. >>> this is chris gordon in annapolis, home builders have come here asking maryland lawmakers to repealhat new construction includes sprinkler systems. they say that it makes new homes too expensive to be affordable. and it's costing construction jo have been some massive residential fires in recent years that have killed children and elderly residents. where lives could have been saved with a sprinkler system. >> ahead, the information you need to decide for yourself coming up on news4 at 5:00. >>> it's the delivery one mail carrier never thought he'd have to make. why his close relationships with the people in his community likely saved one man's life. >>> and president obama is holding a news conference in california right now. he just stepped to the podium, these are live pictures, we're going to keep an eye on it and bring you an update from the live desk as we learn more. >> this news4 at 4:00. >>> it was pouring down rain, the car was winning and the windows were smashed out. we panicked. >> a woman in roanoke had just started her car, she ran back into her house and heard a cras

chris gordon is live at the fire rescue station in great falls. chris? >> well wendy, swift water rescuers are ready. but they don't want to run into you tomorrow. they said that flooded roadways are dangerous. sometimes deadly. now we begin our story tonight, revisiting washington harbor in georgetown, an area hit hard by flooding just a few years ago. melting ice floats in the potomac river in front of washington harbor in georgetown. in april of 2011, the rising potomac filled tony and joe's seafood restaurant with ten feet of water. the damage was devastating. today, they positioned all of the outdoor furniture at the restaurant within the perimeter of the floodwall that can surround washington harbor. the restaurant is waiting for the property manager's decision. whether the floodwalls will be pulled up for protection. >> cranes come out and then the cranes are pulling up the walls coming from the ground and pull it up all the way to the top. >> up the potomac at great falls, virginia, the swift water rescue team is getting prepared in case of flood

. >>> this is chris gordon in bethesda, and this is pumpkin. his owners put pumpkin and his sister peanut into a local pet hotel and then left on a trip for paris. they say the boarding facility, the life of riley in rockdale, assured them they keep little dogs separated from the larger dogs, but their second night in paris they got a phone call that peanut had been mauled to death by a 100-pound bullmastiff. >> i was totally devastated and i couldn't eat for a week. i cried every single day. >> ahead on news4 at 5:00, how could this have happened and what are they doing about the loss of peanut? back to you. >>> the maryland senate has once again delayed taking action on a bill involving voting rights of felons. the governor vetoed a bill that would allow felons to vote while they're on parole or probation. the state senate was expected to decide today whether to override that veto, but three senators were absent so lawmakers postponed the vote until tuesday. >>> well, they call the nation's capital home and now two local chefs make it to rest

. >> reporter: chris gordon, news4. >>> almost everyone has a cell phone or a laptop, but the batteriesan be dangerous. and exactly why this could be catastrophic on a plane. >>> plus a local officer hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver. now in his honor a simple tool that could be installed >>> you know, we never give up on finding the right home for every child we feature here on "wednesday's child." >> barbara harrison reintroduces us to a little boy you first met a year ago and you may remember meeting him under a christmas tree in 2014. >> below this christmas angel is a little angel whose name is jaden. he's a beautiful 4-year-old who is in need of a permanent loving family. are you going to make some noises for me? >> jaden can't say words. he can't walk. and his vision is only minimal. but he loves to interact with people who care and those who know him say he would greatly benefit from growing up in a home with loving parents. >> he entered care in 2011 due to a traumatic brain injury when he was a little over a year old. >> reporter: he is a handsome boy that enjoys inte

. >> reporter: this is chris gordon in annapolis with noah's law is being introduced for the first time. it's named for montgomery county police officer noah leotta who was killed after he was hit along rockville pike by a driver whose blood alcohol level reportedly measured nearly three times the legal limit. >> this isbo hundreds, thousands of people that have been killed on maryland highways over the years because of our weak drunk driving laws and weak drunk driving penalties. >> reporter: all new at 5:00, we'll hear from some local police officers who were hit by drunk drivers and suffered tragic injuries. why they feel noah's law will save lives. that's coming up on news4 at 5: 5:00. back to you. >>> everything from soda and cookies to lobster and steak could be off the table for families who use food stamps if a lawmaker in new york has their way. troy johnson is here with our today's "talk around town." patty ritchie introduced a bill that prohibits people from using these food stamps on so-called luxury items. >> listeners are in disbelief. they are things like lobster and stea

reporting from the university of maryland college park campus, chris gordon, news4. >>> the centers fordisease control and prevention now investigating more than a dozen new cases of the zika virus in the u.s. it may have been contracted through sexual contac officials are looking into 14 cases. and all of them, men visited areas with zika outbreaks and may have infected their female partner who is did not travel in two of those cases the women are pregnant and their infections have been confirmed. >>> a community meeting is under way now, people talking about the proposed levee system in huntington neighborhood at the be unveiled. in 2012 residents approved a $30 million storm water bond. that would pay for the project. officials say it will protect homes from flooding caused by major storms. construction is scheduled to begin late next year. they say it should be finished in 2019. >> so how much rain can we look forward tomorrow? for more, let's check in with doug, he's in storm center 4. >> you mentioned a chance for flooding, we have a flood watch that's in effect during the day tom

. >>> this is chris gordon in annapolis where governor larry hogan today delivered his second state of the state address stressing bipartisanship to the benefit of all marylanders, but leaders in montgomery and prince george's county say he doesn't provide enough money for education, transportation, and in prince george's county, the new rooige regional center. >> for the first time in nine years working together we adopted a budget that did not include a single tax hike. [ applause ] >> reporter: ahead at 5:00, what local leaders say they need and expect from the general assembly's legislative session that runs through april. that's the latest from annapolis. back to you. >>> family and friends are mourning the death of a murdered 13-year-old girl. a wake for nicole lovell is being held today in blacksburg, virginia. her funeral takes place tomorrow. police say lovell was stabbed to death after she went missing last week. the teenager's family believes she climbed out of a bedroom window after they went to sleep. her body was found saturday. two virginia tech students are now facing c

. >>> this is chris gordon, a new candidate for montgomery county public school superintendent is expectede named tonight at a meeting of the county board of education. since former superintendent joshua star resigned in february of 2015, the board has conducted a nationwide search for a replacement. it has been challenging, but sources say the school board is ready to name a conditional school superintendent tonight. he is jack r. smith, who is currently interim state school superintendent. >> seemed like a nice fellow. has had a lot of maryland experience, some international experience, and is now with the state. >> reporter: although it's up to the board of education to select the new school superintendent, some montgomery county council members have questions about jack smith. we'll tell what you they are ahead on news4 5:00. back to you. all right. >>> we're learning new details now about that midair blast on a jetliner in somalia. a diplomat with knowledge of the investigation tells nbc news it's likely it was a bomb attack. >> one passenger is still missing and as nbc's keir simmons

in the speech hogan laid out his top priorities for the year and as chris gordon reports now, montgomery and prince george's county leaders say more money needs to be sent their way. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: governor hogan declared in his state of the state address that he feels funding for education is one of the successes of his first year in office. >> we increased spending to historic record high levels adding a total increased investment of $830 million more. >> reporter: but montgomery and prince george's county leaders say hogan held back tens of millions of dollars that lawmakers approved last year for school districts where it costs more to educate pupils. >> and that for us is $20 million in education funding that the governor left out of last year's budget and he has a $300 million budget surplus. that money is definitely needed for us in prince george's county. same thing with montgomery county. >> reporter: the governor says he is putting a priority on transportation spending. >> we're investing an unprecedented $2 billion into shovel-ready infrastructure projects.

news4's chris gordon shows us tonight that the couple is demanding answers. >> reporter: they boarded pumpkin and his sister peanut at life of riley boutique in rockville last november after the owner assured them their toy poodles would be safe here. >> she told us that they always keep the small dogs and big dogs separate and they have separate play areas for them. >> reporter: peanut was killed by a 100-pound bullmastiff. they were informed on a phone call to paris. they rushed right home. >> dogs are not just dogs. dogs are family members, and their well-being, their safety is first and foremost of our concern, and i felt completely betrayed. >> reporter: they are suing life of riley for $17,600, the money from their lost trip and previous medical bills for peanut. the owner of the life of riley, paul abbott, didn't want to appear on camera, but when i went inside, i told me we've had an incident. i want to do everything in my power to make it right. we're dedicating our lives to the care of animals. they are suing for negligence. the money isn't important they say. >> this was no

for michael waltrip, chris meyers, welcoming jeff gordon to the nascar fox broadcast team, denny hamlin the fed ex toyota winner, thanks for being a part of nascar on fox. >> sending the boys and girls off. >> boogity boogity boogity! let's go racing, boys! >> hard in the wall. >> hamlin. checkered flag. wins the sprint unlimited. without the authorized written consent of nascar broadcasting. nascar would like to thank all of our fans for your support and broadcast. we are! road c for now but they're about to change... another round of snow is making it's away into the state good evening and thanks for joining us, im jodi whitworth. several inches of snow are expected to blanket parts of the state we want to head right over to meteorologist amber alexander highly respected u- s supreme court justice antonin has died today at the age of 79... sca-leah died in his sleep while on vacation at a resort in west texas. he is the longest - serving member on the court -- president ronald reghan nominated him in 19 - 86 senate majority leader mitch mc - connell said today -- the senate should wai

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coming up, chris"sh(y gordon wi speak with students about what happened. >>> president obama is trying again to fulfill a campaign promise to close the u.s. prison at guantanamo bay. he acknowledged the politics of this are going to be tough. and the initial reaction from congress and the campaign trail, bear that out. steve handelsman is tracking developments for us on capitol hill. >> the answer appears forget about it here on the hill, even though the answer is still no, the commander-in-chief is still not giving up. >> it undermines our standing in >> u.s. allies want gitmo closed. isis uses gitmo as a recruiting tool. dressing hostages for beheading in orange, like gitmo prisoners used to wear. >> there's no need for a prison in cuba where u.s. laws do not apply, says mr. obama. >> we can capture terrorists, protect the american people. and when done right, we can try them and put them in our maximum-security principles and it works just fine. >> hundreds of terrorists are already held in the u.s. with no incident mr. obama did not propose which supermax prisons might take gitmo d

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hitting coach bonds looking on as john c clos stanton getting in the hack along with gordon and upcoming outfielder chris all confident about the upcoming season. >> opening day. start there. we don't talk about the end of the season and all that. really means nothing. projection means nothing. at the end of the day you have to play the way you are supposed to. >> we all have something to prove. we all have criticism. we all. >> that's sports i'm donovan campbell. before we say goooo night take one last check down in south miami-dade. the dade land mall area where we understand there's an attempted abduction. >> alex has this for us.>> source tells 7 naws there wasn attempted abduction of woman here at the dade land mall earlier tonight a ayou can see at this late hour it's still remains wrapped in crime tape. this all happened short time ago and police really flooded this area and police tell us tonight that they believe they have the person who was responsible for this. they got h in a vehicle short distance away from here. we have some video to show you. this is police as they swarm this area. they ev

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gordon olden and chris caneo. thank you so much for joining me. >> good morning, candice. >>> the debate, senator rubio. we saw how much the debate could impact the election. he needed a strong performance, what do you think? >> i think it was done well, he didn't sound as robotic as last time. it is unfortunate in last well and then some of them dropped out of the election. >> what did you think? >> i think it is important that in this debate that any candidate has to set their self out apart and him coming out and swinging against rivals as jeb bush, he staked his claim. >>> talking about governor bush that took on donald trump, do you think it is helping or hurting florida's former governor? >> i think it is actually -- it's hurting the governor because basically this negative dialogue amongst the candidates is exactly what the american people don't want to see. it goes back to the original narrative that they don't want dysfunction, they don't want argument, they want people to come together and get things don

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