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they went northwest to tacoma where they knew several ex-cult members.tment on the edge of town. >> just waking up every morning was just amazing because it was just the two of us. every single time you ever discussed the topic of his past, of karen, of his childhood, there was anger in there that i had never seen before. he just boiled. >> the couple married, rick found a job as a shipping clerk. and for a time it seemed they had escaped their past. but ex-cult members began contacting rick, pressurizing him to take a stand against their abusers. raised to be leader, it was a role he found difficult to refuse. >> people would ask him why aren't you doing something about it if you know the truth? you, more than anybody else, will be believed because of where you were. they're like, you owe it to us. you know? and here he is, he has got a good job, he's got a happy life. in his heart he didn't think it was fair for him. to have been given that second chance when there were kids out there that were hurting. >> rick's thoughts turned to revenge, and he bega

. >> i'm kristen schroeder, the principal of james sales elementary in tacoma, wlg washington.t 100% reduced and free lunch. they may not have things that are provided for at home, like a bed or clothes. it's fairly familiar to have someone that they love that has been in jail or has been killed. >> you know, you go to school, you get a new backpack. get new clothes. christmas, you get presents and birthday, you get a present and cake. these kids don't get that, so i decided to do it. i decided to give them those things. >> when we got here, got the support we needed, that the children needed, it made it to where i could focus on the problems at home. >> my kids wouldn't have had christmas that year if it wasn't for this school. thank god. >> my biggest motivator are the kids and the thought and the hope that they don't have to live in this existence when they grow up. that they break the cycle. that's my biggest motivator. >> i hope they know they're loved, i hope they know that they're capable, and that they can do what they set their minds to. [ applause ] >> one of the scho

this was the scene earlier today at tacoma park. parishioners re-enacted the way of the cross. and also marks the start of the jewish holiday of passover that marks the deliverance of the israelites from slavery in egypt. >> there has been an increase in tourists and the d.c. area. we may see a record set. many schools are closed for spring break this week and next. will live outside the smithsonian museum and the national zoo. of course, the cherry blossom festival is in full swing and attracting a lot of people to washington, d.c. if you are headed out of town, this is what you will find at the gas pump. in maryland, gas prices have hit $4 a gallon and in virginia at it is $3.93. the national average is $3.94 a gallon. >> a judge sentenced antonio martinez to 95 years. he was caught in an undercover sting in 2010. at the time of his arrest he was planning to detonate a bomb at a recruiting center. he renounced terrorism at his sentencing today. >> marilyn grants divorces to couples married and other states -- maryland grants divorces have to couples married in other states bu

an accident in tacoma park right near route 410. and route 42 a stalled tractor trailer and crews are on the scene there as well. maryland 270 at falls road no issues to report here coming down from frederick. in my next report a report to those situations. back to you guys. >>> two men will be arraigned after a deadly shooting spree in tulsa, oklahoma. >> many in that city believe this could have been a hate crime. all five victims are black. three died. one of the suspects, 19-year- old jake england. two years ago england's father was killed in an altercation with a black man and racial slurs were posted on england's facebook page the day before the shootings. >> we had a case somebody was obviously engaged in a hate crime. i think it is something we need to show the community that is also what we are charging them with okay? it could happen. we may not have it here. >> police add prosecutors will have the final say on whether or not the speck will face hate crime charges. the fbi will also help determine when those shootings are

among top cars says toyota tacoma retains 57% of the value followed by honda crv and civic each returned 5 their value. fans of dick tracy may recognize this. there is a new smart watch streaming e mails and twitter updates controlling music on the phone. there is a critic says it was lacking execution. >> i had some issue was apps. and couldn't answer a phone p a app. >> looks cool and sells pretty cheap. $50. >> i love it. wow. >> that is so expensive. sounds like fun. >> you don't have to wear a uniform to be a hero. american red cross honored several ordinary citizens. there is the city. >> these are ordinary people who can d.something extraordinary. the american red cross from marin county handed out hero awards. in cases they risked their lives to save someone else's live. >> i was not breathing. >> jim and his wife were kayaking when cap sizing in the bay. and there was a crew of another ferry turned around and right people were in the right place. >> this is where three guys that were collegiate swimmers happened to be on a boat on the way. >> and and i got from behind and two bu

. >> rich blake is doing his part by biking from here to tacoma, washington. blake joined the marines in 2003 and is headed back to active duty, this time as a captain. he will work as a psychology intern. blake, who cofounded the branches, teaming up with the health and wellness, helps veterans stay healthy. the bike trip is a wi to give back. >> trying to raise money for a couple of nonprofits stationed in baltimore and health and wellness. if anyone wants to help out, that should get them to a page where they scan track me on gps and donate if they would like to. >> he has until june 4th to complete his trip. kelly swoop. >> that is great. >> all right. it's our civic duty to perform juror duty -- jury duty. but there's a! you need to flow about. that story is coming up. >>> how much is mom worth. they are the boss of the home. what should mom be paid? we'll find out. >>> out at the airport today just 62 so far. we guaranteed you 65, so no winner. 70 would be normal. we have a chance to get. there new weather brewing to the west could mean bigger warmer tem

and that-- it's the tacoma narrow bridge in the state of washington. well, look at the size of those girders. very strong steel. and here we are on opening day. what were you guys doing in 1940? and here we have dignitaries coming across the bridge, opening day. look at the strength of that bridge. big steel girdles, concrete pavement, a mighty bridge, a very strong bridge. but one thing, very elastic. and here you see some of the evidence of that elasticity. turns out the bridge undulated. we called it galloping gertie. especially in the wind, it would kind of a move around a little bit. look at these vibrations, evidence of the elasticity of steel and even the concrete pavement. people coming over the bridge, some were reluctant to do that and they took alternate routes. galloping gertie. whoop, let's look at this. look at this. in a slight gale one day-- whoop, i shouldn't say gale. when the cat was released on this bridge one day, look what happens here. there is an evidence of resonance. see those bushes moving around a little bit? a little bit of

and police believe that robbery was the motive for the shooting outside the tacoma recreational centervoting was haunted for about 20 minutes following the violence. still no name on the victims. but we're told he remains in serious condition tonight. >>> this evening, police in lexington, kentucky say that they are evaluating how to handle the fans. should there will be alet -- should there be a repeat. and fans overturned cars to light couches on fire. about 20 people were arrested. no serious injuries, no serious property damage. and u.k. will be going against kansas tomorrow night in the title game, that could be seen right here on channel 9 at 9:23 p.m. >> i believe in having a good time. believe me. but not when it gets to the point of being crazy and dangerous. >> the state of kentucky, it's so connected to this program. they go overboard sometimes. >> yes, sometimes you will be taking the charges. but again, that is the thing that they would like to stress to you. you could still get bombed. >> reporter: police are reviewing video of the riots and they plan to target the areas

in tacoma to washington... by bike. pgood morring joel d. rich blake 3 3 an o's game comes to a halt after a 20--ear-old man streaks in front f he crrwd. crowd.---cheeringgfor streaker - nats---- there he is.. caught on cell phone video.christopher fatkin ran on the field friday duringgthe bottom of the sseenth inning... delaying the game by 5 miiutes.after rounding third base, he slides faceefirst nto home platt. fatkin is ackled to the ground by umpire jeff kellogg. him to do it... but his dared motivation was much more (fatkin) "i've always wanted to play baseball ever since i was aalittleekii. ever since to be a major league oriole paseball ppayee. so, i was like, i'mmgoing to run the bases and i'm goiig to slide into hhme plate." plate." police did arrest fatkin and charge him with resspassing.aftee a series of streakers..... an orioles' spokesperson released this statement saying .. "we feel that they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law." meanwhile... the orioles have had their shhre of disruptions this season... seas

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tacoma, brookland and arlington cemetery stations will be closed. we've posted the details on our web site, myfoxdc.com. >>> college campuses are knowing for a rapid exchange of ideas. that is kind of the good thing about them, right? at one school in our area, they are testing out an academic version of a flash mob. >> as beth parker shows us, it is a way of helping students learn for fun and not worry about what might be on the next test. >> rumor has it something might be happening on the caught. the -- on the quad. what's going on here? maybe i should go check that out. >> reporter: sometimes when you least expect it, a lecture breaks out. you've heard of a flash mop. >> temperature is going up. sea level coming in. >> reporter: there is a flash lecture. an administrator at george mason university heard about the idea and mentioned it to some students including leslie cook. >> we try to get students to come out and learn about different things that they may not have the time to take a full class on. >> reporter: ben morgan had a few minutes betw

police say a man was shot just outside the tacoma community center around 3:30 this afternoon and ran into the building for help. no voters were inside at the time, the building was placed on lockdown for a short time. the victim was taken to the hospital, he's expected to be okay. police are looking for as many as four suspects wearing neon colored shoes. >>> by now you probably know if you're a mega millions winner or not. and someone from maryland just north of the d.c. area will soon be among the latest inductees into the multimillionaires club. derek ward has more on the winning ticket sold at a 7-eleven in baltimore county. >> reporter: who with purchased the winning mega millions ticket here? it's not darian tucker. >> this money was going to really change my life, man. >> if you ask him, his loss was baltimore's loss. >> i was going to really give back to the community and do something good for the city and county of baltimore. >> he can do that just not to the extent that $105 million would allow. >> i hope they don't go through it and blow the money. but to help those who ar

right now the tacoma, brookeline metro stations are closed. buss replace trains between rosalynn and pentagon on the blue line. trains on the orange line are single tracking. the international monetary fund is hosting its spring meeting this weekend. therefore, 19th street northwest its closed. from pennsylvania avenue to g street. roads will reopen sunday night at 7:00. >> next on news 4 at 11:00. an arrest after a shooting in a local rite-aid farm spharmacy. >> terrifying moments as a teacher in virginia lined up his students and started firing blanks at them. tell you why he did it. >> lust and found. h -- lost and found. on the today show a woman is reintroduced to her dog after he disappeared. >> summer and winter. both days will be wet. which one might we be able to got outdoors and do a little something. >>> a man has been locked up after he shot a rite-aid manager in d.c. last week. ricky vincent charged with assault with intent to kill while armed. investigators say she was arrested after a viewer saw the surveillance video on the new

his name is rich blake and he is making the trek from baltimore to tacoma washington.ng after pursuing a docket rail in clinical psychology. so blake -- doctorate in clinical psychology. he has given the health and wellness program and this starts today. >>> time for a check on your weather. here's lynette. hopefully he will have good weather but who knows frombaltimore to washington. >> he should stay dry but by tomorrow he will hook at showers especially early in the morning. but winds today, yeah, a little on the breezy side. the wind at 8 miles an hour out of the northeast in baltimore and more in easton. rich said it's chilly and cold there this morning and a little on the windy side. thanks for that report. he is one of my weather watchers and i appreciate that. now we look at the wind chill with the wind. we are feeling it especially in york, pennsylvania. it feels like freezing. 44 in baltimore. easton coming in at 42 at least that's the way it feels. and also, cecil county is under a frost advisory until 8 this morning and points northward. so our neighbors to

one of the men is the same person who went inside the tacoma recreation -- takoma recreation center looking for medical assistance after being shot in the leg. authorities are looking for a third suspect. voting was halted for about 20 minutes on saturday following that violence. >>> the presentamaking its way tomorrow. voters head to the polls tomorrow in maryland and also in the district. voters in d.c. will cast ballots in the republican primary. democrats will vote in a primary for the at large city council member as well as primaries in different ward races. in maryland, there is the g.o.p. primary as well as primary races in several congressional districts and the u.s. senate race. polls in both d.c. and maryland will be opened at 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. tomorrow evening. >>> newt gingrich will campaign in maryland today ahead of tomorrow's primary. he visited the frederick motor company this morning and then he is off to hood college this afternoon. polls are showing mitt romney will be the most likely winner in tomorrow's contest in maryland and in d.c. >>> mitt romney is sounding

. >>> near tacoma, washington, yesterday some quick-thinking middle school students saved themselvesnd their classmates from what could have been a deadly bus crash. kevin mccarty of cbs seattle station kiro has the dramatic story. >> reporter: this surveillance video shows a school bus driver losing consciousness, slumping at the wheel as a bus full of children careens out of control. >> the bus driver was acting funny. he was shaking, his arming were flailing, his eyes were bulging and he was making strange sounds with his mouth. >> reporter: the student reacts as the bus is heading for the church. >> i take action. i leap off my chair, grab the wheel, turn the wheel to the right off the road, and take the keys out of the ignition, and the bus started slowing down. >> reporter: watch the video again as the bus approaches the middle lake school after 8:00 this morning. the driver began showing signs something was wrong. he was coughing and shifting in his seat. suddenly his eyed rolled back in his head, and he fell over. the boy pulled the keys from the ignition. johnny wood who was

an all-clear in tacoma park, maryland. police officers shut down near 15th and elson place. an officer thought someone was firing shots at his cruiser. however after a search, investigators found no physical evidence that any one had fired a gun. >> people living in dupont circle are searching for solutions to the parking problems in their neighborhood. residents met with d-dot. some times it can talk them half an hour to find a police to park. d-dot offered several extensions, extending residential parking permit hours among them. neighbors hope to make changes to dupont parking next month. a 79-year-old woman has new hope tonight. hours after she was evicted from her apartment, all of her stuff piled up on the curb. she had nowhere to go until news 4 viewers saw her story. and the latest on our community's generosity. >> makes me feel awesome. >> reporter: she is grateful the community call out to help after news 4 report add but her eviction from the apartments near the washington convention center off the awe i am ready to cry, filled up with joy. because the i have no i

the bus was on its way to school just outside of tacoma, washington, suffering from an apparent heartttack. the 13-year-old grabbed the wheel, pulled it over to the curb and removed the keys to the ignition. he began doing chest compressions of the driver before the help arrived. >>> let's bring in jim from our comcast sports net newsroom. that was shocking what we saw today and tonight. great pitching. >> the a's were looking for their first win at the coliseum tonight. and they got some great pitching. only outdone by the giants. in desperate need of a win, it's how they got it that has everyone buzzing. highlights are straight ahead sports from the xfinity sports desk. >>> and good evening, everyone. i'm jim kozimor, a season beginning trip to the desert, did not know as they hoped. the g-men were relying on one barry zito to provide their first win. and what were the odds of that? giants in colorado for the rockies. top of the first. one on, one out. pablo sandoval. this is a two-run jack. this his fifth home run in the last five games. bases loaded for the dreamy brandon crawford

this 13-year-old was riding to school on the bus just outside of tacoma when the bus driver lost consciousnesshe jumped up to action and grabbed the steering wheel and, yes, saved the day. >> thinking i didn't want to die. i grabbed the wheel and i turned it to the right, took it to the side of the road, took the keys out of the ignition and the bus started slowing down and i thought, oh, someone call 911. >> all in a day's work. none of the students on board were hurt. the bus driver's condition unclear this morning and if you are curious exactly how the 13-year-old knew how to steer the bus he admits his mom lets him back the family car down the driveway from time to time so very important lesson every day. >> i guess so, learning it. but that made my heartbe beat pretty fast watching it. >>> 4:51 right now. security is high this morning in los angeles outside of dodgers stadium ahead of opening day. why police are stepping up patrols. >>> also after three straight losses to the diamondbacks the giants turn to a veteran to redeem them, barry zito does not disappoint. we'll show you all comin

metro is working on the red and blue lines, tacoma, brook -- takoma, brookland and arlington cemetery will be closed. you'll have to take shuttle buses between certain stations. we posted the details on www.myfoxdc.com. >> i don't know if i want any more smoothies. >> that's kind of surprising. >> okay. but tomorrow will be gorgeous. >> make outside plans if you can. it will be the best day of the effect several. we've been talking about this a couple days. there is rain for the weekend. the sunday forecast could change and might be trending drier, but we're still going to get some good rain saturday which we need and i describe it as the potential for a substantial soaking. maybe some of you get an inch of rain saturday coming from some heavier duty showers and maybe some thunderstorms. we'll get to the weekend in a moment. first we'll focus on temperatures. we've dropped a couple degrees since 10:00, down to 60 degrees but still very comfortable, most places still in the 50s. i don't think tonight will be cold but noticeably cooler by morning as we have clear skies and while the moi

the employment line formed at the tacoma poole in northwest, washington. staff were on hand to accept applications and assess teen applicant skills. they're looking to fill 250 positions at the city's 24 outdoor pools and ten indoor pools. >> young people come in. we actually assess their skills. we direct them to a lifeguard training academy or lifeguard class. we do interviews. we schedule them for their background check. everything that's part of our lifeguard hiring push, we take care of it right here. >> the jobs start at $11.50. if you didn't make it to today's hiring event, you can contact the city's department of recreation aquatic division for more information on how to apply. >>> at&t is facing a deadline with its union workers over job protection and health care costs. contracts for some 40,000 at&t workers expire in less than an hour at made night tonight. -- midnight tonight. the union could call a strike tonight. the at&t workers are located mainly in the midwest and california. >>> painter thomas kinkade died friday night at the age of 54. f

tacoma recreation center. a young man showed up with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. d.c. police say the shooting victim was part of a trio of masked robbers, one of whom was brandishing a gun. two men have been arrested and charged witmed robbery. incident number four in suitland, two women shot, one fatally. no arrests. incident 5, fairlawn street not far from iverson mall where a carnival was being held. two juveniles were beaten. both will recover. a total of six violent incidents over a three-day period. arrests have been announced only in the d.c. case. they are seeking one suspect. police in prince george county appear close to arrests in some of their cases. they have invited reporters to police headquarters tomorrow morning for updates on these violent incidents. >> thank you for that. >>> meanwhile, anne arundel county police say they have a homicide. this happened in humphrey. police say the body of brian badly was discovered on bolivar avenue early this morning. they say badly was shot in the tore some. he was pronounced dead at the scene. anyone with informati

one of the men walked into the tacoma recreation center looking for medical assistance after the shooting. >>> fairfax county police have arrested 19-year-old marco burke for allegedly making bomb threats against annandale high school. on friday police checked out the school using a bomb quad robot but never found the bomb. the threat itself kept the school closed for much of the morning and students were stuck sitting on buses for three hours. their parents not happy. >> annan dal high school -- annandale high school failed the parents, the students. they knew about this since 4:00 this morning. the kids should not even have gotten on the bus this morning. >> the school system has apologized for the delay when it comes to notifying the parents about the bomb threat. >>> 5:43. here's a look at some other things making news now. the coast guard rescued the most severely injured sailors from a damaged yacht off the california coast sunday. rescue crews had dropped medical equipment to the crew of the geraldton after a huge wave slammed the boat saturday. it was taking part in an around the

the tacoma, ft. totten, and brookland stations on the red line will shut down at 10:00 tonight. flee shuttle buses will run to get you around the work. buses will replace trains between the rosalyn and pentagon stations on the blue line. on the orange line, you can expect single tracking. >>> it journeyed into space 39 times. today the space shuttle "discovery" begins a new journey as the centerpiece of the smithsonian's air and space museum. nasa turned over the shuttle to udvar-hazy center yesterday. it took crews minutes to pull the 200,000 aircraft into its new home. "discovery" replaces the pristine looking shuttle "enterprise" which never left earth's atmosphere. astronauts say "discovery's" appearance tells the story of her faithful service. >> it was certainly a vessel that took good care of us, got us up into a very difficult place to reach. brought us back safely. >> it's a big deal. important piece of history to see. >> the "discovery" display opens to the public at 10:00 this morning. "enterprise" will head to the air and space museum on the "u.s.s. intrepid" next we

slaugter, you all know louise, and congressman norm dicks who is the democrat from washington in the tacoma area. both stallwarts on the democratic side. both -- and i came to testify with kevin before the congress, and the testimony was canceled. and we didn't wind up doing that. but representative richard hanna who has been a good friend to the arts and our movement, the republican from the utica area of new york. and representative chris gibson also from new york from central new york and the saratoga springs area. these are -- those are two what we would call freshmen moderates. i'm sorry, did i have -- yes, hanna from utica and gibson from saratoga springs. two -- those are two moderate freshmen with us. the two stalwarts we have are republicans in the house are, of course, mike simpson who i met with last year from the boise area of idaho and representative aaron schock. both have been long -time friends of ours. people who are not as we say in new york -- are the republican study group. the study group, which i think the -- you had mentioned to me, nina, who was the founder of the --

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those are tacoma, fort totten, and brookland. >> time now for a check on the friday evening commute.sually not an easy one. that does not look too bad. >> it is not too bad in spots. traveling south on 395 it looks a little better at duke street -- duke st.. we are seeing delays on and off toward quantico and on and off again through stafford. eastbound 66 inside the beltway a slow and go. a crash was blocking lands and has been cleared up. traveling into montgomery county on the inner loop starting around the dulles toll road toward the legion bridge. additional delays on the inner and outer loop of the beltway. outer loop delays began before 50. 270 on and off delays again. up toward 80 urbana and frederick county. >> have a good weekend. still ahead a disease that has been nearly invisible for years may be making a comeback. we will have a new warning about an increase in measles. >> you will meet our working woman who reached many heights and her historic career. >> american airlines will stay in the air but thanks to a planned merger with another big wheeeeeeeeeeeee! whee! whee!

the tacoma, and rosalyn are shut down. to buses are also replacing intras between the roslin on the blue line. on the orange line expect single tracking. >>> expect headache ifs you're driving downtown this weekend too. the imf is hosting its spring meeting. right now northwest is closed. >>> starting today it will cost more to catch a cab. fares are going up. the old fare was $1.50 per mile. now it's $2.16 per mile. that's a 44% increase. they can only charge a bag fee if they handle bags in the trunk. and only vans can charge a passenger fee if you have over three people. >>> commuters who use the virginia express will soon be spending more. there will be an increase on daily fares. the increase is expected to generate about $900,000 in additional revenue next year. this will pay for rising fuel costs and the cost of day-to-day operations on the railway. the hike takes effect july 1st. >>> a firefighter badly burned while battling a house fire is home with his family. kevin o'toole got hugs and cheers from fellow firefig

a news conference later on this morning meantime in the district saturday there was a shooting at tacoma recreation center northwest where early voting was taking place a young man showed up at the building with a gunshot wound to the shoulder, dc place say that victim was part of a try owe of masked -- trio of masked robbers. >>> a warning for taxi riders here in dc taxi cab commission says seven drivers have been charged with assaulting passengers in the last month, most of them were women some punched or dragged out of the car, meanwhile dc taxis will soon have a new smart meter system including a panic button to call for immediate emergency help the panic buttons were already in the works and have nothing to do with recent arrests. >>> it warms my heart to know there are a lot of people out there, that are in support of us, and that will continue to support us until we have justice for trayvon this isn't a race issue, this is an issue about what is right and what's wrong. >> parents of trayvon martin react to the many rallies, calling on police to arrest neighbourhood watchman george

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out west, tacoma, 61. your easter forecast in orlando, 81.ton, not in that rain and snow, 55, so that won't get anywhere but maine. we touched on that earlier. i want to leave you with a look at some fun easter cities and their forecast including egg harbor, new jers >> this weather report has been brought to you by zyrtec. dan and paula? >> egg-cellent weather cast. dan wants me to give these to you. >> thank you. >> peeps. >> doesn't she? >> it blends. >> mix right in. >> nice little bracelet. >> a sugar high. just eat it. >>> coming up on "good morning america" -- an incredible story that celebrates life on this easter morning. thanks to some high-tech medicine, a paralyzed man shows his wife that he can now stand up and then does something even more amazing. we're going to show you. >> what he does next is incredible. >>> and caught on tape. what is this bear doing and would will smith approve? the answer coming up in "fixation." ♪ what what what in "fixation." who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word. you have yet to mast

10:00 and going through closing on sunday, on the red line metro will single track trains between tacoma and fort totten and tradey grove and glen -- shady grove and glenmont. metro will close the arlington cemetery station. no rail service between pentagon and rosslyn. shuttle buses will be provided but that will add an extra 15 minutes to the trip. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at virginia roads at 5:39. >> thank you, monika. >>> tomorrow robert griffin iii will be formally introduced at redskins park as washington's number one draft pick for 2012. >> as you've already heard a million times already, he's the baylor quarterback who was the heisman trophy winner. he was the number to overall pick last night and the skins got him. delia goncalves is live in new carrollton with maybe some ideas on how people be enjoying this choice. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. it's a good friday indeed. as you said, mike, we all knew it was happening and it wasn't a big surprise. we told you a million times but it was still pretty thrilling last night, even when i watch

our information, and is doing things as this report that you guys pointed out, where you know, the tacomawashington police department essentially -- it is one thing about homeland security stopping terrorist pr blowing up airplanes. but a slippery slope when you allowed local police departments to go all the way down -- it get dicey when you ping and find out where low level criminals are. you know, you do get to the point where you are really invading people's privacy. they are invading their personal rights. so i do think it is an important concept to actually start to talk about this. and to find out what rules there are regarding whether it's cell phone tracking, which is the thing we are talking about earlier. or just the internet. i mean, the internet, facebook, google. the number of companies and working on theant net that have information that you don't even know how they are using it, is sort of staggering. i think it'll actually lead it major scandal at some point. >> it almost seems like a guaranteed major scandal al some point, just a matter of which year and which identities

the tacoma, fort totten, and brooklyn stations on the red line will shut down at 10:00 tonight. free shuttle buses will run between the silver spring and rhode island avenue station to get you around the work. buses will also replace trains between the roslyn and pentagon stations on the blue line. on the orange line expect single tracking. all work should be done by monday morning. >>> when news 4 at 4:00 continues, a huge shakeup on america's next top model. the major cast members who will be missing next season. >> get off of me! >>> caught on camera a woman claims a railroad police officer attacked her while she was walking to work. >>> i'm liz crenshaw. do you need to prerinse your dishes before loading them into the dish washer? that's the question. the answer is coming up on "ask liz" on news 4 at 4:00. ♪ hot girls we have problems too we're just like you except we're hot ♪ >> could this be the worst song since rebecca black's "friday?" the music video about how tough it is to be beautiful. ♪ we're just like you except we're hot ♪ >>> like it or not this music video has g

. >>> breaking news out of tacoma park right now. chopper 4 live over the scene.e fired shots at a police cruiser here at the intersection of 15th avenue and elson street. no word if this is a random shooting or if the officer's car was targeted. this unfolded about 5:00. no reports so far of any injuries. >>> the man believed to be the east coast rapist has now been indicted for the halloween attack on three teenage girls. 40-year-old aaron thomas is suspected in the rapes of 17 women from virginia to connecticut over a decade. he was indicted today on eight counts. including two counts of rape and three counts of kidnapping. prosecutors say he attacked three girls as they were trick-or-treating back in 2009. his trial date is set for july 31st. >>> in the trayvon martin shooting case, the fbi interviewed a friend of george zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed the florida teen. the friend told nbc news that the investigators did not ask whether he thought zimmerman was a racist. he said they did ask about an incident earlier this year w

didn't she grow up in tacoma park? >> yes, that's the actual takoma park. she told us one time shows goes back and sees the old house, sometimes looks in the window and everything. >> yes, i remember that. i went to university of maryland so i know the area very well. that's why i could remember takoma park. >> that will be fun to watch that interview too and learn about the younger oprah and what she said to herself. >> thanks, gayle. we'll be watching. >> have a great morning. >> see you guys. >>> now to the 2012 presidential campaign. mitt romney won all five republican primaries held tuesday by overwhelming majority. so here's a look at the delegate count now. according to "u.s.a. today," mitt romney has 844 delegates and he needs 300 more to clinch the nomination. virginia governor bob mcdonnell campaigned for romney yesterday in indiana fueling speculation that he could wind up as romney's pick for vice president. >> i'm not campaigning for it. i love being governor of virginia, the job held by thomas jefferson. we've got a lot of positive things happ

. >>> it was just the right spot for a young leopard in tacoma washington, now a month old. this endangered leopard cub enjoyed not only a good meal but a good scratch, as you see there, at the point defiance zoo and aquarium. so cute. all right. seven minutes past the hour right now. you're up to date with news and cute things. let's turn it over to al to check your weather. >> rub me under my chin. i'll do the same thing. >> okay. >> let's find out what we've got for you for today. first of all, we're talking about really chilly conditions, temperatures in the upper 20s, the low to mid 30s, even upper 40s as far south as atlanta. we've got frost and freeze watches and warnings, frost advisories heading down into central georgia and alabama. then out west we've got more rain stretching from san diego all the way up to seattle, as mountain snows in the sierra and the cascade mountains, rainfall amounts generally about half an inch to a quarter of an inch. snowfall amounts anywhere from 6 to 12 inches stretching from reno all the way down into the central california mountains

. >>> tacoma, washington, october 6th, 2007.tlas casting and technology foundry, home to hundreds of workers, is taking a routine delivery of propane from an 8,000-gallon delivery truck. but this delivery doesn't go as smoothly as planned. a security camera captures what happens. >> what it shows is the driver trying to make the connection with his hoses from his truck to the plant. and you can see suddenly something went wrong. what that was, i don't know that we'll ever know for sure. >> the truck and driver become surrounded by an ominous and dangerous cloud of extremely flammable propane. >> it's very explosive, plus, that leak happened at a very remarkable speed. it was literally, i believe, under 20 seconds. >> the driver, fearing something isn't right, tries to shut down the gas. but he's not in time. suddenly, the propane ignites. >> unfortunately, at that point, you know, it enveloped the driver, too. he was in that cloud. the driver of the truck, you can see it explode. that's horrible. >> the explosion rocks nearby bu

two people were arrested outside the tacoma community center saturday.of the suspects had been shot in the arm and ran into the building for help. the search continues for the third man. police say the group tried to hold up four people nearby. no one was hurt. >>> today fbi agents began questioning potential witnesses in the neighborhood where trayvon martin was shot and killed. agents are focusing on whether neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman was racially motivated when he pursued martin after calling a nooic911 police dispatcher. the state of florida is also conducting an investigation into the shooting. protesters continue to rally demanding zimmerman to be arrested. >> don't talk to us about violence. handcuff the violent one. i want to pause to warn the state of florida, you might have let casey anthony go but you better not let george zimmerman go. >> george zimmerman acted in self-defense and i believe the stand your ground law will apply in this case. >> zimmerman's lawyer also says this is not a case of racial profiling and zimmerman w

three stations on metro's busiest line will be closed -- the tacoma, ft.ten, and brookland stations on the red line will shut down at 10:00 tonight. buses will be available to riders. buses will replace trains between the rosalyn and pentagon stations on the blue line. on the orange line, you can expect single tracking. prepare. >> it has been a tight series, but a huge win may have given our caps some much-needed momentum. >> lurking on the back side -- score! a bullet from alex semin. >> score! i don't know -- i don't know who that is. i want to meet him. the goal there from alex semin turned out to be the game winner as the caps tied up their series with the bruins with the 2-1 win. marcus johansson got the scoring started for the caps early with a pretty goal just a minute into the game. the big story is rookie goaltender braden holtby. he stopped 44 shots on the night. just four shy of the caps' playoff record. >> just goes to show hue good he is, how thick his skin is to be able to bounce back after four goals last game and people saying that maybe t