. >>> scott mcfarland saw long lines a the polls. a lot 0 people trying to make their voices heard tonight. >> they are tabulating votes in brkly county, west virginia. it will be a long night until we know all of the results in all of the races including the margins of victory for donald trump and bernie sanders. with a police escort, poll workers carried boxes in to secure rooms here. across town already a big night for 19-year-old sara blare. >> i can't believe that was two years ago. >> goes by fast. >> she voted on her second election, was on a radio her primary for re-election kpab for a seat in the state house. >> west virginia has one of the youngest legislatures in the country. we had as of 2014 eight members under the age of 30. it wasn't as much as a minority as a lot of people thought i would be. >> blair is one of the few who said she is uncommitted in the presidential race. >> you were in office two years ago. >> reporter: jason barrett voted for hillary clinton today but said he is not surprised bernie sanders won the

even earlier and that means local drivers are running an increased risk of drowsy driving. >> scott mcfarlandd an all-nighter to see what the sleepiness can have on our roadways. ♪ >> reporter: it's a frustrating, mind-numbing, fatiguing part of our day. >> good morning. >> good morning. i'm scott. >> especially for jared bennett. the day we rode along, bennett's morning commute from virginia to fairfax began with a 5:00 a.m. wake-up call and a cup of coffee. he sets aside two hours each mornin particularly bad. >> i get sleep where i can. i don't think i get more than four or five hours a night and he has more company on the road than he's used to. the i-team obtained reports from the traffic departments and found long distance commuters are getting an earlier start. at 5:00 a.m. on i-95, we found a 10% spike in traffic volume since 2010. in fredericksburg, up 6%. in maryland, too, i-95 in howard county near 103 and an increase on the beltway in montgomery county at 5:00 a.m. sleep experts say the early wake ups are driving our area's increased risk of drowsy driving. >> people aren't gettin

scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >>> the story started with a tip.you have something for the i-team to investigate, visit our nbc washington app and click on investigations to send them an e-mail. >> two men busted for something most parents couldn't even imagine. >> reporter: why did you guys take a young child to a drug deal today? anything to say about the arrest? >> wait until you hear where they were caught in the act. >> and weather alerts, stafford and spotsylvania counties and the city of warning right now. doug and veronica with steam coverage from storm team 4. >>> want to stay fit at work but you are too busy to take a time-out? >> we will have exercises you can do at your desk. no gym required. >> how often you should take >>> we're nearing the top of the hour in weather alert mode. >> there may be hope for detroit public schools. michigan lawmakers are voting on a bill to fund the ailing schools. hundreds of teachers called in sick for the second day. they are upset. without the new funding, teachers who opt to get their salaries over 12

scott mcfarland says a veteran appear appeared in veteran clothes. >> he came to the veteran center, and then pointed a gun at an officer, and a second officer shot him to stop him. he as been hospitalized since, but today, with the use of a wheelchair, dawson faced a federal judge charged with assault and resisting police. the prosecutors in the court filings was charged with the scare of children and people crouching near walls to avoid being hit by gun fire and a young boy was standing with his hands over his ears. we spoke to the police chief. >> i think that the officers and the facilities performed as expected heroically, and i appreciate the officers who took part. >> and dawson was held in custody as the cpr next tuesday. >> thank you, scott mcfarland. and now, a new scam that is involving parking violations. victims are getting e-mails with past due fines that their car or truck is doing to be impounded, but that type of notice would come through the post office and not e-mail. i comes from the dmv site which ends in dot g-o-v. and now, it is kind of rainy out there, doug. >

news 4's scott mcfarland has been traveling the state where they've been patiently for a say in the white house. >> this is the headquarters in martinsburg, west virginia, berkeley county. there is so much attention at the voters is fixated at the top of the ballot. on a huge family farm near the fields and crop dusters in berkeley county we found mike folk, one of the names on donald trump's slated names for delegate. >> i'm interested in being a delegate to the convention first to make sure the process is fair. >> reporter: more so than any one candidate? >> yes, but of course, now it's pretty clear that trump looks like he could be the nominee. >> a former rand paul supporter from a family who was democratic for generations and he is now in the trump camp. both parties are choosing candidates here today and at an airport hangar they're using as a polling place, young voters were coming through at lunchtime. >> yeah. i think they're getting involved. i think donald trump is actively trying to get young people involved in the voting. >> some of the vacant downtown businesses have been tr

scott mcfarland has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. it was a late night counting ballots here at election headquarters in west virgi the ballot. they were voting for candidates for governor, for the state legislature and for president. we watched a steady parade of voters going through all day yesterday and we saw vacant store fronts in downtown martinsburg transform to presidential headquarters. also turning out to vote, this 19-year-old trying to get elected to the virginia statehouse. >> a lot of people don't realize that virginia has one of the youngest legislatures in the country. as of 2014, we had eight members under the age of 30. so i wasn't as much of a minority as a lot of people thought that i would be. >> reporter: also elected here yesterday a slate of delegates for the campaign floor at the republican national convention and democratic national conventions this summer. scott mcfarland, news4. >>> coming up later in the show, we'll talk to nbc's edward lawrence about the presidential race and what impacts last night's res

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scott mcfarland and the i-team take us along for the ride as police bust a suspected car cloner. >> a buffet of luxury cars any car thief would crave. look at the line at lucky line motors, but luck wasn't on their side one night last summer. >> they just pushed the button, unlocked the car, and they're gone. >> reporter: a crook slipped into a white corvette, drove down an embankment and on to route 1. he hasn't seen the $30,000 corvette since. >> i had a special name for her. >> reporter: what did you call her? >> black mamba. >> reporter: she suspected crooks we she asked us not to show her face. police say both of these crimes are the work of thieves who cloned the cars they stole, creating new vehicle identification numbers and new vin plates for the vehicles, masking the car's true identity and making the vehicles much more difficult to find. >> it's the reason we have the numbers and license plates on cars to show that this is unique to the owner for better or for worse. >> reporter: lieutenant david coleman is with the police. >> many people are affected. >> reporter: they fou

tonight scott mcfarland says some say the hill isn't as family friendly as it should be. >> here we go. >> miller will be a big brothermom. shea miller is a 13-year congressional staffer and miller remembers what it was like making the long walk from her car to the office when she was pregnant with sean. >> i remember when i was pregnant the first time, coming in, sparking in the garage and 15 minutes of waddling to my office. >> from your spot. >> from my spot to the office. >> because there are no designated spots for expecting moms. a house subcommittee made a note of it saying they would provide temporary parking for pregnant women, even though the federal government doesn't require it. sense the subcommittee thinks it is a priority for the capitol complex to add more baby changing stations inside of the dozens of restrooms on the campus. >> reporter: that could be a bigger problem because congress is so short o and family restrooms it fails to meet the government's standards for federal buildings and it doesn't have to because it exempted itself from the rules. in newer government

at the live desk, i'm scott mcfarland. >> you know over the next few days, we will deal with anothervent for national police week. road closing near reagan national and track work on the metro. add it all up, yeah. you will see some delays out there this weekend. >> i'm melissa with your first 4 traffic and look at roads and rails this weekend. as far as roads go, several red lines single tracking between dupont and vanness. yellow line all trains operating to and from mount vernon square in weekend. on silver, only running between east and balston. we have a closure for the 5k. 7 awning a.m. to 11:00 p.m., closures along pennsylvania, independence and constitution. you can check out all of the closures on our app and you can see details on what is happening there. >>> near the airport, reagan national airport, airport access road there right off of 1, the eastbound lanes will be closed. from crystal city, gw parkway, plan ahead. don't freak out and be late for a flight or anything like that. have a great weekend. see you monday morning for news h today. >> involving the zika virus,

scott mcfarland's report included this powerful toot annal of some of those attacks. passengers lunging at drivers. a woman chasing a driver out of the bus with pepper sp most of them were trying to avoid paying their bus fares. you can read more about today's hijacking and see scott's full report on the nbc washington app. >>> to the presidential race now and the fight for indiana. today, where bitter accusations reflect the stakeses on the republican side. there are enough delegates to keep ted cruz' campaign alive or speed donald trump's campaign. we have details. >> reporter: it could be the last day ted cruz has a real shot at the republican nomination. primary turnout is heavy for donald trump. >> i'm voting for trump. >> i voted for trump. >> reporter: you as well? >> i voted for trump. >> cruz, because i don't want him to back out. >> reporter: cruz says he will not and went on a tirade against trump. >> this man liar. if indiana does not act, this country could well plunge into the abyss. >> reporter: trump who is charging ted cruz' father knew j jfk aassassi

scott mcfarland explains why it took six weeks for him to appear in court. >> he appeared what is a black and capitol police officer. another officer opened up fire to stop him, according to the court filingsb and he has been hospitalized since. with the use of a wheelchair, he appeared before a judge in hospital garb, and formally charged withs assault and resisting police. we wanted to ask about the condition, but the attorneys declined to talk to news4. and h did enter the capitol en center saying that children had to crouch gaiagainst walls to ad being hit by the gun fire, and that a body stood near the scene with his hands covering his ears a. lockdown was ordered on the campus following that day, and the judge has ordered larry dawson to be held in custody as the case progresses. he is scheduled to appear again in d.c. federal court again. jim? >> thank you. the violence in and around d.c. public schools is a growing the kids are recording the fights on the cell phones. tonight, we are hearing from a parent who says that he is concerned about the fights escalating into something mor

. >> if you've been taking a look at scott mcfarland's facebook page our sleep week continues tonight. the iteam reporter is pulling almost an all nighter to show the drastic impact drowsiness can have on driving. it's a story definitely worth staying awake for. >> so many of us are sleep deprived. >> oh, boy. >> impacts us in all kinds of big draw here in washington. >> but now it's facing a serious health battle. >> i've always been a fighter and so i continue to be a fighter. >> what brings d. smith back to washington and how you can meet her. >>> it was supposed to be a fun day at the fair. instead a young girl's life will never be the me.sa ♪ stand by me vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me well, this is the time. and your ford dealer is the place to get into a new ford escape. escape leads the way with the convenience of a foot

news 4's scott mcfarland is canvassing the state and he joins us live outside election headquarters in martinsburg. scott? >> reporter: good evening, jim. we've heard of hour-long waits and here's one reason. look at the ballot. eight pages long of republican candidates and what's more, there is a general excitement among voters and they finally get to have their say about the presidential race. turns out this primary election day has been a big day. >> how are you, sarah. >> for 19-year-old sarah blair. she voted and got asked to be a bridesmaid at her friend's wedding she's about to win her primary for reelection to the west virginia statehouse. >> a lot of people ask me is it hard being young? is it hard being a woman? do you get along with democrats and republicans alike and i say it's harder to be from the eastern panhandle of west virginia. we are a suburb of d.c. as opposed to southern west virginia with the coal mines. >> running unopposed for the republican nomination for the second term and she's one of the few republican voters we found today who are officially uncommitted o