watson staked outside a hospital in jessup on friday and serving time for atementd murder. there is more pictures of him including his tattoos. you'll find those in the nbc washington app. >> police have a man in custody after they say he tried to run over one of their officers. now all of this started around 3:00 p.m. when police got a call about a dispute involving a weapon at the gates of ball ston apartment. officers tried to arrest the suspect while has officers. that kicked off a short chase that came to a head on south gleeb road. the suspect there hit someone else's car and tried to run away. but police caught up with him quickly. >> up next on news 4, team up for a cleanup. >> dozens of volunteers form willing a human chain to help one of our region's most polluted rivers. >> a local church in northern virginia celebrates a century and a half of saving souls and being part of the community. >>> the little church about it side of the road is still going strong today. >> the mt. zion baptist church is an institution and celebrating their 150th anniversary today. >> d

out of howard county, by air and by ground, officers are combing through a whole lot of woods in jessup for an escaped prisoner. here he is, 28-year-old david watson. he was convicted of trying to murder police officers in delaware and he's in the midst of a 106-year sentence. today officers were moving watson from a van into the clifton t. perkins hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, he pushed the officers and made a run for it. he had been wearing handcuffs and a waist chain but somehow got them off. we will keep you up to speed on this nh been 15 years since the most powerful tornado in the history of maryland devastated the town of la plata. who can forget this home video of that fast moving twister carving a path of destruction for tens of miles. >> five people died as a result 69 tornado, dozens more were injured and hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed in and around downtown la plata. >> now 15 years later the town is celebrating its recovery. wusa9 anchor bruce leshan begins our -- bruce johnson begins our live team coverage from la plata where in about an hour they

good morning, i'm sonja jessup.t's gone up by more than 300% since 2012 with some families placed as far away as leeds and newcastle. many london councils are struggling to meet the soaring cost of placing them in temporary accommodation here. we are seeing that it is just a case of housing being too expensive. even people in work, people who would expect to keep a roof over their heads, are finding that through no point —— fault of their own, the market has risen around them and they can't find anywhere affordable for theirfamily. police in islington are investigating — what could be human bones found in brown paper on cloudesley square, by a member of the public. police cordoned off the road and say the two thigh bones aren't thought to be ancient. they've been sent to the laboratory for testing. now, if you treat yourself to a coffee in the city of london today, you'll be encouraged to recycle your cup under a new scheme that's being launched. the cups are hard to recycle using conventional methods because of the

good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup.send a message of support to local people. the mp for croydon central gavin barwell, the met‘s borough commander and the leader of croydon council will visit the shrublands estate later where 17—year—old reker ahmed was attacked last friday night. 13 people have been charged in connection with the case. an 18—year—old man is being held on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism after being arrested by police in london. he was detained as he attempted to board a eurostar train at st pancras international station yesterday afternoon. police say the arrest is not related to offences against the uk. bbc london has discovered that on average one tube station was forced to close every day last year because of staff shortages. the most frequently shut station was temple. the number of tube staff fell by more than 700 betweenjanuary and december last year. transport for london says it's recruiting at least an extra 650 50 staff this year. the £27 million restoration of alexandra palace is und

good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup.while they wait to be permanently rehoused. people in the borough of westminster have received letters telling them they'll have to pay £12 for every crate they use and £40 to collect their belongings. the local council says this is not its policy and is urgently reviewing how the letters came to be sent. as the capital's businesses continue to weigh up the challenges and opportunities of brexit, wine producers have been telling bbc london it could be good news for them. while the cost of imported wine will go up, local vineyards like this one in dorking say their products are becoming more competitive and popular. but as the chief executive of the uk's biggest wine maker says there's a lot of uncertainty ahead. there is always concerned that we have seen some benefits already. lastly we started exporting some of our own wine and we had been working on that for quite sometime. 0ur first export to america. with the devaluation in the pound last year after the brexit vote was may be doub

good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup.on after leaving the conservative party in protest at the government's backing of a third heathrow runway. the lib dems say he's lost his last shred of credibility but he says he can win. i think the circumstances of this election are very different to the circumstances of the by—election. that was i1 of very rare opportunity caused by my resignation of the heathrow that gave people an opportunity to express their rage by the outcome of the referendum, and it was an opportunity they weren't going to miss. it's feared a tottenham football supporter who was attacked by a fellow spurs fan at their game against chelsea at the weekend may have suffered permanent damage to his eyesight. police have released an image of michael voller, which you may find upsetting. the 23—year—old, who used to work as a gardenerfor spurs, suffered a broken cheek—bone, eye—socket and skull after being punched in the face. london's victoria and albert museum says it will fund a national education programme to t

say they're still looking for a prisoner escaped while being transported to on a mental hospital in jessup on friday. investigators say authorities have now suspended the ground search for david watson saying there's no sign he's still in the area, police are still following up on leads and they're looking for walt disney and howard in maryland and also in delaware, where watson has ties, 28-year-old was serving a sentence more than 100 years for attempted murder. >>> happening right now, the search son foreman who kidnapped a woman off the streets and tried to sexual assault her. this happened friday afternoon, police tell us the woman was walking along mississippi avenue in southeast when a man approached her then forced her into his truck, then drove her to fort dupont park where he attempted to sexual assault her. the woman managed to escape. police are asking anyone with information about this case to give them a call. >>> in southeast r police are investigating after an assault and fire happened there, it happened saturday afternoon on heyly terrace, police say two sisters got into e

i'm sonja jessup.nd yard released a cctv image of 25—year—old, arthur collins, and said he shouldn't be approached. 20 people suffered burns when acid was sprayed inside the mangle club in hackney on sunday night. parents of a ten—year—old boy from watford with a rare terminal disease are trying to raise sixty thousand pounds to help keep their son at home for longer. shay murray has pearson's syndrome, a condition shared by only 100 youngsters in the world. any infection, like a cold, could kill him. his family want to convert their garage so he can have more of his care at home rather than hospital. i would like it a lot because it would help me and so would not have to keep going up and down, up and down, all day long. his energy, his eyesight, his hearing, everything is slowly deteriorating. let's have a look at the travel situation now. the district line has minor delays between upminster and barking. there's also no 0verground between camden road and gospel 0ak, and minor delays on other parts of

that's the latest live from jessup, back to you. >> chris, thank you. >>> now to a story you'll see only on news4. a toddler walking through a store at tyson's corner center. but police say that toddler's mother was using the child to help her shoplift. news4's david culver joins us now with a look at how the scheme worked. david? >> reporter: hi there, doreen. we can tell you the tyson's urban team, the fairfax county police officers that patrol specifically this area, they're investigating several shoplifting incidents. but what caught our attention about this one, is that a pulled off the crime. no charges in this case just yet. but police tell us that an arrest they made on wednesday may be the same suspect. this is zandra smith, 26 years old. smiling in her booking photo. fairfax county police arrested her for allegedly stealing, accused of stuffing items into her purse from the apple store in tyson. >> she didn't have any children with her in that incident. we believe it's the same suspect. >> reporter: police believe it may be the same suspect as this. february 12, cameras rolling

are looking for this 28-year-old david watson who escaped from a van taking him to a hospital in jessup. chris gordon has the latest on the search. >> reporter: well, pat and jim, police tell me they are planning this search hour by hour. let's go up overhead to chopper 4, as we tell you just recently they expanded the grid, the wider area now overwhich they are looking for the escaped prisoner. and they're about to have to make the difficult decision of deciding whether to continue the search tonight, once it gets dark. the search team has found articles of clothing that the escapee was wearing when he fled into the woods. so they don't know exactly what he might be wearing right now. they don't believe he has a weapon, but he is considered dangerous. >> he's currently serving a sentence of more than 100 years in delaware on attempted murder in addition to the delaware charges for conviction, he's also currently facing charges in another county for attempted murder. >> reporter: this evening, 28-year-old david m. watson is on the run. watson was being transported to clifton t. perkins

live in jessup this morning. lauren, new? >> just that police continuing to search. we see the helicopters. it's been more tan twelve hours and they're operating under the possibility david watson is in this area near the psychiatric hospital. police released new photos showing tattoos all over his body and said he was wearing all white today when escaped from a van here. he was somehow able to break free of his handcuffs and waist chain. it's not clear whether legs were shackled. police found articles of kloming in the woods. so it's not clear what exactly he would be wearing now. but, if anyone has information on his where abouts you are asked to call 911. >> and new details about the misconduct investigation of former d.c. schools chief kai henderson. internal investigators say henderson gave special treatment city officials by transferring children to out of boundary schools. they say it happened 7 times in 2015. and the investigators say misconduct is a henderson stepped down as chancellor in october. >> and track work is underway along the red line tonight. rig

who escaped yesterday. 28-year-old david watson escaped from a van outside of a mental hospital in jessupand. guards say he was able to break free from his handcuffs and waste chain and ran off into the woods. take a close look. whatwatson is serving hard time for attempted murder charges. he's accused of shooting at several officers in 2013 and a similar incident in delaware. >> at this point just don't know and can't answer the question whether he's still local. >> now, watson has a lot of tattoos that do stand out keep that in mind including a teardrop hadn't his face and the word evil written on his back. there's a offered for information leading to his arrest. >>> president trump meanwhile is celebrating a major milestone today marks 100 days in office for the 45th president. it's been a rollercoaster ride for sure for this administration from the stall of the repeal of obamacare to tax reform that's just now taking shape and of course immigration reform and his campaign promises to build a wall. now, in his first 100 days there's been very few legislative accomplishments. mr. trump'

if you're not familiar with jessup, maryland, it's a fairly industrial area, there are two businesses across the street, but driving around this area just a couple of homes, maybe just a handful of homes really pretty quiet, a lot of woods, though, which does create a problem they say that they are continuing to look for this, 28- year-old david watson. they will be keeping us updated and we will be relaying that information to you when we get it. live in howard county, i'm ileana diaz, wusa9 news. >>> this is supposed to be the best times in their lives but instead a maryland man and his daughters say it is hard to go on. their hearts are broken on. their house is empty. and they are searching for answers after a car crash killed 68-year-old wife and mother sandra newsom of maryland. debra alfarone brings us the story you will only see here on 9. >> and i just screamed. i didn't know what to do. i was just in so much shock, i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: and like that, netanya newsom's life changed forever. her mom, 68-year-old sandra, was killed in a two car crash on the wilson