this is where our meagan fitzgerald is.t's one of the more emotional parts of the race where the entire area is going to be lined with american flags. that's to honor the flalen servicemembers of our country. >>> more than 30,000 from the country taking part for the marathon. we're going to who can name the third president? and the largest planet? someone we haven't heard from. anyone else? when comcast offered low-cost high-speed internet to low-income families, more than two million hands went up. and pretty soon, so did everyone's in the classroom. ok, veronica. amphibian excellent! internet essentials from comcast. helping to bridge the digital divide. >>> new this morning we're learning about a fire that cut whoopi goldberg's show short. someone in the audience smelled fire and they had to leash the building. they were told it started on whoopi goldberg's bus that was parked in back of the building. no injuries were reported. >>> new body cam appears to show this week's hostage rescue mission in iraq. one soldier was k

back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald for us this morning. thank you so much. >> reporter: now, in case you did miss it. we want to take you back to the signature moments. take a look at this. this is spectacular. the team actually owns and performs with the largest american flags flown by a skydiver. get this. 7,800 square feet. that's how big it is. here's another great moment from the morning. the osprey flyover. two of the helicopters flew over the line before the hand cyclers took off. it's nicknamed the marathon on monuments for good reason. right now runners are passing some of the mon moneymeumentmon. the race as you can tell, it snakes through d.c. and ends in virginia where it began. the route is a little bit different than in past years as it passes through crystal city. you can see those changes in the n nbc washington app as well as the road closures. >> of course, you can keep one our team coverage of the marine corps marathon all day. the nbc app, that's the place to go for that. we have a whole section dedicated. geerng to hav

>> well, i still think, and i differ with playing began a little bit -- meagan a little bit. i still think people are voting for his celebrity. i think his celebrity is still what is happening here. the one thing that hasn't happened here is a real talk about policies. i don't think you can look at where we are with polls people are judging these candidates based on policy they're judging them on likability and entertainment. unfortunately for my friend jeb bush, some of you know i'm in florida, he is not entertaining and nobody is listening to his policies. now agree with meagan that donald trump is doing brilliant politics in that he is touching buttons that make you respond. he has done that the entire time he has been running. that's working. but i'll tell you, trish -- trish: i asked the question before. how much do you really think he is thinking through all of this or does it kind of happen and shooting from the hip and says these things? what do you know they resonate and how much might be actually somewhat planned out? >> i think it's a little bit of both. he has som

. >> in ten minutes meagan fitzgerald takes us to a special section of the course dedicated to those who defended our nation. >> right now the redskins celebrated a big victory that came down to the final seconds and carol maloney with the hi history-making win. >> you have to feel for the fans that took off at the break. they were down 24-0, but the biggest comeback in franchise history and a victory and had a thrilling finish. jay gruden said it all week, this week was a code red. you heard it a thousand times and here we are in the second half coming back from 24-0, now under a minute to play, down six, final drive and kirk cousins connects with jamison crowder. skins in the red zone and then a few plays later, third and goal. cousins hitting jordan reid. a six-yard touchdown and the extra point put them up by one, and time to dance, redskins fans and jay gruden crediting the players who did not give up. >> we laid an egg again in the first quarter. i like the fact that nobody blinked. they all came together and they all played together and nobody stopped believing and the offense

back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald. thanks, meagan. >>> we now know the name and age of a man stabbed to death in a transitioning neighborhood in the district. joel madget and another man were attacked along k street northwest near i-395. he was 24 and he was stabbed in the stomach and the other man was stabbed in the leg. he survived. it's not clear who stabbed them or why. >>> a man is in critical condition right now after he crashed his van into a fire truck on the beltway. prince george's firefighters have responded to another crash last night near richey marlboro road and that's when the man slammed into the back of the truck. inspectors are looking it over to see if the fire truck could be fixed. if not the new one could cost up to $800,000. >>> now to the punishment handed down today for a man's role in a deadly drug overdose. northern virginia bureau reporter david culver has more from the federal courthouse in alexandria. >> reporter: in delivering her sentence the federal judge said she wanted to send a very c

meagan forbes is aicheria bell's attorney. they made an announcement inside the iowa state capitol that they're suing the iowa cosmotology board, fighting the current licensing laws. megain 4:01 a victory in this case will help all entrepeneurs in iowa. until that happens, aicheria will braid hair on the side, hoping to keep her heritage alive, while keeping a low profile. business is just too risky. aicheria 1:45 i just want a right to make a living and not feel like i'm a criminal. amanda there are some serious penalties for violating these licensing laws... criminal penalties, that include being fined a thousand dollars for each infraction. i tried to contact the iowa board of cosmotology which is under the iowa department of public health. they said, "idph is unable to comment on pending litigation" public health officials added that the legislature did look at this issue last session but declined to take action. the department of public health encourages the legislature to look at the issue again this coming legislative s

>> meagan fitzgerald. thank you. >>> 6:33. a man in bethesda is dead after an accident on old georgetown country road. they say gary seward was on his motorcycle when an 85-year-old woman ran into him. she was trying to make a left turn. >> 70 million die cop pairs to highway deaths. they hope these numbering help officials realize how badly a heroin problem needs to be addressed. >>> a small ship full of people. there is a memorial statue dedicated to the victim of that attack. they're working to find out whether they're having a memorial service there today. >>> in texas, there are conflicting reports right now after police tased a city council member. a warning to you, this video is difficult to watch. >> put your hands behind your back. you're not doing what the officer is asking you to. do okay. he's going to have to tase you. you're not doing like you're supposed to. >> this happened in prairie view, texas. the man and his friend said they were rehearsing a home coming dance. when asked questions, police said he was inte

meagan forbes is aicheria bell's attorney. they made an announcement inside the iowa state capitol that they're suing the iowa cosmotology board, fighting the current licensing laws. megain 4:01 a victory in this case will help all entrepeneurs in iowa. until that happens, aicheria will braid hair on the side, hoping to keep her heritage alive, while keeping a low profile. she says trying to run her own hair braiding business is just too risky. aicheria 2:48 i'm scared i'm going to go to jail, have a record, cared about my legacy. there are some serious penalties for violating these licensing laws... criminal penalties, that include being fined a thousand dollars for each infraction. i tried to contact the iowa board of cosmotology which is under the iowa department of public health. they said, "idph is unable to comment on pending litigation" public health officials added that the legislature did look at this issue last session but declined to take action. the department of public health encourages the legislature to look at

"news4" "news4's" meagan fitzgerald is live where the most recent incident occurred. meagan?reporter: a 35-year-old woman told investigators she was in a bathroom stall with her young child when all of a sudden she see as mirror sliding underneath her staal, gets out, con fronts the suspect before he takes off. if this sounds familiar, it's because police believe the same person you're looking at did the same thing in may. these are pictures from a walmart on worth avenue. once again you see the suspect dressed as a woman. police say he used a mirror to look under a staal to see a 53-year-old woman next to him. now police are describing the suspect as as he spannic male between the ages of 35 and 45 years old. on sunday's incident they say he was wearing black capris, wearing a purse that's red and black. they're asking anyone who has information about the case to contact the prince william county police. back to you. >> thank you, meagan fitzgerald. >>> eight out of ten children say they were bullied because of their sexual orientation. wearing the color purple. chuck, you w

so we suggested that meagan file a complaint with the better business bureau. additional ideas of routes i hadn't tried yet. mig and's two friends who ordered the items received an item from the boy's depot promising them a refund which they received a few weaks later. they told us an me marked the return as completed bys in take after refunding a different customer. so the company thought the problem was resolved. it was a long road. and i couldn't have done it without solve it 7. and now she can focus on ploon her daughter's first birthday party op on-line ordeal or other issue have you rattled? call us or send us an e mail. in the newsroom, kris anderson. >>> now, 7 weather with chief meteorologist pete bouchard. >> 52 in town and southwest breeze at 11, highs today, how about that, to the low 60s. eight not surprised but nice to know we have warmth left, right. we might be do better than this tomorrow. mid60s but it is about to cool down, as we have clear skies and a semi cool air mass. dry, so the nights are long 7 they have in norwood and i think these ar

meagan fitzgerald. the bank robber who is known as the bicycle bandit has been sentenced and 32 years in prison and he'll have to pay back $34,000 that he stole. wosan asai is the arlington man who overpowered guards when he was in fairfax hospital in march and escaped. he had been in police custody at the time and that set off an eight-hour man hunt and he ended up carjacking two drivers and police ended up catching him in the district. he pled guilty to robbing 12 banks in northern virginia and he got his boyfriend thief moniker because each time he rode off on the bicycle. >> the d.c. man who flew a drone over the national mall will have to pay an $85 fine. secret service spotted the unmanned aircraft around 1:20 this morning that flew around the washington monument before crashing near theel ips at 16 and constitution avenue. park police gave the drone's pilot howard solomon iii a ticket. while the d.c. area is a no-drone zone. police don't believe solomon meant any harm. >> did he appear to attempt

meagan? >> reporter: doreen, a lot of unanswered questions about how this patient died and how he got into altercation in the first place, but p.d. is investigating and as more details, merge it's possible that more employees can come under scrutiny. >> what happened on the campus of the medstar washington hospital center last tuesday eaching is something officials here are calling a tragedy. >> the patient under our care suffered a tragic interaction with two of our security personnel. at a press conference today, dr. andre said it happened when a patient got out of the hospital without being discharged. he was spotted at the rehabilitation help across the street and they were walking him back when things got physical. in the way they were met by two of our security officers and an interaction occurred which the patient was injured. he was resuscitated there at the scene by his nurse. >> dr. andre admits most patients have the right to discharge themselves, but he wouldn't explain why this p

darcy spencer is at the inova fairfax hospital and we start with meagan fitzgerald live outside. what's the latest in the. >> pat, the fairfax county fire chief this was a teacher-led experiment happening in a first-floor classroom inside a chemistry classroom. he said the teacher was mixing different chemicals with fire to show the different colors of fire when somehow it got out of control. he says this was an accident. chopper 4 was flying above the school as the 2400 students were evacuating. fire officials say when crews arrived on scene five injured students and a teacher were if the hallway. two students with serious burns were airlifted and three others were rushed to the hospital by ambulance and their teacher was treated on scene. fairfax county fire and rescue chief richard bower says crews worked quickly to extinguish the flames inside the classroom. he spoke with us just moments ago. >> and during that instruction of demonstrating the different types of colors of fire, several students, unfortunately, were burned as well as the teacher. now the chief says about 50% o

>> meagan fitzgerald, thank you, meagan. he broke into her home, ambushed his ex and killed her. those are the terrifying details by charging documents in the murder of amanda jones. mitchell cole is now charged in her murder. police tell us he stabbed her monday night about 25 minutes later officers were called to her home by a worried friend, but found nothing. jones' daughter found her dead the next morning. >>> a man who pleaded guilty to an attack inside a metro station has been sentenced to six months in jail. elijah smith assaulted a man on a metro escalator back in april. it came after an argument that started as they got off a train. smith was on probation at the time after robbing and beating an actor in silver spring. he was arrested again this week for allegedly punching a metrotransity police officer in the face. >> metro has a lot of public safety issues it's trying to fix, but as news 4's tom sherwood reporteds the union representing bus drivers says more needs to be done to protect them on the job. >> more than 1 million passengers board a metro bus each work day,

. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald in northwest d.c. we are following a developing story. investigators are still on scene. they've been out here for the last eight hours investigating after one of two robbery suspects was shot and killed by police. this isn't the way neighbors in surrounding businesses expected to start their monday morning. >> there were shots and that was very scary for me. >> police say those scary moments happened at 9:00. the owner of this liquor store says he called 911 after two suspects tried robbing his business. >> they interrupted this robbery in progress this morning as did employees of the business. >> metropolitan police chief kathy linear says one man took off while police confronted the second suspect behind the store. >> investigators say he was armed. >> the officers did engage and respond to gun fire and one of the suspects on the scene that resulted in that suspect being killed and lisa stalwart lives yards away from where the shooting happened. >> i was in my living room and i heard gunshots. >> then i came here and alvarez works next

news 4's meagan fitzgerald is live with more. meagan? >> reporter: police say the incident happened at 8:30 yesterday just behind us on the corner of 7th and h. they say the officers weren't even paying attention to the suspect, 19-year-old elija smith until he started threatening them. when they started to arrest him, that's when they say he attacked. what happened here on tuesday night is what investigators say is elija smith's latest attack. it took place while police were arresting a bus rider. >> basically, they pulled a person off they had placed under arrest and they were in the process of searching the subject. >> kevin gatis says that's when smith started interfering with the arrest. according to the police report, when officers told smith to leave, he said, quote, next time i see you i'm going to break your face. >> an officer started to place him under arrest and mr. smith subsequently punched him four or five times. after a brief scuffle, oc spray was used and mr. smith was placed under arrest. >> for the third time, back in

jackie bensen, news 4. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald in northwest d.c.ing a developing story. investigators are still on scene. they've been out here for the last eight hours investigating after one of two robbery suspects was shot and killed

"news4's" meagan fitzgerald live at potomac hills.most recent incident happening. >> reporter: good morning. a brazen suspect. a 35-year-old mom inside a staal with her daughter. she tells investigators she sees a mirror coming underneath the staal. she confronts the suspect who takes off. i want you to take a good look at these images that you're about to see. police say this is the suspect. these images are from a similar incident that happened in may. not far from where we are here. you can see the man is wearing a wig, black capri pants and carrying a hand bag. investigatorings say the same thing happened at bathroom. the victim was a 53-year-old woman. police tell us the suspect is a hispanic male between the ages of 35 years old. anyone who has information about this case is encouraged to contact the prince williams county police department. back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald. thank you. >>> 6:33. protesters gave donald trump a time yesterday. >> for china, not for us. >> if you listen closely you can hear the chants "dump trump.

"news4's" meagan fitzgerald is live this morning with what travelers need to expect this morning. megan goorksd morning to you. >> good morning. now, in a southeast of twigs today they're apologizing to passengers. they're encouraging them to arrive at the airport at least two hours before their flight. we want to show you some video. this is yesterday, sunday, at los angeles international airport. because 450 flights were delayed around the country. take look at the effects. long lines. officials there with southwest passing out pizza to try and appease customers. the problem starting sometime sunday morning but southwest isn't saying what caused it and when it's expected to be resolved. many passengers have described the delay as you can imagine the nightmare. the problem has affected the airlines' website, mobile apps, phone centers, and airport check-in systems as well. southwest is asking customers to print their boarding passes out before they arrive to the airport. again, this is a condition they're continuing work on and they're asking passengers to arrive to the airport a

sandra: meagan, this blackberry was supposed to free up and go home to get work. working through dinner and straight through to with tear family and straight through to bed. >> for millenials trying to make it in this world with this crazy economy, trust me, i have people work on radio show, much younger than me in 20s, work their butts off all day long, all day and all night texting me stories. it doesn't help people overly ambitious trying to work up the ranks, trying to make your way in the world. sandra: andrea, a lot is expected of us. work around the clock, right. >> as harris says, excuse me, i will be right back and go around the block for a cocktail or buy a pair of shoes. i remember when i worked in office, i looked forward to the gilt sales, shut everything off and buy me clothes and get back to work. i want to ask you, sandra. you interview business ceos all the time. why do we keep hearing about companies altering their work policies? people totally shut off after they leave or not log on while at work? sandra: because they see people are burning out.

meagan? >> we had a chance to speak to the base commander and he admits security is a problem and there is a plan to fix it. >> it took more than 13 hours to find 41-year-old dante small. anne arundel police chased small. that pursuit ended here on the campus of fort meade. colonel brian foley is the insulation commander here. he says small managed to bypass security guards before crashing the vehicle more than a mile inside the base and running off, but how did small manage to make it past armed guards in the first place? it's a question the colonel says they're looking into. >> we will investigate fully this incident, how it occurred to determine if we can make any procedural changes. >> reporter: in the meantime, small was finally captured in a storm drain at around 10:15 thursday morning. colonel foley says it wasn't far from where 400 soldiers live. >> the proximity of the storm drain was near several buildings where we do have service members. >> this incident is one base official say h

reporting in bethesda, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >>> i'm darcy spencer in germantown. a high school student said he was riding his bike to school right here in wisteria drive in great seneca highway when he was hit by a woman driving a van and once she hit him she says she looked over at him and kept going. he suffered a pretty serious ankle injury and was later taken to the emergency room for treatment. it happened back on october 6th right around 7:30 in the morning. he was heading to his high school, seneca valley high school. today his father joined with montgomery county police as they urge anyone with information about that driver to come forward. >> this remains an open investigation. we're not assigning blame at this point. we need to hear from the driver and any other witnesses who believe they may have seen something. >> reporter: coming up on news 4 at 5:00 you're going to hear from that teenager's father what he has to say to this driver and how this has affected his son emotionally. in germantown, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> meanwhile, 12 families will have

meg meagan fitzgerald is digging into the proposal for us. good morning. >> reporter: as you may recall, the last county meeting here, that piece of legislation was delayed. but as you mentioned, what it would do is allow up to seven paid sick days for those employees here in the county. so, of course, behind me, you can see we are at the county administrative building. this is where the county is expected -- council is expected to meet. according to the washington post, there are some 131,000 private sector workers who could potentially lose money or even risk losing their job for taking a sick day. the bill has many similarities to the one that you may recall in montgomery county which was passed this summer, which offered such benefits. many believe this would help put pressure on the state legislature to pass a bill on the state level which would provide for paid sick leave. again, county leaders are expected to vote on this measure sometime today. and we'll be following that story very closely and we'll bring you the latest information o

. >> meagan fitzgerald spoke to the teenager who now has a different view of the men and women in blue. >> reporter: dancing is what aaliya taylor said she was born to do. >> it's the only thing that makes me feel like i'm important. >> reporter: it's where she can escape fear. >> she feared cops until tuesday afternoon when a metropolitan police officer showed up to break up a verbal fight in a nearby park. >> as i was stepping off i started to dance and the cop said i can do better. i said okay. you want to challenge me? >> and i was in shock, and i was just, like, wow! >> she still can't believe a police officer challenged her to a danceoff, but she's thankful. aaliya says it's the moment she and her friends needed to believe that officers really are there to help. >> she gave me a hug and she said what's your name and she smiled and we said we need more cops like you. >> it was pretty amazing. >> you were laughing. >> as soon as that story started to air. >> this afternoon he tweeted, quote, who knew community policing could involve the nae nae. great example of police having fun w

news 4 meagan fitzgerald has more on their story. >> that's right back after the second deployment and the picture says it all. >> pictures say so many things. they can capture moments that remind us of our commitments. >> we just passed our eight-year anniversary in september. >> teresa and david's love story started in college never knowing where their journey would lead. >> i knew he was going into the military when we met, and i didn't know what that meant. >> me neither. >> two years later it meant days with going to war. he and his platoon deployed to afghanistan in 2009. >> i didn't know what to think. it was scary. i was home with an 18-month-old baby and pregnant with another one. >> the stress was running high. he was in a combat zone while teresa tried to manage things back at home until she found an escape. teresa joined a running group with other women whose spouses were deployed and running became her distraction. it was something she didn't realize how much she needed until she got the call. >> my vehicle was the third one back and ran over an 80-pound ied right undernea

here's news 4's meagan fitzgerald. >> reporter: hospital officials are not saying how this patient died or what type of injuries he sustained, but police are investigating while those two security guards involved in this incident are on paid administrative leave. hospital officials say this all wanted at 5:00 on tuesday. the patient who was not formally discharged walked out of the hospital. he was able to make his way to the rehabilitation hospital across the street. we are told his nurse and rehab guard were walking him back. according to a police report the patient was confronted by two security guards. the patient was noncompliant and was brought down on to the grass. hospital officials say that's where the injuries occurred. hospital officials say the patient was then transported to the e.r. and was treated until he died on thursday, but was this patient's rights potentially violated? coming up at 5:00, a legal expert weighs in. ♪ >>> most fairfax count juries are seated in a day or less, but this high-profile case is different because it involves three different murders and it cou

>> all right, meagan, thanks so much. >>> tomorrow a metro board has a full slate of meetings set to talk about safety, among those being called in, the union who represents front line workers who has oversight of the transit agency safety and metro will also give an update on the new switch to federal oversight for its safety department and all of this follows a rocky year of safety lapses and accidents for the rail system. >>> also tonight a call to refund riders when something goes wrong on metro. the recommendation comes from the metro riders' advisory co t council. that group was put in place to make recommendations about the budget. refunding customers for extreme or unforeseen delays would help reduce frustration. >>> a deadly case of road rage gets national attention. a toddler caught in the middle and killed. what we're learning about the moments before the gun fire on a busy road. >>> i'm julie carey at the fairfax county courthouse where we can now show you the one piece of evidence that may place accused killer charles severance near the home of one of his victims the day

david: meagan disagrees. sabrina you think what? >> 60/40 he will run. david: thank you very much, panel. appreciate it. be sure to tune into stu varney tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. he has exclusive interview with another presidential candidate, dr. ben carson who is doing great in the polls by the way. meanwhile senator harry reid is going to court. the minority leader in the senate filing a lawsuit, claiming defective exercise equipment caused a loss of vision in his right eye. senator reid says he was using a theraband on new year as day, it broke or slipped from his hand. the device is manufactured by performance health. often used for rehabilitating muscles after surgery or injury. melissa there have been a lot of rumors what actually happened. this may put it to bed. melissa: there you go. cmos, i think chief marketing officers, can't stop worry about cord cutters, never are future threat. new study shows by 2025, 50% of the adults under the age of 32 won't pay for traditional cable subscriptions anymore. for more, deirdre bolton joins us right now. >> te

we're talking about the marine corps marathon with news 4's meagan fitzgerald. you are there in arlington, just how tough is it going to be to get around there sunday morning? >> chris, the short answer is it's going to be difficult, but it's not going to be impossible. what folks need to know is road closures will start sunday morning at 4:00 a.m. and it will go until 1:00 p.m. and that's on a rolling basis and contingent upon how fast folks will finish the race and what's advised is to take metro, but you've got to remember this race is starting in arlington and going into d.c. and into georgetown and over by the mall into -- on to the 14th street bridge and back to arlington and a lot of roads are going to be closed and it's a lot to know and if you head to our nbc washington app and search marathon and you can find all of the road closures and best ways to get around on our site. >> basically avoid that four to five-hour window is probably going to be your best bet. i know officials had a news conference and they made a big announcement. what happened there?

news 4's meagan fitzgerald and caught up with one of the devastated families. >> reporter: jim, it's just one of the imaginable. they can't imagine why someone would walk into the cemetery and steal. we spoke with a mother this afternoon who tells us she's particularly devastated because the thieves targeted the grave of her train-year-o13-year-old is buried inside. >> there are various reasons why people come here, for peace and to be closer to the ones we've lost. >> i feel i can come here and i feel like i can talk to her. >> for kathleen brown. >> i love you. >> coming here brings her closer to her 14-year-old daughter kayla. she struggled nearly half of her life with cancer. >> she did 31 rounds of radiation, six months of intensive chemotherapy, and on wednesday when kathleen arrived for her daily visit. >> instantly my heart went to my stomach. she realized the bronze vase that decorated kayla's grave was gone. >> right here is where the vase would have been and now it's just an empty hole. it wasn't just kayla's site that was targeted. sheriff's investigators say some time be

. >>> i'm meagan fitzgerald in southeast d.c., where a man was mauled by two pit bulls walking along this sidewalk. it happened 12:00 on the 1100 block of congress street. police taped off the area while animal control officials worked to tranquilize the two aggressive dogs before carrying them out to their van. police say the pit bulls somehow broke out of the backyard fence and attacked a man's feet and ankles for several minutes. police say the man was transported to the hospital. his condition at this point is unknown. coming up at 5:00, a detailed account of with what happened from a woman who says she saw it all. >>> and i'm wendy at the live desk with some new information about a patient, that patient who died at the local hospital two days after an altercation with security guards. the man's name is james mcbride. he's from northwest d.c. he was 74 years old. mcbride died last week two days after an altercation with guards at medstar washington hospital center. the hospital center said yesterday mcbride tried to leave without being discharged and two guards are now on paid ad

meagan fitzgerald was in court in annapolis today and joins us with the new details. meagan? >> reporter: doreen, the state's attorney isn't saying why that 18-year-old got involved with the murder, but they say because his girlfriend, the 13-year-old and her mother all conspired with him in this murder, police say they're all charged with first-degree murder. investigators say it started out as a love triangle inside this home on west bay front road ann anastasi and her husband were having a romantic relationship with 25-year-old jacqueline riggs who lived in the basement. the relationship was strained and it was only riggs and anthony who were romantically involved. on october 5th, investigators say things became deadly. ann called police to say her husband killed himself and a gun was next to him. wes adams is the state's attorney for anne arundel county. he says investigators realized ann was lying. >> she was instrumental based on the investigation in setting the 45 near the defendant's head or near -- excuse me, near the victim's head. >> according to court documents a

as news 4's meagan fitzgerald reports now they share their dramatic stories hoping congress will makenges to a bill up for changes this week. >> there's always a potential danger when getting behind the wheel. you'll never know when an accident will chase manhattaning your life and that's the reality for many of these victims and family members on capitol hill. >> my 18-year-old daughter was killed 13 years ago by a trucker. >> marcel woods' daughter was killed in a crash with a semitruck. she's sanding alongside members of the truck safety coalition, but morgan lake is one of the exceptions in the crowd. she's a survivor. >> i have pretty much been on hold, like a pause button. >> reporter: it was july 2013 when lake was rear ended by an 18-wheeler on the bay bridge. her car plunged more than 20 feet into the water. >> i think it's a power that has me stand here to get my message and my story out. >> reporter: she's sharing her story, speaking out against provisions in the congressional highway bill. joan claybrook is the co-chair of advocates for highway and auto safety. >> we're tr

reporting in southeast, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >>> a d.c. council member wants people to face possible jail time if they intentionally disable a metro bus. jack evans who also sits on metro's board introduced legislation that would attach criminal penalties for doing that. earlier this summer we reported on teenagers using an emergency switch on the outside of the bus to disable it. the evans' proposal includes a maximum $300 fine, 90 days in jail or 30 days of community service. >>> police are looking for three people who've been stealing debit card information and p.i.n. numbers. the suspects installed a skimming device on an atm in st. mary's county in maryland. they used that information to take money out of atms across yn maryland and virginia. two women in disguise are seen walking up to the atm last month. the next day police ais a man removed that skimming device. >>> it's going to change the way a lot of local residents care for their nkglandscaping. monday co montgomery county passed a tough law that bans pesticides from private la

>> thanks, meagan. >> in maryland tonight, there is a mystery along the bw parkway. police have pulled a car out of a pond. it was found there overturned and a body inside. >> jackie bensen is on the scene now and investigators are trying to figure out how this happened. >> and they jumped out of the car and they ran down the hill trying to make a rescue of the man and the overturned vehicle, but he was already done. >> investigators are not sure when the car went off the ramp from northbound bw parkway to 198 and it came to rest in a heavily wooded ravine and they're mowing the grass on the sides of the parkway and discovered it around 2:00 p.m. and one lieutenant from the park police and the officer from the fish and wild life service responded and they ran down the embankment and made entry into the vehicle where they found an adult male subject and he was later pronounced dead by anne arundel emergency medical personnel. >> reporter: the investigation is in its very early stages. >> i took a look down there and it is very thick foliage. it is very difficult to se

it drew strong reaction from some parents and as news 4's meagan fitzgerald shows us, a promise for action from school officials. >> it was homecoming week and everyone is wearing crazy stuff. >> reporter: homecoming week for mountain view was last week and this is a picture of what some refer to as the crazy stuff that was worn. it also went viral. two students wearing a shirt that says n16ga. we made it, and it closely resembles the n-word. many parents like annette lee are outraged. >> they probably don't think anything is wrong with it, however it is. >> reporter: some students say the girls in the picture probably didn't think anything was wrong with it because the phrase on the t-shirt is used in a popular song. this student didn't want to appear on camera. >> it was toward the song, basically, and so they decided to switch the numbers and instead of putting the gga they put the 16. the district isn't buying it. the school principal issued a statement which says in part, quote, i am truly sorry that this incident occurred. there are plans in place to educate the entire student body a

news 4's meagan fitzgerald explains and has more on the response. >> reporter: one of the events high school students look forward to is homecoming. >> it was homecoming week and everyone is wearing crazy stufr. >> reporter: homecoming at mountainview was last week and some of the things students were wearing went viral like this picture of two girls wearing a shirt that reads n16ga we made it. >> it looks like the n-word and not appropriate at school or anywhere. >> lee says the shirt reminded her of racially insensitive experiences her daughter when when she was a student in the district and she had to push for disciplinary action. >> it took fighting to get the consequence to the other student. >> reporter: the stafford county school district didn't corroborate lee's experience and said they don't condone the shirts either. superintendent bruce benson issued a statement which reads in part, quote, our current strategic plan indicate very clearly that in stafford county public schools we believe in diversity and this is not reflective of those beliefs. they say the phrase on the t-s

meagan fitzgerald is live outside the base with new details. >> reporter: it took 13 hours for several different law enforcement agencies scouring the area at ft. meade looking for the suspect 41-year-old dante small. they ended up finding him in a storm drain right here hundreds of soldiers live. we spoke with a base commander who detailed the moments leading up to when they captured that suspect. >>> those who live on and around fort meade were told wednesday night to stay inside. a suspect who was considered armed and dangerous was on the base and on the run. colonel brian foley is the installation commander at fort meade. it started at 9:00 on wednesday. anne arundel county police chased 41-year-old dante small for five miles before he turned on to the base. >> the subject was traveling in a stolen vehicle and he traveled at a high rate of speed down rockenbach road and through our rockenbach access control point while in direct pursuit by anne arundel county police. >> reporter: small crash happened the car more than a mile away before taking off on foot. four different law enforc

news 4's meagan fitzgerald spoke to an attorney who says it's possible the patient's rights were violated. it all happened last tuesday night at around 5:00. medstar officials say a patient who was not formally discharged walked out of this hospital. he was able to make his way here to the rehabilitation hospital across the street which is where his nurse and a guard there started escorting him back. dr. st. andre is a surgical critical care specialist with medstar washington hospital center. at a press conference earlier he said while the patient was walking back he was confronted by two guards. >> and then the interaction occurred which the patient was injured and he was resuscitated there at the scene by his nurse and by a rapid response team. according to this police report the patient became non-compliant and resisted and that's when he was taken to the ground and ended up dying two days later. while we don't know all of the facts surrounding this situation. health care law attorney patrick malone says patients do have the right to discharge themselves. >> hospitals are not prisons a

meagan, we'll see you then.before we pick up and head out to the burrbes for cheaper housing, homeowners pay the lowest property taxes in the region according to the new report by the fiscal policy institute. middle and high income owners in the district paid $1500 less per year in property taxes and those in arlington and fairfax coun counties and $700 less per year than prince george's counties. we are learning about a nice honor today for one of our colleagues sitting to our right. yes, you, wendy rieger. the washington blade has been conducting a reader's poll. those readers named wendy rieger the best television personality and our own chuck bell came in at number two and our family is well represented at the top of the list. the blade focused on lgbt issues. congratulations. what a great picture. >> congratulations. >> it's always hard for me to pose with a drag queen because their makeup is so much better than mine! >> and the dalmatian was posing. >> he was very well behaved and everyone was. so thanks e

reporting on the beltway, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. sdwl >>> i'm pat lawson muse.s just in, the baltimore city council has confirmed kevin davis as police commissioner. he was confirmed in a 12-1 vote and the only council member to oppose is moseby and he said the city should wait until another mayor is elected. >> dozens packed a hear to become the permanent commissioner. several protesters were arrested after a sit-in. they were at city hall again tonight, but most stayed outside because the balcony used last week was closed for safety reasons. i'm pat lawson muse at the live desk. back to you. >> thank you, pat. a texas teenager suspended when his teacher mistook a homemade clock for a possible bomb will be at the white house tonight. you may recall president obama invited ahmed mohammed to come visit after a homemade clock made international headlines and mohamed will be on the white house lawn for a special astronomy night. the white house says it will bring scientists, students and educators to talk about space and do star gazing. clear skies, we hope. >> it'

news 4's meagan fitzgerald reports from river road in bethesda. >> reporter: most of us could figure out better things to do than sit in traffic. the problem is when drivers start moving while doing other things. >> white work track, cell phone, left hand, ear, talking into the phone. >> reporter: that's where corporal robinson comes in. he may appear to be homeless to those drivers not paying attention, but his sign says otherwise. >> it says i'm a montgomery county police officer looking for distracted drivers. >> reporter: he's seen quite a few of those drivers talking, texting, and even scrolling through apps. >> looks like she's on facebook. >> reporter: she's notify he's officers down the road. one by one -- >> do you have your license and registration? >> reporter: -- they're pulling them over. police say it's becoming a major problem. >> we're seeing more and more as we pull cell phone records that distracted driver-related deaths because people will not put their phones down. >> reporter: those distractions are many. >> lane one you have a silver rav 4, she was reading while

news 4's meagan fitzgerald talked to some of those nabbed in the police crackdown. >> reporter: let's face it, fighting traffic on any given day can make a morning commute bad. >> hi. we're going to have you scoot down some more, okay? >> reporter: but getting pulled over makes it even worse. >> good morning, sir. the reason we're stopping you, you were on your cell phone. see your license, registration, please. >> reporter: the two things no one wants to hand over because you know what's coming next. >> all right. what i have for withdrew you is citation. >> reporter: here's the thing. there are warning signs on river road telling drivers to put those phones down. >> you guys ready? >> reporter: just before goldsboro road there's more. >> they think i'm a homeless guy i guess. >> reporter: corporal robinson may look homeless. if you read his sign -- >> montgomery county police officer looking for distracted drivers. >> reporter: it's yet another warning. if you're distracted -- >> he's on his phone. when i walked out into the road he was still on his phone. >> reporter: you probably

. >> reporter: holly hoyle o'brien and meagan hughes started working in the same florida hospital andound out they had more in common. >> i found out about her being in orphanage, i said we need to do a dna test. >> reporter: both lived in orphanages in korea, and both adopted by american families. 40 years later -- >> i can't believe i finally found my sister. i never gave up on her. i cried and cried. sorry. >> reporter: typically it's just the patients who come to doctor hospital in sar soasota hoping be healed but this time it was the staff. >>> hundreds watched as giant pumpkins tipped the scales to see which one weighed the most in half moon bay. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfi year's champion. see it right there. the pumpkin weighed 1,969 pounds. a farmer from oregon grew it. the winner missedÑi the world record set last year at 2,058 pounds. >>> all right. well, it's time to get a check on our weather. it is really warm out there. drew, for almost mid-october? >> yeah, these records today in gilroy it was warm in a lot of spots today and one more day of this heat. and then it

meagan fitzgerald, news4. >> back here at the live desk, we're also following a murder in prince george'scounty, someone getting shot a few hundred feet from an elementary school. detectives are on the scene in capitol heights to find out who shot a match and why. they found him on elk wood lane along the boarder of earn avenue and down from fairmont high school. the man had been shot more than once and died there at the scene. >>> opening statements against suspected serial killer, charles severance starts tomorrow. on trial for allegedly killing these thee people over a 10 year time span. he's being tried in fairfax because of all the publicity this case has gotten. the judge swore in 12 jurors and four alternates this afternoon. >>> volkswagen's top u.s. executive is expected to get grilled on capitol hill tomorrow and lawmakers could turn up the heat once they hear what he has to say. michael horn is supposed to testify to a sub- -- house subcommittee he knew about the diesel problems in 2014 but does not say when he learned his company developed software designed to cheat on emotions

. >> reporter: holly hoyle o'brien and meagan hughes started working in the same florida hospital andnd out they had more in common. >> i found out about her being in orphanage, i said we need to do a dna test. >> reporter: both lived in orphanages in korea, and both adopted by american families. 40 years later -- >> i can't believe i finally found my sister. i never gave up on her. i cried and cried. sorry. >> reporter: typically it's just the patients who come to doctor hospital in sar soes be healed but this time it was the staff. >>> hundreds watched as giant pumpkins tipped the scales to see which one weighed the most in half moon bay. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield posed with this year's champion. see it right there. the pumpkin weighed 1,969 pounds. a farmer from oregon grew it. the winner missedÑi the world record set last year at 2,058 pounds. >>> all right. well, it's time to get a check on our weather. it is really warm out there. drew, for almost mid-october? >> yeah, these records today in gilroy it was warm in a lot of spots today and one more day of this heat. and t

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reporting in charles county, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >>> progress is slow to get things moving around that water main break in bethesda. these are live pictures from the scene at the intersection of rockville pike and cedar lane, which is still almost completely shut down. crews are hard at work. we know they got that broken 74-year-old pipe out of the ground earlier this morning. there are a few more steps they have to take care of before they can start fixing the road surface there. we checked in with melissa fomo mollet, she said you have one lane inbound and two outbound. still about 250 customers without power in that area. we'll let you know when that changes. >> one driver died in a crash early this morning on the bw parkway in anne arundel county. this happened in anne arundel county at route 32. two women riding inside the vehicle were seriously hurt. the road was closed for a while but traffic is back to normal. >>> and police in prince george's county are trying to figure out what led to a deadly shooting. overnight police were called to the 4800 block of tangier place in s

meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >> i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell.you're sitting at your desk, making your plans, where you'll go for lunch, will you walk or drive? here's what you can expect. plenty of clouds, very few rain showers for the next hour or two you can probably get away without the umbrella. you could see a few more showers after that. after 4:00, 5:00 today, the wind will increase out of the north and west. until that front goes by, we'll have a slim chance for a few more pop-up showers. all the rain has temporarily left the area. again, future weather shows an opportunity for a hit and miss sprinkle or shower primarily after 3:00 or 4:00 this afternoon from washington southbound to southern maryland. don't stray too far from that umbrella. >>> now to a developing story out of kansas city where firefighters are still putting out hot spots of a fire that killed two firefighters. the kansas city fire chief wrapping up a press conference. he said their department lost a 17-year veteran and a firefighter who served for 13 years. this after