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virginia bureau chief, julie carey was in norfolk as those findings were revealed. >> reporter: this is they rbook photo that continues to cast a shadow on governor ralph northam and 36e pag investigation report fails to answer the pressing question. is the governor in either the black face orlan costume. >> we could not conclusivelyrm dee the identity of either individual depicted in the photograph. >> reporter: wh a right wing group exposed the photo, the governor apologid to african-americans but then later said he did not believe it was him although bhe woreack face once to imitate michael jackson and they pressed him why he &háhp &hc% was him in the photo. >> he decided initially to go with the apology opposed to the outright denial. that, you will see in the report, was a surprise to many of his staff. >> reporter: given his denial they sought to find out if the photo could have been placed on the page in error. >> we have no reason do believe they were mistaken. >> reporter: the reports findings doing little to change the mi of this naacp lieder who continues to call for the g

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julie carey, >> we put the full 36 page report in our nbc washington app. you can find it predominantly on our home page. >> we are following developing story in the district where a community in the southeast is outraged after yet another daytime shooting, a man gunned down a short distance ta from an elem school. pat collins is live near savoy elementary in nan ste ya, where people are pretty much fed up with this violence, aren't they, pat? >> reporter: indeedthey are. it happened at 1:00, police still working this murder scene. a guy pulls up in a small suv and gets out and chases man down the street. he pulls the gun and shoots and shoots and shoots again, that victim hit numerous times. he falls to the pavement. the gunman b getsk in the suv and off he goes. the word "marder" moves f here. when friends and relatives of victims heard wha happened here they rushed here. they wanted to see for themselves what happened here. they wanted to know how this act of violence came to behere. >> it happens all the time. >> reporte phillip pinnell is an ant acosti

here is julie carey. >> reporter: steven has friends who are police officers but he didn't like what he saw some females doing to a suspect last thursday night at tysons corner center. to laims police slammed her the floor. >> they took her and threw her down and then that is when i pulled out my phone and started recording. what you are dos youing? she'he size of your leg. >> reporter: the woman was with a friend who had been arrested for shoplifting, given a summons and freed. but as they left, leah chan poured her water bottle on the floor and then threw it. wh police tried to arrest her, she resisted, leading to the moment when she wasakeno the floor. >> the statement that this young lady was body slammed to the ground is absolutely false.ha i video that shows that she was escorted and guided to the ground because she was resisting a lawful arrest. >> reporter: outsi of the ar, bond and his girlfriend confront the plain-clothes ficers, part of the urban team and you could hear him shouting and cursing in the recording and you hear the officer repeatedly instruction the couple to

. >>> i'm julie carey in stafford county where a woman is behind bars accused of posing as a psychologist as a doctor for years. she was diagnosing children and families and didn't even have a college degree. coming up, what tipped off investigators. >>> and a robocall revolt. how you can protect yourself this is not a bed. the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now du our memorial day sale. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with ts. so you wake up ready to hit the ground running. only at a sleep numbertore. during the memorial day sale, save $1000 on the new queen sleep number 360 special edition smart bed, now only $1,799. only for a limited time. sleep number. proven, quality sleep. the big carriers are talking about their current 5g roll outs, but their efforts are limited to a few pockets in select cities or trying to convince consumers that 4g is actually 5g. they're neglecting small towns and rural communities, leavg them on the wrong side t. if approved, only the combined availableresources of t-mobile and sprint can

and we're confident she's going to pull through. >> in fairfax county, i'm julie carey, news 4. >>> ifto check out the go fund me page, open our nbc washington app and search go fu me. >>> a band competition just up from the capitol today celebrating national police week. police honor guards, pipe and drum bands from across our country showing off their precision and musical talent. the ceremonial units perform at everything from graduations to funerals and this week they are oring our nation's fallen officers. >>> that's what this is about. it's about honoring thepeople who step up in our society, to protect others. and pay the ultimate sacrifice. it's a very moving sort of period for us. >> among those being remembered is prince george's county police sergeant rams dan. he was off duty in february 2018 when he stepped in to help a neighbor who was involved in a domestic dispute. andw he as killed. the sergeant's mother-in-law spoke onlyto news 4 about what this week means to her family.it >> been overwhelming. something that we did not expect. it's so sincere. it's so heartfelt. et b

julie carey, news 4. >>> now aeetory you will s only on news 4. cracks have formed in sections of the world war ii mmorial. it is not a safety risk, but some federal officials say itre uires immediate attention. and scott mccfarland .reports >> reporter: the largest are on the atlantic side. if you don't know where it is,i s difficult to find. but once you get up close to it, the crack is larger than life and growing. ♪ as we get closer to memorial aly, the crowds will grow here and they will w past a big scar on a major pillar. about 20 feet long and beginning to branch off. this army veteran saw the cracks in the stone. >> we have to preserve this, makes no sense to build this beautiful memorial and just let it go to sham bems. >> reporter: there are also cracks on the district of columbia pillar. national park service says that they have called a study. as of now, there is no safety hazardous. >> our concern is public safety. and if there is any indication that this is unstable or might cause a safety issue, we'll take steps for that. >>h at t

northern virginia bureau chief julie carey spoke with the victim's widow this afternoon.he says friday's incidentst rted when the street sweeper injured her. >> reporter: you can see the fresh wounds on her face and head. the big brui on her shoulder. she says these injuries were inflicted by the man now accused of killing her husband. steven green who worked here cleaning the shopping center faces charges of murder and malicious wounding for the incident early friday mornin maria says she and her husband were having drinks at this restaurant when he left to get the victim's widow was standing outside the restaurant when he begansing his leaf blower but she says he blew it right into her face. when shey asked him whdid you do that that, he allegedly replied because hispanics are trash. she and green exchanged more words. then she says green hither twice with the leaf blower drawing blood. our telemundo partners helped to translate the interview. >> he attacked me. he hit me with a blower. my friend said hey, don't o that. after that he take the blower to my hand and hit m

in northern virginia, i'm julie carey..>> if you're a crab lover, you may have had some trouble finding them over the holiday eaekend. that's because wer conditions are creating a pinch in the crab supply. suppliers say rain and flooding in the midwest have created a major shortage here. news 4's darcy spencer has been out talking with local restaurants today and she joins us live at the wharf in southwest d.c. hi, darcy. >> reporter: hey there, jim. i'm among the crab lovers who was frustrated because i couldn't find any for the holiday weekend. so i came up short. we're here at the southwest wh waterfront e they're telling me that they have a plentiful supply. but that's not the case for everyone. this freezer would typically b filled to the top with boxes of live crabs. >> this is all that's leftover from a weekend of hell. four leftover soft shellcrabs. >> reporter: the freezer is empty and so are the crab pots. there's a shortage of crabs coming from the gulf. mix that with the memorial day demand and you've got some d

in northerna, virgini'm julie carey, news 4. >>> virginia senator tim kaine visited a fairfax county middle sool expecting to talk about gun safety but it turned out to cover a whole lot more than that. the senator fielding questions from "eighth grade"eeighth grad. the questions ran a much broader gamut. >> middle schoolers are very tough and informed, so i got questions about gun violence but al s campusxual assault, climate change, immigration, trade issues. a i goted questions about all kinds of subjects and it was really good to have a chance to dialogue with the students. >> could be your kids that age actually having interest. >>> new det tls about miracle rescue in maui. the maryland woman who spent 17 days in t hawaiian jungle telling her story of survival. amanda eller had gone on a hike without her phone when she got disoriented. speaking this afternoon, eller described herrk dat moments. >> as the day went on and the onlicopters were passing over and i'm standing ocks and waving them down and they're not seeing me,you lose hope. i had, you know, in a moment i was likee mr

in arlington, i'm julie carey.ews 4. >>> well, we all know that annoying feeling walking out to your car and seeing a parking ticket on the windshield. but what if you had neighbors to blame for that? coming up next on news 4, the proposal to give mo power to the people. >>> and consumer reporter susan hogan working fo you with a warning about dangerous n aew >>> most parents warn their teenage and young adult children about the dangers of texting and driving, but some n adults mayot be setting a very good example. researchers surveyed more th 400 parents fro45 states and found that7% 6 admit to reading texts whilen drivi more than half admit to writi texts when they're behind the wheel. millennial parents between the ages of 22 andwee most likely to engage in reckless behaviors. things like using email, socialm edia, and traffic maps behind the wheel. >>> drivers parking illegally blocking fire hydrants or in handicap spaces. ever wish you could do something bout it? well, in the district that may soon happen. som

julie carey, news 4. >>> d.c.'yor making a splash as she kicks off the unofficial start of summer. >>> and from the pool to the beach, kicking the best one for your vacation. >>> first re's first 4's traffic and the best time to rush.that holiday >> here's a look at your first 4 traffic and memorial day travel. most of the construction work that would typically happen over a weekend is on hold. the roads are just a little bit more open for us this weekend. the slowest time in the d.c. area is going to be monday between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. your trip could take you about three times as long,e dnding on where you're headed. aaa saying westbound 50 is expected to take two more hours. really got to pack that patience. leave early. stay >>>hello, everybody. doug kammerer with my new friends from hyattsville, maryland. you've got to wait right there. we are playing skee ball. i would normally play this with my 'brothers, but you standing in for my brothers. just like my brothers, you are beating me. we will talk with you g

. >> northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joins us from the fairfax county courthouse. julie, what's the story here? >> reporter: well, this y's name, yohannes nessibu. in the ethiopia, the newspapers say that just daysfter the killings, he bought a $3,000 one-way ticket to that country, thinking he uld evadeolice but last friday, a special fbi plane brought him back to fairfax county and next stop for him, fairfax county c frt where hees two counts of murder. accused killer yohannes nessibu fairfax count county detectives who refused to ive up on their case even after the suspect fled ethiopia. >> after two years and nearly six months, justice day has arrived. >> reporter: the bodies of henok and kedest were found in late december of 2016. henok was shot dead, kedest's body found in a backyard in burke. a friend saying he was stunned the loss of the one-time college soccer player. >> i've been just trying to piece together everything so far and it's just heartbreaking. >> reporter: within days, detectives identified yohannes nessi as the alleged killer. >> as soon as th

. >> our northern virginia bureau chief, julie carey, joins us live from fairfax county's courthouse with details. julie? >> reporter: well, the accused k ler's name is yohannes. rearrived back at adullesport on a special fbi plane. he has returned to the united states forinhe first time decade there's been a successful extradition from ethiopia and now either tomorrow morning or wednesday morning he'll be here at fairfax county couce to fa two. charges yohannes in custody on u.s. soil after spending more than two years in ethiopia in an attempt to escape justice. he's now fac charges of killing two young fairfax county residents back in december of 2016. anok yohannes was shot dead in hisringfield home. kedes' body found in a backyard in burke. within days, detectives identified yohannes as the alleged killer. t >> as soon ashat connection was e made, hwas already wheels up out of the united states. >> reporter: the distance did not deter investigators. they built their case and indicted yohannes in march of 2017. the fbi and department of justice office of international affairs bega

northern vrginia bureau chief, julie carey will be there and have coverage starting at 4:00 tomorrow. >>> oreo cookies are a popular snack and may have been on ben carson's mind today. >> the secretary of housing and development got a littleus co when being questioned by a lawmaker about a real estate term. leon harris is back to explaine th cookie confusion. >> we have seen a lot of tension on the hill of late. that was a d completelyferent situation. cookies and milk go together great, cookies and real estate? not so muc but they did when dr. carson mixed up a technical term people in his department use for an oreo cookie. this happened during his testimony for foreclos e properties. >> i'd like you to get back to me to explain the disparity between reo rates? >> oreo? >> no. not oreo. >> real estate? >> what's the o stand for. >> own organization. >> real estate owned, what happens when a property goes to real estate. >> the secretary mistook re for oreo. he seemed a little stunned whe asked if he kew what the ac dpli acronym oreo means. he took a picture of a pack of oreo cookies

n ourorthern virginia bureau chief julie carey looks at the allegations ant candidate's explanation. >> may 19, 2015, a domestic violence call. police find a man wielding a metal bar and his 87-year-old monnearby. after a man stkes and kills an officer he shot and killed. stified, ing ruled no, cha. now this campaign mailer fromoc demtic commonwealth candidate is pointing to the example as an example of police brutality and accusing the incumbent commonwealth attorney as a refusal to prosecute officers. >> what we really need is a measure of transparency and independence in this process so that perhaps the state police are investigating or perhaps a special prosecutor comes in to review. >> song arlington police outraged that the incident and another from 1991 are being labeled as brutality. >> we're disgusted thatit's an outright lie what was said. she's claiming it as police brutality just to score points forel the tion. >> the two group taking the unusual steps of demanding an apology. >> we want her to put out an apology and acknowledge fpubically that the use oce that she's refe

julie carey explains what police found in their investigation. r with rter: he's a s the toddlers at reston town center, tyson's corner and hundreds of children's birthday pas. that's where steve rossi, aka mr. knick knack regularly appeared. only this week he was appearing in court where he's facing serious charges, child porn possession charges. a tip from an intnet service provider sparked the investigation. this search warrant used to seize electronic devices from s home. >> we uncovered over 50 images through coordinatio with the attorneys. we made charges, ten counts of po possession of child pornography. >> when they found out he was a children's performer, it raised their c cern. >> was in contact with children physically? at this point through everything we've looked at, there's no indication there was any physical contact with children, but this is still an ongoing investigation. >> reporter: we knockedn ro rossi's door seeking comment. neighbors say they didn't know him well, but one thing she siund unusual, he would stroll down the de

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. >> northern virginiaÑ»(u)eau chief julie carey is9 joining live. learned today and in the past 24 hours? >> reporter: well, neighbors e telling me that michael coleman bought this property about six months ago and was trying to fix up the house for the family, t on wednesdayxcqçócolemapl÷ his girlfriend rachelt( o swrzuna a 14-year-old son kyrrus were found dead in theok home. also in the homet( the couple's hild and a daughter.he couple's rachan's family made appeal for funds to care for thee1 orphans and for funeral arrangements. with thi go fund me picture, we are seeing the father,+ mother and her teenage son found dead diovered in this home by another family member. neighbors say he was in tears outside the home and sheriffs deputirrived responding to rachel's relatives in utah e writing on go fundxd me page ur families andi] community are devastated. no reason imaginableçó is reaso enough for these three to meet their end the way theylp did. the fund will go towards funeral arrangements and the ongointv middle schoollpq classmates oftó 14-y

julie carey is live with more on what the family has to say on jules. >> reporter: wendy, it's on the from the grieving relativesof the mother and teenage son who died here the other day. the family had livedÑi inÑi fredericksburg several years but only moved into this house six months ago and now the home michael coleman was tryi to fix up for his family is the terrible violence. kyrrus ande1 rachel ozuna and h boyfriend michael coleman. xd families and community are no reason imaginable for them to midate school classm oft(jf 14-year-old kyrrus. this teenÑi spoke to drew wilde on thursday. >> i feel like he didn't deserve that. >> reporter: the three victims were discovered wednesday morning when the teen boy'sr fatheme by the house. neighbors saw him crying outside after the sheriff's deputies arrived responding to his clfáe for help. also discovered inside the house alive, a 6 week old baby and a toddler. children of the couple.o spylvania county sheriff's investigatorspent ta5 collecting evidence here, even searching the woodsacross the they are saying little about only that the

this is the story that our ef julie carey has been working.chool. police started investigationing in february after two victims said they found nude images of themselves online. the juveniles arrested are harges including child porn possession and illegallhzçyv filming. some victims have been notifiedn hev.#vwp videos. back over to you in the studio. >>> during a week meant to celebrate the hard working of teachers,%Ñnm8÷ another loudon educator is taken out of the classroom and sent to jail. >> a p.e. teacher is accused of being dunk on the job. >> david culver discovered the arrest thatjwh shocked the loc parents and his. peers >> reporter: the most recent sterling. on thursday morning deputies here in loudon county say they arresd gary goodwin who is a 40-year-old physical educati either drinkingçÑ ordsp]ñ posin alcohol here on theqq school campus. what's most disturbing is this is a second teacher arrested under similar alcohol-related charges in just a xxgjweek's tiw lastk we told you about brian chamer,may a special education teacher

. >> julie carey joins us live now from the courthouse in fairfax county. julie, explain how this case developed. >> well, reston town center, tyson's corner and hundreds and hundds of birthday parties. that's where steven rossi, aka mr. knick knack, wouldly regular appear. he's appearing at the fairfax county courthouse where he now faces serious charges. >> for nearly two decades he has been entertaining children with his original muyc pg original gigs at shopping centers, earning rave reviews from parents and their preschoolers. here's what the 58-year-old looked like when he was arrested last week. the investigation started with a cyber tip from an intnet provi provide. >> there was evidencehere was choi child pornograany being d. >> parked out front, his mr. knick knack van filled with props. investigators seized several electronic devices from his home and found disturbing photos on m th >> we uncovered over 50 images through coordination. we made charges of ten counts of possession of child pornography. >> when detectives learned rossi was a children'

northern virginia bureau chief julie carey here on a permanent tribute planned by her swim team. >> sheoved animals and volunteers and loved swimming and she loved the color yellow why is why many teens are wearing that color. >> she loved sun flowers and sunsets and all that stuff. we thought that wa hthe best way or her. >> reporter: wang's personality full of sunshine seemed to match that color. >> she was so sweet to everyone and she would never say anything neative about a person. i think that's why she made so many friends. and that's why i loved her so much. >> reporter: the colonial forge junior was celebrating her 17th birthday leaving a visit to a local lake when she was killed in a cars cra her swim coach got word ase was mowing his lawn. >> ioo fed me and put me right the ground in my front yard. >> reporter: a vigil was held at the swim center where wang spent so much time in the pool and as a lifeguard. al the yellow flowers stacked up pool side. >> every day she says hello, comes in,ie friendl person. >> reporter: wang's coaches, friends and their parents now determined t

julie carey is joining us live where investigate are tors continue the work this evening. >> reporter: police chief came here ld us there is a high proibl probability that this a gang related. officers making trips in and out of dense words. they got a tip that led them here and a disy.rbing discover >> we developed intelligence that led us to the discovery of human remains here today. there is a high probability that this is gang reted. >> reporter: we asked whether it could be that of a missing 16-year-old last seen april 22 believed to be in danger. but police don't know yet if the victim is male or female. they credit the mount vernon's recent neinitiative with gettin the tip. over a 90 day period, officers, bike patrols and gang detectiv work the neighborhoods where gang activity is the highest. we captured thii vo during a similar patrol. >> and one of the major goals is to develop the intelligence. we want to know who was here, where they came om, whether they are here because they are anxious associa an associate of a criminal gang. >> reporter: and it is also meant to build p

northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joins us from the courthousein leesburg with a look at what court documents revealed. julie. >> reporter: well, pat and leon, allison was arrested a few days ago but tomorrow morning sheis expected here in loudon county court. she'll be there to face three misdemeanor charges of taking indecent liberties from some of her students. 25-year-old allison briel could almost pass for a student herself. e's been the marketing teacher and deka adviser at loudon count. from november of 2017 to november of last year she began engaging in improper contact e with thre her male students, their ages 16 and 17. the charges allege she sent numerous inappropriate photos and messages to the boys. they included pictures of briel wearing only a bra and thong which revealed her buttocks. she also solicited sex from two of the teenagers. briel was rested on april 30th. we stopped by her apartment today to see if she had anything to say about the allegations, buter no one answ the door. now, the teacher was held briefly in jail, but she was able to bond out. she's d

julie carey is gong to be there and we will have coverage right here on news 4 at 4:00.an >>> a m injured during the white supremacist rally from charlottesville is n suing several white nationalist groups connected with those evebis. g burke was injured by the car that plowed through a crowdli kil heather heyer two years ago. he is suing the driver, james fields, along with several other white nationalist leaders.he burke says came to charlottesville to incite violence. >>> washington catholic have a new leader. wi wilton dis gregory. predecessor resigned late last year following a summer scandal. gregory addressinghe church crisis in his first homily as arch bishop. joining us from the basilica from the immaculate conception. >> reporter: you had some of the highest leadership in the churc here the united states filling in the basilica behind me. you hadgh eiu.s. cardinals, some 50 bishops from across the country and other parts of the world, in fact, and then you had roughly 300 priests all here to celebrate this new beginning. but it also comes as they're dealing with thoch allenging

wirthern virginia bureau chief julie carey be there and we'll have coverage here on news 4. >>> he playedsome ofhe most vulnerable in our community. now he will spend the rest of his life in prison for assaulting two senior citizens. it also marks the first of its kind in maryland in terms of identifying the attacker. news 4 pat collins reports. >> reporter: sentenced to life for rapping two senior citizens in their germantown home. both of the women now deceased, but the granddaughter of one the victims talked today.sh asked not to be identified. >> it helped us know that our ermmunity is sa and no one else will have tgo through this experience at the hands of this man. >> alexander targeted senior women. one victim 86 years old. she wrote a poem about what happened. >> the time was hell. i did not think i believed in you, but now i do. you made the choice to prey on elder elderly women. >> the other victim 68 years old. he raped her in june of 2010 and then came back and raped her again in january, 2011. she was very vocal about getting this rapist locked up. >> i am deterned to do ever

. >> julie carey, news 4. >> my heart hurts for them. later this month on may 26th, there is a fundraising runin honor of maddie. that's going to be held at westfield montgomery mall if you'd like to getut there and support the family. >> it's all about awareness. for a link to tat and for much more information, open our nbc washington app and search dipg. >>> well, we have issue more ahead. ""game of thrones"" there is a petition for those who aren't too happy with the final season of theow. could there be a do-over? >>> carey sits down withkurt suzuki. >> i'm into the thrones" do-over. let's do the whole season over, actually. tracking some storms well back toes the but not much in our area now. we could see one or t tonight, or a better chance this weekend. or a better chance this weekend. we'lltalk about that aca the big iers are talking about their current 5g roll outs, but their efforts are li sted to a few pockets inelect cities or trying to convince consumers that 4g is actually 5g. they're neglecting small towns and rural commun

. >> julie carey has their story.amily deo shows, maddie hartman loves to dance and she loves music. this tas maddie today with help of her dad telling us about her favorite food. >> mcdonald's and chipotle. >> it was back in skbr over the course of a few days that maddie was suddenly robbed of the ability to dance, of her normal speech. her day care called tosay she had fallen ill. go >> when i to day care, i thought my daughter had a stroke. >> the dagnosis came about week later. dipg, an aggressive and deadly type of tumor that attack the brain stem. ma maddie's mom creating this display to show the progression. the steroids also taking the toll. >> nobody knows about dipg. i didn't know until in the hospital and the situation quickly googling it to find out what it was. >> now the hartmans are joining in an effort to putpotlight on the cancer. it was first designated in maryland in 2016. that's when the family of a bethesda boy, michael mosier, began the push to educate people. may 17th the day michael passed away

. >> julie carey just finished speaking with the widow and it estarted when the s sweeper injured herlie. >> reporter: the victim's widow telling us that she was actually attacked first by the suspect. it happened right there in front of the restaurant. she says when her husband came back and learned of her injuries, hethen went after the man whose job it was to clean the shopping center parking lot overnight. this is a look athe victim. miguel lava hernandez.ns that cotruction worker was shot to death in this parking lot early friday morning. charged with the g,shootin 51-year-old steven green. he'd been using a street sweeper and le blower to clean the parking lot. she returned to the shopping center and she and her husband had been having. drinks her husband left to go to the 7/11. that's when the street sweeper who was using a leaf blowernear the crash can blew leaves directly into her face. she asked him why did you do that and he reportedly replied because hispanics are trash. the two exchangwo more ds and that's when she says green allegedly hit her twice with the leaf blower c

>>n julie carey has beetalking with workers who knew theti vic. >> reporter: well, only a few businesses open last friday morning when miguel hernandez was shot to death. today one of the victim's friends telling us that the trouble started because hernandez thought that that street sweeper had injured his wife. this is the go fund me effort under way fogu miel hernandez. his family hoping to send his body back to el salvador for bu burial. charged with the shooting? 51-year-old steven green. is friend of the victim said he had joined his wife to have a drink. tw the two began fighting. hernandez drove off. a short time later his wife returned to the restaurant, her head bleeding, but she said it wasn't hernandez who had injured her. our partners the telemundo translated the interview f us. >> the person in the restaurant believes that he was her husband. she said the person who hit me was a person who was doing the cleaning. >> reporter: learning his wife was hurt, she returned to the strip mall. this friend believes he then went to confront steven green. there was gunfire. hernandez fe

. >> reporter: julie carey, news 4. >> for more information about that scholarship fund, you open the nbc washington app and search scholarship. d >>>tors and nurses are trying to save a motorist's life after this crash in fairfax county. chopper 4 captured the aftermath of the wreck here on the fairfax county parkway. police have closed down the southbound lanes of this parkway a brock road. you can see skid marks from the rider lost control. traffic still backed up. the victim suffered life-threatening injuries. we'ret working i gather more details on zwrujust how this happened. >>> a minilamp day care eyee is accused of abusing a baby. they received a report earlier this month that hit 9 s at heth multiple times. she worked at that place on llheritage vie gainesvil gainesville. water a nearly two week investigation, sh charged with felony child abuse and cruelty to children. police say the baby was not hurt. >> now to a series of violent crimes in a d.c. neighborhood. three shootings in just the last few days. in one of those cases, just hours later a fire broke out in the same apa

. >> today julie carey moderated a forum to try to pin the candidates down on some key issues. >> sharon has led the fairfax county board for a decade, but she'sretiring. these are the four democrats battling to succeed her. two already elected leaders, jeff mckay, a supervisor since 2008 and ryan mcelvy on the school board. tima chpman, affordable housing developer and alicia, a georgetown law professor. school funding a top issue. fairfax county top arch pay still falls below neighboring to arling >> teachers should be the best paid in society. >> even with the teacher pay increases, they are still out sing us. >>as the perceived front runner mckay took the most shots from the other candidate. on metro mckay said safety has to come before expansion. >> i'm going to have to take exception with supervisor mckay. safety and development are si siloed -- the county should be able to walk and chew gum. >> allour say creating more affordable housing is a top priority. >> i have committed as i said to fund the fu 15,000 units of affordable housing we need over the next 10 to 15 years. >> 10% o

prince george's bureau chief julie carey speaking to the victim. > a dog inside of the house attacked. he has more than 60 stitches and staples. he only speaks chinese. his son translates over the phone what happened to his dad. >> the dog was running out of d the house an pushed my father down to the floor. >> reporter: prince george's county police say the american bulldog bit his neck and face multiple times chewed off half of his rht ear. >> hi earis being attacked by the bite. his ear is losing half part his right ear. >> reporter: police and animal control were called to the house. according prince george's county galice, the dog to lunch at the animal control officer. that's when the police officer shot and killed the dog. >> ao him to something with that dog. >> his next door neighbor says he was confronted by that same dog weeks agod arned the owner of the animal's aggressive behavior. he started keeping a stick by the door after that. >> it charged me one night after came out of the car and all the way up here, so the husband called him and he came in. >> i spoke with the ho

the arrest was reported by julie carey who is live with a look aw this investigation got started. jules. >> reporter: it was one of the biggest internet service providers that alerted fairfax county police that they spotted someone sending images o child pornography. police tracked it to someone named steven rossind when they found out his stage name was mr. knick knack and he was a children's performer, their concerns only grew. it's the kind of music that makes toddlers jump up and down and made mr. knick knack a favorite performer for preschoolers and their parents.s suddenlyven rossi faces a new audience. a fairfax county judge after his arrest last week on child porn possession charges. police saytheir investigation started with a cyber tip from an internet provider. >> there was evidence that there was some child pornography being exchanged over the internet. >> they executed a search warrant and seized several electronic devices and them found disturbing photo. >> we uncovered over 50 images though coordination with the commonwealth and made charges, ten counts of possessio

. >> julie carey introduces us to what's being call the mental health docket. >> christine faced herst mental health crisis back in 2004 in wisconsin before there was such a thi as a mental health dock t. police picked her up wandering the streets. instead a judge sent her to treatment where she was diagnosed. >> it helped me get the treatment needed and helped me get on a recovery path i needed in order t have a more healthy life. >> that's the idea behind the new mental health docket. it's aimed to keep certain defendants outf jail. >> jail is no place for a person with mental illness. treatment is the appropriate option when it comes to mentally ill peopee. >> the sal docket is assigned to a district cour redge who had seen what was happening befo to many defendants with mental health challenges. they were getting lockedp for things like simple assault or ng trespasecause they were homeless. >> they'd come to jail, we'd let them out. no ceser then they would be back in a w couple ofks and spending more time in the jail. >> the new docket employed the team approach to resolve charg