kristen wright was there when he got to meet the man that saved him. realized -- >> st.ary's county sheriff's deputy david corcoran and the men who saved his life thankfully have the chance to laugh about it now. >> it was 8-0 when the heart attack happened. as a goalie, i take pride in i think the heart attack inhibited my ability to stop some of those pucks. >> maybe eight is his lucky number. these are the eight d.c. firefighters who kept deputy corcoran alive. >> i trusted in what he was telling me, that i'm going to make it, because this guy knows what he's doing and he told me i'm going to make it, so i'm going to make it. >> april 7th, deputy corcoran was playing goalie as a fund-raising tournament for the firefighters burn foundation. he collapsed on the ice, went into cardiac arrest, no pulse. but the deputy lived to tell his story and shake the hands of those firefighters who used cpr and a defibrillator to bring back the father of four. >> my family and my friends, everybody in my world is eternally grateful for everything they did to keep today. >> the fire c

and news4's kristen wright is already ahead of the game.nding time with one young man getting ready to ride who said bicycling turned his life around. >> reporter: you never know where life's path will lead. after school juan is a mechanic at gearin' up bicycle. fixing busted rims and bikes is his thing. >> it kept me focused and doing things i know i should not have been doing. >> reporter: deiquan sayswa >> getting into a lot of fights, letting anger build up. my two older brothers were locked up. he was the one getting in trouble a lot, so i guess i kind of followed behind. and i think that's how i started to get in trouble. >> reporter: but then deiquan met the gearin' up director sterling stone. >> he displays maturity, the team and the family here is a backbone for them to lean on. >> reporter: they even build their own bikes. deiquan built his and rides as many as 60 miles a day. >> it makes me feel free. >> reporter: he's getting ready for this big d.c. bike ride. he's got a scholarship to ride for free. >> we'll have a large contin

kristen wright joins us live from the campus with the latest. >> reporter: that's right. a coalition of student groups of color including the black student alliance requested this meeting with uniit some of these very important issues but it just didn't happen. the person of interest in a hate crime at american university, campus police say they're following tips and leads to find out who hung bananas on nooses and marked them with aka a well-known african-american sorority. and now, more frustration among several student groups of color that planned to meet with administrators. word that the meeting wasn't happening spread very fast. >> i'm live individual when i woke up to that text this morning. it was all caps. this is ridiculous. >> reporter: a university spokesperson says administrators wanted to include other student leaders and that the timing for the meeting just didn't come together. the university invited students to a small community meeting instead, not open to the media. a student who was there said staff talked about how to address these recent

kristen wright had spend time with one young man getting ready for the ride.ng turned his life around. >> reporter: you never know where life's path will lead. >> it's a happy place for me. >> reporter: the path led dequan here. fixing rims and busted bikes is his thing. >> it kept me focused. it kept me from doing things i know i should not have been doing. >> reporter: dauquan says he was not always on the right path. >> getting into a lot of fights, taking my anger out, letting it build up. my two other brothers are locked up. he was the one i was always getting in trouble a lot. so i guess i kind of followed behind that as well. and that is how i was starting to get in trouble >> reporter: but then daquan met the teacher here. the youth mechanics build their own bikes and he rides as many as 60 miles a day. >> it makes me feel ready. >> he's getting ready for the big d.c. bike ride. he uses a scholarship to ride for free. >> we'll have a lot of contributors there and we are excited about that. >> i feel like i have nothing but me, the bike and the road. so

you'll get her reaction but first he's kristen wright where students tell us they're worried about their safety, kristen? >> reporter: well, some student groups of color have come up with a list of demands for the administration here at au. it is a long list including expelling whoever is responsible for the banana incident if, in fact, it is a student and above that, those students want to know if that person is expelled. now also today for the first time we're hearing directly from university administrators since this week's hate crime. students takin are being tested in many ways. about to graduate, phil caper says he found himself nervous when walking on campus alone at night. >> my number one concern is just like for one who did this. it's dis heartening that someone would do this. >> the person of interest in a hate crime at american university. campus police say they're following tips and leads to find out who hung bananas on nooses and marked them with aka a well-known african-american sorority. and now, more frustration among several students groups of color that plan to meet wi

news 4's kristen wright talks to the family about how special the ceremony is for them. >> reporter:celebrating an more than hero who gave everything to his country. first lieutenant william ryan is home from vietnam. and for his sacrifice, a baurl with full military honors at arlington national cemetery. forward. hut. hut. hut. >> reporter: the marine aviator was shot down in 1969. leaving behind his young wife and son the day before his first birthday. >> being almost five decades since we lost him. >> reporter: all these years later, mike ryan has his own family by his side on an unforgettable day. >> for having to be memorialized this way and honored this way arlington cemetery, it's amazing. >> the defense department found his remains and identified them using dna. >> and finally found him. brought him home. >> reporter: the day after the family found out that his remains had finally been found, they got some very tragic news. it was mike's mom. >> she was diagnosed with colon cancer that metastasized to her liver. we lost her within weeks. >> reporter: the widow died days befor

kristen wright talks to students today and teachers about how inspiring future graduates. >> reportere kids cheered on these high school seniors like they were rock stars. >> they're role models and i just told my sixth graders this morning they'll be able to be in the parade of success. >> reporter: graduating friday walked in the parade of success in their honor, down the hallways many of them remember well. >> it's awesome. it's good to be back. it's fun seeing all the teachers that i had. >> reporter: for their old teachers, it's just as special. you almost have them frozen in time as i had teach fifth grade so they're 10 years old when they're with me and now to see them grown up it's very exciting. >> they were great kids in fifth grade and they're still great kids. i've been teaching here since 1988, so this is a proud moment for me every year. ready for the next chapter, the seniors say they couldn't have done itit here. >> they taught us a lot of things throughout the year and it was fun. glad to be back i'm glad to see them. >> they mean the world to me. a lot of these teach

kristen wright has new video from the police officers that helped save the dogs. >> reporter: this iswhat a dog's life should be, but things didn't start out so happy for chance and mia. >> he seemed to be like wanting to be held and he was crying, but nobody could really get their hands on him because he was in an oxygen chamber. >> trying to get himo >> reporter: the pit bulls were almost killed by their prior owner two years ago. montgomery county police dash cam video shows officers saving the six week old puppies. james jones was strangling the dogs with his bear hands on a street corner in wheaton. it took several officers and a witness to free chance and mia. jones pleaded guilty to animal cruelty last year. today he was sentenced to six months in jail and five years probation. the maximum sentence on his plea deal. jones esattorney said he was on drugs and had no control. the judge said that's no excuse. >> they've got to deal with this guy, try to save the life of these dogs, not try to extraordinary harm to this man and at the same time expose themselves to harm. >> reporter

in charles county, kristen wright, news4. >> wonderful program. >> what an inspiration. >>> our newsontinues now with jim and wendy. >>> right now at 5:00 storm team 4 tracking severe weather to our south right now. >> this follows those strong storms we endured last night. >> let's head over to doug kammerer in our storm center. >> national weather service went out to see if that was a possible tornado out toward frederick county and clark county yesterday. they got their results be posting something later on. we're tracking more storms through our region. prince william county, fauquier county as well. the warning that had been issued for culpeper that has been dropped we're still seeing that same storm, very strong storm entering parts of fauquier county. you see it right near warrenton, near culpeper county and this line is kul building to the north a little bit in toward fairfax county, shan tilly. along the gainesville area and this will all pass the d.c./metro area in the next hour or so. we'll be tracking this one very closely. that's why we're in red mode. that's the first l

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kristen wright shares the homecoming. >> reporter: celebrating an american hero who gave everything to home from vietnam. and for his second base fies, a burial with full military honors at arlington national cemetery. >> forward, hut, hut. hut. >> reporter: the marine aviator was shot down in 1969. leaving behind his young wife and son, the day before his first birthday. >> you know, almost five decades since we lost him. >> reporter: all these years later, mike ryan has his own family by his side on his unforgettable day. >> for him to be memorialized this way and honored this way here by the arlington national cemetery, it was amazing. >> the defense department found lieutenant ryan's remains in louis and identified them using dna. >> they did it seven times and finally found him. brought him home. >> reporter: the day after lieutenant ryan's family found out that his remains had finally been found, they got some very tragic news. it was mike's mom. >> she was diagnosed with colon cancer that metastasized so her liver. we lost her within weeks. >> reporter: the widow died days befor

. >> reporter: at arlington national cemetery, kristen wright, news4.etsy devos gave their commencement address. >> to be with you as we celebrate the -- >> many turned their backs, drowned out much of her speech, booing at the historically black university in daytona beach. devos caused a backlash after she called historically black colleges and universities, quote, pioneers of school choice. after harsh criticism she acknowledged that the abcus are born out of segregation when black students had no choice. they were barred from attending white institutions. also coming under fire for inviting her to speak today. >> for an artist getting your work into a museum can be the ultimate accomplishment. a group of artists from prince george's county has done just that and teenagers. their part of the club called culture keepers. >> reporter: stroke by stroke, using her brush to paint a story about people of color. >> i also wanted to make her angry because that's one of the biggest stereotypes of black women. we have a reason to be angry and i wanted to portr

. >> they're retweeting kristen wright who has been putting out video all afternoon. what's happening now? >> reporter: first, campus police, we understand, will be putting out surveillance pictures of a person they think was involved with the hateful incidents involving the bananas. the second big thing, students here are -- [ inaudible ] >> black lives matter! >> reporter: students marched through campus to the registrar's office to ask for withdrawal slips to withdraw from the university. their message, we don't want to be here if the university does not take immediate action in response to these of a town hall called by university straighteradministra. ed media was not allowed in the meeting, but students posted it to social media. the bananas that were hung were marked with aka, an historically black sorority. the new student government president is an aka, and the first african american woman to lead student government at american university. here's what students are feeling and what they want from the university. >> so i think the best thing they could do is ju

. >> kristen wright was there as the remains of a pilot were buried nearly 50 years after his death.al moment made even heavier by the weight of one family member who could not be there. >> we'll see you for those stories plus a good deal more. doug's forecast too and we're rock wednesday. you're wearing red lipstick. wear one of these too. >> don't mar my lipstick. >> no problem reading that upside down, jim. >> give doug one of your extra red ties. he's in dire need. >> i got a pile of them. he's going pink. >> what is this cherry blossom week? goodness. >> see you guys in a few. >> little help from a friend. >> do we need to brace ourselves for what's about to come? >> indeed. a huge change coming in, a rude awakening is coming our way after tonight and we have a big change coming in our neighborhood likely. temperatures 20 degrees cooler this time tomorrow than it is right now. as we take a look outside, the neighbors of montgomery county, they're in our rockville live camera looking down rockville pike as we see some clouds beginning to close in but no rain here yet. look at lee