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instead, there was just a handful ofle pe at yaya's kitchen in beltsville, there will be no staff restoring profits from lost sales. the restauranty is norma bustling at lunch and dinnertime with federal workers from the department ofic ature facilities. they are drawn to the greek comfort food served by staff that many customers know by name. >> my former business, we went ups and dasns b on real estate. there is times that we really suffered a lot. we had to let people n'go. we d want to do it. >> in rockville, maryland, ami r seen. federal workers and contractors from nearby government buildings including the nuclear regulatory agent are frequent patrons of mosaic cafe. the only patron in the portion ofe dinnert we were there, a carry out customer in town for a nongovernment conference. >> all empty. the shut down is really impacting a lot more restaurants than just mosaic. >> reporter: wit holidays over the last two weeks, this week, ehird week may be the first time we are really seeing that ripple effect into the private sector that we know all too well during a government shutdown. li

killed his father at their home in beltsville on monday when officers arrived atou the h on cedarlane. he died at thehospital. we're told his son admitted to the crime. no word, though, on a motive. >>> 4:07. a measure todecriminalize metro is one step closer to becoming law. th voted for t first time to override a veto from mayor muriel bowser. we have shown you people cheating the system by jumping over the gates. der the new law f you're caught, you will still face a $50 fine. you will not face jail time and a criminal charge. supporters of izdecriminion say stiffer punishment unirly targets poor people. the mayor sided with metro itse 50 million dollars from fair evaders. it must go through congressional review before becoming law. >>> the county police department in arlington county decided body cameras are too expensive. it's roughly $300,000 a. ye "the washington post" reports that smaller police departments across the country said they programs.ord the they're too expensive to store and manage the footage. they explained the challenge is not purchasing the technology, they wro

usually bustling tables here in beltsville stay empty. same is true at mosaic cafe in rockville. this shutdown is having a big impact on sm l businesses all over our area. federal employees worried about when they will see the next e paycheck, dining out is first thing to go. >> people come in during lunch, dinner, around our bars. right now, you see, all empty. so far, we had three customers. usually we have a lot more than that. >> restaurants say they're worried they can't recover from the last revenue because of this shutdown. we'll have more on how the shutdown is affecting federal workers and their budgets coming up at 6:00 a.m. >>> we're learning about information about a crash that killed a volunteer. zachary fry admitted he drunk when he ran into a woman, killing her. lauren mcdarby was walking inve sville last week when she was hit. the crash w near the church where she volunteered for more than a decade. the driver isho being held w bond. >>> today will be the first full day on the job for prince george's county's new state's a

l three charged in connection to the murder of dave in beltsville on saturday.s hoago, police announcede arrest of fletcher foroo sng and killing a 22-year-old in austin ghll sunday he was earning an mba at wagner college new york, playing his fifty year on the football year after earning an undergrad degree. it was a violent end to what has been a year of historic lows in crime in prince george's county. in 2017,0 homicides. in 2018, 60 homicides, down25% in one year. violent crime was down11.4% and overall crime down 9.7% according to prince george's ounty police. the police department reported the lowest crime stats for 2018 nce the county has been recording crimes statist i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> school was on lockdown while police search for two gunmen responsible for a shootout in the street. they began firing at 11:00 this morning. both men are still out there. our cameras found officers carrying long guns, police dogs, searching for clues. the lockdowntu evly lifted and students went home on time. >>> a woman brutally murdered was strangledside a home. news 4's cory smith

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john's episcopal in beltsville, first baptist in highland park, landover, and macedonia in arlington.o on until 1:30 p.m. our app lists several freebies for furloughed workers. >>> the attack of a 69-year-old dog walker in broadig da. it is a disturbing video. police need your help to track down two people who conducted this attack. you can see two men beati victim in an alleged attempt carjacking. we're told they used a piece of pipe as a weapon. the victim's daughter says the car wouldn't start, so the suspects only got away with the woman's purse. the victim's daughter says she can't believe someone would do this to her mother. >> thesepeople, ickuess, just because how you can beat a person that cannot defend themselves. >> the victim is still in the hospital with severe head tr trauma. her family says they don't know if she'll ever return to her job as a dog walker. >>> developing this morning, the death toll has risen. at least 66 people are dead after a goline pipeline exploded in central mexico. this happened yesterday evening in a small town of about 60 miles north of mexico c

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