this is in montgomery county. u see the live pictures here. some road closures have been issued so firefighter can try and put out the flames. melissa mollet has more from your first 4 traffic. melissa? >>> takk a l at this traffic alert. you can really see this in the distance over the back side of the condve. that is uity boulevard. we're shut down between veers millmo and connecticut avenu b ly because of the apparatus. your best t, georgia avenue is your alternate. more coming up. eun? >> thank you. >> we'll stay on top of the stty and have another repn a few minutes here. > alexandria's waterfront park debuts a new attraction in time for spring break. >> an interactiartwork installation known as "mirror, mirror." molette green is there with the artist. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. come with me inside "mirror, mirror." when you clap, the colors change inside this beautiful art display. can you see the colors? i love it. it almost looks like the nbc peacock colors. yeah, all ofthat. this is the architect and artist responsible f

. >> lawmakers from montgomery and prince george's county called him a great leader whose background as a speaker and coach helped him understand what was important and to be a mentor for young people. >> the state is so muc better off because of speaker mike bush. >> he is a montgomery county counselman and former delegate. he said he would unite democrats from all over the state. >> very little in common and he would get people to feel like they were all part of the same state and it wasy rea remarkable. >> delegate michael jackson shares the prince george's county delegation. he says busch not only encouraged him to run but campaign for him. >> as a leader he would let everyone k tw i'm going toe the lead on this and this is why this is goodor maryland a not just saying i'm the leader so you need to follow heme. ied on the last day of the general assembly session. busch played an critical role getting legislation passed. >> we had a great leader and what he has lead us on and make us get through tomorrow. >> darcy spencer,ews 4. >> governor larry hogan called today a profoundly sa

but montgomery county officer katie beard is especially vested in that office part.beard has done a lot of good work during her 1n years o the force. perhaps though none as rewarding as her current assignment. her dedication to her community is why one of her neighbors nominated her to be this week's "harris' hero." >> reporter: you could be looking at the next generation of montgomery county police officers here in this classroom. >> what do we use handcuffs for? to put the - to put on the bad guys, right? >> reporter: what officer katie beard really cares about is that these kids know they ve a friend who's a police officer. >> especially later in life when the kids start to go to really get into the peer pressure, they know that they have that one person that was alwayshere for them. >> reporter: this visit at drew elementary school is just one of three community events that ofpacer beard will particite in. heredication to the community is why michelle james nominated her to be a hero. >> her whole day is filled with this, but she's really a blessing to montgomery

even a tornado warning for parts of fairfax and montgomery county.m 4 is standing by with the very latest on all of that. pat and leon, back over to you. >>> and doug and amelia, where are those storms right now? >> the good news, those storms are already making their way acro theay. it's now philadelphia's problem, so for us we saw the thunderstorms come through eainier. we saw w gusting to 62 miles per hour. we've got numerous trees down. we saw trees down in montgomery county and kculpeper county. >> now we're talking about pretty strong wins ovds over th weekend. >> you used the term earlier wind chill. i was listening to amelia on my way io work. who wants to hear about wind chill in the month of april, almost may, but that's what we've got. we've got strong to severe storms. you can see all the severe thunderstorm warnings in effect. along 50 here cambridge, in towards portions of delaware and up towards philadelphia. no longer under the tornado watch. we still have some strong rain, though, some heavy rain into portions o st. ry, down around f

montgomery county fireue and re called to the scene of i-270 at t watkin's mill road bridge constructionis on northbound 2 between montgomery village avenue and middle brook road in gaithersburg. when they got there,y t found this, an overturned crane. the operator of the crane was actually out of the equipment and thankfully has not suffered any injuries. these are live pictures from chopper 4 over the scene there on northbound 270, an overturned crane and the crane looks like it might be damage the but thankfully the operator not injured. traffic is getting by thede nt. we'll keep an eye on it and keep you up to de on the air and online. >>> tough day on 270 northbounde >> oh, . >> an accident earlier. sunshine for today. beautiful. a pretty day it is to be outside. >> and everybody seems to be right along that tidal basin. kind of a nightmare. eason. with good these are the days the chamber of commerce lives for in the washington area. sunshine, putting on a beautiful show down there at the tidal basin. winds out of the south fm 10 miles per hour and will increase from the west and co

. >> we begin w reports of four peoplehot in montgomery county. i'm dor gentzler. >> the first call to 911 came id arou 9:30 this evening, a shooting on curry powder lane in german town. chopper 4 live ove you can see this is the neighborhood and there are a lot of police cars parking along this street. >>> news 4 jackie bensen just arrived on the scene as well. jackie, what are you learning from police and neighbors? >> reporter: we are waiting right now for an update fromou montgomery cy place. they were called here about 9:15 tonight for a report of four people selt. now, i can you at this point, this is the closest street to curry powder lane. that is where the shooting happened and you can see chopper 4 shows it appears to be some type of cul-de-sac. i canhaell you t we do not have confirmation that four people were shot. earlier we heard a report from the fire department that two people were transported from here, so, again, we are waiting for confirmation right now from montgomery county police as to exactly what happened on curry powder la

it's until 3:00 in the afternoon and includes howard county, montgomery county, loudoun county and backo west including most of west virginia and the dc valley. fredericksburg, you'll still see strong winds there too. 20 to 30-mile-an-hour winds area wide. i say dc andd southern marylan gets 20 to 30-mile-an-hour winds. gusts at 50 miles per hour. that could produce some tree damage. we saw some today. we could see some tomorrow. heads up for that. again, the windchill tomorrow morning, 30s and low0s 4 will warm though during the afternoon. a chilly start. winds 20 to 30 miles per hour and a betteraf ternoon. going 69 degrees. 73 on sunday. i jumped a day here but 69 degrees on your saturday. there it is right there. 69, raert coth cool and windy. 66 on monday. we're goingn down but the shoot right back up. a front around our area, if we're below the front, we're at 83. front is below us, we start to cool and tn that's what we've got here. the front meandering. first couple of days of may. cinco de mayo on there. 71 degrees and then ses de mayo. there's my birthday. 72. >> plenty of time

. >>> montgomery county firefighters battled several fires overnight. three adults and one child are without a home and o firefighter has minor injuries because of this fire. we're told the fire originated from an outdoor heat pump ac unit. >>> and about 100 montgomery county firefighters battled a two alarm fire at a honda alership ernight. >> we're told one firefighter was hurt there. no word yet on how badly. chopper 4 flew over that dealership onutomobile boulevard in silver spring. you can see a ton of smoke coming out of the building. there are several car dealerships on that street. the stubborn fire started in a apparently. it took a while to knock it down. >>> this morning we have new details about a deadly shooting in prince gorges county. police have identified the ctim as 20-year-old merlin ramirez lara detectiv found him near a sidewalk at 6:15 yesterday morning. so far there have been no arrests. >>> 4:33. a man has been convicted ofin ro a man on a montgomery county ride-on bus. according to charging documents, last year zachary mocco and

north of dluls, crossing the potomac into western montgomery county, zipping up here toward barnesville, and eventually germantown and damascus over the next 15 t30 minutes. early morning rumbles here from mother nature to early wake-up call. southern frederick county, northern montgomery county. a break in the action across rthern virginia. future weather, let me show what's going to expect to happen later in the day. after some early thundershowers here this morning, there's probably going to be a little break in the action starting around0:00 or 11:00 in the morning. thin spots will allow enough sunshine to bring temperatures into the low 70s. that's a key ingredient in the weather. the radar shows 2:30, there could be a line of strong to severetorms coming through the western suburbs as early as 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon. t throughhe heart of the city between 2:and 4:00 and moving toward the chesapeake bay between 4:00 and 5:00. rain chances will diminish quickly this eaching it. there is good news -- quickly this evening. this is good news, it will be too.omorrow, gusty northwe

through leesburg into parts of montgomery county. down towards parts of southern maryland. all of this is fairly light. we'll continue to see it coming rough over the next couple of hours. we've got a line of showers and thunderstorms i west virginia. 've got a line down towards parts of north carolina. severe weath here. severe thunderstorm warnings in parts of north carolina. that area now movingrgnto ia, moving at about 40 miles per hour putting it into our area right around 8:00 tonight. if you're thinking about heading out to the nats game, it's going to be a tough game ghto we're going to talk about how this one moved together with this t one an look. the line continues all the way back towards kentucky. wee got a long way to go before the rain ends tonight ito tomorrow morning. we'll break down for you. see you back here in about 15s. minu >> another wet weekend. thanks, doug. storm team 4 is going to be tracking more rain for the weekend. stayahead of any changes in the forecast with our nbc washington app. you can see doug's hour by hour updates anywhere anytime. >

heavier rain in parts of northern montgomery county and howard county and heavy rain ack here aroundhe i-81 corridor. this heavy rain will continue to work its way into the metro area over the next few hours. this is where we get ourot flooding ptial from. i think that is the greatest concern tonight. more so thanind damage out there. 7:30, notice the heavy rain in parts of fauquier, prince william, fairfax, loudon, montgomery and frederick county. we have heavy rain still impacting parts of the montgomery county by moving into parts of arlingto, alexandria the district and charles county as well. by 10:00 p.m., still some pockets of heavy rain potentially impacting the area. as weove toward midnight, we look to dry out as the system pulls away from the area, but we'l keep plenty of clouds out there overnight tonight. then tomorrow morning, so mar remark as the system pulls away, we see the winds kind of stay breezy out there. >> yeah. we're talking gusts anywhere from 25, 30 miles per hour tomorrow morning and through much of your saturday. usty going to be a saturday. the good news

first at 4:00 we begin wh breaking news in montgomery county. i'm pat lawson muse. l >> i'mn harris. a police officer chasing a shoplifter suddenly collapses. >> corey smith is live at the holy cross hospital with an update on the officer's condition and how ts all unfolded. what have we learned, cory? >> reporter: the acting police chief here in montgomery county just spoke to the media a few moments ago. the officer here at holy cross hospital is in critical condition, but he is stable. that is the latest that we know right now. as you said, this staed earlier afternoon at westfield mallou let's show video of the scfte. shortly aer we arrived there,g accordin to police, the officer was investigating ahoplifting incident when the suspect took off. that officer gave chase. called for backup. the suspect was ultimately apprehend and arrested, but the police chief tls us, the iginal officer noticed he was struggling, having some sort of medical emergency and that is when they jumped into action and rushed him to the hospital. police chief describe those moments shortl

. >>> this fire at a hondaip deal montgomery county is also under investigation this morning. this is on automobile boulevard in silver spring. we're told it took about 100 firefighters to battle the flames here. one of those firefighters was hurt. we are still working to learn the extent of that peon's injuries. a cause hasn't been determined at this point. we know the fire started in a service bay. >>> developing in the district. one man died afterbb being staed on galveston street. an arrest hasndeen made the suspect's name has not been released. >>> a localoo high s teacher has been accused of filming a woman with a hidden camera.ra ael schklowsky is the theater director. they found aiddenamera inside an air conditioning vent. a woman found it while working inside the home. he faces four misdemeanor counts rnlawful filming. >>> it's now 5:04. this morning we know that one in three americans killed by a roadside bomb near the bag gram airfield was af local man. >> he was once a firefighter a the volunteer fire department in landover. he joined the department in 2000. news 4

montgomery county firefighters stay fire destroyed the second floor. much of the atteck was burned and some of the first floor as well. investigators are trying to figure out how it started. gh> new to political history made in chicago. the country's thirdlargest city, elected the city's first african-american woman as mayor. >> we can and willt the interests of our people. all of our people, ahead of the interests of a power have few. >> surrounded by hundreds of supporters, she addressed the crowd. shwon in a run-off. she will also be the city's first lesbian mayor when she takes office in may. >> from parents to hfirefrs, activists are trying to could not convenience decision makers that their causes are worthy of your taxdollars. it is devastatinto cuts children's arts programs. >> nobody likes to be booed but with that contract, it takes extension out. the former national star, bryce harper, suited off with a barrage of boos and a few cheers. the first ret to d.c. since he signed with the phillies. >>or $330 million, i'm sure he can afford some pr

. >>> next, montgomery county's 50 and over employment expo. we'll be rht back. >>> it is one of the biggest job expos in our on monday, april 15th in bethesda, technology and retail and more wil come together under one roof to put older workers back to work. mickey gordon, who is assistant, ceo and senior development director of the jewish counsel, and maurice rosch. >> thank you for having us. >> how m dy years you havee this now? >> oh, many, many years. more years than we can count. it really is a labor of love because we put on this free expo so that seniors who are looking to re-enter the job market, either full time or part time work or seasonal employment ore temp emplo has a place to go in addition to all of the employers and rources there, we have seminars and one of your own, barbaraarrison is our keynote speaker this year. >> you mentioned lots of employers. how many employers do you have coming? >> as of right now we have 51 employs registered, and they must have we just don't have people there to hand ou stuff to advertise their c

incidentsded 200-plus in montgomery county. now transportation leaders there plan to upgrade sidewalks and crosswalks outside several schools nexar ye that includes the six elementary schools listed here. officials tell news4 that pedestrian safety outside schools is a pressing issue. >> we have to lower speed limits. we have to make streets safer for pedestrians and bicyclists and transit riders. some of the y bus stops're trying to access are hard to ge. to >> the rebuilding work wl be done near veers mill from rockville. >>> if you've ever played baseball, you know t phrase "keep your eye on the ball." this week a former nationalspl er learned that when you're on the field you should deen eye out for other things, too. several mascots running around the bases during a rkies game. daniel murphy walking out on to the field. hey, what is going on -- >> how did he miss those guys? they're big, huge. >> he narrowly avoided being knocked out. he was not hurt. picked up his glove looks like there, and just went on with the game. >>

loudoun county, northern fairfax, mt of montgomery, frederick county, maryland, into howard county m. a couple of light rain showers. everyone has a chance later in the afternoon. it's going to be warm today. temperatures already the upper 50s and low 60s. we'll have no tubleoaring into the mid to upper 70s today. here's future weather. again, not a big threat for rain here this morning. after we get past lunchtime today, clouds will thicken. here's 2:00, 3:00 into the afternoon, hit and miss rain chance sliding into the region. could be a rumble or two of thunders. not a big severe chance but there could be gusty winds.r afhis moves out, showers linger through the overnight hours. tomorrow, somelouds in the morning to clearing in the afternoon. winds out of the west tomorrow. that ia warming wind for us. 78 today and 79 degrees tomorrow. could get to 80. we'lse have to we'll be within a whisper of it today and. tomorr mostly mid to upper 70s today. cooler weather, but stays sunny wednday and thursday highs a little closer to average. the average high is now 65 degrees. friday, we'll

montgomery county police were investigating a shoplifting case when they ran off. an officer chased him and they sufferedal a med emergency and collapsed. >> i want to thank the community for keeping our officers, and this officer a family and ship mates in your prayers. >> at t last check officer was in critical but stable condition. it is still not clear whatind of medical emergency he had. police did catch that shoplifting suspect. >>> new this morning, we'ree learning mbout a crash that killed a maryland national guard staff sargeant. staff sargeant flores was rear ended by a truck tuesday morning on hanover piken maryland. her car was pushed into the intersection and she was hit by a tractor-trailer. governor larry hogan has ordered all flags to fly at half staff in honor. he tweeted his condolences to flores's family saying,quote, she served our state and country with great distinction. >>> happening today, two of the most recognizable faces caught up in the massive college admissions scandal will be in court. lori loughlin and felicity huffman will be in cou

as i mentioned, it's a below-freezing start for many. 30 in montgomery county. na in as. 28 in warrenton. 33 in prince george's county. so as you plan out your tuesday, just know that clouds will be on the increase. likely to be dry well into theaf rnoon. after about 3:00 or 4:00, a chance for a couple of showers coming our way. keep that in mind. today's high only 51. chance ofai rainy between about 5:00 and 10:00 this evening. about a 70% chance o that. nothing all that heavy. more about the return of that sunshine tomorro and the weekend outlook coming up. melissa, good morning. >>> good morning to you. taking a live look right now, 95 and n rginia, north of route 1, northbound, southbound, everything is looking goodere this morning. stafford, southbound 95 at 630, stafford, left lane is getting by that work zone. not slowing anying in those southbound lanes. that is good, of course. washington, northbound 295 at suitland parkwahe bottom of beltway looks good, rest of the beltway looks quite good. inner loop and outer loop. taking a look at 270, frederick the

montgomery county, gaitherscorg, spot, 48 degrees in there. look at annapolis. not bad. temperatures sy in the 50s for your wakeup weather. the temperatures will go ahead and move into the low 60s. we're going to drop as we head into the 7:00 a.m. hour. the sun is coming up about 6:29. south of d.c. i think you'll have a little bit more clear sky action than if you're north of d.c. where we have a frontal system that will sag to the south. we do have a chance of f a sprinkles today. most of us will be dry. weather alert, we'll talk more stormshe timing of those and your easter forecast coming up. first, let's talk toelissa mollet. >> silver springs, powder mill road between new hampshire avenue and riggs with lanes blocked because of a water main break. silver spring, we had the report of a crash. nothing is there. it is cleared out of the way if it was even there. rest of the beltway, inner loop and outer loop look good. 66, 95 no issues. 95 in maryland from 32 down to the beltway, 65 miles per hour and you get there in ten minutes. eun. >>> thank you. breaking news out

the montgomery county community rallying around the family. they're holding a fund-raiser to lp raise funeral expenses. in germantown, jackie bensen. news4. >>> gun violence has affected people all over the area. and one particularly insightful middle school student whose ideas for cushirbing violence i her community are about to be shared with the d.c. top leaders. >> it is very disappointing. >> reporter: the 13-year-old is sicknd tired of gun violence in washington, d.c. >> i have to worry about it. when i walk out the house every day, who will be killed? whog will be drownin in blood? >> reporter: she is one of 180 middle school students who took part in the riding contest. hosted by the district of mb colu's attorney general. >> to mobilize. i think it is our job to support those young people. >> i am currently an eighth ader -- >> reporter: they asked kids fromchine different sls to write about howio vnce affects their lives. she won the contest. >> our world w can behat we want it to be.e maybe will stop killing our own people. maybe if

four people stabbed at a montgomery county shopping center.ing, who police are ng to track down. >>> then they walked inside, headed to the high-end goods and wait untilou hear how much these guys walked out with. >>> plus, the thieves strike again. would-be burglars crash another truck into a 7-eleven and once again fail at t getting atm out of the store leaving behind a mess to clean up. why police are alarmed by the increasing number of these crimes. >>> as we welcome y in this saturday morning, 27th of april,

montgomery county, howard county, loudon county, and points to the west. d.c. southward we're still going to see rather breezywe conditio. l talk about the wind and yes, i have to talk wind chill too. we'll see you back here in a few minutes. >> wre not ready to hear anything aboutl.ind chil all right, doug. thank you. >>> we go to some breaking news in northwest d.c. now. a man has been shot near first and "n" streets northwest. >> sha mar omari stone is at th scene. at's going on? >> reporter: i just received an update. the man who was shot is going to be okay. he did not have life threatening injuries. i want to show you how close the shooting was to the paul lawrence senior high school. you c see it right there. that is where the school is located. if you come to "n" street northwest, there's a red car on the other side of the crime scene tape and there are shell casings there. we don't know if that is where the shooting occurred. we're waiting to get more information from police. if you move over here, there is a crime scene van on the other side. that van

community members held pictures over the weekend.uring a rally white was killed by montgomery county police officer last summer in sitver spring. attacked the officer, but community members say white w racially profiled. rembers of the silver spring justice coalition calling for accountability. >> we believe thi was an incident of racial profiling. we believe that mr. whitely absoluad the right to take a walk in his own neighborhood. we believe that he had the right to wear whatever clothing he wanted to wear, even if his ripped.as >> white did not pull a weapon on the officer. police say they found a folding knife in his pocket before the findings of the investigation were released. the officer had been cleared of wrongdoing in neighboring howard county. >>> we are working to learn more about a shooting that left two men dead in prince george's county. two men were killed early yesterday morning on fable street. names and details have not been released on a possible motive. >>> a possible outbreak of the norovirus has hospital officialr cod according to wtop. the hse pediatric cente

tornado warnings were also issued in montgomery county friday ght. serious weather there. >> that was a busy night. i was watching from home. thathing -- you could tell on the radar we were trying to read radar, and you could tell that tas a tornado. i mean, i was -- a tornado signature in i've seen one. and amea called it air. and lo and behold it was a tornado. i'm glad everybody was safe. good thing is we don't have a lot of severe weather this week. >> like the way it sounds. >> right? a few rain chances, but doesn't look like much coming our way. current temperatures out therew no 40s and 50s. it's mild. reallyot that bad way to start a monday. temperatures are going to go right on up. and by the time we get to the morning, f th temperatures will be in the 60s. again, if you want to head outside, maybe eat lunch outside, going to be breezy this morning. but then bithe afternoon we'll have more sunshine and warmer temperatures. in fact, we're headed into the low to mid 70s for highs today. look at this, in the low 80s by the time we head into you

and in montgomery county today, folks rolling up their sleeves to help sprucep some homes. volunteers helping make repairs and dropped off new appliances at this house in silver spring. this is part of national rebuilding month. two dozen faith-based orgaalzations and loc businesses pledging to repair home for low income families. over 400 people signed up to help today. >>> a deadly shooting at a california synagogue, six months to the day of the tree of life shooting in pittsburgh. darcy is next with new details from police about the shooter. >> the long walk that brought these prot >>> i'm darcy spencer at the live desk, we're continuing to follow breaking news, a woman has been killed and three others shot at aue synagog in southern california. this was in poway, near san ego, a teenager, 19 years old, has been taken into custody. police say he had a rifle in his car, when he surrendered. he's right now being questioned by local police, and the fci. the 's mayor is calling this a hate crime. we'll bring you any updates as we get them. >> darcy, thank you so very much. >

that included 200-plus incidents in montgomery county. now county transportation leaders plan t upgrade crosswalks and sidewalks outside several schools next year. that includes these six elementary schools. officials tell news4 that pedestrian safety outside schools is aressing issue. >> we have to lower speed limits. we have to make streets more complete and safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. and transit riders. some of these bus stops you're trying to access are hard to get to. >> the rebuilding work will be done near veers mill reed from wheaton to rockville. >>> a local veteran was given a well-deserved homes t week mortgage free. >> news4 was there when sergeant rob jones entered his new home fashioned just for him. [ applause ] >> welcome home. >> all >> everything from the cabinetry to the sve adjusts height. sergeant jones served in iraq andafghanistan. he stepped on a land mine andst lo both of his legs. sergeant jones isn't only a veteran. ng is an activist traveling the country, accompliseats all in the name of supporting o

i wouldn't be surprised if the's some frosted flowers in parts of northern montgomery county, as well. plan on a very chilly start

in montgomery county, cory smith, news4. >>> 4:49 now. this morning, t number o measles cases in the u.s. is near record levels. the aycdc 465 cases have been reported in 19 states. that is the second highest total since measles was declared eliminated left two deaths ago. officials say the surge head been fueled in part by the anti-vaccination movement, that most people who contract measles have not been vaccinated. confirmed the first case of measles this year in pikesville outside baltimore. t>>> our n health story could be aspecially concerning for -- could be especially concerning for parents t inffic jam neighborhoods. a studio by the institutes of health show traffic pollution put children at risk of developament delays. -- developmental delays.se chers is also found children exposed to air pollution in the womb were at higher risk for delays, as well. >>> we know severe weather can make itself known in plenty of ways. we've seen it all here, and some are ugly and others downright dangerous. >> heavy rain can cause rock slides. thi

. >>> montgomery county police officer katy beard has done a lot of goo work during her 19 years on the force, but perhaps none as rewarding as her current assignment. we expect police to protect and serve our communities right. i officer beard especially invested in the serve part. her dedication t c hermunity is why one of her neighbors nominated her to be this week's hero.s' >> her whole day is filled with this, but she is really a blessing to montgomery county. so i just felthe should be recognized for all the great work that she does. >> you won't wan to miss this story coming up on tonight's "harris' heroes" at 4:00. >>> anooler marylande officer is making a difference one lyric at a time. >> a 26-year-oldofaltimore cer is known as saint the rappy cop -- the rapping cop on instagram. ♪ >> now when joshua jackson is not rapping in the recording h studio patrols the streets of baltimore. nbc's craig melvin him and asked how he's changing the image of the police department. >> iave kids now who walk up to me that last week were running from the police. now he's wsaking up ng, hey, yo

we want them to grow up stronger. >>> a home invaded, a family held hostage in montgomery county. a germantown man is facing multiple charges including five counts of attempted murder. >> newsra 4 mark segs broke this story today and he reports it all started with a forced and failed marriage. >> reporter: it was yesterday afternoont this houn germantown. the very day zion imbed and his wife were due in court for a hearing on a protective order. the germantown man broke in with a knife and gun and threatened to kill his wife and family including a 15-year-old boy. >> the family was basally held there and threatened with murder, that he was going to kill them. >> reporter: it started last summ when imbed asked his girlfriend to marry him. after shed, refuse he shot himself in a failed suicide attempt on july 3rd. after that according to police, he threatened to kill his girlfriend'samily if she didn't marry him. on september 14th the couple married at the courthouse they kept that marriage a secret for months. until last month when fearing ecr her safety she told her family they we

four people stabbed at a montgomery county shopping center. this morning, who police are ng to track down. >>> then they walked inside, headed to the high-end goods and wait untilou hear how much these guys walked out with. >>> plus, the thieves strike again. would-be burglars crash another truck into a 7-eleven and once again fail at t getting atm out of the store leaving behind a mess to clean up. why police are alarmed by the increasing number of these crimes. >>> as we welcome y in this saturday morning, 27th of april, 2019. thanks for joig ning us. this, looking better than yesterday. intense rain and wind that hit our area. the rain since moved out of the area today, but we are still in for quite a windy saturday. lauryn ricketts tracking it all from the storm 4 weather center. >> we're going to have wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour anr considg the rain we just saw on the screen, we're talking about some power outages likely as well, because the ground is sosaturated. it is weather alert. i came inside from outside, a obviousl it was pr

say that we have asu pportive community in which everyone's welcome. >> this was reported to montgomery county police as a hate-based incident, but this is not the fst racist incident at walt whitman. news4 reported about racial tension ateer two wtudents called a black student the "n" word two years ago. >>> aoo loudoun county s principal had to send a similar letter to parents. this after students at stonebri e high school allegedly sent racially insensitive msages in a group chat over the weekend. a letter from the principal says in part, quote, the derogatory td racially inappropriate statements made the female students in this group chat on saturday night are unacceptable. it goes on to uny the loudo county sheriff's office is investiging, and the children involved will be disciplined. >>> the f orfax chapterf the naacp has taken a stand against virginia governor ralph northam. the group is urging commonwealth democrats against taking money from him or have him appear at their events. th comes nearly three months after a photo surfaced from north northam's medical school year book slowing

ards montgomery county we saw some trees down too. most of the rain, heavy rain is gone, but we still have some moderate rain i here in through portions of charles county along calvert county, route 2, route 4. still seeing some showers and me light rain aroundhe d.c. metro area. take that umbrella with you. tornado watch onlor the eastern shore. no longer for our area at all. it was until 9:00, but they did bringt down and canceled that for the rest of our area. here's the storm itself. the line around here, but we still have a lot more to go. again, this is an upper level system. it's going to move through. once it moves through, we're going to see something different for tomorrow. that's going to be some cooler air and a relief from the allergies. >> absolutely. some good news with this rain and the cooler temperaturesec moving in bse before the rain came in, we saw tree pollen come in high. that tree pollen has been a nuisance this week on into last week. i think more than that, for some of u here's a look at the latest wind gusts.

in is rondell henry of montgomery county, of gaithersburg. prosecutors say that he had developed hatred of non-muslims and was bent on pulling off this isis-inspired vehicle attack that he walked off of work to do so on march 26th. theyay that w the day that he stole this u-haul van inex dria from a garage and that the next day, march 27th, he drove to dulles looking for people to attack. but he did not quite see the number of people h was looking for so instead he set his sights on they're at national -- sights here at the national harbor. he found not as many people as he was hoping for and ins oad hi a boat. he was spotted by law enforcement and placed under brest. as we comek out live, we can tell you again he is due in court today. there was a motion filed by prosecutors to custody because they did fear that he would be alightrisk. again, a would-be terrorist is in custody. >> see why he chose the locations for alleged terror plot. >>> d.c. police need help finding a man who vandalizen a ith messages. hate. we'll show you the damage. the

the montgomery county school system is not commenting on the report. five teenagersre charged with assaulting one of their j. football teammates inside the locker room last year. >>> today is the deadline democrats gave attorney general william barr to release special coposel robert mueller's . this morning we now know what they may do if barr fails to meet their demand. he could face a subpoena as early a this week. housera democtic judiciary chairman jerry nadler wrote in ohe new york times" that if barr doesn't hanr the document in its entirety, it, quote, undermines the work and the integrity of his department. this development comes after barr promised he'd turn over a redacted version of the mueller report by the middle of this month, well after the mocrats' deadline. >>> president trump is reportedly thinking about apinting an immigratizar to oversee the situation at the u.s.-mexico border.pl among the p he is considering -- former virginia attorney general k cuccinelli, who was spotted at the wte house sterday. this while the threat to shut dow

he has been living in montgomery county for nearly 20 years. >>> it's now 4:47. former vice president joe biden hit the road for the first rally of his 2020 presidential campaign. he held an event in pittsburgh yesterday. biden told the crowd the political system is broken. he also says the country is in a fight for its soul following the deadly attacks on synagogues and the white nationalist rally in charlottesville. bide also told his supporters winning western pennsylvania is essential to his chances of p gettingresident trump out of office. >>ew this morning, the civil war statuest that were athe heart of the controversy during the deadly 2017 charlottesville unite the right rally will stay. white supremacists organ 2017 march to protest the proposed removal of the stt ues of rober lee and stonewall jackson. yesterday a judge ruled that the confederate statues are officially protected under state law. thaty means the c cannot remove them without permission from the state. both sides will be back in court to discuss t h proceed. >>> this morning a northern vir

are areas of light rain here from winchester to frederick, maryland, to hagerstown, northern montgomery county. nothing heavy, but you will want the umbrella. the raice chans, in and out with the rain chances. day-long percentage, abo 40%. high enough you'll need the la umbrel. but it will be another mild one. even just a lite easing in the rain during the midday hours. peak daytime heating should allow most areas into the low 70s. higher rain chances tomorrow. more about that coming up >> thank you. taking a live look outside, 66 here, fairfax county, into town, out of town, everything is roll rolling along llwe the northbound gw parkway right lane is open now. we hhe red on t map a couple of minutes ago. this is looking better. camp springs, southbound bavnch ue after allentown road crash. we have issued on both shoulders. inner and outer loop braddock, we had the right lane as getting by the wor'szone. that cleared, and the beltway is nice and open. >> thank you. >>> 4:32. overnight, the hockey seaso is over in washington. the capitals posted this thank you message to fans after last night'

. >>> the battle over school funding appears to be over in montgomery county. county leaders and school officials announced they found a solution to fully fund theho sc district without raising taxes. county executive mark elrich had budgeted.6$2 million for the schools. that was $14 million less than what the school sim was asking for. now, both sides are working together to find the money. $2.4 billion. >> the executive and council really wants to work collaborively but also begin to do the hard workrs undetanding how can we bestra leve resources that we have. >> the montgomery county school superintendent said additional funds will go towards reducing class sizes and building more career pathways for students especially i sn.e.m.f lawsuit c be coming against the boy scouts of america. to ers are coming togethe sue the organization over sexual abuse. the reason, many states are working to change their statute of limitation laws. new court documents revealed there were more than 7,000 sexually abusive troop leaders and volunteers and 12,000 victims. boy out lea

. >>> we're learning new details about a crash involving montgomery county police that shutown parts of i-270. officials now saying the crash happened during an escort training exercise we're told an officer on a motorcycle was practicing a maneuver and had a problem when forced him to lay the bike down to avoid serious crash. a second officer also on a motorcycle had to do theame thing. good news, both of these officers will be okay. >>> fallout from the attorney general's summary. investigators for special counsel robert mueller tell "the new york times" the report was more damaging tnen attorney l roseanne bamohamed elbaraderb. investigators are frustrated because barr did not adequatelye portray conclusions. barr said mueller cleared president trump of collu mon but did ne a conclusion on obstruction. the attorney general determined president trump did not obstruct justice. the "times" reports barr was frustrated mueller did not make a decision about obstruction. nbc epws has not idently confirmed the times' reporting. the house judiciary committee approved subpoenas for elr's fu

. >>> in our area, a final report finds that a montgomery county police officer was justified in a deadly officer-involved shooting las summer. body camera officer shows the encounter beten the officer and robert whitengn silver sp last june. white was unarmed, but investigators say he the officer after he attempted him.peak with police found a folding knife in white's pocket. the report says in part, ote, the facts and circumstances of the encounter between officer bagdujar and white show t use of deadly force was lawful and justified. the howard county state's attorney's office also cleared of the officer of any wrongdoing. >>> we have details about a crash involving montgomery county police that shut down parts of i-27 this is what it looked like yesterday morning. officials are telling us the crash happened during an escort training exercise. an officer on a motorcycle was practice at this timing a maneuver near clarksburg road. he had a p the bike down to avoid a serious crash. a second officer also on a e thing.le did the s good news, both of the officers will be okay. >>>fallout fr

montgomery county, youl see shower activity. carry the little umbrel larks yo -- umbrella, you may need that. here's what we're watching tomorrow. this is the spin. i'm not even lking at this. this is the severe weather happening now. a severe thunderstorm watch. a severe weather froto is going ome from this system here. as i show you what's happening, we're under what's called a slight risk from d.c. south and eastward. deth atrasthlu southern maryland andl of southern virginia, including parts of ocean city, over toward the eastern shore. just a general risk of storms here. we're aooking atund d.c. north and westward. really slight risk means we're most likely going to see at least one or two severe thunderstorms. let's gover the timing. tonight a couple of showers. carry the umbrella if you're hae heading one to din here's tomorrow morning. some showers, maybe even heavier showers coming through in some areas. not everybody is going to be seeing it, but i do expect to see showers during t morning a.sh. 11:00 , more shower act

he's been living in montgomery county for nearly20 years. >> t new this morning,he civil war statues that were at the art of the controversy during the deadly 2017 charitttesville un the right rally will stay. white supremacists organized the 2017 march to protest the proposed removal of the statutes of robert e. lee andst ewall jackson. a judge ruledhat the confederat stews are official protected under state law. that means the city cannot ed permission from the state. both sides will be back in court to discuss how to proceed. >>> a nthern virginia company is apologizes for controversial job posting. the listing says the du-- the company is seeking a, quote, preferably caucasian employee. dignup systems said the employee who poste the job was located in india. that employee has been fired. it is still upsetting people in the area including loudoun's naacp presidt, michelle thomas. >> must put a stop to that. i'm not saying an end to the company, but they need retooling. they have been caught in an egregious offense and are doing business in loudoun. weeed to meet. >> enthusiasm as

. >> the search is on for a man that raped a woman aft she stepped off a bus in montgomery county.he was attacked late last night near watkins mill road. sheot offhe ride on bus and noticed a man was following her. he knocked her caught up to her. into a near the woods rnd her. it was less than two years ago when a man raped a woman in that same area. he attacked her as she waited for the bus. police used dna to make a composite sketch of the suspect. that's it right there. police have not said whether last night's case and this case are connected. >> hundreds honoring a beloved cyclin enthusiast today. a ghost bike marks the road side memorial. he died on friday after he was was a throupavenor abon an aboutstli safety in d.c. and in this intersection. >> d't bedi wanted ealng in theos stand a friend of manit second mueller report accusing democr nothing wrong for getting campaign help from russia. >> in the sunshine of palm beach, president trump headed to church. >> happy easter, everybod have a good day. a lot of great things happening for our country. >> but his easter message

. >> reporter: like most parents the montgomery county couple thought long and hard about what to name the child. they settled on a name after two gra but the thing is that name became popular. really popular. >> tell me aut her name. >> so her name is alexa. >> reporter: see where this is going. for the sake of not setting off every device in the viewing area, n is a good time to turn off your you know what. okay. let's continu while the couple had heard of the device before their child's val, they didn't think much of it. >> and we're like, who knew what it would becomr anot passing technology and we have already fell in love with the name so we named her alexa which we still love to this day. >> reporter: however you can imagine the jokesnd the couple said they are over it. >> it doesn't happen any mor with our friends and though -- and theys know but with new people and when she was getting her tonsils s out the nurd to her, oh, your name is alexa, can i buy you, can you tl me the weather. >> reporter: according to baby center, alexa was one of the top 30 names in the countryju in

developing this morning, montgomery county police are searching for a gunman in a shooting that sent four people hospital. >> news 4's justin finch joins us live with the latest. justin, good monk. >> that's right. people will hear shots, this is not a through street. there are homes on either side of this block back here. this area was swarming with police activity last night. this is the 18,700 blo of curry powder none. too far from klopper hill elementary school. this is less of a street and more of a parking lot out here. this is where first responders found the people, three men, rather, who were shot. one did die. and a teen boy was als hurt as well. we can tell you there's much more to say. >> we do not believe it to be april random event.th suspects fled the scene. if anyone saw anything, please give us a call. reporter: the hope is that perhaps between some of these homes that someone did see or hear something that could help montgomery county police make an arrest in the case. one man is now dead. he has not yet been at least one of these victims and the suspect or suspects

>>> tonight police in montgomery county are searching for a man who raped a woman after she stepped off of a bus. this happened late last nht on watkins mill road, that's near montgomerie village middle ol scho the victim said she got off the ride on bus and noticed a man following her. she ran, but he caught up to her. he knoed her down, dragged her into a grassy area near the woods, and raped her. on october of 2017, a man raped another woman in that same area. he attacked her as shed wai for a bus. now, police used dna to make this composite sketch here of the suect. no one was ever arrested in this case. that's the composite we're referring to. police have not said whether last night's case and this case from october 2017 are connected. delaying e change is the national aquarium's plans to move their dolphins to the tropics. the baltimore sun reporting that the sanctuary in flid the aquarium is having a hard time finding location because pollution, warmer water and extreme storms as well as sea level rise. and while we're talking about climate change we want to tell you about. this

i practiced in the city of philadelphia as a trial lawyer and also montgomery county started a free women law firm so i enjoyed the practice. >> was the intentional you are all women quick. >> it was very intentional we thought we had a camaraderie and a common mission to provide a niche service we attracted a lot of women clients and not just women. >> what type of law? >> at that point it was real estate in contracts and transactional. >> we've also working as in-house counsel for the your husband quick. >> his entire career 47 years he had a distribution company so i helped him with that with the free woman law firm so that we could work together that was a lot of fun that is from the buckle on my lapel. that women were jealous of my costume jewelry. but also we are here to build community. >> what did you plan i will go back into cap public service quick. >> i was a member of the english department teaching the mba program but then my youngest son was in high school i said i want to get back into public service but i'm not sure how to do it. so it was then that i was asked. >> the loc

that includes 200 plus iou montgomery cy. countyransportation leaders say they have made plans to upgrade crosswalks and sidewalks outside several schools next year. that includes these six elementary schools you see here on the screen. officials tell news 4 pedestrian safety outsidef schools is a pressing issue whichs iy they've approved a major rebuild. >> we have to lower speed limits. we have to make streets more complete and safer and bicyclists. and transit riders.he some of t bus stops, you're trying to access, they're hard to get to. >> wesked county leaders what else needs to change. they say drivers need to be less distracted and slow down in school zones. >>> his fingers were flying over the keys of notre dame's grand organ when the fire alarm sounded earlier this month.ar the pis cathedral's organist escaped the flames and he's here in d.c. tomorrow he'll play in a benet concert at the basilica to raise money for his beloved notre dame. aimee cho explained how he finds thetrength to plahrough his pain. >> reporter: these