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montgomery can wa montgomery county and prince a george's count taking on bank of america and wells fargo bank. they say the banks and their mortgage companies lyunfa targeted african-american home buyers in the mid000s. e suit alleges that lenders steered buyers into high-cost, nonprime loans and did this knowing that the loans were likely to fail. the counties say this violates the federal fair housing act. >>> and there is a brand new effort to help people looking for work in montgomery county. casa partnered with the count c ate this new job training facility. it o wheaton welcome center. the new facility is expected to generate more than 3,000 living wage jobs for county residents, especially to the county's growing latino population. >>> thousands of d.c. residents were able to enjoy a special thanksgiving dinner a day early. the annual feast of sharing at the washington convention center helped to feed more than 5,000 city residents from all eight wards. those who attende explainow much the event means to them. >> it gives us something to look foard to. each year we look forward to

an astonishing site on 270 in montgomery county. someone snapped a picture of a prison van with the back doors wide open yestday. theinmates were being transpksted to clrg to the courthouse in rockville. along the way, the doors swung open. the preliminary i estigation determined this was not a malfunction and the doors were not prope ylatched. they were opened about 10 minutes before someone called 911 and the inmates were properly secured and not injur t duris 10-minute ordeal. >> closure for a montgomery county family thi morning. a daycare provider convicted of killing a baby will spend the next 50 years i prison. he was sentencedyesterday. she died from brain hemorrhages and broken ribs. he slammed the childown at his in-home daycare in rockville. it's a verdict that effects the entire community. >> a daycare provider, someone that you tst with your child did this ibte, terrible thi thing. the community cried out on this. there was a mistrial and then he was tried again where he was found guilty. >> prosecutors used his interne

eo far montgomery county pol have not identified the victims. they say they're still trying to notify their families. in montgomery county, darcy sp cer, news4. >>> here's what we've heard from giant in a statement to news4 that reads in part, quote, we are aware of this unfortunate situation. we are fully cooperating with local authorities and have placed the driver on administrative lea during the investigation, unquote. they sayhe t thoughts are with all those involved. >>> breaking news to get to now. devastation in partsn of north and southern california tonight. wildfires have killed 11 people. nine peoplor dead in theern part of the state. two others killed not far from loangeles. in a few minutes, jay gray will give us an update on h weather will play a crucial factor the next 24 hours. >>> tensionseemed to ea somewhat as president trump met with fnch president emmanuel macron today. mr. trump is in france ahead of memoration to mark the centennial of world wi. mr. trump tweeted overthat macron's -- overnight that macron's deals were ins

. >> we're learning more about i convictionthe murders of two montgomery county high schoolers killed the nightre beheir graduation. the jury found them guilty in the shooting deaths. the teens were lured to montgomery village thinking they were selling extra tickets to northwest high school's graduation ceremony. they were shot several times. n twoers recovered more t dozen shell casings from the scene. another man is already serving s lifetence in this case. >> it's now, 4:35. we begin withour other top stories, with the latest on the deadly wildfires in california. the death toll from the campfire is now up to 79 and the number could go up. the sheriff ss around 700 people are unaccounted for. the fire is 70% contained. down south the deadlywoolsey alre is 96% contained. >> a fed judge has temporarily barred the trump administration from refusing asylum to migrants that cross the border illegally. now some of the troops may bead ho. tracie potts will join us to explain why in a few minutes. >> right now police are looking for this car. d thver sexually assaulted a passenger early s

dayton, ohio, montgomery county, has received $3.5 million in cara funding. so part of the reason they have had some success is they have taken this funding and used it in innovative ways. it includes $2 million for first responders. about $500,000 for the city of dayton to develop partnerships between first responders, treatment providers responding to overdoses as a team. if somebody overdoses, narcan is applied, their lives are saved. unfortunately, still in america in most cases, the person goes back to the community, to the old team, the old gang. and often there is no follow-up. in dayton, what they have said is, you know what, somebody overdoses, narcan is applied. we will follow up with them. the team will include law enforcement, but it also will include treatment providers, maybe social workers. this funding has allowed them to pursue that. also, $1 million in montgomery county public health to analyze substance abuse issues and identify potential solutions to come up with more innovative and creative ways to deal with this. also in 2016, this congr

county teacher an fo. >> up next incredible honor for montgomery county teacher an fo. ♪t c's d m jennifer wexton, anapprove this message. seen barbara msjenncoifcker wexton l nnifer wexton fought the tolls on 66. an the way that it's been rolled out.. there's also althcare robbery.abot e the way that it's been rolled out.. the heal marthrekiom save on lialad bar galdrd. en marthrekiom en wal'd en marthrekiom . [cheers and applause]. >>> a teacher in montgomery county receiving a huge national hor today. brian quinn from silver spring maryland is winner of $20 5, mi milk end educator. teacher at middle school. 70 percent of students me grade level standards. >> every day is new, it's exciting. you can't beat it. why i'moi dngus great.d you got.o drive you nuts some days but you it's amazing.ery one of them >> brian is one of 40 honorees kilom m hntna durg lmarathon when i'm running it i bere y cup u of drinkin g hog ers say hot coffee hasre higher levels of ant objection donalds. cold brew coffee has less a hearstudy showe andd cold coffee i like theacidity level. >> gt

g reporter: montgomery county used rafts toet everyone to safety. they atayed warm dry on a ride-on bus. what did you think as you'r walking through this water and people are in rafts and thgs like that? >> i thought we were going to get full off the food and go home and go to work the next day. >> reporter: the rescu happened after flood warning was issued for the metro area. some cs got stranded. ed this woodburn road in annandale. the driver had to be pulled from the car. back in chevy chase, everyone made it out and they'll have ay sto tell for years to come. >> i wouldn't forget that if that was my kid's party. >> yes. but the good thing is they're safe and sound. maybe some wet feet but we were able to get in and get them out pretty safely. >> reporter: goodnews. i was just checking my twitter feed. they're continuing to conduct water rescues even at this hour. as for that birthday party, i'mi told it was to be moved from the community center to the mom's house, making sure it's a special birthday party for that 1-year-old. you have to blow ou

rain for now confined to montgomery andou howardiecounti.here's a chance for rain off and on ear this morning. nothing heavy this morning and then drying out late morning into the early parts of the afternoon. lunchtime to 2:00 or 3:00 no real issues. but after 4:00 or 5:00, a round of showers and imbedded thunderstorms are likely. here's 6:30 p.m.. you'll probably have time to barely get home before the rain in.es rain could be heavy at times. could get a quick inch of rain this evening.en y the mild air. upper 60s to near 70 now. weekend.e's your maybe a shower or two early before 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning and drying out there after. don't forget to move your clocks back over the weekend. next half hour i'll give you the forecast for the redskins game. >> thank you, chuck. brand new problem here, 270 southbound in gaithersburg. the ramp from montgomery village avenue, we do have a crash there. looking at springfield, northbound 95, disabled vehicle there on the left side of the road. montrose road, that cleared out of the way. that overtu

ng's fraudulent activity are montgomery county and every.r whooluntarily complies with the tax laws every year. >> reporter: people are asking how mr. bang got away with this embezzlement scheme for six years right under the county's nose. in a statement, montgomery county executive sent out a statement saying bangad took ntage of the fact that the economic development funds are exempt from the county's usual procurement over mr. bang was able to exploit his past reputation as a highly effectiv employee and is his knowledge of county procedures. >> it's terrible. i have a family of six, andl we ay taxes. and there is a lot of great things i want to money to go to. d to find out someone stole it from yo p >> reportesecutors say no one other than peter bang was involved in ts

in montgomery county, a first of its kind. a first in the country. sometudents won't have to fake being sick so they can skip school and exercise their rht free speech. the "washington post" reporting that the montgomery county school board plans to admit cal pr to lists of excused absences. high school students would be allowed three days a year for civic engagement. >>g. interest i'm sure there's -- we'll get quite the feedback on that decision. >>> taking a live look outside, it's aluy view but don't worry, we're waking up, it's 6:09, 40 degrees outside. everything will become much clearer. stay with us. your forecast and a betteray ahead outside. that's next. >>> we got a good dose of rain last night and through the day yesterday. no rain is outf here and we're looking at drying conditions, however are in the 30s in some spots so i'm worried about a flash freeze, especially on bridges, ramps and overpasses but nothine out happening right now. total rainfall we had yesterday well over an inch in somespots, i don't know why quantico isn't report ii

fairfaxnd montgomery county don't have the i.d.s. i don't think all of them requireids to actually have them on their person. >> health officials say it's now okay to eat some romaine lettuci ag just check the label. the fda says the romaine linked to the e.coli outbak appears to be from the california central coast region. from anywhere else it's okay to eat. check the labels and regions before buying the lettuce. people should not eat romaine that does not have the label information. >> good luck. >> i'm going to be extra careful. a little kale. >> kale. there's no pie recall out there. i'm just saying. >> all the pie at o house are gone. >> we ate them all. >> i ate what maybe one of my lasturkey dinners yesterday. almost done with the leftovers. they're good. years.ton's wettest we keep talking about it because we keep inching our way closer thd closer t top of the list. yesterday we picked up almost another half an inc of rain putting us officially in third place for wettest year on record. now just und half an inch away from se

. >>> officers check out a montgomery intersection after a police cruiser hits a pedestrian. >>> theeath tolln growing california. this morning, one 1,000 people are unaccounted for as firefighters battle the deadliest blaze that state has ever seen. >>> former first lady michelle obama is set to bring her tour to capital one arena. >> a book tour to capital one areen >> i know. and it probably will be a full house. d> i can imagine it. >> it is s out. >> standing room only. >>> welcome you in at 5:30 on this saturday morning, 17th of vember, 2018. good morning to you. >> wow, what a weekend or week of weather. >> it's been all or the place. >> it really has. as we go into the weekend, we know that there are a lot of liday events that are already kicking off. >> yeah, absolutely. we're going to b talking about our thanksgiving forecast in detail coming up in a minute. but first, let's talk about what's going on out there and what to expect on your saturday. as you wake up thismorning, it is a beautiful morning. now, we do have some clouds to the north, some clear the south. we have a

taking a look here, montgomery unty and fredrick county. i-270 from 70 to the g spur,ng 66 miles per hour. you can be at speed. take it easy here.et going to you there in 27 minutes. >> melissa, thanks so much. we just heard that washington county schools in maryland are now closed. montgomery county serools will e on a two-hour delay today. >> stafford county schools in virginia are als now closed for today. want to continue our team coverage in virginia, where enmmuters could unter snow and ice. news 4's justin finch is on the road in fredrick county. how are things? >> reporter: aaron, eun, just talking about that lightain we sa earlier in warren county. it's picked up quite a bi we're on the highway on 81 north approaching winchester. as we have seen the traffic build up a bit more on the n roadways, sore trucks, also seeing a few more cars. they should be caref today with this storm we have approaching as we speak.el we can you vdot are working on being prepared for this storm,orking to keep these roads safe. 2500 crew and contractors

raahannock, around montgomery, howard and baltimore counties as well. so we'll continue to track that. >> if you can get to work tomorrow, you'll be fine getting home. we'll see some sunshine with the day. monday coming in at 5 degrees. we're talking more about thanksgiving. what is that going to be? and we'll talk more about what to expect overnight tonight and rniday g, too. i like the call of fantastic fridays. we haven't seen a lot of them. av>> we't seen them in a long time. >> thank you. >>> up next, the story we love. the search for a good samaritan as a local man goes above and beyond to help a complete stranger. >> plus, what the fda homes to you know when you're at ross and you find a deal on cookware th makes you say. s! ...oh, yeah! bring on the holidays! that's yes for less. everything you need to prep, cook and serve up the season. it feels even better when you find it for less-at ross. yes for less. ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪ sit kp.org to learn

>> reporter: it's been a dangerous night here in montgomery county. one of the latest crashes happened just behind me here, right here in the rockville town center. montgomery county police s there could be a couple of contributing factors. raining,fact that it's but also, that it's getting darker earlier. a crumpled umbrella laying next the wheel of the vehicle police say struck a woman just before 5:30 this evening. >> she was on the ground and she cold.ike, out she was not moving at all. >> reporter: it was a traumatizing site foralana, who happened to be walking by moments after the crash. >> that's pretty scary. like, i feel really, really bad for her. i don't knowf she got hit and was, like, thrown. >> reporter: police say the woman was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. while the collision reconstruction team at the montgomery county police department started third investigation. this was just one of six pedestrian crashes in three hours across the county. >> i think this is unfortunately a perfect storm, d to the fact that it is get

montgomery county police officer hit a bicyclist invy c chase.s in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. >>> on new hampshire avenue, crews wrapped up their work on this broken water main. 16-inch water main has been fixed and the road has been reopen f. >>> formest lady michelle obama bringing her book tour to ale district. tonight she'llk about her new memoir "becoming." at a sold it capital one arena. >>> turkey and food drive, we're hoping to feed thousands of people. ay drop off cash or checks at capital one arena or donate on our website. >>> those temperatures will be right around 50 degrees today and tomorrow sunny today, more clouds tomorrow. >> we're back on the air at 9 you know when you're at ross and you realize it's time your sister stopped borrowing your sweaters? yes! that's yes for less. stop stealing mine... never. the perfect sweater makes the perfect holiday gift. and it feels even better when you find it for less - at ross. yes for less. treatment centers of america in philadelphia, she's coming for the multimodal ther

long lines at montgomery county polling places. lines to vote. for the most part they can keep the lines moving. the montgomery board of elections has a team of roamers ady to respond or replace broken equipment. they said this mid-term election is important to them. for luis, it wa his first time voting. >> it is important. it is part o my life. i'm an adult now. i were you sending a message any way? >> every vote counts. >> others say they're voting for change. >> the past two years havbeen ry tumultuous. i think our policies are going in the wrong direction andnt i o turn it around and i think my vote is important to do that >> here in rolling terrace in diverse. is >> we are immigrants. we believe it is important to have our voices heard as well. so i think it is important to vote on issues we i believe as well. >> theolls here in maryland are open until 8:00 p.m.an ne in line at that time will get to vote. back to yo >> thank you. in the final hours of voting, the nonpolitical group voice, they're encouraging registered voters to go ts.the p

the posters are on the walls. >> reporter:o anight, the montgomery county board of elections confirms it is dealing with a last-minute matter oentified by the state maryland, which involves same-dayegistration early ballot requests. now, we've been told the voters question haveeen identified and that information has been sent to their polling places,tho would not be able to vote a second time. we're told that that done tomorrow morning before the polls open on what promises to be a very busy, very hectic election day. live in bethesda, jackie pbense, >>news 4. jackie, mu. >>> a former president and u.s. setor made a surprise stop in y.northern virginia to president obama and virginia senator tim kaine is visited supporters of jennifer wexton. they cameith doughnuts, too. wexton is trying to unseat barbara comstock. comstock's volunteers worked tht phonesay. maryland, larry hogan sits on a double-digit lead in the polls in the governor's race his competitor, democrat ben jealous, hoping to ride a blue wave ao the way t an if hogan wins, he would be the first two-term republican governo

montgomery county police are investigating. they say there is no wider threat to the community. >>> there will be a fundraiser for victims of gun violence at roofer's union in adam ps morgan this weekend. the owner's son is one of them. 22-year-old tom was killed by rand gunfire last month. he was a social worker and the son of roferofer's union roger moffit. >>> this can be frustrating. a warning when you're filling up your gas tank as you head home or maybel you want to c loved ones traveling by road, there's a rise inca s at gas stations. there are skimmers hidden inside the pump. they steal your credit card information. they can access the informatn. texas and florida are hot sts r the crimes. police recommend you pay with cash or pay inside with your credit card or use the pump osest to the clerk. >>> federal health officials are closer to tracking down the urce of the e. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce. california.me from health officials are warning you to throw away all romaine lettuce and clean any surfaces it may hav

. >> and we're following a story out of montgomery county, a pedestrian hit and killed right outside a train station. the latest on the victim and traffic in that area. >>> good morning. welcome to "news4 midday." >>> people are packing up and heading out of town for the thanksgiving holiday. >> today and torrow are expected to be two of the busiest travel days of the year. justin finch is talking to travelers. >> reporter: good morning. we have bn speakin with drivers. also keeping an eye on the beway which for now looks pretty good. these drivers are saying based on what they've afseen, it's to say the early risers have already gotten on the o road are on their way. everybody else likely going to come in after work, school and this ening. triple a says you will see more peop the roads this year because gas iser chend pe people want to get away. gratitude at the gas pumps. >> we fill up quite often. it's always nice to see a do downturn on the gas. hopefully it continues. >> reporter: well, time will tell. last week people began noticing gas prices falling like autumn leaves. in our

if you're in that winter storm warning, montgomery county. you want to anticipate a high likelihood of delay. a wintry mix. backn e mountains, we will see snow, freezing rain, a wintry mix. as far as ice goesn our mountain zone. we could see up to a quarter of an inch of ice with that much e. we could see extremely dangerous ro conditions withe high like had you hood o cancellations. we're talking about a mix there with a chance for some wintry mix. that includes a quick burst of snow so cancellations are likely. you could see about a tenthf an inch erght. 70 in frederick is an aolute mess out there a mix tonight. by tomorrow morning. manyocations are dry. you've only been dealing with rain. by torrow morning, good news foryou. here it is. for tomorrow, t wintry mix. you have plenty o sunshine. for the weekend, quiet but chilly with high temperatures around 50 degrees. pointing out thanksgiving. today we got over an inch at the airport and it was end. now it's standing in the rain. >> i'm standing in a little drizzle. ke look. tell me what's

now tonight montgomery schools would not tell us whether the three students who have been charged will be facing any discipline from the school. we awo do not k what is going to happen with the rest of the jv football team's season. the varsity team though is going to may tonight here at wooten. the school district saying these allegations have nothing to do with the varsity team and only involve members of the jv football team that's a story in montgomery county. we'll send it bac to you in th studio. >> thank you. >>> now to the side li side linl rocking the university of maryland football player jordan mcnair. >> afterk intense b lash, the school is without coach. first let's look back at the ol wild week inge park. this all started tuesday when the board of regents chair brady stood at the podium and said the blame should notie athe coach's feet. he said he would retire next june. >> 24 hours later after intense essure, presidentloh announced the school was parting ways durkin, buying out hisnt ct. on thursday, after intense criticism from students, ay plers, and politicians, board

there could be a few snowflakes inarts of northern montgomery county and it's cold. reezing ures near the mark. you factor in that wind. wind chills will stay in the 20s all day today and a precious small rise in temperatures barely i making above 40 for a high today and winds could gust as much as 50iles per hour. high profile vehicles, hold on tight, melissa. >>> good advice. taking a lookhe at beltway before the american legion bridge, right lane blocked by a work zone. springfiel after braddock road, two right lanes getting by there. when you look at 66 and 95, no big problems. earlier road work is now gone. alexandria outbound after king street two left lanes getting by that work zone. northbound blocked by a work zone t95re. a look a in maryland there. >>> it's 4:01. we hope t learn more about the lockdown situation at walter reed. >> security and montgomery county police swarmed the medical center tuesdayenfternoon n alert went out for an active shooter. it turned out to be aalse alarm. part of rockville pike was shut down. take a look at this. inopper 4 you c

the ramp from montgomery village avenue. that was gone. inner loop after pnsylvania avenue, right lane blocked by that work zone. >> all right melissa, thank well, the temperatures outside are dropping. but this morning we're working for you. >> all morninglong, series of reports where we help get your house ready for the colder months ahead. >> later on ellen. >> i'm so excited because i'm told this will count towardrd m courted community service. >> i didn't realize you had been arrested. >> for >> for stealing, what did you steal? >> america's hearts, thank you. >> all right. the star of nbc's will and grace sean haye stopsby. you can watch ellen here at 3:00 you can watch ellen here at 3:00 and sti kaine: weliberty and justiceto a flag not for some, but for all. i want a virginia that works for all, with economic opportunity and a chance for a good life. i'll work with anyone to build that virginia. we can't let our leaders divi us because we're all americans.e, i'm tim kaand i approe because if we ask our kids to say these words... te

montgomery authorities say they were not aware of the so-called ritual. >> a car hits and kills a cyclist last night on randolph road and connecticutavenue. you see the victim's bicycle in the median. ase cyclist not been identified. the driver did stay at the scene. >> it has been a tragic week at bucostops across the ntry. >> at least eight children hav been hit by cars across the untry. five children have died. a boy in pennsylvania, another childsin ssippi, twin boys and their older sister in indiana. >> that's why in our area montgomery county is taking action. officials say too many drers are ignoring safety rules when riving around school buses. that's why you're going to start seeing new signs these five areas reminding drivers of the laws protecting students at bus stops. megan mcgrath is live with a look at what you can d to help keep kids safe. megan? >> reporhar: well,s right. the bottom line here is that kids are catching the school bus in the morning at roughly th same time that a lot of adults are scrambling around trying too get t on time. unfortunately some of the drivers

it gets tricker even upper montgomery county. here we are at 11 a.m.re we're starting to see just rain across the area. notice the bright colors of yellow, maybeockets ofore moderate to heavy rain out there. tomorrow n,aftern most of us, it's just rain. tomorrow evening everyon dealing with rain, unless you're in the panhandle of west virginia. this is out of here b about 6 a.m. friday morning and then after that we're looking dry for the weekend, melissa. >> thank you, amelia. that is it for "news4 midday." thank you for joining >> get news and weather updates with our ppnbc washington have a great day, everybody. >>> oh, l at that sight! the holiday season officially upon us with the crystal star mounted on the rockefeller cress tree! it has to be put up with a crane. it has to because it weighs something like 900 pounds, guys. 3 million crystals on it. n ite feet wide, huge. it's a behemoth. guys, welcome to "access live." look at this. beautiful. the holiday, doesn't it feel go

that's montgomery, fairfax, many others. see you in ten minutes. >> doug, thank you. >>> new tonight, there are disturbing reports of families in our area receiving flyers for the kkk. >> and a d.c. man arrested on gun charges. hthorities say he ties to the suspect in the pittsburgh synagogue shooting. >> all of i coming on the day we learned hate crime reports are up for the third year in row. the fbi today h said thate crimes went up 17% last year, more thand 7,000 reporound the country. of 5 target people because their race, 1 in 5 because of religion. >> news 4's shomari stone begins our coverage with more on the s flyerswing up in at least fi maryland counties this recent days. irritating. >> reporter: that's how raymond kennerly feels after picking up a kkk recruitment flyer in a plastic bag with birdseed right belo his mailbox. >> picked it up and looked at it, saw it was the kkk and didn't read the rest of it. p >> reporteice say someone scattered nearly 30 kkk hate pampets i residential driveways on sunday. brandon

>>'m hearing this happening in montgomery county so often. and it is not getting a safe place. >>> the sexual assault happening to a woman walneng alo on the sidewalk beside shady grove road in the pre dawn dar know. a man approaching her from behind. >> he pulled her to a grassy area andegan to sexually assault her. fortunately there was a passerby who heard her yelling f help. came to her aid and that's when the suspect fled.> >> he remains on the loose. a danger to the community. many women work in the office wbuilding. sok to pick up lunch daly. others come here f a busines meeting or a doctor's appointment. >> will it cause you to do anythingy? differen >> certainly. i will definitely parcloser, close to the building as possible and i will be alert, watching. >> reporter: montgomery police are asking anyone who might have been in this area, shady grove road between key west avenue and black well road. anyone to give them a call. you may have information and not even know it. it could lead ton arrestnd remove this dangerous sexual predato

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maybe montgomery coty, maybe as far east as fairfax, there b wille a winter weather advisory. we've got the cloud cover and the rain to the south. as it makes its way into colder air, it is starting offd aro portions of northern virginia. and snow,sleet, rain, oh, yeah. just nasty for ansure. then all rain into the d.c.

montgomery county executive ike leggett says he has gotten no official explanation from walter reed or the military how this mistake was made. >> they have just given some preliminary indication as to at possiblyhappened. >> reporter: some of the people who sheltered in place hiding from what they believed to be a guan on campus emerged emotionally upset. >> i was scared. i was really scared. like they said that there was someone inside the building. >> we had no information, but just to stay in ouroffices. >> reporter: maryland congressman dutch ruppersberger was at walter reed for a meeting. is starting his own investigation into how and why this active shooter drill went on for so lon p leaviple in fear. he every 20 minutes someone would come on air, on the speaker, and say there is an active shooter and we have first responders on the scene. that's all we knew. >> reporter: now, the spokesman for naval support activity bethesda tells me they are working to try to make sure they ve all their information correct. back to you. >> aight. thank you, chris. >>> we are going to head back

. >>> a former high-ranking montgomery county admits to embezzling $7 million from the county. peter dang can spend up to 40 years in federal prison. according to his reply agreement, he stole the money over the course of six years while he served as the chief erating officer for the department of economic development in montgomery ccounty. he wght after the irs noticed he was spending a lot of money gambling, but hadn't reported all his inco. >> a bulk of the money appears to be gone, and appears to have gone in gambling casinos across the >>country. outgoing montgomery county executive says the county made several rule changes to prevent a case like this one in the future. >>> d.c. judge tonight easin the restriction on john hinckley, the s man wt president reagan in an assassination attempt. in 2016 hinckley wasrr trans from a mental health hospital to his mother's west virginia he. now a judge has agreed to reduce required doctor visits and louisen some of hinckley's release cond iions. hinckl seeking an unconditional release as his attorney says he hasn't been a danger for

upper montgomery and part of prince william county have rural areas there. so i think that you are right on the line where you could m see the two hour delay change into a cancellation all depending on how things unfold. but the bottom line, definitely budget ext time for that morning commute. but even the evening commute, we're just dealing with a wet mess out there of rain. >> and we were asked ameut the gove closing tomorrow. we both did this, right? yeah, about a zero percent chance. maybe 5% so we're on the safe ut side,again, we really do think that most of the roads should be okay, d.c. above freezing through this event. 50 degrees on your friday, clearing skies, but breezy. friday will be chilly. the saturday a lot better. sunshine, high tempeture of 52, less wind on sunday going for a high of 51. i'll give you the next couple days and the entire 10 day forecast which has thanksgiving in there as well, and there another big storm next week. >> winter befor and after thanksgiving. all right. thank you. >>> and the thanksgiving travel rush is closing i

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montgomery village avenue the ramp getting on to 270 hearing about a crash. they're going to see what's going on from above. you can see the rain falling across this section of 270 as you're coming out of germantown right now. they have a crash reported there this morning. forestville inner loop after

also in montgomery county, a mile stone in the wheaton project.r levels of the below parking have been complead. 14-story building is going up here. >> theve execu outgoing, the project will expand the central business to include a government office building below ground parking garage and a town square. constructi will finishn 2020. >>> a former olympic swinlter and over, the swimmer and track student. scott? >> reporter: that manld c avoid prison time many what was a bizarre incident in june. theeds say 50-year-oldo, gustavhey say he tossed trash and tossed papers on the ground including a paper that ey say had a picture of the assassination of the president of that he said he is a political activist who never threatened to harm anyone and was peacefully working.ad he past incident of trespassing. he cpeted as a sprinter in four olympic games including in atlanta in 96. en if he avoid prison time, co-face a $10,000 fine. back to you. >>> a new identification program to keephi yourren safe at one charles county high school. they will be required

montgomery county voters are picking a new county how will they split their votes?will that divide cause republican candidate robin thicker to win this election? we're following this race closely. tonight on news4. >>> and we are crunching the numbers for election night with a look at how your votes could impact the balance of power in washington moving forward. right now. here's a look at the curre balance o power in the u.s. house of representatives. the gop has235 seats. the democrats have 193. asou see here, in gray are the spee seats that are vak an. the democrats need to pull 23 seate to t majority. on paper, that doesn't appear to be too tall of an order. nbc news has listed about 100 gop seats as vulnerable. in fact, the democrats could pick up the magic b3 seats just winning the 25 seats in the district that hillary clinton held in 20. e that we're keeping a close eye is jennifer wexton who appearshe to be of barbara comstock by a lot of estitions. but if this is really close and not called early, that could meanhe signf a bad night for democrats. in thesen

justin finch is live at the montgomery county p department in germantown.hat are people saying about this incident? >> well there's a lot of surprises this morning. we're still awaiting updates from montgomery county police to get more on what's happening here. t we can tell you they're telling us that officer body cameras were working and captured this shooting on pe. we will have that and neighbors say this suspect is a young man that lived on their block for years. let's give you a look at where this we're talking about cross lrel court. we also have viewer video showing the suspect being put into a ambulance moments after the police involved shooting. ots.hbors heard several the investigation though was going on for several hours. police closing downhat street keeping neighbors in their home nd others from even getti inside to begin with. so at this hour, we're hearing that the suspect was in serious conditio when he went to the hospital yesterday. we don't know what kind of weapon was used or how many shots were fired. news 4, back to you. >> justin, t

trying toe figur out why a bullet inside a montgomery coun classroom. students had to shelter in place while police searched for a gun and then questioned several people they not the find a gun. >>> a deadly crash today. a group of tein here hurt while they were working on the de of theoad. right near the exit for route 17. chris gordonalked on drivers at that scenetoday. >> reporter: tragedy strikes a road crew on the highway. inmates were hit along 70 west in myersville this morning. maryland state police say this red truck caused the fatal crash. the driver stayed on the ene. the maryland state police stay tractor-trailer hit thi trailer and the van pulling it from the department of corrections. there was a corrections officer in the front seat. the truck hurt the workew it struck four inmates. one was pronounced at the scene. three others wer injured and taken to the hospital. two of the enmates on the crew were not hit or injured at all. >> thi should be even worse. wreckage.pon the >> i went to the shoulder to avoid hitting other cars and i guess

montgomery county, bethesda, gaithersburg, washington, d.c., fairfax. what we'rereas, thinking is snow, sleet, freezing rain. oh, yeah, we get it all. then this afternoon, heavy rain possible and windy. we're not talking about snow accumulation on the roadways, especially traveled roadways, but we are talking about wet roads and eventfully flooded roads later on. that's going to be the same case for our friends in southern maryland, including stafford and out towards t peninsula, where we'll have rain with a chance of mix. up to 2s incf rain possible in this area. that's also the area we find the floo that'll be something we're watching. we're also watching for some sunshine, chuck. hopefully we have that on that ten-day forecast. >> we certainly do. there's your latest. you can always have t latest information from our nbc washington app. there's my social media pes. send me a weather report if at all possible. i wouldre aate it. all this mess coming to an end late tonight or prednours of friday morning. back to sunshine tomorrow with a gusty northwest

. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, a montgomery county man pleaded guilty today to federal child pornography charges. prosecutors sayast summer, jonathan olddale hid cameras in e bathroom of his chevy chase home and secretly videotaped children. as part of pisa agreement, oldale has to register as a sex offender in maryend. 55-year-old also faces 25 years in prison. sentencing is set for april. >>> a germantown man facing six unts of first-degree assault tonight after a police-involved shooting. 26-year-old devon brunner isse ac of pointing his gun at several homes and a resident on cross laurel court this past sunday. police tell us brunner then pointed his gun atic os and they shot him. brunner was treated at the hospital. the officers weren't hurt. new tonight, investigators tell us brunner's gun told out to be a replica. the officers who fired their guns are on paid administrative leave, standard procedure. brunner is being held without bond. >>> a man found dead in montgomery county may have been run over by a box trk. how he ended up underneath it still a mystery tonight. investigators

ng's fraudulent activity are montgomery county and every. u.s taxpayer whooluntarily complies with the tax laws every year. >> reporter: people are asking how mr. bang got away with this embezzlement scheme for six years right under the county's nose. in a statement, montgomery county executive sent out a statement saying bangad took ntage of the fact that the economic development funds are exempt from the county's usual procurement over mr. bang was able to exploit his past reputation as a highly effectiv employee and is his knowledge of county procedures. >> it's terrible. i have a family of six, andl we ay taxes. and there is a lot of great things i want to money to go to. d to find out someone stole it from yo p >> reportesecutors say no one other than peter bang was involved in ts embezzlement scheme. reporting from the montgomery county courthouse, chris rdon, news4. >> he faces up to 40 years in prison for federal and county convictions. an ongoing executive ike leggett says they're going to mak some rule changes to preventbe an emzzl

. >>> developing tonight on news4, new video shows shattered glass and bullet holes in a montgomery countynity. police shot a suspect after responding to reports of aan threatening a neighborhood. >>> new tonight, take a look at this 5-year-old virginia girl. sheriff's deputies tell us her father took her, and now they're worried about her safety. >>> and we've got breaking news. more than 220 people unaccounted for in a wildfire, and the tragedy is getting even worse. >> "news4 at 11" starts now. >> shattered car windows and bullet casings scatteredacro a quiet cul-de-sac in montgomery county. good evening, everybody. thanks f w stayih us after the game. i'm erika gonzalez. police shot a spect aft getting reports of somebody threatening the neighborhood. developingtonigh news4's darcy spencer in germantown with new reactionnd dramatic video of the scene. >> oh my god. >> cell phone video taken by a ws4 viewe shows chaotic moments. officers running at the scene of a police-involved shooting, and the suspect shot andoued by police loaded into an ambulance. he was taken to the hospital in se

montgomery who i expect my views about and in the center is omar bradley who wrote to kiss and tell book, absolutely unreliable book and who was a really good corps commander. >> and, we had to this -- to the south, he had the first french army, the most forgotten army, it's an incredible army. so, he was the right flank. just to give you an idea of the relationship and then we head towards why in a minute, whenever i could he spent time with omar bradley, they played bridge together, i talked to him on the phone almost every day and went forward to see him , to see his friend omar bradley , very famous relationship same time i had to go see marshall montgomery. in that same period, there are like three instances where eisenhower has a face-to-face with diverse in his areas of operation. there are no daily phone calls no buddy buddy letters. it was interesting to me, what's this about when i'm doing the biography? >> there was a dysfunctional relationship divers was the second ranking officer in europe and was a theater commander for two theaters and helped build the air force so, we wen

ince william and montgomery county right on the line. i think that you might be under a two hr dela and as we see the rain/snow line maybe move up, it linkers around those counties and it might lead to acacellation. but the bottom line tomorrow morning, it will be slick out thereorn spots and most of us tomorrow evening, we're just dealing with a lot of rain. with the two hourou delay. we'd love to see montgomery county to do itht the n before, instead of the morning their p the parents with day. somebody told me to say that. just saying. 39 degrees on your thursday. again very cold idy. , clearing skies. we'll really be nicely, but still breezy. saturday looks great. sunday not bad, but more clouds cover. the 10 day forecast including thanksgivingack in abo 20 minutes. >> friday with no rain >> gd call. >> thank you, doug. >>> what is better than holiday light this is time of sgleer how abohow -- year? how abouto a million. mmy mcfly has a new way tobr cee the season. >>> and adam tuss will takes up in chopper 4r o a local road where dt

let's show you this twitter video from montgomery county fire and rescue. this showed folks being rushed to safety after waters surround a community center. in that community center they were hosting a one-year-old's birthday party. the floodwaters kept rising causing two dozen people to be rescued from that ent. >> i roa in the -- what is it? the raft. and everybody else had to walk behind the raft. i held the two kids, the babies we had and everybody else walked behind the raft in the water in the puddles. scary moment there is. crews continued as the water continued to rise. ded likes were str that one you saw there. that was on woodburn road. the driver had to be pulled from that vehicle. >> we're following the story of a victim of a hit-and-run crash who died. around 10:00 last sunday night, 24-year-old mario antonio rivers d into an embankment and was thrown out of his car. he was rushed to the hospitalr afhe crash but died friday. investigators believe-c a daored ford mustang may have been involved in the accident. they're still looking for the iver.

firews and montgomery fire crews were here on the scene trying to put this fire out. but they could not see those two victims. at this hour, the investigation is still coming together. billowing sme, leaping flames and montgomery county firefighters work iing to knock down a fast-moving tire. heck tim hick moments captured on a cell phone this morning. >> when i came out, it was just coming out. >> reporter: but just more than one hour before, bobby says he spoke with one of his nghbors who lived next door that now burned out western avenue home. >> he sees through my window that i'm open and he called me. we were chatting. >> reporter: the subject recurring topic for the two. an older man who lived with his rly mother. >> there's nothing to say. i have known him forever. >> reporter: close to 1:00 a.m. calls began coming to fire dispatches in the district and monlt gom ri county. both departments arrive object on the scene with fire crews standing by as montgomery county firefighters went in. >> crews were operating from the front and from the rear in. such a coordin

smied , more crosswalks and new curb markings in english and anish. 11 pedestrians have died in montgomery county this year, the same number as last year. >>> 6:36. the former archbishop of washington ousted for how he handled abuse allegations against priests is now calling for accountability. catholic cardinal donald wuerle essed this at tltimornne yester. he didak not on specific coverup accusations against him but he did talk about personal responsibility. >> sometimes we simply have to take personal responsibility and we simply have to say this is -- this needs to be done. personally it's where that purification has to be a part of the entire process. he stepped down as archbishop last month. >>> it'sow 6:36. coming up, they say diamonds are forever, ando are the payments of this one. the record settingales price of this pink rock. bigger than a rock. >> plus, already thinkg about decking the halls? decking the halls? up next, we'll talk about the so, let's talk about conference calls. there's always angertain amount of fumb a lot of times it doesn't work. we have problems. comcast bu

a big thank you to my guests this evening, polly mackenzie and tim montgomerie.s of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers, and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. a big thank you to my guests this evening, polly mackenzie and tim montgomerie. that's all from us tonight, and goodbye. somalia has for decades been ravaged by civil war, with tens of thousands of people being killed, and millions displaced from their homes. the islamist extremist group al—sha baab has established strongholds in the south and centre of the country, and it is extremely dangerous for journalists trying to cover the conflict. in all, 38 have died in the last few years. as part of the bbc‘s beyond fake news season, looking at threats to free and independent media around the world, our africa editor fergal keane. reports now from somalia. this is the story of young africans risking everything in the cause of truth, in a place where nearly 40 journalists have been killed in less than a