darcy spencer tells us what the neighbors heard before the home went up in flames. >> i got a phone call saying my house was on fire. >> reporter: mr. miles raced home and found his family barely escaped being hurt in the fire. a fire that started around the power lines in his home. >> my sister, her husband, my two nieces were asleep. my neighbor opened the door and tried to get everybody out and make sure everything was okay. >> reporter: a neighbor ran out to his work van and grabbed his fire extinguisher but it was no match for the flames. he tried to put the fire out and banged on the door of the home, making sure no one was left inside. >> there was one guy inside. and i told him, come out. >> reporter: he and other neighbors describe a loud sound and a fire on the power line they believe led into the home. washington gas and pepco crews responded. >> i heard a big loud boom and the electricity went off. >> we're trying to get out of the car and one of the transformer boxes blew up. >> reporter: fire investigators say the blaze was electrical in nature. family members are glad only

darcy spencer joins us live in the studio. > reporter: it is unclear what happened to thomas maslin, what was the motive, we don't know how much time passed between the assault until he was found suffering on the front porch of a home trying to get help. relatives and friend are praying he will survive. 29-year-old thomas maslin, husband and father clinging to life at a local hospital. assaulted near his home on capitol hill near eastern market. he was found unconscious with a severe head wound on the front porch of a home in 700 block north carolina southeast. police believe he was assaulted in a nearby park. vanessa ford, a family friend, said he was returning from a washington nationals game. >> he went to the game, on the way back it happened. maslin's wife, abby, got worried when he didn't return home and called police. one friend came upon the crime scene but didn't realize it was maslin was hurt. >> i was going with the boys to eastern market, normal saturday morning stroll. our neighbor across the street, an actual poli

darcy spencer spoke to sikh worshippers in rockville today who worry about a possible motive. >> reporterundation in rockville, a prayer service to reflect on the shooting that claimed several lives at a sikh temple in wisconsin. >> it's shocking. >> reporter: she's a first generation american sikh. she says the shooting has brought about a sense of anxiety in the community. >> you don't know what to expect tomorrow if you walk down the street. you know, i'm an american citizen. and if i walk down the street and somebody's like, you look different, i'm just going to shoot you, it's scary. i think everyone has rights. >> reporter: police have not yet released a motive or even the identity of the shooter. but they fear the gunman was driven by hate. >> we are pretty sure this is a hate crime. because there is so much ignorance and people mistake us of either being taliban, or part of the al qaeda, because of our turban and beards. >> a lot of the people are trying to know here what happened, how it happened, and who was the person, and what was the cause of this. and people are anxious to k

. >> reporter: i'm darcy spencer in ellicott city where federal authorities are searching for the cause of that deadly train derailment. today we learned who was at the controls when the accident happened. >>> and the district is celebrating chuck brown day on ce[ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years. every paycheck. now, when you need it obama has cut $716 billion dollars from medicare. why? to pay for obamacare. so now the money you paid for your guaranteed healthcare is going to a massive new government program that's not for you. the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. and strengthens the plan for the next generation. but somewhere along the way, something went horribly wrong. george allen voted for trillions in debt while voting to raise his pay four times, then voted to keep special tax breaks for oil and gas companies and took over a half-million from them. worse, allen went to work for them. >>> the west nile virus is on track for pos

news4's darcy spencer joins us live to tell us what all of this will mean. dar,? >> reporter: casa maryland plans to help out thousands, walking them through the process. this is the paperwork they have to fill out, also to avoid that threat of deportation. casa is going to start helping people around 6:00, but take a look here, probably hundreds of people already lining up here to try to get that paperwork started. >> this is your diploma. >> i was so excited when i got it. >> 17-year-old veronica recently graduated, but her life has been on hold. she doesn't have a permit to work, and college? that's too expensive. she would have to pay out-of-state tuition in maryland, all because she's an undocumented immigrant. >> i hear all my friends talking about college is going to be so great, and i'm like, i don't know how that feels, because i'm still waiting. >> reporter: all of that is about to change. she's among more than 1 million immigrants, who call themselv dreamers. it's just a very joyful day. we've been waiting for so long. their goal is to help 10,000 peopl

darcy spencer has the progress to give them a new loving home. >> some of them are so scared they're shaking. one dog constantly walks in circles. these are among the nearly two dozen dogs rescued from a puppy mill in shelby, ohio, that are calling the washington animal rescue league home for now. >> they are in a little bit of rough shape with regard to help. but nothing that i think that will prevent them from getting better with some care. >> 220 chihuahuas and 50 sharpays were removed. the washington animal rescue league will care for 23 of them. here they'll get the medical care they need for skin conditions and eye disease. >> they were kept in very small quarters, sometimes multiple dogs in one cage. >> the shelter's behavior and training staff will also work with the dogs to get them ready for adoptive homes. they've already been given cute names like caramel cluster, moose tracks and splish splash. >> a lot of dogs never opinion on a leash before, never been walked or socialized at all. so they will -- we'll work with them. by the tie we put them up for adoption, they'll be

darcy spencer is live in langley park where people continue to line up. >> they are expecting 12,000 people to show up, they want helping filling out this complicated paperwork. the lines have been forming all day long. they're well on their way to guess at least 2,000 people. this all got started a short time ago. young undocumented immigrants say this is the day they've got. they've been waiting for for a long time. starting today they can apply for a work perform and avoid the ever-looming threat of deportation. >> i'm not afraid and unapologetic. >> reporter: under relaxed rules, undocumented immigrants who were brought here as kids can apply. they need to have been here for at least five years, be between 15 and 31 years old and have no criminal history. >> people get to say, you know what? i do belong here, and they realize i'm not a threat. >> reporter: kaa plans to help process 10,000 application over the next year. claudia says she was selected to be the first to submit her application here at casa. >> you'll by the first to apply of everybody that comes here today. how exci

darcy spencer shows how lenny harris' legacy helps to unite this tight knit community. ♪ >> reporter:alexandria, the one love festival happened this year without the founder, activist lenny harris who was murdered one year ago. his wife stepped up and continued the event not to fill his shoes but to keep his memory alive. calling it the lenny harris legacy festival. >> really emotional and -- but i'm really happy it's a beautiful day. i'm sure lenny would be happy. people are really participating. they're really showing a lot of love. and that's what this is all about. >> reporter: lenny harris held the festival to help children and families. he went missing last september. then in january, his body was found dumped in a well in ft. washington. for those attending the event today, it's a way to show what he did was worth conditioning. tony was one of the many men harris mentored. >> i was a rough kid growing up. so he helped me, keep me out of the streets you know what i'm saying? taking me to little meetings to try, you know, make things peaceful. >> reporter: it's a time for celebra

darcy spencer. news 4. >>> a bomb scare on board a southwest flight after a couple told a flight attendant that they found a threatening note in a magazine. that flight had taken off from el paso and it landed quickly in houston and a bomb sniffing dog checked out all the luggage. officers searched the plane. they didn't find anything. investigators detained the couple who made that report. >>> doug joins us. we got some rain. boy, did we need it. >> we do. 8 inches below average. some areas seeing severe drought across the region. we need to see the rain. we're getting the rain and we have gotten some over the past couple of days. the pattern has shifted. say goodbye to the hot and humid air over the last couple of months and say hello to the cooler weather. yesterday in the 70s. today we've reached the low 80s. that's approximate it. currently at 80 degrees out at the airport with wind out of south at 10 miles per hour. the rest of the region into the 60s in some areas. those of you that have seen

news 4 darcy spencer has the progress to give them new, loving homes. >> reporter: some of this are so scared they're shaping. one dog constantly walks in circle. these are among the nearly two dozen dogs rescued from a puppy mill in shelby, ohio they call the washington animal rescue league home for now. >> they're in a little rough shape with regard to health, but nothing that i think will prevent them from getting better with care. >> reporter: 220 chihuahuas and shar-peis were rescued. they'll get the medical care they need for skin conditions and eye issues. >> they have skin conditions. they were kept in small quarters. >> the shelter's baifr and training staff will work with the dogs to get them ready for adoptive homes. they've already been given cute names like carmel cluster, moose tracks and splish slash. >> a lot of these dogs haven't been socialized at all. so they will -- we will work with them, and by the time we put them up for adoption, they'll be much easier to handle. >> the dogs will need a lot of care and love. shelter officials are confident they'll get it and fin

darcy spencer has -- but we begin with andy. >> reporter: police with calling this a case of domestic terrorism based on the victims involved. seven dead, ten injured after this gunman just walked into this sikh temple and starting shooting. police aren't saying a word yet about the gunman, leaving everyone to wonder, was this a case of a hate crime? friends and family have waited here all day. waiting for news on loved ones and waiting for answers. witnesses say it was a man in his 30s who came up to a priest outside the temple and shot him. then walked inside and started shooting. people inside cowered in fear and called out from their cell phones. >> my mom she was one of the ladies hiding in the pantry and called us around 11:00 and told us, she called us quick and whispered. she's like, don't come. there's a shooting here. that's all i heard. >> reporter: even the head priest locked in a bathroom was thot safe. the first officer there confr t confronted the shooter outside the temple. their gun battle left the shooter dead and put the officer in the hospital. >> officers responde

. >>> i'm darcy spencer in great falls, virginia. it was one month ago that a man died after a falling tree crushed him on this road. i'll tell you what's happening now to make it a safer place for . >>> fast forward now through the headlines. the maryland house of delegates is now debating on a bill that could bring a new casino to prince george's county. lawmakers were expected to start the session hours ago. democrats delayed it to make sure they had the votes they needed to pass the legislation. >>> as nbc news first reported last month, new jersey governor chris christie will deliver the keynote address at the republican national convention. the keynote speech is the highest profiled speaking role at the convention aside from the speeches the two candidates on the ticket give. >>> starting friday, police in our area are ramping up across the country, too, they're launching a crackdown on drunk driving. highway safety officials say wrecks involving alcohol kill 10,000 people every year. you can expect to see checkpoints and other

darcy spencer is live there now with more on the aftermath. dars. >> i >> that tragedy unfolded right here along georgetown pike. i spoke to the daughter of the man who died. she says she's hoping this tree removal project will save lives. work crews in fairfax county are taking down dozens of trees deemed dangerous. it's a move aimed at saving lives. 64-year-o 64-year-old yelled albert carl rough was killed when a decaying tree fell on his car in great falls after a severe storm. lyn simmons says she was driving along georgetown pike the day of the accident. she says she was so close to it she could see the tree falling. >> i counted my blessings because i could have been under that tree. >> reporter: the death of roth shown in this "washington post" death notice forced the vdot to take action. vdot is removing 59 trees that pose a potential danger to drivers in the great falls area. some residents have mixed feelings about the lossst trees that provide shade and beauty to their neighborhoods, they support the project. >> this is not a mixed

news 4's darcy spencer has more on the destruction left behind. darcy?e wildfires have destroyed dozens of homes, thousands of people evacuated, some returning to their homes to find nothing but smolderring rubble. authorities, as you say, say one of those blazes may have been set. there are more than a dozen blazes burning across oklahoma. they've scorched 80,000 acres a midst the driest conditions the state has ever seen. >> this is what's left of our house. it's just dust and ash, really. >> victoria escaped the flames with her seven children and little else. >> there's nothing. it's just really sad. >> reporter: residents of these burned-out communities say the fire damage is worse than the devastation caused by a tornado. >> i would take ten tornadoes before i would take one of these, because with tornadoes, at least you can walk around and find some things that are left over, but the heat and the flame gets in this and it just eats it up. >> reporter: oklahoma governor mary fallon toured part of the disaster area saturday morning. >> we're very tha

darcy spencer is live at the bay bridge withplo more on what may have triggered those. >> this is the eastbound span and you see everything is getting by just fine and it happened on the westbound span that is folks getting into washington and it created quite a headache. now, inspectors are saying you can trace this all back, apparently, to a tarp that caught a gust of wind and all this happening just days before the labor day holiday weekend. those who drive over the bay bridge to get to work or anywhere for that matter had to endure a several-mile backup this morning after an emergency shut down and inspection of the westbound span. >> they said the bridge was actually swaying, which is kind of crazy because it's a very well-built bridge. so, it's kind of scary to me. >> transportation officials say members of a painting crew, who were standing on scaffolding felt the bridge make an unusual and excessive up and down movement forcing them to close it for several hours. >> it moved a little greater vertically than we had a comfort level of accepting. >> reporter: 30 inspectors and en

reporting live, darcy spencer, news4. >> the derailment had a far-reaching impact. verizon tells us the crash disrupted long distance service to some of its customers, including government clients. the outages were felt at the u.s. navy base at guantanamo bay. that's where attorneys are preparing for a hearing tomorrow for five men charged in the september 11th terror attacks. service was restored, but because of the outage, the defense teams couldn't access information stored on government servers. they're requesting a 24-hour delay now. >>> the family of a man hit and run says he was stopping to help a stranded driver. clearance alston died on i-95 near lorton. when he got out of his car, he was hit. 19-year-old carol rude-johnson is charged with driving under the influence. police say she took off instead of stopping. alston's family has a message for her. >> we forgive the young lady. we want her to know that she is loved. and he's gone, but not forgotten. and we know that he's in a better place. >> news4's derrick ward will have more from the victim's family, i

darcy spencer is live to tell us what happened. >> reporter: a bizarre set of circumstances with deadly consequences for that robber. he tried to set a cabbie on fire but instead set himself on fire. the cabbie walked away. this is what is left of an independent cab company car after a man tried to rob the driver. his weapon, a flammable liquid. the robber doused the cabbie with the liquid inside the car and tried to light it. but instead set himself ablaze. >> the subject attempted to rob him by demanding money, striking him in the head and pouring a liquid on him. >> reporter: the cabbie escaped. >> as he felt the liquid start to ignite he was able to get out of the cab and just suffered minor burns. >> reporter: the cab driver picked up the fair here at the largo metro station and drove him to buoy. the suspect told the cabbie to give him his money pulled out the liquid and set himself on fire. >> the fire department was able to put the fire out. once they did they realized that the deceased was still in the backseat. >> reporter: there were several independent cab cars at the metro

darcy spencer spent the night talking with last minute back to school shoppers. darcy? >> reporter: jim, the kids we tacked talked to were ready, it was the parents trying to get it altogether. some waited until the last minute to get school supplies. >> binders. journals. bullet point pens, pencils. >> reporter: the night before the start of a new school year. at the target in silver spring, there are plenty of kids and parents making a final run for supplies. >> you seem pretty happy? >> yes, i am. >> looking forward to going back? >> yes. >> why you are done with summer? >> well, i don't know. i am just so happy. >> for this last minute shopper, there were no excuses. >> there's no excuse. i don't know why. just waited too late. >> getting it done. just in time. >> we got everything together. looking for ward to getting home. getting them ready for bed and getting the year started. >> ready or not, monday, school bells will ring in montgomery and the district. parents admit they wait until the last minute to do all of their back to school shopping. sort of back to sc

. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. >>> a former lacrosse player convicted of murder wants his sentencing pushed back to october. he is facing 20 years in prison. he is due back in court later this month. but his lawyers want delay. they claim that the prosecutors never told them that love's family plans to sue. they are asking more time to consider an argument. >>> the orioles legend cal ripken jr. has broken his silence about his mother's kidnapping. police are trying to find the man who surprised his mon, tied her up and drove her around for almost 24 hours. ripken is saying that his mother is trying to get back to a normal routine since that ordeal. she is still shaken and so is he. >> it was the worst feeling you can imagine. i actually physically got in the car and drove around. it's like finding a needle in the hay stack but i felt lie i was doing something. >> violet ripken is 74 years old and lives in aberdeen. police released the video of the suspect. there is reason to believe that the kidnapping was planned but he doesn't know why his mother was a target. >>> the ncaa is telli

reporting live from alexandria, darcy spencer, news 4. >> thanks. >>> going back to class will be easierands of prince george's county students thanks to today's big back to school fair. news 4's tracee wilkins emceed the ceremonies at the showplace arena. >> we're so happy to be here today. nbc 4 is very happy to be here in prince george's county helping to kick off what's going to be a fantastic school year. i know everyone is looking forward to straight as this year. >> straight as. no pressure. including classes to help kids get ready for college and careers. the free event featured health screenings and parents' workshops. moms and dads especially excited about the free school supplies including a backpack giveaway there. the first day of school coming up monday, about 125,000 students are enrolled throughout prince george's county. good luck going back to school. >>> well, scary moments for one man trying to change a flat tire in his driveway. how his neighbor's super strength saved him. >>> and some beautiful weather today. to[ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years. e

news4's darcy spencer is monitoring the situation from our newsroom. darcy? >> we now now a law enforcement officer is dead as well as a 65-year-old man. the shooter himself was killed in a gun battle with police. this is all happened while authorities were attempting to serve an eviction notice. it happened near the edge of campus near the football stadium. authorities say a police constable identified as brian bachmann was shot as he approached the home. three other officers were hurt and a woman who was currently in surgery. earlier an alert was issued for an active shooter. classes are not expected to start for a couple weeks, so there were very few students there. police are still investigating to tryifigure out what triggeree shooting. >>> a church collapse in leesburg, 20 trusses fell throwing workers three stories to the ground. the heavy beech trapped one man underneath them. a second worker was hurt. a third man on that roof actually survived the fall without my injuries. they were working on a church under construction on evergreen mills road. >>>

news4's darcy spencer spoke with local immigrants applying for the waiver. we'll hear what it means for them in a live report coming up at 5:00. >>> now to presidential politics. the contest has suddenly become personal, a lot more personal. here's steve handelsman. >> reporter: president obama was still in closely contested iowa, sounding upbeat. >> first of all, i want you to know, i kind of like the term "obama care." because i do care. >> reporter: in five days mitt romney has gone from upbeat to upset, showing it in ohio. >> so, mr. president, take your campaign of division and anger and hate back to chicago. >> reporter: obama staffers called romney unhinged. one analyst said he just let his emotions show. >> it's irritation. i think he was overcome by it. >> reporter: why? critics are blasting romney's pick of paul ryan. romney's polling poorly in key states. he's still under attack in the super pac ad that even some democrats call unfair, and romney went off on president obama. >> his campaign strategy is to smash america apart and then try to cobble

. >>> it didn't take police long to make the arrest in the murder of a -- darcy spencer is live at police headquarters with the latest. >> reporter: there have been a lo lot of developments in this investigation throughout the day. police early on thought this was an attempted robbery over some tennis shoes. they're backing away from that, bu but they still believe it was an attempted robbery that led to t the shooting. as you mentioned, a suspect is in in custody. he's 18-year-old dare sales, charged with second-degree murder. he lives in fort washington. the victim has been identified as an tloin boatwright. temple hills believe the suspect an and the victim apparently did not know one another. they had a chance encounter there in the 5000 block of temple hill road, a fight broke out and the suspect pulled a gun. > >> around 2:15 this morning, i heard a gunshot. i really thought it was just a car backfiring or something. i didn't pay any more attention. >> very rare we hearing about anyone getting shot or murdered or killed in this area. it appeared these two individuals had a verbal ei

news 4 darcy spencer reports. >> i got a phone call saying that my house was on fire. >> reporter: heaced home and found that his family barely's kind bug hurt in that fire. >> my sister, her husband, my two nieces, they were all asleep. my neighbor here, he opened the door. he went over there to make sure everyone was okay. >> one quick-thinking neighbor opened the door to his van and got the fire extinguisher. but it was no match for the spreading flames. he not only tried to put the fire out, he banged on the door of the burning home making sure that no one was left inside. >> reporter: quint nil la, they described a loud sound on the power line that they believe somehow led into the home. >> i was working in my basement and i heard a big, loud boom, and then the electricity went off. >> we were trying to get out of the car and one of the transformer boxes blew up. >> reporter: neighbors are glad that only material things were lost. >>> starting tomorrow, the prince georges county fire department is making staffing changes at two of its fire stations. the chief is reassigning four

darcy spencer live in ellicott city with more to prevent the tragedy from ever happening again. darcy ir darcy. >> reporter: wendy, i want to bring you up to date on what's happening right now. we're a little bit further up the tracks. a lot of heavy equipment has been brought here to ellicott city. you can see a piece of track hanging in the air. they are basically putting these tracks together piece by piece as part of this reconstruction and this continuing investigation. there's been a lot of talk over the last couple of days about the danger of these tracks. young people going on the tracks and up on the bridge. today a commitment from the county executive to make sure this tragedy doesn't ever happen again. two 19-year-old friends were hanging out on the bridge over main street in old ellicott city around midnight tuesday when a train came rumbling through at 25 miles per hour, the posted speed, an derailed, killing the teens. today investigators confirmed an engineer in training was operating the train when the accident happened. >> it was a three-person crew. consisting o

news 4 darcy spencer will have more on what may have caused that unusual bridge movement, that's coming up at 5:00. >>> arlington police made a disturbing discovery when they were called to an apartment to investigate a domestic dispute. they allegedly found a working meth lab, which is highly explosive. the building is on north monroe street, just one block away from the virginia square metro station. it happened around 10:00 last night. hazmat and bomb units were brought to the scene as a precaution and dozens of residents were temporarily evacuated. they said the meth lab was in a third floor apartment. two men we arrested. >>> full honors for a fallen officer. he died in a police chase while pursuing suspects down a highway. today family, friends and hundreds of officers from across the country paid their respect. here is a listening to a reading from woodstream church in mitchellville for where he was not remembered how he died, but for how he lived. >> do not grieve for me, because i am free. i took his hand when i heard him call. i turned my back and left it all. i could not stay

darcy spencer joins us live from the scene where a news conference has just wrapped up. darcy? >> reporter: well, jim, national transportation safety board investigators have been here all day. they're indicating this is going to be a lengthy investigation. let me show you where everything is happening. this is the bridge over main street. that's where authorities are saying the teens were hanging out in the midnight hour. and the train came through and derailed. and that's how they were killed. during the press conference that just wrapped up a couple minutes ago, ntsb official was indicating the operator did not pull the emergency brake. that was a big question. did they pull the brake because they saw the teens and caused the derailment? at this point, they're saying the operator did not pull that emergency brake. the emergency brake activated as -- because that derailment was happening. so we still don't know what caused this train to derail. howard county police say two 19-year-old girls, rose mar and elisabeth nas, were sitting on the edge of a bridge over main street whe

darcy spencer talked exclusively with the victim's mother today. that happened early sunday morning at their home on allendale drive in landover. police say 24-year-old deron west, who was a neighbor, used a ladder to climb into the house, then walked into the girl's room. the girl's mother says the 11-year-old child awoke to the man touching her. she yelled for help. the suspect then ran away. >> just make me sick to my stomach. why would you climb in my window? why would you do that? just having this play over in my head. what was he going to do to my daughter? >> prince george's county police say they were able to quickly arrest west because he left his wallet at the scene with his photo i.d. inside. the suspect is now facing a number of charges, including sex assault and burglary. the suspect's mother tells news 4 that police have the wrong man. >>> we are just learning that rosie o'donnell suffered a heart attack. she says it's a miracle she's still alive. she suffered that heart attack last week and is now recovering at home. she talked about

reporting live from ellicott city, darcy spencer. >>> a virginia map has been formally charged with shooting and wounding a security guard at the family research council. 28-year-old floyd co rorkins is charged. he was carrying 15 chick-fil-a sandwiches. . >>> a hunt is under way right now for a second suspect involved in that police chase that wound up with the death of a prince george's county officer. officer adrian morris was killed monday when his cruiser crashed along i-95. kr chris gordon joins us prooif from police headquarters where today we learned more about the suspect, the charges and the event leading up to the crash. >> reporter: police here tell me that the two suspects in the fatal crash, one who is in custody and one who tonight remains at large both have violent pasts and prior criminal records. police investigating monday's fatal crash arrested kenneth clark mitchell jr. of clay terrace in northeast washington charging him with felony auto theft. police at that issued this wanted poster for the second suspect, offering a cash reward of up to $25,000 for kevon darnell neal

reporting live from ellicott city, darcy spencer, news4. >> police have made an arrest in connection with the police pursuit on i-95 that ended with the death of a prince george's county police officer. they are looking for a second suspect now. officer adrian morris died yesterday when his cruiser ran off the highway while he was pursuing the vehicle. police tell us he was not wearing a seatbelt. chris gordon will have more in a live report in the next half hour. >>> we have just learned that the man accused of making threats to shoot people at his former workplace is out of the hospital. neil prescott underwent a mental evaluation after a co-worker at pitney bowes in capitol heights told police about the threats earlier this month. he was in the process of being fired. prescott has been ordered to stay away from the former office. he will be back in court august 30th. police found a stockpile of guns and ammo at his home in crofton. those weapons are being held by the atf. >>> police have confiscated some suspicious items from the rooftop of a building located about a mile from the

. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. >> people in fairfax are being told to keep an eye out for coyotes in the area. the warning comes after three coyotes attacked a dog after it was playing a trail yesterday. coyote attacks are not common. >> we don't want people to think it's unsafe due to the coyotes. it's probably more than likely just an isolated incident where maybe the dog came across them when they were going from point a to point b. >> police say coyotes are most likely roaming around at night so residents should bring in pets when it gets dark. homeowners should make sure there's no food outside as the coyotes are simply looking for an easy meal. >> today is already a good day to start thinking about heading back to school. this weekend is virginia's tax-free shopping weekend for school supplies. most items under $20 is included. you will not pay tax and clothes and shoes under $100. >> does it make a difference? especially when you're buying $100 worth of clothes? >> it does. because they both wear uniforms. it does make a difference to save money on tax-free weekend. >> anyt