here is chris gordon live at bwi with the answers, chris? >> reporter: well, wendy, southwest airlines has a policy they say they can deny you the right to board one of their planes if you cannot fly safely with a dog on board. when there is a dog or any other kind of pet on board your flight. this is what happened yesterday. well today we spoke to a number of passengers getting on flights here at bwi including one who says his dog is his traveling companion. he is boarding his southwest flight with his frequent flier companion, ray. >> i mean, i pay get on the flight, i feel like he is a human to me, like my little companion. again, i'm totally for humans and pets, but i think if i pay for him he deserves to be on the flight. >> what are you doing? >> lady, let's go. >> what are you doing? >> reporter: last night, this passenger was forcibly removed from her southwest airlines plane after she announced that she had a life-threatening allege to the service dog and the pet on that plane. she refused to leave the flight after being told southw

. >> our chris gordon is there live working to keep you safe. chris, what's the story this evening? >> reporter: well, leon and pat, fairfax county police are investigating a string of recent sexual assaults along trails like this one that borders random hills road. if you look behind, you see somebody walking their dog. there are a lot of women out walking. and the most brazen attack was the most recent. it happened yesterday in this area, and it was the most daring and the most dangerous. now, it happened just about 5:00 p.m. when a woman was grabbed as spooked by a passing car. he ran off. the victim was uninjured. fairfax county police put up helicopters and canine officers, but the suspect got away. police are trying to determine if this assault is connected to five other attacks in the past two weeks and they issued this warning. >> we want to make people exercising along the trails aware of what is going on and how to be safe. walk in pairs. don't go after dark. don't wear ear buds in your ears so you can hear what is going on around you. just know what is going on around you

we love everybody. >> chris gordon reporting there. house republicans said it would be wrong to deport hundreds of thousands of young immigrants and they said congress should act on the issue. >>> life is about to change for many of us that walk or bike on a popular trail in chevy chase, maryland. starting on tuesday the georgetown branch trail will close up to four or five years. it's all to make way for the new purple line and construction will not be easy. >> the purple line is going to change the landscape in suburban maryland and change many lives in suburban maryland, and many are not happy about it. >> i am disgusted. >> sheila lives in chevy chase and she is upset because her son rides his bike along the georgetown trail to school and now because the trail has to close for and a temporary trail goes down busy streets, she doesn't want him riding his bike. >> without the bike he could take a school bus and it takes about 40 minutes each way on that bus. >> that's because his bus has to make many other stops picking up students f

. >> chris gordon. chris, thank you. police tell us there could be more victims after linking a local massage therapist to a fourth victim now. d.c. police confirmed to news 4 that habtaeb suspect in an attack back in july at the deluca massage and body work in dupont circle. the company tells us he worked for them between june and early july when he resigned. three other women have accused him of inappropriate contact at massage envy spas in tenleytown and bowie. he's due back in court next month. >> a loudoun county mother's purse is gone. she is one of several victims thieves have targeted outside local day cares and schools in recent weeks. david culver explains why parents are particularly vulnerable. >> reporter: you are about to watch a smash-and-grab. targeting a mom of a preschooler. out of the back door of that audi suv, the suspect, look at him crouching, covering his face. he slithers between both suvs peeking inside. he spots something he he tosses the purse into the back like a rugby player. and takes off.

wendy, back to you. >> chris gordon, chris, thank you. a newly elected leader in loudoun county, a target of threat on facebook. he came under attack for voting with the democrats on confed rat memorials. the group calling itself loud and constitutional has branded him a turn coat. published his personal cell phone number and urged residents to call him. one facebook poster wrote, he should be shot. loudoun county deputies say they are chasing down all of these leads. >> now to the jolt we got from the department of homeland security confirmation russia targeted the election systems in 21 states, news 4 reached out to the maryland state board of dhs and informed them last week that one of their online systems was targeted by russian government hackers before the presidential election. the system involves online voter registration and ballot requests. maryland election officials say there is no evidence the system was breached. >>> president trump is playing a key role in the virginia gubernatorial race. >> a new poll finds 39% of voters s

news 4's chris gordon looked for answers on why the airlines sided with the animals over the passenger, that report coming in the next 30 minutes. >>> we have breaking news from american university. school leaders hoping police find this man accused of putting up confederate flags with the posters of flags with cotton branches inside several campus buildings. the posters shocked many students today and led to an emotional campus meeting this afternoon. >> christian wright is live at au where the school president just wrapped up a news conversation just moments ago, kristin tell us about it. >> reporter: well, it is clear from the news conference and the affected by yet another racist incident on campus. we spoke to one student who put it to me this way, she said here we go again. it's mostly students who filled this town hall. i mean, it was packed. yet another conversation about race, safety and what to do. au's administration taking swift action by calling this meeting so quickly, definitely a contrast from the immediate response after the racist incidents on campus last school year.

news 4's chris gordon live outside the house on danbury road in bethesda with more. are spending time in the yard. are they digging? >> reporter: they're focused on the yard. they are collecting evidence. there are two large dumpsters outside of this chain link fence and police tape still up. they are taking this very seriously. they returned here this afternoon. they've been here every day. we are told it is a bunker-like situation in the basement with a tunnel with bedding, chemicals and gasoline being stored. these are making for challenging conditions for the investigators who are coming here every day trying to determine the cause of this fatal fire. >> this has been an incredibly complicated fire scene for our investigators. >> reporter: investigators are finding underground tunnels dug around the house. a piece of heavy earth moving equipment sits in the backyard. investigators are collecting and testing chemicals that are stored here. they are finding electrical wiring and hoarding all kinds of materials. fire fighters with chain saws are cutting trees and ba

. >> news 4's chris gordon joins us live from forestville with the late breaking developments. chris? >> reporter: well, pat and erika, the victim is an elderly woman here at the -- she was able to describe for her family and share with us details of the sexual assault she says she suffered here earlier this week. the family of this 83-year-old woman doesn't want her identified for fear it will cause her additional ba she tells me a male staff member at forestville health and rehabilitation center came into her room, waking her monday morning at 4:00 a.m., to change her bed clothes. but she says he touched her in a way that was shocking to her. >> what you doing? i'm wiping you. >> reporter: i walked into forestville health and rehabilitation center seeking their side of the story. i was told to call their general counsel who tells me, we reported the allegations to police and to the state of maryland. we are conducting our own investigation, working closely with police and the family. the employee has been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation. the victim's nephew

chris gordon live for us. thank you, chris. >> we have more on the breaking news we've been reporting in the last hour. tom price, secretary of health and human services department, leaving the trump administration amid that outcry over his private use of military submitted his resignation this afternoon. president trump accepted it. but before this news broke, the president played a little coy with the media. this was president trump just a little more than an hour ago. >> he's a very fine man, but we're going to make a decision sometime tonight. he's a very, very fine man. >> well, price has come under intense scrutiny since politico first reported about his expensive travel on the taxpayers' dime. politico reporting that just since may, price has traveled on chartered and military flights tallying up a bill of more than a million dollars. price is a previous house budget chair known for railing against this kind of wasteful spending. the white house says don wright of virginia will now serve as acting secret

and they tell news 4's chris gordon they fear the 83-year-old woman isn't the only victim. chris? >> reporter: well, jim, the woman's family says she's humiliated and embarrassed. they asked us not to use her name or show her face. this 83-year-old woman says she was sexually assaulted by a male staff member here at the forestville health care center early monday morning. she says she was alarmed. >> what you doing? stop! and he -- i'm wiping you. >> reporter: but he put his inappropriate? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: he touched you in a private place? >> yeah. >> reporter: her family is concerned there may be more elderly victims here at the nursing home. >> the staff started giving me information about another incident that happened on the same night when they thought that they were talking to the family of that victim, and that's how we realized there was multiple victims, that my aunt was not the only victim. >> reporter: the prince george's county police tell me they are currently investigating one allegation of sexual misconduct against an employee. i walked into the forestvill

news 4's chris gordon joins us now live from the property on danbury road in bethesda. chris? >> reporter: jim, we watched bomb technicians work here today inside this chain link fence as they searched the house behind me for evidence of explosives. now, we are told that in the basement they found something that looks like a bunker, tunnels that were dug, chemicals stored inside including gasoline. now neighbors are concerned. they want answers. they want to know l >>> a fire truck rolls up to the house on danbury road in bethesda this afternoon. since the fatal fire broke out here on september tenth, investigators have been trying to determine the cause. neighbors say they'll be relieved when they finally get some answers. >> i want to know whether there was anything wrong with the house itself, whether there was a gas line or something strange was going on there. we just don't know. >> reporter: investigators are finding underground tunnels dug around the house. a piece of heavy earth moving equipment sits in the backyard. investigators are collecting and testing chemicals t

in gaithersburg, chris gordon, news 4. >> boy, he's rocking that hat proudly. >> lovely. >> what a moment. well, it's the picture that brings hope to people on both sides of the national anthem kneeling debate. seattle seahawks player michael bennett shared an improve two conversation with some military veterans outside the team's headquarters today. a military wife shot this picture that shows bennett shaking hands with a veteran. she says the moment gives her hope that it can start a conversation. >> for me, i felt like i was being heard and i think he felt like he was being heard. and i think that's where it starts. >> bennett has been one of the players who has protested all season during the anthem. president trump has called the nfl to force players to stand. he has also called on fans to boycott the games until the protests stop. >> it's already been a banne they've won two in a row and now quarterback curt cousins is in the hospital with his wife. the baby is on the way. news 4 sherri burruss live in ashburn on his early exit from the park today. >> reporter: wendy, it was about 1

>> we love the d >> chris gordon reported there.en house republicans have written a letter to speaker ryan saying it would be wrong to dough port hundreds of thousands of young immigrants and congress should act on the issue. >>> and life about to change for many of us who walk and bike in chevy chase, maryland. one trail will close to four or five years to make way of the purple line and the construction will not be easy. >> the purple line will change the landscape in suburban maryland and will change many lives in suburban maryland, and a lot that talked to news4 simply are not happy about it. sheila lives in chevy chase and is upset because her son that goes to high school rides his bike along the trail to school but now because the trail has to close for years of construction and a temporary trail goes down sy him riding the bike. >> my son rides his bike to school and it takes him ten minutes, and without the bike he takes a school bus and it's 40 minutes each way on the bus. >> that is because the bus has to make many stops.

"news4's" chris gordon said what it was is like something out of a movie. >> they wanted to know whether there was anything wrong with the house itself or a gasoline or something strange going on there. they don't know. >> investigators are finding undergrown tunnels, a piece of heavy architect-moving equipment sits in the back investigating and collecting chemicals that are stored here. they're finding electrical wiring and hoarding in the basements with piles out after kinds of materialses. investigators believe they have narrowed down the origin in the home, but that ir're not comfortable saying what exactly caused the fiere. >> reporter: police are keeping this case under lock and key in case charges have to be fired. >>> getting behind the wheel of a car is something we often take advantage of. but it's a privilege, something that the gardners that will soon be able to fly for the first time. it's something you take for granted every day. >> that's right. >>> you know, twr to express ourselves. >> they're testing out a 280-character limit with a small group of users. not everyone th

news 4 chris gordon is live with the latest, chris?s awaiting word from the white house. families fear they'll be separated, childrenn undocumented parents and siblings could face deportation. there is so much uncertainty tonight and they wait and they worry. demonstrators say their family and friends live in fear. they worry that president trump could end daca deferred action for children's arrivals program. daca protects hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants. these people worry there will be mass deportations if daca ends. >> mr. president, together the people make america great, immigran immigrants, black people. >> the daily protest at the white house began august 15th, marking the fifth anniversary of daca. the program gave hope to the thousands of dreamers who were college and a job. hope that they have a future here, now they face the possibility that president trump could end daca with an announcement that could come at any time. >> some time today or over the weekend we'll have a decision. >> should dreamers b

news 4 chris gordon spoke with some of them. >> protesters begin the vigil on august 15th. the 5th anniversary of daca, the demonstration continues. they fear they that president trump could end, deferred action for childhood arrival program. daca protects hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants. they have been called dreamers because they are allowed job. 25-year-old is a college senior, studying global health. >> you're looking at it all because -- you're losing it all because of the position the president could make. >> that decision could come at any time. >> some time today or over the weekend we'll have a decision. >> should dreamers be worried. >> we love the dreamers. we love everybody. thank you >> there were indications that the decision will be delayed until next tuesday, which is september fifth. you see the vigil that has been going on 18 days here, 24 hours a day and they tell me that they will remain here until september 5th. that's the latest live from the white house, wendy, back to you. >> we wanted to find out more about why this is such a

news 4's chris gordon exmains what they found. >> reporter: bethesda neighbors are waiting to find outs fire. >> want to know if there was anything wrong with the house itself? was it a gas line? whether there was something strange going on there and we just don't know. >> reporter: investigators are finding underground tunnels dug around the house. a piece of heavy earth moving equipment sits in the backyard. investigators are collecting and testing chemicals that are stored here. they're finding electrical wiring and hoarding conditions t >> we believe we have narrowed down the orange begin in the home. they're not comfortable saying what was the cause of the fire and what was the first material ignited. >> reporter: police are keeping this fatal fire scene under lock and key in case criminal charges need to be filed. in bethesda, news 4. >>> starting today, if you use the prince william parkway trail to get around, you should expect some delays. construction crews are paving the trail. now there will be some delays every weekday through the fall. >> it's from who he hadly road to li

reporting from fairfax county, chris gordon, news 4. >> i'm at the fm that video, we want to show you live images from new york, west 33rd street and seventh avenue, a scary scene that happened about 5:30 this afternoon. there is that live picture now, chopper over the scene in new york city. these pictures courtesy of our station there in new york city. where a van jumped a curb and hit three pedestrians near penn station. we are told by authorities that this appears to be an accident. the driver of that van stayed on the scene, but we are hearing that three people, nonetheless, were injured. at this hour, it doesn't appear that there have been any -- that the driver faces any charges right now. we are not hearing about any charges, but a scary scene in new york city, west 33rd street and seventh avenue, 5:30 this afternoon when a van jumped a curb and hit three pedestrians. these live pictures coming in this afternoon from new york city. back to you guys in the studio. the resignation of health and human services secretary tom price, he's out of there. almost as soon as president tr

eight stages to go as chris froome goes for a double. scotland manager gordonossible 12 to qualify for the world cup next year. they play lithuania tonight. england are playing malta. and western storm through to the super league final against southern vipers later fixed wing nail biting victory over the surrey stars, winning by three wickets to set up a repeat of last yea r‘s wickets to set up a repeat of last year's final. we'll have more from all those stories after 5:30pm. the supreme court in kenya has overturned the result of the country's presidential election because of irregularities in the way the vote was conducted. the ruling is being seen as a victory for the opposition leader and veteran politician raila 0dinga, who called it a historic day for the people of africa. we have just received this report from nairobi. celebrating a new lease of life. vetera n celebrating a new lease of life. veteran politician raila 0dinga gets one more chance to run for president. a last—minute decision to challenge the result of the presidential election paid off. th

chris yen. >>> more on the hit-and-run that injured two san leandro police officers. 57-year-old terry gordonested. he was initial live wanted for shoplifting a at a safeway on ralston boulevard. police were trying to arrest him there when he jumped into a car and drove off, hitting the two officers. detectives later spotted the suspect and he was arrested after he have tried to ram into police officers. he crashed his car this tim. >> you never want to guest the phone call that two of our officers are injured out there lying to protect the community. not only does it hit your heart strings but also affects the whole community. >> police say that they have been getting a lot of support from the community. >>> time is now 6:35. three people arrested in georgia last night during a protest is that followed a vigil for a georgia tech student shot and killed by campus police. about 50 protesters marched to the campus police department after that vigil. a car was set on fire and they clashed with police officers. two police officers were hurt. protest began after saturday night's police shooting of

our bruce gordon live outside of saint patrick church in norristown home to one of the largest mexican-american communities. bruce? >> reporter: yeah, chrisrto rican community as well both groups part of the parish here coming together tonight hoping that prayer and generosity will make things just a little bit better for loved ones back home. >>> they came on short notice, more than 200 strong after urging their pastor to organize this special mass on behalf of earthquake victims in mexico and hurricane victims in puerto ri rico. >> unbelievable. >> you have a brother over there. i have family members, aunts, uncles, cousins. >> reporter: you're worried about them? >> very much. and still no communication with them. >> reporter: parishioners are far away from family and friends back home. by coming together, mexican immigrants, puerto rican immigrants, gain strength from each other even as they pass it on to loved ones in pain. >> we're feeling in the hearts it's timing to together as one. >> father gus is the shepherd to the flock sermon delivered entirely in spanish we heard the word why repeatedly as in why did god let tragedy strike

gordon corera, bbc news. we were talking about a packed commuter train. some eyewitnesses spoke of panic and pandemonium. we are nowjoined by dr chrishe department of psychology at the university of brighton. he has done quite a bit of work and how people react as a group when things like this happen. when you look at how people have reacted here, hong typical —— how typical was this? they were reporting that there was panic. what we have found we studied maths emergencies, mass panic is pretty much entirely a myth. crowds behave in a much more orderly way than is often expected. people clearly want to get out and away from the danger, but they very quickly move on from that, is that what you're saying? sure. and to flee quite quickly from a life—threatening incident is not panic, it is logical. that is why we reject the use of the terms because it implies people act selfishly, they trample on people. our studies have found that doesn't happen. if people are able to cooperate they will and if they can pick up people who fall over, they do. so they will look to help others very quickly after the initial shock? yes, almost instantaneo

chris froome finished seventh on stage 13. frome was not far behind the leaders, in the group of his greatest rival vincenzo nibali. the scotland manager gordong the most pressure, badly needing lithuania to keep their hopes alive in group f. four points away from the play—off spot. only winning once in lithuania before. strachan believes ten points at 12 will be enough to finish in the places. there is psychology, training. information you pack on. it will not be a churchill like speech making them feel better. i don‘t think that can work now. in general you make sure the players are prepared, feel co mforta ble. the amount of time they put into it, the training they put into it. england lead the group, expected to win comfortably in malta. the first match since captain wayne rooney retired from international football. manager gareth southgate says although he knows the replacement, he will not tell his players until later today. i am keen to keep sharing the leadership. we focused too much on wayne in particular in the last few yea rs. we need to start building a more resilient group of leaders, allowing them to take responsibility. for me,

gordon scores and puts the royals on top. that's it. the streak is over. it ends at 22. they win four-three. finally friday night lights temple owls edition, chrisg on umass. watch this catch right here. jeff collins my man, look at this in the corner of the end zone that's isaia wright. please let's run it bag one more time. because you will see this is a one handed grab right here in the corner of the end zone. temple currently up in the fourth 29-21. they look good so far. hopefully they pull it out. the kids with the one hand grabs those days. >> all about the gloves. >> that's right. sticky stuff that does it for us tonight at 10:00. stay with us next. fox 29 special report a salute to our military. the leader. the best. the s-class has sat at the pinnacle of automotive excellence for generations. the one car that continually innovates and pushes technology forward. on each s-class, there lies a simple badge. and it serves as our constant reminder, to never rest on laurels, and to forever earn the star. this is the 2018 s-class from mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. sfx: t-mobile mnemonic sfx: netflix mnemonic sfx: t-mobile mnemonic sfx:

chris o'connell. >> i'm dawn timmeney. >>> in each case the alleged targets ten-year-old little girls fortunately they were all unharm. but that does not make this case any less frightening. bruce gordon joining us in studio with the very latest. bruce. >> reporter: guys, police are describing four incidents in the city's frankford section. thursday morning and this morning. in three of which a white or hispanic man with beard cam carrying a camera drove up to three different ten-year-old girls and offered to take their pictures in exchange for money. in one case, this morning, the little girl alleges the creepy photographer tried to expose himself. by midday friday, a detective with philly pd's special victims unit was still combing the 5300 block of gillespie street looking for clues into a case that has stunned neighbors here. >> i don't even understand what's going on. like i have to fine out about this. this is especially since it's so close to home. i don't even know what to think right now. >> reporter: around 8:40 friday morning a ten-year-old girl ran crying to the door of his home daycare mid block. norma is the proprietor. we asked we shot though show her face. >> she said

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