we have live team coverage starting with chris gordon downtown where hughes appeared in court. > reporter: well, just a couple of hours ago he was here at the u.s. courthouse before a federal justice who ordered him released on his own recognizance with conditions. he is meeting right now with his court-appointed lawyer, planning his return to tampa, florida. now, he is charged with two counts, one flying an unregistered vehicle, which carries a penalty of up to three years, and the second violating national defense air space, which carries a one-year penalty. hughes must go back to tampa, florida. he's been ordered to home detention monitored by tampa's pretrial services program. he's been ordered to stay out of the district, specifically to stay away from the capitol and the white house. he will return here for his next court case, a preliminary hearing, on may 8th before the judge who will determine if l's reason to proceed at that time. now, social media has lit up today. coming up is

news4's chris gordon is live in the weinstein's hometown of rockville. chris? >> reporter: well, this is where warren weinstein lived where his wife valiantly fought for his freedom, and where neighbors are now grieving along with the family. the president's announcement taking full responsibility for the deaths hit especially hard here in the rockville neighborhood where dr. warren weinstein's wife elaine live ss. weinstein, a humanitarian aid worker was abducted in pakistan in 2011. he along with italian giovanni la tort at that wereportea were killed. >> what we didn't know, tragically, is that al qaeda was hiding the presence of warren and giovanni this this compound. it is a cruel and bitter truth that in the fog of war generally and our fight against terrorists specifically mistakes, sometimes deadly mistakes, can occur. >> reporter: elaine weinstein and her daughters say they are devastated and heart broken issuing a statement saying, those who took warren captive over three years ago bear ultimate responsibility. neighbor rebecca adele helped decorate t

this is chris gordon in charles county. we'll hear from some of them ahead. >>> sunshine today but i'm tracking two separate storms that will come together to give us a good chance for rain. i'll show you wh (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. >>> this is a live picture from the helicopter over downtown baltimore. hundreds of demonstrators have just arrived at city hall. they marched there from penn station. as of now this demonstration appears to be quite peaceful. we'll keep you updated here on news 4. ♪ >>> music in a state of emergency. crowds of people gathered in baltimore, but this one wasn't for a demonstration. members of the baltimore symphony orchestra decided to take their instruments outside where they held a free impromtu concert. they say they wanted to promote peace in their city after several days of uncertainty. >> i struggled because i didn't know how to contribute positively and productively. thi

chris gordon learned that autumn marie jenkins joined that department when she was 16 years old. crash scene right now. chris? >> reporter: neighbors here along route 425 tell me this is a dangerous stretch of highway, that there have been serious accidents and that they have complained to the maryland state highway administration but nothing has been done. those same neighbors that heard the fatal crash alast night which happened right here. >> bangs and then i ran outside looking and i seen two cars a car and a truck together out there. >> reporter: the fatal crash happened just after 9:00 last night here on route 425 in nanjemoy maryland. the kia driven by 20-year-old autumn marie jenkins was nearly hit head on and forced off the road into a field. she died almost immediately. the other driver also suffered injuries. a crash investigator tells me a state trooper smelled alcohol. they are testing that driver's blood to see if he had been drinking. police say he failed to keep his chevrolet truck in the right lane. >> his car had crossed the double yellow line? >> yeah. >> repor

coming up at 11:30, chris gordon explains what it will take for hagel to go to trial. >>> i'm tracking showers in st. mary's county through the northern neck. also a little bit of activity around the loret area. and more rain in the panhandle of west virginia and far western maryland. as we work our way into the afternoon hours, this activity will become more widespread. keeping an eye on this system to our south and this rain over west virginia. those systems kind of combine and the areas where you'll see most rain is parts of frederick, loudon northern counties, some showers in parts of prince william, fairfax and montgomery counties and if you scattered to even isolated showers east of i-95 i'll be back in a little bit taking a look at temperatures for today. >>> it's the 40th commemoration of the fall of saigon. the end of the vietnam war. we have a live picture from the vietnam veterans memorial we want to show you right now as ceremonies are happening there. a former u.s. senator from virginia jim webb is visiting this site. the marines served in vietnam webb a democrat is explor

we're live at the supreme court, chris gordon, news4. >> thank you chris. >>> you can hear the wind out. that's one of the issues this afternoon, isn't it? >> it is. especially for anyone who suffers from allergies. we have a high pollen count, the wind -- >> it's blowing it around. >> we it is. we have the scratchy eyes and jim talking about other things that's bothering him from the oak pollen, very high for trees, the weeds and grass and mold all low today. meanwhile, we picked up a few clouds and, yes the wind has been gusting at times up to around 15, 20 miles per hour. you can see those winds still fairly high, especially north and west around hagerstown, martinsburg winchester and cumberland, where we're seeing some of the higher winds. but the wind will be settling down this evening, not going to go completely calm but at least settling down. and some clouds will be rotating from north down to the south, rotating right through our area. so we did manage to pick up just a few clouds here this afternoon. but temperatures went up to 70 degrees, then we cooled off by a degree or so.

reporting from the national arboretum in northeast washington chris gordon news4. >> we can share more good news after chris' story aired at 5:00 we got this tweet from quantico marine corps base in virginia saying there are several pairs of eagles nesting there as well. >>> if you want to plan your weekend at the cherry blossom festival you'll have a lot to choose from. the free live music includes bluegrass, jazz and salsa. you can also see japanese dancing as well as jewelry, mask and sailboat making. download the nbc washington app during our break for details on the event. tomorrow night you can watch fireworks at the southwest waterfront. about the only thing you won't see are the actual cherry blossoms because peak bloom opportunity come until next weekend. >> just hang around for a few extra days. extend your visit. they'll p here. >>> amelia how's the weather going to be for this weekend? all the people who are in town for that cherry blossom festival? >> if you are in town welcome to the area. the better day to go to the tidal bane bayh sin and check out the cherry blossom tr

chris gordon in the neighborhood where weinstein lived. first we go to steve handelsman at the capitol. >> reporter: up here on capitol hill, lawmakers including democrats are vowing to investigate how this kind of tragedy could occur. american aid worker warren wie steen had been held by al qaeda four years. italian giovanni laporta for three years when both were killed january 14th in a u.s. drone strike. by mistake, said president obama, who said that was verified this week. he took responsibility. >> i profoundly regret what happened. on behalf of the united states government, i offer our deepest apologies to the family. >> my name is warren weinstein. >> reporter: in a video and letter, weinstein had begged president obama to negotiate, pay a ransom anything. the answer was no. >> negotiating with terrorist groups to try to secure the release of innocent americans would only put at risk more innocent americans. rnchs weinstein's wife elaine today called much of the u.s. government's assistance inconsistent and disappointing. what went

news4's chris gordon has our story tonight. >> reporter: family and friends gathered to grieve rodney todd and his seven children who died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator he ran in the kitchen of his home after his electricity was shut off. >> my brother is gone. my nieces and nephews are gone. that's what they were to me. and i just can't put a grasp on it. like he's gone and i'm not ever going to see him walk through that door no more. >> reporter: family members say they didn't know if mr. todd was having financial problem, why the power had been turned off. it appears the windows were closed and there was no vent lags. the bodies were found in sleeping positions throughout the house. rodney todd had been raising his kids by himself the last three years. >> we have bits of details how long they lived in the home. they moved in november of last year. >> reporter: "electric service was discontinued last year at the request of the --" >> we apologize. we're having some technical difficulty there. >>> phi kappa psi fraternity is blasting "rolling stone" magazin

chris gordon looks at what school leaders plan to do in order to prevent future pb problems. he's in silver spring, chris? >> reporter: the new policy is to notify police immediately and put it in their hands. now, this is not the first time a teacher has been arrested for activities here at loiderman middle school in silver spring. in 2013 another teacher made news for inappropriately touching 11-year-old students. more about that in a moment. but tonight the story is about robert wilson iii. he is charged with sexually abusing a student here. robert wilson's father and family came to court, one left so angry that he shoved news cameras aside. police say the sexual encounters between the former teacher and student occurred inside liederman middle school on a daily basis. robert otis wilson iii has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor and three other sexual offenses. >> i'm robert wilson's aunt and i'm very, very upset about what's being said about my nephew. i don't believe it's true, but, if it is true, i wish he would have told somebody so we could have got him some he

chris gordon looks at when's at stake on the last day of the session. >> reporter: democratic leaders are accusing republican governor hogan of blindsiding them after passing most of his initiatives and a balanced $40 billion budget they say they were surprised friday when the governor took $75 million off the table. >> we're not going to go backwards on public education and in terms of state employees. we're not going backwards in terms of medicaid family. we have fully funded the items and responsible. >> reporter: in response the democratic majority in the house of delegates seems to be delaying action to authorize public charter schools, grant military retirees income tax relief, repeal the rain tax and reduce personal property taxes. >> the voters of maryland spoke loudly and clearly last year. they said they're tired of taxes and spending. they would like to see fiscal restraint and responsibility. and we're very proud that governor hogan is holding the line on that. >> reporter: the governor is proposing more than $200 million in changes to the budget. whoelding some money big

news4's chris gordon tried to speak to the suspect's family at a court hearing this afternoon, but they weren't very pleased to see the camera. chris? >> reporter: you're about to see the confrontation on camera, and we want to tell you that no one was hurt. robert wilson is the former teacher here at loiterman middle school in silver spring tonight charged with sexually abusing a student here. now, his family was visibly upset after he appeared in front of a judge in court this afternoon. the teacher's family came to court to support him. one was so angry when he left he shoved our camera aside. police say the sexual encounters between the former teacher and student occurred inside loiterman middle school on a daily basis. robert otis wilson iii has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor and three other sexual offenses. >> i'm robert wilson's aunt and i'm very very upset about what's being said about my nephew. i don't believe it's true, but if it is true i wish he would have told somebody so we could have got him some help. >> reporter: court papers indicate 23-year-old robert wils

this is the long branch arliss park in silver bring and chris gordon got a close look at the crime scene there just after investigators left. chris? >> reporter: this evening things appear to have returned to normal. however, this morning, right behind these tennis courts detectives were busy investigating the report of a sexual assault. nikki was shooting baskets with her friend leah when they both learned that only about 50 yards away detectives were looking for evidence in a sexual assault. >> i mean that's scary. i wouldn't want to be out here if that happened. >> reporter: montgomery county police combed through the crime scene. they are investigating along with the maryland national capitol park police who have jurisdiction here. at 9:15 this morning they got a call that a woman had been sexually assaulted in these woods. she was transported to a local hospital to be treated and interviewed. three men were taken into custody for questioning. >> i'm tonka nal and always, you know hoping that nobody will touch me, right? >> reporter: the crime scene investigators gathered evidence. >

news4's chris gordon is live in the weinstein's hometown of rockville. chris?porter: well, this is where warren weinstein lived where his wife valiantly fought for his freedom, and where neighbors are now grieving along with the family. the president's announcement taking full responsibility for the deaths hit especially hard here in the rockville neighborhood where dr. warren weinstein's wife elaine live ss. weinstein, a humanitarian aid

let's go back to news4's chris gordon for more local reaction. chris?reporter: well, some are saying this is more about families than same sex marriage. emotions run high, and people gathered here today to be part of this historic case. on the sidewalk in front of the u.s. supreme court, there were demonstrations for and against marriage equality. your sign says a child needs a mother and a father. >> yes. fathers play a vital role in society, and we are saying that either gender is replaceable which is not the case in the creation of life. or a family. >> reporter: we met madison josh and zach from d.c. and say three kids and two moms make one happy family. >> it's amazing to have two moms. i support that. >> they love us. we do the same thing that a traditional family does. >> reporter: this demonstrator against same sex marriage is a local teacher. >> as an educator if i'm forced to teach this to legitimize this to kids it would go against my conscience to do so. and i'm prepared to go to jail for that. >> reporter: these are the same sex couples fro

chris gordon who explains who can be hurt. >> reporter: public school students stand to lose in f the subsidy is reduced to those counties where it costs the most to educate students. >> the governor is holding hostage for the public school system of $123,000 for every school in our county. >> reporter: the legislature overwhelmingly passed a budgets $40 billion budget but democratic leaders say they were surprised last friday when republican governor hogan proposed a supplemental budget. they say he wants to shift more than $200 million to fund the pensions of state workers, legislate or thes say prince georges county would pay a price for this. >> health care for people operating budget no engs pangs of the hospital. they face severe cuts for education funding. >> reporter: they seem to be delaying final action of what's left of legislative agenda to authorize public charter schools. grant military retiree's income tax relief. >> we cannot pick and choose amongst the groups and which we're going to cut. we have fully funded and done our job. >> reporter: the governor's office on the

chris gordon, news4. >>> they call it the silent killer. how can you make sure that what happened with that family in princess anne county doesn't happen to you? erika gonzalez has what to do a bit later this-in this hour. >>> we now know what's inside the suspicious package that shut down mark's camden line. the bag left on the bench contained bathroom supplies pap commuter at the dorsey station awe sau the bag around 6:30 called 911, the station was evacuated. several trains were held at other stations until the bomb squad could x-ray the bag. all mark service is back to normal. >>> if you are following nbc washington you know this morning's water main break on route 1 has been repaired but traffic is not moving as usual yet. repair crews are awaiting a load of asphalt before they can reopen the road. that's expected to happen within the next half hour. in the meantime two lanes are blocked in the alexandra section of fairfax county. water service there has been restored. >>> turning to another big story this afternoon storm team 4 is tra

this is chris gordon. i'll tell you what police found when they searched the cri >>> a man pulled over three times in seven weeks. he posted photos on facebook and instagram each time. it's not clear why and where he's being stopped by police. he's tackled the issue of race relations in his stand-up routines. he's spoken out about the nonindictments of police officers in case of eric garner and eric brown. >>> a texas high school facility was under structure and collapsed this morning. it killed one crew member and injured three others. it is unclear how many workers were on-site at the time of this crash but officials confirmed no students or faculty were nearby. the site's being secured as investigators work to determine the exact cause of the collapse. >>> johns hopkins university is facing a billion-dollar lawsuit. it stems from a horrific study conducted in central america more than 60 years ago. >> the most deceitful, despicable experiments that could ever have been conducted op human beings. >> repo

news4's chris gordon is near the willisen building where there are calls for a full review of all this. high hi, chris. >> reporter: hi doreen. local lawmakers tell me they are suggesting a review by an independent body such as the public service commission. this is the d.c. public service commission which monitors electric prices and performance. i asked chair betty ann keane about yesterday's power outage. do you think the district is vulnerable? >> i think anybody who's dependent on electricity is vulnerable and affected by things that happen elsewhere. >> reporter: pepco is investigating the cause of yesterday's power outage. it occurred when an insulator broke at the substation in charles county, maryland creating a ripple effect, leaving parts of d.c. in the dark causing some buildings to rely on backup power, affecting the white house. its impact was felt in parts of northern virginia, including the pentagon pentagge park campus. >> can it happen again? that's something we're of course working to make sure it doesn't. so what's happening today is there is analysis being done in

our news4's chris gordon talked to locals who converged on the high court today and are now waiting anxiously to see how the justices rule. chris? >> reporter: well, we came here today to cover the local impact and local people, from the rabbi a number of same sex weddings to the minister who is vehemently opposed to marriage equality. local voices came here to the supreme court today to be heard. ♪ we shall overcome some day ♪ on the sidewalk in front of the u.s. supreme court, there were demonstrations and disagreements over marriage equality. >> i have officiated at numbersceremonies, it's a wonderful experience to bring the wisdom and symbolism of religious tradition to couples that love each other and want to affirm lifetime relationships. >> reporter: others argue it's a sin. >> when the world look at us and say that same sex marriage? how did it get to the supreme court to make a decision? >> reporter: this couple lives in northern virginia. >> we got marry nd canada in 2009 because we couldn't marry in virginia. there was no marriage equality then. and we're here today to show our sup

news4's chris gordon takes a look at how that education funding battle to have a big impact on prince george's and montgomery counties. >> reporter: many maryland public schools may have to lay off teachers. these educators and local lawmakers are in annapolis calling on governor larry hogan to release 68$68 million that has already been budgeted eded by the state legislator to big school systems where it costs more to educate students. montgomery county, for example faces $17 million in cuts. >> we will in effect lose in my opinion somewhere in the neighborhood of 400 positions in our school system, the quality of education in montgomery county will suffer as a result. >> reporter: prince george's county schools face the loss of $20 million. >> it is a cut. we've heard a lot of rhetoric about it not being a kid, but it is just that. >> prince george's is facing issues of reduced housing value, property tax decreases and $20 million education funding just magnifies that particular problem. >> reporter: the president of the montgomery county education association represents many of tho

chris gordon, news4. >>> and this is one of our most shared stories on facebook today.re sharing your condolences for college basketball player lauren hill. she inspired millions with her never-give-up attitude but sadly her battle with cancer ended today. hill defied the odds a year after being given only weeks to live. she took to the court with her teammates at mount st. joseph university in cincinnati. she raised more than a million dollars for cancer research. >>> maryland voters are going to have a little extra time to consider who they want to nominate in the 2016 presidential race. according to the "baltimore sun," lawmakers in the state pushing the primary election pack three weeks to april 26th. that puts the primary on the same day as delaware pennsylvania connecticut, and rhode island. governor larry hogan hasn't said whether he's going to sign that measure. >>> some great news tonight for the loudoun county high school robotics team that won a trip to the world competition only to have their robotics stolen. roboloco as they call themselves found out today

back to you. >> chris gordon thank you. that stunt is raising kes about how pilot doug hughes flied from gettysburg in pennsylvania, pass through several restricted flight zones and then land on the west lawn of the capitol. our team coverage continues now with steve handelsman, who is live on capitol hill. hi, steve. >> reporter: hi, doreen. because of those many questions, this pilot not getting the book thrown at him. it sure surprised a lot of lawmakers on the hill like maryland democratic elijah kujz cummings who said there could have been a bomb aboard. doug hughes' stunt, civil disobedience is rising fresh questions about the u.s. secret service and about protecting the district. hughes' message about campaign finance is overshadowed by concern about his penetration of washington's no fly zone down the mall, past the white house, to the capitol. >> i'm very upset and very concerned about this. >> reporter: secretary of homeland security jeh johnson. >> this individual apparently literally flew in under the radar. lit

in langley park, maryland chris gordon news4. >>> some of you still have sunshine, some of you getting just a little wet weather right now. storm team4 tracking it on radar. take a look. it's all making its way from northwest to east-southeast through the area right now. the bulk of it falkier county down to the south and west there into areas like madison and green county. right now just south of warrenton a little heavier pocket, locustdale, too. all of this tracking to joplin the next couple of minutes and quantico a little later as well as crossing over 95. if this holds together, it should be an hour, hour and a half before it makes its way to fredericksburg and bowling green. our chance will be waning for rain i think later part of the evening. but this weekend slight chance of rain coming back right before the weekend is over with. more on that coming up. >>> now to the video so many of you are talking about and visiting nbcwashington.com to learn about. the towing company involved. that espn reporter berating a towing company employee. >> i'm in the news sweetheart. i [ bleep ]

that's where chris gordon joins us. >> reporter: this is a recreational area. you can see the playground behind me. there's a basketball court. people walk their dogs. but this morning something happened in the woods behind that tennis court. something that police are investigate investigating as a report of a sexual assault. montgomery county police combed through the crime scene. they are investigating along with the maryland national capitol park police who have jurisdiction here. at 9:15 this morning they got a call that a woman had been sexually assaulted in these woods. she was transported to a local hospital to be treated and interviewed. three men were taken into custody for questioning. rob and his partner play tennis here once a week. >> woods, general lay lot of homeless people sleep there. they don't have a place to go. periodically the neighborhood people come in and clean it up. >> reporter: the investigators gathered evidence, a tennis shoe pants, other clothing they swabbed a beverage container. ethan walks his dog through here. >> i have notice

and chris gordon takes a look. >> reporter: this is dan, the bird man.what they call him at the district the president of the environment. it was dan who took these pictures of eagles nesting at the national arboretum and other nesting places at the d.c. police training facility and st. elizabeth's hospital. dan has been monitoring the eagles at the national arboretum for months. >> what we have is a pair of nesting eagles and at this point if they've moved beyond incubation we have a pair of brooding bald eagles which means they have young'ing lets. >> reporter: this photograph was taken yesterday from a helicopter that got special clearance from homeland security for the flyover. >> the male is bringing back to the nest. the female is almost always on there. sometimes they switch on and off. >> reporter: visitors to the arboretum are excited even the they are not allowed to get close enough to see the eagles. >> i think it's great news. i mean it's kind of sprying, too, this being such an urban area. >> reporter: the national arboretum is a 450-acre sa

chris gordon news4. >>> tangled pieces of buildings and belongings.lions of people are cleaning up from a devastating round of storms and they could be just the beginning. >> we are staying on top of some strong weather of our own. storm team 4 is tracking the chances of rain and storms. watch for updates as they come in all evening. >> reporter: i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news4, we are learning more about the security guard who gave his life outside of the census bureau yesterday. >>> storm team 4 radar is lighting up as rain and maybe thunderstorms move into the area but who sees what and when? v.j. will join us in a few minutes but it has been a long day for a lot of the country. over the last few days millions have seen strong storms and eve an tornado outbreak. now we know two people did not survive. nbc's jay gray is following this developing story. >>> the violent storm splintered or swallowed everything in its massive path. the intensity and magnitude of the funnel overwhelming. >> very scary. and one of that size. i had to take a double

reporting from montgomery county, chris gordon news4. >>> a first 4 traffic alert for you tonight, a busy road along the national mall will be closing in about 45 minutes. you won't be able to drive down 15th street between jefferson drive and constitution avenue until next tuesday. the street closure is part of the ongoing construction of the museum of african-american history and culture. >> it's bad already, yeah. and it seems only to get worse. >> pretty inconvenient and i've got the kids in the back seat. it might take a little longer to get to school. >> 15th street isn't the only road that will be impacted. next tuesday at 6:00 a.m., a stretch of madison drive will shut down between 14th and 15th streets. commuters will have to deal with that disruption through the end of next week. >>> in just under an hour you'll be able to weigh in on the proposed potomac yard metro station in alexandria. metro is hosting a public hearing on that station. it will be at the rec center. that's along west reed avenue just a few blocks off route 1. the proposed station would be between the gw p

our chris gordon has our report. >> reporter: there is profound sadness here. 36-year-old rodney todd and his seven children died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator he ran in the kitchen after his electricity was shut off. >> just know weerg not going to be able to see him and that he died doing what he always did best and that is being an awesome father. >> reporter: a co-worker was concerned because she hadn't seen todd since march 28th. all seven children attended local public schools and their absences were noted. >> they made phone calls and two home visits and of course there was nothing unusual about the exterior of the home and when they went there, they receive nod answer. but they tried on two occasions to make home visits. >> reporter: rodney todd began renting this home in november of last year. i called delmarva power to ask why they cut electricity here. they sent me an e-mail express expressing deepest sympathy to family members but then going on the to explain this. electricity service was disconnected in october of last year at the request of the

news 4's chris gordon found out why the majestic birds came back to our area to raise their young. >> how long have you been tracking it? >> dan rouch began tracking a male bald eagle. he says he found a companion and they have a family. >> it's fantastic, are you kidding me? bald eagles raising their families. >> dan took these pictures of eagles nesting at the u.s. national arboretum, they're at the d.c. training facility and saint elizabeth's hospital. why have eagles returned? the district launched a major cleanup of the anacostia river years ago and now it a pooergs to be paying off. >> they're sustaining their families off the river. it was once known as one of the most polluted rivers in america. now it's sustaining an eagle population in d.c. >> the male is bringing it back and the female is always on the nest. sometimes they switch off. >> the public can't come here to the national arboretum. we got permission today to be in the bald eagles restricted zone. that's for protection. >> it's exciting especially being the capital of the u.s. there being a bald eagle, sort of a sym

reporting from montgomery county, chris gordon news4. >>> well part of a mistery in herndon virginia, is solved. we now know the name of that person whose remains were found along a trail. police say he is 50-year-old joseph john swain who appears to have been homeless. a man living along the lane discovered the boebs in february. police do not believe swain was murdered. >>> police are looking for a possibly armed drug dealer near a school in northern virginia. students said a teeth ager pulled a gun from his waistband after offering him marijuana on tuesday afternoon in ashburn. investigators didn't specify where the student attends school, but it happened about a block from legacy elementary. the armed teenager reportedly walked away laughing and no one was hurt. >>> montgomery county's top prosecutor calls it a strong message against the crime of rape in their community. today a judge sentenced joakim torres to 60 years in prison. torres is convicted of the violent rape of a woman along the northwest branch trail in silver spring nearly a year ago. he attacked the victim at knifep

chris gordon spoke to the 4-year-old's mother. her big thank you coming up. >>> as soon as i got here the contractions are getting stronger, but i thought i still had time. so we ordered food. >> burgers and a baby. a local mom's dinner time surprise. >>> and you've seen the video. that espn reporter unleashing a venomous attack on an arlington towing worker. we want you to go to our facebook page right now and vote on whether you think she got the proper punishment. >>> developing at 5:30, one ever the so-called black hat bandits has been indicted. 66-year-old thomas anthony george faces 13 charges ranging from robbery to using a gun during the crimes. according to the indictment george was involved in at least nine robberies since the first of the year. during one robbery in january, george got away with more than 47,000 $47,000. >>> from the bottom of my heart, i'm very thankful. >> yes, words of thanks from a grateful mother. >> her son got a new wheelchair today donated to the family to replace the one that was stolen. news4'

chris gordon fighting the application funding and shissues $25 million for new york public schools and local lawmakers and educators came here to ask governor hogan to release $68 million from the school budget and spend it in those counties where it cost the most to educate students will cover this demonstration an get a response from the governor's office as we cover the story here in anap lis. that's the latest. back to you in the studio. >> temperatures today will be cooler than yesterday. low humidity and breezy throughout the rest of the day. high temperatures in washington of 69. 66 in winchester and 71 for a high in fredericksburg. right now 64 degrees with a bluster blustery wind out of the northwest. tomorrow similn areas east and south. to the north it's going to be cooler. highs there only make it to the low 60s. the chance of an isolated chance in the morning and expect showers for the afternoon hours and we can't rule out a rumble or two of thunder. coming up i'm going to have a look at the 7-day. starting tomorrow temperatures drop off dramatically and remain cool throug

. >> thanks to an enormous show of support, he got a new one yesterday and chris gordon was there when it was delivered. >> reporter: prince georges county police delivered a replacement wheelchair to the 4-year-old youngster who had his wheel wheelchair stolen. . this surveillance video showing the thief rolling it across the parking lot outside the family's apartment resulted in the donation. >> from the bottom of my heart, i'm very grateful. >> reporter: police announced that the wheelchair was donated by the mother of 11-year-old emanuel marshal, who had outgrown it and wanted to help by donating it to joshua. >> i honestly shed a tear. it was because the situation was so similar, it really hit home. >> how do you feel giving your old wheelchair to joshua? >> i feel happy. >> reporter: police want you to look closely at this video and call them if you can help identify the thief stealing joshua's wheelchair. >> it's disturbing to actually have seen that happen and watch that video. he doesn't look uncomfortable in anything he did. it doesn't sit well with me or members of the commu

chris gordon joins to us explain the issues the jurors may be working through. >> reporter: jurors areuggling to decide if the defendant is guilty of premeditated murder or insane at the time and therefore not criminally responsible. the family of carolyn cross has been waiting for justice since september 7. that's the sunday when her daughter drove to her apartment to pick her up and take her to the airport for a trip to a conference. her mother didn't answer the phone. carolyn cross, the director of the deputy of corrections was laid out on the floor of her apartment. she had a plastic bag pulled over her head. bound with duct tape. she had been hit with a wrench. later, a 911 call was made to police with one of two iphone that's had been stolen from carolyn cross' apartment. the call came from a man in the next building who had attempted suicide by slashing his wrists. 29-year-old dawit seyoum was taken to the hospital. they said he did something bad today. he said i may have murdered a woman today. jurors also heard an audio taped confession in which seyoum told detectives two days

news4's chris gordon is along rockville pike tonight with how it could times. hi chris. >> reporter: hi doreen. you've ever ridden along rockville pike you know what it's like to get caught in gridlock. and now montgomery county traffic planners would like you to consider g your car. montgomery county's ride-on buses transport people from their neighborhood to metro stations. prefer to drive or to take the ride-on? >> ride-on. >> reporter: why? >> it will save me on gas. and probably traffic as well too. >> reporter: rideon has a new home this $85 million bus facility. it has a green roof and solar panels with the highest environmental rating. rideon how operates poo 350 buses but needs to buy about 30 more each year to handle montgomery county's needs. >> our population is projected to grow 20% by 2040 and our employment by 45%. >> reporter: but federal funding to buy more buses is uncertain as well as money for metro rail and bridge repairs. building the purple line. and improving pedestrian infrastructure as well as possibly bringing rapid transit to rockvill

news4's chris gordon live along rockville pike with the new push to make this happen. chris?they believe the key is federal funding to wutcut down on congestion here along rockville pike at old georgetown road nap's the intersection with the new multiuse development. and further south along 355, if you've driven between nih and walter reed you know that traffic is getting worse. in montgomery county it seems there's construction almost everywhere you look. it's a sign of economic development. but the rapidly growing population is causing traffic gridlock. county transportation planners want to get people out of cars and onto public transportation. their number-one priority is building the purple line. >> my mission is moving people not just cars. >> reporter: the purple line is the proposed 16-mile light rail system linking prince george's county and montgomery counties where the end of the line would be a station here in bethesda. >> it would be very good because red line goes from here to d.c. in order to get to the center. that's a long line. >> definitely use the purple l

at broad run high school in ashburn, virginia, chris gordon, news4. >>> a big victory tonight for theun county high school robotics team that won a trip to the world competition only to have their robot stolen. roboloco as they're known found out today not only is their trip to the world competition being paid for but that they've also gotten the equipment they need to rebuild their robotics. students attend loudon's academy of science and monroe technology center in ashburn. they earned a spot in the world competition in knoxville, tennessee, last weekend. then their vehicle with the robotic gear inside was stolen from their hotel parking lot. the coalition of byes and individuals in loudoun county came together to turn this bad situation around. >> i think it's amazing how much help we've been able to get in such a little time. i'm so grateful to our community. >> we're representing loudoun county and all the teams who have reached out to us to help our team with donations and support. >> the loudoun county high school students tell us they're confident they'll have new robotics rea

news4 news4's chris gordon spoke with pepco and city leaders today about the plan going forward. chris? >> reporter: well, today i asked pepco directly how did this happen? and as you're about to hear, they're still searching for the answers. pepco engineers are in charles county analyzing the insulator that broke, taking down a transmission line, causing power outages yesterday in d.c. maryland and virginia. >> we also have to look at the other protective devices on the system that relay the power from one part of the system to the other to make sure what sort of protective devices operated properly and what did not operate properly. >> reporter: d.c. mayor muriel bowser is expecting a report from pepco. >> in a city, any city, the nation's capital included, emergencies can happen. that's why it's important that we have redundant systems to make sure there's no interruption of critical power. >> reporter: council member mary chai tells me there may be be a need for an independent investigation of the outage. >> i'm going to wait and see what the report is from the grid, from pepc

chris gordon was there when it was delivered. he's live in langley park this evening. chris? >> reporter: it started out as a very disturbing story. tonight, it has a happy ending. but for police, they say this case is not closed. prince george's county police this afternoon delivered a replacement wheelchair to joshua romero. he's the 4-year-old langley park youngster who had his wheelchair stolen. this surveillance video shows the thief rolling it across the parking lot outside the family's apartment resulted in the donation. >> from the bottom of my heart, i'm very thankful. >> this is emanuel marshall. >> reporter: prince george's county police announced the wheelchair was donated bye mother of 11-year-old emanuel marshall, who had outgrown it and wanted to help by d >> i honestly shed a tear. it was because the situation was so similar. it really hit home. >> reporter: how do you feel giving your old wheelchair to joshua? >> well, i feel happy. >> reporter: police want you to look closely at this video and call them if you can help identify the thief stealing joshua's wh

news4's chris gordon will have more coming up at 5. >>> now to a first 4 traffic alert that takes effect just a few hours from now. construction work will shut down two roads along the national mall, starting at 7:00 p.m. 15th will be closed between jefferson drive and constitution avenue. that closure lasts until tuesday morning may 5th. as 15th street reopens, madison drive northwest will shut down between 14th and 15th streets. that closure will continue through the end of the week. now, these closures are due to the ongoing construction at the national museum of african-american history and culture. >>> metro is hosting a public hearing tonight on the potomac yard station coming to alexandria. the station will be built on the yellow and blue lines between the stops at reagan national airport and braddock road. the city selected its preferred site this week close to the potomac yard shopping center near target. tonight's hearing at the recreation center starts at 7:00. >>> another candidate joins the race for the white house. senate bernie sanders just made him announcement and told n

let's start with chris gordon who was in the courtroom for hughes' hearing this afternoon. >> reporter fancy has captured the imagination of many on social media some calling doug hughes a hero and others acknowledge it's a serious breach of security. hughes appeared here today at federal court with a lawyer appointed to represent him. pilot doug hughes previously announced he intended to fly into restricted air space. as a result, he faces federal charges for violating national defense air space and operating an unregistered aircraft. if convicted, he could be punished by up to four years in prison. in court today, hughes was ordered released on his own recognizance with conditions. he will be held in home detention in tampa florida. he is prohibited from flying any aircraft and must stay away from the capitol and the white house. hughes previously said he was delivering 535 letters to congress protesting campaign

as chris gordon reports, some business owners are worried it will cost them. >> reporter: this is vape in rockville one of a growing shops in montgomery county that sell everything needed for vaping. >> say if you're getting off of smoking and you go to bleu electronic cigarettes, then you'll probably pay $20 for the setup. you're more than likely not going to like it so you'll go to a vape shop and probably end up buying something like this like a box mod with a rebuildable at miser on top. >> reporter: that costs about $240. but add another $72 in montgomery county if the council passes a tax on e-cigarettes and vape paraphernalia. >> the bill is intended to add a 30% excise tax on the distributors. >> reporter: montgomery county doesn't know exactly how much revenue the new tax will raise, but they believe it will be in the millions and it will be used as part of the general fund to pay for county services. >> what we generally consider vice taxes like this one assists not a trust fund approach, but they generally support our public health efforts. >> reporter: if passed, the tax wi

chris gordon, news4. >>> well, uber says its service now has a permanent home in maryland.ause of a newly passed bill by state lawmakers, passed last night. it will require uber drivers to undergo county federal and multistate background checks. their vehicles will also need a $1 million primary insurance coverage and certified mechanics will have to inspect cars that are used every year. >>> frustrated fans at nats park after a software glitch caused some fans to be overcharged. consumer reporter erika gonzalez is here to explain. >> jim, ecash cards are a form of payment that you can use while inside nats park at places like concession stands and the team store. but we got a call from a viewer who says his ecash card was overcharged and caused his account to go in the red. after we got the tip, we contacted a spokesperson for the nats who confirmed double charges happened to a limited number of season plan holders with ecash accounts during the first home stand. apparently it was a software glitch, as jim mentioned that set all this in motion. we're told the problem has b

jamie mcmurray martin truex and jeff gordon gambling to get a good finish. chris anyneville with jeff. >> it looks like you had a bit of a struggle and made some late gambles. >> our panasonic chevrolet, i don't know we struggle add all weekend to get the balance. obviously our teammates have it worked out. they were all fast. we've got work to do. i've got to figure this package out or something. i don't know. we struggled. we fought through it. we didn't give up and alan made a great call. that's what got us to seven. >> thanks, jeff. >> another driver battling a cold. chevy, one, two three, and four, and five. jimmie johnson at 5-1. your winner here in texas. more in a moment. >> a disabled man abandoned local park. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing jake from state farm? [ jake ] uh... khakis. she sounds hideous. well s

bruce gordon at camden yards where the orioles just pulled off a low key but dominant victory. we begin with chris o'connell back on the streets of baltimore. chris? >> reporter: lucy as call baltimore braces for another night of the citywide curfew and the threat of more violence baltimore police are vowing to keep the piece tonight. this is one reason and one way they'll be doing it. take a look. imagine this was pennsylvania landing in philadelphia. imagine national guard members by the hundreds down here. well, we're talking about high profile areas and tourist districts here in baltimore. there is no busier, no more high profile. you see some of those national guard members making their way around there. it is -- this is really where the epicenter of the tourist district here in the inner harbor. hundreds of police officers including local state and national guard members have been scattered through the city. but today an increased presence here at the inner harbor. once again the heart of the tourist district. the riots here already causing an economic hit. two groups have already canceled t

bruce gordon at camden yards where the orioles just pulled off a low key but dominant victory. we begin with christreets of baltimore. chris? >> reporter: lucy as call baltimore braces for another night of the citywide curfew and the threat of more violence baltimore police are vowing to keep the piece tonight. this is one reason and one way they'll be doing it. take a look. imagine this was pennsylvania landing in philadelphia. imagine national guard members by the hundreds down here. well, we're talking about high profile areas and tourist districts here in baltimore. there is no busier, no more high profile. you see some of those national guard members making their way around there. it is -- this is really where the epicenter of the tourist district here in the inner

chris christie resign from her lucrative job on wall street. governor's office confirmed that first lady marry path christie stepped down from her position at angelo gordon and company. she says it is to spend more time with her family but political observers think it is in anticipation of the possible presidential run by her husband. >>> the atlantic city police department is requiring its uniform officers to wear body cameras. officials say as part of an ongoing effort to bring transparency to the department. body cameras are constantly recording video on a 30 seconds loop and audio begins when they press that button twice. the department is also moving its internal affairs office to a more easily accessible part of the city hall. >> the cannot tell you benefits that the city of atlantic city will experience because of the roll out of these cameras. bridge that gap and divide between our law enforcement agency and the community here in at atlantic city. >> reporter: chief hopes that the camera will help reduce incidents that lead to complaints against office are. >>> montgomery county has one more line of defense against drunk drivers now today family

chris christie needs to tell the country what qualifies for him other than his bravado and his style and his knocking folk around jersey guy attitude. joining me tonight, new jersey assemblyman gordonhnson with us and david corn bureau chief and msnbc political analyst. great to have both of you with us here tonight. mr. johnson, you first. why does chris christie why is he waiting to announce why doesn't he announce right now? >> i don't know exactly why or what his plan is. maybe he's waiting for more new jerseyians to support him. about 70% said they wouldn't vote for him as president and that's his home state in nj. 70% of the poll i read in the paper the other day. so maybe he's waiting for that to go up or down. >> i don't hear any new ideas, david corn. do you see? >> no. he's obviously trying to get a hold of some of the support he used to have in the republican fund raising establishment by talking about long-term debt and entitlements which is a pet issue of those supporters of the republican party. what is he waiting for? i think the indictments to come down. i think people expect indictments in the next week or two. not of him but his aids in the bridgegate business. bu