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ç >> i think we lost chris gordon.nformation we can report to you here from the live desk. we're hearing of a second shooting scene at aspen hill shopping center. this is in silver spring. >> connecticut avenue. >> scott macfarlane joining us here for news 4 midday. not sure if this is in all relation to what we're tracking at westfield montgomery mall. a second shooting scene being reported in silver spring, 661 connecticut avenue. we do have a live picture there. this is the aspen hill shopping center. >> immediately we can tell you montgomery county public schools has ordered a shelter in place at the nearest school for the mall. that's walter johnson high school. a spokesman said it's possible. that list might grow. there are a lot of schools throughout the county. because it is active scene at the mall they've ordered a shelter in place which ensures that the doors remain closed throughout the perimeter of walter johnson high school. >> as we take you back to the scene of what is westfield montgomery mall, police
ç >> i think we lost chris gordon.nformation we can report to you here from the live desk. we're hearing of a second shooting scene at aspen hill shopping center. this is in silver spring. >> connecticut avenue. >> scott macfarlane joining us here for news 4 midday. not sure if this is in all relation to what we're tracking at westfield montgomery mall. a second shooting scene being reported in silver spring, 661 connecticut avenue. we do have a live picture there. this is...
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chris gordon, thank you very much. chris gordon in baltimore reporting on the not guilty verdict in the case of edward nero in the death of freddie gray. and the next baltimore police officer to go on trial will be officer goodson on june 6th. goodson was the driver of the police transport van where prosecutors say gray was critically hurt. he faces seven charges. on july 2nd more officers head to trial. final two trials are set to begin in the fall. all the officers have pleaded not guilty. stay with news 4 all day as we keep an eye on the situation in baltimore. you can see what charges all of the officers are facing by opening the nbc washington >>> good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. what's this? what's that bright object in the sky? what's that color? is it blue? is that the sun? it is. nasa just confirmed it, that is the sun. we haven't seen it for a few days. there it is gleaming off the capitol dome. live view from the storm team 4 capitol camera. temperatures jumping up nicely as well. mi
chris gordon, thank you very much. chris gordon in baltimore reporting on the not guilty verdict in the case of edward nero in the death of freddie gray. and the next baltimore police officer to go on trial will be officer goodson on june 6th. goodson was the driver of the police transport van where prosecutors say gray was critically hurt. he faces seven charges. on july 2nd more officers head to trial. final two trials are set to begin in the fall. all the officers have pleaded not guilty....
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. >>> this is chris gordon.r from dog dishes and potted plantsn order to i jamie wanted a taste of the real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? especially when it's followed by fireworks everyone's nola is different. follow yours. >>> students in montgomery county may head back to school a week earlier than usual next year. the school's chief operating officer says drafts scheduled to a school board meeting. the school year would start on august 21st. that's two weeks before labor day. the district usually goes back one week before labor day, but parents, the kids, they're all going to have a chance to weigh in on the chances before the school board votes on this calendar in th
. >>> this is chris gordon.r from dog dishes and potted plantsn order to i jamie wanted a taste of the real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? especially when it's followed by fireworks everyone's nola is different. follow yours. >>> students in montgomery county may head...
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w news 4's chris gordon is in the courtroom right now.e'll have the latest on air and online as the trial continues. >>> 13 law enforcement officers receiving the medal of valor at a ceremony this morning in the east wing of the white house. it's the nation's highest honor for police officers. president obama says all of the awarded officers displayed exceptional courage regardless of their own safety in protecting others. >>> building fell apart and shutting down a d.c. street right now. news 4's derek ward is live with an old tomato packing plant where an old tomato packing plant collapsed. derrick, what do you know about what happened there? >> well, you know, this happened yesterday afternoon at about 2:30. and this is a pretty heavily traveled street. we're at the intersection of fen wick and galadet. take a look, this is what happened. we believe it was caused by the wind. just imagine if someone had been coming along here when happened. guess what, somebody was, nobody got injured, but we got the video. take a look. it was about 3:
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chris gordon explains what happened in court. >> reporter: officer edward nero's defense lawyer asked that the judge dismiss all four charges against nero, arguing that prosecutors have failed to prove their case. the judge, however, denied the request saying at this point he is required to view the evidence in a light most favorable to the state. >> it is absurd that he's sitting there having to fight for his freedom all because he joined in a chase. >> reporter: prosecutors thought by compelling an officero charges of officer nero. miller worked with nero and faces the same charges. he is scheduled to stand trial in july. he testified today with immunity. >> it was miller who made it abundantly clear that officer nero neither handcuffed, nor did nero participate in the detention at all of freddie gray. >> reporter: neroa today, offic miller testified that gray was no threat. >> he did not resist. he wasn't rude. he didn't holler. he didn't cuss. he stood there and did exactly what the police asked him to do. >> reporter: a verdict in the trial of officer nero is expected this week.
chris gordon explains what happened in court. >> reporter: officer edward nero's defense lawyer asked that the judge dismiss all four charges against nero, arguing that prosecutors have failed to prove their case. the judge, however, denied the request saying at this point he is required to view the evidence in a light most favorable to the state. >> it is absurd that he's sitting there having to fight for his freedom all because he joined in a chase. >> reporter: prosecutors...
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chris gordon is live at the bridge. is was just amazing. >> reporter: chris and wendy, it happened early this morning at the very highest point of the bay bridge when a man suddenly stopped his car and got out. chopper 4 flew beside the bay bridge as the drama unfolded this morning. a man had climbed over the railing on the eastbound span. lieutenant kevin brenner was on his way to work. he saw at the railing trying to help. they talked with the man for more than 45 minutes until help arrived. >> i happened to have a portable radio with me. i was able to radio into our dispatch center that we needed additional units for a gentleman who was threatening suicide. >> we definitely established a rapport with him. it was very touch and go for a while there. it was very scary this morning. >> reporter: did you ever fear you were going to lose contact and that he would go off the bridge? >> absolutely. there were many times when the way he was sitting he was facing outwards. at that point, i heard lieutenant asking him to stradd
chris gordon is live at the bridge. is was just amazing. >> reporter: chris and wendy, it happened early this morning at the very highest point of the bay bridge when a man suddenly stopped his car and got out. chopper 4 flew beside the bay bridge as the drama unfolded this morning. a man had climbed over the railing on the eastbound span. lieutenant kevin brenner was on his way to work. he saw at the railing trying to help. they talked with the man for more than 45 minutes until help...
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chris gordon is live in baltimore with how this trial will be different from the first officer's. chris, good morning. >> reporter: opening statements this morning lasted less than an hour with prosecutors accusing officer nero of assaulting freddie gray by shackling his legs and risking his life by loading him on to a police wagon face down on the ground without securing him with a seat belt. the lawyer, the defense lawyer for officer nero said he acted in a reasonable matter and it was the responsi driver, not nero, to see to gray's safety. nero chased gray on 2015. gray was on the ground and said he needed his asthma inhaler. prosecutors say he suffered a broke neck and died a week later. officer nero is not charged with his death. he is on trial for assault, reckless endangerment and two counts of misconduct. he lets the judge decide the verdict by having an bench trial and removes the motion a jury may have in this case. this trial is expected to last five days. the first baltimore police trial was held last december. that ended with a nice trial and a hundred jury. that was t
chris gordon is live in baltimore with how this trial will be different from the first officer's. chris, good morning. >> reporter: opening statements this morning lasted less than an hour with prosecutors accusing officer nero of assaulting freddie gray by shackling his legs and risking his life by loading him on to a police wagon face down on the ground without securing him with a seat belt. the lawyer, the defense lawyer for officer nero said he acted in a reasonable matter and it was...
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chris gordon is live with more. >> reporter: good evening, doreen. so far this year there have been 48 murders in the district of columbia. 35 of those murders happened here east of the anacostia river. many of them remain unsolved, just like charnice milton's murder. >> to say we're disheartened and disappointed is an understatement. >> reporter: cathy lanier once again today. >> all we want is really justice. >> reporter: a long-time community activist wanted to call attention to the more than 100 uninvolved murders in his community. he started putting pictures of the victims on display. >> it's basically a photographic morgue. it hits people because they do not realize that there are that many unsolved homicides just east of the river. >> reporter: each time there's a murder east of the river he adds another face to his display. his collection goes back to 2010. >> unfortunately, what has happened is because there are so many and it is so frequent that people consider it routine. >> reporter: lanier knows it is hard on the families of those killed
chris gordon is live with more. >> reporter: good evening, doreen. so far this year there have been 48 murders in the district of columbia. 35 of those murders happened here east of the anacostia river. many of them remain unsolved, just like charnice milton's murder. >> to say we're disheartened and disappointed is an understatement. >> reporter: cathy lanier once again today. >> all we want is really justice. >> reporter: a long-time community activist wanted to...
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chris gordon reports on what happened next. >> reporter: judge barry williams denied the defense motiono dismiss all four charges against baltimore police officer edward nero. the judge said at this point the law requires him to view the evidence in the light most favorable to the state. prosecutors thought that by compelling fellow bike patrol officer garrett miller to testify he would help prove the charges in nero, but it apparently backfired. >> i think officer miller did a tremendous job on behalf of the defense. i'm not sure what the state has been able to elicit favorably for the state through officer miller. >> reporter: officer miller testified with immunity, meaning nothing he said can be used against him because he will stand trial in july on the same charges as officer nero. miller testified that it was he, not nero, who stopped and handcuffed freddie gray after a foot chase on april 12th, 2015. nero is charged with assault, but miller says he moved gray, not nero, who only touched gray to help him find an asthma inhaler. miller testified he thought the patrol wagon driver i
chris gordon reports on what happened next. >> reporter: judge barry williams denied the defense motiono dismiss all four charges against baltimore police officer edward nero. the judge said at this point the law requires him to view the evidence in the light most favorable to the state. prosecutors thought that by compelling fellow bike patrol officer garrett miller to testify he would help prove the charges in nero, but it apparently backfired. >> i think officer miller did a...
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chris gordon is live near the chesapeake bay bridge. boy, did you score a day out there, chris. >> reporter: beautiful day out here. jim, the best time to cross the bay bridge is right now, tonight, or in the morning. if you wait until tomorrow evening at this hour, you are likely to face backups. some people have already hit the road heading to the beach. it's wednesday. that's a pretty early start. >> well, i have to leave on saturday, so i'm just going to take advantage of the sunshine right now. >> reporter: joe is heading to delaware to join the rolling thunder ride into d.c. how much traffic do you figure you'll be in this weekend? >> a lot, an awful lot. >> reporter: there are the best of times and the worst of times to try crossing the bay bridge. >> the worst time is tonight between 5:00 and 6:00. tomorrow night between 5:00 and 6:00, and at rush hour on friday trying to get out of the area or go shopping. >> reporter: more than 370,000 vehicles are expected to cross the bay bridge between now and monday night. police say it wil
chris gordon is live near the chesapeake bay bridge. boy, did you score a day out there, chris. >> reporter: beautiful day out here. jim, the best time to cross the bay bridge is right now, tonight, or in the morning. if you wait until tomorrow evening at this hour, you are likely to face backups. some people have already hit the road heading to the beach. it's wednesday. that's a pretty early start. >> well, i have to leave on saturday, so i'm just going to take advantage of the...
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chris gordon talked with legal analysts about their take on this trial. >> reporter: prosecutors sayolice lacked legal justification to arrest freddie gray after gray was seen running on april 12th, 2015. bike patrol officers chased ground. prosecutors argued officer edward nero should be found guilty for assault for touching gray. that officer nero's defense lawyer says nero acted reasonably. seat belting freddie gray, that's the van driver's responsibility, argued the attorney. as far as detaining gray, that was an unprovoked flight and cuffing the right thing to do and it is legal. some legal analysts shared their thoughts. >> i don't think they have proved the case. it would not surprise me if judge williams found the defendant not guilty on all of the charges. >> the reckless endangerment is a harder charge. i still think it is a difficult charge to prove, but that is a question the judge will have t wrestle with. >> reporter: judge barry williams asked dozens of questions during closing arguments. he will make the final decision without regard to how the community might react.
chris gordon talked with legal analysts about their take on this trial. >> reporter: prosecutors sayolice lacked legal justification to arrest freddie gray after gray was seen running on april 12th, 2015. bike patrol officers chased ground. prosecutors argued officer edward nero should be found guilty for assault for touching gray. that officer nero's defense lawyer says nero acted reasonably. seat belting freddie gray, that's the van driver's responsibility, argued the attorney. as far...
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chris gordon will be back in court this morning. follow him at chris gordon news oig for the latest inside the edward nero trial. >>> frustrated travelers at the phoenix sky harbor international airport after more than 3,000 checked bags not only missed the flights, but they sat in 90 plus free heat for a little while. all because of a flub with tsa screening systems. things are back online and the tsa as been doing a number of of tests overnight to try to figure out where the error was. late last night, bags were being driven to other airports and en route to their openwners. >>> more and more people are booking can mean extra time and long waits in the airport. molette green is here with us this morning to talk about what officials are doing to make it easier for travelers. >> they have a tough job ahead of them. so many of us are ready for summer vacation, but long lines could hold you up at the airport. here is the problem. not enough tsa screeners to get you true those check points. so those long lines you already see could get
chris gordon will be back in court this morning. follow him at chris gordon news oig for the latest inside the edward nero trial. >>> frustrated travelers at the phoenix sky harbor international airport after more than 3,000 checked bags not only missed the flights, but they sat in 90 plus free heat for a little while. all because of a flub with tsa screening systems. things are back online and the tsa as been doing a number of of tests overnight to try to figure out where the error...
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reporting from chevy chase, chris gordon, news4. >>> scott macfarlane back at the live desk.ate to our breaking news. metro station has shut down the federal center southwest station lines orange, blue, and silver. there was a report of another arching insulator in that station. one of the underground stations not far from capitol hill. in response to this afternoon's insulator issue, possible issue, metro shuts down federal station throughout vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me e.t. phone home. when you find something you love, you can never get enough of it. change the way you experience tv with xfinity x1. >>> we are following several stories that are still breaking as we hit the air tonight. first in maryland. one person was killed, another was wounded after a shooting at
reporting from chevy chase, chris gordon, news4. >>> scott macfarlane back at the live desk.ate to our breaking news. metro station has shut down the federal center southwest station lines orange, blue, and silver. there was a report of another arching insulator in that station. one of the underground stations not far from capitol hill. in response to this afternoon's insulator issue, possible issue, metro shuts down federal station throughout vo: for dominion, part of delivering...
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. >> chris gordon talked to some witnesses after the tense moments at the montgomery mall. >> reporter: montgomery county police officer wearing his street clothes was actually here in the parking lot when the shots rang out. he responded and he was one of the many 911 emergency calls that summoned place to the scene. they got here and they set up a perimeter and ordered the media and everyone not involved to get back. a n i >> we were rht that side with a gun in his hand just slowly walking back to his car with a . he looked up at us and we said keep going. we have kids on the bus, kind of thing. so we called 911 immediately. >> reporter: there was fear throughout the area. montgomery county schools, walter johnson and other middle schools t and in aspen hi shooting. it happened less than ten miles away.in the parking lot behind e. we're at connecticut avenue and aspen hill road. the scene cleared here just within the last hour. to give you some perspective where the suspect was caught, right at the shopping center many people telling us it broughtth area wa to her car. montgomery cou
. >> chris gordon talked to some witnesses after the tense moments at the montgomery mall. >> reporter: montgomery county police officer wearing his street clothes was actually here in the parking lot when the shots rang out. he responded and he was one of the many 911 emergency calls that summoned place to the scene. they got here and they set up a perimeter and ordered the media and everyone not involved to get back. a n i >> we were rht that side with a gun in his hand just...
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chris gordon, knew 4. >> we are still keeping an eye on the weather.he showers are still hanging around our area. what can we expect, say, over the next several hours. >> the area that already saw the rain, now that rain is gone. we'll see more as we move on through the overnight hours. that's kind of the theme. showers will be all over the place next few days. right now, the heaviest rain down to the south in through st. mary's county, the northern neck. heavy rain around calvert beach and huntington. back to the west can looking at rain coming through winchester and parts of page county. in and around d.c., we saw the rain. driving back to the station, you n across the area. more rain likely. take it slow. i'll have more on how it affects your weekend coming up in a minute. >>> caps drop their second game in a row to the penguins. another hit that has everybody talking. today, the league suspended kris letang for one game for his hit on the caps marcus johansson last night. the caps are without one of their top defensemen after brooks orpik had a thr
chris gordon, knew 4. >> we are still keeping an eye on the weather.he showers are still hanging around our area. what can we expect, say, over the next several hours. >> the area that already saw the rain, now that rain is gone. we'll see more as we move on through the overnight hours. that's kind of the theme. showers will be all over the place next few days. right now, the heaviest rain down to the south in through st. mary's county, the northern neck. heavy rain around calvert...
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news 4 chris gordon joins us live from baltimore with more. >> reporter: doreen, today we watched that video that shows what might have happened inside the police van to cause the fatal injuries, freddie gray suffered. but afterwards, some of the people who saw the video in court disagreed over which side it helped. >> at the trial of baltimore police officer, edward nero, prosecutors presented showing a police cadet the same size as freddie gray being handcuffed with his legs shackled placed facedown on the van. the cadet, now a baltimore police officer himself, testified it was tight in there, not much room to move. but he was able to stand up, turn around, and kick the sides of the van. >> the cadet that was sitting in there could easily raise his knees up, such that if i'm leaning over him to belt him in, he could definitely assault me. >> officer nero's defense lawyer said he acted as any reasonable officer would when he helped load freddie gray into a police van the morning of april 12, 2015. although police general orders say seat belting a detainee is mandatory, nero used his d
news 4 chris gordon joins us live from baltimore with more. >> reporter: doreen, today we watched that video that shows what might have happened inside the police van to cause the fatal injuries, freddie gray suffered. but afterwards, some of the people who saw the video in court disagreed over which side it helped. >> at the trial of baltimore police officer, edward nero, prosecutors presented showing a police cadet the same size as freddie gray being handcuffed with his legs...
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. >> this is chris gordon at high point high school.e daughters of gladys tordil who was shot in the parking lot here last week plan to follow in her foot steps and carry on her legacy. >>> a 16-year-old girl gets off of her school bus and moments later she's attacked by a man who tries to sexually assault her. >> i'm mark segraves and i'll tell you how she bought fought back and who came to her rescue. >> the traffic group testing impaired drivers. >>> she sang on the steps of the lincoln memorial. ♪ ♪ smithsonian museum plans to honor the legacy of this civil >>> metro's general manager took an unprecedented step today. he called together all 650 top managers in the transit agency and he got them into one room. >> the meeting was so large they had to hold it at the strathmore music center. it sets the change at metro. transportation reporter adam tuss is at the station now where the meeting was at. adam, what was your take away from the meeting? >> and the key takeaway, gym is something that the general manager has been trying to dril
. >> this is chris gordon at high point high school.e daughters of gladys tordil who was shot in the parking lot here last week plan to follow in her foot steps and carry on her legacy. >>> a 16-year-old girl gets off of her school bus and moments later she's attacked by a man who tries to sexually assault her. >> i'm mark segraves and i'll tell you how she bought fought back and who came to her rescue. >> the traffic group testing impaired drivers. >>> she...
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. >> this is chris gordon at bethesda chevy chase high school. what action the ptsa plans to take after their principal is overruled for banning six students from graduation for allegedly showing up to the school prom drunk. >>> also, we'll report how a local family is turning their personal tragedy into something vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me . >>> it happened at a birthday party in a place that is popular with families. tonight, new details about the crime as someone comes forward with some of the stolen presents. >>> a local school superintendent has changed course when it comes to teenage drinking. we'll tell you why that move is drawing criticism from some of the parent ahead of graduation day. >>> plus a five-letter word at the center of a legal fight. the reason what has a maryland
. >> this is chris gordon at bethesda chevy chase high school. what action the ptsa plans to take after their principal is overruled for banning six students from graduation for allegedly showing up to the school prom drunk. >>> also, we'll report how a local family is turning their personal tragedy into something vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with...
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chris gordon will be back in the courtroom this morning to bring us the latest. >>> an update on the trial against a virginia man accused of nearly killing his wife's former boss. julie carey reporting final jury followed by opening statements. andrew schmuhl and his wife are accus accused of tierrorizing her former boss and his wife. schmuhl's defense is that his mental state during that crime was impaired as a result of medication that he was taking. >>> it is 6:05. today drunk drivers in maryland will face new restrictions when maryland's governor signs noah's law. it will force convicted drunk drivers to take an in-car breathalyzer before their car will start. yesterday the drunk driver who hit and killed officer noah leotta in december pled guilty. >>> take we'll learn about a new equal pay law. earlier this month larry hogan signed an historic equal pay bill into law. it prevents businesses from retaliating against employees who talk about their salaries. p employees can also sue companies if they find out they were not paid fairly. they can sue up to three years after their fi
chris gordon will be back in the courtroom this morning to bring us the latest. >>> an update on the trial against a virginia man accused of nearly killing his wife's former boss. julie carey reporting final jury followed by opening statements. andrew schmuhl and his wife are accus accused of tierrorizing her former boss and his wife. schmuhl's defense is that his mental state during that crime was impaired as a result of medication that he was taking. >>> it is 6:05. today...
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. >>> chris gordon will be in the courtroom when that nation is announced. to learn the verdict. >>> today two men will be accept tebsed for their roles in a murder in oxon hill. williams and washington were found guilty back in march of helping rob the clarion hotel, and during that robbery, a hotel worker was killed. williams was the driver ever the as the look beilookout. >>> deputies are asking for help in finding this man, 28-year-old rob perth cartert carter iii. he was last seen in waldorf. his relatives say he needs his medication. >>> historic morning in vietnam. president obama lifting the long standing arms embargo against the country. take a look at some of the video we received. this is considered a sign of warming relations. the president making a speech during his first visit to the country. sales ever legal weapons will meet strict requirements and depends on vietnam's commitment to human rights. i'm angie goff at the live desk. back to you. >>> it is 6:48. turning to decision 2016, hillary clinton will campaign this detroit today while donal
. >>> chris gordon will be in the courtroom when that nation is announced. to learn the verdict. >>> today two men will be accept tebsed for their roles in a murder in oxon hill. williams and washington were found guilty back in march of helping rob the clarion hotel, and during that robbery, a hotel worker was killed. williams was the driver ever the as the look beilookout. >>> deputies are asking for help in finding this man, 28-year-old rob perth cartert carter...
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news 4's chris gordon is live in bethesda to explain for us. chris? we learned about this controversy from the local list served. we talked to some people here at bethesda chevy chase high school and we can tell you this community is divided tonight over recent events leading to tomorrow's graduation. >>> seniors lined up outside bcc high school today for graduation who were banned from participating in the ceremony by principal dr. donna jones for allegedly being drunk at the prom in violation of the school's policy against alcohol at school events. >> everybody was operating under that impression. we feel the pt appeals that that was a huge deterrent at our prom this year and it worked. >> reporter: but last week the principal's decision to exclude the six students from the bcc graduation ceremony was overturned by interim school superintendent larry bowers who wrote to parents saying the board of education policy is clear that as a matter of general practice, the exclusion from commencement ceremonies will not be included in local school policies r
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chris gordon will be back in court. informatigo oig for the latest inside the nero trial. >>> a rough day for passengers at the phoenix sky harbor international airport. did you hear about this story? after more than 3,000 checked bags not only missed while, all because of a flub with tsa screening systems. things are back online and they have been conducting several tests overnight to try to figure out where the system had the air light last night. bags were being driven to other airports en route to their owner. talk about good days and bad days at the airport, not a fun one for a lot of folks. >> and we might hear about what happened in pea mix when the tsa talks about summer travel this afternoon. ts am administrator and jeh johnson will be at reagan international, expected to talk about your safety and how they are getting ready for an increase in travelers in the coming months. >>> happening today, the suspect in the sandra levy case is heading back to court for a status hearing. he's all rigready said for a ne tr
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chris gordon will bring us the latest on air and online. >>> and a virginia man accused of nearly killing his we've's former boss, julie carey reporting time jury selection this morning will be followed by opening statements. andrew schmuhl and his wife are accused of toof torerrorizing t wife's former boss. andrew's defense says his mental state was impaired as a result of medication he was taking. >>> breaking news at this hour, we have a crew headed to southern avenue in southeast where police are investigating homicide. the initial call came in just before 3:00 this morning when police got to the scene, they found a map who had been shot. he did not survive those injuries. we'll bring you a live report just >>> it is now 4:30. today larry hogan will sign noah's law, the law requires all convicted drunk drivers to use a car ignition interlock device. this comes one day after a guilty plea from the drunk driver who hit and killed noah leotta whom the law is named after. low otah oig was killed in december when he was side swiped in rockville while on dui patrol. dozens of law enforcemen
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chris gordon will have the latest for you on air and onl e online. >>> sexual assault case against a d.c. man is getting closer to trial. police say he cut off his ankle monitor while on proceed pace and sexually assaulted a woman in her southeast d. october. a judge is expected to rule on motions today. jury selection could start as early as tomorrow. >>> 4:48. the supreme court could hand down decisions dwaid on a number of cases, one a challenge to the president's request to shield about 4 million people from deportation. another a test for new requirements on clinics and theres who perform abortions. we'll send breaking news alerts out on our nbc washington app if a decision is made. the court could deadlock. only eight justices sit on the court since the antonin scalia back in february. >>> prince george's county schools are struggling to get students vaccinated. this week they're offering free clinics. the first is happening today from 4:00 to 7:00 for all students entering kindergarten and 7th grade students. a second clinic will happen at northwestern high school on thursday
chris gordon will have the latest for you on air and onl e online. >>> sexual assault case against a d.c. man is getting closer to trial. police say he cut off his ankle monitor while on proceed pace and sexually assaulted a woman in her southeast d. october. a judge is expected to rule on motions today. jury selection could start as early as tomorrow. >>> 4:48. the supreme court could hand down decisions dwaid on a number of cases, one a challenge to the president's request...
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chris gordon tracked down the answer to a viewer's e-mail after they discovered whole foods store hadliminated its kosher food section. customers were concerned they would have to take their business someplace else. >> entire jewish food section would be discontinued even though the person i spoke with had said that there was a tremendous demand for it. >> whole foods tells news 4 that it removed the dedicated kosher section after a recent renovation. customers can still find the products throughout the store. >>> change your e-mail account the password. that is the message from cyber security experts. more than 270 being sold online. yahoo! and g-mail are among the passwords being sold now on what hackers call the dark web. cyber experts also say be careful clicking on links that appear in your e-mails as they could be allowing cyber criminals in to your account. >>> it is 5:00 a.m. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. let's check our weather first. it's been wet and soggy for many, many days now. >> and it will stay that way, right, chuck? >> absolutely right. hav
chris gordon tracked down the answer to a viewer's e-mail after they discovered whole foods store hadliminated its kosher food section. customers were concerned they would have to take their business someplace else. >> entire jewish food section would be discontinued even though the person i spoke with had said that there was a tremendous demand for it. >> whole foods tells news 4 that it removed the dedicated kosher section after a recent renovation. customers can still find the...
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chris gordon is live in bethesda with his story. >> reporter: the shooting happened right here behind me in the parking lot outside the macy's. for hours it was a crime scene. take a look. as fire responded to this the wwa sho when a man before she could answer he shot her. two men came to her aid. both were shot. one died. the other has grave injuries. let's hear now from a witness to this shooting. >> i heard about eight gunshots, four at a time, four quick ones, boom, boom, boom. i said that sounds like gunshots. then i heard boom, boom, boom again. i said those are definitely gunshots, so it's got to be coming from around here somewhere. >> reporter: now fortunately a montgomery county police officer wearing plain clothes was in the parking lot. he immediately told some of the people to he called el salvador who has lived here for 26 years administered to the woman, putting a compress on her shoulder wound. he told me the woman kept talking saying, my husband is going to be so angry. i was supposed to work today and i came shopping. he quieted her. she was taken to the hospital. s
chris gordon is live in bethesda with his story. >> reporter: the shooting happened right here behind me in the parking lot outside the macy's. for hours it was a crime scene. take a look. as fire responded to this the wwa sho when a man before she could answer he shot her. two men came to her aid. both were shot. one died. the other has grave injuries. let's hear now from a witness to this shooting. >> i heard about eight gunshots, four at a time, four quick ones, boom, boom, boom....
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chris gordon will bring us the latest on air and online. >>> and a virginia man accused of nearly killing reporting time jury selection this morning will be followed by opening statements. andrew schmuhl and his wife are accused of toof torerrorizing t wife's former boss. andrew's defense says his mental state was impaired as a result of medication he was taking. >>> breaking news at this hour, we have a crew headed to southern avenue in southeast where police are investigating homicide. the initial call came in just before 3:00 this morning when police got to the scene, they found a map who had been shot. he did not survive those injuries. we'll bring you a live report just
chris gordon will bring us the latest on air and online. >>> and a virginia man accused of nearly killing reporting time jury selection this morning will be followed by opening statements. andrew schmuhl and his wife are accused of toof torerrorizing t wife's former boss. andrew's defense says his mental state was impaired as a result of medication he was taking. >>> breaking news at this hour, we have a crew headed to southern avenue in southeast where police are...
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chris gordon will be in the courtroom.ter @chrisgordonnews to be the first to learn the verdict. >>> in the air and at sea right now multiple countries are searching for the black boxes from egypt air flight 804. it crashed into the mediterranean sea last week, it is still not clear what caused the u.s. navy sent a special plane to search the water. a french ship and an egyptian submarine are also there. >>> and saying good by to the other story of this crash, 66 people were on board, they all died. there was a funeral service in cairo last night for two of the people. officials say they found the remains of some of the victims and they are working to identify them. >>> university of maryland police promised to review and release body cam video and the 911 call that led to studentsing pepper sprayed. video shows the dchaotic scene. police were called to break up a large party early saturday morning and now police are being criticized because they used pepper spray twice. >> what i see causes me concern in some cases on bot
chris gordon will be in the courtroom.ter @chrisgordonnews to be the first to learn the verdict. >>> in the air and at sea right now multiple countries are searching for the black boxes from egypt air flight 804. it crashed into the mediterranean sea last week, it is still not clear what caused the u.s. navy sent a special plane to search the water. a french ship and an egyptian submarine are also there. >>> and saying good by to the other story of this crash, 66 people were...
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chris gordon is in bethesda. >> reporter: chris, i'm standing in front of a house where there are at least half a dozen places on camera in view where mosquitos can breed. you might not even notice them. i'm going to point them at the end of the report, but first let's focus on that maryland mosquitos that could spread the zika virus. maryland department of agriculture is spraying for mosquitos. the heat and humidity following all the recent rain makes this mosquito breeding season. the spraying is underway on the eastern shore in southern maryland. next week the state will spray for mosquitos in prince george's county, but not in montgomery county. >> we have got an association with several communities within the state. we don't have that association already in place. then we're not spraying in those areas unless there's a case of zika. >> reporter: maryland has 17 cases of the zika virus. up to 13% of the pregnant women who get zika have babies with birth defects. that's a concern for prince george's county's chief of the infectious disease control program. >> we're definitely conc
chris gordon is in bethesda. >> reporter: chris, i'm standing in front of a house where there are at least half a dozen places on camera in view where mosquitos can breed. you might not even notice them. i'm going to point them at the end of the report, but first let's focus on that maryland mosquitos that could spread the zika virus. maryland department of agriculture is spraying for mosquitos. the heat and humidity following all the recent rain makes this mosquito breeding season. the...
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the firefighter who helped talk him down tells our chris gordon the man was in mental and emotional distress. >>> two military jets collide off the coast of north carolina and amazingly everyone on board was able to get out with minor injuries. the two navy fa-18 super hornet jet fighters were on a routine happened. >>> the memorial weekend is upon us. if you're planning to travel, you're going to have lots of company. aaa says 38 million americans are hitting the road for the weekend. >>> a lot of people doubted him, said he would never make it to this point, but today donald trump picked up some unbound delegates and reached the magic number of 1237. >> he celebrated by taunting hillary clinton and challenging bernie sanders to a debate. steve handelsman. >> reporter: in this year of surprising and sudden political developments, this is another one. a few unpledged delegates jumped on the trump train. suddenly, he's had the 1237 he's fought for. with the north dakota who put him over the top, donald trump celebrated clinching nomination by taunting his likely next opponent. >> here i'm wat
the firefighter who helped talk him down tells our chris gordon the man was in mental and emotional distress. >>> two military jets collide off the coast of north carolina and amazingly everyone on board was able to get out with minor injuries. the two navy fa-18 super hornet jet fighters were on a routine happened. >>> the memorial weekend is upon us. if you're planning to travel, you're going to have lots of company. aaa says 38 million americans are hitting the road for the...
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. >> chris gordon. thank you, chris.you know, nero was one of six charges in connect with freddie gray's daek death. we have more about this in our app just search freddie gray. >> robert turner was the director of d.c. republican party and plead guilty in february to fraud. a d.c. judge gave him six months of in jail. suspending all the time giving two years probation and he has it pay back the money. >> mark zuckerberg is personally responding to allegations that facebook is biassed against conservative views. zuk areburg posted last night that being open it all viewpoint is at the core of what facebook wants to be. former employees claimed there were ideas prevented from appearing in the section. zuckerberg wrote quote today we have found no efdid report is true. if we find anything against our principles, you have my commitment that we will do whatever it takes it address it. >> we have returned thousands of dollars to viewers. >> a tremendous start in consumer report susan hogan is showing us how it is working. incr
. >> chris gordon. thank you, chris.you know, nero was one of six charges in connect with freddie gray's daek death. we have more about this in our app just search freddie gray. >> robert turner was the director of d.c. republican party and plead guilty in february to fraud. a d.c. judge gave him six months of in jail. suspending all the time giving two years probation and he has it pay back the money. >> mark zuckerberg is personally responding to allegations that facebook is...
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chris gordon gets us up to date. >> reporter: after three days of this trial, there are still questions about who is criminally responsible for not seat belting freddie gray into a police van and exactly how freddie gray broke his neck inside the van. as a witness who testified that gray suffered an injury similar to diving into a shallow pool. the officer is on trial for assaulting freddie gray and failing to belt him in the police wagon. >> if they would have put him in a seat belt, maybe freddie wouldn't be dead. >> reporter: ahead at 5:00, officer nero's fellow bike patrol officer is compelled to testify for the prosecution, but it might surprise you who legal experts think the testimony of miller helped most. back to you. >>> family and friends are beginning to gather to remember one of the victims of the shopping center shootings in montgomery county. visitation services start at 9:00. they'll take place at st. jude catholic church. her funeral takes place tomorrow. federal security officer tordil is accused of shooting her this month. >>> there's going to be a fundraiser in honor
chris gordon gets us up to date. >> reporter: after three days of this trial, there are still questions about who is criminally responsible for not seat belting freddie gray into a police van and exactly how freddie gray broke his neck inside the van. as a witness who testified that gray suffered an injury similar to diving into a shallow pool. the officer is on trial for assaulting freddie gray and failing to belt him in the police wagon. >> if they would have put him in a seat...
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chris gordon joins us live with what we're learning about him. >> reporter: the victim tarreece sampsonad a college degree, but his girlfriend tells me what he loved to do best is work with troubled children. they're not saying publicly what they believe the motive for his murder was, but his girlfd shares with us what she's been able to learn. the crime scene is the parking lot of the apartments where he lived. tarreece sampson returned home last night. his girlfriend tells me he saw a crime in progress. >> i heard from his mom. as far as i know he got home and walked into a situation where people breaking into cars. and he tried to ask them what they were doing or what was going on and they shot him. >> reporter: the shooting has unnerved people who live here. >> i didn't expect it here. it is a little concerning. >> that's really tragic in this area. it's not the first time i've heard gunshots unfortunately. i just really hope that his family is okay. >> reporter: tarreece sampson had his own marketing and photography business, but recently chose to work as a classroom instructional
chris gordon joins us live with what we're learning about him. >> reporter: the victim tarreece sampsonad a college degree, but his girlfriend tells me what he loved to do best is work with troubled children. they're not saying publicly what they believe the motive for his murder was, but his girlfd shares with us what she's been able to learn. the crime scene is the parking lot of the apartments where he lived. tarreece sampson returned home last night. his girlfriend tells me he saw a...
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chris gordon is live in baltimore getting reaction to what happened. >> reporter: officer edward nero is the first of six baltimore police officers charged in the death of freddie gray put on trial and found not guilty. today in court, judge barry williams read the reasoning behind his verdict. it took nearly half an hour. officer nero was found not guilty on charges of assault and misconduct because the judge said a fellow officer, garrett miller, who was compelled to testify for prosecutors said that he stopped freddie gray and cuffed him. the judge found nero not guilty of reckless endangerment and conduct charges even though he failed to seat belt freddie gray into the wagon. he acted as any officer would, assuming that a superior would belt gray. gray suffered a broken neck in the van and died a week later. the president of the naacp who monitored this trial says she is disappointd verdict. >> the emotions keep coming with everybody until this whole thing is over and someone gets convicted or has some kind of charge with doing something reckless and endangering and also at the re
chris gordon is live in baltimore getting reaction to what happened. >> reporter: officer edward nero is the first of six baltimore police officers charged in the death of freddie gray put on trial and found not guilty. today in court, judge barry williams read the reasoning behind his verdict. it took nearly half an hour. officer nero was found not guilty on charges of assault and misconduct because the judge said a fellow officer, garrett miller, who was compelled to testify for...
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chris gordon is live at hemingways near a bay bridge with more on what you can expect and what to do if you're heading out of town. >> reporter: pat, you can expect the heaviest holiday traffic in more than a decade. i've been told 377,000 vehicles will be crossing the bay bridge between now and monday midnight. that's a 6% increase from last year. road trips, that's the plan for the holiday weekend for million washington area residents. they will be traveling 50 miles or more from home on the first holiday weekend of summer. aaa mid atlantic and the police who patrol the state highways and the bay bridge teamed up today to warn us to expect the heaviest washington area traffic in 11 years. >> even with the slight recent uptick in gas prices, it is convenience for travelers. >> reporter: ahead at 5:00, what are the best of times and worst of times to cross the bay bridge. >>> we are just getting started here on news4. for those of you who plan to hit the road for the weekend, we'll tell you where you'll have to pay a higher price. >>> and i'm tracking a storm system that could effect
chris gordon is live at hemingways near a bay bridge with more on what you can expect and what to do if you're heading out of town. >> reporter: pat, you can expect the heaviest holiday traffic in more than a decade. i've been told 377,000 vehicles will be crossing the bay bridge between now and monday midnight. that's a 6% increase from last year. road trips, that's the plan for the holiday weekend for million washington area residents. they will be traveling 50 miles or more from home...
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chris gordon joins us live from baltimore with the ruling and the reaction that's still coming in. chris? >> reporter: well, officer edward nero chose a non-jury trial. today, the judge kacquitted him of all charges, including assault and risking freddie gray's life. officer nero is not guilty of reckless endangerment or misconduct for failing to seat belt freddie gray in the police transport wagon a year ago april. judge barry wa officer nero could reasonably expect that the van driver would be responsible for seat belting freddie gray. gray suffered a broken neck that led to his death. the trial of police waha wagon r caesar goodson will begin in just a few weeks. >> we'll have to see whether or not there's a change in the judge that handles these cases. >> reporter: other legal analyst's says the judge's decision is so skillfully crafted it won't be questioned. >> we learned very little about how this judge would decide future cases. >> reporter: freddie gray's funeral last year resulted in rioting and protesting. >> i think we have a right to be upset, but don't hurt yourself an
chris gordon joins us live from baltimore with the ruling and the reaction that's still coming in. chris? >> reporter: well, officer edward nero chose a non-jury trial. today, the judge kacquitted him of all charges, including assault and risking freddie gray's life. officer nero is not guilty of reckless endangerment or misconduct for failing to seat belt freddie gray in the police transport wagon a year ago april. judge barry wa officer nero could reasonably expect that the van driver...
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. >>> be sure to follow chris gordon, he will be in the court. his twitter is @chrisgordonnews.ide the edward nero trial. >>> developing story this morning, public schools may be at risk of losing federal money if they don't allow transgender subt students to use bathrooms that match their gender identity. leaders say public schools are now obligated to treat their transgender students in a w identity. >>> we turn now to the race for the white house. donald trump is back in new york this morning after meeting with with house speaker paul ryan and other gop leaders. the question he is did those meetings help bring the party together to rally behind him. joining me now, mark murray. that is the question. did this meeting satisfy gop leaders? >> yesterday was a good day to donald trump and yet paul ryan did not endorse trump after their meetings. . but so much others endorsed trump and even paul ryan by even withholding that endorsement said some very nice things. so his trip to washington, d.c. was successful, but i'd argue that yesterday was a good day, but still has been a rough
. >>> be sure to follow chris gordon, he will be in the court. his twitter is @chrisgordonnews.ide the edward nero trial. >>> developing story this morning, public schools may be at risk of losing federal money if they don't allow transgender subt students to use bathrooms that match their gender identity. leaders say public schools are now obligated to treat their transgender students in a w identity. >>> we turn now to the race for the white house. donald trump is...
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they held a protest outside giant headquarters and chris gordon was there. >> reporter: united food andommercial works union organized this protest here at the giant corporate headquarters in landover. they're delivering petitions with hundreds of signatures against the merger of the european corporations which operate giant and food lyon. the union fears nine giant food stores in maryland a virginia could be closed or sold. >> i have two kids, 9 and 3. and it will be terrible. plus it's like that's what i depend on. my hnd >> reporter: fooi says the federal trade commission is reviewing the proposed merger and it does not anticipate any store closures as a result of the ftc review. this is chris gorgordon, news 4. >>> numbers this morning show more children are getting a head start on education. the national institute for early education research found nearly $1.4 million three and four years now go to preschool. the only state showing a fr ainn enrollment, texas, florida and wisconsin. the report also found an overall increase in the amount of money states spend on pre-k education. >>
they held a protest outside giant headquarters and chris gordon was there. >> reporter: united food andommercial works union organized this protest here at the giant corporate headquarters in landover. they're delivering petitions with hundreds of signatures against the merger of the european corporations which operate giant and food lyon. the union fears nine giant food stores in maryland a virginia could be closed or sold. >> i have two kids, 9 and 3. and it will be terrible. plus...
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chris gordon joins us. >> reporter: it's because of low gas prices that a near record number of peoplere the traffic forecast heavy. 377,000 vehicles are expected to cross the bay bridge between now and monday night. that's a 6% increase from last year. some people headed to the beach today. >> we're leaving today to spend memorial day weekend down at pembroke island for fun. >> reporter: locals are bracing for traffic overload. >> it's going to be heavy. in the back roads, it gets to a standstill. most people over here, they don't do anything this weekend. they stay home. >> reporter: state and local police will be out in force this holiday weekend. maryland highway fatalities rose last year. >> every driver owns part of the responsibility of being safe out there. stay away from what we call the deadly sins of texting while driving, distractd speeding, not buckling up. those are all things that contribute. >> reporter: after the memorial weekend holiday, the party continues, but there are warnings for high school graduates coming for their beach week celebrations. >> remember the long
chris gordon joins us. >> reporter: it's because of low gas prices that a near record number of peoplere the traffic forecast heavy. 377,000 vehicles are expected to cross the bay bridge between now and monday night. that's a 6% increase from last year. some people headed to the beach today. >> we're leaving today to spend memorial day weekend down at pembroke island for fun. >> reporter: locals are bracing for traffic overload. >> it's going to be heavy. in the back...
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chris gordon was at the service today.oke to officer leotta's father and finds out what the tribute means to him. >> reporter: the fallen heros memorial service honors montgomery county police, sheriff's deputies, and national capital park police who lost their lives in the line of duty. >> they have ensured that our protection, our freedoms, and our liberties are honored. >> reporter: today they added 24-year-old officer noah leotta struck by a drunk driver at a december. his family has worked tirelessly to get noah's law passed. >> officer leotta's impact on public safety continues. >> reporter: his name has been carved into the granite of the memorial. >> i know he's honored and he's proud, but it's still too great a sacrifice for my family and all the other families that have lost loved ones. >> reporter: the police chief major visited with the leotta family. he said earlier this monument was 20 years in the making to provide a solemn place for families to remember their loved ones. coming up on news4 at 6:30, why offi
chris gordon was at the service today.oke to officer leotta's father and finds out what the tribute means to him. >> reporter: the fallen heros memorial service honors montgomery county police, sheriff's deputies, and national capital park police who lost their lives in the line of duty. >> they have ensured that our protection, our freedoms, and our liberties are honored. >> reporter: today they added 24-year-old officer noah leotta struck by a drunk driver at a december. his...
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chris gordon is live in baltimore with more on this verdict. >> reporter: well, wendy, the judge not only delivered his verdict, but explained the details, how he reached his decisions. i spoke to the lawyer who represents the family of freddie gray. the first thing he said was that he is satisfied with the judge's verdicts. then he continued by adding -- >> second thing i want to commend judge williams for is not bending to the tremendous pres to find these officers guilty. that pressure is inappropriate because guilt or innocence should be determined based sl d solesole ly on the evidence presented. >> reporter: judge barry williams read the reasons for each of his verdicts. he found officer nero not guilty of assault and misconduct because fellow officer garrett miller testified he stopped and cuffed freddie gray, not nero. even though nero failed to seat belt gray in the police transport wagon. it was reasonable for him to assume a superior or the police wagon driver would handle seat belting. gray suffered a broken neck in the van and died a week later. >> policing has been down
chris gordon is live in baltimore with more on this verdict. >> reporter: well, wendy, the judge not only delivered his verdict, but explained the details, how he reached his decisions. i spoke to the lawyer who represents the family of freddie gray. the first thing he said was that he is satisfied with the judge's verdicts. then he continued by adding -- >> second thing i want to commend judge williams for is not bending to the tremendous pres to find these officers guilty. that...
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chris gordon will be back in the courtroom and will have the latest for you this this afternoon on aire. >>> deputies are working to find a missing man. 81-year-old ronald eugene jackson was last seen sunday morning. he was wearing a yellow t-shirt, dark blue pants and baseball cap. we're told he's driving a silver 2009 ford escape with plate kv 1666. if you have any information, contact spotsylvania county closed once again this morning for repairs. officials closed it under is could you d due to power issues. the monday oomt ument has been several times this year. >>> strong winds are likely to blame for this partial building collapse in northeast. d.c. fire says the building is an old tomato packing plant. no word what is next up for that building. >>> and we're hoping that the wind will be diminished today so it's not as cold. >> yesterday very blustery. >> saturday morning like a brief 40 minutes when it was warm. do you remember that? was that just a dream is this. >> good weather down at the beach this past weekend. nice and mild on saturday. then showers. but yesterday was cold
chris gordon will be back in the courtroom and will have the latest for you this this afternoon on aire. >>> deputies are working to find a missing man. 81-year-old ronald eugene jackson was last seen sunday morning. he was wearing a yellow t-shirt, dark blue pants and baseball cap. we're told he's driving a silver 2009 ford escape with plate kv 1666. if you have any information, contact spotsylvania county closed once again this morning for repairs. officials closed it under is could...
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chris gordon is covering it all, live in baltimore. >> reporter: this trial is moving quickly. it's nonjury trial so they didn't spend two days selecting a jury, like they did in the first trial here. it began with opening statements, and then moved quickly into the witness phase of the trial. the prosecution calling near a dozen witnesses on the first day of the trial. officer edward nero's defense lawyer says he joined the police force to save lives. he waived his right to a jury trial, letting the judge decide the case without the emotion jojor jurors can bring to deliberations. monitoring the trial. >> right now, the judge knows the law and i'm praying that he makes the right decision. >> reporter: prosecutors are calling witnesses, proving officer nero is guilty of assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct. they said nero was one of a bike police officers that krased him, shackled his leg, and helped load him into the police van. his neck was broken during transport. he later died, resulting in widespread rioting in parts of baltimore. prosecutors say nero neglected to
chris gordon is covering it all, live in baltimore. >> reporter: this trial is moving quickly. it's nonjury trial so they didn't spend two days selecting a jury, like they did in the first trial here. it began with opening statements, and then moved quickly into the witness phase of the trial. the prosecution calling near a dozen witnesses on the first day of the trial. officer edward nero's defense lawyer says he joined the police force to save lives. he waived his right to a jury trial,...
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nero's lawyers say buckling is prisoner in is the responsibility ofe chris gordon will be in the courtroom. be sure to follow him on twitter at chris gordan news oig to be the first to learn the verdict. >>> into word this morning about the cause of the crash of egyptair 804. there were 66 people on board, all believed dead. right now multiple countries including the u.s. are searching the area where the plane went down. they want to find the voice and flight recorders, the black boxes, which they're worried could run out of batteries. the plane was flying from paris to egypt. one thing we are learning, the identities of the victims. here you can see a funeral service for two of the victims. they lived in cairo. we know there were no americans on board. >>> a review is under way to determine whether a university of maryland police officer used appropriate force by pepper spraying students. the department is promising to review body cam video and the 911 call. video posted on twitter shows the chaos at the courtyards in police were called to break up a large party early saturday morning. pe
nero's lawyers say buckling is prisoner in is the responsibility ofe chris gordon will be in the courtroom. be sure to follow him on twitter at chris gordan news oig to be the first to learn the verdict. >>> into word this morning about the cause of the crash of egyptair 804. there were 66 people on board, all believed dead. right now multiple countries including the u.s. are searching the area where the plane went down. they want to find the voice and flight recorders, the black...
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this is chris gordon, news 4. >>> 5:18 right the now. this week we've been looking at sleep in our secrets to better zs series. this morning we're giving you the lowdown on napping. something we know a little bit about. >> that's right. here is the thing. when is the last time to take a nap so nap? theres at the university of maryland recommend sometime after lunch between 1:00 and 3:00. i don't know if they mean through 1:00 and 3:00. during that time can accomplish slow wave sleep and rapid eye movement sleep. the next question is how long s should your nap be? take a listen. >> no more than 30 minutes. studies are consistent that longer naps run the risk of sleep in-ner srein-nerer sha. that's when you wake up and you're not quite awake and refreshed yet. >> i feel like that all the time. >> complaint fighan't fight ine. >> frequent napping can also protect your body from diseases. studies show it helps reduce alzheimer's and heart attacks. >>> and coming up, we'll take a look at how short snaps can reverse effects of severe sleep dep
this is chris gordon, news 4. >>> 5:18 right the now. this week we've been looking at sleep in our secrets to better zs series. this morning we're giving you the lowdown on napping. something we know a little bit about. >> that's right. here is the thing. when is the last time to take a nap so nap? theres at the university of maryland recommend sometime after lunch between 1:00 and 3:00. i don't know if they mean through 1:00 and 3:00. during that time can accomplish slow wave...
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. >> chris gordon live in montgomery county. >> we want to take you back to the aspen hill shopping center. darcy spencer and her photographer ron, they're on the scene. they hustled over on foot as police were takie ining custody. >> reporter: well, chris, that's right. when you think about this guy was really under our noses the whole time for three hours, the shooting took place in this parking lot just before noon. the takedown was just before 3:00. this is the shopping center where the shooting happened. look at this kohl's. it is in the backside of the parking lot where the arrest happened right outside the boston market restaurant, so very, very close by. this guy apparently drove out of this parking lot into the parking lot of the next shopping center where pat described how he spent his afternoon, but it's incredible to think he was so close by that entire time. also interesting when we think back that meagan mcgrath reported earlier that reporters insight that they had some clue that he was not far from the shooting scene. what you're seeing here is what's left over from that dea
. >> chris gordon live in montgomery county. >> we want to take you back to the aspen hill shopping center. darcy spencer and her photographer ron, they're on the scene. they hustled over on foot as police were takie ining custody. >> reporter: well, chris, that's right. when you think about this guy was really under our noses the whole time for three hours, the shooting took place in this parking lot just before noon. the takedown was just before 3:00. this is the shopping...
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chris gordon is live in silver spring s to look at how they are protesting the merger by workers. >> the concerns in a moment, but we learned that this giant in silver spring is not in any danger of being closed and neither are any of the giant stores throughout montgomery are and prince some giants in southern maryland and down 95 in the viewing area in central virginia, their f future is still uncertain. >> not one job! >> reporter: the united food and commercial workers union gathered giant food employees for this rally. then they marched to the giant food headquarters in landover, maryland, and they feared that nine stores are going be closed, and they will lose their jobs because of the proposed merger of the european's corporation's owner who owns giant, and the group that owns food lion. the federal trade commission is reviewing the proposal of the mergeer to determine if the stores have to be closed or sold. >> i have two kids 9 and 3, and that is ter rbl, because that is what i depend on, and my husband went back to school, and so it is going to be tough. hundreds of petitio
chris gordon is live in silver spring s to look at how they are protesting the merger by workers. >> the concerns in a moment, but we learned that this giant in silver spring is not in any danger of being closed and neither are any of the giant stores throughout montgomery are and prince some giants in southern maryland and down 95 in the viewing area in central virginia, their f future is still uncertain. >> not one job! >> reporter: the united food and commercial workers...
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. >>> this is chris gordon in baltimore, where the trial of police officer ed wward nero is facing completiontoday another officer who was taking care of crowd control the moment freddie gray was loaded on to the wagon testified. he heard loud banging, yelling and saw the van shaking violently. officer nero was charged with failing to secure freddie gray his defense attorneys contend he was never trained and just three days earlier making it mandatory to put seat belts on all detainees. ahead, preparing for the verdict because this is a non-jury trial, judge barry williams will render his decision on all four charges facing officer nero, assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct. that's the latest from baltimore. back to you. >> several communities in texas and oklahoma, they're recovering from some powerful storms and that included a lot of tornados and this is just one of nine cited yesterday in those two states and this video taken last night from the texas and new mexico border. the tornado stayed airborne, but it did die out before it caused any serious damage. >> this is some of the
. >>> this is chris gordon in baltimore, where the trial of police officer ed wward nero is facing completiontoday another officer who was taking care of crowd control the moment freddie gray was loaded on to the wagon testified. he heard loud banging, yelling and saw the van shaking violently. officer nero was charged with failing to secure freddie gray his defense attorneys contend he was never trained and just three days earlier making it mandatory to put seat belts on all...
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news 4's chris gordon is in greenbelt now to explain why it could be weeks before she is laid to restchris? >> reporter: we have no information tonight about the shooting of gladys tordil here at high point high school. she has no adult family members here in the united states to claim her body for burial. so if enough money can she will be flown back to the philippines for a funeral, but that could take weeks. >> reporter: the shootings at high point high school last thursday killed 44-year-old gladys tordil and left a man wounded. mrs. tordil had come to pick up her two daughters who were students here. now without other family in the u.s. and because they are minors they are in foster care. the group migrant heritage commission is trying to arrange to bring one of mrs. tordil's sisters from the philippines to claim her body and take it back with her. >> our call is for the community to help with the burial for gladys and be returned to the philippines immediately. >> reporter: mrs. tordil had been granted an order of protection against her estranged husband eulalio, a former office
news 4's chris gordon is in greenbelt now to explain why it could be weeks before she is laid to restchris? >> reporter: we have no information tonight about the shooting of gladys tordil here at high point high school. she has no adult family members here in the united states to claim her body for burial. so if enough money can she will be flown back to the philippines for a funeral, but that could take weeks. >> reporter: the shootings at high point high school last thursday...
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chris gordon will bring us the latest on air and online. >>> and in the trial against a virginia man accused of nearly killing his wife's former boss, julie carey reporting that final jury selection set for this morning. once the jury has been placed, then opening statements. andrew schmuhl and his wife alecia are his wife in their home in 2014. she had been fired from her job. schmuhl's defense is that his mental say the during the crime was the rut esult of medication was taking. >>> an unprecedented move in decision 2016. gud releases his list of potential supreme court nominees. although he's not the gop official presidential nominee. remember, donald trump could make the nomination to fill late justice scalia's seat in november if it is still open and if he is elected. some see trump's announcement as a play to win over his skeptics. as trump works to unite the gop, democratic voters seem to be increasingly split. senator bernie sanders is winning primaries despite hillary clinton's large lead in delegates. party leadership says it is confident sanders will eventually back clint
chris gordon will bring us the latest on air and online. >>> and in the trial against a virginia man accused of nearly killing his wife's former boss, julie carey reporting that final jury selection set for this morning. once the jury has been placed, then opening statements. andrew schmuhl and his wife alecia are his wife in their home in 2014. she had been fired from her job. schmuhl's defense is that his mental say the during the crime was the rut esult of medication was taking....