kristen wright joins us from dulles airport to break down what's happening. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. dallas is one of five airports in the u.s. that will see these new screening requirements starting today. now, this is for all travelers. the airport does not have direct flights from those countries. so the new screening measures are for people whose travel originates in the west african nations. they will receive a a fair kit or a kit to check and report ebola. in it, a thermometer, tracking log, description of symptoms with pictures and who to call if they do get sick. now, each passenger will be required to report to health officials for every day for 21 days, the incubation for the ebola virus. they have to report their temperature, ebola symptoms, even the lack of stupls and

live at dulles airport, kristen wright, news 4. >> kristen, thank you. virginia health officials will release details how it plans to respond to the ebola outbreak. they have come up with with a program that will keep the public safe from the spread of the virus. the briefing will be this morning at can 9 a.m. more on the debate at 7:00 a.m. right after news 4 today. >>> right now police and family members are searching for a man in prince william county. officers say the man you see here, maurice cotton left on his own but he may need help. the last time anybody saw him is saturday afternoon in woodbridge. his house is on island house loop south of the prince william parkway. he's 32 and has a tattoo on his upper arm that says zion. >>> police are searching for an armed robbery suspect. the man stole a car with a weapon at the intersection of bladensburg road and new york avenue northeast. the car is a pearl white lexus. >> you can see the falling prices at the pump. the national average price dropped 18 cents in the past two weeks. right now the averag

kristen wright joins us from college park with new precautions students are taking. >> reporter: the university health center tells us at first, the students who were diagnosed had been in close physical contact in some way with each other. now, the illness has spread beyond that initial cluster. the number of cases of viral meningitis at the university of maryland college park went from 1 to 20 in nine days. students are aware and taking precautions. >> it's kind of scary, they're talking about ebola and now meningitis. now, i'm caring about some of my friends that have it. >> i wash my hands and sprayed down my room with lie sol and clorox. >> reporter: all infected are students and we're told they will recover. and they're reminding students hand-washing is the best prevention and cleaning. >> we've also worked with areas on and off campus to try to facility cleaning of those areas that are facilitate cleaning of those areas particularly high touch restrooms. >> reporter: the quick jump in those cases is not so concerning on a college setting where contact is common. >> it's a cam

news 4's kristen wright has more on what they need to face the ebola threat. >> we don't feel adequatelyurse will go on strike with the providence hospitals 400 other are negotiating a contract, and proper ebola preparedness is at the top of the list. >> we want adequate gear. that is impermeable, and covers appropriately the skin area. >> reporter: he is the chief negotiator at the providence hospital. >> if the nurse is taking care of a patient and they're exposed and they have to be quarantined are they paid for that time? not paid for that time? so our proposal says if they're exposed at the hospital they should be paid for the time they're out. >> reporter: provie released a statement that did not address ebola preparedness, but did say in part we are hopeful we can achieve a contract in the best interest of our patients, and mission. and that it ensures the future viability of our hospital. she says during an ebola training demonstration at the hospital last week nurses were shown protective gear that left the neck exposed. today, a providence spokesperson said the hospital has sin

kristen wright has new details about what led up to the charges. >> reporter: at 5:00, we told you about prince george's county po officer charles pickard accused of assaulting a teen at suitland high school. now we have more information about a second police officer also under indictment and we're told there is video evidence. >> he also goes in and for one reason or tanother punch this i individual. >> police chief announcing criminal charges and describing an alleged assault by jerry thomas at the district three processing facility in november of 2012. a 15-year-old boy was in lock skrup for disorderly conduct. he was yelling and cursing in his cell when chief magaw says officer thom cross crossed the . >> handcuffed prisoner in one of our facilities. what i saw was unacceptable. >> reporter: the state's attorney engijoined magaw in newspapersi indictment against pickard, as well. >> there was a hallway, shows the officer and student in the hallway. and without any audio, you can see that there is some verbal exchange followed by the officer striking the young man. >> we're really hon

kristen wright joins us from police headquarters where the indictments were announced this afternoon. >> reporter: let's start with this school resource officer, charles pickard, after a routine internal investigation here at the prince george's county police department. >> in each of the cases, we have evidence that shows each of the officers assaulting individuals. >> reporter: the state attorney and police chief magaw announcing indictments against two police officers. one incident at suit land high school, whether officer pickard was a school he resource officer. >> the video showed the officer and student in the hallway and without any audio, you'll be able to see that there is some verbal exchange followed by the officer striking the young man. >> reporter: the student was 17, they say the assault happened during the school day. parents say this is a major violation of trust if true. >> it's really, really needed in the county overall, so i hope that's not the case. the kids really need the trust of the officers. >> transparency, ethical policing, constitutional policing is some

kristen wright joins us live.lock is ticking for kids in prince george's county to show proof they have gotten their i'm m immunizations. plus plus the dangers to watch out for tomorrow night. >>> a new twist in a case that shocked our region. >> we all remember this, this little 8-year-old boy brutally killed on a quiet street 14 years ago. and after all this time, the family's nightmare is not over. kevin was playing in his grand parent's yard april of 2000. out of nowhere, a man comes up and kills him. this took several weeks of intense searching. police finally arrested this man, gregory murphy, and now he may walk free because of a technicality. pat collins covered this for us extensively when it happened 14 years ago and he's back on the story tonight. he just spoke to the victim's sister. it's a powerful interview and you'll see it in squajust a few minutes. >> now to politics and maryland's close race for governor. within five days to go before election, hillary clinton is in maryland right now rallying su

at dulles international airport, kristen wright, news4. >>> health care workers and volunteers headed to west africa have to take specialized training at a cdc facility in alabama. we'll take you there in the next half hour. >> news on ebola is breaking fast and stay up by downloading the important washington app and we push news straight to your phone. >>> we are learning new information now about the man found with a loaded gun in his underwear when he arrived at d.c. superior court. despite several searches, before he got there. isaiah bogan was arrested yesterday for allegedly driving a stolen car. officers initially frisked him at the police station and found the gun after he was taken to the court cellblock and searched again. he was wearing two pairs of pants, snow pants and blue jeans which may explain why they didn't find the gun at first. >>> one year is how long a police officer will face for killing his 7-month-old puppy, rocco. the judge suspended him from the baltimore police force without pay and later resigned after pleading guilty back in august. he was suspended from

news 4's kristen wright will have more on the reaction at 5:00. >>> and dallas nurse, nina pham's long-awaitednion with her dog, bentley, will take place soon. she says the first thing she wanted to do was see her beloved spaniel. bentley has tested negative for ebola, but his 21-day quarantine doesn't officially end until tomorrow. doctors have asked her to wait to see him until tomorrow, seeing her may make the problem worse. >>> and let's go to veronica johnson with a look now at the conditions for your halloween tonight. >> oh, just chilly out there so some of you are thinking about how late you are out, you may need an extra sweater or jacket. i have lost my costume, i'll explain how i did that later. and folks around church falls, 54, 55 around huntington, and rain closing in around eastern virginia, the showers not until 9 or 11 p.m., those waiting for the candy will remain dry until 8:00 p.m. and we'll take a look at advisories posted for the cold a little later, too. >>> life plus 30 years, announced for the prince george's county man convicted of killing a high school honor student.

kristen wright tweeted this. today, the homeowner said he did not want to press charges. a stolen car found in the driveway and officers have been called to the same house several times before. >>> here's the latest on the ebola front. president obama issued a strong caution just about an hour ago for policies that might discourage health care workers from traveling to disease stricken countries. >> i put those on notice who think we should hide from these problems. that's not who we are. that's not who i am. that's not who these folks are. >> some lawmakers and leaders have criticized the administration for not imposing quarantines or travel bans from west africa. nurse caskaci hickox has becomee face of this issue and phased quarantine orders in new jersey despite showing no symptoms. she says she will keep fighting restrictions now placed on her by the state of maine. >>> tonight, some of the state's most famous political and media personalities are heading home after attending the funeral of ben bradlee. it signals the end of an era. >> ben's passing is in some respec

i'm kristen wright. >> and i'm angie goth. grab a jacket when you head out this morning. the burr factor is here. it is nothing like it may be later today. >> that's right. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is tracking the changes. the first weekend of october, can we say hello fall? >> you bet, kristen and angie. good morning to you. good saturday morning, everybody. welcome to your weekend. it is warm and humid outside right now. but it is not going to stay like that for the remainder of your weekend n fact this is the warmest part of the whole weekend is right now. outside, kind of soupy out there first thing this morning. you can see from our tower camera in northwest washington. hit and miss rain chances throughout right now. nothing all that heavy. you may want to have the umbrella to play it on the safe side this morning. a couple sprinkles here in northern maryland, frederick to hagerstown and leaving the west virginia panhandle. most of us are dry. the roads are wet due to overnight rain showers. it is mild. mid up toer eupper 60s and 70s. don't get used to i

news 4's kristen wright tells us when the strike will happen in the district and shows us what happen these nurses so concerned. >> if anybody comes to the hospital now, we are scared because we are not prepared. >> reporter: christiana is a nurse in washington, she is prepared to go on strike. the rn says the hospital is not properly training nurses to handle potential cases of ebola. starting with personal protective equipment. >> we want adequate gear that s isimpermeable. she says during ebola training demonstration at the hospital last week nurses were shown protective gear that left the neck exposed. today, a providence spokesperson told us the hospital has since received hooded equipment. the nurse's union says they need more. corey lamb is negotiating the contract with providence. >> it is one thing to pass out a piece of paper, a whole thing to put on and off the gear and practice safely. >> reporter: the d.c. health department says that providence hospital has a good ebola plan in place. the nurses, though, plan to strike for one day. providence gave us a statement, saying i