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bullet. ul>> i was hoping i wo get to see the next day. >> what happened just moments before the gunshots. and dating. how mny of us are guilty of a foodie call. we begin with breaking news this hour. there is a plea deal in the murder of wendy martinez, the woman who was stabbed while running in her local neighborhood. >> crawford accepted 30 years in jail and fine up to $250,000. c karla flores spoke. >> they're pleased anthony crawford has f acceptedull responsibility for her murder. geerts say crawford attacked wendy mmtinez on septeber 18th
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while she wasgg jog around 8:00 at night. martinez was stabbed seven times in the head, neck, and ck. during today's hearing the lead prosecutor described how crawford stole a kitchen knife from the grocery store moments b before stng martinez. days later officers arrested crawford. today wendy mrtinez's fiance says he's satisfied with the 30-year sentence. >> i hope he uses this time tor ect on what he did, that he basically ruined his life for nd nothing, a hopefully he can make peace with god. i really use this time to are e flekt reflect on what he did. he'll be sentenced days before the anniversary of the death of when d i martinez. back to you. >> thank you, karla. now, major develops into the
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investation of longtime d.c. council member jack evans. we learned the council is going to open its own probe into equity iks violations and they're also going to strip evans of sme of his powers. mark segraves joins us live to given us the very latest. >> good afternoon, leon. there are allegatio from the metro and then stepping down from the board of metro and as you said this morning the fbi howing up at the home of jack evans. it all started at 6:00 this morning. federal agents at the home d.c.of council member jack evan. police closed off the block for hours as the fbi searched evans' home. >> it's not a normal friday morning in the neighborhood, but i think it's necessary, and i
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certainly -- you know, if there's credence to any of the accusations or what t fbi might be investigating, i welcome it. >> it's sad, that's all. >> reporter: evans waited ouide while they brought out boxes. hours after the raid at evans' home, d.c. council member phil mendelson announced the council would launch its own investigation and remove evans as airman of the council's finance committee. yesterday he announced he would resign as chairmanfter the agency found he had violated ethics. the mayor muriel bowser had full confiden in him. >> i'm upset about what i read because i believe it representsf
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conflicts interest for the council member, but i want the federal authorities to do their work. >> reporter: again, that federal investigation clearly ramping up right now. now, you may recall the last time a d.c. council member had his house raided by the fbi. it was 2011. it was former council member harry thomas jr. that happened september 11th. 30 ds later he was indicted on federal corruption charges. evans was set to oversee the heari sports betting next week. it's likely he'll be vote out before that tas place. >> considering evans and his tenure, this is a real stunner. thanks, mark. mark segraves reporting live. evans is also a member of the d.c. democratic party which plays a role at the democratic conventions. no word yet if they're considering removing erns from
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his position. erika? >> as tensions rise there's a demand for regime change in iran. hundreds of iranians gathered outside and then marched to the white house. they sport a democratic opposition leader. meanwhile president trump is o elaborating his decision to call off a strike against iran. it would have been in retaliation for iran's shooting down a u.s. drone. speaking exclusively with p "me ss" moderator chuck todd, mr. trump explained why he stopped the stsike. >> i d, you know whatd? they shot down an unmanned drone, plane, whatever you want to call it, and here we are sitting with 150 dead people that would have taken place probably within half hour after i said go ahead, and i didn't like it. i didn't think it was -- i
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didn't think it was proportion at. >> this is the first time president trump has been interviewed for "meet the press" nce taking office. you can see the interview sunday at o 10:30 right herenbc 4. chuck will tell us more about today's conversation when he joins us on set at 6:00. right now, new information about a woman. the victim had been talking wita an last wednesday at the supermarket. she tells police as she was walking home, he attacked her from behind, beat her, and raped her. police fnd the woman in the ditch and she was without a phone. here's a sketch of the suspect. they tell us they believe this mans in his 50s or 60s request wavy gray hair. if you think you might know who he is, call police as soon as you can. an unbelievable scene in
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northeast overnight. one of the bullets went right through a window and hit a woman asshe was lying in her bed. now we're hearing from that victim just hours after she saw her life flash before her eyes. "news4's" drew wilder spoke to her this afternoon. >> reporter: family and friends are. going by to check on a northeast d.c. woman who is counting hers bless tonight. >> as i was thinking is it could have been worse. >> a lot worse. >> yeah. >> reporter: the 21-year-old and her mother asked us not to show their faces as theywalk us through the momentum as a bullet came smashed through the window and grazed this oman's head as she was lying in bed. >> i heard two gunshots and i felt something hit my head. >> she said, mom, mom, i'm hit, i'm hit. >> i'm felt blood. i needed to get to the hospital. >> i didn't know howa b she was hit. you just seen blood everywhere. >> i was hoping and praying that
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i would get to seethe next day. >> reporter: she showed us her wound. you can see how lucky she is. she wen to the hospital and she didn't need a single stitch.n >> i mea an inch, centimeter, and you might not be standing here. >> yeah, yeah. that's why i give all praise to tost high. >> reporter: we talked with the victim's neighbor who also wants to stay anonymous. she said she's stayed in these apartments for years but the crime has become out of control. >> it's becomingr egular. >> reporter: the shooting leaving bullet holes behind. one hit her, another hit her refrigerator and a third went through the fence line and hit a gas line. >> this needs to stop. you're not even safe in your own home. >> d.c. police say they have not made any arrests in the shooting. > new video showing the aftermath of a police chase that ended on the beltway in
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montgomery county. police wereh chasing white van you see there at the center of the screen when it hit ala tes at university boulevard. paramedics responded to the scene and the police took the van i drivero custody. it happened after they called police around 2:00. all right. it's official. it is summer, a gorgeous fir o day summer outside right now, but more heat is on the way, tt's the word from "storm team 4" ameliar. drape what's the latest? >> a noticeable breeze around for the most part. winds gusting right now a atut 20 to 25 miles an hour making it feel really comfortable. 83 degrees out there. breezy. 9:00 p.m., we're nice. 76.in if you're go to be out later
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or taking the dog out for one last time, it is cfortable with the temperature around 73. now, this is the first day of summer. ouee going to have more on what that means for sunrise and sun set time moving forward and also i'm going to take a closer look at the weekend, all that. going up at 4:20. thanks, amelia. tourism officials are addressing the deaths of two including an engainched uple. they're saying, quote, there's not an avalanche of dead american tourists in the country. eight americans have died so far this year. the latest, nathanial holmes and cynthia day from upper marlboro. dominican republic officials say they died of respiratory failure back in mail. the funerals of these two will be held within the next week. back here in the states, a special counsel is now look g into the handling of the jsie
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smollett case. a judge in illinois ordered a special counsel to look into how that case was handled andne determif there's reasonable rounds to further prosecution smollett. police say the former "empire" star faked his own hate attack. prosecutors dropped all charges in exchan for a deal. hundreds of thousands of people die each year from cart yak arrest. >> that's right. what if you were alted to the daer? next on "news4," smart speakers to help detect heart attacks. plus, it's something men have had for decades but now women cou be getting their own rsion of viagra. rsion of viagra. >> and a transgender woman
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the temperatures. you can see ace nihange from yesterday, but this isn't going to last that long. amelia is tracking the hottest weather streak soyear this . that's just ahead. a transgender woman in the is d strict said she was attacked at t grocery store tuesday night. >> she said a man hurl ed words at her. in just over an hour there will be a vigil to addss the
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violence. >> darcy spencer is live with more. darcy. >> this vigil is going to be held here in this area. this was the scene of the latest shooting of a transgender woman. elected leaders,ctivists as well as leaders from the district will be here. they want to bring attention to these unsolved cases two transgender women who knew one another were shot and killed ust blocked apart within a couple of months in fairmont heights.li jo ivy will be at the vigil this afternoon at the scene of the latest murder. >> we want to send tm a message that they're important, they're valued, and we whack to reke sure the entire community is awand involved with trying to solve the case. >> reporter: tuesday night in northeast d.c. a transgender womanaid she was assaulted as she tried t leave corner
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store and was called home phonetic names. one followed her and damaged her home. many in the mmlgbtq coity now feel they're beingd. targete >> we just want the community to be aware, to be compassionate, and to be involved. >> reporter: lice have not said if the murderers of the two are connected. spears told p fple sheared for her life after she witnessed carmen's murder. the mayor of fairmont heights wants residents to add lighting and security cameras to drive the activity away. >> we're expected to do great things here and we don't want to see this continue to happen.w e're very sorry they're losing their lives. we want to bring it in so everyone is safe. >> reporter: now, that vigil
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will get under way here at 5:30 this afternoon. leon, back to you. >> all right. that inch you. darcy spencerer reporting live. >> there is a second one tonight at 7:00 at dueopped circle. let's go to some breaking news now. a shocking twist in the sexual abuse investigation into a former fairfax county music teacher. jeffrey cummings has been found dead. investigators say they found seven other victims. cummings was supposed to turn earlier n to police this week. police say no foul play is uspected in comenings' death. >> we're working for your health that could save you from a heart attack. smart home speers like alexia could prevent them. researchers are working on an app capable of threatening
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life-threatening condition. it listens for the specific type of breathing in people who are having a hearst attack. you could listen for dangerous warning signs. >> our vision is really that these smart speakers can reside passively in the your bedroom and continuously monitor your breathing. >> before the device would call 911 it would issue arn g to give people a chance to cancel the ll. no word when the app would be available to the public. i know tis is happy solstice day. sado we happy solstice day and see you in the fall? >> we love it because we get thy longest i'm wearing this pin. meteorologists are making it a holiday of sorts to spread awareness. i'll have more on that coming up
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at 4:40, 4:45. what a week it's been. we've han rain,we ve had storms, we've had heed, we've had humidity. wasn'tit nice out there? happy summer. it's going too be grgeous for this weekend. after that, were looking at a heed wave next week, so be sure to enjoy your 80sh oute on saturday and sunday. as we talk about it, today weou had sunrise at 5:43. the sun sets at 8:40, putting our day length at14 hours and 53 minutes. soak it up. we're going to have our sun set at 8:00 p.m. or later until ugust 17. and i love the sound of that. late sunsets, warm weather. u my kind of weather. wind gusts in gaithersburg, 23 miles an hour. ehose winds are going to come down been 8:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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similar temperatures and beautiful sunshine. we'll start off with 64 degrees. cloudiness very early, but throughout the day, plenty of sunshine. aroundon no tomorrow, it's perfect. if you have an outdoor party, you picked a perfectday. 78 degrees at noon. a high of 83. aew degrees below normal. by kilometer p.m. tomorrow. a grit night. a chance to sit on your deck and enjoy. sunday, a high of 86. the humidity levels are still going to be in check on sunday. the weather having a low impact on the weekend. if you're heading to the pool, it's awesome. yardwork, i would pick saturday. but any day would be fine.
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if you're going into next week, a lot of shocked emojis. i'll have your ten-day forecast coming up at 4:50.92 on monday with late-day thunderstorms moving tatough. some lday thunderstorms on tuesday with a high of 91. still ahead on "news4," protecting pedestrians. >> he's not even in college yet, but he's alreadyma working to our roads safer. >> that's right. coming up, meet the local teen helping with the way we cross our street. >> coming up, working if for >> coming up, working if for your weeend.k
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so, why isn't education? raise your hand if you could use an education that'sctually modern, actually affordable, and actually personal? ou're one of the 35 million americans, who hasn't finished your degree, well, strayer is here to help. welcome to the future of education. we have a news runomoonds tmy mcfly has family-friendly events around town for the weekend. >> mud-slinging, barbecue, and
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snacking while you run. i'm tommy mcflywh with at's up for your weekend. first up, pennsylvania avenue, it's going to smell like barbecue this weekend and maybe have a little moreusraffic than al. that's because the barbecue is taking over third and seventh street. we're talking 30 bands. they'll be crowned in different grilling activities. in montgomery county, it's the mudfest. they're basically filling up check these photos from last ea puddles full of mud from 11:00 to 4:00. it's 15 bucks for your entired carloaof people. you can see they're already -- oh, yeah, they're filling up the puddles. they're getting ready for mudfest. they want you to getack to nature. sling some mud. make mud pies and have good
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clean fun with mud. usually at the run you get a banana and granola bar. not at the fit and foodie festival. along the r5 k route you can snack on healthy food. yeah, when you're doing therun. check out these photos from last year. they want to make sure you balance a healthy lifestyle and you hve a good balance. i would make sure you finish chewing before you start running. just a general safety and on nbcwashikton.com, clic on the scene page. so have your fourth of july actie things to do this summer around the beltway and beyond. for the weekend, i'm tommy mcfly, "news4." >> how about if we just run to barbecue. >> can we get a beer run? oh put your hands together.ue barbecnd beer.
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>> there you go. now you're talking. still ahead on s "news4,"w your stripes. >> amelia draper shows you t trends. >> the drug that could help give women a boost in the bedroom. but one of the most volatile regions in the world and now national security experts warn that one false move cou lead to a shooting war. just ahead, president trump plains wh
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deal. federal agents searched the. he council chair says they wili metro boardover accusations of ethics violations. do you rec maisognith he'sa suspect in the rape of a woman at the spectrum center last week. he struck up aer convsation with a woman at the supermarket and attacked her on the path while she because walking home. talk about a lucky woman. she was grazed in the head by a bullet while watching tv in bed. a lady is calling for the end of violence.ys she sat's bad when you can't
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feel safe in your own home. we go to the increasing standoff between t u.s.nd iran. >> president trump had iran in his sights but hetook sthi msnt explaining his decision in an exclusive interview with nbc news. >> jennifer johnson is tracking the very latest for us. jennifer, what a day. >> yeah, it was a day. ica and leon, very tense moments at the white house. the white house said today the ort but decided against the strikes atpp the suvery last minue. night as y pridumestrmot nest.alnclau the president tweeting, we were cocked and loaded to retali ate b says in an exclusive interview withe "meet thess," he then learned 150 civilians cod diate. ey shot down an unmanned drone, plane, whatever you want to call it, and here we are
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sitting with 150 dead people that would have taken place probably within a half an hour after i said go ahead and i didn't like it. i didn't think it was -- i didn't thi it was of his own pay questions his decision. >> i think he shouldn't have fi saying it repeatedly sent warnings before downing the drone. more evidence of how close the o sights are coming to a military conflict. >> i think this is the moment sfor aong steady hand, and, frankly, we don't have that. >> a frequent cestic prais him for that. >> i give him credit. you have warhawks like john bolton and mi pompeo who are pushing for a confrontation.
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>> reporter: several major wor airlines have also begun rerouting their flights. you can see more of that interview on sunday on "meet the press." also going forward, the u.s. pla to brief the u.n. security council in a closed door meeting monday about theituation with iran. live in washington, i'm jennifer johnson, "news4." >> all ifght, jennr. thank you. we've got breaking news no the i.c.e. raid could happenas soup as sunday. t they're going after families.e we're lning, which cities in our area w anlily b eoperation" themiami herald" said they'll timately target for deportation as many as 1 million people. missouri's health didn't d decline renew the state's
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abortion license for the state's only clinic. they'll allow them to performpr the edure for now. they allowed their license to lapse. the subsequent rulings allowed them to continue to perform abortionstemporarily. last month missouri banned abortions at aid weeks of inception. they will allow it for medical emergencies but not rape or incest. it's similar to viagra, but it's new for womenho need a pharmaceutical boost. it's an injectable drug.an it c be used to treat female inactive sexual disorder. from your sex life toti your life -- >> -- a new study is revealing it's not love that even is
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if you orr lo're looking fo something new to do, there's a new complex. it's called top golf. and they opened today at al nationharbor. you can get in ings, butou can play games and eat and drink, and there were plenof activities fothe kids as well. the projects will employ over 500 employees. on thisf first day o summer, meteorologists around the world are ng together to talk about our warming temperatures. >> that's right. that's why you may have seen
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the #showyourstripes hashtag. >> amelia draper iso te us allng oi about gthis. >> i'm wearing this pin. it's to bring awareness to meteorologists across the entire world that we believe in climate change. this is mething that the scientific community iso longer debating. niit's happe. it's real. it's based off of record you notice my pin as well as pwashington, d.c. stri is showing the global change. the districthere, our straps are from 1872 until 2018. check out this tag board. they're using the tagine mets you night. hese stripes are going to go
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back as far back as records in various cities across the world are considering to bera accu to present day, and a lot of them, you can see that clear trend going from blue to brighter colors showing that warmi warming. i have much more on this on my facebook and twitter pages, guys? >> now we get it. next on "news4," family in grief. >> a local teener struck and killed in a crosswalk. >> it's not right that he's not here with us. >> reporter: how his parents are honoring their lost son in an interview you'll see only on "news4." and another local teen working t prevent that kind of g tredy. the new crosswalks coming to our arlington county.
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special 14-year-old boy lost in a. tragic crash >> he went out for a josh saturday near his home and never returned. the cross-country runner and honortudent from georgetown day school died after he was hit by a car. >>in an interview you'll see nly on "news4," his parents told ouri shomar stone how they wantheir son remembered. >> water poured on a fish tanker is one of the only things you hear in thi bowey home. it's quiet as he and his wife holdnto his memories in this only on 4 interview in their living room. he kamal had just graduated. >> a look at all of your son's accolades, his awards, what are
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you going to miss most about him. >> hisselflessness. i never saw him put anybody before himself. >> he would always say, mom, ni your hair look, how are ou doing today. that's not justme. he does that to everyone. >> reporte a car hit him in the road at fair view vista drive near his home. the driver stayed on the scene and he's cooperating. filed.rges have been the nashids won't talk about the investigation. >> what toll has it taken on the family? >> my babies are sobbing a my husband has sobbed. >> they believe kamal would want them to continue to live, love, and laugh began when day. >> he is a light and he will continue to be a light to this
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world. >> in bowie, i'm shomari stone. > members of the community are invited to attend. >> we are marking the official beginning of summer and nothing sayimmer like a dip in the pool. kids gathered at the old town pool to learn about swimming and water safety. >> it was one ofany held around the world. >> it's a nice day today. it's about to feel a whole lot more like mner theming days. >> thankfully not so much for the weekend but next week, 90s every day. next weekend.
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i know leon was telling me, golfing -- >> not so much fun. the winds will subside. we're at 83 right now at reagan national. still breezy. 11:00 we're in the low 70s. tomorrow we're waking up to s upper 50, mid 60s. some other temperatures across the area, 83 in culpeper as well as washington and annapolis gght now. i want to back to the stripes ere. i want show you this trend. this is from 1872 in washington to 2018 and what this is the average temp ature over the year and the blue is going to be cooler, the red going to be ye warmer s, and you guys cans
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ee this clearer trend going from blue to we look at al and we look at g greater.or areas closest to 2018, n see from 2005 to look how w see that bright red e coloring in more recent years. very sig canal warmth showing up you can see that by metsunite. chuck had fabulous comments on sumr. plmeanner for the summer. again, a really lovely start. i'm looking ford to having coffee outdoors. it's going to be so nice out there. a great day for going to the driving range, getting rounds o
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gol. leon, are you playing tomorrow? >> i've got work to do. >> of course. a great day for yardwork. really nice. maybe once that yardwork is done you can fire up the grill and eoy at. 86 on sunday with plenty of sunshine. the humidity level not bad out there on sunday, but itst ts to feel a little bit humid out there on monday and hot asl we so, yeah, lee job picked the right day for yardwork, better is looking fantastic. as we look atng nheext week, lot that trejd. low 90s.tn in the mi 90s next friday cerough sunday. there's a chan for late day storms on monday and tuesday ane after that, rest of next week is looking dry. then we look to next weekend where we have a chance of thunderstorms. not a washout, but this weekend thank you, ma'am.
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this next story will make you say aren't we all glad we're out of the dating scene? have you heard of a foodie call? >> with an "f." >> there you go. they're not interested in romantically for the purple ofs >> they looked at this, surveying hundreds ofgl s women online to study their personality traits and dating habits. hink about this? >> here's what they say. up to a third of women admitted to going on a foodie with an "f" call. some even admit to doing it often. >> i'm not surprised. >> look at that. >> people are lining up. the study was published. >> the fellows could have saved them a whole lot of money onhe survey. we could have told you that a long time ago.
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when you get the phone call saying int some scrimps, you know what that's about. >> hi, doreen. >> i don't think there's anything new about that. i think my mother and her friends wererobably doing the same thing and her mother too. something else, i think men have been doing this for generations as well, only in theirse they're counting on a home cooked meal from a woman whopa co -- >> that's up for debate. >> so what's really new about that. >> all right. what's new coming up next hour? >> well, 500 new jobs in prince george's ounty. that's what's new thanks to a new entertainment venue. our tracee wilkins looks at thaew plus concerns about the future of health care for system of our veterans afterthe "news4" i-team learnser shutting
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down a v.a.hein t district. and the look at a confession of a teenager pleadingguilty t murdering his girlfriend. those stories and more coming up at 5:00. >> ou'll see y in just a bit. let's get a check of the traffic for the weekend. >> i'm melissa mollett with a ok downtown. we still have some road closures to think about. those closures from night night to mind sunday, almost into monday morning. pennsylvania avenue shut down between third and seventh. also portions will be closed. as for therails. summer shutdown under way.u yoave six stations south of reagan national and closed. as for the othe lines, regular service on orange, red, and
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"news4's" aimee cho is oking. ttrs yre trying to cross the stree. they recently put up several new beacons thanks in part to this guy. >> we hear the same news you do about pedestrian collisions in the county. >> reporter: jake smith graduated yesterday. even at a you age he wanted to keep people safe on the streets. theei plain th beacon project and keep cars accountable. >> i wants me to yield. everyone sees i should be yieldi a. it's se a bit of encouragement. >> reporter: he said he study intersections to see whch ones needed beacons the most. he looked wherea crs tend to speed and not break down for people. >> so far arlington has put up
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14 beacons with plans for more on the way. >> they'reeally use recall. >> he went to washington lehigh school northeaster school nearby and walkde him nervous. but he said they don't want to put these beacons at every cross walk. he said it would make drivers too used to them which would defeat the whole opponent. >> it would help communicate without words. >> this teen working to make streets safer moving full speedah andd. in arlington, aimee cho, "news4." he is d.c.'s longest serve elected official ever, but now they are going to strip him of his power. good morning. i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm erika gonzalez.
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>> he faces possible ethics violations and day after he resigned fromec. >> let's get to mark segraves who's beenollowing the develop mark? >> yeah. good evening. this has been a tough week for d.c. council member jack evans as you said. there was this revelation. then again this morning fbi agents show up at his house, this all part of an ongoing federal investigation. it all started before 6:00 this morning. federal agents at the home of longime d.c. council member jack echbts. police closed off the entire block in front of his house for hours as fbi agents searched evans' home. >> this is definitely not a
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normal friday morning in the neighborhood, but i think it's necessary and i certainly -- you know, if there's credence to any of these accusations or whatever the fbi might be investigating, i welcome it. >> it's sad, that's all. >> reporter: evans waited outside in his car while they raided his home. hours later phil member dellson anoims it would launch its own investigation and remove evans as chairman of the finance committee. sterday he announced he announced he would regn. mayor bowser was asked if she still had full faith and confidence in her colleagues. what i will say, mark, it's very, very disappointing and troubling. i'm upsetabout what i read
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