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locker room assault at a local ne back open, the ther still olosed.ne> tonight we'll explainhat is going to take to permanently fix the probl plaguing the gw parkway. and good evening. several people have been fired after an internal i vestigation at damascus high school. it's a disturbing story we've been following for you since last fall. >> it a started after alleged rapes of junior varsity football players inside a locker room. now the school system says coaches weren't where they were supposed to be. >> news4's jackiee ben joins us live with t details. jackie? >> reporter: the superintendent of schools announced some changes and some punishments. some say it is noth.enoug >> i say that i truly wish this had never happened. >> reporter: montgomery county superintendent of schools jack

sm th announced results of an internal investigation into the incident at aamcus high school locker room on october 31st of last year. t led to the arrest of five damascus high school football players on charges they used a i broomst to sexually assault jv players. the domestic found a policy violation resulted that the were running late and left players unsupervised between ault and 3:15, when the a was said to have taken place. school resource offers from montgomery county police were not notified until the next day, november 1st. they found insufficient evidence to determine if there was an el unreasonable d this reporting. >> i'm telling you it did not indicate a sexual assault at that time. the next morning i became much more clear as staff members talked with students about what actually had transpired. >> reporter: smith said the jv

football coach has been fired and banned from working at montgomery county schools. etthe athlic director was removed but continues to work as a teacher but not at damascus. the principal went to another district in the school system. we also learned that thevarsity football coach will remain. that does not sit well with some. we know that the football team will play but on a probationary status for the 2019-2020 school year, and the criminal investigation continues. live in damascus, jackie bensen, news4. >> jackie, thank you, and right now on the nbc washington app, ou can read the full letter sent today by that school super inte intendsuperintendent. just search damascus. a student was hit by a car.

tonight that firefight was released from intensive care. he is still in critical but stable condition. meanwhile d.c. police are searching for the driver that away.im and got they respond to an emergency n without oe ofir the stars. a fellow firefighter. they all work out of fire house mber 18 on 8th street outheast. they tell me the firefighter, who is a rookie, was off duty when he got a flat ti here on 295 just before south capital street this past friday night. a police officer stops to help. the officer and the firefighter start to push the car off the roadway. suddenly a driver hits them, stops his car and takes off running. d.c. fire union president gabby hudson hopes police catch the hit and run driver. >> the person lefthe scene. it's unfortunate.

i would absolutely urge anybody that saw anything to pease report it to authorities. >> reporter: back out here at medstarpi washington hosl, that officer was hit was treated and released. police have not released the names of the firefighter or the officer. they also have not told us if the officer's dash camera captured the driver running away. perhaps that will be able to give a descriptio h of whate looks like. at med star washington hospital center, i'm shamari stone, newsng breaki tonight, alabama state senators joined house lawmakers passing a nearly total b on abortions. it now goes to the governor for signature. supporters say they hope this tactic forces the u.s. supreme court to rule on the issue. news4's leon harris is at our live desk tonight. emotions were running high tonight, leon. >> it really was an intense scene tonight in alabama where it becomes the only state to ban aborons at any stage since the

supreme court decided roe v. wade back in 1973. the only exception for an abortion under this bill is if the woman's life is in danger. it does not include exclusions for rape and incest. it was a heated debate where senate lawmakers made the case for and against the measure. the alabama state house overwhelmingly approved the bill. it makes performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony and any doctor performing one could face 100 years in prison. they introducedther restrictions on a borgsz this year. four states oulawed abortions after six weeks of conceptions. >> the things were put out there about fear and now we can deal with what it actually does and move forward w and seehat happens. >> i apologizeto to in this state for not knowing whether or not they could help women with reproductive health

care.th 's what my apology is for. >> now, the aclu has said in the last hour that they will sue tho stater this. republican governor kate ivey has not said publicly if she will sign this into law, but many expect her to do just that. it will not go to the supre court immediately. it will take ind time to wi its way through the lowerts co first. >> leon harris. eon.k you, police hope newly released video will help them track down three people in connection with a deadly ambush shooting. a surveillance camerawo show t people hopping out of a car and firing shots at a young man who was walking down the block. this is last thursday afternoon along zinnia street in southeast. investigators say they've recovered the vehicle from the shootingt so far they haven't been able to identify the gunman. tonight a driver lost control of a vehicle on the george washington parkway. check it out. an suv was headed northbound on

the parkw when it ran off the road and hit that tree there near turkey n. u.s. park police are investigating. we're told they're working to find out just how badly that driver was injured. doreen? reporting on that's riddled with potholes, even a sinkhole. tonight we're lning about more closures to try and fix the road. for the next six weeks, thegw parkway will be down to one lana intretch around the sinkhole in mclean. all the rain we've been getting has washed part of the road away. you can still see the dip that exists here. drivers tell us they're being cautious. >> the roads are being d undermi the waumpter. we have to be conscious of that. >> we're doing everything we can sot ivers driving through the park will have safe, smooth drives. >> earlier part of the parkway between chain bridge road and the parkw was open to traffic.

> the preside calls the trade war with china a little squabble. president tru is about to slap another $23 billion on chinese goods. can china retaliated yesterday with tariffs on $60 billion on u.s. goods. despite the back and forth becoeen the two ntries, mr. trump says the u.s. is coming out on top. >> our people, if they want, they can buy fom someplace else other than china. you know what? you want to know somethin you want to know something? we always win. >> in a little more than two weeks, the 25% tariffs that china announced could hitç you bank account on everything from appliances to fruits and vegetables. the president plans to speak with china's president next month at a global summit. president trump's son donald trump jr. has agreed to be interviewed byen thete

intelligence committee next month. a source tells nbc news this will be a closed door session unde oath. the president's eldest son has agreed to discuss half a dozen topics. he'll only speak with the rs.mittee for two to four h this comes after a subpoena was issued to question don jr.'sas ertion that he had limited knowledge of a plan to build a trump tower in moscow. teachersn in pri georges county could get something they haven't seen in nine yearsre we'alking about a pay raise. and they're not the only ones to see a bump in pay. teachers and support staff had their pay frozen, you may recall, back in 2010 when the county was in dire financial straits. well today interim ceo dr. monica goalson announced a plan to apply a 3% salary raise and annu cost of living adju ments. $46million will be spread out over the next three years for teachers, bus drivers and school nurses. goalson says most of the money will come from cuts in erhead,

making the budget more efficient. >>t sends a message to every employee who stuck with us sinc0 20 that we value them. >> county council isto set vote on it next month. councilmembers want to charge $3.25 an hour for street parking in bethesda. the council voted today to delay the vote and to increase parking rates in silver spring and expanded parking hours in n. wheato councilmembers say with all the construction going on in both to e cities, it's better hold off for now. did you see that sunset tonight? if not, here's the view now from chopp4. >> whoa. i missed it. a spectacular sight after this dreary, chilly weather pattern we've had over the last few days.

we did have some interesting skies today. what kind of temperature will we wake up to tomorrow? >> some of you in the 40s, some of you in the 50s as we wake up and go out the front door. start will be a chilly but we'll warm up nicely. we saw a lot of clouds, we saw a lot of breezy conditions, too. it says 64 here. feel that essed to good today. we did see some sunshine today. our average high was 75 but we were nowhere near that. today 49 in gaithersburg, 51 in manassas, 45 in worthington. i'll have the forecast and show you when the real warm air t st move our way. see you back here in about 10. he was a comedian genius who could make you crack up without saying a word. the tributes are pouring in for

legendary comedian tim conway. conway died today. he had been fighting dementia. he's been known for his time on "the carol burnett owsh he not only made fans laugh, even his co-stars couldn't keep a straight face.ur carol bett releasing a statementoday saying in part, she's heartbroken. tim conway was 85 years old. stomp ne storm next at 11:00 tonight. banning "big brother." >> facial recognition technology going too far? if you're like me and you of smoothies at home, we're going to tell you about a concern surrounding those frozen rries you may have in your freezer right now. we'll show you a confrontation about a woman and a man

a porch pirate caught in th. ac a florida woman who was sick of people taking packages from her house and her neighbors' houses didn't hold back o a man she caught stealing. >> so this is being recorded and police are on their way. because caught you. >> well, heed end up putting the packages down which allegedly belonged to three different people. but he go away before the police arrived. now neighbors areing to figure out who he is, but they don't think he'll be back. >> it looks like a kid from the neck down, anyway. hey, it's everywhere. from airports to reil stores, but late today, san francisco became the first u.s. city toba those police cameras -- police from using facial

recognition technology. nbc's steve patterson has details now. >> reporter: we live in a s of constant surveillance. thousands of cameras can cover every corner of a major city for miles. advances in technology have neken that big brother surveillance ostep further. law enforcement now using facial recognition to assist with quickly idtifying suspects. investigators say facial recognition is useful because it's simple. policesebtain a rity image from a camera like this one that they can easily plug into the software, combing through ata daase with a list of potential matches. but today a rejection from the nation's most tech-friendly anegion, san frcisco, becoming thest fir u.s. city to block police or city agencies from using facial recognition. >> it misidentifies people sometimes with dangerous consequences. >> reporter: studies showing ofcial analysis sare can make mistakes when identifying

females and darker skin tones. but investigators say despite the flaws, it's a critical tool foragencies. >> it just allows us to weed out a lot of the noise, so to speak, in an investigation. >> rerter: still, critics say the technology impede s on ameca's civil rights and raises concerns about your privacy. >> the idea that your face will be picked up simply because you went to a park or got on a bus, that's not a very american way. >> san francisco taking a stand severaother cities planning to follow suit as the bale ov big brother heats up. steve patterson, nbc news.we e working for your health tonight with advice for the more than 50 million people worldwide who have demtia. while there is no effective treatment, the world health organization is now saying that you can delay or slow the onset and progression of the disease in a number of ways. t best way is physical activity. you should also quit smoking, eat a healthy diet and avoid

harmful use of alcohol. the report said that although age is the strongest known risk ftor for cognitive decline, dementia is not a natural or inevitable consequence of aging. smoothie lovers, if you've got frozen berriesin your freezer, we have a warning for you tonight. the fda is now testing frozen fruits for harmful viruses. f the next 18 months, the da will sample frozen berries for hepatitis a and the norovirus. the concerns th people don't always cook frozen berries before using them. cooking would reduce or eliminate any contamination. i guess defrosting doesn't count. that's what i do with mine. >> they're just testing right now. >> i put my blueberries right into my smoothies right from the freezer. >> me, too. >> how you feeling? eling all right? >> i'm feeling a little sick. >> we better look more carefully

into that one as they test thosr bes. better weather days ahead? >> i think so. we've dealt with so much cloud cover the last couple days, it's been col, it's been breezy. it's very hard for us toet days below average this time of year. we haven't had many of them. you have to go back about a month and a half to get three days in a row below average, but that's exactly wha we've had here. tomorrow could be another one. but still nice tomorro i'm going 73 degrees tomorrow afternoon. that's not bad at all. >> no. that's great. >>t technically below average but i'll take 73 and sunshine any day of the year. 55 right now. winds out of theth nost, 14 miles an hour. that wind is still kicking a little bit rightnow and that will help keep temperatures up just a bit. gaithersburg 46, winchter 46 as well, 49 in baltimore. it's going to be a cold start to the morning, so just know that epping out the door. as far as the rain is concerneda we had couple showers earlier. that's all gone, all because of

our storm system which has just beenhe rotating all t way around the eastda to just sitting and spinning here. new york this afternn, 49 and rain. that's just nasty stuff. they had kind of what we had during the day yesterday. we'll see better condions tomorrow areawide as that storm system moves on out. you can see the highs today. 64 was the high here, 52 in new york. event' raleigh at 67, tha really cool for them. you have to go way down to the south and west to get to the warmer air. that's where we're going to see it and that's where it's eventually going to move our way. this pattern shifts off. we'll see the cool air start to move out. we'll see this big ridge in the middle part of the country move closer to our area. b the key is where is it going to set up, because we're right on the line. cool to the north, warm to the south. i think we get to the warm air first, and really, i think the warm air will win out but it's something i'll be watching for the next couple days for sure. the warm air does win out

tomorrow. 73 degrees. the average is 75, but 73, a-okay. more sunshine, less wind and great afternoon. after that cool start tomorrow, it really be a fantastic day. thursday, high temperature of 75 degrees, maybe an isolated a.m. shower. best chance will be to the north, but all in all, not d. 82 degrees on friday. that's a nice day, too. 30% chance of a shower and thunderstorm. look at saturday and sunday. sunday more cloud cover here and we're watching that front to see where it lines up. right now 85 degrees on saturday, sunday. look at monday all the bay through next week here. wee talking nice and warm conditions, above average, and well below average as far as rainfall is concerned, and that is not somethive we' said at all much over the last year. we need time to dry out. it looks like we're going to have it and i think this kind of leads into my summer forecast which will come out during the day on thursday, howany 90-degree days we can expect and how much rain we'll see, too. >> thank you, doug.

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the new orleans pelicans won the zionilliamson or the nba draft lottery. the duke star is the overwhelming favorite to be selected first overall. tonight the 14 worst teams in the league all had varying chances to win the first overall pic washington hoping they would hear their name last, signifying they would get that number one selection. fanwere hopefulgoing into tonight's draft lottery, having the six best odds to land the top pick in the draft but en shocked wh their team was announced having the ninth picki the zards had only a 3.8%

chance of getting that pick. the new orleans pelicans will select first overall followed be th memphis grizzlies an the new york knicks. the draft will take place in brooklyn, new york on november 1st. they've won 14hi series season, including tonight. the new york mets won the game in the first inning. the mets back home after a rough 10-game road trip. bases were loaded for wilson ramos. this bal launched deep left field. this is a grand slam. ramos gives the mets the early 0 lead. oh, boy isright. top of the 6th. 2-1 for brandon nimmo. mets extend the lead to 5-0. so the bottom of the sixth, one ee for robles. he takes one dp to left. ts ball leaves the park,

robles' seventh home run of the season. thefall to the mets 6-2. here is theessage from david martinez while his team is st ruggling. >> when your team is struggling, you try to do more and just play the game. we've done it a million times. that's a double play ball, 10 out of 10 times. just play the game. don't make it hard on yourself, just do the little things. i keep simple. >> easier said than done. game 3 of the eastern conference finals, caroli hurricanes looking for their first win of the seasons trailing 2-1 games to thens br chris wagner beating the goalie there, first goal of the game. bruins are up 1-nothing. just five minutes later, boston on the power play, brad marshawn dives into the net. bruins lead 2-0. hurricanes win the draw, finds

calvin dehahn who lets it rip. cuts the leth in half. bubruins hold off the hurranes, 2-1 the final, and take game 3. they are now just one win away from the stanley cup final. boston doesn't have enough good things in championships. in the last 12 months, the red sox and patriots won championships. championships. >> we kind of do remberem

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we like that sunset scene so much, we're going to share it with you again. maybe we'll another beautiful sunrise in the morning. perspective.ite a nobody could get it like chopper

4. look at that, folks. let's hope f anotherice one. good night, everybody. "the tonight show" is next. >> we'll see you tomorrow. good night. th

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