we are live on capitol hill, derrick ward, news 4, back to you. >> thank you, derrick. tomorrow president obama is going the meet with financial leaders at the white house. they will talk about the economy and possibly new plans for wall street. federal reserve chair janet yellen is expected to be there as well. >>> this morning we are celebrating hispanic heritage month which is september 15th until october 15th. this area has seen a surge in hispanics who call the washington region home. initially d.c.'s ward 1 made up of adams morgan, columbia heights and mount pleasant was known as barrio latino. now the population extends into frederick and prince william counties. experts say that trend will continue. >> reporter: bertha stanley became a student later in life, learning english and u.s. history. stanley returned to her homeland el salvador on occasion, but the d.c. area is home. k arace nefrnlths hn has been h become a citizen. >> i have two wonderful daughters who help me a lot. my first daughter pushed me to do my citizenship. >> reporter: 432,000 hispanics are i

we begin your coverage with derrick ward, who just arrived on the scene of the crash. let's check in with melissa first to get an idea what's happening on the road. melissa? . >>> it is just a mess over there. we have this second mess. skaggsville, 95 southbound at skaggsville road. your alternate is 29 to the icc to 95 south. this is on its side. it is just jammed. avoid it at all costs. it will taking a while to get out of the way. inner loop after 270, a tractor trailer jackknifed there. it is completely shut down as well. so just a mess there. just spoke with photographer irene johnson, this is from the front of the crash. they are trying to get on the beltway. it is completely shut down. everybody being pushed on the northbound. if you can avoid these roadways, please do for your sanity. seeing a bit of a slowdown headed southbound. taking a look at prince georges, looking good derrick ward is out there at the crash. what are you seeing now? all right. there is a look at the scene from some of the footage we received this morning of the breaking news. derrick ward

news 4's derrick ward has a closer look at the memorial that serves as a reminder of the cost of humanonflict. >> reporter: robert davis survived exposure to agent orange and he says one of the scriptures on the wall of the new disabled veterans wall resonates with him. >> i had this feeling i would come back. underneath that feeling there was another that maybe i wouldn't be quite the same, but i felt i'd make it back. >> reporter: he says it was that invincibility the young often feel. it didn't last in his last tour. >> it suddenly occurred to me, i could be dead like most of my buddies or friends. i didn't want to die all of a sudden. >> reporter: like so many of those at the dedication of this new memorial, he came back with the scars, visible and not. >> you know, the unseen wounds of war are just as real as any other. they can hurt just as much, if not more. >> reporter: the compassion is not new. the recognition is. in granite and glass. for many of these women it's long overdue. may be evidence of things getting better, ironically because -- >> today so many of us, they're act

derrick ward spoke with people who live nearby and they said accidents happen way too often. >> reporter: william key just learned the tragic toll of the crash. he come to place flowers at the scene, so moved and troubles what he saw the carnage is he etched into his memory. >> laidly rolled over the ground, couldn't move, i couldn't touch her because you can't -- you can't go near them. one guy rolled out on the car on his elbows. >> others had been thrown beyond a fence. it was about 9:40 friday night and police are beginning to reconstruct what happened? >> preliminarily what we believe happen the driver of the mercedes was traveling westbound approaching livington terrace where an acura was stopped at the light. >> reporter: the bus was also westbound on livington when that -- >> his car spun. he was on fire. >> of the five people in the acu acura, only the driver survived. a female passenger died at the scene. in terms of fatality and severity of the crash, this one of the worse the they can remember in the county at some time and people familiar with the intersection say it was a t

derrick ward s the details. >> rep come mon early voting begins for e november genel election. murielr will be amo those casting early ballots. similas are fighting all over the cou to protect the righ ballot box. we're very proud that e early votes. >> rep david says early just the hectic nature of our band the opportuniti is really necess we caught up with carol sch as she was off to a nonelection related event. but this close to an election there really is no such thing. >> i think it's a good thing bee a lot of people are out of up to, there's a lot of peopt are working that day and it's hard to get away. g new, but for the first time, citizens will be able to elect their own atty genera that is new. will that bring more voters to the polls? time and poll results will tell. but all the campaigns are gearing up. we even caught up with a state scho board candidate and her daug out on the political e are council seats, school d seats and an initiatio decrime small amounts of maria on the ballot. on october 25th, a single city's eight wards.n in each derrick ward, news 4. >>> y

derrick ward, news 4. >>> keep it here an nbc 4 for the latest on the ebola outbreak. "nbc nightly news" with lester holt will bring us another live update at 6:30. >>> it's supposed to be four days of peaceful protests, but a st. louis police say the weekend of resistance took a violent turn last night. the police chief says protesters threw rocks at officers and tried to storm a business. police had to arrest at least 17 people. tensions are still high from last week when an on-duty officer shot and killed a black teenager in a st. louis suburb. they're also demanding officials arrest the officer who shot and killed michael brown back in august. >>> storm team 4 is track something rain moving through parts of our area. our meteorologist is keeping an eye on what's happening next. amelia? >> we're going to see isolated showers continue for the next hour or so. this light activity mainly north of washington as it moves off toward the east-northeast. until about 7:00, 8:00 p.m. you may see a few sprinkles. barely enough to wet the ground. by 9:00, mainly dry and not as

let's check back with news 4's derrick ward live along the course at the lincoln memorial. beautiful day for running. >> reporter: oh, it's a beautiful day for it, indeed. take a look at race course as it runs behind us here. i think the last of the runners or walkers at this point may have actually gone by. they still had the road closed because there's a significant cleanup. there's thousands of cups, you know, that was water for the runners, so they will have to clean all of that up so these closures will be in place until midday. take a look at the video and what it looked like earlier in the race. 35,000 runners are taking part in this 30th annual army ten-miler and it promotes health. you'll have to have road closures and the map tells you how the race is run. it started at pentagon and came across the 14th street bridge and traffic is coming down around the memorial bridge. not allowed around the lincoln memorial. these closures will be in place until about noon today and things should be getting back to normal. of course, as we said earlier, we do have the taste of

derrick ward is on his way out there.e sent me this picture to see some of the backups as you were approaching this mess just after 270. just a disaster there. another crash 95 southbound, skaggsville road. this could be another tractor trailer problem. more information on that for you and pass it along in a couple of minutes. beltway at river road, that is just fine. 66 and 95 also looking quite good. remember to follow us especially on a day when the roads will be wet @first4traffic. >>> the line was in danger of stopping because funding is supposed to end next month. virginia decided to step in and help pay for the service. starting december 1st the line will run one less trip. there will be four trips in the morning, four in the afternoon. you will pay $5.75 on your smartrip card. if you don't have one it is $7.70 in cash. >> a plan that has a community divided. wawa wants to build its first store in the county can. neighbors are against any new development in the area. >>> maryland gubernatorial hopeful anthony brown

of derrick ward, news4. >>> thanks, derrick. the bus that woman was on left the pentagon before first responders knew about her alleged travel to west africa. by the time they did learn about it, that bus was across the river and in the district of columb. an that's where the current and retired marines who are on board were detained for several hou. that's where news4's mark segraves picks up th. >> reporter: well, wendy, things are back to normal now here on capitol hill, but a few hours ago, all these streets around me were closed down by police, and a bus carrying more than 20 former and active duty marines was the focus of everyone's at >> it seemed like it was an e more i thoug about it, i thought hey, you know what, this is important. >> reporter: the bus carrying 22 former and current marines was headed to the marine barracks at 8th and i streets near capitol hill for a military ceremony. once it got here, it was stopped, and diverted to this side street. y we were being sort of put in lockdown for a period of time. and

news 4's derrick ward reports on these changes. >>> it's checkout time for some.me for others at this quality inn in new york avenue and several other hotels where the city has been putting homeless family. at the start of the fiscal year, that practice will be ending for some of the more than 60 families. on wednesday they found a letter under their doors telling them they had a few days to move out. some bound for the d.c. general hospital, dmou primarily a shelter. those with children don't want to go there. >> they don't have no refrigerator. you have to leave out every day. it's not clean. >> reporter: council member jim graham of the human services committee believes it's all about cost cutting. >> i was homeless and offered a hotel room with my private entrance, private bathroom, possibly tv and wi-fi, i would prefer that to a hospital room with no bathroom, no private entrance, no privacy whatsoever. >> and no place to raise a family or even for a family to stay for an extended period of time. a finding that came in the aftermath of the disappearance of ra

. >> we start with news4's derrick ward live e the hospital. derrick, what are you hearing? >> reporter: first of all, we're hearing almost an audible sigh of relief near the fairfax hospital. we may never know what actually made this woman sick. we may need to know. it may not be a matter for public dissemination. we do know what she did not have. it's a relief for everyone involved. the sympts looked like those of ebola but officials now say it isn't. still, first responders, firefighte and emergency medical technicians who brought the sick woman to inova fairfax went through the decontamination process in a tent outside the entrance. >> we deacon tam alienated firefighters, four hazmat members did that. when they were done, a total of seven members, four from us, three from orange county, deton cam natured. and then we decontaminated arlington county's medical unit. >> rep the heavy presence of emergency personnel is standard for these situations and chief reilly says despite the number of people here, wasn't overly taxing on the department. >> it's not unusual for us to

mark segraves talked with the people contained on that bus, but we begin with derrick ward, live at inovaax. derrick? >> well, jim, this is one of the scenes of what has been a massive response. sometimes that can be disconcertin but it should actually have the opposite effect. it's about redundancy and the pursuit of an abundance of first responders, the firefighte and emergency medical technicians who brought the sick woman to inova fairfax go through the decontamination prs in a tent set up outside the emergency entrance. >> we decontaminated three arlington count firefighters, we had four hazmat members do that. when those four members were done, we then decontaminated those fo members. so a total of seven members, four from us, three from orange county, decontaminated. and once that was done, we went ahead and decontaminated arlington county's medical unit. >> rep the h presence of emergency personnel is

derrick ward, news4. >> thank you, derrick. team coverage continues with news4's jackie bensen outside shady grove where another individual is being monitored tonight. jackie. >> reporter: the information we have from shady grove should inspire confidence that this system we saw break down a little bit in dallas, this public health system, is working. now what we're told by the hospital is that within the past 24 hours, they received a patient who presented with flu-like symptoms at a travel history that matches criteria for possible ebola. the care team implemented guidelines established by the cdc. the patient remains in isolation and is showing signs of improvement. and at this time, lab tests indicate the patient has another illness, and we do not have a confirmed case of ebola. and, again, it is very likely that we will see things like this from hospitals throughout this area. remember, we're a very international area. people come here from all over the world. as this progresses forward. that first line system of emergency

news 4's derrick ward joins us live from the scene. what's going on, derrick?repor crew usu scene here, typical sunday at this mcdonald in the 8300 block of baltime avenue in college park. the usuals are in there having coffee. very different scene earlier this morning. it was about 3:45 this morning, accordg to prince george police guard. as they fought u one of the employs apparently went after them with pepper spray. that didn't stop them. at some point we are told accordg to police that security gua fired his weapon and struck a female who was here described as an innocent bystanr injs are non-lifeng according to police. they don't have much of a lookout at this point for the suspects, oy two males at this point. but again, bizarre scene here at this mcdonald's. everything is back to normal now and hopefully later today we will be getting some sort of descrin or lookout for the two people who allegedly attack a security guard here which led to that accidental in college park. derrick ward news 4. >>> he robbed a bank in a matter of seconds. now see the imag

news 4's derrick ward is live on washington avenue southwest where guests are arriving right now. good morning, derrick. >>> good morning. we're at the foot of capitol hill west of the rayburn building for the dedication of the american veterans disabled for life memorial. you can see people have been filing by all morning to take part. we want to show you compelling video. this is from the website. this shows a time lapse sequence of how this memorial came to take shape. you know as long as there has been a united states, there have been men and women who give life and limb to keep it. what they haven't had is a place to honor that. today that's all changing with a stair moan that gets under way in about a couple hours from now. this memorial has been described as both bold and subtle in its form and purpose. folks have been coming from all around to take part in this. that video showed you a compressed time frame of this thing taking shape. folks we've talked to say it's been a long time coming. >> looking forward to it. it should have been done a long time ago. i'm just proud to

coming up on news4 at 5:00, derrick ward will have a live report from the school.sed, but there are some people who want the school to shut down temporarily. that's coming up in a few minutes. jim and erika? >>> the strip malls and parking lots along rockville pike are not the prettiest. traffic, congestion, even worse. a plan is under way now to improve a busy stretch of rockville pike in montgomery county between richard montgomery drive and boone avenue. our transportation reporter, adam tuss, is working on this story for news4 at 5:00. >> reporter: if you drive on rockville pike, you know it is never easy. take a look at the pike here. we've got eight lanes of traffic, and pretty much all hours of the day. it is very busy, and congested here. so the city is looking at ways to improve this corridor. how could they do it? well, there's talk of a bus rapid transit system running down the middle of the road. more pedestrian walkways. more sidewalks. more trees. more medians. things to make the pike function better. also, getting rid of a lot of the strip malls here

derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> all right, derrick, thanks. >> prince george's police are announcing a deadly wash. just before 4:00 a.m. this crash veered off the role and crashed into a utility pole on river road. man inside the car died at scene. riverdale road is back open. it was closed for hours while police conducted their investigation there. imagine waking up to this, a car in the side of your house. it happened to a family on old branch avenue in clinton. prince george's county police say just before 1:00 this morning the car drove off the road and then slammed through the brick house and the two people inside the car were not seriously hurt. two people were home at the time but they were in a different room. >> we're still trying to find out who died in a horrific crash in prince george's county. five people were killed, two of them children. saturday night two cars collided on livingston road and livingston terrace in oxon hill. according to witnesses a mears deese tried to go around a bus

derrick ward takes us inside immediate response technologies. >> reporter: these components are coming together to aid the men and women on the front line of the ebola crisis here and abroad. >> equipment like this is not terribly expensive. it's readily available. >> reporter: this suit uses immediate response technology's blower and ventilation systems which they build here at this factory in glendale, maryland. >> our health care providers across the big pond in the atlantic are wearing essentially 7th or 8th chemistry goggles with off the shelf respirators. >> reporter: in a world as connected as ours, protection there is protection here. >> whether it's someone coming in contact with a patient, has a family member. >> reporter: one of irt's most important systems is the iso pod. it's like a movable clean room and big enough to fit a patient on a stretcher. in the last three months, they sold as many as they have in the previous three years. >> these particular pods operate under negative pressure. filtration technology ensures clean air keeps everybody else from whatever is on the

derrick ward, news4. back to you. >>> the parents of a freelance photographer working for nbc news who tested positive for ebola say their son is in good spirits. ashoka mukpo was working with dr. nancy snyderman in liberia. right now he is only showing mild symptoms. but his parents told tamron hall on the "today" show this morning that they are anxious to have him back in the u.s. >> he's been filming what's happening in liberia for two weeks, and seeing the death and tragedy. and now it's really hit home for him. but his spirits are better today. he knows he's going to come home. he knows he has a couple more days. >> reporter: mukpo will be brought back to the u.s. sunday for treatment. the entire nbc news team he was working with is also on its way home and will be quarantined for 21 days as a precaution. >>> specialized hazmat crews are cleaning up the apartment where an obowl patient stayed in dallas, texas, before he was hospitalized. the crew spent three hours at thom at thomas duncan's apartment

in frederick maryland, derrick ward, news4. >> all right. thanks, derrick. >>> we've got the aids walk tomorrow. and the marine corps marathon on sunday. and about many thousands of families who want to go to the pumpkin patch this weekend. but no pressure, doug. >> no pressure. but, you know, what i could take that. i've got some broad shoulders here. the reason i can take it so easily, hobbnestly, we have a fantastic forecast. if you like today, you'll like the weekend. the pumpkin patch, how about this one towards centerville, cox farms, all the people enjoying the hayride as they get their pumpkins earlier today. the kids telling us not just the hayride, but, of course, the corn maze. this kid is there too. these are like middle and high school kids here, chris. come on. they all have their field trips. their field trips today. they've got over 40 different kinds of pumpkins out there this year. absolutely amazing. there is the kids for you. are you happy now? >> today. he did that today with his -- >> my daughter had a field trip today,

news4's derrick ward is live in frederick with the latest on that investigation. derrick? >> reporter: well, jim, just beyond those trees, you see back there, the wreckage of that airplane. and like you said, we've got a closer look today. and we heard more from the ntsb about what they'll be looking for in their investigation. and what they don't have. and at this point, so early in the investigation, what they don't have is a reason why this crash occurred yesterday afternoon. >> until turning base, clear to land. [ screaming ] >> reporter: it's chilling audio, tape of the radio transmissions from the tower and aircraft. you can hear the screams of the survivors as they all plummeted toward the ground. the recording is now part of the investigation being led by the national transportation safety board. their role early on -- >> just cast a big net and gather as much data as possible. >> reporter: the big net stretched to field and rooftops near the crash scene. this wheel assembly landed on the rooftop of pvi office furniture near the scene, and it was there that wheel a

derrick ward joins us live from the school with reaction to how the health department is handling this scare. derrick? >> reporter: good evening. what is that form of meningitis? viral meningitis is essentially an inflammation of the tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord and comes from enterovirus. that's why they think the measures being taken here, extreme cleaning, will be enough to fight it. nonetheless, word is going to parents from the health department from the school about hygiene, and they think that it's really important to take care of that, because that's how it spreads the most. and, of course, this all is out of concern of something we have been hearing a lot these days, and that is abundance of caution. the letter is being sent home today with students at peabody elementary school from the director of the d.c. department of health regarding a case of viral meningitis at the school. in fact, there could be two cases among adults. it's not news to some of the parents here. >> the principal said this morning they're waiting for a test result. >> reporter: but areas a

and there's a bit of advice from this year's -- derrick ward, news 4. >> if you know someone who ran, head to nbcwashington.com. we have maps and video of the winner and the medal of honor recipient that ran the race. search for marine corps marathon. >>> his family has publicly pressured him, but will jeb bush ever run for president? tonight his own son weighs in. the comments he made that is fueling more speculation. >>> and a final salute. u.s. soldiers mark a major milestone in afghanistan. disgraceful. a personal attack from a desperate candidate. that's how even republican leaders describe this false ad from... ed gillespe. the accusations aren't true. but they are exactly what you would expect from a d.c.... lobbyist, who made millions lobbying for oil companies... and enron. who specialized in dirty tricks as a partisan operative... and now he is bringing them to virginia. mark warner is working to solve problems... ed gillespe and his attacks are the problem. >>> the military marking the end of nato combat operations in afghanistan. today, u.s. marines and british combat troo

he told derrick ward he never thought the officer was going to shoot. last f jesse from people who congregate at the park. he went to the scene. >> i say there may be a reason for him being arrested. so we'll allow this to play out. but what i'll do is get his informn immediately and we'll go to the central proces unit and check on him. >> he says he approa one of the officers. i said what's going on? at which time he said you? >> repor tim said he identi himself and the officer asked for identifi. >> i go into my suit coat pocket to pull out my card and my wallet, as i do it, he immediy unholstered his gun. >> r the gun is never pointed or raised. he said he never present a threat to the officer. and if there was a perceived threat. you should have at leae to make sure whatever it was i had. it was meant to intimidate not only me but the homeless communy that i represent. >> repor he's filed a complat and a specs person for the department who has also seen the video says the officer's actions appear to be within depart protocol. things have changed ove

. >>> news4's derrick ward joins us live from howard university hospital. derrick? >> reporter: good evening. you know, you would be surprised it to know how many times hospitals have raised the alert like howard university hospital did today. how many times it contacted the cdc to say look, we have someone displaying symptoms that look like ebola. now, there's been a very, veryin finish tess mal percentage that have turned out to be ebola. and what they're doing today represents a measure of well-warranted caution. of all the patients seen here daily, there's only one that has generated such concern. the hospital identifies the patient only as someone who has recently traveled to nigeria and has displayed symptoms that look like ebola symptoms. a written statement from the hospital says in part, an abundance of caution, we have activated the appropriate infection control protocols, including isolating the patient. early on, this is not much more than that officially. but anecdotally, a lot of concern. >> this is actually something that shouldn't be taken lightly. >

news 1's derrick ward spoke to people in the area and they say crashes happen there all too often. >>involved in the crash that happened here. he just learned of the tragic toll of that crash. >> reporter: he had come to place flowers at the scene, so moved and troubled by what he saw and though there were strangers to him the carnage that befell him is etched his memory. >> lady in the street, i couldn't touch any of the cars, couldn't go near them. one guy rolled out of the car on his elbow because his car was on fire and trying to get out of the car. >> reporter: others thrown from the car beyond the fence. it was about 1:40 friday night and police are beginning to construct that what happened. >> we believe the driver of a mercedes was driving westbound and approaching a livingston terrace when an acura was stopped at the luce. >> the mercedes also went around a bus also on livingston when that car hit the acura. >> reporter: that car spun around, he was on fire. >> reporter: of the five people in the acura only the driver survived, two children were among those killed. a female p

news 4's derrick ward meanwhile joins us live from the hospital. derrick, what can we expect and learn later today? >> well, we may learn more about the condition of the patient. probably around noon as we hear from a spokesperson for the hospital. but you can say that the fears and concerns about ebola in our area as they stand right now have been cut by 50%. that is without knowing exactly the fate of the patient here at howard university hospital. now it was yesterday when we learned that a patient was admitted here in stable condition, exhibiting symptoms of the ebola virus. and that patient had indeed traveled to the country of nigeria and africa. so that patient has been admitted here. tests are being run. the person is isolated and the cdc as well as the local health department were notified about this patient. tests are being run as we said. of course there was a patient yesterday that we were told had possibility of ebola at shady grove adventis hospital. that patient had malaria. it is good news when the alternative is ebola. malaria is tr

derrick ward is live downtown with everything you can sink your teeth into this weekend. >> lots of activity down here on pesylvania avenue this morning. of course, not your usual activity. pennsylvania avenue is now officially food avenue. this happens every year. it's the taste of d.c. take a look at the layout. this is what you have to contend with if you're trying to drive. coming down here for the event, lots of this stuff to see and to do. including some championship eating. they've got some of the local champions, black widow and jowls, champion chili eating contest. it goes on every year and allows people an opportunity to visit d.c.'s finest and most popular locations as we hear from the chairman of this event. >> obviously, rain or shine? >> rain or shine. the weather will be great for the rest of the afternoon by the time we open. >> seems like we're having a little bit of technical difficulty there. as we mentioned, rain or shine. we know the weather can mess with your hair. it can't mess with your taste buds. a lot of good food on pennsylvania avenue. we'll have a way for you to

i'm derrick ward and i'll have details coming up on news4. >>> you're watching news4 at 4:00. >>> anotherol has cancelled its football season over alleged hazing by team members. this latest case took place in bucks county, pennsylvania. monique braxton has the story. >> i am shocked. but just move on. you know? i'm surprised, too. and i'm a little upset. i wanted to go to the game tonight. that's like an awesome game. and oh well, you know? >> reporter: students arriving here at central bucks west tell us the homecoming game against their rival, central bucks east, isn't something they normally miss. but now preseason hazing allegations have not only cancelled tonight's game, the own is over. the school superintendent also suspended all football coaches. >> i think it's unfortunate what happened to the football team. both teams put in a lot of work for this, and hazing had to ruin it. >> reporter: investigators say they were called here to the school wednesday to investigate allegations senior players placed towels over the heads of rookie teammates. then sent them into the showers. poli

derrick ward is live with more. >> reporter: in a few hours, this could well be the cleanest school in the d.c. public school system, because of the steps being taken. and sanctions by the d.c. health department and the public school system. but some folks associated with the school are asking, will that be enough. it's been on the grapevine here at peabody elementary school for some time now. one confirmed case and another possible case of viral meningitis among teachers. parents are concerned, but not panicked. >> i e-mailed my pediatrician and asked should i keep my kids home from school and she said no. there was no reason to do that. >> reporter: this letter from d.c.'s department of health has been sent home with kids, and details the symptoms. they include nausea, fever and a high sensitivity to light. it also details what's being done. surface cleaning today and a more thorough cleaning once the school is empty. but we spoke to some adults here who worry that with literally hundreds of toys and tools and all those things associated with an elementary school, the school should b