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kristin wright is live for us at montgomery high school where students and parents are stunned. kristin? >> reporter: all of the students here seem to have heard that mr. yantsos was arrested again. he is the head of security here at the high school. he was also a girls' basketball coach a few years ago. we have court records that say that a girl mr. yantsos is accused of having sex with, told police that the two had been in contact. these records that we have say that then the 17-year-old girl said it was true. sources with knowledge of the case say mark yantsos is in the hospital undergoing a mental evaluation. police re-arrested the school security officer friday. he's accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student -- again. yantsos is the head of security at richard montgomery high school in rockville. a lot of students know him. >> this guy was entrusted with our security and he was head of security, and to think that he's capable of doing something like that is really horrific. >> a lot of people are just kinda disgusted, like why? >> reporter: we tracked down court docum

kristin wright is watching that. >>> but first, wendy rieger has more on the town hall. >> good afternoon, the goal of this meeting was to come up with a plan to respond to future incidents -- hate incidents that might arise on campus. the student government president taylor dumpson organized today's town hall. she may have been a target of that recent hate crime. on monday, someone hung bananas dumpson's sorority. but she said now is not the time to place blame. >> the purpose of this town hall is to focus on what brought us together, the fact that we've had enough fon being attacked fr who we are. >> right now, dumpson is getting ready to hold a news conference and kristin wright is there, working to learn more about what they want to see from the university. we'll be hearing from her coming up on news4 at 5:00. >> thank you, wendy. >>> just days after the situation at au, we've learned that police at the university of maryland are investigating a hate incident. someone found a noose last week in the house kitchen of a phi kappa tau. >> it felt disgusting, to be honest with you. it felt

now know that toddler's name, but there are a lot of was supposed to be taking care of her. >> kristin wrights outside holy cross hospital in silver spring with the latest on this investigation. kristin, what are you learning? >> reporter: well, jim and wendy, that little girl is still here in the hospital at holy cross, and the more we find out about this sad situation, the more questions there are and the more disturbing it gets. just a little girl, 2 years old, big brown eyes, in a mickey mouse hospital gown, receiving some sort of medical treatment at holy cross. her whole story, a sad mystery. police say a woman brought the toddler to the hospital sunday and told the staff she didn't know who the girl was or her parents. the hospital called police. they aren't saying a lot. but you have to listen closely. >> the girl was with a woman. the woman went to her sister's house and asked the sister to then watch the

kristin wright, news4. >>> to storm team4 now t may look like, but it doesn't feel like may out there, and some of us are in for a frigid wake-up call. let's go to storm team4 chief meteorologis are you talking about frost, really? >> yeah, a frost advisory in effect tonight. and tonight will probably be the coldest night we've seen in about a month. it's going to be quite chilly. you can see the frost and freeze advisories. everybody in the blue, it does not include the i-95 corridor, or points to the east. we'll stay well above 40 degrees here. but into the upper 30s here and close to freezing, frostburg, cumberland, west virginia, parts of lower shenandoah valley. so it's a night we'll have to watch out for sure. obviously bring in the plants, cover any sensitive plants as well. notice, a cold night tonight, you'll need the coats tomorrow, wednesday looking good, but the rain moves back in and the colder air. a chilly late week as far as temperatures go, more on that and what to expect for mother's day weekend in about ten minutes. >>> this video has spreading fast on social media.

news4's kristin wright has more. kristin? >> reporter: au says plans for this new center have been in the works since october when dr. ib ram kendy came and spoke on campus. he's the one that's going to lead this new center. one of the administrators told me today that dr. kendy really wishes he were already here so that he could help this campus move making progress in diversity, increasing the number of minority undergrads from 31% of the student body to 33 this coming fall. the dean is proud of steps forward after the hate crime last week and the protests that followed. >> the events of the recent weeks have been incredibly difficult for everyone on this campus. >> reporter: this is the man au says can tackle difficult issues of race on campus. the university announced they hired university of florida professor, dr. ib ram kendy to lead au's brand-new anti-racist research and policy center this fall. >> so we've had racial progress. >> so he is one of the definitive experts about campus activism during the '60s and early '

. >> kristin wright was there when he got to meet the men who saved him. >> taking a shot and everybody realized, why is the goalie on his face. >> reporter: st. sheriff's deputy david cork ran and the men who saved his life have a chance to laugh about it now. >> it was 8-0 when the heart attack happened. i think definitely the heart attack inhibited my ability to stop some of those pucks. >> reporter: maybe eight is his lucky number. these are the eight d.c. firefighters who kept deputy cork ran alive. >> i trusted him telling me, i'm going to make it, because he told me i'm going to make it, so i'm going to make it. >> reporter: april 7th, he was playing goalie at a fund-raising tournament for the d.c. 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 fourg ather of four. >> everyone in incredibl incredibly grateful for everything they did. >> it's not very off that we get someone back to the point where they're a

kristin wright spoke to the soldiers as they honor the generations that came before. am. >> left.t. >> it represents everything that the united states embodies. >> reporter: first lieutenant jessica harner, fifth generation army. >> my dad, my brother served, my grandfather served, my other grandfather served, and then my great grandfather also served in the united states army. >> reporter: love for her country runs deep. pride in the flag never ending. >> to me, the flag represents those that have served and those that have sacrifice, serving this wonderful nation. >> reporter: lieutenant harner and fellow members of the old guard carried on the somber flags in tradition at arlington national cemetery, placing a flag at every headstone of the fallen. every one. >> and to place a flag at each one of these headstones represent my honor to each service member that is here. >> reporter: this memorial day and always, lieutenant harner gives thanks to those who served before her. >> just going through and looking at the graves and seeing the different generations that have all been bur

news4's kristin wright talked to one of the victims today. kristin? >> reporter: well, doreen, three students were sleeping inside of this house when the fire broke out. they all got out. but there was supposed to be one more student inside, but thanks to a last-minute shift change at work, she was not here. but it's been a hard day for her. she lost all of her stuff for graduation, but it's okay. she has a lot to be thankful for. a fire the day before graduation, the timing, terrible. >> i looked at the house burning and the first thought was, all of my regalia is in there for graduation, which is in two days. >> reporter: keira's cap and gown up inla university's president and the university said they'll replace the cap and gown for free. it's not just any cap and gown, the oldest of five, keira wants to pass her graduation regalia down to her siblings. the start of a new tradition, saved. >> to see them so concerned and just taking care of everything was very -- you know, i was so grateful. so grateful. >> reporter: the fire won't stop keira's plan

kristin wright, news4. >>> there's been an alarming spike in the number of women with hepatitis c. and the reason may not be what you think. >>> a wash-out to end the week. more team coverage from storm team4 as we get ready for more rain. >>> and a manager's journey. melissa shares her emotional story of infertility in hopes it helps others. >> oh, it will be easy, like a lot of people to have another baby, and continuing to track showers on storm team4 radar. folks coming home from work, they might be a little bit later getting in the door. we'll continue to track showers for the next few hours. it's a tough call in the nats' game will be get under way or be postponed tonight. if we hear we'll let you know. 55 degrees right now. still tracking scattered showers until 89:00 p./9:00 p.m. more rain as we head into the weekend. doug has more in about ten minutes. >>> news4 your health. alarming new statistics about an increase is hepatitis c cases. experts say it's because of the growing opioid epidemic. hepatitis cnf tripling since 2010. infections among pregnant women have nearly d

kristin wright talked to students. did they feel like this meeting was productive? >> reporter: yeah, students told us they felt like the two-hour town hall was productive . the student government association said it will not be the last. >> i believe this was a tipping point that officially caused everyone to say, enough is enough. >> the outcry at american university. >> reporte >> i never imagined i would become the president or the target of a hate crime. >> reporter: taylor dumpson called this town hall meeting, students want stronger defined campus protocols on hate crimes and other bias-related incidents. they want au police to track the number of hate crimes and they want to know what happens during and after an investigation. >> i'm really glad that we had this open forum, so many people come out from all across the country. >> this provided a space for people to come together and hear each other in a physical sense. >> targeted in the banana incident monday, dumpson made it clear she's focused on solutions. >> the purpose of this town hall is to generate i

i'm kristin wright. i'll tell you what this could mean for students and families. >> reporter: a quiet street in a peaceful neighborhood, a broad daylight case o neighbors most head in now to grab the five dollar footlong spicy italian. loaded with salami and pepperoni. for a limited time, the spicy italian footlong is just five dollars. it's a big value for even bigger flavor. only at subway. >> announcer: you're watching news4 at 5:00. >> a murder mystery in prince george's county. a man is shot in the middle of the day and tonight there's still no word on who shot and killed the man. this was on asbury drive in ft. neighborhood with reaction. pat? >> a young man is dead. a single shot murder on a quiet street, most unsettling. we begin our story now with dwayne washington. >> we move from capital heights to get away from this stuff like this. >> reporter: and now it's right on your doorstep. >> three houses down. >> reporter: what do you

news4's kristin wright tells us how that happened. >> reporter: you can find a lot of things at uniontion. taxi cabs ready and waiting, tour buses galore, food, pe more thing. porn started playing right here in a directory monitor. >> that thing right there? that's not good. >> reporter: during rush hour in the west hall, next to restaurants, in front of people. workers told us they called security and scrambled to shut the monitor off. >> somebody felt the need to really have to do that, might be better to do it somewhere where it's exclusively adults. >> reporter: a union station spokesperson said they may have been hacked. >> it's serious. hacking in general is serious. and as far as the porn goes, in a public place, yeah, that's serious. >> yeah, that's unfortunate, but that's the world we live in now. >> reporter: and so the monitor has gone to black until union station figures it out. in the district, kristin wright, news4. >>> news4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. >>> now at 6:00, several stories are breaking as we come on the air tonight. first a scuffle involving it comes

. >> kristin wright spent time with one young man today.e said bicycling 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 da'quan here. after school, he's a youth mechanic at non-profit gearin up bicycles. fixing rims and busted bikes is his thing. >> it kept me focused and kept me from doing things i know i should not have >> reporter: daequan said he was not always on the right path. >> getting into fights, taking my anger out, letting it build up. >> he's growing very much so in a way that displays maturity, the team and the family here, he knows that he has some backbone, people to lean on. >> reporter: the youth mechanics even build their own bikes. dae quan built his and rides as many as 60 miles a day. >> makes me feel free. >> reporter: he's getting ready for this d.c. bike ride. he got scholarships to bike for free. >> we'll have a large contingent there. >> i feel like i have nothing but me, my bike, and the road. so this is endless open space

kristin wright, news 4. >>> tonight at 6:00, a murder that sent shockwaves through the university ofcampus. tonight some peoplere whether it was a hate crime. the victim was a 23-year-old man with a promising future in the army. he was 130supposed to graduate m college tomorrow and now his parents are planning his funeral. >> to be honest, it's quite surreal, you know. as i stated before, parents' worst nightmare has reached my doorstep. so like i said, all of the concerns about the motivations behind this horrific and senseless act have not been something i've even attempted to process at this time. >>> tonight as family and friends mourn, investigators are revealing new clues about the student charged in the deadly stabbing. we have team coverage of the attack and the aftermath and we begin with

. >> kristin wright talked to them about what it >> reporter: soldiers on a mission to honor the fallene old guard, and as many american flags as heroes laid to rest at arlington. specialist first class dusty lamborn places each flag with pride. >> to me, it means everything that the country itself should stand for, for the freedoms and the opportunities that anybody can have when they come here. >> reporter: flags in is a somber, special, memorial day tradition at arlington. members of the old guard place flags at every single grave. to pay respects in this way is a true honor for specialist gibbon richards, born in jamaica, this is the country he pledges allegiance to now. >> and to place a flag at each one of these headstones represent my honor to each service member that is here. >> reporter: first lieutenant jessica harner is fifth generation army. >> my dad, my brother served, my grandfather served. my other grandfath in the united states army. >> reporter: love for country runs deep. >> just going through and looking at the graves and seeing the different -- the different generat

today the school announced an anti-racism center and kristin wright is on the campus this evening with details. kristin? >> reporter: well, wendy, au says plans for this new center have been in the works since last year. they do think it's going to bring about real change and have real impact. we got a chance to sit down with two of the deans from the university just a little while ago, and they explained to us how the university has brought in a well-known scholar on race from the university of florida, dr. ib ram kendy. he will be here in the fall to lead this new center on race. and the new center will combat the campus of american university and even globally. with many students gone for summer break, american university is much quieter today. than the student protests that erupted last week. >> black lives matter! >> reporter: this is the man au says can tackle difficult issues of race on campus. the university announced they hired university of florida professor dr. ib ram kendy to lead au's brand-new anti-racism policy center this fall. >> he's one of the definitive experts abou

. >>> i'm kristin wright in montgomery county, a child is dropped off at head in now to grab the fivedollar footlong spicy italian. the spicy italian footlong is just five dollars. it's a big value for even bigger flavor. only at subway. >>> the end of the tornado warning is the beginning of several hours of stormy weather for some folks in our area. >> it's bubbling out west, north and south of 66 out there. >> yeah, we have two storms. tom and i continue to monitor these storms to see what they're going to be doing here. we're in red mode as you can see. tom's monitoring the radar now. let's show you what's happening across our region. we have storms in through northern virginia. this is the area we would be seeing under the gun and that's what happened now. the strongest storm is towards warrenton, southern fauquier county. this storm, which did have a tornado warning until 6:30, the warning has been canceled, but this storm is starting to pulse again. we see a lot of lightning, and that's a great predictor of what a storm is doing. really a great te

her friends tell kristin wright she is not letting it discourage her. >> reporter: the student governmente president who is also a good friend of taylor said their work to make american university a better place went on as planned today and he says that that is important now more than ever. tonight the first african-american woman to be president of the student government at american university is under police protection. au says a white supremacist posted threats students who say au administration isn't doing enough to protect students of color staged a sit in and they got their face-to-face. >> i want to go through the list of demands. >> like we are actually finally getting a seat at the table. >> told students au is working on a long term plan. >> look it up creating antiracism sense. >> reporter: student government vice president had a work session with taylor today. >> there is no one who i trust more to lead us through the situation as our student government president. >> reporter: he says hate will never prevail. and that feeling persistence to bring bat change is shared. >> we di

news4's kristin wright is live outside the prince george's county courthouse in upper marlboro. kristin? >> reporter: wendy, there's court confusion tonight. on friday and earlier today, the state's attorney's office told us they were trying to get to the bottom of who removed kenneth kelley's gps monitoring device and why. but now it turns out he may have never been wearing one. >> our normal routine on mother's day is to wake up in the morning, go visit the cemetery, lay down flowers. but this mother's day, in light of what just happened in court, it was even tougher. they couldn't even bring themselves to go to the cemetery. >> reporter: kenneth kelley, the drunk driver convicted of killing the kids'she friday and is still on the run. >> no one has an answer. no one. >> reporter: earlier today they believed he was under gps monitoring and that the ankle brac bracelet was removed days before he was supposed to be sentenced. >> right now, we're still trying to determine what private company may have been doing that monitoring and why he was removed from it. >> reporter: but now

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. >> reporter: in capitol heights, maryland, kristin wright, news4. >> that was a beautiful story.emorial day plans take you to the vietnam veterans memorial on monday, you want to look for a wooden flag among the mementos. >> that flag is hand made from ashburn's flags of valor. a company owned and operated by comb these flags fhouedood was good therapy. >> had gotten injured on my ninth deployment and was going through some rehab. i found a flag that was online, a very beautiful wooden flag. it was made in another country, unfortunately, and that upset me as an american. so i started wood-working the next day and found it very therapeutic. >> if you like more information, go to the nbc washington app and search flags of valor. >>> and we have a live look now at the bay bridge. maryland transportation authorities say no major delays heading to the eastern shore, but that doesn't mean traffic's light. if you haven't left yet, the best time is between 10:00 p.m. tonight and 7:00 tomorrow morning. >>> still to come at 5:00, what would you do if someone tried to you? hear in my future

news4's kristin wright has the story. >> reporter: you look at this house now and you can tell how bad this fire was. the good thing, however, the three university of maryland students who were inside, got out of the house safely and they are okay. but this was a bad fire. the blames were intense. there was a lot of smoke. there was even a partial roof collapse at one point. now the students are so thankful that they got out with their lives, but one of providing reliable energy and that'll never change. what is changing, is our name to dominion energy. it's a reflection of our commitment to energy innovation and renewable sources like solar, wind... and cleaner energy like natural gas. and we'll continue to innovate, upgrade technology, protect our environment and serve our communities. dominion energy. more than a new name, a new way of seeing energy. me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam,aught and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. as an army doctor during the gulf war. now

kristin wright has reaction now. kristin? >> reporter: doreen, the students we talked to at au are not satisfied with the response from the university. the latest from the university are those surveillance pictures. they're dark. you don't see any faces, but police hope you recognize the way this person walks, the way that they move. police say he got into a white or silver car near rockwood park way. american university just released surveillance video of a person of interest in monday's racist incidents on campus toe in black, walking swiftly. it's time stamped 3:57 a.m. may 1st. a second video shows a person walking and holding a bag. meanwhile, racial tension rising, making it hard for some students to focus on finals and the end of the year. >> how can i write a paper when this just happened? i felt terrible yesterday and couldn't write anything. >> being a day away from finals, i couldn't imagine being a student taking an exam having that in the back of my mind. >> black lives matter! >> reporter: american university st

news4's kristin wright is there keeping an eye on things on how things are moving, if they are movingtin? >> reporter: hey, the one thing anybody driving has going for them right now is the weather. it's a beautiful day. but still, things along the bay bridge are getting heavier and they're moving more slowly as the minutes tick by. the thing is, i don't know if you saw the people who got out of here on thursday, well, all of them now have to get home. first comes the mad dash to get out of town for the memorial day weekend. now comes the long road trip home. >> the traffic right now is getting hectic. it's starting to back up a little bit. >> reporter: for beach goers, the fun is over. traffic is heavy. in the years past, the congestion continues until the day after memorial day. >> traffic is backed up. no, the traffic is backed up from the outlet all the way to the bay bridge. >> how bad is it? >> it's really bad. >> reporter: those who road at the wrong time say they had to. >> mike memorial dlike memorial enjoy yourself before you have to go back to work. it's kinda hard sometime

kristin wright, news4. >>> some funny money helped a thief steal an iphone. >> jim and wendy have morehis is a cautionary tale. a young woman hoped to cell her iphone for some spending money so she could go to the beach. >> she arranged a deal. the meeting appeared to go well, her phone. she sat down with pat collins to talk about what happened and what we need to know to protect ourselves from this scam. >>> and also, news4 is working to help a local veteran get thousands of dollars back. >> susan hogan was able to get the results this man had never expected. you gotta stick around for that story. it's a happy ending. see you at 5:00. >> all right, thanks, guys. >>> you know what, construction on beach drive is going to be shifting to its second phase later this year. anyone driving through northwest, d.c., it involves a highlighted stretch from tildon street on broad branch road. a meeting to talk about it will take place tonight. and the full reconstruction is expected to wrap up by fall of 2019. >>> and beginning birthday celebration for former president john f. kennedy. he would h

kristin wright will have the full story with limited and heavily edited pictures. >> how do we turn thisere is that button? >> pause. >> where is it? those stories are coming up in a bit. >> i guess nobody could find the plug. i mean, that's the simplest way. thanks, guys. >>> turning to the weather, we'll get a couple of 90-degree days. are 90s unusual in the month of may? >> it happens, a lot. in that comparison, the average high, 75. the record tomorrow, 92. the record thursday, 96. so we definitely get in this time of year and we will on wednesday and thursday. let's go outside now. plenty of sunshine across the area, blue skies again. just a beautiful, beautiful day. i've told you before, my perfect day, 80 degrees, plenty of sunshine, and low humidity. that's pretty much what we have today. the airport, right now coming in at 79, winds out of the west at 13 miles an hour. really a gorgeous afternoon. here's the weather on the weather underground network. centreville, 84. 85, leesburg. cooler along the chesapeake bay towards beverly beach. nothing on radar to show right now. that's

news4 kristin wright talks to his family what this means to them all these years later. >> reporter:brating an american hero who gave everything to his country. first lieutenant william ryan and for his sacrifice a burial with full military honors at arlington national cemetery. 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 him to be memorialized this way and honored this way here by the marines and arlington national cemetery was amazing. >> reporter: the defense department recentlyou and identify them using dna. >> final le found him and brought him home. >> reporter: the day after lieutenant ryan's family found out that his remains had finally been found they got some tragic news. it was mike's mom. >> she was diagnosed with colon cancer so we lost her within weeks. >> reporter: lieutenant ryan's widow died days before the burial. >> i did her eulogy yesterday

. >> reporter: in capitol heights, maryland, kristin wright, news4. >>> flowers and flags will be marking across our country this memorial day weekend, but at the historic warrenton cemetery, caution tape surrounds nearly a hundred tombstones. vandals smashed and toppled the stones last month. police still can't figure out why. >> it's very disturbing, you know, but more than that, it's just sad. i feel for the families, i feel for the community. you know, it's a loss. and it strikes at the heart of what this small town is all about. >> a cemetery restoration specialist is looking into how much it will cost to make the repairs. meantime, the fauquier historical society is collecting funds to help. >>> now to one of the biggest events of the year around here, the rolling thunder ride for freedom. it all started back in 1987 to protest the vietnam war. a man named ray manso came up with an idea to organize a motorcycle demonstration to bring attention to those killed or missing in action and others held as prisoners of war. he enlisted help and chose toerato rally on the sunday before memor

we want to bring with kristin wright who joins us from near the bay bridge. >> reporter: hey, angie. you know, i keep looking, keep checking, keep looking up and checking that bridge just to see what's figure on up there. right now, traffic is slow, but at least it's moving. memorial day on the bay bridge, even those who know the best time to leave didn't do it. >> in the middle of the night or real early in the morning, very early. or not come back until the next day. the best thing would be come back tuesday. >> reporter: others grateful to dodge the traffic bullet this time. >> are you glad you don't have to deal with the traffic? >> i'm so glad. so glad. >> reporter: first comes the mad dash to get out of town for the memorial day home. >> the traffic right now is kinda, it's getting hectic. starting to back up a little bit. >> reporter: for beach goers, the fun is over. traffic heavy across the bay bridge. in years past, the congestion continues into the wee hours of the morning the day after memorial day. >> the traffic is backed up. no, the traffic is backed up from the outlet

kristin wright has his story all new at 6:00. >>> joshua himen said he joined the marines because hisntry needed him. the mission of this wounded warrior has evolved. >> we want as much normalcy as we can and one of those things is driving. >> reporter: the corporal co-founded driver rehabilitation center of excellence in chantily, virginia. he and his mechanics are transforming vehicles and lives. >> if they have anyone who is a high level quadriplegic or suffers severe paralysis, we can teach them to drive again. >> he said the feeling he got when he drove again is hard to describe. >> reporter: the joy that you feel, the sense of entitlement back. >> reporter: he was awarded a purposel heart and other honors. soon he'll add one more. he's being awarded hero of the year at a gala thursday. >> you can never say thank you enough to the men and women who go off, volunteer to fight and win our nation's wars. >> reporter: after serving, hypen earned two masters degrees in finance and economics. the total cost of a converted vehicle can be almost 200 grand. >> we do have a great job here

news4's kristin wright is live and some students tell us they don't feel safe and the school isn't doinggh. >> reporter: right now, we are waiting for the surveillance pictures from campus pala person they think is responsible for those incidents involving the bananas. there was a town hall meeting today, university officials during that town hall meeting talked about the things they are doing, including working with the fbi and d.c. police. now, university leaders declined to be interviewed, but have said in a statement that racist and hateful images like this have no place here and that student safety is number one. but students we talked to today say that what they've heard so far from the university is not enough. >> black lives matter! >> reporter: american university students marching through campus. in solidarity, they took their frustration, their outright dissatisfaction to the registrar's office, to request withdrawal slips from the university to send an urgent message. >> if our existence isn't valued on this campus, then we don't need to be here. >> we as a community have not

. >> kristin wright is outside holy cross hospital in silver spring with the latest on this investigation. kristin, what are you learning? >> reporter: well, jim and wendy, that little girl is still here in the hospital at holy cross, and the more we find out about this sad situation, the more questions there are and the more disturbing it gets. just a little girl, 2 years old, big brown eyes, in a mickey mouse hospital gown, receiving some sort of medical treatment at holy cross. her whole story, a sad mystery. police say a woman brought the toddler to the hospital sunday and told the staff she didn't know who the girl was or her parents. the hospital called police. they aren't saying a lot. but you have to listen closely. >> the girl was with a woman. the woman went to her sister's house and asked the sister to then watch the the sister could not get back in touch with her sister to ask what was occurring and then brought the child to the hospital. >> reporter: detectives figured out who the child is and found some family. now they're saying they're identifying the legal guardian. >> th

>> kristin wright is live tonight, she was the only reporter at today's student town hall. what are the students saying after this? >> reporter: well, student government association president taylor dumpsen said, i cannot solve racism in my one-year tenure as president. but she said, what we can do as students is build up this community. >> i'm appalled as a student second, i'm outraged, i gnawsiated. as a target, i'm numb. >> reporter: taylor dumpsen opening a town hall meeting to find solutions, to find ways to move forward. standing room only, students, staff, and alumni. some of the topics covered, what is a hate crime, why do some incidents get more attention, what's the protocol when things happen at au and our campus police keeping track of the incidents? the tone of the town hall stayed positive. >> issues like this will continue to happen in the future. not just here at au, but around the country as well. now we have the opportunity to be proactive and to help create a procedure so that members of our community can have a level of transparency and support that is n

kristin wright has that report. >> reporter: not what you expect at 6:00 in the morning, and when you have a gun in your face, there's not much you can do except comply. but the carjacking that happened at this intersection this morning does make you think about your safety. it's the normal afternoon commute at east drive telegraph road in the alexandria section of fairfax county. but this morning, a woman waiting at a red light, was carjacked at this intersection. police say john russell pulled a gun on her and told her to get out, so she did. police say the woman did the right thing, but they told us, it's always a good time to think about safety behind the wheel. >> we advise to always keep your eyes open, as long as the vehicle is in operation. >> when you're waiting at a red light, it's easy to let your mind drift off, but you have to pay attention to what and who is around you. and the red light doesn't mean it's time to pick up your phone. and this is safety 101. lock your doors at all times. this is the picture that police say helped them find russell. it came from a resident'

news4's kristin wright has the story now from college park. >> reporter: the day before graduation. >'s a very strange way to leave college wp smiling, grateful for her life, but also the kindness of the university of maryland on the eve of her graduation. >> they said, we'll provide everything, just let us know how we can bring it to you, or if you want to pick it up. whatever is best for you. >> reporter: the fire started in the basement and spread to the roof. keira was at work and her roommates and a friend got out. but the fire destroyed something very important. keira told us about it as firefighters were still trying to keep the flames out. >> my gown, my cap, my hood, my cords, my medals. i believe my graduation dress also now was burnt in the fire. >> reporter: so erika gonzalez tweeted umd president, dr. wallace lowe, can you help? he responded, yes, absolutely. cap and gown are on me. >> at that point, i just started crying. >> reporter: it's not just any cap and gown. the oldest of five, she wants to pass her gear down to siblings. the start of a new tradition saved. >> to

and news4's kristin wright will have more on the new on news4 at 6:00. >>> from humble beginnings -- ♪ ♪ >> what a voice. -- to the star of the stage after such humble beginnings. only on 4:00 tonight, how this opera singer is using his voice to inspire young people in powerful ways. >>> and blue skies, for now. but they'll be turning gray. storm team4 is tracking a major storm. we have the latest on its arrival and its impact. [car engine failing to start] [wind blows] yo- wh- ah- he- [gas pouring] [slurps loudly] [engine starting] [loud slurping continues] >>> don't be fooled by these blue skies behind us, we got storms brewing the rest of the week. >> what's going on? >> do you notice something here? >> are you guys on the wrong side? don't you normally sit over there? >> hello, welcome to 5:00. >> is that what it is? >> 16 years. >> it's always 5:00 somewhere for doug. >> i know. you're not on the sugar diet either, are you? >> i'm not sure what's going on. let's tell you what's happening outside right now. i'm sure how the weather is affecting us today. it's gorgeous across our