only pat collins can tell that story. another lucky group scored tickets to the biggest annual event at the white house. thousands of kids came to d.c. for the easter egg roll. the president, michelle obama and their daughters kicked off the big event. they cheered the kids on as they scrambled to the finish line. in case you missed it, we have a inside look at the celebration. >> reporter: if you are an easter egg loving kid, this is as good as it gets. the 134th annual easter egg roll on the south lawn of the white house. >> i kept hitting the egg with the spoon. >> reporter: there were miniature blazers and bunny ears, giggles and songs. let's go, let's play and let's move. it focuses on wellness with a hula hoop party. there's an obstacle course, live musical courses, story time with celebrity readers and serious easter egg hunters. this is also a celebration. it's her 9th birthday. they came all the way from atlanta to roll eggs in front of the white house. have you ever seen the white house before? >> no. >> reporte

our pat collins went in search of some answers and we'll see what he found in our second half hour. >>> decision 2012 now, tomorrow there will be primary elections in maryland, the district, and in wisconsin. but here in washington, there are some races tomorrow that could be much closer than the presidential contests. in the district, five council seats are up in tuesday's primary voting. marion barry, who served four terms as mayor, is campaigning for his third consecutive term on the d.c. council from ward 8. tom sherwood is here now with more on that story. >> like him or not marion barry has had a remarkable political career and he wants it to continue. >> it's that time to get out and vote. >> reporter: at barry's headquarters inward 8 volunteers were pumping up the turnout for tuesday. >> tomorrow is election day. >> reporter: while barry was attending a committee budget hearing on the city job agency. barry, who got 77% of the vote in 2008 says he is not taking this election lightly. >> got 77% last time. >> i don't -- i just take my case to the people. the people have been ve

the police chief is warning residents now, pat collins will have a live report at 5:00. >>> welcome back30, i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. metra fares are going up. parking rates going up a quarter. you will pay more if you use -- the peak of the peak surcharge has been eliminated. it takes effect july 1. >>> the defense attorneys in john edwards tried to make his aide out to be a scam artist. he testified money from wealthy friends was to be used for the cover up of edwards mistress pregnancy. the first big check came more than a month before young was aware of the child. >> get ready, rg 3, tonight you will be the new quarterback here in washington. the nfl draft takes place tonight at 8:00. washington will take robert griffin iii, meet the woman who was his teacher in texas. >> looking forld ing forward t. >> s&p rallied to 1400 this afternoon. hopes for further stimulus from the fed overshadowed worries about the job market. the dow is 114 points up. nasdaq up 21. >>> she's the soccer mom who gained national attention after police say she ran a multi-million dollar prostitut

pat collins is live at the scene now with the very latest. pat? >> reporter: pat, if you look down this street, you can see friends and family members of the victims'. they have been here all day long. this is the worst carbon monoxide incident in recent history, in prince georges county. five people found dead inside this house, two women, three men, the only survivor, a pet dog. now it happened around 10:45 this morning, a relative couldn't reach anyone by phone, so he came to the house, made the discovery and then called 911. fire officials say the house had a faulty furnace and no carbon monoxide detectors. >> i've got to say, though, there is no indication of anything other than a tragic loss here, a tragic accident. no indication of that whatsoever. >> reporter: at 5:00, more details about the incident. at 5:00, more information about the victims. i'll be back at 5:00. pat collins live in oxen hill. >> in response to this deadly carbon monoxide tragedy today, some reminders on how to keep your home safe. the consumer product safety commissio

i'm pat collins.tory coming up. >>> some bad sushi might be the cause of an outbreak of salmonella that's now being investigated by the food and drug administration. that outbreak has made more than 90 people sick in 19 states. including maryland and the district of columbia. at least seven people were taken to hospitals. there have not been -- no one has died. investigators say it's still too early to tell exactly what happened. but they're focusing on spicy tuna rolls. >>> this could get confusing. a test for drivers in virginia, now they'll have to learn new names for three major roads. the department of transportation says it's actually a good thing. julie carey has details. >> reporter: for years, this busy road that cuts across fairfax county has been known as 7100. out with the old, in with the new. these signs will soon reintroduce the fairfax county parkway's new route number to drivers. >> take a while to get used to that, i suppose. >> reporter: the parkway is one of three major northern vi

pat collins joins us live from northwest d.c. with more on her story. pat? she's a proud woman. she's had cancer twice. she says she spent most of her money on alternative medicine, and now she ends up on the street. >> i knew i should have paid rent because my mother always said, baby, pay your rent, if you don't pay nothing else. >> reporter: that's sarah owens. she's 79 years old. evicted today from her home at the mccullough canan land apartments. she's lived here since 1999. >> sure is. everything i've worked for is out here on the street. i tried some friends but nobody had money. >> reporter: miss owens, the first female bus driver for metro, she worked for the transit system for 25 years. she's a two-time cancer survivor. she said she used up all her money for alternative medicine. they took it all out and put it on the curb. her shelves, personal papers, bedside table, clothing, cabinets, sculptures, lamps, her record player, her television set. even her records. ray charles, sam cook, diana washington. her sofa. the entire life of ms. owens, all ou

pat collins is live in baltimore with more on the speculation there. pat?: so let's start with some facts. so far we know no one has com

. >>> i'm pat collins in baltimore with the mega ball. the mega ball met the winners. i'm looking for my new baltimore buddies! story coming up, "news 4." >> only pat can pull off that hat. >>> coming up in sports, the redskins and stanford quarterback andrew luck have a little quality time. the nationals try to focus on the little things as they continue their series against the mets. and the capitals turn up the intensity in practice as they intensity in practice as they get ready for the never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. we can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> they're called the three amigos. they're mega millionaires now. two baltimore public schoolteachers an

pat collins is outside d.c. superior court. pat? >> reporter: who do you trust, cliff yarborough of 1984 who gave a long, videotaped statement detailing the murder of katherine fuller, or the cliff yarborough today who said that statement was all a lie? and that the cops made him do it? cliff yarborough is one of the men doing big jail time for the murder of katherine fuller some 27 years ago. in fact, he gave a videotaped statement implicating himself and others in the crime. but today in court under oath cliff yarborough said detectives forced him to confess and his relatives say they suspected this all along. when you saw him on the stand today what was your feeling? >> proud because the truth is coming out. that's all -- for 25 years this is what we've been trying to do, get the truth out. >> it'll prevail itself. they're all going to get out. i promise you that. >> reporter: on the stand cliff yarborough says detectives threw him around, hit his head on a table and held him over a toilet to get him to talk. he said they spent h

>> reporter: pat collins, news 4. baltimore. >> i don't know. t feeling pat as robin. >> i don't think so. >>> coming up we're learning more about the salmonella outbreak linked to sushi. even federal investigators say this one is an unusual case. >>> the woman who went to >>> greeting from headquarters as we prepare tonight's "rock center" part of which is a fascinating story that may change the way some folks view our criminal justice system which after all is under a microscope and in the news a lot right now. this story has to do with something we all have seen play out on tv called the photo lineup where people identify suspects and it happens every day and happens 75,000 times a year. it can send the innocent to jail. it can let the guilty go free. but it doesn't always work. tonight we're going to say so. so that's just part of a great broadcast we have planned for you this evening. please join us for "rock center" at 10:00, 9:00 central. for now from studio 3-b in new york back to you. >>> a connecticut woman says she is thankful to be al

i'm pat collins in baltimore with my buddy bat man. he just gave me a hug. i'm feeling like robin. the story coming up. news 4. ♪ whoa. this is it. the avengers. is that? ♪ hey, what's this do? [ alarm blaring ] [ male announcer ] new baron's best from red baron. with a hand-tossed style crust, delicious just got legendary. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] new baron's best from red baron. taste the legend. who wants seconds? see marvel's "the avengers." in theatres may 4th. >>> no that is not a new fountain outside the white house. it's water from a broken pipe. they get them, too. what construction crew doing renovations to the west wing hit a service line accidently and created this surge of water on west wing drive which separates the north lawn of the white house from the old executive office building. it happened around noon today. d.c. water crews came out and shut it down. >>> federal health officials are continuing to eye sushi rolls as the source of a salmonella outbreak. 90 people in 19 states and d.c. have become sick. spicy tuna rolls may be to blame. clusters of res

pat collins will have the story. our local family is coping. five years it really is washington's best late news. >>> put your hands up high right now. >> they have something to celebrate at walter johnson high school in bethesda. the school raised more than $58,000 for the national capital area chapter of the leukemia and lymphoma society. for the past seven years this high school has raised more than any other school in our area. and for their hard work hundreds of students enjoyed a pep rally on the football field in today's glorious weather. they also heard from a 17-year-old cancer survivor jonathan far who was diagnosed with leukemia as a child. >>> monday will mark five years since the virginia tech campus became the scene of the most deadly mass killing in our nation's history. as julie carey tells us tonight for one local family whose only child was killed it's been five years of grief and a five-year search for answers. >> reporter: in this room in the basement of the centreville home the pictures, awards, and mementos make it clear t

pat collins is at the school in capital heights with more on this story. pat? >> reporter: doreen, not only is the stabbing suspect getting charged in this case but so is the stabbing victim because they say she threw the first punch in this fight that began with some sort of argument over a wig. sources say the dispute over a wig led to angry exchanges on social media and those angry exchanges sparked a fight this morning at fairmont heights high school. in that fight, a 17-year-old teenage girl was stabbed in the stomach with a paring knife. the stabbing suspect, a 15-year-old teenage girl. they say it happened around 9:00 this morning in a hallway. now with the permission of her parents, we talked to a student who was inside. students have told us this began with the exchange of some angry twitter messages yesterday and then developed into a physical confrontation this morning. jimmy walker's a parent and explains how it works. >> it starts there and when the -- with the tweeter account. and then it escalates into the school and into verbal and physical and

pat collins broke the story yesterday with the attack on a d.c. t now the case has expanded. pat joins us from d.c. police headquarters with more on this, pat? >> reporter: doreen, police looking into the possibility that these three attacks in the

pat collins is there now with more on the story. pat? >> reporter: jim, the crowd continues to grow here. there's a great sense of sorrow here on shelby drive. after the silent killer claims five lives. >> family, friends, tears in the street today following a tragic discovery at this home on shelby drive. a woman, her husband, her sister, two renters all five dead. all apparent victims of carbon monoxide poisoning. the only survivor, a pet dog. this is what it was like when the firefighters arrived on the scene. >> there were a total of five victims down in this house. we have one out back. we're working on the rest. we're going to need more medical units. >> it happened around 10:45 this morning. a relative couldn't reach anyone on the phone. so he went to the house, opened the door, made the discovery, called 911. >> so there is no indication of anything other than a tragic loss here, a tragic accident. >> the intensity. in some places inside the house, the level of carbon mo knonoxid measured to be 560 parts per million. at 30 parts

. >> pat collins is live in potomac with the latest on this investigation. pat? >> reporter: jim, police say a gunman robs a store, but leaves behind a bag of stolen money. they say a supervisor at the store picks up the bag of money, and takes it outside so the robber can get it. talk about service. armed robbery. cvs. tuckerman lane. this is how police tell the story. a gunman forces a store supervisor to open the registers. he makes off with money in a duffle bag. seven days later, armed robbery, cvs, tuckerman lane, this is how police tell the story. a gunman goes inside and forces a supervisor to open the safe. he makes off with $8,000. hey, wait a minute. hold on. that's the same cvs! that's the same supervisor. that's the same robber. police picked up on that right away. book 'em dano, arrest in aisle 4. charged by police that cvs supervisor, fenton james graham. the telling evidence? on that security tape. >> they did notice the night supervisor of the cvs acted suspiciously. he entered one minute in the store before the robber came in the store. he never

pat collins, news 4. >> when is the last time you saw a boom box? >> i'm trying to remember. at's a relic. >> an antique. >> thanks, pat. >> reporter: it works. >> yeah. we noticed. >>> coming up on news 4 at 6:00 a warning about a new diet trend. some women are using it to drop 20 pounds in just days. >> violence at a sweet 16 party left a teenager fighting for his life in a hospital. >> millionaires and billionaires, some pay at a lower tax rate than middle class americans but that could be about to change. >> we'll explain the jaw-dropping performance by the late rapper tupac over the weekend. >>> coming up in sports live at verizon center game three between the capitals and the bruins. meanwhile in philadelphia the broad street bullies in full >>> afghan media says a militant network is responsible for a series of brazen and coordinated attacks in kabul over the weekend. the militant group is said to have ties to the taliban and al qaeda. the intense attacks lasted 18 hours. they targeted embassys, government buildings, nato bases, and hotels there. three civilians and eig

pat collins will have more on that part of the story coming up right here on news 4 at 5:00 tonight. >>> the bowie state university student accused of killing her roommate is free on bond tonight. 19-year-old alexis simpson is accused of stabbing dominique frazier in their dorm room last september. she was released on $250,000 bond last week. the two were allegedly arguing over loud music. her lawyer says her release signals support of simpson's claim that the killing was in self-defense. as part of simpson's bond she is confined to her mother's district heights home and is not allowed any visitors. her trial is scheduled to begin in august. >>> a spotsylvania high school prank could be on its way to the u.s. supreme court. a civil liberties group is now asking the high court to review the case of a student who was suspended for shooting classmates with plastic pellets. andrew mikel was suspended back in december, 2010, for the rest of the school year. school officials say his behavior was violent, criminal conduct with a weapon. the rutherford institute is appealing on mikel's behal

pat collins, news 4. >>> up next, tributes continue from friends and fans of dick clark. how the tv legend is being remembered tonight. >>> we'll tell you why a rekird basketball coach is being given a presidential medal of freedom. >>> coming up in sports the colts have told a certain quarterback that he will be the number one pick in the nfl draft. what does that mean for the redskins? here at verizon center a pivotal game four for the capitals as they take on the bruins. we'll have a preview as news 4 at 6:00 continue >>> people across the country are reacting today to the death of dick clark. the television icon suffered a heart attack yesterday. he was 82 years old. nbc's stephanie stanton has more on how clark is being remembered tonight and the impressive legacy he left behind. >> reporter: among dick clark's greatest accomplishments, bringing rock 'n roll to the main stream and launching hundreds of careers. >> here is a thing called the twist. ladies and gentlemen, here is chubby checker. >> reporter: from the supremes -- ♪ stop in the name of love -- to the beac

pat collins has that story from capitol hill. >> i held my hobbyhorse up and i said you aren't going, stuff down here, now. >> reporter: don't mess with grandma turton. this morning she used this hobbyhorse to fend off a robber who was trying to steal a bunch of her stuff. >> he grabbed my hair and pulled my neck, pulled my head over and shouted obscenities at me. and i -- we i recovered and said now, put the stuff down. and he did it another time and knocked me out of the way. >> reporter: about 15 months ago at this capitol hill home, 37-year-old ashley turton died in a bizarre car fire in the garage. she left behind three young children. a 3-year-old girl and 5-year-old twin boys. enter grandma turton. she moves here to take care of the kids. and watch over them she does. today as she is getting them ready to go to school, one of the kids goes downstairs and comes running back up and says grandma, grandma, there's somebody in our house. >> i grabbed their hobbyhorse and i went down to see what was going on. and it was a man with armloads of our stuff. >> reporter: with hobbyhorse i

news 4's pat collins has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: it's official now. the little exposure. died because someone left her in the cold. >> i'll always remember that day. always. when i think about it i can feel the baby's -- her skin, you know, the coldness. >> reporter: that's gene dugger who was there when the baby was found. he tried to save her life. >> i hope they find the parent because that person needs help. they're sick. to leave a baby like that. >> reporter: the people on channing street haunted by what happened here. how ironic. the little baby girl left out on one of the coldest nights in one of the warmest winters in our city's history. any other night and perhaps she may have had a chance. this is ian miln. the baby was found in front of his house. do you think about it a lot? >> oh, yeah. yep. often. well, we have, you know, the two kids, and the community hasn't forgotten it. so, yeah. it's definitely on our minds with all the questions there are about what happened. >> reporter: we know this. that little baby girl was alive when she was

news 4's pat collins is live at the zion baptist church with more on this story. >> reporter: barbara, sources tell news 4 investigators are focusing on a man who has ties to this child development center. this woman has a child at the place where they say it happened. she asked not to be identified. you can imagine how she feels. >> i have a 3-year-old little girl. you understand? do you think i really want my child to go here? or to know that my child has been attending here and to know that this is what is going on at this daycare? it's not right. >> reporter: the allegation? child sexual abuse. the victim, a 3-year-old boy. the scene, a child care center at the zion baptist church of eastland gardens. according to the police report, a witness saw a man standing over a sleeping cot inside the child development center. on that cot a 3-year-old boy lying on his stomach. his pants pulled down. that man exposed. they say a woman walked in, saw this, and yelled. according to the report, this happened april 10th, but the police weren't called until april 13th, three days later. can you e

. >>> now feeling the heat the way only pat collins can.ndal involving the secret service is widening tonight. now members of the u.s. military are under investigation amid new allegations they hired prostitutes in colombia. >>> two teenagers stabbed at a sweet 16 party. why social media is blamed for the violence. >>> but first, it feels like summer out there in april. temperatures are on the rise, flirting close to record highs. tonight we have team coverage of the conditions. veronica johnson has a loo just how hot we got. >> first let's go to pat collins live at dupont circle where people are feeling the heat out there. >> reporter: let's take a look across the street at the big sun trust thermometer. it's 4:59 and it's showing 94 degrees right now. today a lot of people had off but a lot of people had to work, too. many of the people who went to work still managed to enjoy the day. if you know

pat collins has our report. >> reporter: gunfire in potomac. how many pops did you hear? >> i don't really know. >> reporter: more than one? >> yeah. sounded like three or four or five pops. >> reporter: after that police showed up? >> reporter: oh, yeah. >> reporter: this happened about three blocks from churchill high school in a neighborhood where the homes sell in the high six figures. gun play like that isn't supposed to happen in a place like this. >> you don't think about something like this around here. >> i don't know that anything like this has ever happened before. i've been here since 1965. >> reporter: the time 11:30 last night. the street, liberty lane. police say the gunman goes to the front door of this house. he gets into a struggle with a guy who lives here. the struggle turns into a fight. it spills inside. shots are fired and the 21-year-old resident is wounded. police say this is no random act of violence. >> detectives were able to talk to the victim at length today and they have determined and believe that the victim was targeted, that this was not

pat collins has their story. >> reporter: they hid behind that big check. they even wore gloves to disguise their identity. they could be our best new baltimore buddies. if we could just find them. finding these winners could be most difficult. it could require special investigative techniques. let's go. >> they were modest. they were, i think, humbled by this stroke of luck that they have -- they've received. >> reporter: they call themselves the three amigos. they don't want to be identified. they're splitting all this money. hey, what about us? clue. the three winners are all maryland teachers. one works at an elementary school. the winning ticket sold at this 7-eleven on liberty road. have you seen any schoolteachers hanging around at this 7-eleven. >> no. >> reporter: no? >> no. >> reporter: you know, people often buy their tickets near where they work. 7-eleven here. elementary school there. >> they hope to take a backpacking trip through europe with their brother. another winner wants to pay for his daughter's college educations and buy his sister a

news 4's pat collins is live outside d.c.r court with the latest. >> reporter: jim, after testimony from 100 witnesses, after viewing 1,000 pieces of evidence, decision time coming soon in this high profile murder case. today inside superior court the beginning of the end. closing arguments, the prosecutor telling the jurors that a series of witness heroes have pointed the figure of suspicion at the five men charged. it's heartening, he said, that people came forward with the information. it's said to be one of the bloodiest times in the history of washington crime. march, 2010. in eight days five dead, nine wounded, all over a missing fake diamond bracelet that some of the suspects thought was stolen. five young men charged in connection with the shootings. they come to court all dressed up like college frat brothers all wearing fashionable eye glasses. this trial has gone on for more than two months. the jury has heard from dozens of witnesses. none more important than this man. nathanial sims. he says he was one of them. h

pat collins has our report. >> lit up in less than two minutes. it got to about 15 feet high in fire in less than two minutes and was out of control. >> reporter: the picture in the room survived the fire but many other things inside the room may not make it. how hot was it? look at the siding. dripping down like wax. the roof rafters charred and brittle like old campfire logs. she just wants to be called arlene. she is the owner of the house and she says she was in her upstairs bedroom when it happened. she says it was her ears that alerted her to the danger. >> i heard it. i didn't smell it. >> reporter: what did it sound like. >> just crackling like a really loud fire place. >> reporter: then did you just run through the house and call for your kids to get out? >> my kids -- one of my kids was already on the phone with 911 and i took over and told them to get out of the house and people from church helped me get the kids out. >> reporter: scary huh? >> very, yeah. >> reporter: it was an outside in kind of fire. it began when the owner's son tri

. >> pat collins spoke with the victim who used an interesting method to scare off the suspect.ve with her store write now. >> reporter: barbara, people who live on capitol hill used all sorts of things to ward off robbers. some have alarms, others have big dogs. i know a grandmother who uses a hobbyhorse. >> i held my hobbyhorse up and i said, you aren't going. put the stuff down here now. >> reporter: don't mess with grandma turton. you see, this morning, she used this hobbyhorse to fend off a robber who was trying to steal a bunch of her stuff. >> he grabbed my hair and -- pulled my neck, pulled my head over. and shouted obscenities at me. and i -- recovered and said now, but the stuff down. and he did it another time. mocked me out of the way. >> reporter: about 15 months ago at this capitol hill home, 37-year-old ashley turton died in a bizarre car fire in the garage. she left behind three young children. 3-year-old girl and 5-year-old twin boys. enter grandma turton. she moves here to take care of the kids. and watch over them she does. today as she's getting them ready to

pat collins has details. >> lit up in less than two minutes. it got about 15 feet high in fire in less than two minutes. it was out of control. >> reporter: the picture in the room survived the fire but many other things inside the room may not make it. how hot was it? look at the siding. dripping down like wax. the roof rafters charred and brittle like old campfire logs. she just wants to be called arlene. she is the owner of the house and she says she was in her upstairs bedroom when it happened. she says it was her ears that alerted her to the danger. >> i heard it. i didn't smell it. >> what did it sound like? >> just crackling like a really loud fire place. >> reporter: then did you just run through the house and call for your kids to get out? >> my kid -- one of my kids was already on the phone with 911 so i took over and told them to get out of the house and the people from church helped me get the kids out. >> reporter: scary? >> very. >> reporter: it was an outside in kind of fire. it began when the owner's son tried to start the lawn

live in adelphi, pat collins, news 4. >>> the police are investigating a day time home invasion near the university of maryland. that's the story that pat was just reporting. the state of maryland is at the center of a national debate over dna and a person's right to privacy. law enforcement officials are pushing back against a recent maryland court ruling which stops the state from collecting dna from suspects charged but not yet convicted of violent crimes. police and prosecutors say the ruling will allow dangerous criminals to go undetected. >> every opportunity we have to bring justice to a family is extremely important to us. if you prevent us from holding a person accountable in one case as far as i am concerned it's a devastating blow. >> prosecutors say it could jeopardize at least 30 different convictions across the state and the attorney general is considering an appeal to the u.s. supreme court. >>> a political consultant for former maryland governor bob verlic is getting ready to face a jury. julius henson is his name on trial for deceptive robocalls that went out to thou

pat collins has more on why police think this was no random act. >> reporter: gunfire in potomac. >>ow many pops did you hand over, more than one? >> yeah. like three or four or five. pop sounds, yeah. then after that police showed up? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: this happened about three blocks from churchill high school. in a neighborhood where the homes sell in the high six figures. gun play like that isn't supposed to happen in a place like this. >> you don't think about something like this around here. >> i don't know if anything like this has ever happened before. i've been here since 1965. >> reporter: the time 11:30 last night. police say the gunman goes to the front door of the house. he gets into a struggle with the guy who lives here. the struggle turns into a fight. it spills inside. shots are fired and a 21-year-old resident is wounded. police say this is no random act of violence. >> detectives were able to talk to the victim at length today and they have determined and believe that the victim was targeted, that this was not a random event. >> reporter: so that gunman wen

live in northwest, pat collins, news 4. >>> day 3 of deliberations over. still no verdict in one of d.c.'s most notorious crimes. five men are facing charges in the south capital street shooting that left five people dead, nine injured. those attacks happened back in march of 2010. prosecutors say the rampage began because of a stolen fake diamond bracelet. the jury heard testimony from more than 100 witnesses and saw more than 1,000 pieces of evidence in the case. deliberations resume monday morning. >>> a new twist surrounding former d.c. councilman haurry thomas. there was a council report that was obtained by the "washington post." it says thomas may have received help from someone inside the d.c. government when he diverted $350,000 from a city trust fund. thomas pled guilty in january to using those funds to support a lavish lifestyle. that report does not name the person but it suggests it would have been impossible for thomas to act alone. >> when you look at the ongoing investigations, you don't want to have investigations tripping over one anothe

news4's pat collins is live on the scene and brings us more now. pat?porter: barbara, this is a tragic scene unfolding in oxon hill, we're on shelby drive here. i want to direct your attention to that red brick home down the street. you can see emergency workers are there. that's where it happened. that's where they say around 10:45 this morning, someone came to this house because they were concerned, they hadn't heard from someone inside there. they were concerned about their welfare. when they opened the door, they went inside, they found people unconscious inside and called 911. fire officials got here, they searched the house. and they found five people, five people inside deceased. they include three adult males, in their 30s, one adult male in his 40s. one female in her 60s. now they say normally, carbon monoxide in the air goes from zero to five parts per million. in this house, they say they found more than 550 parts per million carbon monoxide in the air. they say that is lethal. they say it can be a killer and a very short time. they're invest

pat collins at d.c. superior court with more. >> reporter: jim, 27 years in jail for murder and now there's a chance the whole case could get thrown out. eight men doing big time for the 1984 murder of katherine fuller. but did they get the right guys? that's what a judge in superior court will decide. there's a lot at stake here for people like levi roush one of the convicts. at court today his brother, david bratton. >> i haven't seen my brother in almost 27 years. so it was amazing just to see him. but i'm also reminded of how the system can railroad people if they don't have all the evidence. i'm reminded of that. >> october 1st, 1984, katherine fuller murdered in an alley off 8th and 8 streets northeast. katherine fuller mother of six robbed, beaten, sexually assaulted with a metal pole. the prosecution case based on testimony from witnesses like cliff yarborough, one of the convicted eight. at the trial, some 27 years ago, he gave a long videotaped statement about the murder. but today in court he

live in oxen hill, pat collins, news 4. >> as pat reported, three of the people in that home were related. and one of the victims is recovering from back surgery. our team coverage with a closer look at the victims. >> marvin broke down in the middle of shelby drive in oxen hill, maryland, after finding his family and friends dead in their home. the three men and two women -- police say it was carbon monoxide poisoning. marvin says he went by his dad and step mom's house this morning and when no one answered, he went in and found them all dead. marvin tells me had just seen his dad, 57-year-old oscar chavez last night. he took this picture of him with his granddaughter. she was heart broken. she says her mother sonia who was married to oscar worked in a bakery at a local giant. she tells me her 54-year-old mother had just had back surgery. she says the other woman found dead in the hom was her mother's sister. nora, 57 years old who had come out of town to help take care of her. the other two people were renters. francisco, 33, and nelson, 44. jacqueline was inconsolable when she found ou

news 4's pat collins was first on the scene in northwest.he latest on the investigation. pat? >> jim, a couple weeks ago a man from colorado came to tour our city. he rented a basement apartment in a home here in petworth to stay during his visit. yesterday he's murdered in this petworth

live in northeast, pat collins, news 4. >>> we're following breaking news out of manassas. fbi agents have raided the a.c.t. college that school abruptly shutting down a few weeks ago after financial trouble with the department of education. erika gonzalez is the only reporter on the scene right now to tell us what the developments are out there. erika? >> reporter: wendy, we got here about 3:30 this afternoon. by that time federal agents we're told had already been here for at least half an hour. behind me a few ladies on the steps of this a.c.t. campus here at manassas. a few of the staff and faculty members that are here gathering the last of their belongings. i am told that the fbi is at all three campuses of a.c.t. within the past few hours federal agents have been walking in and out of this a.c.t. campus. we saw some carrying empty boxes inside. we've yet to see those exit. last tuesday students and faculty got a big surprise when they showed up to school and found that it was closed. a.c.t. president jeff moore who news 4 has tried to reach with no avail left a lette

live in northwest, pat collins, news 4. >>> we have developing news out of california. the marine corps has discharged a sergeant for making director remarks about president barack obama on facebook. sergeant gary stein is a san diego area marine who argued he was exercising his free speech. last month he posted facebook messages calling the president the enemy among other things and said he wouldn't follow orders from him. today stein was given an "other than honorable" discharge for violating a pentagon policy that limits the speech of service members. the military has restricted free speech for its members since the civil war. >>> big news today in the republican presidential race. newt gingrich is suspending his campaign. nbc news has learned that gingrich will make the official announcement here in washington next tuesday. earlier today in north carolina gingrich all but conceded the race in light of mitt romney's sweep of yesterday's primaries. >> i think obviously that i would be a better candidate. but objective pact is the voters didn't think that. i do think i

pat collins is live in adelphi with tonight's top story. pat?would gunmen wearing masks target a home down in a cul de sac where there is no way out in broad daylight? well, the answer may be in the 911 call for

news 4's pat collins has that story. >> reporter: for prince george's county police, it was a triple play. they foiled a bank robbery, arrested the getaway driver, and then saved another suspect after he tried to commit suicide. >> it was scary. i mean, the guy was hanging out the window and started twitching and all i saw was him fall. >> reporter: the robbery, 9:40 a.m. the m&t bank campus way largo. two suspects make like they have a gun. they demand money and then make off with the cash. >> that's crazy. in this area? >> it's horrible. it's just not cool. >> reporter: the getaway. a lookout for a large black van stopped and cornered by the cops behind the 7-eleven in new carrollton. the driver arrested in a flash. he didn't have time to take the keys out of the ignition. after that it gets more complicated. the second suspect makes a run for it. they say he climbed over this barbed wire fence and escaped through the apartment complex below. but he cut his hands as he did it. he comes into this building and he starts knocking on doors trying to get someone to let him in. at this a

news 4's pat collins will have details on this in a live report coming up at 5:00. >>> a tsunami warning has been canceled this afternoon after two massive earthquakes hit indonesia today. the quakes sent people running into the streets as far away as southern india. the first quake was a magnitude 8.6. it was followed by a magnitude 8.2 aftershock. the earthquakes brought back memories of the 2004 tsunami that killed 230,000 people, but today there have been no reports of serious damage or casualties. >>> turning now to the weather, some parts of the washington area actually got a few showers this afternoon. >> veronica johnson joins us to tell us where. veronica? >> when we say showers, we mean showers of, well, two kinds. we had rain showers and we had some snow showers around the area, even some grapple was falling with a little bit of cold air aloft. big story today, of course, just how chilly it's been. cool afternoon but, boy, we started out with temperatures near freezing and there was in fact a freeze watch. that potential of freezing temperatures that was posted by the national

pat collins is live for us in northeast washington with more on the chaotic search. >> reporter: theback and is in the hospital tonight. police are trying to track down the gunman responsible, trying to see if he is linked to other robberies here in this neighborhood. it was an all out man hunt.

live in prince george's county, pat collins, news 4. >>> new developments tonight in an accident robbery scheme. tonight police in montgomery county are releasing photos of one of the men involved. police say they are investigating two cases. drivers were intentionally rammed from behind so they would get out of their cars. they both happened earlier this month on jones lane in potomac. in one of the cases a man was bound with duct tape, thrown into the trunk of his car, and forced to withdraw money from several atms. no bail for a man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend in prince george's county. 22-year-old nathan rogers was arrested this weekend charged with first-degree murder for the death of 23-year-old jazmine moss. police say she was stabbed to death. her body was thrown in the trunk of her mother's car. the victim's family is now looking for justice. >> now we will never have the opportunity to meet the child and to see jasmine's bright smiles and witty sense of humor. we want justice for our family. jasmine does not deserve to lose her life. >> reporter: rogers has been

live in prince george's county, pat collins, news 4. >>> breaking news in the district tonight. police arrested the man they say is responsible for shooting a rite-aid store employee last week on rhode island avenue. a viewer saw this surveillance video on the news and called in the tip that led officers to 53-year-old ricky vinceton. the employee was shot in the back during the robbery. >>> a male student from george washington university is robbed and sexually assaulted. the victim wasn't able to give police an exact location but he says it happened off campus early this morning as he was leaving a bar off 18th street northwest. the victim was walking home when he says a man confronted him at knife point and attacked him. so far, no arrests. >> a viewer took this video today of a d.c. school bus that burst into flames on the baltimore washington parkway in prince george's county. it happened this afternoon near annapolis road in cheverly. the driver got out safely. the drivers were stuck in traffic for several miles as crews put out the fire. no children were onboard the schoo

live in baltimore, pat collins, news 4. >>> we are also following some developing news out of northwest washington. a pedestrian was killed after he was hit by a garbage truck around 2:00 this afternoon. this was near the intersection of harvard and columbia roads in the columbia heights neighborhood. we're told the victim is a man but no word yet on his identity or what led up to this accident. also, a violent weekend in prince george's county. seven shootings over 72 hours. five people shot and killed including an 83-year-old grandmother. darcy spencer live outside merchandise in palmer park. darcy? >> reporter: 32-year-old christalina warner is accused of shooting and killing her 83-year-old grandmother. police say it happened inside their home in danville road in prince george's county saturday night. >> i feel for the family. you know, when something like that happens so close to home. >> reporter: according to these court records the granddaughter actually reported her granddaughter missing. when police showed up here at the home for their investigation they found the grandmother

live in northwest, pat collins, news 4. >>> tonight the man accused of swinging a baseball bat inside a daycare center has officially been charged with assault. police tell us michael young pretended to be a parent and stormed it's a family affair center in landover yesterday. he's accused of attacking a security guard there and breaking several windows. no children were hurt. young did not have any children in that center. >>> george zimmerman remains a free man this afternoon. at least for now. he's the man charged with the february murder of florida teenager trayvon martin. prosecutors want zimmerman's bond raised. they made the request after it was discovered that zimmerman raised more than $200,000 on a website. when zimmerman was released on $150,000 bond, it was with the understanding that he and his family had limited assets. >>> there's a new twist surrounding former d.c. councilman harry thomas. a council report obtained by the "washington post" says others inside the d.c. government may have looked the other way when thomas diverted $350,000 from a city trust fund. thomas p

in northwest, pat collins, news 4. >> the heat can do strange things.atrick, we're loving the hat. thanks. how high did we climb today? how long will it last? doug is wearing a bag but veronica is hard at work out in it for us. >> well, a lot of my twitter followers have been saying some good things and some not so good things about today's warmth. a lot of folks saying i'm melting out in the heat and other folks saying i'm working on my tan. as you saw there some folks with the day off. upper 80s today. there were a few locations down to the south that hit 90 degrees. 87 now. reagan national did get up to 88 degrees at last hour. if you're wondering how that falls, we missed the record high. as you take a look at the next graphic here, by about four degrees in most locations. the exception? baltimore, maryland. last hour the temperature was 89 degrees. 90 is the record and from all locations that was set back in 2002. so we're in the 80s right now and talking about cooling off and talking about getting some relief from the pollen today, which is almost