chris gordon, news 4. >>> the national zoo's older panda cub bao-bao is preparing for a nonstop flight to china. she's leaving on the 21st. kristen white took a trip to the zoo and spoke to visitors who are sad to see her go. >> reporter: sammy cronin brought his panda to say good-bye. his brother will isn't happy about her leaving >> reporter: there's a bit of heartbreak at the national zoo. >> she has been a beautiful addition here. she has made us laugh, she has made us cry. she will make us cry more. >> reporter: bao-bao has grown up before our eyes. from that stick of butter to her 1st birthday, and the 2nd, and the 3rd. soon bao-bao will be 4. that means it's time to go. >> we know she's going to go to china and hopefully have little bao-baoss or whatever you want to call them, little babies. and fulfill her destiny in becoming a mom and adding to the population of the pandas. >> reporter: it's hard. they're like family. >> she's a spitfire. and funny. just like her dad. >> reporter: from her enclosure to a 16-hour direct flight. >> i'll travel with her on the 16-hour flight from

news4's chris gordon is in the neighborhood with reaction to this tragedy. chris? >> reporter: wendy, this tragedy is even worse today when the people who live in this tight knit lorton community learned the cause of this fire. the 5-year-old little boy was left alone in that garage. you see the s he was unattended. and he was playing with a lighter. neighbors saw flames and smoke coming from the house and immediately called the fire department. >> the flame was just so big that coming out of the front door was just -- the whole front door was black smoke. >> reporter: the fire quickly spread. >> it was flames shooting up in the air and going all the way up. and it was frightening. >> reporter: a retired firefighter came running and was told that 5-year-old stellan lotuno was inside the garage or basement. >> the mom let us know that a child was in there. we trying to get in, but, you know, it was too far gone. >> reporter: fairfax county fire rescuers battled the blaze. the mother and three men were taken for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. two dogs we

chris gordon will be tweeting from inside that meeting today. follow him at chris gordon news. >>> following a dramatic situation in california. >> an gie is at the live desk. >> this story continues to develop. nearly 200,000 residents standing by in shelters. this as crews continue to work and fix the country's tallest dam that continues to threaten to release uncontrollable flood waters. officials and contractors scrambling to fix that damage before another round of storms hits this area again this week. they are still worried that that spillway could fail and release catastrophic amount of waters into whole communities below it. the nat ground and in the air. more as we get it. we'll bring it to you. >>> all right. thank you. it's 4:35 right now and fairfax county high school principal is now on leave. the washington post reports a letter went out to parents letting them know assistant principal will be filling in for principal alex case. another principal is also on leave. they decline to say when they went on leave or why. >>> students and

chris gordon reports from fredericksburg. >> reporter: the hate filled flair w flyer was posted on this bulletin board. it was discovered by a student last weekend. most students were unaware of it until yesterday. the school newspaper published a story on its front page showing the flyer under a hait swastika, it says attention, uses a gay slur and concludes we could live next door. university police are investigating to find out who posted the flyer. >> we work with the local police, the police have also consulted with the fbi, because again for us, we are about welcoming, we are about creating spaces that are safe learning environments for our students. >> reporter: many students on campus are upset by the flyer. >> i thought it was appalling, ridiculous that somebody would just put such a hate came onto the school. >> i'm jewish, so like living on a campus with not a lot of jews it's kind of hard not to be around a lot of jewish people. seeing that doesn't make me feel very welcome here. i know it's not the school that i know. >> reporter: the vulgar language is viewed as a threat t

our chris gordon went to calvert trump supporters and asked them to weigh in on everything from the travel ban to media coverage. >> reporter: at the calvert county republican headquarters, the sign congratulates the trump/pence administration. people here have seen the protests against president trump's travel restrictions and know it's being challenged in federal court. but many here say they support what president trump is trying to do it. >> i think we need to have a little bit more restrictions as far as checking out people's backgrounds and that type of thing. i don't see that that would hurt anything. >> reporter: president trump has made it clear he thinks the media is unfair. what do you think of the media? >> you don't want me to say that on camera. >> reporter: i think we were just edited by a passing truck. she tells me it sometimes seems to her that the news is biassed. >> when they talk about trump ti keep tweeting because we hear it coming from your mouth and it cannot be twisted that way. >> reporter: linda is not your average trump supporter. who else has a flag flying out

chris gordon reports now from annapolis. >> maryland governor larry hogan used the speech to urge the repeal of a law he calls the roadkill bill. hogan feels the democratic controlled legislature passed the law last year to stop him from proceeding with the highest priority transportation projects across the state. >> on behalf of the people of maryland please do not stand in the way of these critical transportation infrastructure projects, let's repeal this misguided, poorly drafted and fatally flawed >> transportation and easing gridlock is something democrats wanted more details about in the state of the state address. >> we didn't hear a lot about how he would help our overcrowded areas, especially in public transportation like you see in montgomery county, prince georges county, charles county or baltimore city. >> hogan didn't once mention president donald trump, and administration policies that will impact the state. >> nearly 500,000 marylanders are at risk of losing their health care. it would have been nice for him to talk about what the state of maryland is going to do in t

. >> chris gordon is live at the lincoln memorial >> reporter: crews are using a pressure washer and solvent trying to remove the words written in blank ink on the white marble. there are also messages written at the world war ii memorial. one just removed from the washington monument. and graffiti on an lek tri kwel box on the mall. >> it appears one person did all of the graffiti. five locations in one evening is a lot. >> reporter: it is difficult to remove the words from the marble. the clearest message says jackie shot jfk. blood test is a lie. >> if you recall probably the best example of had here in the summer of 2013 green paint was thrown on the base of the statue. that was about three weeks from start to finish before it was gone. but there are no remnants of that and we look forward by this time next month we expect there will be no evidence of what happened here or the other memorials. >> reporter: now the national park service updated us just minutes ago, saying that there is yet another act of vandalism found at the d.c. war memorial, which is a small, older structure r

chris gordon in baltimore, news4. >>> and civil r are pushing for a new law to push for more transparency in police misconduct. the american civil liberties union were in the statehouse the to show how it categorizes the investigation of personnel matters that can't be released to the publicer, and the proposed bill would change that. >> under the current law, if you file a complaint of police misconduct, you have no right to know what level of thoroughness or diligence they used to investigate that complaint. >> reporter: the maryland fraternal ord e of the police believe that it will hinder witnesses from coming forward if their information is part of the public record. so they oppose it. >>> and now, some high profile reaction of the president's criticism of the judges involved in the legal fight over his temporary travel ban. this nominee judge neil gorsuch and his spokesman said that he called president trump's criticism disheartening and demoralizing, and those comments came from a meeting in capitol hill as he met with senator richard blumenthal of connecticut. >> the u.s. military

. >> chris gordon, news 4. >>> this week we honor the teacher of the year but this year's recipient almost didn't become a teacher. as tom sherwood explains, it's because one of her teachers told her not to answer so many questions. he said boys don't like to date smart girl. >> she's focusing on her students when the mayor, media and the new school antwuan wilson walked in for a surprise. >> you are the dcps teacher of the year. >> she knew she had been nominated but gave credit to her students. >> for what i do and trying to make science come alive for them. >> one of her seventh graders needed no prompting. >> she's improving me in a lot of different types of ways and i believe it will help me on to college and my career. >> the teacher of the year always knew she was smart. but a high school teacher and a coach many if 1990s once had a different message for her. >> i love science and he muld me aside and said i needed to stop answering so many questions because boys don't date smart girls. >> she kept studying but pulled back in class. in college in wisconsin and north carolina she dec

news4's chris gordon will be tweeting from inside that meeting today. follow him at chris gordon news. >>> a new mayor tonight. david meier will be sworn in. the council member was last week during a special election. former mayor scott silverborn resigned last year after police arrested him in a sex for drugs sting. tonight's ceremonial swearing in takes police tonight. >>> a high school principal is now on leave in fairfax county. the "washington post" reports a letter went out to parents of west potomac high, letting them know the assistant principal, jessica stats will fill in for principal alex case. another assistant principal at west potomac is also on leave. fairfax county schools isn't saying when the administrators went on leave or why. >>> supporters of a principal are rallying tonight to have him reinstated. john brewer is principal at dominion high in sterling. he has been on leave since december and he was put on leave after giving the school's former band director a letter of recommendation. the sheriffs office is investigating inappropri

chris gordon will be tweeting from inside that meeting. >>> prince george's county police are trying to figure out why a driver ran over a man in a parking lot, killing him. >> the man drove off. he hit him. >> that video you're watching here shows some of the chaos that followed after a man driving a range rover hit another man yesterday. this happened in a shopping mall parking lot. according to witnesses the victim was armed with a rifle. here is what one of those women had to say. >> everyone was screamed too. >> police say they did recover a weapon at the scene. they say the driver is cooperating with police. the victim's name has not been released. >>> how will your commute be impacted by the fbi headquarters' move? now is your chance to find out. the federal government is considering three locations, a site near the green belt metro station. the former landover mall and the gsa franconia warehouse complex. they're holding meetings this week. tonight's meeting is in springfield at robert e. lee high school. the new facility would accommodate more than 11,000 employees. >>> cove

news4's chris gordon is live with more on what we can expect. chris? >> reporter: well, jim, we are told that the protests will have an immediate impact on the bottom line of many restaurants and small metropolitan washington sent us a statement saying 23% of food workers are foreign born. and concludes by saying immigrants play a very important role in the restaurant industry. the goal of the day without immigrants is not only to protest the immigration policies of president trump, but also to demonstrate how important immigrants are in our daily lives. bus boys and poets is closing all six of its locations. its 600 employees are being allowed to use a vacation day to participate in the day without immigrants. brenda pauma is from guatemala. she has worked for bus boys and poets since it opened 12 years ago. >> because i am immigrant, and they are like -- we are like brothers, like a family. so it's a whole family. we should support each other. so our voices, they can hear our voices. we have the pow bus boys and poets is participating in day without

you can follow on@chris gordon news.rested in virginia after a three month sting by the fbi. the fbi says they believe he was helping isis and wanted to carry out an attack like the shooting at fort hood. >>> also in northern virginia this morning a developing case in stafford county. chase rook is facing charges of assault and abduction. the sheriff's office says he slammed his ex- girlfriend against her car while her one-year-old baby was in the backse backseat. he then forced her into the car and started to drive. deputies arrested him when they drove back and she called 911. >>> a high school student facin after attacking another student. the cell phone video of the attack has been widely shared online. we should warn you though, you may find this disturbing. >> now, police tell us the video shows a 15-year-old girl attacking a 17-year-old girl on einstein high school. the victim as changed schools fearing for her safety. now the school is responding with this message. >> we always encourage student to stay in our sc

news4's chris gordon tells us what you can do now to get some relief. >> reporter: if you have allergies, this week's warm and sunny weather may have brought on your symptoms. >> i woke up with a kind of watery eyes. that's different for me. but i mean, other than that i have a slight stuffy nose. >> reporter: it feels like spring arrived early. people wanted to get outdoors. it was a day for flip-flops and all kinds of alternative winter wear. the wilson family's 4-year-old did his best impersonation of doug kammerer. >> our weather is warm. >> reporter: but bud early and that creates pollen. >> i get the stuffy head, runny nose. i never really get headaches but lately i've kind of been getting headaches. >> reporter: dr. a.j. ready says a lot of patients with allergies come to him thinking they have the flu. i asked how to tell the difference. >> temperature. the degree of temperature of more than 101 is definitely a flu. whereas temperature of 99 supports more of allergies. >> reporter: he suggests before going to the doctor, you should first try over the counter nasal sprays and anti

chris gordon tells us what was written and the painstaking process to get that graffiti removed. >> reporter: crews are using a pressure washer and solvent trying to remove the words written in blank ink on white marble. there are also messages written at the world war ii memorial. one just removed fr washington monument and graffiti on an electrical box on the mall. >> it appears at this point that it was one person that did all of the graffiti. >> reporter: one u.s. serviceman who brought his family to the lincoln memorial tells me he's taking the vandalism here personally. >> i served in the greatest air force in the world. to come here to see that is like a slap in our face. >> reporter: it is difficult to remove the words from the marble and hard to read or make sense of the message. the clearest graffiti is on the electrical box. it appears to say jackie shot jfk. blood test is a lie. 9/11/01, pilots fly planes into wtc. at the world war ii memorial, the families of veteran who s w served say graffiti disrespects their service. what do you think of the monument to honor world war ii ve

new news4's chris gordon is live in the neighborhood. chris? >> reporter: his name was stellan. he lived here with his mother and sisters. they had just moved back to lorton here on arcade street to live with his grandmother. a neighbor told me just yesterday her young son had played here with stellan. today she returned with her little boy to start a memorial for stellan. a neighbor and her son placed stuff animals and flowers in the yard beside the house where a fire killed a 5-year-old boy last night, identified as stellan lotuno. >> the cause of fire has been determined, that it was a child playing with a lighter, and unintentionally set the garage on fire. >> reporter: a woman and a man were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. two dogs were rescued, two other pets died. the fire began at night. neighbors tried their best to help as the house on arcade street was consumed by flames and thick smoke. >> we saw the mom standing in the driveway, screaming, upset. a little girl was there. we ran up. you could see the flames. we jumped in action to see what w

news4's chris gordon talks with a local family about the issue and joins us live from bethesda. >> reporter: you are about to hear from a transgender student who goes here to north he says he has had no problems from students, teachers or staff when it comes to using the boys room here in the school. the birth certificates say these twins are female. but this school year, sidney declared his transgender male. the trump administration announced that it's dropping the obama era directive that public schools should let children use bathrooms and holocker rooms th courrrespond to gender identity. today montgomery county public schools sent out a statement saying mcps guidelines protect student privacy and confidentiality and they safeguard against discrimination, bully harassment of transgender students. sidney's sister says it would be hurtful to force sidney to use the girls room. >> it would make him have lower self-esteem. >> reporter: their mother would like to ask president trump to sit down with transgender kids. >> i cannot believe he would rescind this policy guidance if he actually sp

chris gordon went to calvert county today to take the pulse of an area that went solidly for trump. >> he's doing a great job. >> reporter: charles wood has lived in calvert county, maryland his whole life. he voted for donald trump and thinks the president should be given a chance. >> i think he was elected and i think people shouldt right now they don't seem to be doing that. >> reporter: there have been protests across the united states and world wide against the trump executive order temporarily restricting travelers from seven countries and suspenng the admission of some refugees. >> he's doing exactly what he said he was going to do. i voted for him. i think that it's silly people are trying to stop that. he's just trying to protect us. slow it down so we can vet these people and make sure they're not terrorists. >> reporter: linda flies a trump flag at her home decorated with a trump banner and solar lights spelling out "trump 2016." >> i don't like the fact that everybody's making this big deal over this extreme vetting, temporary ban. i think it's ridiculous. obama's done it,

chris gordon is gathering reaction to the disturbing video. >> reporter: this cell phone video shot by a student has been widely shared on social media. police say it shows a 15-year-old student hitting a 17-year-old in the hallway of einstein high school in kensington just before last period of monday. the victim was taken to holy cross hospital and treated for injuries. we looked at the video with montgomery county public school spokesman derrick turner who calls it disturbing and unacceptable. >> i'm glad the security team was able to in the situation, but this is not the behavior that we expect of our students. >> reporter: the school resource officer reported the attack to the montgomery county police. >> officers were called to school to investigate. they investigated this incident and the 15-year-old student was charged with second degree assault. zblrge >> reporter: ahead, why the victim of this attack is no longer a student here at albert einstein high school in kensington. >>> fairfax county police say they don't plan to release the name of an officer involved in a deadly pol

chris gordon was there today when the counsel took a closer look at this troubling trend and reveals why it's fuelling even more fear in so >> reporter: a sign at a silver spring church covered with the words trump nation, whites only. the cars of a trump supporter in burtonsville spray painted with the words trump, racist and a swastika. montgomery county council today released figures showing that last year there were 94 reported bias incidents, an increase of more than 42% over 2015. >> right after the election there was a real sense among some folks that there were winners and losers and that was expressed in terms of people acting out. >> reporter: so far in 2017 there have been fewer hate symbols, but fear is growing, the fear of deportation. >> there's a lot of ang viety right now among students who are wondering, do i go to school, if i come home are my parents going to be there. >> it's important for everyone to be reminded that safe places. they are places where we do not ask the immigration status of students. >> reporter: council members say they need to develop a plan to

chris gordon was inside that courtroom. >> reporter: choking back tieee, he said i made the mistake oflife to give any support to isil. he apologized to the men and women he served with in the national guard and to his family, who came to court to support him. prosecutors said he spoke to fbi informants about a ft. hood style massacre of is not a radical extremist. he was being pushed by an fbi undercover informant. he pleaded guilty to providing material aide to isis back in october. he went to africa and got on a truck to join isil but backed out. he then gave money to be used to get other recruits to the front. back in the united states, he bought an assault-style rifle at blue ridge arsenal in virginia but the store rendered it inoperable following instructions from the fbi. the judge said this offense is clearly troubling. tu you were willing to take steps to support isil. it's hard to understand. ahead, we'll hear from a former prosecutor and defense attorney who will give us legal analysis. why the judge might have imposed a shorter sentence than the maximum allowed by law. >>>

chris gordon has reaction now. >> reporter: this mother makes an emotional plea in court. her 7 week old son was killed she asked the judge to hand down a life sentence. >> a life for a life would be better. i wish to a certain extent we lived by the code, but we don't. >> reporter: the judge sentenced the baby's father to 40 years for child abuse that led to the death of emir in february. it happened here at this house in silver spring. the father claimed that emir woke up crying at midnight and he fed the 7 week old a bottle, but the child continued to cry. the father claims at 2:30 in the morning he found emir bleeding badly. the autopsy revealed that emir died of abusive head trauma from a combination of shaking emir and impacting his head. >> i've never met somebody that can lie with so much ease and be >> reporter: prosecutors say serious child abuse is happening more and more. >> unfortunately this is the second time in a single week i've stood before you to talk about the murder of a child. >> reporter: ahead at 6:00, strategies to prevent child abuse by recognizin

chris gordon will have more on the report at 5:00. >>> we are learning more details about the firing of the police chief in annapolis and who is stepping in until a replacement is found out. chris pristoop has been rerelieved of his duties because of the worst record on violence. >> and now, there is a new concern for staff because of the closing of a psychiatric hospital. >> reporter: little notice here before announcement that this laurel regional hospital would be closing down the psychiatric ward. there are folks who are concerned about what this means. we are told that this is a temperature closure that will last 2 to 4 months. >> i did not know about it, unit was brought to my attention today, and the shock and e mowing what resources are out there this the short term so that we can make proper referral s on behalf of the client. >> reporter:mpcology up, why some organizations are saying that they need a plan b as soon as possible. no trial in the meth for sex scandal that involves the fomer mayor of fairfax. according to the attorney of scott silverthrone, the former mayor is

. >> all right, thank you, chris gordon. >>> we want to know what you think about the day without immigrants's our nbc washington flash survey. most of you say you can support this. you can vote as well on the nbc washington facebook page. >>> ashton kutcher is known for comedy, but today he was on capitol hill to talk about a serious matter. at a hearing that focused on human trafficking. he told a story that may be difficult for some people to hear. >> i've seen video content of a child that's the same age as mine being man that was a sex tourist in cambodia. i believe in you and your leadership and your ability to take us out of it. >> kutcher co-founded an organization called thorn which works with law enforcement to end human trafficking. despite the heavy emotions in the room, he and senator john mccain managed to have this exchange which took off on social media. >> just want to thank elise and ashton. ashton, you were better looking in the movies. anyway. >> elise is the period of the group human rights first. she also testified and got the witness that moment that launched a thousan

reporting from baltimore, chris gordon, news4 >>> investigators in fauquier and loudoun county are lookingries of that may be connected. they released this surveillance video of one man who may be involved. in one case, they took firearms and jewelry from homes and all of the cases appeared to have happened in the day, and most of the time, the burglar broke in from a back door. >> and some lucky children across the country are getting an invaluable education in the arts thanks to the program under way in 68 elementary schools and 15 states and near the district. in the second year now at bunk hill elementary, teachers are already seeing improvement in every subject. news4's barbara harrison got a look at the program, and is here with the story. barbara? >> yes, it is a great story. they were going to celebrate this week and they did celebrate. the kids were so excited that you would have thought that they were waiting for beyonce or bruno mars at bunker hill school. they were waiting for a few performers they had mire, but the students had wh t worship. >> reporter: lavelle simpson was re

chris gordon is in annapolis with details. >> in his third state of the state address, larry hogan stressed job creation, transportation and education. he said a lot has been accomplished, but much work remains to be done. >> i'm proud to report to you, that maryland has moved into the top 10 states in the nation over economic performance many. >> ahead at 5:00, why some democratic lawmakers say governor hogan's speech ignored what they call the elephant in the room. the most impnt national news in the past week or so. that's the latest from annapolis, back to you. >>> a bill to change the rules on towing failed to pass. the bill would allow towing companies to operate a blanket agreement, rather than individual approval for each vehicle being towed as arlington koun tire is about to require. when brought up for a revote, it tied. democratic senator of norfolk says he intended to vote yes, but apparently voted no, the state senate voted to bring the bill up for a third time. >>> we are working for you as examiners continue to target senior citizens. >> the scams that affect the most seniors

news 4's chris gordon will be tweeting from inside that meeting. >>> a fairfax county school principal is the second administrator at the same school to go on leave. a letter went out to parents at west potomac high school letting them know that assistant principal jessica stats will be filling in for the principal. they declined to say when they went on leave or why. >>> supporters of a popular loudoun county principal are rallying to get him reinstated. john brewer has been on leave since december and the superintendent is recommending that he be fired. the loudoun county sheriff's office is investigating accusations of inappropriate behavior by the school's former band director. when he left the school, brewer recommendation. >>> david meyer was elected last week during a special election. he is a five term council member who has also coawe torreduthore about the city. tonight's ceremonial swearing in will be held at 7:00 right before the city council meeting. >>> covering the district now, we all know that traffic in our area can be very messy. last hour we told you the evening com

news4's chris gordon is in northwest d.c. with more on how this could impact businesses. >> reporter: guys, this is one of restaurants that will close tomorrow here in the district as well as virginia and maryland. the owner estimates it's going to cost tens of thousands of dollars, and it's not just restaurants that are closing. there's no school for these students tomorrow. the lamb charter school in d.c. is closing, to allow its 80 teachers and staff to participate in the day without immigrants. >> we don't have enough staff. we have, like, maybe four classroom and the rest of the kids, we don't have enough manpower to handle that. so we decide to close tomorrow. >> reporter: the goal of the day without immigrants is not only to protest the immigration policies of president trump, but also to demonstrate how important immigrants are in our daily lives. bus boys and poets is closing all six of its locations. its 600 employees are being allowed to use a vacation day to participate in the day without immigrants. brenda pauma

. >>> in annapolis, chris gordon, news 4. >>> we're taking a closer look at president trump's supreme court nominee from last night, and some of his previous comments that could come up during his confirmation hearings. neil gorsuch is known as a reliably conservative judge. a recent study in the journal of law, economics and organization places him further on the conservative spectrum than the late antonin scalia. one of his most well known rulings had to do with hobby lobby's challenge to the obama mandate on contraception. the law doesn't just apply to popular religious beliefs, calling protection of unpopular ones as some of its most important work. his home state just legalized assisted suicide last fall, in 2006, he wrote in a the topic, all human beings are intrinsically valuable. and the intentional taking of human life by private persons is always wrong. and among his more conservative comments, 2005 national review article, where gorsuch suggested liberals are relying too much on the courts, rather than elected leaders and ballot boxes to advance their social agenda. we've b

. >>> our own chris gordon is at the lincoln memorial right now where park police are giving an update about vandalism on the mall. they say three national monuments were vandalized there. the lincoln memorial, washington monument and world war ii memorial. the park service says we'll learn how they're cleaning up the me a starting soon. we'll also get an update on the investigation once we learn what that is, we'll share it with you, right here on news4. >>> expect huge crowds and a lot of security if you plan on going anywhere near the national harbor tomorrow. the area is preparing now to host one of the biggest political events of the year. the conservative political action conference, also known as cpac, gets under way tomorrow at the gaylord national resort and convention center. president trump, vice president pence and white house chief of staff, reince priebus, are among the speakers throughout the four-day conference with 9 to 10,000 people expected each day. security is a top concern. the harbor has hosted this event for the last several years. >>> and controversial comments

chris gordon is in bethesda with what you can do. >> reporter: this is bethesda. as you can see, people are still playing on the basketball court even after sunset because it's been such a warm day. the park is rimmed by trees. that's causing a bit of a problem. the combinatiof problems for some allergy sufferers. if you have allergies, this week's warm and sunny weather may have brought on your symptoms. >> kind of like watery eyes. that's a little bit different for me. other than that, the slight stuffy nose. >> reporter: it feels like spring arrived early. people wanted to get outdoors. it was a day for flip-flops and all kinds of alternative winter wear. the wilson family's 4-year-old did his best impersonation of news4's doug kammerer. >> our weather is, um, um, warm. >> reporter: but the warm weather has caused many trees to bud early. that creates pollen. >> i got a sick stuffy head, run any nose. i never really get headaches but lately kind of getting headaches. >> reporter: dr. ready says a lot of patients can allergies the flu. i asked how to tell the di

news4's chris gordon is live outside the facility. >> reporter: flames are no longer shooting up into the sky. but take a look and you will see smoke is still billowing from that building. fires are still burning inside. and just minutes ago we saw flames on the lower roof level. fairfax county fire trucks and views have been on the scene since the fire broke out halast night just after 9:00. 60 firefighters were called in to battle the blaze last night. 90 people work here at the plant that converts waste to energy. fortunately no one was hurt. it started in the area where waste is dumped into a pit. >> at this time, the fire is still under investigation. the fire originated on the tipple floor, but we don't know how it started. >> reporter: the pan smoldering. smoke is expected to drift across the area for a few more days. >> i came up this road and it was very pungent odor coming from this facility. >> reporter: smoke is spreading into communities like lorton valley. lorie drove over to the plant to see what's going on because she has asthma. >> we're in the valley. it's coming rig

chris gordon will be in the courtroom in alexandria this morning. you can follow him on twitter.a is a naturalized u.s. citizen and a former national guardsman. he was arrested after a three month sting by the fbi. the fbi believes he was helping isis and wanted to carry out an attack like the shooting at fort hood. >>> also in northern virginia this morning a developing case in stafford county. chase rook is facing charges of assault and abduction. the sheriff's office said rook slammed his ex- girlfriend against her car while her one-year-old baby was in the backseat and then they say he forced her into the car and started driving. deputies arrested him later after he drove back and she called 911. >>> some fo virginia neighborhood are on edge after a series of car break-ins. police say more than a dozen incidents happened in the old neighborhood. they were reported here on 41st street early thursday morning. crooks got into about 16 cars. >> showing your valentine that you care doesn't have to hurt your wallet. >> we're in new york city with ideas you can make on any budget. >

. ♪ >>> i'm bruce gordon. chrise through a bean ball at the philadelphia phillies and fans and the phils leaned back, took a swing and knocked it out of the park. chris christie one of the most unpopular governors in the garden state's long history finds time to be a sports talk while he waits by the phone for a call from the trump administration, on the baseball night show. chris christie unloaded with a far more recent world series title than his own beloved mets >> they're an awful team. they're angry bitter fan base. and it's not safe for -- in civilized people to go to citizens bank park if you want to root for the other team >> how did the phils respond on twitter, of course. >> quote, we love our fans and appreciate their unwaiving support as we bridge to a bright future. yeah. they went there. within two hours, the phils low bridge response had been retweeted more than 1300 times. >> i had no knowledge or involvement >> you may recall it was the chris christie's administration's involvement in the creation o

gordon. new jersey governor chris christie through a bean ball at the philadelphia phillies and their fans wednesday back, took a swing and knocked it out of the park. ♪ >> reporter: christie one of the most unpopular governors in the garden state's long history finds time to be a sports talk yack kerr these days while he waits by the phone for a call from the trump administration. well, on sports net new york's baseball night show, christie unloaded on the ball club with far more recent world series title than his ownby loved mets. take a listen. >> they're from philadelphia. they're an osmole team they're an angry bitter fan base. and it's not safe for -- civilized people to go to citizens bank park if you want to root for the other team. >> how did the phils respond. >> on twitter of course with this little gem. "we love our fans and appreciate their unwaiverring sport as we bridge to a bright future". >> yeah, they went there. win two hours, the phils low bridge response had been retwe! retweeted more than 1300 times. >> i had no knowledge or involvement. >> you may recall it was the christie ad

kim gordon know gets elected to run the state. running to replace governor chrishristie in next year's election. wants to stop his plan for $300 million building project. told the press she wants to focus on audits state spending. >>> staying in new jersey, atlantic city is trying to recover from debt crisis by selling city owned real estate along the boardwalk there. city owned developer who owns the former show boat casino has now purchased three more properties for $6 million. >> news in berks county utility crewing say an underground cable failure caused a power outage at the arena in redding. the power went for about 90 minutes during a high school basketball championship game. this was on friday night. fans pulled out cell phones you see there to light up the arena. >> good for them. little engine knewty goes a long way. >> looks like a concert. >>> first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington standing by. >> we are looking at jessica, looks like the vine street. >> yes, watching the ramp from the schuylkill headed to vine street expressway. this that's be

>> john gordon from miramax. >> chris mohr. >> chris mohr. >> patrick wisen. >> and cuba gooding for. >> i love it. >> just so cute. >> breathless. >> there was one -- i bet you wouldn't even remember this. there was kim basinger, "l.a. confidential" and the stories of how shy she was all the time and she won the oscar and look at this. this is kind of if we ever had a chance. listen to this. >> we do only get 30 seconds and, um, and to give a thousand thank yous, i just want to thank everybody i've ever met in my entire life. >> that's the way you do it. >> covered all the bases. >> and you see they reference cuba gooding jr., you know, matt and ben did. and we have that moment too when he accepted best supporting actor, his speech in 1997. >> everybody, i love you. i love you all. cameron. james, i love you. everybody who was involved in this, i love you, i love you, i love you. [ applause ] >> oh! >> that was good. that was good. >> unbridled passion. >> unbridled. >> to get a standing ovation before you're even done. that was good. >> people like steve martin. >> no pressure to a

gordon. new jersey goner chris christies through a bean ball at the philliess. they leaned back, took a swing and knocked it out of the park. christie one of the most unpopular governors in the garden state's long history finds time to be a sports jacker while he it was by the phone for the trump administration. on sports net christie unloaded on the ball club with a far more recent world series title than his own beloved mets. they're an awful team. they're an angry, bitter fan base and it's not save for civilized people to go to citizens bank park p you want to root for the other team. how did they respond. >> we love our fans and appreciate their unwaiverring support as we bridge to a bright future. yeah, they went there. within two hours the phillies low bridge response had been retweeted more than 1300 times i had no knowledge or involvement -- you may recall i was the christie administration involvement in the creation of a masstive traffic jamb on the lanes leaving the george washington bridge. you may have heard of it, bridge gait that turned christie fr

fox 29's bruce gordon is live outside accident investigation district in brewery town with the latest. bruce? >> reporter: yeah, chriss i watch the security camera footage of this incident and you'll see it in just a moment i was struck by how quickly life can change. one minute you're walking across the street to a corner store for a quick couple of grocery items, literally right across from your own apartment, the next minute, you're lying critically injured in a hospital bed. at the food market on east clearfield the news had folks in shock. 43-year-old man work here until recently. now the man they all new as poopy lies critically injured in the hospital bed. >> i was like what? i can't believe it was him. and then knowing how he is like in the condition he's in, i'm really -- plaza alicia was inside the m and l mini market around 7:30 thursday night. that's him in the lower right hand corner of the screen. the store security camera shows him walk outside. then head southbound across clearfield at emerald. no doubt heading for his apartment across the street. as he leaves the frame, a 2000 silver bmw323i flashes

chris only could is covering all the storm preparations. our bruce gordon has people out enjoying today's temperatures. >> beautiful. >> incredible weather out there before the snow starts. let's begin this evening with meteorologist kathy orr. kathy. >> wow, what a day indeed. everyone keeps asking how is this possible when we had temperatures that record breakers today. well, we're explain how it's going to happen. look at these numbers. atlantic city hitting a record of 71 degrees. wilmington 70. philadelphia new record of 66. reading 63. allentown 61 and trenton a new record at 65 degrees. right now across the region huge changes getting underway. a cold front is moving through. and it's like the tale of two seasons. 61 still in the city. buffalo, new york, 29 degrees. the snow is not that far away from pittsburgh. it's already 38. so the cold is coming and of course that's one of the ingredients that we need. here's our area of low pressure right now just to the north of nashville. there's the snow, the storm moving off the coast intensifying and bring

chris o'connell. owner of john's roast pork still furious over how burglars bust flood his sandwich shop stealing thousands of dollars overnight. our bruce gordon joins us live in studio to say how the story has taken turn for the better. bruce? >> dawn and chris, the crooks who burglarized this restaurant overnight may have been professionals. they clearly knew what they were doing and how to do it. but they were no match for a community that came together to support a friend in need. >> we feel terrible. we just felt -- we're praying and we hope they catch them. >> thank you so much. that's so nice of you. >> we're so sorry. >> everybody has been so wonderful. >> reporter: all morning long neighbors trek to do john' johnt pork to offer sympathy and donations outpouring of support had the jenner john bucci dumb founded. >> it's a destination for people. i've been making sandwiches my whole life. i don't know what's so fascinating. >> sometime overnight burglars broke into the sandwich shop through a rooftop ventilation shaft and made their way inside. >> came down the shot here, put their foot on here i imagine there's a big foot its if the pr

chris o'connell. >> i'm dawn timmeney. that announcement just weeks after williams was slapped with a record-setting ethics fine. bruce gordon there was when the district attorney reveal his plans and bruce joins us now stewed eighty seven bruce. >> reporter: for months seth williams has been everything under ethical cloud. with the primary season for another term set to begin next week williams today announced two terms is enough. williams told reporters his decision to for go a run at a third term was best for his office and his family at his poor judgment had caused distractions for both. >> during my tenure, have i made regrettable mistakes in my personal life and personal financial life that cast an unnecessary shadow over the district attorney's office. >> reporter: williams failed to promptly report more than $160,000 in gifts he received from 2010 through 2015. including a $45,000 roof and window replace many job at his home from a south jersey builder and several seasons in which the eagles provided him with complimentary side line passes. williams reported them as having no face value. >> my decision to accept gift

these comments by chris grayling in the daily mail are a complete different to what labour did when it was in power. in 2001, gordon reduced tax on low—sulphur fuel. that had the effect that the number of annual diesel car registrations more than doubled to 8 million a year. but with diesel comes added air pollution. there are 12 million diesel cars, we estimate, on our roads, and the government believes 23,500 people a year die from exposure to nitrogen dioxide. the department for transport source is saying chris grayling is not saying do not go out and buy diesel, simply consider the alternatives. the official government line is that it is committed to reducing harmful emissions and improving air quality. it says it has put £2 billion into various programmes since 2011 and will come up with new plans later this year. one of those plans is a scrappage scheme where motorists will be paid to get rid of diesel in favour of something less polluting. we know the mayor of london, sadiq khan, is to introduce a toxicity charge from october. that means that motorists with the most polluting diesels will have to pay £10 a d

chris grayling is using these comments in the daily mail to distance himself from what labour did when it was in power. in 2001, gordon as chancellor cut the tax on low—sulphur fuel. that meant that the annual diesel car registrations more than doubled to 8 million a year. there are 12 million diesel cars on our road and with that comes pollution. exposure to nitrogen dioxide kills some 2000 people a year in the uk. chris grayling is not flatly saying do not go out and buy diesel, he is thinking about the alternatives. the government line is it is committed to reducing air pollution and it has invested more than £2 billion in the programme since 2011 and more plans will come out later this year. one of the plans is for a scrappage scheme so drivers will get paid for getting rid of diesel in favour of something less polluted. we know the mayor of london, sadiq khan, is to introduce a toxicity charge. drivers of the most polluting diesel cars will have to pay £10 a day to enter the city from october, a move no doubt widely looked at by other authorities around the country. thank you. the former labour foreign secretary,

chris grayling's word centermark dramatic shift from what labourdid centermark dramatic shift from what labour did when it was in power. in 2001 gordonwn as chancellor reduced taxes on low sulphur fuel. that led the diesel car registrations to more than double. there are 12 million diesel cars on the roads and with that comes pollution. according to government estimates ten to 30,500 people died in the uk from nitrogen dioxide levels. —— 23,500. department for transport sources say he isn't saying not to buy diesel, just think about alternatives. government says it is committed to reducing harmful emissions and improving air quality and says it will come up with bans later this year is. one of them is a scrappage scheme, so motorists will be paid to get rid of their old diesels in favour of something less polluting and we know that in london the mayor has announced a toxicity charge, which means from october the most polluting diesels will have to pay £10 per day to enter the city. a move which will no doubt be eagerly watched by other places in the uk. thank you. the former labour foreign secretary david miliband has said that the p

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