you can see the rain falling across this section of 270 as you're coming out of germantown right now. they have a crash reported there this morning. forestville inner loop after

justin finch is live at the montgomery county p department in germantown.hat are people saying about this incident? >> well there's a lot of surprises this morning. we're still awaiting updates from montgomery county police to get more on what's happening here. t we can tell you they're telling us that officer body cameras were working and captured this shooting on pe. we will have that and neighbors say this suspect is a young man that lived on their block for years. let's give you a look at where this we're talking about cross lrel court. we also have viewer video showing the suspect being put into a ambulance moments after the police involved shooting. ots.hbors heard several the investigation though was going on for several hours. police closing downhat street keeping neighbors in their home nd others from even getti inside to begin with. so at this hour, we're hearing that the suspect was in serious conditio when he went to the hospital yesterday. we don't know what kind of weapon was used or how many shots were fired. news 4, back to you. >> justin, t

we're talking about right off germ germantown road. it was quiet until yesterday when calls came inf a man brandishing a gun and threatening that community. we also have video showing the aftermath here. that's the systuspect being put the back of an ambulance moments after this police-involved shooting. police saying that officer worn body cameras were rolling during the shooti tape.capture it on so police will have that. we also don't know how many shots were fired or what kind of gun the suspect was using. all of that still under investigation at ts time. for many neighbors who heard these shots and saw what happened afterwards, very scary stuff. sadly, they were not surprised to hear whoas involved in this shooting. >> my son knocked on d myr and said there's gunshots. and i'm like in my neighborhood? but i knew where it would be coming from. so unfortunately, the man tst the suspect is a little troubled. >> so we are still ngawai more information from montgomery county police about the shooting. et we do know this suspect suffered

germantown, 118 westboundthere. germantown road at westeria drive, one lane.between broadwood and edmonton, lanes are blocked there. utility repairs after an overnit crash. probably closed westbound through the morning commute. you can see that closure there. it is purple. we are expecting to get red behind that as things progress. as you look at the beltway, no major problems. issue in virginia coming up in just a minute, eun? >> thank you, melissa. it's a story dominating the front pag this morning after a dramatic election night. a divided congress. many headlines s split decision and power splits in congress. the house will be controlled by the democrats while the senates republicill hold onto the majority. >> here's a closer look at some of the numbers foryou. democrats will take 229 seats. h6 seats will bed by republicans. democrats only needed to pic up 23 seats as they were to retake control of the house. this will put democratic congresswoman nancy pelosi back in control as house speaker. maintain control of the senate. ted cruz maintained his seat an

developingtonigh news4's darcy spencer in germantown with new reactionnd dramatic video of the scene. my god. >> cell phone video taken by a ws4 viewe shows chaotic moments. officers running at the scene of a police-involved shooting, and the suspect shot andoued by police loaded into an ambulance. he was taken to the hospital in serious condition. three cars were towed from the , sc quiet cul-de-sac in ghermantown. you could see shattered glass, some bullet holes as they rode past our 'scamera. unclearer who caused the damage. montgomery county police shot the armed man after being called here for someone threatening the neighborhood with a handgun. >> during the encounter with the officer, the male was shot. officers provided first aid until fire rescue personnel arrived on the scene. >> reporter: one neighbor who has known the suspect for years described him as troubled. she is concernedld that cn were around during the gunfire at 3:00 on a sunday afternoon. >> they saw everything. i can't imagine kids looking out a window. first of all, it's dangerous, there is a gun, there is gun

join germantown asia as they explore with your. family starts november twenty fourth w. . and. it is one of the world's leading contemporary historians and today we want to discuss a potential neophilia of germany with him mr heard that during a recent speech in brussels a polish politician said he fears a germany that doesn't lead more than one that does is there a new fear of germany and. get justice in the angst. escaped law there is a new fear of germany which is also an old fear of germany where the new demands are being made of the country and these demands are pushing germany into dilemma. the quote by poland's foreign minister you just mentioned you would never have heard anybody particularly not somebody from poland say that before nine hundred ninety. there's this new demand for germany to lead within europe but that puts germany in a dilemma because if it assumes a position of power old fears about germany wanting supremacies and europe will rise again this is the new fear which is actually a fear dating back to the nineteenth century or before. and which germany's e

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join germantown. as they explore. starts november twenty fourth v.w. . about a very warm welcome indeed to focus on europe with me peter craven and we begin in southern state which is one of the largest gateways for illegal drugs and the european union every day traffic has smuggled tons of hashish across the mediterranean from morocco it's an uneven battle between the local police and the gangs transporting the drugs in high.

germantown southbound, only one right lane getting by.ust coming in, one right lane getting by beyond germanto road. that is causing a delay.in that's the onlrstate delay. it's on 301. the traffic is easily getting by under police direction. volumes are pretty light this morning. that's is latest from the wtop traffic center. back over to you. >> thank you, dave. shoppers are -- ♪ >> i keep stepping on yourte favo music, chris. black friday kicks o the holiday shopping we have team coverage at our area malls. >> let's check in with susan up early and live at the mall in tyson corner. how is it looking out there? >> chris, i can't get over. there's a ton of people out here and we came here at 4:15 this morning and it was packed. we had no problem finding any parking spaces, but i can tell you over the next couple of hours, it'sng to get packed even more. of course i have to give you some tips on how to shop and the best apps so i have a couple for you that are my best go tos. one of them is cled shop savvy. i downloaded this a couple of ye

germantown southbound 270 before 118. another crash reported but overall, 270 isn't that bad. we'll have those two instances. laurel southbound 95 after 32, brand newident there. >> melissa, thank you. it's 6:31 now and today from roads to train stations to the sees, families all over our alla e scrambling to get out of town. >> if you're traveling for thanksgiving, you'll have plenty of company. aaa is predicting the highest travel volume since 2005. >> here's whato you need know. the busiest days in the sky i tomorrow. >> sunday will also be crowded as everyone tries toly home at once. as for driving, we are in the middle of the holiday travel madness. >> aaa says 48 million people will crowd the roads today and tomorrow. that's 5% more than last year and that's fuelled by falling gas prices. the national average for regular unle$2ed now 3 a gallon. down 20 cents in a month. chris lawrence will let you knon he best time is to leave for your thanksgiving holiday. >> it's now 6:32. this developing story out of chicago. officials say four people are dead after a shooting at the

delays headed .southbou germantown, westbound at wisteria. couple of problems in virginia, centreville, eas 66 at 29 and northbound after route 1 in woodbridge. vehicles on the shoulder causing debris and flat tires. beltway at forestville road, no delays. >>> the balance of power in congress is split after a dramatic mid term showdown. >> democrats now have control of the house but republicans were able to hold onto the senate. here's a breakdowf the numbers. in the house, 206 seats have gone to republicans. the democrats were able to hplit 23ouse seats to change the balance ofpo wer. democrats now have 229 seatsnd that puts congresswoman nancy pelosi back in control as house speaker. >> republicans will retain control of the senate. texas senator ted cruz held on to his seat. missouri's claire mccaskill lost to josh hawley. >> democrats were able to take control of the house in victories such as the one weaw in virginia's tenth district. demofeat jen wexton defeated republican barbara comsto comstock. this is the first time in years a democ

germantown. it's a working-class section. not really but germantown's pretty loud. it's really wonderful if you are young couple getting started. but for her, she -- $11000. i was a freshman. by then, we were able to -- my older others and sisters were able to support her. she had social security and when i get out of school, start working and she just -- she had difficult times, with a couple of times in philly. then she had an open heart surgery because she had a concussion. she went to temple when she was 60. she graduated at 65. went back to school when she was 60. she graduated when she was 65. i had a friend who went to temple. she said they had a test she said, i saw your mother stand out from the the class trying to ask people what to write, test. she was cheating. [laughter] a couple of those papers, evidence over, i have helped with a couple of those papers. she was very proud. >> what she major in? >> social work. she worked in the social worker for a few years before she retired. >> when you start talking about writing this book, was her reaction to it?

we're live on the scenen germantown. >>> a peek at the demonstrations confronting president trump onerotester got within yards of the motorcade while >topples the redskins guaranteed toned th after stealing a win over the tampa bay bucs. >>> breaking tonight, an officer-involved shooting in mounting county. i'mez erika gonz police say they spotted a man brandishing a gun. and things escalated from there. news 4's darcy is there. >> reporter: as you can see we are right here behind the police tape. uwe're going to show this is still a very active invest wioig iel enthipntmelnte here. they have their cruisers herean many officers continuing this investigatio police say they got the call just before 3:00 this afternoon tor a man with a gun. when they here in the cul-de-sac they encountered that man andhat's when they opened fire. now, police shot the suspect. d 't know if that suspect himself fired any shots. >> officers arrived on the scene and encountered an adult white mathe cul-de-sac. during the encounter with the officers the male was shot. officers provided first a until fire pers

>> throughout the dmv, we go as far as manassas through germantown, maryland. so we have a widng range of y people we serve. on average throughout the year, we serve a little over 1200 young people every day. >> and you have great programs. what are some of the key programs? >> absolutely. our priority outcomes, we have three, health and life-style, good character and citizenship, and ademic success. and so it's important for all of our young people toeceive those three outcomes every year that they attend the boys and c girlsb. >> you work very closely with families. tell us about the work you do with them. >> absolutely. so, with o families, many people know us as serving youngb people we like to have a holistic approach. we understand that in order to reach our young people, it is important that we reach our familiesf and so all our club directors have great relationships with not onlyhe youth that they serve, but the families as well. >> all right. well, w mentioned that you do the heavy lifting. between sunday, november 18tay and tuehe 20th, a whole lot go

join germantown. as they explore our. family starts november twenty fourth w. o n a very warm welcome indeed to focus on europe with me peter craven and we begin in southern spain which is one of the largest gateways for illegal drugs entering the european union every day traffic has smuggle tons of hashish across the mediterranean from morocco it's an uneven battle between the local police and the gangs transporting the drugs in high powered speedboats all the more remarkable than for the recent arrest of drug baron francisco take home his gang is believed to control eighty percent of the hashish that passes through the town of la linea still a concept. that the spy that's arrested in year remains a key hub for the narcotics business not surprising given that the straits of gibraltar is a very narrow channel at this point out so that fact that youth unemployment in the area is up to around eighty percent while young men can earn a thousand euros a day through traffic for their part the people of the town say the situation is getting worse by the day. the afric

. >>> a germantown man facing six unts of first-degree assault tonight after a police-involved shooting. 26-year-old devon brunner isse ac of pointing his gun at several homes and a resident on cross laurel court this past sunday. police tell us brunner then pointed his gun atic os and they shot him. brunner was treated at the hospital. the officers weren't hurt. new tonight, investigators tell us brunner's gun told out to be a replica. the officers who fired their guns are on paid administrative leave, standard procedure. brunner is being held without bond. >>> a man found dead in montgomery county may have been run over by a box trk. how he ended up underneath it still a mystery tonight. investigators found dammeon powell dead in the fwer hill neighborhood of gaithersburg on tuesday morning. witnesses reportedel seeing p lying underneath a delivery truck similar to this one. they thought he was asleepr passed out. today, his mother sat on a curbi next to a me where he died covered in a shawl, grieving. powell was her youngest sol ese children. one of his sibmangs trying to sense of it

germantown says long term rival has announced his stepping down as leader of the christian social union i don't i'm not called sista. faria in mountain of a high level shake up and challenge politics but horse see how has confirmed he will continue as the country's interior minister. i'm leaving the post of chairman of the christian social union it has been decided my position as the head of the interior ministry i have no reason to make statements on this issue. the announcement comes after disappointing results to see how this party and the various recent election two weeks ago after poor results for angela merkel c s c s you in another region or vote in a state of has a she announced she would step down as party leader and wouldn't stand in the next federal election yes is often this one his father had acted fast for at the next c do you party convention in december i will not run for the chair of the party secondly this fourth time is the last one for me i will not run for chancellor during the twenty twenty one election nor will i seek a seat in the parliament we discussed the resi

much better traffic flow on 270 southbound through germantownou beyond 118. all lanes open. the was deer struck east of route 29. the deer that struck it was disabled. it's been a big problem given the express lanetr cotion. speaking of hov restrictions go into effect this korning sop that in mind. that's the lates from the traffic center. back to you. thank you. terrifying moments for early black friday shoppers inam al >> one person is dead and two others2- includingyear-old girl injured after a shooting at a mall on thanksgiving night. here's theot cha scene in hoover. police say the shooting happened after a fight broke out between two teens insidel. the m one of the teens was shot by the other teen and when that gunman tried to run away, police confronted and shot and killed him. police say the ol12-yea girl was in the vicinity of the gunfire: she i expected to be okay. >> see that credit card on the screen thige. thest shopping day of the year. that credit card got a little workout. but today is not the start of the holiday shopping season anymore.'s thp from the year

germantown northbound 270 after father hurley, a spin out there. the rest of the action looks good.t dry. that's a good thing. hopefully it stays thatway. inbound 295 at malcolm x, the flooding on the right side of the road there. multiple crashesse of ice and spin outs. 270, look at that. really good. top of the beltway not bad either. inbound on 66. unbound on 95. remember to listen to wt 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> sun ist coming up and that will start to melt down quickly and temperatures in the mid to upper 40s later today. yesterday a record amount of snow atll three airports. november 15th is not exactly the snow season around here. thatas the biggest november storm in 29 years. that will be northwest and gusty bye bwi gaithersburg khmer rouge. >>> good morning. chaos. the nortast brought to a standstill by a record setting snowstorm. >> students forced tei sleep in r classrooms. drivers trapped in their cars overnight. more than 10,000 flights canceled or delayedo coast coast. and the misery is notnhe over s and this rning's messy commute. >>> breaking overnight fr

earlier this month police investigated hazing allegatio at seneca valley high in germantown. police say they i lookedo allegations of unwanted sexual uching in september but they say the victim did not want to pursue the case so they aidn't file charges. school officials say when police did not file charges, they disciplined students and reprimanded staff f what they called a lack of supervision. >>> t som breaking news in the district, one man is dead, another wnded in a shooting along busy benning road here. a witness tells us ty heard more than a dozen gunshots fired this afternoon. and that area has seen its share of violence in recent months. let's get straight to pat collins live in northeast with details. >> repornir: b road has become one of our city's bloodiest streets.e you know, made it through whole thanksgiving holiday weekend without a murder. today that holiday came to an end. more anger, more bloodshed on benning road, northet. yet another man murdered on this violent street in our city. now if this scene looks familiar, i should. about two weeks ago, a man mu

join germantown. at least for our digital picture. stanley starts november twenty fourth oh b.t.w. . claiming the odd place . this is that every news line from girl in a last minute scramble to finalize the terms of the u.k.'s briggs's deal british prime minister theresa may war is parliament that rejecting the agreement will only bring more uncertainty for next stop brussels where she shoring up support ahead of a summit of european leaders also on the program still.

southbound 270, slow through germantown because of a couple of earlier crashes.ow some extrame >> thank you. >> the "today" show is next. >> the "today" show is next. eny your day. jo alright, everyone. santa will be right back, but i just got to say, if you're going to ask him for tech this year, you got to ask for fios too. sorry, why is that? because fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. don't you guys want all of the tech on your wish list to work as awesomely as you dreamed? i'm back! and he's back. 100% fiber-optic network. 100% phenomenal. switch to fios gigabit connection, plus tv and phone with a 2-year agreement and get a year of amazon prime on us. >>> orning. slashed and burned. >>> good morning. gm employees outraged after the automaker announces plans to cut nearly 15,000 jobs and close five plants just before the holidays. >> i felt like somebody kiched me in t stomach. >> workers staging a walkout. the company and president onhe fensive. >> i am not happy at all. >> what happens next for those workers. >>> paul manafort, t president's former campaig

th latest allegations involve players at seneca valley high in germantown.olice tell us they looked into accusations of unwanted sexual september, but n they say the victim in that incident did not decide to pursue the case, so they didn't file any charges. when officials tell us police didn't file charges they disciplined students and reprimanded staff for what they called a lack of supervision. this comes as five players on he football team and damascus high are facing charges. players are charged with abusing their own teammates during a hazing ritual last month. to getre working for you answers about the metro mess on friday night that resulted in peopleaught up in traffic around reagan national airport at the worst time, when everyone is trying to get out tfn. transportation reporter adam tuss working his sources to get you an explanatio for that. what were they thinking? >> it was a perfect storm, wendy. that's what you can call it. take a look at traffic tonight. much better than on that friday nighit building ae bit but so far so good. >> at the airp

you can see the rain falling across this section of 270 as you're coming out of germantown right now. they have a crash reported there this morning. forestville inner loop after pennsylvania avenue have right lane blocked by that work zone. taking a look at 95 nortcround, h there really slowing some things. we'll take a look at your travel times as well coming up. >> thank you, melissa. it's 6:01 and we're continuing to follow breaking news in southeast d.c. three people including a firefighter were hurt during this apartment fire on alabama avenue. megan, tell us mor about the situation here. >> well, you mention that there are three. injuri they're going to be okay. it was airefighter and two residents transported to the hospital. the injuries a not life threatening, but quite a bit of damage here. it was completed engulfed by the fire when fire crews arrived on the scene and there wereretty scary moments as the flames started to spread up to the upperfloors. residents inside got trapped by the smoke and the flames and many of them had to come out on to their balconies bnd be rescue

then cutting open a packag this happened back in september in germantown. no-y r-old brian davis has been arrested this week and is facing one count of theft. >>> aen fenderr turned into a frightening crash in jerel antown. a dri tr rear endeds car that then careened forward. went on to the sidewal and hit a woman sittingus near a stop. the woman is expected to survive her injuries. betterre is a plan to protect pedestrians crossing streets in the district. for drivers, i means waiting a little longer. nearly 100 busy inersections. transportation reporter explains the change that starts tomorrow. >>> crossing the street isn't always the easiest thin the city. now d-dot is recognizing tha over 90 signalized intersectioar in this need to be . re-timed he whole idea is to get pedestrians more time on get across the street to give the drivers a better underheanding that pedestrians are present and really improve t situati for everybody. d-dot has talked about it in terms of improving. >> everything fro the w we organize our traffic signals to right and left tur

southbound 295 after east capil still has two crashes hanging around in the same spot. 270 very slow, germantown to the spur, 19 miles per hour this morning. outer loop betwe 95 and 270, 22 miles per hour. in bound on 66 and northbound on 95. 66 looking okay. northbound 95 34 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop when you hop into your car. good morning, mr.oo bell. >> morning, melissa. a picture i spotted on my twter feed. i've since retweeted it. this is a perspective how big the woolsey fire i is out california. this is a picture from nasa's goef s gove satellite. how big is that scar? that is 152 square miles in size. for compntison, theedi rict of columbia is only 68 square miles, so more than twice as big as the entire district of columbia burned in that one fire, not to mention the tremendous loss of life and property. back here on a clear and cold start to thanksgivingeve, 3 in washington. winds are out of the south. gusty northwest wind later on this afternoon. be ready for a blues jery, much chilly jerp weather pattern coming in. low 30s around town. it will be a nice day to be ou

germantown, roadslod temporarily because of a crash and injuries there. we spoke with police.opefully that will reopen here prsoon. >> other issues, outerloop ramp from 270 to the spur. crashes on the left shoulder but look at thosedelays. 270 southbound. inbound canal road, right side blocked by a disabled vehicle. inbound 14 street bridge on the right side. not as bad as they have been. you can see that about 30 miles per hour. not so bad for a rainy morning. taking a look at maryland right here. 21 miles per hour. top of the beltway about the sa l. remember tten to wtop 130.5 fm when you hop in you car. it's going to be a slow one this morning. >> thank you. it's now 6:54. here's the news four i-team investigation everyone will want to watch. kids are using uber to sneak out after their parents are >> middle schoolers are doing it with nobody tracking them. >> late night near the bars and restaurants, it's not uncommon to see a line of er cars ready to pick people up and bring them home. but far from the cities, in the suburbs, the news 4 i-team discovered some drivers were

there was no public transportation then she moved to philly with a clinical working-class in germantown was pretty lousy it's a beautiful area of your young couple trying to get started but working $11000 by then my older brothers and sisters could support her. she had social security when i got out of school i started working. she was asked a couple times in philly. and then she had open-heart surgery but then she went to temple and graduated at 65 went back to school and graduated at 65. i had a friend who went to temple she said they had a test she said i saw your mother standing outside trying to ask people what you write on the test. [laughter] but she was very proud. >> you mentioned social work and was a social worker for a few years before she retired. >> when you talk about writing this book what was her reaction? . >> she wasn't crazy about the idea. why are you going to go back there? i am dead to them. not at first. but i was persistent because i wrote a story on mother's day coming up so i just started at "the boston globe" there was an editor there and i just mentioned my

and then she ended up losing to germantown, which is quote on quote theto working-class secti.hen i wasbu a freshman by thene were able to, my older brothers and sisters were able to support her. she had social security and she just managed. at least a couple of times in philadelphia and then she had open heart surgery but went to temple she graduated when she was 65 and listen to this speak to [laughter] she majored in social work before she retired. >> when you start talking about writing this book, what was the reaction to this? >> she wasn't crazy about the idea. there was a mother's day coming h and i started at the "boston globe." your mother is jewish and i said how long have you knownai that? i saw it on my passport application. that's a great story why don't you write it. i said i'm going to write this story for mother's day. then she said a few things and i did some research around it and wrote it anyway. it came out in 1995 and for me to pull it together and her two square with me about what happened. it was hard to talk about being sexually molested by her father. s

looking at travel times, 270 from t germantown to spur, looking okay.e beltway, 22 miles per hour between 95 and 270. 66 headed inbound, 9ead northbound, both very typical for this time of day. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. >> thank you, >>> it's 6:52. there is a new chef in the kitchen today. that is because it's nationa men make dinner day. >> this is a day for men who don't usually cook.be another m of the news 4 teammolete green this. morni doug kammerer has opened his kitchen to us today. i don't see smoke. so he's not burning anything. >> you guys do this show every morning? you're uphis early eve day? >> this is whate do. chicken marsala. we have it plated up. we made it through. look at that dish. sove listen, we ha rules. some of the rules include you have to clean as you go. >> we're cleaning now. i'm using tha keep cleaning the bowls there. >> kids are helping out as well. you have to use -- items all must be put away in their proper places. then doug, here's the final rule that we're going to share. limi

delays remain from germantown spur. o the >> thank you. >>> a check on your forecast is up next.inking can't save healthcare. welcome to change. just because it's never been done, doesn't mean we can't do it. just because it hasn't been seen, doesn't mean we can't envision it. we are uncommon to the core. we are upmc. >>> we haveanaged to get the rain to to turn off for the next couple of days. in change, the winachine is blowing blo. current wind chills in the 20s and low 30s. you will need a warm coat or a windbreaker on today. northwest winds will gty ound 20 to 25 miles per hour for most of the afternoon. temperatures will only reach the low-to-mid 40st best for today. even colder and windier for tomorrow. of course, our next chance of rain rolls in just in time for friday. >>> another local news update coming your way in 25 minutes. >> have a great day. hey, batter, batter, batter, batter. [ crowd cheers ] like everyone, i lead a busy life. but i know the importance of having time to do what you love. at comcast we know our customers' time is valuable. that's why we have 2-h