scott macfarlane has more on how officials have been try reduce the risk. >> it was just a few weeks ago director of theontgomery county department of corrections told us when an inmate is tent on harming themselves, it takes it.t a brief second do >> reporter: inside the montgomery county jail, officers use a syste calledirect supervision. rather than sit near monitors, they continuously walk the corridors checking the holding cells. in a matter of weeks in late 2017, they spotted and stopped a series of inmates from committing suicide. these officers sat with the iteam earlier this hosummer. many of you have responded to a suicide attempt? how many of you possibly have ved a life on the job? i fe there have been 80 suicide attempts since 2014. and in at least two of the cases, it ended in their death. in ju, county director of corrects acknowledged that they could only reduce the risk, not eliminate it. >> america's jails and prisons have become mental health treatment facility. >> reporter: w nounfound simila numbers in other jails. montgomery county requires mental health raining

. >> scott macfarlane is takg a closer look the grow beining suicide attempts. but chris gordon is first. >> reporter:el prosecutorsve that tyler tessier took his own life because his day of reckoning rarrived. they say if he facedre trial they would have buried him beneath an avalanche of his own lies. so they say he took the coward's way out. prosecutors didn't get to deliver their opening statement in court, but they laid out their case for the media against 33-year-ol tyler tessier. they say he admitted to police that he shot his pregnant girl friend laura wallen in the head and buried her in the field. but his apparent suicide today end theed the trial on the very day it was supposed to begin. >> we were robbed this morning of opportunity to allow the public to know the true nature and details of this crime. >> reporter: prosecutors displayed evidence to prove tessier lied to laura wallen throughout their ten year relationship. they say tessier was engaged to and living with another woman who complained about laura. tessier texted her saying i could kill he

scott macfarlane. news4 i-team. >>> a big case of friday weather whiplash >> big rain drops that scared chuck todd earlier today. doug, how bad is it? is it easing up at >> it's really not. we have new thunderstorm warnings. this is for howard county up i-95. it is a mess out there. right around thedistrict, you see heavy rainfall around the park. the nats have delayed the game because of the rain. more stormsun a the herndon area, ,bethes potomac.ri t around downtown. seeing rain for the last two hours. because of that we have a flash flood flash flood watch. or flash flood warning in effect in through d.c. just about the entire district and then areas of arlingtonnd alexandria. don't drive. turn around. don't own. more rain, heavy rain around damascus. area has just blown up with heavy rain and lightning. around frederick, it's been raining for an hourrso. hagerestown. warned lightning storm. right in through this area, i expect to see very heavy rain ythere. haven't seen it yet, it's come yourg way.

doug, i'm scott macfarlane.lic school system announcing a potential security break. a letter was sent to parents saying a spreadsheet was posted that revealed the names of students, tir birthdays and id numbers and their school and grade levels, among otheral ite. the information exposed from february 2018 until last month. the school chancellor says the spreadsheet in link been destroyed. no word on how many students have been impacted. shomari stone will have an update as soon as he learns more. for now, back to you. >> thank you, scott. >> we're continuing to monitor day one of the confirmation heing for the supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh, and it's beenust as bitter and contentious a hearing as the debate over any issuen american political life today. >> protesters interrupted the hearing more than two dozen times before we lost time. democrats argued that the hearing should have been delayed because they haven't had time to go over mor than 100,000 pages of documentation. moments ago lindsey graham po

public charter school teachers licenses aln't necessary at >> scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. >> virginiait easier ande efficient to revoke the school license and a direct response for the i-team and investigations is online.o just go our updated list on our nbc washington app. >> some local speed cameras are getting a bit of a makeover and a new location to make it harder to spot them. but rest assured they can spot you. transportation reporter adam tuss has a closer look. >> yeah. a lot of d.c. speed cameras, theyre getting new loconions. you d see it behind me because the tree is blocking it. take a look upe.n the theretoa it is, lot of cameras moving to new spots. yes, take a close look. some of thecity's speed cameras now watching from a perch. >> i might have been a vic tm of ths weekend. we'll wait and see. >> reporter: it's cameras with a departure from the by cameras that many of us have gotten used to and according to the manufacturer american traffic solutions they are very high tech and complete with high-resolution sensors and 3-d capability. >> the radar is able to track the

scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. >> oh, my goodness. i have had plenty of tickets because i didn't read the sign correctly. or i thought i read ity. correc >> you read one correctly but not the two or three below it. >> it really is >> it's an art form to be able to read those signs sometimes. a sign really need is that says no more rain. no more. >> for months. >> no mas, as they would say. we've hadust about all the rain we need for quite some time to come. i got great news though. starting with tomorrow afternoon, we might be able to go as man as, wait for it, seven days in a row without rain. we wouldn't even know what to do with ourselves under such circumstances. but be reae. the sunsh comes back tomorrow afternoon. it'll be with us for the weekend and a long distance into the middle of next week. right now it is cloudy once agai 69 here in washington. a north wind at 13 miles per hour. that's cooler airo settling i the region. with rain coming in from the south and west, it's going to cap temperatures. where we are now is about a

. >>> scott macfarlane with breaking news from the cothouse in d.c. a federal judge sentenced georgs papadopoo 14 days in jail. papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi in thnnection wihe robert mueller probe. he asked the judge to consider probation, saying he was young and naive when he lied to jurors his lawyer accused the president of swaying his client by calling it fake news and the witch-hunt and caused papadopoulos to lie instead to have telling truth. >>> now to a local firefighter making history. tiffany wesley was just named the fire chief. she's the first african-american to get the job in all of virginia. she grew up in temple hills and has been wking towards this jobca for des. aimee cho has her very inspirin. st >> reporter: as tiffany wesley gets ready to fight fires each day, today she's also gearing up for a new j cchallenge, becominn army battalion chief. she's the first african-american woman in history to hold the job. >> never did i think i would get here. it's all worth it. >>eporter: shetarted as a rookie in arlington 25

scott macfarlane is up next with the battle against cyberbullies. >>> a high school student is praised on a viral a videoer doing something quite positive. the video that showed his surprise to a school custodian. >> love that story. >>> if you're not on heard, now isime to jump on the band gon for what could be d.c.'s next championship team. the mystics >>> we are now three days into the mansion murders trial, and the juryas in this case now been seated. today we are also learning aboue of evidence they may be hearing based on al former c mate of the man charged with members ande family their housekeeper. meagan fitzgeralds there. meagan? >> reporter: a diverse jury.he throughout entire process, the judge was asking these jurors questions, and legalrt ex will tell you that you can gather, from some of these questions, of who might be sitting in that witness chair. a after two-day process, a jury was seated. they will ultimately decide the fate of darren windt the only suspect charg in the murder of a had us and wife, their 10-year-old son and hoekeeper. thes jurors were asked a series

in the newsroom, scott macfarlane, news 4 iteam. >>> a temporary successor for at the senator john mccain sworn in on the senate floor this afternoon. >> do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic? >> jon kyl is a republican who represented arizona in the senate from 1995 to 2013. he agreed to come out of retirement to fill john mccain's seat, at least until january. arizona's other republican senatoroo jeff flake at his side as vice president mike pence administered the oath of office. >>> speaking of filling seats, amazon's chief jeff bezos i making hefty contribution to a super pac focused onin elect veterans to public offe. he's given10 million to a group called with honor. this super pac works with candidates across political parties to help veterans win elected office across the country. this gif first reported by "the wall street journal" is the largest political contribution yet from zos. >>> when you send your children to school, you expect them to be safe. >> coming next only on news 4, t

. >>> as scott macfarlane reports, many parents are changingheir game plans and it's our schools andve to adjust the plays. take a lo. n reporter: game night america. a rite of passage, a tradition for players, fans, and parents. especially at westfield high in chantilly. three-time defending state champ in virginia. when you sit in s thatdium and watch the games, does it still have the feel of the that hight school fl had when we were in high school. do you still feel the part? >> oh, definitely. the crowd is into it. >> reporter: vanessa mejia hopes toatch her son at west springfield high. >> they learn respect for their coaches and teammates. i think there's so many values to be learned ifootball. >> reporter: but fewer kids are signing up for this physical game now. the news four i-team found while football still scores at some high schools like westfield, it's getting sacked elsewhere. throughout thewe commonth, participation has dropped by about 2,000 students since twaechl. in fairfaxouy alone, 10% in the same time frame. similar drops inmaryland, 14% fewer kids playing now an