>> no. >> even susan hogan is sitting there shaking her head going what? >> i'm always open to learn. >>une in to news4 today. >>> developing today, concerns over safety in the skies. coming up our consumer reporter susan hogan will show you the easy way to findofut what kind lane you'll be taking on your next . flight. >>>kelly's legal team is responding after another tape >>> temperatures falling into the 30s overnight. so make suret the bus stop kids have the jackets. kids have the jackets. some rain as the work week [music] [female voiceover] today, people across the nation are discovering a new sense of power. they're taking control of their money. the benefits of joining penfed credit union. with the penfed car buying service, they're saving on new vehicles, and enjoying loan rates as low as 1.49% apr. all because they'r penfed members. and everyone is welcome to apply. join today at penfed.org [music] >>> if you're just joining us at 4:45 let's get you caught up with four things to >> a maryland man is at a loss how he is going toov forward without

susan hogan will be explaining susan hogan will be explaining why some are pushing our area z35wdz z16fz y35wdy y16 >>> some top ns heret the live desk. we've learned that long timeos jeopardy alex trabec has he put out this youtube video announcing the news today. he says heas stage 4 pancreatic cancer. the 78-yearhtld vowed to f the disease and keep working. he still has like three years left on his contract phereby so ns to fulfill his side of theeal. pancreat cancer the third leading cause of death in the united states. it has a particularly low survival rate. lots of prayers and well wrehes y going out his way this afternoon. >> it's just awful and distressing news. bless his heart. all righ thank you, erika. ra> we're going to take you out to the city of snto that's bracing for more protests. becaus of that decision not to bring charges against the police officers involved in dl deay shooting. that is the cousin of stephon clark who stoodn a podium and began chanting. clark was shot in confrontation with police who say they thought he had a gun but it turned out to be his cren tone

susan hogan joins us in just a little bit with the update. >>>first, a recall alert for urgroundkey, the salmonella warning today. >>> luke perry was laid to rest but we're noture where. more on the lori loughlin college admissions scandal we know she was released on $1 million bail and the jge allowed her to returno canada work on a project, we believe it's the garage sale mystery stories. reports steing her daughr wason the yacht of a usc official when it went down. >>> the lady who does car dy b's nails says she does 300 crystals on her nails. >>> luke perry's death certificate has been released but doesn't say where he's been interned. oey reachedut to the funeral funeral home listed and they said his [female voiceover] with the penfed car buying service from penfed credit union, you can get rates as low as 1.49% apr on new vehicles. and everyone is welcome to apply. visit penfed.org [music] this is jamie. you're going to be seeing a lot more of him now. -i'm not calling him "da" -oh, n-no. -look, [sighs] i get it. some newomes in helping

susan hogan shoes you thou check that, credit repo how to stop akes and thou fix them.em be right back. >>> and welcome back. d.c. is changing. and fast. accordg t a new study, the district has you the highest intensity of gentrificat ion. and 20,000 black residents for orced out that have their neighborhoods, d.c. ranks third in the number of neighborhoods n ormed. but the city ranks first in intensity because of the high ta perc of low income people affected. power outages, winter storm warning, and a tornado or dam break plsm you ready for an emergency? fairfax county has created an online emergency preparedness guide. llis guide as to you create your own emergency plan and prepare for 14 potential risks in the county. >> i want you to prepare the kit. i want to you use the guide to help you develop a plan for you and your family and then i want o you think about your community and define the community however you want. and use the guide to help you develop a plan for how that community will respond if you're impacted by disaster. >> hard copies 067 the guides are va

susan hogan, news 4. >> other similar services include gwynni bee, armoire, and maiafleur.the runway has an actual store so you can go in and try on the clothes before you rent them. >>> and we want to wish a very special day to virginia lauren. this week, virginia celebrated her 110th birthday. rember this beautiful face? she visited president obama and the first lady when she was 106. remember that scene? she was so excited during the visit. rginia started dancing with the obamas. mclauren was born in bouth carolik in 1909 and moved to d.c. in 1941. michelle obama didn't forget about virginia's birthuty. she senthis tweet today saying, still dancing at 110 years old. happy birthday, virginrt. happy ay, indeed. that's all now for news 4 this week. i'm leonharris. thanks for joining us. have a great week. my name is brittney. a little thing i love about the eg twhite grill toasty english muffin. it's toasted perfectly-it's just a little crispy, but not, like, hard crispy, but just crispy enough that when you bite into it everything is perfect. my name is kurtis and i love t

susan hogan, news 4. >>> other similar services include gwynnie bee.ir ar and .lafleur.erence with these services, there's no actual store like rent thenw . >> so, if you do go for one of these choices, financial exrts say the general rule of thumb is that your monthlyth cg budget should comprise no more than 5% of your after-tax income. if you make $40,000 a year, your budget should be about $63 per month. if i'moi to spend $89 a month, i can buy a dress and wear that for ten years. you do the math. maybe i'm exaggerating a little bi that's why i haven't done it yet. i think i should try, maybe. om all right. >>>g up, life-saving style. >> a pair of jeans credited with keeping a man alive. how his k dent him from drowning while lost at sea. >>> i mentioned that the wind was lowering the numbers for windchills. windchills in the 20s and 30s for st how much sunshine can you expect how much sunshine can you expect on your tuesday? (clucking noises) how much sunshine can you expect on your tuesday? everyone wants to be the cadbury bunny because only he brings delicious cadb

susan hogan is helping you pick the right coffeemaker for tchen. g. my coffee grinder goes off at 7:00 in the morn >> reporter: an eye opener or a pick-me-up, we love our coffee. ay>> a nice w to start the day. >> reporter: the experts at k consumer report, put the coffeemakers to the test. >> if aak coffe can't heat ot up, you'reoing to get the best cup of coff. this cuisinart gets the top esting. >> for money, you can get comparable brew performance fro$ th25 hamilton beach coffeemaker. if getting the coffe fix fast is your first order of business, a single-serve or pod machine might be a better option. but only if you're not picking about taste. >> of the nearly 46 single-serve coffeemakers, none earns better than ag good ratinfor taste, which is mediocre. >> lo ooking for the bells and whistles? this has a built-inilk frother. >> it's great for a crowd. it delivers the first cup especially fast. andubsequent cups were speedy, as well.or >> rr: susan hogan, news 4. >> i bought robert an espresso maine forchristmas. he loves it. >> what do you do? >

. >>> four ways to protect your identity this tax season.um cons reporter susan hogan is working for you. n >>> plu trainer, no gym, no problem. molette green is helping us get ready for spring and the itemsv you n your home can help accomplish a full body workout. accomplish a full body workout. >>> first we go live to z35k8z z16fz y35k8y y16fy >>> social media is on fire over the graphic accounts of two men who accuse pop singer michael jackson of abusing them when they were children. >> "leaving neverland" parts one and two a showing on hbo and it has both sides fired up. >> kit, now that we've seen both parts, what areeople saying? >> pat and leon, as expected, the backlash over leaving neverland has begun. jackson fans are outraged over the claims, it's very graphic. they're also taking claaim at oprah, she sat down with them, and the audience was made up entirely ofms vic of sexual abuse. oprah knew a flaack was coming. >> when the fans and the estate -- you guys are gonna get you know that, right? you're, gonna get i'm going to get it. she knew it. the backlash began with his

it may be easier than you think. >> susan hogan explains how you can use your post to get freebieser no maow many followers you have. >>> the reception for the virginia governor since the blackface scandal that almost >>> doug kammere.c. air arocery closing and they won't telni what's hap and it's infuriating the workers. >> tracee wilkin has more. >> i'm shopped, surprised. >> it's hard saying good-bye after decades of shopping. >> keep it open. keep it open. >> reporter: these people who consider shoppers food warehouse their neighborhood grocery don't want to see it leave. >> where are we supposed to go. >> reporter: they have a new parent company that wan o of the retail business. that's left people wondering what's next, including workers. >> to many people this job is all they have. >> reporter: president of the united food and workers union represents nearly 2,000 shoppers foodn employees our area, most work in prince george's county where there are 12. stores he said he's frustrated because the new owners aren't saying much about what's a coming what it means for workers. >>

. >>> and susan hogan is here with a consumer alert. thipe kind of overs happen more often than you might think. renewed effort today to help create safer furniture for your family. >>> also we take a look at the impact intensifying feuds. the republicans who are now bristling a his new insults today. we're backn 90 seconds. i s >>rm team 4 issues a worth alert for a big storm moving in on us. tomorrow's heavy rain and strong winds could be tough on t cherry blossom trees. >>> peleton the maker of those popular video streaming exercis bikes and now treadmill, they've been hit with a $150 million lawsuit. a group of music p lishers is suing the company for copyrig infringement. they apeloton used more than a 1,000 songs from artist like lady gaga,r justin tim laked anthers without permission. >>> a consumer alert this afternoon about furnitureip over dangers. this video shows how easily a dresser can tip over even wit just a small u. of weight. >> tip overs are frightening, and they're common, and new legislation announced today would he

>>> i'm susan hogan hoping to cut down on the robocalls to your phone. how you can sig up for free. >>> and we're on blossom watch. >> the cherry blossoms are in stage five out of six. i'll let you know what to expected at the tidal basin, plus when we anticipate peak bloom. >>> we've gotive breaking news off the top this evening. an awful collision on i route 7 fairfax county. >> you're looking at live pictures from chopper4. one person has life threatening injuries after this two-cais con. both sides of route 7 between lions s and tall fall road are blocked off. we'lupdate you about the crash as we learn more. > breakin first at 4:00, police arrest a fairfax county day care worker ty say sexually abused children in his care. >> two children say the employee inappropriately touched them. rolly hammond of burk facing sexual battery charges, the alleged abuse went on for years. he worked with the department of family services school age child program atest springfield elementary. derrick ward spoke with police, he joins usch live at thel with the latest o

oming up susan hogan reports how to spot red flags involving companies that promise to fix your credit. >>> and a local music school that's beenn open and business for more than 40 years is now in danger of closing. but the's an efforret >>> so how's youray wednesdeen going? take a look at the wednesday for this one couple near 4 mile run in arlington when their suv ended up -- that's not good. this is blue mont park nea manchester street. police say two people were actually in the vehicle when it went into the drink, but they were not hurt. not clear what happened toause this. >>> tragic new developments today after a baby was discovered unconscious in a d.c. homever the weekend. tonight we have learned the 3 month old little girl has died.c the m examiner is calling her death a homicide. news 4's chris gordo picksp story. >> reporter: police are trying to determine who's responsible f for the death the baby girl. saturday night police receivedm anency call that 3 month old skylar newman was unconscious. the call came from a home here in the 4300 block of g street southeast. the polic

a popular grocery store chain is closing stores in maryland and susan hogan virginia. n hogan is here to explain. >>> new privacy problems for secebook. we're back in 9nds. >>> baby >>> baby cough syrup could mak your baby sick. there's a recall issued now forl dg natural's baby cough syrup because it might be contaminated with bacteria. that could lead to vomiting or h di. the carton has an expiration date of 11/20 if you have this medicinein your cabinet you can return it for a full >>> sad news for shoppers food customers,he grocery store is closing its doors. >> susan hogan is working for you with details what you can expect in the months to come. >> it's become a neighborhood staple. we counted 36 stores in our region. most of them connected shopping centers. so the impact as you can imagine will be felt throughout t entire community. shoppers' parent company is geing out of the retail selling and plans on off its stores. a report in the washington business journal says it will happen within month so some stores have been taken over by giant othe will be sold to so

. >> susan hogan has four steps to make sure your credits accurate. >> mistakes are common on crediteports. 42 millioner americans havrs on thursday. here's what you should paylose attention to on your reports. identifying information. makerure current and previous addresses are correct. glaring errors can be the sign of identity theft. misspellings are harmless but worth correcting. check your credit card accounts and loans. and look for lacplicate unts. you want to look for cal pabala that will appear in their own section. if you don't recognize on contract, contact the name of the creditor. the last section of your r will show a list of companies that have looked at your report. ese are likely be lenders and can insurance utility and cell phone compies. if you see suspicious activity, alert the credit bureau andee a report. weave got a link that will walk process.ugh the and the nbc washington app, and search credit report. back to you. >>> coming up, eit's tim to dance. march madness is he and we'll tell you what teams to look for. >>> waking up weather on a monday morning. egoin

. >>> plus susan hogan explains the danger that still exists for seniors. >>> a debate over a bill that allows termally ill patients to choose assisted suicide. >>> the plan to change access to the national zoo and not everyone is happy about it, we'll tell you. >> big changes coming to the national zoo in northwest d.c. and they're going t pact how you get in to see the animals. thet planning commission j voted to add more security fencing in and around the zoo and they're cuttingack on the number of pedestrian entrances as well. 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 c

and subsequent cup speedy, as well. >> reporter: susan hogan, news 4. >> you want a plain coffeemaker. you don't need the extra. >> no. s justar and cream and send me on my way. simple coffee. >> all right. >> i'm a cream and sugar guy myself. i'm trying to cut back on both. car washing forecast, after weeksf settled weather around here, you should get the car washed today and keep it clean for many days to come. next half hour, the ten-day forecast that has littley way of rain chances. >>> out of jail and facing more allegations. details on the new videos that could be used as evidence against r. kelly. >>> aeadly plane crash moments after takeoff. next at 6:30, more information on the pilot's ties to our area and thela georgw student who was onboard. [music] [female voiceover] today, people across the nation are discovering a new sense of power. 're taking control of their money. anthey're experiencing the benefits of joining penfed credit union. with the penfed carining buying service, they're saving on new vehicles, and joying loan rates as low as 1.49% apr. all because they're pe

just ahead, susan hogan on the steps you can take tote p your credit. >>> sunny and dry for now. doug is back with more on when you'll need to make sure you have the umbrella handy. [female voiceover] with the penfed car buying service from penfed credit union, you can get rateas low as 1.49% apr on new vehicles. and everyone is welcome to apply. visit penfed.org [music] [female voiceover] today, people across the nation are experiencing the benefits of joining penfed credit union. with the penfed car buying service, they're finding the right car at a better price., and everyone is welcome to apply. join today at penfed.org >>> all right. doug joins us on this, what is is the last official day of winter. >> we have ewinox tomor and a super moon. >> yeah, rarely do they coinc e coincide, about every ten years or so. >> it's a big deal. >> it is. but you won't be able to see i because we have cloud coverage. the big thing i have going on the next couples days really the change in thursday and friday's weather with the storm system coming farther inland the means see more in the way

susan hogan, news4. >> other similar services include gwynnie bee, armoire, m.m.. m.m..le m.m.ur. the general rule of thumb is that your clothing should not exceed 5%. if you make $40,000 a year, your skul budget should be $63 a month. >>> hi, everyone, i'm eun yang, she's a designer who is using her influence. today we have the co-founde of jimmy choo and the founder of her own namesake shoe brand. tamara mullen. >> thank you. >> you wanto your brand associated with much more than just fashion? >> we decided we want to have a voice for this brand. and it's time for brand to be over. our customer actually wants to purchase now based on values, not on the b association status anymore. >> and what are those values for tamara mellon. >> we call our women healthy and wealthy. we want oo work equal pay and we want to work on wellness and health issues. >> and why did you want to take on this big issue of pay equity and genderdi rimination. >> so, i was very young when i startedim choo, i was 27. i wanted to design beautiful shoes but i had no idea the challenges i was going to face bei

susan hogan has what you need to know if your flight is on one of these planes. >>> only on 4, how a man who shot a police officer but was found not guilty because of insanity was able tourn around t >> announcer: you're watching news4 at 5:00. >>> virginia state police are completing exhaustive review of their do not sell firearms list this evening. newhis action comes after learned a man who shot an alexandria police officer recently bought a gun legally. in a story you will only see on news4 julie carey explains how thathooter was able to get gun and what's being done to make sure this doesn't happen again. >> it's bad. especially, you know, so soon after he gets released. >> reporter: that was former alexandria police officer peter la boy's reaction when he learned last month the man who ot recently rearrested. he was found not guilty by reason of insani in 2014 but last summer a judge released him from a mental health facility. this search warrant affidavit showed he'd gottenis hands on two guns and suppressers now news4 learned one of his guns was purchased legally ats t gun st

. >> consumer reporter susan hogan avs the secret to saving.avings too. we'll total up at 5:00. see you soon with those stories and more, about six minutes. >> we want i know what it means to have reliable support. i found a company who believes in me.th look out for me. and they help me grow my career. at comcast it's my job to rknstantly monitor our net anprevent problems, and to help provide the most reliable service possible. my name is tanya, i work at the network operations center for comcast. we're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. for low-price leader:tone, comfloor and decor.ide the prices are the lowest you will find. not only did we find lots of options, but we were like, oh my e.gosh, it's so afforda it's affordable no matter what your budget. i saved a lot of money at floor and decor. we came in under budget, way under budget. yeah. it's really the best pricing. you'reodetting an incredible t for an amazing price. why wouldn't you want to save money and make your house look great? i love to save money. who doesn't li

susan hogan has that story. >> consumer reports performs all kinds of tests at its auto test track in connecticut, including ones on headlights. researchers analyze things like brightness and how well the headlights illuminate the roadway ahead. >> we're looking for things like how far do the low beams and high beams give you visibility, are they straight enough. is the pattern uniform or streaky, will they to someone. >> if your car isn't knew your headlights may not be in top shape. sun and uv exposure can cause the plastic exposure to be yellow yellowed. giving off less light. >> you may find cars are more susceptible to this if you're in an area where a lot of sun. >> what can you do? >> you have two choices. you can replace the headlight. >> but that can be expensive. it would cost over $200 per headlight for this car. >> you want a more temporary fix, you can use the headlight restoration kits, clear that clouding off the lens. >> consumer reports applied a restoration kit on one side of this car. it took about 15 minutes and the results were illuminating. it only restores brigh

. >> susan hogan sicws us how se like rent the runway, are giving people makeovers. >> reporter: "vogue," "in style" "glamour." we love the clothes, we just can't afford them. ors an we? >> thiwould cast about $900 to buy. >> reporter: this is rent the runway. and it's revolutionizing how we ink about clothes. >> these are everyday pieces. go for something lik for atur next event. it's awesome fornity. we have everything for every step of the way. >> reporter: it's all affordable. choose from thesdatwo plans. upte gets you four items per month for 89 bucks. or pay $159 for unlited. then -- go in, pick out what you want -- scan and go. so, from everyday to maternity to even the big day. >> we have brides come in with h r bridesmaids, with their mothers and future in motheraws. and we have an option to pontty much eve >> reporter: danielle said yes to a sparkly dress in georgetown it allowed her to capture this moment with her dad. a quick option, a quick dance and a treasured moment.s susan hogan, n >>> similar services include gwynnie bee, armoire a mm.lafleur. the main difference with

susan hogan has new information about who' fling for scams. >> we know scams are running rampant thesemission says consumers lost nearly $1.5 billion to fraud, those are the cases reported to the loc. at this, 43% of people in their 20s reported losing money to fraud last year. while only 15% of those people were 70. but when the olderer gion did lose money it was in much larger amounts. eir median loss was 7$751 compedo $400 f people in their 20s. scammers like to get money b wire transfer, that was the most popular paymentethod reported. but the ftc said they saw a surge of payments with gif cards. remember be individuvigilant an send money to anyone you don't know. 20 year olds, which is my twins. they're a little skeptical, but at the same time they'reilling to par with their money without checking and doing their mework as well. >> i would think younger people would be moren savvy w it comes to tech scams or things online or stuff like that. >> a little bit. but at the same time they're ea justing about money as well. so they're kind of testing, they're notsure. my kids will call

susan hogan is here with four steps to make sure your credit report is accurate >> akmi are common onredit reports according to the nationalaw consumer center, 42 million americans have errors on theirs. for 10 million the mistakes are so significant they could be denied credit. here's what you should pay close attention to on your reports. identifying information. look carefully at the top of naur credit report to make sure your , current, and previous addresses and employers are correct. glaring errors such as a wrong address could be a sig of identity thefts. minor mistakes like inmisspe are probably harmless but still work fixing. make sure the creditor names match up with your accounts. and look for duplicate accounts if you inland vall've never had place of employme payments make sure you haven't been flagged for any. d look for collections and public records. they'll appear in tn ir own sect credit reports fp if you don't recognize a collection account, contact can creditor s the lastion will show a list of companies that have recently looked at your these are most likely lende

susan hogan, news 4. >>> other similar services include gwynnie bee. armoire and mm.lafleur. why are you laughing at me? the main difference with these services, there's no actual store like rent the runway. >> i'm not laughing at you. i think it's interesting -- >> you're right. i have no idea what these thing are. this is stuff for women, right? is any of this for men? i'm not sure.f >>u do go for one of these choices, financial experts say the general rule of thumb is that your monthly clothing budget should comprise no more n % of your after-tax income. if you make $40,000 a year, your budget should be about $63 per o h. you can't pay $89 for rent the run way if you're making $40,000. >> you can rent ties and send them back. never wear the same tie twice. >> you guys should do a tie swap. >> i will take all of chuck's expensive ties. you can have this $20 job right here. >>> coming up at 5:26, life-saving style. >> a pair of jeans keeping a man alive. how his denimimept from drowning while he was lost at sea. >>> don't you worry, aaron. there's something on rent the runwa

susan hogan explains what's changing. a key deadline you wl wan to snow about. >>> fromiding to rebuilding. the local organization that's teaching kids all they need to know about bikes and quite a bit about themselves in the process. >> ahere's tommy mcfly with look at today's entertainment headlines. >> imagine seeingady gaga before she was lady gaga. but first bri larsson's captain marvel opens up todayna internaty on international women's day but fans were surprised at stan lee, the qu creator of marvel wasou tweetin the film. >>> more backlash about "leaving neverland" as radioti stas around the world silence michael jackson. >> have you ever want today channel blake shelton, adamne levi from the voice-style coaching. now you can, the american pop orchestra have 30 local college students facing off in a voice-stylecompetition, and you can go cast your vote along with a panel of judges. the american pop orchestra are uringing everyone together to lebrate the futce >>> for those families trying to save for college, we

and subsequent cups were speedy, as well. >> reporter: susan hogan, news 4. >> i think it depends ondiscriminating your palate is. >> i like froo-froo coffee. >> you look at the sign and there's all these different things. just coffee. just regular coffee. oh, we don't make that. 5:26 right now. >>> all right, chuck bell. >> all right.ec your ft for getting in the car, finally cleaned off. yes, indeed. you can do it drtoday. weather for today and dry weather for several more days well.he future, as i'll let you know when the next most likely chance for rain is, oming up, in the next half hour. >>> plus, out of jail and facing more allegations. details on the new videos that could be use as evidence against r. kelly. >>> and a deadly plane crash, moments after takeoff. next at5: , more information on the pilots' ties to our area, and the georgetown law student who waonboard. s the ross spring dress event is here-finally! 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.

susan hogan on whether that extended warranty is worth the cost when buying a new car. a> we have warm up through the end of your work week but not without som rain as we go live to break from national harbor in prince george's county. people alkt re inbetaabus e gthhoeyou'r e. oh, hello. at giant, it's the little things that make mealtime easy, so you have more time with the people you love. this is jamie. you're going to be seeing a lot more of him now. -i'm not calling him "dad." -oh, n-no. -look, [sighs] i get it. some new guy comes in helping your mom bundle and save with progressive, but hey, we're all in this together. right, champ? -i'm getting more nuggets. -how about some carrots? you don't want to ruin your dinner. -you're not my dad! -that's fair. overstepped. >>> we've got warmer temperatures headed our way and rain headed our way, but not as ba as it's been. >> no. not until friday. and really not evenle a w washout on friday. rain.xpecting a lot of and the weekend is looking dry as well. e have not had many dry weekends. >> we haven't. >> we need dry week

susan hogan joins us live with the new protections for students. >> reporter: it's time to start fixing the massive potholes around the area. i'm adam tuss i'm going to tell yo how >>> 6:13 on this monday evening. ok at that radar. a little bit of green as the showers move through. am 4 is tracking this rain and a big temperature swing just ahead. >>> have you had it with the buy rides? a lot of asphalt is about to go down in our region. d.c.'s pot olpatching blitz known as pothole picoozad off today. so that means these are about to be smoothe ou adam tuss is near one of the craters near fox hall road in northwest washington. >> reporter: nasty stretch of road here at fox hal and dexter. you can see the cars going around this stretch here, not looking too good. if you want toeport a pothole in the district, you can text or call 311, and also tweet them. it is time to start fixing our roads. when you want to kick off pothole patching season in the district, you give the mayor a paver and let her smooth out patch. >> we certainly have seen throughout the region thatpo oles this year have

news 4's susan hogan has been monitoriri the h and joins us now with more on that. what are we learning so >> this is the first of many congressional hearings planned about the safety of boeing planes. it comes of course after those two deadly accidents involving the new max 8et. now, the lion-air b crashk last october and then the ethiopian airlines crash earlier this month. lawmakers have two big questions they really want answered. first, h have both boeing and the faa responded to the crashes, and the second big question, how was the maxin orly certified for flight, and why is it that boeing is essentially able to certify itself? thprogram, by the way, was actually approved by congress. in hista openingments just in the last 15 minutes the transportation department's inspector gener admitted there are weaknesses. >> faa plans to revamp the oversight process by the end of july 201 it. >> reporter: today's hearing comes on the same day boeing showff what it says is a new 37 max e fix for the planes. now, the update is for theto ted anti-stall system called the mca

r susan hogan on the line to take a look what's being done to stop them. stay withus. >>> and i'm still tracking this monster of a storm. it almost looks like a hurricane. this storm will move our way. i'll show youow it h >>> well, cholesterol is a cornerstone ofood heart health, and tonight there may be good help for peopleho can't take traditional stattens. those drugs sometimes have se effects, muscle and joint pain. if approved this new drug could fer them some good relief. dr. john torres joins us live rom new york to explain. so dr.torres, what is this new drug, and how does it compare te other cerol drugs currently out there? >> and jim, the new drug hasn't been givene a commercial n yet, but the company anticipates it's going to be releasing it and what the studies have shone this works great for people who either can't take stanton med agdss or only low levels of stanton medications. there's overon 100 mileople in the u.s. with high cholesterol. and as you mentioned higro choles drives the risk of heart attack and strokes higher asell. 10% to 15%

>> susan hogan is working for you with the answer. >> reporter: well, they aren't the same thing.redit locks and freezes are very similar. they would eliminate the possibility that a fcoudster d open a new account in your name. but there areome differences you need to know about. let's start wh cost. credit freezes are always free. locks are a service offered to you and may come with fee. because credit freezes are offered by law, they have more stringent if someone opens up an account in you tname, you will be protected. a credit lock is an agreement between you and the credit agency. convenience. if you need to apply for credit, you can lift a lock on your phone. and it's instantaneous. with a freeze, itan take up to an hour. >> don't forget t freeze your children's credit, as well. childr are prime targets for identity thieves because they can wrack up charges noced. >>> priayers for a family whose dog was trapped inside a wall at home. nnessee officials had to cut a hole in the wall. named bella. >> herwners could hear her in the wall and decided to go to the firefighters. goo

susan hoganer is with details on a new scoring system that may help. >> reporter: gting that first credit card or loan can be a real challenge, when youave no credit history. something called the ulafico score is aiming to change that. but we're working 4 you with what you need to know before signing up.ar it's of being an adult. using a credit card to buy things or go out to-y dinner. 18r-old jake weintraub would like a credit card but so far, s applications are going nowhere. >> getting rejected fro credit cards is frustrate iing. it reporter: you need a cr score. most banks use your fico score. it's based on how well youave handled loans in the past. but what if y've never taken out a loan. a new scoring system called ultrafico will debutn summer. >> the ultrafico system is going to base its o score how people use traditional savings and check accounts. those kind ofccounts are easy to set up. those kind of accounts can be a good choice for somodyith a weak credit history or no credit history to build up their credit. >> reporter: but consumer optrts cautions you have to in. and then,

consumer reporter susan hogan has more on an important deadline you families need to be aware of t >> rising cost of college, but virginia's prepaid 529 pla in jeopardy. families weren't signing up because they simply couldn't affo suspended uil lawmakers could figure out the plan's fate. here's what we eknow. irginia general assembly just passed legislation that wi change the entire benefit structure of the prepaid plan, to make it more affordable. until that new program is in place, families can enroll in the existing prepay plan until april 30th. if you have a current contract, that will stay the same. now, once the new benefitur stru is in place, you will have the option to keep your current contract or transfer to the new plan. right now, the bill is just waiting for the governor's signature. you can sign up for updates to virginia's 529 plan. we have a link for you right now in our nbc washington app. search college saving back to u. >> if you'd like to learn more about saving for your child's college tuition, virginia's 529 has two i publicormation sessions coming up later this

. >> a low credit sre can stand in the way of buying a house, a b.r, or getting a new susan hogan is working for you, with tips to repair your score if it's too low. ♪ >> reporter: dialect is a rap artist and educat. about eig years ago, he decided to settle down and buy a house with his partner, pamela but a credit score he hadn't checked in years came back to haunt him. >> i never had any reason to think it was bad. >> we actually checked his score and saw it was,y, basica in the 500s. >> reporter: his bank refused to give him a mortgage because of his credit,nhich had b damaged by a student that was in collections. >> depenning on the reasons for a lowt score, it can take months or years to raise a low score to a good score, say, 700. also takes discipline. >> reporter: one of the most important things to do is to all of your bills on time. that accounts for 35% of your fico score, the most common credit scoring system. if you have cdit cards, try to keep your balances to no more than 10% of your available credit. >> another tip is to consider taking outer anal loan to pay your cr

joining us are new 4z consumer reporter susan hogan and news 4's meagan fitzgerald with us today.ei thank you for here, ladies. susan, we got some information from shoppers about theplan. so what is the plan? >> yes, and we actually - knew about this last week. so we put a call in to shoppers, a call in to new parent company, we put a call in to giant, which has bought som ofheir stores. no one returned our phone calls or any mediacalls. so we finally, yesterday, this past week, ial lit called and said, listen, this is it, we have called so many times, someone needs to get in touch with us. they finally did. and the statement that they sent us was that the company plans to,quote, thoughtfully and economically divest its retail operations and they have no immediate plans to close any stores. we have seen this happening in giant asd taking over some of them as well. and why this is so big. there are 12 many prince george's county alone, 36ur in region. so it is a big deal. and a lot of these are attached to the shoppingcenters. and for from what we understand too, this parent companyends to

. >> consumer reporter susan hogan is here with what you nee to know. >> credit card debt can be so overwhelminges to paying down the balance m people aren'to sure where even begin. turning to a credit repair company may seem like a great idea, but you should proceed with caution. a legitimate repair company wil do these aour things required by law, provide a written contract deiling the services they'll perform and your rights as a consumer, inform you that you have tee days from the time you sign up to cancel at no charge. explain how long it will takr their service to actually make an impact on your credit. and explain in detail any guarantees they make to consumers. watch out for these red flags, mpanies that tell you not to check your own credit report. companies that urge you to file disputes about negative information on your credit report even when that information is accurate. and companies that ask you to provide an accurate information ont card or loan applications. >> chances are you don't need a credit repair company at all. you are really the only one who can repair yr credind it t

coer reporter susan hogan working for you on how to post for perks. >> reporter: inside this high-tech room, all eyes are on these largech screens whi flash social media posts from all around the world. what you're watching is the latest tool some companies usea tot you. >> we see about 25,000 social media shares coming from all 6900 of our hotels around the world every 24 hours. >> reporter: this is marrtt's glob marketing command center located at their headquarters in bethesda. here they monitor every click, every post, everyid. using location-based technology known as geo-fencing, employees can see a post in real time. if a customer mentions marriott, a person in the command center can engage with them, send them a targeted ad or even better, say thanks. s, they're able to better see those pho those instagram stories of people t enjoyiheir vacations, cebrating those special moments thatarriott naturally had a hand pon. >> er: like this one. nadyia posted that she was enjoying the beach in aruba. marriott saw her post and surprised her with a freese sun cruise. >> definitely cool to

. >> susan hogan is working for yowith the answer. >> reporter: well, they aren't the samehing.edit locks and freezes are ar very sim they would eliminate the possibility that a fraudster could open a new account in your name. but there are some differences you need to know about. let's start with cost. credit freezes are always free. locks are a service offered to you and may come with a fee. because credit freezes are offered by law, they have more anringent protections. if someone opens uccount in your name, you will be protected. credit lock is an agreement between you and the credit agency. coenience. you need to apply for credit, you can lift a lock on your phone. and it's instantaneous. with a freeze, it can take up to an hour. don't forget to freeze your children's credit, as well. children are prime targets for identity thieves because they edn wrack up charges unnot good morning, everybody. yourle p forecast. the tree pollen is moderate. if you're sensitive to the pain pollen and tstuff,s is when you takehe allergy pills. >>> plus, he's a successful chef. but for years

. >> adam tuss and susan hogan, thk you. that's reporters' notebook. "news4 today" continues. > at 6:30 on this sunday morning, here's what we're llowing. a body found. why deputies are staying on top of the. homici >>> and we have new information about two crime scenes. >>> plus it's been 12 years since fbi ajnlt bob levinson has been seen. family is tryhis dog to find him. >>> your clocks aren't wrong. it i 6:31. 6 k34r 6:31. it's daylight savings time. we've got that cleared away. >> change your if you're waking up to us, good morning to you. i'm megagan fitzgerald. >> and i'm adam tuss. clay anderson has the weather. what have you got. >> bring on the heat, clay. absolutely. e heavy rain we had overnight is all but gone, movg out of the area. folks across the shenandoah valley are starting to see the dry air move in from the west. buttill lingering showers. "storm team 4" radar is picp showers. it looks like the showers are moving away to the east from us. washington, just some drizzle. roads are still rather damp across the roadway. notice the bul

of course we haeporter susan hogan working for you to tell you what to look for to make sure your credit report is accurate. >> mistakes are common on credit reports. according to the consumer law center, 42 million americans have errors on theirs. for 10 million, mistakes are so significant, they could be denied credit. here's what you should pay close attention to on your reports. identifying information. look carefully at the top o your credit report to make sure your name, current and previous addresses and employers are correct. glaring errorsuch as a wrong address could be a sign of identity theft. minor mistakes likemisspellings are probably harmless but still worth rrecting. next, check your credit card accounts and loans. make sure the creditor names match up with your accounts and look for dlicate accounts. if you've never had any late t younts, double check t haven't been flagged for anything. the third thing you'll want to look for are accounts and collection inlic records, balances that have wound up in collections as well as foreclosur foreclosures. bankruptcies and tax lie

. >>> when we come back, susan hogan joins us for an update on her investigation into a local business out thousands of dollars she spent to care for h daughter. >>> doug is back with his full >>> if you're just joining us a quick look at m some of our top stories. a d.c. government worker pleadei guilty court today admitting he authorized more than $1 million in fraudulent payments in the form of social services like food stamps. prosecutors say that demetrius mcmillan took bribes in the form of cash and sex. he now faces up to 12 years in prison and he'll be sentenced in june. >>> uncommon push back from congressional republicans, a resoluon that terminates president trump's emergency declaration is on his way to his veto it he says he will in the name of border security. there are not enough votes in the sene to override that veto. still the resolution establishes xpe ess will of congress, which could factor into fure legal battles over this matter. >>> boeing 737 max 8 jets are still grounded. there's no telling when they'll be back in the air. some analysts tell nbc news it could

. >> susan hogan reports oan spending lesd it's probably in your hand right now. the secret lies right in t. target app take a look. >> reporter: who done love target. >> i like target. >> i like their aices. >> i'm big fan of target. >> reporter: did you know shopping i you more than if you bought the same item on target's website or app? >> i didn't know that. >> really? online would be cheaper than the store itself. >> what do you think abouta hat? >> that'oblem. >> reporter: we wanted to see how much we would save from the app than in the store. so we picked up these ten items at target and did some comparison shopping online. this toothpaste was $6.99 in the store, but just 4.99 online. this sunscreen will cost you nearly 13 buckbuin the store, just over $7 if you buy it in the app. >> and this "black panther" mask, you can save a couple of bus off a $20 in-store price if you order it online. we paid in total $225 for these ten items shopping in store, but we could have saved 30 bucks by just o picking them up in store two hours later. but what if you like to

susan hogan is working for your moy with these details. >> reporter: right now, the lawn says gas stas in maryland, say they have to give you the lowest price. t but you may cked by stations tt offer cash discounts. your gas is getting low. time to start keeping your eyes peeled for cheap gas. there's one. there's another. and another. you swipe your credit card and you notice you didn't pay what that huge sign advertised.or you paid the me expensive ice for using your credit card. where was that advertised? oh, there it is. that's the smaller sign on the ground. >> that's bait and switch.ar >> reporter:and senator cheryl kagan wants to pump the brakes on what she says is a deceptive practice, even though it's totally legal. >> you have to post the highest price, which is generally going to be the credit card price, the price that most of us will be paying. or you can post both. >> reporter: kagan says 75% of consumers pay for gas with credit cards. but that price is often times hidden or in some cases not even displayed. >> the gas station owners are worried that somehow will lose the

our consumer investigative reporter susan hogan is here now with the new details. >> up until this point all the complaints against the business owner came from virginia customers. he's actually facing six felony charges in the state. but wey receneceived a call from a maryland mom who shared an eerily similar story and we learned charges could soon be filed in maryland as well. getting nia ready for school takes time, patience, and a whole lot of love. >> do you want to pick out theo bow y want to wear today? >> it's simple question to a da doesn't wait for a response she knows it won't me. her gentle strokes through her 19-year-old's hair is a sharp contrast to how nia's day begins. >> you're going for a lift. >> this ceiling lift is karen's saving grace since she can'trr her daughter on her own. she was born with multiple disabilities, she'slk unable to walk on her own or eat. but this lift isn'tne the she initially ordered and paid ,500 for, $2,500 out of her own pocket, the rest from a grant. that lift she said was never orderedy e owner of the company. >> what was the name of his c

susan hogan is here with details on a new scoring system that may help. >> reporter: getting that firstdit card or loan can be a real challenge, when y have no credit history. something call the ultrafico score is aiming to change that. but we're working 4 you with what you need to know before signing up. d 's part of being an adult. using a credit c buy things or go out to dinner. 18-year-old jake weintraub would like a credit card buto far, his applications are going nowhere. >> getting rejected from credit cards is frustrating. >> reporter: you need a credit score. most banks use your fico score. it's based on how well you have handled loans in the past. ut what if you've never tak out a loan a new scoring system called ultrafico will debut in summer. >> the ultrafico system is going toe ase its score on how peo use traditional savings and tseck accounts. those kind of accore easy to set up. those kind of accounts can be a good choice for somebody with a weak credit history or no credit history to build up their credit. >> reporter: but consumer reports cautions you have to opt in. a

susan hogan is here with details on a new scoring system that may help. >> reporter: getting that first credit card or loan can be a real challenge, when you have no credit history. something called the ultrafico score is aiming to change that. but we're working 4 yowith what you need to know before signing up. it's part of being an adult. using a credit card to buy things or go out to dinn. 18-year-old jake weintraub would like a credit card but so far, his applications are going nowhere. >> getting rejected from credit cards is frustrating. >> reporter: you need a credit score. most banks use your fico score. it's based on how well you have handled loans in the past. but what if you've never taken out a loan.in a new scorsystem called ultrafico will debutn summer. >> the ultrafico system is going to base its ore on how people use traditional savings and check accounts. those kind of accounts are easy ts set up. those kind of accoan be a good choice for somebody with a weak credit historor no credit history to build up their credit. >> reporter: but consumer reports cautions you have t

quipment they >>> consumer investigative reporter susan hogan with the eetails. you've on this one for a while. >> it has. these charges stem from aase told you about last week. a gaithersburg mom said she hired jim clore for a lift. but she tell us he never showed up, she had to get a lift somewhere else. so karen filed a complaint with the montgomery county unit, they investigated and this week clore is charged with two counts of felony thefov inber we told you about dozens of complaints against him and his companies, access mobility equipment and 2911 mobility, both are now osed. so some of his customers did receive refunds, others are out thousands. we reached out to clore today, he said the businesses are closed, and the business is in bankruptcy. >> fore who really need that equipment. >> i know. it keeps developingyi we're s on it, and going what's nextseeing every time we do one of these stories we hear from another. we'll see. >> thank you, susan.t' >>> get back to something else that's still the thunderstorm, the first of the season. >> this is a city c

co reporter susan hogan is working for you, with tips to repair your score if it's too low. ♪ >> reporterdialect is a rap nd artistducator. about eight years ago, he decided to settle down and buy a house with his partner, pamela. but a credit score he hadn't checked in years came back to haunt him. >> i never had any reason to think it was bad. >> we actually checked his score and saw it was, basically, in the 500s. >> reporter: his bank refused to give him a mortgage because of his credit, which had been damaged by a student loan that was in collections. >> depending on the reasons for a low credit scomo, it can take hs or years to raise a low score to a good score, say, 700. also takes discipline. >> reporter: one of the most importanthings to do is to pay all of your bills on time. that accounts for 35% of your , fico scoe most common credit scoring system. if you have credit cards, try te your balances to no more than 10% of your available credit. >> another tip is to consider taking out a personal loan to pay your credit card debt. having a greater variety of credit types might help