our pat collins tells us the woman's body was dropped near a dumpster behind an office complex on new hampshire avenue. the building houses a lawyer's office. pat spoke to the man who made the gruesome discovery today. he' he'll join us in about 15 minutes with more. >>> the heartbreaking difficult job of identifying those people killed in a church van crash in maryland took a big step forward today. police identified the youngest 15 a 6-year-old girl named staley gomez. she lived in northwest d.c. the little girl's mother was also in the church van. she was one of the 13 people injured. the crash killed an elderly couple named santiago and elba merche as well as the man driving the pickup truck. >>> watch as a grocery store employee pushes a shopping cart right into a robbery suspect trying to knock him down. this happened saturday at the giant store on burke center parkway in virginia. he got away. detectives knead help fi s need him. this is the third grocery store he tried to rob in the past month. he demands money, implies he has a weapon and runs off. >>> doctors are going to do

sources tell pat collins that the man's throat had been slashed. police are treating this case as a murder investigation. at the live desk, i'm eun yang. >>> we are working to find out more about a deadly shooting involving americans at a police training center in jordan. the country's government-owned newspaper says a jordanian policeman is responsible for the killing of two american contractors and wounding three others. the shooting happened on the outskirts of the capital city of amman. it's not clear if the shooting was intentional. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is at the white house meeting with president obama. they are discussing possible increased assistance to israel. tensions among the two countries have been high because of the iran nuclear deal. >>> in about 45 minutes, clinton will file her paperwork to run in the new hampshire primary. they don't have do so in person unless they wait until the last day. republican candidates are crisscrossing the country this morning campaigning before tomorrow night's big debate. tra

new 4's pat collins is there now trying to get more information. we'll update you as soon as we get that information. back to you. >> thanks. this just in, close call for virginia state police trooper after a crash that appears to be the result of speeding and wet roads. around 7:30 this morning senior trooper a.d. brown stopped a driver along westbound i-66 near the prince william county parkway. that's when another car lost control as the driver tried to slow down and slammed into the trooper's vehicle. that driver of centreville is charged with reckless driving. trooper brown is okay. >>> right now colts linebacker and former maryland football player dequel jackson is in court. d.c. police say he punched a pizza delivery driver in the face over a parking spot. in court this morning derrick ward learned jackson hit the driver so hard it broke his cheekbone. >>> one person is dead after a car fire in southwest washington. the car crashed into a large tree and caught fire just before midnight last night on raoul wallenberg place. the car was headin

our pat collins is in the neighborhood. pat, what are you hearing there? >> reporter: chris, an eerie sight here. crime scene tape surrounding a popular park here and below where kids normally play, homicide detectives. they're working a case of murder. beneath that playground equipment over there they found the body of a young man. they say his throat had been slashed. he was discovered this morning by a woman who was out walking her dog. police converged on the area. they shut off streets surrounding the park. they went door to door. they did grid searches. they're looking for clues and evidence in this gruesome case of murder. this is called pit park. it's in the fashionable beverly hills section of alexandria. this is normally a haven, a place where kids can come and play. they have popsicle parties here in the summer. they light the christmas tree here in the winter, but today people were frightened. they stayed away. they were forced back by this ugly crime here. maureen mcnulty, she lives next door. >> very unsettling. we live right next to the play

jim, back to you. >> pat collins. thanks, pat. >>> the driver who hit a 17-year-old pedestrian in silver springs last night has now come forward. it happened last night on route 29 near tech road. chopper 4 on the scene after officers found that teenager on the side of the road. he's said to be in critical condition tonight. police say the driver contacted them today. we're trying to find out more details about just what happened and whether any charges have been filed. >>> that pedestrian crash and several other recent accidents has prompted community members and county officials to hold what they're calling a day of action today. they stood on two businey roads bethesda this morning holding signs warning drivers to slow down, pay attention. she lost her dad in august when he was hit by a car on massachusetts avenue while riding his bicycle. >> we wish, you know, that people would pay attention to cyclists and pedestrians on this road. it's a road where people live as well. we've seen drivers on cell phones, doing lot

doreen, back to you. >> pat collins in riverdale. thank you, pat. >> today we're hearing the 911 recordings after that fiery crash involving a church van in hyattsville. a pickup that had just been involved in another crash came barrelling toward the van. this happened on sunday night and the pickup was on fire and pretty soon, the van was, too. witnesses tried to describe that scene to the 911 dispatcher. >> i think -- oh, my god. there's little babies. >> what -- what's going on? >> it's babies. it's a whole van full of kids. my husband is helping pull these babies out. >> four people died in that crash, but 13 survived and are now recovering. >>> imagine you get a phone call that your house is on fire and you know that your two kids are home? that's what happened to a man and in his hassle to get home he flipped his suv and then he jumped out of the truck and ran the rest of the way home, about half a mile or so. our bureau chief, tracee wilkins just talked with him. tracee? >>. >> there were lots of hues for dad after his release

our team coverage begins with news 4's pat collins and a look at how the attacks in paris are impacting here in the nation's capital. pat? >> reporter: pat, i'm at police headquarters and up on the fifth floor here is a big command center and there is a wall of monitors that allows officials to look and watch activity throughout our city, that allows officials to monitor police operations if they need to. if they have to. now, law enforcement officials say they are aware of no credible threat to our city of washington at this time. no credible, specific threat to our city of washington at this time, but there are people in our city who are thinking of it. >> in our city today, tourists out touring. the lunch crowd out lunching, some people out jogging. it seemed normal, but not really. what happened in paris is on people's minds. >> is it changing where you live? >> i drove to work rather than taking the metro to the office. so i'm just a little bit nervous about public transportation at this time. so that's a big change for me. >> reporter: and on youtube, a propaganda threat from isis

pat collins has our report. >>> it was a man hunt of major proportions. cops, guns, dogs, vehicles, all up and around pope's head road, and it had people here on edge. there was, like, five, six cop cars and motorcycles and they were all convening right here. i made sure all of our doors were locked and had the babysitter take the baby upstairs. >> reporter: the target of the search, this man. police say he's 20 years old. they say he's from woodbridge, and they found him right behind jim ishee's house. >> we had dogs out sniffing and that probably flushed him out. >> reporter: police say this morning they tried to stop the man for speeding, but that he bolted and made a getaway and then came that man hunt. and on the way to the scene the officer crashed his cruiser. they say he's expected to be okay. now police say the suspect had a revoked license. so far, he's been charged with speeding and reckless driving. but there's more police work to be done here. police say the suspect wasn't in the car alone. they say he had four other people with him and they

our pat collins right now is along racetrack road where neighbors are still talking about what they heard, pat? >> reporter: jim, a father of five and a mother of two killed in a violent atv crash. >> ricardo heard the explosion and i wasn't, like, saying -- oh, that's nothing to me and i heard it again and i thought what could this be? i looked outside the window and i was, like, wow. >> chester saw the fire. >> it was about that high. >> reporter: a violent crash on racetrack road claims the life of a man and woman on an atv. he was 44, the father of five. she was in her 30s, mother of two, both killed after their atv crashed head-on into an suv. >> what brings you here today? >> reporter: he was a part of our family. >> reporter: so you came here? >> just to see it. >> reporter: at the scene today friends of the victims walked around the scorched earth looking for something to remember them by. >> he would do anything for anybody. >> reporter: and then for him to die this way? >> it's what he did. >> reporter: he liked to ride atvs? >> he used to ride all of the time. he and my brother

jim, back to you. >> pat collins. thanks, pat. >>> there will be no charges for the driver who hit and killed a decorated navy s.e.a.l. in bethesda. tim holden is the man's name. he was hit by a car while riding on mass avenue this summer. the 64-year-old holden biked regularly. prosecutors say it was a horrible accident, but the driver's actions were not criminal. the driver was issued three traffic violations. meantime, in prince george's county police are trying to find the man who crashed into a school bus and then ran away. police tweeted out this photograph just after 10:00 today on oxon hill road near the beltway. no children were on the bus at that time. >>> here at the live desk we're seeing a shift in tone from russia. today the prime minister echoed u.s. sentiment that terrorists got a bomb onboard the airliner that crashed in egypt. 224 people were killed when the russian jet exploded over the sinai peninsula. the fbi has offered to help, but it hasn't been accepted and the agency isn't play anything role i

jim, back to you. >> pat collins. pat, thank you. >>> a group in alexandria is working to help the family of a man found murdered at a popular playground there. casa chirilagu s. the group who is learning to love their neighbors as they love themselves. a woman found his body. the funeral is saturday. no arrests have been made. >>> the group is concerned about an uptick in crime linked to violent gang activity. news 4's meagan fitzgerald is live outside the county courthouse with new information on a recent murder now linked to that gang. meagan, police investigators are seeing a spike in gang recruitment? >> reporter: yeah. jim, you know, the state's attorney tells us that's because three years ago you may remember 42 members of this gang based in el salvador were arresteded for some heinous crimes and they were given lengthy prison sentences. now the concern is that recruitment is ramping up and these gang members are committing violent acts of murder like the one we saw earlier this month. >> reporter: montgomery co

pat collins in bethesda now with what you need to know. pat? >> jim, predatory towing is like a cottage industry in montgomery county, but now there are rules to try to put an end to that. >> this law is supposed to be about parking not a hunting license for tow truck operators. each year there are 30,000, 30,000 unconsensual tows of cars in a practice known as predatory towing. >> this is how they say it works. you park your car in a lot and you don't pay too much attention to the sign and you walk away and say you go to the post office and you come out and before you can say predatory towing and your car is off in some far away lot and it cost $150 just to get it back. it was a big problem here in montgomery county. >> today some tough new laws to curtail that kind of towing. that prohibits the use of spotters to target cars. it requires parking lot owners to authorize each tow in writing. and it requires photo evidence of the violation. >> nothing will kill a business district in wheaton and silver spring and rockville, bethesda more than so

news 4's pat collins is live downtown with reaction from people who live and work here in washington. pat? >> doreen, people are saying what happened in paris is affecting how they live here in ashington, but before g into that, we'll begin with some words from an experienced police officer. >> i think it's absolutely trag tragic, heartbreaking to e what happened in paris. >> reporter: that's dellroy burton, he's the head of the d.c. police union. he says the most important thing we can do to combat terrorism is to keep living our lives. >> if we stop living, if we -- if we completely change the way we live our lives then they win. this is america. you are free. you can do what you want. >> reporter: in spite of a propaganda youtube video from isis threatening washington, police say they're unaware of any credible terrorist threat ainst our city. one way or the other mayor muriel bowser says the citys on guard. >> we taevy threat seriously. our city is always at a heightened level of alert. >> reporter: now on the street today there didn't seem to be any more cops than you might see o

pat collins in northwest now where the crash occurred. pat? >> reporter: jim, one man's a firefighter. another man is a grad student, both have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a drag racing accident. neighbors remember what happened here on 16th street. >> it was pretty horrifying i mean, because the car was just squashed. we figured whoever was in there was probably dead if not badly knowled injured. >> reporter: that's ellen miller and lives by the accident scene. she took the pictures. the metal so twisted it's hard to figure out exactly what happened here. today two men charged with second-degree murder in connection with this violent drag racing accident on 16th street. 28-year-old rasheed murray, the driver of the acura, the striking car. 22-year-old ryan thompson, an off-duty fireman. he was in an suv. they say he was racing, too. the victim, 24-year-old matthew roth, a maryland grad and cpa. he was just trying to get home. >> today i talked to his dad. >> i hope justice gets served because we're going to be su

jim, back to you. >> pat collins. thanks, pat. >>> it's been known as tyson's corner for more than 160 years now. that's about to change. the word corner is being dropped. beginning next summer, the u.s. census bureau will again referring to the area of fairfax county just as tysons. the relabeling is part of the effort to transform that area into an accessible urban environment. >>> investigators are calling it an inside job. gift cards from some of the area's most popular stores cloned. see the incriminating evidence as we learn how the suspects allegedly pulled it off. >>> your safety at the airport is under scrutiny. tonight we take a look at the challenges and concerns and the reason that some employees do not have to be screened on the job. >>> plus the quick move that stopped a robbery inside a local grocery store as police tried to grocery store as police tried to zero in on the guy bef ono off-days, or downtime.ason. opportunity is everything you make of it. this winter, take advantage of our season's best off

news 4's pat collins is live along 16th street with the details. pat? >> reporter: wendy, first there was one and now two men charged in second-degree murder in connection with a violent drag racing accident on 16th street. an accident that ended in death. an accident that he would not soon forget because it claimed the life of his son. >> i hope justice gets served because we'll be suffering for the rest of our lives and they should suffer also. >> 28-year-old rasheed murray, the driver of the acura, the striking car. 22-year-old ryan thompson, an off-duty fireman. they say he was in an suv that he was racing, too. the victim, 22-year-old matthew roth, a cpa, a grad. he had a great job with pricewaterhouse coopers. he was on his way home. just minutes ago, i talked to his dad. >> can't see my kid again. it's disgusting. it's -- irresponsible and senseless. >> reporter: the scene, 16th and madison streets northwest. it was back in july around 3:30 on a sunday morning and witnesses say those two cars were going northbound about 100 miles an hour when tha

pat collins is live along new hampshire avenue with the details on this. pat? >> reporter: wendy, sources say the woman stayed in a lawyer's office here and she may have been murdered in that office last night before her body was taken out and put next to the trash. a shocking discovery at the hampshire place office complex in takoma park. the body of a woman found behind some dumpsters in the parking lot. dwayne douglas is a maintenance man here. he found the body as he was taking out some trash around 7:00 this morning. >> i went to go open the gate and she was laying facedown in the dumpster on the ground. >> reporter: this is the first murder in takoma park this year. and police were all over the place looking for clues and evidence. sources say the woman is in her 30s. they say she was down on her luck and an attorney allowed her to stay in his office. they say from time to time she would do clerical work for the lawyer. now, crime scene investigators spent a lot of time focusing on an area inside the building looking into the possibility that the murder h

pat collins is back with the details. what we need to know. pat? >> reporter: you know how it works. you park your car in the lot and you walk off and you're not gone long and you come back. where's my car? where's my car? predatory towing is in some faraway lot and costs big bucks to get it back and now big rules to try to put an end to that sort of thing. they require big warning signs on those parking lots, 24 by 30 inches, at least. they prohibit the use of spotters. they require parking lot owners to authorize and writing each tow. it requires photo evidence of each violation. it requires the tow truck operator to call police before removing the vehicle from the lot. these are some pretty tough rules. >> they sure are. the nonconsensual tow would be considered a fix. this is a very serious act and it requires a serious, well-balanced law. >> reporter: how bad was this problem? how bad was this problem? i'll tell you how bad it was coming up at 6:00. jim, back to you. >> pat collins. to see more of the violations from towing companies our i-tea

news 4's pat collins is live in downtown d.c. tonight with what the feeling is on the streets. pat? >> reporter: now in spite of that youtube isis video, police say they're aware of no credible terrorist threat targeting washington, but people in our city, they're thinking about it. >> how has what happened in paris changed the way you live? >> i'm more apprehensive about your daily routine now. >> reporter: in the city of washington, november 16th seemed like just another monday. there were cops out and about where you'd expect to see cops out and about and people out doing what people normally do, having lunch, jogging, walking around. it seemed normal, almost. >> i did go to a concert last night and it was a little scarier, and it definitely makes me think twice before i go out. >> on youtube, an isis propaganda threat targeting our city. >> yes, i am concerned. especially in light of the new news that isis is looking at washington, d.c. >> reporter: on the hill, capitol police sent an email to congressional offices. it said there's no specific threat against the capitol, that po

it happened on beverly park and pat collins joins us live with reaction from the dog walker who made that discovery. pat? >> jim, what an eerie sight. take a look over my shoulder. at this place where children play police investigating a murder. police have identified the victim as a 24-year-old white hispanic man from the city of alexandria, but in a way this whole community was victimized by what happened here. step by step they went over every inch of this playground. in the streets nearby they searched through piles of leaves. they each went through the dumpsters. they're here looking for clues and evidence in a troubling case of murder. you see, the murder scene was thought to be a safe haven for children in this neighborhood. the murder victim found beneath the piece of playground equipment. the body of a young man dead under the bouncy bridge. they say his throat had been slashed. maureen mcnulty, she lives next door. >> it was surreal. unreal and, like, kind of a bad dream. >> reporter: norma rogers lives nearby. she was actually in the park this morning. in fact, she was over

our pat collins will explain in ten minutes. we want to get to a case now that stunned loudoun county. a child shot in the back while waiting for the school bus. now we're hearing police found the gun in a freezer. northern virginia bureau chief, julie came out to update us. julie? >> reporter: the judge is still hearing testimony at this hour before deciding whether charges against two young men involved in the case should move forward. they're accused of helping the 17-year-old who is accused of the shooting both hide the weapon and get rid of the evidence. the victim in this case, 17-year-old danny santana miranda. he was shot to death on september 4th as he walked to his school bus stop. he was a sophomore at park view high school and had recently come to this country from el salvador. the juvenile accused of firing the fatal shots is known as the mexican. the detectives says the 17-year-old was in the ms-13 gang and that he told friends he slot santana miranda because he believed he was in the rival 18th street gang. after

sources tell news4's pat collins his throat was cut. >> we had our children talk to one of your sergeants. and she was fabulous. and she made my kids feel really safe. >> reporter: alexandria police chief earl cook answered questions about the crime at a prescheduled community meeting at a church in the northridge neighborhood. >> was there id on the body? >> reporter: people wanted to know if there was a motive for the murder. >> we do not know whether or not any gang-related activity was associated with his death. we don't know if any drug activity is associated. we have no motive as yet. >> reporter: people who live in this neighborhood have a strong affection for the park. it's part of their lives. >> it's a wonderful community resource and gathering place. and we have tree lights and national night out. so especially to have it there, i think is especially upsetting. >> jackie bensen in alexandria for us tonight. >>> there is talk this evening of increasing class size, and the cost of playing sports. tonight we've got new details of sop potential cuts coming to fairfax county schools

"news4's" pat collins covered the story. crossing signs. a traffic light should be in place by december. >>> police still need your help to find a family of five that has. been seen in over a week. the frederick county sheriff's office opening a missing persons case yesterday. police went to his home on brave heart drive and found the house empty, a car missing, and all the cell phones turned off. they do not suspect foul play. >>> new changes after the most recent gop presidential debate. nbc's tracie potts is on capitol hill with what could be changing soon. hi, tracie, good morning. >> reporter: hi, eun. they got together here in washington yesterday with an attorney and these are their demands. they want opening statements during these debates. they want to know the format, the moderators, and how long it's going to be up front. their plan is to send a questionnaire to the network and they'll decide whether or not to boycott based on the answers. representatives for ben carson leading the charge here. they say they've got some leverage

jim, back to you. >> pat collins. >>> a former state department employee who pleaded guiltyo spying on women in homes was sentenced today. his name is daniel rosen. a judge ordered him to serve 32 months in prison on crges of voyeurism and stalking. prosecutors say rosen recorded as many as 25 women in their apartments around northwest washington between 2012 and 2014. video showed the victims in their bedrooms, bathrooms and at other private moments. >>> helping veterans at rick of overdong. e u.s. senator has it to prevent death and it will have an impact on our regio news 4's chris gordon has the story. >> many in the military return home with physical and mental injuries and some are prescribed painkillers called opioids that can lead to drug dependency and even dea. tim kane of virginia is introducing a bill requiring doctors to provide the overdose medication to members of the military and veterans at the same time they are prescribed opioid medication. >> in case ofan o.d. situation you can save that person's life and th's what the bills. >> tom flaherty's son died 14 mo nthsago

pat collins near the convention center with our report. pat? >> reporter: jim, police are calling him the miracle man. he's 77 years old. he was trapped beneath a greyhound bus and tonight he's talking about it. >> i'm lucky to be alive, no doubt about it. >> reporter: when you see what happened you'll understand just how lucky james holmes really is. he was the man trapped beneath that greyhound bus at 7th and massachusetts avenue northwest. the bus was making a left turn. mr. holmes was crossing the street and all of a sudden he ends up beneath it. it took rescue workers 20 minutes to save him. >> i was never hurt in my life and i worked 35 years in construction labor and i never got hurt, and i got hit by a bus. >> reporter: mr. holmes was knocked out. his left leg broken. he spent about two weeks in the hospital and now he's in rehab, but james holmes, he's a determined man. >> police say it was a miracle that you survived. >> oh, yeah? >> what do you think? >> it was a miracle. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: you're going to get better. you

we're hearing from the person at the right place and the right time and came to help and we have pat collinsat the scene opinion wendy, a greyhound bus weighs more than 30,000 pounds and today a man was trapped beneath this greyhound bus. trapped for about 20 minutes. that led to an incredible rescue and an unselfish act by a man described as a silent hero. with onlookers applauding and cops using sheets as a shield, rescue workers ever so carefully removed the man from beneath the greyhound bus, brought him to an ambulance and took him to a hospital nearby. that man was trapped beneath the bus for at least 20 minutes and just before it happened the witness says a doctor came to the rescue. >> there was a doctor that happened to be walking by, and he dove underneath the bus and he just assessed the situation and stayed under there. >> reporter: what about the doctor? >> i think he's a secret hero. a silent hero. >> reporter: the scene, 7th and massachusetts avenue northwest. a full

pat collins is live with advice to keep your cards safe and secure. pat? >> reporter: doreen, when you go shopping what do you do to keep your credit cards safe? >> honestly, it's in my purse and i keep that close to me, but it's not very safe. >> my purse is always on me. >> reporter: at all times. >> at all times. never leave it on the shopping cart. always up under my armpit. >> reporter: all of the time? >> all of the time. the scene, federal plaza in rockville. police say some distract and steal thieves are targeting women shoppers and stealing their credit cards and sometimes day goes by before they suspect anything. >> most likely she leaves her purse unattended shopping, doesn't notice the suspect go into her purse and he removes a card or two and places her wallet back in her purse and simply walks away. >> police release pictures of two suspects in the case. they say these two use just one stolen credit card to go on a shopping spree at five stores and then stop to eat at mcdonald's. >> what's going on here has shoppers on alert. >> i'm really ca

news 4's pat collins joins us with new information about the two people on the atv. pat? >> jim, his friends say he was all about atvs. that he loved riding atvs and last night it had deadly consequences. >> i've seen a lot of death being in the fire department, but this hits home because he was like one of the family. >> reporter: they wanted to see for themselves. so at the place where it happened, friends of the victims walked carefully around the scorched earth looking for something to remember them by. he was 44, the father of five. she was in her 30s, the mother of two. both dead after their atv crashed on racetrack road. john lacy is a good friend of the man in that atv. >> he was a nice guy. wonderful guy and he would do anything for anybody. he was a nice guy. >> father of five children? >> right. >> reporter: had a fiance? >> yes. >> reporter: experienced with atvs and now he's dead. >> now he's dead. >> reporter: what do you make of that? >> not good. >> reporter: it happened around midnight. the atv and the suv involved in a head-on collision. there was an exp

as news 4's pat collins reports this all started with a police chase and then a crash. >> pope's head road, you almost need a scorecard to keep track of what happened here today. a massive man hunt, cops, guns, dogs, the works. a police car crashes on the way to join the search. they say the officer will be okay. the car, i don't know. back beyond that house, an arrest. an arrest of a man who bolted out of his car and made a getaway on foot after they tried to stop him for speeding and reckless driving. speeding and reckless driving. four people with the men managed to con a neighbor here to drive them out of the search zone. they're still out and about. why was everyone running? what was going on here? i'll be back at 5:00 with more. now back to you. >> fairfax county police are calling it a classic case of road rage involving four cars ending up in the wall of a motel. police say it all happened before 11:00 this morning on richmond highway. investigators say 50-year-old elmar king who was driving a toyota corolla after the driver of a silver dodge wouldn't let him get over. king ch

. >>> i'm pat collins in buoy, and the scorched earth over there marks the spot where it happened. he was 44. he had five children. she was in her 30s. she had two children. they're both dead today after an atv accident on racetrack road. it happened around midnight. the atv and an suv in a head-on collision. they say it was an explosion. >> a fire and the flames reaching up to the treetop. one of the victims in the atv got ejected and thrown into the woods. the firefighters had to use an infrared device to find the body. today friends of the victims as they visited the scene. coming up at 5:00, we will hear from the feds and we'll hear from police, and i'll have the details coming up. >>> remember the local woman who went on the metro track and started doing yoga? well, she was charged, well now those charges could be dropped and her name is phoenix harris and she was charged with trespassing after surveillance video showed her performing yoga on the track at westfalls church while being photographed by someone. those charges could be dropped if she completes ten hours of communit

. >>> i'm pat collins in springdale. so what happened here? was it robbery?t road rage or was it something else? the murder of bernard parker has created a great sense of sorrow here. we're going to begin our story with his best friend. >> we'd talked about the redskins and we'd talk about our family. we talked about -- we were kindred spirits and we'd like to go to the junkyards to look at the cars. he and bernard parker were best of friends. he can't believe what happened here. >> i would have never imagined something like this. >> reporter: good friend? >> yes. he's a wonderful friend. we worked in the yards together and planted -- >> christmas time. he's the first guy that has christmas lights up. >> reporter: at first it looked like a terrible accident, but when they took a closer look, it was ruled a case of murder. the victim, 59-year-old bernard parker. he'd just retired to the federal government. he'd lived in the woodmore crossing neighborhood for 20 years. >> reporter: it happened three blocks from his home. three blocks. police say mr. parker was

. >> news 4's pat collins along rockville pike for us with details. pat?ter: jim, just in time for the holidays it's a distract and steal scheme. the target, women shoprs. they steal credit cards. they go on shopping sprees, and no one knows for days. >> reporter: look at this woman. does she look happy? she should be happy. she's going shopping with someone else's credit card and the guy with her, he's got to be happy, too, because he didn't have to pay for a thing. >> police say it's happened three times this month. the victim shoppers at the federal plaza in rockville. >> nobody really knows how it works, but police believe it goes this way. a woman is shopping, thief number one comes up and says, can you help me read the label on this package? while the woman is trying to be a good samaritan, thief number two comes up, reaches into her purse, pulls out her wallet and takes only one, maybe two credit cards and puts the wallet back into the purse, everybody walks away nobody sees anything. >> that makes it easier for the suspects to then use those cards

news 4's pat collins live at the scene now with the latest. pat? >> reporter: jim, police say that he shot her, and then he killed himself. murder/suicide on tennessee avenue. family members at the scene looking for answers. trying to make some sense of what happened here. found dead inside the house, 37-year-old john michael robinson. a popular personal trainer. he worked at the results gym on capitol hill. >> he loved what he did. getting people healthy, facility. >> my brother loved -- he was active. >> reporter: then for him to die this way? >> it ain't real. >> reporter: found dead inside the house, 36-year-old desiree cooper, an architect with a consulting firm in virginia. described by a colleague as an amazing person with a brilliant mind. the discovery of the two bodies made yesterday at this house on tennessee avenue on capitol hill. the house is undergoing a renovation. john robinson and desiree cooper were working on the project together. they were said to be romantically involved. this is john michael robinson's car. it was towed from

. >> reporter: pat collins. a warning is out tonight on a virginia campus still shaken by violence this past spring. police at the university of mary washington want to find the guy who tried to abduct a female student. this happened friday evening and now there is a statewide lookout for the guy and his blue chevy truck. mary washington student grace manuel was killed last spring and her roommate was charged with her murder. >>> there are concerns about a school resource officer using a taser on a high school student. police say it occur youed after an officer and school administrators spent two hours trying to calm a student down. news 4's meagan fitzgerald spoke with those parents today. >> reporter: school is supposed to be a safe place for students and teachers alike which is why most schools like chantilly high have school resource officers or rsos, but the way the sros handled one incident is under scrutiny by some parents. >> it is very concerning as a parent. >> reporter: on monday an officer was called

pats. tom brady without 3 of his top 4 weapons. jamie collins also going to be out. in denver all the talk around payton manning going to mishis second straight game. he's got a loaded roster to get the ball to on offense. >> there's nobody that has more respect for payton than me outside his parents and brothers and if anybody can appreciate what he's accomplished its me. >> reporter: sunday to mark the chapter in the brady manning rivalry. >> there won't be difference this week as far as the load and what we do. different for him because of what these guys do. >> he has a good grasp of what they want to do offensively. you can see that. it looks like he has complete >> reporter: oswiler presents a challenge in being unknown. >> bill has been you know as good as there's been in this league consistently. can play. our team knows that working toward getting there. >> first and second round picks ball. the defensive line they've been causing a lot of chaos for quarterbacks. getting to the quarterbacks. quarterback handles the pressure will be the element in sunday's ga

. >>> the pats are hoping that jamie collins will be ready to go on sunday. he's dealing with an illness. he didn't practice on wednesday. also sat out sunday win over washington. the pats are preparing to take on the giants. new england lost three straight to the big blue. however tom brady is just staying focused on this next match up. >>> much rather won them than lost them. they want to ven a bearing on this or what the match-ups are. totally different team at game and situation and so forth. they got a great organization. they have had a great organization for a long time. >>> so the giants lead the nfc east with record of 5-and-4. they leave the league with 21 turnovers. sunday's game 4:25. >> i know you are a little bit nervous. >> i think a lot of people are. >> i agree. i'm trying to stay positive. >>> i don't know. much more to come in the next half hour. a shocking scene at a railroad crossing. a little too close for come forth for one man. >> scattered showers in the forecast this afternoon into this evening. we'll take all the rain we can get. whe

jamie collins is under the weather. the pats' linebacker is under the influence of a virus. and he is faeling weak. status for sunday is in doubt a to you blow to a team that values virs tilt above all else. >> if i got some room and caught on on the movie think i could do some damage. don't let me catch it with a hundred guys in front of me. i need to be on my wheels already. dave dombrowski, they are in hot pursuit of the reds' clearer and whether they land them or not, david ortiz is good with whether season. >> this season wasn't what we were expecting but i'm superexcited about what will happen the following year, next season. and it is up to you buddy. >> reporter: big papi losing out it's the holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. to watch things. buy things. but slow internet makes it hard. that's why it's time to get fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 year agreement, we'll

the pats are getting ready and this week it's been without jamie collins. the linebacker is still out with an illness. game talk and for the patriots, the object is to stay on schedule. >> you hit adversity throughout each drive and we just have got to overcome it. >> reporter: first the pats always a threat for the end zone. he represents the last time they played the giants in a meaningful game. >> it's definitely in the past and we've got a chance to prove ourselves now. >> reporter: the giants have a young man named o'dell who is simply ail star. >> you can tell he has really good hands. he is a tough matchup and a challenge for any secondary. >> reporter: the giants lead the league in take aways. once the receiver catches the ball, the guys hold the receiver up. now the patriot players will have to make a decision. do they do yards after the catch or just fall to the ground in at gillette stadium, i'm levan reid, wbz sports. >> be sure to check out patriots all access tomorrow night at 7:00. at 7:00, patriots game day at 11:30. by the fifth quarter pos

collins out. reporting live in the newsroom, joe amorsino, 7 news. >> anchor: pats nation hit hard hard. they just couldn't believe another player had gone down. tonight, fans are holding out hope for a quick recovery. 7's byron barnett live outside of gillette stadium with their reaction. byron? >>> well, you know, those pats fans seeing gronk go down like that really threw a scare into them and they are saying today that they really feel like they have dodged a bullet. >>> grokowski gets hit and is rolling around . >> reporter: you could almost hear it echoing across patriots nation when pats tight end rob grokowski went down last night . >>> what was the reaction in your living room? >>> silence. complete silence. >> anchor: really? >>> yeah. . >> reporter: gronk is the latest in a long line of patriots offensive stars to be sidelined by injury. but after watching the depressing side of grokowski being driven off the field, fans were relieved to see this photo of gronk after the game. standing under his own power and . >> reporter: how does that news hit you? >>> very good. at this po

collins out. reporting live in the newsroom, joe amorsino, 7 news . >> anchor: and pats fans in a panic seeing gronk down and out and hoping for a miracle now and today it looks like patriots nation is giving its wish. let's head out to byron barnett live now talking to fans about gronk's injury. byron? >> anchor: seeing gronk go down last night really threw a scare into patriots fans but today things are looking up. patriots fans feel like they have really dodged a bullet. now you can just hear the and gasps and living rooms across new england last night when patriots star tight end rob grokowski hit the ground and didn't get up in denver. now the latest of several patriots players sidelined by injury. for fans a very tough to endure the depressing site of gronk being driven off the field but today spirits were lifted when this picture emerged showing grokowski stood using his own power. pats tans were thrilled to hear gronk's injury may not keep hill . >>> that's a lot better news than what we were thinking this morning. what do you think? the other people we have out right now, we need him to sta

pats in week two. >> i can't see that happening again. jamie collins is their best player and he's missed the last couple games and malcolm butler will be on sammy watkins. he did a great job against beckham. >> talk about the jacksonville jaguars. only a game back of first place but who do you think we should keep our eye on. this but i'm liking bortles bortles. he's historically bad but he has the best two receivers, hearns and robinson. blake bortles, start him. >> christa: boston police hoping to heat up cold cases. the unique way they're trying to crack the case of unsolved murders. >> reporter: we're live in halifax. coming up, you'll hear from the mother of a 19-year-old allegedly killed by a man inside of his home. >> nancy: a week ahead of the thanksgiving travel rush, some workers at logan international airport going on strike. what they're asking for coming >>> just one station a talking to a heartbroken mother after her daughter is found murdered. what led police to her alleged killer. >> christa: boston's mayor proposing changes to the tob

collins. should have been an interception, yet he dropped it, so the pats were still alive. 54-yard field goal with one second left. 27-26, the giants drop a heart breaker. >> i'm very disappointed, upset, whatever the words might be. it we have a ball in the end hands. we have to kick the field goal which makes you right away worried. wavy chance to intercept the it's thrown up. it finish the game. just get the game over with. >> there was a time when the biggest debate in the nfl was whether or not tom brady or peyton manning was the best quarterback in the league. that time is officially over. the struggles continuing for manning. today the broncos meeting kansas city. peyton needed just three yards to set the record for career passing yards. he got them, but it was all downhill. manning finished with just 35 yards. four interceptions. he was sacked twice, add quarterback rating of 0. he was benched in the third quarter. 29-13. the broncos fall. just a horrible day for pay ton. meanwhile the vikings meeting the raiders this afternoon. end of the first half, oakland had the lead, but not for

that would have given landon collins dropped what would have been a big interception on the first play of the ensuing patriots drive. the pats ended up converting a 4th and 10. gaustkowski nailed a 54 yarder with one second to go. giants lost 27-26. going to sleep well. >> there's word from denver tonight that peyton manning has a torn planter phasia in his right foot. he had been struggling for a while. manning also broke brett favre's nfl record for most career passing yards in that game. he will not play this week against the bears. >>> president obama naming the recipients of the presidential medal of freedom. yogi berra and willie mays. >>> the national league rookie of the year is cubs' 3rd baseman kris bryant. big year. 26 homers. 99 rbi. cubs were a playoff team. bryant provided an immediate boost here. we await the american league winner. tomorrow it's the managers of the year. the mets' terry collins up for that honor. mets pitcher noah syndergaard finishing fourth in the voting for nl rookie of the year today. >>> knicks get back to their nba schedule at home tomorrow against the hornets. today carmelo anthony and

game itself, if the pats wants to improve to 10-0 they have to do it without julian edelman, expected to miss the rest of the season after breaking his foot. lawmaker jamie collins also will not play because of an illness. also, monday night game means pats players enjoyed sunday. tom brady posting this picture on facebook playing with scooby in a pile of leaves adding a caption, where did deny football go. >> jadiann: i hope he found it. >> christa: it's going to be cold for the game, you're saying. >> jeremy: pack your scooby snacks. we have skies beginning to clear across southern new england. day. the numbers are running in the upper 30s. you factor in the wind and it feels like the 20s through the week. no storms this week. we start the week cold and finish it warm. thursday and friday, 50s to around 60. >> christa: enjoy your monday, i'm christa delcamp. >> jadiann: i'm jadiann thompson. we'llwe'll be back here at 9:00. have a great morning. dunkin's new sweet black pepper bacon sandwich, with double the slices of caramelized crispy pepper bacon. it's the bacon experience you've been waiting for. bacon up. this is more than just a town. this is our home. a

. >>> well, in order for the pats to keep on their winning ways, they are going to have to stop injuries. several are done. jamie collins is out. buffalo scored 19 points in the interesting. hightower says they need to limit the running game, something they trueing led with in september. >> i mean, it was definitely something we want to try today. we want to try to take away one aspect of it and with teams like buffalo that take the ball away, you want to take it away and force the guys to do we have been successful with the running game, but this week is special. >> much more on the pats and the bills coming up later on this morning. then don't forget tune in to my 38 immediately following the game for the post game show. >>> umass falling to miami of ohio. >>> that's it in sports for now. i'm dan roche, wbz sporteds. >>> it was senior day for the clemson football team, but stone was going for another kind of win. stone decided to bring a box with a diamond out onto the field. he went over to his girlfriend and dropped to one knee. and we believe the three letters, yes came out. that's actually cute, that gave me goose

linebacker jamie collins also will not play against the bills. as for tom brady, he remembers how the pats barely escape in the fourth-quarter in week two against bills. >> we made some critical plays when we needed to. a lot of tight throws. a lot of great catches. you know, we did a great job blocking out front. our communication was good. all of those things will carry over to this game. you know, it's got to be, you know, really solid execution. they do cover well. they do have some good pass-rushers. they have some good scheme stuff. this coach knows us really well. >> christa: coming up, a horrific crime scene down in new orleans. a medical student shot at point-blank range. and police say they know who the gunman is. >> jadiann: winter is here in some parts of the country. see who is waking up to a hard freeze. >> christa: later on, we will have the highlights from the american muse you can awards. including this moment with nantucket's own meghan >> jadiann: people across the midwest getting their first taste of winter. this is cleveland. dealing with a hard freeze after waking up

pats/giants matchup. the giants, of course, stealing two super bowls from tom brady and the rest of the team. steve, how are they getting ready? >> reporter: lisa, they have so get healthy. jamie collins has a virus and not feeling well at all, but all. when you think of giants, you usually think bad things. the first super bowl xlii with the gmen ruining it with the crazy final drive. then super bowl xlvi, the giants did it again. not as big of an upset but an upset nonetheless. sunday's game will be the first meeting since that night. will the pats have extra motivation? >> some of that dates back before me, so i look around the locker room. a lot of it dates back before a lot of other guys here, so i really don't think it matters. i mean, obviously, there's some dies, you know, telling coach and steve that have been here for a while and been in the games. it has really no bearing, you know, on this game come sunday. >> reporter: for a preview, check out patriots all access tomorrow night at 7:00 on wbz. then on sunday, wbz gets started with patriots game day at 11:30 kickoff at 4:25 immediately followed by the fifth quarter post game show. >>> by the way, since 2001, the patriots a

pats in week two. do you think they will do that again? >> i can't possibly see that happening again. collins is probably their best he missed the last couple of games. start watkins. >> jadiann: let's talk about the jacksonville jaguars. a game back of first place. >> i'm liking blake. he had a decent match-up against the titans. look to those guys to make plays. >> nancy: coming up, you are never too young to help people. things e uggle with type 2 diabetes, ely, many have found a different dicine that lowers blood sugar. rimagine what it would be like to love your discover once-daily invokana 1 prescribed in the newest class es that work with the kidneys to lower a1c. rinvokana is used along withcise ficantly lower blood sugar dults with type 2 diabetes. e-daily pill that works around the clock. heow: e eys allow sugar to be absorbed back into they. in reduces the amount of sugar allowed back in nds some sugar out h the process of urination. e it's not for weight loss, may help you lose weight. can cause important side effects, uding dehydration, cause you to feel dizzy, faint, lightheaded

pat. davie amindola could be sitting down. the wide receiver is limited as participant for a second day a row. jamie collins is seen practicing after missing three weeks with an undisclosed illness. no matter who is out there, tom brady knows the offense must be at its best going up against the league's top rated defense. >>> don't forget the patriots and broncos face-off on sunday night here on nbc. we will get you ready for kickoff with the 7 specials starting at 7:30. >>> a group is back how a group of firefighters was able to get back an item that they thought was gone forever. >>> shoppers headed out in the early morning hours, and even thafgz giving thanksgiving night, but were this is more than just a town. this is our home. and small business saturday... is more than just a day. it' s our day... to shop small at the places we love... with the people we love. for stuff we can' t get anywhere else. and food that tastes like home. because the money we spend here... can help keep our town growing. business saturday, let' s all shop small. for the neighborhood, the town, the home we love. >>> now start f

pats in week two. do you think they will do that again? >> the patriots getting guys back on defense. most likely james collins. butler not getting enough credit. he did a great job against beckham. he will problem shut them down again. we talked about the jaguars for a second here. only a game back from first place. who do you think we should keep your eye on. i like blake portals. he has the best two receivers in that game to throw to. look for those guys to make plays. >>> everyone go start your line up. >> pat's qb tom brady receiving a special honor. gq named him one of the men of the year. brady and president obama will be on the cover. he was collected when celebrating men who have been excellent for the past two decades or in the past two decades, it's hard to argue the quarterback who has been 6 super greatest of all time. >>> that's quite the coat there too for him. it's a different look. >>> much more to come in the next half hour. out of control bus goes careening down this street. cars and people running for cover. >> cloudy skies with rain heading this way for tonight. forecast up next. >> we have