k segraves. gonna be a long afternoon. >>> special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation is over but the waiting is not. >> nbc news confirmed a that his report is over 300 pages long. >> and tempers are heating up on the hill. today members on a committee clashed at a hearing. while the president is lashing ut at the fbi director he fired. blayne alexander has the report. >> reporter: withlpecial coun robert mueller's investigation over a fresh war ofards between president trump and the fbi director he fired, james comey. >> comey who's a terrible guy. fbi folks i know so many they're incredible people but at the time they were not clean, to put it mildly. >> reporter: comey speaking exclusively with lester holt, defending the investigation he once undersaw. >> this was smoke, enough to investigate. >> reporter: comey also joining a chorus of voices on capitol hill urging theublic release of mueller's report, more than0 ges long according to a justice department official. so farll that's

arlington, mark segraves, news 4. >> more than 100 people signed up to speak at the meeting. many protesters inside and outside wer supportive of amazon. some say they are looking forward to the company bringing more economic activity to cr tal city. >>amazon's promising a multi-billion dollar investment that will bring thousands of new high-paying jobs. e company says it will generate more than $3 billion in tax revenue over two decade. for more on amazon's arrival head on into our nbc washington app. >>> now to a grum update in the new zealand mosque shootings. the death toll has now risen to 50. dozens of other victims are osstill in the htal being treated. now the nation is having its own gun controle. debat the prime minister proposing a ban on semiautomatic rifles. she says the gunman wasn't on any agency watch list in australia or new zealand and shk wantnow why. an update was given on those arrested along with thesp ted gunman. >> you'll also know that two other people were apprehended at a cordon during thisperation. one of those persons, a woman, has been released w

mark segrav, news4. >> sad outcome. but we'll leave you on a brighter note.re pictures of the cherry blosso get out there now, they're going to be gone before you know it. thanks for joining us. have a great week. we are the bobcat belles. we are a drill team from hallsville, texas. i'm the marketing director at the chick-fil-a in longview, texas. every year we do a novelty routine last year we were inflatable cows. some lady posted it online - got so many views. that made the video, the cow suits. the morning we were leaving for our nationals competition we surprised them and sent them off with a chick-fil-a cow. we were star-struck. we just wanted to let them know we love them. we knew we had to make this cow proud. yes! (laughs) what they eat and drink ise is likely acidi and then what's happening is the weakening of enamel. now is the perfect time for a toothpaste like the new pronal repair. this toothpaste takes it to the next level.al it takes minand it drives it deep into the tooth surface so tpat we can actively help weakened enamel. i do think dentis

. >> today mark segraves toured the exhibit withcole's twin daughters. >> reporter: nat king cole had a voe like no other. while he died at the young age 45, he left behind a tremendous body of work, including dozens of hit records, as well ass. movies and tv sh cole was the first african-american singer to have his own network show. >> h broke so mu racial barriers. >> reporter: when he died in 1965, dis twinghters were only three years old. they got to know their father through hisco s, as well as the memories of family, friends, and fans. they admit their father's legacy can be at times overwhelming. >> was this person real? was this person our father? it's almost like the mystery of santa claus. >> reporter: at the national muse of african-american history and culture they were greeted by the museum's director.ers his

mark segraves news4. >>> you say 300 women? what's lnely to hap to them if they paid these bribes andpt ac those fraudulent payments? >> reporter: that's a great question. as a matter of facar prosecutor able to tell the department of human services because the investigation is over who women are. heo the 300 plus people are who actually got fraudulent payments. then it will be up to the department of human services to determine whether or not to take action. they could suspend benefits from them or prohibit them from collecting benefits in the future, they could also face criminal prosecution. >> who had any idea that situation was that big. mark segraves nice work breaking that story. thanyou for that report. >>> if you know about a possible case of fraud involving soc l benefit programs in the distri, there's a way to report it anomalously. >>>ak we have bg new developments in the college admissions scandal. the first federal lawsuits have been filed by a student and parent in california. the parent claimser son who grade po

mark segraves has the details on the new security measures. >>eporter: one thinghat won't change is the main entrance on a connecticutvenue it will stay open as it always has. in fact, the three main entrances won't be changed at l. currently there are 13 ways you can walk into the zoo. that number wucl be red to six. one of the entrances that's going to be closed is behind a*azonia building.u n get to it on this trail behind the creek. but zoo officials say this was never intended to be a publi entrance in the first place and will now be fenced off. ther is confusion about the two entrancesng a beach drive. these will be open but they're closed now due tounrelated construction along the bike path. this means new fencing will go up around the zoo. nstruction is scheduled to begin later this year. there were originally plans to put in securityhe cpoints at these entrances, those plans have been scrapped. but zoo officials say they will ha temporary security screening during spring break coming up in a few weeks. from the national zoo, mark segr

in arlington, mark segraves, ornews 4. >> than 100 people signed up to speak at that meeting. many protesters inside and outside were supportive of amazon. some say they are looking forward to the company bringing more economi t activity crystal city. >> amazon is promising a io multi-bi dollar investment that will bring thousands of new high-paying jobs. the company stays will generate more than $3 billion in tax revenue over two decades. a lot more information about amazon's arrival in our nbc washington app. >> now to a grim update in the new zealandg.osque shoot the death toll has risen to 50. dozens of other victims are still being hospitalized right now. they say now the small nation is having itsun ownontrol debate. the prime minister proposing a ban on semiautomatic rifles as we learn more about the white supremacist that police say launched the attack. she says the alleged gunman ndsn't on any agency watch list in new zealand a australia and wants to know y.authorities also gave an update on those arrested along with the suspected gunman. >> you'll als know that two o

segraves, news 4. w> d.c.se hoping to have online betting up ask running in time for opening day. the goal now is get drid for football. mark segraves broke the story on cial media. officials say regulation contracts must get approval before et bets can take place. it should be settled by football season for venues like nats park. they have their eyes on janua 2020 for the launch of a a mobile app. >>> ather round of march madness begins. virginia is now among the teams fighting to stay in the the big dance. >> the number one seed will take on the 12 seeded oregon ducks in it louisville. they spent yesterday practicing. tip off tonight happens just before 10:00. uva going a lot farther this year. >>> developing this morning, facebook is being sued by the government over its advertising platform. the departmentf housing and urban development says the social medt' gi advertising platform enables housing d discrimination. >> facebook prevented advertisers from reaching home buyers. that's a violation of tg fair h

. >> news4 mark segraves broke the story last night. he's live from d.c. superior court this afternoon. mark? >> reporter: he worked for the d.c. government for 13 years as a case aworker, never wit problems. but prosecutors say over the coursef fou months last year 800 thorized nearly fraudulent payments for each one of those payments, he received $1,000 in his own pocket. today when he left the courthouse, he wouldn't say anything but his lawyer told reporters that mcmillan is sorry for what he did. employeed at a case worker here, prosecutors say demetrius mcmillan was able to approve cash benefits to people who were not entitled to those benefits. prosecutors say he did it inas exchange forand sex. in court today, he stood before a federal p judge andd guilty to taking hundreds of bribes. he had the power t authorize payouts up to $2,000 without a supervisor's approval.s prosecutay he took advantage of that power. cilitating nearly 800 fraudulent payments to more than 300 people, the vt majorit of them women. totaling nearly $1.5 million in food stamps

mark segraves is live with more on that. mark? >> reporter: good evening, pat. this is what i looks like on a good day, a normal day at the american legion bridge. we learned a little bit more e from state polhat happened yesterday when the truck driver applied his brakes, yesterday he lost control and the truck rolled on its sideas that sparked debate about whether or not something needs to be while both side of the river leaders agree something needs to be done,he disagree when you ask them what to do about it. ther tan accident on the american legion bridge didn't just shut down parts of the beltway it caused gridlock across the d.c. metro area. >> it shows the fragility of our transportation system. how one incident on major roadway at rush hour can literally shut down t for hours. >> reporter: it took more than backurs to get the truck on its wheels and off the bridge so that part of the beltway could reopen. that closure has reopened the debate about auildingther bridge between maryland and virginia. >> hopefully it's a wake up ll. even if you don't travel

in the district mark segraves, news4. >>> still ahead on news4 at 5:00, a stabbing that was staged. >> a woman reportedly killed by a pan hander. instead murdere by members of her own family. the shocking new developments out of baltimore. >>> an intruder in arlington, what happens when a woman wakes up and finds a man kissing her inside her argument. >>> news4 working for yonr tonight. how the same shopping list end people aren't talking about how much money they saved buying giant-brand chicken. they're not talking, because they're eating. oh, llo. at giant, it's the little things that make mealtime easy, so you have more time with the people you love. test results to come back, appointments to open up, ar or treatment plans to at cancer treatment centers of america, we make time for canr patients. tand turn indecisio good, decisions.rries,in because cancer won't wait, and we don't think you should either. call or go online anytime to set up an appointment with our team of cancer experts. cancer treatment centers of america. appointments available now. >>> back at 5:14 with a look a

mark segraves has a look at the environmentaltyriendly alternatives. >> reporter: since the first of the year inspectors have been handing out warning notices and informational flyers to restaurants and other businesses. these are paper straws. >> shed, saving the environment. >> reporter: there are alternatives to plastic from straws made of metal to straws made of hey, like you find at hank's oyster bar. >> some of trdm are w out, it's a piece of hay but they're e, ready to use and environmentally friendly. >> it's notust straw compliance. d.c. has a ban on styrofoamas f the three years. since january 1st about 70 businesses have been inspected and about a third were in compliance. which is about the same compliance rate for when the syrofoam ban went in effect cree years ago,o how is that going? ompliance is high. we're seeing over 95% complianc >> reporter: inspectors will start issuing fines july 1st, they start at $100 and climb to $800. >> the average person doesn't need these small dispoisable plastic items that end up in our water ways or trash cans. >> reporter: mark segrav

mark segraves news4.d scien >> anna humphrey a tc williams high school senior is obsessed with exoplanets, the planets that orbit stars beyond our own solar hystem. all of research led her to claim a top honor in this country. first place in the rejen ron science talent search and $250,000. the alexandria teen says she got hooked on science back in the sixth grade and ever since then it's been her goal to do, quote, good science. a i just love exoplanets. i love thinkinut them. i think they can answer someen the fundl questions we have about our universe and what makes us possible. >> now anna will set h sights on college and working towards a ph.d. and becoming an astrophysicist. what an impressive young woman. >> i'm intimidated beyd words. that's amazing. >> doug, everything all right over there? >> yeah. >> wking the phone? >> getting the late-breaking weather stats. >> my son is home, he walked in the house, he said someone is in the house. i don't thin. that's the ca i'm telling him go to the neighb

but as mark segraves reports the majority of those cases were founto be justified. >> reporter: d.c. police define use of force as anything from taking a suspect down in order to cuff them to discharging their firearm. according to a report by the office of police complaints, j there wet over 1,000 incidents in 2017. in 2018, that number went up to just over 1200 use of force incidents. an increase of 20%. of thosese of force incidents in 2018, 90% of subjectsrc of were african-americans. >> 20% increase is concerning. >> charles allen is chairman of the committee that oversees the police dement. he plans to ask the pol the increase of use of force at an oversight hearing tomorrow. >> when you see a number like 90% black residents on the receiving end of use of force, it's problematic. >> reporter: a spokesperson ants everyone to put that in perspective writing with 31,680 arrests18 in only 4% involved use of force. and in 91% of those use of force incidents, the officers' force met or was lower tha the use of force prescribed by mp guidelines. the report also shows that of the 232 m

from the american legion bridge, mark segraves news4. >>> yesterday's crash also hadha impact on metro. the transit agency tells us they had about 715,000rips yesterday, that is total rider ship for the day. it is more than any day so far this year and it is the biggest day metro has had since the cap's victory parade back in june. >>> u.s. park police released the names of the officersn involved a high profile deadly shooting that has a grieving family and members of congress demanding more information. alejandroamaya and lucas vin yardt and killed jna ginard after a car chase on the bw parkway. cameras caught the toooting. y the family told us they're updatingde the wrongfuh lawsuit to include the names of officers in a statement they wrote, quote, after 500 days of the doj and the u.s. park police p fiercelytecting the privacy of these men, we now know their names. end quote. several lawmakers from their area sent a letter to the justice department saying, ote, the justice department and the fbi's refusal to providr sparency and accountability about a fatal police shooting is shocki

but as mark segraves reports the d.jority of those cases were found to be justif >> reporter: d.c. police define use of force as anything from taking a suspect down in order to cuffhem to discharging their firearm. according to a report byhe office of police complaints there were just over 1,000 incidents in2017. in 2018, that number went up to just over 1,200 use of force incidents. an increase of 20%. of those use of force incidents in 2018, 90% of subjects of force were african-americans. >> when you see a number like 90% black residents who are on the receiving end of usef force, it's problematic. >> reporter: charles allen is chairman of the committee who oversees the police, he plans t ask about it at a hearing tomorrow. >> this data is importants for to understand, to help work on improving our policing aoss r city and have the residents have confidence in our local >> reporter: a spokesperson for the d.c. police department wants everyone to put that in perspective. writing with 31,680 arrests in 2018, only 4% involved use of force. and in 91% of those use of force incidents

at the zoo, mark segraves, news4. >> major safety changes coming to a busy street. a street known to be so dangerous to pedestrian. just ahead adam tuss is going to show us some of theeatures already in place. >>> another mix of rain and snow coming our way tomorrow. doug has the timing on that. and then some siouser for top-quality floors at rock-bottom prices, come to floor & decor. the largest tile and wood place i've ever seen in my life. it's every color. it's every style. it's a one-stop-shop. we got exactly what we wanted and we paid the price that we were looking for. why wouldn't you want to save money and make your house look great? the design center is a total inspiration. these guys know their stuff. hands down the best place for floors, no question. floor & decor. you have to see it to believe it. so you can say yes to the biggest selection of the season. yes! or stop and ask yourself, "can i afford both?" at these prices, oh, yeah. or find a look that's, like... wow ...at a price that's, like... whoa. that's yes for less. seriously, 20 to 60 percent of

mark segraves, news4. ple signed an 100 p up to speak at today's meeting. many protesters inside and outside were supportive of amazon. some say they are looking forward to the company bringing more economic activity. amazon is promising a multi-billion dollar investment. that will bring thousands of new high payinjo . the company says it will generate more than $3 billion in x revenue over two decades. for more information, go to our app. >>> stories of heroism after one of new zealand's darkest days. the survivor being creditedsa wh ving lives during the mosque shootings. i know stead of running and hiding. he grabbed a credit card machinw and thr it at the gunman to try toto sp him. >> he got the gun out and started shooting at me. he shot on. >> the survivor engaged the gunman in a cat and mouse chase. eventually he sped away in his car and no one else was difficult. that story comes amid signs of solidarity all across the world. this is the scene in lond. a massive crowd to showor su they called for stand up to race i. in australia, a tribute tthe vict

. >> mark segraves spoke to lawmakers today about the growing troubles for jackevans. >> reporter: jack evans is one of the most powerful elected officials in the district. he's chairman of th mro board of directors. e-mails obtained by "the washgton post" reveal that evans, with the help of his chief of staff, sent e-mails in 2015 and 2018 to lawir with business proposals offering hips andlatio influence in doing business in the district if they were to hire the council member. d.em counselrs are allowed to hold outside jobs but t e-mails were sent using an government e-mail address. >> members should not use e-mail for personal gain. on the face of it that appears to be what happened which is why i said it's inappropriate. >> reporter: the code of ethics says members should avoidte conflict of st and refrain from using their positions for personal profit orgain. "the washington post" also reported on a subpoena the mayor's office received last year seeking records pertaining to evans' dealing with an outdoor sign company looking to do business in the district. mayor muriel bowser is t

. >> news4 mark segraves broke the story last night. he's live from d.c. superior court this afternoon. mark? >> reporter: he worked for the d.c. government for 13 years as a case aworker, never wit problems. but prosecutors say over the coursef fou months last year 800 thorized nearly fraudulent payments for each one of those payments, he received $1,000 in his own pocket. today when he left the courthouse, he wouldn't say anything but his lawyer told reporters that mcmillan is sorry for what he did. employeed at a case worker here, prosecutors say demetrius mcmillan was able to approve cash benefits to

. >> we're going to bring in mark segraves. mark, this coach is accused of taking millions of dollars in bribes. what's the word on campus >> reporter: good afternoon, the former head coach of the men's and twomen'snis teams here is accused by prosecutors of het ingast a dozen students to falsify theirio admi applications. gordon ernst coached women's and men's tennis at georgetown for years. according to prosecutors he was one of several involved in the scamhere parents had their students' tests gra falsified wed approved. parents paid b 200,000 and $6.5 milimon and then c that money as charitable ri butions. ernst would tell the university's admission office he was offering the students a spot on his team, despite knowing the students were not competitive athltoes. accordinharging documents, ernst took $2.7 million in bribes, helping at least 12 students falsify their applications town george including some who did not play competitive tennis. one family paid $400,000. prosecutors sayheir investigation is still ongoing. >> ba

news4 mark segraves has been there all day. we're hearing about are you seeing that from your vantageoint? >> reporter: you can definitely call it prog. let's take a live look. we told you they wanted to bring in an empty tanker truck because the tanker that went on its side has about 8,500 gallons of gasoline inside it. they're going to put that int the new tanker truck they brought in, once that's the cranes are going to right side that truck and hopefully get it out of here. we spoke to a spokesperson who said that's h rs away to being a completed process, and the beltway reopening. when the truck did turnover it did lk about 150 gallons of gasoline. and the fire department spokesperson told us what first responders did when they got here to prevent thatfreaking getting any worse. here's what he had to say. >> we estimate about50 gallons of gasoline spilled. there were a couple different leaks in the taker, our crews plugged those and at the same time contained any that was running off before it got to the potomac river.or >

. >> reporter: as mark segraves reports the trouble swirling around evans and theouncil is far from overof refusing to comment this morninf r a breakfast meeting, council member jack evans apologized. >> in retrospect i would have done things different.ce ainly made mistakes. >> reporter: his apology came minutes after a press release was put out asking the d.c council to reprimand the longest serving elected officl in d.c.'s history. >> we're able to act immediately with regard to the issues of the e-mails about which it is clear there was a violation of the code of conduct. >> reporter: the reprimand is for having his chieff staff send out business proposals to law firms from her government account. it touted his influence a a council member and chairman of the metro board of directors. he's also comeinnder scr

sex and cash for food stamps and welfare benefits will be in federal courfa >> scott mane and mark segraves broke the story on twitter. et de mcmillan is the employee. according to crt documents he issued more than $1.45 million in food stamps and welfare benefits to people in exchange for sexual favorsnd $380,000. sources tell news4, at least two dozen peopl benefited from the crimes. d.c. mayor's office issued this statement. the crimes and acts alleged in the charging documents are emonstrate and lack of values. the district government takes suspected abuse and fraudent activity seriously. >>> let's switch gears now, take a turn to the weather and the start of what looks lik another beautiful day out there. k> amelia's joining us now. those numbers l really good. 15 degrees colder when i started th>> morning. the good news, though, even starting off this morning it wasn't as cold i ashas been these last few days. right now our temperatures ranging from the low 50s in frederick to 60 in washington. we had nice sunshine out there right now. here's a look of the satellite and radar agery. t

. >> in prince williamokfáun ,lp mark segraves, news 4. >> very cool. behind us here.university. >> yeah. >> and we're sÑi waiting toi] se of the precipitation start falld wilo >> that's how you pronounce . >> in the Ñi1970eys ok saidq ho ray for luray and that ]a$ theó cheer. >> they are seeing some snow. >> they are, and as people as homework, you're gog to schoi] tomorrow. americans should go to school. furer north and wes we'll talk about school cancellations here in a second. of course, we've got dou( kammerer standing by with your snow totals. ie1 first wantfá to show you th radar map. download the nbc washington app and get this radar as you can see the rainlpçó alread .çó area. then rain to the south and ea th pretty much how it's going to stay as we continue in eçay.gh might be getting aÑ)z] littletpf theseÑic areas in the pink, but, agais it moves into the d.c. area, it's going to beok light i start, bu pick up a little bit in intensity everywhere throughout the day, throughout afternoon as well, so some of the preci btation rates coul a little heavier, but

that's where we find mark segraves on t story. >> reporter: we can tell you that this is rocking this university here, the campus here at georgetown university, news of their former tennis coach. what we know is that he wasboere for 12 years, he comes from a family of athletes, his father played in the nhl, he was drafted into the nhl, the national hockey league in the 1980s but coached tennis as a profession for many years, 12 years at gorgetow he coached the obama girls and the michelle obama as well, and a member of the chevy chase country club. the university sent a letter to students saying they their ties with him last year after they found what they are callingeg iarities with his recruiting practices but they said that was sunrelated to t federal investigation. but now this former tennis coach is facing jail time. according to prosecutors, the kingpin of the alleged scam helped wlthy parents falsify their kids s.a.t. scores by having someone else take the te. then he paid off coaches at the universities to tell their admissions office that the students were being offered a spo

mark segraves is live inside the zoo in northwest d.c.ls. >> reporter: that vote came from the national capital planning commission, that's final approval, all the zoo needed to be in construction later this year o new fencing that will close some of the pedestrian fencing at the zoo. it's been in the planningomtages for time, adding fencing sound the national zoo and closingeral of the pedestrian ens entrances. today themi planning cion gave final approval to the changes. the biggest change is reducing the number of pedestrian entrances from 13 down to 6. there will be additional fencing installed around the zoo me perir. the three main entrances, including the main entrance at connecticutvenue will not b impacted by the changes but smaller lntrancese these near parking lots will be closed. >> the zoo wanted to put up permanent security checkpoints to screen visitors we hear. where does that proposal stand? >> that was one of the most contentious partsf the proposal and what took so long. ultimately the zoo dropped tse plans so there wil

mark segraves went looking for answers and joins us with more. >> reporter: we're also learning new information from virginia state police that when the driver approached the bridge here he hit his brakes and's thhen he lost control of his vehicle. this has renewedhe debate what to do with the bridge. alls ides agree t a problem, this gridlock you see over our shoulder. where they sdisagree what to do about it. s . t >> reporter: the tanker accident on the american legion bridge didn't just shut down parts of the beltway i caused gridlock across the d.c. metro area. it took more than 13 hours to get the truck back on its wheelf and ohe bridge. so that partf the beltway could reopen. that closure has reopened the debate about building another bridge between maryland and virginia. >> everybody is thi oing about a day where something terrible happens but it's a problem every day for every day commuters. he's with the loudon county board of supervisors, long argued for building another bridge. but tom houckerith montgomery county council take a different view on fixing our dependency on major roads

mark segraves went out with them to see how compliance is going . no >> reporter: this is part of the reason for the ban on plastic straws, nonbiodegradable plastics. video of this sea turtle who had a straw removed from its nose went viral and helped with the worldwide movement to ban plastic raws. since the beginning of the year, inspectors have been handing out warning notices and flyers to restaurants and other es busine >> it looks like you're using compliant str:ws. >> reporhere are alternatives to plastics. there are compostable plastic h difference between a legal and illegal straw? they start with the bend andst sink . >> bend it and see how s itys bent. >> if it stays bent it's probably compostable. then there's the sink or float test. sink.stable will if they have to be 100% sure, they ask for the invoice for the straws.'s not just straw compliance. d.c. has a ban on styrofoam for the past three years. since january 1st about 70 businesses have been inspected andut a third were in compliance. the same compliance rate for when the styrofoa

mark segraves, news 4. >> going to be a cool exhibit. he shares his birthday with st. paddy's day. it'll be a busy weekend celebrating. >> celebrating nat king cole's birthday and st. paddy's day. >> if it was yesterday though, it would have been a time. >> were you off yesterday? >> i was not, but it was great to work outside yesterday. >> i was off yesterday. i didn't know if yesterday you were off. i was off yesterday and so excited because it was so nice. >> it was beautiful. >> yesterday afternoon, 2:18, 78 degrees. >> i love it. >> average temperature for this time of year, 56. that'll b going to be today. >> okay. >> temperatures slip a little bit as we go through this week. not going to be too bad, temperatures will be in the 50s. we can deal with it we do have a beautiful sunrise coming up right now. let's look at o maps. you can see, isn't that pretty? >> stunning. >> look at the sky, the cover of . listen, we'll have these clouds scour out. right now, we're seeing the we will have some clearing throughout the morning. sun coming up 15 minutes after 7:00. what a beautiful

as news4's mark segraves reports the troubles swirling around evans and t d.c. council is far from over. >> i want to take this opportunity to apologize to my constituents, to the residents of the distric of columbia, and to my colleagues. >> reporter: ans' apology came minutes after phil mendleson's office put out press release announcing the plan to ask the d.c. council to vote to reprimand the longest-serving elected official in d.c.'s history. >> we're able to act immediately with regard to the issue of the e-mails about which it's clear that there was a violation of the code of conduct. >> in retrospect i would have done a lot of things different. certainly made some major mistakes. >> reporter: the reprimand is for evans having his chief of aff use her government e-mail account to send out business proposals to law firms seeking outside work for evans. they touted his infence as a council member. he also came undery skroou in matters related to a digital sign company trying to do business with the bpcity. nas in that investigation have been issued to the c

has been a strong ally of the 345hmayor and two have supported each other in the past, but today segraves caught up with her she d this to say. >> it's ely to talk about reelections and elections of next year. we're just gettingas over the one. i have worked very closely with jack over the years, not just in my role as mayor, but as a member fcouncil. i have very high expectations for allfficials in th government. but most importantly i like to let theal l process evolve and get handled and get done. >> evans has apolozed for what he called overmistakes, but has sted he's done nothing illegal. the d.c. council is scheduled t vote later this month on an official reprimand of evans for using government resources to seek outside employment. >>> drivers areh pleading w road crews to fix one of the busiest roads around. look at the massive potholes that have opened up along the baltimore-washington parkway. chopper 4 getting this view from above today. adiv tuss is along the parkway with a closer look at the problem. adam, it is a mess out there. >> reporter: this is some of the worst pavement

mark segraves continues our team coverage with a close lookt the local connection. mark? >> reporter: he coached here for years. and while he was here, he was part of the a list in waington d.c. a member of the chevy chaseb country cnd taught the obama daughters and first lady michelle obama tennis lessons. now he's facing jail time. >> gordon ernst coached women's and men's tennis at georgetown for 12 years.in accog to prosecutors he was one of many coaches involved in the scam. parents paid bribes between 20000 and $6.5 million and thenedhey cla that money as charitable contributions. >> it points to the broken syem that this country has -- is dealing withte is of education. they have -- people have to go en, you know, insanehs to try to get into these institutions. coaches involved in the other conspiracy would tell the admission office he was offering th students a spot on his team, despite knowing the students were not competitive athletes. according to charging documents, nst took $2.7 million in bribes. helping at least 12 studentshe falsify applications to georget

news4 mark segraves has been there all day. we're hearing about are you seeing that from your vantageoint? >> reporter: you can definitely call it prog. let's take a live look. we told you they wanted to bring in an empty tanker truck because the tanker that went on its side has about 8,500 gallons of gasoline inside it. they're going to put that int the new tanker truck they brought in, once that's the cranes are going to right side that truck and hopefully get it out of here. we spoke to a spokesperson who said that's h rs away to being a completed process, and the beltway reopening. when the truck did turnover it

. >> mark segraves has been on top and is developing sto live at city hall where this story is far from over, mark? >> reporter: that's exactly right. councilmember jkvans has two issues that are unrelated to each other facing him. there'snd a federal gury that has issues subpoena to the d.c. government and to evans private law firm clients. they seemed to be centering around evans relationship with a businessman who owned a digital company. separate from that "the washington post" has published emails that they got through freedom of information requests where evans and his chief-of-staff used government emails to solic outside income from law firms. the council chairman did announce that he was going to move toepmand evans after that breakfast meeting with all his colleagues. evans came othe hallway and issued his first public apology. hereis it >> in retrospect, i would have done a lotof things different and certainly made some major mistakes and i want to take this oprtunity to apologize to my constituents, to the residen of the district of columbia and to my colleagues. >> what wou

mark segraves news4. >>> jack evans is also the chairman of the metro board of directors, the ethics office for metro has launched its o review of this matter to see if he violated its code of ethics. the d.c. council is set to vote on the repmand in two weeks. >>> we have a clear picture of how destructivesuay's deadly tornados were, 90 people believed to behurt. 23 killed, confirmed so far. those who lost their lives range in age from 6 to 93. the storm left a track of about 24 miles of our leon harris is at the live desk with news thaum president is planning to tour that damage there. >>e st learned the president is going to be heading to alabama on friday. he's likely to visit with people there who have lost everything, their homes, pets, family members. between now and friday it's possible the death toll youne ment could rise. several people are still missing and search crews are out looking for more victims' bodies. they have their work cut out for them. the national weather service confirms an ef-4 tnado ripped across alabama sunday chewing up and spittingut everything in its

ott mcfarla and trent segraves reported this on twitter. dimitrius mcmillan is a social service representative for the department of human services. according to court dts, mcmillan issued $1.45 million in food stamps and welfare benefits and food in exchange for sexual favors. at least two dozen people benefite from these crimes. the crimes and acts alleged in the charging documents are despicle and demonstrate a lack of values. the district government takeiv suspected aband fraudulent activity seriously. >>> today, the president could seef a rare rebuke from congress. >> the congress is about to take up a motion to block the to build a tuati wall along the mexico border. >> the senate expected to vote on a resolution that the house passed. thisill block the national emergency declaration that would redirect funds to pay forwi border walout congressional approval. four senators said they would vote for the tsolution. but's not enough for it to pass. the bill would go to the president's desk.hi but the house says the president will veto it

. >> only on news4, though, mark segraves did speak with this officer who talked about why rescuing this eagle was so personal to him. >> reporter: it was sunday here along billingsly road where someone spotted the baldle eag and distressed and called 911. officer jason wilson responded to the call. as he got t closerthe bald eagle he could tell it was injured. >> i thought what am i going to do with this. >> reporter: they're predators, even injured they can be dangerous. he g. his jack >> i was a i believe to get the jacket over it, bind the wings up and cradle the bd and keep the talons and the beak away from me. e eye contacthe m with it in an attempt to calm the bird down. >> that creature had the most piercing eyes. i was hoping it would feel my fear and know i wasn't here to hurt it. >> reporter: once he had the eagle he had to wait for experts to arrive. >> i held this like this in the jacket f minutes. >> reporter: he said the bald eagle holds apecial place for him. >> that symbolizes everything i've wanted to do wit my life as far as serving my country, community. it symbolizes

news çó4's mark segraves. >> glendale hill has beeni]e1lpk sheriff for prince william county for 15 yearsn therjf >> in in a 50 ahim h'sÑi broke t)p& bal2%ers infá açó starting asjffáfá the first job police officer on theq manassas city police department. was 1969.çó hill recalls it wasn't easy forl açóck man to find ai] place to live in the city. >> nhapartment that i was game here, i only could live in atcouple of places in manassas. >> 35 years hill would achieve two more firsts. >>zv i am the first blackñr sh in prince william countyheÑi and first black to benb elected to countywi! position. > captainq tina laguna credits hill for opening the door for her generation of a can america ofisicers. lagunhe first assistant chief of the manassas police department, the first african-american woman to rise to the secondñr h hest position in the department where hill started 50 years ago. qhe things he did and knowi break and the path that he had to goc through and then some years later then i come through and i'm there at the same police department. áh @ tt&háhp &hc% caret one of the best