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and the signs of the food giveaway are concerns for them. >> at some point, they see -- and that somebody has to do something about it. i dont understand it. we have shared it with v-dot and dpw and nothing changes. >> reporter: again, although no arrests occurred at the scene of the accident, d.c. police say the incident remains under investigation and again, all four women are expected to survive. and in maryland from mondays deadly crash that killed prince georges county police of...

panhandle, but the good news is nothing is expected to become severe. theyll all in the action as we move through the next hour but rain will pick up tonight along with a chance for patchy fog. look at these impressive rain totals. the upper northwest, about an inch of rain and over an injured brain in germantown. half an inch of rain in arlington at washington lee high school. how long will the rainy weather stick around and when will things began to improve? details in just a few min...

block of fairfax boulevard. this is video from the scene that just came into our newsroom. police are looking for the driver who they say did not stop. >> also this morning, police are trying to identify a would-be robber killed in a bizarre holdup when his plan literally backfired. a cab picked up a man at the largo station and drove him to bowie. the man then demanded money from the cabbie, then started to douse the cabbie with a flammable liquid. when he went to light that liquid, h...

im here. >> reporter: ryan promised seniors a mitt romney white house would protect them from the hundreds of billions of dollars in medicare cuts. the republicans claim is part of president obamas health care reform. >> medicare should not be used as a piggy bank for obamacare. it should be the promise that it made to our current seniors period end of story. [ applause ] >> reporter: ryan has called for a medicare overhaul. drafting the gop budget plan that would shift the entitlement...

in congress. this is the most partisan atmosphere i have ever seen. this is not uniting. this is dividing. >> reporter: ryan stuck to broad themes and did not mention medicare or romneys tax returns. issues that have dominated the campaign in recent days. instead, ryan turned the focus back on the economy. promising to cut taxes to create jobs. >> when we tax our job creators and our businesses at much higher tax rates than our foreign competitors tax theirs, they win, we lose. thats w...

talk a little redskins gearing up for the big game against the bears. >> brian and i kid about this because its just preseason, but these games have a little bit more importance just because its rg3 and its his first time out there and this game saturday night is a big one because all eyes will be on one robert griffin, iii as the skins travel to chicago to take on the bears. left tackle trent williams says hell play in chi town because if theres one thing this offensive line must do i...

dc-based organization. according to court documents, his parents informed the fbi special agents that corkins has strong opinions with respect to those he believes does not treat homosexuals in a fair manner. the judge granted the request for a mental health evaluation. hes being held without bond. the security guard is doing well tonight. today leo josons mother talked to him for the first time. derrick ward stopped by her house today and spoke with her. derrick? >> reporter: were l...

the family research councils headquarters. it happened around 10:45 this morning, police telling us an armed manmade negative comments about the organizations work. it opposes gay marriage and abortion rights before opening fire on the security guard. he has been identified as leo johnson. this is a photo of him taken to the hospital. johnson was shot in the arm yet helped others tackle the shooter. >> i would say the security guard is a hero as far as im concerned. he did not allow th...

the gunman. y that trying to discern his motive and depending on -- depending on his motive, that could be federal agent terrorism charges or assault with a deadly weapon, attempted murder. either way, its a serious charge and that is the latest from the scene. >> our team coverage continues with bob barnard live in herndon, virginia, where the suspects family lives. erstand corkin a car was searchd this afternoon? >> and that is right. >> some still photos to show you of the parking l...

he performed legally in virginia. sources tell nbc news he told the guard he was an intern. the guard became suspicious and asked him to open his backpack. >> he opened fire on the security guard. the security guard was struck, right now is receiving treatment. hes in stable condition. the security guard and others wrestled the suspect down to the ground. >> reporter: d.c. police and the fbi have not commented on his motivations, but sources tell news4 he had several pieces of promotio...