darcy spencer. darcy, thank you. >>> if you smell gasoline when you're driving through alexandria this morning, investigators say don't worry. there was a fuel leak on 135. the alexandria will fade. >>> it was an emotional moment when the father of a teenager killed by police forgave an officer. >> i woke up and i wrote a letter of forgiveness to the person that i don't even know that took my kid. i forgive. >> he says police went too far. he was telling the story about the 15-year-old boy who died last week. his father believes police subdued him. they said the death was justified. prince william county police said the teen told officers he had a bomb and he wanted to dye when he came at them with a crowbar, they say officers shot and killed him. >>> at times these moms had to wipe away tears as they listened to what led to their children's death. those kids all sailors aboard the u.s.s. john mccain. the senate armed services committee met. they grilled the naval chief of operations who admitted mi

darcy spencer darcy, what all are we learning about what happened there? >> reporter: erica, this is exactly where it happened right here, basically in this intersection. if you take a look here, this is trump international hotel. it had nothing to do with the hotel, but given the fact it happened right by there it grabbed people's attention and you're looking at the intersection where the crash happened and police were apparently going after a suspect who was wanted in connection with an assault involving a knife. we want to show you some video if we have it taken by a man who was up in the clock tower of the hotel and then he was -- he got out his phone and shot video down from the tower and you can see that perspective. it showed the suspect taken into custody. a total of five people were injured when this driver crashed into another car here in the intersection. they were all taken to the hospital. everyone is expected to be okay including that suspect. let's hear now from two witnesses who >>> yeah. we were sitting up there looking around. that was my

we find darcy spencer there live with more on what led to the shooting. darci. >> reporter: erika, you can see it is still a very active investigation. you can see the tape is still up here, blocking the street. i just talked to a d.c. police official. he said there is no update on this investigation, but a family of a 19-year-old who was killed here is in mourning. police used flashlights to search for evidence in the dark after a triple shooting on tubman road in southeast d.c. this holiday weekend. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: family members are extremely emotional as they learn a young woman who just turned 19 years old had been killed in the gunfire. a man was also shot and wounded. a third victim suffered a minor graze wound. witnesses tell me there were many shots fired right around 7:00 in the evening. police taped o area where the investigation. police were focusing on a home where the victims were standing when the shots rang out. family members say the young woman lived here and they have no idea why anyone would want to hurt her. police are sti

darcy? >> reporter: good morning. can tell you from covering these type of stories, these folks are ready to go at any time. i'm sure if they get the call to go to florida, they're willing to answer. we're here at the toss being force one headquarters in chantilly. this is just one of the boats they took to texas to help with the flooding. these type of boats are important in these missions. they need to rescue people from flood water. we're starting to see more activity at the headquarters. you can see this truck here, we're starting to see people show up. they have a lot of things they have to get done, put away, to prepare for the potential of going out once again for another mission. let's go ahead and show you some video from the team returning again, they have been away for a couple of weeks. some of the team members telling us that they've never seen devastation quite like this before. they have been deployed to many other natural disasters in the past. but this was definitely unique. one of the things they com

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back to you. >> darcy spencer live for us in college park. darcy, thank you. >>> 5:19 now. ultimate foul shot in today's world of technology. a poorly timed twitter rant by nba champion kevin durant. >> the finals mvp took time at a tech conference in san francisco to address several tweets he sent out regarding his old team, the oklahoma city thunder. there was a lot of controversy after he left to . he explained why he left the team in 2016. he told the crowd he played a little too much and made a mistake in his social media tb he has apologized to the thunder coach billy donovan and the organization. he owned it. i was heated in the moment. i used twitter as a way to interact with the people, my fangs. it was heated. he said, i'm not going to stop doing it, but i take responsibility. >> that's the whole problem with twitter. >> with social media in general. >> if everybody has an opinion, we all have to hear it now or see it now. >> i try not to engage in people who are too mean to me. >> curse them out, eun. go off. let them have it on twitter. you are letting that buil

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the new champion ventriloquist darci lynne farmer who beat out angelica hale.ly clarkson and vein tril kwichl with terry fay tore who was a pretty -- >> a pretty good sport. >> she's going to have a big career. >> she congratulated darci lynne on instagram. sharing a photo with her father after the finale. even though she was crying, she said they were tears of joy. you got to be happy for somebody like darci lynne who worked so hard and wins. second place isn't too shabby in a contest like that. >> two talented young ladies with huge careers ahead of them. >>> it may still feel like summer but tomorrow fall is officially here. the autumnal eweek knocks. >> molette green is out in centreville, virginia. >> hey, molette. >> we're at cox farms. this one machine and jeremy is cranking out the doughnuts. the apple cider doughnuts. you know i can't eat these by myself. i have friends from george university and little cutis here who will one day be college bound. you know i can't eat these all. jump in. >> we're going to have the a.m. will cider doughnuts. we're goin

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news4's darcy spencer joins us live with more on their -- i got to call it tireless dedication, darcy. >> reporter: it certainly is, chris. we're here at the headquarters, really the warehouse just a short time ago, this place was filled with people, filled with supplies. you can see it is emptied out. that's because the team just took off, headed for alabama. take a look here. this is just an example of the supplies each member has to take with them. they have to be self-sufficient for up to two weeks. >> this storm, as you all know, is huge. >> reporter: they're loading up, preparing for the next disaster. this search and rescue team from northern virginia heading south as hurricane irma threatens to slam into florida. the team just got back from a deployment in texas harvey. is there any concern about the fatigue factor? you know, people being deployed for a couple of weeks, just getting back, now they're heading back out once again. >> certainly fatigue is always a something that's a challenge for us to make sure people are rested but at the same time, when they're in the fire sta

see that entire video of the police demonstration of this new technology you can go to my twitter at darcy spencer, i just posted it. >> i'll go there. >> good to see police going after that guys. >> darcy spencer reporting live from national harbor. >>> incredible video shows a nurse dragged and arrested for doing her job. tonight what the police chief is saying to the nurse and the arresting officer. >>> and with heavy hearts a hocal high sc n actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. get fast internet and add phone and tv now for only $24.90 more per month. our lowest price ever on this offer. but only for a limited time. call today. comcast business. built for business. breaking news we've lerchd former police chief fullwood has died. he was chief of police for the metropolitan police department in 1990, a time when the cit

listen, i called darcy lynn, didn't i? i said the ventriloquist girl was going to win this whole thing. >> an amazing voice, period and a good ventriloquist. >> she did two different voices in her final performance. >> did you see the puppet crying? it was very emotional. >>> we've been talking about our weather. it feels like summer. we have fall around the corner. we have chuck bell working for you at 5:00 a.m. with advisory on hurricane maria. >> sheena parveen at cox farm in fall. sheena, how does it feel where you are? >> i will tell you. it feels a little bit like fall. a little bit like fall where i am. there's dew on the grass, the air is cool. we had a little bit of patchy fog. not bad at all. i'm at cox farm, this is an awesome place. still not open. the fall fest begins tomorrow for the first day of fall. there's so much here to do. coming up throughout the show this morning, we're going to debut many different things. what you see behind me, yeah, they have a muhumongous displayf pumpkins. they have a haunted c

reporting live from alexandria, darcy spencer, news 4. >> darcy, thank you. >> i'm taking a knee for america. >> that's stevie wonder. who took a knee he says on stage for america. at the global citizen festival in new york city tonight. thousands cheered as the both knees in support of athletes, right to kneel during the national anthem. oakland a's catcher became the first major league baseball player to kneel for the national anthem. rookie bruce maxwell. the product of a military family, plaguesed his hand on his heart. and faced the flag. while kneeling. then his teammates embraced him after that. >> i've don't know, why he feels the need to target certain individuals rather than others. i have an idea why. >> basketball superstar, steph curry suggests racism may be behind president trump's criticism of professional athletes. >>> the react iion from players and local politicians. the d.c. mayor released a statement saying, in part, while you're here, warriors, we are happy to identify ways for you to celebrate equality, diversity and values. nbc's chris cologne with reaction fro

. >>> i'm darcy spencer in prince george's county. a six-month-old baby was killed here last year.oday, family members gather to remember his young life and to pray for justice for the man accused of killing him. >> we are work more information. two people killed and a young girl in critical condition after a single car cra in greatsh been trying to prepare for this day... and i'm still not ready. the reason i'm telling you this is that there will be moments in your life that... you'll never be ready for. your little girl getting married being one of them. ♪ ♪ >>> one year ago, this little six month old named deme timitr died. his step grandfather charged with his death. >> we finally have to let our lights shine upon leonard. >> little dmitry cooper was a happy baby. his life was taken from his family one year ago when he was allegedly murdered. >> it has been a very hard year. it still feel like it happened yesterday. ♪ god has smiled on me >> reporter: his parents gathered with family and friends to make sure his sweet smile is never forgotten. >> all of the pain would still be

news 4's darcy spencer is live for us in haymarket virginia with that interview all new at 11:00. >> reporter: we can show you for the first time where this shooting happened if you take a look behind me you see the house here on the corner, it's the teen's own home. like you said, another young person is sharing with us tonight what he saw. >> it was just terrifying. it was horrific. >> a.j. william county police shoot and kill his neighbor a 15-year-old boy who he says goes to his high school. >> the fact i saw the guy fall down after he got shot three times, i just -- i never knew fear until i saw that. >> aj is just 14 years old himself. he's still shaken by what he saw from his back porch it was 10:45 in the morning. >> that's somebody i don't really know but he goes to school with me. i didn't expect to see somebody i see in the hall just drop. >> it's shocking that i know that he saw something he shouldn't have saw. >> a officer shot and killed the teen on haymarket after he came at them with a crowbar. police received a 911 cal, the caller said the teen had a bomb strapped to

here is news 4's darcy spencer. >> the capital wheel at the national harbor is lit, and travelers are pouring in for the police are getting ready, too. in case this happens again with illegal dirt bikes and atvs took over the streets and sidewalks here. this time police have a new tool to help stop them. this is a demonstration video showing how the new tire deflation devices work to stop fleeing atvs. police throw them into the road. when the bike runs over the metal spike inside, it punctures a tire and slowly flattens. >> not to pop the tire off the rim or anything like that, it is a slow and gradual deflation that will allow the rider to maintain control as well as not allow hopefully to prevent a major collision. >>> prince george's and maryland state police teaming up for atv crackdown. 75 officers focusing on the effort over the labor day weekend. >> it is dangerous for everybody. it's dangerous for motorists on shopping centers or where people are walking but also dangerous for people who are riding. >>> officers and troopers will take photographs and videos of illegal riding

hi, darcy. >> we're here at the regional park in the upper marl boro area. take a look here on the softball field. if you look closely at some of the jerseys here. it says texas, many of these players are from houston. their city was under water. they were rescuing friends and neighbors from these deep water and now they're here in prince georges county, a much needed thing for them to come together with fellow firefighters from across the country for this annual softball tournament. there was some cce had to drop out. they lost their homes, working together, they were able to feel the teams and you can see that they're actually here. you're seeing some of them standing. one guy hit a home run right before he came to us. we spoke to some of the players earlier today. they say they're enjoying themselves right now, but they know they have a lot of work to do when they get back home. >> i'm still thinking about e everything that i'm going back to. it's one day at a time, you know, short release from actually being there in houston, but mentally, i'm still ther

after hearing her name, darcy's brothers rushed the stage. she beat out angelica hale, only 9 years old. >> chuck how about with this. tacos, burritos, chimichangas. you love those at 3:00 a.m. what kind of beer you'd want to pair with those at taco bell? >> i think too much beer is how you end up at taco bell at 3:00 a.m. >> i think it's a high-end brew. >> you know, at 3:00 a.m., i don't think you're really -- >> you really care. >> i was looking for an 3:00 a.m. >> the fast food chain plans to open hundreds of new locations with alcohol on the menu. food and wine magazine reports they'll offer beer, wine and spiked slushies. the cantina-style restaurants are designed to attract the hip, urban clientele. >>> if you've been on social media lately, you've probably seen that some people are nervous about saturday. a man is claiming that a constellation will be revealed over jerusalem signaling the ends of the world. he said it was referenced in the bible. he told the "washington post" his words and doesn't think the world is going to end. i do

darcy spencer live.hank you. >> they do incredible work. >>> here's this morning's top stories at 6:35. it is the first day of school in prince george's county you can double check your child's bus route by using a new app called the bb district by blackboard. if you already have the nbc washington app, we posted information about that app there. >>> he pleaded guilty to killing his he is traininged wife in prince george's county last year. today, he will find out how long he will be in jail for her death. he was sentenced to four consecutive life terms for a killing spree in montgomery county. he is facing life without parole again. bureau chief tracee wilkins will be in the courtroom today. >>> parents still in shock after a stabbing at a prestigious private school in d.c. looks like the 12-year-old accused of stabbing a student won't face charges because she's the daughter of a diplomat. she apparently stabbed a 13-year-old twice in the shoulder with scissors yesterday afternoon at the british interna

news 4's darcy spencer was there for that emotional tribute. >> it's wrong. she was innocent. she didn't do nothing to nobody. she didn't deserve it. >> reporter: relatives gathered with candles, balloons and flowers, remembering a teen shot and killed saturday evening days after her 19th birthday. this is her godmother. >> last night i laid on my bed. i couldn't breathe. i prayed for god to take replace her back. >> reporter: unique was here at the front of her home before 7:00 when witnesses say there was a hail of gunfire. a man and a woman who were with unique were also wounded. they're expected to be okay. >> i got kids of my own, but that little girl meant the world to meechlt nobody can understand that. my heart is devastated. i'm tore up. this is too much. >> family members say unique graduated from anacostia high school last year. she was getting ready to start working at fedex field and had plans to attend college. the killer is still on the street. >> do what you need to do and turn yourselves in. you was wrong for it. >> reporter: i asked the family to describe her

news 4's darcy spencer is live on danbury road. darcy, what can you tell us about the scene going on there? >> reporter: erica, i can tell you that montgomery county fire and rescue just updated us that a man died in this fire and they were challenged with hoarding conditions inside the home and this is danberry road and the scene up the hill from where i'm standing and this is where police and firefighters are letting us go right now. firefighters got the call here from 4:00 this afternoon. one victim was ae we are told that he lived inside the home, but then firefighters found a second victim apparently, the victim's friend in the basement. he was pronounced dead. we just spoke to a fire official about those hoarding conditions. >> so the reports that i'm getting from the firefighters that went in the home is spivenlgly in the basement. they were described what was called hoarding conditions where there was lots of boxes and materials and stuff like that piled up which made it very difficult for them to get in and search. it also

that's one of the finalists there ventriloquist darcy lynn singing her heart out. >> so talented.he's singing without her mouth moving. >> it's awesome. >> she's up for the $1 million prize and c million. the competition has been tough. >> it really has been. tune in tonight. this is the whole kit and a booed will. the whole ball of wax. >> i have my money on darcy. >>> 8:00 tonight on nbc4. >>> let's turn to the forecast. thanks, aaron and eun. a nice way to get your tuesday started. mostly in the mid to upper 630s. few patchy areas of fog. not a big deal. sun will be up shortly. then the fog will be out of the picture. highs today. winchester va, 77 degrees. leesburg, 80 degrees. cooler towards the bay and a chance for showers out in the old line state of maryland today. sheena has the ten-day and i have the track on maria coming up. let's head to dave on wtop. >> a live look at the beltway on the outer loop near joint base andrews. allentown roadblocking the right side. sill the delays, wourks it's jammed for two miles from branch avenue toward the scene. that's where we stand.

this after a judge denied a request to stop construction at news 4's darcy spencer is live on the trail. you just got word on when we can expect the start of this, so what did you hear? >> reporter: well, good morning, erika. first want to show you this sign says it all, trail closed and they've put up fencing to keep people away from the trail. it looks like someone smashed it down to try to gain access to the trail. i just got a statement from purple line transit partners. what they're saying they're going to hold off on tree clearing until monday. the georgetown branch trail has been closed for weeks as contractors prepare to begin work on the purple line light rail project. the signs are up, trail closed, and there are gates blocking walkers and bike riders, but no work is being done yesterday yet. that's because the project has been tied up in court. a judge has now allowed for tree clearing and other work to begin. >> save our trail. >> reporter: opponents have voiced opposition to the and fought it in court, but it appears the project will move ahead barring some other court ruli

darcy? >> reporter: well, jim, we are here at kennedy high school and show you the football field right now. this is a home team here from kennedy getting ready for the football game, doing a little bit of warm up. the game is set to get underway in just about half an hour. earlier today montgomery county public schools released a memo reminding everyone that students do have the right to protest if they choose to. >>> the field is set for a big match up. kennedy high school taking on quince orchard. many in the stands will be watching to see if any students take a knee during the national anthem before the game. kennedy's athletic director says he doesn't expect any of his students to protest, but he knows they have the right to. >> as long as it doesn't interfere wihe type of commotion. we try to give them as much freedom as possible when it comes to stuff like that. >> reporter: he says athletic directors have been discussing issues and challenges young people are dealing with as the nati

darcy lane is up for the $1 million. she's singing like this with her mouth closed. do you do that? >> she wins a million dollars and a chance to headline the vegas show. america votes on their favorite contestant tonight. watch the show at 8:00 here on nbc4. >>> i think darcy is going to be hard to beat. >>> next on "news4 today" at 6:00 a.m. breaking news overnight. toys-r-us filing for >>> "news4 today" is live in i just saved a bunch of money on my car insurhuh. with geico. i should take a closer look at geico... geico can help with way more than car insurance. boats, homes, motorcycles... even umbrella coverage. this guy's gonna wish he brought his umbrella. fire at will! how'd you know the guy's name is will? yeah? it's an expression, ya know? fire at will? you never heard of that? oh, there goes will! bye, will! that's not his name! take a closer look at geico. great savings. and a whole lot more. >>> hurricane maria moves in. the back-to-back blow for the caribbean and what we can expect next. >>> deadly commute. one of the most dangerous

news 4's darcy spencer joins us from kennedy high school in silver spring with that story. darcy? >> reporter: wendy, we are here at kennedy high school. take a look here at the football field. you see the lines have been drawn. they're going to take to the field in just a couple of hours to take on quince orchard high school. and this memo was put out earlier today by montgomery county schools making it very clear to students, to coaches, to everyone that the students do have a right to protest. >>> it's a big night for high school football in montgomery county. with the jewish holiday falling on friday, several teams will be taking the field tonight instead, and all eyes will be on the side lines before the game to see if players will take a knee while the national anthem is played. montgomery county school officials sent a memo to principals and athletic directors reminding them of the policy when it comes to what they call patriotic exercises like standing for the national anthem. the memo says students have the right to stand and to protest. it's their choice. derek butler is

darcis won the decisive rubber. belgium beaten by great britain a couple of years ago in the final. their victory in both the men and women's events. bmc racing settled for silver while team sky came third led by chris froome. in the women's event, sunweb set the early benchmark, with all others failing to better their time. ellen van dyke beat 26 winners by 12 points. that is all from sportsday. you are watching bbc news. the palestinian group fatah has welcomed an announcement by the rival hamas faction that it will dissolve its administrative committee in gaza, hold elections and enter talks. a leading fatah official said hamas had taken an important first step to end its ten year rift. more on the reaction to the announcement now. there has also been a positive response from the palestinian president. he is in new york ahead of the un general assembly. hamas said it will get rid of this administrative committee it set up co ntroversially administrative committee it set up controversially in march, because it was seen very much controversially in march, because it was seen very m

you can see where he is coming from, he seemed good darcy removed, and saddam hussein for his decided'm not going to allow a regime change. he's looking at this as a regime change and he wants nuclear weapons. he also knows america can't do much to north korea without hurting other interests around. particularly the south and japan. the fate of the guardian as well. michel barnier and david davis clash. i thought florence was supposed to have unlocked the whole thing? maybe not. there had been hopes in some quarters, the brexit camp certainly, hope that this would unlock everything and we would be fine. but actually, i fear that those negotiating brexit on our behalf at the momentjust don't understand europe. they don't understand how to deal with it. this idea that we tell you what we're willing to give and they should be grateful to us, or that we explained to europe what we wa nt that we explained to europe what we want and somehow they will make it happen. it is not the way that one gets the best out of negotiations and what the eu are basically saying is yes, you've told us some

was forced to a fifth rubber after australia's nick kyrgios lost to david goffin — and then steve darcisogress. now to cricket where india beat australia by 26 runs on the duckworth—lewis—stern method to win the first one day international in chennai on sunday. a partnership of 118 between ms dhoni and man of the match hardik pandya helped. india recover from 87 forfive to finish on 281 for seven. a long rain delay meant the target was revised to 164 from 21 overs. australia ran out of overs finishing on 137 for nine with the second match at eden gardens in kolkata on thursday. in major league baseball news the cleveland indians have clinched their second straight american league central title with a 3—2 win over the kansas city royals. an edwin encarnacion two—run homer in the seven inning proved the difference in what has been a thrilling week. the indians completed a 22 match winning streak before they were beaten during the week but they remain on course for a return to the world series where they were beaten by the chicago cubs last year. to the nfl, where the denver broncos match a

. >> darci! >> oh, she is so good. >> yes. favorite, 12-year-old ventroliquist darci lynne farmer took home the one million dollar prize. she will headline a stage show in vegas. >> oh, sweet girl. >> it is tough to believe she just started doing that about four years ago. >> gosh! she is just a natural. >> yeah, it is incredible. good for her. >> going to pay off. >> former beat out the 10-year-old singer angelica hale. she wowed the crowd with a rendition of is tim fony by clean bandit. she and another contestant opened the show with kelly clarkson. farmer sealed the doo with the beatle's classic, "a little help from my >> another check of the day on this warm up on the last day of summer. >> a new movie that offers a gl ralpand i sponsoredralph northam, canthis adfor governor narrator: ed gillespie says dr. ralph northam doesn't show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medical director at a children's hospice. he passed the virginia law requiring concussion standards for school sports. the smoking ban i

darcy spencer, "news4 today." >>> back here at the live desk. monitoring a wild situation in california. right now, firefighters continue to battle a massive wildfire in los angeles. take a look. this is the la tuna canyon fire. it is the largest wildfire ever inside city that's certainly saying something for l.a. the blaze spread to more than 6,000 acres, even prompted a local state of emergency. evacuation orders still in effect, even as crews make progress. back to you. >> if you were worried about your labor day forecast, fear not. >> hey, guys. as you wake up this morning, it's looking good. getting plans for labor day finalized. looking fantastic out there. updates on irma. we're getting the latest track right now. we'll talk about that. >>> they're controversial when it komts to kids sports but college? the local university offering participation trophies. >>> it's been a threat for decades, but didn't know it was therentil u l but the living room's pretty blank. it's really nice when clients come in and have done some of their own resear

but love this girl, darcy lynn is not only starring on ellen's couch this afternoon.swift and kesha are on the show as well, that should be pretty good. if you missed her performance on "agt," it was quite a show. watch at 3:00 and stick around foreign the latest news you may have missed on news4 at 4:00. i'll see you then. >>> and wll gete' ralpand i sponsoredralph northam, canthis adfor governor narrator: ed gillespie says dr. ralph northam doesn't show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medical director at a children's hospice. he passed the virginia law requiring concussion standards for school sports. the smoking ban in restaurants. and dr. northam is working to connect veterans to good paying jobs in virginia. ed gillespie is a washington dc corporate lobbyist. he shows up for whoever pays him. >>> two of nbc's hottest shows this fall share a city. we're talking about "chicago pd" and "chicago fire." joining us are those shows, and they're hanging out this morning on the set at molly's, that's the famous barr we see on both shows. good morn

darcy spencer live with that part of our story. dar darcy. >> reporter: saving their friends and relatives from flooded buildings and homes. they're now out on the softball field and this is their way of giving back. >> we rescued about 2 to 300 people in a 12-hour span. >> reporter: darryl bush has been a houston firefighters for 27 years. when hurricane was dying to see what 52 inches of water in three days could do to a city. >> when i started doing water rescue, the amount of water that has accumulated in just a short amount of time. >> he's here at regional park in prince georges county for a softball tournament. it brings firefighters together from across the country. >> it kind of decompress from situations that have weighed on my mind for the past three weeks. >> he ran the tournament for years. he had to drop out because hurricane irma is threatening to slam the coast this weekend. >> just like everywhere else. we know we'll do whatever we can to help. >> reporter: the tournament raises money to fight neuro muscular diseas

that is 12-year-old darcy lynn and her puppet he hedna. the show last night. >>> and stole simon's heart with that serenade. i love edna. i love all of her puppets. darcy lynn, though, i think she's going to win it. >> she's incredible! >> how does she do that? >> i don't know how she's going to do it. but is this an act for vegas? or i think she'll go on to do her own thing. simon was saying

darcy spencer was there today. >> this storm as you all know is huge. >> reporter: they are loading up, preparing for the next disaster. this search and rescue team from northern virginia heading south as hurricane irma threatens to slam into florida. the team just got back from a deployment in texas where they rescued harvey. is there any concern about the fatigue factor of people being deployed just getting back and heading back out once again? >> certainly fatigue is always a challenge for us to make sure people are rested. at the same time when they are in fire station they run call after call after call. >> execution of the basics are so important in this deployment. >> reporter: 80 members of virginia task force one are heading to alabama with their gear and supplies. that destination could change as the storm moves closer to the u.s. florida could get slammed. this team will be ready for anything. trisha is taking her doug zander. he is a live find rescue dog. >> you can have people trapped in buildings and can't get out the dog can find them so they can be rescued. >> there are

. >> darcy spencer reports that a lot of them are not happy. >> reporter: the georgetown branch trailn closed for weeks as contractors begin work on the light rail project. the signs are up that the trails are closed. no work is being done yet. a judge has allowed forestry clearing and other work to begin. opponents have voiced opposition to the plan and fought it in court but it appears that the project will move ahead barring some but i'd rather them not do it. >> reporter: fencing has been placed along the trail designating a tree preservation area. opponents are concerned about the ones that won't be saved in closing the trail for years during construction, used by hundreds of people every day. the purple line website says the trail is being closer in construction for safety reasons. >> it's a terrible idea to close it. >> i'm not sure what the mentality is behind it. i don't see why we can't keep using the trail. >> reporter: the signs are up, trail closed, and there's fencing trying to keep people off. you can see someone tried to push down the fence so they can gain access to t

role and what his role was and that he's sorry for that. >> reporter: in bedford county, virginia, darcy spencer, news 4. >> only on news 4, the parents of a missing 12-year-old maryland girl are talking about the emotional pain they are feeling. >> words can't describe it and we're devastated. as a mother, you know your heart goes out. you don't know where your child, your baby is. >> jayla smith was last seen yesterday around lunch time. tonight her parents are hoping you might be able to help bring her home. prince georges county bureau chief tracy wilkins has that story. tracy? >> reporter: here at the community center there are pictures of her everywhere. this is the last place she was seen before she came out of the community center, ran that way toward a bus, a parents want to know where she is. >> has she eaten? is she warm? is she safe. >> reporter: what else can you say, what can you think when you're the mother of a missing child? >> i couldn't sleep all night. i don't know where my baby is. >> reporter: police say 12-year-old jayla smith was at the greenbelt community center

news 4's darcy spencer was in court today as a long-time suspect helped close this case. >> what do you plead? >> i plead guilty of the felony -- >> reporter: lloyd welch pleading guilty in the abduction and murders of sisters sheila and kathryn lyon. finally getting justice 42 years after their daughters vanished. their dad spoke to reporters after welch received his ses ten. >> it's been a long time, never tired. we just want to go home. >> reporter: in exchange for pleading guilty, prosecutors took the death penalty off the table. he was sentenced to 48 years in prison. he'll be eligible for parole when he's in his 80s. >> the likelihood of a parole board granting him any type of parole is very slim, if nonexistent. >> reporter: the sisters' disappearance from the wheaton mall in 1975 haunted residents in maryland county. they brought the sisters to bedford county where they were killed and their bodies possi we lost our innocence, we began to rear our children differently. >> reporter: welch maintains he did not sexually abuse or murder the girls themselves. >> there is no credible

he shared his story with news 4's darcy spencer.st at 4:00. >> i believe god put me here for a reason. i believe that. and i believe the pain >> reporter: that pain is from the sexual abuse maryland delegate c.t. wilson says he endured as a child. he says he was a foster kid, molested for years by the man who adopted him. >> i know how broken i am on the inside. i know. i do my best to not punish somebody else with it because it creates a rift between you and humanity. >> reporter: as a delegate, he championed legislation to give victims of child sex abuse to file lawsuits against their abusers but it failed to come or a vote for years. >> i said i wasn't going to give up. i'll be back year after year as painful as it is and as much damage as it does to my family and myself because i wanted to see these people have their voice. >> reporter: wilson is a democrat, but he credits republicans with forcing a vote in annapolis. >> it passed unanimously in both houses and people ask me all the time how excited i should be and i was very di

in haymarket, virginia, darcy spencer, news 4 today. >>> want to show you this. video from a nursing home nightmare. still ahead, a look inside of the facility where eight elderly people died days after hurricane irma. >>> angie, equifax fallout. this is the security breach that put your private information at risk. we're going to tell you what's next for the company's top i.t. >>> welcome back. president trump will give his first ever speech to the unit nations next week, and it comes as north korea's leader kim jong-un vowed to complete his country's nuclear ambitions despite the sanctions packing a punch to the economy. >> they continue to be provocative. they continue to be reckless. at that point, you know, there's not a whole lot the security council is going to be able to do from here, when you cut 90% of the trade and 30% of the oil. having said that, i have no problem kicking it to general mattis, because i think he has plenty of options. >> the president will address the u.n. on tuesday. >>> a high-ranking priest is accused of possessing child porn. we

darcy spencer is at the live desk tonight where a press conference just wrapped up. it sounded like we were hearing from her family. >> we were just able to listen to that press conference. we're working right now to get some of that sound to you. it's very powerful to think about the parents of this 19-year-old girl, having just learned that their daughter was, in fact, murdered. her body found yesterday morning to stand in front of the cameras just a short time ago, talking about the loss. and they said some pretty incredible things. first off, the father of really talking about other young people who were missing and saying that she's home with god now, we are okay with that. so really a selfless statements. we have those remarks let's listen to what the parent of ashanti billie had to say. >> our desire and our prayers were answered. she's home, she's home with god. and we're okay with that. we're well with that. >> the person or persons that decided they wanted to take our baby away from us and away from everyone that loved her, you're a coward. you don't deserv

darcy? well, we are here along carver road, nathan grayson, this was his property. he was the face of the opposition, if you take a look here in the yard, you can see signs, stop dominion power towers and on the tree, no on carver road and people here are looking at this decision as a victory, the community has been united in its opposition to dominion energy that project to build transmission lines through the road. it dates back to when freed slaifs were able to acquire land. it wi access to the property but the request was rejected that is why the project is being scrapped. dominion is asking for building the lines along i-66 and grayson said a grassroots effort has paid off. >> to let them know that they were attempting to be able to come through the neighborhood, and did not care. they really didn't care. the only objective they had was amazon.com on the other end and power station on that end. did not care what was in the middle. >> now, the battle has been won here. but there's still one ahead. if you take a look, it says, yes, i-66 hybrid. so dominion is pur

. >>> omg, a emotional finale, young convenient tril quist darcy win is taking home the million dollar prize. she's just 12 years old. e issh mark herring: my mom always worked hard to provide for our family. at one point, she got fired for of all things -- getting married. that was a lifelong lesson for me: when people are hurt, you need to stand up and do something. and i've never forgotten that as your attorney general. whether it's protecting veterans and seniors from shady debt collectors, or cracking down on gangs and drug traffickers, i have one guiding principle: do what's right for people. i'm mark herring, d. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- ben stiller. fred armisen. musical guests

. >> darcy spencer joins us live where the redskins are taking on the raiders tonight. are you hearing anything about this? >> interesting. it's going to be on our air. it's before the game with the national anthem. we have to wait and see what happens but a lot of people are going to be interested to see this. i have to say i'm very jealous that i'm not pat collins date for the game tonight but i'll get over it. first i want to tell you ian rap port tweeted out this is going to be very powerful tonight because raiders offensive line the only african american line in the nfl plans to sit or kneel together tonight during the national anthem. this is going to be a huge audience tonight. it's going to be on our air. let's show you the tweets that were posted this morning by the president. if nfl fans refuse to go to games until players stop disrespecting our flag and country, you will see change take place fast. fire or suspend. nfl attendance and ratings are boring games yes but many stay away because they love our country. this started first with the nba and one of the b

news 4 darcy spencer watched it unfold today in a bedford county courthouse. >> reporter: it was a very brief court appearance here at the bedford county courthouse. lloyd welsh appeared in an orange jail uniform. his head was shaved and he was wearing glasses. he was very quiet throut proceeding, looking down. we were able to have a camera in the courtroom and we heard him plead guilty in his own words. >> what do you plead to the indictment? >> guilty of -- >> reporter: welsh was sentenced to 48 years in prison. he won't be eligible for parole until he's in his 80s. he pled guilty to two counts of felony murder and the deaths of sisters kathryn and sheila lion. the girls disappeared back in 1975 after walking to whee ton mall. welsh claims he didn't kill or sexually abuse the girls. the girls' father john lion spoke with reporters. he thanked cold case investigators for bringing lloyd to justice. >> they treated sheila and kate as if they were their own sisters or daughters. it's a tremendous display of performance, professional performance. but even more beautiful, emotional investme