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i'm tracee wilkins. i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news 4, the what can i make for you?bout one of our reuben sandwiches? choose from tender corned beef or oven roasted turkey breast, topped with sauerkraut, melty swiss cheese and thousand island dressing. enjoy one while they're here! subway. eat fresh. >> for most of us it's pretty hard to imagine growing up without parent, but for foster parents it's hard to imagine having them unless they're lucky enough to get adopted. and it's a young boy we met a couple of years ago who was dreaming about adoption. tonight he tells us his new life was better than he dreamed. >>> hi how are you? oh, my goodness. you've gotten so tall! great to see you again. my goodness! you're so big! >> mikael was 10 years old and he told us back then --? i want to have a person that loves me, takes me places, cares about me. i would like to have a brother and a mother and a dad. >> he didn't get a brother, but he did get a dog, a house that's home now and he's thrilled to be the new son of two moms, tania and shannon luster. he met them at an ad
i'm tracee wilkins. i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news 4, the what can i make for you?bout one of our reuben sandwiches? choose from tender corned beef or oven roasted turkey breast, topped with sauerkraut, melty swiss cheese and thousand island dressing. enjoy one while they're here! subway. eat fresh. >> for most of us it's pretty hard to imagine growing up without parent, but for foster parents it's hard to imagine having them unless they're lucky enough to get adopted. and it's a...
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. >>> i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, why folks that put together the charles county fair says this group has every right to display the confederate flag. >> and yet fantasy football industry or sports industry is spending big buc >>> you know that forecast has been good over the last couple of days. as a matter of fact in the weather center it's been a little bit on the boring side. veronica johnson just telling me how she uses pickle juice for her chicken nuggets. i have no idea how that actually works out, but that's what she's telling me right now. i'm calling you out. 83 degrees the current temperature and plenty of sunshine across the region. what are we going to see as we move on through the night tonight. >> 81 in gaithersburg and 81 in martinsburg, and 80 and dropping to 76 by 9:00 and if you'll be out at some of the football games and maybe -- veronica posted that on her website, she says if you want to check out her facebook page. no rain to talk about and you know we've been on the
. >>> i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, why folks that put together the charles county fair says this group has every right to display the confederate flag. >> and yet fantasy football industry or sports industry is spending big buc >>> you know that forecast has been good over the last couple of days. as a matter of fact in the weather center it's been a little bit on the boring side. veronica johnson just telling me how she uses pickle juice for her...
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tonight, we are learning more about what led up to it >> tracee wilkins joins us now.s why the police had to use several weapons, including a taser, to take this guy down. tracee? >> reporter: well, police say that this is an examplej of wha they are dealing with every day on the streets with the rise of synthetic drugs and also pcp. now, parts of this video is a little graphic but we thought it was important to show exactly how violent this arrest turned out to be. >> the individual was incoherent, hallucinating, dazed, confused, again, behavior is indicative of an individual under the influence of pcp. inside the riverdale park mcdonald's but it wouldn't be easy. >> that's amazing. >> reporter: as we showed people what unfolded last friday as police tried take him into custody, they could not believe their eyes. police tased him. >> really got to be zoned out to get tased and@÷ keep going. >> then they pepper spray him. >> ha ha. that will work. >> right. he is just wiping it off. >> wow. >> reporter: according to a worker at this mcdonald's, the map walked in and be
tonight, we are learning more about what led up to it >> tracee wilkins joins us now.s why the police had to use several weapons, including a taser, to take this guy down. tracee? >> reporter: well, police say that this is an examplej of wha they are dealing with every day on the streets with the rise of synthetic drugs and also pcp. now, parts of this video is a little graphic but we thought it was important to show exactly how violent this arrest turned out to be. >> the...
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two people were injured and the cause of this crash is still unknown and prince georges county tracee wilkins is live for us. >> on route 50, if you are heading into the district westbound those lanes should be reopening shortly after a brushfire there this afternoon. chopper 4 flying over the area and this is in the landover area. all westbound lane his been closed for more than an hour. no word yet on what may have sparked this brushfire in the first place. >>> right now, police in mississippi are searching for one professor in connection with shooting and killing another professor. the delta state campus remains on lockdown right now as officers look for shannon lamb. they call him a person of interest in the shooting of dr. ethan schmidt. his body was found this morning and say lamb could have been involved in a homicide in a town 30 miles from campus. hundreds of officers responded to this morning's shooting. no students were injured, though. at the live deck, i'm chris lawrence. >>> three life terms for a man who raped a prince william county mother at gunpoint last year while her two c
two people were injured and the cause of this crash is still unknown and prince georges county tracee wilkins is live for us. >> on route 50, if you are heading into the district westbound those lanes should be reopening shortly after a brushfire there this afternoon. chopper 4 flying over the area and this is in the landover area. all westbound lane his been closed for more than an hour. no word yet on what may have sparked this brushfire in the first place. >>> right now,...
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i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news >>> a major project taking shape on the potomac and tonight we'll take a look inside the mgm casino and the one being built at national harbor and we are one year into that construction project. as it takes shape there is some concern about what it might mean to other casinos in maryland. our bureau chief tracee wilkins got to speak to the man at the top. >> if you drive by it, mgm national harbor is mind blowing. this is not a casino. this is an international resort. >> a year to go, mgm's ceo is clearly taking shape. >> imagine sitting here, having a nice dinner, looking through this reflecting pool out on to the potomac and over to virginia. >> and his attention to detail. >> this is the land that's sloping down the potomac river. >> and his willingness to spend money. >> we're building a $1.3 billion international resort. >> he says that's why mgm national harbor will be a problem for maryland's existing casinos. there are plenty of casinos in the united states l
i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news >>> a major project taking shape on the potomac and tonight we'll take a look inside the mgm casino and the one being built at national harbor and we are one year into that construction project. as it takes shape there is some concern about what it might mean to other casinos in maryland. our bureau chief tracee wilkins got to speak to the man at the top. >> if you drive by it, mgm national harbor is mind blowing. this is not a casino. this...
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tracee wilkins is live in laurel with this story. tracee?porter: she was a mother of four children, a grandmother, great-grandmother, had fostered many children, as well, and now she has been laid to rest, and officials are still waiting on the state to confirm her cause of death, but they are also preparing in case it was west nile virus. >> laurel is a small town and the longer you live here. >> she's been here for as long as i can remember. >> reporter: the more people know you. >> i'll certainly miss her pineapple upside down cake. the 94-year-old lived here for most of her life. >> she's a lovable little package, under 5 foot tall. >> she is a world war ii vet who served in the navy. her daughter took her to the medical center where she passed a few days later. the same day her family received test results showing she had contracted the west nile virus. >> she was, you know, elderly and had health issues and so her body couldnd fight it. >> i live in the same neighborhood she does. >> reporter: laurel is warning its citizens. >> we are
tracee wilkins is live in laurel with this story. tracee?porter: she was a mother of four children, a grandmother, great-grandmother, had fostered many children, as well, and now she has been laid to rest, and officials are still waiting on the state to confirm her cause of death, but they are also preparing in case it was west nile virus. >> laurel is a small town and the longer you live here. >> she's been here for as long as i can remember. >> reporter: the more people know...
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tracee wilkins was with them. she joins us with their experience, and boy were they thrilled out there, too, tracee. >> reporter: they were absolutely thrilled. remember, this is just one of the gates and it was pretty difficult figuring out which gate they would be using. but this is where we did find dozens of people gathered and they got exactly what they had been waiting for. some people who had been waiting for hours, a chance to see the pope. she's got her camera. >> i just want to just be a part of history and see what's going on. >> reporter: even though angela walton is baptist, she still wants a glimpse of the pope and is waiting around to do just that. >> even though we have differing views and that's not my faith, it's just an exciting day and we just hope that, you know, this will be a step toward interfaith communication. >> i was raised catholic, and it's very entrenched in my being. >> reporter: for bernadette, seeing the pope land at joint base andrews is what's most important even if she can't be
tracee wilkins was with them. she joins us with their experience, and boy were they thrilled out there, too, tracee. >> reporter: they were absolutely thrilled. remember, this is just one of the gates and it was pretty difficult figuring out which gate they would be using. but this is where we did find dozens of people gathered and they got exactly what they had been waiting for. some people who had been waiting for hours, a chance to see the pope. she's got her camera. >> i just...
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tracee wilkins joins us with more on both investigations. >> reporter: it was a violent night. four people shot, two people killed, all within a matter of hours. >> i think it is a shame that, you know, people, you know, killing senseless, you know? >> reporter: rodney johnson was shocked by what happened right next door to his home shortly after midnight. george gnat that willi nathanie shot and his body found in a vehicle a man and woman found nearby also shot and in critical condition. a good neighborhood, family neighborhood, everybody pretty much gets along around here. so sad to see something happen like this. >> reporter: some neighbors questioning if the people living inside of the home, including the victim, were there legally. >> right now, we are looking into whether the victim was a squatter. however, preliminarily, our detectives don't believe that had anything to do with what happened this morning. >> reporter: around 5 in hyattsville, another shooting leaving a young man, who has not been identified, dead on a sidewalk it happened near the intersection of annapol
tracee wilkins joins us with more on both investigations. >> reporter: it was a violent night. four people shot, two people killed, all within a matter of hours. >> i think it is a shame that, you know, people, you know, killing senseless, you know? >> reporter: rodney johnson was shocked by what happened right next door to his home shortly after midnight. george gnat that willi nathanie shot and his body found in a vehicle a man and woman found nearby also shot and in...
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i'm tracee wilkins.ave that story coming up at 4:00. >> our rain chances way up over the next seven days and i'll give you the timing of how a give you the timing of how a tropical system will impact i was at my shop tied up with a customer when i realized the time. i had to get to the bank before it closed, so i made a break for it. when i got out it was almost closing time. traffic was bad. i knew i was cutting it close. but it was ok. i use td bank. it's got the longest hours and stays open an extra ten minutes every day. i'm sid. and i bank human at td bank. >>> i'm scott mack far lane. there have been reports of an injured hike or sugarloaf mountain on the trail there. the maryland state police hospital over the scene and if you look closely at the screen you can see the door and you see maryland state police rescue personnel with these white helmets and they're about to lower some type of crane or harness down to retrieve an injured hiker on the blue trail. notice one of the more challenging trails
i'm tracee wilkins.ave that story coming up at 4:00. >> our rain chances way up over the next seven days and i'll give you the timing of how a give you the timing of how a tropical system will impact i was at my shop tied up with a customer when i realized the time. i had to get to the bank before it closed, so i made a break for it. when i got out it was almost closing time. traffic was bad. i knew i was cutting it close. but it was ok. i use td bank. it's got the longest hours and stays...
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>> i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news 4. it's the symbol being debated all across the >>> you're watching news 4 at 5:00. >>> for more than two decades, the confederate flag has flown high at the charles county fair despite the controversy over what that flag represents it will fly again this week at the fairgrounds. >> our tracee wilkins is live at the fair with one group wo refuses to back down. tracee? >> reporter: jim and wendy, this is a very magnificent fair that they put on down here in charles conte. it's the last place you'd expect to see some controversy. >> this display of the sons of confederate veterans have been here at the charles county fair for decades and janice wilkins says. >> every time we see it, we have a reaction. a negative reaction. >> that's why she, the president of naacp said wednesday that the confederate flag displayed here be removed and it has been, but it is still displayed in various other forms. >> we can only look back a few months ago at the tragedy in charleston where that confederate f
>> i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news 4. it's the symbol being debated all across the >>> you're watching news 4 at 5:00. >>> for more than two decades, the confederate flag has flown high at the charles county fair despite the controversy over what that flag represents it will fly again this week at the fairgrounds. >> our tracee wilkins is live at the fair with one group wo refuses to back down. tracee? >> reporter: jim and wendy, this is a very...
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in upper marlboro, tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> the department of education is recognizing schools in our area as blue ribbon schools, overall academic excellence or making progress in closing achievement gaps. four of the schools are in virginia, patrick henry elementary in arlington. st. park catholic school. our laidty of hope in potomac falls. emanuel christian in springfield. three schools in maryland were honored kemptown elementary, our lady of lourdes and cardinal hickey academy. no schools in the district made the list. >>> this was caught on camera. our little cub at the national zoo, or little panda, sneezed. [ sneeze ] >> worth the buildup. >> it really was. everyone is all atwitter, literally. as withdrew can see, little five-week-old cub, he was napping with his mom. he now weighs 4 pounds. first lady michelle obama and the first lady of china named him beibei last week breaking with tradition of waiting until the cub is 100 days old. i never wanted to see a little animal sneeze so much. he's very, very cute. it's always wonderful to be here when we have a new baby. >> y
in upper marlboro, tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> the department of education is recognizing schools in our area as blue ribbon schools, overall academic excellence or making progress in closing achievement gaps. four of the schools are in virginia, patrick henry elementary in arlington. st. park catholic school. our laidty of hope in potomac falls. emanuel christian in springfield. three schools in maryland were honored kemptown elementary, our lady of lourdes and cardinal hickey...
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in laurel, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> pope francis comes to d.c.er this month, one of the highlights is going to be his popemobile parade. the archdiocese just released new details that you will need to know if you want to see him the parade basically is going to happen after the pope's meeting with president obama on wednesday the 23rd. take a look. basically, what's going to happen is after he leaves the white house, the pope is going to make a giant u. his popemobile is going to drive down 15th street. it's gonna come right across, make a turn on constitution and come right back up 17th street. if you plan to head downtown to catch a glimpse, just be aware your going to have to leave early. security gates are going to open at 4 in the morning. security is going to be extremely tight. those gates will close at 10 a.m. a couple things to remember, no outside food or drinks. you can't bring any food or drinks from outside there are going to be some concession stands set up inside the checkpoint. also, the parade itself should start around 11 in the
in laurel, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> pope francis comes to d.c.er this month, one of the highlights is going to be his popemobile parade. the archdiocese just released new details that you will need to know if you want to see him the parade basically is going to happen after the pope's meeting with president obama on wednesday the 23rd. take a look. basically, what's going to happen is after he leaves the white house, the pope is going to make a giant u. his popemobile is going to...
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. >> here is tracee wilkins. >> people who use laurel hospital. >> the fact that it's been so hidden that all of this happened. >> to its workers. >> they tell you something. >> i kept asking are we closing and i kept being told no. >> it was kept a secret and is it too late? >> we are united in opposing the decision to close the hospital. >> the decision to close the hospital in 2008. >> staff will be laid off leaving only one other hospital that offers delivery. >> now the frustration has turned to anger. who apparently was briefed about the closure before it was announced and supports what he considers the modernization of health care. >> a spokesperson released this statement saying that the baker administration urges the board of directors to meet with residents and stake holders who depend on the hospital to share their current and future plans for health services. in laurel, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> now those opinions good and bad will be available online sit the first health care system in this region to offer this kind of service. all of the comments will be viewed be
. >> here is tracee wilkins. >> people who use laurel hospital. >> the fact that it's been so hidden that all of this happened. >> to its workers. >> they tell you something. >> i kept asking are we closing and i kept being told no. >> it was kept a secret and is it too late? >> we are united in opposing the decision to close the hospital. >> the decision to close the hospital in 2008. >> staff will be laid off leaving only one other...
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bureau chief, tracee wilkins with that report. tracee? >> reporter: jim, part of what they're doing is happening right now behind me inside of the city council building and they are meeting with residents and talking to them about west nile virus and how to stay safe. >> for this to occur at this stage of her life is this tragic. >> a coding to her family, 94-year-old dorothy mount died more than a week ago from west nile virus. dorothy is a world war ii vet who served in the navy. when she took ill her daughter took her to the veterans center where she passed a few days later. >> it's how bad the disease can be because it took her pretty quick. >> it's devastating. he was looking at a neighborhood blog discussing mosquito spraying and some people are for and some people against and this adds a newell ement to it. the neighborhood was spread twice this summer and there are several no-spray zones and some neighbors opt out and their homes are skipped. >> whether you're if are or against spraying, protect yourself. we are asking the residen
bureau chief, tracee wilkins with that report. tracee? >> reporter: jim, part of what they're doing is happening right now behind me inside of the city council building and they are meeting with residents and talking to them about west nile virus and how to stay safe. >> for this to occur at this stage of her life is this tragic. >> a coding to her family, 94-year-old dorothy mount died more than a week ago from west nile virus. dorothy is a world war ii vet who served in the...
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causing this issue, but school officials want to get to the bottom of it as soon as possible. >> tracee wilkinse in prince georges county. thanks, tracee. >>> when it comes to the weather the way we're starting this week is definitely want the way we're going to end it. so we'll need a few tools, is that right, doug, to get us through? you'll need the golf umbrella that we talk about and then, well, maybe you need carry around a pen and that's the kind of rain that we're talking about, and it has a chance to come in here. right now we're just seeing light showers and that would be the umbrella that you can fit in the purse or the backpack. no rain downtown and you can see fairly nice conditions with some sky cover here. mostly cloudy skies with a couple of breaks and it's very humid and 81 degrees and winds out of the south at 9 miles an hour under mostly cloudy skies and we'll continue to see the clouds and the chance of showers, too. temperatures above average and 81 in the huntingtown area and 71 in frederick. we're not dealing with a lot of rain and it's shower activity and you can see the
causing this issue, but school officials want to get to the bottom of it as soon as possible. >> tracee wilkinse in prince georges county. thanks, tracee. >>> when it comes to the weather the way we're starting this week is definitely want the way we're going to end it. so we'll need a few tools, is that right, doug, to get us through? you'll need the golf umbrella that we talk about and then, well, maybe you need carry around a pen and that's the kind of rain that we're talking...
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tracee wilkins with the story you will see only on news 4, tracee?: pat, they have a year to go, and i am hearing in six months we are going to see the wall of this structure take shape. take a look at what it's looking like right now. mostly what you're seeing here is the parking garage. it will be a state-of-the-art pashing garage. this is a massive project and we talked to the ceo and he said it's built that way. >> imagine sitting here having a nice dinner being looking through this reflecting pool out on to the potomac and over to virginia. >> when mgm ceo describes mgm national harbor, it's clear he is in love with this project. >> this is wantnot a casino. this is an international resort. >> a year in, his vision is starting to take shape. >> this corner here will be the hotel. >> it's almost knife-like in terms of the edge. >> the area that curves around the hotel will be where the lobby is going to be and vip parking. >> and the inspiration are some of the monuments here in washington, d.c.. >> over here will be the theater. >> we'll get an
tracee wilkins with the story you will see only on news 4, tracee?: pat, they have a year to go, and i am hearing in six months we are going to see the wall of this structure take shape. take a look at what it's looking like right now. mostly what you're seeing here is the parking garage. it will be a state-of-the-art pashing garage. this is a massive project and we talked to the ceo and he said it's built that way. >> imagine sitting here having a nice dinner being looking through this...
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why colleague, tracee wilkins, standing just outside the gates. tracee, what has it been mike what what you've seen? >> reporter: it's been a lot mike what you were feeling inside of there. here we had an opportunity to get close to the people who had their cameras on ready and could not wait for the pope to go by. we keep talking about the rock star atmosphere. that's exactly what it felt like. after he drove by, we saw what people are calling the francis effect. >> we were all so excited about this great man who's reaching out to every single person. >> reporter: it's called the francis effect. and it's all over this group of strangers who are now arm in arm. >> he's a wonderful man and he believes in world peace and unity of all men. >> reporter: they gathered outside joint base andrews. some of them for hours to capture this moment, and boy, did they get their moment. >> he saw us. he looked at us. he waved to us. >> reporter: as this was the excitement outside of the base, imagine what happened inside. >> we're very excited. we've been waiting
why colleague, tracee wilkins, standing just outside the gates. tracee, what has it been mike what what you've seen? >> reporter: it's been a lot mike what you were feeling inside of there. here we had an opportunity to get close to the people who had their cameras on ready and could not wait for the pope to go by. we keep talking about the rock star atmosphere. that's exactly what it felt like. after he drove by, we saw what people are calling the francis effect. >> we were all so...
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tracee wilkins join us now with a look at why police say crime is not crossing the border. tracee? >> reporter: the leadership that has set up what is happening now in prince george's county, years of work, enjoying crime being an all-time low here, they say what happened last night really is an anomaly. it was a violent night in prince george's county. four people shot and two killed in two separate incident. >> i think the a shame that people killing, senseless, you no? he. >> reporter: rodney johnson was shocked by what happened right next door to his home shortly after midnight. >> from what i understand, more than 20 shots. prince george's county police identified the victim as 25-year-old george salas. two other people were wounded in the shooting on jade court just after midnight. around 5 in hyattsville, another shooting leaving a young man, who has not been identified, dead on a sidewalk it happened near the intersection of annapolis road and cooper lane. >> very sad. very, very sad, it's a shooting and it's so close to where i live. >> reporter: according to prince george
tracee wilkins join us now with a look at why police say crime is not crossing the border. tracee? >> reporter: the leadership that has set up what is happening now in prince george's county, years of work, enjoying crime being an all-time low here, they say what happened last night really is an anomaly. it was a violent night in prince george's county. four people shot and two killed in two separate incident. >> i think the a shame that people killing, senseless, you no? he....
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in laurel, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> the boy known as the clock kid says he's switching schools. yet 14-year-old says he's not expecting to get an apology from administrators any time soon. >>> and what happens after a police officer opens fire in a busy gas station parking lot? >> kansas city police are defending an officer's decision to open fire in a busy gas station. he was involved in a high-speed chase and tried to pin the stolen car in, but the driver rammed him and that's when the officer started shooting even as customers stood a few feet away. three people in the car were arrested after the car spun out after hitting stop sticks and one person had been shot and was taken to the hospital. >>> a fast food burger shop worker had a beef with police and now he doesn't r a job. two north texas police officers said an am employee at whatta burger didn't serve them and he didn't give them an explanation why. >> we do feel it was just that one individual. it's not a conspiracy, you know? to hate law enforcement or just to hate period. we just think that was just that one person
in laurel, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> the boy known as the clock kid says he's switching schools. yet 14-year-old says he's not expecting to get an apology from administrators any time soon. >>> and what happens after a police officer opens fire in a busy gas station parking lot? >> kansas city police are defending an officer's decision to open fire in a busy gas station. he was involved in a high-speed chase and tried to pin the stolen car in, but the driver rammed...
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in landover, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> a local man is facing reckless driving charges after police say he hit a vdot worker with his car. musgrove is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after he was hit last night in the rain. this was not far from the ridge road overpass. we are told that vdot worker musgrove was directing traffic in an area that had been blocked off by cones and flares. police say driver charles hepburn lost control of his car on that wet road, hit the worker and a safety truck and a guardrail. >>> metrotransit police are looking for more video of a man who exposed himself on a train to a 13-year-old girl. a man named espinoza lopez unzipped his pants while sitting next to her on a train and blocked her from leaving her seat. she was able to give a detailed description of loan edz including a chef's jacket that he was wearing. upon police have had reports of similar attacks and they arrested lopez at the greenbelt station this week. >>> and the guy who spray painted these violent threats against police officers in maryland is off the streets. the graffiti
in landover, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> a local man is facing reckless driving charges after police say he hit a vdot worker with his car. musgrove is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after he was hit last night in the rain. this was not far from the ridge road overpass. we are told that vdot worker musgrove was directing traffic in an area that had been blocked off by cones and flares. police say driver charles hepburn lost control of his car on that wet road, hit the...
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tracee wilkins tells us why some people who live nearby are particularly upset about these crimes and impact they are having on their community. >> this is inconvenient for everybody living in the neighborhood. >> reporter: with limited grocery stores and food options, these stores are important. higher crime rates impacted, attracted and keeping businesses in the county's inner beltway communities. >> it should just be enjoyable just to go in the store and get what you need and come out, without having to be worried about being robbed while you're inside. >> reporter: just yesterday at 1 in the morning this 7-11 in the 6,000 block of marlboro pike was robbed by two masked men. police think these two guys are responsible for a number of recent robberies in prince george's county. >> during the course of the investigation we found were linked to about four different, separate robberies. >> reporter: you can see the robber's gun in this picture, it was taken as they robbed a gas station, the 16,000 block of mchenry road in brandywine. after grabbing cash, they got away in a blue ford, m
tracee wilkins tells us why some people who live nearby are particularly upset about these crimes and impact they are having on their community. >> this is inconvenient for everybody living in the neighborhood. >> reporter: with limited grocery stores and food options, these stores are important. higher crime rates impacted, attracted and keeping businesses in the county's inner beltway communities. >> it should just be enjoyable just to go in the store and get what you need...
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. >>> i'm tracee wilkins at the fair where there are hundreds of people having a great time and someple in the community who are really disappointed in the symbolism being displayed at one of the tables here at the fair. coming up on news 4, we'll talk to folks who live in this community and have a problem with it and also the organizers who say it's history, not hate. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> a frightening attack inside a maryla >>> few things could be scarier to an adult than this sight. a school busloaded with frantic kids lying on his side in a pond and taking on water. good samaritans and first responders near tampa, florida, jumped into action and rescued all 27 students on the bus. >> he was taking kids from there and bringing them in and bringing them from the back door exit and bringing them in. >> about 23 sweeps trying to see if we can locate somebody else. >> you think you've seen it all and all of a sudden something else happens. >> the rescuer says it was a good day because all of the kids are safe at home now with their parents. >>> the high school football play
. >>> i'm tracee wilkins at the fair where there are hundreds of people having a great time and someple in the community who are really disappointed in the symbolism being displayed at one of the tables here at the fair. coming up on news 4, we'll talk to folks who live in this community and have a problem with it and also the organizers who say it's history, not hate. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> a frightening attack inside a maryla >>> few things could be scarier...
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tonight, tracee wilkins visits a catholic church in hillcrest heights where celebrating mass is quite vibrant. >> instead of fishing for fish, now he fishes for -- >> men. >> for men. >> reporter: for some this is where they decided to follow the catholic faith. in school. for others -- >> three months after i was born i was baptized catholic. >> my granddad who raised me came from way down in st. mary's county. he was traditional catholic. >> reporter: these are some of the members of the holy family catholic church in hillcrest heights where their approach to mass is a bit nontraditional. it includes a gospel choir and full band. >> you are invited to worship any way that you'd like. quietly, or you can stand and sing your praises. >> to praise the lord in whatever manner that you can, that you know well, that you feel. that's acceptable and that's in our culture. >> you think you could ever go to a quiet catholic church after being here where you don't have the gospel choir, the music, and -- >> i think i could personally but it couldn't be the same. >> reporter: father kevin reaga
tonight, tracee wilkins visits a catholic church in hillcrest heights where celebrating mass is quite vibrant. >> instead of fishing for fish, now he fishes for -- >> men. >> for men. >> reporter: for some this is where they decided to follow the catholic faith. in school. for others -- >> three months after i was born i was baptized catholic. >> my granddad who raised me came from way down in st. mary's county. he was traditional catholic. >> reporter:...
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in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> late this afternoon, we heard from dr.kawea and her attorney by phone and she's not on administrative leave, but personal leave. prince george's county school officials tell us she's on administrative leaves. >>> this has been one of the most fascinating stories of the week, month, day or years. s. >>a is one step closer to finding out whether there is life on mars. they say they have found water on mars. it appears in photographs as dark streaks that kind of come down and come and go as the martian seasons change. they say it might be even saltwater. they say it disappears in the winter. they assume it turns to ice, but then it appears in the summer months and they assume it's water that it opens doors to even more exploration. the existence of liquid water, even if it's super saelt, briny water gives the possibility that if there's life on mars that wye have a way to describe how it might survive. we have the capability to go there, ask this question of is there life on mars and answer it. >> nasa will send another rover
in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> late this afternoon, we heard from dr.kawea and her attorney by phone and she's not on administrative leave, but personal leave. prince george's county school officials tell us she's on administrative leaves. >>> this has been one of the most fascinating stories of the week, month, day or years. s. >>a is one step closer to finding out whether there is life on mars. they say they have found water on mars. it appears in...
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as tracee wilkins reports now, another delegate is expected to step down. >> we loved him very much,t was a partnership. >> reporter: a partnership and friendship between two maryland delegates and senator. >> it is a team and his loss is difficult to bear. >> reporter: these pictures tell the story. >> we did things together and ran together. >> reporter: delegate james proctor passed yesterday due to comp blick cations from heart disease. he served as a state delegate for 25 years and co-chaired the appropriations committee. came time for an opportunity to integrate southern mary land, he was the first african-american to be in the legislature from southern prince george's county. >> reporter: president of the maryland senate mike miller and delegate val lar yo ran as a three-man ticket and lived, like brothers. they both agreed who would be best to fill his seat, proctor's wife. >> she had been involved with him from day one and she knows him, enough to fill those shoes. >> find two search coast and public hearings that his wife fill his seat. >> reporter: democratic central commi
as tracee wilkins reports now, another delegate is expected to step down. >> we loved him very much,t was a partnership. >> reporter: a partnership and friendship between two maryland delegates and senator. >> it is a team and his loss is difficult to bear. >> reporter: these pictures tell the story. >> we did things together and ran together. >> reporter: delegate james proctor passed yesterday due to comp blick cations from heart disease. he served as a...
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tracee wilkins is outside that park to tell us what has the police most concerned and how the publican help. >> he doesn't have his medication. he doesn't know this area and because he suffers from dementia he may actually think that he is in st. thomas in the u.s. virgin islands. they have this billboard up here trying to inform folks on the roadways here that this man is still missing and they are looking for the public's help. >> i just want him to be found right now. michelle phipps' father 80-year-old lubin phipps has been missing for more than a week now. >> that's all i can think about is him being out there. >> last friday phipps was with a senior group when he asked to use the bathroom. he has not been seen since. >> we have the calvert county rescue squad that was helping and searching with the helicopter, the dogs, the horses, the park police. everyone has been out here, but we're out here every day. >> there are billboards in the area with his description and flyers posted on nearly every store in the area where he went missing. >> even people that we don't know are comin
tracee wilkins is outside that park to tell us what has the police most concerned and how the publican help. >> he doesn't have his medication. he doesn't know this area and because he suffers from dementia he may actually think that he is in st. thomas in the u.s. virgin islands. they have this billboard up here trying to inform folks on the roadways here that this man is still missing and they are looking for the public's help. >> i just want him to be found right now. michelle...
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tracee wilkins has more on how the county is getting kids the shots they need. >> i have four kids. > reporter: two years in america and this mother is learning just how important it is to have her children immunized. >> they sent a letter home yesterday that if the children are not immunized by today tomorrow they would send them out of the school and that's why i came here today. she's visiting one of two clinics offering free immune zags. there are still more than 2,000 students who have not had their shots. >> on monday we had approximately 40 students that needed their immunizations done, but we've gotten our numbers down quickly. >> reporter: at kenmore middle school, the nurse is making last-minute calls and reminding parents they must get it done. >> some of the parents are parents who, one, can't afford to get their immunization and they've scheduled an appointment that's maybe a month out. some parents say they weren't notified in ample time. >> reporter: prince george's county school spokesman has admitted to record issue with so many files missing or lost. they've had to f
tracee wilkins has more on how the county is getting kids the shots they need. >> i have four kids. > reporter: two years in america and this mother is learning just how important it is to have her children immunized. >> they sent a letter home yesterday that if the children are not immunized by today tomorrow they would send them out of the school and that's why i came here today. she's visiting one of two clinics offering free immune zags. there are still more than 2,000...
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tracee wilkins is live to explain this. tracy? >> reporter: social media and also staging sit-ins within the university as well. they are hoping that all of this will make a difference. >> we are moving with a sense of urgency to address those concerns. >> reporter: the first time, howard university spokesmen are responding to the demonstration students staged on campus and social media, complaints centered around housing, poor administration and financial aid glitches are starting to get a detention thanks to the hashtag, take back hu. >> take back hu, the entire movement is about bettering our university. >> we are trying to take advantage of the momentum that the twitter campaign has gained. >> reporter: inside the financial aid building, there are post-its from students with grievances with the university. some students melt with the administration. >> able to air a list of grievances and proposed solution and then the administration kind of communicated with us in terms of a lot of their financial constraints. >> i think the
tracee wilkins is live to explain this. tracy? >> reporter: social media and also staging sit-ins within the university as well. they are hoping that all of this will make a difference. >> we are moving with a sense of urgency to address those concerns. >> reporter: the first time, howard university spokesmen are responding to the demonstration students staged on campus and social media, complaints centered around housing, poor administration and financial aid glitches are...
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as bureau chief tracee wilkins reports now, some people are afraid that that could put lives at risk.reporter: when dimensions health care announced it will be closing laurel regional hospital and opening a walk-in center for patients, it came as a shock, even to those considered stakeholders, like the prince george's county fire and ems department. >> we would have liked to have been part of some type of stakeholder meeting before an announcement was ever made. >> reporter: more than 4,000 sprarnts been transported to laurel hospital so far this year, according to prince george's county fire and ems that's why the laurel fire chief wrote letters complaining about the closure of laurel's hospital to the "baltimore sun" saying -- dimensions health care management for laurel hospital announced late july that they will be laying off hundreds of workers and closing departments as they prepare to demolish the hospital and open a walk-in patient center with an emergency room but no overnight stays. the closest full-service emergency room will be nine-plus miles away. next week, the prince g
as bureau chief tracee wilkins reports now, some people are afraid that that could put lives at risk.reporter: when dimensions health care announced it will be closing laurel regional hospital and opening a walk-in center for patients, it came as a shock, even to those considered stakeholders, like the prince george's county fire and ems department. >> we would have liked to have been part of some type of stakeholder meeting before an announcement was ever made. >> reporter: more...
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in clinton, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> lawmakers in northern virginia are calling for action on are that also affects residents in maryland and d.c., loans from so-called predatory lenders who used vehicle titles as co-late ran. interest rates can exceed 260%. many of these businesses are along route 1 near the beltway with quick access from d.c. and maryland. last year, 40,000 people who took loans defaulted, half lost their vehicles. >> this is problem is out of control. predatory lenders, they target the military, target low-income families, they target people who are not native speakers and, target them other states. >> a huge concern of mine. the voice of consumers in virginia, i will stand up and fight for them. >> efforts to change laws regarding loans against vehicle titles didn't make it against the virginia general assembly. >>> it is a sure sign that fall is almost here. ? a corn maze at madison fields in dickerson, maryland. chopper four flew over the 400-acre farm this afternoon. if you look closely, you will see has a mother goose theme. kind of cute. the maze is ope
in clinton, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> lawmakers in northern virginia are calling for action on are that also affects residents in maryland and d.c., loans from so-called predatory lenders who used vehicle titles as co-late ran. interest rates can exceed 260%. many of these businesses are along route 1 near the beltway with quick access from d.c. and maryland. last year, 40,000 people who took loans defaulted, half lost their vehicles. >> this is problem is out of control....
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today bureau chief tracee wilkins spoke exclusively to dr. angela wakhweya who says the county is using her as a scapegoat. >> i do not want any child to die on my watch. >> reporter: dr. angela wakhweya, chief of health for the prince george's county school system says having children immunized is her top priority. >> we're talking about measles, whooping cough, chickenpox, meningitis. >> reporter: she says the system is using her as a scapegoat for a problem she helped discover. >> i had highlighted last year we have a missing record issue we need to tackle. >> reporter: literally thousands of students whose health records were unaccounted for, leaving the system wondering were they immunized or not? >> we had an overarching message that we are not to make the school system look bad. >> what we did not want to do as we were trying to enter records into our system very carefully was to exclude a child or a family who had done the right thing. >> reporter: it's all part of a fallout that somehow played a part of dr. angela wakhweya's job stat
today bureau chief tracee wilkins spoke exclusively to dr. angela wakhweya who says the county is using her as a scapegoat. >> i do not want any child to die on my watch. >> reporter: dr. angela wakhweya, chief of health for the prince george's county school system says having children immunized is her top priority. >> we're talking about measles, whooping cough, chickenpox, meningitis. >> reporter: she says the system is using her as a scapegoat for a problem she helped...
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i'm tracee wilkins. on news4, why they >>> we think she might just be another julia child some day.nesday's child says she thinks she might like to be a famous chef some day. she would love to share her passion for cooking with a forever family. you may remember serena when i interviewed her several months ago. she is still waiting for the forever family. she lot got a lesson in every child's favorite, macaroni and cheese. >> hi, serena. you so excited to cook today? i'm so excited that you're here. look, i got an apron for u so, we are going to start out, we are going to make macaroni and cheese. >> reporter: serena said that is one of her most favorite dishes and surprised to learn that there were so many choices of cheese that you can use to make it. >> you can pick one kind or you can pick all four, you get to pick. >> yay, i get to pick all four, >> having some choices was a nice experience for serena. in her 11 years, she's been moved around as a foster child with little to say about where she goes or how long she gets to stay. her social worker says she is a bright child who
i'm tracee wilkins. on news4, why they >>> we think she might just be another julia child some day.nesday's child says she thinks she might like to be a famous chef some day. she would love to share her passion for cooking with a forever family. you may remember serena when i interviewed her several months ago. she is still waiting for the forever family. she lot got a lesson in every child's favorite, macaroni and cheese. >> hi, serena. you so excited to cook today? i'm so...
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tracee wilkins says this will be a battle.guments. >>> a lot of times people are hanging out at the liquor stores who are loitering, who are alcoholics and have issues. we're not helping them. >> reporter: belinda howard is against selling liquor on sundays in prince george's county in her district that borders the district of columbia. >> the people we elect that think they're going to better the world but we're making things harder. >> reporter: this map shows that most of the liquor stores requesting the permits are along the d.c. line. >> i know there's an argument that we want to be competitive and be like our neighbors. >> reporter: county councilmember karen toles represents district seven, borders the d.c. line. it has a disproportionate number of liquor stores compared to the rest of the county and also has what's called border crime. she wants residents to have a chance to weigh in on opening liquor stores on sundays where they live. >> i just like to see them kind of slow down a little bit. it was just signed in jul
tracee wilkins says this will be a battle.guments. >>> a lot of times people are hanging out at the liquor stores who are loitering, who are alcoholics and have issues. we're not helping them. >> reporter: belinda howard is against selling liquor on sundays in prince george's county in her district that borders the district of columbia. >> the people we elect that think they're going to better the world but we're making things harder. >> reporter: this map shows that...
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. >> let's go to tracee wilkins who is along the motorcade route. tracee, where are you? >> reporter: we are right here on allentown road and forrestville road. this is the gate the pope will be leaving out of in a few minutes along with the first family. we saw the president go through that gate just a little while ago, and it took some time to figure out exactly which gate the pope would be using to exit, but this is it. and if you look over here to the right, we have folks who have gathered so that they can wave to pope francis as he drives by. i was talking to folks who have said they have been out here welcoming every pope as they've come to this base and they have been paying very close attention to what was happening with pope francis because they wanted to be in the right location and make sure that they had an opportunity to be in his presence, and for this moment, it's here at joint base andrews. and we're expecting him to make his way through this fwaet at any moment. you're seeing prince george's county police officers along with secret service out here, they
. >> let's go to tracee wilkins who is along the motorcade route. tracee, where are you? >> reporter: we are right here on allentown road and forrestville road. this is the gate the pope will be leaving out of in a few minutes along with the first family. we saw the president go through that gate just a little while ago, and it took some time to figure out exactly which gate the pope would be using to exit, but this is it. and if you look over here to the right, we have folks who...
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tracee wilkins broke this story. the had head of the department now on administrative leave. the school district says they're not assigning blame for the lack of immunizations but are trying to notify parents. parents we spoke with not happy. >> you put other kids at risk when you don't get immunized. and it is really a health issue. >> it is pretty shocking to hear that a lot of kids aren't immunized. >> dr. wakhweya's attorney said she is not on administrative leave, but on personal leave, but, again, prince george's county school officials say she is on administrative leave. any student not immunized by tomorrow will have to leave their school. >>> may be female navy s.e.a.l.s in the u.s. vice admiral walter carter said he's confident the school can produce female s.e.a.l.s if the military changes its policy. he says the academy produced the most successful female graduates and that proves that it works. both s.e.a.l. and combat crew jobs are to be open to women. >>> google is expected to unveil the new smartphone lineup and android software called marshmallow. goes with t
tracee wilkins broke this story. the had head of the department now on administrative leave. the school district says they're not assigning blame for the lack of immunizations but are trying to notify parents. parents we spoke with not happy. >> you put other kids at risk when you don't get immunized. and it is really a health issue. >> it is pretty shocking to hear that a lot of kids aren't immunized. >> dr. wakhweya's attorney said she is not on administrative leave, but on...
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. >>> tracee wilkins is gathering more on this story right now. >>> thank you. are smart phones impacting more than your your vision, and why a player is weighing in on some of the fans at last night's game. >>> if your kids are using a smart phone just before bed, it may be affecting their sleep. the light from cell phones may lower the melatonin in children. it affects lights entering puberty the most. sleep experts say the study doesn't prove the light causes adults to get less sleep. >> an early exit by some fans has drawn the attention of the team's young star. there seemed to have an exit of fans during the late innings of yesterday's loss to the mets. very important series here. when a comcast reporter asked about the fans, they said they left in the seventh. that was brutal. he struck out three times during the game. wish we could win some games. it would be better. a story that is like something out of a movie. an emotional reunion after they >> so it doesn't just happen out west. right now a wildfire is eating its way through more than 1,000 acres of s
. >>> tracee wilkins is gathering more on this story right now. >>> thank you. are smart phones impacting more than your your vision, and why a player is weighing in on some of the fans at last night's game. >>> if your kids are using a smart phone just before bed, it may be affecting their sleep. the light from cell phones may lower the melatonin in children. it affects lights entering puberty the most. sleep experts say the study doesn't prove the light causes...
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tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> the sterling community donated nearly $7,000 to help cover funeral costs for one of its students. dan danny miranda was a sophomore at park view high school. he was shot and killed as he was walking to the bus stop earlier this month. three young men have been charged in connection with his murder. now, miranda was living with his aunt and uncle here. they wanted to send him back to his native el salvador to be buried so the sterling united methodist church partnered with park view high school to set up a fund. visit nbc washington for information if you're interested in helping. >>> for four decades, his was one of the most recognizable voices on radio. bobby bennett known to many as the mighty burner has passed away. bennett started his career as a deejay on wol radio, that's where i met him as a young radio newscaster in 1977. the soulful music bennett played and the catchy rhythmic rhymes he made became a staple on black radio stations here and across the country. he died of respiratory failure at his home in florida at the age of 72. though gone, bobb
tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> the sterling community donated nearly $7,000 to help cover funeral costs for one of its students. dan danny miranda was a sophomore at park view high school. he was shot and killed as he was walking to the bus stop earlier this month. three young men have been charged in connection with his murder. now, miranda was living with his aunt and uncle here. they wanted to send him back to his native el salvador to be buried so the sterling united methodist church...
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news 4's tracee wilkins broke the story.they're not assigning blame for the lack of immunizations but trying to let parents know any student not immunized by tomorrow will have to leave their school until they get the proper shots. >>> virginia has 11 days now to issue driver's licenses that meet new federal security guidelines. the commonwealth's real i.d. extension runs out october 10th. congress passed the real i.d. act in 2005. he created a set of standard security check for licenses to make them harder for terrorists to get. i.d.s that don't comply could be rejected at airports starting next year. virginia is currently in the process of getting another extension. >>> bracing for a longer ride to work this morning, the service changes you need to know about on metro as the transit agency begins several months of repairs at one of its stations. >>> making sure your kids are dressed properly for day ahead, how the showers will impact them on their way to and from school. with your bus stop forecast at 6:41. >>> first, a hi
news 4's tracee wilkins broke the story.they're not assigning blame for the lack of immunizations but trying to let parents know any student not immunized by tomorrow will have to leave their school until they get the proper shots. >>> virginia has 11 days now to issue driver's licenses that meet new federal security guidelines. the commonwealth's real i.d. extension runs out october 10th. congress passed the real i.d. act in 2005. he created a set of standard security check for...
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reporting live in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. >> that will make it for people. thank you, tracee. >>> the court who challenged the supreme court is back at work and kim davis is still defiant. she's no hero and doesn't want to become a whipping post. she shot into the spotlight when she refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses. davis cited her religious beliefs and spent six days in jail and even though she's back on the job she's sticking to her beliefs. davis won't take action against her clerks who are issuing the licenses, but she doesn't think they're valid. >> they don't have my authority to issue any license whatsoever. i love my deputy clerks, and i hate that they have been caught in the middle. if any of them feel that they must issue an unauthorized license to avoid being thrown in jail, i understand. >>> kentucky's governor disagrees and says those licenses are valid. one of the deputies issued a marriage license to a same-sex couple today. >>> right now civil rights act rifts are close to finishing a 950-mile journey to washington, but
reporting live in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. >> that will make it for people. thank you, tracee. >>> the court who challenged the supreme court is back at work and kim davis is still defiant. she's no hero and doesn't want to become a whipping post. she shot into the spotlight when she refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses. davis cited her religious beliefs and spent six days in jail and even though she's back on the job she's sticking to...
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at national harbor, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> members of a family swept away to their deaths andve hi seven hikers with no way >>> the man accused in the charleston church massacre is offering to plead guilty to escape the death penalty. that word came out of a pre-trial hearing for dylann roof. he killed nine people while attending a bible study. the trial is set for next july. >>> two people have died from legionnaires' disease. health officials still don't know the source of the outbreak and both people who died were elderly with underlying health conditions. >>> people in southern utah are trying to come to grips with the deaths of more than 12 people in deadly flash floods. some of them were swept away in cars and five were hiking in zion national park. leann gregg is in colorado city arizona, but the danger may not be over. >> reporter: third third day the search continues for a 6-year-old boy lost after two vehicles were swept away by floodwaters killing three women and nine other children. a frightening scene caught on video. >> oh, no! >> one of three survivors fled to g
at national harbor, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> members of a family swept away to their deaths andve hi seven hikers with no way >>> the man accused in the charleston church massacre is offering to plead guilty to escape the death penalty. that word came out of a pre-trial hearing for dylann roof. he killed nine people while attending a bible study. the trial is set for next july. >>> two people have died from legionnaires' disease. health officials still don't...
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in hyattsville, tracee wilkins, news4. >>> this is chris gordon at richmond montgomery county high school rockville, maryland. montgomery county public schools will eliminate final exams next year and go to an alternative that gives teachers more time to assess student performance. this new grading system will be introduced in all county public high schools next fall. >> the board of education has long been concerned about the amount of time spent testing and we wanted to regain time. more teaching and less testing. >> reporter: all new at 5:00, parents, students and teachers react to the elimination of final exams. back to you. >>> question remain why this british airways plane burst into flames on a vegas tarmac. >> the ntsb sent a go team of engine and fire specialists from d.c. to figure out what went wrong. >> the fire sent passengers scrambling down the emergency slides and running for their lives as flames shot out of the plane. >> nbc's chris clackum has new pictures of the badly damaged plane. >> reporter: by daybreak wednesday, the heavily charged british airways jet has been to
in hyattsville, tracee wilkins, news4. >>> this is chris gordon at richmond montgomery county high school rockville, maryland. montgomery county public schools will eliminate final exams next year and go to an alternative that gives teachers more time to assess student performance. this new grading system will be introduced in all county public high schools next fall. >> the board of education has long been concerned about the amount of time spent testing and we wanted to regain...
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in palmer park, i'm tracee wilkins shall news4. >>> we are following every development out of illinois where a non-stop search is under way for three men suspected of killing a police officer. detectives are >>> new developments in a story we reported monday, the remarkable survival of a pilot and his wife after the fiery crash of their small plane in florida. tonight, we are hearing from the pilot for the first time. he is still in the hospital being treated for burns. he credits his survival with his faith and training as a canadian military pilot. >> most accidents you talk about spatial disorientation, time slows down, this didn't slow down, it was fast. i didn't expect the aircraft to catch fire. >> ken mckenzie says he is grateful to be alive and not let the crash keep him from flying anymore because he loves it too much. >>> a teenager in texas has died after he took a selfie while posing with a gun. the weapon accidentally went off and he shot himself in the throat. the teenager was a father of two young children. his cousin was in the other room when the shooting happened. pol
in palmer park, i'm tracee wilkins shall news4. >>> we are following every development out of illinois where a non-stop search is under way for three men suspected of killing a police officer. detectives are >>> new developments in a story we reported monday, the remarkable survival of a pilot and his wife after the fiery crash of their small plane in florida. tonight, we are hearing from the pilot for the first time. he is still in the hospital being treated for burns. he...
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tracee wilkins broke this story. the head of prince george's county school health department on administrative leave. the school district says they're not assigning blame for the lack of immunizations, but they're trying to notify parents. parents we spoke with aren't happy. >> you put other kids at risk when you don't get immunized. and really a health issue. >> it is pretty shocking to hear a lot of kids aren't immunized. >> dr. wakhweya's attorney called news 4 and said she's not on administrative leave but personal leave. prince george's county school officials tell us she is on administrative leave. any student not immunized by tomorrow is going to have to leave their school. >>> good morning. i'm landon dowdy. gm's ceo says the automaker will tap more into connectivity into the cars. gm plans to add more self-driving features and enable services through smartphone apps. you could use an app to import preferences such as seat position and mirrors into any gm car you're driving. >>> amazon has rolled out a progra
tracee wilkins broke this story. the head of prince george's county school health department on administrative leave. the school district says they're not assigning blame for the lack of immunizations, but they're trying to notify parents. parents we spoke with aren't happy. >> you put other kids at risk when you don't get immunized. and really a health issue. >> it is pretty shocking to hear a lot of kids aren't immunized. >> dr. wakhweya's attorney called news 4 and said...
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i'm tracee wilkins.ming up on news 4, practicing catholicism in prince georges county. >>> plus the late developments on that deadly school bus crash in texas. witnesses explain how the students and a teacher were >>> students at a high school in southern virginia have to agree to ditch the confederate flag if they want to park on campus this year. this is in christianburg in the roanoke area. the school has a new policy this year banning the flag and any decals of that flag from cars parked in the lot. >>> tragedy in texas. two teenagers are dead tonight. >> after the school bus they were in toppled off a houston highway overpass. tonight, an entire community is devastated over this. jennifer bower has our story. >> reporter: this yellow school bus had four students on board when it came crashing down onto telephone road. impact from a crash just moments before on the south loop caused it to brea through this forward rail and go over the overpass. police say the driver of this beige buick, who also happ
i'm tracee wilkins.ming up on news 4, practicing catholicism in prince georges county. >>> plus the late developments on that deadly school bus crash in texas. witnesses explain how the students and a teacher were >>> students at a high school in southern virginia have to agree to ditch the confederate flag if they want to park on campus this year. this is in christianburg in the roanoke area. the school has a new policy this year banning the flag and any decals of that flag...
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i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> a quick reminder, about to kick off the 15th national book festival, hosted by the library of congress and tom, erika, ahn and angie will be there this saturday. join in the fun at the washington convention center. >>> we know smartphones can do a lot of interesting things but stop a bullet? a phone in california may have stopped a bullet and save a man's life. the roche was not caught. >> he was shocked and sweating and said to me, i got mugged, the american who mugged me shot me in the leg. he showed me his iphone like this and the bullet was really clear on it. >> his room mate, the victim, was so shaken by the close call, he has already packed up his stuff and moved back in with his parents. >>> a surveillance video has just surfaced that may provide some valuable clues about the three suspects who are suspected of killing a police officer in illinois. investigators have had little to go on in their search for the suspects and their efforts were wasted last night when a woman phoned in a false lead. reporter michelle relford has more on the elaborate stor
i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> a quick reminder, about to kick off the 15th national book festival, hosted by the library of congress and tom, erika, ahn and angie will be there this saturday. join in the fun at the washington convention center. >>> we know smartphones can do a lot of interesting things but stop a bullet? a phone in california may have stopped a bullet and save a man's life. the roche was not caught. >> he was shocked and sweating and said to me, i got...
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reporting live in northwest, i'm tracee wilkins, back to you-all in the studio. >>> as hundreds of fairfax county football players gear up for tonight's first game of the season, their coaches are already celebrating a big win. our northern virginia bureau reporter, david culver, shows us the numbers just released that point to a safer game. >> reporter: high school football season is back. with it, hit after hit, coaches and parents know the possibility of injuries ever present. >> no matter what helmet you have, it is not concussion-proof no matter what shoulder pads you have, they are not injury proof. >> reporter: the past two years, high school football coach and every other county football program focused on keeping heads up, a new coaching strategy. again? maybe a departure from, you know, old-school football, just going to strap guys up and slam head into each other. that is not productive practice. >> reporter: two years ago, we first showed you the program in early stages. fairfax county, the first in the nice adopt it entirely, as players told us then, it's about properly fitted
reporting live in northwest, i'm tracee wilkins, back to you-all in the studio. >>> as hundreds of fairfax county football players gear up for tonight's first game of the season, their coaches are already celebrating a big win. our northern virginia bureau reporter, david culver, shows us the numbers just released that point to a safer game. >> reporter: high school football season is back. with it, hit after hit, coaches and parents know the possibility of injuries ever present....
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that boy is home safe tonight and our bureau chief, tracee wilkins, tells us how he got there. >> it could be anyone's child. >> reporter: tack keshia mcalpine's 5 and 7-year-olds are supposed to ride the same bus home from barack obama elementary in upper marlboro, but on tuesday the 7-year-old got on the wrong bus. >> the stop that the bus driver took him to, he told him he didn't live there. >> reporter: school spokesmen say they are investigating how this happened but what happened next is well documented. >> he just stood there crying. >> reporter: a couple found her son in their subdivision and after texting his mom, he allowed them to take him home. one text read -- meanwhile, his 5-year-old brother, who was on the right bus, was allowed to get off alone, a violation of school policy because he is in kindergarten. >> i asked him, where's your brother at? and he said he is at school. >> reporter: that's when this neighbor and his son walked the 5-year-old home. minhs later -- >> another parent and her husband came, dropped the sun off, said the son was down in marlboro pike som
that boy is home safe tonight and our bureau chief, tracee wilkins, tells us how he got there. >> it could be anyone's child. >> reporter: tack keshia mcalpine's 5 and 7-year-olds are supposed to ride the same bus home from barack obama elementary in upper marlboro, but on tuesday the 7-year-old got on the wrong bus. >> the stop that the bus driver took him to, he told him he didn't live there. >> reporter: school spokesmen say they are investigating how this happened...
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reporting live, i'm tracee wilki wilkins. >> we're waiting to find out if charges will be filed against a driver who hit and killed a family. >> the pool has been drained. the plan is to fix a small portion damaged during work on the world war ii memorial. the work should take until next summer. until then the north south walk way will be closed. >>> a prince george's county motorcycle dealer is backing out on the upcoming ride for justice rally. owners at the fort washington harley davidson shop didn't want workers to meet there. the october justice or else event on the national mall will mark the 20 years since the million man march. the nation of islam leader says the march is about equality. >>> half of all american adults have diabetes or blood sugar levels so high that they are considered pre-diabetic. 12 to 14% of adults have the disease and more than a third meet the criteria for pree diabetes. most of those are type two which are associated with obesity and inactivity. the numbers have mostly levelled off since 2008. >> now the parents of freddie gray have settled. find out wha
reporting live, i'm tracee wilki wilkins. >> we're waiting to find out if charges will be filed against a driver who hit and killed a family. >> the pool has been drained. the plan is to fix a small portion damaged during work on the world war ii memorial. the work should take until next summer. until then the north south walk way will be closed. >>> a prince george's county motorcycle dealer is backing out on the upcoming ride for justice rally. owners at the fort...