we continue our team coverage now with chris gordon and julie carey. >> i'm julie carey in leesburg, virginia, it turns out there was need for more shoveling today. about two inches of fesh snow here and across loudoun county. the schools played it safe and closed for the day. the good news is that the roads stayed mostly just wet. for conditions in montgomery county we go to chris gordon. >> this is clarksburg high school. they call this part of montgomery county up county. it got more snow than the rest of our area. montgomery county public schools decided to delay opening by two hours today. that caused a hardship of some parents who say they would have rather seen schools close today. school is letting out. the main roads and most of the neighborhoods are clear, that's the latest from montgomery county, chris gordon, news4. >>> well one spot in our area measured about four inches of snow. we got an updated list of how much fell in cities and towns throughout the region. open the nbc washington app and search snow totals. >>> take a look, a school bus driver something checked out

northern virginia bureau chief julie carey begins our team coverage at police headquarters where the memorial to officer guindon is growing. julie? >> reporter: erika, you can see that memorial right behind me now. it's had a steady stream of visitors. alongside the american flag a marine corps flag because ashley guindon once served as a reserve i was. her mother is on her way from her new england home to northern virginia. at a time when her family should have been celebrating her late he is achievement, they are mourning this very great loss. symbols of deep sadness around police headquarters. officers draping a patrol car in black bunting. dozens of residents coming to pay respects at this memorial. >> this is a sad day for everybody in this room. it's a sad day for law guindon killed on her first shift as a rookie officer. this photo was taken as she was sworn in on friday. she'd interned at the department in 2011 as she earned a master's degree in forensic science. chief steve hudson said she trained as an officer last year but left for personal reasons only to return and be hir

. >>> i'm julie carey in richmond, virginia, where the governor firing back at some of the gun control activists who blasted his gun compromise plan. what he has to say about their agenda just ahead. >>> and the first votes in iowa only about 90 minutes away now. chuck todd will tell us who gets chuck todd will tell us who gets the advantage with the high you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. >>> you're watching news4 at 6:00. >>> first at 6:30 tonight, we're learning more about the man who was stabbed to death inside a popular d.c. nightclub. that victim was out celebrating a new job when he was killed. >> that stabbing happened inside barcode. meagan fitzgerald reports what the club's owner is doing to help with the investigation. >> reporter: this all happened just before midnight. we're told barcode was packed with people

we continue our team coverage now with chris gordon and julie carey. >> i'm julie carey in leesburg, virginia, it turns out there was need for more shoveling today. about two inches of fesh snow

. >>> i'm julie carey in chantilly, virginia, a pet store raided won the first round in court. where are the puppies seized and why hasn't dreamy puppy reopened? answers ahead. >>> d.c. city leaders promise to target businesses that didn't clear their snow-covered sidewalks. with red tape and a lot of paperwork could be the reason so few tickets wer >>> fog everywhere tomorrow. it's a good morning to get an early start out the door. it's probably not going to burn off or move out of our area until around 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. when the wind starts to pick up. there will be some minimal to moderate delays early tomorrow morning. as far as travel goes on area roads. then moderate for tomorrow afternoon. delays really start to pick up. between the hours of 1:00 and 5:00, maybe even 6:00 or 7:00. down across southern maryland as the front comes through. look at the temperatures that we're forecasting for tomorrow. 58 degrees, mount arie, 64 down south. in alexandria. 64, too, college park. that's some warm air over us, we're forecasting a record warm afternoon for tomorrow and for the

i'm julie carey, news4. >>> coming up on news4, the mayor makes way for aew silt. i'm mark segraves. pee what hap >>> a big step forward today for another project in the district. demolition began on the campus of st. elizabeth's in southeast today. >> a new sports arena for the wizards and the mystics is being built there. homes, retail, and restaurants and office buildings also in store. but not everybody is happy about that development. mark segraves has our report. >> don't touch me. >> reporter: protesters stood in the way as mayor muriel bowser led the demolition of the old st. elizabeth's east campus. >> our government and our mayor are spending tax dollars on things like a mystic stadium and a streetcar to nobody and do not help people who are being displaced. doesn't help public housing from being torn down. wore being pushed out of this city. >> nobody lives her so nobody is being displaced. >> reporter: for years the washington wizards owner has been looking for a location to build a state of the art training facility for his team. he reached a deal to b

bureau chief julie carey talked to the victim's parents and a witness. julie? >> reporter: well, that 16-year-old girl did exactly what her parents had always taught her yesterday morning. she fought, she screamed, she ran when the naked man attacked her as she neared that bus stop. her folks had already left for work when this all happened. they tell me tonight she's doing as well as can be expected after such a traumatic incident and now they and other neighbors want to know more about the man who is charged with attacking her. >> i just heard screaming, a woman screaming, and i just immediately the first thing i did is calling 911. >> reporter: that's one of many neighbors who called 911 or rushed outside before dawn wednesday morning to the terrifying sound. a 16-year-old girl was nearing her school bus stop on charter court when she saw a naked man coming her way. she turned to run home. he tackled her. tom wardel was there when it happened walking his dog. initially, he too was taken to the ground. >> i heard the kid screaming help me, help me. i turned a

i'm julie carey.ts day snow hasn't been too bad but the real concern is the roads tomorrow. >>> and i'm adam tuss driving around in the storm team4 x 4 monitoring the conditions that will change by the time you head back to city to prince george's county. >>> and i'm tracee wilkins in southern maryland where, as you can see, they got measurable snow in parts here. they may just need that pat collins' snow stick. >> reporter: and i have the latest snow stick challenge. want one of these babies? start thinking of something patriotic. news4 at 5:00 starts right now. >> and a live look at conditions at 5:00 from snow and sleet and freezing rain that's now falling across parts of our area and the next 24 hours will be messy, boy. >> here we go. round two, folks. we're already looking ahead to what could be a dangerous night on our roads. >> we have a team of meteorologists. they're monitoring the conditions and the changes going to be happening right now. >> doug, we begin with you. what's the latest? >> t

. >>> i'm julie carey. we are getting a look at the new vi derti diversion first center. it's aimed to take mentally ill >>> the death of a baby in the district has triggered an administrative review. news4 has learned a child in the house never called 911. the call for help came from a relative who happens to be a d.c. firefighter. mark segraves is live now on van buren street northwest with these new details you will see only on news4. mark? >> reporter: that's right, pat. when firefighters got to this house they found six unattended minors and that baby who died, and we know that the firefighter was able to circumvent the 911 system and call directly to a 911 supervisor, and that's why she is now the focus of an administrative review. when firefighters arrived at the home on van buren street in northwest, they found six children. the oldest a 10-year-old. the youngest a 7-month-old baby who was in medical distress. he was pronounced dead at a local hospital. there were no adults in the home. police officials originally told reporters one of the dying child's siblings c

northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joins us now live from that woodbridge neighborhood where lots of dig something still going on as the utility addresses concerns tonight. julie? >> reporter: yeah. well, you can see those fraesh patches of asphalt behind me. a few minutes ago they were surrounded by work crews and heavy equipment. they wrapped up for the day but all this activity has residents here wondering and worried a the streets are pocked with holes and fresh patches of asphalt. work has continued here nonstop in the wake of a gas explosion at a nearby home on february 7th. these are photos of the damage left behind. the explosion rocked the house just minutes after firefighters evacuated the family. today two blocks away crews had broken through to other underground lines leading this homeowner too fearful to even cook on his stove. have you done anything different in recent days? >> well, i haven't put on the stove. >> reporter: concerns like that are the reason state senator jeremy mcpike was in the area handing out flyers. his office has received lots of calls. >>

. >>> i'm julie carey in fairfax county where a woman who survived years of abuse at the hands of her husband is speaking out about proposed legislation that would take guns away from those with protective orders. >> if he had been able to access those, i probably would have been dead that day. >> reporter: her story and the >>> victims of domestic violence are cheering a proposal to take guns away from abusers who are subject to permanent protective orders in virginia. >> that measure took another step for t general assembly. but as bureau chief julie carey reports, fairfax county is already moving ahead with a plan to better protect domestic violence victims. >> reporter: rochelle calls herself a domestic violence survivor, and even though it's been nine years since she finally broke away from her abusive husband, she still wants her identity concealed. years of beatings left her so fearful, she hid a weapon in the home. >> and i hid them so that he couldn't get them because i honestly felt if he had been able to access those, i would have been dead that day. >> the final incident c

that attack happened yesterday along charter court and our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joins us live with reaction from the victim's parents and neighbors there. >> reporter: the 16-year-old's parents didn't want to be interviewed on camera but they say their daughter is doing as well as can be expected after such a traumatic incident. they were already away at work when it happened. they tell me that they'd always taught their daughter if she was attacked, to run, fight, bite, and scream. yesterday morning she did exactly that and the neighbors came running. 6:15 wednesday morning on charter court, it was still dark as the 16-year-old girl made her way to the school bus stop when she saw a naked man coming her way. she turned to run home. he tackled her. >> i just heard screaming, a woman screaming, and i just immediately the first thing i did was call 911. >> reporter: this girl says her friend witnessed the attack from the bus stop. >> she was just saying this girl was running down the street saying help me, help me, and following her was this naked man chasing after

our bureau chief julie carey joins us live after speaking to the mother who worked years to earn that money. jules? >> reporter: well, let me set the scene for you at this dunkin' donuts. mom, dad, and daughter stopping in to grab breakfast before taking their freshman back to penn state for her second semester. but mom left her purse behind briefly and by the time the family returned, the purse and all that tuition money was gone. this video released by police shows a crime of opportunity, but the alleged thief hit the jackpot when she grabbed the purse that was left behind hanging on a chair. she scans the dunkin' donuts before putting it inside her own bag and leaving. minutes later this family came rushing back. they'd driven just a few plox when maria realized she'd forgotten her purse. she spoke to me via facetime from biloxi about the real station her purse was gone. >> i started to cry. i was in shock. i could not believe what happened. of course, we were crying. we were upset. >> reporter: maria says inside her purse, the envelope containing the 10,000 bucks was even marked l

just heard from our northern virginia bureau chief, julie carey. she confirmed the name of the suspected gunman in the police shooting. we are told his name is ronald hamilton. and he's being held at the prince william county detention center. he's being held on a capital murder charge. now, prince william county police also sent out a picture of officer ashley guindon's cruiser via take a look at this. the caption -- actually we plan to put that out on our twitter feed coming up shortly and have it here later in the newscast. but along with the photo, it says blessed are the peace makers for they will be called children of god. to take you back, this all started with a call to police about a domestic argument at a home on lashmere court yesterday. gunshots started flying soon after officers arrived and kids were outside and they had to run for cover. >> we heard three to four gunshots, so we started running. and when we got up here, we saw all the cops and we were trying to come home and they told us to go inside. >> three officers were shot the a

sources tell julie carey have come to terms to add a lane inside the beltway. the gop has been fighting for additional lanes since the plan for tolling was done last year. this is just one piece of a larger compromise. more details at a news conference tomorrow morning in richmond. >> police pulling a missing girl from icy waters. the helicopter was called to look for the 17-year-old and spotted her using its thermal vision camera and night vision technology. >> she was in the water about up to her shoulders. all we could see was this. it didn't necessarily look like a person, but it was a heat source that was unusual to the area. >> the girl was taken to the hospital where she was treated and expected to be okay. >> if you're a wsec customer, don't be shocked if your water bill is higher this month. the billing cycle will be ten days longer. but the usc says you should pay the bill and during the next billing cycle, actual readings should help even things out. >> the chairman of the d.c. council has scaled back with some of the nation's most generous paid leav

reporting live from south riding, i'm julie carey. back to you now in the thanks, julie. >>> it's shaping up to be a messy and long rush hour tomorrow morning. work continues tonight to get d.c.'s roads safe in spite of the snow and the ice now. drivers are not the only ones who may have something to worry about. mark segraves is in north d.c. with that part of the story. mark? >> reporter: hey, jim. you know, it's been raining in northeast d.c. for about 45 minutes. you can see behind me the rain roads like north capitol, pretty clear. walk over here and you can see the sidewalks. that's where we're going to have a big problem tomorrow morning. >> encouraging residents to be friendly and neighborly and clear their sidewalks and if there's a disabled resident or an elderly resident close to them, to help their neighbor. >> reporter: mayor bowser is not enforcing the requirement that residents clear their sidewalks, and no emergency was declared, so there are no parking restrictions like there was that big storm had melted away before t

but first, northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is in loudoun county where a lot of drivers have been forced to turn around. >> this is shreeve mill road. this road is flooded, it's a major cut-through road for the dulles greenway, which is a half mile up the road, over to leesburg and other important spots, so it's been a real inconvenience for folks today. this is what happened earlier, v-dot putting up the road closed sign, around noon after we and a plow contractor called them to tell them about the floodwaters we discovered here. here's what it loed morning. when our photographer first arrived. the combination of the pouring rain and melting snow caused the creek to surge out of its banks. before v-dot could get here, we saw a succession of cars roll down shrevemill, put put on the brakes and turn around. fortunately, everybody we saw wise enough to do just that. not to make a run across the floodwaters. back live, can you see the floodwaters have receded a little bit from what we saw earlier. but the v-dot workers who came out to put the road closed sign up. tell me this wi

. >>> julie carey continues the coverage from where the officers were transportetransported. >> reporter: heartbreaking news for those keeping vigil tonight at a fairfax hospital coming with the word of one of the three officers wounded has passed away from her injuries. this is the same ashley that they just introduced yesterday as a brand-new officer, and the the scene,me officers and being at this hour here, and we have not received an update on their condition. it's a little dark but you may be able to see behind me in the emergency room circle here, it's lined with police cars and squad cars. all three officers were medevaced here to the fairfax hospital. let's take a look at pictures earlier this evening. as soon as the medevacs arrived, squad cars followed. many fairfax county police officers on scene adding support here, supporting their brotheren in such a difficult situation tonight. the police chief has been at the hospital, but, again, many family and friends of the wounded officers, and now we have learned a fallen officer, a victim died. we are hoping for a much better outc

bureau chief julie carey checked out conditions in fairfax, loudoun and even clark county. and is in leesburg. >> out in loudoun county this afternoon, a couple of hours of sun melted off some of that morning snow. and you can see out there. the roads have dried out. there is still plenty of old snow from last month. we've discovered one family that's still sort of snowed in. >> the new snow added a fresh layer of white to the loudoun county landscape. in some spots you could actually see the dividing line, where colder temperatures in the mountain top held the snow, but below it melted into the trees. in downtown leesburg there was just enough to require the most conscientious to break out the shovel again. this man was clearing a path for an older neighbor. >> it's going to get colder. we need to get did off before it gets icy. easy as that. >> how are you feeling about another snow? >> i don't want any. i'm done. done for the year. >> farther west in clark county down a winding country road no new snow. but peggy martin and her husband still haven't fully dug out from th

. >>> i'm julie carey in fairfax county where there is a new option for law enforcement officers when they encounter somebody experiencing a mental health crisis. it's called >>> the view you can get from space. take a look a lightning storm from up above. a britishs s astronaut released this time lapse video. he's aboard the international space station. he captured dazzling images of storms. the footage shows a series of lightning bolts striking the earth. >>> there are some of us who would consider this to be probably one of the most amazing, fantastic stories that we ever get to see or report ever. it has to do with something that physicists found that prove einstein was right. >> we have detected gravitational waves. we did it. >> an international team of astrophysicists used a highly sensitive instrument to detect something called a gravitational wave. it came from two black holes merging in deep space hor than a billion years ago. the wave was recorded and the audible chirp was played back at a news conference today. the research team includes a physics professor from the univer

. >>> i'm julie carey why woodbridge, virginia, where we learned they have found more gas leaks in a neighborhood where a home was rocked by an explosion less than two weeks ago. coming up, >>> we are learning new details ab damaged a home in woodbridge in virginia earlier this month. people who live in that area have been on edge since it happened on franklin street. bureau chief julie carey tells us about a state lawmaker's effort now to help ease their fears. >> reporter: for 12 days now residents in this woodbridge neighborhood have watched as washington gas and a pipeline contractor break into streets looking for gas leaks, making repairs. it has this man too fearful to even use his gas stove. >> well, i haven't put on the stove. >> reporter: because you have been too worried to. >> correct. >> reporter: the digging began the day after an explosion at this home on february 7th. these are the photos of damage left behind. the explosion rocked the house just minutes after firefighters evacuated the family. state senator jeremy mcpike says worried residents have been calling his of

our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joins us live from the scene of this tragedy. julie? >> reporter: a vigil is set for tomorrow night at the scene of this terrible crime. this one to remember the suspect's wife. her name crystalh hamilton. she was a counselor to wounded warriors, but they also fear she was hiding the domestic abuse going on behind closed here. commonwealth attorney ballpaul t and other prosecutors coming to see the crime scene, to tour the house where crystal hamilton was shot and killed allegedly at the hands of her husband. when officers arrived to help, ronald hamilton reportedly turned an assault rifle on them. rookie officer ashley guindon guide from her wounds. two other officers were seriously injured. clear to see in the front porch glass a large bullet hole. >> always call this an officer's worst nightmare, to go to a routine call and wind up dead. >> reporter: in court today the accused killer showed no emotion. he will be held without bond on capital and first-degree murder charges. new court documents reveal after his surrender, hamilton, qu

northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joins us live from south riding, virginia, where she's been checking out the road conditions around loudoun county. julie? >> reporter: an hour ago as i was standing here, it was freezing rain. now it's mostly just rain. you can see the road parkway. so driving conditions not too bad, but this morning conditions turned deadly for a driver in fauquier county. an suv crossed the center line and hit a snowplow head on killing the driver of that suv. that was a man from linden. so big question is right now, is this going to freeze up overnight and will hazardous conditions return tomorrow morning? suv number one, and suv number two, both had to be towed away from a crash this morning in h ashburn. it's clear to see from the damage one slid into the back of the other. this is what those subdivision roads looked like midmorning. still quite snow covered and slick. but in areas of northern virginia where just 3 to 4 inches of snow fell, the plows quickly started to clear it away. even reaching into the subdivisions by early afternoon. >> not too not

in richmond, virginia, i'm julie carey, news4. >>> there's a new push to gave local lawmakers a say on whether tolls are placed on the roads in the old dominion and it won't have any impact on one controversial project. the measure introduced today would stop the state from imposing tolls without first getting approval from the general assembly, but it will not apply to governor mcauliffe's tolling plan for i-66. it also would not apply when a new lane is added to an existing highway. >>> if this warmer weather doesn't clear the sidewalks in prince george's county, you could still get fined for not shoveling. last week the county issued 337 tickets worth $100 a pop for sidewalks that were not shoveled. they were given to businesses and residents. county officials say if there's still snow on the ground, offenders could be ticketed a second time, even a third time. we're working for to you get those sidewalks cleared. if you know of one that needs cleaning, report it on nbc washington's app by searching snowy sidewalks. >>> well, the pipe is fixed but it will be a while longer before ev

. >>> sources tell our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey that another lane will be added to 66 eastbound inside the beltway. many republican leaders and some democrats do not like the idea of tolls being added without extra lanes. expecting to learn more at a news conference in richmond this morning. >>> and with all of this weather, we had some school delays today. frederick county, washington county, calvert, two-hour delay. spotsylvania, two-hour delay. >> i believe that is the broadcast this morning. we've had technical issues. we appreciate you sticking with us, though. >> "today" show is next. >> enjoy your day. have a great wednesday, everybody. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ geico for your boat. see how much you could save. >>> good morning. landslide. donald trump and bernie sanders win big in new hampshire. >> we are going to make america so great again. maybe greater than ever before. >> thank you, new hampshire! >> for hillary clinton, a crushing defeat. >> know i have some work to do, particularly with young people. >> reason john kasich, energized by a second place finish. >> if yo

bureau chief julie carey joins us live from the neighborhood with details on all this. julie? >> reporter: hey, dor reap. you can hear and see the heavy equipment here. washington gas still on the scene closing up some of the many holes they hammered into the street today to try to figure out what caused this gas explosion. now, too dark back there to see the house that was impacted. the family who lives there are in a hotel tonight and they have some very pointed questions for washington gas and a lot of praise for some volunteer firefighters. glass from blown out windows and debris litters the backyard of this woodbridge home. inside, the aftermath of an apparent natural gas explosion. the drywall blasted from the stairwell. a door cracked in two by the force. just minutes before the explosion, maria rivera and three relatives were still inside. >> translator: the fire marshal told me if they would have been in the house and not been evacuated, they wouldn't be here right now. >> reporter: but sunday afternoon a 911 call from someone who smelled gas outside the home brought

i'm julie carey, news4. >>> she was brought back from the brirng. we're seeing firsthand now a new drug being used by local police is helping save lives during an i lead the 11 o'clock news with stories of gun violence. and like many of you, my family lived through the beltway sniper crisis. in congress, i'll fight to expand background checks on guns and ammunition, ban assault weapons, and mandate gun safety locks, because too many kids die from accidental shootings. let's show the nra we're not afraid of them; as democrats, as americans, as parents. i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> tracking snow right now and storm team4 radar. it's a low to moderate impact for puce. look at savage, maryland, where the snow has been falling for quite some time. brutal cold and wind this weekend and more snow for monday. i'll have all the details on that in just a few. >>> if you have to head out in this frigid temperatures, you will likely bundle up your kids but beware, the big, warm puffy coats in a car seat, it can be a dangerous combinatio

. >> our bureau chief julie carey discovered of spots today and joins us from loudoun county.s going on there? >> well check it out behind me, there's a road under there somewhere. and it's not quite as bad right now as when we first found our path blocked today. but it's taking a long while for these floodwaters to recede. and this is not the only place we ran into high water. dry mill road outside leesburg, not very dry today. cars leaving a wake as they rolled through the pooling water. this was the pond created in a shopping center parking lot. and look with a happened to shreve mill road, at 10:30 this morning. drivers able to get across the creek. but an hour later, the creek's water had surged onto the road flooding it the. the force of the stream clear to see and hear. because the road hadn't been closed yet. we watched as one car after another rolled up only to put on the brakes and

. >>> i'm julie carey in woodbridge, virginia, where there is a big contingent of washington gas employees on the scene trying to pinpoint the cause of an apparent gas leak that caused an explosion yesterday afternoon in that house over there on the corner. railroad cents s residents first began to smell the odor of gas last week. then yesterday more reports of natural gas let prince william firefighters to go door to door. inside this home, levels so high they immediately evacuated the residents. just as they cleared the house, an explosion. coming up on news4 at 5:00, you will hear from the family who lives in this house. they believe they were just minutes away from either being seriously injured or possibly even killed. >>> it's a plan that could put an end to the zika virus. how the fight against the quickly spreading illness now comes down to a decision right here in washington. >>> cold, rain, and snow. we're going to see it all over the next few days. storm team4 is tracking the timing and how much snow could pile up. that's where we're calling this >>> this is a storm team4 weathe

northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joins us live in a few minutes to explain what the officerthat led him to arrest him. >>> developing in kansas,e firefighters are battling a massive grass fire that's burning out of control on the kansas/missouri border. the fire destroyed at least two older barnes and scorched several acres of land. >>> well, what you get from your cable company and how much money you pay could soon be changing. in a 3-2 vote, s.e.c. commissioners adopted a policy that would open up the market for set top boxes. it would let customers decide whether to use yir service provider's box for one from a competing company. americans spend an average of more than $200 a year on cable company boxes. the chairman says you will soon have more choices. >> those competitive objections will do what competition always does, which is drive better services, drive down costs, and create opportunities. >> you can weigh in before a a coalition of cable companies including comcast have argued that the rule change may raise prices for consumers because of the cost of implementing

. >> julie carey, thank you. >>> d.c. police hope this surveillance video coming up will help track down a group of people who attacked a marine at a mcdonald's downtown. this happened at 9th and e street location last friday night. coming up, you will be able to see the victim who left the restaurant. one person knocked him down to the ground, and others began to the sidewalk. >> the victim told police that his attackers approached him while he was eating and called him racist. police say after the attack, the group stole the guy's wallet. there's the video that we were just talking about from that mcdonald's downtown. >>> also tonight a developing story, a big announcement about d.c. street cars. we've learned the street cars will finally start running next saturday. there will be a grand opening ceremony at 13th and h streets. the project kobs $200 million. it's been delayed for years because of safety and equipment issues. the street cars will run along h street from union station to benning road. we don't know yet ho

. >>> i'm julie carey in richmond, virginia, where the governor is doing damage control after gun controlactivists blasted the gun law compromise plan that he announced on friday. the deal pulls back a plan to stop honoring out of state concealed weapons permits. in exchange voluntary background checks could be done for private sales at gun shows. people with long-term protective orders would have to give up their weapons. the governor sat down exclusively with news4 to defend the deal. >> they are passing both of the governor's bills that a month ago you would have said was impossible. now, you can't make people happy all the time. >> reporter: coming up on news4 at 5:00, we'll hear from a leading figure in the gun control movement about whether tempers have cooled and whether they will fight the governor's plan. >>> the past few months have been rough for chipotle. why the chain today is celebrating even though one big question remains unanswered. >>> people have described it as like something out of a movie, but as the prisoners who broke out of jail end up where they started, there's

bureau chief julie carey joins us live from the scene. turns out it wasn't so safe, huh, julie?> reporter: well that house behind me on the corner, the back windows blown out by that explosion. a washington gas spokesman tells me tonight that they have surveyed the area and it is safe for the residents that are here. but as you can see behind me, the investigation continues into how this explosion happened. the after math of an apparent natural gas explosion. the drywall blasted from the stairwell. this photo shows a door cracked in two by the force. >> i was called over that the house had exploded. >> reporter: but thankfully vicky found her family safe. a 911 call from someone who smelled gas outside on the street brought firefighters to the scene. they began going door to door. their gas meter read so high here they immediately evacuated the family. with her daughter translating, maria rivera describes what happened next. >> translator: we were just literally seconds crossing the street and not even that much time went by that the house blew. >> reporter: maria and her daught

. >> reporter: in woodbridge, julie carey, news4. >> this evening the community is being asked to come out and honor officer ashley news4's darcy spencer continues our live team coverage with the details on that and the funeral arrangements which were announced today. >> reporter: wendy, we are live here at the garfield station of the prince william county police department. take a look here. you can see the police cruiser with all the flowers and mementos that have been dropped off here. people continuing to come out to pay their respects to this officer. here are the funeral arrangements. they were just announced today. services will be held at the hylton memorial chapel here in woodbridge. the view something set to begin at 10:00 tomorrow morning. funeral services will begin at noon. the public is welcome to attend the services but the priority will be given to fellow law enforcement and government officials due to limited space at the chapel. >> with the family coming in and with all the different arrangements, officer guindon is going to be interned up in massachusett turnaround.

julie carey joining us live. >> reporter: two days after the fatal shooting, crime scene investigators still here on lashmere court. just minutes ago the commonwealth attorney and several other prosecutors came here to the house. they were briefed on the front sidewalk by investigators then went inside to take a tour of this crime scene to see it for themselves and to begin preparing for one of the most important capital murder cases they have handled in years. meantime, you see right across the street there, the memorial for the alleged killer's wife crystal hamilton continues to grow. ronald hamilton appeared twice in court thisrn circuit tv. he first faced the first-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting and killing his wife, crystal hamilton. then he appeared to face the capital murder and other charges filed in connection with officer ashley guindon's death. hamilton is accused of opening fire with an assault rifle on guindon and two other prince william county officers as they tried to respond to a domestic violence call. these court documents reveal after hamilton surrender

julie carey is there with the efforts the police are making to find the woman who took it. >> reporterthe victim is a family from arlington. they were headed up to penn state to take their freshman daughter up to college. they stopped off for a quick breakfast but as they drove off they realized mom's purse with $10,000 in tuition cash inside had been left behind. this video released by police shows a crime of opportunity, but the alleged thief hit the jackpot when she grabbed the purse that was left behind hanging on a chair. she scans the dunkin' donuts before putting it inside her own bag and leaving. minutes later this family came rushing back. they'd driven just a few blocks when maria estevez realized she'd forgotten her purse. she and her daughter spoke to me via facetime about that devastating realization that the money was gone. >> i could not believe what happened. of course, we were crying. we were upset. >> all the money she had worked so hard to earn that she was giving to me basically for my education. >> reporter: maria says inside her purse, the envelope containing the

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carey. the news continues live from london. ♪ >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm julie mcdonald, this is the news hour livem london. coming up. [ cheers and applause ] >> uefa chief gianni infantino is voted in as fifa president. >> and i'm live in doha. fifa may have a new president, but the new man won't are as much power as before. we'll look at the reforms that fifa say will make them more democratic. >>> also a big turnout as iranians vote in elections set to shape the country's post-sanctions future. >>> as fighting rages on around syria, al-nusra front's leader rejects the ceasefire due to begin in four hour's time. >>> and it is not milk, but it is good for the environment, the plant-based products that these young chileans think will be the future of food. ♪ >>> hello there, a very warm welcome to the news hour. the football's governing body as elected geovany infantino as its new president. [ cheers and applause ] >> he came out on top after the second round of voting. the swiss italian now has the job of cleaning up fifa's tarnished image. here is how the second round of voting played out. infan

july. we'll keep you updated throughout the rest of your day today. >>> overcrowded classrooms and needed school repairs are back in focus. city manager sean carey is heading up a committee looking at putting a bond issue on the ballot. the new oversight committee was approved by trustees yesterday. it would oversee and make recommendations on how new tax revenue is spent if the bond is approved. this is a different process for school oversight committees. this new broadband pam would provide input to trustees before trustees make decision. input on future decisions so we can get the best of the limited tax dollars that we could receive. >> trustees also adopted a process to replace outgoing board member barbara mclowry. she's announced she's stepping down in march due to health reasons. >>> the interim state superintendent in nevada schools is taking the job on a permanent basis. steve canavaro later became a deputy state superintendent and took over as chief of the department when the previous superintendent took a job in the governor's office. canavero lives in reno with his wife and two daughters. >>> residents have been issued warnings caug