as scott mcfarland and the news4 i-team found, when they hopped on the bus, being so brazen is puttingrivers at risk. >> we all know the cost of commuting. the time, gas and the fare and patience, but some riders aboard a d.c. metro bus are cutting the bus. >> how's everything going? >> nobody is paying. >> nobody is paying? >> people riding without paying. a review of rhemetro records sh an 80% jump in citations and warnings for unpaid fares in one year. >> it puts them in a catch-22 situation. >> carol thomas drove a bus for 13 years. drivers are at times powerless to stop the crime. >> you can either hold that busload of passengers up or keep the bus moving. >> fare evasion is nothing new to transit systems nationwide, so why this new spike with violations? we found there's been a crackdown by metro transit police and found brazen riders who don't care about the countdown and skip paying the fare in plain sight. our cameras followed as police deployed a team of officers in northeast d.c. in the daylight hours, we quickly saw a string of passengers blowing past the fare, without swip

our scott mcfarland spoke with one who survived a crash on his first day on the job. >> reporter: itas adam thatcher's first day on the job, working out of maryland state police's waterloo barracks in jess up patrolling 95. >> it was a crazy day being by myself, not knowing exactly how to handle every situation. >> reporter: inside his cruiser making one of his first traffic stops near route 32 he heard the chaos. >> it is louder than you expect. you hear the brakes first and then you hear -- when you hear the screech you know something is about to happen. >> reporter: a seven-car pileup. driver distraction suspended. he wrenched his back but he managed to return to his job. the crashes and the injuries are far worse for a rising number of his colleagues. state police records news 4 show a spike in drivers crashing into maryland troopers along state highways. we found at least 38 troopers hit last year in addition to 20 more accidents in which drivers smashed into unoccupied police cruisers. in this crash in october near college park the collision trapped a trooper inside his cruiser

scott mcfarland and the news 4 i-team discovered a new trend. >> reporter: the people who cheat payingon metro buses. shows an increase in those cases to attacks on the bus driver, assaults. video obtained through a public records request shows some of those assaults. bus drivers being spit upon, punched, one dramatic case that went to court earlier this year a passenger actually stabs the bus driver after a dispute over fare cheating. bus operators tell us this is an ongoing concern. >> was it something you were worried about when you were driving the bus? >> all day long. my main goal is to get home to my family. >> reporter: what metro is doing to help you, keep these bus operators safer from fair cheats and from attacks. >> reporter: for now, scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >>> good morning, i'm jackie deangelis at cnbc headquarters. twitter has kicked around the idea of a or premium membership. he said twitter has considered the idea in the past although the general case has been make the service free and open. twitter was considering a premium version. with your cnbc morning busi

for now, scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >>> 5:36. discarded like a piece of trash.orge's county is desperately trying to find a women's body avs police say her boyfriend tossed it into a dumpster. they say turkessa her boyfriend confessed to strangling her. paige's father says she was going to break up with her boyfriend just before she was killed. >> she never left. she wasn't able to leave so, i mean, to do that to somebody just because you don't want them to leave, you know, you don't have the right to do that to a person. >> police say surveillance cameras show proctor taking her body out of the building in a gray bin. >>> hillary clinton is returning to politics. details on her new organization that's helping others run for office. >>> first though, thanking police officers one donut at a time. meet the boy who's making it his >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >>> the white house was lit up in blue last night in honor of national police week. president trump pledged his full support to members of law enforcement at a ceremony yesterday at the capitol. he accu

. >> but a new investigation by scott mcfarland showing some are being hijacked. >> reporter: a new home is your biggest investment. 95% of people searching for a new home do so online on phones and tablets. our review of local cases show crooks are capitalizing on that, by virtually pirating new listed homes. they copy the details for listings of those homes. they post those and then change the contact e-mails and phobe numbers. carla said she almost bit on this type of scheme. >> it looks like a nice property from the pictures but the rent was very low. so, i thought i would go ahead and give it a shot, just reach out to them and see, you never know why a rental property might be listed the a lower rate. >> reporter: coming up tonight at news4 at 11:00, our news4 investigation including the 4 red flags you should look for to avoid falling for this kind of scheme, scott mcfarland, news4 i-team. >>> did morning, i'm landon dowdy. amazon has dropped its free shipping back to $25 from $35 from february. reports say it happened sometime last week. trying to counter lower shipping offers by

scott mcfarland and the news 4 eye team uncover a disturbing trend. >> there's a surge in the number of cases of people who cheat paying their fair on metro buses. what's more, our investigation shows an increase in those cases leading to attacks against the bus operators, actual assaults. video obtained by the news 4 iteam through a public records request shows some of those assaults. bus drivers being spit upon, punched, in one dramatic case that went to court earlier this year a passenger actually stabs the bus driver after a dispute over fare cheating. >>> we told you about a new wegmans but it may be months until you can dig into a hoagie from wawa. it was supposed to open on 19th street between l. and m. it will not sell gas. d.c. is reporting that wawa will open eventually a dozen locations through the area. how about that? >> make a note where that is. now if we get a dairy queen, we'll be good to go. >> stay with us. "news 4 today" stays with us at 5:00 a.m. >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> it's about 5:00 now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gill crest. >> i'm eun yang

federal officials tell scott mcfarland that lafayette park has broken pipes and spring her heads, all needing to be replaced. the project will be divided thirds so that the entire park doesn't have to be shut down at once. this is expected to take months. they'll also renovate the historic fountain. >>> new reports show how much safe track maintenance work with make you late. safe track hit the blue and yellow lines hard in march. on the blue line, online performance was 45%. and 53% on the yellow line. riders we spoke with say it's really weighing on them. >> yeah, it's getting a little old and annoying. so i wish it was over sooner. >> i would get to the station, hopefully wait 25 to 30 minutes for a train. >> safe track is expected to wrap up in the summer. for a closer look at your metro commute and how to improve your ride on the rails, here's adam tuss with a gridlock game changer. >> catching a ride on metro can be tough but therea you haven't thought of. tip number one, in you're on a section of the system with multiple lines and see a train with space heading in your directio

scott mcfarland and the news 4 i-team investigates. >> reporter: congressional and military documents show a combination of delays and hurdles have delayed the pentagon fire station they were the first to respond after the attack. they were also assigned to respond to emergencies on the helipad. in the years since they've operated out of a temporary trailer which the firefighter's union calls too small and potentially unsafe. >> 15 years with anniversary after anniversary. we always preach we'll never forget. i think we've been forgotten. >> the pentagon says a new full-time station should have been built years ago. the temporary one is safe. what are the holdups with this project so long in the making? what do 9/11 survivors say about it? our news 4 i-team investigation tonight on news at 11. >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> 5:00 a.m. on this tuesday. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun

for now, scott mcfarland, news ite iteam. >>> good morning, i'm bertha coombs at cnbc headquarters.ays it's creating a $1 billion fund to promote advanced manufacturing jobs in the u.s. apple ceo tim cook revealing the program on wednesday in an exclusive interview with cnbc's jim cramer. the company will announce the fund's first investment. bear in mind apple has $250 billion in cash. with your cnbc morning business report i'm bertha comes. >> thank you, bertha. >>> it is now 5:56. new this morning, if you don't have a land line number at home and only use your cell phone, you are now in the majority of americans. the cdc surveyed homeowners during the last six months of 2016. more than 50% did not have a land line but did have at least one cell phone. that number is even higher for renters. more than 70% of renters between the ages of 25 and 34 only use ceph >> no. >> do you have a land line? >> i do have a land line. i guess i'm old school. >> having kids, in an emergency or something i worry if i have to call 9121 i needed a land line. >> i don't like everybody to have access t

. >> scott mcfarland and the news 4 i-team uncover a disturbing trend. >> reporter: an investigation-team shows a surge in the number of people who cheat their fare. what's more, an increase in those cases leading to attacks against the bus operators, actual assaults. video obtained by the news 4 i-team shows some of those assaults. bus drivers being spit upon, punched and in one dramatic case that went to court earlier this year, a passenger actually stabs a bus driver after a dispute over fare cheating. bus operators tell us this isn ongoing concern. was it something you were worried about when you were driving the bus? >> all day long. my main goal is to get home to my family. >> reporter: coming up tonight in our full news 4 i-team investigation, what metro is doing to help protect you while riding the bus and keep the bus drivers safe from the attacks. >>> 6:55 is your time now. here are 4 things to know before you head out the door this morning. british prime minister theresa may is calling last night's explosion at an ariana grande concert a terror attack. children are among t

. >> as scott mcfarland shows some are being hijacked. >> reporter: a new home is your biggest investmentand tacts. our review of local indications show crooks are capitalizing on t listed homes for sale. they good all of the details for the listings of those hopes, they post it on our websites and change the contact numbers to their e-mails and phone numbers. they do business on the phone and ask for money up front. carla said she almost bit on this type of scheme? >> it looks like a nice property from the picture, but the rent was very low. so, i thought i would go ahead and give it a shot. just reach out to them. and see, you never know why a rental property might be listed at a lower rate. >> reporter: coming up tonight at news4 at 11:00, the news4 investigation including the four red flags you should look for to avoid falling for this scheme. scott mcfar lane. >>> the fbi director james comey fired by president trump. latest next. >>> like something out of a movie, around 3:00 this morning, three thieves tried to steal an atm outside the bp gas station on alabama avenue in southeast

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scott the mcfarland, news 4 iteam. >>> this week in prince george's county, public defenders will be available in an expunge mgt there. they will be helping people get a second chance helping their clir their recoclear their reco of criminal charges. this is other jurisdictions we maybe heard of this but you have not done this. so explain what it is. >> sure, this is the public defender's first expungement fair. there have been other private. but specifically for individuals within the county to come in, w attorneys to help assist in expunging some records. >> and when you say some about records, what are you talking about? you obviously can't pardon somebody be. >> right. there are certain offenses such as a dismissal, acquittal, those charges are eligible for expungement. and it's important that everybody knows if you're interested in trying to get something expunged, that you're not a defendant in a pending criminal case because you will not be eligible. >> how would i know if i can get my offense expunged? do we call somebody? >> you can show up and actually pre-registration is t

at the pentagon, scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >>> right now, d.c.arching for these three missing teenagers. 16 a-year-old michelle jordan and nakia harris were last seen. jordan was last seen van boourn street, harris along k street. then elijah ashly magnum was last seen thursday on spring road northwest. he is 15 years old. we have a map with more information about each of them and other missing teenagers on the nbc washington app. >>> and no matter how long missing children are gone, there is one place they'll never be forgotten. we have going to take you where cameras have never been before to help families find answers. >>> and let's take a look outside right now. you might need a sweater for your morning walk or a bike ride. tom how soon thunderstorms could also be back in your neighbhood. it'sor introducing 7the fios gigabit connection with download speeds up to 940 megs that are 20x faster and more powerful than most people have. incredibly, it's $79.99 a month for one year. comcast charges you $89.99 for a triple play that only offers 200 m

tom sherwood and scott mcfarland are with us this morning. gentlemen, one of the schools' associate deans says students have a right to be angry, but what they're dealing with is a bureau with okaysy and that the climate needs to be changed. how do you think the opt heics look? how do you think the university handled it? >> it's a drum beat of a story that's coming day after day after day. it's a story that's not going away. it's a private university. they don't have to let news media and stakeholders on campus if they don't want to. and since they haven't done so, they seem to be losing the pr battle. >> and the problem here is whoever put the bananas. we're way past in this country pranks. this is not a prank. to put up bananas, this is serious issue affecting the mood and tenor and what happened at american university. the university, with i think, was mistakened and brought the reporters who went there first to report on this. they eased up later in the week, but this has now raised whole questions about whether the school needs to modern