welcome to news 4 at 5:00, i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly.n with a developing story tonight. a man arrested for gunfire at the white house. at least two bullets were found on the white house grounds. police were searching for him. instead, they found him 200 miles away in indiana, pennsylvania. news 4, darcy spencer joins us live from the white house with the late developments. darcy? >> reporter: the suspect has been on the run since friday night after he allegedly fired shots on constitution avenue. if you look in the distance, that's the white house 700 yards behind me. some of the shots may have hit the white house. they have been searching for the suspect believe he was in the d.c. area. they were wrong. he made it to a pennsylvania hotel room. the man wanted for firing shots near the white house friday

wendy rieger takes a look. >> reporter: his name is jewel praying wolf james.s putting final touches on a totem pole he brought to this garden at nih. inside the library, there's a new exhibit called native voices. native people's concept of health and illness. it looks at how they have using their herbal medicines and rituals to heal their physical and spiritual wounds. >> it's good for us. maybe it's not scientifically proven, but it's helped us get through. >> i think america's native population has a lot to teach us. we became interested in visiting outreach. >> reporter: he wants this exhibit to show the communal nature of the healing art and how they have kept the spirit of the earth and the ancestors near to help with their modern turmoil. the totem pole is the most powerful reminder. they found it in the nation where he resides. only fallen trees are taken and must first be blessed by the tribe. >> our teacher uses that all things were created first by the great spirit. we are the youngest children of creation and we have to give thanks to everything wh

i'm jim handly. >> i'm wendy rieger. we begin with the saga of wilson ramos.r, fans will be holding a vigil outside nationals park here in d.c. for the first time, we are hearing from close family friends of ramos sharing exactly what happened when he was abducted. derrick ward is live at nationals park with the story and interview you are seeing first on 4.

. >> wendy rieger joins us.s about the people and how our planet is growing. >> this is a free app for now, from national geographic. it's called 7 billion. we are now 7 billion humans on the planet. you could spend hours with this. it is fascinating. of course, it has all the amazing pictures of national geographic. the face of 7 billion. 15% of earth speaks mandarin chinese. 5% speaks english. 19% chinese, 4% american. 33% christian. urban and rural literacy. 82% of the 7 billion is literate. it is just fascinating, the table of contents has so much to offer. here is what i love about this. we are one of 7 billion now. what is the impact of this on our planet and to ourselves? it looks at that. it looks at the acidity of the sea. the pictures are gorgeous. it looks at the different things. you put a caption up and it says wind does the work for farmers in the shanghai province of china. it is just amazing. a lot of information. again, national geographic counting on uncommon chickens as we look at how we are g

. >>> i'm wendy rieger in the news room.t ahead at 5:00, team coverage from the conditions on the road to the latest as folks make their way out of town. we check in with two women in a weight loss battle to see if age really matters when it comes to shedding pounds. >>> coming up at 6:00, the cost of security as they up the price tag on the occupy d.c. >>> the judge caught on camera beating his teenaged daughter in 2004 is off the job. this is video of that beating posted online by hillary adams. it's been viewed millions of times. adams was 16 at the time she recorded this. william adams disciplining her with the belt. the texas supreme court suspended the county court at law judge with pay. it's pending the outcome of an inquiry started by the state commission on judicial conduct. he denies wrong doing. >> dominique strauss-kahn, the former imf chief and his wife are suing a top french newspaper, several magazines and a senior adviser to president nicolas sarkozy. they are being sued for invasion of privacy. they are expe

i'm jim handly. >> i'm wendy rieger. we have a developing story out of manassas.for the tsa is under arrest, charged with sexual assault. he assaulted a 37-year-old woman along winfield loop early yesterday morning. according to the victim, he displayed a badge and assaulted her, then ran off. police arrested him at his home down the street. we'll have a crew and live report coming up later this hour. >>> a murder suspect who was mistakenly released from the prince county georges jail. he walked out of jail less than two weeks ago. it never should have happened. he was held without bond on murder charges. darcy spencer joins us live from police headquarters in palmer park with new details for us. darcy? >> it's taken a day of digging, phone calls and research. we have a good idea of how it happened. a different suspects court information got put in this defendant's file indicating he had a $75,000 bond. unfortunately, no one caught this mistake until it was too late. he was already back on the street. 24-year-old frederick scott, charged in a murder that happened

. >>> i'm wendy rieger. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, the latest on the occupy d.c. at the key bridge. we'll tell you if traffic is going to be a mess in that area. >>> when it is safe to eat something that hit the ground? tonight at 6:00, shakespeare hits the jersey shore. hits the jersey shore. it'scheck it out. whoa. i got the verizon fios triple play. the best picture, fast internet, unlimited calling. and they even gave me $300 back. $300? man, what are you gonna buy? well, i was thinking about some new window curtains. ♪ [ chudnofsky ] i want the head of the green hornet! [ slurping ] makes sense. yeah. [ male announcer ] now when you upgrade to fios tv, internet and phone, we'll give you $300 back with a two year agreement. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities fios. a network ahead. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> johnson & johnson is vowing to activists and agreeing to remove products from their baby products. they will remove two chemicals. one is a preservative that releases formaldehyde during the process. the chemicals are safe and legal

. >>> i'm wendy rieger.g up on news 4 at 5:00, a police officer catches a fugitive featured on america's most wanted and he wasn't trying. >>> a lonely housewife ends up in jail because she wasn't happy with her husband's work schedule. >>> a professor resigns because she didn't show up at ♪ [ female announcer ] everybody loves that cushiony feeling. uh oh. i gotta go. [ female announcer ] and with charmin ultra soft, you can get that same cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft has extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent. so you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ah. [ female announcer ] using less never felt so good. we all go... why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft. >>> a warning today for those of you who get behind the wheel of a toyota. half a million vehicles are berecalled for power steering problems. most of the cars are here in the u.s. the '04 avalon is being recalled. '04 and '05 lexus are affected as is the '06 rx 400 h. a recall

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i'm jim handly. >> i'm wendy rieger. we are going begin with a disturbing crime scene.olice are looking for a suspect behind a string of carjackings and they just released new surveillance video. all the victims older shoppers. all the carjackings happened at the west field wheaten shopping center off university boulevard. the most recent occurred yesterday and left the victim with cuts and bruises. pat collins joins us live from the mall where police stepped up security. pat? >> reporter: he did it wednesday. he did it saturday and he did it again yesterday. carjacking, kidnapping robbery. it all started right over there. this is security camera video of a man wanted in connection with three attacks on three seniors in the last five days. police hoping someone will recognize him and give them a call. in the meantime, at wheaten shopping town, security officers on foot, patrolling on bikes, driving in trucks, a high alert. you see three seniors were robbed after they were carjacked and kidnapped in the parking lot here. three crimes committed by the same man in the same

i'm jim handly. >> i'm wendy rieger., for the first time, we are hearing the private conversations between prince george's county executive jack johnson and his wife before they were arrested in the corruption case. the conversations were recorded as fbi agents arrived at their home to serve a search warrant. darcy spencer joins us with the recordings that have never been heard before now. >> i have listened to every word of the conversations released by the u.s. attorney's office. we read excerpts between jack and leslie johnson. now, it's a different experience to hear them in their own words talking about hiding cash and flushing a bribe check down the toilet. it's a panicked conversation between jack johnson and his wife. she was at their home when the fbi came knocking at the door ringing the doorbell. the johnson's seemed to know there's trouble at the door.

good afternoon, i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. the news at 5:00, a washington nationals baseball player kidnapped in venezuela. tonight, authorities found the suv used to abduct him but there is still no sign tonight of wilson ramos. he just finished his rookie season last night armed men took him from his home in valencia. pat collins is live for us with new details from nationals park. what have you learned? >> reporter: it's believed wilson ramos is still alive. they have sketches of some of the suspects. so far, no known ransom demand. wilson ramos, the catcher for the washington nationals, kidnapped a

i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly.re new clues about the motive behind the assassination attempt at the white house. the fbi is looking at a video tape that oscar ortega hernandez made before coming to d.c. derrick ward is in the news room with a look at the video of the suspect and why the fbi is carefully analyzing it. derrick? >> reporter: he had been arrested before in his home state of idaho for minor offenses. now, he could face charges for trying to assassinate president obama. instead of asking questions, it deepens the mystery. >> it's not just a coincidence that i look like jesus. i am the

wendy rieger, news 4, bethesda. >> that totem pole received nine tribal blessings as it made its ways the country to nih. you can see the exhibit for free. >>> coming up at 11:00, police call it liquid gold. thieves are cashing in. now, the gold rush is over. pat collins has the exclusive video to prove it. tonight, a drunk pilot from virginia. and a heartless crime caught on video when robbers ambushed local girl scouts selling cookies. >> wow. >> oh, my goodness. one more check on the weekend weather. >> it's going to be cool. then we get into a really, really dry stretch. the weekend is looking good. it is november. we'll show you how things look. tomorrow, a high of 52. chilly. some areas, if not most areas start off in the upper 20s to 30s tonight. on sunday, the temperature around 56. then beautiful weather, nice and warm with highs in the low to mid-60s right on through the middle of next week. >> looks good. thanks. >>> four years ago, a baby elephant was found wondering the forest in cambodia. his foot ripped apart by an illegal trap. they didn't think he would survive. he's

. >>> and i'm wendy rieger.ing up on news4 at 5:00, a teacher is facing charges after police say he showed up to school drunk. a living nightmare for a young woman. doren gentzler reports on her battle with a mysterious condition. >>> coming up at 6:00, the world's biggest yellow diamond of change for that. see you in a few minutes. >>> you're watching news4 at 4:00. >> according to the american farm bureau federation, the average cost of a classic thanksgiving feast went up about 13% overall this year over last. they say a meal for ten people with leftovers will run you nearly $50. experts say if you haven't started shopping yet, do it now. many supermarkets are offering generous discounts to offset rising turkey prices. check your grocer's website for coupons before you get to the store. supermarket deals change weekly, and consumer experts say you are likely to find more bargains now than you will next week. >>> and have you noticed that black friday is starting to creep into thanksgiving thursday. gone is th

now easy again free to walk about sinful rieger together with his son and openly discuss the fate of the monument. it's a myth to some people this is a monument to me it's a disgrace to the latvian nation. the following is nothing that should be simply pulled down to symbolize that we are no longer occupied with the stone yet the local buses. in the year will be good shishkin blew up the monument another event occurred that course the world's attention. former soviet parses and vasily kononov had been brought before a lamp in court to face criminal charges face actions and world war two it is to live this is the order of lenin only gave it to me for blowing up sixteen german trains when i was a partisan christian additional. in more than latvia the ex parties and was declared an enemy and spent almost two years behind bars for taking part in the killing of local volunteers they were helping the germans. kannan of was acting on a decision taken by parties and tribunals in one nine hundred forty three. when radical nationalists came to power after the regime change and their lackeys st

welcome to news 4 at 5:00, i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly.gin with a stunning turn of events in a d.c. courtroom moments after a washington man pleaded guilty to a number of arsons. he was slapped with new indictments for a series of other fires. jackie bensen joins us live with tonight's developments. >> reporter: 34-year-old maurice pled guilty to fires here in the district. when he was done, a prince george's county officer was waiting for him. he admitted to a laundry room of arsons. among them a house fire on 48th place northeast that came very close to killing a squad of d.c. firefighters. four escaped with serious burns, a fifth was injured. >> they skin graphed both of my hands. i had skin graphs done to my left and right arms. my back and shoulder area is

. >> welcome to news 4 at 5:00, i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. they caught her.anted for a string of carjackings and bank robberies from virginia up to baltimore is now behind bars tonight. stephanie schwab was taken into custody this afternoon. she was attempting another robbery before they caught up with her. erica gonzalez is live in mcclain where the latest incident unfolded. eri erica? >> reporter: police say schwab entered the bank behind me. she didn't manage to leave with any money. she left a trail long enough for authorities to follow. after fleeing the bank in a blue ford escape, stephanie schwab made her way down 495 near maryland where she crashed. there's two other vehicles in the crash. how she collided with them is unknown. it's when police say she jumped out of the car and took off running. a patrol car was behind her and an officer chased her down on foot and locked her up, not before patting her down. here she is. the blond ban kit, laughing as she's being frisked. this puts an end to a dangerous career for the

. >>> and good afternoon, i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. >>> she is blonde and petite and wantedbbery. police have identified stephanie schwab of manassas as a suspect in two bank robberies. one last friday in manassas and another today in springfield. schwab is also wanted in a weekend carjacking in tysons corner. jane watrel joins us live from the latest scene. >> it has been closed since early afternoon. that's when the bank robbery took place. police aren't linking schwab to the bank robberies that previously occurred just yet, but they do say that this robbery was pulled off by a petite blonde wearing a black and white checked jacket and implying that she had a gun. could this fresh face female be the one who jus

earlier this morning, out on the river by wendy rieger's house. she took this beautiful picture. what a shot this is. the fog is something we are going to talk about. probably seeing for the next two days. watch out overnight and into the day tomorrow. 54 degrees out there now. dew point of 51. wind out of the east-northeast at 13 miles per hour. the wind picked up by five to ten miles per hour. it's helped the fog situation. we had visibility down to a half mile in some locations. it's coming up a bit. 46 is the temperature in martinsburg. 48 in gaithersburg. this is the area where it's not just gloomy, but cold and gloomy. to the south, a different story. 63 in fredericksburg. better to the south for you folks. here is the visibility. latest is two miles in leesburg. now three in washington. we are above the one mile area. it's good news there. i expect it to go down overnight tonight in some areas. watch as you drive out of town. shower activity is out there. a scattering of green here. most of this very, very light rain. the persistent rain. if you are walking without an umbr

i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. six weeks later, after the guilty verdictverdict, cheers e.d murray taken into custody without bail after hs

the ingredients are a little bit odd but news 4's wendy rieger says this dark chocolate dessert is just as it looks. and it might just end up on your thanksgiving day menu.'ll run d tonight on news 4 at 11:00. >> looks good. >>> today in silver spring thanksgiving comes a little early. it is the 14th annual montgomery county thanksgiving parade. more than 100 parade units will take part. it kicks off at 10:00 this morning at ellsworth drive and fenton street in silver spring. the washington nationals players, the redskins marching band, and of course santa's sleigh will all make an appearance. there is going to be free parking in nearby public garages but parade goers are encouraged to take the red line to the silver spring station. get off and enjoy the parade. >> absolutely. we'll take a look right now at a twit pick we found on twitter. this is not occupy wall street. this is occupy hmm at 10th and g street. people have been lined up for hours, camped out. in 40 minutes hmm will open and reveal their versace line. we're hearing from ryan, who has been out there all morning, that peop