he was arrested in octob accused of inappropria 12-year-old a at roberto clemente.ict has tak waiting to notify pare three weeks. school officials sent a letter to p. he taught at 20 different montgomery county schools year. >>> d.c. police searching for clues southeast washington. a man was shot to death last the shooting happened on 37th street, not far from park. police have not identified the man have any information a possible shooter. >>> i'm molette green if he live desk. a race against time for the comet before the battery dies possibly as soon as this afternoon. we're waiting to see if the european space station will use the lander's drill to pull up subsurface material. that's a key part of the mission. it's risky because it could drain th that's the latest. back to you, eun. >> it will be a first at the national cathedral. five muslim groups will hold friday prayers inside th cathedral. the begins at 11:30 with the prayers beginning at 12:30. >>> expect a normal trip unless you're taking a red line. trains will run every 16 minutes between shadd glen mont

an allegedm from incident at roberto clemente middle school. in theed at 20 schools area, a total of more than 100 days. >> more students say they were victimized. long has he worked in the county? >> at least since the beginning of last school year. he spent more time at this middle school than any other school. some are school that coming from. montgomery county schools hasn't given an exact number but multiple didn't have come ofward accusing jose pineda inappropriate conduct. >> this is really troubling. >> the new accusations come after he was charged in another case. the school district waited more than a month before telling parents that he knew about a september incident. he allegedly grabbed a 12-year-old student in the behind while standing next to her in science class and then touched her in the leg and bottom come up to five more times after she had gone to her seat. a light went off upstairs after our knock but no one answered. since last year, pineda worked as a substitute teacher at 20 different schools. to principles have been t

meetings at baker and roberto clemente and, certainly, we think both these issues will come up. reporting live, richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> thank you, rich. president obama is throwing his support behind the concept of net neutrality and the president is asking the federal communications commission to reclassify the internet as a utility. that would make it subject to regulations like electricity and telephone services are. >> they should make it clear whether you use a computer or a tablet internet providers have a legal obligation not to block or limit your access to a website. cable companies can't decide which online stores you can shop at. or which streaming services you can use. they can't let any company pay for priority over its competitors. >> the potential ban on the content deals and the possibility of heavier government regulation sent stocks down for several cable companies. u.s. cable stocks plummeted after the president issued that statement. talking about plummeting -- as we heard doug say a moment ago get ready for the temperatures to do just that. >> it's com

pineda most recently taught at roberto clemente middle school. >>> tonight a warning from police in bethesda, be on guard for out of town burglars that case local neighborhoods. they strike in broad daylight and they use all kinds of tactics. they try to break in when you're not home. they pose as utility workers. they may ask to use your phone and somebody else comes in and goes through your house. they might even bring children along to serve as a distraction. be alert. these folks stay in motels, hit an area a few days, skip town and sometimes come back. >>> there are moments seared into our collective memory and for anybody who has lived in d.c. a while, one of them is surely the massacre of two fbi agents and a homicide sergeant inside the city's police headquarters. tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of that slaughter and today at st. patrick's church downtown hundreds of family members, friends, police officers and fbi agents gathered to remember. a street thug worried about his rep worst into the cold case squad and opened fire with a fully automatic tech 9 killing sergeant hank dal

jackie bensen is at roberto clemente in germantown. >> reporter: the substitute teacher was fired. the allegations of how it happened and how it was handled is disturbing. they say an error was made of not informing parents sooner about a students complaint she was inappropriately touched by a substitute teacher. it was recorded on september 30th. they tell news 4, we should have informed the community earlier about the arrest, but we made a mistake and did not. we will review the procedures to make sure this doesn't happen again. the principal apologized in a letter to parents. the parents of the student were notified and the teacher identified in court. 50 year-old jose was released on bond. are you mr. peneta. we heard about your arrest. do you have any comments on that? >> no. >> reporter: sources tell news 4 after the student left the classroom to tell administrators, she was sent back to the same classroom. the school system spokesperson said she had no information about that specific part of the investigation. live in germantown, jackie bensen, news 4. >> thank you. a simila

the victims were students at ridgeview, forest oak and roberto clemente middle schools. the incidents happened at school and the kids were in the 6th or 7th grade. >>> marion barry remains in the hospital, but our contact for the former d.c. mayor says he will likely be out tomorrow. barry does not have any big health problems. he didn't feel like himself yesterday, so he checked into howard university hospitals. barry has a long history of health issues including diabetes and prostate cancer. >>> president obama hopes that what happens in vegas spreads nationwide. today the president led a rally in las vegas, the first stop in a campaign to sell americans on the controversial immigration reforms he outlined last night in a televised address. republicans are just as steadfast in their stance that with these executive actions the president overstepped his authority. >> we are a nation of immigrants and that means we're constantly being replenished with strivers who believe in the american dream. >> the president has taken actions that he himself has said are those of a ki

he was arrested in october, accused of inappropriately a 12-year-old a at roberto clemente. the district has taken heat for waiting to notify parents for three weeks. he taught at 20 different montgomery county schools last year. they're asking for anymore possible victims to come forward. >>> d.c. police searching for clues to solve a murder in southeast washington. the shooting happened on 37th street, not far from fort dupont park. police have not identified the man who was killed and don't have any information about the possible shooter. >>> right now president obama wrapping up his visit to myanmar. early this morning, president obama said he wants to see more progress towards democratic reform in myanmar. the country is trying to reinvent itself after decades of military rule. you can start signing up for health insurance through the federal health exchange this weekend. open enrollment under the affordable care act begins tomorrow. they are expecting a much smoother process this time around. republicans who now control both houses of congress are already talking about

latest incident happened here at roberto clemente middle school on september 30. substitute teacher, is accused of inappropriately touching a 12-year-old female student. court documents show he first reached around the girl and touched her from behind and then walked by four to five times and squeeze her leg and bottom. >> children should be protected at school. >> police arrested him on october 14, charged with sexy abuse of a minor. but parents are not notified by the school until this past friday. >> this is something that parents need to know about immediately. >> the trouble is, this is not the only incident. epps, a- john contract worker, is accused of inappropriately touching a 12 euro girl in the hallway. daughterelps dollar -- is a sixth grader and he said parents were not notified until a month later. but why weren't we notified when it happened? -- >> why weren't we notified en it happened? they notify us about so many things, but why did this takes a long? is now free on $50,000 bond. parents are not happy. >> the district has sent out several letters

the incident happened back in september at roberto clemente school. school principal apologized to parents in a letter for not notifying them earlier. police arrested that substitute teacher. he is charged with sex abuse of a minor. we caught up with him at his home. >> are you mr. peneda? >> we're from nbc 4, mr. peneda. we heard about your arrest. do you have any comment on that? >> no, no. none. >> well, he didn't much in to say this, but a spokesperson for the school system tells news 4 we should have informed the community earlier about this arrest, but we made a mistake and did not. >> this morning, two 17-year-old football players at broward high school are facing charges. two seniors on the team are charged with assault on the juvenile court for an incident involving the younger players. gigi morris is a varsity cheerleader. she says she thinks the charges are appropriate. >> i just think that the football players did something terrible, you know? i don't -- i think they deserve the charges that they got and i'm glad it's over. our football te

the incident happened at roberto clemente middle school. jackie reports on the school's response and what the teacher accused had to say. >> montgomery county school officials say an error was made in not informing parents sooner about a student's complaint that she had been inappropriately touched by a substitute teacher, an incident that was reported on september 30th. a spokesperson for the school system tells news 4, quote, we should have informed the community earlier about this arrest, but we made a mistake and did not. she went on to say, we will review our procedures to ensure this kind of mistake does not happen again. the principal, mrs. khadija barclay, has apologized to parents in a letter for not notifying them sooner. officials say the parent of the student were identified and the teacher identified in court records is 50 years jose penedia was arrested and charged with sex abuse of a minor. he was released on bond. we caught up with him at his home. >> are you mr. peneda? >> yes. we heard about yr arrest. do you have any comm

. >> ho say pineda is charged in the case at roberto clement toe middle school and now some students are raising questions about pineda's conduct. so far no new charges have been filed against pineda. >>> today is sentencing day for an area deacon who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a minor. >> murray blanchard was arrested for raping a 15-year- old when he was a deacon in southeast. the abuse reportedly started back in 2003. investigators say blanchard's wife coerced the victim to stay silent about her husband's rape for years. >>> here's a look at other things happening today. jesse matthew is due to appear in a fairfax county courtroom today. >> matthew is facing charges connect today a separate sexual assault case. nikki burdine is live outside the fairfax county courthouse with more. nikki good morning. >> reporter: good morning, that's right jesse matthew is already here in fairfax and he will appear in person in a courtroom for the first time in fairfax at 9:00 this morning. we will be in the courtroom. matthew was brought here from another jail in just a minute but just to

and a girl at roberto clemente says pineda touched her also. >> depending on the age, most children don't make things up. there is some truth behind it. you know. you always hear where there is smoke there is sometimes fire. >> it's incumbent on the public to come forth quickly with these allegations, because the longer the time is between the allegation and the act, you know, details get lost. >> that was kristin wright reporting. >>> republicans are promising new fallout for president obama's unilateral action on immigration reform. late this afternoon, the president signed the executive action that gives as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants a reprieve from being deported. republicans say the president is overstepping his authority. at a ral hee in las vegas, mr. obama noted that republicans refuse to consider the bipartisan bill that passed in the senate. >> i told john boehner, you know, i'll wash your car. i'll -- walk your dog. whatever you need to do, just call the bill. >> as i told the president yesterday, he's damagg the presidency itself. >> republicans are vowing to ta

pa mada was first charged from a case that roberto clemente middle school. police say three more children have come forward with similar claims. from ridge view middle school and from forest oak middle school. pineda is also charged in those cases. >>> new information tonight about a horrible crash in silver spring that killed three friends in their early 20s. they were among eight people in an suv that struck a tree early yesterday morning. this happened around 3:00 a.m. here on east west highway. some passengers were not wearing a seatbelt. coming up tonight on news4 at 6:00, chris gordon is live with more on that crash and the lives lost. >>> two years in prison, the sentence a man is now facing for a hit and run crash that killed a university of maryland student. liam adepo has pled guilty to leaving the scene in college park. prosecutors say he was seen making an unsteady exit from a bar in january before his car hit cory hubbard on baltimore avenue. hubbard was just months away from graduating from university of maryland. adepo will be sentenced in jan

and a girl at roberto clemente says pineda touched her also. >> depending on the age, most children don'take things up. there is some truth behind it. you always hear where there is smoke there is sometimes fire. >> reporter: we asked the montgomery county school district what happened after that student and her mother made that report to the principal. tonight at 6:00, we'll have their response. live in gaithersburg, kristin wright, news4. >>> the man who was arrested for having a gun near the white house may not be in jail for long. rj cappum reached a plea deal. the iowa man is expected to plead to a misdemeanor charge on monday. he had 37 rounds of ammo in his car this wednesday. he said the president called him and invited him to the white house. >>> president obama hit the road again today to sell his new immigration plan to the american public. his first stop, las vegas, where immigrants watched him announce new deportation rules last night. the plan will give more than 4 million undocumented immigrants the chance to apply for work permits, and a temporary reprieve from deportation

minor and a third degree sex offense in an alleged incident involving a student at roberto which he men take -- clemente school in jermantown in late september. parents are outraged for it taking them a month to be alerted and the pineda incidents follow an incident in damascus in upper montgomery county. >> this is how the administration is dealing with it? be quiet don't say anything? >> reporter: montgomery county school officials are out with a statement saying pineda has worked at 20 of their schools. >> a school spokeswoman says the superintendent is calling all principals in for a mandatory review of communications protocols and the expectations when they are allegations of abuse. >>> loudoun county public schools could be the first in the commonwealth to charge students to ride the bus if the state legislators get the okay. last year a $38 million shortfall caused the school board total after school activities and this year may be no different. >> all we're asking them to do is to sort of untie our hands to give us additional tools to assist us in dealing with budget issues. >> i don't like that