i'm shomari stone, news4. >> shomari, thanks. >>> an a reston man in jail. joseph sharkey was on a plane from reagan national to jacksonville, florida when he started verbally assaulting another passenger, then put that passenger in a headlock. they say he then assaulted two flight attendants and tried to open an exit door mid flight before the crew and other passengers were able to restrain him. he'll be back in court on wednesday. >>> a leesburg, virginia man's in prison tonight, accused of killing his stepbrother. police say sergio robles is charged with first-degree murder in the death of mario robles. early this morning, a woman ran into the leesburg police headquarters and said a stabbing had happened across the street. they found mario robles with two stab wounds to his chest. it's unclear how this fight started. >>> you live in virginia, you might have noticed something different on your facebook feed. facebook is working to get you registered to vote ahead of primary day march 1. the message includes a link to virginia's voter registration page. a s

live here in hyattsville, i'm shomari stone, news4. >> thanks, shomari. and this system is far from over, folks. news4 today is starting early tomorrow to keep you up to dayton school delays and closings, road conditions, and everything you need to know before you head out the door. we're on the air starting at 4:00 in the morning. doreen? >>> new at 11:00, police are investigating a murder in prince george's county. a shooting on rochelle avenue near walker mill road and district heights happened just before 5:00 this evening. they found -- police found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. he later died at the hospital. there is no word yet on a motive. but if you saw anything suspicious, police would like to hear from you. >>> the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia has instantly transformed the race for the white house. republican candidates saying the senate shouldn't even consider a nominee from president obama. senator ted cruz already has a tv ad on air tonight, warning conservatives of the implications of a liberal-leaning justice. sena

shomari? >> the door is open. he won't stop. this lyft driver does not want to take me home. >> reporter: take a look at this cell phone video. desiree is in the backseat of a lyft driver. >> he's taking me somewhere else. >> reporter: her journey begins when a driver picks her up around 9:45 last night. he refuses to take her friend home. frustrated, that friend gets out and decides to walk. taylor stay ins the car, asks the driver to take her home and shares her displeasure. >> i was telling him what he did was unprofessional. that he should have taken my friend home. we have done this plenty of times before. past. >> he pulls over, tells her to get out. >> he indicated that he should have taken me to my house. >> he doesn't answer. continues to drive. >> this door is still open. i'm trying to get out and he won't stop. >> reporter: she gets out, walks home and files a complaint with lyft. the spokesperson tells me, "we are extremely troubled to learn about this incident. we have a strict zero tolerance policy and any behavior

shomari? >> the kraetz xxs tell us that this ath leelt knew it's cutting aej. a lot of stuntzs hope that it can make campuses and universities safer. >> ebony works with the d.c.-base ds, nonprofit organization. >> tonight, the app would you describe launch ds at george washington university and it offers help. it features a panic button, an alertz button that shares your precise location with friends and a local resource button for information in wh >>> they doentz necessarily know where to go. having a resource that had before, during and after services officer all eight district ds in columbia is the first of its kinds. with. >> many of them don't even know about this app. it's goods to get if words out. you can tell your family and friends about it. live here atz gw, shomari stone chltz . >> tomorrow's debate, setting their eyes on the primary. >> both dats. hillside push for criminal tusds tis reform chltz. >> fresh awful of hillside linds slands vick ri chltz . >> big changes coming to your drive on one of our region's worst traffic bottlenecks. how soon

news 4's shomari stone live with reactions. >> well, that's right, gym. the people that we talk to at the different wards, they tell us that they have mixed emotions, mixed opinions. we're here on beach and 8th street. this is one of the proposed sites. >> excuse me. have order. >> tonight, at times, a heathed meeting in ward one to open it's part of her plan to close d.c. general. the ward's one shelter would be located at d and 10th street, northwest. many of the people who live near the proposed site are concerned about a decrease in property value and an increase to crime. >> there are maw rauders on both sides. this is not completely a safe place. >> the mayor says the plan in all agt wards give families a safe place to live. >> what about the concern in crime? >> yorn that that's waranted. >> property values? >> again, we're going to be making a sigs nif cant investment in a once blighted, everyonety lot. there are things more valuable than property values. >> one of the things that i like about my community is we're welcoming. we're inclusive. >> s

i want to take you to shomari stone. shomari, do you got us? >> reporter: yeah, i'm here, doug. we're on 234, dumfries at times it will be calm and then it starts to pick up. as you can see right now on the roadway. we're coming down 95 south and came across some accidents on our way. worth mentioning that people need to slow down and be careful out here. if you come right over here, i'm now joined by a driver. his name is jimmy. tell me what it was like driving in these conditions. >> well, we were sitting still. the traffic kind of opened up but you couldn't drive because you couldn't see. so everybody has got their flashers on, lightning, dark. it's hard to drive. >> reporter: i want to tell you to be careful out there. we were actually in dumfries. we drove to this gas station to get cover and the wind was just really picking up at sometimes. we're going to post something on twitter for you guys. @shomaristone and you can see 234. all of a sudden the wind picks up and there are gusts blinding your eyes and i'm sure a lot of the drivers out here really compromised as they're

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shomari? >> reporter: well, that's right, jim. we talked to police officers and they tell us that this is frustrating. when they see vie lentd offe offende offenders, in general, released to the public while they're awaiting trial. >>> tonight, at least three of the 13 suspects are out of jail. tonight, in a written statement, assistant police chief says "it is very frustrating for us to see violent offenders who pray on our citizens released directly back into our community after they have committed a robbery. the message being sent by the criminal justice system to the police, if community and the offenders is that they don't take the robbery problem very seriously. >> he says the mayor proposed legislation six months ago to keep violent repeat offenders behind bars while they wait for trial. >> the numbers back this up that when there's a gap in our system, when someone repeetedly gets convicted and rearrested for a violent offense, we need to tighten the accountability around that individual. she has legislation to do this. >>

. >>> our team coverage continues now with shomari stone. he is live along i-270 in montgomery county. the forecast is tough for road crews and schools to decide what to do too, isn't it? >> yes, you're right, doreen. in fact, we talked to a department of transportation official in montgomery county. and he tells us that this rain really makes it a challenge because we couldn't pretreat the roads because they say what would be used is going to be washed away, pointless due to the rain which would then as doug just told you turn into snow. officials are concerned about tomorrow morning's commute in montgomery, especially on 270 leading into the beltway. >> i'm not happy to be here. >> reporter: susan gallagher is sick and tired of snow in montgomery county. >> i'm just worried about the safety of getting around. and my husband having to get to work in the morning. >> salt trucks in gaithersburg are preparing tonight. the mix of rain and snow is expected to hit the d.c. area and possibly cause a traffic mess tomorrow morning and for tomorrow e

shomari stone now with a look at the changes they want to make. >> angry, disgusted there is no care. >> reporter: sharon turner is outraged over mayor muriel bowser's proposed site for a new homeless family shelter in dead-end with barbed wire across the street and a bus maintenance yard. >> families normally entail children. i wouldn't want my children there. next to no transportation over there. >> reporter: sharon, along with dozens of people voiced their concerns with councilmember kenyon mcduffie. >> do you support the current proposed location? >> i do not support the proposed location in ward 5. if you have an opportunity to speak to any of the people who live in that area, who understand that it is an industrially zoned area full of warehouses, there is a trash transfer station there are night clubs there is adult entertainment club. >> reporter: the proposed site is part of mayor bowser's plan to close the d.c. general family homeless shelter and build smaller shelters in all eight wards. earlier this month, the mayor said she paid special attention to how these sheltlers fi

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i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> as those temperatures drop, we've compiled a number of resources on the nbc w wa app. you'll also find a list of groups looking for volunteers and donations. >> quite a shocking and alarming night for an arlington teenager. teenager tried to stab him last night and the suspect admittedfuadmit eted it was part of a gang initiations. >> well, doreen, no actual stabbing took place, but this is very concerning. police say the victim was cutting through quincy park when he was approached by another teenager who had a knife. >> he brandished the weapon and told the victim he needed to do this as part of a gang initiation. he attempted to stab the victim. >> the victim was able to fight back. as he started running away toward a busier area, three other teens in the park began chasing him. >> he could not get them along. >> the victim managed to get away. the park is near a field used by washington lee high school. >> i wouldn't be surprised at all if it happens here. there's a lot of traffic going on. so, you know, people don't really here. >> we're next to a bi

. >> shomari stone, news 4. >> tonight, police are serging for the person who shot and killed two men in the district. it happened just before 1:00 this afternoon on 58th street, northeast. one man was found dead inside a home. the other died a short time later at the hospital police do have a description of a person of interest from witnesses. but, so far, no arrests. >> president obama will be among the mourners paying their respects to supreme court justice antonin scalia. news 4's jackie benson live with what we can expect tomorrow. jackie? >> jim, preparations are already underway for the thousands expected here tomorrow. the area where the media will broadcast has been sectioned off. electrical cables are being laid down. tomorrow, washington and the supreme court of the united states will -- excuse me. tomorrow and the a solemn official farewell. here's what's scheduled to take place. the casket in will arrive. 9:30, there will be a short, private ceremony. and then, at 8:00 p.m., the viewing closes. police officers will receivable as pal bearers. the casket will be placed in t

only on news4, shomari stone talks to colonel cherry's family about his incredible life one week after his death. >> empty in some >> reporter: fred cherry, jr. and his family are heart broken over the death of his father. >> i'm going to miss him terribly. >> reporter: 87-year-old fred cherry, sr. died a week ago and his funeral is tomorrow. colonel cherry was an air force fighter pilot, seven-year prisoner of war shot down by enemy fire in vietnam in 1965. fred cherry, jr. was just 10 years old. you didn't see him for seven years. what was going through your mind? >> a lot. just one day you have him and the next day poof. >> reporter: colonel cherry was beat and tortured, at times kept in isolation. he refused to give up information about the u.s. military. he and other p.o.w.s were eventually released. he received two purple hearts, so many awards he couldn't fit them all on his wall of honor. debra thompson was his significant other for 23 years. >> his favorite saying was do have to worry about one thing. >> my dad loved to enjoy himself, enjoy other people. >> reporter: fred cher

i'm shomari stone, news4. >>> the school year is about to get a bit longer for thousands of district students. muriel bowser announced a change that will keep kids in school through mid-july to improve learning. mark segraves found out what youngsters think about this idea. >> more instructional time, more extracurricular time, more enrichment time. >> reporter: that's how d.c. schools chancellor kaya henderson described the benefits of adding more days to the school year for the selected elementary and middle schools. starting in the upcoming school years classes will begin in early august and the school year won't end until mid-july. instead of 180 days in class, it will be 200 days of classroom time for students. ten schools, mostly in ward 7 and 8, were chosen for this program. >> when i first heard it, i was like, oh, no. i'm going to be at school learning while they're still at home. >> i think it's going to be good. it will help our grades because some people might need it and it will help us. >> reporter: students will have shorter winter and summer breaks but they will get a

i'm shomari stone and i will tell you more about it >>> there is blaekreaking news in the criminal case against bill cosby. a judge has just decide the the sex assault case can move forward. chris pollone joins us from the courthouse in pennsylvania. >> reporter: this breaking just within the last 15 minutes after a second full day of arguments and testimony. the judge took a short amount of time to make his decision finally coming out to the courtroom and saying that he believes that there was no formal binding agreement that would preclude the prosecution of bill cosby in this sexual assault case. now, cosby's attorneys had argued for two days now that back in 2005 the district attorney here in montgomery county, pennsylvania, essentially promised that he would never bring charges in a written press release when he decided not to pursue the case back then. of course, the new prosecutor who was recently elected here in the area, once he heard transcripts -- once he saw transcripts of what cosby admitted in a deposition on a civil case ten years ago related to this same incident that to

shomari stone last night was down at 395 in the tunnel where they were hoisting some of the developmente for the practice facility as well. >>> we want to head to storm team4 meteorologist veronica johnson who has been watching this storm, sort of a storm, sort of not. v.j., what are we looking at the next couple days? >> you're talking about that storm system for midweek, not even on the map yet. not until we get to the tail end of the weekend on sunday when it makes its way into the pacific northwest. that's when we'll have a better handle on it. getting a little more certainty with the storm, if you will. lots of uncertainty right now, but i'm very certain that folks are going to love the upcoming weekend. all right. let's talk about tomorrow. temperatures start out subfreezing again, 27. between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m. at the bus stop. of course, it's going to be cold. then cool by tomorrow afternoon. we'll see some more high clouds moving in. 42 the temperature. that puts us above today. still could be a little breezy at times during the afternoon, but temperatures will be slightly high

shomari 12 shomari? >> reporter: good evening. this is a very raw emotion-filled vigil.alked out of the church, out of the front door, into the parking lot, crying, wailing, trying to understand who would kill a 2-year-old and why. well, they remembered davis and her daughter, chloe as a loving mother and daughter. >> reporter: carolyn is filled with sadness, she has out lived her daughter and her granddaughter. >> i'm going to miss her and chloe. >> tonight, family and friends pay tribute at the community temple bible. they were found with gunshot wounds in a parking lot at their home in ft. washington this morning. melanie parker has been her friend for over a decade. >> i actually walked into my office this morning during the breaking news story seeing the mother and i knew that was the area she was in. it's just a shock. >> her body was found next to her car. chloe was found in the car. >> who would do something like this to a two-year-old chiemd. >> i've been asking this all day who recollects can shoot a child? i've been asking that all day, how can you look a chil