and tonight, investigative reporter scott mcfarland and the i-team show you just how it dohappens and what you ca about it. >> reporter: from d.c. to bethesda to silver spring, it's become a natural part of night life, among the bars, restaurants and nightclubs, an endless parade of uber cars waiting for passengers. >> i know it's not the safest thing to do. >> reporter: but in the suburbs, you'd be surprised who the news 4 i-team found calling for a pickup.ou how many ofave taken an uber late at night? all of you? yeah. >> yeah. >> reporter: meet eli sa, 13 years old, and her friends molly and eileen. why was it tempting to do it? >> every was doing it. >> reporter: these middle hhoolers say their friends sneak out of these after midnight and use uber to meet up with each other atpa ies, homes or unknown locations. were you nervous? >> yeah, a little bit. you're in some random person's car. >> reporter: a ownup. >> yeah. >> you're out in the middle of the night. even if it's not the uber that's the problem, it's where you're going. >> i think parents have no ea >> reporter: eli sa's

julia mcfarland, abc news, paris. >>> back here in the u.s.ontinues as ballots in three key races are recounted. they must be recounted by machines when the leading candidate's margin is by half a point or less, half a percentage point or less. the races for governor, senate are in question. each side accusing the other of voter fraud and suppression. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00, the bay area pays tribute to veterans. we'll take you to a couple of celebrations for those who have served our country. >>> and i'm meteorologist drew ♪ -[ slurping ] ♪ -act your age. get your own insurance. [ child babbling ] -aah! -oh! -act your age. get your own insurance. so, let's talk about conference calls. there's always a certain amount of fumbling. a lot of times it doesn't work. we have problems. comcast business goes beyond fast. by letting you make and receive calls from any device using your business line. and conference calls you can join without any dial-ins or pins. (phone) there are currently 3 members in this conference. i like that. i l

for now, scott mcfarland, news 4 team. >> amazon dropping the minimum orderneeded. typically amazon customers have to spend $25 for free shipping or they can p for a prime membership. it starts in time for christmas. target dropped it's minimum orderast week. with your business report i'm frank holland. >> still ahead, two violent shootings in one night. we're live with details on the police investigation now underway in prince william county. >> getting your car ready for winter. news 4 today continues. meet aime hoeber. self proclaimed mother of the chemical weapon corp where e referred to nerve gas seas just insecticider of the developed for people. eesomeone who's made a c cashing in on her government contacts- to defraud shareholders. her potion as a board member g and is now pursuumps agenda of defunding planned parenthood me and denyincal coverage to people with pre existing conditions. the more you know aimee hoeber, the less you want . i'm david trone, i approve this message. >>> mony morning is here and h monday wasn't bad enough, it appears toe brought in

for now scott mcfarland.t's news 4 i-team. >> nd50 now in montgomery county, the school superintendent is taking action to prevent hazing. news 4 has the story. >> five members of the damascus high school are under arrest and charged with sexually abusing fourf members the team using a broom in a hazing incident. as a sult, he notified all montgomery schools thatoaes and activity advisers are now required to meet with their students and teach awareness of the dangers of hazing. >> how t identify if they are being victimized and how to stop their friends if they think their friends are going to do something. >> no one that works here has been suspended or fired as a result of this hazing incident. thechool superintendent says he was to let police finish the investigation before he announces the action they'll take. >> officials say most o the kids were not vaccinated because of a religious emption allowed under state law. nearly 40 students have come down with ickenpox. all of them attend the same private scho

in the newsroom, scott mcfarland, news 4. t thank you. we want talk about something we are thankful for. >> that is allfou who helped us with our food for families effort. >> our goal for those in need have a gre meal. at last check, we are about $20,000 short ofur al. >> it's not too late. $20 boys a turk twri for a family or a senior or veteran. >> you can search food for families in our nbc washington app to make a tax tucketible donation. we're collecting through sunday. >> it's easy to do it right online. >>> it could be a thanksgivadg day p like you've never seen before. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia draperer, plains why. >>> then smash n grass, robbers target a local store. there are some problems in executing the get away. >> reporter: i'm darcy spencer >> reporter: i'm darcy spencer in college a james: thina, a very busy mom. she and her husband reginald wanted to grow their family. but alana is one of thousands in the dc area with kidney disease. thanks to a kidney donation from reginald, alana is healthy and enjoyg a full l

anthony mcfarland had a huge day setting a freshman school record, 29 yards and two touchdowns. really good at shaking hands. buckeyes tied it up after being down 14. tyrel pigrome. maryland up by seven. dwayne has kibs a one-time terps it commit. hits benjamin victor. we go into overtime. ohio state scored on their possessi. so do the terps. maryland decideso go for two. two-point commission.e pigr looking for jones. he had him. he could not connect. th terps lose a wild one with 103 total points, 1,223 yards of totanse. here's matt canada on his decision to go for the win. >> that was my ll. it was a gut call. i felt - like- they were scoring, we were scoring. we had the ball. we had to make one play to win. obviously it didn't work. that was my call i i don't kn we were trying to be aggressive, jt trying to win. >> bryce perkins and 7-3 virginia visiting georgia tech. first quarter after a safety, virginia punching away. thomas, more likee? gagn 77 yards to the house. let's take that one back from the record. perkins injured had his left ankle in the first half. his replaceme

on the first drive, anthony mcfarland, 75 yards to the house. rushing yards in the first half. finished with 298. opening drive o the third quarter, terps up. dwayne haskins picked up by ravon davis. he's thinking end zone -- there you go, ddy. pick six puts maryland up by two scores. but yobuckeyes had three turnovs in this game. i urban meyer like, oh, i didn't expect it to go like this. the buckeyes would tie it up again, but jones, initiallyll down at the 1 -- was then ruled a touchdown after this review. so, the terps back up, 181 passing yards in this game. but guess at? the bucks tie it up again. so, davis gets the han--ff, fumbles but maryland jumps on the ball in the end zone for the score. that's exactly how coach matt canada had planned that. but with less than a minute to go, haskins, a one-time maryland commit, finds benjamin victor, and guess what? free football! overtime. ohio state is up first. haskins keeps it himself for the go ahead score. but maryland gets a chance to match. so, fleet davis -- does just that. terps down one,

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news4's scott mcfarland has been following this race clely. scott?>> reporter: just weeks ago senator manchin made aot p vote, the only senate democrat to vote in favor of judge brett kavanaugh. >> what west virginia said loud and clear tonight, mr. president, we want our senator, not your senator. >> reporte senator manchin spent the day before the election trying to win voters on the eastern panhandle, including those d.c. area commuters who make the long drive or train commute from martinsburg. t bayou. >> thank you, scott. in montgomery county, democrat markelrich will be the new county executive. >> elrich took 65% of the vote in a race split three ways d.anks to nancy floreen's independent chris gordon joins us live. chris? >> reporter: there's a celebration going on mark elrich saying his opponent said he's anti-development and anti-business. he says he is not and he can lead. nancy floreen split withhim, challenged him as an independent race.ate running in this he said after a bruising primary, this victory is very, very sweet. >> going from

scott mcfarland, news 4. >>> now to the news that has dominated this day, amazon choosing northern virginia for one of its two new headquarters. >> oh, it's big. the move cel brated not only leaders in the commonwealth, but also d.c.'s mayor and maryland's governor. also a win for our entire region. >> here's the promise. 25,000 new jobs with an average annual salary of $150,000. the cost to virginia taxpayers, up to $550 million, if amazon delivers on the promise of all those jobs. >> and it all takes over parts of crystal city. pentagon city. and potomac yard now renamed national landing. there were clues that amazon could pick lington, as far back as a year ago. news 4's jackie bensen is live with that piece of the story for us. jackie? >> reporter: well, take a look behind me. this fence, part of the land that is available for this soon to be renamed crystal city area that's goingo amazon. a relatively minor story about an environmental award helped a local online news organization become the first to report arlington wason in very s consideration. >> this is going to keep us really bus

for now, scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >> you make technology to help kids get around safer, they will figure out a way to stretch the rules. >> what is an uber driver thinking? if some young child comes out in the mide of the night. movealong. >> teenagers, it could be hard to say they're not 18. >> i don't know if i'm ready for all of this. a localinger fighting his way to win nbc's the voice returned home for a performance at his alma mater.e >> visited duvall high school last week and take athook at . ♪ >> well, theeacher said she taught him a decade ago in the same classroom. last week he survived the knockout round toan a in the competition. ♪ he is killing it. you can track his progress tonight right here on nbc 4. it starts at 8:00. what a surprise. >> do you know what else is a surprise? that flag is still behind us. it's still going. that's the energizer bunny. >> it will continue to do so because we have a stiff northeast wind this morning and rain coming in. >> what a bad combo. >>ntomorrow it's pg the other direction. i don't think that will help lower your rain chances. i

anthony mcfarland ran for 200 yards. teammate there for the recovery. plenty of time for ohio state. haskins three yards to victor and ties it at 45. one yard ran for six. extra point is good. and maryland also scores a td so they have to get this again. he had the receiver open. just a little too much in front. maryland went for the win and didn't get it. and they lose by one in overtime. 52 to 51 the final. this report is sponsored by y river rock casino. >> all right. >> tough day when you look at all of the death. >> much more to come news at 11:00. >>> bad air quality continuing to ♪ ♪ connecting people... ...uniting the world. ♪♪ >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. i am eric thomas. >> and i am dion lim. the death toll for the campfire now stands at 76. 1300 other remain unaccounted for. the campfire is now 55% contained. >>> president trump toured communities ravaged by the campfire and the woolsy fire in southern california. the president promised the federal government will speed up issuing permits needed to rebuild. >>> san francisco inte

for now, scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >> let's turn to chuck now and check the forecast. >> your storm team 4 forecast, looking ver quite for travellers up and down much of the east coast for today. that's welcome news. a live picture there of reagan inteational airport. 55 is our average high temperature around this time of the year. last year,nk tiving day was 47. the year before that 57. 64 was our warmest thanksgiving in 2015 but thishasgiving will be a cold one. a lot colder than 2013 when we had a high of only 40 degrs. right now it's 49. so it's not cold yet but the cold air is on the way. 40 in martinsburg. your hour by hour planner today, temperatures into the low 50s by noontime. thch cooler w the next couple of days. flying today, chicago, st. louis, dallas ft. worth, atlanta, no major weatherob prms there. a few slow downs up toward new york city and boston with some slightly inclimate weather there. for us around here today, just a couple of early morning sprengespren sprinkles and by the time we get to o 9:00 10:00 this morning, all dry across the area. colderor tomorrow

. >> on-site, and we're working very closely with captain mcfarland on that, and station 9, and chiefanof and chief malloy have been working with us throughout the entire project to make sure this moves as smoothly as possible. >> i know that station 9 was using that area to dry their coats after they washed them. is there an area that they're going to have to do that, as well? >> so that is correct. i just want to mechanics that we've been very sensitive to the needs of station 9 to ensure that any response is not hampered by any of this construction that's going on. so we've had meetings with the captain of station 9 to keep them in the loop to ensure that they're aware of all of the different stage of construction. one of the things we did address was the drying of turn outs, which has been move today another site. >> commissioner veronese: so there will be a spot for the drying of turn outs? >> yes. >> commissioner veronese: and then, there were a couple of historic rigs, and they're no longer in that back lot? >> that's correct. actually, we moved all of the historic rigs to the

mcfarland and john poindexter, hundreds of hours.we talked long and hard about all the same in reagan's life. i do that for about two and a half years and then i write. my writing lasts about two years. i rate it seven days a week. .. how they behave. you can tell when a story is on the deck. when i come out of it, i feel like i've -- after one so much about american policy. my wife recalls the night i sat there starting, the difference between the missile and the crews missile, when i went to talk to national security advisor, i didn't come off like a dense, i could ask good questions. it was difficult for me to write, unlike my other, it required a lot of information and knowledge about american policy. challenging but really rewarding. anybody else? another question? >> [inaudible question] >> you have to appear in front of the mic. >> you mentioned the new policy, or those? >> that i didn't agree with them? oh, i did. wow. that is a hard one. i will tell you. i thought it was brilliant. it was interesting how it came about. one o

he will succeed john mcfarland who will retire after serving four terms as chairman >> let's switch focus and spend time talking about how the markets will behave around the upcoming politics in the u.s elliott joins us this morning. good morning let's get this off our chest we're coming into the midterms, everybody in the markets knows, and they are asking which way the house will go here if it's republican that's perceived as positive for the markets, democratic perhaps not so explain what you see and how you think the markets will react >> i disagree with that assessment i think a democratic take of the house will be positive i think you'll see a relief rally regardless october this year was the worst october equity performance this year in 40 years for u.s. equities for a midterm year. what do we see you always see a nice pick up towards the end of the year for a midterm year i think this year we'll have a double pick up, because of the relief rally after the nastiness in the elections, the political violence, a lot of that will fade after the outcome why do i think a democratic victo

. -- julie mcfarland, abc news.u say to those who think we are increasingly looking like a government and chaos? pm may: i think the government in brussels would say that they recognize the outline for declaration, they have recognized that by the fact that president juncker as address that progress is being made and that a basic counsel has been called the 25th of november, and i think they see a government intent on working with them to deliver a good deal for british people, and a good deal for the u.k. is a good deal for the eu as well. robert? robert: prime minister, you said your deal is in the national iserest, but your party deeply divided on it, perhaps more divided than any of us have ever seen. are you prepared to risk the breakup of your party to deliver the deal? pm may: as i just said, robert, in answer to an earlier weston, mp's -- question, mp's have been debating on how best to deliver the referendum since the results of the referendum took place. i believe what mp's will do is focus on the fact tha

department, this is according to an internal inspection revealed by the news for i-team's scott mcfarlandency isin t heat for how it is treating its own >> that's right. bullying, harassing and retaliation inside the psport center which helps process the passports of 7 million americans each year. internal inspectors said they found a, quote, culture of and ropriate condu employees reported a threatening work environment that was condoned by management. the i-team read through the report and found several examples detailed by inspectors in which managers ridiculed employees, including byanding out hurt feeling reports that portrayed employees as whiners. another case by posting a walmart job application on a bulletin board with a note saying, unhappy emploes can instead apply at walmart. and another which said, workers were harassed when they reported managers were eavesdropping. the state department says it is taking correctiveaction bus o. the national passport center overseen by the u.s. state department in d.c. >>> news4 working for your health. a new study suggesting that women begin

atott mcfarland in the newsroom with an upde for us.. >> they canceled today's work detail and they promised afe review for future projects. at's the first step. a truck hit and killed a state priz inmate pickingp u trash yesterday morning. they are part of a work detail from the maryland correctional center in hagerstown. the state has u longd and long promoted its program for using prison inmates for roadwork saying it saves taxpayer money and allows the inmates to earn money and a reduced prinn sentencehe process. prison officials tell news4 they will review howws the road c operate in light of the crash. they will meet with state highway leaders t do so. the prison leaders say all safetyrecautions were in place, including a highway dump truck wshh fg lights near the workers. they will check if additional safety measures are needed in the future. frederick unty's prosecutors say they are investigating also. >>> late developarnts from ttesville at the murder trial of a white supremacist. james fields is accused driving into a crowd of

i would like to specifically thank william gotch, the dean of students, mary beth mcfarland, director of security, and father edward reese, the president. i'd also like to thank support from my members, and, of course, we also have assistant district attorney here with us, as well. okay, i stated, the chief had mentioned, the taraval district is one of ten police districts in san francisco and encompasses about 10.8 square miles. it's 23% of the city, and it's divided into six patrol sectors. as you can see, the district boundaries extend north to lincoln way, south to the city and county of san francisco border, and east to 7th avenue, laguna way, portola drive, ocean avenue, 280, and san jose. and the district has a bunch of vibrant small business corridors, including inner, outer, taraval street, ocean avenue, west portal, and, of course, stones town galleria. additional noteworthy locations in the district include, and i didn't know this until just the last couple of years, the 16th and marraga steps. if you haven't been, please, walk up and go all the way to the top. it's an amaz

asews 4 scott mcfarland reports and the i-teams, report even middle schoolers are doing it, sometes with noay to track them. >> late night near the bars and restaurants, it's not uncommon p see a line of uber cars ready to pickple up and bring them home. but far from the city, odathe streets, in the subdivisions and the suburbs, the news 4 i-team discovere some drivers were also picking up middle school kids. >> how many of you have taken an uber late at night? all of you? >>ye ah. >> uber policy requiresrs passene at least 18 years old and the company says it will investigate any complaints about drivers doing so. but these middle schoolers told the i-team their fsnends often k out of the house after midnight and use the roesharing appeet up with friends. >> i would say, most teenagers use i o to sneak and go other places and places they're not supposed to be. >> reporter: parents alerted the i-team about how it's >>happeni. mean,er what is an ry driver thinking as he pulls up into the driveway of a dark home at 2:00 in the morning and a omes out?rl >> reporter: and we saw for ourselves

. >> this morning, scott mcfarland why child -teamw safety advocates worry.t's because there's a dangerous double standard. >> a local music teacher and choir director is facing child sex charges tonight. >> repter: sadly, it's become almost weekly news. he's accused of sending ri inapprope pictures to children. >> reporte local teachers busted for inappropriate or abusive relationships with students. but that's not the whole story. the news 4 i-team will show you why there are more cases that never make it to the airwaves -- until now. is it aost always men? >> no, about 30% of the incidents are female teachers or staff members. >> reporter: virgimma wealth university professor cheryl shakeshaft has led studies on teacher sexual misconduct cases and says there's a double sendard when teacher is male. >> people are more likely to think that a male who sexuall abuses a female student is -- that that's more harmful than a female who sexually abuses a malestudent. >> reporter: when the i-team investigated the 20 most recent teachers whose licenses were canceled

there is parts to of him that are in it, and sean's humor and so forth is rampant inside of jack mcfarlandh fun. >> it comes out in our videos i think. >> yeah. >> we understand you do other projects today. tell us about this lip syncing business that is happening. >> when we had down time, scott said, do you want to make a video, like, a -- i was, like, what kind of video? he was, like, a lip sync video, and there is one. we literally -- that was our first one. that was the first one we did, and it was just, like, i took the dogs for a walk around the block and i men reimorized that part by iggy azalea, and i figured for us and a couple of friends and, like, 40 million people, and it was nuts. we were onto something so, we made tons of them. >> one of them is barbara streisand's rendition of "jingle bel bells." why that one? >> it's one of the funniest sopgs in the world because she since it like she is on cocaine, right? sorry, no. and so -- and so -- look. that's the background of universal. we totally crashed it. but anyway. we don't have the rights. we don't have the rights for you gu

. >> reporter: stu mcfarland says webmd istl const trying to weed out those reviews.special filters to identify bias reviewers, key wordssed in fake reviews and dozens of other warning signs. >> if anything shows the review is likely to be sefal, we'll take it down. >> reporter: the site removed the post about dr. mark after ed she conta them but she hope hearse online experience will persuadenpatients who rely reviews to get a second opinion. >> this isn't just about going to see a physician, it's putting your life in someone's hands. >> reporter: the experts say the most likely customers to post reviews are those whore super happy or really angry so you rarely get the whole itcture. sn't a bad idea to google the doctor's name with the word "lawsuit" or "disciplinary action" to see what mops up. jodi fleisher, news 4, i-team. >>> you can check out the government rate it is i-team he mentioned. they come from verified patients and other insights on hospitals, doctors and specific medical procedures. follow the link into the nbc washington app. >> can i say this, i don

>> julie mcfarland, abc news. madam prime minister, what would you say to all our friends and abroad who are looking at what is increasingly a government in chaos. >> the government of brussels will recognize the draft outline and political declaration, they have recognized fact by the fact that president juncker written to the eu council that the decisive progress is made on the negotiations and on that basis a council is called for the 25th of november. they see a government intent on working with them to insure we deliver a good deal for the british people. what i always said, a good deal for the uk is a good deal for the eu as well. robert? reporter: prime minister, you've said that your deal is in the national interest but your party is deeply divided on it. perhaps more divided than any of us have ever seen. are you prepared to risk the breakup of your party to deliver the deal you believe in? >> as i have just said, robert, in answer to an earlier question, m purchases have been debating how best to deliver