keys, wallet and cell phone but still no trace of her. c volunteers aretinuing their search. just a week after receiving the presidential medal of freedom, tiger is fang a wsuit connected to his florida restaurant. a bartender died after his shift. his parents said he was overserved alcohol there in the restaurant. the suit alleges the restaurant managers and employees knew the bartender was an alcoholic. the 23-year-old crashed his car, died on his way home that night and blood alcohol level was more than 3 times the legal limit. tiger woods yet to comment on this lawsuit. what a difference a day makes. the dow is closing up today
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about 207 points. nasdaqin clos up 87. s&p 500 up 22. %.e gains are close to half of the loss, lost from yesterday. experts say investors are weighing the impact of the escalating tradein war with some say the turnaround came because the fundamentals have not changed. the u.s. economy is still strong. wh president trump meane downplaying the trade turmoil calling it, quote, a little squabble. at the same time, pressuring china, threatening yet another tariff increase. craig boswell has the report. >> reporter: president trump sounding optimistic about so reing the escalating trade battle with china. >> we're having a little squabble with china because we've been treated veryunfairly for many, many decades. >> reporter: while a deal could happen, he's still threatening hureds of billions in additional tariffs. >> we're looking at that very strongly. about the $625 million. >> reporter: china slapped tariffs on $60 billion of u.s.
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goods about 5,000th products wi batteries, spinach andff coee. it's a retaliation on trur's f hike on $2 billion saying the american consumer isn't paying the cost. >> it's a trump lie s when heays china pays for it. american consumers are paying, american farmers are paying. >> reporter: the new chinese tariffs scheduled to take effect june 1st target agricultural products and u.s. farmers especially soybean sold to china. >> we just need to get a dea done, get something fixed with china and all our trade issues. >> something has got to start changing, particularly for farmers. >> reporter: republicans and democrats agree on an even playing field for trade but disagree on tactics and timing. >> at the same time, we're trying to get tough on china, we're picking needless silly trade disputes with our friends like canada that weakens and makes it easier for china to engage in this kind of tit for tat strategy.
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>> reporter: today, a chinese ministry spokesman vowed china will fight to the finish. w >> as to is winning, the president today said the u.s. will win. at the same time, he's preparing billions in aid for.s. farmers. craig boswell, nbc news, washington. coming up on our next half h r, we're working for you with the closer look at how this trade tension may ffect your family finances. now and in the coming year. that's ahead at 4:30. hope you can stay with us for that. the entertainmentcoorld lost a c genius. tim conway rose to face on the carol burnett show, a regular. won six emmys for that. conway said he had no professional training but had a sense of humor. you can say that again. last year, it was revealed he had brain surgea and ws fighting dementia. conway was 85 years old. it's fun to go back and look at some of the clips. some of the times he and harvey
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just crack each othern up o the set, just priceless. >> we'll never forget those shows and can still watch them. closer to a home, miraculous recovery. >> one young woman beats the odds after a h rrible crash virginia. >> without everybody's support, i don't know if we would have been able to endure all this. >> minutes away, how our community is coming together to help this family need.> >> i'm susan hogan working for you with a consumer alert. you've heag puttin nitrogen in your tires c g stretch mileage. next, i'll tell you if it's worth the prce. >> plus, first in fitness. l theocal city that is at the to of the rankings.p
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live look at storm team 4 radar. another day of cooler temperatures thanks to the system you see swirling right here. when we start to warm up again. filling up your car tires with nitrogen may be just a of hot air. >> you may have heard all the hype about nitrogen reducing air loss is boosting fuel economy bu r is itlly true? >> consumer reporter susan hogan working for you with what youne ed to know to make a smart cice. >> tharight. so the common pitch in filling your tires with nitrogen gas, i lot of impuritie
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that regular air has. tire shops charge customers $5 or more per tire to fill it with nitrogen. consumer rep ats conduct 12 month study using 31 models of all season tires filled with 95i ogen but after a year of sitting outdoors, the test showed that while nitrogen has some b advantages,th nitrogen and air filled tires lost pressure overime b the difference wasn't significant enough for consumers to say it was really worth the added cost for you. bott line, according to consumer reports, tere's nothing wrong with using nitrogen in your tires but it does take commitment and it does cost more, so also, if you use nitrogen, you'll want to top off the tires with nitrogen in the future. while there's no harm in mixing in regular air,it really does defeat the purpose, right? and just maintaining your tires on a routine basis is really the est bet to keep your tires i good shape. bottom line. right? >> keep the pressure up. >> exactly. there you go.
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>> it's like diet and exercise. all comes down to that. >> the bottom line. rubber meetsro the . thank you, susan. we all hate being stuck in traffic but you know what's really b, if you're hungry. in some cities, burger king is solving half the problefa the food giant is delivering food to drivers going nowhere. the delivery works through an app. yep,there's anpp for this, using cyclists and motorbikers. gps tracks the customer's location as they inch along or sit in one spot. the delivery area is within 3 kilometers of therestaurant, so the burgers are still warm, theoretically, when they get to you. so far, the service is only available in mexico city. but th're planning to expand the service to los angeles. >> there is zero chance this will work. zero chance. >> you think they might get atuck? >> e in the car? you've got to download the app, t we it in,le you're driving
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and stuck in traffic, which we always tell pe le not and then deliver it through traffic, which is also illegal. >> and get it to you while still hot. >> there's burgers involved. >> i'm telling you. >> people would do anything to get a burger. >> new at 7:30, burger cyclist. >> i'm not hating. just saying, going to work. >> i'm not going to tell you i'm not going to order it.s but it' not going to work. >> we'll see how it works mexico city. >> the amican way. >>or i was waiti drone to come to my sun of. >> that would be cool. that i could see actually doing. what else? warmer air coming in. first off though, show you what happened, so saturated with how much rain we've seen and all you ne w was a little bit ofd and take a look at this, brought it down earlier toward the national mall. this tree w how old? 162 years old?
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yeah, really amazing this tree came down. it was all because of the rain. you can look at that. the roots came out because of all the rain we've seen. over 3 inches so far this may. over 70nches of rain over the last year. that is not a good thing. >> too bad. >> yeah, we need those ees. looking good from that vantage point, over the jefferson memorial over the takomac. look at the wind gusts. nearly 30 miles per hour in camp springs. so yeah, it's possible to have another tree down or two. we've seen a couple because of the fact we've got the wind and the wo d. as far as temperatures go, the chilly side. 61 degrees, average high at 75. only 58 in gaithersburg and 55 in leesburg. a very chilly day for this time ofear and we hasome showers to talk about now. i think we'll see an increase in showers over the next few hours. you can see where they are. i'll zoom into that area.
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frederick, maryland and montgomery coty, howard county. few and far between. most of us dry tonight but most aroundk, frederic downtown frederick, you see the shower and wider view shows them settling on in across our region. so i do think as this storm system continues to spin, we'll see this area of showeon continue dc northward and look at the overall spin here and this kind of goesith what pattern is just sitting here across the northeast. we've got very cool air. the jet stream down to our south meaning very cool air forst of the east coast here. the warm air, way back to the west and talking about kansas, parts of texas and oklahoma. we want it to come our way. it will be pushing towards the weekend. but here's the thing. the jet stream is going to stop right here. some day thearmer side and some days on the cooler side. we're going to fluctuate here and not going to see anything like the cooler air goes so tomorrow, we get a little bit better. 71 degrees. pretty nice. many of you in the 60s.
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more sunshine, lessednday wi is looking fantastic.th rsday, weather day at nats park. isolatedwe morning shocan't be ruled out. that's something i'm watching out for. during the afternoon, 75 degrees. great day for the game at 1:00. 82 by friday. 82 friday, guess what, a chance of rain on friday. what do you know? maybe a thunderstorm there. saturday, a hif temperature o 85 degrees. that sets up what i think will be a warmer period as we make our way through next week. i'll have thatt -day for you and talk more about weather at nats park here in about 20 minutes. >> sounds like a plan. thank you. a new simple treatment that doctors say can wderk wonrs on your skin. >> we've got to s w youthis. eow it can reduce the appeara of everything from wrinkles to stretch marks, even acne scars. the new plan to raise salaries for local teachers. stronger is rebuilding a newborn's hear..
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this works. >> reporter: acne stars as a teenager. at the time, nothing she could do aboutit. now turning to something new to help. this croneedling called skin pen, promises to help smooth her skin and boost collagen. >> now that technology has p caught u with my skin type, i'm hoping that i can get a good healthy skin look. >>eporter: the way the treatment works, we're wounding the skin in a controlled fashion. so we're poking thousands of microscopic holes in the skin and skin brings in new collagen and tightens and firms, new collagen grows and three months later, you get your maximum results. >> reporter: each treatment between $350, the pain is minimal but redness for a few reurs. each tment lasts 15 to 30 minutes and most patients will need six treatments to g the look they desire. back to you. >> yes. >> so you want me to pay youto let you wound me?
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>> beauty knows no pain. no cost. >> easy for you to say. because you already have it. >> aren' you nice. thank you. i'd try that though. >> talk to you about it during the commercial break. anyway. coming up just ahead here. how a local high school senior used golf caddy program to earn a few scholarship and go to college. the president said china will pay when it comes to tariffs on their goods. next, we fact check that claim and p show you whichducts already cost you more. >> reporter: i'm julie carey. a girl that was in a car accident showing signs of progress. how the community is rallying to this is not a bed.
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we are just about to hit the bottom of the hour. let's get you all caught up with four things to know. montgomery county schools releasing the resus of a investigation into that sex assault inside a damascus high scho lockerroom. the internal investigation says the locker room wasn't properly supervised at the time of the assault last october but says there's no evidence school officials delayed reporting assault to police. we'rewaiting for a news conference om school officials coming up at 5:30.ep we'll ke you updated on air t and in nbc washington app. the gw parkway back open
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this evening between baiaridge roand the beltway but a long road to completely fixing it for the long they hope to come up with a permanent fix from the sinkhole they develop over the next month and a half. in the meantime, the park wing will be down to one lane in a stretch around the sinkhole in mclean. celeities and fans mourning the death of comedian tim cnway. he became famous on "the carol burnett" show where he won six emmys. we learned last year he was fighting dementia, he was 85 years old. a turnaround on wall street. despite the escalating trade war, investors believe the u.s. economy remains strong. president trump has repeatedly proclaimed that when it comes to tariffs on chinese goods, china pays the price but consumers usually pay because importers and exporters pass along their increases to the er consum the tariffs president trump
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levelled last year already resulted in higher prices housing materials like granite, cement, backpackand major appliances. the new tariff increase on chinese goods could weighns coer prices including toys, computers, electronics and furniture. the cost of the tariffs imposed last year work out to $419 per household. those costs are expected to double. additional tariffs stay in place for a year. fund raising effort is growing this afternoon to help a princeou william cy teenager critically injured in a car crash. christina yenza air lifted earlier this month. now as her parents keep vigil at her bedside, friends in the community are rallying around them. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey has more on the outpouring of support. >> reporter: this is the ne accident sce he drove up on
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when he said daughter christina's car came to a standstill at a dangerou tersection on route 29 and he went to investigate. >> walk up and you see your own vehicle completely destroyed and daughter is nowhere to be found. you start asking questions. that's my daughter, where's her car? decide, we have to l >> christina was air lifted. they rushed to the hospital. >> they said she was in pretty bad shape. in a coma at the time. >> reporter: also broken bones, internal injuries. this is the phrture of ctina on the go fund me page. the family's biggest worry, her head injury. >> it's amazing she survived the aident at all. but then to be making the gains she's making is phenomenal. it's been a true blessing. we've had a lot of support from family and friends, churches. everybody is coming by and really doingverything they can to help us. >> reporter: christina is one of fiveng siblis, her oldest brother set up thego fund me
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page. the contributions and messages boosting the family's spirits as they face a long road ahead. it's really lifted us up, without everybody's support. and i don't know if would have been able to endure this. >> reporter: most encouraging, the fact that christina is arting to respond. the other day whener sister visited. >> her old sister waved to her her he was able to raise hand and wave back and it meant a lot. >> reporter: one thing christina won't have to worry about as she recors, the school work required to finish up her junior year. because she's such a strong student, the principal is giving her full credit and straight a's. in prince william county, julie carey, news4. it's national police week and today, police honor guard and pipe and drum bands had a friendly competition near the u.s. capital. they represent police agencies across the country including chicago and l.a. to name a couple of places. these men and women perform everything from graduationso
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funerals. the winner of the competition lead survivor femalesnto the 38th annual peace officer memorial services at the capital building tomorrow. new at 4:00. prince georges county interim ceo said it's timeto give teachers a raise. but they're not the only ones to see a bump in pay. some 8,000 school teachers and support staff had their pay frozen when the county was inan dire fal straits. dr. monica goldston announced a hike as well as cost of living adjustments. $46 million spread out over he next three years for teachers, bus drivers and school nurses. said most of the money comes from cuts in overhead making the budget more efficient. >> it sends a message to every employee who stuck with .us since 2010, that we value them. >> the count council wi vote on the proposal early next
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month. and hioric eventomorrow at an historic theater. the world premiere of the fallen. that will be airing, or screed the uptown theater in dc. it'san original action film produd by10-year-old mason ut brauner who p the story together while he was in the hospital with cancerbo he talked aut this production. >> i had a lot of free time in the hospital so ita srted working on "the fallen" in second grade. i liked when i was hanng out with the people who helped the actors do the stunts. >> this is all part of the make a wish foundation. it helped make the experience posm ble. wish hihe best. >> yes, we do. that's wonderful. >> way to go, mason. finding confidence on the course. how a local highchool student caddied her way to a full scholarship to college. >> amazing story.
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plus -- arlington holds on to the title ofci fittest in america but we had some pretty close competition. on the cool side today. average high is 75 but temperatures will warm over the next couple of days. it's looking a lot better for weather day at nats park. we'll be out there, storm team 4, that is, during the day on thursday. all day. we'll actually be out there coeaking to kids between 10:00 and 11:00 but out and join us at the game and then join us afterwards, starting at 4:00 p.m. i'll be down. my summer forecast also revealed. we're talking about the number of hurricanes and 90 degree days and will thisny rai pattern stick around. much more on that and everything else. back in a few minutes. hi. i'm monday. i know, people don't like me.
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that's fine, i'm not really wild about people. oh hey, monday! ugh., but latelyey've been dragging me to places that are way too much fun. look at this place, like people are winning and laughing. and doing that. i... no. it's five in the afternoon, for pete's sake. monday! up top! no! what's wrong with you? the big carriers are talking about their current 5g roll ouef, but their rts are limited to a few pockets in select cities or trying to convince consumers that 4g is actually 5g.g roll ouef, they're neglecting smmll towns and rural counities, leaving them on the wrong side of the digital divide. if approved, only the urmbined availableresos of t-mobile
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and sprint can deliver on all the spectrum bands ne ed to quickly bring unprecedented 5g connectivity across the nation. a summer job leading to a life changing opportunity. sounds like a dream, right? >> reality for one local high school senior. joining us now. >> reporter: she's a prince georges county native who knows abou beating the odds. first generation dominican american raised by a single mother and now she's hefdiading penn state on a full ride, thankso the sport of golf even though she doesn't even play. >> absolutely, positively knew nothing about golf.
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it was a little town. >> genesis watched and learered ovhe course of a few years. she's gone from being green on the green to confident on the course, her path as a caddy. >> applied during freshman year of high school and lookedat leadership, outstanding academics, looked at financial needs and looked at all those pieces and genisis a great example of the hard work. >> wake up in the morning at like, 5:00. you wait. kind of like a waiting game. teaches you patience in the program but it's a good thing. >> routine, a now senior had to repeat everyor summer three years. the scholarship, worth $120,000. >> you're the first i onen your family to attend college thanks to this opportunity. wha does thatfeel like? >> i like to stay in my corner
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and believe, hey, this is wher i belong and getting the scholarship is saying, definite great and i know i'm going to be great. an opportunity to see that. >> the western golf association for caddies, more than 270 students have recei a full tuition and currently record 985 caddies enrolled and 18 iversities across the nation. back to you. >> that's amazing. does she want to play? >> she loves to play. she wants to be a journalist. >> oh, we can talk her out of that. >> fantastic program. >> thanks. big changes coming in your doug says the system starting to igve out of our area rt minutes with what comes next. first, students popping pills to power through exams. looking into what some are calling a growing crisis on college campuses.
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ready for a warm-up ad a dryout? doug is tracking changes in the forecast. an update in four minutes. keep it's a drug some students are now taking, even dealing in order to get a competitive edge. >> at what cost to their health? news4's doreen gentzler with a look at what some are calling a crisis on campuses, doreen? >> leon and t,inals week right now for thousands of college students but instead of caffeine, some kids turn to so-called studyrugs to get ahead. a adderall and other stimulants can be deadly for those who abuse them. here's what can happen once the medication wears off and reality
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sets? >> it made me feel like i was le to accomplish things i normally wouldn't be able to and it also made me extremely hyperfocused in the moment. >> it could be two pills for a weekend of writing papers.r: >> reportimulant drugs like adderall and ritalin, can make you feel like you have super powers, using them to cram before a big test. but a big misconception. >> not going to make you smarter. they're going to keep you awake at night. >> reporter: dr. nora volcow part of the national institutes ofinealth bethesda. she said these useful drugs intended to help people with attention deficit disorder are widely and dangerously abused. they can help people focus and stay awake but even short-term use can have long-lasting side effects. >> amphetamines are very addictive. >> reporter: when taken in l doses under the watchful eye o
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the doctor, they're safe and effective but adh drugs can be serious consequences for those using them without prescriptions. to study or party or lose weight. >> psychosis will emerge with higher doses.ha lucinations, hearing voices and others. symptom a recent study linked newly prescribed adderall with psychotic episodes andre commended warning patients and parents about it. researchers say these drugs when used without medical supervision can lead to addiction, heart problems, severe depression, anxiety, and even death. >> reporter: these are pills stolen and borrowed and and abused and used. national studies show that one in three college studen admits to illegally trying or using these smart drugs to get ahead. experts say one in ten kids whoa abuse adde will become addicted.
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dr. gretchen watson is a clinical psychologist and leading researcher on the abuse of adhd drugs. she thinic the medion is being overprescribed.he >> is no biological marker for who has adhd. it's in the eye of e beholder. >> reporter: experts call ait a crisis, one that will continue to grow if we don't make stents aware of the risks and change the culture on campus. >> they've been given a message, you must succeed, you must achieve. drugs are the answer to whatever problem you have. i mean, it's so pervasive. it's astonishing. >> the best advice for parents.g look for chaes in your child'sb avior or weight loss can be an indication. talk to them about the dangers of theseru . most adhd medications contain mphetamine, controlled substance like cocaine or meth.
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>> kids feel like they're invincible. >> they work short-term, but long-term, you know, we heard the head of the national institute of drug abuse say they don't make you any smarter. ved, they sleep dep can keep you awake but if you are just using them, thinking maey're going to you smarter, that's not going to help. >> all right. >> they make you think you're smarter. >> indeed. >> exactly right. and that's part of the problem. >> parents need to be aware. thank you doreen. >> thank you, doreen. turning now to the weather. doug, it's cool again today. what's the night going to be like and the morning? >> cool night tonight. verom cool morningrow morning. waking up temperatures in the 40s. low 50s out there. cool this morning. might have needed a jacket today. really cool for this time of year, anyway. 75 degrees is the normal high. right now, only at 61. looking at all those clouds
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going on and 20 or 30-mile-an-hour winds out there. iit feels on the cool s for sure. not a bad day at all. again, 61 degrees is the average high temperature in early april or late march. not in may. out there tonight, into the 50s, down to 54 degrees by 11:00 but definitely notice it will feel quite cool. gaithersburg and then down towards manassas and shower activity, not a lot out there. and most everybody in northern virginia is dry. owers right here in prince georges county and parts of montgomery ando z in to frederick county. we had showers downtown earlier. now you've got another one about to move on in. i want tosrecenter thi one. let's see if i can move there. right on dwn towards frederick along 15 here. so coming off the mountain down towards frederick. just some light shower activity but we'll continue to see a few more of those. you can see showers rotating from the srth. this iotating around that big area of low pressure.
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that's just sitting here. and it's giving us the clouds and the cooler weather and a chance of showers. we need it to move out. itto going to, but going ove out slowly. so i think even tomorrow will be a little bit below average. not bad. a cool start to the day. 51 in the suburbs. 71 by the time you pick up the kids. stilbelow average but we'll take 71 with sunshine, lighter wind any day. really a nice day. a really nice afternoon as well. coming up in the next couple of days, 75 on thursday. 82 on friday and 85 on saturday. saturday looks great. let's talk more about thursday. we mentioned the weather at the the nats park. storm team 4 down there during the morning hours and all afternoon. you can find us insi the park during the game. we'll be there for a little while. at least i'll be there tracking the game, watching what's happening down there as we take on the mets. slight chance of showers early if you get there 74 by 4:00. get this.
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there will be anc4 nb booth and we're playing the pulanco game. san't get them. saturday and day, both looking good. weekend may be the best so far this year. temperatures in the 80s. whatever you h do want and next week, nice and mild. nice and warm actually going for a high of 86 degrees as we make our way into the day on monday. we like this drier pattern and warmer pattthn and e dryer pattern wants to stick around for a while. >> that's more like it. >> for now. >> bobble heads. >> yeah, i know a couple of people. might be able to get you one. can't promise anything. >> anyway. you promised me. nner for the raptors on sunday. theraptors, this was the thrill
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of victory and a chance to play in the eastern conference final. sixers and theirhe fans, t opposite. agony of defeat. >> you can surely say that again. sixers star joel embiid wase crying on the court. te also cried his way back to he this hit one sixs fan particularly hard and she decid, hey, i'm going to do something about that. >> 9-year-old olivia said, dear joel, you're my favoritetb baskel player. i'm sorry that you lost. i saw you crying on tv. it's okay to lose sometimes. i lost my basketball game too. you got so far and i'm proud of u and the 76ers. that's what it's all about, right there. she lost her game, at 9 years oldyou realize howmportant the playoffs are at 9 years old when you're going up against the other 9-year-old girl you really juston't like. you understand a loss. >> out of the mouths of babes. >> write to everyfan.
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>> we almost made it as far as the 76igs, r? >> the agony of defeat. >> all season long. thanks, you guys. he's becoming my pen pal. cheer me up when miai'm having bad hair day or something. cheer anybody up. we have a crackdown in a dc neighborhood with a twist. >> police picking up rakes and shovels today in effort to transform one man's ergrown yard. how they tell us this can help in a neighborhood struggling with crime. also, whathe news4 i-team discovered whe they looked into a disturbing issue that involves a local halfway house. >> this is alace that's supposed to help men in prison prepare for freedom. so why are so many men walking the i-team's scott macfarlane with that story at 5:00. we will see you in just a few minutes on news4 at
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everybody. we begin tonight at 5:00 with some breaking news in that locker room assault investigation at damascus high school. >> montgomery county schools releasing the results of a striking new report. just a short time ago, it stopped short of blaming most of the administrators under scrutiny. >> our leon harris at the live desk now with a closer look tonight at these findings. rtleon? >> re: jim and wendy, what
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i'm hearing is the letter sent by the superintendent to the schools, essentially, it is critical of the lack of supervision in that school locker room at the time of the assault but the letter also says that incident was reportedith adequate time to montgomery county police. this letter says the locker room sed at the time of the alllted sexual assau last october and since happened during a dead time between varsity and junior varsity practice, this report says that jbcoaches were delayed in arriving but didn't communicate appropriately. this goes on to say the aswult first reported by a parent on the evening of october 31st and the incident reported to the police on the morning of november 1st. the investigation concluded that there was no evidence that anyone purposely delayed reporting this information to police. now the superintendent also laid out multiple next steps afcluding hiring new jv football stf and athletic director. the football program also is going to be under probationary oversight next season. it's going to be a news
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conference coming from school ficials at 5:30. we'll stay on top of that and bring you new developments we learn from there. for now, from the live desk, i'm leon harris. jim, wendy, back to you. >> leon, thank you. we haveew disturbing n video just released in a deadly shooting here in the district. you see two people firing at a young man a theres he walks down the street. police are hoping this video lead to an arrest in the case. this all unfolding righ around this time last thursday on xenia street in southeast dc where we find news4's pat collins with new details. pat? >> reporter: jim, it happened right up this street here. u'll see it for yourself in a minute. d another broadaylight murder in our city. this one was caught on camera, and this time, police hope it might lead to the suspects in the case. under car windshield wipers, in
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mail slots of doors. this morning, police papered the neighborhood with reward fliers in this troubling case of rd mur. ncd as they did that, cops released surveillae video showing how this all went down. the victim walking down the s e sidewalk. he senses trouble. he startsun rng.

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