today the montgomery county council set to address drinking water safety at schools.ncil will vote to lower t acceptablelead level standard. last yearol the scho district discovered lead in the water coming fromdreds of drinking yofountains. u can read more on that discovery in the nbc washington app >>>cording to our a partne wtop the chotball coa is placed on leave following a hazing allegation. there's an online petition in supports of the coach. >>> police are searching for a man who shot a man around kenmont road. he died at the hospital. look for updates in the washington app. >>> montgomery county police made arrests following a chase and crashat shut down the outer loop of the beltway in greenbelt. everything is back open now. this all started with an incident at the 7-eleven in silver spring. police are investigating whether it's connected to atm nests recent months. stay with us and the nbc washington app for the latest. >>> bright sunshine and 82gr s for your tuesday. enjoy. the next time we have a chance for a full sunny day is another week away. >> thank

it's 64 in loudoun county, 65 in montgomery county. 66 in prince george's county. 70 degrees by the way in annapolis. your planner fortoday, it will be a mostly cloudy day. you'll get periods of sunshine. temperatures will easily climb into the upper 70s to around 80 degrees today. but there is at least a 60% chance of rain and thunderstorms coming our way later on in the day as that weather front to our west presses into the warm air in placethis morning. already a little light rain has been spotted across northwest washington. southern montgomery county, right up there to near the jessup area. west of columbia, maryland. more raindrops through parts of the let my show you future weather. this first wave of clouds gives way, and then wee should hav breaks of sunshine. late morning, early afternoon. temperatures will jump to near 80. here's 3:30 this afternoon. thunderstorms starting to develop out to the north and west of the i-95 corridor. rain most likely right in here during the course of rush hour, right into the evening plans. be ready for some rain and thunderstorms, afternoon in

montgomery county police confirming that that chase ended up on the outer loop of the beltway where there wn , i fact, a crash there that shut down the outer loop for pretty much most of the morning commute, impacting so many drivers this morning. from what we understand, after i -- we bee a pickup crash, eo there were pple who bailed out vehicle. montgomery county police telling us they were able to take multiple suspects into custody, and we believe that some of them are being questioned this hour. we're still working to co

. >>> this morning, we're learning more about videosho sng a montgomery county police officer using a racial slur toward a group of black men. >> there men say that they we waiting to be picked up for a utside of the b mcdonald's in silver spring, but the police said they were trespassing. >> you'll [ bleep ] better -> in the video, there is a female officer using the "n" word. the recording also reveals one of themen made a derogatory comment toward the officer. montgomery county released the officer's body camera footage, hd you can hearer use the same slur inhe t video. >> i couldn't believe it. i could not believe it. and i couldn't believe her face that she made. she thout it was actually a cool thing to see. and it's not. she each said it was appropriate. >> montgomery county police leased a statement that reads in part, the matter brought to our attention today is disturbing c andntrary to our department's values and our overarching mission to fairly and impartiia impaly serve our community. >>> now to a news4 i-team investigation. this morning a patient who escaped a locked ps

we learned he will not work for montgomery county public schools again. the varsity coach, according to superintendent jack smith, will keep his job. the athletic director is out according to the superintendent. he will stay as a teacher in the school system, but not at damascus high school. and, as we snoknow, the princip has been reassignedas jack smith w pressed hard by reporters on why, given texts exchanged between school staff that night about thent incide why police were not called until the next day. >> i don't think i can be any more clear. in the context of everything d, saiit didn't indicate there was a sexual assault. there was a lot said. i frankly can't share that information at this time.ll but i am teg you it did not indicate a sexual assault at that time. the next morning it became much more clear as staff members talked with students about actually what had transpired. >> reporter: now, the criminal investigation continues. told by the o perintendent including looking into whether this was some type of prior pattern that students had hea

we had a couple of severe xjÑ trees down lnudon county, montgomery county, prince george's county, evenin the district saw a couple of trees down too. as wis watch th storm, this was the one that caused the severe thunderstorm warning. this one right here is the one i'm watching right now cing into prince george's county. southe southe southern prince george's count all of charles county. also around mt. vernon, very heavy rain associated with this. you mayee some minor flooding, especially street flooding, so watch out in those areas. right along 301 dn towards waldorf and down around here, that's big time storm with very heavy rainfall, lightning and o thunder t another one, look at all the lightning with this one. south of fredericksburg, in throughpotsylvania county. another chance of storms over the next couple of days. one of which your weekend days could be a little bt more of a washout. i'll show y whichne. i'm back in ten minutes. >> doug, thank you. >>> now to some breaking news. a lot of parents and students concerned this evening. a body found here= district may be that of a

later today the montgomery county council is expected to take a final vote on a proposal that would increase the hourly a parking te to $3.25. that's less than the $4 proposed by the county executive, but it is still an increase of $1 an hour. the extra revenue would go toward maintaining parking facilities, landscaping, and beautification projects. now earlier this week, council members decided to delay energies rates in silver spring. they also decided to hold off increasing the hours of parking enforcement in wheaton. but again, here in downtown bethesda, we could be seeing some change in terms of higherf ees for that street parking. all depends on the outcome of today's vote. back to you guys. >> all rigme. n mcgrath live in bethesda. thank you. >>> it's 5:09. a licopter pilot is lucky to be aliveafter his chopper crashed into the hudson river. take a look. cell phone "news4 this week"ed the chopper slamming -- cell phone video showed the chopper slammed into the water yesterday. the pilot was the only one on board. he had just taken off and was trying to reposition his aircrt after refu

speeder montgomery county tops the list followed by the city of baltimore, then prince george's county and baltimore county rounds out the top four. now, eun, you and i shared this same question. are these speed cameras actually a revenue booster or do they ing?r drivers from spe it appears to be the latter. the numbersreleased by aaa indicate that the speed cameraa citns have dropped in revenue by nearly $7 million over the last five years. aaron, eun back to you. >> all right. nicole jacobs, thanks for that informareon. >>> we' now three days away fromhe second leg of the triple crown. this morning we've learned there's more trouble for baltimore's pimlico racetrack. crews are working to repair a water main break outside of the main entrance. own only has the work shut nearby roads, it means there's no clean running water at the park. it's not clear whether it was fixed overnight. this isn't the first trouble ol we've t you about at pimlico. last month 6,000 seats were determined to be unsafe and won't available for saturday's preakness race. >>> 5:51 right now. let's turn to chuck b

couple of strong, but nothing at these coming through montgomery county or s prince george'county. this is right aloni6eb 202 and bright view road. you see where the heaviest rain is. o here. you see what i'm talngbout. that rain still coming down, just coming to an end though. the road i definitely the wet side. making for a very wet commute. that's going to be the case throughout the night tonight. i'm tracking not just one but three lines. one here, one here starting to form in our area, especially right over this way and then nother one back towards t west that will come through tonight. much more in the way of rain. a very wet weekend. got that hour by hour forecast qli minutes. >>> ac;guñ teenager accused ofq shooting his girlfriend together +e by. he killed scott brickernd daughter. the parents were concerned that t she was÷omv allegedly a nazi supporter. today a judge ruled he is competent to stand trial andrn tuown a defense request for another evaluation. a fairfax county mother accused of killing her two daughters will go on trial in their murder.ó+&igl#z6q9.3r(óg an ca

montgomery county leased the officer's body camera footage. c and y her her use the same slur in the video. >> couldn't believe it. i could not believe it. i couldn't believ the face that she made. she thought it was a cool thing to say. it's not. sh even said it was appropriate. >> montgomery county police released a statement that reads in part, "the matter brought to our attention today is disturbing and contrary to our department's values and our overarching mission to fairly and impartially serve our community." >>> now to a news4 i-team investigation. this morning a patient w escaped a locked psychiatric unit at the veterans affairs medical center in the district is in custody and facing several charges. this is a story you saw first on news4. according to police and v.a. records obtained by the news i-team, the patient remealed the ceiling -- remove of the ceiling les in the shower in the unit. he crawed to -- crawled to a lockeeispace. a nbor who didn't want to be identified said she was able to catch a cab to virginia. >> he went thro

county. fairfax, prince george's, montgomery, loudoun county, ouryland, virginia. sun's up thoughan't see it because of the clouds and the fog. now that the sun's up, that will start toat off the fogginess that's out there. mid 50s in the western suburbs. about 60 from downtown all the way to the chesapeake bay. already 70 in st. mary's county. the warm air is lying in wait. it's coming our way this afternoon. thunderstorms will bubble up after about two :or 3:00. storms around 85 to 87 degrees. there you see on future weather a likelihood for a round of u therstorms. not a big, severe weather threat, but certainly warm enough and humid enough where some of those storms could pack a little bit of a bunch. doug and amelia will be here during the afternoon hours to keep you safe and advised ofany potential for severe weather. not a high chance, but any individual storm could have gusty winds and frequent ligheing and som pretty brief periods of heavy rain. that rain chance moves down into southern maryland later on in the evening. vewe'll do it o again tomorrow much

a few showers in upper montgomery or frederick county. 67 tomorrow and 77 picking the child up.ore clouds and sun but nice afternoon. this is for our friends at the maryfield garden center. place yourlants in the sunlight and then you can movth in sunlight if they are indeed sun plants. 84 degren your friday. 30% chance of afternoon storms and 85 o saturday and 89 on sunday. 30% chance of showers. monday, a little betterhance of storms. the frontal boundary cools things off. look at memorial day weekend. looking really really nice there. fridays, 90. 93 on turday, that could extend through memorial day weekend. we like it hot starting off the summer. >>> last week, one student was killed, eight others wounded, when police say two gunmen opened fire inside a school. >>> as dan explains tonight we now know a moreut the courage. >> reporter: near denver, thousands gatemr to rber a hero, kendrick castillo. >> i want you to remember the incredible young man, kendrick was and incredible way he affected our lives. >> reporter: just two weeks ago he rushed gunman at the s.t.e.m. school.

montgomery county police need your help. take a look at the pictures. police say geraldine evelyn costello and delores paula kashewka left to go shopping on tuesday but never returned.i they both l in the 200 block of booth street in gaithersburg. now there's a panera bread and bb & t bank in the area. they are 85 and 89. they were seen driving a light colored lincoln mkx, a smaller vehicle. call police if you know where either of these women might be. > ck to you. >hope they find them soon. cory smith at the live desk. thank you. >>> 6:05.th morning, democratic calls for attorney general william barr to resign are growing louder. >> house speaker nancy pelosi ins gone as far as committg barr of committing a crime. she said the attorney general lied when he was asked whether he knew whether robert mueller was uisfied with his summary of the rsia report. this week we learned mueller sent barr a letter telling him as much. at the time, barr said he was unsure how mueller felt. yesterday barr refused to appear before houseommittee because the democrats pla

owers right here in prince georges county and parts of montgomery ando z in to frederick county. we had showers downtown earlier. now you've got another one about to move on in. i want tosrecenter thi one. let's see if i can move there. right on dwn towards frederick along 15 here. so coming off the mountain down towards frederick. just some light shower activity but we'll continue to see a few more of those. you can see showers rotating from the srth. this iotating around that big area of low pressure. that's just sitting here. and it's giving us the clouds and the cooler weather and a chance of showers. we need it to move out. itto going to, but going ove out slowly. so i think even tomorrow will be a little bit below average. not bad. a cool start to the day. 51 in the suburbs. 71 by the time you pick up the kids. stilbelow average but we'll take 71 with sunshine, lighter wind any day. really a nice day. a really nice afternoon as well. coming up in the next couple of days, 75 on thursday. 82 on friday and 85 on saturday. saturday looks great. let's talk more about thursday. w

nevada is the worst state for college grads. >>> montgomery county is working to make the drinking water safer at schools. the county council voted to drama if i can l-- dramatically change led s.rate experts say led exposure can affect the cognitive and bone development of children. >>> teacher appreciation week continues here on news 4. our molette green stopped montgomery county yesterday tos say thank to teachers at the st. mary's school. today she's headed to garfield elementary in southeast washington. you can see her live reports coming up in our next hour. >>> cooking can sometimes be al chale for some people, aaron, but having the right tools can make a chef's job a whole lot easier. yesterday the executive chef can help themch aieve their culinary dreams.e they werven sharp knives. this was part of 100th anniversary celebration. >> knives are expensive. it makes a difference. >> i'm not cooking that much. i'm not cut ng fishever. >> ever? >> ever. >> ever? >> no. i don't like the way it feels. >> how are you going to eat fish? >> i don't eat fish. >> okay. >> takesare of that,

it shows a white montgomery county police officer using the "n" word in front of a group of black men whowere being detained outside a fast-food restaurant. there are calls for police to p reviicies and practices. >> they want to start with that incident outside the mcdonald's. more on how that towards would work. >> we have more people, y'all [bleep] trying something. >> this video of the montgomery county police officer using the "n" word while questioning the black people upset the preighborhood. sident nancy navarro is raising the possibility that a citizenng polic advisor commission could help determine if the incident reflects a policy of racial profiling by police. >> the data points to the fact that the vast majority, let's say, a big proportion of trespassing arrest and things of that nature seem to be skewedw toards the african-american and latino population, yes, i think you can conclude there is racial profiling. >> reporter: the naacp montgomery county branch, says we support the policing advisory commission bill as a step towards increased accountability. we believe it w

. >>> new calls for transparency afer a white montgomery county police officer spoke with a group of black men. an office t used slur allegedly repeatinghat one of the men said to her. nine council members signed a letter demanding police release the body cam footage and answer questions like why the men were stopped in the first place. montgomery county police would not comment on the letter, only saying the department is working on a response. >>> it is 4:04. making his pitch. hours from w, president trump will announce a new immigration policy. >> an overhaul of america's immigration system has long been a promise of hti administra and a source of controversy. we expect to hear prols that will beef up border security and make changes to the green card system. one proposed change may favor immigrants with high-level skills, degrees, and job offers aso opposed to those have relatives already in the u.s. si predent trump is expected to announce a plan to pay for a border wall. the cash could come from a new fee on trade. his proposal is not expected to address undocumented immigrants

tonight, montgomery county police trying to track down it the driver who forced the woman off the road. >>> and president trump goes on the attack after a gop congresan bucks his party. the raging debate over impeachment heating up. >> all right. so sunny skies f some of you. potential severe weather for others. good evening. i'm erika gonzalez. we are in weather alert mo tonight because of the strong storms threatening parts of our rion. storm team 4 meteorologist samarrae theodor joins us. >> a thunderstorm warning has been issued for areas throughout our area. if you live in pink, it's fair game for mother nature and you're under a severe thunderstorm watch. washington county, frederick, berkeley, clark, all under that severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00 p.m. hail andeavy rain, damaging winds, things we've already seen, and we could see for the areas shaded in pink, but right now bigger picture shows we've been quiet and unscathed in the washington, d.c. metro area. headed farther north, this is a track we're tracking in washington county. an area where they have seen copious amoun

thank you. >> reporter: i'm following terrlyying moments for a fami in montgomery county.ook at these pictures -- a large tree came crashing downon this home, barelyissing an 11-year-old inside. it iced through theroof, pierced the ceiling there. this happened on lark meade lane inc. po first responders say there was also damage to the first floor. two kids and two adults are now without a home, but no one was hurt. back to you. >> all ght. thank you. >>> fufr news4 is working 4 you bringing the first new treatment for depression in years. doctors say it works fast. >> d reen gentzler hasreaction from two mothers who say th medication savedhe t lives. >> reporter: an old drug is giving patients new hope in thet fig against depression. doctors call ketamine a game changer because it can work omwithin hours cred to all the other anti-depressants which can take weeks to kick in if they work at ath. e who have used it say the treatment dramatically improved their lives. >> i feel free. i look forward to waking up very day. i look forward to thefu ture. >> ketamine has been use

. >>> happening today, the montgomery county counsel is set to tackle the issue -- montgomery countys set to tackle the issue of montgomery county sloogs andnz ÷ safety of your child's drinkingÑ wer. water comiáñm drinking fountains contained a level a lead that wasbove the state' minimum requires -- minimum requirements. the council wants to lower it below the level below what the state's is. exposure to lead can affect the cognitive and bone development in children. uu(v that will change theh#wkv< dtivr'vestigated.ange theh#wkv< under the;l lett)yéoñn act wffis kill someone, investigators from a separate group will submit the attorney.s if no chargere filed against the officer, then the report must be releasedz to tjh)#ñ pub. >>> new this morning, one person is under arst after an attack in southeast washington. d.c. police tell us a/3 man÷gñ stabbedon 10th place after 8:30. found and breathing and is expected to be okay. >>> this morning, d.c. police are sharing surveillance video of a armed robbery hoping that somebody recognizes the suspect. here it is, you can see the suspect w

the strong storms we have out there across our areain if you live in leesburg or frederick or montgomery countyu're done. the area of rain now is down to the south, including areas around southern anne arundel county, southern prince george's county, fairfax county and prince william county. right now really uer the gun here, a lot of very heavy rain right along i-95. a mess of an evening rush for sure in those. areas we'll have lightning associated with this. this is all moving off to the east. heads up around waldorf.to another s down here for spotsylvania county severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 5:45. much more on what to expect and what it mean to your friday and your weekend. see you bac here in 15 minutes. >> still a lot going on out there. doug, thk you. >>> a prince george's county man sworry he was innocent of tg to kill a police officer. >>or now a prince gee's county jury has vindicated him. kevin snead exonerated after spending two years fighting for justice. our prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins updates the story you saw only on news 4. >> i just wanted t

but montgomery county police want folks to take a good look to help them out. araldine evelyn costello delores paula kashewka left to go shopping on tuesday but never returned. we're told they both live in the 200 blockof booth street in gaithersburg. there's a panera bread and bb and b tnk there. one is 81, the other 89. the pair were last seen driving an ivory covered lincoln mkx, a small suv-type vehicle. it has maryla license plates. be sure to call montgomery county lice if you know where either of these women might be. aaron, eun, back you. all right. thank you. >>> 4:05. this morning, democratic calls for attorney general williig barr to r are growing louder.>> house speaker nancy pelosi has even gone as far as accusing barr of committing a crime. she sara the attorney ge lied to congress when he was asked whether he knew whether robert mueller was unsatisfied withfhis summary o the russia report. this week we learned mueller sent barr a letter telling him as much.ti at the, barr said he was unsure how mueller felt. yesterday barr refused to appear edfor

. >> reporter: montgomery county superintendent of schools jack sm th announced results of an internal investigation into the incident at aamcus high school locker room on october 31st of last year. t led to the arrest of five damascus high school football players on charges they used a i broomst to sexually assault jv players. the domestic found a policy violation resulted that the were running late and left players unsupervised between ault and 3:15, when the a was said to have taken place. school resource offers from montgomery county police were not notified until the next day, november 1st. they found insufficient evidence to determine if there was an el unreasonable d this reporting. >> i'm telling you it did not indicate a sexual assault at that time. the next morning i became much more clear as staff members talked with students about what actually had transpired. >> reporter: smith said the jv football coach has been fired and banned from working at montgomery county schools. etthe athlic director was removed but continues to work as a teacher but not at damascus. the principa

. >>> today the montgomery county council is set to tackle the issues of officer-involved shootings and the safety of your child's drinking water. last year the county school system discovered that the water coming from hundreds of drinking fountains contained a level of lead that was above the state's minimum requirement. the fountains were immediately removed and fixed. now the council wants to lower its acceptablee l level standard below what the state's is. exposure to lead can affect the cognitive and bone development in children. >>> and the a council willo vote on a bill that would change the way police officer-involved shootings are investigated. under the lett act when an officer kills someone, investigators from a separate jurisdiction wil conduct the investigation. those investigators will then be required to submit a written report of theiriings to the montgomery county state's attorney. if no charges are filed against the officer, then the report must be released to the public. >>> new, one person is under arrest after an aack in southeast washington.te d.c. police ll us a

that's what montgomery county police say happenedo four women. 47-year-old phillip cantor slipped thepe drug into a woman's drink. s woke up naked and feeling paralyzed in his bed. since then more women have come forward. >> now there are three other victims cong forward at this time and this spans a several year waype of oting. >> one victim says she was raped back in 2007 when cantor lived in garr park. another victim says she was raped in 2010 and the latest come forward says she became cantor's victim in 2011. the montgomery county state's to atey's office says it was the same m.o. >> meeting women in bars and taking them out for drinks and they wake up according to the chargi charging documents, not knowing where ey arend him essentially raping them. >> now they're asking the public to take a good look at cantor's mug shot. police want anyone who may have been a victim to come forward. in montgomery county, megan jag fitzgerald, news 4. >> cantor was already registered as a sex offender for sexually abusing a minor. >>> at least one person died and another dozen injured after a s

montgomery county's new threshold is 5 partser billion. last year county school system removed water fountains that contained elevated lead levels and they also passed legislation aranteeing equal pay for county workers. the local government will no longer request pay stubs or rely on pay history to determine an employee's salary. council member evan glass says it's long verdue. studies show in maryland for every dollar a man earns a woman earns only 79 ceps. >> u next at 6:00, a mother feeling trapped in her own home. relentless gun violence affecting not one but two of heh sons t year. >> for me to deal with this twice within three months, that crushed my son is only 13. 13. >> and our streak of rainy fridays, folks, is up to six. could we add >>> breaking news at 6:44. at least search students are hurt, four of them seriously, after a shooting at denver-area middle school. two suspects are in custody, anf icials say they believe the threat is over, but right now s.w.a.t. teams are still going classroom to classroom working to carelear ou

. >> you're based in montgomery county, your branch is based in the local branch is based in montgomery county. >> yes. >> but it is all over the country. >> all over the country. we have a branch in virginia, d.c., maryland, and asr fa out as the virgin islands. >> and how many years has -- for how many years has black girls do bike been participating in the bike that is coming up on saturday? >> this will be year three for most of the ladies. it is amazing. they're so excited about this event. >> how many members do you have? >> montgomery county and the b ikboe,a we have maybe> ut y a but you do lots of other things. tell us about some of your -- you advocate, you're big on education, volunteerism. >> yes. all of those things. just to promote and get the word t therethat this is important for us to do and even if you're not a cyclist or you want to take part inm sohing, volunteer and do that. and we speak at different events to talk about the promotion of women on the bike. and cycling and moving in any form. >> so, dou bike year round or bike only when the weather is good? that's no

it goes through loudoun county and montgomery county as well. is will make its way on down to d.c. ovxt the ne one to two hours and i do expect there to be a couple storms. another storm in through st. mary's county moving into calvert county, but i want to show you what's happening right here aroundaithersburg and leesburg. this is making its way down to the south and east. some shoer activit but that's about it. i do expect to see a little bit moree up over the next few hours. this is what's happening over in parts of oklahoma. this is around the oklahoma cith areae right now they are under a tornado warning, one of the strongest worded tornado warnings they have ever used. saying this could be very similar to what happened in 2011. 2011 in alabama there were nearly 2,000 injuries ad over 230 people dead from that tornado outbreak and that's what's happening in the middle part of the country. numerous tornadoes on the ground right now. this is going to be going on throughout the rest of the night. >> if you are just joining us, let's get you ca

. >>> the racial slur from a montgomery county police officer has lot of people talking. local officials say i there no, no justification for it.ey >> now th are putting together evidence to show this isn't an isolated incident. if yout haven't seen it, here i is. >> moreeople. y'all have been trying to -- >> this happened yesterday in white oak. white police were searching four black men who say they were waiting for a ride. wleon harris joins ush the latest. >> it appears the officer involved say the footage was hard to watch. now the department has opened an internal investigation into the incident. some peoplesan the commun they believe issues like this are systemic and they tell us that young black and latino men in that community have had very similar experiences with montgomery county police. >> there iep a percon here in montgomery county that we do not have a problem with policing the way we see happening across the nation. i am concerned because it's not an isolaed incident. >> it was disturbing and troubling. it also troubled me with the ease with which it was

. >>> there are now calls for transparency after a white police officer in montgomery county was caught on camera using the "n" word during an teraction with a group of black men. the county council wants police to release all body camera recordings of the incident. they stopped them at mcdonald's last thursday. cory smith signed a strongly worded letter to thectg police chief. more at 6:. >>> right now, prince george's county police are investigating the death of a woman in riverdale. someone found her body offhe bw parkway. it appears the body hth been ere in the creek some time. the medical examiner has to term how she died. >>> nbc news learned nbc mayor, bill de blasio, will become the latest candidate to enter the race information president. the mayor will make an official announcement tomorrow morning. he joins a field of nearly two dozen democrats trying to unseat president trump. de blasi has a record of progressive accomplishments in the largest city. new yorkers are split over whether they're happy with the job he has done as mayor. >>> saying he's harassed because he's a mus

sot mid to upper 60s in of the western suburbs now for northern montgomery county up to frederick, marylandroyal, virginia.co even umbia and ellicott city in howard county in the mid 60se th chances for severe weather marginal to our south and a slice chance for severe weather from washington northbound. for the school day, dry at the s stop. storms bubbling up as kids come home. 90.ay, hot, near cooler tomorrow. more about that coming up. >> thank you. taking a like right now, chopper on the way to southst pennsylvania avenue. zooming in between 27th and 28th we'll show the closure. we have a pole and wires down across the roadway and a closure through the morning commute. um toed with thatis this issue. it's an issue headed into town. inbound build after stant road, a crash. one lane is getting by but a lot of delays on suitland pay and on penkwylvania avenue -- par and on pennsylvania avenue, messy. outer loop, inner loop, no maj complaint this morning. annapol annapolis, eastbound 50 at the bay bridge. left lane get by an incident is what they're calling it there. taking a look again so

. >> it shows a montgomery county police officer using a racial slur. polay they're and trying to learn everything threy. >> so a we. let's get started with erika gonzalez at the live teske to get us up to speed. >> it's about the video, isn't it? we're going to show you a short edited portion. it's a clip and it' getting shared all over social media. a white police officer can be heard using the "n" word while talking to a black man involved in a traffic stop. take a listen. >>. [inaudible] >> the man who shot this says it staed as a traffic stop on new hampshire avenue and he says that female police officer used the "n" word while to him. in the same clip he can be heard calling the officer an offensive term. the man used "n" word while talking to officers leading up to the moment,we but still haven't seen the events that led up to this part of the video that we're showing you. police tweeted, quote, we' currently in the process of reviewing all the video footage. we've reached out to the persons involved in the incident. more information is forthcomi

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now montgomery county is looking t how it will deal with electric bikes and all those scooters out therethe county's planning board wants the parks department to examine what will happen if they're allowed on trails. they're proposingth a six mon pilot program starting next month. it would include two phases. one with personally owned vehicles andnd a secohat would allow rented devices. the county will allow the public to weigh in beforehand. >>> here in the district gw hospital is adding lactation pods for new mothers.th hospital says it w gililve pro privatnd comfortable place to pump or breast feed. these pods include a fold down table, lelectrical outlet and an door that ce locked. they're alsolarge enough if the mother has another young child, they can get in there together. >>> relief and gratitude from a maryland family after their priceless family heirloom wast los the mail. a navymo cerenial sword used to cut wedding cakes and it goes back fivegenerations. after our first story aired, ups put some extra resources ont. now as news 4's meagan fitzgerald tell uses, the treasured he

>> nicole jcobs live in montgomery county this morning. thank you. >>> 6:49.man is d walking on crane highway. adrian harris was walking in the mediann rosariville road before 5:00 in the morning. the driver thought he hit a deer and instead of calling police he called onstar to report the damage. police responded a half hour later after responding to a call abt a body in the center median. the driver cooperated with police. >>> an 8-year-old texas girl is safe this morning after police say a man snatched her off the street while walking with her mother. this is a doorbell camera. own out of the toll pla car as he took off with salem sabatka. community members went out on their own looking for the suspect's car. they found it at a motel, called police, and the girl was found safe. 51-year-old michael webb is in jail charged with kidnapping. ay tuned for the "today" show day" sho for more. >>> and storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell tracking heat sticking around. >> another war day. today should be five days in a higher.or there's a chance for thunderstorms t

the police union coming to the defense of a montgomery county officer who was captured on video using the "n" word. the union says in the statement a officer was repeating comment made by one of the men who was detained. she had no intent to discriminate against those men. it's a lengthy body camera video capturing montgomery county police questioning and searching four young men who say they were waiting for a ride to work at a mcdonald's no white oak. several minutes in the female officer coulibe heard us the "n" word. it was captured on the body camera and cell phone video recorded by >> we have more people y'all [ bleep ] trying to something. >> one of the menng challeed her use of the word and she responded. >> nope. that's a quote. those were your words. >> one of the men could also be rd using the "n" word on the recording before the officer used it. police rey the will be a thorough review of the entire incident. >> we are friends. >> the officer's actions have drawn criticism from government leaders to private citizens. >> i was disgusted. that type of language has no place f

according to aaa montgomery county collected nearly $16 million during the 2018 fiscal year. ltimore city brought in the second highest a. followed by prince george's county, baltimore county and the city of college park. right now drivers caught on speed meras --ather caught speeding in a maryland school or work zone must pay a $40 ticket. >>> washington wizards fans were hopefully getting into last night's n draft lottery but it was the new orleans pelicans that secured the number one pick. that means they will almost certainly select duke stndout zion williamson. the wizards will get the ninth pick. not too shabby. the draft will take place in brooklyn, new york. >>> 4:36. a local hospital on life support. how cuts coul impact the care you receive all over our area. >>> plus, iis the technology that unlocks phones and tracks down criminals. critics say facial recognition tools can be dangooous, t the major city that's banned it from being used. >>> good wednesday morning. >> every parent kns that toys are becoming more high tech. >> but tech comes with cyber crime and there

as melissa mentioned, traffic is moving again on i-270 montgomery county.ut 90 mites ago. a tractor-trailer caught fire near clapper road. itas carryingic org food. >>> a deadly apartment fire in new york city has killed several people including children. >> this is video from the scene there in the harlem area. news 4's corey smith is at the li live. >> children ranged from 3 to 11 and there were four t ofhem and a mother and another male adultv he smoke coming from that apartment. it not clear what started this fire, butef firhters think that it began in the kitchen of the fifth floor ap ltment. ratherge apartment. three bedrooms and many other rooms as well. took firefighters about two hours to get this blaze under cont absolutely tragic start to the morning there in harlem. be sure to look at updatesmi up. >> very sad. thank you. >>> 6:33 now. developing this morning, we are about an hour away from another update from officials after a deadly school shooting. officials say two students stormed the s.t.e.m. school yenerday afternoon denver killing one st

in montgomery county, drew wilder, nbc4. >> i have so many questions. whose card are they charging?ch? >> so extra. >> and you could get an extra buck to go through the pizza line. >> i won't lie. whenh uber eats was around i was in school. >> the billboard musical awards are hours away. >> coming up, host kelly clarkson has musical guests getting buzz. we'll get you ready for tonight's show. stay with us. >>> music fans, get ready for a night packed with performances and honoring the best in the buigness. >> ton is the 2019 billboard music awards and catch it right here on nbc4. here is nbc'sge mark b with a preview. >> reporter: now kelly, we'll start with your team tonight. you look lovely. >> just hours after her coaching duties on the "voice," kelly clarkson encores at the billboard music awards. >> blake the other day is like are you tired and i was like, i genuinely love being busy. >> reporter: arkson will shepherd a three-hour show honoring the most popular artists and songs. cardi b. nominated for 21 awards. drake is up f 17. nd the same number as post malone. red hot coun

montgomery county police were ence oring this conve store.s because of a recent sh police arrested the two suspects. 29. poice chased the pickup truck on to the&g÷"@ beltway, and the driver crashed and bailed but police were able to catch him on the outer loop in the area of kenilworth and ffic t at the start tr morning rush. police sources confirm they are investigating the possibility that this4m/&÷ attempted robber connected to several atm thefts in the region over the last several months.  since february there have been at least seven or attempted in surveillance videou you coul see how they carry it out. ramming a truck into the store front andpç breaking through gls and they've gotten away with @r(t&háhp &hc%#un some cases and in other cases they drive away leaving it behind and in this Ñj # driversr couldn't get far caught by police waiting for the next atm heist. now i just checked in with they are confirming that these three suspects are still in custody+l.÷ at this point no chs have been filed. back to you. >> darcy spencer, thank

and 3:00 or 4:00, i couldn't rule out thunderstorms for montgomery county and frederick county.otice how rain chances are lower the farther south y live or travel until later on in the day. our best chance to get a thunderstorm here in the metro area rolls in between 5:00 and 6:00. notice not everybody's going to get them today. so just know that it's outhere a possibility. we'll do our best to gve you push alerts on all of our devices and platforms should any severe weather occur. temperatures in the mid 70s around the city now. upper 60s in the western suburbs. afternoon highs today around 90 degrees. not so bad. for tomorrow, lower humidity for sure. you'll really appreciate how tomorrow's going to sunny and nice on saturday. so still watching for some chance of rain showers, especially the second half of da your suny. the weekend will not be a washout. melissa? >>> good to know. thank you. aking a look rightnow in the district, pennsylvania avenue southeast between 27th and 28th, we have lanes blocked because of the utility repairs from an overnight crash. taking a look at f

. >>> parking meters in montgomery county have been updated. and you'll be paying more to park on the streets of bethesda this summer. the county council voted to approve a multibillion dollar budget plan on thursday. it includes raising the cap for fees bethesda $3.25 per hour starting in july. in silver g fees spring and wheaton will stay the same until construction projects in those areasare closer to completion.t, >>> last nigh some of the most buzz-worthy chefs in the district came together to raise money for animals. it was zoofari bite night at the natiolel zoo. peopad a chance to taste gourmet food and wine from some of the best restaurants in the area and vendors, too.v the et which nbc 4 is a sponsor also raises money for work to save endangered species around the world. it's win-win for eryone. and it was faheastic we yep. >> good tradeoff. >> for sure. >> help out the animals. >>> 4:42 right now. chuck, you animal. what? wait a minute. what did i do? >> figured i'd catch you offguard. >> fair enough. i'llnome one something mea to sa

and new, montgomery county cblic schools footballoach is hazing amid a investigation stemming from laso ober. this incident made national headlines. cory smith is in the newsroom now with more on the new development. corygood mornin >> reporter: football coach at damascus high school has been on leave. colbert was among the first staff members to have known about the hazing incident at the school last october. you'll remember four teens were d as juveniles with multiple counts of rape, attempted rape, and conspiracy to commit rape in theocker room attack. a montgomery county public school spokesperson says the decisiol to place crt on leave is not for disciplinary reasons but as part of the investigation. this morning some parents are not happy about that cision to place the coach on leave, arguing that he's being accountable for his actions out of his control. now at last check the petition has over 1,300 gnatures. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> 4:35. the formal search for the new prince george's county ceo is about to get underway. dr. monica goldson was appointed as interi

-- a deadend street in montgomery county. >>> a man is receiving medical treatment after he lit himself on fire on the ellipse outside of the white house. you're looking at video showing the response at noonst yeday. the tourists said the man looked like a torch. his entire body was on fire. the officers used a fire distinguisher to douse the flames. >>> popfrancis is reporting to claims against disaggressed ex-bishop theodore mccarrick. the pope said he did not remember whether he had been told in 2013 of claims against mccarrick. in february the pope defrocked him after he was found to have abused adults and minor assemblyinaris. >>> thisas recorded yesterday in montezuma, iowa. >> wow. >> you see kids warming up for a baseball game, and a funnel cloud forming in the background. look at that. the parents wh recorded the she tells nbc news that did not feel that there was a thrt to the boys. there was no rain, n win lightning. the game went on as scheduled. >> are you kidding me? maybe it's because they're used to that in iowa. if i saw it, we're leaving. bye. >>> later today t

thought, okay, i might be onto something here. >> reporter: that's when montgomery county lice officer johnson comes in. the stabbing scene is part of hisat pl area. when witnesses described the suspect as a heavyset man the company of a woman it rang a bell. in december he'd been called for a report ofok smg fuel in the stairwell. he remember questioning a heavyset man and a woman wearing a distinctive red jacket. >> i documented everything. our body cameras were on. i used that case nber to search our body worn camera footage. that also showood ea female tha was wearing a bright red hally hansen jacket. >> reporter: it led to the identity and arrest of 23-year-old. i spoke by phone tonight to the victim's brother. he says his family is just devtated by this murder. in silver spring, jackie benson, news 4. >>> in just over a week the major metro shutdown begins to fick those cracking platforms. you can see here every staon south of reagan national airport will shutdow entire summer. and that's going to heavily impact the blue and yellow lines. to make matters worse there's no concern

>>>nieveloping this morng, a montgomery county road remains sh down after a fiery crash that killedpen. a stretch of laytonsville road is closed near hawkins creamery road. and that is rightby damascus road. pice say a car went off the road, hit a tree, and burst on interest flamesing the driver -- into flames killing the driver.t there were orms at the time. it isn't clear if weather was a factor here. we're working to find out more about what happened and the identity of the driver. >>> many of are you giving those "i had such a good time" hugs -- >> or "seeou later." -- >> preparing head happily from your memorial weekend . festiviti >> this morning, justin finch is live near the bay bridge with what to know before you hit the road this morning. how does it look this morning? >> reporter: lookinget pr good. when your alarm goes off, don't hit snooze, get up and get out. the same advice holds true as th n you left for your trip as to the return. you'll want to leave early. in fact, aaa veeing lea before 10:00 a.m. if you can, or leave after p 10:00.m. and dodge the 12-hour window of

. >> cell phone video shows a montgomery county using a racial slur against a bunch of black men. [ beep ] the men said they were waiting to be picked up for a landscaping job outside of a white oak mcdonald's cesterday. poliaid they weretries patsin in the -- were trespassing. in the video you can hear the female officer using the "n" word and one of the men made a derogatory comment against the officer. the body camera footage shows her using the same slur.g cominp, reaction from one of the men and the department's response. >>> d.c. police are trying to figure out wholl shot and kied a man yesterday inas ngton. a bmw was seeng. leav police are looking for a green, four-door, wbm sedan with dark tinted windows and unknown tags. >>> this morning we're get ing a look aa brazen robbery caught on camera. police say the thief walked by a person, turn around, and held the victim at gunpoint. this all went down early yesterday near 25th and k, just blocks from the foggy bottom metro station. the man snatched several items from the victim's hand and ran off. so far no word onn arrest. >>> a ma

averaging mid 3vebetween fi and mile-per-hour winds. 59 in loudoun county now. 58 in montgomery county prince george's county. planning out the day, once the wedge starts to break down andw ds come back around to the south and southwest later today, look at that jump in temperatures from clouds and 60s this morning breaks of mid sign and mid 70s this afternoon. probably up to about 77 in town. a milder finish as the warmer air scours out the cool air. that's tay's rain chances. the warm front coming north. tomorrow, the front near annapolis today, that's going to brng a chance for thundershowers tomorrow. right now most of the rain is still down to our south. it is inching its way northward. heest rain chances will be from fredericksburg to the northern neck into southern maryland. everybody gets a chance of seeing a draindrop or two. turecast shows sunshine later in the afternoon. warm and unstable enough for a pop of shower later. i think most of our rain chancea done by noon. for tomorrow, highest rain chances in the anderson and even, rumbles of thunder, as well. the weekend will s

temperatures are in the 60s and 70s as get your day going. 74 now in arlington county. 68 in montgomery county71 in spotsylvania this morning. 64 in warren county. so fine looking way toet the day going. there's the rising sun. temperatures on your planner then for today, it's kind of on the humid side now. with temperatures hovering around 90, you will think of it as a hot and humid day. we are going keep our chance for thunderstorms in the. 40% chance. ehee of those have a possibilit' kereo a posted on that through the afternoon and into the early parts of the evening. there's the area of storminess that's coming in our general direction. the good news is behind today's rain chance, we have a nice change of air masses coming. from hot and humid today, a little stormy this evening, cool air and less humid air arrives tonight into tomorrow. nothing coming down on storm team 4 radar now. the chances for severe weather today, marginal forth southern half of the area. a slight chance from the washington metro northbound to the pennsylvania bor. here it is on future weather. again, dry through the

montgomery county police need your help. take a look at these photos. police say geraldine evelyn costello and delores paula kashewka left to go shopping on tuesday but never returned. we're told they both live in the 200 block of booth street in gaithersburg. there's a panera bread and a bb & ank in the area. castillo is 85. shewka is 89. they were last seen driving a lincoln mkx, smaller suv-type vehicle, with maryland plates. call police if you know where either might be. back to you. >> thank you.s >>> thimorning, democratic calls for attorney general william barr to resign are growing louder. >> house speaker nancy pelosi has even gone as far as accusing barr of a committing crime. she says the attorney general lied to congress when he asked robert ew whether mueller was unsatisfied with his summary of the russia report. this week we learned mueller sent barr a letter telling him as much.ti at the barr said he was unsure how mueller felt. he refused to appear before a ee house com because democrats were going to have a lawyer question him. the just