robert guillaume starred in shows like "soap" and "benson." here's reporter george pennacchio from our sister station in los angeles. >> i still don't understand any of this. >> reporter: robert guillaume's emmy-winning presence on the sitcom "soap" was so strong he got his own spinoff series "benson." and took home emmy number two. >> clayton, your brand is so small you could put it in a barbie doll's naval and still have room left over for three raisinettes and a list of your important accomplishments. >> reporter: guillaume scored another tv hit in the late '90s with "sports night" but he was temporarily sidelined by a stroke. >> it did make me more away of mortality and is it sometime. >> reporter: it was not. i was on the set a few months later when guillaume returned to work. and it's work that guillaume loved. he was the voice of rafiki in "the lion king." >> simba? >> reporter: guillaume also starred on the big screen opposite morgan freeman in "lean on me." >> the fact is you're screwing up! you're alienating everybody! >> reporter: g

soap and benson start robert gillenhaume pass add way yesterday at the age of 89.when he became the first african-american actor to win an emmy in the comedy category. supporting emmy in 1979 for soap and then the leading emmy in '85 in the comedy category in the spin off of -- to are benson and both times he made history gillenhaume had famous role in the lion king voice actor in that film as well and his career lasted over 50 years. he was also nominated for a tony award. as i always say your work will live on >> yeah. >> i saw people tweeting about him yesterday just the outpouring. for me personally i wasn't alive when soap aired and one years old when benson started airing. he didn't have much of a role in my up bringing in regards to rolls i love the history and him breaking new ground. >> he's such a class act. >> rah dickie is classic. >> growing up i didn't know he was him. >> right. >> now i do. >> it's interesting from benson, from the show benson, you would see -- i saw him do that smile in the opening credits every time i see that i hear the song, that

our jackie benson with a >>> now to a story enough to rattle your nerves. suspicious man has tried to get access to airports and planes in the d.c. area and across the country. >> the man is accused of using several aliases to target more than a dozen airports. jackie benson with a closer his arrest. >> reporter: this man's behavior is very strange. he's a pilot. he's a passenger. he's a private plane opwn. the tsa says those are some of the lies this man has told employees at the airports across the u.s., including in the d.c. area, in his attempts to secure secure areas. this be on the lookout flier was posted at the college airport flyer last week. he attempted to board a charter flight where he was not booked as a passenger. >> we're close to d.c., so we're always on top of it with our tsa counterparts. >> reporter: the tsa alert notes he showed up at the signature air private aviation terminal on four separate days in july. he claimed he had a private plane, had a number and he was arrested. in chicago, he showed up private aviation terminal and claime

i'm going to open this up to the couch, guy benson is on the couch with us right now. tom donohue, the chamber of commerce was speaking there and he said the business community has been wanting this for a long time. he has the support of industry leaders around him, he said he believes democrats will come around if the numbers are as promised. a big meeting ahead of a big week here. >> guy: i think if you look at the news cycle over the last 48 hours, this was clearly an effort by the white house to press the pause button on russia and say we still have a proactive agenda we are pursuing with this administration and we are going to force you to talk about it because president trump is going to talk about it. to that point, i was listening very carefully, he talked a lot about cuts but circled back to simple vacation which i think is an important element of this. he made a little news, pressuring the house of representatives and paul ryan to get a bill passed out of the lower chamber by thanksgiving, that's a concrete timetable. >> sandra: the timetable was really inter

. >>> entertainment world, is mourning robert, best none for his role on the benson. >> he passed awayesterday morning in in his home in los angeles from 1979 to 1986 he portrayed the level headed benson, a role that won him an em any 1985. before that he starred in the sitcom soap in recent years he was battling prostate cancer. he leaves behind a wife, four children. he was 89 years old. a bridge shut down over politics. their biggest triumph was a traffic jam. chris christie and kim guadagno's failures shortchanged our future. after 8 years- incomes are down, costs are up and our economy is crawling. we are better than this. i'm phil murphy together we'll build a stronger, fairer economy that works for every new jersey family. christie and guadagno left new jersey stuck. i'm serious about moving new jersey forward. >>> welcome back, the world series is underway in los angeles and it is being played in unbelievable heat. >> it was 10 degrees for part of the last night's game one between attorneys and astros. dodgers chris take already led off the bottom of the first with a home run o

he won two emmys playing benson dubois, the acerbic butler on "soap" and in the spin-off "benson." >>re leaving muddy tracks all over the place. >> well, that's because i got muddy feet. >> mason: guillaume was also known as the voice of rafiki in "the lion king," for which he won a grammy. robert guillaume was 89. o next, this n.f.l. star hopes to be the lord of the touchdown dance. lord of the touchdown dance. pe blood clots in my lung. it was really scary. a dvt in my leg. i had to learn all i could to help protect myself. my doctor and i choose xarelto® xarelto®... to help keep me protected. xarelto® is a latest-generation blood thinner... ...that's proven to treat and reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots from happening again. in clinical studies, almost 98% of patients on xarelto® did not experience another dvt or pe. here's how xarelto works. xarelto® works differently. warfarin interferes with at least six blood-clotting factors. xarelto® is selective... ...targeting just one critical factor, interacting with less of your body's natural blood-clotting function. don't stop

jackie benson, news 4. >>> 9:12 right now. we want to take a live look outside. it's a beautiful weekend to goi wear. lauryn ricketts will free-range chickens. organic free-range chickens, non-gmo, 100% vegetarian fed - raised with no antibiotics ever! we should post this. perdue. raising more organic chickens than anyone in america. hashtag organic. all the hashtags! >>> well, maybe if you're headed out on the golf course, if you haven't already, it is going to be a beautiful day. by this afternoon, a little warm. a little humid and a little breezy, as well. temperatures in the mid 80s by this afternoon. not a lot of rain today but we have rain overnight and then through the next couple of days. that's coming from nate. we're going to time it out and let you know exactly where nate is going. landfall tonight around new orleans. we'll talk about the latest track in five minutes. guys? >> thank you. >>> 9:15. employers can opt out of paying for birth control for their employees. as nbc's hallie jackson reports, the new loosened requirement is part of the trump adm

he within two emmys playing benson dubois, butler on "soap" and in the spin-off "benson." >> you areng muddy tracks all over the place. >> well that's because i got muddy feet. >> also known as the voice of rafike in the lion king for which he within a gram >>> up next, this nfl star hopes to be the lord of the touchdown danc >>> suppose for a moment you were an nfl running back. how would you train? weights? running? chip reid met a player who is stepping into stardom. >> collins turns it upfield. >> alex collins, a 23-year-old running back with the ravens is having a banner year, leading the nfl in yards per carry. >> but people are starting to notice that he some times runs. >> toss to collins. >> lake he is dancing. >> d the line. >> in fact he is. he is irish dancing. he learned it from the daughter of his high school football coach. were you surprised by how hard it was? >> most definitely. i got drenched in sweat. having-year-olds laugh at me is not done. heave stuck wi he stuck with it. >> i feel more explosive. since i am on my toes now. i feel like i have calf muscles like

putting real pressure on the military in burma to change what's going on right now fundamentally change benson because the director of human rights watch here in germany thank you very much for talking to us they're starting to look at some other stories making news around the wild a fifty year old german man linked to a far right extremist group has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a police officer last year while skunky opened fire when police raided his home in order to confiscate dozens of hunting weapons he is believed to be a member of the rice burger a group which rejects the legitimacy of the german state. a senior official in spain's catalonia region says its leaders will not follow orders from madrid if the central government moves to reassert control there the council on parliament is set to hold a session on thursday in response to spain's proposal to temporarily impose direct rule. the coalition of argentina's president a mauricio macri has emerged as the country's strongest political force in mid-term elections markley had been expected to lose votes over his govern

continuing through the weekend for a jackie benson on connecticut avenue to explain it. >> reporter: doreen, tickets are already being written. we've seen it. this is a pilot program. called a demonstration. but if it works well, could see something similar in other night life areas in the district. on peak weekend hours this stretch of connecticut avenue south of dupont circle is a traffic-clogged sea of pedestrians, taxi cabs and cars. many ride slayering like uber and lyft. organization representing business organizations in the area asked city officials for help. >> heavy vehicular traffic and pedestrian traffic and said is there something we can do to improve safety and address congestion? >> reporter: keep eye out for signs, no dupont circle on connecticut avenue. entire area is dedicated to pick up and drop off. drivers we spoke to said it makes sense. >> it's awesome, convenient. during the clubbing night times, it's packed and traffic is bad, can't find people. >> reporter: district joins arlington, virginia, and pittsburgh in some of the first in country to experiment with

you may remember him of course from benson, he suffered some complications from pros kate cancer, he's starring on the sit comes like soap and benson, in which he played abut letter turned government official. ender him two emmies on the show, he was born robert peter williams. and he also appeared on sports night and the voice of rafek. in the lion king. looks like fans of the car ash yan will have more time to keep one them. just signed them to new deal runs through 2019. here is the thing runs for staggers $150 million they got in this deal. which is the largest ever in reality tv history. so don't know exactly how they're dif i the money up, but said chris is getting 15 million in management fees. cards ash yan's just began shooting season 15 yesterday. >> trending right now, tiger woods expected to plead guilty to wreckless driving lit later today, also expected to be entering a program foreign intoxicated drivers as part of a plea bargain following the dui arrest back in pavement court records reveal woods had prescription drugs and marijuana system l spend year in probation, pay

. >> reporter: look at him go, northwestern football benson bj, turf field. >> reporter: we talked to him about it before the game. >> i feel great. >> reporter: washington redskins legend is at the ribbon. unveiling the school's brand new synthetic turf field at homecoming. the redskins' charitable foundation donated $300,000. >> it is unbelievable. being out here tonight knowing that the redskins having a hand to make the kids proud in school and everybody involved is proud. this is the big thing. >> news 4 first told out of the field. >>> it is been . >> it is been a struggle for us over the years. >> reporter: the school was supposed to get a new artificial turf field, that did not happen. this running fast and cut and quickly changing directions without worry about getting hurt. [ cheers ] >> this field, the turf is smooth. >> reporter: northwestern ran over the opponent, largo high school, final score is 34-10. this is the first win for the varsity team and it is homecoming night. shomari stone, news 4. >> they look great. >> some people living there of 5,000 fuel leak in alexan

him two emmies, benson, he was born robert peter williams.ds on sport night and was the voice of the character rafeke in the lion king. >> and ten years after the murder afro juan university student, the detective in gloucester country hoping to get some new leads in this unsolved case, and offering enormous rewards. there is the victim, 19 year old sophomore donald pharrell, the third, attack over homecoming weekend ten years ago. he had been beaten and robbed right near rowan's triad ants. witnesses told police they saw four or five men who had asked him for directions to a party. there is a $100,000 reward still being offered for information that leads to an arrest in that case. >>> and the parent after young woman who was killed, well, she was ride nag car after drunk driver. now seeking some justice in civil cart. arianna williams was the passenger in 26 year old justin rodriguez's car when the crash killed him. he was a police officer at the time and intoxicated later pled guilty to vehicular homicide and driving under the influence. he

mourning the loss of beloved star of stage and screen, robert guillaume, best known for "soap" and "benson." singing "phantom of the opera." voice of rafiki, "the lion king." he was 89 years old. >>> sears will no longer sell whirlpool branded appliances. didn't agree. sears will continue to sell kenmore, some manufactured by whirlpool. >>> do you like mega millions? lottery is making changes. raising, bigger starting jackpots but longer odds of winning the big prize, 1 in 303 million. >>> up next, play ball, why a ticket isn't only hot thing about game one. interview: the mother of a bay area catholic student accuses a school of dragging its feet when it comes to hate. and a green light in hollywood. a story that rocked the silicon valley -- now hits the big screen. that )s next. >>> finally, as the world series gets under way tonight, excitement is naturally at a fever pitch. so too is the weather. record-breaking heat for game one. >> reporter: warmest ever played. also the hottest ticket in town. $1,000 for a cheap seat. and to sit behind the dugout, $15,000. the los angeles dodgers ha

he starred in shows like "soap", "benson" and "sports night." from our sister station in los angeles. >> still don't understand any of this. >> robert guillaume's emmy winning presence on the sitcom soap was so strong, he got his own spin-off series "benson" and took home emmy number two. >> your brand is so small you could put it in a barbie doll's naval and still have room left over for three raisinettes. >> the show ran from 1979 to 1986. guillaume scored another tv hit in the late '90s with "sports night." but he was temporarily sidelined by a stroke. >> it did make me more aware of mortality. and is it time? >> it was not. i was on the set a few months later when guillaume returned to work. and it's work that guillaume loved. he was the voice of rafiki in "the lion king." guillaume also starred on the big screen opposite morgan free man in "lean on me". >> the fact is you're screwing up! you're alienating everybody. >> guillaume was also a powerful singer. among his credits, he was the first african american to play the title role in "phant

an emmy and golden globe award winning actress who is best known for her role as detective olivia bensonn its 19th season. new episodes air wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. on nbc. let's take a look. >> alley porter's mother showed up at my doorstep. it turns out that noah has a grandmother. >> i'm -- i'm sorry? >> yeah. her first move was to try to vacate the adoption. i spent the entire morning yesterday in family court. >> okay, i can tell you that you cannot vacate an adoption, not after three years. >> i know that the law is on my side, but the judge let her file for visitation. >> seth: please welcome back to the show, mariska hargitay, everybody. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: hi, mariska. >> hello. >> seth: 19 seasons. >> can you believe it? >> seth: congratulations. that's really something. >> it really is. >> seth: yeah -- it's an accomplishment beyond, i feel like what anyone else could talk about. so, congratulations. >> thank you. and it's 19 seasons and i'm in and happy. >> seth: good. yeah, that's -- >> that's what's amazing. >> seth: yeah, that really is. >> yeah. >> seth: one

he might be best remembered as the title character of the tv sitcom benson, and for his role in the groundaking series soap. he won emmys for both. he died in his home in los angeles from complications from prostate cancer. he was 85 years old. >>> five teenagers accused of throwing rocks from an overpass, killing a 32-year-old man. it they are facing murder charges tonight. the teens are all between 15 and 17. investigators say they don't believe the teens were trying to kill someone, but still they should have known better. the rock that hit ken white's van was 6 pounds. white was engaged to be married. there's a gofundme page to help with his burial expenses. >>> last week, president trump was called out for not sending a personal check. the family of a young man who died i the president had promised to do that months earlier. the check was then rushed out. today in north carolina, chris and jesse baldridge have the $25,000. their son was killed in afghanistan. the family intends to use the money to start a nonprofit organization in dylan's name. >> dylan would be proud of this. who can

and benson will play. eagles are four in one. matches the best record in the nfc.if the playoffs started today, the birds would be the number one overall seed in the nfc. here is doug pederson's locker room speech to the winning bird yesterday. >> that's the most dominating performance we've had to date and that's what you can do. thursday night primetime game. thursday night at carolina, back out on the road, take care of business. great job. i'm so proud of you. >> good stuff. the eagles have big touchdowns yesterday. carson wentz was unstoppable on third down. three touchdowns on third down. he's the best quarterback in the league beating out tom brady. the eagles have converted 53% of their third downs best in the nfl. the offense is one of the best in the league right now. >> offensively, i think we can be dynamic and explosive. you know, even today when we came up short, usually it's just hurting ourselves. we have penalties and different things. we have to keep learning from that and can't shoot ourselves in the foot and we have to make plays and we know we

thanks to guy benson for being here today. good to have you. we are back on tv at noon eastern time tomorrow. "outnumbered" overtime with harris starts now. >> harris: we continue to see president trump meet with the victims, the president is calling it a fake news. this is a "outnumbered overtime," i'm harris faulkner. it made for an extraordinary moment while president trump was still aboard air force one in the air. secretary of state rex tillerson held a news conference a short time ago to deny an nbc news report saying he was on the verge of resigning the summer. amid mounting policy disputes at the white house. tillis and said he has never considered leaving and

. >> say good-bye to robert gilm dayed after a battle with prostate cancer dry wooded butler benson dubois. he was the first black actor to within the award. he was 89 years old. >> and finally mcdonald's t timely replacing dollar menu. company rolling out value men with items priced at $1, $2 and $3. it was pulled in 2014. >> they did get rid of it sometime ago. >> yeah. >> took them a while to come up with this new option. >> it's hard to run a business when you that's it. >> right insert your own. >> coming up on "fox news morning" off duty volunteer fire chief is facing multiple charges after a troubling incident in maryland. >> atv joy ride through streets of arlington will cost one man three months of his life. >> and a live look across the region this wednesday morning. 4:42 right nowment chillier out there than it's been the last couple mornings. grab a jacket before you head out. >> mccold. >> give me a mcbreak. >> checking top stories wednesday. all over news this wednesday morning looking live at two scenes part of wild overnight. police and d.c. and montgomery county as well as

the great harry benson talking about his astonishingly distinguished range of work.s and well. it promises to be quite a night, we have royal guest, a royal highness the duchess of cornwall who will be presenting the trophy to the winner. 500 guests here in the room and amongst them the six writers short listed for the price. for one this will be a career defining moment. let‘s take a look at the short list. six of the best books of the year are competing for the man booker prize for fiction. 4 3 21 is a very big book, by one of america‘s big beasts, paul auster. it follows the four different paths a man‘s life might take. ali smith‘s autumn is the first instalment of a seasonal quartet. it centres on two friends in the wake of the vote to leave the european union and explores the themes and issues raised by the decision. exit west by mohsin hamid is a book about migration and the refugee crisis. it tells the tale of a young couple who move to different locations around the globe through mysterious black doors. there are three writers with their first novels. george

he was best known for portraying benson dubois. the actor battled prostate cancer.ed in his l.a. home yesterday. he was 89 years old. who didn't love that show as part of the abc friday night lineup. >> we were playing the theme song this morning in the news room. >> yeah. >> and a lot of good memories for sure. >> he did a great job with that role. >> 4:48. the naacp issues a travel advisory warning african-americans about a particular airline. >> the the grand opening of the city's first vertical neighborhood. that's up next. >> welcome back p more on our breaking news. looking live right now at the action cam and you see the fire crews on south street. this is headhouse square. second street is blocked between lombard and south street. south street is blocked between third and second because of a fire there. the fire at bridget foy's restaurant. lots of crews still on the scene. we've been watching katherine scott report live on the scene and the action cam live showing the fire activity so you have to watch out for those closures right now as you look here secon

jackie benson is down in georgetown here in d.c. where police patrols are in place because it is halloween. so, keep it locked right here on news4 and sign up for breaking news alerts in the nbc washington app. >> now, we also have more breaking news. one person now confirmed dead in an awful restaurant crash in prince george's county. police say 73-year-old isaiah pew has passioned away. he was critically injured when a car slammed into big boy's tavern in upper marlboro. the driver lost control of the vehicle while attempting to make a left turn onto marlborough pike. five other people were injured. >> and here in our area, a terrible accident that killed a woman and sent four of her family members to the hospital. >> yes, but this evening the victim's teenage son is showing remarkable improvement and speaking only to news 4. he was critically food truck t-boned his family's car in loudoun county. >> i have a broken heart at the loss of my mother. >> our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is at children's hospital with goo