of other universities. this year several women from the university of maryland are participating in the challenge.hey're going head to head with the men. >> we train together all the way. we got each other's back. >> alexandra deen is among the women on the team. >> there you go! >> i actually felt like i wanted to throw up. i've never gotten to that point working out before. we do train but here you kind of exhaust yourself. >> the women are inspired to follow in the footsteps of the first two women to ever graduate from ranger school last summer. this is just a taste of what the experience could be like. >> i think we're measuring up well. we're pulling our weight. we have to just be with each other, motivate each other. we're not seeing each other lesser than any other person. this cadet is sidelined by an ankle injury but she's here to cheer for her team. >> i knew it would be something that i'm interested in. i know for a fact that i'm going to do it. >> but first rising to the ranger challenge, whether it's flipping this nearly 200 pound tire across the field, or hitting the target, they nee

that's what happened to this university of maryland student and it just started outside of this bar and then spilled over into the street. now we're dealing with one university of maryland student who was dead and another one who ison.be snd something timin >>> a former university of maryland student has pled guilt to involuntary manslaughter. today's plea comes after a year after another university of maryland student jeff godfrey suddenly died. it all started here two years ago, 2013. this surveillance video shows godfrey unconscious on the ground and it takes his friends to pick him up and carry him away, this after harbor sucker punched godfrey. he was charged with second-degree assault and sentenced to ten days in jail wit $19,000 in restitution that he had to pay, but then a year after that, godfrey suddenly had a seizure and died, prompting these new manslaughter charges. the state is seeking a five-year sentence. he could have been sentenced up to ten years. >> we do understand that mr. parva did not intend to kill mr. godfrey and that was the result of mr. godfrey falling and h

he went to the university of maryland. you're looking live at the east room in the white house where the ceremony starts in just about 15 minutes. we'll bring it to you live right here and on nbc washington app as well. >>> new details on a pedestrian accident in prince william candidate. the man who was hit has now died. crash investigators just finished up their work there. chopper 4 captured this video over the 8200 block of linton hall road. we are working to get more details about this man. police tell me they are still in the process of contacting next of kin. we do know the striking vehicle stayed at the scene there, which is close to piney branch elementary school. police reopened the road about an hour ago. barbara? >> all right, thank you. >>> today we're going to learn when an arlington husband will go to trial for charges that he killed his wife. david black is charge with first degree murder for stabbing his wife bonnie to death back in april. the couple was in the process of getting a divorce. the victim's 3

tonight, the search is on for someone secretly recording people at the university of maryland. darcy spencer joins us from campus with what the police are saying about the investigation. darcy. >> reporter: the university of maryland police do not believe these incidents are connected and whoever is doing it may think it's a prank but they're taking it very seriously tonight. in the last month, there have been three incidents of voyeurism on college park and the first october 13th in the hall and a woman in a shower when she noticed a man with a cell phone vding her and she yelled and he left and a woman in a shower noticed a man pe peeping at her and she shrieked and he ran out saying i'm sorry. and then a male student in dorchester hall was in this bathroom and saw someone vid videoing him with an iphone 6 and he yelled and the person left. they are asking the students to increase their awareness. >> oftentimes the bathroom doors are open and they can't hear someone entering the facility itself and that way if you close the door, when someone is entering you hear someone comin

. >>> university of maryland, new system for investigating sexual misconduct allegations has resulted in a record number of expulsions. scott broom talked with a student who said this program helped her feel safe again. >> reporter: the university president is calling the number of expulsions and disciplinary actions for sexual misconduct unprecedented. it was a leap of faith knowing it was too late to go to police and she decided to report another student to administration for allegedly raping her. >> if i hadn't done anything this would still be going on. >> sorority sisters call it an act of courage. >> a lot of girls struggle with if they're going believe you. >> i was afraid to go on campus. i was afraid i would see him. >> reporter: ridge's attack respond responsible for a second sexual assault was one of three students expelled in the first year of a new office set to internally investigate allegations of sexual misconduct at the university of maryland. according to the first report from the schools office of civil rights and sexual misconduct there were 112 complaints of sexua

. >> the university of maryland plans to boost security >>> they spent all of last week in the french countryside. on their first dinner on friday night they noticed everyone around them was acting strange. >> we noticed the people around us were all checking their phones frantically. >> reporter: neither me and/or her friends spoke a word of french. they had both shut off the cell phones. it was not until another american said attack that they knew something had begun. reports of hostages taken, of gunshots and explosions. >> living in d.c. i always think to expect news to happen. but this was news i would never really expect in paris. >> reporter: they decided to return to their hotel where they watched the news all night. >> it was really frightening. we had chosen this bar completely at random when we went out. we could have walked another 10 minutes to be at that bar. >> reporter: in the morning much of paris remained closed. she visited the memorials around the city. >> they weren't overly emotional or anything like that but they were very solemn. i think, i think that shows tha

. >> university of maryland, by the way. >> he designs uniforms for them too? >> right. for university of maryland and many others. >> there are many folks who say he wants to be to maryland what the nike guy is to oregon and i always say it that way. i know it's oregon. >> even ben our producer is saying, chuck. >> it looks like he could throw money at it as well. they're looking for a new coach. you never know. >>> outside this morning it is dark and it is cold out there on your way out the door early today. 43 now, but don't be fooled by that number. it's a lot colder probably where you live. that's down at the airport. what to expect for today. it may be dry and chilly this morning but it will be wet by the time you come home later today. a chilly start. likely to be raining before you come home from work and school. so not just a little teeny tiny umbrella either. you'll ne the medium sized brother. umbrella. the other side of the coin, you won't get to see it because of the clouds, early sunset. today's sunset is at 5:00 p.m. and it will set before 5:00 p.m. startin

of gerrymandering. the task force is expected to send proposals to the maryland lawmakers. >>> at 5:30 in the morning, most college students may be still asleep but the women of the university of maryland rotct spent their morning training for their future. the co-ed program trained for the ranger challenge. the women on the team say they're inspired to follow in the footsteps of the first two women to ever graduate from rangers school in august. this intense course is just a taste of what real ranger school can be like. >> it's an option. it's in the back of your head saying, hey, if you really wanted to, that's something you could do, that's a good thing torks have more options and to choose. >> the university of maryland team did not win any awards at the competition. the women are eager to get back to training and try again next year. >>> the d.c. teen who dance battled with a police officer has danced her way into a scholarship. a happy ending to an unexpected beginning. remember this video going viral? the officer challenged 18-year-old ali a taylor in order to diffuse an argument between teens in southwest about a week ago. taylor tells today.com that two churches ha

sexual misconduct at the university of maryland. according to the first report of the civil rights and sexual misconduct, 112 complaints the conduct brought between july 1st 2014 to june this from harassment to rape. 48 resulted in formal complaints and investigations. four suspensions and 3 expulsions have happened. according to the university president is up precedented. >> we just scratching the surface here? >> definitely. this are 35,000 or so people here, under grad, i would not be surprised if there girls and boys who go here who had this issue affect them. >> reporter: now, grateful this now system is existing now. she does say it is bureaucratic. it is somewhat intimidating to go,the process. shed it is better than what the -- go through the process. she said it is better than what the university had last year, that was nothing. supporters set up a support group to en report and help those people go,the process here at the university of maryland. reporting live, wusa9. >> we encourage anyone to reach out if they had a proble

the speech. >> and bird stadium. >> and it will be a major step in the right direction for university of marylandhen it comes to making blacks feel welcomed on this campus. >> reporter: calls for the university to step down if the changes are not met. >> these are not the first protest of its kind on campus or the statue. they rally to support the new students finding for racial justice, faculty and great, great-grandson of frederick douglas. this at the statue of dedication. the students have dedicated the squares for the contemporary pursuit. >> something like the photograph that hi to stand had in solidarity, solidarity with them. so that is why i am in all black today. >> university of president was not here to hear the student's demands earlier. it argues it is a step in the right direction. >> he teaches us there is much more to do. to become a more perfect union in america. >> reporter: something interesting the university a president as far as he knows frederick douglas never stepped foot on this campus. he is here to stay. wusa9. >> the new frederick douglas square includes famous quotes

it is based off of 20 years of research out of the university of maryland, and they have been working in co-designing with children for years, and we've taken their philosophies and brought them to pearson. and some of their philosophies are really about to break down that power structure between children and adults, hence the casual attire today. it's done with intent so that we're thought of as equal partners. so when we're co-creating products and solutions for pearson, we can think of each other as equal partners bringing all of our ideas together. >> so, are you talking about a whole different approach to education, or are you talking about post-education? what are we talking about? >> we're talking about the designing of k-12 products and solutions. so we're working with elizabeth and eight other children from all around new jersey to co-create technology products that'll end up in the classrooms of some of olivia's peers. >> so whether it be, instead of books, a type of ipad that the kids might learn with or something like that? is that what we're talking about? >> sure. one of

of other universities. this year, several women from the university of maryland are participating in the challenge. they're going head to head with the men. >> right alongside the guys, we train together all the way. we got each other's back. full throttle. >> reporter: alexandra dean is among the women on the team. >> there you go. there you go, dean. >> i actually felt like i wanted to throw up. i've never gotten to that point working out before. we do train, but here you kind of exhaust yourself. >> reporter: the women are inspired to follow in the footsteps of the first two women to ever graduate from ranger school last summer. this is just a taste of what that experience could be like. >> i think we're measuring up well. the females on the team, we're pulling our weight. we have to just be with each other, motivate each other and we're not seeing each other as lesser than any other person. >> reporter: gloria is a cadet sidelined by an ankle injury but she's here to cheer for her team and notes ranger school is in her future. >> i know someday if it opened up it would be something i'd be inter

. >>> a a guilty plea tonight for a university of maryland student who punched a man outside of a barctim hit his head on the ground. this happened back in 2013. the man died as a result of his injuries a year later. the 20 for-year old pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. he faces five years behind bars. >>> there is a new development in what a virginia leader calls the strangest missing person's case he has ever seen. renee lamanna disappeared in 1995, she is still listed at missing. but this week there was a credible sighting of her in richmond. she always seems to vanish again. she is known for wearing a blue blanket around her shoulders. if you see her please call police. >>> there is a new tool for people to record police interactions. today the ucla launched a new app cord and submit incident if they feel their civil rights are being violated. the protect people on both sides of the camera. >> i can say this, the law enforcement community should not be opposed to this. when i were an officer if i was accused i would want video that would exonerate me. that is why police

. >> reporter: the judge told jurors that the case could last december 17th and the university of maryland law school says there is a no-nonsense judge. >> think it's typical judge williams. he's not going to allow either party to delay or to make life more difficult for the jurors. the case is going move forward, and i expect by the end of next week that the jury will be deliberating. >> straight ahead, has the city of baltimore possibly prejudiced the criminal trials of his police officers by making a multimillion payment to freddie gray's family? that part of the story ahead on news 4 at 6:00. pat, back to you. >> all right, chris boardon. >>> police say speed was -- 36 people were hurt. one of them seriously when the bus overturned while exiting the po white parkway in richmond. people on the bus described a frightening scene. >> all of the kids was saying that the bus was driving very, very fast. they had to climb out of the bus and there was a lot of dirt all over her. she said she couldn't move her right arm and they think she may have broken her ribs. >> police say the students wer

became the supporter after riding a similar train in japan. >>> a developing story out of the university of maryland. the search is on for whoever secretly reported students. there have been three cases of voyeurism over the last month. this past week a male student noticed someone videotaping him while he was using the restroom. he yelled and that person disappeared. police don't believe the case are connect bud they want students to be extra aware. >> oftentimes the bathroom doors are left open so they can't hear whether or not someone's entering the restroom facility itself. so remember to close the door so you can hear if someone's coming in. >> reporter: police say someone may think this spies is a joke but a peeping tom charge could land you in jail for 20 days. >> tomorrow they'll hold a memorial for two brothers. they died in a car accident on the way to spogts vain ya high school. the memorial will take place at spots wood baptist church. a gofundme page has been sent up. we have a link to that page go. to the nbc washington app. you can search "brothers" there. >> the search is still on fo

university students say they are holding a protest rally in about an hour to emphasize they are not afraid. sam ford, abc 7 news. maureen: speaking of rallies, the students at the university of maryland rally this afternoon in support of students at the mercy of misery -- university of missouri. as for missouri, one of the two students accused of making online threats against students hasn't ordered held without bond. hunter park has admitted he mimicked the online threats made before a man killed nine people and himself at an oregon college campus. leon: to richmond area men accused of planning to it attack synagogues have been denied bond. the book -- judge said they would pose a danger to the community if released. they were arrested on sunday. court documents indicate the number plenty to buy weapons and explosives to attack houses of worship and they plotted to commit robbery to finance a race war. forc. facing murder charges his involvement in what police are calling a deadly street race. brian thompson is charged with second-degree murder. wered another man allegedly raising in july when he crashed, killing matthew roth. .he was arrested at the time of the crash thompson is ou

there's a new app students can use to feel safer at the university of maryland.dents can download the umd guardian app to get in touch. they say the app is the rave guardian app. to use it, you download the app and you need to have a university of maryland e-mail address. >>> developing right now, violence in israel took the life of an american teenager. a terrorist attack killing three people including schwartz. it was one of two attacks carried out by palestinians. >>> family and friends are remembering a fallen police officer in california. ricardo galvez was shot and56 killed in his personal car. investigators believe three men that had been arrested were trying to rob galvez. the 29-year-old was also a u.s. marine reservist. >>> later tonight, supporters of legalizing marijuana are holding a 48-hour vigil on the national mall. they want to change federal drug laws. they're pushing for easier access to emergency treatment at concerts and festivals. today's the deadline for volkswagen to have a plan to fix its emissions cheating software in california. 20,000

. >>> there's a new app students can use to feel safer at the university of maryland. they can download the umd guardian app to quickly get in touch with the police. it's a rave app specifically use. to use it they have to download the rave app and and a university of maryland e-mail address. >>> the good news, is it won't be too cold. >>> take a look alt this video coming in from north carolina. how a boater there ended up in the water. >>> yes means yes. the new lesson your kids might learn in sex education. your time >>> what a rescue here. a kayaker fell out of his boat while rushing through the rapids. that's when a volunteer rescuers jumped into the water and brought him to safety. the kayaker broke his tailbone but expects to be kayaking in about two weeks. >>> california instructors are required to teach schoolchildren that yes means yes. yes means yes means sex is only consensual when both partners are sober and clearly state their willingness to participate. california is the first school to start with it in high school next year. >>> we want to get you up to

the former university of maryland track star acted quickly. obama flo sprinted toward him--and he noticed something under the man's clothing--a bomb. " groberg and another soldier shed the man away and totohe ground where the bomb detonated. the action caused another suicide bombers' weapon to detonate prematurely. groberg: "my job was simple, protect the principles. no matter the outcome" groberg's leg was severly injured..and four of his fellow solidede died- though more would have been killed if oberg had not acted. oba he showed his guts, his training, how he'd put it all on the line for his teammates, that's an americans we can be proud of. but it seemed , it was the faces in the audience?more than the president's words.. that moved him. (cover with video of families standing in the crowd and groberg near tears) grobobg--"i've got four families that don't have a father, a son, a brother, you know, a husband." groberg-abc interview "if i could give the medal back and d ve the guys back it would have been yesterday." (cover with video of fa

maryland lawmakers as they prepare for the next legislative session to begin in january. >>> at 5:30 in the morning, a lot of college students are still asleep but the women of the universityof maryland's rotc program spent their morning training for the future. they competed in the ranger challenge. it is an elite competition among rotc teams from dozens of universities. the women on the team say they're inspired to follow in the footsteps of the first two women to ever graduate ranger school in august. this intense course is just a taste of what real ranger school can be like. >> it is an option to say in the back of your head, hey, if you really wanted to, you could do it. that's a good thing. to have more options. >> the university of maryland team did not win any a warts at the competition. the women say they are eager to get back to training and try again next year. >> d.c. teen has danced her way to a scholarship. happy ending to an unexpected beginning. >> the dc police officer seen here challenged 18-year-old ali a taylor. the officer was breaking up an argument between the teens in the southwest when they broke out in a dance battle. taylor tells todd.com that tw

baker is a long time friend of university of maryland director of athletics kevin anderson who he called for advice before taking the job. >> we have the kind of friendship where we can say anything to each other and that we keep each other balanced. >> reporter: when the manager job came open a couple years ago baker told the nats he didn't want it especially because former player matt williams was in the running. he made it clear that he was interested and baker says now he has landed in the right place at the right time. kristin berset, wusa9. >> dusty baker's first official game as manager will be when team opens against the braves april 4. >> cool. >>> classics go from the toy chest to the hall of fame. which three childhood favorites are the first >>> right now, you could have some hall of famers stuffed in a closet somewhere. >> that's right. we are talking about the new toy hall of famers. today the national museum of play in rochester new york announced three new inductees, twister, super soaker and generic hand puppet. they were honored this weekend. treats from an easy bake ov

. >> groberg ran track for the university of maryland. coach andrew bauman keeps a media guide from 2003 with groberg's picture on the cover. he says groberg has become an inspiration for a new generation of terrapins. >> when we think about team we think of flo. i think that many kids come to college, they come and go and we stress to leave a legacy. >> flo groberg leaves a legacy here at the university of maryland which continues to grow. he will be the graduation speaker at the winter commencement here in december. reporting from college park, chris gordon, news 4. >>> you can watch a longer interview with captain groberg by going to our nbc washington app, search medal of honor. >>> now to some breaking news near the u.s. capitol. there is a suspicious vehicle that authorities areec whi chec out. adam tuss is there. what's going on? >> reporter: doreen, let me set the scene. we're at third and pennsylvania. you have the flashing lights and police are out here and they basically have this entire side and the west side of the capital bui

. >> reporter: groberg ran track for the university of maryland and they keep a media guide with his picture on the cover and y says groberg has become an inspiration for a new generation of terrapins. >> we think about this, we think of groberg. we stress leave a legacy. >> reporter: groberg leaves a legacy that continues to grow and will be the graduation speaker in december. reporting from college park, chris gordon, news4. >> you can watch a longer interview with captain groberg by going our nbc washington app search medal of honor. >>> bethesda base marriott international is poised to become the world's largest hotel chain and buying its rival, starwood hotels for around $12 billion and will create a port foal yove more than 1 million rooms. portfolio of more than one million rooms and it will appeal to young travelers. >>> it could be a new option for avoided traffic on the busy i-95. the virginia railway began service at a new station in spotsylvania county near interstate 17 and the existing railway. officials say it marks an important milestone in the transit expansion plans

of the university in 1988. he led the university system of maryland's flagship campus for a decade before leaving to become president of the ohio state university. i think i speak for all marylanders when i say we were very happy when he came back to maryland. i was a member of the board of regents at the time and i remember participating in a meeting when we were searching for a new chancellor and i asked my colleagues if we could get brit to come back, what would you think. all of them were extraordinarily enthusiastic. i called his home in ohio and his wife, patty, answered and i asked if she and brit would happy to return. they said they would like to be close to their grandchildren which was in maryland. brit was back as chancellor of the university system. he managed a network that serves over 165,000 undergraduate and graduate students at 12 universities, two regional higher education centers and one research center. it is the 12th largest university system in america. and under dr. kerwin's leadership, it has been a model of research, applied innovation. he's been called upon by both democratic and republica

we now know she is a recent graduate at the university of maryland. the collision with the u.s. postal service truck startled the neighbors on cherry hill road in silver spring. as tracee wilkins reports it is still not clear who or what is at fault. tracee? >> reporter: jim, it's very confusing because this tractor trailer actually rolled on top of the suv. so what caused it and who, if anyone, was at fault? i can tell you this much. police are saying when it happened it wasn't wet and rainy like this. it's just begging for more questions. 24-year-old, a recent graduate of the university of maryland was killed in a violent crash involving a u.s. postal tract trailer. it happened around 3:00 a.m. >> i've seen many accidents, but not one like this one. >> the people who ran to the accident say it was hard to watch. >> an infinity suv somehow collided with the united states postal tractor trailer. >> the lady in the back was leaning back and the guy in the back was completely got him and he was shaking with anxiety and he was, like, help me, help me and he couldn't get him out. >>

. >>> well, his coach at the university of maryland says he saw something special in florent groberg from the start. tonight captain groberg is appearing on newscasts across our country because he received the medal of honor today. news 4's chris gordon reports how this montgomery county native stood out for his selflessness years before he headed to afghanistan. >> florent groberg ran track for the university of maryland, coach andrew valman kept a program from 2003 with a photo of groberg on the cover, a plaque from the penn relays hangs on his wall. >> he was so passionate about the relays more so than the individual event. clearly a collective group of guys getting together and that's why he's on the all-time list on two relays now. >> captain groberg said he didn't think of the possibility that he'd be killed when he tackled that suicide bomber in afghanistan. four died and he was severely wounded, but his bravery saved many lives. >> i didn't specifically, at that moment you're not in that processing hey, it's going to detonate right now. i've got to get him away as fast as poss

and he went on to run track and cross-country at the university of maryland.lo's college coach called him "the consummate teammate." as good as he was in individual events, somehow he always found a little extra something when he was running on a relay, with a team. distance running is really all about guts, and as one teammate said, flo could "suffer a little more than everyone else could." so day after day, month after month, he pushed himself to his limit. he knew that every long run, every sprint, every interval could help shave off a second or two off his times. and as he'd find out later, a few seconds can make all the difference. training, guts, teamwork. what made flo a great runner also made him a great soldier. in the army, flo again took his training seriously, hitting the books in the classroom, paying attention to every detail in field exercises, because he knew that he had to be prepared for any scenario. he deployed to afghanistan twice, first as a platoon leader, and then a couple of years later when he was hand-picked to head up a security det

. >> some of the university of maryland's tech savvy minds gathered for a hack-a-thon, a way to create new level technology. they worked on video games, create ed apps and built a webse as well. >> a dreary saturday. what about tomorrow? >> breezy conditions overnight tonight. it will dry things out. leaves are down. tomorrow is going to be a great day to do yard work outdoors. it's going to be crisp. very little clouds in the forecast for tomorrow. that is the first weather headline. when you need to have the umbrella handy? right now, tuesday and thursday. there's a chance of showers at any point during the day on tuesday. i'll show you that with future weather in a moment. next weekend, a good thing to do. temperatures looking chilly, low to mid-50s. tomorrow, the weather having a low impact on your sunday. it is jacket weather, but plenty of sunshine from start to finish. currently, temperatures are in the mid-50s with cloudy skies across there. just about everybody is around 55 degrees. tomorrow morning, waking up at 7:00 a.m., the temperature around 46. the suburbs in the low 40s

the former university of maryland track star acted quickly. >> flo sprinted toward him.e noticed an object under the man's clothing, a bomb. >> reporter: groberg and another soldier pushed the man away and to the ground where the bomb detonated. the action caused another suicide bomber's weapon to detonate prematurely, my job was simple, protect the principles. no matter the outcome. >> reporter: groberg's leg was severely injured, and four of his fellow soldiers died, though more would have been killed if groberg had not acted. >> he showed his guts. he showed his training. that's an american we can all be gratele for. >> reporter: but it seemed it was the faces in the audience more than the president's words that moved him. >> i got four families that don't have a father, a son, a brother, you know. a husband. >> reporter: after the ceremony in appropriately gloomy weather, he paid tribute. >> this meld maeld belongs to the true heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. >> reporter: groberg says he'll try to be a better american for the rest of his life because of those

at the university of maryland, the college provost recognized the expense and saw some students just weren't buying the books. so this year the provost available online. and now senators want to give funds so schools create free, online high quality textbooks for courses. " this is what the 21st century is going to look like " " instead of buying a 150- dollar book they could use this free online book " senators looking into this include al franken from minnesota and dick durbin from illinois. raise money for a fellow tattoo shop owner who has cancer. and some dubuque assisted living veterans received a special gift ahead of veterans day. recapping today's top stories, a witness read from a murder suspect's journal in court today. the entry from 32 year old nicholas luerkens complained about the unfairness of life and said his ex-girlfriend was going to die. lynnsey donald was stabbed to death in the marion hy-vee parking lot in april. a man is at the university of iowa hospitals and clinics after he was hit by a car. waterloo plice say it happened while he was walking across univers

. >>> veterans attending the university of maryland will have help thanks to a very generous gift frome alumni and avis richard presented the school with a $1 million donation today. the university sent us this video of the ceremony in college park. more than 1,000 veterans were at the event. the university says this is the largest gift for student veterans at the school has ever received. money will be used to help vets pay for tuition and room and board. >>> talk about a special welcome to the neighborhood. police escorts and a big american flag helped make an army veteran feel right at home. members of sun trust bank and military warrior support foundation presented jeremy with the keys to this brand-new home today. he was very moved by the ceremony. >> it's a beautiful home and the neighborhood is great, so, you know, to be able to have an opportunity like this and walk into something like that is amazing. >> can we say it took an army of contractors to get the home ready? it needed major repair work before he could move in. congratulations to him. >>> right now, temperatures in th

a hard-core hero, growing up minutes away from the university of marylands. >> lo and behold here is a 6 foot 8, 220 pound basketball player from this neighbourhood, who could hang in the air for 3, 4 seconds. he looked like a kid, but when he took the ball, went up to the hoop and hung for a second saying "do i have your attention everyone", and delivered what they called the neutron slam dunk >>> in the mid-1980s, cortland malloy was a rock star, writing for "the washington post," his finger on the pulse of urban life. in a rapidly changing city. >> we came out, blinded by the glitter ball turning. the sky seemed like the limit. you may call it a false sense of success. people thought we had it made. but it wouldn't take long before apparent. down. >> cocaine came to town. >> reporter: crack came to town. it caught up a lot of people, including the mayor. >> yes, lots of people. >> reporter: it caught you, too. >> well it caught me - i caught it. you know, going to parties, people were trying it, looking like they were having fun, stuff like that. >> with plenty to celebrate, len b

. >>> the university of maryland is stepping up security for all future athletic events. that includes tonight's matchup and much anticipated game between the terps and georgetown hoyas. they expected lines. they say leave any big bags or backpacks at home. >>> new developments on a charter jet that crashed in egypt. russia is saying tonight it has proof that the terrorists brought down that plane, killing all 224 people on board. security officials say they found traces of a homemade bomb in the wreckage. group affiliated with isis has already taken credit. russian president putin is vowing revenge. he's offering a $50 million reward for help in capturing those responsible. >> four passengers pulled off a chicago bound spirit flight. the airlines crew turned back while taxiing out of an abundance of caution. they were reacting to a passenger that was alarmed by a man watching a media report on his smart phone. the man and three companions were escorted off the plane and detained for questioning but released a short time later. passengers reported being unnerved by the in

at the university of maryland, the college provost recognized the expense and saw some students just weren't buying the books. so this year the provost made all textbooks free and available online. and now senators want to give funds so schools create free, online high quality textbooks for courses. " this is what the 21st century is going to look like " " instead of buying a 150- dollar book they could use this free online book " senators looking into this include al franken from minnesota and dick durbin from illinois. the united kingdom is banning all flights in the egypt area. this follows a conclusion that a man-made weapon most likely caused a russian plane to break apart in mid-air. jurors have sent a man to his death in las vegas for killing 3 people in 2013. he claimed the man he shot insulted him. but right now, here's a look at today's opening farm markets. good morning! plan on clouds to increase as the day goes on. our next area of low pressure is out to our west this morning and will bring a cold front across our area this evening. the best chance of rain will be betwee

/vo/ terrorism experts at the university of maryland say isis has lost roughly 25% of it's territory since last summer . in another setback, turkey has tightened its borders into syria making it harder for *adult* isis recruits to enter.. and leaving anywhere between 3 and 4000 children to take their place on the battlefield./sot/ braniff "it's certainly a rational if not deplorable way to round out your human resources issues."/bridge/"no doubt isis has a slick propaganda campaign with the clear intent to instill fear. and to remain *relevant*."/sot/ tinsley "the message if you will of perpetual victory . has to some degree been strained."/vo/ isis is also getting pounded by u.s., french, egyptian and russian airstrikes. one took out the face of isis progranda jihidi john. also the man suspected of leading the paris attacks was killed in a major police raid.. where a suspected *female* isis recruit. blew herself up..../sot/tinsley "it is interesting that isis would begin to use suicide bombers that were females. that is atypical of this organization." /vo/ isis losing ground in iraq

. >>> security was tight at bird stadium this afternoon before the university of maryland football game. these are some pictures of the security lines after the game had already started. agents were checking and tagging any bags that entered the stadium, which slowed things down a lot. you'll see highlights from the game later in sports. >>> five people, including two d.c. police officers had to go to the hospital after an early-morning crash. a police cruiser flew into that building you see there. two other vehicles and a taxi also involved. the crash happened just after midnight near eighth and 8 streets northeast. police say everybody is expected to be okay. it's not clear what led up to that crash. >>> those express lanes on 95 in the beltway in virginia could soon be coming to 395, as well. virginia's transportation secretary says he wants to extend the lanes all the way to the d.c. line. here's a look at where the new lanes would go. it's the part of 395 that's currently in blue, right now this stretch of road has hov lanes in it. officials want to add tolls to the road, which wou

. >> he went to walter johnson, was a track star at university of maryland. before going to afghanistan this was his second tour when this incident happened. he'll be honored today for taking down a suicide bomber in afghanistan. captain groberg, a retired c captain, was on a security detail. he said he saw something that didn't look right, didn't feel right. there were some motorcycles often used as a diversion. someone was walking backward toward them and turned and. he got a bad feeling. turns out it was a suicide bomber. he took him down. he was severely injured. there were two suicide bombers. he suffered traumatic injuries, brain injury, leg injury. he received assistance at walter reed. he'll be the tenth to receive that. that's happening at the white house later today. >> very much deserved there. tracie potts on the hill there for us. thank you, tracy. you can tune in to "nbc nightly news" right after here at 7:00. nbc correspondent jim miklaszewski sits down with groberg. >>> officers say someone shot 59-year-old bernard parker on tuesday. he then l

those students also want for the university of maryland's stadium to be renamed. >> it will be a major step in the right direction when it comes to making black students feel welcome and also safe. >> today was just, we want everybody to realize we still feel like racism exists and we're still affected by it. >>> the president did not respond to the protest saying he was not there, but feels the statue are set in their right direction. >>> tsa officers found guns in bags across the country. >> of those 46 guns, 39 were loaded. none were found at dulles, reagan or dwi. >>> they found a hand grenade at o'hare airport and a sword inside a walking cane in vegas and they found all kinds of nasty knives and a whole lot of ammunition. >> it is different than a clean knife. >> none of its permitted in carry-on bags. >>> they may look fun, but a consume ner group named two toys of some of the most dangerous this holiday season. that is all after the break. >> i guess the only silver lining we have, it will be warm tonight and warm tomorrow. 57 silver springs. that is a pretty good deal, but whe

it in aspen hill. 53 in dale city. 54 at fort washington. 58 reported on the campus of the university of maryland. what will happen by morning, we will continue to cool down with mostly clear skies and light winds. we will fall to 40. the lower 4s. dale city at 45. northwest washington, 46 by morning. 42 in aspen hill in germantown. the clouds will increase. the high cloudiness will drift in from the west and more cloudiness off the another lan tick to precede a cold front -- all of this will precede a cold front. we won't get the junk of the blizzard warning in effect over eastern colorado to the plains. tornado watch stretches from the areas east of that through oklahoma and the texas panhandles. winter storm warning on the back side. we don't have to worry about that. 46 in the morning. 53 at midday. 58 tomorrow afternoon as the skies become increasingly cloudy throughout the day. we get to wednesday, we warm back up a bit. isolated afternoon shower possible with some sunshine. a cold front, we will get a push of warm southwesterly winds ahead of the front. we will get in the mid-60's again. b

. >>> a developing story at the university of maryland. he search is on for whoever secretly recorded students during some of their most intimate moments. there have been three cases of voyeurism over the past month. this past week someone know itted someone videotaping him while he used the bathroom. he yell and that person disappeared. they want students to be extra aware. >> often times the bathroom doors are left open so they can't hear whether or not someone's entering the restroom facility itself. so remembering to close the door helps you know if someone is coming in. >> they may think the spying is a joke but a peep iing tom felo can land you in jail for days. >>> two brothers died in a car accident. the memorial's taking place at spotswood baptist church. a gofundme page has been set up. you can search for others there. >>> the search is still on for whoever hit and killed a fairfax county man. today family members of za hora kahn will pass out flyers. the 69-year-old was hit while crossing the street at fra cone ya. they believe t

attended high school here outside of washington where he ran track and was a track star at the university of marylandi had a chance to talk to him a little bit yesterday and along with his mother, and his mother told me that he called her after the september 11th attacks, and said he wanted to serve his country. he finished college. enlisted in the army and in order to get a security clearance to be an officer in the u.s. military, he needed to denounce his duel citizenship between france and the u.s. whent to the french embassy and said i want to renounce by citizenship and join the army and fight for my country. on this day in 2012, he was head of a security detail that was escorting senior u.s. officers and some afghan commanders over to a governor's office when they approached a bridge where there was a diversion by a couple of motorcycles. president obama when he was awarding the medal of honor just a few moments ago, picked up the story from there. >> the man spun around and turned toward them, and that's when flowing sprinted toward him. he pushed him away from the formation and as he did he n

citizen in 2001, a track star at the university of maryland, the september 11 attacks inspired him to renounce his dual citizenship so he could get a clearance to join the u.s. military as an officer upon graduation. >> i went in, and went to the french embassy in d.c. and said i'd like to renounce my french citizenship because i'm joining the army. >> he insists this army, as great as it is is not the end of his service. >> i still want to serve my country in a different manner. when this is all over, i'm going to sit down and figure my next plan. i plan on serving my country. >> al jazeera, the pentagon. >> thanks for watching. the news continues next live from doha. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >>> hello and welcome to the news hour. i'm in doha with the top stories on al jazeera. >> i believe that this is as we said from the very beginning a very important first step forward. >> europe signs a $2 billion deal with african leaders to try to stop the flow of desperate people. >>> kurdish forces launch an offensive to retake sinjar

. >> it's the third report in just under a month of a voyeur on campus at the university of maryland. this time a student says hekp a cell phone recording him inside a men's bathroom. the song was removed and whoever it was took off. two similar incidents in women's restrooms last month. the school told the "washington post" they do not believe these cases are related. >> here at the live desk, we're hearing new revelations about the police officer who staged his own suicide. he tried to hire a hit man. we're getting reaction from the woman who was the target. >> it's a very scary thought that an officer who is sworn to uphold the law would even attempt to think to do something like that to an administrator. >> ann marrin is this village administrator for fox lake, illinois. a few months before he killed himself,let gliniewicz tried to set up a hit on a high ranking gang member and wanted to kill her because she was looking into the books he was embezzling her. and he said he could transplant something to derail the audit. and he shot himself but set it up to look like he died in the

temperatures >> pam :it is being called the most important planet ever found scientists from the university of maryland32-b. closely resembles earth. it circles this red star. seen the planet is slightly wider and more massive than earth. and lies about 39- light-years away. however. the coolest part of the atmosphere measures between 450- to 500- degrees. while the planet is too hot for life. it is still cool enough to have a thick atmosphere like venus. a reminder. be sure to tune in to "the backstory." we turn the cameras on ourselves to show you what it's like behind the scenes at kron 4. this sunday. we go behind the scenes with stanley roberts and his recent medical scare. >>:the morning he had the stroke we had a phone call and it came to me saying that he was going to the hospital and that he probably had a stroke i call the person back and was confirming it >>:i was stunned and everybody was >>:i couldn't even write the word "through" and then my brain finally got together and i was able to ride it everybody thought was a joke, but i did have a stroke >> pam :the backstory continues this sunda

. >>> new at 11:00, the university of maryland is rolling out a high-tech way for students to feel saver on campus. the umd guardian app you can text a tip to police or make an emergency call. if you make an emergency call, dispatch can automatically pinpoint your location. it is a specific version of the rave guardian app. once you download the rave app, use your umd account to get the school's version. >>> more on that secret service officer trying to solicit sex with an undercover agent posing as a 14-year-old girl. court filings today show lee moore did in fact have contact with two actual underage girls online in addition to that undercover officer. he ae's accused of exchanging obscene pictures and texts with them including when on duty at the white house. detectives later found a small arsenal of weapons at his home including military assault style rif rifles, many loaded and unsecure. prosecutors want him to remain in prison until his trial. >>> you may be planning a trip to the outlet stores to shop for the holidays. are you really saving as much as you think you are? erika gonz