a miss at howard university hospital this morning. a pipe burst prompting several patients in critical care area to be moved to another part of the facility. jeannette: this afternoon a water main break inside of howard university hospital causing some significant problems. it only seems to beginning worse throughout the day. he high me this is where it happened. economic see much on the outside. the water main break was in the basement of the hospital causing significant flooding. a six inch main and it happened around 3:30 this morning possibly going unnoticed for some time. the surgical intensive care section of the hospital treat eight patients were moved to the upper floors. that will be the case while the messes cleaned up. the problem water service throughout the entire hospital. take a listen to what one surgeon, how he described the significance of this problem. >> it is a big deal. much like if you were in your home and lost all of your power and you could not get to the store and did not have much food in the refrigerator.

police and howard university say they're investigating the reported attack. howard says it will host a healing session next week for survivors of assault. >>> suspects betrayal in prince george's county a married couple who served the police department for more than a decade faces charges for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars. retired captain harold finn and corporal jennifer sims were indicted. jennifer sims is accused of raking in more than 00 wasn't. police chief hank sowinski said if the accusations are true, the double betrayed the badge that they once wore. >>> if you see this man, they say he was dropped off at the shady grove metro station and never made it home. the family he only uses public transportation. they say he often visits several restaurants in that area in burtonsville and rockville. if you see him, give police a cal. >>> d.c. mayor muriel bowser said the state of the district is strong. she wants to raise the minimum wage, close d.c. general for good and calling for new spending on education. >> we will make the largest investment

howard is not the first university to ban him. word traveled quickly on the howard university campus tonight that a former r.a., twice accused of rape, would no longer be a student here. >> he needs to take responsibility. i'm glad they did that. it's about time. >> my reaction is officially like, that's wrong. i don't think he should have been expelled. >> reporter: they dismissed an unnamed student for serious violations of the code of conduct. students familiar with the investigation say the student is the alleged rapist, but the violations are not directly related to the rape accusations, but other issues the university discovered in its probe. >> it would be interesting to hear all the information they had. >> reporter: in 2014 administers at ucla banned the same student from their mp sent him this letter for impersonating and falsely claiming to be a student there to meet students. a student said he sent revenge porn of her. >> i was disgusted, i was terrified, and at first i was ashamed of myself for not realizing this, but

. >> at this hour, crews are repairing a four-inch pipe that burst at howard university hospital, it happened at 3:30 this morning, flooding down the op down surgeries. delia goncalves has an update live from the hospital. >> reporter: andrea, i can tell that you this problem affects the main hospital only, and i can assure everyone out there, the patients in the main hospital, being taken care of, despite this issue. i'm told there is plenty of safe drinking water. and plenty of food to go around. as far as not drinking water, they may need to use the facilities, and i am told the hospital is tapping into the water supply of the buildings that are not affected, the cancer center and the towers. >> all surgeries canceled at howard university hospital, and the emergency room closed. after an early morning water main break in the basement operating room area. dr. robert wilson is an orthopedic surgeon. >> over 20 years and never seen anything like this. but i mean i'm sure it can happen and i'm sure there will be an explanation of what haed >> somebody sent a message to my phone. >> ei

i'm standing across street from howard university hospital. can see the emergency room right there with a man standing next to it. temp r remains closed that hour but we're told they will begin to accept walk in patients only in about 45 minutes. an early morning flood at howard university hospital forced the er to close. ambulances had to drive patients to other hospitals in the city. a d.c. fire and ems spokesman said. department worked with emergency communications to coordinate the ambulances. and where they would go. and everything went smoothly. >> i just hope that, you know, they can fix it. you got patients in there. other than that, you know, pretty good hospital. >> reporter:o land gentlem o ly came to howard university hospital for a doctor's appointment. they went in only to be turned away. the water main break was in the basement of the building. that's the critical care area. surgeries were cancelled. eight patient-to be taken to higher floors. >> i was totally in shock because if i had an appointment somebody should have called

howard university is one of the oldest hospitals. i still think there's another upgrade that needs to be done to howard and maybe this would get the attention of the something to make things better. >> get things together. you know? inform the patients of what's going on. make some alternatives for them. that's what i wish the hospital would do. >>reporter: we now know that all emergency services will resume here in two hours at 7:00. more online services will come on tomorrow. meantime, officials are trying to figure out what caused the pipe to burst. reporting live in northwest dc, stephanie galehart, wusa9. >>> emergency ambulances have been redirected to other hospitals all day and we are told everything is running smoothly. there are no backups at other hospitals. >>> now, to president obama's historic trip to cuba. in a most scrutinized moment, president obama sat down with the leader of the communist country. raul castro was addressing repos men said normalizing relations between the cold war adversaries won't be easy, but it's

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. >>> howard university has expelled the former resident advisor twice accused of rape. he was expelled for other issues the university found during the investigation. accusations of sexual misconduct have followed him all the way from ucla as well. administrators there banned him from campus after he was accused of distributing revenge pornography showing a female student. that students spoke to usa nine over the phone. >> i was terrified. at first i was ashamed of myself but then i realized that it's crazy. >> so far howard university has not released the name of the student who was expelled and no charges have been filed. >>> in montgomery county a 20- year-old remains behind bars charged of trying to kidnap a 6- year-old girl from her front yard. it happened tuesday evening in wheaton and the girls mother saw what was happening and grabbed her daughter before he could get very far. investigators have identified him. >>> to the campaign trail and trouble for bernie sanders. voters in dc might not get to feel the burn in the democratic primary. bernie sanders name is n

. >>> right now some patients at howard university hospital are being turned away after a water main break floods the lower level of the hospital. i'm barbara harrison with where repairs stand right now. >> i'm erika green at the live desk watching as president obama meets right now with cuba's president, raul castro, right now. >>> i'll show you when our temperatures will get back into the 60s and 70s, coming up in just a few minutes. >> and when we can expect peak bloom of the cherry blossom trees after this weekend's weather. midday news starts right now. >>> another historic day plays out with president obama. he is meeting right now with cuba's leader raul castro. a formal ceremony is happening right now after the two shook hands a few minutes ago. they are meeting in the formal palace there in havana. and we're just watching as the formal ceremony gets started, just beginning just a few minutes ago. the national anthem playing out there. just about 30 minutes ago, we watched the president take part in a wreath laying ceremony. it's been a busy morning. this is at the jose marti

we have a link to their lincoln the wusa9app. >>> howard university has taken action on a dorm resident advisor accused of raping another student. gary is at the campus with the new developments. >> reporter: the university said this student has been dismissed from the school and barred from the campus for violation of the student code of conduct. the university isn't saying is is the sum total of their investigation. that could take 30 days. the npd the police investigation into the rape claims was handed over to the united states attorney just today. now it's up to prosecutors to decide whether they think they have enough evidence to charge this student with a sexual assault. you will remember when the victim started tweeting on. students came out into the streets marching a dorm through the administration building to demand for responsibility from the university we are starting to see that tonight. already the reaction -- i'm hering they want to see charges on the case and no charges have been filed yet the attorney for this student expelled today said they will have no comment. repo

erin: howard university swim team that many people don't snow exist it's more than swimming.here is a history lesson to be taught and learned as well. >> it's like part of history every day. erin: from afar you would never know it. what the swimmers are doing is historic. >> definitely. we really don't want to lose that especially. i think we are special now that we are the only ones. erin: howard university is the only black college with a division i swim team. >> i want to know that we actually have great swimmers and we like exist. erin: that existence that the coach plans to use as inspiration. >> 70% of the african-americans cannot swim. that is a ridiculous number. erin: that is why for this swimming. they volunteer at the african-american civil war museum. it's an initiative to get minorities to swim. >> african-american youth drown at three times the rate of their white counterparts. that is ridiculous statistic that we can do something about. erin: the coach helps make the students better swimmers but better people. >> it's amazing. it's why i do what i do. anybody c

police and howard university say they're investigating the reported attack. rd says it will host a healing session next week for survivors of assault. >>> today could be the end of the road for the pepco/exelon merger. that merger has gone through a number of hearings and changes but in the end, not all stakeholders can sign off on the details of the mergers. there's an open meeting this afternoon, 1:00, to make its decision. the commission is an independent agency that regulates electric, natural gas and telecommunications companies in the district of columbia president obama is in argentina for the first state visit by a u.s. president since 1997. mr. obama will meet with the country's president this morning. he hopes to strengthen ties between the two countries after years of tension. they will meet at the historic peak presidential offices. the president will host a presidential dinner while in argentina. >>> three, two -- emission, and liftoff. >> an awesome sight there. right now, thousands of pounds of food, supplies and a 3d prirc printer of headed to

. >>> i'm molette green at the live desk following a water emergency happening right now at howard university hospital. we're hearing that some patients may be mo a result of this water main break there on the ground. we just spoke to d.c. water, they are on the scene to assist in turning off that valve and stopping the flooding. however the hospital we understand still has water service that is being fed from another valve. we're on top of this developing story as we have a reporter headed to the scene right now. we'll bring you the latest. back to you. >>> a chilly start for you as you head outside on this monday. a coat will be a necessity as we see temperatures in the mid-30s around the area. >> tom kierein is here with four things to know before you head out the door. >> down right cold, live view from storm team 4 tower camera overlooking washington. there is rock creek park there in that dark zone. and there is northeast washington. see the sky beginning to clear out, clouds moving off to the east. four things to know on this monday morning, cold morning. sunshine breaking out. highs a

were flip around, a little slow southbound towards the spur. >>> outrage developing over what howard universitydents tell suss a strong sense of injustices. they want changes to how the university handles the victims of sex assault. >> no means no! no means no! >> those chavnts as hundreds of students protested yesterday. a resident adviser said she was raped by another resident adviser in her dorm room. protesters say the suspected rapist is still at school. since reported the victim has lost her job as an r.a. and left school grounds. >>> new this morning, president will meet with the country's president this morning. he hopes to help strengthen ties between the two countries after years of tension. they will meet at the historic pink presidential offices. the president will hold a town hall meeting and attend a state dinner while in the country. >>> 4 things to know. cherry blossoms around the tidal basin are in peak bloom. the national weather service says you can expect to see blossoms four to ten days. >>> mayor muriel bowser says the state of the district is strong. in last night's annua

this is howard university hospital right here behind me.can see the emergency department, it remains shut down at this hour. but we're told walk in patients will begin to be accepted 7:00 this evening. yolanda mcpherson came to howard university hospital with her husband for a doctor's appointment. >> make sure you need to do what you need to do here today due to flooding in the basement. >> reporter: they went only to be turned away. at 3:30 this morning there was a water main break in the basement of the building. that's the critical care area. it forced the er to close, ambulances to avoid the hospital and surgeries to be cancelled. eight patients had to be taken to higher floors. >> i was totally in shock because if i had an appointment somebody should have called me cancelled. >> reporter: late this afternoon pipe was repaired, water fully restored but the disruptions continue. ambulances are still not bringing patients to the hospital. >> patients got big priority. that's what they got to do. >> reporter: surgery and radiation oncolog

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week at howard university.e learned that a male student has been kicked out of the school. >> he's the same student at the center of rape allegations that were made last month. but he hasn't been charged with a crime garrett haake broke the story a few minutes ago, live on campus with the latest information. garrett? >> reporter: adam, the language the university is use is that this student is permanently dismissed from the university, and banned from the campus and all campus activities, after a violation of the student code of conduct. university and other sources essentially stressing that this doesn't mean they've made a finding of these rape allegations, but rather that something in their allegations. you'll remember, a week ago, these allegations when they were publicly aired on twitter, sparked an enormous protest on campus. several hundred, students marched to where this dorm rape was alleged to marching to help protect students on campus. next, they followed all of those steps, except one, which was th

police and howard university say they are investigating. >>> d.c.ayor muriel bowser has big plans for d.c. she unveiled her goals, and one of the big items is raising the city's minimum wage. >> when the council returns from its break early next month, i will concede to the council to increase our minimum wage to $15. >> mayor bowser's minimum wage proposal received a standing ovation, as you see there. also on the mayor's agenda, she said she's adding another $75 million to the education budget, which is the city's largest in history. also, the mayor wants to renovate schools that have not been modernized beginning in and when it comes to public safety, the city will add an streets during peak times starting next week. and mayor bowser also urged support of her neighborhood shelter plan. >>> after the break, new information coming to the label of your favorite candy bar. and don't forget, you can catch nbc4 from anyone. all you need is yo ur it's about taking a stand. for too long, wall street banks had their way. they crashed our economy. but demo

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howard university students are using this time to help o places like flint, michigan. hot of 50three students participating with about a dozen buses fanning out across the country -- 350 students participating. kimberly: some changes in the forecast tomorrow are on the way. ryan miller has a first look at the rain. we have some rain coming in after midnight and we will need the umbrellas. after four days of 70's and 80's, it was tough to get back into the 60's with the cloud cover. national, 58 the high temperature at andrews, warmer to the south. 66 was the high today in both manassas and fredericksburg. we have cooled into the 50's in , 55w locations, 54 leesburg frederick. tomorrow morning, we are looking , cloudy skies, scattered showers possible after midday. move the clocks ahea go to bed one hour. the seven-day forecast coming up. kimberly: new video is d.c. police search for the man who attacked a woman in northwest d.c. earlier this week. video of a person of interest had been posted on mtv's youtube page. againstsh the victim up the wall and attempted to sexu

women at howard university protested against what they say is a campus culture of rape. few hundred students called on the university to take rape accusation seriously. they say that women are frequently attacked on campus but the school does nothing. in the most recent case, a rape victim was forced to leave school, but her attacker is still enrolled. >> when our bodies are being compromised, when our values are being questioned -- alison: a university officials said he could not discuss the details of the case, but that howard takes accusations of rape seriously. active investigation after a deadly police involved shooting in fredericksburg. andfficer pulled a car over found the driver was wanted on an outstanding warrant. into an argument, with a man putting his car in drive and dragging the officer about 600 feet you for crashing. -- before crashing. the officer shot the suspect after refusing further commands and died in the hospital. he officer, unbelievably, was not injured. alison: a big night on the campaign trail as three states are headed to the polls -- arizo

. >>> a man is recovering at howard university hospital after he drove right into a gelato factory in northeast. it happened at the gelato factory in northeast. investigators believe the driver fell asleep at the wheel. this is the second time in just as many months that a car crashed into that business. >> a little tongue twister there. have you been outside today? absolutely gorgeous! >> that's right! caitlin roth is live in dupont circle where folks are soaking in the sun. hey, caitlin. >> reporter: hey there, tony and shawn. yes. absolutely gorgeous. it's all anyone can talk about. it's big news impacting everyone. busier than usual as you can imagine i think maybe people were leaving work a little bit earlier, wanted to be outdoors as much as they can. behind me 77 degrees still right after 6:00 here in dupont. so that is amazing any day of the year. but considering it's march 9th, i think it's giving everyone spring fever. earlier when we got down here, 82 degrees. people were out, i see people wearing sandals. they don't waste any time getting into the summer clothing and peopl

dc police say they have closed the investigation into with one of two reported greats on the howard university campus in the last year. a spokesperson says no charges will be filed in a case reported by a student last october, and a second student accused the same man of raping her last month, and she made tuesday that investigation remains opened, and no charges have been filed yet. >>> a new round of finger pointing and name calling between republicans donald trump and ted cruz, and while touring a wisconsin manufacturing plant, cruz stopped, and looked in the camera and said whenit comes to his wife heidi cruz, trump better backoff. >> it's hard to tick me off, and i don't get angry every time, but you mess with my kids or my wife, and it will do it every time. donald, leave my wife the hell alone. trump tweeted about heidi cruz's appearance, and trump compared his own wife with heidi cruz are worth 1,000 words. >>> we are going to the postgame news conference in louisville, and we will hear about the terrapins loss. >> down the stretch we couldn't make the shots, and they did, and sometime

. >>> charges will not be filed in one of the two alleged rape cases at howard university. police tell wusa9 that they have closed the investigation october. another student accusing the same man of attacking her. she took those accusations against that male student to twitter and that sparked protest on campus. >>> a judge sentenced donald ethics to three and a half years behind bars for possessing child pornography. it was really an undercover fbi agent. once out of prison, ethics will have to register as a sex offender. >>> the brush fires are suffering several homes. they came extremely close to burning homes. sky 9 over the scene as they worked quickly to save those homes from burning to the ground. the red flag warnings were up across the region yesterday. >>> a little bit of rain moved through is weekend? meteorologist melissa norr is in the weather center with the forecast. >> we're almost in the clear. we're finally starting to see the showers track out of here with the cold front and here on our wusa9 studio. here is first alert live doppler showing you the shower

students at howard university protest the handling of alleged rapes on >> what a warm up.s the first look at the forecast, cherry blossoms aplenty. >> yesterday was so beautiful after the high clouds went away, the sun was out, temperatures were nice. today warmer. we are going to start off with the high clouds yet again, 56 degrees. mostly cloudy. a milky start. winds are out of the south, southwest. a breezy day. you can see the high clouds once we head through the lay morning into the early afternoon they will go away an a lot of sunshine. not as cold this morning. yesterday in the 20s. not the case with the clouds and southwesterly winds. those two things combined help keep the temperatures on the warmer side. 56 for washington. 52 leesburg. we are heading to the 70s. enjoy it. lots of 70s for your lunch hour. >> good morning. if you are traveling northbound on i-95 i want when you get between seminary road and king street that exit ramp will be closed. take little river turnpike and work northbound. up over the key bridge a smooth ride traveling between rosslyn and ge

. >>> howard university will get high powered help in restoring its campus library.nders library has been a central part of howard since 1939 when it first opened. the library has helped educate thousands of students and plays host to all sorts of civil rights activism. yesterday it was named a national treasure by the national trust for histor preservation. >> to embark on a designation and project that we feel will restore the founders library to its full glory. >> now, this national treasure designation allows howard to get technical help to plan the renovation of the library and to qualify for tax exempt bonds to help finance the work. officials said they are just starting to a project that will take several years. >>> stair wiy with us. "news 4 today" continues now at 5:00 a.m. >>> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we're experiencing some snis springlike weather on this first day of march. not yet, though. still chilly. >> chuck bell here with your weather headlines. >> good morning. welcome to tuesday morning, everybody. it will be a relat

. >>> the emergency room at howard university hospital will operate normally tomorrow after a water piperoke in the basement. flooding forced the er to close this morning and emergency services were redirected to other hospitals. eight patients from a critical care area needed and some non-emergency appointments had to be rescheduled. >>> police at george mason university are still trying to figure out why students had materials that could be used to make a bomb in their dorm room. university police say they arrested three students at the school after receiving calls about why fire coming out a dorm window last week. police say they found a tool box in that dorm room found with match books, lighter fluid, hand sanitizer and candles. they also found pvc pipe. investigator says the materials could be used to make a firebomb. >>> a tow truck driver is in lice custody tonight, accused of stealing things out of the cars he picked up. he is 35-year-old philip pierce from advanced towing company out of arlington that has a history of complaints about aggressive towing of cars and private parkin

alison: water service restored at the howard university hospital. a four-given pipe broke in basement this morning. the hospital plans to resume emergency services at 7:00 tonight. normal operations scheduled to resume tomorrow. leon: president obama making history in cuba. he spoke side by side with cuban president raul castro. it's the first time a sitting u.s. president visited cuba in 88 years. shared a common focus. the future. marci: historic handshake in havana with the national anthem of cuba and united states playing the president of both nations meeting. >> president obama: this is a new day. >> putting decades of isolation and tension in the past and working toward a more amicable future. >> i'm confident that if we stay on the course we'll have a brighter future for the people. >> they discussed the potential business opportunities and the trade embargo. >> it's the most important obstacle. that is why its removal will be at the essence to normalize the relations. >> president obama temming abc7 news he believes it will leaves office. th

the incubator space will be right by howard university in the 2300 block of georgia avenue. it will be home to entrepreneurs and investors, and it's designed to help those who target underserved communities. we'll have more on when it's set to open and who will be involved on "news4" at 4:00. >>> well, today prince george's county wants to hear your thoughts at a public budget hearing. according to a report from the blue ribbon commission, lagging tax revenue is failing to keep up with expenses in the county. with the county drawing less in revenue, it depend s less on state government money. by 2022 they could face a $22 million budget hole. >>> and today we'll learn where county. the commonwealth is still reviewing medical cannabis grower applications. it says it will issue no more than 15 licenses statewide. that meeting is taking place at 7:00 at winchester hall. >>> 000 get around when you don't use your own car. lyft is gang customers according to uber. that's partly because the ride-sharing company lowered fares in three cities including d.c. in new york city lyft rid

. >> students, howards university, protesting what they call the university slow assault. student lined the streets in northwest last night, alleged incident took place february 8th inside campus residence hall. in a statement released the university says they're aware of the allegations, and the administration took immediate action, as soon as they heard what happened. >> part of the news today is the weather. >> two thumbs-up, right, two thumbs-up. seven's today, 70s tomorrow, what i'm loving is that the weekend forecast looks really good now. no more rain on the easter sunday. let's see. i'm not sure, looking out there, but temperatures this morning are pretty mild for this time of year. it is cool. but i mean still mild for this time of year. couple of spots are in the 40's, and then, you know, here in town, middle ooh ace, holding in the middle 50's, it is 54 degrees for leonard town, manassas 54, little cooler in culpeper, i don't think anybody is explaining. fifty-one there, martinsburg, 47, temperature of and in terms of today's forecast, this morning, we start wit

mayor muriel bowser and howard university broke ground on a small business incubator. goal of the innovation hub is to make sure that the minority businesses are part of the growing tech industry. luma lab will operate this on the campus that is expected to open up this fall. plus the major development for fantasy sports fans in virginia. we have to look at that coming up next on "abc7 news at 5:00". leon: with legislation just signed by governor terry mcauliffe, virginia is the first state in the nation to legalize and regulate the fast-growing and the controversial fantasy sports industry. you have probably seen the commercials and sites for fan dual and draft kings. mike carter-conneen has more. microa new declares that betting on the website like fan dual and draft king is not illegal gambling. the sites must pay $50,000 registration free allow regular independent audits and verify that the users are at least 18 years old. >> the amount of people, and amount of guys doing that type of thing. i don't know. i don't have a problem with it. mike: but in other states la

she's a chair of the department of history at howard university. she teaches 19th century history. she has lectured broadly and actively involve in so many activities. i have read her book and i strongly urge that all of you

. >> meanwhile howard university is now a national treasure. a national designation which will help to restore it. the library has played a major role in the education of thousands of students, of course. it's also been host for years. the national trust handed over the important designation yesterday. >>> the partnership really seemed natural. ed they go hand in hand. >> howard will now be able to qualify for tax credits and get help with renovations. plans are to preserve it and move it into the digital age. >>> some new information on the live desk on the millions mentioned in the will of al qaeda leader osama bin >>> right now thousands of people are streaming in to a woodbridge church to pay their respects to fallen officer ashley guindon. derrick ward has more. >> good morning, barbara. they're the last of the line to go in for the viewing. the last of the line has left there. as you can see it's quite an impressive number of officers. not only the police officers but the entire public safety sector is represented. fire, plenty of militar

she's a chair of the department of history at howard university. she teaches 19th century history. she has lectured broadly and actively involve in so many activities. i have read her book and i strongly urge that all of you do, too, she has brought to the floor those who have the most pressing interest and those who worked tirelessly largely unrecognized in achieving emancipation and therefore, those were the slaves, the people who had the most vital interest and her book lincoln and emancipation fills a gap that's been left in the story of emancipation but bringing to the floor the important role that so many blacks played in changing the face of our nation and bringing about emancipation. i've been counseled to be brief and so with that i'd like to introduce dr. edna green medford. [ applause ] >> good evening. i'd like to thank ali and the theater to speak with you this morning and thank you for being here before that massive storm we're supposed to be having this evening. i love weather folk. they always -- well they sometimes exaggerate what is going to happen. let's hope tha

. >>> right now some patients at howard university hospital are being turned away after a water mainika green at the live desk watching as president obama meets right now with cuba's president, raul castro, right now. >>> i'll show you when our temperatures will get back into the 60s and 70s, coming up in just a few minutes. >> and when we can expect peak bloom of the cherry blossom trees after this weekend's