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 outside

her business make police hopeful they will shed light on what happened. islam is eager to find o what happened too. scary.s really i don't feel safe now. t >> reporter:his is a tragic morning out here. 30-year-old miguel hernandez is the victim. the suspect has been arrested. he's facing a murder charge, malicious wounding charge and another felony gun charge. we'll continue to monitor ther story and bg any updates as we get them. >> what could have possibly that?ed to lead up to a story we will no doubt keeping track of. thank you so very much. police have released a new sketch of the man they're looking for in a deadly shooting in green belt. they want you to take a good look at this face. betty jennifer was attacked two eks ago as she was walking to her car. police say she was married to two different men at the same time. a well known actor from ghana and a drug kingpin out of

baltimore. detectives have said they do not believe this was a random crime. now to breaking news. d.c. police are trying to find a person who drove away after hitting a motorcyclist and critically ijuring that person. that crash happened last thursday. police say the r failed to yield theay right-of while turning left on to minnesota avenue. this was near 16th street in southeast. right there is where you see the moment of impact. it looks like the pe ton onhe bike goes flying forward. .c. police asking if you know anythingout this vehicle caught onve nearby surlance cameras, give them a call. students and parents 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 threa his all started in february when a rumor had started spreading that a student had plans to shoot people at frost middle school in rockville. there have reportedly been more threats in recent weeks and some

yudents planned to stahome today. in a letter to parents, the principal says, quote, the incident that caused the rumor wasvestigated immediately and fortunately it was determined that there was no reat, end quote. yesterday's powerful storm brought down a lot of trees on thetional mall. tonight experts are assessing the damage while cleasup crew are hustling to clear aw the mess. the impact stretchesrom the reflecting pool near the lincoln memorial to haines point on the south side of the tidal basin. it's mostly elm trees tha were damaged. most of the cherry trees were okay. >> we have several s and a lot of damage from broken limbs, broken tops. we're still in the process of triage. e good news isther than some uprooting, i thk the cherry damage is not as extensive as people would imagine. >> cleanup crews are working feverishly because they're expecting large crowds on the mall this holiday weekend. ge you know where else they're expecting lar crowds? at the beach.y they've alread started to

gather. > chief meteorologist doug kammerer got a jump on the traffic. ke's joining us live from ocean city to kic off backyard weather at the beach. i can't think of a better ace, doug. >> definitely not. down here in ocean city, can't think of a better place on a better day. memorial day weekend and the weather simply fantastic across the region. you guys mentioned those tor hdoes. we the ef-1 in columbia. they did the site survey down along the mall. they did not see evidence of a tornado. just straight line winds that came through that area. yesterday it was under a tornadr wang, but no evident tornadoes, just those very strong winds. 60, potentially 70 miles per hour coming through the mall.at th why we saw all that damage. down here i just spoke to the mayor. he said those storms yesterday di tnot have nearly effect here that they did on our area. take a look at the board walk. a beautiful day. a lot of people down here. you would think thuld be june or july with how many people we've got down here.

a great day here. a great day on the water as well the only factor is it is a little bit on the windy side. that's about it. take a look at the temperatures around our region. right now they're gorgeous. the grees right now i city. 83 degrees right now in d.c. look at ocean city. 80 degrees. yeah, 80 right now. absolutely perfect. we do a litle roller coaster. y i'll tell about it coming up. ry all right, doug. thank you so veuch. we'll check back in. rolling thunder riders have descended on washington for their last ride. news 4's chri gordon is live at the national cathedral for the blessing of the bikes. hello, chris. >> hello, erika. this is the traditional shot of rolling thunder. as you look around, you'll see so many vetens from the vietnam era with white hair and beards, service men and women from the gulf war era and young people as well.ec

it has be a tradition for many, the way they spend memorial day weekend. riders from across the country are gatring for rolling thunder. >> this being the last one, we definitely said we were coming. no way we're ising to m it. >> why is it important for you to be here? >> my husband is a veteran. he served in operation desert storm and i'm here to honor him as well. it's something that i can do with him and wean do together. >> the riders come to remember cre po.o.w.s and the mias and te service and saice of all veterans. >> my husband chose to put his life on the line for this country and as h wife i support him in everything he does. everything that he's up for, we're in it together. >> this is the 32nd year rolling thunder has been taking over the roadways around the capital d it's the last. organizers say it's gotten too

expensive, costing about $200,000 a year. >> many things used to be paid by the taxpayers, usehe of t pentagon, overtime for the park poce. the recent years they've been charging rolling thunder. >> thisde family ro for three days, all the way fmfargo, north dakota north dakota bringing their teenage daughters. >> grandpa is aveteran, so a lot of our family is military, so to support them means a lot. >> now, after the blessing of the bikes, many of these riders will go down the vietnam memorial for a candle light vigil tonight for those who sacrificed their life and service to this country. next year, well, next year it will be up to local chapters around the country to organize regional rides to keep the

spirit of rolling thunder alive. that's the latest. live from washington's national cathedral,hris gordon, news 4.ba leon, to you. leon harris here at the live desk where we are watching another reason wd you shoulbe very, very careful as you hit the roads. there is a situation on the 14th street bridge. on the insoubound side of 395, firefighters were responding to a wreck and were working the scene when they were injured in a crash. happeningn the inbound side of the bridge. the firefighters were there and two people nowave been injured in this crash inbound on the bridge. as you might expect, traffic being backed up both directions now. traffic is almost completely stopped on the inbound side. traffic on the hovanes there heading out of the city area, they're slowing down because people there are looking at the crash scene. this is, again, now, we understand the lanes are blocked from the gw parkway up to the

14th street area. we are still trying to get more details about what happened, but as we understand it, one firefighter was critically hurt and two others were injured in this crash scene.r firefighteresponding to one crash and being injured in another accident. we're working to get more information. once we get it, we'll report to >> leon, thank you. there's going to be a lot of traffic on the roads and there will be a lot of moeftorcycles t there on the roads. three bikes were involved in an accident on i-66 eastbound just a short time ago. chopper 4 was on the scene near bull run. that area of the interstate closed for a time. traffic got really backed up, but we're told right now three nes are getting by. luckily the injuries fr tat accident are not serious. some firefighters are being ordered to have no contact with the public. they're accused of hazing new recruits. firefighters are stationed at hhe busy silver hill station.

tracee wilkins ise. tell us more about this case and about the investigation. >> reporter: well, the silver hill fire station is the busiest in the county. they do t most work in this station. they have some of the most dedicated ems and fire personnel building. now there's an investigation into what else was going on in that building. the firefigh being treated like fraternity pledges. prince george's county fire and ems spokesman confirmed that they are investigating an alleged hazing incident that tevolved firefigh at the silver hillvolunteer fire department. it's the busiest fire department in the county. according to fire spokesman, eight firefighters have been disciplined including one captain. they're all career firefighters. they've been placed on administrative du meaning they can have no public contact until the investigation is do. at this point we don't know how many victims were impacted by

the alleged hazing or what exactly took place. so at this point a career firefighter has been put onad nistrative duty until the end of this investigation, so that number could grow or decrease goaltenderi decrease depending on what they find. i'm tracee wilkins. pat, back to you in the studio. still to come new details about the murder of a maryland teen who was robbed, shot, and left for dead on a trail. e surprisingotive as police arrest two men in thisas c preparing for a summer shutdown. the alternative for getting around the closures of six stationsn ometro. plus a group of women who will be honored during the upcoming memorial day parade. upcoming memorial day parade. the story of the little known

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wo> she was one of the first african-americaen to serve overseas in the army. on monday along with other members of her battalion, 97-year-old indiana hunt martin will be featured in the memorial day parade. she has the story of the little known unit. >> there were 855 of them all women, all african-american. in 1945 they deployed oversths. eir mission, to sort through millions and millions of letters

and packages intended for u.s. gis serving in the war. >> boxes falling apart. >> one of those young women was indiana hunt martin. martin recalls taking the train to georgia for basic training. >> we rode all the way to washington, d.c. we had to change trains. we didn't ride in the same train withes the whit >> and martin remembers e air raids. logan.t was right outside of we could see the bombs, where the germans were doming. they were still bombing. >> the army veteran saved mementos from her time overseas including items given to her by soldiers coming back from the front lines. >> they were so glad to see us. they were all something. >> martin still has part of her uniform which she added still fits. as for what she'll be thinking

about on memorial day, her brothers and her nephew. >> for all the other soldiers that didn't make itback, this is a day to remember. i can tell you that. those boys gave their life for us, their country. they should be getting something. >> mark segraves, news 4. >> my goodness. martin still keeps in touch with other surviving members of the six triple eighre they'll featured in a new documentary. it is graduation day at then u.s.al academy in annapolis. more a thousand midshipmen received their diplomas. their commentment address was delivered by patrick shanahan who said the trueucey to scess

is failure. >> the experience of failure is unfamiliar to many of you and to a greater extent than you might realize, that is a liability. if you've never experienced if failu you've not felt it when far finds you, you won't know how to recover. >> each gaduateook their oath as either the u.s. navy or a second lieutenant in the u.s. marine corp. we're about to kick off the start of summer, so let's head back to the bea with doug to get the latest on the forecast. >> he is live in ocean city for our first, our kick offback weather and the man has food. it didn't takeim that long. >> no. but here's the issue. you guys know thhesher is t place to be. this is probably my favorite food. i love crabs, but thrashers, man, that just means you're at the beach. that just means you're down here in ocean city.fo

this is my kids and they insisted on a large. >> i was going to ask why it's so big. >> what khappened,ds? thanks a lot for saving daddy some. >> when you're a kid, carbs t.don't coun you've still got to think of keto, my friend. >> exactly right. i've got the mayor of ocean city he has been the mayor here since 18 -- >> about 1875. ocean city, such a great place to be. opening memorial day weekend. you just told me thiis the best forecast we've had, because there's no rain in the forecast pr for a while and wee been here together a couple years. one year we were both freezing. one year we had rain. this is looking great. >> to have ahforecast like t on memorial day weekend which really does kick off the al traditio summer season, it's fas fantastic. we're expecting a big crowwe

>> somebod by earlier with a big crowd. is that the governor? >> i think the governor is still here. you might run into him. he came down to meet me on the beach. we had a ceremony. we planted the first ceremonial first umbrella on the beach for the 2019 season. what we didis we really duplicated a ceremony that took place in 1946 with governor a o'connor then mayor dan tripper planting that first umbrella on the beach. we had acruge d. it was exciting. everybody was in huge spirits. >> you guys got some good stuff coming up. you've got something brand new you just opened. >> we just opened the rectangle which is a ninja obstacle course. this is a product of the woodward parks company. they are the best. we were out there today, did a ribbon cutting. we had all the local kids in there purpose. they were all competing. >> i'm excited about that as well. that is just of the beach. there it is, ocean city beach. drone video that we took a little bit earlier. just a beautiful day down here.

that rectangle, by the way, just like american ninja warrior and we might have that coming up. right now what are we dealing wise?temperature it is a beautiful day. temperatures sitting back inland. we're looking at temperatures around 83 degrees and about theo same here. anytime you get that west wind, that's the kind of wind that you look. north wind 83 in d.c. 1 right now in the city. 78 here in ocean city. 80 degrees in cambridge. ally nice comingon down. temperature wise looking good. rain wise, everybody is asking me, is there a storm down here?h ey see storm team 4. where is the storm? no storm at all. we are beai iful. think we've got a fantastic weekend. as a matter of fact, the gor r governor is coming right now. plenty of sunshine, great weather. as we look towards the next couple of days, we'll go back. governor, can you talk to me for a second? oh, governor hog know, how are you?

>> what are you doing down here? >> i'm doing what you're doing. >> we're kicking osummer. it was a wonderful time planting the umbrella. letting everybody know it's officially the start of summer. 100 days of summer. we are excited to be here. beautiful weekend in ocean city. >> i know how much ocean city means to. my kids now don't go to school until after labor day. i love that. i grew up that way. >> everybody in the state loves it. it's the way i grew up. everybody in ocean city certainly loves it. it's wonderful to be here.th i nk we're going to have a beautiful weekend. hopefully a really great summer. i'm here with my kids and grand kidd enjoying the board walk like i've done my whole life. >> tell everybody we're in for a heat wave.ng >> it's go be nice and warm. 80s and 90s and sunshine. come on dow to ean city. >> there you go. back to you guys. you heard it. >> thank you, doug, and thank you to the vernor and the mayor. stil to come, our hot off the series continues. >> we continue to follow that

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and i've not tried itt. she mentioned the kale, so i'm tempted to try it thisen week we'll give it a whirl. we continue to track the conditions on the road for you coming up.th time to avoid when you head back from the weekend getaway. a big shift from the guidelines about keeping kids safe around the water. and investigations into hazing at one of the fire stations. what they're revealing about the murder of a an 18-year-old and how the susct may have pe

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freshen up, don't cover up. febreze breaking news, if you wer st joining us at 5:30, four firefighters injured in a crash on the 14th street bridge. we're showing you livepi ures. the firefighters were at the scene of ther cash when they were struck by another vehiclf >> one oe firefighters is injured.y another suffered serious injuries. two others suffered minor injuries. traffic asee you can s blocked off on the inbound side of the bridge. ackie bensen is headed to the sced. stay tunefor updates on this. > meanwhile, new details about the tragic murder of a teenager from maryland. >> today we learned detectives in charles county arrested two men in that teen's murder. 18-year-old walter thomas wasfo nd dead on a bike path in a quiet waldorf neighborhood back in march. news 4's dcy spencer reports

the murder may have been an effort to cover up anothe shooting nearby. police say walter eugene thomas was innocent ctim. the 18-year-old robbed and shot at random and left to die on a bike path. and according to charging documents, the suspects wanted to rob someone and if they resists, open fire. they didn't get much from thomas. documents show he was robbed of a cigarette lighter. two men have been charged with the murder. police say itte connecto a shooting just the day before. >> tragic case. we don't see this in charles county. the victims and his friend were walking down the street leaving a house andalking toward another. the suspects approached and it appears they randomly fired that gun. >>orter: the first shooting happened on march 3rd. the victim survived. thomas was a recent hogh schol graduate. he was shot on fairchild court about half a mile away. police charged michl moore

with both crimes. y e second suspect, darren miller, was onlarged 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 investigator. >> disheartening to know that's whatne happe alarming. we're just happy we were able to make an arrest. >> thomas was the youngest of four sons and had supported his bmom through herttle with breast cancer. she spoke to news 4 after his death. >> they shot my babyer >> repo i spoke to thomas's mom by phone. she told me she is pleased some rrests have been made, b she's also hurt because her son's death was so senseless. darcy spencer, news 4. >> such a difficult story and both suspects are being held at the charles county detention center without bond. prince george's county police making a quick arre after more than a dozen air bag

thefts this week. police say early wednesday morning two men broke into 19 different honda vehicles and stole the air bags. the break-ins happened in bowie and a few other neighborhoods neay. michael roan and roy guzman has been charged. we've learned roane has a history of thefts. last year he w arrested for steeling morehan 80 tiresnd rims from cars in alexandria. metro's summer shutdown begins tomorrow.t six metro sions south of reagan national airport will remain closed until a week after labor day so that metro can repair the platforms. metro will operate free shuttle buses to and from the affected stations and extra services being added on all srts of alternative forms of transportation this summer. you can read about that in our nbc washington app by searching summer shutdown. and important primary election coming up in less than

three weeks in fairfax county. for the first time in aec de, the board chair seat is open. four democrats are in the running. today northernvirginia bureau chief julie carey moderated a forum among the candidates that spotlighted priorities and a little friction. >> jeff mckay ishe only democratic primary candidate t presently onhe board serving as leadership supervisor since 2008. brian is an at-large school board member and to wcomers, a georgetown law professor and tim chapman and affordable housing at or near the top of ae list. >> i committed to fun the full 15,000 years of affordable housing we need. >> 10% of our housing stock in fairfax county should be affordable by the year 2035. >> we need t ask our community organization and our county to

provide space for that housing on their facilities. >> this is an area on the board that i have led in and my district has led in. we have created, built and preserved hundreds of affordable dwelling units in my dwikt. >> the other high priority issue creating more slots for prekindergarten. the waiting list is long, some takin aim at current supervisor and front runner mckay accusing the current board of not acting fast enough. >> if i were supervisor in anyo these districts, i would be shouting from the roof tops that we need universal pre-k. >> we need a priority shift where the government actually does fund these things. >> calling pre-k a bigv intment that pays off. >> it's not only a moral imperative we invest in pre-k, but fiscal imperative. >> mckay defending the board's work. he says there has been progress. >> i'm glad everyone here is talking about these issues. i've been involved in them for years,vo adcating for pre-k. >> although it's only a primary,

its winner will be favored to winmbn noveer. julie carey, news 4. d.c.'s mayor making a splash as she kicks off the unofficial start of summer. and from the pool to the beach, kicking the best one for your vacation. first re's first 4's traffic and the best time to rush.that holiday >> here's a look at your first 4 traffic and memorial day travel. most of the construction work that would typically happen over a weekend is on hold. the roads are just a little bit more open for us this weekend. the slowest time in the d.c. area is going to be monday between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. your trip could take you about three times as long,e dnding on where you're headed. aaa saying westbound 50 is expected to take two more hours. really got to pack that patience. leave early. stay

hello, everybody. doug kammerer with my new friends from hyattsville, maryland. you've got to wait right there. we are playing skee ball. i would normally play this with my 'brothers, but you standing in for my brothers. just like my brothers, you are

beating me. we will talk with you guys coming up in a few minutes. we'll talk more about the dforecast for this week in just a minute. >> keep at it, doug.ee this wnd marks the official start of the summer be>> news 4 i woingor yo ipinagn.yoeach dec whi ch be ach might be best for your vacation. news 4 mark segraves takes a look at three of your options. >> there are plenty of beaches to choose from on the other sidt bay. rehoboth ach boasts an old school board walk and plenty of shopping and dining. > it is the nation's summer capital. >> a few miles to the south people seem to come to bethano beach loking for the same thing. >> quiet. it advertises itself a quiet resort and it really is quieat >> th quietfeel fily oriented community. we have no bars per se. >> in maryland ocean city one of the busiest beaches in the area.

boasts one of t longest board walk and now has something brand new that no other beach anywhere has. the rectangle, a ninja obstacle course just a few bocks from the ocean. if the obstacle course isn't your speed,or the may has you covered. >> i think riding bikes on the board walk early in the morning and being able to go out there and exercise and be with your family is something that's a little bit ofan ocean city tradition. >> while they all have the ocean in common, they also have something else inincommon. parkg. if you're going to any of these beaches, you might want to put the park mobile app on your phone. bethany, rehoboth and ocean city all charge for parking and they all use the same >> we're trying to make it as easy as possible for people to come into rehoboth, fine a parking space and go where they want to go. >> mark segraves, news 4. >> all great choices and we've fompiled a list of the top

places to swim you want to avoid the bay bridge. >> to learn more, download our nbc washingt app and search beaches. come this weekend, a lot of people are going to be taking a splash in a back yard or a community pool. ahead the big change when it comes to keeping kids safe in the water. plus aocal teen and the chance encounter that's led him down a path of service. we'll meet him in this ek's rris heroes.ha

five, four, three, two, o. >> and t mayor starts jumping around like that and we all say d h, must be colin there. >> it's got to be. >> kicking off in the district. that's because the pools ands parkare officially open. d.c. mayor muriel bowser one of the first to jump in the pool with the kids in the langdon pool northeast. just search pools in your nbc washinton app to find one in your neighborhood. as the pools open, the change this year in idelines for keeping your kids safe in and around the water. the american academy of pediatrics now recommending kids start learning to swim at the age 1. that's three years earlier thany previous advised. swim instructors say learning

the basics is critical. >> we try to make it fun, but there are important life saving skills. things as simple as common e, seut people don't really understand it.to just able grip on the side of the pool, how to get out of wa rtant. first doctors say you should always empty out wadingoo p immediately after you use thx. net, make sure to install covers or fencing around pools. and in the water, make sure to stay within an arm's length of the child. drowning is the top cause of injury-related deaths among younger children. snch we are kicking off our backyard weather season with our first trip on over to the beach this afternoon. inhat's where we f doug kammerer. hi, doug. >> hey, doug. >> hey, guys. a beautiful day down here at the beach. i love this time of year. not only memorial day weekend, but kickingf backyard weather. yes, i want to come to your back

yard this year as well. if you want me to come to your back yard, send me something on facebook. i'm a very ey guy to fine. maybe i'll come to your back yard. this is our back yard, our playground really. ocean city maryland right here r on the bo walk. look how many people we got down here today. everybody's still coming, trust me. there is a ton of traffic right now getting to the bay bridge. we even saw tat this morning at around 11:00 today. we were trying to cross the bridge. a lot more traffic this year year.last that probably has something to do with the foreca. the forecast is really looking absolutely fantastic here as you make oureay through thext couple of days. just take a look down there towards the ocean. we've got this wind, this nice little wind coming off from the west and that just kills all the waves and just makes the look so nice right no it's a gorgeous afternoon with plenty ofw. sunshine. let's show you what's happening over the next couple of days. if you are coming down, a good

thing to have a sweatshirt. you need a sweatshirt. 70 degrees tomorrow with sunshine, but tomorrow evening is going to be a little bit on the cool side. have a sweatshirt for saturday night if you're hitting the board walk. sunday a high temperature of 84. that is a good day to hite beach. monday a high temperature of 77. a really nice weekend coming up over the next couple of days here. probably the best is memorimemo eekend we have had in a lo time. only about a 30% chance of rain. that's inland. really looking fantastic over the next couple of days. tomorrow the one thing that sticks out is how nice it's going to be back home. about 10 degrees cooler he at the bench, but on sunday everybody gets on the warm sideu >> absoly. it's going to feel a lot more like summer than it does spring. we a going to be kicking off this weekend with someme phel weather. sn the perfe sunday the perfect day to hit

the pool. for sunday we'll take you into t low 90s. notice we do have a few storm chances. rain chances on saturd are looming, but i wouldn't cancel any plans. they're going to be far and few between. isolated showers threat late saturday evening into saturday night. mo s showers lateday night into monday. here's a look at the future cast to help me break it down better. saturday morning we're starting f dry. there's saturday evening, 8:00 to 9:00. you saw that round of wet weather push through 95 and head out towards the bay. then we head into sunday morning. we start off dry again. sunday afternoon is when we could start to see a lot. more i'm going to call them popcorn storms. you'll see them popping up everywhere. some people may stay on the dryer side. the rest of us may be seeing showers and storms. during the dry moments, it's definely a great time to head to the pool if you can't make it

to the beach. hunday hot and muggy. watch for te storms if we do have any. the chance for storms memorial day is earlier in the morning. by the afternoon you're looking great. 10-day outlook, you can see temperatures kind of volleying in the 80s and 90s, then we really jump up tuesday through thursday. this is when we could be talking a heat wave, folks. temperatures into the mid 90s. we're going shy on wednesday. 95. we could get even hotter than that in some areas. doug. >> absolutely. 95 degrees on wednesday. i wouldn't be surpsed if some areas saw upper 90s, maybe close to 100 onmaednesday and be thursday as well. we'll have to see exactly what we're expecting over the next couple of days. that's about all the time i have. i'll see you later. i'm just to have a french fry. i'm just kin od tes fries. if i have them, nobody's touching mine either. no,'t c i'm going to send it back in to you guys.

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with disabilities. >> they also train dogs to help adults with post traumatic stress. veterans like walte w >>lter spent 46 years in the basement of his house with pts after the vtnam war. >> that's why these dogs are so important, because the changing lives. but it cost $60,000 to train one dog. f >> anywherem a year to 18 months. some specialized dogs, like scent dogs, diabetes, skeeizure alert, they're in training longer. >> that's where dylan comes in. >> most boys are out at the movies, out with their buddies playing sports an dylan is looking at ways to change people's lies. >> he finds ways to raise money for paws for people. in three years he's raised more

than $10,000. the organization is so grateful dylan has spoken out publicly for them andeas shown the calming force thesen dogs ca provide. >> the first time i had a nervous breakdown before, but all the service dogs that had been trained by paws for people actuallcked up on my stress and they comforted me and that's what helped me get through it that first time. >> are you serious? soou actually had a real demonstration of the power of the connection there with the dog. >> yeah. they totally felt it. >> his philosophy is helping others is simple. everything can make a difference tand it can star with a bad hair day. >> even a single hair cast a shod d shadow. you can make a difference. >> i told dylanng i'm goi to line.that a single hair can cast a shadow. anke small effort can m a difference and dylan told us what this organization really needs is people to host the puppies. lbasically what they'rking

for is somebody to become fostea rents for thes dogfore they get sent to the prison training program to then be delivered to those suffering with ptsd. if you'd like to learn more about that or his fundraising efforts, head to the nbc washington app. >> something tells me they'll have takers really, really soon. >> i hope so. it's a really good group. he's a really good guy. >> a compassionate young man.at he caresuch about others. >> exactly. here's hoping his peers learn some of that. we continue to follow some breaking news this hour. >> four firefighters injured in a crash on the 14th street bridge. one of them injur critically. we're told they were at the scene of a crash when another car hit them. we're gaing to a live take-off. and this a loving reminder from his wife. this is will finally depositing that expense check.

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the man whod kidnappe jayme parents er killing her will spen thef rest ohis life in prison without parole. nbc wehas the emotional testimo. >> life in prison for jake patterson as justice for jayme closs. jayme's words through an attorney in court. >> my parents and my home were the most important things in my life. he took them away from me in a wayysthat will alwa leave me with a horrifying memory.

>> among emotional testimony in friday's sentencing hearing. f >> because ohis monster, jayme won't have her mom and dad at her prom. >> none of us are going to win today none of us are going to get her famil members back. >> in march patterson pleaded guiltyo two counts of intentional homicide and one count of kidnapping and now through tears expressing remorse. >> i would do a anything to take back what i did. >> att ot s pterson way into the closs fa home and then kidnapping the girl. after 88 days the teenager managed to escape in january. the life sentence brings a sense of closure to the case. now the family's healing can

begin. nbc news. news 4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. we start with the newse've been following on the 14th street bridge. njured in anghters accident responding to an accident. >> news 4 jackieensen has navigated her way to a new vantage point. tell us what you can see from there. >> reporter: well, i can tell you first of all this crash illurates how the daily real, s, it becomes very very quickly in the first responder profession. take a look behind me. we understa that the firefighters, one in critical condition, two others far less serioly injured thankfully were responding to some type of crash involving a medical emergency on the inbound lanes of the 14th street bridge.

you see the scene there behind me. those firefighters when they were out of the vehicle tending to this injured person, they are obviously unprotected by the vehicle they were in. ey were somehow struck by another car. we don't know whether it w a car or truck. again, you know that this bridge is over the potomac. we can't exactly get much closer than this, but you can see theg lar scene there on the inbound lanes of the 14th street bridge. again, we do not know, we do not ve at this point a lot of information about exactly how this happened. we don't know, again, what type of vehicle struck them, whether it was a car and what the original call they went for, that original medical emergency was about. we hope to hear more from d.c. fire and ems shortly.