derrick, you're in reston. i see pretty early, in the 6:00 broadcast, a lot to be cleaned up. >> reporter: yeah, there was. in spospo sy places. haven't seen widespread damage, but it is spread out. almost every neighborhood hit in varying degrees. we're on center and harvard drive talking about this tree you see behind me that fell on that car. some of the worst we've seen but not all that we've seen. look at some pictures from earlier this morning here. the winds that camehrough here were indeed tornado strength. we don't know if one actually touched down, but confirmed tornadoes and definitely high winds and trees uprooted. is one we saw here, most folks are lucky the winds took that tree away from the houses that are not too far away from where the tree was. also we came across some smaller dsubdivisions where folke did what they could to clear. some are taking to it with pruning tools. you know, thear gning tools and things like that. the ver it takes to clear roads and got neighbors coming out sort of mak

good morning, derrick. how are ya? up here at fortmahan. basically some litter up here we're going to help pickup today. a lot of people don't always make the connection from the land to the water. the river is really a reflection ove it.communities a if it's river's dirty it's coming from the communities adoveit. looking to reduce the sediment and dog poop and trash getting into the river. >> reporter: you see wildlife along the river towards blatensberg but a ways to go? >> we have a ways to go but made incredible progress. our goal is swimmle and fishable by 2025. we need to keep moving. the distribute is doing fabulous work. we're proud of them. >> reporter: indeed. gets nderway about9:00. speakers will be here and people will descend on the park as allh over place. look up the hill. you see that piece of art up there? made from straws pulled from the river. during cleanups like that talks about the significance of thatlastic straw ban the city instituted. those plastic straws tst wart ofwart -- part of what was pulled from t a river. w

derrick: i think there is plenty of room.we look at what was the headwinds to the chinese market in 2018, there were certainly monetary tightening and a deleveraging cycle that they have some room to reverse. but there was also regulatory headwinds, fiscal headwinds. they have a lot of room to stimulate the economy by rolling back those regulations and increasing fiscal stimulus as we saw. i think they can stimulate the economy while still keeping an eye on the levels of debt and leverage in the economy. shery: we are not quite sure at the moment if the trade negotiations between the china and the u.s. will include the currency clause. where do you put the yuan? derrick: we don't explicitly predict the yuan. i think over the next 12 months, barring a significant move on the trade front, we should see a slight strengthening of the currency, but we don't expect it one way or another. haidi: appreciate you coming on. wells fargo's derek irwin out of boston. plenty more to come. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: this is bloomberg techn

news 4 derrick ward is live for us in chesapeake beach on this day after. derrick. reporter: indeed those neighbors did. a lot of people saw the smoke and knew something bad was ppening here. you can see the rest of a of that behind me here, the devastation. that was five town homes. five families lives completely devastated. of course, one family lost two members. there's no accounting for the devastation that they've suffered. you see those houses down at the end w oh thenge stickers, they are condemned. torn down ng to within the hour. a few families wer allowed to come in and get what they could of their lives a their belongings, but a lot of people, especially that one family is going to have a hard time recoring from the dead skplly a devastating fire. it has become a focal point of the resilience of this community of chesapeake beach. etill trying to determine the cause of the fhat ripped theugh a town hom development that claimed two lives wendy and her 13-year-old granddaughter theyd 911. >> they told her to jump out the tndow and the house collapsed on her

simon derrick is the chief mellon.trategist at we've had a roaring risk on rally on the possibility of a trade deal and the tmi. to what extent would a trade invest a new move lower in the dollar? i do think a lot of this is priced in already. you can see most of the price action going on as relates to markets. i think the positivity is already there. would it impact the dollar? it probably would. everything else in global -- i think youto would see an impact to the dollar and i do think you would start to see further pressure on the renminbi to break through that level. over the course of the last four or five months, pboc has done a great job of keeping the renminbi against the dollar in that range. it would be interesting to see if it starts to break outside of that. they have expressed some concerns about what would happen. nejra: given that we can draw line between trade talks and the eurozone economy and yesterday we saw the euro move high for the first time in seven sessions , how much does a successful resoluti

derrick ward is on the scene. talking about conditions for the eaer >> announc: "news4 today" starts now. >>> hey there. welcome back in to "news4 today" on this 20th of april 19. good morning to you. i'm david culver. you c b seeind me the sky is much calmer this saturday morning. you'll be lucky to catch anye sunshine bef noon today. lauryn ricketts andto the srm team 4 weather center elebrating easter, of course passover under way. the question, a celebrations going to be kept indoors this weekend? what do you think? >> i'm thinking we are seeing some sunshine later on this afternoon, but to be times, david, this weekend we'll have periods of some light showers passing through the oigion. it's g to not be a complete washout this weekend, but we are going to have showers. at times, yeah, you may have to go inside. not the prettiest of mornings. look at that. the sunrise, just upon us. can't see t sun,though. as i said and as, david going to be lucky if you see it right beforenoon. take a look. these are theortor

derrick ward is live for us at the d.c. entertainment and southeast.na in good morning. i know there is no sports going on there, a large crowd is in e house. >> indeed there is. i'll tell you where we are, if you're familiar with this part of d.c. these buildings are all familiar to you. this is the east campus of what used to be the st. elizabeth hospital which is -- will soon become residences here on st. elizabeth. and the reason we are here today is because of the d.c. entertainment and sports arena, and specifically because of alfred street baptist church. here is ate picture of the church in alexandria. easter sunday,everal services, maybe four to accommodate their 8,000 congregants. this year, they're holding theie ices, one service starting at 10:00 here at the d.c.rt enteainment and sports arena. this is going to accommodate more congregants a one timend less of a burden defining a parking space. you can imagine what that is like. this church has strong roots in the city of alexandria and they do not intend to leave. they always intend to keep a presence in ale

derrick ward is live now along pennsylvania avenue.tell us about this. >> reporter: that was a temporary memorial, but it wast definily poignant and got the point across. take a look at it. this is what it looked like earlier this morning. folks are coming by having trouble figuring out exactly what i bwas, do you see the car part and shoes. this is all about pestrian and motorist safety. it comes in the wake of the death of david sullivan. folks were saddened and angered by his death. he was killed by a minivan that was stolen and speeding along maryland avenue. today people from the washington area bicyclist a associatissoci wanted to get the attention of the mayor. it's supposed to reduce traffic-related deaths. we've seen bikeanes, enhanced pedestrian crossings, lighting and things like this. the folks out here saying it just isn't enough. >> people keep dying. people are getting out here driving huge vehicles that can kill people and they're on their phones for not paying attention. i mean, how many lives do we have to pay for to

derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> derrick, thank you. >>> we have learned that a forest glen homeowner has died after his home caught fire. montgomery county detectives say the homeowner was warren boil the third. here is a look at the scene on dexter avenue yesterday morning. officials say the fire involved a couch on e first floor but no word exactly how it started. >>> a quiet vginia community rocked by gunfire. a neighbor die -- if he had been hit. neighbors are scared. aimee cho spoke with them. >> shatteredkelass bro by bullets. this was the damage left behind after someone fired shots at h thisouse in sterling. >> they unloaded the whole gun. veryviolent. >> reporter: the neighbor was standing o standing outside his house when the gunfire began. so as as the second shot went off, i was dust. i had to feel myself to make sure i wasn't shot. it was that close. >> reporter: thankfully nobody was hurt by the bullets. he thinks he heard whoever was ooter run off in this direction here towards these w

derrick ward is live there at the scene. derrick, what's the latest? what have you learned? >> reporter: well, we are learning more about the circumstances of that crash and also who was in that car. police have identified the passengers and the victims who were in that car last night. now the driver, 35-year-old samuel mos, mo samuel moss, you see a picture of him. all a 24-year-old d 21-year-old. lso antonio price, anoth person, a fourth person in that car. now, they were in a chevy tahoe, an older cvy tahoe. they were headed west towthds district when this crash happened here on sheriff road. that car as you said flipped several times and landed up against a utility pole afterta ng out severalmailboxes. there were some circumstances leading up to the crash and apparently some witnesses. we'll hear more t aboutt from a prince george's county police spokesperson. >> up ahead there was another car trying to make a left turn. when the chevy tahoe approaches that car, there is aaneuver ere the occupants -- the driver tried to get around the car waiting to make the left turn. >

now that we have a good car, now we all many come to church. >> reporter: derrick ward, news4. >> guess what, in the next hour or so, somebody else is going to get a car. church elders picked the people who get cars o based their hardship and dedication to the church. wonderful story to see there. >>> all right. so last night, we had some tense moments when a civilian aircraft flew into d.c.'s restricted air space. norad dispatched two f-16 fighter jets. they said before the jets intercepted the suspicious aircraft, the pilot diverted to the nearest airport. nbc4 received more than a dozent calls about sound of the low-flying jets. the faa says air space in and around the beltway is the mos restricted in the country. . >> i like this one. >> oh and many of you absolutely love this movie. the universal has never seen an opening like this. avengers "end game" destroyed the record for the biggest weekend. marvel blockbuster will cash in with an estimated $350 million. the demand is so great in fact, that some movie theaters stayed open for 72 hours straight just to try to accommodate peopl

in shaw, derrick ward, news4. >>> 4:15.n case you haven't heard, a surprise beyonce documentary is coming out next week. take a look. >> i have a chance to show how kind we can be. >> the documentary follows beyonce's historic performance atoa cchella last year where she game the first african-american woman to headline the femeival. the doary hits netflix wednesday, april 17th. >> i think it's going to break all kinds of records. knowing -- bee hive, all about it. >> a lot of people getting netflix memberships. >> exactly. >> asking their cousins for their passwords. >>> get ready for casting calls. a new spinoff o "the walking dead" will be filmed in virginia. >> it's going to start filming this summer. we don't know much about the new ze series except that it centers around two female naracters. >> word on where the episodes will be filmed in virginia. depending how many localre fired, the series may be eligible for a state tax credit. >> you know ian't watch zombie shows or anything that involves gore or scariness. i ca

derrick ward spoke from thebb rai in pittsburgh who survived an attack at his synagogue six months ago. >> in the wake of the shooting, a survivor of a similar attack shares his sentiment. >> shock, dismay, outrage and resolve to soldier on. >> reporter: the rabbi was at the pittsburgh six months ago when it was attacked. today he was part of the ceremony honoring the victims of the holocaust. as candles were lit and o namesf the dead were read, meyers acknowledged his membership in a survivors. >> i wish i didn't have to say this, how do we share our expertise and what we learned. we know what it's like those first days, so we're just trying to identify whatan we do that's best that doesn't overwhelm us. >> we hope that the future there will more poeace than war and that's all we c hope for, but we have to do something about it. >> reporter: derrick ward, news 4. >>> our news 4 digital team has a compilation of video, pictures and stiories from this weekend' strate in southern california. go to our site and search synagogue for continuing coverage. >>> now to the measles. the oeak has

news 4 derrick ward heard their hopes that one day, there will be justice for those men and women. >> they know the pain of not knowing whether a loved one is alive or dead, but for n helpedersolong, -- henderson long, it cuts like a iknife. >>never heals. >> and his family revisited that wound over the 20 years his aunt was missing. tamaya reeves' brother was missing for a year before his body was foundct >> a constn worker found his body. >> searching his cell phone records. his laptop. i found out the last persone talked to. >> indeed the ones that are missing or leftof behind are ten the strongest and earliestan advocate, d there is a waitti for an official investigation, often for a subject as an adult. >> and i went to the home that he was actually mur, red in three days after he went missing, not knowing that's where it actually happened. >> they are the reasons this group marched today. the missing. those who will be here so they're not forgotten. >> we're fighting for justice. we're fighting for legis. tive change >> this includes changes in the law that hampers investigators

news4's derrick ward spoke to a pittsburgh rabbi who survid the attack at his sglog six months ago. >> reporter: in the wake of the weekend shooting targeting yet another house of worship, the chabad of poway, california, a survivor of a similar attack shares his sentiment. >> shock, dismay,ou age, and resolve to soldier on. >> reporter: rabbi jeffrey myers was at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh six months ago when it was attacked. ♪ the day he was part of the ceremony honoring the victims and survivors of the holocaust marking the days of remembrance. as candles were lit and names of the dead were intoned, myers reluctancely acknowledged his part in aew class of survivors and teachers. >> we've bn through it. i wish i didn't have to say h this,ow can we share our expertise and what we've learned. >>eporter: derrick ward, news4. >>> well, w all know most dads will do just about anything for their daughters. ut how about synchronized swimming? take a lookt there video. they're practicing moves. the team was ormed when one dad wanted a creative way to raise money for his daught

. >> news 4 derrick ward is live along pennsylvania avenue with their message for the mayor.errick. >> reporter: well, if you were traveling along here this morning oe even lat last night, you might have seen that memorial going up. it's gone now, but the people who put it up hope it's the message that endures. some passers byeren't sure just what to make out of the display outside of the building. it was a memorial of sorts. >> i think it's a great message, really great message. >> reporter: a week ago to the day, bicycling advocate died after being hit and killed on lorida avenue by a driver in a stolen minivan. his death a those of 127 others who died in crashes on the city streets and roadways of the past four years. the pedestrian, the cyclist, the motorist, they are the reason for the display. >> these are real people with it families, neighbors, loved ones, friends. it'smportant that weemember who they are. >> how many lives do we have to pay for to get change in this tety? >> proers are calling on the bowser administration to step up the agenda. tnfrastructure improve

or two hundred scientists across the world made this all possible astronomer derrick war thompson is one of them he joins us over skype from preston here in the u.k. sir thank you for joining us here on al-jazeera an amazing feat made possible by cooperation all over the world tell us a little bit about what went into it and how it came about. well yes as you say it was quite an amazing feat of collaboration between eight dollars goes right across the planets essentially by linking them together creating one giant planet sized telescope and linking them together was not easy the timing of the signals that every telescope has to be exceedingly accurate and was measured using an atomic clock at every one of the telescopes and then as you said in your reports that the data were flown on external hard drive disks to a central location for all of the data to be linked together and and correlated i guess a lot of potential there for things to go wrong so how did you feel when you actually did see the picture had black hole. it was a fantastic feeling to to see a picture of a black hole and

money and control, dee's family produced not a single viable suspect, not even ken's step-son. >> derrickad an ally buy at the time of the murder. >> reporter: but those initial interviews weren't entirely in vain. a clue emerged from ken's assistant. the night before the murder she said ken got a call on his cell. >> she knew that he had set up a meeting to meet with whoever he was talking to at 7:00 a.m. on the 15th. >> reporter: the day and time at which ken dolezsar was shot to death. was the caller also the killer? if so, they now had his voice because earlier that caller left this phone message. >> hey, ken, this is robert. i talked to dave. he said when you get to -- >> reporter: detectives traced the cell and went to the store where someone bought it. >> this phone was purchased with cash with no identifying information provided to the carrier. >> reporter: but the family did have a suggestion for the detectives, something they actually agreed on. he should look carefully at a man named david novak. yes, that david novak. remember novak's consulting business for prison-pound execu

derrick ward, back to you. >> derrick, thanks.ency drill held all to prepare for a possible disaster. toy's drill will involve a simulated crash on the runway. the government requires drills like this every three years. 's to keep all agencies involved prepared. don't be alarmed if y see smoke, fire and hear a lot of police and firefighters at the f rport today. this is all part othat drill. >>> a shockin smash-and-grab inside one of the a basest known upscale consignment stores. surveillance cameras were rolling and captured a lot of angles on this crime. this was yesterday afternoon around 3:00. see four men dressed in dark walking uphe stairs of gasendi consignment. one shatters showcase with a hammer. about to see had here and they grab three expensive handbags. meanwhile, customers are in there. hours before thery robbe the suspect cased the area then smashed the front do, and this photo catches them h ping into the getaway car. >> scariest park we heard a bang and thought it was a gun. >> the store is discombobulated. we nee

live in prince george's county, derrick ward, to you. >>hank you. derrick. see her so happy. >>> music to the ears of concertgoers. you'll soon be able to grab tickets to the biggest shows in our area at a huge discount. live nffion is oing a deal for national concert week from may 1st to may 7th, snag tickefy to qualig shows on the live nation website for 20 bucks. that includes the fees and here you go, a lotregion, luke bryant, nelly, new kids on the block. go to our app andearch concert week. >> do you remember new kids on the block? >> i do. it wasn't my style, more, like -- >> girl thing? >> yeah. >> the posters, water bottles, key shane chains, t-shirst. >> the firoy band. >> backstreet boys. >> and markey mark and the whole -- >> i'm sorry. t.> all right, all righ enough of this. taking a live look outside the nbc washington studios. a bit dreary, but lauryn ricketts says going to warm up and sun will come out again. she'll let us know when coming up. we'lbe right back. l r l r ree contestants are all at the big ikea table. who's going to be tonight'

nbc4 derrick ward has more on ome come that got go-go going again in shaw. >> excuse me!reporter: this plea for silence at the corner of seventh and florida got a more favorable reception than the one a few weeks ago. >> we can announce that themu c will continue on seventh andlorida avenue. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: go-go was gone, gone from the front of this metro pcs store. for a while at least. a resident of a nearby apartment building had complaio de parent company about the noise and threateningaw ait against t-mobile and because of the expectations of thevi nment you want. >> yeah, sure, but also they only play during biness hours, i would walk past at 8:00 at night and it is not oraying. >> rr: and recent residents of the shaw area say this is just part of the experience, the culture and the community. >> since i moved into this neighborhood i've seen things change and i wouldike to -- the city to continue to be -- have the culture and the history and show the musical history especially in this area. >> just to come and you move into the community and

[agenda item read] presenter is derrick remski. >> good evening president adams executive director derrick remski. thank you for having me speak to you about this important legislation. as we all know san francisco strives to be welcoming inclusive place. the city strives to empower all its residents to participate in our local economy. key spectaculakey aspect is thea consumer to purchase goods and servicings. for residents, those who are denied access to credit for who are unable to obtain bank accounts the ability to engage in consumer transactions depends on the consumer goods and cash. this is true of the poor and those who do not have access to credit such as being victims of identity theft, being a child or teenager. being someone who does not want to have all of their actions tracked. millions of americans do not hold bank accounts or fall outside noncash financial system. some stand apart by choice. they are concerned about privacy. others may not be well situated to participate in the banking system or excluded from the system against their will. in short, denying the ability it

news 4's derrick ward is live. last aluminescence. what about this week? >> reporter: best time to view thos ms, the day before the actual peak bloom date probably the best temperaturewise. decent weather sense thin, best of my knowledge and memory, chilly down re, but that's not stopping p'tple. it shoultop you from coming down to take a look at the blossoms. look at the better days when the sun was out and, of course, still getting ribbed a bit for my term subtle luminescence. the blossoms do bring that. i'll stick with my title. it makes the cloudy days a litt more bright, but tell you what. today not just here on the tidal basin. there is another set of activities going on across the river at the warf. the lpebblepalooza festi underway at about noon. live music, live activities for children and adults and actually firework tonight at 8:30. lots of reasons to come down here. decent crowds sti around the tidal basin's if you tried to drive around you see the traffic. one othe constants here regardless what the temperature has been. but this is the last w

derrick. >> reporter: indeed it d, jim. the consumer of affairs were here on three different dates, d no citations were shut down then and then a lawsuit and as you can hear, the beat is back. >> excuse me! >> reporter: this plea for silence at the corner of 7th and florida got a more favorable reception than the one that cam a few weeks ago. music an announce this will continue on 7th and florida avenue. >> reporter: go-go was gone gone from the front of this metro pcs store for a while at least. a resident of aearby apartment ilding had complained to the parent company about the noise threening a lawsuit against t-mobile. high rents can lead to hh expectations of then environment you want. >> yea sure. they only play during business hours. i walk 8:00 at night and it's not playing. >> reporter: the complaint silenced an almost 20 year tradition that was part of the shay neighborhood and rise to a music, don't mute d.c. >> go-go music will continue to be part of this city for generations to come. >> not embracing the cultu

derrick all men and max harris are on trial for the 2016 oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 peopleeach of them is charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. last thursday prosecutors asked the 2 owners of the warehouse if they leased the warehouse to all and if in any way they were responsible for the fire. the owners did not respond to any of those questions. tomorrow pools of potential jurors come to court and fill out questionnaires to begin the prfcess. new this morning the inmate who walked away from an alternative custody program last week is now back in custody, 43 year-old nick sanchez was arrested yesterday near san jose last year he was sentenced to 3 years for vehicle theft and prior convictions he was released to the acp program last week and then failed to report to a parole officer, santa clara county district attorney's office considering now finally escape charges against sanchez. this morning, we're getting a look at the cac crash that was caught on camera in vallejo that's where newburgh driver and his passenger were able to walk away from the crash after

derrick ward, thank you. >>> now to that breaking news on the bt way this afternoon. a fiery crash on the inner loop near van dorn. >> all lanes of the bell way have been open for a little more than an hour, but here is the crash that caused it all. captured on cvil phone o, the entire rig just going up in flames. >> the timing wasam soiar for some belt way drivers. early in the afternoon one week to the day after that tanker truckea crashed the american legion bridge in mlain. >> new julie carey live at today's crash scene. julie, thankfully, this was not a 12 hour long cleanup situteion. >> repr: no, it was not a repeat performance. in fact, the amazi thing is this is a better than usual rush hour. those cleanup crews were in such a hurry to get the bet way reopened, you can see the burned foam insulation, they just shove today offhe belt w and on to the side of the road. when the semi hit the jerseyie ba around 1:40 this afternoon, that insulation provided fuel for the fire. take a look at this cell phone video. it was made just minutes after the crash. flames, a b

. >> derrick ward, news 4. >> nbc 4 is working for you, in the community, by helping l consumersrn to outsmart nsscammers. coer reporter susan was the keynote speaker at the second ability scam jam hosted by the ax arp this morning in fairfax county. she alerted the audience to the biggest scams making the rounds e day. consumers also he chance to talk one-on-one with top experts and law enforcement agency, and it was also a shred truck on-site for folks to be able to drop off sensitive documents that should never go in the trash like your bank statements or credit card statement, all of that safely deposited there. >>> all right. so the summer concert season is just around the corner, and we have a way for you to grab tickets to some of the biggests s in our area. at a huge discount. live nation is offering a deal for national concert week. so from may 1 to may 7, you can snag tickets to qualifying shows on the live nation web site for just $20. and a couple of fees of course. so some big name acts are coming to our region. no, i'm sorry, that includes this, $20, jason aldean, wiz kh

but the music wasn't silenced ngr derrick ward has more on the compromise that got go-go going again. >> everybody -- excuse me. >> reporter: this plea silence at the corner of 7th and florida got a more favorable reception than the one that came a few weeks ago. >> we can announce that t music will continue on 7th and florida avenue. >> reporter: go-go w gone-gone from the front of this metro pcs store. a resident of a nearby apartment building had complained about the noise, threatening a lawsuit against t-mobile. high rent can lead to the expectations of the environment you want. >> yeah, sure. bu they only play during business hours. i would walk past like 8:00 at night and it's not playing. >> repor and recent area say of the shaw this is part of the experience, the culture and the community. >> since i moved into this neighborhood, n things change. and i would like the city to continue to be -- have the av culture, h the history and so the musical hisry in thi area. >> you're moving into communities and not embracing the culre and not trying to attach to the culture is incredib

derrick almena and max harris each face 36 koupbs of involuntary manslaughter for the deadly 2016 fire. late last week the judge ruled oakland mayor libby schaaf will not have to take the stand in the case. >>> a permanent gun on gun shows at the cow palace. the plan was previously approved. because the daly city property is officially owned by the state, the vote will be reconsidered or is actually considered now null and void. voters today involved in the cow palace board of directors would have to approve transferring power to a locally controlled joint authority. that may then put the gun and ammunition sales ban into effect. there is a state measure now working its way through legislature. >> new video shows a new jersey utility worker narrowly escaping as falling wires erupt into a fireball setting the ground ablaze. a severe storm caused the wires to fall. the worker said he was okay and didn't need medical treatment. another storm system sent a roof blowing off a pennsylvania business. surveillance video capturing that whole thing there. just as the winds started to rip out a t

derrick ward, news 4. >>> we've got a warningonight fr fisher price and federal safety officials about the rocka and the company says babies should not be put into the sleeper once rollover.is able to usually at about three months old. fisher price reports ten infants have died in the dice in the past four years after they roll to their stomach or side. none of the infants was restrained. >>> new tonight you may want to upgrade your car or be thinking about it. do you buy or do you lease? consumer reporter susan hogan working for you to figure out which optiowos rkbest. >>> opens down at theon washinonvention center. we take sneak pk insi eeaf >>> we love to see the lateth o on four whe s. the auto show back for business. inside you'll find nearly 600 vehicles of all varieties and that includes the models you'll soon find at the dealerships w alongh prototypes and concept cars. visitors can do hands-on testing. chuck bell had a chance to check out this indoor off road obstacle course. we're going to take an even closer look at this show this sunday as check s hosts acial starting at 11

the men on trial this morning, derrick almena and max harris.hey're facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter and if found guilty, they could be in prison for three decades. 6 month later, harris and almena were charged. on july 13th of 2018, almena and harris plead no contest. their plea deals were rejected which led us to the start of the trial today. almena was the master tenant with harris' so-called second and command. we spoke to those who support harris and tired of this -- >> i'm ready to get this over with and see people heal. >> nine women and three men were sworn in yesterday and the trial expected to last several months and superior court judge scheduled breaks -- opening statements begin today and continue tomorrow and judge thompson hopes testimony begins may 6th. jackie ward. >>> this morning, people living in the santa cruz homeless camp will soon be on the move. last night a federal judge ruled to allow the city to dismantle the massive encampment and the decision comes after two days of hearing. it overturns a temporary rest

and tony serra, he represents derrick almena, one of the accused men. he calls this a rainbow jury because it's so diverse. nine women, three men. ranges in ages from 20s into their 60s. a mix of blue and white collar workers. serra thinks that diversity will benefit his client. he expects the trial to last two to three months and does expect almena to take the stand sometime in june. almena and max harris both face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the fire that burned through the so-called ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland two and a half years ago. it trapped and killed a number of people who had been there for a dance party that night. prosecutors have said almena rented the warehouse and illegally converted it into an entertainment venue and living work space for artists. the defense lawyers argue the landlord and city of oakland are to blame for failing to especially sure the building met safety codes. last year both did plead to no contest n. exchange, almena would have served nine years, hairs list six. but the victims families said pr

in shaw, derrick ward,s n 4. >>> an attacker allegely dly inspired by isis attacking an area filled withedestrians. n >> breaking at 6:00, late developments in the arrest of a man targeting people at natnal harbor. the fbi says that his plan was toow mowa crowd in a stolen van. >>> a somber day in annapolis. lawmakers scrambling to finish the legislative session with heavy hearts overhe death of house speaker michael bush. >> new vacancies in a trump jalready withs to fill. new reporting about tension between the president and the outgoing homeland security secretary curkirstjen nielsen. >> news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> we're tracking rain and thunderstorms on storm team 4 radar. >> we have watnd warnings all to ourftouth this aernoon in virginia. now they're into southern maryland. >> let's get right tot with chief meteorologist doug utmmerer. what's going on there? >> we have a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 7:00. charles county, st. mary, calvert county as well as king george. let's get to theyoadar. can see area wide rain really from winchester over

. >> news 4 derrick ward is live in chee in chesapeake beach. i understand you spoke with family member whose have a hard time comprehending what happened. >> reporter: they do. strangers are showing up who aren't really strangers. they're reaching out to help these focuses. this is what's left of five families lhome, their mater possessions, their lives essentially. the folks who live inhose houses farther away from the damage were given about an hour to go in and salvage what they could. those houses are going to be knocked down in probably an hour or so. there's one family here who cannot salvage anything, who can never get beyond what happened here. those belongings that those people lost, they can be replaced. that one family where a grandmother and a 13-year-old died, those lives can never be replaced. we're learning more about what happened as fire raced through this townhouse community in chesapeake beach yesterday afternoon. two people died. wendy welsh and her granddaughter stephanie were on the phone with emergency operators as the fl

w that'sre we find news 4's derrick ward. what do we know about all this? >> reporter: we do know that this is still an active crime scene. it is about 3:00 a.m. when this started and as is it is an homicide investigation, it takes some time tot things out. we also noted they brought a canine in and they're doing canvas of the area. that's keepi inin ining residen their homes right now while they do the investigation. this is the scene earlier. about 3:00 a.m. when police were called to maywood lane. this is the short street which is a mix of houses and and what we are told is when they got here, they found two adult males inside a residence, both had bn shot, one pronounced dead, the other taken to the hospital. again, invesgators are still on the scene here, we don't have any identifications or any informpeion on s lookouts at this point. this investigation still active here. just off suitland road. that's where we're live, derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> thank you very much. we'll stay on top f thatone. >>> that shooting was not far from several ot

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derrick almena and harris, they're facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. they can be in prison for three decades and they have been in jail for almost two years and they were charged six months after a music event on 2016. the converted warehouse housed illegal artist. almena has been called the master tenant with harris described as his second in command. the jurors contest of nine women and three men. the judge, thomas scheduled breaks and the first one in late august. opening statements will start today, but they will most likely continue tomorrow. we'll hear testimony starting on may 6th. in oakland, jackie ward, kpix5. >>> i'm anne mackovec at the live news desk and we're watching the beginning of a coo. opposition leader guaido called for it in his social media video. members of the military, about 100 joined him in the streets of camacho racas and this is a head to head against opposition supporters and those supporting the current socialist president. nicholas maduro who is basically blowing this off. we heard from u.s. secretary of state mike pomp

news 4 derrick wdalks about how they plan to get more police in the community they serve. >> reporter: two men shot and killed in an apartment hallway earlier this week.ce po identified them both. investigation is yielding results. >> we have made considerable progress in that case, and we anticipateoo having news with regards to the responsible. >> reporter: the police chief as a community meeting in the hillcrestnd nonthe les concerned about violence and audience included victims and those seeking not to be victims. >> sometimes in neighborhoods wl don't have of crime we don't want to ever give the impression that npd is not judge as vitgilant and present. >> reporter: the may plans to offerncentives to see more pedestrian officer officers live in the city.ra vince gy is proposing tax doubts attract and keep officers in the city. while this meeting was underway two people shot a building in the trinity area. violence not often on the streets is hard to protect. visible presence is a strong deterrence to the dogging problem of violence in the streets in the city. >>> a disturbing dis

derrick al men narcotics the warehouse tenant and the creative director max harris charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter when it comes to the ghost ship warehouse fire. authorities claiming almena rented it illegally. and harris hdg almena ane-year sentence and another judge rejected that almt full responsibility or remorse for the deadly fire. two weeks ago, lawyers tried to get the case dismissed again arguing charges should be dismissed claiming exonerating evidence were lost under the watch of prosecutors. the judge denied the motion in that as well. the trial is expected to be lengthy. it could be 12 to 18 weeks. pete suratos for "today in the bay". >> thank you, pete. a berkeley engineer due in court. he is charged with a plot to.a co-workers. >> he docto chemical. >> these cou34-year-old david chu. before now he was known as a respected engineer at berkeley engineering and research incorporated. he is behind bars facing attempted murder charges, accused of poisoning a co-worker by putting a toxic metal in her food and water on a number of occasions for over a year. his

the defendants derrick almeno and harris is charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. pools of potential jurors filled out questionnaires for next week's selection. >>> barr told a senate panel he's reviewing whether -- >> i think there's a spying did occur. yes, i think spying did occur. >> well, let me -- >> but the question was whether it was predicated. and i'm not suggesting it wasn't adequately predicated but i need to explore that. >> barr also said he plans to examine the genesis -- president trump is calling the investigation an an attempted coo. >>> president trump heads to -- the trip comes as his administration is laying out details of a new strategy on immigration. reporter natalie brand breaks down that plan. >>reporter: president trump called on lawmakers to help change immigration laws as he left the white house for texas this morning. >> the whole asylum, rules, laws, and regulations have been taken advantage of by people, there's very bad people in my many cases and it's important that the democrats change these loopholes. >> as part of a new tougher

derrick ward, news 4. >> parent are asked to contact theif shers office if they or their children know of any misconduct by school employees. >>> a tragic easter morning crash leaves a little girl dead and two other children hurt. the c ver county sheriff's office tells us children were in a go-cart that tipped over on golf club drive around yesterday morning in dunkirk. investigators talked to witnesses at this scene, but they want people to call if they saw a go cart in the area. >>ev you n know when someone else was driving by and may have seen something. were they on the road rlier, anything like that? >> the 11-year-old girl driving the go cart died at the hospital. police say she was from dunkirk. a 7-year-old boy was injured. so was a 12-year-old girl from frederick. wendy. >>> firefighters in three states are honoring a marine who was killed by a roaide bomb in afghanistan. christopher slutman volunteered as a firefighter in prince george's county. also worked as a full-time firefighter in new yorky. cit news 4 drew wilder is in the bronx where mourners pay tribute to a man who

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news 4's derrick ward is live on the scene. >>> officers in mourning. years a someone shot him on the job a montgomery cop has died. the leg sis acy he leaves behin >>> and teen shot several times in his own home. new des on this disturbing investigatioel >>> as we wcome you in on this saturday, the 20th of april, 2019. good mning to

derrick cullen, brilliant. 7 innings and nine strikeouts and only one earned run. giants win 7-2. ramon is a bad man. third inning, they're up 5-0. base hit center field. and richie martin is going to get the green light and try when are they going to learn? ramon threw them out and when will teams stop running on this guy. that's four out field assist for that man. 13-2. they stop a four-game losing streak. i got to get out of here with this. this is marcel ozuna, he thought the ball was going to go over the wall so he scared the wall, but the ball fell on the warning track. that is a want to get away moment. fortunately for marcel, the cardinals won. game one of the playoffs tonight at the shark center, shark tank will be there. i'm dennis -- i'm dennis o'donnell. >>> a northbound city weighs in on where to put a cannabis dispensary and the community is fired up. >>reporter: thousands of workers are returning to the picket line three weeks after their last strike. we'll explain why. the rainbows to the proud. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condit

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derrick ward, what are they saying about this incident? >> reporter: well, we're not getting a lot at this point, only tint the sho happened at about 3:10 this morning. take a look. this is still an active kile sce crime scene. seems to be wrapping up now. this is a block that has some small apartment buildings and then these duplex houses. it was about 3:10 this morning, take a look, we have video from this scene, when police were called here for a report of gunfire. they got here, they found one adult male who had been shot, pronounced dead, anotherdult male shot and taken to the hospital. we don't have any information about the condi person taken to the hospital, nor do we have information about the condion of person who was suspect. a however, take a look live with us now, police are just taking away one of the t vehiclet was parked in front of the house. you see here on theucow looks like it is going to be going ton perhaps evidence location for prince george's county police as you see a squad car following behind it. this scene just

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. >> reporter: the defendant's master tenant, derrick and max harris are each charged with 36 counts of manslaughter, one count for each victim who died. nine women and three men will determine their fate. >> we're delighted in the jury that was selected. >> reporter: tony sarah says the jury is not only racially diverse. >> we have age, we have the wisdom of older people. we have the exuberance and idealism of young people. it's a rainbow. it's a coalition. >> reporter: during opp statements prosecutors will provide an over view of who they are going to call to the stand. >> i think they're going to have to in this case given the heavy burden that they're going to have in this case. i know tony sarah and his oswill come through for sure. >> reporter: they say pg and e is responsible beastly knew about the dangers but did not take action. but the jury won't hear from oakland mayor liby shaft. saying she had no personal knowledge of ghost ship or the fire. tor ling will not testify. neither will her children. >> we won't be able to cross examination them. it's very significant to our

is expected to begin on monday for the 2 men charged in the ghost ship warehouse fire 48 year-old derrick bell and 29 year-old max harris are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the deadly fire in oakland. the december 2016 fire broke out during a dance the party at the converted warehouse. prosecutors say amanda was the master janet who leased the building and converted into living spaces without the proper permits. harris lived in the warehouse as a creative director and helped to plan a music event there which was held the night of the fire today marks the official start the first day of the go ship trial. today's hearing dealt with the witnesses and evidence which will be allowed in the case, opening statements are not expected to begin until may. >>a bay area priest is now charged with 30 felony counts of lewd acts upon a child alameda county district attorney nancy o'malley made the announcement this afternoon father hector david villa of the corpus christi church in fremont was arrested on sunday. investigators say he abused a teenager over an 18 mon