back to you. >> megan mcgrath in upper marlboro.nk you, megan. >>> vice president mike pence said evil descended on the small town where a gunman opened fire inside a church. nine children were among the 26 killed. the vice president visited sutherland springs yesterday and offered the country's condole e condolenc condolences. devin kelley walked into the church during sunday morning service and started shooting. they attended the church. they attend the fall festival five days before the shooting rampage. >>> the fbi recovered kelley's iphone as agents investigate the massacre. they can't access it right now. a forensics team is working to unlock the phone but don't know the pass code. the fbi says the phone could provide critical clues about kelley's motivations and where he was in the days before the attack. >>> the officers who risked their lives to save others during a shooting at a congressional baseball practice in june will receive another honor. this time from the u.s. capitol police. this is the video of the officers rece

molly mcgrath with us as well. when you want to be a championship he'll team, these are the types of games you have to win. eke them out. right now, ucf in prime position to win this. >> dusty: it's never toez go undefeated. you're always going get somebody's best shot, esch in a rivalry game. especially in a game that has conference championship at play. but usf came out ready to fight. ucf after falling behind dug deep in in fourth quarter to ice this game. >> adam: still four minutes to play. milton, huge plugs to smith inside the 25. >> dusty: otis anderson with an excellent block to allow milton with the time to throw a dime down the field to his favorite target, tre'quan smith. >> adam: that was one heck of a cut block by otis anderson. >> dusty: true freshman brooklynty way, who they trusted in navy in the fourth quarter when they were only up by three. he has a touchdown to put him up ten. >> adam: another throw to smith. he could not hold on. second down. >> dusty: shows a lot to put a true freshman runnin

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. >> news 4's megan mcgrath is driving around the fair oaks glenn neighbooo >> reporter: the burglars looking for neighborhoods like this. this is fair oaks glenn and you can see that all of the homes have garages here. he then goes around on the street and looks for cars that are open, gets inside and takes out garage door openers. that's how he gains access to the house. take a look at the map here. it's happened four times this week. twice in fair oaks. twice in neighborhoods in reston. we're talking about streets like valley oak drive, hunt manor court. edge mere circle. once he gets the remote, he has easy access through the garage doors into the house. he's doing this early in the morning, around 2:00, 3:00 in the morning. there are have been incidents where the homeowner heard a noise, got up to investigate and found the man inside their home. the burglar got wallets and purses before taking off or -- before running away. >> another time a homeowner was awakened find anyone inside their house. but they noticed later that the garage door opener had been taken from their car. th

back to you guys. >>> megan mcgrath. thank you. >>> it's now 5:07. we want to get to some breaking news. there's russian hackers who interfered in our election had much bigger ambitions. the a.p. revealed the group's digital hit list going back to 2015. the list showed hackers tried to break into the e-mail accounts of secretary of state john kerry, former secretary colin powell and other officials. >>> today all eyes will be on a federal court in d.c. because paul manafort and his business associate rick gates will be back in court for a status hearing. they were indicted on monday on 12 charges, including money laundering. this is part of special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. manafort and gates have pled not guilty. >>> now to an update on a scare that forced several families to evacuate their homes in montgomery county. several people reported smelling gas in a neighborhood in rockwell last night. fire officials first tell news 4 they thought it was likely that gasoline, someone poured gasoline into a later they tweeted that the s

. >>> megan mcgrath is on -- he's done this for many years. tell us what we need to know. >> reporter: i have done this for many years. every year they sort of changed the theme of the stage. right up front here. take a look for yourself. we have a giant wreath in the background. and gifts. this goes back to 1923 and the coolidge administration. tonight, of course, president trump will push the button and light the national christmas tree. take a look at video from last year's event to give you an idea of what we're expecting here tonight. kathie lee gifford and dean cain are going to host the event this year. acts include the beach boys, wynona and the texas tenors. there will also be a special thank you tribute. >> one of the things we're doing this year is recognizing our first responders who have played an important role in responding to natural disasters in 2017. >> reporter: and as is the case every year, there are some items that you're not allowed to bring. here are the unusual ones you might not think about. tablets and ipads. selfie

megan mcgrath live on the ellipse. thank you. whether you're going or trying to avoid that area, we're work for you with everything you need to know. things you can't bring in the nbc washington app. search tree lighting. >>> 6:33. here's a look at the morning's top stories. a howard university student is asking to join a federal university saying the school has been slow to investigate her allegations of wtop is reporting she would be the sixth student to say she was raped at the university. the woman was assaulted by a repeat offender last year. it accuses the university of retaliating against victims who report assault. >> there are new reports of sexual misconduct against matt lauer this morning. report by variety magazine claims the former "today" show co-host had a pattern of inappropriate workplace behavior. she was fired by nbc news late tuesday night. lauer has not commented on the allegations against him. >>> the redskins are preparing for tonight's big game. they're already in texas ahead of the thursday night football

back to you. >> all right, megan mcgrath for us at d.c. police headquarters. thank you. >> we're following breaking news out of baltimore. a homicide detective clinging to life after being shot in the head. you're looking at pictures from the hospital. chris lawrence at the live desk with the latest on this. >> aaron, the shooter is still on the run. we have new video from the scene that shows you the massive police response to this incident. take a look. the police commissioner says they're not ready to identify the detective just yet. here's what we know. he was investigating something when saw a suspicious person at the scene. the man shot the detective in the head. you can see the tactical vehicles, the incredible amount of police officers in the air yachlt they've putut reward for any information leading to an arrest. that detective has a wife and two kids. right now, we're told, like many other people, they're praying for a miracle. >> chris, thanks so much. >>> now to the fire investigations under way in maryland. check out the dramatic images on the le

it was quite clear that mr mcgrath he was turning his face to the wall he was a sick man he didn't wish to be treated in scotland the need to claim treatment but i also think it's about values i've always taken the view that no matter what somebody has done there somebody mother or father lost son or daughter i think the should be some dignity and death with. a reasonably short space of time and people accepted that you've done your best and the position the people are that my arms loose goes government standing up to very real pressure and as more and more information came over it became pretty clear that the labor government at the time that been actively seeking the luis of mr mclaughlin first was indeed to come in a sector i phoned us. in the new government came in and did a study in the view of it so think. the best lead schemes of of mice and men after only now think that's true i think scotland's strangely places you know well i think as soon as senator menendez and other americans became very hostile towards me even scott you have perhaps supported my decision felt he's one of u

. >> megan mcgrath outside the georgetown apple store right now with more on the iphone frenzy. some people have been sitting out there since yesterday? >> yeah. actually the person at the front of the line has been here since 2:00 on thur. the line ending at the apple people are camped out here along wisconsin avenue. the line turns around the corner and goes down into the alley. people are prepared. they've got sleeping bags and pillows and chairs. they have their laptops. they're enjoying themselves while they wait until they open. this all exists to get the latest and the greatest iphone x which are in short supply. i'm journd joined by monty monaco. among the many out here on the street. you've been here today what is it about this phone that makes you willing to wait in line? >> it's i'm excited to get one in my hand very soon. >> new features, recognition. better selfie mode for the camera. >> what's your favorite piece? >> the big screen. i'm excited to have an iphone that's all screen. >> reporter: we're going to come back live. i've been doing these stories for a numbe

new bowler italia mcgrath dropped on zero.e stop mcgrath and the peerless perry shared a central partnership. england seemingly stumped for ideas, and by the time mcgrath clobbered one straight on net server, the damage had been well and truly done. perry proved unstoppable, under the floodlights, she dazzled their way toa floodlights, she dazzled their way to a double hundred, an extraordinary individual display before australia finally declared 168 ahead. the left and nervous final hourfor 168 ahead. the left and nervous final hour for england's openers. i survived intact, but they will need all their grit and determination to survive this match. to go out there and play like they did, it was very positive, and it works, and we have a realfight positive, and it works, and we have a real fight on positive, and it works, and we have a realfight on our hands positive, and it works, and we have a real fight on our hands tomorrow, but to start in that fashion is lettuce really pleased. it has given us lettuce really pleased. it h

molly mcgrath with us as well. when you want to be a championship he'll team, these are the types of games you have to win. eke them out. right now, ucf in prime position to win this. >> dusty: it's never toez go undefeated. you're always going get somebody's best shot, esch in a rivalry game. especially in a game that has conference championship at play. but usf came out ready to fight. ucf after falling behind dug deep in in fourth quarter to ice this game. >> adam: still four minutes to play. milton, huge plugs to smith inside the 25. >> dusty: otis anderson with an excellent block to allow milton with the time to throw a dime down the field to his favorite target, tre'quan smith. >> adam: that was one heck of a cut block by otis anderson. >> dusty: true freshman brooklynty way, who they trusted in navy in the fourth quarter when they were only up by three. he has a touchdown to put him up ten. >> adam: another throw to smith. he could not hold on. second down. >> dusty: shows a lot to put a true freshman runnin

>> news 4's megan mcgrath is a trooper. she's live at food and friends where they're preparing 3500 thanksgiving meals. she's ready to give a helping hands here. >> the consummate professional, megan. >> reporter: oh, yeah. when i gave you the choice between the ball cap and the hair net, i knew you would choose the hair net. here it is. one time wonder. i'll be switching to the cap. thank you. you can see since i spoke to you last all the activity, the volunteers, they are here and they are assembling the holiday feast. we're talking about fea 8500 pounds of turkey. there are 94 gallons of gravy. cornbread stuffing, wouldn't be a meal without that. over a thousand gallons of it. incredible feast for people living with life-threatening illnesses and all of this is being done with the help of volunteers, including peanut. you're with the platinum dreams motorcycle club. you come every year. what brings you back? >> i think it's because we love giving back to our community. we start with our christmas season with food and fri

megan mcgrath live in northeast d.c. >> what a way to start your thanksgiving, by giving back. >> they it. >> they really do. >>> thanksgiving will cost the average family about 50. >> it's going to cost a lot more for a lot of us. one new york city restaurant is taking the cake. selling a thanksgiving package that is 1500 times as expensive. i can't do the map. the old homestead steakhouse offers the dostliest experience at a whopping $76,000. are you kidding me? >> it includes $100 imported oysters. sweet potato with $1600 an ounce caviar and an turkey. >> it cooks itself. >> really? believe it or not, apparently the hold homestead role, 7 -- people have too much money. >> outside of the food, there are four tickets to hamilton. what's half the cost. >> more than half. >> 7,000 shopping spree on fifth avenue. >> shopping spree. >> harorse-drawn carriage. >> that makes a little bit of sense imt. >> still not $75,000. pay for a college tuition. paying for mortgages. >> handing out that money in one day. >> multiple cars. >> meanwhile, we're not doing that here. >> no. >> down on the fa

megan mcgrath is live along columbia pike with more. megan? >> reporter: yeah.ppenedon near the intersection with hillwood drive. you can see how busy this road is. a lot of traffic in the area. police believe that the woman who was struck and killed last night, they believe that she may have been hit by more than one car. now, one driver, the driver of a minivan, stayed on the scene and is cooperating with police. but investigators believe there may be another vehicle involved and that that driver did not stop. so they are looking for witnesses, anyone in the area who might be able to tell them what happened and piece together exactly what happened and perhaps get a description of the second vehicle. now, it was a little after 6:30 last night. the woman was trying to cross the street. it was dark outside because, of course, this time of year, it is getting darker earlier. police say that people need to keep that in mind. both pedestrians and drivers. they need to take precautions. >> you have to wear bright clothing or have things on your clothing that shows li

. >> news 4's megan mcgrath is outside the georgetown apple store trying to get a handle on turns out some of these people are being paid to wait in line? >> reporter: yeah. there's a cottage industry that cropped up here. supplies of the iphone x are limited. you can see the line here that we are seeing along wisconsin avenue here. people have been here, some of them toward the front of the line since yesterday afternoon. they want to make sure they're here when the store opens up to get their hands-on this new phone. now, we were talking about how some people are buying for themselves. but others are actually using this as a business opportunity, including jennifer gov. she's the first person in line. you're not buying for yourself? >> correct. i run a business in the d.c. metro area. people can hire us to wait in line for different things. the iphone x is a big event. >> what are you being paid? >> usually about $30 an hour. we've been here since 2:00 p.m. on thursday. >> all right. so there you have it. people above the price the $1,000 price tag for this phone. most expensive pho

megan mcgrath is driving around pulling it off. megan? >> reporter: guys, it's certainly a crime of opportunity. take a look at the live camera here. you can see that all of the homes in the community have garages. that is where the burglar is taking -- making the opportunity to get inside the home here. basically, he's going around the neighborhood in the early morning hours, going into unlocked cars, grabbing garage door openers and gaining access to the home. now, it's happened four times in one week here in fair oaks, also in the reston area. take a look at the map. the incidents are clustered together here. valley oaks drive, hunt manor court, edge mere circle. those are where they've happened. the garage doors allow easy access into homes. what he's doing, in the overnight hours, 2:00, 3:00 in the morning, he is going into the cars, getting the garage door openers. noises and went to investigate. they found a man inside their home. he was able to get away with wallets and purses and things before running away. another time, someone

back to you. >> megan mcgrath live for us this morning.egan megan, thank you. >>> two people hurt in a stabbing near rockville town center. news crews arrived on the scene, a large number of people had the home surrounded. a suspect was inside the home claiming to have a gun. that person eventually surrendered to police. they believe one of the people hurt was trying to break up an argument between the suspect and another victim. >>> a d.c. high school student was shot as he walked home from school. now police hope surveillance video could help find th responsible. the 17-year-old was shot just after classes let out at belew high school just after noon. the teen was in an argument with two men before the shooting. the men sped away in a dark-colored vehicle. d.c.'s mayor is calling on witnesses to come forward to help find the suspect. >> anyone who knows anything or thinks they heard anything should call the metropolitan police department so we can find out who did this and get them off the streets. >> police hope to get information from

. >> my name is kiki mcgrath. my grandfather was really into dinosaurs. i inherited his version of jurassic park from a bygone era. >> hi. i'm jamie. >> hi, jamie. i'm kiki. >> great to meet you, kiki, and i like your friend. it was pretty clear i was in the right place. >> this is my grandfather's creation. let's go take a look. >> that "creation" is prehistoric gardens, which sits in a lush stretch of old-growth forest, with ocean mist filtering sunlight through its towering trees. i would camp out here, and i don't camp. but be careful! giant monsters lurk. triceratops, wow. the grounds are teeming with dinosaurs. feast your eyes on 'em. there's the plate-covered stegosaurus... a towering t-rex... a soaring pteranodon and many more. each imposing creature a life-size replica of an ancient past, including this 46-foot-high, 86-foot-long brachiosaurus. >> four years from start to finish... >> amazing! >> ...to build this one. >> i just really can't believe the scale. the story of these creatures begins in 1907, in gordonsville, minnesota, where ernie nel

back to you. >> megan mcgrath live for us in upper marlboro. thank you. >>> five minutes after the hour. we turn to the latest on that mass shooting in sutherland springs, texas now. apple is offering the fbi its help in gaining access to gunman's cell phone. detectives believe that his iphone could hold crucial information as to why devin kelley opened fire inside that church killing 26 people. vice president mike pence paid wednesday night. pence spoke to the grieving community and offered condolences and support. >> we gather today to grieve with those who grieve but also we gather in the resolve that this evil must come to an end. >> first baptist parishioners tell nbc news that the shooter, devin kelley, and his children attended the annual fall festival at that church five days before the shooting. >>> president trump is in china and right now he is on his way to his final event in beijing. there is a state dinner in about 20 minutes. >> during his trip, president trump met with business leaders. china ease premiere and president kping pi

the man who got one of those meals tells news 4's megan mcgrath, it's just like mom used to make. >> reporter: turkey, potatoes, and pumpkin buy. imagine trying to pull together a holiday feast when you're battling a life-threatening illness. >> their challenges are enormous every day. they have cancer, they have aids, they have advanced diabetes. cooking is a problem every day. >> you got the bird. >> with the help of volunteers at food and friends, hundreds of people in the d.c. area will be able to focus on feeling better rather than cooking. they'll receive full holiday feasts. enough food so that they can invite friends and family to join them. >> thank you for coming in this morning. we rile appreciate it. your best cheer right now. [ cheering ] >> reporter: that's what keeps volunteers from the platinum dreams motorcycle club coming back year after year. >> knowing everything we're doing this morning is going to help others. that's what we're about. not only does it show that we really care, but we just take into consideration that there are people less fortunate than ourselve

at the time of those first allegations in late october, bush's spokesperson jim mcgrath put out a statementand the fact he uses a wheelchair but also acknowledging that the former president had in mcgrath's word patted women's rears in what he intended to be a good-natured manner. several of the women i've spoken with said they were irritated by that explanation. this woman is one of them. she said all of the focus has been on he's old. okay, but he wasn't old when it happened to me. i've been debating what to do about it. she said he was a sitting president running for re-election and one last thing, it's not been easy for them to come forward and why many of them took years to do so. they were afraid of the backlash. erica? >> athena jones with the update for us, thank you. >>> also want to let you know about this coming in to us at cnn, seven women who used to work for senator al franken have released a statement defending their former boss and reads many of us spent years working for senator franken in minnesota and washington and in our time working for the senator he treated us us wit

. >> news 4's megan mcgrath is live at food and friends where they're preparing 3500 thanksgiving mealsgan, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, guys. it's kind of a quiet before the storm. this is the prep area in the kitchen. they have some things out. we're waiting on the volunteers. in. this is going to be alive with activity as they put together the thanksgiving meals for people battling life-threatening illnesses. if you take a look at the table, this is the feast that's going to be delivered. all of the holiday classics and not just enough for the person, the clients, but enough for them to host a dinner of their own at their home. enough for friends and family here. joining me is executive director craig snyderman. talk a little about that and who is going to be getting these meals. >> 3,500 people living in the district, maryland and virginia are going to receive these meals from 850 volunteers. but in addition to providing this food, we're providing for people in san juan, puerto rico. because we sold 9,000 pies, including those that will be delivered to our clients.

megan mcgrath will have a live report at 5:00 a.m. >>> people in a temple hills neighborhood are hurting as they mourn the loss of an elderly woman bhowho was a pillar in th community. she died after being trapped inside a burning home yesterday. the flames sent some neighbors running to help the neighbor and her son get out. the fire was too intense. >> i definitely heard the lady in the house yelling for help. the front door was open, but the heat was too much. i tried the side door, kicked it was just -- was just choking. >> firefighters pulled the elderly woman and her son out of the house. her son, who was also her care-giver, is critically injured. officials are working to determine what caused this fire. >>> 4:31 right now. today president trump is headed back to capitol hill. he will rally house republicans before their vote on a tax package. it's expected to happen this afternoon. senate republicans are working on their own plan. president trump has said he wants to sign a tax bill before christmas. >>> also on capitol hill today, expecting to learn more about a bipartisan deal

megan mcgrath will have a live report at 5:00 a.m. >>> people in a temple hills neighborhood are hurting as they mourn the loss of an elderly woman bhowho was a pillar in th community. she died after being trapped inside a burning home yesterday. the flames sent some neighbors running to help the neighbor and her son get out. the fire was too intense. >> i definitely heard the lady in the house yelling for help. the front door was open, but the heat was too much. i tried the side door, kicked

megan mcgrath is headed to fair actionnd the res ton area and tell you how to prevent this from happeningyour house. >> the purple line, a university of maryland researcher is looking whether the light rail line will make people more physically active. previous studies found people that live near light rail lines are healthier because they often walk or bike to and from the transit stop. focus groups are being formed ahead of the purple line opening to see before and after results. the purple line set to be completed in 2022. >>> if you're somebody who likes to star gaze a bit, look up at the sky. these next two mornings are just for you. if you look up before dawn, you'll be able to see the annual leonid meteor shower. this happens every year when there's a debris stream of particles. the best place to see it, away obstruction. it can be difficult in the city. if you're out in the sticks, it's a good place to be. >> it could be space junk flying by. >> i thought you were calling me space junk. >> decent weather to see it. partly cloudy but tomorrow it will be way different. tonight prett

to to to separate from spain they say would ever do the spanish government is doing it's not the mcgrath take it's not correct and it's not right and they were underlining all the time that they want the political prisoners out and they wanted their president back in a cut along. quick recap for you what's happened in catalonia over the past month or so of first the region hold an independence referendum which was mobbed by a violent police crackdown. an overwhelming majority voted to break away from spain independence was declared october twenty seventh though that day madrid stripped the region of self rule in order to snap elections last week eight former catalan ministers were jailed on charges of sedition and rebellion the following day madrid issued a european arrest warrant for the region sacked leader and only yesterday the catalan parliament spokesperson was released on bail. videos being released of an unexploded rockets reportedly fired by saudi forces laying in the streets of the yemeni capital sanaa the head of the bomb disposal team claims the rocket was likely targeting a

. >> megan mcgrath is outside the georgetown apple store with all the hype behind the new phone. hey, megan. >> reporter: hey, guys. yeah. we've got a line here in washington as well you can take a look. the end of the line in the alleyway here. you can see everybody with their chairs and sleeping bags and pillows. it curves around here on to wisconsin avenue all the way down to the apple store which opens at 8:00 this morning. everyone waiting in line to get their hands-on that iphone x. the first major redesign in years. doors open at 8:00 a.m. this morning. a lot of excitement and a lot of new features with this phone. you can see some of the video here. looks a little bit different. folks are saying that they really are looking forward to trying out some of these new features. let's take a closer look. face recognition to unlock the phone. that's different here. there's no home button. you're going to have to swipe it. that's a bit of a difference there. there's a portrait mode will make it easier to take the selfies. they're going to look better. comes with a price tag, thou

optimistic as she and ellyse perry shed a partnership, england apparently stumped for ideas and by the tom mcgrathmage had been done. —— by the time that she had 12 natalie sciver. ellyse perry proved unstoppable and under the floodlights she dazzled her way to a double century, an extraordinary individual display before australia finally declared 168 ahead. that left one nervous final hourfor the england openers who survived intact but will need all the grit to say this match. we've got a real fight on our hands tomorrow but to start in this fashion is pleasing. it has given us a lot of confidence going into a big day. the very toughest of days for england and another tough one to come. a battle to avoid defeat and keep their ashes hopes alive. andy swiss, bbc news, sydney. what a day it has been for ellyse perry. all—rounder ellyse perry had never reached three figures in an international match but that 213 not out is the highest test score by an australian. a sporting prodigy, perry has also represented her country at football, but cricket has taken precedence in recent years — and she's clearl

from bonn, our environment correspondent matt mcgrath reports.known about cold. they argue that to limit dangerous warming countries must rapidly move away from fossil fuels. those who turned out on the streets of the former german capital were unhappy about the pro—coal stance of the us. president trump has confirmed to withdraw from the paris climate pact by seeking to promote fossil fuels and coal at this meeting. white house advisers will meeting. white house advisers will meet with coal giant peabody energy and others and they will say fossil fuels should be seen as a solution to climate change, notjust a cause. this approach put the white house at odds with most other governments attending this meeting. the conference is chaired by fiji on behalf of small island states are many of whom have taken a battering from extreme weather events this year. most of the delegates here believe that emissions of carbon dioxide from human activities are making storms, wild and flooding much worse. while the donald trump tea m much worse. while the donald

our environment correspondent matt mcgrath is at the conference in bonn.ists, 2017 will be one of the three warmest years on record, with the impact of increasing heat felt right across the world. the key task for the 20,000 delegates and negotiators in bonn is tackling the root causes of these rising temperatures — emissions of carbon dioxide. the key task for the 20,000 delegates and negotiators in for decades, these rose strongly on the back of china's rapid economic expansion, but in 2014, and for the next two years, these emissions stalled. scientists wondered if a global peak had been reached. however, today's figures show that levels of carbon are back on the rise. it's so urgent that the emissions decrease rapidly. it's absolutely urgent. people don't realise emissions need to disappear, essentially, for the warming to stop, and there's only one way to do that, and that is to develop the policies, the actions and technologies and use them so that oui’ technologies and use them so that our emissions decrease everywhere. many delegates here have been

our environment correspondent, matt mcgrath, has been looking at the report.un climate talks and, today, the world meteorological organisation has released their state of the climate report based on data from january and october, but the wmo said it is likely that 2017 will be one of the top three warmest years on record. and they said without el nino, it would be the warmest on record. and over the past five years, that period is the warmest since records began. the wmo is also pointing out that 2017 has been a record year for extreme events. we've had hurricanes in the caribbean that have been devastating and in the united states, floods in many parts of asia and india and china and nepal and bangladesh, and wildfires in europe and the united states. devastating wildfires. the wmo is not saying that all these events are caused by climate change, scientists would say it is very difficult to attribute any single events to climate change, but the wmo says clearly, the tell—tale signs of the human influence on the climate are evident in these events. the human i

the military to weigh in what the warning against purging senior members of the ruling party alex mcgrath so worked as an advisor to zimbabwe's former prime minister morgan tsvangirai who says there may be factions within the army that would not support any action against mugabe. this is the first time that we're seeing a really tense situation pitting the military making some very tough comments and threatening to take drastic action although without specifying what drastic action that would be and of cause i think a lot of people are worried there is also a lot of excitement people are really fed up with the government of mr mugabe and they're saying whatever it is that helps them to get rid of the system that they're welcoming it you must not forget also that he's also a beneficiary of the military intervention in politics for a number of years since two thousand and two the military has come out in support of mr mugabe and that's why some of us are saying he's being eaten by a monster that he created they're now threatening his presidency they're also threatening the ambitions of his

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megan mcgrath is here talking about that. hi, megan. >> reporter: yeah, hard to think about snow. it's such a beautiful day. but if you look behind me here in virginia they are doing just that. snow season is just around the corner and making sure stthey a ready. >> before you can deal with this, you have to make sure all of this is ready to go. >> as you can see, beautiful plaids on the front to push snow in either direction from it. >> reporter: snow season is almost here and v dot is gearing up for whatever comes our way. with more than 13,000 lane miles to plow, no small task, prepping the plows actually began back in june. >> area headquarters crews had been doing rigging which is he can ching in and inspectsing every truck that's going to be on on the they are making sure the spreaders fit in the back. >> reporter: v dot has 120,000 tons of salt and 250,000 gallons of brine, all that's needed now is some snow. now, after a pretty mild winter last year, what's expected this season? sorry snow lovers, doesn't look like this is your year. >> we can tell the outlook for the mid

megan mcgrath joins us in newsroom. megan, this all came from capital police? >> that's right. special agents were among the ones that stopped the shooting when a gunman opened fire on republican lawmakers back in june. today they presented medals to two special agents and three police officers who saved those congressman lives. they all received the capital medal of honor. house majority rep scalise were injured in the shooting. and scalise spoke awhile ago. >> when you look at him heavily out gunned yet they went towards the danger and these five brave men and women prevented what would have been mass execution. >> reporter: and here are the names of the recipients. u.s. capital jensen and joe. back to you. >> megan, thank you. >>> this morning the man accused of tackling rand paul appeared in court. pled not guilty. he attacked him last week while mowing the lawn. he did not say much except to respond to the judge. he could spend a year in jail if convicted. >>> it has taken 100 years but a memorial to the millions of americans who served in world war i. the transformation o

. >> megan mcgrath is live at d.c. police headquarters with more on the shootings. megan, bring us up to speed. >> reporter: well, those 911 calls kept coming in last night. four shootings in the course of four hours. a total of five people were nj shootings did prove deadly. a woman, the victim in that case. the fatal shooting happened on just street in northeast washington. it was a little before 7:00 last night when the shots rang out. now, a person who lives in the area, they reported hearing about 20 gunshots coming from the alley behind the apartment building there on just street. the woman was found by police dead on the doorstep of her building and we have learned that the woman had just moved to the neighborhood after getting a new job. at this point, no word of any arrests in that case. that deadly shooting also, they are still looking for suspects in the other shootings that happened. a total of four shootings, five victims in all of this and police are looking for witnesses and information. back to you. >> megan, thank you. it's 5:04. we're following bre

news4 megan mcgrath is live now wherein the past few minutes investigators released her name. megan. >> reporter: that's right. we got this information just minutes ago. she's been identified as 71-year-old elaine allen. and killed last night while trying to come across or walk across this very busy stretch of columbia pike at hill wood drive. now, police are asking specifically for witnesses, anyone who was in the area and may have seen something, to come forward. bec t questions about how many vehicles were involved in this accident and whether everyone stayed on the scene. >> to run. >> reporter: he was waiting along the pike for his family when he saw the woman get hit. a van stopped but he said another car kept driving. police are still looking for additional witnesses. they are trying to figure out how many cars may have been involved. it was just after 6:30 thursday night, police believe the woman was trying to cross the street near hillwood drive. this stretch of columbia pike is lined with shopping centers and office buildings. there are sidewalks, but no crosswalk or

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megan mcgrath is live at the montgomery county police headquarters. with the significance of this new composite. megan? >> reporter: we've seen dna used in crime fighting before. dna analysis being used to come up with a suspect composite sketch, a detailed one. investigators are using this technique for the very first time with regard to an open case. now, take a look at the map here. this is where the rape occurred here. a woman was dragged from a bus stop in gaithersburg. that happened back on october 6th. now, this is the composite sketch of the suspect the police believe is responsible in this crime. a company called snapshot used dna collected from the crime scene and they were able to use o -- phenotyping. they were able to come up with ancestry, eye and hair color and face shape and skin color. and they took all of that information and put it into this very detailed composite sketch and put it out there for the public to look at. the hope is that given the level of detail, it almost looks like a photograph. someone will recognize this man and

from bonn, our environment correspondent — matt mcgrath — reports. coal giant peabody energy and others, and they will say that fossil fuels should be seen as a solution to climate change, notjust a cause. this approach puts the white house at odds with most other governments attending this meeting. the conference is chaired by fiji, on behalf of small island states, many of whom have taken a battering from extreme weather events this year. most of the delegates here believe that emissions of carbon dioxide from human activities are making storms, wildfires and flooding much worse. while the trump team trumpets coal, they won‘t be the only americans on view here in bonn. governors from some of the 14 states who want the us to stay in the paris pact will also be here, aiming to persuade delegates that, on this issue, president trump doesn‘t speak for everyone. in a moment, the news at one. it was a cold start to the day. the first widespread frost across the country. how cold ? first widespread frost across the country. how cold? these are the tempera

from bonn here's our environment correspondent matt mcgrath.ing in the last decade. from then until the end of 2016 emissions growth stalled as economies would enter recession. many scientists wondered if the global peak and cabin had been reached. today's figures had cast doubt on that idea. there is a level of uncertainty and the data but there has been a clear rise of around 2% in 2017. the key as china. call use has risen not just because of a growing economy at droughts have driven down river levels within to a shortfall in hydroelectric power. the us and eu saw emissions fall but not by as much as had been hoped. some experts believe that 2017 may be able up, others are worried it may signal a return to grow since you are too emissions. if that is the case then the chances of the world keeping below the temperature rises agreed in the paris climate pact become ever slimmer. at least 330 people have been killed in iran by a powerful earthquake centred just over the border in a mountainous region of iraq. jiyar gol from the bbc persian serv

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in fairfax, megan mcgrath, news 4. >> all right, dollar question, right? winter hold for us? how cold will it get, how much snow could we see? doug kammerer and the rest of the team 4 is looking for how much. a week away from this. can we get a little teaser? >> going to be a lot more than last year. that's not saying a lot. we only saw 3 inches last year. we only got 3.4 at the airport, but i think we'll see a lot more this year. i also think, too -- >> maybe 3.5. >> exactly. i would be surprised if we had a little snow in november. >> really? >> right now, we could see it over the next -- not next two weeks or so, but by the end of the month. anyway, we'll talk about that in a week. you're going to want to see this one, i think. outside right now, show you what's going on. yes, anything but winter like. we have sunshine, we have warm temperatures. it is gorgeous. current temperature 76 degrees. temperatures through the evening 71 at 7:00, down to 64 by 11:00. it's almost like we're talng about early september. that's the kind of weather we've got out the

our environment correspondent matt mcgrath is at the conference in bonn.est years on record, with the impacts of increasing heat felt right across the world. the key task for the 20,000 delegates and negotiators in bonn is tackling the root causes of these rising temperatures — emissions of carbon dioxide. for decades, these rose strongly on the back of china's rapid economic expansion, but in 2014, and for the next two years, these emissions stalled. scientists wondered if a global peak had been reached. however, today's figures show that levels of carbon are back on the rise. it's so urgent that the emissions decrease rapidly. it's absolutely urgent. people don't realise emissions need to disappear, essentially, for the warming to stop. and there's only one way to do that, and that is to develop the policies, the actions and technologies and use them so that our emissions decrease everywhere. many delegates here have been surprised by the reported rise in co2 emissions in 2017, partly attributed to the greater use of coal around the world. while there is

our environment correspondent, matt mcgrath, is at the conference in bonn.ecord, with the impacts of increasing heat felt right across the world. the key task for the 20,000 delegates and negotiators in bonn is tackling the root causes of these rising temperatures — emissions of carbon dioxide. for decades, these rose strongly on the back of china's rapid economic expansion but, in 2014, and for the next two years, these emissions stalled. scientists wondered if a global peak had been reached. however, today's figures show that levels of carbon are back on the rise. it's so urgent that the emissions decrease rapidly. it's absolutely urgent. people don't realise emissions need to disappear, essentially, for the warming to stop. and there's only one way to do that, and that is to develop the policies, the actions and technologies and use them so that our emissions decrease everywhere. many delegates here have been surprised by the reported rise in co2 emissions in 2017, partly attributed to the greater use of coal around the world. while there is no clear scie

then lauren winfield was out lbw to tahlia mcgrath on 34.easingly likely, with england still trailing by 21 runs, with eight wickets remaining. crucially with time running out for the australians to force a victory. republic of ireland managed a goaless draw in the first leg of their world cup play—off against denmark in copenhagen. the best chances on the night fell to the home side. darren randolph parried christian erriksen's shot and pione sisto fired wide with the rebound. and randolph was called into action again late on tipping over yussuf poulsen's header in stoppage time. so the match evenly poised ahead of tuesday's return match in dublin. it is what it is. we came out here and we know that we needed to do a job, which we've done. we've got 90 minutes now to try and get to the world cup. we're close, but it's going to be a real tough game. it was difficult tonight and we will expect more of that on tuesday. northern ireland face an uphill struggle to qualify for their first world cup since 1986 when they take on switzerland in the