should not have been behind the wheel. >> stephanie ramirez uncovered chandler's driving record and finds that monday's tragedy could have been prevented. >> reporter: at 27 years old he worked at the national feld racing of federal employees while earning his masters -- federation of federal employees while earning his masters at georgetown university. bill holden worked closely with bill snodgrass and wants everyone to know this. >> he was a very ambitious guy and i know he wants everybody to take advantage of every minute you have. >> reporter: today we learned the driver arrested james chandler has a history of dui and speeding across the state of maryland with the most recent arrest on january 31st in prince george's county. h his court history which says that day a state trooper clocked chandler going 104 miles per hour in a 55 mile-per-hour zone. he was charged with reckless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol. a month before that prince george's county court's spokesperson says chandler received a speeding ticket he never responded to. >> his license was suspe

outside yesterday while the prosecution idbeev chandler gh phil snodgrass was a young lawyer.ted out as an intern and then got hired at the national federation federal employees in washington advocating fo federal workers' rights. in a statement, his colleague told us in part, "phil was a young and talented member of the nffe family and had an outstanding le mind. we are devastated by the loss of our brother." snodgrass snods' sein brht future was taken away suddenly. he was hit by a car while walking down 8th street northwest monday. in d.c. superior court, the suspected driver, james chandler, was held without bond on a charge of second-degree murder. his aory the judge it's been cold d icy, but court records sh that investigators think chandler was high. sergeant thorn asked the defendant if he ever smokes pcp, and the defendant replied yes. prosecutors y chandler also told investigators he'd recently had dental surgery and taken motrin, percocet and an ant bot bye ottawaic the morning of the crash. he said he'd also taken three different narcotics by his psychiatris snodgr

chandler admitted to taking prescription medications that day and does not remember the incident. hope is not prepared to think about the last moments of her brother's life. instead, she is focusing on all he gave and wanted to give. >> he was a genuine, all-around wonderful man who will be sorely missed by everyone he touched in his life. reporter: this is the retaining wall that the suv smashed into. the driver james chandler, remains in jail without bond and is charged with second-degree murder. live in the district, jay korff abc 7 news. alison: thank you jay. turning to the weather, tomorrow will bring slightly more comfortable air, but we may be looking at more snow before the end of the week. steve rudin has what we can expect and when. steve: it is cold right now, but not nearly as cold as it was earlier this morning. the record at dulles international airport, four degrees below zero today. fortunately, we are not looking at records tonight. 21 at dulles, 19 gaithersburg ,andrews 21. we will probably slip a couple degrees off to the west. doppler radar is quiet and dry no

the judge did order chandler james chandler held without bond pending his next court appearance. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. >> thank you. a car drove right through a fence into an arlington dog park today. it happened at the shirlington dog park right along four mile run. the driver had to be pulled from that car and was taken to the hospital. arlington county police though say there were no dogs or people at that park when all of this happened. >> whoo! >> federal investigators from washington arrived out in california after a commuter train slammed into a tractor-trailer truck at a rail crossing. >> this accident comes three weeks after another commuter train struck an s.u.v. outside of new york city. horace -- morris jones is live at the newsdesk. what do we know at this point? >> the accident happened about 45 miles northwest of los angeles. 51 people were injured. several critically. authorities say the train which had been traveling at 79 miles an hour had used an emergency braking system before hitting a produce truck that was on the crossing. but police say the truck dr

chandler said he doesn't rememb the accident. the family of philip snodgrass will never forget their loss. >> he was one of these people who was doing all the right things. and this bad thing happened to him. >> repor mr. snodgrass tells me he has seen stories like this on the news but never understood the depth of tragedy until it hit home. doreen and jim, back to you. >> chris gordon thank you. >>> new video tonight of the man known as the black hat bandits. the fbi says they robbed seven banks in northern virginia and maryland since january 2nd. this video shows the men holding up the essex bank in arnold maryland. investigs say the men are growing more violent and brazen holding a gun to the head of a custom at one bank in virginia. reward for the arrest and convicti of the men has also been raised to $30,000. >>> police are trying to figure out who killed a 95-year-old man. a navy veteran who was a reside in a senior living complex in montgomery county. the propert manager found the man dead in his apartment at the randolph

court records l more abo the suspected driver, james chandler. chandler seem impaired to police. sergeant tho asked the defendant if he ever smokes pcp and the defendant replied yes. prosecutors say chandler also told investigators he'd recently had dental surgery and taken motrin percocet and an antibiotic the morning of the crash. he said he taken three different narcotics prescribed by his psychiat. coming up tonight on news 4 at 6:00, what chandler's attorney told the judge was a possible factor in the crash. live at d.c. superior court, kristin wright, news4. >>> a winchester mother has been indicted tonigh in the death of her infant daughter. 18-year-old nyjah johnson is charged with second-gr murder. police tell us th we called to her home in january for a report of a baby in cardiac arrest. 6-month-old natalia johnson died three days late taert hospital. prosecutors s nyjah johnson caused the death of her daughter but haven't revealed details. >>> the veteran who's accused of jumping the whu n and running inside is expected to make a plea deal. lawyers for omar gonzalez s

he was walking down eighth street when chandler's vehicle struck him and killed him. now, just moments ago, chandler's attorney asked that he be allowed to go home and stay with his mother in silver spring. the judge said there's definitely probable cause because of the disregard for safety of pedestrians and others on the street and ordered chandler this 33-year-old man held without bond pending his trial for second-degree murder. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc 7 news. >> less than an hour ago, veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald addressed an erroneous claim he made about his service. >> what mcdonald is now saying about this. hi, dave. >> hi alison and leon. he told an afternoon press conference that integrity and character was "part of who i am." and he went to apologyize again for erroneously claiming that he served in the military's special forces. >> did you even realize that you had made that mistake as you call it? has there been a need to correct it? >> i was talking to a homeless veteran. i was concerned about getting a homeless veteran if they

prosecutors say chandler tested positive for p.c.p. and admitted taking several prescription drugs as well. two virginia state troopers are recovering tonight after car crashes. one was hurt after his cruiser was hit on westbound i-66 this afternoon. we're told he'll be released from the hospital tonight. doctors released another trooper from the hospital after a collision on i-95 in prince william county. the trooper was running radar this morning when an s.u.v. slid into his patrol car and a third trooper was involved in a crash during a high speed chase in suffolk, virginia. his vehicle was destroyed but that trooper was not hurt. new information tonight in the trayvon martin case. george zimmerman will not face federal civil rights charges for shooting and killing a florida teenager. the justice department says investigators could not prove the shooting in 2012 was racially motivated. a jury acquitted zimmerman of killing the 17-year-old. zimmerman said he shot martin in self-defense. a nurse accused of sexually assaulting patients

the driver 33-year-old james chandler is now facing second-degree murder charges. in court documents, chandler admitted to taking a number of prescription medications earlier in the day. authorities in court say he was driving more than double the limit and may have been high on p.c.p. during the incident that killed snodgrass. >> the way i would describe phil the most is incredibly intelligent. just quick witted and really knew what he was talking about. >> snodgrass began working as an assistant general counsel back in 2013. on his office door a picture of vice president joe biden. his co-workers said his work reached far beyond the beltway. >> there's hundreds of people that he helped that are reaching out right now to us and his family and letting them snow he was loved. >> those ko co-workers tell me they have been in close contact with phil snodgrass' family. they are doing as well as they can. and funeral services are pending. that driver is expected to be back in court next month. reporting live brianne carter abc 7 news. >> thank you brianne. state of geor

police s the suv chandler was driving killed attorn jeff snodgras documents say chandler was on drugs as he drove along h street at 65 miles per hour. police say his suv hit several signs, a wall and then flipped over. after rolling sever times, it hit snodgrass. news 4 spoke to the victim's father. very compassionate, loving young man who had tremendous promise. very very very many friends. >> a second pedestrian was stru by debris from the crash. but injuries. >>> o minut after midnight tonight, marijuana will be legal in d.c.. and that means you'll be able to have pot at home even grow some plaptss. however, you w not be able to buy it or sell it because the d.c. council is not regulating d the council from spending money on the new law whh includes creating those rules. in fact some congressmen say the mayor and council members could go to jail over this anyway. >>> in maryland a group of parents urgg lawmakers to vote against a bill that would legali t sale of marijuana. the group parents affected by addictn sent letters to dele annapolis. the marijuana control and revenue act wa

tyce tyson chandler all alone. one-handed jam. 24-4 mavs.llis off balance, and it goes. 30-12 at that point. charlie villanueva from way out. and they are up 22. here come the doves. steph, the flamingo, one-footed shot. 17-2 run for golden state. but andrew bogut getting posterized by chandler. en golden state in the third getting hot. thompson has been good but steph has been spectacular. that's ridiculous. i c curry right now has 41. 26 came in the third. look at the stepback. that's insane. and the warriors from down 20 now leading 114-107 with about five minutes left. >>> a balmy 28 degrees in calgary. this guy counting the number of years he's had. counting the number of shots that got by him. chris russell sneaks it past for a 1-0 lead. mason raymond thank you very much, three goals in a nine-minute span. the sharks did get one goal. john scott known more for his fists than scoring but second of the year for the big fella. calgary wins it by a score of 3-1. >>> patriots head coach bill belichick took a few moments away from today's su

over the 7-footer, tyson chandler. mark cuban saying are you kidding me?0 threes, and 51 points in the game. an oracle career high. the warriors win 128-114. >>> like the warriors, the sharks have enjoyed a lot of home cooking with 7 straight games in san jose, now they hit the road. if tonight is any indication, they can come back home. 2nd period, scoreless game. faceoff in the shark's zone. paul byron leaves it for chris russell. just dribbles it by. 1-0 calgary. 2nd period, 2-0 flames. coburn to raymond, top shelf. the sharks outshot the flames but lose 3-1. >>> it just might be the last remaining justification for the fax machine. college football letter of intent day. coming up, which top recruit backs their commitment. and why eric reed has reason to be excited. >>> the future is now for college football teams across the country. both stanford and cal enjoyed strong finishes to their respected recruiting seasons. the cardinal boasts the nation's 18th best class, according to rival's.com. 22 players. the headliner, trent irwin. one of the top wide re

the driver, james chandler, was arrested and faces second-degree murder charges because the police say he was speeding and high on pcp at the time of the crash. new details on a d.c. rabbi who pleaded guilty to secretly recording women using a jewish ritual bath. rabbi barry freundel has resigned from his teaching duties. he was a rabbi in georgetown for more than 25 years. last week, rabbi freundel pled guilty to 52 counts of voyeurism and faces over 50 years in prison when he is sentenced in may. interesting timing for one event in the district this weekend -- a cannabis expo took place two days after recreational marijuana became legal in d.c. richard reeve is live with the details. a lot of people talking about the "budding" business. richard: that's right, this is the first marijuana-related expo since legalization. it was sold out, a lot of people talking about the new law and making money. this is no ordinary trade show. >> no trade. richard: for the academy -- >> this be ground zero of the cannabis industry. richard: a michigan company is sponsoring the event. no actual marijua

. >> prosecutors have charged 33- year-old james chandler from silver springs with involuntary manslaughter. the second pedestrian hurt was released from an area hospital. >>> the lawyer for a female nurse says her client is innocent. >> reporter: working on the story of traveling nurse jarrod klein. >> mr. klein is innocent. >> reporter: after a patient at gw university hospital alleged he touched her inappropriately in may 2013, the hospital called police. g.w. did not inform them of the incident and they didn't start an investigation until after another patient came forward 7 months later. she came to the emergency room in d.c. because she was intoxicated and told police klein touched her inappropriately, similar to how the patient at g.w. says he touched her. >> tell us why the plea deal. >> reporter: in less than a month later in prince george's county, a female patient told police klein did the same thing to her. he was placed on the do not return list. police issued a warrant for his arrest. still, klein is getting nursing jobs. in august 2014, a female patient at united medical cent

charged is james chandler. speeding and drugs are both to be factors in the accident. >>> montgomery police are looking for clues in the murder of a 95-year-old man. he was of found dead inside his apartment. he suffered trauma to his upper body and neighbors tell us that he was a retired navy pilot and world war ii veteran little shelty dog that recently passed away. >>> most of us are shocked and disgusted by the cases of these men that used their positions to secretly record women getting undressed. >> but officials say it is extremely easy to pull off. >> reporter: the synagogue behind me is where one of the alleged videotaping happened. this is two places where you should feel secure. why would anyone hide a camera in a bathroom? one answer comes to mind. two washington d.c. area men were separately accused of doing that. one was a rabbi and one is a restaurant owner. is that a concern for you when going into a public restroom or looker room. >> it could be but it is the last thing that i think of. >> repo

chandler the mother of a child that was murdered on january '49 and i'll call dr. marshall when it comes to the memorial service did you make it no you do not he participate a furious, however he was working at the ben had an japan's restaurant and called me the 945 everyone knows the story he walked on a half hour lunch break and saw a young friend who he was with in childhood and asked him to getting give him a ride baking back to work my son survived from sincerely rose of the spine but told that it wasn't safe anywhere in the community we talk about public safety we talk the children they don't have the resources but all the buildings are being developed and the prisons and the distribution of the finances is not going directly to the children now i've called the police department to request the fbi be on the investigation this has a to do with an execution with the fbi responsible for coming in when it's an organized gangs we were told by the police department the fbi was not needed that's the question i feel we as a right as mothers to request if all those ca

but gary chandler division president in northern virginia points to cold hard fundamentals. >> the job growth has been sluggish and people just don't seem to have the urgency that they had a year or two ago. and so that's really what we need to see back is the urgency. >> reporter: overall, builders' sentiment slipped in february but it's still positive and well above where it was last year. the biggest drop in the survey was the component measuring buyer traffic through model. and that was pretty clear this past saturday at a khov in maryland. one looker in five hours and she didn't want to be on camera. the problem is high prices. builders have been focusing on higher end homes because entry level buyers either can't save for the down payment or can't qualify for a loan at the lowest rate. >> so you have prices going one way and the demand going another way that creates the divergence we last saw in 2007. >> reporter: in january, median build was $98,100. 43% higher than the median price tag for a new home. >> everybody is looking for value, so we strategically try to place incentive

chandler parsons in poor defensive possession. westbrook takes advantage. right at the rim.tacks it hard. watch it again. mavericks are like, duh, we should have guarded him. >> yeah. >> fourth quarter, thunder up 12. gets to the rim. and they're still like, yeah, we should have guarded him. kevin durant comes off the floor limping. he had issues at the all-star game. says he'll be all right. just a little sore. thunder win, westbrook, 34 points, 10 assists. >> do you get the sense that no matter what you played in the schoolyard, russell westbrook would have been the first pick? >> absolutely. >> let's play basketball. i'll take russell. kickball i'll take russ. football. russell. that's all we got, back to you. >> heard he was amazing at jai alai. >>> up next in "the pulse." the one month the white house consistently spells wrong. >>> and what a guy found in his stew worth tens of thousands of dollars. introducing new flonase allergy relief nasal spray, now available over the counter in full prescription strength. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over-produ

>> people thought i was going to play felix because chandler was more felixy.ell me more of how you're an oscar. >> i make a lot of messes. >> you'd see trash. pizza boxes. just ridiculous amount of trash. >> the key to the show i think is going to be the chemistry between you and thomas learnen which is great by the way. >> thank you. >> when did you feel okay we have something here. what is it about him and you together? >> we knew it right away. we read hundreds of people for this part. and i've been involved in this project from day one. so we were involved in the casting and thomas learnen came in and didn't even read he just came in and sort of was the character. and he sort of is the character. he carries purell with him, shake his hand, he does it to his hands, carries list arena with him everywhere. he's sort of a freak. >> how long was this in the making? >> i think we started pitching it about a year ago. >> oh. >> yeah. >> this is of course an old favorite, but with a modern twist. what did you want to preserve about the show? >> just the chemistry

the suv chandler was driving killed jeff snodgrass monday might. court docu canhandr on drugs as he drove on h street at 65 miles per hour. his suv hit several signs, a wall and then flipped over. after rolling several times, it hit snodgrass. news 4 spoke to his father. very compassionate, loving young man who had tremendous promise. very very very many friends. a second pedestrian was hit by debris from the crash. but only suffered minor injuri. >>> scares me because this is a trooper who works for me. and it hear the call come out over the radio that a trooper or any law enforcement officer has be struck, petrifies me. >> that is the sergeant talking t two separate crashes involvg vir state troope hit in northern virginia. happened within a 12 hour period. e latest happened yesty n on 66 in fairfax county. 26-year-old trooper suffed bruises. earlier ano trooper was hit on 95 in prince williacounty. he was treat and released from the hospital. these two crashes can be prevente by following the move over law, that means you need to slow down and m

. >> police tell us chandler is 33 years old. >>> they will no longer use a bill to fund the home security department, using it as a tool to block immigration reform. the changes failed a fourth test vote in the senate. a stand-alone bill was there, allowing the congress to consider a separate bill for funding homeland security. >> my preference remains with a legislation that's already passed the house and it's the simplest way forward, but as long as democrats prevent us from debating that bill, i'm ready to try another way. >> they have until friday to funds the homeland security department and if they don't come through, some 30,000 employees will be furloughed and essential workers will have to stay on the job but they'll do it without any pay. >>> the president has vetoed the bill that would have paved the way for the construction of the controversial keystone pipeline. the white house press secretary said the president vetoed the bill because it would bypass a white house review of the project. congress will seek to override the president's view, it's said. >>> researchers took skin

james chandler of silver spring now faces second-degree murder charges from the incident.ands on deck this weekend in the district when it comes to garbage pickup. collection crews are out in full force after complaints that trash is overflowing into city streets. the department of public works let's crews decide whether icl is are too dangerous to cover. the mayor's order means collectors will work until all of the trash is gone. now if you are sick of the winter weather, we are not done just yet. jacqui jeras, what we looking at? jacqui: today, the cold, tomorrow a winter mix is likely. 10 in frederick. 10 in gaithersburg. 19 in quantico. our forecast throughout the day -- we will rise through the 20's and reach a high right around the freezing mark, way below average by about 20 degrees. counsel be on the increase ahead of the next system. the low will drop down to 22. the icy mix will be possible by midday tomorrow. jeannette: thank you. announcer: "jack hanna's wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide. jack: hi, everyone i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base ca

james chandler is charged in the case. police believe speeding and drugs were factors. >>> this morning montgomery county police are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for help solving the murder of a 95- yard retired navy officer. dan belvin was found dead inside his apartment monday at the randolph village senior complex in colesville. police say belvin suffered trauma to the upper body. >>> the ford's theater museum will reopen today. it's been closed since last wednesday because of a water leak caused by a combination of mechanical failures and frozen paper pipe -- frozen pipes. the exhibits were not affected by any of that water. >>> 6:07. 30 million americans suffer from eating disorders at some point in their lives. coming up, we bring you the story of one local woman. >>> it's the most coveted ticket of spring in d.c. find out how you can enter this year's easter egg roll. >> we've got a clear, quiet morning. it's going to be a fine day today but late tonight into thursday, wintry weather will affect the region. ri

they do so in the monumental painting of the event, the best-known painting of it, chandler christy,missioned for the u.s. capitol. the shutters in the u.s. background symbolically opened -- they were actually closed -- and a bright new day backlights the figures in almost a holy aura. franklin sits facing the viewer at the center, surrounded by the other signers. washington stands alone in near profile to the viewer's right, towering over the others as he surveys the scene from an overly elevated dais. christy rare brushed out all the people that voted no -- you can look, they're not there. and he added other people who voted yes but had left home the last week. yet despite these changes and opening the windows, the painting' spirit rings true. washington oversaw the signing much as he had the convention, by supervising events from an elevated chair. he called on franklin first, and franklin gave his famous speech. i agree with this constitution with all its faults. there is no form of government william may not be a blessing to the people if well administered and i believe further

you are watching dirt, kevin durant, tyson chandler.ou get to see who they are, how they react to things. a lot of that is replayed in social media, whether it's instagram, twitter, or facebook. >> what is cyber dust? >> is a response to twitter. right now when you get followers and you post something, you are very concerned about trolls. you have to coach whatever you say and anticipate how someone might respond. that's a problem. it has really tamped down on how people communicate online. with cyber dust you download the app you can communicate one-on-one. but what makes it unique is when you send a message or you post something 30 seconds after it's red, it disappears forever. it's not like snapchat, she's gone. the nsa can't go back and get a message. it's gone. if i have 350,000 followers, i have 2 million users. what happens is if i post something, it's not out there for everyone to see at once. if a troll comes in response, i'm the only one who sees it. it's troll free posting, like twitter, like reddit. >> and a for tim cook abo

tony in chandler, arizona. gha do you think of the debate ton homeland security -- can what do you think of the debate on homeland security? caller: i do believe boehner is correct. mcconnell is making a mistake. they should leave that funding -- defunding illegal amnesty and that's just plain -- they should -- that's the only thing we have is -- control over that. his this country's not going to make t i just hope they continue fighting for it. thank you. >> tony. in his briefing speaker boehner was asked about his relationship with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. the "wall street journal" writes a little bit about this ---about that relationship this morning. the headline in christina partyson's peace. g.o.p. leaders appear out of sync over homeland security funding. one more call from pennsylvania. caller: hello. i don't think the thing should be separated. there's one simple thing they could do to solve this whole immigration thing. before they go through a comprehensive immigration bill, pass a bil

may 2011, chandler, arizona, security cameras are rolling at walmart when police say this woman, nikki roundsevil is being stopped by walmart's loss prevention staff and accused of shoplifting. at first glance, she appears to go along with the security officers. she picks up her child from the cart and appears to go in the right direction but then makes a run for the doors. a security guard tries to block her escape. that's when she raises her child as a shield and rams into him. she narrowly squeezes by the guard but in the process her child's head slams the edge of the metal door frame. the cameras continue to capture her reckless behavior, as she runs to her car, parked in the nearest handicapped spot. police say, she probably planned the theft ahead of time and parked there to make a faster getaway. in her haste to leave, she tosses her child in the front seat with no safety restraint and immediately backs out of the spot, directly into another shopper's vehicle. but that doesn't stop her either. she flees the scene of the crime. it seems like she's gotten away until three weeks la

danny rimer, and are coeditor, matthew chandler reno. -- that japan's arena. >> let's talk about someof all welcome. welcome to the stage everybody. what i'm going to do that way i can see everybody. all right. there's a lot of things we could talk about. when the things interesting rightis the sort of this issue we have with hiring engineers in the valley. it's becoming so easy. i use these in quotations. it's become so easy for people to get funded get money start their own thing if the tools are there. of the money is readily available in general. so what happens when it's easier to start a company and get funding than it is to hire an engineer's? >> so, i will take it. look but i think someone i think paradoxical but important approach for a ceo running a company in this environment is you have to recognize that the people who are working for you the best people who work for you probably what some point want to start the own company. you have to actually be focus on how you help them to accomplish their goal and degrade as opposed to just like filling a role in your company. i act