tracy wilkins is at that home in fort washington. >> reporter: this is without question a dream come true. the father of this family has been serving and defending this country for the past ten years and after living in transitional housing, they finally have a new place for them to call home, a mortgage free home here in fort washington. let me tell you, i was inside and it is absolutely beautiful. this new home in fort washington is simply perfect for this family. plenty of room for them to grow. this husband and wife have two little ones and another one on the way. johnal brekt served two tours in iraq and one in afghanistan where he's been injured. he's been injured three times and now on medical retirement. their new home was donated to them through a partnership with j.p. morgan chase and operation home front. for years operation homefront provided assistance to families to vets offering financial and even food assistance. but providing an actual home is a fairly new endeavor for the non-profit. so far they provided 16 families with homes and they are in the process of preparin

news 4's tracy wilkins has the latest now from annapolis. >>> this is about one thing -- it's about jobs. it's about giving the voters the opportunity to determine whether or not they want jobs in the state of maryland. >> reporter: labor unions and minority owned business owners for prince george's county came together to show support for $800 million las vegas style casino in the county. >> we're looking at thousands of good jobs. good jobs with good benefits, health care and retirement benefits. >> the bell which will allow for table games like black jack and maryland casinos was introduced by martin o'malley. it was passed during this special session last week by the senate. supporters of the bill say now it's time for the house to turn it over to the voters. >> if you trust the voters, then vote this thing out. and if you have a good case to make, you can make it between now and november, you'll carry the day. you should not be aframed for this piece of legislation to go to the voters. >> reporter: numerous amounts were added and taken away as the bill was debated in house committee

i'm tracy wilkins. news 4. >> overnighter. tracy, thanks. we're just getting started on news 4 at 5:00. the west nile virus is spreading. >> a wildfire roars out of control out west. >>> and a popular bridal store plans to close its doors for good. [ male announcer ] the choice on debt... mitt romney's plan: huge tax cuts for millionaires, tax breaks for oil companies and corporations that ship jobs overseas, adding trillions to the deficit. president obama's plan: a balanced approach that asks the wealthy to pay a little more, eliminates tax breaks for outsourcing and oil subsidies, cuts government spending, and reduces the deficit by four trillion. two plans. your choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. . >>> general motors is recalling 10,000 vehicles tonight. it involves chevy express and savannah vans from 2004. gm says there is a problem with fuel pipes that can rust and leak. if that happens, it could cause a fire. the vans were sold in 0 stat20 and the district. >> flames from an out of control wildfire are thr

tracee wilkins is live for us on wisconsin avenue with more. tracie? >> good morning, aaron. look behind me. you can see that now the fbi has joined d.c. police in this investigation into what happened here at this m and t bank in georgetown. this all started around 3:00 this morning. according to d.c. police, a man dressed in all black forced his way into the atm area there. a this point we're still investigating to see if something was actually taken. the point is this person set off the alarm. now, there is an area there for you to swipe an atm card if you are a part of this bank or if you have an atm card, to get in there and take cash out. so, of course, the number one question, why was this person forcing their way in. was this an attempted robbery of this bank. at this point they are not classifying it as a theft but they are investigating it and they are saying, according to d.c. police, if they find this suspect he's facing possible charges for burglary. in the north west, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> more breaking news out of d.c. firefighters are just finishing

tracee wilkins live at the bus lot in bowie with more on that this morning. tracie, good morning. >> good morning, aaron. one of the largest school systems in the nation will soon have a new leader. as you mentioned, they do have an interim, dr. william height who has served as superintendent for the past six years in prince george's county will soon be leaving to serve as leader for the philadelphia school system. he will stay on for the first part of the school year to help with this transition. his interim replacement will be dr. alvin crawly. top administrator with d.c. public schools. he is an author and worked for education for more than 30 years. he's worked in arlington, chicago, and boston, to name a few places he's been. his first day will be september 4th. now, there's also a new school this year. greenbelt middle school. the building cost $63.3 million to construct. it began in 2010. the new two-story building will serve approximately 1,000 students in grades 6 through 8. for the first few weeks of school, students from laurel elementary will report to g