in the district, mark segraves, news4. >>> a bill that would require maryland companies to offer sick leave, that's advancing in the state senate. according to the baltimore sun, the senate tweaked the bill is bit making it mandatory for companies with 15 or more employees to offer five or more days of paid leave. a final vote expected to happen this week. >>> snow blanketed connecticut yesterday but didn't cause too much trouble on the roadways. hundreds of schools did end up closing after 2 to 4 inches fell across the state. today we know temperatures are expected to dip into the 20s. >>> yao got see this. look at the tv right now. this moose was not interested in skiing down the mountain. it barrelled down a ski run in colorado. a woman and her friend >> angie with the sound effects. >> it continues to charge past and heads for the trees. scary. i could not film this. no one was hurt. parks and wildlife officials believe it was a female moose who became agitated. >> i think she's just racing. >> tom said she didn't want to wait for the lift anymore. >> moose on the loose. i like th

. >>> i'm mark segraves. a bank, but not leave it to the pros? i am a pro. i made this lawn from seed pride, and less water than you'd think. to those who'd say the grass is greener on the other side.. i politely disagree. pennington smart seed. guaranteed to grow with 30% less water. reclaim your turf. >>> well. it is time to get your tickets for the white house egg roll. this is video from last year. this year's celebration, monday, april 17th. on the nbc washington app, we posted the link where you can enter that lottery. just search easter egg roll. you have until noon on saturday. >>> hey, y tragic when a child ages out of the foster care system with no family to fall back on. many times they're just suddenly on their own. our barbara harrison is hoping we can find an adoptive family for a 19-year-old who hasn't given up on the chance for a forever family. barbara? >> no, he hasn't, jim. i just met andrew the other day and he said he thought he was going to get adopted with his sister nine years ago when they were both in foster care. the family took on

. >> mark segraves is keeping an eye on things at the fair oaks mall. he has a good look at 66 from there. how are things looking? >> we haveou the wind is really kicking up. it's really starting to pick up. that's route 66 you just saw some road crews drive by. traffic is loigt. but road spray is going to be the biggest dangers on these roads today. we had it on route 58. and there are some slushy and icy spots that kind of sneak up on you. we saw two cars that are gone off into the ditch because they hit one of the slushy spots. we are seeing a a lot of road crews out treating the roads and plowing off to the shoulders. people seem to be heeding the warnings of staying off the roads and letting these crews do their work. here's a look at route 66. and that road spray and some of that icy slushy spots that are going to sneak up on you. it makes for great snowball weather. >> it looks like it would hurt a lot. >> better at the camera than the cameraman. mark segraves, thank you. >> now comes the part of the morning that people have been waiting for. we

i'm mark segraves in montgomery county where they say, yeah, >>> a storm team 4 weather alert on this monday evening. snow is coming in fast, but how much you will see all comes down to where you live. doug kammerer continues to fine tune this forecast for you. >>> other news tonight, two firefighters injured after a sidewalk collapsed under a fire truck in riverdale. the truck nearly fell over onto its side. the truck was on the scene of a house fire on oliver street on saturday. it was putting out the hot spots there when the concrete sidewalk underneath started giving way. the truck's bucket hit the ground with two firefighters inside. both of them are expected to be okay. nobody was home at the time except for the family dog who did not make fire officials say this century old victorian house, a fixture in the neighborhood, built by one of riverdale park's early mayors. they say it is a total loss. no word yet on what caused that fire. >>> virginia stopped issuing tax refunds through prepaid debit cards about two years ago. but the program is still causing some problems. for some

mark segraves has the report. >> reporter: d.c. fire chief gregory dean says he approved more than $20,000 in bonuses to be paid out this year. it's the first time he's given bonuses since taking over the department. >> i gave bonuses to four sets of chiefs and one civilian. and that was for work that had been done. we've been working very hard for the last year and a half, two years. i felt that i needed to acknowledge the hard work they did. >> we're in the midst of contract negotiations. if they're giving bonuses for hard work and good work, just remember the members that do the work daily. >> reporter: each assistant chief was given a $5,000 bonus. the civilian employee received about $1300. >> i rely on managers like chief dean to make the right personal decisions at his department. if that's his judgment, i support it. >> reporter: the bonuses came as the department saw a spike in over time costs. overtime jumped from $12 million in fiscal year 2015 to $23 million in fiscal year 2016. and in the first five months oh of the cu

at 4:30 we'll hear from mark segraves. he spoke with school officials responding to some of the criticism. and you'll hear why they decided to cancel classes. we'll show you how first lady melania trump marked this international day of women. >>> a former maryland delegate has been indicted in the probe of corruption of the prince george's county liquor board. tracee wilkins joins us live now from greenbelt. tracee? >> reporter: the u.s. attorney for maryland said that this corruption probe is about checking people who were abusing power. and now today we've seen another indictment. former maryland state delegate michael vaughn appeared after a grand jury indicted him monday on eight counts of bribery, conspiracy, and wire fraud. according to vaughn's 20-page indictment he took more than $10,000 in payments in exchange for his supporting two bills regulating sunday liquor sales he's also charged with stealing thousands of dollars from his own campaign account and submitting fraudulent campaign expense reports to the state.

in laurel, mark segraves, news4. >>> heightened security on some international flights into the u.s. what prompted the new restrictions and who's following suit with a similar ban. >> reporter: it was 15 months ago that heather ciccone was shot and killed as she was sitting in her car. all that time her family has been waiting for action, waiting for today is that day. >>> today felt much more like spring. but get ready, here comes the cold. we're talking about a temperature drop of 30 degrees by tomorrow afternoon. say it ain't so. >>> the trump administration confirmed today it's imposing new restrictions on electronic devices larger than a cell phone carried by travelers coming to the u.s. from several overseas airports. the u.k. has announced similar measures. >> reporter: the u.s. department of homeland security is ordering the heightened security for direct flights into the u.s. on nine overseas airlines coming from ten airports in the middle east and africa. the order, which temporarily bans the carry on of most electronics will take effect on friday. it prevents passengers fr

mark segraves has new details to report tonight. >> what happened to him is so demeaning, degrading, humiliating and really terrorizing. >> reporter: it call began in 2014 when alan sergeant was driving through laurel, maryland. he was pulled over by a laurel city police officer seen here. with sergeant and his attorney says happen next is shocking. >> officer unbuckled his pants, pulled his pants down, exposed him in public to a strip search, a visual strip search. >> reporter: after the strip search, sergeant was never arrested or even issued a traffic citation. he filed a complaint with the which said alkol had been disciplined. sergeant described the incident outside that cvs store. >> i fear eed more m eed for my. >> reporter: he wasn't satisfied with the department's response so he sued the officers and the police department. today a judge entered a judgment against officer alkol for $125,000 plus attorney fees. a spokesperson for the department declined to comment beyond saying that the department had been removed from the case and they were unaware of a judgment being entered

mark segraves shows us why it's important for you to obey those signs. >> it's a very big job.i love the guys, the men and women who are responsible for doing it every day. >> reporter: these street sweepers hit tens of thousands of miles of roads in the district, picking up thousands of pounds of trash. if you don't get out of their way, you could end one a ticket. last year these street sweepers picked up more of trash and debris off the streets of washington, d.c. >> we do not want that litter in our stormwater drains. >> reporter: while it's important for you to pay attention to those street sweeping signs those crews can pick up all that trash that could otherwise end up in our streams and rivers, it could also save you from getting one of those $45 tickets or your car getting towed. >> please abide by the signs. even in cases where the sweeper has already swept the block, you asked that you abide by the signage and not park on that side of the block between the hours marked. >> reporter: to give you an idea of how big a problem dpw has with drivers not paying attention to

mark segraves explains local leaders are split on that idea. >> reporter: it's the only fe program in the nation, providing up to $12,000 a year to students from low income families in d.c. so they can attend private schools. it's part of a three prong education system in the district, offering traditional public schools, charters and vouchers. yesterday mayor muriel bowser indicated her support for renewing the voucher program. >> it's a delicate balance in the district that i think is a model for choice across the nation. >> reporter: at the center for education reform, jeannie allen is excited about renewing and expanding the voucher program. today a majority of the d.c. council led by david grasso signed a letter to jason chaffetz calling for an end to the voucher program. >> not only doesn't it help students do better in school, but frankly does harm. >> students are achieving. they're succeeding. they're g >> the district of columbia is on the rise. our schools are improving at drastically fast rates. >> reporter: congress is considering a proposal from chaffetz to expand the pr

news4's mark segraves reports on what could be behind the trend and what is being done now to try to stop it. >> good morning, everybody. >> reporter: inside the historic synagogueay a group of community leaders while the number of hate crimes has gone up, that's not a reflection of who d.c. is. >> everyone feels welcomed and is welcomed in our city. we are a place of tolerance and respect. a place where every resident has a pathway to opportunity. >> reporter: but the mayor and chief were candid with the group telling them the number of biased motivated crimes went up from 66 in 2015 to 107 last year. an increase of 62%. as for which groups were being targeted the most, crimes on ethnicity went up 300%. crimes on religion, up 260%. and victims who were attacked because of their gender identity saw an increase of 90%. race was the only category to see a decrease. bowser urged residents to call 911 for police as well as other government support for ha >> call 911 and the knowledgeable operators will now how to get you assistance. >> reporter: the majority of hate crimes based on relig

mark segraves, news4. >> mark touched on it there. she thought she would be the first woman to carry out a mass shooting. but she would not have been. it happened at an elementary school in san diego. she told investigators she carried out her attack because she didn't like mondays. >>>. >>> another security scare at the white house today. this is a live look at the grounds right now. things are much calmer than this morning. the secret service said a man walked up to an officer around 10:15 with a package and said something that they thought was suspicious. the secret service moved media off the lawn and inside the building. tours of the east wing were suspended for a while. they tweeted the all clear, the man is now in cust story in the white house. the administration insists it did not do anything to stop former deputy attorney general sally yates from testifying about russia's impact on the election. house intelligence committee hearing devin nunes canceled his hearing late last week and today the spokesperson said he wants yates

thanks, mark segraves. if you or someone you know is suffering from mental health issues and need help, we have a list of resources online. just head to our website or app. search changing minds. >>> in maryland, a teenager accused of stabbing two men to death at wheaton mall is no longer facing murder charges. prosecutors cited insufficient evidence as the reason they dropped the changes against angelo jackson, right after the stabbing in january, we spoke with jackson's mother, who told us she thinks it's a case of mistaken identity. the state's attorney's office said their investigation is still active. >>> a muslim couple from fairfax county says they're fighting back tonight. fighting back against hate. this after their apartment near the huntington metro was ransacked and branded with a religious slur. the crime happened over the weekend when the couple was out of town. julie carey says although the possessions, the attack on their faith is what hurts the most. >> reporter: this is the terrible mess t

mark segraves is in the newsroom with that part of the story. >> reporter: that's right, chris. schools were closed in alexandria and prince george's county as well as some charter schools in the district. all closed because officials said they didn't have enough staff to open up. >> i just think it's a waste of kids' time. they should be in school today not, you know -- i'm a single mom. what if i did have to pay an extra day of child care because they're going to be out of school for those six hours? either way it kind of messes up single parents who have to pay extra money now for daycare. >> reporter: for michelle, a day without a woman means had her daughter is having to go to work with her since her school in prince george's county is closed today. >> now my daughter has to sit at my desk all day today with a laptop instead of learning something. >> reporter: in northern virginia alexandria city public schools also closed because so many teachers and staff requested personal leave to take the day off. school officials say the decision to indication of support of what many

mark segraves has the story. >> reporter: public schools in alexandria city closed today.hools in prince george's county also closed today. in both cases school officials say they made the decision to cancel classes because so many teachers and staff had requested the day off. >> we understand that whenever we close schools it's always an impact on our families. >> reporter: kyle johnson and his mom decided to wear red in support of a day without women. >> i don't but i think it's because of his age. maybe if i had a younger child i might be concerned. >> reporter: by michelle haney whose daughter goes to prince george's county schools isn't happy that now her daughter has to go to work with her. >> i just think the whole thing is stupid. i mean, we already did the march and all that other stuff. why another day for this? >> reporter: one of the concerns rs about closing school for a day without women is that many of the kids who go to these public schools depend on schools for their meals. in alexandria some of the schools did open to provide breakfast and lunch for stude

mark segraves, news4. >>> this is an nbc news special report. here's lester holt. >> good afternoon from new york. we're coming on the air to bring you a news conference from attorney general jeff sessions, who is at the center of a firestorm today. it's been revealed that sessions had two conversations with russia's ambassador to the u.s. last year during the campaign while serving as a senator and as a policy advisor to the trump campaign. conversations that he did not disclose under oath to congress. now sessions is facing growing bipartisan calls to recuse himself from justice d interference in the presidential election, as well as calls from democratic leaders to resign all together. let me bring in justice correspondent pete williams. pete, walk us through what's happening here. >> reporter: we've just gotten a statement from the attorney general. this is the one that he'll deliver in which he says he will recuse himself from any involvement in the investigations of russia's influence in the election. he says he's had several meetings to t

mark segraves has more. mark? >> reporter: good evening, jim and wendy.ow close this came to happening, the county sheriff said today there's no doubt in his mind that this 18-year-old planned to carry out this attack. she even had a date in mind, next wednesday. and she had amassed an arsenal, including a shotgun and material to make pipe bombs. >> we felt this was going to be carried out. there is no doubt in our minds that we averted a disaster up there. >> reporter: it was 18-year-old nichole cevario's father who alerted authorities that his daughter was planning a mass shooting event at her high school. >> this event was very probably evented by the parents who stepped forward, they saw something, they said something, so all the credit in the world to these parents. >> reporter: law enforcement officials say her diary laid out students and teachers at catoctin high school. she had purchased a shotgun, ammunition, and material to build pipe bombs, which were all found in her homes. >> it was also clear in her diary that she planned to die in this even

mark segraves has a look back. >> reporter: march 9th, 1977, terror struck the nation's capital whengroup of hanafi muslims lead by hamaas abdul khaalis took 149 hostages at three locations in northwest d.c., the b'nai b'rith offices, the islamic center on massachusetts avenue and the district building on pennsylvania avenue. that's where then council member marion barry was shot in the chest. reporter maurice williams was shot and killed. and security guard mack cantrell was also shot. cantrell died days later of a heart attack. >> you could see very clearly through the openings people were being beaten. >> reporter: paul green was of those hostages. >> i was lying in my own pool of blood. other colleagues had been shot, stabbed and beaten. and at one point in the very beginning, 50 of us were piled on top of each other. that's what started my day. >> reporter: the siege lasted nearly two days, until a peaceful surrender was reached. >> i'm jim vance. weir we are on the air right now because it's over. >> reporter: the chief of police led the negotiating team trying to convince the

. >>> mark segraves talked to police and prosecutors who handled the hanafi case back in 1977. have more coming up, including how the siege ended and the motive behind it. >>> we just got a hold of the a new list of the best places to work. hear which local company versus t -- companies have the happiest employees. >>> plus, winter is making a ♪ s know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from know you can craft an investment plan as strong as your values ♪ know that together, you can establish a meaningful legacy with the guidance and support of your dedicated pnc wealth management® team. leave it to the pros? i am a pro. i made this lawn from seed pride, and less water than you'd think. to those who'd say the grass is greener on the other side.. i politely disagree. pennington smart seed. guaranteed to grow with 30% less water. reclaim your turf. ♪ ♪ >>> we are tracking a big change in our weather this afternoon. from low to mid

mark segraves has been he's live in frederick this evening to tell you how people are preparing. >> reporter: if you're with us here at 4:00, it was sunny and clear here in frederick. just within the last hour it has changed dramatically to cold and cloudy both in montgomery county and here in frederick county. officials we talked to said they're not taking any chances with winter storm stella. at this lowe's in frederick they had everything ready for spring. while inside staff hustled to restock the snow supplies as residents were getting ready for what could be the biggest storm of the winter. what happened to your shovel from last year? >> it was broken. i realized that this morning, both of them zwlnch. i'm hoping we don't get much but got to be prepared. >> reporter: at gas stations people were filling up. this woman came for more than juas the kerosene heater. >> reporter: in montgomery county, crews that thought they had dodged a major storm were gearing up for a long couple of days. what do you do to get ready for a shift that may last 24-72 hours? >> bring a big bag of food and extr

news4's mark segraves is in alexandria with that. >> reporter: good evening. kaine came king street station to get a tour of track work with metro's general manager paul wiedefeld. after that tour and a ride on the metro, reporters had questions not about the track work, but about funding to met troe a ro. virginia senator tim kaine said president trump's budget could make metro worse than it currently is. >> cutting, starving it of the oxygen, starving it of the funding will hurt this system. our region doesn't work without metro. >> reporter: kaine supports a proposed fare hike for metro. >> it's really difficult to govern a system if you don't have a certain investment. that's something that metro struggles with. >> reporter: you sup t >> i don't like fare increases. nobody does. but you've got to make the numbers work. right now, you know, that's one of the reasons i hope we can provide them certainty and funding and they can keep those fare increases to a minimum. >> reporter: metro's gm paul wiedefeld was asked if he brought up metro funding when he met

mark segraves talked to some people in northern virginia who got their workouts in with the shovel. >reporter: winter storm stella didn't dump as much snow as she could have. the icy conditions she left behind made things difficult for some, like these women in manassas whose car got snowed in by a plow. are you having some trouble with the ice? >> a little bit. this is hard. >> i have to go to work later so i had to dig out my car. >> reporter: luckily their neighbor had the day off and was able to lend a helping hand. >> we're on the partly cloulow . it's a pain. >> reporter: it's all we're getting this year. >> yep. >> reporter: are you working today? >> i'm not working today. i'm a government contractor so i'm off today. i thought we were in the clear. it's almost april so this is a surprise. but it's kind of fun to get snowed in. >> reporter: road crews were out in force in prince william and fairfax county. this man was gassing up his suv. but he told us with the possibility of an overnight freeze, he won't be driving to work tomorrow. >> it's a good day to try to use public tra

mark segraves in bethesda with more on this. mark. >> yeah, good evening, jim. the key word there in the open is the underground escalators. the five underground escalators have been replaced, and the one opened up today. but this escalator here that brings you up to the street level, it wasn't replaced. today, the general manager said he wasn't sure when it would be replaced. over the past few years, metro has been busy fixing and replacing escalators. escalators and 23 units are expected to be installed later this year. another 153 have been rebuilt like new conditions thrghout the system. >> today marked the completion of all five of the underground escalators at the bethesda station. but this escalator outside of the station that takes you to the sidewalk is old and appears worn. and was not part of the $8 million renovation project. >> the issue is we have some issues that we want canopies over all of the escalators. we're working on that one. >> joseph works in the building above the metro station. >> i use it every day. >> he said the escalators have been

on capitol hill, mark segraves, news4. >>> the torpedo factory arts center is the biggest tourest drawalexandria and the city should use it to attract even manufacturer visu more visual to haves. professor steven fuller says the torpedo factory has a major impact on the economy in midtown and should be marketed to lure in more people. artists are worried about how it will be run now that the city has taken over. >>> big delays for commuters in northern virginia who rely on metro to get around. >> reporter: it was the first day of school without their classmate. i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news4,tudents s fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get our best offer of the year. 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv and phone. ith a two-year agreement. plus get hbo for a year and free multi-room dvr service for two years. go to getfios.com

♪ >>> i'm mark segraves in the district where over time costs for the d.c.e department are becoming an issue. today the chief acknowledged that the cost of over time for d.c. firefighters has nearly doubled in the past year. and that in two cases paramedics made more than $114,000 last year just in over time. the chief says this is because they're short staffed. >> we have people on disability, on vacation, time off. filling those requires the over time. >> reporter: another factor driving the rise in the over time payments is that since last year, the d.c. government has agreed to pay firefighters time and a half for over me d.c. mayor bowser say they're both committed to hiring more firefighters and paramedics as soon as they can. >>> after a brief hiatus, tours of the white house are going to start back up tomorrow. >> the self-guided tours are free, but you need to submit a request with a member of congress at least 21 days in advance. in a statement released last month, first lady melania trump said the white house is a remarkable and historic site that

mark segraves reports on the new plans to help bring these numbers down. >> we are indeed a washington that values respect, inclusivity and diversity. >> reporter: today muriel bowser and peter newsham made it clear they won't tolerate hate crimes. >> we will not accept this as the new norm. >> reporter: the number of hate crimes in the district went up from 66 in 2015 to 107 last year. newsham said part of that increase could be due to the heightened awareness and that more people are reporting hate skri crimes. but acknowledged the mood of the >> it could be because people have become more emboldened because of some of the things we've seen nationally. >> reporter: crimes based on a victim's national origin went up 300%. crimes based on religion saw a 260% increase, while victims who were attacked because of their gender identity saw an increase of 90%. race was the only category to go down. newsham said one group in particular saw a big spike. >> 12 of the 18 that were religious based were directed towards the jewish community. >> i would love to say i'm surprised. i'm not surprised

. >> mark segraves is there to see it all. he joins us now from mclean. >> reporter: there are a lot of people who didn't have to go to we looked at roads in fairfax and prince william countys. and we saw the same thing. while the roads were clear, they were also very slick. winter storm stella caused problems for some drivers in northern virginia today. but for the most part, major roads like route 66 were cleared by mid-morning. because of so many closings and delays, the roads were also free of much of the normal traffic. we did find one pileup today, but it wasn't on the roads. you took out about four kids on your way down. >> that was the goal, yes. >> reporter: this is how you expected to spend your tuesday? >> absolutely not. i teach. this is a welcome day off. any time i can sled with my kids, it's a good day. >> reporter: how do you kids feel about a snow day? >> we bought new sleds this year and haven't had a them. this has been a fantastic opportunity. >> reporter: one is enough. >> one will be enough this year at t

in the district, mark segraves, news4. >>> they served our country, but now nude photos of women in the armed forces showing up online without their permission. >> new reaction from the top about how they plan to stop it. >> reporter: the mother of a 7-year-old daughter with autism thanks the montgomery county police officer who found her after she wanld ewandered away. stronger is blasting without risking her bones. it's training her good cells... to fight the bad guys. stronger is less pain... new hope... more fight. it's doing everything in your power... and everything in ours. stronger, is changing even faster than they do. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. >>> so many emotional ups and downs for a maryland mother whose special needs daughter ran away over the weekend. but it ended today on a high note with a reunion. chris gordon was there when she met the man who saved her daughter's life. >> reporter: this is what she wanted to

. >> we begin with mark segraves ma >> reporter: good evening, jim.mery county fire and rescue tell us that this is not the only house that is looking like this today. in fact, they say they responded to hundreds of calls today. there was damage like this all across montgomery county. this man watched as a tree fell on his neighbor's house here on damron street in silver spring. >> a big gust. when the storm came through, it was probablyir i bet y-- i bet 506 miles an hour. i saw it go down on the house. >> reporter: not far away another house crushed bay tree. >> a couple of down in the germantown area as we speak and dealing with that.jywy firefighters are having tough access getting there, but the electric meters are smoking and trees and wires are down. >> reporter: heavy rains and strong wind pounded our region. on canal road, a tree fell on a car near fox hall road and causing the dri t

mark segraves joins us live from frederick where they've already declared a snow emergency in that city. >> reporter: the mayor of frederick has declared a snow emergency in the city. that will take effect later on this evening. state police have already declared a snow emergency in frederick county, montgomery county and prince george's county. coming up later on, we're going to tell you more about how that will impact you, where you're able to park, where you're not able to park. you should be checking those routes everywhere you look. earlier today we were in montgomery county talking to officials there who said they have been out treating the road since yesterday afternoon with salt brine mixtures. they've got nearly 400 plows and salt trucks ready to go. they're at 100% capacity for the salt. they're ready to throw whatever it takes for that is prepared to hit us later tonight. in montgomery county, prince george's county, an -- you will be towed off of those state roads. in frederick that emergency goes into effect at 9:00. >>> if you are hoping to get out of town and away from al

mark segraves is life with what riders are doing that was hurting the escalators. mark. >> good evening. i heard you and jim guessing at what the deepest escalators in metro station you guessed dupont. this is the second deepest, the bethesda metro. i'll give you a second to guess what the deepest is. today, they cut the ribbon on the newest escalator here, and metro's general manager was there to greet the first customer. >> your the first person here in the escalator. congratulations. >> this is great. >> the ribbon cutting on the new escalators couldn't come soon enough for many of the 10,000 people a day who use this station. >> very few people are going to walk all these. certainly our seniors are not going to walk down these. >> the deepest in the western hemisphere. >> nope. >> it can be the phase of the broken escalator. one as long as the bethesda escalator. he said today's ribbon cutting is an important milestone for him. >> very important, because if i have to walk down in the elevator isn't working, i have to walk down. its very difficult. >> he said the

news4's mark segraves is live for us in rockville with a look at what sparked this threat. >> reporter: good evening, jim. it turns out this is all over a $1700 tax refund. sources familiar with this investigation tell news4 that the man was upset that a judge authorized that his tax refund be garnished in order to pay back child support payments. >> he said that he was going to blow himself up in front of the child support office. >> reporter: that threat was aimed at this state government building in rockville where the child support offices are located. the man also threatened an unspecified judge at the circuit court and his ex-wife and child. >> additional threats his family, to his wife or ex-wife. and we have also provided some additional security to her as well. >> reporter: some employees were evacuated from the child support offices, while others were told to shelter in place. security around the courthouse was also beefed up because of the threat. police spotted the suspect and pulled him over on false road near i-270. the bomb squad was called in to search his car. >> our b

today news4 mark segraves sat down with the frederick county sheriff who laid out these details. >> you talked about books -- >> reporter: frederick county sheriff charles jenkins has no doubt that nichole cevario would have carried out a deadly attack at catoctin high school next wednesday if her father hadn't read her diry and notified school officials. about a week ago, the father made a disturbing discovery just days before he read his daughter's diary. >> then he started to see things over a period of time that weren't usual for her. and i guess, i think at one point, he might have fou backpack, questioned her about it. she gave him a reason, he kept it in his mind. when he saw the diary, tied it together, thought this is for real, i need to report this. >> reporter: when deputy searched the home, they found bomb-making material, ammunition and a 12-gauge shotgun that she purchased legally. >> we believed she had the intention to saw the barrel off, which would have made it much more deadly. >> reporter: jenkins said excerpts from her diary folk ud on columbine and newtown. >> she