reporting live from centerville, virginia i'm pat collins, news 4. >> all right, pat, thank you. >>>real attention to be on those service members. >> how is this place? >> it's just amazing. the guys here are just inspiring. they lift up my spirits. so it's a great experience to be here. regrettably with what happened. but i mean it's just great being here. >> doctors say the annual party is an important part of the healing process for these service members and gives them a nice break from rehab. >> outside tonight temperatures have already fallen below freezing in parts of the area. and that's just the start of the return of winter huh, doug? >> yeah i think we're going to see some more winter-like weather later on this week. a couple of nice days sandwiched in between. out there right now some of the coolest numbers we've seen in a while. 25 right now in manassas. 27 in gaithersburg. 37 right now in washington. and 28 down toward la plata. a very cold start to your monday. but then we're going to look toward maybe the middle of the week. we could see some more winter-like weather c

news4's pat collins joins us live from the memorial with the new developments. pat? >> reporter: jim, after 19 years on the run, you might think someone has a pretty good chance of getting away. not so fast, says the marshal service. in 1992, george herbert walker bush was president, "cheers" was one of the most popular shows on tv, gas cost $1.13 a gallon, and there were 443 murders in the city of washington. one of the victims? chet hunter matthews. his family says they were told he was the first person murdered at the jefferson memorial. 27-year-old chet matthews, he was an army reservist, a postal employee, a licensed barber, and the father of three boys. memorial day 1992 he was at his parents' house in tacoma park. there was a picnic and a party. they say he left about 10:00 p.m. to meet a young lady. that's the last his family saw him alive. chet hunter matthews, killed here. a shotgun blast to the chest. now, after 19 years, at superior court today a man officially charged in that case of murder. lamont desean terry arrested last month in south carolina broug

pat collins spent the day in the courtroom, and joins us with new details on this. pat? >> it's breathtaking that in our city five people are dead, nine people wouned withed over a cheap piece of costume jewelry. the prosecutor went through a litany of violence and vengeance that led to one of the bloodiest weeks in the history of d.c. crimes. at the trial today the mother of one of the victims. >> we are all upset and mad, just like we living that day over. we all be living all over again. >> march 30th, 2010, a drive by shooting on south capital street. the target mourners from a funeral by the time it's over four dead, six wounded now that's the way it ended. but it began eight days earlier. jordan hough killed, two others wounded in a misdirected dispute over a missing fake diamond bracelet. revenge act number one, march 22nd, carter upset because he couldn't find his brace 4r9, he mistakenly thought jordan hough had something to do with it. sequan and his brother orlando hammer five shots from a pistol, 28 shots from an ak-47, three blasts from a shotgun. jordan hou

live in northeast, i'm pat collins. news 4. >> those are some big numbers there, pat. disturbing story. thank you. three people were sickened this afternoon after a carbon monoxide scare at a busy strip mall here in arlington. it happened inside this printing and copier store on wilson boulevard and clarendon. firefighters got the call for a medical emergency inside the business. when they arrived they found three people suffering symptoms consistent with carbon monoxide poisoning. everyone is expected to be okay. there were high levels of the gas in the basement of the business. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the leak. >>> a major diplomatic step in the ongoing crisis in syria today. the state department closed the u.s. embassy in damascus. the u.s. ambassador, embassy employees, say they have left syria with their families and all u.s. citizens who remain there are urged to leave. this move follows 11 months of a violent government crackdown on dissent. president obama says he hopes to avoid military intervention. >> we take no options off the tab

pat collins is at the office of the attorney general now with more on this. pat? >> it's not right to collect a city paycheck and unemployment money at the same time. tonight the attorney general speaks out about this double dipping. >> i think it's pretty disturbing that people particularly in certain positions like people in the education of public school or the office of state superintendent of education would not have good enough sense not to be double dipping in this way and taking -- this could be in some cases fraud, and that's quite inappropriate. >> outrage at the wilson building as news of this unemployment scam spreads. >> something is troubling and we'll get to the bottom of it, because it's outrageous and unacceptable. >> an investigation by the department of employment services revealed that 130 city workers received unemployment checks at the same time they were on the city payroll. the scam has been going on for at least three years, more than $800,000 lost in this extreme. >> i don't know that it's collusion but i do know that if somebody tells on

pat collins has an interview with the victim in that crash. he is at the scene now with more on this. pat? >> reporter: jim, why did a noted law professor leave the scene of an accident? and what was he doing in that car before it happened? this case now in the hands of the city's attorney general. this is concerning because, they say the driver of the striking car left the scene of the accident. >> he said i'm not waiting. and we said yes, you are and he said, no, no, no i'm not waiting, i'm leaving. >> did he give you his information? >> no. >> nothing? >> no. >> reporter: it's more concerning because of the way a witness says that man was driving the car before the accident. >> we followed him for a few blocks, we get to st. john's and he is straddling the other lanes of traffic and he swerves over. he ran a stop sign and it was a light that we came up to and he actually stopped in the middle of the intersection. >> reporter: it's most concerning because they say the driver of that striking car is a prominent professor at georgetown law scho

pat collins is live at the office of the attorney general with today's developments. pat? >> jim, laying down the law, we've been talking how some city workers have been double dipping, picking up a city paycheck while at the same time collecting unemployment money. we begin our story now with some strong words from the city's attorney general. >> i think it's pretty disturbing that people, particularly in certain positions like people in the education -- public schools or the office of state superintendent of education would not have good enough sense not to be double dipping in this way and taking -- this could be in some cases fraud. and it's quite inappropriate. >> outrage at the wilson building as news of this unemployment scam spreads. >> something is troubling and we'll get to the bottom of it, it's outrageous and unacceptable. >> an investigation by the department of employment services revealed that 130 city workers received unemployment checks at the same time they were on the city payroll. the scam has been going on for at least three years. more than $840,000 l

tonight, tonight we are gonna debut the brand-new official pat collins snow stick, coming up at 5:00. >> wow. >> so stick around. we have got a lot to talk about. a lot to show you. and who knows, maybe we will have something we can measure. >> of course we are sticking with you always. that one's going to the smithsonian, right? [ horn honking ] >> don't you just love that? i love that sound. >> for good measure. >> ever ready. >> see you at 5:00. >> all right. pat collins, thank you, pat. >>> turning to presidential politics right now, there are two big headlines today in the race for the white house. rick santorum suddenly on a roll. and a contraceptive controversy could become pivotal in the campaign. steve handlesman explains how both issues are connected. >> amen. >> reporter: in texas today, pastors put their hands on the candidate they pray has new life in the race for the white house. rick santorum. and he does. after his trim win last night in colorado, minnesota and missouri, santorum is claiming he would be stronger than mitt romney in the fall. >> we need someone who has

in rockville, i'll pat collins, news 4. >>> transportation security administration agents say a woman tried toe bring a 12-inch machete and two throwing thooifs onto a flight. the weapons belonged to a woman on her way to fresno california. the weapons were confiscated and the woman got a citation. she was then allowed to continue onto her flight. >>> still to come the speed limit could be going up on a local highway. >>> a brother and sister from the district win the food ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless s

pat collins joins us with more on the latest trial. pat. >> reporter: doreen, in court today, all eyes on the 1300 block of alabama avenue, where this all began. almost two years later around you can see still some of the evidence on this shooting here on herbert small's cal balance connie. bullet hole there bullet hole there another one there. what was it like that night? >> it was chaotic. it was very chaotic. >> how many shots do you remember? >> i remember there was firing from over there and when i got up, i just saw the guys running over there, about -- at least 10 or 11 shots. >> reporter: this is the parent house on alabama avenue southeast. the scene of the first burst of gunfire that led to one of the bloodiest weeks in the history of washington crime. five dead, nine wounded, all over a cheap piece of costume jewelry. in the courtroom, five defendants charged in connection with this mass murder. we were all dressed up, they sit all in a row. they could easily be mistaken for college frat brothers. the prosecutor says one of t

live in prince georges county, pat collins, news4. >> thank you, pat. >>> no speeding but a road was shutdown this morning because of flooding from heavy morning rains near the potomac area. the roadway was reopened just about a half hour ago. >>> it has rained throughout the day and keep your oars handy, folk s it ain't over yet. >> the latest from kammerer, when will we see spring-like weather again? >> spring-like weather would include thunderstorms, a few of those, too h you can see where the rain is. in through montgomery county, saw a thunderstorm two, three hours ago, frederick county, maryland, right along 270, seeing that area of moderate to heavy rain, prince georges, calvert county, too, but back to the west, we are talking about that rain making its way in across the area, storm four radar, you can see what i'm talking about here, around the virginia/west virginia border, a line of very strong thunderstorms making its way in right now. it is going to be making its way in toward the rockingham county area, shenandoah county the next couple of hours and also the north, talk

news 4's pat collins is live at d.c. superior court. pat? >> reporter: they were buddies. sankwan played sports with jordan. sankwan stayed at jordan's house. but now sankwan is charged in jordan's murder. the victim, 20-year-old jordan howe, an aspiring pro boxer. on trial, in his murder, sankwan bootsy carter, a chooildhood friend. on the stand and under oath jordan howe's mom. people have a hard time trying to understand this. jordan and his accused killer sankwan were friends. >> yes. >> reporter: sankwan stayed at your house. >> yes. >> reporter: you were his team mother. >> yes. >> reporter: two days before the murder he came to your apartment and gave you a big hug and kissed you. >> yes he did. >> reporter: now this. >> yes. that's a snake for you. i'm glad i got it off my chest to testify today and let the jury know what really happened that day, that night they killed my son. >> reporter: diane howe has been waiting for more than two years to tell this story and fighting back tears she took the stand and recounted what happened the night her son jordan was killed

live in northwest, pat collins, news 4. >> lufky man. thank you, pat. >>> the credibility of the prosecution's key witness in a murder for hire trial is being called into question tonight. stacy seton was killed in a park behind her home until buoy maryland in june of 2005. mcdonald abraham has pleaded not guilty in the case, today he testified for the prosecution, he said he paid jarvis tyler $600 in cash and marijuana to kill seton, tyler's defense attorney questions are cooperating so he can get a lighter sense tense. >> you don't know what goes through people's minds, the witness's minds, the juror's minds and it's difficult. >> abraham says he wanted seton killed because he mistakenly thought she set him up to be robbed. >>> coming up tonight, the i team will show you how you can check up on your favorite gas station to make sure you're getting all the gas you pay for. >>> do frequent flyers need to worry about an increased risk of radiation from those airport scanning machines? pete williams has the report. >>> so with a do you do

of lack of problems, i know one guy who is probably not seeing any out there right now that is pat collins. he is live out there in herndon. hey, pat. >> hey, doug. it's snowing out here, but as it hits the grass, as it hits the roadway, it turns into water. normally, if you say the word snow, if you whisper the word snow, people go rushing to the store. salt, scrapers, shovels, toilet paper, bread and milk. but today, it was nothing like that. you know, a lot of people get salt or shovels or scrapers for the snow. holly, she bought paint. why? >> um, because i'm gonna be painting. >> inside? >> yeah. >> reporter: 2:08, the giant in the reston town center, here it comes, flakes, to the left of me, to the right of me, from the heavens above. not a lot but it is coming down. you bought bird seed? >> for the birds this bird seed. this is good bird seed. >> worried about the snow? >> not at all. we are not going to have hardly any. >> i won't be able to use my stick. >> you won't, not at all. >> reporter: just trying to get things started. let me help you to the store, watch your step. you kno

news 4's pat collins joins us live from police headquarters in montgomery county with details on this story. pat? >> reporter: jim, when you're driving on the road these days, you never know who is driving next to you. what sort of mood they're in. and whether or not they're packing. this is road rage suspect kenneth a. johnson jr. he is 18 years old. february 28, 7:20 in the morning. red honda car, victim car. red honda car, victim car. something bad happens. words are exchanged. the guy in the red honda they say reaches back and puts a rifle out. the guy in the victim car reaches back and pulls out a cell phone. 911. the red honda car takes off but not before the victim does a little police work of his own. >> he provided a license plate number and we were able to follow up and find out who owned the car and who was driving the car. >> reporter: it took a few days but police tracked down kenneth johnson to his apartment here in gaithersburg and arrested him. then they searched his car, his red honda car. know what they found inside? a rifle. kenneth johnson jr. charged with first an

pat collins joins us from northwest washington with tonight's top story. pat? >>> imagine if you could get your full paycheck and then say 150, $250 a week in unemployment money. sweet, sweet but wrong. welcome to the world of some of our double paid city employees. according to the department of employment services dozens of city government workers have been collecting their pay checks and unemployment checks at the same time. how would you characterize their behavior? >> i just think it's gross misconduct. there are different levels, thresholds, different dollars amounts. is it fraud? >> absolutely. >> is it theft? >> it's waste, fraud, and abuse absolutely. >> wrong? >> it is wrong. >> reporter: the unemployment scheme. how much money taken? about $840,000. how many d.c. government employees involved? a total of 130. 90 still have their jobs. where do they work? some in the school system. some for d dot. one works on the city council staff. one works for the department of employee services. how long has this been going on? they say about three years. now you

pat collins is live at the scene. pat? >> reporter: wendy, some nervous moments here, a faulty heating system causes a carbon monoxide leak that has people in this building heading to the exits. >> pretty light headed all of a sudden. started smelling stuff. the next thing i know the fire department is knocking at the door. >> reporter: the baby is with you? >> yeah. >> so far so good i'm hoping rnkts scary? >> yeah, scary. definitely. >> reporter: residents from a southeast condo marched to a gigantic ambulance bus for medical attention. a close call here on wade road southeast. firefighters came here for the report of a gas leak but they found something far more serious. >> our units were dispatched for a natural gas leak and came here and realized real quick this was not a natural gas leak but a carbon monoxide emergency. we upgraded our assignment and brought more resources to facilitate almost like a mass casualty incident here. >> reporter: the fire department took no chances. they had medics and emergency workers de

pat collins has our report. >> reporter: a one-car, high-speed accident amount sidewalk, the cadillac comes up over the curb. into this building, smashes out that window, bounces off this column, ricochets into that tree box. be still my heart. the scene, 14th and 8th streets northwest this cadillac car jumps the sidewalk, slams into this building with such force that the car's front wheel and suspension flew away. people inside the building said they felt the impact. they say it was like a bomb went off. you were on the third floor. what did you hear, what did you see? >> it sounded like the whole building shook. it sounded like something had ran into the side of the building, i looked out the window and saw that car on top of the grate of the tree. >> loud explsounded like. we all rushed to the windows, we had no idea what was going on. but then all of a sudden, people were running all over the place. >> reporter: on the sidewalk, they say the car grazed a woman who was pushing a baby in a carriage. the mother and child transported to the hospital. they are expected to be okay. now,

pat cott pat collins has our report. >> pretty light headed and the next thing i know the fire departmentocking at the door. >> reporter: the baby was with you? >> yes. >> reporter: how are they doing? >> we're trying to find out. so far so good. >> reporter: scary? >> yes, scary. definitely. >> reporter: residents from a southeast condo marched to a gigantic ambulance bus for medical attention. a close call here on wade road southeast. firefighters came here for the report of a gas leak but they found something far more serious. >> our units were dispatched for a natural gas leak and realized real quick it was a carbon monoxide emergency. we upgraded our assignment and brought many more resources to fas ill nate almocilitate almos casualty event. >> reporter: they took no chances and had medical workers all over the place making sure all the residents got examined and evaluated. what was this like? >> scary. it was scary. if it would have ban litteen a more serious, it could have been me rolling out there. >> reporter: everybody is expected to be okay. 11 adults five children taken to th

pat collins was at a super bowl at jimmy's old tavern in herndon. pat found a lot of burgundy and gold. >> '82, '87, '91. what is a redskin fan is going to do? >> hope snyder gets his act together. >> i've been in this market long enough to know what it's like when the redskins makes to it a super bowl. it transforms the town. >> that was mike o'meara. many fans felt the super bowl had a piece. >>> walter reed medical center threw a big super bowl party for our wounded warriors. lots of food and the washington cheerleaders showed up to take pictures. doctors say the annual party helps the healing process and gives wounded warriors a break from rehabilitation. >> ahead on "news4 today", a tragic story out of washington state. after a deadly house explosion. why police are saying this blast was no accident. >> amazing story of survival. the remarkable moments after this small plane crashed into a house. >> plus a chilly start to the give your loved ones what they really want! this valentine's day, the new color of love is... white! exclusively at veriz

pat collins reports from culpepper. >> reporter: 54-year-old pat cook, a retired koss mey toll gist, shot and killed by a culpepper police officer. it happened in the parking lot of a catholic school. they say someone complained of the suspicious person in a car in the lot and the cop went there to investigate. police say the officer fired a shot after pat cook closed the window of her car on the officer's arm and started to drive off. but chris bukle is an eyewitness and says it didn't happen that way at all. the officer's arm wasn't caught in the window of the driver's side? >> no, sir, not at all. >> reporter: where was his arm? >> on the door handle. >> reporter: trying to open it up. and his other arm -- >> yeah. he had the gun, one hand on the door handle one hand on his gun. >> reporter: what did the officer say? he said stop or i'll shoot. and about the time she rolled the window up is when he shot. >> reporter: he said he saw the whole thing. he said the cop continued to shoot at mrs. cook's jeep as it drifted down the street and crashed into a telephone pole. she was pronou

pat collins joins us from the school with details. pat? >> reporter: doreen, somehow this guy gets inside this elementary school. somehow he's escorted around by an 11-year-old girl. then he sexual assaults her. you can imagine how parents feel. after what happened at the school yesterday, this woman says she plans to take her children out. you didn't hear from the school? >> no, i didn't. no call, no phone call, no note, nothing. >> reporter: are you worried about your child? >> yes. my children walk. so now i have to leave work early and i'll pick them up and i think the best result is for me to transfer them. someone could come into the school. where is the safety? >> reporter: security concerns at ketcham elementary school after an 11-year-old student was sexually assaulted inside the school. sources tell the story this way. around 3:30 yesterday afternoon they say a man managed to get inside the school. he claimed he was looking for a student. in a hallway they say he sexually abused a girl who was escorting him around the school. pol

pat collins has our report from culpepper. >> reporter: 54-year-old pat cook, a retired beautician shot and killed by a culpepper police officer. it happened in the parking lot of a catholic school. they say someone complained of a suspicious person in a car in the lot and the cop went there to investigate. police say the officer fired a shot after pat cook closed the window of her car on the officer's arm and started to drive off. but chris buchle is an eyewitness and says it didn't happen that way at all. the officer's arm wasn't caught in the window of the driver's side? >> no, sir not at all. >> reporter: where was his arm? >> on the door handle trying to open the door. >> reporter: and his other arm he had the gun? >> yeah. he had one hand on the door handle and one hand on his gun. >> reporter: what did the officer say? >> he said stop or i'll shoot. about the time she rolled, finished rolling the window up is when he shot. >> reporter: buchle said he saw the whole thing and he said the cop continued to shoot at mrs. cook's jeep as it drifted down the street and crashed into a tel

reporting live in d.c., i'm pat collins, news 4. >> all right. thank you, pat. >>> the funeral is set for an alexandria activist who was found murdered in a well. services for lenny harris will be held monday at greater mount calvary holy church in northeast. it will be followed by a public reception at charles house houston rec center in alexandria. >>> meanwhile a 20-year-old arrested yesterday in harris's death was denied bond in a court hearing this afternoon. ivan newman is facing murder, kidnapping, and robbery charges. 49-year-old lynwood johnson is also being held in this case. >>> a former d.c. police sergeant was sentenced today for scamming an 85-year-old woman she was assigned to help. 36-year-old aisha hackly got an 18-month prison term. she pled guilty to the crime last august. police say hackly met the victim in december of 2010 during a frayed investigation and instead of helping her police said hackly forged the woman's signature and took more than $40,000 from her bank account. hackly has since painful restitution. >>> well, the

pat collins is there at montgomery county police headquarters with more on this. hey, pat. >> reporter: wendy, on the roads today you can't be too careful. you never know who is driving next to you and who might be packing. this is road rage suspect kenneth a. johnson jr. he is 18 years old. sam ike highway february 8, 7:20 in the morning. red honda car, victim car. red honda car, victim car. something bad happens. words are exchanged. the guy in the red honda reaches back they say and puts a rifle out like this. the guy in the victim car reaches back, pulls out a cell phone, 911. that red honda car takes off. but not before the victim does a little police work of his own. >> he provided us with a license plate number and from that we were able to follow up and find out who owned the car and from that point he was driving the car. >> reporter: it took a few days but police tracked down kenneth johnson to his apartment here in gaithersburg and arifted him. then they searched his car, his red honda car. know what they found inside? a rifle. kenneth johnson jr. charge

pat collins has the story. >> he was a free spirit. he was happy. caused no harm to nobody. >> reporter: for him to die this way -- >> nobody deserves to die this way. >> reporter: the murder victim, 19-year-old francisco rivas, shot last night at 10th and gallatin streets northeast. shot as he was handing out advertising flyers for papa john's pizza. they say this happened in a bizarre way. the victim and two suspects marching down the street single file. the victim francisco rivas, his hands behind his head like this. that's the way r.o. white saw it. >> the guy in the front reminded me of a soldier who had been captured, had his hands folded behind his head with his elbows extended, and that would let you know he had been captured. >> reporter: and these two other guys were walking right behind single file. >> single file. >> reporter: and a short time after that you heard a gun shot? >> yes. >> reporter: francisco rivas found lying in a grassy strip nearby the sidewalk. they say he had been shot in the head. >> it is just tragic what happened. >

i'm pat collins, news 4, prince george's county. >> wow. that fire caused about $55,000 in damages.word yet on what caused it. but what wonderful neighbors. my lord. >> i want to live next to them. they all came together. no fear whatsoever. >> my goodness. i'm glad no one was injured. after all that they even got little bibs out. my goodness. congratulations. good for them. >>> coming up next on news 4 at 5:00 she's back. lindsay lohan prepares for her brand new gig. >>> justin timberlake made a guest appearance on snl over the weekend but the big news is about what his girlfriend was wearing. >> he was funny. hey, plus the american hero who made us believe half a cen the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female announcer ] delicious, creamy, yoplait light. over 30 flavors each around 100 calories. do the swap t

pat collins has their story. >> reporter: 10th and gallatin -- residential, normally quiet. not last night. not on that corner. the murder victim, 19-year-old francisco rivas. shot last night at 10th and gallatin streets northeast. shot as he was handing out advertising flyers for papa john's pizza. >> he was a free spirit. he was happy. caused no harm to nobody. for him to die this way? >> nobody deserves to die this way. >> reporter: they say this happened in a bizarre sort of way. the victim and two suspects marching down the street single file. the victim francisco rivas, his hands behind his head like this. that's the way r.o. white saw it. >> the guy in front reminded me of a soldier who had been captured, had his hands folded behind his head with his elbows extended, and that would let you know he had been captured. >> the two other guys were walking behind single file. and a short time after that, you heard a gunshot. >> yes. >> reporter: francisco rivas found lying in a grassy strip nearby the sidewalk. they say he'd been shot in the head. >> it's just tragic what h

from the homicide squad, i'm pat collins, news 4. >>> a former d.c. police sergeant was sentenced today for scamming an 85-year-old woman. she was assigned to help. aisha hackley got an 18-month prison term. she pled guilty last august. police said she met the victim in december of 2010 during a fraud investigation but instead of helping her police say hackley forged the woman's signature and took more than $40,000 out of her bank account. she has since painful restitution. >>> here is a live look at the official super bowl countdown clock. tonight we are two days away from kickoff to super bowl xlv. now the excitement continues to build as we get closer to the big game. >> can't you just feel it? let's head out to indianapolis with vance live outside lucas oil stadium. what you got? >> well, wendy and doreen, actually we can feel it here because the air of excitement is growing as the number of people exponentially it seems increases over the last couple days pouring into town. you know, i have seen projections of the revenue generated by the super b

reporting live from rockville, i'm pat collins, news 4. >> all right, thank you, pat. >>> there's been an arrest in stexal assault of an elementary school student last week. 21-year-old devon wood is accused of inappropriately touching an 11-year-old student at ketcham elementary. that student was escorting wood in the building. wood tells police the student was acting inappropriately towards him and he complained to her about it, perhaps sparking her accusation. >>> culpepper police say they killed a man during a shootout today. the officers responded to a parking lot on northeast street for reports of a suspicious person in a jeep wrangler. police tell us there was an altercation and shots were reportedly fired. officers say the jeep then crashed nearby. the driveer was found dead inside the vehicle. police tell us the officer involved was a five-year veteran. he sustained minor injuries and is now on routine administrative leave. >>> jurors saw and heard some graphic details today in the trial of the university of virginia lacrosse player charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend. th

live in northwest, pat collins, news four. >> thank you, pat. >>> this afternoon, metro launched a new system to keep passengers in the no. the new e-mail and text alert system is called metro alerts, designed to give both bus and rail customers up to the minute updates about service changes and disruptions. bus riders will be able to receive information on up to four bus lines. rail riders can get advisories for the four stations they use the most. the alerts for rail will be available in short 140 character texts or longer more detailed e-mails. >>> three students have now died after the tragic school shooting in ohio. two remain in the hospital tonight. the teens were shot at chardon high school in suburban cleveland yesterday morning when a student opened fire in the school cafeteria. the gunman, t.j. lane made his first court appearance today in juvenile court. lane said he picked the students at random, didn't know any of them. he was placed on a 15 day detention for now. a hearing was set for march sixth. >> on friday march second all of our schools will be open for business. ce

in culpepper, i'm pat collins, news news4. >> the police officer's name is not being released.on routine administrative leave as the investigation continue continues. >>> officials from the los angeles school district say they stand by their decision to pay a former third grade teacher to resign after he was charged of committing lewd acts on his students. the district paid him 40,000 dollars to drop his appeal back in june, charged with 22 aclewd acts on kids between 6 and 10. they said the settlement was to insure he would not be a threat to any other students. mirramont elementary school reopened its doors this week after replacing the entire staff. >>> police in pennsylvania are investigating the death of a cardinal. he died late last month. he was originally reported of having died from cancer and dementia. a county's district attorney found the timing of the death odd. just days before his death, he was considered a key witness against a high ranking church official accused of covering up the catholic church sex scandal. >> i had the same reaction many people had, many pe

pat collins is live at the school with more on how these allegations surfaced. pat?er: wendy, the montrose christian school sending messages home to parents tonight, and the topic most unsettling. she's an unlikely criminal suspect, a 27-year-old kindergarten teacher at a christian school now facing felony sex charges. montrose christian school, it generally makes big headlines for the accomplishments of its nationally ranked basketball team, but today's story you're not going to find on the sports pages. today's story involves criminal sex charges. the suspect, a teacher at the

live in prince georges county, i'm pat collin was, news4. >> thank you, pat. >>> a dozen occupy d.c. protesters were arrested this morning outside the monsanto building in northwest d.c. trying to block enchances to the building >>> occupy d.c. protest letters be able to stay at freedom plaza through april 29th. the national parks service is working on an extension of the protesters' permit that expires next tuesday. park police evicted protesters who defied a no camping ordinance at mcpherson square earlier this month. >>> a former marine indicted for murdering another navy officer could face the death penalty. the u.s. attorney general says the government will pursue the death penalty for jorge avilla torres. he is accused of killing 20-year-old navy petty officer amanda jean snell, found dead in her barracks at lenderson hall in 2009. torres was convicted in 2010 of abducting and raping one woman and robbing another during separate attacks in arlington. he is also being investigated for murdering two girls near chicago in 2005. >>> teachers went back to school in chardon, ohio, to

news 4's pat collins joins us live from southeast. pat? >> reporter: wendy, lots of questions here. how did that man get into that school? why was an 11-year-old girl escorting him around? and where was the security? after what happened at this school yesterday, she says she plans to take her children out. you didn't hear from the school? >> no, i didn't. no phone call, no note, nothing. >> are you worried about your child? >> yes. my children walk. so now i have to leave work

news 4's pat collins was at the hearing and will have the latest on this story in a live report coming up at 5:00. >>> same sex marriage is one step closer to being legal in the state of maryland. the senate judicial proceedings committee approved the measure by a vote of 7-4. the bill that would allow same sex couples to marry is on its way to the full senate. the maryland senate is expected to vote by the end of the week. and advocates are confidence they will have enough votes to pass it. last week the maryland house narrowly passed its version of the bill. >>> the u.s. supreme court is going to take another look at the use of affirmative action in college admissions. the case involves a white student who was denied entry to the university of tem as. back in 2003, the high court ruled it was okay for schools to consider race in the admissions process. this time around a more conservative court will be weighing this hot button issue and could vote to outlaw it. the case will be argued in the fall. >>> turning now to the weather. it's a little windy out there. otherwise it's been a pl

live at superior court, pat collins, news 4. >> thank you. >>> jury dlib ragsz begin tomorrow in the trial at the university of virginia lacrosse player accused of murder. he's accused in the beating death of his ex-girlfriend yeardley love. prosecutors urged jurors to return a verdict of first or second degree murder. hughley's defense team called the death a tragic accident and asked them so consider the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. >>> the woman who died after crashing into a fast food restaurant in landover, maryland has died now. she was going over 100 miles an hour, when she lost control of her car and slammed into a kfc restaurant. it happened yesterday on martin luther king junior highway. exclusive new details from a witness and a friend of a victim. darcie? >> reporter: take a look, the impact of the crash was so severe it literally bent a metal pole in half, and took out a metal fence. i was able to speak to some of her friends and relatives today. she had been going through some things. she had recently lost her job, and they're still trying to figure out ho

pat collins is live from the scene of the accident with an exclusive interview from the victim.? >> reporter: the city attorneys general office said a law professor left the scene of an accident after an unusual road incident here in northwest. this is concerning because they say the driver of the striking car left the scene of the accident. >> he said i'm not weight and we said yes you are and he said, no, no, no i'm not waiting, i'm leaving. >> did he give you his information? >> no. >> nothing? >> no.

pat collins is following this breaking news in downtown washington. pat? a high-speed crash right here on the sidewalk, a car comes up here, ricochets off this building and then ends up in that tree box, wheels still spinning. be still my heart. the scene, 14th and 8th streets northwest this cadillac car jumps the sidewalk, slams into this building with such force that the

reporting live in southeast, i'm pat collins. news 4. >> all right. thank you, pat. >>> in prince george's county police there have made a second arrest in the murder of an alexandria activist whose body was found in a well over the weekend. today authorities charged 20-year-old ivan newman in connection with the death of lenny harris. newman is charged with murder, robbery, kidnapping. earlier this week police arrested another man in connection, 49-year-old lynwood johnson. police say they do expect to make further arrests in this case. >>> for the first time we're hearing from frightened passengers after a metro bus was hit by a truck. this violent crash happened last year in rockville. it was captured by the sccamera aboard the bus. tonight hear the 911 calls. news 4's derrick ward joins us live from rockville. >> reporter: the damage is still there and we may never know what caused that crash, why that southbound pickup truck veered into oncoming traffic. but we are learning things and what has ensued since then. from the video we are learning the

news4's pat collins is live at the scene right now and has more for us. pat, good morning. >> reporter: indeed, barbara, that's the way it happened. it was around 10:30 this morning, they say a 26-year-old man ran in to the harris educational center here. he had complained that he was shot in his side. he asked for help. they called 911. police and an ambulance came to the scene. they've taken that man to the hospital for treatment. as it turns out, he was shot in a parking lot about three blocks away around 10:30 this morning. none of the activities here in the school were impacted by what happened here this morning, but the police investigation continues on at the 300 block of livingston about three blocks away from the school. we'll have more on this coming up on news4 at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. back to you. >>> new from overnight -- a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the philippines. rescuers have been digging through rubble to find the missing who may be buried in landslides. the death toll has risen to 43 and at least 40 others are still missing. the quake

reporting live from downtown washington, i'm pat collins, news4. >>> more breaking news a few blocks away from there a police officer on a motorcycle was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle. this happened here at f and 14th streets northwest in front of the national press club building. the officer was esupreme courting a motorcade from the country of georgia when she was hit by a woman driving a camera. >>> mitt romney is riding high after that decisive win in florida. yesterday's winner take all primary puts 50 more delegates in his pocket. newt gingrich finished second. romney says his win sends a clear message. >> any question about the support of conservatives i think was cleared up last night in florida. >> it is now clear that this will be a two-person race between the conservative leader, newt gingrich, and the massachusetts moderate. >> one of us may be able to beat mitt romney but that's not the goal, folks. the goal is to beat barack obama. >> meanwhile, congressman ron paul says he likes his chances in the upcoming caucuses. next up, nevada on saturday.

. >> pat collins is a numbers person, i'm sure he's watching, i know where she's goihe's goin now -- to get a ticket. >> or he'll be wearing a tutu. >> god forbid. >>> we'll be looking like spring around parts of washington. getting reports, daffodils up, crocuses are up. might as well have the temperatures up. >> might as well. >> might as well. go along with it. right now, they are up. low to mid 40s in montgomery, fairfax, arlington, and prince george's counties and the district of columbia. right near the bay, mid 40s as well as much of southern maryland, eastern shore, and the northern neck. and out in western maryland, much of west virginia, in the 40s. shenandoah valley and around the blue ridge, mid 30s now. weather watchers reporting there. here's the view from space. we have a clear sky throughout the region. we have clouds closing in from the midwest those will be ahead of a weak disturbance coming in tonight. and we'll have a southwesterly press this afternoon. that will warm us into the 50s to near 60 degrees by mid-afternoon. a look at your evening planner in ten minute

i'm pat collins, news 4, prince george's county. >> that fire caused about $55,000 in damages.here is no word on what caused the blaze. >>> more breaking news from anne arundel county. fire and rescue workers are responding to a call for a water rescue on maple avenue in severna park. one person has just been rescued from sullivan cove there. it's not clear how that man ended up in the water. we'll have an update on the story as soon as we get more information. >>> a large group gathered outside the home of pamela butler today, a d.c. woman whose disappearance is still a mystery. butler went missing more than three years ago after she did not turn up for a planned dinner with her mother. she was 47 years old at the time, worked as a computer expert with the environmental protection agency. the family members are hoping tonight's vigil will generate new leads and help bring closure in this case. >>> a man from arlington is dead after a freak accident involving a deer. it happened saturday night on route 9 in loudoun county west of leesburg. the victim, 26-year-old villatolo was

state senator annazette collins is happy backing away from our original comments so far says no plan to file a lawsuit. illinois governor pat quinn budget proposal tomorrow already opposition tonight crossroads adult transition center for inmates of the chopping block receives $5 million a year from the state the money helps 700 prisoners transition into the real world head of the program says it's essential for public safety crossroads remain open. >> we recognize the state is in dire straits going to have to find a way to make the state holds with respect to the budget cannot make the state " and a situation like this on the front and my book like a few million dollars are saved by cutting the program but on the back and costing more. >> governor pat quinn plant closure of mental health centers and correctional facilities. department of children and family services asked to consolidate offices in chicago division and human services closing two dozen offices across the state. c ltv carrying budget address live tomorrow also wgntv.com. live report wgn news at five and a complete wrapup at 9:00. coming up preparing to host w