an suv rear ended a bus near marlboro pike. 15 of the students had some bumps and bruises, none went to the hospital. >>> shoppers and employees at a walmart, a 24-hour walmart in laurel, maryland, say they're concerned tonight about a store manager who got shot during a robbery early this morning. that's near the anne arundel line west of the vw parkway. jackie bensen is there with more on this story. >> reporter: jim, people are afraid here, because this suspect is still at large. these are security camera images of the man police believe robbed the walmart in laurel around 4:00 a.m. police say he shot the store manager, who had followed him into the parking lot. >> it's unclear exactly why, but it appears there was an incident in the parking lot with this individual, being the store employee, where the suspect shot the store employee in the upper body. >> reporter: once the store reopened, many employees appeared shaken. but they helped calm customers and in some cases walked them to their cars. >> it makes me not want to shop here no more. >> i was really surprised about that. be

he was here yesterday at this store in upper marlboro, maryland, about midday, around 1:00. he comes in. surveillance video captures him coming in taking out his lottery tickets, checking them, asking the clerk to print out, i guess, something that would verify some kind of a copy from the machine in here, and the videotape shows him checking it and then asking the manager here again if this is a match, and the manager tells us that, yes, he told him it was a match, and on the videotape you see the guy exalting. he is checking it against -- is he asking witnesses there to kind of help him match it just to get another set of eyes on the ticket. then he is kind of hurridly and

dozens of students injured which happened in upper marlboro. >> news4's keith russell is at the live desk with more on where this is all happening. >> guys, the crash happened around 2:45 this afternoon. prince george's county fire and rescue say an suv smashed into the bus from behind on route 301 near marlboro. 15 students had minor bumps and bruises. none of them are being taken to the hospital. right now, it's still unclear what school the students were coming from. we'll stay on top of this story and bring you the latest information as we get it. right here on news4, and also, on nbcwashington.com. pat and jim, back to you. >> all right. >>> the fiscal cliff and the petraeus scandal were on the top of the agenda during president obama's first news conference since winning the election. steve handelsman has the report. >> reporter: president obama tried to show off the power, claiming voters backed his call for tax hikes on the rich. but that message had a distraction. the petraeus problem. >> i have no evidence at this point, from what i've seen, that classified information was

an suv rear ended a school bus this afternoon here in upper marlboro. it happened just before 3:00 this afternoon here on route 301 near marlboro pike. 32 students were aboard the bus at the time. 15 had some very minor injuries. but none went to the hospital. no word yet on the condition of the suv driver. >>> d.c. police need help in finding four men who were responsible for a sexual assault in a series of robberies in northeast. police say in each of the cases these men targeted women and are wanted in at least four incidents including a sexual assault and abduction this past friday and saturday night between 11:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. the men are described in their late teens, early 20s, driving an older red box style nissan max i ma. if you asked to call the d.c. police. >>> president obama answered questions from reporters on a range of issues today at the white house. holding his first news conference since his reelection. keith russell is in the newsroom with two of the more popular topics that came up. >> we know what they were, wendy. the presid

this case is expected to wrap up in upper marlboro tomorrow. >> the maryland transit making any arrests or filing charges after a vicious fightriver and passenger was, on camera. this fight took place monday in baltimore. the fight began after the mta employee told the girl that she was pulling her music too loudly. the driver is suspended until mta finishes its investigation. >> coming up, rates are going up on a highly troubled toll road not once but twice over the next two years. >> toyota is recalling millions of cars worldwide. >> a breast cancer drug that could have serious side effects in some women. >> there is an arrest warrant out for a principal. >> we have new details. >> an arrest warrant was issued for thelma jared. she remains at large. >> i thought it was crazy. i do not know if it is true or not. >> is she a good principle? >> she is a good principal. >> students knew nothing about the fate of their principal accused of assaulting a third woman who used to work at the school. desalted woman's husband spoke off-camera saying they beat and kicked his wife after the homeco

live in upper marlboro kumble meltzer, wbal-tv 11 news. >> public works officials say the water main has been installed in the mount vernon area after yesterday's water main break. the 30-inch pipes broke along north calvert st. shutting down madison as well as guilford avenue from monument to madison. they spent the day replacing the pipes and giving out water to affected residents in the meantime. last week, a 60-inch water main broke sending water going down one of the main north-the south corridors. no word on when to service will be completely restored. tonight, the catholic churches on a potential collision course with the obama administration. the u.s. conference of bishops is meeting in baltimore and they expressed concern about what they see as the weakening of religious liberty in the united states. david collins joins us from downtown with more. >> the leader of the congress says the catholic church will never comply with president obama's birth control health care mandate. of youre a channel peace ♪ >> protesting outside of the partisan and heated rhetoric. from the pulpi

. >> the ticket with developing story in upper marlboro. a student accused killing her roommate, and that case could get to the courtroom today. brad bell has the details. >> some dramatic moments in court moments ago. in a bit of a surprise, alexis simpson, the accused killer, took the stand in her own defense, saying that the very end of her testimony that she had to defend herself and that she was scared. she described her entire relationship with the victim, saying from the moment they met there seemed to be something awkward. she described several encounters that grew hostile and painted herself as an innocent victim who was just getting picked on by the much larger, taller and heavier dominique frazier, and then she talked about september 15, 2011. she says she was awakened from a nap by music in her bathroom. she turned down and ipod, and says that triggered everything. it grew into a fight. there were a couple of flights. then we get to the moment of the stabbing. simpson said she knew dominique frazier owned a knife. she felt trapp

and in upper marlboro this morning you've got clouds and maybe a sprinkle near and 40.ut other than some wet streets here and there not going to amount to much. michael & son weather camera good visibility in spite of the clouds. light winds can the temperature of 43. about the same as the windchill. in fact winds are pretty light now and i expect them northerly 5, maybe 10 miles an hour this afternoon. we're going to watch this little storm system pull off to the north and the east with it will go the showers and with it will go the clouds. and building in behind it, we're going to look pretty nice actually here as we see clearing skies tartest build in -- start to build in for the afternoon temperatures in the 55-degree range. in fact looking aheadlong range to the wednesday forecast coming up next week, the big travel forecast. going to the pacific northwest, there could be some rain here. temps in the upper 40s but this looks to be the worst weather across the entire country with 60s on the california coast. got low 60s in denver. even northern plains and 40s and 50

in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins. news4. >>> coming up next, stolen cell phones are a growing problem but now there is a new program that could help get them back. >>> 35 in leesburg, 33 in gaithersburg. it will be a chilly night >>> an agreement signed today between the u.s. and mexico ames at making stolen cell phones as profitable to a criminal as an empty wallet. as jackie bensen reports, d.c.'s police chief played quite a pivotal role in it. >> i realized we need help. i could not get the help without administration phone call to the chairman and pledly the chairman took action. >> reporter: the resolution signed in a formal ceremony at federal communications headquarters in southwest washington calls for both u.s. and mexico an cell service providers to refuse to activate any stolen cell phones. d.c. police chief kathy lanier who was invited to speak said the effort could prevent bloodshed. >> i represent really the victims who i have many names and faces in my mind when we talk about this, who have either lost

chopper 4 over the scene in upper marlboro about 3:00 this afternoon, this is in the 13600 block of central avenue. we're told two people inside the car were killed. that stretch of central avenue between route 193 and six flags is closed. >>> tonight we're learning new disturbing details about two violent attacks in d.c., including a rape in a howard university women's dorm. news4's darcy spencer is live on the campus with new details about the suspect tonight. darcy? >> reporter: it happened in this dormitory right behind me friday afternoon. howard university issued a statement late this afternoon, it says in part that the safety on campus is of a paramount concern. they beefed up security, 24 hours a day. so some students say that they don't feel safe. court documents show a teenage sexual assault suspect wrote down his first name and cell phone number on a piece of paper and gave it to his victim, a 19-year-old student at howard university after allegedly raping her in her dorm room. police tracked that number to an address here on fourth street northwest, where the suspect, 19-year-ol

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upper marlboro is 39 and 41 in college park this morning. outside on our michael and son weather camera, good visibility. the wind chill is 37 here in town. some of the wind chills in the suburbs low to mid-30s with humidity at 53%. across the country, we have a storm system trying to throw a little moisture in the midwest, which is going out to see. we are watching this guy here coming through iowa or missouri. little bit of -- of snow. that is good, upper level energy. when you see that, you know it is coming to the coast, you know it is going to make the turn. that is going to develop into a nor'easter come wednesday night and thursday. unfortunately coastal areas will be taking age pounding from this nor'easter. it is not going to be sandy but they certainly don't need this. we are looking at clear skies today and tonight, mid-20s in the cold spot tonight, tomorrow it looks like a good deal of sunshine. now in the battleground states on election day, nevada into colorado look at that nice sunshine there. 83 vegas, 16 in denver. western i

alexandria, we've got some light showers extending up into towards forestville here, just upper marlboro and central avenue in the county. parts of fredrick we've got some light sprinkles there as well and we're seeing a few light sprinkles out towards parts of west virginia, trying to head toward the winchester area. so some clouds, a couple of sprinkles and just a cool day. mid-40s up in the shenandoah valley, northern part, anyway. we're at 49, we've got 52 culpepper and even annapolis across the bay, we're holding out at the 41-degree mark. on the michael and son weather camera, mostly cloudy out of the capitol dome. light sprinkles being reported at reagan national right now. feeling like 45 with that eight mile per hour breeze out of the west/northwest. we have two storms around the country, one in the northwest and then the one in the east. this is still the remnants of sandy, but it does look like this is winding down, so we'll see slowly improving weather over the next couple of days. but don't expect a big warmup. today 55, stray shower or two, breezy at times. tonight low 40s

in upper marlboro beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> the results of the election could affect holiday shopping, but many people say it's way too early to talk about that. shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> up first, brian, what do you think? is it too early to start thinking about christmas shopping? no. 5, according to a rent shopper survey 75% of americans think stores should wait to deck the halls until after thanksgiving and shoppers want retailers to keep it hi-tech and make sure their websites and apps are ready for the shopping demands of the holiday season and cyber monday. no. 4,he customer is looking up, consumer confidence in october jumping to its highest reading since february, 2008. last month's rating topped expectations, but experts say it's still below the level indicating a healthy economy. that hasn't happened since 2007. no. 3, obama or romney, the winner of the election will have an impact on holiday shopping. a new poll by consumer reports found 31% of americans say the outcome will impact how much they spend this holiday and they say they will spend more depending o

we'll be bacteria -- marlboro. we'll be back with the weekend forecast when we return. >>> you know, so often our pets have allergies. they become ill just like we do. if we eat the wrong food. well guess what? there's a woman from fairfax who has created a treat that's called bistro bites. so if your dog has allergies, if your dog needs to be gluten- free, then you need to get bistro bites, i'd like to introduce valerie perlowitz. the owner of bistro bites, how did this come about? >> it came about by the fact that i had a 10-week-old yorkie poo. and he -- i couldn't find anything to feed him. he was only 8 pounds and i found myself constantly breaking things up like most of us do. you said you have two yorkies yourself. >> yeah. >> and find yourself breaking it up. and so i looked around. there was nothing on the market. and then i also found out that dogs have allergies. digestive systems, very close to ours. so -- and kind of a double whammy if you will to try to deal with the gluten allergies, to try to deal w

at richie marlboro road, construction, as you make your way past the exit, going to be on the right side. as you continue on the outer loop getting closer to new hampshire. two right lanes taken away. stick to the left. this continues as you head to university boulevard. past university, travel lanes open up. eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you so much. >>> toyota recalls millions of cars. angie goff is at the live desk with details. >> japan's top automaker recalls $7.7 million worldwide. it includes 63,000 prius hybrid cars because of problems in steering and the water pump. other models on the list, the corolla and wish. as well as other models produced from 2000 to 2011 and from 2000 to 2009 overseas. last month toyota recalled cars because of power issues. as of this morning the company said there have been no crashes or injuries reported because of these problems. >>> the woman at the center of the scandal that brought down former cia director david petraeus is in washington this morning. people have spotted paula broadwell inside her brother's home inside washington, d.c. a ma

the chapel forge early childhood center in upper marlboro, maryland is closed that's because of powerutages. >> i don't know if we've ever worked with a mike that wasn't on coffee caffeine phone this morning. that will be -- this morning. that will be a new change. >> just to let you know he feels fine, just the old froggy in the voice taking residence. weather-wise i hope you're feeling fine. minor considering what's going on with our neighbors up in new jersey and new york and part of new england as well. cold this morning. it's back in the 40s even some upper 30s. we'll see temperatures today 51 by noon. 55 for a high. kind of like yesterday with peeks of sun here can there and stray shower north and west and a bit of a breeze at times. still watching the chill as i said, manassas is 39. while it's 45 in the shenandoah valley. with a little bit of a windchill. feeling more like it's in the mid 30s in frederick and 39 martinsburg and feeling like 39 also at andrews. sandy's remnants still spinning across areas up into new york state now with showers and mountain snows. so a photo, i

a 12-point buck with sunglasses, a black leather jacket and apparently a pack of marlboro cigarettes,oo. >> and what he did to a pair of texas men and how many people it took to take him down. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> today's tip of the day is with pearl onions. for the holidays and for so many different recipes pearl onions so great you peel the outer part of it and you put it into the pan. that's all you have to do. you roast something put them in the bottom so it absorbs the juices. they are fantastic! loaded with flavor. and like a sponge, they absorb flavor. but you have to select them and store them right. when you buy your pearl onions, i'm going to show you this. let me take a couple out right here. you want to be sure they're nice and white. very important. white pearl onions have to be white and small. that's also very important. free from any sprouting whatsoever. when you bring them home, store them in a cool, dry place. don't store them in the refrigerator. pearl onions. not just for the holidays but anytime. and you can reuse this little socket here for something else l

same story at andrews and toward upper mar barl -- marlboro 38. cloudy, good visibility with 41 and a slight wind out of the northeast at 6. the windchill currently 37 at reagan national. across the country, we've got some storms we're going to watch come on to the west coast. the west coast between now and tuesday looks like they'll get a couple of storms coming n. they'll get several inches of rain. be messy there. for us weak systems generally coming across the country will try to get going near the coast. but the good news for us looks like when they get going, they'll be going out to sea at the same time. we're watching this one storm system down across georgia and the carolinas with the rain. it's giving us the clouds this morning and will again give us some clouds throughout the day on and off but it does look like all the rain that's down there is going to be scooting off toward the north and itself east. by lunch time some clouds, especially south of town. we'll see high clouds again and even later this afternoon, this evening those cloud

we were in that courtroom all day long, joining us live in upper marlboro.of a possible verdict tonight? >> reporter: derek literally seconds ago the jury was escorted back into the courtroom where alexis simpson has been quietly awaiting her fate, sitting alone and emotionless according to our colleague, ken molestina. the jurors went just past the allotted two hours given to them by the judge abou

the defendant was there all day at the courthouse in upper marlboro. if convicted, similar ton faces a maximum of life in prison without parole. >>> a montgomery county lawmaker wants to ban smoking on all property owned and leased by the county. nancy flo ri. ne is a cancer survivor and says it is time the county did more to attack the deadly disease. -- nancy florine is a cancer survivor. the bill will be introduced next week. >>> new developments in the tensions between the u.s. and iran. details of what the iranian military has done for the first time ever. >>> plus, president obama way strong show of emotion that is making headlines everywhere this morning. we'll show you what brought him to tears when we come back.  >>> gas rationing in new york is making headlines this morning. starting in the next hour, drivers in new york city and on long island can only buy gas if their license plates end in an odd number. tomorrow being november 10th, drivers with tags ending in appear even number will be able to buy gas. not that there are shortages but

> reporter: friends and family rejoiced as they left a prince george's county courtroom in upper marlboro. it took the jury about three hours to return with a not guilty verdict on all seven counts simpson was facing. >> thank you god. >> reporter: simpson gave emotional testimony on thursday saying she didn't mean to give her college roommate dominique frazier when she swung a knife and cut her throat. instead they maintained it happened in self-defense because the young woman feared for her safety. the jury bought that story and left the prosecution in disbelief. >> we are very disappointed tonight. we presented what we thought was very clear and strong evidence and there are no winners tonight. this is a very sad case. it has been throughout the duration. >> reporter: the defense chose to put simpson on the sound because according to them they wanted to convey her thoughts that night. >> her emotion was very genuine and she is tremendously remorseful for this incident. it has affected her emotionally in ways that you can only imagine. >> reporter: it was that testimony that may convinc

after hitting a high. 38 in fairfax, bowie is 41, along with upper marlboro in college park. arlington 3. as we look outside on our michael and son weather camera, mostly cloudy skies. temperature of 42. the air has really dried out, so if you are feel your skin drying out a little bit and need chapstick, dew point 25 degrees. that will go to the deep south. make the turn up the coast. no problems today tonight or tomorrow. as we get toward tuesday evening and start coming off the coast, wednesday morning we have showers south and east of town moving in. i know it is going to be a raw day wednesday. tonight 3 in town, 25 in the cold spots, by wednesday here's the nor'easter. the wind and the rain. 45 degrees opt mistic along the coast. winds gusting a little bit more with northeasterly winds. friday 62, and the weekend looks beautiful. highs well up in the 60s, might even flirt with a 70-degree spot. >>> 60-year-old bishop was chosen sunday during a ceremony in cairo. the company's post revolution government is islamist land. >>> president obama is bringing in star power. mus

at this hour, first responders tell us they were called to the scene nearby marlboro pike. they're coming back from barack obama elementary school, and all of the injuries appeared to be very minor. >> new at this hour, a suspect involved in an 88-year-old woman, multiple sexual assault cases in the same. . a man is being held at the baltimore detention center. police say he was involved in a violent robbery last month, and since that episode, the police have been able to link them to two other assault cases, one in february of this year. police believe there may be other cases out there, and they are asking anyone with any information to call them. >> and the search is on for the man who shot a walmart employees during a robbery early this morning in laurel. we are told they forced the victim into a parking lot outside and then opened fire. 11 news kim dacey joins us with the breaking news. the getaway vehicle fell nearby? >> that is right. police say the van was found just a mile from a year -- from here, engulfed in flames. the release some pictures of the suspect, who i

fire and rescue crews in prince george's county are on the scene of a deadly crash here in upper marlboro. officials tell us two tractor-trailers and a car are involved in this crash here on central avenue. these chopper 4 pictures just coming in. two people in that car died when it became trapped underneath the trailer there. maryland state police are investigating. central avenue is closed right now from route 193 to six flags. we're learning new details now about two violent attacks in d.c., including a rape in a howard university dorm room. court records show the suspect, 19-year-old demarco miles wrote his name and cell phone number down and gave it to one of his victims after allegedly assaulting her in her dormitory. the phone number led police to his house where they arrested him. they found several pieces of evidence linking him to the attacks. the other attack happened on rhode island road. that victim remains in the hospital with multiple stab wounds. coming up tonight on news4 at 5:00, darcy spencer will have more on what else we've learned about the suspect's background. >>>

. -- marlboro. >> a fellow cowboy. if you like cowboys you wuf love grig gutfeld.you have to buy one book this holiday season it has to be following up, the story of taboo from the black eyed peas of. and if you are buying two, the joy of -- the joy of -- line? "the joy of hate" by greg gutfeld. >> was there anyone -- anyone you ran into? >> can we go to the additional tape? >> each chapter is 30 words each. "the joy of hate" makes for a great bathroom read. >> are you interested? >> yes, i ran out of toilet paper. can you give me two pages some. >> he absorbed both those pages. >> that was good to know. it is nice to see the print is dead. and so is bill. >> time to take a break, but more stuff when we come back. >>> they did right with the flight. i speak of the film about wise w wisconsin -- about wisconsin volunteers. it was to visit the memorial in their honor. it is called "honor flight" and i was told it was good. here is the trailer. >> it took 60 years to build a memorial to these guys. >> they never got the welcome home they deserve. >> he has cancer. >>

alexis simpson was there all day at the prince georges county courthouse in upper marlboro watching as lawyers for both sides picked the jury. opening statements in her murder trial are expected to begin next tuesday after the veteran's day holiday. it's a case that still gives students pause for reflection. >> we send judge -- we should leave that in the hands of the judicial system. that is why they're here. they will pick or whether an act of a greg. >> reporter: prosecutors say it was an act of aggression. that simpson chose to end the life. police say that simpson attacked her roommate, 18-year- old dominique frazier after the two argued over music played on an ipod. witnesses say the two were separated but simpson was pushed into her bedroom. they say it all ended when simpson came out on the attack with the scissors. >> i want -- and that is on trial. [ indiscernible ] >> yeah. >> what was she like? >> i told her, but she was, she was nice. >> reporter: same thing the defendant's lawyer said. during her bond review, michael worthy called simpson non- violent and said the crime w

we saw simpson walking into court this morning in upper marlboro. she testified today she did not mean to kill her roommate, dominique frazier, last year. simpson crying for most of her testimony today, said she was trying to scare frazier with a knife. and that she was swinging it blindly when it hit frazier in the neck. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins has been in the courtroom today. she'll have a live update on news4 at 5:00. >>> new details coming out about an fbi raid in district heights. an 18-year-old college student was hit by shrapnel after the s.w.a.t. team entered a home this morning. jackie bensen is live on the scene where she talked to someone inside the house about what went down. jackie? >> reporter: well, jim, you can see hours after this happened, fbi agents are still on the scene here in district heights. i spoke to the homeowner earlier, and he said he and his family were sleeping when a full fbi s.w.a.t. team burst through the door about 6:00 a.m. he said everyone woke up and instinctively ran toward the front

from gaithersburg, herndon and how about upper marlboro? stay with us. >>> you know the i voted sticker you get at the polls? it can get you sweet deals today. wear it to einstein bagels and you can get free bagel. wear it to z-burger for a free burger. if you don't have a sticker, stay z-vote. >> taking a multivitamin may not do anything to help your heart. that, according to a new study by a hospital in boston. researchers followed 14,000 middle-aged male doctors. half took multivitamins. they showed no different rate of heart disease. the men who took the multivitamins did have an 8% lower rate of cancer than those who didn't take a vitamin. 11:27. our special election day coverage continues after the break with reports from across the area. we concentrate on the importance of virginia in this election. >>> plus, we are live in maryland where voters are making important choices about gambling and same-sex marriage. >> tom kierein will be here with how much we' charlie rose: will you endorse president obama? colin powell: yes. when he too

. >> reporter: marlboro village exxon employees like freddie lopez -- >> only from marlboro could itlike paul gok -- >> good news. >> reporter: -- are still buzzing from the remarkable scene they witnessed inside these walls. surveillance cameras show a tall bald man donned in a neon yellow outfit walked slowly in in no particular rush, he digs deep into a pocket to pull out various lottery tickets. he checks to see if he won anything. seconds later he starts pumping his arms, he gives the ticket which he says he bought in arizona to the clerk who says the winning numbers were on the powerball ticket. >> give me that ticket. >> and then that's when he said i got to get out of here. and he took off. >> reporter: the apparent winner of one of the biggest jackpots of all-time quickly turns to a customer to verification and then to paul gosk who gets out his glasses for a better look. >> are these the numbers? yeah, that's the numbers. you got them all. >> reporter: the man that kept on shouting i won didn't stay long. you had the ticket in your hand? >> i should have run down the road,

richie marlboro road, you're heavy on the brakes and solid to central avenue.n from there, the road opens up, and travel lanes are open. let's talk about i-95 in virginia, nice and clear. as you make your way past lorton north and southbound. hov restrictions lifted for the day. nice travel speed from the occoquan. 11 minutes to get to the beltway. aaron, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> montgomery county wants to convert some of the lanes on the county's busiest roads to bus only lanes. that's according to "the washington post." montgomery county leaders say that the move is a faster and more affordable way to improve traffic congestion. planners say the lanes would be on rockville pike, new hampshire avenue, route 29, georgia avenue, and new hampshire avenue, as i said. the planning committee will discuss the proposal during public meetings next week and in february. >>> today the head of montgomery county schools will share his vision for the future of the county school system. school superintendent joshua starr will deliver his first state of th

>> reporter: alexis simpson was there all day at the prince george's county courthouse in upper marlboro watching as lawyers for both sides picked the jury. opening statements in her murder trial are expected to begin next tuesday after the veterans day holiday. it's a case that still gives bowie students pause for reflection. >> we shouldn't judge either student. we should leave that in the hands of the judicial system. that's why they are here. so they will pick whether it was self-defense or an act of aggression. >> reporter: prosecutors say it was an act after impression, that simpson chose the end the life. police say simpson attacked her roommate, 18-year-old domonique frazier, after the two argued over music played on an ipod. witnesses say the two were separated but simpson was pushed into her bedroom. they say it all ended when simpson came out on the attack with the scissors. >> i went to high school with the girl that's about to go on trial. >> reporter: what was she like? >> i didn't really talk with her, but she was nice. >> reporter: same thing that the defendant's lawyer s

a pickup truck rear ended the bus near the intersection of route 301 and swanson road in upper marlboro. a spokesperson with prince george's county schools tells 32 kids were on the the bus at -- on the bus at the time. you a the injuries, though, considered minor. >>> easing that anxiety of raising your hand in class? there's a solution. social media and education collide in something called the hallway. when we come back, we have an exciting new project. >>> howard here with your weather first. jacket weather once again. another cold start. it's going to be a chilly day today. mix of sun and clouds. by lunch time upper 40s. we'll barely get to the 50- degree mark for a high. by 5:00 p.m. dark already with a temperature of 48. back in just a few minutes with the seven-day going right through the weekend. >>> an accident on the northbound side of i-95 in virginia. at route 123. it has been moved to a nearby commuter lot. the lanes are open but the damage is done. on the northbound side of i-95 give yourself extra time trying to get into woodbridge. more details coming up in my next repo

andrea mccaren was there all day long live in upper marlboro. quite a tale to see unfold. andrea? >> reporter: it was, derek. absolutely rivetting testimony. just a few minutes ago, the case went to the jury. now what's abundantly clear in this case is that the defendant alexis simpson and victim nominee frazier despised each other. she admitted grabbing a knife from the dresser during a heated argument. testified simpson, i was scared. i thought if i picked up the knife, they would leave me alone. simpson repeatedly claimed the stabbing was not intentional, only to defend herself from frasier and her friends who allegedly jumped her. i didn't mean to kill her. i didn't intentionally stab her. i was swinging so they would get away from me. the prosecution asked, "you know knives can hurt, right? >> simpson, yes. >> prosecution, you know knives can kill, right? >> simpson, yes. >> prosecution. you know if you plunge a knife into someone's neck, it can kill, right? >> simpson, yes. >> the defense argued that simpson was not the aggressor, but a young woman ganged up on by three othe

upper marlboro is 48. got 50 downing in prince frederick from our weather watcher there.t west in loudoun county, lots of lower 40s with the wind as well. so windchills in the 30s. outside on our michael & son weather camera, you can see a little bit of that reduced visibility with the clouds around, some showers in spots. north winds at 12 miles an hour. so our windchill 42. the humidity 83%. here's the front blasting through the region with the rain showers. we'll see it get out of here the next few hours. it's going to take the clouds with it as well. that might not happen till about lunch time. if anybody is lingering with some showers midday, it will be well south and east of us. the clouds may linger across southern maryland and the lower eastern shore but the chill is here and here to stay for the foreseeable future. no more 70s. yellow alert for the early showers. that will slow you down on the morning commute, 52. tonight 37. that's in d.c. 27 in the cold spots. 50 tomorrow but sunny. thursday 51. perhaps a couple of clouds mixing in. as we head toward the weeken

andrews, scott along with upper marlboro 42 degrees and fort belvoir this morning 39. so yeah there's a chill out there. but it's that good looking morning on our michael & son weather camera. and that 43 feels like 38 with the northwesterly wind now at 8 miles an hour. temperatures. well they're going to really cold in the northern rockies. the highs today in the 20s and in fact in the southern plains really warm. well, as the cold air dives south tomorrow's highs might not even get out of the single digits in great falls. the warmth is going to be pushed off to the northeast and even on sunday the cold spreads down through the central plains and teens in bismarck. they got a blizzard raging in montana and for us by sunday 60s and even 70s will be possible before the afternoon is over. here's a look at it. we got big storm now in the west and tell you about this. the jet stream is like a seesaw with dips on one side of the country it rises in the other. the dip now going into the west. all the unsettled and cold weather for us, for us we're going to get rid of the for

doesn't want her face shown on tv but she waitd two hours in a long line wednesday here at the upper marlboro community center. >> who did you vote for? >> obama. >> reporter: and whose name popped up as the one checked? >> mitt romney. >> reporter: she said she is certain she did not make a mistake. she saw what happened when she double checked the ballot. >> i went back and my x were under mitt romney. >> reporter: she's a lifelong democrat. >> i was very disgusted. i was like upset. like what is going on here. >> reporter: she said she did point it out to an election worker who was helpful. alicia alexandra is the prince georges county administrator. >> we haven't had one report of voting irregularities. >> reporter: there have been other complaints around the country, including one in north carolina where a voter wanted to vote for romney but the machine kept defaulting to obama. in maryland, always double check your ballot and read the sample ballot ahead of time, especially this year. >> in prince georges county, we have 14 questions on the ballot, which is -- could potentially extend t

same with laurel and college park is 42. 39 for upper marlboro and outside on our michael & son weather camera, nice and dark but good visibility. flag up just a little bit. we've got a breeze at national 5 miles an hour out of the west southwest with cloudy skies. making it feel like 44. storm system in the northwest bringing rain there. but we're still dealing with sandy. you can see the big broad circulation now in southeastern canada. still throwing rain and snow our way. and this thing is going to be slow to wind down. slowly improving weather the next few days but temperatures pretty much kind of where they are in the mid 50s. 55 today and breezy at times and stray shower can't be ruled out. tonight upper 30s to low 40s and tomorrow 54 and breezy. at times. and saturday, cool, 54. shouldn't be as breezy. terps are home. should be nice football weather for them. clocks go back saturday night. got a 25 hour sunday. sunday the skins are home and 56 and still low 50s next week. let's check in with monika now at 5:18. timesaver traffic and uh-oh, she's got that look. >>> i put on that

prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins is live outside the courtroom in upper marlboro with the latest. tracee? >> reporter: jim, the best way to describe today would be emotional. after closing arguments, they dove directly into very graphic details explaining what happened when this student was killed, at times witnesses cried, family members and friends cried, and some folks had to leave the courtroom. today the state began its argument. they painted the defendant alexis simpson as a student with choices. who chose to stab and killed her suite mate. the student dominique frazier. the defense depicted frazier as a bully who tormented her roommate. >> they are portraying dominique to be a bully which i'm not seeing will. >> reporter: frazier died after knife wounds cut her trachea, jugular and knicked her vertebrae, according to the state's opening argument. the state call three witnesses. the victim's mother and two students who witnessed the stabbing, including the victim's best friend. tucker talked about what was going on in the dorm before the stabbing. she said she, t

it's 40 in crofton and upper marlboro 39. same story in reston and ashburn. haymarket this morning, little bill milder and still cold 42 degrees. that's outside on our michael & son weather camera, good visibility in spite of clouds but i don't have any precip and it's dry out there. and really dry. look at the humidity. 43%. dew points continue to drop. behind the nor'easter, the drier air is coming in on those northerly winds. boy that's just a very i want pressive looking -- impressive looking satellite and radar composite there with that thing just spinning spinning. bringing in the northerly, north northwesterly winds. that's going to keep us on the brisk side today. but as this storm pulls away, and it will over oh the next 12 to 24 hours, we'll see the sun return this afternoon. the winds will die down tonight. and then starting tomorrow, the warming trend kicks in and this weekend looks fantastic. today, 54. going to be a little windy and winds could gust out of the northwest 25, maybe 30 miles an hour at times. low 30s north and west and 60 tomorrow

at 8:30, he'll stop at the kettering baptist church in upper marlboro. then he'll visit with voters at the silver spring civic building. o'malley already cast his vote on wednesday. >>> you know about question four, six, and seven on the maryland ballot. another question inspired by a corruption scandal in prince george's county. question three sper headeded by prince george's county leslie ivy after leslie johnson was convicted in a corruption scandal involving her husband jack johnson. she first refused to step down from office. she eventually did step down and plead guilty to the charges. if the question passes, a politician will be suspended from office the moment he or she is found guilty and is automatically removed when the appeals process is finished. >>> a special election to fill the d.c. council chair seat for kwame brown. brown resigned in june after admitting he gave false information on an application to receive two bank loans worth $200,000. voters will cast for d.c. council member philip mendelson or challenger alvin gurley. it will compl

reporting live in upper marlboro, tracee wilkins, news4. >>> police in fairfax county are asking for help in identifying a man who assaulted a teenager in a library. a 17-year-old girl said the man had been watching her and following her inside the jefferson library. it happened earlier this month in falls church. she said when she tried to get away from him by going into a restroom he followed her inside and assaulted her. the man in the photo had been there before, staff said. >>> a principal in a district school has been arrested for assault. this comes after women started throwing punches after a high school football game. the woman's name is thelma jarrett. she turned herself in to police today. jarrett is the principal at coolidge high school. the alleged attack happened on november 2nd in the school parking lot. a woman claims the principal and two other women who work at the school singled her out. the woman said jarrett punched her in the face. mayor vincent gray found the developments in his words, disturbing. >> i think what a terrible, you know, role model, if you can cal

this is surveillance video at an exxon station in upper marlboro, maryland.s to be a construction worker, had all six winning numbers. that's right. all six winning numbers and said he purchased the ticket in arizona. he got a full tank of gas and left. so we still don't know who he is. but he did look really excited. >> yeah, that wasn't, a, ooh, i just won $4 moment. that was a moment, oh, my life just changed. maybe it is him. you love to see that kind of money not to someone who's already wealthy or won before. >> look at his face. look at his reaction. >> look at it -- oh. oh, i'm coming back and buy every candy bar. >> he shows it. he shows the numbers. >> that's pretty definitive. >> that's pretty significant. one thing i always wondered, why do you have to sort of reveal that you're the winner. see, if i reveal that i'm the winner, i'm going to have all these long-lost cousins. >> pack your bags. according to arizona law, you don't have to go to the press conference and hold the check. but they do release your name in arizona by law and release your n

he was here yesterday at this store in upper marlboro, maryland, about midday, around 1:00.eo captures him coming in taking out his lottery tickets, checking them, asking the clerk to print out, i guess, something that would verify some kind of a copy from the machine in here, and the videotape shows him checking it and then asking the manager here again if this is a match, and the manager tells us that, yes, he told him it was a match, and on the videotape you see the guy exalting. he is checking it against -- is he asking witnesses there to kind of help him match it just to get another set of eyes on the ticket. then he is kind of hurridly and excitedly exiting the store. he said he front of to get his gas he was so excited, and then he cam back in here. we cannot confirm who he is right now. we're trying to put all that together. looking at video of the man's appearance and other things like that. there is something on his jacket that indicates he may, may, work for the virginia department of transportation because of the logo on his jacket. >> right. >> they say that it

first, let's start at marlboro village exxon in prince george's county.own, right? >> steve: he bought it in arizona. >> gretchen: fountain hills, i know that area well. my parents winterize near that in arizona. the other name will be leased whether they come forward or not. the winner in missouri from the town of 400 also small little town so it's all abuzz trying to figure out who it is. neighbors interrogating neighbors. will it be announced today? >> steve: apparently there is going to be a news conference at the north plat high school. that's the gas station in dear born michigan, where it was sold. there are a lot of truckers who use i.-29 in that region, so there is a possibility the winner there could be a trucker. >> brian: new york winner will donate $33 million to those who were in sandy's wake. >> steve: john won that money on november 2 in the mega millions. very nice. it's a dozen minutes after the top of the hour on this friday. move over action jennifer and jason. this year's list of the most popular baby names is in and one of those name

this mystery man at an exxon station in upper marlboro, maryland, thursday checks a power ball ticketh the manager. you're saying? >> i said he got it. that's the right number. >> reporter: the man may be the arizona winner of the power ball drawing. could be holding a ticket worth nearly $200 million. customer bill kilby was right next to him. >> i said the winning ticket was from arizona. he said he got back from there. said he was in the military. >> reporter: the winning ticket bought at a convenience store in phoenix. when he found out, the winner made an impression with this cashier. >> hit really bad to the counter. said, oh, my god. really hard. i'm scared. i'm scared. i think he have a heart attack. >> reporter: he says the man ran out then came back realizing he'd forgotten to get his gas. but who is he? so far we don't have a name. this is the spot where all the excitement took place. the counter, the machine that printed out the ticket where the man checked his numbers. but it's on the surveillance tape where you can pick up a couple more clues about the guy and about his

tom costello is in upper marlboro to explain. >> reporter: this is really strange, all the way across the country. here is the answer. yesterday about 12:45, a gentleman walked in here into the store. he was wearing the reflective type of protective gear you wear if you worked on the highway, for example, and asked to check the powerball numbers and then he started celebrating, and celebrating big, he started asking other people in the store, do you see the numbers, do they look legit to you? he was so excited, when he walked out of the store, he forgot to buy gas, the whole reason he was here to begin with. bring in someone that financed this. cameron is the store clerk. let me have you turn this way so folks can see you. tell me what happened. the guy walked in. he wants to check the powerball numbers. you give him the numbers. then what happened? >> he stood there a couple minutes, checked the numbers in the ticket. for two minutes, he said oh, my god. i said what happened. i am scared he had a problem, maybe a heart attack. he said i got the powerball jackpot. i can't believe it.

john is joining us from upper marlboro, maryland. what are your thoughts? a college student. i am reading obama is giving college students opportunity that mitt romney could not afford. mitt romney was all about the upper class and middle-class people. it is still going to be the same. the republicans are going to try to stop obama from passing bills. i am concerned about financial aid and stuff,, and our debts. how is president obama boyd to fix that for us? >> we will go to george next in texas, republican line. go ahead, please. george, what is your reaction to the results of the president is reelected? we will try it one more time for george. are you with us? >> i am not george. i am paulette. and i am not in texas. i am in washington state. >> please go on the air. >> i am not a republican. i did vote democrat when i was very young. i guess you could say i was a democrat, but i do not really. i am kind of disappointed with obama winning. there is so much work that has to be done in this country, not just by governments coming together, not just by repu