. >> but parents at forrestville high they tell tracee wilkins that not enough is being done to stop this. >> parents 'ooe reactions say it all. >> oh, wow. oh my god. >> reporter: when we showed them sh video, they were shocked. >> this is happening in this school? >> school officials confirmed it happened on january 20th during the school dey. a number of students were involved. the video is about a minute long and it's what we don't see that upset parents the most. >> i department see any teachers anywhere trying to break this pup. so that means that this was just going on. >> reporter: we received this video after airing the story about a teacher at forrestville high school being punched and knocked out by a student on january 29th just a few days after this fight. the person who e-mailed this video said the school was out of control. >> i don't think we have one school that's out of control. >> reporter: darryl williams chief of student services for prince george's county schools, says while the students involved were disciplined due to school confidential policies he can't say

tracee wilkins, news4. >>> d.c. mayor muriel bowser announced today a new program she hopes will end homelessness over the next decade. >> the mayor says she's going to assemble a team to help homeless families find permanent housing. bowser says leesing specialist inspectors and social service workers will help them find housing in the private sector. right now, the city puts people shelters or hotels when it's below freezing. bowser says the goal is to end family homelessness by 2018 and all homelessness by 2025.ajor online travel site expedia announced today it will buy one of its biggest rivals. consumer reporter erika gonzalez has details. >> this is it expedia plans to buy orbitz for more than a billion dollars. what does ha mean for customers booking online? what does that mean for you and me? we asked expedia. they told us there will be no changes to consumers' bookings as a result of today's news. it went on to say its proposed acquisition of orbitz still subject to approval by the shareholders of orbitz an

news4's tracee wilkins is there on the scene. she's been talking not only to the police but the folk who is live there as well. she's going to have a lot more new information about what they said coming up in just a few minutes on news 4 at 5:00. at the live desk chris lawrence. >>> thank you, chris. now some stories we're working on in our newsroom right now. he's one of the nba's biggest names on the court. now he's facing some heat for what he said about a woman right in the middle of a game. plus one year later, it's the crime that stunned a northern virginia community. now the living legacy of a music teacher who was gunned down in her own home. >>> police say it's one of the most horrifying cases they've ever seen. a young boy kidnapped but it was all a hoax. why his own family is? custody. >>> more smoke in a metro tunnel today as we learn fewer han that have of d.c. firefighters are trained for that kind of resp thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. tha

it's not normal. >> reporter: tracee wilkins, news4. >>> i'm tissue sha thomasha thompson. just got this inspection report on the bridge completed last summer. according to the report, the bridge is eligible for replacement within the next five years because it's structurally deficient. the bridge's biggest problems appear to have been significant potholes on the section of the bridge you drive your car over. the section the woman drive under actually received a pretty average score for a bridge built in the '60s like this one was. but the report says inspectors did find enough problems that they decided in december to start inspecting the bridge every six months instead of every year. and as you heard in tracee's package, a spokesman for the maryland state highway administration told us the bridge is safe and the chunk that fell is considered superficial and that it didn't come from a part of the bridge that would cause it to fail or fall down. he added only 3% of the agency's bridges are considered structurally deficient claiming that's the lowest percentage for the, quot

tracee wilkins was already there when td pe burst. she joins us with the problem this is causing for law enforcement. >> reporter: actually, two pipes burst this afternoon. cause major league jor issues inside the courthouse. what they're saying is they believe this was all weather related. it's been freezing cold and these pipe take it. if you look closely, you see what looks like rain inside the prince george's co courthouse. an employee shot this video just as water pipes burst again. >> just within the hour two successive pipes hav some flood ong the first floor of the duval wing. we have evacuated the

only news4's tracee wilkins is there for a million-dollar mansion raid in prince george's county. >> reporter: stop yelling. stop whining. can you get someone else to talk to me? some unfriendly words from a 911 dispatcher. i'm pat collins. the story coming up. technology has improved our lives, in small ways. in big ways. but what about this? couldn't this be better too? at redfin we asked ourselves the same question. which led us to create new ways to take you inside a home or instantly schedule a tour. but we paired that with our own agents who aren't paid on commission but on your happiness. and that's what makes it all work the world has changed and now real estate has too. >>> right now, the 11 call of a deadly injury. >> i'm not sure. the one something on her hip. i don't know. my father he's not saying anything. >> the father was killed by a hit-and-run drive on sunday. he was on the vw parkway and his fiancee was struck and badly injured. >> there are still few leads in this case and now some are saying that call for help was mishandleded. news4's pat collins join us live ne

reporting live in forestville, tracee wilkins. >> thank you. general motors is going to pay settlements to more than 50 families because of deadly crashes caused by faulty ignition switches. the money for the families was approved today. 4,000 other people have filed claims. gm was aware of faulty ignition switches on millions of small cars more than ten years but did not recall those cars until last year. some families could get more than a million dollars but gm is not expected to pay out more than $600 million total. >>> new at 6:30 a local woman with walking out of her apartment forced back in due to a home invasion. >>> looking at benefits of marijuana, what colorado is learning about the impact of pot on health. >>> we're talking cold temperatures. right now, numbers 29 in bowie. gaithersburg already at 25 degrees, 28 in dulles. 28 manassas. only in the teens due to windchill. >>> i'm wendy rieger at the live desk. let's look at the conditions the new england patriots are flying into as they try to land in boston. check out logan airport.

tracee wilkins found out what could happen if state funding is dropped. >> reporter: this is next to the mark station. it promises easy transit access. >> a lot of the people in our apartment building don't have cars. >> reporter: developers are banking on the arrival of the purple line to make better. >> paern living here doesn't need a car. they can go two stops, change trains and go to bethesda. skblr that's part of the reason the developer attended the conference at the university. they are asking business owners to lobby maryland's governor and remind him what's at stake. >> so what i'm asking and what i'm saying to you, we have to convey that message to the government. >> reporter: the purposele line is a proposed 16 miles of l21 stops. the project is expected to cost $2.45 billion to build. while the state has not committed federal, the administration is expected to green light $900 million for the project. >> if the purple line is canceled the federal investment of $900 million, which will be green lighted by the federal transit administration goes to another state. it doesn'

liv'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> thayou,tracee. >>>eo who live in prince geoe'ty sn be ableo qun sundays. lawmer maryland are conriil that uld allow according a local newspe measure may have a beer chance of passing becauo dell galt who were oppedt past are no lonr t legislature. the council is pushing for the chan hoping it boosts economic develot and make the it more aing to young people. >>> e rhino bar is auctioning off i decor including the big rhi head. spor mil he wall is so for grabs, as well as furnitd signs. thi t rhino bar's last week in operation. ownern renewing the leas the bar has been open for eight 18 years. >>> at 6:30, stricter rules for college campus reporting sexast we'll te you what one group is doing try to make students saf >>> a major commuter route is of tolls for now, but somlas are thinking they want to add toll lanes similar to the 95 express lanes in vira. we'l you where. >>> temperatur around 30 deges many ofou tomorr it'sco butow we raise the temra >>> me peoe are hoping that new leip in annapolis m

prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins joins us now live from largo with the scene from there. tracee? >> reporter: the crews started about two hours ago, came on at 3:00 a.m. and are working the roadways. this is 202, what major roads are looking like in the county. not too much coverage on the major roads but in neighborhoods we definitely are. they gave us information on what they think this event is going to do and how they're going the treat it. also we talked with folks about what they're expecting with all of this snow coming our way. more on that coming up in a live report at 5:00. live in largo, tracee wilkins, news4. >>> the massive snowstorm causing a rip el fekt. countless travelers left hundreds of miles from home with nothing to do but wait for the snow to pass. >> reporter: a truck stolen from alexandria last friday found today in maryland. tagless and violated. thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you cable, because if we never had you... ...we wouldn't know the incredible difference v

county bureau chief tracee wilkins le now with more on what we're uncovering. >> we've been followingse squatter storie prince george's c a we were looking at what happened with the suspects that were taken out of one of the homes last week in tantallon, were surprised to find one of them has been out on bond. this is his fourth bond in two different counes when prince george's coun police t. stormed this mansion la week, they brought out six squatters they believe are part of a theft ring, stealing f local homes and golf courses. 19-year-o timmy fox was picked up later in the day and charged with stealing this rolls-royce golf cart. now he's out on bond -- again. according ou records on january 3rd in prince george county foxx was picked up on six charges including theft and use of a stolen vehicle. he posted bond and was released pap few weeks later in prince george's w charged with seven counts of theft and burglary. he posted bond and was released pap few days later in anne arundel ctyw charged with 16 counts of theft and burglary, posted bond, and again was released. then on febr

prince george's tracee wilkins has pictures of the aftermath of this assault and reaction from parents>> reporter: according to parents and students who are familiar with this incident they tell us the teacher may have said something that this student found incredibly offensive. his reaction they say was unnecessary. this is all under investigation. >> oh my god. that's horrible. >> reporter: the pictures are graphic, a teacher bleeding heavily. we cropped some of that out but you can still see that this man was hurt. >> that should not have happened. >> reporter: inside the forestville classroom a student punched the teacher. the school system released a statement that read in parent on january 29th, a misinterpretation of a comment in a classroom of forestville high school resulted in an assault with the teacher. teachers and students familiar with the incident said the teacher made a comment the student considered racially insensitive. >> if the comment was made i was told that was made i could understand the pain and anger incited in that student. >> reporter: the parents we spoke

a house on westchester court not far from air force base prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins there now. firefighters working in extremely cold weather. tracee? >> reporter: absolutely jim. first let me update you on what's happening with this fire. we understand that the man who was med vakd out of this fire approximately 80 years old has been taken to the hospital. he is listed now in serious condition. and they are still working here inside of this home. let me just tell you a little bit about what these firefighters are going through right now. they're inside clearing making sure there's no fire in the walls, et cetera. they are sweating. they're really hot in there with all the clothes they have on. but when they come out, they're dealing with these 12-degree temperat we have in allentown. i was just talking with the deputy chief about that and how serious these conditions can be and how it can complicat >> absolutely. at these temperatures we have to guard against frostbite. with the water that we've been flowing and freezing, the gear's all wet, we have challenges with

prince george's county county bureau chief tracee wilkins joins us live from suitland with details on those inspections. tracie? >> reporter: you can take a look over my shoulder here and even though it's gotten dark you still can see those chunks missing from that bridge. even still, state officials called the state yesterday. now they're saying let's inspect bridges like this one across the state. it was tuesday afternoon when katherine dean says she was driving down suitland road headed towards air force base when chunks on concrete fell from beneath the overpass onto her vehicle. she said she was covered in glass after the debris fell. her windshield and vehicle were damaged. yesterday some minor repairs were made to the bridge but state officials say no immediate plans were in place for major work to be done. the bridge is on the state's list of 82 bridges considered deficient. yesterday state officials said it was still safe to drive on and underneath but now they changed their tune about that and there was no comment on what happened to the woman yesterday, but today the direct

our bureau chief, tracee wilkins, is in bladensburg with more on that. tracee? >> reporter: coat hat, scarve they were freezing cold inside of that building and we're freezing cold outside as well. as you said it's causing these water pipes to burst all over the area. this one here in bladensburg, they've been working really hard on to try and get fixed as soon as possible pap few hundred customers without water and then they have it then they don't as they continue the repairs here. just been a very difficult day dealing with all of this cold. >> too cold to do my work. can't even focus. >> reporter: he was one of a number of students to call home complaining about how cold it was inside of the high school today. >> i came to get them because of the temperature, because they both were very cold and reached out to me and i came to the school to feel the temperatures myself. >> reporter: she says her son was not exaggerating. it was really cold. >> the kids are complaining, staff is complaining, everybody's wearing coats. people are inside looking like this. >> w

our prince george's county bureau tracee wilkins is out in largo with a look at the conditions on thee you seeing? >> reporter: a big difference between now and just a little while ago. we were talking to you all about 4:00 p.m. take a look at 202 now. pretty much snow covered. when they get to about 2 inches we'll see these plows out here trying to get the snow off the roadways. we headed over to the wegmans a little while ago to talk to folks about what things are looking like inside the grocery stores and of course the parking lot was completely packed. here's what it was looking like out of the roadways just as the snow started to really pile up in prince george's county. and when we talked with folks about the snow just starting we asked what's on your mind what are you most concerned about with all the accumulation we're expecting. and of course they said work school and food. >> considering i have two kids and i'm a teacher, if we have to close, we have to close. i feel as though i'm hope weg don't have this snow to shut us in. >> i do janitorial contractor services so we'll ha

i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> all bundled up and so were the rest of us today. it's still pretty cold. >> it was really cold this morning. once the winds came down a little bit, it wasn't all that bad out there. tomorrow we'll get a pretty nice day. tomorrow lit feel like florida. no, probably not. >> no. >> not quite that warm but it will feel better in the comparison. as far as looking out towards the fwhoerts out there looking down river road looking pretty good even farther out toward rockville into the upper right of your screen. temperatures across the area 34 degrees in d.c. 28 in gaithersburg, 30 in pawtuxet river, 34 in winchester. it's been cold but we're not talking about windchills tonight and that's a the really good thing. no rain or snow to talk about and we won't see any chances of that for the next couple days. right now clear skies from new york all the way down towards the raleigh area then all the way back toward the atlanta region. that's when the clouds start to move up. then we move back towards chicago. they got hammered a couple days ago

tracee wilkins found out who police were after in a story you'll see first on 4. >> reporter: this is truly an unbelievable case. we were here just a few months ago as u.s. marshals raided this same mansion to get squatters out. prince george's county police were back today to do it all again. this security video shows dozens of prince george's county police agents closing in on this mansion. the home was occupied by squatters, and according to sources close to this investigation, at least one of them was wanted for burglary. this is the second time this has happened in a home that has not been legally occupied for more than four years. >> i think that we're well organized. but apparently the squatters are even better organized. >> reporter: you could hear loud bangs shortly after police entered the house. six adults and four children were taken out. no word on what if any criminal charges the other five adults may be facing. >> this is my alligator, and we've got a swamp of vacant houses in prince george's county where the next set of squatters can be and we can't keep having 21 cars

i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> what's the ultimate reward for a student bound to inspire here students. maggie hawk was given the award considered the oscar of education. she has been teaching at yellow spring elementary for 12 years. it's the same school that she attended and where she found her inspiration for teaching despite struggling with dyslexia. >> this is the reason that i wanted to go into teaching. i loved all my teachers. they gave me that passion that drive and i wanted to instill that in my students. >> reporter: the . >> the award will go towards her son's college fund. >>> arie will open a u-line in northeast. the building is perhaps best known as the site of the beatles first concert. rei will occupy the first of the arena. the outdoor supply company has a couple of locations in maryland and virginia. this will be the first store for the district. >>> hey, lights, camera action are the three words you're hearing less of around here. even as more and more tv shows about washington, d.c. are created. as news4 tom sherwood reports the city is now in the midst of a big ef

tracee wilkins, news4. >>> new information about what led to this fire we told you about yesterday. we now know the 80-year-old man who lived here was just trying to stay warm. the home is in temple hills. a fire spokesman tells us his furnace ran out of heating oil, so he tried to start a fire in his fireplace using gasoline. the man suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to a local burn center. >>> well tonight, the wizards get back to basketball after sunday's all-star break. that was when john wall and lebron james were teammates. but tonight they are back to being rivals again, both chasing the same thing. jason pew is live at the verizon center with more. hey, jason. >> hey, wendy. tonight is the unofficial start to the nba, the second half of the nba season. big matchup for the wizards. they're hosting four-time league mvp lebron james and the cavaliers. these two teams neck and neck in the eastern conference standings, a very important game for the wizards tonight. the they have struggled before the all-star break. they've lost six of their last ten games. cavaliers, me

. >> tracee wilkins is live for us. >> reporter: that snow shoveling incident was pretty interesting. we got it all on tape. we were hanging out with the dispatchers today, hearing just how strange these calls can be. some of them extraordinary emergency situations and other, well, you can decide. >> 911. >> reporter: by the end of the storm, the prince george's emergency call center took more than 700 calls. >> service calls, broken water pipes, sick peel. >> reporter: twice their average. >> but right now we're just kind of -- you know, no pun intended but weathering the storm. >> prince george's county 911. >> reporter: some were pretty serious. >> okay. do you know if anyone's injured, sir? >> reporter: other, well it depends. >> i'm just calling to report an abandoned vehicle. >> i've got one leg. you she's pushing snow in my driveway covering my mailbox. >> a domestic dispute. >> reporter: a neighbor is complaining of harassment from another neighbor as shoveling the snow goes terribly wrong. >> i just got finished shoveling my driveway and my neighbor pushed the snow and drove

tracee wilkins was already there when td pe burst. she joins us with the problem this is causing for law enforcement. >> reporter: actually, two pipes burst this afternoon. cause major league jor issues inside the courthouse. what they're saying is they believe this was all weather related. it's been freezing cold and these pipe take it. if you look closely, you see what looks like rain inside the prince george's co courthouse. an employee shot this video just as water pipes burst again. >> just within the hour two successive pipes hav some flood ong the first floor of the duval wing. we have evacuated the building entirely. >> reporter: the court was already closed to the public due to pipes that burst last week. but today workers were called in to cover and/or retrieve personal items when it happened again. >> today they were preparing to test the sprinkler system so we were there with tarp trying to cover computers and cover files, case files, evidence there thae trying to preservitude. >> reporter: county workers scattered, carryi

tracee wilkins is live in prince george's county.me of the heavier snow make its way through there. >> reporter: i am. i'm doing this so i can block it from hitting the side of my face. let me show you what it looks like on 202. that snow is really coming down starting to coat the road out there. you were talking about the possibility of whiteout conditions. well i know this is no fun on the windshield. two hours ago doug we had sun, we had pink skies, and clear skies. and now this is what we have, the snow is just really coming in fast and hard. tracee wilkins live in largo back to you. >> that sunshine today helped out a lot. temperatures got about or just above the freezing mark. if it would have stayed around the 20s, i think we'd have more issues tonight. good news this hasn't caused a lot of problems. the problems now, they're just going to be cold air related. 32 now in d.c. dulles coming in at 27, 27 toward reston. the windchill will be a big factor. temperatures tonight will drop quickly down to 30 at 7:00, 22 by 11:00. agai

i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> a ghost story finds new life here in washington. the washington ballet brings "sleepy hollow" to the kennedy center. show's only playing through the weekend. news4's eun yang tells us how production is hoping to preserve history >> reporter: the menacing fog and spooky costumes set the stage for one of america's oldest ghost stories. but the washington ballet's version of the "legend of sleepy hollow" is unlike any you've ever seen. the story offic abod icthe headless horseman comes alive through dance with original music and choreography. the company's artistic director. >> it can be really fun to try to encode the ballet with that sense of mystery and the unknown and still remain faithful to ballet's ideals of poetry. >> reporter: weber spent the last year and a half working on "sleepy hollow," which seems like little time considering the elaborate design and complicated technical aspects including puppetry for the horses. >> there are very dark elements san toir themes. ghosts from the grave dancing in unison. but also beautiful

tracee wilkins is there. >> reporter: this happened just wednesday, just before 8:00 p.m. in the 2,100 block of 54th avenue. this is what police are calling the third attack. at this point they believe they are dealing with a sexual predator. they were just out here in bladensburg in october passing out flyers telling folks about this situation. now they're out here yet again canvassing and hoping that they'll be able to find some information that can lead to an arrest. the latest attack happened on 54th avenue but there were two other assaults happened here. here are the locations. the fist occurred september 8th in 2014 at about 6:45 p.m., a man sexually assaulted a woman as she walked on a wooded trail in the 5100 block of quincy street. october 20th 2014 8:00 p.m. a man assaulted another woman in the 5800 block of annapolis road. this is a picture of the suspect. this picture was provided by one of the women attacked to the police after one of those two assaults. now, prince george's county police again believe that this man is responsible for all three of these sexual

in upper marlboro i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> thanks tracee. >>> frederick coun will open on time tomorrow. it was closed today because it didn't have either heat or running water. there was also standing water in the basement there. county officials say necessary repairs have been made so that they can open tomorrow morning. >>> we're running now to go to chris gordon. he just arrived on the scene of a serious pedestrian accident in the district. what's going on there? >> reporter: well we have one in critical condition, two pedestrians struck serious but nonlife-threatenin take a look across the street. we are on h street near the corner of fourth and northwest washington. you will see an suv that flipped over and is on its side. the d.c. police major crash division is on the scene. they have closed traffic in all ways in each direction on fourth on h, and traffic is moving along massachusetts avenue. however, metro buses in this area are being rerouted. there are delays of at least 40 minutes for some. this happened here just about 5:00 and once again, we have one in critical condition,

tracee wilkins has pictures of the aftermath of this attack and what may have sparked it. >> reporter: evidently last thursday a teacher said something to a student at this high school the student did not like and that student assaulted the teacher. exactly what was said is still under investigation. the school system is calling it a misinterpretation. according to parents and students familiar with this the teacher said something the student considered racially insensitive and that is why the student decided to attack this teacher. when i say attack this is so graphic we have edited the picture because we cannot show you exactly what resulted after this composite was made. the school system is still investigating this prince george's school system and sent a letter out friday explaining what happened. it is very vague and say they cannot go into details because they don't want to invade the privacy of the teachers or students. coming up we hear from parents and they have a lot to say about all of this. >>> he was driving on the parkway, he was taking his family out to dinner. he had

tracee wilkins news4. wendy >> thank you, tracee. >>> in alabama dozens of drivers spent t n in their cars because hnoin that southern state. driversot stranded on a stretch i-65 as traffic backed miles. parts the state buried under near l of snow. we're talking alabama. the national gua was called in to help drivers get off the road. travel still extremely treache there today. >> two plows for whole state i hear. >> thas ri. >> for all of dixie it's two plows. >> boy, did you hit this forecas >> we even lowered totals last night at 11:00, didn't look like we'd ge those 3-inch totals and we got 2.2 at the airport, 2.1 at the airport. we'll take that all day long. town south we said woulde e bull'es and you got it frederi, inches, 6 inches st. mary's, and this is a pretty picture, thoug frozen potomac. look at sn on top of the -- the ice on the potomac. pretty picture, but we're maybe for somea little differen 38 eet now, winds out of the nor at about 6 miles per hr. we're dealing with cloud cover. we'llone

live in largo tracee wilkins, news4. >> thanks tracee. >>> the snow emergency in the district is officially over has been for a few hours now. some people have an expensive reminder of the storm. city officials say more than 100 cars were ticketed today. that's because they were parked on snow emergency routes and had not moved before the emergency was lifted at 2:00 this afternoon. >> so far as it relates to the snow emergency, we've issued 132 snow emergency tickets and 132 vehicles have been towed as well. >> each of those tickets cost the motorist $250 plus another $100 for towing fee. >>> another plea for d.c. residents to get their measles vaccine after another case. the case is not related to another confirmed case earlier this month. that one was involving international travel. we are told this case also has no connection to the outbreak from disneyland california. >>> president obama says he believes the law and history are on his side in his effort to change immigration policy. but a federal judge is not on his side at least not at the moment and millions of undocumented immigrant

i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> a judge could decide by friday whether fairfax county police have to hand over internal affairs records connected to the shooting of john gere. he was shot and killed by officer torez in 2013. ever since gere's family has been fighting to learn more about what happened. on friday police released more than 12,000 pages related to this case. now the family attorneys want the internal affairs records. the police chief says they are part of a federal investigation and can't be released. >>> a teen killed near a busy d.c. shopping strip has now been identified. someone shot him yesterday afternoon near minnesota avenue and east capital street in southeast d.c. . at this point, no word on a possible motive or suspect in this shooting. >>> desperate passengers fight to escape the train crash. new video of the chaotic aftermath and a report from westchester straight ahead. >>> d.c. is way behind on the first streetcar running. why the entire system is being rethought now. >>> a mother is told she can't breast-feed at a local wreck center. the director is respo

the investigati is just beginnin reporting l in morningside, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> developing now, three men in america in custody tonight and accused of conspiring with isis. nbc's pete williams uncovering new information abo their alleged plot. he joins us live next.d bandits in black hats wii is concerned for the safety o customers. >> r alleys and streets are covered in a thick layer of ice. it's making getting from here to tonight news 4 how the ice is also causing delays in trash pickup. > plus nearly a dozen college students in connecticut rushed to the hospital. what we're learning now about the drug overdoses and the two maryland m now linked i know grandma's house isn't the most exciting, but it's only for a few hours. look what i've got. when you get verizon fios, you get beautiful hd picture quality, super fast internet, and america's most reliable network. so you won't miss a second of that movie, that game they love, or those moments with family. can we sleep over? please! come on! make your house the house when you get more from verizon fios the tv service rated

live at adelphi, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> new at 6:00 plans to change an entrance fee along the entire length of the c&o canal from washington to cumberland maryland has been dropped. the park service just made the announcement after strong opposition rather than charge fees along the entire length of the canal. the park wants to raise the fee collected at great falls navrn potomac. >>> d.c.'s police chief forced to defend herself in court over the e demotion of a highly ranked officer. what she'll face on cross-examination. >>> and a new warning about the cyberattack affecting up to 80 million people. doug? >>> talking about a chilly night tonight, 29 the current windchill. technology has improved our lives, in small ways. in big ways. but what about this? couldn't this be better too? at redfin we asked ourselves the same question. which led us to create new ways to take you inside a home or instantly schedule a tour. but we paired that with our own agents who aren't paid on commission but on your happiness. and that's what makes it all work the world has changed and now real e

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tracee wilkins, news4. >>> one boy is dead another still in critical condition after falling in intoow tonight, the surviving boy's mother is talking about what she wants to happen to the technology has improved our lives, in small ways. in big ways. but what about this? couldn't this be better too? at redfin we asked ourselves the same question. which led us to create new ways to take you inside a home or instantly schedule a tour. but we paired that with our own agents who aren't paid on commission but on your happiness. and that's what makes it all work the world has changed and now real estate has too. >>> a maryland boy is still in a hospital tonight after falling through an icy pond playing with a friend. tonight his mother is telling her story and has questions about why other children aren't being protected. she spoke to our sister station in baltimore. >> he's a sweet boy. he's a sweet boy. >> reporter: lincola benjamin can only hope her sweet boy, chive, will make it. he's still in intensive care after he fell through an iced-over pond in landsowne last week. his good frien

reporting live at adelphi, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> new trouble tonight on the tracks. smoke blows into the dupont circle and cleveland park stations today. at least one train had to be offloaded. >> this latest incident comes as d.c. officials react to the news that the majority of the city's firefighters are not specifically trained to respond to emergencies on metro. >> news4's mark segraves spoke with the mayor today and the fire chief. he's live at the dupont station. mark? >> reporter: jim, dozens of firefighters responded here to dupont circle and cleveland park for what turned out to be a brake on fire on a metro train today. it was just a few weeks ago we had that deadly accident at l'enphant plaza. and while today's accident turned out to be minor and no one was hurt it once again raises concerns that the d.c. fire department is not doing enough to train its nearly 1,700 firefighters for incidents just like this. today it was a ma meth row car's brakes that caught fire to fill the car and station platforms with smoke. last month smoke in a metro tunnel claimed