louann is a resident at the hebrew home at riverdale, in the bronx. the nursing home has a robust animal assisted therapy program. they have dogs, birds, fish and nine months ago they got companion cats. farkas says: "we ordered one just to see what this would be because one of our goals is always to sure that we're not using medication unless we have to." wyckoff says: "looks like you have a special connect with the kitty cat? well it is like that because i carry him around most of the time. and he talks to me a lot." mary farkas, director of therapeutic activity at the hebrew home at riverdale says she has seen the benefits of the robotic pet first hand, especially with patients with alzheimer's. farkas says: "we have an opera singer on one of our neighborhoods who sings to the cat who is often sometimes very agitated for a shower but if you give her the cat she will calm down slightly and except the care." farkas says: "there's an interaction, there a relationship that's taking place so it's a real form of engagement and that's really special." pal

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sharp and had two kids before divorcing and now he is coming back in the spring for the cw series "riverdale". >> what happened? it's changed. everything's changed. >> based on the comic with a dad. we were with him at calkic con this summer and the 50-year-old is a veto set. >> i was very impressed with how they treated everybody and they showed up on time. it will go well for them. >> welcome to the club, luke. one day you wake up and you're the old guy on the set sdwloo fixer upper is the number one home improvement show and it has turned chip and joanne gaines are the stars and they refuse to let go of their small town joanne in waco to talk about family, fame and how they remain grounded. ? ? >> i tell the kids you're probably never going to get a cell phone. we want to teach our kids that life happens outside of these devices. time sometimes it's just a simple thing to go outside and connect with nature, play with your friends, get dirty. you see the irony right there? this family doesn't even own a becomes the moguls of home makeovers. >> are you ready to see your fixer upper? >> hi,

the baby and his mother were reported couple was found and led detectives to a shallow grave in riverdale where the body was found. the father assaulted the baby but they're not releasing any more information about the death. the mother is charged with accessory after the fact. >>>. >>> metro is holding a very important ten hour public hearing. many of you, your friends, co-workers will be there to voice concerns over the prot posals to scale back the transit agency's hours. each proposal cuts eight hours of operations while trying to impact the fewest customers as possible. the public hearing is from 12:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on 5th street in northwest washington. mayor muriel bowser is slamming the plan to kick-back on weekends. adam tuss rode the rails on thursday. you can watch their interview in the nbc washington app. >>> it feels like soak it up now, it will start feeling like fall, fast. when the temperatures will go up. >> reagan international about to get a major upgrade. changes coming to parking and restaurants and the security lines. we'll fill you in. that is next. >>> the on

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sharp and had two kids before divorcing and now he is coming back in the spring for the cw series "riverdale.? >> what happened? it's changed. everything's changed. dark turn, he's playing archie's dad. we were with him at comic con this summer and the 50-year-old is now the vet on set. >> they were very professional, and i was very impressed with how they treated everybody and they showed up on time. it will go well for them. >> welcome to the club, luke. one day you wake up and you're the old guy on the set. >> fixer upper is the number one home improvement show and it has turned chip and joanne gaines into mega stars. their chemistry is the k to let go of their small town, down home ways and we visited joanna in waco to talk about family, fame and how they remain grounded. ?? ?? >> i tell the kids you're probably never going to get a cell phone. we want to teach our kids that life happens outside of these devices. sometimes it's just a simple thing to go outside and connect with nature, play with your you see the irony right there? this family doesn't even own a tv, but joanna and chip ha

the leading edge will bring showers first across the north bay for places like santa rose isrosea, riverdale. even approaching the south by bay 12:00. by 1, 2:00, we'll see showers across the south bay and tri valley. you'll pretty much be done for the rain in the early afternoon hours across san francisco and parts of the north bay. that will be round one, around this time we'll be done with round one. round two comes our way around evening rush hour. spatters to spread back across the area by 5:00. not anything heavy for both rounds. we may get a brief thunderstorm, maybe one or two that could produce maybe a quarter inch at most. i think general amounts will be around a tenth of an inch or less. your forecast for sunday, 70 for san jose tomorrow. showers around lunchtime. peninsula same deal. 61 for half moon bay. 64 for san francisco. north bay is the best chance to see thunderstorm activity. 69 in santa rosa, 66 for you in mill valley. 70 tomorrow in walnut creek. winter weather advisory we told you about that was issued today, it goes into effect tomorrow, 11:00 in the morning, and wil

parents charge in the murder of >> live to pete montene in riverdale where the baby's body has been buried. pete? >> reporter: big forensic investigation here, and police just said they found the body of the baby in a shallow grave in the woods behind the school here, and the parents, police say led them here, and tonight they are under arrest. >> reporter: prince george's county police just put out this video of antawn petting into jail. police say he punched 3-month- old antawn jr. to death. >> it's horrifying and heart breaking at the same time. >>> janice has been charged an as accomplice. they confessed to covering up the baby's death and led police to a shallow grave behind the school. >> you can't imagine another human being no matter how young having to go through something like this. >> reporter: an alert for the missing baby went out monday. family had not seen the baby return. >> please, if you know anything about his son, what happened, where is he, please come forward. >> reporter: i reached out to the family tonight, and police say they do know about these arrests, but they d

you are in a three mile backup beginning before riverdale road headed northbound off 295 on to the baltimore-washington parkway. a lot of equipment is on the scene. the medevac chopper about a quarter of a mile from this particular scene. mobile track 7 within that delay -- mobile trak 7, john lewis is out there in the bumper-to-bumper traffic. everybody onto greenbelt road as the alternative. if you are stuck between greenbelt and nasa goddard, you have to wait this out. you are going to be there until the chopper leaves. until that happens, all traffic northbound on the parkway diverted at greenbelt road. if you have a flight at bwi, you will want to use 95 as the workaround. heavy volume headed up landmark at duke street, but lanes are open. right now a 21-minute commute between the beltway and the 14th street bridge. autria: we are in the final stretch, folks, election day less than 12 days away. larry: the candidates are out in full force. the secret weapon one candidate will have on the campaign trail later today. autria: and how one candidate is hoping to get elected by showing breaking news fro

. >> jimmy: hey, guys, i'm here with my pal, blake shelton, we're at riverdale stables here in new york. now blake, the last time you were on the show, i made you do something you've never done before, try sushi. >> oh, my god. no. can we get some more rice wine? yes. still having nightmares about that. >> jimmy: well, being the nice guy that i am, i thought i'd give you the chance for some payback. something i've never done before. milk a cow. >> can't wait. i can't wait for this! ?? >> okay, jimmy, this is oreo. >> jimmy: okay, cool. >> meet oreo. >> jimmy: hi, oreo. did i overdress? >> you dressed very disrespectful. you look like howdy doody right now. do you think this is a game? you think this is a game? for the part. this is like, what you wear. overalls. you should wear something over that, you know? >> is your comedy show over yet? we're here to milk a cow right now. >> jimmy: what do i do? what's the first step? >> well, first of all, this is oreo, and you're about to be touching her in a very private area, which is totally normal if you act normal about it and don't dress lik

behind the baseball die u monday in riverdale. tracee wilkins talked to the suspect's uncle today. >> reporter: police have been looking for this baby for a month. now we know they believe that the mother is and her husband held this child. and as you said, buried that infant right there beyond that 24-year-old for the death of their 3-month-old baby. they say that the two beat the child in the 8500 block of greenbelt road inside their apartment. according to documents, the father beat the child so much that the baby began bleeding. the parents then believed to have put the child in a car in the parking lot of the apartment complex where he stayed for at least 24 hours. some buried that child in a shall e low grave. they waived their rites and brought police to the grave that e showed them where the baby was buried. the case was brought to the attention of police. . after the maternal grandmother reported her daughter and the baby missing. today we spoke with the mother's i don't know what we're going on with her. i don't know whe

the couple was found and led detectives to a shallow grave in riverdale. the father assaulted the baby but they're not releasing any more information about the death. the mother is charged with accessory after the fact. how they're making the city smarter and a look at the streetlights that could help you find parking. still ahead. >>> the tourists flock to our town to see the gorgeous cherry blossoms. still ahead, why the gorgeous trees are at the center of a lawsuit. >> i am on record as saying that we need to put more money in the social security trust fund. that is part of my commitment to raise taxes on the my social security pay roll contribution will go up as will donald's assuming he can't figure out how to get out of it but we will -- did you know your business doesn't have to suffer from slow internet? comcast business now offers blazing fast internet speeds up to 150 mbps. that's 10 times faster than dsl. get internet for as low as $59.95 a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. did you know that sharing wifi with your customer

involvement in the baby's death and that they later buried his pod behind park dale high schooa inle riverdale. also in prince george's county, policece g arrested this daycarr worker on charges of of child abuse. carry a thompson admitted to slamming a three year old child's head onto a table and ta causing a than could concussion. police say the incident was caught on camera at the and to be child daycare center in upper marlboro. she turned herself in and waswa later r bond. > a maryland man will spend life in prison. donald trump bricker shot and killed sunshine aand day owe ind georgetown more than a year ago. today the judge sentenced bricker to the maximum sentence possible because the judgehe j believed the murder was premedicated.. bricker did target practicear before thege shooting. > in this case points out again the failure of us to havehave effect in maryland. > police say bricker purchased the murder weapon online even though he was already a convicted felon and a sex owe funder. they are going to try to use the case maryland's loopholes in thi gun laws.laws > don't put away your

riverdale will close between colorado boulevard and thornton parkway today. access to businesses and residences will be allowed. >>> denver's catholic archdiocese wants to build a 25- acre retreat in e but neighbors are worried about the plan and they say the church should be as well. a cbs4 investigation has learned the archdiocese is trying to get the zoning changed on a 250-acre parcel of forest land off 285 and south elk creek road. they want to build a retreat and conference center with a lodge, cabins and youth center that could host thousands every month. the area has been hit by some neighbors say the development would drastically increase chances of another wildfire. >> this is going to magnify that fear so much we can't even grasp it at this point in time. >> the local fire chief is urging county commissioners to kill the proposal. the archdiocese says they would make the area fire safe and execute a forest mitigation plan to decrease fire danger and they would work with fire officials and neighbors. jeffco common decide whether the property can be

and now he's coming back in the spring for the cw series "riverdale." >> what happened? >> i changed. everything's changed. >> based on the archie comic but with a dark turn he's playing archie's dad. we were with him at comic-con this summer. the 50-year-old is a vet on set. >> on the pilot i was very impressed with how they treated time. it's going to go well for them. >> i think those kids can >>> travel consideration provided by -- >>> look at all these stars with birthdays this weekend. tito john mayer celebrating turning 39. and angela lansbury is 91. >>> now, take a final look at your choices. which '70s tv star began herr career as a model on a game show? that is suzanne somers, who is celebrating turning 70 this weekend. she was a model on the show "anniversary game" in 1969. >> monday on "e.t." -- >> it's always exhilarating. >> tom cruise after dark in the big easy. >> we are almost out of time for this weekend but for all the late-breaking hollywood news just go to our website at etonline.com. but before we go tonight check out the video from girl meets world

both parents led police to a shallow grave, found in a wooded area in riverdale. police believe the baby died sometime in september, in late september. family when the parents versions of where the baby was varied. antoine petty is charged with first and second degree murder. janice petty is charged with accessory after the fact. we're live in prince george's county police headquarters, back to you. >>> we have a shooting investigation now under way in northwest d.c. to tell you this happened around 3:00 this morning. they responded to reports of gunshots in the area. one man was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound. we're hearing that he is expected to be okay. as for the suspect at this time, police have not suspect information to go on so there is a gunman on the loose in this case. the shooting happening in northwest d.c. around 3:00 this morning. we'll try to get you an update on this as this broadcast continues and of course, later on, news4 midd >>> thank you. it is 6:34 right now. we're learning about a hazing lawsuit, a former uva football player is

hours before burying him in a shallow grave behind this baseball field at park dale high school in riverdale. today in court, the maternal grandmother told the judge, i'm a survivor of domestic violence. heal. she went on to say she believes antoine petty was violent toward her daughter. >> we hope that other families won't wait until something this devastating occurs. >> more than a dozen children under the age of 3 have died due to domestic homicide in prince george's county in the last two years. the state's attorney is hoping families are paying attention to the warning signs. >> any person who knew for example that these parents were unfit or unable to care for to come forward to give us an opportunity to protect the child like this 3-month-old baby. >> we were told by the family that the father in this case has a history of domestic violence and also mental illness. reporting live in upper marlboro, tracee wilkins. >> thank you. and if you or someone you know are the victim of domestic violence and need help, we posted a list of resources in our area. search safe at home. >>> new at 6:

behind a baseball diamond in riverdale. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins tells us what happened in court. >> today, a judge reviewed the bond of two parents accuse of killing their 3-month-old baby and decided that the mother, denise petty, should remain on $120,000 bonds giving her an opportunity to get out of jail before her hearing. her husband, however, antoine the judge said that he does not believe that petty may show up to court since he had seven failures to appear in the past and in some of those cases, those weren't criminal trials, he believes he is a threat to the community. while he does not believe that that is the case with the mom. she has been given the opportunity for bond with the condition that she stays away from all minors. this after the couple are accused and charged in the murder of their 3-month-old child, according to charging 3-month-old antoine fleming, until the poor child was unconscious and bleeding from his nose and mouth. charging documents then say that the couple put the

last month, they moved into this empty apartment in riverdale, maryland. they say it's lonely, but ekbal has figured out the local bus... >> ekbal: i want this. >> whitaker: ...and just got a part-time job at the local 7-11. opening our doors to refugees like ekbal is a proud part of year, when paris was attacked by isis fighters killing 130 civilians, many americans wanted to slam the doors shut. a syrian passport was found on one of the suicide bombers, who had entered europe with the flood of syrian refugees. that prompted 31 u.s. governors to call for a complete halt to the syrian refugee program. georgia's republican governor, nathan deal, went further and signed an executive order denying state services to syriae it turned out that bomber wasn't syrian after all; he was part of a sophisticated isis plot to get radicals into europe. but it cast a shadow of suspicion over all syrian refugees. mohammad, his wife ebtesam and son hasan were among the first syrian refugees to arrive in the u.s. they settled in georgia just weeks after the attacks in paris.

hours before burying him in a shallow grave behind this baseball field at park dale high school in riverdale. >> we look forward to prosecuting this case and holding accountable the people who killed baby antoine, but it is our greater hope that we don't stand out here any more and talk about babies and children, defenseless children, who are killed. just want my daughter to know that we love her and this has been a nightmare for our family. coming up at 6:00, the maternal grandmother said there is a history of domestic violence within their family and how she believed that has impacted what happened in this case. reporting live, tracee wilkins. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >> for more resources on domestic violence and how you can get help, you can go to our nbc washington app and just search safe at home. >>> now, to the race for the sprint all the way to november 8th with an aggressive schedule, including multiple rallies every day. speaking in north carolina today, trump said he doesn't want to look back and regret not making that extra stop that could have earned him votes.

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