. >> back at the state police post, dana confesses she's been fighting heroin addiction for over two so, what got you started in prostitution? >> just paying for it. you know, my habit, it grew so out of control. >> with a $300-a-day habit, it's a battle she's losing. >> heroin, especially, especially heroin, i mean, it just changes your brain, you know, how you think. i mean, when you don't have it, you feel like you're dying almost. like your body tricks itself. it's like you have to have it or else you're not going to live anymore, like you're dying. >> unusually articulate, educated and self-aware, officers are surprised to learn dana's downward spiral from honor student to addict to prostitute began with a sports injury. >> i had a really bad rotator cuff and i was at the point where i could, you know, keep playing but i was, like, basically putting a bandage over it, taking, you know, like painkillers, vicodin, prescribed to me and oxycontin because it got so bad that i had to take them to play. >> dana says she graduated to heroin when her health insurance ran out and she coul

state recruiter recruiters. a video posted online appears to show islamic state militants calling for police and military personnel in france. japanese lawmakers are debating how best to protect nationals overseas. it would allow the self-defense forces to try to recognize japanese held hostage abroad. a lawmaker raised a topic at a debate in an upper house committee. he called for a revision of article ix. prime minister shinzo abe's liberal party has already called for a change. >> my party has called for a change to the amendment. >> the prime minister also said that the government is preparing legislation to allow japanese authorities to exercise police power abroad. he said he wants members of the fdf and other authorities to be able to rescue japanese if the country they're in approves or if there are no state like organizations appearing as the adversary. >> people in the financial markets appear to be encouraged by a bounce back in oil prices. what can you tell us? >> investors did seem to be weighed down by the recent free fall in crude oil prices. they were concerned that this could be an omen of slower

state highway administration officials tell us they are trying to post new cameras, at least six along the highway, for state administrators to monitor at several key interchanges. police -- and you'll be able to see them too, online likely summer or fall of 2016. state highway officials say they've begun patrolling the road 24/7 to respond to incidents. new cameras cost about $775,000. why is it taking so long to install them to add any cameras to state roads, require engineering studies, utility work under way, test of soil samples and they'll add 50-foot posts. they have to make sure the posts aren't a danger to cars. scott mcfarland news 4 i-team. >> if you have a tip for the i-team call 202-885-4444 or e-mail tips@news4.com. >>> can you believe wind chills are already in the 20s? we haven't seen anything yet. doug kammerer joins with us the details. >> we're going to be wishing for wind chills in the 20s over the next couple of days. that's the kind of cold air we've got coming. those current wind chills 32 in gaithersburg 22 back towards manassas. but take those numbers and subtract nearly 30 degrees. we'll be in the negative numbers i think as we move in through

>> high ranking maryland state official with the department of public safety is fired after a facebook posting. michael allred was hired as a state stat coordinator and police liaison. allred was let go yesterday after posting an inappropriate joke on facebook about being groped by the prison guards. security has been extra tight in maryland prisons after a scandal involving smuggled drugs and cell phones in the baltimore city detention center. >> d.c. water has completed its investigation into a water advisory that was issued for parts of northwest back in december. >> so this advisory followed reports of the water smelling like petroleum. rebecca cooper at the live desk now with what the investigation found. rebecca? >> alison and leon good news and bad news scenario for anyone drinking d.c. water. the good news, d.c. water ran several tests at 140 different sites and they did not find petroleum in any of the sources collected. the bad news -- well, it's two fold. first, water officials say they still simply don't know the source of the smell even though if it was they reported in northwest d.c. in december. for anybody who did drink the water, investigat

just go to our news app or log onto www.wusa9.com where we've posted all of the state records. andrea mccarren, wusa9. >>> police belief a bad batcdrug known -- believe a bad batch of the drug known as molly is what sent about a dozen people at wesleyan university in the hospital. they think it originated in d.c. >> four students were arraigned today after being arrested for supplying the party drug leading to those overdoses. all four were released on bond. prosecutors claim the students are known drug dealers on the middletown, connecticut campus. >>> the fbi says there are now anti-terror investigations going on in all 50 states in the union and tonight those investigations netted the arrests of three foreign born men charged with trying to aid isis militants in syria. two suspects faced a judge today in new york city. the other is in custody in jacksonville. one of them spoke of shooting president obama or planting a bomb in coney island. fbi director james comey says the terrorists are appealing to troubled souls through the social media. >> you will find a life of meaning here fighting for us and if you ca

police in arizona after he pulled out a shotgun. in that case he was arrested, posted bail and took off. sherri was found inside the home in reading. state police are investigating this morning's shooting. >>> the latest on a south jersey boater that authorities say faked his own death only to resurface this week. investigators are deciding whether to file new charges against him. andrew biddle is free on bond after he surrendered to authorities yesterday. biddle disappeared in july after a boat crash in longport. another man told authorities he survived the accident but claimed biddle vanished. a massive search followed. now investigators believe biddle staged the crash and took off to avoid theft charges connected to the boat company we are worked. >> tremendous rescue effort to stage a disappearanceunconscionable. >> biddle's attorney tells nbc10 biddle turned himself in because he wanted to do the right thing. >>> from the water to the rails. septa has seen a surge, more trains in and out of suburbs means expansion and upgrades. not everyone is on board, right? >> reporter: there are some areas asking for improvements. where some are

a video posted yn line appears to show islamic state militants calling for more attacks on police and military personnel in france. >>> british lawmakers have voted in favor of baby making procedure that's driving an ethical debate. they approved a process that combines dna from three people to prevent inherited diseases in children. critics say it will open the way to so-called designer babies. members of the house of commons voted in favor of the in vitro fertilization method. they say it will allow parents to replace defective dna with a healthy sample ensuring they don't pass on incurable diseases to children. in one approach scientists take an egg from the mother and remove the nucleus. they insert the nucleus into a healthy egg provided by a donor. finally, they use sperm from the father to fertilize the egg. vicky holliday and her partner keith newell are thrilled by the decision. their daughter jessica has a disease caused by defective dna. she struggles to swallow and can't hold her head up. >> it's a massive opportunity for us to have a child that would be free from mitochon

police say teens from neighboring jackson township posted the messages last month. the postings quickly spread on social media. several feature the daughter of a new jersey stateergeant. the girl is wearing a swastika seemingly dressed as adolf hitler. the ocean city prosecutor says his office is handling the case as a juvenile mat are and may take action. >> analyze what was said how it was delivered and whether it has the capability of a potential threat. we are not driven by public opinion we're driven by the law. >> the prosecutor has not filed any charges as of right now. >>> a group of lawmakers are eager to find out when a redevelopment project at the willow grove naval air station in montgomery county can begin. state representative todd stephens and congressman pat meehan and brendan boyle toured the facility yesterday. the redevelopment plan calls for new homes, school and commercial development that would bring thousands of jobs to the area. boyle tells us he wants to hear from the navy on exactly when it will turn over the land to local officials. >> they are well, well behind in what the time line they originally promised. >> boyle and meehan said

postings quickly spread on social media. several feature the daughter of a new jersey state police sergeant. the girl is wearing a swastika seemingly dressed as adolf hitler. ocean county's prosecutor says his office is handling the case as a juvenile matter and may take action. >> we have to analyze what was said how it was delivered and whether it has the capability of being a potential threat. we're not driven by public opinion we're driven by the law. >> as of right now, prosecutor has not filed any charges. >>> a state judge is now deciding the case involving penn state's late football coach joe paterno paterno, his estate and the university. lawyers argued whether his death should affect his estate's ability to sue the university and the ncaa over how they handled the jerry sandusky scandal. the judge will rule whether the estate can continue to pursue a breach of contract claim. >>> a group of lawmakers are eager to find out exactly when a redevelopment project at the willow grove naval air station in montgomery county can begin. state representatived to steve ed totodd stephens and o

the messages posted by teenagers in neighboring jackson township last month quickly spread on social media. several feature the daughter of a new jersey state policeergeant wearing a swastika, seemingly dressed as adolf hitler. we're not identifying her because of her age. another post reads, quote, i really want to drive around lakewood and drive over every jew with my car end quote. some may see the post as threatening, prosecutors say, no crime was commit the. >> when they make a comment about bombing an ice cream store filled with children, it's disturbing. >> you have to analyze what was said how it was delivered and whether they have the capability of being a potential threat. >> the prosecutor told us people's first amendment rights must be taken into consideration as well. >>> buckle up montgomery county drivers are in for a bumpy ride. a major stretch of road is getting a big makeover. ridge pike from norristown, philadelphia, will be totally rebuilt. the ten-mile stretch hasn't had any upgrades since being built in 1930. the two-year $6 million project will aid drivers getting on and off the blue route. the jug handle near ikea will be r

police would love to hear from you. >>> state department worker charged with soliciting sex to a minor is out of prison. he posted bond today. he has to be supervised. he can not have contact with minors or use a computer at home or work. he has to turn over his passport. investigators arrested the d.c. man early this week after an investigation. >>> today marks within year since alicia rudd was living in an emergency homeless shelter in the district when she disappeared. >> reporter: city leaders have long called for d.c. general to be shutdown. today it is still housing hundreds of d.c.'s homeless. residents say not much has changed since the disappearance of the woman one year-ago. she is waiting for permanent housing but knows it could take a while. >> some people get housing within a year. some people six months. >> reporter: d.c.'s largest homeless shelter, a former hospital is the place where the 8-year-old, her mother and brothers lived before she disappeared, presumably taken by the shelters janitor. he was found dead days later in a northeast park. the site of intense searches. there has been no sign of

police officers specifically. >>> a man was arrested in florida. one of the manager the attention of federal agents when he posted messages on a website stating his desire to join isis and he talked of killing the president or planting a bomb at coney island. >>> a modesto man is asking the obama ministration to rescue relatives taken hostage by isis in syria. >> they said if anyone posted any pictures of anybody or said anything anything derogatory about their organization that they will single them out. >>> militants have taken over 11 villages in the past week, it is believed that they are holding close to 300 christians caption- -captives due to their ethnicity and religion. they have been persecuted for centuries there. >>> the attorney general loretta lynch has been nominated and is expected to win approval. she has been appointed as attorney in new york. she would be the first african- american woman to get the job. eric older is stepping down. police are examining clues and a broken screen door. the first homicide since october 2012. our reporter is telling us how this street brawl led police to the victim. >> reporter: a gun, a lack it can, and

police officers. >> a third man was arrested in florida and is accused of helping fund the operation. one man posted messages on a website stating his desire to join isis and killing president obama or planting a bomb at coney island. >>> congress has until tomorrow to extend the funding for homeland security. a clean bill would be without provisions on the immigration reform. the white house already passed a homeland funding measure but with the provisions to block the executive action. >> i don't know what the senate is capable of passing. until i see what they are going to pass, no decision has been made on the house side. >> the department of homeland security is preparing for a partial shutdown. about 20,000 workers would be furloughed but the vast majority deemed essential would have to work without pay. >>> shuttle drivers who take apple employees back and forth to work are set to vote on whether to unionize. they have complained about low pay and long hours at the world's most valuable company. what's happening today? >> reporter: the teamsters say they will be out in front of apple headquarters this morning protesting.

states, too often frustration erupted into violence. >> posted this youtube video. >> stop burning down your communities in where you are because you are mad at the police. >> and he said older civil rights leaders set an outdated example. >> reverend al sharp ton all you leaders naacp. let's get it together. this is embarrassing. we need to change our sense of engsdirection. >> he may not be alone. 49% said it was time for new leadership. that's compared to 35% who answered that these leaders are still effective. >> what do we want? justice, when do we want it? now. >> on a rally on martin luther king day many seemed to agree. >> the reason why reverend al sharpton and jesse jackson gets booed. >> it's time to step up step in and take it to the next level. >> we need french thinking. we need new approaches. >> anthony bradley has written several books on race relations. >> it is no longer black and white. it's black and white and asian and hispanic. >> and mixed. >> and all sorts of things on the west. reverend sharpton and reverend jackson may not be the best examples to speak to this generation today. >> who would be the leader of this new generation? >> that's

post-board authority. in england and whiles we have a state-wide independent police complaint commission that gets around the issues of the local commissions and the states could have their own dismissed officers and contribute to the federal register. and most radically it is important that a lot of killings of citizens by police come from small agencies and i think we need to go with a minimum of a hundred employees for each police agency so you can have adequate standards for vetting, train training, certifying and disciplining them. in new york city they used to kill 80 people a year and now it is less than 10. that doesn't happen with small agencies changing like in a big agencies where you have the training and super vision. i have similar recommendations for local agencies. but i thank you for your consideration in the ways that action could be taken now that could have a big impact in saving the lives of young people in the united states in unnecessary tragic all be it possibly illegal con frontations with the police. thank you. >> thank you so much, dr. sherman. our final witness is president jeremy

state. the trucks have police lights and people are seen cheering as the vehicles make their way through what is believed to be benghazi. the group, which apparently posted these images, has pledged its allegiance to isis and benghazi, of course is where four americans died during an attack on the u.s. outpost in 2012. libya has been in chaos for years now since rebels overthrew long-time dictator there, moammar gadhafi. he died during that uprising. analysts say the new propaganda video adds to the evidence that ooids is isis is expanding there. there was a beheading of it 1 christians on the beach in libya. in the same video, the same terrorists threatened to conquer rome. they plan to use libya as a, quote, gateway to the rest of europe. officials have warned isis is not after just territory. it's also trying to infiltrate western nations. now two of australia's most wanted men appear in execution video in syria. the men holding the knife there and the man just heepd him and to the left of him. we will not show you the video obviously. here at home the white house is hosting a summit on violent extremism and how to fight it. president obama is set to

police officers. >> a third man was arrested in florida and is accused of helping fund the operation. one of the men drew the attention of federal agents when he posted messages on a website stating his desire to join isis and talked of killing president obama or planting a bomb at coney island. >>> congress has till tomorrow to extend the funding for homeland security. republicans agreed to hold a vote on the clean bill without any provisions on the immigration reform. the hangup is now in the house. it passed the localland funding measure with the provisions to block the president's actions. the next move is up to speaker boehner. >> i don't know what the senate is capable of passing. until i see what they're going to pass, no decision has been made on the house side. >> the department of homeland security is preparing for a partial shutdown. about 20,000 employees would be furloughed but the vast majority deemed essential to protecting the nation would have to keep working without pay. >>> sounds like a no-call list for your house. san carlos passed an ordinance that bans people from dropping off flyers or literature at homes there or face fines. the daily news says they can s

posted tips on how to find the best camp on our website. >>> a maryland state employee is out of work today over a facebook comment. the comment by the police liaison officer referred to almost being groped while on a prison visit by guards. he said i haven't been groped as much since the flight on my honeymoon. security has been extra tight in maryland prisons after a s involving smuggling in contraband. >>> the super bug discovered at ucla is not a threat to the general public according to health will officials in l.a.. nearly 180 patients have been exposed to cre, an antibiotic resistant bacteria. 7 of those patients got the infection, two died. health officials say they traced endoscopes that were contaminated even though proper sterilization procedures were followed. >>> 5:19 your time. 5 degrees here in tenleytown. today it in honor of black history month, michelle obama is honoring the women of the civil rights movement. there will be a panel discussion at the white house, including women from several generations who are still help to go bring about change. >>> we're talking about really frto go bring about change. we've broken a rec

state police officer was right there when it happened. the guy gets up right away but he was struggling walking. the officer jump out of his car to help. this video was just postede department' facebook page as a reminder to be careful in winter conditions the message slow down, leave some room between yourself wonder cars and always wear your seat bell. >>> not the you want to end your meal. guests were enjoying their dinner in florida when sudden al boat crashed into the restaurant restaurant. the driver was trying to navigate through heavy fog when he slammed into the building. two people on the boat have minor injuries. everyone else quite a story to tell but no injuries. >>> 50 shades of gray made him do illinois prosecutors say a students reenactment of scenes from the movie is why he's now locked up for a violent sexual assault. they say 1984 old mohammed hussein bound a woman's hands covered her eyes and beat her with a belt and his fists even though she repeatedly beg him to stop. authorities say it happened inside his dorm room on the campus of the university of illinois chicago. his public defend says he thought it was consensual. some students aren't

post it. >> exactly. >> all right melanie, thank you. >>> state senator mike leno of san francisco introduced a bill designed to protect the privacy of our digital lives. the bill would require police to get warrants before gaining access to personal information on electronic devices. the proposed law could protect things like texts, emails, or locations. >> a requirement means that law enforcement needs to go to a court, and make the case that there's probable cause that there's some illegal activity going on. but otherwise, why should my most private information be at risk of being shared with law enforcement? >> several law enforcement agencies say they followed the law already, and that this bill would go too far. governor brown has previously vetoed two bills that were similar to this one. >>> new developments in the deadly crash involving bruce jenner. >> going from rain to a warm up. the timing on temperatures that will reach into the mid-70s. >> and a freight train collides with an suv in richmond. the one thing that probably saved the driver's life. this... is the best part of the day. when we sit down together and talk. more and more, we're having conversations about the

chicago police deny the claims in the article and say the facility operates within the law. >>> the "washington post" says the senior statel is behind bars today charged with soliciting a minor for success. daniel rosen was arrested. rosen is director of programs and policy at the state department's bureau of counter counterterrorism. >>> and "usa today" says the veterans affairs is owning up to his mistake. robert mcdonald's flub answered while cbs camera was rolling. he told a home else veteran in a "cbs evening news" story with john blackstone that he served in special services but he never did. >> in an attempt to connect with that veteran to make him feel comfortable, i incorrectly stated that i, too, had been in special forces. that was wrong and i have no excuse. we at v.a. are working hard to restore trust, and, again, i apologize to those who may have been offended by my misstatement. >> and this morning secretary mcdonald is facing a new challenge. it comes after last sum 'eers scandal at a phoenix v.a. hospital. it was revealed there was widespread appointment wait times. wyatt andrews is in washington with our

police say he defrauded customers doing boat sales. a judge ordered him to post $50,000 bond by today or go to jail. >>> pennsylvania's highest court could take up the criminal case of former penn state administrators accused of covering up the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. lawyers for former athletic director tim curley asked the high court to review a county judge's decision rejecting curley's claim that his rights to legal council were violated during the grand jury proceedings. curley is awaiting trial with former psu president graham spanier and former vice president gary shultz. they're charged with perjury, obstruction and conspiracy. >>> another sanction against penn state is coming off the books. big ten officials will restore the school's share of the conference bowl revenues after a three season ban. the university can expect more than $6.5 million next season. the decision follows the ncaa's agreement last month to drop its remaining sanctions, including restoring 112 football wins stripped from the school. >>> new jersey governor chris christie continues to travel as he considers a potential presidential run in 2016. christie was in chicago yesterday to attend

posted messages on a website stating his desire to join the islamic state and planning to kill president obama or planting a bomb at coney island, funding for homeland security, but new york city police commissioner bratton says during times like these, there somebody no debate. >> this is not the time to engage in, um, activities that would threaten our koeurnt terrorism kaiments -- capabilities just as in this case and hold our counterterrorism agencies hostage to political machinations. >> reporter: offering political support to a terrorist organization. in brooklyn, new york, david lee miller fox news. >>> congress has until friday to extend fund forgot homeland security, the senate expected to vote tomorrow, in the senate republicans have agreed to hold a vote on a so-called clean bill without provisions on the president's immigration reform, the hang up is now in the house it already passed a homeland funding measure but includes the funding roll back. conservatives in the house don't want a clean bill, the next move is up to house speaker boehner. >> i'm waiting for the sum tax the house has done its job to fund the department of homeland security and to stop the president's o

post. it was soon buzzing with local police, texas rangers, and federal agents from the atf and fbi. >> that's what's amazing about the case. you had federal, stateneys from dallas who were quickly named special prosecutors. >> once you get over the initial shock and disbelief prosecutor and someone that you know has been murdered, kind of your professional training kicks in. that's where toby and i stepped up and volunteered to help in that role. >> the crime seemed to be what every prosecutor fears -- a revenge hit for putting away a bad guy. that struck a chord that reverberated from kaufman to dallas throughout texas and beyond. >> every judge, every defense attorney, every prosecutor has that in the back of your mind. that brought all those fears to the forefront for everyone in the criminal justice system. >> does it send a chill through everyone when one of your own is killed like that? >> it does. i mean, whoever did this obviously crossed a line that other people just rarely even approach. and it starts making you think of what you do for a living and your family members and your own personal safety. >> the initial theories were as numer