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WRC News4 At 5 July 23, 2014

Pete newsham is the assistant chief of police. I will say that the facts are horrific and scary i would think for families to have to deal with the set of circumstances that we have here. Reporter roberts just got out of jail last year. He was convicted of assaulting a 13yearold girl back in 2001. More about his criminal past, more about his job with the district. More reaction from the neighborhood. All coming up at 6 00. Live in northwest, pat collins, news4. Thank you. Storm team 4 is on weather alert right now. Storms moving our way may not only impact you tonight. Monica johnson, how this could extend into your morning commute. Weve been tracking this weather front. It is moving a little slower than what i anticipated. Lets look at it right now. You can soo te line are. That is a blue line t weather front. Through ohio and indiana. That front moving east southeast. So it is going to take some time to get here. Ahead were already seeing thunderstorm development. Two lines here are producing some lightning and heavy rain throughout the area. As weve had the high chooumd humidity with us today and the high temperatures right now. North and west hitting sandy hook, frederick maryland. The next couple of minutes and in and around d. C. Were talking about some storms. It will last until about 10 00 or 11 00 this evening. But at least that will break the heat. The indies through the area, 95 to 103 is what it fees like outside right now. Well take a look with the four day forecast and when all of this will break. All coming up. New at 5 00, a man accused of killing in washington is now in custody 400 miles away. U. S. Marshalls tracked down Michael Gayle in charlotte, north carolina. He stabbed and killed even donnelly an a home on queens street in southeast d. C. He is now awaiting extradition. The deadly shooting in the bank, we are learning more. They responded to a call when a man started acting eerratically. One officer has been with the Department Less than a year. The other about two years. We are told one of them shot donald baiten when he allegedly pulled a knife on the officers. Both are now on administrative leave. A woman from fairfax is one of two facing terror charges tonight accused of funneling money to a Extremist Group in africa. Federal prosecutors tell us she sent money to the Al Qaeda Linked group al sha ball based in somalia. She and another sent the money to fighters as Living Expenses using words like orphans. Shes facing 21 count of the providing support to a terror group. Right knew somber day coming to a close in the netherlands. The bodies of 40 victims returned to the netherlands during an emotional ceremony today. A majority of the 298 people on board the plane when it was shot down over ukraine last thursday were dutch. And more violence in the skyings over that region today. Missiles reportedly took down two ukraine fighter jets just 20 miles from last weeks crash site. While pro russian rebels have claimed responsibility forthat, the international dispute over russias role in all of this continues. Live from the white house now with the latest on the investigation. Kristen . Reporter i just spoke with Deputy National security visor ben rhodes who tells me the evidence against russia continuing to be damning that they supplied the heavy weaponry to those russianbacked separatist that is it is believed shot down the plane mh 17. One piece of evidence he points to is the fact he says russia continues to supply the separatists with heavy weaponry even today. As for those two fighter jets that were shot down, rhodes says it speaks to a broader trend here that the separate is are targeting aircraft. They have taken responsibility for shooting down other aircraft as you pointed out but they wont take responsibility for mh 17. So as investigation continue, the e. U. Is preparing to enact stiffer sanctions, sanctions that would target the financial, defense and energy sectors. That is significant because you will recall that the european leaders were hesitant to enact the same level of stiff sanctions the u. S. Has. Now it appears the eu. Are moving to get on same page and we anticipate those sanctions could come within a month. U. S. Officials tell me they are also prepared to enact stiffer sanctions if necessary. Back to you. Kristen walker live at the white house. Thanks. A former redskin is wanted by d. C. Police and now detectives asking for help to find fred davis. This alleged incident happened last month along 18th street and adams morgan. According to the Police Report he and his former girlfriend were arguing and she says she threw dirt at her and threat tond slap her. He was suspended indefinitely in february for violating the Substance Abuse policy and the next day arrest forward dwi in fairfax where he lives. It is officially the start of a new redskin season. They are a officially checked in. More on the excitement building around training came. Dianna . Reporter hey. A 00 record sounds good right now for the redskins team, right . This team excited to get back out on the field. But the players just checked in, went through the physicals and the con i conditioning. And the real work starts tomorrow. And nothing will keep rg3 off the field today. He came out to check out teams and he didnt speak. Hes going into his third season as quarterback but a first for his new head coach jay gruden. A brand new season. And everybody has the same expectation and goals. We just put last year behind us. Were not going talk about that and were just going to move forward and try to get guys in here that love to play and want to play and they are going to work hard and be great so fans can be proud of when they come to the stadium. They know they are going to get a effort from the players and i think we have a group of guys that will do that. And with great effort comes wins. And that is what were all about. So much optimism. Practice starts at 8 15 tomorrow. You saw Robert Griffin the third there. Why do you think he sands at this point. Well talk about that at 6 00. Well you see then. It is a family of big personalities. Grandiose ideas. Now the trump el pympire is mov to pennsylvania avenue. They join for the Ground Breaking at the Old Post Office building. We told the gsa and many of you are here today, when you are ready to turn over this building to the Trump Organization we would be ready. And today we are shovel ready. News4 tom sherwood explains the trump vision for the Historic Site and the promise to create new jobs. Tom . Reporter this hotel will be right on meerks main street and trump promises one best in the world. The old tourist shops are long gone, officers are closed up inside the towering Old Post Office building. Famous when i was the built in the late 1800s but sitting idol for decades sinces it was saved from the wreckal ball. The trump family held a ceremonial Ground Breaking today and they will turn the building into a 200 million 270 room luxury hotel. But of course with trump not just any luxury hotel. And we will produce one of the great Hotels Anywhere in the world. It is the most exciting location, right between congress and the white house. His daughter helped lead the two year battle. The building will get a complete makeover. It is an honor and privilege to be trusted and selected with this remarkable building in this key and important location. So we will not disappoint anyone. The post Office Building with a statute of Benjamin Franklin sits three blocks from the bland and secretive fbi headquarters. A commercial dead zone. Once the fbi moves out the city envisions creates blocks of new life on the main street. When the trump hotel comes here ladies and gentlemen it will add even more vibrancy to pennsylvania avenue northwest. Lets get on with the construction so we can get back here for the Ribbon Cutting in a couple years. Reporter well the plan is to open by january 2017 in time for the next president ial inaugural. Coming up at 6 00 we talk to the trumps. Well the expression crime doesnt pay could have new meaning in the district as d. C. Council member proposes new law that would charge an extra 5 bucks to anyone who pleads guilty to triem. It would go to that pot for reward money to encourage tips from the public. First of news4, they claim they were held against their will. Mentally ill and physically challenged patients were forced to live among rats and sleep on the floor. Find out how this could happen and whose locked up. And the most dangerous section in the city could be part your commute. Along the new silver line in tyson. Coming up im going show you drastic changes that companies here are making to bring your employees a little closer to the rail. And dont forget now is a perfect time to download the storm team 4 weather app. You can mopter the storms rolling in on the radar and veronica returns with a look at just three more days until the silver line starts taking new passengers. Were counting down. Some companies are making big investments. Dave culver live outside the greensboro station in tysons to tell us all about it. Reporter about four blocks from where im standing is the headquarters of a local Company Named c ven. But they are one of dozens who want to be even closer. So much so next week they are moving into that building right up there. Staircases which are kind of rare. You see this company obviously takes over its new space. And that means rent also starts today. The reason for moving here is, the view. You are going take the escalator right down there and then walk. And in a few months they are opening up a path, a sidewalk from right there to right where we are and boom you are in the billing. So whether rain or shine you only have 50 feet to walk. Right now they work just down the street. Hes moving here to make their commute to tyson smoother and to attract new employees. It just makes life easier for recruiting and their life easier in terms of convenience and gives us more access to great employees. Has worked six years for reggie. He says on the new metro hell save about ten minutes. If it goes off without glitches hes willing to sell his car. I cant ask for more. He says hes considering giving employees financial incentives to take the new line. Dozens of other companies are likewise pushing employees to stay off the road. Depending on how close you are, it might be 45 to 10. It might be 35 to 10. It night be 35 of your occupants over a five year period have to do their commuting by public transportation. As for the new space, hes putting in a beer station for whose who wont be going home behind the wheel. I guess thats good for those who dont have to drive home. Right. Coming up all new at 6 00 tonight. Some local Office Complexes not too welcoming when it comes to the new silver line. Which you are watching a t ingi run live. They are not so happy so they are putting up signs and gates. Were going show you that all new at 6 00. For now were live in tyson. David culver news4. Thank you. The anticipation is growing. It has opinion more than 20 years since metro opened a new line. Well have your covered here an nbc 4, washington. Com is where you find all the information. Its nbcwashington. Com. Drivers be ware. The department of transportation mapped out traffic accidents between 2010 and 12 and found one of the worst places to be the new york avenue. Six intersections along that road accounted for more than 900 crashes. The worst, new york avenue and bladance burg road northeast. Here is a live look. 226 accident there is, in three years. The most of any intersection in our city. Veronica joins us now. New Severe Thunderstorm Warnings. All coming from the west. As we said yesterday these are storms that are going to be firing during the dinner hour and into the early part of our night. So it is going to be a little rough out there at times with some thunder. Some lightning and even wind too. Most of yosengh. Some of you seeing this, what is showing up on rarpd. Lets go to radar now. That Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 5 10. It will be impacting areas of the shenandoah, warn, Frederick County and virginia. Hardy counties in west virginia. This is the storm were tracking. From winchester to toms brook. It could be producing winds up to 50 or 60 miles per hour. Maybe even small hail. And the lightning, up north around Frederick County and headed there by 5 30. It has a lot of wind. More storms to the west so were going to have this up until i think about 11 00. Up until 6 00 p. M. This area here, hagerstown, winchester, la ray. Until 9 00 p. M. Into d. C. Baltimore, the i95 corridor and just to the west. Up until about 11 00 p. M. Storms in southern maryland, southeast maryland, eastern shore. So whams after 11 00 . Things get a little quiet were still going to see showers. And maybe even isolated showers for the morning rush. The heat index right now is over 100 in a few neighborhoods but we cool to 81 with some of this rain by 11 00 p. M. To midnight. As we track it out for you over the next 48 hours, here we are at 6 00 p. M. Frederick, maryland. 7 00 p. M. Hitting leesburg and into d. C. Storms that could produce the down pours. Maybe isolated ponded on area roads. And well still the storms around by 11 00. As they make their way out of the area tomorrow morning. Just a little bit of green. It still could be wet for a portion of tomorrow. Certainly the first part and i then i got to tell you folks, friday is absolutely beautiful. Sunshine across the area. Lower humidity and some pretty comfortable temperatures. In fact we are down to even 82, 81 degrees for a high temperature. 83 fredericksburg. 82 in culpeper. 40 chance of showers, not thunderstorms, for tomorrow. Then 85 on friday. Sunshine. Your weekend right now carries the threat of some rain and a little building heat and humidity. Well detail that weekend and take a another look at the storms moving in from the west in a couple minutes. Now at 5 00, a fire hero celebrated. At first i was kind of in shock. Then i was, like oh wait, thats like a fire. Reporter the one thing this girl did that probably saved lives. And it was an unusual request during a Job Interview, and it led to the arrest of the man who was going to be the boss. Reporter plus an unarmed teenager who was looking for help is shot and killed. The defense reveals an explanation for what happened and why the man who pulled the trigger took so long to call for help. Yes, i just shot somebody on my he is not denying he shot and killed her in his front porch but says he acted in self defense. Now on trial in detroit for seconddegree murder. 19yearold ranish amc bride knocked on his door late at night. They say he shot her and should have called police. His attorneys said he couldnt find his cell phone to make the call. Its horrible and sad in this case, a 19yearold woman is dead. The law said he was justified in what he did. The trial is expected to last two weeks. A new psychiatric bed registry created to help virginians need of Emergency Mental Health may not be working as intended. It began just four months ago. It is supposed to give real time information for how many beds are available for psychiatric patients but the hospital post reports hospitals are only updating once a day. That registry was created in response to the death of senators son. The 24yearold stabbed his father before taking his own lif back in november. Gus deeds was released from emergency custody when a Mental Health worker couldnt find him a bed for the night. Who got caught with a gun this time. Plus toxic water. Swimming banned at a local lake why it is a serious concern for yours health. A woman says she was running an assisted Living Center out of this Apartment Building but Authorities Say she was abusing and neglecting Vulnerable People and taking their money. Im going to ha a marines pregnant wife is still missing. She was forced to strip during a Job Interview but its what happened next that got the boss arrested. More recalls for drivers to deal with from gm. Severe thunderstorm warning potential. Up until about 11 00. And yes were seeing more warnings issued. This one until 6 15. It is for areas of Frederick County, maryland now. Northern loudon. The other warning continues until 6 00 for these areas. Again until 6 00 p. M. Here. Storms bringing a lot of lightning. Heavy rain and potential for winds gusting up to around 50 to 60 miles per hour. Well cut back in if any new warnings should be issued. And the case involving some most vulnerable residents. Allegedly after a woman was supposed to care for them. Accuse of neglecting clients for months inside a dirty kond minimum. Reporter investigators are telling me this is one of the worst cases of vulnerable adult abuse they have ever seen. This is where it happened right here in this condo in belatance burg. Authorities say instead of taking care of them, she took their money. It was inside this condo building where a woman apparently abused and even assaulted victims who had promised to take care and then stole their money. She would not have wanted anyone to treat they are loved ones shs her parents are her vulnerab relative in that manner. So i think its terrible. And it needs to stop. Reporter she alleged lid picked up her victims when they were released from physical rehabilitation and medical centers. Authorities say it was not legit. Roaches all over the place. As many as five to eight people in it as a time with only one bed. So others had mattresses on the floor. Authorities say she did not make good on her part of the deal providing a warm bed food, and transportation to doctors appointments. They didnt really have family in the area and there was allegation she held some of them against their will. Shes been charged with multiple crimes in a 57 count indictment. Sources say the mode appears to be greed. She allegedly pocketed the

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