atective said there is of thelmar the rest jarrett -- arrest of thelma jarrett. themselvesers turned today.lice earlier more tonightg about the expanding search for a believe shot a manager at a wal-mart. police released three surveillance photos of the suspect. demanded money from employees the wal-mart near one -- near route 198. is askedth information to call police. monitoring the story.ing we have learned that redskins hall has been fined $30,000 for moving his helmet and a rating an official -- berating an official. that have a health alert women need to see. a new cancer bombshell. them sing and do t more tonight. of national talk to us abc 7 news exclusive. >> new toll lanes will open saturday, but a lot of folks of questions about them. >> a crash course on the newhall open on theo beltway -- new toll lanes about on the beltway. >> kiowa officials are offering -- highway officials are offering a chance to make a you are out onn the road. there is a lot to learn. these open in three days. you can see these new toll lanes. they are ready to go. a lot of fo

a warrant has been issued for the arrest of thelma jarrett. she and two other staffers accused at a football game back on november 2. the two other suspects of turn themselves into the police. >> george washington university has lost its place on the annual best colleges list. it went from 52 to unranked after they revealed they inflated data for more than a decade. the status will stay in place until they publish their 2014 best rankings and that will not happen until next fall. >> a toll hike takes effect and it will rise from $1.50 to $1.75. polls will jump from 75 cents to $1. in 2014 it will cost $50 since to travel. -- $2.50 to travel. >> a class to help drivers out on the road. tom roussey has the details. >> just a few miles away, people were asking questions about the new toll lanes that are supposed to help the blow by the bad traffic. many questions we heard center around ec pass and a car pulling. if you have three or more people the toland's are free. >> if you have three or more people, do you have to have an ezpass? >> a device

there was an arrest warrant out for thelma jarrett. she is accused of beating up a four to play with two other women -- former employee in with two other women. bp has agreed to pay $4.5 billion for the oil spill to the dual years ago in the gulf of mexico and plead guilty for lying to congress about how much oil was pouring down of the well. several also face manslaughter charges for the 11 people died in the explosion. new developments into the investigation into the deadly attacks in libya. secretary of state henry clinton will appear in front of congress. hearings began -- hillary clinton will appear in front of congress. hearings began this morning. the house intelligence committee had a closed door hearing this morning. president obama is on the ground in new york city looking at recovery efforts following hurricane sandy. this is video from the president departing this morning. 16 days after the storm thousands are still without power. the president scheduled to meet with families responders and local leaders. the hurricane is b

thelma jarrett pleaded not guilty to simple assault today. she was released on her own recognizance. a former employee claimed jarrett and three other women attacked her at a football game early career this month. jarrett remains on administrative leave. >>> we're hearing the 911 calls made after a student at bowie state university was murdered. a feud between roommates ended in the death of dominique frazier. the jury found her roommate not guilty last night. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins with more on the tragedy on the campus. >> reporter: the voice you hear on this 911 call is that of alexis simpson. simpson walked out of the prince george's county courthouse last night a free woman, after a jury cleared her of all seven charges related to the stabbing death of her former bowie state university roommate, dominique frazier. on these 911 calls, you can hear simpson explaining herself, to people who are standing by. >> reporter: frazier and simpson had an argument in their on-campus apartment over loud music coming from an

thelma jarrett was in d.c. court earlier this afternoon. her lawyer claims it's just a case of sour grapes. >> what we know is the complainant was disruptive and caused a problem and had been terminated from that school. what this appears to be is someone with a clear ax to grind taking her revenge out on people who were just simply doing their job. >> jarrett was released on her own ring so distance but was -- own recognizance but was ordered to stay 100 feet away. >>> former general petraeus testified on capitol hill today. he said he believed all along the terrorists carried out the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. >> the original report -- [indiscernible] >> lawmakers also wanted to know why u.n. ambassador susan rice called the attack the result of a spontaneous protest five days after it happened. democrats say rice was simply using talking points signed off on by the entire intelligence community. petraeus meantime insisted his resignation was the result of his affair with paula broadwell and had

her name is thelma jarrett. she was released from jail today. she is the principal at coolidge high school in the district. a former school employee claims jarrett and three other women attacked her, at a football game, this month. the victim says she was punched and kicked in the school's parking lot. jarrett is on leave now for the length of that investigation. >> we have an update on a triple shooting that landed two men and a woman in the hospital. police arrested 27-year-old christopher mcrae, and charged him with assault, with intent to kill. the shooting happened tuesday night at a bp station on bening road in northeast. police think shots were fired inside the convenience store and ran of. in just a couple hours, the new lanes will be open to traffic on the beltway. this is a live look at virginia's new beltway express lanes where crews are doing their final preparations. the stretch between the dallas toll road opens at 2:00 a.m. drivers promised speeds of 45 miles an hour. the ride fries foris free for c three or more people. everyone

. >>> thelma jarrett is the principal at coolidge high school in d.c. police say jarrett and two other school employees attacked a woman during a high school football game earlier this month. the victim's husband says he has no idea what led to that attack. >> she don't know why she was attacked. she was punched, blind sided. and kicked after that. i just want justice, outrage. >> right now jarrett is on administrative leave from her job at coolidge as the investigation continues. >>> police need help finding the man in this photo. they say he recently assaulted a teenage fwigirl in the bathroom a public library. last week police say he watched a 17-year-old girl who was studying at the jefferson library in falls church. when she tried to hide in the ladies room, police say he followed her in and assaulted her. if you see this man, you're asked to call fairfax county police. >>> parents are joining a loud chorus of people pushing to keep 20 schools open in the district. d.c. chancellor kaya henderson proposed closing the schools this week. henderson sai

her name is thelma jarrett. and two other school employees, police say, attacked a woman during a high school football game. the victim is not talking about it, but her husband says she's devastated. >> my wife was attacked, you know, by three women, and i just want justice. it's outrage. >> reporter: jarrett is due in court tomorrow. she remains on administrative leave from coolidge high school as this investigation continues. >>> police just released a picture of a man who assaulted a student in a public library. the 17-year-old victim says the man was stalking her inside the jefferson library in falls church last week. she fried to get away by running into the bathroom but claims he followed her abd assaulted her there. >>> concern over several armed robberies prompted some officers to meet with community members tonight. people live in an apartment complex across from the morgan boulevard station are concerned about their safety. there have been two armed robberies in that area in the past week. one woman te

thelma jarrett and two others are accused of beating up another employee. >> a suspect has been indicted in the 1979 murder of a new york city boy. a grand jury sentenced hern andez. police believe he choked etan patz nand put his body in a bag of trash. >> the latest from the made in america series. >>nice to see you as always. the president has this big press conference. i know you were watching and he touched on a lot of different things today. >> he does and will try to bring everybody in d.c. the big picture. also the most potent message the voters were sending in the poll books. >> it sounds like tonight is a must see. >> this is something new. is it possible that a corporate giant could take your idea and have it made in china? and then salih in their store? our "made in america" captain has more. it can watch the stories and more tonight after abc 7 news at 6:00 p.m. >> we went to mcclellan high- school, this was the second stop. a chance to talk to students about avoiding distractions behind the wheel. specifically, no texting. our volunteer did a good job and the students learn

she claims was two staff members and the principal thelma jarrett. >> the principal? physically hit her? >> yes. >> the police report says one suspect said, "get her." she was hit in the face with a closed fist. she delta the groundout of three women kicked her. they called the father. it >> you need to come back. somebody just punched a mommy. >> the school parent-teacher coordinator is crying foul. >> when we came onms. jarrett was trying to break up the confrontation. >> there refuted the claims against the principle. >> i never saw her kick, punch or any assault at all. "she was hurt. what the evidence have been interviewed by police. -- >> at the evidence has been interviewed. there were allegations and they are looking into taking the appropriate action. the priority is insuring the staff stays focused at the coolidge rose forward. we will be covering this has the story begins to develop. jennifer donelan, live off from northwest, abc 7. >> the prince george's county firefighter is investigating a large warehouse fire. it erupted this afternoon in the 8300 block

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thelma jarrett and two other school employees are accused of attacking a former staff member. the victim says it happened earlier this month after the homecoming football game. jarrett is charged with simple assault and placed on administrative leave. aubrey brown will resume the role of acting principal. >>> fairfax county police released a picture of the suspect in an attack in a library about a week ago at the thomas jefferson library in falls church. police believe this man followed a 17-year-old girl into the women's bathroom and assaulted her. the girl screamed and the man took off. if you know who he is, fairfax county police urge you to come forward. >>> a maryland man behind bars charged with sexually abusing two children. anne arundel county police began investigating john charles farrow after two women came forward and said he abused them as children. he is 66 years old. police want to know if he had other victims. police are asking anyone with information to call them. >>> dozens of d.c. families packed the city council hearing tonight to speak out about a plan to

thelma jarrett is the principal at coolidge high school in d.c. police say jarrett and two other employees attacked a woman during a high school football game earlier this month. the victim's husband says he has no idea what led to that attack. >> she don't know what led to that attack. she was punched blind sided and kicked after that. i just want justice, outrage. >> jarrett remains on administrative leave from her job at coolidge high school although the mayor has said publicly he doesn't know how she'll go back to that job. >>> the man seen here recently assaulted a teenage girl in the bathroom of a public library. the 17-year-old girl says she was stud yilling anything at th jefferson library in if falls church on tuesday when she saw a man watching her. when she tried to hide in the ladies room, he man followed her in, assaulted her, and ran off. >>> a series of armed robberies near a metro stop in maryland has one community concerned. police met with people who live near the morgan boulevard metro station last night. many who live in apartm

thelma jarrett is principal at coolidge high school in northwest washington.he turned herself in yesterday on a misdemeanor assault charge. this stems from a november 2nd fight that happened after coolidge high school football game. the alleged victim is the former afterschool coordinator who claims they were punched and kicked but not seriously injured by the high school principal. >>> coming up on 5:35. if you're just waking up it's time for another your money report now. >> jessica doyle is back and monitoring the fiscal cliff. jess? >> thanks so much. today president obama is meeting with congressional leaders at the white house about the fiscal cliff. the cliff of course is that package of spending cuts and tax hikes that will hit all of us in the new year if congress doesn't act to avert it. joining us now with her finger on the pulse of the nation. the co-founder of pock box. thanks so much for coming in this morning. it's a local start-up. what you do is you -- get e- mails from voters and you authenticate them into letters and you hand deliver them to

a 37-year-old woman says thelma jarrett and two other school employees attacked her after a homecoming football game on november 2nd. jarrett is the principal of coolidge high school in northwest. the victim's husband says he is devastateded by the attack. >>> my wife was attacked. by three women. i just want justice. i'm not really sure of why they did that. >> meantime, jarrett is on administrative leave. >>> if you're one of the millions of voters who waited online to cast your ballot. senator mark warren has the solution to the frustration. the virginia democrat introduced the bill to speed up the voting process. he wants to give grants for states to make it easier to vote early. some virginiians waited in line for up to five hours to vote on tuesday. warner calls those lines a 21st century poll tax because they forced people to miss work. >>> it is now 6:37. 46 degrees. the famous candy getting a jolt of caffeine. >> plus this morning, metro riders are saying finally, what the agency is going to show you before you get in the station. >>> the three davis engineers that came up wit

the woman's name is thelma jarrett. she turned herself in to police today. jarrett is the principal at coolidge high school. the alleged attack happened on november 2nd in the school parking lot. a woman claims the principal and two other women who work at the school singled her out. the woman said jarrett punched her in the face. mayor vincent gray found the developments in his words, disturbing. >> i think what a terrible, you know, role model, if you can call it that, that this demonstrates to kids who look to principals to provide leadership, to provide examples of how they should comeport themselves. this is not what we want our leaders to do. >> jarrett has been suspended from her job pending the outcome of an investigation. >>> the maryland dream act allows undocumented students to pay what maryland residents pay for college tuition. but a new study shows it could make the state safer and bring in more money, too. richard jordan joins us with more on what researchers say the plan means for maryland's future. >> doreen, the measure was approved by vote

principal is out of jail tonight, coolidge high school principal thelma jarrett pled not guilty to simple assault in court today. she was released on her own recognizance. a former employee said she and two other women attacked her during a november 2nd football game. she said she was kicked and punched in the school parking lot. jarrett will remain on administrative leave during the investigation. >>> a child is now back with social services. police found the 1-year-old girl in prince george's county this morning. her parents took the child instead of turning her over to social services in halifax county, virginia, yesterday. eric black and jennifer carlisle are now in custody. >>> we're just getting started on news4 at 5:00 tonight. parents in loudoun county getting fired up over potential school redistricting. >>> aroma therapy, acupressure, and tibetan singing bulls. we'll tell you how local doctors are using these alternative treatments to help children cope with chronic pain. >>> forget about that financial cliff. tonight, trouble for the twinkies. i'm pat collins. i'll have the sto

. >>> coolidge high school principal thelma jarrett will be arraigned the morning. the principal being arraigned after a scuffle outside the high school. the principal turned herself in yesterday and facing is misdemeanor simple assault charge. the fight occurred november 2nd in the school parking lot after a football game a police report shows. the person who filed the complaint a 37-year-old female staff member. >>> our time is 5:05 and jessica doyle is back with a special your money report. >> that's right. good morning guys. i'm out here on a bus. you probably wonder what's going on? well, this is the war b. parker class trip bus. it's been traveling the country to spread the word about war b. parker which is an online glasses company. we've got some friends here. neil, the co-founder of war b. parker and we've got ellis who's been driving the bus arnold. and let's start with neil. good morning. and thank you for joining us with this fabulous bus. >> oh our pleasure. thanks for having us. >> tell me a little bit about war b. parker. >> it's a new brand of eye we

thelma jarrett and two other coolidge high school employees are accused of attacking a former staff memberr the football game earlier this month. jarrett is charged with simple assault. >>> local investigators want you to take a look at this picture. it shows the suspect in a frightening assault last week at a northern virginia library. police believe this man followed a 17-year-old girl into the women's bathroom at thomas jefferson library in falls church and assaulted her. the girl screamed and the man took off. contact police if you recognize the suspect. >>> well, we are approaching a historic day for the beltway. starting tomorrow, the 495 express lanes will open in virginia. >> to use them, you will have to pay a toll or have a minimum amount of passengers in your vehicle. fox5's sherri ly has everything you need to know, and she joins us live from tysons corner. if done right, a lot of people will be happy. >> reporter: i think so, allison. i can tell you i know a few people who will be willing to pay to get into the express lanes. this morning we've seen a number of test cars going