thank you so much for being here >> thank you. >> if you live in montgomery county, you probably heard of jj robert henson. tell us who he was. >> robert henson wasaz an g man with a lot of achievements in his life. he w formerly enslaved here in montgomery countynd he escaped in the underground railway with his family. once he made his way to, cana he worked there as a miller efrmiller, he was an ordained minister and he was a published author. his narrative really helped people underst slavery in the south. >> why do you think his profile hasn't been higher here in the state? >> well, i think there's two reasons. bescuse hensoned to canada and he basically stayed there and did not come back to the united states -- >> and he's a hero there. >> -- and he's a hero in canada, but we'vebo forgotten him here in the united states because we really spent more time thing about frederick douglas and his role in the il abolitionist cights movement. i think the other reason we've forgotten about henson association to the term of uncle tom. what people need to know is when hari hariett beacher wr

that's the latest fm montgomery county. jim back to you. >> we're sure to have mor on news4 at 11:00. >>> a high speed crash, smash, and grab. that's what it ts supposed do, at least. but the burglary attempt turned into a comy of errors. why police say this may be part of something bigger. >>> i'm adam tuss, look at the memorial bridge. the side of it basically opened up and the work to fix this structure goes well beyond just fixing the bridge. i'll take you inside a unique tourg com up. >>> we're working for your healthn this evening, dor gentzler explains what doctors are finding when examining the eyes of young peoe who spend hoursooking at the lir p >>> smartnes and tablets have now been around long enough for doctors to see what kind of impact they can have on your children's eyes ophthalmologists say they're seeing an increase in conditions like dry eye a nearsightedness in children and the damage cannot be reversed. doreen gentzler working for your health with a story that every parent needs to see. >> for the firs

montgomery county firefighters say one vehicle struck several other vehicles. one is on the siwalk, we don't know if that was driving there or that's where it ended upst at lne person is injured. that's all we can tell you at this point. no word on what caused this scene. we'll keep an eye on itnd let you know what we learn. >>> back to the devastation in the deep south caused by the tornados killing nearly two dozen people. >> asea theh for survivors winds down, clean up is getting started. >> gabe gutierrez jns us from alabama where you're learning more about the victi w. >> reporteare learning more about the victims. authorities identified them today we know they range in age from 6 yea old to 89 years old. as youhe mentioned t search for survivors may be starting to wind down here but teams are still looking for about a half dozen people still unaccounted for. this has been so devastati for so manyeople in this community. behind me you can see a home ripped apart near here. tere was another mobile home just tossed acros yard. one man road out the storm in a

montgomery county can bett er than this. hi hey, big man -- >> reporter:s is police body camera video of the june 2018 incident in whi robert white, 41, was shot in the parking lot of a silr springs parking lot complex. he was unarmed. the officer said he thought white was reaching for his gun. >> sir, i do not want to shoot you. >> reporter: per company policy, they turned over -- the nsulting report in which the officer was fou to be at fault caused outrage among white's frien and many others in the community. it has led county council members to propose a law to require that police shootings not oy be turned overo unaffected prosecutors but that the entire investigation be carried out by another law enforcement agency. at a public hearing on the bill, council members heard from resincntsding 16-year-old nick asante. >> this bill would set the notion that montgomery county does not support discrion on the basis of race. >> the police chief helped encourage the new impartiality measde but war the new law might be difficult

of the counluilding in rockville. >> reporter: councilman evaas says the status quo here in montgomery countys not rking for women aheir families. that's something he wants to change with that bill he's introducing today. in drafting this bill, councilman glass found a wide pay gap i the county's health and human services department, finding one man earni more than 12 women, though all were hiredt theame time in the same office. he said, that's not only unfair to the working women, but their families, as well, making it harder for the women to pay their bills, to have a car, a home, a life in general. that's why he designed this bill to level the olympic playing field in montgomery county for workers. >> we have a g tremendousld workforce here in montgomery ecunty. people live herese of the services they receive. what i want to do is make sure thatn honest day's work gets an honest day'sy.b that's what this is about. >> reporter: this could be a really big moment for montgomery county workers who are women, as well. he says he wants to eliminate a major question that can really stifle your in

montgomery county's director says residents here do a great job. >> montgomery county is one of the highest recycling rates on e eastern seaboard. >> reporter: but he says there's lots that can be done. so, the transition tme up with dozens of ideas on how to get residents to do a better job of recycling. one is called pay as you throw. >> pay as you throw is a system where people are charged more if they throw out more trash.in it insenntivizes components and rio grandeling mo . >> reporter: the residents we spoke with are split on the ea. >> people trash everything and anything they don't need because they don't have to pay additionally. but if you have additional costs, people will be more mindfu >> i think it would incentivize illegal dumping. >> reporter: most people look to decrease the carbon footprint. to figure out how it can be done. >> we're going to take the next year to see, does this make see economically? and does it make sense for us to implement? and if so, do we get residents to buy in? >>> coming up, a wrong turn led to shots fired. still ahead, hear from the drivers who

montgomery county's director says residents here do a great job. >> montgomery county is one of the highest recycling ras on aboard.tern >> reporter: but he says there's lots that can be done. so, the trsition team came up with dozens of ideas on how to get residents to do a better job of recycling. one is called pay as you throw. >> pay as you throw is a system where people are charged more if they throw out more trash. it insent incentivizes components and rio graeling more. >> reporter: t residents we spoke with are split on the idea. >> people trash everything and anything they don't need because they don't have to pay adtionally. but if you have additional costs, people will be more mindful. >> i think it would incentivize illegal dumping. >> reporter: most people look to decrease the carbon footprint.ur to fout how it can be done. >> we're going to take the next year to see, does this make sense economically? and does it make sense for us to implement? and if so, do we get residents to buy in? >>> coming up, a wrongurn led to shots fired. still ahead, hear fr driver who says their gps

way that i felt. >> reporter: after contacting nbc 4 kresponds,en filed a complaint with the montgomery countyice which started an immediate investigation. ju last week clore sent karen a partiald refunf $500, regardless the county tells us it is now pursuing criminal charges against clor >> hello and thank you for calling i'm -- >> we cald clore to give him the chance to explain why he never delivered the lift. he didn't answer the phone but he sent us a statement saying the busins has beenlosed and is in bankruptcy. all customers will be refunded 100%. my heart's desire is to resolve all of this as it was never intentional for the business to. fa we couldn't find a record of that bankruptcy filing clore mentioned. so we asked him to give us a case number. he tol us to contact his attorney's office. we did that. they told us he gave them a deposit last october but never casewed up to file the >> so there's no bankruptcy? >> no bankruptcy? >> what about his felony charges in many virginia, what's going on wh that? when's he going back to court? >> those cases are still ongoing at this point, a

270, news 4. >>> new ccerns brought to light this week about the safety of drinking water at montgomery countyublic schools. elevated lead levels could put opportunities a risk. news 4 spoke with health officials and county say now's the time to act. >> reporter: ld and drinking water is dangerous, speshlsly for young students. >> the danger is lead, kit affect the cognitive and bone development in a children. kiect -- it can lead to anemia. kitra lead to behavio problem, increased hyper activity. >> last year, maryland set a standard of public schools and a lead level above 20 parts per billion. montgomery countyd tes 23 13,000 out let, 239 had elevated lead levels, and 159 were accessible to students. they were taken out of service, and retested. now montgomery council is considering a bill to restrict ad levels in water in public schools from 20ts p per billion to 5 parts per billion. we sendids to school to development their brains, not damage them. >> the school system supports it. >> we are commit fod safe quarter for all the schools and students and staff. >> parents we asked liked the

arson and six months for the embezzlement. >>> chopper 4 over t scene of a big apartment fire in montgomery county friday several people had to be taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation and other minor injuries. the fire broke out a sunny brook terrace off mid county highy at 1:45 yesterday. fire investigators say they're looking into what caused it. >>> don't be sprised if you wake up feeling groggy tomorrow. we'rehoosing an , springing forward, everybody. daylight savin begins tonight at midn ht. clocks will spring forward one hour. the clock on your smartphone will adjust automatically and keep alarms on the right time. >>> now is the time firefighters recommend for you to check and replace bteries in your smoke detectors. this is no minor ore. working smoke detectors literally save lives. you're twice as likely to survive a house fire i your smoke detector is working. >> we do countless stories on that. ed> officers expos to fentanyl on the job. ahead, local officers speaking only to news 4 about how some suspects caused them to overdose. that story next right her on "news 4 to ♪ sometime

areas like frederick county and upper montgomery county and western loudoun county, areas under the warningest that you're going to be dealing with snow first, and south of that this will be rain. waldorf and fredericksburg this is all rain. bac to the west, too. not a lot of moisture back here. it's trying to fill itself in,d e do have the bigger storm which is off towards the west. this will eventuay move in, and, again, we'll pick up our snowfall rates during thet noon. yes, temperatures at that time will start to come down. here's where the warnings, are d.c. southward including prince george's county. no warnings or advisories. all north anin westuding the areas you see in pink. upper montmery and person portions of loudoun county and soints to the west. winter storm warniin effect. we've lowered our snow total and we'll show you why. we'll show you the map coming up in the next 15 minutes. >> tomorrow morning starting at 4:00 a.m. checkve well will h the late updates on your forecast. melissa mollet goingto track the travel troubles. aaron and eun will have all the school closings her

if it passes within montgomery county could also impose stricter led standards at public libries, childare centers, playgrounds and recreational centers. chris gordon news4. >>> in e first hours of his campaign for president, beto o'rourke already stands out. the texas democrat took in more donations in his first 24 hours than even bernie sanders did after h kickoff. the campaign said $6.1 milln was raised in the first day after his announcement. sanders' donations were about $5.9 million. beto o'rourke came to family last year where he lost to senator ted cruz by 3%. >> kris yen gillibrand is bringing her campaign to a town hall in michigan at 8:00 tonight. sheoes to iowa tomorrow in her presidential campaign kick off, she calls for universal healthcare and a green new deal. >>> this weekwe're working for you, helping you make sure your credit is on thek. right tr you get a free copy of your credit report once year from each of the credit reporting agencies, but do you know what to look for when you do? susan hogan is here with four steps to make sure your credit report is accurate >>

right now we are rolling through montgomery county headed toward river road. you could seey pre wet slick roads. just rain at this point in that portion of montgomery county and what we are expecting is some areas to turn to iceds we h into the overnight hours, especially on untreated roads so here's a look at the radar. notice back west, the tail end of this is starting to move oser toward 95 and ili-95. a few snow flakes falling with that. primarily a rain event now. heading farther north. quiting down in frederick. still some snow on the ground and then up into carol county light sno falling. down to washington d.c., rain becoming light as well. but we did see some heavy rain in southern maryland not too long ago. we're turning o future cast so we can talk about timing. by 4:00 a.m., it should clear the entire region and then the clouds will clear after that and we'll wake up to a good deal of sunshine for your monday morning and even though things will be dry we'll still be running into that issue with commutes. so let's talk about schools. school closings

now, more security upgrades are coming to montgomery county public schools. the system is hitting some e roadblocks. hool system says it is planning to add four to five surveillance cameras at each of its 136 elementary schools. those buildings didn't have camera covege. the school system says it wants to be able to keep aloser eye at main hallways and entrances and wants to be able to record and review images from any incidentse after it happens. the school district says dozens of schools have been equipped in recentmonths, and all will be complete by next school year. they're also gupgrad the security vestibules and access control systems. they're running into hurdle. >> when parkland, florida, occurred last year, tragically, the entire industry was upended. there has been a backlog for a number of the items we're talking about today. in terms of jus keeping pace, supply and demand. so that's the issue jthere. >>t to be clear on that one, every school right now has access control system with the intercom and the camera, right? >> correct, yeah. >> every sch

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reports out of northern montgomery county into parts of howard county. this is hitting the ground around i-70, damascus, a little bit of light snow there. the rest of the area seeing now, too. back towards thewest, you can tell this not a big system. it's only a couple hundred miles wide. it's not going to take long to here.n through by this time tomorrow morning it's done and we're on to storm number two in the same day. that's what's kind of interesting with this scenario here playing out tomorrow. here's tonight. again, not much going on. but here comes the snow ar-wide by around 1:00, 2:00 in the morning. so we will see that snow coming through the d.c. met area. fredericksburg, not much there. fredericksburg, you see that sleet mixing in there. again, 5:00a.m., just about everybody seeing some snow. this when i expect toee some accumulating snow happening, especially on grassy surfaces, maybe on som of the secondary roads. however, we think most of the main roads will be okay. 8:00 a.m., i don't expect any more accumulation after the sun comes up to

no word yet if he will be charged. >>> get ready to slow down inof part montgomery county. s thed section is expected to drop. drivers will have to slow down to 25 miles per hour near westfield wheaton mal from veers mill road to arcola avenue. moving north, the speed limit will drop from 45 mes per hour to 35 miles per hour. from connecticut avenue up to cherry valley drive, instead o 50minneapoli miles per hour it to 45 miles per hour. >>> virginia's governor iki a push to make our roads safer, that means us you will h to put your phone down while driving. drivers aredy banned from using handheld cellphones in highway work zones. ralph northam was inyelexandria sterday to expand the bill to all asroads. it one of his first appearance since a blackface scandal broke last year. if this passes, it will takey effect julst. using a phone while driving is already illegal in maryland and the district. >>> here's a look at our other top stories beginning with a crash in prince george's county involving five teenagers. it's prompting officials to urge paalnts to tto their children

frightening surveillance video shows the moments before a man raped a teen at gunpoint in montgomery county. how investigators finally brought him to justice nearly a decade later. >>>he snow really came down today, but storm team 4 says a big weathers chang just hours away >>> "empire" actor jussie smollett faces 16 new felony counts for an alleged hate crime attack. rosecutors say he made it all up. tonight, the actor's attorney is firing back at the indictment. >>> and it's going to get a litt more complicated to travel overseas. what you'll have to do before you enjoy a european vacation. >>> news 4 at 11:00 starts now. > a conviction for a rapist who evaded police for years. >> camtas cau him following a teenager into her montgomery county workplace, then he sexually attacked her in the bathroom a gunpoint. >> new at 11:00, news 4's jackie bensen explains how evidence preserved f a long time helped solve this cold case. >> reporter: this is theth s wesson handgun the attacker shoved against the back of the 18-year-old's head as he forced her into a restroom of what was then called the

it's even colder in the suburbs snere aaron d live. 28 now in fairfax coun. 29 in montgomery county. 27 in the panhandle of west virginia. 32 now in prince georges county. cold start this morning. as you're planning the day ead. typically chilly start to the day. more than enough sunshine early on in the day to get temperatures into the low and mid 50s. this stoca between c and st. louis now, that is coming in our direction and it's going to help pull in some of that moisture off the outer banks of north carolina. ose two systems will combine their efforts and bring us what's likely going to be well oer an inch rain tomorrow. here is future weather through the rest of the daylight hours nothing to worry about. 9:00 p.m. this evening,we s moves into the richmond area and lower parts of the bay. this time showers likely elmorrow. thisw shading here at5:00 tomorrow afternoon, that could be very heavy rain indeed. kind of a showery start for your thursday morning commute. enough rain we could really have somee snags in th travel conditions around here for tomorrow afternoon. that ends thu

montgomery county council member officially proposed a bill yesterday tohe reduce amount of lead allowed at county school. the bill would make the county threshold significantly lower than what's mandated by the state. >>> so how do you attract investors to build in communities that don't have development? >> maryland's governor hopes the answer to that question is tax break. and he hopes to bring some bigc ges to prince georges counsel tip in the new federal program could be what's needed to get that job done. bureau chief tracy wilkins has that teory. >> rep i'm on the top floor of the kaiser building, this is a construction proje in new carolton made possible through a federal program called s.opportunity zo now these are areas that are n normal developed, places that business need job growth and opportunities for residents who live in prince georges county, they have 25 opportunity zones, new carolton being onef em. the governor spoke to the county executive and other folks about why theses progr are so important for the state of maryland. >> let's maximize the value of these opportu

montgomery county's dector of environmental protection says residents here do a great job. >> montgomery county has one of the highest recycling rates on the eastern sea board. >> reporter: bre he said t still a lot more that can and needs to be done because he sayu they is losing money. so the transition team from the newl elected county executive came up with dozens otoideas on hoet residents residents do a better job of recycling. one is pay as you throw. >> it incentivizes recycling and composting more. >> reporter: they're trying to figure out how something like this could be implemented. the residents we spoke with split on the idea. >> right now people trash anything and everythingt they doeed because they don't have to pay aadditional. but ifnaou have addit costs people are going to be more mindful. >> i don't think it would be a good idea. it wouldncentivize illegal dumping. >> reporter: most people agree something needs to be done to decrease our carbon footprint but for nowtht's up t county to figure out how it can be done. >> we'll take the year to see does it make sense econ

montgomery county tested 13,570 outlets, 249 had elevated results. ts were accessible to students. they were immediately taken out service, remediated and retested. ery county council is considering a bill to restrict led levels in water at all public schools even more. from 20 parts per billion to 5 parts. >> we send ours k to school to develop their brains not damage them. >> reporter: the montgomery county school system supports the newda st. >> we're committed to providing safe and high quality water for our schools and students and staff. >> reporter: parents we asked like theestrictions on lead content in school water. >> absolutely therehould be more reck lagss to ensure that the water that our children are drinking is the healthiest it can be. >> reporter: thetgomery county council is also considering tighter restrictions n led in the water in public libraries, parks, andat recion centers. reportingm montgomery county, chris gordon news4. >>> next, doctors reversedvise they've been giving to patnts for decades. working for your health with the

montgomery county, frederick county, loudon county, fauquier coes rht on tououn ty 7:00nu, th s allon oitut c of here. you have dinners plans, don't worry, too much can't rule out a stray shower or sprinkle. i don't thinkou'll need the umbrella tonight. how much snow? not a big snow. mostly rain again d.c. southward. maybe a coating in frederick and leesburg. that's really about it. any accumulation will be confined to the mountains. we 42 and snow todayro tom g f 70 on sunday. >> yeah! >> i'm excited about that. early showers and sunday in the afternoon. early next wemo, ay, tuesday, wednesday looking great. >> so ready for spring. >> thanks, doug. >>> scams tgeting the elderly. a new crackdown and warning. >>> and pancreatic ca announced against it and nowart of the news4 family fighting the same disease. we'll talk to our former the ross spring dress event is here-finally! so you can say yes to the biggest selection of the season. yes! seriously, 20 to 60 percent off department store prices! more new dresses means more reasons to say yes. at the ross spring dress event. on now! gre

he says it's time to take action. >> it's high time montgomery county has a lower health protective stop dard for o kids, as well. >> after testing 10,000 water outlets, about t2% h higher levels. back inside to you. >> justin finch, thank you. >>> a judge will decide if fourth teen will get his case moved to juvenile court. they're accused of raping varsity football players with a broomstick ia locker room last year. a psychologist said one of the victims was of a previous attack st year. >>> the d.c. will vote to reprimand one of its own. whether to reprimand jack evans. he is accused of trying tosi se ss opportunities with law firms that partner with the government. he has apologized but has not specifically said what he is apologizing for. >>> this morning, d.c. police is working to figure out whether the same person is behind six different robberies in less than four months. >> andolice have surveillance video to connect the dots here. this is surveillance video from the new dynasty chinese restaurant. the thief takes the money and a drink. and the owner of theurant is upset. >> i w

montgomery county's director of environmental protection says job.ents here do a great >> montgomery county has one of the highest recycling ratings on the eastern sea board. >> reporter: but he says there's still a lot more that can and needs to be done because he says the county is losing money. so the transition team from the newly elected county executive camep with dozens of ideas of how to get residents to do recycling. one is called pay as you throw. >> it's aeo system wheree are charged more if they throw out more trash. >> reporter: he says the county is still trying to figure out how something like this could be implemented. the residents we spoke with are split on the idea. >> right now ptple j trash everything and anything they don't need. because they don't have to pay additional. but if you have additional costs, people are going to be more mindful. >> i don't think g it's ad idea because i think i would incentivize illegal dumping. >> rplorter: most p do agree something needs to be done to decrease our carbon footprint but for now it's up to the county to figure out how

i'm waiting for more information from montgomery county police. thank you, shomari stone there in rockville. you will keep us posted as you get more information. >> thank you shomari. >>> we have a deadly hit and run that colice areling a murder. >> investigators say a man intentionally ran a woman down and then just kept on driving. >> the victim was struck and killed outside her home, it was this past sunday evening. news4 pat collins has thestory. this happened in manassas. >> reporter: the victim, 66-year-old shamsa begum, murdered in front of her home on clover hlroad, in manassas city. it happened sunday evening. neighborsay someone threw a brick through her first floor window. when she went out to see what was going on, she was struck and killed ba hit and run car. jerry was out walking his dog. he saw it all go down. >> when he hit her, it was like a bomb went omf, >> and then her body flew across, up in the air -- >>aip in the across the hood. and hit the ground. >> and he kept on going. >> he kept on going. >>eporter: according to a gofu

we see showers up around the mason dixon line, but for the most part most of montgomery county stays drive, all of fairfax and prince george's county stay dry as well including article and alexandria as well. by 2:00 p.m. any showers are starting to wind down. your fridayvening is looking fantastic with mild temperatures in the forecast. i'm going to have more on temperatures com ag up 11:20 because for the weekend i'm tracking big changes. we're talking about windchills on sunday. >> oh, no. all right. thanks, amelia. >>> scary situation folding at dulles airport. seven people w rehed to the hospital after their flight made an emergency landing earlier this morning. officials tell us passengers bhoord a united airlines flight reported feeling sick afterss ly breathing jet fumes. the plane had taken off fro bwi. airport operations at dulles are not impacted by this incident. >>> also in northern virginia, a day-care worker now in custody accused of inappropriate contact withwo childre and police say there could be more victims. rrofficersted rollie hammond last night. police say they

>> giant has bought several former shoppers in virginiand in montgomery county. there are still 12 locations ino prince george'ty which are considered -- which is considered a food desert by usda standard, meaning the county lacks healthy fresh food options. >>> turning to sports now, the washington nationa swap their jerseys and cleats for suits at their homecoming gala. ye>> oh, ah. take a look here. the gala was held last night at e anthem located at the distri's wharf. hosted by lindsey czarniak. g thea included a dinner and silent auction all of which helped to raise more than a million dollars for the dream foundation. >>> news4 will haveeam coverage of nats opening day. we'll have everything you need to know to te yourselfut to the ballgame including the latest news on the team,hat's new at nats park and weather for the first pitch in our coverage starts tomorrow morning and t we'll continuoughout the day here on news4 a in the nbc washington app. jim hanley will be out there in the morning. >> he'll get up. >>> new research suggests that storytime is bette

. >>> a warning that your ild's inking water at montgomery county schools may not be safe to drink. tests found some water systems had lead lev higher than acceptable. the water fountains were removed and fixed. today, the montgomery county council will lower the lead levels even more. >> mary anderson explains the dangers that lead poses to children. it can affect the cognitive and bone development in children. it c lead to anemia. d hyperactivity. >> tom hucker is trying to have a bill lower the amount to five parts per million. >>> princ george's county police need your help finng a murder suspect. he is wanted in connection with the shooting death of his uncle and wounding his aunt. his auncle wt and killed in his home. if you see the suspect, do not proach him. call 911. >>> new details in the death of a man founde shot ins his pickup in clark county the victim and suspect may have been in a business transaction prior to the shooting. police found jeffrey evans in the truck after it crashed. he met a man earlier in a gravel lot on cuastleman road. >>> today, the r jury wiume de

we're staying on top ofak bg news in montgomery county. cory smith is at the live now with the latest on the apartment fire. cory, good oomorning. >>morning, eun. we just learned that improperly discarde smoking material has now caused five people to wake up this morning without a home. this fire was at the summit hill's apartment building near downtown silver spring. look at the pictures from that scene. th h red cross wilp out the folks who were displaced by this fire.ay investigatorst started on the second floor and a working smoke alarm aleed the residents. a closed bedroom door helped shield fire from other and kept this fire really from spreading throughout that complex. good news here again no injuries have been poed, but those five people who have been displaced are being helped by the red n,cross. ack to you. >> cory, thank you. n >>>ow to our other developing story, a college admissionsl scan putting local schools and hollywood in the spotlight this morning. parents are accused of paying u to millions of dollars to guarantee thei

here's a look at the other top stories we're following this mornin montgomery county police have identified the man whose body was found near a bethesda bus stop lastweek. hed is 25-year-ancisco dela o de la cruz. police say they're not sure how he died. >>> a baltimore man and stepdaughter are wting to be returned to maryland. they were arrested in texas. they were trying to escape the country. without being held bail. >>> today, ethan ind lindenburg will testify before he was the teen who vaccinated himself. he said he grew up without being vaccinated because his parents believed in ti-vaccine conspiracies. he started to question their stance and research the issue on his own. a >>> record number of americans are dying from drugs, alcohol and suicide. a new report says 150,000 people died from one of the factors in 2017. researchers say much of the increase has been fueled by synthetic opioids. overdose deaths rose 45% in one ear. >>>meanwhile, purdue pharma m be headed to bankruptcy. >> the company is hundreds of lawsuits and accused of contributing to the opioid crisis. 1,600 lawsuits h

he's aon lif montgomery county resident as well and he went to the university of maryland and howardiversity as wel >>> micjagger is sick and the stones won't be rolling into d.c. in may. that tour has been postponed. manage nt aren't saying what kind of medical treatment the 75-year-old singer is ivreg. the stones no filter tour was expected to start april 20 in jmiami. this iger earlier today tweeting a statement, he really feels bad letting the fans down. tour promoters sayour tickets will be valid once the dates have been rescheduled. >>> new tonight in the city of lights tonight, itig wass out at the eiffel tower. the iconic monument in paris along withar other land around the world going dark to mark earth hour. countries across the world joined in by turning their lights off at 8:30 local time. earth hour is a call for global action on climate change. >>> all right, somari, a beautiful day to head to the tidal basin and enjoy the cherry blossoms as wellrr to maybe not so good to go? >> there are sometimes people could go where we could -- it won't be as good as today. let me b

in maryland it's montgomery county ranking number one,ed follut howard and frederick counties. prince george's county came in at number 11. >>> a council member from montgomery county is pushing to make children's water safer. chris gordon told you about the effort yesterday. todayouncil member tom houck introduced his bill on lead in school drinking water it would tighten the l limit ofead allowed in public schools and it would be significantly lower than the state mandate. >>> a local chef was cooking up success butor years he also hid a personalstruggle. ahead at five he opens up about theddiction that nearly cost him everything. >>> and the game changing treatment for women with post paratum depression. >>> tracking two systems. they're gng tooi people aren't talking about how much money they saved buying giant-brand chicken. they're not talking, because they're eating. oh, hello. at giant, it's the little thingsti that make me easy, so you have more time with the people you love. >>> there is new home tonight for hundreds of thousands of women suffering from post paratum d

and the rescue workers with montgomery county fire and ems have put down the shovels. the worker in a treh in a steep construction area cliff. theeescu nearly complete of the construction worker that's en there forbe this hour. the battle over impeachment, one day after nancy pelosi made her strongest statements on the subject the white house is firing back. blayne alexander keeping track of it all for us. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi has made it clear she does not believe president trump is fit for office. but she say unless democrats and republicans agree on impeachment, the process is too damaging to the country. today stron reaction after house speaker nancy pelosi made clear she is not for ngimpeac president trump. >> divides the country, unless there'some evidence thatakes us to that place. >> reporter: pelosi tellingth washington post" magazine of the polarizing process, president trump is just not worth it. the nation's top democrat getting key support from within her own party, including the chair of the houseel intgence committee which is already i

windchills this morning, 19 the windchill in winchester. 24, the windchill in montgomery county thisng. your planner for back to work and back to school, temperatures around freezing this morning. we'll be in the0 uppers to around 40 for a high today. that northwest wind will make it feel even colder than tat. we're ba dry weather for a nice stretch. you bet. dry weaer untilfriday. there's your tomorrow planner. tomorrow, we'll start off if the teens and low 20s. probably like 15 to 18 degrees in the shenandoa valley and the western suburbs. and high temperatures will not get to 40 degrs. thoverall pattern is for this genera b coldatch of air to stay in place. look how dry theeaer is, east-to-west. dry weather and temperatures will be running about 20 degrees colder than average. future weather he, back t sunshine by later on today. clear overnight, with a little less of a breeze. it will be another coldtart to tomorrow morning. check out the ten-day forecast. 42today, 20s and teens tomorrow morning. high 38. downtown temperatures can be in the upper teens, thursday morning. sometime

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they urge anyone with information if you saw the accident, call montgomery county police. in rockville, shomari stone, news 4. >>> at midnight, a state of emergency will go into effect in one part of new york county -- new york state. a county there.il a c who isn't vaccinated for from asles will be banned all public places. this is an unprecedented response to the growing outbreaks all over the country, now in more than a dozen states. after a record 153 measles cases since october, new york state's rockland county haseclared a state of emergency. >> anyone who is under 18 years of age and is unvaccinated eaainst thees will be barred from public places until the declaration expires in 30 days or unl they receive at ciast their first shot of mmr. >> reporter: vtion cards won't be checked, but authorities hope the threat of criminal penalties will convince more parents to take action. >> we are urging them once again now with the authority of law to get your children vaccinated. >> reporter: the measles vaccine is highly effective, but the rus spreads quickly among anyone wh

i'm justin finch, news4. >>> also today the montgomery county council is voting on a bill that wou ban smoking in certain outdoor areas such as patios and decks at bars and restaurant the county already has a smoking ban in places like retail stores, restaurants and bars. we'll u oate youn the outcome of the vote. >>> metro is considering bringing back an old system to get you to your destination faster. our news partner reports for the last two weeks metro has expanded testing of an automatic door opening system. right now operators wait about five seconds before manually opening doors tfi c that the doors open on the correct side of the train. metro aims to shift all trains to automatic door opening systems sometimes later this year. >>> congress isurning up the heat against president trump and his administration. s now enougate republicans tie turning against his national emergency decla to build a rder wall. tracie potts reports. >> reporter: we could see president trump's first veto this week, using money from the milita to build a wall with mexi mexico. >> reporter: with help fro

. >>> toxic lead in drinkingater could put montgomery county school children at risk. and now a top county leadernt to do something to keep the students safe. chris gordon breaks down the plan. >> reporter: lead in drinking water, danger we all face. >> the danger of lead is it can affect cognitive and bone development in children. it can affect -- it can lead to anemia, behavioral problems, increased hyper activity. >> reporter: last year maryland set a standard for public cools requiring remediation of all water outlets with a lead level output of 20 parts perbillion. montgomery county tested 13500 snm outlets, 249 had elevated levels, of those 159 were accessible to service. they were immediately ten out of service, remedted and retesting. now montgomery county is considering a bill to restrict lead levels inn schools e more, to 5 parts per billion. >> we send our children to school to expand their brands, not damage them. >>eporter: they're considering tighter restrictions on lead in the water in public libraries, parks and recreation centers. chris gordon news4. >>

starting to see the rain moving in, even into montgomery county sre. looking like somt of a mix, even some snow in towards upper montgomery county, fredeckck county, towards winchester. if you're watching me right now, i want to kno wha you're seeing. the radar doesn't always do a great depiction what we're going, go to my facebook page or twitr, and let me know what you're seeing. pe're seeing different weather because of the tratures here. look at the rain coming in. this is the one thing we know for sure. it's goingbe t mess for every one tonight. snow to the north, about where it is rightno heavy rain along the i-95 corridor, continuing to snow toward the north. d.c. it's jus wet here. not white but white possibly to that's why i think we'll have vyissues. rain at times in the d.c. metro area. take the coat and the umbrella. this will all be okay tomorrow morning. so brunch looking okay. winter weather advisory not including d.c., all areas to the west, hagerstown, martinsburg, along the i-81 heads up in this area. another storm on sunday. amelia f

or montgomery county or loudon county. the rereason,ing rain at higher elevations, a coating to .2 inches of ice. and 1 to 2 inches of snow, especily towards the hagerstown area, north of frederick.s amelia, i going to get a lot rougr for those same areas on sunday. >> they can't catch a break in frederick county and washington county in maryland. you guys are under winter storm watch starting sunday morning running through monday morning. it's in effect for heavy snow in the forecast. it's going to lead to snow covered roads and delays, potentially even cancellations. i'll take you zone by zone. this is what you can expect on sunday. i'm starting with our d.c. metro zone, washington, arlington, ncalexandria, p william, and montgomery countys. you'll have rain on s moving in, between the mid-morning and midday hours. some rain is going to move in, bethesda, germantown, rockville, for the most part we're thinking a coating to around an inch, that inch would be likely around the gaithersburg and damascus ea with barely any s

now last year montgomery county tested se 13,500 outlets like water fountains. theyou 249 shows raised lead levels, now of those 159 were student accessible. the county says they were removed from service and that's the right thing to do for children's health experts say. >> theanger of lead is it can affect the cognitive and bone development in chilen. it can affect -- it can lead to anemia and lead to behavioral problems. >> reporter: and to put this in perspective, the councilman atel calls for lowering the to five parts per million. that's significantly lower than the state mandate o 20 parts per million. in rockville, i'm justin finch, news4. >> thank you, justin. > ten lucky d.c. high school students got the surprise of a lifetime this morning. >> they are getting a fully paid scholarship to george washington university. drew wilder is live at the high owhool this morning with a look at this big surprised happened. pretty exciting, it was a beautiful morning hereo he senior class was brought together for what they thought was going to be an announcement an

. >>> a cold case solved nrly a decade after a woman was raped in montgomery county.at gunpoint. now dn evidence has linked the attacker to the crime. security video shows chilling moments before a hooded man attacked the girl at a nursing home in gaithersburg back in 2010. police say he shoved a gun against the back of her head. he then forces her into a he restroom, he assaulted her. years went by without justice for the victim, until last spring. th's when montgomery county police were alerted about a man who was behind bars on a felony drug charge in virginia. >> they entered his dna into the database system, and they notified us that our open rape case that had a querybout dna samples taken from the victim with a rape kit that day came back a positive. >> devon gray is his name. e is 31 years old and faces decades in prison. he'll be sentenced in may. >>> this moing, a major break in a shooting that police are calling a case of mistaken identity. a father and son gunned down in northeast d.c. happened just days after christmas. now, police have announced multiple

inthis morn montgomery county police are asking thr your help.ing to solve this cold case. 15 year old kathy lynn beatty was killed after being assaulted. police released this video here, explaining howhe crime scene has changed in the last 43 years. >> and ts is an image from 1979. there's currently a shopping center there. we wanted to show where the woods were. this is an image of the trail that leads back to the woods. this is theal aread the rocks, where a lot of juveniles would hang out. she was found not too far from the cks. >> detectives hoping this video will jog someone's memory. there is a reward forin more rmation on kathy's death. >>> meantime, it's been five years since rudd vanished from our area. she was 8 years old whe she disappeared from a homeless shelter. d.c. police say they're not giving up trying to find take a look at this. detectives releasing this age progression photo of what she could look like lday. she wast seen on hotel surveillance video with kalil tatum. he was a custodian at the homeless shelter. he later took

a montgomery county elementary schoolteacher has been arreste for possession of child pornography. damon taught physical education at ashburton elementary school in thesda. police say the investigation does not appear to involve any picturesf students. the news 4 i-team reports he is a 28-year vf erane school district. he has been on leave from the school since january. >>> developing this morning in northeast washington, police are trying to track down a driver who h a man and took off. this all happened near the intersection of rhode island avenue andee franklin str northeast. it was just after 9 last night. the road was closed investigate but it's open now this morning. we expect to get an update on the victim'sondition later today. >>> lawmakers in montgomery county are pushing to make drastic changes to how police-involved shootings are investigated. that stems from this shootingst year. an officer shot and killed robert white outside aon in silver spring. the officerhought white was armed, he was not. the death investigation was turned over to howard county prosecutors for im

look at it, the wind advisory throughout the night tonight, brown, western montgomery county, northern fauquier county. the res of the area, including the d.c. metro area, winds over 40 miles per hour. temperature wise tomorrow, a cold start tomorrow but not terrible in the afternoon, 56 with nshine, even though we'll see windy conditions. shower activity on monday, a cold tuesday and wednesday. and next l weekking really nice. opening day for the nationals next thursday,ee0 de i'll be down there. looking good there. i'm looking forward to65. i really would like 72. that sounds perfect. >> don't get greedy. >> true. good point. >> we want it, too, hadoug. >>> w our own brand of sunshine here in the studio with us. a very impressive young lady joining usis lady here, at 12 years of age,ng she is chanhe world one conversation at a time. naomi wadler delivered ape powerfulh last year about gun violence. andow this alexandria native is teaming up with ellen degeneres for a digital series. >> it highlights people using their platform for good. her first interview with her idol, tennis super

. >>> also, a former top montgomery county official will spend up to 15 years in prisonr stealing $7 million. he was diverting county money to a shell company he created in 2010. prosecutors say he spent the cash on casinos around country. his attorney says his client has a gambling addiction. >>> a prince george's county police officer is off the job this morning. he is accused of punching a man he had just arrested for eaking and entering a store in temple hills. last year, steven downey handcuffed the man and buckled him into the police cruiser. they saw dney punch the man several times in the face. in his behavior, the county leaders say they refuse to tolerate. >> this behavior is unacceptable in this county we will seek justice on behalf of vtims in every case, including those who have been assaulted by officers. >> corporal downey is suspended while the case is in court. >>> the owner of an antiques shop will be sentenced with selling endangered species. our cameras were there en officers raided the outpost, that specialized in merchandise. that store sold wildlife-soued mercha

that's m giant bought several former shoppers in virginia and montgomery counties. e george's county is considered a food desert, that means it lacks fresh healthy food options. >>> the historic all-female spacewalk planned for friday has been canceled all because there are not enough space suits in the right size on the international space station. two female astronauts we scheduled to float outside the iss and replace old bas.ne but they bot medium suits, and there's only one that is space ready on board. one of the astronauts pulled herself from the lineup. a male crewmate will fill in for her. they are getting blasted ontw ter by a lot of folks, including hillary clinton. >> a lot of people know -- you know you have two women there, you have to do this spacewalk, how do you make sure the equipment is not where it needs to be. >>> the washington nationals swapped their jerseys and cleats ecoming s at their h gala >> look at this. the gala was held last night at anthem in the wharf in d.c. it was hosted by lindsay czarniak and helps to benefit the washington nation

teacher raises while expanding pre-k programs and more initiatives, as ll former teacher and now montgomery county executive, mark elridgeys there's no excuse. that state funding for public education is really a must. >> the state cannot pretend that we're adequately funding education, while each county has to rest on its own tax receipts. >> reporter: the county executive there calling for swift another proposal being considered here. incentives to retain top teaching talent. supporters say that's critical in keeping state schools strong. aaron, eun, back to you. >>> the federal investigation into whether jack evans abused his position for personal gain appears be widening. he is among a local politician that has received a subpoena. evans have been a strong ally of the mayor. yesterday, when mark seagraves caught up with mayor bowser, she had th to say. >> it's way early to talk about re-elections and elections from last year. we're just getting over the last one. i have worked closely with jack over the years, not just in my role as mayor but as a member of council. i have very high expectation

loudon county, montgomery county an rundle county. all until midnight tonight. you can stay ahead of the latesh and get pus advisories, should flood warnings be required. you can find and follow me on social media. that area in north carolina promises us at bucoad of rain today. and the colt frod front across midwest will bring us the rain tomorrow. taylor, how is the commute? >> well, it makes it interesting when it's a little w out there. good news, our longstanding crash on whitfield chapel road has cleared. a vehicle hit the wall on 66. it's not causing a. del you're seeing a delay on 66 east. eastbound on the dulle access road, near route 7, a report of a crash. and on the silver line, trains are only eh and ballston. use the orange and blue lines to continue you ride thismorning. >>> this morning, a d.c. neighborhood is demanding answers follong a recent outbreak of violence on the streets where their childr play. >> it happened in broad daylight. several men fing guns at each her while cameras were rolling. [ gunfire ] >> that was two weeks ago on newton