he was the gym teacher at ta ashburton elem school in bethesda. he was arrested on monday, even though police and fbi agents raided his germantown home last year. >> it's troubling that he was in the school. but i have faith in the administrators here in this school, and in the county, they are looking out, as best they can, for the kids. >> the detecves do not believe the child pornography involved students in hool system. he has been on administrative leave since january of 2018 when his house was raided.id >>> prt trump's national golf course in loudon is being cited. the citation is for illegally cutting down trees without the correct zoning permit. apparently, 31,000 square feet of land was altered. in 2010, the trump organization faced criticism to clear hundreds of trees to get to the view of the river. the operators of the golf course have 30 days to appeal. >>> we have the cherry blossoms coming up in washington. >> we know when you can see the blossoms at their best. megan mcgrath is along the tidal basin with more on this story. we know

he taught physica education i bethesda. the news 4 i-team reports he is a -year veteran of the school district. police say the investigation does n appear to involve any images of students. the letter sent home tots par says the school put him on leave when they found out about the investigation in january and they are fully cooperating with the investigation. >>> longtime d.c. council member jack evanss being scrutinized by his peers tonight, and for the first time he's saying hs sorry. t his apologyo the people of d.c. came minutes afterouncil chair phil mendelson announced he plans to reprimand evans. evans proposed punishment stems from his chief of staff usingt her governm-mail to send out business proposals for outside work for evans. while it is legal to earn money outside of his position, some say this crossed the line. and that he shod be stripped of his chairmanship over d.c. finance. >> he peddled influence with t finance and revenue committee. he should no longer be in charge mmof that tee. >> in retrospect, i w

definitely on the chilly side over towards bethesda a little earlier. hands in the pockets.eeded the coats no matter at you were doi this evening. it is cold. the one big reason today was the wind. ook at the peak wind gusts today. 33 miles an hour in d.c. 30 miles per hour in leesburg. 30 in than plus. close to 40 down towards p-- clear skies, temperatures lling pretty quickly. 27 degrees. winds out of the northwest still at 13 miles per hour. we're not seeing much in the way of gusts. that's some good news. int a 13-mile-an-hour wind puts ourchill at 16 in d.c., 12 in manassas, 13 in gaithersburg. you kind of see where tomorrow is going. even a 5 to 10-mile-an-hour wind is going to make it feel that much colder. we're not going to see any rain ornow over the next 24 hours, but then we're goio t see things change. clear skies now for the most part. higher clouds moving in to west strginia. farther back this is actually part of the same system. look at thew s back here towards nebraska. this system is going to come all the way across the a country hit us during the day on fr

when it gets easier to do that, we see more buyers. >> reporter: and that bethesda home that was open on the weekend went under contract on tuesday. i'm diana olick in washington. >> in washington a proposal is being floated that has grabbed wall street's attention. john harwoeports the democrats are looking at raising the tax rate on long-term capital gains. john joins us from d.c. tonight. it's no surprise the democrats want to raise taxes on the wealthiest of americans. so why go after capital gains? >> reporter:bill, you know, alexandria ocasio-cortez, the fiery freshman house memberrom w york, drew a lot of attention with her 70% rate. th's a high rate. it sounds high to a lot of people. democrats wanto draw a contrast with republicans on work versus wealth, and so they're focusing in on capital gains rates, which are eylower. e talking about raising them to not as high as 70% in any event, and they ayink that tho frame in the 2020 campaign a better argument that will appeal to a wider array of voters. >> so what proposals are we that? so far on >> reporter: well, you've got bern

it was creat a by group of boys at bethesda chevy-chase high school. for the first time we're hearing from the teens who were rg taeted. >> the girls are turning a painful moment into a chance for change. >> reporter: at bethesda chevy chase high school, change is in session. ghanks to a group of senior girls teach their classmates an important message in the age of me too. the girls lending their voices to a school wide harassment reckoning after the girls were on a list based on their looks. group of male students created the list which contained the names of 18 female studts. each one of them given a rating from 5.5 to 9.4. yasmin said when she found out she was on the list, it added ty her d struggle to overme body image. >> it was hurtful to me because i was thinking why am i not worthy to be a higher number. lit at the end i r i define who i am. >> others say after seeing the li nothing was the same. >> knowing that my friends, my peers in that comnity created that list l feltike a betrayal. >> reporter: without citin specifics, school officials

last week we told you a group of boys were punished for ranking girls by their looks at bethesda chevy chase high school. the list of 18 girls was spread all over social media and they're telling the "today" show's morgan radford it's the ultimate betrayal. >> i did not want to see the list when i first heard about it, didn't want to believe i was included on t list, but as the day progressed it became thef talke school and i knew i had to see it in order to have i guess the correct view on the situation, but after seeing the list, nothing was the me. >> tune in tomorrow to hear how these students were inspired by the me too movement and why they are apeaking outinst this kind of sexism in high schools. >>> several d.c. blocks are back open tonight after a drive-by shooting that had neighborhoods closed off at the height of the evening rush. police now trying to figure out who shot a man on a dirt bike along good hope road in southeast. news 4's shomari stone spoke with nghbors who are extremely shanch shaken up over it tonight. >> reporter: good eveningre d.c. policenvestigating what

we're doing it here at washington episcopal school here in bethesda. part of the book drive campaign that taught the kids so much. the ones in yellowhi are the t graders that spearheaded the whole effort. teachers salute the and the parents. principal vogelman, everybody, for making all of thishappen. and the s.t.e.m. teacher, kaerine owens, put it in perspecti prspective, as you hold the giving tree book, what this is going to do. >> the boo will help our community, looking at others and not just ourselves. aboutot just understanding and learning things, but also how we can make dpositive difference. these kids havee such an incredible job. >> reporter: all right. special bring in a surprise. you didn't know this. but mar bergel of the wider circle, the charity that will receive the books. come in quickly. >> you are heroes. we are the best people we can be when we commit to help others. thank you for doing that. ea reporter: thank you, w.e.s. we're r to donate. back to you. >> thanks, molette. >>> it is 56. here are four things to know. there's a new

. >> it happened at bethesda achieve chase high. school officials say the list rated the girls based on how they look and shared online. the school called it bullying and harassment. and most of the students we spoke to agreed. >> honestly, the consensus was that it wasn't an okay thing at all and the girls banded together and took it on as team because it was hurtful to a lot of people. >> this incident haseen very upsetting for students, staff and families. c high school has no tolerance for bullying. our school strives to create a sense of belonging for all students. this incident does not reflect those values. >>> local chef is telling his story of addiction andre very. he owns several restaurants in the d.c.-baltimore area but just a few years ago he almost lost everything because of cocaine and alcohol. craig melvin has a closer look at his recipe for recovery. >> is it fai t to sayt this is one of those spots that you'll always amember. >> m my dentist. i got really high in my apartment and i thought i was running and i fell

he taught physical educational at ash burton elementary school in bethesda.olice say the investigation does not appear t involve any pictures of students. the news 4 i-team reports he is a 28-year veteran of the school district. he has been on leave from the school since january. >>> well, you know the saying, if at first you don't succeed, try and try agn. >> that was clearly the motto of a group of would be thooefs in marylando you're aboutee not one but two extremely botched robberies. here is the video. here they are backing the pickup truck into a 711 on blatensburg road a few weeks ago. they were trying to steal the atm b just couldn't seem to get it on to their dolly and they he pickup truck, so went a few miles away and tried again on new hampshire avenue but this te seems like they waited until they were inside the store to try to strategize. >> it appears they couldn't get their act together what they wanted to do and hy wanted to pull off this theft. >>> the would be thieves took so long their get away driver lef them. once they made it outside, th

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he was the g teacher at ashburton elementary school in bethesda. he was arrested on monday, even though police and fbi agents raided his germantown home last year. >> it's troubling that he was in the school. but i have faith in the administrators here in this school, and in the county, they are looking out, as best they can, for the kids.et >> thetives do not believe the child pornography involved students in the school system. he has been on administrative leave since january of 2018 when p's house was raided. >>> president trnational golf course in loudon is being cited. the citation is for illegally cutting down trees withe correct zoning permit. appantly, 31,000 square feet of land was altered. in 2010, therump organization faced criticism to clear hue reds of trees to get to view of the river. the operators of the golf course have 30 days to appeal. >>> right now, there are more than a dozen ways to get into the national zoo. but major changes are coming to the this beloved spot in d.c. justin finch is following the story for us. what is the

montgomery county police know ti the id of the man found dead near a bethesda bus stop. a woman found his body in a black tarp. the victim is francisco dela o de la cruz. the photos ofis tattoos and clothing helped identify him. >>> the husband accused of killing his wife and a blaming panhandler could be back in baltimore to face murder charges by the endf the ek. this is a strange story we've been following since december. baltimore police said the suspects made up the story about a panhandler stabbing his wife. smith and his daughter were arrestedn sunday. investigators say they were trying to escape the country. her mother spokey phone for the first time. she says her daughter was a good person who loved everyone. she spoke tho words at her daughter's funeral. >> i gave you my beautiful ug er. had you let her die like tt. i know she didn'te deserve to the way she died. >> the two are being held without bail and waived in extradition hearing. >>> today, the man who killed a ince george's high school student is set to be released.bo the dy of nia owens was found in the

montgomery county police now ntidentify -- know the idey of the man found dead near a bethesda bus stop. a woman found his body in a black tarp. the victim is francisco dela o deuz. his clothing helped identify him. his body was found near the wild wood shopping center. detectives don't think that is where he was ksbled. >>> the d accused of killing his wife and blaming a panhandler could be back in baltimore by the end of the week. this is a strange story that we've been following since december baltimore police said the suspects made up the story about a panhandler stabbing her. ith and his daughter were arrested on sunday. investigators say they were trying to escape the country. hemother spoke by phone fo the first time. she says her daughter was a good person, whom everyone loved. she spoke these wos to keith at her dghter's funeral. >> i gave you my beautiful daughter. and you let her die like that. i know she didn't deserve to die the way she died. b >> the two ang held without bail and waived in extradition hearing. >>> today,he man who killed a prince george's high school stude

documented immigrant living inside the church in bethesda. she sought sanctuary thereafter immigrerion officers o her to return to her home country of el salvador. speaking through an interpret gutierrez lopez explained that her children were born here in the united states. >> translator: please, please, please from the bottom of my heart, in the name of god, please, intvene because i need to be with my children. >> she came to maryland from texas, and a network of sanctuary churches connected her with the congregatione h puthp bethesda. she will likely stay at that c church until hrt case plays out. >>> first a fiery crash and then a medical emergency. ahead at 5:00 tonight, the twist of fate that led to a daringsc by two sheriff's deputies and how they revived the victim until more help arrived. >>> a day of remembering and healing as studentsth come togeer to remember a classmate that was killed in a school shooting in our area a year ago. >>> allegations of sex abuse at an assisted living center in our area. you feel like your trust was b

some snow isoing to mix in, especially to the north of washington, that includes bethesda.s far as snowfall totals go sunday into early monday morning, 3:00, 4:00 a.m., just about a coating to an inchin i don't we'll see much in the way of accumulation through washington, camp springs, burk and manassas. but areas like bethesda, gaithersburg, rockville, you could see around an inch of slushy snow. in the mountains, this is where u see the most snowfall, #4-8 inches. cumberland, maryland, 4 t8. this storm is not set in stone but in our mountain have rain and snow moving in during the morning hours and overall 're talking about more snow than rain with the event on sunday and talking about snow covered roads. delays likely on monday and i thinkancellations as well based on the latest forecast. in our west earn zone, look at the gradient here, from 5 inches to frederick, and then nothing inculpepper. after that we're talking about really cold air for the first full week ofmarch. >> here we are in march and it's going to feel more like january. look at the jury ronumbers. 53 on

well a coating from bethesda to the north not to the south but you' gting it there too.g out over the next couple hours, not a big storm but just enoughiv to us mabel our last snow of the season. maybe. maybe. ere's one more chance in about two weeks, but maybe the last snow of the season. so do what i do, get out there and enjoy it as it's makin our way down. this is our tower camera. up about 500 feet, this the view. you can't see anything because it's really coming down. 35 degrees, winds are calm. the temperatures above freezing, 34 gaithersburg, notice wee getting close, 33 manassas, fredericksburg. that's why we're seeing the o coatinthe grass. we should be okay with the roads but as the sun goes down the next hour or two, we'll watch those areas. rain/snow ending around 7:00 to 8:00. weve for theng commute. it is going to be a wet evening commute, give yourself some time. justhiy for the night now, after 8:00, 9:00, just chilly. can't rul out a stray shower but should be okay. look at the cold. 68 atlanta, 74 back towards mississippi we want some of that warmer ai

i knew i wasn't getting anything in bethesda, but up there, nothing. areas around hagerstown, martinsburg picking up 3 to 5 inches. but most of the region saw just snow. north and west i did expect acculation and we didn't get it. that storm bringing what we knew it would, the cold air. it looks pretty but it's chilly. 42 degrees, winds out of the northwest at 13 miles per hour. look at these numbers, 24 hagerstown, 23 particulin marti. it is a cold day out here. not in the first weeks of ma out there right now, radar wise nothing to show. the storm system tha through it's long gone. look at this line right there. that's the snow. this is frederick just to the west of frederick, emmettsburg porting some of the snow. back towards martinsbur south of that line, not much at all. big snow arod boston. we got less than expected, they got more than expected, 6 to 10 inches, some areas picking ut 16 inches of snow in the boston area p. you can see the front associated with this that brought the severe weather down to the south. now it is bnging everybody cold

that is the very latest from bethesda, back into you -- oh, yeah and give him the books.he's taking them with him. you. in to >> nice crowd there. >>> coming up, a late night first. >>> a youtube star making the transion to tv host. ti >>> new overnight, an announcement made here on news4 whilee you wereeping, nbc will soon have the only female host of a late night television show. lily singh broke the news on jimmy fallon last night. singh won't be replacing fallon or seth myer. she'll be taking over for carson daily. she's excited to have a new audience. >> i'm so excited because i truly get to create a show from scratch. i get to make it inclusive and get to creat comedy segments and create something that i believe in. i'm so honored andull beld. >> seth meyers joined fallon in welcoming singh to the nbc late night line-up. lily singh will pmier this fall and it will take over the 1:35 time slot. so you may need to dvr that one. congratulations to her. >>> in the last week most stories about colleges admissions have revolved around cheating and bribes. to >> this is a

most rently he was the gym teacher in bethesda. authorities arrested himevonday though police and fbi railed his germantown home last year. >> it's troubling that he was in the scol, but i have faith in the administrators here in this school and in the county that they're looking out as best they can for the kids. >> detectives do not believe the chil porn any students. it has been on administrative leave since january of 2018 when ors house was raided. >>> prince 's county public schools addressed the state of its schools at its annual luncheon. >> it brings together educators and business leaders to support county schools. t the distr has been under scrutiny since a scathing state audit back in 2017 found graduation rates were being at in. new numbers show graduation rates dropped 4% in 2018, but the interim school's ceo says it's all part of the improvement process. >> i don't want our staff to be focused on a number and trying to achieve a number. what it does now is provide us y lear picture of where we're going and what we ne

he moved back to bethesda, maryland and opened his first restaurant. >> 25-ish-year-old chef, two yearsculinary school, has no business opening a restaurant. it was kind of my addict's ego telling me, you got this, hold my beer. >> two years later, the same day he stole from his restaurant safe, his 67-year-old mother showed up at his door. >> i said a, you will go to reh or you will not see me again, i'm not your mother, you're not my son. >> the next day he checked into a 28-day rehab program. sober for the first time in a decade, he returned to his bethesda neighborhood to rebuild his restaurant and reputation. >> i was not going to be sober and her then spend the rest of my life walking on eggshells. for me my sobriety had to mean i would go where i wanted to go, do what i wanted to do. but i wouldn't drink or use. and that's how i live my life today. >> butter, butter. >> he's been clean and sober five years now, recently cooking at new york's famed james beard house. he's hoping his story can help other addicts get to the other side. what did you discover about yourself? >> i disc

leslie biesecker is a geneticist at the national institutes of health in bethesda. he's one of the leading researchers in the world when it comes to inherited disorders and admits he hasn't had his own dna tested. w so i have not had mine tested because i practict i preach. you don't go into a doctor and have anyelood tests d just for curiosity. you do it when you need it. and if you need it, then it's >> 23andme is the first and only test with fda approval to screen for certain cancer risks, or alzheimer's, or rkinson's without a prescription. they can also test to see if you're aarrier f inherited conditions bikelike c fibrosis or sickle cell anemia. for some, knowledge about tt power. but there are limitations. >> they are not testing for the overwhelming majorityf gene changes or mutations or whatever you want to call them that could be causingthat. so, for example, for the hereditary breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility geneer s over 1,000 knownene changes that can cause those traits. the company tests for three. >> there'slso significant concern that the r

hospital. an and merrame in and said, "bill i know the president's going to bethesda ha "but i have to it confirmed." in those days pierre salinger who had been kennedy's press secretary, had urged me to learn to smoke cigars, i never smoked. he said because you're going to be asked very tough questions and you're going to need 30 seconds to think of the answer. and if you're smoking a cigar you can light it up and you've got 30 seconds to compose your answer. (audience laughs) so i was hooked i smoked a cigar on my son's front porch this afternoon, i got used to them. and anyway, so i ease and he said, "let me light it." he smoke cigarettes, so i walked around him and locked my door from the inside, took the key and put it in my pocket. from my office to the lobby where the press phones were s and d, "damnit i know it "i'm gonna go out and write it." so he opened the door, he cldn't get it open. we were seven minutes till three and he couldn't, and he started chasing me around the room. no, i'serious, behind the des and he started chasing he started coming at me, "you son of a bitc

he taught physical education at ashburton elementary school in bethes bethesda.ar to invol any pictures of students. he is a8 year veteran of the school district. he has been on leave since january. >>> 6:35 now. you know the saying, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. >> that was clearly the motto for group of would be thieves in maryland. you're about to seeot one but two extremely stupid attempted robberies. take a loo here. here they are. backing a pickup truck into a 71 a few weeks ago. they were tryg to steal the atm. couldn't seem to get it into their dolly and pickup truck so they went a few miles away and tried again on new hampshire avenue, this timeems like they waited until they were side the store to strategize. >> appears they couldn't get their act togethes far as how they wanted to pull off this theft and what they wanted to do. >> to make matters worse here, the would be thieves here the get away driver left them, took off. once they made it outside, these hapless three fell over a parking stump with the atm landing on top of them. und

was theym teacher at ashburton elementary school in bethesda. he was arrested on monday, even though police and fbi agents raided his town home last year. >> it's h troubling that was in the school. but i have faith in the admierstrators in this school, and in the county, they are looking out, as best they can, for the kids. >> the detectives do not believe the child pornography involved students in the school system. he has been on administrative leave since january of 2018 when his house was raided. >>> president trump's national golf course in loudon is being cited. the citation is for illegally cutting down trees without the correct zoning rmit. e feetntly, 31,000 squ of land was altered. ation 0, the trump organ faced criticism to clear hundreds ofrees to get to the view of the river. the operators owe $6 h ushg$600. >>> we have breaking news from ntgomery county. a car crashed into a home. what happened? >> the story is scary and cmuld have bee worse. want to show you the scene there. this car crashed intloa home on epdrive. this happened

following this mornin montgomery county police have identified the man whose body was found near a bethesda bus stop lastweek. hed is 25-year-ancisco dela o de la cruz. police say they're not sure how he died. >>> a baltimore man and stepdaughter are wting to be returned to maryland. they were arrested in texas. they were trying to escape the country. without being held bail. >>> today, ethan ind lindenburg will testify before he was the teen who vaccinated himself. he said he grew up without being vaccinated because his parents believed in ti-vaccine conspiracies. he started to question their stance and research the issue on his own. a >>> record number of americans are dying from drugs, alcohol and suicide. a new report says 150,000 people died from one of the factors in 2017. researchers say much of the increase has been fueled by synthetic opioids. overdose deaths rose 45% in one ear. >>>meanwhile, purdue pharma m be headed to bankruptcy. >> the company is hundreds of lawsuits and accused of contributing to the opioid crisis. 1,600 lawsuits have been filed by individuals and hospitals i

. >> looking at bethesda. inner loop after rockville pike. left side is blocked by the crash there. we have a little bit of a problem but no actual slowdowns. through prince george's county, into and out of town, no big problems.ed frick, now. down to the spur. 270 here. 66 miles per hour. that's going to take you 27 minutes. as you're hea,d northbou it's nice and clear, as well. you don't have anything. to worry about or in your way. fred licksburg, 95, southbound, left side is blocked by a work zone. no issues. >>> now, to a developing story. employee with the d.c. department of human services is accused of exchanging sex and money for benefits. dimitrius mcmillan will be in federal court today. he's accused of handing out $1.5 million in fraudunt welfare benefits. he allegedly received cash and sexual favors has descris and b. >>>ee developing, t days after the oath opethiopian airlines p crashed, the faa grounded the me model airplane involved in that crash. the move came hours after canada banned 737 max 8 aircrafts in its airspace. this is a look at max 8s at this hour. >> at

montgomery county olice now identify -- know the identitye f n found dead near a bethesda bus stop. a woman fou his body in a blackrp the victim is francisco dela o de la cruz. his clothing helped identify him. >> we don't know where he lives. we're trying to determiis address. at this point, we don't know how he was killed. wee waiting for report from the medical examiner to tell us that. >> his body was found near the wild wood shopping center. detectiveson't think that is where he was killed. of the husband accuse killing his wife and blaming a panhandler could be back in baltimore by t end of the week. this is a strange story that we've been following since december. baltimore police said the suspect suspects made up the story about a panhandler stabbing her. smith and his daughter were arrested on sunday. investigators say they were trying to escape the country. her mother spoke by phone for the first time. she says her daughter was a good person, whom everyone loved. she spoke these words to keith at her daughter's funeral. >> i gave u my beautiful ughter. and you let her die

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he taught physical education in bethesda. police say the investigation does not appear to involve any pictures o students. the news 4 i-team reports he is a 28 year veter of the school district. he has been on leave from the school since january. on> well, you know the saying if at first you succeed, try, try again. >> that's exactly what a group of would be thieves did as they drove through prince georges in ntgomerycounties. here they are backing a pickup truck on 711 a few weeks ago trying to steal the atm but couldn't seem to get it on to their dolly and into the uppi so they went a few miles away and tried again on new hampshire avenue buteems like they waited until they were inside the store to try to strategize. >> it appears they couldn't get their act together as far as what they wanted to do and how this anted to pull off theft. >> the would be thieves took so long to get it tether the driver of the pickup truck just left them. so once inside and surely after an argument they ran utaway not without their dolly. so w

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he taught physical education at ash burnchlementaryl in bethesda. the investigation does not appear to be involve any pictures of students. the news 4 i-team reports he has been on leave from the school since january. >>> developing this morning in northeast washington, police are driver o track down a who hit a man and took off. this all happened near the intersection of rho island avenue and franklin street northeast just after 9:00 p.m. last night. ngficers are looor a gray van. the roadway was shut down for burs overnight to investigate, but it ik open to traffic this morning. we expec to get an update on the victim's condition later today. aw> lkers in montgomery county are pushing to make some drastic changes to howd police-involhootings are investigated. it stems from this shooting last year. they shot and killed robert white outside a condo in silver spring. they thoughte was armed, he s not. the death investigate was turned over to howard county. now county council members are proposing law that require these investigations be handed over t

ne details on the death of a man, his body found inside a bag near a busy bethesda bus stop. we learn today that this is the aictim, francisco de la o de la cruz. oman found the bag on the side of a old georgetown road area near lone oak drive. the photos theyis released of tattoos and clothing he was wearing helped them figure out e was. >> we still don't know where he lives. we're still trying to deterne his address. and at this point we still don't know how he was killed. we're waiting for a report from the medical examiner to tell us that. >> his body was found near the popular wildwood shopping center, buts detection't think that's where he was killed. >> a maryland wom stabbed to death by a pan handler, or so everyo thought. now the two people charged in her murder, her husband and his daughter. baltimore police say that keith smithrginia layer i can't staged the murder of jacqueline smith back in december. they claimed the pan handler stabbed the woman to death. authorities arrested the pair in south texas yesterday near the border. it's believed they were trying to es

a bethesda business owner ope up about the addiction that nearly cost him everything. >> we're going to check out some tif the hiit >>> you're watching news 4 today. >> new video of a robbery that sounds like a scene from a james bond movie. right now, police in mississippi are searching for a man who stole an r.v. from camping world. police chased it until the suspect crashed it and ran away. last check, the guy is stilln the run. >> not for long. >> they'll catch him, right? >>> a local chef is orlling his stof addiction and recovery. >> he owns several restaurants in the d./baltimore area. >> he owns several restaurants in the d.c./baltimore area. a few years ago, he almost lost everything because of cocaine and alcohol. he says he finally hit rock-bottom after stealing from his own restaurant. >> the straw that broke the ac camel's b was when i came in here and took $4,000 out of the safe. weot home and g high. >> he is five ybers sor. you can see his interview later on th"today." show kicks off "today takes on ioaddi" >>> here's your cnbc morning business report. >> good morning

. >>> today, af group high school students in bethesda will be opening up for the first time about being targets of public judgments by their classmates. the list of 18 girls was spread all over social media. and they tell morgan radfoti, it was the te betrayal. >> i didn't want to see the list. i didn't want to believe i was included on the st. as the day progressed, it became the talk of the school. i knew i had to see it to have the correct view in this situation. t after seei list, nothing was the same. >> catch the interview at 7:00. hear how the girls say they were inspired by the #metoo movement and else they're doing to speak outbout sexism in high schools. >>> a dirt bike rider is recovering after being shot in broad daylight. this happened along good hope road in southeast washington yesterday. d.c. police sources say a 34-year-old man was riding a hort bike when someone in a dork dark colored car st him. one neighbor who heard the e, gunfs shocked this happened. >> see how nervous i am? i had to come out here. i can't believe this is happening in the daytime in washinon, d.c.

we spoke to six senior girls from bethesda chevy chase.they felt objectified and decided it was time to no longer accept the excuse that boys will be boys. >> i think that the female generation is always thinking what did i do to deserve this, and the where is we did not do anything. >> reporter: jane corcoran says see never wants another girl to feel the way she did when she saw her appearance rated on a list circulated by boys at her high school. >> in my head, i tried to push away the thoughts that, you know, like a number does not define me. and i put a -- put out a confident front. but it's really hard to think about, you know, why is this girl point -- a point better than me. >> reporter: and jane was not alone. 17 other girls appeared on the list, and some told us they also found themselves questioning their worth. >> when i saw the list, my initial reaction was just to feel kind of gross. >> reporter: so the girls decided to take action. >> a reason we're addressing there is because we don't want it to be normal anymore. >> reporte

sober for the first time in a decade, he returned to his bethesda neighborhood to rebuild his restaurant i could go wherever i wanted to go and do whatever i wanted to do, i just wouldn't drink or use. so that's how i live my life today. >> here is the money, chef. butter, butter, butter. rs ashish has been clone and sober five years, cooking at new york's famed james beard he's hoping his story can help other addicts get to the other >> what did you discover about yourself? >> i discovered it's okay t not always feel okay. i have bad days. my worst dayer s is still better than my best day messed up. >> get in there camera guy. there you go. >> wow, powerful >> happy to have chef ashish alfred with us in studi 1a. >> happy to be here. >> my father got outf rehab about six months ago. you've been out about five years. talk to me about the good days and the bad days. how do you get through those days? >> i meant what i said. my worst day sober is still better than my best day messed up. i think just keeping it simple is what makes itor me. you don't have to be sober for the rest of your li

farther west, bethesda seeing rain. look when you get to leesburg, towards bluemont, look at this area here. f you live in this area around b hillsboro, tl run area into western prince william or uquier counties, these are areas you'll see flooding and maybe covered streets. never drive through flooded s. roadw the storm a long way to go, the thunderstorms are just off the coast. thiis a mess of a stor it's so strong that tomorrow it's not the rain we'll be dealing with, it's the wind behind the system. >> so with all the rain we're seeing today and the strong winds tomoreew we could wind damage across the area. not just tomorrow but saturday as wel heading out tonight you want the rain gear. tomorrow and saturday it's about the warmer coat, the windbreaker. sunday looking like a really nice day. especially compared to this wet and windy weather that we're hoing to be continuing to deal with tonight andughout the day tomorrow. here's your planner for your friday. 7:00 a.m. at 42. with winds gusting to5 40, miles an hour

. >>> traffic may be impacted by bethesda. you may see a lot of activity around the walter reed medical center. they plan to srt drills. the drills are meant to help them respond to security-relatea incidents ar to last through friday. it will post the drills on the face >>> what happened to chocolate city? at's being asked in a new documentary that questions gentrification in the district. this documentary follows three generations of washingtonians in a city known as chocolate ci. for the first time, it does not have a majority black population. >> we don't paint development in a bad light. we don't paint change in a bad light. we hope we can expose the issues within the system right now andi how th is developing and create a city that is more inclusive, particularly fothe residents who have been here for so long. >> the film's producers hope to partner with d.c. public anschools. theystudents in the communities affected by gentrification to see this film. >>> still ahead, colon cancer once thought to strike people over the

. >>> group of bethesda high school girls will open up about being tarts from their classmates.roup of boys were punished for ranking girls by their looks at chevy cha high. the girls are speaking out about sexism in t high schoolay at 7:00 on the "today" show. >>> onech ticket m last night's $768 millioner pll drawing. that ticket was sold in wisconsin. 16 20, 37, 44, 62. the powerball was 12. this was the fourth-largest loery prize ever. the powerball jackpot down to $40 million this morning. >>> we have opening day to talk about. our coverage continues. the day the baseball fans everywhere, they've been waiting for this, right here. >>l we wead back out to nationals park. jim handly getting everybody in the know about this new baseball season. >> hey, aaron. we're in your nehborhood. molette, i know this looks like your front and back lawn. we're going to talk about the grass here and just what it take of course, the field is the centerpiece ofny season. it's a natural grass field consisting of a four-way blend of kentucky bluegrass. and the man responsible for making sure it

bethesda, outer loop after rer road. the right lane is blocked by the debris. etsounds like sng in the roadway on the right smee. hopefully dy will head out there and get that out of the way before it causes someob lems. 66 into town, out of town, no worries. 95, virginia, looking good. prince george's county, in and out of town. nice and green. and a live look, 270 at montrose road, nice and clear. >> thank you. >>> we're following a developing story out of fairfax count a man has barricaded himself inside a as a precaution, anyone who lives near the 6100 block stay inside their homes. we're told that officers have tde contact with the man and are working to e situation safely. >>> the search is on for a driver wanted in a deadly hit-and-run. >> this as a devastated family makes funeral plans for their father. willie williams was just feet awayrom his apartment in northeast washington when he was killed. this happened around 9:00 p.m. on tuesday night. megan mcgrath is near the crash site how williams' kids is remembering him. good morning, megan. >> reporter:

they are not happy about what happened, but female students here at bethesda high school are turning it into a positive. they are using the backlash from that t list focus a spotlight on thessue of sexual harassment. hurtful, that's how yasmin droidroib describes it. she's one of 18 female high scho students on the now infamous list. the 18 seniors were ranked by male students on their physical attractiveness. the results circulated by text. >> it was hurtful to me because i kind of was thinking, why a i not more than enough to be a higher number. but at the end of the day, i realize i define who i am. >> knowing my closest pears in my community h createst that list felt like the ultimate betrayal. that us could hang out with them every day and talk to them, but under that i was still a number. >> some of the students spoke to the "today" show. the teens growing up in the age of me too are using the experien to start a dialogue and hopefully bring about change working with the school they organized a meeting with the male students. >> aot of girls shared personal experiences with sua

erementary school gym tea arrested in bethesda.k to you. >>> an ohio teen who's gained quite a lot of notoriety for getting vaccinated spoke with members of congress today. he told them about misinformation concerning vaccines and going against his mother's anti-vaccine beliefs. erika edwards reports. >> where do you get your information? >> from not >>facebook. reporter: that's high school senior ethan lindenberger telling a committee how he pursued scientific facts about vaccines and mad the decision to become fully i knock lated when t hened 18, defying his mother, who ethanaid developed strong anti-vaccine views from social media. >> it was used to push a false distress and these sources that read misinformation should be the concern of the american people. >> reporter: it comes amid the ongoing outbreak of measles. so far the cdc has reported 206 cases of measles in 11 states with outbreaksn illinois, new york, texas and washington state. tuesday's senate hearing had one voice of decent. senator rand paul w did not ask questio