the sun's already up in fairfax county.peratures 50s and 60s now are going to turn into upper 70s and 80s and this will be a chance for showers coming back in later this afternoon. tom will be talking about the timing of that coming up later in the show. right about now. tom, i know you're a big biker as well. at i'm sure you have a helmet but i have a feeling that tom kierein's helmet does not have pink rubber spikes on top of it. i'm going out on a limb with that one. and i was offered $20 to ride this on the camera. >> mine has turquoise. that's the only difference. we're starting off with bright sun in the eastern sky. it is emerging from light fog that's showing up now. we can see that in the live view from the tower camera. this wednesday morning, another #summer in may morning. we have fog that's denser to the south. these counties includes stafford rappahannock madison, green into the shenandoah valley. watch out for that some of the visibilities down to around a quarter of a mile. also some fog right along the poto

, but fairfax county police have yet to do so. peggy fox, wusa9. >> peggy is one of two media members on the ad hoc police practices commission set up to look into policies after mistakes were made handling that geer case. >>> topper says this is the weekend to do something fun, his (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. listen up... i'm reworking the menu. veggies you're cool... mayo, corn dogs... you are so out of here! ahh... the complete balanced nutrition of great tasting ensure. with nine grams of protein... and 26 vitamins and minerals. and now with... ...twice as much vitamin d ...which up to 90% of people don't get enough of. ohhhhhhh. the sunshine vitamin! ensure now has 2x more vitamin d to support strong bones. ensure. take life in. >>> check out this crowd gathering in baltimore and marching through the streets following the news that six officers have been charged in the death of freddie gray. quite a scene ther

most of that tickets in fairfax county.ween 2012 and 2014 almost 950 drivers were cited in prince george's and montgomery counties. >>> we'll break down tom brady and the patriots appeals for deflate deflategate as soon as they are official and that could happen today. an independent investigation says two team employees under inflated nearly a dozen footballs. the nfl suspended brady without pay. they gave the patriots a $1 million fine and took away two draft picks, including the first draft pick. coming up on the "today" show nbc bob costas will tell us how else they are fighting back today. >>> four things to know before you head out the door. only three out of seven mid sized 2015 suvs passed the latest crash test. the nissan murano was a top safety pick. >>> tolls and more lanes could be coming to i-66. we've put what you can do to weigh in on the plan on nbc washington.com. >>> metro center station is back open after being shut down after a power outage last night. keep your nbc washington app handy for any changes o

most of those tickets were in fairfax.ost 950 drivers were cited in prince george's and montgomery counties. >>> as you put on your make-up this morning, you may want to take a closer look at the label. so many products promise to improve wrinkles and uneven skin tone and erase dark circles and provide spf protection. the food and drug administration is cracking down on what companies can say. >> what they may be buying may not be proven to do what they think it's going to do. >> tonight on news 4 at 11:00, with a rare sit down erica gonzalez learns of misleading marketing tactics that may have you paying more than you should. >>> just in time for today's hot weather, starbucks introducing a new cool treat, sort of. landon dowdy is joining us live. >> they are rolling out a modest frapucino. and the tall version also. mcdonald's plans to revamp. they will simplify the drive through menu to help speed up the orders. mcdonald's will also boost the menu with items with $1.50. they will sell fresh and frozen lemonade this summ

in fairfax county jackie bensen. news4. >>> coming up tonight, an unwelcome guest at a presidential campaign stop. one staffer was not pleased and had a bizarre way of showing it. ? also kids dodging danger. local bus stops. the news4 i-team takes drivers to school and taking you to some of the most notorious stops in our area. >>> maryland 95 south from 198 to the i.c.c. will have two left >>> back at the live desk. we've just learned the cause of the power outage. the d.c. alert system just sent out a message that a transformer problem caused the outage. the outage force that had station to shut down as jackie bensen showed us. it happened just as the wizards game let out forcing many fans to finds another way home. the fallout following the horrible day for metro on news4 today right when you wake up. >>> a lot of people have a taste for politics. a rand paul staffer may have taken things too far. the staffer likd the camera lens of a democratic super pac that is following the republican presidential candidate. th

jesse matthew is charged in a rape case in fairfax and he'll go to trial in fairfax on that case next month. i'm peggy fox reporting live in charlottesville. >> d.c. doesn't have to look to baltimore for how to stop a riot. it was 24 years ago to the day after a cinco de mayo celebration that d.c. police and latinos clashed in the mount pleasant riots. we have a report -- and bruce, what does the mayor tell you? >> reporter: the mayor has a lot to say. she says there are lessons to be learned from baltimore and we have our own lessons from mount pleasant. right now it's one of the most colorful diverse neighborhoods and it wasn't always this way. the riots started after a female african-american cop shoots a drunken salvadoran man. he pulled a knife and friends say he was trying to pull a belt off. two days of rioting followed. fast ford. >> are these your boys and girls. >> reporter: d.c. police learned valuable lessons from the disturbances. >> we believe that we've worked over decades to build trust between the community and our police department. >> reporter: the mayor supports mo

look at this storm in and around the city of fairfax, very heavy rain right along 66 right along 50 and then this is heading right in towards arlington and right into the d.c. metro area. so downtown d.c. will most likely see this in the next 20 to 30 minutes. look down towards springfield, down towards mt. vernon and oxenon hill hill. this is the lightning right around quantico. they heavy rain along i-95. this is an area that alwayses has problems in the afternoon. stafford county yeninundated with rain. all of this continues to move off towards the east and will continue to move off towards the east as we move through the rest of the evening. a few more showers and even a couple more thunderstorms as we continue through the rest of the night. we will continue to track them for you on storm team 4 radar. plus i'm tracking another system. could be a tropical system that moves up the coast just in time for your weekend. >>> back to our breaking news now in charlottesville, virginia. our david culver in court with jesse matthew when the announcement was made in front of the parents of bo

this crosses back towards the beltway, fairfax. springfield as well. further west, culpeper rappahannock county to the north, general rain activity. we had a hail report today of severe weather full stop western maryland, allegany counties, cumberland, just general rain activity. the widespread and widely scattered showers, the same picture continues overnight into the morning. the forecast temperatures have gone down with cloud cover. don't think there is a chance we get close to 88 or 90 on sunday. real-time temps upper 70's. this cold front will likely turn into the warm front with the heat and humidity. scattered showers and thunderstorms chances come back sunday, monday, even tuesday. the hottest part of the day will be the afternoon and evening. overnight, just mainly rain activities. tomorrow morning, chance of a scattered storm in the afternoon, evening time frame. 80 degrees. some areas indicating the cloud cover will hold the temps a little bit. low 80's in washington. monday widely scattered storms more sunshine bleeding through. the next se

more showers just developing in through fairfax county around the city of fairfax, around arlington, now around newington and springfield. one more shore around the upper marlborough area. so we'll continue to watch these showers throughout the night. the storm chances remain and now watching a coastal low that could affect your weekend. i've got the forecast in a minute. >>> we have a developing story in montgomery county where a recent candidate for county council is now facing abuse charges. news 4's pat collins just spoke with the man. he's live in bethesda with the details on this. pat? >> reporter: wendy, he was once a candidate for the county council. now he's a criminal suspect. the charge, abuse of a vulnerable adult. police say the victim is his mother. his 87-year-old mother. >> i'm a libertarian style republican. and the reason i'm running is to support truck owners car enthusiasts, single people millennials and the night life community. >> reporter: 57-year-old james kirkland a one-time council candidate in montgomery county charged with felony abuse of a vulnerable adul

in fairfax county julie carey news4. >> announcer: next, disturbing video, a man attack and robbed as witnesses look on. now police are on the hunt for the suspect. the message they want you to hear tonight. >>> and crucial testing finally finished inside a crowded d.c. shelter. see the new developments in the story we broke first on news4. >>> plus a desperate rescue. >> i tripped over my foot and thend i fell in the pool. >> reporter: how a neighbor's quick thinking >> announcer: you're watching news4 at 6. >>> now at 6, our team of reporters uncovering new leads on the day's top stories. >> first, a man knocked out cold on a busy sidewalk in broad daylight. surveillance cameras caught the attack and what happened next shocked bystanders. the guy walked back and took $1 out of victim's pocket. we are in southeast with more, derrick? >> reporter: jim, we actually have moved now to the violent crimes division here. they are investigating crimes like this. indeed, this one. it is shocking indeed what happened on that video but what's just as shocking to a lot of people is what happened

and fairfax while they were still contagious. between may 10 and may 16. can you see a full list of those locations and more information about the measles virus. go to our nbc news washington app and search measles. >> one line on the memorial bridge is still closed. the national park service closed the westbound lane closest to the curb more than 24 hours ago after engineers with the federal highway administration found an area of corrosion. that happened during a routine inspection and the park service won't say when that lane might reopen. >> new tonight the sound of gunshots interrupted the dinner hour for people in the fairfax county townhouse complex. chopper 4 flew over the scene and it's just south of the county government center. and somebody shot a 17-year-old. our jackie benson has the story. >> reporter: take a look behind the trees, that's a look at the government center complex and very briefly initially police said that's where the gunshots are coming from. crime scene technicians examined bullet holes in the front of a townhouse on holly av

david culver is live with reaction in fairfax county. david? >> reporter: doreen and vance, i've sat through many controversial school board meetings here in fairfax counties covering issues such as school redistrict, the disciplinary issues and even start time and tonight's vote was the most heateded in this school board's history. >> ma'am, ladies i ask you to please respect this is a business meeting. >> reporter: so many people trying to get in they had to lock the door and put officers at each entrance. ten people approved to speak, half in support of changing the non-discrimination policy to include gender identity. >> i urge you to protect our transgender and gender non-conforming students and employees and pass policy 1450. >> all i have heard from those opposed to this idea is fear. >> no. >> reporter: other half against. >> think about the poor girls who will become victims of this policy. >> why on earth would you want to turn me along with countless other parents across fairfax county from advocates into adversaries? >> reporter: sc

vernon high school in the alexander area of fairfax county. students operate an apple federal credit union branch right in the school. they say it helps gain confidence about their money management skills. >> i was really unaware about things but as i was becoming an employee i learned not only what customers do but how the employees help the customers so i got both sides of it. >> reporter: and apple's survey of student the find most learn their money management skills at school. a spokesman is encourage parents to talk about financial matters with their kids. >>> president obama maybe ans official choice today for the site of his library. >> new tonight why he chose the south side of chica >>> the judge deciding whether john hinkley should be dismissed from a hospital. it's been 30 years since he tried to kill president reagan. government lawyers disagree with the conditions that he should have to live under if he's released. the judge did not say when he'll make his decision. >>> maryland's episcopal diocese tapped a new leader to replace t

jummy: members of fairfax county's elite task force one are still in nepal this afternoon and they sent out an update saying they were all safe and well. 5017 members deployed after the first earthquake to aid in search and rescue efforts in kathmandu. police are investigating a serious crash in gaithersburg and injured six people. the westbound lanes of sniper school road are reopened. a jeep and a chevy crashed damaging a fence and all. one person was thrown from the vehicle. that person was rushed to hospital with serious injuries. five others are treated and are expected to be ok. a fire in arlington now under control. this broke out just before 10:30 a.m. at the old ski chalet building on columbia pike. no word on a cause or the extent of the damage. it is hot out there for the firefighters. today could be the hardest day of the year so far. we are looking at temperatures near 90 degrees. our chief meteorologist has a check on the are cast. this is more like july than may. >> right now, 86. five degree jump in reagan national over the past hour. westerly winds, bands of clouds with

a 23-minute commute fairfax county parkway to fairfax drive. for those of new prince george's county traveling from collington road town north street northeast, 16-minute commute n. is 95 everything running free and clear. sky 9 showing us a live look on the top side of the beltway approaching new hampshire avenue. again no problems to report there. certainly so far so good. andrea and nick, we'll send it over to you. >>> in the news a few hundred women and children who are now free from the terror group boko haram are telling their stories for the first time. >> nigeria's military says it's freed almost 700 captives in the past week alone. none of them appear to be from the group of almost 300 schoolkids kidnapped last year, though. wendy gillette has their story. >> reporter: a couple hundred children and dozens of women taken captive by boko haram are arriving at a refugee camp this weekend. many are dehydrated and starching. -- starve starving. >> i've been in the forest for five, six months now. there's not enough food or water for them to

mid 50s in montgomery county prince george's and fairfax. midday and afternoon, weatherwise for the commute green lights. no weather problems today. no storms this afternoon. so as you're heading out this morning you'll need the sunglasses driving into the sun under that sunny sky. dry roads and temperatures in the low and mid 60s through the morning commute. bright sunshine. temperatures most of the region should make it up around 80 degrees this afternoon. love this photo of bleeding hearts. this is in fairfax county. posted on my facebook page. you can post yours on facebook and twitter. and i share on instagram as well. then tomorrow, another gorgeous spring day. not too humid. morning lows near 60s. changing rain chances from saturday now looking like maybe some on sunday. south of the metro areas a possibility of a passing shower on mother's day. then into next week the summer in may pattern continues. hitting the 80s again. through tuesday. then a bit cooler with highs on the 70s. now let's check on traffic this morning. we have road

fairfax county police said he had a series of online exchanges with a detective.urity clearance has been suspended. he's on administrative leave and he's facing separate charges for voyeurism and stalking in the district. >>> this is a story we'll be watching in the week ahead. fairfax county school district is considering adding gender identity to the nondiscrimination policy. supporters say the move could protect gender -- transgender students rather and teachers in fairfax county. a policy change could lead to mixed sex bathrooms. the school district says it would hire a consultant to help plan policies including bathroom use in locker rooms. the vote is set for thursday. >>> in montgomery county this morning, investigators will be trying to find out how a fire started at an elementary school. take a look at some photos here. you can see the damage done to one of the portable classes. this is at negotiaten elementary. $10,000 in damage done here. >>> chapman beat retired major eric noble in a close race. noble used to be a high ranking deputy in the sheriff's o

it's centered over the portion of fairfax county. it is going to move slowly, drifting slowly 3-4 miles per hour to north/northeast to hit the ajis sant section of -- adjacent section to montgomery county. i will move with lightning and thunder and rain and hail. until 4:45. we have numerous other clusters of storms across the area at this hour. but this is the only severe area close to metro washington. we have those in frederick in effect. we'll update you with new warnings. but electric active afternoon. lightning and rain and hail across the viewing area. back in a couple of minutes with more for you. alison: we'll see you then, doug. thank you. so the nfl is breathing some new life now into the scandal we all were talking about a while ago. known as "deflategate." leon: the league released details on the investigation surrounding the deflated footballs used by the new england patriots. sports director tim brant is here with the new info that came out. tim: there has been a lot of hot air throughout the whole thing. the investiga

in fairfax, i'm david culver news 4. the i-team is getting results tonight. you see them standing behind maryland governor larry hogan as he signed a bill into law created as a result of an i-team investigation. former state delegate helped usher the bill through the statehouse. >> i have to thank the i-team for bringing the story to life. i mean, this -- people were suffering in silence, losing millions and millions of dollars collectively. >> now, we're here to explain why. tisha? >> one of our viewers told us he lost his entire payment when he tried to buy a town home in a new development. with one company making more money seizing people's down payments and selling new homes during the recession. >> if you buy a pre existing home you can get your money back if you can't secure financing. but we saw a loophole to allow home builders to take your entire payment if you lost the financing. this allows them the right to get that back if they can't get a lone. if you live elsewhere you should know you should take a look at the original investigation now up on t

rolling down fairfax boulevard.rfax, surae chen, wusa 9. >> thank you. >>> a seattle couple who found refuge in the united states after the holocaust left the united states government nearly $850,000. it was all a gesture of thanks to their adopted country. peter petrosik and his wife joan steplated in their will that all their money be donated to the government. they had no children and they wanted to give back to the country that enabled them to live a happy and prosperous life. >> we thought, oh my gosh. like we thought there were some other great places they could give it to. we thought he really must have appreciated his opportunities that he had here in the u.s >> and a spokesman for the treasury said the state money will be going to the general fund. >>> residents in a surburb' of detroit recently came together to celebrate the birthday of jeralean tally. she isshe is 116 years old. >>> looking forward now to this morning's capitol download. here is a preview. >> hey there. good morning. well, in just a bit w

fairfax county was getting crushed earlier. those same storms put out a boundary that is hitting parts of fauquier county and loudoun county. severe thunderstorm warnings in effect until 5:15 for clark county fauquier county. two different storms. this storm around the marshall area. this is the strongest storm we've halfway. we want to put the hail here. this is an indicator where the hail is. halfway between middle berg and any time you see the purples, you know we're seeing hail. this does have hail with it.

after we and others pressed the county to release dashcam video of the police shooting, fairfax police today sent barry masters a link to the video. here it is. on november 13, 2009, along route 1 in fairfax county police pursued this green blazer they apparently thought was stolen. it was not, but the driver for whatever reason would not stop. as officers gave chase with lights and sirens, the driver slowed down once but then kept going. >> we're come up on you. see if you can get out there and block. >> reporter: weaving in and out of francisco and running two red lights, finally -- traffic and running two red lights, finally he was boxed in. officers with guns drawn jumped out. then one officer fired. another reacts angrily. >> hold up. what you doing, dude? come on. >> reporter: the car then moved forward and crashed about 100 yards away. the man killed was 52-year-old david masters. he was unarmed and on his way to lay flowers at a cemetery in honor of veterans day. he was a veteran and a very good carpenter according to his father, 83-year-old barry masters. we spoke to him today

leon: a former fairfax county police officer was indicted on a felony embezzlement charge. he is accused of stealing fuel from county gas pumps and using it for his personal use. investigators say he took more than 2500 gallons. he was a 28 year veteran of the department. he was placed on leave and then he retired. the investigation started in october but is still ongoing. alison: a traffic alert structural concerns are forcing the closure of some lanes on the memorial bridge. that after federal engineers found an area of corrosion. they say the closure is only out of an abundance of caution. roz plater has the latest. roz: they could affect your commute if you take the memorial bridge from d.c. into northern virginia. the estimate is 55,000 vehicles per day on weekdays use the bridge. we don't know how long the partial lane closure will take. crews began closing the westbound, the outer westbound lane of the bridge after rush hour. the national park service says the move comes after engineers verified there was an area of concern. that verification came today. because the

edwin is the fairfax county police chief. he spoke to us with the county health director by his side. >> as of now, this is the only station you perceive to have a problem? reporter: with mounting concernthe county has stepped up its efforts to solve this mystery. patient medical records are being analyzed. hospital toxins associated with police equipment are also being studied. three days before the chief agreed to sit down with us, he sat down with all his franconia employees to address their grave concerns. >> i've lost good friends to cancer, some of which have worked at this station. i'm going to do everything i can to determine whether or not there is a problem. reporter: the county expects results sometime later this month. the outcome will determine what the next step will be. chris papst, abc 7 news. leon: still ahead, competition for amazon prime. alison: and, for the first time bill cosby speaks. what he has to say about the allegations against him. steve: i'm steve rudin in the weather center. on alison: for the f

very heavy rain a lot of lightning, through portions of fairfax county. in and around the district within about the next 15 to 20 minutes. around bethesda and to the south around quantico. this line again back toward southern maryland. flooded roads, please turn around don't drown. i'll have the latest on these storms. >>> we have new information in two high profile murder cases. >> police have a suspect in one of them. his trip back to maryland could begin tomorrow. the name of scott tomaszewski. he lives right next door to the house where dick and jody vilardo were found murdered on wednesday. >> a detective remembered tomaszewski a second time at the home 17 years ago. only the that detective spoke to shomari stone. >> i'm not retired. i'm still working. >> the retired montgomery police sergeant helped make an arrest in the high profile double murder case of dick and jody vilardo. >> i can't turn off the desire to help my community. >> reporter: in 1998 he investigated a burglary and house fire at the vilardo's home on ridge drive. scott tom zoo us isk

. >>> murder suspect charles severance showed up at a pretrial hearing in fairfax county in a wheelchair. severance told the judge he'd been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment as alexandria deputies transferred him to fairfax county. he also told the judge he does not trust his defense attorney. at the hearing e denied a series of defense motions regarding evidence. severance is accused of killing three alexandria residents at their homes, ruthanne lodato last year, ronald kirby in 2013 and nancy dunning in 2003. >>> sex education in schools has been a source of controversy for a long time, but a proposal in fairfax county to include information about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lifestyles is generating some sharp debate. >> despite everything we've learned about bullying and teen suicide i continue to hear rationalizations from supposedly educated adults that make my skin crawl. >> reporter: that is among the reasons why a change in the family life education program is being proposed. including information about gender orientation for 7th and 8th graders does not sit w

that's delays mainly fairfax and manassas.kway to lee highway, a 44- minute commute. northbound 95 joplin road to 395-a20-minute commute. -- 395, a 20-minute commute. and crain hea to north -- highway to north street northeast 20 mince. sky 9 -- 20 minutes. sky 9 showing things are free and clear. over to you. >> okay, larry. >>> tonight you can weigh in on the location for a new metro station. we'll have details on that coming up. >> plus, the countdown to mother's day is on. you buy a gift yet? wait till you hear how much the average consumer spends on mom. let's just say you might end up feeling like a slacker. >>> tonight at 11:00 on wusa9 news, it's the weight lifting craze that gives new meaning to pumping. drinking a stranger's breast milk an the dangerous germs that come with it >> reporter: i'm nikki burdine. 15,000 gallons of raw sewage has been spilled into this neighborhood. crews were here yesterday and were able to stop the leak but they still haven't repaired the actual pipe itself. i'm told the drinking water i

bernadette school in fairfax county in springfield. i want to thank the school counselor here in back. for the invitation to visit all the fourth graders at the st. bernadette school in springfield. terrific school. as we get through the chill, a bit of a blustery wind. tomorrow, upper 50s and afternoon highs on thursday only the 60s with some rain likely moving in tomorrow. rain late morning off and on into the morning and ending in the evening. then we snap packback into the 70s. for memorial day, not too hot and humid. getting hot and humid on tuesday. remaining dry through much of the time. melissa, what's doing on with the roads? >> we had some backups, this is great -- i was going to tell you to take the alternate of route 1 instead of 95 northbound here, but right now, don't have to worry about that. we're actually looking much better here. 95 north at triangle. backups went from 2 1/2 miles down. headed northbound here through dumfries no real problems here. a little bit of the slow down on 95 north. yellow line delays to hunti

i want to take you back towards fairfax and burke. toward manassas, farther south and west, orange and charlottesville, fredericksburg, it's coming to you as well. in fact, time on this, we're looking at it here in dc, just a couple of minutes. la plate, 30 minutes. huntington, after 7:00 p.m. threat for more showers and storms tomorrow and monday and tuesday. complete seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. if you're outside in dc right now, get inside quick. this stuff should pass quickly. >>> one man is dead, a second in serious condition following an apartment fire in alexandria. that fire was discovered early this morning in the 4700 block of kenmore avenue. the blaze sent residents running for safety. >> then i wake up, wake up, smoke is coming out, you know, and then i hear call the police! call the police! i go high up in the corner, there's fire inside. it's really bad. >> several apartments were damaged by smoke and water. residents of those units now being helped with temporary housing by the red cross. firefighters

sacrificed for our country. 4,000 harley riders began their day with a ride for the patriots from fairfaxagon. andrea mccarren were embedded for that ride. >> reporter: fired up from across virginia and compelled to be here. >> honor, duty. >> patriotism. there's a whole lot of people that gave a lot. >> reporter: bikers like don withrow who did two combat tours in vietnam. >> since then this country has come and rallied around their veterans, oh, big time, yeah, and i'm proud to be a part of that. >> reporter: the ride of the patriots began in fairfax 17 years ago and today it is 4,000 bikes strong. to give you some perspective on the magnitude of this ride, the lead bikes will actually reach the pentagon before the final riders even leave fairfax. >> it's important to us because we really like to honor all the veterans in the past and present wars. >> reporter: the ride is embraced by the fairfax community. residents line overpasses and the streets to show their support for this and the larger ride known as thunder. >> my generation was the vietnam generation. a lot of buddies that i ha

he's scheduled to go on trial for the fairfax case coming up on june 8. >>> a fairfax county judge denied several attempts to limit evidence in the trial of accused killer charles severance. the man charged with killing three prominent residents of alexandria arrived for a pretrial hearing in a wheelchair. he claims he suffered an ankle injury while being transferred from alexandria's jail to one in fairfax county. he also said he didn't like or trust his attorney. the judge said she would consider a request for a new lawyer. >>> a grand jury has now indicted all six baltimore police officers charged in connection with the death of freddie gray. the state's attorney for baltimore updated those charges on thursday and marley hall has more. >> reporter: baltimore's top prosecutor marilyn mosby announced new charges against the six city police officers linked to the death of freddie gray. after more than a week of sometimes violent protests, mosby filed charges against the six officers ranging from second-degree murder to second degree assault. >> as is often the case, during an ongoing inve

there have been protests in fairfax county. i do not remember any riots by black or white americans over this man's death. i think there are bad police officer's, absolutely. police brutality occurs, as we saw with freddie gray. and i commend the state prosecutor the baltimore state prosecutor, marilyn mosby, i believe her name is. she gave a wonderful, straightforward press conference, she did not politicize things, and let's hope she really means that she will follow justice and the facts wherever they leave her but we have to knowledge that black men are not the only men being wrongfully brutalized by law enforcement. host: mr. joseph, go ahead guest:. guest: well, when it comes to law enforcement, the criminal justice system away from presidential contenders making speeches, many people have been working on this. you have got the brennan center at nyu, you have different scholars mohammed, weaver, thompson, so many people working on this issue, and you have groups like families against mandatory minimums and others. what we

northern virginia bureau reporter david culver is in fairfax county ahead of tonight's vote. david? >> reporter: a lot of emotions surrounding this vote, which will happen in just a few hours from now. school board members have been flooded with e-mails from both sides of the issue. the controversy has sparked over two words in particular -- jender identity. if added to the fairfax county school discrimination policy it would protect those students and teacher who is identify as the opposite sex. last year the u.s. department of education's office of civil rights made a change extending its nondiscrimination clause to include gender identity. and in march virginia attorney general mark herring told local school boards they can change their policy ss ss worry about what that will mean for use of school bathrooms and locker rooms. we spoke with ryan mcelveen who proposed the change. >> nothing will change with bathroom policy. all of ur our students will go through an instructional with support staff. >> reporter: the change is likely to face at least one opposing vote. school board m

the group worked alongside fairfax county rescuers in nepal.ers saved several people from under the rubble and say the experience was pretty incredible as you can imagine. >>> breaking overnight, eight bodies have now been recovered from the site where a u.s. marine corps helicopter crashed while it was on a relief mission in nepal. the nepalese military says the bodies are not recognizable. the wreckage was found in a rugged area. the helicopter was carrying six u.s. marines and two nepali service members when it went down. the pilot has been identified as 31-year-old captain chris norgren of wichita, kansas. >>> developing news this morning out of prince george's county as well, police there are investigating a homicide in forest heights. just before midnight police were called to the 700 block of audrey lane. that is where they found a man suching from a gunshot -- suffering from a gunshot wound. he was taken to a nearby hospital and then pronounced dead. we'll continue to follow this case and bring yous latest on air and online. >>> convict

near 60 and in prince george's fairfax county mid 60s in washington. of mid washington, that's where we're getting the fog including culpepper, rappahannock central shenandoah valley. this fog advisory in effect until 8:00 this morning. the minimum visibilities are down to a quarter of a mile, so watch out for deer in the fog this morning. we can see a little bit of fog right over the potomac river. live view from the tower camera. you can see the trace of the potomac river where the fog has formed. when you cross the american legion bridge. a mild morning. maybe a few scattered afternoon thunderstorms. the warm pattern continues on into next week. next weather and traffic on the 1s, your bus stop forecast, what to wear for this wednesday.

the second year, uva student from fairfax county disappeared in september after she was seen with matthew. her remains were found 12-miles from campus. >> we received some certificate of analysis on some forensic evidence that was at the lab that further solidified and just basically made something, an option that we didn't feel was appropriate previous to that. >> i'm not going to make any comments. >>reporter: the judge appointed matthew two new attorneys from the capital defender's office who are qualified to handle death penalty cases. matthew's family did not want to comment on the knew charge. hannah graham's parents were in court sitting next to jill hearington whose daughter morgan hearington was also abducted and killed in charlottesville. matthew is a suspect in that case. >> i want to see what happens when he will intercept with justice. i will pray fervently that justice, whatever that may be, eventually will prevail. >> peggy fox, wusa 9. >> matthew faces trial next month starting june 8th on charges of attempted murder and sexual assault on an unrelated case in fairfax count

upper 40s near 50 in fairfax county. much of montgomery county is in the upper 40s and right around the beltway and inside the beltway, it's in the low 50s. reagan national at 54. low to mid 40s right around the bay. first light of day, showing up, live view off to a clear start. and the hour by hour temperatures will be climbing just into the low 50s by 8:00 a.m. much of the region. sunrise getting earlier and earlier, 5:50. then by noontime winds will pick up. winds may be gusting 20 to 25 miles an hour by noontime. but by then look at that temperature graph up to around 70 at noon. then hitting mid to upper 70s by late afternoon. a few clouds coming through. might get a pgaing sprinkle out of the mountains by late in the afternoon. tomorrow morning a school start in the low 50s as we get into the holiday weekend on saturday and sunday. on sunday a bit warmer. the low 80s. still not very humid, a gorgeous day, a few clouds around. for memorial day itself, it will be in 2 mid 80 inlands and way from the waters. plenty o

. >>> and today jesse matthew heads back to court in fairfax county. matthew is accused of raining and brutally beating a woman in fairfax city in 2005. he will ask the judge to suppress evidence in which the victim claim she is recognizes him. his lawyers say the victim only gave a vague description of matthew. on wednesday, the fairfax county circuit court published the name of the victim on their web site. it was removed several hours later after being seen by the public. >>> as we remember our fallen service member this is memorial day weekend, the washington national cathedral is prepping more than 200 members of rolling thunder. they're coming for the annual blessing of the bikes, part of the cathedral's veterans initiative. they will gather on the walker court at 5:15. >>> an apology and job change for a member of the duggar family accused of inappropriate behavior as a teen. the family famous for their conservative show on their reality show "19 kids and counting." we'll also have more on the arrest of daron wint, the man accused of mur >>> ell

brianne carter is in fairfax county with new developments in this case. brianne: alison those proceedings are still going on in the courthouse behind me. as we understand that a number of people taking the stand during this preliminary hearing. the first of the people the male victim in the attack that happened last november inside of a mclane home. for the first time we are hearing from the victims. as they took the stands today. the first to testify here man named leo fisher who says he was attacked last november inside of his mclain home. he says he was at home reading with his wife when his doorbell rang. as he went to front door around turned the knob he told the court he was knocked back by the door and someone entered his home. and tasered him. his hands and feet were bound. he on the floor of the house. mr. fisher said he recognized the man dressed. he said in some sort of long coat. he later told the court that the man had a badge that he slashed in front of him. now as he described this three and a half hour attack, he said it lasted sometime be

prince george's fairfax, right in northwest, but right downtown in the mid 50s. mid 50s around the chesapeake bay. most of the rural areas, west virginia, are in the 40s this morning. and the hour by hour morning chill will be with us here through 8:00 9:00. in the 50s to near 60 degrees by 10:00. then by noon into the mid 60s. next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 6:11. your drive time forecast for this thursday. back to you. >> thanks, tom. >>> we know the names of five person who died when the train sped off the tracks in philadelphia. here's a live picture above the mangled remains of the train. >> recovery crews are working to find any other victims right now. about a dozen people are still missing. >> we know at least seven people died and we just learned the names of one of the victims overnight. eight people are in critical condition. the attorney for the amtrak engineer at the controls says his client doesn't remember what happened. >> now we know the train was going too fast heading into a curve. that information was recorded on the train's ev

. >>> nerksxt at 5:00 parents reacting after a controversial school board vote here in fairfax county. >>> i'm tracking tropical storm ana. (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. >>> tonight, some parents in fairfax county say the school board they elected is ignoring them. >> this comes after the board added gender identity to the school system's nondiscrimination policy last night. our northern virginia bureau reporter david culver joins us with the fallout. >> reporter: wendy, the vote is over. they decided to go forward with that change in policy. we learned today several parents are still determined to have their voices heard. >> that was my first school board meeting. >> reporter: mother of three, arlinda hannah was hoping last night was just a nightmare. she's born and raised in fairfax county. >> i never left this county and never wanted to until last night. >> reporter: she had a front row seat and understands the anger from her fellow parents. >> right there in front of

and fairfax county who may have had contact with the measles patient.say the person recently returned from traveling internationally. he or she visited several public places while still contagious. that was between may 10th and may 16th. you can see a full list of those locations on our app. the patient is no longer contagious and is out of the hospital. >>> 4:41 now. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with a refreshing start to our wednesday, tom. >> yeah, the leaves are rustling in a blustery wind this morning. this is overlooking northwest washington. all the pavement is dry around the region. we have had the winds that have been around gusting to 25, 20 miles an hour. trying through morning, midday and afternoon, the winds will be diminishing by later this afternoon. so dry roads for the morning commute. temperatures will be just in the low 60s for much of the morning commute. you will need those sunglasses with the bright sun. and then during the afternoon a few high clouds dry roads, beautiful day.

no comment yet on the suit from officials in fairfax county. >> a lawsuit against the principal of fairfax county's largest elementary school has been dropped. court records show the suit against marie lemon of bailey's upper elementary was dismissed last week. there's no word on whether there was any financial settlement. the plaintiffs allege sexual and racial discrimination by principal lemon. they said she preferred unmarried white teachers over black married teachers. the school system sent a letter to parents today expressing support for lemon. >>> coming up tonight. scary moments caught on video. a tree fell in a playground full of kids. >> investigating the treasures of american history that end up traded or even sold. where they are going and why they are so hard to track. >> and your first 4 traffic tonight, 270 northbound and southbound right near where new design road crosses over up in frederick. construction until 5:00 tomorrow >>> there was a large cracking sound and then all of a sudden a tree fell over. that's how witnesses described this scene at 5%-area playground last n

not so bad from fairfax county to the beltway. quantico to the beltway you're 20 minutes behind. >>> hey, prepare yourself for a potential delays if you use vre. the problem that will have a number of the trains running late this week. >> plus breaking news in prince george's county. police have a number of streets blocked off in glenarden as they search for clues following a deadly shooting overnight. we're live on the scene about what we're learning about the crime and how this inves >>> your time is 6:45. right now amtrak trains are moving ones again on the busy northeast corridor. we showed you the moment when the first train left philadelphia in nearly a week. the new safety measures now in place to make sure you get to new york and philly without any problems. >>> that is just one of the many stories we're covering for you on this busy monday morning. we start now with tom kierein. >> good morning. starting off with humidity filling the air and some patchy dense fog around the region as well. and as we get through the day, w

this is cj fairfax county police department's newest canine recruit. what a face. 8-week-old bloodhound. right now she's in training with her handler and her blood relative cody. cody is working with officer thieland will retire in about a year. >> cj when fully trained, will be a man-tracking blood hound, take the scent of a person and track that person to the exclusion of anybody else. we give them a scent article from that person we want to track, whether it be a criminal missing person and they will track that person through a city environment. >> so cute by the way. cj is the nickname for calamity jane. nice point tlg. more on this new recruit in washington. >> right to that bush. she sniffed that out. >>> right around the corner, but getting where you need to be for memorial day could be much different than recent years. why the number of people traveling this year could be different. >>> controversial change in school policy has parents here in fairfax county furious. >> without a doubt i would leave fairfax county take my family and we would mo

just off of government center parkway in fairfax. a white car was scene speeding away from the scene. the 17-year-old is expected to survive. police says this does not appear to be a random crime. >>> 6:35 right now. cathy lanier says she won't make people explain why they want a permit to carry a concealed handgun. that follows a ruling from the federal judge who says that d.c.'s restrictions on guns outside the home are unconstitutional. the judge issued a preliminary injunction. d.c.'s attorney general karl racine says he disagrees. >>> we know you can't wait for the memorial day weekend. working for you to make sure you don't spend hours stuck in traffic. the best time to travel, and why the busiest times on the road are not when you think. >>> it's a p why it's in jeopardy of budget cuts. >>> and it's going to feel more like spring out there once again. look at that bright sun. 62 outside of >>> you're watching "news4 today." >> welcome back at 6:38. if you're in the military starting monday, you can visit a lot of museums in ou

. >>> a proposal to limit noise at night in fairfax county could mean fines for a barking dog. yeah that would wake you up. from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. banning pets from making noise heard another rez deposition. they also say no trash trucks between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the lawn mowing and none of that either and no joult door loud speakers past 10:00 p.m. sunday to thursday. a public hearing for tomorrow at 4:00 in the afternoon at the board auditorium at the government center. >>> we continue to work on a developing story. george zimmerman is involved a shooting outside of orlando, florida, florida. we're learning details about the confrontation that sent him to the hospital. >>> a married couple in their 60s discovered dead. what friends are telling news 4 and a new account from officers who first responded to the scene. >>> a northern virginia woman -- >> i group up in a family where every -- nobody lived, everybody died. so my whole life growing up there was -- it was always in the background. that everybody always died. >> northern virginia woman was one of the first

he was linked to a rape case in fairfax. the case is going to trial next month. >> it's an obligation of mine to watch what happens. i want to learn and see what happens when evil inter-60s with justice. >> reporter: as soon as we have information in the case we'll bring toyota you live. >>> we did just moments ago learn and heard from the courtroom that matthews has been indicted on a capital murder charge and that means he would be eligible for the death penalty. >>> the chevy chase village police department wants your help to find two thieves who stole pricey bicycles. we have the video and the details. >> reporter: these bikes are priced at around $5000 each and they were taken in broad daylight this weekend. surveillance video captured the first ride his own bike. he dropped the bike, went in the garage and came out with a $5000 bike and road that away. a minute later, two young men did the same thing. road up on their own bikes, abandoned them, and went into the open garage and only one of the suspects came out. the th

supporters say the move could protect transgender students and teachers in fairfax county.tics concerned that a policy change could lead to mixed sex bathrooms. the school district said it would hire a consultant to help plan policies including bathroom use and locker rooms. >>> in montgomery county this morning investigators are trying to find out how a fire started at an elementary school. take a look. you can see that damage that was done to the portable classrooms at gauchen elementary. the fire did about $10,000 in damage. >>> loudoun county sheriff chapman beat retire major eric noble in a close race. noble used to be a high ranking deputy in the sheriff's office. he criticized how chapman has been managing the budget and staff. chapman will face brian alman in the general election. >>> one family is honoring a loved one who lost his life to a brain tumor. race for hope was at freedom plaza yesterday. organizers rolled out a 32 foot long wall of hope and it features stories of victims and survivors. the roth family came up with this idea to honor their dad. >> just to