in jesup, wusa9. >> ten days in jail and a $1,000 fine, plus restrictions on her license. that's the punishment for the woman who rear ended the fairfax county police chief while she was drunk. cristie edgar pleaded guilty. her blood alcohol content was .26. that's right. more than three times the legal limit in virginia. chief ed was not seriously hurt in that crash. >>> shoplifting is bad enough, using a little boy to help you, even worse. an eyeglass shop in al stan alexandria, virginia, says they walked out in designer frames. a man trying on the most expensive frames and then stuffing them in his pants. the boy places an expensive frame on his face and walks out the door. >> it shocks me as a parent, as a part of the community. that, and the fact that the young boy was so blatant. >> they are just the latest victim by going public with this video, they hope to put a stop to it. alexandria police are investigating. >>> new information on that racist hate crime in america university in northwest. some members of congress will speak out about it tomorrow on capitol hill.

. >>> police will update us on the capture of an inmate who escaped in jesup, maryland. the search came to an end late last night after police found him hiding inside an 18 inch drainage pipe. showed you live on news 4 midday this all started yesterday morning when maryland state police officers went up after someone reported seeing a suspicious man in the woods near where watson escaped. he faces charges in conoco county. >>> this morning we're working to learn the condition of a woman who was apparently set on fire at a motel. this is video of the scene after d.c. police arrived around 9:00 last night. that's near university. we're told he ran away but the hotel does have security cameras. they do not know the relationship between the man and woman but appears to be a case of domestic violence. we'd like to remind you that nbc 4 is committed to raising awareness about domestic violence. find local resources on the nbc 4 app. >> right now a d.c. family needs you to be on the lookout. her name is dajanay bowens. she had multicolored leggings and a jean jacket joompt for

the first, police will update us on the capture of an inmate that escaped in jesup, maryland. this is david watson. he managed to break free after he was transferred to a mental hospital. last night he was found hiding inside an 18 inch drainage pipe. >>> and we are working to learn the condition of a woman who was apparently set on fire at a motel. this is video of the scene after v. last night. the motel is on 4th street northeast near gallaudet university. witnesses say the woman was set on fire by a man in the room at the motel. we're told he ran away but the motel does have security cameras. >>> 6:04. this morning a montgomery county school resource officer is being credited with stopping a possible attack. >> news 4's megan mcgrath is live with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. police aren't sure whether he had a plan or not but they say 18-year-old mario alvarado drove on to campus here at einstein high school in a stolen car. in the trunk was a stolen assault rifle with five magazines of ammunition. now the school resources officer who was here at t

. >>> the inmate who spent five days on run will stay in jail in jesup county. officials decided it was safer to have a doctor come evaluate watson in the prison. they found him hiding in a drainage pipe. >>> 4:50 your time now. fairfax county's fire chief is looking into new allegations that a supervisor condoned bullying in the department. this comes a year after a female firefighter committed suicide. it's not known if online harassment possibly by colleagues played a role in her chief richard bowers received an anonymous complaint. his department won't tolerate any type of harassment. >> a fire house in college park is locked in a court battle over a fence going up across the street from the branchville volunteer fire department. the firefighters say the fence puts the public in danger. they own the land. the developer didn't want the land contaminated from fire training exercises. the firefighters have moved their trucks outside so they can quickly respond to calls. >>> i love this story. eight little ducklings are back with their mom thanks to the careful

when he broke from guards taking him to a hospital in jesup. >> in harrison county, fierce winds ripped the roof. they say it's a miracle no one was hurt. >> may day protesters trashed a police vehicle and tossed cocktails. >> steven colbert meets a stranger. >> hey, everybody, tonight, we have chris from guardians of the galexy volume 2. chris, thank you for being here. >> oh my gosh, i'm thrilled to be here. >> i don't know you, but i feel like i know you. >> that's your magic. >> i met you, but i don't know you. >> tonight, that all changes. >> the late show with steven colbert coming up after our broadcast. and brutal and this an angry matchup, game three caps pens in pittsburgh. and it went down to the wire. stick around. announcer: while everyone discusses the future of health care, 18 million americans are already choosing it.... with medicare advantage: a proven public-private partnership, where health outcomes are valued over volume. where early intervention and management of chronic conditions is leading to better outcomes. and costs are more predictable and affordable. why do

he escaped on friday as he was being taken to the hospital center in jesup, maryland.oward county police along with the u.s. marshall service believe he has moved out of the area and could be in delaware. there is a $5,000 reward leading to watson's capture. >>> metro service on the blue line is back to normal this morning. yesterday trains had to single track for a few hours because of an arcing insulator. that caused smoke to fill the station. no one was hurt. >>> if you need to take metro's green line, there are changes. >>ie track work. >> reporter: these are the newest changes. the around the clockwork zone is happening on the green line. it's happening on green belt and college park. that means there will be no service on those stations. the trains are expected to run on a near normal station at all other stations. no yellow rush bus trains. the next safe track will shut down five orange stations starting on may 15th. >>> 5:35. college park station is back open following safe track work. not all repairs on the blue and yellow lines are finished. news partner wtop

. >>> the inmate who spent five days on the run will stay at the howard county detention center in jesup, maryland, for the foreseeable future. last week they ordered that he be transferred to a hospital for a competency evaluation. they decided it would be safer to have a doctor come and see him there. >>> fairfax county's fire chief is looking into allegations that a supervisor condoned bullying in the department. wtop reports that it comes a year after a female firefighter committed suicide. chief bower received an anonymous complaint letter and he says his department won't tolerate any type of harassment. >>> you have to see this next video. so sweet. eight little ducklings are careful rescue of d.c.'s first responder. ducks fell into a storm drain yesterday. the mama duck was walking. they pried the cover off and they pulled out all of the ducklings one by one. they released them to mom and mom leads them to the tunnel. first responders made sure to follow the ducks all the way until they made it safely to the water. there they are getting back in to their natural habitat. way to go

he took off from jesup, maryland, but could be in delaware.rving time for attempted murder. >>> government shutdown averted. they struck a deal to keep the government running until september. angie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun and aaron. negotiators working to hammer out the last remaining sticking points to keep the government open. overall this is a $ government for the rest of the fiscal year. not included in that plan, money for a border wall. you may remember president trump dropped his plan for the wall. he set aside money for border security and money for the military. i'm angie goff in the newsroom. eun, back to you. >> angie, thank you. >>> metro service is back to normal on the blue line after a scare involving smoke in the tunnel. yesterday there was an arcing insulator that sent some smoke into the addison road station. no one was hurt. for a few hours trains were single tracking between the morgan boulevard and armory stop. >>> metro has some unfinished safe track work to do. our reporters at wtop said they cancel