shomari stone is live. what's going on, shomari? >> reporter: well i till you there are people that are lined up out here and they have been here for around an hour. folks, you can see right over here, look at that line. all the way, extending around the building over there. a lot of folks say they plan on going in here and they're going to win big. but right now they're taking a gamble. because this line is relatively long. >> now, okay. this is like -- >> michelle wins $130 at the grand opening of maryland live casino at arundel mills, hanover. >> it feels awesome. i just won. >> this its the largest casino in the state with 3,200 slot machines. the vegas-style opening with a red carpet, beautiful dancers in costumes, masks, weird walking insects. and this s guy, operating a wine machine on a bicycle seat. cheers. >> i'm excited. very excited. >> itaw >> there are restaurants like cheesecake factory. got to love red velvet, right? >> right. >> other nationally acclaimed restaurants. phillips seafood and bobby's burger palace from

shomari stone is on hannon street in the lewisdale section of hyattsville now. shomari? >> reporter: well, jim, we were the first to arrive on scene, the first news crew, and that scene was chaotic. the children were crushed. and right now i just got an update. they are in critical condition. let me move out of the way real quick for you. you can see, as my photographer zooms in, there are a lot of investigators out here still gathering details. talking to witnesses. many people are obviously upset. now, there was a woman who immediately ran across the street when this all happened. let's take a look at her cell phone video right now. investigators told me the five kids were playing at a house in the lewisdale section of hyattsville. a mother of at least one of the kids gets in her ford expedition suv, reverses, driving over the kids, crushing them. police say the suv was lodged in the garage when they arrived at this chaotic scene. now, medics transported the kids to children's hospital, and there's different children -- i mean there's different parents for different ki

i'm shomari stone, news4. >>> a car crashed into four parked vehicles tonight. this is the aftermath at 11th and pennsylvania southeast. two people inside the car were taken to the hospital. witnesses tell news4 that officers were pursuing that car when the accident happened. capital police have not returned our calls. >>> homophobia was a motive for the stabbing of a teen near the howard theater. three suspects shouted slurs at the victim last night and allegedly held the teen down while they stabbed him. the victim was able to escape after using pepper spray. the officers arrested the suspects a short time later. >> it's not often we see something this heinous. but i'm glad that the officers made an apprehension in the case and get the suspects into court. >> reporter: the judge denied the suspects bond today. they will remain in jail. >>> the search is on to find a man preying on some of the city's most vulnerable. senior citizens. the robber is posing as a maintenance man to get inside victims' homes. >> reporter: this video from the delta towers senior citi

. >>> i'm shomari stone here at maryland live. and as you can see, thousands have lined up to get inside and play the slots. i'll have that story coming up. >>> we begin tonight with the rescue of a baby. police officers smashed a window to get to a child in a hot car at george mason university in fairfax today. in an exclusive report jackie bentsen found out the nanny had gone inside for a job interview. >> reporter: this pile of shattered safety glass is the sign of a life or death judgment call. around 2:00 p.m. george mason university police officers cory rourke, matt bravit and craig coleson were called to parking lot k by a passerby who noticed there was a baby left alone in a car. they quickly tried the doors. locked. at that hour, says news 4 meteorologist veronica johnson, temperatures inside the car could have risen quickly to as high as 120 degrees. >> they encountered the baby. it was left in the car seat in the back. unattended. nobody around. so the officer tried opening the door. the door was locked. so what they ha

shomari stone has our report. >> caller: take a close look at this suspect. surveillance cameras capture him at the prowl at vida fitness gym. he grabs a lock and yanks it off and flour shoots out of the locker, falling on his pants. >> it's amazing how some people don't think. >> reporter: the general manager was tired of thieves breaking in lockers and stealing credit cards. >> the best way is to catch them. >> reporter: he installed these cameras inside men's locker room and told they were being recorded and put a track in one of the lockers with a cheap luggage lock. >> we came up with the idea of a flour bag. >> caller: the suspect walks out with a bag and gets away. but he gave the front desk clerk. i'm shomari stone, a reporter with news4. >> this guy who looks like he is stuck in the front window told me the man is his nephew. he says the last time he saw him was a few months ago. police are searching for him. gym members have mixed opinions about the gym's surveillance cameras. >> it's a good thing. >> i have question about in the locker room. >> rep

shomari stone, joins us live with the details. shomari? >> doreen, i'm standing by the bridge. fire fighters say the kids are fortunate to be alive. a safe distance away from where they went in the water. the weather system was strong. the waters are rough, frigid and could have easily swallowed the children. dramatic video captures prince george's county fire ems rescuing three children, holding on to a support beam under this bridge on 38th street in mount rainier maryland. the technical response team lowered the fire fighter in a haern harness. he gives them flotation devices and pulls them out one by one in less than 30 minutes. >> to see a situation where three young lives could be swept away it is scary. >> it started when a 13 year old and two 14-year-olds were playing during the thunderstorm. they fell into the cold rough water, drifted downstream and grabbed on to the beam. >> they were getting a little anxious down in the water. they kept, after a period of time, saying, hey, what is happening? what is happening? >> reporter: witnesses called 911 while kids held on to

shomari stone is there now and can tell us what happened. >> reporter: we're the first on the scene on the 1800 block of t street northwest and seventh street. is it an active scene behind me. police are here trying to figure out what happened. one thing we know is that police are gathering details about the stabbing. people who went for theimmy vaughn show, police say a man stabbed a 16-year-old several times. medics drove the teen to howard hospital. he is in serious condition. police showed up at the scene and arrested two adult men and a woman. police are questioning them as we speak trying to figure out who did the stabbing and what led up to it. folks who watched the jimmy vaughn show here were shocked when they walked outside to an active crime scene. >> it makes us feel really uncomfortable with the new improvements in the area you would think that things are changing. we had a big event tonight and having the streets closed off is an inconvenience and for people coming here for the first time it makes you standoffish. there is police tape anywhere. is it even safe to frequent

shomari stone spoke with her relatives tonight. >> hard time to believe it's actually happened. it's like in the -- you know, horrible movie. >> reporter: these two have empty hearts. >> there is a big hole. >> reporter: surrounded by photos of their mother in this exclusive interview. the 80-year-old died in a tragic bicycle crash on monday from her assisted living facility to the four-mile bike trail in virginia. >> she never come home from the stroll in the park. >> reporter: a 62-year-old bicyclist was going down a hill at an undetermined rate of speed and saw eda ahead and yelled to your left. >> eda stepped to her left and the bicyclist hid her head on. she fell backwards and hit her head on the pavement. >> this thing is not supposed to happen. >> reporter: the bicyclist stayed on the scene and someone called 911. police invested and say they won't charge him, saying this was an accident. want bicyclists to slow down. bikers want walkers and joggers to pay attention. >> i don't want to hit anybody or hurt anybody. >> we voiced our concerns. >> reporter: they want the coun

shomari stone has the latest. >> reporter: i just got an update. and more than 100,000 people are without power in the richmond area. this storm was packed with strong wind. >> there you go. >> reporter: look at this amateur home video on youtube showing the storm at new kent airport. that is horizontal rain. the wind drenched and damaged diamond stadium. this is where the city's minor league baseball team plays. hundreds of people ran for cover under the concourse shielding themselves from the heavy wind and rain. the storm moved in fast and stuck around for 15 minutes. >> it dropped out of the sky and i said we need to get to cover now. >> reporter: check out these photos from nbc 12. a tree fell on this house and through this home. there were no reports of anyone being hurt. dominion power is trying to turn the lights back on for 100,000 customers. i'm shomari stone, news4. >>> in prince george's county one shelter is open after strong winds that blew through this area on friday. the shelter is at badensburg high school. the county is in the pro

across the street from howard university i'm shomari stone, news4. >>> a man apparently drowned in a backyard swimming pool in potomac. family members found him in the pool when they arrived at the home. paramedics rushed him to a hospital where he later died. the man was 75 years old but have not released his name. investigators say it appears to have been an accident. >>> a bad accident in northern virginia. cars stacked on top of each other after a ten-car pileup on washington boulevard in ballston. police say a reckless driver started the crash and was ticketed. one woman had to be taken to a hospital with injuries not believed to be life threatening. washington boulevard was closed. but it is back open tonight. >>> plans for an mgm casino at national harbor are on hold tonight. but the governor says he will push ahead. a work group failed to reach a consensus on how to extend gambling in the state. the governor could still call for a special session. mgm is committed as well saying, given the opportunity, mgm resorts would help maryland create thousands of jobs, help to diversif

shomari stone. news 4. >> investigators say it was a language barrier to blame for a security scare at national airport. four people attempting to use the restroom stood up as a delta regional flight was waiting on the tarmac this afternoon. a federal officer on board thought that activity was suspicious. so the plane was returned to the game. everyone had to get out and be screened again. the flight then took off and went to detroit after a four-hour delay. the four passengers involved were put on a different plane. >> there were tears from kwame brown and stern words from prosecutors, as he pled guilty to bank fraud and campaign charges today. brown appeared in federal court and d.c. superior court two days after he resigned from the council. he chokedup, issuing an apology. >> to all those that i have let down -- to the people of this great city. >> brown is facing misdemeanor charge related to campaign spending that allegedly went underreported and a felony charge for overstating his income by t

live here in falls church, i'm shomari stony, news4. >> thanks shomari. >>> police uncover a crime that involved tens of thousands form pat collins can tell us about this takedown. >> reporter: jim, it's a loading dock larceny with a "l." let's go now to the videotape. you're watching a loading dock employ employee. what's wrong with this picture? i'll give you a hint. it was taken last week when it was hot. this guy is walking around with a big winter coat, a coat that was stocked with expensive stolen items. they say you can see the guy taking goods from a shipping box and jamming them into his clothes. so what did he get? watches. expensive watches. this one along is worth $2,000. sunglasses, prada sunglasses. stud earrings, coach ties expensive shirts, even makeup. why, this guy was a one-man department store. they say he would take all these stolen items home, spread them out on the dining room table, take pictures, and then sell it on the internet. >> his dining room was displayed just like a display case in in order symptom. >> that's sergeant aubrey thompson. he led this investi

shomari stone, news 4. >> a street fight broke out today in a d.c. neighborhood overcome with emotion. the fight in response to the death of 29-year-old amber kent. her best friend stabbed kent inside her congress heights apartment this morning, while her young daughter was home. >> i can't even imagine what -- how her child feels to even witness something like that. it is sad. and i just pray for her. >> 31-year-old woman was arrested this afternoon outside malcolm x elementary school. >> two teenagers rescued by good samaritans after their afternoon on water took an unexpected turn. kids were in a sailboat near haynes point when ape gust of wind tipped them over. they were in the water for several minutes before samaritans came along and helped them right the sailboat. the kids were wearing life vests checked by the coast guard and said to be okay. >> a huge crowd in leesburg, virginia to debate what may be the single biggest decision in decades for loudon county whether to extend the metro rail to dulles airport and beyond. jackie benson reports o

shomari stone is live, and has the developments. shomari? >> reporter: good evening, fairfax county health officials tell me this group most likely did not have some type of food poisoning, but instead some time of gastrointestinal virus. they gave us the latest information. more than 40 students began vomiting early this morning. their ages ranged from 15 to 22. they were attend the congressional awards program. they believe the virus was transmitted person to person by touching infected surfaces. >> we feel comfortable this is viral gastroenteritis. primarily we seeing it during the winter months and early spring, so it's possible to see it this time of year, an the symptoms were very consistent with that. >> reporter: now, the health department is working with the university to clean up possible areas this group was actually hanging in or possibly touching. now it's important to point out that this work program, it is over, so the students are no longer on campus, no reason to be too concerned. many of them are now at home, some are headi

my name is shomari stone. i'm a reporter. they refused comment. mr. bell demands an apology. to recover from the physical and emotional pain. he's hired a lawyer to get help paying medical bills. in northeast d.c., i'm shomari stone, news4. >>> now, at 5:00, breaking news in a neighborhood where parents are already too afraid to let their children play outdoors. >>> it's a decision that affects every american. we have full coverage tonight of what today's supreme court ruling means for your health insurance. >>> and it is moving in. the heat wave has landed. get ready for record temperatures. >>> officers find themselves on the other side of the law after a bar fight. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm jim handly. >> i'm wendy rieger. we begin with breaking news. two people shot in southeast d.c. not far from where the children were shot just a few days ago. news4's pat collins joins us live from savannah street. pat? >> reporter: it's happened again. another burst of gunfire in broad daylight on savannah street. now, it happened over there, but look, right across the street, a

. >> we want to go to shomari stone. we understand he is in fwhnortht bethesda coming to us through skype. >> reporter: i see a lot of people trying to figure out what is going on. the storm came out of nowhere for a lot of folks. everything was calm and all of a sudden there was a lot of wind, gust gusts, 70 miles an hour. there was a lot of folks running for cover. we were trying to drive you will rock creek park. there were a lot of trees down in the road. also we tried to circle back by the monument on independence avenue -- >> we lost him. >> shomari was on skype but we lost his signal and he is speaking about trees being down in rock creek park which is not a surprise. we assume they are down all over the place. >> i'm back right now. modern technology dealing with skype trying to bring our viewers the latest information. there were a lot of downed trees as you just mentioned throughout rock creek park. we are making a left from harvard street on to 16th. and my photographer here, what was it like driving through t

shomari stone has new details on the apparent virus. >> reporter: officials are still investigating. one thing is clear. they believe the students do not have food poisoning. >> this is unfortunate. >> reporter: debra brady is disappointed. he daughter got sick on a study program. >> but it -- we cannot allow it to overshadow the great accomplishments these young people have made. >> reporter: more than 40 students fell sick yesterday evening, began vomiting early this morning. they're part of the congressional awards foundation program. debra brady says her daughter had flu-like symptoms. >> nauseated, headaches, stomach crampi cramping. >> we feel fairly comfortable this is gastroenteritis. we see it throughout the year, primarily through the wind months and early spring months, so it's possible to see it at this time in the year. the symptoms were very consistent with that. >> reporter: health officials believe the virus was transmitted person to person. medics drove at least seven students to the hop. deck ra brady's daughter is out and she is fine. >> she was just discharged fro

all lanes will reopen for monday morning's commute, but as news 4's shomari stone tells us, some drivers are just avoiding the area altogether. >> avoid it, going nowhere near it if i can help it. >> reporter: steve walker will avoid beltway traffic like a virus. >> already bad enough. >> this weekend is a stay away weekend. >> reporter: inner loop traffic will be more congested than normal all because of construction from van doren street to telegraph road. >> stay away if that is your planned route. >> reporter: you can see these three lanes and how the traffic is moving at a snail's pace. it will turn to five lanes in five weeks and make the traffic run a lot smoother. but for now the wilson bridge is shut down to one lane going north all day saturday and sunday. plus i-95 north traffic will be diverted on to the beltway to avoid tysons and will have to go over the american legion bridge to get to i-95 on the maryland side. this guy's skipping town before it gets bad. >> leaving for the weekend. >> reporter: to ease up traffic saturday and sunday from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. all no

i'm shomari stone, news4. >>> outside showers are moving across the area. veronica johnson's in for doug. >> the last of the showers drying up as they make their way down around charlottesville. so dry conditions for us but the rain, the clouds saved us today. our temperatures today just around 70 degrees. it felt a lot like april than june around here. but next for us higher heat and humidity. this is the type of heat this week we have not reported on yet or had to deal with. we'll have to talk about that and with humidity what it will feel like around here in a few minutes. >>> now to breaking news at the university of virginia. an emergency of meetings by the board of visitors still going on at this hour. julie carey hear to give us the latest. >> reporter: the university of virginia board of visitors has been behind closed door for seven hours now. at 10:00 the journalists were told that they would be making a public statement but the door has not opened. we are waiting to find out what their next step will be after the forced resignation of teresa sull

i'm shomari stone, news4. >>> getting an up close and personal look at the damage a massive wildfire is causing in colorado. this is video from june 9th taken by a couple who had minutes to grab their thinks and evacuate their home. that fire has destroyed more homes than any other fire in state history. tonight it is 50% contained. >>> we'll find out tomorrow if jerry sandusky will take the stand in his own defense. his wife told jurors she never saw or heard any inappropriate contact between sandusky and boys who stayed at their home. and said that one of the alleged victims' rooms was not soundproofed. he is accused of sexually abusing ten boys in ten years. >>> police are searching for a man who robbed and stabbed a guy walking down the street this afternoon. it appears to have been a random attack. jackie bensen is in tacoma park with the latest. >> reporter: it was 4:40 p.m. broad daylight and that is when the suspect approached a man just walking down the street here. the scene showed the aftermath of a brief but bloody confrontation steps from an auto parts store. witnesses t

in d.c., i'm shomari stone, news 4. >>> this is something that our meteorologists have been looking aternoon after they were talking about the heat, then all of a sudden whoa, look at the storms coming in. >> the storms did pack a punch. a lot of people are out with their cameras. they're capturing the amazing photos from last night's storms. >> we received dozens of them. go to weather@nbcwashington.com. kim martucci shares those pictures. >> this go around we're going to jam pack your pictures and give you more for the money, i promise. first of all, i love this quote. this is from richard graham in d.c. did a job on my garage. he's right. hearts go out to you there. more trees down. this one i'm calling fredericksburg luck from linda and steve smith. this tree fell right between their atv and their derower, i don't know what a derower is. luckily it didn't hit any of the equipment. but the evans family in warrenton not so great with that tree on their house. swan point maryland from dave, another tree on another house. and it's more and more just like this. this backyard fence showi

. -- >> all right, thanks so much, shomari stone. many of you have captured the most amazing pictures of last night's storms. >> we received snapshots. kim martucci joins us with more on that. >> good morning. now that it is daylight, more will be coming in, i'm sure. i'm here to share with you the pictures. thank you for sending them in to us. let's start with joe from ashburn. he took this lightning shot. we had a lot of lightning shots across the area. katie clark in frederick, maryland. more lightning from up there. a lightning display and a wind storm. greg reese had this golf ball-sized hail with intense winds. and picture of a tree that just missed a house. steve hollis and ann king in german town sent us that. the big phew yes, in the backyard. this limb four to six inches in diameter just missed their house. they didn't lose power because lines are underground. send you your snapshots at weather@nbcwashington.com. you can tweet them to me, i i'm @weatherkim. and thanks for sharing your pictures with us. be careful, don't go