the interim chief of police, peter newsham, he's changing how officers will be assigned all throughout the city. newsham is planning to reduce the number of commanding officers and put more officers on direc >> news4 broke the story first on twitter. a formal announcement is expected to come tomorrow. tom sherwood is here with a look at what all this means in terms of crime-fighting. and the mayor's race. >> the mayor is gearing up to run for re-election, this is her police chief. what he does for the next 18 months or so will affect her politically. there's nothing more important than public safety when you come to a local campaign, county, city, or something like that. >> there's also another popular chief that's about to retire. does this play into that at all? >> yes, it does. that's part of the reason for the change. assistant chief diane groomes, the shock a blonde hair going in every direction. >> very popular. >> probably the most popular officer on the police department from the smallest to the highest ranking. she was passed over for chief, so she was going to go to florida,

groomes was in the running to become chief but lost out to newsham. she's now retiring to take over private security for the $2 billion wharf project rising on the southwest waterfront. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> council members in montgomery county unanimously approved a spending measure aimed at improving safety at jewish community centers. the council approved a plan to spend a quarter million dollars for upgrades to several facilities. that will include new video surveillance, door access controls, and reinforced windows. the moves comes after a series of bomb threats at facilities in rockville and bethesda are expected to receive the enhancements. >>> meanwhile, the county council approved a bill that requires healthier options in the county-owned vending machines. it will limit the amount of sugar, salt, fat and calories allowed in 50% of the machines. the change applies to vending machines that are in the county's buildings. that includes the recreational centers, the libraries, and the parks. montgomery county's public schools a

acting police chief peter newsham doesn't regret using social media to highlight these cases. >> it tooksome legs that we hadn't anticipated, but i do think that it was an eye-opener for a lot of people, to see how many young people we do have that run away. >> reporter: newsham also says that nearly all the missing kids are located. >> we find 99% of those kids. i think the awareness that has come about as a result of this, though, is a lot of people are asking the question, "why are they leaving in the first place?" and the other question, which is really important to get to the bottom of, is "what happened to them, while they were away? >> regardless of why a child is going missing, we need to find out what are they running away from, and who they're running away to. >> reporter: derrica wilson is the president of the black and missing foundation. while she applauds d.c.'s attempt to raise awareness, she says that for too long, the media and public officials have ignored cases of minority kids going missing. in fact, according to the f.b.i., while blacks make up just 13% of the u.s. p

police chief peter newsham will be live in the studio. so will comedians rodriquez and tucker and aaron will celebrate national kindergarten day. paul rodriquez stole one of my jokes a long time ago. >> tony perkins is coming for you. sue canned if i had a perhap cheen oh ♪ sweet cinnamon-sugar on the outside, crazy on the inside. crave those crazy squares. ♪ sweet cinnamon-sugar on the outside, crazy on the inside. crave those crazy squares. >> it's a whole lot of excitement to then wait 19 weeks. tonight the redskins 2017 schedule was release leading to a lot of pronas gas station. the schedule as the stands in april. october 23 at the eagles. sunday, october 29 hosting the cowboys. week nine got to go out west and face the seahawks in seattle. and then the following week back home hosting the vieksings and week 11 on the road at new orleans against the sanes and then a short turn overfor the first ever thanksgiving game at home against the giants. >> bryce harper fans screaming, hey bruce throw me a ball. he couldn't get the ball yetme

police chief peter newsham.ot to talk with him about including the changes announced this week to the police patrol oh bureau. we'll find out what difference you'll see out there on the streets. >> and then also in the next hour d.c. mayor muriel bowser is going to join us live as you can imagine we have a lot to chat about with her as well. >> and fans of legendary hip hop group nwa you'll want to stay tuned. band member dj yellow and the son of easy e will be live in studio. might surprise you what they're doing in d.c. today. so next hour big hour. >> all of thats between 8 o'clock and >> i know. >> you'll just have to be late for work. >> tell them we said so. it's okay. then we don't take any phone calls when the bosses call. >> sorry, go straight to my voicemail. anyway, let's talk weather. >> all right, let's get to it. we've got mild temperatures even a little humidity overnight and we're setting the stage here for the potential for a few additional thunderstorms this afternoon. 65 now in that, what. loo

go to getfios.com >>> we are getting details about interim police chief peter newsham announced two newol vehicles, north and south. he plans to reassign police officers. this comes with the retirement. >> so today we become a victim of our own success and i'm here to announce the retirement of the pd icon can we give her a round of applause? [ applause ] >> grooms is taking over private security for the project on the waterfronts in southwest washington. >>> you may be one of the parents who checks in with your kids at daycare through a camera, livestreaming inside daycare centers is getting more and more common. as hoda kotbe shows us. >> reporter: you can hear audible gasps, as it's happening. an 18-month-old boy is pushed and then thrown to a mat on the floor by a daycare worker. kaitlyn gilmore is the toddler's mother. she was at work watching the live stream of her son at the children's courtyard in plano, texas. the daycare worker seen on the video is 22-year-old jasmine lexus torres. she was with endangering a child. she's now free on $10,000 bond. >> she had no prior history. t

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