hasear-old lubin phipps dementia. he was last seen at a senior outing.id not return from a trip to the bathroom. family members have searched the park and other areas everyday since he disappeared. if you have seen him or have information, the police want to talk to you immediately. unannounced inspections and enhanced oversight on the way for metro, today the transportation secretary anthony foxx transferred safety oversight authority to the federal transit administration. the ntsb had requested that oversight went to the federal railroad organization. this came after a to realm and a fire in september. a psychic arrested for duping a client with a tall tale. you will not believe how much the police say she tried to get away with. tom roussey has more of this story. this is a really strange case. yeah, this supposed to psychic is accused of scamming a woman of nearly $80,000. year theon a busy twinbrook neighborhood behind me. neighbors say from day one, they thought there were something awfully shady going on. when new neighbors moved to this house, at

it believes somebody did not do their job when they took 80-year-old lubin phipps who had dementia toal park. >> the proof is in the pudding. >> whatever was done was done ineffectively. >> last month they took phipps and the other residents to a picnic at the watkins regional park. the 80-year-old disappeared walking to a bathroom. police found his body yesterday. >> my father was a fun-loving person. >> phipps made a living at executive chef in st. thomas. he played the stam boar ryan at church -- tambourine at church and love to have had bet on horse races but dementia forced him to move closer to family. >> we trusted them with our father and we hoped they would keep him case and provide good care. it's obvious it didn't happen. >> phipps' family calling for a civil and a criminal investigation into not only the outdoor picnic but the way police led their search. >> those who were responsible for mr. phipps in taking care of him failed in their duty. and in the accounting and a reckoning will and must happen. >> about ten minutes ago, i spoke with the state attorney's office in pr

lubin phipps was 80 years old and suffered from dementia.ice say he was in the care of booedmoorhousing assist -- woodmoorhousing assisted living when he disappeared from an upper marlboro park. his funeral takes place today at largo community church in mitchellville. >>> maryland governor larry hogan is feeling strong right now. hogan made a public appearance yesterday in baltimore, his first since wrapping up his sixth and final round of chemotherapy last week. he told reporters it's going to take time for him to get back to full speed and for his hair to grow back but he says he's able to work full days feeling great. hogan was diagnosed with non- hodgkins lymphoma back in june. he had 30 days of keep therapy, three surgeries and four spinal taps over the course of the last four months. >>> moving day for a prince george's county mother and her children. their belongings and lives turned up upside down because of flooding. you're looking at her basement apartment in congress heights. her family turned to wusa9 for help after the laundry r

morning, 80-year-old lubin phipps family has a lawyer after a body was discovered near where the man was missing. the family says woodmore house assisted living knew that phipps had dementia. he said the facility should face criminal charges in his death. >> we trusted woodmore house assisted living with our father and we had hoped that they would keep him safe and they would provide good care and it is obvious that that didn't happen. >> police and the family are waiting for autopsy results for a positive i.d. on the body found over the weekend in watkins regional park. phipps was in the park with the assisted living facility for a picnic when he disappeared. you can go to the app if you have questions about assisted living centers in maryland we posted a link to the consumer guide on that. just search assisted living. >>> we know the name of a police officer on leave after he shot and killed a teenager. that's in thnew this morning. luke buchanan shot gary boitano this past friday morning. buchanan first went to the home after a 911 call that boitano was threaten a man inside with a knife. >>> pope francis wants to prevent sex abuse and offer more care for survivors. th

lubin phipps, will be found safe. >> it's been three weeks and, you know, we're just trying to stay positive. >> reporter: mr. phipps' daughter says her dad suffers from dementiawent missing from watkins regional park on september 18th, under an assisted living center. he was here at the park at picnic area zero. they were having a picnic for senior citizens that day. at one point he asked if he could use the bathroom. he walked away and simply vanished. his daughter says she doesn't know if her father made it to the bathroom. she says mr. phipps is a resident of woodmore house are keeping up their search, every day, in the park and surrounding areas. using flyers and social media. hoping he'll turn up somewhere, hoping their prayers will be answered. darcy spencer, news 4. >>> for the first time ever, doctors in sierra leone will have access to medical equipment that will help them save lives. a few days ago volunteers at brothers brother in fairfax packed a truck lot of instruments and other items. the machines were donated by a suburban hospital in bethesda. >> they can do the lab system rather than sending the lab work out of the country for results. >> wi

the family of 80-year-old lubin phipps has hired an attorney now who today accused woodmore house assisted living on homicide in phipps' death. phipps suffered from dementia, you might recall. he was found dead in watkins regional park three weeks after he disappeared during a picnic with other woodmore residents. >> we trusted woodmore assisted living with our father. and we had hoped that it would keep him safe and they would provide good care. and it's obvious that that didn't happen. >> the lawyer for the family wants criminal charges brought against the assisted living facility. >>> after a summer dominated by republican debates and by donald trump, tomorrow will be our first chance to see all the democrats who are running for president on one stage. the five candidates will face off in las vegas. expect hillary clinton to face plenty of questions about her e-mails and benghazi. for former maryland governor martin o'malley and former virginia senator jim webb, it will be an opportunity to be heard in a race dominated by clinton and senator bernie sanders. not scheduled to appear on the debate stage, vice president joe biden. he has three weeks before

morning, 80-year-old lubin phipps family has a lawyer after a body was discovered near where the man went missing. the family says woodmore house assisted living knew he had dementia and should face criminal charges in his death. >> we trusted woodmore house assisted living with our father and we had hoped they would keep him safe. and they would provide good care. and it is obvious that that didn't happen. >> police and the family are waiting for autopsy results for positive i.d. on the body found over the weekend at watkins regional park in upper marlborou marlborough. phipps was in the park when he disappeared. >>> check our app if you have questions about assisted living centers in maryland. we posted a link. just search assisted living. >>> it is now time to check our forecast once again. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, eun. cloudy start, might get a little sunshine first thing, then a ribbon of rain drops out here to our west moving to far western maryland. this brings a slight chance for showers, best chances for rain today along i-81 and the shenandoah valley and northern parts of maryland. everyone has a chance

lubin phipps is demanding a criminal investigation in the disappearance and death. he disappeared last month in a picnic with the residents of the whit moore house assisted living facility. he suffered from dementia. leon: a d.c. police officer and a pedestrian are in the hospital after the officer hit the pedestrian. witnesses say that the officer was driving fast but it's unclear if he was responding to the call or the lights and the sirens were on at the sime. alison: for the first time, overdose deaths from heroin and the other opioids are outpacing traffic facilities. there were 728 overdose deaths in the state last year compared to 700 fatal traffic accidents. the opennoid related deaths are up 60% statewide in five years. leon: new tonight, inspector with the department of the environment is recommending investigation after paper mill spill. they were responsible for the latex leaking in the potomac river last month and it concluded they violated environmental regulations and could be fined $10,000. members of virginia task force one are back home after arriving in chantilly an hour ago. the elite search and rescue team spent a week in south carolina after the historic flooding that hit th

lubin phipps disappeared after wandering away from a senior picnic three weeks ago. >> reporter: well, there's overwhelming sadness today and also a lot of anger and dismay. an 80-year-old man with dementiao bad that he couldn't tell you his name as you just reported that his family thought he would never meet his end this way. >> it is very heartbreaking, you know, we didn't expect that his last days would be spent out there for however long he was out there. we didn't get that chance to give him that final hug. >> reporter: michelle phipps is lubin phipps' daughter. after a body was discovered in a remote open area of watkins park by searchers sunday. the family attorney edward layden saying that it was apparent that he was laying there for some time in an area searched before. but more focused on the living facility that brought mr. phipps to the park without any notification, where he apparently wandered away three weeks ago. calling the death a homicide and is calling for a criminal investigation. >> when we speak of someone who has died by causes other than natural we call that a homicide. and as a homicide, we are fully expecting that our county prosecutor the honorable anglo our