brian rolston that he showed yeah right wilkins got sense also kind of rolled and she winds rose the ferrari wilkins is you know the most been going forward on the plot is kind of one of the most but knowing seminole from the tone of it as well he just kind of just didn't really exactly throw the ball referee like he's supposedly dead but so then we would go. hey gary lineker for you about that paul and. support is all men who said roy you stall to don't worry trysting you're going to put pressure on you that's always pressure you always put pressure on yourself but i kind of like those moments. you know like to be under pressure like the big moment so i just went into the game first really do i was playing i just really wanted to know the god i remember these team to our should be. before the game in the morning of the game normally there quite long before the polling kind of goes all in together and yet these customary clipboard on the side and he said boys he said i can give you all the permutations of ife we can win if we draw or if we had this and that but you know what you've g

brian robson did he showed yeah right wilkins got sent off and kind of rolled joints roche's of the right wilkins's you know the most been going for it all around the plot is kind of one of the most but knowing standing there alternate throwing him in as well he just kind of just didn't really exactly throw the ball we supposedly did but so then we would go. hey gary lineker for you about that paul and. supporters all men who said roy you stall to don't worry trysting you're going to put pressure on you that's always pressure you always put pressure on yourself but i kind of like those moments of oh is you know a lot like to be under pressure like the big moment so i just went into the game first really dollars plan i just really wanted to know the guy i remember these team to our city. before the game in the morning of the game normally there quite long before the polling and he goes all in together any of these customary clipboard on the side and he said boys he said i can give you all the permutations of i if we don't win if we draw or if we had this and that but you know what you've g

in blade ends burg, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> boy, how can that still happen? thank you, tracee. >>> this just in, now. we have learned the director has been fired. the news comes after tracee wilkins reported on deplorable conditions at the family crisis center at prince george's county. they said there were problems with mold and mice and no heat. executive director sophie ford told news4 the shelter was fine. after our story aired, county officials went there and they inspected the shelter and told us they disagreed with ford and she has now been terminated. >> another federal government shut down has been averted for now. pres stop-gap spending bill in the oval office this morning. it will keep the government running through january 19th. the $4.6 billion measure will also fund missile defense programs and pay for repairs to navy destroyers damaged in collisions over the summer. >>> an important reminder about your health care coverage. this afternoon, if you live in maryland and you use the affordable care act, you have until midnight to complete your enro

doctors carry out three operations on venellope wilkins to correct the rare condition that is usuallyatal — her parents say she's a realfighter. if you short —— saw now from where she first is, to what i done, it is a miracle. —— what they've done. good morning, it's wednesday 13th december. also this morning, a shock defeat for donald trump's favoured candidate in a senatorial election — as the democrats claim victory in alabama for the first time in 25 years. energy bills and the price of fuel look set to rise this christmas because of problems with the supply of oil and gas. i'll be taking a closer look later. good morning. burnley enter the champions league spots as they go fourth with a late win at home to stoke city. is this the droid they're looking for? the princesjoin big names and fans for the premier of the latest star wars film. i think it isjust a i think it is just a cracking good story. swashbuckling, goodies versus baddies, that is what makes it so great. and matt has the weather. good morning. first, our main story. a baby girl, born with her heart outside her body, h

tracee wilkins takes us into the classroom to see how it works. >> think positive. >> this is math and class at an elementary schoo upper marlboro. >> we asked the poetry cafe for my two science and math classes -- >> when it's time to present the fraction homework. numerator and the dee no, ma'am ray tore. >> good work. >> prince george's county school system is integrating art into learning. >> before we started doing the music, it was boring. i didn't really understand it. we just reading out of a book. now that i put the music to it, i understand it more. >> what are parents saying about this? >> art integration has grown from 15 to 73 schools in four years. >> teenager coming home excited about learning and that's really what we want to create. >> instead of just reading about hurricanes -- >> strong wind and heavy rain. >> these students become the hurricane. it's a lesson they don't forget. >> it's usually in the water, then it goes a class like this meant retraining teachers. >> we had so much fun learning how to make learning fun for them. >> clearly, the students aren't the o

in brent worth, i'm tracee wilkins.s 4. >>> news 4 is committed to helping families find help from domestic violence. we call it safe at home and we have a list of stories and resources that can help. head to the nbc washington app and search safe at home. >>> it is now coming up on 4:26. i'm heading over to the live desk to bring you the latest on an amtrak derailment. news 4 continues right now with aaron and eun. >>> that breaking news, new information surrounding a deadly amtrak derailment in the data recorder. >> on the brink of an overhaul. we're keeping an eye on congress as lawmakers are approving a sweeping tax reform, including what it means to your pockets. >>> rats, what it could mean for a -- >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. more reason to get those things. >> i don't doubt it. i was in a news truck and we had a fire in the engine. it was a rat's nest. >> see? i'm telling you. >> that's not a lie either. >> i would have to run screaming from that area. never come back. >> oh, yeah. >> next thing y

the reverend rose hudson wilkins has lived an extraordinary life.er a tough start in jamaica, she knew that she wanted to be a reverend from a very young age. she moved to england where she steadily climbed toward the pinnacle of power. she is now chaplain to the speaker of the british parliament, and she's the first black woman to hold that position. she's also a chaplain to the queen. her incredible story is about overcoming poverty and prejudice and sexism. a triple whammy that defines her and her ministry. reverend rose, welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> so reverend rose, you grew up in jamaica. and you actually have a sad, sad start to your story whereby you talk about being abandoned by your mother at the age of 2. what happened? >> well, i don't know that i would have called it being abandoned, but she wasn't there. it was at the time in the early '60s when a lot of adults were leaving for the united kingdom. so my mother happened to be one of those who left for the uk. >> she skam came to work? >> she came here to work, yes. i knew sh

brian robson did he showed yeah right wilkins got sent off and kind of rolled and she winds rose the board of the right wilkins is the most been going for it all around the plot is kind of one of the most but knowing seminole from the tone of it as well he just kind of just didn't really exactly throw the ball referee like we supposedly did but so then we would go. hey did gary lineker feel about paul and. supports all men who said roy you stall to don't worry trysting you're going to put pressure on you that's always pressure you always put pressure on yourself but i kind of like those moments. you know like to be under pressure like the big moment so i just went into the game first really do i was playing i just really wanted to know the god i remember these team to our should be. before the game in the morning of the game normally they're quite long before the polling kind of goes all in together and yet these customers clipboard on the side and he said boys he said i can give you all the permutations of ife we can win if we draw or if we had this and that but you know what you've

i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news4, the victim speaks out. >> i said, who are you?doing in hater john mccain called it wone of the most pristine and beautiful parts of the world. now donald trump and republican leaders have a tax scheme that will put it up for sale. why? to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations. it's a bad deal. the top 1% get a tax cut. we pay the price. tell representative comstock, don't sell our wild lands to give billionaires a tax cut. >>> well, before we get to the snow drama that may be approaching this weekend -- >> will there be drama? >> when you say snow in this area, it's immediate drama. >> uh-huh, it is. but before then we have some >> yeah, our high temperature tomorrow 62 degrees, and by wednesday we are only warming into the 40s. so, tracking a big temperature drop and in addition to that, some rain to contend with tomorrow for the second half of your tuesday. so, take a look at your weather headlines. ra

i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news4, some people who live near this roadway mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow. but after an electrical fire from faulty wiring, mary's vintage clothing and designer shoe collection were ruined. luckily, the geico insurance agency had recently helped mary with renters insurance, and she got a totally fab replacement wardrobe at bloomingdale's. mary was inspired to start her own fashion line, exclusively for little lambs. visit geico.com and see how affordable renters insurance can be. >>> well, it is a messy tuesday out there, and then we have some interesting weather coming in. looks like from the radar it will be sticking around for a while. >> we'll have rain for the evening hours. the good news, tomorrow morning before any of us are up, the rain will be out of here. >> so we can sleep through it, good. >> that

i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news4, next steps. >> plus a mean ones on twitter. president trump lashes out at one of his most outspoken critics as senator gillibrand calls on him to resign amid allegations of sexual misconduct. >> plus the battle for alabama, polls close at 8:00 p.m., and that race for senate is still too close to call. a live report coming up in ten minutes. >> but first, a toddler is safe tonight after wandering away from home in the cold. she was found on chillum place northeast. police tracked down her mother who said she was sleeping when the little girl got out. no charges will be filed. >> it is a good thing she is home and warm tonight because our big story tonight is the bitter cold that is coming in. temperatures now dropping. wind chills already in the teens in some places. >> and doug is tracking it all from our storm center. doug? >> yeah, guys, a little bit of difference here. a big difference from where we were a couple hours ago. it already feels 20 degrees colder in some locations, 30 degrees that cold air moving in. this is the

atjust three weeks old little vanellope wilkins has already undergone three operations at glenfield hospitalleicester but she is doing well. she came out kicking and screaming. and then she gave the surgeons aggro. over a hundred under—performing schools are continuing to fail their pupils year after year despite money and outside help. a new report by the chief schools inspector has revealed. we ask her why and what needs to change. it means their life chances are uncertain. it doesn't mean that everybody‘s life is written off, but it means many of them will have a less good experience than they should which will knock on all the way through, in their educating, after school in their careers, so it's really, really important that we make sure everybody gets the best school education they can. he's 26, he's from aldershot and he's been officially named as the world's highest earning youtuber. he raked in a cool £12 million in the last year and has over 16 million subscribers. but some are sniffy about his success. we'll ask him what he thinks about that at 9.45am. hello and welcome to the pr

i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news4, the victim in this case tells me that what shocked her mo are thste >>> chopper4 still monitoring the road this afternoon. we're getting a look at what the impact of this new express lane toll system is going to be having on alternative routes. look at this. this is a live look at route 50 at the beltway. it's possible that people may be avoiding the new toll lanes on 66 and they're using route 50 instead and that's why you see all those brake lietghts and headlights. that's the we'll keep you up to date on developments there. >>> tonight a story you'll see only on news4 about a retired federal worker and well known community activist in capitol heights. >> that woman is the victim of a burglary. her home broken into by teenagers. one of them was on probation at the time. our prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins is explaining how the woman is worried the juvenile justice system is a revolving door. >> i said, lord, somebody is in this house. >> report

the news comes after tracee wilkins reported on deplorable conditions at the family crisis center of prince george's county. something the director sophie ford denied. >> reporter: you think the food is fine, the room temperature is fine, interest isn't a mold issue, that's what you're saying? >> that is what i'm saying. >> after our story aired, county officials inspected the shelter and told us they found concerns leading to ford's termination. >> only on news4 this evening, a man busted for a brazen crime. accused of stealing from teachers' purses in classrooms during the school day. police tell us the man targeted schools in both montgomery and prince george's countys. as our county bureau chief tracee wilkins reports, it is >> reporter: this is video you will see only on news4. nakeem is in custody. blade enz berg police, the lead agency in the case say he was caught wandering the hallways of private and public schools in prince george's county on a mission to find teachers' purses. >> he'd walk around the schools, enter classrooms that were unoccupied at the time. he would stea

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i'm tracee wilkins.4, art integration in the prince george's county school system. >> and we're tracking some chilly changes in our weather. >> doug's holiday lights coming to you from the brightest neighborhood in town. doug? >> oh, this neighborhood is awesome. we brought storm team4 4-by-4, the peaco houses, seven of them, all lit up. and your chances for snow. those chances continue to go up. you can't >>> the opening ceremony for the 2018 olympic games in pyeongchang is february 9, coming soon. but tonight there are questions about whether team usa will be there. the confusion started on wednesday when u.n. ambassador nikki haley cast doubt on whether american athletes would attend due to increasing tensions on the korean peninsula. then today white house press secretary sarah sanders told reporters no official decision has been made. later on she tweeted the u.s. looks forward to participating in the winter olympics. >> an important traffic alert connected to a police investigation that we told you

i'm tracee wilkins.se women are describing terrible living conditions inside of one of prince george's county's shelters. >> we continue to follow the breaking news, a search for answers after a train plunges off the tracks and onto the z2m7ez z16fz y2m7ey y16fy "what if" more of the came from renewable resources? "what if" the electric grid could detect, fix and even prevent power outages? "what if" our grid were less vulnerable and more secure? "what if" all these "what if"s became a reality? well, they are. at dominion energy, we're completely transforming our power grid and the way we think of energy... ...to move from "what if" to "what's next." dominion energy. >>> no heat, mold on the food, mice on the floor. women who escaped abusive relationships say the place of refuge is making them victims all over again. >> this is pretty unbelievable. our bureau chief tracee wilkins talked to some of the women about the conditions inside the family crisis center in prince george's county. what did they tell

. >> i'm tracee wilkin one year since mgm harbor opened its doors. they are already planning an expansion. we're going to take a looat how thk e hey! yeah!? i switched to geico and got more! more savings on car insurance!? they helped with homeowners, too! ok! plus motorcycle, boat and rv insurance! geico's got you covered! like a blanket! houston? you seeing this? geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. >>> there were years of bitter debates and valid concerns as the state of maryland braced for its sixth casino. the first in prince george's county. now one year later mgm is not only thriving, it's expanding. our bureau chief tracee wilkins checks in to see if the casino is indeed a safe bet. >> reporter: it was predicted to be a traffic nightmare with violent crime spilling into the community. one year later, that doesn't seem to be the case. grown. gees. but, yeah, pretty impressive to say the least. >> you come around the beltway and see the big building. it really changes the sky line. >> it's beautiful, awesome. >

brian robson did he showed yeah right wilkins got sent off and kind of rolled and she winds rose a beautiful red light wilkins is the most been knowing for sure on the plot is going to be one of the most but knowing seminole from the tone of it as well he just kind of didn't really exactly throw the ball referee like we supposedly did but so then we all of a sudden we got. gary lineker feel about paul and. supports all men who said roy you stall to don't worry you're going to put pressure on you that's always pressure you always put pressure on yourself but i kind of like those more subtle is you know a lot like to be under pressure like the big moment so i just went into the game first really dollars plan and i just really wanted to know the guy i remember these team to our should be. before the game in the morning of the game normally they're quite long before the polling kind of goes all in together and yet these customers put board on the side and he said he said i can give you all the permutations of i if we don't win if we draw or if with ace and you know what you've got a day he's got

news4's tracee wilkins is live at the casino tonight.ion from visitors and residents out there. hey, tracee, what are you hearing? >> reporter: hey, leon. what i'm hearing is that people are really excited about what mgm casino has been able to bring here to prince george's county. take a look at the number on your screen. nearly $600 million has been generated by mgm national harbor since it opened, and you take a look down here, you see that is a replica of mgm it just goes to show they feel this is a pretty sweet anniversary. >>> one year of gaming in prince george's county and -- >> i can't believe how much it's grown. yeah, pretty impressive to say the least. >> come around the beltway, you see that big building. really changed the sky line. >> scene is awesome, absolutely beautiful. >> reporter: mgm harbor is big. how big? >> the casino is larger than the lottery business. >> reporter: it reported 200 million in its third quarter, giving prince george's county an additional $32 million in tax revenue. >> we have roughly 3700 employ

doctors carry out three operations on venellope wilkins to correct the rare condition that is usuallyay she's a realfighter. if you short —— saw now from where she first is, to what i done, it is a miracle. —— what they've done. good morning, it's wednesday 13th december. also this morning, a shock defeat for donald trump's favoured candidate in a senatorial election — as the democrats claim victory

in annapolis, tracee wilkins, news4. >>> epilepsy affects hundreds of thousands of people each year inthis country. genetics or a bra i there are treatments offering some new hope. doreen gentzler has more. doreen? >> reporter: epilepsy is a chronic condition and requires medicati medication and surgery but it's changing the life of a teenager who believes she might never have gotten better. >> i can't do everything everyone else can do. >> reporter: 16-year-old sabrina had her first seizure two years ago. >> i woke up and everyone was surrounding me. i lost control of my body. >> reporter: she had another zeez s seizure four days later. it's typically diagnosed when a patient has had two or more seizures. in and of itself, epilepsy is ot and severely impact your life. >> she would have four or five a day as we were trying to figure out the right medication for her. at one time she had a seizure where she fell out of bed and gave herself a concussion. >> reporter: the part of sabrina's brain causing the seizure was inoperable, coming from the frontal cortex which controls, among other

bureau chief tracee wilkins joins us live to tell us why a former employee is so concerned about this tracee? >> reporter: we spoke with women who livedin we talked with a former employee who says that is the inside of the shelter. and now we have talked with county officials who have seen it for themselves and they are saying they want it fixed. >> getting sick often. me and my children have a stomach ache and i'm not sure if it's because of the food or mold in there. >> reporter: mold on the walls, broken vents and moldy food. these are just some of the complaints i heard from women living inside prince george's county only shelter for domestic violence shelters. >> the stuff that they are saying is true. the pictures are accurate. >> reporter: family crisis center is the shelter. this woman says she was shocked to hear the executive director of the shelter deny that these pictures came from inside the shelter. >> you know for certain they are inside our facility? >> roo >> reporter: kiana was fired last month and says she's worried about the women there. >> now they are victims bei

tracee wilkins went to aannapolis fannapolis for answers. >> the progress on the graduation rates isll fake. >> it was not all fake at all. >> reporter: governor larry hogan didn't hold back his frustration when discussing grade tampering revealed in an audit of the prince george's county school system. >> they either knew or didn't know and either way it's either corrupt or incompetent. >> reporter: more than 5,000 students had their grades changed and it's unclear if many were qualified to receive dip diplomas. >> some kids and passing them when they shouldn't. they received a good education because they graduated them when they did not have the ability to graduate. >> and i just have to say that i disagree with that opinion. >> it's not an opinion. these are a finding of fact by the state board of ed. >> reporter: maryland called for a state board of education to testify before the state board of public works. it needed to validate the nearly $500,000 spent by the state investigating grade tampering. >> i'll tell you, more state intervention is necessary. >> reporter: edward burro

tracee wilkins, news4. >>> a house vote that would keep a government running has been postponed untiltomorrow. gop leaders say they want more time to iron out disputes within their own party and across as of right now, the federal government will shut down at midnight on friday if a short-term spending bill is not passed. during a cabinet meeting, president trump says a shutdown could, quote, happen. now that has got lots of people happening. whur's taylor thomas is here with today's "talk around town." the republicans are going to need some help from democrats to get the 60 votes they need to pass. what are your listeners saying? >> this is the worgs is st time talk about not having money. whether you're celebrating or having family in here, you're counting on that money. and our listeners are calling in and saying this to us. >> i have family and friends who are in single-family without a check until congress figures it out. historically, they have paid the money back but it's not a guarantee and that's creating a lot of anxiety. it's christmastime. bills have to be paid. >> reporte

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in lanham, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> an awful scene in silver spring. a man shot and killed his elderly mother and then killed himself. now police in montgomery county are trying to figure out why. they found them in fenwick lane. derrick? >>or something like this actually happened here last night. even more shocked to learn the circumstances. they have identified both the suspect and the victim. the suspect is the son, 61-year-old garvey of bethesda and his mother of bethesda. police were called at 8:45 last night for the report of an assault. when they got here they found the son dead from the gunshot wound. they searched the apartment on second avenue in fenwick lane. they found the mother as well. they were alerted to this after relatives of the two had called to express their concern over the welfare of both of those people. again, we don't know the circumstances around this, but as we hear from someone who knew the victim, she was a matronly figure in the neighborhood who would often be seen around this neighborhood. >> it may have been some weeks

maxwell will sit down with our bureau chief, tracee wilkins later today to talk about his new report.ll be a sad holiday for the family of a doctor and his daughter who died in a plane crash. >> they were killed on their way to frederick, maryland after their plane crashed in oldenburg indiana. he picked up his daughter in kansas and was headed back home. the plane had instrument problems. she taught. >>> we're working to learn more about how this car ended up crashing into this home. take a look at the video here. what we know is that house is on carrie place in upper marlboro. no word on whether anyone was injured there. stick with us for updates. >>> the trial of a former transit officer ended with a guilty verdict. prosecutors say nicholas young tried to provide financial support to the terror group through give cards. young was arrested last year after giving the cards to an undercover fbi agent. he will be sentenced in february and faces up to 60 years in prison. >>> washington redskins safety su'a cravens threatens to sue the loudoun county sheriff's office. >> he says he was r

in northwest, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. bethesda teenager. we sent you a breaking news alert after the medical examiner revealed navid sepehri died from acute alcohol poisoning, complicated by drowning and hypothermia. the 17-year-old walt whitman high school senior went missing after a house party. his father pulled him from a nearby creek the next day. montgomery county has been trying to crackdown on under age liquor sales. records obtained by the news4 i-team show the county has not been able to eliminate those sales. scott macfarlane is in our newsroom to explain. scott? >> yeah, jim, good evening. montgomery county conducts regular compliance checks at its own government-run liquor stores and at the dozens of beer and wine restaurants and shops in the county. the news4 i-team joined along for some pliens checks using a teenage volunteer attempting to make the alcohol purchases. we watched as staff at some of those businesses failed to a county records obtained by the i-team and requests showed 22% of businesses that were checked in 2017

reporting live, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you all in the studio. >> tracee, thank you. >>> flags in maryland flying at half staff today to remember two fallen heroes killed in rockville. fbi special agent carlos wolf seen in that photo with his family, crashed his i-270 friday night. a deputy pulled over to help him and both were hit by a car. he was a fire fighter in rockville. he started volunteering when he was 16 years old. governor larry hogan said both men showed selfless dedication to the community. >> in just more than 12 hours, polls open in a dramatic too close to call senate race in m alabama. roy moore facing allegations of sexual misconduct hope to keep the seat in republican hands. today he is getting robe owe call support from president trump. doug jones is hoping to become the first democrat elected to the senate in more than 20 years from alabama. president obama issued robe owe calls on jones' behalf. be sure to join news4 tomorrow for complete coverage from alabama. >> 18 days, that's the critical w

in suitland, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> virginia voters went to the polls about a little more than six weeks ago, but now the winner of the house race that will decide the balance of power in richmond is going to be selected at random. after a recount, and a court battle, the democrat and republican in the race for the 94th district seat, which is in newport news down in tide water, each have 11,608 votes. next week their names will be printed onto pieces of paper, put into a bowl, and an election board member will be pulling out that name and that person will then be declared the winner. but it may not end there. the loser has the ability to request a so, we want to know what you think of this. do you think it's a fair method to find the winner? taking a look at our nbc washington survey, most of you, 51% say that's crazy. >> new recount or new bowl. >>> by now you probably heard the news that today is the last day at news4 for our dean of washington politics. the one and only tom sherwood. he has covered this city and our region for decades, folks, and he knows politics inside an

in bladensburg, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> now to a story you saw first on 4. the executive director of a shelter for victims of the news comes just days after our tracee wilkins reported on deplorable conditions at the family crisis center of prince george's county. some women living at that shelter told us there were problems with mold and mice and no heat. executive director sophie ford told news4 the shelter was fine. after our story aired, county inofficials inspected the shelter. they disagreed. she has now been terminated. >>> president trump signing a law designed to change how you are taxed. republicans helping him cap off the year with a big victory. the fight is far from over. nbc's edward lawrence joins us live from capitol hill. edward, after a rough year, the president looked pretty happy as he left town today. >> jim, i can tell you he was glowing as he signed this bill, the tax bill into law. he says that this bill is the most important one that he has signed of his presidency. >> reporter: president trump signed into law the $1.5 trillion tax o

here's prince george's county's bureau chief tracee wilkins with what he plans to outline tonight. >> there is no company, there is no district in this country that isn't setting metrics and saying, we're going to seek these goals. nobody said cheat to get there. >> reporter: dr. kevin maxwell leader of the prince george's county public school sis is hoping to convince parents and the state that he has control of the school system. this after a state audit found more than 5,000 students graduated last year without proof they met graduation requirements. >>> were the people purposely doing the wrong thing, did you find that? >> i would say that work is not complete yet. i would say it is in progress. >> reporter: according to the audit the school system last monitoring does not adhere to policy. has poor grading and irregularities. he presented solutions to the parents and the school board. >> we limited the number of grade change managers that we have, and we've instituted some visits by central office staff and others to go into schools and sort of spot-check records. >> reporter: do

reporting live in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> scott macfarlane at the live desk. breaking news, some rather remarkable landmark political news. the balance of power in virginia government has just swung. the house of delegates has gone from republican control to a 50/50 split. that's because the balance of power and the vote in a recount in the flipped from republican to democrat. they were doing a recount in newport news. the democrat shelley simons was down 10 votes this morning. she just took the lead by one vote in the final return to the recount. moving to house of delegates from a 51/49 republican balance to a 50/50 split. shelley simons winning by one vote, virginia democrats say, which means virginia's government has swung in power by a measure of just one vote. at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >> boy, you heard the term razor thin margin before. that's a razor thin margin. >> yes, thinner than that. >> that's amazing. thank you, scott. >>> all right. let's go back into the way back machine. where were you eight years ago today? >> frankly i don't r

in suitland, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> boy, that kid, what a positive spirit. >> i'll say. >> it'sail biting race proving every vote does count. >> the crucial state legislative seat in virginia will be decided by a name pulled out of a bowl. tom sherwood joins us with what's at stake. >> a woman allegedly attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend. she said she can't believe her precious baby girl is alive. >> we are in prince george and we'd like you to be part of ours.. so our chevy employee discount is now available to everyone. you pay what we pay. and not a cent more. we're so happy to share this with you. it's our way of saying happy holidays. and welcome to the family... the chevy family. use your employee discount for everyone to get forty-five hundred dollars below msrp on this 2018 chevy equinox. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >>> now to the most unusual local election results we've ever seen. >> what happens next could determine who controls virginia's house of delegates. we have updates on the two races still being contested. democrats are still pushing for

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in lanham, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> a former masseuse admits to clients and must now register as a sex offender. he entered a plea today in d.c. court. he faces up to five years in prison. today he admitted to assaulting two female customers at the massage envy here in tenleytown, and assaulting another woman at a massage studio in dupont circle. the news4 i-team getting results weeks before the legislature convenes for 2018. a key committee has formally approved plans for new legislation to better protect children. >> the action comes after a series of reports by scott macfarlane about teachers accused of abusing their students. scott, what's new on this? >> jim and doreen, our slipping through the cracks investigation earlier this year revealed virginia's current laws could leave children vulnerable to predators who work inside schools. now, key members of the state legislature are proposing formal changes. this comer the news4 i-team revealed an arlington county case child found an elementary school teacher had engaged in sex abuse against a third grade girl. the teachers has

bureau chief tracee wilkins tells us about it. >> reporter: you see these cars after they're in these> reporter: people who travel 210 indian head highway know it's a dangerous road t and he makes a living repairing the cars that wreck here. >> most of them are just like front-end damage, side damage, back damage, things like that. >> reporter: people can't drive on this road. >> exactly. >> reporter: indian head highway averages six fatalities per year, according to the prince george's county police department. aaa calls it the deadliest roadway in maryland. and now some local community groups believe adding speed cameras can fix the problem. >> we're not trying to put in speed traps. we're trying to save lives. >> reporter: and they helped to craft proposed legislation that will alter state law so cameras can go along this highway but they need the prince george's county house delegation to pass it first. >> if the delegation supports it, it should pass in annapolis. >> will speed cameras really solve the prosch here? >> reporter: although aaa believes something needs to be done to

tracee wilkins, news4. >> thank you, tracee.s has until midnight to reach a spending deal to avoid a government closure over the holidays. democrats are using their leverage to push for a deal to protect the undocumented immigrants known as the dreamers. senate minority leader chuck schumer told reporters today he about the negotiations. >> the wave of sexual harassment complaints that have rocked the nation now causing changes here in the district. news4's tom sherwood has more on what the mayor is ordering, all 30,000 d.c. government workers, to do. >> hi. >> reporter: mayor muriel bowser attending meetings at the city's emergency management offices in southeast after her mayor's order, directing all city government workers take anti-sexual harassment classes and beefing up action on any complaints. >> we are going to appoint at every agency eeo or hr director that knows how to immediately investigate an incident. >> reporter: the nation has seen an increasing number of sexual harassment cases involving the famous and not so f

in lanham, tracee wilkins, news4. >> police tell us his elderly mother and then killed himself. her apartment on fenwick lane is a crime scene. derrick ward is there with offer certificates who were first alerted to this family tragedy. derrick? >> reporter: well, you know, once people learn what happened here last night, they are really having a hard time understanding it. of course, they did know something was going on by the heavy police presence, but when they found out exactly what it was, they are indeed shocked at what happened here last night. >>> shock resonates through this apartment building at the intersection of fenwick lane and second avenue in silver spring. at about 8:45 last night, police responded to the report of an assault and they found 61-year-old garvey dyer and his mother rose dyer in a seventh floor apartment. both had been shot and both were dead. they determined that garvey shot his mother and then turned the gun on himself. neighbors say the victim was a constant presence in this community. >> i seen her off even on the shuttle bus when she'd be going

he spoke only to news4's tracee wilkins. >> reporter: 11-year-old [ inaudible ] spending time at the home of his neighbor. his dad's good friend in suitland. >> my son and him, they do just about everything together. >> reporter: that's why mark herring was so surprised by the call he received from that friend on december 5th. >> my good buddy, my neighbor actually picked up the phone and shot caleb and, um, i'm taking him to the hospital. >> reporter: outside children's national medical center, mark talked about how his 33-year-old friend and purple heart recipient quickly jumped into action. >> he just did everything he could possibly do from a military mind frame and got him to -- got him to andrews. >> reporter: that was the beginning of numerous heart, lung and neurosurgeries and multiple hospitals. and now at children's. caleb is doing better and ready to work on healing the relationship with the man he loves. the family friend who accidentally shot him. >> they had a little chat, you know, talked about the injury, talked about where to go from here on. my son and him is so clo

. >> our bureau chief tracee wilkins first brought you this story last week. she was in court today and spoke to two of the victims. >> it's very devastating to think that you can't be safe in your home. >> reporter: these two crime victims are comparing notes. >> i was in my bed sleep with my bedroom door open. >> reporter: both were burglarized by two 16-year-olds who broke into their home, stole their car keys and took their cars. it happened twice to this woman who does not want to be identified. >> stole one of my cars, and then came back that afternoon and stole the other car. >> reporter: these two victims met in court as the teens charged in tas sentenced. we first told you last week how 75-year-old daisy came face to face with one of them in her home. then her neighbor's security camera caught them driving off in her car which was later recovered when the suspects were arrested at a gas station. the other victim was not as lucky. >> the first car has not been found. the second car was totalled. >> reporter: and there are more victims. >> there are at

reportling live, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you all in the studio. >> all right, thank you, tracee. >>> now, to the unacceptable mess in atlanta. after a power failure yesterday at the world's busiest airport. >> the lights went out in georgia, right? remember that song? right now airlines are playing t reschedule thousands of passengers. today alone more than 400 flights were canceled at hartsfield-jackson airport. nearly four dozen flights were delayed. overall the outage affected around 30,000 people at one of the busiest times of the year a week before the christmas holiday. many of those people right here in our area. there were long lines at reagan national airport as passengers tried to rebook their flights. we also talked with people who waited for more than four hours on the phone. one man broke out the violin to cheer passengers trying to sort through all the confusion. >> i was on a family vacation and we have to deal with this. >> reporter: what's this been like? >> stressful, beyond stressful. i just want t

in northwest, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> wow. developing now in baltimore, police say a murder suspect put the entire city in jeopardy after leading police on a wild chase. all while shooting randomly at people on the street and this happening while city schools were being let out early because of the snow. now, you can see this massive police presence where the chase ended today. baltimore police say the man shot at five people, including officers while that chase was going on. he shot two men, one may not survive. and another man had a heart attack during the chaos. the suspect is now in custody. >> right now, two people are wanted for an armored truck robbery at a bank of america in prince george's county. going to get straight to darcy spencer who is in beltsville with what happened and who police are looking for right now. darcy? >> reporter: erika, this is the bank of america right here behind me where this all played here at the atm. people are coming and going from the bank. it is back to business now. now, police are tel

prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins talks to students about what is working and what's not. >> reporter: yeah, you can see here this sign saying that the bus stop where lieutenant richard collins was killed as a memorial is one of things that's changed here. another thing that's changed, for the first time the university of maryland is keeping track of racial bias incidents reported to the university and here's what they are finding. >>> 27 incidents of racial bias and discrimination investigated this semester alone on the campus of the university of maryland. according to a new report, the university is releasing next week. >> i didn't know it was that high. kind of upsetting. >> reporter: this all comes after the may murder of second lieutenant richard collins, an african-american student from bowie state university stabbed and killed while visiting the university of maryland by a white umd student. the case is being tried as a hate crime. umd spokesman said the university is proactively dealing with race and racial bias. >> i don't know if you can say proactive becau

reporting live in national harbor, i'm tracee wilkins. you all in the studio. >> that's interesting. that is a beautiful christmas scene behind you. thank you, tracee. >> thank you, tracee. >> they are a fun and festive way to ring in the holiday season. >> a look at the tradition that transforms a local neighbood of work. i'm david culver. what is a historic house in fairfax county, the person is going to be doing that work, the first of its kind. a resident curator. he can live here rent free, but in exchange you've got to make this place up >>> a stunning work of art is finally complete, and ready to amaze you. the trinity dome mosaic is the final piece of the ceiling at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception in northeast, d.c. the mosaic is made up of more than 14 million pieces of glass. it shows the holy trinity and virgin mary ringed by saints and angels. it has the words of the creed. pope francis blessed this in 2015 when it was still under construction. >> almost anticipated as much as the macy's holida

i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> glad to see he's doing so well. he's a lucky little guy. >> you know that's right. >> first at 4:00, count down to a shut down. >> developing right now, the house is debating a plan that can keep the government open and a joyed a shut down days before christmas. we'll bring you up to speed on everything that's happening this afternoon. >> and another big story, your christmas forecast is jampacked. see holiday tradition in a whole new light. join in the joy of christmas town at busch gardens. with over 8 million twinkling lights. more than anywhere else in america. and celebrate with holiday shopping and shows. bring your family to busch gardens and you would even say it glows. christmas town. where christmas shines brightest. >>> now at 4:30, the mad dash is on. a live look here from chopper4 at university boulevard and the beltway. folks are leaving town heading home from work or heading out to finish up their

in brentwood, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> news4 is committed to helping violence situations. we call it safe at home. >> and we have a list of stories and resources that can help you. just head to our nbc washington app and search safe at home during the break. when we come back on news4 at 6:00 tonight, she worked behind the cameras for years, now she's front and center. sharing details about her alleged affair with matt lauer. why this former today show staffer is coming forward now. >> time is ticking, a closer look at the potential sticking points as another government shut down looms over our area. and, doug, what about the weather? >> well, we're tracking it for you. nice and warm today, a high of 56 in the city. we get even warmer than that tomorrow. could be a lot warmer on christmas day. i'm going to break it down for you. if you've got plans to travel, i've got that >>> here we are again, the spectre of a government shut down looming over washington once again. republicans are busy the first half of this w to cut a budget deal with democrats. government funding runs