that's montgomery county police chasing a car down university boulevard. they say around 9:30 tonight two men were shot. they say that the victims had invited the suspect into their home. everyone knew each other and they got into an argument. that's when the bullets started flying. we checked with police just a little while ago and they don't have updated information on one of the suspects, but they do believe that one of them doesn't have life threatening injuries. that person will be fine. they're still going to get more information on the other one, but still a very active scene behind me, this information just coming in as we're working this story out here. we got the crime tape up. the cops are outer talking to witnesses and we hope -- out, talking to witnesses and we hope to have more for you live later on. >>> now at 11:00 a video that shows the sheriff's deputies interaction that ended with the death of a woman in a fairfax county jail. >> 37-year-old natosha mckenna was naked v%cin shackles. she died after being tasered. tonight mckenna's family

we're on the 1100 block of university boulevard east. and police say someone stabbed a man outside near the capital one bank roughly around an hour and a half ago. we do not know what led up to the stabbing, if it was an argument or a domestic situation. detectives have not released the victim's name or his medical condition. many business owners out here tell me they are sick and tired of the violence. come back out here live. just last night there is a shooting in which a man was shot and another man was grazed. completely unrelated to what happened here with the stabbing tonight. but you talk to people in this community, and they say that this violence needs to come to an end. but they do applaud police for quickly responding to these scenes. in all fairness, the man who you saw in the handcuffs possibly related to the stabbing case. we do not know if he has been officially charged. we will bring you the details as they become available on our nbc washington app. that's the very latest on a friday night in takoma park, maryland, i'm s

calls for three regular lanes of traffic and to express toll lanes between the beltway and university boulevard in gainesville. it will be congestion-based, but vehicles with three or people will be free. croatia saycials in they are overwhelmed after opening the country's orders to refugees hoping to reach western europe. in 24 hours more than 7600 people entered croatia released seven border crossings. this way for people comes after serious clashes along hungary's closed borders. >> they tried to help us with them food for children and women. we had a really hard time there. they did not let us go inside. alison: refugees passing through croatia face another threat, landmines. doctors without borders say people crossing away from formal checkpoints could encounter nearly 51,000 landmines left over from the balkan wars in the 1990's. leon: at least 10 people have died in chile and that number is excited to climb. a powerful earthquake struck the country last night and it was followed by dozens of aftershocks. that triggered a tsunami that damaged dozens of buildings. it forced about one milli

i want to mention all lanes open at university boulevard. i'll see you back here in ten minutes. >> thank you. it's 5:23. at this hour, pope francis is in new york city and he has a full schedule ahead of him today. nbc's jay gray is live in manhattan now following where the pope is headed in the day ahead. jay? >>. >> reporter: hey, ain. it's a busy day. the partnership wiontiff will h time keeping up. it's filled with plenty of what he likes to do best and that meese meeting people face-to-face. he'll be addressing the general assembly there. they're expected to discuss among other things climate and the environment. he's expected to urge leaders to work together. it's a theme he's continued throughout his visit to the u.s. here. he will visit an inner city school in harlem, something he requested, something that he said he wanted to be part of his agenda here today. he'll also spend some time in central park. ticketed people will be inside central park as he will tour the park area there, and he'll wind everything up in new york with a ma

university boulevard at langely drive. down to one lane. you see solid red line.police activity. you are slowing down in the area. there is congestion on 95. if you have to catch a flight, 95 and the b.w. parkway is slowing. as far as the cape call slow -- typical slowing working your way closer to the american legion bridge we are almost in single digits. we have crashes on 66. one eastbound near the toll road with the lane blocked. outbound on 66 trying to get closer on fairfax near 123 with the left lane blocked. 95 in virginia at route one. it is congested getting there. slow-go on friday. back to you. leon: all right, jamie. coming up next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the two simple ways to get the money you deserve. how to collect on class action alison: a couple of minutes on the web could earn you $50. john matarese shows you how to claim what is rightly yours so you don't waste your money. john: do you eat -- drink beer? eat tuna fish? clash action settlement means free money. many of us pay no attention to that or if we get a notice we toss it out. >> i hea

this started about 9:30 near university boulevard and carroll avenue.o adult men were shot there, one was put in the hospital. that suspect then led police on a chase through howard county. they lost him. the suspect was driving a black bmw with custom rims. >>> a gunman is dead after a standoff in los angeles. police say it started with a carjacking and chase. when officers were able to get the car to stop, the driver took off and stormed a barbecue restaurant where he held four people hostage. at one point, he told women and children they could leave. but he never hurt anyone. the man did fire shots into the air, but it's unclear if he fired at police. >>> right now a man is in quote extremely critical condition after he was struck last night by a car in bowie. prince george's county police tell us this happened at the intersection of laurel-bowie road and annapolis road. the man was taken to a nearby hospital. >>> 6:48 right now. this morning a lot of people are saying that they were moved by vice president joe biden's emotional interview with stooer

that's where university boulevard meets montgomery blair high school. we have a beautiful moon. temperatures only around 70 degrees. here is your bus stop forecast for the morning hours. we're going to have temperatures hovering right in the low 70s. between 7:00 and 8:00 at the bus stop. between 8:00 and 9:00, we'll have it climbing into the mid to upper 70s. during the afternoon it will be hitting the low 90s. so a lot afternoon. dress accordingly. short sleeves. good morning, melissa, how is traffic? >> overall actually looking pretty good, tom. 66 no problems. 95, at least the top of 95 is okay. if you head a little south there you can see 95 north at the truck scales a crash on the right shoulder. we are seeing a slowdown. inner and outer loop, no issues here. 95 in maryland at scaggsville, rolling along nicely. back in ten minutes. >> thanks, melissa. >>> just into the live desk, north korea launches a missile. the video just coming in. >>> she is accused of purposely driving her children into the ocean. so why is a judge settin >>> just in to the live desk some new footag

the accident happened at university all of our -- at university boulevard.e victims were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. the driver stayed on the scene. evening crash in rockville center one person to the hospital. multiple vehicles were involved in the crash on emery lane near muncaster mill road. the victim is expected to recover. the police are investigating what caused the crash. tomorrow night, fairfax county residents can share thoughts with the commission reviewing police practices. the meeting begins at 7:30 at walt whitman middle school in alexandria. the commission was created following the death of john geer, fatally shot by fairfax county police officer adam torres, who was fired from the department and a grand jury indicted him on a second degree murder charge. one car caused a huge security scare near the pentagon this morning. to gun police spotted a vehicle stop near the south entrance, the driver into passengers passed out. they also spot it would appear to be a wire hanging from the front door, prompting multiple a

tom: leon, the intersection of university boulevard and new hampshire avenue is one of the busiest in the area, and this crime happened in the middle of the day with a lot of people at the 7-eleven. takoma park police want to catch the brazen women they say did this. three women unreal, attacking a 7-eleven employee. but then they also decide to trash the store before making their getaway. fridays ago and takoma park police want you to take a good look at this phase, this phase, and this face. after the women make their way into the store, they tried to buy cigarettes with a food stamp card. of them theylerk cannot just sick rights with a government-issued card, they got upset. tom: the women take the cigarettes. an employee tries to block their path. then they attack them. >> other witnesses got involved, tried to break it up. tom: the mayhem is far from over. they begin trashing the place, repeatedly throwing things all over the store. remember, the police say the temper tantrum is based on the fact the clerk followed the law by not letting them buy cigarettes with taxpayer funded f

we are at the intersection of carroll avenue and university boulevard, which is the area where the shooting happened. we are told that it started around 9:30 or so tonight. here was an argument between a couple of people. one person pulled out a gun and shot the other two. that suspect is known to the people who were shot. we are told that he then proceeded to get into a car and took off. police pursued him first on 495 95, following him until they lost him at some point in howard county. they have a lookout for state police and other jurisdictions, other agencies within the jurisdiction as they are looking for that person. one person that was shot was in serious condition. the other was not and was not transported to the hospital. all of this happening around 9:30 tonight. two people shot. he suspected shooter known to the folks who were shot. they were in some kind of argument when this started the he took off in a car. police lost him somewhere on 95, but there is a lookout for the .ehicle and the suspect the last he was seen was in howard county. we will get the latest information or yo

this happened late last night around university boulevard east and carroll avenue. two men were wounded after an argument broke out. one was hit in the stomach with gunfire, the other in the arm. police spotted a man matching the suspect description but he was able to escape on i-95. >>> it was a wild scene in los angeles this morning where a driver of a stolen car led police on a high speed chase through several neighborhoods. police were able to stop him, but has carter evans reports, the drama was far from over. >> reporter: those gunshots from police ended a harrowing night out to dinner for people inside this los angeles restaurant. >> i just heard a man screaming get down, get down. >> reporter: stella aguilera was among those eating when an armed man ran inside. >> we all got down. i grabbed my baby grandson and i saw the guy with the gun. >> whoa, oh. >> reporter: moments before that the man who police say stole a car crashed after leading officers on a chase through three l.a. communities. >> oh! made contact. >> reporter: he even fired shots before running

the victim was stabbed during a fight with a man outside of the capital one on east university boulevard. the victim was taken to the hospital. the police have not released details. so far, no arrests have been made. tonight, the field of republican lessdential candidates is crowded. former texas governor rick perry has dropped out of the race. some things have come and become very clear to me. that is why today i'm suspending my campaign for the presidency of the united states. had trouble raising money and struggling to break out of the bottom tier of candidates. he is the first republican to drop out of the race. the longest serving governor in texas history and ran for president in 2012. an update of a story that we brought you wednesday involving razor-like traps found along a popular hiking trail. the frederick county sure of's office say that deputies have met with frederick city police and determined the sheriff's office will handle future investigations into these booby-traps near the frederick watershed. deputies plan to place more cameras and they say at this point, they still

it started around 9:30 at university boulevard and carroll boulevard. two adult men were shot, one was hospitalized. the suspect then led police on a chase through howard county. they lost him. the suspect was driving a black bmw with custom rims. >>> a man is in quote critical condition after being struck by a car in bowie. prince george's county police tell us this happened at laurel-bowie road and annapolis bowie road. he was taken to the nearby hospital. >>> one u.s. marine is dead and 18 others are injured after a training accident in southern california. this happened yesterday at camp pendleton. all we know is that a single vehicle rolled over during routine training. the focus is is on the injured marines and notifying family. >>> the justice department and new york city district attorney's office are providing $79 million in grants to help rape victims. 1.4 million of that will go to virginia. the funds will be used to cut the backlog of untested rape kits. news4's meagan fitzgerald spoke to one victim who said she waited for results of over on

bernadette" church school on university boulevard in silver spring. they were selected based on a letter they wrote explaining why they'd like to attend the papal mass. one of the students is catalina snyder. >> it would be really great especially because the mass is going to be recited in spanish and since i'm bilingual. >> the other two students are addison ruskowski and brendon sipple. teacher eric lee also received a ticket to that mass. check out the special section of our wusa9 app to find traffic information and a complete schedule of events for this historic visit. >>> a 1,000-mile march that started in selma, alabama, ended today in d.c. led by leaders of the naacp the journey for justice marched over the memorial bridge to the steps of the lincoln memorial. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders joined the group. the march sought to bring attention to issues such as criminal justice reform and voting rights. south carolina congressman jim clyburn had a warning for the group. >> we know from our history that no matter how many times

outer loop at university boulevard. sounds like we're blocking a lane this morning. starting to see the slowdowns starting to impact the travel times. 270 south taking an extra ten minutes. top of the beltway, three times as long. should take you 11 minutes but taking you 30. in virginia not so bad. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. >> thank you. >>> a corvette museum in kentucky is reopening today. you might remember when a sinkhole swallowed up eight corvettes there. look at that. all those cars, boy. >> such a shame. >> it was a tragic loss to a lot of folks. not only was the museum restored but the cars were too. that was in bowling green, kentucky. it opens at 8:00 a.m. >>> new this morning some discouraging news for parents with high school children. while a record number of children took the s.a.t. exams this year, scores are dropping. only 42% of test takers hit a benchmark showing their -- they're ready for college or career training programs. scores in reading and math are down two points and writing scores are d

that will expand 66 to two toll lanes and three regular lanes between 495 and university boulevard inille. just like 495 and 95 as you mentioned. lit vary depending on how much traffic is on the road. we're still seeing a lot of these changes. it oohs going to take some time. construction not scheduled to start until 2017. and for people who use the road and people who live in this area, you still have time to comment. we're going to get an update from vdot later this morning. >> thank,s, darcy. >>> the big spike in crime. talk a look at this. a meeting about crime went on for more than ten hours. it ended shortly before 3:30 this morning. at that meeting d.c. leaders discussed new measures including a new law targeting synthetic drugs. police chief cathy lanier testified about it. >>> a new study this morning shows the dangerous effects synthetic drugs have on our community. mayor bowser said 79% of the emergency room cases suspected to be connected to synthetic drugs tested positive. 4% have been related to them as well. you can learn how the government is tackling this this problem

he could be the person that stabbed a man near the corner of university boulevard and new hampshire avenue. police are not saying what led up to this. thursday night, officers responding to a double shooting a couple blocks away. >>> right now, hundreds of cyclists getting ready to ride along the tacoma to highlight an issue. at 8:00 they are hosting an honor ride. they will start in arlington and ride 25, 50 or 75 miles all to raise money for injured veterans and veterans struggling with prescription drug use. the heroes 9/11 5 k will start. you don't have to run, you can go, cheer or donate. go to carl sandburg middle school to take part. >>> major road closures for the police 5k. at 3:00, army navy drive will be shut down between south 12th street and southeast street. columbia pike is going to close between pentagon and south joy street. >> one of those days you have to be aware. washington boulevard, westbound is going to close to 395. itis going to start at 6:00. southbound route 110 will close from rosalyn to t street. all roads should be back open around 8:00 tonight. >>> on septem

still all lanes blocked westbound on the university boulevard right at langely drive. the thing is we are seeing big delays. you are down to six miles per hour. talk about the alternate. the best option is use colesville and new hampshire avenue. a great option if you live in the area, silversprings and takoma park. 270, we are in the 20's working through rockville. getting to gaithersburg and germantown we are heavier. on the capital beltway, the volume through virginia getting to maryland. where we are not used to seeing the congestion is heading inbound on the toll road approaching 66. earlier accident gone now but it was there and that is why we have delays. you do have traffic on 75. -- on 95. congested as well. take a live look at 395. trying to get into the downtown d.c. area. the slowing, you get a good idea here. getting across the 14th street bridge. bumper to bumper traffic. we see this in a lot of places but the bigger crashes on the interstate, clear away. some good news for friday. back to you. leon: all right. at least one person remains missing the mass

university boulevard, it's slow because of a crash on 66. no problems in prince gorges county. top of the beltway looking good. volume there at 270 at montrose road. green line delays still hanging around ther to branch avenue. blue line is just fine this morning. third street tunnel northbound off ramp to massachusetts avenue has reopened after that emergency road work. eun? >> thank you, melissa. the lines are moving now as thousands of people make their way to their spots for today's papal event near the white house. adam tuss is on 15th street for us. adam, d.c. used to see these big events, but you're saying the security we're seeing, what's some of the most extensive you've seen? >> reporter: without question, eun, this is pretty impressive from a security standpoint. roads closed all around here. we're talking all morning about the pope making the trip around the ellipse, down 17th across constitution and up 15th. that is 15th street down there and look at the people who are now lining that route. of course, he's not expected to make that move for another couple of hours

. >>> we have breaking news from the live desk and university boulevard near langley park because a pedestrian has been hit there. chopper 4 was just over the scene. university at langley drive and only one lane getting by on the westbound side towards the beltway. firefighters say this is a 35-year-old man who was hit in serious condition and has a bad head injury. the driver did stay on the scene. we are going to keep an eye on this for you and we'll let you know when the lanes open up, but be on alert if you're headed in that area. back to you. >>> as cuba gets ready to help tomorrow and president obama wants to chip away against the u.s. embargo. he announced new policy changes to ease those long-standing trade, travel and investment restrictions. mark barger has more. >> reporter: on the eve of pope francis' visit to cuba, more moves by the obama administration to further normalize diplomatic relations with the island nation. the new measures which take effect monday will ease sanctions on travel and expand telecommunications and internet services. in addition, american business sectors l

we have university boulevard pretty busy behind me as well as colesville. what's going on on the roads? >> new hampshire avenue northbound to the inner loop of the beltway, take a look. brand-new crash. chopper 4 got over this one. we are starting to see some delays as folks are trying to take that route here this morning. 16th street at irving a crash there. outer loop, top of the beltway, no issues there. 95 north, quantico to the beltway, a few minutes behind from fairfax county park to the beltway. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. as you hop in your car. again, new hampshire avenue northbound to the inner loop starting to see some slowdowns. guys? >> thank you. >>> new controversy this morning for organizers of the tokyo summer olympics. this time it's the logo. why they may be forced to make a change. >>> receiving a failing grade for what you say in front of the professor. the words that students are forbidden from using in class. >>> 6:16. we are about three weeks out from pope francis visiting d.c. the accommodate all the extra c

as far as road work, westbound university boulevard at new hampshire avenue, left lane is blocked. not slowing things too much. maryland 95 at scaggsville road, no problems. northbound or south. prince george's county looking quite good. indian head highway, branch avenue, pennsylvania avenue, you're nice and green. nothing in the way this morning. 66 same thing. 95 here, top portion of 95 through dale city rolling along nicely. hive picture of 270 coming up. >>> another ambulance miles away in an emergency. what happened when a baby stops breathing and what d.c. fire has to say about the ongoing problem. >>> like the common cold or virus, >>> you're watching "news4 today." >> i find it a problem. you know? this is a life that they're responsible for once it's an emergency. >> for the second time in a week, d.c. fire and ems crews took a baby to the hospital in a fire truck rather than wait for an ambulance. this latest case happened monday on hunt street. dawan graham is thankful his baby is okay after the baby stopped breathing. last friday a 5-month-old boy died after he stopped

it happened late last night around university boulevard east and carol avenue. police say the two men were shot after an argument broke out. one man was hit in the stomach. the other in the arm. police spotted a man matching the description of the shooter get into a car and they chased him but we're told he did get away on i-95. >>> 6:06. are cucumbers from mexico causing salmonella problems in d.c., too? good morning. i'm mike hydeck. the fig & olive restaurant in northwest is closed after diners reported getting sick. employees had to turn away customers last night aft health department -- after the health department decided to close the restaurant as a precaution. the restaurant is on palmer avenue. our partners at "the washington post" report four people were hospitalized with sal salmonella-like symptoms after eating and drinking there. close to 350 cases in 30 states have been linked to those cucumbers from mexico. at this point it is not clear if that's the case here in d.c. as well. salmonella symptoms include stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea. in rare

on the beltway in college park, typical areas that we would normally see volume, that being university boulevardo give you a live look on east capital street. you can see traffic flowing freely in both directions. inbound traffic starting to see a little more traffic. just be mindful of those of you that are heading out this morning. as you travel northbound on i- 395 making your way over to the 14th street bridge, you won't see any major issues. volume starting to pick up once you get toward the bridge. again typical for you for your tuesday morning commute. we'll have your drive times around the metro and another look at how things are shaping up on metro which you'll be pleasantly surprised. we'll talk about it after the break. stay with us. >>> almost astounding as finding water on mars, people around the world spent an hour without facebook yesterday. >> believe it or not -- [ inaudible ] tommy takes a look at what's trending this morning. >>> this is big. what is it? the new wusa9 app. in the news section all the top stories and bulletins. weather, you can track thunderstorms right along w

this started around 9:30 at the corner of university boulevard and carroll avenue. two adult men were shot, one was hospitalized. the suspect then led police on the chase through howard county. they lost him. the suspect was driving a black bmw with custom rims. >>> right now, a man is in quote extremely critical condition after he was by a car in bowie. this happened at the intersection of laurel-bowie road and annapolis road. the man was taken to a nearby hospital. >>> this morning a 15-month-old girl is back at home safe after police issued an amber alert for her last night. montgomery county police said farah muhammad's father took her from the mother's home. two hours after it went out, police cancelled the alert when they were found in frederick, maryland. >>> call it a headset gate. the new controversy surrounding the new england patriots after last night's home opener and this morning we have a response from the nfl. >>> plus, the growing cause of death nationwide and why most doctors say it's totally preventable. >>> a live look at national harbor. chuck be

report of a possible accident on the outer loop of the beltway between new hampshire avenue and university boulevardd from our maryland camera, we are starting to see at least delays in that area. we understand police are currently looking for the crash site. they haven't been able to find it yet. if we take our maryland camera, we'll be able to see at least delays that give some indication, some possible indication that the accident may be close by. still trying to find exactly where that might be located. right now we want to send it over to mike hydeck at the ellipse where they're getting ready for the papal parade that is getting ready to take place later on today. mike? >> reporter: thank you, larry. the pope has a busy schedule today starting at just before 9:00. he's going to leave where he's staying this morning and head over to the the white house and just after 9:00 he will have a meeting with president obama. and that will also include families being introduced to the pope and relatives and guests at the white house. after that the pope will have a meeting on the south lawn of the white h

another stalled tractor trailer, after university boulevard, adding to the existing delays.ain showers. the rain will be generally light to moderate. we will pick up a quarter of an inch. temperatures in the 60s in the suburbs. 70 degrees downtown and mostly cloudy skies throughout the day. peaks of sunshine before the day is on much high temperatures around 80 degrees for the first day of fall. pretty good looking end to the workweek. >> and get more >> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, from she new film, "mississippi grind," ryan reynolds. and star of "ncis: new orleans," scott bakula. and an incredible performance from yo-yo ma. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by isney-abc domestic television] now, here are'emy winners kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪ kelly: thank you. hi!

are learning from authorities there who was shot and killed at delta university, and this is according to the deputy coroner of boulevardy coroner saying that schmidt was actually shot in the head at least once. so, this is an active shooter situation there at delta state university in cleveland, mississippi. you can see there that this is a delay, and we don't want to give a away the operations there on the ground, but the you can see the authorities there, and we have learned from a local reporter on the ground, but they have zeroed in on the building where the shooter on campus may be held up. and so we will continue to bring you details of the identity of that from fes sor-- of that professor ethan schmidt just released. >>> and now, on cnn wednesday night, we will provide the next pivotal moment in the campaign, and it is who is best positioned to bring in the best gains. i want to bring in jeff zeleny, and molique henderson, and jeff, is this a question who has the most to gain or a question of who has the most to the lose? >> well, brianna, the answer is both. but, start with to lose, and those lock ed ed in the

this is causing huge delays, you jam at university avenue and a solid line barely moving at the boulevard. this is a heavily traveled ramp in the afternoon, delays are spilling back westbound on the vine street, a parking lot from 95 across town to the schuylkill expressway, you need to think alternates to the westbound side of the schuylkill expressway, head for the river drives, they are busy or think outside of the box and use ridge avenue as well as lancaster avenue, people are going west to the city avenue, kelly drive exit bail ougt there and using ridge to get back to the boulevard. it's really a mess. a downed pole from a crash in cinnaminson at bears chocolate house, the left lane is out of commission there. a little bit of slowing in that neck of the woods as well. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this tuesday afternoon, 5 miles per hour and 4 miles per hour on the schuylkill westbound because of the continued closure of the ramp to the northbound boulevard. hopefully they get it cleared out in the next half hour. >> thank you matt. >> there is so much more to co

not only as you said at the university but also at neighboring schools in the west boulevard consolidatedon lockdown. we did know that as you said the prosecution so who was killed is identified as ethan schmidt. that identification came to us. we got confirmation of the coron coroner's office there. he is an assistant professor of american history. he worked in job hall where the shootings first reported. and he taught all levels of american history and including the old south, native american history, a variety of courses under the heading of american history. ethan smith. we are waiting further information on where this stands. we know that police agencies from around the area have converged on the school. they have set up a command post. students were urged to stay behind locked doors, stay away from windows but it does appear from the video that you showed earlier that students are being marched out, are being taken to safety now so there is progress in that regard. but as to whether this is done yet, whether this shooter has been taken care of, captured, killed, we just don't know a

and looking at the traffic map, the backup extends from university city, little bit before that, west on 76th as you approach roosevelt boulevard. anybody leaving philadelphia, heading out of philadelphia west, you're going to encounter this. we will continue to keep you updated throughout the newscast. >>> news from our jersey shore bureau, an update on a story we told you about last week. police have arrested two men in connection with a robbery at a walmart. michael bowerman and brandon miles are both behind bars on $10,000 bail. bowerman is accused of ripping a gold necklace off an elderly woman's neck in a walmart parking lot. miles is charged with conspiracy to commit theft. >>> one west philadelphia man is taking crime fighting into his own hands to try to stop the deadly violence in his neighborhood. he says earlier this year a young man was killed here and a police officer was held up by an armed robber and those crimes prompted douglas to spend more time outside with a love your block campaign. he's mentoring kids, as well. some of them featured in a documentary that premiered in philadelphia about progress in the pro

boulevard and west kines 3. officers found evidence but no victims. a short time later they learned the four shooting victims had been taken to university hospital in private cars. one of those cars was hit by bullets. the victim's injuries are not life-threatening, no word what led to the shooting, no arrests have been made. juliet: police investigating a viciously dirty play on a high school football game. this was taken friday night. a player from lyndon high school wrestled an opposing player, swings his helmet to the opponent, bashes him in the head. the player was severely hurt but he did need ten stitches at the hospital. he put his arms up. the player was flagged for a foul but wasn't kicked out of the game with school officials have apologized. no charges have been filed. ben: the top 11 presidential candidates will take part in their second debate. juliet: promising fireworks no doubt. carly fiorina did not make the cut for the first one but she will be there tonight taking on donald trump, chris christie and we another hopefuls. robert moses joins us from the newsroom with more on this. >> reporter: if you are political junkies like me you will

the boulevard county sheriff's department has identified a person of interest in connection with the deadly shooting of a professor at delta state university at the university. officials confirm history professor ethan schmidt was shot and killed in his office this morning. his aunt spoke just moments ago. >> ethan was the best family man i have ever known. he was the biggest jayhawk fan. he would do anything for his family, extended or otherwise. >> the campus remains on lockdown and classes have been canceled for the remainder of the day. >>> let's switch back to politics. any moment now hillary clinton will appear at a campaign stop in decora, iowa, her visit to the state since labor day weekend. the appearance comes on the heels of new developments of clinton's private use of e-mail while at the state department. this weekend, it's reported the company who managed her private server had no knowledge of the server being wiped. in other words, tens of thousands of her correspondence from her time as secretary of state could still be recovered. maybe the bigger challenge, vermont senator bernie sanders. a new survey shows sanders with com

boulevard to belmont. 19 miles per hour near girl. it's not rain everywhere, but in some areas it's coming down heavily. lightning strikes in atlantic city, route 49 and glassboro, rowan universitywilmington, i-95 you have rain coming down right now. closer to the city itself, we saw cells in plal veteran, jenkintown, woodbury, cherry hill along route 70 and trenton. heavily traveled areas you're getting wet this morning. >> a bond hearing for a former police officer in south carolina was captured on cell phone video gunning down a a man. he is charged in the murder of the death of walter scott. a passer by caught him shooting scott as he ran away. activists are anger arey over the possibility of his release. they say they will hold protests if he is set free. >>> a tennis pro is spooking out about his -- is speaking out against nypd who slammed him to the ground mistaking him as the suspect in a identity theft case. james blake said he hopes going public will bring attention and dialogue to police methods. >>> chain restaurants in new york city will have to post the recommended daily limits of sodium. it will only impact fast food chains with 15 or more locations nationwide. ho

boulevard and one of those cars rolled over and slammed into a building. because of the crash it is under investigation. >> and mother charged with dui this morning after this crash. universityity. and officers were called to 34 and market streets around 2:30 a.m. investigators say the woman 1 10-year-old and 2-month-old were both in the car at the time of the crash. all three were taken to the hospital. but, so far no word on their injuries. >> and there has been a positive oyvltion fimently for that little girl baby doe and now murder charges against the mother and mother's boyfriend investigators spend about the past three months trying to figure out who that little 2-year-old girl was up in the boston area. there was a dog walker who found bella bond we know her name back in june inside of a trash bag near boston harbor. police believe it was her mother, 40-year-old row shell bond that dumped her there. >> we hoped against hope that her death was not a crime. and but the evidence carefully and professionally gathered by men and women who worked on this investigation suggest otherwise. >> i'm bruce gordon pope francis is fair to say an incredibly accomplished man. head of

boulevard to the interstate 270 spur. top stories, firefighters responding to george washington university a fire breaksr out on top of a dorm that an alarm woke them in the night. no injuries have been reported. regional hospital officials will be having a news conference this morning to lay out more details about the facilities restructuring plan. 40 people have already received layoff notices. most of the nurses. it was all part of a plan to shift the facility from full service to ambulatory care. you will get more news, traffic, and whether up dates throughout the day on news channel >>> what a wonderful crowd. oh, my goodness. we welcome you back to "gma." big news to share, vanessa williams will be returning to the miss america contest as a judge. competition as a judge. >> yes. >> first time since she gave up the crown 32 years ago and, robin, you sat down with her for a no holds bar interview and asked about that controversy. those nude photos that surfaced of her. take a look. >> it was two drastically different images. it was miss america who's really kind of untouched and not reality and anyone there was in woman

boulevard. we have a problem in new jersey, route 280 looking at here the exit toward first street when you go to university hospital the traffic jam these down, an accident by exit 14, two lanes blocked causing this to tie up on 280, george washington bridge if you are driving into the city on the upper level traffic jams, 45 minutes inbound, lower level has a 30 minute delay, that is 45 minutes, holland tunnel, the lincoln, holland tunnel 20, 25. new jersey trains in and out of penn station a 20 minute delay because of a stalled amtrak train. greg: kareem abdul-jabbar. rosanna: legendary hall of fame. this guy is also very involved in the literary world. greg: has a new new fall -- novel. i am a fan of his acting [ cheers and applause ] a wave of game-day excitement is rolling into dunkin'. taste the new tailgater breakfast sandwich, stacked with smoked sausage, fire-roasted peppers, and onions. what's happened to snacking? how did it become absent-mindedly eating one after the next? we are a creamy cheese that still believes in savoring our food. the laughing cow. reinvent snacking. (beep) play awesome p

boulevard in forest hills. told the victim was taken to jamaica hospital in critical condition. >>> happening right now, fordham university in the bronx is on alert following a violent sexual assault. it happened saturday in an alley near the dunkin' donuts on east fordham road. one suspect allegedly held the student's arms behind her back while the other man groped her. women on campus are alarmed by the news. >> it's an easy cut through to campus. it really could have been anyone. it makes you realize maybe i i have to be more careful of my surroundings. i need to be ready to expect the unexpected. >> the victim says the suspects fled when they heard people walking by. we're told she was not physically hurt. police now reviewing surveillance video in this case. >>> happening today, the woman who helped two convicted killers escape an upstate prison finds out how long she's going to spend behind bars. a sentencing hearing scheduled today for prison worker joyce mitchell. the 51-year-old admitted to smuggling in hacksaw blades and other tools for david sweat and richard matt to break free. under a plea deal, mitchell will

boulevard. kala rama is live on staten island this morning for us with the latest on the investigation. kala? >> reporter: lori, both of those women were brought here to the staten island university hospital where 21-year-old died from her injuries her friend she was riding her bike with, a 22-year-old woman is in the hospital in critical condition. take a look at the scene here. this mangled bike showsed impact of the accident. the two were riding their bikes down hylan boulevard around 2:00 in the evening when a toyota truck pulling a boat and trailer tried to pass them. police say when the truck switched lanes to go by them, somehow the boat and trailer detached from and slammed into both the girls crushing them then pinning them to the ground. a neighbor that saw the horrific aftermath called 911. >> one was face down and the other one, i believe her arm was under the tire of the boat. i didn't go across though because i get nervous. so, i didn't -- >> we didn't want to -- you didn't want to see anything. >> >> reporter: police say the driver did stay on scene cooperating with the investigation but he had nothing to say to eyewitness news on what could have happened. police a

boulevard counsel from the richmond park when. >>mark: report of a shoulder at a school in mississippi, changes and by the broken news desk. >>james: the delta state universityight in the mississippi delta or along the mississippi are concerned about how the senate to maltase of jackson or for some at the shoulder the campus disannul and after shooting has been spotted on campus please take immediate lockdown action now we have learned that yes indeed students are all taking shelter right now one of local tv stations again in the last couple of minutes they have concern that the professor has been shot at this point should still lose a lot done is in place if you have a student there know someone there ebola has been told to stay indoors shows in place until the shuttle is located will have more on this as it develops. babies who are talked to from the time they're born are more likely to have a successful future. talking and reading to children in their first years has a huge impact on what they do with the rest of their lives. the fewer words they hear, the greater their chances of dropping out of school and getting into trouble. talk. read. sing. your wor