as scott mcfarland and the news4 i-team found, when they hopped on the bus, being so brazen is puttingrivers at risk. >> we all know the cost of commuting. the time, gas and the fare and patience, but some riders aboard a d.c. metro bus are cutting the bus. >> how's everything going? >> nobody is paying. >> nobody is paying? >> people riding without paying. a review of rhemetro records sh an 80% jump in citations and warnings for unpaid fares in one year. >> it puts them in a catch-22 situation. >> carol thomas drove a bus for 13 years. drivers are at times powerless to stop the crime. >> you can either hold that busload of passengers up or keep the bus moving. >> fare evasion is nothing new to transit systems nationwide, so why this new spike with violations? we found there's been a crackdown by metro transit police and found brazen riders who don't care about the countdown and skip paying the fare in plain sight. our cameras followed as police deployed a team of officers in northeast d.c. in the daylight hours, we quickly saw a string of passengers blowing past the fare, without swip

. >> chris lawrence is at the game tonight, scott mcfarland is digging deeper into the changes in place in the wake of yesterday's violence. let's start with julie. >> reporter: most of the investigators have headed home for the day. there are a few officers still protecting the scene. we watched throughout the day as this big area inside the crime scene tape, it looked like they didn't miss any bit of this grass as they combed for evidence, making sure they don't miss anything that might reveal exactly what happened. >> reporter: what investigators found in this white fan may provide the best clues yet about why james hodgkinson opened fire on a congressional baseball practice. already investigators have seen evidence that hodgkinson was angry with president trump and republicans. he had been living in the van since he came from illinois to alexandria back in march. inside investigators found his cell phone, computer and a camera. now processing them all. they say he was armed with two he came here to the y to shower. now those windows shattered by bullet holes. he arrived here at 5:30

coming up in the next half hour, scott mcfarland looks at some of the security changes up on capitol hill. >> and we have a developing story this afternoon. leesburg police need your help. they want to know if you know anything about a woman missing with her two kids. family members report andrea varella crespo and her two children have been missing for more than a month. police believe they may be in mexi because they have not heard from her. >>> this evening we are also remembering a legend in local politics. former council member jim graham has passed away. >> long before he represented ward 1, graham had been known for his activism on behalf of the lgbt community. >> tom sherwood covered graham for years. he joins us now with more. >> you have to remember basically two things about him. his council life and his life before that. with the council he was always for the poor, infirmed, homeless, people in need. he made that part of his life. he represented ward 1, which is the middle of the city. the smallest ward, but as he liked to say the most diverse ward. so he was very popular

the i-team scott mcfarland is getting results and now those firefighters are a step closer to gettingtation. bill toney remembers running for his life inside the pentagon. >> all these images won't ever leave me. >> reporter: and remembers seeing the firefighters running toward the danger. >> it was greatly inspiring to see how e and risked their own quietly stalled. out of past 15 years, trailers, which don't meet u.s. army standards. that's according to military records obtained by the i-team and the local firefighters union. >> people are worried about it being broken and how we're going to fix it and make it better. >> reporter: we found the timetable and the plans to rebuild vanished after the defense department revealed it was wildly understating the cost. now the report has captured the attention of congress, the top-ranking democrat u.s. subcommittee overseeing projects says she'll support funding for be built. trailer either of those things. >> reporter:eyreesenting the pentagon community say they strongly support new funding as soon as the pentagon can hand over a formal pla

scott mcfarland has the story. >> reporter: his family said the military veteran never returned homea treatment session two weeks ago on monday at the d.c. va center. they called the center to get help and get a search for the man. 36 hours no one found him until his sister drove to the medical center, searched the parking lot and herself found the man's body in his car in that parking lot just outside the entrance. the man's death was confirmed by a police report and multiple sources speaking with the news 4 i-team. the new head said the agency there is investigating what might have went wrong. >> we met with the veteran's to her. >> reporter: we've learned they have launched their own investigation into the death. the d.c. va medical center already under scrutiny and audit. a scathing audit was released last month saying the medical center suffered supply shortages and used expired supplies during procedures putting patient safety at risk. in the newsroom, scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >> reporter: i'm molette green at the live desk now. big heads up on the power outages we've be

scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> good morning, everybody.t approaching 5:00 on this friday. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. right now on news 4 midday, breaking news in d.c. on a barricade situation that kept d.c. police busy overnight. what we just learned about the tu last 30 minutes. >>> new overnight, the trump administration asking the u.s. supreme court to allow one of its most controversial policies to take effect. >>> and just when metro riders thought repair work was over, the new 24/7 work zones we're learning about. our crews are up and working for you this morning. check on the weather and traffic. first an update on the overnight barricade. molette green is following the story. molette, what do you know? >> reporter: just moments before we came on air we got word that it ended. it started before midnight in the 500 block of 2 1st street. there was no car or pedestrian traffic allowed in that area from g to e streets northwest. this was south of the gw campus. all clear. still working on what happened. back to you now. >> m

our i-team reporter scott mcfarland has a rare look inside the courtroom where coates will te washington app just search comey. >>> right now, a 49-year-old woman who lives in a group home is missing. vanessa washington lives on parker drive. caretakers last saw her yesterday afternoon when she left the home wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans and a backpack. police say she needs her medicine. call them if you see her. >>> in prince william county police are on the lookout for another woman. 23-year-old brandy robinson was last seen leaving her home in woodbridge. robinson was wearing a white tank top, she was caring a blue wristette and a black duffel bag. >>> montgomery county police officer noah lyoto would have turned 26 years old. he was hit a drunk driver and later died. today, a meml dedicated in his honor in oleny. the other than of the scholarship will be announced. legacy of the officer continues through noah's law. >>> part of the multiuse trail from tilton street to porter street will be closed. crews are repaving the trail towards bluff bridge. this is part of the larger repavi

scott mcfarland, thank you. security on the national mall will be tight for the fourth of july holiday. they're taking special precautions, they say, in light of the recent attack using vehicles. news 4 derrick warren is on the mall right now with what you should know if you're planning to head down there on tuesday. >> you can see some of the infrastructure already in place, fencing down along 15th street, if you look behind me, white tents, they provide shade. but points, the entry point to this perimeter. now, fourth of july isn't until tuesday, we talked to the national service today. they say they'll be ready. >> we'll do the security check here. >> i'll encourage that as opposed to not having it at all. you never know who is coming through. >> it's gone up to secure perimeter, extends from 15th street to lincoln memorial. it's paramount concern. >> they have shown, not only in the united states, but around the world, vehicle attacks are an increasing potential and risks for large events with a lot of peopl

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scott mcfarland reports on how the feds and d.c.ooking at what happened. >> reporter: a military veteran never returned home two weeks ago monday after a treatment session. they called the center to get help and get a search for the man. 36 hours they say no one found him until his sister drove to the medical center, searched the parking lot and herself found the man's body in his car in that parking lot just outside the entrance. the man's death a police report and multiple sources and the new head of the center says the agency is investigating what might have gone wrong. >> we met with the veteran's sister and expressed our condolences and reached out to see if she needs anything. >> reporter: we learned the u.s. house veterans affairs committee has launched its own investigation into the death. the d.c. va medical center already under audit. a scathing audit said the medical center suffered supply shortages and was using expired supplies during procedures putting patients at risk. >>> 5:50 now. survivors of sex abuse and domestic

as scott mcfarland reports, the changes are visible across the capitol grounds. >> reporter: in the weeks before e concerned about possible security vulnerabilities, including outside the capitol building itself. more plainclothes officers were deployed and more canine units. the chief says that's to keep dangerous people further from the grounds and further from the thousands of people who work and visit here. other changes happening inside, including inside the rayburn office house garage. the installation of new metal detectors and more screening stations there. to be sure all the people in the cars and garage are well screened. as of last week, u.s. capitol police are deployed inside the o'neill federal building another block south of the capitol on the house side of the capitol. federal workers are inside that building. now there's a robust capitol police presence to protect them. are wrider changes needed far from washington, d.c.? there are more calls from that today. we'll tell you about that tonight on new >>> we have a flash survey for you on this survey. what do you think will

. >> this morning, an investigation by scott mcfarland and the news4 i-team reveals the number of threats is also growing against judges who try to make sovereign citizens follow the law. >> reporter: most days are quiet here on main street in the mountain town of berkeley springs near the maryland/west virginia border. but that changed when eric moved to town. police say he considers himself a sovereign citizen. >> that the federal, state, and local laws primarily don't apply to them. >> reporter: jen runs the u.s. justice department team that prosecutes sovereigns. she says government defiers do so for many reasons, some frustrated at the political system, others protesting america's income tax. investigators and neighbors say chute created havoc as a sovereign citizen, making threats in the neighrh three of his neighbors after accusing them of stealing. one of the victims was crystal douglas's dad. >> i lost my father. i lost my best friend. and it hurts. >> reporter: he pleaded not guilty. in the manhunt for him after the shootings, police say something else was revealed about his pas

. >> tom sherwood, scott mcfarland, thank you, gentlemen. thank you. that's reporter's notebook. news 4 today continues. e. >>> time right now, 6:29 on this sunday morning, here's what's going on, a suspected drunk driver is in custody after maryland state police say he hit a trooper with his morning. this all happened on pennsylvania avenue and upper marlboro, not far from the beltway, the trooper is being treated far public concussion, but is conscious. >> thousands of people are expected to fill the streets again, starting at 10:00 this morning for the equality march for unity and pride. this is one of dozens of marches and rallies happening across the country and around the globe. the goal is to raise awareness about lgbtq rights and safety. >> and after the march all day long, the capital pride festival and concert will kick off. there are multiple music and dance stages along pennsylvania avenue. hey molly, sirens is going to -- miley cyrus is going to headline the concert. that'll be later on tonight. >>> news 4 today starts now. >>> welcome in on this sunday morning, hope

. >> for our control room, i want to let everyone know scott mcfarland joining us in the studio in positionhese things would unfold from a federal perspective. >> the baseball game, it's the thursday in june. it's an annual tradition. it's republicans versus the democrats. they play it at gnanats par it gets a crowd. it gets media coverage as well. u.s. capitol police will protect members of congre off the campus. when they go to a police like delray to practice baseball, there would be capitol police there. what's more, the minority whip, the majority leader and minority leader all have their own special protective level. what they call protective service. especially assigned u.s. capitol police who shadow them. they walk with them along the grounds and the capitol and go with them and back to them with their home districts and would go with them to delray to protect them today if they're participating in a baseball practice. this is a normal posture for u.s. capitol police to be with members of leadership or gatherings of members of congress. even if it's off site. even if it's off campus