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WJLA ABC7 News At 4 November 17, 2016

63yearold Karen Osborne was walking down the driveway with her dog when she got in between a mother bear and three cubs. This happened at 9 00 last night. It was pitch black dark out here. That reported 200pound bear thrashed miss osborne onto the pavement here. At one point she managed to pick up her cell phone that was in her pocket and dial 911. Police on the scene in 15 minutes. The d. N. R. Set up overnight. When that didnt work, officers opted to shoot and euthanize the mother bear. It also used a nonlethal tranquilizer dart on one of her three cubs pictured here. They were relocated to a more rural area. But get back to her 911 call. Here is how the terrifying conversation started. Frederick county, 911. What is the address of the emergency . What attacked you . Bear. He is still here. Please help me. Please come now. Please come now. Sent someone now. He has broken my arms and my legs. I cant move. Im bleeding. Im going to die. Please hurry. We are sending help as san as possible. Oh, my god. Here he comes. My lord. Please dear god, no. Please dear hurry. Kevin that phone call went on for 12 minutes in total. Maryland d. N. R. Said it was formed in the 1920s and says this is the first bear attack on any of the files. Miss osborne is in the hospital with puncture wounds, broken arms and 80 stitches in total and she is expected to with all new at 5 00, an interview with her soninlaw. Kevin lewis, abc7 news. Jonathan thank you very much. Alison now breaking newts. Four dead in a home in stafford. Jonathan police are on the scene in Windsor Forest subdivision. Stephen tschida just got there. There appears to be no threat to others. What are Police Telling you this . This is a horrible discovery. Stephen that is all they are telling us. Very Little Information coming out of the crime scene active situation here in stafford county. We had video from above, from sky track 7 that showed how active the scene was. We know that the call came in this morning. We know that investigators found four bodies inside this home. We spoke with the neighbors. They say an older couple lived in this home or lives in this home with the adult son, his wife and the younger couples two children. The question now for the is dead inside that home. This is what one neighbor had to say when she discovered the scene today. I just brought the dogs for a walk and the next thing i see are cop cars and police tape. I didnt know what was going on. We knew nothing. Its complete shock. Now the mother, the older mother well known in this community. Well known in the homeowners association. O often seen gardening. Many people here knew or know that woman. Again, awaiting information here on how the individuals died and who among six people who lived in the home is dead. Also, investigators stressing there is no threat to the community. Reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. Jonathan all right. Thanks. This is something we are just getting in the newsroom. A former teacher at Cloverly Elementary School in Silver Police say three more students now accused him of sexual abuse. He has already been charged with fondling two 11yearold students. He has been rearrested. Michelle time is running out to share your best fall foliage pictures. Andre sent this to us by the potomac river. Its beautiful there in Upper Marlboro over the weekend. Send us your pictures to burst. Com wjla. Its not just because the leaves trees but because it is not going to be that warm outside much longer that we are urging you to send pictures as soon as you can. Stormwatch7 chief meteorologist doug hill has details about the big chill on the way. Doug a lot of leaves are blowing off the strees saturday and sunday because of a strong cold front. At the moment its delightful. Late afternoon sunshine. Clear skies. 61 in hagerstown, leesburg and fredericksburg. 62 in annapolis. Capital. Once the sun goes down at 4 53, the temperatures are dropping quickly. We are in the lower 60s. By 7 00 we are in the upper 40s. We slide to the midtoupper 30s in most areas by tomorrow morning. Through the they tomorrow, nothing but sunshine. Look at this. Late afternoon is near 70 degrees. By 4 00 tomorrow afternoon, ill be out at tysons. Christmas tree lighting. Big deal we do every year with the i heart radio. Santa will steve rudin will be here and ill be there and talk about what a Beautiful Day it was. Back to you. Alison looking forward to that. Thank you so much. The trump transition is picking up steam with Vice President elect mike pence on the hill as donald trump preparing for his new job. Hold backtoback high powered meetings from trump tower. We have when he might have the cabinet picks. Reporter the transition from Obama Administration to a president elect trump laying low in trump tower hosting nearly nonstop meetings. Today likely focused on foreign policy. With victims from South Carolina governor nikki haley, former secretary of state Henry Kissinger and he hosted Prime Minister abe from japan. The meetings continue but sources tell abc news its full of internal fighting and disarray, Something Team trump denies. We are wa schedule. Mike pence, also the man in charge of his Transition Team is back at the old stompings ground in washington. Its humbling to me to be back in a room i spent 12 years as a member of congress. Reporter snagging a selfie with Republican Congress members tweeting they are going to shake things up in washington. Well move an agenda that will rebuild the military. Revive the economy. He met with someone he considers a worthy adversary. Nancy pelosi. The under can democratic they the democratic leader in the house. You know the territory. President obamas final trip overseas as head of state is dominated by the question of trump and his readiness for office. If you are not serious about the job, then you wont be there very long. When asked when we would hear more about trumps cabinet the team said around thanksgiving. That is when the other newly elected pre first choices. Abc7 news. Jonathan part of the transition includes member of the president Obama Administration preparing for what comes after january 20. Ahead of that, james clapper, the director of the National Intelligence formally submitted his resignation. Clapper long planned to retire and he has been serving in the role since 2010. So when it comes to handling the upcoming trump presidency, students have protested what is more than a week now. Now School Officials across the area are starting to take a hard line stance when it comes to ditching class. Alison letters and emails are going out to parents and students to warn them of the consequences for the action so this is the subject of the abc7 instapoll today. Should students stop protesting . Jonathan very curious to hear what you have to say. Head to wjla. Com votenow. You can weigh in and the results show up at the bottom of the screen. Michelle lets read out the options to choose from. Yes, they have made a point. No, never stop. All right. Right now we go to Richard Reeve in frederick. Richard well, superintendents are calling for the staunts to stand students to stand down and calm down. Stay in school or face discipline. All this after at least three days of the street demonstrations we have been showing you. We have video for you here. Of course we have seen thousands of students on the protesting about the current political environment. They are not happy. Montgomery county, they have essentially said that you folks have to stay in school. We have a school to run and you have to do learning here. There is especially a concern because of a young sophomore, a trump supporter who is assaulted, allegedly by another student. Kicked, thrown to the ground. Injured in the head. His alleged assailant now faces assault charges. In frederick co physical stuff but there were verbal situations, students in a hall way shouting build a wall. The student the superintendent says it is important to express opinions but not to be abuseive or hurtful. Taking the passion and help the students direct it and learn how to participate in the conversations that are an essential part of what a democracy is about. Another student, muslim to remove her head scarf. Because she feared for her friends safety. Coming up at 5 00, we will hear about what parents think about all of this. In frederick, Richard Reeve, abc7 news. Michelle thank you. You can see all of our coverage of the trump transition and the protest in one place, just log on to the website wjla. Com. We have an update to a story we broke 234 ours ago 24 hours ago. E the middle of the campus. Three people were injured in the fire. Abc7 went digging into the food trucks history to see if it was up to code. Here is what q mccray found along with the cause of the fire. Q George Washington University Students wont forget this scene anytime soon. The falafel bus going up in smoke. Flames raging. Today only burn marks remain on the pavement what they call food truck row, h street. The time are still at the hospital. But they are expected to live. Two of them, a man and a woman, are in critical condition. Firefighters now say refueling caused the fire. The generator was filled while still open for business. That is illegal according to the city law. We caught other food trucks doing the same today. We did digging for violations. In d. C. The food trucks have to pass a safety check and health inspection. The falafel bus met bo through september 30, 2018. We gave its owner a call and left a message. For the students the falafel bus is gone, but definitely not forgatten. For not forgotten. They started a go fund me page for the owner. The goal was 5,000. They surpassed that. The goal now is 10,000. In foggy bottom, q mccray, abc7 news. Jonathan coming up next at abc7 news at 4 00 the city council that wants to make it legal to kill cats. Ratings in 2008, only a quarter of the seats we rated got the top rating. This year 48 out of 53 got the top rating. Alison a booster seat boost. The reason its easier for parents to pick the right seat for the kids. Michelle a little later, black friday is now a week away. 7 on your side with the online tools that will help announcer vo when you have type 2 diabetes theres a moment of truth. And now with victoza . A better moment of proof. Victoza . Lowers my a1c and blood sugar better than the leading branded pill, which didnt get me to my goal. Lowers my a1c better than the leading branded injectable. jim victoza . Lowers blood sugar in three ways. And while it isnt for weight loss, victoza . May help you lose some weight. 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Brianne im Brianne Carter at the live desk with breaking news regarding metro. Just getting word in the last ten minutes metro is working as of this afternoon to pull off of the 4,000 series rail cars from the system. Metro says there are 41 married pairs or 82 of those on the system. And they reliable of those six legacy fleets that are out there on the system right now. This is all amid a safety concern. The general manager saying that the accident being taken out of an abundance of caution. They believe that the risk hear is small. They say they the risk here is small. They are unwilling to take any safety concern. This is the speed and the distance between the trains or any resksh the risk the eight car trains on the system. They are beginning to pull them as of 3 30 this afternoon. They say in future you may see some of the 4,000 series rail cars cars in the center of a train. You currently see those with the 1,000 rail cars and you could see it in the future. They say the problem of the speed and the distance regarding some sort of risk with any collision, they do not see it when it is not the lead car in a train. So you could see them in the center cars of a we are continuing to follow breaking news. We will have more throughout the night. Back to you in the studio. Jonathan thanks. Big development. There are so many car booster seats out there, it is hard to know which is safest for the children. Michelle as of today its getting easier because the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released latest report on the lifesaving seats. Alison Lisa Fletcher has details. It can be complicated right now to pick out the best seat. Lisa there are so many on the market. Up. They are listening to the iihs and others and they are remodeling most booster seats to make them the safest that have been on the market. What used to be a confusing and a stressful choice for parents among the mix of safe and unsafe booster seats is now remarkably easier. When we first started ratings in 2008 only a quarter of the seats we rated got a top rating of best bet. Of the 503 got the rating. Lisa manufacturers have been listening to the recommendations and now more than 20 of the seats 90 of the seats have improved guide for the lap and shoulder belt that it properly positions the restraint on a child in the event of a crash. This greco seat is one of the best bet winners. For the lap belt we look for it to sit at the top of the shoulder, not riding up on the neck or the face. In the event of a crash, if the belt is on the childs stomach it can cause serious and fatal interim internal injuries. The problem with this costco seat. This is one of the two not recommended seats on the booster list this every year. I will show you what the problem is. The lap belt is too high up here on the belly. What we are looking for, for it to be flat across the th kids in the proper booster seats are 45 less likely to be injured in a crash that kids who are just wearing a seat belt alone. The Insurance Institutes best bet rating icon looks like this. Many of the manufacturers put it on their box. Go to the website, wjla. Com. We will link you to the iihs list of the best booster seat and the mobile app. They have the information handy when you are shopping. Thank you. Abc7 is on traffic watch. Jamie . Jamie a slow one. A lot of issues. We starting off on an accident in the inner loop in virginia with the left lane partially blocked. Heading north from tysons we have lowing here but its heavier we have slowing here but its heavier. This is partially blocking our lane, slowing us down significantly more than we would be. Here is a picture, just past this point. Video, actually. This is at bradley boulevard. You can see how congested we we still dont loosen up. We are on the brakes continuing to maryland. Big picture look, a lot of red. We are seeing heavy traffic in d. C. We will start with the crash. Alabama avenue at naylor road. All lanes completely blocked. This accident involving a pedestrian. We have a building fire closing down pennsylvania avenue southeast between 2nd and 3rd. You can use d street as an alternate. Live look at 395, passing by the pentagon. A lot of sun glare we are alison thank you. Take a look, the finishing touches are applied to the Ice Sculptures at an exhibit in belgium. Artists have been working on the sculptures for quite a while now. The theme of the exhibit is climate change. So the artists say they are carving pieces to raise awareness. One artist says his work will focus on wildlife affected by climbed change. The exhibit opens on saturday. And will be open until january. That is beautiful. Jonathan they have chil a while. That stuff would melt quick here. Alison right now. Doug a lot of things going on here. Well start with the big changes still in order. Mild the next couple of days and it will get cold. Maybe a few flurries. Get you started now with what we are dealing with around the area now. We look at live at the national harbor. Capital wheel spinning . Kind of. Looks good. Clear skies. 61 now at the Reagan National airport. Tomorrow at this time it might real deal. Unfortunately to go with the warmth, past couple of months, exceptionally dry. Now parts of the area are under a drought. Moderate drought. Officially now for part of the district. Arlington, fairfax, loudoun, montgomery county, howard and frederick county. More through Orange County and southwest. We have had not much rain here in the past couple of months. Since september 1, we are sitting at five inches below the average rainfall at washington dulles and the Reagan National. A little bit any showers in the forecast for next days wont do anything to lower it by much. The numbers tonight and the forecast continues. A trend of clear weather drops through the 50s and through the ohs overnight. On the surface we have mild air tomorrow. 70. Mild through the midday on saturday. Then it will change again. The big cold front we talk about moves in late saturday afternoon. That will drop the temperatures, give us gusty us. Highs in the mid40s. Strong gusty winds and a few snow flurries. Well, do you wonder what the Winter Weather is like here . How much snow . We are thinking about it, too. Tomorrow at 5 00 on abc7 news we will give you a Winter Weather outlook for upcoming

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