department was the mayor of the city of laurel.oups. it faces a $3 million lawsuit for the upside of the head smacks you just saw. one minister suggested when the government has to pay up in a lawsuit like that that some of the money come from an officer's paycheck. derek? >> the cops won't like that one. thank you. >>> new at 11:00 as well, this woman is the victim of a bizarre crime. she was sitting at a bus stop in silver spring when a man tazed her on the leg and then ran off with her cell phone. it happened at the intersection of bucknell drive and pritchard road. police are looking for the perpetrator. >>> a toddler died after falling into the family swimming pool. it happened before noon in the 17,200 block of olney. his nanny found the boy and started yelling for help. a neighbor pulled the child out and started performing cpr. paramedics were able to keep the boy alive but he died at the hospital. as of now police don't expect to file any criminal charges. >>> tens of thousands of people lost power during this weekend's st

darcie spencer reports from laurel. >> reporter: laurel police officers were called here to this skon gas station on old sandy spring road before 8:00 tonight for a report of an attempted robbery and shooting. police are confirming that the victim in the case is a cashier here at the exxon station. he was shot during this attempted robbery after apparently trying to fight him off with a chair. and police are telling me the suspect went inside the tiger mart at the gas station this evening and confronted the clerk who was not behind the glass there at the clerk's station. that's when some sort of struggle ensued and the suspect pulled a gun. >> apparently there was a struggle between the two and a chair was thrown? >> yes, at the time the suspect and cashier refuse d to give th money, a skuchl ensued and the cashier threw a chair and the suspect pulled out a gun and shot the cashier. >> reporter: the victim was shot in the upper arm area. he was transported to the local hospital, he is okay. the search for the gunman continues at this hour. in laurel, darcie spencer, news 4. >>> utilit

lauren giddings, a laurel native and law school graduate found brutally murdered near her apartment in june of last year. her mom says the community helped the family deal with this tragedy. >> just overwhelmed. i am truly overwhelmed by this beautiful day and the outpour of support from this community. >> reporter: karen giddings said lauren loved softball and this tournament made possible by donations and volunteers was the ideal way to honor her. >> she loved people coming together, and if this doesn't embody everything laueren was about, nothing will, because -- on every team there's somebody that's connected to lauren somehow. >> reporter: lauren's neighbor and classmate in georgia has been charged with the murder. police say she was dismembered. this tournament is part of the healing process for a family still mourning. many of those playing are family members and close friends. the event is named after lauren's dog, but per bean who lost an eye after being hit by a car. >> i've known lauren since she was like, 3. she went to school with my son, and -- karen played on our team

i think resting on laurels is a dangerous thing for science to do because those laurels tend not to be all that, all about foundational or all that strong a foundation. i think one of the things that probably the public recognizes at least about science is that we tend to have less regard for facts then was generally thought to be the case and science is although we work for practice and we work to get data, we also realized the most malleable least reliable part of the whole operation that whatever you find today will surely be superceded in some way or another, revised or overturned completely in the worst case but certainly revised by the next generation of scientists are the next generation of tools. buses been for the past 400 years in 14 generations is what we have done and i think we welcome it. sciences revision. we welcome revision. revision in science as a victory. >> you writing here that science and nature magazines are very important for scientist to get published and that if you are going to recommend to your students to read those he would recommend not reading the last

it shows a laurel police officer slapping a handcuffed man in a bar last month. the city removed the officer, but the naacp says it's received several complaints from people who claim laurel police officers used excessive force on them. >>> a brand new state of the art athletic field was dedicated in memory of yeardley love. ♪ the field is located near notre dame prep in baltimore where love attended high school. love is the former university of virginia lacrosse player who was murdered six months ago. her boyfriend george huguely beat her to death in a drunken rage. love's family says building the field is what kept them going. >> it gave me something positive to focus on and to work on. it really pulled us up and got us going and got us out every day. >> the field cost $1.2 million to build. it was financed through donations to the school and the one love foundation started by yeardley's family to help raise awareness for dating violence. >>> today the d.c. taxicab commission will hold a meeting about the company uber. the d.c. officials will decide later this

santa cruz mountains now northbound 17 accident at laurel blocking a lane. times from the altamont pass towards 680 in dublin over 20 minutes. hillcrest to 242 is a good drive out of antioch highway 4 westbound slow. 24 to the caldecott tunnel, 10 minute drive. live look at the bay bridge toll metering lights on traffic backed up beyond the overcrossing. >>> we are learning more about an officer-involved shooting on i-680 that left a suspect dead and a chp officer in critical condition. sky 7 hd was over the shooting scene yesterday the investigation snarled traffic all day in alamo and sunning cities. highway patrol officials identify the officer as 37-year-old kenyon youngstrom. they say the shooting started as a traffic stop possibly for expired registration. youngstrom walked up to the jeep and officials say the driver just shot him. another chp officer shot and killed the suspect. >> officer young strum remains on life support this morning. amy hollyfield -- with the latest. >> reporter: i just spoke with one of his colleagues who described kenyon young

in laurel, tracy wilkins, news4. >>> get ready for big changes in the weather world. we may need a jacket tomorrow, folks. chief meteorologist doug kammerer is on the weather deck with the first word. >> for many of us, we'll have to go to the closets, maybe go to the attic, because we're going to be pulling out the jackets, maybe the sweaters tomorrow morning. that is how cool it is going to be. many of you will wake up to some of the coolest numbers you've seen in months. many of you will also wake up to the numbers in the 40s. that's right. out there right now, 75 degrees. abundant sunshine. it is a really gorgeous day. winds right now out of the northwest at 14 miles an hour. temperatures around the region, right now sitting between 5 and 10 degrees below average. 75 right now in la platea. 75 down to culpepper. no rain to show you. we're not going to see any rain for most of the week. if not the entire week. and through your morning tomorrow, let's head over to the university of maryland. the temperatures today down to about 73 at college park. waking up to numbe

route 50 from annapolis to bw parkway out of laurel and greenbelt and 95 from laurel to the beltway. all incident-free and a live look at the beltway near kenilworth avenue. you can see the cones set aside for the morning and all of the lanes are open. back be more coming up -- with more coming up a at 5:25. >>> tens of thousands of nationals fans witnessed history. >> a d.c. baseball team is in the playoffs for the first time since the 1930s. we'll hear from the players coming up in sport. >> so exciting we're going to take another look now at the question of the day -- >> hmm. one of our facebook friends donna herd wrote -- >> happy friday to you donna. log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page and leave your response. we're going to have the answer in the 6:00 hour. >> and if you get the right answer, you have a chance to win a $50 gas card. yesterday's winner allison kurtz. today the is the final day -- the final day. this is the last card. the winner will be randomly chosen. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. 5:22. on this friday morning. looking good once again. it's been a pre

there is a look at our newest camera, in laurel. patchy clouds developing. 66 degrees in laurel, 64 degrees in bowie. in winchester, 59. mostly sunny today, very fall- like. the average high is 76. we will be close to 70 for the high temperature this afternoon. in boston it's only 62 degrees today. 96 in dallas. 77 in atlanta with sunny skies. miami has a chance of showers. more on our chance of rain, coming up. >> today on the campaign trail the race for the white house taking a different path. national polls show president obama leading in key battleground states. today mitt romney will try to close in on that by its second straight day in ohio. paul ryan will attend a town hall meeting in ohio as well. president obama is in new york city and will go to the un general assembly. tomorrow the president and the first lady will appear on the view. hispanic voters may decide to stay away from the polls because of changes to voting laws. new photo id laws as well as proof of citizenship requirements and efforts to remove non-citizens fr

in laurel, maryland, erica gonzalez. >>> a maryland student accused of opening fire on the first day of school is charged with nine counts of attempted murder. a 17-year-old special needs student is still in the hospital. the suspect is charged as an adult. police say he used an antique shotgun to open fire in the cafeteria last month. >>> there has been a second attack at capitol hill. the victim robbed blocks away from where another man was nearly beaten to death. police want to know if the two crimes are connected. >> reporter: both men were robbed at night and many of them right here on north carolina avenue southeast. this is a spot where a lot of people like to park and go to restaurants and bars here. on capitol hill tonight there is more concern after this recent attack. >> it makes me feel very unsafe. >> reporter: victoria rodriguez is scared as d.c. police patrol her neighborhood. >> really insane the amount of crime happening lately. >> reporter: police say a man robbed and beat a man this morning. it is a few blocks away from where two men attacked 29-year-old thomas mas

even in town now, look at laurel here, the darker reds in northwest d.c. coming out of arlington about to cross the capital area. we're also looking in northern charles county with some showers and rumbles of thunder there. this will be out another couple of hours but the rain is causing all sorts of issues on the roads. here's beverly farmer with more. >>> right now, howard, what we've been dealing with since after midnight, the crash on the inner loop of the beltway between old georgetown road and the exit for 355 bethesda. involved a tractor-trailer that knack knifed. fuel spilled and on the inner loop of the beltway still single file to the left gets by. this is the shot at old georgetown road, the taillights heading away from you on the inner loop. light volume at this hour so it's not causing too much time. they hope to have everything wrapped up there very soon. on the 95 corridor, a southbound crash in fredericksburg. overnight road work near the rapahannock river has been cleared. northbound volume starting to build as you make your way in. here's

in laurel, that's -- a quicker clear off here in laurel.er partly cloudy sky 90%, air temperature 72. the dame down at camden yards, muggy conditions, that's going to hold up for another 24 to 48 hours, the best chance for that comfortable fall air won't start until late sunday into monday. moderately humid and hot at "times". tomorrow afternoon one of those times. there is the rain. as we look to the future, i think a generally dry day. not to bad. as we look at the time frame from friday into saturday this is where it becomes more interesting. coastal showers lining up. then a new frontal boundary. this will bring in the dry pleasant dry air. in the meantime we will have to deal with these two systems, that can happen over the state if -- we could have quite a bit of rain saturday night. sot orioles game may be dicey in terms of rain delays. rest of the weekend looks good. the east is clearing up. the remnants of isaac, less likely it'll develop into a new named storm. still a rare active situation double hurricanes on the board and i tel

temperature wise this morning, we are at 7 # degrees in laurel. less by at -- 74 degrees in laurel. patchy follow this morning. now over to you. >>> a quick check of traffic on this monday morning. not a lot in ways of road traffic you see. this at 95 and eastern avenue. what you are seeing through the haze of the black and white is a police cruiser and a tow truck. we are trying to find ute what's going on here right -- find out what's going on right here right now. traffic will be light on this monday morning. a lot of people not having to go to work. but as far as this accident, we will have a check of that coming up in a bit to let you know what's going on. >>> today is the day when the crews start to take down the pairers and -- barriers and back into roads they will be using. >> all that went up and now coming down after the weekend of racing that was the baltimore grand prix. >> it could be a few days before we know how many people showed up. we saw a lot of empty stands. folks there say they had a great time. >> yeah. they are kind of loud. >> a lot of horsepower and i am he

traveling in maryland, southbound 95 coming out of laurel, we are seeing heavy traffic.ccident is on the shoulder 212, but delays 198. prior to heading towards the beltway, , makingt a steady pace the drive from montgomery county 270. back to you. >> thank you. 5:31. new developments in the drunk drivers in the district. will resumeers alcohol testing starting today. john gonzalez is live in northwest to explain why the suspended the last years. >> d.c. police will once again today with a very important tool. they are setting up checkpoints and especially in areas like the barsgan with all and restaurants. the breathalyzer test were halted a two years ago after was in accurately calculated, putting hundreds of into question and causing lawsuits. tougher drunk driving penalties are in place in the district. offenders could spend jail and face a $1,000 fine. for tory jail sentence doubled.fenders have blood alcohol levels for commercial vehicle driver's is at 0.04. for people challenged the city and won lawsuits. each will receive $20,000. people. >> and iraq war veteran c

but 54 laurel. 54 crofton. 55 in great falls this morning. 56 in haymarket. pretty uniform air mass but we're close to those dew points and that's why in some areas we have that patch or two of fog. here's our michael & son weather camera. it's quiet this morning in tysons corner, virginia with a temperature of 64. calm winds. partly cloudy conditions. the miewmedty at 78 -- the humidity at 80%. the dew point not really high enough to concern ourselves with a front coming in. you can see where the front is with 40 in bismarck. 56 minneapolis. the front is back here. the front has been producing lots of showers out to our west, even down in texas coming up toward kansas and missouri and in toward detroit this morning. we're watching some of those showers. behind the front, got some cooler air trying to move in. that's going more east than south. ahead of the front the warm stuff. the low to mid-80s like what we'll be seeing for this afternoon. a couple of clouds streaming in off the appalachians but as far as the futurecast, looks like a quiet day. could be an

it shows a laurel police officer slapping a handcuffed man at a bar last month.he city removed the officer, but the naacp says it's received several complaints from people who claim laurel police officers used excessive force on them. >>> new this morning, a man is in the hospital after being shot along rhode island avenue in northeast d.c. that shooting happened about 10:00 near a rite-aid store. we're told the man was shot in the leg. he was taken to the hospital. his name and condition not being released right now. so far no arrests have been made. >>> new this morning, the u.s. military has handed over control of bagram prison. american military officials gave control of the prison to afghan government in a ceremony north of kabul. the prison holds around 3,000 detainees, including many taliban and terror suspects. afghan president hamid karzai called the moment a victory for afghan sovereignty. >>> 15 before the hour. in decision 2012, with both conventions now over, both sides are going on the offensive. in an exclusive interview with "meet the press" moder

. >>> also, the naacp will call on the city of laurel to overhaul its police department. it's holding a protest before the city council meeting. this tape shows a laurel police officer slapping a handcuffed man outside a bar last month. the city removed the officer, but the naacp says it's received several complaints from people who claim laurel police officers used excessive force on them. >>> maryland will honor its olympic heroes today in baltimore. governor martin o'malley will help lead the ceremony at the inner harbor. swimmer michael phelps will be among the olympians honored. paralympians will also be honored for their achievements. >>> this morning football fans everywhere talking about robert griffin iii's brilliant debut. [ cheering ] >> he threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns as the skins upset the new orleans saints 40-32. he didn't throw any interceptions. the rookie quarterback didn't seem nervous either before or during the game. >> the one thing i don't do is try to stress about anything or prove anything to anyone. just go out and have fun. this is a g

gaithersburg, silver spring and laurel, all of this is moving off toward the east as of now. so montgomery county, all of this is pushing into howard county. it's going to be slicing also over into anne arundel county. that's where we're dealing with a shower now. we can see it around shadyside and also deal. this will be sliding off toward the bay and we will begin to slowly dry things out as we go through later hours in the morning. for now temperatures are quite mild, in arnold 66 degrees, 62 in emmettsburg and jessup coming in at 65. the hour-by hour forecast brings us to 75 degrees as we head into lunchtime and we will be dry. let's get a check now of the abc 2 time saver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>reporter: good morning, lynette. we are following breaking news in anne arundel county. there's a two-alarm fire right now in lothiam on bee street. one person has been taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation. we, of course, will bring you the very latest as it does become available. now, as lynette mentioned, we are dealing with a lot of rain, you will want

was caught on tape laurel police officer hitting dante williams e was alreadyter h arrested. the n.a.a.c.p. said officers excessive force and it justice department to investigate. is suing the police department for $3 million. >> from overseas, the atherlands reporting collision in the hague has people.35 e tram rammed another. it's 5:39 and 56 degrees. much more ahead. terrifying moments and sounds caught on tape. >> what we're learning from we put a week's worth of bad odors in a home. some aerosols may just mix with them. can febreze really remove them? we asked real people what they thought. take a deep breath for me. describe the smell. it's very pleasant. fresh. some kind of flower maybe? remove the blindfold... awww, oh yuck! i didn't smell any of that! febreze air effects doesn't mix, it actually removes odors. [ laughs ] wow, that's incredible. just another way febreze helps you breathe happy. with no added sugar. just one glass equals two servings of fruit. very "fruit-ritious." or try ocean spray light 50, with just 50 calories, a full serving of fruit, and no adde

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noticiero, el presidente obama tiene la mayoría de los hispanos, pero no se puede dormir en los laureleshoy lo hace con su pequeña hija, karina. su presencia será muy útil cuando esta noche pronuncie el discurso principal. >> siempre se bueno poder relajarse con la familia aún en situaciones tan estrezantes. >> tiene listo el discurso? >> todavía no. estoy aún trabajando pero creo que voy a estar preparado antes de el martes, creo. >> lleva semanas y su español con el primero le va mejor. >> que aporta a la convencion y a la campaña. >> hablaré de la familia que mi abuela vino de méxico, y mi madre fue a la universidad y mi hermano y yo conseguimos los sueños. >> si lograron su sueño de convertirse en servidores publicos fue gracias al activismo logró luchar por los sueños. >> de niños les gustaba ir a las actividades? >> no, no, no, se quejaban, pero uno piensa que no están aprendiendo, pero si lo aprenden y es importante y ellos conocen que eran importante. >> aunque no siempre han estado de acuerdo con su madre, reconocen que fue ella quién les inulcó lo social. >> por la familia pero

coming fromn 295 laurel. 395 southbound from the district the 14thth ride from street bridge to the capital beltway. back to you. >> thank you. in chicago, teachers plan to go strike this morning. the first time in 25 years. contract talks with the district that down over issues pay, benefits, and job security. the mayor of chicago, rahm emanuel, says the strike is not necessary and it's not fair to children. officials plan to feed and at 144 schoolsts during the strike. >> loudoun county supervisors a targeteder help fightrogram to lyme disease. past, spring has proven ticks thatgainst carry the disease. parents are right about the side effects on children. high risk areas of county property would be sprayed under the proposal. we are looking at 58 degrees. >> a major construction projects a bridge in and out of the district. >> dangers at local libraries despiten kept his job anncr: this casino's in west virginia. but it makes millions off marylanders every year. now they're running dishonest ads. why? becaususe voting for question seven is a vote to b auild a... world-class resort casino

. >>> you got a window of opportunity top enjoy, laurel because you'll have off and on showers for the rest of the night. wyatt everhart will have the details coming up. >>> buying a house can be stressful and confusing. that's what schemers are counting on. a new tactic is trying to get money from you in the weeks after you buy. >> reporter: the joy of buying a home can oftenning lost in the flurry of paperwork as mortgage records and loan documents begin to blur together. that gives some a chance to strike. an abc2 report irgot this one we decided to look noo. it's an offer to get a copy offed deed to the home he just bought this. looks official with a washington, d.c. address and appears time sensitive with final notices sent and a $35 late fee if you don't act before the deadline. the paper says you can get your deed for $85. we're sending out a warning. you can get deed for far less money because it's a public record. the baltimore city said certified deeds cost less than $10 on average but this company wants you to pay more. although this looks critical at the top, the offer says

the 50-year-old teaches at the gardens ice house in laurel. a 16-year-old student there claims that he kissed and fondled her during a confrontation in lake placid last year. news4 uncovered the civil lawsuit in prince george's county. it says the incident happened inside his hotel room and the suit says

cleared but over an hour commute from out of laurel to riverdale. that's a check of your "fox 5 on-time traffic.." >>> thank you. a check of this morning's top stories. a community meeting is being held tonight to discuss the unsolved murder of a maryland teenager. 17-year-old amber stanley was killed in her sleep last month at her home in kettering. there is nothing in her background to indicate someone wanted her dead. police will address any concerns about the case at the kettering community center on chesterton drive beginning at 7 p.m. >>> clean-up continues in parts of the region from saturday's severe weather today. one of the hardest-hit areas, reston especially along south shore road. about a half dozen cars and seven homes were damaged in that neighborhood alone. nearly everyone who lost power though has it back this morning. >>> meantime local power companies are still dealing with a backlash from customers who lost power for days after the june derecho storm. today is the last day for maryland residents to comment about how the electrica

. >> wild sky in laurel. it's that mix of sun and clouds and hit and miss showers have been more miss than hit. we've seen a few showers. the storm south and west of disk. we think most of the action will stay. you can see the storms popping in northern virginia, the northern part of the shenandoah valley with the remnants of isaac. we're watching leslie offshore. the frontal boundary coming at us. eat late with a few showers -- 80s with a few showers south. we'll talk about that and your complete forecast coming up. >>> the sheriff in queen anne's county face as multimaryland lawsuit. a woman claims he knew the brother was harassing her and did nosmght queen anne's county cher sheriff gary hofmann and his brother john hofmann are being sued by kristy taylor. she said hofmann assaulted her in twine. corporal hofmann pleaded gill ti to second degree assaulted and murphy said one day later she was let g sheriff hofmann said he completely removed himself from the case because of a conflict of interest. a spokesm

managed to escape with his life just hours ago after a gunman demanded money at an exxon station in laurelto prince george's county police the suspect came in demanded cash. the clerk refused and threw a chair at the suspect. the suspect shot the clerk in the upper arm. he is doing ok and now police are searching for thepect. a rash of armed home invasion have d.c. residents on edge tonight. in three separate incidents a group of men entered homes and held up the residents at gunpoint. some of the victims are afraid this could happen again. >> the men behind these home invasions haven't been caught. they seem to be desperate. they roughed up a 75-year-old woman who thought she was safe inside her own home. >> we need to put a lock on the door. >> shirley was defenseless when a couple of young men rushed into her apartment friday afternoon. >> they came in with guns. i mean, they had guns all on my head and everything. they knocked me out of the chair, knocked me over the coffee table and he said where's the money? i said, i don't have any money. >> they came into her building through an un

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. >>> the naacp wants laurel's police department investigated.o from this cell phone that appears to show an officer slapping or punching a man in handcuffs last month. leaders with the prince george's county chapter of the naacp say it shows possible police brutality, and they want the justice department to step in. they also want a federal probe into what they call racial profiling and discrimination in hiring. the officer in that video is currently on administrative duty. >>> a jury found a teen guilty of killing a catholic university graduate student. that jury convicted eric foreman of first-degree premeditated murder in the death of the man. the man was gunned down while riding his bike in sherman circle in 2010. foreman was 16 at the time. he could face life in prison without parole. sentencing is set for november 16th. >>> robbery does not appear to be the motive behind a shooting inside a rite-aid in northeast. police are asking for your help to find the gunman. sid yoe shows the man entering the store around 9:30 sunday night. police sa

we're talking about 50-year-old genrich sretenski who teaches in laurel.hey say the charges stem from an incident in lake placid last september. the city is a mecca for figure skating training and competitions. news4 spoke exclusively with his wife and lawyer. they say the students support their coach and the charges will be fault. >> there's a forceable touching charge, first degree sexual offense charge, third degree sexual offense charge. >> they could not believe those allegations and they fully support. they're going to be behind us. >> sretenski will be held in the howard county jail until an extradition hearing later today. >>> right now al xanexandri xae are asked to help find a missing man. short suffers from dementia and needs daily medication. he was reportedly on his way to virginia hospital center in arlington. police say he may be somewhere in the gainesville area of prince william county trying to find a relative. short may be driving a 2006 silver or green honda crv with virginia plates kbk-6001. anyone with information about short or his c

police say a man walked into the ex on on sandy spring road in laurel with a gun around 8:00 last night and demanded money. the cashier refused to and that over. the suspect shot the cashier, then took off. injuries are not life threatening. >>> and now to a story first on fox 5. a prince george's county police officer accused of a cover-up. an august indictment alleges a veteran cop lied about why his gun went off during an incident in february. a cottage city 19-year-old spent nearly four months in jail as a result. fox 5 obtained surveillance video and we have the story. >> i'm not resisting. i wasn't doing anything wrong. >> reporter: ryan dorn says after being jailed for four months, it's painful to watch the video. he's 20 now, angry, still unnerved by his encounter with police. >> i heard a shot, seen a flash and i felt something. so i thought i was dead actually. >> reporter: the video shows ryan smacked in the head, a flash as the gun goes off. prosecutors say that's contrary to the story corporal donald taylor first told about being assaulted by an aggressive youth, resisting

us that they were serving a warrant on a drug investigation at a hotel at washington boulevard and laurelhen two subsets -- when two suspects drove off. they fled and ended on -- investigators say uncover drugs and guns at the hotel room and the vehicle. maryland state police-cam videos shows how dangerous highway can become when forests fail -- when motorists fail to observe the move-over law. >> this man is lucky. he is about to get off with a warning after racing down i-70 at 80 miles per hour. as these officers work to protect the road, they are not always lucky. this stop on june 14 started the same way but ended in a horrific accidents. a tractor-trailer driving too close to the shoulder slammed the police car and hit the state trooper. >> i guess i heard the rumble strip, just before the vehicle came across or came towards me, i took a quick glance over my shoulder. >> he made it to the railing before collapsing. >> i have been hit by a car. >> since then he has been taking physical therapy for injuries to his shoulder, back, and leg. he also has post-concussion syndrome. might hur

. >>> a local naacp chapter wants laurel's police department investigated by federal prosecutors. stems from this cell phone video that appears to show an officer punching or slapping a man in handcuffs last month. leaders with the prince george's county chapter of the naacp say they want possible --Ñp1úc this video shows possible police brutality, and they want the justice department to step in. they also want a federal probe into what they call racial profiling and discrimination and hiring. the officer in that video is currently on administrative duty. >>> 6:35. 55 degrees. ahead, a change in plans this year to honor those local people who died on 9/11. >>> also, drivers being told to brace for the worst. the work that begins today and lasts for a year and a half. >>> plus, new pressure in the debate over who should pay to keep metro open late >>> and tumbling temperatures again this morning. when we can expect to warm up again. anncr: this casino's in west virginia. but it makes millions off marylanders every year. now they're running dishonest ads. why? because voting for que

it appears to show a laurel police officer striking a handcuffed suspect in the head three times. >> the police officers are racist. >> there are some bad apples out there. we'll take care of those bad apples. >> monday night's city council meeting, the mayor promised every complaint will be taken seriously and investigated. >>> montgomery county police are looking for a robber who used a taser on his victim. a woman told investigators she was at a bus stop in silver spring when a man shot a taser at her leg. then took off with they are cell phone. this happened -- with her cell phone. this happened at the intersection of buckknell drive and prit charred road. >>> former d.c. council chairman kwame brown will not be sentenced next week as originally scheduled. his sentencing has been pushed back to november 13. you may remember brown resigned his seat in june and pleaded guilty to bank fraud and a misdemeanor campaign finance violation. he admitted to lying about a bank loan which allowed him to buy a power boat. each carries a maximum six- month sentence. >>> 5:06. time for the late

sex abuse allegations that landed him in trouble. 50-year-old teaches at the gardens ice house in laurel. his are not releasing details but the charges stem from an incident in lake placid last september. it is a mecca for figure skating training and competitions. news4 spoke exclusively to his wife and his lawyer. they say his students support their coach and the charges will be fought. >> there's a forceable touching charge, first degree sexual offense charge, third degree sexual offense charge. >> they could not believe those allegations and they fully support, they're going to be behind us. >> he will be held in the howard county jail until his

. >>> a softball tournament this weekend to remember a laurel woman while she was away at college. lauren giddings was found dead last year at her apartment in macon, georgia. she had just finished law school. the community came together for the first annual butterbean softball tournament. money raised is going to the special olympics. giddings neighbor and classmate has been charged with the murder. he remains in jail. but no trial date has been set. >>> we're sure getting spoils with this beautiful weather. we want it to continue forever, but we know it can't. chuck bell is here to tell us if it will. chuck? >> i think we can squeak out an awfully nice sunday. it probably won't be quite as pretty as today was, but i think you won't find too many things to complain about with your sunday forecast. for now, your saturday night has turned delightfully cool outside. many of the suburbs already well down into the mid-50s now. 55 in manassas, 55 in culpepper. still 60 at reagan national airport. a chilly start in the morning. here are your startoff temperatures, a lost 40th on the map.

clear conditions on i-95 as well as ralph 1 between laurel and the capital beltway.back to you. >> it is for 56 -- 4:56 right now. kathy bates is recovering from a double mastectomy. she was diagnosed with breast cancer two months ago. she says she will not have to go up -- undergo radiation or chemotherapy. she also tweeted that she does not miss her breasts as much as "harry's law," her show canceled last may. >> today madame tussaud's will release a -- reveal a wax likeness of taylor's with. offense to wear red can get into the museum for free. it will also get a copy of her red album when it is released. >> it is 4:57 60 degrees outside. >> people upset over how long it took the lights to go on in june anncr: this cano's in west virginia. but it makes millions off marylanders every year. now they're running dishonest ads. why? cabecause voting for question seven is a vote to build a... world-class resort casino in maryland. creating thousands of jobs and... ...according to the official department of gislative... services, hundreds of millions for our schools. whi

you can get it on android, take a look. 63 laurel.have a band of showers moving across the area. monday that could be a problem. we will talk about that coming up. . >> and a deal to good to be true. the gown website that left a bride to be in tears. the news is back in 60 seconds. . >>> welcome back. we go overseas for the developing story in the middle east. africa and now sasia. anti machine demonstrations as the bodies of four americans killed in libya arrive back in the united states. >> reporter: american forces in afghanistan's camp bastion came under fierce assault. at least two were killed before the attackers were driven off. as night fell on the mideast, anti united states protests raged for a 4th straight day. in cairo hundreds of demonstrators burned american flags and chanted anti united states slogans. the angry protests have spread to more than 30 countries, police used a water cannon in other egypt. in sudan they stormed the embassy. black smoke came from the embassy in tunsia. one by one the four americans killed in

. >> police are called to investigate the laurel police department. a cell phone video shows an officer hitting a man in handcuffs last month. leaders with the prince george's chapter of naacp say the video shows possible brutality. the officer in that video was currently on administrative duty. >> robbery does not appear to have been the motive in a shooting inside a rite aid in the northeast tonight, authorities are asking for your help in finding the gunman. surveillance video show him about 9:30 last night. police say he covered his face with a surgical mask and then shot an employee. the victim is expected to be okay. in april, surveillance cameras captured a different gunman, shooting a manager in a robbery paralyzing him from the waist down. >> a teen found guilty for killing a catholic university graduate student. eric foreman was con vivicted o first-degree, premeditated murder. foreman was 16 at the time. he could face life in prison without parole. his sentencing is set for november 16th. >> now, to the storm clean-up, this huge tree blocki

a couple sprinkles on the west side of 270, west of germantown, a couple sprinkles near laurel. but everything is light. no reds, no yellows, that is a good thing. temperature wise, 83 great falls. 82 in vienna. 81 in fairfax. 82 in springfield. 83 in bowie. so, still humid and unsettled. that's pretty much the deal. a few storms tonight and they will continue after the sun goes down. bring your umbrella to the nats game. more storms on wednesday. and a hot finish to the week. we're going to add more heat to our humidity on thursday and friday. for tonight, partly cloudy, muggy, a few storms possible. some could produce some heavy rain. lows between 70 and 75. winds southwest at 10. tomorrow morning, probably a dry morning commute. partly sunny, warm, and humid. a late shower is possible. that's closer to lunchtime. 70s and 80s. winds southwest at 10. by afternoon, partly sunny, hot and humid. shower or thunderstorm possible. either one could produce heavy downpours. high temperatures near 90. and winds out of the southwest at 10. next three days, because the heat and humidity,

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now it is up towards beltsville and towards south laurel.is where i used to live, just to the west of the bw parkway, through beltsville and northeast from there. next stop if it keeps on going, would be laurel and then columbia and maybe toward baltimore. a while yet, but that would still be -- this is still good. this warning will be for a while. d.c. has now been cleared. the beltway outside the beltway, you're still in the tornado warning. i just talked to one of the producers about which one is worse, warning or watch. nobody understands. warning is a longer word, it is more important. it is the bad one. watch, a shorter word, not as bad. we're in the warning. we're in the bad one. >> somebody tweeted me from the d.c. area, i thank you, somebody said my goodness it looks like armageddon outside. >> power lines are down, flooding going on right now too. >> pictures of the white house, you see the drop on the camera and the capital building. you can see the flag just flying, see it there as well, just crazy, crazy rain out there. keep us

lot of the laurel camera. beautiful finish to the day. clear skies. temperatures drop off the current conditions, 60 now. humidity at nearly 80%. the dew point what we look at tonight in particular, 53. that is dry, dry air. sunset getting earlier, 7:21 and temperatures across central maryland. low 50s to near 60s. 60 in baltimore. 52 in york right now. all right across the area it's continuously clear right now. we have a few clouds earlier this evening out at pennsylvania. those are diminished. those were fair weather clouds and across the east coast right now we continue to stay clear. we do watch our next front at boundary that will be marching in out of the northern plain states here. asset showers lining up from -- the south of montana into nebraska area. and as we look at the trend here, here is the set up. lie pressure will continue to control tonight and into the day tomorrow. more sunshine. more sink air. more lack of cloud cover. don't forget the sunglasses as you head out the door and another day where you could probably crack the windows

wet roads, that's what the sensors say, slowing for 17, and an accident around laurel. roads, watch that volume of traffic really building here. a live look outside. let's get quick ones, palo alto, 101, smoothly along the peninsula, no delays through this area. across the bay, 92 looks nice, there's that big burst of volume for 92 westbound across the bridge, but again, you're flowing smoothly and the bay bridge not so smooth. this is the toll plaza. but on the span itself past the metering lights, then you're okay. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. >>> in about a month or so, it's going to start getting easier to catch the cabs in san francisco. a plan to add 150 to 200 taxi operating permits was approved by the san francisco municipal transportation agency. the permits will be phased in over the remainder of the year. they need more cars on the street to meet the demand. the many drivers are opposed to increase in competition saying it's already tough to get fares in that city. >> all right. sounds like at least a bump in the right direction. 6:21 right now.

laurel 45 degrees, this is the radar showing scattered showers and colorado but that may be a problem by wednesday. your full forecast coming up. >> and an investigation into a moving company accused of holding the customer's possessions hostage. those and more when we come back. . >>> some facebook users thought they found a glitch on the site claiming published some of their private messages on timelines. face bike said that's not the case. the reports started in france where people saw old posts being feature. facebook said it pulled them from the old public comments and didn't publish private messages. this is a hot topic and make us wonder, how embarrassed would you be if your private messages on facebook were posted? leave your thoughts on our facebook page, at abc 2news.com/facebook. >>> a major step forward in the fight against breast cancer. the study is being called the most full of it's kind. researchers looking at it on a gene level. mapping out the origons of the disease by looking at hundreds of tumors. experts say it could lead to treatments sooner for women living brea

coming out of baltimore looking good. 29 and 32 out of columbia, bw parkway out of laurel to greenbelt where there was construction in place. let's take a live look on our chart camera. it has been cleared. i looked at this about ten minutes ago. there still had been some lane closures. good to go through the greenbelt area and past kenilworth avenue. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 4:55. but first, i have a warning about a new speed camera in frederick, maryland. the state highway administration has set it up in the work zone along route 15 at the motter avenue exit. it's active but only issuing warnings for the first few weeks. anyone caught 12 miles over the 55 mile an hour speed limit will get a $40 ticket in the mail. maryland lawmakers are trying to figure out how to track down on drivers zipping through the toll plazas without ever paying. thousands of vehicle owners are just ignoring them. maryland doesn't issue citations to violators. the state doesn't send outstanding balances to collection companies. >> we just raised tolls on ordinary motorists. people need to k

the confrontation happened inside an exxon in the 7800 block of old sandy springs road in laurel saturday night. the clerk was shot in the upper arm and is expected to be okay. >>> this morning, the world marks the passing of a self- proclaimed messiah who founded a church known for its mass weddings and voice in the conservative movement. that is coming up next. >> also, president obama heads to louisiana in the wake of hurricane isaac to see the clean-up after the storm. we're back in a moment.  [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day, within each h strand of an oas rhythmical sway. when an apple's vibrant red temptation, and honey's sweet touch of golden sensation, join together with a pecan crunch you'll savor, creating the most perfect lesson in flavor. ♪ nature's best-written recipe is ready for you to enjoy. nature valley, nature at its most delicious. now try our new crunchy dark chocolate peanut butter bar. >>> president obama is visiting hue hue today to get an up- close look at the damage caused by hurricane isaac. parts of the state and mississippi are