arey: bomb squad's investigating a suspicious package at northwestern high school in hyattsville, maryland. it appears to be a speaker with wires or some kind of amplifier wrapped in duct tape. students have been evacuated from the school. donald trump is igniting another firestorm of criticism. is standingt-runner by his proposal to ban muslims from entering the united states. both republicans and democrats are condemning him. sam sweeney has the latest. >> good afternoon. donald trump is not backing down. off of good morning america, he is sticking by his plan. he says any muslim who is an american citizen would not be affected. when asked if he is given any pause by being compared with hitler, he says no, because of fdr's similar solution. >> we have to use vigilance in our country or we could have many more world trade centers and our country will never be the same. we have no choice but to do this. brought both republican and democratic candidates together in unity. jeb bush says he's unhinged. chris christie says he is ridiculous. hillary clinton tweeted its reprehensible. the white

this one in hyattsville, prince george's county. police are offering a reward for information in the man's death. they say he died on the scene. no suspects at this point. >>> happening right now, three crew members are getting ready to launch to the international space station. we want to take a live look at the rocket. you're looking at this feed live from kazakhstan. looks like we're one minute and counting. now, later this afternoon, the astronauts will eventually be greeted by commander scott kelly of nasa. they will spend six months in space. major tim peek is the first british astronaut to go into space. and we just checked and on social media he's trending worldwide on many platforms. this soyuz launch, okay, looks like separated from the booster there, the launch hundreds of experiments including one that could help crew members breathe a little easier. less than ten seconds away. let's listen. >> on sequence. >> second umbilical tower now separating. booster igniting. engines firing. ramping up the flight speed. and liftof

here's melissa mollet. >> breaking news in hyattsville.e still have 202 shut down because of this fatal crash. here's the section that's closed. between barlow and kenmore, all lanes blocked. you can try central or 50. 50 westbound near davidson, shut down. overall bottom part of prince george's county looking very typical. 66 and 95 nice and clear. back in ten minutes with more on this breaking news. >>> breaking news at the live desk now and the whole volkswagen emissions scandal. v.w. will start road testing for all vehicles' emissions with an outside company verifying results. this all coming out of a news conference a few minutes ago. i'm always seeing a few minutes ago this will not spare any top managers and those involved will be held accountable. back to u.>> kristin, thank you. it's 5:53. today relatives of the sandy hook victims will be in washington pushing for greater gun control. it's been nearly 3 years since the massacre where a gunman opened fire at an elementary school. 26 died. 20 of them were children. relatives will as

. >> breaking news in hyattsville. we're talking about landover road, 202 between barlow and kenmore drive, we have all lanes shut down because of the accident. taking a look at some of the fog around town, it is nasty in some spots. you see lee highway kind of thick there. montrose road looking a little better. top of the beltway, don't have any problems. the main routes into town and out of town rolling along just fine. back in ten minutes with more on the problems in hyattsville. >>> and now breaking news out of north korea. according to leader kim jong-un, north korea has a hydrogen bomb. there is no official confirmation at this point. nbc news is trying to confirm it. we talked to an expert in china who says he doesn't believe it. they haven't conducted any tests. south korea hasn't seen any new evidence but they're closely monitoring north korea. king jong-un made a speech in a factory in pyongyang. erika, back to you. >> nobody expects to bury your child. it's usually the other way around. you expect your child

cameron lewis of hyattsville teaches at turner elementary in southeast. police say that he grabbed an eight-year-old so hard that it left a visible handprint am sent the boy to the nurses office in tears. lewis has been removed him his teaching responsibilities during the investigation. police are now asking anyone who may have had similar incidents with lewis to give them a call. police and prince george's county are investigating two deadly shootings just minutes away from each other. the first one was on 50 third place and hyattsville, coming just minutes after a different shooting in glendale. jeannette reyes is there with new details in the newsroom from the last two hours. jeanette: prince george's county police any busy this week, three homicides already and it's just the beginning of the week. the last two happened really around the same time, 9:15 yesterday evening. the first one, take a look behind me near do all high school on good luck road. prince george's county police arrived on the scene saying that they found the man shot twice at the apa

one in glendale, the other in hyattsville. live report in 15 minutes. >>> first, 5:00 a.m., good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we want to check our weather as well. mild weather pattern in our area continues. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with your forecast. >> near 70 yesterday. we held in some of the warmth overnight, even with the rain passing through. most of it is gone. we're getting some lingering sprinkles here, panhandle of west virginia near martensburg and over to near frederick, showing up as little glip blip green in the radar. look at toour temperatures, dropping back to the 50s, panhandle of west virginia and shenandoah valley. low 60s to our south and around the chesapeake bay. county by county, highs today should be hovering in the low to mid-60s in the metro area. northern virginia. maybe in the low to mid-60s there as well. further to the south and east, also going to be a mild day and partly cloudy, blustery wind. melissa, what's going on the roads. >> issue with the stalled

the bomb squad is right now at northwestern high school in hyattsville. they're investigating a report of a suspicious package. everyone from the school has been evacuated because of this. this item found just before 11:00 this morning. we'll update you on the situation on the nbc washington app. >> thanks. >>> developing right now, chipolte is saying neurovirus made dozens of students sick in boston. the kids go to boston college. in just the last hour, chipolte said it believes norovirus not e. coli caused the problem. >>> it is one of the busiest time of years for deliveries, but they may not be safe when they arrive on your doorstep. >> thieves are on the lookout for unattended deliveries at homes and apartments. some landlords are struggling to handle the load at apartments. one apartment complex is adding security cameras and ipad controlled storage lockers. >> find the name, take a picture of the label so we have a record of that save the label, and choose a package locker size. put it in. the resident gets an e-mail or text message. >> can't get a

in hyattsville, route 1 still shut down between kriten don and fa . you're on time. 66 n 6 northbouninbound looks g. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5. >> he fell 15 feet and lived. >>> new developments in an overnight homicide. we head live to the scene in news. we gist received more information. we'll check in at 6:00. >>> derri"news4's" derrick wards us from tucker road. good morning. >> reporter: this road has reopened after this investigation began last night. police began their investigation shortly after 9:45 in the 2700 block of tucker road. now, we're in the 2400 block. the police found a person inside that car with what they're describing as upper body trauma. the adult male was found dead on the scene. for a short time tucker road was indeed closed. it was closed but the investigation continues. not much in the way of the details of this crime. you may be able to travel tucker road as you go through the area. it's eventually turns into allentown road. we're not too far from the rose cross raceway. that kind of puts you in the

the couple got on the green line and west hyattsville, were attacked, and then feared for their lives as the train driver kept making stops. metro has put out this picture of a female suspect. they are hunting for her tonight, but also numerous other suspects as well. >> went to a thing's giving party with my boyfriend. tom: this man says it had been a great night until on the green line in maryland he saw a teenaged boy being robbed and attacked. >> we just wanted the boy to be safe, that's all. >> by the time i got to joey, there was 12 teenagers out of nowhere that were jumping on him, kicking him in the head. his partner was able to get joey to another train, away from the teenagers. red button.in's then the train driver kept making stops and did not tell them if the police were on the way. >> i feel that metro failed us. we fought for our own lives. a spokesperson said that drivers have discretion in such situations, and the driver called the police and kept going to the shell station where the police were nearby. teenagersthat the mocked his disability from a stroke and his sexu

. >>> and a member of the hyattsville city lice department. he now wears that protective vest. the vest is designed to help protect him and anyone armed with a gun or knife. >>> well she would and she did as she says that her pig fell down a manhole. she spent hours with rick ross and pleaded for help. >> and that i'm just hoping that people that would understand that he is a parking lot of my family and that -- a part of my family and that i can't just leave him down here. >> this afternoon firefighters showed up, saving rick ross' bacon. see what i did there, bruce? >> and yeah she named the pig after the rap eric ross. >> okay. enter don't judge, bruce, don't judge. >> and moving right along as they have watched their hands cracking down on soap and that they would ban those tiny microbads that will be marketed as -- microbeads that will be marketed as exfoliating that do not dissolve. and where they would mistake them for now. >>> all right, you don't feel like dealing with parking tonight, you're in a lot of luck, it is national free shipping day. retailers like target and

leon: breaking news -- the police on the scene of a deadly shooting in hyattsville, the 5000 block of 53rd place. the victim is an adult male, not identified yet. now,op story right marching through the streets of baltimore, the message of peac the verdicte await in the first police officer's trial charged in freddie gray's death. alison: the city is bracing for the worst, but ghtonit people stood up and said that will not happen again. leon: tom roussey has the latest from baltimore. tom? about four and a half hours ago, the jury left the courthouse for the night. they will be back tomorrow. tonight, a very diverse group in baltimore is calling for peace in the matter what happens. city firefighters desperately trying to put the fire out. that story is from the worst of the april riots. tonight, right nearby -- a call on the streets of west baltimore for it not to happen again. >> no violence at all, none at all. >> whatever the verdict. earlier, the jury deliberated a few hours before calling it a day. in closing statements, the prosecution reiterated its belief porter could have sa

two men shot and killed first in hyattsville then 15 minutes away in glendale. that first shooting happened right around dinnertime last night. this is what it looked like here along 53rd place just a couple of blocks off kennelworth avenue. the victim in this case, luis montague found shot at his home there. a couple hours later someone shot and killed aaron rawley at a property along good hope road. investigators haven't released details of possible suspects but do not believe either of these shootings is random. >>> the district's gun law that requires someone to have a good or proper reason to carry a gun is once again in legal limbo. a three-judge panel with the court of appeals says a federal judge that ruled on the case earlier this year did not have the authority to do so. back in 2008 the supreme court overturned the city's longstanding ban on handguns. right now a group is suing over the current law which requires the good or proper reasons have to be made to have a gun. >>> in the race for the white house, in just a few hours all eyes will be on the v

in hyattsville at quinton street you see a delay in both directions. 66 from the fairway to the parkway. that's going to take you nine minutes. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. >> thank you, melissa. >>> one gop candidate gaining momentum who could be a threat to hillary clinton. >>> and the cost of a mass shooting. the surprising amount of money it took for the san >>> welcome back at 4:45. we're following the very latest in decision 2016. brand-new numbers show democratic frond runner hillary clinton would likely beat con temder donald trump but if another gets it, she could face a challenge. tracie potts is here to tell us more. tracci tracie, good morning. >> good morning. these are the numbers from our brand-new nbc/wall street journal poll out this morning. clinton versus trump, she would beat him by 10 percentage points, pretty big especially among independents and hispanics. she would also beat cruz but it's a closer race. he'd only lose by 3 percentage points. interestingly it's the other republicans who aren't at the top of the lis

. >>> breaking news at 11:00, now police in hyattsville on the scene of a shooting where one man is dead. >>> at 9:15 police responded toreports of gunfire, they found an adult male unresponsive. found one of these responses behind me, police are working to gathering information they do not believe that this was random. sources in the police department tell me two people were seen fleeing this scene on foot there is no description what those suspects may have looked like again police are here working i'm told will be here for the next couple of hours reporting live. wusa9. >>> thank you. some more breaking news right now, we are getting an exclusive first look at the maryland man accused of communicating with isis to carry out an attack on the united states. he is an american and faces a whole lot of terrorism related charges. thank you for joining us among the accusations that he and a friend talkedded about making an explosive device, derek has been gathering new information about the suspect and his background. >>> fbi agents tracked and ultimately arrested muhammad using a mixture of

one in glendale, the other in hyattsville. live report in 15 minutes. >>> first, 5:00 a.m., good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we want to check our weather as well. mild weather pattern in our area continues. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with your forecast. >> near 70 yesterday. we held in some of the warmth overnight, even with the rain passing through. most of it is gone. we're getting some lingering sprinkles here, panhandle of west virginia near martensburg and over to neare

this video just coming in to the newsroom from hyattsville. police responded to a shooting tonight on 53rd place where they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. this is in an area not far from kenilworth avenue. and when the officers arrived a little after 9:00, a man was already dead. right now investigators are trying to figure out who shot him and why. at the live desk, chris lawrence, news4. >> chris, thank you. >>> you heard about this next story first. on the nbc washington app today, the fbi charging a maryland man with supporting isis. federal investigators tell us mohamad elshinawy took thousands of dollars from the terror group. one of his neighbors had surveillance cameras rolling as the feds searched his edgwood, maryland home, looking for any weapons for bomb making materials. investigators say elshinawy knew the money was for terror attacks, but he denied planning any attacks and said he took the money to siphon it away from isis. >>> right now the greenbelt city council is burning the midnight oil. they're debatin

. >>> from our prince george's county bureau, hyattsville city police department's canine, they now have life saving body armor. costing around $2,000. all in memory of mindy. >>> we are learning more tonight about the former neighbor of the san bernardino killer enrique marquez in a california jail cell. he plotted the massacre. he admitted to planning an attack with farook at riverside community college in 2011. investigators also say that he called 911 after the san bernardino rampage saying that farook was responsible and used his gun. >>> federal agents have joined in the search for his mother on the run from the law. they are now on the hunt for the man who received 10 years probation. the 18-year-old was recently caught on video, receiving only probation because lawyers argued that he had poor judgment. >>> sometimes crooks get caught red handed in their crimes. >> reporter: this picture was posted on facebook. accused of a series of threats, he is out on bond. >>> two hikers who nearly froze to death. >>> and trending now. how they dished up the assist, helping his fiance deliver

security climate these days the case of see something, say something turned out to be a false alarm in hyattsville. they evacuated a high school after someone noticed a suspicious item outside. the bomb squad arrive and determined the item was discarded steroid owe equipment. classes resume after 20 minutes. alison: things are back to nor mall catholic university now. the campus was placed on lockdown. the students were told to shelter in place. last night a custodian said a man approached him for directions and asked for directions to the administration buildings. they searched the campus and they didn't find anything. no classes today as the students and staff are off for a catholic holiday. the abc7 team is take an up close look that the effect of war on terror is having on the daily lives. watch "the new normal -- security versus freedom." that is tomorrow on our sister station newschannel8 and online wjla.com. leon: these are troubling times for santa claus. he will have to put his sleigh up on blocks. couple weeks away. alison: skiers and santa claus in the same boat. doug hill is standing b

where this pit bull stood over her dog in hyattsville will now call home. >>> plus, how a disability will not stop them from playing the game they love. how they're being recognized for >>> new video shows 16 kills in a fire bomb attack at a nightclub. you can see inside the nightclub where this happened. police are looking for two young men who cared this out. the state news agency said it was payback for not being allowed inside the club. they rode in hurling mull tov cocktails. eun? >> thank you, molette. one of the sites at the paris site is reopening today. five died at the bon bee area bar last month. some of the other places are still closed right now. >>> 6:11. it's friday. we made it to the weekend and we're going to bundle up as we step outside. >> "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell with your forecast and a look ahead too. hey, chuck. >> a clear sky and a beautiful way to get your day started. a nice low impact weather day to finish out the work and school week. a nice day today. not as windy as yesterday, but lots of sunshine coming your way. low to mid-50s. you can g

the first happened around 9:15 in the 5,000 block of 53rd place in hyattsville, a man was shot and killed the same time in the 9900 block of good luck road in glendale, another deadly shooting. that man died at the hospital. this incident does not appear to be rahm ran democrat. a funeral will be held for moa lee oata, dowed after boeing hit by a suspected drunk driver. services begin at 11:00 a.m. at covenant light church in gaithersburg. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8. hope you have a great day ♪ honey you could never grow old ♪ >> we are swaying on the set right now. ed sheeran with his hit song "speaking out loud." coming up why he may be thinking out loud but not sharing it on social media anymore. his big decision to take a break from social media. >> yeah, a lot of his fans unhappy about that. they're upset but we'll get into that. >>> right now republicans getting ready for a big showdown tonight. donald trump going head-to-head with his rivals as he gains strength. things getting nasty at his rally last night as they face o

one injured is bryant holmes from hyattsville and now lives in pittsburgh, new mexico. he -- in albuquerque, new mexico. i understand you broke your leg. how are you doing today? >> not all the way broke my leg. i bruised it up bad. it's like a torn a.c.l. or some sort. not just a bruised leg. swollen, black eye. thank to feel walk away. alison: describe the scene that night. >> it was crazy. i was walking to the area and i heard the people starting to scream. i turned around. as soon as i turn around i have seen the car speed on the sidewalk. the aftermath. not knowing what is going on. people said it was a terror attack and gunshots. i didn't hear any gunshots but the scene after was crazy. alison: now that the suspect has been name and we learned about her, what are your thoughts about that? >> i'm praying for her and her family honestly. i hate that whatever she was going through had to lead to that, and lead to me getting hit by a car. thankful to walk away. honestly, i can't wait for the video. they have to have surveillance. i'm praying for her child as well. i h

hope for some of the families in jonathan: it has been almost two month since a horrific crash in hyattsvillet five dead including an unborn child. the families are still trying to recover. alison: today a stranger stepped up to help brighten holidays. jeanette reyes was there for the heart-warming surprise. jeanette: after weeks of emotional trauma and physical pain the rodriguez family was speechless. for once in a long time today was for a heart warming reason. >> look at the presents. how are you feeling? the expression you will see on faces of many children in days but it took a lot to get him seen over a month ago. his mother and parents were involved in a horrific crash that killed five people. his father suffered third-degree burns and his sister and mother just recently got out of the hospital. it brought about an unlikely friendship at the hospital. >> shortly after the accident my son was in the u.c.u. >> they learned of the crash they were involvedded in and came up with the idea of collecting toys and the basic necessities for the family and the other victims. the response was ov

yesterday he woke up to smoke and flames in his hyattsville home. >> they took me to medstar. reporter: they escaped with her three dogs, including precious the pitbull. >> the dog is always been loyal to her. reporter: the problem is prince george's county has banned residents from owning pitbulls since 1997. animal control officers confiscated precious and her puppy. >> my dad loves animals. he feeds all the neighborhood cats and everything. reporter:'s son, who spent the day recovering photos and valuables and medication, says his dad losses from the fire and lost his dog to the law. >> i thought it would be with me. until the day i die. everything has changed. reporter: jimmy's options are quite limited. he can either move out of prince george's county kendrys adopt his dog, or find a non-county resident to do the same. otherwise am of the outcome may be a sad one. in upper marlboro, kevin lewis, abc 7 news. alison: we just had a last-minute update. the animal control center just called kevin and they have good news. is relatives who live in montgomery county have now deci

bigger problem spot in prince georges county through hyattsville on 202 land over road shut down bothn follow road and kenmore drive for overnight accident investigation just past the closure on 202. be alert for the diversion on the roadway. melanie. >> anchor: thank you. breaking news in maryland firefighters are on the scene battling a fire on old camp meade road. at least one person is dead. firefighters are still searching to see if there are other victims. update you as we learn more about this fire. one man is dead, another seriously wounded after a double stabbing in aspen hill. this happened just before 8:30 last night at a gas station on georgia avenue. no word on what led to the stabbing but we to know that police are looking for multiple suspects seen running away from the area. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8. have a great day. >>> if he were sitting in the room right now i really wouldn't know what he looked like. >> newly uncovered video of donald trump getting grilled about his ties to a convicted felon. brian ros

with family members this after she was taken away from her family after a fire that happened in hyattsville yesterday morning. surely, you've seen this video of precious standing guard over her mom after she was injured in the fire and made it difficult for ems services to get to that woman to assist her and give her the care that she needed. precious was brought here to the shelter along with her puppy because pit bulls are banned in prince george's county. we got a number of emails from folks who wanted to adopt precious and take precious in. the good news is precious has been reunited with family who lives outside of the county. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, we'll take you to that reunion. >>> a sperm donor may be forced to pay child support, but it's not the couple who is looking for his cash. we'll explain this strange case. >>> faith leaders in kansas are sending a clear message about the syrian refugee crisis. the governor -- the group, rather, wants sam brownback to settle in kansas. on wednesday they presented an open letter to the governor asking him to reconsider his stance agains

yesterday morning precious stood guard by her injured owner after she was hurt in a house fire in hyattsvilleade it difficult for emergency management services to get help to the woman who was passed out on the front lawn. >> vobviously the loyalty betwen the two and as we approached the dog became aggressive and did lunge at us. >> they were able to lure precious away long enough to get the owner to a stretcher. precious and the one pup whoa made it out of the fire were transported to the prince george's animal shelter. she couldn't stand by and watch her sister lose her dog. >> she just wanted to protect p her mommy and her house. >> meanwhile, this is what's left of the family's home. >> an elderly father who is blind was inside the house with his daughter at the time. they are both recovering. >> april is doing okay. my dad had -- he's burned on his face, his nose, his lips and his hands, but he's going to be okay. >> the chief here at the animal shelter says the dogs would not have been euthanized, but moved outside of the county to another facility or family. he said it is really good i

. >> reporter: a representative of casa from hyattsville, maryland, is part of this effort. we've had instances where community member his police brutality and had police misconduct and there is a fear in our community. >> reporter: nearby in the community where he was arrested last april his portrait is on a mural. >> you're supposed to help us not hurt us and if it gets to that point, then, like, we start to feel this way, fear the police officers who do we turn to? >> reporter: the video of freddie gray being arrested was taken here. this memorial marks the spot. tony singletary witnessed the arrest. >> you all beat that boy up and killed him and then they're talking about a hung jury. what the hell does that mean? you all can't decide what to do with the people that done it wrong? it's crazy, man. >> reporter: now prosecutors want officer william port tore testify at the trials of the five other police officers so we don't know if there will have to be any rescheduling come next year. that's the latest live from baltimore. jim, back to you. >> thanks, chris. >> tonight,

dennis montefo of adelphi was killed, he was found in silver spring last week, 19-year-old mejiha of hyattsville and riveras of adelphi, charged with murder, police think more people involved. >>> the van driver in the freddie gray case now set to begin january 11 trial, originally january 6 the judge will use this time to consider pretrial motions officer goodson faces the charge of second degree murder, william porter's trial ended in hung jury. >>> urging for calm this morning, bracing for possible protests after a grand jury voted not to indict two police officers for the shooting and killing of 12-year-old tamir rice, who was playing what turned out to be a pellet gun, prosecutors say human error and miscommunication are to blame for this incident, walter madison represents the rice family. >> there was an expectation that this would be the outcome of a grand jury process, but there's nothing like knowing it's real now, and they have to live withl under restrictive duty at this point, cleveland's mayor expressed sympathy to the rice family and promised to conduct the city probe, the departm

deliveries from the hyattsville post office and columbia heights were flagged in particular. the agency has been under pressure to hire more carriers ever since. including from barnette's fellow letter carriers. like alton. >> we had a number of carriers that were lost during that timeframe. a lot of carriers were apprehensive. >> reporter: today, 40 newly hired carriers underwent orientation. this photo shows the group. union leaders say this is the latest in a serious of groups hired and late-night delivery has been significantly reduced because of it. >> much safer. people let their dogs out after dark, you can't see the holes in the ground. many areas in the d.c. area are not well lit. >> reporter: police are trying to make progress of their own solving the barnette killing. there have been no arrests. federal u.s. postal inspectors are still reviewing the case daily. they have distributed 25,000 letters and fliers to the neighborhood seeking tips and police are offering a $125,000 reward. >> this is by no means a cold case. our detectives are working this case actively a

. >>> hannah camaro was last seen in the 4800 block of woodlawn drive in hyattsville. hannah was wearing a pink and white jacket with blue uniform pants. if you have any information that could lead police to hannah, give them a call. >> reporter: i'm nikki burdine with breaking news out of new delhi where ten people are dead in a plane crash. this is what we know so far. it happened just outside new delhi's main airport. the plane belongs to india's border security force and crashed into a boundary wall and ended up in a small body of water. there were eight engineers and two pilots on board. there were no survivors. the plane was headed east. still no word yet on the cause of that crash. back to you. >>> there were loud cheers as the company spacex successfully landed a 15-story rocket at cape canaveral. >> last night marked the first time an unmanned rocket safely returned to land vertically at cape canaveral. people who witnessed the moment were in awe. >> mesmerized. i was blown away. >> i kind of want to be an gnaw now. >> the mission is considered a huge victory