scott mcfarland, news 4 i team. >>> now to a story that can be retty tough to watch, for any parent to watch. a three-year-old boy in the hospital after climbing on to a baggage conveyor belt.le the li boy's mother set him do at a spirit airlines kiosk to print her boarding pass. the toddler slipped away, ended up on a moving conveyor belt. he was on the belt for about five minute. look at that, the little boy did suffer a fractured nd. >> thank goodness he's going to be okay. >> oh, my goodness. > sleep, we all need, don't get enough of it, story of our lives, coming up, how to night daytime fatigue and w it may be a sign of a bigger problem. >>> heat wave,he dangerous weat in parts of europe, and how people are dealing with it there. take-o and this a loving reminder from his wife. this is will finally depositing thatxpense check. oh, and this is will paying his brother-in law back with zelleei for thr annual camping trip. iand s will finally relaxing for the long flight. this is your right here,ight w bank. this is wells fargo. >>> a woman has died at the hospital after she was pull

at reagan international airport, scott mcfarland, news 4 i team. >>> today former supreme court justice john paul stevens is being buried in private funeral at arlington national cemetery. yesterday he lied in repose at the supremcourt. president trump and first lady melania trump paid their respects. so did most of the supreme court justices, including elena okayingen who replaced stevens on the high court. he was a brilliant ma a who deep commitment to equal justice for all. >>> former d.c. council chairman sterling tucker is lying in repose at the wilson building. you can pay yo respects until 3:00 this afternoon. t later served as hud assistant secretary underhen president ekmmy carter. he died last wet 95 years old. >>> it's been arly 400 years since the firstta represenve ssembly was held in jamestown, virginia, next week the commonwealth wil pause to mark that occasion. president tru has been invited he may attend and that may keep some lawmakers from actually going. our cory smith explains. >> reporter: nexteek marks the 400th anniversary of the assembly the new world. >> is is

here's scott mcfarland. >> a tip from a viewer like you helpedh one of the largest projects the news 4 i-team has ever undertaken. uncovering problems at the d.c. va center andng leadio a congressional hearing. >> it shouldn't take an investigative team from news 4 to help us fix theroblem. the head of the medical center answered tough questions in front of the house committee and pledged fixes for problems you're about to see. over the next half hour we're taking you inside the investigation to reveal how the problem first erupted. among the men and women who walked through the doors this year. >> i was having problems with multiple sclerosis. >> what the doctors saw made clear to them they needed to admit you. >>>> right. ait fourth of july the air conditioning fd inside and the temperatu was unbearable. 36 hours later you're walking t. >> right. >> just one of a series of problems insides flagship medical center. that's according to an ongoingi investigat by the news 4 i-team. supplies of bloodlu and shots were ruined. doctors canceled procedures. one patient had to be wakened fro

scott mcfarland and the iteam show us traveling by aire can b a rough ride for people in wheelchairs. >> reporter: for millions of travellers, it's a travel time saver. >> i'm the rare person who loves to fly. >> reporter: like john morris a who's been over the world and often uses tsa precheck to get through fast. >> all these people walking by have a stor to tell. >> reporter: but his story changed six years ago when a car accident left him in a wheelchair. and so too changed his flying >>experience. the tsa precheck lane is not wheelchair accessible. and so for that reason, people with disabilities are directed to a standard lane -- >> reporter: which means at reagan national he doesn't get the benefits of most precheck passengers. >> now you have to remove the items that, you know, you're supposed to be able to leave in your bags. it's extremely inconvenient. definitely not what i paid for. >> they start telling me because was in a wheelchair iad to go through the regular line. >> reporter: jonathan fant told the news4 itm he gets to the airportiswo hours before h flight because h

scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >> many airlines told us safety is a top priority but they can't guaranteen allergen-free cabin. to see more of the i-team's flyer beware series or send us a washington app and search for investigations. >>> a local officer whoame to a young mother's rescue is being praised by thousands of people tonight. taylor pamila tookto facebook to thank the metro police officer who helped her son andrew. she took his picture moments after the transit officer offered a helping hand to her son, who has autism. >> right by the tracks. and he was just rolling in the dirt. he's pulling my hair and he's kicking me. and it breaks my heart because there's just nothing i can do about it. >> officer dominic case not only helped her calm andrew down, he rode with him all wait home. as f andrew he not only made a new friend he got something to remember the officer y, a patch from his uniform. people couldn't help but react to her post on facebook, calling it an amazing story of kindness. good for him. >> knew just what to do, didn't he? >> he did. and obably a lot of people were

scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >> that's amazing. delivery drivers never stay in one place longer than 60 seconds or so. >> they don't. >> they knew what they were doing. they knew what they were doing. the apartment complex, by the way, where this towing took place did not return several requests for comment from the nes 4 team. >> if you think you've been illegally towed or have questions about'v the law w posted information on our nbc washington app. just click on investigations. >>> a montgomery county police officer being called a hero after he raced into a burning hoe this morning and rscued a couple from inside. the fire brokendut arou 5:00 a.m. at a house near new hampshire avenue and randolph road in silver spring. sergeant scott brooks noticed a big funnel cloud of oke going into the sky as he was driving to work. he called in the fire and then followed that smoke to a fully engulfed house. brooks did not wait for help. he kicked down the door, went inside and rescued the wife, who screamed that her husband was still inside

scott mcfarland,news 4 i team. >>> nearly 40% inclean, there's a street in wales thaten named the steepest in the world. this is in a small town, where residents campaigned for the attention of the guinness book of world tecords. town hopes to see more tourists now that it's claimed this coveted title. >> i don't know if i'd be on a bike going down there. >> i was looking at him, what are you doing? >> all the way to the bottom. >>> new on midday, there's an alligator that's been lurking in aop par park in chicago, that gator has been >>hoouughehca romvideo f last week, this is at humbot park where an expert from florida helped capture this gator. it was firstwe spotted a ek ago, the expert flew in and closed off sections of the park to reduce noise so the gator would come out of hiding. the alligator was caught humanely this morningin and is good health, hopefully they'll take him back to florida or some place where he'll be a little more at home. y >> did hear his nickname? >> no. >> chance the snapper. >> you don't want to pull up to one of his shows? >> no, you don't. a summer free of