near the exit for route 29. state troopers say the injuries are not serious. we're going to continue to monitor for any update. we are working to get you ready for your memorial day weekend with three hours of live team weather and traffic coverage. >> the big getaway day. here is a live look b at the bridge. not looking too bad right now, folkpr surprise, sure, but nd ll keep our eye on this keep you updated on any other trouble spots on the road. and doumm kaerer has got your forecast live from ocean city maryland tonight. tough assignment, doug. >> the unofficial start of summer arts today with our first back yard weather of the season rig here in ocean city, maryland. >>ll right. live te coverage of your holiday forecast just a few minuteaway. first, new details about the moments leading up to a deay shooting in chantilly. >> a fight in a parking lot ending in gunfire in a busy shopping center and now we have

learned a street sweeper is under arrest. cory smith is live with the confrontation that started all this. >> reporter: we've been talking to investigators and business owners here in the strip mall all day. they've both been kind of helping us piece together what llppened. we'tart with the victim. witnesses tell us he is a s salvadoran man and h t came pick up his wife when he got into an altercation with steven gree he has bee arrested and is facing a murder charge. the police were out here l day collecting evidence and i can tell you this. many questions still remain. fairfax county police were still colle ing evidence ase arrest of steven a. green was announced. officers bagged two blower fans, a hat, glaes, and a set of keys. they also used a metal detector d had a canine unit brought in to search the surrounding area. investigators also towed away this street cleaning vehicle. according to the property's

owner, green works for the and was regularly here in the t overnight hours. police say it was before 1:30 ni this morng when the 51-year-old allegedly shot a man after a fight in the parking lot of the strip mall. several businesses were still open at the time. >> officers had arrived on scene initially and were able to gather several people who were in the area for the shooting. they interviewed thospeople. >> one time i see this. >> she owns th sfoecell phone a gift shop. she's been here a decade but the first time she's seen police outside her door. it forced her delay opening for the day and she aoso had t call family members when they thought she had beenurt. >> he call me mom. i say what's happened? i see a lot of things. he said a man got shot in your parking lot. >> police said cameras they hope will shed light on what

happened. green has been helpful. he stayed on scene and waited for detectives to arriv and was cooperative. islam is eager to find out what happened too.ho fully it will ease the nerves she's had all day. she says seeing a crime scene so close to the place you spend most of your time is concerning. >> i don't feel safe now. >> reporter: now, we are still waiting for police to officially identify the victim here. we also know that a womanas hurt in this incident, but she has n-life threatening injuries. meanwhile steven green faces a murder charge, malicious w wounding, asell as a felony gun charge. we're live in chantilly, cory smith, news 4. >> thank you, cory. we have some breaking news out of france now. a small bomb exploded in the o heartf the city of leon today and at least seven peoplebe hav en hurt near a bakery. french president emmanuel macron called this explosion an attack.

counterterrorism officials are trying to get to t bottomf what happened. police are searching the third largest city for a hooded manr ing a bike that they saw nearby on surveillance video. > any moment now we couldhe learnate of a man who kidnapped wisconsin teenager jayme closs after killing her parents. it is sentencing day for jake patterson who pleaded guilty to murdering the teen's parents last october.am fily members fought back tears and read a statement. patterson should beked up forever for taking away everything she loved. no witnesses spoke on patterson's behalf. he's facing two life sentences. students ands parent at a montgomery county school have become concerned in recent days after an alleged shooting threat. but today the school system says there is no threat. it all started in february when a rumor started spreading that a student had plans to shoot

people at frost middle school. ere haveeportedly been more threats in recent weeks and some students plan to stay home today. but in a letter to parents, they y the thaincident that caused te rumors was isted diy ortunatelyrmit was deteed there was no threat. some new details on the tragic murder of a teen from maryland. >> today we learned detectives in charles county arrested two men in thatteen's murder and thosed men may have committ the crime to cover up another shooting just a day earlier. news 4's darcy spencer is live tonight on the story. she's had a look at how police cracked this case. darcy. >> reporter: leon, i can tell you in these charging documents the suspect apparently wantedic po to think there was someone out here randomly shooting people but police were able to figure out very uickly that was not the case and now they've made two arrests. these two men both facing murder

charges. they are accused of kling an innocent teen who was walking home in waldorf last march. the victim, 18-year-old walter u ye -- eugene thomas was found dead on a bike path. it was connected to a shooting the day before and that thomas was robbed of a cigarette lighter. >> tragic case. the victim and his friends were walking down the street. gey were leavin a house walking toward another and the suspect approached and it appears they randomly fi gun. >> the firstpe shooting hapned on amber leave court. the victim ronald murphy survived.as thomas a recent high school graduate. he was shot on fairchild court about half a mile away. police charged michael moore with both crimes. the second suspect darren mill er was only charged in the murder. according to charging documents, moore and darren made a plan to go out and do something similar to what happened to ronald murphy in an attempt to throw off investigators.

>> i'm dheartened to know that's what happened. alarming. we're happy that we were able to make an arrest. >> reporter: both the suspects detention center at the without bond. pat, back to you. >> unbelievable. arcy. you, police have released a new sketch of the man they're deadly for in the shooting in green belt. they want you to take a good look at this sketch. they say call them right away if you recognize his face and have any information. betty jennifer was attacked two weeks ago asshe was walking to her car. police say she was married to two different men at the same time. a weor known act in ghana and a drug kingpin out of baltimore. tectives said they do not believe this was a random crime. there is a huge cleanup effort going on right now in howard county. yesterday's tornado brought down large trees like this one on homes at one point cutting power to over 150,000 people.

luckily no report of any serious injuries despite all that. the impact of that same stort system is being felt in the district as well. powerful winds blew over trees on the national mall of all places and at news 4 megan mcgrath reports crews are working to get it all cleaned up before the memorial day crowds get here >> reporter: last night's storm packed some powerful winds and damaged trees from the lincoln memorial to the end of haines point basically following the contour of the potomac river. elms took the biggest hit, but oo. cherry trees were damaged >> we have several upped roots and a lot of damage from broken limbs and broken tops. we'restill in the proces of triage. the good news is in o cthhanryer th damage is not as extensive as people would imagine. >> mike's job of chargingct elec scooters takes him all

aroundn northervirginia. >> trees down everywhere. in arlington i saw a power pole snapped in half. >> reporter: crews as well as contractors working overtime to get this mess cis, of course, il day weekend. a lot of people in town. fromhe reflecting pool, megan mcgrath, news 4. why is this guy smiling? >> he's got reason to be happy. few places better to be than at the beach. doug kammerer is joining us from ocean city. >> i've got to give it to you. you're kicking off your back yard weather in style today. how does it feel out there? >> it feels fantastic. we've got pretty good winds, upwards of 20, 30 mile an hour winds, but really nice. we left around 11:00.nd i was kif surprised at the traffic because last year we didn't have a whole lot of traffic at that time. getting across the bay bridge

definitely a backup. i'm sure that's going to build s we move on today. out here rightnow, plenty of sunshine. i found some friends. we've got leaesburg right here, gagters be gaithersburg over here. i know you're s arated and you don't cross the river, but say hi and meet some friends. we're going to be down here all afternoon. it is our first installmentf backyard weather. and you know what it is for me all afternoon. it's food. i'll see yo back heren a couple minutes. >> what's on the menu today? >> what's not on the menu, are you joking? >> funnel cakes, thrashers, frys. >> don't let us down. we'll see you in a bit. >> you got it. >> thanks, doug. he sure knows how to kick off summer. tommy mcfly does too. he's next with tips hot off the grill. today he's grillingveggies. you may be surprised at which

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back with a live look at the pool at spring parkor ineast d.c. outdoor pools open up today and we've got a full listing of all the pool locations in the nbc washington app. doug is going thebe back in a few minute>> hat sure gets you in the is week tommy mcfly th ll an as beetting us into the mood. he's been our grill master in chief slicing up your summer menu. >> this one is right down your alley. >> up and down the alley. f am>> boindywine j tommy out on the news 4 plaza for some veggies h off the grill. >> what do we have in the basket today? what are we going to be grilling snup. >> kale, carrots and radishes. >> all right. so chef amy, when the urban

greens, greens and carrots, get you to, how do we grill them up nice? >> what we're going to do is essentially take some carrots and put them i an aluminum foil pact and put tumeric in there and put them on the grill. >> why would you put them in a pacand throw them on the grill? >> if you throw them on the grill, it has a tendency to become burnt, so what we like to do is we can roast them, simulating roasting basically by putting themin the aluminum foil. you see how complicated this is. i'm literally ripping this by hand. >> they br g a lot pressure produce and a lot of great organic produce. >> yes. we try to have fresh vegetables. where the farms are, there's not a lot of rough, so we try to get

the healthy vegetables and stuff in the neighborhood where there are no produce stores. >> there are there vegebles at home for those thinking about it for the summer? >> anything with a big leafy stem is easiest to grill. people ost don't think actually taking big leafy greens and putting them on the gril but they're really kind of hardy and they have a nice stem here. when you put this on the grill, it doesn't appear.ba spinach is not auch si gre -- such a great option. they provide us with big leafy spinach. >> you are throwing me oil on those. we've got our pact. we're going to throw them on the grill and make the veggies happen here. >> absolutely. >> wow. i do zucchini and corn and onions. i can't wait to try that. >> do you wrap it up? >> i put veggies on foil. >> okay. tryt out and letme know what you think.

>> i'll do that. i'll bring you some. >> that's okay. >> see what happens once chef amy and tommy throw that spinach on the grill coming up at 5:00. i can taste it now. now from the patio back out o the beach, let's get back to doug live in ocean city, maryland. >> how is it going by the water, doug? have you gotten in? stuck your toes in? >> he's in line already ordering food. >> the water temperature is 64 degrees, pat. i don't think i'm going in there. the kids might g in there. i'm thinking stay by the pool during the day tomorrow and intp sunday, eially sunday. that's going to be the day. i need your thoughts. what do i go for guys? paw patrol back there or do i go for the flamingo? pretty atrol looks doable. >> go for it. >> paw patrol, paw patrol. you guys know the song? >>no. >> ♪ we'll get there in double, paw patrol ♪ you don't know that song?

>> my kids are in their 2s. >> there you go. >> i even rigged it today. i had it rigged. h i it all set to go. >> the grip is not right. >> guy, i'll tell you, it'sjust not right. being down here today, ocean city, it's sch a great thing for me. i love coming down here. o everybody my facebook telling me how lucky i am. absolutely, to be able to work and walk the board walk on a day like today, look how many people are down here already. this is really kicking off not only the holiday weekend, but obviously summer as well. ocean city is ready for it. coming up at 5:15 wh talking to the mayor. let's show you's happening down here weather wise. we're looking at a beautiful afternoon. it is a little on the windy side. ke a look. temperatures out there, all that sunshine sitting at 83 degrees. 15 s out of the north west miles per hour. as we move on through the rest

of the afternoon, look at these numbers. everybody in the low 80s. 82 frederick. 87 in fredericksburg. charlottesville coming in at 90 egrees. right now 83 over towards baltimore. as far as the radar is concerned, clear skies. that tells you we're not dealing with any rain. we're going to have a dry couple of days here. the one exception could be sunday. we'll get to that in a second. let's widen out. not much m thein the way of clo. look from dallas to chicago. notice the flow from south to north and that means the warmer air is going to start moving our way. the temperatures to the south, raleigh comimp in with teratures in the 90s, 92 in raleigh, 90 in atlanta. that warmer air is going to start to movwa our that's coming up on sunday. tomorrow a little cooler than sd. a great day, though. an isolated evening shower possible. most of us will stay on the dry side.

high temperatures on sunday, though, bumping up into the 90s. 92 on sunday. a chance of a shower or thunderstorm during the day on sunday. and then on monday going 85 degrees for memorial day. memorial day looking great. if you've gotplans to be outside, it really is looking fantastic. the pools are looking great. no problem there either. we're still forecasting the first heat wave of the summer. we're going to be close to it on tuesday, but 95 on wednesdy. as itold you guys, that might be a little conservative. looking good as we head towards next weekend as well. coming up a little bit later on, we're going to be taking you right through the tunnel here to jolly roger. you know what i'm doing. i'm riding some rides. my photograpr just go. i'm riding some rides. text me right now, let me know whey should get on. see you guys back here in a minute. >> we're kicking your summer off. that's what we're doing today. >> have fun, doug. we'll talk to y in a bit. another boost for your friday afternoon. in just a bit,yehe 4-old

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. we are back now with a live look at the bay bridge. rst 4 traffic melissa says tonight is one of the worst times to drive out of town. we're working for you to monitor the roads and we will alert you to any big backups we find out here. >> surprisingly, that shockt doesn'ook too bad. it is moving. this weekend as we all know marks the official start of the summer beach season. >> news 4 isrking for you helping you decide which beach might be the best for your vacation. news 4's mark segraves takes a look at three of your best options. >> finally it's that time of year again. sunshine and surf. for these two guys, it's their fir trip to the beach. >> they seem to enjoy the sand. >> there are plenty of beaches to choose from on the other side of the bbo. reheth beach hosts an old

school board walk. >> it's community here. people walking up and do here are not only going to the beach but people that live here. >> a few miles to the south people seem to come to beach looking for the same thi. >> quiet. it's a quieteyesort and th really are quiet. it's a nice play to bring your ki and feel like they're safe at all times. >> that quiet feel is bydesign. >> it's a family oriented community. >> in maryland, ocn ty, one of the busiest beaches in the area boasts one of the longest board walks and now has something brand new that no other beach anywhere has. a rectangle, ainja obstacle course just a few blocks from the ocean. >> it's part of a wellness tour. it's outside. it's something to do. it's physical. it just really complements what we have here in ocean city. >> they all have the ocean in

common. they also have something else in common. parking. if you're going to any of theseu beaches, y might want to put the park mobile app on your phonha they all ce for parking and they all use the same app. sohether it's the -- there's something for everyone on the other side of the bay bridge. at the rectangle in ocean city, mark segraves, news 4. >> let's try all three. >> i just saw mark walking through the newsroom, s he obviously didn't injure himself. >> he made it back in one piece. if you want to avoid the bay bridge and still get to the wa r, you have a couple options. >> search swimming spots in the nbc washington app. a bit of a breeze as we take a live look outside. doug is back with when the heat ahumidity returns. also a summer safety alert. the cdc says ticks are going to be bad this yr. tips to protect yourself and your family. >> tips on ticks.

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idrving and hit the holiday road, there's a lot to do. >> tommy mcfly has some suggestions throughout the dmv for the weekend. >> wine, celebrities,nda.c. slater. we've got it all. loudoun county, one of the oldest winer ries in the county. >> this saturday we havee washington city paper saying the best cover band. the show starts at 6:00 p.m. gates open at 5:00. they'll be ready to rock it out. >> plus they'll be opening up7 198ardonnay that they've been saving for just such an

occasion. at decades, a.c. sriater, ma lopez is going to be hosting a big old flashback dance party. it is an adults only late. begins at 10:00. on sunday, more than 2,000 families will be lnning up a hitting the course at montgomery county mall. the superhero sprint and 6k. i'll be out there super early hosting as we all get together and try to fight childhood bra cancer. it's really cool. if you ride on the court, you' running over top of the belt way as rolling thunder members are making their way down below. that's tommy mcfly with what's up for your weekend. >> that should be cool. >> it's always cool when they come to town. >> being able to run on the brge, that should be cool. >> that will be a moment. tonight disney's "aladdin" is back in theaters and a 4-year-old little nrl really is't buying the whole damsel in distress the.

>> no, she shouldn't wait for the boy? >> no. >> her message to jasmine coming up. come on. i'm doug kammerer taking on my new friends here in ocean city marylandn a beautiful afternoon. yes! do i get the jumbo? do i get a jumbo? any prize i want? i can't believe it. we'll be back. i just won a i can't believe it. >> way to go, doug. >> now you can get your paw >trol. >> we're got tips on how to protect your family from ticks this summer. we'll tell you when thecdc says ♪

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families pack things up and get out of town this holiday season. a lot of folks are doing it. so we all do this too. we pick up our cell phones probably dozens of times aday, but is it possible that our cell phones are doing more than helping us connect? >> we are taking a closer look at protecting your privacy. andrew from your nbc station had some ws to keep companies from tracking your phones. thought.ling our phone may be watching or listening to you. >> what's your best advice to a person who's prective of their privacy? >> how paranoid do you want to go? >> very, very paranoid. >> charge your phone up and put it in the fridge. >> that's sven, cyber security expert. he told the i-teamcent anecdotes about cell phone spying have multiplied. stories like theones these students told us. >> it's so weird because i've never heard that before, then i'll go on snapchat and there's

an ad forit. i'm very confused. how does this happen? >> i've seen that haen in my phone and my computer. at>> how do you know th i want this? how do you know that? >> is it feasib? sure. >> dietrich says there's noefds yo -- no evidence your phone is listening to what you said. >> there's key words that serve as ads. >> instead he offers a different explanation for those ads that pop up in your feed. >> you have to make sure you did notby some other means mention those words. did you type them somewhere? did you send am el? did you visit a web page? >> while experts tell us there's no concrete proof that your phone is listening to what you say, devices like an alexa definitely listening. >> i can help you with specific questions. >> amazon insists its famous virt j

virtual assistant does not spy on you. alexa will tell you that. >> are you spying on me? >> no, i'm not spying you on. privacy. our >> it is being sent back to the mother ship. what's being done there andis w has access to your data. >> recent sto about breaches, marriott, target and other companies have caused privacy fierce. your home phone with your phone and stashing it in a fridge. clearing out google history, an shuttinf the phone when you want to be extra sure. >> that was andrew smith reporting. now, he tells us tt he reached out to google and apple, two other makers of virtual assistant devices. google says unless the google home phone is activated, there is no data saved. apple, though, has not yet

responded. >> it is annoying to go on the internet and look for something and then see the ads pop up. i love this. the beach. let's go back and check in with chief meteorologist doug cammer. >> we saw you begin the water gun battle. what did you get? >> i g e panda bear and then i had to ge it back. check out -- look what i'm doing now. oh, yeah. >> no. are you on -- i am on the ferriswheel. oh, yeah, we're going all the way to the op, baby. we are on the ferris wheel at the end of the board walk. this is jolly roger. hok who sed up. i've got my kids with me. >> what's up, guys? >> are you excited about memorial day weekend? >> well, yes. >> very excited for memorial weekend. >> you're a little scared right now. >> yes. >> it's a little high. take a look athe view. the view is great. we've got the bay back here to

my left. we've got the ocean to the right. lookat the beach. just ready to go for the season. it really is inible what we've got. beautiful weekend, guys, and you guys were so excited, you came down last night without me, huh? >> yep. >> when you're given the chance, you guys want to gowithout daddy or wait until tomorrow. you said? >> go without daddy. >> i totally understand that, right? you're good with at too. do you feel better now that we're down again? >> yeah. >> we've got to go up. >> let's show what the forecast is. down at the beach, you know it's different here. especially this time of year e when we'vot the cooler ocean water and you've got the cooler temperatures. let's take a look at those numbers. think we were supposed to be on a different max. i'm trying to show the memorial day forecast down here at the beaches and it's going to be -- i'll just tell you what it is because that's what i do. 70 degrees. there it is. 70 deees on saturday. 84 on sunday. if you're coming down today, bring the sweatshirts. guess who forgot the sweatshirts? >> us.

>> yeah, you guys did. but i got you. i brought the sweatshirts. 84 degrees on sunday. no sweatshirt needed on sunday. it will be 92 innd, but 84 at the beaches. a great memorial day weekend. come on down. definitely a little on the windy side. that's what's g my buddy a little on the scary side.hi we'll toss to somara. we're talking about not just real heat, but possibly the first heat wave this year. >> that's right, doug. three days in the 90s is all it takes toake a heat wave. wei 83 in the district. 86 in manassas. the other sory this weekend, not only the heat, but the rain chance. saturday waking up dry. we could see a few isolated showers popping up on your saturday evening. by sunday while it will be a quiet start for yourbr nches, by the afternoon we're talking i like to call these popcorn storms. they are gog to be popping up. i'll be tracking that with you.

your saturday in the low 80s. not bad at all. fling a lot like summer on sunday with temperatures in the 90s. like i said, we dope ext some showers and storms to roll through. memorial day really nice. we'ractually going to dry things out as we head through memorial day. the outlook over the next couple of days, you can see we're in the 90s on sunday. by midweek, that's what doug was walking about. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, we'll have the ac on full blast, baby. >> all right. thanks, somara. appreciate twt. heat ave, what a better place to be than at the beach. we're almost done with our three, four times around on the ferris wheel. we had a good time. now it's your turn tor say you line. >> bye, pat and leon. >> we'll see you soon. >> make sure you get that panda. all right? >> thnks, you guys. disney's new live action "

version ofaddin" hits theaters today. >> one 4-year-old girl has some strong feeling about the movie. she's not feeling the damsel in dis stre distress story sne. >> sheuldn't wait for the boy to take her? >> no. >> why? >> you don't need a boy to take you to see the wle world with the boy. there's not enough space on the carpet. >> you need all the room on the carp you can little madison from texas. her mom says she's always had a big personality. >> i've got an idea who runs that house. >> yeah. >> that's a beyonce fan there in the making, i bet you. >> i bet you're right. what cdid you think about that? >> the hand is up in the air and she is from texas, my friends. that's how we're raised. ahead at 5:00, the new rules of the pool. the one thing pediatricians want you to change to help keep kids safe in the water.

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and yes, they are freezing. a short time ago summer ficially began inthe district because pool season oficially gone. mayor bowserum jping in with lots of kids. this event also anpportunity for d.c. leaders to celebrateng havi the number one ranked park system in ofhe td.c. pools in the nbc washington app. summer is almost here and so are the bugs. june and july are th most dangerous month around here for ticks. the cdc says this year could be much worse than usun. s 4 aimee cho talked with folks in leesburg about how you can keep yourself and your loved one safe this season. >> ticks are very, very dangerous. keep away fromem th >> this father teaching his young son what to watch for when he plays outside.

this display on tick safety, see those trees and bushes? those are places ticks like to hide. a doctor with the loudoun county health department says ticks like tall grass. they also tend to travel on animals like deer and rodents. those are things you want to avoid. >>dressing appropriately is very important. ticks you come in contact with will want to attach to your skin. >> of course, bug spray is a must, but don't make the mistake of applying it once and thinking you're good. if y're going to be outside continuously, you need to reapply that bug spray four to six hours. the doctor says you should check yourself for ticks every day. it's a message tha for him is personal. >> our daughter did contract lime disease. >> his daughter was 2 when she got sick. because they caught it early, they were able to treat it. >> anytime your child has an infection, it's concerning, even if you've done everything ght, a tick still can get on your body.

and if do you find a crawly critter on yourself. i it >>oratmp'st an t ist with a pair to staythis summer. c 4.s >> loudoun county sees about 200 tick-related infections a year. news 4 at 5:00 with pat and erika starts now. right now we are working for you as we enter this holida weekend. >> we are tracking the conditions out there on the roads for those of you who plan to be on the movo >> a fullcast for those who plan to stay in town and hit the pools. news 4 at 5:00 starts rightnow. >> announcer: news 4 at 5:00 starts now. and first at 5:00, a parkilo fight ending in murder. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm era gonzalez. gunfire erupting in the middle of a very busy shopping center in chantilly overnight and now we havea lrned a street sweeper is under arrest.

news 4e cory smith is lith mor on the deadly confrontation. >> within the last hour we learned the name of the man who as murdered here. the person who has been arrested and charged with his murder is g steven reen. he is a street sweeper who was working out here ovnight when some sort of fight kicked off. we know police are ierviewing multiple witnesses and they're asking a lot of questions just to find out exactly what happened. fairfax police have identified the victim in this morning's ooting as 30-year-old miguel hernandez. the sal va dor ran man came to the strip mall to pick up his wife. he got into a fight wit suspect that ended in gunfire. at the time several businesses were still open and police questioned multiple ople. >> officers that arrived on scene initially were able to gather several people who were in the area for the shooting.

they sboouftiewed those people. >> reporter: officers bagged two blower fans, a hat, glasses and a set of keys. they also towed away this street cleaning vehicle. yeen works for the comp hired to clean this lot. it was regularly here in the er ght hours. >> i was scared. in my life one time i see this. >> owning the cell phone shop for nearly a decade, this is the first time she's seen police tape outside her door. she also had to calm family members when they thought she may have been hurt. >> they call me oumom, are y okay? i said yeah. >> reporter: the cameras