daily work to earn that trust every day that follows. >> new prince george's county police chief hank stawinski is coming into office as one of the county's most far-reaching case of child sexual pornography is unfolding. >> it's very disturbing that he would manufacturer trust so that he could abuse it. >> stawinski stood shoulder to shoulder with county leaders last week promising the county's full commitment to the prosecution of deonte carroway, a 22-year-old elementary school volunteer now facing multiple chargesor pornography and sexually abusing as many as 50 children in multiple locations, including the school he worked at. so far 16 victims have been identified by police. >> my main concerns right now are did he work with anybody else? and how did he finance this? because that will tell us, if there are additional victims out there that we're not aware of. right now that's our daily work. >>> the prince george's county council approved stawinski trusting that concerns raised during his confirmation hearing will be addressed. including diversity within the upper ranks of the department.

hank stawinski, a prince george's native and 23-year veteran of the police department, is appointed the new chief of police. >> you have my personal word that should i earn that trust today, know that it will be my daily work to earn that trust every day that follows. >> his coming into office as one of the county's most far-reaching cases of child sexual abuse is unfolding. >> it's very disturbing that he would manufacture trust so that he could abuse it. >> stawinski stood shoulder to shoulder with county leaders last week promising the county's full commitment to deonte carroway. facing multiple charges for creating child pornography and sexually abusing as many as 50 children. so far, 16 victims have been identified by police. >> my main concerns right now are did he work with anybody else. and how did he finance this? because that will tell us if there are additional victims out there that we're not aware of. right now that's our daily work. >> one of many high-profile cases that have tested stawinski's leadership skills as interim chief and demonstrated his ability to partner with

maureen: hank stawinski is the new prince george's county police chief. he grew up there in prince george's county and has 23 years of service on the force. he had been the interim chief since the former chief mark magaw stepped down in december to take another county position. still ahead on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- >> a sister's fight to honor her brother killed in a fire. i'm suzanne kennedy. i'll have that story coming up. leon: don't forget to check out the bald eagle cam at the national arboretum. they are waiting for two eggs to hatch. that should happen in the next 30 to 35 days. if you want to watch the h.d. live stream we have it posted. link to it on our website at wjla.com. maureen: in january of 2015, an electrical problem set a christmas tree on fire in annapolis. it destroyed a mansion and killed two adults and the four grandchildren. fire officials said if the home had sprinklers, lives may have been saved. now a bill is debated that -- being debated that would weaken a law making sprinklers mandatory in new suzanne kennedy shows us who show

hank stawinski was sworn in today. his confirmation heark took place today. he had been the interim chief since the former chief mark magaw stepped down to take another county position. alison: at 5:00 the redskins might have found the starting q.b. in kirk cousins but now the trouble is re-signing him. the new twist to get the q.b. signature on a just ahead. leon: scare in the air. the source of the smoke on the plane. jennifer: a police sergeant that everyone turned to for help. then came heroin. the soul-shattering story. the series "heroin highway" continues after this. alison: what a difference a day can make on the weather. the roads are dry, the sun is out. but it doesn't mean we are finished with the snow. the day doug hill is keeping alison: an epidemic is destroying families across our area. the devastation caused by heroin addiction is alarmingly pronounced in communities along what is known as the "heroin highway." the route stretches from the supply source which is baltimore along interstate 70 and south on interstate 81 through western maryland.

chief hank stawinski is looking to increase diversity. stawinski said the police department must affect the community in order to be effective. he's also dealing with the child pornography case affecting dozens of victims in the school's system. they're working every day on that case. >> now busy working with anybody else and how did he finance this. that will tell us if there were additional victims that we're not aware of. >> the council unanimously confirmed chief stawinski as the department's 17th police chief. as the d.c. fire chief plans to face city leaders after the sudden resignation of the medical director. >>> and you might want to keep one eye open for ice as you head out the door. the changes you'll see over the next 24 hours after that wave of >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. >>> right now on "news4 today," a tough day of questioning. the issues facing the chief of fire and after the sudden resignation of the department's medical director. >>> and putting a controversial school name up for debate. where you can weigh

. >>> and prince george's county has a new chief of police, hank stawinski taking the post.etired county officer. >>> the rain and note are behind us, but the flooding concerns are very present. we just learned that culpepper county public schools will have a two-hour delayed start tomorrow. >>> in northern virginia, some creeks have risen above their banks on to the local roads. >> it's tough to keep up with all the changes, but let's hit the storm center with meteorologist veronica johnson. vj, what's going on? >> we could see the streams, creeks, rivers all continue to rise. not just for the evening, but also through the day tomorrow. the other thing is as we get into the late evening ho check out the temperatures, we will see those temperatures start to drop down into the upper 20s to low 30s. think that's going to be late if you're out walking the dog this evening, a soggy ground. there's plenty of soggy spots, so try to keep it on the sidewalk and wipe their paws when they come in. 41 degrees at 8:00, a partly cloudy sky with winds that will start settling. icy conditi

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