scott macfarlane's in the newsroom with the fallout. >> the chair of a u.s. house subcommittee says sheas grave concerns about what the i-team reported on this broadcast last ni we told you scott tyree o fairfax county has been moved after serving a 16-year prison sentence. pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 13-year-old girl he lured online from her home in he held her captive at his home in leaherndon and sexually abusy her for until he was captured. transferred from north carolina to a halfway house to him for his ultimate full release from custody. it's a halfway house, though, that's not in fairfax county or north carolina but in pittsburgh. four miles from his victim's the u.s. bureau prisons declined to comment as to why, but the agency acknowledged inmates tend to eventually live in communities near their halfway houses. >> there's no reason that he should be our problem. as long a he's here, he's going to be our problem because it's terrifying. you know, it's an emotional abuse. >> reporter: members of congress tell the news 4 i-team this is unacceptable

scott macfarlane. scott. >>> we change gearsompletely out of a science fiction movi >> researchers are developing a miile that could defend us from an asteroid. >> reporter: thi animation shows the damage that can be caused by ansteroid crashing to earth. a team led by elena adams is building a hit ance astoid in space, throwing it off course enough to miss the earth? >> every now and again when i'm feeling a little feisty i say that myavob is to the world. most of the time i say i work on nasa missions. this time i'm working on aark mission that is going to move an asteroid. >> reporter: d.a.r.t. is the double asteroid redirection test. they're building a spacecraft to target the moon reslolving aroud this. >> it's like shooting darts. we're trying nudge the asteroid out of the way in order to be able to have it mis the eart if it's coming towards earth. >> reporter: the applied physics lab has bee designing spacecraft since 1959. reporting om laurel, chris gordon news4. >>> good to know someone's look

scott macfarlane what do you think?have ten days until another shutdown and no one is giving us an indication that anything has changed. it's a democratic speaker of s houseting over his shoulder. >> we'll all be watching nancy pelosi. >> she'll be the one leading the party whether to stand up and applaud. and in the gally, the democratic house females wearing whites tonight. >> we've seen a lot of them already walking by. >> they're coming past us. that's inonor of the 100 anniversary of the passage of women's suffrage. they won't get a sneak evw of the speech, they'll get it maybe 10 minutes before the speech starts but they want to hear what's said about theut wn and our federal workers who have so much riding on another shutdown. >> itus an oppty for the president to tell the country that he agrees that shutdowns are bad things and he's not going to do it again. it's not oy federal employees, it's contractors because they're not reimbursed, they're not made whole so it was a 35 day loss. >> local u.s. senators are g

no ss. >>> i'm scott macfarlane at the live desk. breaking news. there's been a disturbing photo discovered and now spreading om the colle of medical schoolearbook of virginia governor ralph northam. this is from wavy, the persoee youn the white, a person in black face another person appears to be in a ku klux klan outfit. no word yet from ralph northam. we'r going to keep calling trying to get some reaction. we'll bring it to you as soons can. for now at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. pat and erika back to you. w >>> hear it all the time. the country is dealing aith terrible blood shortage. please donate. >> the red cross came up short by more than 18,000 donations last year. toda we're taking you beyond the numbers. >> news4's aaron gilchrist introduces us to one young woman who saided donlood changed her life. >> reporter: being home for the weekend doesn't mean caitlyn adams gets a day off from school work. she has a social degree to earn. and doing any work these ds is a lot easier than ito used tbe. >> from one to ten, my normal pain sc

scott macfarlane. >> reporter: good morning. michael cohen appears before the use intelligence committee and this time, no cameras allowed. it willappen behind closed doors.st very differenterday, when there were so many cameras, swarming as mr. cohen appeared before the house oversight committ committee. and mr. cohen was asked about payments me to "the enquirer." and they defended michael cohen against republican criticisms h was a known liar and was po aibly seeking book deal. does any of this feel a litece like a sptacle? >> i think the republicans are trying to make it look that way. >> i think there's probably a lot of people in america who are startled to get in inside glimpse on how the trump operation is operating. >> reporter: we will likely see mr. cohenac app the office buildings today. cameras will be staked out outside. this mig be the lastime we see him before he reports to federal prison, mid-spring. on capitol hill, scott macfarlane, news 4. >>> mr. trump addressed the cohen testimony. he called cohen a liar. bu

on the hill, scott macfarlane, news ow >>> rightn vietnam, president trump is meeting again with orth korean president k jong-un. it is the second day of nuclear talks between the two leaders. mr. trump said tonight there is no rush on an agreement with the north. the big headline so far is that the u.s. has dropped its demand that north kea disclose its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.en prestrump will speak to reporters about this overnight before flying back to washington. doreen? >>> new at1:00, a disturbing case of misconduct at the hands of a localpi massage the. the man arrested after a woman says he touched her inappropriately. that man also licensed to give private massaging in people's homes. news 4's shomari stone has new concerns from police in montgomery county. >> reporter: good evening. people who pay for massages here at hand & stone massage and facial spaell me they're surprised by this arrest ntesident tonight we talked to montgomery c police and they tell us they are concerned that there may be more victims. this is the suspect, 36-yeaold joshua johns

our investigative reporter scott macfarlane has our report. >> reporter: before becoming a dad and posingor pictures with his kids and picking up the toys around the house, life looked a lot different for matt paris. >> you started off with marijuana. >> yep. >> wasn't casual, though, was it? >> no, it was never very casual. >> reporter: he said first it was marijuana that controlled his life. >> eventually it got to the point where i was smoking befwhi woke up, before i went to bed. >> reporter: then harder drugs like opioids. the turning point came seven years ago racing down i-270. >> we flipped the car three times in the middle of rush hour. >> reporter: when he crashed en route to d.c. to buy more drugs. surviving that accident pushed him to seek help. >> i'm here for a reason, you know, and i went and asked my mother for help. >> reporter: addiction counselor angela caldwell says marijuana dependency is something she often sees. >> look, you're not going to find a lot of people that are going to die from marijuana overdose, but it does not discount the effects. >> reporter: the news

scott macfarlane. >>> doug, are you more popular today than you were last week? i want to know. >>'ve gotten flowers, strawberries at my desk. i don't know what it is. no let us if you get cake. >> i haven't had cake yet. i could use it what a day. >> it's incredible. >> it was startling. >> it was. you walk outside and it's like i don't need my jacket at all. 65 degrees. really ay. beautiful and you know what else today is? today is world cancer day,do i t know if you knew that. look at this, i was down there at children's memorial hospital. we were able to give a chance this is from chance for life, i'm on the board of the foundation, we were able to give $600,000or >> that's incredible. >> that's great. this event is coming up march 9th. we'll be at the mgm, i'll be there hosting the event. that money goes directly to help kids and, of course, pediatric cancer. so on this day glad to be able to make tt donation. thank you for having us there. >>> for us 65, that wahe high today. right now 58 degrees.l temperatures w dropping the next couple hours but still nice. it's cool at

scott macfarlane reports. >> reporter: scott tyree met and groomed his victim, alicia kozakiewicz online. then he drove to pittsburgh to kidnap her. then he returned home to sexually abuse her for days. posting images of the abuse online. tyree pleaded guilty to federal sex crimes in 2003, a judge sentenced him to 19 years in prison. but 16 years later, he's been transferred to this halfway house in pittsburgh, just four miles, a short drive from where the victim's famy still lives and the sight of the kidnapping. he'll be released from custody in april and could be living in pittsburgh after. the u.s. bureau of prisons says they place people in halfway houses nearest their future homes. >> this is unreal. this is unreal. this is something that should not ever havehappened. >> but it wasn't the feds that notified dalicia, we by phone. >> this is just such an injustice. and at the very least my family should hde been infor and they should have been informed by armed officers. >> reporter: this neighborhood in which scott tyree held alicia hostage, it was the middle of winter back then, to

on capitol hill, scott macfarlane, news 4. >>> perhaps lost in the action on capitol hill, the houseassed a bill requiring background checks on all commercial gun sales. that includes gun shows and the internet. the bill faces an uphill battle in the senate. later today, thewiouse democrats propose a second bill they hope will attract bipartisan support. that would extend the review period of background checks from three days to ten. >>> now, to our other headlines. an argument led to a deadly shooting. enthe argum broke out near harriet tubman elementary school. on left to get a gun. police say when he returned, he killed someoneib des as in his late teens or early 20s..c >>> police have arrested a man accused of shooting a teacher in the face. police say tyree irving killed a man in broad daylight last month. this happened just blocks away otom the metro station. police say irving d.c. fourth grade math teacher last week. he was struck by a stray bullet and was wounded in the hands and face. irving wasrrested on tuesday. >>> this morning, a massage therapist is accused of touching

impa scott macfarlane is in the news room now to explain. >> lots of moving pieces. the metro board of directors meets thursday. we'll s if they consider another emergency policy to allow federal wkers to ride free during a shutdown. that would be s ilar to what they approved at the end of the last month. in the meantime, montgomery owunty is expected to pass a resolution tomo approving federal workers and allowing federal workers to ride free on montgomery county buses during the shutdowns. the county council president said the shutdown impacts tens of thousands of people in th county. >> it's never a good time. definitely not a good time for montgomery county to have to address this particular challenge. >> the ve to make it official expected tomorrow afternoon in rockville. the meantime we'll keep you posted on what metro rail's board does on thursday. scott macfarlane news4. back to you. >>> news4 is staying on top of is developing story. we put an explainer in the nbc washington app about what nieds to happen for the government to avoid a shutdown. yourc can s s

scott macfarlane. >>> another startling statistic on america's fight against drugs. the united states has more overdose deaths than any other wethy nation on earth. a new study from the university of southern california shows that drug mo ality in the u.s. is twice what the rate is in finland and sweden, the next two countries on the list. the overdose epidemic is affecting overall life expectancy numbers in this country. researchers say the u.s. has lost more years from drug deaths than any other high-income nation. ge> exercising in middle aan help your brain down the road. researchers in sweden tracked 800 won for 40 years and found those that were physically or mentally active when they were younger, were less likely to develop dementia later in life. some of those mental activities can be reading, writing or going to a concert. >> staying active is good for you. >> i'm t not surt counts. forecasting the weather may shorten your life. yesterday, i was telling you to plan mentally for a 3-inch to 6-inch here's some of the big winners in our maryland counties. clos

s scott macfarlane joins us from the news room. this is not the thing we want to get good at. >> the metro board of directors meets thursday. we'll s ifhey consider an emergency policy to let federal workeride the rails and buses free. that would be similar to what they approved last month. in the meantime montgomery county is expected to pass a resolution tomorro allowing federal workers to ride free on buses during the shutdowns. they said the shutdown impacts tens of thousands of people in the county. >> this is definitely not a good time for montgomery county to have to address, you know, this particular challenge. >> a vote to make tha free ride resolution official is expected tomorrow afternoon in rockvi we'll keep you posted on metro and their board of directors on thursday. in thes nom, scott macfarlane news4. >> scott, thank you. >>> now to the crisis in virginia. some african-american oeaders spok today in support of governor ralph northam. >> this comes as northam end to the week out of the public eye. this weekend he to

joining me is scott macfarlane, f covering capitol hill and, scott, one of the things we're really watching for tonit is what the president says about government shutdowns. that's so important to so many government employees n our area. >> and their families and their neighbors and their co-workers. in fact, so many local federalw ers will be here. every member of congress gets one to give to a guest and the local delegation has invited local federal ctractors or employees to watch this in person. what we've heard so far today, no indication any divide will b brideponderance of the eviden evidence. both sides are dug into their sides. and while the democrats he the majority on the floor and house majority leader steady howiyer theater on the floor as well. >> there are issues we ought to deal with, we ought to deal with them constructively and collectively if we can, because that's the only way they'reg goo get addressed in a positive way. >> we know one democrat that won't show up tonight, john lewis is sitting this out like last year, a protest to president trump. you and i were the only

. >> scott macfarlane and the news 4 i-team revealing many drivers are getting caught impilred behind the wheel. >> dui 7 going in for traffic. >> it's close to midnight, and the n is 4eam is on patrol with maryland state police. looking for drirs who mig be impaired. >> we're looking for violations indicative ofrm impt. looking for an ability to maintain a single lane, improp lane position, looking for a weaving paern. >> when this car blazes by us a2 nearly miles per hour. a trooper pulls the driver and conducts a field sbrit test. >> just like that. >> she say she had several drinks before getting behind the wheel. >> overs tell the i-team alcohol isn't t t only thingy are checking for these days. >> we have marijuana seizures almost on a daily basis. >> reporter: states nationwide including locally look to fully decriminalize marijuana, police in maryland are seeing more drivers testing their luck on the highway and crashes involving marijuana up 80% from last year and traffic violations involving marijuanaup, too, up about 40%. virginia and d.c. told the team they don't keep trac

ws 4 scott macfarlane has reaction from capitol hill. >> reporter: inside t capitol visitor's center;t was a late night of people reacting to wha the president said in his state of the union address. we spoke with local memrs of ngress late last night and they said they were noting what they didn't hear. no references to federal workers, to those furloughs fro the last government shutdown or the possibility of another one in just nine days. >> there are a lot of things i didn't hear. i didn't hear reference to en federal gover employees or contractors who suffered through the longest shutdown in history due to president trump. i didn't hear a genuinees exon of gratitude to men and women who serve in the military. >> you would never know that 800,000 federal workers and maybe an equal number of federal contract employees were furloughed for 35 days. losing two paychecks. >> reporter: the president has events later today to move on from the state of the union address and re-enforce some of the point hes made. local members of congress back in session later today, but there ar no loc rep

scott macfarlane. > the united states has more overse deaths than any other wealthy nation on earth. a new study fromhe university of southern california shows that drug mortality in the u.s. is twice what the rate isn finland and sweden, the next two countries on the list. the overdose epidemic is affecting overall life expectancy numbers in this country.s researchay the u.s. has lost more years from drug deaths than any other high-income nation. >>> researchers found exercising in middle age can help your brain down the road. researchers in sweden tracked 800 women for 40 years and found those that were physically or mentally active when they were younger, were less likely to develop dementia later in life. some of those mentalnctivities e reading, writing or going to a concert. >> staying active is good for you. >> it's 4:18. let's hope that the mess melts away. >> it will. a lot of the suburbs, now, are right on the freezing mark. so, best to just assume that whatever you see out there can bekerozen this morning and it easy. 30 in winchester. 32 in purcellville this morning. 35 i

scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. out on this story in the c washington app, including how officers are trained to conduct those field sobriety tests. just clio on investigation see all of the weed week stories from the news 4 i-team. >> and if you're just waking up, od morning. your time now is 7 sack, looking we're reary outside, but in weather alert mode this morning. lauryn ricketts says we'll get some strong gusts of wind coming through. ll be back in just a moment to let us know when. ay with us. st >>> and welcome back. we're working for to you help you clear the clutter in your life. this is important for all of us, myselfea included. ier we showed you how this trend works. it helped transform a marylane woman's homrom include thor to clean. >> we wondered could it work on this mess. this is one of our co-work efforts's desk. you can see his face over there, maybe, maybeot jim handley. it's his. we could all use a little i de-clutterin our life. here are some tips for our newsroom and how they cfo work you and

and what scott macfarlane and the news 4 i-team found is triggering calls for someone to step in. >> reporter: cold, n snowy year's day in 2002 might feel like a lifetime ago, but it doesn'tror the motf alicia. >> alicia's been through physical abuse. she's been through emotional abuse. >> reporter: that say scott tyrers drove several h from fairfax county to pittsburgh r-th the sole purpose of kidnapping 13-yd alicia, whom he lured online. he brought her to herndon and held her hostage where he sexually abused her. it triggered a national manhunt. >> we've all been through the xiety and emotional abuse in our family. >> the feds captured tyree four days later and prosecuted him and sent him to the federal prison in north carolina. 17 years later, tyree looks mump different and theews 4 i-team learned he's weeks away from being released to the public. he's finishing his sentence in a halfway house. it isn't in north carolina or fairfax county, it's in this building in pittsburgh. >> he's out of prison. now we are in prison. >> reporter: just four minutes m from where they still lives

scott macfarlane is here with me. he's been talking to some of our local lawmakers about it. first, blayne alexander reports on the ent's speech. >> madam speaker, the president of the united states. >> reporter: tonight, president trump's first state of the union address before a divided congreea. house r nancy pelosi sitting over his shoulder. s speech touching on unity. >> hoping that we will govern not as two parties but as one nation. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: giving ast nod to e ic congress. >> we also haveor women serving in congress than at any before. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: but it comes after the longest shutdown in history over the president's demand for a border wall. >> where walls go up, illegal crossings go way, way down. [ applause ] >> reporter: among the president's guests, the family of a coupleho officials say was killed by an undocumented immigrant. the president also taking a swipe at the russia investigation without mentioning it by name. >> anno ec miracle is taking place in the united states and the only thing that can stop it

child care center was a priority to ensure the best and brightest parents remain on the hill scott macfarlane, thank you, scott. >>> thousands of 9/11 survivors and their families are still dealing with health issues caused by the toxins at ground zero and the fund set up to help them is almost out of money. three months was spent digging through the pile of toxic debris at ground zero and many as a result have developed cancer or other illn ses. the victim compensation funds awards to help them. comedian john stewart has come to washington so many tim to champion this issue. he returned today asking congress for a permanent solution. >> we brought friends down here fore they're not here anymore. now it's coress' job to fund it properly. >>> today a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the house and senate introduced a measure that called for permanent funding. >>> appointment not only the flight attendant that could be watching you at 30,000 feet if you look closely some of the inflight screens on set back have cameras. before you fret, airlines say they're not using them to spy on you. airlines

. >> scott macfarlane broke this story. scott, i know there's new t. fall this is just terrifying. >> this surprised us too and we realized we were on to something we when figure it had all out. of people ase a lot do remember. he drove to pittsburgh on new year's day 2002 from hernden to kidnap a 13-year-old girl he's lured online. he held her captive and sexually abused her and a national manhunt was needed to track him down fr daysleader. he pleaded guilty and served 16 years in prison and we're now weeks away from his full release. so he' been transferred to a halfway house but that halfway house is not in fairfax county but in pittsburgh. angering victim's advocates like camille coop. >> who's brought idea was it that they thought he should go back to liveom in thenity where his victim's live and where the crime occurred in which he has no ties? >> on why he was placed there. tonight at 11:00 we'll look into why this could possibly happen and we'll hear from the family. also, what members of congress are doing now in light of wha the i-team found.

and as scott macfarlane and the news 4 i-team reports, that has troopers alert to peopng weed behind the wheel. it's difficult to tell you if more people are smoking marijuana. but police will tell you more people are tryg to drive after ing so. this driver, who asked us to call him andrew, says he likes k tothe edge off. >> i suffer from panic attacks. if i feel a panic attack coming on, sometimes i'll take a hit. >> reporter: a hit of marijuana, .ten from his vaping devi virginia and d.c. police don't keep data. >> we have marijna seizures almost on a daily basis.>> eporter: but maryland police do. twice as many as the year before. and approximately 40% jump in the bum number of traffic violations. as more states move toward full decriminalization in marijuana, they're training more troopers an coming up, what police look for to see if someone is driving after being impaired after marijuana. and why drivers say, they do so anyhow. for now, scott mcfarlane. >>> right now, the big apple circus is in town.d e of our own had a major role in opening week. >> that was me. i had the pleas

scott macfarlane. >>> also, exercising in middle age can help your brain down the road. researchers in sweden tracked 800 women for 40 years and fnd those that were physically or mentally active when they were younger, were less likely to develop dementia later in life. some of those mental activities can be reading, writing or going to a concert. >> staying active is good for you. >>> timeuso f back on our forecast with chuck bell. what are we looking at today, chuck? >> ye h to stay active. i walk the dog and do the crossword puzzle. now, your thursday morning after a snow day yesterday. we're starting off with locally thick fog this morning. gaither gaithersburg. a little fogginess early today. that will be giving way to more and moreunshine later on. 35 degrees, luckily not much of a breeze. windchillshren't muc of an issue. there's areas at or below freezing this morning.o best assume it ee's frozen this morning. past 9:00 or 10:00, things will stop quickly. on the whe, not a bad-looking day today. high 56 degrees, with more than enough sunshine. tomorrow, all-cloud

scotts macfarlane, news i-team. w the i-team tried reaching out to the scott tyree at the lfway house and received no response. he's scheduled to be granted his full release in april. to read more about thisase or send the i-team any tips, visit the nb washington app. >> that story. >> time right now is 7:15 as we take a live look as the sub is r coming up o the nation's capital this morning. a chilly start and some rain is on the way p.plus a look at a f weatheecast later on in the week that could haveome of us making snow >>> 7:18 is your time. all week news 4 is looking at how people are looking for lot. the most popular method we found out w finding dates on apps. >> i'm so lucky i've never had to deal with any of the p-type stuff. >> seems tough. >> does. >> is it healthy to date someone basedn a few photos and a snap judgment? our justin finch asked a relationship councillor about that. >> tinder, bumble, a numbe of apps that singles are looking for right. a swipe celeste ano, a swipe right is a go. if that see

a year ago this week scott macfarlane showed loopholes in the safety net to protect children from potential predators in the classroom. now a legislature who called the story heart wrenching is pushing for chang in the law. >> the first couple weeks i was rait was nerve ing. >> how did this teacher who lost his job in florida for sexually laced texts with a student end up in aroom in had two different maryland schoo districts months later. >> what i did really wasn't all.inal at it was an ethical mistake. >> the teach is eric greco we're not showing his face beuse he was not charged by police and fears retaliation. he knew somehow calvert county public schools and montgomery county schools failed to find s troubled past. >> why do you think you slipp through the cracks? >> i think at some level the districts didn't do their due process of checks and balances. >> background checks? >> backgrounds, like one complete. >> reporter: the i-team investigation found in 2016 the maryland state department of education had for months stopped checking names against a national data base which lists name

scott macfarlane fewm the i team revealing many drivers are getting caught impaired behind the wheel. 7.dui >> it's close to midnight and patrols4 i team is on with the state police. >> we're looking for the inability to maintain a single lane, we look for a weaving pattern. >> reporter: when this car blazes b us at nearly 120 miles per hour. a trooper pulls the driver and conducts a fieet sob tests. she said she had several drinks before t getting behind wheel. officers iell the team, alcohol isn't the only thing they're checking for these days. >> we have marijuana seizures i feelike on a daily basis. >> reporter: as states nationwide look t fully decriminalize marijuana. police why maryland say they're catching more drivers testing their luck on the highway. traffic violations in maryland up about 40%. virginia and d.c. told the i team they don't keep track of arrests forf driving under the influence of mai marijuana. but over all, it's been an increase. >> is been legal in the d.c >> reporter: this man with says he regularly drives after or while using marijuana. >> you're about t

doreen and scott macfarlane are going to be reporting live from the capital all evening. and nbc news special coverage of the address begins tomorrow night at 9:00. >> back to our top story in virginia. many who voted to put the governor in office now want to see h out of office. but the decision for him to leave is not entirely unanimous. ry smith spent time talking to people about the governor's actions andound some mixed opinions there. >> reporter: people are just split. we talked t about a half dozen, eight or nine people and some said he shouldgo. some said no stay in office, ride this out. but the one thing they all greed goes without it governor northam making a stand on whether he's going to stay or go is bad for him and the commonwealth. as his political livelihood hangs in the balance, governor northam's sta was a no show in odbridge. that didn't stop voters from sounding off about the stroefr controversy. >> he should have been gone. >> yes yes. >> i think he deserves a second chan >> the minute it came out he should say okay for the good of virginia i should

he sued police in 2014 alleging police brutality at scott macfarlane reports, that case finally closedter: records just released to the news4 i team nformationfreedom of act show council member white received $75,000 from the d.c. government in 2017 part of a settlement of a lawsuit he filed against d.c. police. you can see the payout is dated august 2017. he took office reesenting ward 8 in january 2017. he sued d.c. alleging he soughted by a police officer who was directing traffic. it happened where he was setting up for the annual marion berry turkey drive. d.c. disputed facts in the case but reached the settlement three years later..c the council chairman and the secretary of the council tell the t i teamy were not notified about this and say d.c. council ruleseq don'tre them to be notified about this. mr. white declined request to answer questions and to comment on our story. in the news room, scott macfarlaneews4. >>> the nfl and collin kaepernick have come to terms and the quarterback is dropping his lawsuit against pro football. he accused the nfl of expicons e conspireing to

. >> as our scott macfarlane discovered there are multiple ga federal inveson nooz whether the state department is doin enough to ensure these well trained dogs are well cared r overseas. >> reporter: a terror attack targeting a place american travel. five killed as gunmens stormed a tel. before the death toll climbed higher, police fought tback, poliined by the u.s. state department. >> the one thing we learned from 11 is the fact that we need partners. >> reporter: former statede rtment diplomat official frank taylor is describing the agency's antiterroris assistance program or ata. createdn 83, the program teaches more than 150 other nations including mali how t fight terror. >> we wanted to make sure they had world classil capy globally. >> reporter: that capability includes 100 bomb sniffing canines provided by the state department to countries like ordan as shown in this video posted by the u.s. embassy there. >> this gift the u.s. gives, does itave lives? >> i would be surprised if it hasn't. >> rorter: jerry firestein says the american provide the canines and the training to

. >> an investigation by scott macfarlane shows how many driver are getting caught driving impaired.i seven. >> it's close to midnight and the news4 i team is on patrol with maryland ste police oking for drivers who might be impa impaired. >> we're looking for violations indicave of impairment, inability to maintain aingle lane, we look for a weaving pattern. >> reporter: when this car blazes by us at nearly 120 miles per hour. the trooper pulls the driver and conducts a field sobriety test. she said she had several drinks before getting behind the eel. officers till the i team alcohol isn't the only thing they're checking for these days. >> we have marijuana seizuree i feel l on a daily basis. >> reporter: as states nationwide look to fully criminalize marijuana police in maryland say they'r their luck on the highway. 80% in theabout state from last year. traffic violations involving marijuana up too about 40%. virginiahend d.c. told i team they don't keep track of the number arrests f driving under the influence of marijuana but overall the increase for driving under the influence

in t news room, scott macfarlane news4. >>> todayha on would have been george washington's 287th birthdaydozens of people became new american citizens at the mount vernon estate. 78 people from 39 countries taking part in the naturalization ceremony at mount vernon. >>> well, all week long we wve beenking for you with tips on how to clear the clutter from your life. today it was my turn. take a look. >> this was honey, but it's not moving. yea from the olympics six ago. that's kind of random. i do t not rememberse glasses. this is crazy. yeah, i admit i w not the tidiest in the news ro. so a local konmari consultant, only 200 in the world. showed me how to organize by keeping only the items that sparked joy. here is the final result. check it out. you need the shades for that. it's like sparkling a glistening. >> it looks like a resort. >> i does. you want to move there. we just need beach weather. the drawers are locked. youannot get in those to see what's in there. there are bets -- a lot of ople don't have faith in me this is going to last long. doug is betting against me. how about yo

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on capitol hill, scott macfarlane, news 4. >>> and during his news conference in vietnam, mr. trump addressed the cohen testimony. he called cohen a liar.as but hempressed that cohen said he had seen no collusion with russia. >> i was impressed he said, i didn't see this or -- he didn't say that. he said no collusion. i was a little impressed by that. he could have gone all-out. he only went 95%, instead of 100%. >> the president said he thought the timing of the testimony was unfortunate, being that he was in vietnam. check out the "today" show for the latest frovietnam and on michael cohen's testimony. >>> safe trains or fast trains? that's comes to changing metro's operating hours. >> the vote to possible reset the old schedule is being discussed today. justin finch i in arlington with more. what kind of deals are being considered at this point? >> reporter: a lot of things on the table. ee do know that. a schedule chaould potentially have real impacts very swiftly not only to metro employees, but computers in the here andnow. so in the future, as well. the knowns and the u

scott macfarlane continues our team coverage talking to those leaders down on the hill. reporter: congressman jamie raskin tol me what he heard sounded like a crime against d c democry. as michael cohen raised his hand eainside thering room, cameras, crews and spectators jammed the rayburn office building outside. even the overflow viewing room required a seat reservation. on this stage democrats defended the sr witness against criticism mr. cohen has already lied to congress. >> our colleagues are not upset because you lied to congress for the presint. they're upset because you've stopped lying to congress for the president. >> reporter: inside this massive room of reporters is congressma conally of northern virginia. it is local members of congress getting a bright spotlight today. we e dntuallyked inside the scrum to ask this. does any of thi feel a little bit like a spectacle? >> well, i think the republicans are trying a to make it look that way. >> reporter: d.c. delegateno el norton has seniority here. >> and my own constituents are very much concernedhe president

. >>> a year ago this week, scott macfarlane showed loopholes in the safety n to protect maryland childrenpotential predators in the classroo >> now a legislature is pushing for changes in the law. >> the first couple weeks i was -- it was nerve wracking. >> how did this teacher who lost his job in florida for sexually laced texts with a stunt end up in two different schools in maryland just months later. >> what i did wasn't really criminal at all. it was an ethical ste. >> reporter: the teacher is eric greco, we're not showing his face because he wasn't charged. he knew somehow calvert county and montgomery county public schools failed to find his troubled past. th >> why do you k you slipped through the cracks? >> i think tt some lev districts didn't do their due diligence. >> background check? >> complete background. >> the i-team found in 2016 the maryland state departmenf education for months had stopped checking names against a national data base that lists names of teachers whose licenses are revoked in other states. they said there were data c securicerns and it's up to school sys

. >>> stay with nbc 4 before and after thepresident's address, doreen gentzler and scott macfarlane will have cerage for us starting tomorrow rn afteoon. and tune in to news4 at 11:00 after the address for complete analysis of th president's speech. >>> now to breaking news, soap opera star kristoff st. john has died. police foundim unresponsive yesterday from a possible alcohol overdose. they were unable to revive "the young & the restless" actor, friends and fans say they're devastated by the news. his co-star said he's such a kind man. the actor lost his son to yeicide in 2014, he was 5s old. >>> now to a painful story that has the community and law enforcement officials searching for answers. >> the lives of five children cut short in a horrible crash in bowie over the weekend. >> today the friends and teachers of the weekend are trying to make it through the first school day without them. >> aimee cho reports.wo >> reporter:ittle girls who had their whole lives ahead of them, their father shared this picture with news4, london dixon just 8 years old and paris dixon just 5 years old.

our scott macfarlane continues from capitol hill. >> reporter: everyot member five minutes to ask questions on national tv today. that includes from northern virgndia, maryland a d.c. they had a chance to speak before the audice. this carefully choreographed and regimented hearing looked quite different than what was happening outside the doors. cameras and spectators jammed theallways. that include the maryland democrat jamie raskin. >> i think there are probably a lot of people inmeca who are startled to get this inside glimpse on how the trump operation is operating. >> reporter: republicans asked michael cohen if he was seeking a book deal after this testimony andriticized his lies to congress in the past. dcal democrats then defended him. 't be fooled by what my friends on the other side of the aisle are trying to do today. it is doing everything but focus on the principle. >> reporter: today these local members of congress had a megaphone swarmed for reaction and comment and mentiong their constituents at home, so many who work for the federal governme m. in fact sy people wanted to b

i-team's scott macfarlane and consumer reporte susan hogan are here this morning. there covering it, scott. why do you think the president did not touch that issue? >> it's an isue that didn't win for him a few weeks ago, surprised there was nodr ass of the shutdown and the furloughed federal workers for a few reason. first of all, there were a lot of them in attendance. a lot of people were affected. and sitting down here thissu ay morning we're five days away from another shutdown and all things could happen. >> first time in recent history a state of the union address with no local republican representatives in our congressional delegation. >> in my imlif in this area, the first time there's not been a republican in our local delegation. susan and i have been doing that for a while, you cover a political event, find context and give both sides to react to the polical speech and get a democrat and republican. quite different now. we have many democrats from which to choose, and the -- the choices and the opinions and reaction aren't terribly different. >> susan,

. >> and as scott macfarlane shows us, a n law and new oversight could crack down on those profitingg squeeze. take a look. ♪ reporter: circling for spot in the district, youotight have d these parking passes stuffed in the dashboards of . ca people who live in d.c. can obtain these temporary visitor parking permits from d.c. police ations for their guests. they have to be renewed every two weeks, but there is n limit to getting new ones. and theam found that has led to arase of the pr >> we're not talking just one or two extra cars. we're talking seven. >> reporter: last year we heard raom fd homeowners about neighbors using the passes over andoff for their own vehicles for months at a time. we even found this man profiting ram.the pr >> call me at the last >> reporter: illegally selling the passes in the downtown area. >> the idea is not to make this a small business or cottage industry for selling tickets. >> reporter: after other report, this heowner says things improved in her neighborhood -- for a while. >> a fewek there was people who you had identified, they kind of likebu di

just minu family.his victim's only on news 4 tonight, ourt sc macfarlane reports the victim herself calls it an injustice. >> reporter: scott tyree, once the focusnaf nat attention for a horrific crime, will be a eaee man in april, but he does not a to be returning here to his old neighborhood in learn don. instead he's been transferred to aay hal house in downtown pittsburgh, just four miles, just a few minutes from where he abducted then 13-year-old alicia. just four mmes f where her family still lives. >> it's unreal. this is unreal. this is something that should happened have >> reporter: alicia says the feds never note tieified her. e didn'tearn that thaieyree was near her parents. >> i'm terrified. myome has been hijacked. >> this is the home in which he held her hostage. he not only abused her but he broadcast that abuse it was somebody watching that online feed out of state who fromnized alicia's picture the fbi's missing posters and called police to come here and rescue her. >> reporter: in the years since, alicia's become a safety advocate. lobbying uccessfully in nearl a dozen states improving sex crime laws, inc