and that is if there's a critic of scientology, you can't be critical of scientology. if you are, you must be some kind of suppressive person, and therefore it is fair game to go after that person with everything you've got --. >> right. >> no holds barred. you can lie, you can cheat, you can steal, no matter what. so it's not the belief system that should be upsetting to people, it's the abuses --. >> it's the execution of the, you know, we are going to deal with people in this particular way. there are physical abuses alleged. >> yeah, it's the abuses inside the church, human rights abuses towards children. >> physical abuses, human rights abuses, towards children. and then, of course, there's the question of whether people are paying money that is ultimately going to enrich individuals in the church as opposed to money being given to the church that then is being used to do good works, right? that's at the center of the irs question. >> right. and, of course, that and -- i mean, there are a lot of churches that do that. look at jimmy swaggart. >> right, right. >> bu

. >>> the church of scientology heads to court and more on their plans to transform this property and why it's getting pushback from local leaders. >>> a family was forced to put down its beloved pet and they're not prepared for what happened next after their dog was diagnosed with cancer. >>> d.c. is retiming traffic signals at a furious pace, but not exactly with your car in mind. i'm adam tuss. coming up, i'll give you an >>> i remember some of you on my facebook said where is the cold? here it is and it is cold for sure and i'll tell you what, tonight will be one cold night. take a look at the number, down to 31 degrees at the airport and here we are at 6:00 at night below freezing and winds out of the northwest at 17 miles per hour and that is setting the stage for a very cold night and look at the windchills at 12 in martinsburg and 17 in manassas and waking up tomorrow morning to even colder numbers and look at what's happening to the south and west and you might look over toward bluemont and rappahannock county and snow around fauquier county, too and nothing around the d.c. m

. >> a small victory for the church of scientology as he plans to landlord a rehab facility and the legal fight is far from over. >>> what needs to be done to prevent >>> a last-minute campaign controversy before tonight's republican debate. the candidates are under pressure to score points with voters in those early primary state, but senator ted cruz is playing defense for the second time in two weeks. steve handles man is in north charleston, south carolina with the story on that. >> the defense and last minute are very correct and the undercard debate has started in north charleston and next up are ted cruz and the eight others and cruz has got multiple problems. he was a significantly ahead in the iowa caucus polls until it came out that he was born in canada, it wasn't new, but questions asked about his eligibility to be president and now new questions about this new issue are plaguing the cruz campaign. >> the timing is terrible for ted cruz. two weeks until the vote in iowa where he's fighting for the lead on the day of the debate in south carolina where the vote is in five weeks.

. >> the church of scientology is claiming victory today after a judge rules in their favor. i'm mark >>> we have several stories developing right now. we just learned from prince george's fire about the dramatic rescues at that apartment complex. >> and it has the club. the teardown of the mansion in the district where those people were brutally killed. we're working on that for 6:00. >>> with just two weeks until the vote in iowa, he's fighting tonight with the lead. >> we asked you earlier why you watch a presidential debate. so far those of you that weighed in on the nbc washington flash survey show that 44% don't even watch debates and 24% watch to learn more about the candidates. and 29% watch for the entertainment value. >> and we have new information this evening on a controversy that involves the church of scientology and acres of pristine woodlands in maryland. today a judge issued a ruling on a case brewing for more than three years. news 4's mark segraves has that story. >>> nestled in the foothill his of the mountains just outside of frederick, maryland, sits tro

about your scientology? kuney: yes. he thought i was proselytizing. i thought i was just discussinin the closed-mindedness of some countries like germany and france who refuse to recognize scientology as a religion. and during these spirited discussions, did you discuss scientology's ambivalence toward psychology? objection, your honor. judge weldon: sustained. alicia: when the two of you argued-- excuse me-- discussed-- these issues, did you do it-- according to your neighbors-- with raised voices? objection, your honor. sustained. you have keys to mr. bauer's apartment, don't you, mr. kuney? yes. and you are the only one who claimed to see a fight between our client and his father. cary: objection. weldon: sustained. that's enough, counselor. seems like we've hit a road block. that reminds me... anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea... ...gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against occasional digestive issues. with three types of good bacteria. live the r rular life. phillips'. i asked my dentis

the church of scientology issued a statement saying they are pleased with the judge's ruling. members of the frederick county council until they've had time to review the judge's order. mark reeg saves, news 4. >>> today some of the residents went back to the scene of the apartment fire and they're still not allowed to go into the condos and some told news 4 they don't have anywhere to live and many of you watched their dramatic rescues live. right now two residents and three firefighters are all out of the hospital. investigators say the fire was an accident started in the kitchen. >>> a permit has been submitted to raze this mansion where the savopoulos family and their housekeeper were brutally murdered. the department of consumer and regulatory affairs say the permit is under review and it was submitted on wednesday. the savopoulos home went on the market in november. police have charged david wendt in the murders. he set the multimillion dollar mansion on fire after the killings. >>> big changes coming to your radio dial. the on-air switch about to happen on local airwave

. >>> today the fight against frederick county maryland by the church of scientology heats up. the church wants to continue running the property as a drug rehab but trout run does not allow for that. the church of scientology filed an appeal to the council's decision. >>> the washington redskins finish off the regular season strong with a win against the dallas cowboys. the skins beat the cowboys 34-23 yesterday. kirk cousins set a single season record for most passing yards by a quarterback in franchise history. how about that? coming up in the next half hour, jason pew will talk to players about the importance of a win heading into sunday's game. redskins tickets are sold out. >> i'm not surprised. so many people are so excited about this. i think because it was a surprise this season. >> nobody was expecting it. even the faithful didn't know kirk cousins would end the season this strong. >> the redskins take on the packers on sunday. a limited number of tickets went on sale an hour ago. we checked, the cheapest tickets were about $120. the redskins confirmed that tickets wer

the church of scientology filed an appeal.the hearing is set for this morning. >>> the paper's staff, the staff delivered the actual newspaper. the guy who wrote the story probably delivered the newspaper. this week customers complained about not getting their papers after a new company took over the dlichbryes. employees worked through the night packing and delivering the newspapers directly to subscribers. readers say they really appreciated the staff's dedication. >> if you're not getting newspaper the way newspapers are going -- >> that's right. everyone has to put their hands on it. >> "star wars" is taking. >> we'll learn whether they had their biggest weekend. they made just under $90 million. that's just saturday and sunday. it's now $20 million away from avatar's record and it earned the money in just a quarter of the time. i still want to see it again. >> we should do it. let's do it together. >> all right. done. >>> right now there's no denying it. it is definitely cold out there. chuck bell's "4 things to know abou

the church of scientology filed an appeal. the hearing is set for this morning at 10:00. >>> another fight over the quality of school lunches in prince george's county. bureau chief tracee wilkins says they're launching what they call a practical hunger strike. they want a meeting with administrators and they want a new food vendor for the school. >>> first week of january and guess what we're talking about. the washington redskins. what about that. finished off the regular season strong with a win against the dallas cowboys. the skins beat the cowboyscowbo 34-23. the redskins will take on the green bay packers in the first playoff game since sunday. today you have a chance go get your hands on the tickets for the nfc wild-card game. a limited number of tickets go on sale at 10:00 this morning. you can buy them through ticket master. >> way to finish strong. >> this could be a good preseason. >> #layerup. that's because today is expected -- >> post season. it's supposed to be the coldest day. tom kierein will let us know what

procedure, a procedure in scientology, by the way, he's been a scientologist for over 40 years, to healhe director of the movie grease. while they were filming this. according to this report, we found in vanity fair, the then 23 year old john travolta repeatedly touched the director of the film while suffering foot infection, and the next day the director's foot was just fine. healed over night. so john believe he was healed by scientologist touch assistance, what it is called. >> you two have any maladies i need to take care in. >> i think i'm good. lauren? you. >> want to lay hands? you ready? >> look at alex, like might might not want -- >> anything that needs to be cleared up? >> welshing i think i am good. >> are you good? >> ya, thanks, mike. so caring. >> do you have any maladies? >> i don't think so. >> moving on, one of the challenges while filming grease, in the 70s, was to make a bunch of 20 and 30 something year old, look like they were actually in high school. >> john travolta, 23, supposed to be 17, olivia newton john. >> thirty-three, right? >> she is 30, 30 years old, ha

representatives from freedom even the church of scientology were there. teaching them how to run, hide and fight. it has business owners thinking about safety strategies in a new way. >> maybe hardening entrances that are already under security cameras and secured access into certain areas. i think it's best that everyone in the office knows what to do. >> now, every business owner left the seminar with a checklist for their employees who weren't there so they too know how to prepare. >>> a bay area food truck is missing some cash. and they need your help to catch the guy responsible. take a look here. deputies hope someone recognizing this man. he is accused of breaking into a food track in tampa and stealing cash. there he is there. it happened early monday morning. hillsborough county deputies saying he is in his mid 30s about five-eight with full facial hair. call crime stoppers. >>> 19-year-old de shawn montreal jones is facing charges in a 2015 home invasion. deputies say jones and another suspect shot off a man's finger in front of the victim's inf

. >> the frederick county council is considering changing zoning laws to stop the church of scientologyopening a drug rehab fa sigs. the maryland church is trying to get them to open the fa sigs on trout run. yesterday the judge ruled in favor of the church. residents say there are better uses for that land. >> boy scout retreat or girl scout retreat or some kind of retreat center like that or nature center. >> now, the latest judge ruling may be meaningless. earlier this week the council introduced new legislation that would prevent rehab facilities from historic properties. >> stay with us. we continue at 5:00 a.m. >>> one day after the world health organization cleared west africa of the virus, a confirmed case. a woman who died earlier this month died. officials say the country's level of preparedness is high and there's no cause for concern. yesterday the world health organization warned there could be more flare-ups of the disease. aaron and

council and church of scientology will face off in church. they recently denied trout run. they want to continue running it as a rehab center but trout run is not zoned for that. becoming a historic property allows it to go around the rule. the hearing will held this morning at 10:00 a.m. >>> right now national guard troops and federal aid workers are assisting in the cleanup efforts in missouri. some people are coming home for the first time in a week after last week's massive flooding. the waters have mostly receded but hundreds of homes are beyond repair. the people assessing the damage say it could take months for places to rebuild. >>> for the first time we're getting look at a cargo ship that sank during a hurricane last october. the el faro sank. they're hoping to find the ship's black fwoks learn more about what happened. they say they have not recovered any human remains. >>> all right. it is 4:51. we're talking about highs in the 30s today. heise. this is just -- you know what i mean? >> i wasn't ready. was warned. >> you were warned. >> i'm still not ready. >> we

. >>> a fight between the church of scientology and the frederick county council is now in the handsa maryland judge. the church wants to use trout run as a drug rehabilitation facility. the county voted against rezoning the area as historic, something needed for the project to move forward. the church sued for discrimination. the judge's decision is expected in the next 30 days. >>> this morning for the first time we are hearing 911 calls when more than 100 motorcyclists took over the beltway. this happened two days after christmas. at least 100 motorcycles and atv riders hit parts of the inner loop bringing traffic to a stand still. >> about 30 atvs, bikes, motorbikes on the highway blocking traffic, doing tricks in the highway. >> oh, my gosh. 20 or 30 of them, weaving in and out of traffic, extremely aggressive and actually scary. >> maryland state police say they have seen the video, but in arrests have been made. >>> few things could be as annoying as getting stuck in an endless number of red light. traffic here can be frustrating as you probably already know and of course timi

. >>> a fight between the church of scientology and the frederick county council is now in the hands of a judge. the church wants to build a new drug rehab facility at trout run. it bought the land for $5 million, but this past summer, the council voted against rezoning the area as historic, something needed to move forward with the project. the church sued for discrimination. the judge's decision is expected in the next 30 days. >>> next at 11:00, banned on campus. american university telling students tonight what they can't use to get to class, effective immediately. >>> more than 60 dogs rescued from a single maryland home. tonight the incident neighbors say should have saved those animals months ago. >>> and sending a message. tonight police talked directly to the group behind that standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge. >> it's time for you to leave our community. >>> i'm melissa mollet with your first 4 traffic tonight. in fairfax, hunter mill road at ♪ ♪ >>> developing tonight, the sheriff of a rural oregon town says it's time for an armed militia to leave. but that group says

. >> we have scientology. >> it is close. >> and the second coming of [bleep] is on an exhamster coming out. >> tom, you said the suits are without merit. apparently they are not without merit. >> in my world they are. >> not in a legal sense? >> no. all the power to them. >> you said men aren't getting laid if they have liver spots. are you kidding me? hugh hefner gets laid. >> yeah, if you are rich. i'm saying random dudes with liver spots. >> it is called new york city. random dudes with liver spots getting action. welcome to new york. it's been waiting for you. >> is that the new motto? i thought it was the big apple. >> it is the big liver spot and a bottle of viagra. >> time to take a break. >>> when we come back. i couldn't even say it. >>> live from america's news headquarters, i'm kelly wright. no calm after the storm for thousands of air travelers. airlines are still working feverishly to untangle their schedules in the aftermath of the massive weekend nor' easter. there is no telling when the carriers will straighten out this mess. many passengers team to be taking it all in

his latest film is "going clear: scientology and the prison of belief." he's alex gibney. this is "overheard."

. >>> a battle between the frederick county council and the church of scientology is heating up.hurch wants to open a drug rehab facility on the mountain retreat of trout run. the council voted to block that facility. yesterday the judge ruled in favor of the church. residents say there are better uses for that land. >> boy scout retreat, girl scout retreat, some kind of retreat center like that, or a nature center. >> the latest judge's ruling may be meaningless. earlier this week the council introduced new legislation that would prohibit rehab facilities from historic properties. >>> the episcopal church in the u.s. is being punished. the church will not be allowed to participate in many internal decisions made by the group. the organizing body of anglocan churches around the world is upset about the acceptance of same-sex marriage. the new bishop says the church remains committed to being an inclusive church. >>> mexican authorities are stepping up security measures where joaquin el chapo guzman is being held. it's the same prison he escaped from six months ago by digging an u

i thought she was a recruiter for scientology or something. i was like, i am so in. yeah, then we sort of became. >> jimmy: yeah, well, i have a similar thing except for the threesome and the beatings, yeah. so by the way, it's every o have a standup comedy special on hbo. >> pretty cool. >> jimmy: what was the one that made the biggest impact on you growing up? >> oh, man. all of as my favorite, still is my favorite. denmark, george carlin, anything? nothing? >> jimmy: she probably knew "married with children." do people know you now from the y? >> i feel like people -- i figure -- people either think they know me -- i can't tell. i'm at the level of fame where people either think i'm just think we went to college together. >> like i'll go on an airplane, there will be someone to my right, someone will come on the plane, i'm a fan, can i get a photo!he person next to me is like, who are you? and i'm like, okay. he knows. like everything about me. you know nothing about me. what is it? i have to be like, i've been on they're like, what shows? he's not sure. then i ha

. >>> the frederick county council is considering changing zoning laws to stop the church of scientology from opening a drug rehab facility. they triering to open it on trout run. the council voted to block that facility. the judge blocksed it. others say there are better uses for the land. >> boy scout retreat or girl scout retreat or nature center. >> the latest judge ruling may be meaningless. earlier this week the council introduced new legislation that would prohibit rehab facilities from them. >> we're seeing action today on a moonshot to cure cancer. president obama announced a national effort in his state of the union address earlier this week. biden is leading the campaign. he's meeting with researchers at the school of pennsylvania. >>> the marine corps marathon hopes a redesigned website will make registering easier. feedback from runners who want -- they got feedback from runners and wanted to make it easier. the 41st marine corps marathon will be held on october 30th. >>> a new push to crack down on people who terrorize businesses and their customers. a new device that could

>> reporter: representatives from freedom bank, metropolitan ministries and even the church of scientology learning how to run, hide and fight if mass violence erupts. the institute giving them a checklist so their employees know what to do as well. >> so i'm going to check off my own list. exit to your desk. that's at the back of the building. next, do you have a safe place to hide? for me it's the makeup room. it has to meet this criteria. the door locks and it is sturdy so you can close it and hide. if i'm trapped for a long people. good thing i keep my cell phone on me at all times so i can text or maybe call someone. >> reporter: small steps to but it has some business owners thinking bigger safety strategies. >> maybe hardening some entrances that are already under security cameras. >> reporter: for the now, i'm christie post. >>> right now the u.s. military is expanding how it is fighting isis in afghanistan. before they did not have that legal authority. now under previous rules, the military could only go after isis elements that posed a threat to u.s. forces in the area or served

. >>> the maryland scientology church wants to open a drug rehab fa sigs on trout run.he council voted to block that city. yesterday the judge ruled in favor of the church. residents say the council needs to step up its argument. >> would have preferred the judge would have ruled in favor of the county council's decision and backed that up, but i understand the rationale for what the judge is doing and certainly the county council should have justification. >> the county council has been ordered to provide a factual and legal justification for its decision, something they've been unwilling to do so far. >>> a potential problem for you as you start to make your travel plans. a dangerous problem posing a risk. >>> a new initiative that could make it easier for d.c. police to track down dangerous criminals. 5:57 is your time right now. 5:57 is your time right now. "news4 today" you can't predict the market. 5:57 is your time right now. "news4 today" but through good times and bad... ...at t. rowe price... ...we've helped our investors stay confident for over 75 years. call

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. >>> a fight between the church of scientology and the frederick county council is now in the hands of a maryland judge. the church wants to use trout run as a drug rehab facility. the church sued for discrimination. the judge's decision is expected in the next 30 days. >>> fan duel and draft kings lining up top maryland lobbyists and attorneys to keep their fantasy sports businesses up and running. the baltimore sun reporting more than 100,000 people in maryland have received letters urging them to show their support. fan duel is concerned that maryland may join other states and ban the games. nbc's parent company comcast is among the investors of fan duel. >>> you'll soon be able to look inside the trolley station underneath dupont circle. the station will open to the public for the first time in with decades in april. the nonprofit arts organization that took part of the space is looking for artists to do something creative with hundreds of thousands of plastic balls. you can can be part of the project reball. it is a design competition that will feature the balls in the newly op