i'll tell you about it coming up. >>> adam tuss has his jacket on and you'll need yours tomorrow. a couple of things yoi won't need, though, not the gloves and the hat and the scarf. we're not talking that cold tomorrow, but tomorrow night >>> could be some big changes coming to alexandria public schools this year and the district is redrawing school boundaries for the first time in 16 years. the school board has chosen 35 people from the community to head up this project. the committee will provide options for new zones and staff will use that information to make final recommendations to the school board. the goal is to ease crowding and to strengthen the sense of neighborhood schools. it's something we started to see across our area. we were telling you area about a plan to shift which high school should student attend in montgomery county. it's an effort to address concerns that gaithersburg area schools are quickly reaching capacity. the changes would happen over five years beginning in 2017. there will be public hearings before anything is made permanent. >>> a new effort to

our transportation reporter adam tuss has been on the story all week long and outside metro headquarters right now and adam, i guess, some people think it should be untraditional or what? >> reporter: that's right. untraditional in the sense that he shouldn't be bogged down by the board and the procedures there. instead, this gm should be allowed to be creative. a fresh start, a fresh vision and a longer leash to operate. >> but it's a new era. there are a lot of competitors and there's lift and uber and uber x and there's the bike share and walking and busses and so they have to recalibrate the system overall. >>as one transportation official put it, the gm needs to be allowed to change the strateg strategic -- what do riders think? >> i think they're going to pay for things and it will keep people accountable and make sure it's safe and reliable. >> reporter: other riders like mallory scott give metro a passing grade even with recent delays and breakdowns. >> things happen. accidents happen. track work happens. that's life. >> reporter: metro's new pick for general manager expected to

i'm adam tuss in leesburg. i'll tell you how new transportation >>> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> and right now we're tracking that rain trying to make its way into the region. most of the region remains dry. the rain tonight will have a hard time getting in here. over the next few hours we'll start to see the light showers developing. already seeing some in parts of the region. take a look outside. not a bad shot looking toward the national cathedral, the national monument and capitol into the distance. current temperature 59. northeast winds at 7 miles per hour. again, that's a dry wind so it's actually helping to keep that rain at bay for now. but overnight tonight, the rain, well, it will be moving in. it will get heavy by early tomorrow morning so tomorrow morning's rush, that's going to be a big problem. give yourself a lot of extra time. strong winds will be possible tomorrow, too. i think we're not only going to see winds throughout much of the day, as the storms develop tomorrow afternoon we c

as transportation reporter adam tuss explains, it's just one of the many new ways technology is taking over our roads. >> reporter: press a button, take your hands off the wheel, feet off the pedals. it's closer than you think. tom dingus says how about two years. >> on the highway you'll be hands off the wheel, feet off the pel the pedals. >> reporter: in 2017. >> in 2017. you still have to watch in case something goes wrong, but you can sit there and relax. >> reporter: do we know which models it's coming out on? >> we do, but i probably shouldn't say. >> reporter: insiders say in reality most of the auto giants are already developing this technology. chrysler, ford, tesla just a few. this has been described as a race to the moon, to see who can get there first. now the technology revolution really ramping up in cars. no longer are rear-facing cameras enough. some cars will now gradually slow you down if there's an object behind. >> now going backwards, not touching the brake at all, the car recognizes something is in the way, comes to a slow stop and then a full stop. >> reporter: s

adam tuss, thanks, adam. >> the case of measles has officials warning about possible exposure in parts of northern virginia. >>> a suspect crashes a carjacked vehicle after driving past security here at fort meade. the base commander admits that security issues here are an issue. coming up at 6:00, what's being done to make sure fort meade is secure. >>> more flooding fears in south carolina even as waters begin to >> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >>> hey, i'm already looking toward tomorrow and our weekend. i've got the details first tomorrow because tomorrow at this time it will be a bit stormy around this area. we're expecting some showers and some gusty winds and some thunderstorms to come rolling on through. so your impact forecast for friday is moderate, but this really is for the afternoon as you'll see in just a moment. even in forecasts we've had high clouds to move in and we're at 72 degrees after getting to a temperature of 78 again today. upper 60s by 9:00 and still mild and we'll open up the windows by 11:00 and it will be nice and cool ask by morning way cool and te

adam tuss, thanks, adam. >>> this morning, kids at secondary school had an out of this world experiencen fairfax county. they were hooked up live to the international space station and spoke with astronaut cal linden who graduated 25 years ago. he demonstrated some of the difficulties of living without gravity and he spoke with student about talking with matt damon when touring the nasa facility. >> so we called our friends that was actually escorting him at jpl and they handed the phone over to him and that was really cool, you know, to get to chat with him. we saw pictures later and talked with our friends and they said that he was also very excited to talk to us. >> damon had been doing some research for his movie "the martian." linden has been at the space station since july and he's involved in hundreds of exp investigations taking place on the spacecraft. >>> i was this close to going to robinson out there in fairfax county and didn't make it, though. we're looking at a pretty nice day and the clouds and the rain we saw this weekend and the wind and the very cool temperatures. we'

in fairfax, adam tuss, news 4. >>> there's controversy at a place with local families. we'll show you what display led to a backlash of cox farms. we'll tell you yet owner said there's nothing wrong with it. >> a potential problem as d.c. considers 15 weeks of paid family leave to help >>> d.c.'s mayor muriel bowser says he supports paid family leave to help workers in a time of need, but the mayor stopped short today of embracing the d.c. council proposal. that bill would require employers to grant 16 weeks of paid family leave. the mayor says she still wants to review the cost to businesses and the government. in they are awaiting a fiscal analysis to be done. i think there are some very important questions to be answered. i think certainly everybody wants to support families, but we have some questions for the district govern am itself and our 33,000 employees. >> if a pruffa proved by the co that would be among the longest in a country. >> there is a controversy around family fun. it revolves around this sign that reads black lives matter. and a police union preside

. >> i'm adam tuss, is metro making sure the emergency call boxes in stations are working for you? according to one rider. i want to feel safe on the metro, and i want to know if i >>> some new pictures are just coming into the newsroom of the situation in culpeper count they forced three schools to go into lockdown. take a look. this is the pellet gun that the 15-year-old freshman brought on a bus and allegedly used to make threats. you can see how real it looks. that student gave himself up when he heard police were looking for him, but these pictures show that encounter was still pretty intense. officers are trying to determine what charges they're going to file. the lockdowns have all been lifted, but this did impact almost the entire school day. jim? >> metro is making changes to make sure you're safe in the event of an emergency. they come after a man tried to use the emergency call box button at the grovener station earlier this week. no one answered, even after 15 minutes. transportation reporter adam tuss is live now with what metro is doing to ease these concerns tonight.

along 395. >> automated control engaging. >> reporter: adam tuss, news 4. >> wow.round breaking clinical study could help people with parkinson's disease. how a cancer drug is giving new home to patients just a few weeks into treatment and senator bernie sanders gets the last laugh after a skit on "saturday night live." >> we're doomed! we need a revolution! millions of people on the streets! we've got to do something and we've got to do it now! [ laughter ] >>> a cancer drug could be the key to treating devastating diseases like parkinson's disease. tonight, local doctors say a small clinical trial is yielding some promising results for people with neurodegenerative conditions and that's giving new hope to patients who typically have a pretty grim prognosis. this is 74-year-old allen hoffman, and this is video of the first day he started a new clinical trial for parkinson's disease. >> when he's walking, he doesn't walk so straight, very slow, very decreased arm swing and not much movement. >> reporter: doctors say that's all symptoms of the degenerative disease d

transportation reporter adam tuss broke this news and he's live in virginia. >> that's right, wendy. >> think about this cohen has had to manage major projects and he's had to keep his eye on a huge project and he's had to do all of it as the public watches. that's why some think he's the right fit. running trains and busses and literally building rockets and defense systems. can you compare the two? >> i think the aerospace industry is the most complex industry in our economy. so someone who succeeded as an executive in that business has department with a lot of moving parts and complexity. >> sterling fill since a consultant and has experience in the aerospace and defense arenas and neal cohen with his background makes complete sense for metro. >> it is a margin business that's financially challenged and having to make the capital set that's uncertain. >> reporter: he comes from atk which recently merged to becomer gettal atk. >> propullingsion systems. >> reporter: you can tell this is not small stuff. riders are happy to hear a change is coming and they don't need rocket-propelle

. >>> our transportation reporter adam tuss did something that no news crew has ever done before. the tsa security line. take a look. it involves explosive materials and the dogs who have to sniff them out. >>> there is big disagreement over how and when women should get mammograms. today new important guidelines just in from the american cancer society. >>> and we're working a developing story right now. sex party allegations rocking one of the most prestigious college basketball programs. you're watching news 4 first at 4:00. i'm jeremy mcpike, candidate for state senate, and i sponsored this ad. republican hal parrish claims he improved transportation. but the truth is he was nowhere to be found. literally. parrish holds a seat on the northern virginia transportation authority, but 34 times he failed to show up for meetings. parrish skipped more meetings than any other member. and hal parrish refused to support the bi-partisan transportation bill. why would we want to get stuck with republican hal parrish in richmond? >>> anyone who bought into this brand new luxury apartment b

find out how they did when our adam tuss put them to the test. >>> plus how reliable is your ride?we're going to tell you which car came out on top and which one is high manlt innocenintena >>> after the devastating riots if baltimore, a new sign of if baltimore, a new sign of i'm jeremy mcpike, candidate for state senate, and i sponsored this ad. republican hal parrish claims he improved transportation. but the truth is he was nowhere to be found. literally. parrish holds a seat on the northern virginia transportation authority, but 34 times he failed to show up for meetings. parrish skipped more meetings than any other member. and hal parrish refused to support the bi-partisan transportation bill. why would weant to get stuck with republican hal parrish in richmond? >>> first at 5:30, sniffing out the bad guys at the airport. today, news 4 got an exclusive look at how the tsa is training explosives detection dogs to keep us safe. >> our transportation reporter adam tuss served at the target for those dogs, and as you'll see only on news 4 tonight, he quickly found out that they'r

. >> if we didn't mention already, i'm adam tuss. >> oh, yeah. i'm angie goff. you're going to want to dig your jacket out. for more, let's check in with chuck bell. >> we have aa cold, both adam and angie complaining it's cold. c & b can agree with you. 30s, 40s, 20s in your forecast. breezy and chilly throughout the course of the day and even colder tomorrow morning. so anything that didn't get zapped by the freeze tonight will get zapped later. if not this morning, later today. you know what i mean. 38 degrees by 7:00 a.m. 40s by the afternoon. sunny, breezy, and chilly. considerably cooler. we made 60 downtown yesterday. we'll probably make 55 today and a cold evening coming up tonight. and by tomorrow morning, a killing freeze likely. we'll go into your morning lows coming up in a few. >> chuck, thanks. >>> happening today. family and friends will remember transgender victim. tonight the vigil gets under way at 7:00 p.m. it's at the state park. this morning we're learning more about a fight that led up to zella diona's murder. >> reporter: acourts to documen

i'm angie goff. >> and i'm adam tuss.another cool day. >> let's go to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> you said it, adam, another gg gray-t day. you can see that in southern virginia and this persistent light rain right now. just a few sprinkles. these patches of rain. a few other sprinkles and down 95 from the beltway to fredericksburg and west of that as well. all of this tracking off into culpeper, rappahannock, madison county into the central shenandoah valley. these sprinkles will be tracking for the next couple of hours. temperatures are rather cool as well. not as chilly as yesterday morn bug still low 50s north and west. in the metro area, we're in the mid and upper 50s. a look at when we'll see the sunshine back. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, tom. right now rain continues to bring flooding conditions to the carolina coast. this weekend there was 12 inches of rain dumped into the area. we know at least five people were killed the this weekend's storms. president obama declaring a state

adam tuss has broken the story on twitter. you should follow him because the story is changing day by day. he recently serve served as financial officer for atk aerospace. the hiring is expected to be official in the coming days. >>> in just a few hours a jury is headed back in the truly of charles severance. he's accused of killing three people in alexandria before a period. just before going into deliberations yesterday afternoon, they reminded jurors there's no evidence linking him to the possible killings. >>> this morning d.c. police are looking for whenever carried out a double shooting in the northeast. this happened on edson place around 6:30 yesterday. a woman died and a man was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound. we're working to learn his condition. police have not released any information on a possible shooter. >> happening today in prince george's county. they're going to hold a hearing on body cams and a recent spike in homicides. this is happens at the county administration building in upper marlboro at

i'm adam tuss in for aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. let's get right to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and find out what's going on outside. chuck? >> the heavy rain down to our south and southeast, that's coming our way as a developing and strengthening area of low pressure, becoming a nor'easter headed for the coastline. it's the nor'easter that's going to cause us all the problems. the latest track from joaquin keeps it farther off the coastline and will have no direct impacts on the maryland or delaware beaches outside of coastal erosion and large waves. the impact from the nor'easter, heaviest rain from today into early afternoon tomorrow. strong wins possible late tonight. that could knock down trees and power lines. it will be a high impact weather day for the heavy rain and increasing wind threat and it's chilly too. temperatures only in the mid-50s right now. there it is on storm team 4 radar. this is coming northwest bound. heavy rain is coming our way. floosh flood watches are up. 2 to 4 inches of rain are possible bet

. >> i'm adam tuss? and i'm angie goff. >> the floodwaters in south carolina, that's where we begin. they're leading rescues in the middle of the street right now. look at this group, how they held onts a stop sign until help arrived. the charleston peninsula has been shut down to all traffic. on top of the 20 inches of rain they got so far, more, adam, is on the way. for more on what's happening in our aura, we want ta about with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. good morning, tom. >> most of the reason is drying out. look at the radar in south carolina now. they have had a continual plume of topical moisture. more than 0 inches of rain has fallen. they've had 15 inches of rain. they could pick up another 10 inches from coming on through. in southern maryland all of this tracking off to the left. we need a warmup and we need the sun. a look at the timing on that. that's coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you, tom. we're following a developing story. we now know a woman died in this crash in

i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff.a few short hours the marathon will start. >> we have live team coverage coming throughout the race from the starting line to the finish line. >> we wanted to begin the 7:00 hour with tom kierein. it looks like right rain is moving out. >> putting back into the metro area. all this area in green. charles county into prince williams, fair fast and now raining right there at the starting line for the machine core marathon. continues to advance off to the north and east. it stretches north and west. all of this advancing right through the metro area. it ooh going be wet for the next couple of hours as the rain moves on through. right now at the starting line it's 57 degrees. elsewhere we're in the mid-50s. the rest of northern virginia is in the 50s. upper 50s right around the chesapeake bay. the hour-by-hour forecast for the marine corps marathon will stay in the 50s with the sprinkle chance and light rain off and on. by 11:00, most of it should be done. we'll be northeasterly 50 and bre

transportation reporter adam tuss joins us live with how it could help your commute. adam? >> reporter: jim, let's take a look at this thing. it is an absolute concrete giant rising high above 395 here in alexandria and there is a lot riding on this ramp whether you use it or not. it's fair to say that never before has so much anticipation surrounded one huge highway ramp. >> we believe that it will encourage more people to carpool which would mean fewer cars out on the road. >> this links directly with the hov lanes along 395 in alexandria and if you have three more people in the car you have a straight shot to places like the mark center and off seminary road and that connection is missing and many drivers are forced to sit on the regular lanes of 395 which simply crawl. lee hewitt is keeping his fingers crossed. >> they may shift and they may have a better e grows off of seminary. >> others like jerry grier with a short and sweet characterization of the traffic flow here. >> it is a great deal to be desired. >> reporter: not only does this ramp connect the hov lane and a

a transportation reporter adam tuss is there with more on why a warning system didn't work. >> it is an absolute mess, and again, take a look at the traffic that they were showing here. that is the northbound traffic toward the beltway and you have the cedar lane traffic turning up and there is only one getting by and take a look at this trench that has been left behind on the water gushing down rockville pike. it started on rockville pike where the pipe burst and the crews are still working to get that pipe fixed, a mess in this area. >>> left behind, a mess. all of this after a 16-inch main sent water flying down rockville pike and we're still dealing with it all. >> if you can at all avoid it, this will be a problem area through the evening rush. should there have been a warning, that warns when large pipes are breaking, but that system is only in place on much larger pipes. >>> those have what we call acoustic fiber optics which when the steel bands that rim those pipes, when they break they send out the ping of the big, large pipes. these do not have that. >> they're 75 years ol

transportation reporter adam tuss. thank you very much. >>> getting back to drivers behind the wheel there are big plans to improve the traffic flow on i-66 outside of the beltway. it's a chance for you to hear details about the plan and voice your own opinion. the virginia department of transportation will hold a series of public meetings over the next three days and the first one takes place tonight at 6:30 at oakton high school in vienna. one idea is rebuilding i-66 between the beltway and hay market. under that plan, there would be three regular lanes and two high occupancy and hot lanes in each direction. >>> mother nature handed some residents in northwest pennsylvania an early snowfall. check it out. enough snow to coat the grass and cover trees, too. some areas received as much as five inches. snow weighed down weak tree limbs that fell on to power lines causing minor power outages and the public works department said despite slick spots they had no plans to start salting until temperatures get colder. >>> now

news 4's transportation reporter adam tuss broke this news on twitter last night. we don't have the name for the future gm just yet. tuss's formal announcement is expected by the end of the week. news 4 reported that they were down to two finalists. an interim gm took over the transit agency in january. >> two nurses are off the job this morning after being accused of taking drugs from a hospital in the district. one of those nurses is accused of taking the narcotic hydromorphone from sibley memorial hospital. she was fired after refusing to take a drug test. she had previously resigned from walter reed under similar circumstances. the other nurse is accused of taking drugs like percocet. both nurses' licenses are now suspended. >>> dennis hastert is expected to plead guilty. sources told nbc news he used tens of thousands of dollars to hide claims of sexual misconduct from decades ago. he's expected to take a plea deal in federal court. if he does, he could spend between 6 months and two years in prison. >> prince harry will meet with president obama later at the w

i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. >> apparently it will warm up a little bit. >> we are following a big story out of mexico. hurricane patricia has been downgraded. we'll have more on that coming up. >> first we want to check in with meteorologist tom kierein on what we can expect. >>> good morning. starting off early this morning we do have just a few high clouds beginning to drift over the metro area. those high clouds will begin to thicken up a bit as we get into the afternoon hours. they're ahead of a cool front that will be triggering some rain but not arriving until after midnight tonight. storm team 4 radar scanning our skies. don't have any rain anywhere in the vicinity. so a beautiful saturday morning is getting under way. temperatures are hovering near 40 in the rural areas. mid and upper 40s in washington. our future weather here just a few high clouds coming this during the afternoon hours. this is as of 11:00 tonight we'll begin to see these showers moving in hour by hour coming in to the panhandle of wes

. >> i'm adam tuss >>> now at 6:30, a mystery unraveling. neighbors say they heard gunshots and then a crash. >> get out of the building. get out of the building. >> we'll tell you what we're learning about the moments before this dramatic scene. >> a local rescue team deployed to flood-ravaged, south carolina and the critical role they're playing as the water continues to rise and my firsthand account of the problem in south carolina and the long track home. police say they got an arsenal of weapons from a man charged with shooting at office buildings and we'll have more on the suspect's connection to one of his targets and new numbers show just how many people are ditching metro in the wake of fair hikes and spotty service. the new way commuters are getting around. >> there was something really strange in district heights maryland on saturday night. and the police are still trying to figure out exactly how it all happened. a car crashed into an apartment. a woman named jaquita whims. >> why was she here in the first place? who fired that s

. >>> i'm adam tuss at the dunn loring metro station. now that we know the name it's time to find out about the background of neal cohen, the man who could become the next general manager of metro. remember, the contract is still not finalized. a couple of things to work out, but everyone expects that cohen will become the next gm of the transit agency and his background, an aerospace and defense. that's an aerospace pick for metro and how the skill set translates into running trains and busses. >> someone who succeeded as an executive in the business has dealt with moving parts and a lot of complexity. >> how cohen's background as a cfo could really pay dividends for metro. at dunn loring, adam tuss, news 4. >>> a military team is in pennsylvania trying to recover pieces of a runaway blimp that broke loose in maryland. state police have been using shotguns to deflate the u.s. army blimp which got away wednesday in a rocky ravine. after it broke loose from the aberdeen probing ground, it drifted 150 miles in just a few hours. >> from wha

transportation reporter adam tuss reported that it is in. tell us when that deal will get done, adam. >> reporter: that's just it. there is a final candidate and he has agreed he has found a job and sources tell us this candidate is a local transportation official. >> metro's remaining tight-lipped about who is about to assume the reins, but riders say there are certainly issues that will have to be ironed out. >> i think they're going to pay for things and they'll keep people accountable and make sure it's safe and reliable. sources tell news 4 there is a consensus for the metro board about who the next general manager should be and now it's a matter of crossing ts and dotting is getting the deal done and throughout this whole process, police will talk about a new type of leader and someone who could be a, quote, change agent. it would help, but you get somebody in there that can restore the confidence that people can rally behind, and then i think, really, you'll have a change agent because god knows metro needs change. >> other riders like

at reagan national airport, adam tuss, news 4. >>> we had a beautiful day. just beautiful. perfect. >> yeah, it really was. i think tomorrow is going to be another one of those great days, too, temperatures into the 70s. >> getting better an better. >> yeah, you know, this time of year it gets better and better then goes back off the hills a little bit. all in all not bad as we move on to the next couple days. 67 degrees our high temperature in d.c. today. look back to the west. we told you this last night areas along i-81 would be warmer. winchester 73. martinsburg 72. down toward stanton, 76 degrees where it was much cooler off to the east. only 64 degrees today over toward annapolis. the evening planner tonight temperatures around 63 trees. sun went down at 6:24. cool conditions. yeah, cool all the way through but not cold. by 11:00 we're at 54 degrees. most areas the last couple of nights have been in the 30s by 11:00. that is not the case tonight. 67 at rockville. 66 ma nas sass. it's the southerly wind we saw earlier today and the sunshine that helped us warm temperat

transportation reporter adam tuss has a look at why some say the answer is not make the bridge bigger, but instead build a whole new bridge. >> too many cars. >> you find yourself taking deep breaths in the car? >> not enough room on the bridge and i try to avoid all of the bad problems and no easy answers. >> i leave myself literally almost an hour. >> reporter: it's a tight squeeze across the legion bridge. >> this is a trail that goes directly underneath the legion bridge, and it's not until you climb down here that you start to take a look around and you realize there's not a lot of space to operate on the bridge if you want to the increase the capacity and make it bigger. >> so if we can't add capacity to the bridge, do we need another potomac river crossing? there have been discussions about a new bridge linking places like potomac to the dulles quarter. >> the chairman of the fairfax county board of supervisors. >> i'm not opposed and in order for us to do that, it would require a partnership between maryland and virginia. >> that is a huge expense, though, and faces geographic

tonight, though, sources are telling our transportation reporter adam tuss that an announcement could be only days away. >> reporter: down to the finalists, multiple sources tell news 4 metro expected to pick a new leader in the coming day. right now there are two finalists and reaction already starting to come in. jim is the head of the greater washington board of trade. >> our hope moving forward because we understand they're at the short list now is to get somebody in there that can help restore the credibility and restore confidence in the metro system. >> news 4 has been able to identify a candidate who was in the running and is no longer a candidate and he's emilio gonzalez, the head of the miami international airport. yes, the head of an airport. that's not the traditional type of transit candidate. >> the fact that the metro board has been looking outside the transit industry is important and they're looking for a, quote, change agent and something that local leaders have been calling for. >> we reached gonzalez by phone and he relished the opportunity to turn metro around bec

at the legion bridge, adam tuss, news 4. >>> well, did you see that blue sky? feel that warm sunshine today? it's all about to change just in time for your weekend. let's get the latest from doug, tracking those changes. >> wendy it has been spectacular out there. a nice cool morning and very cool in some spots if not cold and this afternoon and absolutely gorgeous. take a look at the numbers and this is what we started off with. 48 degrees in downtown and 35 in culpeper, and 39 dulles, and it was kind of cold in some area, but with the sunshine temperatures rose dramatically and look at the numbers now. everybody into the 70s. 75 in roanoke and 72 in d.c. and ocean city coming in at 65 degre degrees. the warm air is here and it will stay here tomorrow, too, but then we'll see the cold air come back in and we'll call it the cool air and it won't be quite as cold as last weekend and it will be cooler for this weekend and we'll show you which day this weekend has a chance for shower activity. >>> a metro assault. the man who attacked that subway rider may be at i

. >>> i'm adam tuss. the second phase of the silver line coming to dulles international airport but as construction crews get busy, they're finding something they didn't expect under >>> i'm jackie bensen. neighbors arriving home here at this apartment, or townhouse complex. seton square off 57th avenue. arriving to a disturbing scene. two men were shot here about 4:00 this afternoon. now, on the scene, you can see investigators from the bladensburg police department as well as a crime scene unit from the prince georges county police department trying to figure out exactly what happened here. now, we are told there were two victims, both of them are adults. both are men. one was taken to a local hospital by a civilian, perhaps, someone he knew who was here on the scene. the other man was transported by ambulance from this location. he is said to be in extremely critical condition. now, we talked to investigators here a short time ago. they told us that this investigation is still in its very early stages.

new general manager will face is safety and a man has faced his share of safety issues before and adam tuss broke this story yesterday and he is live from the dunnlori metro station. >> neal cohen's back growth fund is in aerospace, defense and aviation. those industries, quite frankly, demand safety. you are aren't going to launch a rocket unless you feel it's safe to do so and you are going to give the military technology to keep them safe. this is the kind of focus the new metro gm should bring with him. >> the business is focused on safety both for its workers as well as for the ultimate users of the system. >> sterling phillips is a consultant and has decades of experience in the aerospace and defense arenas. he says a pick like neil cohen with his background makes complete sense for metro. >> there's probably not a successful aerospace company that is superb in their safety record. >> there are dozens of outstanding safety issues that need to be addressed by metro like getting rid of the oldest rail cars. >> propulsion systems -- >> cohen comes from a company called atk which merged t

adam tuss. the government says drones are a growing threat to commercial flights. today the faa announced a plan to deal with the problem. the task force will create a new drone registration system and what kind of problem will this solve? >> i think what the government wants to do is try to get a handle on how big the problem is. we know according to the government that there have been a thousand, 1,000 sightings this year pilots reporting drones operating in or near their airspace. in the view of the government that's just too close. we've had too many close calls. they want to know what dow jones a drones are out there and if we're going to register every drone in the country like we register every car does that mean the little tiny things that some kids place with in their basement or do we limit it to a certain weight and altitude and that kind of thing? and then you create the dynamics by which if one of these things crashes at the airport or at the u.s. open or the white house lawn, then they can say, aha, this drone belongs to john dough who lives on main s

i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. your weekend. you're going to have to bundle up. >> your heavier jacket. >> and thick sweater and maybe throw on a scarf. >> storm team 4's chuck bell joining us. hey, chuck. >> you need the extra layer to get out the door. as long as you stay busy, keep a brisk pace going, it will be a nice enough day to stay outsiechld it's going to stay pretty cold all day long. looking northwest-bound. here's chevy chase. there are more clouds here across parts of northern maryland and southern pennsylvania. the clouds are going to try their best to make it down into the metro this afternoon. right now temperatures are in the mid-40s across much of the area, and as you plan out your afternoon, chilly, breezy, and cool. temperatures will-inch their way only into the mid-50s. don't plan on much of a warmup. temperatures will quickly fall out of the 40s and into the 30s before 11:00. so a cold night tonight and a cold start tomorrow morning. in fact, tomorrow's temperatures will be even lower today and if you want

our transportation reporter adam tuss reports on how the cost for taking our system stacks up nationwide. >> reporter: as metro deals with a very real decision of raising fares in the face of declining ridership, a move that could further drive riders away, it's worth putting metro rail fares in context compared to other major transit systems. take a look at this fwragraphicu can see metro is second only to b.a.r.t., bay area rapid transit system for peak fares. here, almost 6 bucks. $5.9 0. metro charges fares based on distance. the farther you travel, the more you'll have to pay. in chicago and new york, their subway fares are one price no matter how far you go. >> step back, doors closing. >> reporter: keep in mind as well, though, that metro also charges you an extra dollar if you buy a paper fare card as opposed to a smart trip. in reality, your max rail fare here in our area could be close to $7 one way on metro. metro has been forced to raise fares over the past three years as operating costs have gone up. adam tuss, news 4. >>> you'll be able to use metro if you're planning to he

coming up tonight on news 4 at 6:00, transportation reporter adam tuss shows us how these improvements will help you get through that area. and why not everybody is thrilled about the growth. >>> a nice update to a story we've been following for about a month now. we first told you about montgomery county police officer gil and his canine, chip, in september. we can tell you he and chip have been reunited. the officer was forced to give up chip after being bitten during a training exercise. he had worked with chip for four years. usually retired canines are allowed to live with their handlers. the decision not to let chip be with him sparked outrage. more than 200,000 residents signed a petition and it appears to have worked. >>> talking or texting behind the wheel turns into a costly mistake for dozens of drivers. coming up next, the secret of how one police department caught so many people in the act. >>> and the message from a local school system to parents after the deaths of four high schoolers in just over three days. >>> stop texting while driving a prince george's county school

adam tuss took us under and inside that bridge to show us the places in need of repair. the bridge opened 92 years ago. it carries about 60,000 cars across the potomac between georgetown and arlington everyday. torsi transportation officials say the work will make the bridge stronger and saver and should not require any full-time lane closures. >> that's good. >> always good. >> that can be a traffic mess over there. >> nightmare. >> we have big changes coming tomorrow, huh? >> that, we do. first, we will see temperatures drop, first a little built of rain for the area and we will talk about the timing with that and what else we could get with the rain. first, let's talk about first thing out the door tomorrow morning what you need to wear and with the kids, too. you can get by with short sleeves. you won't need a jacket or sunglasses with clouds coming in. you can get by with short sleeves or shorts or skirt. make sure you take the umbrella or pack the umbrella for the kids. it will start dry and turn wet by tomorrow afternoon. there's a look at your morning and the aft

i'm adam tuss in for aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. let's get right to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and find out what's going on outside. chuck? >> the heavy rain down to our south and southeast, that's coming our way as a developing and strengthening area of low pressure, becoming a nor'easter headed for the coastline. it's the nor'easter that's going to cause us all the problems. the latest track from joaquin keeps it farther off the coastline and will have no direct impacts on the maryland or delaware beaches outside of coastal erosion and large waves. the impact from the nor'easter, heaviest rain from today

>> if you are looking for a hal week costume but don't want the same one as everyone else go as adam tuss. >> why not? >> google trend map has a feature that shows the most popular costume searches by the area. superheroes and pirates are mock the most popular in our area. also on the list minions. minions very, very big with the kids these days. and i think you were saying that elsa and anna have dropped. >> they say that's because people probably already have the koss assume last year. maybe they're just reusing it. >> i had a kid come dress ed asa thunderstorm. >> did he really? >> it was awesome. >> extra points for that. >> he got a big candy bar. indeed. morning clouds breaking up. a little sun coming back this afternoon. fresh and cool and a little light rain late tonight before the morning tomorrow for the marathon. maybe light rain in the 50s but enjoy the weekend and the autumn color. >> thanks for joining us. >> have a good one. narrator: for state senate, who shares our values? jeremy mcpike - supports school funding. thinks women should make their own health care decisions. a

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. >> i'm david culver in for adam tuss. >> and molette green in for angie goss. tom, what's up? >> otherwise if you're not exercising you still need a jacket with the temperatures hovering right in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. we were in the upper 30s at dawn this morning. you can see a tirj of autumn color there. overlook them. a few high clouds are drifting over the region and through the rest of the day temperatures are quick going to be climbing. steep climb. just past 9:00 our temperatures are beginning to really climb quickly. reag reagan national. >> a look at the dry pearn into the rest of this coming week. that's coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you very much. new information now on a developing story in prince george's county. two people who lived inside this home now have to find somewhere else to stay. flames engulfed their beltsville home. the siding burned to a crisp. at least one nearby home also damaged. the cause still under investigation. >>> right now the army ten-miler is under way. you may run boo some street closures. we've got to 35,000 runne

. >> i'm adam tuss?s in south carolina, that's where we begin. they're leading rescues in the middle of the street right now. look at this group, how they held onts a stop sign until help arrived. the charleston peninsula has been shut down to all traffic. on top of the 20 inches of rain they got so far, more, adam, is on the way. for more on what's happening in our aura, we want ta about with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. good morning, tom. >> most of the reason is drying out. look at the radar in south carolina now. they have

i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. thank you so much for join ugg us apz as we coto celebrate the 409 marine corps marathon that's happening right now. if you missed it, the 30,000-plus runners are well on their way. >> the 10k runners are making their way across the finish line. let's take a live look at them going. we are -- there they are. the 10k racers. someone said it's 30 minutes. that's amazing. >> you know what? i just checked on line. two people in the top six. among the first to finish that 10k. >> good for you guys. we're also waiting for the first wheelchair racers to make it through the area right now. >> as you saw, we have live team coverage. we're a little more into the race so far and we want to get to "news4's" jim handly live at the memorial bridge with more on this inspiring bridge. hey, jim. ♪ >> reporter: you're going to be talking to a lot of the finishers and talking to them about what to do to recover, right? >> absolutely. that's the absolute key. it's the things we do after that cannot only

i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. your weekend.g to have to bundle up. >> your heavier jacket. >> and thick sweater and maybe throw on a scarf. >> storm team 4's chuck bell joining us. hey, chuck. >> you need the extra layer to get out the door. as long as you stay busy, keep a brisk pace going, it will be a nice enough day to stay outsiechld it's going to stay pretty cold all day long. looking northwest-bound. here's chevy chase. there are more clouds here across parts of northern maryland and southern en

. >>> you'll want to follow "news4" reporter adam tuss. he's going to a special event involving self-driving cars on 95. it's happening in the hov lanes on 95 and 395. there's also a second test this morning. i know what you're thinking. better adam and i. >> you watch these things because you kind of want to sigh what happens. self-driving car on the interstate. >> we're hoping for the best. >>> 6:41 our time right now. 40 degrees outside our studios. we're warmish. >>> right. storm team 4's tom kierein telling us about the temperatures. good morning, tom. >> do they turn on the heat and the defroster because you need that this morning. we're off to a freezing cold start in all these counties in purple. they're around freeze warning through 9:00 this morning around the panhandle, the baying and the eastern shore. if you have potted plants outside on the porch, bring them in. they're on the deck. frosty car windows. temperatures will be in the upper 20s, low 30s for a couple of hours. light now just upper 30s in montgomery county. low 30s

"news4's" adam tuss broke this story on twitter and you can follow him as the story changes. the transportation authority is zeroing in on neal cohen. as adam reported that company makes billions of dollars in revenue. >> he's been recently in charge of finances of this agency, this air oh defense agency, which has revenues of about $5 billion. so that shows you he's got the ability to handle finances and have a large budget at his disposal. >> cohen also helped positions with northwest airlines and u.s. air force for 17 years. this is not a done deal. both sides are still negotiating contract. they're expecting to make cohen's hiring official in the next couple of days. >> we're following a story this morni morning. first police are carried out an investigation on a shooting in the northeast. man suffered a gunshot wound. police are working on a possible shooter. a bus scene turned into a crime skrooechblt someone shot two boys as they got off the bus. the minors were getting off the 97 bus when someone started shooting. they're looking at bus surveillance to see if they can

adam tuss took us under and inside a bridge to show spots that need repair. the work will make the bridge stronger and safer and should not require any full-time lane closures. the work will take two years. >>> police are looking for victims of a self-proclaimed si psychic. she scammed a woman over the course of five months and wenl on a run to new york. shell teeld t she told the victim a curse was placed on her at birth unless she paid and gave gift cards. >>> he ee's enjoying rematerial. he's been snipping out narcotics. he's even on facebook. the dog has been a regular during searches at the jail and courthouse and has helped in other jurisdictions as well. they through a retirement for him yesterday. congratulations. i hope he gets some well deserved rest. >>> breaking news now in prince george's county. a live look for you here. the fire department on the scene here as well. this is where a semitruck landed after going off an overpass on the outer loop. you can see above. we know the driver was killed. viewers have been sending us pictures. we'll show y

news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss broke the news last night that someone has been sleblge selectedn less than a week. >> a front row to royalty. prince harry and the first lady salute wounded warriors in northern virginia. >>> and the threat of a bio attack on washington, d.c., is real and a new report says we are badly prepared. you're watching news 4 at 4:00. the washington post endorses democrat jeremy mcpike for state senate. applauding mcpike's "ideas about getting traffic moving." the post warns republican hal parrish "holds rigid positions against medicaid expansion and common-sense gun safety." and parrish was the deciding vote to restrict women's health clinics in manassas, forcing women to go elsewhere for cancer screenings and birth control. jeremy mcpike is the better choice. i'm jeremy mcpike, candidate for state senate, and i sponsored this ad. rain and there will be isolated pockets still with moderate and maybe heavy rain coming to us from time to time. take a look at this. we're inside the beltway with more of the moderate rain and advancing to the north and east.