. >> reporter: kristin wright, news4. >>> montgomecoty budget proposal is out and it keeps spending close to current levels. ike leggett releasing the plan today. it calls for about a 1% cut in the tax rate a-4% drop in garbage fees and 2% raise for county workers. for money will be spent on affordable housing, libraries and busines development. this budget still needs approval by the county council. >>> the home of this year's ncaa

kristin wright news 4. >> rough night. be careful getting out of there. two shootings near two busy highways just miles apart. one targeted a landscaping truck on the intercounty connector. the other a national security agency building. now, the fbi's investigating that shooting. news 4's darcy spencer is along the bw parkway tonight with the latest in both of these investigations. >> reporter: u.s. park police all evening have been shutting down portions of the bw parkway for this investigation. we're told all lanes are now open. we're looking at two separate shooting scenes about eight miles apart. and investigators are still trying to figure out could they be connected. >> they were returning from a job, coming back to the shop and they were driving along and they got shot at. >> reporter: gary cooper works with the two men who were shot at as they were driving on the icc in prince george's county. how are they physically and emotion emotionally? >> wrecked. one guy's hurt a bit and the other guy had minor stuff to his face but they're both completely

we'll talk about some very tense moments that firefighters had inside of the house today. >> kristin wright thanks kristin. >>> a royal visit to a local school what happened when prince charles met with students and got a firsthand look at their unique training program. >>> you nu developments in the case of a dump truck driver charged with trying to run over two police officers. what a judge [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. >>> in prince george's county a man accused of trying to run down two police officers with a dump truck has been ruled ip competent. prosecutors say he'll be placed in a hospital for treatment until he is fit to stand trial. he's charged with attempted murder. police say he rammed a dump truck into a police cruiser earlier this year nearly hitting the officers after he accused them of hitting his brother. >>> a big economic boost for the vienna area. navy federal credit union is exp

. >>> i'm kristin wright in springfield, virginia. a man is pulled from the window of a burning home but he does not survive. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing jake from state farm? [ jake ] uh... khakis. she sounds hideous. well she's a guy, so... [ male announcer ] another reason more people stay with state farm. get to a better state. ♪ ♪ >>> what was a national day of mourning two years ago will become a day to celebrate boston's strength and resilience. mayor marty walsh declared march 15th as one boston day. he wants to encourage generosity and volunteering in honor of those killed in the mar on the bombing. dzhokhar tsarnaev is on trial for that attack. >>> better news on several americans being watched for ebola. hospital officials in nebraska say all five aid workers being monitored t

kristin wright is there live. you spoke to the victim's co-pastor. talk about that. >> reporter: the pastor was murdered in the blue house here behind me and we're told -- the pastor was murdered in the blue house here behind me. we're told this is the house he believed he could get rid of demons. pastor connery dagadu served the beautiful feet ministry. he was routinely called upon to expel demons. dagadu and minister alina held prayer service and cast away demons at the home on st. st. johnsbury in german town. roland zinneh reached out the to dagadu this week. he said he was hearings telling him to dance. so they came from pennsylvania with his fiancee and another woman. the two pastors tray preyed with him tuesday night. there were no problems until she awoke wednesday. e charged at me right in front of the house, so before he could get to me i closed the door. i said you calm down. and he didn't stop. and he was still coming to me. so i closed the door. when i closed the door he smashed the window. >> reporter: she says after that zinneh threate

kristin wright news4. >>> an entire neighborhood gone in an instant. one year after the devastation they that caught the world's attention, a community comes together. how they're remembering their neighbors and loved ones. >> reporter: big changes along one of the busiest routes in our entire region. >>> dozens of families in loudoun county are velcelebrating their lottery win this afternoon, holding slots at the middleburgh community charter school for next year. there are 124 stumts in the entire student body. returning students were guaranteed spots. siblings of current students also got in. 91 people applied for remaining 32 spots. that leaves 59 on the waiting list. school begins august 3rd. that seems early. >>> the bodies of seven siblings who died in a new york house fire have arrived in israel where they will be bury. children are between the ages of 5 and 16. they were killed when a hot pot caught fire in their brooklyn home early saturday. the smoke and flames trapped the children in their second-floor bedrooms as they were sleeping. their

kristin wright is in southeast d.c. with a closer look at slippery sidewalks. hi kristin. anyone who has waued in the city has a story to tell about it. in one place, clear, the next icy and worse. it just depends. sidewalks in d.c. today, hit or miss. >> sometimes you have to walk in the street because it's unbearable. >> reporter: makes for a long walk home no matter the distance. >> a couple close calls. i was able to catch my balance. >> reporter: c street southeast off kentucky watch your step or cross the street. over there, it's dry, it's treated. r street off naylor in southeast. it goes from pretty good to not so good to i'd rather walk in the street. all in the same block. >> it's a little worse this time around. i think people were a little surprised this much came down. >> reporter: until the snow is gone you just have to maneuver. if you need help with snow removal contact the office on aging in d.c. live in southeast, kristin wright news4. >>> if you live in montgomery county highway officials say you need to be patient. the crews are just now starting to plo

news4's kristin wright joined them today. kristin, what a group of kids out there you found. >> reporter: most certainly are special. no question no matter where you go throughout our area you'll find sidewalks that look a lot like this one, whether it's here in southeast washington or takoma park maryland, where we met the snow angels. simon, jacob, rory decided not to take this snow day off. >> they're pretty happy. one guy said we were a blessing and gave us some oranges. yeah he was really sweet. >> reporter: the takoma park middle school students are snow angels. they shovel sidewalks and driveways for those who can't, every winter. >> some of them are really thankful. one of them was just making sure we did a hidden sidewalk behind their house. >> reporter: the city's lifelong program connects residents to the team of snow angels. they're part of an after-school community service club and nonprofit called difference makers. sponsored by science teacher ryan garing. >> we have a lot of man pouer to help out where people h

in montgomery county kristin wright news4. >>> a potential juror in leesburg virginia had a pretty goodn to be excused from jury duty today. he's the state attorney general. mark herron got a summons to appear for jury duty at 8:00 this morning. he showed up sat with the other potential jurors until he was dismissed at 11:00, then drove back to richmond. he says he was just performing his civic duty. >>> very few people have seen what we're about to show you and most will never have a chance to see this special exhibit ever again. ford's theater gave us a preview of silent witnesses. it's a collection of items that have not been together. since president lincoln was assassinated 150 years ago. the brooks brothers coat he wore to the theater, his top hat on loan from the smithsonian. john wilkes booth's derringer pistol. even the contents of the president's pockets on loan from the library of congress. >> i think people will get a sense when they come through this exhibit of the real human component of what transpired that evening and to be able to see, you know, the clothing that lincol

news4's kristin wright shows us why. >> report: single rape kit can cost upwards of $1,000 to test.t's part of the reon for a backlog in crime labs and police storage rooms across the country. vicerede joe biden and senator barbmils visited the maryland state police forensic science lab in pixville. $41 million inalon is budgeted toel reduce the backlog and stop serial rapists. >> there are a number of women, innocent wom who would have been protected if such heinous rape and sexual assault had been investigated se of the rape kits that are available. >> reporter:he maryland state police lab in pixville says they do not have a backlog. delegate karen lewis young of frederick cnt the extent of the problem isn't clear. she's calling for a statewide audit. the bill would require law enforcement agencies to report any untested evidence kits for sexual assau the state attorney genal helena's ra kit sat for 13 years. >> the dna identified by testing my kit brought a serial rapist to justice. fit had been done earlier, at least one other rape could have been prevented, perhaps more. these

god will see the parish through it. >> kristin wright, news4. >>> i'm pat lawson muse at the live deskh some incredible video of a seemingly random shooting in the district. take a look at this. you can see three men many the video get out of a car on hayes street northeast, pull guns and then open fire at something that we can't see here. it's unclear what they're shooting at. the police are trying to find these men in connection with a destruction of property case. if you have any information about the shooting or if you recognize these men, you're asked to contact police. at the live desk, i'm pat lawson muse. >>> coming up at 6:00, the father missed the exit but the baby would not wait for the detour. we'll hear from the parent who is welcomed a new family member on i-270 this morning in the middle of rush hour. >>> security problems for standardized tests in maryland. >>> more than a dozen families on this block tell me they're getting the run-around. one man has had to actually live apart from his family because of unsanitary conditions. >>> we're learning tonight about security

. >> news4's kristin wright has more from the selke family's church in manassas. >> reporter: parishioners at sacred heart catholic church in manassas feel like they've lost two members of their family. the selkes have been going to church here for more than 20 years since emily was a baby. her mother yvonne was active for a long time with the children's programs. emily sang in the choir. we spent some time with the selkes' pastor today. he is even having a difficult time with all of this. he hopes to speak with mr. selke soon and here are the words of comfort he plans to give him. >> we as catholics, we're told to embrace the light, stay in the light, don't give in to the darkness so that's what i tell everybody and that's kwha eelwhat i'll tell him. >> reporter: kristin wright news4. >>> breaking news now. d.c. police say they are investigating a stabbing inside a school. this is video that we're going to show you just in from the scene. in it you can see a girl being taken into custody. this is at options charter school near 14th and e streets in northeast. we're told the teenage girl s

kristin wright caught up with the talented teen at her frederick home. ♪ i seen the world ♪ >> reporterreeva gibson only imagined this moment. a chance at superstardom on nbc's "the voice." thousands of miles from hollywood. at home in frederick, maryland, the walkersville high school junior is keeping the secret of secrets. how far has she made it in the competition? >> it's beyond exciting. i didn't think i would even make it to blinds let alone make it teen let alone have my coach be christine aguilera. >> reporter: all of the judges loved her voice and when they heard her story -- >> my parents are deaf so i don't have any sort of musical influence from them. >> your parents are deaf? >> yes. >> both parents? >> yes. >> wow. ♪ will you still love me ♪ >> deana and john gibson can't hear their daughter sing. they feel it. >> i look so beautiful, she says. whenever she sees my face and how i move and my expressions, i just look so happy and sad and emotional. >> reporter: and treeva has overcome her own challenges. >> people speaking it gets muffled sometimes so it's kind of hard to h

kristin wright news4. >>> and business is back to normal in pentagon city right now. police gave an all-clear at a busy shopping center after someone called in a bomb threat. this is the center with costco and best buy across the street from the mall. all of the stores were evacuated for more than two hours this afternoon. bomb-sniffing dogs checked everywhere. nothing suspicious was found. >>> storm team 4 rain this morning giving way to some above-average temperatures overnight. doug sshs it going to be a chilly night? >> a chilly night, morning, day, then even colder overnight tomorrow night. you can see storm team 4 radar showing you the showers. down to the south towards leonardtown, st. mary's county down around portions of calvert county the patuxent river, naval air station. continue to see this rainmaking its way towards the north and east most of the area dry. can't rule out a few more showers trying to make their way up from the south later this evening. you might want to keep the umbrella handy if you're heading out. look at the snow around that's lake-eff

now the man who s suing the arlington county sheriff and today he sat down with our kristin wright. >> reporter: he's deaf and has a story he wants everyone to hear. >> i was walking on the doors and walls and being ignored. >> reporter: he was homeless, arrested and accused of stealing an ipad at reagan national airport february of last year. for go two days he says he didn't even know why he was handcuffed. for six weeks he says the arlington county jail refused to provide an interpreter. he doesn't read or write english. he does know this word. >> i took out a paper and pen and wrote interpreter. and every time i made that request i was denied. >> he filed a lawsuit against arlington county sheriff beth arthur and the virginia department of corrections. 27-page complaint claims they violated the americans with disabilities act. arlington county sheriff's chief deputy paul larson tells me they plan to fight the suit. did you provide him with an interpreter? >> again, i'm not going to get into the specifics of that but i'm very confident that we did what we were supposed to do. >> re

in fairfax county kristin wright news4. >> wow.d like to help the dina family we've posted a link to the crowd funding website on nbcwashington.com. >>> travelers destined for disney world take a muddy detour. how that jet ended up stuck in the muck and what passengers are saying about their ordeal. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood at nationals park. opening day is just a couple of weeks away. something new for fans this year? security gates. >>> the president announced a $240 million private sector commitment to inspire more girls and boys to go into these stem fields. that stands for science technology engineering, and math. >>> bad enough to get your car out of the mud when the wheels get stuck, but the safety of the commercial airline jet is going to be under inspection because of a muddy mishap in delaware. its wheels got stuck after it veered off the runway. >> nbc's tom furlong talked to the passengers aboard the jet about the startling moments that led to a one-day delay for their vacation. >> it was very hard. you know someth

. >> news4's kristin wright has his story. >> reporter: abraham told us his story from his attorney's office in washington. abraham is deaf and spoke to us through an interpreter taking us back more than a month he spent in jail he says confused scared and isolated. >> knocking on the walls, knocking on the doors, and just constantly being ignored. >> reporter: abraham was arrested and accused of stealing an ipad at reagan national airport february of last year. for two days he says he didn't even know why he was handcuffed. for six weeks he says the jail refused to provide an interpreter. he doesn't read or write english except one word. >> a paper and pen and wrote interpreter. every time i made that request i was denied. >> reporter: he filed a lawsuit against the arlington county sheriff and the virginia department of corrections. the 27-page complaint claims they violated the americans with disabilities about. arlington county sheriff's chief deputy paul larson tells me they plan to fight the suit. did you provide him with an interpreter? >> again, i'm not going to get into the s

kristin wright news4. >>> more students are earning their diplomas in the district. d.c. public school officials tell us 58% of high schoolers graduated in 2014 nap's up from 56% the previous year. school's chancellor henderson said there is stale long way to go to increase the graduation rate. the school system plans to spend $13 million, about 1.8% of its budget for the next year to improve education and opportunities at neighborhood high schools. >>> set it and forget it. auto pay, a no-brainer for so many people when it comes to paying bills. but it also comes with a warning. we'll explain the hidden risks. >> apple on the verge of rolling out their own tv service. why some are calling it a cable killer. >>> and much cooler temperatures coming up. >>> someone stole eight cavs from the faulkier county livestock exchange. this theft happened last wednesday evening at 9:30. surveillance video shows a man driving a gray-colored dodge pickup truck with a light-colored livestock trailer. the cavs are a mix of black and white with distinct markings. anyone with information i

kristin wright news4. >>> no word tonight on whether charges are going to be filed after that deadly accident in montgomery county that happened around 6:30 this morning at university boulevard and arcola avenue in silver spring. police say 81-year-old earnest rounds was trying to cross that intersection when he was hit by a pickup truck. investigators don't know if he was in the crosswalk. rounds died at the hospital. the driver of the pickup did stay on the scene. >>> a piece of land in the district that's been abandoned for more than a decade is about to get a major facelift. city officials broke ground on what will become the capitol gateway community. lit include more than 300 affordable homes and a number of retailers, a walmart supercenter. that's along east capitol street just blocks from the prince george's county line. mayor muriel bowser tells us it's important the entire city gets the benefits from the city's economic rebound. >> we can't be happy if we're having all this growth and we're crunching down on our middle class. or if young people can't see a pathway to the mi

kristin wright has the report. >> reporter: lorin santiago died three weeks after her 15th birthday.uicide. her mother is the one who found her at home in laurel maryland. >> she was a great soul. she was a blessing. >> reporter: two years after her daughter's death, linda diaz is spending much of her time at the state capitol fighting for lorin's law. >> instead of fighting the team, i decided to do something to make her live. >> reporter: delegate jocelyn pena is sponsoring house bill 947. it calls for more mental health training for school counselors. lorin's law would require counselors to complete a training class in mental health and substance abuse as part of their certificate renewal process every five years. >> it's good to stay on top of things and see what's new what's fresh. what kind of programs are out there that i'll be able to refer this child to if they're suffering from depression. >> reporter: diaz will testify at a house committee hearing tomorrow. >> it's a guidance counselor. just refreshes their memory and goes through courses on mental health, they will know t

news4's kristin wright tells us about lorinne's law and what lies ahead for it in maryland's legislature. >> reporter: lorinne santiago took her own life. she was only 15. her mother found her. two years have passed. linda diaz's grief has turned into a fight for lorinne's law. >> how many more children do we have to have who die of suicide before we start to do something? >> reporter: delegate jocelyn pena melnick is sponsoring house bill 947 calling for more mental health training for school counselors. lorinne's law would require counselors to complete a training class in mental health and substance abuse as part of their certificate renewal process every five years. >> it's good to stay on top of things and see what's new what's fresh. what kind of programs are out there that i'll be able to refer this child to if they're suffering from depression? >> reporter: diaz will testify at a house committee hearing tomorrow. >> it's a guidance counselor. it just refreshes their memory and goes through courses on mental health, they will know the signs. i won't have to call them and beg them

our kristin wright spoke with selkes' pastor. >> reporter: parishioners at sacred heart catholic church in manassas feel like they've lost two members of their family. the selkes joined the church in 1993. father michael bazan watched emily grow up. >> their loss we're diminished by two. >> reporter: the bond between mother and daughter was unmistakable. yvonne served in the children's programs for many years. emily sang in the choir pap plane crash so far away has left a void. >> all the possibilities are gone okay all those possibilities, all those dreams ended on that mountainside in france. >> reporter: condolences from the girl scouting community are pouring in on facebook. emily was lifetime member. her mother yvonne, a dedicated volunteer. the girl scouts told us "those who knew yvonne said she was the person troop leaders could count on and that she would have done anything to help her daughter and her community. in recognition of her commitment to serving others emily earned a number of girl scouts' highest awards." back at sacred heart. >> god will see me through this. god wil

news4's kristin wright joins us live near the eastern market metro station in southeast. hi kristin. >> reporter: at 7th and south carolina avenue. it is completely snow covered. not in good shape. it depends really where you go in the city. tonight dxdot tells me their main concern right now is that the falling temperatures. so right now they are treating the roads, they are plowing the roads, so that tomorrow we're not in big trouble. d.c. metro tries to keep up with the falling snow at the eastern market metro station in southeast washington. after all, people still have places to go. we met adrian rooney on 14th street in northwest. where are you going? >> i'm going to work at studio theater on 14th. >> reporter: no snow days. >> the show must go on. >> reporter: there was some snow trouble. in northwest, a pepco car was hit. the pole struck a vehicle. no one was hurt. but the conditions are why every snow truck in the district is out. many loaded up at the salt dome in northeast. the plan tonight first, clear bus routes and main roads like pennsylvania avenue and sout

this is going to be huge. >> reporter: in northwest washington, kristin wright news 4. >>> apple and google users to be vulnerable to hackers. the security flaw that has put millions at risk and how the two tech giants are addressing this problem. >>> and we're following a developing story out of norfolk, virginia, where a small plane crashes while approaching the airport runway. new information about where it was headed a new form of innovation is taking shape, bringing media and technology together for more people. together is more wi-fi access in more places. it's a home you control with the touch of a finger. it's reimaging tv to give more people more choices. it's bringing technology and people together in ways you never thought possible. comcast and time warner cable. together is better for more people. [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. . >>> you know we've been talking all this week about t

. >> i'm kristin wright in for ang gi. >> the magnitude 2.8 earthquake hit after 2:30 this morning.rts of injuries. let's get straight to storm team 4 meteorologist. she had more on that and the forecast today. what's going on? >> where the earthquake happened

in silver spring kristin wright news 4. >>> developing tonight a woman files a class-action lawsuit against an area restaurant owner charged with secretly videotaping women in the bathroom. the suit was filed in howard county today. kyle mulehauser owner of rams head tavern faces peeping tom charges. they found footage of six different women. they arrested him last week. the suspect and his business were named in that suit. >>> a terror suspect from northern virginia is now in jail in somalia. that according to a u.s. law enforcement official. liban mohammed was placed on the fbi's most wanted terrorist list about a month ago. he's charged with providing support to al qaeda and al shabaab. the fbi believes he left the u.s. back in 2012. he was once a cab driver in northern virginia. >>> a potential delay in the murder trial against jesse matthew. according to our affiliate in chart s charlottesville, his lawyers say they need time to hire a dna expert. they plan to use dna e matthew so defense lawyers want their own expert to look at the evidence. he's charged with murdering uva student han

kristin wright has new information from the dispatch log. >> reporter: this isn't the first time we've talked about delays in the d.c. dispatch system. an officer was here making an arrest. there was a scuffle. he was hurt. next the timeline of what happened next. ambulance sirens blaired in northeast today. but at this time yesterday, an injured police officer was waiting and waiting for an ambulance to take him to the hospital. he was hurt during an arrest near a liquor store. news 4 obtained dispatch records. 6:38 first call for officer down. seven minutes later, they report an officer's leg injury. then five calls for transport to take the officer to the hospital. at 7:06 an ems officer is dispatched to the scene. police stop waiting and take the officer to the hospital in a cruiser. this is 30 minutes after the initial officer down call. then the ambulance is dispatched and then recalled. 31 minutes after the first call of an officer down. they are looking into this trying to determine why there was a delay. >>> developing tonight, just about an hour from now, students will rally

i'm kristin wright in for angie. the weather headline is the wind.l is here to tell us how it's going to feel. >> when you factor in the winds today, temperatures will feel five to ten degrees cooler than the thermometer is reading. what that means for you, there's going to be a chill in the air for the day today. you need a jacket or warm sweatshirt as you head out and about. the current temperature in washington 50 degrees. clouds and gusts at 25 miles an hour. the winds are stronger over the mountains, especially the highest elevations. that's why the national weather service issued a wind advisory. this is winchester and hagerstown. this runs until 6:00 p.m. gusts 40 to 50 miles an hour gusts outside that advisory only 30 miles an hour at times. the satellite and radar is showing plenty of clouds across the area. as we continue to work into the afternoon hours, the clouds break up as we warm to a high of 56. coming up kristin, i'll let you know when you can expect more sunshine. >> that sounds good. thanks amelia. >>> police are investigating a c

. >> kristin wright is live in d.c. to tells what happened. >> reporter: this is not the first time we've seen problems with d.c. fire's ambulance dispatch system. this time not even a police officer right here an injured police officer, could get to the hospital quickly. today several ambulances some with sirens blaring are visible in the area of fourth street and rhode island avenue in northeast. an injured d.c. police officer could not get an ambulance to take him to the hospital yesterday, despite repeated requests. the first call cam in as officer down near a liquor store around 6:30. he was hurt during an arrest. a fire truck came in minutes, no medic on board. the officer had a traumatic leg jury. then an ambulance was requested five times according to those call records. after waiting 30 minutes for help police decide to drive the officer to the hospital in a police car. "we're looking into it. we had units on the scene but no indication that an ambulance had arrived. we're trying to determine why that happened.

here's news4's kristin wright with more on that. kristin? >> yes, 400,000 untested rape kits. the concern here is just how many rapists that leaves free on the street to attack again. >> reporter: an estimated 400,000 rape kits could be sitting untested in crime labs and police store rooms across the country. vice president joe biden and senator barbara mikulski visited the maryland state police forensic science lab in pixville. $41 million in federal money is budgeted to help reduce the national backlog and supporters say that will help lock up rapists before they strike again. >> there are number of women innocent women, who would have been protected if such heinous rape and sexual assault had been investigated by of the rape kits that are l >> rept: a started nonprofit natasha's justice project. she was raped at gunpoint in new york. >> the victim's body is a crime scene. >> reporter: he k s for almost a decade before her attacker was convicted. delay cost other women. >> for the 9 1/2 years that may rape kit sat and collected dust the man that raped me was on a nationwide

news4's kristin wright sat down with him and has a preview. >> reporter: the arlington county jail is at the center of a lawsuit filed by a deaf and homeless man. he says at first he didn't even understand why he was arrested and the jail would not provide an interpreter. he sat down with "news4 today" to explain how he was confused and scared behind bars and unable to communicate with anyone for six weeks. tonight on news4 he tells hiss story and we also asked the sheriff's office for their account of what happened. >>> doctors are calling it a medical miracle, a little boy survives without a pulse for almost 90 minutes. >> help on the way and, yeah, i just gathered the rest of the children around me. we prayed. thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you cable, because if we never had you we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability - 8 years running. plus, fios has the fastest wi-fi available from any provid

go to the nbc washington facebook page to see kristin wright's full report and share wit your friends. >>> students might have been sitting next to black mold for days and now a local school district is apologizing for not notifying parents of the discovery of the mold in an elementary school classroom. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins is in dodge park tonight with what the school system is planning to do about the mold. >> better to be straightforward, you know and let us know right away like this is what's going on. >> reporter: melvin rayes says his son's school dodge park elementary was not forthcoming about the black mold found growing in his son's first grade special ed class. >> he came home with a trum and started making all these things. >> reporter: he and his wife tried to figure out why he was so agitated. >> felt there was a change in school, and like i said, since my son is autistic he does need a routine on a daily basis. >> reporter: come to find out his son's class had been moved to the library due to black mold growing on the wall in their regular c

kristin wright is live in rockville with details. >> reporter: this case is the one that made montgomery county parents concerned they weren't being told quickly enough about alleged incidents of sex abuse of sex assault. john epps will not go to jail, but he is now a sex offender. on the right in yellow, john epps. on the left, a 12-year-old girl between classes. watch as they walk past each other. epps reaches out. prosecutors say it is this moment the 44-year-old man touches the girl's backside. a teacher, seen here standing in the hallway, saw it and told school security. today a montgomery county circuit court judge accepted a plea deal in the case. epps pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and fourth-degree sex offense, misdemeanors. he got five years' prodags. he will not go to jail. as a condition, the married father of two boys is now required to register as a sex offender in the state of maryland for 15 years. epps is not to go near a school. as a contractor he worked in 58 schools in montgomery county at baker installing security cameras. >> i'm hoping what we've achieved h

kristin wright is live >> well the pastor was killed in this house here and police say when they got here their suspect said "i killed demon, just kill me." connery dagadu served the beautiful feet world impacting center. he started the ministry about three years ago with another pastor. he was 57 originally from liberia. the ministry operated out of this house in germantown. dagadu lived there with another minister who established beautiful feet with him. they routinely invited people here to pray. he would also cast away demons in those who felt they were possessed. pastor got a call from a man in pennsylvania recently who said he was po celticsed by demons and hearing voices. dagadu invited roland zina to the house in germantown. he came tuesday. the other minister in the house tells me they prayed, listened to scripture, everything was fine. he spent the night. but the next morning police say sine strangled the pastor to death. this is wednesday. he's charged with first-degree murder today. he will undergo a mental evaluation. we spoke with this other minister who lives here in t

. >>> first news4's kristin wright is out in the thick of it this afternoon. >> reporter: it's the day after a big storm and that means you never know what you're going to get in terms of road conditions and sidewalks. here in southeast washington this sidewalk looks good. it's pretty clear for the day after the biggest snowstorm of the season. but just right over here just a few feet away you have half the sidewalk that's clear and half the sidewalk that isn't. and here in the same block just right across the street you have a sidewalk that's completely covered in snow. imagine trying to attempt to get anywhere on sidewalks like this. people have tried. not just here but the dayacross the area. shoveling is not easy. not all of us are able to do it. on news 4 at 5:00 meet a group of local students that's helping out. >>> if you're headed out tonight, metro may be the best option as soon as roads are dried out and many of them are still drying out. all rail lines are running on a normal schedule right now. there were delays this morning due to adisabled trains. metroaccess is also runn

news4's kristin wright will have an update on this investigation. that's coming up on news 4 at 5:00. >>> it had people pulling their cars over. chopper 4 captures flames along a busy highway in our area. we'll tell you what our cameras saw that firefighters tell us could put you in danger. >>> and paying tribute first at 4, the permanent tribute to a fallen officer who will soon be known by generations of local kid. >>> the accused boston marathon bomber will face a whole new set of criminal charges after the marathon trial ends. the massachusetts district attorney plans to prosecute dzhokhar tsarnaev for the death of m.i.t. officer sean collier. collier was shot the night of the frantic search for the bombing suspects. it marked the first of several crimes the brothers allegedly committed during the manhunt's final hours. tsarnaev already faces the death penalty if convicted of engineering the bombings. he could also face a life sen teps if found guilty of killing collier. >>> a maryland man is accused of trying to kill two prince george's county

kristin wright is live at the eastern market metro station in southeast washington with a closer look at conditions there. hi kristin. >> hey, kristin. >> reporter: hey, guys. i have to say the snow is really pretty isn't it? but it does have to go somewhere. just a few minutes ago a couple guys from metro were out here with shovels cleaning the paths here to the metro station. everyone we met today our travels throughout the district tell us that this is exactly what they want to see right about now. brandy jeter in southeast washington has never seen this much snow before. >> i never saw it snow like this no. >> reporter: it's her first big snowstorm since moving to d.c. >> i'm from alabama, so this is very new to me. >> reporter: brandy's neighborhood on tanner street off alabama is snow covered. many of the district's residential streets are also main roads like pennsylvania avenue near the eastern market metro station in southeast are better. the district's snow command center is monitoring road conditions from 145 traffic cameras placed in every quadrant. >> as soon as we mainta

. >> i'm kristin wright in for ang gi. >> the magnitude 2.8 earthquake hit after 2:30 this morning. no reports of injuries. let's get straight to storm team 4 meteorologist. she had more on that and the forecast today. what's going on? >> where the earthquake happened between fredericksburg and charlottesville, virginia. south of the d.c. area. the magnitude 2.8 earthquake meant some felt it but there wasn't damage. we'll continue to track the story and bring updates throughout the morning. on to the weather. the temperatures now are okay. it's chilly not frigid. good news there. temperatures right now in the mid to upper 40s for the most part. 48 is the temperature in washington. 46 in frederick, as well as leesburg. the winds will pick up during the early morning hours. they are already noticeably breezy even windy in parts of frederick, hagersdown and winchester. the winds, you are going to notice them throughout the day but plenty of sunshine. more clouds to the north of the district. sky cast 4 showing you the cloud cover throughout the day today after early morning cloudiness.