tracee wilkins talkedo her parents today. >> reporter: now a bill isy quicaking its way through congress to change it. and it is named in honor of ashanti, the woman abducted and killed. she was abducted fromif a f base in hampton roads, virginia,

our burefu c tracee wilkins broke the story on twitter. >> what do we knowow about this happened?orge's police are trying to figure it out. surely when the group ofrs offiot together for their christmas party, they didn't expect two of them to be transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds. that's what happened. now the police department is st inating. >> we do have two injured officers at a holiday party west need to o figure why the gun went off. arerince george's police trying to figure out how a handgun was discharged durin the private party of 11 in the house at the time. that's why 11 offdutys officer have been suspended at the time while we get to the bottom of how that gun discharged. >> this is the they responded to after the report of a gun firing. the home bloks to theer off

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tracee wilkins has our report. >> it is likely that there's more work tdo.ess that has been made i think is clearly identifiable. >> reporter:today, board members had a o lot positive things to say about the prince george's county school system. a major change from what folks had to say last year.ar aand state audit done by the independent firm revealed that more than 5,000 students graduated in 2017 without proof they g metduation requirements. a second audit was ordered and commendations for improvements were made. it turns out the school system has made progress. >> a lot of good news re. it is clear there are some things that i would like to see clarified further. >> whe took recommendations from the audits seriously. >> reporter: according to monica, they haveys newm for monitoring grade changes and excessive absences. monitori and stricter controls on student records. >>ea our worked extremely hard. and six months to implement 38 recommendations. i appreciate them acknowledging the work that our team has to we won't stop until we have 100%. >> reporter

tracee wilkins, news4. >>> they promise toouelp y in an emergency.d when the emergency alert buttons were put to the test. >> we found in most cases, they hindered getting help. >>> and storm team 4 tracking snow.tl a l bit tomorrow and potentially a bit more in the ten-y forecast. da alright, everyone. santa will be right back, but i just got to say, if you're going to ask him for tech this year, you got to ask for fios too. sorry, why is that? because fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. don't you guys want all of the tech on your wish list to work as awesomely as you dreamed? i'm back! and he's back. 100% fiber-optic network. 100% phenomenal. switch to fios gigabit connection, plus tv and phone with a 2-year agreement and get a year of amazon prime on us. if we want to stop cancer, why not use the body's immune system to fight it in new ways? if we want transplanted organs to thrive, why not convince the body they're compatible? if we want to unlock the mysteries of aging, why not look at them in a new way? at upmc, we question everything. we are u

our burefu c tracee wilkins broke the story on twitter. >> what do we knowow about this happened? >>well, prince george's police are trying to figure it out. surely when the group ofrs offiot together for their christmas party, they didn't expect two of them to be transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds. that's what happened. now the police department is st inating. >> we do have two injured officers at a holiday party west need to o figure why the gun went off. arerince george's police trying to figure out how a handgun was discharged durin the private party of 11 in the house at the time. that's why 11 offdutys officer have been suspended at the time while we get to the bottom of how that gun discharged. >> this is the they responded to after the report of a gun firing. the home bloks to theer off hosting the party for members of the s.w.a.t. team. according to c sourcesse to the investigation. police are calling this an accidental shooting. they are classifying thi as an unintentional discharge. >> we are using the word unintentional for a reason. we haven't arrived at

tracee wilkins sat down with her. herself the county's top optimist. >> execute the office of county ecutive for prince george's un , maryland. ♪ it is well >> tod it felt more like church revival than political pomp and nycere >> she moved the don't executive and the county itself. out of publiru cion schemes, crime and slowdowns. >> thank you from the very bottom of my heart. >> prince george's, the most affluent dominant african-american county, has action pleasured. >> we lost track of how valuable we are, how capable we are, how strong we are. am so proud to declare etoday. thaton't need to compare ourselves with anyone. we are a model for others. >>> today, the address made a clarification for d.c. and the perception. >> today, she addressed the folks of prince george's county with a sense of optimism, saying the cone's greatness does not lie ahead of it but is already happening now. >> a christmas miracle. the surprise donation that's helping to keep a c localholic school open. >> andin trackg yr children. how

prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins has tips to keep you and your family safe. >> we couldst everything had iprd to other apartments. >> reporter: his neighbor had a dryer firen saturday. >> he said he smelled smoke but he didn't know where it was coming from. >> reporter: some people are displaced and he wonders how to preventap it fromning again. with about 20 residential commercial dryer fires throughout prince george'sth county i last ten days, county fire officials are concerne >> it is causing a build-up. >> wood is the problem. it is easily ignitable. and often, it is not just in the lint trap. >> weeed to do some prevention. >> reporter: there are a few things you can do. most of it happens in here. you need to make sure the lint filter is clear but also where it comes o of. it needs to be vacuumth. and vacuum in these areas, and pay attention to what's going on with the venting. inside this could be a lot of plinlt could easily ignite. ifou're not in aos on your own once a year, make sure you hire a proefl. >> if you live if an apartment manager, the manager is res

tracee wilkins isive in college park with his message to the team and the university.t we heard is that he an intimate love affair with the university of maryland. considering thisbe his dream job. it was coach locksley who helped recruit jordan mcnair. the player who died on the field during summer practice. >> this is a dream come true for me. >> he talk about accepting his dream job. he took a moment to thank marty air. mcnair's son jordan is the student who died after suffering a heat stroke during summer practice. >> our relationship goes back a long way. our kids went to schoolto ther. we've tragically lost our kids. >> his own son was shot and killed last year. >> wave commonbond, man. when you lose a child, the circle of life isn't buried. >>today, he said locksley's return has given him hope that umd can come back from tragedy. >> i am so happy that coachck ey is home. he almost brought me to tears. his hume it, his caring for students. we will begin to heal and will begin to regain the confidence of the whole community. and he will be leadi that effort. i eve

tracee wilkins, news4. >> and none of the jurors have spoken publicly about how they came to that decision. >>> a trip to see the christmas decorations ended in trage for a mother and daughter. g.e family is thinking with an unthinkable th the mother and daughter killed by a tour bus down by the national archives. mark segraves is there with what we're learning about the victims. >> reporter:yeah, jim. one woman has a son who is an active duty marine and now they're working the bring them back them to alaska. they were there to visit the white hous this was the season last night. this tour bus struckd and kil two women as they crossed pennsylvania avenue. according to police, the women were in the crosswalk when they were hit. theville, 61-year-old monica carlson and her mother cora adams. they are just finished touring the white house. carlson was the mayor of skagway, alaska. a town of about wound,000 people. we spoke to her brother-in-law who spoke of how active she was in her community. >> she leaves some very large shoes to fill in a very small town where we watch after each other ver

tracee wilkins explains, a big part of the success is with the diversity of toys on the shelves. >> hie. >> this is a dream come true for kids. >> that came from south america. you don't see these toys. >> reporter: he said he was aor manager f toys "r" us when it went bankrupt. out of work, he decided to stock all he learned there into something new. >> the window was closing. so women, let's go in and get the toy store. >> reporter: toys, babies and more has found a customer base during the time when brick and mortar stores are struggling to compete with amazon. warner sees it as an po unity. >> they don't think about people had haven't learned to use a webb. they don't think about people who want to walk around and let th kids see the toys. >> reporter: part of his draw is what he stocks on the shelves. >> that's a mom with little girl. it is hard to final dolls of color. their normally sold out by the time i get there. >> i agree 100%. >> reporter: the diversity of toysnd dolls has gained him international sales. >> my second sale was fm great britain. >> reporter: as word of his t

tracee wilkins sat down forn exclusive interview with some of those officers signed on to the remplaint and one of the attorneys rnting the group. their lawsuit alleges that some women and minority officers who reported bad behavior against white officers became victims of retaliation through demotions or transfers. there are also allegations of coverups from some officer who they say used excessive force in the community. >> we're seeing a widespread disparity in treatment a a peop tired of it. if the community believes that we're operating as a police force at 100% protecting the community while all of thesete al issues are going on, you know, they're mistaken. >> the aclu, a private law firm of the prie gege's county naacp are holding a new conference now with more details. we'll have new detailsda later toy on news4. >> right nows president trum ex-lawyer michael coh is being sentenced in manhattan. this a look at cohen and hismi faly making his way to the courthouse. he pleaded guilty to an array of tax evasion and financial crimes. prosecutors are pushing f at least four years in

tracee wilkins has new reaction. >> she find ofl through the cracks in our system. >> today, virginia'sor mark warner explains that hanti fel between the amber and silver alert systems and off the grug. night the u.s. senate unanimously passed an alert system for victim a shan'ti. >> we could do something to prevent this. >> she was abducted from naval base in hampton roads, virginia, in 2017. her family who lived in prince george's county had to depend on social media to get the word out. >> their daughter is missing and they have to kd of on their own post messages, walk thehb nehood. >> her body was discovered weeks fter she went missing the t church. this act is designed to help adults between 19 and 55 a who taken against their will. her mom discusseshat it means. >> every time we see it, it will be like a hug coming fromo her us. it will be like hey, mom, dad, i'm okay. i'm still helping people likwh i was here. >> the ashantly ti act needs to back to the senate. >> it is alreadyn the law virginia but this legislation would expand this program to the entire country. >>> a d.c. com

reporting live, i'm tracee wilkins. >> all right. thank you.you thi twice about rolling through the stop sign instead of coming to a complete stop. th distric has nine stop sign cameras spanned out across the city. and they're bringing in some serious cash. according to aaa, more than 53,000 drivers were ticketed in 2018. that brought in more than 2.5 million. the cameras are meant for safety toede crashes and fatalities. >>> right now, d.c. is the only place wit stop sign cameras. maryland law only allows a few cameras. the town is concerned that paying for the program even if it is proved. over virginia, the state allows local jurisdictions to useed light cameras only. >>> tis the season to grab a bottle of wine for the person on your list. >> how do you know what you're getting makes sense for them and your wallet. >> why not? 5:00 is right here. we're here with brettmafr who runs great intentions, a local wine subscription service, with some interesting information. we've known about corks and twist tops but now there a glass corks in your

tracee wilkins talkedo her parents today. >> reporter: now a bill isy quicaking its way through congress to change it. and it is named in honor of ashanti, the woman abducted and killed. she was abducted fromif a f base in hampton roads, virginia, her body discovered weeks later behind a north carolina church. airing brown, a navy veteran was charged with her murder. the act is designed to help adults between ages of 19 and 65 who are taken against their will. it passed unanimously yesterday. her mother and father spoke about the legislation in a remote interview from the capitol. her mom discussed what the alert meant for her dau ater other potential victims. >> through this alert, this apps legislation, her legacy will live on. she will continue to help others. hopefully bring them hom safely. it's too late for our daughter. but she can help people from this point forwar it means a lot. >> the act already passed in the house but now with the new language in the senate, it expected to make its way back. her mom says the next step will be to focus on aat foun to help families with missin

reportinglive, tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >>> allegations against a priest already charged with sexuallyab ing a child. claims he sexually touched a 9-year-old and a woman. the new claims come a month after the 46-year-old was charged with child sexual abuse. the washington arch diocese has removed him from the position. the d.c. church is one of the largest predominantly latino parishes. >>> among those who died in a training acciden off the coast of japan. he's one of five service members declared dead after two military planes collided during a training exercise last week. herseman was 38 and leaves behi a wife and three children. herman attended hilton hig school and h parents live in stafford. >>> chopper 4 over the scene of a big truck fire earlier today inlargo. the truck was fully engaged in flames in a parking lot not far from the commuty college. firefighters got to the scene and quickly knocked the fire down. no one was in the truck now not ly and right clear exactly how that fire started.to >>> now we tur scare for d.c. first responders. firefigh

reporting live, tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >>> the president's long-time fixer and former personal attorney michael cohen says blind loyalty to donald trump led him to choose darkness overlight. a federal judge today handing down a three-year sentence and a $50,000 fine in court today. he said he felt it was his duty to cover up trump's dirty deeds. udhen pled guilty to nine counts including bank f and call pain finance violations related to paymentso womenho alleged affairs with the pres he's been ordered to report in march. rately, prosecutors say they will not president national inquirer after it admit hush payments made in concert with the trump campaign alleged mistresses. pete williams joins us in a few minutes to take a closer look at the significance of today's hearing. >> you'll notice a beefed up police presen. >> they know it's the salvation army. >> it's easy to give when people are filled with the holiday spirit. >> see you have your sunglasses on so you're ready. >> like alvinwalker, he's been out here forweeks. so he's seen the good and the

tracee wilkins, news4. >>> let's get a first check of the forecast. doug kammerer, what should we expect tonight? >> it will be another cold night tonight. right through the next couple days. the cold air is locd in place and that sets the tone. 43 degrees in d.c. 41, ocean city, maryland, 36 at state college. everybody on the cold side. the avera high is 50 degrees. we are well below average. all eyes on thisor weekend we're going to stay dry right hrough friday, saturday, into sunday we're going to watch the storm making its way into our area. some of thomputer models trying to bring this back but we've got a lot more on this. what are we going to be satisfying? someoing to give you better answers today than we've seen over the last few days. yes, our latest thoughts on this as well. some areas have a lot better chance of seeinghanow some others. >>> we are in the final leg of the nation's farewello our nation's 41st president. this part of the journeyegan about three hours ago. in houston.a chilly rain was falling as military played "nerk beautiful

. >>> breaking news out of prince george's county, bureau chief tracee wilkins has learned that a portion of the s.w.a.t. team for the prince george's county police department is suspended after an accidental shooting after a partyek over the d. now, according to a number of sources, one oacicer dentally discharged his eapon, shooting himself and at least one other officer. this all happened during a party for a squad of the s.w.a.t. unit, according to sources with knowledge of this investigation. we are told the officers were off duty at the time. we are awaiting more detailsce from po tracee will update this story throughout the day on twitter and of coue on news4 this afternoon. >>> we are four days away from a partial governmentshutdown ifo congres not pass a final spending bill.ou the white h is demanding $5 billion to build a wall along the u.s./mexico border, but the presidents doesn't have the votes from the republican-controlled congress. democrats are staing firm against funding the borr wall. if lawmakers do not pass the remaining spending bill by friday, thousands of federal w

tracee wilkins, news4. >> knowing that dad is hugging robin and holdagg mom's hand n. >> america remembersfe, his love for his wife and family, and his public service. and now at6:00, the tributes for our former president, the people who came to honor his life. >> a loving man with a big, vibra vibrant, all-envfall-enveloping. >> our 41st president will be laid to rest right now, he has returned to his home state of texas. this is a liv picture of air force one, which has been renamed special air mission 41, carrying the casket of our foerside. he will be brought to his home church the his presidential library and museum. >>> here in washington, thousands of friends and fellow statesmen and women packed the washington national cathedral today.mi ions more were watching on tv. >> america said good-bye to george geohe

tracee wilkins and the news 4 i-team's scott macfarlane are here with us. it's a new era and a historic moment. >> it is a historic moment and angela brooks was the former states attorney for prince george's county. she say she doesn't want it about being her t first woman. but during her inauguration you could feel the hope and hap happiness and it was a positive moving forward in a new direction. she spoke about countypr e. she made that comment we are not d.c.'s ward nine, we are an individual place with great assets, reminding that county so often because it's in such a wealthy and a prosperousa that the county looks to the left and the right but looks at itself to see what it's hieved. that it's monumental. so it was an idea of reminding everyone this is who we are but we have to take credit for where we are. >> how do you expect her leadership to be different from rushern s?bake >> she said she wants to focus on human development. we can all agree that without question rushernaker was the executive who brought in a lot p -- billions of dollars of deve